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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-03826

 

 

AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Philip A. Taylor 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919

Date of fiscal year end: 4/30

Date of reporting period: 10/31/14

 

 

 


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.


 

 

LOGO

 

Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

   October 31, 2014
 

 

Invesco American Value Fund

 

 

Nasdaq:

  
  A: MSAVX ¡ B: MGAVX ¡ C: MSVCX ¡ R: MSARX ¡ Y: MSAIX ¡ R5: MSAJX ¡ R6: MSAFX

 

LOGO

 

 

 

2

    

 

Fund Performance

 

4

     Letters to Shareholders

 

5

     Schedule of Investments

 

7

     Financial Statements

 

9

     Notes to Financial Statements

 

17

     Financial Highlights

 

19

     Fund Expenses

 

20

     Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

 

For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

 

 

  NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE


 

Fund Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

Class A Shares

     5.44

Class B Shares

     5.43   

Class C Shares

     5.03   

Class R Shares

     5.29   

Class Y Shares

     5.54   

Class R5 Shares

     5.61   

Class R6 Shares

     5.67   

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     8.22   

Russell Midcap Value Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

     5.91   

Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index)

     3.60   

Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

    The Russell Midcap® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap value stocks. The Russell Midcap Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

    The Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap value funds tracked by Lipper.

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

2                         Invesco American Value Fund


Average Annual Total Returns

As of 10/31/14, including maximum

applicable sales charges

 

 

  

  

Class A Shares          

Inception (10/18/93)

      9.89 %

10 Years

      9.79  

  5 Years

      16.06  

  1 Year

      5.55  

Class B Shares

         
Inception (8/1/95)       9.89 %

10 Years

      10.22  

  5 Years

      17.11  

  1 Year

      6.71  

Class C Shares

         
Inception (10/18/93)       9.39 %

10 Years

      9.61  

  5 Years

      16.52  

  1 Year

      9.85  

Class R Shares

         
Inception (3/20/07)       7.61 %

  5 Years

      17.08  

  1 Year

      11.41  

Class Y Shares

         
Inception (2/7/06)       9.32 %

  5 Years

      17.65  

  1 Year

      11.94  

Class R5 Shares

         
10 Years       10.61 %

  5 Years

      17.78  

  1 Year

      12.06  

Class R6 Shares

         
10 Years       10.52 %

  5 Years

      17.59  

  1 Year

      12.17  

Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class R shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen American Value Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Class R shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen American Value Fund (renamed Invesco American Value Fund). Returns shown above for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares are blended returns of the

predecessor fund and Invesco American Value Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    Class R5 shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar

quarter end, including maximum

applicable sales charges

 

  

  

  

Class A Shares          

Inception (10/18/93)

      9.78 %

10 Years

      9.57  

  5 Years

      14.49  

  1 Year

      5.96  

Class B Shares

         

Inception (8/1/95)

      9.77 %

10 Years

      9.99  

  5 Years

      15.52  

  1 Year

      7.13  

Class C Shares

         

Inception (10/18/93)

      9.28 %

10 Years

      9.39  

  5 Years

      14.94  

  1 Year

      10.33  

Class R Shares

         

Inception (3/20/07)

      7.29 %

  5 Years

      15.50  

  1 Year

      11.87  

Class Y Shares

         

Inception (2/7/06)

      9.05 %

  5 Years

      16.07  

  1 Year

      12.41  

Class R5 Shares

         

10 Years

      10.39 %

  5 Years

      16.19  

  1 Year

      12.54  

Class R6 Shares

         

10 Years

      10.29 %

  5 Years

      16.00  

  1 Year

      12.64  

applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

    Class R6 shares incepted on September 24, 2012. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect

deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.20%, 1.20%, 1.92%, 1.45%, 0.95%, 0.85% and 0.76%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.21%, 1.21%, 1.93%, 1.46%, 0.96%, 0.86% and 0.77%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

    Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. For shares purchased prior to June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the sixth year. For shares purchased on or after June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

    The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

 

1 Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2016. See current prospectus for more information.
 

 

3                         Invesco American Value Fund


 

Letters to Shareholders

 

LOGO

      Bruce Crockett

    

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

    Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature

and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

    After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

    As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

LOGO

      Philip Taylor

    

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

    Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

    Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our

investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

    Also, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com.

    For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

    Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

 

4                         Invesco American Value Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks–96.78%

  

Aerospace & Defense–2.46%   

Textron Inc.

    1,228,107       $ 51,003,284   
Air Freight & Logistics–1.19%   

UTi Worldwide, Inc.(b)

    2,260,173         24,703,691   
Alternative Carriers–2.84%   

tw telecom inc.(b)

    1,376,241         58,875,590   
Apparel Retail–2.72%   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.(b)

    3,249,116         40,451,494   

Express, Inc.(b)

    1,070,130         16,019,846   
               56,471,340   
Application Software–5.34%   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)

    2,518,071         45,199,374   

Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)

    1,019,057         65,454,031   
               110,653,405   
Asset Management & Custody Banks–3.76%   

American Capital Ltd.(b)

    2,115,999         31,380,265   

Northern Trust Corp.

    703,436         46,637,807   
               78,018,072   
Auto Parts & Equipment–5.00%   

Dana Holding Corp.

    2,078,271         42,521,425   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    1,293,001         61,094,297   
               103,615,722   
Automotive Retail–2.14%   

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    302,135         44,401,760   
Building Products–3.74%   

Masco Corp.

    1,526,680         33,693,828   

Owens Corning Inc.

    1,365,884         43,790,241   
               77,484,069   
Communications Equipment–2.04%   

Ciena Corp.(b)

    2,517,352         42,190,819   
Diversified Banks–2.51%   

Comerica Inc.

    1,090,999         52,084,292   
Diversified Chemicals–2.36%   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    605,364         48,901,304   
Electric Utilities–2.13%   

Edison International

    705,089         44,124,470   
Health Care Equipment–2.21%   

CareFusion Corp.(b)

    798,607         45,816,084   
Health Care Facilities–7.40%   

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(b)

    1,248,841         42,098,430   

HealthSouth Corp.

    1,376,030         55,495,290   
     Shares      Value  
Health Care Facilities–(continued)   

Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B

    538,627       $ 55,861,006   
               153,454,726   
Heavy Electrical Equipment–1.89%   

Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The)

    1,368,176         39,129,834   
Human Resource & Employment Services–1.05%   

Robert Half International, Inc.

    396,045         21,695,345   
Industrial Machinery–7.16%   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    789,340         49,428,471   

Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)

    682,866         45,786,165   

Snap-on Inc.

    403,028         53,256,120   
               148,470,756   
Insurance Brokers–5.10%   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    646,565         30,841,151   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    813,263         44,217,109   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

    757,719         30,710,351   
               105,768,611   
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.27%   

Stifel Financial Corp.(b)

    991,746         47,117,852   
IT Consulting & Other Services–2.61%   

Teradata Corp.(b)

    1,279,925         54,166,426   
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.49%   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    709,011         30,785,258   
Multi-Utilities–0.97%   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    821,259         20,161,908   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.74%   

AMEC PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,156,451         35,952,662   
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–1.64%   

Newfield Exploration Co.(b)

    1,042,652         34,000,882   
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–2.15%   

Williams Cos. Inc. (The)

    800,942         44,460,290   
Packaged Foods & Meats–3.44%   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

    2,075,431         71,291,055   
Property & Casualty Insurance–3.66%   

ACE Ltd.

    277,509         30,331,734   

FNF Group

    1,524,117         45,479,651   
               75,811,385   
Real Estate Operating Companies–2.74%   

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.–Class A(b)

    2,720,937         56,840,374   
Regional Banks–5.88%   

BB&T Corp.

    1,261,109         47,770,809   

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    970,514         44,954,208   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

5                         Invesco  American Value Fund


     Shares      Value  
Regional Banks–(continued)   

Zions Bancorp.

    1,006,974       $ 29,172,037   
               121,897,054   
Specialty Chemicals–2.10%   

W.R. Grace & Co.(b)

    460,385         43,552,421   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–2.45%   

Diebold, Inc.

    413,818         14,661,572   

NetApp, Inc.

    843,895         36,118,706   
               50,780,278   
Trucking–0.60%   

Swift Transportation Co.(b)

    503,940         12,447,318   

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,658,875,722)

   

     2,006,128,337   
     Shares      Value  

Money Market Funds–2.95%

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)

    30,597,132       $ 30,597,132   

Premier Portfolio–Institutional
Class(c)

    30,597,133         30,597,133   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $61,194,265)

   

     61,194,265   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.73% (Cost $1,720,069,987)

   

     2,067,322,602   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.27%

  

     5,595,187   

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 2,072,917,789   
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of October 31, 2014

 

Financials

    25.9

Industrials

    18.1   

Information Technology

    12.4   

Health Care

    11.1   

Consumer Discretionary

    9.9   

Energy

    5.5   

Materials

    4.5   

Consumer Staples

    3.4   

Utilities

    3.1   

Telecommunication Services

    2.9   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    3.2   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco  American Value Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $1,658,875,722)

  $ 2,006,128,337   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    61,194,265   

Total investments, at value (Cost $1,720,069,987)

    2,067,322,602   

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $23)

    23   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    5,454,244   

Fund shares sold

    4,145,780   

Dividends

    1,361,906   

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

    208,633   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    165,499   

Other assets

    117,035   

Total assets

    2,078,775,722   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    844,943   

Fund shares reacquired

    3,453,659   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    1,281,735   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    4,229   

Accrued other operating expenses

    84,795   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    188,572   

Total liabilities

    5,857,933   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 2,072,917,789   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 1,534,751,348   

Undistributed net investment income

    (1,188,387

Undistributed net realized gain

    191,893,580   

Net unrealized appreciation

    347,461,248   
    $ 2,072,917,789   

Net Assets:

  

Class A

  $ 1,186,041,471   

Class B

  $ 28,531,759   

Class C

  $ 118,692,768   

Class R

  $ 74,603,409   

Class Y

  $ 458,631,246   

Class R5

  $ 85,970,440   

Class R6

  $ 120,446,696   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    28,058,501   

Class B

    746,207   

Class C

    3,191,282   

Class R

    1,768,707   

Class Y

    10,808,263   

Class R5

    2,025,652   

Class R6

    2,837,541   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 42.27   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $42.27 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 44.73   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 38.24   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 37.19   

Class R:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 42.18   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 42.43   

Class R5:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 42.44   

Class R6:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 42.45   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

7                         Invesco  American Value Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

  $ 12,498,733   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

    20,147   

Total investment income

    12,518,880   

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

    7,071,020   

Administrative services fees

    225,125   

Custodian fees

    29,672   

Distribution fees:

 

Class A

    1,457,845   

Class B

    38,958   

Class C

    571,134   

Class R

    189,008   

Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y

    1,858,883   

Transfer agent fees — R5

    40,303   

Transfer agent fees — R6

    2,984   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    22,050   

Other

    206,674   

Total expenses

    11,713,656   

Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)

    (87,931

Net expenses

    11,625,725   

Net investment income

    893,155   

Realized and unrealized gain from:

 

Net realized gain from:

 

Investment securities

    93,142,409   

Foreign currencies

    10,680   

Forward foreign currency contracts

    1,239,681   
      94,392,770   

Change in net unrealized appreciation of:

 

Investment securities

    7,629,490   

Forward foreign currency contracts

    291,327   
      7,920,817   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    102,313,587   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 103,206,742   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

8                         Invesco  American Value Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     October 31,
2014
     April 30,
2014
 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

  $ 893,155       $ 2,955,781   

Net realized gain

    94,392,770         180,450,335   

Change in net unrealized appreciation

    7,920,817         114,634,049   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    103,206,742         298,040,165   

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

    

Class A

    (589,146      (2,921,288

Class B

    (15,936      (115,678

Class C

            (59,002

Class R

            (67,746

Class Y

    (863,631      (2,059,394

Class R5

    (191,445      (260,647

Class R6

    (290,795      (482,829

Total distributions from net investment income

    (1,950,953      (5,966,584

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:

    

Class A

            (65,262,898

Class B

            (2,667,870

Class C

            (7,911,290

Class R

            (3,994,256

Class Y

            (26,375,247

Class R5

            (2,761,945

Class R6

            (4,498,288

Total distributions from net realized gains

            (113,471,794

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    41,216,723         134,318,718   

Class B

    (5,244,089      (8,668,383

Class C

    1,611,047         13,048,376   

Class R

    3,479,901         2,790,913   

Class Y

    (17,013,623      125,795,105   

Class R5

    9,230,372         42,142,923   

Class R6

    30,216,099         24,677,701   

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

    63,496,430         334,106,353   

Net increase in net assets

    164,752,219         512,708,140   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    1,908,165,570         1,395,457,430   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income of $(1,188,387) and $(130,589), respectively)

  $ 2,072,917,789       $ 1,908,165,570   

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco American Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

 

9                         Invesco  American Value Fund


The Fund’s investment objective is total return through growth of capital and current income.

The Fund currently consists of seven different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

 

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Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. Prior to June 1, 2010, incremental transfer agency fees which were unique to each class of shares were charged to the operations of such class.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

J. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

 

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The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate

First $500 million

    0 .72%   

Next $535 million

    0 .715%   

Next $31.965 billion

    0 .65%   

Over $33 billion

    0 .64%     

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.68%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $85,139.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets, up to 1.00% each of Class B and Class C average daily net assets and up to 0.50% of Class R average daily net assets.

With respect to Class B and Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class B and Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

 

 

12                         Invesco  American Value Fund


Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $221,406 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $6,635, $3,678 and $1,705 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund incurred $23,771 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2014. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Equity Securities

  $ 2,031,369,940         $ 35,952,662         $         $ 2,067,322,602   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts*

              208,633                     208,633   

Total Investments

  $ 2,031,369,940         $ 36,161,295         $         $ 2,067,531,235   

 

* Unrealized appreciation.

NOTE 4—Derivative Investments

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2014:

 

    Value  
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type   Assets        Liabilities  

Currency risk:

      

Forward foreign currency contracts(a)

  $ 208,633         $   

 

(a)  Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding.

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended October 31, 2014

The table below summarizes the gains on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain on
Statement of Operations
 
  Forward
Foreign Currency
Contracts
 

Realized Gain:

 

Currency risk

  $ 1,239,681   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation:

 

Currency risk

    291,327   

Total

  $ 1,531,008   

 

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The table below summarizes the average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period.

 

     Forward
Foreign Currency
Contracts
 

Average notional value

  $ 28,389,874   

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  

Settlement
Date

 

    

Counterparty

   Contract to        Notional
Value
       Unrealized
Appreciation
 
        Deliver      Receive            

12/04/14

    

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     GBP        8,111,868         USD        13,078,197        $ 12,974,149        $ 104,048  

12/04/14

     Bank of New York Mellon (The)      GBP        8,093,861         USD        13,049,934          12,945,349          104,585  

Total forward foreign currency contracts — Currency Risk

                                                  $ 208,633   

Currency Abbreviations:

 

GBP  

– British Pound Sterling

USD  

– U.S. Dollar

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting arrangements on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s Counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a Counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.

There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of October 31, 2014.

 

Assets:  
    Gross amounts
presented in
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities*
     Gross amounts
offset in
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
     Net amounts of assets
presented in the
Statement of Assets &
Liabilities
     Collateral Received         
Counterparty            Financial
Instruments
     Cash      Net
Amount
 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

  $ 104,048       $       $ 104,048       $       $       $ 104,048   

Bank of New York Mellon (The)

    104,585                 104,585                         104,585   

Total

  $ 208,633       $       $ 208,633       $       $       $ 208,633   

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation of foreign forward currency contracts.

NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $4,018,685.

NOTE 6—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $2,792.

NOTE 7—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

 

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NOTE 8—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

NOTE 9—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014.

NOTE 10—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $473,739,154 and $350,444,262, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 404,632,561   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (58,080,821

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 346,551,740   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,720,770,862.

 

15                         Invesco  American Value Fund


NOTE 11—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    3,805,281       $ 158,507,015         6,914,216       $ 270,185,034   

Class B

    7,056         266,878         53,592         1,880,118   

Class C

    288,618         10,582,335         650,749         22,610,785   

Class R

    494,446         20,500,549         768,903         30,171,880   

Class Y

    1,916,915         80,206,428         4,663,504         180,559,215   

Class R5

    374,401         15,667,473         1,177,807         46,562,604   

Class R6

    938,223         39,216,834         716,280         28,311,884   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

          

Class A

    12,852         549,200         1,703,427         64,672,942   

Class B

    395         15,268         78,053         2,681,171   

Class C

                    223,066         7,497,781   

Class R

                    107,103         4,062,002   

Class Y

    17,736         761,300         679,521         25,911,785   

Class R5

    4,456         191,321         79,175         3,020,660   

Class R6

    6,772         290,758         130,554         4,980,150   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    78,802         3,295,926         200,674         7,857,830   

Class B

    (87,121      (3,295,926      (221,108      (7,857,830

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (2,925,861      (121,135,418      (5,398,222      (208,396,088

Class B

    (59,579      (2,230,309      (152,046      (5,371,842

Class C

    (245,288      (8,971,288      (492,505      (17,060,190

Class R

    (408,919      (17,020,648      (818,057      (31,442,969

Class Y

    (2,366,461      (97,981,351      (2,058,244      (80,675,895

Class R5

    (159,600      (6,628,422      (189,139      (7,440,341

Class R6

    (225,903      (9,291,493      (219,527      (8,614,333

Net increase in share activity

    1,467,221       $ 63,496,430         8,597,776       $ 334,106,353   

 

(a)  There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 34% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

16                         Invesco  American Value Fund


NOTE 12—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover(b)
 

Class A

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 40.11      $ 0.01      $ 2.17      $ 2.18      $ (0.02   $      $ (0.02   $ 42.27        5.44 %(c)    $ 1,186,041        1.17 %(d)      1.18 %(d)      0.04 %(d)      18

Year ended 04/30/14

    35.77        0.06        7.14        7.20        (0.12     (2.74     (2.86     40.11        20.62 (c)      1,086,506        1.19        1.20        0.15        46   

Year ended 04/30/13

    30.90        0.17        4.86        5.03        (0.16            (0.16     35.77        16.35 (c)      846,516        1.22        1.23        0.54        28   

Year ended 04/30/12

    29.86        0.14        0.98        1.12        (0.08            (0.08     30.90        3.80 (c)      700,857        1.31        1.32        0.52        30   

Ten months ended 04/30/11

    22.22        0.07        7.61        7.68        (0.04            (0.04     29.86        34.57 (c)      549,428        1.26 (e)      1.27 (e)      0.34 (e)      28   

Year ended 06/30/10

    17.44        0.11        4.78        4.89        (0.11            (0.11     22.22        28.07 (c)      450,675        1.31        1.31        0.50        50   

Year ended 06/30/09

    24.18        0.16        (6.54     (6.38     (0.14     (0.22     (0.36     17.44        (26.17 )(f)      398,513        1.41        1.41        0.90        60   

Class B

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    36.28        0.01        1.97        1.98        (0.02            (0.02     38.24        5.45 (c)(g)      28,532        1.17 (d)(g)      1.18 (d)(g)      0.04 (d)(g)      18   

Year ended 04/30/14

    32.58        0.05        6.50        6.55        (0.11     (2.74     (2.85     36.28        20.63 (c)(g)      32,127        1.19 (g)      1.20 (g)      0.15 (g)      46   

Year ended 04/30/13

    28.15        0.16        4.42        4.58        (0.15            (0.15     32.58        16.33 (c)(g)      36,720        1.22 (g)      1.23 (g)      0.54 (g)      28   

Year ended 04/30/12

    27.19        0.14        0.90        1.04        (0.08            (0.08     28.15        3.84 (c)(g)      43,561        1.27 (g)      1.28 (g)      0.56 (g)      30   

Ten months ended 04/30/11

    20.23        0.04        6.93        6.97        (0.01            (0.01     27.19        34.45 (c)(g)      37,780        1.38 (e)(g)      1.39 (e)(g)      0.22 (e)(g)      28   

Year ended 06/30/10

    15.89        0.05        4.37        4.42        (0.08            (0.08     20.23        27.82 (c)(g)      33,933        1.55 (g)      1.55 (g)      0.26 (g)      50   

Year ended 06/30/09

    22.11        0.14        (6.00     (5.86     (0.14     (0.22     (0.36     15.89        (26.22 )(h)(i)      31,586        1.48 (i)      1.48 (i)      0.82 (i)      60   

Class C

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    35.41        (0.13     1.91        1.78                             37.19        5.03 (c)(j)      118,693        1.89 (d)(j)      1.90 (d)(j)      (0.68 )(d)(j)      18   

Year ended 04/30/14

    32.00        (0.20     6.37        6.17        (0.02     (2.74     (2.76     35.41        19.76 (c)(j)      111,455        1.91 (j)      1.92 (j)      (0.57 )(j)      46   

Year ended 04/30/13

    27.70        (0.06     4.36        4.30                             32.00        15.52 (c)      88,519        1.97        1.98        (0.21     28   

Year ended 04/30/12

    26.89        (0.05     0.86        0.81                             27.70        3.01 (c)(j)      76,053        2.03 (j)      2.04 (j)      (0.20 )(j)      30   

Ten months ended 04/30/11

    20.11        (0.07     6.85        6.78                             26.89        33.72 (c)(j)      46,700        1.97 (e)(j)      1.98 (e)(j)      (0.37 )(e)(j)      28   

Year ended 06/30/10

    15.82        (0.05     4.35        4.30        (0.01            (0.01     20.11        27.18 (c)      38,952        2.06        2.06        (0.25     50   

Year ended 06/30/09

    22.03        0.03        (5.96     (5.93     (0.06     (0.22     (0.28     15.82        (26.68 )(i)(k)      33,390        2.11 (i)      2.11 (i)      0.19 (i)      60   

Class R

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    40.06        (0.04     2.16        2.12                             42.18        5.29 (c)      74,603        1.42 (d)      1.43 (d)      (0.21 )(d)      18   

Year ended 04/30/14

    35.74        (0.04     7.15        7.11        (0.05     (2.74     (2.79     40.06        20.34 (c)      67,420        1.44        1.45        (0.10     46   

Year ended 04/30/13

    30.87        0.10        4.86        4.96        (0.09            (0.09     35.74        16.08 (c)      58,086        1.47        1.48        0.29        28   

Year ended 04/30/12

    29.84        0.08        0.97        1.05        (0.02            (0.02     30.87        3.51 (c)      36,695        1.56        1.57        0.27        30   

Ten months ended 04/30/11

    22.23        0.02        7.59        7.61        (0.00            (0.00     29.84        34.24 (c)      17,440        1.51 (e)      1.52 (e)      0.09 (e)      28   

Year ended 06/30/10

    17.44        0.06        4.79        4.85        (0.06            (0.06     22.23        27.84 (c)      12,052        1.56        1.56        0.27        50   

Year ended 06/30/09

    24.19        0.12        (6.55     (6.43     (0.10     (0.22     (0.32     17.44        (26.36 )(l)      4,132        1.70        1.70        0.73        60   

Class Y

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    40.26        0.06        2.18        2.24        (0.07            (0.07     42.43        5.57 (c)      458,631        0.92 (d)      0.93 (d)      0.29 (d)      18   

Year ended 04/30/14

    35.90        0.16        7.16        7.32        (0.22     (2.74     (2.96     40.26        20.91 (c)      452,580        0.94        0.95        0.40        46   

Year ended 04/30/13

    31.01        0.25        4.88        5.13        (0.24            (0.24     35.90        16.65 (c)      285,560        0.97        0.98        0.79        28   

Year ended 04/30/12

    29.98        0.21        0.97        1.18        (0.15            (0.15     31.01        4.01 (c)      259,308        1.06        1.07        0.77        30   

Ten months ended 04/30/11

    22.31        0.13        7.63        7.76        (0.09            (0.09     29.98        34.81 (c)      37,488        1.01 (e)      1.02 (e)      0.59 (e)      28   

Year ended 06/30/10(m)

    17.50        0.17        4.81        4.98        (0.17            (0.17     22.31        28.47 (c)      10,772        1.06        1.06        0.76        50   

Year ended 06/30/09

    24.27        0.21        (6.58     (6.37     (0.18     (0.22     (0.40     17.50        (25.99 )(n)      8,135        1.19        1.19        1.23        60   

Class R5

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    40.28        0.08        2.18        2.26        (0.10            (0.10     42.44        5.61 (c)      85,970        0.82 (d)      0.83 (d)      0.39 (d)      18   

Year ended 04/30/14

    35.91        0.20        7.18        7.38        (0.27     (2.74     (3.01     40.28        21.06 (c)      72,753        0.84        0.85        0.50        46   

Year ended 04/30/13

    31.02        0.29        4.89        5.18        (0.29            (0.29     35.91        16.81 (c)      26,519        0.86        0.87        0.90        28   

Year ended 04/30/12

    29.98        0.28        0.97        1.25        (0.21            (0.21     31.02        4.26 (c)      12,340        0.87        0.88        0.96        30   

Ten months ended 04/30/11

    22.31        0.15        7.64        7.79        (0.12            (0.12     29.98        34.98 (c)      24        0.79 (e)      0.80 (e)      0.81 (e)      28   

Year ended 06/30/10(o)

    23.19        0.03        (0.88     (0.85     (0.03            (0.03     22.31        (3.69 )(c)      2,592        0.62 (e)      0.62 (e)      1.37 (e)      50   

Class R6

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    40.28        0.10        2.18        2.28        (0.11            (0.11     42.45        5.67 (c)      120,447        0.73 (d)      0.74 (d)      0.48 (d)      18   

Year ended 04/30/14

    35.90        0.23        7.18        7.41        (0.29     (2.74     (3.03     40.28        21.19 (c)      85,325        0.75        0.76        0.59        46   

Year ended 04/30/13(o)

    31.40        0.22        4.45        4.67        (0.17            (0.17     35.90        14.92 (c)      53,538        0.75 (e)      0.76 (e)      1.01 (e)      28   

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b) Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended April 30, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $397,951,008 and sold of $108,111,947 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Mid-Cap Value Fund, Invesco Mid Cap Basic Value Fund and Invesco U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund into the Fund.
(c)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d)  Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $1,156,768, $30,913, $116,307, $74,987, $485,928, $79,952 and $105,761 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively.
(e)  Annualized.
(f)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% or contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). On purchases of $1 million or more, a CDSC of 1% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within eighteen months of purchase. If the sales charges were included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(g)  The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.25%, 0.25%, 0.25%, 0.21%, 0.37% and 0.49% for the six months ended October 31, 2014, the years ended April 30, 2014, 2013, 2012, the ten months ended April 30, 2011 and the year ended June 30, 2010, respectively.

 

17                         Invesco  American Value Fund


(h)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum CDSC of 5%, charged on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase and declining to 0% after the fifth year. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 1% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(i)  The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than 1%.
(j)  The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.97%, 0.98%, 0.97% and 0.96% for the six months ended October 31, 2014, the years ended April 30, 2014, 2012 and the ten months ended April 30, 2011.
(k)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum CDSC of 1%, charged on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 1% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(l)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.50% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption on Fund shares.
(m)  On June 1, 2010, the Class I shares of Van Kampen American Value Fund were reorganized into Class Y shares.
(n)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption on Fund shares.
(o)  Commencement date June 1, 2010 and September 24, 2012 for Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively.
                         

 

18                         Invesco  American Value Fund


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class   Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/14)
    ACTUAL     HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return before
expenses)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)1
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
   
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,054.40      $ 6.06      $ 1,019.31      $ 5.96        1.17
B     1,000.00        1,054.30        6.06        1,019.31        5.96        1.17   
C     1,000.00        1,050.30        9.77        1,015.68        9.60        1.89   
R     1,000.00        1,052.90        7.35        1,018.05        7.22        1.42   
Y     1,000.00        1,055.40        4.77        1,020.57        4.69        0.92   
R5     1,000.00        1,056.10        4.25        1,021.07        4.18        0.82   
R6     1,000.00        1,056.70        3.78        1,021.53        3.72        0.73   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

19                         Invesco  American Value Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco American Value Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met during the year. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s

consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the first quintile for the three year period, and the second quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds).

 

 

20                         Invesco  American Value Fund


The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one year period and above the performance of the Index for the three and five year periods. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least June 30, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s rate was below the effective advisory fee rate of one mutual fund advised by Invesco Advisors and above the effective sub-advisor effective fee rate of three mutual funds sub-advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other client accounts using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the

usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

21                         Invesco  American Value Fund


 

 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905    VK-AMVA-SAR-1    Invesco Distributors, Inc.


 

 

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

   October 31, 2014
 

 

Invesco Comstock Fund

 

 

Nasdaq:

  
 

A: ACSTX ¡ B: ACSWX ¡ C: ACSYX ¡ R: ACSRX ¡ Y: ACSDX ¡ R5: ACSHX ¡ R6: ICSFX

 

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2

 

    

 

Fund Performance

 

4

 

    

Letters to Shareholders

 

5

 

    

Schedule of Investments

 

7

 

    

Financial Statements

 

9

 

    

Notes to Financial Statements

 

17

 

    

Financial Highlights

 

18

 

    

Fund Expenses

 

19

 

    

Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

 

 

 

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Fund Performance

 

 

Performance summary

 

  

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

  

    

Class A Shares

     4.60

Class B Shares

     4.60   

Class C Shares

     4.18   

Class R Shares

     4.43   

Class Y Shares

     4.73   

Class R5 Shares

     4.74   

Class R6 Shares

     4.83   

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     8.22   

Russell 1000 Value Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

     6.25   

Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index)

     5.42   

Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.

  

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

The Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value funds tracked by Lipper.

The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

2                         Invesco Comstock Fund


Average Annual Total Returns

As of 10/31/14, including maximum applicable sales charges

 

  

   

  

Class A Shares

        

Inception (10/7/68)

     11.03

10 Years

     7.01   

  5 Years

     14.58   

  1 Year

     7.49   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (10/19/92)

     10.24

10 Years

     7.36   

  5 Years

     15.56   

  1 Year

     8.71   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (10/26/93)

     9.57

10 Years

     6.80   

  5 Years

     15.00   

  1 Year

     11.88   

Class R Shares

        

Inception (10/1/02)

     9.85

10 Years

     7.34   

  5 Years

     15.59   

  1 Year

     13.43   

Class Y Shares

        

Inception (10/29/04)

     7.88

10 Years

     7.88   

  5 Years

     16.17   

  1 Year

     14.04   

Class R5 Shares

        

10 Years

     7.79

  5 Years

     16.25   

  1 Year

     14.08   

Class R6 Shares

        

10 Years

     7.72

  5 Years

     16.10   

  1 Year

     14.24   

Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class R shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Comstock Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Class R shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Comstock Fund (renamed Invesco Comstock Fund). Returns shown above for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Comstock Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

Class R5 shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges

 

  

    

Class A Shares

        

Inception (10/7/68)

     11.04

10 Years

     7.10   

  5 Years

     14.09   

  1 Year

     11.73   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (10/19/92)

     10.27

10 Years

     7.45   

  5 Years

     15.06   

  1 Year

     13.27   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (10/26/93)

     9.61

10 Years

     6.90   

  5 Years

     14.51   

  1 Year

     16.39   

Class R Shares

        

Inception (10/1/02)

     9.92

10 Years

     7.43   

  5 Years

     15.08   

  1 Year

     17.97   

Class Y Shares

        

Inception (10/29/04)

     7.93

  5 Years

     15.67   

  1 Year

     18.55   

Class R5 Shares

        

10 Years

     7.88

  5 Years

     15.75   

  1 Year

     18.66   

Class R6 Shares

        

10 Years

     7.80

  5 Years

     15.59   

  1 Year

     18.72   
  

Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

Class R6 shares incepted on September 24, 2012. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum

sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 0.82%, 0.82%, 1.57%, 1.07%, 0.57%, 0.50% and 0.41%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 0.83%, 0.83%, 1.58%, 1.08%, 0.58%, 0.51% and 0.42%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. For shares purchased prior to June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the sixth year. For shares purchased on or after June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

 

1 Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2016. See current prospectus for more information.
 

 

 

3                         Invesco Comstock Fund


 

Letters to Shareholders

 

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Bruce Crockett

    

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing

information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

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Philip Taylor

    

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

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4                         Invesco Comstock Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–97.77%

  

Aerospace & Defense–2.02%   

Honeywell International Inc.

    982,924       $ 94,478,655   

Textron Inc.

    4,149,247         172,318,228   
         266,796,883   
Aluminum–1.09%   

Alcoa Inc.

    8,601,259         144,157,101   
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.44%   

Fossil Group, Inc.(b)

    576,484         58,605,363   
Application Software–1.59%   

Autodesk, Inc.(b)

    1,383,859         79,627,247   

Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)

    2,032,216         130,529,234   
         210,156,481   
Asset Management & Custody Banks–3.42%   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    5,961,031         230,811,120   

State Street Corp.

    2,941,448         221,961,666   
         452,772,786   
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.61%   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    4,511,574         213,171,872   
Automobile Manufacturers–1.60%   

General Motors Co.

    6,753,231         212,051,453   
Cable & Satellite–2.70%   

Comcast Corp.–Class A

    3,418,417         189,209,381   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

    1,140,848         167,944,234   
         357,153,615   
Communications Equipment–1.88%   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    10,166,235         248,767,770   
Department Stores–1.05%   

Kohl’s Corp.

    2,566,892         139,176,884   
Diversified Banks–11.65%   

Bank of America Corp.

    14,639,690         251,217,080   

Citigroup Inc.

    10,908,018         583,906,204   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    6,753,299         408,439,524   

U.S. Bancorp

    1,194,277         50,876,200   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    4,649,637         246,849,228   
         1,541,288,236   
Drug Retail–1.31%   

CVS Health Corp.

    2,015,183         172,922,853   
Electric Utilities–1.07%   

FirstEnergy Corp.

    1,690,018         63,105,272   

PPL Corp.

    2,250,395         78,741,321   
         141,846,593   
Electrical Components & Equipment–1.01%   

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,076,487         133,019,757   
Electronic Components–0.90%      

Corning Inc.

    5,812,049         118,740,161   
General Merchandise Stores–0.86%   

Target Corp.

    1,851,726         114,473,701   
     Shares      Value  
Health Care Equipment–0.63%   

Medtronic, Inc.

    1,220,399       $ 83,182,396   
Health Care Services–0.74%   

Express Scripts Holding Co.(b)

    1,273,074         97,797,545   
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.90%   

Carnival Corp.

    6,249,592         250,921,119   
Housewares & Specialties–0.66%   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

    2,603,468         86,773,588   
Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.60%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1,046,032         79,780,861   
Industrial Conglomerates–2.40%   

General Electric Co.

    12,329,107         318,214,252   
Industrial Machinery–1.32%   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    2,794,223         174,974,244   
Integrated Oil & Gas–8.68%   

BP PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)

    5,988,298         260,251,431   

Chevron Corp.

    1,400,140         167,946,793   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    1,595,478         141,885,858   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class A–ADR (United Kingdom)

    3,796,068         272,519,722   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

    8,625,852         306,562,780   
         1,149,166,584   
Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.78%   

AT&T Inc.

    1,088,899         37,937,241   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    2,433,328         122,274,732   

Vivendi S.A. (France)

    3,088,423         75,553,780   
         235,765,753   
Internet Software & Services–2.32%   

eBay Inc.(b)

    4,054,760         212,874,900   

Yahoo! Inc.(b)

    2,039,124         93,901,660   
         306,776,560   
Investment Banking & Brokerage–2.51%   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    669,883         127,271,071   

Morgan Stanley

    5,868,383         205,099,986   
         332,371,057   
Life & Health Insurance–2.08%   

Aflac, Inc.

    1,298,609         77,565,916   

MetLife, Inc.

    3,639,156         197,387,821   
         274,953,737   
Managed Health Care–2.44%   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    1,621,212         154,031,352   

WellPoint, Inc.

    1,336,852         169,365,780   
         323,397,132   
Movies & Entertainment–3.70%   

Time Warner Inc.

    1,175,599         93,424,852   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.–Class B

    4,860,975         161,238,541   

Viacom Inc.–Class B

    3,232,420         234,932,286   
         489,595,679   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

5                         Invesco Comstock Fund


     Shares      Value  
Multi–Utilities–0.65%   

PG&E Corp.

    1,698,959       $ 85,491,617   
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.75%   

Noble Corp. PLC

    4,731,302         98,978,838   

Paragon Offshore PLC(b)

    35,648         173,606   
         99,152,444   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–3.62%   

Halliburton Co.

    2,944,412         162,354,878   

Weatherford International PLC(b)

    19,267,288         316,368,869   
         478,723,747   
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–2.69%   

Devon Energy Corp.

    989,396         59,363,760   

Murphy Oil Corp.

    2,929,818         156,422,983   

QEP Resources Inc.

    5,580,163         139,894,686   
         355,681,429   
Packaged Foods & Meats–2.96%   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

    6,097,653         209,454,381   

Mondelez International Inc.–Class A

    2,630,585         92,754,427   

Unilever N.V.–New York Shares (United Kingdom)

    2,295,017         88,886,008   
         391,094,816   
Paper Products–0.97%   

International Paper Co.

    2,536,240         128,384,469   
Pharmaceuticals–9.67%   

AbbVie Inc.

    1,567,009         99,442,391   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,941,877         171,187,823   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)

    1,173,612         53,387,610   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    4,531,064         262,529,848   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    2,373,655         220,130,846   

Pfizer Inc.

    6,356,920         190,389,754   

Roche Holding AG–ADR (Switzerland)

    3,022,160         111,354,809   
     Shares      Value  
Pharmaceuticals–(continued)   

Sanofi–ADR (France)

    3,685,736       $ 170,428,433   
         1,278,851,514   
Property & Casualty Insurance–1.99%   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    3,922,690         254,386,447   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    90,924         9,165,139   
         263,551,586   
Regional Banks–2.47%   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    6,697,101         133,875,049   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    2,227,534         192,436,662   
         326,311,711   
Semiconductors–1.09%   

Intel Corp.

    4,234,974         144,031,466   
Systems Software–3.27%   

Microsoft Corp.

    5,377,580         252,477,381   

Symantec Corp.

    7,285,379         180,823,107   
         433,300,488   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–1.68%   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    6,203,428         222,578,997   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $9,837,020,641)

   

     12,935,926,300   

Money Market Funds–1.96%

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)

    129,467,913         129,467,913   

Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)

    129,467,913         129,467,913   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $258,935,826)

   

     258,935,826   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.73%
(Cost $10,095,956,467)

   

     13,194,862,126   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.27%

  

     36,152,947   

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 13,231,015,073   
 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ADR  

– American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of October 31, 2014

 

Financials

    24.1

Energy

    15.7   

Consumer Discretionary

    15.1   

Health Care

    13.5   

Information Technology

    12.7   

Industrials

    6.8   

Consumer Staples

    4.9   

Materials

    2.1   

Utilities

    1.7   

Telecommunication Services

    1.2   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    2.2   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco Comstock Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $9,837,020,641)

  $ 12,935,926,300   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    258,935,826   

Total investments, at value (Cost $10,095,956,467)

    13,194,862,126   

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $75)

    74   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    29,839,858   

Fund shares sold

    21,148,596   

Dividends

    12,821,688   

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

    7,633,396   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    811,774   

Other assets

    374,552   

Total assets

    13,267,492,064   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    11,562,760   

Fund shares reacquired

    16,069,371   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    7,606,351   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    16,411   

Accrued other operating expenses

    260,745   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    961,353   

Total liabilities

    36,476,991   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 13,231,015,073   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 10,086,792,590   

Undistributed net investment income

    69,755,342   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (31,965,118

Net unrealized appreciation

    3,106,432,259   
    $ 13,231,015,073   

Net Assets:

  

Class A

  $ 7,497,763,363   

Class B

  $ 157,320,217   

Class C

  $ 616,131,557   

Class R

  $ 441,222,377   

Class Y

  $ 3,228,316,988   

Class R5

  $ 766,568,826   

Class R6

  $ 523,691,745   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    296,859,004   

Class B

    6,230,477   

Class C

    24,407,148   

Class R

    17,472,936   

Class Y

    127,802,852   

Class R5

    30,355,739   

Class R6

    20,741,631   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 25.26   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $25.26 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 26.73   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 25.25   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 25.24   

Class R:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 25.25   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 25.26   

Class R5:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 25.25   

Class R6:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 25.25   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

7                         Invesco Comstock Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,830,439)

   $ 136,783,635   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

     78,465   

Total investment income

     136,862,100   

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     24,348,613   

Administrative services fees

     437,712   

Custodian fees

     100,822   

Distribution fees:

  

Class A

     9,421,560   

Class B

     219,228   

Class C

     3,060,013   

Class R

     995,129   

Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y

     11,027,668   

Transfer agent fees — R5

     361,463   

Transfer agent fees — R6

     2,689   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     85,544   

Other

     512,313   

Total expenses

     50,572,754   

Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)

     (360,374

Net expenses

     50,212,380   

Net investment income

     86,649,720   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $3,943,151)

     347,735,833   

Foreign currencies

     (102,793

Forward foreign currency contracts

     84,739,338   
       432,372,378   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investment securities

     45,009,062   

Foreign currencies

     (162,205

Forward foreign currency contracts

     12,302,591   
       57,149,448   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     489,521,826   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 576,171,546   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

8                         Invesco Comstock Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     October 31,
2014
     April 30,
2014
 

Operations:

  

  

Net investment income

  $ 86,649,720       $ 179,248,970   

Net realized gain

    432,372,378         372,365,094   

Change in net unrealized appreciation

    57,149,448         1,579,162,646   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    576,171,546         2,130,776,710   

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

    

Class A

    (44,804,500      (84,222,613

Class B

    (1,037,144      (2,284,461

Class C

    (1,338,510      (2,664,463

Class R

    (1,886,330      (2,833,815

Class Y

    (22,575,174      (37,063,241

Class R5

    (5,635,173      (8,168,180

Class R6

    (3,699,485      (4,332,817

Total distributions from net investment income

    (80,976,316      (141,569,590

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    (149,058,261      106,232,824   

Class B

    (34,160,634      (104,572,672

Class C

    2,755,081         24,297,960   

Class R

    90,961,309         65,260,970   

Class Y

    169,650,923         338,334,837   

Class R5

    108,402,855         140,372,631   

Class R6

    147,645,177         167,903,093   

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

    336,196,450         737,829,643   

Net increase in net assets

    831,391,680         2,727,036,763   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    12,399,623,393         9,672,586,630   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income of $69,755,342 and $64,081,938, respectively)

  $ 13,231,015,073       $ 12,399,623,393   

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Comstock Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is total return through growth of capital and current income.

The Fund currently consists of seven different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

 

9                         Invesco Comstock Fund


The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

 

10                         Invesco Comstock Fund


C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. Prior to June 1, 2010, incremental transfer agency fees which were unique to each class of shares were charged to the operations of such class.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

J. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the

 

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contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate  

First $1 billion

    0.50%   

Next $1 billion

    0.45%   

Next $1 billion

    0.40%   

Over $3 billion

    0.35%   

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.37%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75%, 1.75% and 1.75% respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $351,545.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets, up to 1.00% each of Class B and Class C average daily net assets and up to 0.50% of Class R average daily net assets.

With respect to Class B and Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class B and Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $537,494 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $4,848, $17,870 and $6,938 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

 

12                         Invesco Comstock Fund


NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2014. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Equity Securities

  $ 12,787,822,691         $ 407,039,435         $         $ 13,194,862,126   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts*

              7,633,396                     7,633,396   

Total Investments

  $ 12,787,822,691         $ 414,672,831         $         $ 13,202,495,522   

 

* Unrealized appreciation.

NOTE 4—Derivative Investments

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2014:

 

    Value  
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type   Assets        Liabilities  

Currency risk:

      

Forward foreign currency contracts(a)

  $ 8,882,203         $ (1,248,807

 

(a)  Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding.

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended October 31, 2014

The table below summarizes the gains on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain on
Statement of Operations
 
 

Forward

Foreign Currency

Contracts

 

Realized Gain:

 

Currency risk

  $ 84,739,338   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation:

 

Currency risk

    12,302,591   

Total

  $ 97,041,929   

The table below summarizes the average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period.

 

    

Forward

Foreign Currency

Contracts

 

Average notional value

  $ 1,315,977,060   

 

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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  
Settlement
Date
    

Counterparty

   Contract to        Notional
Value
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
        Deliver               Receive            

11/14/14

    

Barclays Capital Inc.

     CAD        63,498,702           USD        56,506,828         $ 56,327,621         $ 179,207   

11/14/14

    

CIBC World Markets Corp.

     CAD        63,747,403           USD        56,733,447           56,548,236           185,211   

11/14/14

    

Deutsche Bank AG

     CAD        63,498,703           USD        56,499,088           56,327,623           171,465   

11/14/14

    

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     CAD        63,498,703           USD        56,509,093           56,327,622           181,471   

11/14/14

    

Barclays Capital Inc.

     CHF        63,310,291           USD        66,437,156           65,805,636           631,520   

11/14/14

    

CIBC World Markets Corp.

     CHF        63,310,291           USD        66,457,729           65,805,636           652,093   

11/14/14

    

Deutsche Bank AG

     CHF        63,358,982           USD        66,489,019           65,856,246           632,773   

11/14/14

    

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     CHF        63,310,292           USD        66,450,755           65,805,637           645,118   

11/14/14

    

Barclays Capital Inc.

     EUR        79,482,313           USD        100,746,455           99,610,081           1,136,374   

11/14/14

    

CIBC World Markets Corp.

     EUR        79,482,313           USD        100,699,322           99,610,080           1,089,242   

11/14/14

    

Deutsche Bank AG

     EUR        79,482,314           USD        100,770,539           99,610,081           1,160,458   

11/14/14

    

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     EUR        79,390,966           USD        100,600,263           99,495,601           1,104,662   

11/14/14

    

RBC Capital Markets Corp.

     EUR        79,482,313           USD        100,722,689           99,610,080           1,112,609   

11/14/14

    

Barclays Capital Inc.

     GBP        39,455,662           USD        62,802,445           63,114,815           (312,370

11/14/14

    

CIBC World Markets Corp.

     GBP        39,455,663           USD        62,797,831           63,114,818           (316,987

11/14/14

    

Deutsche Bank AG

     GBP        39,515,443           USD        62,900,287           63,210,444           (310,157

11/14/14

     Goldman Sachs & Co.      GBP        39,455,661           USD        62,805,521           63,114,814           (309,293

Total forward foreign currency contracts — Currency Risk

                                                    $ 7,633,396   

Currency Abbreviations:

 

CAD  

– Canadian Dollar

CHF  

– Swiss Franc

EUR  

– Euro

GBP  

– British Pound Sterling

USD  

– U.S. Dollar

 

 

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting arrangements on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s Counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a Counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.

There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of October 31, 2014.

 

Assets:  
    Gross amounts
presented in
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
     Gross amounts
offset in
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
    

Net amounts of assets
presented in the
Statement of Assets &

Liabilities

     Collateral Received         
Counterparty            Financial
Instruments
     Cash      Net
Amount
 

Barclays Capital Inc.

  $ 1,947,101       $ (312,370    $ 1,634,731       $       $       $ 1,634,731   

CIBC World Markets Corp.

    1,926,546         (316,987      1,609,559                         1,609,559   

Deutsche Bank AG

    1,964,696         (310,157      1,654,539                         1,654,539   

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    1,931,251         (309,293      1,621,958                         1,621,958   

RBC Capital Markets Corp.

    1,112,609                 1,112,609                         1,112,609   

Total

  $ 8,882,203       $ (1,248,807    $ 7,633,396       $       $       $ 7,633,396   
                
Liabilities:                          
    Gross amounts
presented in
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
    

Gross amounts
offset in
Statement of

Assets & Liabilities

    

Net amounts of liabilities
presented in the
Statement of Assets &

Liabilities

     Collateral Pledged         
Counterparty            Financial
Instruments
     Cash     

Net

Amount

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

  $ 312,370       $ (312,370    $       $       $       $   

CIBC World Markets Corp.

    316,987         (316,987                                

Deutsche Bank AG

    310,157         (310,157                                

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    309,293         (309,293                                

Total

  $ 1,248,807       $ (1,248,807    $       $       $       $   

 

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NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $5,566,766, which resulted in net realized gains of $3,943,151.

NOTE 6—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $8,829.

NOTE 7—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 8—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

NOTE 9—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014, which expires as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  
Expiration   Short-Term        Long-Term        Total  

April 30, 2017

  $ 450,633,311         $         $ 450,633,311   

April 30, 2018

    8,704,738                     8,704,738   
    $ 459,338,049         $         $ 459,338,049   

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

 

15                         Invesco Comstock Fund


NOTE 10—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $1,496,171,538 and $719,100,615, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 3,334,082,630   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (244,998,182

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 3,089,084,448   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $10,105,777,678.

NOTE 11—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    21,432,749       $ 534,609,781         51,782,926       $ 1,162,678,668   

Class B

    34,471         859,444         199,567         4,436,862   

Class C

    1,494,231         37,246,162         4,077,528         91,731,670   

Class R

    5,767,334         143,645,401         8,041,732         180,732,649   

Class Y

    20,209,423         506,483,781         39,441,106         885,843,945   

Class R5

    6,950,259         173,516,699         10,458,726         233,470,332   

Class R6

    6,770,839         169,129,736         11,698,240         260,975,165   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

          

Class A

    1,629,074         41,600,465         3,567,338         79,347,411   

Class B

    38,910         992,856         98,525         2,209,328   

Class C

    47,372         1,211,477         110,949         2,461,399   

Class R

    73,785         1,886,326         126,992         2,833,758   

Class Y

    845,589         21,597,297         1,609,010         35,896,153   

Class R5

    220,704         5,634,896         365,128         8,167,965   

Class R6

    144,865         3,699,485         193,777         4,332,817   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    952,319         23,947,031         3,492,937         78,081,752   

Class B

    (952,618      (23,947,031      (3,493,831      (78,081,752

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (30,022,420      (749,215,538      (54,030,858      (1,213,875,007

Class B

    (484,345      (12,065,903      (1,488,485      (33,137,110

Class C

    (1,431,291      (35,702,558      (3,112,801      (69,895,109

Class R

    (2,185,669      (54,570,418      (5,240,664      (118,305,437

Class Y

    (14,325,994      (358,430,155      (26,243,831      (583,405,261

Class R5

    (2,830,402      (70,748,740      (4,484,698      (101,265,666

Class R6

    (1,007,988      (25,184,044      (4,409,082      (97,404,889

Net increase in share activity

    13,371,197       $ 336,196,450         32,760,231       $ 737,829,643   

 

(a)  There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 29% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

16                         Invesco Comstock Fund


NOTE 12—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income(a)
    Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of net
investment
income to
average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover(b)
 

Class A

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 24.29      $ 0.16      $ 0.96      $ 1.12      $ (0.15   $ 25.26        4.60 %(c)    $ 7,497,763        0.82 %(d)      0.83 %(d)      1.28 %(d)      6

Year ended 04/30/14

    20.25        0.36        3.96        4.32        (0.28     24.29        21.47 (c)      7,356,633        0.81        0.82        1.59        11   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.93        0.27        3.32        3.59        (0.27     20.25        21.46 (c)      6,034,792        0.86        0.86        1.56        12   

Year ended 04/30/12

    17.20        0.25        (0.30     (0.05     (0.22     16.93        (0.19 )(c)      5,473,149        0.88        0.88        1.55        17   

Four months ended 04/30/11

    15.73        0.06        1.46        1.52        (0.05     17.20        9.71 (c)      6,092,190        0.84 (e)      0.84 (e)      1.18 (e)      10   

Year ended 12/31/10

    13.81        0.20        1.93        2.13        (0.21     15.73        15.60 (c)      5,760,670        0.86        0.86        1.39        18   

Year ended 12/31/09

    10.85        0.19        2.95        3.14        (0.18     13.81        29.45 (f)      5,759,425        0.89        0.89        1.63        14   

Class B

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    24.28        0.16        0.96        1.12        (0.15     25.25        4.60 (c)(g)      157,320        0.82 (d)(g)      0.83 (d)(g)      1.28 (d)(g)      6   

Year ended 04/30/14

    20.23        0.32        3.97        4.29        (0.24     24.28        21.31 (c)(g)      184,409        0.96 (g)      0.97 (g)      1.44 (g)      11   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.93        0.23        3.30        3.53        (0.23     20.23        21.11 (c)      248,404        1.09        1.61        1.33        12   

Year ended 04/30/12

    17.20        0.25        (0.30     (0.05     (0.22     16.93        (0.19 )(c)(g)      343,166        0.88 (g)      0.88 (g)      1.55 (g)      17   

Four months ended 04/30/11

    15.73        0.06        1.46        1.52        (0.05     17.20        9.71 (c)(g)      526,168        0.84 (e)(g)      0.84 (e)(g)      1.18 (e)(g)      10   

Year ended 12/31/10

    13.81        0.20        1.93        2.13        (0.21     15.73        15.60 (c)(g)      547,060        0.86 (g)      0.86 (g)      1.39 (g)      18   

Year ended 12/31/09

    10.85        0.19        2.95        3.14        (0.18     13.81        29.45 (f)(g)      756,515        0.89 (g)      0.89 (g)      1.64 (g)      14   

Class C

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    24.28        0.07        0.95        1.02        (0.06     25.24        4.18 (c)      616,132        1.57 (d)      1.58 (d)      0.53 (d)      6   

Year ended 04/30/14

    20.24        0.19        3.96        4.15        (0.11     24.28        20.57 (c)      589,910        1.56        1.57        0.84        11   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.93        0.14        3.31        3.45        (0.14     20.24        20.52 (c)      469,962        1.61        1.61        0.81        12   

Year ended 04/30/12

    17.20        0.13        (0.30     (0.17     (0.10     16.93        (0.94 )(c)      448,866        1.63        1.63        0.80        17   

Four months ended 04/30/11

    15.74        0.02        1.46        1.48        (0.02     17.20        9.43 (c)      524,840        1.59 (e)      1.59 (e)      0.43 (e)      10   

Year ended 12/31/10

    13.81        0.09        1.94        2.03        (0.10     15.74        14.82 (c)      506,742        1.61        1.61        0.64        18   

Year ended 12/31/09

    10.86        0.10        2.94        3.04        (0.09     13.81        28.37 (f)      538,048        1.64        1.64        0.87        14   

Class R

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    24.29        0.13        0.95        1.08        (0.12     25.25        4.43 (c)      441,222        1.07 (d)      1.08 (d)      1.03 (d)      6   

Year ended 04/30/14

    20.24        0.30        3.97        4.27        (0.22     24.29        21.22 (c)      335,562        1.06        1.07        1.34        11   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.93        0.23        3.31        3.54        (0.23     20.24        21.11 (c)      220,443        1.11        1.11        1.31        12   

Year ended 04/30/12

    17.19        0.20        (0.28     (0.08     (0.18     16.93        (0.38 )(c)      191,685        1.13        1.13        1.30        17   

Four months ended 04/30/11

    15.73        0.05        1.45        1.50        (0.04     17.19        9.57 (c)      199,254        1.09 (e)      1.09 (e)      0.93 (e)      10   

Year ended 12/31/10

    13.81        0.16        1.93        2.09        (0.17     15.73        15.32 (c)      184,927        1.11        1.11        1.14        18   

Year ended 12/31/09

    10.85        0.15        2.96        3.11        (0.15     13.81        29.13 (f)      164,959        1.14        1.14        1.35        14   

Class Y(h)

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    24.29        0.19        0.96        1.15        (0.18     25.26        4.73 (c)      3,228,317        0.57 (d)      0.58 (d)      1.53 (d)      6   

Year ended 04/30/14

    20.25        0.41        3.97        4.38        (0.34     24.29        21.77 (c)      2,941,152        0.56        0.57        1.84        11   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.93        0.32        3.31        3.63        (0.31     20.25        21.76 (c)      2,151,816        0.61        0.61        1.81        12   

Year ended 04/30/12

    17.20        0.28        (0.29     (0.01     (0.26     16.93        0.06 (c)      2,135,728        0.63        0.63        1.80        17   

Four months ended 04/30/11

    15.73        0.08        1.45        1.53        (0.06     17.20        9.78 (c)      1,771,697        0.59 (e)      0.59 (e)      1.43 (e)      10   

Year ended 12/31/10

    13.80        0.23        1.94        2.17        (0.24     15.73        15.97 (c)      1,530,636        0.61        0.61        1.65        18   

Year ended 12/31/09

    10.85        0.21        2.95        3.16        (0.21     13.80        29.67 (f)      1,181,166        0.64        0.64        1.85        14   

Class R5

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    24.29        0.20        0.95        1.15        (0.19     25.25        4.74 (c)      766,569        0.48 (d)      0.49 (d)      1.62 (d)      6   

Year ended 04/30/14

    20.24        0.43        3.97        4.40        (0.35     24.29        21.92 (c)      631,780        0.49        0.50        1.91        11   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.93        0.34        3.31        3.65        (0.34     20.24        21.85 (c)      398,311        0.49        0.49        1.93        12   

Year ended 04/30/12

    17.19        0.31        (0.28     0.03        (0.29     16.93        0.33 (c)      397,292        0.44        0.44        1.99        17   

Four months ended 04/30/11

    15.72        0.09        1.45        1.54        (0.07     17.19        9.82 (c)      167,740        0.36 (e)      0.36 (e)      1.66 (e)      10   

Year ended 12/31/10(i)

    13.33        0.14        2.44        2.58        (0.19     15.72        19.53 (c)      164,600        0.49 (e)      0.49 (e)      1.68 (e)      18   

Class R6

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    24.28        0.22        0.95        1.17        (0.20     25.25        4.83 (c)      523,692        0.38 (d)      0.39 (d)      1.72 (d)      6   

Year ended 04/30/14

    20.25        0.45        3.95        4.40        (0.37     24.28        21.92 (c)      360,178        0.40        0.41        2.00        11   

Year ended 04/30/13(i)

    17.67        0.22        2.54        2.76        (0.18     20.25        15.73 (c)      148,859        0.41 (e)      0.41 (e)      2.01 (e)      12   

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended April 30, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $279,205,287 and sold of $89,253,686 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Large Cap Basic Value Fund, Invesco Value Fund and Invesco Value II into the Fund.
(c)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d)  Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $7,493,788, $173,952, $607,013, $394,807, $3,105,770, $717,116 and $450,478 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively.
(e)  Annualized.
(f)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for all classes for the period and does not include payments of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% or contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on Class A shares, the maximum CDSC of 5%, charged on certain Class B shares, made within one year of purchase and declining to 0% after the fifth year or on the maximum CDSC of 1%, charged on certain redemptions of Class C shares within one year of purchase. On purchases of $1 million or more of Class A shares, a CDSC of 1% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within eighteen months of purchase. If the sales charges were included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25% on Class A shares, up to 1% on Class B and Class C shares or up to 0.50% on Class R shares, and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(g)  Total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.25% for the six months ended October 31, 2014, 0.40% for the year ended ended April 30, 2014, 0.25% for the year ended April 30, 2012, the four months ended April 30, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 and reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than 1.00% for the year ended December 31, 2009.
(h)  On June 1, 2010, Van Kampen Comstock Fund’s Class I shares were reorganized into Class Y shares.
(i)  Commencement date of June 1, 2010 and September 24, 2012 for Class R5 shares and Class R6 shares, respectively.

 

17                         Invesco Comstock Fund


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class   Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/14)
    ACTUAL     HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return before
expenses)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)1
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
   
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,046.00      $ 4.23      $ 1,021.07      $ 4.18        0.82
B     1,000.00        1,046.00        4.23        1,021.07        4.18        0.82   
C     1,000.00        1,041.80        8.08        1,017.29        7.98        1.57   
R     1,000.00        1,044.30        5.51        1,019.81        5.45        1.07   
Y     1,000.00        1,047.30        2.94        1,022.33        2.91        0.57   
R5     1,000.00        1,047.40        2.48        1,022.79        2.45        0.48   
R6     1,000.00        1,048.30        1.96        1,023.29        1.94        0.38   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

18                         Invesco Comstock Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco Comstock Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met during the year. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also

considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

 

 

19                         Invesco Comstock Fund


C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least June 30, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s rate was below the rate of one such mutual fund and below the rate of an offshore fund advised by Invesco Advisers using a similar investment process.

The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other client accounts that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board the significantly greater scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other client accounts. These additional services include provision of administrative services, officers and office space, oversight of service providers, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and regulatory compliance under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Invesco Advisers also reviewed generally the higher frequency of shareholder purchases and redemptions in the Invesco Funds relative to the flow of assets for other client accounts. Invesco Advisers advised the Board that advance notice of redemptions is often provided to Invesco Advisers by institutional clients. The Board did note that sub-advisory fee rates charged by the Affiliated

Sub-Advisers to manage the Invesco Funds and to manage other client accounts tended to be more comparable, reflecting a more comparable scope of services. The Board concluded that the aggregate services provided to the Invesco Funds were sufficiently different from those provided to institutional clients to support the difference in fees.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services,

including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

20                         Invesco Comstock Fund


 

 

 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905    VK-COM-SAR-1                Invesco Distributors, Inc.


 

 

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

   October 31, 2014
 

 

Invesco Dividend Income Fund

 

 

Nasdaq:

  
 

A: IAUTX ¡ B: IBUTX ¡ C: IUTCX ¡ Y: IAUYX ¡ Investor: FSTUX ¡ R5: FSIUX ¡ R6: IFUTX

 

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2

 

    

 

Fund Performance

4

 

     Letters to Shareholders

5

 

     Schedule of Investments

7

 

     Financial Statements

9

 

     Notes to Financial Statements

17

 

     Financial Highlights

18

 

     Fund Expenses

19

 

     Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

 

For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

 

 

 

  NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE  |  NO BANK GUARANTEE


 

Fund Performance

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

Class A Shares

     5.11

Class B Shares

     4.76   

Class C Shares

     4.78   

Class Y Shares

     5.21   

Investor Class Shares

     5.13   

Class R5 Shares

     5.32   

Class R6 Shares

     5.33   

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     8.22   

Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

     6.30   

Russell 1000 Value Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

     6.25   

Lipper Equity Income Funds Indexn (Peer-Group Index)

     5.35   

Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.

  

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend™ Index represents the country’s leading stocks by dividend yield.

The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of large-cap value stocks. The Russell 1000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

The Lipper Equity Income Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of equity income funds tracked by Lipper.

The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

2                         Invesco Dividend Income Fund


 

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 10/31/14, including maximum

applicable sales charges

Class A Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     8.22

10 Years

     9.23   

  5 Years

     12.56   

  1 Year

     9.30   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     8.20

10 Years

     9.19   

  5 Years

     12.74   

  1 Year

     9.76   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (2/14/00)

     2.71

10 Years

     9.03   

  5 Years

     12.99   

  1 Year

     13.81   

Class Y Shares

        

10 Years

     10.02

  5 Years

     14.12   

  1 Year

     15.89   

Investor Class Shares

        

Inception (6/2/86)

     8.62

10 Years

     9.85   

  5 Years

     13.83   

  1 Year

     15.60   

Class R5 Shares

        

Inception (10/25/05)

     8.75

  5 Years

     14.29   

  1 Year

     15.97   

Class R6 Shares

        

10 Years

     9.92

  5 Years

     13.98   

  1 Year

     16.00   

Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Investor Class shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Investor Class shares. Investor Class share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

Class R6 shares incepted on September 24, 2012. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/ performance for the

 

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges

Class A Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     7.98

10 Years

     9.29   

  5 Years

     11.14   

  1 Year

     9.95   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     7.96

10 Years

     9.26   

  5 Years

     11.31   

  1 Year

     10.53   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (2/14/00)

     2.49

10 Years

     9.10   

  5 Years

     11.58   

  1 Year

     14.51   

Class Y Shares

        

10 Years

     10.09

  5 Years

     12.70   

  1 Year

     16.65   

Investor Class Shares

        

Inception (6/2/86)

     8.52

10 Years

     9.92   

  5 Years

     12.42   

  1 Year

     16.42   

Class R5 Shares

        

Inception (10/25/05)

     8.41

  5 Years

     12.87   

  1 Year

     16.66   

Class R6 Shares

        

10 Years

     9.99

  5 Years

     12.55   

  1 Year

     16.76   

most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.14%, 1.89%, 1.89%, 0.89%, 1.14%, 0.87% and 0.83%, respectively.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio

set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.30%, 2.05%, 2.05%, 1.05%, 1.30%, 0.88% and 0.84%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.

 

1 Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least August 31, 2015. See current prospectus for more information.
2 Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2016. See current prospectus for more information.
 

 

3                         Invesco Dividend Income Fund


 

Letters to Shareholders

 

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Bruce Crockett

    

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing

information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

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Philip Taylor

    

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

Also, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy

and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com.

For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

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Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

 

iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

 

4                         Invesco Dividend Income Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–90.88%

  

Aerospace & Defense–5.73%   

General Dynamics Corp.

    81,989       $ 11,458,783   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    121,279         23,112,139   
               34,570,922   
Air Freight & Logistics–0.99%   

United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B

    56,927         5,972,212   
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.46%   

Federated Investors, Inc.–Class B

    475,972         14,883,644   
Auto Parts & Equipment–0.83%   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    105,543         4,986,907   
Drug Retail–1.35%   

Walgreen Co.

    126,916         8,150,546   
Electric Utilities–12.05%   

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    87,326         5,094,599   

Duke Energy Corp.

    192,528         15,816,175   

Exelon Corp.

    168,546         6,167,098   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

    626,449         17,127,116   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    226,902         13,947,666   

Portland General Electric Co.

    231,769         8,438,709   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    184,078         6,161,091   
               72,752,454   
Food Distributors–2.02%   

Sysco Corp.

    315,745         12,168,812   
Gas Utilities–3.87%   

AGL Resources Inc.

    244,143         13,161,749   

WGL Holdings Inc.

    217,618         10,228,046   
               23,389,795   
General Merchandise Stores–1.68%   

Target Corp.

    164,344         10,159,746   
Heavy Electrical Equipment–1.01%   

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

    277,878         6,093,342   
Household Products–3.32%   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    71,990         8,226,297   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    135,588         11,832,765   
               20,059,062   
Integrated Oil & Gas–4.08%   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    52,467         5,074,084   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class B (United Kingdom)

    247,789         9,193,301   

Total S.A. (France)

    174,116         10,389,724   
               24,657,109   
     Shares      Value  
Integrated Telecommunication Services–7.51%   

AT&T Inc.

    322,793       $ 11,246,108   

CenturyLink Inc.

    314,435         13,042,764   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    500,216         7,534,384   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    269,742         13,554,536   
               45,377,792   
Multi-Utilities–9.60%   

CMS Energy Corp.

    293,383         9,584,823   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    112,237         8,002,498   

DTE Energy Co.

    93,774         7,704,472   

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

    533,109         7,904,442   

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    259,968         10,739,278   

Sempra Energy

    47,207         5,192,770   

TECO Energy, Inc.

    450,191         8,828,245   
               57,956,528   
Packaged Foods & Meats–7.88%   

Campbell Soup Co.

    367,949         16,252,307   

General Mills, Inc.

    287,338         14,930,082   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    291,130         16,405,176   
               47,587,565   
Paper Packaging–2.26%   

Avery Dennison Corp.

    75,459         3,535,254   

Sonoco Products Co.

    247,394         10,110,993   
               13,646,247   
Pharmaceuticals–7.16%   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    145,475         8,465,190   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    201,335         13,354,551   

Johnson & Johnson

    124,339         13,401,257   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    138,767         8,040,160   
               43,261,158   
Property & Casualty Insurance–0.84%   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    50,182         5,058,346   
Regional Banks–3.00%   

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    105,783         8,548,324   

M&T Bank Corp.

    78,412         9,580,378   
               18,128,702   
Restaurants–2.94%   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    192,958         9,991,365   

McDonald’s Corp.

    83,011         7,780,621   
               17,771,986   
Semiconductors–2.72%   

Linear Technology Corp.

    181,293         7,766,592   

Microchip Technology Inc.

    200,989         8,664,636   
               16,431,228   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Shares      Value  
Soft Drinks–1.99%   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    286,232       $ 11,987,396   
Specialized REIT’s–0.96%     

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

    142,000         5,823,420   
Tobacco–4.63%     

Altria Group, Inc.

    362,579         17,527,069   

Philip Morris International Inc.

    117,199         10,431,883   
               27,958,952   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $423,110,690)

   

     548,833,871   
     Shares      Value  

Money Market Funds–9.62%

  

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(b)

    29,044,308       $ 29,044,308   

Premier Portfolio–
Institutional Class(b)

    29,044,308         29,044,308   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $58,088,616)

   

     58,088,616   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.50%
(Cost $481,199,306)

   

     606,922,487   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.50)%

  

     (3,026,402

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 603,896,085   
 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

REIT  

– Real Estate Investment Trust

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of October 31, 2014

 

Utilities

    25.5

Consumer Staples

    21.2   

Industrials

    8.3   

Telecommunication Services

    7.5   

Financials

    7.3   

Health Care

    7.2   

Consumer Discretionary

    5.4   

Energy

    4.1   

Information Technology

    2.7   

Materials

    1.7   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    9.1   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco  Dividend Income Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $423,110,690)

  $ 548,833,871   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    58,088,616   

Total investments, at value (Cost $481,199,306)

    606,922,487   

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $212,379)

    209,295   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    121,886   

Fund shares sold

    3,111,158   

Dividends

    1,214,455   

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding

    220,504   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    131,618   

Other assets

    56,096   

Total assets

    611,987,499   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    5,317,382   

Fund shares reacquired

    2,279,597   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    319,992   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    2,498   

Accrued other operating expenses

    25,872   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    146,073   

Total liabilities

    8,091,414   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 603,896,085   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 471,645,913   

Undistributed net investment income

    251,887   

Undistributed net realized gain

    6,073,842   

Net unrealized appreciation

    125,924,443   
    $ 603,896,085   

Net Assets:

  

Class A

  $ 381,603,730   

Class B

  $ 11,259,560   

Class C

  $ 50,531,432   

Class Y

  $ 46,951,998   

Investor Class

  $ 72,557,891   

Class R5

  $ 755,894   

Class R6

  $ 40,235,580   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    18,454,677   

Class B

    542,967   

Class C

    2,414,832   

Class Y

    2,250,397   

Investor Class

    3,477,984   

Class R5

    36,540   

Class R6

    1,944,019   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 20.68   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $20.68 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 21.88   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 20.74   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 20.93   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 20.86   

Investor Class:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 20.86   

Class R5:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 20.69   

Class R6:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 20.70   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

7                         Invesco  Dividend Income Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $29,735)

   $ 9,248,488   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

     10,023   

Total investment income

     9,258,511   

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

    
1,999,063
  

Administrative services fees

     79,616   

Custodian fees

     8,919   

Distribution fees:

  

Class A

     447,203   

Class B

     59,761   

Class C

     231,865   

Investor Class

     89,666   

Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, Y and Investor

     483,798   

Transfer agent fees — R5

     121   

Transfer agent fees — R6

     514   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     13,105   

Other

     101,416   

Total expenses

     3,515,047   

Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s)

     (318,001

Net expenses

     3,197,046   

Net investment income

     6,061,465   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investment securities

     3,984,352   

Foreign currencies

     (15,438

Forward foreign currency contracts

     619,315   
       4,588,229   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investment securities

     18,088,247   

Foreign currencies

     (18,309

Forward foreign currency contracts

     246,036   
       18,315,974   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     22,904,203   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 28,965,668   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

8                         Invesco  Dividend Income Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     October 31,
2014
     April 30,
2014
 

Operations:

  

  

Net investment income

  $ 6,061,465       $ 9,507,345   

Net realized gain

    4,588,229         2,614,884   

Change in net unrealized appreciation

    18,315,974         50,938,511   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    28,965,668         63,060,740   

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

    

Class A

    (3,689,800      (7,465,414

Class B

    (79,198      (248,836

Class C

    (307,340      (605,690

Class Y

    (410,270      (225,817

Investor Class

    (740,206      (1,703,963

Class R5

    (8,525      (18,497

Class R6

    (442,880      (764,182

Total distributions from net investment income

    (5,678,219      (11,032,399

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:

    

Class A

            (3,703,335

Class B

            (160,681

Class C

            (422,438

Class Y

            (110,312

Investor Class

            (817,151

Class R5

            (7,633

Class R6

            (344,109

Total distributions from net realized gains

            (5,565,659

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    30,938,452         42,906,868   

Class B

    (1,669,372      (3,868,976

Class C

    6,444,048         10,692,234   

Class Y

    22,573,394         16,279,772   

Investor Class

    (1,101,753      (2,917,559

Class R5

    55,661         (71,542

Class R6

    4,925,223         9,638,731   

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

    62,165,653         72,659,528   

Net increase in net assets

    85,453,102         119,122,210   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    518,442,983         399,320,773   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income of $251,887 and $(131,359), respectively)

  $ 603,896,085       $ 518,442,983   

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Dividend Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

 

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The Fund’s investment objective is current income and long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently consists of seven different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6. Investor Class shares of the Fund are offered only to certain grandfathered investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

 

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Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

J. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for

 

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physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate

First $350 million

    0 .75%   

Next $350 million

    0 .65%   

Next $1.3 billion

    0 .55%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .45%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .40%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .375%   

Over $8 billion

    0 .35%     

For the year ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.71%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

Effective September 1, 2014, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least August 31, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 1.14%, 1.89%, 1.89%, 0.89%, 1.14%, 0.89% and 0.89%, respectively, of average daily net assets. Prior to September 1, 2014, the Adviser had contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 1.10%, 1.85%, 1.85%, 0.85%, 1.10%, 0.85% and 0.85%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on August 31, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limitation, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $36,968 and reimbursed class level expenses of $190,632, $6,369, $24,709, $18,646 and $38,223 of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares, respectively.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Investor Class shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Investor Class shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net

 

12                         Invesco  Dividend Income Fund


assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges, that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the Plan are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $95,740 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $1,422, $1,727 and $1,945 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund incurred $302 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2014. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Equity Securities

  $ 573,341,678         $ 33,580,809         $         $ 606,922,487   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts*

              220,504                     220,504   

Total Investments

  $ 573,341,678         $ 33,801,313         $         $ 607,142,991   

 

* Unrealized appreciation.

NOTE 4—Derivative Investments

Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End

The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2014:

 

    Value  
Risk Exposure/Derivative Type   Assets        Liabilities  

Currency risk:

      

Forward foreign currency contracts(a)

  $ 220,504         $ (—

 

(a)  Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding.

Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended October 31, 2014

The table below summarizes the gains on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:

 

     Location of Gain on
Statement of Operations
 
  Forward
Foreign Currency
Contracts
 

Realized Gain:

 

Currency risk

  $ 619,315   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation:

 

Currency risk

    246,036   

Total

  $ 865,351   

 

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The table below summarizes the average notional value of forward foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period.

 

     Forward
Foreign Currency
Contracts
 

Average notional value

  $ 8,489,220   

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  

Settlement
Date

 

    

Counterparty

   Contract to        Notional
Value
       Unrealized
Appreciation
 
        Deliver        Receive            

11/19/14

    

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     EUR        2,828,713           USD        3,653,142         $ 3,545,182         $ 107,960   

11/19/14

    

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     EUR        2,948,810           USD        3,808,241           3,695,697           112,544   

Total open forward foreign currency contracts — Currency Risk

                                                    $ 220,504   

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR  

– Euro

USD  

– U.S. Dollar

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which was subsequently clarified in Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” is intended to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting arrangements on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and to enable investors to better understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. In order for an arrangement to be eligible for netting, the Fund must have a basis to conclude that such netting arrangements are legally enforceable. The Fund enters into netting agreements and collateral agreements in an attempt to reduce the Fund’s Counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a Counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.

There were no derivative instruments subject to a netting agreement for which the Fund is not currently netting. The following tables present derivative instruments that are either subject to an enforceable netting agreement or offset by collateral arrangements as of October 31, 2014.

 

Assets:  
     Gross amounts
presented in
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
     Gross amounts
offset in
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities
     Net amounts of assets
presented in the
Statement of Assets &
Liabilities
    Collateral Received         
Counterparty            Financial
Instruments
     Cash      Net
Amount
 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $ 107,960       $       $ 107,960      $       $       $ 107,960   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     112,544                 115,544                        112,544   

Total

   $ 220,504       $       $ 220,504      $       $       $ 220,504   

NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $2,454.

NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 7—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

 

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NOTE 8—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014.

NOTE 9—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $61,339,698 and $13,084,081, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 125,920,864   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (200,793

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 125,720,071   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $481,202,416.

 

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NOTE 10—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    2,741,093       $ 54,648,771         4,507,848       $ 82,809,206   

Class B

    16,118         323,309         67,867         1,254,215   

Class C

    489,791         9,898,303         902,835         16,827,229   

Class Y

    1,317,677         26,602,357         1,040,815         19,770,626   

Investor Class

    86,378         1,746,895         227,718         4,234,571   

Class R5

    3,483         69,800         4,719         87,462   

Class R6

    358,782         7,183,422         503,712         9,243,501   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

          

Class A

    159,047         3,171,476         541,241         9,889,831   

Class B

    3,588         71,787         20,769         379,402   

Class C

    12,709         256,513         48,724         900,063   

Class Y

    13,305         267,548         15,319         284,228   

Investor Class

    34,431         692,697         128,423         2,365,210   

Class R5

    426         8,509         1,428         26,080   

Class R6

    22,196         442,880         60,536         1,108,291   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    67,717         1,358,616         187,961         3,472,541   

Class B

    (67,515      (1,358,616      (187,394      (3,472,541

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (1,410,088      (28,240,411      (2,896,811      (53,264,710

Class B

    (35,270      (705,852      (110,637      (2,030,052

Class C

    (183,164      (3,710,768      (380,177      (7,035,058

Class Y

    (211,956      (4,296,511      (207,849      (3,775,082

Investor Class

    (176,135      (3,541,345      (515,384      (9,517,340

Class R5

    (1,130      (22,648      (10,125      (185,084

Class R6

    (134,069      (2,701,079      (39,122      (713,061

Net increase in share activity

    3,107,414       $ 62,165,653         3,912,416       $ 72,659,528   

 

(a)  There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 30% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
         In addition, 7% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by affiliated mutual funds. Affiliated mutual funds are other mutual funds that are also advised by Invesco.

 

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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net gains
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return(b)
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover(c)
 

Class A

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 19.88      $ 0.22      $ 0.79      $ 1.01      $ (0.21   $      $ (0.21   $ 20.68        5.11   $ 381,604        1.10 %(d)      1.22 %(d)      2.20 %(d)      3

Year ended 04/30/14

    18.02        0.41        2.16        2.57        (0.48     (0.23     (0.71     19.88        14.66        335,837        1.09        1.29        2.22        4   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.93        0.50        2.21        2.71        (0.52     (1.10     (1.62     18.02        16.83        262,332        1.26        1.34        2.87        66   

Year ended 04/30/12

    16.18        0.43        0.73        1.16        (0.41            (0.41     16.93        7.31        241,103        1.32        1.37        2.66        14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    14.28        0.40        1.87        2.27        (0.37            (0.37     16.18        16.24        132,403        1.45        1.46        2.75        17   

One month ended 04/30/10

    14.00        0.01        0.27        0.28                             14.28        2.00        130,406        1.49 (e)      1.50 (e)      0.53 (e)      0   

Year ended 03/31/10

    11.57        0.34        2.43        2.77        (0.34            (0.34     14.00        24.06        129,685        1.53        1.54        2.58        14   

Class B

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    19.93        0.14        0.80        0.94        (0.13            (0.13     20.74        4.76        11,260        1.85 (d)      1.97 (d)      1.45 (d)      3   

Year ended 04/30/14

    18.07        0.27        2.16        2.43        (0.34     (0.23     (0.57     19.93        13.76        12,479        1.84        2.04        1.47        4   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.97        0.37        2.21        2.58        (0.38     (1.10     (1.48     18.07        15.92        15,099        2.01        2.09        2.12        66   

Year ended 04/30/12

    16.22        0.31        0.73        1.04        (0.29            (0.29     16.97        6.50        18,620        2.07        2.12        1.91        14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    14.31        0.29        1.88        2.17        (0.26            (0.26     16.22        15.42        13,669        2.20        2.21        2.00        17   

One month ended 04/30/10

    14.04        (0.00     0.27        0.27                             14.31        1.92        15,680        2.24 (e)      2.25 (e)      (0.22 )(e)      0   

Year ended 03/31/10

    11.60        0.24        2.44        2.68        (0.24            (0.24     14.04        23.19        15,828        2.28        2.29        1.83        14   

Class C

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    20.11        0.14        0.81        0.95        (0.13            (0.13     20.93        4.78        50,531        1.85 (d)      1.97 (d)      1.45 (d)      3   

Year ended 04/30/14

    18.24        0.27        2.17        2.44        (0.34     (0.23     (0.57     20.11        13.71        42,150        1.84        2.04        1.47        4   

Year ended 04/30/13

    17.11        0.37        2.24        2.61        (0.38     (1.10     (1.48     18.24        15.99        27,793        2.01        2.09        2.12        66   

Year ended 04/30/12

    16.36        0.31        0.73        1.04        (0.29            (0.29     17.11        6.46        26,511        2.07        2.12        1.91        14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    14.43        0.30        1.90        2.20        (0.27            (0.27     16.36        15.45        13,433        2.20        2.21        2.00        17   

One month ended 04/30/10

    14.15        (0.00     0.28        0.28                             14.43        1.98        12,457        2.24 (e)      2.25 (e)      (0.22 )(e)      0   

Year ended 03/31/10

    11.70        0.25        2.45        2.70        (0.25            (0.25     14.15        23.09        12,723        2.28        2.29        1.83        14   

Class Y

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    20.06        0.25        0.79        1.04        (0.24            (0.24     20.86        5.21        46,952        0.85 (d)      0.97 (d)      2.45 (d)      3   

Year ended 04/30/14

    18.18        0.46        2.17        2.63        (0.52     (0.23     (0.75     20.06        14.95        22,690        0.84        1.04        2.47        4   

Year ended 04/30/13

    17.07        0.54        2.24        2.78        (0.57     (1.10     (1.67     18.18        17.16        5,146        1.01        1.09        3.12        66   

Year ended 04/30/12

    16.32        0.48        0.73        1.21        (0.46            (0.46     17.07        7.54        5,622        1.07        1.12        2.91        14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    14.40        0.44        1.89        2.33        (0.41            (0.41     16.32        16.56        1,393        1.20        1.21        3.00        17   

One month ended 04/30/10

    14.11        0.01        0.28        0.29                             14.40        2.06        1,057        1.24 (e)      1.25 (e)      0.78 (e)      0   

Year ended 03/31/10

    11.67        0.39        2.43        2.82        (0.38            (0.38     14.11        24.26        1,038        1.28        1.29        2.83        14   

Investor Class

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    20.05        0.22        0.80        1.02        (0.21            (0.21     20.86        5.13        72,558        1.10 (d)      1.22 (d)      2.20 (d)      3   

Year ended 04/30/14

    18.18        0.41        2.17        2.58        (0.48     (0.23     (0.71     20.05        14.61        70,853        1.09        1.29        2.22        4   

Year ended 04/30/13

    17.07        0.50        2.23        2.73        (0.52     (1.10     (1.62     18.18        16.84        67,130        1.26        1.34        2.87        66   

Year ended 04/30/12

    16.32        0.44        0.73        1.17        (0.42            (0.42     17.07        7.28        62,707        1.32        1.37        2.66        14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    14.40        0.41        1.89        2.30        (0.38            (0.38     16.32        16.27        60,196        1.45        1.46        2.75        17   

One month ended 04/30/10

    14.11        0.01        0.28        0.29                             14.40        2.06        59,707        1.49 (e)      1.50 (e)      0.53 (e)      0   

Year ended 03/31/10

    11.67        0.35        2.44        2.79        (0.35            (0.35     14.11        23.96        59,381        1.53        1.54        2.58        14   

Class R5

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    19.88        0.25        0.80        1.05        (0.24            (0.24     20.69        5.32        756        0.81 (d)      0.82 (d)      2.49 (d)      3   

Year ended 04/30/14

    18.03        0.45        2.15        2.60        (0.52     (0.23     (0.75     19.88        14.87        671        0.84        0.87        2.47        4   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.94        0.56        2.22        2.78        (0.59     (1.10     (1.69     18.03        17.32        680        0.87        0.88        3.26        66   

Year ended 04/30/12

    16.19        0.51        0.72        1.23        (0.48            (0.48     16.94        7.77        8,692        0.85        0.86        3.13        14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    14.28        0.48        1.88        2.36        (0.45            (0.45     16.19        16.94        7,820        0.93        0.94        3.27        17   

One month ended 04/30/10

    14.00        0.01        0.27        0.28                             14.28        2.00        10,034        0.98 (e)      0.99 (e)      1.04 (e)      0   

Year ended 03/31/10

    11.57        0.42        2.43        2.85        (0.42            (0.42     14.00        24.75        9,934        0.97        0.98        3.14        14   

Class R6

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    19.89        0.25        0.80        1.05        (0.24            (0.24     20.70        5.33        40,236        0.78 (d)      0.79 (d)      2.52 (d)      3   

Year ended 04/30/14

    18.04        0.46        2.15        2.61        (0.53     (0.23     (0.76     19.89        14.89        33,762        0.82        0.83        2.49        4   

Year ended 04/30/13(f)

    17.55        0.34        1.58        1.92        (0.33     (1.10     (1.43     18.04        11.58        21,141        0.89 (e)      0.89 (e)      3.24 (e)      66   

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ended April 30, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $96,656,625 and sold of $8,278,596 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Van Kampen Utility Fund into the Fund.
(d)  Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $354,846, $11,855, $45,995, $34,709, $71,148, $718 and $36,965 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively.
(e)  Annualized.
(f)  Commencement date of September 24, 2012 for Class R6 shares.

 

17                         Invesco  Dividend Income Fund


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class   Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/14)
    ACTUAL     HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return before
expenses)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)1
     Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)
     Expenses
Paid During
Period2
   
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,051.10       $ 5.69      $ 1,019.66       $ 5.60        1.10
B     1,000.00        1,047.60         9.55        1,015.88         9.40        1.85   
C     1,000.00        1,047.80         9.55        1,015.88         9.40        1.85   
Y     1,000.00        1,052.10         4.40        1,020.92         4.33        0.85   
Investor     1,000.00        1,051.30         5.69        1,019.66         5.60        1.10   
R5     1,000.00        1,053.20         4.19        1,021.12         4.13        0.81   
R6     1,000.00        1,053.30         4.04        1,021.27         3.97        0.78   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

18                         Invesco  Dividend Income Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco Dividend Income Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s

investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met

during the year. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Equity Income Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one and five year periods and the fourth quintile for the three year period (the

 

 

19                         Invesco  Dividend Income Fund


first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A Shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least August 31, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s rate was above the rate of one such mutual fund advised by Invesco Advisers using a similar investment process. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not advise other client accounts that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of

advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

20                         Invesco  Dividend Income Fund


 

 

 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms

N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

   October 31, 2014
 

 

Invesco Energy Fund

 

 

Nasdaq:

  
  A: IENAX ¡ B: IENBX ¡ C: IEFCX ¡ Y: IENYX ¡ Investor: FSTEX ¡ R5: IENIX

 

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2      Fund Performance
4      Letters to Shareholders
5      Schedule of Investments
6      Financial Statements
8      Notes to Financial Statements
15      Financial Highlights
16      Fund Expenses
17      Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

 

 

For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

 
 

 

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Fund Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

Class A Shares

     -11.97

Class B Shares

     -12.31   

Class C Shares

     -12.30   

Class Y Shares

     -11.86   

Investor Class Shares

     -11.97   

Class R5 Shares

     -11.81   

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     8.22   

MSCI World Energy Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

     -9.06   

Lipper Natural Resource Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index)

     -9.98   
Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.   

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

The MSCI World Energy Index is a free float-adjusted market-capitalization index that represents the energy segment in global developed market equity performance. The index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.

The Lipper Natural Resource Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of natural resource funds tracked by Lipper.

The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

2                         Invesco Energy Fund


Average Annual Total Returns   
As of 10/31/14, including maximum applicable sales charges    

Class A Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     10.15

10 Years

     9.30   

  5 Years

     4.64   

  1 Year

     -7.97   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     10.14

10 Years

     9.27   

  5 Years

     4.71   

  1 Year

     -8.15   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (2/14/00)

     11.06

10 Years

     9.11   

  5 Years

     5.04   

  1 Year

     -4.31   

Class Y Shares

        

10 Years

     10.10

  5 Years

     6.10   

  1 Year

     -2.37   

Investor Class Shares

        

Inception (1/19/84)

     9.42

10 Years

     9.93   

  5 Years

     5.84   

  1 Year

     -2.61   

Class R5 Shares

        

Inception(1/31/06)

     4.36

  5 Years

     6.23   

  1 Year

     -2.27   
Average Annual Total Returns   
As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges     

Class A Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     10.90

10 Years

     10.13   

  5 Years

     6.08   

  1 Year

     3.05   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     10.89

10 Years

     10.11   

  5 Years

     6.16   

  1 Year

     3.24   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (2/14/00)

     11.71

10 Years

     9.94   

  5 Years

     6.48   

  1 Year

     7.24   

Class Y Shares

        

10 Years

     10.93

  5 Years

     7.55   

  1 Year

     9.30   

Investor Class Shares

        

Inception (1/19/84)

     9.72

10 Years

     10.77   

  5 Years

     7.28   

  1 Year

     9.05   

Class R5 Shares

        

Inception (1/31/06)

     5.33

  5 Years

     7.68   

  1 Year

     9.43   
 

Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Investor Class shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Investor Class shares. Investor Class share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares was 1.15%, 1.90%, 1.90%, 0.90%, 1.15% and 0.79%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

    Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a

CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

    The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

    Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses on Class B and Class C shares in the past, performance would have been lower.

 

 

3                         Invesco Energy Fund


 

Letters to Shareholders

 

LOGO

    Bruce Crockett

    

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months

carefully reviewing information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

    

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

    Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

    Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

         Also, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy

and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com.

For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–96.96%

  

Diversified Chemicals–1.05%   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    250,704       $ 12,384,778   
Integrated Oil & Gas–29.36%   

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,056,506         34,274,902   

BP PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)

    737,834         32,066,266   

Cenovus Energy Inc. (Canada)

    1,317,034         32,595,686   

Chevron Corp.

    405,419         48,630,009   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    612,749         59,258,956   

Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A. (Portugal)

    630,663         9,166,950   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    384,099         34,157,924   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class A–ADR (United Kingdom)

    730,953         52,475,116   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

    1,190,518         42,279,288   
               344,905,097   
Oil & Gas Drilling–4.92%   

Ensco PLC–Class A

    912,494         37,038,132   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    238,843         20,736,349   
               57,774,481   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–12.97%   

Cameron International Corp.(b)

    506,272         30,148,498   

Halliburton Co.

    413,731         22,813,127   

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

    169,665         12,324,466   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    351,767         34,705,332   

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

    404,500         10,173,175   

Tidewater Inc.

    650,936         24,000,010   

Weatherford International PLC(b)

    1,109,715         18,221,520   
               152,386,128   
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–44.18%   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    483,848         44,407,569   

Apache Corp.

    732,997         56,587,368   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    475,009         14,772,780   
     Shares      Value  
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–(continued)   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

    1,257,179       $ 43,876,875   

Cobalt International Energy, Inc.(b)

    2,275,406         26,645,004   

Concho Resources Inc.(b)

    251,861         27,460,405   

Devon Energy Corp.

    906,250         54,375,000   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    403,084         38,313,134   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    735,083         26,021,938   

Noble Energy, Inc.

    421,548         24,293,811   

Oasis Petroleum Inc.(b)

    463,305         13,880,618   

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (Canada)

    478,053         14,720,418   

Range Resources Corp.

    325,027         22,231,847   

Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b)

    297,974         11,331,951   

Southwestern Energy Co.(b)

    925,210         30,078,577   

Tullow Oil PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,323,548         10,302,651   

Ultra Petroleum Corp.(b)

    1,571,801         35,837,063   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)

    390,361         23,905,708   
               519,042,717   
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing–4.48%   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    154,358         14,031,142   

Phillips 66

    492,091         38,629,144   
               52,660,286   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $961,767,906)

   

     1,139,153,487   

Money Market Funds–3.28%

  

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–
Institutional Class(c)

    19,252,492         19,252,492   

Premier Portfolio–
Institutional Class(c)

    19,252,491         19,252,491   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $38,504,983)

   

     38,504,983   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.24%
(Cost $1,000,272,889)

   

     1,177,658,470   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.24)%

  

     (2,763,622

NET ASSETS–100.00%

           $ 1,174,894,848   
 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ADR  

– American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.

Portfolio Composition

By industry, based on Net Assets

as of October 31, 2014

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    44.2

Integrated Oil & Gas

    29.4   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    13.0   

Oil & Gas Drilling

    4.9   

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

    4.5   

Diversified Chemicals

    1.0   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    3.0   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $961,767,906)

  $ 1,139,153,487   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    38,504,983   

Total investments, at value (Cost $1,000,272,889)

    1,177,658,470   

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $849,350)

    840,019   

Receivable for:

 

Fund shares sold

    2,286,131   

Dividends

    370,570   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    239,847   

Other assets

    74,664   

Total assets

    1,181,469,701   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

 

Fund shares reacquired

    5,238,988   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    955,111   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    3,476   

Accrued other operating expenses

    95,829   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    281,449   

Total liabilities

    6,574,853   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 1,174,894,848   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 883,775,724   

Undistributed net investment income

    3,223,934   

Undistributed net realized gain

    110,521,575   

Net unrealized appreciation

    177,373,615   
    $ 1,174,894,848   

Net Assets:

  

Class A

  $ 562,579,248   

Class B

  $ 26,831,680   

Class C

  $ 152,026,556   

Class Y

  $ 63,740,258   

Investor Class

  $ 337,512,155   

Class R5

  $ 32,204,951   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    12,815,465   

Class B

    680,989   

Class C

    3,955,070   

Class Y

    1,446,360   

Investor Class

    7,716,087   

Class R5

    716,505   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 43.90   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $43.90 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 46.46   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 39.40   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 38.44   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 44.07   

Investor Class:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 43.74   

Class R5:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 44.95   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco Energy Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $472,093)

   $ 11,551,157   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $211,138)

     226,979   

Total investment income

     11,778,136   

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     4,348,725   

Administrative services fees

     172,323   

Custodian fees

     40,091   

Distribution fees:

  

Class A

     831,210   

Class B

     172,263   

Class C

     882,300   

Investor Class

     507,857   

Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, Y and Investor

     1,379,327   

Transfer agent fees — R5

     16,408   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     18,472   

Other

     186,654   

Total expenses

     8,555,630   

Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)

     (65,316

Net expenses

     8,490,314   

Net investment income

     3,287,822   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investment securities

     67,684,892   

Foreign currencies

     (82,529
       67,602,363   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investment securities

     (234,476,793

Foreign currencies

     (13,479
       (234,490,272

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (166,887,909

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (163,600,087

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

7                         Invesco Energy Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     October 31,
2014
     April 30,
2014
 

Operations:

  

  

Net investment income

  $ 3,287,822       $ 4,118,207   

Net realized gain

    67,602,363         82,409,125   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (234,490,272      190,741,982   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (163,600,087      277,269,314   

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

    

Class A

            (2,722,136

Class Y

            (495,187

Investor Class

            (1,685,810

Class R5

            (297,938

Total distributions from net investment income

            (5,201,071

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:

    

Class A

            (2,850,986

Class B

            (216,887

Class C

            (881,681

Class Y

            (266,347

Investor Class

            (1,765,606

Class R5

            (131,513

Total distributions from net realized gains

            (6,113,020

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    (22,093,306      (83,008,300

Class B

    (6,613,966      (21,625,139

Class C

    (3,993,689      (21,853,420

Class Y

    8,957,546         (2,297,513

Investor Class

    (35,876,460      (23,754,879

Class R5

    4,300,418         1,483,471   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

    (55,319,457      (151,055,780

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (218,919,544      114,899,443   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    1,393,814,392         1,278,914,949   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income of $3,223,934 and $(63,888), respectively)

  $ 1,174,894,848       $ 1,393,814,392   

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Energy Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5. Investor Class shares of the Fund are offered only to certain grandfathered investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of

 

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other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment

 

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income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. 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 failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. 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. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

 

10                         Invesco Energy Fund


The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L. Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile.

The businesses in which the Fund invests may be adversely affected by foreign, federal or state regulations governing energy production, distribution and sale. Although individual security selection drives the performance of the Fund, short-term fluctuations in commodity prices may cause price fluctuations in its shares.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate

First $350 million

    0 .75%   

Next $350 million

    0 .65%   

Next $1.3 billion

    0 .55%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .45%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .40%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .375%   

Over $8 billion

    0 .35%     

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.63%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 1.75%, 2.00% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $61,414.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund,

 

11                         Invesco Energy Fund


subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Investor Class shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Investor Class shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges, that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the Plan are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $78,157 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $5,582, $10,714 and $2,321 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2014. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Equity Securities

  $ 1,123,913,967         $ 53,744,503         $         $ 1,177,658,470   

NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $3,902.

NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

 

12                         Invesco Energy Fund


NOTE 7—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014.

NOTE 8—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $200,806,645 and $197,962,902, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 227,097,500   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (53,690,386

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 173,407,114   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,004,251,356.

 

13                         Invesco Energy Fund


NOTE 9—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    1,862,355       $ 93,246,715         2,470,897       $ 110,999,182   

Class B

    13,983         624,544         29,516         1,182,515   

Class C

    318,647         13,682,447         353,152         13,781,724   

Class Y

    617,487         31,499,478         444,752         19,815,242   

Investor Class

    808,702         40,034,346         1,278,365         58,270,829   

Class R5

    239,555         11,897,269         244,722         11,135,840   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

          

Class A

                    117,465         5,128,524   

Class B

                    5,049         199,180   

Class C

                    21,323         820,726   

Class Y

                    14,611         639,105   

Investor Class

                    76,165         3,313,949   

Class R5

                    9,612         428,406   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    84,892         4,184,678         284,256         12,659,426   

Class B

    (94,428      (4,184,678      (315,410      (12,659,426

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (2,423,006      (119,524,699      (4,878,282      (211,795,432

Class B

    (68,606      (3,053,832      (260,636      (10,347,408

Class C

    (413,204      (17,676,136      (940,648      (36,455,870

Class Y

    (473,621      (22,541,932      (513,092      (22,751,860

Investor Class

    (1,528,083      (75,910,806      (1,933,992      (85,339,657

Class R5

    (149,745      (7,596,851      (222,456      (10,080,775

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

    (1,205,072    $ (55,319,457      (3,714,631    $ (151,055,780

 

(a)  There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 16% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

14                         Invesco Energy Fund


NOTE 10—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return(b)
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or  expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover(c)
 

Class A

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 49.87      $ 0.14      $ (6.11   $ (5.97   $      $      $      $ 43.90        (11.97 )%    $ 562,579        1.13 %(d)      1.14 %(d)      0.57 %(d)      15

Year ended 04/30/14

    40.52        0.19        9.57        9.76        (0.20     (0.21     (0.41     49.87        24.23        662,813        1.15        1.15        0.43        14   

Year ended 04/30/13

    39.00        0.14        1.38        1.52                             40.52        3.90        619,826        1.15        1.16        0.37        56   

Year ended 04/30/12

    47.26        0.01        (8.27     (8.26                          39.00        (17.48     723,304        1.12        1.13        0.03        61   

Year ended 04/30/11

    35.99        (0.03     11.33        11.30        (0.03            (0.03     47.26        31.42        1,048,194        1.13        1.13        (0.10     58   

One month ended 04/30/10

    35.34        (0.03     0.68        0.65                             35.99        1.84        742,987        1.16 (e)      1.16 (e)      (1.00 )(e)      9   

Year ended 03/31/10

    23.91        0.07        11.38        11.45        (0.02            (0.02     35.34        47.91        725,470        1.17        1.18        0.22        49   

Class B

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    44.93        (0.04     (5.49     (5.53                          39.40        (12.31     26,832        1.88 (d)      1.89 (d)      (0.18 )(d)      15   

Year ended 04/30/14

    36.63        (0.13     8.64        8.51               (0.21     (0.21     44.93        23.31        37,293        1.90        1.90        (0.32     14   

Year ended 04/30/13

    35.52        (0.13     1.24        1.11                             36.63        3.12        50,241        1.90        1.91        (0.38     56   

Year ended 04/30/12

    43.37        (0.26     (7.59     (7.85                          35.52        (18.10     73,896        1.87        1.88        (0.72     61   

Year ended 04/30/11

    33.25        (0.29     10.41        10.12                             43.37        30.44        116,438        1.88        1.88        (0.85     58   

One month ended 04/30/10

    32.68        (0.05     0.62        0.57                             33.25        1.75        109,771        1.91 (e)      1.91 (e)      (1.75 )(e)      9   

Year ended 03/31/10

    22.26        (0.16     10.58        10.42                             32.68        46.81        108,880        1.92        1.93        (0.53     49   

Class C

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    43.83        (0.04     (5.35     (5.39                          38.44        (12.30     152,027        1.88 (d)      1.89 (d)      (0.18 )(d)      15   

Year ended 04/30/14

    35.74        (0.13     8.43        8.30               (0.21     (0.21     43.83        23.31        177,502        1.90        1.90        (0.32     14   

Year ended 04/30/13

    34.66        (0.13     1.21        1.08                             35.74        3.12        164,978        1.90        1.91        (0.38     56   

Year ended 04/30/12

    42.32        (0.26     (7.40     (7.66                          34.66        (18.10     202,489        1.87        1.88        (0.72     61   

Year ended 04/30/11

    32.44        (0.29     10.17        9.88                             42.32        30.46        283,422        1.88        1.88        (0.85     58   

One month ended 04/30/10

    31.88        (0.05     0.61        0.56                             32.44        1.76        207,451        1.91 (e)      1.91 (e)      (1.75 )(e)      9   

Year ended 03/31/10

    21.71        (0.16     10.33        10.17                             31.88        46.85        205,003        1.92        1.93        (0.53     49   

Class Y

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    50.00        0.20        (6.13     (5.93                          44.07        (11.86     63,740        0.88 (d)      0.89 (d)      0.82 (d)      15   

Year ended 04/30/14

    40.70        0.30        9.60        9.90        (0.39     (0.21     (0.60     50.00        24.54        65,123        0.90        0.90        0.68        14   

Year ended 04/30/13

    39.07        0.23        1.40        1.63                             40.70        4.17        55,196        0.90        0.91        0.62        56   

Year ended 04/30/12

    47.24        0.11        (8.28     (8.17                          39.07        (17.28     74,126        0.87        0.88        0.28        61   

Year ended 04/30/11

    35.96        0.06        11.33        11.39        (0.12            (0.12     47.23        31.73        83,807        0.88        0.88        0.15        58   

One month ended 04/30/10

    35.31        (0.02     0.67        0.65                             35.96        1.84        48,291        0.91 (e)      0.91 (e)      (0.75 )(e)      9   

Year ended 03/31/10

    23.86        0.16        11.36        11.52        (0.07            (0.07     35.31        48.29        47,084        0.92        0.93        0.47        49   

Investor Class

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    49.69        0.14        (6.09     (5.95                          43.74        (11.97     337,512        1.13 (d)      1.14 (d)      0.57 (d)      15   

Year ended 04/30/14

    40.38        0.19        9.53        9.72        (0.20     (0.21     (0.41     49.69        24.22        419,142        1.15        1.15        0.43        14   

Year ended 04/30/13

    38.86        0.14        1.38        1.52                             40.38        3.91        363,981        1.15        1.16        0.37        56   

Year ended 04/30/12

    47.09        0.01        (8.24     (8.23                          38.86        (17.48     428,174        1.12        1.13        0.03        61   

Year ended 04/30/11

    35.86        (0.03     11.29        11.26        (0.03            (0.03     47.09        31.42        594,201        1.13        1.13        (0.10     58   

One month ended 04/30/10

    35.22        (0.03     0.67        0.64                             35.86        1.82        484,002        1.16 (e)      1.16 (e)      (1.00 )(e)      9   

Year ended 03/31/10

    23.82        0.07        11.35        11.42        (0.02            (0.02     35.22        47.96        475,026        1.17        1.18        0.22        49   

Class R5

  

Six months ended 10/31/14

    50.97        0.23        (6.25     (6.02                          44.95        (11.81     32,205        0.78 (d)      0.79 (d)      0.92 (d)      15   

Year ended 04/30/14

    41.51        0.35        9.80        10.15        (0.48     (0.21     (0.69     50.97        24.68        31,942        0.79        0.79        0.79        14   

Year ended 04/30/13

    39.81        0.29        1.41        1.70                             41.51        4.27        24,693        0.78        0.79        0.74        56   

Year ended 04/30/12

    48.07        0.16        (8.42     (8.26                          39.81        (17.18     19,996        0.76        0.77        0.39        61   

Year ended 04/30/11

    36.60        0.10        11.55        11.65        (0.18            (0.18     48.07        31.92        13,915        0.77        0.77        0.26        58   

One month ended 04/30/10

    35.93        (0.02     0.69        0.67                             36.60        1.87        7,667        0.77 (e)      0.77 (e)      (0.61 )(e)      9   

Year ended 03/31/10

    24.32        0.21        11.59        11.80        (0.19            (0.19     35.93        48.57        6,411        0.74        0.75        0.65        49   

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d)  Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $659,547, $34,172, $175,022, $73,319, $402,973 and $32,521 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares, respectively.
(e)  Annualized.

 

15                         Invesco Energy Fund


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class   Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/14)
    ACTUAL    

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before
expenses)

     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)1
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 880.30      $ 5.36      $ 1,019.51      $ 5.75         1.13
B     1,000.00        876.90        8.89        1,015.73        9.55         1.88   
C     1,000.00        877.00        8.89        1,015.73        9.55         1.88   
Y     1,000.00        881.40        4.17        1,020.77        4.48         0.88   
Investor     1,000.00        880.30        5.36        1,019.51        5.75         1.13   
R5     1,000.00        881.90        3.70        1,021.27        3.97         0.78   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

16                         Invesco Energy Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco Energy Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s

investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met during the year. The Board’s review of the

qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Canada Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Natural Resource Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of the performance universe for the one year period and the fourth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of

 

 

17                         Invesco Energy Fund


Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Trustees noted that Invesco Canada Ltd. and a portfolio manager from the Affiliated Sub-Adviser began managing the assets of the Fund in February 2013. Invesco Advisers advised the Trustees that the Lipper Natural Resources category includes many funds that have other natural resource mandates beyond energy making relative performance comparisons difficult. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least June 30, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rate of a fund advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that is managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that both the effective advisory fee rate and the sub-advised fee of the other fund are above the Fund’s rates. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates do not manage any other funds or client accounts using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that

Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day portfolio management. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to

those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

18                         Invesco Energy Fund


 

 

 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

   October 31, 2014
 

 

Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund

 

 

Nasdaq:

  
 

A: IGDAX  n  B: IGDBX  n  C: IGDCX  n  Y: IGDYX  n  Investor: FGLDX

 

 

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2

 

    

 

Fund Performance

4

 

     Letters to Shareholders

5

 

     Schedule of Investments

6

 

     Financial Statements

8

 

     Notes to Financial Statements

14

 

     Financial Highlights

15

 

     Fund Expenses

16

 

     Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

 

For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

 

 

 

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Fund Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

Class A Shares

     -23.58

Class B Shares

     -23.67   

Class C Shares

     -23.76   

Class Y Shares

     -23.44   

Investor Class Shares

     -23.48   

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     8.22   

Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index (price-only)q (Style-Specific Index)

     -29.68   

Lipper Precious Metals Equity Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index)

     -24.56   

Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.

  

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index (price-only) is a capitalization-weighted, price-only index on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange that includes the leading companies involved in mining gold and silver.

The Lipper Precious Metals Equity Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of precious metals funds tracked by Lipper.

The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

2                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


Average Annual Total Returns

As of 10/31/14, including maximum

applicable sales charges

 

 

  

  

  

Class A Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     5.11

10 Years

     1.03   

  5 Years

     -11.61   

  1 Year

     -28.26   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     5.21

10 Years

     1.01   

  5 Years

     -11.59   

  1 Year

     -28.28   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (2/14/00)

     6.65

10 Years

     0.84   

  5 Years

     -11.26   

  1 Year

     -25.29   

Class Y Shares

        

10 Years

     1.77

  5 Years

     -10.41   

  1 Year

     -23.76   

Investor Class Shares

        

Inception (1/19/84)

     -0.31

10 Years

     1.62   

  5 Years

     -10.62   

  1 Year

     -23.96   

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar

quarter end, including maximum

applicable sales charges

 

  

  

  

  

Class A Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     6.73

10 Years

     2.95   

  5 Years

     -9.04   

  1 Year

     -13.61   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     6.84

10 Years

     2.92   

  5 Years

     -9.04   

  1 Year

     -13.90   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (2/14/00)

     8.06

10 Years

     2.75   

  5 Years

     -8.70   

  1 Year

     -10.09   

Class Y Shares

        

10 Years

     3.69

  5 Years

     -7.80   

  1 Year

     -8.44   

Investor Class Shares

        

Inception (1/19/84)

     0.30

10 Years

     3.53   

  5 Years

     -8.02   

  1 Year

     -8.71   
 

Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Investor Class shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Investor Class shares. Investor Class share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares was 1.49%, 2.24%, 2.24%, 1.24% and 1.49%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares was 1.50%, 2.25%, 2.25%, 1.25% and 1.50%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at

the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y and Investor Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

 

1 Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2016. See current prospectus for more information.
 

 

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Letters to Shareholders

 

LOGO

Bruce Crockett

    

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the

fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

    

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

Also, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the

economy and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com.

For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–95.04%

  

Brazil–3.32%   

Yamana Gold Inc.

    2,048,324       $ 8,152,330   
Canada–69.50%   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    466,034         10,951,799   

Alamos Gold Inc.

    1,107,121         8,262,390   

B2Gold Corp.(a)

    4,278,529         7,137,842   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    613,308         7,279,966   

Belo Sun Mining Corp.(a)

    5,513,000         709,366   

Continental Gold Ltd.(a)

    2,547,005         4,271,754   

Detour Gold Corp.(a)

    1,580,400         9,256,048   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    2,176,644         11,898,240   

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    311,772         14,596,762   

Goldcorp, Inc.

    576,091         10,818,989   

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.–Class A(a)

    3,064,735         2,311,673   

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.–Wts. expiring 12/10/15(a)

    2,088,713         92,675   

Kinross Gold Corp.(a)

    2,438,498         5,214,997   

Lydian International, Ltd.(a)

    4,295,943         2,096,698   

New Gold Inc.(a)

    2,345,528         8,512,920   

Orezone Gold Corp.(a)

    455,255         193,915   

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.(a)

    125,358         1,566,280   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    258,804         2,388,761   

Platinum Group Metals Ltd.(a)

    4,110,616         3,319,425   

Pretium Resources Inc.(a)

    552,223         2,528,592   

Primero Mining Corp.(a)

    490,748         1,676,617   

Rio Alto Mining Ltd.(a)

    2,618,499         5,553,476   

Rubicon Minerals Corp.(a)

    5,694,770         4,800,809   

Sandstorm Gold Ltd.(a)

    737,215         2,119,599   

SEMAFO Inc.(a)

    2,128,556         5,194,364   

Silver Wheaton Corp.(a)

    569,044         9,884,294   
     Shares      Value  
Canada–(continued)   

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)

    12,910,912       $ 13,748,420   

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.(a)

    4,312,626         14,465,992   
         170,852,663   
Mali–3.52%   

Randgold Resources Ltd.–ADR

    148,684         8,654,896   
Mexico–3.50%   

Fresnillo PLC

    769,642         8,597,561   
South Africa–0.65%   

Gold Fields Ltd.–ADR

    498,499         1,590,212   
United States–14.55%   

Boart Longyear Ltd.(a)

    8,776,163         1,899,184   

iShares® Gold Trust–ETF(a)

    721,100         8,184,485   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    330,970         6,208,997   

SPDR® Gold Trust–ETF(a)

    96,700         10,894,222   

Stillwater Mining Co.(a)

    186,417         2,447,655   

Tahoe Resources Inc.(a)

    354,171         6,138,042   
               35,772,585   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $348,703,391)

   

     233,620,247   

Money Market Funds–5.80%

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional
Class(b)

    7,126,072         7,126,072   

Premier Portfolio–Institutional
Class(b)

    7,126,072         7,126,072   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $14,252,144)

   

     14,252,144   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.84%
(Cost $362,955,535)

   

     247,872,391   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.84)%

  

     (2,060,829

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 245,811,562   
 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ADR  

– American Depositary Receipt

ETF  

– Exchange-Traded Fund

SPDR  

– Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

Wts.  

– Warrants

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Non-income producing security.
(b)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.

Portfolio Composition

By industry, based on Net Assets as of October 31, 2014

 

Gold

    66.3

Precious Metals & Minerals

    8.3   

Investment Companies — Exchange Traded Funds

    7.8   

Diversified Metals & Mining

    6.8   

Silver

    5.0   

Construction & Engineering

    0.8   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    5.0   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

5                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $348,703,391)

  $ 233,620,247   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    14,252,144   

Total investments, at value (Cost $362,955,535)

    247,872,391   

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $52,974)

    46,142   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    920,999   

Fund shares sold

    1,369,476   

Dividends

    384   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    93,641   

Other assets

    31,179   

Total assets

    250,334,212   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    3,155,186   

Fund shares reacquired

    933,487   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    258,790   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    2,138   

Accrued other operating expenses

    65,826   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    107,223   

Total liabilities

    4,522,650   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 245,811,562   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 499,263,443   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (27,884,803

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (110,490,741

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (115,076,337
    $ 245,811,562   

Net Assets:

  

Class A

  $ 110,599,386   

Class B

  $ 6,207,147   

Class C

  $ 26,020,391   

Class Y

  $ 22,284,134   

Investor Class

  $ 80,700,504   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    30,452,038   

Class B

    1,799,527   

Class C

    7,058,554   

Class Y

    6,039,016   

Investor Class

    22,098,458   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 3.63   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $3.63 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 3.84   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 3.45   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 3.69   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 3.69   

Investor Class:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 3.65   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $146,637)

   $ 886,823   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $82,226)

     85,200   

Total investment income

     972,023   

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     1,294,885   

Administrative services fees

     49,792   

Custodian fees

     29,542   

Distribution fees:

  

Class A

     186,821   

Class B

     46,618   

Class C

     175,399   

Investor Class

     130,245   

Transfer agent fees

     506,762   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     11,862   

Other

     108,167   

Total expenses

     2,540,093   

Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)

     (14,997

Net expenses

     2,525,096   

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,553,073

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investment securities

     (26,996,231

Foreign currencies

     128,919   
       (26,867,312

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investment securities

     (52,041,538

Foreign currencies

     6,807   
       (52,034,731

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (78,902,043

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (80,455,116

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     October 31,
2014
     April 30,
2014
 

Operations:

  

  

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (1,553,073    $ (1,711,647

Net realized gain (loss)

    (26,867,312      (38,142,898

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (52,034,731      (3,805,820

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (80,455,116      (43,660,365

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    3,344,716         27,535,786   

Class B

    (1,621,068      (4,811,808

Class C

    1,621,826         2,759,777   

Class Y

    (1,372,208      20,185,340   

Investor Class

    3,202,797         (6,658,126

Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions

    5,176,063         39,010,969   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (75,279,053      (4,649,396

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    321,090,615         325,740,011   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(27,884,803) and $(26,331,730), respectively)

  $ 245,811,562       $ 321,090,615   

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class. Investor Class shares of the Fund are offered only to certain grandfathered investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y and Investor Class shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect

 

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appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain

 

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tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. 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 failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. 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. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L. Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile.

 

10                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund.

Fluctuations in the price of gold and precious metals may affect the profitability of companies in the gold and precious metals sector. Changes in the political or economic conditions of countries where companies in the gold and precious metals sector are located may have a direct effect on the price of gold and precious metals.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate

First $350 million

    0 .75%   

Next $350 million

    0 .65%   

Next $1.3 billion

    0 .55%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .45%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .40%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .375%   

Over $8 billion

    0 .35%     

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.75%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 1.75% and 2.00%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $12,459.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Investor Class shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Investor Class shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges, that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $32,340 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $100, $6,206 and $2,010 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

 

11                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2014. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Brazil

  $ 8,152,330         $         $         $ 8,152,330   

Canada

    170,852,663                               170,852,663   

Mali

    8,654,896                               8,654,896   

Mexico

              8,597,561                     8,597,561   

South Africa

    1,590,212                               1,590,212   

United States

    48,125,545           1,899,184                     50,024,729   

Total Investments

  $ 237,375,646         $ 10,496,745         $         $ 247,872,391   

NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $2,538.

NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

NOTE 7—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will

 

12                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  
Expiration   Short-Term        Long-Term        Total  

Not subject to expiration

  $ 6,617,125         $ 61,549,955         $ 68,167,080   

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

NOTE 8—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $74,700,134 and $67,354,634, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 19,958,099   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (167,337,411

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities

  $ (147,379,312

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $395,251,703.

NOTE 9—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    5,553,236       $ 26,951,139         17,588,440       $ 84,151,428   

Class B

    53,658         247,985         176,845         821,967   

Class C

    1,059,914         5,293,157         2,837,578         13,791,529   

Class Y

    5,894,973         30,978,531         7,578,739         36,227,530   

Investor Class

    2,872,412         12,770,466         4,192,789         20,483,078   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    205,162         995,016         405,073         1,935,060   

Class B

    (215,519      (995,016      (423,579      (1,935,060

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (5,064,769      (24,601,439      (12,406,372      (58,550,702

Class B

    (189,827      (874,037      (817,068      (3,698,715

Class C

    (751,543      (3,671,331      (2,309,333      (11,031,752

Class Y

    (7,397,228      (32,350,739      (3,257,352      (16,042,190

Investor Class

    (1,971,801      (9,567,669      (5,745,543      (27,141,204

Net increase in share activity

    48,668       $ 5,176,063         7,820,217       $ 39,010,969   

 

(a)  There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 30% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

13                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


NOTE 10—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period(b)
    Total
return(c)
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover(d)
 

Class A

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 4.75      $ (0.02   $ (1.10   $ (1.12   $      $      $      $ 3.63        (23.58 )%    $ 110,599        1.40 %(e)      1.41 %(e)      (0.84 )%(e)      21

Year ended 04/30/14

    5.44        (0.02     (0.67     (0.69                          4.75        (12.68     141,237        1.45        1.46        (0.47     18   

Year ended 04/30/13

    7.78        (0.02     (2.17     (2.19            (0.15     (0.15     5.44        (28.65     131,605        1.32        1.32        (0.21     25   

Year ended 04/30/12

    11.22        (0.04     (2.69     (2.73     (0.23     (0.48     (0.71     7.78        (25.24     198,717        1.27        1.27        (0.39     14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    8.64        (0.06     2.97        2.91        (0.33            (0.33     11.22        33.86        274,558        1.23        1.23        (0.65     30   

One month ended 04/30/10

    7.84        (0.01     0.81        0.80                             8.64        10.20        179,158        1.29 (f)      1.30 (f)      (0.77 )(f)      2   

Year ended 03/31/10

    5.91        (0.06     2.13        2.07        (0.14            (0.14     7.84        34.88        157,681        1.31        1.32        (0.79     3   

Class B

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    4.52        (0.04     (1.03     (1.07                          3.45        (23.67     6,207        2.15 (e)      2.16 (e)      (1.59 )(e)      21   

Year ended 04/30/14

    5.24        (0.06     (0.66     (0.72                          4.52        (13.74     9,733        2.20        2.21        (1.22     18   

Year ended 04/30/13

    7.54        (0.07     (2.08     (2.15            (0.15     (0.15     5.24        (29.03     16,834        2.07        2.07        (0.96     25   

Year ended 04/30/12

    10.95        (0.11     (2.61     (2.72     (0.21     (0.48     (0.69     7.54        (25.82     32,217        2.02        2.02        (1.14     14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    8.46        (0.13     2.89        2.76        (0.27            (0.27     10.95        32.73        55,497        1.98        1.98        (1.40     30   

One month ended 04/30/10

    7.68        (0.01     0.79        0.78                             8.46        10.16        45,239        2.04 (f)      2.05 (f)      (1.52 )(f)      2   

Year ended 03/31/10

    5.77        (0.11     2.08        1.97        (0.06            (0.06     7.68        34.07        41,467        2.06        2.07        (1.54     3   

Class C

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    4.84        (0.04     (1.11     (1.15                          3.69        (23.76     26,020        2.15 (e)      2.16 (e)      (1.59 )(e)      21   

Year ended 04/30/14

    5.60        (0.06     (0.70     (0.76                          4.84        (13.57     32,640        2.20        2.21        (1.22     18   

Year ended 04/30/13

    8.05        (0.07     (2.23     (2.30            (0.15     (0.15     5.60        (29.05     34,820        2.07        2.07        (0.96     25   

Year ended 04/30/12

    11.63        (0.11     (2.78     (2.89     (0.21     (0.48     (0.69     8.05        (25.77     51,017        2.02        2.02        (1.14     14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    8.97        (0.14     3.07        2.93        (0.27            (0.27     11.63        32.77        80,280        1.98        1.98        (1.40     30   

One month ended 04/30/10

    8.15        (0.01     0.83        0.82                             8.97        10.06        53,588        2.04 (f)      2.05 (f)      (1.52 )(f)      2   

Year ended 03/31/10

    6.12        (0.12     2.21        2.09        (0.06            (0.06     8.15        34.08        51,104        2.06        2.07        (1.54     3   

Class Y

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    4.82        (0.01     (1.12     (1.13                          3.69        (23.44     22,284        1.15 (e)      1.16 (e)      (0.59 )(e)      21   

Year ended 04/30/14

    5.52        (0.01     (0.69     (0.70                          4.82        (12.68     36,328        1.20        1.21        (0.22     18   

Year ended 04/30/13

    7.86        (0.00     (2.19     (2.19            (0.15     (0.15     5.52        (28.35     17,777        1.07        1.07        0.04        25   

Year ended 04/30/12

    11.32        (0.01     (2.73     (2.74     (0.24     (0.48     (0.72     7.86        (25.14     20,131        1.02        1.02        (0.14     14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    8.71        (0.04     3.00        2.96        (0.35            (0.35     11.32        34.19        15,493        0.98        0.98        (0.40     30   

One month ended 04/30/10

    7.91        (0.00     0.80        0.80                             8.71        10.11        5,690        1.04 (f)      1.05 (f)      (0.52 )(f)      2   

Year ended 03/31/10

    5.95        (0.04     2.15        2.11        (0.15            (0.15     7.91        35.46        4,973        1.06        1.07        (0.54     3   

Investor Class

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    4.77        (0.02     (1.10     (1.12                          3.65        (23.48     80,701        1.40 (e)      1.41 (e)      (0.84 )(e)      21   

Year ended 04/30/14

    5.48        (0.02     (0.69     (0.71                          4.77        (12.96     101,153        1.45        1.46        (0.47     18   

Year ended 04/30/13

    7.83        (0.02     (2.18     (2.20            (0.15     (0.15     5.48        (28.59     124,703        1.32        1.32        (0.21     25   

Year ended 04/30/12

    11.28        (0.04     (2.70     (2.74     (0.23     (0.48     (0.71     7.83        (25.20     188,933        1.27        1.27        (0.39     14   

Year ended 04/30/11

    8.69        (0.06     2.98        2.92        (0.33            (0.33     11.28        33.78        279,686        1.23        1.23        (0.65     30   

One month ended 04/30/10

    7.89        (0.01     0.81        0.80                             8.69        10.14        205,022        1.29 (f)      1.30 (f)      (0.77 )(f)      2   

Year ended 03/31/10

    5.94        (0.06     2.15        2.09        (0.14            (0.14     7.89        35.04        187,995        1.31        1.32        (0.79     3   

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest for Class A Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares, which were less than $0.005 per share for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012 and prior.
(c)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(e)  Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $148,238, $9,248, $34,794 $46,861 and $103,347 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares, respectively.
(f)  Annualized.

 

14                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class   Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/14)
    ACTUAL    

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)1
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)
     Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 764.20      $ 6.23      $ 1,018.15       $ 7.12         1.40
B     1,000.00        763.30        9.56        1,014.37         10.92         2.15   
C     1,000.00        762.40        9.55        1,014.37         10.92         2.15   
Y     1,000.00        765.60        5.12        1,019.41         5.85         1.15   
Investor     1,000.00        765.20        6.23        1,018.15         7.12         1.40   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year

 

15                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s

investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met during the year. The Board’s review of the

qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Canada Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Precious Metals Equity Fund Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of the performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was

 

 

16                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year period. The Trustees noted that Invesco Canada Ltd. and a portfolio manager from the Affiliated Sub-Adviser began managing the Fund in February 2013. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least June 30, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee rate waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers advises an off-shore fund with a similar investment process, which had an effective advisory fee rate before waivers higher than the Fund’s rate. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates do not manage other funds or client accounts using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers retains overall responsibility for, and provides services to, sub-advised Invesco Funds, including oversight of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described herein other than day-to-day

portfolio management. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

17                         Invesco Gold & Precious Metals Fund


 

 

 

 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

  

October 31, 2014

 

  

 

Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund

  

 

Nasdaq:

  
   A: VGRAX  n  B: VGRBX  n  C: VGRCX  n  R: VGRRX  n  Y: VGRDX  n  R5: VGRJX  n  R6: VGRFX

 

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Fund Performance

   4      Letters to Shareholders
   5      Schedule of Investments
   8      Financial Statements
   10      Notes to Financial Statements
   17      Financial Highlights
   19      Fund Expenses
   20      Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
   For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
  

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

 

  

 

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Fund Performance

 

Performance summary

 

  

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

  

   

Class A Shares

     5.55

Class B Shares

     5.57   

Class C Shares

     5.17   

Class R Shares

     5.44   

Class Y Shares

     5.70   

Class R5 Shares

     5.75   

Class R6 Shares

     5.78   

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     8.22   

Russell Midcap Growth Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

     8.06   

Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index)

     7.16   
Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.   

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

    The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth stocks. The Russell Midcap Growth Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

    The Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap growth funds tracked by Lipper.

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

  

    

   

   

    

 

2                         Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund


Average Annual Total Returns  

As of 10/31/14, including maximum applicable sales charges

 

 

   

Class A Shares         
Inception (12/27/95)      11.91

10 Years

     9.55   

  5 Years

     14.00   

  1 Year

     4.58   
Class B Shares         
Inception (12/27/95)      11.93

10 Years

     9.82   

  5 Years

     15.01   

  1 Year

     5.65   
Class C Shares         
Inception (12/27/95)      11.45

10 Years

     9.35   

  5 Years

     14.44   

  1 Year

     8.87   
Class R Shares         
Inception (7/11/08)      9.74

  5 Years

     15.01   

  1 Year

     10.38   
Class Y Shares         
Inception (8/12/05)      9.17

  5 Years

     15.58   

  1 Year

     10.93   
Class R5 Shares         

10 Years

     10.34

  5 Years

     15.65   

  1 Year

     11.03   
Class R6 Shares         

10 Years

     10.23

  5 Years

     15.41   

  1 Year

     11.11   

Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Fund (renamed Invesco Mid Cap Growth). Returns shown above for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    Class R5 shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class

Average Annual Total Returns  

As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges

 

    

Class A Shares         
Inception (12/27/95)      11.81

10 Years

     9.60   

  5 Years

     12.36   

  1 Year

     5.51   
Class B Shares         
Inception (12/27/95)      11.82

10 Years

     9.88   

  5 Years

     13.34   

  1 Year

     6.68   
Class C Shares         
Inception (12/27/95)      11.35

10 Years

     9.41   

  5 Years

     12.81   

  1 Year

     9.84   
Class R Shares         
Inception (7/11/08)      9.41

  5 Years

     13.37   

  1 Year

     11.37   
Class Y Shares         
Inception (8/12/05)      8.95

  5 Years

     13.93   

  1 Year

     11.95   
Class R5 Shares         

10 Years

     10.40

  5 Years

     13.99   

  1 Year

     12.05   
Class R6 Shares         

10 Years

     10.28

  5 Years

     13.75   

  1 Year

     12.13   

A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

    Class R6 shares incepted on July 12, 2013. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated.

Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.15%, 1.15%, 1.87%, 1.40%, 0.90%, 0.83% and 0.73%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares was 1.21%, 1.21%, 1.93%, 1.46%, 0.96%, 0.83% and 0.73%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

    Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. For shares purchased prior to June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the sixth year. For shares purchased on or after June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

    The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

 

1 Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least July 31, 2015. See current prospectus for more information.
 

 

 

3                         Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund


 

Letters to Shareholders

 

LOGO

     Bruce Crockett

  

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

    Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing

information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

    After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

    As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

LOGO

       Philip Taylor

  

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

    Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

    Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

    Also, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy

and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com.

    For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

    Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

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4                         Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.85%

  

Aerospace & Defense–2.28%   

B/E Aerospace, Inc.(b)

    413,087       $ 30,754,327   

DigitalGlobe Inc.(b)

    1,234,147         35,284,263   
               66,038,590   
Airlines–1.11%   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    798,477         32,122,730   
Apparel Retail–0.90%   

L Brands, Inc.

    359,848         25,952,238   
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.86%   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(b)

    272,815         21,440,531   

Under Armour, Inc.–Class A(b)

    492,247         32,281,558   
               53,722,089   
Application Software–1.06%   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)

    1,703,466         30,577,215   
Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.71%   

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)

    145,065         28,982,536   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    391,812         49,434,920   
               78,417,456   
Auto Parts & Equipment–1.19%   

Gentherm Inc.(b)

    829,437         34,587,523   
Automobile Manufacturers–1.25%   

Tesla Motors, Inc.(b)

    150,339         36,336,936   
Automotive Retail–2.03%   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)

    334,492         58,830,453   
Biotechnology–4.35%   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

    242,196         46,346,627   

Medivation Inc.(b)

    535,126         56,562,818   

Synageva BioPharma Corp.(b)(c)

    303,792         23,009,206   
               125,918,651   
Building Products–3.47%   

A.O. Smith Corp.

    789,632         42,126,867   

Lennox International Inc.

    490,148         43,583,960   

Owens Corning Inc.

    460,879         14,775,781   
               100,486,608   
Casinos & Gaming–1.43%   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    217,651         41,355,867   
Commodity Chemicals–0.94%   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.–Class A

    296,680         27,184,788   
Communications Equipment–1.89%   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)

    518,491         54,804,499   
     Shares      Value  
Computer & Electronics Retail–0.93%   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    791,242       $ 27,013,002   
Construction & Engineering–2.45%   

Foster Wheeler AG

    1,153,644         35,797,573   

MasTec Inc.(b)

    1,223,706         35,046,940   
               70,844,513   
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.73%   

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)

    1,015,761         21,168,459   
Consumer Electronics–1.99%   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    536,828         57,623,118   
Consumer Finance–1.43%   

Discover Financial Services

    650,754         41,505,090   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–1.10%   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)

    112,678         31,927,311   
Distillers & Vintners–1.83%   

Constellation Brands, Inc.–Class A(b)

    578,336         52,940,877   
Distributors–0.51%   

LKQ Corp.(b)

    516,007         14,742,320   
Diversified Support Services–0.90%   

KAR Auction Services Inc.

    861,367         26,151,102   
Electrical Components & Equipment–2.31%   

AMETEK, Inc.

    701,670         36,592,091   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    270,204         30,357,419   
               66,949,510   
Electronic Components–1.51%   

Amphenol Corp.–Class A

    865,440         43,773,955   
Electronic Equipment & Instruments–1.34%   

Cognex Corp.(b)

    980,719         38,797,244   
Food Retail–1.46%   

Kroger Co. (The)

    758,479         42,254,865   
Health Care Facilities–1.48%   

Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B

    413,366         42,870,188   
Health Care Services–2.88%   

Omnicare, Inc.

    527,847         35,149,332   

Team Health Holdings, Inc.(b)

    771,862         48,272,249   
               83,421,581   
Home Entertainment Software–0.72%      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    1,038,300         20,714,085   
Homebuilding–0.51%     

Lennar Corp.–Class A

    344,393         14,836,450   
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–0.66%      

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    279,066         18,968,116   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

5                         Invesco  Mid Cap Growth Fund


     Shares      Value  
Household Appliances–0.86%     

Whirlpool Corp.

    144,309       $ 24,828,363   
Housewares & Specialties–1.24%      

Jarden Corp.(b)

    550,201         35,812,583   
Industrial Conglomerates–1.31%   

Carlisle Cos. Inc.

    426,704         37,925,452   
Industrial Machinery–1.41%     

Flowserve Corp.

    602,319         40,951,669   
Internet Retail–0.62%     

Netflix Inc.(b)

    46,017         18,074,097   
Internet Software & Services–0.30%      

Yelp Inc.(b)

    145,435         8,726,100   
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.22%      

Lazard Ltd.–Class A

    718,881         35,376,134   
IT Consulting & Other Services–1.08%      

Gartner, Inc.(b)

    388,500         31,355,835   
Leisure Products–1.47%     

Brunswick Corp.

    906,391         42,419,099   
Life Sciences Tools & Services–2.86%      

Illumina, Inc.(b)

    301,393         58,042,264   

VWR Corp.(b)(c)

    1,107,447         24,718,217   
               82,760,481   
Movies & Entertainment–1.60%      

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    1,313,336         46,387,028   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–2.46%      

Baker Hughes Inc.

    814,907         43,157,475   

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

    1,113,657         28,008,473   
               71,165,948   
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.73%   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    378,062         42,974,307   

Concho Resources Inc.(b)

    328,296         35,794,113   

EQT Corp.

    312,126         29,352,329   
               108,120,749   
Packaged Foods & Meats–1.88%   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

    547,561         54,378,283   
Pharmaceuticals–3.64%     

Actavis PLC(b)

    235,800         57,238,092   

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)

    518,274         48,106,193   
               105,344,285   
Regional Banks–1.54%     

SVB Financial Group(b)

    398,289         44,604,385   
Research & Consulting Services–0.77%      

IHS Inc.–Class A(b)

    170,799         22,379,793   
     Shares      Value  
Semiconductor Equipment–1.23%      

Applied Materials, Inc.

    1,606,686       $ 35,491,694   
Semiconductors–5.23%     

Atmel Corp.(b)

    3,476,214         25,793,508   

Cavium Inc.(b)

    619,913         31,807,736   

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(b)

    1,945,716         31,929,199   

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)(b)

    902,351         61,955,420   
               151,485,863   
Specialized Finance–1.53%   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    212,524         44,266,624   
Specialty Chemicals–2.92%   

PPG Industries, Inc.

    266,268         54,236,129   

Valspar Corp. (The)

    370,471         30,437,897   
               84,674,026   
Specialty Stores–3.30%     

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

    394,266         47,315,863   

Tractor Supply Co.

    657,369         48,132,558   
               95,448,421   
Systems Software–1.62%     

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)

    691,827         46,995,808   
Trading Companies & Distributors–1.12%   

United Rentals, Inc.(b)

    295,559         32,529,224   
Trucking–0.70%     

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(b)

    277,928         20,252,613   
Wireless Telecommunication Services–2.00%   

SBA Communications Corp.–Class A(b)

    514,497         57,793,448   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $2,215,964,818)

   

     2,862,385,434   

Money Market Funds–0.96%

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–
Institutional Class(d)

    13,936,999         13,936,999   

Premier Portfolio–
Institutional Class(d)

    13,936,999         13,936,999   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $27,873,998)

   

     27,873,998   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.81%
(Cost $2,243,838,816)

    

     2,890,259,432   

Investments Purchased with Cash
Collateral from Securities on Loan

   

Money Market Funds–0.95%

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class
(Cost $27,573,165)(d)(e)

    27,573,165         27,573,165   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.76%
(Cost $2,271,411,981)

   

     2,917,832,597   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.76)%

  

     (21,960,562

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 2,895,872,035   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco  Mid Cap Growth Fund


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at October 31, 2014.
(d)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

     The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of October 31, 2014.

 

Counterparty    Gross Amount
of Securities
on Loan at
Value
     Cash
Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
     Net
Amount
 

Brown Brothers Harriman

   $ 26,813,154       $ (26,813,154    $   

 

  * Amount does not include excess collateral received.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of October 31, 2014

 

Consumer Discretionary

    22.3

Industrials

    18.6   

Information Technology

    17.1   

Health Care

    15.2   

Financials

    8.4   

Energy

    6.2   

Consumer Staples

    5.2   

Materials

    3.9   

Telecommunication Services

    2.0   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    1.1   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

7                         Invesco  Mid Cap Growth Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $2,215,964,818)*

  $ 2,862,385,434   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    55,447,163   

Total investments, at value (Cost $2,271,411,981)

    2,917,832,597   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    39,139,309   

Fund shares sold

    815,290   

Dividends

    707,152   

Fund expenses absorbed

    687,262   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    629,156   

Other assets

    646,149   

Total assets

    2,960,456,915   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    30,267,726   

Fund shares reacquired

    3,197,550   

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

    27,573,165   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    2,646,185   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    5,120   

Accrued other operating expenses

    166,140   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    728,994   

Total liabilities

    64,584,880   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 2,895,872,035   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 2,152,445,622   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (13,302,645

Undistributed net realized gain

    110,308,442   

Net unrealized appreciation

    646,420,616   
    $ 2,895,872,035   

Net Assets:

 

Class A

  $ 2,374,081,725   

Class B

  $ 84,511,929   

Class C

  $ 168,692,607   

Class R

  $ 32,873,441   

Class Y

  $ 69,622,524   

Class R5

  $ 77,255,963   

Class R6

  $ 88,833,846   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    60,295,241   

Class B

    2,477,972   

Class C

    5,181,856   

Class R

    848,584   

Class Y

    1,722,608   

Class R5

    1,902,671   

Class R6

    2,185,653   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 39.37   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $39.37 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 41.66   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 34.11   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 32.55   

Class R:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 38.74   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 40.42   

Class R5:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 40.60   

Class R6:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 40.64   

 

* At October 31, 2014, securities with an aggregate value of $26,813,154 were on loan to brokers.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

8                         Invesco  Mid Cap Growth Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

  $ 10,213,875   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $18,295)

    24,665   

Total investment income

    10,238,540   

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

    9,931,687   

Administrative services fees

    281,812   

Custodian fees

    34,231   

Distribution fees:

 

Class A

    3,016,911   

Class B

    115,663   

Class C

    822,604   

Class R

    86,942   

Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y

    3,192,387   

Transfer agent fees — R5

    36,400   

Transfer agent fees — R6

    2,017   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    27,952   

Other

    299,379   

Total expenses

    17,847,985   

Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s)

    (725,515

Net expenses

    17,122,470   

Net investment income (loss)

    (6,883,930

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

 

Net realized gain from investment securities (includes net gains (losses) from securities sold to affiliates of $(139,970))

    181,929,660   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities

    (17,618,898

Net realized and unrealized gain

    164,310,762   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 157,426,832   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

9                         Invesco  Mid Cap Growth Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     October 31,
2014
     April 30,
2014
 

Operations:

  

  

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (6,883,930    $ (12,490,328

Net realized gain

    181,929,660         439,916,264   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (17,618,898      85,407,034   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    157,426,832         512,832,970   

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:

    

Class A

            (57,673,212

Class B

            (3,148,742

Class C

            (4,920,905

Class R

            (933,434

Class Y

            (1,536,931

Class R5

            (1,871,598

Class R6

            (1,924,507

Total distributions from net realized gains

            (72,009,329

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    (139,969,430      533,080,852   

Class B

    (17,674,810      (29,304,277

Class C

    (10,318,400      10,020,569   

Class R

    (5,043,459      (1,470,548

Class Y

    3,750,697         2,897,954   

Class R5

    (6,759,639      48,197,877   

Class R6

    7,113,409         70,626,726   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

    (168,901,632      634,049,153   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (11,474,800      1,074,872,794   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    2,907,346,835         1,832,474,041   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(13,302,645) and $(6,418,715), respectively)

  $ 2,895,872,035       $ 2,907,346,835   

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital growth.

The Fund currently consists of seven different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based

 

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on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets,

 

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  the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 and Class R6 are allocated to each share class based on relative net assets. Sub-accounting fees attributable to Class R5 are charged to the operations of the class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. Prior to June 1, 2010, incremental transfer agency fees which were unique to each class of shares were charged to the operations of such class.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. 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 failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. 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. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

 

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The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate  

First $500 million

    0.75%   

Next $500 million

    0.70%   

Over $1 billion

    0.65%   

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.68%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least July 31, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed above) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares to 1.15%, 1.90%, 1.90%, 1.40%, 0.90%, 0.90% and 0.90%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on July 31, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limitation, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $25,929 and reimbursed class level expenses of $596,953, $22,886, $42,535, $8,601 and $16,287 of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares, respectively.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets, up to 1.00% each of Class B and Class C average daily net assets and up to 0.50% of Class R average daily net assets.

With respect to Class B and Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class B and Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

 

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Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $112,863 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $205, $14,560 and $1,895 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund incurred $6,929 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

As of October 31, 2014, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $1,991,470, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(139,970).

NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $12,324.

NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 7—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

 

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NOTE 8—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in 8 tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014, which expires as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  
Expiration   Short-Term        Long-Term        Total  

April 30, 2016

  $ 50,022,438         $         $ 50,022,438   

April 30, 2017

    170,799,073                     170,799,073   
    $ 220,821,511         $         $ 220,821,511   

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

NOTE 9—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $928,422,578 and $1,122,643,192, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 701,928,580   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (56,826,389

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 645,102,191   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $2,272,730,406.

 

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NOTE 10—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    1,622,467       $ 62,304,042         5,709,998       $ 203,069,561   

Class B

    10,503         348,993         43,435         1,358,804   

Class C

    128,567         4,075,115         484,509         14,575,527   

Class R

    109,119         4,123,968         240,288         8,530,322   

Class Y

    292,761         11,730,662         425,246         15,367,624   

Class R5

    169,600         6,750,783         386,941         14,107,680   

Class R6(b)

    326,893         13,288,988         1,032,687         37,762,356   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

          

Class A

                    1,528,509         54,842,895   

Class B

                    98,472         3,060,500   

Class C

                    156,653         4,676,082   

Class R

                    26,310         930,829   

Class Y

                    33,864         1,244,509   

Class R5

                    50,564         1,865,300   

Class R6

                    52,146         1,924,196   

Issued in connection with acquisitions:(c)

          

Class A

                    19,732,915         664,347,737   

Class B

                    207,446         6,075,090   

Class C

                    576,247         16,273,578   

Class R

                    73,859         2,455,383   

Class Y

                    370,038         12,741,282   

Class R5

                    2,256,389         77,957,730   

Class R6

                    1,365,854         47,184,427   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    305,038         11,840,774         706,339         25,366,888   

Class B

    (352,146      (11,840,774      (814,135      (25,366,888

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (5,564,391      (214,114,246      (11,733,325      (414,546,229

Class B

    (185,153      (6,183,029      (473,593      (14,431,783

Class C

    (451,734      (14,393,515      (863,354      (25,504,618

Class R

    (245,402      (9,167,427      (378,185      (13,387,082

Class Y

    (202,122      (7,979,965      (711,421      (26,455,461

Class R5

    (339,794      (13,510,422      (1,244,765      (45,732,833

Class R6

    (155,979      (6,175,579      (435,948      (16,244,253

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

    (4,531,773    $ (168,901,632      18,903,983       $ 634,049,153   

 

(a)  There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 28% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.
(b)  Commencement date of July 15, 2013.
(c)  As of the opening of business on July 15, 2013, the Fund acquired all the net assets of Invesco Dynamics Fund (the “Target Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Trustees of the Fund on December 6, 2012 and by the shareholders of the Target Fund on April 24, 2013. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 24,582,748 shares of the Fund for 29,596,460 shares outstanding of the Target Fund as of the close of business on July 12, 2013. Each class of the Target Fund was exchanged for the like class of shares of the Fund based on the relative net asset value of the Target Fund to the net asset value of the Fund at the close of business on July 12, 2013. The Target Fund’s net assets at that date of $827,035,227, including $197,905,378 of unrealized appreciation, were combined with those of the Fund. The net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $1,952,684,708 and $2,779,719,935 immediately after the acquisition.
         The pro forma results of operations for the year ended April 30, 2014 assuming the reorganization had been completed on May 1, 2013, the beginning of the annual reporting period, are as follows:

 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (12,892,373

Net realized/unrealized gains

     614,289,807   

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 601,397,434   

 

         The combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed; it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Fund that has been included in the Fund’s Statement of Operations since July 15, 2013.

 

16                         Invesco  Mid Cap Growth Fund


NOTE 11—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover(b)
 

Class A

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 37.30      $ (0.09   $ 2.16      $ 2.07      $      $ 39.37        5.55 %(c)    $ 2,374,082        1.15 %(d)      1.20 %(d)      (0.45 )%(d)      32

Year ended 04/30/14

    31.09        (0.16     7.27        7.11        (0.90     37.30        22.99 (c)      2,384,362        1.16        1.21        (0.44     95   

Year ended 04/30/13

    28.15        (0.03 )(e)      2.97        2.94               31.09        10.44 (c)      1,491,997        1.29        1.29        (0.11 )(e)      88   

Year ended 04/30/12

    33.15        (0.16     (2.82     (2.98     (2.02     28.15        (8.37 )(c)      1,199,482        1.31        1.31        (0.57     109   

One month ended 04/30/11

    31.79        (0.03     1.39        1.36               33.15        4.28 (c)      1,539,895        1.28 (f)      1.28 (f)      (1.10 )(f)      21   

Year ended 03/31/11

    24.65        (0.16     7.30        7.14               31.79        28.97 (c)      1,485,888        1.29        1.29        (0.61     162   

Year ended 03/31/10

    14.37        (0.10     10.38        10.28               24.65        71.54 (g)      1,441,286        1.24        1.31        (0.49     25   

Class B

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    32.30        (0.08     1.89        1.81               34.11        5.60 (c)(h)      84,512        1.15 (d)(h)      1.20 (d)(h)      (0.45 )(d)(h)      32   

Year ended 04/30/14

    27.03        (0.14     6.31        6.17        (0.90     32.30        22.96 (c)(h)      97,068        1.16 (h)      1.21 (h)      (0.44 )(h)      95   

Year ended 04/30/13

    24.47        (0.03 )(e)      2.59        2.56               27.03        10.46 (c)(h)      106,586        1.29 (h)      1.29 (h)      (0.11 )(e)(h)      88   

Year ended 04/30/12

    29.11        (0.11     (2.51     (2.62     (2.02     24.47        (8.29 )(c)(h)      109,449        1.21 (h)      1.21 (h)      (0.47 )(h)      109   

One month ended 04/30/11

    27.91        (0.03     1.23        1.20               29.11        4.30 (c)(j)      167,947        1.35 (f)(j)      1.35 (f)(j)      (1.17 )(f)(j)      21   

Year ended 03/31/11

    21.69        (0.20     6.42        6.22               27.91        28.68 (c)(j)      165,822        1.53 (j)      1.53 (j)      (0.85 )(j)      162   

Year ended 03/31/10

    12.68        (0.13     9.14        9.01               21.69        71.06 (k)(l)      224,558        1.50 (k)      1.57 (k)      (0.74 )(k)      25   

Class C

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    30.95        (0.19     1.79        1.60               32.55        5.17 (c)(i)      168,693        1.86 (d)(i)      1.91 (d)(i)      (1.16 )(d)(i)      32   

Year ended 04/30/14

    26.11        (0.34     6.08        5.74        (0.90     30.95        22.12 (c)(i)      170,355        1.88 (i)      1.93 (i)      (1.16 )(i)      95   

Year ended 04/30/13

    23.82        (0.20 )(e)      2.49        2.29               26.11        9.62 (c)      134,484        2.04        2.04        (0.86 )(e)      88   

Year ended 04/30/12

    28.63        (0.32     (2.47     (2.79     (2.02     23.82        (9.06 )(c)      95,998        2.06        2.06        (1.32     109   

One month ended 04/30/11

    27.47        (0.04     1.20        1.16               28.63        4.22 (c)      132,885        2.03 (f)      2.03 (f)      (1.85 )(f)      21   

Year ended 03/31/11

    21.45        (0.32     6.34        6.02               27.47        28.07 (c)      128,536        2.04        2.04        (1.36     162   

Year ended 03/31/10

    12.60        (0.23     9.08        8.85               21.45        70.24 (m)      112,608        1.99        2.06        (1.24     25   

Class R

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    36.74        (0.13     2.13        2.00               38.74        5.44 (c)      32,873        1.40 (d)      1.45 (d)      (0.70 )(d)      32   

Year ended 04/30/14

    30.72        (0.24     7.16        6.92        (0.90     36.74        22.64 (c)      36,184        1.41        1.46        (0.69     95   

Year ended 04/30/13

    27.88        (0.10 )(e)      2.94        2.84               30.72        10.19 (c)      31,410        1.54        1.54        (0.36 )(e)      88   

Year ended 04/30/12

    32.94        (0.23     (2.81     (3.04     (2.02     27.88        (8.62 )(c)      16,080        1.56        1.56        (0.82     109   

One month ended 04/30/11

    31.59        (0.04     1.39        1.35               32.94        4.27 (c)      12,443        1.53 (f)      1.53 (f)      (1.35 )(f)      21   

Year ended 03/31/11

    24.55        (0.24     7.28        7.04               31.59        28.68 (c)      11,742        1.54        1.54        (0.86     162   

Year ended 03/31/10

    14.35        (0.22     10.42        10.20               24.55        71.08 (n)      4,118        1.49        1.56        (0.96     25   

Class Y

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    38.23        (0.04     2.23        2.19               40.42        5.73 (c)      69,623        0.90 (d)      0.95 (d)      (0.20 )(d)      32   

Year ended 04/30/14

    31.78        (0.07     7.42        7.35        (0.90     38.23        23.24 (c)      62,398        0.91        0.96        (0.19     95   

Year ended 04/30/13

    28.70        0.04 (e)      3.04        3.08               31.78        10.73 (c)      48,115        1.04        1.04        0.14 (e)      88   

Year ended 04/30/12

    33.66        (0.09     (2.85     (2.94     (2.02     28.70        (8.12 )(c)      52,408        1.06        1.06        (0.32     109   

One month ended 04/30/11

    32.27        (0.02     1.41        1.39               33.66        4.31 (c)      46,867        1.03 (f)      1.03 (f)      (0.85 )(f)      21   

Year ended 03/31/11(p)

    24.96        (0.09     7.40        7.31               32.27        29.29 (c)      41,968        1.04        1.04        (0.36     162   

Year ended 03/31/10

    14.52        (0.05     10.49        10.44               24.96        71.90 (q)      143,273        0.99        1.06        (0.24     25   

Class R5

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    38.39        (0.02     2.23        2.21               40.60        5.75 (c)      77,256        0.81 (d)      0.81 (d)      (0.11 )(d)      32   

Year ended 04/30/14

    31.87        (0.04     7.46        7.42        (0.90     38.39        23.40 (c)      79,584        0.83        0.83        (0.11     95   

Year ended 04/30/13

    28.73        0.10 (e)      3.04        3.14               31.87        10.93 (c)      19,881        0.84        0.84        0.34 (e)      88   

Year ended 04/30/12

    33.64        (0.03     (2.86     (2.89     (2.02     28.73        (7.97 )(c)      2,656        0.85        0.85        (0.11     109   

One month ended 04/30/11

    32.24        (0.02     1.42        1.40               33.64        4.34 (c)      14        0.85 (f)      0.85 (f)      (0.67 )(f)      21   

Year ended 03/31/11(o)

    24.57        (0.05     7.72        7.67               32.24        31.22 (c)      13        0.82 (f)      0.82 (f)      (0.26 )(f)      162   

Class R6

                       

Six months ended 10/31/14

    38.41        (0.01     2.24        2.23               40.64        5.81 (c)      88,834        0.72 (d)      0.72 (d)      (0.02 )(d)      32   

Year ended 04/30/14(o)

    34.50        (0.01     4.82        4.81        (0.90     38.41        14.05 (c)      77,395        0.73 (f)      0.73 (f)      (0.01 )(f)      95   

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For years ended April 30, 2014 and 2013, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $641,584,142 and $463,100,189 and sold of $274,784,240 and $427,869,406 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Dynamics Fund and Invesco Capital Development Fund, respectively, into the Fund.
(c)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d)  Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $2,393,853, $91,776, $170,569, $34,493, $65,313, $78,159 and $81,443 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively.
(e)  Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets include significant cash dividends received during the period. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the special dividends are $(0.18) and (0.63)%, $(0.15) and (0.63)%, $(0.32) and (1.38)%, $(0.24) and (0.88)%, $(0.11) and (0.38)% and $(0.05) and (0.18)% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively.
(f)  Annualized.

 

17                         Invesco  Mid Cap Growth Fund


(g)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% or contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). On purchases of $1 million or more, a CDSC of 1% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within eighteen months of purchase. If the sales charges were included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(h)  The Total return, Ratio of expenses to average net assets and Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.25%, 0.25%, 0.25% and 0.15% for the six months ended October 31, 2014, years ended April 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(i)  The Total return, Ratio of expenses to average net assets and Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.96% and 0.96% for the six months ended October 31, 2014 and year ended April 30, 2014, respectively.
(j)  The Total return, Ratio of expenses to average net assets and Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.32% and 0.49% for the one month ended April 30, 2011 and the year ended March 31, 2011, respectively.
(k)  The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than 1%.
(l)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum CDSC of 5%, charged on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase and declining to 0% after the fifth year. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 1% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(m)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum CDSC of 1%, charged on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 1% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(n)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.50% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption on Fund shares.
(o)  Commencement date of June 1, 2010 and July 15, 2013 for Class R5 and Class R6 shares, respectively.
(p)  On June 1, 2010, Class I shares of Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Fund were reorganized into Class Y shares of the Fund.
(q)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption on Fund shares.
 

 

18                         Invesco  Mid Cap Growth Fund


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class   Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/14)
    ACTUAL     HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return before
expenses)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)1
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
   
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,055.50      $ 5.96      $ 1,019.41      $ 5.85        1.15
B     1,000.00        1,055.70        5.96        1,019.41        5.85        1.15   
C     1,000.00        1,051.70        9.62        1,015.83        9.45        1.86   
R     1,000.00        1,054.40        7.25        1,018.15        7.12        1.40   
Y     1,000.00        1,057.00        4.67        1,020.67        4.58        0.90   
R5     1,000.00        1,057.50        4.20        1,021.12        4.13        0.81   
R6     1,000.00        1,057.80        3.73        1,021.58        3.67        0.72   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

19                         Invesco  Mid Cap Growth Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco Mid Cap Growth Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s

investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met during the year. The Board’s review of the

qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of the performance universe for the one and five year periods and the fifth quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds

 

 

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and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one and five year periods and below the performance of the Index for the three year period. Invesco Advisers noted that abrupt market changes over the past three years created a challenging environment for the trend driven process employed by the portfolio management team. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least July 31, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate was below the effective advisory fee rate of one mutual fund that is managed using a similar investment process. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not advise other client accounts that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board also noted that

the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or

similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms

N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

   October 31, 2014
 

 

Invesco Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Nasdaq:

  
  A: VSCAX n B: VSMBX n C: VSMCX n Y: VSMIX

 

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2      Fund Performance
4      Letters to Shareholders
5      Schedule of Investments
7      Financial Statements
9      Notes to Financial Statements
15      Financial Highlights
16      Fund Expenses
17      Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

  

 

For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

  
  

 

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Fund Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

Class A Shares

     -3.21

Class B Shares

     -3.58   

Class C Shares

     -3.58   

Class Y Shares

     -3.09   

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     8.22   

Russell 2000 Value Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

     2.78   

Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index)

     1.06   
Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.; nLipper Inc.   

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

    The Russell 2000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap value stocks. The Russell 2000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

    The Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap value funds tracked by Lipper.

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns  
As of 10/31/14, including maximum applicable sales charges    

Class A Shares

        

Inception (6/21/99)

     10.99

10 Years

     11.11   

  5 Years

     16.83   

  1 Year

     3.64   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (6/21/99)

     10.95

10 Years

     11.33   

  5 Years

     17.29   

  1 Year

     3.86   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (6/21/99)

     10.56

10 Years

     10.92   

  5 Years

     17.29   

  1 Year

     7.87   

Class Y Shares

        

Inception (8/12/05)

     10.97

  5 Years

     18.46   

  1 Year

     9.92   

Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund (renamed Invesco Small Cap Value Fund). Returns shown above for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Small Cap Value Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

Average Annual Total Returns   
As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges     

Class A Shares

        

Inception (6/21/99)

     10.98

10 Years

     11.02   

  5 Years

     15.55   

  1 Year

     5.71   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (6/21/99)

     10.95

10 Years

     11.23   

  5 Years

     16.01   

  1 Year

     6.11   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (6/21/99)

     10.56

10 Years

     10.83   

  5 Years

     15.98   

  1 Year

     10.06   

Class Y Shares

        

Inception (8/12/05)

     10.97

  5 Years

     17.14   

  1 Year

     12.16   

    The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C and Y shares was 1.12%, 1.87%, 1.87% and 0.87%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

    Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. For shares purchased prior to June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the sixth year. For shares purchased on or after June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

    The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

    Had the adviser not waived fees and/or expenses in the past on Class B shares, performance would have been lower.

 

 

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Letters to Shareholders

 

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    Bruce Crockett

    

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of

the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

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Philip Taylor

    

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

    

Also, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy

and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com.

For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

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Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks–98.53%

  

Air Freight & Logistics–1.23%   

UTi Worldwide, Inc.(b)

    3,683,600       $ 40,261,748   
Apparel Retail–6.64%   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.–Class A

    3,214,774         107,630,634   

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

    2,301,000         34,699,080   

Guess?, Inc.

    3,417,936         75,775,641   
         218,105,355   
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.39%   

Quiksilver, Inc.(b)(c)

    26,145,108         45,753,939   
Asset Management & Custody Banks–1.04%   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.–Class A

    717,100         34,234,354   
Auto Parts & Equipment–4.99%   

Dana Holding Corp.

    1,640,235         33,559,208   

Faurecia (France)

    1,547,200         50,228,264   

Gentex Corp.

    1,827,800         59,842,172   

Modine Manufacturing Co.(b)

    1,581,913         20,295,944   
         163,925,588   
Building Products–1.94%   

Owens Corning Inc.

    1,315,900         42,187,754   

Ply Gem Holdings Inc.(b)

    1,893,367         21,489,715   
         63,677,469   
Construction & Engineering–1.21%   

Aegion Corp.(b)(c)

    2,172,486         39,799,944   
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks–2.26%   

Terex Corp.

    747,100         21,494,067   

WABCO Holdings Inc.(b)

    541,500         52,731,270   
         74,225,337   
Consumer Electronics–1.80%   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    549,859         59,021,865   
Electronic Components–4.52%   

Belden Inc.

    1,446,053         102,944,513   

Knowles Corp.(b)

    2,331,016         45,361,571   
         148,306,084   
Electronic Manufacturing Services–2.93%   

Flextronics International Ltd.(b)

    7,308,500         78,347,120   

KEMET Corp.(b)(c)

    3,744,102         17,971,690   
         96,318,810   
Environmental & Facilities Services–1.26%   

Clean Harbors, Inc.(b)

    832,320         41,308,042   
Health Care Facilities–3.98%   

Brookdale Senior Living Inc.(b)

    1,602,245         54,011,679   
     Shares      Value  
Health Care Facilities–(continued)   

Hanger, Inc.(b)(c)

    3,202,000       $ 76,623,860   
         130,635,539   
Health Care Services–1.93%   

Chemed Corp.

    611,800         63,235,648   
Health Care Supplies–4.26%   

Alere, Inc.(b)

    3,499,995         139,894,800   
Homebuilding–0.85%   

Installed Building Products Inc.(b)(c)

    1,912,244         27,746,660   
Human Resource & Employment Services–5.15%   

Insperity, Inc.

    1,123,700         35,463,972   

Kelly Services, Inc.–Class A

    809,419         14,270,057   

Kforce Inc.

    654,202         15,144,776   

Manpowergroup Inc.

    1,562,773         104,315,098   
         169,193,903   
Industrial Machinery–2.33%   

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

    1,584,700         32,026,787   

Kennametal Inc.

    1,152,300         44,490,303   
         76,517,090   
Investment Banking & Brokerage–7.91%   

E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b)

    5,461,200         121,784,760   

FXCM, Inc.–Class A

    2,261,500         37,224,290   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2,436,553         100,848,929   
         259,857,979   
IT Consulting & Other Services–2.63%   

Ciber, Inc.(b)(c)

    6,751,300         22,076,751   

iGATE Corp.(b)

    1,732,830         64,201,352   
         86,278,103   
Leisure Products–1.21%   

Callaway Golf Co.(c)

    5,061,038         39,678,538   
Life & Health Insurance–1.61%   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    2,921,588         52,968,390   
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.37%   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    1,039,400         45,130,748   
Movies & Entertainment–0.45%   

SFX Entertainment, Inc.(b)

    2,879,295         14,799,576   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–1.11%   

ION Geophysical Corp.(b)

    6,114,743         17,121,280   

McDermott International, Inc.(b)

    4,990,900         19,165,056   
               36,286,336   
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.72%   

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.(b)(c)

    2,859,106         23,559,033   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

5                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


     Shares      Value  
Paper Packaging–2.67%   

Sealed Air Corp.

    2,417,273       $ 87,626,146   
Personal Products–4.87%   

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.(b)(c)

    4,948,346         81,152,875   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.–Class A

    1,490,681         78,752,677   
               159,905,552   
Property & Casualty Insurance–3.29%   

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

    2,405,400         107,930,298   
Regional Banks–6.35%   

First Horizon National Corp.

    6,639,467         85,383,545   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

    5,906,512         44,239,775   

Zions Bancorp.

    2,724,000         78,914,280   
               208,537,600   
Reinsurance–2.66%   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    412,494         34,752,620   

Validus Holdings, Ltd.

    1,320,400         52,525,512   
               87,278,132   
Research & Consulting Services–2.13%   

FTI Consulting, Inc.(b)

    344,318         13,903,561   

Resources Connection Inc.(c)

    3,627,670         56,120,055   
               70,023,616   
Semiconductor Equipment–2.44%   

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(b)(c)

    2,040,842         40,367,855   

Brooks Automation, Inc.

    2,665,784         32,869,117   

Lam Research Corp.

    87,017         6,775,143   
               80,012,115   
     Shares      Value  
Semiconductors–3.02%   

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)

    1,859,450       $ 12,476,910   

ON Semiconductor Corp.(b)

    10,450,400         86,633,816   
               99,110,726   
Specialized Consumer Services–0.44%   

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(b)

    602,769         14,454,401   
Specialized Finance–1.61%   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)

    1,219,500         52,755,570   
Steel–1.68%   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

    1,681,600         55,240,560   
Technology Distributors–0.65%   

CDW Corp.

    691,174         21,315,806   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $2,658,057,281)

   

     3,234,911,400   

Money Market Funds–3.99%

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d)

    65,456,649         65,456,649   

Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d)

    65,456,649         65,456,649   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $130,913,298)

   

     130,913,298   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–102.52%
(Cost $2,788,970,579)

   

     3,365,824,698   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.52)%

  

     (82,674,570

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 3,283,150,128   
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a) Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Affiliated company during the period. The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines affiliates as those companies in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of that issuer. The aggregate value of these securities as of October 31, 2014 was $470,851,200, which represented 14.34% of the Fund’s Net Assets. See Note 4.
(d) The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of October 31, 2014

 

Financials

    24.5

Industrials

    21.2   

Consumer Discretionary

    17.8   

Information Technology

    13.0   

Health Care

    11.5   

Consumer Staples

    4.9   

Materials

    4.4   

Energy

    1.2   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    1.5   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $2,125,989,362)

  $ 2,764,060,200   

Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $662,981,217)

    601,764,498   

Total investments, at value (Cost $2,788,970,579)

    3,365,824,698   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    22,831,098   

Fund shares sold

    6,757,220   

Dividends

    457,945   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    227,135   

Other assets

    115,786   

Total assets

    3,396,213,882   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    3,256,386   

Fund shares reacquired

    106,943,050   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    2,488,351   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    4,619   

Accrued other operating expenses

    105,950   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    265,398   

Total liabilities

    113,063,754   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 3,283,150,128   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 2,214,495,781   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (1,364,729

Undistributed net realized gain

    493,164,957   

Net unrealized appreciation

    576,854,119   
    $ 3,283,150,128   

Net Assets:

  

Class A

  $ 1,722,144,452   

Class B

  $ 24,864,999   

Class C

  $ 152,326,913   

Class Y

  $ 1,383,813,764   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    78,208,691   

Class B

    1,319,564   

Class C

    8,306,864   

Class Y

    61,266,827   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 22.02   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $22.02 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 23.30   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 18.84   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 18.34   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 22.59   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

7                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $94,710)

   $ 16,549,994   

Dividends from affiliates

     667,965   

Total investment income

     17,217,959   

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

    
11,098,494
  

Administrative services fees

     287,199   

Custodian fees

     46,383   

Distribution fees:

  

Class A

     2,331,187   

Class B

     139,239   

Class C

     809,768   

Transfer agent fees

     3,455,181   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     29,352   

Other

     233,136   

Total expenses

     18,429,939   

Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)

     (93,348

Net expenses

     18,336,591   

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,118,632

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investment securities

     348,640,694   

Foreign currencies

     (3,355
       348,637,339   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities

     (460,031,652

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (111,394,313

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (112,512,945

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

8                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     October 31,
2014
     April 30,
2014
 

Operations:

  

  

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (1,118,632    $ (7,568,566

Net realized gain

    348,637,339         388,058,492   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (460,031,652      481,923,786   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (112,512,945      862,413,712   

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:

    

Class A

            (140,218,944

Class B

            (2,819,099

Class C

            (15,150,452

Class Y

            (97,321,634

Total distributions from net realized gains

            (255,510,129

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    (129,879,718      111,569,713   

Class B

    (3,479,854      (4,709,605

Class C

    (7,420,839      (1,271,818

Class Y

    46,826,516         271,007,699   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

    (93,953,895      376,595,989   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (206,466,840      983,499,572   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    3,489,616,968         2,506,117,396   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income(loss) of $(1,364,729) and $(246,097), respectively)

  $ 3,283,150,128       $ 3,489,616,968   

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Small Cap Value Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently consists of four different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

 

9                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E.

Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s

 

10                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


 

taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. Prior to June 1, 2010, incremental transfer agency fees which were unique to each class of shares were charged to the operations of such class.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

J. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate

First $500 million

    0 .67%   

Next $500 million

    0 .645%   

Over $1 billion

    0 .62%     

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.63%

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured

 

11                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Y shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limitation, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed prior to the end of each fiscal year. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $92,032.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets and up to 1.00% each of Class B and Class C average daily net assets.

With respect to Class B and Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class B and Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.

Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $15,211 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $191, $4,255 and $666 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2014. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Equity Securities

  $ 3,315,596,434         $ 50,228,264         $         $ 3,365,824,698   

 

12                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


NOTE 4—Investments in Other Affiliates

The 1940 Act defines affiliates as those issuances in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of that issuer. The following is a summary of the investments in other affiliates for the six months ended October 31, 2014.

 

    

Value

04/30/14

     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Value

10/31/14

     Interest/
Dividend
Income
 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A(a)

  $ 135,389,800       $       $ (20,889,931   $ (6,311,417   $ (557,818   $ 107,630,634       $ 1,379,570   

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

            37,668,391                2,699,464               40,367,855           

Aegion Corp.

    55,376,668                        (15,576,724            39,799,944           

Callaway Golf Co.

    44,081,641                        (4,403,103            39,678,538         101,221   

Ciber, Inc.

    29,165,616                        (7,088,865            22,076,751           

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

    51,817,949         66,067,944                (36,733,018            81,152,875           

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.

    97,219,563                 (28,859,256     (59,714,078     14,912,804        23,559,033           

Hanger, Inc.

            71,146,201                5,477,659               76,623,860           

Installed Building Products Inc.

            22,897,170                4,849,490               27,746,660           

JAKKS Pacific, Inc.(a)

    21,226,356                 (18,426,002     (4,566,857     1,766,503                  

KEMET Corp.

    18,757,951                        (786,261            17,971,690           

Quicksilver, Inc.

    37,702,734         68,445,893                (60,394,688            45,753,939           

Resources Connection Inc.

    49,372,589                        6,747,466               56,120,055         544,151   

Total

  $ 540,110,867       $ 266,225,599       $ (68,175,189   $ (175,800,932   $ 16,121,489      $ 578,481,834       $ 2,024,942   

 

(a) As of October 31, 2014, this security is no longer considered an affiliate of the Fund.

NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $1,316.

NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 7—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

NOTE 8—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

 

13                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014, which expires as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  
Expiration   Short-Term        Long-Term        Total  

April 30, 2017

  $ 1,507,533         $         $ 1,507,533   

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

NOTE 9—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $905,607,927 and $913,201,965, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 773,918,941   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (202,026,070

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 571,892,871   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $2,793,931,827.

NOTE 10—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    9,296,898       $ 208,754,515         19,403,074       $ 413,269,050   

Class B

    7,010         135,444         36,534         673,194   

Class C

    242,252         4,549,785         509,935         9,167,914   

Class Y

    14,328,846         332,483,564         20,698,967         451,641,641   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

          

Class A

                    6,434,228         131,579,960   

Class B

                    151,244         2,664,919   

Class C

                    834,568         14,304,491   

Class Y

                    4,362,624         91,309,714   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    79,902         1,801,725         174,791         3,716,065   

Class B

    (93,224      (1,801,725      (201,487      (3,716,065

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (15,091,263      (340,435,958      (20,544,220      (436,995,362

Class B

    (94,259      (1,813,573      (234,326      (4,331,653

Class C

    (635,176      (11,970,624      (1,371,731      (24,744,223

Class Y

    (12,521,633      (285,657,048      (12,437,048      (271,943,656

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

    (4,480,647    $ (93,953,895      17,817,153       $ 376,595,989   

 

(a)  There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 34% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

14                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


NOTE 11—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of  period(b)
    Total
return
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or  expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover(c)
 

Class A

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 22.75      $ (0.01   $ (0.72   $ (0.73   $      $      $      $ 22.02        (3.21 )%(d)    $ 1,722,144        1.10 %(e)      1.11 %(e)      (0.13 )%(e)      27

Year ended 04/30/14

    18.53        (0.06     6.11        6.05               (1.83     (1.83     22.75        33.78 (d)      1,909,149        1.11        1.11        (0.29     33   

Year ended 04/30/13

    17.80        (0.02 )(f)      3.17        3.15               (2.42     (2.42     18.53        20.27 (d)      1,454,001        1.12        1.15        (0.13 )(f)      35   

Year ended 04/30/12

    19.71        (0.04     (0.75     (0.79            (1.12     (1.12     17.80        (3.18 )(d)      1,326,668        1.03        1.17        (0.24     50   

One month ended 04/30/11

    19.17        (0.01     0.55        0.54                             19.71        2.82 (d)      1,067,286        1.33 (g)      1.36 (g)      (0.84 )(g)      5   

Year ended 03/31/11

    16.06        (0.03     3.75        3.72               (0.61     (0.61     19.17        23.46 (d)      1,045,598        1.19        1.18        (0.19     67   

Year ended 03/31/10

    9.56        (0.05     6.55        6.50        (0.00 )(h)             (0.00 )(h)      16.06        68.04 (i)      675,936        1.25        1.25        (0.38     28   

Class B

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    19.54        (0.09     (0.61     (0.70                          18.84        (3.58 )(d)      24,865        1.85 (e)      1.86 (e)      (0.88 )(e)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    16.25        (0.19     5.31        5.12               (1.83     (1.83     19.54        32.75 (d)      29,312        1.86        1.86        (1.04     33   

Year ended 04/30/13

    16.01        (0.13 )(f)      2.79        2.66               (2.42     (2.42     16.25        19.44 (d)      28,408        1.81        1.90        (0.82 )(f)      35   

Year ended 04/30/12

    17.91        (0.08     (0.70     (0.78            (1.12     (1.12     16.01        (3.45 )(d)      34,194        1.33        1.81        (0.54     50   

One month ended 04/30/11

    17.42        (0.01     0.50        0.49                             17.91        2.81 (d)(j)      40,226        1.33 (g)(j)      1.36 (g)(j)      (0.84 )(g)(j)      5   

Year ended 03/31/11

    14.69        (0.09     3.43        3.34               (0.61     (0.61     17.42        23.07 (d)(j)      40,485        1.57 (j)      1.56 (j)      (0.57 )(j)      67   

Year ended 03/31/10

    8.77        (0.09     6.01        5.92                             14.69        67.50 (k)(l)      49,140        1.62 (l)      1.62 (l)      (0.78 )(l)      28   

Class C

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    19.02        (0.08     (0.60     (0.68                          18.34        (3.58 )(d)      152,327        1.85 (e)      1.86 (e)      (0.88 )(e)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    15.86        (0.19     5.18        4.99               (1.83     (1.83     19.02        32.75 (d)      165,438        1.86        1.86        (1.04     33   

Year ended 04/30/13

    15.69        (0.13 )(f)      2.72        2.59               (2.42     (2.42     15.86        19.39 (d)      138,382        1.87        1.90        (0.88 )(f)      35   

Year ended 04/30/12

    17.65        (0.15     (0.69     (0.84            (1.12     (1.12     15.69        (3.85 )(d)      140,342        1.76        1.90        (0.97     50   

One month ended 04/30/11

    17.17        (0.02     0.50        0.48                             17.65        2.80 (d)      148,624        2.08 (g)      2.11 (g)      (1.59 )(g)      5   

Year ended 03/31/11

    14.55        (0.14     3.37        3.23               (0.61     (0.61     17.17        22.52 (d)      146,633        1.94        1.93        (0.94     67   

Year ended 03/31/10

    8.72        (0.14     5.97        5.83                             14.55        66.86 (m)      109,871        2.00        2.00        (1.14     28   

Class Y(n)

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    23.31        0.01        (0.73     (0.72                          22.59        (3.09 )(d)      1,383,814        0.85 (e)      0.86 (e)      0.12 (e)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    18.90        (0.01     6.25        6.24               (1.83     (1.83     23.31        34.13 (d)      1,385,718        0.86        0.86        (0.04     33   

Year ended 04/30/13

    18.07        0.02 (f)      3.23        3.25               (2.42     (2.42     18.90        20.54 (d)      885,327        0.87        0.90        0.12 (f)      35   

Year ended 04/30/12

    19.94        0.00        (0.75     (0.75            (1.12     (1.12     18.07        (2.93 )(d)      744,163        0.78        0.92        0.01        50   

One month ended 04/30/11

    19.38        (0.01     0.57        0.56                             19.94        2.89 (d)      192,429        1.08 (g)      1.11 (g)      (0.59 )(g)      5   

Year ended 03/31/11

    16.19        0.01        3.79        3.80               (0.61     (0.61     19.38        23.77 (d)      178,627        0.94        0.93        0.06        67   

Year ended 03/31/10

    9.63        (0.02     6.61        6.59        (0.03            (0.03     16.19        68.43 (o)      128,802        1.00        1.00        (0.13     28   

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share, for fiscal years prior to April 30, 2013.
(c)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the period ending April 30, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $983,090,206 and sold of $586,342,254 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Special Value Fund, Invesco Small-Mid Special Value Fund, Invesco U.S. Small Cap Value Fund and Invesco U.S. Small-Mid Cap Value Fund into the Fund.
(d)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(e)  Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $1,849,746, $27,621, $160,633 and $1,452,489 for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively.
(f)  Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $(0.06) and (0.35)%, $(0.17) and (1.04)%, $(0.17) and (1.10)% and $(0.02) and (0.10)% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively.
(g)  Annualized.
(h)  Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
(i)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% or contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). On purchases of $1 million or more, a CDSC of 1% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within eighteen months of purchase. If the sales charges were included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(j)  The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.25% and 0.63% for the period April 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011 and the year ended March 31, 2011, respectively.
(k)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum CDSC of 5%, charged on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase and declining to 0% after the fifth year. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 1% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(l)  The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than 1%.
(m)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum CDSC of 1%, charged on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 1% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(n)  On June 1, 2010, Van Kampen Growth Fund’s Class I shares were reorganized into Class Y shares.
(o)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption on Fund shares.

 

15                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class   Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/14)
    ACTUAL    

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)1
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
   
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 967.90      $ 5.46      $ 1,019.66      $ 5.60        1.10
B     1,000.00        964.20        9.16        1,015.88        9.40        1.85   
C     1,000.00        964.20        9.16        1,015.88        9.40        1.85   
Y     1,000.00        969.10        4.22        1,020.92        4.33        0.85   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

16                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco Small Cap Value Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s

investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met during the year. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s

consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one and three year periods and the second quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of

 

 

17                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least June 30, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other mutual funds and client accounts advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not advise other mutual funds, but do advise a client account using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board the significantly greater scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to certain other client accounts. These additional services include provision of administrative services, officers and office space, oversight of service providers, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and regulatory compliance under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Invesco Advisers also reviewed generally the higher frequency of shareholder purchases and redemptions in the Invesco Funds relative to the flow of assets for other client accounts. Invesco Advisers advised the Board that advance notice of redemptions is

often provided to Invesco Advisers by institutional clients. The Board did note that sub-advisory fee rates charged by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to manage the Invesco Funds and to manage other client accounts tended to be more comparable, reflecting a more comparable scope of services. The Board concluded that the aggregate services provided to the Invesco Funds were sufficiently different from those provided to institutional clients to support the difference in fees.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board

considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

18                         Invesco Small Cap Value Fund


 

 

 

 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905    VK-SCV-SAR-1   Invesco Distributors, Inc.


 

 

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

   October 31, 2014
 

 

Invesco Technology Fund

 

 

Nasdaq:

  
 

A: ITYAX ¡ B: ITYBX ¡ C: ITHCX ¡ Y: ITYYX ¡ Investor: FTCHX ¡ R5: FTPIX

 

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2

 

    

 

Fund Performance

4

 

     Letters to Shareholders

5

 

     Schedule of Investments

7

 

     Financial Statements

9

 

     Notes to Financial Statements

16

 

     Financial Highlights

17

 

     Fund Expenses

18

 

     Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

 

For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

 

 

 

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Fund Performance

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

Class A Shares

     11.41

Class B Shares

     10.97   

Class C Shares

     10.99   

Class Y Shares

     11.57   

Investor Class Shares

     11.49   

Class R5 Shares

     11.75   

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     8.22   

BofA Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price only)n (Style-Specific Index)

     9.62   

Lipper Science & Technology Funds Indext (Peer Group Index)

     10.70   

Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.; nBloomberg LP; tLipper Inc.

  

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

The BofA Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price only) is an unmanaged, price-only, equal-dollar-weighted index of 100 stocks designed to measure the performance of a cross section of large, actively traded technology stocks and American Depositary Receipts.

The Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of science and technology funds tracked by Lipper.

The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

2                         Invesco Technology Fund


 

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 10/31/14, including maximum

applicable sales charges

 

 

Class A Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     3.17

10 Years

     6.65   

  5 Years

     13.49   

  1 Year

     11.01   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     3.13

10 Years

     6.64   

  5 Years

     13.70   

  1 Year

     11.60   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (2/14/00)

     -5.12

10 Years

     6.47   

  5 Years

     13.93   

  1 Year

     15.58   

Class Y Shares

        

10 Years

     7.42

  5 Years

     15.07   

  1 Year

     17.77   

Investor Class Shares

        

Inception (1/19/84)

     9.94

10 Years

     7.31   

  5 Years

     14.86   

  1 Year

     17.57   

Class R5 Shares

        

Inception (12/21/98)

     3.49

10 Years

     7.99   

  5 Years

     15.54   

  1 Year

     18.13   

Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Investor Class shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Investor Class shares. Investor Class share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that

 

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar

quarter end, including maximum

applicable sales charges

Class A Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     2.96

10 Years

     7.05   

  5 Years

     12.03   

  1 Year

     9.47   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (3/28/02)

     2.93

10 Years

     7.02   

  5 Years

     12.23   

  1 Year

     10.01   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (2/14/00)

     -5.32

10 Years

     6.86   

  5 Years

     12.48   

  1 Year

     14.00   

Class Y Shares

        

10 Years

     7.81

  5 Years

     13.59   

  1 Year

     16.18   

Investor Class Shares

        

Inception (1/19/84)

     9.87

10 Years

     7.69   

  5 Years

     13.38   

  1 Year

     15.94   

Class R5 Shares

        

Inception (12/21/98)

     3.32

10 Years

     8.39   

  5 Years

     14.05   

  1 Year

     16.51   

you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares was 1.45%, 2.20%, 2.20%, 1.20%, 1.36% and 0.89%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The

CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

Had the adviser not waived fees and/or expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.

 

 

3                         Invesco Technology Fund


 

Letters to Shareholders

 

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Bruce Crockett

    

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing

information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

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Philip Taylor

    

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

Also, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets,

the economy and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com.

For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

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Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

 

4                         Invesco Technology Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.15%

  

Application Software–7.22%   

Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)

    191,583       $ 7,075,160   

Monitise PLC (United Kingdom)(b)

    24,455,457         12,715,248   

salesforce.com, inc.(b)

    534,738         34,217,885   
               54,008,293   
Biotechnology–15.03%   

Alkermes PLC(b)

    238,274         12,044,750   

Amgen Inc.

    137,900         22,364,622   

Biogen Idec Inc.(b)

    38,511         12,365,112   

Celgene Corp.(b)

    254,542         27,258,903   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)

    343,418         38,462,816   
               112,496,203   
Cable & Satellite–3.12%   

DISH Network Corp.–Class A(b)

    367,264         23,376,354   
Communications Equipment–9.30%   

ARRIS Group Inc.(b)

    592,010         17,772,140   

F5 Networks, Inc.(b)

    123,324         15,166,385   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)

    147,930         15,636,201   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    267,613         21,010,297   
               69,585,023   
Consumer Electronics–2.15%   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    149,643         16,062,680   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–9.29%   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)

    81,921         23,212,315   

MasterCard, Inc.–Class A

    373,521         31,282,384   

Visa Inc.–Class A

    62,246         15,028,052   
               69,522,751   
Health Care Technology–0.89%   

IMS Health Holdings, Inc.(b)

    276,332         6,701,051   
Home Entertainment Software–0.77%   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    290,958         5,804,612   
Internet Retail–3.26%   

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

    29,732         9,081,937   

Priceline Group Inc. (The)(b)

    12,731         15,356,259   
               24,438,196   
Internet Software & Services–15.87%   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.–ADR (China)(b)

    116,229         11,460,180   

Facebook Inc.–Class A(b)

    584,020         43,795,660   

Google Inc.–Class A(b)

    45,592         25,890,329   
     Shares      Value  
Internet Software & Services–(continued)   

Google Inc.–Class C(b)

    45,592       $ 25,489,575   

Yelp Inc.(b)

    202,247         12,134,820   
               118,770,564   
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.73%   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    109,910         12,922,119   
Pharmaceuticals–3.64%   

Actavis PLC(b)

    68,977         16,743,477   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    179,990         10,473,618   
               27,217,095   
Semiconductor Equipment–1.28%   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    432,788         9,560,287   
Semiconductors–11.67%   

ARM Holdings PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)

    81,142         3,465,575   

Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)

    247,902         21,381,548   

Micron Technology, Inc.(b)

    508,087         16,812,599   

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)(b)

    372,873         25,601,460   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    206,168         12,007,224   

Texas Instruments Inc.

    162,435         8,066,522   
               87,334,928   
Systems Software–3.55%   

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)

    162,612         11,046,233   

VMware, Inc.–Class A(b)

    185,583         15,509,171   
               26,555,404   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–6.91%   

Apple Inc.

    425,379         45,940,932   

Cray, Inc.(b)

    165,611         5,740,077   
               51,681,009   
Wireless Telecommunication Services–2.47%   

Sprint Corp.(b)

    3,112,356         18,456,271   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $486,862,521)

   

     734,492,840   

Money Market Funds–1.89%

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)

    7,062,814         7,062,814   

Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)

    7,062,814         7,062,814   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $14,125,628)

   

     14,125,628   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.04%
(Cost $500,988,149)

   

     748,618,468   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.04)%

  

     (267,775

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 748,350,693   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Investment Abbreviations:

 

ADR  

– American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of October 31, 2014

 

Information Technology

    81.2

Health Care

    6.0   

Consumer Discretionary

    8.5   

Telecommunication Services

    2.5   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    1.8   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

 

Investments, at value (Cost $486,862,521)

  $ 734,492,840   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    14,125,628   

Total investments, at value (Cost $500,988,149)

    748,618,468   

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $29,097)

    29,603   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    4,222,629   

Fund shares sold

    301,651   

Dividends

    161,530   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    213,529   

Other assets

    53,891   

Total assets

    753,601,301   

Liabilities:

 

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    3,416,698   

Fund shares reacquired

    812,214   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    679,942   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    2,695   

Accrued other operating expenses

    95,819   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    243,240   

Total liabilities

    5,250,608   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 748,350,693   

Net assets consist of:

 

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 410,584,477   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (3,765,337

Undistributed net realized gain

    93,900,728   

Net unrealized appreciation

    247,630,825   
    $ 748,350,693   

Net Assets:

 

Class A

  $ 307,288,217   

Class B

  $ 11,572,618   

Class C

  $ 29,818,400   

Class Y

  $ 7,927,491   

Investor Class

  $ 389,391,831   

Class R5

  $ 2,352,136   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    7,333,085   

Class B

    304,254   

Class C

    808,718   

Class Y

    188,626   

Investor Class

    9,354,019   

Class R5

    50,560   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 41.90   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $41.90 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 44.34   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 38.04   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 36.87   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 42.03   

Investor Class:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 41.63   

Class R5:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 46.52   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,177)

  $ 1,511,441   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $84,993)

    87,284   

Total investment income

    1,598,725   

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

    2,545,763   

Administrative services fees

    96,927   

Custodian fees

    14,897   

Distribution fees:

 

Class A

    373,673   

Class B

    62,087   

Class C

    145,394   

Investor Class

    298,347   

Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, Y and Investor

    1,451,251   

Transfer agent fees — R5

    698   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    14,488   

Other

    154,240   

Total expenses

    5,157,765   

Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)

    (16,577

Net expenses

    5,141,188   

Net investment income (loss)

    (3,542,463

Realized and unrealized (loss) gain from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $809,457)

    41,743,331   

Foreign currencies

    (1,754
      41,741,577   

Change in net unrealized appreciation of:

 

Investment securities

    40,387,207   

Foreign currencies

    623   
      40,387,830   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    82,129,407   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 78,586,944   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     October 31,
2014
     April 30,
2014
 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (3,542,463    $ (5,521,920

Net realized gain

    41,741,577         62,113,826   

Change in net unrealized appreciation

    40,387,830         68,160,325   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    78,586,944         124,752,231   

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains:

    

Class A

            (23,347,730

Class B

            (1,301,043

Class C

            (2,586,213

Class Y

            (440,101

Investor Class

            (31,387,699

Class R5

            (106,252

Total distributions from net realized gains

            (59,169,038

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    (12,094,023      8,440,219   

Class B

    (2,296,197      (3,781,710

Class C

    (1,017,410      1,055,368   

Class Y

    1,332,384         1,807,862   

Investor Class

    (17,864,690      (12,128,025

Class R5

    693,123         129,505   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

    (31,246,813      (4,476,781

Net increase in net assets

    47,340,131         61,106,412   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    701,010,562         639,904,150   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(3,765,337) and $(222,874), respectively)

  $ 748,350,693       $ 701,010,562   

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Technology Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5. Investor Class shares of the Fund are offered only to certain grandfathered investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a

 

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particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C.

Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets,

 

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  the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. 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 failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. 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. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon

 

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exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L. Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile.

Many products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this sector.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate

First $350 million

    0 .75%   

Next $350 million

    0 .65%   

Next $1.3 billion

    0 .55%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .45%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .40%   

Next $2 billion

    0 .375%   

Over $8 billion

    0 .35%     

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.69%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed above) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 1.75%, 2.00% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $8,535.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Investor Class shares (collectively, the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. The Fund, pursuant to the Investor Class Plan, reimburses IDI for its allocated share of expenses incurred pursuant to the Investor Class Plan for the period, up to a maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Investor Class shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and

 

12                         Invesco Technology Fund


own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges, that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $16,900 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $57, $1,940 and $655 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund incurred $12,137 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

As of October 31, 2014, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $3,574,055, which resulted in net realized gains of $809,457.

NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $8,042.

NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

 

13                         Invesco Technology Fund


NOTE 7—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

NOTE 8—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014.

NOTE 9—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $197,357,575 and $230,108,586, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 268,971,988   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (21,628,076

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 247,343,912   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $501,274,556.

 

14                         Invesco Technology Fund


NOTE 10—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    403,445       $ 16,157,561         846,846       $ 32,742,795   

Class B

    5,375         194,192         19,470         676,920   

Class C

    50,135         1,778,259         109,629         3,727,275   

Class Y

    49,295         1,979,109         78,609         3,034,632   

Investor Class

    167,689         6,669,784         390,961         14,755,259   

Class R5

    16,770         744,846         6,834         295,047   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

          

Class A

                    609,270         21,988,559   

Class B

                    38,161         1,258,555   

Class C

                    77,035         2,462,802   

Class Y

                    11,153         402,840   

Investor Class

                    841,397         30,147,238   

Class R5

                    2,638         105,177   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    35,775         1,451,153         93,019         3,515,773   

Class B

    (39,345      (1,451,153      (101,313      (3,515,773

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (743,520      (29,702,737      (1,311,290      (49,806,908

Class B

    (28,528      (1,039,236      (62,993      (2,201,412

Class C

    (79,738      (2,795,669      (151,821      (5,134,709

Class Y

    (15,959      (646,725      (43,247      (1,629,610

Investor Class

    (616,028      (24,534,474      (1,514,441      (57,030,522

Class R5

    (1,205      (51,723      (6,452      (270,719

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

    (795,839    $ (31,246,813      (66,535    $ (4,476,781

 

(a)  There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 8% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with this entity to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to this entity, which is considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by this entity are also owned beneficially.

 

15                         Invesco Technology Fund


NOTE 11—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
   

Net gains
(losses)
on securities

(both
realized and
unrealized)

    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return(b)
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or  expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover(c)
 

Class A

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 37.61      $ (0.20   $ 4.49      $ 4.29      $      $      $      $ 41.90        11.41   $ 307,288        1.41 %(d)      1.41 %(d)      (0.97 )%(d)      27

Year ended 04/30/14

    34.19        (0.30     7.07        6.77               (3.35     (3.35     37.61        20.22        287,236        1.45        1.45        (0.80     69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    37.33        (0.24 )(e)      (1.57 )(f)      (1.81     (0.27     (1.06     (1.33     34.19        (4.70 )(f)      253,013        1.52        1.52        (0.70 )(e)      41   

Year ended 04/30/12

    35.86        (0.36     1.83        1.47                             37.33        4.10        312,389        1.55        1.56        (1.06     48   

Year ended 04/30/11

    28.53        (0.22     7.55 (g)      7.33                             35.86        25.69        229,174        1.55        1.55        (0.73     42   

One month ended 04/30/10

    27.91        (0.04     0.66        0.62                             28.53        2.22        191,274        1.66 (h)      1.66 (h)      (1.56 )(h)      4   

Year ended 03/31/10

    17.77        (0.20     10.34        10.14                             27.91        57.06        187,989        1.66        1.75        (0.87     35   

Class B

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    34.27        (0.32     4.09        3.77                             38.04        11.00        11,573        2.16 (d)      2.16 (d)      (1.72 )(d)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    31.64        (0.54     6.52        5.98               (3.35     (3.35     34.27        19.32        12,567        2.20        2.20        (1.55     69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    34.61        (0.46 )(e)      (1.45 )(f)      (1.91            (1.06     (1.06     31.64        (5.39 )(f)      14,979        2.27        2.27        (1.45 )(e)      41   

Year ended 04/30/12

    33.47        (0.57     1.71        1.14                             34.61        3.41        23,803        2.30        2.31        (1.81     48   

Year ended 04/30/11

    26.83        (0.41     7.05 (g)      6.64                             33.47        24.75        16,253        2.30        2.30        (1.48     42   

One month ended 04/30/10

    26.26        (0.05     0.62        0.57                             26.83        2.17        18,853        2.41 (h)      2.41 (h)      (2.31 )(h)      4   

Year ended 03/31/10

    16.84        (0.35     9.77        9.42                             26.26        55.94        19,173        2.41        2.50        (1.62     35   

Class C

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    33.22        (0.31     3.96        3.65                             36.87        10.99        29,818        2.16 (d)      2.16 (d)      (1.72 )(d)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    30.76        (0.53     6.34        5.81               (3.35     (3.35     33.22        19.32        27,846        2.20        2.20        (1.55     69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    33.68        (0.45 )(e)      (1.41 )(f)      (1.86            (1.06     (1.06     30.76        (5.39 )(f)      24,716        2.27        2.27        (1.45 )(e)      41   

Year ended 04/30/12

    32.58        (0.55     1.65        1.10                             33.68        3.38        31,836        2.30        2.31        (1.81     48   

Year ended 04/30/11

    26.12        (0.41     6.87 (g)      6.46                             32.58        24.73        21,875        2.30        2.30        (1.48     42   

One month ended 04/30/10

    25.57        (0.05     0.60        0.55                             26.12        2.15        16,931        2.41 (h)      2.41 (h)      (2.31 )(h)      4   

Year ended 03/31/10

    16.40        (0.35     9.52        9.17                             25.57        55.92        16,689        2.41        2.50        (1.62     35   

Class Y

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    37.67        (0.15     4.51        4.36                             42.03        11.57        7,927        1.16 (d)      1.16 (d)      (0.72 )(d)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    34.16        (0.21     7.07        6.86               (3.35     (3.35     37.67        20.51        5,850        1.20        1.20        (0.55     69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    37.31        (0.16 )(e)      (1.57 )(f)      (1.73     (0.36     (1.06     (1.42     34.16        (4.46 )(f)      3,716        1.27        1.27        (0.45 )(e)      41   

Year ended 04/30/12

    35.74        (0.27     1.84        1.57                             37.31        4.39        4,937        1.30        1.31        (0.81     48   

Year ended 04/30/11

    28.37        (0.14     7.51 (g)      7.37                             35.74        25.98        3,683        1.30        1.30        (0.48     42   

One month ended 04/30/10

    27.74        (0.03     0.66        0.63                             28.37        2.27        2,931        1.41 (h)      1.41 (h)      (1.31 )(h)      4   

Year ended 03/31/10

    17.63        (0.14     10.25        10.11                             27.74        57.34        2,856        1.41        1.50        (0.62     35   

Investor Class

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    37.34        (0.18     4.47        4.29                             41.63        11.49        389,392        1.32 (d)(i)      1.32 (d)(i)      (0.88 )(d)(i)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    33.94        (0.27     7.02        6.75               (3.35     (3.35     37.34        20.31 (i)      366,054        1.36 (i)      1.36 (i)      (0.71 )(i)      69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    37.06        (0.22 )(e)      (1.56 )(f)      (1.78     (0.28     (1.06     (1.34     33.94        (4.64 )(f)(i)      342,287        1.48 (i)      1.48 (i)      (0.66 )(e)(i)      41   

Year ended 04/30/12

    35.58        (0.35     1.83        1.48                             37.06        4.16        414,003        1.52        1.53        (1.03     48   

Year ended 04/30/11

    28.29        (0.19     7.48 (g)      7.29                             35.58        25.77        434,078        1.46        1.46        (0.64     42   

One month ended 04/30/10

    27.67        (0.04     0.66        0.62                             28.29        2.24        396,631        1.65 (h)      1.65 (h)      (1.55 )(h)      4   

Year ended 03/31/10

    17.61        (0.20     10.26        10.06                             27.67        57.13        391,424        1.66        1.75        (0.87     35   

Class R5

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    41.63        (0.09     4.98        4.89                             46.52        11.75        2,352        0.85 (d)      0.85 (d)      (0.41 )(d)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    37.33        (0.10     7.75        7.65               (3.35     (3.35     41.63        20.89        1,457        0.89        0.89        (0.24     69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    40.64        (0.03 )(e)      (1.70 )(f)      (1.73     (0.52     (1.06     (1.58     37.33        (4.08 )(f)      1,194        0.89        0.89        (0.07 )(e)      41   

Year ended 04/30/12

    38.77        (0.14     2.01        1.87                             40.64        4.82        1,038        0.88        0.89        (0.39     48   

Year ended 04/30/11

    30.64        (0.02     8.15 (g)      8.13                             38.77        26.53        635        0.89        0.89        (0.07     42   

One month ended 04/30/10

    29.95        (0.02     0.71        0.69                             30.64        2.30        516        0.90 (h)      0.90 (h)      (0.80 )(h)      4   

Year ended 03/31/10

    18.93        (0.03     11.05        11.02                             29.95        58.21        522        0.91        0.91        (0.12     35   

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended April 30, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $90,282,548 and sold of $44,478,217 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Van Kampen Technology Fund into the Fund.
(d)  Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $296,501, $12,316, $28,842, $6,834, $381,110 and $1,673 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares, respectively.
(e)  Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $(0.34) and (1.00)%, $(0.56) and (1.75)%, $(0.54) and (1.75)%, $(0.26) and (0.75)%, $(0.33) and (0.96)% and $(0.14) and (0.37)% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares, respectively.
(f)  Includes litigation proceeds received during the period. Had the litigation proceeds not been received net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) per share for the year ended April 30, 2013 would have been $(1.74), $(1.62), $(1.58), $(1.74), $(1.73) and $(1.87) for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares, respectively and total returns would have been lower.
(g)  Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) include capital gains realized on a distribution from BlueStream Ventures L.P. on October 17, 2010. Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized), excluding the capital gains, are $7.29, $6.81, $6.63, $7.25, $7.22 and $7.87 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, Investor Class and Class R5 shares, respectively.
(h)  Annualized.
(i)  The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.16%, 0.16% and 0.20% for the six months ended October 31, 2014, years ended April 30, 2014 and April 30, 2013, respectively.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class   Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/14)
    ACTUAL    

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)1
   

Expenses

Paid During

Period2

   

Ending

Account Value

(10/31/14)

    

Expenses

Paid During

Period2

    
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,114.10      $ 7.51      $ 1,018.10       $ 7.17         1.41
B     1,000.00        1,109.70        11.49        1,014.32         10.97         2.16   
C     1,000.00        1,109.90        11.49        1,014.32         10.97         2.16   
Y     1,000.00        1,115.70        6.19        1,019.36         5.90         1.16   
Investor     1,000.00        1,114.90        7.04        1,018.55         6.72         1.32   
R5     1,000.00        1,117.50        4.54        1,020.92         4.33         0.85   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

17                         Invesco Technology Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco Technology Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s

investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met during the year. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide

advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of the performance universe for the one year period and the fourth quintile for the three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing

 

 

18                         Invesco Technology Fund


funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. Invesco Advisers advised the Board that the portfolio management team had recently changed and that the revised portfolio will be more concentrated with a focus on upside participation rather than downside protection. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least June 30, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate was below the effective advisory fee rate of one mutual fund and above the rate of one mutual fund advised by Invesco Advisers with a similar investment process. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers sub-advises an off-shore fund that is managed using a similar investment process and that fund has an effective advisory fee rate higher than the Fund’s rate. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other client accounts using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well

as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers

and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

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Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms

N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

  

 

October 31, 2014

  

 

   Invesco Technology Sector Fund
  

 

Nasdaq:

  
   A: IFOAX  n  B: IFOBX  n  C: IFOCX  n  Y: IFODX   

 

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   2    Fund Performance
   3    Letters to Shareholders
   4    Schedule of Investments
   6    Financial Statements
   8    Notes to Financial Statements
   14    Financial Highlights
   15    Fund Expenses
   16    Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
   For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
   Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
   This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
  

 

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Fund Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

Class A Shares       11.66 %
Class B Shares       11.30  
Class C Shares       11.29  
Class Y Shares       11.85  
S&P 500 Index (Broad Market Index)       8.22  

Bank of America Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price only)n

(Style-Specific Index)

      9.62  
Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index¿ (Peer Group Index)       10.70  

Source(s): FactSet Research Systems Inc.; nBloomberg LP; ¿Lipper Inc

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

    The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (price only) is an unmanaged, price-only, equal-dollar weighted index of 100 stocks designed to measure the performance of a cross section of large, actively traded technology stocks and American Depositary Receipts.

    The Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of science and technology funds tracked by Lipper.

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Morgan Stanley Technology Fund, advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Technology Sector Fund. Returns shown above for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Technology Sector Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of

Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares was 1.68%, 2.43%, 2.41% and 1.43%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

    Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 10/31/14, including maximum applicable sales charges

 

Class A Shares          
Inception (7/28/97)       4.34 %
10 Years       4.95  
  5 Years       10.73  
  1 Year       11.51  
Class B Shares          
Inception (11/28/95)       4.74 %
10 Years       4.89  
  5 Years       10.87  
  1 Year       12.22  
Class C Shares          
Inception (7/28/97)       3.90 %
10 Years       4.76  
  5 Years       11.15  
  1 Year       16.21  
Class Y Shares          
Inception (7/28/97)       4.92 %
10 Years       5.80  
  5 Years       12.27  
  1 Year       18.36  

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges

 

Class A Shares          
Inception (7/28/97)       4.20 %
10 Years       5.35  
  5 Years       9.47  
  1 Year       9.99  
Class B Shares          
Inception (11/28/95)       4.62 %
10 Years       5.29  
  5 Years       9.61  
  1 Year       10.57  
Class C Shares          
Inception (7/28/97)       3.76 %
10 Years       5.15  
  5 Years       9.91  
  1 Year       14.57  
Class Y Shares          
Inception (7/28/97)       4.78 %
10 Years       6.19  
  5 Years       11.00  
  1 Year       16.61  

    The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

 

 

2                          Invesco Technology Sector Fund


 

Letters to Shareholders

 

 

 

LOGO

Bruce Crockett

   

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

    Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months

carefully reviewing information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

    After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

    As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

   

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

    Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

    Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

    Also, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the

economy and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com.

    For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

    Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

 

3                          Invesco Technology Sector Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.67%

  

Application Software–7.24%      

Aspen Technology, Inc.(b)

    25,559       $ 943,894   

Monitise PLC (United Kingdom)(b)

    3,264,212         1,697,178   

salesforce.com, inc.(b)

    71,338         4,564,919   
         7,205,991   
Biotechnology–15.08%   

Alkermes PLC(b)

    31,787         1,606,833   

Amgen Inc.

    18,390         2,982,490   

Biogen Idec Inc.(b)

    5,140         1,650,351   

Celgene Corp.(b)

    33,958         3,636,562   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b)

    45,855         5,135,760   
         15,011,996   
Cable & Satellite–3.14%   

DISH Network Corp.–Class A(b)

    49,099         3,125,151   
Communications Equipment–9.37%   

ARRIS Group Inc.(b)

    79,740         2,393,795   

F5 Networks, Inc.(b)

    16,533         2,033,228   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)

    19,754         2,087,998   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    35,856         2,815,055   
         9,330,076   
Consumer Electronics–2.15%   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    19,964         2,142,936   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–9.32%   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)

    10,967         3,107,499   

MasterCard, Inc.–Class A

    49,765         4,167,819   

Visa Inc.–Class A

    8,293         2,002,179   
         9,277,497   
Health Care Technology–0.90%   

IMS Health Holdings, Inc.(b)

    37,026         897,881   
Home Entertainment Software–0.78%   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    38,850         775,058   
Internet Retail–3.28%   

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

    3,967         1,211,760   

Priceline Group Inc. (The)(b)

    1,698         2,048,144   
         3,259,904   
Internet Software & Services–16.01%   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.–ADR
(China)(b)

    15,506         1,528,892   

Facebook Inc.–Class A(b)

    78,264         5,869,017   

Google Inc.–Class A(b)

    6,138         3,485,586   
     Shares      Value  
Internet Software & Services–(continued)      

Google Inc.–Class C(b)

    6,138       $ 3,431,633   

Yelp Inc.(b)

    26,981         1,618,860   
         15,933,988   
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.74%   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    14,727         1,731,453   
Pharmaceuticals–3.65%   

Actavis PLC(b)

    9,202         2,233,693   

Bristol–Myers Squibb Co.

    24,062         1,400,168   
         3,633,861   
Semiconductor Equipment–1.28%   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    57,737         1,275,410   
Semiconductors–11.77%   

ARM Holdings PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)

    11,143         475,918   

Avago Technologies Ltd. (Singapore)

    34,145         2,945,006   

Micron Technology, Inc.(b)

    67,843         2,244,925   

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)(b)

    49,788         3,418,444   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    27,722         1,614,529   

Texas Instruments Inc.

    20,575         1,021,755   
         11,720,577   
Systems Software–3.57%   

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)

    21,746         1,477,206   

VMware, Inc.–Class A(b)

    24,849         2,076,631   
         3,553,837   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–6.92%   

Apple Inc.

    56,693         6,122,844   

Cray, Inc.(b)

    22,051         764,288   
         6,887,132   
Wireless Telecommunication Services–2.47%   

Sprint Corp.(b)

    415,067         2,461,347   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests
(Cost $72,146,254)

   

     98,224,095   

Money Market Funds–1.63%

  

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–
Institutional Class(c)

    813,014         813,014   

Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)

    813,014         813,014   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $1,626,028)

             1,626,028   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.30%
(Cost $73,772,282)

   

     99,850,123   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.30)%

  

     (302,247

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 99,547,876   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

4                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


Investment Abbreviations:

 

ADR  

– American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of October 31, 2014

 

Information Technology

    81.4

Consumer Discretionary

    8.5   

Health Care

    6.3   

Telecommunication Services

    2.5   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    1.3   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

5                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $72,146,254)

  $ 98,224,095   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    1,626,028   

Total investments, at value (Cost $73,772,282)

    99,850,123   

Cash

    20,478   

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $1,485)

    1,480   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    564,297   

Fund shares sold

    7,527   

Dividends

    21,345   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    26,971   

Other assets

    27,813   

Total assets

    100,520,034   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    459,592   

Fund shares reacquired

    103,353   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    328,511   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    1,870   

Accrued other operating expenses

    49,783   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    29,049   

Total liabilities

    972,158   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 99,547,876   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 94,280,860   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (1,013,100

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (19,797,720

Net unrealized appreciation

    26,077,836   
    $ 99,547,876   

Net Assets:

  

Class A

  $ 88,982,132   

Class B

  $ 1,521,159   

Class C

  $ 8,216,953   

Class Y

  $ 827,632   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    5,497,051   

Class B

    107,908   

Class C

    582,717   

Class Y

    48,995   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 16.19   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $16.19 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 17.13   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 14.10   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 14.10   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 16.89   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

  $ 203,517   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $11,135)

    11,412   

Total investment income

    214,929   

Expenses:

 

Advisory fees

    329,608   

Administrative services fees

    25,206   

Custodian fees

    7,404   

Distribution fees:

 

Class A

    108,519   

Class B

    8,275   

Class C

    40,380   

Transfer agent fees

    219,660   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    10,724   

Other

    78,904   

Total expenses

    828,680   

Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)

    (1,243

Net expenses

    827,437   

Net investment income (loss)

    (612,508

Realized and unrealized gain from:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investment securities (includes net gains from securities sold to affiliates of $110,590)

    6,121,177   

Foreign currencies

    (209
      6,120,968   

Change in net unrealized appreciation of:

 

Investment securities

    5,251,467   

Foreign currencies

    103   
      5,251,570   

Net realized and unrealized gain

    11,372,538   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 10,760,030   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

7                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

    

October 31,

2014

    

April 30,

2014

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (612,508    $ (1,057,906

Net realized gain

    6,120,968         12,197,753   

Change in net unrealized appreciation

    5,251,570         6,814,907   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    10,760,030         17,954,754   

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    (4,571,793      (12,872,794

Class B

    (350,024      (1,132,280

Class C

    (631,142      (1,334,393

Class Y

    100,669         (120,418

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

    (5,452,290      (15,459,885

Net increase in net assets

    5,307,740         2,494,869   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    94,240,136         91,745,267   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(1,013,100) and $(400,592), respectively)

  $ 99,547,876       $ 94,240,136   

Notes to Financial Statements

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Technology Sector Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

The Fund currently consists of four different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual

 

8                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

 

9                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. 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 failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. 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. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

L. Other Risks — The Fund’s investments are concentrated in a comparatively narrow segment of the economy, which may make the Fund more volatile.

Many products and services offered in technology-related industries are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the value of the issuers in this sector.

 

10                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate

First $500 million

    0 .67%   

Next $2.5 billion

    0 .645%   

Over $3 billion

    0 .62%     

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fees incurred by the Fund was 0.67%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Y shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $1,048.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”), an affiliate of the Adviser. The Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that the Fund will reimburse IDI for distribution related expenses that IDI incurs up to a maximum of the following annual rates: (1) Class A — up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A shares; (2) Class B — up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B shares; and (3) Class C — up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In the case of Class B shares, provided that the Plan continues in effect, any cumulative expenses incurred by IDI, but not yet reimbursed to IDI, may be recovered through the payment of future distribution fees from the Fund pursuant to the Plan and contingent deferred sales charges paid by investors upon redemption of Class B shares.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $399 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares $180 and $128 from Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund incurred $1,819 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.

 

11                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

As of October 31, 2014, all of the securities in the fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in securities sales of $522,958, which resulted in net realized gains of $110,590.

NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $195.

NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 7—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

NOTE 8—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014, which expires as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  
Expiration   Short-Term        Long-Term        Total  

April 30, 2016

  $ 12,866,974         $         $ 12,866,974   

April 30, 2018

    13,022,537                     13,022,537   

Total capital loss carryforward

  $ 25,889,511         $         $ 25,889,511   

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

 

12                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


NOTE 9—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $26,380,917 and $31,657,834, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 29,578,844   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (3,530,180

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 26,048,664   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $73,801,459.

NOTE 10—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    41,453       $ 641,589         90,843       $ 1,263,021   

Class B

    937         12,604         1,133         14,091   

Class C

    2,456         33,743         16,480         199,372   

Class Y

    15,842         257,652         25,406         367,619   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    1,639         25,529         58,201         794,786   

Class B

    (1,881      (25,529      (66,317      (794,786

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (339,111      (5,238,911      (1,088,745      (14,930,601

Class B

    (24,746      (337,099      (28,878      (351,585

Class C

    (49,406      (664,885      (128,047      (1,533,765

Class Y

    (9,693      (156,983      (32,988      (488,037

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

    (362,510    $ (5,452,290      (1,152,912    $ (15,459,885

 

(a)  There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 79% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

13                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


NOTE 11—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net gains
(losses)
on securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Net asset
value, end
of period
    Total
return(b)
    Net assets,
end of period
(000’s omitted)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
with fee waivers
and/or  expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of
expenses
to average net
assets without
fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed
    Ratio of net
investment
income
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover(c)
 

Class A

                     

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 14.49      $ (0.09   $ 1.79      $ 1.70      $ 16.19        11.73   $ 88,982        1.61 %(d)      1.61 %(d)      (1.17 )%(d)      27

Year ended 04/30/14

    12.01        (0.14     2.62        2.48        14.49        20.65        83,926        1.68        1.68        (1.02     69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    12.59        (0.12 )(e)      (0.46 )(f)      (0.58     12.01        (4.61 )(f)      80,866        1.82        1.83        (1.00 )(e)      43   

One month ended 04/30/12

    12.97        (0.01     (0.37     (0.38     12.59        (2.93     99,453        1.71 (g)      1.71 (g)      (1.34 )(g)      4   

Year ended 03/31/12

    11.70        (0.15     1.42 (f)      1.27        12.97        10.85 (f)      103,068        1.81        1.82        (1.29     38   

Year ended 03/31/11

    10.27        (0.11     1.54        1.43        11.70        13.92        106,661        1.70        1.70        (1.08     214   

Year ended 03/31/10

    7.12        (0.11     3.26        3.15        10.27        44.24        106,337        1.92 (h)      1.92 (h)      (1.23 )(h)      113   

Class B

                     

Six months ended 10/31/14

    12.66        (0.13     1.57        1.44        14.10        11.37        1,521        2.36 (d)      2.36 (d)      (1.92 )(d)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    10.58        (0.21     2.29        2.08        12.66        19.66        1,692        2.43        2.43        (1.77     69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    11.18        (0.18 )(e)      (0.42 )(f)      (0.60     10.58        (5.37 )(f)      2,408        2.57        2.58        (1.75 )(e)      43   

One month ended 04/30/12

    11.52        (0.02     (0.32     (0.34     11.18        (2.95     4,309        2.46 (g)      2.46 (g)      (2.09 )(g)      4   

Year ended 03/31/12

    10.47        (0.20     1.25 (f)      1.05        11.52        10.03 (f)      4,626        2.56        2.57        (2.04     38   

Year ended 03/31/11

    9.26        (0.17     1.38        1.21        10.47        13.07        8,418        2.45        2.45        (1.83     214   

Year ended 03/31/10

    6.47        (0.16     2.95        2.79        9.26        43.12        14,261        2.67 (h)      2.67 (h)      (1.98 )(h)      113   

Class C

                     

Six months ended 10/31/14

    12.67        (0.13     1.56        1.43        14.10        11.29 (i)      8,217        2.34 (d)(i)      2.34 (d)(i)      (1.90 )(d)(i)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    10.58        (0.21     2.30        2.09        12.67        19.75 (i)      7,976        2.41 (i)      2.41 (i)      (1.75 )(i)      69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    11.18        (0.18 )(e)      (0.42 )(f)      (0.60     10.58        (5.37 )(f)      7,841        2.57        2.58        (1.75 )(e)      43   

One month ended 04/30/12

    11.52        (0.02     (0.32     (0.34     11.18        (2.95     9,745        2.46 (g)      2.46 (g)      (2.09 )(g)      4   

Year ended 03/31/12

    10.46        (0.20     1.26 (f)      1.06        11.52        10.13 (f)      10,152        2.54        2.55        (2.02     38   

Year ended 03/31/11

    9.25        (0.17     1.38        1.21        10.46        13.08        10,794        2.45        2.45        (1.83     214   

Year ended 03/31/10

    6.46        (0.16     2.95        2.79        9.25        43.19        10,981        2.67 (h)      2.67 (h)      (1.98 )(h)      113   

Class Y

                     

Six months ended 10/31/14

    15.10        (0.08     1.87        1.79        16.89        11.85        828        1.36 (d)      1.36 (d)      (0.92 )(d)      27   

Year ended 04/30/14

    12.49        (0.11     2.72        2.61        15.10        20.90        647        1.43        1.43        (0.77     69   

Year ended 04/30/13

    13.06        (0.09 )(e)      (0.48 )(f)      (0.57     12.49        (4.36 )(f)      630        1.57        1.58        (0.75 )(e)      43   

One month ended 04/30/12

    13.45        (0.01     (0.38     (0.39     13.06        (2.90     560        1.46 (g)      1.46 (g)      (1.09 )(g)      4   

Year ended 03/31/12

    12.10        (0.12     1.47 (f)      1.35        13.45        11.16 (f)      555        1.56        1.57        (1.04     38   

Year ended 03/31/11

    10.59        (0.09     1.60        1.51        12.10        14.26        369        1.45        1.45        (0.83     214   

Year ended 03/31/10

    7.33        (0.09     3.35        3.26        10.59        44.47        312        1.67 (h)      1.67 (h)      (0.98 )(h)      113   

 

(a) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d)  Ratios annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $87,025, $1,641, $8,157 and $765 for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Y shares, respectively.
(e)  Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets includes significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $(0.15) and (1.30)%, $(0.21) and (2.05)%, $(0.21) and (2.05)% and $(0.13) and (1.05)% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively.
(f)  Includes litigation proceeds received during the period. Had the litigation proceeds not been received Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized) per share for the year ended April 30, 2013 would have been $(0.55), $(0.51), $(0.51) and $(0.57) for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively and total returns would have been lower. Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) per share for the year ended March 31, 2012 would have been $1.29, $1.12, $1.13 and $1.34 for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively and total returns would have been lower.
(g)  Annualized.
(h)  The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios was less than 0.005% for the years ended March 31, 2010.
(i)  The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.98% for the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class   Beginning
Account Value
(05/01/14)
    ACTUAL     HYPOTHETICAL
(5% annual return before
expenses)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)1
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
    Ending
Account Value
(10/31/14)
    Expenses
Paid During
Period2
   
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,116.60      $ 8.59      $ 1,017.09      $ 8.19        1.61
B     1,000.00        1,113.00        12.57        1,013.31        11.98        2.36   
C     1,000.00        1,112.90        12.52        1,013.36        11.93        2.34   
Y     1,000.00        1,118.50        7.26        1,018.35        6.92        1.36   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

15                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco Technology Sector Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s

investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met during the year. The Board’s review of the

qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Science & Technology Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of the performance universe for the one and five year periods and the fourth quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds

 

 

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and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least June 30, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate was below the effective fee rate of the two mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers with a similar investment process. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers sub-advises an off-shore fund that is managed using a similar investment process and that fund has an effective advisory fee rate higher than the Fund’s rate. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other client accounts using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco

Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the

usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

17                         Invesco  Technology Sector Fund


 

 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

    A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905                        MS-TECH-SAR-1        Invesco Distributors, Inc.


 

 

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Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

   October 31, 2014
 

 

Invesco Value Opportunities Fund

 

 

Nasdaq:

  
  A: VVOAX ¡ B: VVOBX ¡ C: VVOCX ¡ R: VVORX ¡ Y: VVOIX ¡ R5: VVONX

 

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2

 

    

 

Fund Performance

4

 

     Letters to Shareholders

5

 

     Schedule of Investments

7

 

     Financial Statements

9

 

     Notes to Financial Statements

15

 

     Financial Highlights

16

 

     Fund Expenses

17

 

     Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

 

 

For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

 

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

 

 

 

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Fund Performance

 

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Indexes

Cumulative total returns, 4/30/14 to 10/31/14, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.

 

Class A Shares

     2.95

Class B Shares

     2.99   

Class C Shares

     2.60   

Class R Shares

     2.81   

Class Y Shares

     3.10   

Class R5 Shares

     3.23   

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market Index)

     8.22   

Russell 3000 Value Indexq (Style-Specific Index)

     5.97   

Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Indexn (Peer Group Index)

     4.41   

Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.; n Lipper Inc.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

The Russell 3000® Value Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of US value stocks. The Russell 3000 Value Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co.

The Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of multicap value funds tracked by Lipper.

The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).

A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.

 

 

 

2                         Invesco Value Opportunities Fund


 

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 10/31/14, including maximum applicable sales charges

    

Class A Shares

        

Inception (6/25/01)

     5.15

10 Years

     5.20   

  5 Years

     12.45   

  1 Year

     5.28   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (6/25/01)

     5.12

10 Years

     5.29   

  5 Years

     13.31   

  1 Year

     6.39   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (6/25/01)

     4.83

10 Years

     5.03   

  5 Years

     12.94   

  1 Year

     9.63   

Class R Shares

        

10 Years

     5.54

  5 Years

     13.47   

  1 Year

     11.18   

Class Y Shares

        

Inception (3/23/05)

     5.60

  5 Years

     14.01   

  1 Year

     11.64   

Class R5 Shares

        

10 Years

     5.99

  5 Years

     14.16   

  1 Year

     11.88   

Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I shares of the predecessor fund, Van Kampen Value Opportunities Fund, advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Value Opportunities Fund (renamed Invesco Value Opportunities Fund). Returns shown above for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Value Opportunities Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.

    Class R shares incepted on May 23, 2011. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class R shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

 

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 9/30/14, the most recent calendar quarter end, including maximum applicable sales charges

Class A Shares

        

Inception (6/25/01)

     5.14

10 Years

     5.26   

  5 Years

     11.95   

  1 Year

     9.28   

Class B Shares

        

Inception (6/25/01)

     5.11

10 Years

     5.35   

  5 Years

     12.77   

  1 Year

     10.61   

Class C Shares

        

Inception (6/25/01)

     4.83

10 Years

     5.11   

  5 Years

     12.46   

  1 Year

     13.86   

Class R Shares

        

10 Years

     5.60

  5 Years

     12.94   

  1 Year

     15.34   

Class Y Shares

        

Inception (3/23/05)

     5.60

  5 Years

     13.50   

  1 Year

     16.00   

Class R5 Shares

        

10 Years

     6.05

  5 Years

     13.63   

  1 Year

     16.22   

    Class R5 shares incepted on May 23, 2011. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the Fund’s and the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A share performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.

    The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.

    The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares was 1.24%, 1.24%, 1.95%, 1.49%, 0.99% and 0.82%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares was 1.25%, 1.25%, 1.96%, 1.50%, 1.00% and 0.83%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

    Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. For shares purchased prior to June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the sixth year. For shares purchased on or after June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year.

The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.

    The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.

 

1 Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2016. See current prospectus for more information.
 

 

3                         Invesco Value Opportunities Fund


 

Letters to Shareholders

 

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    Bruce Crockett

    

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

While the members of the Invesco Funds Board, which I chair, can’t dictate the performance of the Invesco funds, be assured that your Board works diligently throughout the year to focus on how your investments are managed. Our job is to represent you and your interests on a variety of fund management-related matters. We regularly monitor how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of ever-changing and often unpredictable economic and market conditions, and we review the investment strategies and investment process employed by each fund’s management team as explained in the fund’s prospectus.

Perhaps our most significant responsibility is conducting the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This annual review, which is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the

fees that it charges for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information from Invesco that allows us to evaluate the quality of its services and the reasonableness of its fees. We also use information from a variety of independent sources, including materials provided by the independent senior officer of the Invesco funds, who reports directly to the independent trustees on the Board. Additionally, we meet with legal counsel and review performance and fee data prepared for us by Lipper Inc., an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field.

After a careful review, the members of the Invesco Funds Board approved the continuation of advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates.

As always, please contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Bruce L. Crockett

Independent Chair

Invesco Funds Board of Trustees

 

 

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

    

Dear Shareholders:

This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. I hope you find this report of interest.

Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including prices, performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your individual Invesco account whenever it’s convenient for you; just complete a simple, secure online registration. Use the “Log In” box on our home page to get started.

Invesco’s mobile app for iPad® (available free from the App StoreSM) allows you to obtain the same detailed information about your Fund and the same investment insights from our investment leaders, market strategists, economists and retirement experts on the go.

    

Also, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed about the markets, the economy

and investing by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com.

For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246. For Invesco-related questions or comments, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.

Thank you for investing with us.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Philip Taylor

Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.

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4                         Invesco Value Opportunities Fund


Schedule of Investments(a)

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–95.67%

  

Advertising–2.94%   

Omnicom Group Inc.

    401,355       $ 28,841,370   
Air Freight & Logistics–1.61%   

UTi Worldwide, Inc.(b)

    1,442,664         15,768,318   
Application Software–1.36%   

Synopsys, Inc.(b)

    325,100         13,322,598   
Automobile Manufacturers–1.51%   

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)(c)

    1,603,500         14,843,635   
Cable & Satellite–2.61%   

Time Warner Cable Inc.

    174,202         25,644,276   
Coal & Consumable Fuels–1.11%   

Peabody Energy Corp.(c)

    1,047,029         10,920,513   
Communications Equipment–1.48%   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    595,100         14,562,097   
Consumer Finance–2.18%   

Synchrony Financial(b)

    791,700         21,391,734   
Department Stores–2.46%   

Macy’s, Inc.

    418,172         24,178,705   
Diversified Banks–20.17%   

Bank of America Corp.

    1,513,866         25,977,940   

Citigroup Inc.

    637,721         34,137,205   

Comerica Inc.

    278,435         13,292,487   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,008,664         61,003,999   

U.S. Bancorp

    339,438         14,460,059   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    922,825         48,992,779   
               197,864,469   
Diversified Metals & Mining–1.21%   

Teck Resources Ltd.–Class B (Canada)(c)

    753,971         11,897,662   
Electronic Components–1.25%   

Corning Inc.

    601,400         12,286,602   
Food Retail–1.40%   

Kroger Co. (The)

    247,272         13,775,523   
General Merchandise Stores–1.33%   

Target Corp.

    210,842         13,034,252   
Household Products–1.44%   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    161,760         14,116,795   
Industrial Conglomerates–2.10%   

General Electric Co.

    799,845         20,644,000   
Integrated Oil & Gas–13.79%   

Chevron Corp.

    289,929         34,776,984   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    134,482         13,005,754   
     Shares      Value  
Integrated Oil & Gas–(continued)   

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.–ADR (Brazil)

    1,930,523       $ 22,587,119   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC–Class A–ADR (United Kingdom)

    565,888         40,625,099   

Total S.A.–ADR (France)

    405,500         24,285,395   
               135,280,351   
Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.09%   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    212,219         10,664,005   
Investment Banking & Brokerage–4.31%   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    92,287         17,533,607   

Morgan Stanley

    707,620         24,731,319   
               42,264,926   
Life & Health Insurance–6.00%   

Aflac, Inc.

    237,700         14,197,821   

MetLife, Inc.

    382,000         20,719,680   

Unum Group

    715,874         23,953,144   
               58,870,645   
Managed Health Care–4.03%   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    139,443         13,248,480   

WellPoint, Inc.

    207,658         26,308,192   
               39,556,672   
Marine–0.82%   

Diana Shipping Inc. (Greece)(b)

    951,326         8,038,705   
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.94%   

Noble Corp. PLC

    442,899         9,265,447   
Pharmaceuticals–4.90%   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    274,105         15,950,170   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    212,300         19,688,530   

Pfizer Inc.

    414,700         12,420,265   
               48,058,965   
Property & Casualty Insurance–4.51%   

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG

    212,503         8,075,114   

Allstate Corp. (The)

    356,519         23,120,257   

Chubb Corp. (The)

    131,180         13,034,045   
               44,229,416   
Regional Banks–2.18%   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

    788,119         8,472,279   

Zions Bancorp.

    444,200         12,868,474   
               21,340,753   
Steel–1.26%   

POSCO–ADR (South Korea)

    172,104         12,315,762   
Systems Software–1.94%   

Oracle Corp.

    487,900         19,052,495   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

5                         Invesco  Value Opportunities Fund


     Shares      Value  
Technology Distributors–1.52%   

CDW Corp.

    484,019       $ 14,927,146   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals–1.55%   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    424,861         15,244,013   
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.67%   

Vodafone Group PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)

    198,103         6,580,982   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $689,671,705)

   

     938,782,832   

Money Market Funds–3.39%

  

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional
Class(d)

    16,626,640         16,626,640   

Premier Portfolio–Institutional
Class(d)

    16,626,641         16,626,641   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $33,253,281)

   

     33,253,281   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–99.06% (Cost $722,924,986)

    

     972,036,113   
     Shares      Value  

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan

   

  

Money Market Funds–0.83%

  

Liquid Asset Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $8,153,961)(d)(e)

    8,153,961       $ 8,153,961   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.89%
(Cost $731,078,947)

   

     980,190,074   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.11%

  

     1,040,832   

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 981,230,906   
 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ADR  

– American Depositary Receipt

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  All or a portion of this security was out on loan at October 31, 2014.
(d)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.
(e)  The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1I.

 

   The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net amount of assets available for offset by the Fund as of October 31, 2014.

 

Counterparty    Gross Amount
of Securities on
Loan at Value
       Cash Collateral
Received for
Securities
Loaned*
     Net
Amount
 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

   $ 8,097,121         $ (8,097,121    $   

 

  * Amount does not include excess collateral received.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets

as of October 31, 2014

 

Financials

    39.3

Energy

    15.9   

Consumer Discretionary

    10.9   

Information Technology

    9.1   

Health Care

    8.9   

Industrials

    4.5   

Consumer Staples

    2.8   

Materials

    2.5   

Telecommunication Services

    1.8   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    4.3   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

6                         Invesco  Value Opportunities Fund


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $689,671,705)*

  $ 938,782,832   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    41,407,242   

Total investments, at value (Cost $731,078,947)

    980,190,074   

Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $57)

    52   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

    10,375,233   

Fund shares sold

    227,395   

Dividends

    1,273,664   

Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    480,928   

Other assets

    50,806   

Total assets

    992,598,152   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

    824,336   

Fund shares reacquired

    1,008,310   

Collateral upon return of securities loaned

    8,153,961   

Accrued fees to affiliates

    736,931   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    3,381   

Accrued other operating expenses

    74,267   

Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans

    566,060   

Total liabilities

    11,367,246   

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 981,230,906   

Net assets consist of:

  

Shares of beneficial interest

  $ 829,076,261   

Undistributed net investment income

    19,666,474   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (116,606,047

Net unrealized appreciation

    249,094,218   
    $ 981,230,906   

Net Assets:

  

Class A

  $ 788,885,120   

Class B

  $ 35,453,419   

Class C

  $ 106,165,251   

Class R

  $ 22,868,593   

Class Y

  $ 23,319,739   

Class R5

  $ 4,538,784   

Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share,
with an unlimited number of shares authorized:

   

Class A

    53,806,353   

Class B

    2,453,231   

Class C

    7,458,442   

Class R

    1,565,393   

Class Y

    1,591,313   

Class R5

    308,580   

Class A:

 

Net asset value per share

  $ 14.66   

Maximum offering price per share

 

(Net asset value of $14.66 ¸ 94.50%)

  $ 15.51   

Class B:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 14.45   

Class C:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 14.23   

Class R:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 14.61   

Class Y:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 14.65   

Class R5:

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

  $ 14.71   

 

* At October 31, 2014, securities with an aggregate value of $8,097,121 were on loan to brokers.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

7                         Invesco  Value Opportunities Fund


Statement of Operations

For the six months ended October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $299,780)

   $ 10,759,938   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $88,162)

     95,132   

Total investment income

     10,855,070   

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     3,343,833   

Administrative services fees

     128,470   

Custodian fees

     14,435   

Distribution fees:

  

Class A

     1,017,152   

Class B

     49,063   

Class C

     522,876   

Class R

     58,360   

Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y

     1,269,658   

Transfer agent fees — R5

     1,792   

Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

     17,262   

Other

     135,709   

Total expenses

     6,558,610   

Less: Fees waived and expense offset arrangement(s)

     (35,848

Net expenses

     6,522,762   

Net investment income

     4,332,308   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from:

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investment securities

     43,682,613   

Foreign currencies

     (110,930
       43,571,683   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investment securities

     (18,829,714

Foreign currencies

     (40,732
       (18,870,446

Net realized and unrealized gain

     24,701,237   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 29,033,545   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

8                         Invesco  Value Opportunities Fund


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended April 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

    

October 31,

2014

    

April 30,

2014

 

Operations:

  

  

Net investment income

  $ 4,332,308       $ 16,031,248   

Net realized gain

    43,571,683         80,135,916   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (18,870,446      82,450,217   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    29,033,545         178,617,381   

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

    

Class A

            (8,166,294

Class B

            (499,285

Class C

            (478,306

Class R

            (183,768

Class Y

            (191,550

Class R5

            (35,996

Total distributions from net investment income

            (9,555,199

Share transactions–net:

    

Class A

    (44,160,878      (76,269,064

Class B

    (6,840,329      (18,243,683

Class C

    (4,391,307      (12,420,674

Class R

    (1,019,170      (766,252

Class Y

    6,597,080         984,968   

Class R5

    2,192,892         (186,335

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

    (47,621,712      (106,901,040

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (18,588,167      62,161,142   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    999,819,073         937,657,931   

End of period (includes undistributed net investment income of $19,666,474 and $15,334,166, respectively)

  $ 981,230,906       $ 999,819,073   

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Value Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of ten separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.

The Fund’s investment objective is total return through growth of capital and current income.

The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares are sold at net asset value. Effective November 30, 2010, new or additional investments in Class B shares are no longer permitted. Existing shareholders of Class B shares may continue to reinvest dividends and capital gains distributions in Class B shares until they convert to Class A shares. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert to Class A shares. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end, which is at least eight years after the date of purchase. Redemption of Class B shares prior to the conversion date will be subject to a CDSC.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based

 

9                         Invesco  Value Opportunities Fund


on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and ask prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.

C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.

 

10                         Invesco  Value Opportunities Fund


D. Distributions — Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to Class R5 are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. Prior to June 1, 2010, incremental transfer agency fees which were unique to each class of shares were charged to the operations of such class.
G. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
H. Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.
I. Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. 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 failed to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. 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. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliated money market funds on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any.
J. Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Statement of Operations.

K. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis or through forward foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk.

The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.

 

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A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Rate

First $250 million

    0 .695%   

Next $250 million

    0 .67%   

Next $500 million

    0 .645%   

Next $1.5 billion

    0 .62%   

Next $2.5 billion

    0 .595%   

Next $2.5 billion

    0 .57%   

Next $2.5 billion

    0 .545%   

Over $10 billion

    0 .52%     

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the effective advisory fee incurred by the Fund was 0.66%.

Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2015, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed above) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75% and 1.75%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2015. The fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated during its term. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.

Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $29,092.

The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets, up to 1.00% each of Class B and Class C average daily net assets and up to 0.50% of Class R average daily net assets.

With respect to Class B and Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class B and Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Distribution fees.

 

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Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively, the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the six months ended October 31, 2014, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $40,767 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $41, $3,211 and $1,943 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.

For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund incurred $4,916 in brokerage commissions with Invesco Capital Markets, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser and IDI, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2014. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Equity Securities

  $ 945,657,909         $ 34,532,165         $         $ 980,190,074   

NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)

The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in demand deposit accounts used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the six months ended October 31, 2014, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $6,756.

NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits

Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.

NOTE 6—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

NOTE 7—Tax Information

The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.

Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. Capital losses generated in years beginning after December 22, 2010 can be carried forward for an unlimited period, whereas previous losses expire in eight tax years. Capital losses with an expiration period may not be

 

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used to offset capital gains until all net capital losses without an expiration date have been utilized. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration date will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses instead of as short-term capital losses as under prior law. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.

The Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of April 30, 2014, which expires as follows:

 

Capital Loss Carryforward*  
Expiration   Short-Term        Long-Term        Total  

April 30, 2017

  $ 152,209,144         $         $ 152,209,144   

 

* Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code and may be further limited depending upon a variety of factors, including the realization of net unrealized gains or losses as of the date of any reorganization.

NOTE 8—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2014 was $78,575,124 and $120,269,840, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 290,128,000   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (48,985,459

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 241,142,541   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $739,047,533.

NOTE 9—Share Information

 

     Summary of Share Activity  
    Six months ended
October 31, 2014(a)
     Year ended
April 30, 2014
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Sold:

          

Class A

    1,188,099       $ 17,268,011         2,705,848       $ 35,646,362   

Class B

    17,804         256,240         85,389         1,111,173   

Class C

    155,620         2,201,013         436,925         5,606,047   

Class R

    112,395         1,627,163         272,680         3,586,825   

Class Y

    546,030         8,038,307         326,914         4,349,047   

Class R5

    204,575         2,953,580         23,475         306,850   

Issued as reinvestment of dividends:

          

Class A

                    574,936         7,704,141   

Class B

                    36,962         488,274   

Class C

                    34,092         446,279   

Class R

                    13,728         183,675   

Class Y

                    12,845         171,744   

Class R5

                    2,677         35,869   

Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares:

          

Class A

    311,114         4,552,806         922,635         12,285,424   

Class B

    (315,599      (4,552,806      (936,026      (12,285,424

Reacquired:

          

Class A

    (4,529,797      (65,981,695      (10,024,823      (131,904,991

Class B

    (176,434      (2,543,763      (579,323      (7,557,706

Class C

    (464,400      (6,592,320      (1,421,906      (18,473,000

Class R

    (183,582      (2,646,333      (347,156      (4,536,752

Class Y

    (99,114      (1,441,227      (266,967      (3,535,823

Class R5

    (52,069      (760,688      (39,299      (529,054

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

    (3,285,358    $ (47,621,712      (8,166,394    $ (106,901,040

 

(a)  There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 23% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially.

 

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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
   

Net

investment
income

(loss)(a)

   

Net gains
(losses)

on securities

(both
realized and
unrealized)

   

Total from
investment

operations

   

Dividends
from net

investment

income

   

Distributions

from net
realized

gains

   

Total

distributions

   

Net asset

value, end

of period

    Total
return
   

Net assets,
end of period

(000’s omitted)

   

Ratio of
expenses

to average

net assets
with fee waivers

and/or expenses

absorbed

   

Ratio of
expenses
to average net

assets without

fee waivers
and/or expenses
absorbed

   

Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)

to average
net assets

    Portfolio
turnover(b)
 

Class A

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

  $ 14.24      $ 0.07      $ 0.35      $ 0.42      $      $      $      $ 14.66        2.95 %(c)    $ 788,885        1.21 %(d)      1.22 %(d)      0.94 %(d)      8

Year ended 04/30/14

    11.97        0.23 (e)      2.18        2.41        (0.14            (0.14     14.24        20.21 (c)      809,243        1.23        1.24        1.71 (e)      16   

Year ended 04/30/13

    10.24        0.12        1.72        1.84        (0.10     (0.01     (0.11     11.97        18.15 (c)      749,819        1.26        1.27        1.14        15   

Year ended 04/30/12

    10.18        0.09        (0.03     0.06        (0.00            (0.00     10.24        0.60 (c)      740,384        1.40        1.40        0.92        46   

One month ended 04/30/11

    9.98        (0.00     0.20        0.20                             10.18        2.00 (c)      44,328        1.40 (f)      1.98 (f)      (0.51 )(f)      2   

Year ended 03/31/11

    8.95        0.06        1.06        1.12        (0.09            (0.09     9.98        12.61 (c)      43,855        1.42        1.47        0.68        80   

Year ended 03/31/10

    5.84        0.06        3.12        3.18        (0.07            (0.07     8.95        54.55 (g)      53,983        1.44        1.44        0.72        13   

Class B

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    14.03        0.07        0.35        0.42                             14.45        2.99 (c)(h)      35,453        1.21 (d)(h)      1.22 (d)(h)      0.94 (d)(h)      8   

Year ended 04/30/14

    11.80        0.22 (e)      2.15        2.37        (0.14            (0.14     14.03        20.16 (c)(h)      41,084        1.23 (h)      1.24 (h)      1.71 (e)(h)      16   

Year ended 04/30/13

    10.09        0.12        1.70        1.82        (0.10     (0.01     (0.11     11.80        18.25 (c)(h)      50,968        1.26 (h)      1.27 (h)      1.14 (h)      15   

Year ended 04/30/12

    10.04        0.09        (0.04     0.05                             10.09        0.50 (c)(h)      67,547        1.38 (h)      1.38 (h)      0.94 (h)      46   

One month ended 04/30/11

    9.84        (0.00     0.20        0.20                             10.04        2.03 (c)(h)      7,331        1.46 (f)(h)      2.04 (f)(h)      (0.57 )(f)(h)      2   

Year ended 03/31/11

    8.79        0.01        1.04        1.05                             9.84        11.95 (c)(h)      7,392        1.99 (h)      2.04 (h)      0.11 (h)      80   

Year ended 03/31/10

    5.73        (0.00     3.06        3.06                             8.79        53.40 (g)      8,629        2.19        2.19        (0.03     13   

Class C

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    13.87        0.02        0.34        0.36                             14.23        2.60 (c)(h)      106,165        1.93 (d)(h)      1.94 (d)(h)      0.22 (d)(h)      8   

Year ended 04/30/14

    11.67        0.13 (e)      2.13        2.26        (0.06            (0.06     13.87        19.38 (c)(h)      107,754        1.94 (h)      1.95 (h)      1.00 (e)(h)      16   

Year ended 04/30/13

    9.99        0.05        1.67        1.72        (0.03     (0.01     (0.04     11.67        17.26 (c)(h)      101,772        1.96 (h)      1.97 (h)      0.44 (h)      15   

Year ended 04/30/12

    10.00        0.02        (0.03     (0.01                          9.99        (0.10 )(c)(h)      101,785        2.11 (h)      2.11 (h)      0.21 (h)      46   

One month ended 04/30/11

    9.80        (0.01     0.21        0.20                             10.00        2.04 (c)(h)      8,021        2.07 (f)(h)      2.65 (f)(h)      (1.18 )(f)(h)      2   

Year ended 03/31/11

    8.77        0.01        1.03        1.04        (0.01            (0.01     9.80        11.81 (c)(h)      8,033        2.06 (h)      2.11 (h)      0.04 (h)      80   

Year ended 03/31/10

    5.73        0.00        3.06        3.06        (0.02            (0.02     8.77        53.42 (g)(h)      9,337        2.18 (h)      2.18 (h)      (0.02 )(h)      13   

Class R

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    14.20        0.05        0.36        0.41                             14.61        2.89 (c)      22,869        1.46 (d)      1.47 (d)      0.69 (d)      8   

Year ended 04/30/14

    11.94        0.19 (e)      2.18        2.37        (0.11            (0.11     14.20        19.91 (c)      23,247        1.48        1.49        1.46 (e)      16   

Year ended 04/30/13

    10.22        0.09        1.72        1.81        (0.08     (0.01     (0.09     11.94        17.80 (c)      20,272        1.51        1.52        0.89        15   

Year ended 04/30/12(i)

    9.89        0.07        0.26        0.33        (0.00            (0.00     10.22        3.35 (c)      19,599        1.65 (f)      1.65 (f)      0.67 (f)      46   

Class Y(j)

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    14.21        0.09        0.35        0.44                             14.65        3.10 (c)      23,320        0.96 (d)      0.97 (d)      1.19 (d)      8   

Year ended 04/30/14

    11.94        0.26 (e)      2.18        2.44        (0.17            (0.17     14.21        20.53 (c)      16,266        0.98        0.99        1.96 (e)      16   

Year ended 04/30/13

    10.22        0.15        1.71        1.86        (0.13     (0.01     (0.14     11.94        18.39 (c)      12,799        1.01        1.02        1.39        15   

Year ended 04/30/12

    10.14        0.11        (0.03     0.08        (0.00            (0.00     10.22        0.80 (c)      11,424        1.15        1.15        1.17        46   

One month ended 04/30/11

    9.93        (0.00     0.21        0.21                             10.14        2.11 (c)      4,826        1.15 (f)      1.73 (f)      (0.26 )(f)      2   

Year ended 03/31/11

    8.94        0.08        1.05        1.13        (0.14            (0.14     9.93        12.75 (c)      4,757        1.17        1.22        0.93        80   

Year ended 03/31/10

    5.83        0.07        3.13        3.20        (0.09            (0.09     8.94        54.98 (g)      50,475        1.19        1.19        0.96        13   

Class R5

                           

Six months ended 10/31/14

    14.25        0.10        0.36        0.46                             14.71        3.23 (c)      4,539        0.81 (d)      0.82 (d)      1.34 (d)      8   

Year ended 04/30/14

    11.99        0.28 (e)      2.18        2.46        (0.20            (0.20     14.25        20.67 (c)      2,225        0.81        0.82        2.13 (e)      16   

Year ended 04/30/13

    10.26        0.18        1.73        1.91        (0.17     (0.01     (0.18     11.99        18.82 (c)      2,029        0.73        0.74        1.67        15   

Year ended 04/30/12(i)

    9.85        0.14        0.27        0.41        (0.00            (0.00     10.26        4.18 (c)      4,040        0.81 (f)      0.81 (f)      1.51 (f)      46   

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. For the year ended April 30, 2012, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $846,280,438 and sold of $257,706,685 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of Invesco Basic Value Fund into the Fund.
(c)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d)  Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $807,088, $38,932, $107,554, $23,154, $19,044 and $3,555 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively.
(e)  Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets include significant dividends received during the period. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the significant dividends are $0.15 and 1.07%, $0.14 and 1.07%, $0.05 and 0.36%, $0.11 and 0.82%, $0.18 and 1.32% and $0.20 and 1.49% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Class R5 shares, respectively.
(f)  Annualized.
(g)  Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period for all classes. Does not include payment of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% or contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) on Class A shares, maximum CDSC of 5% on Class B shares or maximum CDSC of 1% on Class C shares. On purchases of $1 million or more, a CDSC of 1% may be imposed on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within eighteen months of purchase. If the sales charges were included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25% for Class A shares and up to 1% on Class B and Class C shares. Does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares for either class.
(h)  The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of 0.25% for Class B shares and 0.96% for Class C shares for the six months ended October 31, 2014, 0.25% for Class B shares and 0.96% for Class C shares for the year ended April 30, 2014, 0.25% for Class B shares and 0.95% for Class C shares for the year ended April 30, 2013, 0.23% for Class B shares and 0.96% for Class C shares for the year ended April 30, 2012, 0.31% for Class B shares and 0.92% for Class C shares for the period April 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011, 0.82% for Class B shares and 0.89% for Class C shares for the year ended March 31, 2011 and less than 1% for Class C shares for the year ended March 31, 2010.
(i)  Commencement date of May 23, 2011.
(j)  On June 1, 2010, the Fund’s former Class I shares were reorganized into Class Y shares.

 

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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.

The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Class  

Beginning

Account Value

(05/01/14)

    ACTUAL    

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before
expenses)

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 
   

Ending

Account Value

(10/31/14)1

   

Expenses

Paid During

Period2

   

Ending

Account Value

(10/31/14)

    

Expenses

Paid During

Period2

    
A   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,029.50      $ 6.19      $ 1,019.11       $ 6.16         1.21
B     1,000.00        1.029.90        6.19        1,019.11         6.16         1.21   
C     1,000.00        1,026.00        9.86        1,015.48         9.80         1.93   
R     1,000.00        1,028.10        7.46        1,017.85         7.43         1.46   
Y     1,000.00        1,031.00        4.91        1,020.37         4.89         0.96   
R5     1,000.00        1,032.30        4.15        1,021.12         4.13         0.81   

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

16                         Invesco  Value Opportunities Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of Invesco Value Opportunities Fund’s (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During contract renewal meetings held on June 16-17, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise over 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance for the Fund of the Master Investment Advisory Agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers and the investment advisory agreement) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the sub-advisory contracts) for another year, effective July 1, 2014.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of compensation under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board determined that continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is primarily responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned Invesco Funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned Invesco Funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risks of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to their assigned Invesco Funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether and on what terms to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s

investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by Invesco Advisers and Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent provider of investment company data. The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer. The Senior Officer’s evaluation is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. In addition to meetings with Invesco Advisers and fund counsel, the independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in separate sessions with the Senior Officer and with independent legal counsel.

The Trustees recognized that the advisory fee rates for the Invesco Funds are, in many cases, the result of years of review and negotiation. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Trustees’ review and conclusions are based on the comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and are not the result of any single determinative factor. Moreover, one Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 17, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date.

Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services, including the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, with whom the Sub-Committees met

during the year. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit, distribution and legal and compliance.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the benefits of reapproving an existing relationship and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world. As a result, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of funds in the Lipper performance universe and against the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index. The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods

 

 

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(the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods and above the performance of the Index for the five year period. The Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.

C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual management fee rate to the contractual management fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual management fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual management fee rate of funds in the expense group. The Board noted that the term “contractual management fee” may include both advisory and certain administrative services fees, but that Lipper does not provide information on a fund by fund basis as to what is included. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers does not charge the Invesco Funds for the administrative services included in the term as defined by Lipper. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using each fund’s contractual management fee schedule (including any applicable breakpoints) as reported in the most recent prospectus or statement of additional information for each fund in the expense group.

The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least June 30, 2015 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund.

The Board also compared the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate (the advisory fee rate after advisory fee waivers and before other expense limitations/waivers) to the effective advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates that are managed using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s rate was below the rate of one mutual fund advised by Invesco Advisers using a similar investment process. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not advise other client accounts using an investment process substantially similar to the investment process used for the Fund.

The Board also considered the services that may be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the fees payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees are not paid directly by the Fund, but rather, are payable by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule and was assisted in this review by a report from the Senior Officer. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board received information from Invesco Advisers about the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Invesco Funds and the Fund. The Board did not deem the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund to be excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board received and accepted information from Invesco Advisers demonstrating that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered comparative information regarding fees charged for these services, including information provided by Lipper and other independent sources. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board; that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services; and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the

usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the Invesco Funds and that the research received may be used with other clients of Invesco Advisers and may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board also considered that it receives periodic reports from the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds demonstrating that these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements. The Board did not deem the soft dollar arrangements to be inappropriate.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Invesco Funds with respect to investments in the affiliated money market funds. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the amount of advisory fees received by Invesco Advisors from the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds are fair and reasonable.

The Board also considered the Fund may use an affiliated broker to execute certain trades for the Fund to among other things, control information leakage, and were advised that such trades would be executed in compliance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

18                         Invesco  Value Opportunities Fund


 

 

 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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SEC file numbers: 811-03826 and 002-85905    VK-VOPP-SAR-1    Invesco Distributors, Inc.


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

There were no amendments to the Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

None.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)

As of November 21, 2014 an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of November 21, 2014, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is


  recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

12(a) (1)   Not applicable.
12(a) (2)   Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
12(a) (3)   Not applicable.
12(b)   Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: AIM Sector Funds (Invesco Sector Funds)

 

By:  

/s/ Philip A. Taylor

  Philip A. Taylor
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   January 9, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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/ Philip A. Taylor

  Philip A. Taylor
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   January 9, 2015

 

By:  

/s/ Sheri Morris

  Sheri Morris
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   January 9, 2015


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

12(a) (1)    Not applicable.
12(a) (2)    Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
12(a) (3)    Not applicable.
12(b)    Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.