13F-HR 1 nml09q4.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Address: 720 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 13F File Number: 28-00229 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Mark G. Doll Title: Chief Investment Officer Phone: 414-665-3336 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Mark G. Doll Milwaukee, WI February 12, 2010 Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F File Number Name 28-01096 Russell Trust Company 28-01190 Frank Russell Company 28-05583 Northwestern Investment Management Company, LLC 28-10206 Mason Street Advisors, LLC 28-11160 Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 88 Form13F Information Table Value Total: $46,484 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ALCATEL-LUCENT SPONSORED ADR 013904305 0 16 SH DEFINED 16 AQUA AMERICA INC COM 03836W103 0 25 SH DEFINED 25 ARLINGTON ASSET INVT CORP CL A NEW 041356205 1 40 SH DEFINED 40 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 3 211 SH DEFINED 211 BROOKFIELD INFRAST PARTNERS LP INT UNIT G16252101 0 8 SH DEFINED 8 CAPITOL BANCORP LTD COM 14056D105 0 235 SH DEFINED 235 DIAMONDS TR UNIT SER 1 252787106 436 4194 SH DEFINED 4194 DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 0 6 SH DEFINED 6 DOMINION RES INC VA NEW COM 25746U109 0 5 SH DEFINED 5 ENDOLOGIX INC COM 29266S106 0 4 SH DEFINED 4 FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 8 800 SH DEFINED 800 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 3 213 SH DEFINED 213 ISHARES TR BARCLYS MBS BD 464288588 15 140 SH DEFINED 140 ISHARES TR S&P NTL AMTFREE 464288414 75 728 SH DEFINED 728 ISHARES TR US PFD STK IDX 464288687 58 1594 SH DEFINED 1594 ISHARES TR MSCI VAL IDX 464288877 611 12128 SH DEFINED 12128 ISHARES TR MSCI GRW IDX 464288885 772 14005 SH DEFINED 14005 ISHARES TR BARCLYS CR BD 464288620 34 337 SH DEFINED 337 ISHARES TR INDEX MSCI EAFE IDX 464287465 4026 72824 SH DEFINED 72824 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSL 3000 VALU 464287663 992 13190 SH DEFINED 13190 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL 3000 464287689 328 5031 SH DEFINED 5031 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSL 3000 GROW 464287671 288 7109 SH DEFINED 7109 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSL 2000 VALU 464287630 127 2180 SH DEFINED 2180 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL 2000 464287655 626 10026 SH DEFINED 10026 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P500 GRW 464287309 1826 31482 SH DEFINED 31482 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSL 2000 GROW 464287648 65 960 SH DEFINED 960 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P MC 400 GRW 464287606 353 4537 SH DEFINED 4537 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL1000VAL 464287598 2349 40916 SH DEFINED 40916 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL 1000 464287622 3365 54879 SH DEFINED 54879 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL1000GRW 464287614 1622 32543 SH DEFINED 32543 ISHARES TR INDEX BARCLYS TIPS BD 464287176 1530 14726 SH DEFINED 14726 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P MIDCP VALU 464287705 372 5637 SH DEFINED 5637 ISHARES TR INDEX BARCLYS 1-3 YR 464287457 804 9688 SH DEFINED 9688 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P SMLCP GROW 464287887 182 3179 SH DEFINED 3179 ISHARES TR INDEX IBOXX INV CPBD 464287242 278 2669 SH DEFINED 2669 ISHARES TR INDEX DJ US REAL EST 464287739 101 2210 SH DEFINED 2210 ISHARES TR INDEX DJ SEL DIV INX 464287168 151 3449 SH DEFINED 3449 ISHARES TR INDEX COHEN&ST RLTY 464287564 3170 60352 SH DEFINED 60352 ISHARES TR INDEX BARCLY USAGG B 464287226 2575 24951 SH DEFINED 24951 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P SMLCP VALU 464287879 68 1167 SH DEFINED 1167 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P 500 VALUE 464287408 534 10069 SH DEFINED 10069 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL MCP VL 464287473 615 16650 SH DEFINED 16650 ISHARES TR INDEX BARCLYS 7-10 YR 464287440 814 9191 SH DEFINED 9191 ISHARES TR INDEX BARCLYS 20+ YR 464287432 586 6518 SH DEFINED 6518 ISHARES TR INDEX MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 852 20526 SH DEFINED 20526 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL MCP GR 464287481 416 9186 SH DEFINED 9186 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P 100 IDX FD 464287101 7 140 SH DEFINED 140 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P 500 INDEX 464287200 1738 15546 SH DEFINED 15546 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P GLB100INDX 464287572 78 1288 SH DEFINED 1288 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P MIDCAP 400 464287507 925 12773 SH DEFINED 12773 ISHARES TR INDEX S&P SMLCAP 600 464287804 267 4882 SH DEFINED 4882 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL MIDCAP 464287499 1758 21304 SH DEFINED 21304 JDS UNIPHASE CORP COM PAR $0.001 46612J507 0 3 SH DEFINED 3 LIZ CLAIBORNE INC COM 539320101 0 20 SH DEFINED 20 MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 6 143 SH DEFINED 143 MERCK & CO INC NEW COM 58933Y105 2 66 SH DEFINED 66 MIDCAP SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 595635103 69 525 SH DEFINED 525 MODUSLINK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS I COM 60786L107 0 3 SH DEFINED 3 PALM INC NEW COM 696643105 2 175 SH DEFINED 175 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 0 1 SH DEFINED 1 PUBLIC STORAGE COM A DP1/1000 74460D729 0 18 SH DEFINED 18 RASER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 754055101 0 190 SH DEFINED 190 RYDEX ETF TRUST S&P 500 EQ TRD 78355W106 27 684 SH DEFINED 684 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 0 2 SH DEFINED 2 SPDR INDEX SHS FDS DJ INTL RL ETF 78463X863 176 5046 SH DEFINED 5046 SPDR SERIES TRUST BRCLYS YLD ETF 78464A417 80 2066 SH DEFINED 2066 SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 1036 9296 SH DEFINED 9296 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM NEW 866810203 0 12 SH DEFINED 12 TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 1 150 SH DEFINED 150 VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC SHORT TRM BOND 921937827 41 518 SH DEFINED 518 VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC TOTAL BND MRKT 921937835 237 3014 SH DEFINED 3014 VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF 922908736 587 11066 SH DEFINED 11066 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VALUE ETF 922908744 939 19669 SH DEFINED 19669 VANGUARD INDEX FDS STK MRK ETF 922908769 211 3741 SH DEFINED 3741 VANGUARD INDEX FDS SM CP VAL ETF 922908611 114 2086 SH DEFINED 2086 VANGUARD INDEX FDS SML CP GRW ETF 922908595 120 2012 SH DEFINED 2012 VANGUARD INDEX FDS SMALL CP ETF 922908751 442 7713 SH DEFINED 7713 VANGUARD INDEX FDS LARGE CAP ETF 922908637 1948 38439 SH DEFINED 38439 VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTEND MKT ETF 922908652 140 3253 SH DEFINED 3253 VANGUARD INDEX FDS REIT ETF 922908553 1238 27674 SH DEFINED 27674 VANGUARD INDEX FDS MCAP VL IDXVIP 922908512 589 13274 SH DEFINED 13274 VANGUARD INDEX FDS MCAP GR IDXVIP 922908538 320 6608 SH DEFINED 6608 VANGUARD INDEX FDS MID CAP ETF 922908629 1111 18530 SH DEFINED 18530 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F EMR MKT ETF 922042858 1021 24903 SH DEFINED 24903 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F EURPEAN ETF 922042874 3 70 SH DEFINED 70 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F PACIFIC ETF 922042866 4 69 SH DEFINED 69 VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FD EUROPE PAC ETF 921943858 196 5727 SH DEFINED 5727 WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP COM 976657106 20 402 SH DEFINED 402