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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549
 
 
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-4815
 
 
Ultra Series Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
550 Science Drive, Madison, WI  53711
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
 
 
Pamela M. Krill
Madison/MEMBERS/Mosaic Legal and Compliance Department
550 Science Drive
Madison, WI  53711
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  608-274-0300
Date of fiscal year end:  December 31
Date of reporting period:  June 30, 2012
 
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
 
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Item 1. Certified Semi-Annual Report
 
Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
 
Table of Contents
 
Page
Review of Period
 
Ultra Series Fund Performance
2
Review of Period
6
Conservative Allocation Fund
7
Moderate Allocation Fund
8
Aggressive Allocation Fund
9
Money Market Fund
11
Bond Fund
11
High Income Fund
12
Diversified Income Fund
13
Equity Income Fund
15
Large Cap Value Fund
17
Large Cap Growth Fund
18
Mid Cap Fund
19
Small Cap Fund
21
International Stock Fund
22
Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund
24
Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund
25
Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund
27
Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund
28
Benchmark Descriptions
29
Portfolios of Investments
 
Conservative Allocation Fund
31
Moderate Allocation Fund
32
Aggressive Allocation Fund
33
Money Market Fund
34
Bond Fund
35
High Income Fund
38
Diversified Income Fund
41
Equity Income Fund
44
Large Cap Value Fund
46
Large Cap Growth Fund
47
Mid Cap Fund
49
Small Cap Fund
50
International Stock Fund
52
Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund
54
Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund
55
Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund
56
Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund
57
Financial Statements
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
58
Statements of Operations
61
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
64
Financial Highlights
70
Notes to Financial Statements
87
Other Information
102

 
Nondeposit investment products are not federally insured, involve investment risk, may lose value and are not obligations of or guaranteed by any financial institution. For more complete information about Ultra Series Fund, including charges and expenses, request a prospectus from your financial advisor or from CMFG Life Insurance Company, 2000 Heritage Way, Waverly, IA 50677. Consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of any fund carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the investment company. For more current Ultra Series Fund performance information, please call 1-800-670-3600. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted within. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Nothing in this report represents a recommendation of a security by the investment adviser. Portfolio holdings may have changed since the date of this report.
 
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
ULTRA SERIES FUND PERFORMANCE
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
Monthly as of June 30, 2012
Quarterly as of June 30, 2012
 
 
One
Month
Three Months
Year-to-Date
One
Year
Three  Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Since
Class I Inception
Since
Class II Inception
Year-to-
Date
One
Year
Three
Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Since
Class I
Inception
Since
Class II
Inception
Expense
Ratio
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
                                 
Money Market Fund -Class I Inception Date 1/3/1985, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
                       
Class I
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.80%
1.60%
3.99%
N/A
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.80%
1.60%
3.99%
N/A
0.47%
Class II
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.00%
0.72%
90-day U.S. T-Bill (Citigroup/Salomon)
0.01%
0.02%
0.03%
0.04%
0.10%
0.87%
1.77%
4.14%
0.33%
0.03%
0.04%
0.10%
0.87%
1.77%
4.14%
0.33%
 
                                   
Bond Fund - Class I Inception Date 1/3/1985, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
                       
Class I
-0.21%
2.01%
1.81%
6.24%
6.09%
5.82%
4.67%
6.74%
N/A
1.81%
6.24%
6.09%
5.82%
4.67%
6.74%
N/A
0.57%
Class II
-0.23%
1.95%
1.69%
5.98%
5.82%
N/A
N/A
N/A
6.13%
1.69%
5.98%
5.82%
N/A
N/A
N/A
6.13%
0.81%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch US Corp. Govt. &
Mtg. Index
0.02%
2.20%
2.50%
7.63%
6.83%
6.91%
5.73%
7.97%
6.89%
2.50%
7.63%
6.83%
6.91%
5.73%
7.97%
6.89%
 
                                   
High Income Fund - Class I Inception Date 10/31/2000, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
                 
Class I
2.18%
1.40%
5.39%
6.67%
12.35%
7.10%
8.06%
7.10%
N/A
5.39%
6.67%
12.35%
7.10%
8.06%
7.10%
N/A
0.77%
Class II
2.16%
1.34%
5.26%
6.40%
12.07%
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.30%
5.26%
6.40%
12.07%
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.30%
1.02%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield
Master II Constrained
2.01%
1.77%
7.02%
6.45%
16.09%
8.35%
9.93%
8.28%
18.88%
7.02%
6.45%
16.09%
8.35%
9.93%
8.28%
18.88%
 
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Fund returns are calculated after fund level expenses have been subtracted. Class II returns also include Rule12b-1 fees. However, fund returns shown do not include any separate account fees, charges, or expenses imposed by the variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts that invest in the fund. If these fees, charges or expenses were included, fund returns would have been lower. For specific charges and expenses associated with your contract, please refer to the prospectus.  Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please call 1-800-670-3600 for performance current to the most recent month-end. This material must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. An investment in any Ultra Series Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration or any other government agency. Although the Money Market Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.  Mutual funds are subject to investment risk. 
Mosaic Funds Distributor, LLC. June 30, 2012


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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Ultra Series Fund Performance (continued)
Average Annual Total Returns
 
Monthly as of June 30, 2012
Quarterly as of June 30, 2012
 
One
Month
Three Months
Year-to-Date
One
Year
Three  Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Since
Class I Inception
Since
Class II Inception
Year-to-
Date
One
Year
Three
Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Since
Class I
Inception
Since
Class II
Inception
Expense
Ratio
HYBRID FUNDS
                                 
Diversified Income Fund -Class I Inception Date 1/3/1985, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
Class I
2.51%
0.75%
4.73%
7.20%
11.95%
4.14%
5.60%
8.32%
N/A
4.73%
7.20%
11.95%
4.14%
5.60%
8.32%
N/A
0.72%
Class II
2.49%
0.69%
4.60%
6.93%
11.67%
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.18%
4.60%
6.93%
11.67%
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.18%
0.97%
Custom Blended Index (50% Fixed 50% Equity) 4
2.07%
-0.22%
6.09%
7.00%
11.92%
4.01%
5.90%
NA
NA
6.09%
7.00%
11.92%
4.01%
5.90%
NA
NA
 
Conservative Allocation Fund - Class I Inception Date 6/30/2006, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
Class I
1.57%
0.15%
3.99%
3.53%
8.85%
2.50%
N/A
3.69%
N/A
3.99%
3.53%
8.85%
2.50%
N/A
3.69%
N/A
1.01%
Class II
1.54%
0.08%
3.86%
3.28%
8.58%
N/A
N/A
N/A
9.36%
3.86%
3.28%
8.58%
N/A
N/A
N/A
9.36%
1.26%
Bank of America Merrill Lynch US Corp. Govt. &
Mtg. Index
0.02%
2.20%
2.50%
7.63%
6.83%
6.91%
N/A
6.77%
6.89%
2.50%
7.63%
6.83%
6.91%
N/A
6.77%
6.89%
 
Conservative Allocation Custom1
1.54%
0.21%
4.72%
5.84%
10.20%
4.84%
N/A
5.87%
12.06%
4.72%
5.84%
10.20%
4.84%
N/A
5.87%
12.06%
 
Moderate Allocation Fund - Class I Inception Date 6/30/2006, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
Class I
2.55%
-0.97%
4.74%
2.30%
10.31%
-0.11%
N/A
2.35%
N/A
4.74%
2.30%
10.31%
-0.11%
N/A
2.35%
N/A
1.11%
Class II
2.53%
-1.03%
4.61%
2.04%
10.04%
N/A
N/A
N/A
10.98%
4.61%
2.04%
10.04%
N/A
N/A
N/A
10.98%
1.36%
S&P 500 Index
4.12%
-2.75%
9.49%
5.45%
16.40%
0.22%
N/A
3.35%
17.53%
9.49%
5.45%
16.40%
0.22%
N/A
3.35%
17.53%
 
Moderate Allocation Custom2
2.83%
-1.47%
5.87%
3.10%
11.90%
2.75%
N/A
4.76%
15.24%
5.87%
3.10%
11.90%
2.75%
N/A
4.76%
15.24%
 
Aggressive Allocation Fund - Class I Inception Date 6/30/2006, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
Class I
3.44%
-2.23%
4.66%
0.10%
11.55%
-2.64%
N/A
1.09%
N/A
4.66%
0.10%
11.55%
-2.64%
N/A
1.09%
N/A
1.21%
Class II
3.42%
-2.29%
4.53%
-0.15%
11.27%
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.53%
4.53%
-0.15%
11.27%
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.53%
1.46%
S&P 500 Index
4.12%
-2.75%
9.49%
5.45%
16.40%
0.22%
N/A
3.35%
17.53%
9.49%
5.45%
16.40%
0.22%
N/A
3.35%
17.53%
 
Aggressive Allocation Custom3
4.27%
-3.39%
6.63%
-0.75%
12.97%
0.17%
N/A
3.24%
17.97%
6.63%
-0.75%
12.97%
0.17%
N/A
3.24%
17.97%
 
1Conservative Allocation Custom Index consists of 65% Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corp. Govt. & Mtg. Index, 30% Russell 1000 Index and 5% MSCI EAFE Index.
2Moderate Allocation Custom Index consists of 45% Russell 3000 Index, 40% Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corp. Govt. & Mtg. Index and 15% MSCI EAFE Index.
3Aggressive Allocation Custom Index consists of 55% Russell 3000 Index, 15% Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corp. Govt. & Mtg. Index and 30% MSCI EAFE Index.
4Custom Blended Index consists of 50% Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corp. Govt. & Mtg. Index and 50% S&P 500 Index.

 
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Ultra Series Fund Performance (continued)
Average Annual Total Returns
 
Monthly as of June 30, 2012
Quarterly as of June 30, 2012
 
One
Month
Three Months
Year-to-Date
One
Year
Three  Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Since
Class I Inception
Year-to-
Date
One
Year
Three
Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Since
Class I
Inception
Expense
Ratio
HYBRID FUNDS  (continued)
                             
Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund5 - Inception Date 10/1/2007
Class I
1.97%
-0.57%
4.37%
2.38%
11.13%
N/A
N/A
-1.07%
4.37%
2.38%
11.13%
N/A
N/A
-1.07%
0.63%
Dow Jones Global Target 2020 Index
1.86%
-1.31%
4.06%
1.95%
10.74%
N/A
N/A
2.37%
4.06%
1.95%
10.74%
N/A
N/A
2.37%
 
                               
Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund6 - Inception Date 10/1/2007
Class I
2.53%
-1.47%
4.69%
1.64%
11.49%
N/A
N/A
-1.90%
4.69%
1.64%
11.49%
N/A
N/A
-1.90%
0.63%
Dow Jones Global Target 2030 Index
2.87%
-3.00%
5.42%
-0.59%
12.82%
N/A
N/A
0.89%
5.42%
-0.59%
12.82%
N/A
N/A
0.89%
 
                               
Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund7 - Inception Date 10/1/2007
Class I
2.88%
-2.01%
4.91%
0.94%
11.71%
N/A
N/A
-3.01%
4.91%
0.94%
11.71%
N/A
N/A
-3.01%
0.63%
Dow Jones Global Target 2040 Index
3.58%
-4.19%
6.29%
-2.54%
13.87%
N/A
N/A
0.06%
6.29%
-2.54%
13.87%
N/A
N/A
0.06%
 
                               
Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund8 - Inception Date 1/3/2011
Class I
3.25%
-2.67%
5.13%
-0.03%
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.70%
5.13%
-0.03%
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.70%
0.63%
Dow Jones Global Target 2050 Index
3.72%
-4.43%
6.43%
-2.87%
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.86%
6.43%
-2.87%
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.86%
 
                               
 
5Madison Asset Management waived ("Madison") 0.20% of its 0.40% management fee for the Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund from October 1, 2009 through February 17, 2011, at which time the fee was permanently reduced to 0.20%. If Madison had not waived these expenses, fund returns would have been lower.
6Madison waived 0.20% of its 0.40% management fee for the Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund from October 1, 2009 through February 17, 2011, at which time the fee was permanently reduced to 0.20%. If Madison had not waived these expenses, fund returns would have been lower.
7Madison waived 0.20% of its 0.40% management fee for the Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund from October 1, 2009 through February 17, 2011, at which time the fee was permanently reduced to 0.20%. If Madison had not waived these expenses, fund returns would have been lower.
8Madison waived 0.20% of its 0.40% management fee for the Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund since the Fund’s inception date of January 3, 2011 through February 17, 2011, at which time the fee was permanently reduced to 0.20%. If the Adviser had not waived these expenses, fund returns would have been lower.

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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Ultra Series Fund Performance (continued)
Average Annual Total Returns
 
Monthly as of June 30, 2012
Quarterly as of June 30, 2012
 
One
Month
Three Months
Year-to-Date
One
Year
Three  Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Since
Class I Inception
Since
Class II Inception
Year-to-
Date
One
Year
Three
Years
Five
Years
Ten
Years
Since
Class I
Inception
Since
Class II
Inception
Expense
Ratio
EQUITY FUNDS - maximum sales charge 5.75%
                                 
Equity Income Fund - Class I and Class II Inception Date 4/30/10
         
Class I
3.27%
-4.34%
4.30%
4.28%
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.37%
N/A
3.33%
3.31%
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.92%
N/A
0.91%
Class II
3.27%
-4.42%
4.19%
4.04%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.12%
3.21%
3.07%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.67%
1.16%
S&P 500 Index
4.12%
-2.75%
9.49%
5.45%
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.84%
8.84%
9.49%
5.45%
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.84%
8.84%
 
CBOE BuyWrite Monthly Index
3.65%
-0.20%
4.78%
8.15%
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.19%
7.19%
4.78%
8.15%
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.19%
7.19%
 
Large Cap Value Fund - Class I Inception Date 1/3/1985, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
                       
Class I
4.42%
-0.71%
7.14%
6.72%
14.63%
-2.37%
4.00%
9.13%
N/A
7.14%
6.72%
14.63%
-2.37%
4.00%
9.13%
N/A
0.62%
Class II
4.39%
-0.77%
7.01%
6.46%
14.34%
N/A
N/A
N/A
15.10%
7.01%
6.46%
14.34%
N/A
N/A
N/A
15.10%
0.87%
Russell 1000¨ Value Index
4.96%
-2.20%
8.68%
3.01%
15.80%
-2.19%
5.28%
10.78%
16.82%
8.68%
3.01%
15.80%
-2.19%
5.28%
10.78%
16.82%
 
Large Cap Growth Fund - Class I Inception Date 1/3/1994, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
                       
Class I
3.08%
-5.58%
6.72%
0.37%
12.45%
1.46%
4.87%
7.60%
N/A
6.72%
0.37%
12.45%
1.46%
4.87%
7.60%
N/A
0.82%
Class II
3.06%
-5.64%
6.59%
0.12%
12.17%
N/A
N/A
N/A
13.26%
6.59%
0.12%
12.17%
N/A
N/A
N/A
13.26%
1.07%
Russell 1000¨ Growth Index
2.72%
-4.02%
10.08%
5.76%
17.50%
2.87%
6.03%
7.30%
18.70%
10.08%
5.76%
17.50%
2.87%
6.03%
7.30%
18.70%
 
Mid Cap Fund - Class I Inception Date 10/31/2000, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
                         
Class I
2.07%
-2.89%
7.78%
2.74%
18.02%
0.05%
7.12%
-0.14%
N/A
7.78%
2.74%
18.02%
0.05%
7.12%
-0.14%
N/A
0.91%
Class II
2.05%
-2.95%
7.65%
2.48%
17.73%
N/A
N/A
N/A
18.14%
7.65%
2.48%
17.73%
N/A
N/A
N/A
18.14%
1.16%
Russell Midcap¨ Index
2.81%
-4.40%
7.97%
-1.65%
19.44%
1.06%
8.45%
6.21%
20.04%
7.97%
-1.65%
19.44%
1.06%
8.45%
6.21%
20.04%
 
Small Cap Fund - Class I Inception Date 5/1/2007, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
                         
Class I
4.55%
-2.57%
6.56%
1.44%
20.53%
3.68%
N/A
3.71%
N/A
6.56%
1.44%
20.53%
3.68%
N/A
3.71%
N/A
1.11%
Class II
4.53%
-2.63%
6.43%
1.19%
20.23%
N/A
N/A
N/A
20.03%
6.43%
1.19%
20.23%
N/A
N/A
N/A
20.03%
1.36%
Russell 2000¨ Index
4.99%
-3.47%
8.53%
-2.08%
17.80%
0.54%
N/A
1.02%
18.41%
8.53%
-2.08%
17.80%
0.54%
N/A
1.02%
18.41%
 
International Stock Fund - Class I Inception Date 10/31/2000, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009
                       
Class I
7.50%
-5.32%
5.87%
-8.42%
8.02%
-3.31%
6.59%
3.88%
N/A
5.87%
-8.42%
8.02%
-3.31%
6.59%
3.88%
N/A
1.22%
Class II
7.48%
-5.38%
5.74%
-8.65%
7.76%
N/A
N/A
N/A
10.61%
5.74%
-8.65%
7.76%
N/A
N/A
N/A
10.61%
1.47%
MSCI EAFE Index (net)
7.01%
-7.13%
2.96%
-13.83%
5.96%
-6.10%
5.14%
2.08%
9.22%
2.96%
-13.83%
5.96%
-6.10%
5.14%
2.08%
9.22%
 

Not Part of the Semi-annual Report
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Review of Period
 
Bond and stock markets around the world experienced considerable volatility in the first six months of 2012 as early optimism faded into uncertainty. The domestic stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, and international stocks, as tracked by the MSCI EAFE Index (net), followed the same basic pattern over this six-month period. Both ended up with solid positive gains for the period, with the S&P 500 up 9.49% and the EAFE Index up 2.96%. Positive news from Europe encouraged investors in the first quarter as both indices showed double-digit gains, peaking in March for the EAFE Index and April for the S&P 500. A combination of troubling news from Europe and slowing economic reports from the U.S. and China turned the market sharply in the second quarter. After rising 13.44% through April 2, 2012, the S&P 500 dipped from the period high -9.58% through June 1, 2012, before rebounding 6.75% through quarter end. The pattern was similar for the international markets as measured by the EAFE Index, but more dramatic with a 12.99% rise through March 19, 2012, followed by a 16.17% drop through June 4, 2012, with a partial recovery of 9.0% through quarter end.
 
Meanwhile, the domestic bond market reflected the same global events. Yield on the 10-Year Treasury rose to a period high of 2.38% on March 19 in anticipation of an improving economy before the optimism faded. The resulting "flight to quality" took the yield to a record low of 1.45% on June 1. While the yield bounced quickly off this low, the period-ending 1.65% was still at the bottom of historic ranges.
 
In addition to the ups and downs of the European sovereign debt crisis, shifting prospects for the U.S. economy were central to the market’s gyrations. Dampening more optimistic projections, first quarter U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was reported to be a modest 1.9%. In addition, leading employment indicators suggested continued stress on the jobs market. Surveys showed businesses have been unwilling to ramp up hiring for various reasons, including the perceived global weakness and tax code uncertainties. Furthermore, the Federal Reserve lowered its growth estimates for future GDP in response to inconsistent readings on various leading indicators including the Institute of Supply Management manufacturing survey, durable goods orders, retail sales, and regional Federal Reserve district surveys. In addition the Federal Reserve committed to its recent pattern of stimulus known as Operation Twist, while speculation continued over whether it would feel compelled to launch another round of Quantitative Easing.
 
What we perceive to be an approaching 2013 U.S. "fiscal cliff" may be noteworthy for U.S. investors. In short, if Congress takes no action with respect to the U.S. deficit, daunting tax increases and spending cuts will automatically kick in. The U.S. fiscal deficit would be abruptly reduced by as much as 4% of U.S. GDP for 2013. While deficit reduction appears to be a positive outcome, it comes at a rather severe price. The flip side of deficit reduction would be a commensurate 4% decline in the U.S. GPD, at a time when growth is tenuous. This sudden, and widely feared, shock to the system has led to the term "fiscal cliff." Our view, however, is that a much tamer deficit reduction plan is likely to be reached via political compromise by early 2013.
 
Given the headwinds facing global financial markets, we believe it remains imperative to carefully manage asset allocation and security risk. Investors need to balance the headline fears with the positives: U.S. companies continue to operate at near-record profits, widespread fear has historically often been a good environment for expanding rather than reducing stock
 
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exposure, and low interest rates and modest inflation are typically good backdrops for corporate profitability. That said, we believe volatility will likely be a factor until there is clarity both here and abroad. Further Federal Reserve easing may occur if the unemployment rate drifts higher, growth estimates continue to fade, or European contagion threatens our financial system. The uncertainty which punished stock markets in the second half of this period and drove interest rates to record levels appears likely to remain with us for some time.
 
CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Conservative Allocation Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies (the "underlying funds"). The fund will be diversified among a number of asset classes and its allocation among underlying funds will be based on an asset allocation model developed by Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), the fund’s investment adviser.
 
The team may use multiple analytical approaches to determine the appropriate asset allocation:
 
 
Asset allocation optimization analysis – considers the degree to which returns in different asset classes do or do not move together, and the fund’s aim to achieve a favorable overall risk profile for any targeted portfolio return.
 
Scenario analysis – historical and expected return data is analyzed to model how individual asset classes and combinations of asset classes would affect the fund under different economic and market conditions.
 
Fundamental analysis – draws upon Madison’s investment teams to judge each asset class against current and forecasted market condi-tions. Economic, industry and security analysis is used to develop return and risk expectations that may influence asset class selection.
 
In addition, Madison employs a risk management sleeve within the fund for the purpose of risk reduction when and if conditions exist that require reduction of equity exposure.
 
 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 
The first half of 2012 can be viewed as two distinct stories. Over the first three months of the year, global equity markets surged out to double-digit gains on the heels of massive liquidity support from the European Central Bank (ECB) which investors believed would mitigate the ongoing Euro bank/debt crisis. However, by late March it was apparent that the ECB’s actions did not meet investor expectations. This realization, along with a deterioration in the tone of economic data releases across the globe, sparked a global equity sell-off. The 12.9% gain on the Russell 3000¨ Index (U.S. equities) over the first three months of 2012, was reduced to 9.3% at June 30, 2012, after a 3.2% decline over the second three months of the year. International equities fell harder during the second quarter, seeing their opening three month 10.9% gain cut to a 3.0% six month advance after a 7.1% drop during the second quarter. Bonds, on the other hand, started the year rather tepidly, with a 0.3% first quarter gain, followed by a 2.1% second quarter gain, resulting in a 2.4% gain at mid-year for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
 
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Bond Funds
65%
Stock Funds
25%
Foreign Stock Funds
5%
Foreign Bond Funds
4%
Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets
1%

 
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Conservative Allocation Fund (concluded)
 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Conservative Allocation Fund (Class I shares) returned 3.99%, while the Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index returned 4.72%. Weak relative returns from a number of our core equity holdings during the first quarter’s run-up were the primary cause of the fund’s underperformance. From an overall asset allocation perspective, the fund has been well aligned to date, favoring domestic equities over foreign issues and mega/large capitalization stocks over small/mid-sized companies within the U.S. market.
 
Top contributors to performance for the period included: the PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund which returned 7.5% over the period; the MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y at 7.0%; and the Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund Class Y at 6.8%.
 
Detractors from performance for the period included: the Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund Class Y which returned 1.1%; the IVA Worldwide Fund Class I at 1.3%; and the MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y at 1.3%.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

Over the period, we reduced the fund’s international exposure and added the iShares S&P 100¨ Index (OEF) to increase the portfolio’s focus on domestic mega cap stocks. Liquidated from the portfolio was our position in the Calamos Growth & Income Fund, which was sold in favor of OEF. Finally, on the fixed income side, the Templeton Global Bond Fund was reduced and a new position in the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund was added to better diversify the fund’s international bond exposure.
 
MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Moderate Allocation Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies (the "underlying funds"). The fund will be diversified among a number of asset classes and its allocation among underlying funds will be based on an asset allocation model developed by Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), the fund’s investment adviser.
 
The team may use multiple analytical approaches to determine the appropriate asset allocation:
 
 
Asset allocation optimization analysis – considers the degree to which returns in different asset classes do or do not move together, and the fund’s aim to achieve a favorable overall risk profile for any targeted portfolio return.
 
Scenario analysis – historical and expected return data is analyzed to model how individual asset classes and combinations of asset classes would affect the fund under different economic and market conditions.
 
Fundamental analysis – draws upon Madison’s investment teams to judge each asset class against current and forecasted market conditions. Economic, industry and security analysis is used to develop return and risk expectations that may influence asset class selection.
 
In addition, Madison employs a risk management sleeve within the fund for the purpose of risk reduction when and if conditions exist that require reduction of equity exposure.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

The first half of 2012 can be viewed as two distinct stories. Over the first three months of the year, global equity markets surged
 
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Moderate Allocation Fund (concluded)
 
out to double-digit gains on the heels of massive liquidity support from the European Central Bank (ECB), which investors believed would mitigate the ongoing Euro bank/debt crisis. However, by late March it was apparent that the ECB’s actions did not meet investor expectations. This realization, along with a deterioration in the tone of economic data releases across the globe, sparked a global equity sell-off.  The 12.9% gain on the Russell 3000¨ Index (U.S. equities) over the first three months of 2012, was reduced to 9.3% at June 30, 2012, after a 3.2% decline over the second three months of the year. International equities fell harder during the second quarter, seeing their opening three month 10.9% gain cut to a 3.0% six month advance after a 7.1% drop during the second quarter. Bonds, on the other hand, started the year rather tepidly, with a 0.3% first quarter gain, followed by a 2.1% second quarter gain, resulting in a 2.4% gain at mid-year for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
 
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Bond Funds
40%
Foreign Bond Funds
3%
Stock Funds
48%
Foreign Stock Funds
8%
Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets
1%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Moderate Allocation Fund (Class I shares) returned 4.74%, while the Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index returned 5.87%. Weak relative returns from a number of our core equity holdings during the first quarter’s run-up were the primary cause of the fund’s underperformance. From an overall asset allocation perspective, the fund has been very well aligned so far this year, favoring domestic equities over foreign issues and mega/large capitalization stocks over small/mid-sized companies within the U.S. market.
 
Top contributors to performance for the period included: the MEMBERS Mid Cap Fund Class Y, which returned 7.7% over the period; the PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund at 7.5%; and the MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y at 7.0%.
 
Detractors from performance for the period included: the NorthRoad International Fund which returned 0.8% over the period;the Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund Class Y at 1.1%; and IVA Worldwide Fund Class I at 1.3%.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

Over the period we reduced and diversified the fund’s overall international exposure within both the equity and fixed income allocations. We also increased the portfolio’s focus on mega cap U.S. stocks. Changes made to accomplish these portfolio shifts included: reductions to the IVA Worldwide Fund and the Templeton Global Bond Fund, the elimination of our position in the Calamos Growth & Income Fund, and new positions in the iShares S&P 100¨ Index, the NorthRoad International Fund, the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, and the Schwab Fundamental Large Company Index.
 
AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Aggressive Allocation Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies (the "underlying funds"). The fund will be diversified among a number of asset classes and its allocation among underlying funds will be based on an asset allocation model developed by Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), the fund’s investment adviser. The team may use
 
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Aggressive Allocation Fund (continued)
 
multiple analytical approaches to determine the appropriate asset allocation:
 
 
Asset allocation optimization analysis – considers the degree to which returns in different asset classes do or do not move together, and the fund’s aim to achieve a favorable overall risk profile for any targeted portfolio return.
 
Scenario analysis – historical and expected return data is analyzed to model how individual asset classes and combinations of asset classes would affect the fund under different economic and market conditions.
 
Fundamental analysis – draws upon Madison’s investment teams to judge each asset class against current and forecasted market conditions. Economic, industry and security analysis is used to develop return and risk expectations that may influence asset class selection.
 
In addition, Madison employs a risk management sleeve within the fund for the purpose of risk reduction when and if conditions exist that require reduction of equity exposure.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

The first half of 2012 can be viewed as two distinct stories. Over the first three months of the year, global equity markets surged out to double-digit gains on the heels of massive liquidity support from the European Central Bank (ECB) which investors believed would mitigate the ongoing Euro bank/debt crisis. However, by late March it was apparent that the ECB’s actions did not meet investor expectations. This realization, along with a deterioration in the tone of economic data releases across the globe, sparked a global equity sell-off. The 12.9% gain on the Russell 3000¨ Index (U.S. equities) over the first three months of 2012, was reduced to 9.3% at June 30, 2012, after a 3.2% decline over the second three months of the year. International equities fell harder during the second quarter, seeing their opening three month 10.9% gain cut to a 3.0% six month advance after a 7.1% drop during the second quarter. Bonds, on the other hand, started the year rather tepidly, with a 0.3% first quarter gain, followed by a 2.1% second quarter gain, resulting in a 2.4% gain at mid-year for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
 
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Bond Funds
16%
Foreign Bond Funds
1%
Stock Funds
70%
Foreign Stock Funds
12%
Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets
1%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Aggressive Allocation Fund (Class I shares) returned 4.66%, while the Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index returned 6.63%. Weak relative returns from a number of our core equity holdings during the first quarter’s run-up were the primary cause of the fund’s underperformance. From an overall asset allocation perspective, the fund has been very well aligned so far this year, favoring domestic equities over foreign issues and mega/large capitalization stocks over small/mid-sized companies within the U.S. market.
 
Top contributors to performance for the period included: the Matthews Asian Growth & Income Fund, which returned 9.7% over the period; the MEMBERS Mid Cap Fund Class Y at 7.7%; and the MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y at 7.0%.
 
Detractors from performance for the period included: the iShares S&P Global Energy Index Fund, which returned -4.0% over the period; the NorthRoad International Fund at 0.8%; and the Hussman Strategic Growth Fund at -7.6%.
 
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Aggressive Allocation Fund (concluded)
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

Over the period we reduced and diversified the fund’s overall international exposure within both the equity and fixed income allocations.
 
We also increased the portfolio’s focus on mega cap U.S. stocks. Changes made to accomplish these portfolio shifts included; reductions to IVA Worldwide Fund and Templeton Global Bond Fund, the elimination of our position in the Calamos Growth & Income Fund, and the addition of new positions in the iShares S&P 100¨ Index Fund, TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, and Schwab Fundamental Large Company Index. The Hussman Strategic Growth Return Fund was also sold from the portfolio due to performance concerns.
 
MONEY MARKET FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Money Market Fund invests exclusively in U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities maturing in thirteen months or less from the date of purchase. These securities will be obligations of the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities, but may also include securities issued by U.S. and foreign financial institutions, corporations, municipalities, foreign governments, and multi-national organizations, such as the World Bank. The fund may invest in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, including those representing pools of mortgage, commercial, or consumer loans originated by credit unions or other financial institutions.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Fannie Mae
23%
Federal Farm Credit Bank
1%
Federal Home Loan Bank
21%
Freddie Mac
23%
U.S. Treasury Bills
8%
Commercial Paper
20%
Cash and Other Net Assets
4%

 
BOND FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
Under normal circumstances, the Ultra Series Bond Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. To keep current income relatively stable and to limit share price volatility, the fund emphasizes investment grade securities and maintains an intermediate (typically 3-6 year) average portfolio duration (a measure of a security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates). The fund also strives to minimize risk in the portfolio by making strategic decisions relating to credit risk and yield curve outlook. The fund may invest in corporate debt securities, U.S. Government debt securities, foreign government debt securities, non-rated debt securities, and asset-backed, mortgage-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
 
 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 
The first half of the year can be viewed as two different markets. Rates mostly rose during the first quarter (from about 1.9% to 2.4% on 10-Year Treasury bonds) on perceived hopes that economic recovery was taking hold and that Europe might have solved its problems with respect to sovereign debt. Greece defaulted without immediate contagion spreading to the other weak countries’ debt markets, and the European Central Bank’s Long-Term Refinancing Operation was viewed as a cure to the European banking system’s funding woes. Credit spreads, particularly those of banks, tightened through mid-March. Unfortunately, we are experiencing
 
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a balance sheet recession which is not nearly over and Europe’s problems just keep growing as they continue prescribing placebos for Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain. As evidence mounted that the economy decelerated in the first half and Europe’s woes increased, rates declined back to the 1.6% area and corporate bonds retreated modestly from their large gains although still earning significant excess returns over Treasuries for the first two quarters.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Asset Backed
2%
Corporate Notes and Bonds
27%
Mortgage Backed
18%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
45%
Cash and Other Net Assets
8%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
 

The Ultra Series Bond Fund (Class I shares) earned 1.81% for the period compared to the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Index return of 2.52%. Several factors go into this underperformance. Our concerns regarding Europe and particularly the interconnectedness of the world financial system caused us to be significantly underweighted in banking and financial industries generally. These were the two best performing sectors of the credit market. Also detracting from performance was an underweight to the mortgage market and a shorter overall duration than the market. The latter is a result of our belief that the trade off regarding rates is very skewed given the small potential for a rally and much larger potential for increases in rates. These negatives were partially offset by an overweight to corporate bonds, BBB-rated securities specifically, and our modest allocation of BB-rated issues.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

During the period a number of Treasury positions matured; the fund’s Medco Health Solutions Inc. holding was called; and we actively sold its positions in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Springleaf Financial. We saw very little remaining upside to the Goldman position and became concerned about Springleaf’s ability to fund maturities in 2013 and beyond. We purchased a position in American Express Co. and also bought several 8-10 year Treasuries to manage the fund’s exposure to interest rate risk.
 
HIGH INCOME FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The MEMBERS High Income Fund invests primarily in lower-rated, higher-yielding income bearing securities, such as "junk" bonds. Because the performance of these securities has historically been strongly influenced by economic conditions, the fund may emphasize security selection in business sectors that favor the economic outlook. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds rated lower than investment grade (BBB/Baa) and their unrated equivalents or other high-yielding securities.
 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 
The global investing climate was mixed during the first half of 2012. While Europe entered a recession and experienced significant market volatility, the U.S. economy and securities markets have experienced a more benign trend. The GDP growth rate for the U.S. has moderated from the positive 2.5% range forecast earlier in the year to approximately 1.5%. Equity markets have been extremely resilient in the face of the slowing domestic growth, with the S&P 500¨ Index returning 9.49% year-to-date. Broad high yield bond indices returned 6.5%-7.0% in the first half of
 
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the year, while broad indices of corporate high grade bonds returned 4.5%-5.0%.
 
The high-yield bond market experienced very strong technical trends with cash inflows significantly outpacing the growth in the market from new debt issuance. The strong flows and declining interest rates broadly have helped the market tighten from approximately 721 basis points over Treasuries at the start of the year to 660 basis points at the end of June. Default rates and trends within high yield have also been favorably low compared to long term averages.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Consumer Discretionary 
33%
Consumer Staples
7%
Energy
9%
Financials
3%
Health Care
10%
Industrials
11%
Information Technology
6%
Materials
7%
Telecommunication Services
5%
Utilities
3%
Cash and Other Net Assets
6%
 Consumer Discretionary includes securities in the following industries:  
Auto Components; Automobiles; Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure; Household Durables; Media; Specialty Retail; and Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods.

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

The Ultra Series High Income Fund (Class I shares) returned 5.39% for the six-month
 
period ended June 30, 2012, while the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index returned 7.02%. Contributing positively to the fund’s performance was its underweighting within the Energy sector in Oil & Gas (Atlantic Power Corp., Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd.), and positive selection within the Utilities sector. (Calpine Corp.). Restraining returns were significant underweightings in Financials and Materials firms. Our underweighting of riskier credits relative to the index also impacted returns since the CCC segment returned 10.2% for the period, while the BB and B segments both returned 6.5% for the period. With our current concerns for the domestic and international growth rates, we will maintain our higher quality focus and continue to avoid the high risk/high volatility sectors of the market.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

The fund actively traded during the reporting period as we continued to increase credit quality across the portfolio and high yield issuers also actively refinanced higher coupon paper with lower cost debt. The fund engaged in 111 sales, calls, or tenders aggregating $26.5 million for the reporting period and we put $25.9 million to work in 74 new purchases. As the potential risk/reward ratio shifted during the six months for convertible bonds and equities, we reduced the fund’s convertibles exposure from more than 4.0% to 1.0%.
 
The portfolio remains well diversified with 127 issuers across 27 industries. At quarter end, the fund had a spread over Treasuries of 486 basis points, and duration of 3.3 years (approximately half a year less than the benchmark).
 
DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Diversified Income Fund seeks income by investing in a broadly diversified array of securities including bonds, common stocks, real estate securities, foreign market bonds and stocks and money market instruments. Bonds,
 
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stock and cash components will vary, reflecting the portfolio managers’ judgments of the relative availability of attractively yielding and priced stocks and bonds. Generally, however, bonds may constitute up to 80% of the fund’s assets, stocks may constitute up to 60% of the fund’s assets, real estate securities may constitute up to 25% of the fund’s assets, foreign stocks and bonds may constitute up to 25% of the fund’s assets and money market instruments may constitute up to 25% of the fund’s assets. The fund intends to limit the investment in lower credit quality bonds to less than 50% of the fund’s assets. The balance between the two strategies of the fund (fixed income and equity investing) is determined after reviewing the risks associated with each type of investment, with the goal of meaningful risk reduction as market conditions demand. The fund typically sells a stock when the fundamental expectations for producing competitive yields at an acceptable level of price risk no longer apply, the price exceeds the intrinsic value or other stocks appear more attractive.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, large cap stocks had a period of positive performance driven by hopes of solid economic growth and continued stimulus from central banks. Signs that the U.S. housing market stabilized, along with solid corporate earnings, contributed to a strong first quarter before worries about the European debt crisis re-emerged in the second quarter. For the period, the Russell 1000¨ Index rose 9.37%. The strongest sectors were Telecommunication Services, Financials, Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Health Care, all of which posted double-digit returns. The Consumer Staples, Industrials, Materials, and Utilities sectors also had positive returns. The worst performing sector was Energy, which was the only sector with negative returns.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Asset Backed
1%
Common Stocks
54%
Corporate Notes and Bonds
16%
Mortgage Backed
8%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
16%
Cash and Other Net Assets
5%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSIONS
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Diversified Income Fund (Class I shares) gained 4.73%, while the Custom Index returned 6.09%.
 
Stock selection in the Health Care, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors hurt results and accounted for most of the performance difference when compared to the index. Medical device manufacturer Medtronic Inc. detracted from performance within Health Care, while securities processor Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. negatively impacted results in Technology. Other notable stocks with relative weakness were utility company Exelon Corp. and financial asset manager BlackRock Inc.
 
Relative strength compared to the benchmark occurred in the Energy and Telecommunication Services sectors. Deepwater oil driller Ensco PLC and integrated oil company ConocoPhillips contributed nicely to performance in the Energy sector, while telephone and communications company AT&T Inc. was additive within Telecommunications Services. The Financials sector also had positive relative performance from bank stocks Wells Fargo & Co. and US Bancorp and reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. Other notable top performers were alcohol manufacturer Diageo PLC and technology company Microsoft Corp.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

We made only a few portfolio changes during the period. For the stock portion of the portfolio, we increased exposure to the
 
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Consumer Discretionary sector by adding to existing positions in discount retailer Target Corp. and media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. after both stocks traded at attractive valuations. We believe these companies are strong franchises with recurring revenues that should hold up well in a sluggish economic environment.
 
We reduced the fund’s exposure to the Consumer Staples sector during the period. We sold tobacco manufacturer Altria Group Inc. and snack maker Kraft Foods Inc. after outperformance from both stocks. Despite these sales, the fund maintains an overweight position in Consumer Staples. We believe the fund’s holdings in this sector are high-quality franchises with strong brands and healthy dividend yields with good prospects for dividend growth in the future.
 
The bond portion of the fund was negatively impacted by the defensive posture of its interest rate exposure as rates declined modestly during the period and by the fund’s underweighting of the bank sector which performed very well. The fund benefitted significantly from being overweighted in corporate bonds, in particular, BBB rated securities. The fund also benefited from the modest, but positive, weighting in BB rated securities.
 
EQUITY INCOME FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Equity Income Fund invests primarily in common stocks of large-and mid-capitalization companies that are, in the view of the fund’s investment adviser, selling at a reasonable price in relation to their long-term earnings growth rates. The portfolio managers will allocate the fund’s assets among stocks in sectors of the economy based upon their expected earnings growth rates, adjusted to reflect their views on economic and market conditions and sector risk factors.
 
The fund will seek to generate current earnings from option premiums by writing (selling) covered call options on a substantial portion of its portfolio securities. The fund seeks to produce a high level of current income and current gains generated from option writing premiums and, to a lesser extent, from dividends. The extent of option writing activity will depend upon market conditions and the portfolio manager’s ongoing assessment of the attractiveness of writing call options on the fund’s stock holdings. In addition to providing income, covered call writing helps to reduce the volatility (and risk profile) of the fund by providing downside protection.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

The fund was liquidated on July 31, 2012 (after the period covered by this report but prior to the issuance of this report). For the period leading up to the fund’s liquidation, we continued to manage the fund in accordance with its investment objectives and strategies but reduced the options written to shorter time frames, not exceeding the July option expiration date. After the period covered by this report, we methodically sold portfolio holdings to meet the requirements of the liquidation.
 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Equity Income Fund (Class I shares) returned 4.30%, while the S&P 500 Index returned 9.49% and the S&P BuyWrite Index (BXM) returned 4.78%. The fund lagged the BXM Index slightly, primarily resulting from
 
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SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
 
Fund
S&P 500  Index
Consumer Discretionary
13%
11%
Consumer Staples
11%
Energy
16%
11%
Financials
12%
14%
Health Care
18%
12%
Industrials
9%
11%
Information Technology
27%
20%
Materials
4%
3%
Telecommunication Services
3%
Utilities
4%
Cash and Other Net Assets
1%

 
the sharp market correction in April and May 2012. Earlier in the period, as the markets rallied strongly, the fund participated in the upside and although lagging the S&P 500, performed very well against the BXM Index. As the market corrected, defensive sectors such as Consumer Staples and Utilities vastly outperformed the more cyclical sectors and the fund gave back its earlier advantage as it had no exposure to these defensive areas. The fund’s exposure to the Energy sector also negatively impacted results during the second quarter of 2012 as crude oil prices plunged on concerns of slowing global demand. The fund was also impeded by its overweighting in Information Technology stocks which suffered during the correction as global growth fears permeated the market.
 
Market conditions were very diverse during the period with a very strong first quarter followed by a correction and a rebound in June. Given the environment, it should not be surprising that individual stock performance was also mixed. As mentioned, a number of the fund’s Energy stocks lagged including Schlumberger Ltd. and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. While certain technology companies such as Google Inc., Hewlett- Packard Co. and FLIR Systems Inc. struggled during the period, others such as eBAY Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. performed very strongly. A number of the fund’s financial holdings participated very well including State Street Corp., Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio. Health Care stocks St. Jude Medical Inc. and Stryker Corp. also performed strongly.
 
Although the call option component of the fund helped buffer some of the downside during the correction, the hedging characteristics were muted given the upcoming liquidation of the fund. Options were written so as to not expire later than July 2012. In some cases, as stocks were called, the fund retained higher amounts of cash in order to accommodate early redemptions.
 
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Large Cap Value Fund will, under normal market conditions, invest primarily in large cap stocks. The fund follows a "value" approach, meaning the portfolio managers seek to invest in stocks at prices below their perceived intrinsic value as estimated based on fundamental analysis of the issuing company and its prospects. By investing in value stocks, the fund attempts to limit the downside risk over time but may also produce smaller gains than other stock funds if their intrinsic values are not realized by the market or if growth-oriented investments are favored by investors. The fund will diversify its holdings among various industries and among companies within those industries. The fund typically sells a stock when the fundamental expectations for buying it no longer apply, the price exceeds its intrinsic value or other stocks appear more attractively priced relative to their intrinsic values.
 
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, large cap value stocks had a period of positive performance driven by hopes of solid economic growth and continued stimulus from central banks. Signs that the U.S. housing market stabilized, along with solid corporate earnings, contributed to a strong first quarter before worries about the European debt crisis re-emerged in the second quarter. For the period, the Russell 1000¨ Value Index rose 8.68%. The strongest sectors were Telecommunications, Consumer Discretionary, Financials and Industrials, all of which posted double-digit returns. The Health Care, Utilities, Consumer Staples, Information Technology and Materials sectors also had positive returns. The worst performing sector was Energy, which was the only sector with negative returns.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
 
Fund
Russell 1000¨ Value Index
Consumer Discretionary
7%
8%
Consumer Staples
11%
7%
Energy
14%
16%
Financials
24%
26%
Health Care
15%
12%
Industrials
11%
9%
Information Technology
8%
7%
Materials
3%
4%
Telecommunication Services
2%
4%
Utilities
2%
7%
Cash and Other Net Assets
3%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 the Ultra Series Large Cap Value Fund (Class I shares) gained 7.14%, while the Russell 1000¨ Value Index returned 8.68%. Sector allocation accounted for most of the underperformance compared with the benchmark. Overweighting the Energy and Consumer Staples sectors detracted from performance, and under weighting the Consumer Discretionary sector also hurt results.
 
In terms of stock selection, the best performance was in the Consumer Staples, Information Technology and Financial sectors. For the Consumer Staples sector, alcohol manufacturer Diageo PLC and soda and snack maker PepsiCo. Inc. contributed to results. Technology company Microsoft Corp. was the best performing stock in the portfolio, while regional bank US Bancorp and infrastructure asset manager Brookfield Asset Management Inc. were top performers within the Financial-sector. Other notable positive contributors were off-price retailer TJMaxx Co. Inc. and deepwater oil driller Noble Corp.
 
Relative weakness compared to the benchmark occurred in the Industrials and Energy sectors. Industrial conglomerate Emerson Electric Co. negatively impacted results. Within Energy, exploration and production companies Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and Occidental Petroleum Corp. detracted from performance. Other stocks that were relatively weak included utility company Exelon Corp. and global money transfer payment provider Western Union Co.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

We increased exposure to the Financials sector during the period. We added to specialty insurance company Markel Corp., insurance holding company Travelers Cos. Inc. and financial conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc. We believe fundamentals within the insurance space are improving as pricing is firming up after a long period of soft prices. In addition, valuations are inexpensive relative to history for many insurance stocks.
 
We reduced the fund’s exposure to the Information Technology and Utility sectors during the period. We sold securities processor Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. and software and service provider International Business
 
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Machines Corp. (IBM), which reduced the fund’s Information Technology weighting. Within Utilities, we sold NextEra Energy Inc. after a period of strong performance. The fund is significantly underweight the Utilities sector as we believe these stocks are expensive and have limited growth prospects compared to other sectors.
 
LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Large Cap Growth Fund invests primarily in common stocks of larger companies and will, under normal market conditions, maintain at least 80% of its assets in large cap stocks. The fund follows a "growth" approach, meaning the portfolio managers seek stocks that have low market prices relative to their perceived growth capabilities as estimated based on fundamental analysis of the issuing companies and their prospects. The fund typically seeks higher earnings growth capabilities in the stocks it purchases, and may include some companies undergoing more significant changes in their operations or experiencing significant changes in their markets. The fund will diversify its holdings among various industries and among companies within those industries. The fund has an active trading strategy which will lead to more portfolio turnover than a more passively-managed fund. The fund typically sells a stock when the fundamental expectations for buying it no longer apply, the price exceeds its perceived value or other stocks appear more attractively priced relative to their prospects.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

The market environment for the six-months ended June 30, 2012 has been volatile. It roared in the first quarter but retreated a fair amount in the second quarter. A double-digit rally led by Information Technology stocks, notably Apple Inc., occurred in the first quarter as optimism spread towards economic recovery. Stocks sold off significantly in the second quarter, also led by Information Technology stocks, as the European debt crisis induced recessionary fears. Combining those quarters’ results, year-to-date market gains have been close to 10%, with Information Technology the best performing sector, up more than 15%, while Energy was the worst performing sector, declining by more than 4%.
 
Investors have been highly reactive to short-term news flows, creating stock price swings which sometime seem to mask the benefits of longer term investing. Until global business confidence improves, market volatility is likely to persist.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
 
Fund
Russell 1000¨ Growth Index
Consumer Discretionary
17%
16%
Consumer Staples
10%
13%
Energy
8%
4%
Financials
7%
5%
Health Care
9%
12%
Industrials
11%
12%
Information Technology 
29%
32%
Materials
3%
4%
Telecommunication Services
2%
2%
Utilities
–*
Cash and Other Net Assets
4%
 Information Technology includes securities in the following industries:  
Communications Equipment; Computers and Peripherals; Electrical Equipment; Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components; Internet Software & Services; IT Services; Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment; and Software.
*Rounds to 0%.

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Large Cap Growth Fund (Class I shares) had a positive absolute return of 6.72%
 
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while the Russell 1000¨ Growth Index returned 10.08%. Contributing to gains was exposure to the Information Technology sector, including a substantial investment in Apple, Inc., which gained over 44% for the period. SAP Corp. took over one of the fund’s Technology holdings, Ariba Inc., at more than a 50% premium to where it had been trading. Lastly, the fund took profits in Petrobras Argentina SA, a leading oil company, as it had a positive 13% return, in contrast to Energy sector losses.
 
The fund’s returns trailed the benchmark because the fund owned several technology
 
companies that failed to grow earnings in the tough economy. Sandisk Corp. is a leading NAND memory supplier used in smartphones and tablets, but is not used heavily by Apple products. Consequently, its earnings disappointed investors, causing the stock to drop more than 20% during the period. Acme Packet Inc. is a beneficiary of mobile video demand, a market delayed by the economy. It declined more than 30% during the period. We sold both stocks as our investment thesis was broken.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

We made several significant changes to dampen portfolio volatility since we believe reactive market conditions will continue to persist. We broadened the fund’s sector diversification. Also, we have begun to emphasize relatively larger companies, given our belief that larger companies will likely be able to better weather potential global weakness. Despite these changes, our fundamental emphasis continues to be on finding companies with durable current business models and de-emphasizing those whose products and markets are less mature. These changes are largely in place and we believe they are producing desired results.
 
MID CAP FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Mid Cap Fund generally invests in common stocks of midsize companies and will, under normal market conditions, maintain at least 80% of its assets in mid cap securities. However, the fund will not automatically sell a stock because its market capitalization has changed and such positions may be increased through additional purchases. The fund seeks attractive long-term returns through bottom-up security selection based on fundamental analysis in a diversified portfolio of high-quality growth companies with attractive valuations. These will typically be industry leading companies in niches with strong growth prospects. The fund’s portfolio managers believe in selecting stocks for the fund that show steady, sustainable growth and reasonable valuations. As a result, stocks of issuers that are believed to have a blend of both value and growth potential will be selected for investment. Stocks are generally sold when target prices are reached, company fundamentals deteriorate or more attractive stocks are identified.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, midcap stocks had a period of positive performance driven by hopes of solid economic growth and continued stimulus from central banks. Signs that the U.S. housing market stabilized, along with solid corporate earnings, contributed to a strong first quarter before worries about the European debt crisis re-emerged in the second quarter. For the period, the Russell Midcap¨ Index rose 7.97%. The strongest sectors were Health Care and Financials, both of which posted double digit returns, followed by Consumer Discretionary,
 
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Consumer Staples and Materials. The worst performing sector was Energy, which was the only sector with negative returns, while returns in the Utilities, Industrial, Telecommunication Services, and Information Technology sectors were positive but lower than the index average.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
 
Fund
Russell Midcap¨ Index
Consumer Discretionary
22%
16%
Consumer Staples
4%
7%
Energy
8%
7%
Financials
25%
20%
Health Care
9%
10%
Industrials
15%
12%
Information Technology
7%
14%
Materials
5%
6%
Telecommunication Services
2%
Utilities
6%
Cash and Other Net Assets
5%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Mid Cap Fund (Class I shares) increased 7.78% performing much the same as the Russell Midcap¨ Index which returned 7.97%.
 
Relative to the benchmark, the Consumer Discretionary sector had the top two performing stocks in the portfolio. Off-price retailer TJ Maxx Co. Inc. and non-fiction media company Discovery Communications Inc. contributed to results. Stock selection in the Energy and Materials sectors was also positive. Deep water oil drillers Noble Corp. and Ensco PLC were additive within Energy, while paint and coatings manufacturer Valspar Corp. performed well within Materials.
 
Relative weakness compared to the benchmark occurred in the Information Technology and Health Care sectors. Thermal imaging systems manufacturer FLIR Systems Inc. was the worst performing stock in the portfolio. Other notable stocks that detracted from performance were used car retailer Carmax
 
Inc., global money transfer payment provider Western Union Co. and financial conglomerate Leucadia National Corp.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

We increased exposure to the Consumer Discretionary sector during the period. We purchased automotive aftermarket retailer Advanced Auto Parts, Inc. after it traded down to an attractive valuation. Advanced Auto Parts has a strong brand and scale advantages which should help it gain market share. We also bought luxury retailer Tiffany & Co. Tiffany has what we believe to be one of the best global brands for jewelry and should benefit from global expansion. The fund maintains an overweight position in the Consumer Discretionary sector as we believe the fund’s holdings are strong franchises and are currently offering great value.
 
We reduced the fund’s exposure to the Information Technology and Materials sectors during the period. Within Information Technology, we sold securities processor Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. Within Materials, we trimmed Valspar and cleaning and sanitary products provider Ecolab Inc. after periods of strong performance. The Information Technology sector is the most significant underweighting in the fund compared with its benchmark, and the Materials sector is also underweighted.
 
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SMALL CAP FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series Small Cap Fund invests primarily in a diversified mix of common stocks of small cap U.S. companies that are believed to be undervalued by various measures and offer sound prospects for capital appreciation. The portfolio managers employ a value-oriented investment approach in selecting stocks, using proprietary fundamental research to identify securities of companies they believe have attractive valuations. The portfolio managers focus on companies with a record of above average rates of profitability that sell at a discount relative to the overall small cap market. Through fundamental research, the portfolio managers seek to identify those companies that possess one or more of the following characteristics: sustainable competitive advantages within a market niche; strong profitability and free cash flows; strong market share positions and trends; quality of and share ownership by management; and financial structures that are more conservative than the relevant industry average.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

U.S. equities rallied at the start of the year based on improving macroeconomic data, including lower unemployment levels and improving consumer confidence. Following a strong first quarter, equities retreated in April 2012, fell sharply in May, and recovered modestly in June. Fears surrounding European sovereign debt took center stage. In this environment, small cap, mid cap and large cap stocks all registered positive returns over the six-month period, as measured by the Russell 2000¨(+8.5%), S&P MidCap 400¨ (+7.9%) and S&P 500¨ (+9.5%) indices, respectively. Nine of the ten sectors within the Russell 2000¨ Index increased during the period. The Health Care, Financials, and Consumer Discretionary sectors gained the most while Energy posted negative returns and Industrials, and Utilities lagged the broader market returns.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
 
Fund
Russell 2000¨ Index
Consumer Discretionary
15%
14%
Consumer Staples
2%
4%
Energy
4%
6%
Financials
20%
21%
Health Care
11%
13%
Industrials
25%
15%
Information Technology
8%
18%
Materials
7%
5%
Telecommunication Services
1%
Utilities
5%
4%
Cash and Other Net Assets
3%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

The Ultra Series Small Cap Fund (Class I shares) returned 6.56%, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, while the Russell 2000¨ Index returned 8.53% for the same period.
 
The fund’s underperformance was primarily due to weaker selection in the Financials, Industrials, and Health Care sectors; this was somewhat offset by strong stock selection within the Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Information Technology sectors. Allocation among sectors, a residual of the bottom-up stock selection process, also detracted from relative results in part due to overweight exposure to the weaker performing Industrials sector and an underweight to the strong performing Health Care sector.
 
The fund’s largest detractors from relative and absolute returns during the period included U.S. tank operator and diesel engine service company Kirby Corp., North American office product wholesaler United Stationers Inc., and advanced textile and material processing company Albany International Corp.
 
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The fund’s largest contributors to relative and absolute performance during the period included U.S. retailer Stage Stores Inc., which operates both department stores and off-price stores, contract research organization ICON PLC, and diversified industrial manufacturer Carlisle Companies Inc., which has significant operations in commercial roofing and specialty tires and wheels.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

The fund’s investment approach emphasizes individual stock selection; sector weights are a residual of our bottom-up investment process. The portfolio managers do, however, carefully consider diversification across economic sectors to limit risk. Based on bottom-up stock decisions, exposure to the Materials and Industrials sector increased during the period and exposure to the Financials and Consumer Discretionary sector fell. The fund initiated positions in Materials companies Innospec Inc. and Sensient Tech. Corp. In Industrials, the fund initiated positions in Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. and Alexander & Baldwin Inc.. Within Financials, the fund eliminated positions in Delphi Financial Group, Alleghany Corp., and Education Realty Trust Inc. As of the end of the period, the fund was most overweight in the Industrials and Materials sectors relative to the Russell 2000¨ Index, and most underweight in Information Technology. Based on our two- to three-year time horizon, the portfolio managers continue to seek opportunities created by the inefficiencies frequently found among small cap companies.
 
INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Ultra Series International Stock Fund will invest, under normal market conditions, primarily in foreign equity securities. Typically, a majority of the fund’s assets are invested in relatively large cap stocks of companies located or operating in developed countries. The fund may also invest a limited percentage of its assets in securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries. The portfolio managers typically maintain this segment of the fund’s portfolio in such stocks which it believes have a low market price relative to their perceived value based on fundamental analysis of the issuing company and its prospects. The fund may also invest in foreign debt and other income bearing securities at times when it believes that income bearing securities have greater capital appreciation potential than equity securities.
 
 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 
The six-month period ended June 30, 2012 was volatile, and concluded with a rise in international equity markets. A number of macroeconomic events moved markets up and down. The Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO) conducted by the European Central Bank (ECB) in December 2011 and February 2012 provided over a trillion dollars of three-year financing at 1% interest rates. This substantially eased financing issues for banks and, to some extent, Spanish and Italian sovereigns, during the initial months of 2012. However, despite monetary easing measures, the conditions in the Eurozone’s peripheral economies began to deteriorate, particularly in Greece and Spain. However, investor sentiment improved in June 2012 following the E.U. Summit at the end of the month, which called for the establishment of a single banking supervisor, as well as the
 
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ability of the European Stability Mechanism to directly inject capital into troubled banks. Japan performed strongly in the first quarter of 2012, but later reported larger-than-expected trade deficits due to diminished exports to Europe and higher energy imports. In emerging markets, China announced further monetary easing by reducing interest rates and decreasing bank reserve requirements as Chinese exports and manufacturing activity declined. From a sector perspective, market leadership was mixed, as neither traditionally defensive nor cyclical sectors prevailed. Outperforming sectors included Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Consumer Staples. In contrast, Energy, Materials, and Information Technology were among the worst-performing sectors.
 
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Europe (excluding United Kingdom)
39%
Japan
14%
Latin America
2%
Pacific Basin
11%
United Kingdom
25%
Other Countries
5%
Cash and Other Net Assets
4%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series International Stock Fund (Class I shares) (net) returned 5.87% while the MSCI EAFE Index (net) returned 2.96%. In the Materials sector, stock selection was additive to performance, led by positions in Rexam PLC, James Hardie Industries SE, and Xstrata PLC. U.K. beverage can producer Rexam performed well as the company reported a robust pricing environment in Europe and faster-than-expected volume growth in the U.S. Australian building materials company James Hardie Industries SE benefited the fund after reporting favorable results, while U.K. mining company Xstrata positively impacted
 
performance due to anticipation of a potential merger with Glencore International PLC. Stock selection in the Information Technology sector also benefited the fund, led by a position in Spanish travel information systems provider Amadeus IT Holding SA, which performed well due to strong results, including market share gains. Emerging market positioning benefited the fund as Brazilian credit card payment processor Cielo SA continued to perform well. In addition, South Korean electronics producer
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. positively impacted performance following strong smartphone sales. A position in South Africa’s Mr. Price Group Ltd was also additive.
 
In contrast, the fund was negatively impacted by stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary sector as a position in Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. weighed on returns after a strong performance in 2011. Stock selection in the Health Care sector also detracted from relative returns as Switzerland’s Novartis AG underperformed, due to increased competition from generics following the company’s loss of patent protection for its high blood pressure drug Diovan. Germany’s Merck & Co. Inc. also underperformed following a decline in first-quarter profits. Stock selection in the Financials sector slightly detracted from relative returns. Positions in Swiss financial services firms Credit Suisse Group AG and Julius Baer Group Ltd. negatively impacted performance due to renewed concerns over the European debt crisis. Meanwhile, Brazil’s Banco do Brasil SA also detracted from relative returns, as the bank underperformed amid concerns over the Brazilian government’s focus on lowering interest rates.
 
During the second quarter of 2012, we established a policy for the Ultra Series International Stock Fund not to exceed an emerging market securities allocation of 15% (although up to 30% is permitted). We believe the change serves to align the fund more
 
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closely with what has been the fund’s actual practice, and will ensure that the fund is categorized appropriately with comparable peers.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

Over the six-month period we found several interesting stock-specific opportunities, which led to changes in our sector and regional exposures. The purchases of pharmaceutical companies Bayer AG (Germany) and Genomma Lab Internacional (Mexico) increased the fund’s exposure to Health Care stocks. In the Industrial sector, the fund’s exposure increased following the purchase of construction machinery maker Komatsu Ltd. (Japan) and metal-cutting tool producer Sandvik AB (Sweden). The purchase of Orica Ltd. (Australia), a chemical and explosives producer, and ThyssenKrupp AG (Germany), a steel producer, increased the fund’s exposure to the Materials sector.
 
We sold the fund’s position in retailers Mr. Price Group Ltd. (South Africa) and Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. (Japan), as well as a position in communications services group WPP PLC (United Kingdom) and home builder MRV Engenharia Participacoes SA (Brazil), thereby reducing its exposure to the Consumer Discretionary sector. In Telecom Services, the sale of Vodafone Group PLC (U.K.) reduced exposure to the sector. The sale of Mr. Price Group and MRV Engenharia Participacoes, in addition to Kasikornbank PLC (Thailand) and Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (Turkey), reduced the fund’s exposure to emerging markets.
 
The portfolio management team continues to focus on stock selection, seeking stocks with sustainably high or improving returns trading at attractive valuations, and we believe that the strong historical record of performance will continue in a variety of market conditions.
 
MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies (the "underlying funds") according to an asset allocation strategy developed by Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), the fund’s investment adviser, for investors planning to retire in or within a few years of 2020. Over time, the fund’s asset allocation will become more conservative until it reaches approximately 15-30% in stock funds and 70-85% in bond funds. The asset allocation strategy is designed to reduce the volatility of investment returns in the later years while still providing the potential for higher total returns over the target period.
 
On a periodic basis, Madison will evaluate and sometimes revise the fund’s asset allocations, including revising the asset class weightings and adding and/or removing underlying funds. Madison will also monitor the underlying funds on an ongoing basis and may increase or decrease the fund’s investment in one or several underlying funds. The underlying fund selections are made based on several considerations, including the fund’s style or asset class exposures, portfolio characteristics, risk profile, and investment process.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

The first half of 2012 can be viewed as two distinct stories. Over the first three months of the year, global equity markets surged out to double-digit gains on the heels of massive liquidity support from the European Central Bank (ECB) which investors believed would mitigate the ongoing Euro bank/debt crisis. However, by late March it was apparent that the ECB’s actions did not meet investor
 
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expectations. This realization, along with a deterioration in the tone of economic data releases across the globe, sparked a global equity sell-off. The 12.9% gain on the Russell 3000¨ Index (U.S. equities) over the first three months of 2012, was reduced to 9.3% at June 30, 2012, after a 3.2% decline over the second three months of the year. International equities fell harder during the second quarter, seeing their opening three month 10.9% gain cut to a 3.0% six month advance after a 7.1% drop during the second quarter. Bonds, on the other hand, started the year rather tepidly, with a 0.3% first quarter gain, followed by a 2.1% second quarter gain, resulting in a 2.4% gain at mid-year for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Bond Funds
52%
Foreign Bond Funds
2%
Stock Funds
39%
Foreign Stock Funds
6%
Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets
1%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund (Class I shares) returned 4.37%, while the Dow Jones Global Target 2020 Index returned 4.06%. The fund’s bias for domestic over foreign equities and large cap stocks over small/mid cap issues within the U.S. allocation explained the relative outperformance.
 
Top contributors to performance included:  Vanguard Health Care Fund which returned 12.6% over the period; Vanguard Information Technology at 12.2%; and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust at 9.4%.
 
Detractors from performance included: Hussman Strategic Growth Fund which returned -7.6% over the period; iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index at -4.0; and IVA Worldwide Fund at 1.3%.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

Over the period we trimmed the fund’s international exposure to increase our focus on U.S. mega capitalization stocks, which was funded by initiating a position in the iShares S&P 100 Index Fund. To improve the diversification and risk characteristics of the fund’s fixed income allocation, we reduced and then eliminated the fund’s position in the Templeton Global Bond Fund, reduced Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, and added Metropolitan West Total Return Bond, PIMCO Total Return Fund, TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, and Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund to the portfolio. Finally, we eliminated the Hussman Strategic Growth Fund based on performance concerns.
 
MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies (the "underlying funds") according to an asset allocation strategy developed by Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), the fund’s investment adviser, for investors planning to retire in or within a few years of 2030. Over time, the fund’s asset allocation will become more conservative until it reaches approximately 15-30% in stock funds and 70-85% in bond funds. The asset allocation strategy is designed to reduce the volatility of investment returns in the later years while still providing the potential for higher total returns over the target period.
 
On a periodic basis, Madison will evaluate and sometimes revise the fund’s asset allocations,
 
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Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund (concluded)
 
including revising the asset class weightings and adding and/or removing underlying funds. Madison will also monitor the underlying funds on an ongoing basis and may increase or decrease the fund’s investment in one or several underlying funds. The underlying fund selections are made based on several considerations, including the fund’s style or asset class exposures, portfolio characteristics, risk profile, and investment process.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

The first half of 2012 can be viewed as two distinct stories. Over the first three months of the year, global equity markets surged out to double-digit gains on the heels of massive liquidity support from the European Central Bank (ECB) which investors believed would mitigate the ongoing Euro bank/debt crisis. However, by late March it was apparent that the ECB’s actions did not meet investor expectations. This realization, along with a deterioration in the tone of economic data releases across the globe, sparked a global equity sell-off. The 12.9% gain on the Russell 3000¨ Index (U.S. equities) over the first three months of 2012, was reduced to 9.3% at June 30, 2012, after a 3.2% decline over the second three months of the year. International equities fell harder during the second quarter, seeing their opening three month 10.9% gain cut to a 3.0% six month advance after a 7.1% drop during the second quarter. Bonds, on the other hand, started the year rather tepidly, with a 0.3% first quarter gain, followed by a 2.1% second quarter gain, resulting in a 2.4% gain at mid-year for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Bond Funds
36%
Foreign Bond Funds
2%
Stock Funds
53%
Foreign Stock Funds
8%
Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets
1%

 
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund (Class I shares) returned 4.69%, while the Dow Jones Global Target 2030 Index returned 5.42%. The fund’s below benchmark equity exposure and weak performance from some of our core equity holdings explained the underperformance. Outside of the relative underweight to equities, the fund has been well aligned from an asset allocation perspective so far this year, favoring domestic equities over foreign issues and mega/large cap stocks over small/mid-sized companies within the U.S. market.
 
Top contributors to performance included: Vanguard Health Care Fund which returned 12.6% over the period; Vanguard Information Technology at 12.2%; and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust at 9.4%.
 
Detractors from performance included: Hussman Strategic Growth Fund which returned -7.6% over the period; iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index at -4.0; and IVA Worldwide Fund at 1.3%.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

Over the period we trimmed the fund’s international exposure to increase our focus on U.S. mega capitalization stocks, which was funded by initiating a position in the iShares S&P 100 Index Fund. To improve the diversification and risk characteristics of the fund’s fixed income allocation we reduced and then eliminated the fund’s position in the Templeton Global Bond Fund, reduced Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, and added Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund, PIMCO Total Return Fund, TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, and Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund to the portfolio. Finally, we eliminated the Hussman Strategic Growth Fund based on performance concerns.
 
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MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies (the "underlying funds") according to an asset allocation strategy developed by Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), the fund’s investment adviser, for investors planning to retire in or within a few years of 2040. Over time, the fund’s asset allocation will become more conservative until it reaches approximately 15-30% in stock funds and 70-85% in bond funds. The asset allocation strategy is designed to reduce the volatility of investment returns in the later years while still providing the potential for higher total returns over the target period.
 
On a periodic basis, Madison will evaluate and sometimes revise the fund’s asset allocations, including revising the asset class weightings and adding and/or removing underlying funds. Madison will also monitor the underlying funds on an ongoing basis and may increase or decrease the fund’s investment in one or several underlying funds. The underlying fund selections are made based on several considerations, including the fund’s style or asset class exposures, portfolio characteristics, risk profile, and investment process.
 

 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 

The first half of 2012 can be viewed as two distinct stories. Over the first three months of the year, global equity markets surged out to double-digit gains on the heels of massive liquidity support from the European Central Bank (ECB) which investors believed would mitigate the ongoing Euro bank/debt crisis. However, by late March it was apparent that the ECB’s actions did not meet investor expectations. This realization, along with a deterioration in the tone of economic data releases across the globe, sparked a global equity sell-off. The 12.9% gain on the Russell 3000¨ Index (U.S. equities) over the first three months of 2012, was reduced to 9.3% at June 30, 2012, after a 3.2% decline over the second three months of the year. International equities fell harder during the second quarter, seeing their opening three month 10.9% gain cut to a 3.0% six month advance after a 7.1% drop during the second quarter. Bonds, on the other hand, started the year rather tepidly, with a 0.3% first quarter gain, followed by a 2.1% second quarter gain, resulting in a 2.4% gain at mid-year for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Bond Funds
27%
Foreign Bond Funds
1%
Stock Funds
62%
Foreign Stock Funds
9%
Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets
1%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund (Class I shares) returned 4.91%, while the Dow Jones Global Target 2040 Index returned 6.29%. The fund’s below benchmark equity exposure and weak performance from some of its core equity holdings explained the underperformance. Outside of being relatively underweight to equities, the fund has been well aligned from an asset allocation perspective so far this year, favoring domestic equities over foreign issues and mega/large capitalization stocks over small/mid-sized companies within the U.S. market.
 
Top contributors to performance included: Vanguard Health Care Fund which returned 12.6% over the period; Vanguard Information Technology at 12.2%; and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust at 9.4%.
 
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Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund (concluded)
 
Detractors from performance included: Hussman Strategic Growth Fund which returned -7.6% over the period; iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index at -4.0; and IVA Worldwide Fund at 1.3%.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

Over the period we trimmed the fund’s international exposure to increase our focus on U.S. mega capitalization stocks, which was funded by initiating a position in the iShares S&P 100 Index. To improve the diversification and risk characteristics of the fund’s fixed income allocation we reduced and then eliminated the fund’s position in the Templeton Global Bond Fund, reduced Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, and added Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund, PIMCO Total Return Fund, TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, and Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund to the portfolio. Finally, we eliminated Hussman Strategic Growth Fund based on performance concerns.
 
MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2050 FUND
 

 
INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS
 
The Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies (the "underlying funds") according to an asset allocation strategy developed by Madison Asset Management, LLC ("Madison"), the fund’s investment adviser, for investors planning to retire in or within a few years of 2050. Over time, the fund’s asset allocation will become more conservative until it reaches approximately 15-30% in stock funds and 70-85% in bond funds. The asset allocation strategy is designed to reduce the volatility of investment returns in the later years while still providing the potential for higher total returns over the target period.
 
On a periodic basis, Madison will evaluate and sometimes revise the fund’s asset allocations, including revising the asset class weightings and adding and/or removing underlying funds. Madison will also monitor the underlying funds on an ongoing basis and may increase or decrease the fund’s investment in one or several underlying funds. The underlying fund selections are made based on several considerations, including the fund’s style or asset class exposures, portfolio characteristics, risk profile, and investment process.
 
 
INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
 
The first half of 2012 can be viewed as two distinct stories. Over the first three months of the year, global equity markets surged out to double-digit gains on the heels of massive liquidity support from the European Central Bank (ECB) which investors believed would mitigate the ongoing Euro bank/debt crisis. However, by late March it was apparent that the ECB’s actions did not meet investor expectations. This realization, along with a deterioration in the tone of economic data releases across the globe, sparked a global equity sell-off. The 12.9% gain on the Russell 3000¨ Index (U.S. equities) over the first three months of 2012, was reduced to 9.3% at June 30, 2012, after a 3.2% decline over the second three months of the year. International equities fell harder during the second quarter, seeing their opening three month 10.9% gain cut to a 3.0% six month advance after a 7.1% drop during the second quarter. Bonds, on the other hand, started the year rather tepidly, with a 0.3% first quarter gain, followed by a 2.1% second quarter gain, resulting in a 2.4% gain at mid-year for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
 
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Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund (concluded)
 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS
AS OF 6/30/12
Bond Funds
16%
Foreign Bond Funds
1%
Stock Funds
72%
Foreign Stock Funds
10%
Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets
1%

 

 
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
 

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Ultra Series Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund (Class I shares) returned 5.13%, while the Dow Jones Global Target 2050 Index returned 6.43%. The fund’s below benchmark equity exposure and weak performance from some of our core equity holdings explained the underperformance. Outside of the relative underweight to equities, the fund has been well aligned from an asset allocation perspective so far this year, favoring domestic equities over foreign issues and mega/large cap stocks over small/mid-sized companies within the U.S. market.
 
Top contributors to performance included: Vanguard Health Care Fund which returned 12.6% over the period; Vanguard Information Technology at 12.2%; and SPDR S&P 500 Index at 9.4%.
 
Detractors from performance included: Hussman Strategic Growth Fund which returned -7.6% over the period; iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index at -4.0%; and IVA Worldwide Fund at 1.3%.
 

 
FUND CHANGES
 

Over the period we trimmed the fund’s international exposure to increase our focus on U.S. mega capitalization stocks, which was funded by initiating a position in the iShares S&P 100 Index. To improve the diversification and risk characteristics of the fund’s fixed income allocation, we reduced and then eliminated the fund’s position in the Templeton Global Bond Fund, reduced Vanguard Total Bond Index Fund, and added Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund and TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund to the portfolio. Finally, we eliminated the Hussman Strategic Growth Fund based on performance concerns.
 
BENCHMARK DESCRIPTIONS
 

ALLOCATION FUND INDEXES
 
The Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 65% Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Index, 30% Russell 3000¨ Index and 5% MSCI EAFE Index. See market indexes’ descriptions below.
 
The Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 40% Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Index, 45% Russell 3000¨ Index and 15% MSCI EAFE Index. See market indexes’ descriptions below.
 
The Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 15% Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Index, 55% Russell 3000¨ Index and 30% MSCI EAFE Index. See market indexes’ descriptions below.
 
HYBRID FUND INDEXES
 
The Custom Blended Index consists of 50% S&P 500 Index and 50% of Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Index. See market indexes’ descriptions below.
 
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Benchmark Descriptions (concluded)
 
MARKET INDEXES
 
The Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index is a broad-based measure of the total rate of return performance of the U.S. investment-grade bond markets. The index is a capitalization-weighted aggregation of outstanding U.S. Treasury, agency and supranational mortgage pass-through, and investment-grade corporate bonds meeting specified selection criteria.
 
The Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index tracks the performance of below investment grade U.S. dollar denominated corporate bonds publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market, but limits any individual issuer to a maximum weighting of 2%.
 
The CBOE BuyWrite Monthly Index (BXM) is a benchmark index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical buy-write strategy (ie. holding a long position in and selling covered call options on that position) on the S&P 500 Index.
 
The Dow Jones Global Target 2020 Index is a benchmark for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative as the year 2020 approaches. The index is a composite of other indexes that represent stocks, bonds and cash.
 
The Dow Jones Global Target 2030 Index is a benchmark for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative as the year 2030 approaches. The index is a composite of other indexes that represent stocks, bonds and cash.
 
The Dow Jones Global Target 2040 Index is a benchmark for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative as the year 2040 approaches. The index is a composite of other indexes that represent stocks, bonds and cash.
 
The Dow Jones Global Target 2050 Index is a benchmark for multi-asset class portfolios with risk profiles that become more conservative as the year 2050 approaches. The index is a composite of other indexes that represent stocks, bonds and cash.
 
The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia & Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index (net) is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested after the deduction of withholding taxes.
 
The Russell 1000¨ Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000¨ Index (see definition below).
 
The Russell 1000¨ Growth Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
 
The Russell 1000¨ Value Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
The Russell 2000¨ Index is a small-cap market index which measures the performance of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000¨ Index (see definition below.)
 
The Russell 3000¨ Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
 
The S&P 500 Index is a large-cap market index which measures the performance of a representative sample of 500 leading companies in leading industries in the U.S.
 
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Conservative Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 100.0%
   
Bond Funds - 64.7%
   
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund Advisor Class
1,438,709
$12,933,990
Madison Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (A)
1,253,556
14,328,140
Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund (A)
1,756,767
19,693,363
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y (A)
2,813,814
29,938,984
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y (A)
2,360,700
16,548,505
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I
1,852,494
19,766,115
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Institutional Class
1,714,231
18,667,972
PIMCO Total Return Fund Institutional Class
1,749,304
19,767,138
   
151,644,207
Foreign Bond Funds - 4.3%
   
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund
910,058
7,926,602
Templeton Global Bond Fund Advisor Class
175,979
2,254,285
   
10,180,887
Foreign Stock Funds - 4.5%
   
IVA Worldwide Fund
308,394
4,798,611
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y (A)
573,596
5,753,168
   
10,551,779
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Money Market Funds - 1.1%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
2,503,747
$  2,503,747
Stock Funds - 25.4%
   
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF
209,620
13,094,962
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund (A)
877,116
11,876,152
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y (A)
1,311,565
12,643,483
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y (A)
629,202
10,583,182
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y (A)
842,636
11,341,875
   
59,539,654
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0% ( Cost $220,895,089** )
234,420,274
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.0%
(33,473)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$234,386,801


**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $223,162,024.
(A)
Affiliated Company (see Note 11).
ETF
Exchange Traded Fund.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Moderate Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.6%
   
Bond Funds - 39.8%
   
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund Advisor Class
1,738,982
$15,633,446
Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund (A)
1,583,291
17,748,693
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y (A)
3,436,899
36,568,606
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y (A)
3,870,761
27,134,036
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I
3,295,196
35,159,736
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Institutional Class
2,126,086
23,153,080
   
155,397,597
Foreign Bond Funds - 2.8%
   
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund Class I
1,062,311
9,252,728
Templeton Global Bond Fund Advisor Class
146,948
1,882,400
   
11,135,128
Foreign Stock Funds - 8.5%
   
IVA Worldwide Fund Class I
573,201
8,919,008
NorthRoad International Fund Class Y (A)
1,378,003
12,884,329
Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund Institutional Shares
292,829
4,773,105
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y (A)
657,124
6,590,957
   
33,167,399
Money Market Funds - 0.6%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
2,475,382
2,475,382
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Stock Funds - 47.9%
   
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF
343,492
$21,457,945
iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index Fund ETF
95,728
3,472,055
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund (A)
2,303,052
31,183,323
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y (A)
1,526,340
14,713,914
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y (A)
1,722,125
28,966,142
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y (A)
2,328,914
31,347,185
MEMBERS Mid Cap Fund Class Y (A) *
2,126,615
15,545,554
MEMBERS Small Cap Fund Class Y (A)
686,532
7,847,066
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund
1,473,100
14,966,697
Vanguard Health Care ETF
28,423
1,958,060
Yacktman Fund/The
846,430
15,650,484
   
187,108,425
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6% ( Cost $357,618,561** )
389,283,931
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.4%
1,417,899
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$390,701,830


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $362,030,371.
(A)
Affiliated Company (see Note 11).
ETF
Exchange Traded Fund.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Aggressive Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.9%
   
Bond Funds - 16.4%
   
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y (A)
1,124,949
$  7,885,889
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I
1,051,260
11,216,949
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Institutional Class
353,680
3,851,577
   
22,954,415
Foreign Bond Funds - 1.0%
   
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund Class I
157,325
1,370,300
Foreign Stock Funds - 11.4%
   
IVA Worldwide Fund Class I
273,341
4,253,191
NorthRoad International Fund Class Y (A)
595,750
5,570,264
Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund Institutional Shares
217,029
3,537,574
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y (A)
268,355
2,691,604
   
16,052,633
Money Market Funds - 1.1%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
1,528,913
1,528,913
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Stock Funds - 70.0%
   
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF
179,735
$11,228,045
iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index Fund ETF
49,067
1,779,660
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund (A)
1,248,135
16,899,754
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y (A)
392,511
3,783,803
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y (A)
902,425
15,178,792
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y (A)
1,188,748
16,000,546
MEMBERS Mid Cap Fund Class Y (A) *
1,440,819
10,532,386
MEMBERS Small Cap Fund Class Y (A)
315,086
3,601,435
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund
968,105
9,835,944
Vanguard Health Care ETF
16,211
1,116,776
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
10,212
701,871
Yacktman Fund/The
415,282
7,678,558
   
98,337,570
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9% ( Cost $126,147,246** )
140,243,831
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.1%
167,913
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$140,411,744


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $128,411,528.
(A)
Affiliated Company (see Note 11).
ETF
Exchange Traded Fund.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Money Market Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 76.1%
   
Fannie Mae - 22.5%
   
0.132%, 7/2/12 (A)
$  200,000
$    199,999
0.098%, 7/5/12 (A)
1,200,000
1,199,987
0.113%, 7/16/12 (A)
1,500,000
1,499,931
1.125%, 7/30/12
200,000
200,160
0.122%, 8/1/12 (A)
700,000
699,928
5.000%, 8/2/12
260,000
261,086
1.750%, 8/10/12
3,277,000
3,282,717
0.115%, 8/15/12 (A)
710,000
709,898
0.132%, 8/16/12 (A)
150,000
149,975
0.101%, 8/29/12 (A)
2,200,000
2,199,639
0.122%, 8/31/12 (A)
200,000
199,959
0.137%, 9/5/12 (A)
1,000,000
999,753
4.375%, 9/15/12
500,000
504,366
   
12,107,398
Federal Farm Credit Bank - 1.0%
   
3.600%, 9/19/12
510,000
513,839
Federal Home Loan Bank - 21.4%
   
0.112%, 7/11/12 (A)
350,000
349,989
0.117%, 7/13/12 (A)
150,000
149,994
0.122%, 7/18/12 (A)
800,000
799,955
0.112%, 7/20/12 (A)
1,400,000
1,399,919
0.122%, 7/25/12 (A)
850,000
849,932
0.132%, 7/27/12 (A)
200,000
199,981
4.625%, 8/15/12
195,000
196,080
0.119%, 8/17/12 (A)
300,000
299,953
0.875%, 8/22/12
390,000
390,390
1.750%, 8/22/12
1,160,000
1,162,633
0.101%, 8/29/12 (A)
400,000
399,934
0.132%, 9/7/12 (A)
850,000
849,791
0.220%, 9/12/12
2,500,000
2,500,361
4.500%, 9/14/12
1,955,000
1,972,305
   
11,521,217
Freddie Mac - 23.4%
   
0.112%, 7/2/12 (A)
200,000
199,999
0.099%, 7/9/12 (A)
300,000
299,993
0.101%, 7/10/12 (A)
200,000
199,995
5.125%, 7/15/12
803,000
804,549
1.125%, 7/27/12
1,134,000
1,134,813
0.115%, 7/30/12 (A)
1,500,000
1,499,861
0.122%, 8/6/12 (A)
600,000
599,928
0.122%, 8/13/12 (A)
220,000
219,969
0.122%, 8/14/12 (A)
200,000
199,971
0.091%, 8/20/12 (A)
600,000
599,925
5.500%, 8/20/12
3,000,000
3,021,907
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
0.107%, 8/27/12 (A)
$  300,000
$    299,950
1.000%, 8/28/12
1,294,000
1,295,769
0.122%, 9/10/12 (A)
1,000,000
999,763
2.125%, 9/21/12
1,220,000
1,225,350
   
12,601,742
U.S. Treasury Bills (A) - 7.8%
   
0.082%, 8/2/12
1,200,000
1,199,914
0.094%, 8/16/12
3,000,000
2,999,643
   
4,199,557
Total U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations ( Cost $40,943,753 )
40,943,753
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 19.5%
   
Consumer Discretionary - 4.7%
   
McDonald’s Corp. (A), 0.132%, 7/9/12
1,500,000
1,499,957
Walt Disney Co. (A), 0.122%, 7/10/12
1,000,000
999,970
   
2,499,927
Consumer Staples - 4.6%
   
Coca-Cola Co. (A), 0.162%, 7/27/12
1,500,000
1,499,827
Coca-Cola Co. (A), 0.142%, 8/2/12
1,000,000
999,875
   
2,499,702
Energy - 4.6%
   
ConocoPhillips Qatar (A), 0.193%, 7/23/12
1,000,000
999,884
ConocoPhillips Qatar (A), 0.193%, 8/9/12
1,500,000
1,499,691
   
2,499,575
Financials - 3.7%
   
John Deere Bank S.A. (A), 0.152%, 7/20/12
1,500,000
1,499,881
John Deere Bank S.A. (A), 0.203%, 8/14/12
500,000
499,878
   
1,999,759
Industrials - 1.9%
   
Emerson Electric Co. (A), 0.142%, 7/23/12
1,000,000
999,914
Total Short-Term Investments
( Cost $10,498,877 )
10,498,877
 
Shares
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 4.1%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
2,191,590
2,191,590
Total Investment Companies ( Cost $2,191,590 )
2,191,590
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.7% ( Cost $53,634,220** )
53,634,220
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.3%
136,646
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$53,770,866


**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $53,634,220.
(A)
Rate noted represents annualized yield at time of purchase.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 2.0%
   
ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2000-LB1, Class AF5 (A), 8.55%, 9/21/30
$  652,045
$    660,795
Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-A17, Class A, 5.12%, 10/15/14
3,820,000
3,873,552
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2003-5, Class AI5 (B), 5.5%, 11/25/33
3,500,000
3,541,377
Total Asset Backed Securities
( Cost $7,992,944 )
8,075,724
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 27.2%
   
Consumer Discretionary - 2.4%
   
American Association of Retired Persons (C) (D), 7.5%, 5/1/31
2,500,000
3,509,988
DR Horton Inc., 5.25%, 2/15/15
1,140,000
1,185,600
ERAC USA Finance LLC (C) (D), 6.7%, 6/1/34
4,400,000
5,050,641
   
9,746,229
Consumer Staples - 1.1%
   
PepsiCo Inc., 4.65%, 2/15/13
1,165,000
1,194,924
WM Wrigley Jr. Co. (C) (D), 3.05%, 6/28/13
3,170,000
3,206,890
   
4,401,814
Energy - 2.5%
   
Hess Corp., 7.875%, 10/1/29
2,460,000
3,217,237
Transocean Inc., 6%, 3/15/18
1,400,000
1,563,807
Transocean Inc., 7.5%, 4/15/31
2,310,000
2,689,122
Valero Energy Corp., 7.5%, 4/15/32
2,275,000
2,635,701
   
10,105,867
Financials - 3.1%
   
American Express Credit Corp., 2.375%, 3/24/17
1,080,000
1,106,927
HCP Inc., 6.7%, 1/30/18
2,725,000
3,164,044
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (E) *, 5.75%, 1/3/17
3,135,000
313
Simon Property Group L.P., 5.875%, 3/1/17
1,060,000
1,220,241
Swiss Re Solutions Holding Corp., 7%, 2/15/26
1,250,000
1,468,796
UBS AG, 5.75%, 4/25/18
750,000
830,817
US Bank NA, 6.3%, 2/4/14
2,000,000
2,165,262
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.25%, 10/23/12
2,735,000
2,774,291
   
12,730,691
Health Care - 4.3%
   
Eli Lilly & Co., 6.57%, 1/1/16
2,600,000
3,060,912
Genentech Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/35
1,740,000
2,048,726
Merck & Co. Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/36
3,960,000
5,265,648
Quest Diagnostics Inc., 5.45%, 11/1/15
3,500,000
3,903,606
Wyeth, 6.5%, 2/1/34
2,370,000
3,247,405
   
17,526,297
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
Industrials - 4.6%
   
Boeing Co./The, 8.625%, 11/15/31
$  760,000
$  1,152,216
Boeing Co./The, 6.875%, 10/15/43
1,380,000
1,939,959
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 8.125%, 4/15/20
2,925,000
3,907,347
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co., 5%, 1/15/13
195,000
199,469
General Electric Capital Corp., 3.35%, 10/17/16
3,200,000
3,370,903
Lockheed Martin Corp., 7.65%, 5/1/16
1,450,000
1,749,902
Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.59%, 5/17/25
1,268,000
1,531,802
Norfolk Southern Corp., 7.05%, 5/1/37
1,400,000
1,925,897
Waste Management Inc., 7.125%, 12/15/17
2,465,000
2,976,184
   
18,753,679
Information Technology - 1.2%
   
Cisco Systems Inc., 5.5%, 2/22/16
2,400,000
2,784,934
Western Union Co./The, 5.93%, 10/1/16
2,065,000
2,395,825
   
5,180,759
Materials - 1.5%
   
Westvaco Corp., 8.2%, 1/15/30
2,250,000
2,671,117
Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/32
3,000,000
3,350,793
   
6,021,910
Telecommunication Services - 1.8%
   
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings Inc., 9.455%, 11/15/22
3,080,000
4,483,611
Rogers Communications Inc. (F), 6.25%, 6/15/13
3,000,000
3,151,374
   
7,634,985
Utilities - 4.7%
   
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (C) (D), 6.05%, 10/1/36
3,445,000
4,264,810
Interstate Power & Light Co., 6.25%, 7/15/39
2,925,000
3,855,729
Sierra Pacific Power Co., Series M, 6%, 5/15/16
3,250,000
3,787,137
Southwestern Electric Power Co., Series E, 5.55%, 1/15/17
2,165,000
2,448,877
Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series C, 5.1%, 11/30/12
1,165,000
1,186,559
Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 6.5%, 6/1/28
3,000,000
3,832,224
   
19,375,336
Total Corporate Notes and Bonds
( Cost $100,869,708 )
111,477,567


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 17.6%
   
Fannie Mae - 14.7%
   
4%, 4/1/15 Pool # 255719
$539,941
$    574,566
5.5%, 4/1/16 Pool # 745444
871,726
947,658
6%, 5/1/16 Pool # 582558
52,266
56,288
5.5%, 9/1/17 Pool # 657335
120,394
130,421
5.5%, 2/1/18 Pool # 673194
386,961
421,712
5%, 5/1/20 Pool # 813965
1,383,158
1,505,377
4.5%, 9/1/20 Pool # 835465
1,143,834
1,230,232
6%, 5/1/21 Pool # 253847
161,360
177,416
7%, 12/1/29 Pool # 762813
112,978
131,076
7%, 11/1/31 Pool # 607515
83,498
99,205
6.5%, 3/1/32 Pool # 631377
223,856
257,171
7%, 4/1/32 Pool # 641518
4,933
5,831
7%, 5/1/32 Pool # 644591
129,167
153,466
6.5%, 6/1/32 Pool # 545691
1,309,368
1,498,775
5.5%, 4/1/33 Pool # 690206
1,763,443
1,938,695
5%, 10/1/33 Pool # 254903
2,486,382
2,705,601
5.5%, 11/1/33 Pool # 555880
2,061,736
2,266,632
5%, 5/1/34 Pool # 782214
63,826
69,413
5%, 6/1/34 Pool # 778891
593,824
645,809
5.5%, 6/1/34 Pool # 780384
2,188,082
2,404,167
7%, 7/1/34 Pool # 792636
80,681
92,750
5.5%, 8/1/34 Pool # 793647
284,818
314,548
5.5%, 3/1/35 Pool # 810075
1,219,128
1,337,238
5.5%, 3/1/35 Pool # 815976
1,479,199
1,625,354
5.5%, 7/1/35 Pool # 825283
1,656,587
1,820,357
5%, 8/1/35 Pool # 829670
1,928,411
2,092,409
5.5%, 8/1/35 Pool # 826872
804,410
882,970
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 820347
1,971,108
2,206,494
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 835699
1,823,244
2,040,972
5%, 10/1/35 Pool # 797669
2,610,772
2,910,308
5.5%, 10/1/35 Pool # 836912
304,111
333,574
5%, 11/1/35 Pool # 844809
1,363,554
1,479,515
5%, 12/1/35 Pool # 850561
1,444,787
1,567,657
5.5%, 2/1/36 Pool # 851330
681,779
749,179
5.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 896340
522,247
572,287
5.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 901723
2,395,957
2,617,596
6.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 894118
1,628,836
1,848,337
6%, 11/1/36 Pool # 902510
2,422,934
2,712,472
5.5%, 2/1/37 Pool # 905140
1,927,853
2,129,083
5.5%, 5/1/37 Pool # 899323
1,450,878
1,590,079
5.5%, 5/1/37 Pool # 928292
1,180,681
1,303,921
6%, 10/1/37 Pool # 947563
2,288,083
2,561,506
5.5%, 7/1/38 Pool # 986973
1,870,944
2,053,371
5%, 8/1/38 Pool # 988934
2,723,060
2,984,421
6.5%, 8/1/38 Pool # 987711
2,771,371
3,122,900
   
60,168,809
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
Freddie Mac - 2.8%
   
5%, 5/1/18 Pool # E96322
$847,185
$    909,766
8%, 6/1/30 Pool # C01005
59,788
74,006
7%, 3/1/31 Pool # C48129
221,504
262,058
5%, 7/1/33 Pool # A11325
1,591,352
1,757,638
6%, 10/1/34 Pool # A28439
464,395
514,448
6%, 10/1/34 Pool # A28598
190,368
210,886
5.5%, 11/1/34 Pool # A28282
3,038,457
3,357,227
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32314
426,467
472,429
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32315
748,272
832,425
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32316
820,412
912,677
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32509
274,719
305,614
5%, 1/1/37 Pool # A56371
1,948,119
2,096,589
   
11,705,763
Ginnie Mae - 0.1%
   
8%, 10/20/15 Pool # 2995
35,704
38,309
6.5%, 2/20/29 Pool # 2714
140,622
163,082
6.5%, 4/20/31 Pool # 3068
109,809
127,280
   
328,671
Total Mortgage Backed Securities
( Cost $65,087,102 )
72,203,243
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 45.6%
   
Fannie Mae - 1.6%
   
5.250%, 8/1/12
2,400,000
2,409,629
4.625%, 10/15/14
3,905,000
4,279,396
   
6,689,025
Federal Farm Credit Bank - 1.2%
   
5.875%, 10/3/16
4,000,000
4,821,292
Freddie Mac - 2.1%
   
4.875%, 11/15/13
2,500,000
2,657,765
4.500%, 1/15/14
5,500,000
5,848,870
   
8,506,635
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 4.1%
   
6.625%, 2/15/27
7,350,000
11,484,375
4.500%, 5/15/38
4,000,000
5,410,624
   
16,894,999
U.S. Treasury Notes - 36.6%
   
0.375%, 10/31/12
5,000,000
5,003,710
3.625%, 5/15/13
4,000,000
4,117,188
3.125%, 8/31/13
2,710,000
2,799,663
4.000%, 2/15/14
9,500,000
10,063,692
4.250%, 8/15/14
11,200,000
12,121,379
2.375%, 9/30/14
3,600,000
3,764,250
2.625%, 12/31/14
20,000,000
21,120,320
2.500%, 3/31/15
1,750,000
1,850,625


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)
   
U.S. Treasury Notes (continued)
   
4.250%, 8/15/15
$8,900,000
$  9,942,973
3.250%, 12/31/16
8,000,000
8,910,000
3.125%, 1/31/17
4,000,000
4,437,812
2.375%, 7/31/17
4,000,000
4,319,376
4.250%, 11/15/17
9,100,000
10,732,312
2.750%, 2/15/19
16,750,000
18,588,580
3.375%, 11/15/19
15,000,000
17,354,295
2.625%, 11/15/20
6,500,000
7,144,417
2.000%, 11/15/21
7,500,000
7,775,978
   
150,046,570
Total U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations ( Cost $170,790,046 )
186,958,521
 
Shares
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 4.6%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
18,917,047
18,917,047
Total Investment Companies
( Cost $18,917,047 )
18,917,047
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.0% ( Cost $363,656,847** )
397,632,102
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 3.0%
12,273,215
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$409,905,317


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $363,656,847.
(A)
Stated interest rate is contingent upon sufficient collateral market value.  If collateral market value falls below a stated level, the issuer will either initiate a clean-up call or increase the stated interest rate.
(B)
Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of June 30, 2012.
(C)
Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or  other "qualified institutional investors."
(D)
Illiquid security (See Note 2).
(E)
In default.  Issuer is bankrupt.
(F)
Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars. The aggregate of these securities is 0.77% of total net assets.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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High Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 94.7%
   
Consumer Discretionary - 33.1%
   
Auto Components - 3.4%
   
Allison Transmission Inc. (A), 7.125%, 5/15/19
$1,000,000
$  1,042,500
American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., 7.875%, 3/1/17
750,000
774,375
Dana Holding Corp., 6.5%, 2/15/19
350,000
371,875
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 5/15/22
500,000
499,375
Tenneco Inc., 6.875%, 12/15/20
475,000
513,000
   
3,201,125
Automobiles - 0.3%
   
Cooper Standard Automotive Inc., 8.5%, 5/1/18
250,000
269,688
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 5.3%
   
Ameristar Casinos Inc., 7.5%, 4/15/21
300,000
321,000
Ameristar Casinos Inc. (A), 7.5%, 4/15/21
500,000
535,000
Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.125%, 12/1/18
500,000
515,000
Felcor Lodging L.P., 6.75%, 6/1/19
950,000
972,562
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc., 7%, 3/1/14
500,000
499,375
MGM Resorts International, 7.625%, 1/15/17
500,000
516,250
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., 8.625%, 8/1/17
500,000
543,750
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., 8.75%, 5/15/20
300,000
328,500
Scientific Games International Inc. (A), 7.875%, 6/15/16
750,000
780,000
   
5,011,437
Household Durables - 1.7%
   
Griffon Corp., 7.125%, 4/1/18
500,000
507,500
Jarden Corp., 7.5%, 5/1/17
500,000
560,000
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc., 9.5%, 6/15/18
500,000
565,000
   
1,632,500
Media - 18.3%
   
Allbritton Communications Co., 8%, 5/15/18
950,000
992,750
Belo Corp., 8%, 11/15/16
500,000
546,875
Cablevision Systems Corp., 7.75%, 4/15/18
250,000
266,250
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 8.125%, 4/30/20
1,000,000
1,115,000
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 6.5%, 4/30/21
750,000
798,750
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC and Cequel Capital Corp. (A), 8.625%, 11/15/17
900,000
969,750
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc., Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17
350,000
381,500
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc. (A), 7.625%, 3/15/20
500,000
488,750
CSC Holdings LLC (A), 6.75%, 11/15/21
400,000
426,000
Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., 7.75%, 5/1/19
900,000
848,250
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/21
1,025,000
1,107,000
DISH DBS Corp. (A), 5.875%, 7/15/22
100,000
101,000
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
Gray Television Inc., 10.5%, 6/29/15
$  800,000
$    832,000
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 6.5%, 6/15/19
500,000
531,250
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/21
750,000
815,625
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (B), 11.25%, 6/15/16
174,000
182,265
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (B), 7.5%, 4/1/21
100,000
105,750
Intelsat Luxembourg S.A. (B), 11.25%, 2/4/17
800,000
824,000
Intelsat Luxembourg S.A., PIK (A) (B), 11.5%, 2/4/17
375,000
387,187
Lamar Media Corp. (A), 5.875%, 2/1/22
500,000
512,500
Mediacom Broadband LLC / Mediacom Broadband Corp., 8.5%, 10/15/15
500,000
513,750
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 7.75%, 10/15/18
500,000
553,750
Quebecor Media Inc. (B), 7.75%, 3/15/16
500,000
513,750
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC (A) (B), 6%, 5/15/17
500,000
508,750
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG / Unitymedia NRW GmbH (A) (B), 8.125%, 12/1/17
750,000
806,250
UPCB Finance V Ltd. (A) (B), 6.875%, 1/15/22
350,000
357,000
Viasat Inc., 8.875%, 9/15/16
500,000
535,000
Videotron Ltee (A) (B), 5%, 7/15/22
750,000
761,250
XM Satellite Radio Inc. (A), 7.625%, 11/1/18
500,000
537,500
   
17,319,452
Specialty Retail - 3.1%
   
Jo-Ann Stores Inc. (A), 8.125%, 3/15/19
600,000
597,000
Ltd. Brands Inc., 6.9%, 7/15/17
250,000
277,500
Penske Automotive Group Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16
1,000,000
1,037,500
Sally Holdings LLC / Sally Capital Inc., 5.75%, 6/1/22
1,000,000
1,046,250
Yankee Acquisition Corp., Series B, 8.5%, 2/15/15
23,000
23,460
   
2,981,710
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0%
   
Hanesbrands Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/20
250,000
263,125
Iconix Brand Group Inc. (A) (C), 2.5%, 6/1/16
200,000
192,750
Levi Strauss & Co., 7.625%, 5/15/20
500,000
531,250
   
987,125
Consumer Staples - 7.1%
   
Central Garden and Pet Co., 8.25%, 3/1/18
500,000
501,250
Del Monte Corp., 7.625%, 2/15/19
500,000
504,375
Dole Food Co. Inc. (A), 8%, 10/1/16
200,000
208,750
Ingles Markets Inc., 8.875%, 5/15/17
750,000
816,563
Mead Products LLC / ACCO Brands Corp. (A), 6.75%, 4/30/20
250,000
263,750


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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High Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued)
 
Consumer Staples (continued)
   
NBTY Inc., 9%, 10/1/18
$1,000,000
$  1,105,000
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC / Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 9.25%, 4/1/15
500,000
513,750
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC / Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 8.25%, 9/1/17
500,000
528,750
Stater Brothers Holdings, 7.75%, 4/15/15
500,000
510,000
SUPERVALU Inc., 7.5%, 11/15/14
500,000
507,500
SUPERVALU Inc., 8%, 5/1/16
500,000
506,250
Tops Markets LLC, 10.125%, 10/15/15
500,000
531,250
US Foodservice (A), 8.5%, 6/30/19
200,000
203,000
   
6,700,188
Energy - 9.2%
   
AmeriGas Finance LLC / AmeriGas Finance Corp., 7%, 5/20/22
250,000
257,500
AmeriGas Partners L.P. / AmeriGas Finance Corp., 6.25%, 8/20/19
500,000
502,500
Bill Barrett Corp., 7%, 10/15/22
250,000
238,750
Chaparral Energy Inc., 8.25%, 9/1/21
500,000
528,750
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.775%, 3/15/19
750,000
731,250
Continental Resources Inc., 8.25%, 10/1/19
250,000
279,375
Copano Energy LLC / Copano Energy Finance Corp., 7.125%, 4/1/21
550,000
566,500
Exterran Holdings Inc., 7.25%, 12/1/18
500,000
480,000
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (A), 9.5%, 1/15/16
87,000
91,133
Inergy L.P. / Inergy Finance Corp., 6.875%, 8/1/21
366,000
366,000
Key Energy Services Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/21
500,000
487,500
MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. / MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., 6.75%, 11/1/20
500,000
531,250
Oasis Petroleum Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/23
500,000
501,875
PetroBakken Energy Ltd. (A) (B), 8.625%, 2/1/20
700,000
696,500
Precision Drilling Corp. (B), 6.5%, 12/15/21
850,000
867,000
Regency Energy Partners L.P. / Regency Energy Finance Corp., 6.875%, 12/1/18
500,000
526,250
Regency Energy Partners L.P. / Regency Energy Finance Corp., 6.5%, 7/15/21
750,000
787,500
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/21
250,000
248,750
   
8,688,383
Financials - 3.4%
   
CIT Group Inc. (A), 7%, 5/2/16
600,000
601,500
CIT Group Inc. (A), 7%, 5/2/17
287,933
288,473
CIT Group Inc., 5%, 5/15/17
50,000
51,500
CIT Group Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/18
200,000
206,500
MPT Operating Partnership L.P. / MPT Finance Corp., 6.875%, 5/1/21
500,000
521,250
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
Nuveen Investments Inc., 10.5%, 11/15/15
$1,000,000
$  1,015,000
Trans Union LLC / TransUnion Financing Corp., 11.375%, 6/15/18
500,000
588,125
   
3,272,348
Health Care - 10.3%
   
AMGH Merger Sub Inc. (A), 9.25%, 11/1/18
830,000
863,200
Biomet Inc., 10%, 10/15/17
250,000
267,031
Biomet Inc., 11.625%, 10/15/17
750,000
809,063
DaVita Inc., 6.375%, 11/1/18
500,000
516,250
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., 7%, 12/15/20
500,000
541,875
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/22
500,000
541,875
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II Inc. (A), 5.625%, 7/31/19
200,000
208,500
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II Inc. (A), 5.875%, 1/31/22
1,200,000
1,249,500
HCA Inc., 6.5%, 2/15/20
500,000
541,875
HCA Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/22
400,000
436,000
HCA Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/22
250,000
261,250
Hologic Inc. (C) (D), 2%, 12/15/37
150,000
146,625
Multiplan Inc. (A), 9.875%, 9/1/18
250,000
273,750
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/20
250,000
272,500
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.25%, 2/1/15
150,000
166,875
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.25%, 11/1/18
250,000
264,375
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 8/1/20
850,000
879,750
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (A), 6.75%, 10/1/17
1,000,000
1,042,500
Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC / Vanguard Holding Co. II Inc. (A), 7.75%, 2/1/19
500,000
505,000
   
9,787,794
Industrials - 11.4%
   
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (A), 6.375%, 4/1/20
500,000
512,500
ARAMARK Corp., 8.5%, 2/1/15
1,000,000
1,023,760
ARAMARK Holdings Corp., PIK (A), 8.625%, 5/1/16
500,000
511,880
Ashtead Capital Inc. (A), 6.5%, 7/15/22
500,000
500,000
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance Inc., 8.25%, 1/15/19
500,000
536,250
Bristow Group Inc., 7.5%, 9/15/17
750,000
778,125
FTI Consulting Inc., 7.75%, 10/1/16
750,000
775,313
Moog Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/18
500,000
530,000
RBS Global Inc. / Rexnord LLC, 8.5%, 5/1/18
300,000
325,500
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.25%, 5/15/18
400,000
381,000
RSC Equipment Rental Inc. / RSC Holdings III LLC, 8.25%, 2/1/21
175,000
186,375
ServiceMaster Co., PIK (A), 10.75%, 7/15/15
397,604
410,033


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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High Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued)
 
Industrials (continued)
   
ServiceMaster Co. (A), 8%, 2/15/20
$  500,000
$    544,375
Terex Corp., 8%, 11/15/17
500,000
518,750
Tomkins LLC / Tomkins Inc., 9%, 10/1/18
900,000
1,001,250
Trinity Industries Inc. (C), 3.875%, 6/1/36
425,000
419,156
UR Financing Escrow Corp. (A), 7.625%, 4/15/22
750,000
785,625
West Corp., 11%, 10/15/16
1,000,000
1,055,000
   
10,794,892
Information Technology - 5.6%
   
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (C), 6%, 5/1/15
77,000
77,674
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., 8.125%, 12/15/17
550,000
596,750
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., 7.75%, 8/1/20
500,000
550,000
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (A), 5%, 3/15/22
250,000
254,375
General Cable Corp. (C), 0.875%, 11/15/13
325,000
309,156
Level 3 Financing Inc., 8.125%, 7/1/19
200,000
205,250
Level 3 Financing Inc., 8.625%, 7/15/20
750,000
787,500
SunGard Data Systems Inc., 10.25%, 8/15/15
1,050,000
1,078,875
SunGard Data Systems Inc., 7.375%, 11/15/18
500,000
536,250
Syniverse Holdings Inc., 9.125%, 1/15/19
850,000
922,250
   
5,318,080
Materials - 7.2%
   
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC (A) (B), 9.125%, 10/15/20
250,000
265,000
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh MP Holdings USA Inc. (A) (B), 9.125%, 10/15/20
300,000
315,000
Ferro Corp. (E), 7.875%, 8/15/18
500,000
487,500
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. (A) (B), 7%, 11/1/15
200,000
204,000
Graphic Packaging International Inc., 9.5%, 6/15/17
350,000
385,000
Huntsman International LLC, 5.5%, 6/30/16
500,000
500,000
JMC Steel Group (A), 8.25%, 3/15/18
1,000,000
992,500
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (A) (B), 5%, 4/15/19
900,000
943,875
Penn Virginia Resource Partners L.P. / Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corp., 8.25%, 4/15/18
700,000
707,000
Polymer Group Inc., 7.75%, 2/1/19
500,000
528,125
Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd. (A), 8.25%, 2/15/21
500,000
475,000
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (A), 8.5%, 5/15/18
250,000
245,000
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (A), 9%, 4/15/19
250,000
249,375
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC (A), 9.875%, 8/15/19
500,000
518,750
   
6,816,125
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
Telecommunication Services - 4.9%
   
CenturyLink Inc., 5.8%, 3/15/22
$  500,000
$    497,752
CommScope Inc. (A), 8.25%, 1/15/19
500,000
528,750
Crown Castle International Corp., 7.125%, 11/1/19
150,000
160,875
Frontier Communications Corp., 7.875%, 4/15/15
250,000
275,000
Nextel Communications Inc., Series E, 6.875%, 10/31/13
321,000
322,204
Nextel Communications Inc., Series C, 5.95%, 3/15/14
800,000
801,000
Sprint Nextel Corp. (A), 7%, 3/1/20
150,000
156,000
tw telecom holdings, Inc., 8%, 3/1/18
500,000
545,000
Windstream Corp., 7%, 3/15/19
250,000
256,250
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 10/15/20
1,000,000
1,060,000
   
4,602,831
Utilities - 2.5%
   
AES Corp./The, 8%, 6/1/20
500,000
573,750
Calpine Corp. (A), 7.25%, 10/15/17
1,000,000
1,075,000
Mirant Americas Generation LLC, 8.5%, 10/1/21
300,000
270,000
NRG Energy Inc., 8.25%, 9/1/20
475,000
491,625
   
2,410,375
Total Corporate Notes and Bonds
( Cost $85,900,144 )
 
89,794,053
 
Shares
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 4.7%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
4,438,740
4,438,740
Total Investment Companies ( Cost $4,438,740 )
4,438,740
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.4% ( Cost $90,338,884** )
94,232,793
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.6%
601,469
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$94,834,262


**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $90,338,884.
(A)
Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or  other "qualified institutional investors."
(B)
Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars.  The aggregate of these securities is 8.16% of total net assets.
(C)
Convertible security.
(D)
Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of June 30, 2012.
(E)
Illiquid security (Note 2).
PIK
Payment in Kind.
PLC
Public Limited Company.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS - 53.7%
   
Consumer Discretionary - 4.2%
   
McDonald’s Corp.
35,000
$  3,098,550
Omnicom Group Inc.
71,500
3,474,900
Target Corp.
90,000
5,237,100
Time Warner Inc.
130,000
5,005,000
   
16,815,550
Consumer Staples - 7.5%
   
Coca-Cola Co./The
46,500
3,635,835
Diageo PLC, ADR
30,000
3,092,100
Nestle S.A., ADR
59,000
3,524,660
PepsiCo Inc.
107,300
7,581,818
Philip Morris International Inc.
31,000
2,705,060
Procter & Gamble Co./The
74,000
4,532,500
Sysco Corp.
82,000
2,444,420
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
40,000
2,788,800
   
30,305,193
Energy - 5.9%
   
Chevron Corp.
95,000
10,022,500
ConocoPhillips
128,000
7,152,640
Ensco PLC, Class A
92,000
4,321,240
Phillips 66 *
64,000
2,127,360
   
23,623,740
Financials - 9.3%
   
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
110,500
3,596,775
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The
109,100
2,394,745
BlackRock Inc.
20,000
3,396,400
M&T Bank Corp.
36,000
2,972,520
Northern Trust Corp.
58,500
2,692,170
PartnerRe Ltd.
54,000
4,086,180
Travelers Cos. Inc./The
126,000
8,043,840
US Bancorp
141,000
4,534,560
Wells Fargo & Co.
167,000
5,584,480
   
37,301,670
Health Care - 9.1%
   
Becton, Dickinson and Co.
32,000
2,392,000
Johnson & Johnson
113,000
7,634,280
Medtronic Inc.
130,000
5,034,900
Merck & Co. Inc.
216,000
9,018,000
Novartis AG, ADR
41,000
2,291,900
Pfizer Inc.
452,019
10,396,437
   
36,767,517
Industrials - 6.5%
   
3M Co.
66,000
5,913,600
Boeing Co./The
42,500
3,157,750
Emerson Electric Co.
48,000
2,235,840
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
49,000
2,591,610
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Lockheed Martin Corp.
27,000
$  2,351,160
Norfolk Southern Corp.
51,500
3,696,155
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B
49,000
3,859,240
Waste Management Inc.
72,000
2,404,800
   
26,210,155
Information Technology - 6.8%
   
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.
146,000
3,105,420
Intel Corp.
257,000
6,849,050
Linear Technology Corp.
90,000
2,819,700
Microsoft Corp.
297,000
9,085,230
Paychex Inc.
105,000
3,298,050
Western Union Co./The
131,000
2,206,040
   
27,363,490
Materials - 0.8%
   
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
40,000
3,229,200
Telecommunication Service - 1.8%
   
AT&T Inc.
205,315
7,321,533
Utilities - 1.8%
   
Exelon Corp.
107,000
4,025,340
FirstEnergy Corp.
67,000
3,295,730
   
7,321,070
Total Common Stocks
( Cost $179,250,240 )
 
216,259,118
 
Par Value
 
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 0.7%
   
ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2000-LB1, Class AF5 (A), 8.55%, 9/21/30
$  599,648
607,695
Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-A17, Class A, 5.12%, 10/15/14
2,045,000
2,073,669
Total Asset Backed Securities
( Cost $2,663,809 )
 
2,681,364
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 16.2%
   
Consumer Discretionary - 1.8%
   
American Association of Retired Persons (B) (C), 7.5%, 5/1/31
2,000,000
2,807,990
DR Horton Inc., 5.25%, 2/15/15
515,000
535,600
ERAC USA Finance LLC (B) (C), 6.7%, 6/1/34
1,850,000
2,123,565
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (D), 7.25%, 6/15/16
1,600,000
1,728,000
   
7,195,155
Consumer Staples - 1.1%
   
Kraft Foods Inc., 6.5%, 11/1/31
2,025,000
2,496,963
PepsiCo Inc., 4.65%, 2/15/13
620,000
635,925
WM Wrigley Jr. Co. (B) (C), 3.05%, 6/28/13
1,310,000
1,325,244
   
4,458,132


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued)
 
Energy - 1.3%
   
ConocoPhillips, 6.65%, 7/15/18
$1,500,000
$  1,877,667
Hess Corp., 7.875%, 10/1/29
1,150,000
1,503,993
Transocean Inc., 6%, 3/15/18
750,000
837,754
Transocean Inc., 7.5%, 4/15/31
1,030,000
1,199,045
   
5,418,459
Financials - 2.5%
   
American Express Credit Corp., 2.375%, 3/24/17
450,000
461,219
HCP Inc., 6.7%, 1/30/18
1,450,000
1,683,620
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (E) *, 5.75%, 1/3/17
1,735,000
173
Nationwide Health Properties Inc., Series D, 8.25%, 7/1/12
2,400,000
2,400,000
Simon Property Group L.P., 5.875%, 3/1/17
530,000
610,121
Swiss Re Solutions Holding Corp., 7%, 2/15/26
1,000,000
1,175,037
US Bank NA, 6.3%, 2/4/14
2,000,000
2,165,262
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.25%, 10/23/12
1,450,000
1,470,831
   
9,966,263
Health Care - 3.0%
   
Amgen Inc., 5.85%, 6/1/17
3,950,000
4,654,909
Eli Lilly & Co., 6.57%, 1/1/16
1,200,000
1,412,729
Genentech Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/35
740,000
871,298
Merck & Co. Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/36
1,320,000
1,755,216
Quest Diagnostics Inc., 5.45%, 11/1/15
1,500,000
1,672,974
Wyeth, 6.5%, 2/1/34
1,100,000
1,507,234
   
11,874,360
Industrials - 2.1%
   
Boeing Co./The, 8.625%, 11/15/31
350,000
530,626
Boeing Co./The, 6.875%, 10/15/43
620,000
871,576
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 8.125%, 4/15/20
1,365,000
1,823,428
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co., 5%, 1/15/13
103,000
105,360
Lockheed Martin Corp., 7.65%, 5/1/16
780,000
941,327
Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.59%, 5/17/25
957,000
1,156,100
Norfolk Southern Corp., 7.05%, 5/1/37
1,050,000
1,444,423
Waste Management Inc., 7.125%, 12/15/17
1,150,000
1,388,484
   
8,261,324
Information Technology - 0.5%
   
Cisco Systems Inc., 5.5%, 2/22/16
960,000
1,113,973
Western Union Co./The, 5.93%, 10/1/16
935,000
1,084,793
   
2,198,766
Materials - 0.3%
   
Westvaco Corp., 8.2%, 1/15/30
1,025,000
1,216,842
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
Telecommunication Services - 1.0%
   
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings Inc., 9.455%, 11/15/22
$1,780,000
$  2,591,178
Rogers Communications Inc. (D), 6.25%, 6/15/13
1,315,000
1,381,352
   
3,972,530
Utilities - 2.6%
   
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (B) (C), 6.05%, 10/1/36
1,555,000
1,925,045
Interstate Power & Light Co., 6.25%, 7/15/39
1,365,000
1,799,340
Nevada Power Co., Series R, 6.75%, 7/1/37
1,600,000
2,164,434
Sierra Pacific Power Co., Series M, 6%, 5/15/16
474,000
552,339
Southwestern Electric Power Co., Series E, 5.55%, 1/15/17
835,000
944,486
Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series C, 5.1%, 11/30/12
620,000
631,473
Westar Energy Inc., 6%, 7/1/14
2,400,000
2,626,930
   
10,644,047
Total Corporate Notes and Bonds
( Cost $58,618,702 )
 
65,205,878
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 7.7%
   
Fannie Mae - 6.6%
   
4%, 4/1/15 Pool # 255719
253,494
269,749
5.5%, 4/1/16 Pool # 745444
336,885
366,229
6%, 5/1/16 Pool # 582558
95,821
103,195
5%, 12/1/17 Pool # 672243
710,607
769,401
4.5%, 9/1/20 Pool # 835465
703,177
756,290
6%, 5/1/21 Pool # 253847
137,277
150,936
7%, 12/1/29 Pool # 762813
52,908
61,384
7%, 11/1/31 Pool # 607515
83,498
99,205
7%, 4/1/32 Pool # 641518
2,642
3,123
7%, 5/1/32 Pool # 644591
71,011
84,370
5.5%, 10/1/33 Pool # 254904
680,058
747,642
5.5%, 11/1/33 Pool # 555880
2,061,736
2,266,632
5%, 5/1/34 Pool # 780890
2,474,871
2,691,529
7%, 7/1/34 Pool # 792636
38,617
44,394
5.5%, 8/1/34 Pool # 793647
275,163
303,885
5.5%, 3/1/35 Pool # 815976
1,435,151
1,576,954
5.5%, 7/1/35 Pool # 825283
688,712
756,798
5.5%, 8/1/35 Pool # 826872
352,988
387,462
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 820347
805,602
901,805
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 835699
763,188
854,326
5%, 10/1/35 Pool # 797669
817,832
911,663
5.5%, 10/1/35 Pool # 836912
664,552
728,934
5%, 12/1/35 Pool # 850561
604,393
655,793
5.5%, 12/1/35 Pool # 844583
1,649,235
1,809,529
5.5%, 2/1/36 Pool # 851330
306,214
336,486
5.5%, 9/1/36 Pool # 831820
1,626,222
1,818,836


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (continued)
 
Fannie Mae (continued)
   
6%, 9/1/36 Pool # 831741
$  639,955
$    704,880
5.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 896340
234,975
257,490
5.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 901723
898,484
981,598
5.5%, 12/1/36 Pool # 902853
1,426,683
1,574,709
5.5%, 12/1/36 Pool # 903059
1,299,236
1,443,377
5.5%, 12/1/36 Pool # 907512
907,386
994,444
5.5%, 12/1/36 Pool # 907635
990,383
1,098,309
   
26,511,357
Freddie Mac - 1.1%
   
8%, 6/1/30 Pool # C01005
47,830
59,205
6.5%, 1/1/32 Pool # C62333
172,828
196,869
5%, 7/1/33 Pool # A11325
1,591,352
1,757,638
6%, 10/1/34 Pool # A28439
215,372
238,585
6%, 10/1/34 Pool # A28598
88,287
97,802
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32314
230,618
255,473
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32315
334,137
371,714
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32316
282,015
313,731
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32509
182,453
202,972
5%, 1/1/37 Pool # A56371
974,059
1,048,295
   
4,542,284
Ginnie Mae - 0.0%
   
6.5%, 4/20/31 Pool # 3068
90,431
104,819
Total Mortgage Backed Securities
( Cost $28,183,768 )
 
31,158,460
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 15.8%
   
U.S. Treasury Bond - 1.3%
   
6.625%, 2/15/27
3,270,000
5,109,375
U.S. Treasury Notes - 14.5%
   
0.375%, 10/31/12
3,000,000
3,002,226
4.000%, 11/15/12
2,500,000
2,535,450
1.375%, 1/15/13
4,000,000
4,025,468
3.625%, 5/15/13
1,980,000
2,038,008
3.125%, 8/31/13
1,175,000
1,213,876
4.000%, 2/15/14
4,810,000
5,095,406
4.250%, 8/15/14
4,965,000
5,373,451
 
Par Value
Value (Note 2)
2.375%, 9/30/14
$1,400,000
$  1,463,875
2.500%, 3/31/15
795,000
840,713
4.500%, 2/15/16
3,550,000
4,055,044
3.250%, 12/31/16
2,500,000
2,784,375
3.125%, 1/31/17
2,000,000
2,218,906
2.375%, 7/31/17
2,000,000
2,159,688
4.250%, 11/15/17
9,100,000
10,732,312
2.750%, 2/15/19
1,300,000
1,442,696
3.375%, 11/15/19
1,000,000
1,156,953
2.625%, 11/15/20
7,400,000
8,133,643
   
58,272,090
Total U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations ( Cost $58,691,049 )
63,381,465
 
Shares
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 5.6%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
22,635,736
22,635,736
Total Investment Companies
( Cost $22,635,736 )
 
22,635,736
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.7% ( Cost $350,043,304** )
401,322,021
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.3%
1,074,957
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$402,396,978


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $350,872,486.
(A)
Stated interest rate is contingent upon sufficient collateral market value. If collateral market value falls below a stated level, the issuer will either initiate a clean-up call or increase the stated interest rate.
(B)
Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other "qualified institutional investors."
(C)
Illiquid security (See Note 2).
(D)
Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars.  The aggregate of these securities is 0.8% of total net assets.
(E)
In default. Issuer is bankrupt.
ADR
American Depositary Receipt.
PLC
Public Limited Company.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Equity Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCK - 98.6%***
   
Consumer Discretionary - 12.6%
   
Best Buy Co. Inc.
1,500
$     31,440
CarMax Inc.*
2,500
64,850
Kohl’s Corp.
1,500
68,235
Staples Inc.
3,500
45,675
Target Corp.
1,600
93,104
   
303,304
Energy - 16.3%
   
Apache Corp.
1,000
87,890
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
2,000
53,700
Noble Corp.*
2,000
65,060
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., ADR
2,700
50,679
Schlumberger Ltd.
1,500
97,365
Southwestern Energy Co.*
1,200
38,316
   
393,010
Financials - 11.6%
   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
3,500
76,825
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
300
28,758
Morgan Stanley
2,500
36,475
State Street Corp.
2,200
98,208
T Rowe Price Group Inc.
600
37,776
   
278,042
Health Care - 17.7%
   
Community Health Systems Inc.*
3,000
84,090
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*
800
74,088
Mylan Inc.*
4,000
85,480
St. Jude Medical Inc.
1,700
67,847
Stryker Corp.
1,000
55,100
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR
1,500
59,160
   
425,765
Industrials - 9.3%
   
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
2,000
77,500
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.*
2,000
75,720
Norfolk Southern Corp.
1,000
71,770
   
224,990
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Information Technology - 27.6%
   
Adobe Systems Inc.*
3,200
$    103,584
Cisco Systems Inc.
5,000
85,850
eBay Inc.*
3,000
126,030
FLIR Systems Inc.
3,500
68,250
Google Inc., Class A*
200
116,014
Hewlett-Packard Co.
1,500
30,165
Qualcomm Inc.
1,000
55,680
Yahoo! Inc.*
5,000
79,150
   
664,723
Materials - 3.5%
   
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
2,500
85,175
Total Common Stock  (Cost $2,689,464)
 
2,375,009
Repurchase Agreement - 4.7%
   
With U.S. Bank National Association issued 06/29/12 at 0.01%, due 07/02/12, collateralized by $115,421 in Freddie Mac Gold Pool #G11440 due 08/01/18.  Proceeds at maturity are $113,060 (Cost $113,060)
 
113,060
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.3%  (Cost $2,802,524**)
2,488,069
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (1.5%)
(35,537)
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (1.8%)
(44,276)
TOTAL ASSETS - 100%
$  2,408,256


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $2,802,524.
***
All or a portion of these securities’ positions represent covers (directly or through conversion rights) for outstanding options written.
ADR
American Depository Receipt


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Equity Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
Call Options Written
Contracts
(100 shares
 per contract)
Expiration Date
Exercise Price
Market Value
Adobe Systems Inc.
32
July2016
$33.00
$1,328
Apache Corp.
10
July2016
90.00
1,410
CarMax Inc.
25
July2016
30.00
125
eBay Inc.
30
July2016
34.00
24,000
Kohl’s Corp.
15
July2016
52.50
75
St. Jude Medical Inc.
17
July2016
40.00
1,785
State Street Corp.
22
July2016
42.00
6,688
T Rowe Price Group Inc.
6
July2016
60.00
2,040
Target Corp.
16
July2016
55.00
5,400
Yahoo! Inc.
50
July2016
16.00
1,425
Total Call Options Written (Premiums received $35,169)
     
$44,276


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Large Cap Value Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5%
   
Consumer Discretionary - 7.1%
   
Omnicom Group Inc.
174,000
$  8,456,400
Target Corp.
203,000
11,812,570
Time Warner Inc.
290,000
11,165,000
Viacom Inc., Class B
110,000
5,172,200
   
36,606,170
Consumer Staples - 11.2%
   
Diageo PLC, ADR
71,000
7,317,970
Nestle S.A., ADR
94,000
5,615,560
PepsiCo Inc.
230,000
16,251,800
Philip Morris International Inc.
67,000
5,846,420
Procter & Gamble Co./The
177,000
10,841,250
Sysco Corp.
194,000
5,783,140
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
89,000
6,205,080
   
57,861,220
Energy - 13.9%
   
Apache Corp.
95,000
8,349,550
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
259,000
6,954,150
Chevron Corp.
143,046
15,091,353
ConocoPhillips
163,000
9,108,440
Ensco PLC, Class A
175,000
8,219,750
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
158,500
13,594,545
Schlumberger Ltd.
161,000
10,450,510
   
71,768,298
Financials - 23.8%
   
Arch Capital Group Ltd. *
214,000
8,493,660
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The
500,000
10,975,000
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B *
162,000
13,499,460
BlackRock Inc.
31,000
5,264,420
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A
255,000
8,440,500
Franklin Resources Inc.
57,500
6,381,925
M&T Bank Corp.
71,500
5,903,755
Markel Corp. *
23,106
10,205,920
Travelers Cos. Inc./The
227,000
14,491,680
US Bancorp
503,000
16,176,480
Wells Fargo & Co.
474,000
15,850,560
WR Berkley Corp.
179,532
6,987,386
   
122,670,746
Health Care - 15.0%
   
Johnson & Johnson
290,000
19,592,400
Medtronic Inc.
233,000
9,024,090
Merck & Co. Inc.
471,000
19,664,250
Novartis AG, ADR
141,000
7,881,900
Pfizer Inc.
926,000
21,298,000
   
77,460,640
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Industrials - 10.9%
   
3M Co.
179,000
$16,038,400
Boeing Co./The
74,000
5,498,200
Emerson Electric Co.
160,000
7,452,800
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
105,000
5,553,450
Lockheed Martin Corp.
69,000
6,008,520
Norfolk Southern Corp.
111,000
7,966,470
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B
99,500
7,836,620
   
56,354,460
Information Technology - 8.2%
   
Cisco Systems Inc.
292,000
5,013,640
Intel Corp.
508,000
13,538,200
Microsoft Corp.
482,000
14,744,380
Western Union Co./The
530,000
8,925,200
   
42,221,420
Materials - 2.5%
   
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
86,000
6,942,780
Newmont Mining Corp.
122,000
5,918,220
   
12,861,000
Telecommunication Service - 2.1%
   
AT&T Inc.
301,987
10,768,856
Utilities - 1.8%
   
Exelon Corp.
248,000
9,329,760
Total Common Stocks
( Cost $427,907,839 )
 
497,902,570
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 3.5%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
17,932,879
17,932,879
Total Investment Companies
( Cost $17,932,879 )
 
17,932,879
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0% ( Cost $445,840,718** )
515,835,449
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.0%
117,115
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$515,952,564


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $446,290,095.
ADR
American Depositary Receipt.
PLC
Public Limited Company.

 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Large Cap Growth Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS - 96.2%
   
Consumer Discretionary - 16.7%
   
Amazon.com Inc. *
18,812
$  4,295,720
CarMax Inc. *
128,083
3,322,473
Comcast Corp., Class A
208,167
6,655,099
Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR *
172,287
2,887,530
Discovery Communications Inc., Class C *
99,760
4,996,978
J.C. Penney Company Inc.
93,832
2,187,224
Nielsen Holdings N.V. *
175,373
4,598,280
Omnicom Group Inc.
110,975
5,393,385
Panera Bread Co., Class A *
41,353
5,766,262
priceline.com Inc. *
3,738
2,483,976
Starbucks Corp.
112,468
5,996,794
Tractor Supply Co.
19,010
1,578,971
Walt Disney Co./The
109,285
5,300,323
Yum! Brands Inc.
82,505
5,314,972
   
60,777,987
Consumer Staples - 10.0%
   
Coca-Cola Co./The
123,880
9,686,177
Costco Wholesale Corp.
44,541
4,231,395
Diageo PLC, ADR
74,111
7,638,621
Hershey Co./The
61,140
4,403,914
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.
24,795
1,996,246
PepsiCo Inc.
119,138
8,418,291
   
36,374,644
Energy - 8.3%
   
Ensco PLC, Class A
67,895
3,189,028
Exxon Mobil Corp.
84,515
7,231,948
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
22,735
1,949,981
Schlumberger Ltd.
233,725
15,171,090
World Fuel Services Corp.
68,335
2,598,780
   
30,140,827
Financials - 6.6%
   
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A
113,927
3,770,983
CME Group Inc.
6,825
1,829,851
IntercontinentalExchange Inc. *
73,052
9,933,611
T Rowe Price Group Inc.
135,874
8,554,627
   
24,089,072
Health Care - 9.5%
   
Allergan Inc.
40,408
3,740,569
Becton, Dickinson and Co.
60,527
4,524,393
Biogen Idec Inc. *
27,315
3,943,740
Celgene Corp. *
50,490
3,239,438
Cerner Corp. *
52,143
4,310,140
Eli Lilly & Co.
86,540
3,713,431
Johnson & Johnson
140,860
9,516,502
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
29,905
$  1,749,443
   
34,737,656
Industrials - 11.0%
   
Boeing Co./The
81,157
6,029,965
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
44,905
2,628,290
Emerson Electric Co.
73,919
3,443,147
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
51,507
1,995,896
Hexcel Corp. *
139,265
3,591,644
IHS Inc., Class A *
27,153
2,925,193
Roper Industries Inc.
85,693
8,447,616
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B
109,916
8,656,984
W.W. Grainger Inc.
12,205
2,334,084
   
40,052,819
Information Technology - 29.1%
   
Communications Equipment - 2.5%
   
QUALCOMM Inc.
161,815
9,009,859
Computers & Peripherals - 9.1%
   
Apple Inc. *
51,539
30,098,776
EMC Corp. *
114,285
2,929,124
   
33,027,900
Electrical Equipment - 0.8%
   
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. *
113,152
3,030,211
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.4%
   
FLIR Systems Inc.
71,616
1,396,512
Internet Software & Services - 5.7%
   
Baidu Inc., ADR *
14,305
1,644,789
eBay Inc. *
83,600
3,512,036
Google Inc., Class A *
26,670
15,470,467
   
20,627,292
IT Services - 3.3%
   
Accenture PLC, Class A
119,927
7,206,413
Visa Inc., Class A
40,074
4,954,349
   
12,160,762
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.3%
   
Cavium Inc. *
104,339
2,921,492
Cree Inc. *
65,343
1,677,355
   
4,598,847
Software - 6.0%
   
MICROS Systems Inc. *
76,700
3,927,040
Microsoft Corp.
454,645
13,907,591
Nuance Communications Inc. *
104,816
2,496,717
SAP AG, ADR
27,770
1,648,427
   
21,979,775


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Large Cap Growth Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS (continued)
   
Materials - 3.2%
   
Ecolab Inc.
44,302
$  3,036,016
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
38,535
2,111,718
Molycorp Inc. *
169,148
3,645,140
Monsanto Co.
36,430
3,015,675
   
11,808,549
Telecommunication Service - 1.8%
   
Verizon Communications Inc.
149,265
6,633,337
Total Common Stocks
( Cost $288,838,191 )
 
350,446,049
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.1%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
7,653,483
7,653,483
Total Investment Companies
( Cost $7,653,483 )
 
7,653,483
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.3% ( Cost $296,491,674** )
358,099,532
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 1.7%
6,285,755
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$364,385,287


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $298,182,309.
ADR
American Depositary Receipt.
PLC
Public Limited Company.

 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Mid Cap Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS - 94.5%
   
Consumer Discretionary - 22.5%
   
Advance Auto Parts Inc.
137,695
$  9,393,553
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. *
171,480
10,597,464
CarMax Inc. *
377,037
9,780,340
Discovery Communications Inc., Class C *
194,769
9,755,979
Liberty Global Inc., Series C *
177,671
8,483,790
Omnicom Group Inc.
245,780
11,944,908
Tiffany & Co.
126,905
6,719,620
TJX Cos. Inc.
356,471
15,303,300
   
81,978,954
Consumer Staples - 4.0%
   
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B
62,149
6,019,131
McCormick & Co. Inc.
138,717
8,413,186
   
14,432,317
Energy - 7.6%
   
Ensco PLC, Class A
170,293
7,998,662
EOG Resources Inc.
65,407
5,893,825
Noble Corp. *
186,704
6,073,481
World Fuel Services Corp.
207,471
7,890,122
   
27,856,090
Financials - 24.8%
   
Arch Capital Group Ltd. *
241,142
9,570,926
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A
548,417
18,152,603
Brown & Brown Inc.
305,985
8,344,211
Glacier Bancorp Inc.
398,611
6,174,484
Leucadia National Corp.
390,699
8,310,168
M&T Bank Corp.
106,982
8,833,504
Markel Corp. *
38,107
16,831,862
WR Berkley Corp.
364,133
14,172,056
   
90,389,814
Health Care - 8.6%
   
DENTSPLY International Inc.
232,271
8,782,167
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *
122,386
11,334,167
Techne Corp.
150,270
11,150,034
   
31,266,368
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Industrials - 15.3%
   
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
152,025
$  8,898,023
Copart Inc. *
481,478
11,406,214
IDEX Corp.
264,369
10,305,104
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. *
196,664
7,445,699
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.
357,883
7,605,014
Wabtec Corp.
131,660
10,270,796
   
55,930,850
Information Technology - 6.6%
   
Amphenol Corp., Class A
116,135
6,378,134
FLIR Systems Inc.
456,207
8,896,037
Western Union Co./The
520,392
8,763,401
   
24,037,572
Materials - 5.1%
   
Ecolab Inc.
166,179
11,388,247
Valspar Corp.
135,491
7,111,922
   
18,500,169
Total Common Stocks
( Cost $282,005,816 )
 
344,392,134
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 5.5%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
19,931,673
19,931,673
Total Investment Companies
( Cost $19,931,673 )
 
19,931,673
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0% ( Cost $301,937,489** )
364,323,807
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.0%
152,864
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$364,476,671


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $302,165,348.
PLC
Public Limited Company.

 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Small Cap Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS - 97.3%
   
Consumer Discretionary - 15.0%
   
Arbitron Inc.
7,040
$    246,400
Ascena Retail Group Inc. *
9,320
173,538
Cato Corp./The, Class A
9,840
299,726
CEC Entertainment Inc.
4,220
153,481
Choice Hotels International Inc.
3,620
144,547
Fred’s Inc., Class A
11,800
180,422
Helen of Troy Ltd. *
6,810
230,791
Matthews International Corp., Class A
4,940
160,501
Sonic Corp. *
1,540
15,431
Stage Stores Inc.
16,210
296,967
   
1,901,804
Consumer Staples - 2.2%
   
Casey’s General Stores Inc.
3,680
217,083
Post Holdings Inc. *
2,100
64,575
   
281,658
Energy - 4.1%
   
Bristow Group Inc.
2,400
97,608
Georesources Inc. *
3,800
139,118
Penn Virginia Corp.
6,770
49,692
Scorpio Tankers Inc. *
12,900
82,431
SEACOR Holdings Inc. *
1,730
154,627
   
523,476
Financials - 20.3%
   
AMERISAFE Inc. *
5,370
139,352
Ares Capital Corp.
14,063
224,445
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
6,500
91,650
Campus Crest Communities Inc., REIT
10,100
104,939
DiamondRock Hospitality Co., REIT
12,529
127,796
First Busey Corp.
21,607
104,362
First Midwest Bancorp Inc.
16,230
178,205
First Niagara Financial Group Inc.
12,107
92,619
Flushing Financial Corp.
7,981
108,781
Hancock Holding Co.
3,500
106,540
International Bancshares Corp.
11,150
217,648
Mack-Cali Realty Corp., REIT
3,600
104,652
MB Financial Inc.
6,330
136,348
Northwest Bancshares Inc.
17,180
201,178
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.
4,360
166,116
Primerica Inc.
7,000
187,110
Webster Financial Corp.
11,080
239,993
Westamerica Bancorporation
1,170
55,212
   
2,586,946
Health Care - 10.7%
   
Amsurg Corp. *
7,190
215,556
Charles River Laboratories International Inc. *
8,300
271,908
Corvel Corp. *
2,730
133,770
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Haemonetics Corp. *
1,200
$     88,932
ICON PLC, ADR *
13,330
300,325
ICU Medical Inc. *
4,270
227,933
STERIS Corp.
4,000
125,480
   
1,363,904
Industrials - 25.1%
   
Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%
   
Cubic Corp.
1,400
67,312
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.7%
   
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. *
2,000
87,020
Commercial Services & Supplies - 6.1%
   
ACCO Brands Corp. *
22,540
233,064
G&K Services Inc., Class A
5,900
184,021
Standard Parking Corp. *
5,490
118,145
United Stationers Inc.
8,960
241,472
   
776,702
Construction & Engineering - 0.3%
   
Sterling Construction Co. Inc. *
3,390
34,646
Electrical Equipment - 3.2%
   
Acuity Brands Inc.
1,810
92,147
Belden Inc.
9,430
314,491
   
406,638
Industrial Conglomerates - 3.6%
   
Carlisle Cos. Inc.
8,750
463,925
Machinery - 5.3%
   
Albany International Corp., Class A
10,250
191,777
ESCO Technologies Inc.
5,790
210,988
Mueller Industries Inc.
6,300
268,317
   
671,082
Marine - 2.1%
   
Alexander & Baldwin Inc.
1,500
79,875
Kirby Corp. *
3,930
185,024
   
264,899
Road & Rail - 1.7%
   
Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Class A *
4,000
211,360
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.6%
   
GATX Corp.
5,370
206,745
Information Technology - 8.0%
   
Coherent Inc. *
2,170
93,961
Diebold Inc.
5,370
198,207
MAXIMUS Inc.
6,180
319,815
MTS Systems Corp.
3,730
143,791
Websense Inc. *
6,500
121,745
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A *
4,000
137,440
   
1,014,959


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Cap Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS (continued)
   
Materials - 7.2%
   
Aptargroup Inc.
3,720
$    189,906
Deltic Timber Corp.
2,480
151,231
Greif Inc., Class A
1,800
73,800
Innospec Inc. *
4,600
136,206
Koppers Holdings Inc.
3,100
105,400
Sensient Technologies Corp.
2,800
102,844
Zep Inc.
11,740
161,190
   
920,577
Utilities - 4.7%
   
Atmos Energy Corp.
4,250
149,047
New Jersey Resources Corp.
1,470
64,107
UNS Energy Corp.
4,040
155,176
Westar Energy Inc.
4,190
125,491
WGL Holdings Inc.
2,560
101,760
   
595,581
Total Common Stocks
( Cost $9,674,265 )
 
12,379,234
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.2%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
277,075
$    277,075
Total Investment Companies
( Cost $277,075 )
 
277,075
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5% ( Cost $9,951,340** )
12,656,309
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.5%
67,554
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$12,723,863


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $10,062,310.
ADR
American Depositary Receipt.
PLC
Public Limited Company.
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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International Stock Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS - 95.6%
   
Australia - 6.3%
   
James Hardie Industries SE (A)
168,119
$  1,377,026
Orica Ltd. (A)
45,054
1,146,761
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (A)
57,331
790,432
Telstra Corp. Ltd. (A)
613,317
2,324,082
   
5,638,301
Belgium - 3.6%
   
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (A)
40,604
3,156,666
Brazil - 1.8%
   
Banco do Brasil S.A.
76,070
739,680
Cielo S.A.
30,235
889,362
   
1,629,042
Canada - 2.3%
   
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.
29,400
1,285,041
Rogers Communications Inc.
21,900
793,958
   
2,078,999
China - 0.7%
   
Weichai Power Co. Ltd. (A) *
150,000
599,910
Denmark - 1.1%
   
AP Moeller - Maersk AS (A)
146
960,807
Finland - 1.2%
   
Sampo OYJ (A)
40,662
1,056,994
France - 11.1%
   
AXA S.A. (A)
60,908
815,205
BNP Paribas (A)
34,338
1,325,577
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique -
Veritas (A) *
30,475
787,405
Danone S.A. (A)
11,596
719,907
Sanofi S.A. (A)
34,702
2,631,489
Technip S.A. (A)
8,784
916,655
Total S.A. (A)
33,036
1,490,886
Valeo S.A. (A)
28,893
1,197,172
   
9,884,296
Germany - 8.3%
   
Bayer AG (A)
24,531
1,768,897
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (A)
10,219
740,447
Merck KGaA (A)
16,449
1,641,476
RWE AG (A)
31,201
1,275,463
SAP AG (A)
23,394
1,381,498
ThyssenKrupp AG (A)
37,957
618,369
   
7,426,150
Indonesia - 0.9%
   
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT, ADR
100,400
791,152
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Ireland - 0.8%
   
Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR *
23,500
$    714,400
Italy - 0.9%
   
Atlantia SpA (A)
59,649
761,847
Japan - 13.9%
   
Asics Corp. (A)
73,990
940,079
Canon Inc. (A)
30,100
1,205,287
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. (A)
17,410
1,651,533
Don Quijote Co. Ltd. (A)
40,900
1,407,087
FANUC Corp. (A)
4,700
772,197
JS Group Corp. (A)
71,000
1,502,038
Komatsu Ltd. (A)
51,100
1,224,763
Mitsubishi Corp. (A)
45,100
910,731
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (A)
57,800
1,906,757
Yahoo! Japan Corp. (A)
2,713
878,000
   
12,398,472
Mexico - 0.2%
   
Genomma Lab Internacional S.A.B. de C.V., Class B *
81,500
161,405
Netherlands - 1.6%
   
ING Groep N.V. (A) *
211,243
1,425,220
New Zealand - 0.8%
   
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. (A)
379,470
728,705
Russia - 1.5%
   
Sberbank of Russia (A)
494,461
1,332,738
South Korea - 2.9%
   
Duksan Hi-Metal Co. Ltd. (A) *
19,380
417,551
Hyundai Mobis (A)
4,554
1,102,411
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR (A)
1,913
1,026,509
   
2,546,471
Spain - 2.5%
   
Amadeus IT Holding S.A. (A)
61,071
1,293,306
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion S.A. (A)
191,268
931,496
   
2,224,802
Sweden - 3.9%
   
Assa Abloy AB (A)
43,291
1,210,545
Sandvik AB (A)
93,970
1,209,793
Swedbank AB (A)
64,299
1,016,806
   
3,437,144
Switzerland - 3.5%
   
Novartis AG (A)
56,401
3,146,045
Turkey - 0.5%
   
KOC Holding AS (A)
122,972
469,849


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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International Stock Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
COMMON STOCKS (continued)
   
United Kingdom - 25.3%
   
BG Group PLC (A)
50,925
$  1,042,324
BHP Billiton PLC (A)
68,208
1,947,778
British American Tobacco PLC (A)
39,841
2,027,840
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (A)
111,295
1,214,681
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (A)
96,874
2,196,700
Informa PLC (A)
286,154
1,711,059
Petrofac Ltd. (A)
33,772
738,310
Prudential PLC (A)
143,149
1,658,579
Rexam PLC (A)
317,810
2,102,465
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (A)
78,409
2,641,307
Standard Chartered PLC (A)
69,726
1,520,086
Unilever PLC (A)
81,345
2,733,938
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (A)
240,022
1,001,734
   
22,536,801
Total Common Stocks
( Cost $78,557,728 )
 
85,106,216
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 4.1%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
3,667,581
3,667,581
Total Investment Companies
( Cost $3,667,581 )
 
3,667,581
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.7% ( Cost $82,225,309** )
88,773,797
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.3%
274,263
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$89,048,060


*
Non-income producing.
**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $83,123,566.
(A)
Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the discretion of the Board of Trustees (see Note 2).
ADR
American Depositary Receipt.
GDR
Global Depositary Receipt.
PLC
Public Limited Company.

 
SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/12:
Consumer Discretionary
10%
Consumer Staples
11%
Energy
9%
Financials
18%
Health Care
13%
Industrials
12%
Information Technology
8%
Materials
10%
Money Market Funds
4%
Telecommunication Services
4%
Utilities
1%
Net Other Assets & Liabilities
0%
 
100.0%

 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.6%
   
Bond Funds – 51.9%
   
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund Advisor Class
240,564
$  2,162,671
Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund Class I
158,568
1,593,612
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I
428,534
4,572,455
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Institutional Class
188,225
2,049,769
PIMCO Total Return Fund Institutional Class
252,277
2,850,735
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
7,959
645,714
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
127,209
10,733,895
   
24,608,851
Foreign Bond Funds – 2.3%
   
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund Class I
128,158
1,116,257
Foreign Stock Funds - 6.3%
   
IVA Worldwide Fund Class I
127,794
1,988,475
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF
24,476
1,003,026
   
2,991,501
Money Market Funds - 0.3%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
128,097
128,097
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Stock Funds - 38.8%
   
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF
47,569
$  2,971,635
iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index Fund ETF
21,500
779,805
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund ETF
19,006
1,789,035
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund
216,356
2,198,180
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
37,804
5,151,551
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
59,367
3,365,515
Vanguard Health Care ETF
15,323
1,055,602
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
15,597
1,071,982
   
18,383,305
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6% ( Cost $45,790,828** )
47,228,011
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.4%
210,540
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$47,438,551


**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $46,286,738.
ETF
Exchange Traded  Fund.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.6%
   
Bond Funds - 36.4%
   
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund Advisor Class
193,275
$  1,737,544
Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund Class I
168,733
1,695,765
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I
463,970
4,950,560
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Institutional Class
172,495
1,878,474
PIMCO Total Return Fund Institutional Class
283,744
3,206,304
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
6,719
545,112
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
78,232
6,601,216
   
20,614,975
Foreign Bond Funds - 2.1%
   
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund Class I
139,330
1,213,567
Foreign Stock Funds - 8.0%
   
IVA Worldwide Fund Class I
162,419
2,527,236
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF
48,181
1,974,457
   
4,501,693
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Money Market Funds - 0.3%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
194,977
$    194,977
Stock Funds - 52.8%
   
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF
70,793
4,422,438
iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index Fund ETF
34,389
1,247,289
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund ETF
27,638
2,601,565
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund
400,715
4,071,264
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
67,829
9,243,058
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
93,104
5,278,066
Vanguard Health Care ETF
19,800
1,364,022
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
24,311
1,670,895
   
29,898,597
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6% ( Cost $54,727,584** )
56,423,809
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.4%
208,706
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$56,632,515


**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $55,332,977.
ETF
Exchange Traded  Fund.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 100.6%
   
Bond Funds - 26.7%
   
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund Advisor Class
45,315
$   407,382
Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund Class I
115,196
1,157,722
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I
227,918
2,431,883
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Institutional Class
93,598
1,019,283
PIMCO Total Return Fund Institutional Class
199,584
2,255,296
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
2,534
205,583
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
42,434
3,580,581
   
11,057,730
Foreign Bond Funds - 1.2%
   
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund Class I
55,917
487,039
Foreign Stock Funds - 9.2%
   
IVA Worldwide Fund Class I
129,587
2,016,367
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF
43,300
1,774,434
   
3,790,801
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Money Market Funds - 1.0%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
418,186
$   418,186
Stock Funds - 62.5%
   
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF
66,575
4,158,940
iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index Fund ETF
29,729
1,078,271
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund ETF
26,220
2,468,089
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund
352,036
3,576,689
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
58,228
7,934,730
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
76,566
4,340,526
Vanguard Health Care ETF
15,015
1,034,383
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
18,035
1,239,545
   
25,831,173
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.6% ( Cost $40,359,508** )
41,584,929
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.6%)
(246,389)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$41,338,540


**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $40,843,894.
ETF
Exchange Traded  Fund.

 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 100.0%
   
Bond Funds - 16.4%
   
Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund Class I
10,525
$    105,776
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I
24,989
266,635
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Institutional Class
5,693
61,993
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
3,123
263,519
   
697,923
Foreign Bond Funds - 0.9%
   
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund Class I
4,726
41,167
Foreign Stock Funds - 10.4%
   
IVA Worldwide Fund Class I
15,187
236,315
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF
5,003
205,023
   
441,338
Money Market Funds - 0.8%
   
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund
34,673
34,673
 
Shares
Value (Note 2)
Stock Funds - 71.5%
   
iShares S&P 100 Index Fund ETF
8,487
$    530,183
iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index Fund ETF
3,749
135,976
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund ETF
3,264
307,240
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund ETF
288
21,102
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund
42,355
430,330
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
6,458
880,032
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
7,834
444,110
Vanguard Health Care ETF
1,833
126,275
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
2,407
165,433
   
3,040,681
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0% ( Cost $4,139,914** )
4,255,782
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.0%
(1,870)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$  4,253,912


**
Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $4,198,345.
ETF
Exchange Traded  Fund.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 
Conservative Allocation
Fund
Moderate Allocation
Fund
Aggressive Allocation
Fund
Money
Market
Fund
Assets:
       
Investments in securities, at cost
       
Unaffiliated issuers
$101,462,390
$156,800,547
$57,198,032
$53,634,220
Affiliated issuers1
119,432,699
200,818,014
68,949,214
Repurchase Agreement
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
       
Unaffiliated issuers
251,032
1,953,579
901,326
Affiliated issuers1
13,274,153
29,711,791
13,195,259
Total investments at value
234,420,274
389,283,931
140,243,831
53,634,220
Receivables:
       
Investments sold
251,129
1,580,796
867,650
Fund shares sold
92,495
162,922
97,105
12,472
Dividends and interest
782,902
1,129,841
286,826
176,060
Due from Adviser
15,324
Other assets
Total assets
235,546,800
392,157,490
141,495,412
53,838,076
Liabilities:
       
Bank overdrafts
Payables:
       
Investments purchased
415,913
940,606
1,011,715
Fund shares redeemed
668,004
395,799
31,715
44,174
Audit fees
10,358
17,486
6,174
2,773
Management fees
57,011
94,520
33,687
20,201
Distribution fees – Class II
8,713
7,249
377
62
Options written, at value (premium received $35,169)
Total liabilities
1,159,999
1,455,660
1,083,668
67,210
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock
$234,386,801
$390,701,830
$140,411,744
$53,770,866
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid-in capital
$225,704,493
$405,586,656
$144,452,244
$53,770,866
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)
3,124,256
3,803,531
689,558
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments sold, options and foreign currency related transactions
(7,967,133)
(50,353,727)
(18,826,643)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (including appreciation (depreciation) of options and foreign currency related transactions)
13,525,185
31,665,370
14,096,585
Net Assets
$234,386,801
$390,701,830
$140,411,744
$53,770,866
Class I Shares:
       
Net Assets
$191,449,770
$355,214,114
$138,522,236
$53,461,171
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
18,483,964
35,993,466
14,767,584
53,461,171
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share
$10.36
$9.87
$9.38
$1.00
Class II Shares:
       
Net Assets
$42,937,031
$35,487,716
$  1,889,508
$    309,695
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
4,154,036
3,605,032
202,072
309,695
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share
$10.34
$9.84
$9.35
$1.00


1
See Note 11 for information on affiliated issuers.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

Bond
Fund
High
Income
Fund
Diversified
Income
Fund
Equity
Income
Fund
Large Cap
Value
Fund
Large Cap
Growth
Fund
Mid Cap
Fund
Small Cap
Fund
               
               
$363,656,847
$90,338,884
$350,043,304
$  2,689,464
$445,840,718
$296,491,674
$301,937,489
$  9,951,340
113,060
               
33,975,255
3,893,909
51,278,717
(314,455)
69,994,731
61,607,858
62,386,318
2,704,969
397,632,102
94,232,793
401,322,021
2,488,069
515,835,449
358,099,532
364,323,807
12,656,309
               
8,825,497
82,929
8,318,870
9,089,896
67,189
113,232
30,138
159,017
63,116
84,947
79,090
3,702,000
1,576,197
1,919,506
2,548
686,261
252,133
390,392
13,213
1,391
410,272,831
95,922,057
403,400,544
2,490,617
516,584,826
366,756,873
373,883,185
12,736,711
               
43
               
1,000,000
1,705,623
8,990,437
149,383
24,993
750,627
35,652
362,365
409,461
133,736
907
18,860
4,027
17,922
125
22,334
16,602
16,790
581
189,260
57,443
228,332
1,885
246,401
234,172
262,831
11,077
10,011
1,289
6,685
423
1,162
5,728
2,720
283
44,276
367,514
1,087,795
1,003,566
82,361
632,262
2,371,586
9,406,514
12,848
$409,905,317
$94,834,262
$402,396,978
$  2,408,256
$515,952,564
$364,385,287
$364,476,671
$12,723,863
               
381,988,886
99,329,871
374,870,291
2,524,537
519,157,119
319,353,471
370,435,364
11,345,894
6,762,211
2,821,651
5,613,480
(1,282)
5,483,540
863,743
288,068
59,309
 
(12,821,035)
(11,211,169)
(29,365,510)
208,563
(78,682,978)
(17,439,785)
(68,633,079)
(1,386,309)
 
33,975,255
3,893,909
51,278,717
(323,562)
69,994,883
61,607,858
62,386,318
2,704,969
$409,905,317
$94,834,262
$402,396,978
$  2,408,256
$515,952,564
$364,385,287
$364,476,671
$12,723,863
               
$361,380,642
$88,429,055
$369,086,603
$    504,004
$510,090,395
$335,706,410
$350,886,220
$11,291,855
33,601,427
9,171,135
20,276,664
51,852
19,223,471
14,406,890
22,076,275
980,431
$10.75
$9.64
$18.20
$9.72
$26.53
$23.30
$15.89
$11.52
               
$48,524,675
$  6,405,207
$33,310,375
$  1,904,252
$  5,862,169
$28,678,877
$13,590,451
$  1,432,008
4,517,302
663,915
1,833,136
197,012
221,530
1,234,696
857,401
124,747
$10.74
$9.65
$18.17
$9.67
$26.46
$23.23
$15.85
$11.48


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 
International Stock Fund
Madison Target
Retirement
2020 Fund
Madison Target
Retirement
2030 Fund
Madison Target
Retirement
2040 Fund
Madison Target
Retirement
2050 Fund
Assets:
         
Investments in securities, at cost
         
Unaffiliated issuers
$82,225,309
$45,790,828
$54,727,584
$40,359,508
$  4,139,914
Net unrealized appreciation
         
Unaffiliated issuers
6,548,488
1,437,183
1,696,225
1,225,421
115,868
Total investments at value
88,773,797
47,228,011
56,423,809
41,584,929
4,255,782
Foreign currency (cost of $58,664)2
58,606
Receivables:
         
Investments sold
369,012
482,497
286,098
58,809
Fund shares sold
57,181
32,671
56,154
31,235
12,299
Dividends and interest
206,005
81,110
102,884
69,772
6,306
Other assets
217,391
Total assets
89,312,980
47,710,804
57,065,344
41,972,034
4,333,196
Liabilities:
         
Payables:
         
Investments purchased
161,405
260,861
399,060
499,177
72,293
Fund shares repurchased
12,952
6
20,319
124,506
5,998
Management fees
83,346
9,488
11,208
8,176
828
Service agreement  fees
1,898
2,242
1,635
165
Distribution fees - Class II
3,189
Audit fees
4,028
Total liabilities
264,920
272,253
432,829
633,494
79,284
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock
$89,048,060
$47,438,551
$56,632,515
$41,338,540
$  4,253,912
Net assets consist of:
         
Paid-in capital
$116,760,793
$46,332,860
$55,373,648
$40,361,357
$  4,183,005
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
1,390,873
497,624
513,593
328,182
24,848
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments sold and foreign currency related transactions
(35,659,035)
(829,116)
(950,951)
(576,420)
(69,809)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (including appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency related transactions)
6,555,429
1,437,183
1,696,225
1,225,421
115,868
Net Assets
$89,048,060
$47,438,551
$56,632,515
$41,338,540
$  4,253,912
Class I Shares:
         
Net Assets
$72,605,029
$47,438,551
$56,632,515
$41,338,540
$  4,253,912
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
7,595,866
5,833,169
7,243,187
5,586,853
414,933
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share
$9.56
$8.13
$7.82
$7.40
$10.25
Class II Shares:1
         
Net Assets
$16,443,031
       
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
1,723,489
       
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share
$9.54
       


1
Class II shares are not available for the Madison Target Retirement Funds.
2
See Note 2.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Statements of Operations for the Period Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 
Conservative Allocation
Fund
Moderate Allocation
Fund
Aggressive Allocation
Fund
 
Money
Market Fund
Investment Income:
       
Interest
$        122
$        159
$         93
$     22,383
Dividends
       
Unaffiliated issuers
1,731,528
2,289,191
447,804
Affiliated issuers1
1,808,680
2,173,836
462,386
Less: Foreign taxes withheld
Total investment income
3,540,330
4,463,186
910,283
22,383
Expenses:3
       
Management fees
346,352
586,822
208,775
130,493
Trustees’ fees
5,765
9,746
3,445
1,534
Distribution fees – Class II
53,599
45,601
2,331
547
Other expenses
11
Audit fees
10,358
17,486
6,174
2,773
Total expenses before reimbursement/waiver
416,074
659,655
220,725
135,358
Less reimbursement/waiver2
(112,975)
Total expenses net of reimbursement/waiver
416,074
659,655
220,725
22,383
Net Investment Income (Loss)
3,124,256
3,803,531
689,558
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
       
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (including net realized gain (loss) on options and foreign currency related transactions)
       
Options
Unaffiliated issuers
(905,611)
822,218
(585,663)
Affiliated issuers1
1,190,120
1,381,119
1,366,751
Capital gain distributions received from underlying funds
       
Unaffiliated issuers
116,277
56,158
Affiliated issuers1
3
3
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)on investments (including net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options and foreign currency related transactions)
       
Options
Unaffiliated issuers
3,875,238
4,440,507
1,913,085
Affiliated issuers1
1,679,873
7,424,544
2,791,468
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Options Transactions
5,839,623
14,184,668
5,541,799
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations
$  8,963,879
$17,988,199
$  6,231,357
$         


1
See Note 11 for information on affiliated issuers.
2
Waiver includes management fees of $112,428 and distribution fees of $547 for the Money Market Fund.
3
See Note 3.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Statements of Operations for the Period Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 
Bond Fund
 
High
Income Fund
Diversified Income Fund
Equity
Income Fund
Investment Income:
       
Interest
$  8,060,766
$  3,372,857
$  3,462,024
$         22
Dividends
       
Unaffiliated issuers
17,438
3,656,758
15,183
Less: Foreign taxes withheld
(33,689)
Total investment income
8,060,766
3,390,295
7,085,093
15,205
Expenses:1
       
Management fees
1,170,727
351,400
1,404,422
13,245
Service agreement fees
Trustees’ fees
10,532
2,258
9,989
71
Distribution fees – Class II
61,376
7,867
39,278
3,046
Other expenses
6
37
2
Audit fees
18,860
4,028
17,922
125
Total expenses
1,261,501
365,590
1,471,613
16,487
Net Investment Income (Loss)
6,799,265
3,024,705
5,613,480
(1,282)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
       
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (including net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions)2
       
Options
136,569
Unaffiliated issuers
57,400
256,817
3,242,270
71,994
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)on investments (including net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options and foreign currency related transactions)
       
Options
(59,525)
Unaffiliated issuers
649,836
1,650,509
9,789,583
(37,614)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
and Options Transactions
707,236
1,907,326
13,031,853
111,424
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations
$  7,506,501
$  4,932,031
$18,645,333
$    110,142


1
See Note 3.
2
Includes foreign capital gains taxes paid of $16,595 for the International Stock Fund.


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Statements of Operations for the Period Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

Large Cap
Value
 Fund
Large Cap
Growth
Fund
Mid Cap
Fund
Small Cap
Fund
International
Stock Fund
Madison Target
Retirement
2020 Fund
Madison Target
Retirement
2030 Fund
Madison Target
Retirement
2040 Fund
Madison Target
Retirement
2050 Fund
                 
$         939
$        789
$      1,184
$         16
$          
$         26
$         30
$         23
$          4
                 
7,127,566
2,450,596
2,046,709
133,532
2,177,427
563,155
590,290
385,577
29,648
(80,825)
(27,125)
(35,460)
(200,900)
7,047,680
2,424,260
2,012,433
133,548
1,976,527
563,181
590,320
385,600
29,652
                 
1,522,052
1,496,184
1,680,883
71,470
547,421
54,526
63,856
47,725
4,002
10,905
12,771
9,545
800
12,478
9,281
9,365
325
2,257
7,276
36,403
17,327
1,804
20,340
2,075
59
3
126
100
148
2
22,334
16,602
16,790
581
4,028
1,564,140
1,560,545
1,724,365
74,239
574,049
65,557
76,727
57,418
4,804
5,483,540
863,715
288,068
59,309
1,402,478
497,624
513,593
328,182
24,848
                 
                 
16,991,117
1,387,197
5,631,724
229,679
2,120,627
(554,606)
(633,899)
(419,597)
(35,846)
                 
12,370,552
21,946,076
22,443,638
534,576
1,823,839
1,817,557
2,311,982
1,823,223
132,690
 
29,361,669
23,333,273
28,075,362
764,255
3,944,466
1,262,951
1,678,083
1,403,626
96,844
$34,845,209
$24,196,988
$28,363,430
$    823,564
$  5,346,944
$  1,760,575
$  2,191,676
$  1,731,808
$    121,692


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
Conservative Allocation Fund
Moderate Allocation Fund
 
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
Net Assets at beginning of period
$227,634,129
$231,082,035
$382,606,027
$384,260,026
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
       
Net investment income
3,124,256
6,421,140
3,803,531
7,973,809
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and options transactions
284,512
1,603,964
2,319,617
4,470,788
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
ptions transactions
5,555,111
(1,101,366)
11,865,051
(4,681,805)
Net increase in net assets from operations
8,963,879
6,923,738
17,988,199
7,762,792
Distributions to shareholders from:
       
Net investment income
       
Class I
(6,348,062)
(9,241,042)
Class II
(1,388,479)
(885,425)
Return of Capital
       
Class I
(127,373)
Class II
(28,768)
Total distributions
(7,892,682)
(10,126,467)
Capital Stock transactions:
       
Class I Shares
       
Shares sold
20,921,339
20,354,867
27,296,952
23,367,824
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
6,475,435
9,241,042
Shares redeemed
(21,229,070)
(37,440,903)
(35,201,684)
(36,466,538)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions
(307,731)
(10,610,601)
(7,904,732)
(3,857,672)
Class II Shares
       
Shares sold
1,227,171
9,767,995
1,031,472
6,691,106
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
1,417,247
885,425
Shares redeemed
(3,130,647)
(3,053,604)
(3,019,136)
(3,009,183)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions
(1,903,476)
8,131,638
(1,987,664)
4,567,348
Total net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions
(2,211,207)
(2,478,963)
(9,892,396)
709,676
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
6,752,672
(3,447,906)
8,095,803
(1,653,999)
Net Assets at end of period
$234,386,801
$227,634,129
$390,701,830
$382,606,027
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets
$  3,124,256
$         
$  3,803,531
$         
Capital Share transactions:
       
Class I Shares
       
Shares sold
2,033,763
1,989,887
2,782,862
2,426,221
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
649,610
980,151
Shares redeemed
(2,066,447)
(3,674,546)
(3,589,886)
(3,768,817)
Net increase (decrease) from capital shares transactions
(32,684)
(1,035,049)
(807,024)
(362,445)
Class II Shares
       
Shares sold
119,696
955,023
105,653
685,655
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
142,423
94,103
Shares redeemed
(306,731)
(298,720)
(312,872)
(313,358)
Net increase (decrease) from capital shares transactions
(187,035)
798,726
(207,219)
466,400


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2012
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Aggressive Allocation Fund
Money Market Fund
Bond Fund
High Income Fund
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
$134,360,528
$127,694,004
$62,660,366
$70,211,054
$425,099,202
$465,248,826
$92,675,282
$99,838,101
               
689,558
1,663,434
6,799,265
15,963,320
3,024,705
6,540,601
837,246
3,126,456
57,400
1,004,732
256,817
1,733,903
 
4,704,553
(4,143,997)
649,836
11,605,808
1,650,509
(3,502,188)
6,231,357
645,893
7,506,501
28,573,860
4,932,031
4,772,316
               
               
(2,322,867)
(307,230)
(14,079,587)
(306,286)
(6,211,217)
(28,384)
(1,752,712)
(15,000)
(428,405)
               
(2,351,251)
(307,230)
(15,832,299)
(321,286)
(6,639,622)
               
               
16,732,441
16,814,313
6,348,967
26,296,004
49,243,467
32,933,180
3,208,974
3,676,230
2,322,867
307,230
14,079,587
306,286
6,211,217
(16,935,343)
(11,163,455)
(14,569,549)
(34,247,892)
(69,870,185)
(112,759,403)
(5,850,633)
(17,304,019)
(202,902)
7,973,725
(8,220,582)
(7,951,888)
(20,319,488)
(65,746,636)
(2,335,373)
(7,416,572)
               
41,598
467,480
42,820
2,272,356
985,483
12,844,910
131,033
1,915,219
28,384
1,752,712
15,000
428,405
(18,837)
(97,707)
(711,738)
(1,871,156)
(3,059,151)
(1,742,169)
(262,425)
(222,564)
22,761
398,157
(668,918)
401,200
(2,073,668)
12,855,453
(116,392)
2,121,060
(180,141)
8,371,882
(8,889,500)
(7,550,688)
(22,393,156)
(52,891,183)
(2,451,765)
(5,295,512)
6,051,216
6,666,524
(8,889,500)
(7,550,688)
(15,193,885)
(40,149,624)
2,158,980
(7,162,819)
$140,411,744
$134,360,528
$53,770,866
$62,660,366
$409,905,317
$425,099,202
$94,834,262
$92,675,282
$    689,558
$         
$         
$         
$  6,762,211
$    270,176
$  2,821,651
$    118,232
               
               
1,784,169
1,829,853
6,348,967
26,296,004
4,639,398
3,144,908
337,437
380,515
259,040
28,529
1,333,622
32,274
675,860
(1,809,351)
(1,205,025)
(14,569,549)
(34,247,892)
(6,568,361)
(10,714,251)
(616,056)
(1,786,259)
(25,182)
883,868
(8,220,582)
(7,951,888)
(1,900,434)
(6,235,721)
(246,345)
(729,884)
               
4,434
49,960
42,820
2,272,356
92,594
1,232,926
13,749
197,713
3,173
166,154
1,580
46,641
(2,018)
(10,546)
(711,738)
(1,871,156)
(287,104)
(163,213)
(27,665)
(23,060)
2,416
42,587
(668,918)
401,200
(194,510)
1,235,867
(12,336)
221,294


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
Diversified Income Fund
Equity Income Fund
 
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
Net Assets at beginning of period
$403,211,434
$407,017,583
$  2,943,618
$  2,221,337
Increase in net assets from operations:
       
Net investment income (loss)
5,613,480
11,868,731
(1,282)
(2,342)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and options transactions
3,242,270
16,259,876
208,563
319,283
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
options transactions
9,789,583
2,343,286
(97,139)
(298,174)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
18,645,333
30,471,893
110,142
18,767
Distributions to shareholders from:
       
Net investment income
       
Class I
(207,484)
(11,046,222)
Class II
(837,747)
Net realized gains
       
Class I
(4,565)
(49,697)
Class II
(17,963)
(253,856)
Total distributions
(207,484)
(11,883,969)
(22,528)
(303,553)
Capital Stock transactions:
       
Class I Shares
       
Shares sold
16,111,206
8,647,928
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
207,484
11,046,222
4,565
49,697
Shares redeemed
(37,077,904)
(48,976,196)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions
(20,759,214)
(29,282,046)
4,565
49,697
Class II Shares
       
Shares sold
2,739,750
8,977,582
50,048
884,099
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
837,747
17,963
253,857
Shares redeemed
(1,232,841)
(2,927,356)
(695,552)
(180,586)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions
1,506,909
6,887,973
(627,541)
957,370
Total net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions
(19,252,305)
(22,394,073)
(622,976)
1,007,067
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
(814,456)
(3,806,149)
(535,362)
722,281
Net Assets at end of period
$402,396,978
$403,211,434
$  2,408,256
$  2,943,618
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets
$  5,613,480
$    207,484
$     (1,282)
$         
Capital Share transactions:
       
Class I Shares
       
Shares sold
896,983
502,323
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
11,502
634,293
482
5,265
Shares redeemed
(2,072,746)
(2,847,528)
Net increase (decrease) from capital shares transactions
(1,164,261)
(1,710,912)
482
5,265
Class II Shares
       
Shares sold
154,644
526,321
5,135
77,936
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
48,142
1,907
27,018
Shares redeemed
(69,179)
(170,150)
(72,759)
(10,619)
Net increase (decrease) from capital shares transactions
85,465
404,313
(65,717)
94,335


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Large Cap Value Fund
Large Cap Growth Fund
Mid Cap  Fund
 Small Cap Fund
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
$491,674,493
$530,247,917
$358,620,849
$395,446,443
$365,102,889
$397,169,596
$12,661,690
$13,097,057
               
5,483,540
10,296,797
863,715
872,256
288,068
602,185
59,309
50,950
16,991,117
31,920,133
1,387,197
39,422,276
5,631,724
36,438,566
229,679
357,045
 
12,370,552
(5,336,866)
21,946,076
(44,255,836)
22,443,638
(19,534,163)
534,576
(368,723)
34,845,209
36,880,064
24,196,988
(3,961,304)
28,363,430
17,506,588
823,564
39,272
               
               
(190,026)
(10,095,971)
(22,977)
(861,866)
(15,924)
(687,090)
(45,846)
(109,873)
(31,319)
(4,200)
(3,723)
               
(190,026)
(10,205,844)
(22,977)
(893,185)
(15,924)
(691,290)
(49,569)
               
               
37,483,091
13,848,340
21,528,925
11,740,628
23,609,205
14,847,888
424,662
1,567,954
190,026
10,095,971
22,977
861,866
15,924
687,090
45,846
(47,820,223)
(89,269,316)
(39,223,768)
(51,986,645)
(51,906,501)
(65,250,198)
(1,127,906)
(2,049,990)
(10,147,106)
(65,325,005)
(17,671,866)
(39,384,151)
(28,281,372)
(49,715,220)
(703,244)
(436,190)
               
64,457
544,221
473,029
8,340,118
73,123
1,744,989
7,167
290,607
109,873
31,319
4,200
3,723
(294,463)
(576,733)
(1,210,736)
(958,391)
(765,475)
(915,974)
(65,314)
(283,210)
(230,006)
77,361
(737,707)
7,413,046
(692,352)
833,215
(58,147)
11,120
(10,377,112)
(65,247,644)
(18,409,573)
(31,971,105)
(28,973,724)
(48,882,005)
(761,391)
(425,070)
24,278,071
(38,573,424)
5,764,438
(36,825,594)
(626,218)
(32,066,707)
62,173
(435,367)
$515,952,564
$491,674,493
$364,385,287
$358,620,849
$364,476,671
$365,102,889
$12,723,863
$12,661,690
$  5,483,540
$    190,026
$    863,743
$     23,005
$    288,068
$     15,924
$     59,309
$         
               
               
1,431,010
559,931
907,076
521,785
1,478,724
993,405
36,832
142,303
7,282
405,964
997
39,349
1,023
46,410
4,205
(1,830,186)
(3,629,634)
(1,657,932)
(2,310,549)
(3,260,788)
(4,419,911)
(98,304)
(193,625)
(391,894)
(2,663,739)
(749,859)
(1,749,415)
(1,781,041)
(3,380,096)
(61,472)
(47,117)
               
2,491
22,164
20,498
368,460
4,685
117,974
618
26,862
4,426
1,433
284
342
(11,330)
(23,662)
(51,571)
(43,744)
(48,506)
(62,644)
(5,724)
(26,457)
(8,839)
2,928
(31,073)
326,149
(43,821)
55,614
(5,106)
747


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 
International Stock Fund
Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund
 
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
Net Assets at beginning of period
$88,163,466
105,304,241
$39,580,036
$27,647,785
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
       
Net investment income
1,402,478
1,855,913
497,624
927,037
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and options transactions
2,120,627
3,479,732
(554,606)
2,004,820
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and
options transactions
1,823,839
(12,765,450)
1,817,557
(2,269,004)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
5,346,944
(7,429,805)
1,760,575
662,853
Distributions to shareholders from:
       
Net investment income
       
Class I
(11,527)
(1,510,650)
(1,096,421)
Class II
(291,401)
Net realized gains
       
Class I
(144,606)
(897,737)
Return of Capital
       
Class I
Total distributions
(11,527)
(1,802,051)
(144,606)
(1,994,158)
Capital Stock transactions:
       
Class I Shares
       
Shares sold
3,765,591
3,327,511
15,113,028
15,901,069
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
11,527
1,510,650
144,606
1,994,158
Shares redeemed
(8,365,258)
(16,569,485)
(9,015,088)
(4,631,671)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions
(4,588,140)
(11,731,324)
6,242,546
13,263,556
Class II Shares2
       
Shares sold
541,710
4,073,516
   
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
291,401
   
Shares redeemed
(404,393)
(542,512)
   
Net increase in net assets from capital stock transactions
137,317
3,822,405
   
Total net increase (decrease) from capital stock transactions
(4,450,823)
(7,908,919)
6,242,546
13,263,556
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
884,594
(17,140,775)
7,858,515
11,932,251
Net Assets at end of period
$89,048,060
$88,163,466
$47,438,551
$39,580,036
Undistributed net investment income (loss) included in net assets
$  1,390,873
$         (78)
$    497,624
$         
Capital Share transactions:
       
Class I Shares
       
Shares sold
392,899
332,788
1,860,239
1,939,616
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
1,253
167,339
17,940
255,016
Shares redeemed
(856,009)
(1,658,271)
(1,108,789)
(560,216)
Net increase (decrease) from capital shares transactions
(461,857)
(1,158,144)
769,390
1,634,416
Class II Shares2
       
Shares sold
58,268
403,814
   
Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
32,404
   
Shares redeemed
(42,518)
(54,302)
   
Net increase from capital shares transactions
15,750
381,916
   


1
The Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund commenced operations on January 3, 2011.
2
Class II shares are not available for the Madison Target Retirement Funds.

 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund
Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund
Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
(unaudited) Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/111
$45,404,453
$31,278,843
$35,182,268
$26,146,753
$  2,236,241
$         
           
513,593
923,593
328,182
642,632
24,848
27,410
(633,899)
2,414,365
(419,597)
2,303,584
(35,846)
(29,923)
 
2,311,982
(2,911,351)
1,823,223
(2,809,726)
132,690
(16,822)
2,191,676
426,607
1,731,808
136,490
121,692
(19,335)
           
           
(1,091,758)
(767,165)
(31,450)
           
(150,783)
(1,764,696)
(30,031)
(1,885,854)
           
(1,099)
(150,783)
(2,856,454)
(30,031)
(2,653,019)
(32,549)
           
           
17,555,348
15,550,888
12,580,323
10,698,786
2,509,558
2,473,782
150,783
2,856,454
30,031
2,653,019
32,549
(8,518,962)
(1,851,885)
(8,155,859)
(1,799,761)
(613,579)
(218,206)
9,187,169
16,555,457
4,454,495
11,552,044
1,895,979
2,288,125
           
           
           
           
           
9,187,169
16,555,457
4,454,495
11,552,044
1,895,979
2,288,125
11,228,062
14,125,610
6,156,272
9,035,515
2,017,671
2,236,241
$56,632,515
$45,404,453
$41,338,540
$35,182,268
$  4,253,912
$  2,236,241
$    513,593
$         
$    328,182
$         
$     24,848
$         
           
           
2,245,342
1,952,016
1,697,560
1,399,765
245,330
248,588
19,501
381,214
4,110
375,570
3,338
(1,084,757)
(228,251)
(1,099,176)
(230,919)
(59,704)
(22,619)
1,180,086
2,104,979
602,494
1,544,416
185,626
229,307


See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.96
$10.01
$9.61
$8.48
$10.77
$10.60
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.14
0.28
0.29
0.29
0.35
0.45
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.26
0.03
0.52
1.12
(2.27)
(0.03)
Total from investment operations
0.40
0.31
0.81
1.41
(1.92)
0.42
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.35)
(0.41)
(0.28)
(0.27)
(0.23)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.10)
(0.02)
Distributions from return of capital
(0.01)
Total distributions
(0.36)
(0.41)
(0.28)
(0.37)
(0.25)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.40
(0.05)
0.40
1.13
(2.29)
0.17
Net Asset Value at end of period
$10.36
$9.96
$10.01
$9.61
$8.48
$10.77
Total Return3 (%)
3.994
3.14
8.37
16.76
(17.89)
3.92
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$191,450
$184,431
$195,657
$176,322
$116,678
$66,747
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
           
Before management fee reduction (%)
0.315
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
After management fee reduction (%)
0.315
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.28
0.21
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
2.755
2.76
2.90
3.23
3.53
4.12
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
204
36
36
47
71
28
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.95
$10.00
$9.61
$8.51
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.13
0.27
0.35
0.28
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.26
0.02
0.43
0.99
   
Total from investment operations
0.39
0.29
0.78
1.27
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.33)
(0.39)
(0.17)
   
Distributions from return of capital
(0.01)
   
Net increase in net asset value
0.39
(0.05)
0.39
1.10
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$10.34
$9.95
$10.00
$9.61
   
Total Return3 (%)
3.864
2.89
8.10
14.914
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$42,937
$43,203
$35,425
$12,829
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.565
0.56
0.55
0.565
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
2.495
2.67
3.47
4.385
   
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
204
36
36
474
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.42
$9.49
$8.87
$7.51
$11.21
$10.86
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.10
0.20
0.20
0.18
0.21
0.28
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.35
(0.01)
0.71
1.37
(3.55)
0.32
Total from investment operations
0.45
0.19
0.91
1.55
(3.34)
0.60
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.26)
(0.29)
(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.19)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.19)
(0.06)
Total distributions
(0.26)
(0.29)
(0.19)
(0.36)
(0.25)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.45
(0.07)
0.62
1.36
(3.70)
0.35
Net Asset Value at end of period
$9.87
$9.42
$9.49
$8.87
$7.51
$11.21
Total Return3 (%)
4.744
2.03
10.22
20.61
(30.23)
5.56
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$355,214
$346,733
$352,545
$332,428
$243,761
$218,281
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
           
Before management fee reduction (%)
0.315
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
After management fee reduction (%)
0.315
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.28
0.21
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
1.975
2.07
2.24
2.29
2.20
2.45
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
264
25
34
52
69
29
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception
to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.41
$9.48
$8.87
$7.56
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.08
0.18
0.25
0.19
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.35
(0.01)
0.63
1.24
   
Total from investment operations
0.43
0.17
0.88
1.43
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.24)
(0.27)
(0.12)
   
Net increase in net asset value
0.43
(0.07)
0.61
1.31
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$9.84
$9.41
$9.48
$8.87
   
Total Return3 (%)
4.614
1.78
9.94
18.824
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$35,488
$ 35,873
$31,715
$12,162
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.565
0.56
0.56
0.565
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
1.715
1.86
2.76
3.335
   
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
264
25
34
524
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$8.96
$9.08
$8.30
$6.57
$11.61
$11.10
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.05
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.09
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.37
(0.08)
0.81
1.74
(4.74)
0.77
Total from investment operations
0.42
0.04
0.92
1.84
(4.65)
0.86
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.11)
(0.06)
(0.14)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.33)
(0.21)
Total distributions
(0.16)
(0.14)
(0.11)
(0.39)
(0.35)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.42
(0.12)
0.78
1.73
(5.04)
0.51
Net Asset Value at end of period
$ 9.38
$8.96
$9.08
$8.30
$6.57
$11.61
Total Return3 (%)
4.664
0.48
11.15
27.91
(41.09)
7.69
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$138,522
$132,575
$126,270
$114,492
$69,616
$68,120
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
           
Before management fee reduction (%)
0.315
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
After management fee reduction (%)
0.315
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.28
0.21
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.995
1.26
1.27
1.44
0.94
0.79
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
384
32
33
58
67
46
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception
to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$8.95
$9.07
$8.30
$6.69
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.03
0.10
0.17
0.15
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.37
(0.08)
0.73
1.54
   
Total from investment operations
0.40
0.02
0.90
1.69
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.14)
(0.13)
(0.08)
   
Net increase in net asset value
0.40
(0.12)
0.77
1.61
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$9.35
$8.95
$9.07
$8.30
   
Total Return3 (%)
4.534
0.23
10.87
25.094
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$1,890
$1,786
$1,424
$514
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.565
0.56
0.56
0.565
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.755
1.05
1.99
2.865
   
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
384
32
33
584
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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MONEY MARKET FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.004
0.02
0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.004
0.004
Total from investment operations
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.05
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.00)4
(0.02)
(0.05)
Net increase in net asset value
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Net Asset Value at end of period
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Total Return3 (%)
0.004
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.75
4.71
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$53,461
$61,682
$69,634
$92,463
$159,349
$111,333
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
           
Before waiver of expenses by adviser (%)
0.466
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.46
After waiver of expenses by adviser (%)
0.086,7
0.087
0.147
0.287
0.47
0.46
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.006,7
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.67
4.58
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception
to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
Total from investment operations
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
   
Net increase in net asset value
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
   
Total Return3 (%)
0.004
0.00
0.00
0.004
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$310
$979
$577
$185
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:
           
Before waiver of expenses by adviser (%)
0.716
0.72
0.73
0.736
   
After waiver of expenses by adviser (%)
0.076,7
0.077
0.167
0.206,7
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.006,7
0.00
0.00
0.006
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
5
Not annualized.
6
Annualized.
7
Amount includes fees waived by the adviser (see Note 3).

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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BOND FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$10.57
$10.29
$10.14
$9.94
$10.19
$10.11
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.17
0.38
0.40
0.43
0.50
0.49
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.02
0.31
0.20
0.21
(0.21)
0.02
Total from investment operations
0.19
0.69
0.60
0.64
0.29
0.51
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.01)
(0.41)
(0.45)
(0.44)
(0.54)
(0.43)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.18
0.28
0.15
0.20
(0.25)
0.08
Net Asset Value at end of period
$10.75
$10.57
$10.29
$10.14
$9.94
$10.19
Total Return3 (%)
1.814
6.73
5.92
6.50
2.86
5.05
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$361,381
$375,325
$429,499
$541,789
$572,562
$646,233
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.565
0.57
0.56
0.57
0.56
0.56
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
3.225
3.62
3.76
4.28
4.84
4.81
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
54
6
2
25
12
29
             
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception
to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$10.56
$10.28
$10.14
$9.85
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.16
0.36
0.37
0.27
   
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
0.02
0.31
0.20
0.28
   
Total from investment operations
0.18
0.67
0.57
0.55
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.39)
(0.43)
(0.26)
   
Net increase in net asset value
0.18
0.28
0.14
0.29
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$ 10.74
$ 10.56
$10.28
$10.14
   
Total Return3 (%)
1.694
6.47
5.66
5.554
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$ 48,525
$ 49,774
$35,750
$9,719
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.815
0.82
0.81
0.825
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
2.975
3.36
3.49
3.865
   
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
54
6
2
254
   

 

 
1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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HIGH INCOME FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.18
$9.42
$9.11
$7.34
$9.54
$10.16
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.31
0.65
0.72
0.68
0.67
0.76
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.18
(0.18)
0.35
1.80
(2.07)
(0.53)
Total from investment operations
0.49
0.47
1.07
2.48
(1.40)
0.23
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.03)
(0.71)
(0.76)
(0.71)
(0.80)
(0.85)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.00)4
Total distributions
(0.03)
(0.71)
(0.76)
(0.71)
(0.80)
(0.85)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.46
(0.24)
0.31
1.77
(2.20)
(0.62)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$9.64
$9.18
$9.42
$9.11
$7.34
$9.54
Total Return3 (%)
5.395
5.01
11.73
34.29
(14.74)
2.29
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$88,429
$86,462
$95,552
$107,722
$90,728
$135,045
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.766
0.77
0.77
0.77
0.76
0.76
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
6.476
6.76
7.54
7.94
7.42
7.27
Portfolio Turnover7 (%)
295
54
53
73
45
73
             
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception
to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.19
$9.42
$9.11
$8.14
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.29
0.63
0.70
0.47
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.19
(0.18)
0.34
0.96
   
Total from investment operations
0.48
0.45
1.04
1.43
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.02)
(0.68)
(0.73)
(0.46)
   
Net increase in net asset value
0.46
(0.23)
0.31
0.97
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$9.65
$9.19
$9.42
$9.11
   
Total Return3 (%)
5.265
4.75
11.45
17.495
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$6,405
$6,213
$4,286
$1,148
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
1.016
1.02
1.01
1.016
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
6.226
6.52
7.20
7.656
   
Portfolio Turnover7 (%)
295
54
53
735
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
5
Not annualized.
6
Annualized.
7
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$17.39
$16.62
$15.37
$14.46
$17.62
$18.46
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.25
0.51
0.56
0.60
0.72
0.79
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.57
0.79
1.29
0.92
(3.05)
(0.32)
Total from investment operations
0.82
1.30
1.85
1.52
(2.33)
0.47
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.01)
(0.53)
(0.60)
(0.61)
(0.81)
(0.80)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.02)
(0.51)
Total distributions
(0.01)
(0.53)
(0.60)
(0.61)
(0.83)
(1.31)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.81
0.77
1.25
0.91
(3.16)
(0.84)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$18.20
$17.39
$16.62
$15.37
$14.46
$17.62
Total Return3 (%)
4.734
7.84
12.04
10.74
(13.25)
2.51
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$369,087
$372,852
$384,709
$418,381
$438,047
$637,606
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.715
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.71
0.71
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
2.825
2.94
3.50
4.12
4.37
4.21
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
44
19
23
26
14
41
             
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception
to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$17.37
$16.61
$15.37
$13.74
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.23
0.46
0.52
0.35
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.57
0.79
1.29
1.64
   
Total from investment operations
0.80
1.25
1.81
1.99
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.49)
(0.57)
(0.36)
   
Net increase in net asset value
0.80
0.76
1.24
1.63
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$18.17
$17.37
$16.61
$15.37
   
Total Return3 (%)
4.604
7.57
11.77
14.434
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$33,310
$30,360
$22,309
$6,261
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.965
0.97
0.97
0.975
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
2.575
2.69
3.20
3.445
   
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
44
19
23
264
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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EQUITY INCOME FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended 12/31/11
Inception to December 31, 20101
CLASS I
     
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.41
$10.37
$10.00
Income from Investment Operations:
     
Net investment income2
0.01
0.01
(0.02)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.39
0.10
0.64
Total from investment operations
0.40
0.11
0.62
Less Distributions:
     
Distributions from net investment income
Distributions from capital gains
(0.09)
(1.07)
(0.25)
Total distributions
(0.09)
(1.07)
(0.25)
Net increase in net asset value
0.31
(0.96)
0.37
Net Asset Value at end of period
$9.72
$9.41
$10.37
Total Return3 (%)
4.304
1.08
6.244
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
     
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$504
$483
$478
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.915
0.91
0.915
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.135
0.10
(0.34)5
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
154
84
494
       
CLASS II
     
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.36
$10.35
$10.00
Income from Investment Operations:
     
Net investment income2
(0.01)
(0.02)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.41
0.08
0.62
Total from investment operations
0.40
0.08
0.60
Less Distributions:
     
Distributions from net investment income
Distributions from capital gains
(0.09)
(1.07)
(0.25)
Total distributions
(0.09)
(1.07)
(0.25)
Net increase in net asset value
0.31
(0.99)
0.35
Net Asset Value at end of period
$9.67
$9.36
$10.35
Total Return3  (%)
4.194
0.84
6.074
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
     
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$1,904
$2,460
$1,743
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
1.165
1.16
1.175
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
(0.13)5
(0.12)
(0.46)5
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
154
84
494

 

1
Commenced investment operations on April 30, 2010.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Annualized.
5
Not annualized.
6
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire period

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$24.78
$23.56
$22.17
$19.42
$31.49
$35.14
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.28
0.50
0.38
0.43
0.65
0.68
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
1.48
1.24
1.46
2.76
(11.99)
(0.45)
Total from investment operations
1.76
1.74
1.84
3.19
(11.34)
0.23
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.01)
(0.52)
(0.45)
(0.44)
(0.71)
(0.71)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.02)
(3.17)
Total distributions
(0.01)
(0.52)
(0.45)
(0.44)
(0.73)
(3.88)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
1.75
1.22
1.39
2.75
(12.07)
(3.65)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$26.53
$24.78
$23.56
$22.17
$19.42
$31.49
Total Return3 (%)
7.144
7.38
8.29
16.79
(35.99)
0.60
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$510,090
$485,978
$524,894
$630,764
$609,444
$1,229,433
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.615
0.62
0.62
0.62
0.61
0.61
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
2.165
2.03
1.72
2.23
2.42
1.87
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
124
29
63
81
38
45
             
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception
to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$24.73
$23.54
$22.17
$17.74
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.25
0.43
0.34
0.18
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
1.48
1.25
1.44
4.45
   
Total from investment operations
1.73
1.68
1.78
4.63
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.49)
(0.41)
(0.20)
   
Net increase in net asset value
1.73
1.19
1.37
4.43
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$26.46
$24.73
$23.54
$22.17
   
Total Return3 (%)
7.014
7.11
8.02
26.094
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$5,862
$5,697
$5,354
$2,552
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.865
0.87
0.87
0.875
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
1.915
1.78
1.51
1.285
   
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
144
63
63
814
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$21.84
$22.16
$19.87
$14.50
$23.36
$21.47
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.06
0.05
0.10
0.12
0.12
0.08
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
1.40
(0.31)
2.31
5.37
(8.80)
2.59
Total from investment operations
1.46
(0.26)
2.41
5.49
(8.68)
2.67
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.00)7
(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.14)
(0.09)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.04)
(0.69)
Total distributions
(0.00)7
(0.06)
(0.12)
(0.12)
(0.18)
(0.78)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
1.46
(0.32)
2.29
5.37
(8.86)
1.89
Net Asset Value at end of period
$23.30
$21.84
$22.16
$19.87
$14.50
$23.36
Total Return3  (%)
6.724
(1.19)
12.13
37.98
(37.20)
12.36
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$335,706
$331,032
$374,644
$433,483
$352,473
$665,240
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.825
0.82
0.82
0.82
0.82
0.81
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.485
0.24
0.51
0.72
0.62
0.34
Portfolio Turnover8 (%)
444
85
78
89
123
76
             
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception
to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$21.80
$22.14
$19.87
$15.78
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.03
(0.00)7
0.06
0.05
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
1.40
(0.32)
2.30
4.09
   
Total from investment operations
1.43
(0.32)
2.36
4.14
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.02)
(0.09)
(0.05)
   
Net increase in net asset value
1.43
(0.34)
2.27
4.09
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$23.23
$21.80
$22.14
$19.87
   
Total Return3 (%)
6.594
(1.43)
11.85
26.214
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$28,679
$27,589
$20,802
$6,003
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
1.075
1.07
1.07
1.075
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.235
0.006
0.29
0.365
   
Portfolio Turnover8 (%)
444
85
78
894
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Amounts represent less than $0.005 per share.
7
Amounts represent less than 0.01%.
8
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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MID CAP FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
20103
20093
20083
20073
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$14.75
$14.14
$11.82
$8.01
$15.31
$15.68
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.01
0.02
0.04
0.005
(0.08)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
1.13
0.62
2.33
3.81
(7.14)
1.41
Total from investment operations
1.14
0.64
2.37
3.81
(7.14)
1.33
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.00)5
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.00)5
(0.00)5
Distributions from capital gains
(0.16)
(1.70)
Total distributions
(0.00)
(0.03)
(0.05)
(0.00)
(0.16)
(1.70)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
1.14
0.61
2.32
3.81
(7.30)
(0.37)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$15.89
$14.75
$14.14
$11.82
$8.01
$15.31
Total Return4 (%)
7.786
4.47
20.12
47.28
(46.89)
8.44
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$350,886
$351,833
$385,218
$229,395
$166,465
$367,318
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
0.917
0.91
0.90
0.87
0.87
0.86
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.167
0.16
0.42
(0.05)
0.09
(0.41)
Portfolio Turnover8 (%)
136
52
46
186
108
104
             
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
20103
Inception
to
12/31/091,3
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$14.72
$14.13
$11.82
$9.36
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
(0.01)
(0.01)
0.04
(0.00)
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
1.14
0.60
2.30
2.46
   
Total from investment operations
1.13
0.59
2.34
2.46
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.03)
   
Net increase in net asset value
1.13
0.59
2.31
2.46
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$15.85
$14.72
$14.13
$11.82
   
Total Return4 (%)
7.656
4.22
19.82
26.136
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$13,590
$13,270
$11,951
$4,813
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
1.167
1.17
1.16
1.227
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
(0.09)7
(0.07)
0.38
0.537
   
Portfolio Turnover8 (%)
136
52
46
1866
   


1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
The financial highlights prior to May 1, 2010 are those of the Mid Cap Growth Fund, the accounting survivor of the reorganization of the Mid Cap Value and Mid Cap Growth Funds. The net asset values and other per share information of the Mid Cap Growth Fund have been restated by the conversion ratio of 2.6623 for Class I shares and 2.6678 for Class II shares to reflect those of the legal survivor of the reorganization the Mid Cap Value Fund, which was renamed the Mid Cap Fund after the reorganization.
4
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
5
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
6
Not annualized.
7
Annualized.
8
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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SMALL CAP FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
Inception to
12/31/071
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$10.81
$10.75
$8.54
$6.53
$8.86
$10.00
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income3
0.05
0.04
0.08
0.05
0.08
0.09
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.66
0.06
2.20
2.00
(2.34)
(1.05)
Total from investment operations
0.71
0.10
2.28
2.05
(2.26)
(0.96)
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.08)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.00)5
(0.10)
Total distributions
(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.04)
(0.07)
(0.18)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.71
0.06
2.21
2.01
(2.33)
(1.14)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$11.52
$10.81
$10.75
$8.54
$6.53
$8.86
Total Return4 (%)
6.566
0.91
26.80
31.56
(25.54)
(9.62)6
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$11,292
$11,261
$11,710
$7,989
$5,986
$5,624
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
1.127
1.11
1.11
1.11
1.12
1.047
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.947
0.41
0.85
0.77
1.03
1.457
Portfolio Turnover8 (%)
96
22
33
21
28
136
             
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception to
12/31/092
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$10.79
$10.74
$8.54
$6.50
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income3
0.04
0.02
0.06
0.02
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.65
0.06
2.20
2.03
   
Total from investment operations
0.69
0.08
2.26
2.05
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.03)
(0.06)
(0.01)
   
Net increase in net asset value
0.69
0.05
2.20
2.04
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$11.48
$10.79
$10.74
$8.54
   
Total Return4 (%)
6.436
0.66
26.48
31.576
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$1,432
$1,401
$1,387
$616
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
1.377
1.36
1.36
1.367
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
0.697
0.16
0.67
0.447
   
Portfolio Turnover8 (%)
96
22
33
216
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2007.
2
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
3
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
4
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
5
Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
6
Not annualized.
7
Annualized.
8
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.03
$9.99
$9.53
$7.59
$13.40
$13.78
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.15
0.19
0.14
0.17
0.26
0.23
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.38
(0.96)
0.53
1.95
(5.27)
1.36
Total from investment operations
0.53
(0.77)
0.67
2.12
(5.01)
1.59
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.19)
(0.21)
(0.18)
(0.26)
(0.32)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.54)
(1.65)
Total distributions
(0.19)
(0.21)
(0.18)
(0.80)
(1.97)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.53
(0.96)
0.46
1.94
(5.81)
(0.38)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$9.56
$9.03
$9.99
$9.53
$7.59
$13.40
Total Return3 (%)
5.874
(7.70)
7.09
27.90
(38.62)
11.42
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$72,605
$72,756
$92,063
$77,997
$72,768
$164,151
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
1.225
1.22
1.22
1.22
1.22
1.21
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
3.115
1.90
1.48
2.08
2.45
1.60
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
224
38
79
87
43
62
             
CLASS II
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
2011
2010
Inception
to
12/31/091
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.02
$9.99
$9.53
$7.32
   
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.14
0.16
0.09
0.04
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.38
(0.96)
0.56
2.33
   
Total from investment operations
0.52
(0.80)
0.65
2.37
   
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.17)
(0.19)
(0.16)
   
Net increase in net asset value
0.52
(0.97)
0.46
2.21
   
Net Asset Value at end of period
$9.54
$9.02
$9.99
$9.53
   
Total Return3 (%)
5.744
(7.91)
6.83
32.304
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$16,443
$15,407
$13,241
$3,962
   
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)
1.475
1.47
1.47
1.485
   
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
2.895
1.58
1.00
0.575
   
Portfolio Turnover6 (%)
224
38
79
874
   

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
Inception to
12/31/071
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$7.82
$8.06
$7.64
$6.04
$9.63
$10.00
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.09
0.22
0.20
0.15
0.22
0.13
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.25
(0.04)
0.49
1.59
(3.60)
(0.32)
Total from investment operations
0.34
0.18
0.69
1.74
(3.38)
(0.19)
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.23)
(0.27)
(0.14)
(0.16)
(0.18)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.03)
(0.19)
(0.05)
Total distributions
(0.03)
(0.42)
(0.27)
(0.14)
(0.21)
(0.18)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.31
(0.24)
0.42
1.60
(3.59)
(0.37)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$8.13
$7.82
$8.06
$7.64
$6.04
$9.63
Total Return3  (%)
4.374
2.11
9.01
28.93
(35.31)
(1.94)4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$47,439
$39,580
$27,648
$19,300
$8,719
$2,524
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
           
Before reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)
0.305
0.26
0.40
0.41
0.40
0.435
After reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)
0.305
0.246
0.206
0.346
0.40
0.435
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
2.285
2.70
2.61
2.24
2.80
5.175
Portfolio Turnover7 (%)
484
114
51
78
74
34

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2007.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Amount includes fees waived by the adviser through a contractual management fee reduction from 0.40% to 0.20% effective October 1, 2009 to February 16, 2011. Effective February 17, 2011 to August 31, 2011, the fee was permanently reduced to 0.20%. Effective September 1, 2011, shareholders approved a new fee arrangement which includes an advisory fee of 0.25% and services agreement fee of 0.05%.
7
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
Inception to
12/31/071
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$7.49
$7.90
$7.41
$5.75
$9.54
$10.00
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.08
0.19
0.18
0.12
0.18
0.09
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.27
(0.09)
0.52
1.65
(3.82)
(0.34)
Total from investment operations
0.35
0.10
0.70
1.77
(3.64)
(0.25)
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.20)
(0.21)
(0.11)
(0.11)
(0.21)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.02)
(0.31)
(0.04)
Total distributions
(0.02)
(0.51)
(0.21)
(0.11)
(0.15)
(0.21)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.33
(0.41)
0.49
1.66
(3.79)
(0.46)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$7.82
$7.49
$7.90
$7.41
$5.75
$9.54
Total Return3 (%)
4.694
1.16
9.56
30.94
(38.35)
(2.51)4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$56,633
$45,404
$31,279
$19,330
$8,010
$1,521
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
           
Before reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)
0.305
0.26
0.40
0.41
0.40
0.445
After reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)
0.305
0.246
0.206
0.346
0.40
0.445
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
2.015
2.43
2.42
1.87
2.38
3.535
Portfolio Turnover7 (%)
484
108
43
78
52
154

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2007.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Amount includes fees waived by the adviser through a contractual management fee reduction from 0.40% to 0.20% effective October 1, 2009 to February 16, 2011. Effective February 17, 2011 to August 31, 2011, the fee was permanently reduced to 0.20%. Effective September 1, 2011, shareholders approved a new fee arrangement which includes an advisory fee of 0.25% and services agreement fee of 0.05%.
7
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Financial Highlights for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
Year Ended December 31,
Inception to
12/31/071
 
2011
2010
2009
2008
CLASS I
           
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$7.06
$7.60
$7.07
$5.43
$9.48
$10.00
Income from Investment Operations:
           
Net investment income2
0.06
0.16
0.15
0.08
0.14
0.07
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.29
(0.12)
0.55
1.63
(4.06)
(0.36)
Total from investment operations
0.35
0.04
0.70
1.71
(3.92)
(0.29)
Less Distributions:
           
Distributions from net investment income
(0.17)
(0.17)
(0.07)
(0.08)
(0.23)
Distributions from capital gains
(0.01)
(0.41)
(0.05)
Total distributions
(0.01)
(0.58)
(0.17)
(0.07)
(0.13)
(0.23)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value
0.34
(0.54)
0.53
1.64
(4.05)
(0.52)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$7.40
$7.06
$7.60
$7.07
$5.43
$9.48
Total Return3 (%)
4.914
0.47
9.97
31.64
(41.65)
(2.86)4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
           
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$41,339
$35,182
$26,147
$16,656
$6,385
$1,193
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
           
Before reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)
0.305
0.26
0.40
0.41
0.40
0.445
After reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)
0.305
0.246
0.206
0.346
0.40
0.445
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
1.725
2.11
2.14
1.22
1.99
2.765
Portfolio Turnover7 (%)
554
115
40
86
62
14

 

1
Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2007.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Amount includes fees waived by the adviser through a contractual management fee reduction from 0.40% to 0.20% effective October 1, 2009 to February 16, 2011. Effective February 17, 2011 to August 31, 2011, the fee was permanently reduced to 0.20%. Effective September 1, 2011, shareholders approved a new fee arrangement which includes an advisory fee of 0.25% and services agreement fee of 0.05%.
7
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2050 FUND
 
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended 6/30/12
(unaudited)
Inception to
12/31/111
CLASS I
   
Net Asset Value at beginning of period
$9.75
$10.00
Income from Investment Operations:
   
Net investment income2
0.08
0.26
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
0.42
(0.36)
Total from investment operations
0.50
(0.10)
Less Distributions:
   
Distributions from net investment income
(0.14)
Distributions from return of capital
(0.01)
Total distributions
(0.15)
Net increase in net asset value
0.50
(0.25)
Net Asset Value at end of period
$10.25
$9.75
Total Return3 (%)
5.134
(1.03)4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
   
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)
$4,254
$2,236
Ratios of expenses to average net assets
   
Before reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)
0.305
0.265
After reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)
0.305
0.265,6
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)
1.555
2.615
Portfolio Turnover7 (%)
424
754

 

1
Commenced investment operations on January 3, 2011.
2
Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
3
These returns are after all charges at the mutual fund level have been subtracted. These returns are higher than the returns at the separate account level because charges made at the separate account level have not been subtracted. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one year.
4
Not annualized.
5
Annualized.
6
Amount includes fees waived by the adviser through a contractual management fee reduction from 0.40% to 0.20% effective October 1, 2009 to February 16, 2011. Effective February 17, 2011 to August 31, 2011, the fee was permanently reduced to 0.20%. Effective September 1, 2011, shareholders approved a new fee arrangement which includes an advisory fee of 0.25% and services agreement fee of 0.05%.
7
Portfolio Turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION
 
The Ultra Series Fund (the "Trust’’), a Massachusetts business trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act’’), as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Trust is a series fund with, at the end of the period covered by this report, 17 investment portfolios (individually, a "fund," and collectively, the "funds’’), each with different investment objectives and policies. The funds currently available at the end of the period were the Money Market Fund, Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Diversified Income Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Small Cap Fund, Equity Income Fund and International Stock Fund (collectively, the "Core Funds’’), the Conservative Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund and Aggressive Allocation Fund (collectively, the "Target Allocation Funds’’), and the Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund, Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund, Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund, and Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund, (collectively, the "Target Date Funds"). Effective July 31, 2012, the Equity Income Fund was liquidated.
 
The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of the Trust without par value. All funds, except for the Target Date Funds, offer Class I and II shares. The Target Date Funds only offer a single class of shares, Class I shares. Each class of shares represents an interest in the assets of the respective fund and has identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that each class of shares bears its own distribution fees, if any, and its proportional share of fund level expenses, and has exclusive voting rights on matters pertaining to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act as it relates to that class and other class specific matters. Shares are offered to separate accounts (the "Accounts’’) of CMFG Life Insurance Company (formerly known as CUNA Mutual Insurance Society) and to qualified pension and retirement plans of CMFG Life Insurance Company or it’s affiliates ("CUNA Mutual Group’’). The Trust may, in the future, offer other share classes to separate accounts of insurance companies and to qualified pension and retirement plans that are not affiliated with CUNA Mutual Group. The Trust does not offer shares directly to the general public.
 
The Trust has entered into a Management Agreement with Madison Asset Management, LLC. (the "Investment Adviser" or "Madison"). The Investment Adviser, in turn, has entered into subadvisory agreements with certain subadvisers ("Subadvisers") for the management of the investments of the High Income, Small Cap and International Stock Funds.
 
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
 
Portfolio Valuation: Equity securities, including American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), Global Depository Receipts ("GDRs") and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") listed on any U.S. or foreign stock exchange or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ’’) are valued at the last quoted sale price or official closing price on that exchange or NASDAQ on the valuation day (provided that, for securities traded on NASDAQ, the funds utilize the NASDAQ Official Closing Price). If no sale occurs, (a) equities traded on a U.S. exchange or on NASDAQ are valued at the mean between the closing bid and closing asked prices and (b) equity securities traded on a foreign exchange are valued at the official bid price. Debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 61 days or more are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services approved by the Trust. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships
 
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observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche.
 
Investments in shares of open-end mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their daily net asset value ("NAV") which is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. NAV per share is determined by dividing each fund’s total net assets by the number of shares of such fund outstanding at the time of calculation. Because the assets of each Target Allocation Fund and each Target Date Fund consist primarily of shares of underlying funds, the NAV of each fund is determined based on the NAVs of the underlying funds. Total net assets are determined by adding the total current value of portfolio securities, cash, receivables, and other assets and subtracting liabilities. Short-term instruments having maturities of 60 days or less and all securities in the Money Market Fund are valued on an amortized cost basis, which approximates market value.
 
Over-the-counter securities not listed or traded on NASDAQ are valued at the last sale price on the valuation day. If no sale occurs on the valuation day, an over-the-counter security is valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter options are valued based upon prices provided by market makers in such securities or dealers in such currencies. Exchange traded options are valued at the last sale or bid price on the exchange where such option contract is principally traded, except for the Equity Income Fund, where they are valued at the mean of the best bid and best ask prices across all option exchanges. Futures contracts generally are valued at the settlement price established by the exchange(s) on which the contracts are primarily traded. The Trust’s Pricing Committee (the "Committee’’) shall estimate the fair value of futures positions affected by the daily limit by using its valuation procedures for determining fair value, when necessary. Spot and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued based on quotations supplied by dealers in such contracts. Overnight repurchase agreements are valued at cost, and term repurchase agreements (i.e., those whose maturity exceeds seven days), swaps, caps, collars and floors, if any, are valued at the average of the closing bids obtained daily from at least one dealer.
 
The value of all assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies was converted into U.S. dollar values using the then current exchange rate at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time).
 
All other securities for which either quotations are not readily available, no other sales have occurred, or in the Investment Adviser’s opinion, do not reflect the current market value, are appraised at their fair values as determined in good faith by the Committee and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. When fair value pricing of securities is employed, the prices of securities used by the funds to calculate NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices. Because the Target Allocation and Target Date Funds primarily invest in underlying funds, government securities and short-term paper, it is not anticipated that the Investment Adviser will need to fair value any of the investments of these funds. However, an underlying fund may need to fair value one or more of its investments, which may, in turn, require a Target Allocation or Target Date Fund to do the same because of delays in obtaining the underlying Fund’s NAV.
 
A fund’s investments (or underlying fund) will be valued at fair value if in the judgment of the Committee an event impacting the value of an investment occurred between the closing time of a security’s primary market or exchange (for example, a foreign exchange or market) and the time the fund’s share price is calculated as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time). Significant events may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) significant fluctuations in domestic markets, foreign markets or foreign currencies; (2) occurrences not directly
 
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tied to the securities markets such as natural disasters, armed conflicts or significant government actions; and (3) major announcements affecting a single issuer or an entire market or market sector. In responding to a significant event, the Committee would determine the fair value of affected securities considering factors including, but not limited to: fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment; and the forces influencing the market(s) in which the investment is purchased or sold. The Committee may rely on an independent fair valuation service to adjust the valuations of foreign equity securities based on specific market-movement parameters established by the Committee and approved by the Trust.
 
Security Transactions and Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Net realized gains or losses on sales are determined by the identified cost method. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date. Amortization and accretion are recorded on the effective yield method.
 
Expenses: Expenses that are directly related to one fund are charged directly to that fund. Other operating expenses are prorated to the funds on the basis of relative net assets. Class-specific expenses are borne by that class.
 
Classes: Income and realized and unrealized gains/losses are allocated to the respective classes on the basis of relative net assets.
 
Repurchase Agreements: Each fund may engage in repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a security is purchased for a relatively short period (usually not more than 7 days) subject to the obligation to sell it back to the issuer at a fixed time and price plus accrued interest. The funds will enter into repurchase agreements only with member banks of the Federal Reserve System and with "primary dealers’’ in U.S. Government securities. As of June 30, 2012, only the Equity Income Fund had open repurchase agreements.
 
The Trust has established a procedure providing that the securities serving as collateral for each repurchase agreement must be delivered to the Trust’s custodian either physically or in book-entry form and that the collateral must be marked to market daily to ensure that the repurchase agreement is fully collateralized at all times. In the event of bankruptcy or other default by a seller of a repurchase agreement, a fund could experience one of the following: delays in liquidating the underlying securities during the period in which the fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto, possible subnormal levels of income, declines in value of the underlying securities, or lack of access to income during this period and the expense of enforcing its rights.
 
In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-03 "Reconsideration of Effective Control of Repurchase Agreements." ASU 2011-03 is an amendment to Topic 860 "Transfers and Servicing." These amendments simplify the accounting for repurchase agreements by eliminating the requirement that the transferor demonstrate it has adequate collateral to fund substantially all the cost of purchasing replacement assets. As a result, more arrangements could be accounted for as secured borrowings rather than sales. The guidance applies to public and nonpublic companies and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The guidance should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date. The Investment Adviser has determined that the updated standards have no material impact on the funds’ financial statements.
 
Foreign Currency Transactions: The books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency denominated transactions (i.e., market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities, purchases and sales of investment securities, and income and expenses) are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange. The funds enter into contracts on the trade date to settle any securities transactions denominated in foreign currencies on behalf of the funds at the spot rate of settlement.
 
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Each fund, except the Money Market Fund, which can only invest in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign money market securities, reports certain foreign currency-related transactions as components of realized gains or losses for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. Only the International Stock Fund had net realized gains, and that amount of $103,300 is included in the Statements of Operations under the heading "Net realized gain (loss) on investments" for that fund.
 
The funds do not isolate the portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments in securities that is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of securities. Such amounts are categorized as unrealized gain or loss on investments for financial reporting purposes.
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Each fund, except the Money Market Fund, may purchase and sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts for defensive or hedging purposes. When entering into forward foreign currency exchange contracts, the funds agree to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. These contracts are valued daily. The funds’ net assets reflect unrealized gains or losses on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign currency exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date. The funds realize a gain or a loss at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled or closed out with an offsetting contract. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the Statements of Operations. As of June 30, 2012, none of the funds had open forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
 
If a fund enters into a forward foreign currency exchange contract to buy foreign currency for any purpose, the fund will be required to place cash or other liquid assets in a segregated account with the fund’s custodian in an amount equal to the value of the fund’s total assets committed to the consummation of the forward contract. If the value of the securities in the segregated account declines, additional cash or securities will be placed in the segregated account so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the fund’s commitment with respect to the contract.
 
Futures Contracts: Each fund, except the Money Market Fund, may purchase and sell futures contracts and purchase and write options on futures contracts. The funds will engage in futures contracts or related options transactions to hedge certain market positions. Upon entering into a futures contract, the fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. Government securities or other assets, equal to a certain percentage of the contract (initial margin deposit). Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin,’’ are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the futures contract. When a fund enters into a futures contract, the fund segregates cash or other liquid securities, of any type or maturity, equal in value to the fund’s commitment. The fund recognizes a gain or loss equal to the daily change in the value of the futures contracts. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. As of June 30, 2012, none of the funds had open futures contracts.
 
Illiquid Securities: Each fund currently limits investments in illiquid securities to 15% of net assets at the time of purchase, except for the Money Market Fund which limits the investment in illiquid securities to 5% of net assets. At June 30, 2012, investments in securities of the Bond, High Income and Diversified Income Funds include issues that are illiquid. The aggregate values of illiquid securities held by Bond, High Income and Diversified Income Funds were $16,032,329, $487,500 and $8,181,844, respectively, which represent 3.9%, 0.5% and 2.0% of net assets, respectively. Pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees, certain unregistered securities are determined to be liquid and are not included within the
 
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percent limitations specified above. Information concerning the illiquid securities held at June 30, 2012, which includes cost and acquisition date, is as follows:
 
Security
Acquisition Date
Acquisition Cost
Bond Fund
   
American Association of Retired Persons
5/16/02
$2,621,772
ERAC USA Finance LLC
12/16/04
4,766,418
Indianapolis Power & Light Co.
10/02/06
3,424,683
WM Wrigley Jr. Co.
6/21/10
3,169,136
   
$13,982,009
High Income Fund
   
Ferro Corp.
8/5/10
$   500,000
   
$   500,000
Diversified Income Fund
   
American Association of Retired Persons
5/16/02
$2,097,417
ERAC USA Finance LLC
12/16/04
2,004,062
Indianapolis Power & Light Co.
10/2/06
1,545,829
WM Wrigley Jr. Co.
6/21/10
1,309,643
   
$6,956,951

 
Delayed Delivery Securities: Each fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. "When-issued’’ refers to securities whose terms are available and for which a market exists, but that have not been issued. For when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, no payment is made until delivery date, which is typically longer than the normal course of settlement, and often a month or more after the purchase. When a fund enters into an agreement to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the fund segregates cash or other liquid securities, of any type or maturity, equal in value to the fund’s commitment. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities, if the counterparty does not perform under the contract, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. As of June 30, 2012, none of the funds had entered into such transactions.
 
Fair Value Measurements: Each fund has adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") guidance on fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that each fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data "inputs" and minimize the use of unobservable "inputs" and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk (for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique). Inputs may be observable or unobservable.
 
Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:
 
 
•Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
 
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•Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rate volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risk, benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, new issues, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities, underlying equity of the issuer; and proprietary pricing models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data, etc.)
 
 
•Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The valuation techniques used by the funds to measure fair value for the period ended June 30, 2012 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. The funds utilized the multi-dimensional relational pricing model and option adjusted spread pricing fair value techniques. The funds also estimated the price that would have prevailed in a liquid market for an international equity security given information available at the time of evaluation. As of and during the period ended June 30, 2012, none of the funds held securities deemed as a Level 3, and there were no transfers between classification levels.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2012 in valuing the funds’ investments carried at market value (please see the Portfolio of Investments for each fund for a listing of all securities within each caption):
 
Fund
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Value at
6/30/12
Conservative Allocation1
$234,420,274
$         
$         
$234,420,274
Moderate Allocation1
389,283,931
389,283,931
Aggressive Allocation1
140,243,831
140,243,831
Money Market2
2,191,590
51,442,630
53,634,220
Bond
       
Asset Backed
8,075,724
8,075,724
Corporate Notes and Bonds
111,477,567
111,477,567
Mortgage Backed
72,203,243
72,203,243
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
186,958,521
186,958,521
Investment Companies
18,917,047
18,917,047
 
18,917,047
378,715,055
397,632,102
High Income
       
Corporate Notes and Bonds
89,794,053
89,794,053
Investment Companies
4,438,740
4,438,740
 
4,438,740
89,794,053
94,232,793
Diversified Income
       
Common Stocks
216,259,118
216,259,118
Asset Backed
2,681,364
2,681,364
Corporate Notes and Bonds
65,205,878
65,205,878
Mortgage Backed
31,158,460
31,158,460
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
63,381,465
63,381,465
Investment Companies
22,635,736
22,635,736
 
238,894,854
162,427,167
401,322,021

 
1 At June 30, 2012, all investments are Level 1. See each fund’s respective Portfolio of Investments for more information with respect to individual securities.
2 At June 30, 2012, all Level 2 securities held are short term investments. See each fund’s respective Portfolio of Investments for more information with respect to individual securities.

 
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Fund
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Value at
6/30/12
Equity Income
       
Assets
       
Common Stocks
$  2,375,009
$         
$         
$  2,375,009
Repurchase Agreement
113,060
113,060
 
2,375,009
113,060
2,488,069
Liabilities:
       
Options Written
44,276
44,276
Large Cap Value
       
Common Stocks
497,902,570
497,902,570
Investment Companies
17,932,879
17,932,879
 
515,835,449
515,835,449
Large Cap Growth
       
Common Stocks
350,446,049
350,446,049
Investment Companies
7,653,483
7,653,483
 
358,099,532
358,099,532
Mid Cap
       
Common Stocks
344,392,134
344,392,134
Investment Companies
19,931,673
19,931,673
 
364,323,807
364,323,807
Small Cap
       
Common Stocks
12,379,234
12,379,234
Investment Companies
277,075
277,075
 
12,656,309
12,656,309
International Stock
       
Common Stocks
       
Australia
5,638,301
5,638,301
Belgium
3,156,666
3,156,666
Brazil
1,629,042
1,629,042
Canada
2,078,999
2,078,999
China
599,910
599,910
Denmark
960,807
960,807
Finland
1,056,994
1,056,994
France
9,884,296
9,884,296
Germany
7,426,150
7,426,150
Indonesia
791,152
791,152
Ireland
714,400
714,400
Italy
761,847
761,847
Japan
12,398,472
12,398,472
Mexico
161,405
161,405
Netherlands
1,425,220
1,425,220
New Zealand
728,705
728,705
Russia
1,332,738
1,332,738
South Korea
2,546,471
2,546,471
Spain
2,224,802
2,224,802
Sweden
3,437,144
3,437,144
Switzerland
3,146,045
3,146,045
Turkey
469,849
469,849
United Kingdom
22,536,801
22,536,801
Investment Companies
3,667,581
3,667,581
 
5,334,538
83,439,259
88,773,797
Madison Target Retirement 20201
47,228,011
––
47,228,011
Madison Target Retirement 20301
56,423,809
56,423,809
Madison Target Retirement 20401
41,584,929
41,584,929
Madison Target Retirement 20501
4,255,782
4,255,782


1 At June 30, 2012, all investments are Level 1. See each fund’s respective Portfolio of Investments for more information with respect to individual securities.

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

In May 2011, FASB issued ASU 2011-04, modifying Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. At the same time, the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") issued International Financial Reporting Standard ("IFRS") 13, Fair Value Measurement. The objective of these FASB and IASB pronouncements was to converge guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures. The effective date of ASU 2011-04 is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The funds have adopted the disclosures required by this update.
 
Derivatives: The FASB issued guidance intended to enhance financial statement disclosures for derivative instruments and hedging activities and enable investors to understand: a) how and why a fund uses derivative instruments, b) how derivative instruments and related hedge fund items are accounted for, and c) how derivative instruments and related hedge items affect a fund’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
 
 The following table presents the types of derivatives in the Equity Income Fund by location as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2012.
 
Statement of Asset & Liability Presentation of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
 
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
Fair Value
Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
Fair Value
Equity contracts
--
Options written
$44,276
 
The following table presents the effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations of the Equity Income Fund for the period ended June 30, 2012:
 
Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
Realized Gain on Derivatives:
Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Derivatives
Equity contracts
$136,569
$(59,525)
 
The Investment Adviser has determined that there is no impact on the financial statements of the other funds held in the Trust as they did not hold derivative financial instruments.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements: In December 2011, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the FASB issued ASU 2011-11 "Disclosures about Offsetting Assets And Liabilities." These common disclosure requirements are intended to help investors and other financial statement users to better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a portfolio’s financial position. They also improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, including disclosure of related collateral pledged or received. In addition, ASU 2011-11 facilitates comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRS. ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the financial position; and disclose instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. ASU 2011-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Investment Adviser is currently evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on financial statements disclosures.
 
3. MANAGEMENT, SERVICES AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
 
Management Agreement: For services under the Management Agreement, the Investment Advisor is entitled to receive a management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based upon the following percentages of
 
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average daily net assets: 0.45% for the Money Market Fund, 0.55% for the Bond Fund, 0.75% for the High Income Fund, 0.70% for the Diversified Income Fund, 0.90% for the Equity Income Fund,0.60% for the Large Cap Value Fund, 0.80% for the Large Cap Growth Fund, 0.90% for the Mid Cap Fund, 1.10% for the Small Cap Fund, 1.20% for the International Stock Fund, 0.30% for each of the Target Allocation Funds and 0.25% for each of the Target Date Funds.
 
The Management Agreement requires the Investment Adviser to provide or arrange to provide overall management of the funds, including but not limited to, investment advisory services, custody, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, legal, accounting and administrative services. It does not include Trustee compensation or the fees paid to the Trust’s independent Registered Public Accountant.
 
The Investment Adviser is solely responsible for the payment of all fees to the Subadvisers. The Subadvisers for the funds are Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. for the High Income Fund, Wellington Management Company, LLP for the Small Cap Fund and Lazard Asset Management LLC for the International Stock Fund. The Investment Adviser manages the Money Market Fund, Bond Fund, Diversified Income Fund, Equity Income Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Target Allocation Funds and the Target Date Funds without the aid of a Subadviser.
 
The Investment Adviser may from time to time voluntarily agree to waive a portion of its fees or expenses related to the funds. In that regard, the Investment Adviser waived a portion of management fees on the Money Market Fund Class I Shares and Class II Shares for the purpose of maintaining a one-day yield of zero. The amount of the daily waiver is equal to the amount required to maintain a minimum daily distribution rate of zero. For the period ended June 30, 2012, the waivers totaled $111,556 for Class I Shares and $872 for Class II Shares and are reflected as fees waived by the Investment Advisor in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The Investment Adviser does not have the right to recoup these waived fees.
 
Services Agreement: Effective September 1, 2011, the Investment Adviser entered into a services agreement ("Services Agreement") for the Target Date Funds. Under this Services Agreement, Madison provides either directly or through outsourced arrangements all operational and support services of the Target Date Funds not provided under the Management Agreement discussed above. Under this Services Agreement, Madison receives a fee of 0.05% (annualized) of the average daily net assets of each Target Date Fund. In exchange for the aforementioned fee, Madison is responsible for paying all of the funds’ fees and expenses, other than (i) the management fee (described above), (ii) fees related to the funds’ portfolio holdings (such as brokerage commissions, interest on loans, etc.), (iii) acquired fund fees, and (iv) extraordinary or non-recurring fees (such as fees and costs relating to any temporary line of credit the funds may maintain for emergency or extraordinary purposes). The direct expenses of the funds’ independent Trustees and independent auditors are paid out of this fee by the funds. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, Madison has also agreed, until April 30, 2013, to waive and/or reimburse investment advisory fees and/or its services fee to the extent necessary to limit each fund’s total operating expenses and underlying fees and expenses to 0.65% of average daily net assets of each Target Date Fund. In applying this waiver, Madison must utilize good faith estimates of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds. The Investment Adviser does not have the right to recoup these waived fees.
 
Distribution Agreement. Mosaic Funds Distributor, LLC ("MFD") serves as distributor of the funds. The Trust adopted a distribution and service plan with respect to the Trust’s Class II shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the plan, the Trust will pay a service fee with regard to Class II shares at an annual rate of 0.25% of each fund’s daily net assets. MFD arranges to provide compensation to others that provide distribution and shareholder servicing services to the funds and their shareholders. Fees incurred by the funds under the plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
 
The distributor may from time to time voluntarily agree to waive a portion of its fees or expenses related to the funds. In this regard, the distributor waived a portion of 12b-1 fees on the Money Market Fund Class II shares for the purpose of
 
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maintaining a one-day yield of zero. For the period ended June 30, 2012, the waivers totaled $547 and are reflected as fees waived in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Neither MFD nor the Investment Adviser has the right to recoup these waived fees.
 
Other Expenses: In addition to the management fee, the Trust, except for the Target Date Funds effective September 1, 2011, is responsible for fees of the disinterested trustees, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of investments, costs of borrowing money, expenses for independent audits, tax, compliance and extraordinary expenses as approved by a majority of the Independent Trustees. Effective September 1, 2011, the fees for the disinterested trustees and independent audit are paid out of the Services Agreement fee (noted above) for the Target Date Funds.
 
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers of the Investment Adviser. The funds do not compensate their officers or affiliated trustees. Unaffiliated trustees receive from the Trust an attendance fee for each Board or Committee meeting attended, with additional remuneration paid to Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee Chairpersons.
 
4. DIVIDENDS FROM NET INCOME AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF CAPITAL GAINS
 
The Money Market Fund declares dividends from net investment income and net realized gains from investment transactions, if any, daily, and net realized gains from investment transactions, if any, annually, which are reinvested in additional full and fractional shares of the fund. The Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Diversified Income Fund, Equity Income Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap, Mid Cap Fund, International Stock Fund, Target Allocation Funds, and Target Date Funds declare dividends from net investment income and net realized gains from investment transactions, if any, annually, which are reinvested in additional full and fractional shares of the respective funds.
 
Income and capital gain distributions, if any, are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Taxable distributions from income and realized capital gains of the funds may differ from book amounts earned during the period due to differences in the timing of capital gains recognition, and due to the reclassification of certain gains or losses from capital to income.
 
5. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
 
For the period ended June 30, 2012, aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term investments, were as follows:
 
U.S. Government Securities
Other Investment Securities
Fund
Purchases
Sales
Purchases
Sales
Conservative Allocation
$         
$         
$50,833,194
$46,627,587
Moderate Allocation
102,595,687
98,662,814
Aggressive Allocation
55,259,732
52,701,031
Bond
20,463,278
26,450,000
1,077,073
9,203,088
High Income
25,625,300
25,522,275
Diversified Income
3,006,221
5,837,000
11,531,171
20,135,872
Equity Income
394,684
807,236
Large Cap Value
61,263,829
66,126,267
Large Cap Growth
156,770,751
175,482,290
Mid Cap
45,185,262
74,876,217
Small Cap
1,159,099
1,583,430
International Stock
19,027,771
23,102,578
Madison Target Retirement 2020
28,197,436
20,493,385
Madison Target Retirement 2030
35,154,451
24,192,473
Madison Target Retirement 2040
26,594,026
20,623,824
Madison Target Retirement 2050
3,367,883
1,322,759

 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

6. COVERED CALL OPTIONS
 
The Equity Income Fund will pursue its primary objective by employing an option strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on common stocks. The number of call options the fund can write (sell) is limited by the amount of equity securities the fund holds in its portfolio. The fund will not write (sell) "naked" or uncovered call options. The fund seeks to produce a high level of current income and gains generated from option writing premiums and to a lesser extent, from dividends. Covered call writing also helps to reduce volatility (and risk profile) of the fund by providing protection from declining stock prices.
 
Transactions in option contracts during the period ended June 30, 2012 were as follows:
 
 
Number of Contracts
Premiums Received
Options outstanding, beginning of period
691
$140,153
Options written during the period
684
127,530
Options expired during the period
(481)
(97,533)
Options closed during the period
(446)
(95,395)
Options assigned during the period
(225)
(39,586)
Options outstanding, end of period
223
$35,169

 
7. FOREIGN SECURITIES
 
Each fund may invest in foreign securities; provided, however, that the Money Market Fund is limited to U.S. dollar-denominated foreign money market securities. Foreign securities refer to securities that are: (1) issued by companies organized outside the U.S. or whose principal operations are outside the U.S., (2) issued by foreign governments or their agencies or instrumentalities, (3) principally traded outside the U.S., or (4) quoted or denominated in a foreign currency. Foreign securities include American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs’’), European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs’’), Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs’’), Swedish Depositary Receipts ("SDRs’’) and foreign money market securities. Dollar-denominated securities that are part of the Merrill Lynch U.S. Domestic Master Index are not considered a foreign security.
 
Certain funds have reclaim receivable balances, in which the funds are due a reclaim on the taxes that have been paid to some foreign jurisdictions. The values of all reclaims are not significant for any of the funds and are reflected in Other Assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These receivables are reviewed to ensure the current receivable balance is reflective of the amount deemed to be collectible.
 
8. SECURITIES LENDING
 
Each fund, except the Target Allocation, Money Market, Small Cap, Equity Income and Target Retirement Funds, entered into a Securities Lending Agreement (the "Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"). Under the terms of the Agreement, the funds may lend portfolio securities to qualified borrowers in order to earn additional income. The Agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times by cash or other liquid assets at least equal to 102% of the value of the securities, which is determined on a daily basis.
 
Amounts earned as interest on investments of cash collateral, net of rebates and fees, if any, are included in the Statement of Operations.
 
The primary risk associated with securities lending is if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the funds could experience delays and costs in recovering securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral.
 
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The funds did not transact in securities lending for the time period ending on June 30, 2012 and had no securities out on loan as of June 30, 2012.
 
9. TAX INFORMATION
 
For federal income tax purposes, the funds listed below have capital loss carryovers as of December 31, 2011, which are available to offset future capital gains, if any.
 
Fund
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
No Expiration-Short Term
Conservative Allocation
$       
$       
$       
$       
$       
$5,943,248
$       
$       
Moderate Allocation
 –
16,343,850
20,811,527
9,937,108
Aggressive Allocation
 –
3,992,723
6,205,447
6,513,626
Bond
456,699
1,445,891
816,322
228,563
9,584,651
346,309
High Income
 –
6,713,643
4,641,635
Diversified Income
 –
31,758,091
Large Cap Value
 –
53,372,166
41,852,552
Large Cap Growth
 –
17,039,570
Mid Cap
 –
13,912
30,807,814
41,679,580
Small Cap
 –
1,012,575
416,408
International Stock
 –
751,246
8,819,661
21,825,302
1,915,037
2,418,733
Madison Target Retirement 2050
 –
5,446
 
Included in the net capital loss carryovers for Mid Cap Fund, Small Cap Fund and International Stock Fund is $30,821,726, $1,012,575, and $11,114,891, respectively, of capital loss carryovers subject to certain limitations upon availability, to offset future gains, if any, as the successor of a merger. These acquired losses are included in the total losses available noted above.
 
At June 30, 2012, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for all securities as computed on a federal income tax basis for each fund were as follows:
 
Fund
Appreciation
Depreciation
Net
Conservative Allocation
$11,966,048
$   707,798
$11,258,250
Moderate Allocation
28,862,304
1,608,744
27,253,560
Aggressive Allocation
12,520,463
688,160
11,832,303
Bond
37,352,357
3,377,102
33,975,255
High Income
4,122,455
228,546
3,893,909
Diversified Income
55,002,884
4,553,349
50,449,535
Equity Income
87,856
402,311
(314,455)
Large Cap Value
83,379,499
13,834,145
69,545,354
Large Cap Growth
73,756,393
13,839,170
59,917,223
Mid Cap
66,945,310
4,786,851
62,158,459
Small Cap
2,804,229
210,230
2,593,999
International Stock
9,211,129
3,560,898
5,650,231
Madison Target Retirement 2020
1,017,497
76,224
941,273
Madison Target Retirement 2030
1,281,360
190,528
1,090,832
Madison Target Retirement 2040
937,935
196,900
741,035
Madison Target Retirement 2050
66,330
8,893
57,437
 
The differences between cost amounts for book purposes and tax purposes are primarily due to the tax deferral of losses.
 
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10. CONCENTRATION OF RISK
 
Investing in certain financial instruments, including forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts, involves certain risks, other than that reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Risks associated with these instruments include potential for an illiquid secondary market for the instruments or inability of counterparties to perform under the terms of the contracts, changes in the value of foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar and financial statement volatility resulting from an imperfect correlation between the movements in the prices of the instruments and the prices of the underlying securities and interest rates being hedged. The High Income Fund, Mid Cap Fund, and the International Stock Fund may enter into these contracts primarily to protect these funds from adverse currency movements.
 
Investing in foreign securities involves certain risks not necessarily found in U.S. markets. These include, but are not limited to, risks associated with adverse changes in economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, changes in currency exchange rates, exchange control regulations, expropriation of assets or nationalization, imposition of withholding taxes on dividend or interest payments or capital gains, and possible difficulty in obtaining and enforcing judgments against foreign entities. Further, issuers of foreign securities are subject to different, and often less comprehensive, accounting, reporting and disclosure requirements than domestic issuers.
 
The High Income Fund invests in securities offering high current income which generally will include bonds in the below investment grade categories of recognized ratings agencies (so-called "junk bonds’’). These securities generally involve more credit risk than securities in the higher rating categories. In addition, the trading market for high yield securities may be relatively less liquid than the market for higher-rated securities. The High Income Fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield securities.
 
The Target Allocation Funds and Target Date Funds are fund of funds, meaning that they invest primarily in the shares of other registered investment companies (the "underlying funds’’), including ETFs. Thus, each fund’s investment performance and its ability to achieve its investment goal are directly related to the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests; and the underlying fund’s performance, in turn, depends on the particular securities in which that underlying fund invests and the expenses of that fund. Accordingly, these funds are subject to the risks of the underlying funds in direct proportion to the allocation of their respective assets among the underlying funds.
 
Additionally, the Target Allocation Funds and Target Date Funds are subject to asset allocation risk and manager risk. Manager risk (i.e., fund selection risk) is the risk that the fund(s) selected to fulfill a particular asset class underperforms its peers. Asset allocation risk is the risk that the allocation of the fund’s assets among the various asset classes and market segments will cause the fund to underperform other funds with a similar investment objective.
 
 While investments in stocks and bonds have been keystones in wealth building and management for a hundred years, at times these investments have produced surprises for even the savviest investors. Those who enjoyed growth and income of their investments were rewarded for the risks they took by investing in the markets. When calamity strikes, the word "security" itself seems a misnomer. Although the Investment Adviser seeks to appropriately address and manage the risks identified and disclosed to you in connection with the management of the securities in the Funds, you should understand that the very nature of the securities markets includes the possibility that there may be additional risks of which we are not aware. We certainly seek to identify all applicable risks and then appropriately address them, take appropriate action to reasonably manage them and, of course, to make you aware of them so you can determine if they exceed your risk tolerance. Nevertheless, the often volatile nature of the securities markets and the global economy in which we work suggests that the risk of the unknown is something you must consider in connection with your investments in securities. Unforeseen events
 
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have the potential to upset the best laid plans of man, and could, under certain circumstances produce a material loss of the value of some or all of the securities we manage for you in the funds.
 
11. CAPITAL SHARES AND AFFILIATED OWNERSHIP
 
All capital shares outstanding at June 30, 2012, are owned by separate investment accounts and/or pension plans of CMFG Life Insurance Company except for the Equity Income Fund, which had capital shares outstanding held by the Advisor at NAV of $504,005 in Class I and $55,718 in Class II.
 
The Target Allocation Funds invest in underlying funds, of which certain underlying funds (the "affiliated underlying funds’’), may be deemed to be under common control because of the same Board of Trustees. The MEMBERS Mutual Funds audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 are available at no cost on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, by calling 1-800-877-6089 or by visiting the MEMBERS Mutual Funds’ website at www.membersfunds.com. The Madison Mosaic audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 are also available at www.sec.gov, by calling 1-800-368-3195 or visiting www.mosaicfunds.com. A summary of the transactions with each affiliated underlying fund as of June 30, 2012 follows:
 
Fund/Underlying Fund
Balance of
Shares
Held at
12/31/11
Gross
Additions
Gross
Sales
Balance of
Shares
Held at
6/30/12
Value at
6/30/12
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Distributions
Received1
Conservative Allocation Fund
             
Madison Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund
1,205,357
48,199
1,253,556
$14,328,140
$       
$  146,041
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund
881,454
72,348
76,686
877,116
11,876,152
73,594
Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund
1,756,767
1,756,767
19,693,363
111,724
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y
3,695,022
881,208
2,813,814
29,938,984
690,071
443,026
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y
1,388,402
103,331
130,168
1,311,565
12,643,483
(108,295)
554,574
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y
2,807,172
446,472
2,360,700
16,548,505
99,023
553,318
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y
423,641
149,955
573,596
5,753,168
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y
439,308
193,276
3,382
629,202
10,583,182
12,443
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y
1,003,905
46,290
207,559
842,636
11,341,875
423,284
Totals
       
$132,706,852
$1,190,120
$1,808,683


Moderate Allocation Fund
             
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund
2,379,388
76,336
2,303,052
$31,183,323
$  132,061
$       
Madison Mosaic Institutional Bond Fund
1,538,367
44,924
1,583,291
17,748,693
100,691
NorthRoad International Fund Class Y
1,378,003
1,378,003
12,884,329
MEMBERS Bond Fund Class Y
3,954,926
518,027
3,436,899
36,568,606
398,228
512,241
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y
1,523,183
28,930
25,773
1,526,340
14,713,914
(15,464)
609,907
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y
4,596,563
72,464
798,266
3,870,761
27,134,036
(88,520)
951,000
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y
1,961,026
1,303,902
657,124
6,590,957
814,888
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y
1,726,326
43,205
47,406
1,722,125
28,966,142
67,952
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y
2,645,715
316,801
2,328,914
31,347,185
(280,824)
MEMBERS Mid Cap Fund Class Y2
1,421,439
705,176
2,126,615
15,545,554
MEMBERS Small Cap Fund Class Y
794,942
108,410
686,532
7,847,066
352,798
Totals
       
$230,529,805
$1,381,119
$2,173,839


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Fund/Underlying Fund
Balance of
Shares
Held at
12/31/11
Gross
Additions
Gross
Sales
Balance of
Shares
Held at
6/30/12
Value at
6/30/12
Realized
Gain (Loss)
Distributions
Received1
Aggressive Allocation Fund
             
Madison Mosaic Disciplined Equity Fund
1,318,039
11,372
81,276
1,248,135
$16,899,754
$  114,752
$       
NorthRoad International Fund Class Y
595,750
595,750
5,570,264
MEMBERS Equity Income Fund Class Y
301,130
109,648
18,267
392,511
3,783,803
(6,576)
160,658
MEMBERS High Income Fund Class Y
1,549,510
49,558
474,119
1,124,949
7,885,889
557,952
301,728
MEMBERS International Stock Fund Class Y
797,169
14,465
543,279
268,355
2,691,604
558,966
MEMBERS Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y
821,449
91,467
10,491
902,425
15,178,792
17,478
MEMBERS Large Cap Value Fund Class Y
1,238,799
30,746
80,797
1,188,748
16,000,546
(29,602)
MEMBERS Mid Cap Fund Class Y2
903,562
537,257
1,440,819
10,532,386
MEMBERS Small Cap Fund Class Y
374,420
59,334
315,086
3,601,435
153,781
Totals
       
$82,144,473
$1,366,751
$  462,386

1 Distributions received include distributions from net investment income and from capital gains from the underlying funds.
2 Non-income producing.

 
 
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On May 11, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Equity Income Fund approved the liquidation of the fund on July 31, 2012. The fund was liquidated and its assets were distributed to shareholders in cash on July 31, 2012.
 
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the funds’ financial statements. Other than the liquidation noted above, there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment to, or disclosure in the financial statements.
 
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Other Information (unaudited)

FUND EXPENSES PAID BY SHAREHOLDERS
 
As a shareholder of the funds, you pay no transaction costs, but do incur ongoing costs which include management fees; disinterested trustee fees; brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of investments; costs of borrowing money; expenses for independent audits, taxes, and extraordinary expenses as approved by a majority of the disinterested trustees. The examples in the table that follows are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six month period ended June 30, 2012. Expenses paid during the period in the table below are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half fiscal year period).
 
Actual Expenses
 
The table below provides information about actual account values using actual expenses and actual returns for the funds. 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 for the fund you own under the heading entitled "Actual" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
 
CLASS I
 
CLASS II
Fund
Beginning
Account
Value
Ending
Account
Value
Annual
Expense
Ratio
Expenses
Paid During
Period
 
Ending
Account
Value
Annual
Expense
Ratio
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Conservative Allocation
$1,000
$1,039.90
0.31%
$1.57
 
$1,038.60
0.56%
$2.84
Moderate Allocation
1,000
1,047.40
0.31%
1.58
 
1,046.10
0.56%
2.85
Aggressive Allocation
1,000
1,046.60
0.31%
1.58
 
1,045.30
0.56%
2.85
Money Market
1,000
1,000.00
0.08%
0.40
 
1,000.00
0.07%
0.35
Bond
1,000
1,018.10
0.56%
2.81
 
1,016.90
0.81%
4.06
High Income
1,000
1,053.90
0.76%
3.88
 
1,052.60
1.01%
5.15
Diversified Income
1,000
1,047.30
0.71%
3.61
 
1,046.00
0.96%
4.88
Equity Income
1,000
1,051.92
0.91%
4.74
 
1,051.50
1.16%
6.06
Large Cap Value
1,000
1,071.40
0.61%
3.14
 
1,070.10
0.86%
4.43
Large Cap Growth
1,000
1,067.20
0.82%
4.21
 
1,065.90
1.07%
5.50
Mid Cap
1,000
1,077.80
0.91%
4.70
 
1,076.50
1.16%
5.99
Small Cap
1,000
1,065.60
1.12%
5.75
 
1,064.30
1.37%
7.03
International Stock
1,000
1,058.70
1.22%
6.24
 
1,057.40
1.47%
7.52
Madison Target Retirement 2020
1,000
1,043.70
0.30%
1.52
       
Madison Target Retirement 2030
1,000
1,046.90
0.30%
1.53
       
Madison Target Retirement 2040
1,000
1,049.10
0.30%
1.53
       
Madison Target Retirement 2050
1,000
1,051.30
0.30%
1.53
       
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the funds’ actual returns. 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 funds and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example of the funds you own with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other similar funds.
 
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Other Information (unaudited)
 

 
CLASS I
 
CLASS II
Fund
Beginning
Account
Value
Ending
Account
Value
Annual
Expense
Ratio
Expenses
Paid During
Period
 
Ending
Account
Value
Annual
Expense
Ratio
Expenses
Paid During
Period
Conservative Allocation
$1,000
$1,023.32
0.31%
$1.56
 
$1,022.08
0.56%
$2.82
Moderate Allocation
1,000
1,023.32
0.31%
1.56
 
1,022.08
0.56%
2.82
Aggressive Allocation
1,000
1,023.32
0.31%
1.56
 
1,022.08
0.56%
2.82
Money Market
1,000
1,024.47
0.08%
0.40
 
1,024.52
0.07%
0.35
Bond
1,000
1,022.08
0.56%
2.82
 
1,020.84
0.81%
4.07
High Income
1,000
1,021.08
0.76%
3.82
 
1,019.84
1.01%
5.07
Diversified Income
1,000
1,021.33
0.71%
3.57
 
1,020.09
0.96%
4.82
Equity Income
1,000
1,012.52
0.91%
4.57
 
1,012.52
1.16%
5.84
Large Cap Value
1,000
1,021.83
0.61%
3.07
 
1,020.59
0.86%
4.32
Large Cap Growth
1,000
1,020.79
0.82%
4.12
 
1,019.54
1.07%
5.37
Mid Cap
1,000
1,020.34
0.91%
4.57
 
1,019.10
1.16%
5.82
Small Cap
1,000
1,019.29
1.12%
5.62
 
1,018.05
1.37%
6.87
International Stock
1,000
1,018.80
1.22%
6.12
 
1,017.55
1.47%
7.37
Madison Target Retirement 2020
1,000
1,023.37
0.30%
1.51
       
Madison Target Retirement 2030
1,000
1,023.37
0.30%
1.51
       
Madison Target Retirement 2040
1,000
1,023.37
0.30%
1.51
       
Madison Target Retirement 2050
1,000
1,023.37
0.30%
1.51
       

 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any separate account fees, charges, or expenses imposed by the variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts, or retirement and pension plans that use the funds. The information provided in the hypothetical example table is useful in comparing ongoing fund costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these fees, charges or expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
 
The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is available to shareholders at no cost on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Form N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. More information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-1520. Form N-Q and other information about the Trust are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.  Copies of this information may also be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, DC  20549-0102.
 
PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND RECORDS
 
A description of the policies and procedures used by the Trust to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available to shareholders at no cost on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and is also located in the funds’ Statement of Additional Information. The proxy voting records for the Trust for the most recent twelve-month period ended December 31 are available to shareholders at no cost on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
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Other Information (unaudited)

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLOSURE
 
One of our most important responsibilities as investment company managers is to communicate with shareholders in an open and direct manner. Some of our comments in our letters to shareholders are based on current management expectations and are considered "forward-looking statements." Actual future results, however, may prove to be different from our expectations. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "estimate," "may," "will,""expect," "believe," "plan" and other similar terms. We cannot promise future returns. Our opinions are a reflection of our best judgment at the time this report is compiled, and we disclaim any obligation to update or after forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
 

 

 
SEC File Number:  811-04815
 

 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
 
Not applicable in semi-annual report.
 
 
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
 
Not applicable in semi-annual report.
 
 
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
Not applicable in semi-annual report.
 
 
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
 
Not applicable.
 
 
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
 
Included in report to shareholders (Item 1) above.
 
 
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.
 
Included in report to shareholders (Item 1) above.  Otherwise, no changes.  The Trust does not normally hold shareholder meetings.
 
 
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers determined that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act")) are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 90 days of the date of this report. There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. The officers identified no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses.  
 
(b) There were no changes in the Trust'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 this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 12. Exhibits.
 
(a)(1) Not applicable in semi-annual report.  (The code was previously filed with the registrant's Annual Report dated December 31, 2011).
 
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act.
 
(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act.
 
 
 
 

 
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.
 
 
Ultra Series Fund
 
 
By: (signature)
 
W. Richard Mason, Chief Compliance Officer
Date: August 24, 2012
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
 
By: (signature)
 
Katherine L. Frank, Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 24, 2012
 
 
By:  (signature)
 
Greg Hoppe, Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 24, 2012