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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)

W. Richard Mason
Madison 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, 2014

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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
   
       
  For Period Ended June 30, 2014  
     
     
  This booklet contains the semiannual report for the Ultra Series Fund in which each of the CMFG Variable Annuity Account and CMFG Variable Life Insurance Account invests:  
     
  Conservative Allocation, Moderate Allocation, Aggressive Allocation, Money Market, Core Bond, High Income, Diversified Income, Large Cap Value, Large Cap Growth, Mid Cap, Small Cap, and International Stock Funds, each a series of the Ultra Series Fund.  
     
     
     
  MEMBERS® Variable Annuity  
  MEMBERS® Variable Annuity II  
  MEMBERS® Choice Variable Annuity  
  MEMBERS® Variable Annuity III  
  MEMBERS® Variable Universal Life  
  MEMBERS® Variable Universal Life II  
     
  Distributed by:  
  CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.  
  Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction  
  2000 Heritage Way  
  Waverly, IA 50677  
     
  Member FINRA & SIPC  
     
  Telephone:  
  (319) 352-4090  
  (800) 798-5500  
     
     
     
          
     
     
     
  This material is for reporting purposes only and shall not be used in connection with a solicitation, offer or any proposed sale or purchase of securities unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.  
     
   

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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014

ULTRA SERIES FUND PERFORMANCE

             
    Average Annual Total Returns        
             
    as of June 30, 2014        
       
                                                              Since   Since     Expense
      One Month   Three Months   Year-to-Date   One Year   Three Years   Five Years   Ten Years   Class I Inception   Class II Inception     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 %     0.00 %     1.42 %     3.72 %     N/A           0.46 %

Class II

      0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     1.30 %     N/A         0.00 %       0.71 %

90-day U.S. T-Bill (Citigroup/Salomon)

      0.00 %     0.01 %     0.02 %     0.04 %     0.05 %     0.08 %     1.54 %     3.86 %     0.09 %          
 
 

Core Bond Fund - Class I Inception Date 1/3/1985, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      0.06 %     1.88 %     3.69 %     3.72 %     2.97 %     4.18 %     4.17 %     6.37 %     N/A           0.56 %

Class II

      0.04 %     1.82 %     3.56 %     3.46 %     2.71 %     3.92 %     3.92 %     N/A         4.16 %       0.81 %

Bank of America Merrill Lynch US Corp. Govt. & Mtg. Index

  0.05 %     2.15 %     4.17 %     4.47 %     3.71 %     4.79 %     5.00 %     7.54 %     4.91 %          
 
 

High Income Fund - Class I Inception Date 10/31/2000, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      0.73 %     2.04 %     4.84 %     10.57 %     7.58 %     10.60 %     7.46 %     7.24 %     N/A           0.77 %

Class II

      0.71 %     1.98 %     4.71 %     10.30 %     7.31 %     10.33 %     7.20 %     N/A         10.52 %       1.02 %

Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Constrained Index

  0.85 %     2.57 %     5.64 %     11.79 %     9.25 %     13.89 %     8.91 %     8.67 %     15.58 %          
 

Class I and II shares of the fund are offered to separate accounts of CMFG Life Insurance Company (“CMFG Life Accounts”), while Class I shares are also offered to certain of its pension plans. Investments in the fund by CMFG Life Accounts are made through variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts.

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 piece 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 the investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund. Mutual funds are subject to investment risk. MFD Distributor, LLC. July 2, 2014

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Ultra Series Fund Performance (continued)   Average Annual Total Returns        
             
    as of June 30, 2014        
     
                                                              Since   Since     Expense
      One Month   Three Months   Year-to-Date   One Year   Three Years   Five Years   Ten Years   Class I Inception   Class II Inception     Ratio
 

ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

                                                                                   
 
 

Diversified Income Fund - Class I Inception Date 1/3/1985, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      0.89 %     3.27 %     4.77 %     12.86 %     10.42 %     12.00 %     6.65 %     8.57 %     N/A           0.71 %

Class II

      0.87 %     3.20 %     4.64 %     12.58 %     10.14 %     11.72 %     6.38 %     N/A         12.03 %       0.96 %

Custom Blended Index
(50% Fixed 50% Equity)4

      1.06 %     3.69 %     5.70 %     14.26 %     10.21 %     11.89 %     6.69 %     9.75 %     12.20 %          

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
US Corp. Govt. & Mtg. Index

      0.05 %     2.15 %     4.17 %     4.47 %     3.71 %     4.79 %     5.00 %     7.54 %     4.91 %          

S&P 500® Index

      2.07 %     5.23 %     7.14 %     24.61 %     16.58 %     18.83 %     7.78 %     11.33 %     19.36 %          
 
 

Conservative Allocation Fund - Class I Inception Date 6/30/2006, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      0.79 %     2.74 %     4.30 %     10.50 %     6.79 %     8.69 %     N/A     4.86 %     N/A           0.94 %

Class II

      0.76 %     2.67 %     4.17 %     10.22 %     6.52 %     8.42 %     N/A     N/A         8.90 %       1.19 %

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
US Corp. Govt. & Mtg. Index

      0.05 %     2.15 %     4.17 %     4.47 %     3.71 %     4.79 %     5.00 %     5.51 %     4.91 %          

Conservative Allocation Custom Index1

  0.85 %     3.04 %     4.94 %     11.18 %     7.52 %     9.47 %     6.38 %     6.49 %     9.84 %          
 
 

Moderate Allocation Fund - Class I Inception Date 6/30/2006, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      1.25 %     3.32 %     4.80 %     14.97 %     9.38 %     11.42 %     N/A     4.94 %     N/A           0.99 %

Class II

      1.23 %     3.26 %     4.67 %     14.68 %     9.11 %     11.14 %     N/A     N/A         11.69 %       1.24 %

S&P 500® Index

      2.07 %     5.23 %     7.14 %     24.61 %     16.58 %     18.83 %     7.78 %     7.86 %     19.36 %          

Moderate Allocation Custom Index2

      1.43 %     3.76 %     5.62 %     16.21 %     10.18 %     12.69 %     7.21 %     7.01 %     13.24 %          
 
 

Aggressive Allocation Fund - Class I Inception Date 6/30/2006, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      1.64 %     3.86 %     5.33 %     19.14 %     11.13 %     13.73 %     N/A     4.87 %     N/A           0.99 %

Class II

      1.62 %     3.79 %     5.20 %     18.84 %     10.85 %     13.45 %     N/A     N/A         14.16 %       1.24 %

S&P 500® Index

      2.07 %     5.23 %     7.14 %     24.61 %     16.58 %     18.83 %     7.78 %     7.86 %     19.36 %          

Aggressive Allocation Custom Index3

      1.88 %     4.33 %     6.15 %     20.33 %     12.26 %     15.22 %     7.76 %     7.28 %     15.92 %          
 

1 Conservative Allocation Custom Index consists of 28% Russell 3000 Index, 7% MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index and 65% Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index.
2 Moderate Allocation Custom Index consists of 48% Russell 3000 Index, 12% MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index and 40% Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index.
3 Aggressive Allocation Custom Index consists of 64% Russell 3000 Index, 16% MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index and 20% Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index.
4 Custom 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 Performance (continued)

  Average Annual Total Returns        
             
    as of June 30, 2014        
             
                                                              Since     Expense
      One Month   Three Months   Year-to-Date   One Year   Three Years   Five Years   Ten Years   Class I Inception     Ratio
 

ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS (continued)

                                                                           
 
 

Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund5 - Inception Date 10/1/2007

Class I

      0.85 %     2.96 %     4.50 %     11.83 %     7.74 %     10.89 %     N/A       2.23 %       0.61 %

Target Date 2020 Custom Index9

      0.99 %     3.22 %     5.11 %     12.38 %     8.18 %     10.27 %     6.59 %     6.64 %          

Dow Jones Global Target 2020 Index

      1.38 %     3.26 %     5.34 %     12.68 %     7.12 %     10.36 %     6.80 %     4.43 %          
 
 

Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund6- Inception Date 10/1/2007

Class I

      1.30 %     3.61 %     5.07 %     15.48 %     9.71 %     12.48 %     N/A       2.56 %       0.60 %

Target Date 2030 Custom Index10

      1.45 %     3.79 %     5.65 %     16.42 %     10.31 %     12.84 %     7.24 %     7.03 %          

Dow Jones Global Target 2030 Index

      2.06 %     3.95 %     5.89 %     17.42 %     9.43 %     13.61 %     7.90 %     4.69 %          
 
 

Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund7 - Inception Date 10/1/2007

Class I

      1.49 %     3.87 %     5.27 %     17.34 %     10.52 %     13.27 %     N/A       2.18 %       0.59 %

Target Date 2040 Custom Index11

      1.68 %     4.07 %     5.92 %     18.47 %     11.36 %     14.11 %     7.53 %     7.18 %          

Dow Jones Global Target 2040 Index

      2.57 %     4.47 %     6.30 %     20.98 %     11.07 %     15.73 %     8.51 %     5.06 %          
 
 

Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund8 - Inception Date 1/3/2011

Class I

      1.71 %     4.07 %     5.38 %     19.01 %     11.32 %     N/A       N/A       10.92 %       0.57 %

Target Date 2050 Custom Index12

      1.91 %     4.36 %     6.18 %     20.55 %     12.39 %     15.36 %     7.79 %     7.29 %          

Dow Jones Global Target 2050 Index

      2.73 %     4.63 %     6.43 %     21.97 %     11.55 %     16.15 %     8.68 %     11.18 %          
 

5   Madison Asset Management waived 0.20% of its 0.40% management fee for the Target Retirement 2020 Fund from October 1, 2009 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. On September 1, 2011, shareholders of the Target Date Funds approved a new fee arrangement which includes an investment advisory fee of 0.25% annualized and a services agreement fee of 0.05% annualized.
6   Madison Asset Management waived 0.20% of its 0.40% management fee for the Target Retirement 2030 Fund from October 1, 2009 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. On September 1, 2011, shareholders of the Target Date Funds approved a new fee arrangement which includes an investment advisory fee of 0.25% annualized and a services agreement fee of 0.05% annualized.
7   Madison Asset Management waived 0.20% of its 0.40% management fee for the Target Retirement 2040 Fund from October 1, 2009 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. On September 1, 2011, shareholders of the Target Date Funds approved a new fee arrangement which includes an investment advisory fee of 0.25% annualized and a services agreement fee of 0.05% annualized.
8   Madison Asset Management waived 0.20% of its 0.40% management fee for the 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. On September 1, 2011, shareholders of the Target Date Funds approved a new fee arrangement which includes an investment advisory fee of 0.25% annualized and a services agreement fee of 0.05% annualized.
9   The Target Date 2020 Custom Index consists of 59% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 33% Russell 3000 Index and 8% MSCI ACWI Ex-USA Net Index.
10   The Target Date 2030 Custom Index consists of 39% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 49% Russell 3000 Index and 12% MSCI ACWI Ex-USA Net Index.
11   The Target Date 2040 Custom Index consists of 29% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 57% Russell 3000 Index and 14% MSCI ACWI Ex-USA Net Index.
12   The Target Date 2050 Custom Index consists of 19% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 65% Russell 3000 Index and 16% MSCI ACWI Ex-USA Net Index.

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Ultra Series Fund Performance (continued)

  Average Annual Total Returns        
             
    as of June 30, 2014        
             
                                                              Since   Since     Expense
      One Month   Three Months   Year-to-Date   One Year   Three Years   Five Years   Ten Years   Class I Inception   Class II Inception     Ratio
 

EQUITY FUNDS

                                                                                   
 
 

Large Cap Value Fund - Class I Inception Date 1/3/1985, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      2.53 %     5.31 %     8.34 %     23.95 %     16.22 %     17.24 %     6.74 %     9.92 %     N/A          0.61 %

Class II

      2.51 %     5.24 %     8.21 %     23.64 %     15.93 %     16.95 %     6.48 %     N/A        17.34 %       0.86 %

Russell 1000® Value Index

      2.61 %     5.10 %     8.28 %     23.81 %     16.92 %     19.23 %     8.03 %     11.67 %     19.67 %          
 
 

Large Cap Growth Fund - Class I Inception Date 1/3/1994, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      1.21 %     5.06 %     5.05 %     24.53 %     12.76 %     15.23 %     6.83 %     8.71 %     N/A          0.82 %

Class II

      1.19 %     4.99 %     4.92 %     24.22 %     12.48 %     14.94 %     6.56 %     N/A        15.53 %       1.07 %

Russell 1000® Growth Index

      1.95 %     5.13 %     6.31 %     26.92 %     16.26 %     19.24 %     8.20 %     8.65 %     19.83 %          
 
 

Mid Cap Fund - Class I Inception Date 10/31/2000, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      2.55 %     3.47 %     3.32 %     18.80 %     13.96 %     18.81 %     7.56 %     2.58 %     N/A          0.91 %

Class II

      2.52 %     3.41 %     3.19 %     18.50 %     13.67 %     18.52 %     7.29 %     N/A        18.75 %       1.16 %

Russell Midcap® Index

      3.29 %     4.97 %     8.67 %     26.85 %     16.09 %     22.07 %     10.43 %     8.66 %     22.35 %          
 
 

Small Cap Fund - Class I Inception Date 5/1/2007, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      3.63 %     0.18 %     1.74 %     18.57 %     14.06 %     20.69 %     N/A      8.26 %     N/A          1.11 %

Class II

      3.60 %     0.12 %     1.62 %     18.27 %     13.78 %     20.39 %     0.00 %     N/A        20.27 %       1.36 %

Russell 2000® Index

      5.32 %     2.05 %     3.19 %     23.64 %     14.57 %     20.21 %     8.70 %     6.92 %     20.57 %          
 
 

International Stock Fund - Class I Inception Date 10/31/2000, Class II Inception Date 5/1/2009

Class I

      0.19 %     4.17 %     5.12 %     23.61 %     10.03 %     12.89 %     8.49 %     6.18 %     N/A          1.16 %

Class II

      0.17 %     4.10 %     4.99 %     23.30 %     9.76 %     12.61 %     8.22 %     N/A        14.26 %       1.41 %

MSCI EAFE Index (net)

      0.96 %     4.09 %     4.78 %     23.57 %     8.10 %     11.77 %     6.93 %     4.54 %     13.67 %          
 

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Table of Contents

       
    Page  

Review of Period

     

Review of Period

  2  

Conservative Allocation Fund

  3  

Moderate Allocation Fund

  4  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

  5  

Money Market Fund

  6  

Core Bond Fund

  6  

High Income Fund

  7  

Diversified Income Fund

  8  

Large Cap Value Fund

  9  

Large Cap Growth Fund

  10  

Mid Cap Fund

  11  

Small Cap Fund

  12  

International Stock Fund

  13  

Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund

  14  

Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund

  14  

Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund

  15  

Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund

  16  

Benchmark Descriptions

  17  

Portfolios of Investments

     

Conservative Allocation Fund

  19  

Moderate Allocation Fund

  20  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

  21  

Money Market Fund

  22  

Core Bond Fund

  23  

High Income Fund

  26  

Diversified Income Fund

  29  

Large Cap Value Fund

  33  

Large Cap Growth Fund

  34  

Mid Cap Fund

  35  

Small Cap Fund

  36  

International Stock Fund

  38  

Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund

  39  

Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund

  40  

Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund

  41  

Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund

  42  

Financial Statements

     

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  43  

Statements of Operations

  46  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  49  

Financial Highlights

  55  

Notes to Financial Statements

  71  

Other Information

  85  

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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Review of Period

The first half of 2014 was a positive period across the board for stocks and bonds. Investors showed considerable confidence with robust flows to domestic stocks, which were up 7.14% as measured by the S&P 500® Index. Smaller stocks also had positive results, with the Russell Midcap® Index advancing 8.67% and the Russell 2000® Index of small-cap stocks up 3.19%. International stocks were also up broadly, with the MSCI EAFE Index (net) up 4.78% and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index up 6.14%. Bond investors benefited from a drop in interest rates across the period which boosted bond valuations. The bellwether 10-year Treasury began the period yielding 3.03% and ended the period with a 2.53% yield. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, considered a good proxy for the broad domestic bond market, was up 3.93%.

While the results of all the cited indices indicate a benign environment for investors, the year didn’t start out quite so positively. Plenty of cautionary economic indicators were evident, as the U.S. economy showed the results of a deep and bitter winter. U.S. stocks faltered in the opening months, particularly many which had benefitted most from the extremely strong returns of 2013. Many emerging markets and Japan also corrected sharply, and the initial reports that the U.S. economy had contracted in the first quarter at a -2.9% annual clip gave credence to those concerns.

Overwhelming these early negatives was a growing confidence that the U.S. economy was making solid progress and the first quarter setback was only temporary. Unemployment fell during the first six months of 2014 by 1.4%, the largest such decline since 1984, while inflation remained contained. Even as the Federal Reserve eased its bond purchase program, there was a consensus that the Fed would likely keep rates low for some time, promoting continued expansion. Geopolitical stresses in the Ukraine and Middle East gave investors around the world reason to allocate funds to the perceived safety of U.S. Treasuries, despite yields which provide little real return when matched with inflation rates.

OUTLOOK

On a year-over-year basis economic expansion at period-end as measured by GDP appeared to be at a 2.5-2.75% growth rate. Our expectations are for a 3% growth rate by the end of 2014. On the inflation front one confusing fact is how the labor participation rate has been dropping. Fed chairperson Janet Yellen is hoping there is sufficient slack in the labor pool to pick up expanded employment without much wage inflation. If that doesn’t occur, then there’s a good case to be made for wage expansion and associated inflationary pressure.

Our major concern about the stock and bond markets centers on complacency and our perception of the willingness of investors to assume risk with little concern that things could go amiss in the future. Based on historical trends, as market prices go higher we anticipate seeing lower stock price volatility, more merger and acquisition volume, more corporate stock repurchase activity, and higher investor flows into the stock market. Across our various stock portfolios, we’ve been finding opportunities to trim and sell portfolio holdings that look expensive to us, while it has become more difficult to find attractive new holdings. This has focused our attention on the highest quality businesses we can find; companies whose fortunes strike us as secure in both exuberant and more troubled markets.

In our opinion, yields are too low given the evolving business cycle and Fed uncertainty. In our view, factors supporting low rates (e.g. accommodative central banks, funds to be invested, slow


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global growth) are more than offset by factors supporting higher rates (e.g. payroll employment, federal tax receipts, corporate profits, bank loans, Fed tapering, merger and acquisition activity, and higher inflation). Our assessment of current market valuations suggest bond investors are not being adequately compensated for risk and, therefore, defensive positioning may be the best strategy for fixed income investors.

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, including:

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 has a flexible mandate which permits the fund, at the sole discretion of Madison, to materially reduce equity risk exposures when and if conditions are deemed to warrant such an action.

           
  PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14
 
 
  Bond Funds   58.2 %  
  Stock Funds   29.1 %  
  Foreign Stock Funds   6.2 %  
  Foreign Bond Funds   5.2 %  
  Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets   1.3 %  
           


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series Conservative Allocation Fund (Class I) returned 4.30% over the first six months of 2014, underperforming the Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index return of 4.94%, and trailing the Morningstar Conservative Allocation category average return of 4.90%. A positive contributor to performance was the fund’s relative overweight to large U.S. stocks within the equity allocation in a period in which large stocks soundly outperformed small-cap issues and U.S. stocks outperformed foreign markets. The broad U.S. stock market (Russell 3000® Index) outperformed the international market (MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index) by approximately 1.5% over the period. Our emphasis on developed markets over emerging markets was a slight negative for the period, but in line with our risk-management discipline. A below-benchmark duration within the fixed income portion of the portfolio was a drag on performance as interest rates dipped, pushing bond valuations up, particularly for more interest-sensitive longer bonds. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The two most negative detractors from relative performance were the fund’s relatively higher quality equity exposure in a continuing market rally and its short duration bond positioning.


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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, including:

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 has a flexible mandate which permits the fund, at the sole discretion of Madison, to materially reduce equity risk exposures when and if conditions are deemed to warrant such an action.

           
  PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
  Stock Funds   50.8 %  
  Bond Funds   35.7 %  
  Foreign Stock Funds   10.6 %  
  Foreign Bond Funds   1.5 %  
  Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets   1.4 %  
           


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series Moderate Allocation Fund (Class I) returned 4.80% over the first six months of 2014, underperforming the Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index return of 5.62%, and trailing the Morningstar Moderate Allocation category average return of 5.41%. A positive contributor to performance was the fund’s relative overweight to large U.S. stocks within the equity allocation in a period in which large stocks soundly outperformed small-cap issues and U.S. stocks outperformed foreign markets. The broad U.S. stock market (Russell 3000® Index) outperformed the international market (MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index) by approximately 1.5% over the period. Our emphasis on developed markets over emerging markets was a slight negative for the period, but in line with our risk-management discipline. A below-benchmark duration within the fixed income portion of the portfolio was a drag on performance as interest rates dipped, pushing bond valuations up, particularly for more interest-sensitive longer bonds. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The two most negative detractors from relative performance were the fund’s relatively higher quality equity exposure in a continuing market rally and its short duration bond positioning.


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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 multiple analytical approaches to determine the appropriate asset allocation, including:

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 has a flexible mandate which permits the fund, at the sole discretion of Madison, to materially reduce equity risk exposures when and if conditions are deemed to warrant such an action.

           
  PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
  Stock Funds   67.5 %  
  Bond Funds   15.9 %  
  Foreign Stock Funds   14.3 %  
  Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets   2.3 %  
           


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series Aggressive Allocation Fund (Class I) returned 5.33% over the first six months of 2014, underperforming the Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index return of 6.15%, and trailing the Morningstar Aggressive Allocation category average return of 5.78%. A positive contributor to performance was the fund’s relative overweight to large U.S. stocks within the equity allocation in a period in which large stocks soundly outperformed small-cap issues and U.S. stocks outperformed foreign markets. The broad U.S. stock market (Russell 3000® Index) outperformed the international market (MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index) by approximately 1.5% over the period. Our emphasis on developed markets over emerging markets was a slight negative for the period, but in line with our risk-management discipline. A below-benchmark duration within the fixed income portion of the portfolio was a drag on performance as interest rates dipped, pushing bond valuations up, particularly for more interest-sensitive longer bonds. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The two most negative detractors from relative performance were the fund’s relatively higher quality equity exposure in a continuing market rally and its short duration bond positioning.


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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 financial institutions.

           
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14        
  Federal Home Loan Bank   28.5 %  
  Freddie Mac   24.9 %  
  Fannie Mae   20.4 %  
  U.S. Treasury Notes   10.9 %  
  Commercial Paper   10.5 %  
  Cash and Other Net Assets   4.8 %  
           

CORE BOND FUND


INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

Under normal circumstances, the Ultra Series Core Bond Fund invests at least 80% of its net 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 3-7 year) average portfolio duration, with the goal of being between 85-115% of the market benchmark duration. The fund also strives to add incremental return in the portfolio by making strategic decisions relating to credit risk, sector exposure and yield curve positioning. 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.

           
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
  U.S. Government and Agency Obligations   47.6 %  
  Corporate Notes and Bonds   30.5 %  
  Mortgage Backed Securities   18.3 %  
  Municipal Bonds   1.1 %  
  Asset Backed Securities   0.7 %  
  Short-Term Investments and Other Net Assets and Liabilities   1.8 %  
           


PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION

The Ultra Series Core Bond Fund (Class I) returned 3.69% for the six-month period, in which bonds benefited from a broad decline interest rates. Dropping rates increase the value of existing, higher-yielding bonds. The fund’s benchmark index, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate, Government and Mortgage Index advanced 4.17% for the period. The fund held a shorter relative duration than its benchmark, with less exposure to the long-end of the yield curve where gains were most pronounced. The unexpected sharp decline in interest rates provided a higher degree of price appreciation in the index versus the more defensively postured duration exposure in the fund. This price return disadvantage was partially offset by an overweight in high-quality corporate bonds, along with a modest exposure to high-yield names which performed well. We remain comfortable with this positioning as our outlook is for interest rates to shift higher across the yield curve. The shorter maturity/duration is designed to better protect market valuation and to be better positioned to redeploy shorter positions if rates rise as we expect.


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HIGH INCOME FUND


INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

The Ultra Series 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 rotate securities selection by business sector according to the economic outlook. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds rated lower than investment grade (BBB/Baa) and their unrated equivalents or other high-yielding securities.

           
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14
 
 
  Consumer Discretionary   34.5 %  
  Consumer Staples   3.4 %  
  Energy   15.9 %  
  Financials   2.3 %  
  Health Care   8.8 %  
  Industrials   14.5 %  
  Information Technology   2.4 %  
  Materials   7.2 %  
  Telecommunication Services   5.3 %  
  Utilities   1.5 %  
  Short-Term Investments and Other Net Assets and Liabilities   4.2 %  
           
  Consumer Discretionary includes securities in the following industries:  
  Auto Components; Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure; Household Products; Media; Specialty Retail; and Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods.  
           

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series High Income Fund (Class I) was positive for the period with a return of 4.84%. This trailed its benchmark, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index, which advanced 5.64%. The high yield market remained resilient during the first half as investors continued to seek yields above those available in higher rated and shorter bonds. New issue volumes were robust by historical standards at $210 billion through June, although this rate of issuance was 5% below last year’s levels. Default rates remained low within high yield, especially when excluding the long-anticipated Texas Electric Company (TXU) default. Helping to drive market performance was the multi-year trend towards tighter high yield spreads to Treasury bonds. The fund’s underperformance against its benchmark index was due to management’s avoidance of long duration bonds of more than 10.5 years (which benefitted from the Treasury bond rally) and our avoidance of TXU (which rallied despite declaring bankruptcy). Our selection within the health care industry helped make that sector the largest contributor to relative performance while the utility industry (with TXU) was a relative detractor.


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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, stock and cash components will vary, reflecting the portfolio managers’ judgments of the relative availability of attractively yielding and priced stocks and bonds; however, under normal market conditions, the fund’s portfolio managers generally attempt to target a 40% bond and 60% stock investment allocation. Nevertheless, bonds (including investment grade, high yield and mortgage- or asset-backed) may constitute up to 80% of the fund’s assets, stocks (including common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible bonds) may constitute up to 70% of the fund’s assets, real estate securities may constitute up to 25% of the fund’s assets, foreign (including emerging market) 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. Although the fund is permitted to invest up to 80% of its assets in lower credit quality bonds, under normal circumstances, 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.

PERFORMANCE DISCUSSIONS

The Ultra Series Diversified Income Fund (Class I) returned 4.77% for the six-month period. The fund’s Custom Blended Index (50% stock, 50% bond) had a return of 5.70%, as the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate Government and Mortgage Index had a return of 4.17%, while the S&P 500® Index advanced 7.14%. The equity portion of the portfolio trailed the broader index, hampered by lack of exposure to the market-leading Utilities Sector and a general market preference for more speculative stocks. The bond allocation underperformed its benchmark due to a shorter, more conservative duration stance and a lighter exposure to longer maturity and high yield bonds, which had sharper advances than the overall market.

           
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
  Common Stocks   56.3 %  
  Corporate Notes and Bonds   16.8 %  
  U.S. Government and Agency Obligations   15.1 %  
  Mortgage Backed-Securities   7.5 %  
  Asset Backed Securities   0.9 %  
  Municipal Bonds   0.3 %  
  Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities   0.2 %  
  Short-Term Investments and Other Net Assets and Liabilities   2.9 %  
           


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LARGE CAP VALUE FUND


INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

The Ultra Series Large Cap Value Fund will, under normal market conditions, maintain at least 80% of its net assets 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.


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSIONS

The Ultra Series Large Cap Value Fund (Class I) returned 8.34% for the six-month period, outperforming the Russell 1000® Value Index, which advanced 8.28%. Financial and Consumer Discretionary Sector stock selection were strong contributors to performance, led by insurance holdings American International Group, Markel and Travelers Companies. These insurance holdings are each growing book value and trade at low valuations that we believe offer considerable upside. In Consumer Discretionary, pay TV provider DirecTV was particularly strong. It benefited from a strong first quarter earnings report along with the announcement in May that AT&T plans acquire it for a combination of cash and company stock. We sold DirecTV immediately after the acquisition announcement as we believe upside was limited while there was downside risk if the deal does not go through as planned. On the negative side, Information Technology holdings Oracle and Seagate Technology lagged the market, while Health Care pharmaceutical company Pfizer was another notable underperforming stock. Oracle suffered from market worries related to losing market share to cloud competitors and Seagate was held back by concerns about a weak personal computer market, while Pfizer announced its intention to acquire Astra Zeneca which did not receive a positive reaction in the market. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we continued to hold Oracle, Seagate and Pfizer with the view that fundamentals remain solid while valuations remain cheap, limiting expected downside.

                     
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
              Russell 1000®  
      Fund   Value Index  
     
 
 
  Consumer Discretionary     7.5 %     6.4 %  
  Consumer Staples     4.4 %     6.9 %  
  Energy     19.6 %     13.9 %  
  Financials     25.4 %     28.5 %  
  Health Care     12.8 %     13.1 %  
  Industrials     13.2 %     10.4 %  
  Information Technology     9.1 %     8.8 %  
  Materials     4.3 %     3.4 %  
  Telecommunication Services     1.0 %     2.3 %  
  Utilities           6.3 %  
  Short-Term Investments and Other Net                  
  Assets and Liabilities     2.7 %        
                     
  Financials includes securities in the following industries: Capital Markets; Commercial Banks; Diversified Financial Services, Insurance; and Real Estate Management & Development  
                     


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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 net assets in large cap stocks. Stocks selected for the fund will represent primarily well-established companies that have a demonstrated pattern of consistent growth. To a lesser extent, the fund may invest in less established companies that may offer more rapid growth potential.


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series Large Cap Growth Fund (Class I) returned 5.05% for the six-month period, underperforming the Russell 1000® Growth Index, which advanced 6.31%. During the period the market benefited from a flurry of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, which was running at the highest level we have seen in several years. In many cases, both the acquirer and the acquired company moved higher on news of an acquisition. The Madison Large-Cap Growth Fund benefited from this surge in M&A activity, with three portfolio holdings targeted during the period. The performance shortfall the portfolio experienced in terms of sector allocation was primarily attributable to holding cash during a rising market. In the Health Care Sector we benefited from the snap back in biotechnology companies as well as the hostile takeover offer for Allergan. We sold Allergan late in the period as we believed the company’s value was fully reflected in the current price. The Information Technology Sector also benefited from M&A activity as Oracle Corporation announced a takeover offer for MICROS Systems. We subsequently sold our position in MICROS as the offer by Oracle was deemed to be of full value. In addition, Apple produced a total return of more than 17% for the period on a better-than-expected earnings report as well as completing a seven-for-one stock split. The other company that rose on news of a takeover was DIRECTV, which entered into a merger agreement with AT&T. Alternatively, we had a few companies that did not perform well during the period, including internet company eBay Inc. The leader in online auctions reported weaker than expected results, slightly reduced forward guidance and also is potentially planning to repatriate several billion dollars from their overseas investments. This added to investors’ uncertainty and led to a drop in the stock price. Retailer TJX Companies also experienced a difficult period after announcing uninspiring earnings results. TJX is a clearly a leader in the off-price apparel and home fashions retail market. Our longer-term view of TJX is favorable and during the period covered by this report, we added to our holdings on the recent weakness.

                     
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
              Russell 1000®  
      Fund   Growth Index  
     
 
 
  Consumer Discretionary     21.5 %     18.5 %  
  Consumer Staples     6.3 %     10.5 %  
  Energy     5.4 %     6.2 %  
  Financials     3.0 %     5.5 %  
  Health Care     13.5 %     12.8 %  
  Industrials     14.6 %     12.1 %  
  Information Technology     27.2 %     27.5 %  
  Materials     1.8 %     4.3 %  
  Telecommunication Services     1.6 %     2.3 %  
  Utilities           0.3 %  
  Short-Term Investments and Other Net                  
  Assets and Liabilities     5.1 %        
                     
  Information Technology includes securities in the following industries: Communications Equipment; Computers and Peripherals; Internet Software & Services; IT services; Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment; and Software.  
                     


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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 net assets in mid cap securities. 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.


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

Ultra Series Mid Cap (Class I) rose 3.32%, against the strong returns of the Russell Mid-cap® Index, which was up 8.67%. It was a period in which the Russell Midcap® Value Index was up 11.14%, compared to the Russell Midcap® Growth Index’s 6.51%. With the fund more growth oriented, this was a headwind. The fund is also focused on high-quality companies with strong fundamentals, and low-quality stocks outperformed high-quality stocks for the period. Over the trailing months we have exercised some caution and trimmed some of the more economically sensitive holdings as the risk/reward scenario appeared to be less attractive. We believe patience and unwavering discipline to our process should pay off in the long run. On the positive side, our Information Technology stocks outperformed significantly. Oracle Systems announced a deal to acquire MICROS Systems towards the end of the quarter. We sold MICROS into this news as we believed the stock price provided little upside from current levels. CDW Corporation, a new holding, also contributed positively to results. Consumer Discretionary holdings weighed on performance for the quarter. Three of the fund’s retail stocks – Bed Bath & Beyond, Sally Beauty Holdings and Ross Stores – were responsible for most of the weak performance. Other sectors that weighed on performance during the quarter were Health Care, Industrials and Energy. Perrigo was responsible for most of the Heath Care Sector weakness because its quarterly results disappointed investors. The mid-cap Healthcare Sector has been strong the last several years driven by the biotech industry. Our lack of exposure to biotech, which has a difficult time meeting our investment criteria, has hurt us as compared to the index. Energy stocks rallied significantly during the quarter driven by unrest in Iraq and prospects for greater demand driven by a stronger domestic economy. Our holdings participated, but didn’t keep up with the sector due to our lighter weighting and preference towards service stocks.

                     
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
              Russell  
      Fund   Midcap® Index  
     
 
 
  Consumer Discretionary     21.3 %     16.8 %  
  Consumer Staples     1.0 %     5.5 %  
  Energy     6.2 %     6.4 %  
  Financials     23.7 %     20.6 %  
  Health Care     13.6 %     10.8 %  
  Industrials     18.2 %     13.1 %  
  Information Technology     4.0 %     13.8 %  
  Materials     3.6 %     6.0 %  
  Telecommunication Services           0.6 %  
  Utilities           6.4 %  
  Short-Term Investments and Other Net                  
  Assets and Liabilities     8.4 %        
                     


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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. Under normal market conditions, the fund will maintain at least 80% of its net assets in small cap securities. 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.


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series Small Cap Fund (Class I) returned 1.74% for the six-month period, underperforming the Russell 2000® Index, which advanced 3.19%. Both security selection and sector allocation, which is a residual of the bottom-up stock selection process, detracted from relative returns during the period. Weak selection in the Industrials, Energy and Materials Sectors more than offset strong stock selection within Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary. Our overweight exposure to the Industrials Sector, as well as a frictional cash balance within the fund was also a drag on relative performance. On the positive side, underweight allocations to the weak-performing Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Telecommunication Services, and Financials Sectors contributed to relative performance. The fund’s most significant detractors from both relative and absolute performance during the period included clothing and accessory retailer for tween girls and women, Ascena Retail Group, non-asset-based international freight forwarder and logistics service provider, UTI Worldwide, and parking company, SP Plus. The fund’s top contributors to relative returns during the period included oil and natural gas exploration company, Diamondback Energy, manufacturer and seller of printers and related products, Zebra Technologies, and leasing provider specializing in transportation equipment, GATX. Our position in Helen of Troy, a developer and distributor of branded consumer products in personal care and housewares, was also among the largest contributors to absolute returns during the period.

                     
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
              Russell 2000®  
      Fund   Index  
     
 
 
  Consumer Discretionary     11.3 %     13.2 %  
  Consumer Staples     2.2 %     3.1 %  
  Energy     6.5 %     6.4 %  
  Financials     21.2 %     22.9 %  
  Health Care     12.2 %     13.3 %  
  Industrials     18.7 %     13.9 %  
  Information Technology     13.4 %     17.9 %  
  Materials     7.2 %     5.1 %  
  Telecommunication Services           0.8 %  
  Utilities     3.6 %     3.4 %  
  Short-Term Investments and Other Net                  
  Assets and Liabilities     3.7 %        
                     


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INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND


INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

The Ultra Series International Stock Fund will invest, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in the stock of foreign companies. 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 up to 30% 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.


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series International Stock Fund (Class I) outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index (net) during the period. Total return for the six-month period was 5.12%, while the MSCI EAFE Index (net) advanced 4.78%. Energy was a strong performing sector in the marketplace and our portfolio, generating double-digit gains as oil prices rose with Mideast tensions, and integrated oil companies, including Total, laid out more disciplined capital expenditure plans. Relative to the MSCI EAFE Index (net), our stock picking in the Consumer Discretionary Sector added value as all five holdings substantially outpaced their respective sector return, with the world’s leading catering company, Compass PLC, leading the way. On the other side of the equation, disappointing results and slowing growth in emerging markets weighed on the portfolio’s technology and materials companies. On a regional basis, the portfolio’s overweight to Europe and underweight to Japan undermined solid stock selection in both. Additions to the portfolio of Japanese companies Makita and Seven & I paid off as both stocks rebounded following short-term fears regarding the impact of the April consumption tax hike in Japan. Japanese banking giant, MUFG, also rose sharply. In addition, our modest exposure to emerging markets helped the portfolio. It is not surprising that Europe’s moribund economic outlook has prevented investors from flocking to its stock markets. However, that creates opportunity for value investors. Europe typically trades at a discount to the U.S. At period end the discount was at a historically wide margin of 30%. Even adjusting for sector differences between the two markets, the margin remained over 20%. Since companies are competing and generating profits globally we believe their stocks should be evaluated in the same fashion, giving us confidence in our continued emphasis on European domiciled companies.

           
  GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
  Europe (excluding United Kingdom)   48.4 %  
  Japan   11.0 %  
  Latin America   4.0 %  
  Pacific Basin   6.9 %  
  United Kingdom   24.9 %  
  Other Countries   2.0 %  
  Short-Term Investments and Other Net Assets and Liabilities   2.8 %  
           


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MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND


INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

The Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies according to an asset allocation strategy developed by 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 gradually shift from the sector allocation shown below (see sector allocation in the grey box) until it reaches the more conservative allocation target of 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.


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund (Class I) returned 4.50% over the first six months of 2014, underperforming both the Target Date 2020 Custom Index return of 5.11% and the Morningstar Target Date 2016-2020 fund category average return of 4.93%. A positive contributor to performance was the fund’s relative overweight to large U.S. stocks within the equity allocation in a period in which large stocks soundly outperformed small-cap issues and U.S. stocks outperformed foreign markets. The broad U.S. stock market (Russell 3000® Index) outperformed the international market (MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index) by approximately 1.5% over the period. Our emphasis on developed markets over emerging markets was a slight negative for the period, but in line with our risk-management discipline. A below-benchmark duration within the fixed income portion of the portfolio was a drag on performance as interest rates dipped, pushing bond valuations up, particularly for more interest-sensitive longer bonds. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The two most negative detractors from relative performance were the fund’s relatively higher quality equity exposure in a continuing market rally and its short duration bond positioning.

           
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
  Bond Funds   60.1 %  
  Stock Funds   32.4 %  
  Foreign Stock Funds   6.3 %  
  Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets   1.2 %  
           

MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND


INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

The Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies according to an asset allocation strategy developed by 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 gradually shift from the sector allocation shown below (see sector allocation in the grey box) until it reaches the more conservative allocation target of 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.


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund (Class I) returned 5.07% over the first six months of 2014, underperforming both the


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Target Retirement 2030 Fund (continued)

Target Date 2030 Custom Index return of 5.65% and the Morningstar Target Date 2026-2030 fund category average return of 5.36%. A positive contributor to performance was the fund’s relative overweight to large U.S. stocks within the equity allocation in a period in which large stocks soundly outperformed small-cap issues and U.S. stocks outperformed foreign markets. The broad U.S. stock market (Russell 3000® Index) outperformed the international market (MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index) by approximately 1.5% over the period. Our emphasis on developed markets over emerging markets was a slight negative for the period, but in line with our risk-management discipline. A below-benchmark duration within the fixed income portion of the portfolio was a drag on performance as interest rates dipped, pushing bond valuations up, particularly for more interest-sensitive longer bonds. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The two most negative detractors from relative performance were the fund’s relatively high quality equity exposure in a continuing market rally and its short duration bond positioning.

           
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
  Stock Funds   48.1 %  
  Bond Funds   39.4 %  
  Foreign Stock Funds   10.8 %  
  Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets   1.7 %  
           

MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND


INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

The Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies according to an asset allocation strategy developed by 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 gradually shift from the sector allocation shown below (see sector allocation in the grey box) until it reaches the more conservative allocation target of 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.


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund (Class I) returned 5.27% over the first six months of 2014, underperforming both the Target Date 2040 Custom Index return of 5.92% and the Morningstar Target Date 2036-2040 fund category average return of 5.63%. A positive contributor to performance was the fund’s relative overweight to large U.S. stocks within the equity allocation in a period in which large stocks soundly outperformed small-cap issues and U.S. stocks outperformed foreign markets. The broad U.S. stock market (Russell 3000® Index) outperformed the international market (MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index) by approximately 1.5% over the period. Our emphasis on developed markets over emerging markets was a slight negative for the period, but in line with our risk-management discipline. A below-benchmark duration within the fixed income portion of the portfolio was a drag on performance as interest rates dipped, pushing bond valuations up, particularly for more interest-sensitive longer bonds. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of


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Target Retirement 2040 Fund (continued)

the period to 2.53% at the end. The two most negative detractors from relative performance were the fund’s relatively higher quality equity exposure in a continuing market rally and its short duration bond positioning.

           
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
  Stock Funds   56.1 %  
  Bond Funds   29.1 %  
  Foreign Stock Funds   13.4 %  
  Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets   1.4 %  
           

MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2050 FUND


INVESTMENT STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTS

The Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund invests primarily in shares of registered investment companies according to an asset allocation strategy developed by 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 gradually shift from the sector allocation shown below (see sector allocation in the grey box) until it reaches the more conservative allocation target of 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.


PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

The Ultra Series Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund (Class I) returned 5.38% over the first six months of 2014, underperforming both the Target Date 2050 Custom Index return of 6.18% and the Morningstar Target Date 2046-2050 fund category average return of 5.76%. A positive contributor to performance was the fund’s relative overweight to large U.S. stocks within the equity allocation in a period in which large stocks soundly outperformed small-cap issues and U.S. stocks outperformed foreign markets. The broad U.S. stock market (Russell 3000® Index) outperformed the international market (MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index) by approximately 1.5% over the period. Our emphasis on developed markets over emerging markets was a slight negative for the period, but in line with our risk-management discipline. A below-benchmark duration within the fixed income portion of the portfolio was a drag on performance as interest rates dipped, pushing bond valuations up, particularly for more interest-sensitive longer bonds. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds dipped from 3.03% at the beginning of the period to 2.53% at the end. The two most negative detractors from relative performance were the relatively higher quality equity exposure in a continuing market rally and its short duration bond positioning.

           
  SECTOR ALLOCATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS AS OF 6/30/14  
 
 
  Stock Funds   64.0 %  
  Bond Funds   18.7 %  
  Foreign Stock Funds   15.8 %  
  Money Market Funds and Other Net Assets   1.5 %  
           


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BENCHMARK DESCRIPTIONS


ALLOCATION FUND CUSTOM INDEXES*

The Conservative Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 28% Russell 3000® Index, 7% MSCI ACWI ex-US Index and 65% Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index. See market index descriptions below.

The Moderate Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 48% Russell 3000® Index, 12% MSCI ACWI ex-US Index and 40% Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index. See market index descriptions below.

The Aggressive Allocation Fund Custom Index consists of 64% Russell 3000® Index, 16% MSCI ACWI ex-US Index and 20% Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index. See market index descriptions below.

HYBRID FUND CUSTOM 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.

TARGET DATE CUSTOM INDEXES*

The Target Date 2020 Custom index consists of 59% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 33% Russell 3000® Index and 8% MSCI ACWI Ex-USA (Net) Index. See market index descriptions below.

The Target Date 2030 Custom Index consisted of 39% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 49% Russell 3000® Index and 12% MSCI ACWI Ex-USA (Net) Index. See market index descriptions below.

The Target Date 2040 Custom Index consisted of 29% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 57% Russell 3000® Index and 14% MSCI ACWI Ex-USA (Net) Index. See market index descriptions below.

The Target Date 2050 Custom Index consisted of 19% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 65% Russell 3000® Index and 16% MSCI ACWI Ex-USA (Net) Index. See market index descriptions below.

*The Custom Indexes are calculated using a monthly re-balancing frequency (i.e. rebalanced back to original constituent weight every calendar month-end).

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 Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage backed- securities, asset-backed securities and corporate securities, with maturities greater than one year.

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.


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Benchmark Descriptions (concluded)

The MSCI ACWI ex-USA (net) Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and designed to provide a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S.-based companies. The Index includes both developed and emerging markets.

The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia & Far East) Index (net) 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 Russell Midcap® Index is a mid-cap market index which measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.

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.

© 2014 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group.


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Conservative Allocation Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

      Shares   Value (Note 2)
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.8%          
 
Bond Funds - 58.2%              
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund Advisor Class       1,511,401   $ 13,889,773
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF       65,916     8,028,569
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF       93,106     9,643,920
Madison Core Bond Fund Class Y (A)       3,608,976     36,883,739
Madison Corporate Bond Fund Class Y (A)       1,330,425     15,339,797
Madison High Income Fund Class Y (A)       267,604     1,835,762
Madison High Quality Bond Fund Class Y (A)       968,614     10,693,501
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I       2,618,984     28,389,783
             
              124,704,844
Foreign Bond Funds - 5.2%              
Templeton Global Bond Fund Advisor Class       843,086     11,221,477
             
 
Foreign Stock Funds - 6.2%              
Madison International Stock Fund Class Y (A)       159,271     2,245,722
Madison NorthRoad International Fund Class Y (A)       340,459     4,286,382
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF       130,262     6,811,400
             
              13,343,504
Money Market Funds - 1.1%              
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund       2,432,425     2,432,425
             
               
Stock Funds - 29.1%              
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF       82,523     13,414,939
Madison Investors Fund Class Y (A)       348,211     8,559,030
Madison Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y (A)       405,637     9,232,306
Madison Large Cap Value Fund Class Y (A)       1,129,269     21,614,201
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund Institutional Shares       414,800     6,304,953
Vanguard Value ETF       39,249     3,177,206
             
              62,302,635
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8% (Cost $ 194,543,647**)             214,004,885
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.2%             431,615
             
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 214,436,500
             

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $196,635,060.
(A)   Affiliated Company (see Note 10).
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 - 98.6%              
 
Bond Funds - 35.7%              
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund              
Advisor Class       1,899,875   $ 17,459,850
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF       64,014     7,796,905
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF       112,878     11,691,903
Madison Core Bond Fund Class Y (A)       3,996,428     40,843,490
Madison Corporate Bond Fund Class Y (A)       481,207     5,548,316
Madison High Income Fund Class Y (A)       507,617     3,482,251
Madison High Quality Bond Fund Class Y (A)       1,078,289     11,904,312
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I       3,773,368     40,903,314
             
              139,630,341
Foreign Bond Funds - 1.5%              
Templeton Global Bond Fund Advisor Class       430,881     5,735,032
             
 
Foreign Stock Funds - 10.6%              
Madison International Stock Fund Class Y (A)       403,974     5,696,039
Madison NorthRoad International Fund Class Y (A)       1,076,212     13,549,510
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF       425,028     22,224,714
             
              41,470,263
Stock Funds - 50.8%              
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF       150,413     21,521,092
Madison Investors Fund Class Y (A)       1,306,194     32,106,243
Madison Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y (A)       1,536,922     34,980,340
Madison Large Cap Value Fund Class Y (A)       2,617,617     50,101,189
Madison Mid Cap Fund Class Y (A)       1,404,472     13,749,783
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company              
Index Fund Institutional Shares       1,868,379     28,399,361
Vanguard Information Technology ETF       21,053     2,037,720
Vanguard Value ETF       191,532     15,504,516
             
              198,400,244
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.6% (Cost $ 324,196,291**)             385,235,880
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 1.4%             5,640,804
             
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 390,876,684
             

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $328,230,367.
(A)   Affiliated Company (see Note 10).
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 - 100.9%                
   
Bond Funds - 15.9%                
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF       27,887   $ 2,888,536  
Madison Core Bond Fund Class Y (A)       706,863     7,224,140  
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I       1,070,824     11,607,729  
PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio       58,598     1,457,332  
               
              23,177,737  
Foreign Stock Funds - 14.3%                
Madison International Stock Fund Class Y (A)       206,431     2,910,683  
Madison NorthRoad International Fund Class Y (A)       401,435     5,054,072  
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF       248,455     12,991,712  
               
              20,956,467  
Money Market Funds - 3.2%                
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund       4,690,458     4,690,458  
               
Stock Funds - 67.5%                
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF       72,034     10,306,625  
Madison Investors Fund Class Y (A)       610,680     15,010,504  
Madison Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y (A)       734,298     16,712,624  
Madison Large Cap Value Fund Class Y (A)       1,165,201     22,301,956  
Madison Mid Cap Fund Class Y (A)       728,697     7,133,942  
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund Institutional Shares       1,066,477     16,210,448  
Vanguard Information Technology ETF       23,296     2,254,820  
Vanguard Value ETF       107,226     8,679,944  
               
              98,610,863  
               
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.9% (Cost $ 119,410,869**)             147,435,525  
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.9%)             (1,282,008 )
               
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 146,153,517  
               

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $121,542,807.
(A)   Affiliated Company (see Note 10).
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)
           
COMMERCIAL PAPER - 3.3%              
 
Financials - 3.3%              
General Electric Capital Corp., (A), 0.101%, 9/9/14     $ 900,000   $ 899,825
             

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $ 899,825)

            899,825
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 84.7%              
 
Fannie Mae - 20.4%              
0.042%, 7/2/14 (A)       1,100,000     1,099,998
0.061%, 7/3/14 (A)       500,000     499,998
0.041%, 7/14/14 (A)       850,000     849,988
0.061%, 7/29/14 (A)       1,000,000     999,953
0.875%, 8/28/14       200,000     200,249
0.091%, 9/8/14 (A)       200,000     199,966
0.076%, 9/22/14 (A)       275,000     274,952
0.086%, 10/2/14 (A)       1,300,000     1,299,715
0.100%, 10/14/14 (A)       200,000     199,948
             
              5,624,767
Federal Home Loan Bank - 28.5%              
0.090%, 7/8/14       550,000     550,001
0.065%, 7/16/14 (A)       1,600,000     1,599,957
0.056%, 7/21/14 (A)       1,000,000     999,969
0.016%, 7/23/14 (A)       400,000     399,984
0.081%, 7/25/14 (A)       200,000     199,989
0.066%, 7/30/14 (A)       620,000     619,968
0.071%, 8/8/14 (A)       900,000     899,934
0.091%, 9/10/14 (A)       1,900,000     1,899,663
0.101%, 9/26/14 (A)       700,000     699,831
             
              7,869,296
Freddie Mac - 24.9%              
0.071%, 7/7/14 (A)       200,000     199,998
0.071%, 7/11/14 (A)       200,000     199,996
5.000%, 7/15/14       2,054,000     2,057,895
0.061%, 7/28/14 (A)       250,000     249,989
3.000%, 7/28/14       500,000     501,081
1.000%, 7/30/14       900,000     900,675
0.061%, 8/13/14 (A)       250,000     249,982
1.000%, 8/20/14       2,000,000     2,002,551
0.071%, 8/25/14 (A)       500,000     499,946
             
              6,862,113
U.S. Treasury Notes - 10.9%              
4.250%, 8/15/14       1,250,000     1,256,535
0.250%, 9/30/14       1,750,000     1,751,020
             
              3,007,555
             

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $ 23,363,731)

            23,363,731
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.2%              
Financials - 1.5%              
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 5.1%,              
7/15/14       402,000     402,749
             
Information Technology - 5.7%              
Oracle Corp., 3.75%, 7/8/14       1,569,000     1,570,062
             

Total Short-Term Investments

             

(Cost $ 1,972,811)

            1,972,811
      Shares      
             
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 4.4%              
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund       1,208,964     1,208,964
             

Total Investment Companies (Cost $ 1,208,964)

            1,208,964
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6% (Cost $ 27,445,331**)             27,445,331
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.4%             118,602
             
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 27,563,933
             

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $27,445,331.
(A)   Rate noted represents annualized yield at time of purchase.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Core Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

        Par Value   Value (Note 2)
           
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 0.7%              
ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2000-LB1, Class AF5 (A) (B), 8.55%, 9/21/30     $ 652,045   $ 659,507
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A3, 0.79%, 5/15/18       775,000     776,731
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A3, 0.79%, 7/16/18       175,000     175,383
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A3, 0.8%, 4/20/17       425,000     425,765
             

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $2,045,759)

            2,037,386
               
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS - 30.5%              
               
Consumer Discretionary - 3.8%              
AARP, Inc. (C) (D), 7.5%, 5/1/31       2,000,000     2,725,752
Advance Auto Parts Inc., 4.5%, 12/1/23       1,000,000     1,054,449
AutoZone Inc., 1.3%, 1/13/17       1,500,000     1,503,664
DR Horton Inc., 5.25%, 2/15/15       1,140,000     1,166,676
DR Horton Inc., 3.75%, 3/1/19       475,000     477,375
ERAC USA Finance LLC (C) (D), 6.7%, 6/1/34       2,000,000     2,503,240
First Data Corp. (C) (D), 7.375%, 6/15/19       500,000     536,875
GLP Capital L.P./GLP Financing II Inc. (C) (D), 4.875%, 11/1/20       253,000     260,590
Intelsat Jackson Holding SA (E), 5.5%, 8/1/23       450,000     447,750
Sirius XM Radio Inc. (C) (D), 6%, 7/15/24       350,000     364,000
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4%, 12/31/18       500,000     515,000
             
              11,555,371
Energy - 4.1%              
Access Midstream Partners L.P./ACMP Finance              
Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/23       450,000     474,188
Denbury Resources Inc., 6.375%, 8/15/21       1,000,000     1,072,500
Energy Transfer Partners L.P., 4.15%, 10/1/20       1,500,000     1,585,836
Hess Corp., 7.875%, 10/1/29       960,000     1,322,864
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.75%, 2/1/22       1,250,000     1,420,312
SandRidge Energy Inc., 7.5%, 3/15/21       400,000     433,500
Transocean Inc. (E), 7.5%, 4/15/31       2,000,000     2,419,672
Valero Energy Corp., 7.5%, 4/15/32       2,000,000     2,655,296
        950,000     959,406
             
Williams Cos. Inc/The, 4.55%, 6/24/24             12,343,574
Financials - 5.5%              
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global              
Aviation Trust (C) (D) (E), 3.75%, 5/15/19       400,000     403,000
Affiliated Managers Group Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/24       1,500,000     1,551,936
Air Lease Corp., 3.875%, 4/1/21       500,000     510,000
American Express Credit Corp., MTN, 2.375%, 3/24/17       1,080,000     1,116,517
Apollo Management Holdings L.P. (C) (D), 4%, 5/30/24       750,000     754,804
CBL & Associates L.P., 5.25%, 12/1/23       500,000     533,084
Fifth Third Bancorp, 2.3%, 3/1/19       900,000     904,692
General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, 3.35%, 10/17/16       2,000,000     2,110,202
Glencore Funding LLC (C) (D), 3.125%, 4/29/19       525,000     535,395
Goldman Sachs Group Inc./The, 2.625%, 1/31/19       1,500,000     1,520,388
HCP Inc., MTN, 6.7%, 1/30/18       1,000,000     1,166,016
Health Care REIT Inc., 4.5%, 1/15/24       1,000,000     1,053,668
Hospitality Properties Trust, 4.65%, 3/15/24       1,000,000     1,047,901
Icahn Enterprises L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.875%, 3/15/19       250,000     257,500
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.* (F), 5.75%, 1/3/17       3,135,000     314
Liberty Mutual Group Inc. (C) (D), 4.25%, 6/15/23       1,000,000     1,036,467
Senior Housing Properties Trust, 3.25%, 5/1/19       500,000     506,388
Simon Property Group L.P., 5.875%, 3/1/17       1,060,000     1,182,334
UBS AG/Stamford CT (E), 5.75%, 4/25/18       366,000     419,634
             
              16,610,240
Health Care - 3.3%              
Eli Lilly & Co., 6.57%, 1/1/16       1,000,000     1,087,364
Forest Laboratories Inc. (C) (D), 5%, 12/15/21       250,000     273,965
Genentech Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/35       1,740,000     2,006,855
HCA Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/22       275,000     298,031
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., 5.75%, 11/15/36       2,000,000     2,427,016
Quest Diagnostics Inc., 5.45%, 11/1/15       2,000,000     2,118,842
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., 2.4%, 2/1/19       500,000     505,088
Wyeth LLC, 6.5%, 2/1/34       1,000,000     1,308,097
             
              10,025,258
Industrials - 5.4%              
ADT Corp./The, 4.125%, 4/15/19       475,000     477,969
B/E Aerospace Inc., 5.25%, 4/1/22       450,000     489,938
Boeing Co./The, 8.625%, 11/15/31       760,000     1,154,340
Boeing Co./The, 6.875%, 10/15/43       1,380,000     1,873,934
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 8.125%, 4/15/20       2,000,000     2,511,416
Crane Co., 2.75%, 12/15/18       500,000     511,394
Lockheed Martin Corp., 7.65%, 5/1/16       1,450,000     1,635,113
Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.59%, 5/17/25       1,268,000     1,441,164
Norfolk Southern Corp., 7.05%, 5/1/37       1,400,000     1,913,446
Northrop Grumman Corp., 1.75%, 6/1/18       1,500,000     1,492,686
Waste Management Inc., 7.125%, 12/15/17       2,465,000     2,896,567
             
              16,397,967

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Core Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

      Par Value   Value (Note 2)
           
CORPORATE NOTES AND BONDS (continued)              
               
Information Technology - 2.0%              
Apple Inc., 2.4%, 5/3/23     $ 2,000,000   $ 1,889,378
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., 3.95%, 9/1/20       1,000,000     1,046,773
EMC Corp./MA, 2.65%, 6/1/20       2,000,000     2,016,366
Thomson Reuters Corp. (E), 4.3%, 11/23/23       650,000     681,411
Xilinx Inc., 3%, 3/15/21       450,000     454,188
             
              6,088,116
Materials - 1.4%              
Westvaco Corp., 8.2%, 1/15/30       2,250,000     2,954,732
Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/32       1,000,000     1,351,169
             
              4,305,901
Telecommunication Services - 1.6% Comcast Cable Communications Holdings Inc.,              
9.455%, 11/15/22       2,000,000     2,906,994
Verizon Communications Inc., 3.45%, 3/15/21       1,000,000     1,033,404
Verizon Communications Inc., 5.15%, 9/15/23       626,000     700,552
             
              4,640,950
Utilities - 3.4%              
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (C) (D), 6.05%, 10/1/36       1,000,000     1,247,320
Interstate Power & Light Co., 6.25%, 7/15/39       2,925,000     3,783,593
Sierra Pacific Power Co., Series M, 6%, 5/15/16       1,250,000     1,371,477
Southwestern Electric Power Co., Series E, 5.55%, 1/15/17       1,165,000     1,287,965
Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 6.5%, 6/1/28       2,000,000     2,537,784
             
              10,228,139
             

Total Corporate Notes and Bonds (Cost $86,537,838)

            92,195,516
               
LONG TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS - 1.1%              
General - 1.1%              
Jacksonville FL Sales Tax Revenue, Series A,              
5%, 10/1/29       1,000,000     1,117,190
King County WA Sewer Revenue, (AGM),              
5%, 1/1/36       1,100,000     1,182,412
Tulsa OK Public Facility Authority Revenue,              
6.6%, 11/15/29       1,000,000     1,129,480
             
              3,429,082
             

Total Long Term Municipal Bonds (Cost $3,336,596)

            3,429,082
               
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 18.3%              
Fannie Mae - 11.8%              
4%, 4/1/15 Pool # 255719       72,231     76,670
5.5%, 4/1/16 Pool # 745444       246,079     261,348
6%, 5/1/16 Pool # 582558       15,716     16,144
5.5%, 9/1/17 Pool # 657335       52,949     56,235
5.5%, 2/1/18 Pool # 673194       169,328     179,867
5%, 5/1/20 Pool # 813965       691,771     747,039
4.5%, 9/1/20 Pool # 835465       501,712     532,884
6%, 5/1/21 Pool # 253847       97,870     110,598
7%, 12/1/29 Pool # 762813       85,895     94,882
7%, 11/1/31 Pool # 607515       51,183     58,126
6.5%, 3/1/32 Pool # 631377       95,724     108,098
7%, 5/1/32 Pool # 644591       22,795     25,531
6.5%, 6/1/32 Pool # 545691       677,832     769,698
5.5%, 4/1/33 Pool # 690206       774,988     869,112
5%, 10/1/33 Pool # 254903       1,143,308     1,276,382
5.5%, 11/1/33 Pool # 555880       927,174     1,042,580
5%, 6/1/34 Pool # 778891       287,385     320,418
7%, 7/1/34 Pool # 792636       40,981     42,932
5.5%, 8/1/34 Pool # 793647       171,337     192,680
5.5%, 3/1/35 Pool # 810075       509,762     572,862
5%, 8/1/35 Pool # 829670       928,144     1,032,525
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 820347       1,176,007     1,332,639
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 835699       1,107,277     1,254,488
5%, 10/1/35 Pool # 797669       1,341,969     1,508,674
5.5%, 10/1/35 Pool # 836912       31,339     35,062
5%, 11/1/35 Pool # 844809       446,621     496,647
5%, 12/1/35 Pool # 850561       506,953     563,793
5.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 896340       179,028     200,294
5.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 901723       1,207,655     1,351,644
6.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 894118       544,117     613,516
6%, 11/1/36 Pool # 902510       1,157,026     1,318,923
5.5%, 5/1/37 Pool # 928292       674,896     762,128
6%, 10/1/37 Pool # 947563       1,086,682     1,239,256
6.5%, 8/1/38 Pool # 987711       1,503,124     1,694,837
5.5%, 4/1/40 Pool # AD0926       2,657,764     2,973,471
4.5%, 8/1/40 Pool # AD8243       782,047     847,779
4%, 1/1/41 Pool # AB2080       2,732,277     2,904,081
4%, 9/1/41 Pool # AJ1406       2,863,450     3,044,761
3.5%, 6/1/42 Pool # AO4136       3,056,138     3,150,831
3.5%, 9/1/42 Pool # AB6228       1,940,517     2,000,643
             
              35,680,078
Freddie Mac - 6.4%              
5%, 5/1/18 Pool # E96322       372,229     395,121
3%, 8/1/27 Pool # J19899       2,622,194     2,721,284
8%, 6/1/30 Pool # C01005       30,275     33,686
7%, 3/1/31 Pool # C48129       116,171     125,076
5%, 7/1/33 Pool # A11325       801,574     903,408
6%, 10/1/34 Pool # A28439       266,309     299,243
5.5%, 11/1/34 Pool # A28282       1,791,509     2,029,634
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32314       245,410     272,643
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32315       402,344     452,675
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32316       558,009     629,668
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32509       190,651     211,809

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Core Bond Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

      Par Value   Value (Note 2)
           
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (continued)              
Freddie Mac (continued)              
5%, 1/1/37 Pool # A56371     $ 894,076   $ 989,428
4%, 10/1/41 Pool # Q04092       1,370,392     1,453,919
3%, 9/1/42 Pool # C04233       3,242,898     3,202,756
3%, 4/1/43 Pool # V80025       2,816,750     2,781,883
3%, 4/1/43 Pool # V80026       2,847,385     2,812,139
             
              19,314,372
Ginnie Mae - 0.1%              
8%, 10/20/15 Pool # 2995       8,167     8,258
6.5%, 2/20/29 Pool # 2714       99,343     115,800
6.5%, 4/20/31 Pool # 3068       71,036     81,740
             
              205,798
             

Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $52,414,907)

            55,200,248
               
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 47.6%              
Fannie Mae - 1.3%              
4.625%, 10/15/14       3,905,000     3,955,464
             
Federal Farm Credit Bank - 1.5%              
5.875%, 10/3/16       4,000,000     4,466,412
             
Federal Home Loan Bank - 0.2%              
1.550%, 6/28/27 (B)       600,000     595,988
             
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 4.7%              
6.625%, 2/15/27       6,600,000     9,359,625
4.500%, 5/15/38       4,000,000     4,863,752
             
              14,223,377
             
U.S. Treasury Notes - 39.9%              
4.250%, 8/15/14       5,500,000     5,528,358
2.375%, 9/30/14       3,600,000     3,620,531
2.625%, 12/31/14       26,000,000     26,328,042
2.500%, 3/31/15       1,750,000     1,781,514
4.250%, 8/15/15       8,900,000     9,307,798
3.250%, 12/31/16       8,000,000     8,512,496
3.125%, 1/31/17       4,000,000     4,248,752
2.375%, 7/31/17       5,250,000     5,480,507
0.750%, 10/31/17       8,000,000     7,922,496
4.250%, 11/15/17       9,100,000     10,066,875
2.750%, 2/15/19       8,250,000     8,705,680
3.375%, 11/15/19       13,000,000     14,125,306
2.625%, 11/15/20       6,500,000     6,751,875
2.000%, 11/15/21       7,500,000     7,406,250
2.750%, 11/15/23       1,000,000     1,024,922
             
              120,811,402
             

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $137,754,396)

            144,052,643
      Shares      
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.2%              
State Street Institutional U.S. Government              
Money Market Fund       3,776,821     3,776,821
             

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,776,821)

            3,776,821
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.4% (Cost $285,866,317**)             300,691,696
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.6%             1,954,976
             
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 302,646,672
             

*   Non-income producing.
**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $285,866,317.
(A)   Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of June 30, 2014.
(B)   Stepped rate security. Rate shown is as of June 30, 2014.
(C)   Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under rule 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)   Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars. The aggregate of these securities is 1.4% of total net assets.
(F)   In default. Issuer is bankrupt.
AGM   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
MTN   Medium Term Note
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

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 - 95.8%              
               
Consumer Discretionary - 34.5%              
               
Auto Components - 4.6%              
Allison Transmission Inc. (A), 7.125%, 5/15/19     $ 300,000   $ 321,000
Dana Holding Corp., 6.5%, 2/15/19       350,000     368,812
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 5/15/22       500,000     555,000
LKQ Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/23       450,000     443,700
Tenneco Inc., 6.875%, 12/15/20       525,000     571,594
             
              2,260,106
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.4%              
Boyd Gaming Corp., 9.125%, 12/1/18       300,000     319,125
Felcor Lodging L.P., 6.75%, 6/1/19       450,000     478,688
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/21       300,000     303,375
Peninsula Gaming LLC / Peninsula Gaming Corp. (A), 8.375%, 2/15/18       200,000     214,000
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., 8.75%, 5/15/20       300,000     327,000
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., 7.5%, 4/15/21       200,000     215,500
Scientific Games International Inc., 6.25%, 9/1/20       300,000     295,500
             
              2,153,188
Household Products - 1.9%              
ACCO Brands Corp., 6.75%, 4/30/20       400,000     419,000
Central Garden and Pet Co., 8.25%, 3/1/18       500,000     518,750
             
              937,750
Media - 18.2%              
AMC Networks Inc., 4.75%, 12/15/22       400,000     400,000
Cablevision Systems Corp., 7.75%, 4/15/18       250,000     282,500
Cablevision Systems Corp., 5.875%, 9/15/22       100,000     101,875
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC / CBS Outdoor Americas Capital Corp. (A), 5.625%, 2/15/24       500,000     516,250
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 6.5%, 4/30/21       750,000     798,750
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp. (A), 6.375%, 9/15/20       200,000     212,500
CSC Holdings LLC (A), 5.25%, 6/1/24       250,000     245,937
Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., 7.75%, 5/1/19       400,000     421,500
DISH DBS Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/20       500,000     525,625
Gray Television Inc., 7.5%, 10/1/20       400,000     431,000
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 6.5%, 6/15/19       500,000     557,500
Lamar Media Corp., 5.875%, 2/1/22       500,000     535,625
Mediacom Broadband LLC / Mediacom Broadband Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/23       400,000     422,000
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co. (A), 5%, 4/15/22       500,000     503,750
Sinclair Television Group Inc., 6.125%, 10/1/22       250,000     261,250
Sirius XM Radio Inc. (A), 5.875%, 10/1/20       250,000     264,375
Sirius XM Radio Inc. (A), 4.625%, 5/15/23       250,000     239,375
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC (A) (B), 6%, 5/15/17       500,000     515,625
Univision Communications Inc. (A), 6.75%, 9/15/22       452,000     500,025
UPCB Finance V Ltd. (A) (B), 6.875%, 1/15/22       350,000     382,375
ViaSat Inc., 6.875%, 6/15/20       300,000     323,250
WMG Acquisition Corp. (A), 6.75%, 4/15/22       400,000     400,000
             
              8,841,087
Specialty Retail - 3.7%              
Chinos Intermediate Holdings A Inc., PIK (A), 7.75%, 5/1/19       400,000     401,000
Jo-Ann Stores Inc. (A), 8.125%, 3/15/19       600,000     615,000
Penske Automotive Group Inc., 5.75%, 10/1/22       250,000     263,125
Sally Holdings LLC / Sally Capital Inc., 5.75%, 6/1/22       500,000     532,500
             
              1,811,625
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.7%              
Hanesbrands Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/20       250,000     270,313
Levi Strauss & Co., 7.625%, 5/15/20       500,000     538,125
             
              808,438
             
              16,812,194
Consumer Staples - 3.4%              
Alphabet Holding Co. Inc., PIK, 7.75%, 11/1/17       600,000     619,500
Dole Food Co. Inc. (A), 7.25%, 5/1/19       500,000     506,250
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC / Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 4.875%, 5/1/21       500,000     511,250
             
              1,637,000
Energy - 15.9%              
AmeriGas Finance LLC / AmeriGas Finance              
Corp., 7%, 5/20/22       250,000     276,875
AmeriGas Partners L.P. / AmeriGas Finance Corp., 6.25%, 8/20/19       500,000     533,750
Baytex Energy Corp. (A) (B), 5.625%, 6/1/24       500,000     501,875
Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, 6.375%, 9/15/22       250,000     266,250
CGG SA (B), 6.5%, 6/1/21       300,000     297,750
Chaparral Energy Inc., 8.25%, 9/1/21       500,000     548,750
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/20       300,000     348,000
Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. / EER Finance Inc. (A) (C), 7%, 8/15/21       400,000     427,000
Exterran Holdings Inc., 7.25%, 12/1/18       500,000     527,500
Ferrellgas L.P. / Ferrellgas Finance Corp. (A), 6.75%, 1/15/22       400,000     418,000
Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc., 5.875%, 4/1/20       400,000     414,000
Key Energy Services Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/21       500,000     520,000
Lightstream Resources Ltd. (A) (B), 8.625%, 2/1/20       300,000     315,000

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)              
               
Energy (continued)              
QEP Resources Inc., 5.375%, 10/1/22     $ 150,000   $ 154,500
QEP Resources Inc., 5.25%, 5/1/23       500,000     511,250
Regency Energy Partners L.P. / Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.875%, 3/1/22       250,000     271,562
Rice Energy Inc. (A), 6.25%, 5/1/22       500,000     512,500
Rose Rock Midstream L.P. / Rose Rock Finance Corp. (A), 5.625%, 7/15/22       400,000     405,000
Suburban Propane Partners L.P. / Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 7.375%, 8/1/21       227,000     246,863
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/21       250,000     266,875
             
              7,763,300
Financials - 2.3%              
Nationstar Mortgage LLC / Nationstar Capital Corp., 6.5%, 7/1/21       450,000     451,125
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/24       250,000     265,050
Springleaf Finance Corp., MTN, 6.9%, 12/15/17       350,000     388,500
             
              1,104,675
Health Care - 8.8%              
Acadia Healthcare Co. Inc. (A), 5.125%, 7/1/22       500,000     501,250
Air Medical Group Holdings Inc., 9.25%, 11/1/18       267,000     284,355
Biomet Inc., 6.5%, 10/1/20       400,000     427,000
CHS/Community Health Systems Inc. (A), 6.875%, 2/1/22       500,000     530,000
Endo Finance LLC & Endo Finco Inc. (A), 7%, 7/15/19       100,000     106,875
Endo Finance LLC & Endo Finco Inc. (A), 7%, 12/15/20       500,000     535,000
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II Inc. (A), 5.625%, 7/31/19       200,000     218,000
Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd. (A) (B), 5.25%, 4/1/22       250,000     259,375
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A. (B), 4.75%, 4/15/23       300,000     291,750
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC (A), 6.625%, 4/1/22       400,000     419,000
Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/20       200,000     215,000
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 8/1/20       350,000     379,313
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6%, 10/1/20       100,000     108,500
             
              4,275,418
Industrials - 14.5%              
Ashtead Capital Inc. (A), 6.5%, 7/15/22       500,000     546,250
Belden Inc. (A), 5.5%, 9/1/22       500,000     517,500
Bombardier Inc. (A) (B), 6.125%, 1/15/23       350,000     360,500
Clean Harbors Inc., 5.125%, 6/1/21       150,000     153,281
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/1/24       500,000     516,875
FTI Consulting Inc., 6%, 11/15/22       500,000     514,375
Gardner Denver Inc. (A), 6.875%, 8/15/21       250,000     262,500
Gates Global LLC / Gates Global Co. (A), 6%, 7/15/22       450,000     450,000
Gates Investments LLC / Gates Investments Inc., 9%, 10/1/18       127,000     135,230
Griffon Corp., 5.25%, 3/1/22       500,000     496,875
Iron Mountain Inc., 6%, 8/15/23       200,000     216,250
Iron Mountain Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/24       150,000     154,500
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (A), 7%, 5/15/19       400,000     416,000
Nortek Inc., 8.5%, 4/15/21       250,000     276,250
Ply Gem Industries Inc. (A), 6.5%, 2/1/22       350,000     338,625
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.875%, 3/15/21       200,000     230,000
TransDigm Inc., 5.5%, 10/15/20       200,000     203,280
TransDigm Inc. (A), 6.5%, 7/15/24       300,000     312,375
United Rentals North America Inc., 8.25%, 2/1/21       175,000     194,687
United Rentals North America Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/22       250,000     280,625
West Corp., 7.875%, 1/15/19       199,000     211,189
West Corp. (A), 5.375%, 7/15/22       250,000     247,500
             
              7,034,667
Information Technology - 2.4%              
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (A), 5.25%, 12/1/17       50,000     52,250
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (A), 6.375%, 4/1/20       400,000     426,000
CommScope Holding Co. Inc., PIK (A), 6.625%, 6/1/20       250,000     266,875
Syniverse Holdings Inc., 9.125%, 1/15/19       400,000     428,500
             
              1,173,625
Materials - 7.2%              
ArcelorMittal (B), 5.75%, 8/5/20       300,000     322,500
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA Inc. (A) (B), 9.125%, 10/15/20       300,000     330,750
Berry Plastics Corp., 5.5%, 5/15/22       500,000     502,812
Boise Cascade Co. (C), 6.375%, 11/1/20       600,000     645,000
Huntsman International LLC, 4.875%, 11/15/20       400,000     414,000
Polymer Group Inc., 7.75%, 2/1/19       500,000     531,250
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, 9%, 4/15/19       250,000     264,688
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/20       500,000     516,250
             
              3,527,250

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)                
                 
Telecommunication Services - 5.3%                
CenturyLink Inc., 5.625%, 4/1/20     $ 200,000   $ 211,000  
CenturyLink Inc., 5.8%, 3/15/22       250,000     260,312  
Level 3 Financing Inc., 8.125%, 7/1/19       600,000     654,750  
SBA Telecommunications Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/20       300,000     318,000  
Sprint Communications Inc., 7%, 8/15/20       325,000     359,531  
T-Mobile USA Inc., 6.633%, 4/28/21       500,000     541,250  
Windstream Corp., 6.375%, 8/1/23       250,000     253,438  
               
              2,598,281  
Utilities - 1.5%                
Calpine Corp. (A), 6%, 1/15/22       500,000     538,750  
NRG Energy Inc. (A), 6.25%, 5/1/24       200,000     209,000  
               
              747,750  
               

Total Corporate Notes and Bonds (Cost $44,760,106)

            46,674,160  
                 
      Shares      
             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.3%                
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund       2,562,433     2,562,433  
               
                 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,562,433)

            2,562,433  
               
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.1% (Cost $47,322,539**)             49,236,593  
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (1.1%)             (538,745 )
               
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%           $ 48,697,848  
               

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $47,322,539.
(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 7.3% of total net assets.
(C)   Illiquid security (See Note 2).
MTN   Medium Term Note
PIK   Payment in Kind. Pays interest in additional bonds rather than in cash.
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 - 56.3%            
Consumer Discretionary - 4.1%            
McDonald’s Corp.     83,000   $ 8,361,420
Omnicom Group Inc.     33,000     2,350,260
Time Warner Inc.     86,500     6,076,637
           
            16,788,317
Consumer Staples - 7.3%            
Coca-Cola Co./The     71,000     3,007,560
Diageo PLC, ADR     31,000     3,945,370
Nestle S.A., ADR     78,000     6,058,260
PepsiCo Inc.     80,500     7,191,870
Procter & Gamble Co./The     91,000     7,151,690
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.     33,000     2,477,310
           
            29,832,060
Energy - 8.4%            
Chevron Corp.     74,500     9,725,975
ConocoPhillips     53,000     4,543,690
Ensco PLC, Class A     46,000     2,556,220
Exxon Mobil Corp.     81,000     8,155,080
National Oilwell Varco Inc.     29,000     2,388,150
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     37,000     3,797,310
Schlumberger Ltd.     26,000     3,066,700
           
            34,233,125
Financials - 10.8%            
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     85,500     3,204,540
BB&T Corp.     96,500     3,804,995
M&T Bank Corp.     27,000     3,349,350
MetLife Inc.     69,000     3,833,640
Northern Trust Corp.     47,500     3,049,975
PartnerRe Ltd.     41,000     4,477,610
Travelers Cos. Inc./The     96,000     9,030,720
US Bancorp     148,000     6,411,360
Wells Fargo & Co.     133,000     6,990,480
           
            44,152,670
Health Care - 9.2%            
Amgen Inc.     22,000     2,604,140
Baxter International Inc.     54,000     3,904,200
Johnson & Johnson     81,000     8,474,220
Medtronic Inc.     98,000     6,248,480
Merck & Co. Inc.     102,000     5,900,700
Novartis AG, ADR     30,000     2,715,900
Pfizer Inc.     263,000     7,805,840
           
            37,653,480
Industrials - 6.3%            
3M Co.     25,000     3,581,000
Boeing Co./The     30,500     3,880,515
Deere & Co.     28,000     2,535,400
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B     62,000     6,364,920
United Technologies Corp.     58,000     6,696,100
Waste Management Inc.     58,000     2,594,340
           
            25,652,275
Information Technology - 8.4%            
Accenture PLC, Class A     61,500     4,971,660
Automatic Data Processing Inc.     47,000     3,726,160
Intel Corp.     99,000     3,059,100
Linear Technology Corp.     68,500     3,224,295
Microchip Technology Inc.     63,500     3,099,435
Microsoft Corp.     174,000     7,255,800
Oracle Corp.     67,000     2,715,510
QUALCOMM Inc.     81,000     6,415,200
           
            34,467,160
             
Materials - 0.6%            
Praxair Inc.     20,000     2,656,800
           
             
Telecommunication Service - 1.2%            
Verizon Communications Inc.     98,000     4,795,140
           

Total Common Stocks (Cost $154,795,081)

          230,231,027
             
      Par Value      
             
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 0.9%            
ABSC Long Beach Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2000-LB1, Class AF5 (A) (B), 8.55%, 9/21/30   $ 599,648     606,511
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A3, 0.84%, 5/15/19     400,000     399,793
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A3, 0.79%, 5/15/18     500,000     501,117
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A3, 0.79%, 7/16/18     200,000     200,438
Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A4, 0.9%, 12/16/19     725,000     726,773
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2013-3 Class B, 1.19%, 5/15/16     250,000     250,822
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2012-6, Class B, 1.33%, 5/15/17     500,000     502,656
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust, Series 2014-A, Class A3, 0.8%, 4/20/17     250,000     250,450
Volvo Financial Equipment LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A3 (C) (D), 0.82%, 4/16/18     250,000     250,215
           

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $3,694,801)

          3,688,775

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 - 16.8%            
             
Consumer Discretionary - 2.3%            
AARP, Inc. (C) (D), 7.5%, 5/1/31   $ 2,000,000   $ 2,725,752
DR Horton Inc., 5.25%, 2/15/15     515,000     527,051
ERAC USA Finance LLC (C) (D), 6.7%, 6/1/34     1,850,000     2,315,497
First Data Corp. (C) (D), 7.375%, 6/15/19     450,000     483,187
GLP Capital L.P./GLP Financing II Inc. (C) (D), 4.875%, 11/1/20     450,000     463,500
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (E), 7.25%, 6/15/16     1,600,000     1,764,000
Time Warner Inc., 4.75%, 3/29/21     1,000,000     1,108,846
           
            9,387,833
             
Consumer Staples - 0.6%            
Mondelez International Inc., 6.5%, 11/1/31     2,025,000     2,519,851
           
             
Energy - 2.1%            
Access Midstream Partners L.P./ACMP Finance Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/23     750,000     790,313
ConocoPhillips, 6.65%, 7/15/18     1,500,000     1,788,456
Denbury Resources Inc., 6.375%, 8/15/21     750,000     804,375
Energy Transfer Partners L.P., 4.15%, 10/1/20     600,000     634,334
Hess Corp., 7.875%, 10/1/29     1,150,000     1,584,681
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.75%, 2/1/22     500,000     568,125
Transocean Inc. (E), 6%, 3/15/18     750,000     847,147
Transocean Inc. (E), 7.5%, 4/15/31     1,030,000     1,246,131
Williams Cos. Inc/The, 4.55%, 6/24/24     450,000     454,455
           
            8,718,017
Financials - 1.5%            
American Express Credit Corp., MTN, 2.375%, 3/24/17     450,000     465,215
Goldman Sachs Group Inc./The, 2.625%, 1/31/19     975,000     988,252
HCP Inc., MTN, 6.7%, 1/30/18     1,450,000     1,690,723
Health Care REIT Inc., 4.5%, 1/15/24     725,000     763,909
Huntington National Bank/The, 2.2%, 4/1/19     1,200,000     1,201,588
Icahn Enterprises L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., Series WI, 4.875%, 3/15/19     420,000     432,600
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.* (F), 5.75%, 1/3/17     1,735,000     174
Simon Property Group L.P., 5.875%, 3/1/17     530,000     591,167
           
            6,133,628
Health Care - 3.4%            
AbbVie Inc., 2%, 11/6/18     1,200,000     1,198,514
Amgen Inc., 5.85%, 6/1/17     3,950,000     4,454,289
Eli Lilly & Co., 6.57%, 1/1/16     1,200,000     1,304,837
Genentech Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/35     740,000     853,490
HCA Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/22     450,000     487,687
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., 5.75%, 11/15/36     1,320,000     1,601,831
Quest Diagnostics Inc., 5.45%, 11/1/15     1,500,000     1,589,131
UnitedHealth Group Inc., 2.875%, 3/15/23     1,000,000     980,982
Wyeth LLC, 6.5%, 2/1/34     1,100,000     1,438,907
           
            13,909,668
Industrials - 2.1%            
B/E Aerospace Inc., 5.25%, 4/1/22     750,000     816,563
Boeing Co./The, 8.625%, 11/15/31     350,000     531,604
Boeing Co./The, 6.875%, 10/15/43     620,000     841,912
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 8.125%, 4/15/20     1,365,000     1,714,041
Lockheed Martin Corp., 7.65%, 5/1/16     780,000     879,578
Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.59%, 5/17/25     957,000     1,087,693
Norfolk Southern Corp., 7.05%, 5/1/37     1,050,000     1,435,084
Waste Management Inc., 7.125%, 12/15/17     1,150,000     1,351,340
           
            8,657,815
Information Technology - 0.9%            
Apple Inc., 2.4%, 5/3/23     500,000     472,345
Cisco Systems Inc., 5.5%, 2/22/16     960,000     1,037,509
International Business Machines Corp., 1.875%, 8/1/22     1,600,000     1,472,146
Thomson Reuters Corp. (E), 4.3%, 11/23/23     600,000     628,994
           
            3,610,994
Materials - 0.5%            
Ball Corp., 4%, 11/15/23     250,000     238,125
Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC (E), 2.25%, 12/14/18     400,000     407,744
Westvaco Corp., 8.2%, 1/15/30     1,025,000     1,346,044
           
            1,991,913
Telecommunication Services - 1.0%            
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings Inc., 9.455%, 11/15/22     1,780,000     2,587,225
Verizon Communications Inc., 5.15%, 9/15/23     1,260,000     1,410,057
           
            3,997,282
Utilities - 2.4%            
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (C) (D), 6.05%, 10/1/36     1,555,000     1,939,583
Interstate Power & Light Co., 6.25%, 7/15/39     1,365,000     1,765,677
Nevada Power Co., Series R, 6.75%, 7/1/37     1,600,000     2,189,216
Sierra Pacific Power Co., Series M, 6%, 5/15/16     474,000     520,064
Southwestern Electric Power Co., Series E, 5.55%, 1/15/17     835,000     923,133
Westar Energy Inc., 6%, 7/1/14     2,400,000     2,400,000
           
            9,737,673
           

Total Corporate Notes and Bonds (Cost $63,098,212)

          68,664,674

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

      Par Value     Value (Note 2)
         
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITY - 0.2%            
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2005-IQ10, Class A4A (A), 5.23%, 9/15/42   $ 764,199   $ 790,246
           

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $796,485)

          790,246
LONG TERM MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.3%            
General - 0.3%            
Jacksonville FL Sales Tax Revenue, Series A, 5%, 10/1/29     950,000     1,061,330
           

Total Long Term Municipal Bonds (Cost $979,730)

          1,061,330
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 7.5%            
Fannie Mae - 5.3%            
4%, 4/1/15 Pool # 255719     33,911     35,995
5.5%, 4/1/16 Pool # 745444     95,099     101,000
6%, 5/1/16 Pool # 582558     28,813     29,596
5%, 12/1/17 Pool # 672243     252,614     267,987
4.5%, 9/1/20 Pool # 835465     308,429     327,592
6%, 5/1/21 Pool # 253847     83,262     94,090
3%, 11/1/26 Pool # AB3902     1,374,403     1,429,434
3%, 5/1/27 Pool # AL1715     994,264     1,034,075
7%, 12/1/29 Pool # 762813     40,225     44,434
7%, 11/1/31 Pool # 607515     51,183     58,126
7%, 5/1/32 Pool # 644591     12,532     14,036
5.5%, 10/1/33 Pool # 254904     330,955     372,265
5.5%, 11/1/33 Pool # 555880     927,174     1,042,580
5%, 5/1/34 Pool # 780890     1,246,288     1,387,008
7%, 7/1/34 Pool # 792636     19,615     20,549
5.5%, 8/1/34 Pool # 793647     165,529     186,149
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 835699     463,493     525,114
5%, 9/1/35 Pool # 820347     480,640     544,656
5%, 10/1/35 Pool # 797669     420,376     472,597
5.5%, 10/1/35 Pool # 836912     68,483     76,618
5%, 12/1/35 Pool # 850561     212,072     235,850
5.5%, 12/1/35 Pool # 844583     735,736     825,677
5.5%, 9/1/36 Pool # 831820     819,928     923,867
6%, 9/1/36 Pool # 831741     616,536     693,764
5.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 896340     80,550     90,118
5.5%, 10/1/36 Pool # 901723     452,871     506,866
5.5%, 12/1/36 Pool # 903059     691,391     785,355
5.5%, 4/1/40 Pool # AD0926     1,839,991     2,058,557
4%, 1/1/41 Pool # AB2080     1,214,345     1,290,703
4%, 9/1/41 Pool # AJ1406     1,272,645     1,353,227
4%, 10/1/41 Pool # AJ4046     1,095,177     1,165,345
3.5%, 6/1/42 Pool # AO4136     1,146,052     1,181,562
3%, 2/1/43 Pool # AB8486     1,401,570     1,386,221
3%, 2/1/43 Pool # AL3072     1,145,592     1,135,136
           
            21,696,149
             
Freddie Mac - 2.2%            
3%, 8/1/27 Pool # J19899     1,164,036     1,208,024
8%, 6/1/30 Pool # C01005     24,220     26,949
6.5%, 1/1/32 Pool # C62333     106,585     120,104
5%, 7/1/33 Pool # A11325     801,574     903,408
6%, 10/1/34 Pool # A28439     123,505     138,779
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32315     179,664     202,139
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32316     191,815     216,447
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32314     132,709     147,436
5%, 4/1/35 Pool # A32509     126,620     140,672
5%, 1/1/37 Pool # A56371     447,038     494,714
4%, 10/1/41 Pool # Q04092     1,370,392     1,453,919
3%, 9/1/42 Pool # C04233     1,667,776     1,647,132
3%, 4/1/43 Pool # V80026     1,138,954     1,124,856
3%, 4/1/43 Pool # V80025     1,126,700     1,112,753
           
            8,937,332
Ginnie Mae - 0.0%            
6.5%, 4/20/31 Pool # 3068     58,500     67,315
           

Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $29,426,957)

          30,700,796
             
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 15.1%            
U.S. Treasury Bond - 0.8%            
6.625%, 2/15/27     2,270,000     3,219,144
           
U.S. Treasury Notes - 14.3%            
4.250%, 8/15/14     4,965,000     4,990,600
2.375%, 9/30/14     1,400,000     1,407,984
0.500%, 10/15/14     5,000,000     5,006,250
2.500%, 3/31/15     795,000     809,316
2.500%, 4/30/15     3,750,000     3,824,854
4.500%, 2/15/16     5,550,000     5,927,011
3.250%, 12/31/16     2,500,000     2,660,155
3.125%, 1/31/17     2,000,000     2,124,376
0.500%, 7/31/17     4,000,000     3,947,188
2.375%, 7/31/17     2,000,000     2,087,812
4.250%, 11/15/17     10,600,000     11,726,250
2.750%, 2/15/19     1,300,000     1,371,804
3.125%, 5/15/19     2,000,000     2,144,844
3.375%, 11/15/19     1,000,000     1,086,562
2.625%, 11/15/20     7,400,000     7,686,750
1.750%, 5/15/22     1,750,000     1,684,512
           
            58,486,268
           

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (Cost $59,840,817)

          61,705,412

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Diversified Income Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.6%            
State Street Institutional U.S. Government            
Money Market Fund     10,610,154   $ 10,610,154
           

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $10,610,154)

          10,610,154
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.7% (Cost $323,242,237**)           407,452,414
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.3%           1,237,479
           
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%         $ 408,689,893
           

*     Non-income producing.
**     Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $324,071,419.
(A)   Floating rate or variable rate note. Rate shown is as of June 30, 2014.
(B)   Stepped rate security. Rate shown is as of June 30, 2014.
(C)   Security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under rule 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)   Notes and bonds, issued by foreign entities, denominated in U.S. dollars. The aggregate of these securities is 1.2% of total net assets.
(F)   In default. Issuer is bankrupt.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
MTN   Medium Term Note
PLC   Public Limited Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Large Cap Value Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)
         
COMMON STOCKS - 97.3%            
Consumer Discretionary - 7.5%            
Dana Holding Corp.     387,000   $ 9,450,540
Gannett Co. Inc.     340,000     10,645,400
McDonald’s Corp.     97,000     9,771,780
Time Warner Inc.     200,000     14,050,000
           
            43,917,720
Consumer Staples - 4.4%            
CVS Caremark Corp.     168,000     12,662,160
Procter & Gamble Co./The     85,000     6,680,150
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.     82,000     6,155,740
           
            25,498,050
Energy - 19.6%            
Apache Corp.     80,000     8,049,600
Baker Hughes Inc.     259,000     19,282,550
Cameron International Corp.*     245,000     16,588,950
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.     324,000     14,874,840
Exxon Mobil Corp.     79,500     8,004,060
National Oilwell Varco Inc.     195,000     16,058,250
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     240,000     24,631,200
Schlumberger Ltd.     53,000     6,251,350
           
            113,740,800
Financials - 25.4%            
Capital Markets - 1.7%            
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     272,000     10,194,560
           
             
Commercial Banks - 6.1%            
BB&T Corp.     195,000     7,688,850
M&T Bank Corp.     16,000     1,984,800
US Bancorp     225,000     9,747,000
Wells Fargo & Co.     309,000     16,241,040
           
            35,661,690
Diversified Financial Services - 2.7%            
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B*     124,500     15,756,720
           
Insurance - 12.5%            
American International Group Inc.     468,002     25,543,549
Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     93,000     5,341,920
Markel Corp.*     26,500     17,374,460
MetLife Inc.     216,000     12,000,960
Travelers Cos. Inc./The     129,000     12,135,030
           
            72,395,919
Real Estate Management & Development - 2.4%            
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A     311,000     13,690,220
           
            147,699,109
Health Care - 12.8%            
Johnson & Johnson     118,000     12,345,160
Medtronic Inc.     192,000     12,241,920
Merck & Co. Inc.     250,000     14,462,500  
Novartis AG, ADR     15,000     1,357,950  
Pfizer Inc.     610,000     18,104,800  
UnitedHealth Group Inc.     193,000     15,777,750  
             
            74,290,080  
Industrials - 13.2%              
Boeing Co./The     69,000     8,778,870  
Danaher Corp.     133,000     10,471,090  
Deere & Co.     127,000     11,499,850  
FedEx Corp.     107,000     16,197,660  
General Dynamics Corp.     60,000     6,993,000  
Rockwell Collins Inc.     161,500     12,619,610  
United Technologies Corp.     86,500     9,986,425  
             
            76,546,505  
Information Technology - 9.1%              
Accenture PLC, Class A     14,000     1,131,760  
EMC Corp.     355,000     9,350,700  
Microsoft Corp.     339,000     14,136,300  
Oracle Corp.     269,000     10,902,570  
QUALCOMM Inc.     72,000     5,702,400  
Seagate Technology PLC     201,000     11,420,820  
             
            52,644,550  
Materials - 4.3%              
Albemarle Corp.     127,000     9,080,500  
BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR     115,000     7,871,750  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.     224,000     8,176,000  
             
            25,128,250  
Telecommunication Service - 1.0%              
Verizon Communications Inc.     118,000     5,773,740  
             

Total Common Stocks (Cost $424,175,358)

          565,238,804  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.9%              
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund     22,771,738     22,771,738  
             

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $22,771,738)

          22,771,738  
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.2% (Cost $446,947,096**)           588,010,542  
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (1.2%)           (7,056,087 )
             
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%         $ 580,954,455  
             

*   Non-income producing.
**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $447,005,902.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
PLC   Public Limited Company.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Large Cap Growth Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

      Shares     Value (Note 2)  
           
COMMON STOCKS - 94.9%              
Consumer Discretionary - 21.5%              
Amazon.com Inc.*     22,260   $ 7,229,603  
CBS Corp., Class B     125,175     7,778,374  
DIRECTV*     65,465     5,565,180  
Discovery Communications Inc., Class C*     89,523     6,498,475  
Home Depot Inc./The     110,040     8,908,838  
Liberty Global PLC*     92,565     3,916,425  
McDonald’s Corp.     81,720     8,232,473  
Nordstrom Inc.     78,495     5,332,165  
Omnicom Group Inc.     73,220     5,214,728  
Priceline Group Inc./The*     6,260     7,530,780  
Starbucks Corp.     62,378     4,826,810  
TJX Cos. Inc./The     137,180     7,291,117  
Walt Disney Co./The     32,840     2,815,702  
             
            81,140,670  
Consumer Staples - 6.3%              
Costco Wholesale Corp.     65,804     7,577,989  
CVS Caremark Corp.     76,457     5,762,564  
Nestle S.A., ADR     89,155     6,924,669  
PepsiCo Inc.     39,725     3,549,031  
             
            23,814,253  
Energy - 5.4%              
Apache Corp.     62,315     6,270,135  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     37,025     3,799,876  
Schlumberger Ltd.     87,765     10,351,882  
             
            20,421,893  
Financials - 3.0%              
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A     111,016     4,886,924  
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.     76,629     6,468,254  
             
            11,355,178  
Health Care - 13.5%              
Amgen Inc.     64,135     7,591,660  
Baxter International Inc.     81,245     5,874,014  
Biogen Idec Inc.*     13,140     4,143,173  
Celgene Corp.*     70,130     6,022,764  
Cerner Corp.*     86,258     4,449,188  
Gilead Sciences Inc.*     83,090     6,888,992  
Johnson & Johnson     51,050     5,340,851  
UnitedHealth Group Inc.     76,335     6,240,386  
Varian Medical Systems Inc.*     51,550     4,285,867  
             
            50,836,895  
Industrials - 14.6%              
3M Co.     33,137     4,746,544  
Boeing Co./The     70,965     9,028,877  
Danaher Corp.     78,166     6,154,009  
FedEx Corp.     33,155     5,019,004  
Rockwell Collins Inc.     82,890     6,477,025  
Roper Industries Inc.     28,093     4,101,859  
United Parcel Service Inc., Class B     67,000     6,878,220  
United Technologies Corp.     68,428     7,900,012  
W.W. Grainger Inc.     18,800     4,780,276  
             
            55,085,826  
Information Technology - 27.2%              
Communications Equipment - 3.7%              
QUALCOMM Inc.     175,618     13,908,946  
             
               
Computers & Peripherals - 4.4%              
Apple Inc.     177,003     16,448,889  
             
               
Internet Software & Services - 5.9%              
eBay Inc.*     146,342     7,325,881  
Google Inc., Class C*     25,894     14,896,300  
             
            22,222,181  
IT Services - 3.7%              
Accenture PLC, Class A     114,572     9,262,000  
Visa Inc., Class A     22,821     4,808,613  
             
            14,070,613  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor              
Equipment - 1.4%              
Linear Technology Corp.     110,000     5,177,700  
             
               
Software - 8.1%              
Microsoft Corp.     406,745     16,961,266  
Oracle Corp.     338,632     13,724,755  
             
            30,686,021  
             
            102,514,350  
Materials - 1.8%              
Monsanto Co.     55,530     6,926,812  
             
Telecommunication Service - 1.6%              
Verizon Communications Inc.     123,485     6,042,121  
             

Total Common Stocks (Cost $242,509,121)

          358,137,998  
               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.0%              
State Street Institutional U.S. Government              
Money Market Fund     22,551,322     22,551,322  
             

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $22,551,322)

          22,551,322  
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.9% (Cost $265,060,443**)           380,689,320  
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.9%)           (3,438,668 )
             
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%         $ 377,250,652  
             

*   Non-income producing.
**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $265,823,520.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
PLC   Public Limited Company.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Mid Cap Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)
         
COMMON STOCKS - 91.6%            
Consumer Discretionary - 21.3%            
Advance Auto Parts Inc.     96,235   $ 12,984,026
CarMax Inc.*     214,387     11,150,268
Discovery Communications Inc., Class C*     147,860     10,733,158
Liberty Global PLC*     291,809     12,346,439
Omnicom Group Inc.     142,878     10,175,771
Ross Stores Inc.     179,300     11,857,109
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.*     380,405     9,540,557
           
            78,787,328
Consumer Staples - 1.0%            
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     40,011     3,767,836
           
             
Energy - 6.2%            
Cameron International Corp.*     103,820     7,029,652
Ensco PLC, Class A     117,592     6,534,587
World Fuel Services Corp.     192,329     9,468,357
           
            23,032,596
Financials - 23.7%            
Arch Capital Group Ltd.*     168,024     9,651,299
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A     348,978     15,362,012
Brown & Brown Inc.     414,948     12,743,053
Glacier Bancorp Inc.     227,454     6,455,144
M&T Bank Corp.     74,544     9,247,183
Markel Corp.*     31,048     20,356,311
WR Berkley Corp.     295,872     13,701,832
           
            87,516,834
Health Care - 13.6%            
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.*     148,920     10,769,894
DENTSPLY International Inc.     252,177     11,940,581
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*     102,445     10,490,368
Perrigo Co. PLC     66,086     9,632,695
Techne Corp.     77,803     7,202,224
           
            50,035,762
Industrials - 18.2%              
Copart Inc.*     369,626     13,291,751  
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.     217,055     9,585,149  
Fastenal Co.     160,440     7,940,176  
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.*     152,509     8,125,679  
TransDigm Group Inc.     55,521     9,286,442  
Wabtec Corp.     102,276     8,446,975  
Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc.*     536,031     10,699,179  
             
            67,375,351  
Information Technology - 4.0%              
Amphenol Corp., Class A     80,922     7,796,026  
CDW Corp.     218,471     6,964,855  
             
            14,760,881  
Materials - 3.6%              
Crown Holdings Inc.*     269,319     13,401,314  
             

Total Common Stocks

             

(Cost $235,578,150)

          338,677,902  
               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.6%              
State Street Institutional U.S. Government              
Money Market Fund     31,666,749     31,666,749  
             

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $31,666,749)

          31,666,749  
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.2% (Cost $267,244,899**)           370,344,651  
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.2%)           (813,650 )
             
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%         $ 369,531,001  
             

*   Non-income producing.
**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $267,462,371.
PLC   Public Limited Company.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014
 
 
Small Cap Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)
         
           
COMMON STOCKS - 96.3%          
Consumer Discretionary - 11.3%          
Ascena Retail Group Inc.*   7,220   $ 123,462
Cato Corp./The, Class A   4,910     151,719
Choice Hotels International Inc.   470     22,142
Fred’s Inc., Class A   6,400     97,856
Helen of Troy Ltd.*   3,210     194,622
Matthews International Corp., Class A   2,640     109,745
Stage Stores Inc.   4,810     89,899
         
          789,445
Consumer Staples - 2.2%          
Casey’s General Stores Inc.   1,280     89,971
Post Holdings Inc.*   1,300     66,183
         
          156,154
Energy - 6.5%          
Diamondback Energy Inc.*   1,400     124,320
Dorian LPG Ltd.*   1,400     32,186
Era Group Inc.*   2,590     74,281
Scorpio Tankers Inc.   14,000     142,380
SEACOR Holdings Inc.*   990     81,428
         
          454,595
Financials - 21.2%          
AMERISAFE Inc.   1,410     57,345
Campus Crest Communities Inc., REIT   6,000     51,960
DiamondRock Hospitality Co., REIT   5,629     72,164
Education Realty Trust Inc., REIT   6,700     71,958
First Busey Corp.   9,007     52,331
First Midwest Bancorp Inc.   7,030     119,721
First Niagara Financial Group Inc.   6,707     58,619
Flushing Financial Corp.   3,581     73,589
Hancock Holding Co.   2,200     77,704
International Bancshares Corp.   5,350     144,450
MB Financial Inc.   2,830     76,551
Northwest Bancshares Inc.   7,480     101,504
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.   1,160     75,226
Primerica Inc.   2,700     129,195
Solar Capital Ltd.   3,030     64,478
Summit Hotel Properties Inc., REIT   6,400     67,840
Webster Financial Corp.   4,980     157,069
Westamerica Bancorporation   570     29,800
         
          1,481,504
Health Care - 12.2%          
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.*   4,700     75,435
Amsurg Corp.*   1,590     72,456
Charles River Laboratories International Inc.*   2,800     149,856
Corvel Corp.*   1,060     47,891
Haemonetics Corp.*   2,150     75,852
ICON PLC*   1,930     90,922
ICU Medical Inc.*   1,970     119,796
MedAssets Inc.*   2,700     61,668
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A*   3,200     70,240
STERIS Corp.   1,700     90,916
         
          855,032
Industrials - 18.7%          
ACCO Brands Corp.*   11,540     73,971
Albany International Corp., Class A   3,850     146,146
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.*   800     29,480
Cubic Corp.   2,500     111,275
ESCO Technologies Inc.   2,490     86,254
FTI Consulting Inc.*   1,900     71,858
G&K Services Inc., Class A   2,500     130,175
GATX Corp.   2,270     151,954
Luxfer Holdings PLC, ADR   2,600     49,270
Mueller Industries Inc.   5,300     155,873
SP Plus Corp.*   4,690     100,319
United Stationers Inc.   3,600     149,292
UTi Worldwide Inc.   5,400     55,836
         
          1,311,703
Information Technology - 13.4%          
Belden Inc.   3,770     294,663
Coherent Inc.*   1,070     70,802
Diebold Inc.   3,170     127,339
Forrester Research Inc.   3,000     113,640
MAXIMUS Inc.   1,260     54,205
Micrel Inc.   5,800     65,424
MTS Systems Corp.   730     49,465
ScanSource Inc.*   2,300     87,584
Verint Systems Inc.*   900     44,145
Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*   400     32,928
         
          940,195
Materials - 7.2%          
Deltic Timber Corp.   1,470     88,817
Greif Inc., Class A   1,300     70,928
Innospec Inc.   1,800     77,706
Koppers Holdings Inc.   2,100     80,325
Sensient Technologies Corp.   1,700     94,724
Zep Inc.   5,240     92,539
         
          505,039
Utilities - 3.6%          
Laclede Group Inc./The   1,400     67,970
New Jersey Resources Corp.   970     55,445
UNS Energy Corp.   1,240     74,908
WGL Holdings Inc.   1,260     54,306
         
          252,629
         
Total Common Stocks (Cost $3,825,296)         6,746,296

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014
 
 
Small Cap Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)  
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.7%            
State Street Institutional U.S. Government            
Money Market Fund   257,832   $ 257,832  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $257,832)

        257,832  
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0% (Cost $4,083,128**)         7,004,128  
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.0%         (685 )
           
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 7,003,443  
           

*   Non-income producing.
**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $4,122,126.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
PLC   Public Limited Company.
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014
 
 
International Stock Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)
         
COMMON STOCKS - 97.2%          
Australia - 2.5%          
BHP Billiton Ltd.   60,255   $ 2,039,746
         
Brazil - 4.0%          
Estacio Participacoes S.A.   111,200     1,472,098
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., ADR   129,405     1,893,195
         
          3,365,293
France - 16.6%          
AXA S.A.   61,045     1,459,045
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.   10,795     2,081,249
Sanofi   23,344     2,479,840
Schneider Electric SE   29,805     2,805,825
Technip S.A.   22,420     2,452,600
Total S.A.   36,523     2,639,578
         
          13,918,137
Germany - 4.7%          
Allianz SE   9,404     1,567,119
SAP AG   30,150     2,328,440
         
          3,895,559
Ireland - 1.7%          
CRH PLC   56,154     1,442,490
         
Israel - 2.0%          
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR   31,710     1,662,238
         
Japan - 11.0%          
Canon Inc.   52,425     1,705,669
Makita Corp.   30,540     1,887,176
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.   319,620     1,959,272
Secom Co. Ltd.   29,643     1,811,265
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.   43,640     1,838,562
         
          9,201,944
Netherlands – 5.0%          
Akzo Nobel N.V.   19,480     1,460,400
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A   65,543     2,712,838
         
          4,173,238
Singapore - 2.0%          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   121,900     1,637,521
         
South Korea - 2.4%          
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR   1,598     1,032,308
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   757     989,083
         
          2,021,391
Sweden - 1.8%          
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B   126,669     1,530,861
         
Switzerland - 18.6%          
ABB Ltd. *   62,745     1,444,805
Credit Suisse Group AG *   58,870     1,683,517
Givaudan S.A. *   1,050     1,751,184  
Nestle S.A.   30,750     2,382,189  
Novartis AG   38,588     3,494,155  
Roche Holding AG   7,950     2,371,194  
Syngenta AG   6,561     2,443,728  
           
          15,570,772  
United Kingdom - 24.9%            
Compass Group PLC   115,092     2,003,169  
Diageo PLC   104,920     3,350,591  
GlaxoSmithKline PLC   89,880     2,405,754  
HSBC Holdings PLC   156,182     1,584,761  
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC   48,269     2,172,579  
Reed Elsevier PLC   99,300     1,597,455  
Standard Chartered PLC   77,105     1,575,572  
Tesco PLC   418,216     2,034,118  
Unilever PLC   36,336     1,648,536  
WPP PLC   114,740     2,501,703  
           
          20,874,238  
           

Total Common Stocks (Cost $72,803,402)

        81,333,428  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.4%        
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund   2,035,493     2,035,493  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,035,493)

    2,035,493  
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6% (Cost $74,838,895**)     83,368,921  
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.4%     366,926  
           
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%   $ 83,735,847  
           
     
*   Non-income producing.
**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $74,987,733.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
GDR   Global Depositary Receipt.
PLC   Public Limited Company.
     
             
OTHER INFORMATION:            
Sector Concentration         % of Net Assets
           
Consumer Discretionary         16.6 %
Consumer Staples         13.2 %
Energy         6.5 %
Financials         21.9 %
Health Care         13.3 %
Industrials         12.2 %
Information Technology         3.7 %
Materials         5.1 %
Telecommunication Services         3.0 %
Utilities         1.6 %
Short-Term Investments & Net Other Assets & Liabilities         2.9 %

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


38

Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014
 
 
Madison Target Retirement 2020 Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)
         
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.5%          
           
Bond Funds - 60.1%          
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Institutional Shares   416,031   $ 4,472,333
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund          
Advisor Class   971,502     8,928,101
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF   73,295     8,927,331
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF   57,441     5,949,739
iShares TIPS Bond Fund ETF   32,247     3,720,014
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I   412,191     4,468,153
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF   17,187     1,487,707
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF   37,033     2,976,342
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF   47,072     3,870,260
         
          44,799,980
Foreign Stock Funds - 6.3%          
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF   53,471     1,116,475
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF   56,962     2,978,543
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF   6,194     371,330
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund ETF   4,481     221,182
         
          4,687,530
Money Market Funds - 0.7%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government          
Money Market Fund   529,030     529,030
         
Stock Funds - 32.4%          
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF   20,835     2,981,072
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio ETF   66,358     2,976,156
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund Institutional Shares   269,037     4,089,363
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   68,318     13,371,199
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   7,682     743,540
         
          24,161,330
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5% (Cost $68,419,937**)         74,177,870
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.5%         408,563
         
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 74,586,433
         

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $68,949,613.
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


39

Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014
 
 
Madison Target Retirement 2030 Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)  
           
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 100.2%            
             
Bond Funds - 39.4%            
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Institutional Shares   367,435   $ 3,949,926  
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund            
Advisor Class   858,023     7,885,227  
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF   32,367     3,942,301  
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF   76,097     7,882,127  
iShares TIPS Bond Fund ETF   42,721     4,928,295  
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund            
Class I   364,044     3,946,236  
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF   36,796     2,957,295  
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF   43,173     3,549,684  
           
          39,041,091  
Foreign Stock Funds - 10.8%            
iShares Global Energy ETF   20,324     986,120  
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   17,311     1,183,553  
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF   94,502     1,973,202  
SPDR S&P China ETF   5,237     394,084  
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF   84,895     4,439,160  
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF   16,448     986,058  
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund ETF   3,360     196,325  
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund ETF   11,978     591,234  
           
          10,749,736  
Money Market Funds - 1.9%            
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund   1,843,073     1,843,073  
           
Stock Funds - 48.1%            
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF   41,402     5,923,798  
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF   7,775     986,803  
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio ETF   87,848     3,939,983  
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund Institutional Shares   583,228     8,865,068  
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   135,760     26,570,947  
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   15,245     1,475,564  
           
          47,762,163  
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.2% (Cost $87,603,885**)         99,396,063  
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.2%)         (168,404 )
           
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 99,227,659  
           

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $88,257,281.
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


40

Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014
 
 
Madison Target Retirement 2040 Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)
         
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 99.9%          
           
Bond Funds - 29.1%          
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Institutional Shares   134,913   $ 1,450,320
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund Advisor Class   472,568     4,342,900
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF   17,827     2,171,329
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF   55,882     5,788,258
iShares TIPS Bond Fund ETF   25,098     2,895,305
Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Class I   133,668     1,448,964
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF   18,014     1,447,785
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF   19,375     1,593,012
         
          21,137,873
Foreign Stock Funds - 13.4%          
iShares Global Energy ETF   22,387     1,086,217
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   16,950     1,158,872
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF   86,725     1,810,818
SPDR S&P China ETF   4,810     361,953
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF   62,343     3,259,915
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF   18,111     1,085,754
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund ETF   4,951     289,287
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund ETF   13,194     651,256
         
          9,704,072
Money Market Funds - 1.3%          
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund   954,890     954,890
         
Stock Funds - 56.1%          
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF   35,471     5,075,191
iShares S&P 100 ETF   8,343     721,920
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF   8,565     1,087,070
Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF   5,259     289,298
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio ETF   72,575     3,254,989
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund Institutional Shares   475,909     7,233,809
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   103,388     20,235,099
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF   9,280     723,376
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   14,927     1,444,784
Vanguard Value ETF   8,924     722,398
         
          40,787,934
         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9% (Cost $62,083,458**)         72,584,769
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 0.1%         105,317
         
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 72,690,086
         

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $62,644,393.
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


41

Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014
 
 
Madison Target Retirement 2050 Fund Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

    Shares   Value (Note 2)  
           
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 100.1%            
             
Bond Funds - 18.7%            
Franklin Floating Rate Daily Access Fund            
Advisor Class   98,079   $ 901,350  
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF   3,700     450,660  
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF   17,397     1,801,981  
iShares TIPS Bond Fund ETF   5,860     676,010  
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF   4,935     405,756  
           
          4,235,757  
Foreign Stock Funds - 15.8%            
iShares Global Energy ETF   9,293     450,896  
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   6,594     450,832  
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF   32,407     676,658  
SPDR S&P China ETF   1,791     134,773  
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF   19,409     1,014,896  
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF   7,523     451,004  
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund ETF   2,310     134,973  
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund ETF   5,474     270,197  
           
          3,584,229  
Money Market Funds - 1.6%            
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund   360,303     360,303  
           
Stock Funds - 64.0%            
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF   12,620     1,805,670  
iShares S&P 100 ETF   7,792     674,242  
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF   3,558     451,581  
Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF   3,275     180,158  
PowerShares Buyback Achievers Portfolio ETF   25,104     1,125,914  
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index Fund Institutional Shares   162,967     2,477,095  
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   33,336     6,524,522  
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF   2,889     225,198  
Vanguard Information Technology ETF   5,812     562,543  
Vanguard Value ETF   5,556     449,758  
           
          14,476,681  
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1% (Cost $19,774,512**)         22,656,970  
NET OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (0.1%)         (29,943 )
           
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%       $ 22,627,027  
           

**   Aggregate cost for Federal tax purposes was $19,880,016.
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2014 (unaudited)

      Conservative     Moderate     Aggressive     Money  
      Allocation     Allocation     Allocation     Market  
      Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund  
                           
                           
Assets:                          
Investments in securities, at cost                          

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 98,251,338   $ 162,780,244   $ 65,262,129   $ 27,445,331  

Affiliated issuers1

    96,292,309     161,416,047     54,148,740      
                           
Net unrealized appreciation                          

Unaffiliated issuers

    5,063,107     10,494,163     5,825,475      

Affiliated issuers1

    14,398,131     50,545,426     22,199,181      
                   

Total investments at value

    214,004,885     385,235,880     147,435,525     27,445,331  
Cash     17,819         48,681      
Receivables:                          

Investments sold

    525,000     7,801,436     1,428,938      

Fund shares sold.

    305,339     168,201     109,835     2,415  

Dividends and interest

    219,486     248,512     36,646     124,425  

Due from Adviser

                9,457  
                   

Total assets

    215,072,529     393,454,029     149,059,625     27,581,628  
                   
                           
Liabilities:                          
Bank overdrafts         2,350,248          
Payables:                          

Investments purchased

    525,000         2,860,459      

Fund shares repurchased

    41,187     108,125     3,610     4,664  

Management fees

    52,738     95,822     35,784     10,909  

Service agreement fees

    9,064     15,925     5,883     1,752  

Distribution fees – Class II

    8,040     7,225     372     370  
                   

Total liabilities

    636,029     2,577,345     2,906,108     17,695  
                   
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock   $ 214,436,500   $ 390,876,684   $ 146,153,517   $ 27,563,933  
                   
Net assets consist of:                          

Paid-in capital

  $ 188,292,628   $ 327,087,372   $ 110,607,230   $ 27,564,449  
                         

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

    1,529,182     1,883,094     476,460      

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments sold and foreign currency related transactions

    5,153,452     866,629     7,045,171     (516 )

Net unrealized appreciation of investments (including appreciation of foreign currency related transactions)

    19,461,238     61,039,589     28,024,656      
                   
Net Assets   $ 214,436,500   $ 390,876,684   $ 146,153,517   $ 27,563,933  
                   
Class I Shares:                          

Net Assets

  $ 175,335,475   $ 355,558,266   $ 144,282,603   $ 25,748,690  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

    15,720,996     29,570,460     11,759,706     25,749,181  

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

    $11.15     $12.02     $12.27     $1.00  
                   
                           
Class II Shares:                          

Net Assets

  $ 39,101,025   $ 35,318,418   $ 1,870,914   $ 1,815,243  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

    3,515,373     2,947,074     153,126     1,815,267  

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

    $11.12     $11.98     $12.22     $1.00  
                   
                           
1 See Note 10 for information on affiliated issuers.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2014 (unaudited)

      Core     High                  
      Bond     Income     Diversified     Large Cap  
      Fund     Fund     Income Fund     Value Fund  
                           
Assets:                                  

Investments in securities, at cost Unaffiliated issuers

    $ 285,866,317     $ 47,322,539     $ 323,242,237     $ 446,947,096  

Net unrealized appreciation Unaffiliated issuers

      14,825,379       1,914,054       84,210,177       141,063,446  
                           

Total investments at value

      300,691,696       49,236,593       407,452,414       588,010,542  
Cash                         42,296  
Foreign currency (cost of $10,358)(Note 2)                          
Receivables                                  

Investments sold

            434,268       4,221,953        

Fund shares sold

      107,599       6,172       11,710       29,223  

Dividends and interest

      2,209,869       716,867       1,736,572       674,127  

Other assets

            2,216              
                           

Total assets

      303,009,164       50,396,116       413,422,649       588,756,188  
                           
Liabilities:                                  
Payables:                                  

Investments purchased

            1,657,917       4,278,721       6,760,197  

Fund shares repurchased

      202,150       6,390       193,353       732,475  

Management fees

      136,440       30,160       234,775       285,358  

Service agreement fees

      13,955       2,331       16,562       22,267  

Distribution fees – Class II

      9,947       1,470       9,345       1,436  
                           

Total liabilities

      362,492       1,698,268       4,732,756       7,801,733  
                           
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock     $ 302,646,672     $ 48,697,848     $ 408,689,893     $ 580,954,455  
                           
Net assets consist of:                                  

Paid-in capital

    $ 289,774,878     $ 51,986,053     $ 308,860,215     $ 392,332,079  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

      4,385,692       1,281,286       4,589,712       3,654,292  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments sold and foreign currency relate transactions

      (6,339,277 )     (6,483,545 )     11,029,789       43,903,559  

Net unrealized appreciation of investments (including appreciation of foreign currency related transactions)

      14,825,379       1,914,054       84,210,177       141,064,525  
                           
Net Assets     $ 302,646,672     $ 48,697,848     $ 408,689,893     $ 580,954,455  
                           
Class I Shares:                                  

Net Assets

    $ 254,016,937     $ 41,530,235     $ 362,945,006     $ 573,980,813  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

      24,594,476       4,303,872       16,696,765       15,243,684  
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share       $10.33       $9.65       $21.74       $37.65  
                           
Class II Shares:                                  

Net Assets

    $ 48,629,735     $ 7,167,613     $ 45,744,887     $ 6,973,642  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

      4,717,650       742,264       2,110,681       186,035  

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

      $10.31       $9.66       $21.67       $37.49  
                           

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


44

Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2014 (unaudited)

                                Madison     Madison     Madison     Madison  
Large Cap                     International     Target     Target     Target     Target  
Growth     Mid Cap     Small Cap     Stock     Retirement     Retirement     Retirement     Retirement  
Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     2020 Fund     2030 Fund     2040 Fund     2050 Fund  
                                             
$ 265,060,443     $ 267,244,899     $ 4,083,128     $ 74,838,895     $ 68,419,937     $ 87,603,885     $ 62,083,458     $ 19,774,512  
                                                             
  115,628,877       103,099,752       2,921,000       8,530,026       5,757,933       11,792,178       10,501,311       2,882,458  
                                             
  380,689,320       370,344,651       7,004,128       83,368,921       74,177,870       99,396,063       72,584,769       22,656,970  
  15,098       47,461                               4,018       2,484  
                    10,288                          
                                                             
  2,204,844                         1,694,362       717,562       624,357       692,895  
  25,020       9,147       814       6,506       62,946       431,236       123,522       53,993  
  150,312       161,466       7,042       489,994       148,750       290,089       236,939       80,798  
                                             
                                             
  383,084,594       370,562,725       7,011,984       83,875,709       76,083,928       100,834,950       73,573,605       23,487,140  
                                             
                                                             
  5,266,042                   20       1,479,295       1,575,313       859,823       830,645  
  298,128       741,076       1,389       52,273       85       7,953       5,958       24,033  
  247,907       272,136       6,401       79,971       15,096       20,021       14,782       4,529  
  15,036       15,370       407       3,644       3,019       4,004       2,956       906  
  6,829       3,142       344       3,954                          
                                             
  5,833,942       1,031,724       8,541       139,862       1,497,495       1,607,291       883,519       860,113  
                                             
$ 377,250,652     $ 369,531,001     $ 7,003,443     $ 83,735,847     $ 74,586,433     $ 99,227,659     $ 72,690,086     $ 22,627,027  
                                             
                                                             
$ 239,954,960     $ 246,699,366     $ 4,107,130     $ 77,789,789     $ 66,302,559     $ 83,973,642     $ 59,665,251     $ 19,241,070  
  1,126,017       752,584       35,712       1,225,904       756,387       909,355       657,703       190,971  
                                                             
  20,540,798       18,979,299       (60,399 )     (3,826,461 )     1,769,554       2,552,484       1,865,821       312,528  
  115,628,877       103,099,752       2,921,000       8,546,615       5,757,933       11,792,178       10,501,311       2,882,458  
                                             
$ 377,250,652     $ 369,531,001     $ 7,003,443     $ 83,735,847     $ 74,586,433     $ 99,227,659     $ 72,690,086     $ 22,627,027  
                                             
                                                             
$ 344,108,025     $ 354,156,952     $ 5,335,838     $ 64,708,977     $ 74,586,433     $ 99,227,659     $ 72,690,086     $ 22,627,027  
  11,495,578       15,897,336       582,879       4,799,921       8,161,345       10,609,949       7,969,689       1,681,559  
  $29.93       $22.28       $9.15       $13.48       $9.14       $9.35       $9.12       $13.46  
                                             
                                                             
$ 33,142,627     $ 15,374,049     $ 1,667,605     $ 19,026,870                                  
  1,113,408       694,564       183,462       1,414,846                                  
  $29.77       $22.13       $9.09       $13.45                                  
                                                     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


45

Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Operations for the Period Ended June 30, 2014 (unaudited)

    Conservative     Moderate     Aggressive     Money  
    Allocation     Allocation     Allocation     Market  
    Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund  
                         
Investment Income:                                

Interest

  $     $     $     $ 16,958  

Dividends

                               

Unaffiliated issuers

    1,188,449       1,845,479       635,432        

Affiliated issuers1

    725,215       689,338       68,729        

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

                       
                         

Total investment income

    1,913,664       2,534,817       704,161       16,958  
                         
Expenses:                                

Management fees

    320,142       581,900       215,511       80,350  

Audit and trustee fees

    15,426       26,483       9,801       3,132  

Distribution fees – Class II

    48,635       43,041       2,261       2,159  

Other expenses

    279       299       128        
                         

Total expenses before reimbursement/waiver

    384,482       651,723       227,701       85,641  
                         

Less reimbursement/waiver2

                      (68,683 )
                         

Total expenses net of reimbursement/waiver

    384,482       651,723       227,701       16,958  
                         
Net Investment Income     1,529,182       1,883,094       476,460        
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments                                

Net realized gain (loss) on investments (including net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency related transactions)

                               

Unaffiliated issuers

    2,306,229       11,715,598       4,717,927       (117 )

Affiliated issuers1

    4,919,586       8,582,684       4,439,792        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)on investments (including net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency related transactions)

                               

Unaffiliated issuers

    1,073,953       (4,892,573 )     (1,532,097 )      

Affiliated issuers1

    (853,652 )     782,575       (686,376 )      
                         
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments     7,446,116       16,188,284       6,939,246       (117 )
                         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations   $ 8,975,298     $ 18,071,378     $ 7,415,706     $ (117 )
                         

1   See Note 10 for information on affiliated issuers.
2   Waiver includes management fees of $66,524, and distribution fees of $2,159, for the Money Market Fund.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Operations for the Period Ended June 30, 2014 (unaudited)

Core     High     Diversified     Large Cap     Large Cap     Mid     Small     International  
Bond     Income     Income     Value     Growth     Cap     Cap     Stock  
Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund  
                                             
$ 5,347,199     $ 1,480,117     $ 2,900,758     $     $     $     $     $  
                                                             
              3,247,292       5,533,673       2,769,297       2,486,291       79,313       1,928,168  
                                             
              (54,547 )     (137,766 )     (80,877 )     (19,664 )           (187,038 )
                                             
  5,347,199       1,480,117       6,093,503       5,395,907       2,688,420       2,466,627       79,313       1,741,130  
                                             
                                                             
  840,427       185,942       1,421,731       1,696,917       1,496,943       1,669,563       40,708       483,753  
  24,765       4,193       27,502       36,191       24,676       25,644       775       6,282  
  59,261       8,696       54,553       8,507       40,784       18,836       2,118       23,442  
              5                               1,771  
                                             
  924,453       198,831       1,503,791       1,741,615       1,562,403       1,714,043       43,601       515,248  
                                             
                                             
                                             
  924,453       198,831       1,503,791       1,741,615       1,562,403       1,714,043       43,601       515,248  
                                             
  4,422,746       1,281,286       4,589,712       3,654,292       1,126,017       752,584       35,712       1,225,882  
                                                             
  2,600,651       810,998       18,299,522       73,034,690       22,122,394       34,404,727       594,855       22,592,663  
                                             
                                                             
  4,114,743       267,923       (4,003,593 )     (30,988,605 )     (5,093,273 )     (23,672,611 )     (519,319 )     (19,696,815 )
                                             
                                             
  6,715,394       1,078,921       14,295,929       42,046,085       17,029,121       10,732,116       75,536       2,895,848  
                                             
$ 11,138,140     $ 2,360,207     $ 18,885,641     $ 45,700,377     $ 18,155,138     $ 11,484,700     $ 111,248     $ 4,121,730  
                                             

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


47

Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Operations for the Period Ended June 30, 2014 (unaudited)

    Madison     Madison     Madison   Madison  
    Target     Target     Target   Target  
    Retirement     Retirement     Retirement   Retirement  
    2020 Fund     2030 Fund     2040 Fund   2050 Fund  
                       
Investment Income:                              

Dividends

                             

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 863,329     $ 1,049,012     $ 761,741   $ 220,732  
                       

Total investment income

    863,329       1,049,012       761,741     220,732  
                       
                               
Expenses:                              

Management fees

    88,975       116,359       86,698     24,801  

Service agreement fees

    17,795       23,272       17,340     4,960  

Other expenses

    172       26            
                       

Total expenses

    106,942       139,657       104,038     29,761  
                       
Net Investment Income     756,387       909,355       657,703     190,971  
                               
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments                              

Net realized gain on investments (including net realized gain on foreign currency related transactions)

                             

Unaffiliated issuers

    2,429,634       3,297,246       2,536,618     425,200  

Net change in unrealized appreciationon investments (including net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency related transactions)

                             

Unaffiliated issuers

    11,345       526,787       465,716     507,169  
                       
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments     2,440,979       3,824,033       3,002,334     932,369  
                       
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations   $ 3,197,366     $ 4,733,388     $ 3,660,037   $ 1,123,340  
                       

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    Conservative Allocation Fund     Moderate Allocation Fund  
             
    (unaudited)             (unaudited)          
    Six Months             Six Months          
    Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended  
    6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13  
                         
Net Assets at beginning of period   $ 221,495,834     $ 238,216,607     $ 405,919,208     $ 393,058,473  
Increase in net assets from operations:                                

Net investment income

    1,529,182       5,246,433       1,883,094       6,998,346  

Net realized gain

    7,225,815       7,909,747       20,298,282       24,989,395  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    220,301       3,650,848       (4,109,998 )     26,178,989  
                         

Net increase in net assets from operations

    8,975,298       16,807,028       18,071,378       58,166,730  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                

Net investment income

                               

Class I

    (118,861 )     (4,298,542 )     (163,666 )     (6,612,939 )

Class II

          (857,521 )           (539,130 )

Net realized gains

          (4,535,392 )            

Class I

          (1,011,220 )            
                         

Class II

    (118,861 )     (10,702,675 )     (163,666 )     (7,152,069 )
                         

Total distributions

                               
Capital Stock transactions:                                

Class I Shares

                               

Shares sold

    11,991,736       32,461,650       24,661,814       62,076,217  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    118,861       8,833,950       163,666       6,612,941  

Shares redeemed

    (25,458,386 )     (60,422,702 )     (56,540,939 )     (102,805,402 )
                         

Net decrease in net assets from capital stock transactions

    (13,347,789 )     (19,127,102 )     (31,715,459 )     (34,116,244 )
                         

Class II Shares

                               

Shares sold

    350,724       2,216,880       350,343       1,773,730  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

          1,868,741             539,130  

Shares redeemed

    (2,918,706 )     (7,783,645 )     (1,585,120 )     (6,350,542 )
                         

Net decrease in net assets from capital stock transactions

    (2,567,982 )     (3,698,024 )     (1,234,777 )     (4,037,682 )
                         
Total decrease from capital stock transactions     (15,915,771 )     (22,825,126 )     (32,950,236 )     (38,153,926 )
                         
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (7,059,334 )     (16,720,773 )     (15,042,524 )     12,860,735  
                         
Net Assets at end of period   $ 214,436,500     $ 221,495,834     $ 390,876,684     $ 405,919,208  
                         

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets

  $ 1,529,182     $ 118,861     $ 1,883,094     $ 163,666  
Capital Share transactions:                                

Class I Shares

                               

Shares sold

    1,103,116       3,012,062       2,122,378       5,699,276  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    10,682       825,610       13,622       576,115  

Shares redeemed

    (2,348,216 )     (5,587,565 )     (4,882,066 )     (9,434,643 )
                         

Net decrease from capital shares outstanding

    (1,234,418 )     (1,749,893 )     (2,746,066 )     (3,159,252 )
                         

Class II Shares

                               

Shares sold

    32,595       206,264       30,198       163,298  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

          175,025             47,088  

Shares redeemed

    (269,964 )     (720,986 )     (136,927 )     (586,492 )
                         

Net decrease from capital shares outstanding

    (237,369 )     (339,697 )     (106,729 )     (376,106 )
                         

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


49

Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    Aggressive Allocation Fund     Money Market Fund  
             
    (unaudited)             (unaudited)          
    Six Months             Six Months          
    Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended  
    6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13  
                         
Net Assets at beginning of period   $ 151,424,905     $ 144,675,419     $ 38,651,351     $ 50,323,677  
Increase in net assets from operations:                                

Net investment income

    476,460       1,629,913              

Net realized gain (loss)

    9,157,719       14,971,686       (117 )     (399 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,218,473 )     13,502,680              
                         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    7,415,706       30,104,279       (117 )     (399 )
Distributions to shareholders from:                                

Net investment income

                               

Class I

    (38,320 )     (1,688,840 )            

Class II

          (16,918 )            

Net realized gains

                               

Class I

    (40,290 )     (1,820,249 )            

Class II

    (508 )     (23,396 )            
                         

Total distributions

    (79,118 )     (3,549,403 )            
                         
Capital Stock transactions:                                

Class I Shares

                               

Shares sold

    20,153,116       39,997,814       7,956,020       22,429,011  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    78,610       3,509,089              

Shares redeemed

    (32,711,091 )     (62,966,271 )     (19,129,055 )     (34,154,734 )
                         

Net decrease in net assets from capital stock transactions

    (12,479,365 )     (19,459,368 )     (11,173,035 )     (11,725,723 )
                         

Class II Shares

                               

Shares sold

    64,872       153,811       681,806       1,372,932  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    508       40,313              

Shares redeemed

    (193,991 )     (540,146 )     (596,072 )     (1,319,136 )
                         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions

    (128,611 )     (346,022 )     85,734       53,796  
                         
Total decrease from capital stock transactions     (12,607,976 )     (19,805,390 )     (11,087,301 )     (11,671,927 )
                         
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (5,271,388 )     6,749,486       (11,087,418 )     (11,672,326 )
                         
Net Assets at end of period   $ 146,153,517     $ 151,424,905     $ 27,563,933     $ 38,651,351  
                         

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets

  $ 476,460     $ 38,320     $     $  
Capital Share transactions:                                

Class I Shares

                               

Shares sold

    1,712,331       3,695,513       7,956,020       22,429,011  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    6,405       301,083              

Shares redeemed

    (2,787,275 )     (5,802,894 )     (19,129,056 )     (34,154,735 )
                         

Net decrease from capital shares outstanding

    (1,068,539 )     (1,806,298 )     (11,173,036 )     (11,725,724 )
                         

Class II Shares

                               

Shares sold

    5,322       14,545       681,806       1,372,932  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    42       3,470              

Shares redeemed

    (16,751 )     (51,023 )     (596,072 )     (1,319,136 )
                         

Net decrease from capital shares outstanding

    (11,387 )     (33,008 )     85,734       53,796  
                         

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


50

Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Core Bond Fund     High Income Fund     Diversifie Income Fund     Large Cap Value Fund  
                     
(unaudited)             (unaudited)             (unaudited)             (unaudited)          
Six Months             Six Months             Six Months             Six Months          
Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended  
6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13  
                                             
$ 317,279,976     $ 389,790,924     $ 50,527,771     $ 67,099,601     $ 422,408,289     $ 393,930,489     $ 583,605,748     $ 500,469,127  
                                                             
  4,422,746       10,663,710       1,281,286       3,282,181       4,589,712       9,294,930       3,654,292       8,357,070  
  2,600,651       3,400,369       810,998       1,218,435       18,299,522       18,482,747       73,034,690       44,008,819  
  4,114,743       (22,572,865 )     267,923       (1,457,653 )     (4,003,593 )     32,667,224       (30,988,605 )     90,180,559  
                                             
  11,138,140       (8,508,786 )     2,360,207       3,042,963       18,885,641       60,444,901       45,700,377       142,546,448  
                                                             
                                                             
  (210,058 )     (9,139,256 )     (68,210 )     (2,970,731 )     (187,487 )     (8,436,925 )     (128,277 )     (8,350,987 )
        (1,485,806 )     (3,374 )     (445,909 )           (890,524 )           (88,154 )
                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                             
                                             
  (210,058 )     (10,625,062 )     (71,584 )     (3,416,640 )     (187,487 )     (9,327,449 )     (128,277 )     (8,439,141 )
                                             
                                                             
  15,912,277       42,430,910       2,230,421       6,738,454       14,241,200       40,709,576       28,826,805       67,449,447  
  210,058       9,139,256       68,210       2,970,732       187,487       8,436,925       128,277       8,350,987  
  (41,653,482 )     (105,194,348 )     (6,360,007 )     (26,176,976 )     (46,974,362 )     (75,771,244 )     (76,732,726 )     (126,175,216 )
                                             
  (25,531,147 )     (53,624,182 )     (4,061,376 )     (16,467,790 )     (32,545,675 )     (26,624,743 )     (47,777,644 )     (50,374,782 )
                                             
                                                             
  1,114,274       2,747,459       219,223       500,612       1,669,408       6,938,994       110,009       386,693  
        1,485,805       3,374       445,909             890,524             88,154  
  (1,144,513 )     (3,986,182 )     (279,767 )     (676,884 )     (1,540,283 )     (3,844,427 )     (555,758 )     (1,070,751 )
                                             
  (30,239 )     247,082       (57,170 )     269,637       129,125       3,985,091       (445,749 )     (595,904 )
                                             
  (25,561,386 )     (53,377,100 )     (4,118,546 )     (16,198,153 )     (32,416,550 )     (22,639,652 )     (48,223,393 )     (50,970,686 )
                                             
  (14,633,304 )     (72,510,948 )     (1,829,923 )     (16,571,830 )     (13,718,396 )     28,477,800       (2,651,293 )     83,136,621  
                                             
  302,646,672       317,279,976       48,697,848       50,527,771     $ 408,689,893     $ 422,408,289     $ 580,954,455     $ 583,605,748  
                                             
$ 4,385,692     $ 173,004     $ 1,281,286     $ 71,584       4,589,712       187,487       3,654,292       128,277  
                                                             
                                                             
  1,566,479       4,072,473       236,395       708,112       681,816       2,022,975       819,861       2,132,804  
  20,437       914,607       7,065       321,930       8,612       407,420       3,407       241,843  
  (4,105,695 )     (10,125,461 )     (671,476 )     (2,742,911 )     (2,241,873 )     (3,808,727 )     (2,170,419 )     (4,019,796 )
                                             
  (2,518,779 )     (5,138,381 )     (428,016 )     (1,712,869 )     (1,551,445 )     (1,378,332 )     (1,347,151 )     (1,645,149 )
                                             
                                                             
  109,554       264,053       23,115       52,231       79,045       344,108       3,185       12,441  
        149,108       349       48,322             43,055             2,555  
  (112,978 )     (384,042 )     (29,683 )     (70,876 )     (73,483 )     (193,496 )     (15,601 )     (33,991 )
                                             
  (3,424 )     29,119       (6,219 )     29,677       5,562       193,667       (12,416 )     (18,995 )
                                             

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


51

Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    Large Cap Growth Fund     Mid Cap Fund  
             
    (unaudited)             (unaudited)          
    Six Months             Six Months          
    Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended  
    6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13  
                         
Net Assets at beginning of period   $ 393,941,558     $ 347,125,853     $ 397,464,658     $ 370,461,007  
Increase in net assets from operations:                                

Net investment income

    1,126,017       2,206,144       752,584       (73,778 )

Net realized gain

    22,122,394       46,315,578       34,404,727       55,507,561  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (5,093,273 )     49,418,057       (23,672,611 )     44,349,667  
                         

Net increase in net assets from operations

    18,155,138       97,939,779       11,484,700       99,783,450  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                

Net investment income

                               

Class I

    (46,176 )     (2,066,477 )           (22,765 )

Class II

          (145,243 )            

Net realized gains

                               

Class I

    (3,100,369 )     (28,523,067 )     (3,198,718 )     (5,736,762 )

Class II

    (301,100 )     (2,713,918 )     (139,670 )     (238,428 )
                         

Total distributions

    (3,447,645 )     (33,448,705 )     (3,338,388 )     (5,997,955 )
                         
Capital Stock transactions:                                

Class I Shares

                               

Shares sold

    17,260,729       39,961,700       23,844,739       61,138,417  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    3,146,545       30,589,544       3,198,718       5,759,527  

Shares redeemed

    (49,701,994 )     (87,579,290 )     (62,407,027 )     (131,946,552 )
                         

Net decrease in net assets from capital stock transactions

    (29,294,720 )     (17,028,046 )     (35,363,570 )     (65,048,608 )

Class II Shares

                               

Shares sold

    136,204       671,676       94,816       234,178  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    301,100       2,859,161       139,670       238,428  

Shares redeemed

    (2,540,983 )     (4,178,160 )     (950,885 )     (2,205,842 )
                         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions

    (2,103,679 )     (647,323 )     (716,399 )     (1,733,236 )
                         
Total decrease from capital stock transactions     (31,398,399 )     (17,675,369 )     (36,079,969 )     (66,781,844 )
                         
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (16,690,906 )     46,815,705       (27,933,657 )     27,003,651  
                         
Net Assets at end of period   $ 377,250,652     $ 393,941,558     $ 369,531,001     $ 397,464,658  
                         

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets

  $ 1,126,017     $ 46,176     $ 752,584     $  
Capital Share transactions:                                

Class I Shares

                               

Shares sold

    600,412       1,449,675       1,111,620       3,070,158  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    105,253       1,068,979       143,735       266,189  

Shares redeemed

    (1,727,115 )     (3,201,630 )     (2,900,420 )     (6,655,480 )
                         

Net decrease from capital shares outstanding

    (1,021,450 )     (682,976 )     (1,645,065 )     (3,319,133 )
                         

Class II Shares

                               

Shares sold

    4,748       25,934       4,439       12,289  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    10,128       100,350       6,316       11,071  

Shares redeemed

    (88,431 )     (150,958 )     (44,300 )     (112,274 )
                         

Net increase (decrease) from capital shares outstanding

    (73,555 )     (24,674 )     (33,545 )     (88,914 )
                         

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

                                Madison Target Retirement     Madison Target Retirement  
Small Cap Fund     International Stock Fund     2020 Fund     2030 Fund  
                     
(unaudited)             (unaudited)             (unaudited)             (unaudited)          
Six Months             Six Months             Six Months             Six Months          
Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended  
6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13  
                                             
$ 7,895,899     $ 13,422,398     $ 94,941,935     $ 95,182,105     $ 70,472,021     $ 56,607,290     $ 93,187,497     $ 68,009,467  
                                                             
  35,712       20,384       1,225,882       1,253,073       756,387       1,535,353       909,355       1,774,772  
  594,855       3,932,916       22,592,663       6,547,704       2,429,634       1,807,902       3,297,246       2,714,716  
  (519,319 )     152,394       (19,696,815 )     9,957,513       11,345       3,247,598       526,787       7,898,230  
                                             
  111,248       4,105,694       4,121,730       17,758,290       3,197,366       6,590,853       4,733,388       12,387,718  
                                                             
                                                             
        (18,220 )     (841,942 )     (148,073 )           (1,662,495 )     (840 )     (1,824,367 )
        (839 )     (225,575 )     (757 )                                
                                                             
  (59,448 )     (2,705,545 )                 (79,452 )     (1,885,461 )     (229,724 )     (2,582,083 )
  (18,951 )     (787,820 )                                            
                                             
  (78,399 )     (3,512,424 )     (1,067,517 )     (148,830 )     (79,452 )     (3,547,956 )     (230,564 )     (4,406,450 )
                                             
                                                             
  169,758       1,521,960       3,648,818       10,556,562       14,664,048       32,237,785       18,087,056       40,496,358  
  59,448       2,723,766       841,942       148,073       79,452       3,547,957       230,564       4,406,452  
  (1,040,405 )     (10,973,144 )     (17,945,837 )     (25,973,317 )     (13,747,002 )     (24,963,908 )     (16,780,282 )     (27,706,048 )
                                             
  (811,199 )     (6,727,418 )     (13,455,077 )     (15,268,682 )     996,498       10,821,834       1,537,338       17,196,762  
                                                             
  16,042       146,352       106,042       216,807                                  
  18,951       788,658       225,575       758                                  
  (149,099 )     (327,361 )     (1,136,841 )     (2,798,513 )                                
                                                     
  (114,106 )     607,649       (805,224 )     (2,580,948 )                                
                                             
  (925,305 )     (6,119,769 )     (14,260,301 )     (17,849,630 )     996,498       10,821,834       6,040,162       25,178,030  
                                                     
  (892,456 )     (5,526,499 )     (11,206,088 )     (240,170 )     4,114,412       13,864,731       6,040,162       25,178,030  
                                             
$ 7,003,443     $ 7,895,899     $ 83,735,847     $ 94,941,935     $ 74,586,433     $ 70,472,021     $ 99,227,659     $ 93,187,497  
                                             
$ 35,712     $     $ 1,225,904     $ 1,067,539     $ 756,387     $     $ 909,355     $ 840  
                                                             
  18,728       103,824       275,288       902,307       1,649,937       3,671,120       2,000,782       4,643,938  
  6,566       299,177       61,734       11,881       8,714       405,309       24,681       494,188  
  (115,015 )     (698,899 )     (1,372,599 )     (2,214,685 )     (1,546,388 )     (2,838,209 )     (1,859,872 )     (3,156,563 )
                                             
  (89,721 )     (295,898 )     (1,035,577 )     (1,300,497 )     112,263       1,238,220       165,591       1,981,563  
                                             
  1,826       10,715       8,158       19,055                                  
  2,108       87,126       16,580       58                                  
  (16,678 )     (22,588 )     (86,283 )     (240,076 )                                
                                                     
  (12,744 )     75,253       (61,545 )     (220,963 )                                
                                                     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Ultra Series Fund  |  June 30, 2014
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    Madison Target Retirement     Madison Target Retirement  
    2040 Fund     2050 Fund  
             
    (unaudited)             (unaudited)          
    Six Months             Six Months          
    Ended     Year Ended     Ended     Year Ended  
    6/30/14     12/31/13     6/30/14     12/31/13  
                         
Net Assets at beginning of period   $ 68,917,211     $ 49,268,630     $ 18,122,573     $ 7,160,082  
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:                                

Net investment income

    657,703       1,205,386       190,971       245,698  

Net realized gain

    2,536,618       1,894,990       425,200       188,246  

Net change in unrealized appreciation

    465,716       7,472,509       507,169       2,058,896  
                         

Net increase in net assets from operations

    3,660,037       10,572,885       1,123,340       2,492,840  
Distributions to shareholders from:                                

Net investment income

                               

Class I

    (27,574 )     (1,211,502 )     (5,681 )     (249,891 )
                         

Net realized gains

                               

Class I

    (127,433 )     (1,929,708 )     (14,042 )     (211,851 )
                         

Total distributions

    (155,007 )     (3,141,210 )     (19,723 )     (461,742 )
                         
Capital Stock transactions:                                

Class I Shares

                               

Shares sold

    15,275,067       31,957,596       7,471,237       12,784,911  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    155,007       3,141,212       19,723       461,742  

Shares redeemed

    (15,162,229 )     (22,881,902 )     (4,090,123 )     (4,315,260 )
                         

Net increase in net assets from capital stock transactions

    267,845       12,216,906       3,400,837       8,931,393  
                         
Total increase from capital stock transactions     267,845       12,216,906       3,400,837       8,931,393  
                         
Total increase in net assets     3,772,875       19,648,581       4,504,454       10,962,491  
                         
Net Assets at end of period   $ 72,690,086     $ 68,917,211     $ 22,627,027     $ 18,122,573  
                         

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets

  $ 657,703     $ 27,574     $ 190,971     $ 5,681  
Capital Share transactions:                                

Class I Shares

                               

Shares sold

    1,741,328       3,820,959       579,455       1,071,415  

Issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    17,003       362,172       1,465       36,179  

Shares redeemed

    (1,725,605 )     (2,722,907 )     (317,310 )     (359,726 )
                         

Net increase from capital stock transactions

    32,726       1,460,224       263,610       747,868  
                         

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


54

Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014

 
Financial Highlights for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $10.70       $10.45       $9.96       $10.01       $9.61       $8.48  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.08       0.25       0.29       0.28       0.29       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.38       0.55       0.60       0.03       0.52       1.12  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.46       0.80       0.89       0.31       0.81       1.41  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.01 )     (0.27 )     (0.40 )     (0.35 )     (0.41 )     (0.28 )

Capital gains

          (0.28 )                        

Return of capital

                      (0.01 )            
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.01 )     (0.55 )     (0.40 )     (0.36 )     (0.41 )     (0.28 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.45       0.25       0.49       (0.05 )     0.40       1.13  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $11.15       $10.70       $10.45       $9.96       $10.01       $9.61  
Total Return (%)3     4.30 4     7.61       8.98       3.14       8.37       16.76  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $175,336       $181,427       $195,526       $184,431       $195,657       $176,322  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.31 5     0.31       0.31       0.31       0.31       0.31  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     1.48 5     2.27       2.79       2.76       2.90       3.23  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     43 4     70       44       36       36       47  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $10.68       $10.43       $9.95       $10.00       $9.61       $8.51  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.07       0.22       0.26       0.27       0.35       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.37       0.55       0.61       0.02       0.43       0.99  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.44       0.77       0.87       0.29       0.78       1.27  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.24 )     (0.39 )     (0.33 )     (0.39 )     (0.17 )

Capital gains

          (0.28 )                        

Return of capital

                      (0.01 )            
                                                 

Total distributions

          (0.52 )     (0.39 )     (0.34 )     (0.39 )     (0.17 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.44       0.25       0.48       (0.05 )     0.39       1.10  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $11.12       $10.68       $10.43       $9.95       $10.00       $9.61  
Total Return (%)3     4.17 4     7.34       8.71       2.89       8.10       14.91 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $39,101       $40,069       $42,691       $43,203       $35,425       $12,829  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.56 5     0.56       0.56       0.56       0.55       0.56 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     1.23 5     2.04       2.49       2.67       3.47       4.38 5
Portfolio turnover (%)6     43 4     70       44       36       36       47 4

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.

 
55

Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014

 
Financial Highlights for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $11.48       $10.11       $9.42       $9.49       $8.87       $7.51  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.06       0.19       0.23       0.20       0.20       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.49       1.39       0.77       (0.01 )     0.71       1.37  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.55       1.58       1.00       0.19       0.91       1.55  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.01 )     (0.21 )     (0.31 )     (0.26 )     (0.29 )     (0.19 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.54       1.37       0.69       (0.07 )     0.62       1.36  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $12.02       $11.48       $10.11       $9.42       $9.49       $8.87  
Total Return (%)3     4.80 4     15.66       10.54       2.03       10.22       20.61  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $355,558       $370,954       $358,486       $346,733       $352,545       $332,428  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.31 5     0.31       0.31       0.31       0.31       0.31  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.99 5     1.75       2.32       2.07       2.24       2.29  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     40 4     66       49       25       34       52  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $11.45       $10.08       $9.41       $9.48       $8.87       $7.56  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.04       0.16       0.20       0.18       0.25       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.49       1.39       0.77       (0.01 )     0.63       1.24  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.53       1.55       0.97       0.17       0.88       1.43  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.18 )     (0.30 )     (0.24 )     (0.27 )     (0.12 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.53       1.37       0.67       (0.07 )     0.61       1.31  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $11.98       $11.45       $10.08       $9.41       $9.48       $8.87  
Total Return (%)3     4.67 4     15.37       10.26       1.78       9.94       18.82 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $35,319       $34,965       $34,573       $35,873       $31,715       $12,162  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.56 5     0.56       0.56       0.56       0.56       0.56 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.75 5     1.49       2.01       1.86       2.76       3.33 5
Portfolio turnover (%)6     40 4     66       49       25       34       52 4

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.

 
56

Ultra Series Fund | June 30, 2014

 
Financial Highlights for a Share of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $11.66       $9.75       $8.96       $9.08       $8.30       $6.57  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.04       0.12       0.17       0.12       0.11       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.57       2.07       0.84       (0.08 )     0.81       1.74  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.61       2.19       1.01       0.04       0.92       1.84  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.00 )7     (0.13 )     (0.22 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.11 )

Capital gains

    (0.00 )7     (0.15 )                        
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.00 )7     (0.28 )     (0.22 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.11 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.61       1.91       0.79       (0.12 )     0.78       1.73  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $12.27       $11.66       $9.75       $8.96       $9.08       $8.30  
Total Return (%)3     5.33 4     22.35       11.34       0.48       11.15       27.91  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $144,283       $149,514       $142,755       $132,575       $126,270       $114,492  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:     0.31 5     0.31       0.31       0.31       0.31       0.31  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.67 5     1.07       1.80       1.26       1.27       1.44  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     39 4     70       69       32       33       58  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $11.62       $9.72       $8.95       $9.07       $8.30       $6.69  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.03       0.09       0.15       0.10       0.17       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.57       2.06       0.83       (0.08 )     0.73       1.54  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.60       2.15       0.98       0.02       0.90       1.69  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.10 )     (0.21 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.08 )

Capital gains

    (0.00 )7     (0.15 )                        
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.00 )7     (0.25 )     (0.21 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.08 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.60       1.90       0.77       (0.12 )     0.77       1.61  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $12.22       $11.62       $9.72       $8.95       $9.07       $8.30  
Total Return (%)3     5.20 4     22.05       11.06       0.23       10.87       25.09 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $1,871       $1,911       $1,921       $1,786       $1,424       $514  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.56 5     0.56       0.56       0.56       0.56       0.56 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.43 5     0.81       1.55       1.05       1.99       2.86 5
Portfolio turnover (%)6     39 4     70       69       32       33       58 4

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.
7   Amounts represents less than $0.005 per share.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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MONEY MARKET FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
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

                                  0.00 4
                                                 

Total from investment operations

                                   

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

                                  (0.00 )4
                                                 
Net increase in net asset value                                    
Net Asset Value at end of period     $1.00       $1.00       $1.00       $1.00       $1.00       $1.00  
Total Return (%)3     0.00 5     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $25,749       $36,922       $48,648       $61,682       $69,634       $92,463  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:                                                

Before waiver of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.47 6     0.46       0.46       0.47       0.47       0.47  

After waiver of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.09 6,7     0.12 7     0.11 7     0.08 7     0.14 7     0.28 7
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.00 6     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
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

                                   
                                                 

Total from investment operations

                                   

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

                                   
                                                 
Net increase in net asset value                                    
Net Asset Value at end of period     $1.00       $1.00       $1.00       $1.00       $1.00       $1.00  
Total Return (%)3     0.00 5     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00 5
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $1,815       $1,730       $1,676       $979       $577       $185  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets:                                                

Before waiver of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.72 6     0.71       0.71       0.72       0.73       0.73 6

After waiver of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.09 6,7     0.12 7     0.12 7     0.07 7     0.16 7     0.20 6,7
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.00 6     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00 6

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   Amounts represent less than $0.005 per share.
5   Not annualized.
6   Annualized.
7   Amounts include fees waived by the adviser (see Note 3).

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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CORE BOND FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $9.97       $10.55       $10.57       $10.29       $10.14       $9.94  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.15       0.31       0.34       0.38       0.40       0.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.22       (0.54 )     0.00 7     0.31       0.20       0.21  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.37       (0.23 )     0.34       0.69       0.60       0.64  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.01 )     (0.35 )     (0.36 )     (0.41 )     (0.45 )     (0.44 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.36       (0.58 )     (0.02 )     0.28       0.15       0.20  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $10.33       $9.97       $10.55       $10.57       $10.29       $10.14  
Total Return (%)3     3.69 4     (2.24 )     3.21       6.73       5.92       6.50  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $254,017       $270,289       $340,335       $375,325       $429,499       $541,789  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.57 5     0.56       0.56       0.57       0.56       0.57  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     2.93 5     3.02       3.13       3.62       3.76       4.28  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     9 4     14       11       6       2       25  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $9.95       $10.54       $10.56       $10.28       $10.14       $9.85  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.14       0.29       0.31       0.36       0.37       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.22       (0.56 )     0.01       0.31       0.20       0.28  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.36       (0.27 )     0.32       0.67       0.57       0.55  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.32 )     (0.34 )     (0.39 )     (0.43 )     (0.26 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.36       (0.59 )     (0.02 )     0.28       0.14       0.29  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $10.31       $9.95       $10.54       $10.56       $10.28       $10.14  
Total Return (%)3     3.56 4     (2.49 )     2.96       6.47       5.66       5.55 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $48,630       $46,991       $49,456       $49,774       $35,750       $9,719  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.82 5     0.81       0.81       0.82       0.81       0.82 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     2.68 5     2.77       2.88       3.36       3.49       3.86 5
Portfolio turnover (%)6     9 4     14       11       6       2       25 4

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.
7   Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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HIGH INCOME FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $9.22       $9.37       $9.18       $9.42       $9.11       $7.34  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.24       0.52       0.61       0.65       0.72       0.68  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.21       (0.01 )     0.42       (0.18 )     0.35       1.80  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.45       0.51       1.03       0.47       1.07       2.48  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.02 )     (0.66 )     (0.84 )     (0.71 )     (0.76 )     (0.71 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.43       (0.15 )     0.19       (0.24 )     0.31       1.77  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $9.65       $9.22       $9.37       $9.18       $9.42       $9.11  
Total Return (%)3     4.84 4     5.49       11.23       5.01       11.73       34.29  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $41,530       $43,622       $60,362       $86,462       $95,552       $107,722  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.77 5     0.76       0.77       0.77       0.77       0.77  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     5.20 5     5.42       6.31       6.76       7.54       7.94  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     30 4     32       55       54       53       73  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $9.23       $9.37       $9.19       $9.42       $9.11       $8.14  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.23       0.50       0.58       0.63       0.70       0.47  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.20             0.42       (0.18 )     0.34       0.96  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.43       0.50       1.00       0.45       1.04       1.43  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.00 )7     (0.64 )     (0.82 )     (0.68 )     (0.73 )     (0.46 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.43       (0.14 )     0.18       (0.23 )     0.31       0.97  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $9.66       $9.23       $9.37       $9.19       $9.42       $9.11  
Total Return (%)3     4.71 4     5.23       10.95       4.75       11.45       17.49 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $7,168       $6,906       $6,737       $6,213       $4,286       $1,148  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     1.02 5     1.01       1.02       1.02       1.01       1.01 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     4.95 5     5.17       6.02       6.52       7.20       7.65 5
Portfolio turnover (%)6     30 4     32       55       54       53       73 4

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.
7   Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $20.76       $18.29       $17.39       $16.62       $15.37       $14.46  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.24       0.46       0.49       0.51       0.56       0.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.75       2.48       0.92       0.79       1.29       0.92  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.99       2.94       1.41       1.30       1.85       1.52  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.01 )     (0.47 )     (0.51 )     (0.53 )     (0.60 )     (0.61 )
                                                 
Net increase in net asset value     0.98       2.47       0.90       0.77       1.25       0.91  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $21.74       $20.76       $18.29       $17.39       $16.62       $15.37  
Total Return (%)3     4.77 4     16.07       8.16       7.84       12.04       10.74  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $362,945       $378,807       $359,022       $372,852       $384,709       $418,381  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.71 5     0.71       0.71       0.72       0.72       0.72  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     2.29 5     2.31       2.69       2.94       3.50       4.12  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     13 4     17       17       19       23       26  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $20.71       $18.26       $17.37       $16.61       $15.37       $13.74  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.21       0.41       0.44       0.46       0.52       0.35  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.75       2.47       0.93       0.79       1.29       1.64  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.96       2.88       1.37       1.25       1.81       1.99  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.43 )     (0.48 )     (0.49 )     (0.57 )     (0.36 )
                                                 
Net increase in net asset value     0.96       2.45       0.89       0.76       1.24       1.63  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $21.67       $20.71       $18.26       $17.37       $16.61       $15.37  
Total Return (%)3     4.64 4     15.78       7.89       7.57       11.77       14.43 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $45,745       $43,601       $34,908       $30,360       $22,309       $6,261  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.96 5     0.96       0.96       0.97       0.97       0.97 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     2.04 5     2.05       2.43       2.69       3.20       3.44 5
Portfolio turnover (%)6     13 4     17       17       19       23       26 4

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 VALUE FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $34.76       $27.12       $24.78       $23.56       $22.17       $19.42  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.23       0.48       0.55       0.50       0.38       0.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    2.67       7.67       2.37       1.24       1.46       2.76  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    2.90       8.15       2.92       1.74       1.84       3.19  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.01 )     (0.51 )     (0.58 )     (0.52 )     (0.45 )     (0.44 )
                                                 
Net increase in net asset value     2.89       7.64       2.34       1.22       1.39       2.75  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $37.65       $34.76       $27.12       $24.78       $23.56       $22.17  
Total Return (%)3     8.34 4     30.07       11.82       7.38       8.29       16.79  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $573,981       $576,731       $494,587       $485,978       $524,894       $630,764  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.61 5     0.61       0.61       0.62       0.62       0.62  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     1.30 5     1.53       2.05       2.03       1.72       2.23  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     39 4     32       27       29       63       81  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $34.64       $27.05       $24.73       $23.54       $22.17       $17.74  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.18       0.40       0.48       0.43       0.34       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    2.67       7.64       2.37       1.25       1.44       4.45  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    2.85       8.04       2.85       1.68       1.78       4.63  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.45 )     (0.53 )     (0.49 )     (0.41 )     (0.20 )
                                                 
Net increase in net asset value     2.85       7.59       2.32       1.19       1.37       4.43  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $37.49       $34.64       $27.05       $24.73       $23.54       $22.17  
Total Return (%)3     8.21 4     29.74       11.55       7.11       8.02       26.09 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $6,973       $6,875       $5,882       $5,697       $5,354       $2,552  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.86 5     0.86       0.86       0.87       0.87       0.87 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     1.05 5     1.28       1.80       1.78       1.51       1.28 5
Portfolio turnover (%)6     39 4     32       27       29       63       81 4

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)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $28.76       $24.09       $21.84       $22.16       $19.87       $14.50  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.09       0.17       0.18       0.05       0.10       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.35       7.17       2.26       (0.31 )     2.31       5.37  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    1.44       7.34       2.44       (0.26 )     2.41       5.49  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.00 )6     (0.18 )     (0.19 )     (0.06 )     (0.12 )     (0.12 )

Capital gains

    (0.27 )     (2.49 )                        
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.27 )     (2.67 )     (0.19 )     (0.06 )     (0.12 )     (0.12 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     1.17       4.67       2.25       (0.32 )     2.29       5.37  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $29.93       $28.76       $24.09       $21.84       $22.16       $19.87  
Total Return (%)3     5.05 4     30.51       11.20       (1.19 )     12.13       37.98  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $344,108       $359,959       $318,024       $331,032       $374,644       $433,483  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.81 5     0.81       0.82       0.82       0.82       0.82  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.62 5     0.62       0.76       0.24       0.51       0.72  
Portfolio turnover (%)8     17 4     50       64       85       78       89  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $28.63       $24.02       $21.80       $22.14       $19.87       $15.78  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.05       0.10       0.12       (0.00 )6     0.06       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.36       7.13       2.26       (0.32 )     2.30       4.09  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    1.41       7.23       2.38       (0.32 )     2.36       4.14  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.13 )     (0.16 )     (0.02 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )

Capital gains

    (0.27 )     (2.49 )                        
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.27 )     (2.62 )     (0.16 )     (0.02 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )
Net increase in net asset value     1.14       4.61       2.22       (0.34 )     2.27       4.09  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $29.77       $28.63       $24.02       $21.80       $22.14       $19.87  
Total Return (%)3     4.92 4     30.18       10.93       (1.43 )     11.85       26.21 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $33,143       $33,983       $29,101       $27,589       $20,802       $6,003  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     1.06 5     1.06       1.07       1.07       1.07       1.07 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.37 5     0.37       0.51       0.00 7     0.29       0.36 5
Portfolio turnover (%)8     17 4     50       64       85       78       89 4

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   Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.
7   Amount represents 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)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   20092
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $21.76       $17.09       $14.75       $14.14       $11.82       $8.01  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income3

    0.04       0.00 5     0.05       0.02       0.04       0.00 5

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.68       5.00       2.34       0.62       2.33       3.81  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.72       5.00       2.39       0.64       2.37       3.81  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.00 )5     (0.05 )     (0.03 )     (0.05 )     (0.00 )5

Capital gains

    (0.20 )     (0.33 )                        
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.20 )     (0.33 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )     (0.05 )      
Net increase in net asset value     0.52       4.67       2.34       0.61       2.32       3.81  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $22.28       $21.76       $17.09       $14.75       $14.14       $11.82  
Total Return (%)4     3.32 6     29.28       16.24       4.47       20.12       47.28  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $354,157       $381,703       $356,534       $351,833       $385,219       $229,395  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     0.91 7     0.91       0.91       0.91       0.90       0.87  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.41 7     (0.01 )     0.30       0.16       0.42       (0.05 )
Portfolio turnover (%)8     19 6     28       25       52       46       186  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091,2
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $21.65       $17.05       $14.72       $14.13       $11.82       $9.36  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income3

    0.02       (0.05 )     0.01       (0.01 )     0.04       (0.00 )5

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.66       4.98       2.35       0.60       2.30       2.46  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.68       4.93       2.36       0.59       2.34       2.46  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

                (0.03 )           (0.03 )      

Capital gains

    (0.20 )     (0.33 )                        
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.20 )     (0.33 )     (0.03 )           (0.03 )      
Net increase in net asset value     0.48       4.60       2.33       0.59       2.31       2.45  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $22.13       $21.65       $17.05       $14.72       $14.13       $11.82  
Total Return (%)4     3.19 6     28.95       15.95       4.22       19.82       26.13 6
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $15,374       $15,762       $13,927       $13,270       $11,951       $4,813  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     1.16 7     1.16       1.16       1.17       1.16       1.22 7
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.19 7     (0.26 )     0.05       (0.07 )     0.38       0.53 7
Portfolio turnover (%)8     19 6     28       25       52       46       186 6

1   Commenced investment operations on May 1, 2009.
2   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.
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   Amounts represent 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)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $9.10       $12.32       $10.81       $10.75       $8.54       $6.53  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.05       0.02       0.14       0.04       0.08       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.10       4.03       1.52       0.06       2.20       2.00  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.15       4.05       1.66       0.10       2.28       2.05  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.05 )     (0.15 )     (0.04 )     (0.07 )     (0.04 )

Capital gains

    (0.10 )     (7.22 )                        
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.10 )     (7.27 )     (0.15 )     (0.04 )     (0.07 )     (0.04 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.05       (3.22 )     1.51       0.06       2.21       2.01  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $9.15       $9.10       $12.32       $10.81       $10.75       $8.54  
Total Return (%)3     $1.74 4     32.77       15.39       0.91       26.80       31.56  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $5,336       $6,121       $11,936       $11,261       $11,710       $7,989  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     1.12 5     1.11       1.11       1.11       1.11       1.11  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     1.02 5     0.17       1.24       0.41       0.85       0.77  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     9 4     19       15       22       33       21  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $9.05       $12.29       $10.79       $10.74       $8.54       $6.50  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.04             0.11       0.02       0.06       0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.10       3.99       1.52       0.06       2.20       2.03  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.14       3.99       1.63       0.08       2.26       2.05  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.01 )     (0.13 )     (0.03 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )

Capital gains

    (0.10 )     (7.22 )                        
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.10 )     (7.23 )     (0.13 )     (0.03 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.04       (3.24 )     1.50       0.05       2.20       2.04  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $9.09       $9.05       $12.29       $10.79       $10.74       $8.54  
Total Return (%)3     1.62 4     32.44       15.10       0.66       26.48       31.57 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $1,667       $1,775       $1,486       $1,401       $1,387       $616  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets     1.37 5     1.37       1.36       1.36       1.36       1.36 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     0.79 5     (0.02 )     0.99       0.16       0.67       0.44 5
Portfolio turnover (%)6     9 4     19       15       22       33       21 4

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.
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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INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $12.99       $10.78       $9.03       $9.99       $9.53       $7.59  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.19       0.16       0.17       0.19       0.14       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.48       2.07       1.75       (0.96 )     0.53       1.95  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.67       2.23       1.92       (0.77 )     0.67       2.12  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.18 )     (0.02 )     (0.17 )     (0.19 )     (0.21 )     (0.18 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.49       2.21       1.75       (0.96 )     0.46       1.94  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $13.48       $12.99       $10.78       $9.03       $9.99       $9.53  
Total Return (%)3     5.12 4     20.76       21.31       (7.70 )     7.09       27.90  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $64,709       $75,808       $76,919       $72,756       $92,063       $77,997  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     1.17 5     1.21       1.21       1.22       1.22       1.22  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     2.96 5     1.37       1.74       1.90       1.48       2.08  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     78 4     39       42       38       79       87  

    (unaudited)                                   Inception
    Six Months                                   to
CLASS II   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   12/31/091
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $12.96       $10.76       $9.02       $9.99       $9.53       $7.32  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income2

    0.18       0.13       0.14       0.16       0.09       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.47       2.07       1.76       (0.96 )     0.56       2.33  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.65       2.20       1.90       (0.80 )     0.65       2.37  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.16 )     (0.00 )7     (0.16 )     (0.17 )     (0.19 )     (0.16 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.49       2.20       1.74       (0.97 )     0.46       2.21  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $13.45       $12.96       $10.76       $9.02       $9.99       $9.53  
Total Return (%)3     4.99 4     20.45       21.01       (7.91 )     6.83       32.30 4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $19,027       $19,134       $18,263       $15,407       $13,241       $3,962  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets (%)     1.42 5     1.46       1.46       1.47       1.47       1.48 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     2.76 5     1.10       1.45       1.58       1.00       0.57 5
Portfolio turnover (%)6     78 4     39       42       38       79       87 4

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.
7   Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $8.76       $8.31       $7.82       $8.06       $7.64       $6.04  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income1

    0.09       0.21       0.24       0.22       0.20       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.30       0.70       0.53       (0.04 )     0.49       1.59  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.39       0.91       0.77       0.18       0.69       1.74  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

          (0.22 )     (0.25 )     (0.23 )     (0.27 )     (0.14 )

Capital gains

    (0.01 )     (0.24 )     (0.03 )     (0.19 )            
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.01 )     (0.46 )     (0.28 )     (0.42 )     (0.27 )     (0.14 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.38       0.45       0.49       (0.24 )     0.42       1.60  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $9.14       $8.76       $8.31       $7.82       $8.06       $7.64  
Total Return (%)2     4.50 3     10.94       9.98       2.11       9.01       28.93  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $74,586       $70,472       $56,607       $39,580       $27,648       $19,300  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets                                                

Before reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.30 4     0.30       0.30       0.26       0.40       0.41  

After reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.30 4     0.30       0.30       0.24 5     0.20 5     0.34 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     2.13 4     2.37       2.96       2.70       2.61       2.24  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     110 3     167       90       114       51       78  

1   Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
2   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.
3   Not annualized.
4   Annualized.
5   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%.
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 2030 FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $8.92       $8.04       $7.49       $7.90       $7.41       $5.75  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income1

    0.09       0.19       0.23       0.19       0.18       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.36       1.13       0.60       (0.09 )     0.52       1.65  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.45       1.32       0.83       0.10       0.70       1.77  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.00)7       (0.18 )     (0.22 )     (0.20 )     (0.21 )     (0.11 )

Capital gains

    (0.02 )     (0.26 )     (0.06 )     (0.31 )            
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.02 )     (0.44 )     (0.28 )     (0.51 )     (0.21 )     (0.11 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.43       0.88       0.55       (0.41 )     0.49       1.66  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $9.35       $8.92       $8.04       $7.49       $7.90       $7.41  
Total Return (%)2     5.07 3     16.56       11.05       1.16       9.56       30.94  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $99,228       $93,187       $68,009       $45,404       $31,279       $19,330  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets                                                

Before reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.30 4     0.30       0.30       0.26       0.40       0.41  

After reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.30 4     0.30       0.30       0.24 5     0.20 5     0.34 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     1.95 4     2.16       2.84       2.43       2.42       1.87  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     78 3     136       86       108       43       78  

1   Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
2   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.
3   Not annualized.
4   Annualized.
5   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%.
6   Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.
7   Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2040 FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended December 31,
    Six Months    
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   2013   2012   2011   2010   2009
                         
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $8.68       $7.61       $7.06       $7.60       $7.07       $5.43  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net investment income1

    0.08       0.17       0.20       0.16       0.15       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.38       1.32       0.61       (0.12 )     0.55       1.63  
                                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.46       1.49       0.81       0.04       0.70       1.71  

Less Distributions From:

                                               

Net investment income

    (0.00 )7     (0.16 )     (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.17 )     (0.07 )

Capital gains

    (0.02 )     (0.26 )     (0.07 )     (0.41 )            
                                                 

Total distributions

    (0.02 )     (0.42 )     (0.26 )     (0.58 )     (0.17 )     (0.07 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.44       1.07       0.55       (0.54 )     0.53       1.64  
Net Asset Value at end of period     $9.12       $8.68       $7.61       $7.06       $7.60       $7.07  
Total Return (%)2     5.27 4     19.63       11.42       0.47       9.97       31.64  
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $72,690       $68,917       $49,269       $35,182       $26,147       $16,656  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets                                                

Before reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.30 5     0.30       0.30       0.26       0.40       0.41  

After reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.30 5     0.30       0.30       0.24 5     0.20 5     0.34 5
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     1.90 5     2.01       2.65       2.11       2.14       1.22  
Portfolio turnover (%)6     77 4     151       101       115       40       86  

1   Based on average shares outstanding during the year.
2   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.
3   Not annualized.
4   Annualized.
5   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%.
6   Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and represents the entire fiscal year or period.
7   Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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MADISON TARGET RETIREMENT 2050 FUND
 
    (unaudited)   Year Ended   Inception
             
    Six Months       to
CLASS I   Ended 6/30/14   12/31/13   12/31/12   12/31/111
                 
Net Asset Value at beginning of period     $12.78       $10.69       $9.75       $10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

                               

Net investment income2

    0.12       0.24       0.30       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.57       2.19       0.89       (0.36 )
                                 

Total from investment operations

    0.69       2.43       1.19       (0.10 )

Less Distributions From:

                               

Net investment income

    (0.00 )8     (0.18 )     (0.21 )     (0.14 )

Capital gains

    (0.01 )     (0.16 )     (0.04 )      

Return of capital

                      (0.01 )
                                 

Total distributions

    (0.01 )     (0.34 )     (0.25 )     (0.15 )
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value     0.68       2.09       0.94       (0.25 )
Net Asset Value at end of period     $13.46       $12.78       $10.69       $9.75  
Total Return (%)3     5.38 4     22.78       12.12       (1.03 )4
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                
Net Assets at end of period (in 000’s)     $22,627       $18,123       $7,160       $2,236  
Ratios of expenses to average net assets                                

Before reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.30 5     0.30       0.30       0.26 5

After reimbursement of expenses by adviser (%)

    0.30 5     0.30       0.30       0.26 5,6
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (%)     1.93 5     1.98       2.90       2.61 5
Portfolio turnover (%)7     88 4     215       86       75 4

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   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.
8   Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

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, 16 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, Core Bond Fund, High Income Fund, Diversified Income Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Small Cap 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”).

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 and to qualified pension and retirement plans of CMFG Life Insurance Company or its 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 following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Portfolio Valuation: Securities and other investments are valued as follows: Equity securities, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary 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, equities traded on a U.S. exchange, foreign exchange or on NASDAQ are valued at the 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 observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Municipal debt securities are traded via a network among dealers and brokers that connect buyers and sellers. Liquidity in the tax-exempt market has been reduced as a result of overall economic conditions and credit tightening. There may be little trading in the secondary market for the particular bonds and other debt securities, making them more difficult to value or sell. Asset-


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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 and each Target Date Fund consist primarily of shares of underlying funds, the NAV of each Fund is determined based on the NAV’s 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 last bid price. Exchange traded options are valued at the mean of the best bid and ask prices across all option exchanges. Financial 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.

Through the end of this reporting period, 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 Trust’s Pricing Committee (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 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


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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.

In addition to independent fair value decisions made by the Committee noted above, the Committee also engages 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. Such adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities are applied automatically upon market close if the parameters established are exceeded. A foreign security is also automatically fair valued if the exchange it is traded in is on Holiday.

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, except that certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded after the ex-dividend date based on when the Fund is informed of the dividend. 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 primarily on the basis of relative net assets and other relevant factors as determined by Management. 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, 2014, none of the Funds held 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.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Trust’s 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 at settlement.

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 from foreign currency transactions’ and that amount is included in the Statements of Operations under the heading “Net realized gain (loss) on investments” for that Fund.


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The Funds do not isolate the portion of 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 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, 2014, 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.

Cash Concentration: At times, the Funds maintain cash balances at financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. The Funds monitor this credit risk and have not experienced any losses related to this risk.

Illiquid Securities: Each Fund currently limits investments in illiquid securities to 15% of net assets at the time of purchase, except for Money Market which limits the investment in illiquid securities to 5% of net assets. An illiquid security is generally defined as any investment that may be difficult to sell within seven days for the price at which the Fund values it. At June 30, 2014, investments in securities of the Core Bond, High Income and Diversified Income Funds include issues that are illiquid. As of that date, the aggregate values of illiquid securities held by Core Bond, High Income and Diversified Income Funds were $10,641,408, $1,072,000 and $8,177,734, respectively, which represent 3.5%, 2.2% 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 percent limitations specified above. Information concerning the illiquid securities held at June 30, 2014, which includes cost and acquisition date, is as follows:

Security       Acquisition Date       Cost  
           
                   
Core Bond Fund                  
AARP, Inc.     5/16/02       $ 2,092,018  
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust     5/8/14         400,000  
Apollo Management Holdings L.P.     5/27/14         747,930  
ERAC USA Finance LLC     12/16/04         2,158,686  
First Data Corp.     6/20/14         539,025  
Forest Laboratories Inc.     12/5/13         250,000  
Glencore Funding LLC     4/22/14         523,343  
GLP Capital L.P. / GLP Financing II Inc.     1/14/14         255,971  
Indianapolis Power & Light Co.     10/2/06         994,331  
Liberty Mutual Group Inc.     6/13/13         994,189  
Sirius XM Radio Inc.     5/1/14         350,000  
                 
                $ 9,305,493  



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>
Security       Acquisition Date       Cost  
           
High Income Fund                  
Boise Cascade Co.     10/17/12       $ 600,000  
Endeavor Energy Resources L.P./EER Finance Inc.     4/16/14         418,403  
                   
              $ 1,018,403  
Diversified Income Fund                  
AARP, Inc.     5/16/02       $ 2,092,018  
ERAC USA Finance LLC     12/16/04         1,996,785  
First Data Corp.     6/20/14         485,122  
GLP Capital L.P. / GLP Financing II Inc.     1/14/14         455,285  
Indianapolis Power & Light Co.     10/2/06         1,546,185  
Volvo Financial Equipment LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A3     2/25/14         249,951  
                   
                     

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 whenissued 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. At June 30, 2014, none of the Funds were engaged in such transactions.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Such estimates affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Indemnifications: Under the Funds’ organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum liability exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as future claims that have not yet occurred may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, management expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Fair Value Measurements: Each Fund has adopted the 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 used in 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


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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

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
     
  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 six month period ended June 30, 2014 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. The Funds utilized the following fair value techniques: multi-dimensional relational pricing model and option adjusted spread pricing; the Funds estimated the price that would have prevailed in a liquid market for an international equity security given information available at the time of evaluation. Through the six month period ended June 30, 2014, 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, 2014 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value (please see the Portfolio of Investments for each Fund for a listing of all securities within each category):

      Quoted Prices in   Significant Other   Significant        
      Active Markets for   Observable   Unobservable        
      Identical Investments   Inputs   Inputs   Value at
Fund     (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   6/30/14
                                 
Conservative Allocation     $ 214,004,885       $       $       $ 214,004,885
Moderate Allocation       385,235,880                         385,235,880
Aggressive Allocation       147,435,525                         147,435,525
Money Market1       1,208,964         26,236,367                 27,445,331
Core Bond                                      

Asset Backed

              2,037,386                 2,037,386

Corporate Notes and Bonds

              92,195,516                 92,195,516

Long Term Municipal Bonds

              3,429,082                 3,429,082

Mortgage Backed

              55,200,248                 55,200,248

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

              144,052,643                 144,052,643

Short-Term Investments

      3,776,821                         3,776,821
                                 
        3,776,821         296,914,875                 300,691,696
High Income                                      

Corporate Notes and Bonds

              46,674,160                 46,674,160

Short-Term Investments

      2,562,433                         2,562,433
                                 
          2,562,433         46,674,160                 49,236,593

1At June 30, 2014, all level 2 securities held are short-term investments. See respective portfolio of investments.


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  Quoted Prices in   Significant Other   Significant      
  Active Markets for   Observable   Unobservable      
  Identical Investments   Inputs   Inputs   Value at
Fund (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   6/30/14
Diversified Income                      

Common Stocks

  $230,231,027   $   $   $ 230,231,027

Asset Backed

      3,688,775         3,688,775

Corporate Notes and Bonds

      68,664,674         68,664,674

Long Term Municipal Bonds

      1,061,330         1,061,330

Mortgage Backed

      31,491,042         31,491,042

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

      61,705,412         61,705,412

Short-Term Investments

  10,610,154             10,610,154
                       
    240,841,181     166,611,233         407,452,414
Large Cap Value                      

Common Stocks

  565,238,804             565,238,804

Short-Term Investments

  22,771,738             22,771,738
                       
    588,010,542             588,010,542
Large Cap Growth                      

Common Stocks

  358,137,998             358,137,998

Short-Term Investments

  22,551,322             22,551,322
                       
    380,689,320             380,689,320
Mid Cap                      

Common Stocks

  338,677,902             338,677,902

Short-Term Investments

  31,666,749             31,666,749
                       
    370,344,651             370,344,651
Small Cap                      

Common Stocks

  6,746,296             6,746,296

Short-Term Investments

  257,832             257,832
                       
    7,004,128             7,004,128
International Stock                      

Common Stocks

                     

Australia

      2,039,746         2,039,746

Brazil

  1,893,195     1,472,098         3,365,293

France

      13,918,137         13,918,137

Germany

      3,895,559         3,895,559

Ireland

      1,442,490         1,442,490

Israel

  1,662,238             1,662,238

Japan

      9,201,944         9,201,944

Netherlands

      4,173,238         4,173,238

Singapore

      1,637,521         1,637,521

South Korea

      2,021,391         2,021,391

Sweden

      1,530,861         1,530,861

Switzerland

      15,570,772         15,570,772

United Kingdom

      20,874,238         20,874,238

Short-Term Investments

  2,035,493             2,035,493
                       
    5,590,926     77,777,995         83,368,921
Madison Target Retirement 2020   74,177,870             74,177,870
Madison Target Retirement 2030   99,396,063             99,396,063
Madison Target Retirement 2040   72,584,769             72,584,769
Madison Target Retirement 2050   22,656,970             22,656,970


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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

New Accounting Pronouncements. In June 2013, FASB issued an update (“ASU 2013-08”) to ASC Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (“Topic 946”). ASU 2013-08 amends the guidance in Topic 946 for determining whether an entity qualifies as an investment company and requires certain additional disclosures. ASU 2013-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting period in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. FASB has determined that a fund registered under the 1940 Act automatically meets ASU 2013-08’s criteria for an investment company. Although still evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2013-08, Management expects that this will not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

3. MANAGEMENT, SERVICES AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS

Management Agreement: For services under the Management Agreement, the Investment Adviser is entitled to receive a management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based upon the following percentages of average daily net assets:

Fund   Management Fee   Fund     Management Fee  
Conservative Allocation   0.30 %   Large Cap Growth     0.80 %  
Moderate Allocation   0.30 %   Mid Cap     0.90 %  
Aggressive Allocation   0.30 %   Small Cap     1.10 %  
Money Market   0.45 %   International Stock     1.15 %  
Core Bond   0.55 %   Madison Target Retirement 2020     0.25 %  
High Income   0.75 %   Madison Target Retirement 2030     0.25 %  
Diversified Income   0.70 %   Madison Target Retirement 2040     0.25 %  
Large Cap Value   0.60 %   Madison Target Retirement 2050     0.25 %  

For all but 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. Neither Management Agreement includes Trustee compensation or the fees paid to the Trust’s independent Registered Public Accountant. For the Target Date Funds, the Management Agreement requires the Investment Adviser to provide investment management services to the Funds. Other services performed by the Investment Adviser for these Funds are covered under a separate Services Agreement (discussed below).

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 NorthRoad Capital Management LLC, an affiliate of Madison, for the International Stock Fund. The Investment Adviser manages the Money Market Fund, Core Bond Fund, Diversified Income Fund, Large Cap Growth Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Target Allocation Funds and the Target Date Funds.

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 Class I Shares and Class II Shares. The amount of the daily waiver is equal to the amount required to maintain a minimum daily distribution rate of zero. For the six month period ended June 30, 2014, the waivers totaled $63,314 for Class I Shares and $3,210 for Class II Shares and are reflected as fees waived by the Investment Adviser in the accompanying Statements 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 the Services Agreement, Madison provides either directly or through


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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 taxes, borrowing costs, etc.). The direct expenses of the Funds’ independent trustees and independent auditors are paid out of this fee by the Target Date Funds. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, Madison has also agreed, until April 30, 2014, to waive and/or reimburse investment advisory fees and/or its services fee to the extent necessary to limit each Target Date Fund’s total operating expenses and underlying fees and expenses to 0.65% of average daily net assets. In applying this waiver, Madison must utilize good faith estimates of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds. For the period ended June 30, 2014, no fees were waived. The Investment Adviser does not have the right to recoup these waived fees, if any.

Distribution Agreement:MFD 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 Statements of Operations.

MFD 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 Class II shares for the purpose of maintaining a one-day yield of zero. For the six month period ended June 30, 2014, the waivers totaled $2,159 and are reflected as fees waived in the Statements of Operations. Neither MFD nor the Investment Adviser has the right to recoup these waived fees.

Other Expenses: Except as provided below, in addition to the management fee, the Trust is responsible for fees of the independent trustees, brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of investments, costs of borrowing money, expenses for independent audits, any potential taxes owed and extraordinary expenses as approved by a majority of independent trustees. Effective September 1, 2011, the fees for the independent trustees and independent audits 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. The Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board may change trustee fees paid at any time.

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 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.


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5. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

For the six month period ended June 30, 2014, 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   $   $   $ 92,736,762   $ 108,626,845  
Moderate Allocation             156,863,992     189,930,183  
Aggressive Allocation             55,532,288     68,710,269  
Core Bond     3,766,280     21,755,620     22,027,970     23,927,793  
High Income               14,430,856     16,796,036  
Diversified Income     4,816,518     12,060,718     47,228,618     61,099,107  
Large Cap Value             217,499,883     257,564,121  
Large Cap Growth             59,555,495     91,775,183  
Mid Cap             67,337,635     115,752,068  
Small Cap             654,289     1,628,852  
International Stock             65,354,493     79,764,753  
Madison Target Retirement 2020             80,024,957     78,375,474  
Madison Target Retirement 2030             74,365,766     72,616,057  
Madison Target Retirement 2040             54,325,736     53,638,401  
Madison Target Retirement 2050             20,985,392     17,476,081  

6. FOREIGN SECURITIES

Each Fund may invest in foreign securities; however, the Money Market Fund is limited to U.S. dollar-denominated foreign money market securities. Foreign securities include American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs’’), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs’’), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs’’), Swedish Depositary Receipts (“SDRs’’) and foreign money market securities. U.S. 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities. These receivables are reviewed to ensure the current receivable balance is reflective of the amount deemed to be collectable.

7. SECURITIES LENDING

Each Fund, except the Target Allocation, Money Market, Small Cap 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 securitie 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 Statements 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.

At June 30, 2014, none of the Funds had securities out on loan.


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8. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, no provisions for federal income taxes are recorded in the accompanying statements.

For federal income tax purposes, the Funds listed below have capital loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2013 which are available to offset future capital gains, if any, realized through the fiscal year listed:

                                        No Expiration-  
Fund   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   Short Term  
                               
Conservative Allocation   $   $   $   $   $   $   $  
Moderate Allocation                 5,429,580     9,937,108          
Aggressive Allocation                              
Money Market                             399  
Core Bond                 8,593,619     346,309          
High Income             2,652,908     4,641,635              
Diversified Income                 6,420,044              
Large Cap Value                 28,758,901              
Large Cap Growth                              
Mid Cap             15,192,498                  
Small Cap             607,545                  
International Stock             3,937,695     20,286,292     1,822,160          
Madison Target Retirement 2020                              
Madison Target Retirement 2030                              
Madison Target Retirement 2040                              
Madison Target Retirement 2050                              

Included in the net capital loss carryforwards for Mid Cap Fund, Small Cap Fund and International Stock Fund is $15,192,498, $607,545 and $6,562,825, respectively, of capital loss carryforwards 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, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation and net unrealized appreciation for all securities as computed on a federal income tax basis for each Fund were as follows:

                     
Fund   Appreciation   Depreciation   Net  
               
Conservative Allocation   $ 17,383,443   $ 13,618   $ 17,369,825  
Moderate Allocation     57,020,481     14,968     57,005,513  
Aggressive Allocation     25,893,245     527     25,892,718  
Core Bond     18,774,092     3,948,713     14,825,379  
High Income     1,961,554     47,500     1,914,054  
Diversified Income     85,895,540     2,514,545     83,380,995  
Large Cap Value     141,725,487     720,847     141,004,640  
Large Cap Growth     114,865,800         114,865,800  
Mid Cap     104,878,078     1,995,798     102,882,280  
Small Cap     2,909,301     27,299     2,882,002  
International Stock     9,345,737     964,549     8,381,188  
Madison Target Retirement 2020     5,229,153     896     5,228,257  
Madison Target Retirement 2030     11,164,608     25,826     11,138,782  
Madison Target Retirement 2040     9,951,613     11,237     9,940,376  
Madison Target Retirement 2050     2,777,419     465     2,776,954  
                     

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The differences between the book unrealized amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and tax unrealized amounts (shown above) are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

9. INVESTMENT RISKS

Investing in certain financial instruments, including forward foreign currency contracts, involves certain risks. 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 International Stock Fund may enter into these contracts primarily to protect the Fund 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 Money Market Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other governme agency. Although the 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. Additionally, while the Fund has maintained a constant share price since inception, and will continue to t to do so, neither the Investment Adviser nor its affiliates are required to make a capital infusion, enter into a capital support agreement or take other actions to prevent the Fund’s share price from falling below $1.00.

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 relative less liquid than the market for higher-rated securities. The High Income Fund generally invests at least 80% of its net 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 exchange traded funds (“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.

In addition to the other risks described above and in the prospectus, you should understand what we refer to as “unknown market risks.” While investments in securities have been keystones in wealth building and management, at times these investments have produced surprises. Those who enjoyed growth and income of their investments generally were rewarded for the risks they took by investing in the markets. Although the Investment Adviser seeks to appropriately address and


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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 to consider in connection with an investment in securities. Unforeseen events 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.

10. CAPITAL SHARES AND AFFILIATED OWNERSHIP

All capital shares outstanding at June 30, 2014, are owned by separate investment accounts and/or pension plans of CMFG Life Insurance Company.

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. Madison Funds’ historical financial information is available to you 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 Madison Funds’ website at www.madisonfunds.com. A summary of the transactions with each affiliated underlying fund as of June 30, 2014 follows:

    Balance of           Balance of                    
    Shares           Shares                    
    Held at   Gross   Gross   Held at   Value at   Realized   Distributions  
Fund/Underlying Fund   12/31/13   Additions   Sales   6/30/14   6/30/14   Gain (Loss)   Received1  
                               
Conservative Allocation Fund                                    
Madison High Quality Bond Fund ClassY   1,311,499     342,885   968,614   $ 10,693,501   $ 41,541   $ 59,126  
Madison Core Bond Fund Class Y   2,922,623   686,353     3,608,976     36,883,739         412,499  
Madison Corporate Bond Fund ClassY   1,242,125   88,300     1,330,425     15,339,797         175,245  
Madison High Income Fund ClassY   644,273     376,669   267,604     1,835,762     373,514     78,345  
Madison Large Cap Value Fund ClassY   1,154,703   190,930   216,364   1,129,269     21,614,201     731,950      
Madison Investors Fund ClassY   482,787   25,378   159,954   348,211     8,559,030     222,129      
Madison Large Cap Growth Fund ClassY   529,589   46,956   170,908   405,637     9,232,306     656,827      
Madison NorthRoad International Fund ClassY     340,459     340,459     4,286,382          
Madison International Stock Fund ClassY   619,931   75,805   536,465   159,271     2,245,722     2,893,625      
                               
Totals                   $ 110,690,440   $ 4,919,586   $ 725,215  

1Distributions received include distributions from net investment income and from capital gains, if any, from the underlying funds.


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    Balance of           Balance of                    
    Shares           Shares                    
    Held at   Gross   Gross   Held at   Value at   Realized     Distributions
Fund/Underlying Fund   12/31/13   Additions   Sales   6/30/14   6/30/14   Gain (Loss)     Received1
                               
Moderate Allocation Fund                                    
Madison High Quality Bond Fund ClassY   1,410,475     332,186   1,078,289   $ 11,904,312   $ 58,062     $ 62,348
Madison Core Bond Fund Class Y   3,502,719   493,709     3,996,428     40,843,490           459,465
Madison Corporate Bond Fund ClassY     481,207     481,207     5,548,316           28,059
Madison High Income Fund ClassY   997,754     490,137   507,617     3,482,251     716,588       139,466
Madison Large Cap Value Fund ClassY   2,603,004   215,005   200,392   2,617,617     50,101,189     737,363      
Madison Investors Fund ClassY   1,408,146   104,571   206,523   1,306,194     32,106,243     768,137      
Madison Large Cap Growth Fund ClassY   1,726,206   63,887   253,171   1,536,922     34,980,340     1,645,108      
Madison Mid Cap Fund ClassY   1,557,029   154,403   306,960   1,404,472     13,749,783     664,902      
Madison Small Cap Fund Class Y   339,648     339,648           2,429,094      
Madison NorthRoad International Fund ClassY   1,094,129   78,989   96,906   1,076,212     13,549,510     183,845      
Madison International Stock Fund ClassY   617,093   37,147   250,266   403,974     5,696,039     1,379,585      
                               
Totals                   $ 211,961,473   $ 8,582,684     $ 689,338
                                     
Aggressive Allocation Fund                                    
Madison Core Bond Fund Class Y     708,801   1,938   706,863   $ 7,224,140   $ (77 )   $ 64,088
Madison High Income Fund ClassY   110,764     110,764           (23,032 )     4,641
Madison Large Cap Value Fund ClassY   1,197,778   65,861   98,438   1,165,201     22,301,956     427,829      
Madison Investors Fund ClassY   658,131   23,665   71,116   610,680     15,010,504     210,410      
Madison Large Cap Growth Fund ClassY   813,620   40,152   119,474   734,298     16,712,624     840,107      
Madison Mid Cap Fund ClassY   1,166,027   42,781   480,111   728,697     7,133,942     1,380,787      
Madison Small Cap Fund Class Y   146,980     146,980           1,017,216      
Madison NorthRoad International Fund ClassY   406,344   51,343   56,252   401,435     5,054,072     106,886      
Madison International Stock Fund ClassY   302,943   28,932   125,444   206,431     2,910,683     479,666      
                               
Totals                   $ 76,347,921   $ 4,439,792     $ 68,729

1Distributions received include distributions from net investment income and from capital gains, if any, from the underlying funds.

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

All Matters

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available for issue. No other events have taken place that meet the definition of subsequent event that require 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 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014. Expenses paid during the period in the table below are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (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
                     
      Beginning     Ending   Annual     Expenses       Ending   Annual     Expenses
      Account     Account   Expense     Paid During       Account   Expense     Paid During
Fund     Value     Value   Ratio     Period       Value   Ratio     Period
                                     
Conservative Allocation     $1,000     $1,043.00   0.31%     $1.57       $1,041.70     0.56%     $2.83  
Moderate Allocation     1,000     1,048.00   0.31%     1.57       1,046.70   0.56%     2.84
Aggressive Allocation     1,000     1,053.30   0.31%     1.58       1,052.00   0.56%     2.85
Money Market     1,000     1,000.00   0.09%     0.45       1,000.00   0.09%     0.45
Core Bond     1,000     1,036.90   0.57%     2.88       1,035.60   0.82%     4.14
High Income     1,000     1,048.40   0.77%     3.91       1,047.10   1.02%     5.18
Diversified Income     1,000     1,047.70   0.71%     3.60       1,046.40   0.96%     4.87
Large Cap Value     1,000     1,083.40   0.61%     3.15       1,082.10   0.86%     4.44
Large Cap Growth     1,000     1,050.50   0.81%     4.12       1,049.20   1.06%     5.39
Mid Cap     1,000     1,033.20   0.91%     4.59       1,031.90   1.16%     5.84
Small Cap     1,000     1,017.40   1.12%     5.60       1,016.20   1.37%     6.85
International Stock     1,000     1,051.20   1.17%     5.95       1,049.90   1.42%     7.22
Madison Target Retirement 2020     1,000     1,045.00   0.30%     1.52                  
Madison Target Retirement 2030     1,000     1,050.70   0.30%     1.53                  
Madison Target Retirement 2040     1,000     1,052.70   0.30%     1.53                  
Madison Target Retirement 2050     1,000     1,053.80   0.30%     1.53                  

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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.

            CLASS I       CLASS II
                     
      Beginning     Ending   Annual     Expenses       Ending   Annual     Expenses
      Account     Account   Expense     Paid During       Account   Expense     Paid During
Fund     Value     Value   Ratio     Period       Value   Ratio     Period
                                         
Conservative Allocation     $1,000     $1,023.26   0.31%     $1.56       $1,022.02   0.56%     $2.81
Moderate Allocation     1,000     1,023.26   0.31%     1.56       1,022.02   0.56%     2.81
Aggressive Allocation     1,000     1,023.26   0.31%     1.56       1,022.02   0.56%     2.81
Money Market     1,000     1,024.35   0.09%     0.45       1,024.35   0.09%     0.45
Core Bond     1,000     1,021.97   0.57%     2.86       1,020.73   0.82%     4.11
High Income     1,000     1,020.98   0.77%     3.86       1,019.74   1.02%     5.11
Diversified Income     1,000     1,021.27   0.71%     3.56       1,020.03   0.96%     4.81
Large Cap Value     1,000     1,021.77   0.61%     3.06       1,020.53   0.86%     4.31
Large Cap Growth     1,000     1,020.78   0.81%     4.06       1,019.54   1.06%     5.31
Mid Cap     1,000     1,020.28   0.91%     4.56       1,019.04   1.16%     5.81
Small Cap     1,000     1,019.24   1.12%     5.61       1,018.00   1.37%     6.85
International Stock     1,000     1,018.99   1.17%     5.86       1,017.75   1.42%     7.10
Madison Target Retirement 2020     1,000     1,023.31   0.30%     1.51                  
Madison Target Retirement 2030     1,000     1,023.31   0.30%     1.51                  
Madison Target Retirement 2040     1,000     1,023.31   0.30%     1.51                  
Madison Target Retirement 2050     1,000     1,023.31   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 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 1-202-551-8090. Form N-Q and other information about the Trust are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s Internet site at 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.


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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 June 30 are available to shareholders at no cost on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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, 2013).

(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 25, 2014

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 25, 2014

By: (signature)

Greg Hoppe, Principal Financial Officer
Date: August 25, 2014