N-30D 1 dn30d.htm NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

VariableLifeAccount

LOGO

 

June 30, 2006

Semi-Annual Reports

   LOGO
  

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Russell Investment Funds

   LOGO    LOGO
       

 

90-1899 (0786) (REV 0706)

   LOGO


Letter to Policyowners

 

June 30, 2006

 

U.S. economic growth continued quite strong throughout the first half of 2006, despite inflation concerns that led to several interest rate hikes during the period. Reacting to measurable signs of inflation, the Federal Reserve Board increased short-term rates to 5.25% by the end of June, up from 4.25% at the beginning of the year, and signaled that further increases may be necessary. Investors and bond traders continue to keep a watchful eye on the Fed to determine how aggressively it will act in coming months to contain inflation.

 

Although economic growth has not slowed substantially, so far 2006 has been less consumer-friendly than past years. Higher interest rates and rising energy costs, combined with a slowdown in the housing market — which has been a major contributor to growth for years — have added to economic concerns. A substantial number of homeowners currently face rising adjustable rate mortgages, while rates for first-time buyers are at their highest level in several years. On the positive side, consumer confidence and spending have remained fairly stable.

 

During the first half of the year the US stock market recorded attractive gains led by strong corporate earnings growth and consumer demand. The market started the year with a flurry of demand and the trend was very positive through May. The market encountered a brief but sharp correction that erased these gains before a partial recovery by mid-year. Concerns about the magnitude of further Fed tightening coupled with higher energy prices produced a more somber outlook for future corporate earnings. A positive contributor for the market was the brisk merger and acquisition activity and share buy-back programs, which provided additional demand for stocks beyond the traditional investor base.

 

The market advance was led by mid and small cap domestic stocks along with international markets. Foreign stocks gained 10.5% during the six-month period as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, and small caps appreciated 7.7% as measured by the S&P 600® Index.

 

The bond market was marked by rising interest rates in response to the Fed, which resulted in modest negative returns for investment grade bonds during the period. For example, the Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Index recorded a modest loss of .78%. In contrast, the high yield market produced attractive positive gains as the rising rate environment was more than offset by a reduction in the credit risk premium for the typical high yield bond. The Treasury market reacted to the higher short rate pressure with yields rising throughout the period and the yield curve essentially flat at mid year. For example, the ten year Treasury note yield rose 78 basis points during the first half to 5.15%.

 

Looking forward to the second half of 2006, we believe the strong consumption and growth rates experienced last year could moderate to a more sustainable pace. Several factors, including a slower housing market, substantially higher interest rates, and persistently high energy costs, may continue to present challenges to the economy and lead to slower consumer spending. In the current environment, the market is a tough call. We believe stock valuations are reasonable but the economy seems closer to the end of this economic expansion. Caution may be the operative word as investors watch for signs that an economic slowdown is evident and the end of rate hikes is in sight.

 

As always, our best advice is to keep your expectations in line. If you are seeking slow, steady growth, consider putting a well-balanced portfolio in place that accounts for your individual risk level and stage of life. To determine the mix best suited to meet your goals, work with your financial representative who can provide sound advice and help monitor your investments throughout the year.

 

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

Edward J. Zore

President and Chief

Executive Officer

 

Mark G. Doll

President

Mason Street Advisors, LLC

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (Northwestern Mutual)    

 

LOGO

 

i


 

How To Get More Information

 

Northwestern Mutual Express:

 

1-800-519-4665

Get up-to-date information about your Variable CompLife policy at your convenience with your policy number and your Personal Identification Number (PIN). Call toll-free to review policy values, fund performance information, and request a change to the allocations of your existing assets or future premiums/dividends.

 

Information on the Internet:

 

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

WWW.NMFN.COM

 

To obtain current performance information and information about Northwestern Mutual, visit us on our website. You can also visit us at our customer service section from our Web site for information on Policy values and current fund performance. This site also allows you to view past confirmation and policy statements, as well as transfer funds online.

 

To sign up for this service please call 1-866-424-2609 between 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Central Time Monday – Friday. As always, your Investment Services representative of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is available to answer any questions you have about your variable life insurance policy or any of our products.

 

For Variable Executive Life and Variable Joint Life inforce policy service questions please call 1-866-464-3800 between 7:30 a.m. –

5 p.m. Central Time Monday – Friday.

 

ii


Contents

 

Performance Summary for the Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. - Semi-Annual Report

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio - Semi-Annual Report

(This report follows the end of the Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.)

Russell Investment Funds - Semi-Annual Report

(This report follows the end of the Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio.)

Russell Investment Funds - Prospectus Supplement

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is historical and does not guarantee future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performances may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information visit www.nmfn.com.

 

 

iii


 

Performance Summary    as of June 30, 2006

 

VARIABLE LIFE—Policies Issued Before October 11, 1995

 

Total return(j)
(as of 6/30/06)
   Small Cap
Growth Stock
Division
    T. Rowe
Price Small
Cap Value
Division
    Aggressive
Growth
Stock
Division
    International
Growth
Division
    Franklin
Templeton
International
Equity
Division
    AllianceBernstein
Mid Cap
Value
Division
    Index 400
Stock
Division
 

1 year

   9.03 %   17.51 %   12.26 %   21.95 %   23.96 %   11.77 %   12.04 %

5 years

   36.99 %       7.13 %       53.67 %       49.72 %

Annualized

   6.50 %       1.39 %       8.97 %       8.41 %

10 years(g)

           71.16 %       119.44 %        

Annualized

           5.52 %       8.18 %        

Since division inception in Variable Life Account

   123.84 %(b)   83.76 %(c)       61.08 %(c)       74.61 %(d)   86.31 %(b)

Annualized

   12.20 %   13.18 %       10.19 %       19.26 %   9.30 %

Since portfolio inception(a)

   170.30 %(b)                       96.33 %(b)

Annualized

   14.88 %                       9.87 %

Current Yield(h)

                                          
VARIABLE COMPLIFE—Polices Issued On or After October 11, 1995**  

1 year

   9.14 %   17.62 %   12.37 %   22.07 %   24.08 %   11.88 %   12.16 %

5 years

   37.68 %       7.66 %       54.43 %       50.46 %

Annualized

   6.60 %       1.49 %       9.08 %       8.51 %

10 years(g)

           72.90 %       121.67 %        

Annualized

           5.63 %       8.29 %        

Since division inception in Variable Life Account

   125.42 %(b)   84.67 %(c)       61.87 %(c)       75.16 %(d)   87.63 %(b)

Annualized

   12.31 %   13.29 %       10.30 %       19.38 %   9.41 %

Since portfolio inception(a)

   172.26 %(b)                       97.75 %(b)

Annualized

   15.00 %                       9.98 %

Current Yield(h)

                                          

 

All total return figures shown above reflect the deduction of portfolio expenses, as well as mortality and expense risk charges for each product. Returns do not reflect deductions such as sales charges or premium taxes, administrative charges, surrender charges or cost of insurance charges. These deductions would significantly impact the returns if they were included.

 

(a) Returns stated are as of the inception date of the portfolio which preceeds availability in the Variable Life Account. See the following footnotes for portfolio inception dates.
(b) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 6/30/99. Actual fund inception was 4/30/99. Performance quoted prior to 6/30/99 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(c) Inception date of 7/31/01.
(d) Inception date of 5/1/03.
(e) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 5/1/03. Actual fund inception was 12/28/98. Performance quoted prior to 5/1/03 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(f) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 6/30/99. Actual fund inception was 1/2/97. Performance quoted prior to 6/30/99 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(g) 10 year return for this division in the Variable Life Account.
(h) For the seven-day period ended June 30, 2006, the Money Market Portfolio's yield was 4.90% and was equivalent to a compound effective yield of 5.02%. The seven-day yield does not include deductions that are included in the separate accounts. The yield quotation more closely reflects the current earnings of the Money Market Portfolio than the total return quotation.
(j) Returns shown include any fee waivers in effect and deductions for all Fund expenses. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. For the Money Market Division, total returns include the effect of a fee waiver from December 2, 2002 through December 31, 2004.
** Product inception date of 10/11/95. Returns prior to 10/11/95 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division, adjusted for the expenses of the product and premium charges.
*** Product inception date of 3/2/98. (For use with non-tax qualified executive benefit plans.) Returns prior to 3/2/98 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
**** Product inception date of December 28, 1998 (For use primarily in estate planning, provides coverage on two insureds with a death benefit payable on the second death). Returns prior to 12/28/98 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.

 

iv


 

 

Janus
Capital
Appreciation
Division
    Growth
Stock
Division
    Large Cap
Core Stock
Division
    Capital
Guardian
Domestic
Equity
Division
    T. Rowe
Price
Equity
Income
Division
    Index 500
Stock
Division
    Asset
Allocation
Division
    Balanced
Division
    High Yield
Bond
Division
    Select
Bond
Division
 
3.68 %   5.39 %   7.46 %   10.82 %   9.14 %   7.77 %   6.91 %   3.97 %   3.24 %   (1.46 %)
    (1.27 %)   (2.79 %)           8.42 %       17.69 %   41.44 %   27.24 %
    (0.25 %)   (0.56 %)           1.63 %       3.31 %   7.18 %   4.94 %
    84.59 %   63.29 %           106.66 %       93.30 %   73.93 %   72.91 %
    6.32 %   5.03 %           7.53 %       6.81 %   5.69 %   5.63 %
54.13 %(d)           31.78 %(c)   52.57 %(d)       22.39 %(c)            
14.65 %           5.77 %   14.28 %       4.20 %            
                                     
                                     
                                                         
                                                         
3.79 %   5.50 %   7.57 %   10.93 %   9.25 %   7.88 %   7.01 %   4.07 %   3.34 %   (1.37 %)
    (0.77 %)   (2.31 %)           8.96 %       18.28 %   42.14 %   27.88 %
    (0.16 %)   (0.47 %)           1.73 %       3.42 %   7.29 %   5.04 %
    86.46 %   64.96 %           108.76 %       95.26 %   75.69 %   74.67 %
    6.43 %   5.13 %           7.64 %       6.92 %   5.80 %   5.74 %
54.62 %(d)           32.42 %(c)   53.05 %(d)       22.99 %(c)            
14.76 %           5.88 %   14.40 %       4.30 %            
                                     
                                     
                                                         

 

v


 

Performance Summary, continued    as of June 30, 2006

 

VARIABLE LIFE—Policies Issued Before October 11, 1995

 

Total return(j)
(as of 6/30/06)
   Money
Market
Division
     Fidelity VIP
Mid Cap
Division
    Russell
Multi-Style
Equity
Division
   

Russell
Aggressive
Equity
Division

    Russell
Non-
U.S.
Division
    Russell
Real Estate
Securities
Division
    Russell
Core Bond
Division
 

1 year

   3.36 %    21.57 %   8.78 %   14.38 %   24.30 %   20.83 %   (1.68 %)

5 years

   7.75 %    94.20 %(e)   8.59 %   46.13 %   51.32 %   141.86 %   23.62 %

Annualized

   1.50 %    14.20 %   1.66 %   7.88 %   8.64 %   19.32 %   4.33 %

10 years(g)

   35.84 %                         

Annualized

   3.11 %                         

Since division inception in Variable Life Account

        116.07 %(e)   (10.50 %)(f)   49.99 %(f)   36.40 %(f)   204.45 %(b)   38.50 %(f)

Annualized

        27.57 %   (1.57 %)   5.96 %   4.53 %   17.24 %   4.76 %

Since portfolio inception(a)

        266.15 %(e)   63.15 %(f)   103.16 %(f)   62.54 %(f)   199.53 %(b)   58.59 %(f)

Annualized

        18.88 %   5.29 %   7.75 %   5.25 %   16.54 %   4.98 %

Current Yield(h)

   5.02 %                                     
VARIABLE COMPLIFE—Polices Issued On or After October 11, 1995**  

1 year

   3.47 %    21.69 %   8.89 %   14.50 %   24.42 %   20.95 %   (1.58 %)

5 years

   8.29 %    95.17 %(e)   9.14 %   46.86 %   52.08 %   143.07 %   24.23 %

Annualized

   1.61 %    14.31 %   1.76 %   7.99 %   8.75 %   19.44 %   4.44 %

10 years(g)

   37.21 %                         

Annualized

   3.21 %                         

Since division inception in Variable Life Account

        116.75 %(e)   (9.87 %)(f)   51.06 %(f)   37.36 %(f)   206.60 %(b)   39.48 %(f)

Annualized

        27.69 %   (1.47 %)   6.07 %   4.64 %   17.36 %   4.87 %

Since portfolio inception(a)

        268.94 %(e)   64.72 %(f)   105.11 %(f)   64.10 %(f)   201.70 %(b)   60.12 %(f)

Annualized

        19.00 %   5.40 %   7.86 %   5.36 %   16.66 %   5.09 %

Current Yield(h)

   5.02 %                                     

 

All total return figures shown above reflect the deduction of portfolio expenses, as well as mortality and expense risk charges for each product. Returns do not reflect deductions such as sales charges or premium taxes, administrative charges, surrender charges or cost of insurance charges. These deductions would significantly impact the returns if they were included.

 

(a) Returns stated are as of the inception date of the portfolio which preceeds availability in the Variable Life Account. See the following footnotes for portfolio inception dates.
(b) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 6/30/99. Actual fund inception was 4/30/99. Performance quoted prior to 6/30/99 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(c) Inception date of 7/31/01.
(d) Inception date of 5/1/03.
(e) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 5/1/03. Actual fund inception was 12/28/98. Performance quoted prior to 5/1/03 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(f) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 6/30/99. Actual fund inception was 1/2/97. Performance quoted prior to 6/30/99 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(g) 10 year return for this division in the Variable Life Account.
(h) For the seven-day period ended June 30, 2006, the Money Market Portfolio's yield was 4.90% and was equivalent to a compound effective yield of 5.02%. The seven-day yield does not include deductions that are included in the separate accounts. The yield quotation more closely reflects the current earnings of the Money Market Portfolio than the total return quotation.
(j) Returns shown include any fee waivers in effect and deductions for all Fund expenses. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. For the Money Market Division, total returns include the effect of a fee waiver from December 2, 2002 through December 31, 2004.
** Product inception date of 10/11/95. Returns prior to 10/11/95 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division, adjusted for the expenses of the product and premium charges.
*** Product inception date of 3/2/98. (For use with non-tax qualified executive benefit plans.) Returns prior to 3/2/98 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
**** Product inception date of December 28, 1998 (For use primarily in estate planning, provides coverage on two insureds with a death benefit payable on the second death). Returns prior to 12/28/98 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.

 

vi


 

Performance Summary, continued    as of June 30, 2006

 

VARIABLE EXECUTIVE LIFE—Policies First Offered on March 2, 1998***

 

Total return(j)
(as of 6/30/06)
   Small Cap
Growth Stock
Division
    T. Rowe
Price Small
Cap Value
Division
    Aggressive
Growth
Stock
Division
    International
Growth
Division
    Franklin
Templeton
International
Equity
Division
    AllianceBernstein
Mid Cap
Value
Division
    Index 400
Stock
Division
 

1 year

   9.71 %   18.24 %   12.96 %   22.71 %   24.73 %   12.47 %   12.75 %

5 years

   41.76 %       10.85 %       59.01 %       54.92 %

Annualized

   7.23 %       2.08 %       9.72 %       9.15 %

10 years(g)

           83.44 %       135.17 %        

Annualized

           6.26 %       8.93 %        

Since division inception in Variable Life Account

   134.89 %(b)   90.04 %(c)       66.58 %(c)       78.38 %(d)   95.51 %(b)

Annualized

   12.97 %   13.95 %       10.94 %       20.07 %   10.05 %

Since portfolio inception(a)

   183.98 %(b)                       106.26 %(b)

Annualized

   15.68 %                       10.63 %

Current Yield(h)

                                          
VARIABLE JOINT LIFE—Policies First Offered on December 28, 1998****  

1 year

   9.71 %   18.24 %   12.96 %   22.71 %   24.73 %   12.47 %   12.75 %

5 years

   41.76 %       10.85 %       59.01 %       54.92 %

Annualized

   7.23 %       2.08 %       9.72 %       9.15 %

10 years

           83.44 %       135.17 %        

Annualized

           6.26 %       8.93 %        

Since division inception in Variable Life Account

   134.89 %(b)   90.04 %(c)       66.58 %(c)       78.38 %(d)   95.51 %(b)

Annualized

   12.97 %   13.95 %       10.94 %       20.07 %   10.05 %

Since portfolio inception(a)

   183.98 %(b)                       106.26 %(b)

Annualized

   15.68 %                       10.63 %

Current Yield(h)

                                          

 

All total return figures shown above reflect the deduction of portfolio expenses, as well as mortality and expense risk charges for each product. Returns do not reflect deductions such as sales charges or premium taxes, administrative charges, surrender charges or cost of insurance charges. These deductions would significantly impact the returns if they were included.

 

(a) Returns stated are as of the inception date of the portfolio which preceeds availability in the Variable Life Account. See the following footnotes for portfolio inception dates.
(b) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 6/30/99. Actual fund inception was 4/30/99. Performance quoted prior to 6/30/99 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(c) Inception date of 7/31/01.
(d) Inception date of 5/1/03.
(e) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 5/1/03. Actual fund inception was 12/28/98. Performance quoted prior to 5/1/03 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(f) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 6/30/99. Actual fund inception was 1/2/97. Performance quoted prior to 6/30/99 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(g) 10 year return for this division in the Variable Life Account.
(h) For the seven-day period ended June 30, 2006, the Money Market Portfolio's yield was 4.90% and was equivalent to a compound effective yield of 5.02%. The seven-day yield does not include deductions that are included in the separate accounts. The yield quotation more closely reflects the current earnings of the Money Market Portfolio than the total return quotation.
(j) Returns shown include any fee waivers in effect and deductions for all Fund expenses. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. For the Money Market Division, total returns include the effect of a fee waiver from December 2, 2002 through December 31, 2004.
** Product inception date of 10/11/95. Returns prior to 10/11/95 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division, adjusted for the expenses of the product and premium charges.
*** Product inception date of 3/2/98. (For use with non-tax qualified executive benefit plans.) Returns prior to 3/2/98 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
**** Product inception date of December 28, 1998 (For use primarily in estate planning, provides coverage on two insureds with a death benefit payable on the second death). Returns prior to 12/28/98 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.

 

vii


 

Performance Summary, continued    as of June 30, 2006

 

VARIABLE EXECUTIVE LIFE—Policies First Offered on March 2, 1998***

 

Total return(j)
(as of 6/30/06)
   Janus
Capital
Appreciation
Division
    Growth
Stock
Division
    Large Cap
Core Stock
Division
    Capital
Guardian
Domestic
Equity
Division
    T. Rowe
Price
Equity
Income
Division
    Index 500
Stock
Division
    Asset
Allocation
Division
 

1 year

   4.33 %   6.05 %   8.14 %   11.52 %   9.83 %   8.44 %   7.57 %

5 years

       2.17 %   0.59 %           12.19 %    

Annualized

       0.43 %   0.12 %           2.33 %    

10 years(g)

       97.83 %   75.01 %           121.48 %    

Annualized

       7.06 %   5.76 %           8.28 %    

Since division inception in Variable Life Account

   57.45 %(d)           36.28 %(c)   55.86 %(d)       26.57 %(c)

Annualized

   15.43 %           6.50 %   15.06 %       4.91 %

Since portfolio inception(a)

                            

Annualized

                            

Current Yield(h)

                                          
VARIABLE JOINT LIFE—Policies First Offered on December 28, 1998****              

1 year

   4.33 %   6.05 %   8.14 %   11.52 %   9.83 %   8.44 %   7.57 %

5 years

       2.17 %   0.59 %           12.19 %    

Annualized

       0.43 %   0.12 %           2.33 %    

10 years

       97.83 %   75.01 %           121.48 %    

Annualized

       7.06 %   5.76 %           8.28 %    

Since division inception in Variable Life Account

   57.45 %(d)           36.28 %(c)   55.86 %(d)       26.57 %(c)

Annualized

   15.43 %           6.50 %   15.06 %       4.91 %

Since portfolio inception(a)

                            

Annualized

                            

Current Yield(h)

                                          

 

All total return figures shown above reflect the deduction of portfolio expenses, as well as mortality and expense risk charges for each product. Returns do not reflect deductions such as sales charges or premium taxes, administrative charges, surrender charges or cost of insurance charges. These deductions would significantly impact the returns if they were included.

 

(a) Returns stated are as of the inception date of the portfolio which preceeds availability in the Variable Life Account. See the following footnotes for portfolio inception dates.
(b) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 6/30/99. Actual fund inception was 4/30/99. Performance quoted prior to 6/30/99 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(c) Inception date of 7/31/01.
(d) Inception date of 5/1/03.
(e) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 5/1/03. Actual fund inception was 12/28/98. Performance quoted prior to 5/1/03 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(f) Inception date of this division in the Variable Life Account was 6/30/99. Actual fund inception was 1/2/97. Performance quoted prior to 6/30/99 is based on actual investment experience, adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
(g) 10 year return for this division in the Variable Life Account.
(h) For the seven-day period ended June 30, 2006, the Money Market Portfolio's yield was 4.90% and was equivalent to a compound effective yield of 5.02%. The seven-day yield does not include deductions that are included in the separate accounts. The yield quotation more closely reflects the current earnings of the Money Market Portfolio than the total return quotation.
(j) Returns shown include any fee waivers in effect and deductions for all Fund expenses. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. For the Money Market Division, total returns include the effect of a fee waiver from December 2, 2002 through December 31, 2004.
** Product inception date of 10/11/95. Returns prior to 10/11/95 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division, adjusted for the expenses of the product and premium charges.
*** Product inception date of 3/2/98. (For use with non-tax qualified executive benefit plans.) Returns prior to 3/2/98 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.
**** Product inception date of December 28, 1998 (For use primarily in estate planning, provides coverage on two insureds with a death benefit payable on the second death). Returns prior to 12/28/98 were reflected using the actual investment experience of each division adjusted for expenses of the product and premium charges.

 

viii


 

 

Balanced
Division
    High Yield
Bond
Division
    Select
Bond
Division
    Money
Market
Division
    Fidelity
VIP
Mid Cap
Division
    Russell
Multi-Style
Equity
Division
    Russell
Aggressive
Equity
Division
    Russell
Non-
U.S.
Division
   

Russell
Real Estate
Securities
Division

    Russell
Core Bond
Division
 
4.62 %   3.89 %   (0.85 %)   4.01 %   22.33 %   9.46 %   15.10 %   25.07 %   21.58 %   (1.06 %)
21.78 %   46.35 %   31.67 %   11.50 %   100.96 %(e)   12.37 %   51.21 %   56.59 %   150.27 %   27.91 %
4.02 %   7.91 %   5.66 %   2.20 %   14.98 %   2.36 %   8.62 %   9.38 %   20.14 %   5.05 %
107.16 %   86.39 %   85.31 %   45.57 %                        
7.55 %   6.42 %   6.36 %   3.83 %                        
                120.72 %(e)   (6.08 %)(f)   57.40 %(f)   43.13 %(f)   219.48 %(b)   45.34 %(f)
                28.43 %   (0.89 %)   6.70 %   5.26 %   18.05 %   5.49 %
                285.60 %(e)   74.22 %(f)   116.94 %(f)   73.57 %(f)   214.69 %(b)   69.35 %(f)
                19.70 %   6.02 %   8.50 %   5.98 %   17.35 %   5.71 %
                  5.02 %                                    
                                                         
4.62 %   3.89 %   (0.85 %)   4.01 %   22.33 %   9.46 %   15.10 %   25.07 %   21.58 %   (1.06 %)
21.78 %   46.35 %   31.67 %   11.50 %   100.96 %(e)   12.37 %   51.21 %   56.59 %   150.27 %   27.91 %
4.02 %   7.91 %   5.66 %   2.20 %   14.98 %   2.36 %   8.62 %   9.38 %   20.14 %   5.05 %
107.16 %   86.39 %   85.31 %   45.57 %                        
7.55 %   6.42 %   6.36 %   3.83 %                        
                120.72 %(e)   (6.08 %)(f)   57.40 %(f)   43.13 %(f)   219.48 %(b)   45.34 %(f)
                28.43 %   (0.89 %)   6.70 %   5.26 %   18.05 %   5.49 %
                285.60 %(e)   74.22 %(f)   116.94 %(f)   73.57 %(f)   214.69 %(b)   69.35 %(f)
                19.70 %   6.02 %   8.50 %   5.98 %   17.35 %   5.71 %
                  5.02 %                                    

 

ix


LOGO

 

Semi-Annual Report June 30, 2006

LOGO

 

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

A Series Fund Offering Eighteen Portfolios

 

    Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
    T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio
    Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio
    International Growth Portfolio
    Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio
    AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio
    Index 400 Stock Portfolio
    Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio
    Growth Stock Portfolio
    Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio
    Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio
    T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
    Index 500 Stock Portfolio
    Asset Allocation Portfolio
    Balanced Portfolio
    High Yield Bond Portfolio
    Select Bond Portfolio
    Money Market Portfolio


Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Table of Contents

 

Series Fund Objectives and Schedules of Investments

    

Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio

   1

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio

   4

Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio

   9

International Growth Portfolio

   12

Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio

   16

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   20

Index 400 Stock Portfolio

   23

Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio

   29

Growth Stock Portfolio

   31

Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio

   34

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio

   37

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio

   40

Index 500 Stock Portfolio

   43

Asset Allocation Portfolio

   50

Balanced Portfolio

   67

High Yield Bond Portfolio

   79

Select Bond Portfolio

   84

Money Market Portfolio

   91

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   94

Statements of Operations

   96

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   98

Financial Highlights

   107

Notes to Series Fund Financial Statements

   116

Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings

   121

Director and Officer Information

   122

Continuance of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

   124


Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
  Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
  Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,036.40   $ 2.78

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,022.07   $ 2.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.55%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Stocks of smaller or newer companies, such as those held in this Fund, are more likely to realize more substantial growth as well as suffer more significant losses than larger or more established issuers. Investments in such companies can be both more volatile and more speculative. Investing in small company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in medium or large company stocks.

 

Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio

 

1


Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (90.2%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (15.6%)

         

Aaron Rents, Inc.

   300,492    8,077

*Blue Nile, Inc.

   150,900    4,853

*Coldwater Creek, Inc.

   159,700    4,274

*Golf Galaxy, Inc.

   353,400    4,753

*Guitar Center, Inc.

   21,200    943

*Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.

   235,500    5,628

*J. Crew Group, Inc.

   5,727    157

*Life Time Fitness, Inc.

   149,300    6,908

Lithia Motors, Inc.

   87,300    2,647

*LKQ Corp.

   355,000    6,745

*Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc.

   372,600    5,708

Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd. — Class A

   326,137    12,667

*Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

   299,800    9,189

*Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

   119,100    5,069

*Stamps.com, Inc.

   90,000    2,504

*Williams Scotsman International, Inc.

   110,100    2,405
         

Total

        82,527
         

Consumer Staples (2.5%)

         

*Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.

   113,100    3,414

*United Natural Foods, Inc.

   297,400    9,821
         

Total

        13,235
         

Energy (7.8%)

         

*FMC Technologies, Inc.

   123,800    8,352

*Grant Prideco, Inc.

   187,600    8,394

*Grey Wolf, Inc.

   986,900    7,599

*Hydril

   62,700    4,923

*James River Coal Co.

   134,600    3,566

Western Refining, Inc.

   269,600    5,818

World Fuel Services Corp.

   55,500    2,536
         

Total

        41,188
         

Financials (7.8%)

         

First Republic Bank

   76,700    3,513

Greater Bay Bancorp

   244,900    7,042

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

   95,300    5,790

*Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

   194,200    5,414

Investors Financial Services Corp.

   60,230    2,704

*Nexity Financial Corp.

   255,800    3,198

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

   206,300    4,809

Placer Sierra Bancshares

   100,100    2,321

*Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.

   140,400    6,416
         

Total

        41,207
         

Health Care (20.2%)

         

*Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.

   204,600    9,129

*Foxhollow Technologies, Inc.

   173,500    4,740

*HealthExtras, Inc.

   53,800    1,626

*Horizon Health Corp.

   225,010    4,698

*Kyphon, Inc.

   198,200    7,603

LCA-Vision, Inc.

   245,000    12,963

*Nighthawk Radiology Holdings, Inc.

   101,200    1,816

*Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

   246,900    11,185

PolyMedica Corp.

   92,300    3,319
Common Stocks (90.2%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Health Care continued

         

*Providence Service Corp.

   293,285    7,986

*PSS World Medical, Inc.

   208,800    3,685

*Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

   272,700    7,816

*Radiation Therapy Services, Inc.

   160,200    4,311

*ResMed, Inc.

   208,700    9,798

*SonoSite, Inc.

   98,100    3,830

*Symbion, Inc.

   323,500    6,716

*Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.

   133,700    6,308
         

Total

        107,529
         

Industrials (19.3%)

         

*ACCO Brands Corp.

   109,300    2,394

*The Advisory Board Co.

   155,300    7,468

*Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

   529,350    11,651

Brady Corp. — Class A

   128,000    4,716

Bucyrus International, Inc. — Class A

   127,813    6,455

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

   156,800    8,357

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

   87,100    8,727

*Corrections Corp. of America

   220,250    11,660

Forward Air Corp.

   225,750    9,195

*Huron Consulting Group, Inc.

   236,300    8,292

*ICT Group, Inc.

   203,400    4,989

Knight Transportation, Inc.

   406,567    8,213

*Marlin Business Services, Inc.

   230,420    5,198

*Marten Transport, Ltd.

   231,500    5,033
         

Total

        102,348
         

Information Technology (14.0%)

         

*Bankrate, Inc.

   65,168    2,461

*Blackboard, Inc.

   283,100    8,199

*Eagle Test Systems, Inc.

   145,800    2,044

*Entegris, Inc.

   710,400    6,770

*Essex Corp.

   395,200    7,280

*Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

   216,400    8,303

*International DisplayWorks, Inc.

   404,727    2,105

*Kenexa Corp.

   114,389    3,643

*MKS Instruments, Inc.

   234,150    4,711

*Plexus Corp.

   247,800    8,476

*RADWARE, Ltd.

   213,800    2,745

*RF Micro Devices, Inc.

   345,300    2,061

*Sonic Solutions

   336,400    5,551

*Tessera Technologies, Inc.

   257,300    7,076

*THQ, Inc.

   118,150    2,552

*Visicu, Inc.

   14,200    251
         

Total

        74,228
         

Materials (2.9%)

         

Airgas, Inc.

   134,450    5,008

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   276,900    10,248
         

Total

        15,256
         

Utilities (0.1%)

         

ITC Holdings Corp.

   18,300    486
         

Total

        486
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $406,651)

        478,004
         

 

2

 

Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio


Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio

 

 

Money Market Investments (9.0%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Autos (1.9%)

    

(b)Daimler Chrysler Auto, 5.30%, 7/31/06

   5,000,000    4,978

(b)New Center Asset Trust, 5.27%, 7/31/06

   5,000,000    4,978
         

Total

        9,956
         

Federal Government & Agencies (0.2%)

    

(b)Federal Home Loan, 5.19%, 9/26/06

   1,200,000    1,185
         

Total

        1,185
         

Finance Lessors (1.9%)

    

Ranger Funding, Co. LLC, 5.29%, 8/2/06

   5,000,000    4,976

Windmill Funding Corp., 5.20%, 7/7/06

   5,000,000    4,996
         

Total

        9,972
         

Finance Services (0.9%)

    

(b)Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.28%, 7/24/06

   5,000,000    4,983
         

Total

        4,983
         

National Commercial Banks (0.3%)

    

(b)Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

   1,400,000    1,400
         

Total

        1,400
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (1.9%)

    

Merrill Lynch, 5.26%, 7/6/06

   5,000,000    4,996

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.27%, 7/7/06

   5,000,000    4,996
         

Total

        9,992
         

Short Term Business Credit (1.9%)

    

Old Line Funding Corp., 5.14%, 7/12/06

   5,000,000    4,992

Sheffield Receivables, 5.07%, 7/6/06

   5,000,000    4,997
         

Total

        9,989
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $47,476)

   47,477
         

Total Investments (99.2%)
(Cost $454,127)(a)

        525,481
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.8%)

   4,094
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        529,575
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $454,127 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $71,354 which is comprised of $88,642 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $17,288 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer (000’s)   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(000’s)

Russell 2000 Index Futures (Long)

  47   9/06   $ 983

(Total Notional Value at June 30, 2006, $16,207)

             

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio

 

3


T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
   Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,095.80    $ 4.52

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.48    $ 4.36

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.87%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

4

 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio


T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (96.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (13.0%)

         

Aaron Rents, Inc.

   149,900    4,030

Aaron Rents, Inc. — Class A

   4,725    114

*Big Lots, Inc.

   31,500    538

Building Materials Holding Corp.

   36,500    1,017

Cablevision Systems Corp.

   2,600    56

Centerplate, Inc.

   16,100    216

*Cox Radio, Inc. — Class A

   17,400    251

CSS Industries, Inc.

   44,100    1,268

*Culp, Inc.

   32,600    159

Dillard’s, Inc. — Class A

   5,100    162

*Discovery Holding Co.

   20,700    303

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

   10,900    382

*Echostar Communications Corp.

   7,500    231

Entercom Communications Corp.

   9,900    259

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   20,200    493

Fred’s, Inc.

   64,900    866

The Gap, Inc.

   28,300    492

H&R Block, Inc.

   24,000    573

Hancock Fabrics, Inc.

   59,000    197

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   3,000    165

Hasbro, Inc.

   21,200    384

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

   102,000    1,600

*IAC/InterActiveCorp

   6,450    171

Journal Register Co.

   71,000    636

*Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A

   5,000    269

*Live Nation, Inc.

   29,000    590

Mattel, Inc.

   47,400    783

Matthews International Corp. — Class A

   80,500    2,776

Meredith Corp.

   9,800    485

The New York Times Co. — Class A

   22,400    550

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   13,100    338

OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.

   1,800    62

Pearson PLC, ADR

   33,000    450

Pool Corp.

   67,925    2,965

*RARE Hospitality International, Inc.

   83,850    2,412

Reuters Group PLC, ADR

   4,000    170

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

   40,700    993

*Saga Communications, Inc. — Class A

   80,600    730

*Scholastic Corp.

   13,600    353

The ServiceMaster Co.

   10,800    112

Skyline Corp.

   30,500    1,305

Stanley Furniture Co., Inc.

   61,000    1,462

Stein Mart, Inc.

   138,000    2,042

The TJX Companies, Inc.

   24,400    558

Tribune Co.

   16,400    532

*Univision Communications, Inc.
— Class A

   17,100    573

Weight Watchers International, Inc.

   10,700    438

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

   44,700    1,387
         

Total

        36,898
         
Common Stocks (96.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Staples (2.3%)

         

Alliance One International, Inc.

   99,800    443

Campbell Soup Co.

   14,300    531

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

   79,800    1,996

The Clorox Co.

   10,500    640

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
— Class A

   2,400    93

H.J. Heinz Co.

   6,600    272

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   5,700    191

Nash Finch Co.

   25,000    532

Sara Lee Corp.

   40,000    641

*Wild Oats Markets, Inc.

   44,800    878

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

   6,800    308
         

Total

        6,525
         

Energy (8.8%)

         

*Atwood Oceanics, Inc.

   33,800    1,676

*Cameron International Corp.

   14,100    674

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

   27,200    1,336

*Forest Oil Corp.

   63,350    2,101

*Grant Prideco, Inc.

   9,300    416

*Hanover Compressor Co.

   36,500    685

*Lone Star Technologies, Inc.

   27,100    1,464

*Mariner Energy, Inc.

   50,193    922

Murphy Oil Corp.

   19,100    1,067

Penn Virginia Corp.

   53,600    3,746

*TETRA Technologies, Inc.

   141,300    4,280

Todco — Class A

   61,600    2,516

*Union Drilling, Inc.

   16,800    250

*W-H Energy Services, Inc.

   36,300    1,845

*Whiting Petroleum Corp.

   48,500    2,031
         

Total

        25,009
         

Financials (20.0%)

         

Allied Capital Corp.

   57,700    1,660

American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

   24,600    824

Apartment Investment & Management Co. — Class A

   9,100    395

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

   14,100    328

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

   20,400    584

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

   29,700    829

Citizens Banking Corp.

   1,000    24

Columbia Equity Trust, Inc.

   37,700    579

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

   9,576    479

*E*TRADE Financial Corp.

   5,800    132

East West Bancorp, Inc.

   88,000    3,337

Equity Office Properties Trust

   5,100    186

First Financial Fund, Inc.

   105,669    1,666

First Horizon National Corp.

   7,000    281

First Potomac Realty Trust

   59,600    1,775

First Republic Bank

   90,900    4,164

Genworth Financial, Inc.

   20,600    718

Glenborough Realty Trust, Inc.

   35,600    767

*Home Bancshares, Inc.

   2,700    61

 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio

 

5


T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (96.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Financials continued

         

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   6,500    153

Innkeepers USA Trust

   51,700    893

Investors Financial Services Corp.

   12,300    552

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

   23,300    417

Kilroy Realty Corp.

   57,200    4,134

*LaBranche & Co., Inc.

   2,700    33

LaSalle Hotel Properties

   57,600    2,667

Lazard, Ltd. — Class A

   6,100    246

Lincoln National Corp.

   8,763    495

*Markel Corp.

   5,900    2,047

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

   36,800    990

Max Re Capital, Ltd.

   67,000    1,463

The Midland Co.

   44,400    1,686

NetBank, Inc.

   83,000    550

NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.

   16,200    232

North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

   8,700    262

Northern Trust Corp.

   11,700    647

Ohio Casualty Corp.

   10,500    312

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   5,300    372

Potlatch Corp.

   14,200    536

*ProAssurance Corp.

   76,300    3,677

Regions Financial Corp.

   11,200    371

Scottish Re Group, Ltd.

   28,700    479

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

   17,230    768

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   91,000    1,887

*SVB Financial Group

   69,400    3,156

Synovus Financial Corp.

   22,600    605

TCF Financial Corp.

   12,000    317

Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc.
— Class A

   114,055    4,326

UnumProvident Corp.

   18,100    328

Valley National Bancorp

   1,680    43

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
— Class A

   5,600    115

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

   51,500    1,890

Westamerica Bancorporation

   8,700    426

Willis Group Holdings, Ltd.

   17,700    568

XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A

   5,700    349
         

Total

        56,781
         

Health Care (5.5%)

         

*AMERIGROUP Corp.

   10,600    329

Analogic Corp.

   14,000    653

Arrow International, Inc.

   36,930    1,214

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

   5,200    318

*Cephalon, Inc.

   900    54

*Diversa Corp.

   105,700    1,021

*Exelixis, Inc.

   86,800    872

Health Management Associates, Inc.
— Class A

   17,000    335

*HEALTHSOUTH Corp.

   74,300    286

*Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

   1,100    49

*LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.

   8,700    280

*Lincare Holdings, Inc.

   15,900    602

*MedImmune, Inc.

   11,500    312

*Myriad Genetics, Inc.

   83,500    2,108

*Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

   5,200    55
Common Stocks (96.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Health Care continued

         

*OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   9,600    316

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   89,300    2,554

*Pharmion Corp.

   38,600    657

*Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   4,900    34

Universal Health Services, Inc.
— Class B

   16,700    839

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

   22,100    374

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   51,600    1,872

*Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

   9,800    556
         

Total

        15,690
         

Industrials (20.2%)

         

*Accuride Corp.

   50,000    624

*Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

   42,300    481

American Power Conversion Corp.

   7,800    152

American Standard Companies, Inc.

   12,000    519

Ameron International Corp.

   24,700    1,655

C&D Technologies, Inc.

   67,000    504

*Casella Waste Systems, Inc. — Class A

   100,200    1,312

Cintas Corp.

   8,600    342

Deere & Co.

   4,700    392

*Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

   58,300    2,628

EDO Corp.

   34,300    835

*Electro Rent Corp.

   99,000    1,586

ElkCorp

   30,900    858

Equifax, Inc.

   11,300    388

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

   65,700    3,393

*FTI Consulting, Inc.

   73,200    1,960

G & K Services, Inc. — Class A

   50,100    1,718

*Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.

   82,150    2,914

*The Genlyte Group, Inc.

   31,200    2,260

IDEX Corp.

   53,900    2,544

*Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A

   97,600    2,234

JLG Industries, Inc.

   183,100    4,120

*Kirby Corp.

   92,400    3,650

Laidlaw International, Inc.

   19,500    491

Landstar System, Inc.

   116,000    5,478

Macquarie Infrastructure Co. Trust

   53,800    1,484

Manpower, Inc.

   10,600    685

McGrath Rentcorp

   90,500    2,517

Nordson Corp.

   52,700    2,592

Raytheon Co.

   10,500    468

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

   3,000    168

Southwest Airlines Co.

   47,200    773

Synagro Technologies, Inc.

   60,900    239

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

   100,320    2,531

*Waste Connections, Inc.

   42,100    1,532

Woodward Governor Co.

   50,000    1,526
         

Total

        57,553
         

Information Technology (10.3%)

         

*Andrew Corp.

   13,000    115

*ATMI, Inc.

   41,500    1,022

AVX Corp.

   32,800    518

Belden CDT, Inc.

   71,700    2,371

*The BISYS Group, Inc.

   41,900    574

*Brooks Automation, Inc.

   177,900    2,099

 

6

 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio


T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (96.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

*Entegris, Inc.

   137,198    1,307

*Intuit, Inc.

   16,200    978

KLA-Tencor Corp.

   4,500    187

Landauer, Inc.

   22,900    1,097

*Littelfuse, Inc.

   47,600    1,636

*McAfee, Inc.

   12,900    313

Methode Electronics, Inc. — Class A

   41,200    433

Molex, Inc. — Class A

   24,500    704

MoneyGram International, Inc.

   12,448    423

*MPS Group, Inc.

   175,800    2,649

*Novellus Systems, Inc.

   21,500    531

*Packeteer, Inc.

   86,600    982

*Premiere Global Services, Inc.

   136,300    1,029

*Progress Software Corp.

   74,900    1,753

*RSA Security, Inc.

   90,800    2,470

*Spansion, Inc. — Class A

   9,000    143

*SPSS, Inc.

   62,725    2,016

StarTek, Inc.

   62,100    928

*Sun Microsystems, Inc.

   125,100    519

*Synopsys, Inc.

   29,000    544

Total System Services, Inc.

   7,500    144

*Websense, Inc.

   82,100    1,686
         

Total

        29,171
         

Materials (10.7%)

         

Airgas, Inc.

   67,200    2,503

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd., ADR

   3,900    188

AptarGroup, Inc.

   43,800    2,173

Arch Chemicals, Inc.

   56,500    2,037

Bowater, Inc.

   6,600    150

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   26,300    3,038

Chesapeake Corp.

   23,100    379

Deltic Timber Corp.

   38,300    2,159

Domtar, Inc.

   65,100    402

Florida Rock Industries, Inc.

   53,200    2,642

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

   80,000    2,320

Innospec, Inc.

   51,600    1,312

International Paper Co.

   22,900    740

MacDermid, Inc.

   63,000    1,814

MeadWestvaco Corp.

   5,500    154

*Meridian Gold, Inc.

   56,300    1,784

Metal Management, Inc.

   60,100    1,840

Myers Industries, Inc.

   73,500    1,263

*Nalco Holding Co.

   49,100    866

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

   700    60

*Symyx Technologies, Inc.

   46,400    1,121

Wausau Paper Corp.

   91,600    1,140

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   6,400    398
         

Total

        30,483
         

Other Holdings (0.6%)

         

Russell 2000 Value Index

   23,400    1,693
         

Total

        1,693
         

Telecommunication Services (0.5%)

         

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

   15,200    629

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
— Special Shares

   2,100    82
Common Stocks (96.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Telecommunication Services continued

         

Telus Corp.

   5,400    218

*Wireless Facilities, Inc.

   157,600    433
         

Total

        1,362
         

Utilities (4.2%)

         

Black Hills Corp.

   53,500    1,837

Cleco Corp.

   68,500    1,593

Duke Energy Corp.

   20,200    593

*Dynegy, Inc. — Class A

   74,800    409

*El Paso Electric Co.

   71,600    1,443

Energy East Corp.

   7,900    189

*Mirant Corp.

   12,800    343

NiSource, Inc.

   37,900    828

*NRG Energy, Inc.

   6,200    299

Otter Tail Corp.

   8,200    224

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   18,000    718

Southwest Gas Corp.

   49,700    1,558

TECO Energy, Inc.

   52,000    777

Vectren Corp.

   36,300    989

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   11,900    228
         

Total

        12,028
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $202,361)

        273,193
         
Convertible Corporate Bonds (0.1%)          

Electric Services (0.0%)

         

Xcel Energy, Inc. 7.50%, 11/21/07

   2,000    3
         

Total

        3
         

Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus (0.1%)

    

Lucent Technologies, Inc., 2.75%, 6/15/25

   192,000    189
         

Total

        189
         

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $208)

   192
         
Preferred Stocks (0.1%)          

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

         

General Motors Corp.

   7,600    186
         

Total

        186
         

Industrials (0.1%)

         

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

   600    188
         

Total

        188
         

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost: $316)

        374
         

 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio

 

7


T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio

 

 

Money Market Investments (3.4%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Other Holdings (3.4%)

         

Reserve Investment Fund

   9,668,497    9,668
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $9,668)

   9,668
         

Total Investments (99.7%)
(Cost $212,553)(a)

        283,427
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.3%)

   842
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        284,269
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $212,553 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $70,874 which is comprised of $79,073 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $8,199 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

8

 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio


Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
   Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,037.50    $ 2.63

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,022.22    $ 2.61

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.52%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Stocks of smaller or newer companies, such as those held in this Fund, are more likely to realize more substantial growth as well as suffer more significant losses than larger or more established issuers. Investments in such companies can be both more volatile and more speculative. Investing in small company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in medium or large company stocks. Investing in medium company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in large company stocks.

 

Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio

 

9


Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (93.7%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (12.1%)

         

*Aeropostale, Inc.

   189,900    5,486

*AnnTaylor Stores Corp.

   413,100    17,920

*The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

   101,952    2,748

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

   480,000    29,089

*Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A

   221,525    11,931

Michaels Stores, Inc.

   110,500    4,557

*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

   744,260    23,213

Pool Corp.

   400,100    17,456

*Scientific Games Corp.

   581,500    20,713

Station Casinos, Inc.

   239,200    16,285
         

Total

        149,398
         

Consumer Staples (0.6%)

         

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

   110,675    7,154
         

Total

        7,154
         

Energy (10.6%)

         

BJ Services Co.

   153,800    5,731

*Cameron International Corp.

   265,600    12,688

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

   425,400    19,874

ENSCO International, Inc.

   361,100    16,617

Frontier Oil Corp.

   203,907    6,607

*Nabors Industries, Ltd.

   169,800    5,738

*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   245,700    15,558

*Newfield Exploration Co.

   329,700    16,135

Range Resources Corp.

   577,500    15,702

Smith International, Inc.

   222,300    9,886

Tesoro Corp.

   95,100    7,072
         

Total

        131,608
         

Financials (14.0%)

         

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

   566,000    14,359

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   492,600    14,394

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc.

   43,100    21,168

The Colonial BancGroup, Inc.

   788,300    20,244

Investors Financial Services Corp.

   464,780    20,868

Legg Mason, Inc.

   178,770    17,791

*Nelnet, Inc. — Class A

   231,600    9,391

Nuveen Investments — Class A

   281,200    12,106

*SVB Financial Group

   229,600    10,438

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

   1,030,700    15,265

Ventas, Inc.

   493,300    16,713
         

Total

        172,737
         

Health Care (15.7%)

         

Caremark Rx, Inc.

   260,694    13,001

*Celgene Corp.

   347,900    16,501

*Centene Corp.

   417,400    9,821

*Covance, Inc.

   278,000    17,019

*Cytyc Corp.

   361,700    9,173

*DaVita, Inc.

   460,300    22,876

*Gen-Probe, Inc.

   259,600    14,013

*Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

   83,900    9,898
Common Stocks (93.7%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Health Care continued

         

*Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

   204,634    9,035

*Lincare Holdings, Inc.

   234,300    8,866

*ResMed, Inc.

   370,600    17,400

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

   252,100    8,173

*Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

   275,600    13,050

*VCA Antech, Inc.

   595,800    19,023

*Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.

   141,300    6,667
         

Total

        194,516
         

Industrials (16.4%)

         

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

   352,220    35,292

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   380,260    21,298

Fastenal Co.

   344,480    13,879

Graco, Inc.

   568,600    26,144

*IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.

   205,783    11,923

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   694,400    17,298

Joy Global, Inc.

   132,700    6,912

*Monster Worldwide, Inc.

   310,600    13,250

*NutriSystem, Inc.

   161,800    10,053

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

   267,900    14,247

Robert Half International, Inc.

   462,400    19,421

*Stericycle, Inc.

   200,900    13,079
         

Total

        202,796
         

Information Technology (21.7%)

         

*Activision, Inc.

   475,310    5,409

*Alliance Data Systems Corp.

   426,500    25,087

*Altera Corp.

   645,600    11,330

Amphenol Corp. — Class A

   328,500    18,383

*ATI Technologies, Inc.

   817,000    11,928

*Broadcom Corp. — Class A

   464,450    13,957

*Citrix Systems, Inc.

   275,400    11,055

*Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A

   477,300    32,158

*Cognos, Inc.

   161,000    4,580

*Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

   508,600    19,515

Harris Corp.

   369,700    15,346

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

   416,600    10,665

KLA-Tencor Corp.

   129,480    5,382

Microchip Technology, Inc.

   408,095    13,692

*NAVTEQ Corp.

   216,400    9,669

Paychex, Inc.

   219,040    8,538

*RSA Security, Inc.

   143,800    3,910

*SRA International, Inc. — Class A

   311,600    8,298

*ValueClick, Inc.

   568,100    8,720

*VeriFone Holdings, Inc.

   567,400    17,294

*WebEx Communications, Inc.

   389,000    13,825
         

Total

        268,741
         

Materials (1.7%)

         

Praxair, Inc.

   388,540    20,981

*VeraSun Energy Corp.

   12,086    317
         

Total

        21,298
         

 

10

 

Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio


Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (93.7%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Telecommunication Services (0.9%)

         

*NeuStar, Inc. — Class A

   341,700    11,532
         

Total

        11,532
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $975,567)

        1,159,780
         
Money Market Investments (7.3%)          

Autos (1.6%)

         

(b)Fcar Owner Trust I, 5.21%, 7/18/06

   10,000,000    9,976

(b)New Center Asset Trust, 5.27%, 7/24/06

   10,000,000    9,966
         

Total

        19,942
         

Federal Government & Agencies (0.1%)

    

Federal Home Loan, 5.145%, 9/26/06

   1,500,000    1,482
         

Total

        1,482
         

Finance Lessors (0.8%)

         

Windmill Funding Corp., 5.06%, 7/7/06

   10,000,000    9,992
         

Total

        9,992
         

Finance Services (0.8%)

         

Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.20%, 7/21/06

   10,000,000    9,971
         

Total

        9,971
         

National Commercial Banks (0.8%)

         

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 5.26%, 7/27/06

   10,000,000    9,962
         

Total

        9,962
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (1.7%)

         

Merrill Lynch, 5.26%, 7/6/06

   10,000,000    9,992

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.27%, 7/7/06

   10,000,000    9,991
         

Total

        19,983
         
Money Market Investments (7.3%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)
 

Short Term Business Credit (1.5%)

           

Old Line Funding Corp., 5.18%, 7/5/06

   9,100,000    9,095  

Sheffield Receivables, 5.25%, 7/20/06

   10,000,000    9,972  
         

Total

        19,067  
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $90,399)

   90,399  
         

Total Investments (101.0%)
(Cost $1,065,966)(a)

        1,250,179  
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-1.0%)

   (12,178 )
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        1,238,001  
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $1,065,966 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $184,213 which is comprised of $207,668 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $23,455 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer (000’s)   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(000’s)

Midcap 400 Index Futures (Long)

  51   9/06   $ 951

(Total Notional Value at June 30, 2006, $18,724)

             

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio

 

11


International Growth Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
  

Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,

2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,051.70    $ 4.43

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.48    $ 4.36

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.87%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Investors should be aware of the risks of investments in foreign securities, particularly investments in securities of companies in developing nations. These include the risks of currency fluctuation, of political and economic instability and of less well-developed government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, as well as differences in accounting standards.

 

12

 

International Growth Portfolio


International Growth Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Foreign Common

Stocks (94.1%)

   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Basic Materials (6.8%)

         

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR

   Brazil    49,400    1,188

CRH PLC

   Ireland    51,585    1,682

*Grafton Group PLC

   Ireland    122,035    1,537

K+S AG

   Germany    22,095    1,782

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

   Australia    61,165    958

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.

   Japan    54,000    673

Pfleiderer AG

   Germany    50,030    1,405

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

   Japan    228,000    1,901

Sumitomo Titanium Corp.

   Japan    9,400    1,488

*Syngenta AG

   Switzerland    11,505    1,529

Zinifex, Ltd.

   Australia    141,705    1,055
              

Total

             15,198
              

Conglomerates (2.5%)

         

Grupo Ferrovial SA

   Spain    17,050    1,302

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

   United States    37,100    2,426

TOPIX ETF

   Japan    136,200    1,914
              

Total

             5,642
              

Consumer Cyclical (11.8%)

         

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

   Japan    40,500    1,203

*Banyan Tree Holdings, Ltd.

   Singapore    302,000    177

*Belluna Co., Ltd. — Warrants

   Japan    1,452    5

Esprit Holdings, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    188,000    1,537

Industria de Diseno Testil SA

   Italy    50,055    2,111

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

   United Kingdom    102,134    1,786

*Kuoni Reisen Holding AG

   Switzerland    2,745    1,540

Leoni AG

   Germany    40,765    1,533

Lindex AB

   Sweden    120,300    1,713

Point, Inc.

   Japan    13,990    790

Publicis Groupe

   France    49,090    1,896

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

   Japan    22,000    1,803

Shimamura Co.

   Japan    12,600    1,381

Sol Melia SA

   Spain    65,395    1,055

Sportingbet PLC

   United Kingdom    244,430    1,779

*Urbi Desarollos Urbanos SA

   Mexico    543,180    1,260

Vtech Holdings, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    254,000    1,325

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV

   Mexico    659,370    1,843

Wolters Kluwer NV

   Netherlands    65,835    1,555
              

Total

             26,292
              

Foreign Common

Stocks (94.1%)

   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Non-Cyclical (5.6%)

         

Adidas AG

   Germany    34,610    1,655

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

   Greece    45,465    1,355

Davide Campari-Milano SPA

   Italy    136,680    1,417

Hugo Boss AG

   Germany    32,320    1,363

Natura Cosmeticos SA

   Brazil    153,850    1,612

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport

   Germany    3,635    1,413

Reckitt Benckiser PLC

   United Kingdom    46,475    1,736

Woolworths, Ltd.

   Australia    126,755    1,898
              

Total

             12,449
              

Energy (5.4%)

              

*Aker Drilling ASA

   Norway    187,565    928

BG Group PLC

   United Kingdom    157,175    2,100

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

   Canada    24,215    1,339

*Geo ASA

   Norway    87,305    589

*Petrojarl ASA

   Norway    24,645    162

*Petroleum Geo-Services ASA

   Norway    24,645    1,390

Tenaris SA, ADR

   Italy    44,500    1,802

*TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA

   Norway    137,800    2,435

*Western Oil Sands, Inc.

   Canada    43,815    1,214
              

Total

             11,959
              

Financials (22.3%)

         

Admiral Group PLC

   United Kingdom    174,325    2,002

Allianz AG

   Germany    10,770    1,702

Allied Irish Banks PLC

   Ireland    55,500    1,331

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

   Ireland    214,044    3,329

Ardepro Co., Ltd.

   Japan    985    1,575

Azimut Holding SPA

   Italy    93,095    970

*Banco Espanol de Credito SA

   Spain    109,890    1,934

BNP Paribas

   France    23,781    2,278

The Chiba Bank, Ltd.

   Japan    210,000    1,963

Credit Saison Co.

   Japan    36,200    1,714

Credit Suisse Group

   Switzerland    31,370    1,755

DNB NOR ASA

   Norway    147,545    1,831

Erste Bank Der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

   Austria    30,719    1,729

Fondiaria — Sai SPA

   Italy    39,880    1,630

Hopewell Holdings, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    540,000    1,516

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG

   Germany    31,710    1,926

 

International Growth Portfolio

 

13


International Growth Portfolio

 

 

Foreign Common

Stocks (94.1%)

   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Financials continued

         

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

   Hong Kong    623,000    1,765

IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

   Germany    37,895    1,386

ING Groep NV

   Netherlands    53,330    2,096

Kenedix, Inc.

   Japan    312    1,355

Kookmin Bank

   Korea    28,260    2,324

Korean Reinsurance Co.

   Korea    138,210    1,551

Manulife Financial Corp.

   Canada    59,560    1,892

*NETeller PLC

   United Kingdom    87,155    961

*NorGani Hotels ASA

   Norway    108,755    1,114

*Norwegian Property ASA

   Norway    71,405    551

OTP Bank PLC

   Hungary    8,735    247

Swiss Life Holding

   Switzerland    8,970    2,102

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

   Canada    25,435    1,291

Unicredito Italiano SPA

   Italy    229,360    1,795
              

Total

             49,615
              

Health Care (7.1%)

         

CSL, Ltd.

   Australia    44,355    1,772

Egis PLC

   Hungary    9,675    1,191

Elekta AB

   Sweden    81,130    1,375

*Neurochem, Inc.

   Canada    47,730    503

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

   Switzerland    8,390    1,992

Roche Holding AG

   Switzerland    9,195    1,520

Schwarz Pharma AG

   Germany    21,745    1,952

Shire PLC, ADR

   United Kingdom    29,584    1,309

Synthes, Inc.

   Switzerland    15,545    1,875

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   Japan    27,900    1,736

Tecan Group AG

   Switzerland    13,005    701
              

Total

             15,926
              

Industrial Goods and Services (15.5%)

    

ABB, Ltd.

   Switzerland    51,610    671

ABB, Ltd., ADR

   Switzerland    51,610    669

*Alstom

   France    21,710    1,984

Atlas Copco AB

   Sweden    72,665    2,019

BAE Systems PLC

   United Kingdom    154,900    1,059

Cae, Inc.

   Canada    207,065    1,577

Capita Group PLC

   United Kingdom    191,820    1,637

Chiyoda Corp.

   Japan    79,000    1,615

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.

   Korea    56,470    1,661

*Deutz AG

   Germany    60,098    473

*Fiat SPA

   Italy    89,240    1,188

Finmeccanica SPA

   Italy    88,635    1,968

Kitz Corp.

   Japan    143,000    1,085

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

   Netherlands    110,225    2,192

Foreign Common

Stocks (94.1%)

   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Industrial Goods and Services continued

    

Kubota Corp.

   Japan    194,000    1,839

Metso Corp.

   Finland    48,115    1,746

Michael Page International PLC

   United Kingdom    228,825    1,483

Neopost SA

   France    18,605    2,121

OSG Corp.

   Japan    83,500    1,406

SGS SA

   Switzerland    2,000    1,898

Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

   Japan    92,000    1,861

*Thielert AG

   Germany    3,088    95

Tianjin Development Holdings, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    652,000    405

Vinci SA

   France    19,610    2,020
              

Total

             34,672
              

Technology (9.2%)

         

Arrk Corp.

   Japan    32,600    771

Axell Corp.

   Japan    211    745

Cap Gemini SA

   France    37,085    2,116

*Gresham Computing PLC

   United Kingdom    169,180    311

High Tech Computer Corp.

   Taiwan    64,000    1,759

Hoya Corp.

   Japan    38,400    1,366

Ibiden Co., Ltd.

   Japan    42,500    2,042

Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

   India    25,905    1,732

*Kontron AG

   Germany    140,781    1,624

*Option NV

   Belgium    42,100    1,010

Solomon Systech International, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    2,229,000    563

Sumco Corp.

   Japan    34,300    1,954

*Tandberg Television ASA

   Norway    121,705    2,019

Telechips, Inc.

   Korea    41,782    810

*United Test and Assembly Center, Ltd.

   Singapore    3,367,000    1,712
              

Total

             20,534
              

Telecommunications (1.8%)

         

*Iliad SA

   France    15,870    1,328

Telenor ASA

   Norway    90,700    1,096

Vodafone Group PLC

   United Kingdom    723,550    1,542
              

Total

             3,966
              

Transportation (2.9%)

         

Canadian National Railway Co.

   Canada    31,420    1,372

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

   Switzerland    28,050    2,042

*PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk

   Indonesia    7,107,000    1,327

TNT NV

   Netherlands    48,165    1,724
              

Total

             6,465
              

 

14

 

International Growth Portfolio


International Growth Portfolio

 

 

Foreign Common

Stocks (94.1%)

   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Utilities (3.2%)

              

Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias

   Brazil    129,660    1,060

Electricite de France

   France    24,110    1,271

Iberdrola SA

   Italy    47,630    1,640

*Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil SA

   Brazil    30,790    341

Red Electrica de Espana

   Italy    44,985    1,552

RWE AG

   Germany    16,150    1,344
              

Total

             7,208
              

Total Foreign Common Stocks
(Cost: $181,329)

   209,926
              
Money Market Investments (5.5%)

Federal Government and Agencies (5.2%)

    

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Corp., 5.19%, 7/26/06

   United
States
   1,900,000    1,893

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Corp., 5.10%, 7/6/06

   United
States
   1,100,000    1,099

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Note, 5.16%, 7/18/06

   United
States
   8,700,000    8,677
              

Total

             11,669
              
Money Market
Investments (5.5%)
   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

National Commercial Banks (0.3%)

         

Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

   United States    600,000    600
              

Total

             600
              

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $12,271)

   12,269
              

Total Investments (99.6%)
(Cost $193,600)(a)

        222,195
              

Other Assets, Less Liabilities
(0.4%)

        878
              

Net Assets (100.0%)

        223,074
              
* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR — American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $193,600 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $28,595 which is comprised of $34,380 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $5,785 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

Investment Percentage by Country is based on Net Assets:

 

Japan

   15.4%

Italy

   9.2%

Germany

   8.8%

Switzerland

   8.2%

United Kingdom

   8.0%

France

   6.8%

Other

   43.6%
    

Total

   100.0%
    

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

International Growth Portfolio

 

15


Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on percentage of equities.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
   Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,113.10    $ 3.72

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,021.27    $ 3.56

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.71%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Investors should be aware of the risks of investments in foreign securities, particularly investments in securities of companies in developing nations. These include the risks of currency fluctuation, of political and economic instability and of less well-developed government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, as well as differences in accounting standards.

 

16

 

Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio


Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Foreign Common
Stock (93.7%)
   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (11.2%)

    

Accor SA

   France    173,000    10,531

Agfa-Gevaert NV

   Belgium    291,272    7,056

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   Germany    251,100    12,545

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

   United Kingdom    1,225,270    12,994

Compass Group PLC

   United Kingdom    2,915,350    14,139

Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

   Japan    159,300    5,345

GKN PLC

   United Kingdom    2,091,540    10,559

Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV

   Netherlands    449,135    14,034

Michelin — Class B

   France    156,780    9,425

Pearson PLC

   United Kingdom    697,770    9,503

Reed Elsevier NV

   Netherlands    645,340    9,707

Sony Corp.

   Japan    200,900    8,865

*Thomson

   France    675,500    11,171

Valeo SA

   France    135,280    4,817

Wolters Kluwer NV

   Netherlands    166,630    3,936
              

Total

             144,627
              

Consumer Staples (2.8%)

    

Boots Group PLC

   United Kingdom    404,772    5,760

Cadbury Schweppes PLC

   United Kingdom    1,086,340    10,476

Nestle SA

   Switzerland    38,980    12,243

Unilever PLC

   United Kingdom    348,295    7,832
              

Total

             36,311
              

Energy (5.4%)

         

BP PLC

   United Kingdom    1,037,940    12,102

ENI SPA

   Italy    414,535    12,211

Repsol YPF SA

   Spain    493,680    14,138

Royal Dutch Shell PLC — Class B

   United Kingdom    410,435    14,351

SBM Offshore NV

   Netherlands    451,200    12,027

Total SA

   France    84,728    5,576
              

Total

             70,405
              

Financials (19.2%)

         

ACE, Ltd.

   Bermuda    234,580    11,867

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

   Australia    89,588    1,770

AXA SA

   France    512,174    16,810

AXA SA — Rights

   France    4    0

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA

   Spain    906,009    13,234
Foreign Common
Stock (93.7%)
   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Financials continued

         

Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    1,035,000    11,221

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

   Singapore    1,192,000    13,631

HSBC Holdings PLC

   United Kingdom    530,937    9,298

ING Groep NV

   Netherlands    436,000    17,137

Kookmin Bank

   South Korea    226,500    18,621

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

   United Kingdom    1,165,150    11,452

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

   Australia    514,532    13,443

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

   Japan    332,400    6,230

Nordea Bank AB — FDR

   Sweden    1,651,590    19,647

RAS Holding SPA

   Italy    447,283    11,122

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   United Kingdom    303,290    9,972

Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.

   Japan    1,103,000    15,421

Standard Chartered PLC

   United Kingdom    370,360    9,040

Swire Pacific, Ltd. — Class A

   Hong Kong    1,276,500    13,174

Swiss Re

   Switzerland    180,212    12,596

UniCredito Italiano SPA

   Italy    860,800    6,738

XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A

   Bermuda    94,850    5,814
              

Total

             248,238
              

Health Care (5.0%)

              

*CK Life Sciences International, Inc.

   Hong Kong    44,991    4

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   United Kingdom    365,910    10,224

Olympus Corp.

   Japan    236,500    6,324

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   Japan    94,800    4,614

Sanofi-Aventis

   France    164,625    16,065

Shire PLC

   United Kingdom    984,210    14,360

Symbion Health, Ltd.

   Australia    10    0

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   Japan    208,500    12,972
              

Total

             64,563
              

Industrials (15.0%)

         

Atlas Copco AB — A Shares

   Sweden    665,280    18,488

BAE Systems PLC

   United Kingdom    3,411,020    23,322

*British Airways PLC

   United Kingdom    1,228,800    7,788

 

Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio

 

17


Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio

 

 

Foreign Common
Stock (93.7%)
   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Industrials continued

         

Deutsche Post AG

   Germany    602,100    16,142

East Japan Railway Co.

   Japan    876    6,506

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA, ADR

   Brazil    148,150    5,403

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    1,081,000    9,855

KCI Konecranes OYJ

   Finland    945,000    17,019

Rentokil Initial PLC

   United Kingdom    2,672,940    7,711

*Rolls-Royce Group PLC

   United Kingdom    1,916,990    14,676

Securitas AB — Class B

   Sweden    652,300    12,508

Siemens AG, ADR

   Germany    151,680    13,169

Smiths Group PLC

   United Kingdom    480,490    7,917

*Vestas Wind Systems A/S

   Denmark    835,280    22,845

Volvo AB — Class B

   Sweden    199,840    9,830
              

Total

             193,179
              

Information Technology (8.1%)

    

*Celestica, Inc.

   Canada    415,600    3,935

*Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.

   Israel    387,430    6,811

Compal Electronics, Inc.

   Taiwan    5,804,925    5,540

Hitachi, Ltd.

   Japan    1,198,000    7,914

*Infineon Technologies AG

   Germany    1,122,690    12,507

Lite-On Technology Corp.

   Taiwan    4,872,000    7,215

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.

   Japan    84,600    5,056

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

   Japan    64,600    10,838

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   South Korea    46,140    29,326

Toshiba Corp.

   Japan    2,350,000    15,340
              

Total

             104,482
              

Materials (9.5%)

              

Akzo Nobel NV

   Netherlands    234,050    12,621

Alcan, Inc.

   Canada    255,260    11,957

Alumina, Ltd.

   Australia    1,908,930    9,575

*Arkema

   France    2,118    83

BASF AG

   Germany    206,800    16,606

Bayer AG

   Germany    263,150    12,097

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

   Australia    565,160    12,179

Cia Vale Do Rio Doce, ADR

   Brazil    440,500    9,065

Domtar, Inc.

   Canada    1,006,610    6,213

Norske Skogindustrier ASA

   Norway    978,371    14,342
Foreign Common
Stock (93.7%)
   Country   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000's)

Materials continued

         

Stora Enso OYJ — Class R

   Finland    658,140    9,192

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

   Finland    394,760    8,508
              

Total

             122,438
              

Telecommunication Services (11.1%)

    

BCE, Inc.

   Canada    430,910    10,183

China Telecom Corp., Ltd.

   China    17,338,000    5,637

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR

   Taiwan    295,520    5,458

France Telecom SA

   France    756,770    16,272

KT Corp., ADR

   South Korea    385,100    8,260

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   Japan    1,930    9,461

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA

   Portugal    632,670    7,639

SK Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR

   South Korea    322,890    7,562

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA, ADR

   Brazil    1,006,600    12,834

Telefonica SA, ADR

   Spain    395,838    19,690

Telefonos de Mexico SA se CV, ADR

   Mexico    514,688    10,721

Telenor ASA

   Norway    1,208,610    14,610

Vodafone Group PLC

   United Kingdom    7,007,890    14,935
              

Total

             143,262
              

Utilities (6.4%)

              

E.ON AG

   Germany    146,700    16,892

Electricite de France

   France    136,170    7,176

Endesa SA

   Spain    211,210    7,345

Hong Kong Electric Holdings, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    1,549,500    7,003

Iberdrola SA

   Spain    387,080    13,333

Korea Electric Power Corp.

   South Korea    224,850    8,330

National Grid PLC

   United Kingdom    666,512    7,210

Suez SA

   France    383,320    15,934
              

Total

             83,223
              

Total Foreign Common Stock
(Cost: $837,591)

   1,210,728
              

 

18

 

Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio


Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio

 

 

Money Market
Investment (5.8%)
  Country   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Autos (0.8%)

             

New Center Asset Trust, 5.23%, 7/17/06

 

United States

   10,000,000    9,977
             

Total

            9,977
             

Finance Lessors (2.3%)

         

Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.28%, 8/2/06

 

United States

   10,000,000    9,953

Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.30%, 7/7/06

 

United States

   10,000,000    9,991

Windmill Funding Corp., 5.25%, 7/27/06

 

United States

   10,000,000    9,962
             

Total

            29,906
             

National Commercial Banks (0.4%)

         

Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

 

United States

   4,700,000    4,699
             

Total

            4,699
             

Security Brokers and Dealers (0.8%)

         

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.27%, 7/7/06

 

United States

   10,000,000    9,991
             

Total

            9,991
             

Short Term Business Credit (1.5%)

         

Old Line Funding Corp., 5.05%, 7/6/06

 

United States

   10,000,000    9,993
Money Market
Investment (5.8%)
  Country   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Short Term Business Credit continued

    

Sheffield Receivables, 5.20%, 7/17/06

 

United States

   10,000,000    9,977
             

Total

            19,970
             

Total Money Market Investment
(Cost: $74,543)

   74,543
             

Total Investments (99.5%)
(Cost $912,134)(a)

   1,285,271
             

Other Assets, Less Liabilities
(0.5%)

   6,596
             

Net Assets (100.0%)

   1,291,867
             

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $912,134 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $373,137 which is comprised of $398,618 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $25,481 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

Investment Percentage by Country is based on Net Assets:

 

United Kingdom

   19.1%

France

   8.9%

Japan

   8.9%

Germany

   7.8%

United States

   5.8%

South Korea

   5.6%

Netherlands

   5.4%

Spain

   5.3%

Other

   33.2%
    

Total

   100.00%
    

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio

 

19


AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
  

Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,

2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,070.40    $ 4.47

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.48    $ 4.36

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.87%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

20

 

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio


AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (95.6%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (12.6%)

         

*AutoNation, Inc.

   33,703    723

*Big Lots, Inc.

   65,500    1,119

Furniture Brands International, Inc.

   52,000    1,084

*Jack in the Box, Inc.

   26,000    1,019

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

   27,400    1,015

*Office Depot, Inc.

   46,500    1,767

*Papa John’s International, Inc.

   46,300    1,537

*Payless ShoeSource, Inc.

   50,100    1,361

The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.

   97,700    1,364

Saks, Inc.

   27,700    448

*Vail Resorts, Inc.

   51,200    1,899

VF Corp.

   13,900    944
         

Total

        14,280
         

Consumer Staples (5.1%)

         

Corn Products International, Inc.

   18,200    557

Longs Drug Stores Corp.

   23,600    1,077

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

   16,100    1,093

*Performance Food Group Co.

   55,900    1,697

Universal Corp.

   36,400    1,355
         

Total

        5,779
         

Energy (4.2%)

         

*Hanover Compressor Co.

   76,800    1,442

*Plains Exploration & Production Co.

   35,100    1,423

Rowan Companies, Inc.

   38,400    1,367

Todco — Class A

   12,200    498
         

Total

        4,730
         

Financials (23.9%)

         

A.G. Edwards, Inc.

   27,400    1,516

*Arch Capital Group, Ltd.

   28,800    1,712

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

   59,100    1,376

Astoria Financial Corp.

   54,250    1,652

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

   38,400    1,486

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   39,000    963

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.

   85,200    1,852

MAF Bancorp, Inc.

   18,600    797

Old Republic International Corp.

   80,000    1,710

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.

   55,000    1,539

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

   70,500    1,265

Radian Group, Inc.

   31,700    1,959

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

   10,100    489

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

   40,530    823

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

   38,000    1,935

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   26,500    550

Trustmark Corp.

   43,900    1,360

UnionBanCal Corp.

   17,000    1,098

Washington Federal, Inc.

   11,200    260

Webster Financial Corp.

   27,900    1,324

Whitney Holding Corp.

   39,850    1,409
         

Total

        27,075
         
Common Stocks (95.6%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Health Care (3.8%)

         

*Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.

   18,561    612

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   22,400    641

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   80,600    1,684

Universal Health Services, Inc. —
Class B

   26,000    1,307
         

Total

        4,244
         

Industrials (21.6%)

         

Acuity Brands, Inc.

   35,600    1,385

*Alaska Air Group, Inc.

   34,600    1,364

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

   83,000    1,427

Con-way, Inc.

   31,700    1,836

*Continental Airlines, Inc. — Class B

   46,500    1,386

Cooper Industries, Ltd. — Class A

   12,000    1,115

GATX Corp.

   42,100    1,789

*The Genlyte Group, Inc.

   9,100    659

Goodrich Corp.

   24,900    1,003

Harsco Corp.

   9,700    756

Laidlaw International, Inc.

   66,700    1,681

*Moog, Inc. — Class A

   12,500    428

Mueller Industries, Inc.

   34,600    1,143

*Quanta Services, Inc.

   83,500    1,447

Ryder System, Inc.

   15,900    929

SPX Corp.

   32,700    1,830

*Terex Corp.

   20,600    2,033

*TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.

   54,100    1,476

*United Stationers, Inc.

   14,500    715
         

Total

        24,402
         

Information Technology (12.0%)

         

*ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

   24,571    414

*Andrew Corp.

   105,000    930

*Arrow Electronics, Inc.

   30,400    979

AVX Corp.

   30,700    485

*Celestica, Inc.

   140,400    1,339

*Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

   36,900    820

*CommScope, Inc.

   51,300    1,611

*CSG Systems International, Inc.

   59,200    1,465

IKON Office Solutions, Inc.

   112,100    1,412

*Intergraph Corp.

   13,400    422

*Sanmina-SCI Corp.

   124,900    575

*Tech Data Corp.

   18,000    690

*Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

   92,100    1,449

*Zoran Corp.

   41,900    1,020
         

Total

        13,611
         

Materials (7.1%)

         

Albemarle Corp.

   10,200    488

*Chaparral Steel Co.

   8,300    598

Commercial Metals Co.

   22,800    586

*Owens-Illinois, Inc.

   69,100    1,158

Quanex Corp.

   27,700    1,193

 

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio

 

21


AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (95.6%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Materials continued

         

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   11,100    921

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   35,600    1,318

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   20,500    1,347

Texas Industries, Inc.

   8,300    441
         

Total

        8,050
         

Utilities (5.3%)

         

*Allegheny Energy, Inc.

   57,500    2,132

Northeast Utilities

   49,800    1,029

Puget Energy, Inc.

   68,700    1,476

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

   34,000    1,370
         

Total

        6,007
         

Total Common Stocks (Cost: $93,932)

        108,178
         

 

Money Market Investments (4.1%)          

Federal Government & Agencies (4.1%)

    

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Corp., 5.19%, 7/26/06

   1,700,000    1,694

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 4.871%, 7/3/06

   1,300,000    1,300

Federal Home Loan Discount Note, 5.16%, 7/18/06

   1,700,000    1,695
         

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $4,689)

        4,689
         

Total Investments (99.7%)
(Cost $98,621)(a)

        112,867
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.3%)

        301
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        113,168
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $98,621 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $14,246 which is comprised of $16,062 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $1,816 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

22

 

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio


Index 400 Stock Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on equities.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
  Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
  Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,041.50   $ 1.32

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,023.51   $ 1.30

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.26%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Index 400 Stock Portfolio

 

23


Index 400 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (91.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (13.0%)

         

*99 Cents Only Stores

   20,733    217

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A

   38,000    2,106

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

   46,600    1,347

*Aeropostale, Inc.

   23,500    679

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   56,900    1,937

American Greetings Corp. — Class A

   24,800    521

*AnnTaylor Stores Corp.

   31,650    1,373

Applebee’s International, Inc.

   32,100    617

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

   30,450    523

Bandag, Inc.

   5,000    183

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

   22,800    832

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

   17,400    798

Belo Corp. — Class A

   38,900    607

Blyth, Inc.

   11,400    210

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

   15,500    465

Borders Group, Inc.

   27,700    511

BorgWarner, Inc.

   24,700    1,608

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   18,900    763

Brinker International, Inc.

   36,650    1,330

Callaway Golf Co.

   28,100    365

*Career Education Corp.

   42,200    1,261

*CarMax, Inc.

   45,300    1,606

Catalina Marketing Corp.

   16,300    464

CBRL Group, Inc.

   13,300    451

*The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

   34,150    920

*Chico’s FAS, Inc.

   78,600    2,121

Claire’s Stores, Inc.

   42,300    1,079

*Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

   37,200    534

*DeVry, Inc.

   25,300    556

*Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

   45,100    1,195

*Emmis Communications Corp. — Class A

   16,060    251

Entercom Communications Corp.

   14,400    377

Foot Locker, Inc.

   67,000    1,641

Furniture Brands International, Inc.

   21,100    440

*GameStop Corp. — Class A

   25,600    1,075

Gentex Corp.

   66,400    930

GTECH Holdings Corp.

   55,000    1,913

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

   24,050    617

*Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. — Class A

   15,500    466

International Speedway Corp. — Class A

   15,200    705

*ITT Educational Services, Inc.

   15,500    1,020

*Laureate Education, Inc.

   22,119    943

Lear Corp.

   29,100    646

Lee Enterprises, Inc.

   19,700    531

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

   14,200    737

Media General, Inc. — Class A

   10,400    436

Michaels Stores, Inc.

   57,000    2,350

Modine Manufacturing Co.

   14,500    339

*Mohawk Industries, Inc.

   23,100    1,625

*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

   48,900    1,525

OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.

   28,500    986

*Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

   31,100    558

*Payless ShoeSource, Inc.

   29,042    789
Common Stocks (91.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary continued

         

PETsMART, Inc.

   60,500    1,549

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

   37,600    262

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

   26,300    1,444

The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.

   41,600    581

Regis Corp.

   19,700    702

*Rent-A-Center, Inc.

   30,000    746

Ross Stores, Inc.

   61,700    1,731

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

   25,500    622

The Ryland Group, Inc.

   19,700    858

Saks, Inc.

   59,100    956

*Scholastic Corp.

   15,500    403

*Scientific Games Corp.

   28,300    1,008

*Sotheby’s

   20,400    536

Thor Industries, Inc.

   14,900    722

*The Timberland Co. — Class A

   22,900    598

*Toll Brothers, Inc.

   50,500    1,291

Tupperware Brands Corp.

   23,300    459

*Urban Outfitters, Inc.

   47,800    836

*Valassis Communications, Inc.

   20,600    486

The Washington Post Co. — Class B

   2,500    1,950

Westwood One, Inc.

   27,600    207

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   49,700    1,692
         

Total

        67,718
         

Consumer Staples (1.7%)

         

*BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

   28,800    816

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   27,950    1,018

*Energizer Holdings, Inc.

   26,700    1,565

Hormel Foods Corp.

   31,500    1,170

The J.M. Smucker Co.

   25,096    1,122

Lancaster Colony Corp.

   10,600    418

PepsiAmericas, Inc.

   25,900    573

Ruddick Corp.

   14,900    365

*Smithfield Foods, Inc.

   42,700    1,231

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

   11,034    321

Universal Corp.

   11,100    413
         

Total

        9,012
         

Energy (9.6%)

         

Arch Coal, Inc.

   61,700    2,614

*Cameron International Corp.

   49,900    2,384

*Denbury Resources, Inc.

   51,400    1,628

ENSCO International, Inc.

   66,400    3,056

*FMC Technologies, Inc.

   29,469    1,988

*Forest Oil Corp.

   23,900    793

*Grant Prideco, Inc.

   56,500    2,528

*Hanover Compressor Co.

   39,700    746

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

   22,600    1,362

*Newfield Exploration Co.

   55,500    2,716

Noble Energy, Inc.

   76,500    3,585

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

   12,800    757

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   74,000    2,095

Peabody Energy Corp.

   114,300    6,371

 

24

 

Index 400 Stock Portfolio


Index 400 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (91.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Energy continued

         

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   55,800    2,590

*Plains Exploration & Production Co.

   34,000    1,378

Pogo Producing Co.

   25,000    1,153

*Pride International, Inc.

   69,900    2,183

*Quicksilver Resources, Inc.

   29,200    1,075

Smith International, Inc.

   86,500    3,846

*Southwestern Energy Co.

   72,400    2,256

Tidewater, Inc.

   26,000    1,279

Western Gas Resources, Inc.

   25,300    1,514
         

Total

        49,897
         

Financials (16.1%)

         

A.G. Edwards, Inc.

   32,600    1,803

AMB Property Corp.

   38,000    1,921

American Financial Group, Inc.

   20,300    871

*AmeriCredit Corp.

   56,300    1,572

AmerUs Group Co.

   16,800    984

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

   41,700    1,057

Associated Banc-Corp.

   57,063    1,799

Astoria Financial Corp.

   36,600    1,114

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

   22,000    1,091

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   48,200    1,408

Cathay General Bancorp

   22,200    808

City National Corp.

   17,900    1,165

The Colonial BancGroup, Inc.

   66,700    1,713

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

   20,700    1,186

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

   47,300    2,468

Eaton Vance Corp.

   55,200    1,378

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

   28,000    2,424

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

   75,415    2,937

First American Corp.

   41,700    1,763

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

   48,000    673

FirstMerit Corp.

   34,400    720

Greater Bay Bancorp

   21,700    624

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

   21,900    1,039

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   47,950    1,412

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

   23,400    847

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

   18,600    315

Hospitality Properties Trust

   31,100    1,366

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

   28,300    1,298

Investors Financial Services Corp.

   28,400    1,275

Jefferies Group, Inc.

   43,500    1,289

Leucadia National Corp.

   70,900    2,070

Liberty Property Trust

   38,500    1,702

Longview Fibre Co.

   22,000    420

The Macerich Co.

   31,000    2,176

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

   26,900    1,235

Mercantile Bankshares Corp.

   53,150    1,896

Mercury General Corp.

   15,300    862

New Plan Excel Realty Trust

   45,200    1,116

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

   113,321    1,871

Ohio Casualty Corp.

   27,400    815

Old Republic International Corp.

   99,175    2,119

The PMI Group, Inc.

   38,600    1,721

Potlatch Corp.

   16,647    628

Protective Life Corp.

   30,200    1,408

Radian Group, Inc.

   35,600    2,199
Common Stocks (91.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Financials continued

         

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

   38,425    1,163

Rayonier, Inc.

   33,066    1,254

Regency Centers Corp.

   29,600    1,840

SEI Investments Co.

   27,200    1,330

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

   23,600    1,201

*SVB Financial Group

   15,300    696

TCF Financial Corp.

   48,400    1,280

Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc.
— Class A

   19,590    743

United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.

   58,000    1,625

Unitrin, Inc.

   19,500    850

W.R. Berkley Corp.

   73,050    2,493

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
— Class A

   36,600    752

Washington Federal, Inc.

   37,665    873

Webster Financial Corp.

   22,800    1,082

Weingarten Realty Investors

   34,800    1,332

Westamerica Bancorporation

   13,600    666

Wilmington Trust Corp.

   29,400    1,240
         

Total

        82,978
         

Health Care (9.4%)

         

*Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

   29,612    1,501

*Affymetrix, Inc.

   29,100    745

*Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.

   18,300    346

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

   27,200    1,511

*Cephalon, Inc.

   26,200    1,575

*Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

   31,100    1,144

*Community Health Systems, Inc.

   42,400    1,558

*Covance, Inc.

   27,400    1,677

*Cytyc Corp.

   49,400    1,253

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

   34,050    2,063

*Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

   25,400    1,154

*Gen-Probe, Inc.

   22,300    1,204

*Health Net, Inc.

   49,800    2,249

*Henry Schein, Inc.

   38,100    1,780

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.

   26,500    1,285

*Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

   15,800    1,864

*Invitrogen Corp.

   23,000    1,520

*LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.

   24,800    797

*Lincare Holdings, Inc.

   41,300    1,563

*Martek Biosciences Corp.

   13,900    402

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.

   23,500    564

*Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   135,900    1,355

Omnicare, Inc.

   52,300    2,481

*Par Pharmaceutical Cos, Inc.

   15,100    279

*PDL BioPharma, Inc.

   49,400    909

Perrigo Co.

   36,100    581

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

   43,800    1,538

*Sepracor, Inc.

   46,900    2,681

STERIS Corp.

   28,400    649

*Techne Corp.

   17,000    866

*Triad Hospitals, Inc.

   37,739    1,494

Universal Health Services, Inc.
— Class B

   23,400    1,176

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

   40,100    678

 

Index 400 Stock Portfolio

 

25


Index 400 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (91.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Health Care continued

         

*Varian, Inc.

   13,300    552

*Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

   56,700    2,686

*VCA Antech, Inc.

   35,900    1,146

*Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   47,600    1,747
         

Total

        48,573
         

Industrials (14.9%)

         

Adesa, Inc.

   38,800    863

*AGCO Corp.

   39,100    1,029

*AirTran Holdings, Inc.

   39,200    583

*Alaska Air Group, Inc.

   17,000    670

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

   19,100    846

*Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

   15,200    1,161

AMETEK, Inc.

   30,600    1,450

Banta Corp.

   10,400    482

The Brink’s Co.

   20,900    1,179

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

   75,000    3,998

Carlisle Companies, Inc.

   13,300    1,055

*ChoicePoint, Inc.

   37,200    1,554

Con-way, Inc.

   20,700    1,199

*Copart, Inc.

   30,000    737

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

   17,300    1,733

Crane Co.

   21,800    907

Deluxe Corp.

   22,100    386

Donaldson Co., Inc.

   29,300    992

DRS Technologies, Inc.

   17,200    839

*The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

   28,600    1,993

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   92,100    5,159

Fastenal Co.

   53,500    2,156

Federal Signal Corp.

   20,800    315

*Flowserve Corp.

   24,300    1,383

GATX Corp.

   22,000    935

Graco, Inc.

   29,500    1,356

Granite Construction, Inc.

   14,300    647

Harsco Corp.

   18,100    1,411

Herman Miller, Inc.

   28,600    737

HNI Corp.

   22,400    1,016

Hubbell, Inc. — Class B

   26,200    1,248

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   53,300    1,328

*Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

   25,300    2,015

*JetBlue Airways Corp.

   66,725    810

Joy Global, Inc.

   53,350    2,779

Kelly Services, Inc. — Class A

   8,400    228

Kennametal, Inc.

   17,100    1,064

*Korn/Ferry International

   18,300    358

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

   18,300    1,146

Manpower, Inc.

   37,800    2,442

Mine Safety Appliances Co.

   11,400    458

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. — Class A

   23,500    1,118

*Navigant Consulting, Inc.

   22,600    512

Nordson Corp.

   14,600    718

Oshkosh Truck Corp.

   31,800    1,511

Pentair, Inc.

   43,900    1,501

Precision Castparts Corp.

   57,900    3,460

*Quanta Services, Inc.

   51,200    887

Republic Services, Inc.

   51,900    2,094
Common Stocks (91.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Industrials continued

         

(b)Rollins, Inc.

   12,725    250

Roper Industries, Inc.

   37,500    1,753

*Sequa Corp. — Class A

   2,900    236

SPX Corp.

   25,800    1,444

*Stericycle, Inc.

   19,100    1,243

*Swift Transportation Co., Inc.

   23,200    737

*Tecumseh Products Co. — Class A

   8,000    154

Teleflex, Inc.

   17,400    940

*Thomas & Betts Corp.

   23,400    1,200

The Timken Co.

   36,300    1,216

Trinity Industries, Inc.

   30,550    1,234

*United Rentals, Inc.

   29,400    940

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   22,050    447

*YRC Worldwide, Inc.

   24,800    1,044
         

Total

        77,286
         

Information Technology (14.3%)

         

*3Com Corp.

   168,900    865

*Activision, Inc.

   119,966    1,365

Acxiom Corp.

   33,300    833

ADTRAN, Inc.

   29,500    662

*Advent Software, Inc.

   6,800    245

*Alliance Data Systems Corp.

   29,100    1,712

Amphenol Corp. — Class A

   38,700    2,166

*Arrow Electronics, Inc.

   52,600    1,694

*Atmel Corp.

   184,900    1,026

*Avnet, Inc.

   63,200    1,265

*Avocent Corp.

   21,100    554

*The BISYS Group, Inc.

   52,000    712

*Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

   10,492    318

*Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

   121,900    2,091

CDW Corp.

   26,700    1,459

*Ceridian Corp.

   63,400    1,549

*CheckFree Corp.

   39,400    1,953

*Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A

   60,600    4,082

*CommScope, Inc.

   25,000    786

*Credence Systems Corp.

   43,200    151

*Cree, Inc.

   33,300    791

*CSG Systems International, Inc.

   20,600    510

*Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

   60,300    877

Diebold, Inc.

   29,100    1,182

*DST Systems, Inc.

   26,500    1,577

*Dycom Industries, Inc.

   17,400    370

*F5 Networks, Inc.

   17,500    936

Fair Isaac Corp.

   28,200    1,024

*Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

   52,500    954

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

   40,700    1,441

*Gartner, Inc.

   25,100    356

Harris Corp.

   58,000    2,408

Imation Corp.

   15,100    620

*Ingram Micro, Inc. — Class A

   51,200    928

*Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

   86,430    1,226

*International Rectifier Corp.

   30,900    1,208

Intersil Corp. — Class A

   61,200    1,423

 

26

 

Index 400 Stock Portfolio


Index 400 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (91.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   32,800    645

*KEMET Corp.

   37,500    346

*Lam Research Corp.

   60,700    2,829

*Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

   49,300    305

*Macrovision Corp.

   22,300    480

*McAfee, Inc.

   68,900    1,672

*McDATA Corp. — Class A

   68,600    280

*MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.

   71,300    2,674

*Mentor Graphics Corp.

   34,700    450

*Micrel, Inc.

   27,400    274

Microchip Technology, Inc.

   92,512    3,103

MoneyGram International, Inc.

   36,600    1,243

*MPS Group, Inc.

   44,500    670

National Instruments Corp.

   24,050    659

*Newport Corp.

   17,500    282

*Palm, Inc.

   39,600    638

Plantronics, Inc.

   20,500    455

*Plexus Corp.

   19,700    674

*Polycom, Inc.

   37,700    826

*Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

   48,400    441

The Reynolds and Reynolds Co.
— Class A

   22,600    693

*RF Micro Devices, Inc.

   82,100    490

*RSA Security, Inc.

   32,600    886

*Semtech Corp.

   31,400    454

*Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

   19,900    699

*SRA International, Inc. — Class A

   16,400    437

*Sybase, Inc.

   38,800    753

*Synopsys, Inc.

   61,900    1,162

*Tech Data Corp.

   24,000    919

*Transaction Systems Architects, Inc.

   16,100    671

*TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.

   60,311    269

*UTStarcom, Inc.

   45,400    354

*Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

   79,587    1,252

*Western Digital Corp.

   95,300    1,888

*Wind River Systems, Inc.

   32,600    290

*Zebra Technologies Corp. — Class A

   30,500    1,042
         

Total

        74,524
         

Materials (4.5%)

         

Airgas, Inc.

   29,100    1,084

Albemarle Corp.

   16,700    800

Bowater, Inc.

   24,100    548

Cabot Corp.

   27,400    946

Chemtura Corp.

   103,763    969

Commercial Metals Co.

   51,900    1,334

Cytec Industries, Inc.

   17,500    939

Ferro Corp.

   18,300    292

Florida Rock Industries, Inc.

   20,400    1,013

FMC Corp.

   16,900    1,088

Glatfelter

   19,200    305

The Lubrizol Corp.

   29,500    1,176

Lyondell Chemical Co.

   88,600    2,008

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   19,700    1,796

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   8,600    447

Olin Corp.

   31,200    559

Packaging Corp. of America

   26,000    573
Common Stocks (91.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Materials continued

         

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   13,600    1,128

RPM International, Inc.

   51,200    922

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. — Class A

   19,500    825

Sensient Technologies Corp.

   20,000    418

Sonoco Products Co.

   42,700    1,351

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   18,700    1,229

The Valspar Corp.

   44,000    1,162

Worthington Industries, Inc.

   31,000    649
         

Total

        23,561
         

Telecommunication Services (0.4%)

         

*Cincinnati Bell, Inc.

   106,600    437

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

   44,400    1,838
         

Total

        2,275
         

Utilities (7.2%)

         

AGL Resources, Inc.

   33,600    1,281

Alliant Energy Corp.

   50,700    1,739

Aqua America, Inc.

   55,933    1,275

*Aquila, Inc.

   161,400    679

Black Hills Corp.

   14,400    494

DPL, Inc.

   52,500    1,407

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.

   33,800    556

Energy East Corp.

   63,700    1,524

Equitable Resources, Inc.

   52,000    1,742

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

   34,300    956

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

   35,000    977

IDACORP, Inc.

   18,500    634

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   51,800    1,896

National Fuel Gas Co.

   36,200    1,272

Northeast Utilities

   66,300    1,370

NSTAR

   46,100    1,318

OGE Energy Corp.

   39,200    1,373

ONEOK, Inc.

   50,700    1,726

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

   82,200    1,938

PNM Resources, Inc.

   29,750    743

Puget Energy, Inc.

   50,100    1,076

Questar Corp.

   36,900    2,971

SCANA Corp.

   49,800    1,921

*Sierra Pacific Resouces

   86,681    1,214

Vectren Corp.

   32,900    897

Westar Energy, Inc.

   37,600    791

WGL Holdings, Inc.

   21,000    608

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

   50,500    2,036

WPS Resources Corp.

   17,400    863
         

Total

        37,277
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $377,236)

        473,101
         
Money Market Investments (8.8%)          

Autos (1.2%)

         

(b)New Center Asset Trust, 5.27%, 7/31/06

   6,000,000    5,974
         

Total

        5,974
         

 

Index 400 Stock Portfolio

 

27


Index 400 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Money Market Investments (8.8%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Federal Government & Agencies (0.4%)

         

(b)Federal Home Loan, 5.19%, 9/26/06

   2,000,000    1,975
         

Total

        1,975
         

Finance Lessors (2.1%)

         

(b)Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.29%, 8/2/06

   6,000,000    5,972

(b)Windmill Funding Corp., 5.28%, 7/31/06

   5,000,000    4,978
         

Total

        10,950
         

Finance Services (1.2%)

         

(b)Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.28%, 7/24/06

   6,000,000    5,980
         

Total

        5,980
         

National Commercial Banks (0.5%)

         

(b)Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

   2,800,000    2,799
         

Total

        2,799
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (2.2%)

         

(b)Merrill Lynch, 5.26%, 7/7/06

   6,000,000    5,995

(b)Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.27%, 7/7/06

   6,000,000    5,994
         

Total

        11,989
         

Short Term Business Credit (1.2%)

         

(b)Sheffield Receivables, 5.17%, 7/5/06

   6,000,000    5,997
         

Total

        5,997
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $45,664)

   45,664
         

Total Investments (99.9%)
(Cost $422,900)(a)

        518,765
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.1%)

   728
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        519,493
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $422,900 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $95,865 which is comprised of $124,871 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $29,006 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer (000’s)   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(000’s)

Midcap 400 Index Futures (Long)

  119   9/06   $ 2,120

(Total Notional Value at June 30, 2006, $43,790)

             

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

28

 

Index 400 Stock Portfolio


Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
  

Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to

June 30,

2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 937.90    $ 3.84

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.83    $ 4.01

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.80%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

29


Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (81.6%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (15.7%)

         

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

   42,965    1,242

*Coach, Inc.

   48,400    1,447

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

   138,100    5,054

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

   50,060    3,563

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

   52,505    3,545

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   94,190    5,715

NIKE, Inc. — Class B

   5,840    473
         

Total

        21,039
         

Consumer Staples (6.4%)

         

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   99,315    5,521

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

   46,295    2,993
         

Total

        8,514
         

Energy (12.8%)

         

BJ Services Co.

   84,435    3,146

ConocoPhillips

   17,580    1,152

EOG Resources, Inc.

   19,830    1,375

Hess Corp.

   29,970    1,584

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   15,805    1,621

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   75,515    6,117

Valero Energy Corp.

   31,450    2,092
         

Total

        17,087
         

Financials (20.4%)

         

American Express Co.

   103,435    5,505

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   12,720    568

Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

   100,050    3,569

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   26,110    3,928

*KKR Private Equity Investors LP, 144A

   216,921    4,751

Moody’s Corp.

   47,710    2,598

Wells Fargo & Co.

   96,160    6,450
         

Total

        27,369
         

Health Care (11.9%)

         

Alcon, Inc.

   17,020    1,677

*Genentech, Inc.

   50,450    4,127

*Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   84,575    5,004

*Invitrogen Corp.

   29,820    1,970

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR

   55,780    1,762

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   28,560    1,279
         

Total

        15,819
         

Information Technology (10.5%)

         

*Apple Computer, Inc.

   132,080    7,544

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

   102,780    4,424

*Sun Microsystems, Inc.

   482,030    2,000
         

Total

        13,968
         
Common Stocks (81.6%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Materials (1.1%)

         

Monsanto Co.

   17,100    1,440
         

Total

        1,440
         

Telecommunication Services (0.5%)

         

*Level 3 Communications, Inc.

   152,420    677
         

Total

        677
         

Utilities (2.3%)

         

*The AES Corp.

   163,525    3,017
         

Total

        3,017
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $97,585)

        108,930
         
Money Market Investments (16.6%)          

Federal Government & Agencies (16.6%)

    

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 4.871%, 7/3/06

   1,300,000    1,300

Federal Home Loan Discount Note, 5.16%, 7/18/06

   19,800,000    19,752

Federal Home Loan Discount Note, 5.17%, 7/25/06

   1,100,000    1,096
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $22,148)

   22,148
         

Total Investments (98.2%)
(Cost $119,733)(a)

   131,078
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (1.8%)

   2,407
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        133,485
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

   ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $119,733 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $11,345 which is comprised of $14,796 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $3,451 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

30

 

Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio


Growth Stock Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
  

Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,

2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 992.30    $ 2.12

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,022.66    $ 2.16
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.43%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Growth Stock Portfolio

 

31


Growth Stock Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (92.9%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (15.7%)

         

*Comcast Corp. — Class A

   96,500    3,159

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

   177,400    6,493

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   139,200    9,885

Hilton Hotels Corp.

   275,600    7,794

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

   147,400    9,952

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   86,900    7,145

*Kohl’s Corp.

   120,500    7,124

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

   154,300    7,750

News Corp. — Class A

   353,600    6,782

NIKE, Inc. — Class B

   58,000    4,698

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   44,000    3,920

Staples, Inc.

   296,850    7,219

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   127,600    7,699

Station Casinos, Inc.

   64,600    4,398

Target Corp.

   161,000    7,868

The Walt Disney Co.

   190,300    5,709
         

Total

        107,595
         

Consumer Staples (7.6%)

         

Altria Group, Inc.

   141,100    10,361

CVS Corp.

   276,100    8,476

PepsiCo, Inc.

   204,100    12,254

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   147,600    8,207

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   142,100    6,845

Walgreen Co.

   142,400    6,385
         

Total

        52,528
         

Energy (6.9%)

         

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   100,600    8,234

ConocoPhillips

   130,416    8,546

EOG Resources, Inc.

   76,400    5,298

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   171,934    10,548

*Transocean, Inc.

   81,700    6,562

Valero Energy Corp.

   120,300    8,002
         

Total

        47,190
         

Financials (13.5%)

         

American Express Co.

   114,400    6,088

American International Group, Inc.

   145,600    8,598

Capital One Financial Corp.

   85,800    7,332

Citigroup, Inc.

   169,600    8,182

Genworth Financial, Inc.

   213,100    7,424

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   42,100    6,333

Legg Mason, Inc.

   50,600    5,036

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   74,000    4,821

*NYSE Group, Inc.

   32,000    2,191

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   112,700    8,756

SLM Corp.

   123,200    6,520

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

   149,300    6,656

Wachovia Corp.

   131,600    7,117

Wells Fargo & Co.

   109,400    7,339
         

Total

        92,393
         
Common Stocks (92.9%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

Health Care (15.6%)

         

Abbott Laboratories

   158,900    6,930

Aetna, Inc.

   144,600    5,774

*Amgen, Inc.

   188,800    12,314

Baxter International, Inc.

   85,000    3,125

*Boston Scientific Corp.

   152,100    2,561

Caremark Rx, Inc.

   72,600    3,621

Eli Lilly and Co.

   100,900    5,577

*Fisher Scientific International, Inc.

   94,800    6,925

*Genentech, Inc.

   106,300    8,695

*Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   112,600    6,661

Johnson & Johnson

   153,500    9,198

Medtronic, Inc.

   188,400    8,840

Novartis AG, ADR

   126,000    6,794

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

   135,000    4,377

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR

   206,800    6,533

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   78,800    3,529

*Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

   102,600    5,819
         

Total

        107,273
         

Industrials (10.5%)

         

Caterpillar, Inc.

   84,200    6,271

Danaher Corp.

   129,600    8,336

Emerson Electric Co.

   93,100    7,803

FedEx Corp.

   70,200    8,204

General Electric Co.

   627,000    20,666

Honeywell International, Inc.

   166,700    6,718

ITT, Inc.

   65,400    3,237

Roper Industries, Inc.

   70,100    3,277

United Technologies Corp.

   117,500    7,452
         

Total

        71,964
         

Information Technology (19.4%)

         

Accenture, Ltd. — Class A

   280,200    7,935

*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. — Class A

   113,400    5,853

*Amdocs, Ltd.

   228,600    8,367

Analog Devices, Inc.

   165,200    5,310

*Apple Computer, Inc.

   65,200    3,724

*Broadcom Corp. — Class A

   154,750    4,650

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

   439,300    8,580

*eBay, Inc.

   82,200    2,408

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

   118,600    5,105

*EMC Corp.

   251,600    2,760

First Data Corp.

   151,300    6,815

*Google, Inc. — Class A

   25,842    10,835

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   158,200    5,012

Intel Corp.

   248,300    4,705

International Business Machines Corp.

   97,800    7,513

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   136,800    4,393

Microsoft Corp.

   425,000    9,902

*Oracle Corp.

   485,000    7,028

Paychex, Inc.

   79,400    3,095

 

32

 

Growth Stock Portfolio


Growth Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (92.9%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   174,300    6,984

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, ADR

   172,800    5,709

*Yahoo!, Inc.

   219,710    7,250
         

Total

        133,933
         

Materials (1.9%)

         

Monsanto Co.

   47,000    3,957

Praxair, Inc.

   171,600    9,266
         

Total

        13,223
         

Telecommunication Services (1.3%)

         

*NII Holdings, Inc.

   33,900    1,911

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   347,600    6,949
         

Total

        8,860
         

Utilities (0.5%)

         

Questar Corp.

   44,500    3,582
         

Total

        3,582
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $556,653)

        638,541
         
Money Market Investments (7.3%)          

Federal Government & Agencies (0.2%)

    

(b)Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.145%, 9/26/06

   1,500,000    1,482
         

Total

        1,482
         

Finance Lessors (1.5%)

         

Windmill Funding Corp., 5.20%, 7/7/06

   10,000,000    9,991
         

Total

        9,991
         

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (1.5%)

    

Paccar Financial Corp., 5.20%, 7/3/06

   10,000,000    9,997
         

Total

        9,997
         

Personal Credit Institutions (2.6%)

         

(b)BMW U.S. Capital Corp., 5.27%, 7/3/06

   18,500,000    18,495
         

Total

        18,495
         
Money Market Investments (7.3%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

 

Short Term Business Credit (1.5%)

           

(b)Old Line Funding Corp., 5.14%, 7/12/06

   10,000,000    9,984  
         

Total

        9,984  
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $49,949)

   49,949  
         

Total Investments (100.2%)
(Cost $606,602)(a)

   688,490  
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-0.2%)

   (1,667 )
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        686,823  
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

   ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $606,602 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $81,888 which is comprised of $104,628 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $22,740 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer (000’s)   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(000’s)

S&P 500 Index Futures (Long)

  87   9/06   $ 685

(Total Notional Value at June 30, 2006, $27,142)

             

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Growth Stock Portfolio

 

33


Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
  Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
  Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,013.20   $ 2.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,022.61   $ 2.21

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.44%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

34

 

Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio


Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (97.3%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (13.4%)

         

*Comcast Corp. — Class A

   72,300    2,367

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

   133,600    4,890

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   60,000    4,261

Hilton Hotels Corp.

   136,100    3,849

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

   88,800    5,995

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   62,200    5,114

*Kohl’s Corp.

   47,700    2,820

*MGM Mirage

   84,700    3,456

News Corp. — Class A

   317,200    6,084

NIKE, Inc. — Class B

   30,400    2,462

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   58,300    5,194

Staples, Inc.

   199,800    4,859

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   88,700    5,352

Target Corp.

   112,900    5,517

The Walt Disney Co.

   137,600    4,128
         

Total

        66,348
         

Consumer Staples (6.9%)

         

Altria Group, Inc.

   140,600    10,323

CVS Corp.

   196,900    6,045

PepsiCo, Inc.

   139,500    8,376

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   88,862    4,941

Walgreen Co.

   100,000    4,484
         

Total

        34,169
         

Energy (10.1%)

         

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   72,500    5,934

ConocoPhillips

   110,388    7,234

EOG Resources, Inc.

   39,400    2,732

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   262,000    16,073

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   40,800    4,076

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   55,200    3,594

*Transocean, Inc.

   45,700    3,671

Valero Energy Corp.

   102,600    6,825
         

Total

        50,139
         

Financials (18.7%)

         

American Express Co.

   60,200    3,204

American International Group, Inc.

   105,200    6,212

Bank of America Corp.

   175,400    8,437

Capital One Financial Corp.

   61,100    5,221

The Chubb Corp.

   78,400    3,912

Citigroup, Inc.

   116,000    5,596

Genworth Financial, Inc.

   151,800    5,289

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   31,700    4,769

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   177,102    3,873

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   153,296    6,438

Legg Mason, Inc.

   36,100    3,593

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   55,100    3,590

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   87,100    6,768

SLM Corp.

   89,500    4,736

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

   107,800    4,806

U.S. Bancorp

   115,300    3,560
Common Stocks (97.3%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

Financials continued

         

Wachovia Corp.

   113,300    6,127

Wells Fargo & Co.

   90,300    6,057
         

Total

        92,188
         

Health Care (12.2%)

         

Abbott Laboratories

   126,300    5,508

Aetna, Inc.

   123,400    4,927

*Amgen, Inc.

   68,600    4,475

Baxter International, Inc.

   32,200    1,184

Biomet, Inc.

   94,900    2,969

*Boston Scientific Corp.

   110,300    1,857

Caremark Rx, Inc.

   52,900    2,638

Eli Lilly and Co.

   93,700    5,179

*Fisher Scientific International, Inc.

   66,800    4,880

*Genentech, Inc.

   61,000    4,990

*Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   42,400    2,508

Johnson & Johnson

   84,100    5,039

Medtronic, Inc.

   108,600    5,096

Novartis AG, ADR

   45,100    2,432

Pfizer, Inc.

   39,600    929

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

   86,600    2,808

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR

   88,900    2,808
         

Total

        60,227
         

Industrials (11.8%)

         

Canadian National Railway Co.

   74,400    3,255

Danaher Corp.

   74,000    4,760

Emerson Electric Co.

   66,100    5,540

FedEx Corp.

   50,600    5,913

General Electric Co.

   443,900    14,631

Honeywell International, Inc.

   121,190    4,884

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   109,700    5,838

Roper Industries, Inc.

   53,000    2,478

United Technologies Corp.

   110,000    6,976

Waste Management, Inc.

   121,000    4,341
         

Total

        58,616
         

Information Technology (14.1%)

         

Accenture, Ltd. — Class A

   172,100    4,874

*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
— Class A

   65,700    3,391

*Amdocs, Ltd.

   114,500    4,191

Analog Devices, Inc.

   124,900    4,014

*Broadcom Corp. — Class A

   112,250    3,373

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

   228,600    4,465

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

   83,700    3,602

*EMC Corp.

   185,500    2,035

First Data Corp.

   96,400    4,342

*Google, Inc. — Class A

   12,100    5,074

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   117,900    3,735

Intel Corp.

   98,300    1,863

International Business Machines Corp.

   58,400    4,486

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   101,000    3,243

 

Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio

 

35


Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (97.3%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

Microsoft Corp.

   265,500    6,187

*Oracle Corp.

   346,200    5,016

Paychex, Inc.

   59,700    2,327

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   89,600    3,590
         

Total

        69,808
         

Materials (3.8%)

         

International Paper Co.

   109,900    3,550

Monsanto Co.

   75,300    6,340

Praxair, Inc.

   86,300    4,660

Temple-Inland, Inc.

   93,800    4,021
         

Total

        18,571
         

Telecommunication Services (2.4%)

         

AT&T, Inc.

   164,000    4,574

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   362,176    7,240
         

Total

        11,814
         

Utilities (3.9%)

         

Duke Energy Corp.

   160,200    4,705

Exelon Corp.

   87,900    4,995

PG&E Corp.

   132,300    5,197

Questar Corp.

   31,700    2,552

TXU Corp.

   28,600    1,710
         

Total

        19,159
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $398,089)

        481,039
         
Money Market Investments (3.0%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

 

National Commercial Banks (1.0%)

           

Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

   5,000,000    4,999  
         

Total

        4,999  
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (2.0%)

           

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.27%, 7/21/06

   10,000,000    9,970  
         

Total

        9,970  
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $14,969)

   14,969  
         

Total Investments (100.3%)
(Cost $413,058)(a)

   496,008  
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-0.3%)

   (1,245 )
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        494,763  
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

   ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $413,058 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $82,950 which is comprised of $96,646 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $13,696 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

36

 

Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio


Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
   Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,042.50    $ 2.94

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,021.92    $ 2.91

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.58%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio

 

37


Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (96.7%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (5.0%)

         

*AutoNation, Inc.

   35,219    755

Carnival Corp.

   33,400    1,394

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

   148,900    4,608

*Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

   41,800    1,108

General Motors Corp.

   82,400    2,455

*Jarden Corp.

   61,700    1,879

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

   114,800    2,868

McDonald’s Corp.

   35,300    1,186
         

Total

        16,253
         

Consumer Staples (12.5%)

         

Altria Group, Inc.

   142,700    10,478

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

   36,000    1,641

Avon Products, Inc.

   103,300    3,202

Campbell Soup Co.

   88,400    3,281

General Mills, Inc.

   48,600    2,511

Kraft Foods, Inc. — Class A

   304,700    9,415

Sara Lee Corp.

   376,500    6,032

Unilever NV

   187,200    4,221
         

Total

        40,781
         

Energy (7.9%)

         

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   66,400    3,167

Chevron Corp.

   76,946    4,775

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   50,000    3,068

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR A

   86,700    5,807

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR B

   62,728    4,383

*Transocean, Inc.

   57,100    4,586
         

Total

        25,786
         

Financials (28.8%)

         

American International Group, Inc.

   62,400    3,685

*AmeriCredit Corp.

   82,100    2,292

*Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

   20    1,833

Capital One Financial Corp.

   56,900    4,862

The Chubb Corp.

   62,400    3,114

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

   9,800    848

Fifth Third Bancorp

   107,800    3,983

General Growth Properties, Inc.

   132,420    5,967

Golden West Financial Corp.

   4,100    304

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   9,900    1,489

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   41,900    3,545

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   40,700    890

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

   507,200    6,761

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

   82,900    3,801

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   304,888    12,806

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

   294,400    7,916

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

   42,600    2,064

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

   22,923    1,022

Wachovia Corp.

   84,400    4,564

Washington Mutual, Inc.

   240,800    10,976

Wells Fargo & Co.

   110,500    7,412
Common Stocks (96.7%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Financials continued

         

XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A

   52,700    3,231
         

Total

        93,365
         

Health Care (10.9%)

         

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR

   91,700    5,485

Eli Lilly and Co.

   9,800    542

*Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

   81,800    4,686

Merck & Co., Inc.

   228,000    8,305

Pfizer, Inc.

   210,300    4,936

*Triad Hospitals, Inc.

   114,200    4,520

*WellPoint, Inc.

   97,800    7,117
         

Total

        35,591
         

Industrials (6.7%)

         

American Standard Companies, Inc.

   30,100    1,302

Emerson Electric Co.

   23,300    1,953

General Electric Co.

   311,100    10,255

Hubbell, Inc. — Class B

   25,800    1,229

Raytheon Co.

   45,200    2,015

Siemens AG, ADR

   21,900    1,901

Tyco International, Ltd.

   75,100    2,065

Union Pacific Corp.

   10,800    1,004
         

Total

        21,724
         

Information Technology (10.3%)

         

*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
— Class A

   45,000    2,322

*Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

   240,400    4,368

*Flextronics International, Ltd.

   476,000    5,055

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   108,900    3,450

Intel Corp.

   567,500    10,755

*International Rectifier Corp.

   33,500    1,309

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

   61,400    1,572

*Sun Microsystems, Inc.

   1,107,100    4,594
         

Total

        33,425
         

Materials (5.4%)

         

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

   36,700    2,346

Alcoa, Inc.

   114,300    3,699

The Dow Chemical Co.

   76,800    2,998

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

   26,700    1,111

International Paper Co.

   125,500    4,053

Lyondell Chemical Co.

   102,800    2,329

Methanex Corp.

   50,900    1,078
         

Total

        17,614
         

Telecommunication Services (4.8%)

         

AT&T, Inc.

   208,100    5,805

*Embarq Corp.

   2,395    98

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   257,900    5,155

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   139,000    4,655
         

Total

        15,713
         

 

38

 

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio


Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (96.7%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Utilities (4.4%)

         

*CMS Energy Corp.

   236,500    3,060

Duke Energy Corp.

   67,800    1,991

Equitable Resources, Inc.

   37,500    1,256

Exelon Corp.

   58,300    3,314

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   29,400    1,076

NiSource, Inc.

   112,300    2,453

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   31,600    1,261
         

Total

        14,411
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $287,739)

        314,663
         
Money Market Investments (2.9%)          

Federal Government & Agencies (2.9%)

    

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 4.871%, 7/3/06

   3,700,000    3,699

Federal Home Loan Discount Note, 5.16%, 7/18/06

   5,700,000    5,686
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $9,385)

   9,385
         

Total Investments (99.6%)
(Cost $297,124)(a)

        324,048
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.4%)

   1,448
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        325,496
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

   ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $297,124 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $26,924 which is comprised of $35,949 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $9,025 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio

 

39


T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
  Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
 

Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to

June 30,

2006*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,050.70   $ 3.36

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,021.52   $ 3.31

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.66%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

40

 

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio


T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (95.6%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (14.0%)

         

CBS Corp. — Class B

   40,850    1,105

*Comcast Corp. — Class A

   43,100    1,411

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

   32,600    1,141

Eastman Kodak Co.

   48,800    1,160

*Echostar Communications Corp.

   17,500    539

Ford Motor Co.

   32,300    224

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   12,600    895

Genuine Parts Co.

   19,900    829

H&R Block, Inc.

   30,500    728

The Home Depot, Inc.

   21,600    773

Mattel, Inc.

   77,100    1,273

The McClatchy Co. — Class A

   5,732    230

The New York Times Co. — Class A

   61,400    1,507

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   54,700    1,413

RadioShack Corp.

   27,400    384

SONY CORP.

   23,500    1,035

Time Warner, Inc.

   110,200    1,906

Tribune Co.

   64,400    2,088

*Viacom, Inc. — Class B

   28,150    1,009

The Walt Disney Co.

   45,700    1,371
         

Total

        21,021
         

Consumer Staples (9.2%)

         

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

   38,600    1,760

Avon Products, Inc.

   39,200    1,215

Campbell Soup Co.

   36,400    1,351

The Coca-Cola Co.

   39,200    1,686

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   32,400    1,941

General Mills, Inc.

   26,400    1,364

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   16,400    1,012

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   19,400    651

Sara Lee Corp.

   14,700    235

Sysco Corp.

   13,100    400

UST, Inc.

   15,400    696

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   35,000    1,686
         

Total

        13,997
         

Energy (9.6%)

         

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   24,700    1,178

BP PLC, ADR

   20,600    1,434

Chevron Corp.

   44,900    2,787

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   45,000    2,761

Hess Corp.

   35,600    1,881

Murphy Oil Corp.

   19,600    1,095

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR A

   34,300    2,297

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   17,600    1,146
         

Total

        14,579
         

Financials (18.1%)

         

American International Group, Inc.

   30,600    1,807

Bank of America Corp.

   24,700    1,188

Bank of Ireland, ADR

   6,500    467

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   87,500    1,398

The Chubb Corp.

   15,000    749
Common Stocks (95.6%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

Financials continued

         

Citigroup, Inc.

   15,500    748

Fannie Mae

   13,800    664

Fifth Third Bancorp

   44,400    1,641

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   88,688    3,725

Lincoln National Corp.

   24,276    1,370

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

   79,500    2,138

Mellon Financial Corp.

   47,900    1,649

Mercantile Bankshares Corp.

   13,500    482

Morgan Stanley

   35,300    2,231

National City Corp.

   16,600    601

Northern Trust Corp.

   7,600    420

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   7,200    597

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

   28,227    1,258

State Street Corp.

   23,900    1,388

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   15,500    1,182

UnumProvident Corp.

   49,400    896

Wells Fargo & Co.

   9,300    624
         

Total

        27,223
         

Health Care (9.3%)

         

Abbott Laboratories

   28,100    1,225

Baxter International, Inc.

   24,200    890

*Boston Scientific Corp.

   32,300    544

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   41,100    1,063

Eli Lilly and Co.

   33,600    1,856

Johnson & Johnson

   26,400    1,582

*MedImmune, Inc.

   23,800    645

Merck & Co., Inc.

   62,000    2,258

Pfizer, Inc.

   75,100    1,763

Schering-Plough Corp.

   35,300    672

Wyeth

   35,300    1,568
         

Total

        14,066
         

Industrials (12.3%)

         

Avery Dennison Corp.

   20,700    1,202

Cooper Industries, Ltd. — Class A

   11,600    1,078

Deere & Co.

   12,700    1,060

Eaton Corp.

   8,200    618

General Electric Co.

   128,700    4,241

Honeywell International, Inc.

   51,900    2,092

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   13,500    968

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   15,700    836

Pall Corp.

   31,700    888

Raytheon Co.

   27,800    1,239

Tyco International, Ltd.

   32,100    883

Union Pacific Corp.

   24,400    2,268

Waste Management, Inc.

   37,000    1,328
         

Total

        18,701
         

Information Technology (6.8%)

         

Analog Devices, Inc.

   25,900    832

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

   55,700    1,088

*Dell, Inc.

   41,100    1,003

Intel Corp.

   39,900    756

 

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio

 

41


T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (95.6%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

International Business Machines Corp.

   22,500    1,728

*Lucent Technologies, Inc.

   145,500    352

Microsoft Corp.

   104,500    2,436

Motorola, Inc.

   43,000    866

Nokia OYJ, ADR

   63,600    1,289
         

Total

        10,350
         

Materials (5.3%)

         

Alcoa, Inc.

   30,900    1,000

Chemtura Corp.

   30,599    286

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

   35,800    1,489

*Hercules, Inc.

   18,200    278

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   31,800    1,121

International Paper Co.

   71,100    2,296

MeadWestvaco Corp.

   24,200    676

Vulcan Materials Co.

   12,100    944
         

Total

        8,090
         

Telecommunication Services (5.9%)

         

ALLTEL Corp.

   23,700    1,513

AT&T, Inc.

   86,235    2,406

*Qwest Communications International, Inc.

   215,500    1,743

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   62,100    1,241

Telus Corp.

   15,900    642

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   42,700    1,430
         

Total

        8,975
         

Utilities (5.1%)

         

Duke Energy Corp.

   50,600    1,487

Entergy Corp.

   17,700    1,252

FirstEnergy Corp.

   16,900    916

NiSource, Inc.

   66,500    1,452

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   12,300    491

Progress Energy, Inc.

   24,200    1,037

TECO Energy, Inc.

   17,600    263

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   45,300    869
         

Total

        7,767
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $129,775)

        144,769
         
Convertible Corporate Bonds (0.1%)    Shares/
$ Par
  

Value

$ (000’s)

 

Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus (0.1%)

      

Lucent Technologies, Inc., 8.00%, 8/1/31

   165,000    165  
         

Total Convertible Corporate
Bonds (Cost: $158)

        165  
         

Preferred Stocks (0.0%)            

Financials (0.0%)

           

Unumprovident Corp.

   2,600    74  
         

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost: $65)

        74  
         

Money Market Investments (5.1%)            

Other Holdings (5.1%)

           

Reserve Investment Fund

   7,658,356    7,658  
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $7,658)

   7,658  
         

Total Investments (100.8%)
(Cost $137,656)(a)

        152,666  
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-0.8%)

   (1,213 )
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        151,453  
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

   ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $137,656 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $15,010 which is comprised of $19,438 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $4,428 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

42

 

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio


Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on equities.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
  

Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to

June 30,
2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,026.40    $ 1.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,023.80    $ 1.00

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.20%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

43


Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary (10.0%)

         

*Amazon.com, Inc.

   50,100    1,938

*Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A

   22,700    1,173

*AutoNation, Inc.

   24,029    515

*AutoZone, Inc.

   8,625    761

*Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

   45,700    1,516

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   65,175    3,574

*Big Lots, Inc.

   18,400    314

The Black & Decker Corp.

   12,300    1,039

Brunswick Corp.

   15,300    509

Carnival Corp.

   70,309    2,935

CBS Corp. — Class B

   125,024    3,382

Centex Corp.

   19,600    986

Circuit City Stores, Inc.

   24,400    664

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

   81,450    2,521

*Coach, Inc.

   62,300    1,863

*Comcast Corp. — Class A

   341,970    11,196

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

   9,900    110

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   44,000    1,048

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   20,850    821

Dillard’s, Inc. — Class A

   9,964    317

Dollar General Corp.

   50,448    705

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

   9,520    333

The E.W. Scripps Co. — Class A

   13,800    595

Eastman Kodak Co.

   46,483    1,105

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   25,100    613

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

   89,546    3,277

Ford Motor Co.

   303,694    2,105

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   23,767    1,688

Gannett Co., Inc.

   38,450    2,151

The Gap, Inc.

   89,075    1,550

General Motors Corp.

   91,527    2,727

Genuine Parts Co.

   28,000    1,166

*The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

   28,600    317

H&R Block, Inc.

   53,200    1,269

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   43,500    2,388

Harman International Industries, Inc.

   10,800    922

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

   29,950    2,132

Hasbro, Inc.

   27,825    504

Hilton Hotels Corp.

   53,550    1,514

The Home Depot, Inc.

   334,594    11,974

International Game Technology

   54,900    2,083

*The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

   70,600    590

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

   38,050    2,569

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   31,600    2,598

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

   18,200    579

KB HOME

   12,200    559

*Kohl’s Corp.

   55,067    3,256

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

   29,433    735

Lennar Corp. — Class A

   22,600    1,003

Limited Brands, Inc.

   55,487    1,420

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

   16,900    626

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   125,550    7,617

Marriott International, Inc. — Class A

   52,900    2,017
Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary continued

         

Mattel, Inc.

   63,088    1,042

The McClatchy Co. — Class A

   5,553    223

McDonald’s Corp.

   201,678    6,776

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

   57,920    2,909

Meredith Corp.

   6,800    337

The New York Times Co. — Class A

   23,370    574

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   44,792    1,157

News Corp. — Class A

   382,900    7,344

NIKE, Inc. — Class B

   30,600    2,479

Nordstrom, Inc.

   34,834    1,271

*Office Depot, Inc.

   46,557    1,769

OfficeMax, Inc.

   11,500    469

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   27,600    2,459

Pulte Homes, Inc.

   34,500    993

RadioShack Corp.

   21,900    307

*Sears Holdings Corp.

   15,680    2,428

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

   18,013    855

Snap-on, Inc.

   9,417    381

The Stanley Works

   11,450    541

Staples, Inc.

   117,850    2,866

*Starbucks Corp.

   124,200    4,690

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   35,200    2,124

Target Corp.

   139,757    6,830

Tiffany & Co.

   22,767    752

Time Warner, Inc.

   693,100    11,990

The TJX Companies, Inc.

   74,000    1,692

Tribune Co.

   42,236    1,370

*Univision Communications, Inc.
— Class A

   36,100    1,209

VF Corp.

   14,257    968

*Viacom, Inc. — Class B

   116,724    4,183

The Walt Disney Co.

   355,257    10,658

Wendy’s International, Inc.

   18,850    1,099

Whirlpool Corp.

   12,644    1,045

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   43,980    2,211
         

Total

        189,870
         

Consumer Staples (9.5%)

         

Alberto-Culver Co.

   12,350    602

Altria Group, Inc.

   338,022    24,821

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

   125,049    5,701

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   105,903    4,372

Avon Products, Inc.

   72,900    2,260

Brown-Forman Corp. — Class B

   13,418    959

Campbell Soup Co.

   30,022    1,114

The Clorox Co.

   24,450    1,491

The Coca-Cola Co.

   331,775    14,273

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

   49,100    1,000

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   83,322    4,991

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   84,067    1,859

*Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A

   32,200    805

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   76,264    4,357

 

44

 

Index 500 Stock Portfolio


Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Staples continued

         

CVS Corp.

   132,434    4,066

*Dean Foods Co.

   22,000    818

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
— Class A

   19,200    742

General Mills, Inc.

   57,567    2,974

H.J. Heinz Co.

   54,217    2,235

The Hershey Co.

   28,700    1,581

Kellogg Co.

   39,457    1,911

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   74,456    4,594

The Kroger Co.

   117,105    2,560

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   21,400    718

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

   9,300    631

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

   21,700    698

PepsiCo, Inc.

   267,530    16,063

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   531,164    29,532

Reynolds American, Inc.

   13,900    1,603

Safeway, Inc.

   72,900    1,895

Sara Lee Corp.

   123,035    1,971

SUPERVALU, Inc.

   33,070    1,015

Sysco Corp.

   100,125    3,060

Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A

   40,800    606

UST, Inc.

   26,167    1,182

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   404,700    19,494

Walgreen Co.

   163,546    7,333

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

   22,700    1,467

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

   35,958    1,631
         

Total

        178,985
         

Energy (9.9%)

         

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   74,224    3,540

Apache Corp.

   53,446    3,648

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   55,130    4,512

BJ Services Co.

   52,000    1,938

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   62,700    1,897

Chevron Corp.

   358,814    22,267

ConocoPhillips

   267,138    17,505

Devon Energy Corp.

   71,200    4,301

El Paso Corp.

   112,571    1,689

EOG Resources, Inc.

   39,220    2,720

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   979,356    60,082

Halliburton Co.

   83,569    6,202

Hess Corp.

   39,000    2,061

Kerr-McGee Corp.

   36,772    2,550

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   16,867    1,685

Marathon Oil Corp.

   58,633    4,884

Murphy Oil Corp.

   26,900    1,503

*Nabors Industries, Ltd.

   50,200    1,696

*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   28,300    1,792

Noble Corp.

   22,250    1,656

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   69,320    7,109

Rowan Companies, Inc.

   17,850    635

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   190,934    12,432

Sunoco, Inc.

   21,500    1,490

*Transocean, Inc.

   52,551    4,221

Valero Energy Corp.

   99,600    6,625

*Weatherford International, Ltd.

   56,400    2,799

The Williams Companies, Inc.

   96,300    2,250
Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Energy continued

         

XTO Energy, Inc.

   58,899    2,607
         

Total

        188,296
         

Financials (21.0%)

         

ACE, Ltd.

   52,600    2,661

AFLAC, Inc.

   80,750    3,743

The Allstate Corp.

   102,828    5,628

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

   17,100    1,387

American Express Co.

   199,675    10,627

American International Group, Inc.

   420,430    24,826

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   39,555    1,767

AmSouth Bancorporation

   56,055    1,483

Aon Corp.

   51,600    1,797

Apartment Investment & Management
Co. — Class A

   15,700    682

Archstone-Smith Trust

   34,600    1,760

Bank of America Corp.

   738,667    35,529

The Bank of New York Co., Inc.

   124,953    4,023

BB&T Corp.

   89,000    3,702

The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.

   19,495    2,731

Boston Properties, Inc.

   14,800    1,338

Capital One Financial Corp.

   49,100    4,196

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   167,039    2,669

The Chubb Corp.

   67,200    3,353

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   28,075    1,320

CIT Group, Inc.

   32,300    1,689

Citigroup, Inc.

   804,648    38,815

Comerica, Inc.

   26,250    1,365

Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

   29,800    1,063

Compass Bancshares, Inc.

   20,900    1,162

Countrywide Financial Corp.

   98,400    3,747

*E*TRADE Financial Corp.

   69,000    1,575

Equity Office Properties Trust

   59,300    2,165

Equity Residential

   47,100    2,107

Fannie Mae

   156,648    7,535

Federated Investors, Inc. — Class B

   13,600    428

Fifth Third Bancorp

   90,034    3,327

First Horizon National Corp.

   19,900    800

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   24,850    2,157

Freddie Mac

   111,886    6,379

Genworth Financial, Inc.

   59,100    2,059

Golden West Financial Corp.

   41,500    3,079

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   69,900    10,515

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   49,050    4,150

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   39,742    937

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

   34,229    613

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   562,397    23,621

KeyCorp

   65,375    2,333

Kimco Realty Corp.

   34,300    1,252

Legg Mason, Inc.

   21,400    2,130

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   86,644    5,645

Lincoln National Corp.

   46,430    2,621

Loews Corp.

   65,701    2,329

M&T Bank Corp.

   12,800    1,509

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

   88,980    2,393

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

   36,500    1,670

 

Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

45


Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Financials continued

         

MBIA, Inc.

   21,850    1,279

Mellon Financial Corp.

   66,968    2,306

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   149,600    10,406

MetLife, Inc.

   122,836    6,290

MGIC Investment Corp.

   14,200    923

Moody’s Corp.

   39,550    2,154

Morgan Stanley

   173,413    10,961

National City Corp.

   87,797    3,177

North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

   75,250    2,270

Northern Trust Corp.

   30,050    1,662

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

   29,800    1,058

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   47,867    3,359

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   44,800    2,493

The Progressive Corp.

   126,700    3,257

ProLogis

   39,700    2,069

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   79,600    6,185

Public Storage, Inc.

   13,400    1,017

Regions Financial Corp.

   73,830    2,445

SAFECO Corp.

   19,250    1,085

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   29,700    2,463

SLM Corp.

   66,542    3,521

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

   60,880    1,236

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

   112,710    5,025

State Street Corp.

   53,800    3,125

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   58,833    4,487

Synovus Financial Corp.

   52,250    1,399

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   43,000    1,626

Torchmark Corp.

   16,250    987

U.S. Bancorp

   288,121    8,897

UnumProvident Corp.

   48,431    878

Vornado Realty Trust

   19,300    1,883

Wachovia Corp.

   260,357    14,080

Washington Mutual, Inc.

   155,554    7,090

Wells Fargo & Co.

   271,980    18,244

XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A

   29,200    1,790

Zions Bancorporation

   17,200    1,341
         

Total

        398,860
         

Health Care (12.1%)

         

Abbott Laboratories

   247,050    10,774

Aetna, Inc.

   91,808    3,666

Allergan, Inc.

   24,667    2,646

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   34,000    1,425

*Amgen, Inc.

   190,917    12,454

Applera Corp. — Applied Biosystems Group

   29,933    968

*Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   17,200    820

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

   8,700    427

Baxter International, Inc.

   106,000    3,897

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

   40,050    2,448

*Biogen Idec, Inc.

   55,690    2,580

Biomet, Inc.

   39,845    1,247

*Boston Scientific Corp.

   196,722    3,313

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   318,308    8,231

C. R. Bard, Inc.

   16,800    1,231

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   67,625    4,350

Caremark Rx, Inc.

   71,600    3,571
Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Health Care continued

         

CIGNA Corp.

   19,429    1,914

*Coventry Health Care, Inc.

   26,000    1,428

Eli Lilly and Co.

   182,906    10,109

*Express Scripts, Inc.

   23,800    1,707

*Fisher Scientific International, Inc.

   20,100    1,468

*Forest Laboratories, Inc.

   52,766    2,042

*Genzyme Corp.

   42,100    2,570

*Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   73,700    4,360

HCA, Inc.

   66,011    2,848

Health Management Associates, Inc.
— Class A

   39,000    769

*Hospira, Inc.

   25,265    1,085

*Humana, Inc.

   26,700    1,434

IMS Health, Inc.

   32,367    869

Johnson & Johnson

   479,337    28,723

*King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   39,166    666

*Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   20,200    1,257

Manor Care, Inc.

   12,800    601

McKesson Corp.

   49,205    2,326

*Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

   48,872    2,799

*MedImmune, Inc.

   40,300    1,092

Medtronic, Inc.

   195,400    9,168

Merck & Co., Inc.

   353,320    12,871

*Millipore Corp.

   8,600    542

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

   34,000    680

*Patterson Companies, Inc.

   22,400    782

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   20,500    428

Pfizer, Inc.

   1,186,034    27,837

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   26,300    1,576

Schering-Plough Corp.

   239,750    4,562

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

   58,400    1,893

Stryker Corp.

   47,300    1,992

*Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   76,150    532

*Thermo Electron Corp.

   26,500    960

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   218,044    9,764

*Waters Corp.

   16,800    746

*Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   16,500    384

*WellPoint, Inc.

   103,200    7,510

Wyeth

   217,829    9,674

*Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

   40,137    2,277
         

Total

        228,293
         

Industrials (11.5%)

         

3M Co.

   122,076    9,860

*Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

   39,150    445

American Power Conversion Corp.

   27,450    535

American Standard Companies, Inc.

   28,600    1,238

Avery Dennison Corp.

   17,750    1,031

The Boeing Co.

   129,376    10,597

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

   58,985    4,675

Caterpillar, Inc.

   108,376    8,072

Cendant Corp.

   161,933    2,638

Cintas Corp.

   22,333    888

Cooper Industries, Ltd. — Class A

   15,000    1,394

CSX Corp.

   35,850    2,525

Cummins, Inc.

   7,500    917

Danaher Corp.

   38,200    2,457

 

46

 

Index 500 Stock Portfolio


Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Industrials continued

         

Deere & Co.

   37,960    3,169

Dover Corp.

   32,967    1,630

Eaton Corp.

   24,300    1,832

Emerson Electric Co.

   66,450    5,569

Equifax, Inc.

   20,800    714

FedEx Corp.

   49,420    5,775

Fluor Corp.

   14,200    1,320

General Dynamics Corp.

   65,300    4,275

General Electric Co.

   1,683,206    55,478

Goodrich Corp.

   20,100    810

Honeywell International, Inc.

   134,050    5,402

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   67,000    3,183

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. — Class A

   53,260    2,278

ITT, Inc.

   29,900    1,480

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

   19,700    1,486

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   57,308    4,111

Masco Corp.

   64,300    1,906

*Monster Worldwide, Inc.

   20,767    886

*Navistar International Corp.

   9,950    245

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   67,157    3,574

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   55,620    3,563

PACCAR, Inc.

   27,007    2,225

Pall Corp.

   20,150    564

Parker Hannifin Corp.

   19,475    1,511

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   35,937    1,484

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

   34,934    1,116

Raytheon Co.

   72,200    3,218

Robert Half International, Inc.

   27,840    1,169

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   28,750    2,070

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

   27,650    1,545

Ryder System, Inc.

   9,900    578

Southwest Airlines Co.

   114,367    1,872

Textron, Inc.

   21,050    1,940

Tyco International, Ltd.

   329,708    9,067

Union Pacific Corp.

   43,560    4,049

United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B

   175,600    14,457

United Technologies Corp.

   163,634    10,378

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   12,400    933

Waste Management, Inc.

   88,285    3,168
         

Total

        217,302
         

Information Technology (14.6%)

         

*ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

   18,864    318

Adobe Systems, Inc.

   96,950    2,943

*Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

   78,400    1,915

*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
— Class A

   19,200    991

*Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   68,937    2,176

*Altera Corp.

   58,111    1,020

Analog Devices, Inc.

   58,457    1,879

*Andrew Corp.

   25,737    228

*Apple Computer, Inc.

   137,700    7,865

Applied Materials, Inc.

   253,100    4,120

*Autodesk, Inc.

   37,468    1,291

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   93,250    4,229

*Avaya, Inc.

   66,516    760

*BMC Software, Inc.

   34,460    824
Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

*Broadcom Corp. — Class A

   74,100    2,227

CA, Inc.

   73,892    1,518

*Ciena Corp.

   95,100    457

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

   988,100    19,298

*Citrix Systems, Inc.

   29,520    1,185

*Computer Sciences Corp.

   30,450    1,475

*Compuware Corp.

   61,057    409

*Comverse Technology, Inc.

   32,600    645

*Convergys Corp.

   22,650    442

*Corning, Inc.

   252,100    6,098

*Dell, Inc.

   367,733    8,976

*eBay, Inc.

   187,200    5,483

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

   49,600    2,135

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

   83,967    2,020

*EMC Corp.

   382,774    4,199

First Data Corp.

   123,932    5,582

*Fiserv, Inc.

   28,425    1,289

*Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
— Class B

   65,723    1,932

*Gateway, Inc.

   42,650    81

*Google, Inc. — Class A

   33,400    14,006

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   451,526    14,304

Intel Corp.

   941,563    17,843

International Business Machines Corp.

   250,939    19,277

*Intuit, Inc.

   27,700    1,673

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

   28,867    739

*JDS Uniphase Corp.

   272,700    690

*Juniper Networks, Inc.

   91,600    1,465

KLA-Tencor Corp.

   32,200    1,339

*Lexmark International, Inc. — Class A

   17,000    949

Linear Technology Corp.

   49,150    1,646

*LSI Logic Corp.

   64,200    575

*Lucent Technologies, Inc.

   725,136    1,755

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   51,900    1,667

*Micron Technology, Inc.

   117,350    1,767

Microsoft Corp.

   1,420,100    33,087

Molex, Inc.

   22,950    770

Motorola, Inc.

   399,777    8,056

National Semiconductor Corp.

   54,686    1,304

*NCR Corp.

   29,500    1,081

*Network Appliance, Inc.

   60,600    2,139

*Novell, Inc.

   54,900    364

*Novellus Systems, Inc.

   20,600    509

*NVIDIA Corp.

   57,100    1,216

*Oracle Corp.

   630,325    9,133

*Parametric Technology Corp.

   17,912    228

Paychex, Inc.

   54,135    2,110

*PMC-Sierra, Inc.

   33,400    314

*QLogic Corp.

   26,000    448

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   271,334    10,872

Sabre Holdings Corp. — Class A

   21,467    472

*SanDisk Corp.

   31,600    1,611

*Sanmina-SCI Corp.

   86,200    397

*Solectron Corp.

   147,500    504

*Sun Microsystems, Inc.

   566,197    2,350

*Symantec Corp.

   167,554    2,604

Symbol Technologies, Inc.

   41,050    443

 

Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

47


Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

Tektronix, Inc.

   13,560    399

*Tellabs, Inc.

   72,492    965

*Teradyne, Inc.

   31,950    445

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   252,200    7,639

*Unisys Corp.

   55,550    349

*VeriSign, Inc.

   39,700    920

*Xerox Corp.

   148,600    2,067

Xilinx, Inc.

   55,600    1,259

*Yahoo!, Inc.

   203,000    6,699
         

Total

        276,459
         

Materials (3.0%)

         

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

   36,267    2,318

Alcoa, Inc.

   140,807    4,557

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

   14,117    977

Ashland, Inc.

   11,500    767

Ball Corp.

   16,932    627

Bemis Co., Inc.

   17,000    521

The Dow Chemical Co.

   155,709    6,077

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

   149,128    6,203

Eastman Chemical Co.

   13,225    714

Ecolab, Inc.

   29,500    1,197

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
— Class B

   30,481    1,689

*Hercules, Inc.

   18,400    281

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   12,800    451

International Paper Co.

   79,766    2,576

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   17,100    374

MeadWestvaco Corp.

   29,279    818

Monsanto Co.

   43,753    3,684

Newmont Mining Corp.

   72,680    3,847

Nucor Corp.

   50,432    2,736

*Pactiv Corp.

   22,800    564

Phelps Dodge Corp.

   32,948    2,707

PPG Industries, Inc.

   26,767    1,767

Praxair, Inc.

   52,300    2,824

Rohm and Haas Co.

   23,480    1,177

Sealed Air Corp.

   13,221    689

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

   10,800    785

Temple-Inland, Inc.

   17,900    767

United States Steel Corp.

   20,250    1,420

Vulcan Materials Co.

   16,300    1,271

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   39,880    2,483
         

Total

        56,868
         

Telecommunication Services (3.3%)

         

ALLTEL Corp.

   62,957    4,019

AT&T, Inc.

   629,349    17,554

BellSouth Corp.

   292,765    10,598

CenturyTel, Inc.

   18,800    698

Citizens Communications Co.

   52,600    686

*Embarq Corp.

   24,130    989

*Qwest Communications International, Inc.

   253,335    2,049

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   482,202    9,639

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   472,242    15,815
         

Total

        62,047
         
Common Stocks (98.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Utilities (3.3%)

         

*The AES Corp.

   106,600    1,967

*Allegheny Energy, Inc.

   26,400    979

Ameren Corp.

   33,267    1,680

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   63,740    2,183

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   50,362    630

*CMS Energy Corp.

   35,800    463

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   39,750    1,766

Constellation Energy Group

   29,000    1,581

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   56,295    4,210

DTE Energy Co.

   28,750    1,171

Duke Energy Corp.

   199,873    5,870

*Dynegy, Inc. — Class A

   59,700    327

Edison International

   52,720    2,056

Entergy Corp.

   33,609    2,378

Exelon Corp.

   108,224    6,149

FirstEnergy Corp.

   53,365    2,893

FPL Group, Inc.

   65,414    2,707

KeySpan Corp.

   28,300    1,143

Nicor, Inc.

   7,150    297

NiSource, Inc.

   44,173    965

Peoples Energy Corp.

   6,200    223

PG&E Corp.

   56,225    2,209

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   16,100    643

PPL Corp.

   61,568    1,989

Progress Energy, Inc.

   40,992    1,757

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   40,736    2,693

Sempra Energy

   41,902    1,906

The Southern Co.

   120,100    3,849

TECO Energy, Inc.

   33,800    505

TXU Corp.

   74,830    4,474

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   65,620    1,259
         

Total

        62,922
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,391,153)

        1,859,902
         
Money Market Investments (1.7%)          

Autos (0.5%)

         

(b)New Center Asset Trust, 5.27%, 7/31/06

   10,000,000    9,956
         

Total

        9,956
         

Federal Government and Agencies (0.1%)

    

(b)Federal Home Loan 5.145%, 9/26/06

   2,200,000    2,173
         

Total

        2,173
         

Finance Lessors (0.4%)

         

(b)Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.27%, 7/3/06

   6,700,000    6,698
         

Total

        6,698
         

National Commercial Banks (0.1%)

         

(b)Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

   2,800,000    2,799
         

Total

        2,799
         

 

48

 

Index 500 Stock Portfolio


Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

 

Money Market Investments (1.7%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Security Brokers and Dealers (0.6%)

         

(b)Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.27%, 7/7/06

   10,000,000    9,991
         

Total

        9,991
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $31,617)

   31,617
         

Total Investments (99.9%)
(Cost $1,422,770)(a)

   1,891,519
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.1%)

   1,827
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        1,893,346
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $1,422,770 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $468,749 which is comprised of $614,038 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $145,289 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer (000’s)   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(000’s)

S&P 500 Index Futures (Long)

  98   9/06   $ 783

(Total Notional Value at June 30, 2006, $30,562)

             

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Index 500 Stock Portfolio

 

49


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
   Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,014.50    $ 2.95

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,021.87    $ 2.96
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.59%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

50

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Domestic Common Stocks and

Warrants (38.4%)

       Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)
Large Cap Common Stocks (28.7%)          

Consumer Discretionary (4.6%)

             

*Comcast Corp. — Class A

       11,300    370

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

       20,900    765

Fortune Brands, Inc.

       14,200    1,008

Hilton Hotels Corp.

       21,000    594

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

       15,700    1,060

Johnson Controls, Inc.

       9,600    789

*Kohl’s Corp.

       12,400    733

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

       14,500    728

*MGM Mirage

       13,300    543

News Corp. — Class A

       45,200    867

NIKE, Inc. — Class B

       6,300    510

Omnicom Group, Inc.

       9,000    802

Staples, Inc.

       29,650    721

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

       13,100    790

Target Corp.

       18,500    904

The Walt Disney Co.

       21,500    645
             

Total

            11,829
             

Consumer Staples (2.3%)

             

Altria Group, Inc.

       19,500    1,431

CVS Corp.

       29,600    909

PepsiCo, Inc.

       21,800    1,309

The Procter & Gamble Co.

       15,300    851

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

       16,400    790

Walgreen Co.

       14,600    655
             

Total

            5,945
             

Energy (2.8%)

             

Baker Hughes, Inc.

       11,200    917

ConocoPhillips

       20,300    1,330

EOG Resources, Inc.

       7,200    499

Exxon Mobil Corp.

       34,100    2,091

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

       6,200    619

*Transocean, Inc.

       9,500    763

Valero Energy Corp.

       15,200    1,011
             

Total

            7,230
             

Financials (4.7%)

             

American Express Co.

       9,200    490

American International Group, Inc.

       16,000    945

Capital One Financial Corp.

       9,300    795

The Chubb Corp.

       18,200    908

Citigroup, Inc.

       16,900    815

Genworth Financial, Inc.

       24,100    840

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

       5,000    752

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

       27,619    604

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       19,500    819

Legg Mason, Inc.

       5,000    498

Large Cap Common

Stocks (28.7%)

       Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Financials continued

             

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

       8,700    567

Prudential Financial, Inc.

       12,100    940

SLM Corp.

       14,200    751

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

       16,500    736

Wachovia Corp.

       15,300    827

Wells Fargo & Co.

       12,400    832
             

Total

            12,119
             

Health Care (4.3%)

             

Abbott Laboratories

       17,600    768

Aetna, Inc.

       16,700    667

*Amgen, Inc.

       15,600    1,017

Baxter International, Inc.

       9,900    364

*Boston Scientific Corp.

       27,900    470

Caremark Rx, Inc.

       8,400    419

Eli Lilly and Co.

       9,200    508

*Fisher Scientific International, Inc.

       9,400    687

*Genentech, Inc.

       9,500    777

*Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       13,300    787

Johnson & Johnson

       14,800    887

Medtronic, Inc.

       17,700    830

Novartis AG, ADR

       14,000    755

Pfizer, Inc.

       6,200    146

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

       13,600    441

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR

       20,800    657

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

       9,100    407

*Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

       10,500    596
             

Total

            11,183
             

Industrials (3.4%)

             

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

       6,800    539

Caterpillar, Inc.

       8,500    633

Danaher Corp.

       13,800    888

Emerson Electric Co.

       10,000    838

FedEx Corp.

       7,300    853

General Electric Co.

       67,500    2,224

Honeywell International, Inc.

       19,000    766

ITT Corp.

       7,000    347

Norfolk Southern Corp.

       17,300    920

United Technologies Corp.

       13,400    850
             

Total

            8,858
             

Information Technology (4.8%)

         

Accenture, Ltd. — Class A

       26,800    759

*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. — Class A

       10,300    532

*Amdocs, Ltd.

       20,900    764

Analog Devices, Inc.

       17,400    559

*Broadcom Corp. — Class A

       17,700    532

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

       35,900    701

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

51


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Large Cap Common

Stocks (28.7%)

       Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

*eBay, Inc.

       6,000    176

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

       12,200    525

*EMC Corp.

       29,100    319

First Data Corp.

       14,800    667

*Google, Inc. — Class A

       2,200    922

Hewlett-Packard Co.

       18,400    583

Intel Corp.

       22,100    419

International Business Machines Corp.

       10,200    783

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

       15,000    482

Microsoft Corp.

       41,400    964

*Oracle Corp.

       49,800    722

QUALCOMM, Inc.

       17,900    717

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, ADR

       17,900    591

*Yahoo!, Inc.

       20,766    685
             

Total

            12,402
             

Materials (0.8%)

             

International Paper Co.

       17,100    552

Monsanto Co.

       6,800    573

Praxair, Inc.

       16,300    881
             

Total

            2,006
             

Telecommunication Services (0.5%)

         

AT&T, Inc.

       22,200    619

Sprint Nextel Corp.

       39,900    798
             

Total

            1,417
             

Utilities (0.5%)

             

Exelon Corp.

       13,500    768

Questar Corp.

       4,900    394

TXU Corp.

       4,400    263
             

Total

            1,425
             

Total Large Cap Common Stocks

   74,414
             
Small Cap Common Stocks (9.7%)          

Consumer Discretionary (2.3%)

             

*Aeropostale, Inc.

       3,000    87

*AnnTaylor Stores Corp.

       10,625    461

*The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

       3,300    89

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

       8,400    509

*Coach, Inc.

       9,800    293

*Golf Galaxy, Inc.

       6,900    93

*Guitar Center, Inc.

       200    9

*Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.

       7,000    167

*J. Crew Group, Inc.

       91    2

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

       5,800    184

*Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A

       3,700    199

*LKQ Corp.

       3,400    65

Michaels Stores, Inc.

       10,700    441

*Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc.

       4,500    69

*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

       44,200    1,379

Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd. — Class A

       10,700    416

Small Cap Common

Stocks (9.7%)

       Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary continued

         

*Payless ShoeSource, Inc.

       3,000    82

PETsMART, Inc.

       5,200    133

*Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

       4,200    129

Polaris Industries, Inc.

       1,000    43

Pool Corp.

       4,700    205

*Scientific Games Corp.

       10,300    367

Station Casinos, Inc.

       6,100    415

The Talbots, Inc.

       7,300    135

*Williams Scotsman International, Inc.

       1,700    37
             

Total

            6,009
             

Energy (0.9%)

             

*Cameron International Corp.

       3,600    172

*Dril-Quip, Inc.

       1,300    107

ENSCO International, Inc.

       5,900    272

*FMC Technologies, Inc.

       800    54

Frontier Oil Corp.

       3,000    97

*Grant Prideco, Inc.

       3,800    170

*Grey Wolf, Inc.

       10,600    82

*Hydril

       1,500    118

*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

       4,900    310

*Newfield Exploration Co.

       3,900    191

Range Resources Corp.

       7,100    193

Smith International, Inc.

       4,200    187

Tesoro Corp.

       1,400    104

*TETRA Technologies, Inc.

       3,000    91

Western Refining, Inc.

       4,200    91

World Fuel Services Corp.

       800    37
             

Total

            2,276
             

Financials (0.7%)

             

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

       2,900    74

The Colonial BancGroup, Inc.

       7,800    200

Greater Bay Bancorp

       3,900    112

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

       1,300    79

*Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

       2,700    75

Investors Financial Services Corp.

       8,600    386

Nuveen Investments — Class A

       3,200    138

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

       3,161    74

*Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.

       1,300    59

*SVB Financial Group

       4,300    195

*Trammell Crow Co.

       10,100    355
             

Total

            1,747
             

Health Care (2.4%)

             

*Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.

       2,366    106

*Caremark Rx, Inc.

       14,836    740

*Centene Corp.

       2,200    52

*Cytyc Corp.

       7,200    183

*DaVita, Inc.

       32,550    1,617

*Foxhollow Technologies, Inc.

       4,000    109

*Horizon Health Corp.

       6,600    138

*Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

       1,100    130

*Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

       6,500    287

 

52

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Small Cap Common
Stocks (9.7%)
       Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Health Care continued

             

*Kyphon, Inc.

       8,900    341

LCA-Vision, Inc.

       1,800    95

*Lincare Holdings, Inc.

       19,000    719

*Nighthawk Radiology Holdings, Inc.

       300    5

*Patterson Companies, Inc.

       6,100    213

*Providence Service Corp.

       3,000    82

*PSS World Medical, Inc.

       4,200    74

*Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

       13,200    378

*Radiation Therapy Services, Inc.

       7,900    213

*Symbion, Inc.

       5,100    106

*Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

       7,400    350

*Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.

       2,000    94
             

Total

            6,032
             

Industrials (1.8%)

             

*ACCO Brands Corp.

       1,600    35

*The Advisory Board Co.

       2,200    106

*Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

       7,650    168

Brady Corp. — Class A

       3,500    129

Bucyrus International, Inc. — Class A

       1,200    61

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

       15,300    815

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

       3,400    341

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

       3,400    190

Forward Air Corp.

       6,200    253

*Huron Consulting Group, Inc.

       3,600    126

*ICT Group, Inc.

       3,100    76

*IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.

       1,515    88

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

       10,200    254

Knight Transportation, Inc.

       26,137    528

*Marlin Business Services Corp.

       5,000    113

*Marten Transport, Ltd.

       5,639    123

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. — Class A

       7,500    357

*Nutri/System, Inc.

       2,300    143

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

       3,900    207

Robert Half International, Inc.

       12,000    504

*Stericycle, Inc.

       1,900    124
             

Total

            4,741
             

Information Technology (1.5%)

             

*Activision, Inc.

       7,621    87

*Alliance Data Systems Corp.

       6,800    400

*Altera Corp.

       9,200    161

Amphenol Corp. — Class A

       5,500    308

*ATI Technologies, Inc.

       15,900    232

*Bankrate, Inc.

       1,300    49

*Blackboard, Inc.

       2,700    78

*Cognos, Inc.

       2,500    71

*Cree, Inc.

       7,700    183

*Eagle Test Systems, Inc.

       2,200    31

*Essex Corp.

       5,300    98

*Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

       2,200    84

Harris Corp.

       6,500    270

Small Cap Common

Stocks (9.7%)

  Country    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

*Kenexa Corp.

       1,600    51

KLA-Tencor Corp.

       3,100    129

Microchip Technology, Inc.

       10,700    359

*MKS Instruments, Inc.

       3,600    72

*NAVTEQ Corp.

       3,200    143

Paychex, Inc.

       7,200    281

*RADWARE, Ltd.

       4,700    60

*RF Micro Devices, Inc.

       7,800    47

*RSA Security, Inc.

       2,100    57

*Semtech Corp.

       8,900    129

*Sonic Solutions

       4,100    68

*Tessera Technologies, Inc.

       3,700    102

*THQ, Inc.

       1,750    38

*VeriFone Holdings, Inc.

       5,300    162

*Verint Systems, Inc.

       5,300    155

*Visicu, Inc.

       200    4
             

Total

            3,909
             

Materials (0.0%)

             

*VeraSun Energy Corp.

       171    4
             

Total

            4
             

Telecommunication Services (0.1%)

         

*NeuStar, Inc. — Class A

       8,800    297
             

Total

            297
             

Utilities (0.0%)

             

ITC Holdings Corp.

       200    5
             

Total

            5
             

Total Small Cap Common Stocks

        25,020
             
Warrants (0.0%)              

Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (0.0%)

         

Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc.

       298    4
             

Total

            4
             

Information Technology (0.0%)

         

*Belluna Co. Ltd. — Warrants

       307    1
             

Total

            1
             

Total Warrants

        5
             

Total Domestic Common Stocks and Warrants (Cost: $85,807)

        99,439
             
Foreign Common Stocks (16.7%)          

Basic Materials (1.2%)

             

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR

  Brazil    10,400    250

CRH PLC

  Ireland    9,765    318

*Cumerio-Strip VVPR

  Belgium    75    0

*Grafton Group PLC

  Ireland    24,980    315

K+S AG

  Germany    4,580    370

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

  Australia    13,165    206

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.

  Japan    11,000    137

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

53


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Foreign Common
Stocks (16.7%)
   Country    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Basic Materials continued

         

Pfleiderer AG

   Germany    10,320    290

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

   Japan    46,000    383

Sumitomo Titanium Corp.

   Japan    1,900    301

*Syngenta AG

   Switzerland    2,395    318

*Umicore-Strip VVPR

   Belgium    75    0

Zinifex, Ltd.

   Australia    29,015    216
              

Total

             3,104
              

Conglomerates (0.2%)

         

Grupo Ferrovial SA

   Spain    3,655    280

iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund

   United States    3,115    203

TOPIX ETF

   Japan    10,200    143
              

Total

             626
              

Consumer Cyclical (2.1%)

         

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

   Japan    8,900    264

*Banyan Tree Holdings, Ltd.

   Singapore    63,000    37

Esprit Holdings, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    40,500    331

Industria de Diseno Testil SA

   Italy    10,315    436

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

   United Kingdom    21,389    374

*Kuoni Reisen Holding AG

   Switzerland    565    317

Leoni AG

   Germany    8,780    330

Lindex AB

   Sweden    25,175    359

Point, Inc.

   Japan    2,860    161

Publicis Groupe

   France    10,070    389

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

   Japan    4,500    369

Shimamura Co.

   Japan    2,600    285

Sol Melia SA

   Spain    13,520    218

Sportingbet PLC

   United Kingdom    51,730    376

*Urbi Desarollos Urbanos SA

   Mexico    106,515    248

Vtech Holdings, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    53,000    276

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV

   Mexico    133,770    366

Wolters Kluwer NV

   Netherlands    13,410    317
              

Total

             5,453
              

Consumer Non-Cyclical (1.0%)

         

Adidas AG

   Germany    7,090    339

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

   Greece    9,835    293

Davide Campari-Milano SPA

   Italy    28,205    292

Hugo Boss AG

   Germany    6,880    290

Natura Cosmeticos SA

   Brazil    35,700    363

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport

   Germany    660    257

Reckitt Benckiser PLC

   United Kingdom    9,755    364

Woolworths, Ltd.

   Australia    27,665    415
              

Total

             2,613
              
Foreign Common
Stocks (16.7%)
   Country    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Energy (1.0%)

              

*Aker Drilling ASA

   Norway    38,095    188

BG Group

   United Kingdom    38,685    518

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

   Canada    4,975    278

*Geo ASA

   Norway    18,125    122

*Petrojarl ASA

   Norway    5,085    33

*Petroleum Geo-Services ASA

   Norway    5,085    287

Tenaris SA, ADR

   Italy    9,325    378

*TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA

   Norway    27,240    481

*Western Oil Sands, Inc.

   Canada    9,170    253
              

Total

             2,538
              

Financials (4.1%)

              

Admiral Group PLC

   United Kingdom    34,995    402

Allianz AG

   Germany    2,235    353

Allied Irish Banks PLC

   Ireland    11,450    275

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

   Ireland    41,346    642

Ardepro Co., Ltd.

   Japan    197    315

Azimut Holding SPA

   Italy    19,060    199

*Banco Espanol de Credito SA

   Spain    22,060    388

BNP Paribas

   France    5,021    481

The Chiba Bank, Ltd.

   Japan    44,000    411

Credit Saison Co.

   Japan    7,500    355

Credit Suisse Group

   Switzerland    6,470    362

DNB NOR ASA

   Norway    31,450    390

Erste Bank Der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

   Austria    9,053    509

Fondiaria — Sai SPA

   Italy    8,785    359

Hopewell Holdings, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    113,000    317

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG

   Germany    6,845    416

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

   Hong Kong    134,000    380

IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG

   Germany    8,270    303

ING Groep NV

   Netherlands    11,110    437

Kenedix, Inc.

   Japan    64    278

Kookmin Bank

   Korea    5,940    488

Korean Reinsurance Co.

   Korea    28,450    319

Manulife Financial Corp.

   Canada    11,450    364

*NETeller PLC

   United Kingdom    17,785    196

*NorGani Hotels ASA

   Norway    25,535    262

*Norwegian Property ASA

   Norway    14,270    110

OTP Bank PLC

   Hungary    1,910    54

Swiss Life Holding

   Switzerland    1,845    432

 

54

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Foreign Common

Stocks (16.7%)

  Country    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Financials continued

             

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

  Canada    5,475    278

Unicredito Italiano SPA

  Italy    47,320    370
             

Total

            10,445
             

Health Care (1.3%)

             

CSL, Ltd.

  Australia    8,245    329

Egis PLC

  Hungary    2,215    273

Elekta AB

  Sweden    16,630    282

*Neurochem, Inc.

  Canada    10,670    112

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

  Switzerland    1,900    452

Roche Holding AG

  Switzerland    2,035    336

Schwarz Pharma AG

  Germany    4,755    426

Shire PLC, ADR

  United Kingdom    6,275    278

Synthes, Inc.

  Switzerland    3,130    378

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  Japan    5,900    367

Tecan Group AG

  Switzerland    2,875    155
             

Total

            3,388
             

Industrial Goods and Services (2.7%)

         

ABB, Ltd.

  Switzerland    10,640    137

ABB, Ltd., ADR

  Switzerland    10,640    138

*Alstom

  France    4,450    407

Atlas Copco AB

  Sweden    14,510    403

BAE Systems PLC

  United Kingdom    32,765    224

Cae, Inc.

  Canada    42,415    324

Capita Group PLC

  United Kingdom    37,325    319

Chiyoda Corp.

  Japan    17,000    348

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.

  Korea    11,240    331

*Deutz AG

  Germany    12,690    99

*Fiat SPA

  Italy    18,420    245

Finmeccanica SPA

  Italy    18,150    403

Kitz Corp.

  Japan    29,000    220

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

  Netherlands    23,000    458

Kubota Corp.

  Japan    40,000    379

Metso Corp.

  Finland    9,710    352

Michael Page International PLC

  United Kingdom    47,225    306

Neopost SA

  France    3,880    442

OSG Corp.

  Japan    18,000    303

SGS SA

  Switzerland    415    394

Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

  Japan    19,000    384

*Thielert AG

  Germany    600    18

Tianjin Development Holdings, Ltd.

  Hong Kong    134,000    83

Vinci SA

  France    3,960    408
             

Total

            7,125
             

Technology (1.7%)

         

Arrk Corp.

  Japan    6,800    161

Axell Corp.

  Japan    48    169
Foreign Common
Stocks (16.7%)
   Country    Shares/ $
Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Technology continued

         

Cap Gemini SA

   France    7,940    453

*Gresham Computing PLC

   United Kingdom    38,450    71

High Tech Computer Corp.

   Taiwan    13,000    357

Hoya Corp.

   Japan    7,800    277

Ibiden Co., Ltd.

   Japan    8,800    423

Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

   India    5,806    389

*Kontron AG

   Germany    32,311    373

*Option NV

   Belgium    8,560    205

Solomon Systech International, Ltd.

   Hong Kong    497,000    125

Sumco Corp.

   Japan    7,400    422

*Tandberg Television ASA

   Norway    25,470    422

Telechips, Inc.

   Korea    8,959    174

*United Test and Assembly Center, Ltd.

   Singapore    719,000    366
              

Total

             4,387
              

Telecommunications (0.3%)

         

*Iliad SA

   France    3,385    283

Telenor ASA

   Norway    18,700    226

Vodafone Group PLC

   United Kingdom    155,150    331
              

Total

             840
              

Transportation (0.5%)

         

Canadian National Railway Co.

   Canada    6,890    301

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

   Switzerland    5,875    428

*PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk

   Indonesia    1,462,000    273

TNT NV

   Netherlands    9,900    354
              

Total

             1,356
              

Utilities (0.6%)

              

Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias

   Brazil    26,880    220

Electricite de France

   France    4,975    262

Iberdrola SA

   Italy    10,535    362

*Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil SA

   Brazil    6,500    74

Red Electrica de Espana

   Italy    9,270    320

RWE AG

   Germany    3,490    291
              

Total

             1,529
              

Total Foreign Common Stocks (Cost: $34,511)

        43,404
              

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

55


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Investment Grade
Segment (7.2%)
       Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Aerospace/Defense (0.5%)

             

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 8/15/10 144A

       145,000    139

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 5.20%, 8/15/15 144A

       65,000    61

Boeing Capital Corp.,
4.75%, 8/25/08

       255,000    251

General Dynamics Corp., 3.00%, 5/15/08

       305,000    291

General Dynamics Corp., 4.25%, 5/15/13

       50,000    46

Lockheed Martin Corp.,
8.50%, 12/1/29

       70,000    88

Raytheon Co., 5.50%, 11/15/12

       305,000    298
             

Total

            1,174
             

Auto Manufacturing (0.1%)

             

DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings Corp., 5.75%, 5/18/09

       155,000    154
             

Total

            154
             

Banking (0.7%)

             

Bank of America Corp.,
7.40%, 1/15/11

       115,000    122

Bank of New York, 4.95%, 1/14/11

       75,000    73

Bank One Corp., 5.25%, 1/30/13

       235,000    227

BB&T Corp., 4.90%, 6/30/17

       55,000    50

Compass Bank, 5.50%, 4/1/20

       55,000    52

Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust, 5.628%, 1/19/16 144A

       135,000    125

National Australia Bank, Ltd., 4.80%, 4/6/10 144A

       199,000    193

Residential Capital Corp., 6.00%, 2/22/11

       250,000    241

Residential Capital Corp., 6.50%, 4/17/13

       220,000    216

State Street Bank and Trust Co., 5.30%, 1/15/16

       250,000    239

UnionBanCal Corp.,
5.25%, 12/16/13

       50,000    48

Wachovia Corp., 5.35%, 3/15/11

       175,000    173

Zions Bancorporation,
5.50%, 11/16/15

       125,000    119
             

Total

            1,878
             

Beverage/Bottling (0.2%)

             

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/12

       23,000    25

Bottling Group LLC,
5.50%, 4/1/16

       65,000    63

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., 5.375%, 8/15/06

       75,000    75

Diageo Capital PLC,
4.375%, 5/3/10

       45,000    43
Investment Grade
Segment (7.2%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Beverage/Bottling continued

         

PepsiAmericas, Inc.,
4.875%, 1/15/15

       150,000    138

SABMiller PLC,
6.20%, 7/1/11 144A

       155,000    156
             

Total

            500
             

Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite (0.6%)

    

CBS Corp., 5.625%, 5/1/07

       1,000,000    998

Comcast Corp.,
6.45%, 3/15/37

       65,000    61

News America, Inc.,
6.40%, 12/15/35

       30,000    28

TCI Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 8/1/15

       60,000    69

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 7.25%, 9/1/08

       255,000    262

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 7/15/33

       20,000    23

Viacom, Inc., 6.25%, 4/30/16 144A

       30,000    29
             

Total

            1,470
             

Conglomerate/Diversified Manufacturing (0.0%)

    

Honeywell International, Inc., 5.40%, 3/15/16

       30,000    29
             

Total

            29
             

Consumer Products (0.2%)

             

The Clorox Co., 4.20%, 1/15/10

       150,000    143

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/16

       45,000    42

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/36

       25,000    22

The Gillette Co., 2.50%, 6/1/08

       350,000    330
             

Total

            537
             

Electric Utilities (1.2%)

             

Carolina Power & Light, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/12

       20,000    21

Commonwealth Edison Co., 5.90%, 3/15/36

       30,000    28

Consumer Energy Co., 4.80%, 2/17/09

       310,000    300

DTE Energy Co.,
7.05%, 6/1/11

       380,000    394

Duke Energy Corp.,
6.45%, 10/15/32

       100,000    99

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 8/15/15

       95,000    89

Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/34

       55,000    50

Florida Power Co.,
4.50%, 6/1/10

       178,000    170

FPL Group Capital, Inc., 5.551%, 2/16/08

       235,000    234

 

56

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Investment Grade
Segment (7.2%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Electric Utilities continued

             

Indiana Michigan Power, 5.05%, 11/15/14

       160,000    148

Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 4.811%, 12/30/13 144A

       67,892    65

Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 5.737%, 3/30/21 144A

       100,000    93

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.125%, 4/1/36 144A

       15,000    14

Nevada Power Co.,
5.875%, 1/15/15

       95,000    90

Nevada Power Co.,
6.50%, 5/15/18 144A

       95,000    93

Ohio Edison Co.,
6.875%, 7/15/36

       45,000    46

Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 7.00%, 9/1/22

       90,000    93

PacifiCorp, 5.45%, 9/15/13

       240,000    234

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 4.30%, 6/1/13

       125,000    113

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 5.875%, 8/15/07

       40,000    40

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/09

       10,000    10

Progress Energy, Inc., 6.85%, 4/15/12

       60,000    62

Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 5.00%, 1/1/13

       100,000    95

Puget Energy, Inc., 3.363%, 6/1/08

       115,000    110

Tampa Electric Co., 6.55%, 5/15/36

       30,000    30

Virginia Electric & Power Co., 6.00%, 1/15/36

       110,000    101

Xcel Energy, Inc.,
6.50%, 7/1/36

       50,000    49
             

Total

            2,871
             

Food Processors (0.2%)

             

Kellogg Co., 6.60%, 4/1/11

       295,000    305

Kraft Foods, Inc.,
6.25%, 6/1/12

       120,000    121
             

Total

            426
             

Gaming/Lodging/Leisure (0.1%)

    

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/1/17

       90,000    82

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 6.50%, 6/1/16

       25,000    24

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 7.00%, 6/15/13

       160,000    159
             

Total

            265
             

Gas Pipelines (0.1%)

             

Consolidated Natural Gas Co., 5.00%, 12/1/14

       130,000    120

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.30%, 8/15/33

       100,000    102
             

Total

            222
             
Investment Grade
Segment (7.2%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Independent Finance (0.1%)

             

HSBC Finance Corp.,
4.125%, 11/16/09

       195,000    185

International Lease Finance Corp., 4.75%, 1/13/12

       100,000    95

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.15%, 3/1/12

       90,000    86
             

Total

            366
             

Information/Data Technology (0.1%)

         

Cisco Systems, Inc.,
5.50%, 2/22/16

       160,000    154
             

Total

            154
             

Machinery (0.0%)

             

John Deere Capital Corp., 4.50%, 8/25/08

       70,000    68
             

Total

            68
             

Oil and Gas (0.5%)

             

Amerada Hess Corp.,
7.125%, 3/15/33

       15,000    16

Anadarko Finance Co., 7.50%, 5/1/31

       60,000    64

Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11

       215,000    221

Devon Energy Corp., 7.95%, 4/15/32

       15,000    17

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.35%, 1/5/11

       220,000    203

Nexen, Inc., 5.875%, 3/10/35

       15,000    13

Occidental Petroleum, 4.00%, 11/30/07

       120,000    117

Occidental Petroleum, 10.125%, 9/15/09

       120,000    136

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 12/15/15

       365,000    337

Petro-Canada, 5.95%, 5/15/35

       85,000    78

Pioneer Natural Resource, 6.875%, 5/1/18

       80,000    77

Talisman Energy, Inc.,
5.85%, 2/1/37

       90,000    79

XTO Energy, Inc., 5.30%, 6/30/15

       15,000    14
             

Total

            1,372
             

Other Finance (0.1%)

             

SLM Corp., 5.45%, 4/25/11

       255,000    251
             

Total

            251
             

Other Services (0.0%)

             

Waste Management, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/14

       50,000    47
             

Total

            47
             

Paper and Forest Products (0.0%)

         

Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/32

       45,000    46
             

Total

            46
             

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

57


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Investment Grade

Segment (7.2%)

      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%)

         

Abbott Laboratories, 3.75%, 3/15/11

       260,000    239
             

Total

            239
             

Property and Casualty Insurance (0.3%)

    

Berkley (WR) Corp.,
9.875%, 5/15/08

       600,000    644

Berkshire Hathaway Finance, 3.40%, 7/2/07

       250,000    245
             

Total

            889
             

Railroads (0.3%)

         

Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 6.125%, 3/15/09

       240,000    243

Canadian National Railway Co., 5.80%, 6/1/16

       30,000    30

Union Pacific Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/09

       240,000    229

Union Pacific Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/09

       240,000    251
             

Total

            753
             

Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.4%)

         

Archstone-Smith Operating Trust, 5.25%, 12/1/10

       50,000    49

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 5.375%, 10/15/12

       80,000    77

ERP Operating LP,
5.25%, 9/15/14

       120,000    114

First Industrial LP,
5.25%, 6/15/09

       50,000    49

HRPT Properties Trust,
5.75%, 11/1/15

       65,000    62

ProLogis, 5.50%, 3/1/13

       85,000    82

ProLogis, 5.75%, 4/1/16

       85,000    82

Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A

       220,000    214

Simon Property Group LP, 5.375%, 6/1/11

       245,000    239

Simon Property Group LP, 6.10%, 5/1/16

       95,000    94
             

Total

            1,062
             

Retail Food and Drug (0.1%)

         

CVS Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/14

       125,000    114

Delhaize America, Inc., 8.125%, 4/15/11

       155,000    163
             

Total

            277
             

Retail Stores (0.5%)

         

Federated Department Stores, 6.30%, 4/1/09

       320,000    324

The Home Depot, Inc.,
5.40%, 3/1/16

       140,000    134

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.,
6.875%, 10/15/15

       30,000    31

May Department Stores Co., 6.65%, 7/15/24

       15,000    15

Investment Grade

Segment (7.2%)

      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Retail Stores continued

             

Target Corp.,
5.40%, 10/1/08

       715,000    712
             

Total

            1,216
             

Security Brokers and Dealers (0.2%)

    

Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/11

       195,000    198

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.15%, 1/15/14

       190,000    180

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 4/4/16

       70,000    67

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.00%, 1/15/15

       80,000    74

Morgan Stanley,
5.375%, 10/15/15

       135,000    128
             

Total

            647
             

Telecommunications (0.6%)

         

ALLTELL Corp., 4.656%, 5/17/07

       100,000    99

(e)AT&T Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/31

       110,000    126

Cingular Wireless LLC,
7.125%, 12/15/31

       130,000    135

Deutsche Telekom International Finance,
5.75%, 3/23/16

       120,000    113

Embarq Corp., 6.738%, 6/1/13

       50,000    50

Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 6/1/16

       80,000    80

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/1/36

       65,000    65

France Telecom SA,
8.50%, 3/1/31

       55,000    66

Sprint Capital Corp.,

8.375%, 3/15/12

       185,000    204

Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.75%, 3/15/32

       55,000    66

Telecom Italia Capital,
4.00%, 1/15/10

       130,000    122

Telefonica Emisiones SAU,
7.045%, 6/20/36

       30,000    30

Verizon Communications, Inc.,
5.55%, 2/15/16

       70,000    66

Verizon Global Funding Corp.,
5.85%, 9/15/35

       140,000    122

Vodafone Group PLC,
5.50%, 6/15/11

       160,000    156

Vodafone Group PLC,
5.75%, 3/15/16

       30,000    29
             

Total

            1,529
             

Vehicle Parts (0.0%)

             

Johnson Controls, Inc., 5.50%,1/15/16

       60,000    57

Johnson Controls, Inc., 6.00%,1/15/36

       30,000    28
             

Total

            85
             

 

58

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Investment Grade

Segment (7.2%)

      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Yankee Sovereign (0.0%)

             

United Mexican States, 5.625%, 1/15/17

       110,000    102
             

Total

            102
             

Total Investment Grade Segment
(Cost: $19,326)

            18,629
             
Governments (6.2%)              

Governments (6.2%)

             

(e)BECCS, 14.00%, 11/15/11

       500,000    491

Federal Home Loan Bank, 6.00%, 5/13/13

       200,000    188

Housing & Urban Development,
6.08%, 8/1/13

       100,000    102

(f)Japan Government,
0.10%, 1/20/07

       105,000,000    916

Overseas Private Investment,
4.10%, 11/15/14

       106,320    99

(e)Tennessee Valley Authority Stripped, 8.25%, 4/15/42

       1,000,000    763

US Treasury,
4.375%, 12/15/10

       2,685,000    2,608

US Treasury,
4.50%, 2/28/11

       3,651,000    3,560

US Treasury,
4.50%, 2/15/16

       1,447,000    1,377

US Treasury,
4.50%, 2/15/36

       494,000    443

US Treasury,
4.625%, 2/29/08

       1,205,000    1,194

US Treasury,
4.875%, 4/30/08

       213,000    212

US Treasury,
4.875%, 4/30/11

       774,000    766

US Treasury,
4.875%, 5/31/11

       455,000    450

US Treasury,
4.875%, 2/15/12

       95,000    94

US Treasury,
5.125%, 5/15/16

       585,000    584

US Treasury,
5.375%, 2/15/31

       1,002,000    1,019

US Treasury Inflation Index Bond, 2.00%, 1/15/16

       1,216,913    1,162
             

Total Governments (Cost: $16,278)

            16,028
             
Structured Products (10.5%)          

Structured Products (10.5%)

         

Banc of America Mortgage Securities,
4.657%, 8/25/34

       288,000    281
Structured Products (10.5%)       

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Structured Products continued

         

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class A6, 3.51131%, 6/25/34

       645,000    613

CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co. LLC, 5.17%, 8/1/19

       140,000    134

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
4.00%, 10/1/20

       159,192    147

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
4.50%, 5/1/19

       243,863    231

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
4.50%, 7/1/20

       533,002    503

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.00%, 11/1/19

       385,073    371

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.00%, 2/1/20

       54,188    53

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.00%, 5/1/20

       552,183    532

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.00%, 10/1/20

       202,260    195

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.00%, 11/1/35

       1,143,365    1,068

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.00%, 12/1/35

       2,045,074    1,910

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.50%, 9/1/19

       70,922    70

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.50%, 11/1/19

       205,999    202

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.50%, 12/1/19

       40,142    39

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.50%, 3/1/20

       274,462    270

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.50%, 6/1/35

       156,567    150

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
5.50%, 10/1/35

       447,670    431

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
6.50%, 5/1/34

       60,774    61

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
6.50%, 3/1/36

       143,769    145

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

59


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Structured Products (10.5%)       

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Structured Products continued

         

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/19

       478,781    453

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 12/1/19

       56,321    53

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 4/1/20

       152,052    144

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 7/1/20

       309,613    293

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 9/1/35

       930,999    844

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 10/1/35

       1,152,017    1,044

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 3/1/20

       229,447    221

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/20

       91,986    89

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 5/1/20

       382,668    369

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/20

       288,543    278

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/34

       1,116,085    1,047

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/35

       184,398    172

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/35

       491,682    460

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 10/1/35

       92,587    87

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.17%, 1/1/16

       217,601    209

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.285%, 4/1/16

       655,075    634

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.32%, 4/1/14

       141,184    138

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/34

       637,113    614

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/1/35

       227,620    219

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/35

       83,166    80

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 8/1/35

       147,610    142

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/35

       1,456,292    1,400

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/35

       1,502,741    1,443

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 11/1/35

       1,086,434    1,045

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/34

       624,084    615

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/34

       497,733    491

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/35

       179,286    176

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 6/1/35

       337,711    333
Structured Products (10.5%)       

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Structured Products continued

         

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 7/1/35

       293,654    289

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 8/1/35

       76,265    75

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/35

       218,925    216

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/35

       409,385    403

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 11/1/35

       189,574    191

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 12/1/35

       468,853    471

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 4/1/36

       125,387    126

Federal National Mortgage Association — Aces, Series 2006-M1, Class B,
5.355%, 2/25/16

       555,000    536

Final Maturity Amortizing Notes, 4.45%, 8/25/12

       522,454    496

Freddie Mac,
4.50%, 10/15/33

       127,000    121

GS Auto Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3,
4.45%, 5/17/10

       458,000    451

Massachusetts RRB Special Purpose Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A, 6.53%, 6/1/15

       108,690    112

USAA Auto Owner Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A3, 5.01%, 9/15/10

       1,370,000    1,357

Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp.,
4.065%, 10/25/33

       144,000    139

Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp.,
3.83%, 1/25/35 144A

       434,189    413

Washington Mutual, Inc., 5.00%, 3/22/12

       70,000    67

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2005-B, Class A3, 4.40%, 5/20/09

       240,000    237

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3, 5.01%, 10/15/10

       997,000    988
             

Total Structured Products
(Cost: $27,937)

        27,187
             
Below Investment Grade Segment (6.8%)     

Aerospace/Defense (0.1%)

             

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.125%, 7/15/13

       55,000    52

 

60

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Below Investment Grade
Segment (6.8%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Aerospace/Defense continued

             

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/15

       35,000    33

L-3 Communications Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/12

       55,000    57
             

Total

            142
             

Autos/Vehicle Parts (0.4%)

             

Arvinmeritor, Inc.,
8.75%, 3/1/12

       91,000    89

Ford Motor Co.,
7.45%, 7/16/31

       60,000    43

Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.375%, 2/1/11

       95,000    85

Ford Motor Credit Co., 8.625%, 11/1/10

       85,000    80

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/14

       65,000    60

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/11

       220,000    210

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 7.75%, 1/19/10

       110,000    109

General Motors Corp.,
8.375%, 7/15/33

       125,000    101

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11

       135,000    125

TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13

       30,000    32
             

Total

            934
             

Basic Materials (0.5%)

             

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 7.75%, 6/15/11

       119,000    109

Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/1/13

       85,000    81

BCP Caylux Holding, 9.625%, 6/15/14

       43,000    47

Bowater Canada Finance, 7.95%, 11/15/11

       60,000    57

Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/13

       35,000    32

Crown Americas Inc., 7.625%, 11/15/13 144A

       71,000    70

Crown Americas Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/15 144A

       60,000    59

Equistar Chemicals LP, 8.75%, 2/15/09

       70,000    72

Equistar Chemicals LP, 10.625%, 5/1/11

       115,000    123

Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.70%, 6/15/15

       30,000    29

Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
8.125%, 5/15/11

       55,000    55

Graham Packaging Co., 9.875%, 10/15/14

       34,000    34

Graphic Packaging International Corp.,
9.50%, 8/15/13

       30,000    30

Hexion US Finance Corp., 9.00%, 7/15/14

       38,000    38
Below Investment Grade
Segment (6.8%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Basic Materials continued

             

Huntsman LLC,
11.50%, 7/15/12

       50,000    56

Ineos Group Holdings PLC, 8.50%, 2/15/16 144A

       70,000    66

Invista, 9.25%, 5/1/12 144A

       55,000    58

Jefferson Smurfit, Corp., 7.50%, 6/1/13

       45,000    40

Massey Energy Co.,
6.875%, 12/15/13 144A

       125,000    116

Norampac Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/13

       45,000    41

Novelis, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/15 144A

       47,000    45

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
6.75%, 12/1/14

       66,000    61

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
7.75%, 5/15/11

       115,000    116

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 10.265%, 5/15/11

       73,000    78

Smurfit-Stone Container, 8.375%, 7/1/12

       130,000    123
             

Total

            1,636
             

Builders/Building Materials (0.2%)

         

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/13

       39,000    35

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/15

       16,000    15

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.50%, 5/15/16

       25,000    23

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13

       105,000    96

KB Home, 5.75%, 2/1/14

       46,000    40

KB Home, 7.25%, 6/15/18

       32,000    30

KB Home, 7.75%, 2/1/10

       60,000    60

Standard Pacific Corp.,
6.50%, 8/15/10

       95,000    89

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 9.00%, 7/1/10

       50,000    49

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 8.25%, 4/1/11 144A

       75,000    70
             

Total

            507
             

Capital Goods (0.2%)

             

Amsted Industries, Inc., 10.25%, 10/15/11 144A

       25,000    27

Case New Holland, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/11

       112,000    118

DA-Lite Screen Co., Inc., 9.50%, 5/15/11

       45,000    48

(e)Stanadyne Corp.,
12.00%, 2/15/15

       65,000    33

Terex Corp. 7.375%, 1/15/14

       45,000    45

United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/12

       165,000    155
             

Total

            426
             

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

61


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Below Investment Grade
Segment (6.8%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Products/Retailing (0.5%)

         

Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.,
10.25%, 3/15/14 144A

       60,000    56

Delhaize America, Inc., 8.125%, 4/15/11

       90,000    95

Education Management LLC, 10.25%, 6/1/16 144A

       85,000    85

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 8.625%, 1/15/11

       24,000    24

GSC Holdings Corp.,
8.00%, 10/1/12

       80,000    80

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC), Inc., 8.50%, 8/1/14

       121,000    110

Jostens IH Corp.,
7.625%, 10/1/12

       52,000    50

Levi Strauss & Co.,
9.74%, 4/1/12

       60,000    61

Oxford Industries, Inc., 8.875%, 6/1/11

       118,000    117

Phillips Van Heusen Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/11

       37,000    37

Phillips Van Heusen Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/13

       50,000    51

Rayovac Corp., 8.50%, 10/1/13

       90,000    77

Rent-A-Center, 7.50%, 5/1/10

       41,000    41

Rite Aid Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/10

       100,000    101

Samsonite Corp.,
8.875%, 6/1/11

       73,000    76

Simmons Bedding Co., 7.875%, 1/15/14

       75,000    70

Warnaco, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/13

       50,000    51
             

Total

            1,182
             

Energy (0.7%)

             

AmeriGas Partners LP,
7.25%, 5/20/15

       100,000    95

Basic Energy Services, Inc., 7.125%, 4/15/16 144A

       45,000    42

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/15

       103,000    96

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/06

       154,000    143

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.625%, 7/15/13

       115,000    116

Colorado Interstate Gas,
6.80%, 11/15/15

       125,000    120

Denbury Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 12/15/15

       30,000    30

El Paso Production Holding, 7.75%, 6/1/13

       125,000    126

Hanover Compressor, Co., 7.50%, 4/15/13

       11,000    11

Hanover Compressor, Co., 9.00%, 6/1/14

       50,000    52

Kerr-McGee Corp.,
6.95%, 7/1/24

       75,000    75

Kinder Morgan , Inc.,
5.35%, 1/5/11

       65,000    60
Below Investment Grade
Segment (6.8%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Energy continued

             

Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 9/1/14

       15,000    14

Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 4/15/16

       95,000    90

Petrohawk Energy Corp., 9.125%, 7/15/13 144A

       113,000    112

Pioneer Natural Resource Co., 5.875%, 7/15/16

       45,000    41

Pogo Producing Co.,
7.875%, 5/1/13 144A

       51,000    51

Range Resources Corp., 6.375%, 3/15/15

       72,000    66

Sesi LLC, 6.875%, 6/1/14 144A

       85,000    82

Sonat, Inc., 7.625%, 7/15/11

       75,000    76

Tenaska Alabama II Partners LP, 7.00%, 6/30/21 144A

       98,526    96

Tesoro Corp., 6.625%, 11/1/15 144A

       90,000    85

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.25%, 5/1/13

       83,000    79

Williams Companies, Inc., 6.375%, 10/1/10 144A

       270,000    263
             

Total

            2,021
             

Financials (0.2%)

         

Crum and Forster Holding Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13

       30,000    31

E*Trade Financial Corp., 7.875%, 12/1/15

       90,000    92

Fairfax Financial Holdings, 7.75%, 4/26/12

       55,000    48

LaBranche & Co., Inc.,
9.50%, 5/15/09

       25,000    27

LaBranche & Co., Inc., 11.00%, 5/15/12

       38,000    42

Residential Capital Corp., 6.898%, 4/17/09 144A

       160,000    159

UnumProvident Finance Co. PLC, 6.85%, 11/15/15 144A

       60,000    59
             

Total

            458
             

Foods (0.2%)

             

B&G Foods, Inc.,
8.00%, 10/1/11

       58,000    58

Dole Foods Co.,
8.625%, 5/1/09

       30,000    29

Gold Kist, Inc.,
10.25%, 3/15/14

       39,000    41

Land O Lakes, Inc.,
9.00%, 12/15/10

       42,000    44

Reynolds America, Inc.,
7.25%, 6/1/13 144A

       155,000    151

Reynolds America, Inc., 7.625%, 6/1/16 144A

       115,000    112

Smithfield Foods, Inc.,
7.75%, 5/15/13

       50,000    49
             

Total

            484
             

 

62

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Below Investment Grade
Segment (6.8%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (0.6%)

         

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.50%, 2/1/11

       30,000    29

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/1/16

       54,000    58

American Casino & Entertainment, 7.85%, 2/1/12

       60,000    60

Boyd Gaming Corp.,
7.75%, 12/15/12

       100,000    101

Corrections Corp. of America, 6.25%, 3/15/13

       111,000    104

Corrections Corp. of America, 6.75%, 1/31/14

       16,000    15

(c)Eldorado Casino Shreveport/Shreveport Capital Corp., 10.00%, 8/1/12

       30,476    26

Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/1/14 144A

       125,000    128

Host Marriot LP,
7.125%, 11/1/13

       210,000    210

Intrawest Corp.,
7.50%, 10/15/13

       45,000    45

MGM Mirage, Inc.,
6.375%, 12/15/11

       75,000    71

MGM Mirage, Inc.,
6.625%, 7/15/15

       61,000    57

MGM Mirage, Inc.,
6.75%, 9/1/12

       50,000    48

MGM Mirage, Inc.,
8.375%, 2/1/11

       75,000    77

MGM Mirage, Inc.,
8.50%, 9/15/10

       95,000    99

Mohegan Tribal Gaming, 6.125%, 2/15/13

       30,000    28

Penn National Gaming, Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/15

       41,000    38

Pokagon Gaming Authority 10.375%, 6/15/14 144A

       28,000    29

Starwood Hotels & Resorts, 7.875%, 5/1/12

       55,000    57

Station Casinos, Inc.,
6.00%, 4/1/12

       30,000    28

Station Casinos, Inc.,
6.625%, 3/15/18

       45,000    41

Station Casinos, Inc.,
6.875%, 3/1/16

       85,000    79

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., 8.50%, 6/1/15

       60,000    58

Universal City Development Corp., 11.75%, 4/1/10

       44,000    48

Universal City Florida,
8.375%, 5/1/10

       33,000    33

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/1/14

       155,000    146
             

Total

            1,713
             
Below Investment Grade
Segment (6.8%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Health Care/Pharmaceuticals (0.5%)

         

Fresenius Medical Capital Trust II, 7.875%, 2/1/08

       30,000    30

Fresenius Medical Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, 6/15/11

       30,000    30

HCA, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/16

       155,000    143

HCA, Inc., 6.95%, 5/1/12

       206,000    202

Iasis Healthcare Corp.,
8.75%, 6/15/14

       129,000    126

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 7.00%, 4/1/14

       50,000    47

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/16

       90,000    86

Omnicare Inc.,
6.75%, 12/15/13

       60,000    57

Senior Housing Properties Trust, 8.625%, 1/15/12

       45,000    48

Service Corp. International, 6.75%, 4/1/16

       60,000    55

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.375%, 12/1/11

       85,000    76

Triad Hospitals, Inc.,
7.00%, 5/15/12

       70,000    70

US Oncology, Inc.,
9.00%, 8/15/12

       60,000    62

Vanguard Health Holding II, 9.00%, 10/1/14

       85,000    85

Ventas Realty LP,
6.50%, 6/1/16

       25,000    24

Ventas Realty LP,
6.75%, 6/1/10

       40,000    40

Ventas Realty LP,
9.00%, 5/1/12

       50,000    55
             

Total

            1,236
             

Media (0.7%)

             

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., 10.25%, 9/15/10 144A

       60,000    60

Charter Communications Holdings LLC,
11.00%, 10/1/15

       90,000    79

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14 144A

       20,000    19

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
7.25%, 4/15/12 144A

       65,000    63

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
7.625%, 4/1/11

       150,000    150

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
7.875%, 2/15/18

       60,000    60

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
8.125%, 7/15/09

       60,000    61

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
8.125%, 8/15/09

       30,000    31

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/15

       100,000    92

Echostar DBS Corp.,
6.375%, 10/1/11

       160,000    152

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

63


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

 

Below Investment Grade
Segment (6.8%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Media continued

             

EchoStar DBS Corp.,
7.125%, 2/1/16 144A

       60,000    58

Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.,
8.50%, 1/15/13

       60,000    60

Intelsat Bermuada, Ltd., 11.25%, 6/15/16 144A

       81,000    83

Intelsat Bermuada, Ltd., 11.64%, 6/15/13 144A

       65,000    66

Kabel Deutschland GMBH, 10.625%, 7/1/14 144A

       60,000    63

Lamar Media Corp.,
6.625%, 8/15/15

       95,000    88

LIN Television Corp.,
6.50%, 5/15/13

       90,000    82

Mediacom Broadband LLC/Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/15

       55,000    53

Mediacom LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp.,
7.875%, 2/15/11

       30,000    29

Primedia, Inc., 8.00%, 5/15/13

       60,000    54

Quebecor World Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/16 144A

       55,000    50

R.H. Donnelley Corp.,
6.875%, 1/15/13

       90,000    83

R.H. Donnelley Corp.,
6.875%, 1/15/13 144A

       220,000    201

R.H. Donnelley Corp.,
8.875%, 1/15/16 144A

       50,000    50

Rogers Cable, Inc.,
6.25%, 6/15/13

       55,000    52

Rogers Cable, Inc.,
7.875%, 5/1/12

       50,000    51

Sinclair Broadcast Group, 8.00%, 3/15/12

       88,000    89

Videotron Ltee,
6.375%, 12/15/15

       25,000    23
             

Total

            2,002
             

Real Estate (0.1%)

             

American Real Estate Partners LP, 7.125%, 2/15/13

       30,000    29

The Rouse Co., 7.20%, 9/15/12

       85,000    85

Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A

       76,000    74

Trustreet Properties, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/15

       75,000    74
             

Total

            262
             

Services (0.2%)

             

Allied Waste North America, 6.375%, 4/15/11

       210,000    201

Allied Waste North America, 6.50%, 11/15/10

       70,000    68

Allied Waste North America, 7.25%, 3/15/15

       70,000    67

WCA Waste Corp.,
9.25%, 6/15/14 144A

       65,000    66
             

Total

            402
             
Below Investment Grade
Segment (6.8%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Structured Product (0.5%)

             

Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield, 6.75%, 6/29/10 144A

       1,025,000    1,015

Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield,
8.25%, 12/29/10

       185,000    184
             

Total

            1,199
             

Technology (0.3%)

             

Flextronics International, Ltd., 6.50%, 5/15/13

       75,000    71

Nortel Networks Ltd., 10.75%, 7/15/16 144A

       130,000    132

Sanmina Corp.,
8.125%, 3/1/16

       55,000    54

Stats Chippac, Inc.,
6.75%, 11/15/11

       53,000    49

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/14

       30,000    26

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13 144A

       95,000    99

Unisys Corp.,
8.00%, 10/15/12

       86,000    80

Xerox Corp., 6.40%, 3/15/16

       35,000    33

Xerox Corp., 7.20%, 4/1/16

       47,000    47

Xerox Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/13

       115,000    116
             

Total

            707
             

Telecommunications (0.4%)

             

American Tower Corp., 7.125%, 10/15/12

       95,000    95

Citizens Communications, 9.25%, 5/15/11

       215,000    230

Embarq Corp.,
6.738%, 6/1/13

       40,000    40

Qwest Capital Funding, 7.90%, 8/15/10

       65,000    65

Qwest Communications International, Inc.,
7.50%, 11/1/08

       25,000    25

Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 9/1/11

       217,000    219

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/14

       45,000    43

Rogers Wireless, Inc.,
7.25%, 12/15/12

       48,000    48

Rogers Wireless, Inc.,
8.00%, 12/15/12

       74,000    76

Windstream Corp.,
8.125%, 8/1/13 144A

       85,000    87

Windstream Corp.,
8.625%, 8/1/16 144A

       115,000    118
             

Total

            1,046
             

 

64

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

Below Investment Grade
Segment (6.8%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Transportation (0.1%)

             

Grupo Transportacion Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM), 9.375%, 5/1/12

       32,000    34

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM), 12.50%, 6/15/12

       50,000    55

OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/1/13

       84,000    84

Progress Rail, 7.75%, 4/1/12 144A

       35,000    38

Ship Finance International, Ltd., 8.50%, 12/15/13

       40,000    38

Stena AB, 7.50%, 11/1/13

       140,000    136
             

Total

            385
             

Utilities (0.4%)

             

The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 144A

       130,000    139

The AES Corp.,
9.375%, 9/15/10

       55,000    59

Aquila, Inc., 9.95%, 2/1/11

       6,000    7

CMS Energy Corp.,
7.75%, 8/1/10

       90,000    91

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 5/1/16 144A

       65,000    64

Edison Mission Energy,
7.73%, 6/15/09

       100,000    101

Midwest Generation LLC, 8.75%, 5/1/34

       60,000    64

NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.25%, 2/1/14

       125,000    122

NRG Energy, Inc.,
7.375%, 2/1/16

       105,000    102

Sierra Pacific Resources, 8.625%, 3/15/14

       75,000    79

Teco Energy, Inc.,
6.75%, 5/1/15

       40,000    39

TXU Corp., 5.55%, 11/15/14

       145,000    132
             

Total

            999
             

Total Below Investment Grade Segment (Cost: $18,166)

        17,741
             

 

Money Market Investments
(14.2%)
      

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Commercial Banks (0.5%)

             

Rabobank USA,
5.25%, 7/3/06

       1,200,000    1,200
             

Total

            1,200
             

Federal Government and Agencies (13.7%)

    

(b)Federal Home Loan,
5.14%, 7/14/06

       23,900,000    23,855

Federal Home Loan,
5.16%, 7/18/06

       9,600,000    9,577

Federal Home Loan,
5.17%, 7/25/06

       1,000,000    997

Federal Home Loan,
5.19%, 9/26/06

       1,200,000    1,185
             

Total

            35,614
             

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $36,813)

   36,814
             

Total Investments (100.0%)
(Cost $238,838)(a)

   259,242
             

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.0%)

   17
             

Net Assets (100.0%)

   259,259
             

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depository Receipt.

 

144A after the name of a security represents a security exempt

from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of

1933. These securities may be resold as transactions exempt

from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At

June 30, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was

$6,162, representing 2.38% of the net assets.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax

purposes (in thousands) was $238,838 and the net unrealized

appreciation of investments based on that cost was $20,404 which is comprised of $26,558 aggregate gross unrealized

appreciation and $6,154 aggregate gross unrealized

depreciation.

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

65


Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as

collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities.

Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end

is summarized below.

 

Issuer (000’s)  

Number of

Contracts

 

Expiration

Date

  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(000’s)
 

S&P 500 Index Futures (Long)

  38   9/06   $ 323  

(Total Notional Value at June 30, 2006, $11,832)

               

US 5 Year Note (CBT) Commodity (Short)

  9   9/06   $ (4 )

(Total Notional Value at June 30, 2006, $935)

               

 

(c) PIK — Payment In Kind

 

(e) Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments.

At the predetermined date the stated coupon rate becomes effective.

 

(f) Foreign Bond

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

66

 

Asset Allocation Portfolio


Balanced Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
   Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,013.00    $ 1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,023.31    $ 1.51

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Balanced Portfolio

 

67


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Corporate Bonds (11.4%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Aerospace/Defense (0.7%)

           

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.,
4.75%, 8/15/10 144A

   2,565,000    $ 2,458

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.,
5.20%, 8/15/15 144A

   1,040,000      968

Boeing Capital Corp., 4.75%, 8/25/08

   3,359,000      3,301

General Dynamics Corp.,
3.00%, 5/15/08

   6,398,000      6,103

General Dynamics Corp.,
4.25%, 5/15/13

   890,000      813

Lockheed Martin Corp., 8.50%, 12/1/29

   1,720,000      2,165

Raytheon Co., 5.50%, 11/15/12

   4,584,000      4,491
         

Total

          20,299
         

Auto Manufacturing (0.1%)

           

DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings Corp., 5.75%, 5/18/09

   2,590,000      2,565
         

Total

          2,565
         

Banking (1.3%)

           

Bank of America Corp., 7.40%, 1/15/11

   1,813,000      1,929

Bank of New York, 4.95%, 1/14/11

   1,550,000      1,507

Bank One Corp., 5.25%, 1/30/13

   4,480,000      4,333

BB&T Corp., 4.90%, 6/30/17

   975,000      885

Compass Bank, 5.50%, 4/1/20

   1,135,000      1,066

Countrywide Financial Corp.,
6.25%, 5/15/16

   745,000      730

Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust, 5.628%, 1/19/16 144A

   2,320,000      2,149

Mellon Bank NA, 5.45%, 4/1/16

   1,640,000      1,580

National Australia Bank, Ltd.,
4.80%, 4/6/10 144A

   4,208,000      4,080

Residential Capital Corp.,
6.00%, 2/22/11

   4,350,000      4,216

Residential Capital Corp.,
6.50%, 4/17/13

   3,640,000      3,572

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
5.30%, 1/15/16

   1,780,000      1,702

UnionBanCal Corp., 5.25%, 12/16/13

   810,000      773

Wachovia Corp., 5.35%, 3/15/11

   3,080,000      3,036

Washington Mutual Bank,
5.95%, 5/20/13

   1,690,000      1,670

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 6.45%, 2/1/11

   1,850,000      1,905

Zions Bancorporation, 5.50%, 11/16/15

   2,290,000      2,182
         

Total

          37,315
         

Beverage/Bottling (0.4%)

           

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/12

   910,000      983

Bottling Group LLC, 5.50%, 4/1/16

   1,120,000      1,081

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.,
5.375%, 8/15/06

   4,175,000      4,175

Diageo Capital PLC, 4.375%, 5/3/10

   1,578,000      1,500

PepsiAmericas, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/15

   2,175,000      2,007

SABMiller PLC, 6.20%, 7/1/11 144A

   2,595,000      2,609
         

Total

          12,355
         

Corporate Bonds (11.4%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite (0.7%)

    

CBS Corp., 5.625%, 5/1/07

   11,400,000    11,387

Comcast Corp., 6.45%, 3/15/37

   1,240,000    1,165

News America, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/35

   520,000    481

TCI Communications, Inc.,
8.75%, 8/1/15

   1,030,000    1,177

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 7.25%, 9/1/08

   5,435,000    5,590

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 7/15/33

   250,000    283

Viacom, Inc., 6.25%, 4/30/16 144A

   515,000    500
         

Total

        20,583
         

Conglomerate/Diversified Manufacturing (0.0%)

    

Honeywell International, Inc.,
5.40%, 3/15/16

   515,000    497
         

Total

        497
         

Consumer Products (0.3%)

         

The Clorox Co., 4.20%, 1/15/10

   3,365,000    3,202

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/16

   1,010,000    934

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/36

   510,000    444

The Gillette Co., 2.50%, 6/1/08

   5,000,000    4,725
         

Total

        9,305
         

Electric Utilities (2.0%)

         

Carolina Power & Light, Inc.,
6.50%, 7/15/12

   415,000    426

Commonwealth Edison Co.,
5.90%, 3/15/36

   515,000    475

Consumer Energy Co., 4.80%, 2/17/09

   6,580,000    6,399

DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/1/11

   7,520,000    7,812

Duke Energy Corp., 6.45%, 10/15/32

   1,675,000    1,665

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.,
5.50%, 8/15/15

   1,805,000    1,684

Entergy Mississippi, Inc.,
6.25%, 4/1/34

   1,030,000    941

Florida Power Co., 4.50%, 6/1/10

   3,636,000    3,478

FPL Group Capital, Inc.,
5.551%, 2/16/08

   4,245,000    4,230

Indiana Michigan Power,
5.05%, 11/15/14

   2,660,000    2,464

Kiowa Power Partners LLC,
4.811%, 12/30/13 144A

   1,525,300    1,452

Kiowa Power Partners LLC,
5.737%, 3/30/21 144A

   1,185,000    1,099

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.125%, 4/1/36 144A

   260,000    243

Nevada Power Co., 5.875%, 1/15/15

   1,830,000    1,735

Nevada Power Co., 6.50%, 5/15/18 144A

   1,560,000    1,521

Ohio Edison Co., 6.875%, 7/15/36

   735,000    747

Oncor Electric Delivery Co.,
7.00%, 9/1/22

   1,520,000    1,575

PacifiCorp, 5.45%, 9/15/13

   4,040,000    3,937

 

68

 

Balanced Portfolio


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Corporate Bonds (11.4%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Electric Utilities continued

         

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.,
4.30%, 6/1/13

   2,475,000    2,235

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.,
5.875%, 8/15/07

   725,000    726

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.,
6.25%, 8/15/09

   215,000    218

Progress Energy, Inc., 6.85%, 4/15/12

   1,155,000    1,197

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.,
5.00%, 1/1/13

   1,500,000    1,432

Puget Energy, Inc., 3.363%, 6/1/08

   2,465,000    2,352

Tampa Electric Co., 6.55%, 5/15/36

   520,000    522

Virginia Electric & Power Co.,
6.00%, 1/15/36

   2,010,000    1,837

Xcel Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 7/1/36

   780,000    765
         

Total

        53,167
         

Food Processors (0.3%)

         

Kellogg Co., 6.60%, 4/1/11

   4,675,000    4,829

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/12

   2,630,000    2,661
         

Total

        7,490
         

Gaming/Lodging/Leisure (0.1%)

         

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.,
5.75%, 10/1/17

   1,510,000    1,376

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.,
6.50%, 6/1/16

   435,000    424

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.,
7.00%, 6/15/13

   1,555,000    1,540
         

Total

        3,340
         

Gas Pipelines (0.3%)

         

Consolidated Natural Gas Co.,
5.00%, 12/1/14

   2,050,000    1,886

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.30%, 8/15/33

   1,800,000    1,843

Kinder Morgan Finance, 5.35%, 1/5/11

   4,020,000    3,703
         

Total

        7,432
         

Independent Finance (0.3%)

         

HSBC Finance Corp.,
4.125%, 11/16/09

   4,400,000    4,187

International Lease Finance Corp.,
4.75%, 1/13/12

   2,190,000    2,070

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.15%, 3/1/12

   1,900,000    1,807
         

Total

        8,064
         

Information/Data Technology (0.1%)

         

Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.50%, 2/22/16

   3,020,000    2,900
         

Total

        2,900
         

Machinery (0.0%)

         

John Deere Capital Corp.,
4.50%, 8/25/08

   1,325,000    1,294
         

Total

        1,294
         

Oil and Gas (0.8%)

         

Amerada Hess Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/33

   260,000    270

Anadarko Finance Co., 7.50%, 5/1/31

   1,040,000    1,117
Corporate Bonds (11.4%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Oil and Gas continued

         

Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11

   3,230,000    3,323

Devon Energy Corp., 7.95%, 4/15/32

   260,000    300

Nexen, Inc., 5.875%, 3/10/35

   305,000    269

Occidental Petroleum, 4.00%, 11/30/07

   2,800,000    2,738

Occidental Petroleum,
10.125%, 9/15/09

   3,230,000    3,654

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust,
5.75%, 12/15/15

   6,600,000    6,078

Petro-Canada, 5.95%, 5/15/35

   1,525,000    1,394

Pioneer Natural Resource,
6.875%, 5/1/18

   1,300,000    1,253

Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.85%, 2/1/37

   1,585,000    1,398

XTO Energy, Inc., 5.30%, 6/30/15

   260,000    242
         

Total

        22,036
         

Other Finance (0.2%)

         

SLM Corp., 5.45%, 4/25/11

   4,560,000    4,481
         

Total

        4,481
         

Other Services (0.0%)

         

Waste Management, Inc.,
5.00%, 3/15/14

   855,000    799
         

Total

        799
         

Paper and Forest Products (0.0%)

         

Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/32

   780,000    790
         

Total

        790
         

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%)

         

Abbott Laboratories, 3.75%, 3/15/11

   3,750,000    3,448
         

Total

        3,448
         

Property and Casualty Insurance (0.3%)

         

Berkley (WR) Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/08

   4,310,000    4,632

Berkshire Hathaway Finance,
3.40%, 7/2/07

   2,500,000    2,447
         

Total

        7,079
         

Railroads (0.5%)

         

Burlington Northern Santa Fe,
6.125%, 3/15/09

   5,600,000    5,660

Canadian National Railway Co.,
5.80%, 6/1/16

   520,000    517

Union Pacific Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/09

   5,600,000    5,354

Union Pacific Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/09

   2,750,000    2,873
         

Total

        14,404
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.7%)

         

Archstone-Smith Operating Trust,
5.25%, 12/1/10

   860,000    838

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 5.375%, 10/15/12

   1,535,000    1,475

ERP Operating LP, 5.25%, 9/15/14

   1,950,000    1,851

First Industrial LP, 5.25%, 6/15/09

   1,925,000    1,881

HRPT Properties Trust, 5.75%, 11/1/15

   1,225,000    1,167

ProLogis, 5.50%, 3/1/13

   1,520,000    1,475

ProLogis, 5.75%, 4/1/16

   1,535,000    1,480

 

Balanced Portfolio

 

69


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Corporate Bonds (11.4%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Real Estate Investment Trusts continued

    

Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A

   3,640,000    3,545

Simon Property Group LP,
5.375%, 6/1/11

   4,445,000    4,334

Simon Property Group LP,
6.10%, 5/1/16

   1,560,000    1,548
         

Total

        19,594
         

Retail Food and Drug (0.2%)

         

CVS Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/14

   2,065,000    1,887

Delhaize America, Inc.,
8.125%, 4/15/11

   2,595,000    2,730
         

Total

        4,617
         

Retail Stores (0.4%)

         

Federated Department Stores,
6.30%, 4/1/09

   3,785,000    3,828

The Home Depot, Inc., 5.40%, 3/1/16

   2,560,000    2,454

J.C. Penney Co., Inc., 6.875%, 10/15/15

   515,000    531

May Department Stores Co.,
6.65%, 7/15/24

   260,000    255

Target Corp., 5.40%, 10/1/08

   5,605,000    5,585
         

Total

        12,653
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (0.4%)

    

Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/11

   3,420,000    3,466

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.15%, 1/15/14

   3,660,000    3,469

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.,
5.50%, 4/4/16

   1,265,000    1,209

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.00%, 1/15/15

   1,550,000    1,443

Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 10/15/15

   1,735,000    1,642
         

Total

        11,229
         

Telecommunications (1.0%)

         

ALLTELL Corp., 4.656%, 5/17/07

   2,250,000    2,233

AT&T Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/31

   2,320,000    2,664

Cingular Wireless LLC,
7.125%, 12/15/31

   2,740,000    2,851

Deutsche Telekom International Finance, 5.75%, 3/23/16

   2,055,000    1,940

Embarq Corp., 6.738%, 6/1/13

   835,000    832

Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 6/1/16

   1,440,000    1,432

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/1/36

   1,120,000    1,126

France Telecom SA, 8.50%, 3/1/31

   975,000    1,173

Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.375%, 3/15/12

   2,830,000    3,127

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32

   980,000    1,182

Telecom Italia Capital,
4.00%, 1/15/10

   3,360,000    3,144

Telefonica Emisiones SAU,
7.045%, 6/20/36

   520,000    520

Verizon Communications, Inc.,
5.55%, 2/15/16

   1,135,000    1,064
Corporate Bonds (11.4%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Telecommunications continued

         

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 5.85%, 9/15/35

   2,440,000    2,123

Vodafone Group PLC,
5.50%, 6/15/11

   2,820,000    2,754

Vodafone Group PLC,
5.75%, 3/15/16

   510,000    485
         

Total

        28,650
         

Vehicle Parts (0.1%)

         

Johnson Controls, Inc.,
5.50%, 1/15/16

   1,090,000    1,034

Johnson Controls, Inc.,
6.00%, 1/15/36

   520,000    480
         

Total

        1,514
         

Yankee Sovereign (0.1%)

         

United Mexican States,
5.625%, 1/15/17

   2,050,000    1,907
         

Total

        1,907
         

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $331,700)

        319,807
         
Governments (7.5%)          

Governments (7.5%)

         

Aid-Israel, 0.00%, 11/15/22

   11,600,000    4,660

Aid-Israel, 0.00%, 11/15/23

   11,500,000    4,377

Aid-Israel, 5.50%, 4/26/24

   9,840,000    9,763

(e)BECCS, 14.00%, 11/15/11

   8,400,000    8,241

Federal Home Loan Bank,
5.54%, 1/8/09

   5,000,000    5,017

Federal Home Loan Bank,
6.00%, 5/13/13

   4,580,000    4,294

Federal Home Loan Bank,
6.00%, 7/17/18

   3,880,000    3,356

Housing & Urban Development,
6.17%, 8/1/14

   14,981,000    15,390

(f)Japan Government, 0.10%, 1/20/07

   1,860,000,000    16,227

Overseas Private Investment,
4.10%, 11/15/14

   3,685,760    3,446

(e)Tennessee Valley Authority Stripped, 8.25%, 4/15/42

   6,100,000    4,656

(g)US Treasury, 4.50%, 2/15/09

   5,237,000    5,154

(g)US Treasury, 4.50%, 2/28/11

   6,954,000    6,781

(g)US Treasury, 4.50%, 2/15/36

   5,007,000    4,489

(g)US Treasury, 4.625%, 2/29/08

   22,088,000    21,888

US Treasury, 4.75%, 3/31/11

   7,655,000    7,540

(g)US Treasury, 4.875%, 4/30/11

   43,027,000    42,589

(g)US Treasury, 4.875%, 5/31/11

   11,830,000    11,710

US Treasury, 4.875%, 2/15/12

   1,990,000    1,968

US Treasury, 5.125%, 5/15/16

   3,506,000    3,502

(g)US Treasury, 5.375%, 2/15/31

   5,120,000    5,208

US Treasury Inflation Index Bond, 2.00%, 1/15/16

   21,629,386    20,655
         

Total Governments
(Cost: $211,522)

        210,911
         

 

70

 

Balanced Portfolio


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Structured Products (17.7%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Structured Products (17.7%)

         

Asset Securitization Corp., Series 1997-D5, Class PS1,
1.725%, 2/14/43 IO

   18,245,913    760

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, 4.657%, 8/25/34

   5,332,000    5,197

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class A6, 3.511%,

   11,842,000    11,257

CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co. LLC, 5.17%, 8/1/19

   2,580,000    2,465

Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-C1, Class B, 7.00%, 6/2/33 144A

   5,700,000    5,769

DLJ Commerical Mortgage Corp., Series 1998-CF1, Class S,
1.156%, 2/18/31 IO

   200,776,881    3,434

DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Series 1997-CF2, Class S,
0.731%, 10/15/30 IO 144A

   10,455,689    95

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co., Series 1998-1, Class IO,
1.353%, 1/15/25 IO

   19,638,054    732

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/20

   2,581,392    2,380

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/19

   3,414,075    3,227

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 7/1/20

   8,675,167    8,190

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/19

   3,550,962    3,424

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/20

   1,115,201    1,073

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/20

   10,556,073    10,163

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/20

   2,096,496    2,018

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 11/1/35

   41,132,629    38,446

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/35

   22,549,533    21,076

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 9/1/19

   1,453,894    1,427

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 11/1/19

   2,812,884    2,761

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/19

   547,080    537

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/20

   3,701,122    3,631

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/35

   4,850,821    4,662

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 10/1/35

   13,818,624    13,281

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 4/1/11

   975,055    985

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 5/1/34

   2,431,100    2,446

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 3/1/36

   2,785,111    2,802
Structured Products (17.7%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Structured Products continued

         

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 6/1/19

   1,705,416    1,575

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/19

   13,204,992    12,498

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 8/1/19

   1,749,814    1,656

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 12/1/19

   1,545,843    1,463

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 4/1/20

   2,786,481    2,634

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 7/1/20

   5,687,110    5,376

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 4/1/35

   998,419    905

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/35

   3,768,523    3,416

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 9/1/35

   25,830,934    23,418

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 10/1/35

   5,885,458    5,335

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 12/1/35

   1,236,163    1,121

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 3/1/36

   504,646    457

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 5/1/36

   661,416    599

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 3/1/20

   4,701,323    4,533

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/20

   1,878,556    1,810

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 5/1/20

   7,375,895    7,106

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/20

   3,719,499    3,583

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/35

   5,031,426    4,706

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/35

   6,333,882    5,925

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 10/1/35

   2,701,054    2,526

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.17%, 1/1/16

   4,217,432    4,058

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.285%, 4/1/16

   12,108,332    11,724

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.32%, 4/1/14

   2,741,479    2,672

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/34

   1,407,972    1,356

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/1/35

   11,872,896    11,411

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/35

   2,322,185    2,232

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 8/1/35

   4,257,882    4,093

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/35

   23,809,763    22,884

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/35

   10,537,388    10,128

 

Balanced Portfolio

 

71


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Structured Products (17.7%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Structured Products continued

         

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 11/1/35

   25,889,000    24,885

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/35

   6,149,174    6,057

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 6/1/35

   7,731,601    7,616

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 7/1/35

   10,574,047    10,415

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 8/1/35

   964,888    950

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/35

   2,488,682    2,451

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/35

   10,754,799    10,594

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 11/1/35

   2,555,521    2,569

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 12/1/35

   6,318,586    6,353

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 4/1/36

   2,428,090    2,441

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.75%, 4/25/18

   3,307,606    3,363

Federal National Mortgage Association — Aces, Series 2006-M1, Class B, 5.355%, 2/25/16

   10,762,000    10,388

Final Maturity Amortizing Notes, 4.45%, 8/25/12

   10,775,623    10,230

Freddie Mac, 4.50%, 10/15/33

   2,381,000    2,261

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/15/33

   2,828,083    2,679

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 1/15/32

   250,070    243

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 2/15/32

   2,680,963    2,603

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/15/32

   77,353    75

GS Auto Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3, 4.45%, 5/17/10

   10,593,000    10,432

Massachusetts RRB Special Purpose Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A,
6.53%, 6/1/15

   2,116,050    2,180

Midland Realty Acceptance Corp., Series 1996-C2, Class AEC,
1.219%, 1/25/29 IO

   5,248,033    33

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3,
4.74%, 9/15/09

   27,500,000    27,152

RMF Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through, Series 1997-1, Class F, 7.47%, 1/15/19

   1,800,000    180

Rural Housing Trust 1987-1, Series 1, Class D, 6.33%, 4/1/26

   412,365    410

USAA Auto Owner Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A3, 5.01%, 9/15/10

   13,329,000    13,216

Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., 4.065%, 10/25/33

   2,662,000    2,573

Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., 3.83%, 1/25/35 144A

   7,075,780    6,731
Structured Products (17.7%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Structured Products continued

         

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2005-B, Class A3,
4.40%, 5/20/09

   5,650,000    5,587

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3,
5.01%, 10/15/10

   9,064,000    8,985
         

Total Structured Products
(Cost: $512,387)

        497,090
         
Common Stocks (53.3%)          

Consumer Discretionary (5.4%)

         

*Amazon.com, Inc.

   40,400    1,563

*Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A

   18,300    946

*AutoNation, Inc.

   19,393    416

*AutoZone, Inc.

   6,975    615

*Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

   36,900    1,224

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   52,600    2,885

*Big Lots, Inc.

   14,900    254

The Black & Decker Corp.

   9,900    836

Brunswick Corp.

   12,400    412

Carnival Corp.

   56,673    2,366

CBS Corp. — Class B

   100,830    2,727

Centex Corp.

   15,800    795

Circuit City Stores, Inc.

   19,700    536

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

   65,750    2,035

*Coach, Inc.

   50,300    1,504

*Comcast Corp. — Class A

   275,937    9,033

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

   8,000    89

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   35,500    846

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   16,849    664

Dillard’s, Inc. — Class A

   8,036    256

Dollar General Corp.

   40,665    568

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

   7,680    269

The E.W. Scripps Co. — Class A

   11,100    479

Eastman Kodak Co.

   37,517    892

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   20,300    496

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

   72,284    2,646

Ford Motor Co.

   245,007    1,698

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   19,133    1,359

Gannett Co., Inc.

   31,050    1,737

The Gap, Inc.

   71,825    1,250

General Motors Corp.

   73,825    2,199

Genuine Parts Co.

   22,575    940

*The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

   23,100    256

H&R Block, Inc.

   42,900    1,024

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   35,075    1,925

Harman International Industries, Inc.

   8,700    743

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

   24,150    1,719

Hasbro, Inc.

   22,475    407

Hilton Hotels Corp.

   43,150    1,220

The Home Depot, Inc.

   269,897    9,659

International Game Technology

   44,300    1,681

*The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

   57,000    476

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

   30,625    2,067

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   25,500    2,097

 

72

 

Balanced Portfolio


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (53.3%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Consumer Discretionary continued

         

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

   14,700    467

KB HOME

   9,800    449

*Kohl’s Corp.

   44,433    2,627

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

   23,767    594

Lennar Corp. — Class A

   18,200    808

Limited Brands, Inc.

   44,799    1,146

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

   13,600    504

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   101,350    6,148

Marriott International, Inc. — Class A

   42,700    1,628

Mattel, Inc.

   50,860    840

The McClatchy Co. — Class A

   4,478    180

McDonald’s Corp.

   162,671    5,466

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

   46,680    2,345

Meredith Corp.

   5,500    272

The New York Times Co. — Class A

   18,892    464

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   36,111    933

News Corp. — Class A

   308,900    5,925

NIKE, Inc. — Class B

   24,700    2,001

Nordstrom, Inc.

   28,166    1,028

*Office Depot, Inc.

   37,543    1,427

OfficeMax, Inc.

   9,300    379

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   22,300    1,987

Pulte Homes, Inc.

   27,800    800

RadioShack Corp.

   17,667    247

*Sears Holdings Corp.

   12,699    1,966

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

   14,560    691

Snap-on, Inc.

   7,617    308

The Stanley Works

   9,250    437

Staples, Inc.

   95,075    2,312

*Starbucks Corp.

   100,200    3,784

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   28,400    1,714

Target Corp.

   112,743    5,510

Tiffany & Co.

   18,333    605

Time Warner, Inc.

   559,200    9,673

The TJX Companies, Inc.

   59,700    1,365

Tribune Co.

   34,031    1,104

*Univision Communications, Inc. —
Class A

   29,100    975

VF Corp.

   11,443    777

*Viacom, Inc. — Class B

   94,130    3,374

The Walt Disney Co.

   286,633    8,598

Wendy’s International, Inc.

   15,250    889

Whirlpool Corp.

   10,189    842

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   35,480    1,784
         

Total

        153,182
         

Consumer Staples (5.1%)

         

Alberto-Culver Co.

   9,900    482

Altria Group, Inc.

   272,704    20,025

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

   100,919    4,601

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   85,475    3,528

Avon Products, Inc.

   58,750    1,821

Brown-Forman Corp. — Class B

   10,868    777

Campbell Soup Co.

   24,154    896

The Clorox Co.

   19,750    1,204

The Coca-Cola Co.

   267,600    11,512
Common Stocks (53.3%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Consumer Staples continued

         

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

   39,600    807

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   67,254    4,029

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   67,833    1,500

*Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A

   26,000    650

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   61,552    3,516

CVS Corp.

   106,866    3,281

*Dean Foods Co.

   17,800    662

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A

   15,500    599

General Mills, Inc.

   46,433    2,399

H.J. Heinz Co.

   43,783    1,805

The Hershey Co.

   23,200    1,278

Kellogg Co.

   31,843    1,542

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   59,997    3,702

The Kroger Co.

   94,473    2,065

McCormick & Co., Inc.

   17,300    580

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

   7,500    509

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

   17,500    563

PepsiCo, Inc.

   215,800    12,957

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   428,461    23,822

Reynolds American, Inc.

   11,200    1,291

Safeway, Inc.

   58,800    1,529

Sara Lee Corp.

   99,284    1,591

SUPERVALU, Inc.

   26,685    819

Sysco Corp.

   80,750    2,468

Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A

   32,900    489

UST, Inc.

   21,033    950

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   326,533    15,729

Walgreen Co.

   131,954    5,917

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

   18,300    1,183

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

   29,016    1,316
         

Total

        144,394
         

Energy (5.4%)

         

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   59,854    2,854

Apache Corp.

   43,130    2,944

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   44,540    3,646

BJ Services Co.

   42,000    1,565

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   50,600    1,531

Chevron Corp.

   289,468    17,964

ConocoPhillips

   215,506    14,122

Devon Energy Corp.

   57,500    3,474

El Paso Corp.

   90,817    1,362

EOG Resources, Inc.

   31,680    2,197

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   790,071    48,470

Halliburton Co.

   67,385    5,001

Hess Corp.

   31,500    1,665

Kerr-McGee Corp.

   29,616    2,054

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   13,633    1,362

Marathon Oil Corp.

   47,324    3,942

Murphy Oil Corp.

   21,700    1,212

*Nabors Industries, Ltd.

   40,500    1,368

*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   22,800    1,444

Noble Corp.

   17,950    1,336

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   55,880    5,730

Rowan Companies, Inc.

   14,350    511

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   154,066    10,031

 

Balanced Portfolio

 

73


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (53.3%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Energy continued

         

Sunoco, Inc.

   17,300    1,199

*Transocean, Inc.

   42,454    3,410

Valero Energy Corp.

   80,400    5,348

*Weatherford International, Ltd.

   45,500    2,258

The Williams Companies, Inc.

   77,700    1,815

XTO Energy, Inc.

   47,533    2,104
         

Total

        151,919
         

Financials (11.5%)

         

ACE, Ltd.

   42,500    2,150

AFLAC, Inc.

   65,150    3,020

The Allstate Corp.

   82,969    4,541

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

   13,800    1,119

American Express Co.

   161,100    8,574

American International Group, Inc.

   339,190    20,028

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   31,960    1,428

AmSouth Bancorporation

   45,145    1,194

Aon Corp.

   41,575    1,448

Apartment Investment & Management Co. — Class A

   12,700    552

Archstone-Smith Trust

   27,900    1,419

Bank of America Corp.

   595,884    28,661

The Bank of New York Co., Inc.

   100,820    3,246

BB&T Corp.

   71,800    2,986

The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.

   15,745    2,206

Boston Properties, Inc.

   11,900    1,076

Capital One Financial Corp.

   39,600    3,384

The Charles Schwab Corp.

   134,686    2,152

The Chubb Corp.

   54,200    2,705

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   22,618    1,063

CIT Group, Inc.

   26,000    1,360

Citigroup, Inc.

   649,174    31,315

Comerica, Inc.

   21,200    1,102

Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

   24,100    860

Compass Bancshares, Inc.

   16,900    940

Countrywide Financial Corp.

   79,298    3,020

*E*TRADE Financial Corp.

   55,700    1,271

Equity Office Properties Trust

   47,800    1,745

Equity Residential

   38,000    1,700

Fannie Mae

   126,429    6,081

Federated Investors, Inc. — Class B

   11,000    347

Fifth Third Bancorp

   72,643    2,684

First Horizon National Corp.

   16,100    647

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   20,050    1,741

Freddie Mac

   90,214    5,143

Genworth Financial, Inc.

   47,600    1,658

Golden West Financial Corp.

   33,400    2,478

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   56,400    8,484

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   39,550    3,346

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   32,000    755

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

   27,671    495

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   453,709    19,055

KeyCorp

   52,825    1,885

Kimco Realty Corp.

   27,600    1,007

Legg Mason, Inc.

   17,200    1,712

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   69,912    4,555
Common Stocks (53.3%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Financials continued

         

Lincoln National Corp.

   37,445    2,113

Loews Corp.

   52,999    1,879

M&T Bank Corp.

   10,300    1,215

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

   71,780    1,930

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

   29,400    1,345

MBIA, Inc.

   17,550    1,028

Mellon Financial Corp.

   54,009    1,860

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   120,700    8,396

MetLife, Inc.

   99,015    5,071

MGIC Investment Corp.

   11,400    741

Moody’s Corp.

   31,900    1,737

Morgan Stanley

   139,831    8,839

National City Corp.

   70,879    2,565

North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

   60,700    1,831

Northern Trust Corp.

   24,250    1,341

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

   24,100    856

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   38,700    2,716

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   36,200    2,015

The Progressive Corp.

   102,200    2,628

ProLogis

   32,000    1,668

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   64,200    4,988

Public Storage, Inc.

   10,800    820

Regions Financial Corp.

   59,575    1,973

SAFECO Corp.

   15,550    876

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   23,900    1,982

SLM Corp.

   53,658    2,840

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

   49,125    998

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

   90,931    4,054

State Street Corp.

   43,400    2,521

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   47,467    3,620

Synovus Financial Corp.

   42,150    1,129

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   34,700    1,312

Torchmark Corp.

   13,150    798

U.S. Bancorp

   232,409    7,177

UnumProvident Corp.

   39,106    709

Vornado Realty Trust

   15,500    1,512

Wachovia Corp.

   210,088    11,362

Washington Mutual, Inc.

   125,494    5,720

Wells Fargo & Co.

   219,385    14,715

XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A

   23,500    1,441

Zions Bancorporation

   13,900    1,083
         

Total

        321,742
         

Health Care (6.5%)

         

Abbott Laboratories

   199,325    8,693

Aetna, Inc.

   74,016    2,955

Allergan, Inc.

   19,933    2,138

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   27,400    1,149

*Amgen, Inc.

   154,023    10,047

Applera Corp. — Applied Biosystems Group

   24,167    782

*Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   13,900    663

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

   7,000    343

Baxter International, Inc.

   85,500    3,143

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

   32,250    1,971

*Biogen Idec, Inc.

   44,920    2,081

Biomet, Inc.

   32,155    1,006

 

74

 

Balanced Portfolio


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (53.3%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Health Care continued

         

*Boston Scientific Corp.

   158,683    2,672

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   256,744    6,639

C. R. Bard, Inc.

   13,500    989

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   54,550    3,509

Caremark Rx, Inc.

   57,800    2,882

CIGNA Corp.

   15,671    1,544

*Coventry Health Care, Inc.

   21,000    1,154

Eli Lilly and Co.

   147,566    8,156

*Express Scripts, Inc.

   19,200    1,377

*Fisher Scientific International, Inc.

   16,200    1,183

*Forest Laboratories, Inc.

   42,534    1,646

*Genzyme Corp.

   34,000    2,076

*Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   59,400    3,514

HCA, Inc.

   53,315    2,301

Health Management Associates, Inc. — Class A

   31,400    619

*Hospira, Inc.

   20,442    878

*Humana, Inc.

   21,500    1,155

IMS Health, Inc.

   26,033    699

Johnson & Johnson

   386,623    23,166

*King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   31,666    538

*Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   16,300    1,014

Manor Care, Inc.

   10,300    483

McKesson Corp.

   39,693    1,877

*Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

   39,362    2,255

*MedImmune, Inc.

   32,500    881

Medtronic, Inc.

   157,600    7,395

Merck & Co., Inc.

   285,000    10,383

*Millipore Corp.

   6,900    435

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

   27,500    550

*Patterson Companies, Inc.

   18,100    632

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   16,500    345

Pfizer, Inc.

   956,859    22,457

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   21,200    1,270

Schering-Plough Corp.

   193,350    3,679

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

   47,100    1,527

Stryker Corp.

   38,200    1,609

*Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   61,450    429

*Thermo Electron Corp.

   21,400    776

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   175,856    7,875

*Waters Corp.

   13,500    599

*Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   13,300    310

*WellPoint, Inc.

   83,200    6,054

Wyeth

   175,771    7,806

*Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

   32,373    1,836
         

Total

        184,145
         

Industrials (6.2%)

         

3M Co.

   98,424    7,950

*Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

   31,550    358

American Power Conversion Corp.

   22,150    432

American Standard Companies, Inc.

   23,100    1,000

Avery Dennison Corp.

   14,350    833

The Boeing Co.

   104,418    8,553

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

   47,608    3,773

Caterpillar, Inc.

   87,424    6,511

Cendant Corp.

   130,573    2,127
Common Stocks (53.3%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Industrials continued

         

Cintas Corp.

   17,967    714

Cooper Industries, Ltd. — Class A

   12,100    1,124

CSX Corp.

   28,950    2,039

Cummins, Inc.

   6,100    746

Danaher Corp.

   30,800    1,981

Deere & Co.

   30,640    2,558

Dover Corp.

   26,633    1,316

Eaton Corp.

   19,600    1,478

Emerson Electric Co.

   53,625    4,494

Equifax, Inc.

   16,800    577

FedEx Corp.

   39,840    4,656

Fluor Corp.

   11,400    1,059

General Dynamics Corp.

   52,700    3,450

General Electric Co.

   1,357,798    44,754

Goodrich Corp.

   16,200    653

Honeywell International, Inc.

   108,150    4,358

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   54,100    2,570

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. — Class A

   42,940    1,837

ITT, Inc.

   24,200    1,198

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

   15,900    1,199

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   46,222    3,316

Masco Corp.

   51,900    1,538

*Monster Worldwide, Inc.

   16,733    714

*Navistar International Corp.

   8,020    197

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   54,143    2,881

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   44,862    2,874

PACCAR, Inc.

   21,727    1,790

Pall Corp.

   16,316    457

Parker Hannifin Corp.

   15,700    1,218

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   29,027    1,199

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

   28,233    902

Raytheon Co.

   58,300    2,598

Robert Half International, Inc.

   22,460    943

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   23,150    1,667

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

   22,350    1,249

Ryder System, Inc.

   8,000    467

Southwest Airlines Co.

   92,195    1,509

Textron, Inc.

   16,950    1,562

Tyco International, Ltd.

   265,983    7,315

Union Pacific Corp.

   35,140    3,267

United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B

   141,600    11,659

United Technologies Corp.

   131,966    8,369

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   10,000    752

Waste Management, Inc.

   71,197    2,555
         

Total

        175,296
         

Information Technology (8.0%)

         

*ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

   15,307    258

Adobe Systems, Inc.

   78,150    2,373

*Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

   63,200    1,543

*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. — Class A

   15,500    800

*Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   55,588    1,754

*Altera Corp.

   46,965    824

Analog Devices, Inc.

   47,143    1,515

*Andrew Corp.

   20,762    184

*Apple Computer, Inc.

   111,100    6,346

 

Balanced Portfolio

 

75


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (53.3%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

Applied Materials, Inc.

   204,200    3,324

*Autodesk, Inc.

   30,232    1,042

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   75,300    3,415

*Avaya, Inc.

   53,712    613

*BMC Software, Inc.

   27,840    665

*Broadcom Corp. — Class A

   59,850    1,798

CA, Inc.

   59,532    1,223

*Ciena Corp.

   76,700    369

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

   797,167    15,569

*Citrix Systems, Inc.

   23,780    955

*Computer Sciences Corp.

   24,550    1,189

*Compuware Corp.

   49,243    330

*Comverse Technology, Inc.

   26,400    522

*Convergys Corp.

   18,250    356

*Corning, Inc.

   203,400    4,920

*Dell, Inc.

   296,667    7,242

*eBay, Inc.

   151,000    4,423

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

   40,000    1,722

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

   67,700    1,629

*EMC Corp.

   308,786    3,387

First Data Corp.

   99,947    4,502

*Fiserv, Inc.

   22,925    1,040

*Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. —
Class B

   53,006    1,558

*Gateway, Inc.

   34,350    65

*Google, Inc. — Class A

   26,900    11,280

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   364,267    11,540

Intel Corp.

   759,643    14,395

International Business Machines Corp.

   202,410    15,549

*Intuit, Inc.

   22,300    1,347

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

   23,233    595

*JDS Uniphase Corp.

   220,000    557

*Juniper Networks, Inc.

   73,900    1,182

KLA-Tencor Corp.

   26,000    1,081

*Lexmark International, Inc. — Class A

   13,800    770

Linear Technology Corp.

   39,650    1,328

*LSI Logic Corp.

   51,800    464

*Lucent Technologies, Inc.

   584,962    1,416

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   41,900    1,345

*Micron Technology, Inc.

   94,650    1,425

Microsoft Corp.

   1,145,600    26,692

Molex, Inc.

   18,575    624

Motorola, Inc.

   322,519    6,499

National Semiconductor Corp.

   44,086    1,051

*NCR Corp.

   23,800    872

*Network Appliance, Inc.

   48,900    1,726

*Novell, Inc.

   44,300    294

*Novellus Systems, Inc.

   16,600    410

*NVIDIA Corp.

   46,000    979

*Oracle Corp.

   508,550    7,369

*Parametric Technology Corp.

   14,528    185

Paychex, Inc.

   43,640    1,701

*PMC-Sierra, Inc.

   27,000    254

*QLogic Corp.

   21,100    364

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   218,866    8,770

Sabre Holdings Corp. — Class A

   17,309    381

*SanDisk Corp.

   25,500    1,300
Common Stocks (53.3%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Information Technology continued

         

*Sanmina-SCI Corp.

   69,600    320

*Solectron Corp.

   119,400    408

*Sun Microsystems, Inc.

   456,754    1,896

*Symantec Corp.

   135,132    2,100

Symbol Technologies, Inc.

   33,150    358

Tektronix, Inc.

   10,940    322

*Tellabs, Inc.

   58,508    779

*Teradyne, Inc.

   25,850    360

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   203,475    6,163

*Unisys Corp.

   44,750    281

*VeriSign, Inc.

   32,000    741

*Xerox Corp.

   119,900    1,668

Xilinx, Inc.

   44,900    1,017

*Yahoo!, Inc.

   163,700    5,402
         

Total

        223,015
         

Materials (1.6%)

         

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

   29,233    1,869

Alcoa, Inc.

   113,643    3,678

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

   11,431    791

Ashland, Inc.

   9,300    620

Ball Corp.

   13,668    506

Bemis Co., Inc.

   13,700    419

The Dow Chemical Co.

   125,624    4,904

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

   120,345    5,007

Eastman Chemical Co.

   10,675    576

Ecolab, Inc.

   23,800    966

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. — Class B

   24,619    1,364

*Hercules, Inc.

   14,800    226

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   10,275    362

International Paper Co.

   64,324    2,078

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   13,900    304

MeadWestvaco Corp.

   23,614    660

Monsanto Co.

   35,378    2,978

Newmont Mining Corp.

   58,630    3,104

Nucor Corp.

   40,668    2,206

*Pactiv Corp.

   18,400    455

Phelps Dodge Corp.

   26,620    2,187

PPG Industries, Inc.

   21,633    1,428

Praxair, Inc.

   42,200    2,279

Rohm and Haas Co.

   18,934    949

Sealed Air Corp.

   10,636    554

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

   8,700    632

Temple-Inland, Inc.

   14,400    617

United States Steel Corp.

   16,350    1,146

Vulcan Materials Co.

   13,100    1,022

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   32,120    1,999
         

Total

        45,886
         

Telecommunication Services (1.8%)

         

ALLTEL Corp.

   50,843    3,245

AT&T, Inc.

   507,706    14,160

BellSouth Corp.

   236,235    8,552

CenturyTel, Inc.

   15,200    565

Citizens Communications Co.

   42,400    553

*Embarq Corp.

   19,503    799

 

76

 

Balanced Portfolio


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Common Stocks (53.3%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Telecommunication Services continued

    

*Qwest Communications International, Inc.

   204,420    1,654

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   388,960    7,775

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   380,938    12,758
         

Total

        50,061
         

Utilities (1.8%)

         

*The AES Corp.

   85,975    1,586

*Allegheny Energy, Inc.

   21,300    790

Ameren Corp.

   26,833    1,355

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   51,420    1,761

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   40,626    508

*CMS Energy Corp.

   28,900    374

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   32,125    1,428

Constellation Energy Group

   23,400    1,276

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   45,425    3,397

DTE Energy Co.

   23,250    947

Duke Energy Corp.

   161,249    4,735

*Dynegy, Inc. — Class A

   48,200    264

Edison International

   42,580    1,661

Entergy Corp.

   27,191    1,924

Exelon Corp.

   87,324    4,962

FirstEnergy Corp.

   43,074    2,335

FPL Group, Inc.

   52,786    2,184

KeySpan Corp.

   22,700    917

Nicor, Inc.

   5,750    239

NiSource, Inc.

   35,584    777

Peoples Energy Corp.

   5,000    180

PG&E Corp.

   45,375    1,782

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   13,000    519

PPL Corp.

   49,666    1,604

Progress Energy, Inc.

   33,079    1,418

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   32,840    2,171

Sempra Energy

   33,859    1,540

The Southern Co.

   96,900    3,106

TECO Energy, Inc.

   27,300    408

TXU Corp.

   60,430    3,613

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   52,970    1,016
         

Total

        50,777
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $818,301)

        1,500,417
         
Money Market Investments (13.2%)          

Asset-Backed Securities (CMO’s) (0.0%)

    

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 4.72%, 11/15/06

   223,888    224
         

Total

        224
         

Autos (1.6%)

    

(b)New Center Asset Trust,
5.24%, 8/8/06

   15,000,000    14,917

(b)New Center Asset Trust,
5.28%, 7/26/06

   15,000,000    14,945

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
5.25%, 7/31/06

   15,000,000    14,934
         

Total

        44,796
         
Money Market Investments (13.2%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Federal Government & Agencies (0.9%)

    

Fannie Mae, 3.125%, 5/4/07

   2,700,000    2,647

Fannie Mae, 4.00%, 5/23/07

   8,000,000    7,894

(b)Federal Home Loan, 5.16%, 9/26/06

   15,000,000    14,816
         

Total

        25,357
         

Finance Lessors (2.1%)

    

Ranger Funding, Co. LLC,
5.21%, 8/1/06

   15,000,000    14,933

Ranger Funding, Co. LLC,
5.28%, 8/9/06

   15,000,000    14,914

Windmill Funding Corp.,
5.02%, 7/6/06

   15,000,000    14,990

Windmill Funding Corp.,
5.27%, 7/21/06

   15,000,000    14,956
         

Total

        59,793
         

Finance Services (1.8%)

    

(b)Bryant Park Funding LLC,
5.01%, 7/6/06

   15,000,000    14,989

HBOS PLC, 3.125%, 1/12/07 144A

   3,200,000    3,159

HBOS Treasury Services PLC,
5.12%, 2/9/07

   3,000,000    3,000

(b)Preferred Receivable Funding,
5.11%, 7/12/06

   15,000,000    14,977

(b)Preferred Receivable Funding,
5.15%, 7/17/06

   15,000,000    14,966
         

Total

        51,091
         

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (0.5%)

    

(b)Caterpillar Financial, 5.29%, 7/26/06

   15,000,000    14,945
         

Total

        14,945
         

National Commercial Banks (1.2%)

    

(b)Citigroup Funding, Inc.,
5.26%, 7/28/06

   15,000,000    14,940

FleetBoston Financial Corp.,
8.625%, 1/15/07

   2,500,000    2,537

Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

   14,600,000    14,596

Royal Bank of Scotland — New York, 5.28%, 12/27/06

   3,000,000    3,000
         

Total

        35,073
         

Personal Credit Institutions (0.7%)

    

American Express Co.,
5.50%, 9/12/06

   3,400,000    3,400

(b)American Express Credit Corp., 5.25%, 7/17/06

   15,000,000    14,965
         

Total

        18,365
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (2.0%)

    

(b)Bear Stearns Co., Inc.,
5.31%, 8/14/06

   15,000,000    14,903

(b)Bear Stearns Co., Inc.,
5.33%, 8/16/06

   15,000,000    14,898

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
3.55%, 8/1/2006

   3,300,000    3,300

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.233%, 1/26/07

   3,000,000    3,002

 

Balanced Portfolio

 

77


Balanced Portfolio

 

 

Money Market Investments (13.2%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

 

Security Brokers and Dealers continued

      

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.085%, 12/22/06

   2,900,000    2,902  

(b)Morgan Stanley Dean Witter,
5.28%, 7/14/06

   15,000,000    14,971  

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter,
4.93%, 11/24/06

   3,100,000    3,101  
         

Total

        57,077  
         

Short Term Business Credit (2.4%)

      

HSBC Finance Corp., 5.75%, 1/30/07

   2,800,000    2,802  

HSBC Finance Corp., 7.875%, 3/1/07

   3,100,000    3,143  

(b)Old Line Funding Corp.,
5.00%, 7/5/06

   15,000,000    14,993  

(b)Old Line Funding Corp.,
5.20%, 7/17/06

   15,000,000    14,965  

Sheffield Receivables, 5.28%, 8/2/06

   15,000,000    14,930  

Sheffield Receivables, 5.29%, 8/2/06

   15,000,000    14,929  
         

Total

        65,762  
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $372,537)

   372,483  
         

Total Investments (103.1%)
(Cost $2,246,447)(a)

        2,900,708  
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-3.1%)

   (87,474 )
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        2,813,234  
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

144A after the name of a security represents a security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was $37,323, representing 1.33% of the net assets.

 

IO — Interest Only Security

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $2,246,447 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $654,261 which is comprised of $771,332 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $117,071 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer (000’s)   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(000’s)
 

S&P 500 Index
Futures (Long)

  582   9/06   $ 5,225  

(Total Notional Value at June 30, 2006, $180,927)

               

US 5 Year Note (CBT) Commodity (Short)

  133   9/06   $ (57 )

(Total Notional Value at June 30, 2006, $13,810)

               

 

(d) Defaulted Security

 

(e) Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments. At the predetermined date the stated coupon rate becomes effective.

 

(f) Foreign Bond

 

(g) All or portion of the securities have been loaned. See note 6.

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

78

 

Balanced Portfolio


High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
   Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,
2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,021.50    $ 2.41

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,022.41    $ 2.41

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.48%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Bonds and other debt obligations are affected by changes in interest rates, inflation risk and the creditworthiness of their issuers. High yield bonds generally have greater price swings and higher default risks than investment grade bonds. Return of principal is not guaranteed. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall. With a fixed income fund, when interest rates rise, the value of the fund’s existing bonds drops, which could negatively affect overall fund performance. In contrast to owning individual bonds, there are ongoing fees and expenses associated with owning shares of bond funds.

 

High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

79


High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

Bonds (95.8%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Aerospace/Defense (0.8%)

         

L-3 Communications Corp.,
6.125%, 7/15/13

   765,000    729

L-3 Communications Corp.,
6.375%, 10/15/15

   470,000    449

L-3 Communications Corp.,
7.625%, 6/15/12

   765,000    776
         

Total

        1,954
         

Autos/Vehicle Parts (5.1%)

         

Arvinmeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/1/12

   1,229,000    1,198

Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31

   845,000    611

Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.375%, 2/1/11

   1,305,000    1,169

Ford Motor Credit Co.,
8.625%, 11/1/10

   1,135,000    1,062

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/14

   870,000    808

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/11

   3,180,000    3,034

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 7.75%, 1/19/10

   1,480,000    1,472

General Motors Corp., 8.375%, 7/15/33

   1,690,000    1,360

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7.857%, 8/15/11

   1,820,000    1,688

TRW Automotive, Inc.,
9.375%, 2/15/13

   410,000    436
         

Total

        12,838
         

Basic Materials (9.4%)

         

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
7.75%, 6/15/11

   1,687,000    1,548

Arch Western Finance LLC,
6.75%, 7/1/13

   1,170,000    1,120

BCP Caylux Holding, 9.625%, 6/15/14

   755,000    819

Bowater Canada Finance,
7.95%, 11/15/11

   780,000    741

Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/13

   504,000    466

Crown Americas Inc.,
7.625%, 11/15/13 144A

   962,000    945

Crown Americas Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/15 144A

   825,000    813

Equistar Chemicals LP, 8.75%, 2/15/09

   1,030,000    1,063

Equistar Chemicals LP,
10.625%, 5/1/11

   1,585,000    1,702

Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.70%, 6/15/15

   390,000    372

Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8.125%, 5/15/11

   845,000    841

Graham Packaging Co.,
9.875%, 10/15/14

   477,000    472

Graphic Packaging International Corp., 9.50%, 8/15/13

   436,000    432

Hexion US Finance Corp.,
9.00%, 7/15/14

   562,000    569

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

   745,000    833

Ineos Group Holdings PLC,
8.50%, 2/15/16 144A

   965,000    903

Invista, 9.25%, 5/1/12 144A

   875,000    919

Jefferson Smurfit, Corp., 7.50%, 6/1/13

   620,000    555

Massey Energy Co., 6.875%, 12/15/13 144A

   1,650,000    1,535

Norampac Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/13

   625,000    563

Novelis, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/15 144A

   748,000    718
Bonds (95.8%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Basic Materials continued

         

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/14

   1,064,000    987

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/11

   1,555,000    1,567

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 10.265%, 5/15/11

   1,257,000    1,343

Smurfit-Stone Container,
8.375%, 7/1/12

   1,850,000    1,748
         

Total

        23,574
         

Builders/Building Materials (2.8%)

         

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,
6.50%, 11/15/13

   557,000    504

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,
6.875%, 7/15/15

   223,000    203

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
7.50%, 5/15/16

   340,000    315

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
7.75%, 5/15/13

   1,400,000    1,278

KB Home, 5.75%, 2/1/14

   612,000    538

KB Home, 7.25%, 6/15/18

   434,000    405

KB Home, 7.75%, 2/1/10

   1,030,000    1,030

Standard Pacific Corp., 6.50%, 8/15/10

   1,250,000    1,172

Technical Olympic USA, Inc.,
8.25%, 4/1/11 144A

   975,000    909

Technical Olympic USA, Inc.,
9.00%, 7/1/10

   750,000    729
         

Total

        7,083
         

Capital Goods (2.7%)

         

Amsted Industries, Inc.,
10.25%, 10/15/11 144A

   915,000    979

Case New Holland, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/11

   1,676,000    1,764

DA-Lite Screen Co., Inc.,
9.50%, 5/15/11

   675,000    716

(e)Stanadyne Corp., 12.00%, 2/15/15

   1,030,000    515

Terex Corp. 7.375%, 1/15/14

   610,000    607

United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/12

   2,295,000    2,168
         

Total

        6,749
         

Consumer Products/Retailing (6.4%)

         

Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 144A

   825,000    765

Delhaize America, Inc.,
8.125%, 4/15/11

   1,330,000    1,399

Education Management LLC,
10.25%, 6/1/16 144A

   1,155,000    1,149

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 8.625%, 1/15/11

   374,000    374

GSC Holdings Corp., 8.00%, 10/1/12

   1,105,000    1,105

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC), Inc., 8.50%, 8/1/14

   1,419,000    1,305

Jostens IH Corp., 7.625%, 10/1/12

   844,000    819

Levi Strauss & Co., 9.74%, 4/1/12

   780,000    794

Oxford Industries, Inc., 8.875%, 6/1/11

   1,693,000    1,692

Phillips Van Heusen Corp.,
7.25%, 2/15/11

   563,000    557

 

80

 

High Yield Bond Portfolio


High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

 

Bonds (95.8%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Consumer Products/Retailing continued

         

Phillips Van Heusen Corp.,
8.125%, 5/1/13

   200,000    205

Rayovac Corp., 8.50%, 10/1/13

   1,255,000    1,073

Rent-A-Center, 7.50%, 5/1/10

   497,000    495

Rite Aid Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/10

   1,505,000    1,513

Samsonite Corp., 8.875%, 6/1/11

   1,057,000    1,097

Simmons Bedding Co.,
7.875%, 1/15/14

   1,115,000    1,043

Warnaco, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/13

   755,000    766
         

Total

        16,151
         

Energy (11.0%)

         

AmeriGas Partners LP, 7.25%, 5/20/15

   1,505,000    1,422

Basic Energy Services, Inc.,
7.125%, 4/15/16 144A

   610,000    567

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.375%, 6/15/15

   1,478,000    1,371

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
6.625%, 1/15/06

   2,190,000    2,037

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,
7.625%, 7/15/13

   1,535,000    1,545

Colorado Interstate Gas,
6.80%, 11/15/15

   1,675,000    1,614

Denbury Resources, Inc.,
7.50%, 12/15/15

   410,000    408

El Paso Production Holding,
7.75%, 6/1/13

   1,328,000    1,338

Hanover Compressor Co.,
7.50%, 4/15/13

   152,000    149

Hanover Compressor Co.,
9.00%, 6/1/14

   665,000    695

Kerr-McGee Corp., 6.95%, 7/1/24

   1,030,000    1,035

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.35%, 1/5/11

   875,000    806

Newfield Exploration Co.,
6.625%, 9/1/14

   190,000    181

Newfield Exploration Co.,
6.625%, 4/15/16

   1,330,000    1,254

Petrohawk Energy Corp.,
9.125%, 7/15/13 144A

   1,536,000    1,528

Pioneer Natural Resource Co.,
5.875%, 7/15/16

   610,000    555

Pogo Producing Co., 7.875%, 5/1/13 144A

   726,000    728

Range Resources Corp.,
6.375%, 3/15/15

   1,119,000    1,032

Sesi LLC, 6.875%, 6/1/14 144A

   1,145,000    1,102

Sonat, Inc., 7.625%, 7/15/11

   995,000    1,005

Tenaska Alabama II Partners LP, 7.00%, 6/30/21 144A

   1,019,745    994

Tesoro Corp., 6.625%, 11/1/15 144A

   1,225,000    1,161

Whiting Petroleum Corp.,
7.25%, 5/1/13

   1,254,000    1,201

Williams Companies, Inc.,
6.375%, 10/1/10 144A

   4,095,000    3,994
         

Total

        27,722
         

Financials (2.6%)

         

Crum and Forster Holding Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13

   555,000    565

E*Trade Financial Corp.,
7.875%, 12/1/15

   1,210,000    1,240

Fairfax Financial Holdings,
7.75%, 4/26/12

   899,000    782
Bonds (95.8%)   Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Financials continued

        

LaBranche & Co., Inc., 9.50%, 5/15/09

  375,000    399

LaBranche & Co., Inc., 11.00%, 5/15/12

  561,000    614

Residential Capital Corp.,
6.898%, 4/17/09 144A

  2,171,000    2,172

UnumProvident Finance Co. PLC, 6.85%, 11/15/15 144A

  825,000    811
        

Total

       6,583
        

Foods (2.7%)

        

B&G Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 10/1/11

  939,000    939

Dole Foods Co., 8.625%, 5/1/09

  390,000    372

Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14

  604,000    630

Land O Lakes, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/10

  643,000    669

Reynolds America, Inc., 7.25%, 6/1/13 144A

  2,095,000    2,047

Reynolds America, Inc., 7.625%, 6/1/16 144A

  1,525,000    1,491

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13

  755,000    740
        

Total

       6,888
        

Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (9.8%)

        

AMC Entertainment, Inc.,
9.50%, 2/1/11

  415,000    408

AMC Entertainment, Inc.,
11.00%, 2/1/16

  728,000    779

American Casino & Entertainment, 7.85%, 2/1/12

  780,000    782

Boyd Gaming Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/12

  1,355,000    1,367

Corrections Corp. of America,
6.25%, 3/15/13

  1,633,000    1,535

Corrections Corp. of America,
6.75%, 1/31/14

  219,000    210

(c)Eldorado Casino Shreveport/Shreveport Capital Corp., 10.00%, 8/1/12

  447,844    385

Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/1/14 144A

  1,720,000    1,763

Host Marriot LP, 7.125%, 11/1/13

  2,865,000    2,853

Intrawest Corp., 7.50%, 10/15/13

  615,000    612

MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/11

  1,135,000    1,080

MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.625%, 7/15/15

  816,000    761

MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.75%, 9/1/12

  755,000    727

MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.375%, 2/1/11

  1,130,000    1,158

MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.50%, 9/15/10

  1,210,000    1,257

Mohegan Tribal Gaming,
6.125%, 2/15/13

  415,000    391

Penn National Gaming, Inc.,
6.75%, 3/1/15

  641,000    598

Pokagon Gaming Authority,
10.375%, 6/15/14 144A

  384,000    397

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,
7.00%, 6/15/13

  875,000    867

Starwood Hotels & Resorts,
7.875%, 5/1/12

  735,000    767

Station Casinos, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/12

  390,000    365

Station Casinos, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/18

  615,000    557

Station Casinos, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/16

  1,180,000    1,100

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., 8.50%, 6/1/15

  780,000    750

Universal City Development Corp., 11.75%, 4/1/10

  907,000    987

Universal City Florida, 8.375%, 5/1/10

  400,000    402

Wynn Las Vegas LLC,
6.625%, 12/1/14

  2,050,000    1,932
        

Total

       24,790
        

 

High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

81


High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

 

Bonds (95.8%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Health Care/Pharmaceuticals (6.9%)

         

Fresenius Medical Capital Trust II, 7.875%, 2/1/08

   410,000    416

Fresenius Medical Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, 6/15/11

   410,000    414

HCA, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/16

   2,130,000    1,969

HCA, Inc., 6.95%, 5/1/12

   2,952,000    2,882

Iasis Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 6/15/14

   1,772,000    1,737

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 7.00%, 4/1/14

   750,000    709

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/16

   1,235,000    1,176

Omnicare Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/13

   825,000    786

Senior Housing Properties Trust, 8.625%, 1/15/12

   610,000    645

Service Corp. International,
6.75%, 4/1/16

   825,000    759

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.375%, 12/1/11

   1,170,000    1,044

Triad Hospitals, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/12

   950,000    945

US Oncology, Inc., 9.00%, 8/15/12

   940,000    978

Vanguard Health Holding II,
9.00%, 10/1/14

   1,175,000    1,172

Ventas Realty LP, 6.50%, 6/1/16

   340,000    326

Ventas Realty LP, 6.75%, 6/1/10

   605,000    599

Ventas Realty LP, 9.00%, 5/1/12

   750,000    821
         

Total

        17,378
         

Media (11.0%)

         

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., 10.25%, 9/15/10 144A

   845,000    845

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 11.00%, 10/1/15

   1,235,000    1,081

CMP Susquehanna Corp.,
9.875%, 5/15/14 144A

   290,000    270

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 4/15/12 144A

   935,000    902

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 4/1/11

   2,055,000    2,055

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/18

   845,000    843

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 7/15/09

   780,000    794

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 8/15/09

   408,000    415

The DIRECTV Group, Inc.,
6.375%, 6/15/15

   1,495,000    1,379

Echostar DBS Corp., 6.375%, 10/1/11

   2,250,000    2,154

EchoStar DBS Corp., 7.125%, 2/1/16 144A

   820,000    789

Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., 8.50%, 1/15/13

   934,000    927

Intelsat Bermuada Ltd.,
11.25%, 6/15/16 144A

   1,098,000    1,125

Intelsat Bermuada Ltd.,
11.64%, 6/15/13 144A

   878,000    896

Kabel Deutschland GMBH,
10.625%, 7/1/14 144A

   845,000    891

Lamar Media Corp., 6.625%, 8/15/15

   1,305,000    1,207

LIN Television Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/13

   1,170,000    1,068

Mediacom Broadband LLC/Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/15

   785,000    754

Mediacom LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp., 7.875%, 2/15/11

   390,000    371

Primedia, Inc., 8.00%, 5/15/13

   780,000    698

Quebecor World Capital Corp.,
8.75%, 3/15/16 144A

   730,000    666

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/13

   1,250,000    1,150

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/13 144A

   3,030,000    2,788
Bonds (95.8%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Media continued

         

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 8.875%, 1/15/16 144A

   695,000    701

Rogers Cable, Inc., 6.25%, 6/15/13

   681,000    638

Rogers Cable, Inc., 7.875%, 5/1/12

   755,000    772

Sinclair Broadcast Group,
8.00%, 3/15/12

   1,205,000    1,223

Videotron Ltee, 6.375%, 12/15/15

   340,000    310
         

Total

        27,712
         

Real Estate (1.5%)

         

American Real Estate Partners LP, 7.125%, 2/15/13

   390,000    374

The Rouse Co., 7.20%, 9/15/12

   1,175,000    1,178

Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A

   1,035,000    1,008

Trustreet Properties, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/15

   1,225,000    1,207
         

Total

        3,767
         

Services (2.3%)

         

Allied Waste North America,
6.375%, 4/15/11

   2,595,000    2,490

Allied Waste North America,
6.50%, 11/15/10

   980,000    946

Allied Waste North America,
7.25%, 3/15/15

   1,411,000    1,348

WCA Waste Corp., 9.25%, 6/15/14 144A

   880,000    889
         

Total

        5,673
         

Structured Product (3.6%)

         

Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield, 6.75%, 6/29/10 144A

   5,625,579    5,573

Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield, 8.25%, 12/29/10

   3,520,000    3,500
         

Total

        9,073
         

Technology (3.9%)

         

Flextronics International, Ltd.,
6.50%, 5/15/13

   1,130,000    1,074

Nortel Networks Ltd., 10.75%, 7/15/16 144A

   1,760,000    1,790

Sanmina Corp., 8.125%, 3/1/16

   730,000    712

Stats Chippac, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/11

   662,000    617

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,
4.875%, 1/15/14

   415,000    361

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,
9.125%, 8/15/13 144A

   1,315,000    1,364

Unisys Corp., 8.00%, 10/15/12

   1,289,000    1,199

Xerox Corp., 6.40%, 3/15/16

   485,000    458

Xerox Corp., 7.20%, 4/1/16

   751,000    753

Xerox Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/13

   1,415,000    1,426
         

Total

        9,754
         

Telecommunications (5.8%)

         

American Tower Corp.,
7.125%, 10/15/12

   1,260,000    1,257

Citizens Communications,
9.25%, 5/15/11

   2,955,000    3,177

Embarq Corp., 6.738%, 6/1/13

   565,000    563

Qwest Capital Funding, 7.90%, 8/15/10

   870,000    866

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.50%, 11/1/08

   375,000    374

Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 9/1/11

   3,156,000    3,194

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/14

   620,000    591

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/12

   501,000    505

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/12

   1,220,000    1,247

 

82

 

High Yield Bond Portfolio


High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

 

Bonds (95.8%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Telecommunications continued

         

Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 8/1/13 144A

   1,150,000    1,173

Windstream Corp., 8.625%, 8/1/16 144A

   1,535,000    1,570
         

Total

        14,517
         

Transportation-Rail & Other (2.0%)

         

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM),
9.375%, 5/1/12

   468,000    498

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM),
12.50%, 6/15/12

   750,000    827

OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/1/13

   1,173,000    1,170

Progress Rail, 7.75%, 4/1/12 144A

   560,000    605

Ship Finance International, Ltd.,
8.50%, 12/15/13

   545,000    518

Stena AB, 7.50%, 11/1/13

   1,515,000    1,469
         

Total

        5,087
         

Utilities (5.5%)

         

The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 144A

   1,750,000    1,872

The AES Corp., 9.375%, 9/15/10

   860,000    920

Aquila, Inc., 9.95%, 2/1/11

   78,000    88

CMS Energy Corp., 7.75%, 8/1/10

   1,170,000    1,188

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 5/1/16 144A

   910,000    896

Edison Mission Energy, 7.73%, 6/15/09

   1,280,000    1,293

Midwest Generation LLC,
8.75%, 5/1/34

   935,000    991

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2/1/14

   1,810,000    1,765

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2/1/16

   1,455,000    1,419

Sierra Pacific Resources,
8.625%, 3/15/14

   1,125,000    1,192

Teco Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/15

   565,000    549

TXU Corp., 5.55%, 11/15/14

   1,895,000    1,719
         

Total

        13,892
         

Total Bonds (Cost: $246,984)

        241,185
         
Preferred Stocks (0.0%)          

Media (0.0%)

         

PTV, Inc.

   23    0
         

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost: $0)

        0
         
Common Stocks and Warrants (0.0%)          

Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (0.0%)

         

*Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc.

   4,168    55
         

Total Common Stocks and Warrants
(Cost: $76)

   55
         
Money Market Investments (6.5%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)
 

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (2.4%)

      

Paccar Financial Corp., 5.20%, 7/3/06

   6,000,000    5,998  
         

Total

        5,998  
         

National Commercial Banks (1.7%)

           

(b)Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

   4,300,000    4,299  
         

Total

        4,299  
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (2.4%)

           

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter,
5.27%, 7/7/06

   6,000,000    5,995  
         

Total

        5,995  
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $16,292)

   16,292  
         

Total Investments (102.3%) (Cost $263,352)(a)

        257,532  
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-2.3%)

   (5,699 )
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        251,833  
         

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

   144A after the name of a security represents a security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was $55,003, representing 21.84% of the net assets.

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $263,352 and the net unrealized depreciation of investments based on that cost was $5,820 which is comprised of $1,511 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $7,331 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for when-issued securities.

 

(c) PIK — Payment In Kind

 

(e) Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments. At the predetermined date the stated coupon rate becomes effective.

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

High Yield Bond Portfolio

 

83


Select Bond Portfolio

 

 


LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

The Corporate Bonds sector includes bonds of companies and governments headquartered outside the United States. The Government and Structured Product categories include domestic taxable bonds. Consistent with the Fund’s stated parameters, no more than 10% of the portfolio is invested in foreign securities,

and no more than 10% is invested in high yield securities.

 

Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
  Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
 

Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to

June 30,

2006*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 989.90   $ 1.48

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,023.31   $ 1.51

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Return of principal is not guaranteed. Bond funds have the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds owned by the Fund. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall. With a fixed income fund, when interest rates rise, the value of the fund’s existing bonds drops, which could negatively affect overall fund performance.

 

84

 

Select Bond Portfolio


Select Bond Portfolio

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Corporate Bonds (26.4%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Aerospace/Defense (1.8%)

         

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.,
4.75%, 8/15/10 144A

   1,850,000    1,773

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.,
5.20%, 8/15/15 144A

   770,000    717

Boeing Capital Corp., 4.75%, 8/25/08

   3,067,000    3,014

General Dynamics Corp.,
3.00%, 5/15/08

   3,660,000    3,491

General Dynamics Corp.,
4.25%, 5/15/13

   600,000    548

Lockheed Martin Corp., 7.65%, 5/1/16

   875,000    982

Lockheed Martin Corp., 8.50%, 12/1/29

   735,000    925

Raytheon Co., 5.50%, 11/15/12

   3,680,000    3,606
         

Total

        15,056
         

Auto Manufacturing (0.2%)

         

DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings Corp., 5.75%, 5/18/09

   1,940,000    1,921
         

Total

        1,921
         

Banking (3.3%)

         

Bank of America Corp., 7.40%, 1/15/11

   1,968,000    2,094

Bank of New York, 4.95%, 1/14/11

   1,050,000    1,021

Bank One Corp., 5.25%, 1/30/13

   2,835,000    2,741

BB&T Corp., 4.90%, 6/30/17

   650,000    590

Compass Bank, 5.50%, 4/1/20

   800,000    751

Countrywide Financial Corp.,
6.25%, 5/15/16

   560,000    549

Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust, 5.628%, 1/19/16 144A

   1,675,000    1,551

Mellon Bank NA, 5.45%, 4/1/16

   1,190,000    1,147

National Australia Bank, Ltd.,
4.80%, 4/6/10 144A

   2,449,000    2,375

Residential Capital Corp.,
6.00%, 2/22/11

   3,265,000    3,163

Residential Capital Corp.,
6.50%, 4/17/13

   2,695,000    2,645

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
5.30%, 1/15/16

   1,385,000    1,324

UnionBanCal Corp., 5.25%, 12/16/13

   565,000    540

Wachovia Corp., 5.35%, 3/15/11

   2,215,000    2,184

Washington Mutual Bank,
5.95%, 5/20/13

   770,000    761

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 6.45%, 2/1/11

   2,100,000    2,162

Zions Bancorporation, 5.50%, 11/16/15

   1,520,000    1,449
         

Total

        27,047
         

Beverage/Bottling (1.2%)

         

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/12

   378,000    408

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 9.00%, 12/1/09

   3,025,000    3,335

Bottling Group LLC, 5.50%, 4/1/16

   815,000    786

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.,
5.375%, 8/15/06

   1,500,000    1,500
Corporate Bonds (26.4%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Beverage/Bottling continued

         

Diageo Capital PLC, 4.375%, 5/3/10

   420,000    399

PepsiAmericas, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/15

   1,710,000    1,578

SABMiller PLC, 6.20%, 7/1/11 144A

   1,965,000    1,976
         

Total

        9,982
         

Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite (0.9%)

    

Comcast Corp., 6.45%, 3/15/37

   985,000    925

News America, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/35

   395,000    365

TCI Communications, Inc.,
8.75%, 8/1/15

   735,000    840

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 7.25%, 9/1/08

   3,110,000    3,198

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 7/15/33

   165,000    187

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.875%, 10/1/12

   1,500,000    1,687

Viacom, Inc., 6.25%, 4/30/16 144A

   390,000    379
         

Total

        7,581
         

Conglomerate/Diversified Manufacturing (0.0%)

    

Honeywell International, Inc.,
5.40%, 3/15/16

   370,000    357
         

Total

        357
         

Consumer Products (0.7%)

         

The Clorox Co., 4.20%, 1/15/10

   1,750,000    1,665

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/16

   585,000    541

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/36

   355,000    309

The Gillette Co., 2.50%, 6/1/08

   3,300,000    3,119
         

Total

        5,634
         

Electric Utilities (4.3%)

         

AEP Texas Central Co.,
6.65%, 2/15/33

   575,000    575

Carolina Power & Light, Inc.,
6.50%, 7/15/12

   255,000    262

Commonwealth Edison Co.,
5.90%, 3/15/36

   365,000    336

Consumer Energy Co., 4.80%, 2/17/09

   3,675,000    3,574

DTE Energy Co., 6.375%, 4/15/33

   325,000    308

DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/1/11

   4,470,000    4,643

Duke Energy Corp.,
6.45%, 10/15/32

   1,225,000    1,217

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.,
5.50%, 8/15/15

   1,150,000    1,073

Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/34

   660,000    603

Florida Power Co., 4.50%, 6/1/10

   2,115,000    2,023

FPL Group Capital, Inc.,
5.551%, 2/16/08

   2,815,000    2,805

Indiana Michigan Power,
5.05%, 11/15/14

   1,560,000    1,445

Kiowa Power Partners LLC,
4.811%, 12/30/13 144A

   805,648    767

 

Select Bond Portfolio

 

85


Select Bond Portfolio

 

 

Corporate Bonds (26.4%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Electric Utilities continued

         

Kiowa Power Partners LLC,
5.737%, 3/30/21 144A

   975,000    905

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.125%, 4/1/36 144A

   195,000    182

Nevada Power Co., 5.875%, 1/15/15

   1,200,000    1,138

Nevada Power Co., 6.50%, 5/15/18 144A

   1,155,000    1,126

Ohio Edison Co., 6.875%, 7/15/36

   555,000    564

Oncor Electric Delivery Co.,
7.00%, 9/1/22

   1,115,000    1,156

PacifiCorp, 5.45%, 9/15/13

   3,000,000    2,923

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.,
4.30%, 6/1/13

   1,800,000    1,625

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.,
5.875%, 8/15/07

   485,000    485

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.,
6.25%, 8/15/09

   145,000    147

Progress Energy, Inc., 6.85%, 4/15/12

   710,000    736

Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 5.00%, 1/1/13

   1,000,000    955

Puget Energy, Inc., 3.363%, 6/1/08

   1,380,000    1,317

Tampa Electric Co., 6.55%, 5/15/36

   385,000    387

Virginia Electric & Power Co.,
6.00%, 1/15/36

   1,600,000    1,463

Xcel Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 7/1/36

   590,000    579
         

Total

        35,319
         

Food Processors (0.7%)

         

Kellogg Co., 6.60%, 4/1/11

   3,610,000    3,729

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/12

   2,020,000    2,044
         

Total

        5,773
         

Gaming/Lodging/Leisure (0.3%)

         

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.,
5.75%, 10/1/17

   1,080,000    984

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.,
6.50%, 6/1/16

   330,000    322

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.,
7.00%, 6/15/13

   1,180,000    1,169
         

Total

        2,475
         

Gas Pipelines (0.6%)

         

Consolidated Natural Gas Co.,
5.00%, 12/1/14

   1,340,000    1,233

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.30%, 8/15/33

   1,285,000    1,316

Kinder Morgan Finance, 5.35%, 1/5/11

   2,910,000    2,680
         

Total

        5,229
         

Independent Finance (0.6%)

         

HSBC Finance Corp.,
4.125%, 11/16/09

   2,330,000    2,217

International Lease Finance Corp., 4.75%, 1/13/12

   1,485,000    1,404

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.15%, 3/1/12

   1,405,000    1,336
         

Total

        4,957
         
Corporate Bonds (26.4%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Information/Data Technology (0.2%)

         

Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.50%, 2/22/16

   2,125,000    2,040
         

Total

        2,040
         

Machinery (0.1%)

         

John Deere Capital Corp.,
4.50%, 8/25/08

   825,000    806
         

Total

        806
         

Oil and Gas (1.8%)

         

Amerada Hess Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/33

   195,000    202

Anadarko Finance Co., 7.50%, 5/1/31

   785,000    843

Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11

   3,105,000    3,194

Devon Energy Corp., 7.95%, 4/15/32

   195,000    225

Nexen, Inc., 5.875%, 3/10/35

   215,000    190

Occidental Petroleum, 4.00%, 11/30/07

   1,500,000    1,467

Occidental Petroleum,
10.125%, 9/15/09

   1,000,000    1,131

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 12/15/15

   4,745,000    4,371

Petro-Canada, 5.95%, 5/15/35

   1,060,000    969

Pioneer Natural Resource,
6.875%, 5/1/18

   960,000    925

Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.85%, 2/1/37

   1,110,000    979

XTO Energy, Inc., 5.30%, 6/30/15

   195,000    181
         

Total

        14,677
         

Other Finance (0.4%)

         

SLM Corp., 5.45%, 4/25/11

   3,020,000    2,968
         

Total

        2,968
         

Other Services (0.1%)

         

Waste Management, Inc.,
5.00%, 3/15/14

   540,000    504
         

Total

        504
         

Paper and Forest Products (0.1%)

         

Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/32

   590,000    597
         

Total

        597
         

Pharmaceuticals (0.3%)

         

Abbott Laboratories, 3.75%, 3/15/11

   2,480,000    2,280
         

Total

        2,280
         

Property and Casualty Insurance (0.5%)

         

Berkley (WR) Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/08

   2,860,000    3,074

Berkshire Hathaway Finance,
3.40%, 7/2/07

   1,500,000    1,468
         

Total

        4,542
         

Railroads (1.1%)

         

Burlington Northern Santa Fe,
6.125%, 3/15/09

   3,000,000    3,033

Canadian National Railway Co.,
5.80%, 6/1/16

   395,000    393

Union Pacific Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/09

   3,000,000    2,868

Union Pacific Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/09

   3,000,000    3,133
         

Total

        9,427
         

 

86

 

Select Bond Portfolio


Select Bond Portfolio

 

 

Corporate Bonds (26.4%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.6%)

         

Archstone-Smith Operating Trust, 5.25%, 12/1/10

   575,000    560

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 5.375%, 10/15/12

   1,000,000    961

ERP Operating LP, 5.25%, 9/15/14

   1,325,000    1,258

First Industrial LP, 5.25%, 6/15/09

   1,275,000    1,246

HRPT Properties Trust, 5.75%, 11/1/15

   800,000    762

ProLogis, 5.50%, 3/1/13

   1,070,000    1,038

ProLogis, 5.75%, 4/1/16

   1,115,000    1,075

Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A

   2,700,000    2,630

Simon Property Group LP,
5.375%, 6/1/11

   2,960,000    2,886

Simon Property Group LP,
6.10%, 5/1/16

   1,155,000    1,146
         

Total

        13,562
         

Retail Food and Drug (0.4%)

         

CVS Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/14

   1,510,000    1,380

Delhaize America, Inc.,
8.125%, 4/15/11

   1,965,000    2,067
         

Total

        3,447
         

Retail Stores (1.3%)

         

Federated Department Stores,
6.30%, 4/1/09

   3,790,000    3,833

The Home Depot, Inc., 5.40%, 3/1/16

   1,860,000    1,783

J.C. Penney Co., Inc., 6.875%, 10/15/15

   490,000    505

May Department Stores Co.,
6.65%, 7/15/24

   195,000    191

Target Corp., 5.40%, 10/1/08

   4,555,000    4,539
         

Total

        10,851
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (1.0%)

         

Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/11

   2,445,000    2,477

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.15%, 1/15/14

   2,420,000    2,294

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 4/4/16

   900,000    860

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.00%, 1/15/15

   990,000    922

Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 10/15/15

   1,735,000    1,642
         

Total

        8,195
         

Telecommunications (2.6%)

         

ALLTELL Corp., 4.656%, 5/17/07

   1,190,000    1,181

(e)AT&T Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/31

   1,645,000    1,889

AT&T Corp., 9.05%, 11/15/11

   1,500,000    1,592

AT&T, Inc., 5.10%, 9/15/14

   625,000    580

Cingular Wireless LLC,
7.125%, 12/15/31

   1,535,000    1,597

Deutsche Telekom International Finance, 5.75%, 3/23/16

   1,475,000    1,392

Embarq Corp., 6.738%, 6/1/13

   610,000    608

Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 6/1/16

   1,070,000    1,064

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/1/36

   840,000    844

France Telecom SA, 8.50%, 3/1/31

   800,000    963
Corporate Bonds (26.4%)   

Shares/

$ Par

   Value
$ (000’s)

Telecommunications continued

         

Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.375%, 3/15/12

   1,880,000    2,078

Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.75%, 3/15/32

   685,000    826

Telecom Italia Capital,
4.00%, 1/15/10

   1,565,000    1,464

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045%, 6/20/36

   395,000    395

Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.55%, 2/15/16

   845,000    792

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 5.85%, 9/15/35

   1,940,000    1,688

Vodafone Group PLC,
5.50%, 6/15/11

   2,035,000    1,988

Vodafone Group PLC,
5.75%, 3/15/16

   370,000    352
         

Total

        21,293
         

Vehicle Parts (0.1%)

         

Johnson Controls, Inc.,
5.50%, 1/15/16

   750,000    712

Johnson Controls, Inc.,
6.00%, 1/15/36

   360,000    332
         

Total

        1,044
         

Yankee Sovereign (0.2%)

         

United Mexican States,
5.625%, 1/15/17

   1,480,000    1,376
         

Total

        1,376
         

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $227,104)

        218,940
         
Governments (21.2%)          

Governments (21.2%)

         

Aid-Israel, 5.50%, 4/26/24

   1,910,000    1,895

(e)BECCS, 14.00%, 11/15/11

   5,600,000    5,494

Federal Home Loan Bank,
5.54%, 1/8/09

   3,700,000    3,713

Federal Home Loan Bank,
6.00%, 5/13/13

   2,445,000    2,292

Federal Home Loan Bank,
6.00%, 7/17/18

   2,365,000    2,046

Housing & Urban Development, 6.08%, 8/1/13

   4,000,000    4,075

Housing & Urban Development, 6.17%, 8/1/14

   3,000,000    3,082

(f)Japan Government,
0.10%, 1/20/07

   1,360,000,000    11,865

Overseas Private Investment, 4.10%, 11/15/14

   2,445,360    2,287

(e)Tennessee Valley Authority Stripped, 8.25%, 4/15/42

   3,600,000    2,748

US Treasury, 4.375%, 12/15/10

   8,033,000    7,803

US Treasury, 4.50%, 2/15/16

   2,139,000    2,035

US Treasury, 4.50%, 2/15/36

   12,453,000    11,166

US Treasury, 4.625%, 2/29/08

   11,885,000    11,777

 

Select Bond Portfolio

 

87


Select Bond Portfolio

 

 

Governments (21.2%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Governments continued

         

(g)US Treasury, 4.875%, 4/30/11

   40,463,000    40,050

US Treasury, 4.875%, 5/31/11

   10,525,000    10,418

US Treasury, 4.875%, 2/15/12

   1,475,000    1,459

(g)US Treasury, 5.125%, 5/15/16

   31,232,000    31,195

(g)US Treasury, 5.375%, 2/15/31

   5,525,000    5,620

US Treasury Inflation Index Bond, 2.00%, 1/15/16

   15,172,338    14,489
         

Total Governments
(Cost: $177,480)

        175,509
         
Structured Products (46.3%)          

Structured Products (46.3%)

         

Asset Securitization Corp., Series 1997-D5, Class PS1,
1.725%, 2/14/43 IO

   9,824,723    409

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, 4.657%, 8/25/34

   3,817,000    3,720

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4,
Class A6, 3.511%,

   8,024,000    7,627

CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co. LLC, 5.17%, 8/1/19

   1,730,000    1,653

Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-C1, Class B, 7.00%, 6/2/33 144A

   4,000,000    4,049

DLJ Commerical Mortgage Corp., Series 1998-CF1, Class S,
1.156%, 2/18/31 IO

   94,841,687    1,622

DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Series 1997-CF2, Class S,
0.731%, 10/15/30 IO 144A

   58,332,557    531

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co., Series 1998-1, Class IO,
1.353%, 1/15/25 IO

   15,397,063    574

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/20

   1,884,569    1,737

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/19

   2,344,832    2,217

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 7/1/20

   6,332,178    5,978

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/19

   3,445,839    3,321

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/20

   605,599    583

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/20

   6,590,803    6,346

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/20

   2,944,330    2,835

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 11/1/35

   13,574,045    12,687

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/35

   32,152,788    30,052

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 9/1/19

   1,099,286    1,079

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 11/1/19

   3,041,065    2,986
Structured Products (46.3%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Structured Products continued

         

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/19

   591,888    581

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/20

   4,002,485    3,927

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/35

   2,583,811    2,483

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 10/1/35

   7,368,777    7,083

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 5/1/34

   1,458,566    1,468

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 3/1/36

   1,798,350    1,809

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 6/1/19

   1,279,062    1,182

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/19

   7,100,912    6,720

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 8/1/19

   1,344,650    1,273

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 12/1/19

   801,489    759

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 4/1/20

   1,900,209    1,796

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 7/1/20

   3,877,282    3,665

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 9/1/20

   5,000,000    4,726

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/35

   932,395    845

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 7/1/35

   4,434,301    4,020

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 9/1/35

   11,647,000    10,559

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 10/1/35

   9,049,645    8,204

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 3/1/20

   2,549,793    2,458

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/20

   1,019,963    983

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 5/1/20

   8,798,183    8,476

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/20

   2,515,734    2,424

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/35

   2,730,844    2,554

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/35

   4,285,180    4,008

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 10/1/35

   2,920,336    2,732

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/35

   5,249,999    4,911

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 6/1/36

   4,250,000    3,973

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.17%, 1/1/16

   2,722,498    2,620

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.285%, 4/1/16

   8,695,004    8,418

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.32%, 4/1/14

   1,769,632    1,724

 

88

 

Select Bond Portfolio


Select Bond Portfolio

 

 

Structured Products (46.3%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Structured Products continued

         

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/34

   1,810,250    1,743

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/1/35

   5,829,151    5,603

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/35

   1,296,944    1,247

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 8/1/35

   3,430,483    3,297

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/35

   19,587,758    18,828

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/35

   5,617,322    5,399

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 11/1/35

   15,480,988    14,880

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 1/1/36

   12,666,076    12,174

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/35

   3,750,460    3,694

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 6/1/35

   4,026,703    3,966

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 7/1/35

   6,642,788    6,544

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 8/1/35

   654,369    645

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/35

   2,675,848    2,636

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/35

   5,821,960    5,734

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 11/1/35

   2,695,652    2,710

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 12/1/35

   6,668,931    6,705

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 4/1/36

   1,567,342    1,576

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.75%, 4/25/18

   1,417,546    1,441

Federal National Mortgage Association — Aces, Series 2006-M1, Class B, 5.355%, 2/25/16

   6,949,000    6,707

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 6.00%, 7/1/36

   6,500,000    6,396

Final Maturity Amortizing Notes, 4.45%, 8/25/12

   8,228,657    7,812

Freddie Mac, 4.50%, 10/15/33

   2,210,000    2,099

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/15/31

   67,290    65

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 11/15/31

   17,523    17

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 12/15/31

   210,537    204

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 1/15/32

   569,239    553

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 2/15/32

   193,843    188

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/15/32

   185,095    180

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 4/15/32

   17,992    17
Structured Products (46.3%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Structured Products continued

         

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/15/32

   31,939    31

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/15/32

   5,093,032    4,944

GS Auto Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3, 4.45%, 5/17/10

   8,712,000    8,580

Massachusetts RRB Special Purpose Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A,
6.53%, 6/1/15

   1,363,375    1,405

Mid-State Trust, Series 6, Class A3, 7.54%, 7/1/35

   482,337    493

Midland Realty Acceptance Corp., Series 1996-C2, Class AEC,
1.219%, 1/25/29 IO

   2,624,016    16

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3,
4.74%, 9/15/09

   20,500,000    20,241

RMF Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through, Series 1997-1, Class F, 7.47%, 1/15/19

   1,800,000    180

Rural Housing Trust 1987-1, Series 1, Class D, 6.33%, 4/1/26

   111,273    111

USAA Auto Owner Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A3, 5.01%, 9/15/10

   9,916,000    9,832

Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., 4.065%, 10/25/33

   1,912,000    1,848

Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., 3.83%, 1/25/35 144A

   4,779,070    4,546

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2005-B, Class A3,
4.40%, 5/20/09

   4,650,000    4,598

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3,
5.01%, 10/15/10

   7,027,000    6,965
         

Total Structured Products (Cost: $394,430)

        383,237
         
Money Market Investments (12.7%)          

Autos (2.4%)

         

Daimler Chrysler Auto,
5.13%, 7/12/06

   5,000,000    4,992

Fcar Owner Trust I, 5.04%, 7/5/06

   5,000,000    4,997

New Center Asset Trust,
5.23%, 7/31/06

   5,000,000    4,978

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
5.25%, 7/31/06

   5,000,000    4,978
         

Total

        19,945
         

Federal Government & Agencies (0.1%)

    

Federal Home Loan, 5.145%, 9/26/06

   1,000,000    988
         

Total

        988
         

Finance Lessors (1.8%)

         

Ranger Funding, Co. LLC,
5.12%, 7/24/06

   5,000,000    4,984

Thunder Bay Funding, Inc.,
5.20%, 7/17/06

   5,000,000    4,987

 

Select Bond Portfolio    

 

89


Select Bond Portfolio

 

 

Money Market Investments (12.7%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)

Finance Lessors continued

         

Windmill Funding Corp.,
5.19%, 7/21/06

   5,000,000    4,986
         

Total

        14,957
         

Finance Services (1.2%)

         

(b)Bryant Park Funding LLC,
5.03%, 7/7/06

   5,000,000    4,996

(b)Preferred Receivables Funding Co. LLC, 5.13%, 7/14/06

   5,000,000    4,991
         

Total

        9,987
         

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (0.6%)

         

Caterpillar Financial, 5.29%, 7/26/06

   5,000,000    4,982
         

Total

        4,982
         

National Commercial Banks (1.2%)

         

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 5.26%, 7/26/06

   5,000,000    4,981

Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

   4,780,000    4,779
         

Total

        9,760
         

Office Machines (0.6%)

         

Pitney Bowes, Inc., 5.23%, 7/7/06

   5,000,000    4,996
         

Total

        4,996
         

Personal Credit Institutions (1.2%)

         

American Express Credit Corp.,
5.25%, 7/17/06

   5,000,000    4,988

American General Finance,
5.30%, 8/3/06

   5,000,000    4,976
         

Total

        9,964
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (1.8%)

         

Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 5.31%, 8/14/06

   5,000,000    4,968

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.27%, 8/9/06

   5,000,000    4,971

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter,
5.28%, 7/10/06

   5,000,000    4,993
         

Total

        14,932
         
Money Market Investments (12.7%)    Shares/
$ Par
   Value
$ (000’s)
 

Short Term Business Credit (1.8%)

           

HSBC Finance Corp., 5.20%, 8/1/06

   5,000,000    4,978  

Old Line Funding Corp.,
5.20%, 7/17/06

   5,000,000    4,988  

Sheffield Receivables, 5.19%, 7/17/06

   5,000,000    4,989  
         

Total

        14,955  
         

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $105,466)

        105,466  
         

Total Investments (106.6%)
(Cost $904,480)(a)

        883,152  
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities
(-6.6%)

        (54,986 )
         

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

        828,166  
         

 

144A after the name of a security represents a security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was $24,275, representing 2.93% of the net assets.

 

IO — Interest Only Security

 

(a) At June 30, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $904,480 and the net unrealized depreciation of investments based on that cost was $21,328 which is comprised of $1,140 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $22,468 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for when-issued securities.

 

(d) Defaulted Security

 

(e) Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments. At the predetermined date the stated coupon rate becomes effective.

 

(f) Foreign Bond.

 

(g) All or portion of the securities have been loaned. See note 6.

 

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

90

 

    Select Bond Portfolio


Money Market Portfolio

 

 


Expense Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs or separate account charges. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs or separate account charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
January 1,
2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30,
2006
  

Expenses
Paid During
Period January 1,
2006 to
June 30,

2006*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,022.30    $ 1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,023.31    $ 1.51

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

An investment in the Money Market Portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Money Market Portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Money Market Portfolio.

 

Money Market Portfolio    

 

91


Money Market Portfolio

 

 

Money Market Investments (99.9%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Asset-Backed Securities (CMO’S) (0.1%)

    

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 4.72%, 11/15/06

   241,161    241
         

Total

        241
         

Autos (13.2%)

         

Daimler Chrysler Auto, 5.03%, 7/5/06

   8,000,000    7,996

Daimler Chrysler Auto, 5.26%, 7/25/06

   9,000,000    8,968

Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.06%, 7/10/06

   8,000,000    7,990

Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.23%, 8/3/06

   9,000,000    8,957

New Center Asset Trust, 5.05%, 7/6/06

   8,000,000    7,994

New Center Asset Trust, 5.27%, 8/14/06

   9,000,000    8,942
         

Total

        50,847
         

Federal Government & Agencies (3.9%)

    

Fannie Mae, 3.125%, 5/4/07

   3,800,000    3,725

Fannie Mae, 4.00%, 5/23/07

   11,400,000    11,259
         

Total

        14,984
         

Finance Lessors (13.2%)

         

Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.25%, 8/8/06

   9,000,000    8,950

Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.28%, 7/26/06

   8,000,000    7,971

Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.20%, 7/17/06

   9,000,000    8,979

Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/06

   8,000,000    7,948

Windmill Funding Corp., 5.11%, 7/17/06

   8,500,000    8,481

Windmill Funding Corp., 5.26%, 7/24/06

   8,500,000    8,471
         

Total

        50,800
         

Finance Services (15.1%)

         

Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.05%, 7/5/06

   8,500,000    8,495

Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.27%, 7/25/06

   8,500,000    8,470

Ciesco LP, 5.10%, 7/20/06

   9,000,000    8,977

Ciesco LP, 5.16%, 8/3/06

   8,000,000    7,962

HBOS PLC, 3.125%, 1/12/07 144A

   3,400,000    3,363

HBOS Treasury Services, PLC, 5.12%, 2/9/07

   3,400,000    3,401

Preferred Receivable Funding, 5.10%, 7/12/06

   8,500,000    8,487

Preferred Receivable Funding, 5.15%, 7/17/06

   8,500,000    8,481
         

Total

        57,636
         
Money Market Investments (99.9%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (6.7%)

    

Caterpillar Financial, 5.29%, 7/26/06

   8,000,000    7,971

Caterpillar Financial, 5.30%, 7/24/06

   5,000,000    4,983

General Electric Capital, 5.13%, 7/14/06

   8,000,000    7,985

General Electric Capital, 5.25%, 7/9/07

   5,000,000    5,000
         

Total

        25,939
         

National Commercial Banks (13.8%)

         

Bank of America Corp., 5.32%, 8/25/06

   9,000,000    8,927

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 5.26%, 7/28/06

   9,000,000    8,964

Fleetboston Financial Corp., 8.625%, 1/15/07

   2,500,000    2,546

Rabobank USA, 5.25%, 7/3/06

   15,000,000    14,996

Royal Bank of Scotland — New York, 5.28%, 12/27/06

   3,400,000    3,400

UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 7/7/06

   14,250,000    14,237
         

Total

        53,070
         

Personal Credit Institutions (5.0%)

         

American Express Co., 5.50%, 9/12/06

   3,400,000    3,405

American General Finance, 5.13%, 7/7/06

   5,000,000    4,996

American General Finance, 5.29%, 8/2/06

   6,000,000    5,971

American General Finance, 5.29%, 7/27/06

   5,000,000    4,981
         

Total

        19,353
         

Phone Communications Except Radiophone (4.4%)

    

Bellsouth Corp., 5.17%, 7/12/06

   9,000,000    8,986

Bellsouth Corp., 5.28%, 8/8/06

   8,000,000    7,955
         

Total

        16,941
         

Security Brokers and Dealers (11.8%)

         

Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 5.31%, 8/14/06

   9,000,000    8,942

Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 5.33%, 8/16/06

   8,000,000    7,946

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.55%, 8/1/2006

   3,400,000    3,400

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.17%, 7/7/06

   6,000,000    5,995

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.085%, 12/22/06

   3,100,000    3,103

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.23%, 1/26/07 MTNC

   3,700,000    3,703

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.27%, 7/7/06

   9,000,000    8,991

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 4.93%, 11/24/06

   3,400,000    3,402
         

Total

        45,482
         

 

92

 

Money Market Portfolio


Money Market Portfolio

 

 

Money Market Investments (99.9%)   

Shares/

$ Par

  

Value

$ (000’s)

Short Term Business Credit (12.7%)

         

HSBC Finance Corp., 5.09%, 7/7/06

   8,000,000    7,993

HSBC Finance Corp., 5.75%, 1/30/07

   3,400,000    3,418

HSBC Finance Corp., 7.875%, 3/1/07

   3,400,000    3,463

Old Line Funding Corp., 5.00%, 7/5/06

   8,000,000    7,996

Old Line Funding Corp., 5.28%, 7/20/06

   9,000,000    8,975

Sheffield Receivables, 5.07%, 7/6/06

   8,000,000    7,994

Sheffield Receivables, 5.21%, 7/20/06

   9,000,000    8,975
         

Total

        48,814
         

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost: $384,107)

   384,107
         

Total Investments (99.9%)
(Cost $384,107)

        384,107
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.1%)

   478
         

Net Assets (100.0%)

        384,585
         

 

   144A after the name of a security represents a security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was $3,363, representing 0.87% of the net assets.

 

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Money Market Portfolio    

 

93


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

June 30, 2006

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Small Cap
Growth Stock
Portfolio
    T. Rowe Price
Small Cap Value
Portfolio
   Aggressive
Growth Stock
Portfolio
   International
Growth
Portfolio
   Franklin
Templeton
International
Equity
Portfolio
    AllianceBernstein
Mid Cap Value
Portfolio
   Index 400
Stock
Portfolio

Assets

                                                  

Investments, at value (1), (2)

   $ 525,481     $ 283,427    $ 1,250,179    $ 222,195    $ 1,285,271     $ 112,867    $ 518,765

Cash

                20,287      653      1,091           

Due From Sale of Securities

     4,489       870      12,249      1,745      4,053       1,163      3,283

Due From Sale of Foreign Currency

                     4,354      12,051           

Futures Variation Margin

     237            112                      262

Dividends and Interest Receivables

     81       345      211      337      3,290       114      619
    


 

  

  

  


 

  

Total Assets

     530,288       284,642      1,283,038      229,284      1,305,756       114,144      522,929
    


 

  

  

  


 

  

Liabilities

                                                  

Due on Purchase of Securities

     467       167      44,511      1,535      1,285       892      3,316

Payable for Collateral on Securities on Loan

                                    

Due on Purchase of Foreign Currency

                     4,514      11,861           

Due to Investment Advisor

     231       192      514      124      680       76      104

Accrued Expenses

     15       14      12      37      63       8      16

Futures Variation Margin

                                    
    


 

  

  

  


 

  

Total Liabilities

     713       373      45,037      6,210      13,889       976      3,436
    


 

  

  

  


 

  

Net Assets

   $ 529,575     $ 284,269    $ 1,238,001    $ 223,074    $ 1,291,867     $ 113,168    $ 519,493
    


 

  

  

  


 

  

Represented By:

                                                  

Aggregate Paid in Capital (3), (4)

   $ 436,838     $ 205,983    $ 1,006,422    $ 177,539    $ 909,920     $ 93,826    $ 407,424

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (22 )     938      7,374      1,407      23,581       445      3,525

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     20,422       6,474      39,041      15,522      (14,797 )     4,651      10,560

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

                                                  

Investment Securities

     71,354       70,874      184,213      28,595      373,137       14,246      95,865

Futures Contracts

     983            951                        2,119

Foreign Currency Transactions

                     11      26           
    


 

  

  

  


 

  

Net Assets for Shares
Outstanding (3)

   $ 529,575     $ 284,269    $ 1,238,001    $ 223,074    $ 1,291,867     $ 113,168    $ 519,493
    


 

  

  

  


 

  

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share

   $ 2.31     $ 1.73    $ 3.34    $ 1.53    $ 1.98     $ 1.53    $ 1.50
    


 

  

  

  


 

  

(1) Investments, at cost

   $ 454,127     $ 212,553    $ 1,065,966    $ 193,600    $ 912,134     $ 98,621    $ 422,900

(2) Securities on Loan

                                    

(3) Shares Outstanding

     228,764       164,540      370,153      145,851      651,492       74,201      346,175

(4) Shares authorized, $.01 par value

     2,000,000       2,000,000      2,000,000      2,000,000      2,000,000       2,000,000      2,000,000

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

(Prepared from Unaudited Figures)

 

94

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities


 

Janus
Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
  Growth
Stock
Portfolio
    Large Cap
Core Stock
Portfolio
    Capital
Guardian
Domestic
Equity
Portfolio
  T. Rowe
Price
Equity
Income
Portfolio
  Index 500
Stock
Portfolio
  Asset
Allocation
Portfolio
  Balanced
Portfolio
    High Yield
Bond
Portfolio
    Select Bond
Portfolio
    Money
Market
Portfolio
                                                                         
$ 131,078   $ 688,490     $ 496,008     $ 324,048   $ 152,666   $ 1,891,519   $ 259,242   $ 2,900,708     $ 257,532     $ 883,152     $ 384,107
  70     1,275       997       141     80         270           1,303       18       27
  3,712           2,488       973     44     7,339     1,215     21,847       2,869       11,885      
                              542                      
                                                   
  52     508       552       615     254     2,460     1,037     11,497       4,592       6,564       544


 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

  134,912     690,273       500,045       325,777     153,044     1,901,318     262,306     2,934,052       266,296       901,619       384,678


 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

                                                                         
  1,335     3,132       5,097       123     1,504     7,568     2,865     26,807       14,352       21,732      
 
 
    
                                92,816             51,513      
 
 
    
                            5                      
  85     236       173       149     79     308     113     691       95       203       93
  7     12       12       9     8     18     31     497       16       5      
      70                     78     33     7                  


 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

  1,427     3,450       5,282       281     1,591     7,972     3,047     120,818       14,463       73,453       93


 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

$ 133,485   $ 686,823     $ 494,763     $ 325,496   $ 151,453   $ 1,893,346   $ 259,259   $ 2,813,234     $ 251,833     $ 828,166     $ 384,585


 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

                                                                         
$ 116,065   $ 626,434     $ 553,415     $ 282,052   $ 132,779   $ 1,372,241   $ 229,734   $ 2,120,986     $ 316,811     $ 854,427     $ 384,585
 
 
    
251
    3,197       3,009       3,001     1,363     16,500     3,074     43,994       8,516       18,959      
 
 
 
    
    
5,824
    (25,381 )     (144,611 )     13,519     2,301     35,074     5,720     (11,286 )     (67,674 )     (23,892 )    
                                                                         
  11,345     81,888       82,950       26,924     15,010     468,749     20,404     654,261       (5,820 )     (21,328 )    
      685                     782     326     5,279                  
                              1                      


 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

 
$
    
133,485
  $ 686,823     $ 494,763     $ 325,496   $ 151,453   $ 1,893,346   $ 259,259   $ 2,813,234     $ 251,833     $ 828,166     $ 384,585


 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

 
$
    
1.52
  $ 2.08     $ 1.23     $ 1.17   $ 1.40   $ 2.89   $ 1.13   $ 1.81     $ 0.68     $ 1.14     $ 1.00


 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 

$ 119,733   $ 606,602     $ 413,058     $ 297,124   $ 137,656   $ 1,422,770   $ 238,838   $ 2,246,447     $ 263,352     $ 904,480     $ 384,107
                                  90,166             50,305      
  87,556     329,871       403,852       278,716     108,562     654,151     229,946     1,554,418       368,916       723,472       384,599
  2,000,000     2,000,000       2,000,000       2,000,000     2,000,000     2,000,000     2,000,000     3,000,000       2,000,000       1,000,000       2,000,000

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

(Prepared from Unaudited Figures)

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  

 

95


Statements of Operations

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

(in thousands)

 

     Small Cap
Growth Stock
Portfolio
    T. Rowe Price
Small Cap Value
Portfolio
    Aggressive
Growth Stock
Portfolio
    International
Growth
Portfolio
    Franklin
Templeton
International
Equity
Portfolio
    AllianceBernstein
Mid Cap Value
Portfolio
    Index 400
Stock
Portfolio
 

Investment Income

                                                        

Income

                                                        

Interest

   $ 808     $ 277     $ 1,649     $ 232     $ 2,135     $ 126     $ 835  

Dividends (1)

     635       1,783       9,028       2,418       25,896       779       3,418  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Income

     1,443       2,060       10,677       2,650       28,031       905       4,253  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Expenses

                                                        

Management Fees

     1,444       1,149       3,288       716       4,073       451       645  

Custodian Fees

     13       12       8       171       302       5       11  

Audit Fees

     8       7       9       5       12       5       8  

Other Expenses

     1       2       1             1       1       2  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Expenses

     1,466       1,170       3,306       892       4,388       462       666  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Less Waived Fees:

                                                        

Paid Indirectly

     (1 )     (2 )     (3 )                 (2 )     (2 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Net Expenses

     1,465       1,168       3,303       892       4,388       460       664  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (22 )     892       7,374       1,758       23,643       445       3,589  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

                                                        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

                                                        

Investment Securities

     22,327       6,721       41,855       15,591       38,702       4,681       15,770  

Futures Contracts

     (1,498 )           (1,063 )                       (2,642 )

Foreign Currency Transactions

                       (85 )     (325 )            
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     20,829       6,721       40,792       15,506       38,377       4,681       13,128  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

                                                        

Investment Securities

     (3,834 )     15,652       (1,838 )     (9,596 )     66,705       1,889       1,155  

Futures Contracts

     983             951                         2,244  

Foreign Currency Transactions

                       3       45              
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (2,851 )     15,652       (887 )     (9,593 )     66,750       1,889       3,399  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

     17,978       22,373       39,905       5,913       105,127       6,570       16,527  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 17,956     $ 23,265     $ 47,279     $ 7,671     $ 128,770     $ 7,015     $ 20,116  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


(1) Less Foreign Dividend Tax

   $     $ 1     $ 7     $ 99     $ 1,029     $ 1     $  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

(Prepared from Unaudited Figures)

 

96

 

Statements of Operations


 

Janus
Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
    Growth
Stock
Portfolio
    Large Cap
Core Stock
Portfolio
    Capital
Guardian
Domestic
Equity
Portfolio
    T. Rowe
Price
Equity
Income
Portfolio
    Index 500
Stock
Portfolio
    Asset
Allocation
Portfolio
    Balanced
Portfolio
    High Yield
Bond
Portfolio
    Select Bond
Portfolio
    Money
Market
Portfolio
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
$ 361     $ 866     $ 273     $ 354     $ 149     $ 617     $ 2,827     $ 34,256     $ 9,195     $ 20,256     $ 8,248
  427       3,820       3,820       3,521       1,688       17,821       1,040       14,137                  



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

  788       4,686       4,093       3,875       1,837       18,438       3,867       48,393       9,195       20,256       8,248



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

                                                                                   
  530       1,474       1,071       863       464       1,914       682       4,299       570       1,200       520
  3       7       5       6       5       16       57             9            
  6       9       9       6       5       9       4             11            
                    1             2       3             1            



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

  539       1,490       1,085       876       474       1,941       746       4,299       591       1,200       520



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

                                                                                   
  (2 )     (1 )     (1 )     (2 )     (1 )     (3 )     (2 )           (2 )          



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

  537       1,489       1,084       874       473       1,938       744       4,299       589       1,200       520



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

  251       3,197       3,009       3,001       1,364       16,500       3,123       44,094       8,606       19,056       7,728



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

                                                                                   
                                                                                   
  5,869       31,366       18,529       13,982       2,314       41,526       6,237       (7,512 )     (1,120 )     (16,122 )    
        (700 )                       (1,541 )     (152 )     (822 )           1,752      
                                      4             (1 )          



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 
 
 
    
    
5,869
 
 
 
    30,666       18,529       13,982       2,314       39,985       6,089       (8,334 )     (1,121 )     (14,370 )    



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

                                                                                   
  (14,682 )     (39,863 )     (14,710 )     (5,040 )     3,269       (6,488 )     (6,090 )     (4,437 )     (2,369 )     (13,035 )    
        780                         1,081       421       7,376             149      
                                                             



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

  (14,682 )     (39,083 )     (14,710 )     (5,040 )     3,269       (5,407 )     (5,669 )     2,939       (2,369 )     (12,886 )    



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

  (8,813 )     (8,417 )     3,819       8,942       5,583       34,578       420       (5,395 )     (3,490 )     (27,256 )    



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 
$
    
(8,562
 
)
  $ (5,220 )   $ 6,828     $ 11,943     $ 6,947     $ 51,078     $ 3,543     $ 38,699     $ 5,116     $ (8,200 )   $ 7,728



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

$ 4     $ 34     $ 7     $ 36     $ 14     $     $ 51     $     $     $     $

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

(Prepared from Unaudited Figures)

 

Statements of Operations

 

97


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ (22 )   $ (436 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     20,829       67,704  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (2,851 )     (17,634 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     17,956       49,634  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

            

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (66,952 )     (4,453 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (66,952 )     (4,453 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 14,743 and 26,656 Shares

     38,124       63,776  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (26,696 and 2,068 shares, respectively)

     66,952       4,453  

Payments for 11,497 and 22,266 Shares Redeemed

     (29,513 )     (52,822 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (29,942 and 6,458 shares, respectively)

     75,563       15,407  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     26,567       60,588  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     503,008       442,420  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $(22) and $0 respectively)

   $ 529,575     $ 503,008  
    


 


 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 892     $ 1,087  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     6,721       9,975  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     15,652       5,455  
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     23,265       16,517  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (673 )     (685 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (10,289 )     (5,796 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (10,962 )     (6,481 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 16,851 and 33,985 Shares

     29,772       52,624  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (6,046 and 4,516 shares, respectively)

     10,962       6,481  

Payments for 7,946 and 15,702 Shares Redeemed

     (13,809 )     (24,243 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (14,951 and 22,799 shares, respectively)

     26,925       34,862  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     39,228       44,898  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     245,041       200,143  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $938 and $719 respectively)

   $ 284,269     $ 245,041  
    


 


 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

98

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 7,374     $ 1,541  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     40,792       138,950  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (887 )     (69,353 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     47,279       71,138  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (1,541 )     (602 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (28,368 )      
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (29,909 )     (602 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 8,964 and 19,375 Shares

     30,898       59,332  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (8,413 and 211 shares, respectively)

     29,909       602  

Payments for 27,024 and 51,070 Shares Redeemed

     (92,878 )     (156,263 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((9,647) and (31,484) shares, respectively)

     (32,071 )     (96,329 )
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (14,701 )     (25,793 )

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     1,252,702       1,278,495  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $7,374 and $1,541 respectively)

   $ 1,238,001     $ 1,252,702  
    


 


 

International Growth Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 1,758     $ 1,263  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     15,506       11,413  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (9,593 )     9,970  
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     7,671       22,646  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (451 )     (1,525 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (3,118 )     (7,104 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (3,569 )     (8,629 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 38,718 and 51,033 Shares

     61,043       70,984  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends Paid (2,115 shares, and 5,826 shares, respectively)

     3,569       8,629  

Payments for 8,491 and 27,131 Shares Redeemed

     (13,190 )     (36,578 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (32,342 and 29,728 shares, respectively)

     51,422       43,035  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     55,524       57,052  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     167,550       110,498  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $1,407 and $99 respectively)

   $ 223,074     $ 167,550  
    


 


 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

99


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 23,643     $ 23,272  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     38,377       15,154  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     66,750       78,903  
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     128,770       117,329  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (22,771 )     (18,202 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

            
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (22,771 )     (18,202 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 40,080 and 76,596 Shares

     78,866       128,828  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Dividends Paid (10,906 shares, and 11,284 shares, respectively)

     22,771       18,202  

Payments for 28,156 and 52,112 Shares Redeemed

     (55,029 )     (87,874 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (22,830 and 35,768 shares, respectively)

     46,608       59,156  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     152,607       158,283  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     1,139,260       980,977  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $23,581 and $22,709 respectively)

   $ 1,291,867     $ 1,139,260  
    


 


 

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 445     $ 513  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     4,681       6,465  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     1,889       (1,949 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     7,015       5,029  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (2 )     (512 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (1,995 )     (4,826 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (1,997 )     (5,338 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 8,360 and 16,922 Shares

     12,699       24,551  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (1,265 and 3,665 shares, respectively)

     1,997       5,338  

Payments for 2,712 and 2,875 Shares Redeemed

     (4,103 )     (4,154 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (6,913 and 17,712 shares, respectively)

     10,593       25,735  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     15,611       25,426  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     97,557       72,131  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $445 and $1 respectively)

   $ 113,168     $ 97,557  
    


 


 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

100

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Index 400 Stock Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 3,589     $ 5,641  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     13,128       32,979  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     3,399       14,929  
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     20,116       53,549  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (5,572 )     (3,439 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (31,856 )     (21,218 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (37,428 )     (24,657 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 21,013 and 40,045 Shares

     33,552       58,473  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (23,629 and 18,359 shares, respectively)

     37,428       24,657  

Payments for 15,658 and 33,053 Shares Redeemed

     (24,801 )     (48,223 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (28,984 and 25,351 shares, respectively)

     46,179       34,907  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     28,867       63,799  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     490,626       426,827  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $3,525 and $5,508 respectively)

   $ 519,493     $ 490,626  
    


 


 

Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 251     $ 159  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     5,869       4,073  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (14,682 )     11,407  
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (8,562 )     15,639  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (2 )     (157 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

           (3,553 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (2 )     (3,710 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 24,347 and 44,807 Shares

     39,297       68,376  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (1 and 2,265 shares, respectively)

     2       3,710  

Payments for 18,386 and 5,119 Shares Redeemed

     (29,929 )     (8,026 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (5,962 and 41,953 shares, respectively)

     9,370       64,060  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     806       75,989  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     132,679       56,690  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $251 and $2 respectively)

   $ 133,485     $ 132,679  
    


 


 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

101


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Growth Stock Portfolio        
For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005
 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 3,197     $ 5,333  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     30,666       9,646  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (39,083 )     35,868  
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (5,220 )     50,847  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (5,333 )     (7,061 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

            
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (5,333 )     (7,061 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 13,499 and 24,456 Shares

     28,858       49,142  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (2,470 and 3,679 shares, respectively)

     5,333       7,061  

Payments for 18,392 and 42,106 Shares Redeemed

     (39,341 )     (84,312 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((2,423) and (13,971) shares, respectively)

     (5,150 )     (28,109 )
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (15,703 )     15,677  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     702,526       686,849  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $3,197 and $5,333 respectively)

     686,823     $ 702,526  
    


 


 

Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio        
For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005
 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 3,009     $ 5,445  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     18,529       3,377  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (14,710 )     29,999  
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     6,828       38,821  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (5,437 )     (6,143 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

            
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (5,437 )     (6,143 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 17,385 and 32,999 Shares

     21,635       38,264  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (4,298 and 5,534 shares, respectively)

     5,437       6,143  

Payments for 22,208 and 45,641 Shares Redeemed

     (27,720 )     (53,000 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((525) and (7,108) shares, respectively)

     (648 )     (8,593 )
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     743       24,085  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     494,020       469,935  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $3,009 and $5,437 respectively)

   $ 494,763     $ 494,020  
    


 


 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

102

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 3,001     $ 4,325  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     13,982       16,536  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (5,040 )     (673 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     11,943       20,188  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

           (4,339 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (3,594 )     (18,130 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (3,594 )     (22,469 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 47,628 and 75,865 Shares

     55,702       86,903  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (3,000 and 19,876 shares, respectively)

     3,594       22,469  

Payments for 13,780 and 39,159 Shares Redeemed

     (16,083 )     (45,134 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (36,848 and 56,582 shares, respectively)

     43,213       64,238  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     51,562       61,957  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     273,934       211,977  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $3,001 and $0 respectively)

   $ 325,496     $ 273,934  
    


 


 

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 1,364     $ 1,974  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     2,314       4,696  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     3,269       (1,494 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     6,947       5,176  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (30 )     (1,953 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (344 )     (5,097 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (374 )     (7,050 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 14,494 and 32,708 Shares

     20,084       44,133  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (262 and 5,244 shares, respectively)

     374       7,050  

Payments for 6,098 and 4,534 Shares Redeemed

     (8,501 )     (6,133 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (8,658 and 33,418 shares, respectively)

     11,957       45,050  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     18,530       43,176  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     132,923       89,747  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $1,363 and $30 respectively)

   $ 151,453     $ 132,923  
    


 


 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

103


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Index 500 Stock Portfolio  

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
    (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  $ 16,500     $ 31,295  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

    39,985       69,387  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

    (5,407 )     (14,309 )
   


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    51,078       86,373  
   


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

               

Net Investment Income

    (31,068 )     (32,436 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

    (69,810 )     (32,687 )
   


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

    (100,878 )     (65,123 )
   


 


Fund Share Transactions:

               

Proceeds from Sale of 20,206 and 41,557 Shares

    60,930       119,731  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (33,840 and 23,595 shares, respectively)

    100,878       65,123  

Payments for 40,523 and 71,631 Shares Redeemed

    (122,303 )     (206,585 )
   


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (13,523 and (6,479) shares, respectively)

    39,505       (21,731 )
   


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (10,295 )     (481 )

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

    1,903,641       1,904,122  
   


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $16,500 and $31,068 respectively)

  $ 1,893,346     $ 1,903,641  
   


 


 

Asset Allocation Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 3,123     $ 4,744  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     6,089       6,869  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (5,669 )     3,948  
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     3,543       15,561  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (4,818 )     (3,102 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (6,398 )     (3,520 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (11,216 )     (6,622 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 25,660 and 48,252 Shares

     30,017       53,841  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (9,611 and 6,206 shares, respectively)

     11,216       6,622  

Payments for 16,333 and 18,939 Shares Redeemed

     (19,108 )     (21,163 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (18,938 and 35,519 shares, respectively)

     22,125       39,300  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     14,452       48,239  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     244,807       196,568  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $3,074 and $4,768 respectively)

   $ 259,259     $ 244,807  
    


 


 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

104

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Balanced Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 44,094     $ 83,170  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     (8,334 )     41,008  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     2,939       (23,177 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     38,699       101,001  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (82,263 )     (77,091 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     (31,791 )     (42,386 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (114,054 )     (119,477 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 44,201 and 91,513 Shares

     82,756       167,760  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (62,087 and 67,424 shares, respectively)

     114,054       119,477  

Payments for 114,492 and 188,849 Shares Redeemed

     (213,962 )     (346,199 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((8,204) and (29,912) shares, respectively)

     (17,152 )     (58,962 )
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (92,507 )     (77,438 )

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     2,905,741       2,983,179  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $43,994 and $82,163 respectively)

   $ 2,813,234     $ 2,905,741  
    


 


 

High Yield Bond Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 8,606     $ 16,875  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     (1,121 )     (1,104 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (2,369 )     (12,527 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     5,116       3,244  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (16,968 )     (15,557 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

            
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (16,968 )     (15,557 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 26,956 and 52,971 Shares

     19,340       38,440  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (24,734 and 22,677 shares, respectively)

     16,968       15,557  

Payments for 23,977 and 36,575 Shares Redeemed

     (17,177 )     (26,442 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (27,713 and 39,073 shares, respectively)

     19,131       27,555  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     7,279       15,242  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     244,554       229,312  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $8,517 and $16,878 respectively)

   $ 251,833     $ 244,554  
    


 


 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

105


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Select Bond Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 19,056     $ 31,468  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     (14,370 )     (4,382 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (12,886 )     (11,103 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (8,200 )     15,983  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (31,072 )     (25,094 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

           (4,251 )
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (31,072 )     (29,345 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 77,524 and 148,395 Shares

     91,517       178,962  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (27,256 and 24,763 shares, respectively)

     31,072       29,345  

Payments for 35,287 and 57,594 Shares Redeemed

     (41,695 )     (69,428 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (69,493 and 115,564 shares, respectively)

     80,894       138,879  
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     41,622       125,517  

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     786,544       661,027  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $18,959 and $30,976 respectively)

   $ 828,166     $ 786,544  
    


 


 

Money Market Portfolio   

For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2005

 
     (In thousands)  

Change in Net Assets

                

Operations

                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 7,728     $ 10,092  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

            

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

            
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     7,728       10,092  
    


 


Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net Investment Income

     (7,728 )     (10,092 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

            
    


 


Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (7,728 )     (10,092 )
    


 


Fund Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from Sale of 113,649 and 155,876 Shares

     113,649       155,875  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (7,728 and 10,092 shares, respectively)

     7,728       10,092  

Payments for 76,651 and 170,577 Shares Redeemed

     (76,650 )     (170,577 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (44,726 and (4,609) shares, respectively)

     44,727       (4,610 )
    


 


Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     44,727       (4,610 )

Net Assets

                

Beginning of Period

     339,858       344,468  
    


 


End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $0 and $0 respectively)

   $ 384,585     $ 339,858  
    


 


 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

106

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


Financial Highlights

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 2.53     $ 2.30     $ 1.94     $ 1.46     $ 1.79     $ 1.86  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (0.00 )(e)           (0.01 )                  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.11       0.25       0.37       0.48       (0.33 )     (0.07 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.11       0.25       0.36       0.48       (0.33 )     (0.07 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

                                    

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

     (0.33 )     (0.02 )                        
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.33 )     (0.02 )                        
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 2.31     $ 2.53     $ 2.30     $ 1.94     $ 1.46     $ 1.79  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     3.64%       11.18%       18.80%       33.06%       (18.42% )     (3.76% )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 529,575     $ 503,008     $ 442,420     $ 366,612     $ 254,880     $ 291,448  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.55% (c)     0.56%       0.57%       0.59%       0.60%       0.60%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     (0.01% )(c)     (0.09% )     (0.30% )     (0.35% )     (0.26% )     0.17%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     33.66%       69.50%       87.74%       84.20%       41.87%       70.58%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value
Portfolio
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended December 31,

    For the Period
July 31, 2001(a)
through
December 31,
2001
 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003    2002    

Selected Per Share Data

                                               

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.64     $ 1.58     $ 1.29     $ 0.95    $ 1.02     $ 1.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net Investment Income

     0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01      0.01        

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.15       0.10       0.30       0.33      (0.07 )     0.02  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.16       0.11       0.31       0.34      (0.06 )     0.02  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Less Distributions:

                                               

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.00 )(e)     (0.01 )                (0.01 )      

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

     (0.07 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )                 
    


 


 


 

  


 


Total Distributions

     (0.07 )     (0.05 )     (0.02 )          (0.01 )      
    


 


 


 

  


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.73     $ 1.64     $ 1.58     $ 1.29    $ 0.95     $ 1.02  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Total Return (d)

     9.58%       7.21%       24.57%       35.15%      (5.58% )     1.76%  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                               

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 284,269     $ 245,041     $ 200,143     $ 121,944    $ 63,083     $ 21,003  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.87% (c)     0.87%       0.88%       0.90%      1.02%       1.36% (c)
    


 


 


 

  


 


Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.87% (c)     0.87%       0.88%       0.90%      1.00%       1.00% (c)
    


 


 


 

  


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     0.45% (c)     0.63%       0.81%       0.65%      0.54%       1.03% (c)
    


 


 


 

  


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     8.79%       17.74%       19.22%       33.78%      28.26%       49.70%  
    


 


 


 

  


 


 

(a) Portfolio commenced operations July 31, 2001.
(c) Computed on an annualized basis.
(d) Total Return includes deductions for management and other fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and account fees, not annualized for period less than one year.
(e) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Financial Highlights

 

107


Financial Highlights

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)     2005   2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                             

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 3.30     $ 3.11   $ 2.72     $ 2.18     $ 2.82     $ 4.47  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                             

Net Investment Income

    0.02           0.00 (e)                  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

    0.10       0.19     0.39       0.54       (0.59 )     (0.83 )
   


 

 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

    0.12       0.19     0.39       0.54       (0.59 )     (0.83 )
   


 

 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                             

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    (0.00 )(e)                            

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

    (0.08 )                     (0.05 )     (0.82 )
   


 

 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

    (0.08 )                     (0.05 )     (0.82 )
   


 

 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 3.34     $ 3.30   $ 3.11     $ 2.72     $ 2.18     $ 2.82  
   


 

 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

    3.75%       6.14%     14.22%       24.69%       (21.15% )     (19.87% )
   


 

 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                             

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

  $ 1,238,001     $ 1,252,702   $ 1,278,495     $ 1,187,542     $ 994,075     $ 1,341,876  
   


 

 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.52% (c)     0.52%     0.52%       0.52%       0.52%       0.52%  
   


 

 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

    1.16% (c)     0.13%     0.05%       (0.10% )     (0.11% )     0.08%  
   


 

 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

    27.89%       83.42%     71.24%       63.21%       43.37%       70.40%  
   


 

 


 


 


 


 

International Growth Portfolio    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended December 31,

    For the Period
July 31, 2001(a)
through
December 31,
2001
 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002    

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.48     $ 1.32     $ 1.09     $ 0.79     $ 0.91     $ 1.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01              

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.06       0.23       0.23       0.30       (0.12 )     (0.09 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.07       0.24       0.24       0.31       (0.12 )     (0.09 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.00 )(e)     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )            

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

     (0.02 )     (0.07 )                        
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.02 )     (0.08 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )            
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.53     $ 1.48     $ 1.32     $ 1.09     $ 0.79     $ 0.91  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     5.17%       18.00%       21.59%       38.99%       (12.34% )     (9.40% )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 223,074     $ 167,550     $ 110,498     $ 66,690     $ 35,373     $ 26,900  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.87% (c)     0.95%       0.98%       1.25%       1.15%       1.25% (c)
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.87% (c)     0.95%       0.98%       1.10%       1.10%       1.10% (c)
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     1.71% (c)     1.01%       0.81%       0.79%       0.62%       0.05% (c)
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     39.40%       70.60%       70.84%       58.09%       27.28%       18.45%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

(a) Portfolio commenced operations July 31, 2001.
(c) Computed on an annualized basis.
(d) Total Return includes deductions for management and other fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and account fees, not annualized for period less than one year.
(e) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

108

 

Financial Highlights


Financial Highlights

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Franklin Templeton International
Equity Portfolio
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.81     $ 1.65     $ 1.41     $ 1.02     $ 1.26     $ 1.63  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.04       0.04       0.03       0.03       0.02       0.02  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.17       0.15       0.24       0.38       (0.24 )     (0.23 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.21       0.19       0.27       0.41       (0.22 )     (0.21 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                                   (0.13 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.16 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.98     $ 1.81     $ 1.65     $ 1.41     $ 1.02     $ 1.26  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     11.31%       11.52%       19.33%       40.46%       (17.40% )     (14.00% )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 1,291,867     $ 1,139,260     $ 980,977     $ 795,707     $ 563,102     $ 716,413  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.71% (c)     0.71%       0.72%       0.74%       0.74%       0.74%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     3.82% (c)     2.24%       2.23%       2.33%       1.72%       1.99%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     7.09%       3.71%       18.65%       24.87%       30.94%       34.52%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
December 31,


    For the Period
May 1, 2003(b)
through
December 31,
2003
 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004    

Selected Per Share Data

                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.45     $ 1.45     $ 1.32     $ 1.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                

Net Investment Income

     0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.10       0.08       0.22       0.32  
    


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.11       0.09       0.23       0.33  
    


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

           (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.00 )(e)

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

     (0.03 )     (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.03 )     (0.09 )     (0.10 )     (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.53     $ 1.45     $ 1.45     $ 1.32  
    


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     7.04%       5.46%       18.67%       33.16%  
    


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 113,168     $ 97,557     $ 72,131     $ 44,091  
    


 


 


 


Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.87% (c)     0.87%       0.89%       0.94% (c)
    


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.87% (c)     0.87%       0.89%       0.93% (c)
    


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     0.84% (c)     0.61%       1.00%       0.70% (c)
    


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     27.34%       31.15%       33.05%       9.68%  
    


 


 


 


 

(b) Portfolio commenced operations on May 1, 2003.
(c) Computed on an annualized basis.
(d) Total Return includes deductions for management and other fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and account fees, not annualized for period less than one year.
(e) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Financial Highlights

 

109


Financial Highlights

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Index 400 Stock Portfolio    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.55     $ 1.46     $ 1.28     $ 0.95     $ 1.12     $ 1.14  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.01       0.02       0.01       0.01       0.01        

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.06       0.15       0.19       0.33       (0.17 )     (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.07       0.17       0.20       0.34       (0.16 )     (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )      

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

     (0.10 )     (0.07 )     (0.01 )                 (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.50     $ 1.55     $ 1.46     $ 1.28     $ 0.95     $ 1.12  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     4.15%       12.37%       16.26%       35.01%       (14.54% )     (0.65% )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 519,493     $ 490,626     $ 426,827     $ 342,500     $ 225,410     $ 210,734  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.26% (c)     0.26%       0.26%       0.27%       0.28%       0.31%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     1.39% (c)     1.26%       0.96%       0.92%       0.86%       1.06%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     6.30%       18.63%       16.46%       9.74%       15.60%       19.06%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
December 31,


    For the Period
May 1, 2003(b)
through
December 31,
2003
 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004    

Selected Per Share Data

                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.63     $ 1.43     $ 1.20     $ 1.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                

Net Investment Income

     0.00 (e)           0.00 (e)      

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (0.11 )     0.25       0.23       0.20  
    


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     (0.11 )     0.25       0.23       0.20  
    


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

                       (0.00 )(e)

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

           (0.05 )           (0.00 )(e)
    


 


 


 


Total Distributions

           (0.05 )           (0.00 )(e)
    


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.52     $ 1.63     $ 1.43     $ 1.20  
    


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     (6.21% )     17.00%       19.67%       19.90%  
    


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 133,485     $ 132,679     $ 56,690     $ 36,730  
    


 


 


 


Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.80% (c)     0.82%       0.84%       0.90% (c)
    


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.80% (c)     0.82%       0.84%       0.89% (c)
    


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     0.37% (c)     0.18%       (0.03% )     0.07% (c)
    


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     28.39%       45.20%       25.42%       33.68%  
    


 


 


 


 

(b) Portfolio commenced operations on May 1, 2003.
(c) Computed on an annualized basis.
(d) Total Return includes deductions for management and other fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and account fees, not annualized for period less than one year.
(e) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

110

 

Financial Highlights


Financial Highlights

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Growth Stock Portfolio    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 2.11     $ 1.98     $ 1.87     $ 1.59     $ 2.03     $ 2.47  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.01       0.02       0.02       0.01       0.01       0.02  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (0.02 )     0.13       0.11       0.28       (0.43 )     (0.36 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     (0.01 )     0.15       0.12       0.29       (0.42 )     (0.34 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.02 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                                   (0.08 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.10 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 2.08     $ 2.11     $ 1.98     $ 1.87     $ 1.59     $ 2.03  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     (0.77% )     7.71%       6.67%       18.94%       (20.83% )     (14.22% )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 686,823     $ 702,526     $ 686,849     $ 665,871     $ 551,421     $ 696,578  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.43% (c)     0.43%       0.43%       0.43%       0.43%       0.43%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     0.91% (c)     0.78%       1.07%       0.77%       0.76%       1.01%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     17.88%       31.74%       34.53%       40.89%       28.06%       27.98%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.22     $ 1.14     $ 1.07     $ 0.87     $ 1.22     $ 1.37  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.01       0.01       0.02       0.01       0.01       0.01  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.01       0.09       0.06       0.20       (0.35 )     (0.11 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.02       0.10       0.08       0.21       (0.34 )     (0.10 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                                   (0.04 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.05 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.23     $ 1.22     $ 1.14     $ 1.07     $ 0.87     $ 1.22  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     1.32%       8.46%       8.16%       24.05%       (28.20% )     (7.77% )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 494,763     $ 494,020     $ 469,935     $ 447,554     $ 365,944     $ 548,672  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.44% (c)     0.44%       0.44%       0.46%       0.58%       0.58%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     1.21% (c)     1.15%       1.41%       1.07%       0.85%       0.75%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     22.64%       32.23%       33.64%       58.90%       29.20%       44.37%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

(c) Computed on an annualized basis.
(d) Total Return includes deductions for management and other fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and account fees, not annualized for period less than one year.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Financial Highlights

 

111


Financial Highlights

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Capital Guardian Domestic
Equity Portfolio
   For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended December 31,

   

For the Period
July 31, 2001(a)
through
December 31,

2001

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002    

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.13     $ 1.14     $ 1.00     $ 0.76     $ 0.97     $ 1.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.01       0.02       0.02       0.01       0.01        

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.04       0.07       0.15       0.24       (0.21 )     (0.03 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.05       0.09       0.17       0.25       (0.20 )     (0.03 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

           (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )      

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

     (0.01 )     (0.08 )     (0.02 )                  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.01 )     (0.10 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )      
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.17     $ 1.13     $ 1.14     $ 1.00     $ 0.76     $ 0.97  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     4.25%       8.04%       16.85%       34.41%       (21.24% )     (2.19% )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 325,496     $ 273,934     $ 211,977     $ 136,099     $ 74,274     $ 40,722  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.58% (c)     0.60%       0.62%       0.67%       0.70%       0.90% (c)
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.58% (c)     0.60%       0.62%       0.67%       0.70%       0.75% (c)
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     1.97% (c)     1.77%       1.63%       1.84%       1.54%       1.32% (c)
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     19.38%       35.19%       32.97%       29.20%       22.42%       18.98%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio    For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006
(Unaudited)
    For the Year Ended
December 31,


   

For the Period
May 1, 2003(b)
through
December 31,

2003

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004    

Selected Per Share Data

                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.33     $ 1.35     $ 1.22     $ 1.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                

Net Investment Income

     0.01       0.02       0.02       0.01  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.06       0.04       0.17       0.23  
    


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.07       0.06       0.19       0.24  
    


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.00 )(e)     (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

     (0.00 )(e)     (0.06 )     (0.04 )     (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


Total Distributions

           (0.08 )     (0.06 )     (0.02 )
    


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.40     $ 1.33     $ 1.35     $ 1.22  
    


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     5.07%       4.19%       15.16%       23.64%  
    


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 151,453     $ 132,923     $ 89,747     $ 47,664  
    


 


 


 


Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.66% (c)     0.68%       0.69%       0.77% (c)
    


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.66% (c)     0.68%       0.69%       0.75% (c)
    


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     1.91% (c)     1.76%       1.74%       1.88% (c)
    


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     7.82%       16.01%       15.21%       27.27%  
    


 


 


 


 

(a) Portfolio commenced operations July 31, 2001.
(b) Portfolio commenced operations on May 1, 2003.
(c) Computed on an annualized basis.
(d) Total Return includes deductions for management and other fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and account fees, not annualized for period less than one year.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

112

 

Financial Highlights


Financial Highlights

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Index 500 Stock Portfolio   

For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006

(Unaudited)

    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 2.97     $ 2.94     $ 2.72     $ 2.17     $ 2.87     $ 3.41  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.03       0.05       0.05       0.04       0.03       0.03  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.05       0.08       0.24       0.56       (0.64 )     (0.43 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.08       0.13       0.29       0.60       (0.61 )     (0.40 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.04 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

     (0.11 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.06 )     (0.10 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.16 )     (0.10 )     (0.07 )     (0.05 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 2.89     $ 2.97     $ 2.94     $ 2.72     $ 2.17     $ 2.87  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     2.64%       4.72%       10.70%       28.43%       (22.07% )     (11.88% )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 1,893,346     $ 1,903,641     $ 1,904,122     $ 1,756,120     $ 1,362,881     $ 1,821,875  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.20% (c)     0.20%       0.20%       0.20%       0.21%       0.21%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     1.72% (c)     1.68%       1.83%       1.59%       1.40%       1.13%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     2.39%       5.36%       3.45%       2.44%       6.55%       2.92%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

Asset Allocation Portfolio   

For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006

(Unaudited)

    For the Year Ended December 31,

   

For the Period
July 31, 2001(a)
through
December 31,

2001

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004   2003     2002    

Selected Per Share Data

                                              

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.16     $ 1.12     $ 1.02   $ 0.86     $ 0.97     $ 1.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                              

Net Investment Income

     0.01       0.02       0.02     0.02       0.01       0.01  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     0.01       0.06       0.08     0.16       (0.11 )     (0.03 )
    


 


 

 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.02       0.08       0.10     0.18       (0.10 )     (0.02 )
    


 


 

 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                              

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.02 )     (0.02 )         (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

     (0.03 )     (0.02 )                      
    


 


 

 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.05 )     (0.04 )         (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )
    


 


 

 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.13     $ 1.16     $ 1.12   $ 1.02     $ 0.86     $ 0.97  
    


 


 

 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     1.45%       6.99%       10.02%     20.63%       (10.26% )     (2.10% )
    


 


 

 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                              

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 259,259     $ 244,807     $ 196,568   $ 130,478     $ 87,260     $ 40,116  
    


 


 

 


 


 


Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.59% (c)     0.61%       0.64%     0.73%       0.87%       0.92% (c)
    


 


 

 


 


 


Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.59% (c)     0.61%       0.64%     0.73%       0.75%       0.75% (c)
    


 


 

 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     2.46% (c)     2.18%       1.90%     1.83%       2.18%       2.19% (c)
    


 


 

 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     47.79% (g)     90.04% (g)     116.65%     103.77%       112.73%       55.88%  
    


 


 

 


 


 


 

(a) Portfolio commenced operations July 31, 2001.
(c) Computed on an annualized basis.
(d) Total Return includes deductions for management and other fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and account fees, not annualized for period less than one year.
(g) Portfolio Turnover rate excludes the impact of mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Financial Highlights

 

113


Financial Highlights

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Balanced Portfolio  

For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006

(Unaudited)

    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)     2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                               

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 1.86     $ 1.87     $ 1.85     $ 1.62     $ 1.82     $ 2.03  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                               

Net Investment Income

    0.03       0.05       0.05       0.05       0.06       0.08  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

    (0.01 )     0.02       0.09       0.24       (0.20 )     (0.13 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

    0.02       0.07       0.14       0.29       (0.14 )     (0.05 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                               

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.06 )     (0.06 )     (0.08 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

    (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.07 )                 (0.08 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

    (0.07 )     (0.08 )     (0.12 )     (0.06 )     (0.06 )     (0.16 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 1.81     $ 1.86     $ 1.87     $ 1.85     $ 1.62     $ 1.82  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

    1.30%       3.59%       7.89%       17.99%       (7.54% )     (3.15% )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                               

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

  $ 2,813,234     $ 2,905,741     $ 2,983,179     $ 2,891,488     $ 2,561,529     $ 3,011,137  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.30% (c)     0.30%       0.30%       0.30%       0.30%       0.30%  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

    3.08% (c)     2.85%       2.71%       2.74%       3.08%       3.75%  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

    42.78% (g)     80.21% (g)     100.02%       69.56%       53.12%       50.37%  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 

High Yield Bond Portfolio   

For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006

(Unaudited)

    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 0.72     $ 0.76     $ 0.73     $ 0.56     $ 0.65     $ 0.69  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.02       0.05       0.05       0.05       0.07       0.08  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (0.01 )     (0.04 )     0.03       0.12       (0.09 )     (0.04 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.01       0.01       0.08       0.17       (0.02 )     0.04  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.00 )(e)     (0.07 )     (0.08 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                                    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )           (0.07 )     (0.08 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 0.68     $ 0.72     $ 0.76     $ 0.73     $ 0.56     $ 0.65  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     2.15%       1.39%       12.76%       29.06%       (2.89% )     5.03%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 251,833     $ 244,554     $ 229,312     $ 199,371     $ 137,553     $ 147,670  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.48% (c)     0.48%       0.50%       0.52%       0.54%       0.53%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     6.95% (c)     7.16%       7.42%       8.66%       10.37%       10.48%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     41.32%       118.63%       162.00%       182.10%       89.20%       96.41%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

(c) Computed on an annualized basis.
(d) Total Return includes deductions for management and other fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and account fees, not annualized for period less than one year.
(e) Amount is less than $0.005.
(g) Portfolio Turnover rate excludes the impact of mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

114

 

Financial Highlights


Financial Highlights

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Select Bond Portfolio   

For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006

(Unaudited)

    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.20     $ 1.23     $ 1.26     $ 1.27     $ 1.20     $ 1.16  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.02       0.05       0.05       0.05       0.05       0.06  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     0.01       0.02       0.09       0.05  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     (0.01 )     0.02       0.06       0.07       0.14       0.11  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.05 )     (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

           (0.01 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )      
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.14     $ 1.20     $ 1.23     $ 1.26     $ 1.27     $ 1.20  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     (1.01% )     2.22%       4.75%       5.49%       12.09%       10.37%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 828,166     $ 786,544     $ 661,027     $ 621,325     $ 584,018     $ 405,406  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.30% (c)     0.30%       0.30%       0.30%       0.30%       0.30%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     4.76% (c)     4.34%       3.99%       4.03%       5.01%       6.15%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Portfolio Turnover Rate

     116.63% (g)     179.05% (g)     213.87%       137.05%       184.37%       151.27%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

Money Market Portfolio   

For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2006

(Unaudited)

    For the Year Ended December 31,

 
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)      2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  

Selected Per Share Data

                                                

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net Investment Income

     0.02       0.03       0.01       0.01       0.02       0.04  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.02       0.03       0.01       0.01       0.02       0.04  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.04 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.04 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (d)

     2.23%       2.98%       1.43%       1.23%       1.65%       3.91%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 384,585     $ 339,858     $ 344,468     $ 399,873     $ 501,313     $ 458,689  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets (f)

     0.30% (c)     0.30%       0.30%       0.30%       0.30%       0.30%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets (f)

     0.30% (c)     0.30%       0.00%       0.00%       0.27%       0.30%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     4.46%       2.94%       1.41%       1.23%       1.63%       3.76%  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

(c) Computed on an annualized basis.
(d) Total Return includes deductions for management and other fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and account fees, not annualized for period less than one year. For the Money Market Portfolio, total return includes the effect of a management fee waiver from December 2, 2002 through December 31, 2004, which ended on December 31, 2004. In the absence of such fee waiver, the total return would be less.
(f) For the Money Market Portfolio, expense ratios reflect total expenses before a management fee waiver in effect for the period December 2, 2002 through December 31, 2004 (“Gross Expense Ratio”) and after such waiver (“Net Expense Ratio”). The fee waiver ended on December 31, 2004.
(g) Portfolio Turnover rate excludes the impact of mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Financial Highlights

 

115


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

June 30, 2006

 

Note 1 — Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. (the “Series Fund”) is registered as a diversified open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Series Fund consists of the Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio, T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio, Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio, International Growth Portfolio, Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio, AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio, Index 400 Stock Portfolio, Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio, Growth Stock Portfolio, Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio, Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio, T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio, Index 500 Stock Portfolio, Asset Allocation Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio, High Yield Bond Portfolio, Select Bond Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolios”). Shares are presently offered only to The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Northwestern Mutual”) and its segregated asset accounts.

 

Note 2 — 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 that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Principal accounting policies are summarized below.

 

Note 3 — Stocks listed on a national or foreign stock exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Stocks listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) for which a NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) is available are valued at the NOCP. If there has been no sale on such exchange or on NASDAQ, the security is valued at the final bid price. Stocks traded only in the over-the-counter market and not on a securities exchange or NASDAQ are valued at the last sale price or closing bid price if no sales have occurred. Bonds are valued on the basis of prices furnished by a service which determines prices for normal institutional-size trading units of bonds. Futures are valued at settlement prices. Securities for which current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value determined by procedures approved by the Board of Directors. The fair value procedures are used if a significant event that is likely to have affected the value of the securities takes place after the time of the most recent market quotations or the market quotations for other reasons do not reflect information material to the value of those securities. Generally, money market investments, other than in the Money Market Portfolio, with maturities exceeding sixty days are valued by marking to market on the basis of an average of the most recent bid prices or yields. Generally, money market investments with maturities of sixty days or less and all securities in the Money Market Portfolio are valued on an amortized cost basis or, if the current market value differs substantially from the amortized cost, by marking to market.

 

Note 4 — Certain of the Portfolios may have securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies which are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. When the Portfolios purchase or sell a foreign security they may enter into a foreign currency exchange contract to minimize market risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transaction. Such foreign currency exchange contracts are marked to market daily.

 

The Portfolios may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against exchange rate risk arising from investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Contracts are valued at the contractual forward rate and are marked to market daily, with the change in market value recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded. Risks may arise from changes in market value of the underlying instruments and from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

The Portfolios do not separately report the results of operations due to changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade date and the settlement date on security transactions, and the differences between the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

 

Note 5 — The Small Cap Growth Stock, Aggressive Growth Stock, Index 400 Stock, Growth Stock, Index 500 Stock, Asset Allocation, and Balanced Portfolios invest in futures contracts as an alternative to investing in individual securities and could be exposed to market risk due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or due to an illiquid secondary market. Futures contracts are marked to market daily based upon quoted settlement prices. The Portfolios receive from or pay to brokers an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contracts. Such receipts or payments, known as the “variation margin”, are recorded by the Portfolios as unrealized gains or losses. When a contract is closed, the Portfolios record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

 

For federal income tax purposes, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is generally required to be treated as realized gains (losses).

 

116

 

Notes to Financial Statements


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 6 — The Series Fund has a securities lending program that enables each Portfolio, except the Money Market Portfolio, to loan securities to approved broker-dealers. The Portfolio receives cash (U.S. currency), U.S. Government or U.S. Government agency obligations as collateral against the loaned securities. To the extent that a loan is collateralized by cash, such collateral shall be invested by the Portfolio to earn interest in accordance with the Portfolio’s investment policies. For the period ended June 30, 2006, the Balanced and Select Bond Portfolios earned $262,199 and $188,024, respectively, in interest from securities lending activity. The collateral received under the securities lending program is recorded on the Portfolio’s statement of assets and liabilities along with the related obligation to return the collateral.

 

Income generated from the investment of cash collateral, less negotiated rebate fees paid to participating brokers and transaction costs, is recorded as income for the Portfolio. All collateral received will be in an amount at least equal to 102% (for loans of U.S. securities) or 105% (for non-U.S. securities) of the market value of the loaned securities at the inception of each loan. Thereafter, each loan must be continuously secured by collateral at least equal at all times to the value of the securities lent. In addition, the Portfolio is entitled to terminate a securities loan at any time. As of June 30, 2006, the value of outstanding securities on loan and the value of collateral amounted to the following:

 

Portfolio


   Value of
Securities on Loan


   Value of
Collateral


Balanced

   $ 90,166,115    $ 92,816,250

Select Bond

     50,304,804      51,513,000

 

 

As of June 30, 2006, collateral received for securities on loan is invested in money market instruments and included in Investments on the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Note 7 — The Select Bond Portfolio has entered into mortgage dollar rolls. Dollar roll transactions consist of the sale by a portfolio to a bank or broker/dealer (the “counterparty”) of mortgage-backed securities together with a commitment to purchase from the counterparty similar, but not identical, securities at a future date, at a similar price. As of June 30, 2006, the following mortgage dollar rolls were outstanding:

 

Portfolio


   Cost

   Value

   Obligation
Liability


Select Bond

   $ 6,442,109    $ 6,396,403    $ 6,455,109

 

The obligation liability is included in Payable for Collateral on Securities on Loan on the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities subject to these agreements had a contractual maturity of 7/1/36. The weighted average interest rate was 6.00% for the Select Bond Portfolio.

 

Note 8 — Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as information from foreign issuers is available. Where applicable, dividends are recorded net of foreign dividend tax. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. The basis for determining cost on sale of securities is identified cost. For the period ended June 30, 2006, transactions in securities other than money market investments were:

 

Portfolio


  

Total

Security

Purchases


  

U.S.

Govt.

Security

Purchases


  

Total

Security

Sales/

Maturities


  

U.S. Govt.

Security

Sales/

Maturities


     (Amounts in thousands)

Small Cap Growth Stock

   $ 168,552    $    $ 205,438    $

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value

     61,192           45,601     

Aggressive Growth Stock

     338,114           447,875     

International Growth

     121,417           76,809     

Franklin Templeton International Equity

     120,417           130,298     

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value

Index 400 Stock

    
 
36,500
30,536
    
 

    
 
27,428
40,425
    
 

Janus Capital Appreciation

Growth Stock

    
 
33,899
119,164
    
 

    
 
40,053
144,329
    
 

Large Cap Core Stock

     110,915           119,382     

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity

     102,079           55,775     

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

Index 500 Stock

    
 
38,972
45,339
    
 

    
 
24,530
94,096
    
 

Asset Allocation

     75,637      39,373      77,657      33,636

Balanced

     594,504      592,825      606,269      573,622

High Yield Bond

     109,283           98,171     

Select Bond

     456,004      569,031      402,400      552,212

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

117


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 9 — The Series Fund and its Portfolios are parties to annually renewable contracts pursuant to which each Portfolio pays a charge for investment management and administrative services. Certain Portfolios, listed below, pay at a fixed annual rate based on the average daily net asset values of the Portfolio.

 

Portfolio


   Fee

 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value

   .85 %

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value

   .85 %

Index 400 Stock

   .25 %

Index 500 Stock

   .20 %

Balanced

   .30 %

Select Bond

   .30 %

Money Market

   .30 %

 

For the other Portfolios the rate for the investment advisory fee is graded by the asset size of the Portfolio according to the following schedules:

 

Portfolio


  

First

$50

Million


   

Next

$50

Million


    Excess

 

Small Cap Growth Stock

   .80 %   .65 %   .50 %

Aggressive Growth Stock

   .80 %   .65 %   .50 %

Franklin Templeton International Equity

   .85 %   .65 %   .65 %

Growth Stock

   .60 %   .50 %   .40 %

Large Cap Core Stock

   .60 %   .50 %   .40 %

High Yield Bond

   .60 %   .50 %   .40 %

Portfolio


  

First

$100

Million


   

Next

$150

Million


    Excess

 

International Growth

   .75 %   .65 %   .55 %

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity

   .65 %   .55 %   .50 %

Asset Allocation

   .60 %   .50 %   .40 %

Portfolio


  

First

$500

Million


    Excess

       

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

   .65 %   .60 %      

Portfolio


  

First

$100

Million


   

Next

$400

Million


    Excess  

Janus Capital Appreciation

   .80 %   .75 %   .70 %

 

Mason Street Advisors, LLC (“MSA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual, which is the manager and investment adviser of the Series Fund, contractually agreed to waive the management fee and absorb certain other operating expenses to the extent necessary so that Total Operating Expenses will not exceed the following amounts:

 

Portfolio


         Expiration

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value

   1.00 %   December 31, 2006

International Growth

   1.10 %   December 31, 2006

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value

   1.00 %   December 31, 2008

Janus Capital Appreciation

   0.90 %   December 31, 2008

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity

   0.75 %   December 31, 2006

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

   0.75 %   December 31, 2008

Asset Allocation

   0.75 %   December 31, 2006

 

MSA voluntarily waived its management fee from December 2, 2002 to December 31, 2004 for the Money Market Portfolio.

 

The investment advisory fee is paid to MSA. Other costs for each Portfolio are paid either by the Portfolios or MSA depending upon the applicable agreement in place.

 

All of the Portfolios, except for the Balanced, Select Bond and Money Market Portfolios, pay their own custodian fees. Certain Portfolios, listed below, pay a portion of their custodian fees indirectly through expense offset arrangements. Custodian fees are reduced for Portfolios that maintain compensating balances in non-interest bearing accounts. These Portfolios could have invested the assets used to pay for the custodian fees, had the assets not been used in the expense offset arrangements. For the period ended June 30, 2006, the amounts paid through expense offset arrangements were as follows:

 

Portfolio


   Amount

Small Cap Growth Stock

   $ 1,178

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value

     2,130

Aggressive Growth Stock

     3,256

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value

     1,905

Index 400 Stock

     1,622

Janus Capital Appreciation

     1,750

Growth Stock

     1,124

Large Cap Core Stock

     1,304

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity

     1,608

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

     1,055

Index 500 Stock

     2,693

Asset Allocation

     1,787

High Yield Bond

     1,927

 

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”), Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC. (“Templeton Counsel”), Alliance Capital Management L.P., (“Alliance Capital Management”), Janus Capital Management, LLC (“Janus Capital”) and Capital Guardian Trust Company (“Capital Guardian”) have been retained under investment subadvisory agreements to provide investment advice and, in general, to conduct the management investment programs of the T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value and T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolios, the Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio, the AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio, the Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio and the Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio, respectively. MSA pays T. Rowe Price an annual rate of .60% of the T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio’s average daily net assets. MSA pays Templeton Counsel .50% on the first $100 million of combined net assets for all funds managed for Northwestern Mutual by Templeton Counsel and .40% in excess of $100 million. MSA pays Alliance Capital Management .72% on the first $25 million of the Portfolio’s assets, .54% on the next $225 million, and .50% in excess of $250 million, with a minimum amount of $16,000. MSA pays Janus Capital .55% on the first $100 million of the Portfolio’s assets, .50% on the next $400 million, and .45% on assets in excess of $500 million. MSA pays Capital Guardian a flat annual fee of $375,000 on the Portfolio’s assets of $100 million or less

 

118

 

Notes to Financial Statements


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

and .275% on net assets in excess of $100 million. For the T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio, MSA pays T. Rowe Price .40% of the Portfolio’s assets, reduced to .35% on assets in excess of $500 million.

 

Note 10 — Each of the Portfolios of the Series Fund has elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company meeting certain requirements under the Internal Revenue Code. Since each expects to distribute all net investment income and net realized capital gains, the Portfolios anticipate incurring no federal income taxes.

 

Taxable distributions from net investment income and realized capital gains in the Portfolios 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 between capital and income. The differences between cost amounts for book purposes and tax purposes are primarily due to treatment of deferred losses.

 

It is the policy of the Portfolios to reclassify the net effect of permanent differences between book and taxable income to capital accounts on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Certain losses incurred by the Portfolios after October 31st are deferred and deemed to have occurred in the next fiscal year for income tax purposes. Net realized capital losses for federal income tax purposes are carried forward to offset future net realized gains. A summary of the Portfolios’ post-October losses and capital loss carryovers as of December 31, 2005 is provided below:

 

    

Post-October

Losses


   Capital Loss Carryovers

          Foreign              Utilized

Portfolio


   Capital

   Currency

   Amount

   Expiration

   in 2005

     (Amounts in Thousands)

Small Cap Growth Stock

   $    $    $       $

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value

                      

Aggressive Growth Stock

                       108,185

International Growth

          14              597

Franklin Templeton International Equity

          43      51,292    2010 – 2011      15,441

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value

                      

Index 400 Stock

                      

Janus Capital Appreciation

     107                   507

Growth Stock

               56,115    2010      8,957

Large Cap Core Stock

     16           161,916    2009 – 2012      3,316

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity

                      

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

                      

Index 500 Stock

                      

Asset Allocation

                      

Balanced

                      

High Yield Bond

     234           66,497    2007 – 2013     

Select Bond

     1,449           5,616    2013     

Money Market

               13    2010 – 2013     

 

 

Note 11 — Dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains are declared each business day for the Money Market Portfolio and at least annually for the remaining portfolios of the Series Fund when applicable.

 

Note 12 — Northwestern Mutual voluntarily reimburses the Franklin Templeton International Equity and International Growth Portfolios for the benefit Northwestern Mutual receives from foreign dividend taxes charged against the Portfolios. The amounts reimbursed represent approximately 65% of the foreign dividend taxes withheld from the Portfolios. Reimbursements are recorded when foreign dividend taxes are accrued. Voluntary reimbursements for the period ended June 30, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005 are summarized below:

 

Portfolio


   2006
Reimbursements


   2005
Reimbursements


International Growth

   $ 173,900    $ 171,628

Franklin Templeton International Equity

     1,970,984      2,222,987

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

119


Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Note 13 — Distributions to Shareholders

 

When applicable, each of the Portfolios made distributions during the year of ordinary income and long-term capital gains. The tax character of distributions paid for the periods ended June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were as follows:

 

     2006 Distributions Paid From:

   2005 Distributions Paid From:

Portfolio


   Ordinary
Income


   Long-term
Capital Gain


   Ordinary
Income


   Long-term
Capital Gain


     (Amounts in Thousands)

Small Cap Growth Stock

   $ 2,905    $ 64,047    $    $ 4,453

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value

     1,593      9,368      3,933      2,549

Aggressive Growth Stock

     1,541      28,368      602     

International Growth

     451      3,118      1,525      7,104

Franklin Templeton International Equity

     22,771           18,202     

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value

     1      1,995      1,260      4,078

Index 400 Stock

     7,914      29,514      6,166      18,491

Janus Capital Appreciation

     2           157      3,553

Growth Stock

     5,333           7,061     

Large Cap Core Stock

     5,437           6,143     

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity

     1,088      2,506      5,979      16,490

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

     95      279      2,894      4,156

Index 500 Stock

     31,371      69,507      33,460      31,663

Asset Allocation

     4,818      6,398      3,232      3,390

Balanced

     85,457      28,597      103,327      16,150

High Yield Bond

     16,968           15,557     

Select Bond

     31,072           29,345     

Money Market

     7,728           10,092     

 

As of December 31 2005, the tax basis amounts were as follows:

 

Portfolio


   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income


   Undistributed
Long-term
Gains


   Accumulated
Losses


    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)


 
     (Amounts in Thousands)  

Small Cap Growth Stock

   $ 2,905    $ 64,047    $     $ 74,781  

T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value

     1,636      9,370            54,977  

Aggressive Growth Stock

     1,541      28,334            184,333  

International Growth

     451      3,121      (14 )     37,879  

Franklin Templeton International Equity

     22,771           (51,335 )     304,549  

AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value

     1      1,995            12,327  

Index 400 Stock

     7,721      29,707            91,952  

Janus Capital Appreciation

     2                 25,983  

Growth Stock

     5,333           (56,115 )     121,724  

Large Cap Core Stock

     5,437           (161,932 )     96,453  

Capital Guardian Domestic Equity

     1,088      2,506            31,500  

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

     95      279            11,728  

Index 500 Stock

     31,310      69,580            470,016  

Asset Allocation

     4,817      6,395            25,997  

Balanced

     85,386      28,634            653,723  

High Yield Bond

     16,968           (66,731 )     (3,363 )

Select Bond

     31,068           (7,064 )     (10,750 )

 

120

 

Notes to Financial Statements


Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings

 

Proxy Voting Guidelines

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free 1-888-455-2232. It is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free 1-888-455-2232. It is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Filing of Portfolio Holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available (i) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and (ii) at the Commission’s Public Reference Room.

 

Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings

 

121


Director and Officer Information

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

The name, age and address of the directors, as well as their affiliations, positions held with the Fund, principal occupations during the past five years and the number of portfolios overseen in the Northwestern Mutual fund complex, are shown below as of June 30, 2006. Each director (whenever elected) shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualifies or until his earlier death, resignation or removal, provided no director shall serve a term or successive terms totaling more than twelve (12) years. The twelve-year service limitation commences for all directors on the later of May 1, 2003, or the date of their election or appointment to the Board. The statement of additional information contains additional information about Fund directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-627-6678.

 

Independent Directors            
Name Age and Address   Position   Length of
Time Served
  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by Director
  Other Directorships Held
William A. McIntosh (67)
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
  Director   Since 1997   18   MGIC Investment
Corporation
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Adjunct Faculty Member, Howard University (1998-2004)
Michael G. Smith (62)
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
  Director   Since 2003   18   Trustee of Ivy Funds
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Private investor; retired since 1999.

Other Directors                
Name Age and Address   Position   Length of
Time Served
  Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by Director
  Other Directorships Held
Edward J. Zore (60)
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
  Chairman and Director   Since 2000   18   Manpower, Inc.;
Trustee of
Northwestern    
Mutual
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwestern Mutual since 2001; President, 2000-2001.
Executive Officers                
Name Age and Address   Position   Length of
Time Served
       
Mark G. Doll (56)
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
  President   Since 2003        
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President of Northwestern Mutual; President and Director of Mason Street Advisors, LLC
since 2002; Vice Present and Assistant Treasurer-Publics Markets of Northwestern Investment Management Company, LLC from 1998 to 2001
Walter M. Givler (48)
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
  Vice President;
Chief Financial Officer &
Treasurer
  Since 2003        
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Vice President of Investment Accounting for Northwestern Mutual since 2002; Associate Controller
from 2001 to 2002; prior thereto, Director of New Business, Large Case Division
Kate M. Fleming (44)
720 East Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203
  Vice President-Operations   Since 2004        
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Vice President-Operations of Mason Street Advisors, LLC since 2004. Prior thereto, Assistant General
Counsel of Northwestern Mutual

 

122

 

Director and Officer Information


Director and Officer Information

 

 

Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.

 

Name Age and Address   Position   Length of
Time Served
       
Barbara E. Courtney (48)
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
  Controller   Since 1996        
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Director of Mutual Fund Accounting of Northwestern Mutual since 2002; prior thereto Associate
Director
Michael W. Zielinski (31)
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2006        
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer of Mason Street Advisors, LLC since 2006; Counsel, Northwestern Mutual
since 2004; Associate Counsel, Quasar Distributors, LLC (broker-dealer) from 2003 to 2004; Legal Compliance Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund
Services, LLC (mutual fund service provider) from 2001 to 2003.
Randy M. Pavlick (47)
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
  Secretary   Since 2006        
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Assistant General Counsel of Northwestern Mutual and Assistant Secretary of Mason Street Advisors,
LLC, each since 2004; prior thereto, Vice President and General Counsel of UMB Financial Services, Inc. (formerly Sunstone Financial Group,
Inc.) (mutual fund service provider) from 1993 to 2004.

 

Director and Officer Information

 

123


Continuance of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

 

 

At its February and May 2006 meetings, the Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors, of the Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and Mason Street Advisors, LLC (the “Advisory Agreement”), and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements between Mason Street Advisors, LLC (“MSA”) and the sub-advisors of certain of the Fund’s portfolios (the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”). (Each portfolio comprising the Fund is referred to as a “Portfolio” and collectively as the “Portfolios.”) In determining whether to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements on behalf of the Fund, the directors requested and received detailed information from MSA and the sub-advisors to assist them in their evaluation. While particular focus is given to an evaluation of the services, performance, fees, costs, and certain other relevant information under the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements at the meeting at which their continuation is formally considered, the evaluation process with respect to MSA and the sub-advisors and the nature, extent and quality of the services they provide the Portfolios, and the related performance, costs and expenses, is an ongoing one. As a result, the directors’ consideration of the nature, extent and quality of services, and the performance, costs and expenses, included deliberations at other meetings in addition to the annual renewal meeting.

 

Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement Between the Fund and MSA

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s determination at its February 2006 meeting to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with respect to each Portfolio include those discussed below. In addition to the information provided to them throughout the year, the directors considered their experience with and knowledge of the nature and quality of services provided by MSA to the Portfolios and their interactions with representatives of MSA and its affiliates. The directors evaluated the information they deemed relevant on a Portfolio by Portfolio basis. No one particular factor was identified as controlling, but rather it was a combination of all the factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the determinations made by the directors.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In considering the nature, extent and quality of MSA’s services, factors considered by the directors included MSA’s investment personnel, the experience of the portfolio managers of the Portfolios, and changes in professional and compliance personnel. The directors also considered the scope of the services provided by MSA, MSA’s experience and the performance of the Portfolios and MSA. The directors recognized that in addition to the investment advisory services provided by MSA, MSA and its affiliates provide certain other services necessary for the operation of the Portfolios and the servicing of the beneficial owners of shares of the Fund. Based on their review of these factors and their experience with MSA’s services for the Portfolios, the directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by MSA with respect to each Portfolio, and the resources committed by MSA in providing those services.

 

Investment Performance. The directors considered the investment performance of each of the Portfolios over a variety of periods. In addition to absolute performance for each Portfolio for both short and long-term periods, the directors considered (i) a comparison of each Portfolio’s one-, three- and five-year performance to the returns of appropriate peer groups created by an independent research firm, certain benchmarks and indices, and to the performance averages of each Portfolio’s respective Morningstar and Lipper categories for the same periods, (ii) the Morningstar overall star rating for each Portfolio, and (iii) the Morningstar and the Lipper rankings for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The directors evaluated each Portfolio’s performance against these peer groups and industry benchmarks and indices, and considered independent rankings and ratings, to provide an objective comparative benchmark against which they could assess the performance of the Portfolios. In addition to performance information presented at the meeting, the directors considered the detailed performance information, market commentary and portfolio analysis they received periodically throughout the year.

 

Based on its review of the various measures and periods of investment performance for these Portfolios, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the relative investment performance of these Portfolios over time. Regarding the relative performance of certain of the Portfolios, including the Aggressive Growth Portfolio and the AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio, the Board considered MSA’s explanations for the performance and the steps being taken to improve the performance, and concluded that the performance of these Portfolios was being properly monitored.

 

Management Fees and Other Expenses. In evaluating the management fees paid by the Portfolios, the directors considered the actual and contractual fees paid by each Portfolio under the Advisory Agreement and the expense waiver agreements that were in place for certain of the Portfolios. The directors also considered a comparison of the actual and contractual management fees of the Portfolios and those of an independently selected peer group of mutual funds for each of the Portfolios. The directors also considered the total operating expenses of each of the Portfolios and a comparison of those expenses with each Portfolio’s respective peer group. The directors did not consider the management fees charged to other MSA clients as relevant because substantially all of those accounts were managed for affiliates of MSA and, as such, they were priced based on different factors and considerations, and in some instances they had investment objectives and policies different than the Portfolios. The directors considered the comparative data as a guide to help assess the reasonableness of each Portfolio’s advisory fee, though they acknowledged that it was difficult to make precise comparisons with other funds since the exact nature of services provided by peers is often not apparent.

 

The directors noted that all of the Portfolios were in the top quintile (meaning lowest expenses) of their respective peer groups with respect to total net operating expenses except for two Portfolios which were in the second quintile for total expenses. In considering the level of management fees, the directors also considered the size of the Portfolios, the increase in management, compliance and

 

124

 

Continuance of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements


Continuance of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

 

 

related costs, expenses assumed by MSA, and the existing expense cap arrangements agreed to by MSA. Based on their review of the management and other expenses, the comparative data, the performance of each Portfolio, and other factors deemed relevant by the directors, the directors concluded that the management fees and total operating expenses of each of the Portfolios were reasonable in relation to the nature, scope and quality of services provided and the performance of the Portfolios.

 

Costs and Profitability. The directors also considered the financial condition of MSA and information concerning the costs and profitability of MSA with respect to its relationship with the Portfolios. MSA provided a profitability analysis for each Portfolio which included the expense allocation methodology used, net income by Portfolio individually and the Portfolios in the aggregate, net income of MSA for all of its clients in the aggregate, and net profit margins for each Portfolio individually and in the aggregate. In connection with its review of the profitability of MSA’s services to the Portfolios, the directors also considered services provided by affiliates of MSA. The directors also received information on soft dollar arrangements.

 

The directors recognized that there are limitations inherent in allocating costs and calculating profitability for an organization such as MSA, and that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability among investment advisors and clients because comparative information is not generally publicly available and, when available, its utility is subject to various assumptions and other factors. Based on their review of the profitability analysis for each Portfolio, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that MSA’s level of profitability from its relationship with each Portfolio was not excessive.

 

The directors were presented with other information including information regarding brokerage commissions, portfolio turnover, and compliance procedures, structure and history. Based on a consideration of all these factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Directors, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement with MSA.

 

Continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreements Between MSA and Certain Sub-Advisors

 

At its February 2006 meeting, the Board, including the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the Sub-Advisory Agreements between MSA and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”) relating to the T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value and T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolios, and between MSA and AllianceBernstein, L.P. (“AllianceBernstein”) relating to the AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio. At its May 2006 meeting, the Board, including the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the Sub-Advisory Agreements between MSA and Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc. (“Templeton”) relating to the Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio, and between MSA and Capital Guardian Trust Company (“CGTC”) relating to the Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio. (T. Rowe Price, AllianceBernstein, Templeton and CGTC are collectively referred to herein as the “Sub-Advisors” and their respective sub-advised Portfolios are collectively referred to herein as the “Sub-Advised Portfolios.”) In order to afford the Board the opportunity to focus on a smaller number of relationships at any one meeting, the Board considers the annual continuation of the sub-advisory agreements on a staggered basis. Consequently, the continuation of the sub-advisory agreement relating to the Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio will be considered at a future meeting.

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuance of each of the Sub-Advisory Agreements with respect to each Sub-Advised Portfolio include those discussed below. In addition to the information provided to them at the meetings by MSA and the Sub-Advisors, and the in-person presentations of representatives of certain of the Sub-Advisors, the directors considered their experience with and knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Sub-Advisors and their interactions with representatives of MSA, its affiliates and the Sub-Advisors. The directors evaluated the information they deemed relevant on a Portfolio by Portfolio basis. No one particular factor was identified as controlling, but rather it was a combination of all the factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the determinations made by the directors.

 

The directors considered the services provided by the Sub-Advisors and their experience in providing investment management services. Consideration was given to the Sub-Advisors’ reputations as leaders in providing investment management services. The directors noted that there were no significant changes in the services provided by the Sub-Advisors or the personnel providing those services. Based on their review and discussions, the directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Sub-Advisors on behalf of the Sub-Advised Portfolios.

 

The directors also considered the performance of each of the Sub-Advisors over various time periods both on an absolute basis and compared to an independently compiled peer group of funds and appropriate market benchmarks and indices (as discussed above). The directors also considered the performance of accounts managed in a similar manner by certain of the Sub-Advisors. For the reasons and based on the discussions summarized above, the directors concluded that they were satisfied with the overall performance of the Sub-Advised Portfolios.

 

Continuance of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

125


Continuance of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

 

 

The directors considered the total expenses of each Portfolio as discussed above. The directors also considered the sub-advisory fees which fees are paid by MSA out of its management fee, including a comparison of those fees with fees charged by certain of the Sub-Advisors for similarly managed sub-advised accounts. Based on its review, the directors concluded that the management fees and total expenses of each of the Sub-Advised Portfolios were reasonable in relation to the nature, scope and quality of services provided and the performance of the Sub-Advised Portfolios over time.

 

The directors also considered the profitability information related to certain of the Sub-Advised Portfolios. For the others, the Board received financial statements of the Sub-Advisor and/or their affiliates. The directors considered the profitability of MSA as part of its review in light of the fact that the sub-advisory fees are paid out of MSA’s management fee. The directors noted that the sub-advisory fees were the result of arm’s-length negotiations between MSA and the Sub-Advisors. The directors also recognized that there are limitations inherent in allocating costs and calculating profitability for organizations such as the Sub-Advisors, and that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability among investment advisors and clients because comparative information is not generally publicly available and, when available, its utility is subject to various assumptions and other factors. Based on their review, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that MSA’s level of profitability from each of the Sub-Advised Portfolios was not excessive.

 

The directors also considered other information relating to the Sub-Advisors including regulatory and litigation matters, brokerage, soft dollar benefits and compliance matters. Based on a consideration of all factors they deemed relevant in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Directors, approved the continuation of each of the Sub-Advisory Agreements between MSA and the Sub-Advisors.

 

126

 

Continuance of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements


Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Mid Cap Portfolio

 

 

Semiannual Report

June 30, 2006

LOGO


Contents

 

Shareholder Expense Example   3      An example of shareholder expenses.
Investment Changes   4      A summary of major shifts in the fund’s investments over the past six months.
Investments   5      A complete list of the fund’s investments with their market values.
Financial Statements   17      Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.
Notes   21      Notes to the financial statements.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees   25     

To view a fund’s proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) web site at www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products are separate account options which are purchased through a variable insurance contract.

Standard & Poor’s, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity Distributors Corporation.

Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.

All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund’s portfolio holdings, view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity’s web site at http://www.advisor.fidelity.com.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   2  


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2006
   Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2006
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
January 1, 2006
to June 30, 2006

Initial Class

        

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,067.70    $ 3.49

HypotheticalA

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,021.42    $ 3.41

Service Class

        

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,067.30    $ 4.00

HypotheticalA

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.93    $ 3.91

Service Class 2

        

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,066.30    $ 4.76

HypotheticalA

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.18    $ 4.66

Investor Class

        

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,067.20    $ 4.10

HypotheticalA

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.83    $ 4.01

 

A 5% return per year before expenses

 

* Expenses are equal to each Class’ annualized expense ratio (shown in the table below); multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

     Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

Initial Class

   .68 %

Service Class

   .78 %

Service Class 2

   .93 %

Investor Class

   .80 %

 

  3   Semiannual Report


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Investment Changes

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2006

 

     % of fund’s
net assets
  

% of fund’s
net assets

6 months ago

Newmont Mining Corp.

   3.0    1.6

Noble Corp.

   2.6    1.0

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   1.6    1.4

Hess Corp.

   1.6    0.1

Thermo Electron Corp.

   1.5    1.3

Harsco Corp.

   1.5    1.1

AGCO Corp.

   1.5    1.0

Assurant, Inc.

   1.3    1.4

Kinross Gold Corp.

   1.3    1.0

American International Group, Inc.

   1.1    0.3
       
   17.0   
       

Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2006

 

     % of fund’s
net assets
  

% of fund’s
net assets

6 months ago

Energy

   17.2    16.5

Materials

   12.9    8.9

Industrials

   12.7    13.9

Financials

   11.5    9.1

Information Technology

   10.7    10.7

Asset Allocation (% of fund’s net assets)

 

As of June 30, 2006*     

 

n    Stocks

   88.8 %   LOGO

 

¨   Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets

   11.2 %  

 

*  Foreign investments

   26.5 %  
    
    
    
As of December 31, 2005*     

 

n    Stocks

   94.1 %   LOGO

 

¨   Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets

   5.9 %  

 

*  Foreign investments

   27.2 %  
    
    
    

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   4  


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Investments June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks – 88.8%

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 7.8%

     

Auto Components – 0.4%

     

BorgWarner, Inc.

   100    $ 6,510

Continental AG

   100      10,223

ElringKlinger AG

   200      9,811

Gentex Corp.

   100      1,400

IMPCO Technologies, Inc. (a)(e)

   1,806,793      19,278,481

Jinheng Automotive Safely Technology Holdings Ltd.

   2,000      232

New Focus Auto Tech Holdings Ltd.

   7,084,000      2,234,772

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (a)

   46      156

Rico Auto Industries Ltd.

   100      155

Showa Corp.

   250,700      4,186,915
         
        25,728,655
         

Automobiles – 0.3%

     

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

   86      5,152

Denway Motors Ltd.

   4,000      1,339

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (d)

   59,050,200      7,375,335

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   65,100      3,573,339

Hero Honda Motors Ltd.

   94      1,626

Hyundai Motor Co.

   54,090      4,595,398

Hyundai Motor Co. GDR (f)

   100      4,250

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

   99,958      1,354,705

Maruti Udyog Ltd.

   295,556      5,132,290

National R.V. Holdings, Inc. (a)

   88,600      479,326

Renault SA

   100      10,745

Thor Industries, Inc.

   200      9,690
         
        22,543,195
         

Distributors – 0.0%

     

China Resources Enterprise Ltd.

   362,000      738,799

Li & Fung Ltd.

   2,200      4,447
         
        743,246
         

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%

     

Benesse Corp.

   100      3,452

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

   57      2,148

Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. (a)

   100      1,914

Princeton Review, Inc. (a)

   29      154

Raffles Education Corp. Ltd.

   367,000      561,102

Service Corp. International (SCI)

   100      814
         
        569,584
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.8%

     

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A

   100      6,095

FU Jl Food & Catering Services Holdings Ltd.

   1,000      1,648

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.

   100      2,494

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (a)

   100      814

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG Class B (Reg.)

   100      56,115

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

   100      3,749

Minor International PCL (For. Reg.)

   1,049,610      260,200

OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.

   100      3,460

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. (a)

   100      3,802

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a)

   100      4,256

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

   100      2,441

Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc.

   100      2,042

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

   100      193

Sonic Corp. (a)

   1,273,188      26,469,568

St. Marc Holdings Co. Ltd.

   353,700      24,419,751

TAJ GVK Hotels & Resorts Ltd.

   689,423      2,921,182

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Class A (a)

   100      1,352
         
        54,159,162
         

Household Durables – 0.9%

     

Alba PLC

   26      100

Chitaly Holdings Ltd.

   528,000      97,221

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA

   49,900      829,401

Daito Trust Construction Co.

   93,500      5,180,599

George Wimpey PLC

   100      841

Goldcrest Co. Ltd. (d)

   133,280      6,534,418

Joint Corp.

   200      6,520

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

   539,800      13,484,204

LG Electronics, Inc.

   72,630      4,402,050

Makita Corp. sponsored ADR

   100      3,120

Nihon Eslead Corp.

   262,700      7,415,521

Rational AG

   100      16,353

Samson Holding Ltd.

   100      48

Sekisui House Ltd.

   661,000      9,075,211

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

   2,052      201

Snap-On, Inc.

   100      4,042

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd.

   100      298

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

   500      676

The Stanley Works

   225,900      10,666,998

Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.

   82,850      1,816,465
         
        59,534,287
         

Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.2%

     

Alloy, Inc. (a)

   12,400      130,076

ASKUL Corp.

   207,600      4,617,365

dELiA*s, Inc. (a)

   24,800      200,384

VistaPrint Ltd.

   266,100      7,115,514
         
        12,063,339
         

Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.4%

     

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

   728,000      1,178,165

Jumbo SA

   862,219      10,786,856

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

   2,000      1,957

Mega Bloks, Inc. (a)

   100      2,044

Nidec Copal Corp.

   100      1,341

Oakley, Inc.

   330,500      5,568,925

SHIMANO, Inc.

   100      3,059

Trigano SA

   210,800      11,190,697
         
        28,733,044
         

Media – 1.0%

     

Astral Media, Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)

   365,800      11,429,816

Austar United Communications Ltd. (a)

   100      91

Balaji Telefilms Ltd. (a)

   100      233

Chum Ltd. Class B (non-vtg.)

   200      5,328

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

  5   Semiannual Report


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

Common Stocks – continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – continued

     

Media – continued

     

Clear Media Ltd. (a)

   243,000    $ 281,603

E.W. Scripps Co. Class A

   100      4,314

Grupo Televisa SA de CV (CPO) sponsored ADR

   100      1,931

Harris Interactive, Inc. (a)

   2,431,067      13,857,082

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a)

   902,900      7,539,215

Modern Times Group AB (MTG):

     

(B Shares) (a)

   100      5,260

(Redemption Shares) (a)

   100      424

News Corp. Class A

   204      3,913

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   384,600      34,264,014

Reuters Group PLC sponsored ADR

   100      4,251

Salem Communications Corp. Class A (a)

   187,132      2,434,587

Trader Classified Media NV:

     

(A Shares)

   100      1,389

Class A (NY Shares)

   76,800      1,066,998

Usen Corp.

   100      1,343

Zee Telefilms Ltd.

   88      461
         
        70,902,253
         

Multiline Retail – 0.8%

     

Don Quijote Co. Ltd.

   300      6,790

JCPenney Co., Inc.

   100      6,751

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.

   2,328,500      4,257,486

Lojas Renner SA

   148,700      7,895,332

Nordstrom, Inc.

   927,900      33,868,350

Pantaloon Retail India Ltd.

   50,104      1,690,519

Parkson Retail Group Ltd.

   500      1,423

PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk

   1,553,000      139,154

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

   92,300      7,566,301

Shopper’s Stop Ltd. (a)

   100      1,079
         
        55,433,185
         

Specialty Retail – 2.2%

     

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A

   90,700      5,027,501

Asahi Co. Ltd.

   100      3,146

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

   408,600      8,556,084

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   51,500      2,824,260

Blacks Leisure Group PLC

   100      1,002

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (a)(d)

   462,200      9,941,922

CarMax, Inc. (a)

   100      3,546

Charming Shoppes, Inc. (a)

   338,500      3,804,740

Chico’s FAS, Inc. (a)

   100      2,698

China Paradise Electronics Retail Ltd.

   567,900      148,076

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

   2,000      753

Circuit City Stores, Inc.

   443,700      12,077,514

DSG International PLC

   5,601,500      19,788,086

DSG International PLC sponsored ADR

   100      1,060

DSW, Inc. Class A (d)

   69,500      2,531,190

Ellerine Holdings Ltd.

   207,900      1,899,226

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

   500      4,082

Fantastic Holdings Ltd.

   110      221

Gamestop Corp.:

     

Class A (a)

   17,200      722,400

Class B (a)

   604,800      20,714,400

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.

   100      84

Guess?, Inc. (a)

   100      4,175

Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) (B Shares)

   100      3,877

Inditex SA

   354,500      14,955,652

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

   100      378

KOMERI Co. Ltd.

   457,400      14,470,509

Lewis Group Ltd.

   442,100      2,848,678

Nitori Co. Ltd.

   201,700      9,818,388

Pendragon PLC

   100      1,105

RONA, Inc. (a)

   100      1,796

Ross Stores, Inc.

   82      2,300

Tiffany & Co., Inc.

   243,700      8,046,974

United Auto Group, Inc.

   195,800      4,180,330

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   100      3,405

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

   60,800      6,200,883

Zumiez, Inc. (a)

   100      3,757
         
        148,594,198
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.8%

     

Asics Corp.

   3,370,700      34,347,706

Billabong International Ltd.

   100      1,141

Columbia Sportswear Co. (a)

   90      4,073

Compagnie Financiere Richemont unit

   100      4,581

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

   94,072      3,627,416

Folli Follie SA

   80      1,871

Gildan Activewear, Inc. Class A (a)

   200      9,458

Luxottica Group Spa sponsored ADR

   100      2,713

NIKE, Inc. Class B

   100      8,100

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A

   100      5,490

Ports Design Ltd.

   2,687,500      4,325,608

Quiksilver, Inc. (a)

   68      828

Ted Baker PLC

   1,176,408      10,911,764

The Swatch Group AG (Bearer)

   100      16,892

Under Armour, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.)

   100      4,262

Welspun India Ltd. (a)

   27,489      47,003

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

   1,147,800      3,155,388
         
        56,474,294
         

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        535,478,442
         

CONSUMER STAPLES – 3.7%

     

Beverages – 0.1%

     

Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a)

   100      2,929

Brick Brewing Co. Ltd. (a)

   100      202

C&C Group PLC

   43,900      381,305

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev):

     

(PN) sponsored ADR

   100      4,125

sponsored ADR

   20      732

Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV sponsored ADR

   26,500      2,218,580

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   6  


Common Stocks – continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

CONSUMER STAPLES – continued

     

Beverages – continued

     

Grupo Modelo SA de CV Series C

   142,600    $ 540,509

Hansen Natural Corp. (a)

   100      19,037

Jones Soda Co. (a)(d)

   45,559      410,031

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

   200      4,644

Pernod Ricard SA

   100      19,828

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

   3,000      3,361

Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co. (B Shares)

   130      377
         
        3,605,660
         

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.4%

     

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.)

   100      2,149

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

   79,000      1,960,760

Heng Tai Consumables Group Ltd.

   22,257,200      2,665,276

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co. (H Shares)

   356,000      380,467

Metro AG

   297,000      16,838,161

Plant Co. Ltd.

   127,000      687,026

Pyaterochka Holding NV GDR (a)

   100      1,665

Sugi Pharmacy Co. Ltd.

   100      1,984

Valor Co. Ltd.

   359,800      6,556,111

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV sponsored ADR

   202      5,595

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

   100      6,464
         
        29,105,658
         

Food Products – 1.5%

     

Alico, Inc.

   100      5,511

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   267,600      11,046,528

Barry Callebaut AG

   85      35,877

Britannia Industries Ltd.

   35,703      932,768

Campbell Soup Co.

   100      3,711

Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Ltd.

   1,000      625

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

   100      126

China Yurun Food Group Ltd.

   1,000      760

COFCO International Ltd.

   2,000      1,140

Corn Products International, Inc.

   100      3,060

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a)

   713      28,641

Groupe Danone

   466,900      59,337,630

Groupe Danone sponsored ADR

   81,700      2,178,939

Heritage Foods (INDIA) Ltd.

   100      324

Hormel Foods Corp.

   100      3,714

IAWS Group PLC (Ireland)

   25,450      449,268

Lindt & Spruengli AG

   682      14,264,818

McCormick & Co., Inc. (non-vtg.)

   188,300      6,317,465

Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (a)

   100      3,019

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

   23,965,500      2,276,753

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.

   100      1,299

Seaboard Corp.

   4,609      5,899,520

Tingyi (Cayman Island) Holding Corp.

   1,238,000      757,187

Want Want Holdings Ltd.

   1,000      1,350

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC sponsored ADR (a)

   45,300      1,773,495

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co

   100      4,536
         
        105,328,064
         

Household Products – 0.0%

     

Hindustan Lever Ltd.

   100      499

Kao Corp.

   1,000      26,174
         
        26,673
         

Personal Products – 1.7%

     

Amorepacific Corp. (a)

   62      26,762

Avon Products, Inc.

   272,179      8,437,549

Concern Kalina OJSC:

     

GDR (f)

   25,543      1,031,816

sponsored ADR

   25,700      1,038,158

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (a)

   127,604      1,797,943

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

   33,796,200      55,048,695

Kose Corp.

   110      3,461

Marico Ltd.

   100      960

Natura Cosmeticos SA

   500      5,113

NBTY, Inc. (a)

   1,697,000      40,575,270

Pacific Corp.

   37      6,084

Shiseido Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR

   321,700      6,240,980
         
        114,212,791
         

Tobacco – 0.0%

     

ITC Ltd.

   100      398
         

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        252,279,244
         

ENERGY – 17.2%

     

Energy Equipment & Services – 12.3%

     

BJ Services Co.

   338,520      12,613,255

Cameron International Corp. (a)

   399,200      19,069,784

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA (a)

   12,300      2,122,538

Core Laboratories NV (a)

   1,105,400      67,473,616

ENSCO International, Inc.

   356,700      16,415,334

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)

   865,400      58,379,884

Global Industries Ltd. (a)

   2,775,789      46,355,676

GlobalSantaFe Corp.

   1,189,950      68,719,613

Grant Prideco, Inc. (a)

   1,363,300      61,007,675

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.

   39,061      782,782

Hydril Co. (a)

   100      7,852

Metretek Technologies, Inc. (a)

   100      1,718

Noble Corp.

   2,398,000      178,459,160

NS Group, Inc. (a)

   100      5,508

Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)

   200      9,170

Parker Drilling Co. (a)

   4,978,330      35,744,409

Pason Systems, Inc.

   3,025,200      44,308,895

Pride International, Inc. (a)

   716,700      22,382,541

Smith International, Inc.

   598,580      26,618,853

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a)

   1,559,900      52,880,610

TODCO Class A

   208,900      8,533,565

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

  7   Semiannual Report


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

Common Stocks – continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

ENERGY – continued

     

Energy Equipment & Services – continued

     

Transocean, Inc. (a)

   573,200    $ 46,039,424

Unit Corp. (a)

   100      5,689

Veritas DGC, Inc. (a)

   545,200      28,121,416

Weatherford International Ltd. (a)

   983,400      48,796,308
         
        844,855,275
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.9%

     

Arch Coal, Inc.

   1,199,800      50,835,526

Cameco Corp.

   123,400      4,915,881

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   378,200      20,910,601

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. sponsored ADR

   100      5,724

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (a)

   108,551      3,749,352

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

   1,287,400      60,147,328

Energy Partners Ltd. (a)

   422,300      8,002,585

Forest Oil Corp. (a)

   475,000      15,751,000

Golar LNG Ltd. (NASDAQ) (a)

   21,393      285,169

Hess Corp.

   2,061,700      108,960,845

Hugoton Royalty Trust

   11,943      354,707

International Coal Group, Inc. (a)

   1,060,200      7,622,838

JKX Oil & Gas

   91      656

Niko Resources Ltd.

   100      5,647

OPTI Canada, Inc. (a)

   200      4,094

Peabody Energy Corp.

   200      11,150

PetroChina Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR

   100      10,797

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras:

     

(PN) sponsored ADR (non-vtg.)

   100      7,984

sponsored ADR

   100      8,931

Ship Finance International Ltd. (NY Shares)

   698,200      12,085,842

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

   127,600      3,976,016

Surgutneftegaz JSC sponsored ADR

   100      7,400

Tesoro Corp.

   400,800      29,803,488

TransMontaigne, Inc. (a)

   500      5,605

Valero Energy Corp.

   154,222      10,258,847
         
        337,728,013
         

TOTAL ENERGY

        1,182,583,288
         

FINANCIALS – 11.5%

     

Capital Markets – 1.6%

     

A.G. Edwards, Inc.

   156,700      8,668,644

AllianceBernstein Holding LP

   883,900      54,041,646

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   551,920      24,654,266

Azimut Holdings Spa

   825,400      8,633,699

Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares)

   100      11,250

Eaton Vance Corp. (non-vtg.)

   100      2,496

EFG International

   100      2,781

Espirito Santo Financial Holding SA ADR

   100      2,763

Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd.

   300      1,738

JAFCO Co. Ltd.

   66,100      3,962,823

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

   284,780      9,305,555

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

   100      946

New Star Asset Management Ltd.

   100      724

Nuveen Investments, Inc. Class A

   100      4,305

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

   100      2,331

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   400      15,124

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

   100      1,481
         
        109,312,572
         

Commercial Banks – 2.0%

     

Allahabad Bank

   1,084,333      1,509,038

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA:

     

(PN) (non-vtg.)

   5,300      153,795

sponsored ADR (non-vtg.)

   138,900      4,050,324

Banco Pastor SA

   1,914,400      25,101,230

Bank of Ayudhya PCL (For. Reg.)

   304,800      138,327

Bank of Baroda

   1,484,771      6,840,691

Bank of Fukuoka Ltd.

   2,356,600      17,917,780

Bank of India

   1,912,449      4,262,160

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

   618,495      17,256,011

Canara Bank

   389,312      1,726,872

Capitalia Spa

   79      648

Cathay General Bancorp

   20      728

Colonial Bancgroup, Inc.

   234,100      6,011,688

Commerce Bancorp, Inc., New Jersey

   100      3,567

Corp. Bank

   327,479      1,584,576

DnB NOR ASA

   100      1,241

F. van Lanschot Bankiers NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) unit

   100      9,293

Fulton Financial Corp.

   13      207

HDFC Bank Ltd. sponsored ADR

   50,100      2,732,955

Hiroshima Bank Ltd.

   1,563,900      9,526,225

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.

   100      418

ICICI Bank Ltd. sponsored ADR

   49,000      1,158,850

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.

   938,000      1,382,920

Juroku Bank Ltd.

   1,155,400      6,765,287

Lakeland Financial Corp.

   200      4,858

Oriental Bank of Commerce

   52,856      205,145

OTP Bank Rt.

   100      2,832

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

   66,700      2,762,047

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

   500      221

Punjab National Bank

   79,319      592,835

Sberbank RF GDR (a)

   100      17,069

Siam City Bank PLC (For. Reg.)

   236,300      115,299

State Bancorp, Inc., New York

   6      104

State Bank of India

   251,075      4,619,769

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd.

   811,000      8,859,515

The Keiyo Bank Ltd.

   806,400      4,566,722

UCO Bank

   2,035,172      749,660

Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA (Unibanco) GDR

   33,300      2,210,787

Union Bank of India

   136,229      289,205

Uti Bank Ltd.

   397,000      2,318,574

Vijaya Bank Ltd.

   436,403      375,242

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   8  


Common Stocks - continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

FINANCIALS – continued

     

Commercial Banks – continued

     

Wachovia Corp.

   127    $ 6,868

Wintrust Financial Corp.

   100      5,085
         
        135,836,668
         

Consumer Finance – 0.2%

     

Advanta Corp.:

     

Class A

   121,025      3,968,410

Class B

   221,500      7,962,925

American Express Co.

   100      5,322
         
        11,936,657
         

Diversified Financial Services – 0.9%

     

Bank of America Corp.

   838,600      40,336,660

Financial Technology (India) Ltd.

   78      2,037

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

   100      643

Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd.

   100      118

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.

   203,200      11,773,408

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

   869,070      4,621,904

Moody’s Corp.

   53      2,886

PICO Holdings, Inc. (a)

   100      3,225

TSX Group, Inc.

   203,300      8,158,954
         
        64,899,835
         

Insurance – 5.0%

     

Admiral Group PLC

   367,500      4,220,997

AFLAC, Inc.

   1,353,900      62,753,265

American International Group, Inc.

   1,255,000      74,107,750

Assurant, Inc.

   1,880,200      91,001,680

Baloise Holdings AG (Reg.)

   100      7,685

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   100      2,922

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ADR

   100      6,330

Erie Indemnity Co. Class A

   100      5,200

Everest Re Group Ltd.

   100      8,657

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)

   100      3,484

Milano Assicurazioni Spa

   1,021,400      7,454,010

Ohio Casually Corp.

   329,700      9,801,981

Old Republic International Corp.

   883,300      18,876,121

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

   3,408,500      10,335,770

Power Financial Corp.

   100      2,807

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   100      5,565

Progressive Corp.

   1,035,324      26,618,180

Protective Life Corp.

   372,800      17,379,936

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

   100      4,915

UNIPOL Assicurazioni Spa

   100      322

Universal American Financial Corp. (a)

   10,356      136,181

USI Holdings Corp. (a)

   1,786,672      23,959,272

W.R. Berkley Corp.

   1      26
         
        346,693,056
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.8%

     

Corporate Office Properties Trust (SBI)

   100    $ 4,208

Equity Residential (SBI)

   598,400      26,766,432

General Growth Properties, Inc.

   100      4,506

K-REIT Asia (a)

   20      16

Multiplex Group unit

   5,589,000      13,581,832

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

   100      3,550

Unibail (Reg.)

   31,600      5,509,617

Weingarten Realty Investors (SBI)

   161,300      6,174,564
         
        52,044,725
         

Real Estate Management & Development – 1.0%

     

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. (d)

   382,000      16,057,855

AV Jennings Homes Ltd.

   100      85

British Land Co. PLC

   231,500      5,407,797

CapitaLand Ltd.

   1,914,000      5,441,451

Derwent Valley Holdings PLC

   190,400      5,521,780

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

   200      927

Keppel Land Ltd.

   100      255

Kerry Properties Ltd.

   7,292,496      24,836,507

Land Securities Group PLC

   100      3,318

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

   270,000      5,733,887

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

   31,000      673,236

NTT Urban Development Co.

   500      3,897,750

Shanghai Forte Land Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

   1,022,000      414,524

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

   530,200      692,938

W.P. Carey & Co. LLC

   8,000      202,560
         
        68,884,870
         

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.0%

     

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

   84      2,087

Radian Group, Inc.

   29,500      1,822,510
         
        1,824,597
         

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        791,432,980
         

HEALTH CARE – 9.7%

     

Biotechnology – 0.2%

     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   100      3,612

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   271,900      4,100,252

Array Biopharma, Inc. (a)

   100      860

AVI BioPharma, Inc. (a)

   100      375

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

   369,618      5,311,411

Celgene Corp. (a)

   100      4,743

CSL Ltd.

   83      3,315

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   100      2,518

CuraGen Corp. (a)

   100      350

CytRx Corp. (a)

   100      132

deCODE genetics, Inc. (a)

   100      619

Genentech, Inc. (a)

   100      8,180

Genitope Corp. (a)

   100      632

Myogen, Inc. (a)

   100      2,900

Orchid Cellmark, Inc. (a)

   100      279

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   100      315

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

  9   Semiannual Report


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

Common Stocks – continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

HEALTH CARE – continued

     

Biotechnology – continued

     

Renovis, Inc. (a)

   100    $ 1,531

Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. (a)

   100      590

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a)

   100      460

Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(d)

   244,199      1,391,934

Telik, Inc. (a)

   100      1,650

Theravance, Inc. (a)

   209,000      4,781,920
         
        15,618,578
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.0%

     

Beckman Coulter, Inc. (d)

   232,800      12,932,040

BioLase Technology, Inc.

   198,100      1,664,040

bioMerieux SA

   100      5,910

Biophan Technologies, Inc. (a)

   100      110

C.R. Bard, Inc.

   217,900      15,963,354

Clarient, Inc. (a)

   100      89

Cochlear Ltd.

   100      4,060

Cytyc Corp. (a)

   100      2,536

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

   202,900      9,217,747

Endocare, Inc. (a)

   144,600      361,500

Fresenius AG

   100      16,540

Gen-Probe, Inc. (a)

   100      5,398

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

   609,525      28,349,008

Hospira, Inc. (a)

   100      4,294

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

   42,500      3,193,025

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a)

   100      4,415

NMT Medical, Inc. (a)

   100      1,001

Optos PLC

   100      379

Phonak Holding AG

   100      6,254

Somanetics Corp. (a)

   100      1,910

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a)

   900      29,178

Stereotaxis, Inc. (a)

   100      1,079

Synthes, Inc.

   81      9,773

Vital Signs, Inc.

   100      4,953
         
        71,778,593
         

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.6%

     

Acibadem Saglik Hizmetleri AS

   100      935

Aetna, Inc.

   370,100      14,778,093

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

   33,617      293,728

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. GDR (a)(f)

   126,100      1,098,034

Caremark Rx, Inc.

   185,706      9,261,158

Chemed Corp.

   142,400      7,765,072

Diagnosticos Da America SA (a)

   83,400      1,605,312

Dynacq Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   100      130

Health Net, Inc. (a)

   100      4,517

Humana, Inc. (a)

   328,000      17,613,600

National Research Corp.

   100      2,325

Omnicare, Inc.

   171,700      8,142,014

PSS World Medical, Inc. (a)

   7,200      127,080

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

   100      714

ResCare, Inc. (a)(e)

   1,594,503      31,890,060

VCA Antech, Inc. (a)

   511,320      16,326,448
         
        108,909,220
         

Health Care Technology – 1.2%

     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (a)

   100      1,755

Cerner Corp. (a)

   100      3,711

Eclipsys Corp. (a)

   575,386      10,449,010

Emageon, Inc. (a)

   100      1,459

Emdeon Corp. (a)

   556,100      6,901,201

IMS Health, Inc.

   1,982,100      53,219,385

Merge Technologies, Inc. (a)

   200      2,462

TriZetto Group, Inc. (a)

   670,125      9,911,149
         
        80,490,132
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 4.4%

     

Applera Corp. – Celera Genomics Group (a)

   100      1,295

Bachem Holding AG (B Shares)

   100      5,791

Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. (a)

   100      412

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (a)

   100      6,494

Covance, Inc. (a)

   596,600      36,523,852

Dionex Corp. (a)

   100      5,466

Evotec OAI AG (a)

   100      412

Exelixis, Inc. (a)

   74      744

Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (a)

   100      7,305

Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (a)

   1,462,135      6,506,501

ICON PLC sponsored ADR (a)

   199,126      11,011,668

Illumina, Inc. (a)

   100      2,966

Invitrogen Corp. (a)

   477,730      31,563,621

Luminex Corp. (a)

   27,200      473,008

Millipore Corp. (a)

   392,700      24,736,173

Nektar Therapeutics (a)

   100      1,834

PAREXEL International Corp. (a)

   573,199      16,536,791

QIAGEN NV (a)

   3,805,800      52,215,576

Stratagene Corp.

   641,786      3,959,820

Thermo Electron Corp. (a)

   2,875,400      104,204,496

Waters Corp. (a)

   266,920      11,851,248
         
        299,615,473
         

Pharmaceuticals – 1.3%

     

Allergan, Inc.

   128,188      13,749,445

Aventis Pharma Ltd.

   100      3,181

Boiron SA

   55      1,089

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   100      2,041

Cipla Ltd.

   250      1,177

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

   100      2,753

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. sponsored ADR

   50,200      1,390,540

Eisai Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR

   100      4,475

GlaxoSmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

   100      2,261

Johnson & Johnson

   660,400      39,571,168

New River Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   706,701      20,140,979

Pfizer Ltd.

   100      1,689

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. sponsored GDR

   75      596

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   10  


Common Stocks – continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

HEALTH CARE – continued

     

Pharmaceuticals – continued

     

Roche Holding AG (participation certificate)

   149    $ 24,632

SuperGen, Inc. (a)

   100      363

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

   100      1,692

ViroPharma, Inc. (a)

   1,482,707      12,780,934
         
        87,679,015
         

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        664,091,011
         

INDUSTRIALS – 12.7%

     

Aerospace & Defense – 1.0%

     

Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a)

   161,200      12,307,620

CAE, Inc.

   1,045,200      7,958,613

Ceradyne, Inc. (a)

   253,634      12,552,347

Embraer – Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA sponsored ADR

   100      3,647

Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)

   884,791      36,798,458

General Dynamics Corp.

   200      13,092

Precision Castparts Corp.

   100      5,976

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

   100      5,587
         
        69,645,340
         

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.0%

     

Business Post Group PLC

   200      1,559

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   200      11,202

Forward Air Corp.

   150      6,110
         
        18,871
         

Airlines – 1.2%

     

ACE Aviation Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)

   899,700      25,105,845

Air China Ltd. (H Shares)

   2,000      837

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)

   1,394,844      54,984,750

easyJet PLC (a)

   100      714

Southwest Airlines Co.

   100      1,637
         
        80,093,783
         

Building Products – 0.3%

     

American Woodmark Corp. (d)

   484,194      16,966,158

Trex Co., Inc. (a)

   100      2,589

USG Corp. (a)

   100      7,293

Wienerberger Baustoffindust AG

   100      4,752
         
        16,980,792
         

Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.2%

     

American Ecology Corp.

   45,100      1,195,150

American Reprographics Co. (a)

   100      3,625

Bennett Environmental, Inc. (a)

   100      289

Bio-Treat Technology Ltd.

   4,150,300      2,805,586

ChoicePoint, Inc. (a)

   100      4,177

Cintas Corp.

   572,025      22,743,714

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (a)

   100      6,968

Equifax, Inc.

   306,211      10,515,286

Fullcast Co. Ltd. (d)

   5,746      19,534,140

GFK AG

   20      729

Intertek Group PLC

   436,200      5,647,416

Midas International Holdings Ltd.

   4,166,000      257,483

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)

   138,748      5,918,990

Randstad Holdings NV

   238,200      13,967,697

Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers, Inc.

   100      5,318

Robert Half International, Inc.

   100      4,200

Sinomem Technology Ltd.

   1,589,000      823,186

Societe Generale de Surveillance Holding SA (SGS) (Reg.)

   75      71,166

Tele Atlas NV (a)

   65,600      1,397,193

Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

   2,000      453

United Envirotech Ltd.

   1,000      231
         
        84,902,997
         

Construction & Engineering – 0.6%

     

Arcadis NV

   9,700      459,849

Arcadis NV (NY Shares)

   200      9,104

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (NY Shares)

   100      2,415

Daelim Industrial Co.

   41,500      2,607,147

Fluor Corp.

   139,300      12,945,149

IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd.

   100      496

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)

   146,570      11,672,835

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

   100      4,887

LG Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

   42,210      2,731,837

Orascom Construction Industries SAE GDR

   100      6,290

PTC India Ltd.

   100      110

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

   46,900      812,777

Shaw Group, Inc. (a)

   320,100      8,898,780

SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.

   300      7,896

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

   348,000      2,402,622
         
        42,562,194
         

Electrical Equipment – 1.9%

     

AstroPower, Inc. (a)

   100      0

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

   100      4,249

C&D Technologies, Inc.

   100      752

Crompton Greaves Ltd.

   85,155      1,624,311

Fujikura Ltd.

   1,000      11,038

II-VI, Inc. (a)

   200      3,660

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. sponsored ADR

   100      720

Jyoti Structures Ltd.

   100      829

KEC International Ltd.

   100      573

Q-Cells AG

   100      8,412

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   1,556,450      112,079,965

Roper Industries, Inc.

   77,600      3,627,800

Shanghai Electric (Group) Corp. (H Shares)

   2,000      695

Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. (a)

   751,400      1,271,623

SolarWorld AG

   229,600      14,412,071
         
        133,046,698
         

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

  11   Semiannual Report


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

Common Stocks – continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

INDUSTRIALS – continued

     

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.6%

     

Adilya Birla Nuvo Ltd.

   100    $ 1,564

Fu Sheng Industrial Co. Ltd.

   3,799,320      3,666,901

General Electric Co.

   957,400      31,555,904

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. ADR

   100      4,575

Max India Ltd. (a)

   237,746      4,066,244

NWS Holdings Ltd.

   1,820,500      3,164,558

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. Class H

   1,000      1,951
         
        42,461,697
         

Machinery – 5.3%

     

A.S.V., Inc. (a)

   100      2,304

AGCO Corp. (a)

   3,864,823      101,722,141

Badger Meter, Inc.

   627,000      16,929,000

Bucher Holding AG

   500      40,491

China Yuchai International Ltd.

   100      731

Circor International, Inc.

   100      3,049

Crane Co.

   207,800      8,644,480

Danaher Corp.

   100      6,432

Deutz AG (a)

   163,900      1,289,414

Dover Corp.

   302,400      14,947,632

Eicher Motors Ltd.

   342,065      1,778,171

Fanuc Ltd.

   100      8,984

Flowserve Corp. (a)

   718,000      40,854,200

Graco, Inc.

   326,300      15,003,274

Harsco Corp.

   1,330,439      103,721,024

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

   192,900      8,772,235

Hexagon AB (B Shares)

   100      3,641

Hyflux Ltd.

   564,000      840,914

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (a)

   100      475

JTEKT Corp.

   1,000      19,314

KCI Konecranes Oyj

   100      1,801

Komax Holding AG (Reg.)

   100      8,908

Krones AG

   2,900      363,474

MAN AG

   116,900      8,466,869

MMI Holdings Ltd.

   13,426,000      6,064,750

PACCAR, Inc.

   100      8,238

Railpower Technologies Corp. (a)

   100      215

Schindler Holding AG (Reg.)

   1,000      52,924

Tata Motors Ltd.

   337,564      5,848,142

Tata Motors Ltd. sponsored ADR (d)

   10,100      174,225

Terex Corp. (a)

   93      9,179

Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd.

   1,000      11,309

Valmont Industries, Inc.

   333,500      15,504,415

Wabtec Corp.

   304,800      11,399,520

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Class A

   100      3,355
         
        362,505,230
         

Marine – 0.0%

     

Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.

   80      1,910
         

Road & Rail – 0.1%

     

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

   100      7,925

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR

   100      1,877

Heartland Express, Inc.

   200      3,578

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   344,900      8,591,459

Knight Transportation, Inc.

   225      4,545
         
        8,609,384
         

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.4%

     

Fastenal Co.

   100      4,029

GATX Corp.

   569,500      24,203,750

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A

   77      3,663

Richelieu Hardware Ltd.

   100      1,930

STB Leasing Co. Ltd.

   100      1,564

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

   100      6,900
         
        24,221,836
         

Transportation Infrastructure – 0.1%

     

Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

   2,000      1,494

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

   1,667,000      4,700,763

Hopewell Holdings Ltd. sponsored ADR

   100      275

Macquarie Infrastructure Group unit

   100      250

Sea Containers Ltd. Class B

   7,900      36,814
         
        4,739,596
         

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        869,790,328
         

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 10.7%

     

Communications Equipment – 1.4%

     

Adtran, Inc.

   426,491      9,566,193

Arris Group, Inc. (a)

   100      1,312

AudioCodes Ltd. (a)

   100      1,090

Avaya, Inc. (a)

   1,391,800      15,894,356

Black Box Corp.

   73,700      2,824,921

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (a)

   100      1,686

CommScope, Inc. (a)

   100      3,142

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a)

   150      4,391

Corning, Inc. (a)

   100      2,419

D-Link Corp.

   1,677,000      1,828,315

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (a)

   1,000      2,137

Harris Corp.

   377,500      15,670,025

Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)

   100      1,599

Option NV (a)

   360      8,635

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   798,700      32,003,909

Redback Networks, Inc. (a)

   100      1,834

Tellabs, Inc. (a)

   1,224,800      16,302,088

Zyxel Communications Corp.

   1,306,000      2,137,777
         
        96,255,829
         

Computers & Peripherals – 1.0%

     

Apple Computer, Inc. (a)

   688,200      39,309,984

Compal Electronics, Inc.

   1,113      1,062

Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ)

   100      560

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

   1,100      8,833

Gemplus International SA sponsored ADR

   100      464

Hypercom Corp. (a)

   1,211,900      11,331,265

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   12  


Common Stocks – continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – continued

     

Computers & Peripherals – continued

     

Logitech International SA (Reg.) (a)

   100    $ 3,861

M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. (a)

   500      14,815

Moser-Baer India Ltd.

   200      816

Oberthur Card Systems (d)

   683,600      5,133,087

Psion PLC

   33      94

SanDisk Corp. (a)

   20      1,020

Seagate Technology

   589,800      13,353,072

Unisteel Technology Ltd.

   1,976,500      2,285,115

Xyratex Ltd. (a)

   18,700      494,615
         
        71,938,663
         

Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 3.7%

     

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a)

   378,900      11,958,084

Amphenol Corp. Class A

   100      5,596

CDW Corp.

   1,112,791      60,814,028

CellStar Corp. (a)

   100      285

Coherent, Inc. (a)

   100      3,373

Daktronics, Inc.

   200      5,774

Excel Technology, Inc. (a)

   100      2,992

Hana Microelectronics PCL (For. Reg.)

   509,400      334,077

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn)

   6,230,596      38,486,008

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

   117,600      5,652,611

Iteris, Inc. (a)

   100      238

Itron, Inc. (a)

   75,600      4,480,056

KEMET Corp. (a)

   1,750,300      16,137,766

Keyence Corp.

   15,700      4,009,211

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

   100      5,174

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. (a)

   100      1,501

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

   949,200      57,493,044

Molex, Inc.

   281,400      9,446,598

MTS Systems Corp.

   100      3,951

Nidec Corp. sponsored ADR

   267,800      4,831,112

Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. (a)

   100      2

ScanSource, Inc. (a)

   200      5,864

Sunpower Corp. Class A

   100      2,802

Symbol Technologies, Inc.

   189      2,039

Universal Display Corp. (a)

   100      1,331

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (a)

   2,587,000      40,693,510

Yageo Corp. sponsored GDR (a)

   100      154
         
        254,377,181
         

Internet Software & Services – 1.2%

     

Akamai Technologies Inc. (a)

   100      3,619

Answers Corp. (a)

   100      952

aQuantive, Inc. (a)

   11      279

Art Technology Group, Inc. (a)

   5,208,000      15,519,840

Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR

   100      8,253

eCollege.com (a)

   100      2,114

EDGAR Online, Inc. (a)

   72,348      340,036

Iliad Group SA

   100      8,366

Index Holdings

   100      98,755

NHN Corp. (a)

   7,320      2,546,221

RealNetworks, Inc. (a)

   1,360,804      14,560,603

Sifv Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)

   100      998

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   1,685,000      3,536,520

ValueClick, Inc. (a)

   248,795      3,819,003

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

   380,964      8,826,936

WebEx Communications, Inc. (a)

   754,504      26,815,072

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

   6,600      3,495,390
         
        79,582,957
         

IT Services – 0.3%

     

CheckFree Corp. (a)

   100      4,956

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

   151,700      10,220,029

Computershare Ltd.

   100      583

Global Payments, Inc.

   200      9,710

Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (a)

   100      2,248

Infosys Technologies Ltd.

   26,895      1,804,890

Infosys Technologies Ltd. sponsored ADR

   28,000      2,139,480

Northgate Information Solutions PLC (a)

   5,898,100      8,454,344

Patni Computer Systems Ltd. sponsored ADR

   11,900      169,932

StarTek, Inc.

   33,300      497,835

Syntel, Inc.

   100      2,046

TALX Corp.

   23      503

TietoEnator Oyj

   100      2,888
         
        23,309,444
         

Office Electronics – 0.0%

     

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

   75      2,562
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.3%

     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

   290,500      7,094,010

Agere Systems, Inc. (a)

   10      147

Altera Corp. (a)

   556,564      9,767,698

Analog Devices, Inc.

   107,900      3,467,906

ARM Holdings PLC sponsored ADR

   100      626

ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) (a)

   1,720,200      34,782,444

Cambridge Display Technologies, Inc. (a)

   100      790

Cymer, Inc. (a)

   40,800      1,895,568

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (a)

   100      1,454

Ersol Solar Energy AG

   100      6,098

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

   100      4,463

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Class A (a)

   100      2,900

International Rectifier Corp. (a)

   100      3,908

KLA-Tencor Corp.

   100      4,157

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)

   100      4,433

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a)

   698,900      26,208,750

Saifun Semiconductors Ltd.

   3,700      106,005

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

   60      38,136

Silicon Image, Inc. (a)

   100      1,078

Teradyne, Inc. (a)

   422,600      5,886,818

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   393,900      11,931,231

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)

   1,242,796      29,628,257

Zoran Corp. (a)

   1,162,716      28,300,507
         
        159,137,384
         

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

  13   Semiannual Report


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

Common Stocks – continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – continued

     

Software – 0.8%

     

Activision, Inc. (a)

   1    $ 11

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

   100      3,036

Agile Software Corp. (a)

   100      634

Autonomy Corp. PLC (a)

   200      1,519

Cognos, Inc. (a)

   691,500      19,644,977

F-Secure Oyj

   100      330

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

   150      7,095

Informatica Corp. (a)

   42,300      556,668

Intuit, Inc. (a)

   100      6,039

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

   358,619      7,276,380

Midway Games, Inc. (a)

   100      809

Napster, Inc. (a)

   100      308

NAVTEQ Corp. (a)

   100      4,468

NDS Group PLC sponsored ADR (a)

   100      4,655

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

   100      16,780

Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)

   100      1,006

Open Solutions, Inc. (a)

   505,245      13,444,569

Plato Learning, Inc. (a)

   277,643      1,726,939

Quality Systems, Inc. (d)

   150,871      5,555,070

RSA Security, Inc. (a)

   100      2,719

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

   100      2,666

Scientific Learning Corp. (a)

   100      460

Subex Systems Ltd.

   200      1,903

Symantec Corp. (a)

   100      1,554

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

   100      394

Temenos Group AG (a)

   391,573      3,603,433
         
        51,864,422
         

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        736,468,442
         

MATERIALS – 12.9%

     

Chemicals – 2.7%

     

ADA-ES, Inc. (a)

   100      1,715

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   100      6,392

Airgas, Inc.

   1,718,472      64,013,082

Albemarle Corp.

   264,300      12,654,684

Asian Paints India Ltd.

   548,256      7,074,869

Dyno Nobel Ltd.

   100      183

Ecolab, Inc. (d)

   1,361,700      55,257,786

Filtrona PLC

   50      269

Jubilant Organosys Ltd.

   500      2,466

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

   223,000      2,494,560

Monsanto Co.

   100      8,419

Mosaic Co. (a)

   100      1,565

Nitto Denko Corp.

   57,400      4,088,355

Praxair, Inc.

   222,700      12,025,800

Quaker Chemical Corp.

   100      1,870

Recticel SA

   100      1,209

Sasa Dupont Sabanci Polyester Sanayi AS

   1      1

Sigma Aldrich Corp.

   100      7,264

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd.:

     

(H Shares)

   922,000    $ 451,132

sponsored ADR

   200      9,870

Syngenta AG sponsored ADR

   100      2,656

Tokuyama Corp.

   1,673,000      24,855,583

United Phosphorous Ltd.

   455      2,348

Valhi, Inc.

   51,700      1,269,235

Zoltek Companies, Inc. (a)

   100      2,989
         
        184,234,302
         

Construction Materials – 0.0%

     

Cemex SA de CV sponsored ADR

   111      6,324

Florida Rock Industries, Inc.

   100      4,967

Headwaters, Inc. (a)

   100      2,556

Rinker Group Ltd. sponsored ADR

   100      6,062
         
        19,909
         

Containers & Packaging – 0.2%

     

Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)

   516,000      8,034,120

Essel Propack Ltd.

   1,080,401      1,510,630

Pactiv Corp. (a)

   337,405      8,350,774

Sealed Air Corp.

   100      5,208
         
        17,900,732
         

Metals & Mining – 9.6%

     

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.

   1,613,230      53,485,302

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (a)

   23,350      384,575

AK Steel Holding Corp. (a)

   869,800      12,029,334

Aleris International, Inc. (a)

   100      4,585

Amcol International Corp.

   78,700      2,073,745

Barrick Gold Corp.

   127,500      3,765,722

Bema Gold Corp. (a)

   170,800      852,240

BHP Billiton Ltd. sponsored ADR

   100      4,307

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

   100      591

Boliden AB

   1,447,300      26,650,627

Century Aluminum Co. (a)

   1,096,488      39,133,657

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA sponsored ADR

   266,600      7,272,848

Eldorado Gold Corp. (a)

   151,600      736,067

Equinox Minerals Ltd. (a)

   4,770,000      5,554,958

Falconbridge Ltd.

   277      14,591

FNX Mining Co., Inc. (a)

   100      950

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

   1,285,900      71,251,719

Glamis Gold Ltd. (a)

   100      3,791

Goldcorp, Inc.

   100      3,014

Grupo Mexico SA de CV Series B

   100      285

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (a)

   646,500      10,531,485

High River Gold Mines Ltd. (a)

   2,297,500      4,733,719

HudBay Minerals, Inc. (a)(d)

   991,400      12,611,198

IAMGOLD Corp.

   891,900      7,925,869

Inco Ltd.

   100      6,584

Inmet Mining Corp.

   100      3,736

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a)

   100      677

Kinross Gold Corp. (a)

   7,998,866      87,204,335

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   14  


Common Stocks – continued

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

MATERIALS – continued

     

Metals & Mining – continued

     

Mechel Steel Group OAO sponsored ADR

   100    $ 2,239

Meridian Gold, Inc. (a)

   100      3,155

Newmont Mining Corp.

   3,912,780      207,103,444

Northern Orion Resources, Inc. (a)

   100      491

Nucor Corp.

   163,200      8,853,600

Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (a)

   100      5,066

Phelps Dodge Corp.

   168,200      13,819,312

POSCO sponsored ADR

   100      6,690

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

   2,000      26,078

Teck Cominco Ltd. Class B (sub. vtg.)

   290,100      17,406,520

United States Steel Corp.

   765,400      53,669,848

Vedanta Resources PLC

   100      2,521

Xstrata PLC

   100      3,792

Zinifex Ltd.

   1,474,800      10,981,896
         
        658,125,163
         

Paper & Forest Products – 0.4%

     

Cathay Forest Products Corp. (a)

   40,100      21,553

International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) Class A (sub. vtg.) (a)

   9,100      57,064

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

   10,218,000      14,933,114

MAXXAM, Inc. (a)

   100      2,805

P.H. Glatfelter Co.

   100      1,587

Pope Resources, Inc. LP

   100      3,115

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd. (B Shares)

   100      52

Sino-Forest Corp. (a)

   2,546,500      13,116,882
         
        28,136,172
         

TOTAL MATERIALS

        888,416,278
         

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 1.5%

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.2%

     

AT&T, Inc.

   1,343,500      37,470,215

Covad Communications Group, Inc. (a)

   61      123

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

   100      3,451

Pipex Communications PLC (a)

   100      18

PT Indosat Tbk sponsored ADR

   100      2,327

PT Telkomunikasi Indonesia Tbk sponsored ADR

   100      3,210

Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a)

   5,473,900      44,283,851
         
        81,763,195
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.3%

     

America Movil SA de CV Series L sponsored ADR

   151,400      5,035,564

Bharti Airtel Ltd. (a)

   622,405      5,364,106

MTN Group Ltd.

   100      738

NII Holdings, Inc. (a)

   36      2,030

Telemig Celular Participacoes SA sponsored ADR

   100      3,540

USA Mobility, Inc.

   428,191      7,107,971
         
        17,513,949
         

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

        99,277,144
         

UTILITIES – 1.1%

     

Electric Utilities – 0.0%

     

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

   100      2,791

Korea Electric Power Corp. sponsored ADR

   100      1,896
         
        4,687
         

Gas Utilities – 0.3%

     

AGL Resources, Inc.

   227,300      8,664,676

China Gas Holdings Ltd. (a)

   2,000      317

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk Series B

   500      607

Xinao Gas Holdings Ltd.

   11,922,000      11,359,768
         
        20,025,368
         

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.8%

     

AES Corp. (a)

   2,465,600      45,490,320

Black Hills Corp.

   184,806      6,344,390

International Power PLC sponsored ADR

   100      5,330

Malakoff BHD

   533,300      1,407,813

NTPC Ltd.

   59,000      142,613
         
        53,390,466
         

Multi-Utilities – 0.0%

     

Veolia Environnement sponsored ADR

   100      5,172
         

Water Utilities – 0.0%

     

Eastern Water Resources Development & Management PCL (For.Reg.)

   100      13

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

   2,000      766

Puncak Niaga Holding BHD

   100      72
         
        851
         

TOTAL UTILITIES

        73,426,544
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,986,919,512)

        6,093,243,701
         
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks – 0.0%      

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.0%

     

Household Durables – 0.0%

     

Fedders Corp. Series A, 8.60%

   5      71
         

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $119)

        71
         

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

  15   Semiannual Report


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

Money Market Funds – 11.7%

 

     Shares    Value (Note 1)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 5.11% (b)

   747,004,614    $ 747,004,614

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 5.14% (b)(c)

   58,587,682      58,587,682
         

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $805,592,296)

        805,592,296
         

Cash Equivalents – 0.1%

 

     Maturity
Amount
      

Investments in repurchase agreements (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, in a joint trading account at 4.51%, dated 6/30/06 due 7/3/06)
(Cost $4,253,000)

   $ 4,254,599      4,253,000  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO – 100.6%
(Cost $5,796,764,927)

        6,903,089,068  

NET OTHER ASSETS – (0.6)%

        (37,989,447 )
           

NET ASSETS – 100%

      $ 6,865,099,621  
           

Legend

 

(a) Non-income producing

 

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund’s holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request.

 

(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

 

(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.

 

(e) Affiliated company

 

(f) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities amounted to $2,134,100 or 0.0% of net assets.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the fund from the affiliated Central funds is as follows:

 

Fund

   Income earned

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

   $ 12,171,093

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

     1,176,272
      

Total

   $ 13,347,365
      

Other Affiliated Issuers

An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

 

Affiliates

   Value, beginning
or period
   Purchases   

Sales

Proceeds

   Dividend
Income
   Value, end of
period

Eclipsys Corp.

   $ 47,063,766    $ 3,920,926    $ 49,142,716    $ —      $ —  

Harvard Bioscience, Inc.

     11,107,409      —        4,260,150      —        —  

IMPCO Technologies, Inc.

     9,268,848      —        —        —        19,278,481

Open Solutions, Inc.

     25,264,922      11,663,898      27,800,418      —        —  

Parker Drilling Co.

     59,364,645      4,370,203      7,329,250      —        —  

ResCare, Inc.

     28,261,042      —        604,609      —        31,890,060

Stratagene Corp.

     14,472,128      —        4,953,433      —        —  

Strategic Diagnostics, Inc.

     5,392,660      30,264      4,409,478      —        —  
                                  

Total

   $ 200,195,420    $ 19,985,291    $ 98,500,054    $ —      $ 51,168,541
                                  

Other Information

Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows:

 

United States of America

   73.5 %

Canada

   5.2 %

Cayman Islands

   5.1 %

Japan

   4.5 %

Netherlands

   2.5 %

France

   1.3 %

United Kingdom

   1.0 %

Others (individually less than 1%)

   6.9 %
      
   100.0 %
      

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   16  


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

     June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Assets

     

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $56,422,936 and repurchase agreements of $4,253,000) – See accompanying schedule:

     

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,966,806,472)

   $ 6,046,328,231   

Affiliated Central Funds (cost $805,592,296)

     805,592,296   

Other affiliated issuers (cost $24,366,159)

     51,168,541   
         

Total Investments (cost $5,796,764,927)

      $ 6,903,089,068

Cash

        3,767

Foreign currency held at value (cost $11,504,372)

        11,554,092

Receivable for investments sold

        46,690,932

Receivable for fund shares sold

        8,099,058

Dividends receivable

        5,772,763

Interest receivable

        2,386,827

Prepaid expenses

        9,480

Other receivables

        374,574
         

Total assets

        6,977,980,561

Liabilities

     

Payable for investments purchased

   $ 46,815,032   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     1,806,964   

Accrued management fee

     3,116,626   

Distribution fees payable

     943,641   

Other affiliated payables

     485,692   

Other payables and accrued expenses

     1,125,303   

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

     58,587,682   
         

Total liabilities

        112,880,940
         

Net Assets

      $ 6,865,099,621
         

Net Assets consist of:

     

Paid in capital

      $ 5,266,596,009

Undistributed net investment income

        15,158,298

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

        477,519,518

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

        1,105,825,796
         

Net Assets

      $ 6,865,099,621
         

Statement of Assets and Liabilities – continued

 

      June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Initial Class:

  

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,399,202,912 ÷ 42,470,959 shares)

   $ 32.94
      

Service Class:

  

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,054,003,717 ÷ 32,144,068 shares)

   $ 32.79
      

Service Class 2:

  

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,290,438,639 ÷ 132,036,187 shares)

   $ 32.49
      

Investor Class:

  

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($121,454,353 ÷ 3,693,565 shares)

   $ 32.88
      

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

  17   Semiannual Report


VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Financial Statements – continued

Statement of Operations

 

     Six months ended June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)  

Investment Income

    

Dividends

     $ 27,820,845  

Interest

       17,206  

Income from affiliated Central Funds (including $1,176,272 from security lending)

       13,347,365  
          

Total income

       41,185,416  

Expenses

    

Management fee

   $ 18,778,234    

Transfer agent fees

     2,300,780    

Distribution fees

     5,624,555    

Accounting and security lending fees

     621,744    

Independent trustees’ compensation

     12,420    

Custodian fees and expenses

     580,260    

Registration fees

     26,819    

Audit

     49,648    

Legal

     40,226    

Miscellaneous

     159,028    
          

Total expenses before reductions

     28,193,714    

Expense reductions

     (678,295 )     27,515,419  
                

Net investment income (loss)

       13,669,997  
          

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment securities:

    

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $1,131,342)

     480,757,624    

Other affiliated issuers

     10,399,498    

Foreign currency transactions

     56,366    
          

Total net realized gain (loss)

       491,213,488  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $2,012,244)

     (123,042,876 )  

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     142,181    
          

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (122,900,695 )
          

Net gain (loss)

       368,312,793  
          

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 381,982,790  
          

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    
     Six months ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
December 31,
2005
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 13,669,997     $ 16,088,209  

Net realized gain (loss)

     491,213,488       739,133,164  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (122,900,695 )     79,632,320  
                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     381,982,790       834,853,693  
                

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

     (14,545,563 )     —    

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

     (746,524,101 )     (69,737,263 )
                

Total distributions

     (761,069,664 )     (69,737,263 )
                

Share transactions – net increase (decrease)

     1,383,612,442       1,095,215,324  
                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,004,525,568       1,860,331,754  

Net Assets

    

Beginning of period

     5,860,574,053       4,000,242,299  
                

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $15,158,298 and undistributed net investment income of $15,998,697, respectively)

   $ 6,865,099,621     $ 5,860,574,053  
                

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   18  


Financial Highlights – Initial Class

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    Years ended December 31,  
     2005     2004     2003I     2002     2001  

Selected Per-Share Data

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 35.11     $ 30.18     $ 24.16     $ 17.51     $ 19.60     $ 20.26  
                                                

Income from Investment Operations

            

Net investment income (loss)E

     .10       .16 F     .01       —   H     .09       .20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.19       5.28       6.01       6.73       (2.00 )     (.86 )
                                                

Total from investment operations

     2.29       5.44       6.02       6.73       (1.91 )     (.66 )
                                                

Distributions from net investment income

     (.13 )     —         —         (.08 )     (.18 )     —    

Distributions from net realized gain

     (4.33 )     (.51 )     —         —         —         —    
                                                

Total distributions

     (4.46 )     (.51 )     —         (.08 )     (.18 )     —    
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 32.94     $ 35.11     $ 30.18     $ 24.16     $ 17.51     $ 19.60  
                                                

Total ReturnB,C,D

     6.77 %     18.30 %     24.92 %     38.64 %     (9.82 )%     (3.26 )%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsG

            

Expenses before reductions

     .68 %A     .69 %     .71 %     .70 %     .70 %     .69 %

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

     .68 %A     .69 %     .71 %     .70 %     .70 %     .69 %

Expenses net of all reductions

     .66 %A     .64 %     .68 %     .68 %     .63 %     .62 %

Net investment income (loss)

     .58 %A     .50 %F     .03 %     —   %     .51 %     1.06 %

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   $ 1,399,203     $ 1,276,302     $ 979,533     $ 678,480     $ 499,557     $ 574,934  

Portfolio turnover rate

     139 %A     107 %     55 %     51 %     135 %     144 %

 

A Annualized

 

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company’s separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

 

D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

 

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 

F Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .36%.

 

G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during peroids when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

 

H Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

 

I As the result of a correction made in the classification of distributions received on securities representing realized gains for the year ended December 31,2003, amounts previously reported have been reclassified. The impact of this correction was a decrease in net investment loss of $0.01 per share and a corresponding decrease in net realized and unrealized gain (loss). The ratio of net investment loss to average net assets decreased from (0.04)% to 0.00%. The reclassification had no impact on total net assets or total return of the class.

Financial Highlights – Service Class

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    Years ended December 31,  
       2005     2004     2003H     2002     2001  

Selected Per-Share Data

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 34.95     $ 30.07     $ 24.10     $ 17.46     $ 19.54     $ 20.22  
                                                

Income from Investment Operations

            

Net investment income (loss)E

     .08       .12F       (.02 )     (.02 )     .08       .18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.19       5.27       5.99       6.72       (2.00 )     (.86 )
                                                

Total from investment operations

     2.27       5.39       5.97       6.70       (1.92 )     (.68 )
                                                

Distributions from net investment income

     (.10 )     —         —         (.06 )     (.16 )     —    

Distributions from net realized gain

     (4.33 )     (.51 )     —         —         —         —    
                                                

Total distributions

     (4.43 )     (.51 )     —         (.06 )     (.16 )     —    
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 32.79     $ 34.95     $ 30.07     $ 24.10     $ 17.46     $ 19.54  
                                                

Total ReturnB,C,D

     6.73 %     18.20 %     24.77 %     38.52 %     (9.90 )%     (3.36 )%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsG

            

Expenses before reductions

     .78 %A     .79 %     .81 %     .80 %     .80 %     .79 %

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

     .78 %A     .79 %     .81 %     .80 %     .80 %     .79 %

Expenses net of all reductions

     .76 %A     .74 %     .78 %     .78 %     .73 %     .72 %

Net investment income (loss)

     .48 %A     .40 %F     (.07 )%     (.10 )%     .41 %     .96 %

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   $ 1,054,004     $ 990,561     $ 819,412     $ 580,179     $ 378,264     $ 366,665  

Portfolio turnover rate

     139 %A     107 %     55 %     51 %     135 %     144 %

 

A Annualized.

 

B Total returns for periods of less than one year ore not annualized.

 

C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company’s separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

 

D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

 

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 

F Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .26%.

 

G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during peroids when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

 

H As the result of a correction made in the classification of distributions received on securities representing realized gains for the year ended December 31,2003, amounts previously reported have been reclassified. The impact of this correction was a decrease in net investment loss of $0.01 per share and a corresponding decrease in net realized and unrealized gain (loss). The ratio of net investment loss to average net assets decreased from (0.14)% to (0.10)%. The reclassification had no impact on total net assets or total return of the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

  19   Semiannual Report


Financial Highlights – Service Class 2

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    Years ended December 31,  
     2005     2004     2003H     2002     2001  

Selected Per-Share Data

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 34.67     $ 29.88     $ 23.98     $ 17.39     $ 19.49     $ 20.20  
                                                

Income from Investment Operations

            

Net investment income (loss)E

     .06       .08 F     (.06 )     (.05 )     .05       .15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.16       5.22       5.96       6.69       (1.99 )     (.86 )
                                                

Total from investment operations

     2.22       5.30       5.90       6.64       (1.94 )     (.71 )
                                                

Distributions from net investment income

     (.07 )     —         —         (.05 )     (.16 )     —    

Distributions from net realized gain

     (4.33 )     (.51 )     —         —         —         —    
                                                

Total distributions

     (4.40 )     (.51 )     —         (.05 )     (.16 )     —    
                                                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 32.49     $ 34.67     $ 29.88     $ 23.98     $ 17.39     $ 19.49  
                                                

Total ReturnB,C,D

     6.63 %     18.02 %     24.60 %     38.31 %     (10.02 )%     (3.51 )%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsG

            

Expenses before reductions

     .93 %A     .94 %     .96 %     .95 %     .95 %     .94 %

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

     .93 %A     .94 %     .96 %     .95 %     .95 %     .94 %

Expenses net of all reductions

     .91 %A     .89 %     .93 %     .93 %     .88 %     .88 %

Net investment income (loss)

     .33 %A     .26 %F     (.22 )%     (.25 )%     .25 %     .81 %

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   $ 4,290,439     $ 3,542,952     $ 2,201,298     $ 1,177,574     $ 520,933     $ 210,356  

Portfolio turnover rate

     139 %A     107 %     55 %     51 %     135 %     144 %

 

A Annualized.

 

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company’s separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

 

D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

 

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 

F Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .11%.

 

G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during peroids when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

 

H As the result of a correction made in the classification of distributions received on securities representing realized gains for the year ended December 31,2003, amounts previously reported have been reclassified. The impact of this correction was a decrease in net investment loss of $0.01 per share and a corresponding decrease in net realized and unrealized gain (loss). The ratio of net investment loss to average net assets decreased from (0.29)% to (0.25)%. The reclassification had no impact on total net assets or total return of the class.

Financial Highlights – Investor Class

 

    

Six months ended
June 30, 2006

(Unaudited)

   

Year ended
December 31,

2005G

 

Selected Per-Share Data

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 35.08     $ 31.81  
                

Income from Investment Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)E

     .08       .07F  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     2.19       3.20  
                

Total from investment operations

     2.27       3.27  
                

Distributions from net investment income

     (.14 )     —    

Distributions from net realized gain

     (4.33 )     —    
                

Total distributions

     (4.47 )     —    
                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 32.88     $ 35.08  
                

Total ReturnB,C,D

     6.72 %     10.28 %

Ratios to Average Net AssetsH

    

Expenses before reductions

     .80 %A     .86 %A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

     .80 %A     .86 %A

Expenses net of all reductions

     .78 %A     .80 %A

Net investment income (loss)

     .46 %A     .45 %A,F

Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

   $ 121,454     $ 50,760  

Portfolio turnover rate

     139 %A     107 %

 

A Annualized.

 

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company’s separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

 

D Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.

 

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 

F Investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding the special dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .17%.

 

G For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005.

 

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   20  


Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies.

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund III (the trust) (referred to in this report as VIP Mid Cap Portfolio) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.

The Fund may invest in affiliated money market central funds (Money Market Central Funds), which are open-end investment companies available to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Security Valuation. Investments are valued and net asset value (NAV) per share is calculated (NAV calculation) as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Wherever possible, the Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments.

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.

When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value, valuations may be determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. For example, when developments occur between the close of a market and the close of the NYSE that may materially affect the value of some or all of the securities, or when trading in a security is halted, those securities may be fair valued. Factors used in the determination of fair value may include monitoring news to identify significant market or security specific events such as changes in the value of U.S. securities markets, reviewing developments in foreign markets and evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. Because the Fund’s utilization of fair value pricing depends on market activity, the frequency with which fair value pricing is used can not be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for NAV calculation under fair value pricing may differ from published prices for the same securities.

Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust.

 

  21   Semiannual Report


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required in the accompanying financial statements. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, and losses deferred due to wash sales.

The federal tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,249,201,304  

Unrealized depreciation

     (152,882,810 )
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 1,096,318,494  
        

Cost for federal income tax purposes

   $ 5,806,770,574  

New Accounting Pronouncement. In July 2006, Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, According for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48) was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,2006. FIN 48 sets forth a threshold for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of FIN 48 will have on the Fund’s net assets and results of operations.

 

2. Operating Policies.

Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or nongovernment securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and maybe obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally maybe resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price maybe difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

3. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $4,500,292,112 and $4,287,996,554, respectively.

 

4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund’s average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .27% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annualized management fee rate was .57% of the Fund’s average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of. 10% of Service Class’ average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2’s average net assets.

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   22  


4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Distribution and Service Plan - continued

For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services:

 

Service Class

   $ 531,752

Service Class 2

     5,092,803
      
   $ 5,624,555
      

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the fund’s transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class with the exception of Investor Class pays a transfer agent fee, excluding out of pocket expenses, equal to an annual rate of .07% of their month end net assets. Investor Class pays a monthly asset-based transfer agent fee of. 18% of its month end net assets. The total transfer agent fees paid by each class to FIIOC, including out of pocket expenses, were as follows:

 

Initial Class

   $ 475,953

Service Class

     356,794

Service Class 2

     1,379,892

Investor Class

     88,141
      
   $ 2,300,780
      

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund’s accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.

Affiliated Central Funds. The Fund may invest in Money Market Central Funds which seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

The Money Market Central Funds do not pay a management fee.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $113,695 for the period.

 

5. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $4.2 billion credit facility (the “line of credit”) to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit, which amounts to $8,808 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

 

6. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that maybe received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from affiliated central funds.

 

7. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $658,799 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund’s custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund’s expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund’s custody expenses by $19,496.

 

  23   Semiannual Report


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) – continued

 

8. Other.

The Fund’s organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

At the end of the period, FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record of 15% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one of otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were the owners of record of 30% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

 

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 

     

Six months ended
June 30,

2006

   Year ended
December 31,
2005A

From net investment income

     

Initial Class

   $ 4,750,962    $ —  

Service Class

     2,713,194      —  

Service Class 2

     6,828,025      —  

Investor Class

     253,382      —  
             

Total

   $ 14,545,563    $ —  
             

From net realized gain

     

Initial Class

   $ 160,864,588    $ 16,950,069

Service Class

     122,489,425      13,863,435

Service Class 2

     455,271,711      38,923,759

Investor Class

     7,898,377      —  
             

Total

   $ 746,524,101    $ 69,737,263
             

 

A Distributions for Investor Class are for the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005.

 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

     Shares     Dollars  
    

Six months ended
June 30,

2006

    Year ended
December 31,
2005A
   

Six months ended
June 30,

2006

    Year ended
December 31,
2005A
 

Initial Class

        

Shares sold

   4,820,707     8,278,806     $ 165,741,344     $ 262,377,760  

Reinvestment of distributions

   5,122,659     562,378       165,615,550       16,950,069  

Shares redeemed

   (3,825,179 )   (4,945,419 )     (127,313,164 )     (156,829,367 )
                            

Net increase (decrease)

   6,118,187     3,895,765     $ 204,043,730     $ 122,498,462  
                            

Service Class

        

Shares sold

   1,679,959     2,901,802     $ 57,151,673     $ 90,813,964  

Reinvestment of distributions

   3,889,488     461,807       125,202,619       13,863,435  

Shares redeemed

   (1,768,494 )   (2,267,171 )     (59,680,217 )     (70,846,869 )
                            

Net increase (decrease)

   3,800,953     1,096,438     $ 122,674,075     $ 33,830,530  
                            

Service Class 2

        

Shares sold

   21,905,237     32,986,707     $ 736,325,902     $ 1,030,668,046  

Reinvestment of distributions

   14,476,809     1,305,290       462,099,736       38,923,759  

Shares redeemed

   (6,548,562 )   (5,764,389 )     (217,635,963 )     (179,268,926 )
                            

Net increase (decrease)

   29,833,484     28,527,608     $ 980,789,675     $ 890,322,879  
                            

Investor Class

        

Shares sold

   2,127,114     1,448,928     $ 72,463,066     $ 48,632,982  

Reinvestment of distributions

   252,531     —         8,151,693       —    

Shares redeemed

   (132,980 )   (2,028 )     (4,509,797 )     (69,529 )
                            

Net increase (decrease)

   2,246,665     1,446,900     $ 76,104,962     $ 48,563,453  
                            

 

A Share transactions for Investor Class are for the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005

 

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio   24  


Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

On January 19, 2006, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to approve a general research services agreement (the Agreement) between FMR, FMRCo., Inc. (FMRC), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), and Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC) (together, the Investment Advisers) for the fund, effective January 20, 2006, pursuant to which FRAC may provide general research and investment advisory support services to FMRC and FIMM. The Board considered that it has approved previously various sub-advisory agreements for the fund with affiliates of FMR that allow FMR to obtain research, non-discretionary advice, or discretionary portfolio management at no additional expense to the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and independent Trustees’ counsel, considered a broad range of information and determined that it would be beneficial for the fund to access the research and investment advisory support services supplied by FRAC at no additional expense to the fund.

The Board reached this determination in part because the new arrangement will involve no changes in (i) the contractual terms of and fees payable under the fund’s management contract or sub-advisory agreements; (ii) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund’s assets; (iii) the nature or level of services provided under the fund’s management contract or sub-advisory agreements; (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management; or (v) the ultimate control or beneficial ownership of FMR, FMRC, or FIMM. The Board also considered that the establishment of the Agreement would not necessitate prior shareholder approval of the Agreement or result in an assignment and termination of the fund’s management contract or sub-advisory agreements under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Because the Board was approving an arrangement with FRAC under which the fund will not bear any additional management fees or expenses and under which the fund’s portfolio manager would not change, it did not consider the fund’s investment performance, competitiveness of management fee and total expenses, costs of services and profitability, or economies of scale to be significant factors in its decision.

In connection with its future renewal of the fund’s management contract and sub-advisory agreements, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the fund’s management fee and total expenses; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund’s Agreement is fair and reasonable, and that the fund’s Agreement should be approved.

 

  25   Semiannual Report


Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.

Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (formerly Fidelity

Management & Research (Far East) Inc.)

Fidelity Investments Japan Limited

Fidelity International Investment Advisors

Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Boston, MA

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Boston, MA


RUSSELL INVESTMENT FUNDS

INVESTMENT FUNDS

2006 Semiannual Report

MULTI-STYLE EQUITY FUND

AGGRESSIVE EQUITY FUND

NON-U.S. FUND

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES FUND

CORE BOND FUND

JUNE 30, 2006

LOGO


Russell Investment Funds

Russell Investment Funds is a series investment company with five different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. These financial statements report on all five of the Funds.

Frank Russell Investment Management Company*

Responsible for overall management and administration of the Funds.

 

* On July 1, 2006, Frank Russell Investment Management Company changed its name to Russell Investment Management Company.


Russell Investment Funds

Semiannual Report

June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Table of Contents

 

     Page

Multi-Style Equity Fund

   3

Aggressive Equity Fund

   10

Non-U.S. Fund

   22

Real Estate Securities Fund

   37

Core Bond Fund

   41

Notes to Schedules of Investments

   58

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   59

Statement of Operations

   62

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   63

Financial Highlights

   65

Notes to Financial Highlights

   67

Notes to Financial Statements

   68

Shareholder Requests for Additional Information

   79

Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

   80

Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors

   84

Manager, Money Managers and Service Providers

   89


Copyright© Russell Investment Group 2006. All rights reserved.

The Russell logo is a trademark and service mark of Russell Investment Group. Russell Investment Group and Standard & Poor’s Corporation are the owners of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to their respective indexes. Indexes are unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly.

Russell Investment Group (Russell) holds the largest market share of the global manager of managers market which includes “collective investment funds or institutional separate accounts with assets managed as segregated accounts by multiplying underlying managers.” The Cerulli Report, Quantitative Update: Global Multimanager Product, 2003-2004.

Fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be carefully considered before investing. A prospectus containing this and other important information must precede or accompany this material. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

On July 1, 2006, Frank Russell Investment Management Company changed its name to Russell Investment Management Company.

Performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that 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.

Russell Fund Distributors, Inc., Member NASD, is the distributor of Russell Investment Funds.


Russell Investment Funds

Multi-Style Equity Fund

Shareholder Expense Example — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Fund Expenses

The following disclosure provides important information regarding each Fund’s Expense Example, which appears on each Fund’s individual page in this Semiannual Report. Please refer to this information when reviewing the Expense Example for a Fund.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period indicated, which for this Fund is from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Actual
Performance
   Hypothetical
Performance
(5% return
before expenses)

Beginning Account Value January 1, 2006

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value June 30, 2006

   $ 1,024.20    $ 1,020.48

Expenses Paid During Period*

   $ 4.37    $ 4.36

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.87% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

   Multi-Style Equity Fund    3


Russell Investment Funds

Multi-Style Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Common Stocks - 94.1%

     

Auto and Transportation - 2.9%

     

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (Æ)

   2,300    91

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

   7,350    582

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Ñ)

   6,900    368

CSX Corp.

   15,850    1,116

FedEx Corp.

   4,300    502

Ford Motor Co. (Ñ)

   33,600    233

General Motors Corp. (Ñ)

   2,100    62

Genuine Parts Co.

   5,400    225

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   25,600    1,362

Polaris Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   9,000    390

Swift Transportation Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,500    238

Toyota Motor Corp. - ADR

   5,370    562

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (Æ)

   4,500    123

Union Pacific Corp.

   22,900    2,129

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

   29,000    2,388

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

   8,600    217
       
      10,588
       

Consumer Discretionary - 12.5%

     

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   12,660    694

Blockbuster, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   51,500    257

Boyd Gaming Corp. (Ñ)

   7,200    291

Carnival Corp.

   4,250    177

Circuit City Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,300    90

Coach, Inc. (Æ)

   26,720    799

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   12,800    731

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,200    246

Dress Barn, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,500    266

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Æ)

   40,200    1,730

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

   30,400    1,176

Gap, Inc. (The)

   38,900    677

Google, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   14,899    6,248

Hasbro, Inc.

   47,900    867

Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   34,400    773

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,700    448

International Game Technology

   19,750    749

JC Penney Co., Inc.

   9,000    608

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   11,000    679

Kohl’s Corp. (Æ)

   48,400    2,861

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)

   11,900    927

Limited Brands, Inc.

   14,900    381

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

   4,300    159

Manpower, Inc.

   2,400    155

Mattel, Inc.

   9,400    155

McDonald’s Corp.

   146,350    4,917

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (Ñ)

   26,100    674

Nike, Inc. Class B

   35,200    2,851

Nutri System, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,600    410

Office Depot, Inc. (Æ)

   10,400    395

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   21,740    1,937

Quiksilver, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   52,800    643

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

   19,300    617

Sabre Holdings Corp. Class A

   21,000    462

Scientific Games Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   25,390    904

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A (Ñ)

   4,100    174

Sears Holdings Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,900    914

ServiceMaster Co. (The)

   34,700    358

Six Flags, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,800    27

Starbucks Corp. (Æ)

   29,950    1,131

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (ö)

   26,080    1,574

Tiffany & Co.

   10,500    347

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   29,800    521

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   59,050    2,844

Walt Disney Co.

   33,000    990

Yahoo!, Inc. (Æ)

   24,500    809

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   12,240    615
       
      46,258
       

Consumer Staples - 6.6%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

   41,400    3,040

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   31,800    1,368

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

   14,100    287

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   46,500    2,785

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   18,600    411

CVS Corp.

   64,600    1,983

Hansen Natural Corp. (Æ)

   2,340    445

Hershey Co. (The)

   11,000    606

Kroger Co. (The)

   22,600    494

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (Ñ)

   9,400    638

PepsiCo, Inc.

   102,530    6,156

Procter & Gamble Co.

   73,500    4,087

Walgreen Co.

   29,700    1,332

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

   11,180    723
       
      24,355
       

Financial Services - 18.2%

     

AG Edwards, Inc.

   7,100    393

Allstate Corp. (The)

   11,400    624

American Express Co.

   60,000    3,193

American International Group, Inc.

   101,050    5,967

AmSouth Bancorp

   22,800    603

Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   34,500    442

AON Corp.

   58,400    2,033

 

4   

Multi-Style Equity Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Multi-Style Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

   17,800    415

Astoria Financial Corp.

   11,700    356

Bank of America Corp.

   136,041    6,544

Bank of New York Co., Inc. (The)

   14,800    477

BB&T Corp. (Ñ)

   11,400    474

Capital One Financial Corp.

   12,700    1,085

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   21,390    533

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

   35,730    571

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. Class A

   1,290    634

Chubb Corp.

   21,500    1,073

CIT Group, Inc.

   7,100    371

Citigroup, Inc.

   109,650    5,289

City National Corp.

   900    59

Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (The)

   6,700    172

Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,300    439

Countrywide Financial Corp.

   24,200    922

Dow Jones & Co., Inc. (Ñ)

   16,000    560

Equity Office Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   9,700    354

Fifth Third Bancorp (Ñ)

   9,400    347

First Data Corp.

   11,800    531

First Horizon National Corp.

   6,700    269

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   6,200    538

Fulton Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   1,890    30

Global Payments, Inc.

   9,660    469

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   14,770    2,222

H&R Block, Inc.

   13,200    315

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   11,900    1,007

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   35,500    837

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   133,650    5,613

Keycorp

   4,300    153

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   1,700    110

Loews Corp.

   11,400    404

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   12,800    344

Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (Ñ)

   7,600    348

Mellon Financial Corp.

   9,700    334

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   17,000    1,182

Metlife, Inc.

   10,400    533

Morgan Stanley

   28,400    1,795

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   36,800    608

PartnerRe, Ltd.

   6,500    416

Paychex, Inc.

   34,400    1,341

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,300    100

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   7,400    519

Popular, Inc. (Ñ)

   6,100    117

Principal Financial Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   8,100    451

Progressive Corp. (The)

   14,900    383

Protective Life Corp.

   100    5

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,000    151

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   8,100    393

Simon Property Group, Inc. (ö)

   2,000    166

Sky Financial Group, Inc.

   1,900    45

South Financial Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

   21,100    557

St. Paul Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

   43,261    1,929

Stancorp Financial Group, Inc.

   2,300    117

State Street Corp.

   5,600    325

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   18,400    1,403

UBS AG

   5,400    592

UnionBanCal Corp.

   1,000    65

US Bancorp

   34,400    1,062

Wachovia Corp.

   36,200    1,958

Washington Mutual, Inc.

   19,000    866

Wells Fargo & Co.

   31,780    2,132

Whitney Holding Corp. (Ñ)

   2,300    81

WR Berkley Corp.

   11,800    403
       
      67,149
       

Health Care - 12.5%

     

Abbott Laboratories

   82,500    3,598

Aetna, Inc.

   1,100    44

Allergan, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,360    1,326

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)

   60,300    3,933

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,200    405

AstraZeneca PLC - ADR

   21,230    1,270

Baxter International, Inc.

   79,800    2,934

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   900    59

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   12,300    791

Caremark Rx, Inc.

   62,700    3,127

Celgene Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,880    658

Covance, Inc. (Æ)

   6,980    427

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,700    863

DaVita, Inc. (Æ)

   17,430    866

Eli Lilly & Co.

   66,300    3,664

Express Scripts, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   8,160    585

Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (Æ)

   13,200    964

Genentech, Inc. (Æ)

   25,580    2,093

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Æ)

   20,720    1,226

Henry Schein, Inc. (Æ)

   8,900    416

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   77,500    829

Humana, Inc. (Æ)

   2,600    140

IMS Health, Inc.

   3,700    99

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,470    409

Johnson & Johnson

   37,300    2,235

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (Æ)

   7,700    340

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (Æ)

   26,800    1,535

 

  

Multi-Style Equity Fund

   5


Russell Investment Funds

Multi-Style Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Medtronic, Inc.

   34,800    1,633

Merck & Co., Inc.

   11,100    404

Novartis AG - ADR

   28,200    1,521

Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   30,700    170

PDL BioPharma, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   24,900    458

Pfizer, Inc.

   132,700    3,115

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   9,710    582

Resmed, Inc. (Æ)

   9,520    447

Stryker Corp.

   35,200    1,482

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,200    85

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   9,900    443

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   4,500    213

WellPoint, Inc. (Æ)

   5,700    415

Wyeth

   3,400    151
       
      45,955
       

Integrated Oils - 6.3%

     

Chevron Corp.

   36,600    2,271

ConocoPhillips

   67,800    4,443

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   122,350    7,506

Hess Corp.

   28,800    1,522

Marathon Oil Corp.

   51,502    4,290

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   30,200    3,097

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   1,400    114
       
      23,243
       

Materials and Processing - 4.7%

     

Alcoa, Inc.

   16,000    518

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

   6,990    484

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   35,090    1,449

Avery Dennison Corp.

   8,900    517

Bemis Co. (Ñ)

   13,900    426

BHP Billiton, Ltd. - ADR

   13,100    564

Bowater, Inc. (Ñ)

   20,800    473

Cameco Corp. (Ñ)

   9,300    372

Chemtura Corp. (Ñ)

   36,600    342

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

   27,900    1,089

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   21,800    907

EMCOR Group, Inc. (Æ)

   2,900    141

International Paper Co.

   70,650    2,282

Lennox International, Inc.

   2,900    77

Lubrizol Corp.

   13,600    542

Lyondell Chemical Co.

   18,500    419

MeadWestvaco Corp. (Ñ)

   21,400    598

Monsanto Co.

   13,440    1,131

Mueller Industries, Inc.

   2,000    66

Packaging Corp. of America

   26,300    579

Phelps Dodge Corp.

   3,400    279

Praxair, Inc.

   6,800    367

Quanex Corp. (Ñ)

   2,200    95

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. New (Æ)

   2,400    55

Rohm & Haas Co.

   14,400    722

RPM International, Inc. (Ñ)

   22,300    401

Sonoco Products Co.

   13,400    424

United States Steel Corp.

   13,450    943

USEC, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,600    66

Valspar Corp.

   15,400    407

Vulcan Materials Co. (Ñ)

   4,000    312

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   4,400    274
       
      17,321
       

Miscellaneous - 5.8%

     

3M Co.

   60,100    4,854

Foster Wheeler, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,900    212

General Electric Co.

   323,620    10,666

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   900    44

Honeywell International, Inc.

   96,450    3,887

ITT Industries, Inc.

   900    44

Textron, Inc.

   18,970    1,749
       
      21,456
       

Other Energy - 3.5%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   9,800    467

Apache Corp.

   19,000    1,297

Baker Hughes, Inc. (Ñ)

   21,400    1,752

Devon Energy Corp.

   6,200    375

ENSCO International, Inc.

   2,900    133

Halliburton Co.

   61,400    4,556

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ)

   6,110    387

Newfield Exploration Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,700    670

Peabody Energy Corp.

   7,800    435

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   33,800    2,201

Valero Energy Corp.

   12,200    812
       
      13,085
       

Producer Durables - 3.7%

     

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   13,700    432

Alcatel SA - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   44,700    564

American Power Conversion Corp.

   40,400    787

Applied Materials, Inc.

   101,430    1,651

Boeing Co.

   29,030    2,378

Caterpillar, Inc.

   16,500    1,229

Crown Castle International Corp. (Æ)

   15,100    522

Diebold, Inc. (Ñ)

   11,100    451

Emerson Electric Co.

   17,000    1,425

ESCO Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   4,400    235

Hubbell, Inc. Class B

   9,700    462

Itron, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,000    178

Joy Global, Inc.

   8,855    461

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)

   7,600    338

 

6    Multi-Style Equity Fund   


Russell Investment Funds

Multi-Style Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Regal-Beloit Corp. Ñ)

   4,700    208

Steelcase, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   2,400    39

Technitrol, Inc.

   3,100    72

Teradyne, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   20,300    283

Thermo Electron Corp. (Æ)

   14,900    540

United Technologies Corp.

   22,800    1,446
       
      13,701
       

Technology - 12.0%

     

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,750    968

Amkor Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   20,100    190

Analog Devices, Inc.

   11,300    363

Apple Computer, Inc. (Æ)

   45,910    2,622

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)

   5,100    102

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

   3,600    87

BMC Software, Inc. (Æ)

   3,800    91

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Æ)

   38,380    1,153

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   6,000    103

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   120,300    2,349

Citrix Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   8,460    340

Conexant Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,200    41

Corning, Inc. (Æ)

   56,240    1,360

Electronic Data Systems Corp. (Ñ)

   9,100    219

EMC Corp. (Æ)

   43,900    482

Formfactor, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,800    259

General Dynamics Corp.

   8,400    550

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   182,370    5,777

Imation Corp.

   1,400    57

Intel Corp.

   90,800    1,721

International Business Machines Corp.

   16,150    1,241

JDS Uniphase Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   561,830    1,421

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Æ)

   49,700    795

Kemet Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,800    17

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

   13,300    1,003

Linear Technology Corp. (Ñ)

   12,500    419

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   51,100    1,641

Micron Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   112,100    1,688

Microsoft Corp.

   133,900    3,120

Motorola, Inc.

   79,550    1,603

National Semiconductor Corp.

   35,500    847

Plexus Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,600    55

Qualcomm, Inc.

   131,310    5,262

Red Hat, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,900    372

Research In Motion, Ltd. (Æ)

   20,400    1,423

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   8,880    639

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,140    350

SanDisk Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,600    846

Sanmina-SCI Corp. (Æ)

   13,100    60

Seagate Technology, Inc. (Æ)

   2,300    —  

Silicon Image, Inc. (Æ)

   31,500    340

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   106,500    442

Sycamore Networks, Inc. (Æ)

   9,800    40

Symantec Corp. (Æ)

   6,900    107

Synopsys, Inc. (Æ)

   10,200    191

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   39,600    1,199

Unisys Corp. (Æ)

   21,900    138
       
      44,093
       

Utilities - 5.4%

     

Alltel Corp.

   6,400    409

Ameren Corp. (Ñ)

   4,000    202

Aqua America, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,700    62

AT&T, Inc.

   39,400    1,099

Atmos Energy Corp.

   5,600    156

BellSouth Corp.

   58,600    2,121

Citizens Communications Co. (Ñ)

   45,500    594

Comcast Corp. Class A (Æ)

   16,800    550

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Ñ)

   4,700    209

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   26,200    1,959

Edison International

   4,500    175

Entergy Corp. (Ñ)

   31,900    2,257

Exelon Corp.

   22,800    1,296

FirstEnergy Corp.

   2,100    114

FPL Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   15,500    641

NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   9,000    507

NiSource, Inc.

   19,400    424

Northeast Utilities

   36,400    752

NSTAR (Ñ)

   14,200    406

Progress Energy, Inc.

   1,300    —  

SCANA Corp.

   5,100    197

Southern Co. (The) (Ñ)

   9,400    301

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   86,800    1,735

TECO Energy, Inc.

   8,100    121

TXU Corp.

   15,400    921

Valor Communications Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   27,300    313

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   61,000    2,043

Vodafone Group PLC - ADR

   21,400    456

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

   1,800    73
       
      20,093
       

Total Common Stocks
(cost $318,657)

      347,297
       

 

   Multi-Style Equity Fund    7


Russell Investment Funds

Multi-Style Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 

Short-Term Investments - 5.9%

     

Frank Russell Investment Company

     

Money Market Fund

   20,910,000    20,910  

United States Treasury Bills (Ž)(§)

     

4.885% due 09/14/06

   1,000    990  
         

Total Short-Term Investments

(cost $21,900)

      21,900  
         

Other Securities - 8.2%

     

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (x)

   30,172,012    30,172  
         

Total Other Securities

(cost $30,172)

      30,172  
         

Total Investments - 108.2%

     

(identified cost $370,729)

      399,369  

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (8.2%)

      (30,419 )
         

Net Assets - 100.0%

      368,950  
         

 

Futures Contracts

(Number of Contracts)

   Notional
Amount
$
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 

Long Positions

     

Russell 1000 Index expiration date 09/06 (7)

   2,440    (3 )

S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME) expiration date 09/06 (65)

   4,158    44  

S&P 500 Index (CME) expiration date 09/06 (18)

   5,757    68  

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Index (CME) expiration date 09/06 (115)

   8,873    215  
         

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

      324  
         

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

8   

Multi-Style Equity Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Multi-Style Equity Fund

Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Categories

   % of
Net
Assets
 

Auto and Transportation

   2.9  

Consumer Discretionary

   12.5  

Consumer Staples

   6.6  

Financial Services

   18.2  

Health Care

   12.5  

Integrated Oils

   6.3  

Materials and Processing

   4.7  

Miscellaneous

   5.8  

Other Energy

   3.5  

Producer Durables

   3.7  

Technology

   12.0  

Utilities

   5.4  

Short-Term Investments

   5.9  

Other Securities

   8.2  
      

Total Investments

   108.2  

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

   (8.2 )
      
   100.0  
      

Futures Contracts

   0.1  

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

   Multi-Style Equity Fund    9


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Shareholder Expense Example — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Fund Expenses

The following disclosure provides important information regarding each Fund’s Expense Example, which appears on each Fund’s individual page in this Semiannual Report. Please refer to this information when reviewing the Expense Example for a Fund.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period indicated, which for this Fund is from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Actual
Performance
   Hypothetical
Performance
(5% return
before expenses)

Beginning Account Value

     

January 1, 2006

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value

     

June 30, 2006

   $ 1,074.50    $ 1,019.59

Expenses Paid During Period*

   $ 5.40    $ 5.26

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.05% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Reflects amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser. Without the waiver and/or reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

 

10   

Aggressive Equity Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Common Stocks - 95.1%

     

Auto and Transportation - 2.9%

     

AAR Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,649    503

ABX Air, Inc. (Æ)

   23,400    141

Airtran Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   21,380    318

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (Æ)

   6,400    252

ArvinMeritor, Inc. (Ñ)

   19,200    330

Dana Corp.

   33,200    88

Expeditors International Washington, Inc.

   5,686    318

Frozen Food Express Industries (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,400    26

Grupo TMM SA - ADR (Æ)

   13,500    55

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,100    16

Hub Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   11,114    273

Kansas City Southern (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,200    172

Kirby Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,400    332

Laidlaw International, Inc.

   15,000    378

Marten Transport, Ltd. (Æ)

   1,619    35

Monaco Coach Corp. (Ñ)

   5,000    63

Navistar International Corp. (Æ)

   14,000    345

Noble International, Ltd. (Ñ)

   1,800    26

Oshkosh Truck Corp.

   7,780    370

PAM Transportation Services, Inc. (Æ)

   1,300    38

SCS Transportation, Inc. (Æ)

   2,400    66

Tidewater, Inc.

   1,300    64

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (Æ)

   11,200    305

Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,200    212

US Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,400    92

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

   20,343    513

Visteon Corp. (Æ)

   42,800    309

Wabtec Corp.

   20,629    771
       
      6,411
       

Consumer Discretionary - 16.7%

     

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,700    27

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A

   5,180    287

Adesa, Inc.

   12,500    278

Administaff, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,893    139

Advisory Board Co. (The) (Æ)

   7,071    340

Advo, Inc.

   2,000    49

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Æ)

   7,500    85

Ambassadors Group, Inc.

   6,980    202

Amerco, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   700    70

American Greetings Corp. Class A (Ñ)

   9,630    202

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (Æ)

   28,700    583

AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,100    525

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,600    34

Autonation, Inc. (Æ)

   2,449    53

Baidu.com - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,800    149

Bally Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,700    127

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

   3,000    109

Belo Corp. Class A

   11,222    175

Big Lots, Inc. (Æ)

   41,378    707

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

   1,600    48

Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

   11,950    261

Borders Group, Inc.

   22,400    414

Boyd Gaming Corp. (Ñ)

   4,500    182

Brightpoint, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   29,420    398

Brink’s Co. (The)

   693    39

Brinker International, Inc. (Ñ)

   4,400    160

Brown Shoe Co., Inc.

   12,650    431

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,800    490

Callaway Golf Co.

   22,900    297

Catalina Marketing Corp. (Ñ)

   12,878    367

Central European Distribution Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,500    63

Cenveo, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,300    221

Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,200    244

Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Æ)

   15,300    172

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The) (Æ)

   5,416    146

Chemed Corp.

   10,986    599

Chico’s FAS, Inc. (Æ)

   5,440    147

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,540    760

Christopher & Banks Corp.

   16,300    473

Coach, Inc. (Æ)

   5,628    168

Convergys Corp. (Æ)

   23,200    452

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,600    181

Corrections Corp. of America (Æ)(Ñ)

   23,600    1,249

Cox Radio, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,800    199

CROCS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   20,400    513

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

   2,000    102

DeVry, Inc. (Æ)

   11,500    253

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,300    374

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

   1,300    32

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   22,163    508

Dress Barn, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   23,400    593

Earthlink, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   25,500    221

Entercom Communications Corp. Class A

   3,600    94

FTI Consulting, Inc. (Æ)

   14,300    383

Furniture Brands International, Inc. (Ñ)

   8,400    175

 

   Aggressive Equity Fund    11


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (Æ)

   181,800    640

Getty Images, Inc. (Æ)

   5,431    345

Global Imaging Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   2,000    83

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

   8,044    453

Guess?, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,800    284

Harman International Industries, Inc.

   2,936    251

Hasbro, Inc.

   20,900    378

Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   8,700    196

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   11,670    191

IKON Office Solutions, Inc.

   20,204    255

International Speedway Corp. Class A

   5,000    232

Intrawest Corp.

   8,571    273

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,800    123

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (Æ)

   5,400    355

J Crew Group, Inc. (Æ)

   1,900    52

Jack in the Box, Inc. (Æ)

   11,100    435

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc. (Ñ)

   15,300    480

Jarden Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,700    113

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   11,700    171

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

   1,000    33

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

   3,606    115

Kellwood Co. (Ñ)

   14,479    424

Korn/Ferry International (Æ)

   27,259    534

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. (Ñ)

   10,800    350

Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,000    121

Lee Enterprises, Inc.

   4,900    132

Libbey, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,900    29

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,900    782

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,000    43

Lightbridge, Inc. (Æ)

   7,000    91

Liquidity Services, Inc. (Æ)

   1,300    20

Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   2,100    64

Live Nation, Inc. (Æ)

   3,900    79

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

   7,793    289

Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc.

   8,500    223

Manpower, Inc.

   5,818    376

Marcus Corp.

   4,100    86

MAXIMUS, Inc.

   2,600    60

Media General, Inc. Class A

   1,500    63

MPS Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   61,433    925

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A

   3,300    157

NetFlix, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,700    454

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Æ)

   10,485    327

Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd. Class A

   8,884    345

Papa John’s International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,600    153

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,606    1,032

Perficient, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   14,100    174

Perry Ellis International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,900    48

PHH Corp. (Æ)

   12,656    349

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

   6,100    233

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (Ñ)

   19,600    137

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,577    192

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   18,700    186

ProQuest Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,800    96

Providence Service Corp. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,800    131

Quiksilver, Inc. (Æ)

   13,500    164

Radio One, Inc. Class D (Æ)

   13,700    101

RadioShack Corp. (Ñ)

   14,500    203

Regal Entertainment Group Class A

   17,322    352

Ross Stores, Inc.

   4,100    115

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

   1,700    54

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class B (Æ)

   2,300    39

Russell Corp. (Ñ)

   15,600    283

Scholastic Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,200    239

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A (Ñ)

   7,900    334

Six Flags, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,200    119

Skechers USA, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   4,976    120

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   22,980    510

Sourcecorp, Inc. (Æ)

   7,704    191

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   5,000    26

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,900    109

Spherion Corp. (Æ)

   40,700    371

Stamps.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,000    83

Stanley Works (The)

   10,421    492

Steven Madden, Ltd.

   3,500    104

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   33,800    194

Stride Rite Corp.

   4,000    53

Tech Data Corp. (Æ)

   4,760    182

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,800    200

Tiffany & Co. (Ñ)

   8,800    291

Trans World Entertainment Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,000    7

Tuesday Morning Corp. (Ñ)

   12,300    162

Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,400    53

Under Armour, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,400    102

Valassis Communications, Inc. (Æ)

   5,300    125

Volcom, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,900    157

Warnaco Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)

   12,500    233

WESCO International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,500    655

Wet Seal, Inc. (The) Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,200    60

World Fuel Services Corp.

   900    41
       
      36,237
       

Consumer Staples - 1.9%

     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   9,200    335

Dean Foods Co. (Æ)

   5,600    208

 

12   

Aggressive Equity Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Flowers Foods, Inc.

   1,600    46

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (Ñ)

   10,123    230

Herbalife, Ltd. (Æ)

   7,100    283

Ingles Markets, Inc. Class A

   2,905    50

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

   1,100    37

Longs Drug Stores Corp.

   16,418    749

M&F Worldwide Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,620    348

Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   500    19

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (Ñ)

   4,100    278

National Beverage Corp. (Ñ)

   3,300    47

Pathmark Stores, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,700    91

PepsiAmericas, Inc.

   9,600    212

Performance Food Group Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,697    295

Premium Standard Farms, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,800    46

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   4,800    204

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

   1,700    37

Seaboard Corp. (Ñ)

   362    463

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Æ)

   6,448    186

Spartan Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,700    54
       
      4,218
       

Financial Services - 18.9%

     

Advent Software, Inc. (Æ)

   17,100    617

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (Æ)

   5,536    481

Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,500    23

Affordable Residential Communities (Ñ)

   5,000    54

AG Edwards, Inc.

   6,300    348

Alleghany Corp. (Æ)

   787    217

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   27,570    1,622

AMB Property Corp. (ö)

   9,200    465

Amcore Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

   7,400    217

American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (Ñ)

   10,900    365

American Financial Group, Inc.

   6,400    275

American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   8,546    315

American Physicians Capital, Inc. (Æ)

   1,200    63

AmeriCredit Corp. (Æ)

   16,300    455

Anthracite Capital, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   14,622    178

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. (ö)

   7,000    58

Apollo Investment Corp.

   9,700    179

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   17,900    226

Associated Banc-Corp.

   7,899    249

Assurant, Inc.

   7,359    356

BancFirst Corp.

   1,000    45

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

   15,209    754

Banner Corp. (Ñ)

   1,000    39

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)

   16,900    506

BlackRock, Inc. Class A

   1,500    209

BOK Financial Corp.

   1,030    51

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   13,700    189

Capital Trust, Inc. Class A (¨o)(Ñ)

   1,600    57

Cash America International, Inc. (Ñ)

   11,500    368

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (ö)

   5,200    202

Checkfree Corp. (Æ)

   4,620    229

Chittenden Corp.

   1,800    47

CIT Group, Inc.

   4,000    209

City National Corp.

   10,640    693

Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (The)

   16,000    411

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

   2,200    110

Commerce Group, Inc.

   5,200    154

Community Bank System, Inc. (Ñ)

   9,500    192

CompuCredit Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,157    506

Corus Bankshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   10,860    284

Cousins Properties, Inc. (ö)

   5,000    155

Covanta Holding Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,100    231

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,900    166

Cybersource Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   23,000    269

Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp. (ö)

   3,100    40

Delphi Financial Group Class A

   12,433    452

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (ö)(Å)

   20,800    309

Digital Insight Corp. (Æ)

   3,400    117

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (Æ)

   2,100    146

EMC Insurance Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,900    112

Equity One, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   11,400    238

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,000    384

Federal Realty Investors Trust (ö)

   5,300    371

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (ö)

   12,600    274

Fidelity Bankshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   4,100    130

Fieldstone Investment Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   15,600    143

First American Corp.

   14,200    600

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (Æ)

   4,293    85

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   600    120

First Community Bancorp

   1,800    106

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,000    37

First Indiana Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,151    134

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

   18,400    258

First Regional Bancorp (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,000    88

First Republic Bank

   2,600    119

FirstFed Financial Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,400    484

Fremont General Corp. (Ñ)

   30,300    562

Fulton Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   5,460    87

GFI Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,400    76

Global Payments, Inc.

   14,200    689

Gramercy Capital Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   1,676    43

Greater Bay Bancorp (Ñ)

   8,700    250

H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,100    62

Hanmi Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   5,700    111

 

   Aggressive Equity Fund    13


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

   10,000    475

Harbor Florida Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,500    56

Harleysville Group, Inc.

   1,000    32

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   850    25

Health Care Property Investors, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   900    24

HealthExtras, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   18,100    547

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,000    223

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

   6,000    102

Hospitality Properties Trust (ö)

   4,100    180

HRPT Properties Trust (ö)

   44,600    516

IBERIABANK Corp. (Ñ)

   900    52

IMPAC Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (ö)

   1,000    11

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

   9,900    454

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

   3,200    131

Innkeepers USA Trust (ö)

   1,900    33

Intersections, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,100    12

iStar Financial, Inc. (ö)

   7,650    289

ITLA Capital Corp.

   500    26

Jameson Inns, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   92,200    269

Jefferies Group, Inc.

   12,000    356

JER Investors Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)(Þ)

   6,168    96

Jersey Investment Trust, Inc. (Æ)

   9,200    144

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   4,300    376

KKR Financial Corp. (ö)

   12,650    263

Knight Capital Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   13,600    207

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   15,290    988

Legg Mason, Inc.

   2,500    249

Liberty Property Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   7,000    309

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. (ö)

   8,600    80

Macatawa Bank Corp. (Ñ)

   8,705    204

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (ö)

   6,800    312

MAF Bancorp, Inc.

   2,300    99

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

   4,040    185

MB Financial, Inc. (Æ)

   2,000    71

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   12,100    134

Mercantile Bank Corp. (Ñ)

   5,635    225

Mercantile Bankshares Corp.

   2,876    103

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (ö)

   4,200    234

Morningstar, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,765    364

National Health Investors, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   2,300    62

National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   983    20

National Retail Properties, Inc. (ö)

   30,500    608

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,900    260

Navigators Group, Inc. (Æ)

   5,600    245

New Century Financial Corp. (Æ)(ö)

   1,200    55

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,900    64

Newcastle Investment Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   10,300    261

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (ö)

   4,100    49

Oak Hill Financial, Inc.

   5,800    148

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   1,503    33

Ohio Casualty Corp.

   7,400    220

Old Republic International Corp.

   12,875    275

Omega Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   356    11

Open Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,100    189

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   8    —  

Parkvale Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   3,557    104

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Co. (Æ)

   7,000    212

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,400    384

PowerShares Dynamic Retail Portfolio

   5,500    95

Preferred Bank

   2,000    107

Presidential Life Corp. (Ñ)

   4,900    120

ProAssurance Corp. (Æ)

   12,244    590

Protective Life Corp.

   2,900    135

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

   5,300    95

PS Business Parks, Inc. (ö)

   1,600    94

R&G Financial Corp. Class B

   8,400    72

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

   13,000    393

Realty Income Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   3,000    66

Regency Centers Corp. (ö)

   2,100    130

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

   2,735    134

Rewards Network, Inc. (Æ)

   5,200    42

RLI Corp.

   2,100    101

Ryder System, Inc.

   10,700    625

Sl Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,700    66

Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   9,100    433

Scottish Re Group, Ltd. (Ñ)

   12,400    207

SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   4,150    67

SEI Investments Co.

   5,900    288

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

   600    33

Senior Housing Properties Trust (ö)

   20,660    370

Sky Financial Group, Inc.

   5,000    118

Spirit Finance Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   17,790    200

Stancorp Financial Group, Inc.

   8,800    448

State Auto Financial Corp.

   1,200    39

Sterling Bancorp (Ñ)

   1,260    25

Sterling Bancshares, Inc.

   7,600    142

Sterling Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   1,000    22

Stewart Information Services Corp.

   12,360    449

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

   5,200    124

TCF Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   4,800    127

Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,499    333

 

14    Aggressive Equity Fund   


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

TNS, Inc. (Æ)

   9,600    199

Tower Group, Inc.

   30,511    923

UMB Financial Corp.

   1,400    47

Umpqua Holdings Corp. (N)

   1,200    31

United PanAm Financial Corp. (Æ)

   9,300    283

United Rentals, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   24,700    790

Ventas, Inc. (ö)

   7,175    243

W Holding Co., Inc. (N)

   16,600    110

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)(N)

   5,300    194

Weingarten Realty Investors (ö)

   1,200    46

Whitney Holding Corp.

   3,700    131

Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (N)

   4,028    73

World Acceptance Corp. (Æ)

   6,800    242

WSFS Financial Corp.

   4,660    286

Zenith National Insurance Corp.

   3,100    123
       
      41,133
       

Health Care – 8.8%

     

Accelrys, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   20,900    149

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   3,400    152

Affymetrix, Inc. (Æ)

   10,999    282

Air Methods Corp. (Æ)

   4,300    113

Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   25,400    271

Alkermes, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   33,400    632

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   31,214    548

Alpharma, Inc. Class A

   6,300    151

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   30,508    508

Analogic Corp. (N)

   4,800    224

Applera Corp. - Celera Genomics Group (Æ)

   26,600    344

Arthrocare Corp. (Æ)

   6,028    253

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   3,620    173

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

   1,800    100

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   3,737    243

Cephalon, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   2,600    156

Cerner Corp. (Æ)(N)

   7,262    269

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Æ)

   7,400    272

Community Health Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   19,065    701

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (N)

   7,800    345

Dade Behring Holdings, Inc.

   2,449    102

DaVita, Inc. (Æ)

   14,369    714

Diagnostic Products Corp.

   900    52

Digene Corp. (Æ)(N)

   10,000    387

Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   10,600    22

Emdeon Corp. (Æ)

   4,900    61

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   23,500    775

Exelixis, Inc. (Æ)

   9,200    92

Flamel Technologies SA - ADR (Æ)(N)

   3,100    57

Genesis HealthCare Corp. (Æ)

   4,150    197

Genomic Health, Inc. (Æ)

   1,000    12

Greatbatch, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   9,800    231

HealthTronics, Inc. (Æ)

   15,800    121

Healthways, Inc. (Æ)

   7,239    381

Henry Schein, Inc. (Æ)

   7,047    329

Hologic, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   11,419    564

Hooper Holmes, Inc. (N)

   800    2

Illumina, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   15,966    474

Immucor, Inc. (Æ)

   2,280    44

Intralase Corp. (Æ)(N)

   20,000    335

Kendle International, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   3,200    118

Kyphon, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   6,800    261

Lifecell Corp. (Æ)(N)

   24,700    764

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (Æ)

   5,400    174

Magellan Health Services, Inc. (Æ)

   2,800    127

Medcath Corp. (Æ)(N)

   2,100    40

Mentor Corp.

   10,280    447

MGI Pharma, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   6,300    135

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

   2,200    44

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   7,400    187

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   3,700    39

Neurometrix, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   8,600    262

New River Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   2,102    60

NuVasive, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   1,704    31

Omnicare, Inc. (N)

   2,000    95

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   10,600    89

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   1,400    64

Parexel International Corp. (Æ)

   5,400    156

PDL BioPharma, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   5,800    107

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (Æ)

   1,100    50

Per-Se Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   4,800    121

Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   10,250    41

Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   1,600    6

Phase Forward, Inc. (Æ)

   18,900    218

Quality Systems, Inc.

   8,828    325

Res-Care, Inc. (Æ)

   5,600    112

Resmed, Inc. (Æ)

   14,768    693

Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   5,800    13

Sierra Health Services, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   17,126    771

SonoSite, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   12,900    504

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (Æ)(N)

   25,429    703

 

   Aggressive Equity Fund    15


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

SurModics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,840    66

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,600    74

Thoratec Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,200    169

United Surgical Partners International, Inc. (Æ)

   11,114    334

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

   3,000    151

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   4,709    223

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,500    314

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   4,000    145

Zymogenetics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,500    142
       
      19,213
       

Materials and Processing - 8.5%

     

Airgas, Inc. (Ñ)

   25,161    937

Aleris International, Inc. (Æ)

   5,893    270

Ashland, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,300    153

Barnes Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   13,000    259

Bluegreen Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,900    33

BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   8,021    105

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,100    83

Building Material Holding Corp. (Ñ)

   6,600    184

Cambrex Corp. (Ñ)

   8,700    181

Celanese Corp. Class A

   13,100    268

Century Aluminum Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,379    477

Ceradyne, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,000    148

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   17,500    250

Chesapeake Corp. (Ñ)

   900    15

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

   10,883    263

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   30,700    148

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (Ñ)

   33,000    472

Commercial Metals Co.

   7,000    180

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (Ñ)

   2,700    149

Constar International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,800    38

Crown Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   6,100    95

Cytec Industries, Inc.

   5,400    290

Dycom Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,900    232

Eagle Materials, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,700    81

ElkCorp (Ñ)

   7,400    205

EMCOR Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,500    608

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,290    310

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Æ)

   3,987    145

FMC Corp.

   5,300    341

Granite Construction, Inc.

   7,100    321

Greif, Inc. Class A

   900    67

Griffon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,000    235

Harsco Corp. (Ñ)

   8,200    639

HB Fuller Co. (Ñ)

   9,000    392

Healthcare Services Group (Ñ)

   6,000    126

Hercules, Inc. (Æ)

   33,400    510

Infrasource Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,700    31

Innospec, Inc. (Ñ)

   900    23

Insituform Technologies, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,000    366

Lamson & Sessions Co. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,100    88

Lennox International, Inc.

   5,000    132

Lubrizol Corp.

   9,500    379

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,800    255

Maverick Tube Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,300    272

Metal Management, Inc.

   3,200    98

Mueller Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   20,500    677

Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   19,412    338

Myers Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,900    50

Newkirk Realty Trust, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,200    212

NewMarket Corp. (Ñ)

   14,680    720

NS Group, Inc. (Æ)

   1,762    97

OM Group, Inc. (Æ)

   15,708    485

Packaging Corp. of America

   9,000    198

Pactiv Corp. (Æ)

   6,600    163

Perini Corp. (Æ)

   1,000    23

PGT, Inc. (Æ)

   1,100    17

PolyOne Corp. (Æ)

   13,000    114

Quanex Corp. (Ñ)

   8,700    375

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   3,700    307

Rock-Tenn Co. Class A

   3,000    48

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   10,422    240

Rogers Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,800    383

RTI International Metals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,800    268

Schulman A, Inc. (Ñ)

   8,200    188

Shaw Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)

   1,300    36

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   1,800    67

Sonoco Products Co.

   10,700    339

Spartech Corp.

   6,700    151

Standard Register Co. (The) (Ñ)

   7,800    92

Stepan Co.

   1,459    46

Superior Essex, Inc. (Æ)

   2,000    60

Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   1,800    43

Tejon Ranch Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,400    140

Trammell Crow Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,000    70

United States Steel Corp.

   700    49

URS Corp. (Æ)

   5,400    227

USEC, Inc. (Ñ)

   9,100    108

USG Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,900    139

Valmont Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   4,600    214

Washington Group International, Inc.

   12,892    688

Watsco, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,900    173

Westlake Chemical Corp.

   2,400    72
       
      18,471
       

 

16    Aggressive Equity Fund   


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

Miscellaneous - 1.4%

     

Brunswick Corp.

   500    16

Castlepoint Holdings, Ltd. (Æ)(Þ)

   30,900    340

Foster Wheeler, Ltd. (Æ) (Ñ)

   7,400    320

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   6,000    291

Kaman Corp. Class A

   6,800    124

McDermott International, Inc. (Æ)

   17,553    798

SPX Corp. (Ñ)

   5,500    308

Trinity Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   8,300    335

Walter Industries, Inc.

   8,185    472
       
      3,004
       

Other Energy - 7.1%

     

Alon USA Energy, Inc.  

   1,800    57

Arch Coal, Inc.

   3,000    127

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,300    511

Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,300    651

Berry Petroleum Co. Class A (Ñ)

   1    —  

Bois d’Arc Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,200    86

Bronco Drilling Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,100    148

Cameron International Corp. (Æ)

   5,407    258

CARBO Ceramics, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,900    93

Cimarex Energy Co. (Ñ)

   10,500    452

Consol Energy, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,400    252

Core Laboratories NV (Æ)

   9,864    602

Denbury Resources, Inc. (Æ)

   6,491    206

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

   4,338    364

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,300    78

Edge Petroleum Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,200    64

ENSCO International, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,400    249

Equitable Resources, Inc.

   5,500    184

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   14,300    965

Forest Oil Corp. (Æ)

   4,200    139

Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.

   8,000    375

Global Industries, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   27,500    459

Grant Prideco, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,500    291

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,000    484

Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,700    200

Holly Corp.

   6,000    289

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (Æ)

   1,100    39

Input/Output, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,000    151

Meridian Resource Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,700    76

NATCO Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   5,600    225

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ)

   6,693    424

Oceaneering International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,600    257

Oil States International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,100    415

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,500    134

Peabody Energy Corp.

   4,400    245

Petroleum Development Corp. (Æ)

   1,405    53

Reliant Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,712    128

SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,700    386

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

   7,000    237

Superior Well Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,300    57

Swift Energy Co. (Æ)

   14,300    614

Tetra Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   27,363    829

Todco Class A (Ñ)

   4,600    188

Trico Marine Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,600    530

Unit Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,700    723

Veritas DGC, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,158    1,143

W&T Offshore, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,400    93

W-H Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

   14,100    717

Weatherford International, Ltd. (Æ)

   3,331    165

Western Refining, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,500    54
       
      15,467
       

Producer Durables - 7.7%

     

Actuant Corp. Class A (Ñ)

   7,900    395

Ametek, Inc. (Ñ)

   4,300    204

Andrew Corp. (Æ)

   1,500    13

AO Smith Corp. (Ñ)

   13,800    640

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,000    292

Arris Group, Inc. (Æ)

   5,300    70

ASML Holding NV (Æ)

   21,672    438

Astec Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,322    284

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   21,700    128

BE Aerospace, Inc. (Æ)

   16,844    385

Brooks Automation, Inc. (Æ)

   3,200    38

Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A

   1,100    56

Cascade Corp. (Ñ)

   900    36

Champion Enterprises, Inc. (Æ)

   15,800    174

CNH Global NV

   3,640    87

Credence Systems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,100    35

Crown Castle International Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,100    314

Cymer, Inc. (Æ)

   4,300    200

Desarrolladora Homex SA de CV - ADR (Æ)

   9,324    306

EFJ, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   18,500    111

EnPro Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,975    167

Entegris, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,931    257

ESCO Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,671    891

Esterline Technologies Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,600    67

Flowserve Corp. (Æ)

   2,800    159

Gardner Denver, Inc. (Æ)

   27,200    1,047

General Cable Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,700    130

Genlyte Group, Inc. (Æ)

   4,900    355

Intevac, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,600    425

Itron, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,100    243

JLG Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,700    61

Kennametal, Inc.

   8,456    526

 

   Aggressive Equity Fund    17


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

Kimball International, Inc. Class B

   4,020    79

LTX Corp. (Æ)

   12,400    87

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)

   12,000    534

Mattson Technology, Inc. (Æ)

   16,900    165

Measurement Specialties, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,700    82

Mettler Toledo International, Inc. (Æ)

   8,657    524

Middleby Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,300    113

Milacron, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   31,245    31

MKS Instruments, Inc. (Æ)

   5,600    113

MTS Systems Corp. (Ñ)

   7,830    309

NACCO Industries, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   4,843    666

Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,200    20

Pall Corp.

   11,900    333

Photon Dynamics, Inc. (Æ)

   1,700    21

Polycom, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,600    342

Power-One, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   28,200    186

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

   4,300    112

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   3,600    207

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,800    55

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,700    410

Steelcase, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   5,600    92

Technical Olympic USA, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,350    149

Technitrol, Inc.

   5,700    132

Tecumseh Products Co. Class A (Ñ)

   12,900    248

Tektronix, Inc.

   29,483    867

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   8,900    292

Tennant Co.

   1,300    65

Tollgrade Communications, Inc. (Æ)

   1,800    17

Ultratech, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,200    113

United Industrial Corp. (Ñ)

   3,700    167

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   30,047    980

Viisage Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,900    211

Waters Corp. (Æ)

   2,621    116

Xyratex, Ltd. (Æ)

   14,447    382
       
      16,754
       

Technology - 17.0%

     

3Com Corp. (Æ)

   35,500    182

Adaptec, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   42,900    186

Aeroflex, Inc. (Æ)

   11,900    139

Agile Software Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   56,900    361

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   18,300    662

Alliance Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   14,000    38

Altera Corp. (Æ)

   23,358    410

American Reprographics Co. (Æ)

   7,371    267

AMIS Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   600    6

Amkor Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,100    181

Amphenol Corp. Class A

   16,395    917

Anaren, Inc. (Æ)

   8,617    177

Anixter International, Inc.

   6,000    285

Ansoft Corp. (Æ)

   12,600    258

Ansys, Inc. (Æ)

   2,100    100

Applera Corp. - Applied Biosystems Group

   14,900    482

Ariba, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,100    100

ASE Test, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,900    199

Aspen Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,800    115

Atmel Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   93,000    516

Avanex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   32,400    57

Avici Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,000    6

Avid Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,700    123

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)

   25,200    505

BEA Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   66,400    869

BearingPoint, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,100    177

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   42,600    1,028

Blackbaud, Inc.

   20,180    458

BMC Software, Inc. (Æ)

   3,500    84

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   53,600    329

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   16,900    290

Cbeyond Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,800    214

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   7,600    169

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Bermuda, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,700    128

Ciena Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   145,109    698

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,000    57

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (Æ)

   2,200    148

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,950    233

Comverse Technology, Inc. (Æ)

   19,539    386

Conexant Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   110,100    275

Cray, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,800    18

CSG Systems International, Inc. (Æ)

   9,069    224

Cubic Corp. (Ñ)

   6,200    122

Daktronics, Inc. (Ñ)

   16,800    485

Digital River, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,000    81

Diodes, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,400    265

Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,388    447

Emulex Corp. (Æ)

   7,600    124

Equinix, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,500    466

ESS Technology, Inc. (Æ)

   7,000    15

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   9,200    167

Filenet Corp. (Æ)

   4,400    118

Flir Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,300    95

Formfactor, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,571    1,186

Foundry Networks, Inc. (Æ)

   11,300    120

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   21,700    629

 

18   

Aggressive Equity Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

Garmin, Ltd.

   1,600    169

Gartner, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   42,700    606

Hittite Microwave Corp. (Æ)

   19,300    698

Hyperion Solutions Corp. (Æ)

   5,300    146

Ikanos Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,400    97

Imation Corp.

   4,400    181

InFocus Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,500    50

Informatica Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,100    133

Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   11,600    210

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,300    302

Intergraph Corp. (Æ)

   9,916    312

Intersil Corp. Class A

   7,300    170

Intervideo, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,100    11

Interwoven, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,000    129

IXYS Corp. (Æ)

   11,000    106

j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,000    187

JDS Uniphase Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   68,500    173

Keynote Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,300    127

Komag, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,000    416

Lawson Software, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,000    174

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,500    192

McAfee, Inc. (Æ)

   3,600    87

Mentor Graphics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   54,198    703

Merix Corp. (Æ)

   100    1

Methode Electronics, Inc.

   22,100    232

Micros Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   7,824    342

Microsemi Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   11,000    268

Napster, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,500    60

NAVTEQ Corp. (Æ)

   7,282    325

Nuance Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   36,500    367

ON Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,646    116

Openwave Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   16,199    187

Optical Communication Products, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,100    6

Orckit Communications, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,700    99

Park Electrochemical Corp. (Ñ)

   19,700    507

Plexus Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,100    414

PMC - Sierra, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   33,200    312

PowerDsine, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,600    77

Progress Software Corp. (Æ)

   700    16

Quantum Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   61,100    160

Rackable Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,700    304

RADWARE, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,600    59

RealNetworks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   43,236    463

Redback Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,713    417

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,300    50

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   8,536    615

RSA Security, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,400    527

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,900    8

Sanmina-SCI Corp. (Æ)

   38,300    176

Seachange International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,200    120

Seagate Technology (Ñ)

   9,797    222

Semtech Corp. (Æ)

   20,400    295

Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   25,000    102

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   42,800    236

Solectron Corp. (Æ)

   62,500    214

SPSS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,800    90

Stellent, Inc.

   4,300    41

SupportSoft, Inc. (Æ)

   3,100    12

Sybase, Inc. (Æ)

   2,000    39

Sycamore Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   36,800    149

SYKES Enterprises, Inc. (Æ)

   10,931    177

SYNNEX Corp. (Æ)

   1,200    23

Synopsys, Inc. (Æ)

   48,797    916

Taleo Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   100    1

Talx Corp.

   1,800    39

Tekelec (Æ)

   16,100    199

Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   22,397    616

TIBCO Software, Inc. (Æ)

   32,400    228

Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. (Æ)

   23,549    982

Trident Microsystems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,100    154

Triquint Semiconductor, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   28,800    128

Trizetto Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,400    257

TTM Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   4,200    61

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,500    125

Unisys Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   103,900    652

Utstarcom, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,200    165

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   30,358    925

Vocus, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,400    319

WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   8,100    33

Wavecom SA - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,100    67

webMethods, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   38,600    381

Western Digital Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   44,200    876

Witness Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,500    171

Zoran Corp. (Æ)

   1,900    46
       
      36,925
       

Utilities - 4.2%

     

AGL Resources, Inc.

   8,200    313

Allete, Inc.

   6,700    317

Alliant Energy Corp.

   15,750    540

Aqua America, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,800    132

Black Hills Corp. (Ñ)

   3,170    109

Cascade Natural Gas Corp. (Ñ)

   1,500    32

Centerpoint Energy, Inc. (Ñ)

   16,200    203

CenturyTel, Inc.

   11,750    437

Cleco Corp.

   9,400    219

 

   Aggressive Equity Fund    19


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 

CMS Energy Corp. (Æ)

   33,600    435  

Dobson Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)

   39,127    302  

El Paso Electric Co. (Æ)

   11,800    238  

Energen Corp.

   18,200    699  

Golden Telecom, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,545    90  

Laclede Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

   2,000    69  

Leap Wireless International, Inc. (Æ)

   5,933    282  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   8,200    300  

NeuStar, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,642    730  

New Jersey Resources Corp. (Ñ)

   3,700    173  

NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   4,760    268  

NorthWestern Corp. (Ñ)

   10,900    374  

NSTAR

   2,800    80  

OGE Energy Corp. (Ñ)

   8,700    305  

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

   16,800    396  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   6,000    239  

RCN Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,900    72  

Sierra Pacific Resources (Æ)

   7,040    99  

Southern Union Co. (Ñ)

   9,700    262  

Talk America Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,800    42  

TECO Energy, Inc.

   26,300    393  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   5,300    219  

UGI Corp.

   26,200    645  

Unisource Energy Corp.

   1,800    56  

WPS Resources Corp.

   1,000    50  
         
      9,120  
         

Total Common Stocks

(cost $187,782)

      206,953  
         

Preferred Stocks - 0.1%

     

Auto and Transportation - 0.1%

     

Quintana Maritime, Ltd. (Æ)(ß)

   2,900    272  

Quintana Maritime, Ltd. (Æ)

   2,900    —    
         

Total Preferred Stocks

(cost $ 271)

      272  
         

Warrants & Rights - 0.0%

     

Auto and Transportation - 0.0%

     

Quintana Maritime, Ltd. Rights

   11,600    —    
         

Financial Services - 0.0%

     

Washington Mutual, Inc. 2050 Warrants

   35,400    8  
         

Total Warrants & Rights

(cost $8)

      8  
         

Short-Term Investments - 4.6%

     

Frank Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

   9,276,000    9,276  

United States Treasury Bills ( ž)(§)

     

4.888% due 09/14/06

   700    693  
         

Total Short-Term Investments

(cost $9,969)

      9,969  
         

Other Securities - 34.9%

     

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (x)

   75,953,500    75,954  
         

Total Other Securities

(cost $ 75,954)

      75,954  
         

Total Investments - 134.7%

(identified cost $273,984)

      293,156  

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (34.7%)

      (75,509 )
         

Net Assets - 100.0%

      217,647  
         

A portion of the portfolio has been fair valued as of period end.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

20   

Aggressive Equity Fund


Russell Investment Funds

Aggressive Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Futures Contracts

(Number of Contracts)

   Notional
Amount
$
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$

Long Positions

     

Russell 2000 Mini Index (CME) expiration date 09/06 (135)

   9,875    311
       

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

      311
       

Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Categories

   % of
Net
Assets
 

Auto and Transportation

   2.9  

Consumer Discretionary

   16.7  

Consumer Staples

   1.9  

Financial Services

   18.9  

Health Care

   8.8  

Materials and Processing

   8.5  

Miscellaneous

   1.4  

Other Energy

   7.1  

Producer Durables

   7.7  

Technology

   17.0  

Utilities

   4.2  

Preferred Stock

   0.1  

Warrants & Rights

   —   *

Short-Term Investments

   4.6  

Other Securities

   34.9  
      

Total Investments

   134.7  

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

   (34.7 )
      
   100.0  
      

Futures Contracts

   0.1  

 

* Less than .05% of net assets

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Aggressive Equity Fund    21


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Shareholder Expense Example — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Fund Expenses

The following disclosure provides important information regarding each Fund’s Expense Example, which appears on each Fund’s individual page in this Semiannual Report. Please refer to this information when reviewing the Expense Example for a Fund.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period indicated, which for this Fund is from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Actual
Performance
   Hypothetical
Performance
(5% return
before expenses)

Beginning Account Value

     

January 1, 2006

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value

     

June 30, 2006

   $ 1,087.20    $ 1,019.09

Expenses Paid During Period*

   $ 5.95    $ 5.76

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.15% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Reflects amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser. Without the waiver and/or reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

 

22   

Non-U.S. Fund


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market

Value

$

Common Stocks - 91.8%

     

Australia - 3.4%

     

Alumina, Ltd. (Ñ)

   8,500    43

Amcor, Ltd.

   102,713    510

AMP, Ltd.

   50,600    343

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.(Ñ)

   31,139    615

Australian Gas Light Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   3,600    47

Australian Stock Exchange, Ltd. (Ñ)

   5,100    123

Australian Wealth Management, Ltd.

   36,600    66

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, Ltd.

   13,300    62

Babcock & Brown, Ltd.

   2,300    37

BHP Billiton, Ltd. (Ñ)

   61,364    1,322

Billabong International, Ltd.

   8,400    96

BlueScope Steel, Ltd.

   9,000    53

Boral, Ltd.

   11,400    69

Bradken, Ltd.

   9,800    38

Burns Philp & Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   108,741    74

Caltex Australia, Ltd.

   4,200    74

Centro Properties Group

   8,100    40

CFS Gandel Retail Trust

   15,000    21

Challenger Financial Services Group, Ltd.

   12,700    30

Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. (Ñ)

   54,500    287

Coles Myer, Ltd.

   8,800    74

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Ñ)

   9,300    307

Computershare, Ltd.

   49,600    289

ConnectEast Group

   55,603    47

CSL, Ltd.

   1,200    48

CSR, Ltd.(Ñ)

   32,100    80

David Jones, Ltd.

   15,500    34

DB RREEF Trust (ö)

   11,747    13

Downer EDI, Ltd.

   28,522    158

Dyno Nobel, Ltd. (Æ)

   17,900    33

GPT Group

   13,500    44

ING Industrial Fund

   9,400    16

Insurance Australia Group, Ltd.(Ñ)

   46,540    185

Investa Property Group(Ñ)

   1,800    3

Leighton Holdings, Ltd.

   5,200    67

Lend Lease Corp., Ltd.

   2,300    24

Macquarie Bank, Ltd. (Ñ)

   9,800    503

Macquarie Goodman Group

   8,100    36

Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Ñ)

   13,000    32

McGuigan Simeon Wines, Ltd.

   33,480    62

Metcash, Ltd.

   30,729    85

Mirvac Group (Ñ)

   2,600    8

National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Ñ)

   56,674    1,481

OneSteel, Ltd. (Ñ)

   26,000    79

Origin Energy, Ltd. (Ñ)

   2,500    14

Pacific Brands, Ltd.

   42,900    69

Publishing & Broadcasting, Ltd.

   6,720    91

Qantas Airways, Ltd.

   42,300    93

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.

   32,873    501

Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.

   12,506    89

Rinker Group, Ltd.

   24,236    295

Rio Tinto, Ltd. (Ñ)

   3,100    179

Santos, Ltd.

   7,900    71

Sons of Gwalia, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)(ß)

   8,400    —  

Stockland (Ñ)

   8,200    43

Suncorp-Metway, Ltd.

   4,600    66

Symbion Health, Ltd. (Ñ)

   63,908    145

TABCORP Holdings, Ltd.

   41,250    466

Toll Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   940    10

Transurban Group (Ñ)

   21,600    112

United Group, Ltd. (Ñ)

   11,300    121

Westfield Group

   8,856    114

Westpac Banking Corp. (Ñ)

   11,400    197

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

   2,000    65

Woolworths, Ltd.

   32,870    492
       
      10,891
       

Austria - 0.3%

     

Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

   14,221    801

Verbund - Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG Class A

   2,500    120
       
      921
       

Belgium - 0.7%

     

Belgacom SA

   600    20

Dexia

   600    14

Fortis (Ñ)

   25,630    874

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

   700    73

InBev NV

   1,100    54

KBC Groep NV

   9,399    1,009

Mobistar SA

   400    32

Umicore

   600    80
       
      2,156
       

Bermuda - 0.1%

     

Esprit Holdings, Ltd.

   21,000    172

Kerry Properties, Ltd. (Ñ)

   5,500    19

Li & Fung, Ltd.

   84,800    171

Orient Overseas International, Ltd. (Ñ)

   5,800    21

Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.

   24,000    46

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings

   12,000    33
       
      462
       

 

Non-U.S. Fund

   23


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

Brazil - 0.5%

     

Cia Vale do Rio Doce - ADR (Ñ)

   52,100    1,252

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

   4,600    411
       
      1,663
       

Canada - 0.9%

     

Cameco Corp. (Ñ)

   10,800    432

Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B

   14,600    587

SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.

   27,300    718

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   13,500    1,093
       
      2,830
       

Cayman Islands - 0.0%

     

Foxconn International Holdings, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   35,000    75

Hutchison China Meditech, Ltd. (Æ)

   1    —  
       
      75
       

China - 0.0%

     

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Class H

   40,000    63
       

Denmark - 0.3%

     

AP Moller - Maersk A/S

   1    8

Danske Bank A/S

   19,990    761

East Asiatic Co., Ltd. A/S

   1,200    45

FLSmidth & Co. A/S (Ñ)

   2,200    83

GN Store Nord (Ñ)

   2,400    27

Novo-Nordisk A/S Series B

   850    54

Topdanmark A/S (Æ)(Ñ)

   700    98
       
      1,076
       

Finland - 0.9%

     

Fortum OYJ

   28,800    737

Kone OYJ Class B

   640    27

M-real OYJ Class B (Ñ)

   53,090    263

Metso OYJ

   2,900    105

Neste Oil OYJ (Ñ)

   8,500    299

Nokia OYJ

   29,650    605

Nokia OYJ - ADR

   5,138    104

Nokian Renkaat OYJ (Ñ)

   900    12

Orion OYJ Series B

   3,400    67

Rautaruukki OYJ

   3,250    98

Sampo OYJ Series A

   5,400    103

Stora Enso OYJ Series R

   1,400    20

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

   23,199    500
       
      2,940
       

France - 9.8%

     

Air France-KLM (Ñ)

   6,600    155

AXA SA (Ñ)

   34,719    1,140

BNP Paribas (Ñ)

   30,764    2,945

Capgemini SA (Ñ)

   4,500    257

Carrefour SA (Ñ)

   13,340    782

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (Ñ)

   2,400    183

Christian Dior SA (Ñ)

   4,600    451

Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International SA (Ñ)

   7,391    744

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

   1,300    78

Credit Agricole SA

   32,130    1,223

Electricite de France (Ñ)

   5,700    300

France Telecom SA (Ñ)

   55,630    1,196

Groupe Danone (Ñ)

   16,772    2,131

Lafarge SA (Ñ)

   6,032    757

Lagardere SCA (Ñ)

   3,000    221

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (Ñ)

   10,613    1,053

Natexis Banques Populaires (Ñ)

   185    43

Peugeot SA

   21,658    1,348

Sanofi-Aventis (Ñ)

   33,769    3,296

Societe BIC SA (Ñ)

   2,400    155

Societe Generale (Ñ)

   10,500    1,544

Sodexho Alliance SA (Ñ)

   4,200    202

Suez SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,228    924

Suez SA (Æ)

   1,228    —  

Thomson (Ñ)

   21,470    355

Total SA - ADR

   12,032    788

Total SA (Ñ)

   57,332    3,773

Unibail

   4,907    856

Valeo SA (Ñ)

   19,106    680

Vallourec SA (Ñ)

   1,760    2,116

Veolia Environnement (Ñ)

   40,450    2,091
       
      31,787
       

Germany - 6.7%

     

Aareal Bank AG (Æ)

   4,763    180

Adidas AG (Ñ)

   3,700    177

Allianz AG

   3,050    482

BASF AG

   600    48

Bayer AG

   15,900    731

Bilfinger Berger AG

   5,600    305

Celesio AG

   2,500    227

Commerzbank AG

   47,165    1,716

Continental AG

   7,300    746

DaimlerChrysler AG

   5,900    292

Deutsche Bank AG (Ñ)

   7,729    870

Deutsche Boerse AG (Ñ)

   9,547    1,300

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Ñ)

   20,927    385

 

24   

Non-U.S. Fund


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Deutsche Post AG

   46,330    1,242

Deutsche Telekom AG (Ñ)

   57,050    918

E.ON AG

   24,999    2,878

GEA Group AG (Æ)

   16,400    281

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,590    790

Hochtief AG

   7,000    389

Infineon Technologies AG (Æ)

   62,010    691

MAN AG

   6,700    485

Medion AG (Ñ)

   6,300    83

Merck KGaA (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,000    455

Metro AG

   7,970    452

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

   2,340    320

RWE AG

   2,300    191

Salzgitter AG

   4,500    382

SAP AG

   11,093    2,341

Siemens AG

   13,840    1,204

Suedzucker AG (Ñ)

   1,400    31

ThyssenKrupp AG

   4,900    168

Volkswagen AG (Ñ)

   11,880    833

Wincor Nixdorf AG

   1,900    243
       
      21,836
       

Greece - 0.8%

     

EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA

   21,980    609

OPAP SA

   42,532    1,540

Public Power Corp.

   17,320    410
       
      2,559
       

Hong Kong - 0.9%

     

Bank of East Asia, Ltd.

   82,073    338

BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   157,500    308

Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   20,000    217

China Netcom Group Corp. Hong Kong, Ltd.

   26,500    46

Citic Pacific, Ltd.

   66,800    197

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

   16,500    97

CNOOC, Ltd. (Ñ)

   52,000    41

Hang Lung Properties, Ltd. (Ñ)

   10,000    18

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   3,000    16

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. (Ñ)

   10,000    64

HongKong Electric Holdings

   17,000    77

Hopewell Holdings

   18,000    51

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.

   31,000    283

Link REIT (The) (Æ)(ö)

   9,000    18

MTR Corp.

   17,000    41

New World Development, Ltd.

   24,000    40

Shun TAK Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   360,000    470

Sino Land Co. (Ñ)

   18,000    29

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

   7,000    71

Swire Pacific, Ltd.

   29,500    304

Television Broadcasts, Ltd.

   17,000    105

Wharf Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   39,000    139
       
      2,970
       

Indonesia - 0.0%

     

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT - ADR

   1,750    56
       

Ireland - 0.9%

     

Bank of Ireland PLC

   50,688    904

CRH PLC

   22,200    723

Elan Corp. PLC - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   39,200    655

Ryanair Holdings PLC - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   11,605    612
       
      2,894
       

Italy - 3.3%

     

Banca Intesa SpA (Ñ)

   40,203    235

Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara SCRL (Ñ)

   30,770    825

Benetton Group SpA (Ñ)

   5,900    88

Enel SpA (Ñ)

   55,200    476

ENI SpA (Ñ)

   101,109    2,976

ERG SpA (Ñ)

   16,300    407

Fiat SpA (Æ)(Ñ)

   34,400    457

Fondiaria-Sai SpA

   10,800    442

Italcementi SpA (Ñ)

   18,400    466

Lottomatica SpA (Ñ)

   12,185    463

Mediaset SpA (Ñ)

   49,280    581

Milano Assicurazioni SpA (Ñ)

   51,100    373

Parmalat Finanziaria SpA (Æ)(N)(ß)

   12,500    —  

Saras SpA (Æ)(Ñ)

   24,400    156

Seat Pagine Gialle SpA

   170,000    79

Telecom Italia SpA

   139,949    362

UniCredito Italiano SpA (Ñ)

   245,330    1,921

Unipol SpA

   135,180    435
       
      10,742
       

Japan - 21.7%

     

77 Bank, Ltd. (The)

   66,300    462

Access Co., Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15    107

Aeon Co., Ltd.

   56,600    1,241

Aida Engineering, Ltd.

   16,000    108

Aiful Corp. (Ñ)

   15,744    841

Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd.

   11,000    82

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

   8,400    250

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

   25,500    282

Alpen Co., Ltd.

   3,700    121

 

Non-U.S. Fund    25


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   4,100    51

Arrk Corp.

   9,400    222

Aruze Corp.

   4,000    87

Asahi Breweries, Ltd. (Ñ)

   4,200    59

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   17,000    216

Asahi Kasei Corp.

   19,000    124

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

   19,100    701

Bandai Visual Co., Ltd.

   37    139

Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd. (The) (Ñ)

   7,000    53

Calsonic Kansei Corp.

   9,000    57

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,800    58

Canon, Inc. (Ñ)

   35,804    1,755

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

   3,000    81

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   6,400    58

Credit Saison Co., Ltd.

   13,700    649

Cyber Communications, Inc. (Ñ)

   25    57

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

   6,000    93

Daiei, Inc. (The) (Æ)

   6,900    145

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   26,200    721

Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Ñ)

   6,700    232

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   6,000    96

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

   46,000    548

Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

   14,000    58

Denso Corp.

   4,700    154

Dentsu, Inc. (Ñ)

   302    834

East Japan Railway Co.

   58    431

Eisai Co., Ltd.

   21,700    977

Exedy Corp.

   5,300    167

Fanuc, Ltd.

   700    63

FCC Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   5,700    113

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   13    95

Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.

   16,000    84

Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

   37,200    1,248

Fujikura, Ltd.

   9,000    99

Fujitsu, Ltd.

   41,000    318

Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   5,700    553

Glory, Ltd.

   2,700    52

Hino Motors, Ltd. (Ñ)

   125,600    731

Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (The)

   18,000    110

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

   3,200    77

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

   1,200    36

Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   20,000    305

Hitachi, Ltd. (Ñ)

   21,000    139

Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   17,000    71

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

   12,600    400

Hoya Corp. (Ñ)

   10,900    388

Index Corp. (Ñ)

   150    148

Inpex Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   32    282

Itochu Corp.

   26,000    228

Itochu-Shokuhin Co., Ltd.

   3,000    113

Iyo Bank, Ltd. (The)

   4,000    39

Izumi Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   1,300    47

Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd.

   19,000    136

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. (ö)

   22    164

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

   347    1,264

JFE Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,700    538

JS Group Corp.

   22,900    481

JSR Corp.

   36,800    929

JTEKT Corp. (Ñ)

   29,000    560

Kadokawa Holdings, Inc.

   4,900    175

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

   5,000    38

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

   6,700    150

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

   22,000    176

Kanto Tsukuba Bank, Ltd. (The) (Æ)

   3,300    34

Kao Corp.

   31,100    814

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (Ñ)

   27,000    156

KDDI Corp.

   75    461

Keihin Corp.

   2,900    62

Keio Corp.

   23,000    149

Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   5,000    79

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   3,300    135

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

   41,000    128

Koei Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   8,610    153

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   10,000    149

Komatsu, Ltd.

   15,000    298

Komori Corp.

   3,000    64

Kose Corp. (Ñ)

   3,000    94

Kubota Corp.

   23,000    218

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

   31,300    350

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. (Ñ)

   6,100    125

Kyocera Corp.

   1,100    85

Kyushu-Shinwa Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,000    3

Lawson, Inc.

   100    4

Leopalace21 Corp.

   1,800    62

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   6,300    377

Makita Corp.

   4,000    127

Marui Co., Ltd.

   10,700    167

Matsumotokiyoshi Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   16,200    412

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

   40,000    844

Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

   10,000    111

Mazda Motor Corp. (Ñ)

   18,000    113

Meiji Dairies Corp. (Ñ)

   14,000    98

Millea Holdings, Inc.

   7    130

Minebea Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   30,000    163

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

   2,000    12

Mitsubishi Corp.

   11,600    232

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Ñ)

   26,000    208

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

   6,000    127

 

26   

Non-U.S. Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

   6,000    69

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

   16,000    69

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. (Ñ)

   7,000    110

Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   27,000    220

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

   130    1,818

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

   44,000    621

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

   10,000    65

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

   23,000    499

Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd. (Ñ)

   16,000    109

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

   32,000    402

Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

   25,200    303

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

   184    1,558

Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   6,800    147

Nabtesco Corp. (Ñ)

   5,000    56

Nafco Co., Ltd.

   2,500    75

Netprice, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   20    43

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

   2,000    40

Nidec Corp.

   2,500    179

Nidec Sankyo Corp. (Ñ)

   10,000    123

Nikko Cordial Corp. (Ñ)

   4,000    51

Nikon Corp. (Ñ)

   3,000    52

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

   10,300    1,728

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   10,000    201

Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   212,000    1,145

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

   6,000    50

Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.

   9,000    76

Nippon Oil Corp.

   50,000    365

Nippon Paper Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   77    315

Nippon Steel Corp. (Ñ)

   75,000    284

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   78    382

Nippon Yusen KK (Ñ)

   25,000    163

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Ñ)

   5,000    62

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   100,500    1,098

Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.

   4,000    149

Nitto Denko Corp.

   6,400    456

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   6,800    127

NSK, Ltd.

   6,000    50

NTN Corp. (Ñ)

   7,000    55

NTT Urban Development Corp.

   42    327

Obic Co., Ltd.

   880    178

Omron Corp.

   6,800    173

ORIX Corp.

   4,880    1,192

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

   59,000    190

Parco Co., Ltd.

   10,100    103

Rakuten, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,052    1,813

Rengo Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   9,000    68

Resona Holdings, Inc.

   52    164

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

   44,000    863

Rinnai Corp. (Ñ)

   13,300    352

Rohm Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   12,100    1,082

Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.

   6,000    49

SBI Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   376    166

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

   83,300    719

Sekisui House, Ltd.

   61,800    848

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

   4,200    138

SFCG Co., Ltd.

   1,465    333

Sharp Corp.

   25,000    395

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

   15,900    864

Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.

   4,400    128

Shinsei Bank, Ltd.

   227,000    1,438

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   7,000    125

Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.

   34,000    475

Sony Corp. (Ñ)

   4,700    207

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   10,700    221

Sumisho Lease Co., Ltd.

   1,500    83

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

   20,000    167

Sumitomo Corp.

   14,000    185

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

   18,300    268

Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.

   12,000    125

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

   11,000    102

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

   61,000    252

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   248    2,622

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

   35,000    862

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (The)

   35,000    382

Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd. (The) (Ñ)

   14,000    103

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

   1,100    44

Take And Give Needs Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   191    229

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   17,600    1,095

Takefuji Corp.

   13,200    787

Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.

   6,000    74

TDK Corp.

   7,400    563

Teijin, Ltd.

   55,000    349

Telewave, Inc. (Ñ)

   40    132

Terumo Corp.

   5,800    194

Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   23,000    129

Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.

   8,000    47

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

   8,800    243

Tokyo Electron, Ltd.

   13,700    958

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   9,000    102

Toshiba Corp. (Ñ)

   61,000    398

Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   5,000    57

Toyobo Co., Ltd.

   18,000    51

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

   12,700    255

Toyota Motor Corp.

   63,500    3,324

Trend Micro, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,000    169

Ube Industries, Ltd.

   49,000    142

UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd.

   4,000    32

UNY Co., Ltd.

   9,000    133

 

   Non-U.S. Fund    27


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Valor Co., Ltd.

   4,300    78

West Japan Railway Co.

   21    87

Xebio Co., Ltd.

   2,400    82

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

   301    159

Yamaha Corp. (Ñ)

   1,800    34

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

   5,000    89

Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Ñ)

   8,700    124

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The) (Ñ)

   24,000    106
       
      70,754
       

Luxembourg - 0.3%

     

Arcelor

   1,700    82

Tenaris SA - ADR (Ñ)

   21,600    875
       
      957
       

Mexico - 0.9%

     

America Movil SA de CV Series L (Ñ)

   35,200    1,171

Coca-Cola Femsa SA de CV - ADR (Ñ)

   12,100    357

Grupo Televisa SA - ADR (Ñ)

   60,000    1,159

Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV - ADR Series L

   17,090    356
       
      3,043
       

Netherlands - 3.6%

     

ABN AMRO Holding NV

   35,929    983

Aegon NV

   39,938    683

ASML Holding NV (Æ)

   44,957    911

Buhrmann NV

   17,200    249

CSM

   900    25

Euronext NV

   900    84

Euronext NV (Ñ)

   23,015    2,158

European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. NV (Ñ)

   8,900    256

Hagemeyer NV (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,300    15

Heineken NV

   14,098    598

Hunter Douglas NV

   1,100    74

ING Groep NV

   500    20

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

   4,600    91

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Ñ)

   10,500    327

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   73,481    2,296

Mittal Steel Co. NV (Ñ)

   5,300    164

OCE NV (Ñ)

   4,000    59

Randstad Holdings NV

   3,300    194

Rodamco Europe NV

   3,800    373

Royal KPN NV

   6,700    75

Royal Numico NV

   32,400    1,454

Unilever NV

   23,300    528
       
      11,617
       

Norway - 0.8%

     

DNB Nor Bank ASA

   51,192    635

Statoil ASA

   62,500    1,772

Yara International ASA (Ñ)

   13,400    179
       
      2,586
       

Papua New Guinea - 0.0%

     

Oil Search, Ltd. (Ñ)

   35,300    108
       

Singapore - 1.1%

     

CapitaLand, Ltd.

   54,200    154

City Developments, Ltd.

   21,000    124

CSE Global, Ltd.

   45,000    33

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

   119,910    1,371

Fraser and Neave, Ltd.

   30,000    76

Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd.

   6,000    38

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

   42,000    390

NatSteel, Ltd.

   10,000    8

Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd.

   18,000    21

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.

   18,000    75

Overseas Union Enterprise, Ltd.

   4,000    26

Parkway Holdings, Ltd.

   74,000    115

SembCorp Industries, Ltd.

   29,880    61

Singapore Exchange, Ltd. (Ñ)

   61,000    136

Singapore Petroleum Co., Ltd.

   14,000    45

Singapore Post, Ltd.

   71,000    48

Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.

   5,000    9

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

   90,200    889

United Overseas Land, Ltd.

   8,300    15

United Test and Assembly Center, Ltd. (Æ)

   96,000    49

Want Want Holdings, Ltd.

   22,000    30
       
      3,713
       

South Africa - 0.1%

     

Nedbank Group, Ltd.

   17,644    278
       

South Korea - 0.9%

     

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

   17,760    835

Korea Electric Power Corp. - ADR

   14,590    277

KT Corp. - ADR (Ñ)

   15,200    326

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   2,140    1,360

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. - ADR

   11,620    272
       
      3,070
       

 

28   

Non-U.S. Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Spain - 2.9%

     

Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (Ñ)

   19,013    793

Altadis SA (Ñ)

   37,200    1,759

Antena 3 de Television SA (Ñ)

   2,000    46

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Ñ)

   36,932    760

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA

   75,455    1,102

Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista SA

   4,600    274

Cia Espanola de Petroleos SA (Ñ)

   500    36

Corporaction Mapfre SA

   37,130    685

Endesa SA (Ñ)

   4,200    146

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA

   900    68

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (Ñ)

   2,340    50

Gas Natural SDG SA (Ñ)

   13,930    425

Gestevision Telecinco SA (Ñ)

   17,900    429

Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana (Ñ)

   32,400    84

Repsol YPF SA (Ñ)

   24,090    690

Repsol YPF SA - ADR

   21,839    613

Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona SA Class A (Ñ)

   1,100    30

Telefonica SA

   85,424    1,423
       
      9,413
       

Sweden - 2.3%

     

Alfa Laval AB

   1,300    39

Atlas Copco AB Class A (Ñ)

   1,900    53

Axfood AB

   600    17

Electrolux AB (Ñ)

   4,100    59

Elekta AB Class B (Ñ)

   3,100    52

Fabege AB

   1,700    32

Hennes & Mauritz AB Series B

   24,165    937

Holmen AB Class B

   2,200    89

Husqvarna AB Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,400    53

Kungsleden AB

   2,800    33

Lundin Petroleum AB (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,600    104

Nordea Bank AB (Ñ)

   24,500    293

Sandvik AB

   40,600    472

Securitas AB Series B (Ñ)

   31,572    605

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A (Ñ)

   7,000    167

Skanska AB Series B

   4,700    72

Ssab Svenskt Stal AB (Ñ)

   10,500    204

Svenska Cellulosa AB Series B (Ñ)

   10,080    417

Svenska Handelsbanken Series A (Ñ)

   23,793    613

Swedish Match AB

   42,300    682

Tele2 AB Series B (Ñ)

   2,100    21

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Series B

   681,158    2,253

TeliaSonera AB

   29,500    168

Volvo AB Series B (Ñ)

   400    20
       
      7,455
       

Switzerland - 6.8%

     

ABB, Ltd.

   75,039    976

Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG

   16,618    926

Clariant AG (Ñ)

   22,650    321

Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG Class A (Ñ)

   13,540    620

Credit Suisse Group (Ñ)

   29,483    1,650

Georg Fischer AG (Æ)

   202    87

Givaudan

   462    364

Logitech International SA (Æ)

   32,033    1,237

Nestle SA (Ñ)

   7,955    2,499

Novartis AG (Ñ)

   56,615    3,066

Pargesa Holding SA Class B

   2,741    260

Roche Holding AG (Ñ)

   24,780    4,096

Sulzer AG

   218    163

Swatch Group AG

   24,012    839

Swiss Reinsurance (Ñ)

   13,281    928

UBS AG

   35,349    3,874

Zurich Financial Services AG (Æ)(Ñ)

   611    134
       
      22,040
       

Taiwan - 0.4%

     

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

   127,000    785

United Microelectronics Corp. - ADR (Ñ)

   141,250    439
       
      1,224
       

United Kingdom - 20.3%

     

3i Group PLC

   79,369    1,323

Anglo American PLC

   30,801    1,263

Antofagasta PLC

   30,500    236

ARM Holdings PLC

   555,926    1,164

AstraZeneca PLC

   46,888    2,830

Aviva PLC

   35,100    497

BAA PLC

   4,500    78

BAE Systems PLC

   149,900    1,025

Barclays PLC

   98,878    1,124

Barratt Developments PLC

   13,400    235

BG Group PLC

   113,400    1,515

BHP Billiton PLC

   108,353    2,102

BOC Group PLC

   1,900    56

Boots Group PLC

   80,778    1,149

BP PLC

   423,117    4,933

Bradford & Bingley PLC

   25,600    220

Brambles Industries PLC

   38,200    304

British Airways PLC (Æ)

   137,374    871

 

   Non-U.S. Fund    29


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

British American Tobacco PLC

   33,200    836

British Land Co. PLC

   76,805    1,794

BT Group PLC

   124,561    551

Cadbury Schweppes PLC

   2,000    19

Capita Group PLC

   50,300    429

Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (Æ)

   245,904    1,444

Centrica PLC

   205,340    1,083

Cobham PLC

   73,100    226

Compass Group PLC

   4,100    20

Cookson Group PLC

   7,900    77

Davis Service Group PLC

   9,300    81

De La Rue PLC

   12,700    128

Debenhams PLC Class W (Æ)

   233,092    810

Diageo PLC

   23,297    392

DSG International PLC

   2,500    9

easyJet PLC (Æ)

   45,844    327

EMI Group PLC

   247,668    1,391

Friends Provident PLC

   32,100    106

GKN PLC

   92,431    467

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   143,238    4,002

Hanson PLC

   23,100    280

HBOS PLC

   73,310    1,274

HMV Group PLC

   68,100    217

HSBC Holdings PLC

   171,624    3,020

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

   8,000    247

Inchcape PLC (Æ)

   33,400    292

ITV PLC

   12,100    24

J Sainsbury PLC

   103,030    637

Kazakhmys PLC

   10,800    238

Land Securities Group PLC

   3,800    126

Legal & General Group PLC

   153,300    364

Liberty International PLC

   3,200    63

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

   15,200    149

Man Group PLC

   20,300    957

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

   114,600    1,244

Old Mutual PLC

   328,443    992

Pearson PLC

   24,100    328

Prudential PLC

   49,766    562

Reckitt Benckiser PLC

   18,916    707

Reed Elsevier PLC

   102,062    1,030

Rentokil Initial PLC

   154,130    445

Reuters Group PLC

   96,500    687

RHM PLC

   15,100    80

Rio Tinto PLC

   11,900    629

Rolls-Royce Group PLC

   61,700    472

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC

   112,000    279

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   60,567    1,991

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

   69    2,334

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

   51,481    1,800

SABMiller PLC

   4,000    72

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC

   43,200    919

Smiths Group PLC

   59,110    974

Standard Chartered PLC

   67,827    1,656

Taylor Woodrow PLC

   34,000    210

Tesco PLC

   73,726    455

Travis Perkins PLC

   4,980    139

Trinity Mirror PLC

   49,480    447

Unilever PLC

   63,491    1,428

Vodafone Group PLC

   1,012,235    2,157

Xstrata PLC

   24,625    934
       
      65,976
       

United States - 0.2%

     

Synthes, Inc.

   5,814    701
       

Total Common Stocks

(cost $234,820)

      298,856
       

Preferred Stocks - 0.3%

     

Germany - 0.3%

     

Fresenius AG

   5,610    935

Italy - 0.0%

     

Unipol SpA

   100    —  
       

Total Preferred Stocks

(cost $412)

      935
       
     Notional
Amount
$
    

Options Purchased - 0.1%

     

Belgium - 0.1%

     

Bel20 Index Futures

     

Jul 2006 3,541.60 (EUR) Call (31)

   1,404    265

Switzerland - 0.0%

     

Swiss Market Index Futures

     

Sep 2006 7,186.75 (EUR) Put (4)

   235    90

Sep 2006 7,275.61 (EUR) Put (22)

   1,309    16
       
      106
       

Total Options Purchased

(cost $300)

      371
       

 

30    Non-U.S. Fund


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 

Short-Term Investments - 7.6%

     

United States - 7.6%

     

Frank Russell Investment Company

     

Money Market Fund

   21,324,000    21,324  

United States Treasury Bills (ž)

     

4.909% due 09/14/06 (§)

   1,500    1,485  

4.850% due 09/21/06

   2,000    1,979  
         

Total Short-Term Investments

(cost $24,787)

      24,788  
         

Other Securities - 23.6%

     

State Street Securities Lending

     

Quality Trust (X)

   76,816,559    76,817  
         

Total Other Securities

(cost $76,817)

      76,817  
         

Total Investments - 123.4%

(identified cost $337,136)

      401,767  

Other Assets and Liabilities,

     

Net - (23.4%)

      (76,192 )
         

Net Assets - 100.0%

      325,575  
         

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-U.S. Fund    31


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Futures Contracts

(Number of Contracts)

   Notional
Amount
$
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 

Long Positions

     

AEX Index (Netherlands)
expiration date 07/06 (48)

   5,410    240  

CAC-40 Index (France)
expiration date 07/06 (33)

   2,099    132  

expiration date 09/06 (37)

   2,362    161  

DAX Index (Germany)
expiration date 09/06 (16)

   2,929    183  

EUR STOXX 50 Index (EMU)
expiration date 09/06 (100)

   4,682    243  

FTSE-100 Index (UK)
expiration date 09/06 (55)

   5,925    247  

TOPIX Index (Japan)
expiration date 09/06 (88)

   12,236    529  

Short Positions

     

Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong)
expiration date 07/06 (7)

   735    (24 )

IBEX Plus Index (Spain)
expiration date 07/06 (18)

   2,651    (181 )

MIB-30 (Italy)
expiration date 09/06 (12)

   2,813    (136 )

OMX Stockholm 30 Index (Sweden)
expiration date 07/06 (148)

   1,968    (63 )

SPI 200 Index (Australia)
expiration date 09/06 (36)

   3,397    (150 )
         

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

      1,181  
         

Options Written

(Number of Contracts)

   Notional
Amount
$
   Market
Value
$
 

Belgium

     

Bel20 Index Futures
Jul 2006 3,541.60 (EUR) Put (31)

   1,404    (198 )

Switzerland

     

Swiss Market Index Futures

     

Sep 2006 7,186.75 (EUR) Call (4)

   235    (32 )

Sep 2006 7,275.61 (EUR) Call (22)

   1,309    (161 )
         

Total Liability for Options Written
(premiums received $ 300)

      (391 )
         

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

32   

Non-U.S. Fund


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Amount

Sold

  

Amount

Bought

   Settlement Date    Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD 21    AUD 28    07/03/06    —    
USD 32    AUD 43    07/03/06    —    
USD 54    AUD 72    07/05/06    —    
USD 137    AUD 187    09/20/06    1  
USD 219    AUD 298    09/20/06    2  
USD 252    AUD 342    09/20/06    2  
USD 327    AUD 444    09/20/06    2  
USD 327    AUD 444    09/20/06    2  
USD 427    AUD 579    09/20/06    3  
USD 439    AUD 597    09/20/06    4  
USD 870    AUD 1,183    09/20/06    8  
USD 86    CHF 106    09/20/06    1  
USD 425    CHF 522    09/20/06    6  
USD 6,263    CHF 7,702    09/20/06    93  
USD 8,260    CHF 10,156    09/20/06    123  
USD 46    DKK 269    09/20/06    1  
USD 67    DKK 396    09/20/06    1  
USD 5    EUR 4    07/03/06    —    
USD 5    EUR 4    07/03/06    —    
USD 260    EUR 205    07/03/06    3  
USD 47    EUR 37    07/05/06    —    
USD 380    EUR 300    09/20/06    6  
USD 382    EUR 300    09/20/06    4  
USD 389    EUR 300    09/20/06    (3 )
USD 505    EUR 400    09/20/06    10  
USD 529    EUR 418    09/20/06    9  
USD 632    EUR 500    09/20/06    11  
USD 636    EUR 500    09/20/06    7  
USD 645    EUR 500    09/20/06    (2 )
USD 652    EUR 500    09/20/06    (9 )
USD 1,043    EUR 825    09/20/06    18  
USD 2,606    EUR 2,000    09/20/06    (34 )
USD 5,058    EUR 4,000    09/20/06    87  
USD 10,687    EUR 8,200    09/20/06    (142 )
USD 44    GBP 24    07/03/06    1  
USD 251    GBP 137    07/03/06    3  
USD 130    GBP 70    07/05/06    —    
USD 140    GBP 76    07/05/06    —    
USD 93    GBP 51    09/20/06    1  
USD 365    GBP 200    09/20/06    6  
USD 373    GBP 200    09/20/06    (2 )
USD 376    GBP 200    09/20/06    (6 )
USD 376    GBP 200    09/20/06    (6 )
USD 896    GBP 484    09/20/06    2  
USD 987    GBP 534    09/20/06    2  
USD 987    GBP 534    09/20/06    2  
USD 987    GBP 534    09/20/06    2  
USD 1,223    GBP 664    09/20/06    7  
USD 1,580    GBP 858    09/20/06    9  
USD 1,693    GBP 900    09/20/06    (26 )
USD 2,669    GBP 1,449    09/20/06    16  
USD 3,681    GBP 2,000    09/20/06    25  
USD 5,268    GBP 2,800    09/20/06    (81 )
USD 30    HKD 229    09/20/06    —    
USD 82    HKD 632    09/20/06    —    
USD 86    HKD 666    09/20/06    —    
USD 102    HKD 788    09/20/06    —    
USD 198    JPY 23,047    07/03/06    3  
USD 29    JPY 3,273    07/05/06    —    
USD 31    JPY 3,519    07/05/06    —    
USD 447    JPY 50,000    09/20/06    (5 )
USD 453    JPY 50,000    09/20/06    (11 )
USD 453    JPY 50,000    09/20/06    (11 )
USD 455    JPY 50,000    09/20/06    (13 )
USD 558    JPY 63,534    09/20/06    4  
USD 857    JPY 97,588    09/20/06    6  
USD 1,360    JPY 150,000    09/20/06    (34 )
USD 1,687    JPY 192,135    09/20/06    11  
USD 4,400    JPY 500,000    09/20/06    20  
USD 7,620    JPY 840,000    09/20/06    (195 )
USD 265    NOK 1,657    07/03/06    1  
USD 48    NOK 297    09/20/06    —    
USD 134    NOK 830    09/20/06    1  
USD 199    NOK 1,237    09/20/06    1  
USD 4,618    NOK 28,682    09/20/06    16  
USD 8,393    NOK 52,123    09/20/06    28  
USD 350    NZD 570    09/20/06    (4 )
USD 309    SEK 2,263    09/20/06    7  
USD 864    SEK 6,342    09/20/06    24  
USD 1,568    SEK 11,354    09/20/06    21  
USD 3,661    SEK 26,855    09/20/06    96  
USD 8    SGD 12    09/20/06    —    
USD 41    SGD 66    09/20/06    —    
USD 408    SGD 649    09/20/06    4  
USD 3,739    SGD 5,948    09/20/06    33  
AUD 6    USD 4    07/05/06    —    
AUD 10    USD 7    07/05/06    —    
AUD 11    USD 8    07/05/06    —    
AUD 15    USD 11    07/05/06    —    
AUD 18    USD 13    07/05/06    —    

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Non-U.S. Fund    33


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Amount

Sold

  

Amount

Bought

   Settlement Date    Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
AUD 32    USD 24    07/05/06    —    
AUD 498    USD 366    09/20/06    (3 )
AUD 1,106    USD 813    09/20/06    (7 )
AUD 1,406    USD 1,034    09/20/06    (9 )
AUD 1,436    USD 1,050    09/20/06    (16 )
AUD 4,103    USD 3,016    09/20/06    (30 )
CHF 1,589    USD 1,298    09/20/06    (14 )
CHF 1,589    USD 1,298    09/20/06    (14 )
CHF 2,696    USD 2,202    09/20/06    (23 )
CHF 3,604    USD 2,932    09/20/06    (43 )
CHF 9,008    USD 7,324    09/20/06    (110 )
DKK 6    USD 1    09/20/06    —    
DKK 12    USD 2    09/20/06    —    
DKK 56    USD 9    09/20/06    —    
DKK 258    USD 44    09/20/06    (1 )
EUR 107    USD 137    07/05/06    —    
EUR 135    USD 171    07/05/06    (1 )
EUR 239    USD 302    09/20/06    (5 )
EUR 300    USD 382    09/20/06    (4 )
EUR 400    USD 516    09/20/06    2  
EUR 449    USD 565    09/20/06    (12 )
EUR 500    USD 633    09/20/06    (10 )
EUR 550    USD 708    09/20/06    1  
EUR 700    USD 912    09/20/06    12  
EUR 869    USD 1,099    09/20/06    (19 )
EUR 1,700    USD 2,216    09/20/06    29  
EUR 7,000    USD 8,870    09/20/06    (132 )
EUR 7,484    USD 9,464    09/20/06    (161 )
GBP 160    USD 297    09/20/06    1  
GBP 200    USD 375    09/20/06    4  
GBP 322    USD 587    09/20/06    (10 )
GBP 600    USD 1,129    09/20/06    17  
GBP 2,911    USD 5,360    09/20/06    (32 )
GBP 3,000    USD 5,536    09/20/06    (22 )
HKD 283    USD 36    07/03/06    —    
HKD 19    USD 2    09/20/06    —    
HKD 150    USD 19    09/20/06    —    
HKD 776    USD 100    09/20/06    —    
JPY 865    USD 7    07/03/06    —    
JPY 676    USD 6    07/05/06    —    
JPY 865    USD 8    07/05/06    —    
JPY 1,727    USD 15    07/05/06    —    
JPY 8,683    USD 76    07/05/06    —    
JPY 12,689    USD 111    07/05/06    —    
JPY 13,204    USD 115    07/05/06    —    
JPY 21,398    USD 184    07/05/06    (3 )
JPY 17,248    USD 150    09/20/06    (2 )
JPY 50,000    USD 435    09/20/06    (7 )
JPY 57,289    USD 503    09/20/06    (4 )
JPY 75,000    USD 670    09/20/06    7  
JPY 111,176    USD 980    09/20/06    (2 )
JPY 114,241    USD 1,003    09/20/06    (7 )
JPY 117,556    USD 1,032    09/20/06    (7 )
JPY 168,421    USD 1,485    09/20/06    (4 )
JPY 170,000    USD 1,541    09/20/06    38  
JPY 262,233    USD 2,303    09/20/06    (15 )
JPY 321,403    USD 2,822    09/20/06    (19 )
JPY 389,116    USD 3,432    09/20/06    (8 )
JPY 700,000    USD 6,165    09/20/06    (23 )
NOK 1,336    USD 213    09/20/06    (3 )
NOK 1,992    USD 321    09/20/06    (1 )
NOK 14,029    USD 2,254    09/20/06    (13 )
NOK 15,249    USD 2,455    09/20/06    (9 )
NZD 570    USD 344    09/20/06    (2 )
SEK 1,388    USD 189    09/20/06    (5 )
SEK 2,585    USD 352    09/20/06    (9 )
SEK 11,573    USD 1,577    09/20/06    (42 )
SEK 14,883    USD 2,028    09/20/06    (55 )
SEK 16,385    USD 2,231    09/20/06    (62 )
SGD 78    USD 49    09/20/06    —    
SGD 297    USD 187    09/20/06    (2 )
SGD 1,260    USD 793    09/20/06    (6 )
SGD 1,423    USD 895    09/20/06    (8 )
SGD 1,754    USD 1,103    09/20/06    (10 )
SGD 1,864    USD 1,172    09/20/06    (10 )
            
  Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts    (733 )
            

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

34   

Non-U.S. Fund


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Index Swap Contracts

 

Fund Receives
Underlying Security

   Counter
Party
   Notional
Amount
  

Fund Pays
Floating Rate

   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 

MCSI Austria

           

1 Month EUR LIBOR
plus 0.15%

     

Local Net Total Return Index

   Merrill Lynch    EUR    35       12/27/06    (4 )

MCSI Norway

           

1 Month NOK NIBOR
plus 0.15%

     

Local Net Total Return Index

   Merrill Lynch    NOK    5,486       12/27/06    (2 )
                     
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Index Swap Contracts          (6 )
                     

 

Industry Diversification

   % of
Net
Assets
    Market
Value
$
    Geographic Diversification    % of
Net
Assets
    Market
Value
$
 

Auto and Transportation

   5.6     18,962     Africa    0.1     278  

Consumer Discretionary

   10.0     32,645     Asia    6.7     22,095  

Consumer Staples

   6.4     21,219     Europe    40.8     132,285  

Financial Services

   24.0     77,346     Japan    21.7     70,754  

Health Care

   7.6     25,643     Latin America    1.5     5,243  

Integrated Oils

   7.1     22,890     Other Regions    8.7     28,319  

Materials and Processing

   11.8     38,004     United Kingdom    20.3     65,976  

Miscellaneous

   0.9     2,647     Other Securities    23.6     76,817  
                   

Other Energy

   0.5     2,024     Total Investments    123.4     401,767  

Producer Durables

   5.9     19,082     Other Assets and Liabilities, Net    (23.4 )   (76,192 )
                   

Technology

   5.0     15,698     Net Assets    100.0     325,575  
                   

Utilities

   7.3     23,631         

Options Purchased

   0.1     371         

Short-Term Investments

   7.6     24,788         

Other Securities

   23.6     76,817         
                   

Total Investments

   123.4     401,767         

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

   (23.4 )   (76,192 )       
                   

Net Assets

   100.0     325,575         
                   

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

   Non-U.S. Fund    35


Russell Investment Funds

Non-U.S. Fund

Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Categories

   % of
Net
Assets
 

Australia

   3.4  

Austria

   0.3  

Belgium

   0.7  

Bermuda

   0.1  

Brazil

   0.5  

Canada

   0.9  

Cayman Islands

   —   *

China

   —   *

Denmark

   0.3  

Finland

   0.9  

France

   9.8  

Germany

   6.7  

Greece

   0.8  

Hong Kong

   0.9  

Indonesia

   —   *

Ireland

   0.9  

Italy

   3.3  

Japan

   21.7  

Luxembourg

   0.3  

Mexico

   0.9  

Netherlands

   3.6  

Norway

   0.8  

Papua New Guinea

   —   *

Singapore

   1.1  

South Africa

   0.1  

South Korea

   0.9  

Spain

   2.9  

Sweden

   2.3  

Switzerland

   6.8  

Taiwan

   0.4  

United Kingdom

   20.3  

United States

   0.2  

Preferred Stocks

   0.3  

Options Purchased

   0.1  

Short-Term Investments

   7.6  

Other Securities

   23.6  
      

Total Investments

   123.4  

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

   (23.4 )
      
   100.0  
      

Futures Contracts

   0.4  

Options Written

   (0.1 )

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   (0.2 )

Index Swap Contracts

   (—   )*

* Less than .05% of net assets

  

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

36   

Non-U.S. Fund


Russell Investment Funds

Real Estate Securities Fund

Shareholder Expense Example — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Fund Expenses

The following disclosure provides important information regarding each Fund’s Expense Example, which appears on each Fund’s individual page in this Semiannual Report. Please refer to this information when reviewing the Expense Example for a Fund.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period indicated, which for this Fund is from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Actual
Performance
   Hypothetical
Performance
(5% return
before expenses)

Beginning Account Value January 1, 2006

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value June 30, 2006

   $ 1,139.70    $ 1,020.28

Expenses Paid During Period*

   $ 4.83    $ 4.56

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.91% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

   Real Estate Securities Fund    37


Russell Investment Funds

Real Estate Securities Fund

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Common Stocks - 96.7%

     

Apartments - 19.0%

     

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (ö)

   107,925    4,689

Archstone-Smith Trust (ö)

   430,072    21,878

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   210,700    23,308

BRE Properties, Inc. Class A (ö)

   23,100    1,270

Camden Property Trust (ö)

   132,800    9,767

Equity Residential (ö)

   379,600    16,980

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   63,450    7,085

GMH Communities Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   229,600    3,026

Home Properties, Inc. (ö)

   19,800    1,099

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (ö)

   27,800    1,550

United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   144,600    4,050
       
      94,702
       

Diversified - 6.5%

     

Colonial Properties Trust (ö)

   35,700    1,764

iStar Financial, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   34,800    1,314

Spirit Finance Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   272,400    3,067

Vornado Realty Trust (ö)

   268,914    26,232
       
      32,377
       

Free Standing Retail - 0.1%

     

Realty Income Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   31,500    690
       

Health Care - 3.0%

     

Health Care REIT, Inc. (ö)

   24,100    842

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   53,800    1,713

LTC Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   19,800    443

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (ö)

   106,600    2,400

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   86,700    1,146

Ventas, Inc. (ö)

   250,950    8,502
       
      15,046
       

Industrial - 6.7%

     

AMB Property Corp. (ö)

   145,350    7,348

First Potomac Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   23,900    712

ProLogis (ö)

   485,100    25,283
       
      33,343
       

Lodging/Resorts - 10.3%

     

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (ö)

   47,900    709

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (ö)

   59,800    1,300

Hilton Hotels Corp.

   266,900    7,548

Hospitality Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   16,500    725

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   989,296    21,636

Innkeepers USA Trust (ö)

   39,000    674

LaSalle Hotel Properties (ö)

   104,000    4,815

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (ö)

   192,532    11,617

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   29,000    602

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (ö)

   67,298    1,956
       
      51,582
       

Manufactured Homes - 0.4%

     

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ö)

   46,900    2,056
       

Mixed Industrial/Office - 2.3%

     

Duke Realty Corp. (ö)

   41,500    1,459

EastGroup Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   36,600    1,708

Liberty Property Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   114,500    5,061

PS Business Parks, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   53,050    3,130
       
      11,358
       

Office - 19.2%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   27,400    2,430

American Financial Realty Trust (ö)

   61,100    592

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   147,440    4,414

Boston Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   241,950    21,872

Brandywine Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   196,886    6,334

Brookfield Properties Corp.

   323,200    10,397

CarrAmerica Realty Corp. (ö)

   12,000    535

Columbia Equity Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   88,900    1,366

Corporate Office Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   37,050    1,559

Equity Office Properties Trust (ö)

   256,400    9,361

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (ö)

   74,000    2,677

Kilroy Realty Corp. (ö)

   68,000    4,913

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   117,300    5,386

Maguire Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   14,550    512

Reckson Associates Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   135,550    5,609

SL Green Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   91,050    9,967

Trizec Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   268,200    7,681
       
      95,605
       

Regional Malls - 13.7%

     

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (ö)

   47,200    1,838

General Growth Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   240,800    10,850

Macerich Co. (The) (ö)(Ñ)

   191,300    13,429

Simon Property Group, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   439,200    36,427

Taubman Centers, Inc. (ö)

   144,000    5,890
       
      68,434
       

 

38   

Real Estate Securities Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Real Estate Securities Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 

Self Storage - 4.3%

     

Extra Space Storage, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   114,300    1,856  

Public Storage, Inc. (ö)

   194,475    14,761  

Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

   25,200    1,575  

U-Store-It Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   167,200    3,153  
         
      21,345  
         

Shopping Centers - 9.9%

     

Acadia Realty Trust (ö)

   148,100    3,503  

Developers Diversified Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   221,000    11,532  

Federal Realty Investors Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   132,300    9,261  

Kimco Realty Corp. (ö)

   151,700    5,535  

Kite Realty Group Trust (ö)

   53,000    826  

Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. (ö)

   49,100    3,406  

Regency Centers Corp. (ö)

   250,500    15,569  
         
      49,632  
         

Specialty - 1.3%

     

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)

   190,200    4,696  

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (ö)

   55,000    1,953  
         
      6,649  
         

Total Common Stocks

(cost $322,694)

      482,819  
         

Short-Term Investments - 2.8%

     

Frank Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

   13,911,000    13,911  
         

Total Short-Term Investments

(cost $13,911)

      13,911  
         

Other Securities - 13.4%

     

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (x)

   66,946,335    66,946  
         

Total Other Securities

(cost $66,946)

      66,946  
         

Total Investments - 112.9%

(identified cost $403,551)

      563,676  

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (12.9%)

      (64,558 )
         

Net Assets - 100.0%

      499,118  
         

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

   Real Estate Securities Fund    39


Russell Investment Funds

Real Estate Securities Fund

Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Categories

   % of
Net
Assets
 

Apartments

   19.0  

Diversified

   6.5  

Free Standing Retail

   0.1  

Health Care

   3.0  

Industrial

   6.7  

Lodging/Resorts

   10.3  

Manufactured Homes

   0.4  

Mixed Industrial/Office

   2.3  

Office

   19.2  

Regional Malls

   13.7  

Self Storage

   4.3  

Shopping Centers

   9.9  

Specialty

   1.3  

Short-Term Investments

   2.8  

Other Securities

   13.4  
      

Total Investments

   112.9  

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

   (12.9 )
      
   100.0  
      

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

40    Real Estate Securities Fund   


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Shareholder Expense Example — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Fund Expenses

The following disclosure provides important information regarding each Fund’s Expense Example, which appears on each Fund’s individual page in this Semiannual Report. Please refer to this information when reviewing the Expense Example for a Fund.

Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period indicated, which for this Fund is from January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Actual
Performance
  

Hypothetical

Performance
(5% return
before expenses)

Beginning Account Value

     

January 1, 2006

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value

     

June 30, 2006

   $ 991.20    $ 1,021.32

Expenses Paid During Period*

   $ 3.46    $ 3.51

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.70% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Reflects amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser. Without the waiver and/or reimbursement, expenses would have been higher.

 

   Core Bond Fund    41


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

Long-Term Investments - 81.3%

     

Asset-Backed Securities - 3.4%

     

AAA Trust (Ê)(Þ)

     

Series 2005-2 Class A1

     

5.181% due 11/26/35

   40    40

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2004-2 Class A2

     

5.623% due 07/25/34

   74    75

ACE Securities Corp. (Ê)

     

Series 2005-SD3 Class A

     

5.723% due 08/25/45

   472    472

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. (Ê)

     

Series 2002-D Class M1

     

7.823% due 02/25/33

   90    91

Series 2004-R10 Class A5

     

5.713% due 11/25/34

   104    104

Series 2004-R8 Class A5

     

5.451% due 09/25/34

   356    357

Argent Securities, Inc. (Ê)

     

Series 2005-W4 Class A2A

     

5.221% due 02/25/36

   402    402

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust

     

Series 2006-A Class 1A3

     

5.865% due 02/28/41

   190    186

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2005-NC3 Class A1A

     

5.403% due 06/25/35

   18    18

Citifinancial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

     

Series 2003-3 Class AF2

     

3.082% due 08/25/33

   7    7

Series 2003-4 Class AF3

     

3.221% due 10/25/33

   29    29

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

     

Series 2004-13 Class AF2

     

3.683% due 08/25/24

   61    61

Series 2004-BC1 Class M1 (Ê)

     

5.823% due 02/25/34

   105    106

Series 2006-11 Class 1AF4

     

6.263% due 07/25/36

   170    169

GSAA Home Equity Trust

     

Series 2006-4 Class 1A2

     

5.986% due 03/25/36

   294    291

GSAA Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2006-2 Class 2A3

     

5.351% due 12/25/35

   320    321

GSAMP Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2003-HE2 Class M1

     

5.731% due 08/25/33

   175    176

Series 2004-SEA Class A2A

     

5.371% due 03/25/34

   143    143

Heritage Property Investment Trust

     

5.125% due 04/15/14

   150    138

Home Equity Asset Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2003-5 Class M1

     

6.023% due 12/25/33

   265    267

Series 2005-2 Class 2A2

     

5.281% due 07/25/35

   170    170

Indymac Residential Asset Backed Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2006-H2 Class A

     

5.485% due 06/28/36

   667    665

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2005-1 Class 2A2

     

4.660% due 07/25/35

   198    197

Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2003-WMC Class M2

     

6.731% due 08/25/33

   114    115

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I (Ê)

     

Series 2003-NC8 Class M3

     

7.181% due 09/25/33

   200    202

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2004-4 Class M2

     

5.611% due 02/25/35

   215    216

NWA Trust (Ø)

     

Series 1995-2 Class A

     

9.250% due 12/21/12

   98    100

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2003-2 Class M2

     

6.781% due 04/25/33

   200    200

Series 2003-3 Class M3

     

7.081% due 06/25/33

   150    151

Series 2003-4 Class M2

     

6.731% due 07/25/33

   130    131

Park Place Securities, Inc. (Ê)

     

Series 2005-WCW Class M1

     

5.531% due 09/25/35

   210    211

Parker Hannifin Employee Stock

     

Ownership Trust (A) °

     

6.340% due 07/15/08

   138    138

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

     

Series 2005-1 Class AF2

     

3.914% due 05/25/35

   85    84

Series 2005-6 Class A3

     

5.680% due 01/25/36

   230    227

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-1 Class AF6

     

5.746% due 05/25/36

   175    172

 

42   

Core Bond Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

     

Series 2003-RS1 Class AI6A

     

5.980% due 12/25/33

   205    205

Series 2004-RS1 Class AI2

     

3.620% due 07/25/26

   46    46

Residential Asset Securities Corp.

     

Series 2003-KS1 Class M2 (Ê)

     

6.831% due 01/25/33

   44    45

Series 2003-KS2 Class MI1

     

4.800% due 04/25/33

   450    435

Series 2004-KS8 Class AI2

     

3.340% due 10/25/24

   200    199

Small Business Administration

     

Series 2000-P10 Class 1

     

7.449% due 08/01/10

   15    15

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2003-BC1 Class 3A5

     

5.561% due 10/25/33

   21    21

Series 2005-3 Class M2

     

5.521% due 04/25/35

   120    120

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

     

Series 2004-19X Class A2

     

4.370% due 10/25/34

   400    394

Tenaska Alabama II Partners, LP (Þ)

     

6.125% due 03/30/23

   107    104
       
      8,016
       

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 11.0%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     

5.600% due 05/15/11

   155    154

5.875% due 05/15/16

   80    79

Alamosa Delaware, Inc.

     

8.500% due 01/31/12

   100    106

Altria Group, Inc.

     

7.750% due 01/15/27

   175    196

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     

Series C

     

5.375% due 03/15/10

   35    34

American General Finance Corp.

     

4.875% due 05/15/10

   225    217

American International Group, Inc. (Þ)

     

4.700% due 10/01/10

   130    125

5.050% due 10/01/15

   130    121

American RE Corp.

     

Series B

     

7.450% due 12/15/26

   250    266

Americo Life, Inc. (Þ)

     

7.875% due 05/01/13

   50    50

AmerUs Group Co.

     

5.950% due 08/15/15

   150    145

ANZ Capital Trust (ƒ)(Þ)

     

4.484% due 12/31/49

   225    212

AT&T, Inc.

     

5.100% due 09/15/14

   45    42

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. (Þ)

     

6.400% due 12/15/11

   330    336

Ball Corp.

     

6.625% due 03/15/18

   80    75

Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp.

     

10.500% due 07/15/11

   150    157

Bank of America Corp.

     

5.875% due 02/15/09

   80    81

5.406% due 06/19/09 (Ê)

   900    900

7.800% due 02/15/10

   30    32

BellSouth Corp.

     

6.550% due 06/15/34

   35    33

BNP Paribas Capital Trust (ƒ)(Þ)

     

9.003% due 12/29/49

   450    501

Boeing Capital Corp.

     

6.100% due 03/01/11

   50    51

Boston Scientific Corp.

     

5.500% due 11/15/15

   60    58

6.400% due 06/15/16

   60    58

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

     

6.875% due 12/01/27

   25    27

6.750% due 03/15/29

   10    11

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC

     

Series J2

     

5.700% due 03/15/13

   110    108

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Series B

     

7.875% due 04/01/13

   120    130

Cingular Wireless Services, Inc.

     

8.750% due 03/01/31

   45    55

CIT Group, Inc.

     

6.875% due 11/01/09

   45    46

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. (Ê)

     

Series MTNM

     

5.273% due 03/07/08

   400    400

Citigroup, Inc.

     

3.500% due 02/01/08

   560    542

6.500% due 01/18/11

   130    134

4.700% due 05/29/15

   50    46

Citizens Communications Co.

     

6.250% due 01/15/13

   —      —  

 

   Core Bond Fund    43


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

     

6.250% due 03/15/11

   50    49

Clorox Co.

     

4.200% due 01/15/10

   100    95

5.000% due 01/15/15

   45    42

Columbus Southern Power Co.

     

Series A

     

5.500% due 03/01/13

   10    10

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.

     

9.455% due 11/15/22

   125    155

Comcast Corp.

     

5.900% due 03/15/16

   20    19

6.450% due 03/15/37

   45    42

COX Communications, Inc.

     

4.625% due 01/15/10

   350    334

Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc.

     

4.875% due 08/15/10

   65    63

6.500% due 01/15/12

   25    26

5.500% due 08/15/13

   45    44

Credit Suisse USA, Inc.

     

5.250% due 03/02/11

   55    54

Detroit Edison Co.

     

6.350% due 10/15/32

   50    49

Dex Media East Finance Co.

     

12.125% due 11/15/12

   110    123

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     

Series B

     

6.250% due 06/30/12

   30    30

DPL, Inc.

     

6.875% due 09/01/11

   133    137

Dresdner Funding Trust I (Þ)

     

8.151% due 06/30/31

   130    145

Drummond Co., Inc. (Þ)

     

7.375% due 02/15/16

   230    213

Duke Energy Field Services LLC

     

6.875% due 02/01/11

   20    21

El Paso Corp.

     

8.050% due 10/15/30

   400    401

Eli Lilly & Co.

     

6.770% due 01/01/36

   170    184

Embarq Corp.

     

7.995% due 06/01/36

   100    101

FedEx Corp.

     

7.600% due 07/01/97

   75    82

Financing Corp.

     

Principal Only STRIP

     

Series 10P

     

Zero coupon due 11/30/17

   510    273

Series 15P

     

Zero coupon due 03/07/19

   70    35

Series 2P

     

Zero coupon due 11/30/17

   60    32

Series 6P

     

Zero coupon due 08/03/18

   300    154

FirstEnergy Corp.

     

Series B

     

6.450% due 11/15/11

   375    382

Series C

     

7.375% due 11/15/31

   150    161

Ford Motor Credit Co.

     

7.875% due 06/15/10

   1,000    922

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

5.500% due 04/28/11

   155    154

Series MTNA

     

5.450% due 01/15/13

   260    256

General Electric Co. (Ê)

     

5.323% due 12/09/08

   200    200

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

     

6.750% due 12/01/14

   250    232

Glencore Funding LLC (Þ)

     

6.000% due 04/15/14

   135    123

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

6.875% due 01/15/11

   220    229

5.350% due 01/15/16

   425    401

Greater Bay Bancorp

     

Series B

     

5.250% due 03/31/08

   150    148

Hess Corp.

     

6.650% due 08/15/11

   45    46

7.300% due 08/15/31

   70    74

Historic TW, Inc.

     

9.125% due 01/15/13

   205    234

8.050% due 01/15/16

   185    203

6.625% due 05/15/29

   10    10

HJ Heinz Co.

     

6.375% due 07/15/28

   20    19

HJ Heinz Finance Co.

     

6.750% due 03/15/32

   30    29

HSBC Bank USA NA (Ê)

     

Series BKNT

     

5.000% due 09/21/07

   500    500

HSBC Finance Corp.

     

6.375% due 11/27/12

   160    164

5.000% due 06/30/15

   85    78

Innophos Investments Holdings, Inc. (Ê)

     

13.170% due 02/15/15

   253    253

International Business Machines Corp.

     

7.125% due 12/01/96

   160    172

International Lease Finance Corp.

     

5.750% due 06/15/11

   70    69

 

44   

Core Bond Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

International Paper Co.

     

6.750% due 09/01/11

   100    103

5.500% due 01/15/14

   75    71

iStar Financial, Inc.

     

Series B

     

5.125% due 04/01/11

   200    191

ITT Industries, Inc.

     

7.400% due 11/15/25

   100    112

JP Morgan Chase Bank

     

Series EMTN

     

Zero coupon due 05/16/45

   1,819    568

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

5.600% due 06/01/11

   65    65

5.150% due 10/01/15

   150    140

Kellogg Co.

     

Series B

     

6.600% due 04/01/11

   320    331

KeySpan Corp.

     

7.625% due 11/15/10

   150    159

Kraft Foods, Inc.

     

5.625% due 11/01/11

   600    591

Kroger Co. (The)

     

8.000% due 09/15/29

   15    16

7.500% due 04/01/31

   10    11

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

5.000% due 01/14/11

   175    170

5.500% due 04/04/16

   65    62

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

     

5.585% due 12/28/20

   84    81

May Department Stores Co. (The)

     

4.800% due 07/15/09

   50    49

5.750% due 07/15/14

   55    53

MedQuest, Inc.

     

Series B

     

11.875% due 08/15/12

   185    172

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     

Series MTNC

     

4.250% due 02/08/10

   410    390

Midamerican Energy Holdings Co. (Þ)

     

6.125% due 04/01/36

   125    117

Miller Brewing Co. (Þ)

     

5.500% due 08/15/13

   110    106

Monumental Global Funding II (Þ)

     

4.625% due 03/15/10

   95    92

Morgan Stanley

     

5.375% due 10/15/15

   100    95

Series GMTN (Ê)

     

5.276% due 02/09/09

   500    501

Natexis Ambs Co. LLC (ƒ)(Þ)

     

8.440% due 12/29/49

   120    126

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.

     

5.750% due 08/28/09

   45    45

News America Holdings, Inc.

     

7.900% due 12/01/95

   90    93

8.250% due 10/17/96

   20    21

Nisource Finance Corp.

     

7.875% due 11/15/10

   100    107

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     

7.700% due 05/15/17

   20    23

7.050% due 05/01/37

   40    44

7.900% due 05/15/97

   305    354

6.000% due 03/15/2105

   105    93

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Ñ)

     

9.250% due 08/01/19

   95    121

Ohio Edison Co.

     

6.875% due 07/15/36

   100    102

Ohio Power Co.

     

Series F

     

5.500% due 02/15/13

   20    19

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

     

4.200% due 03/01/11

   60    56

6.050% due 03/01/34

   65    61

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust (Þ)

     

Series 144a

     

5.750% due 12/15/15

   100    92

Phoenix Life Insurance Co. (Þ)

     

7.150% due 12/15/34

   150    147

Popular North America, Inc.

     

Series MTNE

     

3.875% due 10/01/08

   275    263

Progress Energy, Inc.

     

7.100% due 03/01/11

   100    104

7.000% due 10/30/31

   75    77

Qwest Corp.

     

7.625% due 06/15/15

   200    198

RBS Capital Trust I (ƒ)

     

5.512% due 09/29/49

   190    177

Residential Capital Corp.

     

6.000% due 02/22/11

   190    184

Reynolds American, Inc. (Þ)

     

7.625% due 06/01/16

   105    103

RH Donnelley, Inc.

     

10.875% due 12/15/12

   110    121

Safeway, Inc.

     

7.250% due 02/01/31

   20    20

SB Treasury Co. LLC (ƒ)(Þ)

     

9.400% due 12/29/49

   350    372

SBC Communications, Inc.

     

6.150% due 09/15/34

   75    69

 

   Core Bond Fund    45


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Simmons Co.

     

10.000% due 12/15/14

   70    47

Six Flags, Inc.

     

9.625% due 06/01/14

   95    86

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

     

Series B

     

7.750% due 05/15/13

   105    103

Southern Copper Corp. (Þ)

     

Series 144a

     

7.500% due 07/27/35

   435    415

Sprint Capital Corp.

     

7.625% due 01/30/11

   350    373

8.750% due 03/15/32

   170    205

Symetra Financial Corp. (Þ)

     

6.125% due 04/01/16

   150    145

Tele-Communications-TCI Group

     

9.800% due 02/01/12

   140    162

7.875% due 08/01/13

   305    329

Tronox Worldwide LLC/Tronox Finance Corp. (Þ)

     

9.500% due 12/01/12

   165    170

Tyson Foods, Inc.

     

8.250% due 10/01/11

   75    79

6.600% due 04/01/16

   40    39

Union Pacific Corp.

     

6.125% due 01/15/12

   120    121

Union Planters Corp.

     

7.750% due 03/01/11

   50    54

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

5.550% due 02/15/16

   190    178

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

     

7.250% due 12/01/10

   420    440

5.850% due 09/15/35

   105    91

Wachovia Capital Trust III (ƒ)

     

5.800% due 03/15/42

   190    184

WellPoint, Inc.

     

5.850% due 01/15/36

   40    36

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

4.950% due 10/16/13

   65    61

Wells Fargo Bank NA

     

5.750% due 05/16/16

   80    79

Westvaco Corp.

     

8.200% due 01/15/30

   100    108

Windstream Corp. (Þ)

     

8.125% due 08/01/13

   155    158

8.625% due 08/01/16

   125    128

Wisconsin Central Transport

     

6.625% due 04/15/08

   325    331

Wyeth

     

6.950% due 03/15/11

   390    407

Zurich Capital Trust I (Þ)

     

8.376% due 06/01/37

   245    259
       
      25,726
       

International Debt - 4.3%

     

Abbey National PLC (ƒ)

     

6.700% due 06/29/49

   150    152

America Movil SA de CV

     

5.500% due 03/01/14

   100    92

Argentina Bonos

     

Series V

     

7.000% due 03/28/11

   95    90

AXA SA

     

8.600% due 12/15/30

   35    42

BNP Paribas (ƒ)(Þ)

     

5.186% due 06/29/49

   300    272

Brazilian Government International Bond

     

7.875% due 03/07/15

   100    105

8.875% due 04/15/24

   525    583

British Telecommunications PLC

     

8.875% due 12/15/30

   150    184

Colombia Government International Bond (Ñ)

     

8.125% due 05/21/24

   230    233

Conoco Funding Co.

     

6.350% due 10/15/11

   310    319

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

     

8.250% due 06/15/30

   155    179

Egypt Government AID Bonds

     

4.450% due 09/15/15

   390    361

EnCana Corp.

     

6.500% due 08/15/34

   35    35

Export-Import Bank of China (Þ)

     

4.875% due 07/21/15

   110    102

Export-Import Bank of Korea

     

4.125% due 02/10/09 (Þ)

   120    115

5.125% due 02/14/11

   100    97

Falconbridge, Ltd.

     

6.000% due 10/15/15

   70    67

Gaz Capital for Gazprom (Þ)

     

8.625% due 04/28/34

   80    92

HSBC Holdings PLC

     

6.500% due 05/02/36

   45    44

Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd. (Þ)

     

11.250% due 06/15/16

   110    113

Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd.

     

8.625% due 01/15/15

   95    95

 

46   

Core Bond Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value $

Ispat Inland ULC

     

9.750% due 04/01/14

   239    263

Kerzner International, Ltd.

     

6.750% due 10/01/15

   255    266

Korea Electric Power Corp. (Þ)

     

5.125% due 04/23/34

   60    57

Mexico Government International Bond

     

8.300% due 08/15/31

   215    248

Mizuho Financial Group Cayman, Ltd. (Þ)

     

5.790% due 04/15/14

   100    98

Panama Government International Bond

     

9.375% due 07/23/12

   100    111

Petrobras International Finance Co.

     

8.375% due 12/10/18

   305    327

Poland Government International Bond

     

Series RSTA

     

(Step Up, 5.000%, 10/27/06)

     

4.750% due 10/27/24

   200    174

Province of Quebec Canada

     

Series PJ

     

6.125% due 01/22/11

   375    383

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. II (Þ)

     

5.298% due 09/30/20

   75    70

Ras Laffan LNG III (Þ)

     

5.838% due 09/30/27

   250    233

Resona Bank, Ltd. (ƒ)(Þ)

     

5.850% due 09/29/49

   255    237

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (ƒ)

     

Series 1

     

9.118% due 03/31/49

   700    769

Royal KPN NV

     

8.000% due 10/01/10

   90    95

Russia Government International Bond

     

8.250% due 03/31/10

   178    185

5.000% due 03/31/30 (Þ)

   315    335

Santander Financial Issuances

     

6.375% due 02/15/11

   110    112

Sanwa Finance Aruba AEC

     

8.350% due 07/15/09

   135    144

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (ƒ)(Þ)

     

5.625% due 07/29/49

   400    373

Systems 2001 AT LLC (Þ)

     

7.156% due 12/15/11

   118    121

Telecom Italia Capital SA

     

5.250% due 10/01/15

   265    240

Telefonica Emisones SAU

     

5.714% due 06/19/09 (Ê)

   300    300

7.045% due 06/20/36

   75    75

Telefonica Europe BV

     

7.750% due 09/15/10

   325    345

TELUS Corp.

     

8.000% due 06/01/11

   250    271

Tyco International Group SA

     

6.750% due 02/15/11

   400    413

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC

     

6.750% due 07/15/13

   35    36

Vale Overseas, Ltd.

     

6.250% due 01/11/16

   150    143

8.250% due 01/17/34

   25    27

Woori Bank (ƒ)(Þ)

     

6.125% due 05/03/16

   105    103
       
      9,926
       

Loan Agreements - 0.6%

     

Starbound Reinsurance, Ltd.

     

7.230% due 03/31/08

   1,500    1,500
       

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 43.6%

     

ABN Amro Mortgage Corp.

     

Series 2003-13 Class A3

     

5.500% due 01/25/34

   1,491    1,388

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2005-3 Class 8A2

     

5.563% due 07/25/35

   392    393

American Home Mortgage Investment

     

Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2004-4 Class 4A

     

4.390% due 02/25/45

   191    185

Banc of America Commercial

     

Mortgage, Inc.

     

Series 2004-3 Class A3

     

4.875% due 06/10/39

   465    452

Series 2004-4 Class A3

     

4.128% due 07/10/42

   300    287

Series 2005-3 Class A2

     

4.501% due 07/10/43

   150    144

Series 2005-5 Class A4

     

5.115% due 10/10/45

   500    473

Banc of America Funding Corp.

     

Series 2005-D Class A1 (Ê)

     

4.115% due 05/25/35

   169    163

Series 2006-3 Class 5A8

     

5.500% due 03/25/36

   475    453

Series 2006-A Class 3A2

     

5.948% due 02/20/36

   243    243

 

   Core Bond Fund    47


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

Series 2006-A Class 4A1 (Ê)

     

5.563% due 02/20/36

   527    520

Banc of America Mortgage Securities

     

Series 2004-1 Class 5A1

     

6.500% due 09/25/33

   21    21

Series 2004-11 Class 2A1

     

5.750% due 01/25/35

   462    446

Series 2005-L Class 3A1 (Ê)

     

5.457% due 01/25/36

   260    255

Bank of America Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2003-10 Class 2A2 (Ê)

     

5.773% due 12/25/33

   277    278

Series 2003-2 Class CB2 (Ê)

     

5.823% due 04/25/33

   127    128

Series 2006-5 Class CB17

     

6.000% due 06/25/36

   253    250

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2003-1 Class 6A1

     

5.066% due 04/25/33

   85    84

Series 2003-8 Class 4A1

     

4.666% due 01/25/34

   176    173

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust

     

Series 2005-4 Class 23A1

     

5.407% due 05/25/35

   354    350

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

     

Series 2005-11 Class A2A (Ê)

     

4.700% due 12/25/35

   95    92

Series 2006-WF1 Class A2F

     

5.657% due 03/01/36

   325    315

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2005-CD1 Class A4

     

5.226% due 07/15/44

   1,000    959

Series 2006-CD2 Class A4

     

5.362% due 01/15/46

   500    482

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-J13 Class 2A3

     

5.500% due 11/25/35

   165    162

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage

     

Pass Through Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2004-16 Class 1A1

     

5.723% due 09/25/34

   508    510

Series 2005-3 Class 1A2

     

5.613% due 04/25/35

   63    63

Series 2005-HYB Class 3A2A

     

5.250% due 02/20/36

   92    91

Series 2006-OA5 Class 2A1

     

5.523% due 04/25/46

   990    991

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc.

     

Alternate Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-AR1 Class 2A3

     

5.024% due 08/25/35

   465    458

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp.

     

Series 1998-CF1 Class A1B

     

6.410% due 02/18/31

   316    318

Series 1999-CG1 Class S

     

Interest Only STRIP

     

1.030% due 04/10/23

   3,592    80

Fannie Mae

     

15 Year TBA (Ï)

     

4.500%

   13,270    12,536

5.000%

   1,945    1,873

30 Year TBA (Ï)

     

4.500%

   530    480

5.000%

   1,670    1,561

5.500%

   2,935    2,818

6.000%

   1,940    1,908

6.500%

   825    829

6.000% due 2016

   22    22

4.706% due 2017 (Ê)

   86    85

5.000% due 2017

   687    663

6.000% due 2017

   126    126

4.000% due 2018

   1,000    924

4.500% due 2018

   388    367

5.000% due 2018

   298    287

4.500% due 2019

   2    2

5.000% due 2019

   1,550    1,495

4.500% due 2020

   254    241

5.000% due 2020

   1,285    1,239

8.000% due 2021

   292    295

5.481% due 2022 (Ê)

   417    420

5.500% due 2029

   98    95

5.431% due 2032 (Ê)

   217    217

6.000% due 2032

   645    638

7.000% due 2032

   291    298

3.904% due 2033 (Ê)

   395    383

4.654% due 2033 (Ê)

   240    237

5.000% due 2033

   681    640

5.481% due 2033 (Ê)

   404    406

5.500% due 2033

   3,336    3,220

6.000% due 2033

   254    249

5.000% due 2034

   786    738

5.500% due 2034

   5,178    4,989

5.000% due 2035

   516    483

5.500% due 2035

   24,154    23,233

6.000% due 2035

   223    220

4.926% due 2036 (Ê)

   592    592

5.500% due 2036

   999    960

 

48    Core Bond Fund   


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2005-T2 Class 1A1

     

5.221% due 11/28/35

   9    9

Fannie Mae Whole Loan

     

Series 2003-W1 Class 1A1

     

6.500% due 12/25/42

   60    61

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Structured Pass Through Securities

     

Series 2004-H01 Class A1

     

2.614% due 07/15/11

   13    12

Series 2005-63 Class 1A1 (Ê)

     

5.210% due 02/25/45

   73    72

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities

     

Series 2006-FA3 Class A6

     

6.000% due 07/25/36

   265    264

First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc. (Ê)

     

Series 2005-AR5 Class 3A1

     

5.523% due 10/25/35

   136    134

Freddie Mac

     

30 Year TBA (Ï)

     

5.000%

   1,460    1,363

5.500%

   1,545    1,484

6.000%

   270    266

4.000% due 2019

   1,998    1,846

4.639% due 2034 (Ê)

   280    277

Series 2000-226 Class F (Ê)

     

5.649% due 11/15/30

   23    23

Series 2003-262 Class AB

     

2.900% due 11/15/14

   428    411

Series 2004-276 Class IP

     

Interest Only STRIP

     

5.500% due 07/15/23

   398    23

Series 2004-281 Class DF (Ê)

     

5.649% due 06/15/23

   158    159

5.000% due 08/01/18

   497    479

Series 2005-292 Class IG

     

Interest Only STRIP

     

5.000% due 04/15/23

   218    41

Series 2005-294 Class FA (Ê)

     

5.369% due 03/15/20

   309    308

5.000% due 07/01/19

   942    908

Freddie Mac Gold

     

6.000% due 2016

   39    39

5.000% due 2018

   312    301

5.500% due 2020

   1,038    1,020

6.108% due 2030 (Ê)

   3    3

5.000% due 2033

   246    231

Ginnie Mae I

     

30 Year TBA (Ï)

     

5.500%

   565    547

6.000% due 2029

   17    17

Ginnie Mae II (Ê)

     

4.375% due 2026

   296    296

4.750% due 2027

   20    20

4.750% due 2032

   188    187

Government National Mortgage Association (Ê)

     

Series 2000-29 Class F

     

5.581% due 09/20/30

   33    34

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

     

Series 2004-GG1 Class A7

     

5.317% due 06/10/36

   465    449

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-14 Class 3A1A

     

5.319% due 12/19/35

   137    135

Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust (Ê)

     

Series 2004-3 Class 1A1

     

5.281% due 11/25/34

   2    2

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

Series 2004-LN2 Class A1

     

4.475% due 07/15/41

   371    354

Series 2006-LDP Class A4

     

5.876% due 04/15/45

   270    269

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2006-C1 Class A4

     

5.156% due 02/15/31

   1,000    948

Series 2006-C4 Class A4

     

5.900% due 06/15/38

   105    106

Lehman Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2005-3 Class 1A3

     

5.500% due 01/25/36

   685    679

Mastr Alternative Loans Trust

     

Series 2003-4 Class B1

     

5.656% due 06/25/33

   208    203

Series 2004-10 Class 5A6

     

5.750% due 09/25/34

   170    165

Mellon Residential Funding Corp. (Ê)

     

Series 2000-TBC Class A1

     

5.439% due 06/15/30

   281    282

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. (Ê)

     

Series 2004-HB1 Class A2

     

5.110% due 04/25/29

   109    109

Morgan Stanley Capital I

     

Series 2005-IQ1 Class AAB

     

5.178% due 09/15/42

   415    401

 

   Core Bond Fund    49


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

         Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

MortgageIT Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2005-AR1 Class 1A1

       

5.573% due 11/25/35

     858    860

Prime Mortgage Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2004-CL1 Class 1A2

       

5.723% due 02/25/34

     58    58

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.

       

Series 2004-QS5 Class A6 (Ê)

       

5.681% due 04/25/34

     82    82

Series 2004-QS8 Class A4 (Ê)

       

5.481% due 06/25/34

     419    421

Series 2005-QA8 Class NB3

       

5.514% due 07/25/35

     292    289

Series 2006-QS6 Class 1A13

       

6.000% due 06/25/36

     445    447

Residential Asset Securities Corp. (Ê)

       

Series 2003-KS4 Class AIIB

       

5.371% due 06/25/33

     129    130

Residential Asset Securitization Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2003-A15 Class 1A2

       

5.531% due 02/25/34

     470    471

Residential Funding Mortgage Security I (Ê)

       

Series 2003-S14 Class A5

       

5.481% due 07/25/18

     244    245

Series 2003-S5 Class 1A2

       

5.531% due 11/25/18

     236    237

Sequoia Mortgage Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2001-5 Class A

       

5.430% due 10/19/26

     128    128

Small Business Administration

       

Participation Certificates

       

Series 2005-20G Class 1

       

4.750% due 07/01/25

     982    916

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. (Ê)

       

Series 2006-AR2 Class A1

       

5.311% due 02/25/36

     938    938

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

       

Series 2004-21X Class 1A3

       

4.440% due 12/25/34

     650    637

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-C21 Class A4

       

5.196% due 10/15/44

     1,000    957

Wamu Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

       

Series 2005-4 Class CB11

       

5.500% due 06/25/35

     90    85

Washington Mutual, Inc.

       

Series 2003-S9 Class A2 (Ê)

       

5.631% due 10/25/33

     426    428

Series 2005-AR1 Class 1A1

       

4.843% due 10/25/35

     370    363

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A1 (Ê)

       

5.613% due 10/25/45

     85    85

5.593% due 12/25/45

     931    934

Series 2005-AR6 Class B3 (Ê)

       

5.741% due 04/25/45

     255    254

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-2 Class 2A3

       

5.500% due 03/25/36

     535    526

Series 2006-AR2 Class 2A1

       

4.950% due 03/25/36

     385    376
         
        101,780
         

Municipal Bonds - 0.6%

       

Eagle Mountain & Saginaw

       

Independent School District

       

General Obligation

       

Unlimited, weekly demand

       

4.750% due 08/15/33

     600    589

Golden State Tobacco

       

Securitization Corp. Revenue

       

Bonds, weekly demand

       

6.750% due 06/01/39

     400    447

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.

       

Revenue Bonds, weekly demand

       

4.375% due 06/01/19

     65    65

6.250% due 06/01/43

     200    217
         
        1,318
         

Non-US Bonds - 0.9%

       

Argentina Bocon

       

2.000% due 01/03/16

  ARS    330    181

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

       

Series 03

       

4.750% due 07/04/34

  EUR    130    178

Quebec Residual

       

Principal Only STRIP

       

Zero coupon due 12/01/36

  CAD    490    89

United Kingdom Gilt

       

5.750% due 12/07/09

  GBP    400    761

4.750% due 06/07/10

  GBP    530    978
         
        2,187
         

 

50   

Core Bond Fund


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

United States Government Agencies - 5.6%

     

Fannie Mae

     

4.200% due 03/24/08

   2,000    1,955

3.875% due 02/15/10 (Ñ)

   710    673

Federal Home Loan Bank

     

4.800% due 05/02/08

   3,100    3,064

Series 577

     

4.500% due 09/26/08

   2,900    2,842

Federal Home Loan Bank System

     

Series IY08

     

3.400% due 03/18/08

   1,000    966

Financing Corp.

     

Principal Only STRIP

     

Series 1

     

Zero coupon due 05/11/16

   80    47

Series 12P

     

Zero coupon due 12/06/18

   245    124

Series 13

     

Zero coupon due 12/27/16

   275    155

Series 13P

     

Zero coupon due 12/27/18

   670    336

Series 16P

     

Zero coupon due 04/05/19

   380    188

Series 19

     

Zero coupon due 06/06/16

   230    134

Series 1P

     

Zero coupon due 05/11/18

   95    50

Series 3P

     

Zero coupon due 11/30/17

   170    91

Series 5P

     

Zero coupon due 02/08/18

   65    34

Series 8P

     

Zero coupon due 08/03/18

   605    311

Series 9P

     

Zero coupon due 10/06/17

   310    168

Freddie Mac

     

3.450% due 03/12/08

   1,000    967

2.750% due 03/15/08

   210    201

4.750% due 01/18/11

   555    539

Residual Funding

     

Principal Only STRIP

     

Zero coupon due 10/15/20

   600    276
       
      13,121
       

United States Government Treasuries - 11.3%

     

United States Treasury Inflation

     

Indexed Bonds

     

3.375% due 01/15/12

   1,061    1,111

2.000% due 01/15/14

   218    210

2.000% due 07/15/14

   769    741

2.000% due 01/15/16

   503    481

2.375% due 01/15/25

   427    416

2.000% due 01/15/26

   609    558

United States Treasury Notes

     

4.375% due 12/31/07 (Ñ)

   1,735    1,714

4.625% due 02/29/08 (Ñ)

   3,700    3,666

4.875% due 05/15/09

   8,900    8,839

4.375% due 12/15/10

   2,275    2,210

4.250% due 08/15/13 (Ñ)

   800    759

4.250% due 08/15/15 (Ñ)

   1,570    1,469

6.000% due 02/15/26 (Ñ)

   1,430    1,549

4.500% due 02/15/36 (Ñ)

   550    493

United States Treasury Principal

     

Principal Only STRIP

     

Zero coupon due 11/15/21

   4,770    2,107
       
      26,323
       

Total Long-Term Investments

     

(cost $192,925)

      189,897
       

Common Stocks - 0.2%

     

Financial Services - 0.2%

     

DG Funding Trust (Ê)( A)

   49    517
       

Total Common Stocks

     

(cost $517)

      517
       

Preferred Stocks - 0.2%

     

Utilities - 0.2%

     

Rural Cellular Corp. (Æ)

   300    364
       

Total Preferred Stocks

     

(cost $349)

      364
       

Warrants & Rights - 0.0%

     

Miscellaneous - 0.0%

     

Mexico Government International Bond Value Recovery Rights

     

Series D

   2,496,000    15

Series E

   1,900,000    48
       

Total Warrants & Rights

     

(cost $21)

      63
       

 

Core Bond Fund    51


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Notional
Amount
$
   Market
Value
$

Options Purchased - 0.0%

     

Eurodollar Futures

     

Sep 2006 94.00 Put (33)

   7,755    —  

Dec 2006 91.75 Put (13)

   2,982    —  

Dec 2006 92.00 Put (56)

   12,880    1

Dec 2006 92.25 Put (36)

   8,303    —  

Dec 2006 92.50 Put (45)

   10,406    —  

Dec 2006 92.75 Put (24)

   5,565    —  

Mar 2007 92.00 Put (9)

   2,070    —  

Mar 2007 92.25 Put (49)

   11,301    —  

Mar 2007 92.50 Put (5)

   1,156    —  

Jun 2007 91.00 Put (59)

   13,423    1

Jun 2007 91.25 Put (71)

   16,197    1

Swaptions

     

(Fund Pays/Fund Receives)

     

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 4.750%

     

Aug 2006 0.00 Call (1)

   2,000    —  

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 4.500%

     

Oct 2006 0.00 Call (2)

   5,000    —  

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 4.800%

     

Dec 2006 0.00 Call (1)

   3,000    —  

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.170%

     

Feb 2007 0.00 Call (1)

   2,300    3

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.000%

     

Mar 2007 0.00 Call (2)

   4,000    3

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.080%

     

Apr 2007 0.00 Call (1)

   23,000    3

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.200%

     

May 2007 0.00 Call (2)

   10,000    24

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.250%

     

Jun 2007 0.00 Call (1)

   5,000    16

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.500%

     

Jun 2007 0.00 Call (1)

   4,000    19
       

Total Options Purchased

     

(cost $168)

      71
       
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
    

Short-Term Investments - 30.4%

     

Abbey National NA LLC (ç)(ž)

     

5.100% due 07/05/06

   1,300    1,299

American General Finance Corp. (Ê)

     

Series MTNG

     

5.489% due 03/23/07

   100    100

AT&T, Inc. (Þ)

     

4.214% due 06/05/07

   300    296
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

Barclays Bank PLC (ž)

     

5.036% due 01/29/07

   1,100    1,103

Barclays US Funding Corp. (ç)(ž)

     

5.055% due 08/16/06

   2,300    2,285

BNP Paribas (ç)(ž)

     

5.000% due 08/28/06

   3,100    3,075

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp. (Ê)

     

Series MTND

     

5.503% due 11/17/06

   600    600

Danske Corp. (ç)(ž)

     

5.080% due 08/24/06

   2,400    2,382

Dexia Delaware LLC (ç)(ž)

     

5.275% due 07/05/06

   1,500    1,499

DNB Nor Bank ASA (ç)(ž)

     

4.990% due 08/18/06

   1,200    1,192

Duke Energy Field Services LLC

     

5.750% due 11/15/06

   30    30

Fannie Mae (Ê)

     

5.312% due 09/22/06

   400    400

Fannie Mae Discount Note (ç)(ž)

     

4.926% due 08/02/06

   3,100    3,086

Federal National Mortgage

     

Association Discount Note (ç)(ž)

     

4.960% due 08/21/06

   400    397

Ford Motor Credit Co. (Ê)

     

6.374% due 03/21/07

   500    498

France Treasury Bill BTF

     

Zero coupon due 12/21/06

   550    693

Frank Russell Investment Company

     

Money Market Fund

   34,275,000    34,275

Freddie Mac Discount Note (ç)(ž)

     

Series RB

     

4.935% due 08/08/06

   100    99

German Treasury Bills

     

Series 0106

     

Zero coupon due 07/12/06

   300    383

Series 0306

     

Zero coupon due 09/13/06

   400    509

HBOS Treasury Services PLC (ç)(ž)

     

5.055% due 08/17/06

   2,100    2,086

Rabobank Capital Funding II (ç)(ž)

     

5.250% due 07/03/06

   1,500    1,500

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (ç)(ž)

     

5.280% due 07/20/06

   2,500    2,493

Societe Generale North America (ç)(ž)

     

5.260% due 07/05/06

   500    500

4.985% due 08/22/06

   1,400    1,390

5.100% due 08/24/06

   800    794

 

52    Core Bond Fund   


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  

Market
Value

$

 

Societe Generale North America Commercial Paper (ç)(ž)

     

5.270% due 07/03/06

   100    100  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (ç)(ž)

     

5.190% due 09/11/06

   1,500    1,484  

Total Fina ELF Capital (ç)(ž)

     

5.270% due 07/03/06

   2,500    2,499  

UBS Financial Del LLC (ç)(ž)

     

4.990% due 08/22/06

   700    695  

UBS Financial LLC (ç)(ž)

     

5.270% due 07/03/06

   2,000    1,999  

United States Treasury Bills (ž)(§)

     

4.686% due 08/31/06

   10    10  

4.710% due 08/31/06

   185    183  

4.715% due 08/31/06

   5    5  

4.752% due 08/31/06

   50    50  

4.000% due 09/14/06

   115    114  

4.720% due 09/14/06

   55    54  

4.770% due 09/14/06

   10    10  

4.795% due 09/14/06

   215    213  

4.930% due 09/14/06

   315    312  

United States Treasury Inflation

     

Indexed Bonds (§)

     

2.898% due 01/15/07

   127    127  

United States Treasury Notes

     

7.000% due 07/15/06

   85    85  
         

Total Short-Term Investments

     

(cost $ 70,838)

      70,904  
         

Other Securities - 2.7%

     

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×)

   6,315,075    6,315  
         

Total Other Securities

     

(cost $ 6,315)

      6,315  
         

Total Investments - 114.8%

     

(identified cost $ 271,133)

      268,131  

Other Assets and Liabilities,

     

Net - (14.8%)

      (34,617 )
         

Net Assets - 100.0%

      233,514  
         

 

   Core Bond Fund    53


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Futures Contracts

(Number of Contracts)

   Notional
Amount
$
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 

Long Positions

     

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

     

expiration date 09/06 (31)

   7,318    (21 )

expiration date 12/06 (175)

   41,302    (260 )

expiration date 03/07 (108)

   25,499    (204 )

expiration date 06/07 (93)

   21,969    (153 )

expiration date 09/07 (72)

   17,015    (105 )

expiration date 12/07 (41)

   9,691    (44 )

expiration date 03/08 (20)

   4,728    (13 )

Three Month Euro (Euribor) Interest

     

Rate Futures (EMU)

expiration date 09/06 (6)

   885    2  

Three Month Short Sterling Interest

     

Rate Futures (UK)
expiration date 12/06 (29)

   6,373    1  

United States Treasury Bonds
expiration date 09/06 (13)

   1,387    (11 )

United States Treasury 2 Year Notes
expiration date 09/06 (52)

   10,545    (12 )

United States Treasury 5 Year Notes
expiration date 09/06 (96)

   9,927    (48 )

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes
expiration date 09/06 (47)

   4,928    (23 )

Short Positions

     

Australian 3 Year Treasury Bond (Australia)
expiration date 09/06 (7)

   1,345    1  

Australian 10 Year Treasury Bond (Australia)
expiration date 06/06 (5)

   2,676    4  

Bankers Acceptance Futures (Canada)
expiration date 12/06 (30)

   6,426    19  

Euro-Bobl Futures (Germany)
expiration date 09/06 (26)

   3,627    22  

Japanese 10 Year Bond (Japan)
expiration date 09/06 (3)

   3,455    6  

Long Gilt Futures (UK)
expiration date 09/06 (9)

   1,813    12  

United States Treasury 5 Year Notes
expiration date 09/06 (13)

   1,344    (4 )

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes
expiration date 09/06 (46)

   4,824    23  
         

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

      (808 )
         

Eurodollar Futures

     

Sep 2006 95.50 Call (4)

   955    —    

Sep 2006 95.00 Put (3)

   713    (4 )

Sep 2006 95.25 Put (19)

   4,524    (41 )

Sep 2006 95.50 Put (4)

   955    (11 )

Dec 2006 95.00 Put (11)

   2,613    (16 )

Dec 2006 95.25 Put (98)

   23,336    (207 )

Dec 2006 95.50 Put (15)

   3,581    (41 )

Mar 2007 94.75 Put (4)

   948    (4 )

Mar 2007 95.25 Put (4)

   953    (8 )

Swaptions

     

(Fund Pay/Fund Receives)

     

GBP 4.50%/GBP Six Month LIBOR

     

Dec 2006 0.00 Put (1)

   3,698    (22 )

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

4.780%

     

Aug 2006 0.00 Call (1)

   1,000    —    

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

4.540%

     

Oct 2006 0.00 Call (1)

   1,000    —    

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

4.560%

     

Oct 2006 0.00 Call (1)

   1,000    —    

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

4.850%

     

Dec 2006 0.00 Call (1)

   1,000    (1 )

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

5.240%

     

Feb 2007 0.00 Call (1)

   1,000    (4 )

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

5.040%

     

Mar 2007 0.00 Call (2)

   2,000    (5 )

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

5.220%

     

Apr 2007 0.00 Call (1)

   1,000    (5 )

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

5.300%

     

May 2007 0.00 Call (1)

   2,000    (13 )

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

5.315%

     

May 2007 0.00 Call (1)

   2,200    (14 )

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD

     

5.600%

     

Jun 2007 0.00 Call (1)

   2,000    (22 )

United States Treasury Notes

     

10 Year Futures

     

Aug 2006 106.00 Call (7)

   742    (2 )

Aug 2006 108.00 Call (4)

   432    —    

Aug 2006 103.00 Put (11)

   1,133    (2 )

Total Liability for Options Written

     
         

(premiums received $291)

      (422 )
         

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

54   

Core Bond Fund

  


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Amount
Sold
   Amount
Bought
   Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD 424    AUD 573    09/20/06    1  
USD 425    AUD 569    09/20/06    (3 )
USD 135    CAD 149    07/27/06    (2 )
USD 417    CAD 467    09/20/06    3  
USD 425    CHF 519    09/20/06    3  
USD 425    CHF 520    09/20/06    3  
USD 1,260    CHF 1,540    09/20/06    9  
USD 111    CNY 859    03/19/07    (1 )
USD 516    EUR 401    07/31/06    (2 )
USD 425    EUR 334    09/20/06    4  
USD 851    EUR 672    09/20/06    12  
USD 165    EUR 130    09/22/06    2  
USD 529    GBP 287    07/27/06    2  
USD 241    GBP 131    08/16/06    1  
USD 351    GBP 190    08/16/06    1  
USD 650    GBP 351    08/16/06    —    
USD 425    GBP 230    09/20/06    2  
USD 69    JPY 7,824    08/15/06    —    
USD 69    JPY 7,827    08/15/06    —    
USD 315    JPY 34,485    08/15/06    (11 )
USD 2,187    JPY 239,666    08/15/06    (79 )
USD 212    JPY 24,000    09/20/06    —    
USD 323    JPY 35,560    09/20/06    (9 )
USD 537    JPY 59,740    09/20/06    (9 )
USD 563    JPY 64,790    09/20/06    10  
USD 564    JPY 62,810    09/20/06    (8 )
USD 567    JPY 64,150    09/20/06    —    
USD 1,103    JPY 122,990    09/20/06    (15 )
USD 1,036    NOK 6,384    09/20/06    (5 )
USD 1,042    NOK 6,384    09/20/06    (10 )
USD 425    NZD 683    09/20/06    (10 )
USD 425    NZD 690    09/20/06    (6 )
USD 837    SEK 6,060    09/20/06    9  
USD 20    SGD 32    08/24/06    —    
USD 21    SGD 33    08/24/06    —    
USD 21    TWD 642    08/24/06    (1 )
USD 21    TWD 660    08/24/06    (1 )
AUD 576    USD 425    09/20/06    (2 )
BRL 2,105    USD 910    09/05/06    31  
CAD 472    USD 425    09/20/06    1  
CAD 942    USD 851    09/20/06    3  
CHF 524    USD 425    09/20/06    (7 )
EUR 146    USD 183    07/28/06    (3 )
EUR 540    USD 692    07/31/06    (1 )
EUR 360    USD 455    08/31/06    (8 )
EUR 336    USD 425    09/20/06    (7 )
EUR 1,007    USD 1,275    09/20/06    (19 )
EUR 1,325    USD 1,676    09/20/06    (26 )
EUR 346    USD 439    09/29/06    (6 )
GBP 1,202    USD 2,236    08/16/06    12  
GBP 230    USD 425    09/20/06    (2 )
GBP 677    USD 1,250    09/20/06    (4 )
JPY 14,968    USD 132    08/15/06    1  
JPY 44,650    USD 402    09/20/06    7  
JPY 48,862    USD 425    09/20/06    (7 )
JPY 64,790    USD 577    09/20/06    4  
JPY 65,230    USD 600    09/20/06    23  
JPY 95,147    USD 839    09/20/06    (1 )
JPY 123,890    USD 1,085    09/20/06    (10 )
NOK 2,621    USD 425    09/20/06    2  
NZD 686    USD 425    09/20/06    9  
NZD 1,114    USD 689    09/20/06    13  
NZD 1,131    USD 702    09/20/06    15  
NZD 1,131    USD 702    09/20/06    16  
SEK 3,089    USD 425    09/20/06    (6 )
            
 
 
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
   (82 )
            

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

   Core Bond Fund    55


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Index Swap Contracts

 

Fund Receives

Underlying Security

  

Counter

Party

   Notional
Amount
$
  

Fund Pays

Floating Rate

  Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 

Lehman Brothers High Yield

   Bear Stearns    1,000    1 Month USD LIBOR
minus 0.200%
  07/01/06    (12 )
                 

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Index Swap Contracts

   (12 )
                 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

 

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
  

Fund

Receives

   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 

Bank of America

   USD 6,500    5.473 %   Three Month LIBOR    06/14/11    (49 )

Bank of America

   USD 1,800    5.548 %   Three Month LIBOR    06/14/16    (24 )

Bank of America

   USD 1,500    5.628 %   Three Month LIBOR    06/16/36    (37 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,500    5.000 %   Three Month LIBOR    12/20/08    (32 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP 50    5.000 %   Six Month LIBOR    06/16/11    (1 )

BNP Paribas

   EUR 500    2.090 %   Consumer Price Index (France)    10/15/10    (2 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD 4,700    5.000 %   Three Month LIBOR    12/20/11    (89 )

Merrill Lynch

   GBP 100    4.000 %   Six Month LIBOR    12/12/35    4  
                 

Total Market Value of Open Interest Rate Swap Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - ($ 104)

   (230 )
                 

Credit Default Swap Contracts

 

Reference
Entity

  

Counter

Party

   Notional
Amount
$
   Fund Receives Fixed Rate     Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$

General Motors

             

Acceptance Corp.

   Bear Stearns    400    2.100 %   12/20/06    —  

Russia Government

             

International Bond

   JP Morgan    100    0.460 %   06/20/07    —  
               

Total Market Value of Open Credit Default Swap Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - ($0)

   —  
               

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

56    Core Bond Fund   


Russell Investment Funds

Core Bond Fund

Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Categories

   % of
Net
Assets
 

Asset-Backed Securities

   3.4  

Corporate Bonds and Notes

   11.0  

International Debt

   4.3  

Loan Agreements

   0.6  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   43.6  

Municipal Bonds

   0.6  

Non-US Bonds

   0.9  

United States Government Agencies

   5.6  

United States Government Treasuries

   11.3  

Common Stocks

   0.2  

Preferred Stocks

   0.2  

Warrants & Rights

   —   *

Options Purchased

   —   *

Short-Term Investments

   30.4  

Other Securities

   2.7  
      

Total Investments

   114.8  

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

   (14.8 )
      
   100.0  
      

Futures Contracts

   (0.3 )

Options Written

   (0.2 )

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   —   *

Index Swap Contracts

   —   *

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

   (0.1 )

Credit Default Swap Contracts

   —   *

 

* Less than .05% of net assets

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

   Core Bond Fund    57


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Schedules of Investments — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Footnotes:

 

(Æ) Nonincome-producing security.
(Ï) Forward commitment.
(Ê) Adjustable or floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end.
(ƒ) Perpetual floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end.
(ö) Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
(µ) Bond is insured by a guarantor.
(ß) Illiquid security.
(Ø) In default.
(ç) At amortized cost, which approximates market.
(ž) Rate noted is yield-to-maturity from date of acquisition.
(æ) Pre-refunded: These bonds are collateralized by US Treasury securities, which are held in escrow by a trustee and used to pay principal and interest in the tax-exempt issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.
(§) All or a portion of the shares of this security are held as collateral in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold), options written, or swaps entered into by the Fund.
(×) The security is purchased with the cash collateral from the securities loaned.
(Ñ) All or a portion of the shares of this security are on loan.
(Þ) Restricted security. Security may have contractual restrictions on resale, may have been offered in a private placement transaction, and may not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
(Å) Illiquid and restricted security.

Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

ADS - American Depositary Share

CIBOR - Copenhagen Interbank Offered Rate

CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CMO - Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

CVO - Contingent Value Obligation

FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Company

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

GDS - Global Depositary Share

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

NIBOR - Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate

PIK - Payment in Kind

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIP - Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA - To Be Announced Security

Foreign Currency Abbreviations:

 

ARS - Argentine peso

AUD - Australian dollar

BRL - Brazilian real

CAD - Canadian dollar

CHF - Swiss franc

CLP - Chilean peso

CNY - Chinese renminbi yuan

COP - Colombian peso

CRC - Costa Rica colon

CZK - Czech koruna

DKK - Danish krone

EGP - Egyptian pound

EUR - Euro

GBP - British pound sterling

 

HKD - Hong Kong dollar

HUF - Hungarian forint

IDR - Indonesian rupiah

ILS - Israeli shekel

INR - Indian rupee

ISK - Iceland krona

JPY - Japanese yen

KES - Kenyan schilling

KRW - South Korean won

MXN - Mexican peso

MYR - Malaysian ringgit

NOK - Norwegian krone

NZD - New Zealand dollar

PEN - Peruvian nouveau sol

 

PHP - Philippine peso

PKR - Pakistani rupee

PLN - Polish zloty

RUB - Russian ruble

SEK - Swedish krona

SGD - Singapore dollar

SKK - Slovakian koruna

THB - Thai baht

TRY - Turkish lira

TWD - Taiwanese dollar

USD - United States dollar

VEB - Venezuelan bolivar

VND - Vietnamese dong

ZAR - South African rand

 

58    Notes to Schedules of Investments   


Russell Investment Funds

Statement of Assets and Liabilities — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Amounts in thousands

   Multi-Style
Equity Fund
    Aggressive
Equity Fund
   Non-U.S.
Fund
    Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
   Core Bond
Fund
 

Assets

            

Investments, at identified cost

   $ 370,729     $ 273,984    $ 337,136     $ 403,551    $ 271,133  
                                      

Investments, at market***

     399,369       293,156      401,767       563,676      268,131  

Foreign currency holdings*

     —         —        1,314       —        13  

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

     —         —        867       —        199  

Receivables:

            

Dividends and interest

     351       147      388       1,672      1,317  

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

     84       40      95       57      182  

Investments sold

     5,400       1,768      1,159       3,672      16,054  

Fund shares sold

     80       13      214       315      268  

Foreign taxes recoverable

     —         —        67       —        —    

From Adviser

     5       12      19       —        1  

Daily variation margin on futures contracts

     21       137      504       —        429  

Prepaid expenses

     2       1      2       3      4  

Interest rate swap contracts, at market value****

     —         —        —         —        4  
                                      

Total assets

     405,312       295,274      406,396       569,395      286,602  
                                      

Liabilities

            

Payables:

            

Due to custodian

     —         —        18       —        158  

Investments purchased

     5,818       1,440      1,616       2,953      45,453  

Fund shares redeemed

     102       35      37       —        69  

Accrued fees to affiliates

     235       169      255       349      116  

Other accrued expenses

     35       29      81       29      20  

Daily variation margin on futures contracts

     —         —        —         —        8  

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

     —         —        1,600       —        281  

Options written, at market value**

     —         —        391       —        422  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     30,172       75,954      76,817       66,946      6,315  

Unrealized depreciation on index swap contracts

     —         —        6       —        12  

Interest rate swap contracts, at market value****

     —         —        —         —        234  
                                      

Total liabilities

     36,362       77,627      80,821       70,277      53,088  
                                      

Net Assets

   $ 368,950     $ 217,647    $ 325,575     $ 499,118    $ 233,514  
                                      

Net Assets Consist of:

            

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

   $ 866     $ 108    $ 1,398     $ 3,324    $ 2,707  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (37,810 )     23,047      (1,600 )     20,940      (3,387 )

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

            

Investments

     28,640       19,172      64,631       160,125      (3,002 )

Futures contracts

     324       311      1,181       —        (808 )

Options written

     —         —        (91 )     —        (131 )

Index swap contracts

     —         —        (6 )     —        (12 )

Interest rate swap contracts

     —         —        —         —        (126 )

Foreign currency-related transactions

     —         —        (736 )     —        (67 )

Shares of beneficial interest

     271       143      237       258      233  

Additional paid-in capital

     376,659       174,866      260,561       314,471      238,107  
                                      

Net Assets

   $ 368,950     $ 217,647    $ 325,575     $ 499,118    $ 233,514  
                                      

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities    59


Russell Investment Funds

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

     Multi-Style
Equity Fund
   Aggressive
Equity Fund
   Non-U.S. Fund

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share:

        

Net asset value per share*****

   $ 13.63    $ 15.22    $ 13.74

Net assets

   $ 368,949,593    $ 217,646,998    $ 325,574,818

Shares outstanding ($.01 par value)

     27,063,264      14,302,649      23,688,805

Amounts in thousands

        

*         Foreign currency holdings - cost

   $ —      $ —      $ 1,305

**       Premiums received on options written

   $ —      $ —      $ 300

***     Securities on loan included in investments

   $ 29,463    $ 75,105    $ 76,141

****  Interest rate swap contracts - premiums paid (received)

   $ —      $ —      $ —  

*****Net asset value per share equals net assets divided by shares of beneficial interest outstanding

        

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

60    Statement of Assets and Liabilities


     Real Estate
Securities Fund
   Core Bond
Fund
 

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share:

     

Net asset value per share*****

   $ 19.37    $ 10.02  

Net assets

   $ 499,118,232    $ 233,514,436  

Shares outstanding ($.01 par value)

     25,767,173      23,296,437  

Amounts in thousands

     

*         Foreign currency holdings - cost

   $ —      $ 12  

**       Premiums received on options written

   $ —      $ 291  

***     Securities on loan included in investments

   $ 66,401    $ 6,185  

****  Interest rate swap contracts - premiums paid (received)

   $ —      $ (104 )

*****Net asset value per share equals net assets divided by shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities    61


Russell Investment Funds

Statement of Operations — For the Period Ended June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Amounts in thousands

   Multi-Style
Equity Fund
    Aggressive Equity
Fund
    Non-U.S.
Fund
    Real Estate
Securities Fund
   Core Bond
Fund
 

Investment Income

           

Dividends

   $ 2,856     $ 898     $ 5,451     $ 6,879    $ 54  

Dividends from affiliated money market fund

     425       269       577       368      619  

Interest

     22       12       75       24      5,210  

Securities lending income

     16       103       220       3      —    

Less foreign taxes withheld

     —         —         (527 )     —        —    
                                       

Total investment income

     3,319       1,282       5,796       7,274      5,883  
                                       

Expenses

           

Management fees

     1,423       1,062       1,574       2,076      675  

Custodian fees

     116       139       391       84      88  

Transfer agent fees

     8       5       7       11      5  

Professional fees

     24       15       23       21      13  

Trustees’ fees

     5       3       4       6      3  

Printing fees

     3       2       3       4      2  

Miscellaneous

     10       5       7       11      5  
                                       

Expenses before reductions

     1,589       1,231       2,009       2,213      791  

Expense reductions

     (1 )     (57 )     (104 )     —        (3 )
                                       

Net expenses

     1,588       1,174       1,905       2,213      788  
                                       

Net investment income (loss)

     1,731       108       3,891       5,061      5,095  
                                       

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

           

Net realized gain (loss) on:

           

Investments

     14,250       24,329       21,511       22,138      (2,197 )

Futures contracts

     (527 )     (168 )     (2,557 )     —        (257 )

Options written

     —         —         (4 )     —        69  

Index swap contracts

     —         —         306       —        9  

Interest rate swap contracts

     —         —         —         —        (190 )

Foreign currency-related transactions

     —         —         455       —        168  
                                       

Net realized gain (loss)

     13,723       24,161       19,711       22,138      (2,398 )
                                       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

           

Investments

     (7,670 )     (10,138 )     960       34,123      (3,329 )

Futures contracts

     501       472       860       —        (882 )

Options written

     —         —         (92 )     —        (172 )

Index swap contracts

     —         —         (51 )     —        (12 )

Interest rate swap contracts

     —         —         —         —        (162 )

Foreign currency-related transactions

     —         —         (570 )     —        (78 )
                                       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (7,169 )     (9,666 )     1,107       34,123      (4,635 )
                                       

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     6,554       14,495       20,818       56,261      (7,033 )
                                       

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 8,285     $ 14,603     $ 24,709     $ 61,322    $ (1,938 )
                                       

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

62    Statement of Operations


Russell Investment Funds

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Multi-Style Equity Fund    

Aggressive Equity

Fund

 

Amounts in thousands

  

Six Months
Ended

June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)

   

Fiscal Year

Ended

December 31,
2005

    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
2005
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

        

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,731     $ 3,158     $ 108     $ 404  

Net realized gain (loss)

     13,723       29,276       24,161       16,846  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (7,169 )     (8,211 )     (9,666 )     (4,751 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     8,285       24,223       14,603       12,499  
                                

Distributions

        

From net investment income

     (1,717 )     (3,627 )     —         (355 )

From net realized gain

     —         —         (3,686 )     (18,690 )
                                

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     (1,717 )     (3,627 )     (3,686 )     (19,045 )
                                

Share Transactions

        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from share transactions

     12,723       (3,696 )     2,438       15,255  
                                

Total Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     19,291       16,900       13,355       8,709  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

     349,659       332,759       204,292       195,583  
                                

End of period

   $ 368,950     $ 349,659     $ 217,647     $ 204,292  
                                

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income included in net assets

   $ 866     $ 852     $ 108     $ —    

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets    63


    

Non-U.S.

Fund

   

Real Estate Securities

Fund

   

Core Bond

Fund

 

Amounts in thousands

   Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
2005
    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
2005
    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
    Fiscal Year
Ended
December 31,
2005
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

            

Operations

            

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 3,891     $ 3,842     $ 5,061     $ 7,632     $ 5,095     $ 7,313  

Net realized gain (loss)

     19,711       23,903       22,138       38,341       (2,398 )     (1,000 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,107       9,254       34,123       7,220       (4,635 )     (2,319 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     24,709       36,999       61,322       53,193       (1,938 )     3,994  
                                                

Distributions

            

From net investment income

     (1,051 )     (4,388 )     (1,737 )     (8,794 )     (2,687 )     (7,205 )

From net realized gain

     —         —         (6,355 )     (38,314 )     —         (1,809 )
                                                

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     (1,051 )     (4,388 )     (8,092 )     (47,108 )     (2,687 )     (9,014 )
                                                

Share Transaction

            

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from share transactions

     (344 )     10,884       2,796       57,274       21,365       45,943  
                                                

Total Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     23,314       43,495       56,026       63,359       16,740       40,923  

Net Assets

            

Beginning of period

     302,261       258,766       443,092       379,733       216,774       175,851  
                                                

End of period

   $ 325,575     $ 302,261     $ 499,118     $ 443,092     $ 233,514     $ 216,774  
                                                

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income included in net assets

   $ 1,398     $ (1,442 )   $ 3,324     $ —       $ 2,707     $ 299  

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

64    Statement of Changes in Net Assets


Russell Investment Funds

Financial Highlights — For the Periods Ended

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period.

 

    $
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of
Period
  $
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
    $
Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    $
Total Income
(Loss) from
Operations
    $
Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    $
Distributions
from Net
Realized Gain
    $
Return of
Capital
    $
Total
Distributions
 

Multi-Style Equity Fund

             

June 30, 2006*

  13.37   .07     .25     .32     (.06 )   —       —       (.06 )

December 31, 2005

  12.60   .12     .79     .91     (.14 )   —       —       (.14 )

December 31, 2004

  11.56   .11     1.02     1.13     (.09 )   —       —       (.09 )

December 31, 2003

  9.04   .08     2.51     2.59     (.07 )   —       —       (.07 )

December 31, 2002

  11.84   .06     (2.80 )   (2.74 )   (.06 )   —       —       (.06 )

December 31, 2001

  14.13   .07     (2.06 )   (1.99 )   (.06 )   (.24 )   —       (.30 )

Aggressive Equity Fund

             

June 30, 2006*

  14.40   .01     1.07     1.08     —       (.26 )   —       (.26 )

December 31, 2005

  14.90   .03     .90     .93     (.03 )   (1.40 )   —       (1.43 )

December 31, 2004

  13.47   .02     1.95     1.97     (.02 )   (.52 )   —       (.54 )

December 31, 2003

  9.26   .01     4.21     4.22     (.01 )   —       —       (.01 )

December 31, 2002

  11.44   (.02 )   (2.16 )   (2.18 )   —       —       —       —    

December 31, 2001

  11.73   —   (d)   (.28 )   (.28 )   —   (d)   —       (.01 )   (.01 )

Non-U.S. Fund

             

June 30, 2006*

  12.68   .16     0.94     1.10     (.04 )   —       —       (.04 )

December 31, 2005

  11.33   .16     1.38     1.54     (.19 )   —       —       (.19 )

December 31, 2004

  9.76   .11     1.66     1.77     (.20 )   —       —       (.20 )

December 31, 2003

  7.20   .09     2.69     2.78     (.22 )   —       —       (.22 )

December 31, 2002

  8.64   .06     (1.37 )   (1.31 )   (.13 )   —       —       (.13 )

December 31, 2001

  11.15   .06     (2.52 )   (2.46 )   (.04 )   —       (.01 )   (.05 )

Real Estate Securities Fund

             

June 30, 2006*

  17.28   .19     2.21     2.40     (.07 )   (.24 )   —       (.31 )

December 31, 2005

  17.09   .32     1.82     2.14     (.37 )   (1.58 )   —       (1.95 )

December 31, 2004

  13.71   .36     4.33     4.69     (.36 )   (.95 )   —       (1.31 )

December 31, 2003

  10.51   .55     3.28     3.83     (.61 )   —       (.02 )   (.63 )

December 31, 2002

  10.75   .54     (.13 )   .41     (.57 )   (.08 )   —       (.65 )

December 31, 2001

  10.67   .57     .24     .81     (.55 )   (.18 )   —       (.73 )

Core Bond Fund

             

June 30, 2006*

  10.23   .23     (.32 )   (.09 )   (.12 )   —       —       (.12 )

December 31, 2005

  10.50   .38     (.17 )   .21     (.37 )   (.11 )   —       (.48 )

December 31, 2004

  10.47   .24     .24     .48     (.26 )   (.19 )   —       (.45 )

December 31, 2003

  10.43   .31     .31     .62     (.38 )   (.20 )   —       (.58 )

December 31, 2002

  10.13   .36     .52     .88     (.30 )   (.28 )   —       (.58 )

December 31, 2001

  10.07   .54     .18     .72     (.60 )   (.06 )   —       (.66 )

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

Financial Highlights    65


    

$
Net Asset Value,
End of

Period

  (%)
Total
Return(b)
    $
Net Assets
End of Period
(000)
  %
Ratio of Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
Net(c)(e)
  %
Ratio of Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
Gross(c)
  %
Ratio of Net
Investment Income
to Average
Net Assets(c)(e)
    %
Portfolio
Turnover Rate(b)

Multi-Style Equity Fund

           

June 30, 2006*

  13.63   2.42     368,950   .87   .87   .95     65.19

December 31, 2005

  13.37   7.27     349,659   .83   .87   .94     130.00

December 31, 2004

  12.60   9.81     332,759   .87   .88   .96     123.29

December 31, 2003

  11.56   28.86     296,767   .87   .95   .82     107.67

December 31, 2002

  9.04   (23.19 )   206,794   .92   .99   .61     145.90

December 31, 2001

  11.84   (14.21 )   251,730   .92   .99   .57     131.67

Aggressive Equity Fund

           

June 30, 2006*

  15.22   7.45     217,647   1.05   1.10   .10     89.26

December 31, 2005

  14.40   6.36     204,292   .99   1.13   .21     130.09

December 31, 2004

  14.90   14.73     195,583   1.05   1.17   .17     150.26

December 31, 2003

  13.47   45.60     166,385   1.06   1.26   .10     138.95

December 31, 2002

  9.26   (19.06 )   97,794   1.25   1.36   (.17 )   139.24

December 31, 2001

  11.44   (2.36 )   111,693   1.25   1.38   .01     180.38

Non-U.S. Fund

             

June 30, 2006*

  13.74   8.72     325,575   1.15   1.21   2.35     41.37

December 31, 2005

  12.68   13.69     302,261   1.12   1.26   1.41     87.98

December 31, 2004

  11.33   18.30     258,766   1.15   1.28   1.11     73.45

December 31, 2003

  9.76   38.78     206,619   1.16   1.41   1.14     50.29

December 31, 2002

  7.20   (15.15 )   137,840   1.30   1.48   .77     60.98

December 31, 2001

  8.64   (22.03 )   154,494   1.30   1.43   .64     79.79

Real Estate Securities Fund

           

June 30, 2006*

  19.37   13.97     499,118   .91   .91   2.07     29.52

December 31, 2005

  17.28   12.96     443,092   .91   .91   1.86     64.24

December 31, 2004

  17.09   34.88     379,733   .92   .92   2.43     47.21

December 31, 2003

  13.71   37.21     254,691   .95   .95   4.66     38.84

December 31, 2002

  10.51   3.80     160,176   .99   .99   5.01     55.43

December 31, 2001

  10.75   7.84     111,982   1.06   1.06   5.35     55.13

Core Bond Fund

           

June 30, 2006*

  10.02   (.88 )   233,514   .70   .70   4.53     130.50

December 31, 2005

  10.23   2.01     216,774   .70   .72   3.70     192.66

December 31, 2004

  10.50   4.66     175,851   .70   .73   2.41     216.23

December 31, 2003

  10.47   6.15     147,202   .71   .78   2.86     232.64

December 31, 2002

  10.43   8.84     140,280   .80   .80   3.52     207.60

December 31, 2001

  10.13   7.41     109,971   .80   .88   5.25     205.62

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

66     Financial Highlights


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Highlights — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

* For the six months ended June 30, 2006 (Unaudited).

 

(a) Average month-end shares outstanding were used for this calculation.

 

(b) Periods less than one year are not annualized.

 

(c) The ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.

 

(d) Less than $.01 per share.

 

(e) May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by FRIMCo as the investment adviser and transfer agent.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

   Notes to Financial Highlights    67


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

Russell Investment Funds (the “Investment Company”) is a series investment company with five different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. These financial statements report on all five of the Funds. The Investment Company provides the investment base for one or more variable insurance products issued by one or more insurance companies. These Funds are offered at net asset value to qualified insurance company separate accounts offering variable insurance products. The Investment Company is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. It is organized and operates as a Massachusetts business trust under a master trust agreement dated July 11, 1996. The Investment Company’s master trust agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at a $.01 par value per share.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) which require the use of management estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

The Funds value portfolio securities according to Board-approved Securities Valuation Procedures, including Market Value Procedures, Fair Value Procedures and Pricing Services. Debt obligation securities maturing within 60 days of the time of purchase are priced using the amortized cost method of valuation, unless the Board determines that amortized cost does not represent market value of short-term debt obligations. The Board has delegated the responsibility for administration of the Securities Valuation Procedures to Frank Russell Investment Management Company (“FRIMCo” or “Adviser”). On July 1, 2006, Frank Russell Investment Management Company changed its name to Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”).

Ordinarily, the Funds value each portfolio security based on market quotations provided by Pricing Services or alternative pricing services or dealers (when permitted by the Market Value Procedures). Generally, Fund securities are valued at the close of the market on which they are traded as follows:

 

    US listed equities; equity and fixed income options: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

    US over-the-counter equities: Official closing price; last bid price if no closing price;

 

    Listed ADRs/GDRs: Last sale price; last bid price if no sales;

 

    Municipal bonds, US bonds, Eurobonds/foreign bonds: Evaluated bid price; broker quote if no evaluated bid price;

 

    Futures: Settlement price.

 

    Investments in other mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share, calculated at 4 p.m. Eastern time or as of the close of the NYSE, whichever is earlier.

 

    The value of swap agreements are equal to the Funds’ obligation (or rights) under swap contracts which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the contracts based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the contracts.

 

    Equity securities traded on a national securities foreign exchange or an over-the-counter market (foreign or domestic) are valued on the basis of the official closing price, or lacking the official closing price, at the last sale price of the primary exchange on which the security is traded.

If market quotations are not readily available for a security or if subsequent events suggest that a market quotation is not reliable, the Funds will use the security’s fair value, as determined in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures. This generally means that equity securities and fixed income securities listed and traded principally on any national securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last sale price or, lacking any sales, at the closing bid price, on the primary exchange on which the security is traded. The Fair Value Procedures may involve subjective judgments as to the fair value of securities. The effect of fair value pricing is that securities may not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Funds’ Board of Trustees believes reflects fair value. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would

 

68    Notes to Financial Statements

  


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

be calculated using normal pricing methods. Fair value pricing could also cause discrepancies between the daily movement of the value of Fund shares and the daily movement of the benchmark index if the index is valued using another pricing method.

This policy is intended to assure that the Funds’ net asset values fairly reflect security values as of the time of pricing. Events or circumstances affecting the values of Fund securities that occur between the closing of the principal markets on which they trade and the time the net asset value of Fund shares is determined may be reflected in the calculation of net asset values for each applicable Fund when the Funds deem that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect such Fund’s net asset value. Funds that invest primarily in frequently traded exchange listed securities will use fair value pricing in limited circumstances since reliable market quotations will often be readily available. Funds that invest in foreign securities are likely to use fair value pricing more often since significant events may occur between the close of foreign markets and the time of pricing which would trigger fair value pricing of the foreign securities. Funds that invest in low rated debt securities are also likely to use fair value pricing more often since the markets in which such securities are traded are generally thinner, more limited and less active than those for higher rated securities. Examples of events that could trigger fair value pricing of one or more securities are: a material market movement of the US securities market (defined in the Fair Value Procedures as the movement by any two of four major US Indexes greater than a certain percentage) or other significant event; foreign market holidays if on a daily basis, Fund exposure exceeds 20% in aggregate (all closed markets combined); a company development; a natural disaster; or an armed conflict.

Because foreign securities can trade on non-business days, the net asset value of a Fund’s portfolio that includes foreign securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem fund shares.

Investment Transactions

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of specific identified cost incurred by each money manager within a particular Fund.

Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon thereafter as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis. The Core Bond Fund classifies gains and losses realized on prepayments received on mortgage-backed securities as part of interest income. All premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized/accreted using the interest method.

Federal Income Taxes

Since the Investment Company is a Massachusetts business trust, each Fund is a separate corporate taxpayer and determines its net investment income and capital gains (or losses) and the amounts to be distributed to each Fund’s shareholders without regard to the income and capital gains (or losses) of the other Funds.

It is each Fund’s intention to qualify as a regulated investment company and distribute all of its taxable income and capital gains. Therefore, no federal income tax provision was required for the Funds.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

For all Funds, income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions are generally declared and paid quarterly, except for the Non-U.S. Fund, which generally declares and pays income distributions annually. Capital gain distributions are generally declared and paid annually. An additional distribution may be paid by the Funds to avoid imposition of federal income and excise tax on any remaining undistributed capital gains and net investment income.

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. As a result, net investment income and net realized gain (or loss) on investment and foreign currency-related transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. The differences between tax regulations and GAAP primarily relate to investments in options, futures, forward contracts, swap contracts, passive foreign investment companies, foreign-denominated investments, mortgage-backed securities, certain securities sold at a loss and capital loss carryforwards.

 

      Notes to Financial Statements    69


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Expenses

The Funds will pay their own expenses other than those expressly assumed by FRIMCo. Most expenses can be directly attributed to the individual Funds. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a specific Fund are allocated among all Funds principally based on their relative net assets.

Foreign Currency Translations

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in US dollars. Foreign currency amounts and transactions of the Funds are translated into US dollars on the following basis:

 

  (a) Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the closing rate of exchange on the valuation date.

 

  (b) Purchases and sales of investment securities and income at the closing rate of exchange prevailing on the respective trade dates of such transactions.

Reported net realized gains or losses from foreign currency-related transactions arise from: sales and maturities of short-term securities; sales of foreign currencies; currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Non-U.S. Fund’s books and the US dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized gains or losses from foreign currency-related transactions arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, at year-end, as a result of changes in the exchange rates.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations of the Funds that arises as a result of changes in exchange rates from that portion that arises from changes in market prices of investments during the year. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. However, for federal income tax purposes the Funds do isolate the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices for realized gain (or loss) on debt obligations.

Capital Gains Taxes

The Non-U.S. Fund may be subject to capital gains taxes and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. The Non-U.S. Fund may record a deferred tax liability in respect of unrealized appreciation on foreign securities for potential capital gains and repatriation taxes at June 30, 2006. The accrual for capital gains and repatriation taxes is included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the Non-U.S. Fund, if applicable. The amounts related to capital gains taxes are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations for the Fund. The Non-U.S. Fund had no deferred tax liability or capital gains taxes for the period ended June 30, 2006.

Derivatives

To the extent permitted by the investment objectives, restrictions and policies set forth in the Funds’ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, the Funds may participate in various derivative-based transactions. Derivative securities are instruments or agreements whose value is derived from an underlying security or index. They include options, futures, swaps, swaptions, forwards, structured notes and stripped securities. These instruments offer unique characteristics and risks that assist the Funds in meeting their investment strategies.

The Funds typically use derivatives in two ways: hedging and return enhancement. The Funds may use a hedging strategy for their cash reserves to achieve a strategy of being fully invested by exposing those reserves to the performance of appropriate markets by purchasing equity or fixed income securities, as appropriate, and/or derivatives. Hedging is also used by some Funds to limit or control risks, such as adverse movements in exchange rates and interest rates. Return enhancement can be accomplished through the use of derivatives in a Fund. By purchasing certain instruments, Funds may more effectively achieve the desired portfolio characteristics that assist them in meeting their investment objectives. Depending on how the derivatives are structured and utilized, the risks associated with them may vary widely. These risks are generally categorized as market risk, liquidity risk and counterparty or credit risk.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

In connection with portfolio purchases and sales of securities denominated in a foreign currency, the Non-U.S. and Core Bond Funds may enter into foreign currency exchange spot contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“contracts”).

 

70    Notes to Financial Statements

     


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

The Non-U.S. and Core Bond Funds may enter into foreign currency forward overlays on liquidity reserve balances. Additionally, from time to time the Non-U.S. and Core Bond Funds may enter into contracts to hedge certain foreign currency-denominated assets. Contracts are recorded at market value. Certain risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and are generally limited to the amount of unrealized gain on the contracts, if any, that are recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gains or losses arising from such transactions are included in net realized gain (or loss) from foreign currency-related transactions. Open contracts at June 30, 2006 are presented on the Schedule of Investments for the Non-U.S. and Core Bond Funds.

Forward Commitments

The Funds may contract to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time consistent with a Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio and meet redemption requests. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The Funds may dispose of a forward commitment transaction prior to settlement if it is appropriate to do so and realize short-term gains (or losses) upon such sale. When effecting such transactions, cash or liquid high-grade debt obligations of the Fund in a dollar amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio securities to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records at the trade date and maintained until the transaction is settled. A forward commitment transaction involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date or the other party to the transaction fails to complete the transaction.

Loan Agreements

The Core Bond Fund may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers to lenders or lending syndicates. A Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “lender”) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. When investing in a loan participation, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt by the lender of payments from the borrower. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the loan agreement. When a Fund purchases assignments from lenders it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. For the period ended June 30, 2006, there were no unfunded loan commitments in the Core Bond Fund.

Options

The Funds may purchase and sell (write) call and put options on securities and securities indices, provided such options are traded on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market. The Funds may also purchase and sell call and put options on foreign currencies. The domestic equity Funds may utilize options to equitize liquidity reserve balances.

When a Fund writes a covered call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and as an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The Fund receives a premium on the sale of a call option but gives up the opportunity to profit from any increase in stock value above the exercise price of the option, and when the Fund writes a put option it is exposed to a decline in the price of the underlying security.

Whether an option which the Fund has written either expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or loss, if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a call option which the Fund has written is exercised, the Fund realizes a capital gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. When a put option which a Fund has written is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received will reduce the cost of the security which a Fund purchases upon exercise of the option. Realized gains (losses) on purchased options are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

The Funds’ use of written options involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Funds’ exposure to market risk. The risks may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instrument and the price of the underlying securities and interest rates.

 

      Notes to Financial Statements    71


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Futures Contracts

The Funds may invest in futures contracts (i.e., interest rate, foreign currency and index futures contracts) to a limited extent. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Funds’ exposure to off balance sheet risk. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts and the possibility of an illiquid market. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents 5% of the purchase price indicated in the futures contract. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement value are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized.

Swap Agreements

The Funds may enter into several different types of agreements including interest rate, index, credit default and currency swaps.

The Funds may enter into index swap agreements as an additional hedging strategy for cash reserves held by those Funds or to effect investment transactions consistent with these Funds’ investment objectives and strategies. Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, the two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular investments or instruments. The returns to be exchanged between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. a specified dollar amount that is hypothetically invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index). Amounts paid to and received from the swap counterparties representing capital appreciation and depreciation on the underlying securities and accrued interest expense and interest income are recorded as net realized gain (loss). The Fund is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparties; however, the Fund does not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties.

The Core Bond Fund may enter into swap agreements, on either an asset-based or liability-based basis, depending on whether it is hedging its assets or its liabilities, and will usually enter into swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. When the Core Bond Fund engages in a swap, it exchanges its obligations to pay or rights to receive payments for the obligations or rights to receive payments of another party (i.e., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments).

Interest rate swaps are a counterparty agreement and can be customized to meet each parties needs and involves the exchange of a fixed payment per period for a payment that is not fixed. Currency swaps are an agreement where two parties exchange specified amounts of different currencies which are followed by a series of interest payments that are exchanged based on the principal cash flow. At maturity the principal amounts are exchanged back. Credit default swaps are a counterparty agreement which allows the transfer of third party credit risk (the possibility that an issuer will default on their obligation by failing to pay principal or interest in a timely manner) from one party to another. The lender faces the credit risk from a third party and the counterparty in the swap agrees to insure this risk in exchange for regular periodic payments.

The Core Bond Fund expects to enter into these transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio or to protect against any increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Core Bond Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid high-grade debt securities having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued excess will be maintained in a segregated account by the Core Bond Fund’s custodian. To the extent that the Core Bond Fund enters into swaps on other than a net basis, the amount maintained in a segregated account will be the full amount of the Core Bond Fund’s obligations, if any, with respect to such interest rate swaps, accrued on a daily basis. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Core Bond Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreement related to the transaction. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid.

Investments in Emerging Markets

Investing in emerging markets may involve special risks and considerations for the Non-U.S. Fund not typically associated with investing in the United States markets. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation, restrictions on income and capital, and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in

 

72    Notes to Financial Statements

     


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the United States.

Guarantees

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

 

3. Investment Transactions

Securities

During the period ended June 30, 2006, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding US Government and Agency obligations, short-term investments, options, futures and repurchase agreements) were as follows:

 

Funds

   Purchases    Sales    Funds    Purchases    Sales

Multi-Style Equity

   $ 237,823,114    $ 226,464,631    Real Estate Securities    $ 140,256,274    $ 143,162,227

Aggressive Equity

     190,249,207      193,412,851    Core Bond      130,044,888      77,064,199

Non-U.S.

     126,031,580      128,724,906         

Purchases and sales of US Government and Agency obligations (excluding short-term investments, options, futures and repurchase agreements) were as follows:

 

Fund

   Purchases    Sales

Core Bond

   $ 127,144,350    $ 172,296,109

Written Options Contracts

Transactions in written options contracts for the period ended June 30, 2006 were as follows:

 

     Non-U.S. Fund     Core Bond Fund  
     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Outstanding December 31, 2005

   11     $ 42,642     183     $ 184,555  

Opened

   132       642,963     112       175,123  

Closed

   (81 )     (354,576 )   (2 )     (13,663 )

Expired

   (5 )     (30,794 )   (97 )     (55,074 )
                            

Outstanding June 30, 2006

   57     $ 300,235     196     $ 290,941  
                            

Securities Lending

The Investment Company has a securities lending program whereby each Fund can loan securities with a value up to 331/3% of its total assets. The Fund receives cash (US currency), US Government or US Government agency obligations as collateral against the loaned securities. To the extent that a loan is collateralized by cash, such collateral is invested by the securities lending agent, State Street Corporation (“State Street”) in short-term instruments, money market mutual funds and other short-term investments that meet certain quality and diversification requirements. Cash collateral invested in money market funds is included in the Schedule of Investments. The collateral received is recorded on a lending Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities along with the related obligation to return the collateral.

Income generated from the investment of cash collateral, less negotiated rebate fees paid to participating brokers and transaction costs, is divided between the Fund and State Street and is recorded as income for the Fund. To the extent that a loan

 

      Notes to Financial Statements    73


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

is secured by non-cash collateral, brokers pay the Fund negotiated lenders’ fees, which are divided between the Fund and State Street and are recorded as securities lending income for the Fund. All collateral received will be in an amount at least equal to 102% (for loans of US securities) or 105% (for non-US securities) of the market value of the loaned securities at the inception of each loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund the next day. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, there is a risk of delay in recovery of the securities or loss of rights in the collateral. Consequently, loans are made only to borrowers which are deemed to be of good financial standing.

As of June 30, 2006, the non-cash collateral received for the securities on loan in the Aggressive Equity and Non-US Funds was $29,323 and $1,594,604, respectively. The non-cash collateral consists of a pool of US Government securities.

 

4. Related Party Transactions, Fees and Expenses

Manager

FRIMCo manages all of the Funds which comprise the Investment Company. FRIMCo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Frank Russell Company (a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company). Frank Russell Company provides money manager evaluation services to FRIMCo.

The Funds are permitted to invest their cash reserves (i.e., cash awaiting investment or cash held to meet redemption requests or to pay expenses), and also may invest a portion of the collateral received from the Investment Company’s securities lending program in the Frank Russell Investment Company (“FRIC”) Money Market Fund. FRIC is a registered investment company that employs the same investment adviser as the Investment Company. On July 1, 2006, Frank Russell Investment Company changed its name to Russell Investment Company (“RIC”). As of June 30, 2006, $99,696,000 of the Money Market Fund’s net assets represents investments by the Funds.

The management fees are based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund and the rates specified in the table below are payable monthly and total $6,809,746 for the period ended June 30, 2006.

 

Funds

   Annual Rate  

Multi-Style Equity

   0.78 %

Aggressive Equity

   0.95  

Non-U.S.

   0.95  

Real Estate Securities

   0.85  

Core Bond

   0.60  

FRIMCo has contractually agreed to waive, at least until April 30, 2007, a portion of its management fee for each Fund, up to the full amount of its fee, equal to the amount by which the Fund’s total operating expenses exceed a specified percentage of a Fund’s average net assets on an annual basis and to reimburse each Fund for all remaining expenses, after fee waivers, that exceed such percentages. There were no contractual reimbursements for the period ended June 30, 2006. The expense caps and management fees waived for the period ended June 30, 2006 were as follows:

 

Funds

   Expense Cap     Management Fees
Waived

Multi-Style Equity

   0.87 %   $ —  

Aggressive Equity

   1.05       56,508

Non-U.S.

   1.15       103,159

Real Estate Securities

   1.10       —  

Core Bond

   0.70       295

FRIMCo does not have the ability to recover amounts waived or reimbursed from previous periods.

 

74    Notes to Financial Statements

     


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Custodian

The Funds have entered into arrangements with their Custodian whereby custody credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of the Funds’ expenses. For the period ended June 30, 2006, the Funds’ custodian fees were reduced by the following amounts under these arrangements:

 

Funds

   Custody Credit
Amount

Multi-Style Equity

   $ 725

Aggressive Equity

     893

Non-U.S.

     624

Real Estate Securities

     382

Core Bond

     2,594

Transfer Agent

FRIMCo serves as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Investment Company. For this service, FRIMCo is paid a fee for transfer agency and dividend disbursing services provided to the Funds. FRIMCo retains a portion of this fee for its services provided to the Funds and pays the balance to unaffiliated agents who assist in providing these services. Total fees for the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2006 were $35,931.

Distributor

Russell Fund Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FRIMCo, is the principal underwriter for Investment Company shares. The Distributor receives no compensation from the Investment Company for its services.

Brokerage Commissions

The Funds will effect transactions through Frank Russell Securities, Inc. (“FRS”) (On July 1, 2006, Frank Russell Securities, Inc. changed its name to Russell Implementation Services) and its global network of unaffiliated correspondent brokers. FRS is a registered broker and investment adviser and an affiliate of FRIMCo. Trades placed through FRS and its correspondents are used (i) to obtain research services for FRIMCo to assist it in its capacity as a manager of managers, (ii) to generate commission rebates to the Funds on whose behalf the trades were made, (iii) to manage trading associated with changes in managers, rebalancing across existing managers, cash flows and other portfolio transitions, or (iv) to execute portfolio securities transactions selected by money managers. Effective January 1, 2006, the Funds began transitioning trades used to obtain research services and to generate commission rebates from FRS and LJR (as defined and described more fully below). During the transition, some of these trades may continue to be executed through FRS. For purposes of trading to obtain research services for FRIMCo or to generate commission rebates to the Funds, the Funds’ money managers are requested to and FRIMCo may, with respect to transactions it places, effect transactions with or through FRS and its correspondents or other brokers only to the extent that the Funds will receive competitive execution, price and commissions. In addition, FRIMCo recommended targets for the amount of trading that money managers allocated through FRS based upon asset class, investment style and other factors. Research services provided to FRIMCo by FRS or other brokers include performance measurement statistics, fund analytics systems and market monitoring systems. Research services will generally be obtained from unaffiliated third parties at market rates. Research provided to FRIMCo may benefit the particular Funds generating the trading activity and may also benefit other Funds within the Investment Company and other funds and clients managed or advised by FRIMCo or its affiliates. Similarly, the Funds may benefit from research provided with respect to trading by those other funds and clients. In some cases, research may also be provided by non-affiliated brokers.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Funds began effecting transactions though Lynch, Jones & Ryan, Inc. (“LJR”) and its global network of correspondent brokers. LJR is a registered broker and is not an affiliate of the Funds or FRIMCo. Trades placed through LJR and its correspondents are used (i) to obtain research services for FRIMCo to assist it in its capacity as a manager of managers and (ii) to generate commission rebates to the Funds on whose behalf the trades were made. For purposes of trading to obtain research services for FRIMCo or to generate commission rebates to the Funds, the Funds’ money managers are requested to and FRIMCo may, with respect to transactions it places, effect transactions with or through LJR and its correspondents or other brokers only to the extent that the Funds will receive competitive execution, price and commissions. In addition, FRIMCo recommends targets for the amount of trading that money managers allocate through LJR based upon asset class, investment style and other factors. Research services provided to FRIMCo by LJR or other brokers include performance measurement statistics, fund analytics systems and market monitoring systems. Research services will be generally obtained

 

      Notes to Financial Statements    75


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

from unaffiliated third parties at market rates. Research provided to FRIMCo may benefit the particular Funds generating the trading activity and may also benefit other Funds within the Investment Company and other funds and clients managed or advised by FRIMCo or its affiliates. Similarly, the Funds may benefit from research provided with respect to trading by those other funds and clients.

FRS, LJR or other brokers also may rebate to the Funds a portion of commissions earned on certain trading by the Funds through FRS, LJR and their correspondents in the form of commission recapture. Commission recapture is paid solely to those Funds generating the applicable trades. Commission recapture is generated on the instructions of the Soft Dollar Committee once FRIMCo’s research budget has been met, as determined annually in the Soft Dollar Committee budgeting process.

Amounts retained by FRS for the period ended June 30, 2006 were as follows:

 

Funds

   Amount

Multi-Style Equity

   $ 118

Aggressive Equity

     426

Real Estate Securities

     42

Additionally, the Funds paid brokerage commissions to non-affiliated brokers who provided brokerage and research services to FRIMCo.

Accrued fees payable to affiliates as of June 30, 2006 were as follows:

 

     Multi-Style Equity    Aggressive Equity    Non-U.S.    Real Estate Securities    Core Bond

Management fees

   $ 233,248    $ 167,972    $ 253,381    $ 345,939    $ 115,046

Transfer agent fees

     1,305      768      1,154      1,765      831

Trustee fees

     736      336      471      1,282      504
                                  
   $ 235,289    $ 169,076    $ 255,006    $ 348,986    $ 116,381
                                  

Board of Trustees

The Russell Fund Complex consists of Frank Russell Investment Company (“FRIC”), which has 34 Funds, and Russell Investment Funds (“RIF”), which has five Funds. Each of the Trustees is a Trustee of both FRIC and RIF. During the period, the Russell Fund Complex paid each of its independent Trustees a retainer of $52,000 per year, $6,500 ($5,000 prior to January 1, 2006) for each regular quarterly meeting attended in person, $2,000 for each special meeting attended in person, and $2,000 for each Audit Committee meeting, Nominating and Governance Committee meeting or Investment Committee meeting or any other committee meeting established and approved by the Board that is attended in person. Each Trustee receives a $500 fee for attending the meetings (quarterly, special, committee) by phone instead of receiving the full fee had the member attended in person. Trustees’ out of pocket expenses are also paid by the Russell Fund Complex. During the period, the Audit Committee Chair was paid a fee of $12,000 per year and the Nominating and Governance Committee chair and Investment Committee chair were each paid a fee of $6,000 per year. The chairperson of the Board receives an additional $52,000 per year.

 

5. Federal Income Taxes

At December 31, 2005, the following Funds had net tax basis capital loss carryforwards which may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in each succeeding year or until their respective expiration dates, whichever occurs first. Available capital loss carryforwards and expiration dates are as follows:

 

Funds

   10/31/09    10/31/10    10/31/11    10/31/12    Totals

Multi-Style Equity

   $ 2,793,373    $ 42,288,325    $ 3,302,725    $ —      $ 48,384,423

Non-U.S.

     —        14,535,990      5,528,524      —        20,064,514

Core Bond

     —        —        —        305,131      305,131

 

76    Notes to Financial Statements

     


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2006, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Multi-Style
Equity
    Aggressive
Equity
    Non-U.S.     Real Estate
Securities
    Core Bond  

Cost of Investments

   $ 370,051,691     $ 273,929,360     $ 339,770,452     $ 403,436,366     $ 271,076,490  
                                        

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 39,840,453     $ 27,512,709     $ 65,913,088     $ 161,668,164     $ 877,928  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (10,523,085 )     (8,286,359 )     (3,916,261 )     (1,428,453 )     (3,823,048 )
                                        

Net Unrealized Appreciation

          

(Depreciation)

   $ 29,317,368     $ 19,226,350     $ 61,996,827     $ 160,239,711     $ (2,945,120 )
                                        

As permitted by tax regulations, the Core Bond Fund intends to defer a net realized capital loss of $255,270 incurred from November 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.

 

6. Fund Share Transactions (amounts in thousands)

Share transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 were as follows:

 

     Shares     Dollars  
     2006     2005     2006     2005  

Multi-Style Equity

        

Proceeds from shares sold

   1,548     3,229     $ 21,413     $ 41,168  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

   122     288       1,717       3,627  

Payments for shares redeemed

   (758 )   (3,769 )     (10,407 )     (48,491 )
                            

Total net increase (decrease)

   912     (252 )   $ 12,723     $ (3,696 )
                            

Aggressive Equity

        

Proceeds from shares sold

   868     1,195     $ 13,462     $ 17,241  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

   240     1,312       3,685       19,045  

Payments for shares redeemed

   (990 )   (1,447 )     (14,709 )     (21,031 )
                            

Total net increase (decrease)

   118     1,060     $ 2,438     $ 15,255  
                            

Non-U.S.

        

Proceeds from shares sold

   2,097     3,350     $ 28,698     $ 38,487  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

   80     372       1,051       4,388  

Payments for shares redeemed

   (2,320 )   (2,719 )     (30,093 )     (31,991 )
                            

Total net increase (decrease)

   (143 )   1,003     $ (344 )   $ 10,884  
                            

Real Estate Securities

        

Proceeds from shares sold

   1,825     4,011     $ 34,005     $ 68,272  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

   436     2,759       8,092       47,108  

Payments for shares redeemed

   (2,130 )   (3,350 )     (39,301 )     (58,106 )
                            

Total net increase (decrease)

   131     3,420     $ 2,796     $ 57,274  
                            

Core Bond

        

Proceeds from shares sold

   2,542     4,891     $ 25,786     $ 50,716  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

   266     875       2,687       9,014  

Payments for shares redeemed

   (703 )   (1,326 )     (7,108 )     (13,787 )
                            

Total net increase (decrease)

   2,105     4,440     $ 21,365     $ 45,943  
                            

 

      Notes to Financial Statements    77


Russell Investment Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

7. Record Ownership

As of June 30, 2006, the following table includes shareholders of record with greater than 10% of the total outstanding shares of each respective Fund. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company separate accounts were the largest shareholder in each Fund.

 

Funds

   # of Shareholders    %

Multi-Style Equity

   2    84.6

Aggressive Equity

   3    87.7

Non-U.S.

   3    91.8

Real Estate Securities

   2    82.6

Core Bond

   2    87.6

 

8. Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are subject to contractual limitations on resale, are often issued in private placement transactions, and are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”). The most common types of restricted securities are those sold under Rule 144A of the Act and commercial paper sold under Section 4(2) of the Act.

A Fund may invest a portion of its net assets not to exceed 15% in securities that are illiquid. Illiquid securities are securities that may not be readily marketable, and that cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at the approximate amount at which the Fund has valued the securities. Restricted securities are generally considered to be illiquid.

The following table lists restricted securities held by a Fund that are illiquid. The following table does not include (1) securities deemed liquid by FRIMCo or a money manager pursuant to Board approved policies and procedures or (2) illiquid securities that are not restricted securities as designated on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

Fund - % of Net Assets Securities

   Acquisition
Date
   Principal
Amount
($) or
Shares
   Cost per
Unit $
   Cost
(000)
$
   Market
Value
(000) $

Aggressive Equity Fund - 0.2%

              

Diamondrock Hospitality Co.

   06/26/04    20,800    10.00    208    309
                
               309
                

Core Bond Fund - 0.3%

              

DG Funding Trust

   11/03/04    49    10,537.12    516    516

Parker Hannifin Employee Stock Ownership Trust

   03/09/99    137,847    100.00    138    138
                
               654
                

Illiquid securities and restricted securities may be priced by the Funds using fair value procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

9. Dividends

On July 3, 2006, the Funds declared the following dividends from net investment income payable on July 7, 2006 to shareholders on record July 5, 2006.

 

Funds

   Net Investment
Income

Multi-Style Equity

   $ 0.0320

Aggressive Equity

     0.0076

Real Estate Securities

     0.1111

Core Bond

     0.1155

 

 

78    Notes to Financial Statements

  


Russell Investment Funds

Shareholder Requests for Additional Information — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

As a courtesy to Fund shareholders, a complete unaudited schedule of investments is made available generally no later than 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each year. These reports are available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room.

The Board has delegated to FRIMCo, as RIF’s investment manager, the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and voting proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Funds may be invested. FRIMCo has established a proxy voting committee (“Committee”) and has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“P&P”) and proxy voting guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Funds maintain a Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy that governs the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by a Fund. A description of the P&P, Guidelines and Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy are contained in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

   Shareholder Requests for Additional Information    79


Russell Investment Funds

Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts (Unaudited)

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

The Board of Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, last considered and approved the continuation of the management agreement with FRIMCo (the “FRIMCo Agreement”) and the portfolio management contract with each Money Manager of the Funds (collectively, the “portfolio management contracts”) at a meeting held on April 18, 2006. During the course of a year, the Trustees receive a wide variety of materials regarding the investment performance of the Funds, sales and redemptions of the Funds’ shares, and the management of the Funds by FRIMCo. In preparation for the annual review, the Independent Trustees, with the advice and assistance of independent counsel, also requested and the Board considered (1) information and reports prepared by FRIMCo relating to the services provided by FRIMCo (and its affiliates) to the Funds, including information requested by the Independent Trustees; (2) information (the “Third-Party Information”) received from an independent, nationally recognized provider of investment company information comparing the performance of each of the Funds and their respective operating expenses over various periods of time with other peer funds (“Comparable Funds”) not managed by FRIMCo believed by the provider to be generally comparable in investment objectives and size to the Funds; and (3) an analysis of the Third-Party Information prepared by FRIMCo (the “FRIMCo Analysis” and, with the other information requested by the Independent Trustees or provided by FRIMCo in connection with the Board’s consideration of the portfolio management contracts, the “Agreement Renewal Information”) addressing, among other things, performance and expense differentials between certain Funds and their respective Comparable Funds. The Independent Trustees also received a memorandum from independent counsel discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed continuances.

On April 17, 2006, the Independent Trustees met in person to review the Agreement Renewal Information in a private session with independent counsel at which no representatives of FRIMCo or management were present. At the April 18 meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed the proposed continuance of the FRIMCo Agreement and the portfolio management contracts with management and independent counsel to the Independent Trustees. Following this review, but prior to voting, the Independent Trustees again met in a private session with their independent counsel to evaluate additional information and analysis received from FRIMCo and management at the Board meeting. The discussion below reflects all of these reviews.

In evaluating the portfolio management contracts, the Board considered that the Funds, in employing a manager-of-managers method of investment, operate in a manner that is distinctly different from most other investment companies. In the case of most other investment companies, an advisory fee is paid by the investment company to its adviser which in turn employs and compensates individual portfolio managers to make specific securities selections consistent with the adviser’s style and investment philosophy. FRIMCo has engaged multiple Money Managers for all Funds.

The Board considered that FRIMCo (rather than any Money Manager) is responsible under the FRIMCo Agreement for determining, implementing and maintaining the investment program for each Fund. Assets of each Fund have been allocated among the multiple Money Managers selected by FRIMCo, subject to Board approval, for that Fund. FRIMCo manages directly a portion of certain Fund’s assets as described below and otherwise exercises investment discretion over the portion of each Fund’s assets that FRIMCo determines not to allocate to the Money Managers and for each Fund’s cash reserves by selecting the individual portfolio securities for those portions of assets. FRIMCo may also directly manage portions of a Fund during transitions between Money Managers.

FRIMCo is responsible for selecting Money Managers for each Fund and for determining allocations and reallocations of assets among the Money Managers. Each Money Manager for a Fund in effect performs the function of an individual portfolio manager who is responsible for selecting portfolio securities for the portion of the Fund assigned to it by FRIMCo in accordance with the Fund’s applicable investment objective, policies and restrictions (each, a “segment”). FRIMCo is responsible for communicating performance expectations to each Money Manager; supervising compliance by each Money Manager with each Fund’s investment objective and policies; authorizing Money Managers to engage in certain investment strategies for a Fund; and recommending annually to the Board whether portfolio management contracts should be renewed, modified or terminated. In addition to its annual recommendation as to the renewal, modification or termination of portfolio management contracts, FRIMCo is responsible for recommending to the Board the restructuring of Fund segments and additions of new Money Managers or replacements of existing Money Managers at any time when, based on FRIMCo’s research and analysis, such actions are appropriate. FRIMCo may develop specific constraints from time to time for each Money Manager intended to capitalize on the strengths of that Money Manager or to coordinate the investment activities of Money Managers for a Fund in a complementary manner. Therefore, FRIMCo’s selection of Money Managers is made not only on the basis of performance considerations but anticipated compatibility with other Money Managers in the same Fund. The performance of individual Money Managers for a Fund may reflect the roles assigned to them by FRIMCo in the Fund’s investment activities and any constraints placed by FRIMCo upon their selection of portfolio securities. In light of the foregoing, the overall performance of each Fund over appropriate periods reflects in great part the performance of FRIMCo in designing the Fund’s investment program, structuring Fund segments, selecting an effective Money Manager for each segment with a style that is complementary to the styles of the Money Managers of other Fund segments, and allocating assets among the Money Managers in a manner designed to achieve the objectives of the Fund.

 

80    Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

  


Russell Investment Funds

Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts, continued (Unaudited)

 

The Board also considered that the prospectus for the Funds and other public disclosures emphasize to investors FRIMCo’s role as the principal investment manager for each Fund, rather than the investment selection role of the Funds’ Money Managers, and describe the manner in which the Funds operate so that investors may take the information into account when deciding to purchase shares of any such Fund.

The Board also considered the special expertise of FRIMCo with respect to the manager-of-managers structure of the Funds and the likelihood that, at the current expense ratio of each such Fund, there would be no acceptable alternative investment managers to replace FRIMCo on comparable terms given the need to conduct the manager-of-managers strategy of each such Fund selected by shareholders in purchasing their shares.

In addition to these general factors relating to the manager-of-managers structure of the Funds, the Trustees considered, with respect to each Fund, various specific factors in evaluating renewal of the FRIMCo Agreement, including the following:

 

1. The nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Fund by FRIMCo;

 

2. The management fee paid by the Fund to FRIMCo and the fact that it encompasses all investment advisory fees paid by the Fund, including the fees for any Money Managers of such Fund;

 

3. Information provided by FRIMCo as to other fees and benefits received by FRIMCo or its affiliates from the Fund, including any administrative, transfer agent, cash management and securities lending fees, soft dollar arrangements and commissions in connection with portfolio securities transactions;

 

4. Information provided by FRIMCo as to expenses incurred by the Fund; and

 

5. Information provided by FRIMCo as to the profits that FRIMCo derives from its mutual fund operations generally and from each Fund.

At the April 18 Board meeting, FRIMCo and management reviewed the reasonableness of the Funds’ management fees. In discussing whether the Funds’ performance supported these fees, FRIMCo noted differences between the investment strategies of certain Funds and their respective Comparable Funds in pursuing their investment objectives, including strategies which seek to achieve a lower tracking error (i.e. the difference, whether positive or negative, between the return of a fund and its benchmark) and resulting lower return volatility than Comparable Funds. According to FRIMCo, these strategies may be expected to result, and for certain Funds during the periods covered by the Third-Party Information did result, in lower relative performance than that of some of their respective Comparable Funds. FRIMCo stated that the strategies pursued by the Funds are intended to result in less volatile, more moderate returns relative to each Fund’s performance benchmark rather than more volatile, more extreme returns than its Comparable Funds may experience over time.

On the basis of the Agreement Renewal Information, including the FRIMCo Analysis, and other information previously received by the Board from FRIMCo during the course of the year or presented at the Board meeting by FRIMCo, the Board, in respect of each Fund, found the management fee charged by FRIMCo to be reasonable in light of the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Funds, after giving effect to waivers and/or reimbursements and considering differences in the composition and investment strategies of their respective Comparable Funds. The Board also determined that the relative expense ratio of each Fund was comparable to those of its Comparable Funds; FRIMCo’s methodology of allocating expenses of operating funds in the complex was reasonable; and FRIMCo’s profitability with respect to each Fund was not excessive in light of the nature, scope and quality of the services provided by FRIMCo.

The Board concluded that the performance of the Funds supported continuation of the FRIMCo Agreement, again based upon the Agreement Renewal Information, including the FRIMCo Analysis, and other information previously received by the Board from FRIMCo during the course of the year or presented at the Board meeting by FRIMCo. In evaluating performance, the Board considered each Fund’s absolute performance and its performance relative to appropriate benchmarks and indices and its Comparable Funds. In evaluating the Funds’ performance, the Board also considered FRIMCo’s investment strategy of managing the Funds in a risk aware manner.

The Board considered for each Fund whether economies of scale have been realized and whether the fees for such Fund appropriately reflect or should be revised to reflect any such economies. In its deliberations, the Board noted its findings reached at a meeting held on February 28, 2006 that the management fees for each Fund appropriately reflect any economies of scale realized by that Fund. Its findings at the earlier meeting were based upon information and analyses prepared by FRIMCo, including information as to variability of Money Manager investment advisory fees and other factors associated with the manager-of-managers structure employed by the Funds.

The Trustees considered that fees payable to FRIMCo by institutional clients with investment objectives similar to those of the Funds are lower, and may, in some cases, be substantially lower, than the rates paid by the Funds. FRIMCo reviewed with the Trustees the differences in the scope of services it provides to institutional clients and the Funds. For example, institutional clients have fewer

 

      Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts    81


Russell Investment Funds

Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts, continued (Unaudited)

 

administrative needs than the Funds. It was further noted that since the Funds must constantly issue and redeem their shares, they are more difficult to manage than institutional accounts, where assets are relatively stable. Accordingly, the Trustees did not regard these fee differences as relevant to their deliberations.

In voting to approve the continuation of the FRIMCo Agreement on its current terms and conditions for each Fund, the Board, after considering the foregoing and other relevant factors, determined that continuation of the FRIMCo Agreement was in the best interests of the Funds and their respective shareholders.

With respect to the evaluation of the terms of portfolio management contracts with Money Managers, the Board received and considered information from FRIMCo reporting for each Money Manager, among other things, the Money Manager’s performance over various periods; FRIMCo’s assessment of the performance of each Money Manager; any significant business relationships between the Money Manager and FRIMCo or Russell Fund Distributors, Inc., the Funds’ underwriter; and FRIMCo’s recommendation to retain the Money Manager at the current fee rate, to retain the Money Manager at a reduced fee rate or to terminate the Money Manager. FRIMCo recommended that each Money Manager be retained at its current fee rate. FRIMCo has advised the Board that it does not regard Money Manager profitability as relevant to its evaluation of the portfolio management contracts with Money Managers because the willingness of Money Managers to serve in such capacity depends upon arm’s-length negotiations with FRIMCo; FRIMCo is aware of the fees charged by Money Managers to other clients; and FRIMCo believes that the fees agreed upon with Money Managers are reasonable in light of the anticipated quality of investment advisory services to be rendered. The Board accepted FRIMCo’s explanation in light of the Board’s findings as to the aggregate management fees paid by each Fund and the fact that each Money Manager’s fee is paid by FRIMCo.

Based substantially upon FRIMCo’s recommendations together with the information received from FRIMCo in support of its recommendations, the Board concluded that the fees paid to the Money Managers of each Fund were reasonable in light of the quality of the investment advisory services provided and that continuation of the portfolio management agreement with each Money Manager of each Fund was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

At a meeting held on May 23, 2006, the Board of Trustees received a proposal from FRIMCo to effect a money manager change for the Multi-Style Equity Fund and the Core Bond Fund. In the case of each such Fund, the Trustees approved the terms of the proposed portfolio management contract with the successor Money Manager based substantially upon FRIMCo’s recommendation to hire the Money Manager at the proposed fee rate; any significant business relationships between the Money Manager and FRIMCo or Russell Fund Distributors, Inc., the Fund’s underwriter; FRIMCo’s explanation as to the lack of relevance of profitability to the evaluation of portfolio management contracts with money managers because the willingness of Money Managers to serve in such capacity depends upon arm’s-length negotiation with FRIMCo; FRIMCo’s awareness of the fees charged by the Money Manager to other clients; and FRIMCo’s belief that the proposed investment advisory fees would be reasonable in light of the anticipated quality of investment advisory services to be rendered. The Trustees also considered their findings at their April 18, 2006 meeting as to the reasonableness of the aggregate investment advisory fees paid by the Fund, and the fact that the aggregate investment advisory fees paid by the Fund would not increase as a result of the implementation of the proposed money manager change because the money managers’ investment advisory fee is paid by FRIMCo.

During 2005 and 2006, the Trustees received proposals from FRIMCo to manage directly approximately up to 10% of the assets of the Multi-Style Equity Fund and the Non-U.S. Fund (each a “Participating Fund”) utilizing a “select holdings strategy” pursuant to the terms of the FRIMCo Agreement, the actual allocation to be determined by each Participating Fund’s FRIMCo portfolio manager. Under this strategy, FRIMCo analyzes the holdings of a Participating Fund’s Money Managers to identify particular stocks that are concurrently overweighted by the Money Managers. FRIMCo uses a proprietary model to rank these stocks. Based on this ranking, FRIMCo will purchase additional shares of certain stocks for the Participating Fund. The strategy is designed to increase the Participating Fund’s exposure to stocks that are collectively viewed as attractive by multiple Money Managers of a Participating Fund. Implementation of this strategy includes periodic rebalancing of the Participating Fund’s holdings. In connection with FRIMCo’s proposals, the Trustees received and considered information from FRIMCo regarding the potential enhancements to the Participating Fund’s performance based upon FRIMCo’s experience in employing the same strategy for other types of investment accounts under its management. The Trustees also considered that FRIMCo would not be required to pay investment advisory fees to a Money Manager with respect to assets for which the select holdings strategy is utilized and that the profits derived by FRIMCo generally and from the Participating Fund consequently may increase incrementally. The Board, however, considered FRIMCo’s advice that it will pay certain Money Managers additional fees for providing information and other services in connection with the select holdings strategy and expects to incur additional costs in implementing and carrying out the select holdings strategy; the limited amount of assets that would be managed directly by FRIMCo pursuant to the select holdings strategy; and the fact that the aggregate management fees paid by the Participating Fund would not increase as a result of the implementation of the select holdings strategy. FRIMCo has advised the Board that the select holdings strategy has been implemented for the Multi-Style Equity Fund, although a reasonable period of time is needed to evaluate fairly its impact on the Participating Fund’s performance, and it may be implemented in the Non-U.S. Fund sometime in the future. Based upon the information

 

82    Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

     


Russell Investment Funds

Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts, continued (Unaudited)

 

received from FRIMCo during 2005 and 2006 in connection with its select holdings strategy proposals, the Agreement Renewal Information and additional discussion at the April 18 meeting concerning the select holdings strategy, the Board in the case of the Participating Funds concluded that the management fees paid to FRIMCo by each such Fund under the FRIMCo Agreement in connection with the select holdings strategy continue to be reasonable in light of the nature and anticipated quality of the management services to be rendered by FRIMCo.

In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information as to the FRIMCo Agreement or, other than FRIMCo’s recommendation, the portfolio management agreement with any Money Manager that was all-important or controlling and each Trustee attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Trustees evaluated all information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis and their determinations were made in respect of each Fund.

 

      Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts    83


Russell Investment Funds

Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

The following tables provide information for each officer and trustee of the Russell Fund Complex. The Russell Fund Complex consists of Frank Russell Investment Company (“FRIC”), which has 34 funds, and Russell Investment Funds (“RIF”), which has five funds. Each of the trustees is a trustee of both FRIC and RIF. The first table provides information for trustees who are interested trustees. The second table provides information for the independent trustees. The third table provides information for the trustees emeritus. The fourth table provides information for the officers.

 

Name, Age, Address

  

Position(s) Held with
Fund and Length of
Time Served

  

Term of Office

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years

   No. of
Portfolios
in Russell
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
  

Other
Directorships Held
by Trustee

INTERESTED TRUSTEES

*Michael J.A. Phillips,

  Born January 20, 1948

 

  909 A Street

  Tacoma, Washington

  98402-1616

   Trustee Since 2002    Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified   

•      Chairman of the Board, FRC

 

•      1990-2003, President, FRC

 

•      1993-2003, CEO, FRC

 

•      Trustee, FRIC and RIF

 

•      Director, FRTC; Frank Russell Investments (Suisse) S.A. (global investment services); Frank Russell Company Limited (consultant to institutional investors in Europe and the UK)

 

•      Chairman of the Board and President, Russell 20-20 Association; and Frank Russell Investments (Delaware), Inc. (general partner in various limited partnerships (“FRIDI”))

   39    None

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

              

**Thaddas L. Alston

    Born April 7, 1945

 

    909 A Street

    Tacoma, Washington

    98402-1616

   Trustee since 2006    Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified   

•      Senior Vice President, Larco Investments, Ltd.

   39    None

Paul E. Anderson,

Born October 15, 1931

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

  

Trustee since 1984

 

Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee since 2006

  

Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified

 

Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified

  

•      President, Anderson Management Group LLC (private investments consulting)

 

•      February 2002 to June 2005, Lead Trustee, FRIC and RIF

   39    None

 

* Mr. Phillips is also an officer and/or director of one or more affiliates of FRIC and RIF and is therefore an interested trustee.

 

** Mr. Alston was elected to the Board of Trustees effective May 1, 2006.

 

84    Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors


Russell Investment Funds

Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Name, Age, Address

  

Position(s) Held with
Fund and Length of
Time Served

  

Term of Office

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years

   No. of
Portfolios
in Russell
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
  

Other
Directorships Held
by Trustee

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES (continued)

           

Kristianne Blake,

Born January 22, 1954

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

  

Trustee since 2000

 

Chairperson since 2005

  

Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified

 

Annual

  

•      President, Kristianne Gates Blake, P.S. (accounting services)

 

•      Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Avista Corp.

 

•      Trustee and Chairman of the Operations and Distribution Committee, WM Group of Funds

 

•      February 2002 to June 2005, Chairman of the Audit Committee, FRIC and RIF

   39   

•      Trustee, WM Group of Funds (investment company);

 

•      Director, Avista Corp

Daniel P. Connealy,

Born June 6, 1946

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

  

Trustee since 2003

 

Chairman of Audit Committee since 2005

  

Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified

 

Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified

  

•      June 2004 to present, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.

 

•      2003, Retired

 

•      2001-2003, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Janus Capital Group Inc.

 

•      1979-2001, Audit and Accounting Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

   39    None

Jonathan Fine,

Born July 8, 1954

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   Trustee since 2004    Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified   

•      President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way of King County, WA

   39    None

Raymond P. Tennison, Jr.,

Born December 21, 1955

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   Trustee since 2000    Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified   

•      President, Simpson Investment Company and several additional subsidiary companies, including Simpson Timber Company, Simpson Paper Company and Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company

   39    None

Jack Thompson,

Born March 21, 1949

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   Trustee since 2005    Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified   

•      September 2003 to present, Independent Board Chair and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Sparx Japan Fund

 

•      May 1999 to May 2003, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Berger Financial Group, LLC

 

•      May 1999 to May 2003, President and Trustee, Berger Funds

   39   

•      Director, Sparx Japan Fund

Mr. Michael Phillips is the Chairman of the Board of Frank Russell Company which controls FRIMCo, the investment adviser of the Funds. He is also an Interested Trustee of the Funds. On May 26, 2005, Mr. Phillips became a director of Simpson Investment Company, a privately held company. Mr. Raymond P. Tennison, Jr., an Independent Trustee of the Funds is the President of Simpson Investment Company.

 

      Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors    85


Russell Investment Funds

Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Name,
Age,
Address

  

Position(s) Held with Fund
and Length of Time Served

  

Term of Office

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years

  

No. of
Portfolios
in Russell
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Trustee

   Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES (continued)

           
Julie W. Weston, Born October 2, 1943
909 A Street Tacoma, Washington 98402-1616
  

Trustee since 2002

 

Chairperson of the Investment Committee since 2006

   Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified Appointed until successor is duly elected and qualified   

•      Retired since 2000

 

•      1987 to 2002, Director, Smith Barney Fundamental Value Fund

   39    None
TRUSTEES EMERITUS               
*George F. Russell, Jr., Born July 3, 1932
909 A Street Tacoma, Washington 98402-1616
   Trustee Emeritus and Chairman Emeritus since 1999    Until resignation or removal   

•      Director Emeritus, Frank Russell Company (investment consultant to institutional investors (“FRC”)); and FRIMCo

 

•      Chairman Emeritus, FRIC and RIF; Frank Russell Securities, Inc. (broker-dealer and investment adviser (“FRS”)); Russell 20-20 Association (non-profit corporation); and Frank Russell Trust Company (non-depository trust company (“FRTC”))

 

•      Chairman, Sunshine Management Services, LLC (investment adviser)

   39    None
Paul Anton, Ph.D., Born December 1, 1919
909 A Street Tacoma, Washington 98402-1616
   Trustee Emeritus since 2003    Five year term   

•      Retired since 1997

 

•      Trustee of FRIC and RIF until 2002

   39    None
William E. Baxter, Born June 8, 1925
909 A Street Tacoma, Washington 98402-1616
   Trustee Emeritus since 2004    Five year term   

•      Retired since 1986

 

•      Trustee of FRIC and RIF until 2004

   39    None

 

* Mr. Russell is also a director emeritus of one or more affiliates of FRIC and RIF.

 

86    Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors


Russell Investment Funds

Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Name, Age, Address

  

Position(s) Held
with Fund and
Length of
Time Served

  

Term
of
Office

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Past 5 Years

   No. of
Portfolios
in Russell
Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
   Other
Directorships Held
by Trustee
TRUSTEES EMERITUS (continued)            

Lee C. Gingrich,

Born October 6, 1930

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   Trustee Emeritus since 2006    Five year term   

•    Retired since 1995

•    Trustee of FRIC and RIF until 2005

•    Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee 2001-2005

   39    None

Eleanor W. Palmer,

Born May 5, 1926

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   Trustee Emeritus since 2004    Five year term   

•    Retired since 1981

•    Trustee of FRIC and RIF until 2004

   39    None

 

      Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors    87


Russell Investment Funds

Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors, continued — June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

Name, Age, Address

  

Position(s) Held
with Fund and
Length of
Time Served

  

Term
of
Office

  

Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Past 5 Years

OFFICERS

        

Cheryl Wichers,

Born December 16, 1966

 

909 A Street
Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   Chief Compliance Officer since 2005    Until removed by Independent Trustees   

•    Chief Compliance Officer, FRIC

•    Chief Compliance Officer, RIF

•    Chief Compliance Officer, FRIMCo

•    April 2002-May 2005, Manager, Global Regulatory Policy

•    1998-2002, Compliance Supervisor, Russell Investment Group

Greg J. Stark,

Born May 3, 1968

 

909 A Street Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   President and Chief Executive Officer since 2004    Until successor is chosen and qualified by Trustees   

•    President and CEO, FRIC and RIF

•    Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, FRIMCo Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, RFD

•    Chairman of the Board and President, Russell Insurance Agency, Inc. (insurance agency (“RIA”))

•    Until 2004, Managing Director of Individual Investor Services, FRC

•    2000 to 2004, Managing Director, Sales and Client Service, FRIMCo

Mark E. Swanson,

Born November 26, 1963

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer since 1998    Until successor is chosen and qualified by Trustees   

•    Treasurer, Chief Accounting Officer and CFO, FRIC and RIF Director, Funds Administration, FRIMCo, FRTC and RFD

•    Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer, SSgA Funds

Thomas F. Hanly,

Born November 17, 1964

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   Chief Investment Officer since 2004    Until removed by Trustees   

•    Chief Investment Officer, FRIC, RIF, FRC, FRTC

•    Director and Chief Investment Officer, FRIMCo and RFD 1999 to 2003, Chief Financial Officer, FRC, FRIC and RIF

Karl J. Ege,

Born October 8, 1941

 

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington

98402-1616

   Secretary since 1994    Until successor is chosen and qualified by Trustees   

•    General Counsel and Managing Director of Law and Government Affairs, Secretary, FRC

91

 

88    Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors

     


Russell Investment Funds

909 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98402

(800) 787-7354

Trustees

Thaddas L. Alston

Paul E. Anderson

Kristianne Blake

Daniel P. Connealy

Jonathan Fine

Michael J.A. Phillips

Raymond P. Tennison, Jr.

Jack R. Thompson

Julie W. Weston

Trustees Emeritus

George F. Russell, Jr.

Paul Anton, Ph.D.

William E. Baxter

Lee C. Gingrich

Eleanor W. Palmer

Officers

Gregory J. Stark, President and Chief Executive Officer

Cheryl Wichers, Chief Compliance Officer

Thomas F. Hanly, Chief Investment Officer

Mark E. Swanson, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer

Karl J. Ege, Secretary

Manager and Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent

Frank Russell Investment Management Company

909 A Street

Tacoma, WA 98402

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Allan Forbes Building

150 Newport Avenue AFB35

North Quincy, MA 02171

Office of Shareholder Inquiries

909 A Street

Tacoma, WA 98402

(800) 787-7354

Legal Counsel

Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP

2600 One Commerce Square

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7098

Distributor

Russell Fund Distributors, Inc.

909 A Street

Tacoma, WA 98402

Money Managers as of June 30, 2006

Multi-Style Equity Fund

Ark Asset Management Co., Inc., New York, NY

DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc., Orlando, FL

Institutional Capital LLC, Chicago, IL

Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc., Florham Park, NJ

Montag & Caldwell, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Suffolk Capital Management, LLC, New York, NY

Turner Investment Partners, Inc., Berwyn, PA

Aggressive Equity Fund

CapitalWorks Investment Partners, LLC, San Diego, CA

David J. Greene and Company, LLC, New York, NY

Geewax, Terker & Company, Chadds Ford, PA

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., New York, NY

Gould Investment Partners, LLC, Berwyn, PA

Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc., Florham Park, NJ

Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC, San Diego, CA

Tygh Capital Management, Inc., Portland, OR

Non-U.S. Fund

AQR Capital Management, LLC, Greenwich, CT

Fidelity Management & Research Company, Boston, MA

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC, Boston, MA

Wellington Management Company, LLP, Boston, MA

Real Estate Securities Fund

AEW Management and Advisors, L.P., Boston, MA

Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC, Chicago, IL

INVESCO Institutional (N.A.), Inc., through its INVESCO Real Estate Division, Dallas, TX

RREEF America L.L.C., Chicago, IL

Core Bond Fund

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc., New York, NY

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., New York, NY

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, Newport Beach, CA

This report is prepared from the books and records of the Funds and is submitted for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless accompanied or preceded by an effective Prospectus. Nothing herein contained is to be considered an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of Russell Investment Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 

      Manager, Money Managers and Service Providers    89


LOGO

 

Russell Investment Funds

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington 98402

800-787-7354

Fax: 253-591-3495

www.russell.com

  


LOGO

 

Prospectus Supplement

 

 


 

RUSSELL INVESTMENT FUNDS

Supplement dated June 1, 2006 to

PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 2006

 

The following information restates the section entitled “Money Manager Information” for the Core Bond Fund in its entirety:

 

Core Bond Fund

 

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc., 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179.

 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., 32 Old Slip, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10005.

 

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, 840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 300, P.O. Box 6430, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

 

This page is not part of the Semi-Annual Report.


     

The Northwestern Mutual

     

Life Insurance Company • Milwaukee, WI

     

www.northwesternmutual.com

     

90-1899 (0786) (REV 0706)

This booklet contains information about the Northwestern Mutual variable insurance product and the mutual funds identified on the front cover. The mutual funds correspond with the investment divisions available under the variable insurance product (“Product”). The information is prepared for Product owners and does not represent an offer of the Product, nor should it be used in connection with any offer, except when accompanied or preceded by the current Product prospectus and the mutual fund prospectuses, which contain detailed information about mutual fund investment objectives and operations, and applicable fees, expenses and sales charges. Prospectuses may be obtained by calling the telephone number or visiting the website address listed below. You should read and carefully consider this information before you invest or send money. The mutual fund reports are prepared from the books and records of the funds. Discussions of investment performance in the reports represent the views of the funds’ portfolio managers as of the dates of the reports. They are not guarantees of investment results, nor should they be relied upon as investment advice or indications of current or future trading strategies of the portfolio managers. Portfolio manager views and security holdings are subject to change at any time.

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (Northwestern Mutual)

1-866-424-2609

www.northwesternmutual.com

Product Distributor: Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS), member NASD and SIPC

LOGO

PO Box 3095

Milwaukee, WI 53201-3095