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Contents
Performance Summary for the Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account |
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. - Annual Report |
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio - Annual Report (This report follows the end of the Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.) |
Russell Investment Funds - Annual Report (This report follows the end of the Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio.) |
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account |
Prospectus Supplements |
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.
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Performance Summary as of December 31, 2006
Variable Life — Policies Issued Before October 11, 1995
Total return(j) (as of 12/31/06) |
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 |
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1 year |
6.10 | % | 15.92 | % | 3.83 | % | 20.81 | % | 30.18 | % | 13.87 | % | 9.44 | % | |||||||
5 years |
47.93 | % | 92.13 | % | 20.35 | % | 105.39 | % | 95.47 | % | — | 60.44 | % | ||||||||
Annualized |
8.15 | % | 13.95 | % | 3.77 | % | 15.48 | % | 14.34 | % | — | 9.92 | % | ||||||||
10 years(g) |
— | — | 74.08 | % | — | 132.91 | % | — | — | ||||||||||||
Annualized |
— | — | 5.70 | % | — | 8.82 | % | — | — | ||||||||||||
Since division inception in Variable Life Account |
129.78 | %(b) | 94.93 | %(c) | — | 85.54 | %(c) | — | 86.25 | %(d) | 96.32 | %(b) | |||||||||
Annualized |
11.72 | % | 13.11 | % | — | 12.08 | % | — | 18.48 | % | 9.41 | % | |||||||||
Since portfolio inception(a) |
177.48 | %(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 106.88 | %(b) | ||||||||||||
Annualized |
14.23 | % | — | — | — | — | — | 9.94 | % | ||||||||||||
Current Yield(h) |
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Variable Complife — Polices Issued On or After October 11, 1995** | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 year |
6.21 | % | 16.03 | % | 3.93 | % | 20.93 | % | 30.31 | % | 13.98 | % | 9.55 | % | |||||||
5 years |
48.67 | % | 93.08 | % | 20.95 | % | 106.42 | % | 96.44 | % | — | 61.24 | % | ||||||||
Annualized |
8.25 | % | 14.06 | % | 3.88 | % | 15.60 | % | 14.46 | % | — | 10.03 | % | ||||||||
10 years(g) |
— | — | 75.85 | % | — | 135.27 | % | — | — | ||||||||||||
Annualized |
— | — | 5.81 | % | — | 8.93 | % | — | — | ||||||||||||
Since division inception in Variable Life Account |
131.52 | %(b) | 95.98 | %(c) | — | 86.54 | %(c) | — | 86.93 | %(d) | 97.81 | %(b) | |||||||||
Annualized |
11.84 | % | 13.22 | % | — | 12.19 | % | — | 18.59 | % | 9.52 | % | |||||||||
Since portfolio inception(a) |
179.63 | %(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 108.48 | %(b) | ||||||||||||
Annualized |
14.34 | % | — | — | — | — | — | 10.05 | % | ||||||||||||
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 December 31, 2006, the Money Market Portfolio’s yield was 5.05% and was equivalent to a compound effective yield of 5.17%. 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. For the Franklin Templeton International Equity Division, total returns include the effect of a fee waiver that began November 15, 2006. |
** | 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. |
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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 |
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4.31 | % | 8.97 | % | 10.89 | % | 15.93 | % | 18.50 | % | 14.99 | % | 9.32 | % | 9.82 | % | 9.18 | % | 3.18 | % | |||||||||
— | 14.66 | % | 12.68 | % | 50.67 | % | — | 29.76 | % | 35.47 | % | 30.23 | % | 52.13 | % | 27.03 | % | |||||||||||
— | 2.77 | % | 2.42 | % | 8.54 | % | — | 5.35 | % | 6.26 | % | 5.42 | % | 8.75 | % | 4.90 | % | |||||||||||
— | 86.62 | % | 60.64 | % | — | — | 108.84 | % | — | 95.30 | % | 66.65 | % | 73.07 | % | |||||||||||||
— | 6.44 | % | 4.85 | % | — | — | 7.64 | % | — | 6.92 | % | 5.24 | % | 5.64 | % | |||||||||||||
71.89 | %(d) | — | — | 46.94 | %(c) | 72.54 | %(d) | — | 32.23 | %(c) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
15.91 | % | — | — | 7.36 | % | 16.03 | % | — | 5.29 | % | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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4.41 | % | 9.08 | % | 11.00 | % | 16.04 | % | 18.62 | % | 15.11 | % | 9.42 | % | 9.93 | % | 9.28 | % | 3.28 | % | |||||||||
— | 15.23 | % | 13.24 | % | 51.42 | % | — | 30.40 | % | 36.15 | % | 30.88 | % | 52.88 | % | 27.66 | % | |||||||||||
— | 2.88 | % | 2.52 | % | 8.65 | % | — | 5.45 | % | 6.37 | % | 5.53 | % | 8.86 | % | 5.01 | % | |||||||||||
— | 88.51 | % | 62.28 | % | — | — | 110.96 | % | — | 97.28 | % | 68.33 | % | 74.83 | % | |||||||||||||
— | 6.54 | % | 4.96 | % | — | — | 7.75 | % | — | 7.03 | % | 5.35 | % | 5.75 | % | |||||||||||||
72.52 | %(d) | — | — | 47.74 | %(c) | 73.17 | %(d) | — | 32.95 | %(c) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
16.03 | % | — | — | 7.47 | % | 16.15 | % | — | 5.40 | % | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Performance Summary, continued
Variable Life — Policies Issued Before October 11, 1995
Total return(j) (as of 12/31/06) |
Money Market Division |
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Division |
Russell |
Russell Aggressive Equity Division |
Russell Non-U.S. Division |
Russell Real Estate Securities Division |
Russell Core Bond Division |
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1 year |
4.29 | % | 11.79 | % | 12.13 | % | 14.16 | % | 22.97 | % | 35.10 | % | 3.15 | % | |||||||
5 years |
9.02 | % | 98.94 | %(e) | 27.13 | % | 59.67 | % | 89.40 | % | 185.08 | % | 23.74 | % | |||||||
Annualized |
1.74 | % | 14.75 | % | 4.92 | % | 9.81 | % | 13.63 | % | 23.31 | % | 4.35 | % | |||||||
10 years(g) |
35.84 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Annualized |
3.11 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Since division inception in Variable Life Account |
— | 127.08 | %(e) | (1.74 | %)(f) | 59.79 | %(f) | 54.70 | %(f) | 261.88 | %(b) | 44.39 | %(f) | ||||||||
Annualized |
— | 25.05 | % | (0.23 | %) | 6.45 | % | 5.99 | % | 18.70 | % | 5.02 | % | ||||||||
Since portfolio inception(a) |
— | 284.81 | %(e) | 79.11 | %(f) | 116.43 | %(f) | 84.35 | %(f) | 256.03 | %(b) | 65.33 | %(f) | ||||||||
Annualized |
— | 18.33 | % | 6.01 | % | 8.03 | % | 6.31 | % | 18.00 | % | 5.16 | % | ||||||||
Current Yield(h) |
5.17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Variable Complife — Polices Issued On or After October 11, 1995** | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 year |
4.39 | % | 11.90 | % | 12.24 | % | 14.28 | % | 23.09 | % | 35.23 | % | 3.26 | % | |||||||
5 years |
9.56 | % | 99.93 | %(e) | 27.77 | % | 60.46 | % | 90.34 | % | 186.50 | % | 24.35 | % | |||||||
Annualized |
1.84 | % | 14.86 | % | 5.02 | % | 9.92 | % | 13.74 | % | 23.43 | % | 4.46 | % | |||||||
10 years(g) |
37.22 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Annualized |
3.21 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Since division inception in Variable Life Account |
— | 127.91 | %(e) | (1.00 | %)(f) | 61.01 | %(f) | 55.86 | %(f) | 264.61 | %(b) | 45.48 | %(f) | ||||||||
Annualized |
— | 25.18 | % | (0.13 | %) | 6.55 | % | 6.09 | % | 18.81 | % | 5.12 | % | ||||||||
Since portfolio inception(a) |
— | 287.93 | %(e) | 80.93 | %(f) | 118.63 | %(f) | 86.21 | %(f) | 258.79 | %(b) | 67.00 | %(f) | ||||||||
Annualized |
— | 18.45 | % | 6.11 | % | 8.14 | % | 6.42 | % | 18.12 | % | 5.27 | % | ||||||||
Current Yield(h) |
5.17 | % |
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 December 31, 2006, the Money Market Portfolio’s yield was 5.05% and was equivalent to a compound effective yield of 5.17%. 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. For the Franklin Templeton International Equity Division, total returns include the effect of a fee waiver that began November 15, 2006. |
** | 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. |
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Performance Summary, continued as of December 31, 2006
Variable Executive Life — Policies First Offered on March 2, 1998***
Total return(j) (as of 12/31/06) |
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 |
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1 year |
6.68 | % | 16.55 | % | 4.40 | % | 21.48 | % | 30.90 | % | 14.49 | % | 10.04 | % | |||||||
5 years |
52.95 | % | 98.64 | % | 24.43 | % | 112.36 | % | 102.09 | % | — | 65.88 | % | ||||||||
Annualized |
8.87 | % | 14.71 | % | 4.47 | % | 16.26 | % | 15.11 | % | — | 10.65 | % | ||||||||
10 years(g) |
— | — | 86.41 | % | — | 149.40 | % | — | — | ||||||||||||
Annualized |
— | — | 6.43 | % | — | 9.57 | % | — | — | ||||||||||||
Since division inception in Variable Life Account |
141.79 | %(b) | 102.13 | %(c) | — | 92.40 | %(c) | — | 90.79 | %(d) | 106.58 | %(b) | |||||||||
Annualized |
12.49 | % | 13.87 | % | — | 12.84 | % | — | 19.25 | % | 10.15 | % | |||||||||
Since portfolio inception(a) |
192.33 | %(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 117.94 | %(b) | ||||||||||||
Annualized |
15.01 | % | — | — | — | — | — | 10.69 | % | ||||||||||||
Current Yield(h) |
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Variable Joint Life — Policies First Offered on December 28, 1998**** | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 year |
6.68 | % | 16.55 | % | 4.40 | % | 21.48 | % | 30.90 | % | 14.49 | % | 10.04 | % | |||||||
5 years |
52.95 | % | 98.64 | % | 24.43 | % | 112.36 | % | 102.09 | % | — | 65.88 | % | ||||||||
Annualized |
8.87 | % | 14.71 | % | 4.47 | % | 16.26 | % | 15.11 | % | — | 10.65 | % | ||||||||
10 years(g) |
— | — | 86.41 | % | — | 149.40 | % | — | — | ||||||||||||
Annualized |
— | — | 6.43 | % | — | 9.57 | % | — | — | ||||||||||||
Since division inception in Variable Life Account |
141.79 | %(b) | 102.13 | %(c) | — | 92.40 | %(c) | — | 90.79 | %(d) | 106.58 | %(b) | |||||||||
Annualized |
12.49 | % | 13.87 | % | — | 12.84 | % | — | 19.25 | % | 10.15 | % | |||||||||
Since portfolio inception(a) |
192.33 | %(b) | — | — | — | — | — | 117.94 | %(b) | ||||||||||||
Annualized |
15.01 | % | — | — | — | — | — | 10.69 | % | ||||||||||||
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 December 31, 2006, the Money Market Portfolio’s yield was 5.05% and was equivalent to a compound effective yield of 5.17%. 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.
For the Franklin Templeton International Equity Division, total returns include the effect of a fee waiver that began November 15, 2006.
** | 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. |
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Performance Summary, continued as of December 31, 2006
Variable Executive Life — Policies First Offered on March 2, 1998***
Total return(j) (as of 12/31/06) |
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 |
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1 year |
4.88 | % | 9.57 | % | 11.49 | % | 16.56 | % | 19.15 | % | 15.62 | % | 9.91 | % | |||||||
5 years |
— | 18.55 | % | 16.50 | % | 55.79 | % | — | 34.16 | % | 40.07 | % | |||||||||
Annualized |
— | 3.46 | % | 3.10 | % | 9.27 | % | — | 6.05 | % | 6.97 | % | |||||||||
10 years(g) |
— | 99.83 | % | 72.02 | % | — | — | 123.63 | % | — | |||||||||||
Annualized |
— | 7.17 | % | 5.57 | % | — | — | 8.38 | % | — | |||||||||||
Since division inception in Variable Life Account |
76.08 | %(d) | — | — | 52.38 | %(c) | 76.75 | %(d) | — | 37.12 | %(c) | ||||||||||
Annualized |
16.67 | % | — | — | 8.08 | % | 16.80 | % | — | 6.00 | % | ||||||||||
Since portfolio inception(a) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Annualized |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Current Yield(h) |
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Variable Joint Life—Policies First Offered on December 28, 1998**** | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 year |
4.88 | % | 9.57 | % | 11.49 | % | 16.56 | % | 19.15 | % | 15.62 | % | 9.91 | % | |||||||
5 years |
— | 18.55 | % | 16.50 | % | 55.79 | % | — | 34.16 | % | 40.07 | % | |||||||||
Annualized |
— | 3.46 | % | 3.10 | % | 9.27 | % | — | 6.05 | % | 6.97 | % | |||||||||
10 years(g) |
— | 99.83 | % | 72.02 | % | — | — | 123.63 | % | — | |||||||||||
Annualized |
— | 7.17 | % | 5.57 | % | — | — | 8.38 | % | — | |||||||||||
Since division inception in Variable Life Account |
76.08 | %(d) | — | — | 52.38 | %(c) | 76.75 | %(d) | — | 37.12 | %(c) | ||||||||||
Annualized |
16.67 | % | — | — | 8.08 | % | 16.80 | % | — | 6.00 | % | ||||||||||
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 December 31, 2006, the Money Market Portfolio’s yield was 5.05% and was equivalent to a compound effective yield of 5.17%. 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.
For the Franklin Templeton International Equity Division, total returns include the effect of a fee waiver that began November 15, 2006.
** | 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. |
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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 |
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10.42 | % | 9.77 | % | 3.74 | % | 4.86 | % | 12.40 | % | 12.75 | % | 14.79 | % | 23.64 | % | 35.84 | % | 3.72 | % | |||||||||
34.65 | % | 57.29 | % | 31.34 | % | 12.72 | % | 105.69 | %(e) | 31.45 | % | 65.08 | % | 95.82 | % | 194.75 | % | 27.94 | % | |||||||||
6.13 | % | 9.48 | % | 5.60 | % | 2.42 | % | 15.52 | % | 5.62 | % | 10.55 | % | 14.39 | % | 24.13 | % | 5.05 | % | |||||||||
109.12 | % | 78.44 | % | 85.32 | % | 45.45 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
7.66 | % | 5.96 | % | 6.36 | % | 3.82 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 132.61 | %(e) | 3.39 | %(f) | 68.15 | %(f) | 62.78 | %(f) | 280.78 | %(b) | 51.93 | %(f) | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 25.87 | % | 0.45 | % | 7.17 | % | 6.71 | % | 19.50 | % | 5.73 | % | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 306.36 | %(e) | 91.79 | %(f) | 131.75 | %(f) | 97.40 | %(f) | 275.07 | %(b) | 77.03 | %(f) | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 19.13 | % | 6.73 | % | 8.77 | % | 7.04 | % | 18.81 | % | 5.88 | % | |||||||||||||
5.17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.42 | % | 9.77 | % | 3.74 | % | 4.86 | % | 12.40 | % | 12.75 | % | 14.79 | % | 23.64 | % | 35.84 | % | 3.72 | % | |||||||||
34.65 | % | 57.29 | % | 31.34 | % | 12.72 | % | 105.69 | %(e) | 31.45 | % | 65.08 | % | 95.82 | % | 194.75 | % | 27.94 | % | |||||||||
6.13 | % | 9.48 | % | 5.60 | % | 2.42 | % | 15.52 | % | 5.62 | % | 10.55 | % | 14.39 | % | 24.13 | % | 5.05 | % | |||||||||
109.12 | % | 78.44 | % | 85.32 | % | 45.45 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
7.66 | % | 5.96 | % | 6.36 | % | 3.82 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 132.61 | %(e) | 3.39 | %(f) | 68.15 | %(f) | 62.78 | %(f) | 280.78 | %(b) | 51.93 | %(f) | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 25.87 | % | 0.45 | % | 7.17 | % | 6.71 | % | 19.50 | % | 5.73 | % | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 306.36 | %(e) | 91.79 | %(f) | 131.75 | %(f) | 97.40 | %(f) | 275.07 | %(b) | 77.03 | %(f) | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 19.13 | % | 6.73 | % | 8.77 | % | 7.04 | % | 18.81 | % | 5.88 | % | |||||||||||||
5.17 | % |
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Annual Report December 31, 2006
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 |
Letter to Policyowners
December 31, 2006
The headlines for 2006 are fairly straightforward — stocks performed well; bonds managed a seventh straight year of gains; and economic growth remained surprisingly healthy and inflation tame. However, the underlying story is more complicated. The slowdown in housing, muted job and wage gains, and higher energy prices and interest rates were all negatives for consumers.
Did the economy transcend these problems, or should we expect a delayed reaction? The answer may well be “yes” on both counts, depending upon your economic perspective. Middle- and lower-income Americans did indeed feel a pinch in their pocketbooks, while those in higher tax brackets continued to spend. Perhaps this sums it up best — it was a tough year for Wal-Mart, but Tiffany’s posted record profits.
Another important trend that helps explain performance across capital markets is this: risk assets reigned supreme in 2006, reflecting an increase in liquidity and the changing face of investors in the marketplace. 2006 witnessed a surge in mergers and acquisitions, companies going private, and share buybacks by public firms. Indeed, we saw hundreds of billions of dollars in net stock taken out of the market last year, when cash acquisitions of companies ran at twice the pace of 2005. Other things being equal, less supply translates into higher prices, and that was exactly what we got in the stock market in 2006.
Just as important, the face of the market is changing — hedge funds and private equity investors became increasingly influential in the global financial markets in 2006. These “sophisticated” investors accept high levels of risk in pursuit of excess return, using leverage to enhance performance (borrowing money in one market to deploy it in another, or borrowing against a company’s assets to increase their pool of available capital). In addition, some long-time market participants increased the risks in their portfolios, as many pension funds allocated a portion of their asset mix to private equity transactions.
These two trends met in the marketplace and helped propel risk assets to the top of the return tables for 2006. For example, high yield bonds outperformed higher quality, investment grade securities by a wide margin. For all of 2006, the Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index returned 4.33%, while the Citigroup High Yield Cash Pay Index returned 11.71%. The effect of this risk-seeking investment behavior has been to push the spread, or difference in yield, between riskier assets and Treasury securities to historic lows. In other words, the risk premium — your compensation for taking on additional risk — is being wrung out of the market.
It was a similar story in equities, where “value” stocks outperformed growth-oriented stocks for a seventh consecutive year. Private equity firms have been targeting lower quality, turnaround stories, as well as firms whose stock prices are lower than their asset-rich value, such as auto parts suppliers, utilities, and so on. These classic examples of “deep value” companies are convenient targets for buyouts — their prices are depressed, and if you are going to use leverage, you need hard assets to borrow against. For all of 2006, the S&P 500® Index was up 15.79%, but consider that its value and growth components returned 20.80% and 11.01%, respectively.
This phenomenon was not limited to the United States. The riskiest, emerging market stocks performed best in 2006, with the MSCI Emerging Market Index returning 32.17%. By comparison, the MSCI EAFE Index, a measure of performance in developed foreign markets, returned 26.86%.
The side effect of ramping up risk throughout financial markets is that it leaves both stocks and bonds priced for perfection. For example, the performance of stocks and high yield bonds suggests investors see a “Goldilocks” economy — not too hot, not too cold, but just right. Meanwhile, perhaps the best measure of the bond market’s view on the direction of the economy is the slope of the yield curve, which is currently pointing down. Reconciling these two views could be painful.
That said, the party looks set to continue until there is some event that tips the scales away from risk assets. These corrections — or if you like, a “re-pricing of risk” — occur from time to time. The 1980’s Mexican currency crisis and late ‘90s meltdown of hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management are a few high profile examples. But predicting when or if such an event will occur is impossible.
Precisely because the economic view is uncertain, it makes sense to take a prudent, measured approach to investing. I encourage you to meet with your financial representative on a regular basis to review your investment goals and risk tolerances and to help determine whether the mix of assets in your portfolio is appropriate for your current stage in life.
Let us hope then that when the investing headlines are written for 2007, they will include progress toward financial goals, regardless of economic or market trends.
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Mark G. Doll Senior Vice President Investments | ||
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company | ||
(Northwestern Mutual) |
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
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The views expressed in the portfolio manager commentaries set forth in the following pages reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period covered by this report and do not necessarily represent the views of any affiliated organization. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market conditions or other events and should not be relied upon as investment advice. Mason Street Advisors, LLC, disclaims any responsibility to update these views.
Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital. | Strive for the highest possible rate of capital appreciation by investing in small companies with potential for above-average growth. | $529 million |
The Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of companies in the United States with market capitalizations that do not exceed the maximum market capitalization of any security in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index. Securities are selected for their above-average growth potential giving consideration to factors such as, for example, company management, growth rate of revenues and earnings, opportunities for margin expansion and strong financial characteristics. The Portfolio may also invest in the equity securities of micro cap companies (defined as companies with stock market capitalizations less than $500 million at the time of investment.)
Stocks performed well in 2006, but in contrast to recent years, large company stocks performed best. For the year, the S&P 500® Index (a gauge of large-cap stock performance) returned 15.79%, while small-cap stocks returned 15.12%, as measured by the S&P 600® SmallCap Index. Mid-cap stocks lagged, as the S&P 400® MidCap Index returned 10.32% in 2006. Looking at performance by style, value stocks outperformed growth stocks by a wide margin yet again in 2006. Mid- and small-cap growth stocks — such as those in which the Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio invests — were the poorest performing segments of the market.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio returned 6.68%, trailing the Russell 2000 Index, which had a return of 18.37%, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which had a return of 13.35%, and the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, which returned 15.12% for the same period. (These Indices are unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and do not include expenses.) The Portfolio also trailed its Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds peer group, which had an average return of 11.12%.
The Portfolio’s underperformance in 2006 was largely the result of holding in the Health Care and Energy sectors. Holdings in the Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors contributed most to performance. Sector weightings in 2006 had no material impact on overall performance.
The Portfolio’s results were limited by disappointing performance from some of our Health Care holdings, including LCA-Vision, The Providence Service Corp., Symbion, and Horizon Health. These shares were plagued by company-specific issues, as well as worry over Medicare reimbursement rates and potential negative effects in the form of additional oversight or legislation from a Democratic Congress. Health Care device maker, FoxHollow, also detracted from performance after reporting slower-than-expected sales for one of its key products, and we have eliminated this position.
The Portfolio’s Energy holdings also disappointed in 2006. One of our leading detractors for the year was Energy Equipment and Services firm, Hydril. This firm had exposure to the volatile North American natural gas market and was vulnerable to a sell-off after performing very well in recent years. It was a similar story for James River Coal, where strong performance in 2005 turned negative in 2006. We have eliminated both positions. Coal is seen as a cheaper alternative to natural gas, so when natural gas prices weakened in 2006, coal’s pricing advantage decreased. On a positive note, we were able to take our profits from one of our leading contributors for the year, Energy Oil Services firm, FMC Technologies. The company consistently beat earnings estimates in 2006, enjoying strength in its business units outside of the Energy sector.
Looking at other positives, the Industrials sector was home to many of our leading contributors to performance. A good example is Corrections Corp. of America, which runs correctional facilities across the United States. This stock benefited from expanding business and a favorable municipal funding environment, making it the top contributor to performance. Other leading contributors were business support outsourcing firm ICT Group, and the Huron Consulting Group. Huron is a financial consulting firm with expertise in issues around stock option grants and executive compensation — this during a period when several high profile firms were hit with questions about the timing of option grants.
The Portfolio also enjoyed significant contributions to return from Consumer Discretionary companies, which was home to Specialty Retailer Golf Galaxy. This long-time Portfolio holding announced its intentions to be acquired by Dick’s Sporting Goods at a significant premium to its existing share price. Elsewhere in the Consumer Discretionary sector, global hotelier Orient-Express Hotels was a leading contributor, reporting better-than-expected earnings and experiencing positive financial results as a result of their expansion through the acquisition of several Asian properties.
Looking ahead to 2007, we will continue to look for companies that we believe are well managed, have solid growth in revenue and earnings, and have strong financial characteristics. We believe this bottom-up investment approach, based on holding what we feel are the best individual stocks we can find, is key to seeking solid performance over time. In addition, we believe the relative valuations of small-cap growth shares are more attractive now, after underperforming small-company value stocks in recent years, and these factors should help drive relative performance going forward.
Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
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Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
Average Annual Total Return | ||||||
For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||
Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio |
6.68% | 8.87% | 15.01% | |||
Russell 2000 Growth Index |
13.35% | 6.93% | 3.65% | |||
Russell 2000 Index |
18.37% | 11.39% | 9.49% | |||
S&P SmallCap 600 Index |
15.12% | 12.49% | 12.61% | |||
Small Cap Growth Funds Lipper Average |
11.12% | 5.75% | - |
*Inception | date of 4/30/99 |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 4/30/99 (commencement of the Portfolio’s operations). Returns shown reflect fee waivers, deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
Stocks of smaller or newer companies, such as those held in this Portfolio, 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.
Since the Portfolio invests primarily in small capitalization issues, the indices that best reflect the portfolio’s performance are the Russell 2000 Growth Index and Standard and Poor’s (S&P) SmallCap 600 Index. The indices cannot be invested in directly and do not include sales charges.
The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 2000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. As of December 31, 2006, the average market capitalization of companies in the Index was $1.206 billion; the median market capitalization was $643 million; and the largest company in the Index had a market capitalization of $3.045 billion and a smallest of $68 million.
The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. As of the latest reconstitution, the average market capitalization of companies in the Russell 3000 was approximately $5.1 billion; the median market capitalization was approximately $1.09 billion. Market capitalization of companies in the Index ranged from $368.5 billion to $218.4 million.
The Russell 2000 Index represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. As of the latest reconstitution, the average market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000 was approximately $762.8 million; the median market capitalization was approximately $613.5 million. The largest company in the Index had an approximate market capitalization of $1.9 billion and a smallest of $218.4 million.
The Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index is an unmanaged index of 600 selected common stocks of smaller U.S.-based companies compiled by Standard & Poor’s Corporation. As of December 31, 2006, the 600 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $878.0 million and total market value of $615.4 billion. The SmallCap 600 represents approximately 2.9% of the market value of Compustat’s database of over 9,653 equities.
The Portfolio is changing from the Russell 2000 Index to the Russell 2000 Growth Index because of the Russell 2000 Growth Index’s greater emphasis on small cap growth companies. This emphasis more closely aligns with the Portfolio’s investment objective and strategy.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Small Cap Growth Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar–weighted median of the smallest 500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Small–cap growth funds typically have an above–average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
Investing in small company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in medium or large company stocks.
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Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,029.40 | $ | 2.84 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.10 | $ | 2.83 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.55%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
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Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (89.2%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (15.5%) |
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*Blue Nile, Inc. |
126,200 | 4,656 | ||
*Coldwater Creek, Inc. |
93,900 | 2,302 | ||
*Golf Galaxy, Inc. |
404,600 | 7,542 | ||
*Heelys, Inc. |
2,736 | 88 | ||
*Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. |
457,300 | 13,961 | ||
*Interface, Inc. — Class A |
236,900 | 3,369 | ||
*LIFE TIME FITNESS, Inc. |
203,500 | 9,872 | ||
*LKQ Corp. |
483,800 | 11,123 | ||
*Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. |
412,400 | 6,866 | ||
Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd. — Class A |
205,437 | 9,721 | ||
*Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. |
249,500 | 8,268 | ||
*Williams Scotsman International, Inc. |
210,400 | 4,128 | ||
Total |
81,896 | |||
Consumer Staples (1.3%) |
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*United Natural Foods, Inc. |
191,200 | 6,868 | ||
Total |
6,868 | |||
Energy (2.7%) |
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*Dril-Quip, Inc. |
106,900 | 4,186 | ||
*Grant Prideco, Inc. |
120,000 | 4,772 | ||
World Fuel Services Corp. |
123,100 | 5,474 | ||
Total |
14,432 | |||
Financials (9.2%) |
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*Clayton Holdings, Inc. |
73,000 | 1,366 | ||
*Evercore Partners, Inc. |
20,200 | 744 | ||
First Republic Bank |
61,300 | 2,396 | ||
*Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. |
422,300 | 6,854 | ||
Greater Bay Bancorp |
206,700 | 5,442 | ||
Greenhill & Co., Inc. |
130,500 | 9,631 | ||
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. |
265,200 | 7,492 | ||
International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. |
96,600 | 4,520 | ||
*KBW, Inc. |
78,393 | 2,304 | ||
*Nexity Financial Corp. |
127,900 | 1,535 | ||
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. |
114,000 | 2,587 | ||
*Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. |
81,700 | 3,815 | ||
Total |
48,686 | |||
Health Care (19.1%) |
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*Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. |
179,500 | 7,325 | ||
*Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. |
335,900 | 9,066 | ||
*Centene Corp. |
141,540 | 3,478 | ||
*HealthExtras, Inc. |
66,600 | 1,605 | ||
*ICON PLC, ADR |
221,700 | 8,358 | ||
*Kyphon, Inc. |
89,100 | 3,600 | ||
*Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
211,700 | 5,388 | ||
*Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. |
182,600 | 8,929 | ||
PolyMedica Corp. |
150,800 | 6,094 | ||
*The Providence Service Corp. |
341,985 | 8,594 | ||
*PSS World Medical, Inc. |
357,700 | 6,986 | ||
*Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. |
371,400 | 13,934 |
Common Stocks (89.2%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Health Care continued |
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*Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. |
218,400 | 6,884 | ||
*ResMed, Inc. |
164,100 | 8,077 | ||
*Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
61,454 | 2,644 | ||
Total |
100,962 | |||
Industrials (19.4%) |
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*ACCO Brands Corp. |
214,800 | 5,686 | ||
*The Advisory Board Co. |
212,000 | 11,349 | ||
*Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. |
243,250 | 4,578 | ||
Brady Corp. — Class A |
146,300 | 5,454 | ||
Bucyrus International, Inc. — Class A |
104,320 | 5,400 | ||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
70,080 | 2,866 | ||
The Corporate Executive Board Co. |
64,800 | 5,683 | ||
*Corrections Corp. of America |
172,075 | 7,783 | ||
Forward Air Corp. |
98,464 | 2,849 | ||
*Huron Consulting Group, Inc. |
221,600 | 10,046 | ||
*ICT Group, Inc. |
277,100 | 8,754 | ||
Knight Transportation, Inc. |
215,967 | 3,682 | ||
Knoll, Inc. |
283,900 | 6,246 | ||
*Marlin Business Services Corp. |
345,120 | 8,293 | ||
*Marten Transport, Ltd. |
185,300 | 3,397 | ||
*PeopleSupport, Inc. |
272,300 | 5,732 | ||
*Resources Connection, Inc. |
13,500 | 430 | ||
*VistaPrint, Ltd. |
138,100 | 4,572 | ||
Total |
102,800 | |||
Information Technology (18.6%) |
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*Bankrate, Inc. |
134,668 | 5,111 | ||
*Blackboard, Inc. |
387,000 | 11,626 | ||
*Comtech Group, Inc. |
70,700 | 1,286 | ||
*Cymer, Inc. |
82,200 | 3,613 | ||
*DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. |
227,100 | 6,681 | ||
*Diodes, Inc. |
33,700 | 1,196 | ||
*Entegris, Inc. |
345,500 | 3,738 | ||
*Euronet Worldwide, Inc. |
94,200 | 2,797 | ||
*First Solar, Inc. |
5,562 | 166 | ||
*Forrester Research, Inc. |
178,400 | 4,836 | ||
*Isilon Systems, Inc. |
5,618 | 155 | ||
*Kenexa Corp. |
260,489 | 8,664 | ||
*The Knot, Inc. |
117,600 | 3,086 | ||
*MKS Instruments, Inc. |
177,050 | 3,998 | ||
*Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. |
219,260 | 4,756 | ||
*Plexus Corp. |
143,900 | 3,436 | ||
*RF Micro Devices, Inc. |
684,300 | 4,646 | ||
*Silicon Image, Inc. |
249,800 | 3,177 | ||
*Sonic Solutions |
195,600 | 3,188 | ||
*Tessera Technologies, Inc. |
259,800 | 10,480 | ||
*THQ, Inc. |
298,450 | 9,706 | ||
*The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. |
95,267 | 2,216 | ||
Total |
98,558 | |||
Materials (2.2%) |
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Airgas, Inc. |
182,350 | 7,389 | ||
Silgan Holdings, Inc. |
93,700 | 4,115 | ||
Total |
11,504 | |||
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Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
Common Stocks (89.2%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Utilities (1.2%) |
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ITC Holdings Corp. |
154,300 | 6,157 | ||
Total |
6,157 | |||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $412,626) |
471,863 | |||
Money Market Investments (10.7%) | ||||
Autos (1.9%) |
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Daimler Chrysler Auto, |
5,000,000 | 4,994 | ||
Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.32%, 1/17/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,988 | ||
Total |
9,982 | |||
Federal Government & Agencies (0.5%) |
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(b)Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.128%, 3/23/07 |
2,500,000 | 2,472 | ||
Total |
2,472 | |||
Finance Lessors (2.8%) |
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(b)Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., |
5,000,000 | 4,995 | ||
(b)Windmill Funding Corp., |
10,000,000 | 9,975 | ||
Total |
14,970 | |||
Finance Services (1.9%) |
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Bryant Park Funding LLC, |
5,000,000 | 4,989 | ||
Bryant Park Funding LLC, |
5,000,000 | 4,993 | ||
Total |
9,982 | |||
National Commercial Banks (0.8%) |
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UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
4,000,000 | 3,999 | ||
Total |
3,999 | |||
Money Market Investments (10.7%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Short Term Business Credit (2.8%) |
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(b)Old Line Funding Corp., |
5,000,000 | 4,997 | ||
Sheffield Receivables, |
5,000,000 | 4,979 | ||
(b)Sheffield Receivables, 5.34%, 1/3/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,998 | ||
Total |
14,974 | |||
Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $56,378) |
56,379 | |||
Total Investments (99.9%) |
528,242 | |||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.1%) |
370 | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
528,612 | |||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depositary Receipt.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $469,589 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $58,653 which is comprised of $66,322 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $7,669 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) |
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Russell 2000 Index Futures (Long) |
68 | 3/07 | (269 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $27,295 ) |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio
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Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital. | Invest in small companies whose common stocks are believed to be undervalued in relation to their prospects for growth. | $325 million |
The T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks of companies with market capitalizations that do not exceed the maximum market capitalization of any security in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index. Equity securities of small companies are selected based on management’s belief that they are undervalued with good prospects for capital appreciation based on such measures as, for example, company book or asset values, earnings, cash flow and business franchises. The Portfolio may also invest in the equity securities of micro cap companies (defined as companies with stock market capitalizations less than $500 million at the time of investment).
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Portfolio outpaced its benchmark, the small/mid-cap S&P SmallCap 600® Index. For the year, the T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio returned 16.55%, compared with the 15.12% return of the Index. (The Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and does not include expenses.) The Portfolio’s return was also ahead of the 15.23% average return of its peer group, the Lipper Small Cap Core Funds. Sector positioning had much to do with the Portfolio’s relative strength, although stock selection was broadly positive as well. The Lipper Small Cap Value Fund peer group returned an average of 17.31% for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Small- and mid-cap stocks had an eventful 2006. After extending their multi-year trend of dominance over large-caps in the early months of the year, they took a step back in the summer. With interest rates elevated and economic growth slowing, investor sentiment appeared to shift away from riskier assets. But a late year market rally gave small-caps in particular a boost. Investors seemed to focus on areas that could take advantage of rising global economic growth, including Materials and Telecommunication Services companies. However, all sectors in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index had positive returns for the year.
By a large margin, the Portfolio’s most productive position relative to its Index was in the Health Care sector. Health Care was a notable laggard for the year in the Index, and a significant underweight in the group added value. Moreover, stock selection in the Biotechnology and Health Care Equipment and Supplies segments helped the Portfolio’s Health Care weighting outperform its benchmark counterpart.
Likewise, strong stock selection and an underweight position combined to make Information Technology the Portfolio’s second most productive contributor to relative returns. Stock selection in Software was a significant driver of outperformance. RSA, a leading provider of security authentication services, was the top contributor in this group as it was purchased by EMC at a premium price.
An underweight in the relatively weak Consumer Discretionary area proved effective during the period, and the Portfolio’s stock choices in this group added to performance. We have tread carefully in this sector, which has been harmed by elevated interest rates and energy prices as well as softness in the housing market. Limiting our stake in Household Durables was helpful.
These relatively beneficial positions were countered to a modest degree by weakness in Consumer Staples and Industrials and Business Services. While the Consumer Discretionary sector trailed the benchmark average in 2006, Consumer Staples fared significantly better. The Portfolio was underweighted in this area, and our stock choices did not keep pace with their benchmark counterparts.
In the Industrials and Business Services group, we were correctly overweighted as the sector posted above-average results. But stock selection was not productive during the period, particularly among Machinery and Commercial Services and Supplies stocks, which were hurt by concerns over slowing economic growth.
We expect 2007 to be a decent year for equities, although stocks will likely have to swim against the currents of a gradually slowing economy and moderating profit margins. A slowing economy should favor larger growth stocks, which, unlike cyclical companies, are not as heavily reliant on good economic growth to prosper. As always, the potential exists for external shocks in the form of an overseas financial crisis or another event. Should profits increase at a slower pace, investors would have to rely on expanding multiples, or increasing price-to-earnings ratios, for any major increase in stock prices.
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Average Annual Total Return | ||||||
For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio |
16.55% | 14.71% | 13.87% | |||
Russell 2000 Value Index |
23.48% | 15.37% | 14.83% | |||
S&P SmallCap 600 Index |
15.12% | 12.49% | 11.89% | |||
Small Cap Core Funds Lipper Average |
15.23% | 10.44% | - | |||
Small Cap Value Funds Lipper Average |
17.31% | 13.78% | - |
*Inception | date of 7/31/01 |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 7/31/01 (commencement of the Portfolio’s operations). Returns shown reflect fee waivers, deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. As of December 31, 2006, the average market capitalization of companies in the Index was $1.198 billion; the median market capitalization was $662 million. The largest company in the Index had a market capitalization of $3.045 billion and a smallest of $92 million.
The Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index is an unmanaged index of 600 selected common stocks of smaller U.S. -based companies compiled by Standard & Poor’s Corporation. As of December 31, 2006, the 600 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $878.0 million and total market value of $615.4 billion. The SmallCap 600 represents approximately 2.9% of the market value of Compustat’s database of over 9,653 equities.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Small Cap Core Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar–weighted median of the smallest 500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Small–cap core funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Small Cap Value Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 250% of the dollar-weighted median of the smallest 500 of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Small-cap value funds typically have a below-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,063.70 | $ | 4.54 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.50 | $ | 4.45 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.87%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (95.3%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (13.9%) |
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Aaron Rents, Inc. |
160,800 | 4,629 | ||
Aaron Rents, Inc.— Class A |
4,725 | 125 | ||
*Amazon.com, Inc. |
8,700 | 343 | ||
*Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A |
8,500 | 331 | ||
*Armstrong World Industries, Inc. |
4,000 | 170 | ||
Belo Corp. — Class A |
18,100 | 332 | ||
Brunswick Corp. |
13,400 | 427 | ||
Building Materials Holding Corp. |
52,500 | 1,296 | ||
*Career Education Corp. |
8,600 | 213 | ||
*Cox Radio, Inc. — Class A |
17,400 | 284 | ||
CSS Industries, Inc. |
46,600 | 1,648 | ||
*Culp, Inc. |
32,600 | 168 | ||
*Discovery Holding Co. |
34,400 | 553 | ||
Dollar General Corp. |
17,200 | 276 | ||
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. |
12,100 | 460 | ||
*Drew Industries, Inc. |
12,400 | 323 | ||
*Echostar Communications Corp. |
9,100 | 346 | ||
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
21,700 | 636 | ||
Fred’s, Inc. |
70,000 | 843 | ||
The Gap, Inc. |
32,000 | 624 | ||
*Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. |
41,500 | 166 | ||
H&R Block, Inc. |
32,700 | 753 | ||
*Hancock Fabrics, Inc. |
65,000 | 224 | ||
Hasbro, Inc. |
5,100 | 139 | ||
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. |
107,500 | 1,591 | ||
Journal Register Co. |
77,000 | 562 | ||
*Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A |
5,000 | 327 | ||
*Liberty Media Holding Corp. |
3,400 | 333 | ||
*Live Nation |
31,000 | 694 | ||
M/I Homes, Inc. |
27,300 | 1,043 | ||
Mattel, Inc. |
34,500 | 782 | ||
Matthews International Corp. — Class A |
84,200 | 3,313 | ||
Meredith Corp. |
5,700 | 321 | ||
The New York Times Co. — Class A |
21,500 | 524 | ||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. |
11,400 | 330 | ||
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. |
13,500 | 529 | ||
Pearson PLC, ADR |
35,500 | 536 | ||
Pool Corp. |
73,325 | 2,872 | ||
*RARE Hospitality International, Inc. |
93,250 | 3,071 | ||
Reuters Group PLC, ADR |
3,000 | 157 | ||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. |
43,300 | 1,188 | ||
*Saga Communications, Inc. — Class A |
84,600 | 813 | ||
*Scholastic Corp. |
14,600 | 523 | ||
Skyline Corp. |
34,500 | 1,388 | ||
Stanley Furniture Co., Inc. |
61,000 | 1,308 | ||
Stein Mart, Inc. |
150,000 | 1,989 | ||
The TJX Companies, Inc. |
20,100 | 573 | ||
Tribune Co. |
31,500 | 970 | ||
*TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. |
18,000 | 466 | ||
*Univision Communications, Inc. — Class A |
19,200 | 680 | ||
Weight Watchers International, Inc. |
14,100 | 741 | ||
Winnebago Industries, Inc. |
56,600 | 1,863 | ||
*XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. |
36,000 | 520 | ||
Total |
45,316 | |||
Common Stocks (95.3%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Staples (2.7%) |
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Alberto-Culver Co. |
5,300 | 114 | ||
*Alliance One International, Inc. |
109,300 | 772 | ||
Campbell Soup Co. |
3,100 | 121 | ||
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. |
71,500 | 1,683 | ||
The Clorox Co. |
11,700 | 751 | ||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. |
34,500 | 704 | ||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. |
31,500 | 851 | ||
H.J. Heinz Co. |
2,900 | 131 | ||
McCormick & Co., Inc. |
5,200 | 201 | ||
Nash Finch Co. |
38,500 | 1,050 | ||
Sara Lee Corp. |
51,600 | 878 | ||
*Wild Oats Markets, Inc. |
49,300 | 709 | ||
*Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. |
47,400 | 640 | ||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. |
2,200 | 114 | ||
Total |
8,719 | |||
Energy (7.7%) |
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*Atwood Oceanics, Inc. |
35,200 | 1,724 | ||
CARBO Ceramics, Inc. |
29,200 | 1,091 | ||
*Forest Oil Corp. |
66,350 | 2,168 | ||
*Geomet, Inc. |
22,400 | 233 | ||
*Hanover Compressor Co. |
36,000 | 680 | ||
Hess Corp. |
16,500 | 818 | ||
*Lone Star Technologies, Inc. |
25,800 | 1,249 | ||
*Mariner Energy, Inc. |
56,293 | 1,103 | ||
Murphy Oil Corp. |
22,000 | 1,119 | ||
Penn Virginia Corp. |
58,400 | 4,091 | ||
*TETRA Technologies, Inc. |
151,300 | 3,870 | ||
*Todco |
65,800 | 2,248 | ||
*Union Drilling, Inc. |
23,700 | 334 | ||
*W-H Energy Services, Inc. |
38,300 | 1,865 | ||
*Whiting Petroleum Corp. |
52,400 | 2,442 | ||
Total |
25,035 | |||
Financials (18.7%) |
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Allied Capital Corp. |
48,100 | 1,572 | ||
Ares Capital Corp. |
47,900 | 915 | ||
Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd. |
8,400 | 221 | ||
Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd. |
19,500 | 651 | ||
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. |
45,200 | 1,275 | ||
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. |
12,634 | 612 | ||
*E*TRADE Financial Corp. |
7,800 | 175 | ||
East West Bancorp, Inc. |
94,500 | 3,347 | ||
First Financial Fund, Inc. |
114,913 | 1,737 | ||
First Horizon National Corp. |
17,800 | 744 | ||
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. |
12,500 | 186 | ||
First Potomac Realty Trust |
74,500 | 2,169 | ||
First Republic Bank |
96,900 | 3,787 | ||
Genworth Financial, Inc. |
10,500 | 359 | ||
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. |
94,600 | 1,348 | ||
Home Bancshares, Inc. |
10,200 | 245 | ||
Innkeepers USA Trust |
53,200 | 825 | ||
Investors Financial Services Corp. |
13,100 | 559 |
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Common Stocks (95.3%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials continued |
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Janus Capital Group, Inc. |
22,100 | 477 | ||
Kilroy Realty Corp. |
60,900 | 4,749 | ||
*Kohlberg Capital Corp. |
103,000 | 1,782 | ||
Lasalle Hotel Properties |
61,600 | 2,824 | ||
Lazard, Ltd. — Class A |
2,700 | 128 | ||
Lincoln National Corp. |
6,363 | 423 | ||
*Markel Corp. |
4,900 | 2,352 | ||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. |
52,800 | 1,619 | ||
Max Re Capital, Ltd. |
72,100 | 1,790 | ||
The Midland Co. |
48,800 | 2,047 | ||
Netbank, Inc. |
83,000 | 385 | ||
NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. |
16,200 | 266 | ||
Northern Trust Corp. |
9,900 | 601 | ||
Ohio Casualty Corp. |
10,800 | 322 | ||
*OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. |
6,500 | 182 | ||
Parkway Properties, Inc. |
2,500 | 128 | ||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
4,700 | 348 | ||
Popular, Inc. |
13,100 | 235 | ||
Potlatch Corp. |
53,900 | 2,362 | ||
*ProAssurance Corp. |
81,300 | 4,058 | ||
Regions Financial Corp. |
10,600 | 396 | ||
The St. Joe Co. |
7,300 | 391 | ||
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. |
10,330 | 555 | ||
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
97,800 | 2,131 | ||
*SVB Financial Group |
74,100 | 3,455 | ||
Synovus Financial Corp. |
24,300 | 749 | ||
TCF Financial Corp. |
12,000 | 329 | ||
UnumProvident Corp. |
7,900 | 164 | ||
Valley National Bancorp |
1,680 | 45 | ||
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust |
54,500 | 2,180 | ||
Westamerica Bancorporation |
13,100 | 663 | ||
Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. |
19,300 | 766 | ||
Wintrust Financial Corp. |
15,700 | 754 | ||
XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A |
6,200 | 447 | ||
Total |
60,830 | |||
Health Care (6.3%) |
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*Affymetrix, Inc. |
11,000 | 254 | ||
Analogic Corp. |
16,300 | 915 | ||
Arrow International, Inc. |
40,000 | 1,415 | ||
*Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
5,900 | 296 | ||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. |
1,900 | 133 | ||
*Diversa Corp. |
117,300 | 1,276 | ||
*Exelixis, Inc. |
94,300 | 849 | ||
Health Management Associates, Inc. — Class A |
33,600 | 709 | ||
*HEALTHSOUTH Corp. |
2,360 | 53 | ||
*LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. |
1,300 | 44 | ||
*Lincare Holdings, Inc. |
22,200 | 884 | ||
*MedImmune, Inc. |
11,500 | 372 | ||
*Myriad Genetics, Inc. |
89,800 | 2,811 | ||
*Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. |
5,200 | 54 | ||
*OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
8,000 | 280 | ||
Owens & Minor, Inc. |
96,900 | 3,029 | ||
*Pharmion Corp. |
50,000 | 1,287 | ||
*St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
16,700 | 611 | ||
*Triad Hospitals, Inc. |
5,900 | 247 | ||
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B |
17,800 | 987 |
Common Stocks (95.3%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Health Care continued |
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International |
26,500 | 457 | ||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. |
54,200 | 2,777 | ||
*Zimmer Holdings, Inc. |
9,500 | 745 | ||
Total |
20,485 | |||
Industrials (19.8%) |
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*Accuride Corp. |
50,000 | 563 | ||
*AirTran Holdings, Inc. |
86,100 | 1,011 | ||
*Allied Waste Industries, Inc. |
42,300 | 520 | ||
American Power Conversion Corp. |
10,100 | 309 | ||
American Standard Companies, Inc. |
13,400 | 614 | ||
Ameron International Corp. |
27,400 | 2,093 | ||
Belden CDT, Inc. |
75,800 | 2,963 | ||
C&D Technologies, Inc. |
70,500 | 334 | ||
*Casella Waste Systems, Inc. — Class A |
103,700 | 1,268 | ||
Cintas Corp. |
12,500 | 496 | ||
Deere & Co. |
4,000 | 380 | ||
*Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. |
65,600 | 2,992 | ||
EDO Corp. |
36,900 | 876 | ||
*Electro Rent Corp. |
102,300 | 1,708 | ||
Equifax, Inc. |
15,900 | 646 | ||
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. |
70,300 | 3,613 | ||
*FTI Consulting, Inc. |
82,000 | 2,287 | ||
G & K Services, Inc. — Class A |
54,700 | 2,127 | ||
*Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. |
88,900 | 2,333 | ||
*The Genlyte Group, Inc. |
34,200 | 2,671 | ||
*Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. |
24,300 | 423 | ||
IDEX Corp. |
57,400 | 2,721 | ||
*Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A |
106,200 | 2,746 | ||
*Kirby Corp. |
99,000 | 3,379 | ||
Laidlaw International, Inc. |
21,500 | 654 | ||
Landstar System, Inc. |
123,200 | 4,705 | ||
Macquarie Infrastructure Co. Trust |
57,900 | 2,054 | ||
Manpower, Inc. |
9,600 | 719 | ||
McGrath Rentcorp |
97,500 | 2,986 | ||
Nordson Corp. |
61,100 | 3,045 | ||
Raytheon Co. |
7,200 | 380 | ||
Southwest Airlines Co. |
55,000 | 843 | ||
Synagro Technologies, Inc. |
65,900 | 291 | ||
Universal Forest Products, Inc. |
35,000 | 1,632 | ||
*USG Corp. |
9,300 | 510 | ||
UTI Worldwide, Inc. |
107,120 | 3,203 | ||
*Waste Connections, Inc. |
45,400 | 1,886 | ||
Woodward Governor Co. |
56,800 | 2,256 | ||
Total |
64,237 | |||
Information Technology (10.9%) |
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*Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. |
70,800 | 1,336 | ||
*ATMI, Inc. |
43,500 | 1,328 | ||
AVX Corp. |
36,800 | 544 | ||
*Brooks Automation, Inc. |
190,900 | 2,748 | ||
*Digitas, Inc. |
113,200 | 1,518 | ||
*Entegris, Inc. |
147,398 | 1,595 | ||
*Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
27,000 | 454 | ||
*GSI Group, Inc. |
136,600 | 1,324 | ||
*Intuit, Inc. |
28,500 | 870 | ||
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
4,000 | 199 | ||
Landauer, Inc. |
23,900 | 1,254 | ||
*Littelfuse, Inc. |
52,000 | 1,658 |
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Common Stocks (95.3%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Information Technology continued |
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Methode Electronics, Inc. — Class A |
41,200 | 446 | ||
Molex, Inc. — Class A |
30,100 | 834 | ||
*MPS Group, Inc. |
187,800 | 2,662 | ||
*Nortel Networks Corp. |
32,430 | 867 | ||
*Novellus Systems, Inc. |
22,300 | 768 | ||
*Packeteer, Inc. |
84,500 | 1,149 | ||
*Premiere Global Services, Inc. |
155,100 | 1,464 | ||
*Progress Software Corp. |
89,700 | 2,505 | ||
Sabre Holdings Corp. — Class A |
14,700 | 469 | ||
*SPSS, Inc. |
68,325 | 2,055 | ||
StarTek, Inc. |
66,800 | 904 | ||
*Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
158,400 | 859 | ||
*Synopsys, Inc. |
20,700 | 553 | ||
*Teradyne, Inc. |
49,100 | 735 | ||
Total System Services, Inc. |
4,500 | 119 | ||
*Websense, Inc. |
88,600 | 2,023 | ||
*Wind River Systems, Inc. |
184,300 | 1,889 | ||
Xilinx, Inc. |
16,600 | 395 | ||
Total |
35,524 | |||
Materials (10.3%) |
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Airgas, Inc. |
71,200 | 2,885 | ||
American Vanguard Corp. |
1,400 | 22 | ||
AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd., ADR |
16,000 | 753 | ||
AptarGroup, Inc. |
47,200 | 2,787 | ||
Arch Chemicals, Inc. |
61,300 | 2,042 | ||
Bowater, Inc. |
13,800 | 311 | ||
Carpenter Technology Corp. |
28,700 | 2,942 | ||
Chesapeake Corp. |
23,100 | 393 | ||
Deltic Timber Corp. |
40,600 | 2,265 | ||
*Domtar, Inc. |
75,000 | 633 | ||
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. |
56,600 | 2,437 | ||
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. |
84,300 | 1,982 | ||
Innospec, Inc. |
51,300 | 2,388 | ||
International Paper Co. |
30,900 | 1,054 | ||
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. |
23,700 | 510 | ||
MacDermid, Inc. |
11,400 | 389 | ||
MeadWestvaco Corp. |
7,000 | 210 | ||
*Meridian Gold, Inc. |
53,700 | 1,492 | ||
Metal Management, Inc. |
68,300 | 2,585 | ||
Myers Industries, Inc. |
82,400 | 1,290 | ||
*Nalco Holding Co. |
52,100 | 1,066 | ||
*Symyx Technologies, Inc. |
52,800 | 1,140 | ||
Wausau Paper Corp. |
99,100 | 1,486 | ||
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
6,800 | 480 | ||
Total |
33,542 | |||
Common Stocks (95.3%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Other Holdings (0.6%) |
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Russell 2000 Value Index |
23,400 | 1,872 | ||
Total |
1,872 | |||
Telecommunication Services (0.2%) |
||||
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. |
5,600 | 304 | ||
*Wireless Facilities, Inc. |
169,600 | 484 | ||
Total |
788 | |||
Utilities (4.2%) |
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Black Hills Corp. |
57,300 | 2,117 | ||
Cleco Corp. |
80,100 | 2,021 | ||
Duke Energy Corp. |
21,000 | 697 | ||
*Dynegy, Inc. — Class A |
74,800 | 542 | ||
*El Paso Electric Co. |
76,800 | 1,872 | ||
Energy East Corp. |
10,300 | 255 | ||
*Mirant Corp. |
15,000 | 474 | ||
NiSource, Inc. |
18,900 | 455 | ||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
18,300 | 928 | ||
Southwest Gas Corp. |
55,200 | 2,117 | ||
TECO Energy, Inc. |
60,800 | 1,048 | ||
Vectren Corp. |
39,300 | 1,111 | ||
Total |
13,637 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
309,985 | |||
Convertible Corporate Bonds (0.2%) |
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Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus (0.2%) |
||||
Lucent Technologies, 2.75%, 8/1/31 |
494,000 | 558 | ||
Total Convertible Corporate Bonds |
558 | |||
Preferred Stocks (0.1%) | ||||
Consumer Discretionary (0.1%) |
||||
General Motors Corp. |
7,600 | 192 | ||
Total |
192 | |||
Industrials (0.0%) |
||||
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. |
600 | 197 | ||
Total |
197 | |||
Total Preferred Stocks |
389 | |||
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T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio
Money Market Investments (4.8%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) |
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Other Holdings (4.8%) |
|||||
Reserve Investment Fund |
15,459,547 | 15,460 | |||
Total Money Market Investments |
15,460 | ||||
Total Investments (100.4%) |
326,392 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-0.4%) |
(1,419 | ) | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
324,973 | ||||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American
Depositary Receipt.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $248,988 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $77,404 which is comprised of $84,031 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $6,627 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation. |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital. |
Strive for the highest possible rate of capital appreciation by investing in small and mid-sized companies with potential for above-average growth. | $1.2 billion |
The Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) primarily in stocks of small and mid-sized companies selected for their above-average growth potential giving consideration to factors such as, for example, company management, growth rate of revenue and earnings, opportunities for margin expansion and strong financial characteristics.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the S&P MidCap 400® Index returned 10.32% and the Russell Midcap Growth Index returned 10.66%, both lagging the S&P 500® Index (a gauge of large-cap stock performance), which returned 15.79%, and the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, which returned 15.12%. Looking at performance by style, “value” stocks generally outperformed “growth” stocks in 2006. What’s more, mid-cap growth stocks, such as those in which the Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio invests, made up the weakest-performing segment of the U.S. stock market.
In that environment, the Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio returned 4.40% for the year ended December 31, 2006, underperforming the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400® Index and the Russell Midcap Growth Index. (These indices are unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and do not include expenses.) The Portfolio also underperformed its Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds peer group, which had an average return of 8.66%.
Among the biggest detractors from the Portfolio’s performance were shares in the Health Care and Energy sectors. On a positive note, Information Technology shares contributed most to returns.
The portfolio’s underperformance in 2006 was largely the result of holdings in the Health Care sector. The Portfolio’s return was negatively impacted by our positioning and stock selection among Medical Device Makers, Biotechnology firms, and Health Care Providers. The leading detractor in the Health Care space was Biotech firm Neurocrine Biosciences. In May 2006, it received an unfavorable FDA decision on its new sleep drug, hurting its share price. We chose to eliminate this stock from the Portfolio in 2006. Another key detractor from performance was ResMed, a medical device firm hurt by worry over increasing competition and loss of market share in a leading product line.
Our Energy holdings also disappointed, as this segment was one of the key detractors from Portfolio performance. Exploration and Production firms tied to the North American natural gas market suffered as prices declined amid slack demand and rising inventories in 2006. Lower natural gas prices also negatively affected our holdings in the Oil, Gas, and Consumable Fuels Industry. CONSOL Energy, a leading coal and gas provider, suffered from lower energy prices and reduced demands for electricity. In comparison to the benchmark, we were underweight in Materials and Industrials which performed well in 2006. As a result, this detracted from performance.
The Portfolio’s top individual contributor to performance was a Financial Services firm serving the Energy market, IntercontinentalExchange, an energy exchange company benefiting from intense volatility and energy trading activity in 2006. The company enjoyed record trading volume and acquired the New York Board of Trade during the year.
Many other positive contributors were in the Information Technology sector, home to such leading contributors as ValueClick, VeriFone Holdings, ATI Technologies, and Alliance Data Systems, among others. Top-ten holding ValueClick, an Internet ad agency, benefited from an explosion of Internet traffic and transactions, as well as a shift of advertising spending away from traditional print and TV ads to the Internet. Another of the Portfolio’s biggest contributors was ATI Technologies. This maker of computer graphics chips for PCs and other electronic devices participated in a merger during the year with chip maker Advanced Micro Devices.
Looking ahead to 2007, we will continue to look for companies we believe are well managed, have solid growth in revenue and earnings and have strong financial characteristics. We believe this bottom-up investment approach based on holding the best individual stocks we can find is key as we seek to deliver solid performance over time. In addition, after a year of underperforming large- and small-company stocks, we believe relative valuations in the mid-cap space are more attractive and could present opportunities for the Portfolio.
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Average Annual Total Return | ||||||
For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio |
4.40% | 4.47% | 6.43% | |||
Russell Midcap Growth Index |
10.66% | 8.22% | 8.62% | |||
S&P MidCap 400 Index |
10.32% | 10.89% | 13.47% | |||
Mid Cap Growth Funds Lipper Average |
8.66% | 6.26% | 8.40% |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 12/31/96. Returns shown include deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
Stocks of smaller or newer companies, such as those held in this Portfolio, 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.
Since the Portfolio invests primarily in medium-capitalization (Mid-Cap) issues, the indices that best reflect the Portfolio’s performance is the S&P MidCap 400 Index and Russell Midcap Growth Index. The indices cannot be invested in directly and do not include sales charges.
The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000 Growth Index. As of December 31, 2006, the average market capitalization of the Russell Midcap Growth Index was approximately $8.409 billion; the median market capitalization was approximately $4.269 billion. The largest company in the Index had an approximate market capitalization of $21.427 billion and a smallest of $1.177 billion.
The Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index is a capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the mid-range sector of the U.S. stock market. As of December 31, 2006, the 400 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $2.7 billion and total market value of $1.2 trillion. The MidCap 400 represents approximately 5.5% of the market value of Compustat’s database of over 9,600 equities.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Mid Cap Growth Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) less than 300% of the dollar–weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Mid–cap growth funds typically have an above–average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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.
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Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio
Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,006.30 | $ | 2.61 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.30 | $ | 2.63 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.52%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (91.9%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (6.3%) |
||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A |
112,300 | 7,819 | ||
*Aeropostale, Inc. |
247,120 | 7,629 | ||
Choice Hotels International, Inc. |
43,500 | 1,831 | ||
*GameStop Corp. — Class A |
215,500 | 11,876 | ||
*Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A |
179,325 | 11,726 | ||
*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. |
406,360 | 13,028 | ||
Pool Corp. |
254,200 | 9,957 | ||
Station Casinos, Inc. |
80,900 | 6,607 | ||
*Urban Outfitters, Inc. |
159,600 | 3,676 | ||
Total |
74,149 | |||
Consumer Staples (0.7%) |
||||
*Herbalife, Ltd. |
209,100 | 8,397 | ||
Total |
8,397 | |||
Energy (7.7%) |
||||
*Cameron International Corp. |
322,900 | 17,130 | ||
ENSCO International, Inc. |
335,500 | 16,795 | ||
*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
225,200 | 13,778 | ||
*Newfield Exploration Co. |
401,000 | 18,426 | ||
Range Resources Corp. |
508,300 | 13,958 | ||
Smith International, Inc. |
270,300 | 11,101 | ||
Total |
91,188 | |||
Financials (15.6%) |
||||
Assured Guaranty, Ltd. |
347,785 | 9,251 | ||
Brown & Brown, Inc. |
599,100 | 16,901 | ||
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. |
58,300 | 29,717 | ||
The Colonial BancGroup, Inc. |
533,900 | 13,743 | ||
*IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. |
247,783 | 26,735 | ||
*Investment Technology Group, Inc. |
353,840 | 15,173 | ||
Investors Financial Services Corp. |
248,180 | 10,590 | ||
Legg Mason, Inc. |
63,870 | 6,071 | ||
SEI Investments Co. |
203,000 | 12,091 | ||
*SVB Financial Group |
229,600 | 10,704 | ||
*TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. |
842,600 | 13,633 | ||
Ventas, Inc. |
464,900 | 19,675 | ||
Total |
184,284 | |||
Health Care (17.4%) |
||||
Caremark Rx, Inc. |
269,134 | 15,370 | ||
*Celgene Corp. |
211,900 | 12,191 | ||
*Covance, Inc. |
280,500 | 16,524 | ||
*Cytyc Corp. |
220,000 | 6,226 | ||
*DaVita, Inc. |
511,200 | 29,078 | ||
*Express Scripts, Inc. |
122,400 | 8,764 | ||
*Gen-Probe, Inc. |
184,100 | 9,641 | ||
*Illumina, Inc. |
179,400 | 7,052 | ||
*Immucor, Inc. |
277,100 | 8,100 | ||
*Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
103,100 | 9,887 | ||
*Kyphon, Inc. |
213,720 | 8,634 | ||
Mentor Corp. |
263,600 | 12,882 |
Common Stocks (91.9%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Health Care continued |
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*ResMed, Inc. |
347,100 | 17,084 | ||
*Varian Medical Systems, Inc. |
239,800 | 11,407 | ||
*VCA Antech, Inc. |
804,600 | 25,901 | ||
*Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
160,238 | 6,895 | ||
Total |
205,636 | |||
Industrials (17.6%) |
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The Corporate Executive Board Co. |
173,620 | 15,226 | ||
*Corrections Corp. of America |
455,150 | 20,586 | ||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. |
227,060 | 9,196 | ||
Fastenal Co. |
285,980 | 10,261 | ||
Graco, Inc. |
395,100 | 15,654 | ||
Herman Miller, Inc. |
350,100 | 12,730 | ||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. |
397,900 | 8,264 | ||
Joy Global, Inc. |
365,700 | 17,678 | ||
Manitowoc Co., Inc. |
172,700 | 10,264 | ||
*Monster Worldwide, Inc. |
171,800 | 8,013 | ||
*Nutri/System, Inc. |
217,400 | 13,781 | ||
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. |
361,900 | 19,376 | ||
Robert Half International, Inc. |
508,300 | 18,868 | ||
*Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. |
219,000 | 7,330 | ||
*Stericycle, Inc. |
271,400 | 20,491 | ||
Total |
207,718 | |||
Information Technology (23.8%) |
||||
*Activision, Inc. |
1,132,810 | 19,530 | ||
*Alliance Data Systems Corp. |
311,000 | 19,428 | ||
*Altera Corp. |
192,300 | 3,784 | ||
Amphenol Corp. — Class A |
356,300 | 22,119 | ||
*Citrix Systems, Inc. |
202,000 | 5,464 | ||
*Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A |
286,800 | 22,129 | ||
*Digital River, Inc. |
273,500 | 15,259 | ||
*Euronet Worldwide, Inc. |
230,900 | 6,855 | ||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. |
293,700 | 16,588 | ||
Harris Corp. |
454,300 | 20,834 | ||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. |
171,820 | 4,218 | ||
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
159,180 | 7,919 | ||
*MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. |
325,900 | 12,756 | ||
Microchip Technology, Inc. |
501,495 | 16,399 | ||
*Micros Systems, Inc. |
45,000 | 2,372 | ||
*SRA International, Inc. — Class A |
292,380 | 7,818 | ||
*ValueClick, Inc. |
1,119,460 | 26,453 | ||
*VeriFone Holdings, Inc. |
766,400 | 27,132 | ||
*WebEx Communications, Inc. |
714,800 | 24,939 | ||
Total |
281,996 | |||
Materials (1.7%) |
||||
Praxair, Inc. |
342,240 | 20,305 | ||
Total |
20,305 | |||
Telecommunication Services (1.1%) |
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*NeuStar, Inc. — Class A |
415,500 | 13,479 | ||
Total |
13,479 | |||
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Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio
Common Stocks (91.9%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Utilities (0.0%) |
||||
*Dynegy, Inc. — Class A |
1,795 | 13 | ||
Total |
13 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
1,087,165 | |||
Money Market Investments (7.9%) | ||||
Autos (0.8%) |
||||
Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.32%, 1/17/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,976 | ||
Total |
9,976 | |||
Federal Government & Agencies (0.2%) |
||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., |
2,500,000 | 2,472 | ||
Total |
2,472 | |||
Finance Lessors (1.8%) |
||||
Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., |
10,000,000 | 9,991 | ||
Windmill Funding Corp., |
10,000,000 | 9,975 | ||
Total |
19,966 | |||
Finance Services (0.8%) |
||||
(b)Bryant Park Funding LLC, |
10,000,000 | 9,985 | ||
Total |
9,985 | |||
Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (0.8%) | ||||
(b)Park Avenue Receivables, |
10,000,000 | 9,956 | ||
Total |
9,956 | |||
National Commercial Banks (0.9%) |
||||
UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
11,100,000 | 11,098 | ||
Total |
11,098 | |||
Security Brokers and Dealers (0.8%) |
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(b)Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.26%, 1/29/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,959 | ||
Total |
9,959 | |||
Money Market Investments (7.9%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Short Term Business Credit (1.8%) |
||||
Old Line Funding Corp., |
10,000,000 | 9,976 | ||
Sheffield Receivables, |
10,000,000 | 9,978 | ||
Total |
19,954 | |||
Total Money Market Investments |
93,366 | |||
Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $1,056,657)(a) |
1,180,531 | |||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.2%) |
2,953 | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
1,183,484 | |||
* | Non-Income Producing |
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $1,059,137 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $121,394 which is comprised of $134,961 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $13,567 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) |
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Midcap 400 Index Futures (Long) |
62 | 3/07 | (540 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $25,690 ) |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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International Growth Portfolio
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital. | Invest in companies primarily outside the U.S. that have above-average growth potential. | $273 million |
The International Growth Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the securities of issuers from countries outside the U.S. selected for their attractive growth potential based on management’s assessment of a combination of solid fundamentals, attractive valuation and positive technical evaluation.
International equities, as measured by the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, and Far East) Index return of 26.86%, enjoyed another year of solid returns for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006. Many of the world’s developed markets produced a double-digit gain, except for Japan. In addition, based on the MSCI Emerging Market Index, emerging market stocks performed very well overall, though a sharp correction mid-year made for a bumpy ride. These results were helped by generally strong economic growth around the globe, despite high energy prices and rising interest rates. High commodity prices, however, benefit many emerging market economies rich in natural resources. As in the United States, value-oriented shares outperformed growth in many foreign markets in 2006. This made for a difficult environment for the International Growth Portfolio relative to the EAFE Index, because the Portfolio typically does not hold the value-oriented stocks that led the market. However, the Portfolio’s modest emerging market slice of 8.6% added to relative returns.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the International Growth Portfolio had a return of 21.48%, compared with the 26.86% return of the EAFE Index. (This Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and does not include expenses.) The Portfolio trailed the 24.61% average return of its peer group, the Lipper International Growth Funds.
The Portfolio experienced a reversal of fortune in 2006 with respect to its holdings in Japan and South Korea. These holdings were positive contributors in 2005, but contributed directly to relative underperformance in 2006. In addition, the stocks that limited the Portfolio’s relative return the most tended to be small, growth-oriented holdings.
It helped performance to be underweight in Japan, which was not only the worst-performing developed market for the year but also the only one to produce just a single digit gain. The Portfolio’s Japanese performance, however, suffered from poor stock selection, such as retailers Ryohin Keikaku and Shimamura. Chiyoda, an engineering and construction company, is a good example of a stock that turned in a disappointing 2006 performance after a stellar run in 2005. Chiyoda did well as energy prices rose in 2005 on orders for facilities involved in the production and processing of alternative sources of energy, predominantly LNG (liquefied natural gas). But as energy prices came down from their highs in 2006 and some major projects neared completion, investors worried about future profit projections.
In South Korea, two small Information Technology holdings, Humax, which was sold out of the Portfolio in June 2006, and Telechips, disappointed. Humax was affected by an unfavorable product mix shift toward lower-end digital set-top boxes. Telechips, which makes chips for MP3 players, was positioned to do well should competition to Apple’s popular iPod emerge; however, its performance disappointed for the year.
Looking at positive contributors to return, many of our holdings across Europe benefited from stock markets that offered returns of 25% or more. The Portfolio received sizable contributions to return from top-ten holdings Admiral Group, Telenor, and Anglo-Irish Bank Corp. Admiral is a UK insurance firm with a unique structure and route to market that is facilitating growth and market share gains. Telenor is a Norwegian telecommunications firm experiencing tremendous growth in emerging markets. The appeal of this stock was not just due to its attractive growth, but also because this stock was trading at a discount to other names in the sector with inferior growth rates. Anglo-Irish Bank, the Portfolio’s largest position, offers high growth rates not adequately reflected in its share price. The company benefited from the rapid growth of the Irish economy, as well as penetration into U.K. and U.S. markets.
Other significant contributors of note included many German companies, including Schwarz Pharma, K + S Group, and Deutz, among others. Schwarz Pharma is a drug manufacturer that received an attractive takeout bid during the year. K + S Group is a leading potash supplier that benefited from strong pricing trends because of supply/demand imbalances, at least partly due to production disruptions elsewhere. Finally, Deutz returned more than 135% during the year, helped by surging demand for the company’s compact diesel engines.
Looking ahead, as bottom-up investors, we remain committed to our process of building a portfolio of non-U.S. securities selected for their attractive growth potential, based on our assessment of a combination of fundamentals, valuations, and technical analysis. We believe that owning such companies is key to seeking long-term capital appreciation for the Portfolio. Therefore we will pursue what we believe to be the most attractive investing opportunities we find, regardless of sector or foreign country.
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Average Annual Total Return | ||||||
For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||
International Growth Portfolio |
21.48% | 16.26% | 12.84% | |||
Morgan Stanley EAFE Index (Gross) |
26.86% | 15.43% | 12.80% | |||
International Growth Funds Lipper Average |
24.61% | 14.12% | - |
*Inception | date of 7/31/01 |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 7/31/01 (commencement of the Portfolio’s operations). Returns shown reflect fee waivers, deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
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.
As depicted in the graph, the International Growth Portfolio is compared against the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE (“Europe-Australasia-Far East”) Index. The MSCI EAFE® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The objective of the Index is to reflect the movements of stock markets in these countries by representing an unmanaged (indexed) portfolio within each country. The Index is constructed so that companies chosen represent about 60% of market capitalization in each market; industry composition of the market is reflected; and a cross section of large, medium, and small capitalization stocks are included, taking into account liquidity concerns. The Index is calculated in U.S. dollars on a total return basis, which includes reinvestment of gross dividends before deduction of withholding taxes. The Index cannot be invested in directly and does not include administrative expenses or sales charges.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) International Growth Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies strictly outside of the U.S. Growth funds typically have an above–average price–to–cash flow ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value compared to the S&P/Citigroup World ex–U.S. BMI. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses During Period 2006 to | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,155.00 | $ | 4.63 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.60 | $ | 4.34 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.86%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Foreign Common Stocks (96.7%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Consumer Discretionary (12.2%) | ||||||
Burberry Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 208,640 | 2,637 | |||
Esprit Holdings, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 192,500 | 2,154 | |||
*Fiat SPA |
Italy | 163,745 | 3,130 | |||
*Focus Media Holdings, Ltd. |
China | 12,800 | 850 | |||
Hugo Boss AG |
Germany | 39,430 | 2,026 | |||
Inditex SA |
Spain | 59,590 | 3,210 | |||
Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 111,359 | 2,752 | |||
*Kuoni Reisen Holding |
Switzerland | 2,685 | 1,437 | |||
Nokian Renkaat Corp. |
Finland | 66,965 | 1,372 | |||
Point, Inc. |
Japan | 21,780 | 1,431 | |||
PPR SA |
France | 15,680 | 2,343 | |||
*Rezidor Hotel Group AB |
Sweden | 20,735 | 179 | |||
Societe Television Francaise 1 SA |
France | 63,895 | 2,371 | |||
Sol Melia SA |
Spain | 119,770 | 2,373 | |||
Toyota Motor Corp. |
Japan | 41,000 | 2,742 | |||
*Urbi Desarollos Urbanos SA |
Mexico | 661,780 | 2,389 | |||
Total |
33,396 | |||||
Consumer Staples (9.9%) | ||||||
Alimentation Couche Tard, Inc. |
Canada | 29,940 | 651 | |||
*Barry Callebaut AG |
Switzerland | 3,285 | 1,658 | |||
C&C Group PLC |
Ireland | 146,480 | 2,601 | |||
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA |
Greece | 48,575 | 1,898 | |||
*Cosan SA Industria e Comercio |
Brazil | 61,300 | 1,283 | |||
Davide Campari-Milano SPA |
Italy | 147,515 | 1,462 | |||
Heineken NV |
Netherlands | 41,595 | 1,978 | |||
Iaws Group PLC |
Ireland | 91,100 | 2,333 | |||
Natura Cosmetico SA |
Brazil | 165,150 | 2,331 | |||
Reckitt Benckiser PLC |
United Kingdom | 49,520 | 2,263 | |||
Tesco PLC |
United Kingdom | 312,845 | 2,478 | |||
Wal-Mart De Mexico SA de CV |
Mexico | 718,270 | 3,160 | |||
Woolworths, Ltd. |
Australia | 152,840 | 2,883 | |||
Total |
26,979 | |||||
Foreign Common Stocks (96.7%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Energy (2.6%) | ||||||
*Aker Drilling ASA |
Norway | 25,395 | 156 | |||
BG Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 77,230 | 1,048 | |||
*Pertra ASA |
Norway | 10,690 | 111 | |||
*Petroleum Geo-Services ASA |
Norway | 92,340 | 2,171 | |||
Tenaris SA, ADR |
Italy | 32,050 | 1,599 | |||
*TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA |
Norway | 100,500 | 2,079 | |||
Total |
7,164 | |||||
Financials (21.5%) | ||||||
Admiral Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 162,105 | 3,489 | |||
Allianz SE |
Germany | 14,530 | 2,968 | |||
Allied Irish Banks PLC |
Ireland | 84,185 | 2,500 | |||
Alpha Bank AE |
Greece | 43,695 | 1,321 | |||
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC |
Ireland | 234,439 | 4,863 | |||
Ardepro Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 6,384 | 2,100 | |||
Azimut Holding SPA |
Italy | 182,285 | 2,440 | |||
Banca Italease SPA |
Italy | 9,500 | 554 | |||
Banca Popolare di Milano |
Italy | 74,370 | 1,291 | |||
*Banco Espanol de Credito SA |
Spain | 100,365 | 2,220 | |||
BNP Paribas SA |
France | 7,945 | 867 | |||
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 2,107,000 | 2,823 | |||
Credit Suisse Group |
Switzerland | 40,780 | 2,853 | |||
Erste Bank Der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG |
Austria | 39,535 | 3,032 | |||
Fondiaria-Sai SPA |
Italy | 34,810 | 1,665 | |||
Hypo Real Estate Holding AG |
Germany | 19,635 | 1,237 | |||
IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG |
Germany | 50,200 | 1,957 | |||
ING Groep NV |
Netherlands | 39,025 | 1,730 | |||
Kenedix, Inc. |
Japan | 373 | 1,683 | |||
Korean Reinsurance Co. |
Korea | 84,470 | 1,154 | |||
Manulife Financial Corp. |
Canada | 50,725 | 1,714 | |||
*NorGani Hotels ASA |
Norway | 61,753 | 728 | |||
Northern Rock PLC |
United Kingdom | 78,555 | 1,812 | |||
Piraeus Bank SA |
Greece | 64,560 | 2,081 | |||
Swiss Life Holding |
Switzerland | 7,790 | 1,951 |
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Foreign Common Stocks (96.7%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Financials continued | ||||||
*TAG Tegernsee Immobilien Und Beteiligungs AG |
Germany | 112,675 | 1,374 | |||
The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
Canada | 25,040 | 1,497 | |||
UBS AG |
Switzerland | 38,450 | 2,320 | |||
Unicredito Italiano SPA |
Italy | 284,450 | 2,493 | |||
Total |
58,717 | |||||
Health Care (7.2%) | ||||||
CSL, Ltd. |
Australia | 42,360 | 2,186 | |||
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 29,300 | 916 | |||
Elekta AB |
Sweden | 113,130 | 2,384 | |||
*Neurochem, Inc. |
Canada | 42,325 | 909 | |||
Nobel Biocare Holding AG |
Switzerland | 9,175 | 2,712 | |||
Roche Holding AG |
Switzerland | 9,345 | 1,676 | |||
Shire PLC, ADR |
United Kingdom | 43,495 | 2,685 | |||
Stada Arzneimittel AG |
Germany | 37,140 | 2,130 | |||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 27,000 | 1,854 | |||
Terumo Corp. |
Japan | 55,500 | 2,183 | |||
Total |
19,635 | |||||
Industrials (20.8%) | ||||||
ABB, Ltd. |
Switzerland | 188,765 | 3,394 | |||
*Alstom |
France | 23,685 | 3,211 | |||
Assa Abloy AB |
Sweden | 108,900 | 2,370 | |||
Atlas Copco AB |
Sweden | 71,955 | 2,417 | |||
Cae, Inc. |
Canada | 250,440 | 2,309 | |||
Capita Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 207,825 | 2,470 | |||
Chiyoda Corp. |
Japan | 50,000 | 979 | |||
Cia De Concessoes Rodovia |
Brazil | 195,260 | 2,637 | |||
*Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. |
Korea | 47,240 | 1,483 | |||
*Deutz AG |
Germany | 74,958 | 994 | |||
FLSmidth & Co. A/S |
Denmark | 11,535 | 733 | |||
*Geo ASA |
Norway | 95,105 | 877 | |||
*Grafton Group PLC |
Ireland | 146,745 | 2,450 | |||
Hopewell Holdings |
Hong Kong | 588,000 | 2,064 | |||
Intrum Justitia AB |
Sweden | 29,900 | 388 | |||
Kitz Corp. |
Japan | 207,000 | 1,736 | |||
Koninklijke BAM Groep NV |
Netherlands | 44,965 | 872 | |||
Kuehne & Nagel International AG |
Switzerland | 22,295 | 1,622 | |||
Metso Corp. |
Finland | 52,295 | 2,640 | |||
Michael Page International PLC |
United Kingdom | 334,680 | 2,964 |
Foreign Common Stocks (96.7%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Industrials continued | ||||||
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG |
Germany | 48,525 | 2,271 | |||
PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk |
Indonesia | 9,891,500 | 1,914 | |||
Sembcorp Marine, Ltd. |
Singapore | 866,000 | 1,920 | |||
SGS SA |
Switzerland | 2,080 | 2,318 | |||
*Thielert AG |
Germany | 41,290 | 970 | |||
Tianjin Development Holdings, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 1,658,000 | 1,177 | |||
TNT NV |
Netherlands | 56,465 | 2,428 | |||
Topix ETF |
Japan | 148,500 | 2,121 | |||
Vinci SA |
France | 23,525 | 3,006 | |||
Total |
56,735 | |||||
Information Technology (11.3%) | ||||||
Autonomy Corp. PLC |
United Kingdom | 67,550 | 677 | |||
Cap Gemini SA |
France | 33,580 | 2,108 | |||
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA |
Belgium | 8,430 | 487 | |||
*Gresham Computing PLC |
United Kingdom | 186,275 | 540 | |||
Hoya Corp. |
Japan | 60,600 | 2,363 | |||
*Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. |
Korea | 41,110 | 1,611 | |||
Ibiden Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 51,100 | 2,576 | |||
Infosys Technologies, Ltd. |
India | 65,645 | 3,323 | |||
Kontron AG |
Germany | 170,000 | 2,468 | |||
Neopost SA |
France | 20,250 | 2,543 | |||
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 77,000 | 1,618 | |||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
Korea | 1,690 | 1,114 | |||
Star Micronics Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 119,100 | 2,377 | |||
*Telechips, Inc. |
Korea | 45,632 | 932 | |||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson |
Sweden | 555,315 | 2,243 | |||
*Temenos Group AG |
Switzerland | 104,375 | 1,769 | |||
Vtech Holdings, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 316,000 | 1,958 | |||
Total |
30,707 | |||||
Materials (6.9%) | ||||||
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR |
Brazil | 83,900 | 2,495 | |||
*Crew Minerals ASA |
Norway | 223,710 | 402 | |||
CRH PLC |
Ireland | 56,075 | 2,338 | |||
*Gammon Lake Resources, Inc. |
Canada | 100,835 | 1,643 | |||
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC |
United Kingdom | 234,940 | 2,079 | |||
K+S AG |
Germany | 26,210 | 2,844 |
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Foreign Common Stocks (96.7%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) |
||||
Materials continued |
| ||||||
Newcrest Mining, Ltd. |
Australia | 86,745 | 1,804 | ||||
Sumitomo Titanium Corp. |
Japan | 21,400 | 2,393 | ||||
*Syngenta AG |
Switzerland | 15,055 | 2,801 | ||||
Total |
18,799 | ||||||
Telecommunication Services (1.5%) |
| ||||||
*Mobilcom AG |
Germany | 16,600 | 484 | ||||
Telenor ASA |
Norway | 189,570 | 3,565 | ||||
Total |
4,049 | ||||||
Utilities (2.8%) |
| ||||||
Cez |
Czech Republic | 51,405 | 2,360 | ||||
Red Electrica de Espana |
Spain | 50,675 | 2,173 | ||||
RWE AG |
Germany | 28,435 | 3,135 | ||||
Total |
7,668 | ||||||
Total Foreign Common Stocks |
263,849 | ||||||
Money Market Investments (3.7%) | |||||||
Federal Government and Agencies (3.4%) |
| ||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.14%, 1/10/07 |
United States | 7,100,000 | 7,091 | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.12%, 1/19/07 |
United States | 2,300,000 | 2,294 | ||||
Total |
9,385 | ||||||
National Commercial Banks (0.3%) |
| ||||||
UBS Finance LLC, 5.25%, 1/2/07 |
800 | 800 | |||||
Total Money Market Investments |
10,185 | ||||||
Total Investments (100.4%) |
274,034 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-0.4%) |
(1,152 | ) | |||||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
272,882 | ||||||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depositary Receipt.
a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $219,248 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $54,786 which is comprised of $56,593 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $1,807 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation. |
Investment Percentage by Country is based on Net Assets:
Japan |
10.7% | |
United Kingdom |
10.2% | |
Switzerland |
9.7% | |
Germany |
9.1% | |
Ireland |
6.3% | |
France |
6.0% | |
Other |
48.0% | |
Total |
100.0% | |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital. | Participate in the growth of foreign economies by investing in securities with high long-term earnings potential relative to current market values. | $1.6 billion |
The Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities with at least 65% of its net assets in securities of issuers from a minimum of three countries outside the U.S. that management believes are undervalued based on such measures as, for example, company book or asset values, earnings, cash flows and business franchises.
International equities enjoyed another year of solid returns in 2006, when every one of the world’s developed markets produced a double-digit gain, save Japan. In addition, based on the MSCI Emerging Market Index, emerging market shares performed well overall, though a sharp mid-year correction made for a bumpy ride. These results were helped by generally strong economic growth around the globe, despite higher energy prices and interest rates. It is worth pointing out, though, that higher energy and commodity prices benefit many emerging market economies rich in natural resources. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, and Far East) Index returned 26.86%. (The Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and does not include expenses.) As in the United States, value-oriented shares outperformed growth stocks in foreign markets in 2006. This environment was positive for the International Equity Portfolio, which tends to hold value stocks, with a total return of 30.90%. The average return for the Portfolio’s peer group, the Lipper International Value Funds, was 26.89% for the year.
Positions in Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Telecommunication Services, among other sectors, drove the Portfolio’s outperformance of the EAFE Index. However, the Portfolio’s return was negatively impacted relative to its benchmark due to our positioning in the Financials and Materials sectors. From a country perspective, a significant underweight and good stock selection in Japan were the primary contributors to relative return — less than 10% of Portfolio assets were invested in Japanese firms at year-end, versus an almost 25% weighting for the Index. That marked a significant turnaround from 2005, when our underweight there limited relative results.
The Industrials sector was home to many of the largest contributors to the Portfolio’s performance on an absolute basis and relative to its benchmark. Vestas Windsystems, KCI Konecranes, Atlas Copco, and British Airways head a list of Portfolio companies that benefited from the strength in the global economy and greater demand for their products. Vestas, which was the Portfolio’s number-one contributor for the year, is an alternative energy provider. Higher energy prices helped make its products a more attractive alternative to traditional fossil fuels.
Among Consumer Discretionary and Energy shares, good stock selection helped the Portfolio’s holdings relative to the Index. A significant overweight position and good stock selection in Telecommunication Services were additional sources of outperformance. Norwegian telecom firm Telenor was the number-two contributor to performance for the year. This stock was appealing because it carried an attractive valuation and enjoyed a growing global market for its products, particularly among emerging market economies.
In terms of detractors, our positioning among Financials limited the Portfolio’s relative performance. We were underweight in this winning sector, and our stocks underperformed slightly (27% versus 29% for the benchmark). Our largest detractor in this space was South Korean firm Kookmin Bank, where we liked the stock’s valuation and growth prospects. Unfortunately, it was weighed down by factors that affected many South Korean and Japanese holdings, including worries about the pace of economic growth and tension around North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. In Materials, it helped to be overweight this sector, but our stock selection disappointed. The leading detractor was Alumina, a metals and mining firm that issued poor results because of higher-than-expected costs.
Looking ahead, we continue to see opportunity in companies within the Industrials and Telecommunication Services sectors, which were our largest overweight positions relative to the benchmark at year-end. We view many firms in these sectors as likely beneficiaries of continued strong global growth. At the same time, we continue to underweight Financials because of valuation concerns among companies in the sector. In addition, Financials make up 30% of our Index and we are reluctant to concentrate the Portfolio so heavily in a single sector.
That said, we are fundamental, bottom-up managers, and will go wherever we find attractive stocks trading at a discount to our estimate of their worth. What’s more, we have a long-term focus, which allows us to wait patiently for the opportunity to purchase stocks at bargain levels. We believe these elements of value, patience, and bottom-up stock selection are critical to successful long-term investing.
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Average Annual Total Return | ||||||
For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio |
30.90% | 15.11% | 9.57% | |||
Morgan Stanley EAFE Index (Gross) |
26.86% | 15.43% | 8.06% | |||
International Value Funds Lipper Average |
26.89% | 16.13% | 9.59% |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 12/31/96. Returns shown include deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
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.
As depicted in the graph, the Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio is compared against the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE (“Europe- Australasia-Far East”) Index. The MSCI EAFE® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. & Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The objective of the Index is to reflect the movements of stock markets in these countries by representing an unmanaged (indexed) portfolio within each country. The Index is constructed so that companies chosen represent about 60% of market capitalization in each market; industry composition of the market is reflected; and a cross section of large, medium, and small capitalization stocks are included, taking into account liquidity concerns. The Index is calculated in U.S. dollars on a total return basis, which includes reinvestment of gross dividends before deduction of withholding taxes. The Index cannot be invested in directly and does not include administrative expenses or sales charges.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) International Value Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies strictly outside of the U.S. Value funds typically have a below–average price–to–cash flow ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value compared to the S&P/Citigroup World ex–U.S. BMI. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Allocation is based on percentage of equities.
Allocation and Top 10 Holdings is subject to change.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,176.00 | $ | 3.81 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.40 | $ | 3.54 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.71%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Foreign Common Stock (96.2%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Consumer Discretionary (14.0%) | ||||||
Accor SA |
France | 173,000 | 13,405 | |||
Agfa-Gevaert NV |
Belgium | 291,272 | 7,444 | |||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
Germany | 251,100 | 14,422 | |||
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 1,225,270 | 12,523 | |||
Burberry Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 738,190 | 9,330 | |||
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin |
France | 260,200 | 24,902 | |||
Compass Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 2,915,350 | 16,554 | |||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. |
Japan | 159,300 | 6,546 | |||
GKN PLC |
United Kingdom | 2,091,540 | 11,385 | |||
Kingfisher PLC |
United Kingdom | 1,484,070 | 6,930 | |||
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV |
Netherlands | 449,135 | 16,939 | |||
Mediaset SPA |
Italy | 644,210 | 7,645 | |||
Pearson PLC |
United Kingdom | 697,770 | 10,540 | |||
Reed Elsevier NV |
Netherlands | 645,340 | 11,006 | |||
Securitas Direct AB — Class B |
Sweden | 652,300 | 2,068 | |||
Sony Corp. |
Japan | 323,400 | 13,859 | |||
Thomson |
France | 1,088,780 | 21,286 | |||
Valeo SA |
France | 135,280 | 5,631 | |||
Wolters Kluwer NV |
Netherlands | 166,630 | 4,793 | |||
Total |
217,208 | |||||
Consumer Staples (2.7%) | ||||||
Alliance Boots PLC |
United Kingdom | 462,082 | 7,577 | |||
Cadbury Schweppes PLC |
United Kingdom | 1,086,340 | 11,624 | |||
Nestle SA |
Switzerland | 38,980 | 13,853 | |||
Unilever PLC |
United Kingdom | 348,295 | 9,738 | |||
Total |
42,792 | |||||
Energy (6.2%) | ||||||
BP PLC |
United Kingdom | 1,037,940 | 11,533 | |||
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. |
China | 7,378,000 | 17,757 | |||
ENI SPA |
Italy | 414,535 | 13,943 | |||
Repsol YPF SA |
Spain | 493,680 | 17,074 | |||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC — Class B |
United Kingdom | 410,435 | 14,385 | |||
SBM Offshore NV |
Netherlands | 451,200 | 15,516 | |||
Total SA |
France | 84,728 | 6,112 | |||
Total |
96,320 | |||||
Foreign Common Stock (96.2%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Financials (18.8%) | ||||||
ACE, Ltd. |
Bermuda | 234,580 | 14,209 | |||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. |
Australia | 89,588 | 1,995 | |||
AXA |
France | 512,174 | 20,736 | |||
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA |
Spain | 906,009 | 16,911 | |||
Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 1,035,000 | 12,754 | |||
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. |
Singapore | 1,192,000 | 17,564 | |||
HSBC Holdings PLC |
United Kingdom | 903,737 | 16,557 | |||
ING Groep NV |
Netherlands | 436,000 | 19,332 | |||
*Kookmin Bank |
South Korea | 226,500 | 18,242 | |||
Lloyds TSB Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 1,165,150 | 13,038 | |||
National Australia Bank, Ltd. |
Australia | 514,532 | 16,408 | |||
Nomura Holdings, Inc. |
Japan | 332,400 | 6,271 | |||
Nordea Bank AB — FDR |
Sweden | 1,651,590 | 25,551 | |||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 605,560 | 23,631 | |||
Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc. |
Japan | 1,103,000 | 13,486 | |||
Standard Chartered PLC |
United Kingdom | 370,360 | 10,819 | |||
Swire Pacific, Ltd. — Class A |
Hong Kong | 1,276,500 | 13,769 | |||
Swiss Re |
Switzerland | 180,212 | 15,322 | |||
Unicredito Italiano SPA |
Italy | 860,800 | 7,545 | |||
XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A |
Bermuda | 94,850 | 6,831 | |||
Total |
290,971 | |||||
Health Care (5.8%) | ||||||
Celesio AG |
Germany | 261,230 | 14,014 | |||
*CK Life Sciences International Holdings, Inc. |
Hong Kong | 44,991 | 4 | |||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC |
United Kingdom | 621,430 | 16,353 | |||
Olympus Corp. |
Japan | 236,500 | 7,433 | |||
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 94,800 | 5,003 | |||
Sanofi-Aventis |
France | 164,625 | 15,201 | |||
Shire PLC |
United Kingdom | 878,760 | 18,221 |
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Foreign Common Stock (96.2%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Health Care continued | ||||||
Symbion Health, Ltd. |
Australia | 10 | 0 | |||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 208,500 | 14,314 | |||
Total |
90,543 | |||||
Industrials (15.0%) | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB — Class A |
Sweden | 665,280 | 22,351 | |||
BAE Systems PLC |
United Kingdom | 3,411,020 | 28,434 | |||
*British Airways PLC |
United Kingdom | 1,228,800 | 12,692 | |||
Deutsche Post AG |
Germany | 602,100 | 18,153 | |||
East Japan Railway Co. |
Japan | 876 | 5,852 | |||
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA, ADR |
Brazil | 259,710 | 10,760 | |||
Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 1,826,000 | 18,546 | |||
Qantas Airways, Ltd. |
Australia | 2,552,550 | 10,518 | |||
Rentokil Initial PLC |
United Kingdom | 2,672,940 | 8,675 | |||
Rolls-Royce Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 1,916,900 | 16,806 | |||
Rolls-Royce Group PLC — Class B |
United Kingdom | 70,353,533 | 138 | |||
Securitas AB — Class B |
Sweden | 652,300 | 10,124 | |||
*Securitas Systems AB — Class B |
Sweden | 652,300 | 2,639 | |||
Siemens AG, ADR |
Germany | 199,230 | 19,634 | |||
Smiths Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 480,490 | 9,328 | |||
*Vestas Wind Systems A/S |
Denmark | 600,180 | 25,366 | |||
Volvo AB — Class B |
Sweden | 199,840 | 13,764 | |||
Total |
233,780 | |||||
Information Technology (7.4%) | ||||||
*Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. |
Israel | 387,430 | 8,492 | |||
Compal Electronics, Inc. |
Taiwan | 5,975,495 | 5,327 | |||
Hitachi, Ltd. |
Japan | 1,198,000 | 7,470 | |||
*Infineon Technologies AG |
Germany | 1,122,690 | 15,828 |
Foreign Common Stock (96.2%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Information Technology continued | ||||||
Lite-On Technology Corp. |
Taiwan | 4,895,950 | 6,619 | |||
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 147,600 | 8,781 | |||
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 64,600 | 16,774 | |||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
South Korea | 46,140 | 30,412 | |||
Toshiba Corp. |
Japan | 2,350,000 | 15,304 | |||
Total |
115,007 | |||||
Materials (7.8%) | ||||||
Akzo Nobel NV |
Netherlands | 234,050 | 14,277 | |||
Alcan, Inc. |
Canada | 255,260 | 12,429 | |||
Alumina, Ltd. |
Australia | 1,908,930 | 9,553 | |||
BASF AG |
Germany | 166,900 | 16,270 | |||
BHP Billiton, Ltd. |
Australia | 565,160 | 11,287 | |||
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR |
Brazil | 440,500 | 11,563 | |||
*Domtar, Inc. |
Canada | 1,006,610 | 8,502 | |||
Norske Skogindustrier ASA |
Norway | 978,371 | 16,869 | |||
Stora Enso OYJ — Class R |
Finland | 658,140 | 10,425 | |||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ |
Finland | 394,760 | 9,963 | |||
Total |
121,138 | |||||
Telecommunication Services (11.7%) | ||||||
BCE Inc. |
Canada | 394,282 | 10,617 | |||
China Telecom Corp., Ltd. |
China | 17,338,000 | 9,496 | |||
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR |
Taiwan | 301,430 | 5,947 | |||
France Telecom SA |
France | 756,770 | 20,929 | |||
KT Corp., ADR |
South Korea | 385,100 | 9,762 | |||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
Japan | 1,930 | 9,504 | |||
Portugal Telecom SGPS SA |
Portugal | 632,670 | 8,218 | |||
SK Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR |
South Korea | 322,890 | 8,550 | |||
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA, ADR |
Brazil | 1,006,600 | 15,018 | |||
Telefonica SA, ADR |
Spain | 395,838 | 25,234 | |||
Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV, ADR |
Mexico | 514,688 | 14,545 |
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Foreign Common Stock (96.2%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Telecommunication Services continued | ||||||
Telenor ASA |
Norway | 1,208,610 | 22,727 | |||
Vodafone Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 8,017,483 | 22,213 | |||
Total |
182,760 | |||||
Utilities (6.8%) | ||||||
E.ON AG |
Germany | 146,700 | 19,914 | |||
Electricite de France |
France | 258,050 | 18,803 | |||
Endesa SA |
Spain | 139,610 | 6,603 | |||
Hongkong Electric Holdings, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 1,549,500 | 7,560 | |||
Iberdrola SA |
Spain | 170,560 | 7,457 | |||
*Korea Electric Power Corp. |
South Korea | 365,650 | 16,670 | |||
National Grid PLC |
United Kingdom | 666,512 | 9,618 | |||
Suez SA |
France | 383,320 | 19,850 | |||
Total |
106,475 | |||||
Total Foreign Common Stock |
1,496,994 | |||||
Money Market Investment (3.6%) | ||||||
Autos (0.7%) | ||||||
Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.27%, 1/4/07 |
United States | 10,000,000 | 9,996 | |||
Total |
9,996 | |||||
Finance Lessors (0.6%) | ||||||
Thunder Bay Funding LLC, 5.31%, 1/22/07 |
United States | 10,000,000 | 9,969 | |||
Total |
9,969 | |||||
Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (0.7%) | ||||||
Park Avenue Receivable, 5.26%, 1/3/07 |
United States | 10,000,000 | 9,997 | |||
Total |
9,997 | |||||
National Commercial Banks (0.4%) | ||||||
UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
United States | 6,700,000 | 6,699 | |||
Total |
6,699 | |||||
Money Market Investment (3.6%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Security Brokers and Dealers (0.6%) | ||||||
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.26%, 1/29/07 |
United States | 10,000,000 | 9,959 | |||
Total |
9,959 | |||||
Short Term Business Credit (0.6%) |
||||||
Sheffield Receivables, 5.31%, 1/16/07 |
United States | 10,000,000 | 9,978 | |||
Total |
9,978 | |||||
Total Money Market Investment |
56,598 | |||||
Total Investments (99.8%) |
1,553,592 | |||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.2%) |
2,638 | |||||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
1,556,230 | |||||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American Depositary Receipt.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $996,264 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $557,328 which is comprised of $567,398 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $10,070 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation. |
Investment Percentage by Country is based on Net Assets:
United Kingdom |
21.1% | |
France |
10.7% | |
Japan |
8.4% | |
Germany |
7.6% | |
South Korea |
5.4% | |
Netherlands |
5.3% | |
Other |
41.5% | |
Total |
100.00% | |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital; current income is a secondary objective. | Invest primarily in the equity securities of mid-sized companies that are believed to be undervalued in relation to their prospects for growth. | $131 million |
The AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital; current income is a secondary objective. The Portfolio seeks to achieve these objectives by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of companies with market capitalizations between $1 billion and $10 billion that are determined to be undervalued.
In 2006, smaller-cap stock returns were in line with earnings growth, with little or no expansion in price-earnings multiples. But within the smaller-cap market, there were large differences by sector that reflected anticipated swings in economic data. Companies with earnings sensitive to capital spending and technology saw their returns limited considerably despite above-average earnings growth as investors anticipated a drop in earnings owing to an economic slowdown. In contrast, sectors perceived as stable, such as the Consumer Staples and Utilities sectors of the Russell 2500 Index, enjoyed significant multiple expansion driven in part by above-average earnings growth.
Against this backdrop, the Portfolio generated strong absolute returns for the year ended December 31, 2006, when it was up 14.49%. That compared with the 14.39% average return of the Portfolio’s peer group, the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds. However, the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark, as the Russell 2500 Index returned 16.17%. Also, the Russell 2500 Value Index returned 20.18% for the year ended December 31, 2006. Stock selection was responsible for most of the underperformance and was a detractor across most sectors. The effect was more significant in Financials and Information Technology. Returns from the Portfolio’s Financials stocks were primarily hurt by an underweight in Real Estate Investment Trusts, which benefited from investors’ strong appetite for yield in the period. In Information Technology, the Portfolio’s holdings saw a number of stocks underperform after delivering lower-than-expected earnings reports. Consumer Discretionary stocks were contributors in the year as a number of the Portfolio’s holdings showed better-than-expected earnings growth from company-specific restructuring initiatives. As was the case in the fourth quarter, much of the issue with stock selection for 2006 related to currents in the broad market that created anomalies in the returns to quality and value characteristics.
The Portfolio was helped by an overweight in Producer Durables and Materials and Processing stocks. It was hurt by an overweight in Auto and Transportation stocks, which underperformed for the year in spite of a strong fourth quarter, and by an underweight in Utilities. Some of the year’s top individual contributors were Continental Airlines, Terex, and Jack in the Box. Some specific detractors from the Portfolio’s performance included Zoran, Celestica, and StanCorp Financial Group.
As value investors, we seek to profit from other people’s risk aversion — their willingness to pay a premium for investments with perceived certainty and their willingness to sell at bargain prices to avoid uncertainty. Thus, we seek to buy companies that have become cheap due to investor overreaction to depressed earnings or some other difficulty we think will prove transitory. We find these companies by balancing low valuations (measured by price-to-current earnings, revenues, book value and cash flow) against measures of corporate success (such as relative return on equity and price performance).
But in the last year, the returns for portfolios with these traits have been ineffective at best and perverse at worst. For example, based on the sectors of the Russell 2500 Index, companies with the most attractive price-to-earnings multiples only modestly outperformed more expensive ones versus a more robust historical outperformance. Further, companies with higher forecasted returns on equity underperformed in contrast to a significant historical outperformance. There are a variety of reasons for this, but the overriding theme has been a sense of complacency among investors driven by a broad-based small-cap profit cycle and significant global liquidity in search of returns. A closer examination of the small-cap profit recovery, however, suggests it may be reaching its zenith as many of its drivers, such as declining depreciation and interest expense, are now reversing themselves. It remains unclear when investor risk aversion will return, but a declining level of small-cap profit growth increases the likelihood that the market may be more conservative in how it values small-caps relative to larger companies. Further, such a shift could also highlight the quality of specific companies’ business models, some may see less profit erosion than others, and reintroduce wider value spreads between companies.
We have not changed our research and investment process over this period and continue to build portfolios we believe have the potential to generate strong returns in periods of risk aversion. Recently, as value spreads have narrowed, we find that larger and higher quality companies have become attractively valued. As a result, our small- and mid-cap portfolios have become more exposed to higher quality and larger firms over this period.
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Average Annual Total Return | ||||
For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||
1 Year | Since Inception* | |||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
14.49% | 19.25% | ||
Russell 2500 Index |
16.17% | 21.95% | ||
Russell 2500 Value Index |
20.18% | 23.97% | ||
Mid Cap Value Funds Lipper Average |
14.39% | - |
*Inception | date of 5/1/03 |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 5/1/03 (commencement of the Portfolio’s operations). Returns shown reflect fee waivers, deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
The Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represent approximately 98% of the investable US equity market. As of the latest reconstitution, the average market capitalization of companies in the Russell 3000 was approximately $5.1 billion; the median market capitalization was approximately $1.2 billion. Market capitalization of companies in the Index ranged from $368.5 billion to $218.4 million. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Russell 2500 Index represents approximately 20% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. As of the latest reconstitution, the average market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2500 was approximately $1.09 billion; the median market capitalization was approximately $814.6 million. The largest company in the Index had an approximate market capitalization of $4.9 billion.
The Russell 2500 Value Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 2500 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. As of December 31, 2006, the average market capitalization of companies in the Index was $2.521 billion; the median market capitalization was $869 million. The largest company in the Index had a market capitalization of $7.316 billion and a smallest of $92 million.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Mid Cap Value Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) less than 300% of the dollar–weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Mid–cap value funds typically have a below–average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
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.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,069.60 | $ | 4.66 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.40 | $ | 4.55 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.88%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (95.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (12.1%) |
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ArvinMeritor, Inc. |
105,500 | 1,923 | ||
*AutoNation, Inc. |
33,703 | 719 | ||
*Charming Shoppes, Inc. |
40,800 | 552 | ||
Furniture Brands International, Inc. |
60,100 | 975 | ||
*Jack in the Box, Inc. |
26,000 | 1,587 | ||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. |
27,400 | 1,191 | ||
*Office Depot, Inc. |
21,400 | 817 | ||
*Papa John’s International, Inc. |
46,300 | 1,343 | ||
*Payless ShoeSource, Inc. |
42,100 | 1,382 | ||
The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. |
39,600 | 661 | ||
Saks, Inc. |
89,400 | 1,593 | ||
*TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. |
54,100 | 1,400 | ||
*Vail Resorts, Inc. |
14,000 | 627 | ||
VF Corp. |
13,900 | 1,141 | ||
Total |
15,911 | |||
Consumer Staples (5.7%) |
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Corn Products International, Inc. |
27,000 | 933 | ||
Longs Drug Stores Corp. |
26,400 | 1,119 | ||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. — Class B |
23,000 | 1,758 | ||
*Performance Food Group Co. |
55,900 | 1,545 | ||
Universal Corp. |
43,000 | 2,107 | ||
Total |
7,462 | |||
Energy (2.3%) |
||||
*Hanover Compressor Co. |
76,800 | 1,451 | ||
*Plains Exploration & Production Co. |
13,700 | 651 | ||
Rowan Companies, Inc. |
16,700 | 554 | ||
*Todco |
12,200 | 417 | ||
Total |
3,073 | |||
Financials (24.5%) |
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A.G. Edwards, Inc. |
20,500 | 1,297 | ||
*Arch Capital Group, Ltd. |
34,200 | 2,313 | ||
Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd. |
59,100 | 1,558 | ||
Astoria Financial Corp. |
54,250 | 1,636 | ||
Central Pacific Financial Corp. |
38,400 | 1,488 | ||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
39,000 | 1,335 | ||
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. |
88,200 | 1,926 | ||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. |
70,500 | 1,684 | ||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. |
18,700 | 1,070 | ||
Old Republic International Corp. |
86,000 | 2,002 | ||
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. |
62,000 | 1,918 | ||
Provident Financial Services, Inc. |
85,000 | 1,541 | ||
Radian Group, Inc. |
26,600 | 1,434 | ||
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. |
10,100 | 606 | ||
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. |
40,530 | 1,029 | ||
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. |
38,000 | 1,712 | ||
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
26,500 | 577 | ||
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. |
59,700 | 1,605 | ||
Trustmark Corp. |
43,900 | 1,436 | ||
UnionBanCal Corp. |
17,000 | 1,041 |
Common Stocks (95.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials continued |
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Webster Financial Corp. |
30,700 | 1,496 | ||
Whitney Holding Corp. |
39,850 | 1,300 | ||
Total |
32,004 | |||
Health Care (4.1%) |
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*Endo Pharmacutical Holdings, Inc. |
18,561 | 512 | ||
*Genesis Healthcare Corp. |
23,000 | 1,086 | ||
*King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
32,600 | 519 | ||
PerkinElmer, Inc. |
80,600 | 1,792 | ||
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B |
26,000 | 1,441 | ||
Total |
5,350 | |||
Industrials (17.7%) |
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Acuity Brands, Inc. |
35,600 | 1,853 | ||
*Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
34,600 | 1,367 | ||
Briggs & Stratton Corp. |
53,200 | 1,434 | ||
*Continental Airlines, Inc. — Class B |
28,200 | 1,163 | ||
Con-way, Inc. |
31,700 | 1,396 | ||
Cooper Industries, Ltd. — Class A |
12,000 | 1,085 | ||
GATX Corp. |
44,900 | 1,946 | ||
*The Genlyte Group, Inc. |
9,100 | 711 | ||
Goodrich Corp. |
24,900 | 1,134 | ||
Kennametal, Inc. |
31,100 | 1,830 | ||
Laidlaw International, Inc. |
43,700 | 1,330 | ||
Mueller Industries, Inc. |
27,900 | 884 | ||
Regal-Beloit Corp. |
24,700 | 1,297 | ||
Ryder System, Inc. |
28,200 | 1,440 | ||
SPX Corp. |
35,500 | 2,171 | ||
*Terex Corp. |
22,500 | 1,453 | ||
*United Stationers, Inc. |
14,500 | 677 | ||
Total |
23,171 | |||
Information Technology (10.3%) |
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*Andrew Corp. |
105,000 | 1,074 | ||
*Arrow Electronics, Inc. |
30,400 | 959 | ||
AVX Corp. |
20,100 | 297 | ||
*Celestica, Inc. |
113,100 | 883 | ||
*Checkpoint Systems, Inc. |
36,900 | 745 | ||
*CommScope, Inc. |
63,000 | 1,921 | ||
*CSG Systems International, Inc. |
44,500 | 1,189 | ||
IKON Office Solutions, Inc. |
133,500 | 2,186 | ||
*Sanmina-SCI Corp. |
124,900 | 431 | ||
Siliconware Precision Industries Co., ADR |
80,000 | 629 | ||
*Tech Data Corp. |
13,500 | 511 | ||
*Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
107,000 | 1,449 | ||
*Zoran Corp. |
81,600 | 1,190 | ||
Total |
13,464 | |||
Materials (12.0%) |
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Albemarle Corp. |
10,200 | 732 | ||
Ashland, Inc. |
27,200 | 1,881 |
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Common Stocks (95.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Materials continued |
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Celanese Corp. |
61,900 | 1,602 | ||
Chaparral Steel Co. |
16,600 | 735 | ||
Commercial Metals Co. |
22,800 | 588 | ||
Cytec Industries, Inc. |
30,800 | 1,741 | ||
The Lubrizol Corp. |
35,700 | 1,790 | ||
*Owens-Illinois, Inc. |
69,100 | 1,275 | ||
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. |
22,200 | 874 | ||
*Rockwood Holdings, Inc. |
59,500 | 1,503 | ||
Silgan Holdings, Inc. |
35,600 | 1,564 | ||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
45,000 | 1,460 | ||
Total |
15,745 | |||
Utilities (6.9%) |
||||
*Allegheny Energy, Inc. |
57,500 | 2,640 | ||
Northeast Utilities |
60,200 | 1,695 | ||
Puget Energy, Inc. |
68,700 | 1,742 | ||
*Reliant Resources, Inc. |
93,300 | 1,326 | ||
Wisconsin Energy Corp. |
34,000 | 1,614 | ||
Total |
9,017 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
125,197 | |||
Money Market Investments (5.0%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) |
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Government (4.3%) |
|||||
Federal Home Loan Bank, |
5,700,000 | 5,693 | |||
Total |
5,693 | ||||
National Commercial Banks (0.7%) |
|||||
UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
900,000 | 900 | |||
Total |
900 | ||||
Total Money Market Investments |
6,593 | ||||
Total Investments (100.6%) |
131,790 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-0.6%) |
(774 | ) | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
131,016 | ||||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American
Depositary Receipt.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $114,602 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $17,188 which is comprised of $19,988 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $2,800 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation. |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Investment results that approximate the performance of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400® Index. |
Invest in common stocks found in the S&P MidCap 400® Index utilizing a computer program to maintain sector proportions in the Portfolio equal to the Index. |
$534 million |
The Index 400 Stock Portfolio seeks investment results that approximate the performance of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400® Index. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of net assets in common stocks included in the S&P MidCap 400® Index in proportion to their Index weightings to capture market performance of medium-sized companies using a computer program to determine which stocks should be purchased or sold.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Index 400 Stock Portfolio had a return of 10.04%, while the S&P MidCap 400® Index returned 10.32%. (This Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and does not include expenses.) Portfolio performance slightly lagged the S&P MidCap 400® Index due to transaction costs, administrative expenses, cash flow effects, and holdings of stock index futures contracts. The average return for the Portfolio’s peer group, the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds, was 12.84% for the same period. However, the Mid-Cap Core Funds peer group is not strictly comparable to the Index 400 Stock Portfolio because most of the portfolios in the group are actively managed.
Looking at the broad market in 2006, stocks, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, enjoyed solid returns thanks to a sharp rally in the second half of the year. Stocks benefited from good economic news, positive corporate earnings, cooling energy prices and inflation, and an apparent end to the Federal Reserve’s long-running campaign for higher interest rates. In 2006, mid-cap stocks underperformed small- and large-company stocks. For the year, the S&P 500® Index (a gauge of large-cap stock performance) returned 15.79%, while small-cap stocks returned 15.12%, as measured by the S&P SmallCap 600® Index. Mid-cap stocks lagged, as the S&P MidCap 400® Index returned 10.32% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006. One trend that did not reverse — value stocks outperformed growth stocks by a wide margin yet again, as mid-cap growth stocks were the poorest-performing segment of the U.S. equities market.
Virtually every sector contributed positively to the MidCap Index’s gains for the year, with the biggest contribution from the Financials sector, which makes up 18% of the Index and returned about 16%. Financials benefited from strength in global capital markets, including a surge in mergers and acquisitions and private equity activity. In a sharp rebound from 2005, when they had negative returns, the Telecommunication Services sector of the S&P MidCap 400® Index had the best absolute returns in 2006, up about 50%; however, these shares make up less than 1% of the Index. Health Care was the worst-performing sector, with an essentially flat return on worries about what Democratic control of Congress might mean for these stocks in terms of additional industry oversight. Consumer Discretionary was the only other sector to lag the S&P MidCap 400® Index’s overall 10% return for the year, likely due to concern over the slowdown in the housing market and the effect on consumers.
As we seek to track the performance and weightings of stocks in the S&P MidCap 400® Index, we make changes to the Portfolio’s holdings as the Index changes. Such changes occur as companies go public or private, merge, divest or have major changes in market capitalization. Additionally, Standard & Poor’s periodically adjusts the Index. During 2006, there were 29 stocks added to the Index, and a like number of companies were eliminated.
Looking ahead to 2007, we view mid-cap stocks as relatively more attractive after lagging large- and small-cap stocks last year. While it is difficult to know when the growth style of investing will rebound after years of underperforming value, by seeking to replicate the performance of the S&P MidCap 400® Index, the Portfolio offers exposure to both growth and value stocks.
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Index 400 Stock Portfolio
Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||
Index 400 Stock Portfolio |
10.04% | 10.65% | 10.69% | |||
S&P MidCap 400 Index |
10.32% | 10.89% | 10.98% | |||
Mid Cap Core Funds Lipper Average |
12.84% | 11.12% | - |
*Inception | date of 4/30/99 |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 4/30/99 (commencement of the Portfolio’s operations). Returns shown reflect fee waivers, deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
Indices are unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and do not include expenses or sales charges.
The Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index is a capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the mid-range sector of the U.S. stock market. As of December 31, 2006, the 400 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $2.7 billion and total market value of $1.2 trillion. The MidCap 400 represents approximately 5.5% of the market value of Compustat’s database of over 9,600 equities. The index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Mid Cap Core Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) less than 300% of the dollar–weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Mid–cap core funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
“Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P®”, “S&P MidCap 400 Index”, “Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index”, “S&P 500” and “Standard & Poor’s 500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. The Portfolios are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Portfolios.
Sector Allocation is based on equities.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Index 400 Stock Portfolio
Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,056.60 | $ | 1.34 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.60 | $ | 1.32 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.26%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Index 400 Stock Portfolio
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (91.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (13.9%) |
||||
*99 Cents Only Stores |
20,533 | 250 | ||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A |
38,900 | 2,708 | ||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. |
46,300 | 1,646 | ||
*Aeropostale, Inc. |
23,100 | 713 | ||
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. |
58,850 | 1,837 | ||
American Greetings Corp. — Class A |
26,400 | 630 | ||
*AnnTaylor Stores Corp. |
31,650 | 1,039 | ||
Applebee’s International, Inc. |
32,700 | 807 | ||
ArvinMeritor, Inc. |
31,150 | 568 | ||
Bandag, Inc. |
5,100 | 257 | ||
Barnes & Noble, Inc. |
22,500 | 893 | ||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. |
17,200 | 809 | ||
Belo Corp. — Class A |
38,700 | 711 | ||
Blyth, Inc. |
11,100 | 230 | ||
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. |
16,100 | 551 | ||
Borders Group, Inc. |
26,200 | 586 | ||
BorgWarner, Inc. |
25,300 | 1,493 | ||
Boyd Gaming Corp. |
18,700 | 847 | ||
Brinker International, Inc. |
54,075 | 1,631 | ||
Callaway Golf Co. |
27,400 | 395 | ||
*Career Education Corp. |
41,700 | 1,033 | ||
*CarMax, Inc. |
47,000 | 2,521 | ||
Catalina Marketing Corp. |
16,000 | 440 | ||
CBRL Group, Inc. |
13,800 | 618 | ||
*Charming Shoppes, Inc. |
54,300 | 735 | ||
*The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. |
34,250 | 843 | ||
*Chico’s FAS, Inc. |
77,400 | 1,601 | ||
Claire’s Stores, Inc. |
41,000 | 1,359 | ||
*Coldwater Creek, Inc. |
26,600 | 652 | ||
*Corinthian Colleges, Inc. |
38,000 | 518 | ||
DeVry, Inc. |
26,200 | 734 | ||
*Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. |
16,600 | 813 | ||
*Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
45,200 | 1,361 | ||
Entercom Communications Corp. |
12,300 | 347 | ||
Foot Locker, Inc. |
68,500 | 1,502 | ||
Furniture Brands International, Inc. |
21,300 | 346 | ||
*GameStop Corp. — Class A |
33,400 | 1,841 | ||
Gentex Corp. |
63,100 | 982 | ||
*Hanesbrands, Inc. |
42,400 | 1,001 | ||
Harte-Hanks, Inc. |
21,350 | 592 | ||
*Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. — Class A |
16,000 | 542 | ||
International Speedway Corp. — Class A |
15,700 | 801 | ||
*ITT Educational Services, Inc. |
14,200 | 942 | ||
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. — Class A |
19,400 | 746 | ||
*Laureate Education, Inc. |
22,619 | 1,100 | ||
Lear Corp. |
29,700 | 877 | ||
Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
20,200 | 627 | ||
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. |
15,300 | 873 | ||
Media General, Inc. — Class A |
10,600 | 394 | ||
Modine Manufacturing Co. |
14,400 | 360 | ||
*Mohawk Industries, Inc. |
23,600 | 1,767 | ||
*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. |
50,000 | 1,603 |
Common Stocks (91.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary continued |
||||
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. |
32,800 | 1,286 | ||
*Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. |
30,600 | 599 | ||
*Payless ShoeSource, Inc. |
29,042 | 953 | ||
PETsMART, Inc. |
59,700 | 1,723 | ||
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. |
27,000 | 2,097 | ||
The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. |
41,800 | 698 | ||
Regis Corp. |
19,800 | 783 | ||
*Rent-A-Center, Inc. |
30,800 | 909 | ||
Ross Stores, Inc. |
61,500 | 1,802 | ||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. |
25,800 | 708 | ||
The Ryland Group, Inc. |
18,800 | 1,027 | ||
Saks, Inc. |
61,100 | 1,089 | ||
*Scholastic Corp. |
11,300 | 405 | ||
*Scientific Games Corp. |
29,400 | 889 | ||
Sotheby’s |
24,700 | 766 | ||
Strayer Education, Inc. |
6,300 | 668 | ||
Thor Industries, Inc. |
15,500 | 682 | ||
*The Timberland Co. — Class A |
22,300 | 704 | ||
*Toll Brothers, Inc. |
55,400 | 1,786 | ||
Tupperware Brands Corp. |
26,600 | 601 | ||
*Urban Outfitters, Inc. |
49,300 | 1,135 | ||
*Valassis Communications, Inc. |
21,000 | 305 | ||
The Washington Post Co. — Class B |
2,500 | 1,864 | ||
Westwood One, Inc. |
30,900 | 218 | ||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. |
49,400 | 1,553 | ||
Total |
74,322 | |||
Consumer Staples (2.1%) |
||||
Alberto-Culver Co. |
35,200 | 755 | ||
*BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. |
28,300 | 880 | ||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. |
28,750 | 1,226 | ||
*Energizer Holdings, Inc. |
25,000 | 1,776 | ||
*Hansen Natural Corp. |
26,800 | 903 | ||
Hormel Foods Corp. |
32,200 | 1,202 | ||
The J.M. Smucker Co. |
24,996 | 1,212 | ||
Lancaster Colony Corp. |
10,400 | 461 | ||
PepsiAmericas, Inc. |
26,700 | 560 | ||
Ruddick Corp. |
15,800 | 438 | ||
*Smithfield Foods, Inc. |
43,800 | 1,124 | ||
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. |
11,634 | 380 | ||
Universal Corp. |
11,300 | 554 | ||
Total |
11,471 | |||
Energy (6.9%) |
||||
Arch Coal, Inc. |
62,500 | 1,877 | ||
*Cameron International Corp. |
48,900 | 2,594 | ||
*Denbury Resources, Inc. |
52,800 | 1,467 | ||
ENSCO International, Inc. |
66,900 | 3,349 | ||
*FMC Technologies, Inc. |
29,969 | 1,847 | ||
*Forest Oil Corp. |
24,100 | 788 | ||
*Grant Prideco, Inc. |
56,400 | 2,243 | ||
*Hanover Compressor Co. |
45,500 | 859 | ||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. |
46,300 | 1,133 |
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Index 400 Stock Portfolio
Common Stocks (91.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Energy continued |
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*Newfield Exploration Co. |
56,800 | 2,610 | ||
Noble Energy, Inc. |
76,500 | 3,753 | ||
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. |
13,100 | 738 | ||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. |
70,000 | 1,626 | ||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. |
54,000 | 2,143 | ||
*Plains Exploration & Production Co. |
33,800 | 1,607 | ||
Pogo Producing Co. |
25,700 | 1,245 | ||
*Pride International, Inc. |
72,200 | 2,167 | ||
*Quicksilver Resources, Inc. |
24,200 | 885 | ||
*Southwestern Energy Co. |
74,100 | 2,597 | ||
Tidewater, Inc. |
25,300 | 1,224 | ||
Total |
36,752 | |||
Financials (16.8%) |
||||
A.G. Edwards, Inc. |
33,500 | 2,120 | ||
AMB Property Corp. |
39,300 | 2,303 | ||
American Financial Group, Inc. |
30,850 | 1,108 | ||
*AmeriCredit Corp. |
50,900 | 1,281 | ||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. |
43,200 | 1,277 | ||
Associated Banc-Corp. |
57,363 | 2,001 | ||
Astoria Financial Corp. |
37,500 | 1,131 | ||
Bank of Hawaii Corp. |
21,900 | 1,182 | ||
Brown & Brown, Inc. |
50,500 | 1,425 | ||
Cathay General Bancorp |
22,800 | 787 | ||
City National Corp. |
17,600 | 1,253 | ||
The Colonial BancGroup, Inc. |
67,300 | 1,732 | ||
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. |
26,300 | 1,468 | ||
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. |
47,900 | 3,015 | ||
Eaton Vance Corp. |
55,900 | 1,845 | ||
Everest Re Group, Ltd. |
28,600 | 2,806 | ||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. |
96,991 | 2,316 | ||
First American Corp. |
42,500 | 1,729 | ||
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. |
48,800 | 725 | ||
FirstMerit Corp. |
35,300 | 852 | ||
Greater Bay Bancorp |
22,500 | 592 | ||
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. |
22,500 | 1,098 | ||
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. |
48,950 | 1,571 | ||
Highwoods Properties, Inc. |
24,700 | 1,007 | ||
Horace Mann Educators Corp. |
19,000 | 384 | ||
Hospitality Properties Trust |
32,700 | 1,554 | ||
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. |
31,200 | 1,409 | ||
Investors Financial Services Corp. |
29,100 | 1,242 | ||
Jefferies Group, Inc. |
44,500 | 1,193 | ||
Leucadia National Corp. |
71,400 | 2,013 | ||
Liberty Property Trust |
39,800 | 1,956 | ||
Longview Fibre Co. |
28,975 | 636 | ||
The Macerich Co. |
31,600 | 2,736 | ||
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. |
27,600 | 1,408 | ||
Mercantile Bankshares Corp. |
55,250 | 2,585 | ||
Mercury General Corp. |
15,600 | 823 | ||
New Plan Excel Realty Trust |
45,500 | 1,250 | ||
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. |
114,321 | 1,841 | ||
Nuveen Investments, Inc. — Class A |
34,700 | 1,800 | ||
Ohio Casualty Corp. |
26,900 | 802 | ||
Old Republic International Corp. |
101,475 | 2,362 | ||
The PMI Group, Inc. |
38,500 | 1,816 | ||
Potlatch Corp. |
17,047 | 747 |
Common Stocks (91.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials continued |
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Protective Life Corp. |
30,800 | 1,463 | ||
Radian Group, Inc. |
35,500 | 1,914 | ||
Raymond James Financial, Inc. |
39,825 | 1,207 | ||
Rayonier, Inc. |
33,766 | 1,386 | ||
Regency Centers Corp. |
30,300 | 2,369 | ||
SEI Investments Co. |
27,900 | 1,662 | ||
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. |
23,600 | 1,063 | ||
*SVB Financial Group |
15,100 | 704 | ||
TCF Financial Corp. |
49,600 | 1,360 | ||
United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. |
59,300 | 1,885 | ||
Unitrin, Inc. |
17,700 | 887 | ||
W.R. Berkley Corp. |
74,250 | 2,562 | ||
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. — Class A |
37,000 | 1,012 | ||
Washington Federal, Inc. |
38,465 | 905 | ||
Webster Financial Corp. |
24,700 | 1,203 | ||
Weingarten Realty Investors |
33,200 | 1,531 | ||
Westamerica Bancorporation |
13,500 | 684 | ||
Wilmington Trust Corp. |
30,100 | 1,269 | ||
Total |
90,247 | |||
Health Care (10.0%) |
||||
*Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. |
26,112 | 919 | ||
*Affymetrix, Inc. |
29,900 | 689 | ||
*Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. |
18,800 | 501 | ||
Beckman Coulter, Inc. |
27,400 | 1,639 | ||
*Cephalon, Inc. |
26,800 | 1,887 | ||
*Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. |
29,500 | 1,276 | ||
*Community Health Systems, Inc. |
41,900 | 1,530 | ||
*Covance, Inc. |
28,200 | 1,661 | ||
*Cytyc Corp. |
49,600 | 1,404 | ||
DENTSPLY International, Inc. |
66,900 | 1,997 | ||
*Edwards Lifesciences Corp. |
25,500 | 1,200 | ||
*Gen-Probe, Inc. |
22,900 | 1,199 | ||
*Health Net, Inc. |
51,300 | 2,497 | ||
*Henry Schein, Inc. |
39,000 | 1,910 | ||
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. |
27,000 | 1,537 | ||
*Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
16,300 | 1,563 | ||
*Invitrogen Corp. |
21,200 | 1,200 | ||
*LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. |
25,300 | 853 | ||
*Lincare Holdings, Inc. |
40,800 | 1,625 | ||
*Martek Biosciences Corp. |
14,200 | 331 | ||
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. |
24,200 | 850 | ||
*Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
134,700 | 1,468 | ||
Omnicare, Inc. |
53,500 | 2,067 | ||
*Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. |
15,400 | 344 | ||
*PDL BioPharma, Inc. |
50,700 | 1,021 | ||
Perrigo Co. |
33,400 | 578 | ||
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. |
45,400 | 1,463 | ||
*Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. |
23,400 | 878 | ||
*ResMed, Inc. |
33,500 | 1,649 | ||
*Sepracor, Inc. |
48,200 | 2,969 | ||
STERIS Corp. |
28,500 | 717 | ||
*Techne Corp. |
17,300 | 959 | ||
*Triad Hospitals, Inc. |
38,739 | 1,620 |
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Common Stocks (91.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Health Care continued |
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Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B |
23,900 | 1,325 | ||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International |
40,900 | 705 | ||
*Varian Medical Systems, Inc. |
56,800 | 2,703 | ||
*Varian, Inc. |
13,400 | 600 | ||
*VCA Antech, Inc. |
36,800 | 1,185 | ||
*Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
14,300 | 615 | ||
*Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
55,300 | 2,069 | ||
Total |
53,203 | |||
Industrials (14.6%) |
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Adesa, Inc. |
39,600 | 1,099 | ||
*AGCO Corp. |
40,100 | 1,241 | ||
*AirTran Holdings, Inc. |
40,100 | 471 | ||
*Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
17,600 | 695 | ||
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. |
18,800 | 834 | ||
*Alliant Techsystems, Inc. |
14,500 | 1,134 | ||
AMETEK, Inc. |
46,650 | 1,485 | ||
Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
44,370 | 962 | ||
Banta Corp. |
10,800 | 393 | ||
The Brink’s Co. |
21,200 | 1,355 | ||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
76,700 | 3,136 | ||
Carlisle Companies, Inc. |
13,600 | 1,068 | ||
*ChoicePoint, Inc. |
35,100 | 1,382 | ||
Con-way, Inc. |
20,700 | 912 | ||
*Copart, Inc. |
31,100 | 933 | ||
The Corporate Executive Board Co. |
17,200 | 1,508 | ||
Crane Co. |
22,600 | 828 | ||
Deluxe Corp. |
22,700 | 572 | ||
Donaldson Co., Inc. |
30,900 | 1,073 | ||
DRS Technologies, Inc. |
17,700 | 932 | ||
*The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. |
27,000 | 2,235 | ||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. |
93,800 | 3,800 | ||
Fastenal Co. |
55,200 | 1,981 | ||
Federal Signal Corp. |
21,000 | 337 | ||
*Flowserve Corp. |
25,600 | 1,292 | ||
GATX Corp. |
22,600 | 979 | ||
Graco, Inc. |
29,600 | 1,173 | ||
Granite Construction, Inc. |
14,900 | 750 | ||
Harsco Corp. |
18,500 | 1,408 | ||
Herman Miller, Inc. |
28,600 | 1,040 | ||
HNI Corp. |
21,400 | 950 | ||
Hubbell, Inc. — Class B |
26,500 | 1,198 | ||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. |
45,700 | 949 | ||
*Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. |
26,000 | 2,120 | ||
*JetBlue Airways Corp. |
77,325 | 1,098 | ||
Joy Global, Inc. |
52,250 | 2,526 | ||
Kelly Services, Inc. — Class A |
9,400 | 272 | ||
Kennametal, Inc. |
17,000 | 1,000 | ||
*Korn/Ferry International |
18,500 | 425 | ||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. |
18,800 | 1,136 | ||
Manpower, Inc. |
37,400 | 2,802 | ||
Mine Safety Appliances Co. |
13,200 | 484 | ||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. — Class A |
23,900 | 936 | ||
*Navigant Consulting, Inc. |
23,600 | 466 |
Common Stocks (91.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Industrials continued |
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Nordson Corp. |
14,800 | 737 | ||
Oshkosh Truck Corp. |
32,500 | 1,574 | ||
Pentair, Inc. |
43,900 | 1,378 | ||
Precision Castparts Corp. |
59,700 | 4,674 | ||
*Quanta Services, Inc. |
52,200 | 1,027 | ||
Republic Services, Inc. |
50,000 | 2,034 | ||
Rollins, Inc. |
13,125 | 290 | ||
Roper Industries, Inc. |
38,400 | 1,929 | ||
*Sequa Corp. — Class A |
3,000 | 345 | ||
SPX Corp. |
25,300 | 1,547 | ||
*Stericycle, Inc. |
19,500 | 1,472 | ||
*Swift Transportation Co., Inc. |
23,700 | 623 | ||
Teleflex, Inc. |
17,200 | 1,110 | ||
*Thomas & Betts Corp. |
22,900 | 1,083 | ||
The Timken Co. |
41,400 | 1,208 | ||
Trinity Industries, Inc. |
35,150 | 1,237 | ||
*United Rentals, Inc. |
29,300 | 745 | ||
Werner Enterprises, Inc. |
22,150 | 387 | ||
*YRC Worldwide, Inc. |
25,100 | 947 | ||
Total |
77,717 | |||
Information Technology (14.1%) |
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*3Com Corp. |
174,600 | 718 | ||
*Activision, Inc. |
109,866 | 1,894 | ||
Acxiom Corp. |
30,102 | 772 | ||
ADTRAN, Inc. |
27,700 | 629 | ||
*Advent Software, Inc. |
8,800 | 311 | ||
*Alliance Data Systems Corp. |
29,100 | 1,818 | ||
Amphenol Corp. — Class A |
38,500 | 2,390 | ||
*Andrew Corp. |
70,300 | 719 | ||
*Arrow Electronics, Inc. |
53,800 | 1,697 | ||
*Atmel Corp. |
188,600 | 1,141 | ||
*Avnet, Inc. |
56,200 | 1,435 | ||
*Avocent Corp. |
22,400 | 758 | ||
*The BISYS Group, Inc. |
53,000 | 684 | ||
*Cadence Design Systems, Inc. |
122,100 | 2,187 | ||
CDW Corp. |
26,600 | 1,871 | ||
*Ceridian Corp. |
61,200 | 1,712 | ||
*CheckFree Corp. |
39,000 | 1,566 | ||
*CommScope, Inc. |
26,200 | 799 | ||
*Cree, Inc. |
34,000 | 589 | ||
*CSG Systems International, Inc. |
20,800 | 556 | ||
*Cypress Semiconductor Corp. |
63,400 | 1,070 | ||
Diebold, Inc. |
28,800 | 1,342 | ||
*DST Systems, Inc. |
24,500 | 1,534 | ||
*Dycom Industries, Inc. |
17,900 | 378 | ||
*F5 Networks, Inc. |
17,900 | 1,328 | ||
Fair Isaac Corp. |
25,400 | 1,033 | ||
*Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
54,000 | 908 | ||
*Gartner, Inc. |
25,100 | 497 | ||
Harris Corp. |
59,000 | 2,706 | ||
Imation Corp. |
15,300 | 710 | ||
*Ingram Micro, Inc. — Class A |
61,300 | 1,251 | ||
*Integrated Device Technology, Inc. |
87,430 | 1,353 | ||
*International Rectifier Corp. |
31,800 | 1,225 | ||
Intersil Corp. — Class A |
60,800 | 1,454 |
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Common Stocks (91.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Information Technology continued |
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Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. |
34,300 | 734 | ||
*KEMET Corp. |
38,300 | 280 | ||
*Lam Research Corp. |
62,700 | 3,173 | ||
*Lattice Semiconductor Corp. |
50,400 | 327 | ||
*Macrovision Corp. |
22,600 | 639 | ||
*McAfee, Inc. |
70,200 | 1,992 | ||
*McDATA Corp. — Class A |
71,300 | 396 | ||
*MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. |
73,400 | 2,873 | ||
*Mentor Graphics Corp. |
36,500 | 658 | ||
*Micrel, Inc. |
25,200 | 272 | ||
Microchip Technology, Inc. |
95,012 | 3,107 | ||
MoneyGram International, Inc. |
37,000 | 1,160 | ||
*MPS Group, Inc. |
45,100 | 640 | ||
National Instruments Corp. |
25,050 | 682 | ||
*Newport Corp. |
18,100 | 379 | ||
*Palm, Inc. |
45,800 | 645 | ||
*Parametric Technology Corp. |
50,800 | 915 | ||
Plantronics, Inc. |
21,000 | 445 | ||
*Plexus Corp. |
20,400 | 487 | ||
*Polycom, Inc. |
39,100 | 1,209 | ||
*Powerwave Technologies, Inc. |
57,300 | 370 | ||
*RF Micro Devices, Inc. |
84,800 | 576 | ||
*Semtech Corp. |
32,100 | 420 | ||
*Silicon Laboratories, Inc. |
24,000 | 832 | ||
*SRA International, Inc. — Class A |
18,100 | 484 | ||
*Sybase, Inc. |
40,100 | 990 | ||
*Synopsys, Inc. |
62,100 | 1,660 | ||
*Tech Data Corp. |
24,000 | 909 | ||
*Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. |
16,500 | 537 | ||
*TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. |
60,411 | 272 | ||
*UTStarcom, Inc. |
46,800 | 410 | ||
*ValueClick, Inc. |
43,100 | 1,018 | ||
*Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. |
81,187 | 1,099 | ||
*Western Digital Corp. |
97,600 | 1,997 | ||
*Wind River Systems, Inc. |
33,300 | 341 | ||
*Zebra Technologies Corp. — Class A |
31,000 | 1,078 | ||
Total |
75,041 | |||
Materials (5.3%) |
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Airgas, Inc. |
34,300 | 1,390 | ||
Albemarle Corp. |
17,400 | 1,249 | ||
Bowater, Inc. |
24,600 | 554 | ||
Cabot Corp. |
27,900 | 1,216 | ||
Chemtura Corp. |
105,963 | 1,020 | ||
Commercial Metals Co. |
52,100 | 1,344 | ||
Cytec Industries, Inc. |
18,400 | 1,040 | ||
Ferro Corp. |
18,800 | 389 | ||
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. |
21,700 | 934 | ||
FMC Corp. |
16,900 | 1,294 | ||
Glatfelter |
19,700 | 305 | ||
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. |
45,900 | 988 | ||
The Lubrizol Corp. |
30,300 | 1,519 | ||
Lyondell Chemical Co. |
93,000 | 2,379 | ||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. |
19,900 | 2,068 | ||
Minerals Technologies, Inc. |
8,400 | 494 | ||
Olin Corp. |
32,100 | 530 | ||
Packaging Corp. of America |
35,900 | 793 |
Common Stocks (91.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Materials continued |
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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. |
28,300 | 1,114 | ||
RPM International, Inc. |
52,500 | 1,097 | ||
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. — Class A |
20,300 | 1,048 | ||
Sensient Technologies Corp. |
20,500 | 504 | ||
Sonoco Products Co. |
43,900 | 1,671 | ||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
40,100 | 1,301 | ||
The Valspar Corp. |
44,800 | 1,238 | ||
Worthington Industries, Inc. |
32,100 | 569 | ||
Total |
28,048 | |||
Telecommunication Services (0.6%) |
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*Cincinnati Bell, Inc. |
108,800 | 497 | ||
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. |
45,800 | 2,489 | ||
Total |
2,986 | |||
Utilities (7.4%) |
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AGL Resources, Inc. |
34,200 | 1,331 | ||
Alliant Energy Corp. |
51,100 | 1,930 | ||
Aqua America, Inc. |
58,133 | 1,324 | ||
*Aquila, Inc. |
164,900 | 775 | ||
Black Hills Corp. |
14,700 | 543 | ||
DPL, Inc. |
49,700 | 1,381 | ||
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. |
38,600 | 766 | ||
Energy East Corp. |
65,000 | 1,612 | ||
Equitable Resources, Inc. |
53,100 | 2,218 | ||
Great Plains Energy, Inc. |
35,400 | 1,126 | ||
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. |
35,800 | 972 | ||
IDACORP, Inc. |
18,900 | 730 | ||
MDU Resources Group, Inc. |
79,600 | 2,041 | ||
National Fuel Gas Co. |
36,300 | 1,399 | ||
Northeast Utilities |
67,800 | 1,909 | ||
NSTAR |
47,000 | 1,615 | ||
OGE Energy Corp. |
40,100 | 1,604 | ||
ONEOK, Inc. |
48,500 | 2,091 | ||
Pepco Holdings, Inc. |
84,200 | 2,190 | ||
PNM Resources, Inc. |
33,250 | 1,034 | ||
Puget Energy, Inc. |
51,200 | 1,298 | ||
SCANA Corp. |
51,300 | 2,084 | ||
*Sierra Pacific Resouces |
97,281 | 1,637 | ||
Vectren Corp. |
33,500 | 947 | ||
Westar Energy, Inc. |
38,400 | 997 | ||
WGL Holdings, Inc. |
21,500 | 700 | ||
Wisconsin Energy Corp. |
51,500 | 2,445 | ||
WPS Resources Corp. |
19,000 | 1,027 | ||
Total |
39,726 | |||
Total Common Stocks (Cost: $384,481) |
489,513 | |||
Money Market Investments (8.4%) | ||||
Federal Government & Agencies (0.6%) |
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(b)Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.13%, 3/23/07 |
3,000,000 | 2,966 | ||
Total |
2,966 | |||
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Money Market Investments (8.4%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) |
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Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (1.9%) |
| ||||
(b)Park Avenue Receivables, 5.30%, 1/17/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,976 | |||
Total |
9,976 | ||||
National Commercial Banks (0.4%) |
|||||
(b)UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
2,100,000 | 2,100 | |||
Total |
2,100 | ||||
Security Brokers and Dealers (1.9%) |
|||||
(b)Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.26%, 1/29/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,959 | |||
Total |
9,959 | ||||
Short Term Business Credit (3.6%) |
|||||
(b)Old Line Funding Corp., 5.28%, 1/8/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,990 | |||
(b)Sheffield Receivables, 5.32%, 1/3/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,997 | |||
Total |
19,987 | ||||
Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $44,987) |
44,988 | ||||
Total Investments (100.1%) |
534,501 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-0.1%) |
(761 | ) | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
533,740 | ||||
* | Non-Income Producing |
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $431,899 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $102,602 which is comprised of $126,561 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $23,959 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) |
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Midcap 400 Index Futures (Long) |
108 | 3/07 | $ | (922 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital. | Invest in equity securities selected for their growth potential. | $139 million |
The Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing in equity securities of companies of any market capitalization selected for their growth potential using a “bottom up” approach that involves considering companies one at a time. The Portfolio also may invest in special situations, meaning investments in securities of issuers that management believes will appreciate in value due to developments specific to the issuers.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index. (The Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and does not include expenses.) The Portfolio posted a return of 4.88%, which compared unfavorably to the 15.79% return of the benchmark. Also, the Russell 1000 Growth Index returned 9.07% for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Within the Portfolio, the sectors that detracted most from performance were Health Care and Consumer Discretionary. Holdings within the Financials and Materials sectors made the largest positive contributions to performance during the period.
As mentioned, holdings within the Health Care sector were major detractors during the 12-month period. UnitedHealth Group, a leading health care provider, experienced weakness early in the year on concerns that its recent acquisition of Pacific Care Health Systems could result in slightly softer earnings in the first half of 2006. The stock came under further pressure in the spring when concerns arose about rising medical costs, as well as inquiries relating to back-dating of executive options. We trimmed the stock aggressively during the spring and fully exited the position over the summer.
Staying within the Health Care sector, generic drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals declined after a branded drug competitor proactively cut prices on its drug in an attempt to maintain market share in front of the expiration of its patent. Given that the patent expiration cycle will moderate slightly in the coming year, we chose to exit the position.
Looking at our Energy holdings, Texas-based refiner Valero Energy traded down in the middle of the year after gasoline prices fell. Declining gas prices had an adverse effect on Valero’s margins and profitability. However, we have chosen to maintain our exposure to this stock, as refining capacity is expected to remain a bottleneck in the energy complex over the next few years due to the lack of additional capacity coming on line.
Within the Consumer Discretionary sector, Advanced Auto Parts declined during the middle of the summer after guiding down future earnings estimates due to weaker-than-expected store traffic. This development invalidated our investment thesis on the stock; therefore, the position was sold. We also chose to exit our eBay position after becoming concerned about rising competitive threats to its core auction business, as well as about management departures.
Canadian-based Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, a leading supplier of this key ingredient for fertilizer, made a significant positive contribution to the Portfolio. The stock gained late in the year after reporting better-than-expected earnings and raising future earnings guidance. In addition, potash supply is expected to be limited in the coming year due to a flood at a competing potash supplier.
The Goldman Sachs Group was the top performer within the Financials sector, benefiting from continued robust global capital markets. Goldman Sachs is well positioned in fast-growing markets like Japan and China and its proprietary trading desk is a powerful driver of its business.
Despite Information Technology making a negative contribution to overall performance due to weakness in Yahoo!, Apple Computer was a strong performer during the period. We remain positive on the name and expect Apple to garner continued market share gains in its critical laptop and desktop franchise. We believe expected continued success of its iPod franchise, and the launch of its new iPhone, will further enhance Apple’s fundamental outlook.
Staying within the Information Technology sector, Research in Motion, the distributor of wireless data service devices, made an immediate contribution to performance after being added to the Portfolio in the second half of the year. The company recently reported stronger-than-expected earnings, which confirms that new subscriber growth may be reaccelerating after the patent litigation was settled with NTP earlier this spring. We believe that subscriber growth will continue to be robust, given the successful launch of the Blackberry Pearl, a feature-rich, user-friendly device aimed at the “prosumer” (professional consumer) market. With only 6 million subscribers currently, we believe the total addressable market opportunity for Blackberry devices remains very large.
Finally, Canada-based Suncor Energy made a positive contribution to performance during the period. The company was aided by strength in oil prices and tight energy markets throughout most of the year. The conversion technology that Suncor employs to transform oil sands into marketable oils is becoming more efficient, which is helping to drive down costs.
Looking ahead, we expect economic growth in the U.S. to moderate slightly from the current levels, but remain on a satisfactory upward trend. We expect interest rates to remain stable in the first half of 2007, given the outlook for slight moderation in economic growth. We believe equity markets remain attractively valued and that there is sufficient liquidity in the system.
Regardless of the macro-economic climate, we remain focused on identifying single-purpose business models that are selling compelling products into large total addressable markets.
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Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||
1 Year | Since Inception* | |||
Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio |
4.88% | 16.67% | ||
Russell 1000 Growth Index |
9.07% | 11.49% | ||
S&P 500 Index |
15.79% | 14.71% | ||
Large Cap Growth Funds Lipper Average |
6.31% | - |
*Inception | date of 5/1/03 |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 5/1/03 (commencement of the Portfolio’s operations). Returns shown reflect fee waivers, deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 1000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. As of December 31, 2006, the average market capitalization of companies in the Index was $74.031 billion: the median market capitalization was $5.561 billion. The largest company in the Index had a market capitalization of $463.636 billion and a smallest of $1.177 billion.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2006, the 500 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $13.2 billion and a total market value of $13.0 trillion. The S&P 500 represents approximately 61.9% of the market value of the Compustat’s database of about 9,600 equities. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Large Cap Growth Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar–weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Large–cap growth funds typically have an above–average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P 500 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,118.30 | $ | 4.34 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.80 | $ | 4.14 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.81%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (94.2%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (12.9%) |
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Boyd Gaming Corp. |
35,625 | 1,614 | ||
*Comcast Corporation — Class A |
37,590 | 1,574 | ||
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. |
47,255 | 3,909 | ||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. |
49,565 | 3,834 | ||
*Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A |
77,765 | 5,086 | ||
*Melco PBL Entertainment, ADR |
61,475 | 1,307 | ||
Sony Corp., ADR |
13,690 | 586 | ||
Total |
17,910 | |||
Consumer Staples (8.2%) |
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Bunge, Ltd. |
24,775 | 1,796 | ||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
33,975 | 2,309 | ||
The Procter & Gamble Co. |
93,750 | 6,026 | ||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. |
26,770 | 1,256 | ||
Total |
11,387 | |||
Energy (13.6%) |
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Apache Corp. |
18,190 | 1,210 | ||
ConocoPhillips |
74,285 | 5,345 | ||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
18,720 | 1,169 | ||
Hess Corp. |
28,290 | 1,402 | ||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
29,840 | 1,457 | ||
Peabody Energy Corp. |
19,980 | 807 | ||
Suncor Energy, Inc. |
71,285 | 5,626 | ||
Valero Energy Corp. |
35,740 | 1,828 | ||
Total |
18,844 | |||
Financials (23.9%) |
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American Express Co. |
97,640 | 5,924 | ||
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. |
94,445 | 3,331 | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
24,645 | 4,913 | ||
KKR Private Equity Investors LP |
216,921 | 4,957 | ||
Lazard, Ltd. — Class A |
73,790 | 3,493 | ||
Moody’s Corp. |
58,480 | 4,039 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
181,545 | 6,455 | ||
Total |
33,112 | |||
Health Care (9.4%) |
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Alcon, Inc. |
16,065 | 1,796 | ||
*Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
36,610 | 1,321 | ||
*Celgene Corp. |
35,970 | 2,069 | ||
*Genentech, Inc. |
47,625 | 3,864 | ||
*Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
62,290 | 4,044 | ||
Total |
13,094 | |||
Common Stocks (94.2%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Industrials (1.1%) |
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Deere & Co. |
15,420 | 1,466 | ||
Total |
1,466 | |||
Information Technology (14.1%) |
||||
*Apple Computer, Inc. |
113,305 | 9,613 | ||
*Electronic Arts, Inc. |
39,970 | 2,013 | ||
*Google, Inc. — Class A |
4,120 | 1,897 | ||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
33,130 | 1,252 | ||
*Research in Motion, Ltd. |
18,170 | 2,322 | ||
*Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
455,020 | 2,466 | ||
Total |
19,563 | |||
Materials (4.6%) |
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Monsanto Co. |
42,990 | 2,258 | ||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. |
28,965 | 4,156 | ||
Total |
6,414 | |||
Telecommunication Services (2.8%) |
||||
*Level 3 Communications, Inc. |
285,085 | 1,596 | ||
*Time Warner Telecom, Inc. — Class A |
112,325 | 2,239 | ||
Total |
3,835 | |||
Utilities (3.6%) |
||||
*The AES Corp. |
224,255 | 4,943 | ||
Total |
4,943 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
130,568 | |||
Money Market Investments (6.1%) |
||||
Government (5.4%) |
||||
Federal Home Loan Bank, |
3,000,000 | 2,992 | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank, |
1,300,000 | 1,298 | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank, |
1,700,000 | 1,698 | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank, |
1,500,000 | 1,496 | ||
Total |
7,484 | |||
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Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Money Market Investments (6.1%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) |
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National Commercial Banks (0.7%) |
|||||
UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
1,000,000 | 1,000 | |||
Total |
1,000 | ||||
Total Money Market Investments |
8,484 | ||||
Total Investments (100.3%) |
139,052 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-0.3%) |
(471 | ) | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
138,581 | ||||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American
Depositary Receipt.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $114,546 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $24,506 which is comprised of $27,250 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $2,744 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation. |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital. | Invest in well-established, high quality companies with above-average potential for earnings growth. | $735 million |
The Growth Stock Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing primarily in the equity securities of well-established, medium and large capitalization companies that are selected for their above-average earnings growth potential, with an emphasis on high quality companies that have strong financial characteristics. Companies are identified using a “top down” approach that involves considering the economic outlook, identifying growth-oriented industries based on that outlook, and evaluating individual companies considering factors such as management, product outlook, global exposure, industry leadership position and financial characteristics.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Growth Stock Portfolio returned 9.57%. That compares with the 15.79% return of the S&P 500® Index and the 13.31% average return of the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds — the peer group in which Lipper places the Portfolio. (The S&P 500® Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and does not include expenses.) However, the Portfolio outperformed the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds category average return of 6.31% for 2006. This is the peer group that most closely fits the Portfolio’s large-cap, growth-oriented investment style. In addition, the Russell 1000 Growth Index returned 9.07% for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Looking at the broad market in 2006, stocks enjoyed solid returns thanks to a sharp rally in the second half of the year. Stocks benefited from good economic news, positive corporate earnings, cooling energy prices and inflation, and an end to the Federal Reserve’s long-running campaign for higher interest rates. In a turnabout from the last several years, large company stocks outperformed small- and mid-cap stocks in 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the S&P 500® Index (a gauge of large-cap stock performance) returned 15.79%, while the S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600® Indices returned 10.32% and 15.12%, respectively. Looking at S&P returns by style, value stocks generally outperformed growth stocks.
The Growth Stock Portfolio’s underperformance versus the Index was primarily due to disappointing relative returns in the Health Care and Information Technology sectors. In addition, the Portfolio’s underrepresentation in Energy, Telecommunication Services and Utilities, traditionally value-oriented sectors, detracted from performance relative to its benchmark.
In the Health Care sector, our holdings disappointed in several industries, led by Pharmaceutical names. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a large generic drug maker, was the leading detractor from absolute and relative performance because of difficulties with margins and pricing resulting from competition in the generic drug space. Another significant detractor was Health Care Provider, Aetna, which was hurt by higher-than-expected medical cost trends. Other notable detractors were Biotech firms Amgen and Genentech, and Medical Device makers St. Jude Medical and Boston Scientific.
Our Technology holdings also disappointed, in part because of our Internet Software and Services names. In this space, we were overweight in popular Internet portal, Yahoo!, which underperformed on disappointing top-line growth and loss of share to Google. Another key detractor was semiconductor firm Analog Devices, where we saw attractive pockets of growth and expected management to restructure to provide greater shareholder value. We ultimately exited the stock because it missed earnings guidance and showed no visible progress toward restructuring.
Looking at positive contributors, our stock selection worked best in the Consumer Discretionary sector, by far the largest contributor to performance. Media names were some of our biggest winners, led by long-time holding The McGraw-Hill Companies, which was helped by growth in its financial research arm, Standard & Poor’s. Another top-ten contributor to performance in this space was News Corp., which benefited from a financial restructuring, including the announced sale of its DIRECTV business unit. Strength in this sector also extended to our Multi-Line Retail names. Leading contributors here were J.C. Penney Co. and Kohl’s, which both made progress on turnarounds in 2006, demonstrating better-than-expected earnings growth. Outside of Consumer Discretionary, some of the Portfolio’s leading contributors were The Goldman Sachs Group and NYSE Group, which benefited from strength in global capital markets.
Looking ahead to 2007, we expect an environment characterized by modest growth and low inflation. If we are correct, we may see unspectacular earnings growth and modest multiples expansion, which could reveal opportunities to us.
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Growth Stock Portfolio
Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Growth Stock Portfolio |
9.57% | 3.46% | 7.17% | |||
Russell 1000 Growth Index |
9.07% | 2.69% | 5.44% | |||
S&P 500 Index |
15.79% | 6.19% | 8.42% | |||
Large Cap Core Funds Lipper Average |
13.31% | 5.29% | 6.81% | |||
Large Cap Growth Funds Lipper Average |
6.31% | 2.80% | 6.23% |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 12/31/96. Returns shown include deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 1000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. As of December 31, 2006, the average market capitalization of companies in the Index was $74.031 billion: the median market capitalization was $5.561 billion. The largest company in the Index had a market capitalization of $463.636 billion and a smallest of $1.177 billion.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2006, the 500 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $13.2 billion and a total market value of $13.0 trillion. The S&P 500 represents approximately 61.9% of the market value of the Compustat’s database of about 9,600 equities. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Large Cap Core Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar–weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Large–cap core funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P 500 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Large Cap Growth Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar–weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Large–cap growth funds typically have an above–average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P 500 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Growth Stock Portfolio
Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,104.20 | $ | 2.31 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.70 | $ | 2.22 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.43%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Growth Stock Portfolio
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (92.8%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (16.8%) |
||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A |
70,300 | 4,895 | ||
*Comcast Corp. — Class A |
185,700 | 7,861 | ||
Federated Department Stores, Inc. |
159,000 | 6,063 | ||
Fortune Brands, Inc. |
120,000 | 10,247 | ||
Hilton Hotels Corp. |
299,800 | 10,463 | ||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. |
86,000 | 6,653 | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc. |
99,900 | 8,583 | ||
*Kohl’s Corp. |
91,800 | 6,282 | ||
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. |
154,300 | 10,495 | ||
News Corp. — Class A |
353,600 | 7,595 | ||
NIKE, Inc. — Class B |
58,000 | 5,744 | ||
Omnicom Group, Inc. |
44,000 | 4,600 | ||
Staples, Inc. |
296,850 | 7,926 | ||
*Starbucks Corp. |
98,000 | 3,471 | ||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
95,900 | 5,994 | ||
Station Casinos, Inc. |
52,500 | 4,288 | ||
Target Corp. |
126,800 | 7,234 | ||
Time Warner, Inc. |
240,100 | 5,229 | ||
Total |
123,623 | |||
Consumer Staples (5.6%) |
||||
Altria Group, Inc. |
77,900 | 6,685 | ||
CVS Corp. |
172,200 | 5,323 | ||
PepsiCo, Inc. |
149,100 | 9,326 | ||
The Procter & Gamble Co. |
130,800 | 8,407 | ||
Walgreen Co. |
127,100 | 5,833 | ||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
118,300 | 5,463 | ||
Total |
41,037 | |||
Energy (6.1%) |
||||
Baker Hughes, Inc. |
57,300 | 4,278 | ||
ConocoPhillips |
119,016 | 8,563 | ||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
92,000 | 5,745 | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
160,334 | 12,287 | ||
Schlumberger, Ltd. |
73,600 | 4,649 | ||
*Transocean, Inc. |
71,800 | 5,808 | ||
Valero Energy Corp. |
69,100 | 3,535 | ||
Total |
44,865 | |||
Financials (14.9%) |
||||
American Express Co. |
114,400 | 6,941 | ||
American International Group, Inc. |
145,600 | 10,434 | ||
Capital One Financial Corp. |
85,800 | 6,591 | ||
Citigroup, Inc. |
132,600 | 7,386 | ||
Genworth Financial, Inc. |
183,600 | 6,281 | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
43,100 | 8,592 | ||
Legg Mason, Inc. |
52,300 | 4,971 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
95,100 | 7,429 | ||
*NYSE Group, Inc. |
49,900 | 4,850 | ||
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
112,700 | 9,676 | ||
SLM Corp. |
123,200 | 6,008 | ||
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. |
149,300 | 8,016 |
Common Stocks (92.8%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials continued |
||||
UBS AG |
113,000 | 6,817 | ||
Wachovia Corp. |
131,600 | 7,495 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
218,800 | 7,781 | ||
Total |
109,268 | |||
Health Care (17.3%) |
||||
Abbott Laboratories |
133,600 | 6,508 | ||
*Amgen, Inc. |
197,700 | 13,504 | ||
Baxter International, Inc. |
113,800 | 5,279 | ||
Caremark Rx, Inc. |
98,700 | 5,637 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
100,900 | 5,257 | ||
*Genentech, Inc. |
129,400 | 10,497 | ||
*Genzyme Corp. |
81,600 | 5,025 | ||
*Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
132,400 | 8,597 | ||
Johnson & Johnson |
132,200 | 8,728 | ||
Medtronic, Inc. |
188,400 | 10,081 | ||
Novartis AG, ADR |
147,600 | 8,478 | ||
*St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
135,000 | 4,936 | ||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR |
206,800 | 6,427 | ||
*Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
189,600 | 8,587 | ||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
111,000 | 5,964 | ||
Wyeth |
104,500 | 5,321 | ||
*Zimmer Holdings, Inc. |
102,600 | 8,042 | ||
Total |
126,868 | |||
Industrials (9.4%) |
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The Boeing Co. |
75,500 | 6,707 | ||
Danaher Corp. |
129,600 | 9,388 | ||
FedEx Corp. |
57,100 | 6,202 | ||
General Electric Co. |
532,600 | 19,819 | ||
Honeywell International, Inc. |
202,100 | 9,143 | ||
Roper Industries, Inc. |
99,700 | 5,009 | ||
*Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. |
136,600 | 4,572 | ||
United Technologies Corp. |
136,200 | 8,515 | ||
Total |
69,355 | |||
Information Technology (18.8%) |
||||
Accenture, Ltd. — Class A |
260,611 | 9,624 | ||
*Amdocs, Ltd. |
228,600 | 8,858 | ||
*Apple Computer, Inc. |
89,200 | 7,568 | ||
*Broadcom Corp. — Class A |
247,350 | 7,992 | ||
*Cisco Systems, Inc. |
495,500 | 13,542 | ||
*eBay, Inc. |
171,300 | 5,151 | ||
*Electronic Arts, Inc. |
130,300 | 6,562 | ||
*Google, Inc. — Class A |
33,142 | 15,260 | ||
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
235,100 | 9,684 | ||
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
99,000 | 4,925 | ||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. |
136,800 | 4,189 | ||
Microsoft Corp. |
254,500 | 7,599 | ||
*Oracle Corp. |
397,300 | 6,810 | ||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
174,300 | 6,587 | ||
*SanDisk Corp. |
113,000 | 4,862 |
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Growth Stock Portfolio
Common Stocks (92.8%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Information Technology continued |
||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, ADR |
172,800 | 6,952 | ||
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
232,600 | 6,699 | ||
*Yahoo!, Inc. |
241,810 | 6,176 | ||
Total |
139,040 | |||
Materials (2.3%) |
||||
Monsanto Co. |
145,700 | 7,654 | ||
Praxair, Inc. |
150,800 | 8,947 | ||
Total |
16,601 | |||
Telecommunication Services (1.6%) |
||||
*NII Holdings, Inc. |
141,400 | 9,112 | ||
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
130,900 | 2,473 | ||
Total |
11,585 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
682,242 | |||
Money Market Investments (7.1%) |
||||
Autos (1.4%) |
||||
(b)Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.32%, 1/17/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,976 | ||
Total |
9,976 | |||
Federal Government & Agencies (0.2%) |
||||
(b)Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.13%, 3/23/07 |
1,700,000 | 1,681 | ||
Total |
1,681 | |||
Finance Lessors (1.4%) |
||||
(b)Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.33%, 1/8/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,990 | ||
Total |
9,990 | |||
National Commercial Banks (1.4%) |
||||
(b)UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
10,800,000 | 10,798 | ||
Total |
10,798 | |||
Security Brokers and Dealers (1.3%) |
||||
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.26%, 1/29/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,959 | ||
Total |
9,959 | |||
Money Market Investments (7.1%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Short Term Business Credit (1.4%) |
||||
Sheffield Receivables, 5.27%, 1/3/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,998 | ||
Total |
9,998 | |||
Total Money Market Investments |
52,402 | |||
Total Investments (99.9%) |
734,644 | |||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.1%) |
411 | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
735,055 | |||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American
Depositary Receipt.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $601,225 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $133,419 which is comprised of $144,303 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $10,884 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) |
66 | 3/07 | $ | 25 | |||
(Total Notional Value at |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital and income. | Invest primarily in large, high quality, dividend-paying companies with long-term growth potential. |
$535 million |
The Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The Portfolio seeks to achieve these objectives primarily by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large capitalization companies that may include both “growth” and “value” stocks, and may represent high quality companies across all market sectors. The Portfolio sees gross income of at least 75% of the dividend yield of the S&P 500® Index. Because of the importance of current income and growth of income, dividend paying stocks are favored, but the Portfolio also may invest in non-dividend paying stocks.
Looking at the broad market in 2006, stocks, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, enjoyed solid returns thanks to a sharp rally in the second half of the year. Stocks benefited from good economic news, positive corporate earnings, cooling energy prices and inflation, and an end to the Federal Reserve’s long-running campaign for higher interest rates. In general, large company stocks outperformed small- and mid-cap stocks in 2006. For the year, the S&P 500® Index (a gauge of large-cap stock performance) returned 15.79%, while the S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600® Indices returned 10.32% and 15.12%, respectively. Looking at returns by style, value stocks outperformed growth stocks by a wide margin yet again.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio returned 11.49%. That compares with the 15.79% return of the S&P 500®. (This Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and does not include expenses.) The average return for the Portfolio’s peer group, the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds, was 13.31% for the same time period.
The Portfolio’s underperformance versus the Index was driven by disappointing stock selection in the Health Care sector of the S&P 500® Index. The overriding theme in 2006 was a reversal of 2005’s gains, as several of our biggest contributors the prior year turned detractors in 2006. For example, we have been underweight in Pharmaceutical shares as compared to the S&P 500® Index for some time because of our concern over patent expirations, competition from generics, headline risks, and a lack of blockbuster drugs in development. This positioning worked well in 2005, but made for our largest industry-level detractor in 2006. In addition, our stock selection hurt as we were overweight in generic drug maker, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. The stock suffered from margin and pricing pressures resulting from competition in the generic drug space. Similarly, Medical Device maker, St. Jude Medical, stumbled this year after solid performance in 2005. Another significant detractor in 2006 was Health Care Provider Aetna, which was hurt by higher-than-expected medical pricing trends. Teva, St. Jude, and Aetna were three of the Portfolio’s top four detractors on an absolute basis and relative to the Portfolio’s benchmark.
Our holdings in Financials also disappointed, in part because we were slightly underweight in this winning sector, and also because of poor stock selection. Here, too, 2005’s big winner turned into 2006’s big disappointment — Legg Mason suffered from poor performance by its star asset manager and failed to realize the benefits of acquiring Citibank’s mutual fund assets in 2005. In addition, Consumer Finance firm Capital One Financial faced questions about the health of its loan portfolio and execution of some recent acquisitions. We should also point out that the Financials sector was home to one of our leading contributors to returns in The Goldman Sachs Group, which benefited from strength in global capital markets.
Continuing with positive contributors, our stock selection worked best in the Consumer Discretionary sector, led by names in the Media, Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure, and Multi-Line Retail industries. In the Media space, our leading contributor was News Corp., which benefited from a financial restructuring, including the sale of its DIRECTV business unit. A top contributor to relative and absolute performance among broad-line retailers was J.C. Penney Co., which continued to make progress on its turnaround, demonstrating better-than-expected earnings growth. MGM MIRAGE and Hilton Hotels were other leading names in this sector, helped by good business fundamentals and the private equity buyout of competitor Four Seasons.
Looking ahead to 2007, we are fairly optimistic on the market because we see an environment which has potential for modest growth and low inflation. If we are correct, we may see unspectacular earnings growth and modest multiples expansion, which could reveal opportunities to us.
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Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio |
11.49% | 3.10% | 5.57% | |||
S&P 500 Index |
15.79% | 6.19% | 8.42% | |||
Large Cap Core Funds Lipper Average |
13.31% | 5.29% | 6.81% |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 12/31/96. Returns shown include deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2006, the 500 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $13.2 billion and a total market value of $13.0 trillion. The S&P 500 represents approximately 61.9% of the market value of the Compustat’s database of about 9,600 equities. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Large Cap Core Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) greater than 300% of the dollar–weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Large–cap core funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P 500 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,100.40 | $ | 2.31 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.70 | $ | 2.22 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.44%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (93.0%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (13.1%) |
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A |
51,200 | 3,565 | ||
*Comcast Corp. — Class A |
141,000 | 5,969 | ||
Federated Department Stores, Inc. |
119,800 | 4,568 | ||
Fortune Brands, Inc. |
48,300 | 4,124 | ||
Hilton Hotels Corp. |
158,900 | 5,546 | ||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. |
63,300 | 4,897 | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc. |
71,700 | 6,160 | ||
*Kohl’s Corp. |
47,700 | 3,264 | ||
News Corp. — Class A |
317,200 | 6,812 | ||
NIKE, Inc. — Class B |
30,400 | 3,011 | ||
Omnicom Group, Inc. |
36,300 | 3,795 | ||
Staples, Inc. |
199,800 | 5,335 | ||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
67,000 | 4,188 | ||
Target Corp. |
87,800 | 5,009 | ||
Time Warner, Inc. |
175,800 | 3,829 | ||
Total |
70,072 | |||
Consumer Staples (5.5%) |
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Altria Group, Inc. |
80,600 | 6,917 | ||
CVS Corp. |
117,500 | 3,632 | ||
Loews Corp. |
39,600 | 2,563 | ||
PepsiCo, Inc. |
110,200 | 6,893 | ||
The Procter & Gamble Co. |
88,862 | 5,711 | ||
Walgreen Co. |
85,000 | 3,901 | ||
Total |
29,617 | |||
Energy (8.7%) |
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Baker Hughes, Inc. |
42,400 | 3,166 | ||
ConocoPhillips |
110,388 | 7,942 | ||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
68,100 | 4,253 | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
215,300 | 16,499 | ||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
40,800 | 4,315 | ||
Schlumberger, Ltd. |
60,600 | 3,827 | ||
*Transocean, Inc. |
52,900 | 4,279 | ||
Valero Energy Corp. |
50,200 | 2,568 | ||
Total |
46,849 | |||
Financials (18.7%) |
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American Express Co. |
60,200 | 3,652 | ||
American International Group, Inc. |
105,200 | 7,538 | ||
Bank of America Corp. |
175,400 | 9,364 | ||
Capital One Financial Corp. |
61,100 | 4,694 | ||
Citigroup, Inc. |
96,700 | 5,386 | ||
Genworth Financial, Inc. |
138,100 | 4,724 | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
31,500 | 6,280 | ||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
177,102 | 4,348 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
153,296 | 7,404 | ||
Legg Mason, Inc. |
34,000 | 3,232 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
74,200 | 5,797 | ||
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
87,100 | 7,477 | ||
SLM Corp. |
89,500 | 4,365 | ||
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. |
107,800 | 5,788 | ||
U.S. Bancorp |
115,300 | 4,173 |
Common Stocks (93.0%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials continued |
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UBS AG |
81,900 | 4,941 | ||
Wachovia Corp. |
90,600 | 5,160 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
180,600 | 6,422 | ||
Total |
100,745 | |||
Health Care (12.8%) |
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Abbott Laboratories |
107,600 | 5,241 | ||
*Amgen, Inc. |
68,600 | 4,686 | ||
Baxter International, Inc. |
81,800 | 3,795 | ||
Biomet, Inc. |
94,900 | 3,917 | ||
Caremark Rx, Inc. |
76,600 | 4,375 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
93,700 | 4,882 | ||
*Genentech, Inc. |
45,500 | 3,691 | ||
*Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
42,400 | 2,753 | ||
Johnson & Johnson |
84,100 | 5,552 | ||
Medtronic, Inc. |
108,600 | 5,811 | ||
Novartis AG, ADR |
66,900 | 3,843 | ||
Pfizer, Inc. |
160,600 | 4,160 | ||
*St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
86,600 | 3,166 | ||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR |
88,900 | 2,763 | ||
*Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
133,600 | 6,050 | ||
Wyeth |
78,200 | 3,982 | ||
Total |
68,667 | |||
Industrials (11.5%) |
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The Boeing Co. |
55,400 | 4,922 | ||
Canadian National Railway Co. |
120,500 | 5,185 | ||
Danaher Corp. |
74,000 | 5,361 | ||
FedEx Corp. |
29,300 | 3,183 | ||
General Electric Co. |
378,700 | 14,090 | ||
Honeywell International, Inc. |
148,390 | 6,713 | ||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
68,100 | 3,425 | ||
Roper Industries, Inc. |
74,700 | 3,753 | ||
*Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. |
101,400 | 3,394 | ||
United Technologies Corp. |
110,000 | 6,877 | ||
Waste Management, Inc. |
121,000 | 4,449 | ||
Total |
61,352 | |||
Information Technology (14.3%) |
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Accenture, Ltd. — Class A |
172,100 | 6,356 | ||
*Amdocs, Ltd. |
157,900 | 6,119 | ||
*Broadcom Corp. — Class A |
181,950 | 5,879 | ||
*Cisco Systems, Inc. |
285,700 | 7,807 | ||
*Electronic Arts, Inc. |
98,300 | 4,950 | ||
*Google, Inc. — Class A |
12,100 | 5,572 | ||
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
172,300 | 7,097 | ||
International Business Machines Corp. |
31,500 | 3,060 | ||
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
72,600 | 3,612 | ||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. |
101,000 | 3,093 | ||
Microsoft Corp. |
189,400 | 5,655 | ||
*Oracle Corp. |
293,500 | 5,031 | ||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
127,700 | 4,826 |
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Common Stocks (93.0%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Information Technology continued |
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*SanDisk Corp. |
65,000 | 2,797 | ||
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
170,100 | 4,899 | ||
Total |
76,753 | |||
Materials (3.5%) |
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International Paper Co. |
163,000 | 5,558 | ||
Monsanto Co. |
150,600 | 7,912 | ||
Praxair, Inc. |
84,400 | 5,007 | ||
Total |
18,477 | |||
Telecommunication Services (1.9%) |
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AT&T, Inc. |
164,000 | 5,863 | ||
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
214,076 | 4,044 | ||
Total |
9,907 | |||
Utilities (3.0%) |
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Exelon Corp. |
87,900 | 5,440 | ||
PG&E Corp. |
132,300 | 6,262 | ||
TXU Corp. |
76,700 | 4,158 | ||
Total |
15,860 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
498,299 | |||
Money Market Investments (6.9%) |
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Federal Government & Agencies (0.2%) |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.13%, 3/23/07 |
1,000,000 | 989 | ||
Total |
989 | |||
Finance Lessors (3.7%) |
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Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.31%, 1/12/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,984 | ||
Windmill Funding Corp., 5.29%, 1/18/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,975 | ||
Total |
19,959 | |||
National Commercial Banks (1.1%) |
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(b)UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
5,900,000 | 5,899 | ||
Total |
5,899 | |||
Money Market Investments (6.9%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Short Term Business Credit (1.9%) |
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(b)Sheffield Receivables, |
10,000,000 | 9,997 | ||
Total |
9,997 | |||
Total Money Market Investments |
36,844 | |||
Total Investments (99.9%) |
535,143 | |||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.1%) |
310 | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
535,453 | |||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American
Depositary Receipt.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $423,711 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $111,431 which is comprised of $116,953 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $5,522 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) |
32 | 3/07 | $ | (21 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $11,448) |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital and income. | Invest in American companies that exhibit value characteristics relative to S&P 500® Index, and which have above market dividend yields. | $410 million |
The Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The Portfolio seeks to meet these objectives by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of U.S. issuers and securities whose principal markets are in the U.S., including American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and other U.S. registered securities. The Portfolio focuses on companies with records of growing earnings selling at attractive prices relative to their market and peers. In selecting investments, the Portfolio stresses companies with below market price/earnings and price/book ratios and above market dividend yields. Generally, the companies in which the Portfolio invests will have a market value of $1 billion dollars or more.
Looking at the broad market in 2006, stocks enjoyed solid returns thanks to a sharp rally in the second half of the year. Stocks benefited from good economic news, positive corporate earnings, cooling energy prices and inflation, and an end to the Federal Reserve’s long-running campaign for higher interest rates. In a turnabout from the last several years, large company stocks outperformed small- and mid-cap stocks in 2006. For the year, the S&P 500® Index (a gauge of large-cap stock performance) returned 15.79%, while the S&P 400® MidCap and S&P 600® SmallCap Indices returned 10.32% and 15.12%, respectively. Looking at returns by style, value stocks generally outperformed growth stocks by a wide margin.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio returned 16.56%, outperforming the 15.79% return of the S&P 500® Index. (The Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and does not include expenses.) The average return for the Portfolio’s peer group, Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds, was 17.30%. Also, the Russell 1000 Value Index returned 22.25% for the year ended December 31, 2006.
The Portfolio’s outperformance of the S&P 500® Index can be attributed largely to positioning in the Consumer Staples and Health Care sectors. Looking first at contributors in the Staples sector, two of our top-five contributors to return were Kraft Foods and its majority owner, Altria Group. Kraft was one of our biggest detractors in 2005, but we were firm in our conviction that this was a long-term hold. Both stocks performed well in 2006, announcing share buy-backs, consistently beating earnings estimates, and benefiting from shareholders looking ahead to the much-anticipated spin-off of Kraft by Altria.
In Health Care, the leading contributors to Portfolio performance were in the Pharmaceutical space, home to Merck & Co. and Pfizer, among others. Merck was the Portfolio’s best-performing stock in this space. After a difficult 2005, we felt Merck carried an attractive valuation and dividend yield. We also liked Merck’s pipeline of new drugs in development, and the fact that it continued to bounce back after pulling its popular painkiller Vioxx from the market in 2004. Pfizer also performed well in 2006, despite stumbling at the end of the year after canceling one of its most promising drugs in development because of health risks. Despite this setback, we continued to hold a sizable position in Pfizer, because we think it could do in 2007 what Merck did in 2006.
Our stock selection disappointed in Financials, which was home to the Portfolio’s top detractor from performance, Capital One Financial. This financial services firm faced investor scrutiny over its exposure to sub-prime loans at a time of slowing economic growth. In addition, the Portfolio’s position in SLM Corp., or Sallie Mae, underperformed versus its benchmark on worry about what Democratic control of Congress might mean in terms of oversight and regulation for this education lender. We are positive on this stock despite its troubles in 2006 because of its strong free cash flow, attractive valuation, and healthy dividend. Despite these negatives, the Financials sector was home to one of our leading contributors to returns, JP Morgan Chase. This money center bank continued to make progress on its turnaround under CEO Jamie Dimon. The stock also benefited from strength in global capital markets.
Finally, the Portfolio’s Telecommunication Services holdings held a disappointment in Sprint Nextel. This was one of the leading detractors from results for the year as the combined firm struggled to realize the benefits of its 2005 merger.
Looking ahead to 2007, we see several factors that could work in equities’ favor. Against a backdrop of moderate economic growth and low inflation, we think corporations can continue to generate healthy profits. That is one of three legs we believe stock returns stand on. The other two are price-to-earnings multiples expansion and dividend yield. We currently find yields fairly attractive and think there is potential to see multiples expand in the coming year.
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Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio |
16.56% | 9.27% | 8.08% | |||
Russell 1000 Value Index |
22.25% | 10.86% | 9.12% | |||
S&P 500 Index |
15.79% | 6.19% | 4.78% | |||
Multi Cap Value Funds Lipper Average |
17.30% | 9.04% | - |
*Inception | date of 7/31/01 |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 7/31/01 (commencement of the portfolio’s operations). Returns shown reflect fee waivers, deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 1000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. As of December 31, 2006, the average market capitalization of companies in the Index was $111.895 billion: the median market capitalization was $5.22 billion. The largest company in the Index had a market capitalization of $463.636 billion and a smallest of $1.335 billion.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2006, the 500 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $13.2 billion and a total market value of $13.0 trillion. The S&P 500 represents approximately 61.9% of the market value of the Compustat’s database of about 9,600 equities. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Multi Cap Value Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi–cap funds typically have between 25% to 75% of their assets invested in companies with market capitalizations (on a three–year weighted basis) above 300% of the dollar–weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Multi–cap value funds typically have a below–average price–to–earnings ratio, price–to–book ratio, and three–year sales–per–share growth value, compared to the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,118.20 | $ | 3.07 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.00 | $ | 2.93 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.58%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (95.2%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (7.1%) |
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Carnival Corp. |
32,600 | 1,599 | ||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
247,200 | 8,786 | ||
*Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
38,700 | 1,165 | ||
General Motors Corp. |
82,400 | 2,531 | ||
*Hanesbrands, Inc. |
73,875 | 1,745 | ||
*Idearc, Inc. |
6,950 | 199 | ||
*Jarden Corp. |
147,800 | 5,142 | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc. |
40,900 | 3,514 | ||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. |
111,800 | 2,672 | ||
McDonald’s Corp. |
35,300 | 1,565 | ||
Total |
28,918 | |||
Consumer Staples (11.0%) |
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Altria Group, Inc. |
162,000 | 13,903 | ||
Avon Products, Inc. |
74,000 | 2,445 | ||
General Mills, Inc. |
48,600 | 2,799 | ||
Kraft Foods, Inc. — Class A |
299,600 | 10,696 | ||
Sara Lee Corp. |
591,000 | 10,065 | ||
Unilever NV |
187,200 | 5,101 | ||
Total |
45,009 | |||
Energy (6.8%) |
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Chevron Corp. |
47,046 | 3,459 | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
50,000 | 3,832 | ||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR A |
86,700 | 6,137 | ||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR B |
62,728 | 4,463 | ||
*Transocean, Inc. |
57,100 | 4,619 | ||
*Weatherford International, Ltd. |
124,500 | 5,203 | ||
Total |
27,713 | |||
Financials (33.0%) |
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American International Group, Inc. |
87,700 | 6,285 | ||
*AmeriCredit Corp. |
82,100 | 2,066 | ||
*Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. |
20 | 2,200 | ||
Capital One Financial Corp. |
66,900 | 5,139 | ||
The Chubb Corp. |
48,100 | 2,545 | ||
Compass Bancshares, Inc. |
18,100 | 1,080 | ||
Douglas Emmett, Inc. |
126,600 | 3,366 | ||
Fifth Third Bancorp |
123,700 | 5,063 | ||
General Growth Properties, Inc. |
132,420 | 6,916 | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
9,900 | 1,974 | ||
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
41,900 | 3,910 | ||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
119,200 | 2,926 | ||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. |
502,300 | 6,972 | ||
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. |
120,900 | 5,460 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
273,588 | 13,214 | ||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. |
323,000 | 9,903 | ||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
43,800 | 4,078 | ||
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. |
62,600 | 3,756 | ||
SLM Corp. |
206,100 | 10,051 | ||
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. |
22,923 | 1,231 | ||
Wachovia Corp. |
181,209 | 10,320 | ||
Washington Mutual, Inc. |
340,300 | 15,480 |
Common Stocks (95.2%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials continued |
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Wells Fargo & Co. |
221,000 | 7,859 | ||
XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A |
52,700 | 3,795 | ||
Total |
135,589 | |||
Health Care (8.7%) |
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AstraZeneca PLC, ADR |
79,300 | 4,247 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
9,800 | 511 | ||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
182,100 | 7,940 | ||
Pfizer, Inc. |
344,900 | 8,932 | ||
Sanofi-Aventis, ADR |
91,300 | 4,215 | ||
*Triad Hospitals, Inc. |
19,300 | 807 | ||
*WellPoint, Inc. |
112,500 | 8,853 | ||
Total |
35,505 | |||
Industrials (8.5%) |
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3M Co. |
51,600 | 4,021 | ||
American Standard Companies, Inc. |
30,100 | 1,380 | ||
Emerson Electric Co. |
46,600 | 2,054 | ||
General Electric Co. |
432,800 | 16,105 | ||
Hubbell, Inc. — Class B |
25,800 | 1,166 | ||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
86,700 | 4,005 | ||
Siemens AG, ADR |
21,900 | 2,158 | ||
Tyco International, Ltd. |
75,100 | 2,283 | ||
Union Pacific Corp. |
20,000 | 1,840 | ||
Total |
35,012 | |||
Information Technology (7.4%) |
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*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. — Class A |
55,200 | 2,696 | ||
*Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
240,400 | 4,041 | ||
*Flextronics International, Ltd. |
537,200 | 6,167 | ||
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
89,000 | 3,666 | ||
Intel Corp. |
502,200 | 10,169 | ||
*International Rectifier Corp. |
33,500 | 1,291 | ||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. |
89,600 | 2,200 | ||
Total |
30,230 | |||
Materials (4.6%) |
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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. |
36,700 | 2,579 | ||
Alcoa, Inc. |
114,300 | 3,430 | ||
The Dow Chemical Co. |
76,800 | 3,067 | ||
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
26,700 | 1,301 | ||
International Paper Co. |
125,500 | 4,280 | ||
Lyondell Chemical Co. |
102,800 | 2,629 | ||
Methanex Corp. |
50,900 | 1,393 | ||
Total |
18,679 | |||
Telecommunication Services (4.9%) |
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AT&T, Inc. |
314,600 | 11,247 | ||
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
242,900 | 4,588 | ||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
111,000 | 4,134 | ||
Total |
19,969 | |||
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Common Stocks (95.2%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Utilities (3.2%) |
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*CMS Energy Corp. |
236,500 | 3,949 | ||
Duke Energy Corp. |
67,800 | 2,252 | ||
Equitable Resources, Inc. |
37,500 | 1,566 | ||
MDU Resources Group, Inc. |
44,100 | 1,131 | ||
NiSource, Inc. |
112,300 | 2,706 | ||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
31,600 | 1,602 | ||
Total |
13,206 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
389,830 | |||
Convertible Corporate Bonds (1.0%) |
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Automobiles And Other Motor Vehicles (1.0%) | ||||
Ford Motor Co., 4.25%, 12/15/36 |
3,963,000 | 4,235 | ||
Total Convertible Corporate Bonds |
4,235 | |||
Money Market Investments (3.8%) |
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Government (3.6%) |
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Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.12%, 1/19/07 |
1,500,000 | 1,496 | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.14%, 1/10/07 |
7,300,000 | 7,291 | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.192%, 1/19/07 |
6,000,000 | 5,984 | ||
Total |
14,771 | |||
Money Market Investments (3.8%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
National Commercial Banks (0.2%) |
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UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
1,000,000 | 1,000 | ||
Total |
1,000 | |||
Total Money Market Investments |
15,771 | |||
Total Investments (100.0%) |
409,836 | |||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.0%) |
— | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
409,836 | |||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American
Depositary Receipt.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $351,750 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $58,086 which is comprised of $61,320 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $3,234 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation. |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Long-term growth of capital and income. | Invest in the equity securities of established companies paying above-average dividends. | $201 million |
The T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The Portfolio seeks to meet these objectives by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks, with 65% in the stocks of well-established companies paying above-average dividends. Typically a value approach in selecting investments is employed, meaning that companies are selected based on management’s belief that they are undervalued, but have good prospects for capital appreciation and dividend growth based on such measures as, for example, company book or asset values, earnings, cash flows and business franchises.
The T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio delivered strong returns in 2006, outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500® Stock Index. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Portfolio returned 19.15%, compared with 15.79% for the Index. (The Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and does not include expenses.) The Portfolio also outpaced the 18.19% average return of its peer group, the Lipper Equity Income Funds. Effective stock selection and allocation decisions across a number of sectors helped the Portfolio beat its benchmark. Energy was a sector that detracted from relative returns.
Every sector contributed positively to the S&P 500® Index’s gains for the year, led by Telecommunication Services; Energy and Utilities also performed very well. Health Care performed the worst of the broad sectors but was still up more than 7%. Information Technology was the only other sector in the Index to post single-digit returns for the year. Looking at general S&P Index returns based on company size, large- and small-caps outperformed shares of medium-sized companies, while value again outperformed growth.
Stock selection in Industrials and Business Services was a significant factor in the Portfolio’s outperformance versus its benchmark, led by positioning in the Machinery and Commercial Services and Supplies industries. The single largest contributor in the sector was equipment company Deere, which enjoyed record fourth quarter earnings. Waste Management was a leading contributor in the Commercial Services industry, as healthy economic growth early in the year meant strong demand for its products.
In Information Technology, effective stock selection and an underweight to this lagging sector contributed to relative results. In particular, the Portfolio had no exposure to the relatively poor performing Internet Software and Services industry. It was a similar story in Computers and Peripherals, where the Portfolio was underweight in Dell, which had negative returns for the year. At the same time, we were overweight in International Business Machines, which rallied after reporting strong third-quarter revenue growth. We added select Information Technology names where we saw attractive values, building a sizable position in Microsoft during the year. This top-ten holding performed well in the second half of the year.
Health Care was another sector where stock selection and an underweight position helped relative returns. The Portfolio’s Health Care holdings were focused largely on the Pharmaceutical industry, which performed well. Merck was the leading contributor in this segment, benefiting when one of its vaccines was recommended to be part of a routine vaccination schedule for pre-teen girls.
At the other end of the spectrum, our performance was negatively impacted relative to its benchmark due to disappointing stock selection among Energy shares. An underweight to ExxonMobil and poor performance by Portfolio holding Anadarko Petroleum impacted the Portfolio’s relative return.
In addition, our stock selection detracted in both the Telecommunication Services and Consumer Discretionary sectors relative to the Portfolio’s benchmark; however, overweights to these winning sectors made them positive contributors overall.
Going forward, we believe the pace of corporate earnings growth could slow along with the economy, though we still find equity valuations to be reasonable — valuations are neither too high nor compellingly attractive, and liquidity is good. We will continue to employ our discipline of seeking reasonably valued stocks of high quality companies while monitoring general economic conditions.
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Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||
1 Year | Since Inception* | |||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio |
19.15% | 16.80% | ||
S&P 500 Index |
15.79% | 14.71% | ||
Equity Income Funds Lipper Average |
18.19% | - |
*Inception | date of 5/01/03 |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 5/1/03 (commencement of the Portfolio’s operations). Returns shown reflect fee waivers, deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2006, the 500 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $13.2 billion and a total market value of $13.0 trillion. The S&P 500 represents approximately 61.9% of the market value of the Compustat’s database of about 9,600 equities. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Equity Income Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that, by prospectus language and portfolio practice, seek relatively high current income and growth of income by investing primarily in dividend–paying equity securities. These funds’ gross or net yield must be at least 125% of the average gross or net yield of the U.S. diversified equity fund universe. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,134.00 | $ | 3.63 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.50 | $ | 3.44 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.67%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (93.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (14.1%) |
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*Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. |
25,100 | 956 | ||
CBS Corp. — Class B |
47,150 | 1,470 | ||
D.R. Horton, Inc. |
33,600 | 890 | ||
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. |
35,800 | 1,360 | ||
Eastman Kodak Co. |
52,400 | 1,352 | ||
*Echostar Communications Corp. |
11,500 | 437 | ||
Ford Motor Co. |
55,100 | 414 | ||
Fortune Brands, Inc. |
15,100 | 1,289 | ||
Gannett Co., Inc. |
9,500 | 574 | ||
Genuine Parts Co. |
22,500 | 1,067 | ||
H&R Block, Inc. |
60,300 | 1,389 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. |
48,200 | 1,936 | ||
*Idearc, Inc. |
2,255 | 65 | ||
Mattel, Inc. |
83,300 | 1,888 | ||
The New York Times Co. — Class A |
71,000 | 1,730 | ||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. |
61,700 | 1,786 | ||
RadioShack Corp. |
27,400 | 460 | ||
Sony Corp., ADR |
27,100 | 1,161 | ||
Time Warner, Inc. |
125,700 | 2,738 | ||
Tribune Co. |
73,300 | 2,256 | ||
*Viacom, Inc. — Class B |
30,750 | 1,262 | ||
The Walt Disney Co. |
52,600 | 1,803 | ||
Total |
28,283 | |||
Consumer Staples (8.5%) |
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Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
43,900 | 2,160 | ||
Avon Products, Inc. |
45,000 | 1,487 | ||
Campbell Soup Co. |
26,500 | 1,031 | ||
The Coca-Cola Co. |
45,500 | 2,195 | ||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
37,800 | 2,465 | ||
General Mills, Inc. |
29,300 | 1,688 | ||
The Hershey Co. |
2,200 | 110 | ||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
17,700 | 1,203 | ||
McCormick & Co., Inc. |
21,000 | 810 | ||
Sara Lee Corp. |
28,700 | 489 | ||
Sysco Corp. |
15,600 | 573 | ||
UST, Inc. |
17,000 | 989 | ||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
39,700 | 1,833 | ||
Total |
17,033 | |||
Energy (9.0%) |
||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. |
28,200 | 1,227 | ||
BP PLC, ADR |
23,800 | 1,597 | ||
Chevron Corp. |
51,900 | 3,816 | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
51,400 | 3,939 | ||
Hess Corp. |
41,500 | 2,057 | ||
Murphy Oil Corp. |
25,400 | 1,292 | ||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR A |
41,600 | 2,945 | ||
Schlumberger, Ltd. |
20,300 | 1,282 | ||
Total |
18,155 | |||
Financials (17.4%) |
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American International Group, Inc. |
35,100 | 2,515 | ||
Bank of America Corp. |
5,700 | 304 |
Common Stocks (93.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials continued |
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The Charles Schwab Corp. |
98,600 | 1,907 | ||
The Chubb Corp. |
15,000 | 794 | ||
Citigroup, Inc. |
40,200 | 2,239 | ||
Fannie Mae |
17,400 | 1,033 | ||
Fifth Third Bancorp |
52,400 | 2,145 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
100,588 | 4,858 | ||
Lincoln National Corp. |
28,076 | 1,864 | ||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. |
98,000 | 3,005 | ||
Mellon Financial Corp. |
54,300 | 2,289 | ||
Mercantile Bankshares Corp. |
15,300 | 716 | ||
Morgan Stanley |
26,700 | 2,174 | ||
National City Corp. |
25,200 | 921 | ||
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. |
32,127 | 1,725 | ||
State Street Corp. |
25,300 | 1,706 | ||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. |
19,000 | 1,605 | ||
U.S. Bancorp |
33,000 | 1,194 | ||
UnumProvident Corp. |
56,200 | 1,168 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
20,900 | 743 | ||
Total |
34,905 | |||
Health Care (9.1%) |
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Abbott Laboratories |
31,400 | 1,529 | ||
Baxter International, Inc. |
24,500 | 1,137 | ||
*Boston Scientific Corp. |
49,100 | 844 | ||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
55,800 | 1,469 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
44,300 | 2,308 | ||
Johnson & Johnson |
30,800 | 2,033 | ||
*MedImmune, Inc. |
26,800 | 868 | ||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
67,300 | 2,935 | ||
Pfizer, Inc. |
86,300 | 2,235 | ||
Schering-Plough Corp. |
35,300 | 834 | ||
Wyeth |
40,700 | 2,072 | ||
Total |
18,264 | |||
Industrials (12.8%) |
||||
3M Co. |
21,100 | 1,644 | ||
Avery Dennison Corp. |
25,500 | 1,732 | ||
Cooper Industries, Ltd. — Class A |
10,100 | 913 | ||
Deere & Co. |
700 | 67 | ||
Eaton Corp. |
9,400 | 706 | ||
General Electric Co. |
154,500 | 5,750 | ||
Honeywell International, Inc. |
52,600 | 2,380 | ||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
25,400 | 1,173 | ||
Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. — Class A |
24,000 | 939 | ||
Masco Corp. |
45,200 | 1,350 | ||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
18,000 | 905 | ||
Pall Corp. |
35,700 | 1,233 | ||
Raytheon Co. |
28,200 | 1,489 | ||
Tyco International, Ltd. |
52,300 | 1,590 | ||
Union Pacific Corp. |
27,400 | 2,522 | ||
Waste Management, Inc. |
35,200 | 1,294 | ||
Total |
25,687 | |||
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Common Stocks (93.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Information Technology (6.8%) |
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Analog Devices, Inc. |
44,500 | 1,463 | ||
*Cisco Systems, Inc. |
35,900 | 981 | ||
*Computer Sciences Corp. |
10,500 | 560 | ||
*Dell, Inc. |
57,800 | 1,450 | ||
Intel Corp. |
43,900 | 889 | ||
International Business Machines Corp. |
25,100 | 2,438 | ||
Microsoft Corp. |
117,300 | 3,504 | ||
Motorola, Inc. |
43,000 | 884 | ||
Nokia OYJ, ADR |
73,000 | 1,483 | ||
Total |
13,652 | |||
Materials (5.2%) |
||||
Alcoa, Inc. |
38,700 | 1,161 | ||
Chemtura Corp. |
42,599 | 410 | ||
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
41,200 | 2,007 | ||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. |
35,800 | 1,760 | ||
International Paper Co. |
82,600 | 2,817 | ||
MeadWestvaco Corp. |
30,200 | 908 | ||
Vulcan Materials Co. |
15,000 | 1,348 | ||
Total |
10,411 | |||
Telecommunication Services (5.3%) |
||||
ALLTEL Corp. |
26,700 | 1,615 | ||
AT&T, Inc. |
100,535 | 3,594 | ||
*Qwest Communications International, Inc. |
207,100 | 1,733 | ||
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
77,900 | 1,472 | ||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
47,500 | 1,769 | ||
Windstream Corp. |
24,504 | 348 | ||
Total |
10,531 | |||
Utilities (5.3%) |
||||
Duke Energy Corp. |
58,900 | 1,955 | ||
Entergy Corp. |
20,800 | 1,920 | ||
FirstEnergy Corp. |
19,700 | 1,188 | ||
NiSource, Inc. |
70,900 | 1,709 | ||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
15,800 | 801 | ||
Progress Energy, Inc. |
28,500 | 1,399 | ||
TECO Energy, Inc. |
21,800 | 376 | ||
Xcel Energy, Inc. |
52,800 | 1,218 | ||
Total |
10,566 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
187,487 | |||
Convertible Corporate Bonds (0.2%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Automobiles And Other Motor Vehicles (0.1%) | ||||
Ford Motor Co., 4.25%, 12/15/36 |
247,000 | 264 | ||
Total |
264 | |||
Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus (0.1%) |
||||
Lucent Technologies, |
165,000 | 165 | ||
Total |
165 | |||
Total Convertible Corporate Bonds |
429 | |||
Money Market Investments (5.5%) |
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Other Holdings (5.5%) |
||||
Reserve Investment Fund |
11,108,124 | 11,108 | ||
Total Money Market Investments |
11,108 | |||
Total Investments (99.2%) |
199,024 | |||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.8%) |
1,483 | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
200,507 | |||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents — American
Depositary Receipt.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $167,074 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $31,950 which is comprised of $33,834 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $1,884 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation. |
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The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Investment results that approximate the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index. |
Invest in common stocks found in the S&P 500® Index utilizing a computer program to maintain sector proportions in the Portfolio equal to the Index. |
$2.1 billion |
The Index 500 Stock Portfolio seeks investment results that approximate the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% in common stocks included in the S&P 500® Index in proportion to their Index weightings to capture broad market performance using a computer program to determine which stocks should be purchased or sold.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Portfolio had a total return of 15.62%, compared with 15.79% for the S&P 500® Index. (This Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and does not include expenses.) Portfolio performance slightly lagged the S&P 500® due to transaction costs, administrative expenses, cash flow effects, and holdings of stock index futures contracts. The average return for the Portfolio’s peer group, the S&P 500 Index Objective Funds, was 15.38%.
Looking at the broad market in 2006, stocks generally enjoyed solid returns thanks to a sharp rally in the second half of the year. Stocks benefited from good economic news, positive corporate earnings, cooling energy prices and inflation, and an apparent end to the Federal Reserve’s long-running campaign for higher interest rates. In a turnabout from the last several years, large company stocks outperformed small- and mid-cap stocks in 2006. For the year, the S&P 500® Index (a gauge of large-cap stock performance) returned 15.79%, while mid- and small-cap stocks returned 10.32% and 15.12%, respectively, as measured by the S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600® Indices. One trend that did not reverse — value stocks outperformed growth stocks by a wide margin.
Every sector contributed positively to the S&P 500®’s gains for the year, with the worst-performing segment still managing returns of 7.5%. The biggest contributions to Index returns came from the Financials and Energy sectors. Financial stocks — which made up 22% of the Index and returned 19% — benefited from the strong performance of firms whose revenues are tied to capital markets activity, such as Asset Managers, Investment Banks and Brokers, and Custody Banks. In the Energy space, the big, integrated oil producers enjoyed record profits and strong demand from investors looking for exposure to the sector without the volatility of the Exploration and Production and Oil Services firms. As a result, the major oil producers were some of the leading contributors to Index performance for the year. Telecommunication Services had the best absolute returns in 2006, up 37%; however, these shares made up just 3% of the Index. This sector’s valuations had been depressed after poor returns in 2005; in addition, consolidation and an above-average dividend yield made this segment attractive. Health Care was the worst performing segment of the Index, with a return of a little less than 8%. This was because of some high profile medical device and drug safety concerns, as well as worry about what Democratic control of Congress might mean for stocks in this sector in terms of additional industry oversight.
As we seek to track the performance and weightings of stocks in the S&P 500® Index, we make changes in the Portfolio’s holding as the Index changes. Standard & Poor’s changes the composition of the Index as companies go public or private, merge, divest or have major changes in market capitalization. Additionally, Standard & Poor’s periodically adjusts the Index to better reflect the companies that are most representative of the composition of the U.S. economy. During 2006, 30 companies were added to the Index, with a like number eliminated.
Looking ahead to 2007, we continue to view large company stocks as attractively valued, relative to small company stocks, with healthy profits and balance sheets. In addition, worry about economic and earnings growth has the potential to favor the growth style of investing over value, as investors seek out proven growers. However, we would have said the same thing heading into 2006, and it is difficult to predict when the long-running trend of outperformance by small-cap and value-oriented shares will reverse. That said, one compelling attraction of investing in a fund based on a broad market index is that shareholders gain exposure to both growth and value stocks in a single equity holding.
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Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Index 500 Stock Portfolio |
15.62% | 6.05% | 8.38% | |||
S&P 500 Index |
15.79% | 6.19% | 8.42% | |||
S&P 500 Index Objective Funds Lipper Average |
15.38% | 5.78% | 8.11% |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 12/31/96. Returns shown include deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
Indices are unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and do not include expenses or sales charges.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2006, the 500 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $13.2 billion and a total market value of $13.0 trillion. The S&P 500 represents approximately 61.9% of the market value of the Compustat’s database of about 9,600 equities. The index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) S&P 500 Index Objective Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that are passively managed and commit by prospectus language to replicate the performance of the S&P 500 Index, including reinvested dividends. In addition, S&P 500 Index funds have limited expenses (advisor fee no higher than 0.50%). Source: Lipper, Inc.
“Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P®”, “S&P MidCap 400 Index”, “Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index”, “S&P 500” and “Standard & Poor’s 500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. The funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the funds.
Sector Allocation is based on equities.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,126.50 | $ | 1.06 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.90 | $ | 1.01 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.20%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Common Stocks (97.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (10.4%) |
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*Amazon.com, Inc. |
49,300 | 1,945 | ||
*Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A |
22,300 | 869 | ||
*AutoNation, Inc. |
23,929 | 510 | ||
*AutoZone, Inc. |
8,125 | 939 | ||
*Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. |
45,100 | 1,718 | ||
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
64,375 | 3,167 | ||
*Big Lots, Inc. |
17,500 | 401 | ||
The Black & Decker Corp. |
10,900 | 872 | ||
Brunswick Corp. |
14,700 | 469 | ||
Carnival Corp. |
71,009 | 3,483 | ||
CBS Corp. — Class B |
124,824 | 3,892 | ||
Centex Corp. |
19,000 | 1,069 | ||
Circuit City Stores, Inc. |
22,700 | 431 | ||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
78,850 | 2,802 | ||
*Coach, Inc. |
58,700 | 2,522 | ||
*Comcast Corp. — Class A |
332,270 | 14,065 | ||
D.R. Horton, Inc. |
44,100 | 1,168 | ||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
23,450 | 942 | ||
Dillard’s, Inc. — Class A |
9,764 | 341 | ||
*The DIRECTV Group, Inc. |
123,100 | 3,070 | ||
Dollar General Corp. |
49,848 | 801 | ||
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. |
10,420 | 396 | ||
The E.W. Scripps Co. — Class A |
13,300 | 664 | ||
Eastman Kodak Co. |
45,883 | 1,184 | ||
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
24,200 | 710 | ||
Federated Department Stores, Inc. |
83,846 | 3,197 | ||
Ford Motor Co. |
301,594 | 2,265 | ||
Fortune Brands, Inc. |
24,167 | 2,064 | ||
Gannett Co., Inc. |
37,450 | 2,264 | ||
The Gap, Inc. |
84,175 | 1,641 | ||
General Motors Corp. |
90,327 | 2,775 | ||
Genuine Parts Co. |
27,200 | 1,290 | ||
*The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
28,300 | 594 | ||
H&R Block, Inc. |
51,500 | 1,187 | ||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. |
41,400 | 2,917 | ||
Harman International Industries, Inc. |
10,400 | 1,039 | ||
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. |
29,750 | 2,461 | ||
Hasbro, Inc. |
25,325 | 690 | ||
Hilton Hotels Corp. |
61,750 | 2,155 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. |
325,894 | 13,088 | ||
*IAC/InterActiveCorp |
35,600 | 1,323 | ||
International Game Technology |
54,200 | 2,504 | ||
*The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. |
70,400 | 862 | ||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. |
35,950 | 2,781 | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc. |
31,300 | 2,689 | ||
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. |
17,600 | 588 | ||
KB HOME |
12,500 | 641 | ||
*Kohl’s Corp. |
52,267 | 3,577 | ||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. |
28,533 | 682 | ||
Lennar Corp. — Class A |
22,000 | 1,154 | ||
Limited Brands, Inc. |
54,587 | 1,580 | ||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. |
16,400 | 713 |
Common Stocks (97.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary continued |
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Lowe’s Companies, Inc. |
243,200 | 7,576 | ||
Marriott International, Inc. — Class A |
53,700 | 2,563 | ||
Mattel, Inc. |
60,888 | 1,380 | ||
McDonald’s Corp. |
197,478 | 8,754 | ||
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. |
56,520 | 3,844 | ||
Meredith Corp. |
6,200 | 349 | ||
The New York Times Co. — Class A |
22,970 | 560 | ||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. |
44,292 | 1,282 | ||
News Corp. — Class A |
373,800 | 8,029 | ||
NIKE, Inc. — Class B |
30,000 | 2,971 | ||
Nordstrom, Inc. |
36,534 | 1,803 | ||
*Office Depot, Inc. |
44,457 | 1,697 | ||
OfficeMax, Inc. |
11,900 | 591 | ||
Omnicom Group, Inc. |
27,300 | 2,854 | ||
Pulte Homes, Inc. |
33,700 | 1,116 | ||
RadioShack Corp. |
21,700 | 364 | ||
*Sears Holdings Corp. |
13,280 | 2,230 | ||
The Sherwin-Williams Co. |
17,913 | 1,139 | ||
Snap-on, Inc. |
9,317 | 444 | ||
The Stanley Works |
12,950 | 651 | ||
Staples, Inc. |
115,350 | 3,080 | ||
*Starbucks Corp. |
120,700 | 4,275 | ||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
33,900 | 2,119 | ||
Target Corp. |
137,157 | 7,825 | ||
Tiffany & Co. |
21,567 | 846 | ||
Time Warner, Inc. |
637,500 | 13,885 | ||
The TJX Companies, Inc. |
72,700 | 2,073 | ||
Tribune Co. |
30,436 | 937 | ||
*Univision Communications, Inc. — Class A |
40,300 | 1,427 | ||
VF Corp. |
14,257 | 1,170 | ||
*Viacom, Inc. — Class B |
111,624 | 4,580 | ||
The Walt Disney Co. |
330,257 | 11,318 | ||
Wendy’s International, Inc. |
15,250 | 505 | ||
Whirlpool Corp. |
12,544 | 1,041 | ||
*Wyndham Worldwide Corp. |
31,686 | 1,015 | ||
Yum! Brands, Inc. |
42,280 | 2,486 | ||
Total |
215,930 | |||
Consumer Staples (9.0%) |
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Altria Group, Inc. |
334,622 | 28,717 | ||
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
122,749 | 6,039 | ||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
104,903 | 3,353 | ||
Avon Products, Inc. |
71,000 | 2,346 | ||
Brown-Forman Corp. — Class B |
12,618 | 836 | ||
Campbell Soup Co. |
34,822 | 1,354 | ||
The Clorox Co. |
24,250 | 1,556 | ||
The Coca-Cola Co. |
325,575 | 15,709 | ||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. |
44,300 | 905 | ||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
82,122 | 5,358 | ||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. |
81,367 | 2,197 | ||
*Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A |
33,500 | 972 |
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Common Stocks (97.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Staples continued |
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Costco Wholesale Corp. |
73,164 | 3,868 | ||
CVS Corp. |
131,534 | 4,066 | ||
*Dean Foods Co. |
21,400 | 905 | ||
The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A |
20,300 | 829 | ||
General Mills, Inc. |
54,767 | 3,155 | ||
H.J. Heinz Co. |
52,617 | 2,368 | ||
The Hershey Co. |
27,800 | 1,384 | ||
Kellogg Co. |
40,057 | 2,005 | ||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
73,156 | 4,971 | ||
The Kroger Co. |
114,605 | 2,644 | ||
McCormick & Co., Inc. |
21,000 | 810 | ||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. — Class B |
7,300 | 558 | ||
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. |
21,900 | 677 | ||
PepsiCo, Inc. |
262,230 | 16,402 | ||
The Procter & Gamble Co. |
505,964 | 32,517 | ||
Reynolds American, Inc. |
27,400 | 1,794 | ||
Safeway, Inc. |
70,800 | 2,447 | ||
Sara Lee Corp. |
119,235 | 2,031 | ||
SUPERVALU, Inc. |
32,870 | 1,175 | ||
Sysco Corp. |
98,725 | 3,629 | ||
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A |
40,200 | 661 | ||
UST, Inc. |
25,667 | 1,494 | ||
Walgreen Co. |
160,246 | 7,354 | ||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
392,700 | 18,135 | ||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. |
22,800 | 1,070 | ||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. |
35,058 | 1,813 | ||
Total |
188,104 | |||
Energy (9.6%) |
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp. |
73,424 | 3,195 | ||
Apache Corp. |
52,646 | 3,501 | ||
Baker Hughes, Inc. |
51,230 | 3,825 | ||
BJ Services Co. |
46,800 | 1,372 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
66,400 | 1,929 | ||
Chevron Corp. |
348,114 | 25,597 | ||
ConocoPhillips |
262,838 | 18,911 | ||
CONSOL Energy, Inc. |
29,200 | 938 | ||
Devon Energy Corp. |
70,600 | 4,736 | ||
El Paso Corp. |
112,671 | 1,722 | ||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
38,920 | 2,431 | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
931,356 | 71,371 | ||
Halliburton Co. |
160,538 | 4,985 | ||
Hess Corp. |
43,200 | 2,141 | ||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
17,167 | 1,815 | ||
Marathon Oil Corp. |
56,133 | 5,192 | ||
Murphy Oil Corp. |
29,900 | 1,520 | ||
*Nabors Industries, Ltd. |
47,800 | 1,423 | ||
*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
28,000 | 1,713 | ||
Noble Corp. |
21,650 | 1,649 | ||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
137,540 | 6,716 | ||
Peabody Energy Corp. |
42,100 | 1,701 | ||
Rowan Companies, Inc. |
17,650 | 586 | ||
Schlumberger, Ltd. |
188,134 | 11,883 | ||
Smith International, Inc. |
31,800 | 1,306 | ||
Sunoco, Inc. |
19,700 | 1,228 | ||
*Transocean, Inc. |
46,651 | 3,774 |
Common Stocks (97.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Energy continued |
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Valero Energy Corp. |
96,500 | 4,937 | ||
*Weatherford International, Ltd. |
54,200 | 2,265 | ||
The Williams Companies, Inc. |
95,200 | 2,487 | ||
XTO Energy, Inc. |
58,399 | 2,748 | ||
Total |
199,597 | |||
Financials (21.7%) |
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ACE, Ltd. |
52,000 | 3,150 | ||
AFLAC, Inc. |
78,950 | 3,632 | ||
The Allstate Corp. |
99,828 | 6,500 | ||
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. |
16,900 | 1,505 | ||
American Express Co. |
192,375 | 11,671 | ||
American International Group, Inc. |
415,130 | 29,748 | ||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
38,655 | 2,107 | ||
Aon Corp. |
49,400 | 1,746 | ||
Apartment Investment & Management Co. — Class A |
15,400 | 863 | ||
Archstone-Smith Trust |
34,900 | 2,032 | ||
Bank of America Corp. |
717,067 | 38,283 | ||
The Bank of New York Co., Inc. |
122,053 | 4,805 | ||
BB&T Corp. |
86,400 | 3,796 | ||
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. |
18,695 | 3,043 | ||
Boston Properties, Inc. |
18,700 | 2,092 | ||
Capital One Financial Corp. |
65,129 | 5,003 | ||
*CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. |
29,500 | 979 | ||
The Charles Schwab Corp. |
163,339 | 3,159 | ||
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. |
5,600 | 2,855 | ||
The Chubb Corp. |
65,700 | 3,476 | ||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. |
27,675 | 1,254 | ||
CIT Group, Inc. |
31,700 | 1,768 | ||
Citigroup, Inc. |
784,648 | 43,704 | ||
Comerica, Inc. |
25,350 | 1,488 | ||
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. |
29,900 | 1,055 | ||
Compass Bancshares, Inc. |
20,700 | 1,235 | ||
Countrywide Financial Corp. |
99,200 | 4,211 | ||
*E*TRADE Financial Corp. |
68,200 | 1,529 | ||
Equity Office Properties Trust |
56,100 | 2,702 | ||
Equity Residential |
46,600 | 2,365 | ||
Fannie Mae |
155,648 | 9,244 | ||
Federated Investors, Inc. — Class B |
14,400 | 486 | ||
Fifth Third Bancorp |
89,134 | 3,648 | ||
First Horizon National Corp. |
19,900 | 831 | ||
Franklin Resources, Inc. |
26,650 | 2,936 | ||
Freddie Mac |
110,686 | 7,516 | ||
Genworth Financial, Inc. |
70,800 | 2,422 | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
68,000 | 13,556 | ||
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
50,650 | 4,726 | ||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. |
37,942 | 901 | ||
Janus Capital Group, Inc. |
31,629 | 683 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
553,897 | 26,753 | ||
KeyCorp |
64,075 | 2,437 | ||
Kimco Realty Corp. |
36,100 | 1,623 | ||
Legg Mason, Inc. |
21,000 | 1,996 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
84,644 | 6,612 | ||
Lincoln National Corp. |
45,830 | 3,043 |
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Common Stocks (97.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials continued |
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Loews Corp. |
73,001 | 3,027 | ||
M&T Bank Corp. |
12,400 | 1,515 | ||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. |
87,980 | 2,697 | ||
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. |
40,700 | 1,958 | ||
MBIA, Inc. |
21,550 | 1,574 | ||
Mellon Financial Corp. |
65,768 | 2,772 | ||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
141,200 | 13,146 | ||
MetLife, Inc. |
121,436 | 7,166 | ||
MGIC Investment Corp. |
13,300 | 832 | ||
Moody’s Corp. |
37,550 | 2,593 | ||
Morgan Stanley |
169,013 | 13,763 | ||
National City Corp. |
100,897 | 3,689 | ||
Northern Trust Corp. |
29,950 | 1,818 | ||
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. |
28,300 | 1,128 | ||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
46,867 | 3,470 | ||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. |
43,100 | 2,530 | ||
The Progressive Corp. |
121,600 | 2,945 | ||
ProLogis |
39,500 | 2,400 | ||
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
76,200 | 6,543 | ||
Public Storage, Inc. |
19,600 | 1,911 | ||
*Realogy Corp. |
34,183 | 1,036 | ||
Regions Financial Corp. |
116,390 | 4,353 | ||
SAFECO Corp. |
16,850 | 1,054 | ||
Simon Property Group, Inc. |
35,300 | 3,576 | ||
SLM Corp. |
65,242 | 3,182 | ||
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. |
57,380 | 1,457 | ||
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. |
110,210 | 5,917 | ||
State Street Corp. |
53,000 | 3,574 | ||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. |
56,533 | 4,774 | ||
Synovus Financial Corp. |
51,850 | 1,599 | ||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
42,100 | 1,843 | ||
Torchmark Corp. |
15,650 | 998 | ||
U.S. Bancorp |
280,721 | 10,159 | ||
UnumProvident Corp. |
54,731 | 1,137 | ||
Vornado Realty Trust |
20,600 | 2,503 | ||
Wachovia Corp. |
304,347 | 17,333 | ||
Washington Mutual, Inc. |
150,954 | 6,867 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
539,060 | 19,169 | ||
XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A |
28,800 | 2,074 | ||
Zions Bancorporation |
17,100 | 1,410 | ||
Total |
452,661 | |||
Health Care (11.7%) |
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Abbott Laboratories |
245,050 | 11,936 | ||
Aetna, Inc. |
83,308 | 3,597 | ||
Allergan, Inc. |
24,567 | 2,942 | ||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. |
30,700 | 1,380 | ||
*Amgen, Inc. |
186,317 | 12,727 | ||
Applera Corp. — Applied Biosystems Group |
29,233 | 1,073 | ||
*Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
17,000 | 852 | ||
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. |
8,600 | 448 | ||
Baxter International, Inc. |
104,500 | 4,848 | ||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. |
39,350 | 2,760 | ||
*Biogen Idec, Inc. |
53,790 | 2,646 | ||
Biomet, Inc. |
39,145 | 1,616 | ||
*Boston Scientific Corp. |
188,322 | 3,235 |
Common Stocks (97.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Health Care continued |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
314,008 | 8,265 | ||
C. R. Bard, Inc. |
16,400 | 1,361 | ||
Cardinal Health, Inc. |
64,625 | 4,164 | ||
Caremark Rx, Inc. |
68,100 | 3,889 | ||
*Celgene Corp. |
59,500 | 3,423 | ||
CIGNA Corp. |
16,329 | 2,148 | ||
*Coventry Health Care, Inc. |
25,400 | 1,271 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
157,206 | 8,190 | ||
*Express Scripts, Inc. |
21,600 | 1,547 | ||
*Forest Laboratories, Inc. |
50,566 | 2,559 | ||
*Genzyme Corp. |
42,000 | 2,586 | ||
*Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
73,400 | 4,766 | ||
Health Management Associates, Inc. — Class A |
38,400 | 811 | ||
*Hospira, Inc. |
24,865 | 835 | ||
*Humana, Inc. |
26,500 | 1,466 | ||
IMS Health, Inc. |
31,667 | 870 | ||
Johnson & Johnson |
462,937 | 30,562 | ||
*King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
38,866 | 619 | ||
*Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings |
20,000 | 1,469 | ||
Manor Care, Inc. |
11,800 | 554 | ||
McKesson Corp. |
47,305 | 2,398 | ||
*Medco Health Solutions, Inc. |
46,872 | 2,505 | ||
*MedImmune, Inc. |
38,200 | 1,237 | ||
Medtronic, Inc. |
183,800 | 9,835 | ||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
346,620 | 15,113 | ||
*Millipore Corp. |
8,500 | 566 | ||
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. |
33,800 | 675 | ||
*Patterson Companies, Inc. |
22,200 | 788 | ||
PerkinElmer, Inc. |
19,600 | 436 | ||
Pfizer, Inc. |
1,151,334 | 29,820 | ||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. |
25,500 | 1,352 | ||
Schering-Plough Corp. |
236,750 | 5,597 | ||
*St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
56,400 | 2,062 | ||
Stryker Corp. |
47,500 | 2,618 | ||
*Tenet Healthcare Corp. |
75,250 | 524 | ||
*Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
65,200 | 2,953 | ||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
215,044 | 11,554 | ||
*Waters Corp. |
16,200 | 793 | ||
*Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
16,400 | 427 | ||
*WellPoint, Inc. |
99,000 | 7,790 | ||
Wyeth |
215,029 | 10,949 | ||
*Zimmer Holdings, Inc. |
38,137 | 2,989 | ||
Total |
244,396 | |||
Industrials (10.6%) |
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3M Co. |
117,576 | 9,163 | ||
*Allied Waste Industries, Inc. |
40,550 | 498 | ||
American Power Conversion Corp. |
26,950 | 824 | ||
American Standard Companies, Inc. |
27,700 | 1,270 | ||
Avery Dennison Corp. |
15,050 | 1,022 | ||
The Boeing Co. |
126,276 | 11,218 | ||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
57,385 | 4,236 | ||
Caterpillar, Inc. |
103,876 | 6,371 | ||
Cintas Corp. |
21,833 | 867 | ||
Cooper Industries, Ltd. — Class A |
14,500 | 1,311 | ||
CSX Corp. |
69,500 | 2,393 |
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Value $ (000’s) | ||
Industrials continued |
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Cummins, Inc. |
8,400 | 993 | ||
Danaher Corp. |
37,800 | 2,738 | ||
Deere & Co. |
36,960 | 3,514 | ||
Dover Corp. |
32,567 | 1,596 | ||
Eaton Corp. |
23,800 | 1,788 | ||
Emerson Electric Co. |
128,100 | 5,645 | ||
Equifax, Inc. |
20,000 | 812 | ||
FedEx Corp. |
48,920 | 5,314 | ||
Fluor Corp. |
14,100 | 1,151 | ||
General Dynamics Corp. |
64,600 | 4,803 | ||
General Electric Co. |
1,646,006 | 61,249 | ||
Goodrich Corp. |
19,900 | 906 | ||
Honeywell International, Inc. |
130,350 | 5,897 | ||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
67,000 | 3,095 | ||
Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. — Class A |
48,960 | 1,916 | ||
ITT Corp. |
29,500 | 1,676 | ||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. |
19,900 | 1,627 | ||
Lockheed Martin Corp. |
56,808 | 5,230 | ||
Masco Corp. |
62,900 | 1,879 | ||
*Monster Worldwide, Inc. |
20,467 | 955 | ||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
63,357 | 3,186 | ||
Northrop Grumman Corp. |
55,120 | 3,732 | ||
PACCAR, Inc. |
39,610 | 2,571 | ||
Pall Corp. |
19,550 | 675 | ||
Parker Hannifin Corp. |
18,875 | 1,451 | ||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. |
35,437 | 1,637 | ||
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. |
34,634 | 1,231 | ||
Raytheon Co. |
71,000 | 3,749 | ||
Robert Half International, Inc. |
26,740 | 993 | ||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. |
27,150 | 1,658 | ||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. |
26,650 | 1,687 | ||
Ryder System, Inc. |
9,700 | 495 | ||
Southwest Airlines Co. |
126,467 | 1,937 | ||
*Terex Corp. |
16,200 | 1,046 | ||
Textron, Inc. |
20,050 | 1,880 | ||
Tyco International, Ltd. |
317,608 | 9,655 | ||
Union Pacific Corp. |
43,060 | 3,962 | ||
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B |
171,400 | 12,853 | ||
United Technologies Corp. |
160,234 | 10,018 | ||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. |
11,700 | 818 | ||
Waste Management, Inc. |
85,385 | 3,140 | ||
Total |
220,331 | |||
Information Technology (14.8%) |
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*ADC Telecommunications, Inc. |
18,764 | 273 | ||
*Adobe Systems, Inc. |
93,150 | 3,830 | ||
*Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
87,600 | 1,783 | ||
*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. — Class A |
18,900 | 923 | ||
*Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
65,237 | 2,274 | ||
*Altera Corp. |
57,811 | 1,138 | ||
Analog Devices, Inc. |
54,657 | 1,797 | ||
*Apple Computer, Inc. |
135,800 | 11,521 | ||
Applied Materials, Inc. |
221,800 | 4,092 | ||
*Autodesk, Inc. |
36,968 | 1,496 | ||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
87,950 | 4,332 | ||
*Avaya, Inc. |
72,516 | 1,014 |
Common Stocks (97.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Information Technology continued |
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*BMC Software, Inc. |
32,760 | 1,055 | ||
*Broadcom Corp. — Class A |
74,900 | 2,420 | ||
CA, Inc. |
65,592 | 1,486 | ||
*Ciena Corp. |
13,485 | 374 | ||
*Cisco Systems, Inc. |
969,700 | 26,502 | ||
*Citrix Systems, Inc. |
28,820 | 780 | ||
*Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A |
22,600 | 1,744 | ||
*Computer Sciences Corp. |
27,450 | 1,465 | ||
*Compuware Corp. |
56,257 | 469 | ||
*Comverse Technology, Inc. |
32,300 | 682 | ||
*Convergys Corp. |
22,050 | 524 | ||
*Corning, Inc. |
249,800 | 4,674 | ||
*Dell, Inc. |
362,733 | 9,101 | ||
*eBay, Inc. |
184,800 | 5,557 | ||
*Electronic Arts, Inc. |
49,300 | 2,483 | ||
Electronic Data Systems Corp. |
82,567 | 2,275 | ||
*EMC Corp. |
351,674 | 4,642 | ||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
25,800 | 1,034 | ||
First Data Corp. |
122,332 | 3,122 | ||
*Fiserv, Inc. |
27,625 | 1,448 | ||
*Google, Inc. — Class A |
34,200 | 15,748 | ||
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
437,326 | 18,013 | ||
Intel Corp. |
920,763 | 18,645 | ||
International Business Machines Corp. |
240,539 | 23,368 | ||
*Intuit, Inc. |
55,700 | 1,699 | ||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. |
29,467 | 723 | ||
*JDS Uniphase Corp. |
33,750 | 562 | ||
*Juniper Networks, Inc. |
90,300 | 1,710 | ||
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
31,800 | 1,582 | ||
*Lexmark International, Inc. — Class A |
15,600 | 1,142 | ||
Linear Technology Corp. |
47,750 | 1,448 | ||
*LSI Logic Corp. |
64,000 | 576 | ||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. |
51,200 | 1,568 | ||
*Micron Technology, Inc. |
120,450 | 1,681 | ||
Microsoft Corp. |
1,381,392 | 41,247 | ||
Molex, Inc. |
22,650 | 716 | ||
Motorola, Inc. |
385,977 | 7,936 | ||
National Semiconductor Corp. |
46,086 | 1,046 | ||
*NCR Corp. |
28,500 | 1,219 | ||
*Network Appliance, Inc. |
59,700 | 2,345 | ||
*Novell, Inc. |
54,100 | 335 | ||
*Novellus Systems, Inc. |
19,700 | 678 | ||
*NVIDIA Corp. |
56,800 | 2,102 | ||
*Oracle Corp. |
638,825 | 10,949 | ||
*Parametric Technology Corp. |
17,812 | 321 | ||
Paychex, Inc. |
54,035 | 2,137 | ||
*PMC-Sierra, Inc. |
33,500 | 225 | ||
*QLogic Corp. |
25,200 | 552 | ||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
263,834 | 9,970 | ||
Sabre Holdings Corp. — Class A |
21,167 | 675 | ||
*SanDisk Corp. |
35,900 | 1,545 | ||
*Sanmina-SCI Corp. |
85,100 | 294 | ||
*Solectron Corp. |
146,000 | 470 |
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Common Stocks (97.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Information Technology continued |
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*Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
561,997 | 3,046 | ||
*Symantec Corp. |
149,754 | 3,122 | ||
Symbol Technologies, Inc. |
40,650 | 607 | ||
Tektronix, Inc. |
13,160 | 384 | ||
*Tellabs, Inc. |
70,592 | 724 | ||
*Teradyne, Inc. |
30,350 | 454 | ||
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
236,900 | 6,823 | ||
*Unisys Corp. |
55,050 | 432 | ||
*VeriSign, Inc. |
39,100 | 940 | ||
The Western Union Co. |
122,432 | 2,745 | ||
*Xerox Corp. |
154,100 | 2,612 | ||
Xilinx, Inc. |
53,700 | 1,279 | ||
*Yahoo!, Inc. |
195,500 | 4,993 | ||
Total |
307,698 | |||
Materials (2.9%) |
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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. |
35,167 | 2,472 | ||
Alcoa, Inc. |
138,507 | 4,157 | ||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. |
16,117 | 1,461 | ||
Ashland, Inc. |
9,100 | 630 | ||
Ball Corp. |
16,632 | 725 | ||
Bemis Co., Inc. |
16,700 | 567 | ||
The Dow Chemical Co. |
152,509 | 6,091 | ||
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
146,828 | 7,153 | ||
Eastman Chemical Co. |
13,125 | 778 | ||
Ecolab, Inc. |
28,500 | 1,288 | ||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. — Class B |
31,481 | 1,754 | ||
*Hercules, Inc. |
18,100 | 350 | ||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. |
12,500 | 615 | ||
International Paper Co. |
72,666 | 2,478 | ||
MeadWestvaco Corp. |
28,979 | 871 | ||
Monsanto Co. |
86,706 | 4,555 | ||
Newmont Mining Corp. |
71,880 | 3,245 | ||
Nucor Corp. |
48,232 | 2,636 | ||
*Pactiv Corp. |
21,200 | 757 | ||
Phelps Dodge Corp. |
32,548 | 3,897 | ||
PPG Industries, Inc. |
26,367 | 1,693 | ||
Praxair, Inc. |
51,600 | 3,061 | ||
Rohm & Haas Co. |
22,680 | 1,159 | ||
Sealed Air Corp. |
12,921 | 839 | ||
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. |
10,500 | 816 | ||
Temple-Inland, Inc. |
17,100 | 787 | ||
United States Steel Corp. |
18,950 | 1,386 | ||
Vulcan Materials Co. |
15,100 | 1,357 | ||
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
37,780 | 2,669 | ||
Total |
60,247 | |||
Telecommunication Services (3.4%) |
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ALLTEL Corp. |
59,657 | 3,608 | ||
AT&T, Inc. |
613,649 | 21,938 | ||
BellSouth Corp. |
291,265 | 13,721 | ||
CenturyTel, Inc. |
18,300 | 799 | ||
Citizens Communications Co. |
51,400 | 739 | ||
Embarq Corp. |
23,830 | 1,253 | ||
*Qwest Communications International, Inc. |
256,735 | 2,149 |
Common Stocks (97.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Telecommunication Services continued |
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Sprint Nextel Corp. |
462,302 | 8,733 | ||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
466,142 | 17,359 | ||
Windstream Corp. |
76,092 | 1,082 | ||
Total |
71,381 | |||
Utilities (3.5%) |
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*The AES Corp. |
106,100 | 2,338 | ||
*Allegheny Energy, Inc. |
26,400 | 1,212 | ||
Ameren Corp. |
32,967 | 1,771 | ||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
63,140 | 2,689 | ||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. |
49,962 | 828 | ||
*CMS Energy Corp. |
35,500 | 593 | ||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
41,050 | 1,973 | ||
Constellation Energy Group |
28,700 | 1,977 | ||
Dominion Resources, Inc. |
56,495 | 4,737 | ||
DTE Energy Co. |
28,450 | 1,377 | ||
Duke Energy Corp. |
200,473 | 6,659 | ||
*Dynegy, Inc. — Class A |
60,400 | 437 | ||
Edison International |
52,020 | 2,366 | ||
Entergy Corp. |
33,009 | 3,047 | ||
Exelon Corp. |
107,124 | 6,630 | ||
FirstEnergy Corp. |
50,965 | 3,073 | ||
FPL Group, Inc. |
64,514 | 3,511 | ||
KeySpan Corp. |
28,000 | 1,153 | ||
Nicor, Inc. |
7,150 | 335 | ||
NiSource, Inc. |
43,573 | 1,050 | ||
Peoples Energy Corp. |
6,100 | 272 | ||
PG&E Corp. |
55,725 | 2,637 | ||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
15,900 | 806 | ||
PPL Corp. |
60,968 | 2,185 | ||
Progress Energy, Inc. |
40,592 | 1,992 | ||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. |
40,236 | 2,671 | ||
Questar Corp. |
13,700 | 1,138 | ||
Sempra Energy |
41,902 | 2,348 | ||
The Southern Co. |
118,600 | 4,372 | ||
TECO Energy, Inc. |
33,400 | 575 | ||
TXU Corp. |
73,330 | 3,975 | ||
Xcel Energy, Inc. |
65,020 | 1,499 | ||
Total |
72,226 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
2,032,571 | |||
Money Market Investments (2.3%) | ||||
Federal Government & Agencies (0.2%) |
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(b)Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.13%, 3/23/07 |
3,300,000 | 3,263 | ||
Total |
3,263 | |||
Finance Lessors (0.5%) |
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(b)Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.33%, 1/5/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,995 | ||
Total |
9,995 | |||
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Money Market Investments (2.3%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Finance Services (0.5%) |
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(b)Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.33%, 1/11/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,986 | ||
Total |
9,986 | |||
Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (0.5%) | ||||
(b)Park Avenue Receivables, 5.30%, 1/17/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,976 | ||
Total |
9,976 | |||
National Commercial Banks (0.2%) |
||||
(b)UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
3,700,000 | 3,699 | ||
Total |
3,699 | |||
Short Term Business Credit (0.4%) |
||||
(b)Sheffield Receivables, 5.29%, 1/30/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,957 | ||
Total |
9,957 | |||
Total Money Market Investments |
46,876 | |||
Total Investments (99.9%) |
2,079,447 | |||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.1%) |
1,952 | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
2,081,399 | |||
* | Non-Income Producing |
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $1,434,890 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $644,557 which is comprised of $748,747 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $104,190 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) |
131 | 3/07 | $ | 44 | |||
(Total Notional Value at |
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The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Realize as high a level of total return as is consistent with reasonable investment risk. |
Flexible policy of allocating assets among stocks, bonds and cash, with mix adjusted to capitalize on changing financial markets and economic conditions. | $282 million |
The Asset Allocation Portfolio seeks to realize as high a level of total return as is consistent with reasonable investment risk. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing not more than 75% of net assets in either equity securities or debt securities with maturities greater than one year, and as much as 100% of net assets in cash or high quality short term debt securities, the Portfolio is actively managed to capitalize on changing financial markets and economic conditions following a flexible policy for allocating assets according to a benchmark of 45-75% equities; 20-50% debt and 0-20% cash or cash equivalents. Up to 50% of net assets may be invested in foreign stocks and up to 20% of net assets may be invested in non-investment grade obligations.
The Portfolio’s results in 2006 reflected a blend of stock and bond performance. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Asset Allocation Portfolio had a total return of 9.91%, compared to the 15.79% and 4.33% returns of the S&P 500® and Citigroup BIG Indices, respectively. (These Indices are unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and do not include expenses.) The Portfolio trailed its peer group, the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds, which had an average return of 10.88%.
The Portfolio’s underperformance compared to its peer group for 2006 can be attributed primarily to positioning in our equity allocation. We held more small- and mid-cap stocks, as well as more growth stocks than value stocks, than many of our peers. In 2006, large stocks beat small and value beat growth. The S&P 500® Index (a gauge of large-cap stock performance) returned 15.79%, while mid- and small-cap stocks returned 10.32% and 15.12%, respectively, as measured by the S&P MidCap 400® Index and S&P SmallCap 600® Index. Looking at foreign stocks, the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, and Far East) Index returned 26.86%.
Additionally, we allowed our equity allocation to come down over the course of the year, because we did not see valuations as attractive at a time when the economy was slowing. At year-end, the Portfolio had 54.0% of assets in equity exposure, with 27.8% in large-cap equities, 8.3% in small- and mid-cap shares, and 17.9% in international equities. From our fixed income allocation in short-term investments, we add approximately 5.6% of equity exposure for the Portfolio in the form of equity futures contracts. That positioning detracted modestly from performance because equities rallied in the second half of the year.
In terms of fixed income performance, bonds enjoyed a seventh consecutive year of positive returns in 2006, when economic growth, energy prices, and inflation all moderated. However, interest rates edged up, negatively impacting bond returns. Looking at the interest rate environment, a long series of rate increases by the Federal Reserve pushed yields on the shortest-term investments above those on longer-term notes and bonds. As of December 31, 2006, the yield on the three-month Treasury bill was 5.01%. By comparison, yields on two-, 10-, and 30-year Treasury securities were 4.82%, 4.71%, and 4.81%, respectively. As a result, cash-equivalent investments outperformed longer-term securities.
Our defensive positioning within the fixed income slice contributed to performance relative to the Citigroup BIG Index. It helped to favor cash and shorter-term investments over long-term bonds during the year, as did our decision to overweight higher yielding mortgage-backed and corporate securities. At the Portfolio level, our overweight in cash was positive versus bonds, though not relative to equities. At year-end, 25.0% of the Portfolio’s assets were in investment grade bonds, 6.9% in high yield bonds, and 14.1% in short-term investments (including 5.6% in S&P 500® Index futures).
Looking ahead to 2007, we are generally positive on financial markets in an environment of modest growth and inflation. We will continue to evaluate each asset class individually and comparatively, and choose the asset allocation we believe is likely to result in a high level of total return as is consistent with reasonable investment risk. Of course, we should remind investors we are talking about small adjustments to portfolio weightings, rather than wholesale shifts between asset classes. Indeed, the variability of performance across the financial markets over the last several years serves as a reminder of the potential benefits of a well-diversified portfolio.
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Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Year | Since Inception* | ||||
Asset Allocation Portfolio |
9.91% | 6.97% | 6.00% | |||
Citigroup High Yield Cash Pay Index |
11.71% | 10.14% | 9.40% | |||
Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index |
4.33% | 5.10% | 5.15% | |||
Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index |
4.85% | 2.43% | 2.50% | |||
S&P 500 Index |
15.79% | 6.19% | 4.78% | |||
Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds Lipper Average |
10.88% | 6.48% | - |
*Inception | date of 7/31/01 |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 7/31/01 (commencement of the Portfolio’s operations). Returns shown reflect fee waivers, deductions for management and other Portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
In the graph, the Portfolio is compared against four indices representing the three major components of the Portfolio: equities, fixed income and cash equivalent investments. The indices cannot be invested in directly and do not include sales charges.
The Citigroup High Yield Pay Index captures the performance of below-investment grade debt issued by corporations domiciled in the United States or Canada. The index includes only cash-pay bonds (bond registered and Rule 144A) with maturities of at least one year, a minimum amount outstanding of $100 million (subjective to an entry criteria of $200 million per issue or $400 million per issuer), and a speculative-grade rating by both Moody’s Investor Service and Standard & Poor’s.
The Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index is designed to track the performance of bonds issued in the U.S. investment-grade bond market. The index is market-capitalization-weighted and includes institutionally traded U.S. Treasury, government sponsored (U.S. agency and supranational), mortgages, asset-backed, and investment grade (BBB-/Baa3) issues with a maturity of one year or longer. The minimum amount outstanding for U.S. Treasury and government-sponsored issues is $1 billion. For mortgage issues, the minimum amount outstanding is $5 billion per coupon and $1 billion per origination year generics for entry; and $2.5 billion per coupon and $1 billion per origination year generics for exit. For credit and asset-backed issues, the entry and exit amounts are $250 million.
The Merrill Lynch 3-month T-Bill Index is comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of each month and held for a full month. At the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue. The issue selected at each month-end re-balancing is the outstanding Treasury Bill that matures closest to, but not beyond 3 months from the re-balancing date. To qualify for selection, an issue
must have settled on or before the re-balancing (month-end) date. While the index will often hold the Treasury Bill issued at the most recent or prior 3-month auction, it is also possible for a seasoned 6-month or 1-Year Bill to be selected. The inception date of the index is December 31, 1997.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2006, the 500 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $13.2 billion and a total market value of $13.0 trillion. The S&P 500 represents approximately 61.9% of the market value of the Compustat’s database of about 9,600 equities. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Portfolio changed its benchmark index from the Merrill Lynch U.S. Domestic Master Index to the Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index in 2005 because the Citigroup Index provides greater transparency as to the composition and characteristics of the Index than does the Merrill Lynch Index. The greater transparency allows the Portfolio to enhance its analysis of performance relative to the benchmark.
The Portfolio added the Citigroup High Yield Cash Pay Index to the benchmark in 2005 because it provides transparency as to the composition and characteristics of the Index which allows the Portfolio to enhance its analysis of performance relative to the benchmark.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of funds that by portfolio practice maintains a mix of between 40%-60% equity securities, with the remainder invested in bonds, cash, and other cash equivalents. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc revised their benchmark categories during 2006 and have changed the Portfolio’s benchmark from the Flexible Portfolio Funds Lipper Average to the Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds Lipper Average.
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. Small-cap stocks also may carry additional risk. Small or newer issues 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.
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Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change
Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,083.40 | $ | 3.33 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.23 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.63%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Domestic Common Stocks and Warrants (36.1%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Large Cap Common Stocks (27.8%) | ||||
Consumer Discretionary (4.4%) | ||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A |
8,100 | 564 | ||
*Comcast Corp. — Class A |
21,900 | 927 | ||
Federated Department Stores, Inc. |
18,700 | 713 | ||
Fortune Brands, Inc. |
12,100 | 1,032 | ||
Hilton Hotels Corp. |
24,500 | 855 | ||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. |
10,000 | 774 | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc. |
10,100 | 868 | ||
*Kohl’s Corp. |
10,700 | 732 | ||
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. |
14,500 | 986 | ||
News Corp. — Class A |
45,200 | 971 | ||
NIKE, Inc. — Class B |
6,300 | 624 | ||
Omnicom Group, Inc. |
5,800 | 606 | ||
Staples, Inc. |
29,650 | 792 | ||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
9,800 | 613 | ||
Target Corp. |
14,500 | 827 | ||
Time Warner, Inc. |
27,600 | 601 | ||
Total |
12,485 | |||
Consumer Staples (2.1%) | ||||
Altria Group, Inc. |
14,700 | 1,262 | ||
CVS Corp. |
19,800 | 612 | ||
Loews Corp. — Carolina Group |
6,200 | 401 | ||
PepsiCo, Inc. |
20,000 | 1,251 | ||
The Procter & Gamble Co. |
15,300 | 983 | ||
Walgreen Co. |
14,600 | 670 | ||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
13,800 | 637 | ||
Total |
5,816 | |||
Energy (2.6%) | ||||
Baker Hughes, Inc. |
6,600 | 493 | ||
ConocoPhillips |
17,500 | 1,259 | ||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
10,800 | 674 | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
34,100 | 2,614 | ||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
6,200 | 656 | ||
Schlumberger, Ltd. |
8,600 | 543 | ||
*Transocean, Inc. |
8,300 | 671 | ||
Valero Energy Corp. |
8,000 | 409 | ||
Total |
7,319 | |||
Financials (4.6%) | ||||
American Express Co. |
9,200 | 558 | ||
American International Group, Inc. |
16,000 | 1,146 | ||
Capital One Financial Corp. |
9,300 | 714 | ||
Citigroup, Inc. |
15,200 | 847 | ||
Genworth Financial, Inc. |
21,500 | 736 | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
5,000 | 997 | ||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
27,619 | 678 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
19,500 | 942 | ||
Legg Mason, Inc. |
5,400 | 513 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
11,200 | 875 |
Large Cap Common Stocks (27.8%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials continued | ||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
12,100 | 1,039 | ||
SLM Corp. |
14,200 | 693 | ||
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. |
16,500 | 886 | ||
UBS AG-REG |
10,000 | 603 | ||
Wachovia Corp. |
15,300 | 871 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
24,800 | 882 | ||
Total |
12,980 | |||
Health Care (4.5%) | ||||
Abbott Laboratories |
17,600 | 857 | ||
*Amgen, Inc. |
15,600 | 1,067 | ||
Baxter International, Inc. |
13,300 | 617 | ||
Caremark Rx, Inc. |
11,500 | 657 | ||
Eli Lilly and Co. |
9,200 | 479 | ||
*Genentech, Inc. |
9,500 | 771 | ||
*Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
13,300 | 864 | ||
Johnson & Johnson |
14,800 | 977 | ||
Medtronic, Inc. |
17,700 | 947 | ||
Novartis AG, ADR |
14,000 | 804 | ||
Pfizer, Inc. |
25,100 | 650 | ||
*St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
13,600 | 497 | ||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR |
20,800 | 646 | ||
*Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
18,800 | 851 | ||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
13,000 | 698 | ||
Wyeth |
12,100 | 616 | ||
*Zimmer Holdings, Inc. |
10,500 | 823 | ||
Total |
12,821 | |||
Industrials (3.0%) | ||||
The Boeing Co. |
6,900 | 613 | ||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
10,800 | 797 | ||
Danaher Corp. |
13,800 | 1,000 | ||
FedEx Corp. |
5,600 | 608 | ||
General Electric Co. |
62,700 | 2,332 | ||
Honeywell International, Inc. |
23,500 | 1,063 | ||
ITT Corp. |
7,000 | 398 | ||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
10,700 | 538 | ||
United Technologies Corp. |
15,600 | 975 | ||
Total |
8,324 | |||
Information Technology (4.8%) | ||||
Accenture, Ltd. — Class A |
26,800 | 990 | ||
*Amdocs, Ltd. |
24,800 | 961 | ||
*Broadcom Corp. — Class A |
28,700 | 927 | ||
*Cisco Systems, Inc. |
44,400 | 1,213 | ||
*eBay, Inc. |
6,000 | 180 | ||
*Electronic Arts, Inc. |
13,700 | 690 | ||
*Google, Inc. — Class A |
2,300 | 1,059 | ||
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
27,300 | 1,124 | ||
International Business Machines Corp. |
4,900 | 476 | ||
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
11,600 | 577 | ||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. |
15,000 | 459 |
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Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Information Technology continued | ||||
Microsoft Corp. |
29,800 | 890 | ||
*Oracle Corp. |
46,100 | 790 | ||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
20,100 | 760 | ||
*SanDisk Corp. |
10,200 | 439 | ||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, ADR |
17,900 | 720 | ||
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
26,700 | 769 | ||
*Yahoo!, Inc. |
17,566 | 449 | ||
Total |
13,473 | |||
Materials (0.9%) | ||||
International Paper Co. |
25,600 | 873 | ||
Monsanto Co. |
13,600 | 714 | ||
Praxair, Inc. |
15,900 | 944 | ||
Total |
2,531 | |||
Telecommunication Services (0.4%) | ||||
AT&T, Inc. |
22,200 | 793 | ||
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
21,000 | 397 | ||
Total |
1,190 | |||
Utilities (0.5%) | ||||
Exelon Corp. |
13,500 | 835 | ||
TXU Corp. |
12,100 | 656 | ||
Total |
1,491 | |||
Total Large Cap Common Stocks |
78,430 | |||
Small Cap Common Stocks (8.3%) | ||||
Consumer Discretionary (1.4%) | ||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A |
1,700 | 118 | ||
*Aeropostale, Inc. |
3,200 | 99 | ||
*The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. |
3,500 | 86 | ||
Choice Hotels International, Inc. |
800 | 34 | ||
*Coach, Inc. |
9,800 | 421 | ||
*GameStop Corp. — Class A |
600 | 33 | ||
*Golf Galaxy, Inc. |
6,900 | 129 | ||
*Heelys, Inc. |
47 | 2 | ||
*Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. |
8,700 | 266 | ||
*Interface, Inc. — Class A |
4,200 | 60 | ||
*Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A |
3,300 | 216 | ||
*LKQ Corp. |
3,500 | 80 | ||
*Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. |
4,700 | 78 | ||
*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. |
34,000 | 1,089 | ||
Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd. — Class A |
6,900 | 327 | ||
*Payless ShoeSource, Inc. |
3,100 | 102 | ||
PetSmart, Inc. |
5,600 | 162 | ||
*Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. |
3,200 | 106 | ||
Polaris Industries, Inc. |
1,000 | 47 | ||
Pool Corp. |
8,400 | 329 | ||
Station Casinos, Inc. |
1,100 | 90 | ||
*Urban Outfitters, Inc. |
2,100 | 48 | ||
*Williams Scotsman International, Inc. |
2,600 | 51 | ||
Total |
3,973 | |||
Energy (0.7%) | ||||
*Cameron International Corp. |
4,800 | 255 | ||
*Dril-Quip, Inc. |
2,700 | 106 |
Small Cap Common Stocks (8.3%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Energy continued | ||||
ENSCO International, Inc. |
4,500 | 225 | ||
*Grant Prideco, Inc. |
4,100 | 163 | ||
*Hydril |
1,600 | 120 | ||
*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
5,300 | 324 | ||
*Newfield Exploration Co. |
4,200 | 193 | ||
Range Resources Corp. |
7,600 | 209 | ||
Smith International, Inc. |
4,500 | 185 | ||
*TETRA Technologies, Inc. |
3,600 | 92 | ||
World Fuel Services Corp. |
1,900 | 84 | ||
Total |
1,956 | |||
Financials (0.7%) | ||||
Assured Guaranty, Ltd. |
2,900 | 77 | ||
*Clayton Holdings, Inc. |
1,100 | 21 | ||
The Colonial BancGroup, Inc. |
8,400 | 216 | ||
*Evercore Partners, Inc. |
300 | 11 | ||
*Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. |
4,900 | 80 | ||
Greater Bay Bancorp |
3,500 | 92 | ||
Greenhill & Co., Inc. |
2,000 | 148 | ||
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. |
2,800 | 79 | ||
*IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. |
2,815 | 304 | ||
*Investment Technology Group, Inc. |
6,100 | 262 | ||
Investors Financial Services Corp. |
5,300 | 226 | ||
*KBW, Inc. |
1,291 | 38 | ||
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. |
1,561 | 35 | ||
*Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. |
1,200 | 56 | ||
SEI Investments Co. |
1,900 | 113 | ||
*SVB Financial Group |
5,500 | 256 | ||
Total |
2,014 | |||
Health Care (2.4%) | ||||
*Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. |
2,466 | 101 | ||
*Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. |
4,600 | 124 | ||
Caremark Rx, Inc. |
14,836 | 847 | ||
*Cytyc Corp. |
7,200 | 204 | ||
*DaVita, Inc. |
32,550 | 1,852 | ||
*Express Scripts, Inc. |
1,800 | 129 | ||
*ICON PLC, ADR |
2,900 | 109 | ||
*Immucor, Inc. |
4,100 | 120 | ||
*Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
2,100 | 201 | ||
*Kyphon, Inc. |
4,500 | 182 | ||
*Lincare Holdings, Inc. |
20,400 | 813 | ||
*Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
2,800 | 71 | ||
*Patterson Companies, Inc. |
3,200 | 114 | ||
*Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. |
1,700 | 83 | ||
*Providence Service Corp. |
4,600 | 116 | ||
*PSS World Medical, Inc. |
4,400 | 86 | ||
*Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. |
13,700 | 514 | ||
*Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. |
8,200 | 258 | ||
*Symbion, Inc. |
4,800 | 89 | ||
*Varian Medical Systems, Inc. |
7,900 | 376 | ||
*Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. |
4,200 | 181 | ||
Total |
6,570 | |||
Industrials (1.5%) | ||||
*ACCO Brands Corp. |
2,500 | 66 | ||
*The Advisory Board Co. |
2,300 | 123 |
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Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Industrials continued | ||||
*Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. |
4,050 | 76 | ||
Brady Corp. — Class A |
2,200 | 82 | ||
Bucyrus International, Inc. — Class A |
1,200 | 62 | ||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
7,150 | 292 | ||
The Corporate Executive Board Co. |
1,900 | 167 | ||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. |
3,600 | 146 | ||
Forward Air Corp. |
6,400 | 185 | ||
Herman Miller, Inc. |
4,900 | 178 | ||
*Huron Consulting Group, Inc. |
3,300 | 150 | ||
*ICT Group, Inc. |
3,200 | 101 | ||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. |
8,100 | 168 | ||
Knight Transportation, Inc. |
23,737 | 405 | ||
Knoll, Inc. |
4,300 | 95 | ||
The Manitowoc Co., Inc. |
2,600 | 155 | ||
*Marlin Business Services Corp. |
6,400 | 154 | ||
*Marten Transport, Ltd. |
5,839 | 107 | ||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. — Class A |
8,000 | 313 | ||
*Nutri/System, Inc. |
3,100 | 197 | ||
*PeopleSupport, Inc. |
4,400 | 93 | ||
*Resources Connection, Inc. |
200 | 6 | ||
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. |
4,200 | 225 | ||
Robert Half International, Inc. |
12,900 | 479 | ||
*Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. |
3,200 | 107 | ||
*Stericycle, Inc. |
2,000 | 151 | ||
*VistaPrint, Ltd. |
2,300 | 76 | ||
Total |
4,359 | |||
Information Technology (1.5%) | ||||
*Activision, Inc. |
16,421 | 283 | ||
*Alliance Data Systems Corp. |
4,400 | 275 | ||
*Altera Corp. |
6,400 | 126 | ||
Amphenol Corp. — Class A |
4,600 | 286 | ||
*Bankrate, Inc. |
1,900 | 72 | ||
*Blackboard, Inc. |
2,800 | 84 | ||
*Comtech Group, Inc. |
1,200 | 22 | ||
*Cymer, Inc. |
1,500 | 66 | ||
*DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. |
3,400 | 100 | ||
*Digital River, Inc. |
4,200 | 234 | ||
*Diodes, Inc. |
1,700 | 60 | ||
*Euronet Worldwide, Inc. |
1,400 | 42 | ||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. |
4,300 | 243 | ||
*First Solar, Inc. |
96 | 3 | ||
Harris Corp. |
7,000 | 321 | ||
*Isilon Systems, Inc. |
95 | 3 | ||
*Kenexa Corp. |
3,600 | 120 | ||
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
3,300 | 164 | ||
*The Knot, Inc. |
2,000 | 52 | ||
*MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. |
3,300 | 129 | ||
Microchip Technology, Inc. |
11,500 | 376 | ||
*Micros Systems, Inc. |
600 | 32 | ||
*MKS Instruments, Inc. |
3,700 | 84 | ||
*NAVTEQ Corp. |
2,500 | 87 | ||
*Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. |
3,800 | 82 | ||
*RADWARE, Ltd. |
6,200 | 99 | ||
*RF Micro Devices, Inc. |
11,300 | 77 |
Small Cap Common Stocks (8.3%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Information Technology continued | ||||
*Semtech Corp. |
4,700 | 61 | ||
*Sonic Solutions |
4,300 | 70 | ||
*Tessera Technologies, Inc. |
2,900 | 117 | ||
*THQ, Inc. |
2,946 | 96 | ||
*The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. |
1,750 | 41 | ||
*VeriFone Holdings, Inc. |
5,500 | 195 | ||
*Verint Systems, Inc. |
5,500 | 189 | ||
Total |
4,291 | |||
Telecommunication Services (0.1%) | ||||
*NeuStar, Inc. — Class A |
9,400 | 305 | ||
Total |
305 | |||
Total Small Cap Common Stocks |
23,468 | |||
Warrants (0.0%) | ||||
Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (0.0%) |
||||
Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc. |
298 | 4 | ||
Total Warrants |
4 | |||
Total Domestic Common Stocks and Warrants (Cost: $83,741) |
101,902 | |||
Foreign Common Stocks (17.9%) |
Country | |||||
Consumer Discretionary (2.3%) |
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Burberry Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 40,855 | 516 | |||
Esprit Holdings, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 39,000 | 436 | |||
*Fiat SPA |
Italy | 31,000 | 593 | |||
*Focus Media Holding, Ltd. |
China | 2,400 | 159 | |||
Hugo Boss AG |
Germany | 7,680 | 395 | |||
Inditex SA |
Spain | 11,265 | 608 | |||
Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 21,389 | 529 | |||
*Kuoni Reisen Holding |
Switzerland | 510 | 273 | |||
Nokian Renkaat Corp. |
Finland | 12,890 | 264 | |||
Point, Inc. |
Japan | 4,090 | 269 | |||
PPR SA |
France | 3,025 | 452 | |||
*Rezidor Hotel Group AB |
Sweden | 3,995 | 34 | |||
Societe Television Francaise 1 SA |
France | 12,110 | 449 | |||
Sol Melia SA |
Spain | 22,680 | 449 | |||
Toyota Motor Corp. |
Japan | 8,000 | 535 | |||
*Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SA |
Mexico | 118,515 | 432 | |||
Total |
6,393 | |||||
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Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Consumer Staples (1.8%) |
||||||
Alimentation Couche Tard, Inc. |
Canada | 5,760 | 126 | |||
*Barry Callebaut AG |
Switzerland | 684 | 345 | |||
C&C Group PLC |
Ireland | 27,895 | 497 | |||
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA |
Greece | 9,705 | 379 | |||
*Cosan SA Industria e Comercio |
Brazil | 11,700 | 241 | |||
Davide Campari-Milano SPA |
Italy | 27,920 | 277 | |||
Heineken NV |
Netherlands | 8,030 | 382 | |||
Iaws Group PLC |
Ireland | 17,485 | 446 | |||
Natura Cosmetico SA |
Brazil | 30,000 | 421 | |||
Reckitt Benckiser PLC |
United Kingdom | 9,530 | 436 | |||
Tesco PLC |
United Kingdom | 59,515 | 471 | |||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV |
Mexico | 133,770 | 588 | |||
Woolworths, Ltd. |
Australia | 30,540 | 576 | |||
Total |
5,185 | |||||
Energy (0.5%) |
||||||
*Aker Drilling ASA |
Norway | 5,130 | 32 | |||
BG Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 18,270 | 248 | |||
*Pertra ASA |
Norway | 5,325 | 56 | |||
*Petroleum Geo-Services ASA |
Norway | 18,285 | 429 | |||
Tenaris SA, ADR |
Italy | 6,165 | 308 | |||
*TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA |
Norway | 18,250 | 377 | |||
Total |
1,450 | |||||
Financials (4.1%) |
||||||
Admiral Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 29,875 | 643 | |||
Allianz SE |
Germany | 2,765 | 565 | |||
Allied Irish Banks PLC |
Ireland | 15,935 | 473 | |||
Alpha Bank AE |
Greece | 8,405 | 254 | |||
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC |
Ireland | 45,000 | 929 | |||
Ardepro Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 1,172 | 386 | |||
Azimut Holding SPA |
Italy | 34,250 | 458 | |||
Banca Italease SPA |
Italy | 1,800 | 105 | |||
Banca Popolare di Milano |
Italy | 14,343 | 249 | |||
*Banco Espanol de Credito SA |
Spain | 18,530 | 410 | |||
BNP Paribas |
France | 1,540 | 168 | |||
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 405,000 | 543 | |||
Credit Suisse Group |
Switzerland | 7,675 | 537 | |||
Erste Bank Der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG |
Austria | 7,405 | 568 |
Foreign Common Stocks (17.9%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Financials continued |
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Fondiaria-Sai SPA |
Italy | 7,025 | 336 | |||
Hypo Real Estate Holding AG |
Germany | 3,895 | 245 | |||
IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG |
Germany | 10,000 | 390 | |||
ING Groep NV |
Netherlands | 7,470 | 331 | |||
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund |
United States | 3,115 | 228 | |||
Kenedix, Inc. |
Japan | 70 | 316 | |||
Korean Reinsurance Co. |
Korea | 15,950 | 218 | |||
Manulife Financial Corp. |
Canada | 8,870 | 300 | |||
*NorGani Hotels ASA |
Norway | 14,401 | 170 | |||
Northern Rock PLC |
United Kingdom | 15,130 | 349 | |||
Piraeus Bank SA |
Greece | 12,425 | 401 | |||
Swiss Life Holding |
Switzerland | 1,470 | 368 | |||
*Tag Tegernsee Immobilien Und Beteiligungs AG |
Germany | 21,360 | 261 | |||
The Toronto-Dominion Bank |
Canada | 4,930 | 296 | |||
UBS AG |
Switzerland | 7,410 | 447 | |||
Unicredito Italiano SPA |
Italy | 53,825 | 472 | |||
Total |
11,416 | |||||
Health Care (1.3%) |
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CSL, Ltd. |
Australia | 7,520 | 388 | |||
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 5,600 | 175 | |||
Elekta AB |
Sweden | 21,235 | 447 | |||
*Neurochem, Inc. |
Canada | 8,610 | 185 | |||
Nobel Biocare Holding AG |
Switzerland | 1,900 | 562 | |||
Roche Holding AG |
Switzerland | 1,885 | 338 | |||
Shire PLC, ADR |
United Kingdom | 8,290 | 512 | |||
Stada Arzneimittel AG |
Germany | 7,150 | 409 | |||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 5,200 | 357 | |||
Terumo Corp. |
Japan | 10,700 | 421 | |||
Total |
3,794 | |||||
Industrials (3.7%) |
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ABB, Ltd. |
Switzerland | 35,740 | 642 | |||
*Alstom |
France | 4,455 | 603 | |||
Assa Abloy AB |
Sweden | 20,700 | 451 | |||
Atlas Copco AB |
Sweden | 13,800 | 464 | |||
Cae, Inc. |
Canada | 47,075 | 434 | |||
Capita Group PLC |
United Kingdom | 37,305 | 443 | |||
Chiyoda Corp. |
Japan | 10,000 | 196 | |||
Cia De Concessoes Rodovia |
Brazil | 37,080 | 495 |
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Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Industrials continued |
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*Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. |
Korea | 8,560 | 269 | |||
*Deutz AG |
Germany | 14,390 | 191 | |||
FLSmidth & Co. A/S |
Denmark | 2,220 | 141 | |||
*Geo ASA |
Norway | 18,125 | 167 | |||
*Grafton Group PLC |
Ireland | 27,565 | 461 | |||
Hopewell Holdings |
Hong Kong | 113,000 | 397 | |||
Intrum Justitia AB |
Sweden | 5,700 | 74 | |||
Kitz Corp. |
Japan | 39,000 | 327 | |||
Koninklijke BAM Groep NV |
Netherlands | 8,610 | 167 | |||
Kuehne & Nagel International AG |
Switzerland | 4,285 | 312 | |||
Metso Corp. |
Finland | 9,710 | 490 | |||
Michael Page International PLC |
United Kingdom | 63,360 | 561 | |||
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG |
Germany | 9,335 | 440 | |||
PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk |
Indonesia | 1,866,500 | 361 | |||
Sembcorp Marine, Ltd. |
Singapore | 163,000 | 361 | |||
SGS SA |
Switzerland | 390 | 435 | |||
*Thielert AG |
Germany | 7,815 | 184 | |||
Tianjin Development Holdings, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 314,000 | 223 | |||
TNT NV |
Netherlands | 10,650 | 458 | |||
TOPIX ETF |
Japan | 10,200 | 146 | |||
Vinci SA |
France | 4,355 | 556 | |||
Total |
10,449 | |||||
Information Technology (2.1%) |
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Autonomy Corp. PLC |
United Kingdom | 13,000 | 130 | |||
Cap Gemini SA |
France | 6,580 | 413 | |||
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA |
Belgium | 1,620 | 94 | |||
*Gresham Computing PLC |
United Kingdom | 38,450 | 111 | |||
Hoya Corp. |
Japan | 11,300 | 441 | |||
*Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. |
Korea | 7,890 | 309 | |||
Ibiden Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 9,700 | 489 | |||
Infosys Technologies, Ltd. |
India | 12,377 | 628 | |||
Kontron AG |
Germany | 32,311 | 469 | |||
Neopost SA |
France | 3,880 | 487 | |||
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 17,000 | 357 | |||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
Korea | 325 | 214 |
Foreign Common Stocks (17.9%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Information Technology continued |
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Star Micronics Co., Ltd. |
Japan | 22,600 | 451 | |||
*Telechips, Inc. |
Korea | 8,959 | 183 | |||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson |
Sweden | 106,905 | 432 | |||
*Temenos Group AG |
Switzerland | 20,530 | 348 | |||
Vtech Holdings, Ltd. |
Hong Kong | 59,000 | 366 | |||
Total |
5,922 | |||||
Materials (1.3%) |
||||||
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR |
Brazil | 16,100 | 479 | |||
*Crew Minerals ASA |
Norway | 43,055 | 77 | |||
CRH PLC |
Ireland | 9,765 | 407 | |||
*Gammon Lake Resources, Inc. |
Canada | 19,865 | 324 | |||
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC |
United Kingdom |
44,509 | 394 | |||
K+S AG |
Germany | 4,985 | 541 | |||
Newcrest Mining, Ltd. |
Australia | 17,755 | 369 | |||
Sumitomo Titanium Corp. |
Japan | 3,800 | 425 | |||
*Syngenta AG |
Switzerland | 2,880 | 536 | |||
Total |
3,552 | |||||
Telecommunications (0.3%) |
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*Mobilcom AG |
Germany | 3,145 | 92 | |||
Telenor ASA |
Norway | 35,930 | 675 | |||
Total |
767 | |||||
Utilities (0.5%) |
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Cez |
Czech Republic | 10,115 | 464 | |||
Red Electrica de Espana |
Spain | 9,580 | 411 | |||
RWE AG |
Germany | 5,625 | 620 | |||
Total |
1,495 | |||||
Total Foreign Common Stocks |
50,423 | |||||
Investment Grade Segment (7.9%) | ||||
Aerospace/Defense (0.5%) | ||||
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., |
145,000 | 141 | ||
Boeing Capital Corp., 4.75%, 8/25/08 |
255,000 | 253 | ||
General Dynamics Corp., |
305,000 | 295 | ||
General Dynamics Corp., |
50,000 | 47 | ||
L-3 Communications Corp., |
155,000 | 153 | ||
Lockheed Martin Corp., 6.15%, 9/1/36 |
70,000 | 74 | ||
Raytheon Co., 5.50%, 11/15/12 |
305,000 | 308 | ||
Total |
1,271 | |||
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Auto Manufacturing (0.1%) |
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DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings Corp., 5.75%, 5/18/09 |
155,000 | 155 | ||
Total |
155 | |||
Banking (1.0%) | ||||
Bank of America Corp., |
100,000 | 99 | ||
Bank of America Corp., |
150,000 | 153 | ||
Bank of New York, 4.95%, 1/14/11 |
75,000 | 74 | ||
Bank One Corp., 5.25%, 1/30/13 |
235,000 | 233 | ||
Barclays Bank PLC, |
70,000 | 71 | ||
BB&T Corp., 4.90%, 6/30/17 |
55,000 | 52 | ||
Citigroup, Inc., 5.85%, 8/2/16 |
255,000 | 265 | ||
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust, 5.628%, 1/19/16 144A |
40,000 | 39 | ||
Fifth Third Bancorp, 5.45%, 1/15/17 |
155,000 | 153 | ||
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, |
250,000 | 257 | ||
National Australia Bank, Ltd., |
199,000 | 196 | ||
Northern Trust Corp., 5.30%, 8/29/11 |
45,000 | 45 | ||
State Street Bank and Trust Co., |
250,000 | 247 | ||
UnionBanCal Corp., 5.25%, 12/16/13 |
50,000 | 49 | ||
US Bank NA, 4.80%, 4/15/15 |
90,000 | 86 | ||
Wachovia Corp., 5.35%, 3/15/11 |
175,000 | 175 | ||
Wachovia Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/16 |
90,000 | 91 | ||
Washington Mutual, Inc., |
70,000 | 68 | ||
Wells Fargo Bank NA, 5.75%, 5/16/16 |
185,000 | 189 | ||
Zions Bancorporation, |
125,000 | 123 | ||
Total |
2,665 | |||
Beverage/Bottling (0.2%) | ||||
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/13 |
25,000 | 24 | ||
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 5.75%, 4/1/36 |
30,000 | 29 | ||
Bottling Group LLC, 5.50%, 4/1/16 |
65,000 | 65 | ||
Constellation Brands, Inc., |
155,000 | 159 | ||
Diageo Capital PLC, 4.375%, 5/3/10 |
45,000 | 44 | ||
PepsiAmericas, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/15 |
150,000 | 144 | ||
SABMiller PLC, 6.20%, 7/1/11 144A |
155,000 | 158 | ||
Total |
623 | |||
Building Products (0.0%) | ||||
CRH America, Inc., 6.00%, 9/30/16 |
40,000 | 40 | ||
Total |
40 | |||
Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite (0.7%) | ||||
CBS Corp., 5.625%, 5/1/07 |
1,000,000 | 1,000 | ||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 9/15/14 |
10,000 | 8 |
Investment Grade Segment (7.9%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite continued | ||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/11 |
115,000 | 112 | ||
Comcast Corp., 6.45%, 3/15/37 |
60,000 | 60 | ||
Comcast Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/17 |
90,000 | 94 | ||
Historic TW, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/29 |
15,000 | 15 | ||
Historic TW, Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/17 |
20,000 | 22 | ||
News America, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/35 |
75,000 | 75 | ||
Rogers Cable, Inc., 5.50%, 3/15/14 |
120,000 | 115 | ||
TCI Communications, Inc., |
60,000 | 71 | ||
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 | 24 | ||
Viacom, Inc., 6.25%, 4/30/16 |
10,000 | 10 | ||
Total |
1,868 | |||
Conglomerate/Diversified Manufacturing (0.0%) | ||||
Honeywell International, Inc., |
30,000 | 30 | ||
United Technologies Corp., |
60,000 | 62 | ||
Total |
92 | |||
Consumer Products (0.2%) | ||||
The Clorox Co., 4.20%, 1/15/10 |
150,000 | 146 | ||
Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/16 |
105,000 | 100 | ||
The Gillette Co., 2.50%, 6/1/08 |
350,000 | 336 | ||
Total |
582 | |||
Electric Utilities (1.4%) |
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Carolina Power & Light, Inc., |
20,000 | 21 | ||
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 5.70%, 3/15/13 |
15,000 | 15 | ||
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 6.95%, 3/15/33 |
15,000 | 17 | ||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, |
30,000 | 30 | ||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, |
35,000 | 35 | ||
Consumer Energy Co., 4.80%, 2/17/09 |
310,000 | 305 | ||
DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/1/11 |
380,000 | 402 | ||
Duke Energy Corp., 6.45%, 10/15/32 |
100,000 | 107 | ||
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., |
95,000 | 89 | ||
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/34 |
55,000 | 53 | ||
Florida Power & Light Co., |
60,000 | 59 | ||
Florida Power Co., 4.50%, 6/1/10 |
178,000 | 173 | ||
FPL Group Capital, Inc., |
235,000 | 235 | ||
Indiana Michigan Power, |
160,000 | 153 | ||
Kiowa Power Partners LLC, |
64,306 | 62 |
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Electric Utilities continued |
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Kiowa Power Partners LLC, |
100,000 | 97 | ||
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., |
15,000 | 15 | ||
Monongahela Power Co., |
45,000 | 45 | ||
Nevada Power Co., 5.875%, 1/15/15 |
95,000 | 95 | ||
Nevada Power Co., 6.50%, 5/15/18 |
95,000 | 98 | ||
Northern States Power Co., |
15,000 | 15 | ||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., |
55,000 | 57 | ||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., |
55,000 | 59 | ||
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., |
60,000 | 61 | ||
PacifiCorp, 5.45%, 9/15/13 |
240,000 | 239 | ||
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., |
125,000 | 117 | ||
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., |
40,000 | 40 | ||
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., |
10,000 | 10 | ||
PPL Energy Supply LLC, |
25,000 | 24 | ||
Progress Energy, Inc., 6.85%, 4/15/12 |
60,000 | 64 | ||
Public Service Electric & Gas Co., |
100,000 | 98 | ||
Public Service Electric & Gas Co., |
95,000 | 93 | ||
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., |
115,000 | 112 | ||
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., |
60,000 | 61 | ||
Southern California Edison Co., |
115,000 | 111 | ||
Southern California Edison Co., |
20,000 | 19 | ||
Tampa Electric Co., 6.55%, 5/15/36 |
30,000 | 32 | ||
Toledo Edison Co. 6.15%, 5/15/37 |
155,000 | 153 | ||
Virginia Electric & Power Co., |
110,000 | 109 | ||
Xcel Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 7/1/36 |
50,000 | 53 | ||
Total |
3,633 | |||
Electronics (0.0%) |
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Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.50%, 2/22/16 |
15,000 | 15 | ||
Total |
15 | |||
Food Processors (0.2%) |
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Kellogg Co., 6.60%, 4/1/11 |
295,000 | 309 | ||
Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/13 |
30,000 | 30 | ||
Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/12 |
120,000 | 125 | ||
Total |
464 | |||
Investment Grade Segment (7.9%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Gaming/Lodging/Leisure (0.0%) | ||||
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., |
40,000 | 34 | ||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., |
95,000 | 96 | ||
Total |
130 | |||
Gas Pipelines (0.1%) | ||||
Consolidated Natural Gas Co., |
130,000 | 125 | ||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.30%, 8/15/33 |
100,000 | 108 | ||
Kinder Morgan Finance, 5.35%, 1/5/11 |
135,000 | 132 | ||
Total |
365 | |||
Independent Finance (0.2%) | ||||
GMAC LLC, 6.00%, 12/15/11 |
125,000 | 124 | ||
HSBC Finance Corp., |
195,000 | 190 | ||
International Lease Finance Corp., 4.75%, 1/13/12 |
100,000 | 97 | ||
iStar Financial, Inc., 5.15%, 3/1/12 |
90,000 | 88 | ||
Total |
499 | |||
Industrials — Other (0.1%) | ||||
KB Home, 7.75%, 2/1/10 |
95,000 | 96 | ||
Meritage Homes Corp., 6.25%, 3/15/15 |
90,000 | 86 | ||
Total |
182 | |||
Information/Data Technology (0.0%) | ||||
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, 6.80%, 10/1/16 |
95,000 | 95 | ||
Total |
95 | |||
Machinery (0.0%) | ||||
John Deere Capital Corp., |
70,000 | 69 | ||
Total |
69 | |||
Mortgage Banking (0.1%) | ||||
Residential Capital Corp., |
130,000 | 130 | ||
Residential Capital Corp., |
130,000 | 132 | ||
Total |
262 | |||
Natural Gas Distributors (0.0%) | ||||
NiSource Finance Corp., |
45,000 | 44 | ||
Total |
44 | |||
Oil & Gas Field Machines and Services (0.0%) | ||||
Weatherford International, Ltd., |
35,000 | 35 | ||
Total |
35 | |||
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Value $ (000’s) | ||
Oil and Gas (0.5%) | ||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., |
55,000 | 55 | ||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., |
10,000 | 10 | ||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., |
60,000 | 68 | ||
Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11 |
215,000 | 226 | ||
ConocoPhilips, 5.625%, 10/15/16 |
30,000 | 30 | ||
Encana Holdings Finance Corp., 5.80%, 5/1/14 |
60,000 | 60 | ||
Hess Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/33 |
15,000 | 16 | ||
Nexen, Inc., 5.875%, 3/10/35 |
100,000 | 94 | ||
Occidental Petroleum, 4.00%, 11/30/07 |
120,000 | 119 | ||
Occidental Petroleum, |
120,000 | 134 | ||
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 12/15/15 |
200,000 | 199 | ||
Petro-Canada, 5.95%, 5/15/35 |
55,000 | 52 | ||
Pioneer Natural Resource, |
110,000 | 106 | ||
Suncoc, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/17 |
25,000 | 24 | ||
Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.85%, 2/1/37 |
123,000 | 112 | ||
Tesoro Corp., 6.25%, 11/1/12 |
120,000 | 119 | ||
XTO Energy, Inc., 5.30%, 6/30/15 |
15,000 | 15 | ||
Total |
1,439 | |||
Other Finance (0.1%) | ||||
SLM Corp., 5.45%, 4/25/11 |
255,000 | 256 | ||
Total |
256 | |||
Other Services (0.0%) | ||||
Waste Management, Inc., |
50,000 | 48 | ||
Total |
48 | |||
Paper and Forest Products (0.0%) | ||||
Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/32 |
120,000 | 125 | ||
Total |
125 | |||
Pharmaceuticals (0.1%) | ||||
Abbott Laboratories, 3.75%, 3/15/11 |
260,000 | 246 | ||
Total |
246 | |||
Property and Casualty Insurance (0.3%) | ||||
Berkley (WR) Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/08 |
600,000 | 634 | ||
Berkshire Hathaway Finance, |
250,000 | 248 | ||
Total |
882 | |||
Railroads (0.3%) | ||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, |
240,000 | 244 | ||
Union Pacific Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/09 |
240,000 | 233 | ||
Union Pacific Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/09 |
240,000 | 252 | ||
Total |
729 | |||
Investment Grade Segment (7.9%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.4%) | ||||
Archstone-Smith Operating Trust, 5.25%, 12/1/10 |
50,000 | 50 | ||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., |
25,000 | 25 | ||
Colonial Realty LP, 6.05%, 9/1/16 |
20,000 | 20 | ||
Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 5.375%, 10/15/12 |
80,000 | 79 | ||
Duke Realty LP, 5.95%, 2/15/17 |
45,000 | 46 | ||
ERP Operating LP, 5.25%, 9/15/14 |
120,000 | 119 | ||
First Industrial LP, 5.25%, 6/15/09 |
50,000 | 50 | ||
HRPT Properties Trust, 5.75%, 11/1/15 |
65,000 | 65 | ||
ProLogis, 5.50%, 3/1/13 |
115,000 | 115 | ||
ProLogis, 5.75%, 4/1/16 |
65,000 | 65 | ||
Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A |
220,000 | 221 | ||
Simon Property Group LP, |
195,000 | 195 | ||
Simon Property Group LP, |
50,000 | 50 | ||
Simon Property Group LP, |
95,000 | 98 | ||
Total |
1,198 | |||
Retail Food and Drug (0.1%) | ||||
CVS Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/14 |
195,000 | 187 | ||
Delhaize America, Inc., |
155,000 | 167 | ||
Total |
354 | |||
Retail Stores (0.5%) | ||||
Federated Department Stores, Inc., 5.90%, 12/1/16 |
30,000 | 30 | ||
Federated Department Stores, Inc., 6.30%, 4/1/09 |
320,000 | 325 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc., 5.40%, 3/1/16 |
65,000 | 64 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc., |
310,000 | 304 | ||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc., |
30,000 | 31 | ||
May Department Stores Co., |
15,000 | 15 | ||
Target Corp., 5.40%, 10/1/08 |
715,000 | 718 | ||
Total |
1,487 | |||
Security Brokers and Dealers (0.3%) | ||||
Credit Suisse USA, Inc., |
80,000 | 81 | ||
Credit Suisse USA, Inc., |
115,000 | 119 | ||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., |
190,000 | 187 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 1/3/17 |
100,000 | 101 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/17 |
30,000 | 31 |
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Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Security Brokers and Dealers continued | ||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., |
80,000 | 78 | ||
Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 10/15/15 |
135,000 | 134 | ||
Morgan Stanley, 6.25%, 8/9/26 |
60,000 | 63 | ||
Total |
794 | |||
Telecommunications (0.5%) |
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AT&T Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/31 |
50,000 | 62 | ||
Cingular Wireless LLC, |
130,000 | 144 | ||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance, 5.75%, 3/23/16 |
95,000 | 94 | ||
Embarq Corp., 6.738%, 6/1/13 |
50,000 | 51 | ||
Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 6/1/16 |
50,000 | 51 | ||
Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/1/36 |
30,000 | 31 | ||
France Telecom SA, 8.50%, 3/1/31 |
55,000 | 72 | ||
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.90%, 5/1/19 |
90,000 | 93 | ||
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.375%, 3/15/12 |
185,000 | 206 | ||
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32 |
30,000 | 36 | ||
Telecom Italia Capital, 4.00%, 1/15/10 |
130,000 | 124 | ||
Telecom Italia Capital, 6.20%, 7/18/11 |
100,000 | 101 | ||
Verizon Communications, Inc., |
70,000 | 70 | ||
Verizon Global Funding Corp., |
80,000 | 77 | ||
Vodafone Group PLC, 5.50%, 6/15/11 |
160,000 | 160 | ||
Total |
1,372 | |||
Tobacco (0.0%) |
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Reynolds America, Inc., |
80,000 | 85 | ||
Total |
85 | |||
Vehicle Parts (0.0%) |
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Johnson Controls, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/16 |
60,000 | 59 | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/36 |
30,000 | 29 | ||
Total |
88 | |||
Yankee Sovereign (0.0%) |
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United Mexican States, |
110,000 | 110 | ||
Total |
110 | |||
Total Investment Grade Segment |
22,302 | |||
Governments (4.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Governments (4.5%) |
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Housing & Urban Development, 6.08%, 8/1/13 |
100,000 | 104 | ||
Overseas Private Investment, |
100,080 | 96 | ||
(c)Tennessee Valley Authority Stripped, 8.25%, 4/15/42 |
1,000,000 | 792 | ||
US Treasury, 3.125%, 5/15/07 |
25,000 | 25 | ||
US Treasury, 4.50%, 11/30/11 |
505,000 | 501 | ||
US Treasury, 4.50%, 2/15/36 |
2,078,000 | 1,976 | ||
US Treasury, 4.625%, 9/30/08 |
2,862,000 | 2,852 | ||
US Treasury, 4.625%, 11/15/16 |
1,069,000 | 1,062 | ||
US Treasury, 4.875%, 5/31/08 |
1,397,000 | 1,396 | ||
US Treasury, 4.875%, 10/31/08 |
640,000 | 640 | ||
US Treasury, 4.875%, 8/15/16 |
1,206,000 | 1,220 | ||
US Treasury, 5.125%, 5/15/16 |
1,301,000 | 1,340 | ||
US Treasury Inflation Index Bond, 2.00%, 1/15/16 |
610,368 | 589 | ||
Total Governments |
12,593 | |||
Structured Products (12.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Structured Products (12.6%) |
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AEP Texas Central Transition Funding, 5.306%, 7/1/20 |
1,183,000 | 1,177 | ||
Asset Securitization Corp., Series 1997-D5, Class PS1, |
6,261,192 | 212 | ||
Banc of America Mortgage Securities, 4.657%, 8/25/34 |
288,000 | 284 | ||
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class A6, 3.511%, 6/25/34 |
645,000 | 629 | ||
Capital Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A1, |
148,000 | 148 | ||
Capital One Auto Finance Trust, 5.31%, 5/15/09 |
361,267 | 361 | ||
CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co. LLC, 5.17%, 8/1/19 |
140,000 | 139 | ||
Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust, Series 2004-A, Class A4, |
272,051 | 267 | ||
Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A3, |
334,723 | 331 | ||
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 2006-C, Class A1, 5.37%, 10/8/07 144A |
257,719 | 258 | ||
Fannie Mae Whole Loan, |
505,389 | 511 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/20 |
151,662 | 143 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/19 |
225,806 | 218 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 7/1/20 |
504,350 | 486 |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 11/1/19 |
350,279 | 345 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/20 |
48,550 | 48 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/20 |
180,013 | 177 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/20 |
189,523 | 186 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 11/1/35 |
1,100,668 | 1,062 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/35 |
1,963,200 | 1,896 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 9/1/19 |
64,746 | 65 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 11/1/19 |
183,751 | 184 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/19 |
34,858 | 35 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/20 |
252,794 | 253 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/35 |
147,079 | 145 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 10/1/35 |
427,237 | 422 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 5/1/34 |
54,476 | 56 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 3/1/36 |
121,341 | 123 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through, 5.651%, 4/25/16 |
556,845 | 564 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 5.50%, 1/1/37 |
1,968,000 | 1,947 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 6.00%, 1/1/37 |
2,191,000 | 2,208 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 6.50%, 1/1/37 |
1,520,000 | 1,548 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/19 |
440,335 | 425 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 12/1/19 |
51,055 | 49 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 7/1/20 |
275,114 | 265 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 3/1/20 |
203,989 | 201 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/20 |
86,210 | 85 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 5/1/20 |
352,962 | 347 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/34 |
1,082,761 | 1,047 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/35 |
171,925 | 166 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/35 |
474,500 | 458 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 10/1/35 |
86,991 | 84 |
Structured Products (12.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Structured Products continued |
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Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.17%, 1/1/16 |
215,455 | 214 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.285%, 4/1/16 |
589,295 | 593 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.32%, 4/1/14 |
140,145 | 141 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/34 |
602,796 | 596 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/1/35 |
207,837 | 206 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/35 |
77,928 | 77 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 8/1/35 |
137,485 | 136 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/35 |
1,338,937 | 1,323 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/35 |
1,431,533 | 1,415 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 11/1/35 |
1,034,827 | 1,023 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/34 |
593,734 | 598 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/34 |
442,772 | 446 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/35 |
24,310 | 24 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 6/1/35 |
4,359 | 4 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 7/1/35 |
227,788 | 229 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 8/1/35 |
75,841 | 76 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/35 |
201,359 | 203 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/35 |
390,947 | 394 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 9/1/36 |
292,143 | 294 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 11/1/35 |
169,335 | 172 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 12/1/35 |
281,872 | 287 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 4/1/36 |
101,900 | 104 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association—Aces, Series 2006-M1, Class B, 5.355%, 2/25/16 |
555,000 | 553 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA, 6.00%, 1/1/37 |
695,000 | 700 | ||
Final Maturity Amortizing Notes, 4.45%, 8/25/12 |
477,957 | 461 | ||
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-FA1, 6.25%, 10/25/34 |
268,258 | 270 | ||
First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage Trust II, Commerical Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-C2, 6.79%, 11/18/29 |
145,000 | 148 |
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Value $ (000’s) | ||
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Freddie Mac, 4.50%, 10/15/33 |
124,110 | 120 | ||
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp, Series 2006-FL4A, Class A1, 5.44%, 11/5/21 144A |
223,000 | 223 | ||
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 2.77%, 11/21/08 |
119,020 | 119 | ||
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 3.53%, 10/21/08 |
277,568 | 276 | ||
Massachusetts RRB Special Purpose Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A, 6.53%, 6/1/15 |
102,636 | 107 | ||
Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust, 5.35%, 5/20/10 144A |
1,810,000 | 1,810 | ||
Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., 3.83%, 1/25/35 144A |
367,995 | 355 | ||
Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., 4.062%, 10/25/33 |
144,000 | 141 | ||
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities, 4.00%, 8/25/34 |
437,000 | 425 | ||
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, 5.374%, 10/15/07 |
591,499 | 592 | ||
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3, |
997,000 | 994 | ||
Total Structured Products |
35,404 | |||
Below Investment Grade Segment (6.9%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Aerospace/Defense (0.1%) |
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Bombardier, Inc., |
35,000 | 36 | ||
L-3 Communications Corp., |
135,000 | 140 | ||
Total |
176 | |||
Autos/Vehicle Parts (0.3%) |
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Arvinmeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/1/12 |
26,000 | 27 | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co., |
45,000 | 45 | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co., |
150,000 | 147 | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co., |
55,000 | 57 | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co., |
200,000 | 213 | ||
General Motors Corp., |
60,000 | 56 | ||
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.625%, 12/1/11 144A |
45,000 | 46 | ||
Lear Corp., 8.50%, 12/1/13 144A |
50,000 | 49 | ||
Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/1/16 144A |
99,000 | 96 | ||
TRW Automotive, Inc., |
30,000 | 32 | ||
Visteon Corp., 8.25%, 8/1/10 |
35,000 | 34 | ||
Total |
802 | |||
Below Investment Grade |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Basic Materials (0.7%) |
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Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., |
119,000 | 107 | ||
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., |
50,000 | 43 | ||
Arch Western Finance LLC, |
85,000 | 84 | ||
BCP Caylux Holding, 9.625%, 6/15/14 |
43,000 | 48 | ||
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., |
40,000 | 41 | ||
Bowater Canada Finance, |
50,000 | 49 | ||
Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/13 |
35,000 | 35 | ||
Crown Americas, Inc., |
71,000 | 73 | ||
Crown Americas, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/15 |
50,000 | 52 | ||
Equistar Chemicals LP, 8.75%, 2/15/09 |
70,000 | 73 | ||
Equistar Chemicals LP, |
115,000 | 122 | ||
FMG Finance Property, Ltd., |
115,000 | 123 | ||
Georgia Gulf Corp., |
70,000 | 68 | ||
Georgia-Pacific Corp., |
137,000 | 137 | ||
Georgia-Pacific Corp., |
87,000 | 87 | ||
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8.125%, 5/15/11 |
55,000 | 58 | ||
Graphic Packaging International Corp., 9.50%, 8/15/13 |
65,000 | 69 | ||
Hexion US Finance Corp., |
145,000 | 147 | ||
Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12 |
50,000 | 56 | ||
Invista, 9.25%, 5/1/12 144A |
55,000 | 59 | ||
Lyondell Chemical Co., 8.00%, 9/15/14 |
115,000 | 119 | ||
Massey Energy Co., 6.875%, 12/15/13 |
80,000 | 75 | ||
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 9.75%, 12/1/14 144A |
35,000 | 35 | ||
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 10.125%, 12/1/14 144A |
40,000 | 40 | ||
Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc., |
25,000 | 26 | ||
Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc., |
25,000 | 26 | ||
Norampac, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/13 |
45,000 | 44 | ||
Novelis, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/15 144A |
47,000 | 45 | ||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/14 |
66,000 | 64 | ||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/11 |
115,000 | 118 | ||
Peabody Energy Corp., |
70,000 | 75 | ||
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 10.265%, 5/15/11 |
73,000 | 78 | ||
Smurfit-Stone Container, |
70,000 | 69 | ||
Total |
2,345 | |||
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Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Builders/Building Materials (0.1%) |
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Beazer Homes USA, Inc., |
39,000 | 38 | ||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., |
16,000 | 16 | ||
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, |
105,000 | 105 | ||
KB Home, 7.75%, 2/1/10 |
60,000 | 61 | ||
Standard Pacific Corp., 6.50%, 8/15/10 |
95,000 | 93 | ||
Technical Olympic USA, Inc., |
40,000 | 39 | ||
Technical Olympic USA, Inc., |
50,000 | 49 | ||
Total |
401 | |||
Capital Goods (0.1%) |
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Amsted Industries, Inc., |
25,000 | 27 | ||
Case New Holland, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/11 |
112,000 | 119 | ||
DA-Lite Screen Co., Inc., |
45,000 | 47 | ||
Terex Corp., 7.375%, 1/15/14 |
45,000 | 46 | ||
United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/12 |
165,000 | 162 | ||
Total |
401 | |||
Consumer Products/Retailing (0.5%) |
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Albertson’s, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/11 |
95,000 | 99 | ||
Delhaize America, Inc., |
90,000 | 97 | ||
Education Management LLC, |
85,000 | 90 | ||
GSC Holdings Corp., 8.00%, 10/1/12 |
80,000 | 84 | ||
Jostens IH Corp., 7.625%, 10/1/12 |
52,000 | 53 | ||
Levi Strauss & Co., 10.122%, 4/1/12 |
60,000 | 62 | ||
Michaels Stores, Inc., |
60,000 | 62 | ||
Oxford Industries, Inc., 8.875%, 6/1/11 |
118,000 | 121 | ||
Phillips Van Heusen Corp., |
37,000 | 38 | ||
Phillips Van Heusen Corp., |
50,000 | 53 | ||
Rent-A-Center, 7.50%, 5/1/10 |
41,000 | 41 | ||
Rite Aid Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/10 |
100,000 | 102 | ||
Sally Holdings LLC, |
60,000 | 61 | ||
Sally Holdings LLC, |
64,000 | 65 | ||
Simmons Bedding Co., |
75,000 | 76 | ||
SUPERVALU, Inc., 7.50%, 11/15/14 |
80,000 | 83 | ||
United Auto Group, Inc., |
50,000 | 50 | ||
Warnaco, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/13 |
50,000 | 53 | ||
Total |
1,290 | |||
Below Investment Grade Segment (6.9%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Energy (0.8%) |
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AmeriGas Partners LP, 7.25%, 5/20/15 |
55,000 | 56 | ||
Basic Energy Services, Inc., |
45,000 | 44 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., |
58,000 | 57 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., |
99,000 | 98 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., |
45,000 | 47 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., |
50,000 | 53 | ||
Colorado Interstate Gas, |
125,000 | 130 | ||
Complete Production Services, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/16 144A |
60,000 | 62 | ||
Denbury Resources, Inc., |
30,000 | 31 | ||
El Paso Performance-Linked Trust, 7.75%, 7/15/11 144A |
75,000 | 79 | ||
El Paso Production Holding, |
125,000 | 131 | ||
Hanover Compressor Co., |
11,000 | 11 | ||
Hanover Compressor Co., |
50,000 | 54 | ||
Kinder Morgan Finance Co., ULC, |
100,000 | 92 | ||
Kinder Morgan Finance, 5.35%, 1/5/11 |
65,000 | 63 | ||
Newfield Exploration Co., |
15,000 | 15 | ||
Newfield Exploration Co., |
65,000 | 65 | ||
OPTI Canada, Inc., |
75,000 | 77 | ||
Petrohawk Energy Corp., |
113,000 | 119 | ||
Pioneer Natural Resource Co., |
45,000 | 41 | ||
Pogo Producing Co., 7.875%, 5/1/13 |
51,000 | 52 | ||
Range Resources Corp., |
72,000 | 70 | ||
Range Resources Corp., 7.50%, 5/15/16 |
15,000 | 15 | ||
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., |
50,000 | 50 | ||
SESI LLC, 6.875%, 6/1/14 |
85,000 | 85 | ||
Sonat, Inc., 7.625%, 7/15/11 |
75,000 | 80 | ||
Tesoro Corp., 6.625%, 11/1/15 |
80,000 | 79 | ||
Whiting Petroleum Corp., |
83,000 | 83 | ||
Williams Companies, Inc., |
270,000 | 271 | ||
Williams Partners LP/Williams Partners Financial Corp., |
40,000 | 41 | ||
Total |
2,151 | |||
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Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Financials (0.2%) |
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Crum and Forster Holding Corp., |
30,000 | 32 | ||
E*Trade Financial Corp., |
90,000 | 96 | ||
General Motors Acceptance Corp. LLC, 6.875%, 9/15/11 |
220,000 | 226 | ||
General Motors Acceptance Corp. LLC, 7.75%, 1/19/10 |
110,000 | 115 | ||
LaBranche & Co., Inc., 9.50%, 5/15/09 |
25,000 | 26 | ||
LaBranche & Co., Inc., |
38,000 | 41 | ||
Residential Capital Corp., |
95,000 | 96 | ||
UnumProvident Finance Co. PLC, |
60,000 | 62 | ||
Total |
694 | |||
Foods (0.2%) |
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B&G Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 10/1/11 |
58,000 | 59 | ||
Dole Foods Co., 8.625%, 5/1/09 |
60,000 | 60 | ||
Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 |
39,000 | 45 | ||
Land O Lakes, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/10 |
42,000 | 45 | ||
Reynolds America, Inc., 7.25%, 6/1/13 |
125,000 | 129 | ||
Reynolds America, Inc., |
85,000 | 89 | ||
Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13 |
50,000 | 52 | ||
Total |
479 | |||
Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (0.7%) |
||||
AMC Entertainment, Inc., |
30,000 | 30 | ||
AMC Entertainment, Inc., |
54,000 | 61 | ||
American Casino & Entertainment, |
60,000 | 61 | ||
Boyd Gaming Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/12 |
100,000 | 103 | ||
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority, 9.375%, 12/15/14 144A |
25,000 | 25 | ||
Corrections Corp. of America, |
96,000 | 95 | ||
Felcor Lodging LP, 8.50%, 6/1/11 |
83,000 | 88 | ||
Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/1/14 144A |
95,000 | 100 | ||
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, |
23,000 | 23 | ||
Host Marriot LP, 7.125%, 11/1/13 |
210,000 | 214 | ||
Mandalay Resort Group, |
50,000 | 54 | ||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/11 |
75,000 | 75 | ||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.75%, 9/1/12 |
50,000 | 49 | ||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.375%, 2/1/11 |
75,000 | 78 | ||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.50%, 9/15/10 |
95,000 | 102 | ||
Park Place Entertainment Corp., |
100,000 | 105 | ||
Pokagon Gaming Authority, |
28,000 | 31 | ||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., |
65,000 | 66 |
Below Investment Grade Segment (6.9%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Gaming/Leisure/Lodging continued |
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts, |
55,000 | 58 | ||
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/12 |
35,000 | 33 | ||
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/18 |
45,000 | 39 | ||
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/16 |
45,000 | 40 | ||
Tropicana Entertainment, |
125,000 | 124 | ||
Universal City Development Corp., 11.75%, 4/1/10 |
44,000 | 47 | ||
Universal City Florida, 8.375%, 5/1/10 |
33,000 | 34 | ||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, |
155,000 | 154 | ||
Total |
1,889 | |||
Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals (0.4%) |
||||
Fresenius Medical Capital Trust II, 7.875%, 2/1/08 |
30,000 | 31 | ||
Fresenius Medical Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, 6/15/11 |
30,000 | 31 | ||
HCA Inc., 8.75%, 9/1/10 |
35,000 | 36 | ||
HCA, Inc., 9.125%, 11/15/14 144A |
58,000 | 62 | ||
HCA, Inc., 9.25%, 11/15/16 144A |
233,000 | 249 | ||
(c)HCA, Inc., 9.625%, 11/15/16 144A |
87,000 | 94 | ||
Iasis Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 6/15/14 |
79,000 | 80 | ||
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc., 7.00%, 4/1/14 |
50,000 | 50 | ||
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/16 |
20,000 | 20 | ||
Omnicare, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/13 |
60,000 | 59 | ||
Senior Housing Properties Trust, 8.625%, 1/15/12 |
45,000 | 49 | ||
Service Corp. International, |
60,000 | 60 | ||
Service Corp. International, |
15,000 | 16 | ||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., |
85,000 | 78 | ||
US Oncology, Inc., 9.00%, 8/15/12 |
60,000 | 63 | ||
Vanguard Health Holding II, |
85,000 | 86 | ||
Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp., |
25,000 | 26 | ||
Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp., |
40,000 | 41 | ||
Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp., |
50,000 | 57 | ||
Total |
1,188 | |||
Media (0.8%) |
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Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 9/15/10 |
125,000 | 130 | ||
Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 11.00%, 10/1/15 |
60,000 | 62 | ||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/11 |
65,000 | 63 | ||
CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 4/1/11 |
150,000 | 153 | ||
CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/18 |
60,000 | 60 |
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Media continued |
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CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 7/15/09 |
60,000 | 62 | ||
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 8/15/09 |
30,000 | 31 | ||
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., |
30,000 | 29 | ||
Echostar DBS Corp., 6.375%, 10/1/11 |
160,000 | 159 | ||
Echostar DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/1/13 |
50,000 | 50 | ||
EchoStar DBS Corp., 7.125%, 2/1/16 |
30,000 | 30 | ||
Idearc, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/16 144A |
261,000 | 265 | ||
Intelsat Bermuada, Ltd., |
60,000 | 61 | ||
Intelsat Bermuada, Ltd., |
51,000 | 56 | ||
Intelsat Bermuada, Ltd., |
65,000 | 68 | ||
Kabel Deutschland GMBH, |
60,000 | 67 | ||
Lamar Media Corp., 6.625%, 8/15/15 |
75,000 | 74 | ||
LIN Television Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/13 |
90,000 | 86 | ||
Mediacom Broadband LLC/Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/15 |
55,000 | 56 | ||
Mediacom Broadband LLC/Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/15 144A |
30,000 | 30 | ||
Mediacom LLC/Capital Corp., |
30,000 | 30 | ||
Primedia, Inc., 8.00%, 5/15/13 |
30,000 | 29 | ||
Quebecor World Corp., |
65,000 | 65 | ||
R.H. Donnelley Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/13 |
280,000 | 269 | ||
R.H. Donnelley Corp., 8.875%, 1/15/16 |
35,000 | 37 | ||
Rogers Cable, Inc., 6.25%, 6/15/13 |
55,000 | 55 | ||
Rogers Cable, Inc., 7.875%, 5/1/12 |
50,000 | 54 | ||
Sinclair Broadcast Group, |
88,000 | 91 | ||
Videotron Ltee, 6.375%, 12/15/15 |
25,000 | 24 | ||
Total |
2,246 | |||
Real Estate (0.1%) |
||||
American Real Estate Partners LP, |
20,000 | 20 | ||
The Rouse Co., 7.20%, 9/15/12 |
85,000 | 87 | ||
Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A |
76,000 | 76 | ||
Trustreet Properties, Inc., |
50,000 | 54 | ||
Total |
237 | |||
Services (0.2%) |
||||
Allied Waste North America, |
135,000 | 133 | ||
Allied Waste North America, |
70,000 | 70 | ||
Allied Waste North America, |
70,000 | 70 | ||
Ashtead Capital, Inc., |
40,000 | 43 | ||
Rental Service Corp., |
63,000 | 65 |
Below Investment Grade Segment (6.9%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Services continued |
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WCA Waste Corp., 9.25%, 6/15/14 |
65,000 | 68 | ||
West Corp., 9.50%, 10/15/14 144A |
57,000 | 57 | ||
Total |
506 | |||
Structured Product (0.4%) |
||||
Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield, 7.375%, 6/29/11 144A |
1,000,000 | 1,026 | ||
Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield, 8.25%, 12/29/10 |
160,000 | 165 | ||
Total |
1,191 | |||
Technology (0.3%) |
||||
Flextronics International, Ltd., |
75,000 | 74 | ||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 8.875%, 12/15/14 144A |
100,000 | 100 | ||
(c)Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.125%, 12/15/14 144A |
99,000 | 98 | ||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/16 144A |
25,000 | 25 | ||
Nortel Networks, Ltd., |
35,000 | 38 | ||
NXP BV, 7.875%, 10/15/14 144A |
80,000 | 83 | ||
NXP BV, 9.50%, 10/15/15 144A |
35,000 | 36 | ||
Sanmina Corp., 8.125%, 3/1/16 |
35,000 | 34 | ||
Stats Chippac, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/11 |
43,000 | 42 | ||
Sungard Data Systems, Inc., |
95,000 | 100 | ||
TDS Investor Corp., |
10,000 | 10 | ||
TDS Investor Corp., |
65,000 | 67 | ||
Xerox Corp., 7.20%, 4/1/16 |
47,000 | 50 | ||
Xerox Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/13 |
115,000 | 120 | ||
Total |
877 | |||
Telecommunications (0.4%) |
||||
American Tower Corp., |
85,000 | 87 | ||
Citizens Communications, |
215,000 | 238 | ||
Nextel Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 10/31/13 |
80,000 | 81 | ||
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., |
65,000 | 68 | ||
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.50%, 11/1/08 |
25,000 | 25 | ||
Qwest Corp., 7.50%, 10/1/14 |
16,000 | 17 | ||
Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 9/1/11 |
217,000 | 231 | ||
Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/14 |
45,000 | 46 | ||
Rogers Wireless, Inc., |
48,000 | 51 | ||
Rogers Wireless, Inc., |
74,000 | 79 | ||
Windstream Corp., |
85,000 | 92 | ||
Windstream Corp., |
85,000 | 93 | ||
Total |
1,108 | |||
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Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Transportation (0.2%) |
||||
Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM), |
67,000 | 72 | ||
Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM), |
50,000 | 54 | ||
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 7.625%, 12/1/13 144A |
35,000 | 35 | ||
OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/1/13 |
84,000 | 86 | ||
Ship Finance International, Ltd., 8.50%, 12/15/13 |
40,000 | 40 | ||
Stena AB, 7.50%, 11/1/13 |
140,000 | 138 | ||
Total |
425 | |||
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 | 60 | ||
Aquila, Inc., 9.95%, 2/1/11 |
6,000 | 7 | ||
CMS Energy Corp., 7.75%, 8/1/10 |
90,000 | 95 | ||
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 5/1/16 |
65,000 | 68 | ||
Edison Mission Energy, 7.73%, 6/15/09 |
200,000 | 207 | ||
Midwest Generation LLC, |
60,000 | 65 | ||
Nevada Power Co., 8.25%, 6/1/11 |
65,000 | 71 | ||
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2/1/14 |
125,000 | 126 | ||
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2/1/16 |
30,000 | 30 | ||
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/17 |
191,000 | 191 | ||
PSEG Energy Holdings LLC, |
22,000 | 24 | ||
Sierra Pacific Resources, |
27,000 | 29 | ||
Teco Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/15 |
40,000 | 42 | ||
Total |
1,154 | |||
Total Below Investment Grade Segment |
19,560 | |||
Money Market Investments (16.1%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) |
|||
Federal Government and Agencies (15.0%) |
|||||
(b)Federal Home Loan Bank, |
27,200,000 | 27,165 | |||
Federal Home Loan Bank, |
11,400,000 | 11,370 | |||
Federal Home Loan Bank, |
2,800,000 | 2,793 | |||
Freddie Mac Discount., |
1,000,000 | 989 | |||
Total |
42,317 | ||||
Short Term Business Credit (1.1%) |
|||||
Old Line Funding Corp., |
3,000,000 | 2,996 | |||
Total |
2,996 | ||||
Total Money Market Investments |
45,313 | ||||
Total Investments (102.0%) |
287,497 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-2.0%) |
(5,634 | ) | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
281,863 | ||||
* | Non-Income Producing |
ADR after the name of a security represents—American Depositary 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 December 31, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was $9,244, representing 3.28% of the net assets.
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(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $256,977 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $30,520 which is comprised of $33,246 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $2,726 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) |
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US 5 Year Note (CBT) Commodity (Short) |
9 | 3/07 | $ | (6 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $952) |
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S&P 500 Index Futures (Long) |
44 | 3/07 | $ | 14 | ||||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $15,699) |
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US Ten Year Treasury Note (Short) |
9 | 3/07 | $ | (13 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $980) |
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(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.
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Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Realize as high a level of total return as is consistent with prudent investment risk. |
Achieve consistent returns and low volatility by allocating assets across three market sectors. | $2.9 billion |
The Balanced Portfolio seeks to realize as high a level of total return as is consistent with prudent investment risk. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing in the stock, bond and money market sectors as described for the Index 500 Stock, Select Bond and Money Market Portfolios. Management attempts to capitalize on the variation in return potential produced by the interaction of changing financial markets and economic conditions, while maintaining a balance over time between investment opportunities and their associated potential risks by following a flexible policy of allocating assets across the three market sectors. Management also may adjust the percentage of assets in each market sector in response to changing market and economic conditions.
During 2006, the Balanced Portfolio differed from the Asset Allocation Portfolio in several ways. It is limited to investing in just three asset classes, while the Asset Allocation Portfolio utilized six categories of assets. The equity portion of the Balanced Portfolio was indexed, while the equities in the Asset Allocation Portfolio were actively managed. The Balanced Portfolio was therefore designed to be a lower risk portfolio, with less volatility than the Asset Allocation Portfolio. Definition of an appropriate benchmark for comparison of returns of the Balanced Portfolio is difficult because there is no index that includes both equity and debt securities. Accordingly, comparisons are provided with three different indices: the S&P 500® Index for stocks, Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade “BIG” Bond Index for bonds, and the Merrill Lynch Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill “T-Bill” Index for short-term investments.
The Balanced Portfolio’s return for the year ended December 31, 2006, reflected a blend of stock and bond performance. The Portfolio’s total return of 10.42% compares with the 15.79%, 4.33%, and 4.85% returns of the S&P 500®, Citigroup BIG, and the Merrill Lynch T-Bill Indices, respectively. (These indices are unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and do not include expenses.) The Portfolio slightly trailed its peer group, the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds, which had an average return of 10.88%.
Looking at the broad market in 2006, stocks enjoyed solid returns, as measured by the S&P 500® Index, thanks to a sharp rally in the second half of the year. Stocks benefited from good economic news, positive corporate earnings, cooling energy prices and inflation, and an apparent end to the Federal Reserve’s long-running campaign for higher interest rates. In a turnabout from the last several years, large company stocks outperformed small- and mid-cap stocks in 2006. For the year, the S&P 500® Index (a gauge of large-cap stock performance) returned 15.79%, while mid- and small-cap stocks returned 10.32% and 15.12%, respectively, as measured by the S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600® Indices. Looking at returns by style, value stocks generally outperformed growth stocks by a wide margin in 2006.
The Balanced Portfolio’s slight underperformance relative to its peer group can be attributed to the fact that the Portfolio did not hold foreign stocks, which outperformed U.S. equities in 2006. For the year, the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, and Far East) Index returned 26.86% in dollar terms. In contrast, the Portfolio’s stocks reflect the performance of large-cap U.S. equities.
In terms of fixed income performance, bonds, as measured by the Citigroup BIG Index, enjoyed a seventh consecutive year of positive returns in 2006, as economic growth, energy prices, and inflation all moderated. However, interest rates edged up, negatively impacting bond returns. Looking at the rate environment, a long series of rate increases by the Federal Reserve pushed yields on the shortest term investments above those on longer term notes and bonds. As of December 31, 2006, the yield on the three-month Treasury Bill was 5.01%. By comparison, the yields on two-, 10-, and 30-year Treasury securities were 4.82%, 4.71%, and 4.81%, respectively.
Over the course of 2006, we made small adjustments to the Portfolio’s asset mix where we saw opportunities to enhance performance. This strategy had us systematically adjusting the Portfolio as stock and bond performance fluctuated. For example, we trimmed our stock position on strength in the first quarter and bought on weakness in the second. We took profits out of our stock holdings again in the third and fourth quarters as stocks rallied. It is important to remember we are talking about small trades intended to add value on the margin, rather than wholesale moves between asset classes.
Looking ahead to 2007, we are generally positive on financial markets in an environment of modest growth and inflation. Similar economic conditions in the past have allowed for positive returns from both asset classes. However, at a time when many major stock indices are at record highs and bonds have been on a long winning streak, no asset class looks particularly cheap to us. In this environment, investors should consider a prudent, diversified approach to investing that includes exposure to both stocks and bonds based on their investment goals and risk tolerances.
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Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Balanced Portfolio |
10.42% | 6.13% | 7.66% | |||
Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index |
4.33% | 5.10% | 6.26% | |||
Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index |
4.85% | 2.43% | 3.80% | |||
S&P 500 Index |
15.79% | 6.19% | 8.42% | |||
Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds Lipper Average |
10.88% | 6.48% | 7.34% |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 12/31/96. Returns shown include deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
In the graph, the Portfolio is compared against three indices representing the three major components of the Portfolio: equities, fixed income and cash equivalent investments. The indices cannot be invested in directly and do not include sales charges.
The Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index is designed to track the performance of bonds issued in the U.S. investment-grade bond market. The index is market-capitalization-weighted and includes institutionally traded U.S. Treasury, government sponsored (U.S. agency and supranational), mortgages, asset-backed, and investment grade (BBB-/Baa3) issues with a maturity of one year or longer. The minimum amount outstanding for U.S. Treasury and government-sponsored issues is $1 billion. For mortgage issues, the minimum amount outstanding is $5 billion per coupon and $1 billion per origination year generics for entry; and $2.5 billion per coupon and $1 billion per origination year generics for exit. For credit and asset-backed issues, the entry and exit amounts are $250 million.
The Merrill Lynch 3-month T-Bill Index is comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of each month and held for a full month. At the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue. The issue selected at each month-end re-balancing is the outstanding Treasury Bill that matures closest to, but not beyond 3 months from the re-balancing date. To qualify for selection, an issue must have settled on or before the re-balancing (month-end) date. While the index will often hold the Treasury Bill issued at the most recent or prior 3-month auction, it is also possible for a seasoned 6-month or 1-Year Bill to be selected. The inception date of the index is December 31, 1997.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2006, the 500 companies in the composite had a median market capitalization of $13.2 billion and a total market value of $13.0 trillion. The S&P 500 represents approximately 61.9% of the market value of the Compustat’s database of about 9,600 equities. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not include sales charges.
The Portfolio changed its benchmark index from the Merrill Lynch Domestic Master Index to the Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index in 2005 because the Citigroup Index provides greater transparency as to the composition and characteristics of the Index than does the Merrill Lynch Index. The greater transparency allows the Portfolio to enhance its analysis of performance relative to the benchmark.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of funds that by portfolio practice maintains a mix of between 40%-60% equity securities, with the remainder invested in bonds, cash, and other cash equivalents. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc revised their benchmark categories during 2006 and have changed the Portfolio’s benchmark from the Flexible Portfolio Funds Lipper Average to the Mixed-Asset Target Alloc Moderate Funds Lipper Average.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
No investment can guarantee a profit or protect against a loss.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006* | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,090.10 | $ | 1.57 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.40 | $ | 1.53 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Aerospace/Defense (0.7%) |
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BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 8/15/10 144A |
2,565,000 | 2,496 | ||||
Boeing Capital Corp., 4.75%, 8/25/08 |
3,359,000 | 3,333 | ||||
General Dynamics Corp., 3.00%, 5/15/08 |
6,398,000 | 6,196 | ||||
General Dynamics Corp., 4.25%, 5/15/13 |
890,000 | 841 | ||||
L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/15 |
2,670,000 | 2,643 | ||||
Lockheed Martin Corp., 6.15%, 9/1/36 |
1,720,000 | 1,807 | ||||
Raytheon Co., 5.50%, 11/15/12 |
4,584,000 | 4,613 | ||||
Total |
21,929 | |||||
Auto Manufacturing (0.1%) |
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DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings Corp., 5.75%, 5/18/09 |
2,590,000 | 2,594 | ||||
Total |
2,594 | |||||
Banking (1.9%) |
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Bank of America Corp., 5.42%, 3/15/17 144A |
2,800,000 | 2,759 | ||||
Bank of America Corp., 5.625%, 10/14/16 |
2,680,000 | 2,729 | ||||
Bank of New York Co., Inc., 4.95%, 1/14/11 |
1,550,000 | 1,535 | ||||
Bank One Corp., 5.25%, 1/30/13 |
4,480,000 | 4,442 | ||||
Barclays Bank PLC, 5.926%, 12/15/16 144A |
1,230,000 | 1,245 | ||||
BB&T Corp., 4.90%, 6/30/17 |
975,000 | 922 | ||||
Citigroup, Inc., 5.85%, 8/2/16 |
4,700,000 | 4,859 | ||||
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust, 5.628%, 1/19/16 144A |
670,000 | 658 | ||||
Fifth Third Bancorp, 5.45%, 1/15/17 |
2,625,000 | 2,595 | ||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.75%, 10/1/16 |
1,000,000 | 1,016 | ||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 5.875%, 6/13/16 |
5,255,000 | 5,396 | ||||
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 5.30%, 9/8/11 |
2,480,000 | 2,481 | ||||
Mellon Bank NA, 5.45%, 4/1/16 |
1,640,000 | 1,635 |
Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Banking continued |
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National Australia Bank, Ltd., 4.80%, 4/6/10 144A |
4,208,000 | 4,147 | ||||
National City Bank, 5.25%, 12/15/16 144A |
615,000 | 602 | ||||
Northern Trust Corp., 5.30%, 8/29/11 |
795,000 | 798 | ||||
State Street Bank and Trust Co., 5.30%, 1/15/16 |
1,780,000 | 1,762 | ||||
UnionBanCal Corp., 5.25%, 12/16/13 |
810,000 | 795 | ||||
US Bank NA, 4.80%, 4/15/15 |
2,680,000 | 2,566 | ||||
Wachovia Corp., 5.35%, 3/15/11 |
3,080,000 | 3,089 | ||||
Wachovia Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/16 |
1,610,000 | 1,624 | ||||
Washington Mutual Bank, 5.95%, 5/20/13 |
1,690,000 | 1,718 | ||||
Wells Fargo Bank NA, 5.75%, 5/16/16 |
3,210,000 | 3,288 | ||||
Zions Bancorporation, 5.50%, 11/16/15 |
2,290,000 | 2,253 | ||||
Total |
54,914 | |||||
Beverage/Bottling (0.4%) |
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Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/13 |
1,000,000 | 948 | ||||
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 5.75%, 4/1/36 |
515,000 | 494 | ||||
Bottling Group LLC, 5.50%, 4/1/16 |
1,120,000 | 1,116 | ||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.25%, 9/1/16 |
1,570,000 | 1,613 | ||||
Diageo Capital PLC, 4.375%, 5/3/10 |
1,578,000 | 1,535 | ||||
PepsiAmericas, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/15 |
2,175,000 | 2,082 | ||||
SABMiller PLC, 6.20%, 7/1/11 144A |
2,595,000 | 2,656 | ||||
Total |
10,444 | |||||
Building Products (0.0%) |
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CRH America, Inc., 6.00%, 9/30/16 |
810,000 | 818 | ||||
Total |
818 | |||||
Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite (1.0%) |
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CBS Corp., 5.625%, 5/1/07 |
11,400,000 | 11,405 |
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Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite continued |
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Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 9/15/14 |
205,000 | 173 | ||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/11 |
3,275,000 | 3,183 | ||||
Comcast Corp., 6.45%, 3/15/37 |
1,065,000 | 1,066 | ||||
Comcast Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/17 |
1,685,000 | 1,758 | ||||
Historic TW, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/29 |
215,000 | 218 | ||||
News America, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/35 |
1,375,000 | 1,366 | ||||
Rogers Cable, Inc., 5.50%, 3/15/14 |
2,235,000 | 2,137 | ||||
TCI Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 8/1/15 |
1,030,000 | 1,218 | ||||
Time Warner Companies, Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/17 |
1,405,000 | 1,535 | ||||
Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 7.25%, 9/1/08 |
5,435,000 | 5,588 | ||||
Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 7/15/33 |
250,000 | 302 | ||||
Viacom, Inc., 6.25%, 4/30/16 |
225,000 | 223 | ||||
Total |
30,172 | |||||
Conglomerate/Diversified Manufacturing (0.1%) | ||||||
Honeywell International, Inc., 5.40%, 3/15/16 |
515,000 | 515 | ||||
United Technologies Corp., 6.35%, 3/1/11 |
1,120,000 | 1,165 | ||||
Total |
1,680 | |||||
Consumer Products (0.3%) |
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The Clorox Co., 4.20%, 1/15/10 |
3,365,000 | 3,264 | ||||
Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/16 |
2,045,000 | 1,939 | ||||
The Gillette Co., 2.50%, 6/1/08 |
5,000,000 | 4,808 | ||||
Total |
10,011 | |||||
Electric Utilities (2.3%) |
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Carolina Power & Light, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/12 |
415,000 | 435 | ||||
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 5.70%, 3/15/13 |
260,000 | 262 | ||||
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 6.95%, 3/15/33 |
270,000 | 299 |
Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Electric Utilities continued |
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Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, 5.375%, 12/15/15 |
560,000 | 556 | ||||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, 5.50%, 9/15/16 |
605,000 | 604 | ||||
Consumer Energy Co., 4.80%, 2/17/09 |
6,580,000 | 6,494 | ||||
DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/1/11 |
7,520,000 | 7,969 | ||||
Duke Energy Corp., 6.45%, 10/15/32 |
1,675,000 | 1,793 | ||||
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 8/15/15 |
1,805,000 | 1,692 | ||||
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/34 |
1,030,000 | 1,001 | ||||
Florida Power & Light Co., 5.625%, 4/1/34 |
1,065,000 | 1,047 | ||||
Florida Power Co., 4.50%, 6/1/10 |
3,636,000 | 3,535 | ||||
FPL Group Capital, Inc., 5.551%, 2/16/08 |
4,245,000 | 4,250 | ||||
General Electric Capital Corp., 5.375%, 10/20/16 |
1,000,000 | 1,001 | ||||
Indiana Michigan Power, 5.05%, 11/15/14 |
2,660,000 | 2,542 | ||||
Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 4.811%, 12/30/13 144A |
1,444,748 | 1,393 | ||||
Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 5.737%, 3/30/21 144A |
1,185,000 | 1,147 | ||||
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.125%, 4/1/36 |
260,000 | 262 | ||||
Monongahela Power Co., 5.70%, 3/15/17 144A |
860,000 | 859 | ||||
Nevada Power Co., 5.875%, 1/15/15 |
1,830,000 | 1,822 | ||||
Nevada Power Co., 6.50%, 5/15/18 |
1,560,000 | 1,617 | ||||
Northern States Power Co., 5.25%, 10/1/18 |
270,000 | 261 | ||||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 6.375%, 1/15/15 |
1,025,000 | 1,057 | ||||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 7.00%, 9/1/22 |
880,000 | 947 | ||||
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 6.05%, 3/1/34 |
1,035,000 | 1,044 | ||||
PacifiCorp, 5.45%, 9/15/13 |
4,040,000 | 4,038 | ||||
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 4.30%, 6/1/13 |
2,475,000 | 2,318 | ||||
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 5.875%, 8/15/07 |
725,000 | 726 |
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Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Electric Utilities continued |
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PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/09 |
215,000 | 220 | ||||
PPL Energy Supply LLC, 6.00%, 12/15/36 |
425,000 | 410 | ||||
Progress Energy, Inc., 6.85%, 4/15/12 |
1,155,000 | 1,228 | ||||
Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 5.00%, 1/1/13 |
1,500,000 | 1,468 | ||||
Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 5.70%, 12/1/36 |
1,600,000 | 1,558 | ||||
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 3.363%, 6/1/08 |
2,465,000 | 2,396 | ||||
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 6.274%, 3/15/37 |
1,125,000 | 1,142 | ||||
Southern California Edison Co., 5.00%, 1/15/16 |
2,055,000 | 1,983 | ||||
Southern California Edison Co., 5.55%, 1/15/37 |
320,000 | 306 | ||||
Tampa Electric Co., 6.55%, 5/15/36 |
520,000 | 551 | ||||
Toledo Edison Co., 6.15%, 5/15/37 |
2,675,000 | 2,633 | ||||
Virginia Electric & Power Co., 6.00%, 1/15/36 |
2,010,000 | 2,000 | ||||
Xcel Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 7/1/36 |
780,000 | 824 | ||||
Total |
67,690 | |||||
Food Processors (0.3%) |
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Kellogg Co., 6.60%, 4/1/11 |
4,675,000 | 4,903 | ||||
Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/13 |
560,000 | 553 | ||||
Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/12 |
2,630,000 | 2,732 | ||||
Total |
8,188 | |||||
Gaming/Lodging/Leisure (0.1%) |
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Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/1/17 |
590,000 | 494 | ||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 7.00%, 6/15/13 |
1,555,000 | 1,583 | ||||
Total |
2,077 | |||||
Gas Pipelines (0.2%) |
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Consolidated Natural Gas Co., 5.00%, 12/1/14 |
2,050,000 | 1,971 | ||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.30%, 8/15/33 |
1,800,000 | 1,952 | ||||
Kinder Morgan Finance, 5.35%, 1/5/11 |
2,440,000 | 2,380 | ||||
Total |
6,303 | |||||
Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Independent Finance (0.4%) |
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GMAC LLC, 6.00%, 12/15/11 |
2,135,000 | 2,126 | ||||
HSBC Finance Corp., 4.125%, 11/16/09 |
4,400,000 | 4,278 | ||||
International Lease Finance Corp., 4.75%, 1/13/12 |
2,190,000 | 2,129 | ||||
iStar Financial, Inc., 5.15%, 3/1/12 |
1,900,000 | 1,848 | ||||
Total |
10,381 | |||||
Industrials — Other (0.1%) |
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KB HOME, 7.75%, 2/1/10 |
1,600,000 | 1,628 | ||||
Meritage Homes Corp., 6.25%, 3/15/15 |
1,600,000 | 1,520 | ||||
Total |
3,148 | |||||
Information/Data Technology (0.1%) |
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Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.50%, 2/22/16 |
280,000 | 280 | ||||
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, 6.80%, 10/1/16 |
1,790,000 | 1,799 | ||||
Siemens AG, 5.75%, 10/17/16 144A |
645,000 | 654 | ||||
Total |
2,733 | |||||
Machinery (0.0%) |
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John Deere Capital Corp., 4.50%, 8/25/08 |
1,325,000 | 1,308 | ||||
Total |
1,308 | |||||
Mortgage Banking (0.2%) |
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Countrywide Financial Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/16 |
745,000 | 759 | ||||
Residential Capital Corp., 6.00%, 2/22/11 |
2,285,000 | 2,281 | ||||
Residential Capital Corp., 6.50%, 4/17/13 |
2,090,000 | 2,118 | ||||
Total |
5,158 | |||||
Natural Gas Distributors (0.0%) |
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NiSource Finance Corp., 5.40%, 7/15/14 |
785,000 | 761 | ||||
Total |
761 | |||||
Oil & Gas Field Machines and Services (0.0%) |
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Weatherford International, Ltd., 6.50%, 8/1/36 |
625,000 | 627 | ||||
Total |
627 | |||||
Oil and Gas (0.9%) |
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Anadarko Finance Co., 7.50%, 5/1/31 |
1,040,000 | 1,180 | ||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 9/15/16 |
970,000 | 972 |
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Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Oil and Gas continued |
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36 |
190,000 | 192 | ||||
Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11 |
3,230,000 | 3,377 | ||||
ConocoPhilips, 5.625%, 10/15/16 |
540,000 | 543 | ||||
Encana Holdings Finance Corp., 5.80%, 5/1/14 |
1,075,000 | 1,081 | ||||
Hess Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/33 |
260,000 | 284 | ||||
Nexen, Inc., 5.875%, 3/10/35 |
1,865,000 | 1,746 | ||||
Occidental Petroleum, 4.00%, 11/30/07 |
2,800,000 | 2,770 | ||||
Occidental Petroleum, 10.125%, 9/15/09 |
3,230,000 | 3,610 | ||||
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 12/15/15 |
3,540,000 | 3,515 | ||||
Petro-Canada, 5.95%, 5/15/35 |
995,000 | 944 | ||||
Pioneer Natural Resource, 6.875%, 5/1/18 |
1,840,000 | 1,779 | ||||
Suncoc, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/17 |
450,000 | 440 | ||||
Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.85%, 2/1/37 |
2,185,000 | 1,994 | ||||
Tesoro Corp., 6.25%, 11/1/12 |
2,070,000 | 2,060 | ||||
XTO Energy, Inc., 5.30%, 6/30/15 |
260,000 | 252 | ||||
Total |
26,739 | |||||
Other Finance (0.2%) |
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SLM Corp., 5.45%, 4/25/11 |
4,560,000 | 4,578 | ||||
Total |
4,578 | |||||
Other Services (0.0%) |
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Waste Management, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/14 |
855,000 | 822 | ||||
Total |
822 | |||||
Paper and Forest Products (0.1%) |
||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/32 |
2,225,000 | 2,323 | ||||
Total |
2,323 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals (0.1%) |
||||||
Abbott Laboratories, 3.75%, 3/15/11 |
3,750,000 | 3,542 | ||||
Total |
3,542 | |||||
Property and Casualty Insurance (0.2%) |
||||||
Berkley (WR) Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/08 |
4,310,000 | 4,554 |
Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Property and Casualty Insurance continued |
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Berkshire Hathaway Finance, 3.40%, 7/2/07 |
2,500,000 | 2,478 | ||||
Total |
7,032 | |||||
Railroads (0.5%) |
||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 6.125%, 3/15/09 |
5,600,000 | 5,688 | ||||
Union Pacific Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/09 |
5,600,000 | 5,434 | ||||
Union Pacific Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/09 |
2,750,000 | 2,895 | ||||
Total |
14,017 | |||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.7%) |
||||||
Archstone-Smith Operating Trust, 5.25%, 12/1/10 |
860,000 | 854 | ||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/12 |
500,000 | 503 | ||||
Colonial Realty LP, 6.05%, 9/1/16 |
360,000 | 365 | ||||
Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 5.375%, 10/15/12 |
1,535,000 | 1,520 | ||||
Duke Realty LP, 5.95%, 2/15/17 |
835,000 | 847 | ||||
ERP Operating LP, 5.25%, 9/15/14 |
1,950,000 | 1,928 | ||||
First Industrial LP, 5.25%, 6/15/09 |
1,925,000 | 1,909 | ||||
HRPT Properties Trust, 5.75%, 11/1/15 |
1,225,000 | 1,224 | ||||
ProLogis, 5.50%, 3/1/13 |
2,000,000 | 1,994 | ||||
ProLogis, 5.75%, 4/1/16 |
1,190,000 | 1,197 | ||||
Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A |
3,640,000 | 3,656 | ||||
Simon Property Group LP, 5.375%, 6/1/11 |
3,555,000 | 3,555 | ||||
Simon Property Group LP, 5.60%, 9/1/11 |
890,000 | 897 | ||||
Simon Property Group LP, 6.10%, 5/1/16 |
1,560,000 | 1,617 | ||||
Total |
22,066 | |||||
Retail Food and Drug (0.2%) |
||||||
CVS Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/14 |
3,285,000 | 3,140 | ||||
Delhaize America, Inc., 8.125%, 4/15/11 |
2,595,000 | 2,799 | ||||
Total |
5,939 | |||||
Retail Stores (0.6%) |
||||||
Federated Department Stores, 6.30%, 4/1/09 |
3,785,000 | 3,848 |
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Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Retail Stores continued |
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Federated Retail Holdings, 5.90%, 12/1/16 |
535,000 | 534 | ||||
The Home Depot, Inc., 5.40%, 3/1/16 |
1,305,000 | 1,276 | ||||
The Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/36 |
5,340,000 | 5,240 | ||||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc., 6.875%, 10/15/15 |
515,000 | 538 | ||||
May Department Stores Co., 6.65%, 7/15/24 |
260,000 | 258 | ||||
Target Corp., 5.40%, 10/1/08 |
5,605,000 | 5,630 | ||||
Total |
17,324 | |||||
Security Brokers and Dealers (0.5%) |
||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 5.50%, 8/16/11 |
1,370,000 | 1,385 | ||||
Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/11 |
2,050,000 | 2,123 | ||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.15%, 1/15/14 |
3,660,000 | 3,606 | ||||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 1/3/17 |
2,835,000 | 2,871 | ||||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/17 |
560,000 | 572 | ||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.00%, 1/15/15 |
1,550,000 | 1,510 | ||||
Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 10/15/15 |
1,735,000 | 1,719 | ||||
Morgan Stanley, 6.25%, 8/9/26 |
1,035,000 | 1,082 | ||||
Total |
14,868 | |||||
Telecommunications (0.9%) |
||||||
(e)AT&T Corp., 9.75%, 11/15/31 |
1,260,000 | 1,563 | ||||
Cingular Wireless LLC, 7.125%, 12/15/31 |
2,740,000 | 3,035 | ||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance, 5.75%, 3/23/16 |
1,615,000 | 1,591 | ||||
Embarq Corp., 6.738%, 6/1/13 |
835,000 | 855 | ||||
Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 6/1/16 |
1,940,000 | 1,975 | ||||
Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/1/36 |
535,000 | 557 | ||||
France Telecom SA, 8.50%, 3/1/31 |
975,000 | 1,280 | ||||
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.90%, 5/1/19 |
1,660,000 | 1,712 |
Corporate Bonds (13.3%) |
Country | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | |||
Telecommunications continued |
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Sprint Capital Corp., 8.375%, 3/15/12 |
2,830,000 | 3,145 | ||||
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32 |
470,000 | 566 | ||||
Telecom Italia Capital, 4.00%, 1/15/10 |
3,360,000 | 3,207 | ||||
Telecom Italia Capital, 6.20%, 7/18/11 |
1,620,000 | 1,644 | ||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.55%, 2/15/16 |
2,135,000 | 2,128 | ||||
Verizon Global Funding Corp., 5.85%, 9/15/35 |
1,425,000 | 1,365 | ||||
Vodafone Group PLC, 5.50%, 6/15/11 |
2,820,000 | 2,827 | ||||
Total |
27,450 | |||||
Tobacco (0.0%) |
||||||
Reynolds America, Inc., 7.625%, 6/1/16 |
1,325,000 | 1,404 | ||||
Total |
1,404 | |||||
Vehicle Parts (0.1%) |
||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/16 |
1,090,000 | 1,069 | ||||
Johnson Controls, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/36 |
520,000 | 503 | ||||
Total |
1,572 | |||||
Yankee Sovereign (0.1%) |
||||||
United Mexican States, 5.625%, 1/15/17 |
2,050,000 | 2,052 | ||||
Total |
2,052 | |||||
Total Corporate Bonds |
392,664 | |||||
Governments (6.5%) | ||||
Governments (6.5%) |
||||
Aid-Israel, 0.00%, 11/15/22 |
11,600,000 | 5,096 | ||
Aid-Israel, 0.00%, 11/15/23 |
11,500,000 | 4,805 | ||
Aid-Israel, 5.50%, 4/26/24 |
9,840,000 | 10,221 | ||
Housing & Urban Development, 6.17%, 8/1/14 |
14,981,000 | 15,756 | ||
Overseas Private Investment, 4.10%, 11/15/14 |
3,469,440 | 3,326 | ||
(e)Tennessee Valley Authority Stripped, 8.25%, 4/15/42 |
6,100,000 | 4,830 | ||
US Treasury, 3.125%, 5/15/07 |
2,625,000 | 2,607 | ||
(g)US Treasury, 4.50%, 11/30/11 |
29,065,000 | 28,805 | ||
(g)US Treasury, 4.50%, 2/15/36 |
7,933,000 | 7,544 | ||
(g)US Treasury, 4.625%, 9/30/08 |
14,872,000 | 14,817 | ||
US Treasury, 4.625%, 11/15/16 |
2,350,000 | 2,335 | ||
US Treasury, 4.75%, 12/31/08 |
17,404,000 | 17,384 | ||
(g)US Treasury, 4.875%, 5/31/08 |
19,024,000 | 19,015 | ||
US Treasury, 4.875%, 10/31/08 |
355,000 | 355 |
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Governments (6.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Governments continued |
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(g)US Treasury, 4.875%, 8/15/16 |
19,244,000 | 19,474 | ||
(g)US Treasury, 5.125%, 5/15/16 |
23,744,000 | 24,457 | ||
US Treasury Inflation Index Bond, 2.00%, 1/15/16 |
10,840,136 | 10,467 | ||
Total Governments |
191,294 | |||
Structured Products (22.6%) | ||||
Structured Products (22.6%) | ||||
AEP Texas Central Transition Funding, 5.306%, 7/1/20 |
22,665,000 | 22,545 | ||
Asset Securitization Corp., Series 1997-D5, Class PS1, 1.482%, 2/14/43 IO |
110,619,589 | 3,749 | ||
Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2AG, 4.657%, 8/25/34 |
5,332,000 | 5,263 | ||
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class A6, 3.511%, 6/25/34 |
11,842,000 | 11,545 | ||
Capital Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A1, 5.34%, 12/15/07 |
2,716,000 | 2,716 | ||
Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A2, 5.31%, 5/15/09 |
6,912,750 | 6,912 | ||
CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co. LLC, Series 2005-A, Class A4, 5.17%, 8/1/19 |
2,580,000 | 2,558 | ||
Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust, Series 2004-A, Class A4, 2.83%, 9/15/10 |
5,212,342 | 5,117 | ||
Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A3, 3.87%, 6/15/09 |
6,403,241 | 6,339 | ||
Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-C1, Class B, 7.00%, 6/2/33 144A |
5,700,000 | 5,838 | ||
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 2006-C, Class A1, 5.37%, 10/8/07 144A |
4,872,389 | 4,874 | ||
DLJ Commerical Mortgage Corp., Series 1998-CF1, Class S, 0.944%, 2/18/31 IO |
191,844,623 | 2,459 | ||
DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Series 1997-CF2, Class S, 0.632%, 10/15/30 IO 144A |
9,336,923 | 66 | ||
Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co., Series 1998-1, Class IO, 1.262%, 1/15/25 IO 144A |
15,248,281 | 477 | ||
Fannie Mae Whole Loan, 6.25%, 5/25/42 |
9,337,193 | 9,444 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/20 |
2,459,280 | 2,313 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/19 |
3,161,286 | 3,050 |
Structured Products (22.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Structured Products continued | ||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 7/1/20 |
8,208,820 | 7,913 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/19 |
3,430,961 | 3,374 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/20 |
999,054 | 982 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/20 |
3,674,116 | 3,610 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/20 |
1,964,471 | 1,930 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 11/1/35 |
39,501,976 | 38,128 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/35 |
21,646,767 | 20,894 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 9/1/19 |
1,327,283 | 1,328 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 11/1/19 |
2,508,512 | 2,509 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/19 |
475,060 | 475 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/20 |
3,409,106 | 3,407 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/35 |
4,556,862 | 4,507 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 10/1/35 |
13,187,887 | 13,044 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 4/1/11 |
799,422 | 815 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 5/1/34 |
2,179,186 | 2,222 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 3/1/36 |
2,351,761 | 2,395 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through, 5.651%, 4/25/16 |
10,196,088 | 10,327 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 5.50%, 1/1/37 |
35,749,000 | 35,347 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 6.00%, 1/1/37 |
56,477,000 | 56,883 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 6.50%, 1/1/37 |
46,568,000 | 47,427 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 6/1/19 |
1,610,014 | 1,517 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/19 |
12,144,641 | 11,730 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 8/1/19 |
1,686,827 | 1,629 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 12/1/19 |
1,401,323 | 1,353 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 7/1/20 |
5,053,411 | 4,876 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 3/1/20 |
4,179,715 | 4,111 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/20 |
1,760,594 | 1,731 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 5/1/20 |
6,803,816 | 6,689 |
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Structured Products (22.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Structured Products continued | ||||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/35 |
4,691,108 | 4,530 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/35 |
6,112,542 | 5,903 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 10/1/35 |
2,537,805 | 2,451 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.17%, 1/1/16 |
4,175,835 | 4,141 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.285%, 4/1/16 |
10,892,477 | 10,968 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.32%, 4/1/14 |
2,721,308 | 2,737 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/34 |
1,291,254 | 1,277 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/1/35 |
10,842,112 | 10,719 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/35 |
2,175,932 | 2,151 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 8/1/35 |
3,965,829 | 3,921 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/35 |
21,986,070 | 21,735 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/35 |
10,038,070 | 9,923 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 11/1/35 |
24,615,765 | 24,334 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/35 |
672,395 | 677 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 6/1/35 |
1,521,742 | 1,533 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 7/1/35 |
9,070,216 | 9,133 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 8/1/35 |
959,535 | 966 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/35 |
2,288,993 | 2,305 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/35 |
10,308,040 | 10,380 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 9/1/36 |
5,530,542 | 5,568 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 11/1/35 |
2,282,272 | 2,326 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 12/1/35 |
3,144,701 | 3,205 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 4/1/36 |
1,973,263 | 2,010 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.75%, 4/25/18 |
3,014,352 | 3,094 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association — Aces, Series 2006-M1, Class B, 5.355%, 2/25/16 |
10,762,000 | 10,725 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 6.00%, 1/1/37 |
9,074,000 | 9,134 | ||
Final Maturity Amortizing Notes, 4.45%, 8/25/12 |
9,857,856 | 9,513 | ||
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-FA1, 6.25%, 10/25/34 |
4,905,019 | 4,934 |
Structured Products (22.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Structured Products continued | ||||
First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage Trust II, Commerical Mortgage |
2,667,000 | 2,726 | ||
Freddie Mac, 4.50%, 10/15/33 |
2,326,815 | 2,252 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/15/33 |
2,488,057 | 2,423 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 1/15/32 |
227,521 | 227 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 2/15/32 |
2,501,235 | 2,494 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/15/32 |
66,276 | 66 | ||
Greenwich Capital Commerical Funding Corp, Series 2006-FL4A, Class A1, 5.44%, 11/5/21 144A |
4,074,000 | 4,074 | ||
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2003-3, Class A4, 2.77%, 11/21/08 |
2,280,540 | 2,273 | ||
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3, 3.53%, 10/21/08 |
5,319,209 | 5,283 | ||
Massachusetts RRB Special Purpose Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A, 6.53%, 6/1/15 |
1,998,188 | 2,088 | ||
Midland Realty Acceptance Corp., Series 1996-C2, Class AEC, |
2,997,115 | 64 | ||
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3, 4.74%, 9/15/09 |
27,500,000 | 27,344 | ||
RMF Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through, Series 1997-1, Class F, 7.47%, 1/15/19 144A |
1,800,000 | 180 | ||
Rural Housing Trust 1987-1, Series 1, Class D, 6.33%, 4/1/26 |
341,149 | 340 | ||
Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust, Series 2006-2A, Class A2, 5.35%, 5/20/10 144A |
5,935,000 | 5,936 | ||
Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., Series 2003-C1A, Class A, 3.83%, 1/25/35 144A |
5,997,060 | 5,790 | ||
Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., Series 2003-AR10, Class A6, 4.062%, 10/25/33 |
2,662,000 | 2,611 | ||
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities, Series 2004-N, Class A6, 4.00%, 8/25/34 |
8,006,000 | 7,795 | ||
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3, 5.01%, 10/15/10 |
9,064,000 | 9,040 | ||
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-B, Class A1, 5.374%, 10/15/07 |
16,266,231 | 16,271 | ||
Total Structured Products |
665,988 | |||
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Common Stocks (54.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary (5.8%) | ||||
*Amazon.com, Inc. |
39,100 | 1,543 | ||
*Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A |
17,700 | 690 | ||
*AutoNation, Inc. |
18,893 | 403 | ||
*AutoZone, Inc. |
6,375 | 737 | ||
*Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. |
35,800 | 1,364 | ||
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
51,100 | 2,514 | ||
*Big Lots, Inc. |
13,900 | 319 | ||
The Black & Decker Corp. |
8,600 | 688 | ||
Brunswick Corp. |
11,600 | 370 | ||
Carnival Corp. |
56,373 | 2,765 | ||
CBS Corp. — Class B |
98,930 | 3,085 | ||
Centex Corp. |
15,000 | 844 | ||
Circuit City Stores, Inc. |
18,000 | 342 | ||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
62,550 | 2,223 | ||
*Coach, Inc. |
46,500 | 1,998 | ||
*Comcast Corp. — Class A |
263,537 | 11,155 | ||
D.R. Horton, Inc. |
34,900 | 925 | ||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
18,549 | 745 | ||
Dillard’s, Inc. — Class A |
7,736 | 271 | ||
*The DIRECTV Group, Inc. |
97,600 | 2,434 | ||
Dollar General Corp. |
39,465 | 634 | ||
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. |
8,280 | 315 | ||
The E.W. Scripps Co. — Class A |
10,500 | 524 | ||
Eastman Kodak Co. |
36,417 | 940 | ||
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
19,200 | 563 | ||
Federated Department Stores, Inc. |
66,484 | 2,535 | ||
Ford Motor Co. |
239,207 | 1,796 | ||
Fortune Brands, Inc. |
19,133 | 1,634 | ||
Gannett Co., Inc. |
29,650 | 1,793 | ||
The Gap, Inc. |
66,725 | 1,301 | ||
General Motors Corp. |
71,625 | 2,200 | ||
Genuine Parts Co. |
21,575 | 1,023 | ||
*The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
22,500 | 472 | ||
H&R Block, Inc. |
40,800 | 940 | ||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. |
32,775 | 2,310 | ||
Harman International Industries, Inc. |
8,300 | 829 | ||
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. |
24,350 | 2,014 | ||
Hasbro, Inc. |
20,075 | 547 | ||
Hilton Hotels Corp. |
48,950 | 1,708 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. |
258,397 | 10,376 | ||
*IAC/InterActiveCorp |
28,300 | 1,052 | ||
International Game Technology |
43,000 | 1,987 | ||
*The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. |
55,900 | 684 | ||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. |
28,525 | 2,207 | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc. |
24,800 | 2,131 | ||
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. |
14,000 | 468 | ||
KB HOME |
9,900 | 508 | ||
*Kohl’s Corp. |
41,433 | 2,835 | ||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. |
22,667 | 542 | ||
Lennar Corp. — Class A |
17,500 | 918 | ||
Limited Brands, Inc. |
43,299 | 1,253 | ||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. |
13,000 | 565 | ||
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. |
192,800 | 6,006 | ||
Marriott International, Inc. — Class A |
42,600 | 2,033 | ||
Mattel, Inc. |
48,260 | 1,094 | ||
McDonald’s Corp. |
156,571 | 6,941 |
Common Stocks (54.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Consumer Discretionary continued | ||||
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. |
44,880 | 3,053 | ||
Meredith Corp. |
4,900 | 276 | ||
The New York Times Co. — Class A |
18,192 | 443 | ||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. |
35,111 | 1,016 | ||
News Corp. — Class A |
296,400 | 6,367 | ||
NIKE, Inc. — Class B |
23,800 | 2,357 | ||
Nordstrom, Inc. |
28,966 | 1,429 | ||
*Office Depot, Inc. |
35,243 | 1,345 | ||
OfficeMax, Inc. |
9,400 | 467 | ||
Omnicom Group, Inc. |
21,600 | 2,258 | ||
Pulte Homes, Inc. |
26,800 | 888 | ||
RadioShack Corp. |
17,167 | 288 | ||
*Sears Holdings Corp. |
10,499 | 1,763 | ||
The Sherwin-Williams Co. |
14,160 | 900 | ||
Snap-on, Inc. |
7,417 | 353 | ||
The Stanley Works |
10,250 | 515 | ||
Staples, Inc. |
91,475 | 2,442 | ||
*Starbucks Corp. |
95,700 | 3,390 | ||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
26,800 | 1,675 | ||
Target Corp. |
108,743 | 6,204 | ||
Tiffany & Co. |
17,133 | 672 | ||
Time Warner, Inc. |
505,500 | 11,009 | ||
The TJX Companies, Inc. |
57,600 | 1,643 | ||
Tribune Co. |
24,131 | 743 | ||
*Univision Communications, Inc. — Class A |
31,900 | 1,130 | ||
VF Corp. |
11,343 | 931 | ||
*Viacom, Inc. — Class B |
88,530 | 3,632 | ||
The Walt Disney Co. |
261,933 | 8,975 | ||
Wendy’s International, Inc. |
12,150 | 402 | ||
Whirlpool Corp. |
9,889 | 821 | ||
*Wyndham Worldwide Corp. |
25,114 | 804 | ||
Yum! Brands, Inc. |
33,580 | 1,975 | ||
Total |
171,259 | |||
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Altria Group, Inc. |
265,404 | 22,776 | ||
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
97,319 | 4,788 | ||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
83,175 | 2,658 | ||
Avon Products, Inc. |
56,250 | 1,859 | ||
Brown-Forman Corp. — Class B |
9,968 | 660 | ||
Campbell Soup Co. |
27,554 | 1,072 | ||
The Clorox Co. |
19,250 | 1,235 | ||
The Coca-Cola Co. |
258,200 | 12,458 | ||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. |
35,100 | 717 | ||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
65,154 | 4,251 | ||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. |
64,533 | 1,742 | ||
*Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A |
26,600 | 772 | ||
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
58,052 | 3,069 | ||
CVS Corp. |
104,266 | 3,223 | ||
*Dean Foods Co. |
16,900 | 715 | ||
The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A |
16,100 | 657 | ||
General Mills, Inc. |
43,433 | 2,502 | ||
H.J. Heinz Co. |
41,683 | 1,876 | ||
The Hershey Co. |
22,000 | 1,096 |
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Kellogg Co. |
31,743 | 1,589 | ||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
57,997 | 3,941 | ||
The Kroger Co. |
90,873 | 2,096 | ||
McCormick & Co., Inc. |
16,600 | 640 | ||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. — Class B |
5,800 | 443 | ||
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. |
17,300 | 535 | ||
PepsiCo, Inc. |
207,900 | 13,004 | ||
The Procter & Gamble Co. |
401,161 | 25,782 | ||
Reynolds American, Inc. |
21,700 | 1,421 | ||
Safeway, Inc. |
56,100 | 1,939 | ||
Sara Lee Corp. |
94,584 | 1,611 | ||
SUPERVALU, Inc. |
26,085 | 933 | ||
Sysco Corp. |
78,250 | 2,876 | ||
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A |
31,900 | 525 | ||
UST, Inc. |
20,333 | 1,183 | ||
Walgreen Co. |
127,054 | 5,831 | ||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
311,333 | 14,377 | ||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. |
18,100 | 849 | ||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. |
27,816 | 1,439 | ||
Total |
149,140 | |||
Energy (5.4%) |
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp. |
58,254 | 2,535 | ||
Apache Corp. |
41,730 | 2,775 | ||
Baker Hughes, Inc. |
40,640 | 3,034 | ||
BJ Services Co. |
37,100 | 1,088 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
52,700 | 1,531 | ||
Chevron Corp. |
275,968 | 20,293 | ||
ConocoPhillips |
208,406 | 14,995 | ||
CONSOL Energy, Inc. |
23,100 | 742 | ||
Devon Energy Corp. |
56,000 | 3,756 | ||
El Paso Corp. |
89,317 | 1,365 | ||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
30,780 | 1,922 | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
738,471 | 56,590 | ||
Halliburton Co. |
127,270 | 3,952 | ||
Hess Corp. |
34,300 | 1,700 | ||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
13,533 | 1,431 | ||
Marathon Oil Corp. |
44,524 | 4,118 | ||
Murphy Oil Corp. |
23,700 | 1,205 | ||
*Nabors Industries, Ltd. |
37,900 | 1,129 | ||
*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
22,200 | 1,358 | ||
Noble Corp. |
17,150 | 1,306 | ||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
109,060 | 5,325 | ||
Peabody Energy Corp. |
33,400 | 1,350 | ||
Rowan Companies, Inc. |
13,950 | 463 | ||
Schlumberger, Ltd. |
149,166 | 9,421 | ||
Smith International, Inc. |
25,200 | 1,035 | ||
Sunoco, Inc. |
15,600 | 973 | ||
*Transocean, Inc. |
37,054 | 2,997 | ||
Valero Energy Corp. |
76,600 | 3,919 | ||
*Weatherford International, Ltd. |
43,000 | 1,797 | ||
The Williams Companies, Inc. |
75,500 | 1,972 | ||
XTO Energy, Inc. |
46,333 | 2,180 | ||
Total |
158,257 | |||
Financials (12.1%) |
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ACE, Ltd. |
41,200 | 2,495 |
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AFLAC, Inc. |
62,650 | 2,882 | ||
The Allstate Corp. |
79,169 | 5,155 | ||
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. |
13,400 | 1,194 | ||
American Express Co. |
152,500 | 9,252 | ||
American International Group, Inc. |
329,190 | 23,591 | ||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
30,660 | 1,671 | ||
Aon Corp. |
39,175 | 1,384 | ||
Apartment Investment & Management Co. — Class A |
12,200 | 683 | ||
Archstone-Smith Trust |
27,600 | 1,607 | ||
Bank of America Corp. |
568,584 | 30,358 | ||
The Bank of New York Co., Inc. |
96,720 | 3,808 | ||
BB&T Corp. |
68,500 | 3,009 | ||
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. |
14,845 | 2,416 | ||
Boston Properties, Inc. |
14,800 | 1,656 | ||
Capital One Financial Corp. |
51,620 | 3,965 | ||
*CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. |
23,400 | 777 | ||
The Charles Schwab Corp. |
129,486 | 2,504 | ||
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. |
4,400 | 2,243 | ||
The Chubb Corp. |
52,100 | 2,757 | ||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. |
21,918 | 993 | ||
CIT Group, Inc. |
25,100 | 1,400 | ||
Citigroup, Inc. |
622,174 | 34,656 | ||
Comerica, Inc. |
20,100 | 1,179 | ||
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. |
23,700 | 836 | ||
Compass Bancshares, Inc. |
16,400 | 978 | ||
Countrywide Financial Corp. |
78,598 | 3,336 | ||
*E*TRADE Financial Corp. |
54,100 | 1,213 | ||
Equity Office Properties Trust |
44,500 | 2,144 | ||
Equity Residential |
37,000 | 1,878 | ||
Fannie Mae |
123,429 | 7,330 | ||
Federated Investors, Inc. — Class B |
11,400 | 385 | ||
Fifth Third Bancorp |
70,643 | 2,891 | ||
First Horizon National Corp. |
15,800 | 660 | ||
Franklin Resources, Inc. |
21,150 | 2,330 | ||
Freddie Mac |
87,714 | 5,956 | ||
Genworth Financial, Inc. |
56,100 | 1,919 | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
53,900 | 10,745 | ||
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
40,150 | 3,746 | ||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. |
30,100 | 715 | ||
Janus Capital Group, Inc. |
25,071 | 541 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
439,209 | 21,214 | ||
KeyCorp |
50,825 | 1,933 | ||
Kimco Realty Corp. |
28,600 | 1,286 | ||
Legg Mason, Inc. |
16,600 | 1,578 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
67,112 | 5,243 | ||
Lincoln National Corp. |
36,345 | 2,413 | ||
Loews Corp. |
57,899 | 2,401 | ||
M&T Bank Corp. |
9,800 | 1,197 | ||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. |
69,780 | 2,139 | ||
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. |
32,300 | 1,554 | ||
MBIA, Inc. |
17,050 | 1,246 | ||
Mellon Financial Corp. |
52,109 | 2,196 | ||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
111,900 | 10,418 | ||
MetLife, Inc. |
96,215 | 5,678 |
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MGIC Investment Corp. |
10,500 | 657 | ||
Moody’s Corp. |
29,800 | 2,058 | ||
Morgan Stanley |
134,031 | 10,914 | ||
National City Corp. |
79,979 | 2,924 | ||
Northern Trust Corp. |
23,750 | 1,441 | ||
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. |
22,400 | 893 | ||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
37,200 | 2,754 | ||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. |
34,200 | 2,008 | ||
The Progressive Corp. |
96,400 | 2,335 | ||
ProLogis |
31,300 | 1,902 | ||
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
60,400 | 5,186 | ||
Public Storage, Inc. |
15,500 | 1,511 | ||
*Realogy Corp. |
27,143 | 823 | ||
Regions Financial Corp. |
92,334 | 3,453 | ||
SAFECO Corp. |
13,350 | 835 | ||
Simon Property Group, Inc. |
28,000 | 2,836 | ||
SLM Corp. |
51,758 | 2,524 | ||
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. |
45,525 | 1,156 | ||
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. |
87,331 | 4,689 | ||
State Street Corp. |
42,000 | 2,832 | ||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. |
44,867 | 3,789 | ||
Synovus Financial Corp. |
41,150 | 1,269 | ||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
33,400 | 1,462 | ||
Torchmark Corp. |
12,450 | 794 | ||
U.S. Bancorp |
222,609 | 8,056 | ||
UnumProvident Corp. |
43,406 | 902 | ||
Vornado Realty Trust |
16,300 | 1,980 | ||
Wachovia Corp. |
241,364 | 13,746 | ||
Washington Mutual, Inc. |
119,694 | 5,445 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
427,470 | 15,201 | ||
XL Capital, Ltd. — Class A |
22,900 | 1,649 | ||
Zions Bancorporation |
13,500 | 1,113 | ||
Total |
358,871 | |||
Health Care (6.6%) |
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Abbott Laboratories |
194,325 | 9,466 | ||
Aetna, Inc. |
66,116 | 2,855 | ||
Allergan, Inc. |
19,433 | 2,327 | ||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. |
24,300 | 1,093 | ||
*Amgen, Inc. |
147,723 | 10,091 | ||
Applera Corp. — Applied Biosystems Group |
23,167 | 850 | ||
*Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
13,500 | 677 | ||
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. |
6,800 | 354 | ||
Baxter International, Inc. |
82,900 | 3,846 | ||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. |
31,250 | 2,192 | ||
*Biogen Idec, Inc. |
42,720 | 2,101 | ||
Biomet, Inc. |
31,055 | 1,282 | ||
*Boston Scientific Corp. |
149,283 | 2,565 | ||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
249,044 | 6,555 | ||
C. R. Bard, Inc. |
13,000 | 1,079 | ||
Cardinal Health, Inc. |
51,250 | 3,302 | ||
Caremark Rx, Inc. |
54,000 | 3,084 | ||
*Celgene Corp. |
47,200 | 2,715 | ||
CIGNA Corp. |
12,971 | 1,707 | ||
*Coventry Health Care, Inc. |
20,200 | 1,011 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
124,666 | 6,495 |
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*Express Scripts, Inc. |
17,100 | 1,224 | ||
*Forest Laboratories, Inc. |
40,134 | 2,031 | ||
*Genzyme Corp. |
33,300 | 2,051 | ||
*Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
58,200 | 3,779 | ||
Health Management Associates, Inc. — Class A |
30,500 | 644 | ||
*Hospira, Inc. |
19,742 | 663 | ||
*Humana, Inc. |
21,000 | 1,162 | ||
IMS Health, Inc. |
25,133 | 691 | ||
Johnson & Johnson |
367,123 | 24,236 | ||
*King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
30,766 | 490 | ||
*Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings |
15,900 | 1,168 | ||
Manor Care, Inc. |
9,400 | 441 | ||
McKesson Corp. |
37,493 | 1,901 | ||
*Medco Health Solutions, Inc. |
37,162 | 1,986 | ||
*MedImmune, Inc. |
30,300 | 981 | ||
Medtronic, Inc. |
145,700 | 7,796 | ||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
274,900 | 11,985 | ||
*Millipore Corp. |
6,800 | 453 | ||
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. |
26,800 | 535 | ||
*Patterson Companies, Inc. |
17,600 | 625 | ||
PerkinElmer, Inc. |
15,600 | 347 | ||
Pfizer, Inc. |
912,959 | 23,645 | ||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. |
20,300 | 1,076 | ||
Schering-Plough Corp. |
187,750 | 4,438 | ||
*St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
44,800 | 1,638 | ||
Stryker Corp. |
37,600 | 2,072 | ||
*Tenet Healthcare Corp. |
59,650 | 416 | ||
*Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. |
51,700 | 2,341 | ||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
170,556 | 9,164 | ||
*Waters Corp. |
12,800 | 627 | ||
*Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
13,000 | 338 | ||
*WellPoint, Inc. |
78,500 | 6,177 | ||
Wyeth |
170,471 | 8,680 | ||
*Zimmer Holdings, Inc. |
30,173 | 2,365 | ||
Total |
193,813 | |||
Industrials (5.9%) |
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3M Co. |
93,224 | 7,265 | ||
*Allied Waste Industries, Inc. |
32,150 | 395 | ||
American Power Conversion Corp. |
21,450 | 656 | ||
American Standard Companies, Inc. |
22,000 | 1,009 | ||
Avery Dennison Corp. |
11,950 | 812 | ||
The Boeing Co. |
100,118 | 8,894 | ||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
45,508 | 3,359 | ||
Caterpillar, Inc. |
82,324 | 5,049 | ||
Cintas Corp. |
17,267 | 686 | ||
Cooper Industries, Ltd. — Class A |
11,500 | 1,040 | ||
CSX Corp. |
55,100 | 1,897 | ||
Cummins, Inc. |
6,600 | 780 | ||
Danaher Corp. |
30,000 | 2,173 | ||
Deere & Co. |
29,240 | 2,780 | ||
Dover Corp. |
25,833 | 1,266 | ||
Eaton Corp. |
18,900 | 1,420 | ||
Emerson Electric Co. |
101,550 | 4,475 | ||
Equifax, Inc. |
15,800 | 641 | ||
FedEx Corp. |
38,840 | 4,219 |
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Fluor Corp. |
11,100 | 906 | ||
General Dynamics Corp. |
51,200 | 3,807 | ||
General Electric Co. |
1,305,098 | 48,562 | ||
Goodrich Corp. |
15,800 | 720 | ||
Honeywell International, Inc. |
103,350 | 4,676 | ||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
53,100 | 2,453 | ||
Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. — Class A |
38,840 | 1,520 | ||
ITT Corp. |
23,400 | 1,330 | ||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. |
15,800 | 1,292 | ||
Lockheed Martin Corp. |
45,122 | 4,154 | ||
Masco Corp. |
49,900 | 1,491 | ||
*Monster Worldwide, Inc. |
16,233 | 757 | ||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
50,243 | 2,527 | ||
Northrop Grumman Corp. |
43,762 | 2,963 | ||
PACCAR, Inc. |
31,390 | 2,037 | ||
Pall Corp. |
15,516 | 536 | ||
Parker Hannifin Corp. |
14,900 | 1,146 | ||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. |
28,127 | 1,299 | ||
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. |
27,433 | 975 | ||
Raytheon Co. |
56,300 | 2,973 | ||
Robert Half International, Inc. |
21,260 | 789 | ||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. |
21,550 | 1,316 | ||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. |
21,150 | 1,339 | ||
Ryder System, Inc. |
7,700 | 393 | ||
Southwest Airlines Co. |
100,295 | 1,537 | ||
*Terex Corp. |
12,900 | 833 | ||
Textron, Inc. |
15,850 | 1,486 | ||
Tyco International, Ltd. |
251,783 | 7,654 | ||
Union Pacific Corp. |
34,140 | 3,142 | ||
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B |
135,900 | 10,189 | ||
United Technologies Corp. |
127,066 | 7,944 | ||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. |
9,300 | 650 | ||
Waste Management, Inc. |
67,697 | 2,489 | ||
Total |
174,701 | |||
Information Technology (8.3%) |
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*ADC Telecommunications, Inc. |
14,807 | 215 | ||
Adobe Systems, Inc. |
73,850 | 3,037 | ||
*Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
69,500 | 1,414 | ||
*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. — Class A |
15,000 | 733 | ||
*Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
51,788 | 1,805 | ||
*Altera Corp. |
45,865 | 903 | ||
Analog Devices, Inc. |
43,343 | 1,425 | ||
*Apple Computer, Inc. |
107,700 | 9,137 | ||
Applied Materials, Inc. |
175,900 | 3,245 | ||
*Autodesk, Inc. |
29,332 | 1,187 | ||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
69,700 | 3,433 | ||
*Avaya, Inc. |
57,512 | 804 | ||
*BMC Software, Inc. |
25,940 | 835 | ||
*Broadcom Corp. — Class A |
59,350 | 1,918 | ||
CA, Inc. |
52,032 | 1,179 | ||
*Ciena Corp. |
10,657 | 295 | ||
*Cisco Systems, Inc. |
768,867 | 21,013 | ||
*Citrix Systems, Inc. |
22,880 | 619 | ||
*Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A |
18,000 | 1,389 | ||
*Computer Sciences Corp. |
21,750 | 1,161 | ||
*Compuware Corp. |
44,643 | 372 | ||
*Comverse Technology, Inc. |
25,600 | 540 | ||
*Convergys Corp. |
17,450 | 415 |
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*Corning, Inc. |
198,100 | 3,706 | ||
*Dell, Inc. |
287,567 | 7,215 | ||
*eBay, Inc. |
146,500 | 4,405 | ||
*Electronic Arts, Inc. |
39,100 | 1,969 | ||
Electronic Data Systems Corp. |
65,500 | 1,805 | ||
*EMC Corp. |
278,886 | 3,681 | ||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
20,500 | 822 | ||
First Data Corp. |
96,947 | 2,474 | ||
*Fiserv, Inc. |
21,925 | 1,149 | ||
*Google, Inc. — Class A |
27,100 | 12,479 | ||
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
346,767 | 14,283 | ||
Intel Corp. |
730,043 | 14,783 | ||
International Business Machines Corp. |
190,710 | 18,527 | ||
*Intuit, Inc. |
44,100 | 1,345 | ||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. |
23,433 | 575 | ||
*JDS Uniphase Corp. |
26,775 | 446 | ||
*Juniper Networks, Inc. |
71,600 | 1,356 | ||
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
25,200 | 1,254 | ||
*Lexmark International, Inc. — Class A |
12,400 | 908 | ||
Linear Technology Corp. |
37,850 | 1,148 | ||
*LSI Logic Corp. |
50,700 | 456 | ||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. |
40,600 | 1,243 | ||
*Micron Technology, Inc. |
95,550 | 1,334 | ||
Microsoft Corp. |
1,095,352 | 32,708 | ||
Molex, Inc. |
17,975 | 569 | ||
Motorola, Inc. |
306,119 | 6,294 | ||
National Semiconductor Corp. |
36,486 | 828 | ||
*NCR Corp. |
22,600 | 966 | ||
*Network Appliance, Inc. |
47,300 | 1,858 | ||
*Novell, Inc. |
42,900 | 266 | ||
*Novellus Systems, Inc. |
15,600 | 537 | ||
*NVIDIA Corp. |
45,000 | 1,665 | ||
*Oracle Corp. |
506,550 | 8,682 | ||
*Parametric Technology Corp. |
14,128 | 255 | ||
Paychex, Inc. |
42,840 | 1,694 | ||
*PMC-Sierra, Inc. |
26,600 | 178 | ||
*QLogic Corp. |
20,000 | 438 | ||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
209,266 | 7,908 | ||
Sabre Holdings Corp. — Class A |
16,809 | 536 | ||
*SanDisk Corp. |
28,500 | 1,226 | ||
*Sanmina-SCI Corp. |
67,500 | 233 | ||
*Solectron Corp. |
115,800 | 373 | ||
*Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
445,654 | 2,415 | ||
*Symantec Corp. |
118,732 | 2,476 | ||
Symbol Technologies, Inc. |
32,250 | 482 | ||
Tektronix, Inc. |
10,440 | 305 | ||
*Tellabs, Inc. |
55,908 | 574 | ||
*Teradyne, Inc. |
24,050 | 360 | ||
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
187,875 | 5,411 | ||
*Unisys Corp. |
43,650 | 342 | ||
*VeriSign, Inc. |
31,000 | 746 | ||
The Western Union Co. |
97,047 | 2,176 | ||
*Xerox Corp. |
122,200 | 2,071 | ||
Xilinx, Inc. |
42,600 | 1,014 | ||
*Yahoo!, Inc. |
155,000 | 3,959 | ||
Total |
243,982 | |||
Materials (1.6%) |
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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. |
27,933 | 1,963 | ||
Alcoa, Inc. |
109,743 | 3,293 |
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Allegheny Technologies, Inc. |
12,731 | 1,154 | ||
Ashland, Inc. |
7,200 | 498 | ||
Ball Corp. |
13,168 | 574 | ||
Bemis Co., Inc. |
13,300 | 452 | ||
The Dow Chemical Co. |
120,924 | 4,830 | ||
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
116,445 | 5,671 | ||
Eastman Chemical Co. |
10,375 | 615 | ||
Ecolab, Inc. |
22,600 | 1,022 | ||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. — Class B |
24,919 | 1,389 | ||
*Hercules, Inc. |
14,400 | 278 | ||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. |
9,875 | 485 | ||
International Paper Co. |
57,624 | 1,965 | ||
MeadWestvaco Corp. |
22,914 | 689 | ||
Monsanto Co. |
68,756 | 3,612 | ||
Newmont Mining Corp. |
57,030 | 2,575 | ||
Nucor Corp. |
38,268 | 2,092 | ||
*Pactiv Corp. |
16,800 | 600 | ||
Phelps Dodge Corp. |
25,820 | 3,091 | ||
PPG Industries, Inc. |
20,933 | 1,344 | ||
Praxair, Inc. |
40,900 | 2,427 | ||
Rohm & Haas Co. |
17,934 | 917 | ||
Sealed Air Corp. |
10,236 | 665 | ||
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. |
8,300 | 645 | ||
Temple-Inland, Inc. |
13,500 | 621 | ||
United States Steel Corp. |
15,050 | 1,101 | ||
Vulcan Materials Co. |
12,000 | 1,078 | ||
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
29,920 | 2,114 | ||
Total |
47,760 | |||
Telecommunication Services (1.9%) | ||||
ALLTEL Corp. |
47,343 | 2,863 | ||
AT&T, Inc. |
486,606 | 17,397 | ||
BellSouth Corp. |
230,935 | 10,879 | ||
CenturyTel, Inc. |
14,500 | 633 | ||
Citizens Communications Co. |
40,800 | 586 | ||
Embarq Corp. |
18,903 | 994 | ||
*Qwest Communications International, Inc. |
203,620 | 1,704 | ||
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
366,560 | 6,924 | ||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
369,638 | 13,766 | ||
Windstream Corp. |
60,367 | 858 | ||
Total |
56,604 | |||
Utilities (1.9%) |
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*The AES Corp. |
84,075 | 1,853 | ||
*Allegheny Energy, Inc. |
20,900 | 960 | ||
Ameren Corp. |
26,133 | 1,404 | ||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
50,120 | 2,134 | ||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. |
39,626 | 657 | ||
*CMS Energy Corp. |
28,200 | 471 | ||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
32,525 | 1,563 | ||
Constellation Energy Group |
22,800 | 1,570 | ||
Dominion Resources, Inc. |
44,825 | 3,758 | ||
DTE Energy Co. |
22,550 | 1,092 | ||
Duke Energy Corp. |
158,949 | 5,280 | ||
*Dynegy, Inc. — Class A |
48,206 | 349 | ||
Edison International |
41,280 | 1,877 | ||
Entergy Corp. |
26,191 | 2,418 | ||
Exelon Corp. |
84,924 | 5,256 | ||
FirstEnergy Corp. |
40,374 | 2,435 | ||
FPL Group, Inc. |
51,186 | 2,786 | ||
KeySpan Corp. |
22,200 | 914 |
Common Stocks (54.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Utilities continued |
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Nicor, Inc. |
5,650 | 264 | ||
NiSource, Inc. |
34,584 | 833 | ||
Peoples Energy Corp. |
4,900 | 218 | ||
PG&E Corp. |
44,175 | 2,091 | ||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
12,600 | 639 | ||
PPL Corp. |
48,266 | 1,730 | ||
Progress Energy, Inc. |
32,179 | 1,579 | ||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. |
31,940 | 2,120 | ||
Questar Corp. |
10,900 | 905 | ||
Sempra Energy |
33,159 | 1,858 | ||
The Southern Co. |
94,000 | 3,465 | ||
TECO Energy, Inc. |
26,500 | 457 | ||
TXU Corp. |
58,130 | 3,151 | ||
Xcel Energy, Inc. |
51,470 | 1,187 | ||
Total |
57,274 | |||
Total Common Stocks |
1,611,661 | |||
Money Market Investments (11.9)% | ||||
Asset-Backed Securities (CMO’s) (0.1%) | ||||
Franklin Auto Trust, 5.36%, 10/22/07 |
1,714,020 | 1,714 | ||
Total |
1,714 | |||
Autos (0.6%) |
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Daimler Chrysler Auto, 5.30%, 1/10/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,980 | ||
Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.27%, 1/4/07 |
4,000,000 | 3,998 | ||
Total |
18,978 | |||
Federal Government & Agencies (1.0%) | ||||
Fannie Mae, 3.125%, 5/4/07 |
2,700,000 | 2,682 | ||
Fannie Mae, 4.00%, 5/23/07 |
8,000,000 | 7,965 | ||
Fannie Mae, 4.84%, 6/22/07 |
2,700,000 | 2,695 | ||
Federal Home Loan, 5.12%, 3/23/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,832 | ||
Total |
28,174 | |||
Finance Lessors (1.5%) |
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(b)Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.29%, 1/16/07 |
30,000,000 | 29,934 | ||
(b)Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.28%, 1/16/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,967 | ||
Total |
44,901 | |||
Finance Services (0.7%) |
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Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.29%, 1/12/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,976 | ||
HBOS PLC, 3.125%, 1/12/07 144A |
3,200,000 | 3,199 | ||
(b)HBOS Treasury Services PLC, 5.32%, 2/9/07 |
3,000,000 | 3,000 | ||
Total |
21,175 | |||
Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (1.0%) | ||||
(b)Park Avenue Receivables, 5.27%, 1/5/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,991 | ||
(b)Park Avenue Receivables, 5.27%, 1/8/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,985 | ||
Total |
29,976 | |||
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Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) |
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National Commercial Banks (0.2%) |
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(b)Bank of America, 5.309%, 8/1/07 |
2,400,000 | 2,400 | |||
(b)FleetBoston Financial Corp., 8.625%, 1/15/07 |
2,500,000 | 2,502 | |||
Total |
4,902 | ||||
Personal Credit Institutions (3.5%) |
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(b)American Express Credit, 5.26%, 1/11/07 |
27,500,000 | 27,460 | |||
(b)American General Finance, 5.30%, 1/22/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,954 | |||
(b)BMW US Capital Corp., 5.29%, 1/2/07 |
29,620,000 | 29,616 | |||
(b)Rabobank USA, 5.26%, 1/2/07 |
30,000,000 | 29,995 | |||
Total |
102,025 | ||||
Security Brokers and Dealers (2.1%) |
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Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 5.25%, 1/16/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,967 | |||
Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 5.26%, 1/8/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,985 | |||
Merrill Lynch & Co., 5.505%, 1/26/07 |
3,000,000 | 3,000 | |||
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.27%, 1/29/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,939 | |||
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.29%, 1/5/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,991 | |||
Total |
62,882 | ||||
Short Term Business Credit (1.2%) |
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HSBC Finance Corp., 5.75%, 1/30/07 |
2,800,000 | 2,801 | |||
HSBC Finance Corp., 7.875%, 3/1/07 |
3,100,000 | 3,112 | |||
Old Line Funding Corp., 5.27%, 1/17/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,965 | |||
Old Line Funding Corp., 5.28%, 1/4/07 |
15,000,000 | 14,993 | |||
Total |
35,871 | ||||
Total Money Market Investments |
350,598 | ||||
Total Investments (108.9%) |
3,212,205 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-8.9%) |
(262,573 | ) | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
2,949,632 | ||||
* | 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 December 31, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was $52,770, representing 1.79% of the net assets.
IO — Interest Only Security
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $2,413,431 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $798,774 which is comprised of $881,509 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $82,735 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) |
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US 5 Year Note (CBT) Commodity (Short) |
127 | 3/07 | $ | (90 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $13,434 ) |
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S&P 500 Index Futures (Long) |
42 | 3/07 | $ | (48 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $15,046 ) |
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US Ten Year Treasury Note (Short) |
53 | 3/07 | $ | (76 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $5,772 ) |
(e) | Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments. At the predetermined date the stated coupon rate becomes effective. |
(g) | All or portion of the securities have been loaned. See note 6. |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Achieve high current income and capital appreciation. | Generate above-average income and capital appreciation by investing in a diversified mix of fixed income securities rated below investment grade. | $277 million |
The High Yield Bond Portfolio seeks to achieve high current income and capital appreciation. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in non-investment grade debt securities. The Portfolio invests in both domestic and foreign debt securities that are rated below investment grade by at least one major rating agency or, if unrated, determined by management to be of comparable quality. Securities are selected primarily based upon rigorous industry and credit analysis performed by management to identify companies that are believed to be attractively priced, or which have stable or improving fundamental financial characteristics, relative to the overall high yield market. High yield debt securities are often called “junk bonds.”
High yield bonds performed well in 2006, with the Citigroup High Yield Cash Pay Index returning 11.71%. By comparison, the Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment-Grade Index — a measure of performance of higher quality bonds — returned 4.33%. The high yield market was helped by good news on the economy, moderating energy prices and inflation, and an apparent end to the Federal Reserve’s long-running campaign for higher interest rates. In addition, default rates on high yield bonds approached record lows. Against that backdrop, investor demand for high yield bonds surged. Lower rated bonds performed best for the year, as bonds rated BB (just one step below investment grade), B, and CCC returned 9.85%, 11.88%, and 19.26%, respectively, as measured by the credit tranches of the High Yield Index. Looking at returns by sector, automotive debt, which is the largest segment of the Index, returned almost 25% in 2006 after underperforming in 2005.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Portfolio had a total return of 9.77%, compared with the 11.71% return of the Index. (This Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly, and does not include expenses.) The average return for the Portfolio’s peer group, the Lipper High Current Yield Funds, was 9.96% for the same period.
The Portfolio underperformed its benchmark in 2006 primarily due to its conservative positioning at a time when the lowest rated, riskiest segment of the market performed best. In addition, we essentially carried a structural underweight to Auto/Vehicle Parts, which was the best performing segment of the debt market last year.
Looking at the Portfolio’s credit exposure, we underweighted the lowest quality bonds for a number of reasons. We were concerned about valuations in the market as both the absolute spread and difference in yield between CCC and higher rated bonds within the high yield universe decreased over the course of the year to near historic lows. The lower the spread, the less we were being compensated for taking on additional credit risk. Finally, we saw a subtle but perceptible shift up in credit risk in the marketplace because of the structure and amount of debt issued to finance leveraged buyouts and equity friendly behavior. As a result, the Portfolio was overweight in BB bonds and underweight in CCC in a year when the riskiest bonds continued to outperform. However, one advantage to that positioning was that with the difference in yield between the highest and lowest rated segments of the market at historic lows, we were able to increase the Portfolio’s credit quality with comparatively little give-up in yield.
In terms of sector weightings, we favored asset-rich companies in cable and media and hotels and leisure. These sectors performed well in 2006, but lagged autos, where we were underweight. Automotive bonds are the largest single industry in our Index, and we typically do not concentrate the Portfolio so heavily in any single sector or issuer. That means we essentially carried a structural underweight to automotive debt.
With credit spreads so narrow, high yield bonds began to react to changes in interest rates more like investment grade bonds than they traditionally have in the past. That was because there was no longer a big yield cushion to dampen the effect of higher interest rates. Rates were volatile over the course of the year, ultimately ending slightly higher. That increase in rates detracted modestly from performance.
Looking ahead, we are cautious on the high yield market, because we see an imbalance of risks — yield spreads are at historically low levels, while we have seen a subtle deterioration of credit quality in the marketplace as a result of the amount and structure of debt issued to finance leveraged buyouts and equity-friendly behavior. Subject to changes in the current bond market, moving some of our holdings up in credit quality within the high yield asset class may be prudent.
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Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
High Yield Bond Portfolio |
9.77% | 9.48% | 5.96% | |||
Citigroup High Yield Cash Pay Index |
11.71% | 10.14% | 7.03% | |||
Lehman Brothers High Yield Intermediate Market Index |
11.41% | 9.76% | 6.08% | |||
High Current Yield Funds Lipper Average |
9.96% | 8.99% | 5.51% |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 12/31/96. Returns shown include deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
The Portfolio invests in lower-quality securities which may present a significant risk for loss of principal and interest. 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 owing shares of bond funds.
The Citigroup High Yield Pay Index captures the performance of below-investment grade debt issued by corporations domiciled in the United States or Canada. The index includes only cash-pay bonds (bond registered and Rule 144A) with maturities of at least one year, a minimum amount outstanding of $100 million (subjective to an entry criteria of $200 million per issue or $400 million per issuer), and a speculative-grade rating by both Moody’s Investor Service and Standard & Poor’s.
The Lehman Brothers High Yield Intermediate Market Index covers the universe of fixed rate, non-investment grade debt, Pay-in-kind (PIK) bonds, Eurobonds, and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets (e.g., Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, etc.) are excluded, but Canadian and global bonds (SEC registered) of issuers in non-EMG countries are included. Original issue zeros, step-up coupon structures and 144As are also included.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) High Current Yield Funds Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that aim at high (relative) current yields from fixed income securities, have no quality or maturity restrictions, and tend to invest in lower grade debt issues. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.
There are greater risks inherent in a fund that primarily invests in high yield bonds.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses During Period 2006 to | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,074.70 | $ | 2.49 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.43 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.47%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Bonds (95.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Aerospace/Defense (0.9%) |
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Bombardier, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/14 144A |
469,000 | 481 | ||
L-3 Communications Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/12 |
1,870,000 | 1,935 | ||
Total |
2,416 | |||
Autos/Vehicle Parts (3.9%) |
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Arvinmeritor, Inc., 8.75%, 3/1/12 |
389,000 | 400 | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.375%, 2/1/11 |
595,000 | 589 | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co., 8.00%, 12/15/16 |
2,020,000 | 1,995 | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co., 8.625%, 11/1/10 |
710,000 | 731 | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co., 9.875%, 8/10/11 |
2,705,000 | 2,892 | ||
General Motors Corp., 8.375%, 7/15/33 |
780,000 | 722 | ||
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.625%, 12/1/11 144A |
604,000 | 624 | ||
Lear Corp., 8.50%, 12/1/13 144A |
671,000 | 651 | ||
Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/1/16 144A |
1,342,000 | 1,297 | ||
TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13 |
410,000 | 440 | ||
Visteon Corp., 8.25%, 8/1/10 |
445,000 | 434 | ||
Total |
10,775 | |||
Basic Materials (12.0%) |
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Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 7.75%, 6/15/11 |
1,687,000 | 1,514 | ||
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 8.375%, 4/1/15 |
670,000 | 580 | ||
Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/1/13 |
1,170,000 | 1,161 | ||
BCP Caylux Holding, 9.625%, 6/15/14 |
755,000 | 834 | ||
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 8.875%, 9/15/14 144A |
540,000 | 548 | ||
Bowater Canada Finance, 7.95%, 11/15/11 |
780,000 | 764 | ||
Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/13 |
504,000 | 503 | ||
Crown Americas, Inc., 7.625%, 11/15/13 |
962,000 | 991 | ||
Crown Americas, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/15 |
825,000 | 856 | ||
Equistar Chemicals LP, 8.75%, 2/15/09 |
1,030,000 | 1,079 | ||
Equistar Chemicals LP, 10.625%, 5/1/11 |
1,585,000 | 1,688 | ||
FMG Finance Property, Ltd., 10.625%, 9/1/16 144A |
1,545,000 | 1,657 | ||
Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.50%, 10/15/14 144A |
935,000 | 912 | ||
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.00%, 1/15/15 144A |
1,853,000 | 1,848 |
Bonds (95.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Basic Materials continued |
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Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.125%, 1/15/17 144A |
1,179,000 | 1,176 | ||
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8.125%, 5/15/11 |
845,000 | 887 | ||
Graphic Packaging International Corp., 9.50%, 8/15/13 |
881,000 | 929 | ||
Hexion US Finance Corp., 9.75%, 11/15/14 144A |
1,955,000 | 1,982 | ||
Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12 |
745,000 | 840 | ||
Invista, 9.25%, 5/1/12 144A |
875,000 | 938 | ||
Lyondell Chemical Co., 8.00%, 9/15/14 |
1,545,000 | 1,603 | ||
Massey Energy Co., 6.875%, 12/15/13 |
1,190,000 | 1,119 | ||
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 9.75%, 12/1/14 144A |
445,000 | 445 | ||
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 10.125%, 12/1/14 144A |
560,000 | 563 | ||
Mosaic Co., 7.375%, 12/1/14 144A |
335,000 | 344 | ||
Mosaic Co., 7.625%, 12/1/16 144A |
335,000 | 347 | ||
Norampac, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/13 |
625,000 | 608 | ||
Novelis, Inc., 8.25%, 2/15/15 144A |
748,000 | 724 | ||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/14 |
1,064,000 | 1,032 | ||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/11 |
1,555,000 | 1,598 | ||
Peabody Energy Corp., 7.375%, 11/1/16 |
935,000 | 996 | ||
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 10.265%, 5/15/11 |
1,257,000 | 1,339 | ||
Smurfit-Stone Container, 8.375%, 7/1/12 |
955,000 | 936 | ||
Total |
33,341 | |||
Builders/Building Materials (2.1%) |
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Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/13 |
557,000 | 543 | ||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/15 |
223,000 | 219 | ||
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13 |
1,400,000 | 1,396 | ||
KB Home, 7.75%, 2/1/10 |
1,030,000 | 1,048 | ||
Standard Pacific Corp., 6.50%, 8/15/10 |
1,250,000 | 1,222 | ||
Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 8.25%, 4/1/11 144A |
545,000 | 531 | ||
Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 9.00%, 7/1/10 |
750,000 | 739 | ||
Total |
5,698 | |||
Capital Goods (2.3%) |
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Amsted Industries, Inc., 10.25%, 10/15/11 144A |
915,000 | 979 |
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Bonds (95.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Capital Goods continued |
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Case New Holland, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/11 |
1,676,000 | 1,774 | ||
DA-Lite Screen Co., Inc., 9.50%, 5/15/11 |
675,000 | 702 | ||
Terex Corp., 7.375%, 1/15/14 |
610,000 | 619 | ||
United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/12 |
2,295,000 | 2,267 | ||
Total |
6,341 | |||
Consumer Products/Retailing (6.4%) |
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Albertson’s, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/11 |
1,325,000 | 1,377 | ||
Delhaize America, Inc., 8.125%, 4/15/11 |
1,330,000 | 1,435 | ||
Education Management LLC, 10.25%, 6/1/16 144A |
1,155,000 | 1,221 | ||
GSC Holdings Corp., 8.00%, 10/1/12 |
1,105,000 | 1,155 | ||
Jostens IH Corp., 7.625%, 10/1/12 |
844,000 | 855 | ||
Levi Strauss & Co., 10.122%, 4/1/12 |
780,000 | 800 | ||
Michaels Stores, Inc., 10.00%, 11/1/14 144A |
804,000 | 836 | ||
Oxford Industries, Inc., 8.875%, 6/1/11 |
1,693,000 | 1,749 | ||
Phillips Van Heusen Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/11 |
563,000 | 574 | ||
Phillips Van Heusen Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/13 |
200,000 | 210 | ||
Rent-A-Center, 7.50%, 5/1/10 |
497,000 | 498 | ||
Rite Aid Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/10 |
1,505,000 | 1,537 | ||
Sally Holdings LLC, 9.25% 11/15/14 144A |
804,000 | 819 | ||
Sally Holdings LLC, 10.50%, 11/15/16 144A |
896,000 | 914 | ||
Simmons Bedding Co., 7.875%, 1/15/14 |
1,115,000 | 1,129 | ||
SUPERVALU, Inc., 7.50%, 11/15/14 |
1,120,000 | 1,168 | ||
United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16 144A |
670,000 | 673 | ||
Warnaco, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/13 |
755,000 | 802 | ||
Total |
17,752 | |||
Energy (10.9%) |
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AmeriGas Partners LP, 7.25%, 5/20/15 |
840,000 | 851 | ||
Basic Energy Services, Inc., 7.125%, 4/15/16 |
610,000 | 601 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/15 |
823,000 | 815 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/06 |
1,405,000 | 1,396 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.50%, 9/15/13 |
620,000 | 646 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.625%, 7/15/13 |
655,000 | 690 | ||
Colorado Interstate Gas, 6.80%, 11/15/15 |
1,675,000 | 1,741 | ||
Complete Production Services, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/16 144A |
803,000 | 823 |
Bonds (95.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
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Denbury Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 12/15/15 |
410,000 | 418 | ||
El Paso Performance-Link Trust, 7.75%, 7/15/11 144A |
1,290,000 | 1,364 | ||
El Paso Production Holding, 7.75%, 6/1/13 |
1,328,000 | 1,389 | ||
Hanover Compressor Co., 7.50%, 4/15/13 |
152,000 | 154 | ||
Hanover Compressor Co., 9.00%, 6/1/14 |
665,000 | 718 | ||
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.35%, 1/5/11 |
875,000 | 853 | ||
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.70%, 1/5/16 |
1,345,000 | 1,234 | ||
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 9/1/14 |
190,000 | 190 | ||
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 4/15/16 |
895,000 | 891 | ||
OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14 144A |
1,010,000 | 1,038 | ||
Petrohawk Energy Corp., 9.125%, 7/15/13 |
1,536,000 | 1,612 | ||
Pioneer Natural Resource Co., 5.875%, 7/15/16 |
610,000 | 563 | ||
Pogo Producing Co., 7.875%, 5/1/13 |
726,000 | 737 | ||
Range Resources Corp., 6.375%, 3/15/15 |
1,119,000 | 1,091 | ||
Range Resources Corp., 7.50%, 5/15/16 |
235,000 | 241 | ||
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 8.375%, 12/15/13 144A |
670,000 | 672 | ||
Sesi LLC, 6.875%, 6/1/14 |
1,145,000 | 1,139 | ||
Sonat, Inc., 7.625%, 7/15/11 |
995,000 | 1,055 | ||
Tesoro Corp., 6.625%, 11/1/15 |
1,225,000 | 1,216 | ||
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.25%, 5/1/13 |
1,254,000 | 1,257 | ||
Williams Companies, Inc., 6.375%, 10/1/10 144A |
4,095,000 | 4,120 | ||
Williams Partners LP/Williams Partners Finance Corp., 7.25%, 2/1/17 144A |
538,000 | 549 | ||
Total |
30,064 | |||
Financials (3.6%) |
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Crum & Forster Holding Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13 |
555,000 | 601 | ||
E*Trade Financial Corp., 7.875%, 12/1/15 |
1,210,000 | 1,286 | ||
General Motors Acceptance Corp. LLC, 6.875%, 9/15/11 |
3,180,000 | 3,261 | ||
General Motors Acceptance Corp. LLC, 7.75%, 1/19/10 |
1,480,000 | 1,549 | ||
LaBranche & Co., Inc., 9.50%, 5/15/09 |
375,000 | 394 | ||
LaBranche & Co., Inc., 11.00%, 5/15/12 |
561,000 | 604 | ||
Residential Capital LLC, 7.204%, 4/17/09 144A |
1,301,000 | 1,308 |
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UnumProvident Finance Co. PLC, 6.85%, 11/15/15 144A |
825,000 | 858 | ||
Total |
9,861 | |||
Foods (2.8%) |
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B&G Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 10/1/11 |
939,000 | 948 | ||
Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.25%, 9/1/16 |
885,000 | 909 | ||
Dole Foods Co., 8.625%, 5/1/09 |
840,000 | 835 | ||
Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14 |
604,000 | 696 | ||
Land O Lakes, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/10 |
643,000 | 682 | ||
Reynolds America, Inc., 7.25%, 6/1/13 |
1,660,000 | 1,727 | ||
Reynolds America, Inc., 7.625%, 6/1/16 |
1,090,000 | 1,155 | ||
Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13 |
755,000 | 781 | ||
Total |
7,733 | |||
Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (9.4%) |
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AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.50%, 2/1/11 |
415,000 | 417 | ||
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/1/16 |
728,000 | 817 | ||
American Casino & Entertainment, 7.85%, 2/1/12 |
780,000 | 797 | ||
Boyd Gaming Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/12 |
1,355,000 | 1,401 | ||
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority, 9.375%, 12/15/14 144A |
335,000 | 340 | ||
Corrections Corp. of America, 6.25%, 3/15/13 |
1,398,000 | 1,386 | ||
Felcor Lodging LP, 8.50%, 6/1/11 |
1,117,000 | 1,190 | ||
Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/1/14 144A |
1,295,000 | 1,357 | ||
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 6.875%, 11/1/14 144A |
313,000 | 317 | ||
Host Marriott LP, 7.125%, 11/1/13 |
2,865,000 | 2,928 | ||
Mandalay Resort Group, 9.375%, 2/15/10 |
660,000 | 706 | ||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/11 |
1,135,000 | 1,129 | ||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.75%, 9/1/12 |
755,000 | 744 | ||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.375%, 2/1/11 |
1,130,000 | 1,172 | ||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.50%, 9/15/10 |
1,210,000 | 1,295 | ||
Park Place Entertainment Corp., 8.125%, 5/15/11 |
1,325,000 | 1,386 | ||
Pokagon Gaming Authority, 10.375%, 6/15/14 144A |
384,000 | 420 | ||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 7.00%, 6/15/13 |
875,000 | 891 | ||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts, 7.875%, 5/1/12 |
735,000 | 776 | ||
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/12 |
410,000 | 389 | ||
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/18 |
615,000 | 527 | ||
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/16 |
685,000 | 615 | ||
Universal City Development Corp., 11.75%, 4/1/10 |
907,000 | 972 |
Bonds (95.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
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Universal City Florida, 8.375%, 5/1/10 |
400,000 | 410 | ||
Wimar OpCo LLC, 9.625%, 12/15/14 144A |
1,685,000 | 1,668 | ||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/1/14 |
2,050,000 | 2,037 | ||
Total |
26,087 | |||
Health Care/Pharmaceuticals (6.0%) |
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Fresenius Medical Capital Trust II, 7.875%, 2/1/08 |
410,000 | 417 | ||
Fresenius Medical Capital Trust IV, 7.875%, 6/15/11 |
410,000 | 429 | ||
HCA Inc., 8.75%, 9/1/10 |
440,000 | 459 | ||
HCA, Inc., 9.125%, 11/15/14 144A |
782,000 | 836 | ||
HCA, Inc., 9.25%, 11/15/16 144A |
3,164,000 | 3,388 | ||
(c)HCA, Inc., 9.625%, 11/15/16 144A |
1,173,000 | 1,260 | ||
Iasis Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 6/15/14 |
1,112,000 | 1,126 | ||
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc., 7.00%, 4/1/14 |
750,000 | 756 | ||
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/16 |
285,000 | 286 | ||
Omnicare Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/13 |
825,000 | 815 | ||
Senior Housing Properties Trust, 8.625%, 1/15/12 |
610,000 | 662 | ||
Service Corp. International, 6.75%, 4/1/16 |
825,000 | 821 | ||
Service Corp. International, 7.375%, 10/1/14 |
175,000 | 183 | ||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.375%, 12/1/11 |
1,170,000 | 1,071 | ||
US Oncology, Inc., 9.00%, 8/15/12 |
940,000 | 992 | ||
Vanguard Health Holding II, 9.00%, 10/1/14 |
1,175,000 | 1,189 | ||
Ventas Realty LP, 6.50%, 6/1/16 |
340,000 | 349 | ||
Ventas Realty LP, 6.75%, 6/1/10 |
605,000 | 623 | ||
Ventas Realty LP, 9.00%, 5/1/12 |
750,000 | 848 | ||
Total |
16,510 | |||
Media (11.2%) |
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Charter Communication Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 9/15/10 |
1,740,000 | 1,816 | ||
Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 11.00%, 10/1/15 |
810,000 | 831 | ||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/11 |
885,000 | 860 | ||
CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 4/1/11 |
2,055,000 | 2,094 | ||
CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/18 |
845,000 | 843 | ||
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 7/15/09 |
780,000 | 808 | ||
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 8/15/09 |
408,000 | 423 | ||
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/15 |
440,000 | 422 | ||
Echostar DBS Corp., 6.375%, 10/1/11 |
2,250,000 | 2,236 | ||
Echostar DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/1/13 |
670,000 | 669 |
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Value $ (000’s) | ||
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EchoStar DBS Corp., 7.125%, 2/1/16 |
430,000 | 430 | ||
Idearc, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/16 144A |
3,520,000 | 3,573 | ||
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., 8.50%, 1/15/13 |
934,000 | 948 | ||
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., 11.25%, 6/15/16 144A |
658,000 | 722 | ||
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., 11.354%, 6/15/13 144A |
878,000 | 922 | ||
Kabel Deutschland GMBH, 10.625%, 7/1/14 |
845,000 | 937 | ||
Lamar Media Corp., 6.625%, 8/15/15 |
1,105,000 | 1,095 | ||
LIN Television Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/13 |
1,170,000 | 1,114 | ||
Mediacom Broadband LLC, 8.50%, 10/15/15 |
785,000 | 795 | ||
Mediacom Broadband LLC, 8.50%, 10/15/15 144A |
400,000 | 405 | ||
Mediacom LLC/Mediacom Capital Corp., 7.875%, 2/15/11 |
390,000 | 388 | ||
Primedia, Inc., 8.00%, 5/15/13 |
400,000 | 387 | ||
Quebecor World, Inc., 9.75%, 1/15/15 144A |
900,000 | 906 | ||
R.H. Donnelley Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/13 |
3,850,000 | 3,691 | ||
R.H. Donnelley Corp., 8.875%, 1/15/16 |
695,000 | 730 | ||
Rogers Cable, Inc., 6.25%, 6/15/13 |
681,000 | 686 | ||
Rogers Cable, Inc., 7.875%, 5/1/12 |
755,000 | 816 | ||
Sinclair Broadcast Group, 8.00%, 3/15/12 |
1,205,000 | 1,244 | ||
Videotron Ltee, 6.375%, 12/15/15 |
340,000 | 332 | ||
Total |
31,123 | |||
Real Estate (1.3%) |
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American Real Estate Partners LP, 7.125%, 2/15/13 |
390,000 | 392 | ||
The Rouse Co., 7.20%, 9/15/12 |
1,175,000 | 1,203 | ||
Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A |
1,035,000 | 1,039 | ||
Trustreet Properties, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/15 |
805,000 | 869 | ||
Total |
3,503 | |||
Services (2.6%) |
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Allied Waste North America, 6.375%, 4/15/11 |
1,655,000 | 1,634 | ||
Allied Waste North America, 6.50%, 11/15/10 |
980,000 | 982 | ||
Allied Waste North America, 7.25%, 3/15/15 |
1,411,000 | 1,413 | ||
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 9.00%, 8/15/16 144A |
540,000 | 578 | ||
Rental Service Corp., 9.50%, 12/1/14 144A |
837,000 | 864 | ||
WCA Waste Corp., 9.25%, 6/15/14 |
880,000 | 920 | ||
West Corp., 9.50%, 10/15/14 144A |
803,000 | 803 | ||
Total |
7,194 | |||
Bonds (95.5%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Structured Product (2.3%) |
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Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield, 7.375%, 6/29/11 144A |
3,500,000 | 3,590 | ||
Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield, 8.25%, 12/29/10 |
2,670,000 | 2,760 | ||
Total |
6,350 | |||
Technology (4.4%) |
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Flextronics International, Ltd., 6.50%, 5/15/13 |
1,130,000 | 1,116 | ||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 8.875%, 12/15/14 144A |
1,341,000 | 1,336 | ||
(c)Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.125%, 12/15/14 144A |
1,342,000 | 1,334 | ||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 12/15/16 144A |
335,000 | 335 | ||
Nortel Networks, Ltd., 10.75%, 7/15/16 144A |
440,000 | 481 | ||
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 7.875%, 10/15/14 144A |
1,115,000 | 1,153 | ||
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 9.50%, 10/15/15 144A |
505,000 | 518 | ||
Sanmina Corp., 8.125%, 3/1/16 |
510,000 | 493 | ||
Stats Chippac, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/11 |
662,000 | 649 | ||
Sungard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13 |
1,315,000 | 1,380 | ||
Travelport, Inc., 9.875%, 9/1/14 144A |
110,000 | 111 | ||
Travelport, Inc., 11.875, 9/1/16 144A |
885,000 | 907 | ||
Xerox Corp., 7.20%, 4/1/16 |
751,000 | 803 | ||
Xerox Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/13 |
1,415,000 | 1,485 | ||
Total |
12,101 | |||
Telecommunications (5.6%) |
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American Tower Corp., 7.125%, 10/15/12 |
1,260,000 | 1,295 | ||
Citizens Communications, 9.25%, 5/15/11 |
2,955,000 | 3,269 | ||
Nextel Communications, Inc., 6.875%, |
1,105,000 | 1,116 | ||
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.90%, 8/15/10 |
870,000 | 906 | ||
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.50%, 11/1/08 |
375,000 | 381 | ||
Qwest Corp., 7.50%, 10/1/14 |
221,000 | 234 | ||
Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 9/1/11 |
3,156,000 | 3,361 | ||
Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/14 |
620,000 | 628 | ||
Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/12 |
501,000 | 531 | ||
Rogers Wireless, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/12 |
1,220,000 | 1,302 | ||
Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 8/1/13 144A |
1,150,000 | 1,245 | ||
Windstream Corp., 8.625%, 8/1/16 144A |
1,095,000 | 1,199 | ||
Total |
15,467 | |||
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Value $ (000’s) | ||
Transportation-Rail & Other (2.0%) |
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Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM), 9.375%, 5/1/12 |
933,000 | 996 | ||
Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM), 12.50%, 6/15/12 |
750,000 | 810 | ||
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 7.625%, 12/1/13 144A |
470,000 | 470 | ||
OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/1/13 |
1,173,000 | 1,199 | ||
Ship Finance International, Ltd., 8.50%, 12/15/13 |
545,000 | 544 | ||
Stena AB, 7.50%, 11/1/13 |
1,615,000 | 1,596 | ||
Total |
5,615 | |||
Utilities (5.8%) |
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The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 144A |
1,750,000 | 1,875 | ||
The AES Corp., 9.375%, 9/15/10 |
860,000 | 934 | ||
Aquila, Inc., 9.95%, 2/1/11 |
78,000 | 85 | ||
CMS Energy Corp., 7.75%, 8/1/10 |
1,170,000 | 1,234 | ||
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 5/1/16 |
910,000 | 956 | ||
Edison Mission Energy, 7.73%, 6/15/09 |
2,605,000 | 2,696 | ||
Midwest Generation LLC, 8.75%, 5/1/34 |
935,000 | 1,014 | ||
Nevada Power Co., 8.25%, 6/1/11 |
885,000 | 967 | ||
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2/1/14 |
1,810,000 | 1,824 | ||
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2/1/16 |
430,000 | 432 | ||
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/17 |
2,606,000 | 2,613 | ||
PSEG Energy Holdings LLC, 8.50%, 6/15/11 |
291,000 | 313 | ||
Sierra Pacific Resources, 8.625%, 3/15/14 |
392,000 | 421 | ||
Teco Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/15 |
565,000 | 590 | ||
Total |
15,954 | |||
Total Bonds |
263,885 | |||
Common Stocks and Warrants (0.0%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||||
Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (0.0%) |
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*Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc. |
4,168 | 55 | ||||
Total Common Stocks and Warrants |
55 | |||||
Money Market Investments (3.1%) | ||||||
Finance Services (1.3%) |
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Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.31%, 1/16/07 |
3,700,000 | 3,692 | ||||
Total |
3,692 | |||||
Short Term Business Credit (1.8%) |
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Sheffield Receivables, 5.32%, 1/3/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,998 | ||||
Total |
4,998 | |||||
Total Money Market Investments |
8,690 | |||||
Total Investments (98.6%) |
272,630 | |||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (1.4%) |
4,009 | |||||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
276,639 | |||||
* | 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 December 31, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was $65,194, representing 23.57% of the net assets.
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $267,720 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $4,910 which is comprised of $6,225 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $1,315 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation. |
(c) | PIK — Payment In Kind |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Realize as high a level of total return as |
Invest primarily in high quality corporate bonds, U.S. government bonds and government agency securities. | $924 million |
The Select Bond Portfolio seeks to realize as high a level of total return as is consistent with prudent investment risk; a secondary objective is to seek preservation of shareholders’ capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve these objectives by investing at least 80% of net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a diversified portfolio of investment grade debt securities with maturities exceeding one year. The Portfolio invests in both domestic and foreign debt securities that are rated investment grade by at least one major rating agency, or if unrated, determined by management to be of comparable quality. Up to 20% of net assets may be invested in below investment grade securities. The Portfolio is actively managed to seek to take advantage of changes in interest rates, credit quality and maturity based on management’s outlook for the economy, the financial markets and other factors. This will increase Portfolio turnover and may increase transaction costs and the realization of tax gains and losses.
As measured by the Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade “BIG” Bond Index, bonds enjoyed a seventh consecutive year of positive returns in 2006, when economic growth, energy prices, and inflation all moderated. However, interest rates edged up, limiting bond returns. For the year, the BIG Index (a broad-based bond index) rose 4.33%. In June, the Federal Reserve paused its long-running campaign for higher rates in June. Those rate hikes pushed yields at the short end of the yield curve (a graphic representation of yields at different bond maturities) above those on longer-term notes and bonds. As of December 31, 2006, the yield on the three-month Treasury bill was 5.01%. By comparison, the yields on two-, 10-, and 30-year Treasury securities were 4.82%, 4.71%, and 4.81% respectively. Based on Citigroup High Yield Cash Pay Index, riskier, lower rated bonds performed best, with high yield securities outperforming investment-grade bonds. This is also true when looking at returns of the broad sectors of the taxable bond market, where corporate and mortgage-backed securities, or “MBS,” had very similar returns and outperformed Treasuries.
In that environment, the Select Bond Portfolio had a total return of 3.74% for the year ended December 31, 2006, underperforming the Citigroup BIG Index, which returned 4.33% for the year. (This Index is unmanaged, cannot be invested in directly and does not include expenses.) The average return for the Portfolio’s peer group, the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds A Rated, was 4.22% for the same period.
For all of 2006, the Portfolio’s lower duration (price sensitivity to interest rate changes) helped performance relative to its benchmark as interest rates rose modestly. Our overweight position in MBS and corporate bonds also helped relative results.
In terms of rate sensitivity, we kept the Portfolio’s duration slightly short relative to its benchmark throughout the year. That positioning helped because rates were volatile, and ultimately finished the year a little higher. In addition, we thought it made sense to favor shorter-term securities because of the shape of the yield curve — there was little difference in yield between short- and longer-term bonds. As a result, we were able to reduce the Portfolio’s interest rate risk while giving up little additional yield.
In terms of sector allocation, we held a sizable overweight position in MBS and a modest overweight in corporates relative to the Index. We prefer MBS’ combination of high credit quality and attractive yields. Mortgage-backed and corporate bonds had very similar returns in 2006, both finishing ahead of Treasury bonds. This resulted in a positive effect on the Portfolio’s absolute and relative return.
Within corporates, we added a small slice of bonds rated below investment grade during 2006. We felt these securities had attractive risk and return characteristics given we believed the economic environment was benign. Lower rated bonds also generally performed better during the year, so having this below investment grade piece helped. However, relative to our Lipper peer group, the overall credit quality of the Portfolio was higher and corporate exposure lower. As a result, that positioning detracted slightly from performance when compared with the competition in a period when riskier assets generally outperformed.
At year end, 52% of the Select Bond Portfolio’s net assets were in mortgage- and asset-backed securities, 16% in Treasury and agency securities, and 29% in corporate bonds. The remainder was in cash-equivalent investments.
Looking ahead, we are generally constructive on the economy, and think the risk of recession priced into the Treasury market is overdone. As a result, we are likely to keep duration relatively short in the event interest rates back up from current levels. Modest, positive growth also argues for a fairly benign credit market. As a result, we will continue to look for opportunities to add select corporate securities that we believe have attractive risk/reward characteristics and credit fundamentals. In terms of sector weightings, we are likely to continue to favor mortgage-backed securities because of their attractive yield and credit profile.
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Average Annual Total Return For Periods Ended December 31, 2006 | ||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||
Select Bond Portfolio |
3.74% | 5.60% | 6.36% | |||
Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Index |
4.33% | 5.10% | 6.26% | |||
Corporate Debt Funds A Rated Funds Lipper Average |
4.22% | 4.87% | 5.76% |
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on 12/31/96. Returns shown include deductions for management and other portfolio expenses, and reinvestment of all dividends. Returns exclude deductions for separate account sales loads and account fees. Total returns, which reflect deduction of charges for the separate account, are shown beginning on page ii of the Performance Summary of the Separate Account report.
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 Portfolio. 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 owing individual bonds, there are ongoing fees and expenses associated with owning shares of bond funds.
Since the Portfolio invests broadly in U.S. Government, mortgage and corporate bonds, a useful basis for comparing returns is the Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index. It is designed to track the performance of bonds issued in the U.S. investment-grade bond market. The index is market-capitalization-weighted and includes institutionally traded U.S. Treasury, government sponsored (U.S. agency and supranational), mortgages, asset-backed, and investment grade (BBB-/Baa3) issues with a maturity of one year or longer. The minimum amount outstanding for U.S. Treasury and government-sponsored issues is $1 billion. For mortgage issues, the minimum amount outstanding is $5 billion per coupon and $1 billion per origination year generics for entry; and $2.5 billion per coupon and $1 billion per origination year generics for exit. For credit and asset-backed issues, the entry and exit amounts are $250 million.
The Portfolio changed its benchmark index from the Merrill Lynch U.S. Domestic Master Index to the Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index in 2005 because the Citigroup index provides greater transparency as to the composition and characteristics of the Index than does the Merrill Lynch Index. The greater transparency allows the Portfolio to enhance its analysis of performance relative to the benchmark.
The Lipper Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Corporate Debt Funds A Rated Average is calculated by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and reflects the average investment return of portfolios underlying variable life and annuity products. The category consists of Funds that invest primarily in corporate debt issues rated “A” or better or government issues. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Sector Allocation is based on Net Assets.
Sector Allocation and Top 10 Holdings are 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 Portfolio’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.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses During Period 2006 to | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,048.00 | $ | 1.54 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.40 | $ | 1.53 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Corporate Bonds (28.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Aerospace/Defense (1.8%) |
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BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 8/15/10 144A |
1,850,000 | 1,800 | ||
Boeing Capital Corp., 4.75%, 8/25/08 |
3,067,000 | 3,044 | ||
General Dynamics Corp., 3.00%, 5/15/08 |
3,660,000 | 3,544 | ||
General Dynamics Corp., 4.25%, 5/15/13 |
600,000 | 567 | ||
L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/15 |
1,930,000 | 1,911 | ||
Lockheed Martin Corp., 6.15%, 9/1/36 |
735,000 | 772 | ||
Lockheed Martin Corp., 7.65%, 5/1/16 |
875,000 | 1,010 | ||
Raytheon Co., 5.50%, 11/15/12 |
3,680,000 | 3,702 | ||
Total |
16,350 | |||
Auto Manufacturing (0.2%) |
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DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings Corp., 5.75%, 5/18/09 |
1,940,000 | 1,943 | ||
Total |
1,943 | |||
Banking (3.7%) |
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Bank of America Corp., 5.42%, 3/15/17 144A |
1,900,000 | 1,872 | ||
Bank of America Corp., 5.625%, 10/14/16 |
2,045,000 | 2,082 | ||
Bank of New York Co., Inc., 4.95%, 1/14/11 |
1,050,000 | 1,040 | ||
Bank One Corp., 5.25%, 1/30/13 |
2,835,000 | 2,810 | ||
Barclays Bank PLC, 5.926%, 12/15/16 144A |
890,000 | 901 | ||
BB&T Corp., 4.90%, 6/30/17 |
650,000 | 615 | ||
Citigroup, Inc., 5.85%, 8/2/16 |
2,700,000 | 2,792 | ||
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust, 5.628%, 1/19/16 144A |
480,000 | 472 | ||
Fifth Third Bancorp, 5.45%, 1/15/17 |
1,905,000 | 1,883 | ||
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 5.875%, 6/13/16 |
2,705,000 | 2,778 | ||
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 5.30%, 9/8/11 |
1,770,000 | 1,771 | ||
Mellon Bank NA, 5.45%, 4/1/16 |
1,190,000 | 1,186 | ||
National Australia Bank, Ltd., 4.80%, 4/6/10 144A |
2,449,000 | 2,414 | ||
National City Bank, 5.25%, 12/15/16 144A |
445,000 | 436 | ||
Northern Trust Corp., 5.30%, 8/29/11 |
580,000 | 582 | ||
State Street Bank and Trust Co., 5.30%, 1/15/16 |
1,385,000 | 1,371 | ||
UnionBanCal Corp., 5.25%, 12/16/13 |
565,000 | 555 | ||
US Bank NA, 4.80%, 4/15/15 |
1,155,000 | 1,106 | ||
Wachovia Corp., 5.35%, 3/15/11 |
2,215,000 | 2,221 |
Corporate Bonds (28.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
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Wachovia Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/16 |
1,225,000 | 1,236 | ||
Washington Mutual Bank, 5.95%, 5/20/13 |
770,000 | 783 | ||
Wells Fargo Bank NA, 5.75%, 5/16/16 |
2,310,000 | 2,366 | ||
Zions Bancorporation, 5.50%, 11/16/15 |
1,520,000 | 1,495 | ||
Total |
34,767 | |||
Beverage/Bottling (1.1%) |
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Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/13 |
415,000 | 393 | ||
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 5.75%, 4/1/36 |
400,000 | 384 | ||
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 9.00%, 12/1/09 |
3,025,000 | 3,321 | ||
Bottling Group LLC, 5.50%, 4/1/16 |
815,000 | 812 | ||
Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.25%, 9/1/16 |
1,180,000 | 1,212 | ||
Diageo Capital PLC, 4.375%, 5/3/10 |
420,000 | 409 | ||
PepsiAmericas, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/15 |
1,710,000 | 1,637 | ||
SABMiller PLC, 6.20%, 7/1/11 144A |
1,965,000 | 2,011 | ||
Total |
10,179 | |||
Building Products (0.1%) |
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CRH America, Inc., 6.00%, 9/30/16 |
575,000 | 580 | ||
Total |
580 | |||
Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite (1.4%) |
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Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 9/15/14 |
150,000 | 127 | ||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/11 |
1,430,000 | 1,390 | ||
Comcast Corp., 6.45%, 3/15/37 |
775,000 | 775 | ||
Comcast Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/17 |
1,150,000 | 1,200 | ||
Historic TW, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/29 |
155,000 | 157 | ||
News America, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/35 |
1,010,000 | 1,003 | ||
Rogers Cable, Inc., 5.50%, 3/15/14 |
1,540,000 | 1,473 | ||
TCI Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 8/1/15 |
735,000 | 869 | ||
Time Warner Companies, Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/17 |
285,000 | 311 | ||
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 | 199 | ||
Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.875%, 10/1/12 |
1,500,000 | 1,724 | ||
Viacom, Inc., 6.25%, 4/30/16 |
160,000 | 159 | ||
Total |
12,585 | |||
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Corporate Bonds (28.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Conglomerate/Diversified Manufacturing (0.1%) | ||||
Honeywell International, Inc., 5.40%, 3/15/16 |
370,000 | 370 | ||
United Technologies Corp., 6.35%, 3/1/11 |
770,000 | 801 | ||
Total |
1,171 | |||
Consumer Products (0.7%) |
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The Clorox Co., 4.20%, 1/15/10 |
1,750,000 | 1,698 | ||
Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/16 |
1,380,000 | 1,309 | ||
The Gillette Co., 2.50%, 6/1/08 |
3,300,000 | 3,172 | ||
Total |
6,179 | |||
Electric Utilities (4.8%) |
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AEP Texas Central Co., 6.65%, 2/15/33 |
575,000 | 607 | ||
Carolina Power & Light, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/12 |
255,000 | 267 | ||
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 5.70%, 3/15/13 |
200,000 | 201 | ||
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, 6.95%, 3/15/33 |
210,000 | 233 | ||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, 5.375%, 12/15/15 |
385,000 | 382 | ||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, 5.50%, 9/15/16 |
430,000 | 429 | ||
Consumer Energy Co., 4.80%, 2/17/09 |
3,675,000 | 3,627 | ||
DTE Energy Co., 6.375%, 4/15/33 |
325,000 | 334 | ||
DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/1/11 |
4,470,000 | 4,736 | ||
Duke Energy Corp., 6.45%, 10/15/32 |
1,225,000 | 1,311 | ||
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 8/15/15 |
1,150,000 | 1,078 | ||
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/34 |
660,000 | 641 | ||
Florida Power & Light Co., 5.625%, 4/1/34 |
775,000 | 762 | ||
Florida Power Co., 4.50%, 6/1/10 |
2,115,000 | 2,056 | ||
FPL Group Capital, Inc., 5.551%, 2/16/08 |
2,815,000 | 2,819 | ||
Indiana Michigan Power, 5.05%, 11/15/14 |
1,560,000 | 1,491 | ||
Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 4.811%, 12/30/13 144A |
763,101 | 736 | ||
Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 5.737%, 3/30/21 144A |
975,000 | 944 | ||
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.125%, 4/1/36 |
195,000 | 197 | ||
Monongahela Power Co., 5.70%, 3/15/17 144A |
615,000 | 615 | ||
Nevada Power Co., 5.875%, 1/15/15 |
1,200,000 | 1,194 | ||
Nevada Power Co., 6.50%, 5/15/18 |
1,155,000 | 1,197 | ||
Northern States Power Co., 5.25%, 10/1/18 |
190,000 | 184 | ||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 6.375%, 1/15/15 |
750,000 | 773 | ||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 7.00%, 9/1/22 |
645,000 | 694 |
Corporate Bonds (28.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
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Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 6.05%, 3/1/34 |
795,000 | 802 | ||
PacifiCorp, 5.45%, 9/15/13 |
3,000,000 | 2,998 | ||
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 4.30%, 6/1/13 |
1,800,000 | 1,686 | ||
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 5.875%, 8/15/07 |
485,000 | 486 | ||
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/09 |
145,000 | 149 | ||
PPL Energy Supply LLC, 6.00%, 12/15/36 |
310,000 | 299 | ||
Progress Energy, Inc., 6.85%, 4/15/12 |
710,000 | 755 | ||
Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 5.00%, 1/1/13 |
1,000,000 | 979 | ||
Public Service Electric & Gas Co., 5.70%, 12/1/36 |
1,160,000 | 1,130 | ||
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 3.363%, 6/1/08 |
1,380,000 | 1,342 | ||
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 6.274%, 3/15/37 |
765,000 | 776 | ||
Southern California Edison Co., 5.00%, 1/15/16 |
1,495,000 | 1,443 | ||
Southern California Edison Co., 5.55%, 1/15/37 |
230,000 | 220 | ||
Tampa Electric Co., 6.55%, 5/15/36 |
385,000 | 408 | ||
Toledo Edison Co., 6.15%, 5/15/37 |
1,925,000 | 1,895 | ||
Virginia Electric & Power Co., 6.00%, 1/15/36 |
1,600,000 | 1,592 | ||
Xcel Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 7/1/36 |
590,000 | 623 | ||
Total |
45,091 | |||
Food Processors (0.7%) |
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Kellogg Co., 6.60%, 4/1/11 |
3,610,000 | 3,786 | ||
Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/13 |
385,000 | 380 | ||
Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/12 |
2,020,000 | 2,098 | ||
Total |
6,264 | |||
Gaming/Lodging/Leisure (0.2%) |
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Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/1/17 |
420,000 | 352 | ||
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 7.00%, 6/15/13 |
1,180,000 | 1,201 | ||
Total |
1,553 | |||
Gas Pipelines (0.5%) |
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Consolidated Natural Gas Co., 5.00%, 12/1/14 |
1,340,000 | 1,288 | ||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.30%, 8/15/33 |
1,285,000 | 1,394 | ||
Kinder Morgan Finance, 5.35%, 1/5/11 |
1,765,000 | 1,721 | ||
Total |
4,403 | |||
Independent Finance (0.7%) |
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GMAC LLC, 6.00%, 12/15/11 |
1,545,000 | 1,538 | ||
HSBC Finance Corp., 4.125%, 11/16/09 |
2,330,000 | 2,266 |
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Value $ (000’s) | ||
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International Lease Finance Corp., 4.75%, 1/13/12 |
1,485,000 | 1,444 | ||
iStar Financial, Inc., 5.15%, 3/1/12 |
1,405,000 | 1,366 | ||
Total |
6,614 | |||
Industrials — Other (0.2%) |
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KB HOME, 7.75%, 2/1/10 |
1,160,000 | 1,180 | ||
Meritage Homes Corp., 6.25%, 3/15/15 |
1,160,000 | 1,102 | ||
Total |
2,282 | |||
Information/Data Technology (0.2%) |
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Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.50%, 2/22/16 |
200,000 | 200 | ||
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, 6.80%, 10/1/16 |
1,275,000 | 1,281 | ||
Siemens AG, 5.75%, 10/17/16 144A |
495,000 | 502 | ||
Total |
1,983 | |||
Machinery (0.1%) |
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John Deere Capital Corp., 4.50%, 8/25/08 |
825,000 | 814 | ||
Total |
814 | |||
Mortgage Banking (0.4%) |
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Countrywide Financial Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/16 |
560,000 | 571 | ||
Residential Capital Corp., 6.00%, 2/22/11 |
1,715,000 | 1,712 | ||
Residential Capital Corp., 6.50%, 4/17/13 |
1,500,000 | 1,520 | ||
Total |
3,803 | |||
Natural Gas Distributors (0.1%) |
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NiSource Finance Corp., 5.40%, 7/15/14 |
590,000 | 572 | ||
Total |
572 | |||
Oil & Gas Field Machines and Services (0.1%) |
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Weatherford International, Ltd., 6.50%, 8/1/36 |
475,000 | 477 | ||
Total |
477 | |||
Oil and Gas (1.9%) |
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Anadarko Finance Co., 7.50%, 5/1/31 |
785,000 | 891 | ||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 9/15/16 |
685,000 | 686 | ||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36 |
135,000 | 136 | ||
Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11 |
3,105,000 | 3,247 | ||
ConocoPhilips, 5.625% 10/15/16 |
380,000 | 382 | ||
Encana Holdings Finance Corp., 5.80%, 5/1/14 |
760,000 | 765 | ||
Hess Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/33 |
195,000 | 213 | ||
Nexen, Inc., 5.875%, 3/10/35 |
1,325,000 | 1,240 | ||
Occidental Petroleum, 4.00%, 11/30/07 |
1,500,000 | 1,484 |
Corporate Bonds (28.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
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Occidental Petroleum, 10.125%, 9/15/09 |
1,000,000 | 1,118 | ||
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 12/15/15 |
2,545,000 | 2,527 | ||
Petro-Canada, 5.95%, 5/15/35 |
690,000 | 654 | ||
Pioneer Natural Resource, 6.875%, 5/1/18 |
1,340,000 | 1,296 | ||
Suncoc, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/17 |
325,000 | 318 | ||
Talisman Energy, Inc., 5.85%, 2/1/37 |
1,590,000 | 1,451 | ||
Tesoro Corp., 6.25%, 11/1/12 |
1,590,000 | 1,582 | ||
XTO Energy, Inc., 5.30%, 6/30/15 |
195,000 | 189 | ||
Total |
18,179 | |||
Other Finance (0.3%) |
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SLM Corp., 5.45%, 4/25/11 |
3,020,000 | 3,032 | ||
Total |
3,032 | |||
Other Services (0.1%) |
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Waste Management, Inc., 5.00%, 3/15/14 |
540,000 | 519 | ||
Total |
519 | |||
Paper and Forest Products (0.2%) |
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Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/32 |
1,590,000 | 1,660 | ||
Total |
1,660 | |||
Pharmaceuticals (0.3%) |
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Abbott Laboratories, 3.75%, 3/15/11 |
2,480,000 | 2,342 | ||
Total |
2,342 | |||
Property and Casualty Insurance (0.5%) |
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Berkley (WR) Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/08 |
2,860,000 | 3,022 | ||
Berkshire Hathaway Finance, 3.40%, 7/2/07 |
1,500,000 | 1,487 | ||
Total |
4,509 | |||
Railroads (1.0%) |
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 6.125%, 3/15/09 |
3,000,000 | 3,047 | ||
Union Pacific Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/09 |
3,000,000 | 2,911 | ||
Union Pacific Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/09 |
3,000,000 | 3,158 | ||
Total |
9,116 | |||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.7%) | ||||
Archstone-Smith Operating Trust, 5.25%, 12/1/10 |
575,000 | 571 | ||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/12 |
360,000 | 362 | ||
Colonial Realty LP, 6.05%, 9/1/16 |
255,000 | 258 | ||
Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 5.375%, 10/15/12 |
1,000,000 | 990 | ||
Duke Realty LP, 5.95%, 2/15/17 |
615,000 | 624 | ||
ERP Operating LP, 5.25%, 9/15/14 |
1,325,000 | 1,310 | ||
First Industrial LP, 5.25%, 6/15/09 |
1,275,000 | 1,265 | ||
HRPT Properties Trust, 5.75%, 11/1/15 |
800,000 | 799 |
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Corporate Bonds (28.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
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ProLogis, 5.50%, 3/1/13 |
1,380,000 | 1,376 | ||
ProLogis, 5.75%, 4/1/16 |
865,000 | 870 | ||
Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 5/1/13 144A |
2,700,000 | 2,712 | ||
Simon Property Group LP, 5.375%, 6/1/11 |
2,370,000 | 2,370 | ||
Simon Property Group LP, 5.60%, 9/1/11 |
590,000 | 595 | ||
Simon Property Group LP, 6.10%, 5/1/16 |
1,155,000 | 1,197 | ||
Total |
15,299 | |||
Retail Food and Drug (0.5%) |
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CVS Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/14 |
2,420,000 | 2,313 | ||
Delhaize America, Inc., 8.125%, 4/15/11 |
1,965,000 | 2,120 | ||
Total |
4,433 | |||
Retail Stores (1.5%) |
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Federated Department Stores, 6.30%, 4/1/09 |
3,790,000 | 3,853 | ||
Federated Retail Holdings, 5.90%, 12/1/16 |
385,000 | 384 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc., 5.40%, 3/1/16 |
945,000 | 924 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/36 |
3,860,000 | 3,788 | ||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc., 6.875%, 10/15/15 |
490,000 | 512 | ||
May Department Stores Co., 6.65%, 7/15/24 |
195,000 | 193 | ||
Target Corp., 5.40%, 10/1/08 |
4,555,000 | 4,576 | ||
Total |
14,230 | |||
Security Brokers and Dealers (1.1%) |
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Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 5.50%, 8/16/11 |
975,000 | 986 | ||
Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/11 |
1,470,000 | 1,522 | ||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.15%, 1/15/14 |
2,420,000 | 2,384 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 1/3/17 |
1,300,000 | 1,317 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/17 |
400,000 | 409 | ||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.00%, 1/15/15 |
990,000 | 964 | ||
Morgan Stanley, 5.375%, 10/15/15 |
1,735,000 | 1,719 | ||
Morgan Stanley, 6.25%, 8/9/26 |
795,000 | 831 | ||
Total |
10,132 | |||
Telecommunications (2.0%) |
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AT&T Corp., 9.05%, 11/15/11 |
1,500,000 | 1,624 | ||
(e)AT&T Corp., 9.75%, 11/15/31 |
870,000 | 1,079 | ||
AT&T, Inc., 5.10%, 9/15/14 |
625,000 | 607 | ||
Cingular Wireless LLC, 7.125%, 12/15/31 |
1,535,000 | 1,700 |
Corporate Bonds (28.6%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Telecommunications continued |
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Deutsche Telekom International Finance, 5.75%, 3/23/16 |
1,180,000 | 1,163 | ||
Embarq Corp., 6.738%, 6/1/13 |
610,000 | 624 | ||
Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 6/1/16 |
660,000 | 672 | ||
Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/1/36 |
385,000 | 401 | ||
France Telecom SA, 8.50%, 3/1/31 |
800,000 | 1,050 | ||
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.90%, 5/1/19 |
1,150,000 | 1,186 | ||
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.375%, 3/15/12 |
1,880,000 | 2,090 | ||
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32 |
330,000 | 397 | ||
Telecom Italia Capital, 4.00%, 1/15/10 |
1,565,000 | 1,494 | ||
Telecom Italia Capital, 6.20%, 7/18/11 |
1,225,000 | 1,243 | ||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.55%, 2/15/16 |
845,000 | 842 | ||
Verizon Global Funding Corp., 5.85%, 9/15/35 |
1,135,000 | 1,087 | ||
Vodafone Group PLC, 5.50%, 6/15/11 |
2,035,000 | 2,041 | ||
Total |
19,300 | |||
Tobacco (0.1%) |
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Reynolds America, Inc., 7.625%, 6/1/16 |
1,010,000 | 1,070 | ||
Total |
1,070 | |||
Vehicle Parts (0.1%) |
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Johnson Controls, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/16 |
750,000 | 736 | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/36 |
360,000 | 348 | ||
Total |
1,084 | |||
Yankee Sovereign (0.2%) |
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United Mexican States, 5.625%, 1/15/17 |
1,480,000 | 1,481 | ||
Total |
1,481 | |||
Total Corporate Bonds |
263,996 | |||
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Governments (15.8%) |
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Aid-Israel, 5.50%, 4/26/24 |
1,910,000 | 1,984 | ||
Housing & Urban Development, 6.08%, 8/1/13 |
4,000,000 | 4,158 | ||
Housing & Urban Development, 6.17%, 8/1/14 |
3,000,000 | 3,155 | ||
Overseas Private Investment, 4.10%, 11/15/14 |
2,301,840 | 2,207 | ||
(e)Tennessee Valley Authority Stripped, 8.25%, 4/15/42 |
3,600,000 | 2,850 | ||
US Treasury, 3.125%, 5/15/07 |
2,740,000 | 2,721 | ||
US Treasury, 4.50%, 11/30/11 |
2,650,000 | 2,626 | ||
(g)US Treasury, 4.50%, 2/15/36 |
17,058,000 | 16,221 |
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Value $ (000’s) | ||
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US Treasury, 4.625%, 9/30/08 |
2,270,000 | 2,262 | ||
US Treasury, 4.625%, 11/30/08 |
14,450,000 | 14,398 | ||
(g)US Treasury, 4.625%, 11/15/16 |
19,735,000 | 19,605 | ||
US Treasury, 4.875%, 5/31/08 |
158,000 | 158 | ||
US Treasury, 4.875%, 8/31/08 |
8,534,000 | 8,533 | ||
US Treasury, 4.875%, 10/31/08 |
8,355,000 | 8,359 | ||
(g)US Treasury, 4.875%, 8/15/16 |
18,217,000 | 18,435 | ||
US Treasury, 5.125%, 6/30/08 |
9,570,000 | 9,600 | ||
US Treasury, 5.125%, 5/15/16 |
21,237,000 | 21,875 | ||
US Treasury Inflation Index Bond, 2.00%, 1/15/16 |
7,603,151 | 7,341 | ||
Total Governments |
146,488 | |||
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Structured Products (51.7%) |
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AEP Texas Central Transition Funding, 5.306%, 7/1/20 |
15,910,000 | 15,825 | ||
Asset Securitization Corp., Series 1997-D5, Class PS1, 1.482%, 2/14/43 IO |
79,312,144 | 2,688 | ||
Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2AG, 4.657%, 8/25/34 |
3,817,000 | 3,768 | ||
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class A6, 3.511%, 6/25/34 |
8,024,000 | 7,823 | ||
Capital Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A1, 5.34%, 12/15/07 |
1,885,000 | 1,885 | ||
Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A2, 5.31%, 5/15/09 |
4,852,761 | 4,852 | ||
CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co. LLC, Series 2005-A, Class A4, 5.17%, 8/1/19 |
1,730,000 | 1,715 | ||
Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust, Series 2004-A, Class A4, 2.83%, 9/15/10 |
3,658,891 | 3,592 | ||
Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A3, 3.87%, 6/15/09 |
4,495,128 | 4,450 | ||
Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-C1, Class B, 7.00%, 6/2/33 144A |
4,000,000 | 4,097 | ||
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, Series 2006-C, Class A1, 5.37%, 10/8/07 144A |
3,421,998 | 3,423 | ||
DLJ Commerical Mortgage Corp., Series 1998-CF1, Class S, 0.944%, 2/18/31 IO |
90,622,324 | 1,162 | ||
DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Series 1997-CF2, Class S, 0.632%, 10/15/30 IO 144A |
52,091,017 | 370 | ||
Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co., Series 1998-1, Class IO, 1.262%, 1/15/25 IO 144A |
11,955,296 | 374 |
Structured Products (51.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
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Fannie Mae Whole Loan, 6.25%, 5/25/42 |
6,684,435 | 6,761 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/20 |
1,795,420 | 1,688 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/19 |
2,171,213 | 2,095 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 7/1/20 |
5,991,782 | 5,776 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/19 |
3,219,229 | 3,167 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/20 |
542,519 | 533 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/20 |
1,992,404 | 1,957 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/20 |
2,758,913 | 2,711 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 11/1/35 |
13,067,151 | 12,613 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/35 |
30,865,558 | 29,792 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 9/1/19 |
1,003,556 | 1,004 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 11/1/19 |
2,711,855 | 2,712 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/19 |
513,968 | 514 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/20 |
3,686,694 | 3,684 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/35 |
2,427,232 | 2,401 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 10/1/35 |
7,032,438 | 6,956 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 5/1/34 |
1,307,427 | 1,333 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 3/1/36 |
1,518,614 | 1,546 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through, 5.651%, 4/25/16 |
7,294,382 | 7,388 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 5.50%, 1/1/37 |
24,320,000 | 24,046 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 6.00%, 1/1/37 |
17,469,000 | 17,595 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 6.50%, 1/1/37 |
11,562,000 | 11,775 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 6/1/19 |
1,207,510 | 1,138 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/19 |
6,530,714 | 6,308 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 8/1/19 |
1,296,247 | 1,252 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 12/1/19 |
726,559 | 702 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 7/1/20 |
3,445,248 | 3,324 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 9/1/20 |
4,837,600 | 4,667 |
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Value $ (000’s) | ||
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Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 3/1/20 |
2,266,897 | 2,229 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/20 |
955,916 | 940 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 5/1/20 |
8,176,285 | 8,038 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/35 |
2,546,134 | 2,459 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/35 |
4,135,433 | 3,994 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 10/1/35 |
2,743,834 | 2,650 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/35 |
5,072,920 | 4,899 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 6/1/36 |
4,190,980 | 4,046 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.17%, 1/1/16 |
2,695,646 | 2,673 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.285%, 4/1/16 |
7,821,897 | 7,876 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.32%, 4/1/14 |
1,756,612 | 1,767 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/34 |
1,660,183 | 1,642 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/1/35 |
5,322,979 | 5,263 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/35 |
1,215,261 | 1,201 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 8/1/35 |
3,195,182 | 3,159 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/35 |
18,096,611 | 17,890 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/35 |
5,351,143 | 5,290 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 11/1/35 |
14,731,974 | 14,564 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 1/1/36 |
12,092,477 | 11,954 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/35 |
361,048 | 364 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 6/1/35 |
63,751 | 64 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 7/1/35 |
5,761,647 | 5,802 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 8/1/35 |
650,738 | 655 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/35 |
2,461,141 | 2,478 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/35 |
5,563,455 | 5,602 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 9/1/36 |
3,884,599 | 3,911 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 11/1/35 |
2,407,381 | 2,453 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 12/1/35 |
4,150,181 | 4,229 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 4/1/36 |
1,273,749 | 1,298 |
Structured Products (51.7%) | Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
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Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.75%, 4/25/18 |
1,291,865 | 1,326 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association — Aces, Series 2006-M1, Class B, 5.355%, 2/25/16 |
6,949,000 | 6,925 | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 6.00%, 1/1/37 |
32,992,000 | 33,207 | ||
Final Maturity Amortizing Notes, 4.45%, 8/25/12 |
7,527,817 | 7,264 | ||
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-FA1, 6.25%, 10/25/34 |
3,521,859 | 3,543 | ||
First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage Trust II, Commerical Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-C2, 6.79%, 11/18/29 |
1,910,000 | 1,952 | ||
Freddie Mac, 4.50%, 10/15/33 |
2,159,707 | 2,090 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/15/31 |
57,840 | 58 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 11/15/31 |
17,367 | 17 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 12/15/31 |
202,909 | 203 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 1/15/32 |
542,589 | 541 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 2/15/32 |
190,593 | 190 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/15/32 |
172,863 | 172 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 4/15/32 |
17,841 | 18 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/15/32 |
31,629 | 32 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/15/32 |
4,422,238 | 4,409 | ||
Greenwich Capital Commerical Funding Corp, Series 2006-FL4A, Class A1, 5.44%, 11/5/21 144A |
2,827,000 | 2,827 | ||
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2003-3, Class A4, 2.77%, 11/21/08 |
1,600,715 | 1,596 | ||
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3, 3.53%, 10/21/08 |
3,733,833 | 3,708 | ||
Massachusetts RRB Special Purpose Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A, 6.53%, 6/1/15 |
1,287,436 | 1,345 | ||
Midland Realty Acceptance Corp., Series 1996-C2, Class AEC, 1.370%, 1/25/29 IO 144A |
1,498,557 | 32 | ||
Mid-State Trust, Series 6, Class A3, 7.54%, 7/1/35 |
453,704 | 484 | ||
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3, 4.74%, 9/15/09 |
20,500,000 | 20,384 |
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Value $ (000’s) | ||
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RMF Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through, Series 1997-1, Class F, 7.47%, 1/15/19 144A |
1,800,000 | 180 | ||
Rural Housing Trust 1987-1, Series 1, Class D, 6.33%, 4/1/26 |
92,056 | 92 | ||
Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust, Series 2006-2A, Class A2, 5.35%, 5/20/10 144A |
4,169,000 | 4,169 | ||
Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., Series 2003-C1A, Class A, |
4,050,489 | 3,911 | ||
Washington Mutual Asset Securities Corp., Series 2003-AR10, Class A6, 4.062%, 10/25/33 |
1,912,000 | 1,875 | ||
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities, Series 2004-N, Class A6, 4.00%, 8/25/34 |
5,728,000 | 5,577 | ||
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-A, Class A3, 5.01%, 10/15/10 |
7,027,000 | 7,009 | ||
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2006-B, Class A1, 5.374%, 10/15/07 |
12,215,747 | 12,220 | ||
Total Structured Products |
478,208 | |||
Money Market Investments (18.2%) | ||||
Autos (2.6%) |
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(b)Daimler Chrysler Auto, 5.29%, 1/9/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,994 | ||
(b)Daimler Chrysler Auto, 5.30%, 1/10/07 |
4,470,000 | 4,464 | ||
(b)Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.32%, 1/17/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,988 | ||
(b)New Center Asset Trust, 5.28%, 1/11/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,986 | ||
Total |
24,432 | |||
Federal Government & Agencies (0.1%) |
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(b)Federal Home Loan, 5.13%, 3/23/07 |
1,000,000 | 989 | ||
Total |
989 | |||
Finance Lessors (3.2%) |
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(b)Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.26%, 1/30/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,979 | ||
(b)Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.29%, 1/22/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,985 | ||
(b)Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.27%, 1/5/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,997 |
Money Market Investments (18.2%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Finance Lessors continued |
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(b)Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.28%, 1/5/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,996 | ||
(b)Windmill Funding Corp., 5.26%, 1/2/07 |
4,500,000 | 4,499 | ||
(b)Windmill Funding Corp., 5.27%, 1/11/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,993 | ||
Total |
29,449 | |||
Finance Services (1.6%) |
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(b)Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.28%, 1/11/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,992 | ||
(b)Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.31%, 1/23/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,984 | ||
(b)Ciesco LP, 5.25%, 1/19/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,987 | ||
Total |
14,963 | |||
Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (2.2%) | ||||
(b)General Electric Capital, 5.23%, 1/11/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,986 | ||
(b)Park Avenue Receivables, 5.27%, 1/10/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,993 | ||
(b)Park Avenue Receivables, 5.31%, 1/19/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,987 | ||
Total |
19,966 | |||
National Commercial Banks (2.2%) |
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(b)Barclays US Funding LLC, 5.245%, 1/12/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,992 | ||
Citigroup Funding, Inc., 5.25%, 1/2/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,999 | ||
UBS Finance LLC, 5.27%, 1/2/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,999 | ||
Total |
19,990 | |||
Personal Credit Institutions (2.5%) |
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American Express Credit, 5.28%, 1/9/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,994 | ||
American General Finance, 5.285%, 1/3/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,999 | ||
BMW US Capital Corp., 5.28%, 1/2/07 |
1,000,000 | 1,000 | ||
BMW US Capital Corp., 5.29%, 1/2/07 |
2,170,000 | 2,170 | ||
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 5.24%, 1/11/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,985 | ||
Total |
23,148 | |||
Security Brokers and Dealers (1.6%) |
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Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 5.26%, 1/8/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,995 | ||
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.30%, 1/4/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,995 | ||
Total |
14,990 | |||
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Money Market Investments (18.2%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) |
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Short Term Business Credit (2.2%) |
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HSBC Finance Corp., 5.22%, 1/11/07 |
10,000,000 | 9,986 | |||
Old Line Funding Corp., 5.27%, 1/10/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,993 | |||
Sheffield Receivables, 5.31%, 1/5/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,997 | |||
Total |
19,976 | ||||
Total Money Market Investments |
167,903 | ||||
Total Investments (114.3%) |
1,056,595 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-14.3%) |
(132,138 | ) | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
924,457 | ||||
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 December 31, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was $34,796, representing 3.76% of the net assets.
IO — Interest Only Security
(a) | At December 31, 2006 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes (in thousands) was $1,062,809 and the net unrealized depreciation of investments based on that cost was $6,214 which is comprised of $5,081 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $11,295 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) |
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US Ten Year Treasury Note (Short) |
62 | 3/07 | $ | (88 | ) | |||
(Total Notional Value at December 31, 2006, $6,752) |
(e) | Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments. At the predetermined date the stated coupon rate becomes effective. |
(g) | All or portion of the securities have been loaned. See note 6. |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Objective: | Portfolio Strategy: | Net Assets: | ||
Maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of capital. | Achieve stability of capital by investing in short-term debt securities. | $391 million |
The Money Market Portfolio seeks maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of capital. The Portfolio seeks to achieve this objective by investing in high quality, short term money market instruments that present minimal credit risk as determined by management. Management will seek to maximize returns by trading to take advantage of changing money market conditions and trends and what they believe are disparities in yield relationships between different money market instruments.
The Money Market Portfolio will also trade to take advantage of what are believed to be disparities in yield relationships between different money market instruments. This procedure may increase or decrease the Portfolio’s yield depending upon management’s ability to correctly time and execute such transactions. The Money Market Portfolio intends to purchase only securities that mature within a year except for securities which are subject to repurchase agreements. Accordingly, the amount of purchases will be relatively high. However, as transaction costs on Money Market Portfolio investments are generally not substantial, the high level of purchases should not adversely affect the Portfolio’s net asset value or net income.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Portfolio returned 4.86%, in line with the Merrill Lynch Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill (T-Bill) Index, which returned 4.85%. The Portfolio’s return compared favorably with the 4.54% average return of its Lipper Money Market Funds peer group. The Portfolio’s outperformance relative to its peer group resulted from our low expenses and effective management of the Portfolio’s weighted average maturity, or “WAM”.
Money market investments performed well, outperforming longer-term bonds for a second consecutive year in 2006. For the year, cash-equivalent investments returned 4.85%, as measured by the Merrill Lynch 90-Day T-Bill Index, while bonds returned 4.33%, as measured by the Citigroup U.S. Broad Investment Grade Bond Index.
Returns on cash-equivalent investments are closely tied to the level of short-term interest rates. During the year, the Federal Reserve appeared to have concluded its two-year campaign for higher interest rates, aimed at keeping the economy from overheating and inflation under control. Indeed, growth slowed from a more than 5% annual rate in the first quarter of 2006 to an estimated 2% in the fourth quarter. At the same time, inflation moderated over the course of the year, while energy prices eased from record highs. The Fed’s rate hikes had the desired effect of slowing the red-hot housing market; nevertheless, the job market and consumer spending remained relatively healthy. For all of 2006, the Fed raised rates from 4.25% at the beginning of the year to 5.25%, where they’ve stood since June.
In terms of Portfolio positioning, we managed the Portfolio’s WAM conservatively, keeping it close to that of its peer group’s average. We were a little shorter earlier in the year and a little longer later in the year. Having a shorter WAM is beneficial when interest rates are rising because it means maturing securities can be reinvested at the new, higher rate more quickly. It is also typically better to have a longer WAM when rates are flat or falling, because it allows the Portfolio to lock in higher yields for a longer time. As a result, these conservative adjustments helped the Portfolio provide better yields and returns than its peer group and the T-Bill Index.
Looking ahead, we see a fairly benign economic environment with modest inflation, which, in our opinion, would likely keep the Fed on hold well into 2007. Therefore, we are likely to maintain the Portfolio’s average maturity close to or slightly longer than that of its peer group. We will continue to carefully monitor the Fed and the economy, and attempt to prudently and conservatively manage the Portfolio’s WAM going forward.
AN INVESTMENT IN THE MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO IS NEITHER INSURED NOR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. ALTHOUGH THE PORTFOLIO SEEKS TO PRESERVE THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT AT $1.00 PER SHARE, THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THE PORTFOLIO WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE PORTFOLIO.
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Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio 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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses During Period 2006 to | |||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,025.70 | $ | 1.53 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.40 | $ | 1.53 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2006
Money Market Investments (99.2%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Asset-Backed Securities (CMO’S) (0.8%) |
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Franklin Auto Trust, |
3,183,180 | 3,183 | ||
Total |
3,183 | |||
Autos (13.4%) |
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Daimler Chrysler Auto, 5.25%, 2/5/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,954 | ||
Daimler Chrysler Auto, 5.26%, 1/24/07 |
8,500,000 | 8,471 | ||
Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.27%, 1/18/07 |
8,500,000 | 8,479 | ||
Fcar Owner Trust 1, 5.29%, 1/23/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,971 | ||
New Center Asset Trust, 5.25%, 1/5/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,995 | ||
New Center Asset Trust, 5.25%, 1/8/07 |
8,500,000 | 8,491 | ||
Total |
52,361 | |||
Federal Government & Agencies (4.9%) |
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Fannie Mae, 3.125%, 5/4/07 |
3,800,000 | 3,769 | ||
Fannie Mae, 4.00%, 5/23/07 |
11,400,000 | 11,337 | ||
Fannie Mae, 4.84%, 6/22/07 |
3,900,000 | 3,886 | ||
Total |
18,992 | |||
Finance Lessors (13.3%) |
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Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.26%, 1/31/07 |
8,500,000 | 8,463 | ||
Ranger Funding Co. LLC, 5.29%, 1/22/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,972 | ||
Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.27%, 1/4/07 |
8,521,000 | 8,517 | ||
Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 5.29%, 1/17/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,980 | ||
Windmill Funding Corp., 5.25%, 1/18/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,978 | ||
Windmill Funding Corp., 5.26%, 1/4/07 |
8,500,000 | 8,496 | ||
Total |
52,406 | |||
Finance Services (10.7%) |
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Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.27%, 1/3/07 |
8,500,000 | 8,498 | ||
Bryant Park Funding LLC, 5.28%, 1/11/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,987 | ||
Ciesco LP, 5.24%, 1/19/07 |
17,500,000 | 17,453 | ||
HBOS PLC, 3.125%, 1/12/07 144A |
3,400,000 | 3,398 | ||
HBOS Treasury Services PLC, |
3,400,000 | 3,400 | ||
Total |
41,736 | |||
Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions (8.3%) | ||||
General Electric Capital Corp., |
10,000,000 | 9,974 | ||
General Electric Capital Corp., |
5,000,000 | 5,000 |
Money Market Investments (99.2%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Miscellaneous Business Credit Institutions continued | ||||
Park Avenue Receivables, 5.27%, 2/16/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,939 | ||
Park Avenue Receivables, 5.31%, 1/24/07 |
8,500,000 | 8,471 | ||
Total |
32,384 | |||
National Commercial Banks (12.8%) |
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Bank of America Corp., 5.30%, 1/18/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,977 | ||
Bank of America Corp., 5.36%, 8/1/07 |
3,900,000 | 3,900 | ||
Barclays US Funding LLC, 5.22%, 1/8/07 |
5,000,000 | 4,995 | ||
Citigroup Funding, Inc., |
8,500,000 | 8,499 | ||
Citigroup Funding, Inc., |
9,000,000 | 8,990 | ||
Fleetboston Financial Corp., |
2,500,000 | 2,504 | ||
UBS Finance LLC, 5.25%, 1/2/07 |
12,100,000 | 12,097 | ||
Total |
49,962 | |||
Personal Credit Institutions (10.1%) |
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American Express Credit, |
10,000,000 | 9,987 | ||
American General Finance, |
6,000,000 | 5,998 | ||
American General Finance, |
5,500,000 | 5,492 | ||
American General Finance, |
6,000,000 | 5,987 | ||
Rabobank USA, 5.26%, 1/2/07 |
11,950,000 | 11,948 | ||
Total |
39,412 | |||
Security Brokers and Dealers (11.9%) |
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Bear Stearns Co., Inc., |
9,000,000 | 8,980 | ||
Bear Stearns Co., Inc., |
7,300,000 | 7,293 | ||
Merrill Lynch & Co., |
9,000,000 | 8,977 | ||
Merrill Lynch & Co., |
3,700,000 | 3,700 | ||
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 5.25%, 1/8/07 |
9,000,000 | 8,991 | ||
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, |
8,500,000 | 8,480 | ||
Total |
46,421 | |||
Short Term Business Credit (13.0%) |
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HSBC Finance Corp., |
9,000,000 | 8,967 | ||
HSBC Finance Corp., |
3,400,000 | 3,403 |
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Money Market Portfolio
Money Market Investments (99.2%) |
Shares/ $ Par |
Value $ (000’s) | ||
Short Term Business Credit continued |
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HSBC Finance Corp., 7.875%, 3/1/07 |
3,400,000 | 3,416 | ||
Old Line Funding Corp., |
8,500,000 | 8,495 | ||
Old Line Funding Corp., |
9,000,000 | 8,979 | ||
Sheffield Receivables, |
8,500,000 | 8,486 | ||
Sheffield Receivables, |
9,000,000 | 8,976 | ||
Total |
50,722 | |||
Total Money Market Investments |
387,579 | |||
Total Investments (99.2%) |
387,579 | |||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.8%) |
3,010 | |||
Net Assets (100.0%) |
390,589 | |||
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 December 31, 2006 the value of these securities (in thousands) was $3,398, representing 0.87% of the net assets. |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
December 31, 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 |
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Assets |
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Investments, at value (1) |
$ | 528,242 | $ | 326,392 | $ | 1,180,531 | $ | 274,034 | $ | 1,553,592 | $ | 131,790 | $ | 534,501 | ||||||||||
Cash & Cash Equivalents |
38 | — | 124 | 739 | 1,420 | 61 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
Due from Sale of Fund Shares |
199 | 121 | 289 | 210 | 897 | 65 | 199 | |||||||||||||||||
Due from Sale of Securities |
1,155 | 1,251 | 8,650 | — | — | — | 230 | |||||||||||||||||
Due from Sale of Foreign Currency |
— | — | — | 229 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Futures Variation Margin |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Dividends and Interest Receivables |
17 | 284 | 359 | 179 | 1,619 | 118 | 335 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Assets |
529,651 | 328,048 | 1,189,953 | 275,391 | 1,557,528 | 132,034 | 535,377 | |||||||||||||||||
Liabilities |
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Due on Purchase of Securities |
278 | 2,465 | 5,059 | 716 | — | 875 | 915 | |||||||||||||||||
Payable for Collateral on Securities on Loan (2) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Due on Purchase of Foreign Currency |
— | — | — | 787 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Due on Redemption of Fund Shares |
301 | 368 | 702 | 815 | 455 | 43 | 293 | |||||||||||||||||
Due to Investment Advisor |
245 | 233 | 529 | 156 | 779 | 93 | 114 | |||||||||||||||||
Accrued Expenses |
8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 64 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Futures Variation Margin |
207 | — | 171 | — | — | — | 305 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities |
1,039 | 3,075 | 6,469 | 2,509 | 1,298 | 1,018 | 1,637 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ | 528,612 | $ | 324,973 | $ | 1,183,484 | $ | 272,882 | $ | 1,556,230 | $ | 131,016 | $ | 533,740 | ||||||||||
Represented By: |
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Aggregate Paid in Capital (3), (4) |
$ | 420,826 | $ | 227,441 | $ | 945,840 | $ | 191,271 | $ | 944,123 | $ | 111,763 | $ | 392,814 | ||||||||||
Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) |
423 | 1,546 | 9,438 | 2,170 | 33,103 | — | 7,053 | |||||||||||||||||
Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments |
48,394 | 18,526 | 104,872 | 24,087 | 19,763 | 2,105 | 29,762 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of: |
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Investment Securities |
59,238 | 77,460 | 123,874 | 55,340 | 559,210 | 17,148 | 105,033 | |||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
(269 | ) | — | (540 | ) | — | — | (922 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Transactions |
— | — | — | 14 | 31 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Net Assets for Shares Outstanding (3) |
$ | 528,612 | $ | 324,973 | $ | 1,183,484 | $ | 272,882 | $ | 1,556,230 | $ | 131,016 | $ | 533,740 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share |
$ | 2.38 | $ | 1.84 | $ | 3.37 | $ | 1.77 | $ | 2.33 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 1.59 | ||||||||||
(1) Investments, at cost |
$ | 469,004 | $ | 248,932 | $ | 1,056,657 | $ | 218,694 | $ | 994,382 | $ | 114,642 | $ | 429,468 | ||||||||||
(2) Securities on Loan |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||
(3) Shares Outstanding |
221,809 | 176,785 | 351,578 | 154,529 | 667,378 | 85,807 | 336,526 | |||||||||||||||||
(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.
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 139,052 | $ | 734,644 | $ | 535,143 | $ | 409,836 | $ | 199,024 | $ | 2,079,447 | $ | 287,497 | $ | 3,212,205 | $ | 272,630 | $ | 1,056,595 | $ | 387,579 | ||||||||||||||
65 | 142 | 38 | 29 | 50 | 112 | 99 | 219 | 42 | 109 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 277 | 108 | 210 | 599 | 567 | 80 | 520 | 97 | 511 | 2,993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 843 | — | 118 | 260 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 612 | 611 | 817 | 323 | 2,795 | 1,042 | 12,458 | 4,499 | 7,403 | 486 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
139,343 | 735,675 | 535,900 | 410,892 | 200,839 | 2,082,921 | 288,836 | 3,225,662 | 277,268 | 1,064,626 | 391,066 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 687 | 181 | — | 6,667 | 168,005 | 425 | 93,876 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105,516 | — | 45,446 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
663 | 260 | 202 | 171 | 35 | 982 | 101 | 1,713 | 88 | 612 | 378 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 263 | 194 | 191 | 108 | 353 | 125 | 754 | 106 | 235 | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 10 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 89 | 43 | — | — | 177 | 58 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
762 | 620 | 447 | 1,056 | 332 | 1,522 | 6,973 | 276,030 | 629 | 140,169 | 477 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 138,581 | $ | 735,055 | $ | 535,453 | $ | 409,836 | $ | 200,507 | $ | 2,081,399 | $ | 281,863 | $ | 2,949,632 | $ | 276,639 | $ | 924,457 | $ | 390,589 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 113,835 | $ | 604,499 | $ | 544,786 | $ | 325,514 | $ | 166,750 | $ | 1,324,886 | $ | 230,784 | $ | 2,008,746 | $ | 322,472 | $ | 909,937 | $ | 390,589 | ||||||||||||||
6 | 6,654 | 6,345 | 6,574 | 26 | 34,511 | 6,508 | 89,243 | 17,943 | 40,645 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
182 | (9,567 | ) | (127,985 | ) | 19,684 | 1,732 | 70,725 | 13,661 | 47,727 | (68,718 | ) | (21,436 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
24,558 | 133,444 | 112,328 | 58,064 | 31,999 | 651,233 | 30,877 | 803,798 | 4,942 | (4,777 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 25 | (21 | ) | — | — | 44 | 33 | 118 | — | 88 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 138,581 | $ | 735,055 | $ | 535,453 | $ | 409,836 | $ | 200,507 | $ | 2,081,399 | $ | 281,863 | $ | 2,949,632 | $ | 276,639 | $ | 924,457 | $ | 390,589 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1.62 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 1.35 | $ | 1.31 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 3.26 | $ | 1.22 | $ | 1.97 | $ | 0.73 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 114,494 | $ | 601,200 | $ | 422,815 | $ | 351,772 | $ | 167,025 | $ | 1,428,214 | $ | 256,620 | $ | 2,408,407 | $ | 267,688 | $ | 1,061,372 | $ | 387,579 | ||||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 102,217 | $ | — | $ | 43,869 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||
85,630 | 319,754 | 397,096 | 313,863 | 131,279 | 638,477 | 230,893 | 1,494,942 | 376,854 | 770,323 | 390,602 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
For the Year Ended December 31, 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 |
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Investment Income |
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Income |
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Interest |
$ | 2,100 | $ | 587 | $ | 3,897 | $ | 536 | $ | 4,190 | $ | 293 | $ | 1,966 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends (1) |
1,214 | 3,750 | 11,940 | 3,928 | 38,366 | 2,116 | 6,725 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total Income |
3,314 | 4,337 | 15,837 | 4,464 | 42,556 | 2,409 | 8,691 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses |
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Management Fees |
2,852 | 2,412 | 6,368 | 1,550 | 8,663 | 959 | 1,296 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Custodian Fees |
22 | 22 | 17 | 333 | 623 | 9 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Audit Fees |
17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expenses |
3 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total Expenses |
2,894 | 2,455 | 6,404 | 1,923 | 9,307 | 988 | 1,340 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Less Waived Fees: |
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Paid by Affiliate |
— | — | — | — | (111 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paid Indirectly |
(3 | ) | (5 | ) | (5 | ) | — | — | (3 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total Net Expenses |
2,891 | 2,450 | 6,399 | 1,923 | 9,196 | 985 | 1,335 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
423 | 1,887 | 9,438 | 2,541 | 33,360 | 1,424 | 7,356 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
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Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: |
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Investment Securities |
48,235 | 18,386 | 105,690 | 24,230 | 72,937 | 9,122 | 30,940 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
565 | — | 934 | — | — | — | 1,152 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Transactions |
— | — | — | (142 | ) | (194 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
48,800 | 18,386 | 106,624 | 24,088 | 72,743 | 9,122 | 32,092 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of: |
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Investment Securities |
(15,950 | ) | 22,237 | (62,177 | ) | 17,149 | 252,779 | 4,790 | 10,323 | |||||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts |
(269 | ) | — | (540 | ) | — | — | — | (798 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Transactions |
— | — | — | 5 | 49 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
(16,219 | ) | 22,237 | (62,717 | ) | 17,154 | 252,828 | 4,790 | 9,525 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Gain (Loss) on Investments |
32,581 | 40,623 | 43,907 | 41,242 | 325,571 | 13,912 | 41,617 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
$ | 33,004 | $ | 42,510 | $ | 53,345 | $ | 43,783 | $ | 358,931 | $ | 15,336 | $ | 48,973 | ||||||||||||||
(1) Less Foreign Dividend Tax |
$ | — | $ | 1 | $ | 27 | $ | 137 | $ | 1,510 | $ | 1 | $ | — |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 620 | $ | 2,125 | $ | 912 | $ | 766 | $ | 380 | $ | 1,483 | $ | 6,245 | $ | 68,506 | $ | 19,170 | $ | 43,416 | $ | 18,674 | |||||||||||||||||||
979 | 7,529 | 7,642 | 7,826 | 3,664 | 37,141 | 1,926 | 29,808 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,599 | 9,654 | 8,554 | 8,592 | 4,044 | 38,624 | 8,171 | 98,314 | 19,170 | 43,416 | 18,674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,061 | 2,970 | 2,177 | 1,899 | 1,030 | 3,904 | 1,399 | 8,656 | 1,176 | 2,527 | 1,106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 120 | — | 16 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | — | 20 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1,087 | 3,003 | 2,207 | 1,928 | 1,060 | 3,957 | 1,540 | 8,656 | 1,215 | 2,527 | 1,106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(5 | ) | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | (2 | ) | (7 | ) | (4 | ) | — | (4 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1,082 | 3,000 | 2,204 | 1,925 | 1,058 | 3,950 | 1,536 | 8,656 | 1,211 | 2,527 | 1,106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
517 | 6,654 | 6,350 | 6,667 | 2,986 | 34,674 | 6,635 | 89,658 | 17,959 | 40,889 | 17,568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,849 | 44,188 | 35,069 | 20,054 | 5,755 | 73,703 | 12,697 | 43,715 | (2,090 | ) | (13,061 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 2,292 | 81 | — | — | 1,771 | 1,240 | 6,481 | — | 873 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 169 | (1 | ) | 126 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6,849 | 46,480 | 35,150 | 20,054 | 5,755 | 75,474 | 13,952 | 50,365 | (2,091 | ) | (12,062 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,469 | ) | 11,693 | 14,667 | 26,100 | 20,259 | 175,996 | 4,382 | 145,100 | 8,393 | 3,516 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 120 | (21 | ) | — | — | 342 | 128 | 2,215 | — | 237 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,469 | ) | 11,813 | 14,646 | 26,100 | 20,259 | 176,338 | 4,510 | 147,315 | 8,393 | 3,753 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5,380 | 58,293 | 49,796 | 46,154 | 26,014 | 251,812 | 18,462 | 197,680 | 6,302 | (8,309 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 5,897 | $ | 64,947 | $ | 56,146 | $ | 52,821 | $ | 29,000 | $ | 286,486 | $ | 25,097 | $ | 287,338 | $ | 24,261 | $ | 32,580 | $ | 17,568 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12 | $ | 39 | $ | 14 | $ | 73 | $ | 22 | $ | — | $ | 67 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Statements of Operations
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Change in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 423 | $ | (436 | ) | |||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
48,800 | 67,704 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
(16,219 | ) | (17,634 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
33,004 | 49,634 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders from: |
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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: |
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Proceeds from Sale of 24,255 and 26,656 Shares |
59,700 | 63,776 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (26,696 and 2,068 shares, respectively) |
66,952 | 4,453 | ||||||
Payments for 27,963 and 22,266 Shares Redeemed |
(67,100 | ) | (52,822 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (22,988 and 6,458 shares, respectively) |
59,552 | 15,407 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
25,604 | 60,588 | ||||||
Net Assets |
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Beginning of Period |
503,008 | 442,420 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $423 and $0 respectively) |
$ | 528,612 | $ | 503,008 | ||||
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 1,887 | $ | 1,087 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
18,386 | 9,975 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
22,237 | 5,455 | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
42,510 | 16,517 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders from: |
||||||||
Net Investment Income |
(672 | ) | (685 | ) | ||||
Net Realized Gain on Investments |
(10,289 | ) | (5,796 | ) | ||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders |
(10,961 | ) | (6,481 | ) | ||||
Fund Share Transactions: |
||||||||
Proceeds from Sale of 36,280 and 33,985 Shares |
63,688 | 52,624 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (6,046 and 4,516 shares, respectively) |
10,961 | 6,481 | ||||||
Payments for 15,130 and 15,702 Shares Redeemed |
(26,266 | ) | (24,243 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (27,196 and 22,799 shares, respectively) |
48,383 | 34,862 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
79,932 | 44,898 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
245,041 | 200,143 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $1,546 and $719 respectively) |
$ | 324,973 | $ | 245,041 | ||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 9,438 | $ | 1,541 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
106,624 | 138,950 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
(62,717 | ) | (69,353 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
53,345 | 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 15,795 and 19,375 Shares |
53,116 | 59,332 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (8,413 and 211 shares, respectively) |
29,909 | 602 | ||||||
Payments for 52,429 and 51,070 Shares Redeemed |
(175,679 | ) | (156,263 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((28,221) and (31,484) shares, respectively) |
(92,654 | ) | (96,329 | ) | ||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
(69,218 | ) | (25,793 | ) | ||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
1,252,702 | 1,278,495 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $9,438 and $1,541 respectively) |
$ | 1,183,484 | $ | 1,252,702 | ||||
International Growth Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 2,541 | $ | 1,263 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
24,088 | 11,413 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
17,154 | 9,970 | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
43,783 | 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 56,242 and 51,033 Shares |
88,769 | 70,984 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (2,115 and 5,826 shares, respectively) |
3,569 | 8,629 | ||||||
Payments for 17,336 and 27,131 Shares Redeemed |
(27,220 | ) | (36,578 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (41,020 and 29,728 shares, respectively) |
65,118 | 43,035 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
105,332 | 57,052 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
167,550 | 110,498 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $2,170 and $99 respectively) |
$ | 272,882 | $ | 167,550 | ||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 33,360 | $ | 23,272 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
72,743 | 15,154 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
252,828 | 78,903 | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
358,931 | 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 83,552 and 76,596 Shares |
170,977 | 128,828 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (10,906 and 11,284 shares, respectively) |
22,771 | 18,202 | ||||||
Payments for 55,742 and 52,112 Shares Redeemed |
(112,938 | ) | (87,874 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (38,716 and 35,769 shares, respectively) |
80,810 | 59,156 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
416,970 | 158,283 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
1,139,260 | 980,977 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $33,103 and $22,709 respectively) |
$ | 1,556,230 | $ | 1,139,260 | ||||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 1,424 | $ | 513 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
9,122 | 6,465 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
4,790 | (1,949 | ) | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
15,336 | 5,029 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders from: |
||||||||
Net Investment Income |
(1,410 | ) | (512 | ) | ||||
Net Realized Gain on Investments |
(8,997 | ) | (4,826 | ) | ||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders |
(10,407 | ) | (5,338 | ) | ||||
Fund Share Transactions: |
||||||||
Proceeds from Sale of 17,295 and 16,922 Shares |
26,498 | 24,551 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (6,734 and 3,665 shares, respectively) |
10,407 | 5,338 | ||||||
Payments for 5,509 and 2,875 Shares Redeemed |
(8,375 | ) | (4,154 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (18,520 and 17,712 shares, respectively) |
28,530 | 25,735 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
33,459 | 25,426 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
97,557 | 72,131 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $0 and $1 respectively) |
$ | 131,016 | $ | 97,557 | ||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Index 400 Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 7,356 | $ | 5,641 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
32,092 | 32,979 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
9,525 | 14,929 | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
48,973 | 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 34,605 and 40,045 Shares |
54,105 | 58,473 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (23,629 and 18,359 shares, respectively) |
37,428 | 24,657 | ||||||
Payments for 38,898 and 33,053 Shares Redeemed |
(59,964 | ) | (48,223 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (19,335 and 25,351 shares, respectively) |
31,569 | 34,907 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
43,114 | 63,799 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
490,626 | 426,827 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $7,053 and $5,508 respectively) |
$ | 533,740 | $ | 490,626 | ||||
Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 517 | $ | 159 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
6,849 | 4,073 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
(1,469 | ) | 11,407 | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
5,897 | 15,639 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders from: |
||||||||
Net Investment Income |
(513 | ) | (157 | ) | ||||
Net Realized Gain on Investments |
(6,622 | ) | (3,553 | ) | ||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders |
(7,135 | ) | (3,710 | ) | ||||
Fund Share Transactions: |
||||||||
Proceeds from Sale of 35,916 and 44,807 Shares |
57,936 | 68,376 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (4,399 and 2,265 shares, respectively) |
7,135 | 3,710 | ||||||
Payments for 36,279 and 5,119 Shares Redeemed |
(57,931 | ) | (8,026 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (4,036 and 41,953 shares, respectively) |
7,140 | 64,060 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
5,902 | 75,989 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
132,679 | 56,690 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $6 and $2 respectively) |
$ | 138,581 | $ | 132,679 | ||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Growth Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 6,654 | $ | 5,333 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
46,480 | 9,646 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
11,813 | 35,868 | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
64,947 | 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 23,055 and 24,456 Shares |
49,574 | 49,142 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (2,470 and 3,679 shares, respectively) |
5,333 | 7,061 | ||||||
Payments for 38,065 and 42,106 Shares Redeemed |
(81,992 | ) | (84,312 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((12,540) and (13,971) shares, respectively) |
(27,085 | ) | (28,109 | ) | ||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
32,529 | 15,677 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
702,526 | 686,849 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $6,654 and $5,333 respectively) |
$ | 735,055 | $ | 702,526 | ||||
Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 6,350 | $ | 5,445 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
35,150 | 3,377 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
14,646 | 29,999 | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
56,146 | 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 33,623 and 32,999 Shares |
42,366 | 38,264 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (4,298 and 5,534 shares, respectively) |
5,437 | 6,143 | ||||||
Payments for 45,202 and 45,641 Shares Redeemed |
(57,079 | ) | (53,000 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((7,281) and (7,108) shares, respectively) |
(9,276 | ) | (8,593 | ) | ||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
41,433 | 24,085 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
494,020 | 469,935 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $6,345 and $5,437 respectively) |
$ | 535,453 | $ | 494,020 | ||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 6,667 | $ | 4,325 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
20,054 | 16,536 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
26,100 | (673 | ) | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
52,821 | 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 96,847 and 75,865 Shares |
116,555 | 86,903 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (3,000 and 19,876 shares, respectively) |
3,594 | 22,469 | ||||||
Payments for 27,853 and 39,159 Shares Redeemed |
(33,474 | ) | (45,134 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (71,994 and 56,582 shares, respectively) |
86,675 | 64,238 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
135,902 | 61,957 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
273,934 | 211,977 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $6,574 and $0 respectively) |
$ | 409,836 | $ | 273,934 | ||||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 2,986 | $ | 1,974 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
5,755 | 4,696 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
20,259 | (1,494 | ) | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
29,000 | 5,176 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders from: |
||||||||
Net Investment Income |
(2,858 | ) | (1,953 | ) | ||||
Net Realized Gain on Investments |
(4,487 | ) | (5,097 | ) | ||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders |
(7,345 | ) | (7,050 | ) | ||||
Fund Share Transactions: |
||||||||
Proceeds from Sale of 38,621 and 32,708 Shares |
55,854 | 44,133 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (4,805 and 5,244 shares, respectively) |
7,345 | 7,050 | ||||||
Payments for 12,051 and 4,534 Shares Redeemed |
(17,270 | ) | (6,133 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (31,375 and 33,418 shares, respectively) |
45,929 | 45,050 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
67,584 | 43,176 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
132,923 | 89,747 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $26 and $30 respectively) |
$ | 200,507 | $ | 132,923 | ||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Index 500 Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 34,674 | $ | 31,295 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
75,474 | 69,387 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
176,338 | (14,309 | ) | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
286,486 | 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 40,000 and 41,557 Shares |
121,647 | 119,731 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (33,840 and 23,595 shares, respectively) |
100,878 | 65,123 | ||||||
Payments for 75,990 and 71,631 Shares Redeemed |
(230,375 | ) | (206,585 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((2,150) and (6,479) shares, respectively) |
(7,850 | ) | (21,731 | ) | ||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
177,758 | (481 | ) | |||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
1,903,641 | 1,904,122 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $34,511 and $31,068 respectively) |
$ | 2,081,399 | $ | 1,903,641 | ||||
Asset Allocation Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 6,635 | $ | 4,744 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
13,952 | 6,869 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
4,510 | 3,948 | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
25,097 | 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 43,790 and 48,252 Shares |
51,019 | 53,841 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (9,611 and 6,206 shares, respectively) |
11,216 | 6,622 | ||||||
Payments for 33,518 and 18,939 Shares Redeemed |
(39,060 | ) | (21,163 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (19,883 and 35,519 shares, respectively) |
23,175 | 39,300 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
37,056 | 48,239 | ||||||
Net Assets |
||||||||
Beginning of Period |
244,807 | 196,568 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $6,508 and $4,768 respectively) |
$ | 281,863 | $ | 244,807 | ||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Balanced Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
||||||
Change in Net Assets |
||||||||
Operations |
||||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 89,658 | $ | 83,170 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
50,365 | 41,008 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
147,315 | (23,177 | ) | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
287,338 | 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 81,031 and 91,513 Shares |
152,535 | 167,760 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (62,087 and 67,424 shares, respectively) |
114,054 | 119,477 | ||||||
Payments for 210,799 and 188,849 Shares Redeemed |
(395,982 | ) | (346,199 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((67,681) and (29,912) shares, respectively) |
(129,393 | ) | (58,962 | ) | ||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
43,891 | (77,438 | ) | |||||
Net Assets |
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Beginning of Period |
2,905,741 | 2,983,179 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $89,243 and $82,163 respectively) |
$ | 2,949,632 | $ | 2,905,741 | ||||
High Yield Bond Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Change in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 17,959 | $ | 16,875 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
(2,091 | ) | (1,104 | ) | ||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
8,393 | (12,527 | ) | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
24,261 | 3,244 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders from: |
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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: |
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Proceeds from Sale of 54,593 and 52,971 Shares |
38,921 | 38,440 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (24,734 and 22,677 shares, respectively) |
16,968 | 15,557 | ||||||
Payments for 43,676 and 36,575 Shares Redeemed |
(31,097 | ) | (26,442 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (35,651 and 39,073 shares, respectively) |
24,792 | 27,555 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
32,085 | 15,242 | ||||||
Net Assets |
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Beginning of Period |
244,554 | 229,312 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $17,943 and $16,878 respectively) |
$ | 276,639 | $ | 244,554 | ||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Select Bond Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Change in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 40,889 | $ | 31,468 | ||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies |
(12,062 | ) | (4,382 | ) | ||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments |
3,753 | (11,103 | ) | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
32,580 | 15,983 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders from: |
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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: |
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Proceeds from Sale of 161,348 and 148,395 Shares |
190,670 | 178,962 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (27,256 and 24,763 shares, respectively) |
31,072 | 29,345 | ||||||
Payments for 72,260 and 57,594 Shares Redeemed |
(85,337 | ) | (69,428 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (116,344 and 115,564 shares, respectively) |
136,405 | 138,879 | ||||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
137,913 | 125,517 | ||||||
Net Assets |
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Beginning of Period |
786,544 | 661,027 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $40,645 and $30,976 respectively) |
$ | 924,457 | $ | 786,544 | ||||
Money Market Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Change in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net Investment Income (Loss) |
$ | 17,568 | $ | 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 |
17,568 | 10,092 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders from: |
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Net Investment Income |
(17,568 | ) | (10,092 | ) | ||||
Net Realized Gain on Investments |
— | — | ||||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders |
(17,568 | ) | (10,092 | ) | ||||
Fund Share Transactions: |
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Proceeds from Sale of 202,462 and 155,876 Shares |
202,463 | 155,875 | ||||||
Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (17,568 and 10,092 shares, respectively) |
17,568 | 10,092 | ||||||
Payments for 169,300 and 170,577 Shares Redeemed |
(169,300 | ) | (170,577 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (50,730 and (4,609) shares, respectively) |
50,731 | (4,610 | ) | |||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
50,731 | (4,610 | ) | |||||
Net Assets |
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Beginning of Period |
339,858 | 344,468 | ||||||
End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $0 and $0 respectively) |
$ | 390,589 | $ | 339,858 | ||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Small Cap Growth Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 2.53 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 1.94 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.79 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income (Loss) |
— | — | (0.01 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.18 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.48 | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.18 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.48 | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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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 |
$ | 2.38 | $ | 2.53 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 1.94 | $ | 1.46 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
6.68% | 11.18% | 18.80% | 33.06% | (18.42% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 528,612 | $ | 503,008 | $ | 442,420 | $ | 366,612 | $ | 254,880 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.55% | 0.56% | 0.57% | 0.59% | 0.60% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets |
0.08% | (0.09% | ) | (0.30% | ) | (0.35% | ) | (0.26% | ) | |||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
82.48% | 69.50% | 87.74% | 84.20% | 41.87% | |||||||||||||||
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.64 | $ | 1.58 | $ | 1.29 | $ | 0.95 | $ | 1.02 | |||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.26 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.33 | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.27 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.34 | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
— | (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 |
$ | 1.84 | $ | 1.64 | $ | 1.58 | $ | 1.29 | $ | 0.95 | |||||||||
Total Return(d) |
16.55% | 7.21% | 24.57% | 35.15% | (5.58% | ) | |||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 324,973 | $ | 245,041 | $ | 200,143 | $ | 121,944 | $ | 63,083 | |||||||||
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.86% | 0.87% | 0.88% | 0.90% | 1.02% | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.86% | 0.87% | 0.88% | 0.90% | 1.00% | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Losses) to Average Net Assets |
0.66% | 0.63% | 0.81% | 0.65% | 0.54% | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
21.70% | 17.74% | 19.22% | 33.78% | 28.26% | ||||||||||||||
(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.
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 3.30 | $ | 3.11 | $ | 2.72 | $ | 2.18 | $ | 2.82 | |||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.03 | — | 0.00 | (e) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.12 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.54 | (0.59 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.15 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.54 | (0.59 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
(0.08 | ) | — | — | — | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.08 | ) | — | — | — | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 3.37 | $ | 3.30 | $ | 3.11 | $ | 2.72 | $ | 2.18 | |||||||||
Total Return(d) |
4.40% | 6.14% | 14.22% | 24.69% | (21.15% | ) | |||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 1,183,484 | $ | 1,252,702 | $ | 1,278,495 | $ | 1,187,542 | $ | 994,075 | |||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.52% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.52% | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets |
0.77% | 0.13% | 0.05% | (0.10% | ) | (0.11% | ) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
72.15% | 83.42% | 71.24% | 63.21% | 43.37% | ||||||||||||||
International Growth Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.48 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.79 | $ | 0.91 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.29 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.30 | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.31 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.31 | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
— | (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 |
$ | 1.77 | $ | 1.48 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 0.79 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
21.48% | 18.00% | 21.59% | 38.99% | (12.34% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 272,882 | $ | 167,550 | $ | 110,498 | $ | 66,690 | $ | 35,373 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.86% | 0.95% | 0.98% | 1.25% | 1.15% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.86% | 0.95% | 0.98% | 1.10% | 1.10% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets |
1.14% | 1.01% | 0.81% | 0.79% | 0.62% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
82.62% | 70.60% | 70.84% | 58.09% | 27.28% | |||||||||||||||
(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.
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio |
For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.81 | $ | 1.65 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.26 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.51 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.38 | (0.24 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.56 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.41 | (0.22 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.04 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.04 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 2.33 | $ | 1.81 | $ | 1.65 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 1.02 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
30.90% | 11.52% | 19.33% | 40.46% | (17.40% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 1,556,230 | $ | 1,139,260 | $ | 980,977 | $ | 795,707 | $ | 563,102 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets(f) |
0.71% | 0.71% | 0.72% | 0.74% | 0.74% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets(f) |
0.70% | 0.71% | 0.72% | 0.74% | 0.74% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets |
2.53% | 2.24% | 2.23% | 2.33% | 1.72% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
12.15% | 3.71% | 18.65% | 24.87% | 30.94% | |||||||||||||||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | For the Period 2003 |
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(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.45 | $ | 1.45 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.20 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.22 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.33 | ||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(e) | ||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
(0.12 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.14 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 1.53 | $ | 1.45 | $ | 1.45 | $ | 1.32 | ||||||||
Total Return(d) |
14.49% | 5.46% | 18.67% | 33.16% | ||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 131,016 | $ | 97,557 | $ | 72,131 | $ | 44,091 | ||||||||
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.87% | 0.87% | 0.89% | 0.94% | (c) | |||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.87% | 0.87% | 0.89% | 0.93% | (c) | |||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets |
1.26% | 0.61% | 1.00% | 0.70% | (c) | |||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
43.75% | 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. For the Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio, total return includes the effect of a management fee waiver from November 15, 2006. In the absence of such fee waiver, the total return would be less. |
(e) | Amount is less than $0.005. |
(f) | For the Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio, expense ratios reflect total expenses before a management fee waiver in effect from November 15, 2006, (“Gross Expense Ratio”) and after such waiver (“Net Expense Ratio”). |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Index 400 Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.55 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.28 | $ | 0.95 | $ | 1.12 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.14 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.33 | (0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.16 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.34 | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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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 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.12 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 1.59 | $ | 1.55 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.28 | $ | 0.95 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
10.04% | 12.37% | 16.26% | 35.01% | (14.54% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 533,740 | $ | 490,626 | $ | 426,827 | $ | 342,500 | $ | 225,410 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.26% | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.27% | 0.28% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
1.42% | 1.26% | 0.96% | 0.92% | 0.86% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
12.43% | 18.63% | 16.46% | 9.74% | 15.60% | |||||||||||||||
Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | For the Period |
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(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.63 | $ | 1.43 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.01 | — | 0.00 | (e) | — | |||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.07 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.08 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.01 | ) | — | — | 0.00 | (e) | ||||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
(0.08 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | 0.00 | (e) | |||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.09 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | 0.00 | (e) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 1.62 | $ | 1.63 | $ | 1.43 | $ | 1.20 | ||||||||
Total Return(d) |
4.88% | 17.00% | 19.67% | 19.90% | ||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 138,581 | $ | 132,679 | $ | 56,690 | $ | 36,730 | ||||||||
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.81% | 0.82% | 0.84% | 0.90% | (c) | |||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.81% | 0.82% | 0.84% | 0.89% | (c) | |||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
0.38% | 0.18% | (0.03% | ) | 0.07% | (c) | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
61.84% | 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.
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Growth Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 2.11 | $ | 1.98 | $ | 1.87 | $ | 1.59 | $ | 2.03 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.19 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.28 | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.21 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.29 | (0.42 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 2.30 | $ | 2.11 | $ | 1.98 | $ | 1.87 | $ | 1.59 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
9.57% | 7.71% | 6.67% | 18.94% | (20.83% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 735,055 | $ | 702,526 | $ | 686,849 | $ | 665,871 | $ | 551,421 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.43% | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.43% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
0.94% | 0.78% | 1.07% | 0.77% | 0.76% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
36.05% | 31.74% | 34.53% | 40.89% | 28.06% | |||||||||||||||
Large Cap Core Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.22 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 1.22 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.12 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.20 | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.14 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.21 | (0.34 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 1.35 | $ | 1.22 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 0.87 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
11.49% | 8.46% | 8.16% | 24.05% | (28.20% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 535,453 | $ | 494,020 | $ | 469,935 | $ | 447,554 | $ | 365,944 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.44% | 0.44% | 0.44% | 0.46% | 0.58% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
1.25% | 1.15% | 1.41% | 1.07% | 0.85% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
39.39% | 32.23% | 33.64% | 58.90% | 29.20% | |||||||||||||||
(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.
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.13 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.97 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.17 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.24 | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.19 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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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 |
$ | 1.31 | $ | 1.13 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 0.76 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
16.56% | 8.04% | 16.85% | 34.41% | (21.24% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 409,836 | $ | 273,934 | $ | 211,977 | $ | 136,099 | $ | 74,274 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.58% | 0.60% | 0.62% | 0.67% | 0.70% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.58% | 0.60% | 0.62% | 0.67% | 0.70% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
1.99% | 1.77% | 1.63% | 1.84% | 1.54% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
31.59% | 35.19% | 32.97% | 29.20% | 22.42% | |||||||||||||||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | For the Period 2003 |
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(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.33 | $ | 1.35 | $ | 1.22 | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.24 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.26 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.24 | ||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
(0.04 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.06 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 1.53 | $ | 1.33 | $ | 1.35 | $ | 1.22 | ||||||||
Total Return(d) |
19.15% | 4.19% | 15.16% | 23.64% | ||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 200,507 | $ | 132,923 | $ | 89,747 | $ | 47,664 | ||||||||
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.67% | 0.68% | 0.69% | 0.77% | (c) | |||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.67% | 0.68% | 0.69% | 0.75% | (c) | |||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
1.88% | 1.76% | 1.74% | 1.88% | (c) | |||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
15.50% | 16.01% | 15.21% | 27.27% | ||||||||||||
(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.
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Index 500 Stock Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 2.97 | $ | 2.94 | $ | 2.72 | $ | 2.17 | $ | 2.87 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.39 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.56 | (0.64 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.45 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.60 | (0.61 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
(0.11 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.16 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 3.26 | $ | 2.97 | $ | 2.94 | $ | 2.72 | $ | 2.17 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
15.62% | 4.72% | 10.70% | 28.43% | (22.07% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 2,081,399 | $ | 1,903,641 | $ | 1,904,122 | $ | 1,756,120 | $ | 1,362,881 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.20% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.21% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
1.78% | 1.68% | 1.83% | 1.59% | 1.40% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
4.47% | 5.36% | 3.45% | 2.44% | 6.55% | |||||||||||||||
Asset Allocation Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.16 | $ | 1.12 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 0.97 | |||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.08 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.16 | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.11 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.18 | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
(0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.05 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 1.22 | $ | 1.16 | $ | 1.12 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 0.86 | |||||||||
Total Return(d) |
9.91% | 6.99% | 10.02% | 20.63% | (10.26% | ) | |||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 281,863 | $ | 244,807 | $ | 196,568 | $ | 130,478 | $ | 87,260 | |||||||||
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.59% | 0.61% | 0.64% | 0.73% | 0.87% | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.59% | 0.61% | 0.64% | 0.73% | 0.75% | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
2.53% | 2.18% | 1.90% | 1.83% | 2.18% | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
86.85% | (g) | 90.04% | (g) | 116.65% | 103.77% | 112.73% | ||||||||||||
(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.
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Balanced Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.86 | $ | 1.87 | $ | 1.85 | $ | 1.62 | $ | 1.82 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.12 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.24 | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.18 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.29 | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
(0.02 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.07 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.07 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 1.97 | $ | 1.86 | $ | 1.87 | $ | 1.85 | $ | 1.62 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
10.42% | 3.59% | 7.89% | 17.99% | (7.54% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 2,949,632 | $ | 2,905,741 | $ | 2,983,179 | $ | 2,891,488 | $ | 2,561,529 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
3.11% | 2.85% | 2.71% | 2.74% | 3.08% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
70.12% | (g) | 80.21% | (g) | 100.02% | 69.56% | 53.12% | |||||||||||||
High Yield Bond Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 0.72 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.73 | $ | 0.56 | $ | 0.65 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
0.01 | (0.04 | ) | 0.03 | 0.12 | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.06 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.17 | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.00 | )(e) | (0.07 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.00 | )(e) | (0.07 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 0.73 | $ | 0.72 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.73 | $ | 0.56 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
9.77% | 1.39% | 12.76% | 29.06% | (2.89% | ) | ||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 276,639 | $ | 244,554 | $ | 229,312 | $ | 199,371 | $ | 137,553 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.47% | 0.48% | 0.50% | 0.52% | 0.54% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
7.00% | 7.16% | 7.42% | 8.66% | 10.37% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
80.94% | 118.63% | 162.00% | 182.10% | 89.20% | |||||||||||||||
(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.
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Select Bond Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.20 | $ | 1.23 | $ | 1.26 | $ | 1.27 | $ | 1.20 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |
— | (0.03 | ) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.05 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.05 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||
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 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 1.20 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1.23 | $ | 1.26 | $ | 1.27 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
3.74% | 2.22% | 4.75% | 5.49% | 12.09% | |||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 924,457 | $ | 786,544 | $ | 661,027 | $ | 621,325 | $ | 584,018 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets |
0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
4.85% | 4.34% | 3.99% | 4.03% | 5.01% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate |
169.55% | (g) | 179.05% | (g) | 213.87% | 137.05% | 184.37% | |||||||||||||
Money Market Portfolio | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(For a share outstanding throughout the period) | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period |
$ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: |
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Net Investment Income |
0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations |
0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||
Less Distributions: |
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Distributions from Net Investment Income |
(0.05 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||
Total Distributions |
(0.05 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period |
$ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||||
Total Return(d) |
4.86% | 2.98% | 1.43% | 1.23% | 1.65% | |||||||||||||||
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
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Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
$ | 390,589 | $ | 339,858 | $ | 344,468 | $ | 399,873 | $ | 501,313 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets(f) |
0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | 0.30% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets(f) |
0.30% | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.27% | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets |
4.77% | 2.94% | 1.41% | 1.23% | 1.63% | |||||||||||||||
(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.
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
December 31, 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.
Effective August 3, 2006, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the aggregate number of shares of capital stock in the Select Bond Portfolio from 1,000,000,000 shares of capital stock to 2,000,000,000 shares of capital stock ($.01 par value per share).
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.
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48. Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the affirmative evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of the fund’s first periodic report containing the financial statement prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of this standard has been postponed for calendar year end funds, funds that have a fiscal year end that begins after December 15, 2006 would implement Interpretation 48 no later than its June 29, 2007 NAV and the effects of Interpretation would be reflected in the fund’s semi-annual financial statements contained in its Form N-CSR filing. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FIN 48. At this time, management believes the adoption of FIN 48 will have no material impact on the financial statements of the Portfolio.
On September 15, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issues Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 addresses how companies should measure fair value when specified assets and liabilities are measured at fair value for either recognition or disclosure purposes under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). FAS 157 is intended to make the measurement of fair value more consistent and comparable and improve disclosures about those measures. FAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. At this time, management believes the adoption of FAS 157 will have no material impact on the financial statements of the Portfolio.
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 quoted 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.
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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, Large Cap Core Stock, Index 500 Stock, Asset Allocation, Balanced and Select Bond 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).
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 year ended December 31, 2006, the Balanced and Select Bond Portfolios earned $516,279 and $356,815, 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 by 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 December 31, 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 |
$ | 102,217,138 | $ | 105,516,375 | ||
Select Bond |
43,869,258 | 45,445,750 |
As of December 31, 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 Asset Allocation, Balanced and Select Bond Portfolios have 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 December 31, 2006, the following mortgage dollar rolls were outstanding:
Portfolio |
Cost | Value | Obligation Liability | ||||||
Asset Allocation |
$ | 6,426,605 | $ | 6,400,195 | $ | 6,437,168 | |||
Balanced |
149,331,645 | 148,789,945 | 149,579,646 | ||||||
Select Bond |
86,977,001 | 86,624,641 | 87,119,134 |
The obligation liability is included in Due on Purchase of Securities and Securities Lending Collateral on the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities subject to these agreements had a contractual maturity of 1/1/37. The weighted average interest rate was 5.99% for the Asset Allocation Portfolio, 6.06% for the Balanced Portfolio, and 5.94% for the Select Bond Portfolio.
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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 year ended December 31, 2006, transactions in securities other than money market investments were:
Portfolio |
Total |
U.S. Govt. Security Purchases |
Total Security Sales/ Maturities |
U.S. Govt. Security Sales/ Maturities | ||||||||
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Small Cap Growth Stock |
$ | 398,228 | $ | — | $ | 455,022 | $ | — | ||||
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value |
96,192 | — | 59,399 | — | ||||||||
Aggressive Growth Stock |
830,398 | — | 1,015,979 | — | ||||||||
International Growth |
239,352 | — | 176,229 | — | ||||||||
Franklin Templeton International Equity |
256,082 | — | 150,625 | — | ||||||||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value |
65,783 | — | 47,033 | — | ||||||||
Index 400 Stock |
59,794 | — | 77,608 | — | ||||||||
Janus Capital Appreciation |
77,044 | — | 75,754 | — | ||||||||
Growth Stock |
239,400 | — | 285,242 | — | ||||||||
Large Cap Core Stock |
192,629 | — | 229,753 | — | ||||||||
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity |
189,486 | — | 101,004 | — | ||||||||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income |
58,276 | — | 23,495 | — | ||||||||
Index 500 Stock |
86,089 | — | 176,779 | — | ||||||||
Asset Allocation |
158,407 | 64,027 | 152,561 | 61,104 | ||||||||
Balanced |
1,398,368 | 1,019,326 | 1,231,815 | 1,008,474 | ||||||||
High Yield Bond |
220,390 | — | 196,195 | — | ||||||||
Select Bond |
952,299 | 849,194 | 753,592 | 853,321 |
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% | April 30, 2007 | ||
International Growth |
1.10% | April 30, 2007 | ||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value |
1.00% | December 31, 2008 | ||
Janus Capital Appreciation |
0.90% | December 31, 2008 | ||
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity |
0.75% | April 30, 2007 | ||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income |
0.75% | December 31, 2008 | ||
Asset Allocation |
0.75% | April 30, 2007 |
With respect to the Franklin Templeton International Equity Portfolio, MSA has agreed to waive its management fee effective November 15, 2006, such that its management fee is 0.80% (80 basis points) on the Portfolio’s first $50 million of assets, 0.60% (60 basis points) on Portfolio assets from $50 million to $1 billion, 0.58% (58 basis points) on assets from $1 billion to $1.5 billion, and 0.51% (51 basis points) on Portfolio assets in excess of $1.5 billion (the latter waiver
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was added effective December 12, 2006). MSA’s fee waiver agreement extends at least until April 30, 2008.
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 year ended December 31, 2006, the amounts paid through expense offset arrangements were as follows:
Portfolio |
Amount | ||
Small Cap Growth Stock |
$ | 2,710 | |
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value |
4,779 | ||
Aggressive Growth Stock |
4,630 | ||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value |
3,224 | ||
Index 400 Stock |
5,248 | ||
Janus Capital Appreciation |
4,663 | ||
Growth Stock |
3,066 | ||
Large Cap Core Stock |
2,854 | ||
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity |
3,000 | ||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income |
2,337 | ||
Index 500 Stock |
6,730 | ||
Asset Allocation |
4,161 | ||
High Yield Bond |
3,622 |
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. Effective November 15, 2006 MSA pays Templeton Counsel .50% on the first $100 million of combined net assets for all funds managed for Northwestern Mutual by Templeton Counsel, .35% on the next $50 million, .30% on the next $350 million, .25% on the next $500, .20% on the next $500 million and .15% in excess of $1.5 billion. 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 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.
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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, 2006 is provided below:
Post-October Losses |
Capital Loss Carryovers | |||||||||||||
Portfolio |
Capital | Foreign Currency |
Amount | Expiration | Utilized in 2005 | |||||||||
(Amounts in Thousands) | ||||||||||||||
Small Cap Growth Stock |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | |||||
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Aggressive Growth Stock |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
International Growth |
— | 3 | — | — | — | |||||||||
Franklin Templeton International Equity |
— | — | — | — | 51,116 | |||||||||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Index 400 Stock |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Janus Capital Appreciation |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Growth Stock |
— | — | 9,516 | 2010 | 46,599 | |||||||||
Large Cap Core Stock |
— | — | 127,109 | 2010 – 2012 | 34,806 | |||||||||
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Index 500 Stock |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Asset Allocation |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Balanced |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
High Yield Bond |
43 | — | 68,644 | 2007 – 2014 | — | |||||||||
Select Bond |
273 | — | 19,819 | 2013 – 2014 | — | |||||||||
Money Market |
— | — | 13 | 2010 – 2014 | — |
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 year ended December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005 are summarized below:
Portfolio |
2006 Reimbursements | 2005 Reimbursements | ||||
International Growth |
$ | 253,538 | $ | 171,628 | ||
Franklin Templeton International Equity |
2,840,171 | 2,222,987 |
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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 years ended December 31, 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 |
1,411 | 8,997 | 1,260 | 4,078 | ||||||||
Index 400 Stock |
7,914 | 29,514 | 6,166 | 18,491 | ||||||||
Janus Capital Appreciation |
514 | 6,622 | 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 |
3,539 | 3,806 | 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 |
85,455 | 28,598 | 103,327 | 16,150 | ||||||||
High Yield Bond |
16,968 | — | 15,557 | — | ||||||||
Select Bond |
31,072 | — | 29,345 | — | ||||||||
Money Market |
17,568 | — | 10,092 | — |
As of December 31 2006, 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 |
$ | 3,407 | $ | 45,726 | $ | — | $ | 58,653 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value |
4,991 | 15,138 | — | 77,404 | ||||||||||
Aggressive Growth Stock |
9,438 | 106,812 | — | 121,394 | ||||||||||
International Growth |
2,681 | 24,164 | (3 | ) | 54,786 | |||||||||
Franklin Templeton International Equity |
33,123 | 21,645 | — | 557,328 | ||||||||||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value |
793 | 1,272 | — | 17,188 | ||||||||||
Index 400 Stock |
8,655 | 29,670 | — | 102,602 | ||||||||||
Janus Capital Appreciation |
6 | 234 | — | 24,506 | ||||||||||
Growth Stock |
6,654 | — | (9,516 | ) | 133,419 | |||||||||
Large Cap Core Stock |
6,345 | — | (127,109 | ) | 111,431 | |||||||||
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity |
10,842 | 15,394 | — | 58,086 | ||||||||||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income |
116 | 1,691 | — | 31,950 | ||||||||||
Index 500 Stock |
35,782 | 76,175 | — | 644,557 | ||||||||||
Asset Allocation |
7,635 | 12,906 | — | 30,520 | ||||||||||
Balanced |
91,695 | 50,251 | — | 798,774 | ||||||||||
High Yield Bond |
17,943 | — | (68,687 | ) | 4,910 | |||||||||
Select Bond |
40,738 | — | (20,092 | ) | (6,214 | ) |
Note 14 — Guarantees
In the normal course of business the Portfolios enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Portfolios’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolios that have not yet occurred. However, the Portfolios expect the risk of loss to be remote.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Northwestern Mutual Series Funds, Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position 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 Money Market Portfolio (constituting Northwestern Mutual Series Funds, Inc., hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2006, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and their financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards set forth by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2006, respectively, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 14, 2007
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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.
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Director and Officer Information (Unaudited)
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 December 31, 2006. Each director (whenever elected) shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her 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 his or her 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: Financial consulting. 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 Fund (26 portfolios) | ||||
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Private investor; retired since 1999 | ||||||||
Miriam M. Allison (59) 720 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
Director | Since 2006 | 18 | None | ||||
Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years: Rancher since 2004. Real estate developer since 2002. From 2001 to 2005, Chairman of UMB
Fund Services, Inc. (formerly Sunstone Financial Group, Inc.), a mutual fund service provider. | ||||||||
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 (61) 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 |
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Director and Officer Information (Unaudited)
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Executive Officers | ||||||||
Name Age and Address | Position | Length of Time Served | ||||||
Mark G. Doll (57) 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 President and Assistant Treasurer-Public Markets of Northwestern Investment Management Company, LLC from 1998 to 2001 | ||||||||
Walter M. Givler (49) 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; Vice President
and Associate Controller 2002; Associate Controller from 2001-2002; prior thereto, Director of New Business, Large Case Division | ||||||||
Kate M. Fleming (44) 720 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
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 | ||||||||
Barbara E. Courtney (49) 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 (32) 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 from 2004-2006; Associate Counsel, Quasar Distributors, LLC (broker-dealer) from 2003 to 2004; Legal Compliance Officer, US 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 (Unaudited)
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Continuance of Certain Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements
At least annually, the Board of Directors of the Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. (the “Series Fund”), including its Independent Directors, considers and votes upon the renewal of the investment advisory agreement between the Series Fund and Mason Street Advisors, LLC (“MSA”), and the sub-advisory agreements between MSA and each of the sub-advisors for those Portfolios for which MSA has appointed a sub-advisor. 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 investment advisory agreement and each of the sub-advisory agreements on a staggered basis throughout the year.
At its August 2006 meeting, the Series Fund Board, including the Independent Directors, unanimously approved the continuance of the Sub-Advisory Agreements between MSA and AllianceBernstein, L.P. (“AllianceBernstein”) relating to the AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Portfolio, and between MSA and Janus Capital Management LLP (“Janus”) relating to the Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio. At its November 2006 meeting, the Series Fund 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. AllianceBernstein, Janus and T. Rowe Price 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.” (The continuation of the investment advisory agreement between the Series Fund and MSA is typically considered at the Board’s February meeting, and the sub-advisory agreements relating to the Franklin Templeton International Portfolio and the Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Portfolio are considered at the May meeting. The actions of the Series Fund Board with respect to those Portfolios will be discussed in the Series Fund’s semi-annual report.)
The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Sub-Advisory Agreements with respect to each Sub-Advised Portfolio include those discussed below. In determining whether to approve the continuance of the Sub-Advisory Agreements on behalf of the Series Fund, the directors requested and received detailed information from MSA and the Sub-Advisors to assist them in their evaluation. 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 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 throughout the year.
While particular focus is given to an evaluation of the services, performance, fees, costs, and certain other relevant information under the Sub-Advisory Agreements at the meeting at which their continuation is formally considered, the evaluation process with respect to the Sub-Advisors and the nature, extent and quality of the services they provide the Sub-Advised 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. 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 each Sub-Advisor’s services, factors considered by the directors included the Sub-Advisor’s investment personnel, the experience of the portfolio managers of the Sub-Advised Portfolios, and any changes in professional and compliance personnel. The directors also considered the scope of the services provided by the Sub-Advisors, the Sub-Advisors’ experience, and the performance of the Sub-Advised Portfolios. 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 investment personnel providing those services. Based on their review of these factors and their experience with the services provided by the Sub-Advisors for the respective Sub-Advised Portfolios, the directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Sub-Advisors on behalf of the respective Sub-Advised Portfolios.
Investment Performance. The directors considered the investment performance of each of the Sub-Advised Portfolios over a variety of periods. In addition to absolute performance for each Sub-Advised Portfolio for both short and long-term periods, the directors were provided with (i) a comparison of each Sub-Advised 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 Sub-Advised Portfolio’s respective Morningstar and Lipper categories for the same periods, (ii) the Morningstar overall star rating for each Sub-Advised Portfolio, and (iii) the Morningstar and the Lipper rankings for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The directors evaluated each Sub-Advised 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 Sub-Advised Portfolios. The directors also considered the performance of accounts managed in a similar manner by certain of the Sub-Advisors and explanations from the Sub-Advisors regarding any significant differences in the performance of those accounts with the respective Sub-Advised 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 shorter-term performance of certain of the Sub-Advised Portfolios, the Board considered the Sub-Advisor’s explanations for the performance and
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any steps being taken in response, and concluded that the performance of these Sub-Advised Portfolios was being properly monitored.
Management Fees and Other Expenses; Costs and Profitability; Other Matters. In evaluating the management fees and total expenses paid by the Sub-Advised Portfolios, the directors considered the actual and contractual management fees and total expenses paid by each Sub-Advised Portfolio, as presented in connection with the review of the Series Fund’s investment management agreement with MSA. 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. Because the fees of the Sub-Advisors are paid by MSA, the directors also considered the information concerning costs and profitability of MSA with respect to each of the Sub-Advised Portfolios as presented with the renewal of MSA’s investment management agreement. The directors also considered the profitability information provided by certain of the Sub-Advised Portfolios and/or other financial information relating to the Sub-Advisor and/or their affiliates. The directors considered that the sub-advisory fees were the result of arm’s length negotiations between MSA and the Sub-Advisors.
Based on its review of the management and other expenses, the comparative data, the performance of each Sub-Advised Portfolio, the profitability information available, and other factors deemed relevant by the directors, the directors concluded that the management fees and total operating expenses of each of the Sub-Advised Portfolios, were reasonable in light of the nature, scope and quality of services provided and the performance of the Portfolios.
The directors were presented with other information including information regarding brokerage commissions and practices, portfolio turnover, regulatory and litigation matters, and compliance matters and procedures. Based on a consideration of all these factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Directors, approved the continuation of each of the Sub-Advisory Agreements relating to the Sub-Advised Portfolios.
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Contents
Performance |
3 | How the fund has done over time. | ||
Management’s Discussion |
4 | The manager’s review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. | ||
Shareholder Expense Example |
5 | An example of shareholder expenses. | ||
Investment Changes |
6 | A summary of major shifts in the fund’s investments over the past six months. | ||
Investments |
7 | A complete list of the fund’s investments with their market values. | ||
Financial Statements |
20 | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. | ||
Notes |
24 | Notes to the financial statements. | ||
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
29 | |||
Trustees and Officers |
30 | |||
Distributions |
35 | |||
Proxy Voting Results |
36 | |||
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | 37 |
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VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 2 |
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class’ dividend income and capital gains (the profit earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company’s separate account. If performance included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2006 |
Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Life of fundA | ||||||
VIP Mid Cap – Initial Class |
12.70 | % | 15.80 | % | 19.40 | % | |||
VIP Mid Cap – Service ClassB |
12.59 | % | 15.69 | % | 19.28 | % | |||
VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2C |
12.40 | % | 15.52 | % | 19.12 | % | |||
VIP Mid Cap – Investor ClassD |
12.59 | % | 15.76 | % | 19.37 | % |
A |
From December 28, 1998. |
B |
Performance for Service Class shares reflects an asset based distribution fee (12b-1). |
C |
The Initial offering of Service Class 2 shares took place January 12,2000. Performance for Service Class 2 shares reflects an asset based distribution fee (12b-1 fee). Returns from December 28, 1998 to January 12, 2000 are those of Service Class which reflect a different 12b-1 fee. Had Service Class 2’s 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to January 12, 2000 would been lower. |
D |
The initial offering of Investor Class shares took place on July 21, 2005. Returns prior to July 21, 2005 are those of Initial Class. If Investor Class’s transfer agent fee had been reflected, returns prior to July 21, 2005 would have been lower. |
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let’s say hypothetically that &10,000 was invested in VIP Mid Cap Portfolio — Initial Class on December 28, 1998, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also how the S&P® MidCap 400 Index performed the same period.
3 | Annual Report |
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from Thomas Allen, Portfolio Manager of VIP Mid Cap Portfolio
U.S. stock registered their fourth consecutive year of positive returns in 2006. Among the highlights were the performances of the Dow Jones Industrial AveragesSM — a gauge of 30 mega-cap, blue-chip stocks — and the small-cap-oriented Russell 2000® Index, both of which reached new highs. The efforts of the Federal Reserve Board to contain inflation levels also dominated the investment headlines. In all, the Fed hiked short-term interest rates four times, but held rates steady after its June 29 increase, finally pausing after 17 rate hikes over a two-year period. A slowing residential housing market and moderating oil prices — the latter of which hit a record closing high of $77 per barrel in July before falling sharply — also held economic growth in check. For the year overall, the Standard & Poor’s 500SM Index was up 15.79%, the Dow advanced 19.05%, the Russell 2000 Index gained 18.37% and the NASDQ Composite® Index rose 10.39%
During the year, the fund beat the 10.32% return of the Standard & Poor’s® MidCap 400 Index. (For specific portfolio performances results, please refer to the performances section of this report) I built up a large-than-normal cash position by the end of June but put much of this capital to work as market conditions improved in the period’s second half. Strong stock picking in consumer discretionary, industrials, consumer staples, materials and financials aided performance versus the index, along with overweighting the capital goods industry and the telecommunications services sector. Farm equipment maker AGCO turned in a strong performance, benefiting from robust global demand for farm commodities. Also aiding performance was Netherlands-based Core Laboratories, a provider of reservoir maintenance and management services for energy producers, along with Chinese personal products maker Hengan International Group, biotechnology instrument maker Thermo fisher Scientific and Canada-based gold producer Agnico-Eagle Mines. Having virtually no exposure to poorly performing clothing retailer Chico’s FAS was helpful as well. Conversely, overweighting the energy sector hurt relative performance, as did underweighting information technology, utilities and financials. The biggest detractor was Newmont Mining, a gold mining stock that suffered various operational problems during the period. A trio of oil and gas drillers — Parker Drilling, Global Industries and Noble Corp. — further detracted from the fund’s results. Additionally, underweighting the high-flying stock of Indian information technology outsourcing company Cognizant Technology Solutions was a mistake, despite its rich valuation.
The views expressed above those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization, Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not advice and, because investment decisions foe a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 4 |
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of cost: (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 (July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 $1,00.00 = 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 July 1, 2006 |
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
Expenses Paid During Period* July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006 | |||||||
Initial Class |
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Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,055.60 | $ | 3.58 | |||
HypotheticalA |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.73 | $ | 3.52 | |||
Service Class |
|||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,054.90 | $ | 4.09 | |||
HypotheticalA |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.22 | $ | 4.02 | |||
Service Class 2 |
|||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,054.20 | $ | 4.87 | |||
HypotheticalA |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.47 | $ | 4.79 | |||
Investor Class |
|||||||||
Actual |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,055.00 | $ | 4.20 | |||
HypotheticalA |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.12 | $ | 4.13 |
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 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Annualized Expense Ratio |
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Initial Class |
.69 | % | |
Service Class |
.79 | % | |
Service Class 2 |
.94 | % | |
Investor Class |
.81 | % |
5 | Annual Report |
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio
Investment Changes
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2006
% of fund’s net assets |
% of fund’s net assets 6 months ago | |||
AGCO Corp. |
2.4 | 1.5 | ||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
2.3 | 1.5 | ||
Juniper Networks, Inc. |
2.3 | 0.0 | ||
GlobalSantaFe Corp. |
2.1 | 1.0 | ||
Kinross Gold Corp. |
1.9 | 1.3 | ||
CDW Corp. |
1.8 | 0.9 | ||
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. |
1.7 | 0.8 | ||
Verizon Communication, Inc. |
1.5 | 0.0 | ||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
1.5 | 0.4 | ||
AllianceBernstein Holding LP |
1.5 | 0.8 | ||
19.0 | ||||
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2006
% of fund’s net assets |
% of fund’s net assets 6 months ago | |||
Energy |
14.6 | 17.2 | ||
Industrials |
14.3 | 12.7 | ||
Health Care |
13.0 | 9.7 | ||
Information Technology |
12.5 | 10.7 | ||
Materials |
11.9 | 12.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund’s net assets)
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 6 |
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio
Investments December 31, 2006
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
Common Stocks – 98.9% |
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Consumer Discretionary – 11.1% |
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Auto components – 1.1% |
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Autoliv, Inc. |
64.600 | $ | 3,895,380 | ||
BorgWarner, Inc. |
100 | 5,902 | |||
Continental AG |
100 | 11,631 | |||
ElringKlinger AG |
200 | 12,811 | |||
Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (a) |
649,644 | 14,344,140 | |||
Gentex Corp |
2,376,513 | 36,978,542 | |||
Jinheng Automotive Safety Technology Holdings Ltd. |
2,000 | 255 | |||
LKQ Corp. (a) |
382,655 | 8,797,238 | |||
Minth Group Ltd. |
11,262,000 | 9,251,916 | |||
New Focus Auto Tech Holdings Ltd. |
7,084,000 | 2,003,625 | |||
Rico Auto Industries Ltd. |
100 | 142 | |||
Showa Corp. |
250,700 | 4,083,220 | |||
79,384,802 | |||||
Automobiles – 0.1% |
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Bajaj Auto Ltd. |
86 | 5106 | |||
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. |
59,050,200 | 5,845,577 | |||
Hyundai Motor Co. |
2,770 | 200,751 | |||
Hyundai Motor Co. GDR (f) |
100 | 3,538 | |||
PT Astra International Tbk |
500 | 873 | |||
Renault SA |
100 | 12,014 | |||
6,067,859 | |||||
Distributors – 0.0% |
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Abc-Mart, Inc. |
100 | 2,478 | |||
China Resources Enterprise Ltd. |
362,000 | 1,040,163 | |||
Li & Fung Ltd. |
2,200 | 6,845 | |||
1,049,486 | |||||
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.4% |
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Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (a) |
203,000 | 7,910,910 | |||
Benesse Corp. |
100 | 3,805 | |||
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a) |
57 | 2,204 | |||
Hartford Educational Corp. Ltd. |
30,583 | 15,559 | |||
ITT Educational Services, Inc. (a) |
326,500 | 21,669,805 | |||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. sponsored ADR |
100 | 3,354 | |||
Princeton Review, Inc. (a) |
29 | 153 | |||
Raffles Educational Corp. Ltd. |
734,000 | 847,393 | |||
Service Corp. International |
100 | 1,025 | |||
Strayer Education, Inc. |
100 | 10,605 | |||
30,464,813 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.8% |
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Accor SA |
101,700 | 7,881,317 | |||
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a) |
78,400 | 4,170,880 | |||
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. |
240,100 | 3,404,618 | |||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A |
100 | 5,700 | |||
Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. |
1,000 | 3,506 | |||
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,110 | |||
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd. |
120 | 2,792 | |||
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants (a) |
100 | 2,404 | |||
Minor International PCL (For. Reg.) |
7,473,610 | 2,508,772 | |||
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. |
100 | 3,920 | |||
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,838 | |||
Panera Bread Co. Class A (a) |
100 | 5,591 | |||
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a) |
152,900 | 5,481,465 | |||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. |
542,452 | 14,884,883 | |||
Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc. (a) |
124,700 | 2,279,516 | |||
Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
830,000 | 398,018 | |||
Shangri-La Asia Ltd. |
100 | 258 | |||
Sonic Corp. (a) |
2,573,341 | 61,631,505 | |||
St. Marc Holding Co. Ltd. |
407,800 | 28,945,065 | |||
TAJ GVK Hotels & Resorts Ltd. |
297,699 | 1,533,202 | |||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Class A (a) |
100 | 1,326 | |||
133,149,686 | |||||
Household Durables – 0.7% |
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Alba PLC |
26 | 106 | |||
Chitaly Holdings Ltd. |
528,000 | 109,967 | |||
Corporacion Geo SA de CV Series B (a) |
100 | 502 | |||
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA |
407,800 | 3,884,264 | |||
Daito Trust Construction Co. |
115,300 | 5,288,013 | |||
George Wimpey PLC |
100 | 1,094 | |||
Henry Boot PLC |
69,474 | 1,462,734 | |||
Makita Corp. sponsored ADR |
100 | 3,110 | |||
Nihon Eslead Corp. (d) |
262,700 | 7,988,022 | |||
Rational AG |
100 | 18,635 | |||
Samson Holding Ltd. |
100 | 55 | |||
Sekisui House Ltd. |
569,000 | 8,282,881 | |||
Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd. |
2,052 | 203 | |||
Snap-On, Inc. |
100 | 4,764 | |||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. |
500 | 648 | |||
The Stanley Works |
418,871 | 21,065,023 | |||
Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd. |
100 | 2,774 | |||
48,112,795 | |||||
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.3% |
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Netflix, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,586 | |||
NutriSystem, Inc. (a)(d) |
140,500 | 8,906,295 | |||
Priceline.com, Inc. (a) |
350,400 | 15,280,944 | |||
VistaPrint Ltd. (a) |
100 | 3,311 | |||
24,193,136 | |||||
Leisure Equipment & Products – 1.0% |
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Beneteau SA |
100 | 10,892 | |||
Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
512,000 | 840,632 | |||
Jumbo SA |
862,219 | 18,873,039 | |||
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (a) |
305,700 | 8,226,387 | |||
Mega Brands, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,243 | |||
Nidec Copal Corp. |
100 | 1,177 | |||
Oakley. Inc. |
2,108,113 | 42,288,747 | |||
SHIMANO, Inc. |
100 | 2,898 | |||
70,246,015 | |||||
Media – 2.0% |
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Aegis Group PLC |
70,600 | 193,583 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investments – continued
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
Common Stocks – continued |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – continued |
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Media – continued |
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Austar United Communications Ltd. |
100 | $ | 104 | ||
Balaji Telefilms Ltd. |
100 | 287 | |||
Clear Media Ltd. (a) |
243,000 | 296,787 | |||
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. |
314,700 | 11,958,600 | |||
E.W. Scripps Co. Class A |
102,700 | 5,128,838 | |||
Focus Media Holding Ltd. ADR (a) |
76,700 | 5,092,113 | |||
Getty Images, Inc. (a) |
101,980 | 4,366,784 | |||
Grupo Televisa SA de CV (CPO) Sponsored ADR |
100 | 2,701 | |||
Harris Interactive, Inc. (a) |
1,697,677 | 8,556,242 | |||
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. |
423,000 | 5,177,520 | |||
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. |
100 | 6,802 | |||
Modern Times Group AB (MTG) (B Shares) |
69,750 | 4,584,995 | |||
News Corp. Class A |
204 | 4,382 | |||
Omnicom Group, Inc. |
912,248 | 95,366,406 | |||
Radio One, Inc. Class D (non-vtg.) (a) |
469,228 | 3,162,597 | |||
Reuters Group PLC sponsored ADR |
200 | 10,446 | |||
Trader Classified Media NV: |
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(A Shares) |
100 | 166 | |||
Class A (NY Shares) |
76,800 | 111,360 | |||
Usen Corp. |
100 | 1,092 | |||
Wire & Wireless India Ltd. |
44 | 93 | |||
Zee News Ltd. (a) |
40 | 62 | |||
Zee Telefilms Ltd. |
88 | 586 | |||
144,022,546 | |||||
Multiline Retail – 0.6% |
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Don Quijote Co. Ltd. |
300 | 5,733 | |||
JCPenney Co., Inc. |
100 | 7,736 | |||
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd. |
2,328,500 | 5,987,169 | |||
Lojas Renner SA |
595,600 | 8,460,782 | |||
Nordstrom, Inc. |
530,100 | 26,155,134 | |||
Parkson Retail Group Ltd. |
500 | 2,475 | |||
PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk |
1,553,000 | 157,138 | |||
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. |
47,000 | 3,596,556 | |||
Shopper’s Stop Ltd. |
200,100 | 3,078,950 | |||
47,451,673 | |||||
Specialty Retail – 1.5% |
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Asahi Co. Ltd. |
200 | 2,906 | |||
Blacks Leisure Group PLC |
100 | 782 | |||
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (a)(d) |
183,870 | 5,152,037 | |||
CarMax, Inc. (a) |
122,400 | 6,564,312 | |||
Charming Shoppes, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,353 | |||
China Paradise Electronics Retail Ltd. |
567,900 | 159,894 | |||
Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd. |
2,000 | 1,131 | |||
Cost Plus, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,030 | |||
DSG International PLC |
5,765,678 | 21,624,886 | |||
DSG International PLC sponsored ADR |
100 | 1,120 | |||
DSW, Inc. Class A (a) |
100 | 3,857 | |||
Esprit Holdings Ltd. |
500 | 5,583 | |||
Fantastic Holdings Ltd. |
110 | 297 | |||
Gamestop Corp.: |
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Class A (a) |
26,500 | 1,460,415 | |||
Class B (a) |
465,700 | 25,501,732 | |||
GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd. |
100 | 78 | |||
Guess?, Inc. (a) |
100 | 6,343 | |||
Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) (B Shares) |
100 | 5,054 | |||
Inditex SA |
354,500 | 19,099,525 | |||
JB Hi-Fi Ltd. |
100 | 517 | |||
KOMERI Co. Ltd. |
100 | 2,923 | |||
Lewis Group Ltd. |
724,400 | 6,084,919 | |||
Nafco Co. Ltd. |
1,300 | 33,742 | |||
Nitori Co. Ltd. |
100 | 4,343 | |||
Pendragon PLC |
500 | 979 | |||
RONA, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,801 | |||
Ross Stores, Inc. |
590,355 | 17,297,402 | |||
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) |
474,900 | 3,704,220 | |||
Sharper Image Corp. (a) |
100 | 925 | |||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. |
100 | 3,144 | |||
Xebio Co. Ltd. |
100 | 3,142 | |||
Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. |
59,360 | 5,036,002 | |||
111,766,394 | |||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.6% |
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Asics Corp. |
5,355,700 | 67,210,548 | |||
Columbia Sportswear Co. |
90,400 | 5,035,280 | |||
Crocs, Inc. |
198,000 | 8,553,600 | |||
Folli Follie SA |
80 | 3,158 | |||
Gildan Activewear, Inc. Class A (a) |
200 | 9,346 | |||
Good Fellow Group Ltd. (a) |
8,198,000 | 1,127,735 | |||
Heelys, Inc. |
6,100 | 195,871 | |||
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) |
9,200 | 178,388 | |||
Luxottica Group Spa sponsored ADR |
100 | 3,067 | |||
NIKE, Inc. Class B |
100 | 9,903 | |||
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. (a) |
2,100 | 9,240 | |||
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A |
100 | 7,766 | |||
Ports Design Ltd. |
2,687,500 | 5,873,713 | |||
Quiksilver, Inc. (a) |
390,568 | 6,151,446 | |||
Ted Baker PLC |
1,365,208 | 15,708,740 | |||
The Swatch Group AG (Bearer) |
100 | 22,089 | |||
Tod’s Spa |
100 | 8,066 | |||
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) |
70 | 3,532 | |||
VF Corp. |
10,500 | 861,840 | |||
Welspun India Ltd. (a) |
27,489 | 53,588 | |||
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. |
1,396,300 | 4,433,952 | |||
115,460,868 | |||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY |
811,370,073 | ||||
CONSUMER STAPLES – 6.0% |
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Beverages – 0.1% |
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Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a) |
36,500 | 1,313,270 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 8 |
Common Stocks – continued
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
CONSUMER STAPLES – continued |
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Beverages – continued |
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Brick Brewing Co. Ltd. (a) |
100 | $ | 154 | ||
C&C Group PLC |
44,331 | 787,172 | |||
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev): |
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(PN) sponsored ADR |
100 | 4,880 | |||
sponsored ADR |
20 | 878 | |||
Formento Economico Mexicano SA de CV sponsored ADR |
18,600 | 2,153,136 | |||
Grupo Modelo SA de CV Series C |
142,600 | 791,834 | |||
Heineken Holding NV (A Shares) |
100 | 4,066 | |||
Jones Soda Co. (a) |
45,559 | 560,376 | |||
MGP Ingredients, Inc. |
200 | 4,522 | |||
Remy Cointreau SA |
100 | 6,469 | |||
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd (H Shares) |
3,000 | 5,060 | |||
Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co. (B Shares) |
130 | 613 | |||
5,632,430 | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.1% |
|||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) |
100 | 2,174 | |||
Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd. |
79,000 | 1,327,173 | |||
Heng Tai Consumables Group Ltd. |
22,257,200 | 2,031,628 | |||
Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co. (H Shares) |
356,000 | 425,646 | |||
Metro AG |
297,000 | 18,942,322 | |||
Performance Food Group Co. (a) |
937,485 | 25,912,085 | |||
Plant Co. Ltd. |
127,000 | 419,244 | |||
Safeway, Inc. |
260,159 | 8,991,095 | |||
Shinsegae Co. Ltd. |
100 | 62,366 | |||
Valor Co. Ltd. |
651,000 | 8,618,026 | |||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV sponsored ADR |
202 | 8,858 | |||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. |
225,056 | 10,561,878 | |||
X5 Retail Group NV unit (a)(f) |
100 | 2,600 | |||
77,305,095 | |||||
Food Products – 2.1% |
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Alico, Inc. |
55,049 | 2,787,131 | |||
Barry Callebaut AG |
85 | 42,885 | |||
Britannia Industries Ltd. |
25,116 | 623,046 | |||
Bunge Ltd. |
100 | 7,251 | |||
Campbell Soup, Co. |
100 | 3,889 | |||
Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Ltd. |
1,000 | 644 | |||
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. |
100 | 263 | |||
China Yurun Food Group Ltd. |
1,000 | 922 | |||
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. |
666,200 | 10,639,214 | |||
COFCO International Ltd. |
2,000 | 2,021 | |||
Corn Products International, Inc. |
1,571,604 | 54,283,202 | |||
Diamond Foods, Inc. |
77,900 | 1,480,879 | |||
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a) |
100 | 4,923 | |||
Groupe Danone |
225,600 | 34,191,701 | |||
Groupe Danone sponsored ADR |
81,700 | 2,663,420 | |||
H.J. Heinz Co. |
184,900 | 8,322,349 | |||
Heritage Foods (India) Ltd. |
100 | 399 | |||
Hershey Co. |
100 | 4,890 | |||
Hormel Foods Corp. |
100 | 3734 | |||
IAWS Group PLC (Ireland) |
25,450 | 651,822 | |||
Lindt & Spruengli AG |
402 | 10,124,615 | |||
McCormick & Co. Inc. (non-vtg.) |
471,200 | 18,169,472 | |||
Nutreco Holding NV |
100 | 6,520 | |||
PAN Fish ASA (a) |
4,775,000 | 4,365,312 | |||
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,624 | |||
PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk |
16,859,000 | 2,530,668 | |||
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. |
100 | 1,470 | |||
Seaboard Corp. |
430 | 758,950 | |||
Want Want Holdings Ltd. |
1,000 | 1,630 | |||
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC sponsored ADR |
47,600 | 3,167,780 | |||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. |
100 | 5,172 | |||
154,848,888 | |||||
Household Products – 0.1% |
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Church & Dwight Co, Inc. |
208,200 | 8,879,730 | |||
Hindustan Lever Ltd. |
100 | 491 | |||
8,880,221 | |||||
Personal Products – 2.6% |
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Amorepacific Corp. (a) |
62 | 38,667 | |||
Avon Products, Inc. |
3,081,079 | 101,798,850 | |||
Concern Kalina OJSC: |
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GDR (f) |
21,643 | 1,135,790 | |||
sponsored ADR |
21,300 | 1,117,790 | |||
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A |
100 | 4,082 | |||
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. |
359,060 | 1,222,912 | |||
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. |
29,834,200 | 73,949,754 | |||
Kose Corp. |
110 | 3,326 | |||
Marico Ltd. |
100 | 1,231 | |||
Natura Cosmeticos SA |
168,300 | 2,349,819 | |||
NBTY, Inc. (a) |
56,200 | 2,336,234 | |||
Shiseido Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
207,200 | 4,475,520 | |||
188,433,975 | |||||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES |
435,100,609 | ||||
ENERGY – 14.6% |
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Energy Equipment & Services – 11.1% |
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Cameron International Corp. (a) |
1,503,000 | 79,734,150 | |||
Core Laboratories NV (a)(e) |
1,269,500 | 102,829,500 | |||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. |
164,000 | 13,110,160 | |||
ENSCO International, Inc. |
693,800 | 34,731,628 | |||
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) |
215,400 | 13,275,102 | |||
Global Industries Ltd. (a) |
1,826,306 | 23,815,030 | |||
GlobalSantaFe Corp. |
2,574,339 | 151,319,646 | |||
Metretek Technologies, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,232 | |||
Newpark Resources, Inc (a) |
2,881,639 | 20,776,617 | |||
Noble Corp. |
608,500 | 46,337,275 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
9 | Annual Report |
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Investments – continued
Common Stock – continued
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
Energy – continued |
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Energy Equipment & Services – continued |
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (a) |
293,900 | $ | 11, 667, 830 | ||
Parker Drilling Co. (a) |
4,892,399 | 39,970,900 | |||
Pason Systems, Inc. |
3,316,400 | 37,714,806 | |||
Pride International, Inc. (a) |
1,332,750 | 39,995,828 | |||
Rowan Companies, Inc. |
1,506,100 | 50,002,520 | |||
RPC, Inc. |
452,800 | 7,643,264 | |||
Smith International, Inc. |
1,389,320 | 57,059,372 | |||
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (a) |
1,020,531 | 33,350,953 | |||
TODCO Class A (a)(d) |
361,200 | 12,342,204 | |||
Transocean, Inc. (a) |
131,000 | 10,596,590 | |||
W-H Energy Services, Inc. (a) |
448,172 | 21,821,495 | |||
808,096,102 | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.5% |
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Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. |
606,724 | 36,797,811 | |||
Cameco Corp. (d) |
135,400 | 5,481,029 | |||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
120,100 | 6,401,557 | |||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
268,300 | 7,794,115 | |||
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
1,000 | 649 | |||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. sponsored ADR |
100 | 9,264 | |||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
500 | 1,203 | |||
CONSOL Energy, Inc. |
767,315 | 24,653,831 | |||
Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd. |
1,244,000 | 5,057,505 | |||
Frontier Oil Corp. |
382,800 | 11,001,672 | |||
Hess Corp. |
584,800 | 28,988,536 | |||
Houston Exploration Co. (a) |
353,125 | 18,284,813 | |||
International Coal Group, Inc. (a) |
1,638,766 | 8,931,275 | |||
JKX Oil & Gas |
91 | 526 | |||
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) |
271,900 | 12,493,805 | |||
Niko Resources Ltd. |
100 | 7,148 | |||
Nippon Oil Corp. |
741,000 | 4,954,523 | |||
Noble Energy, Inc. |
283,300 | 13,901,531 | |||
OPTI Canada, Inc. (a) |
200 | 3,393 | |||
Peabody Energy Corp. |
261,500 | 10,567,215 | |||
Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP |
253,265 | 6,587,423 | |||
PetroChina Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
100 | 14,078 | |||
Petroleo Barasileiro SA Petrobras: |
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(PN) sponsored ADR (non-vtg.) |
100 | 9,276 | |||
sponsored ADR |
100 | 10,299 | |||
Rentech, Inc. (a) |
100 | 377 | |||
Sasol Ltd. sponsored ADR |
100 | 3,690 | |||
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) |
333,100 | 11,675,155 | |||
Sunoco, Inc. |
236,500 | 14,748,140 | |||
Surgutneftegaz JSC sponsored ADR |
100 | 7,700 | |||
Tesoro Corp. |
281,550 | 18,517,544 | |||
Uramin, Inc. (a) |
100 | 282 | |||
Valero Energy Corp. |
184,822 | 9,455,494 | |||
VeraSun Energy Corp. |
100 | 1,975 | |||
256,362,834 | |||||
TOTAL ENERGY |
1,064,458,936 | ||||
FINANCIALS – 11.4% |
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Capital Markets – 4.2% |
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Acta Holding ASA |
376,350 | 1,991,925 | |||
AllianceBernstein Holding LP |
1,364,828 | 109,732,171 | |||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
2,029,697 | 110,618,487 | |||
AWD Holding AG |
157,600 | 6,662,194 | |||
Azimut Holdings Spa |
907,400 | 12,157,989 | |||
Charlemagne Capital Ltd. |
2,252,100 | 3,605,870 | |||
Deutsche Bank AG (NY Shares) |
100 | 13,324 | |||
EFG International (a) |
100 | 3,770 | |||
Espirito Santo Financial Group SA |
100 | 3,287 | |||
Franklin Resources, Inc. |
8,400 | 925,428 | |||
Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd. |
300 | 4,491 | |||
JAFCO Co. Ltd. |
231,800 | 11,448,837 | |||
Japan Asia Investment Co. Ltd. |
158,000 | 944,948 | |||
Jefferies Group, Inc. |
240,500 | 6,450,210 | |||
Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd. |
288,880 | 14,381,878 | |||
Legg Mason, Inc. |
100 | 9,505 | |||
Marusan Securities Co. Ltd. (d) |
1,331,600 | 17,393,011 | |||
MPC Muenchmeyer Petersen Capital AG |
59,600 | 5,256,873 | |||
New Star Asset Management Ltd. |
100 | 833 | |||
Nuveen Investments, Inc. Class A |
100 | 5,188 | |||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
400 | 17,508 | |||
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. |
100 | 1,618 | |||
W.P. Carey & Co. LLC |
70,600 | 2,122,942 | |||
303,752,287 | |||||
Commercial Banks – 1.0% |
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Allahabad Bank |
1,142,127 | 2,330,079 | |||
Banco Itau Holding Finaceira SA: |
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(PN) (non-vtg.) |
5,300 | 191,385 | |||
sponsored ADR (non-vtg.) |
97,700 | 3,531,855 | |||
Banco Pastor SA |
100 | 1,947 | |||
Bank of Ayudhya PCL (For. Reg.) |
304,800 | 159,063 | |||
Bank of Baroda |
1,157,580 | 6,890,638 | |||
Bank of Fukuoka Ltd. |
798,000 | 5,818,261 | |||
Bank of India |
1,345,338 | 6,324,903 | |||
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. |
195 | 5,501 | |||
Canara Bank |
273,867 | 1,738,061 | |||
Capitalia Spa |
79 | 748 | |||
Cathay General Bancorp |
20 | 690 | |||
Commerce Bancorp, Inc., New Jersey |
46,500 | 1,640,055 | |||
Corp. Bank Ltd. |
230,369 | 1,812,038 | |||
DnB Nor ASA |
100 | 1,419 | |||
East West Bancorp, Inc. |
100 | 3,542 | |||
Fulton Financial Corp. |
13 | 217 | |||
HDFC Bank Ltd. sponsored ADR |
100 | 7,548 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 10 |
Common Stocks – continued
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
FINANCIALS – continued |
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Commercial Banks – continued |
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Hiroshima Bank Ltd. |
1,480,900 | $ | 8,583,125 | ||
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. |
100 | 366 | |||
ICICI Bank Ltd. sponsored ADR |
4,000 | 166,960 | |||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd. |
938,000 | 1,808,879 | |||
Juroku Bank Ltd. |
1,155,400 | 6,366,589 | |||
Lakeland Financial Corp. |
200 | 5,106 | |||
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. |
100 | 4,811 | |||
Nara Bancorp, Inc. |
45,339 | 948,492 | |||
Oriental Bank of Commerce |
182,856 | 960,020 | |||
OTP Bank Rt. |
100 | 4,595 | |||
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk |
500 | 289 | |||
Punjab National Bank |
349,364 | 4,383,225 | |||
Sberbank (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation) GDR |
100 | 35,909 | |||
Siam City Bank PLC (For. Reg.) |
236,300 | 117,317 | |||
State Bank of India |
95,126 | 3,223,093 | |||
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. |
1,206,000 | 12,642,486 | |||
UCO Bank (a) |
1,431,669 | 688,006 | |||
Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA (Unibanco) GDR |
23,400 | 2,175,264 | |||
Union Bank of India |
136,229 | 388,383 | |||
UTI Bank Ltd. |
279,300 | 2,973,122 | |||
Vijaya Bank Ltd. |
436,403 | 472,659 | |||
Wintrust Financial Corp. |
100 | 4,802 | |||
76,411,448 | |||||
Consumer Finance – 0.3% |
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Advanta Corp.: |
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Class A |
3,834 | 152,632 | |||
Class B |
157,595 | 6,875,870 | |||
CompuCredit Corp. (a)(d) |
349,200 | 13,901,652 | |||
20,930,154 | |||||
Diversified Financial Services – 0.3% |
|||||
Bank of America Corp. |
277,600 | 14,821,064 | |||
Financial Technology (India) Ltd. |
78 | 3,141 | |||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. |
100 | 1,099 | |||
Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd. |
100 | 177 | |||
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. |
611,358 | 5,540,540 | |||
Moody’s Corp. |
53 | 3,660 | |||
PICO Holdings, Inc. (a) |
12,000 | 417,240 | |||
SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd. |
100 | 120 | |||
20,787,041 | |||||
Insurance – 3.4% |
|||||
Admiral Group PLC |
457,800 | 9,853,900 | |||
AFLAC, Inc. |
1,151,600 | 52,973,600 | |||
American International Group, Inc. |
419,100 | 30,032,706 | |||
April Group |
100 | 4,804 | |||
Assurant, Inc. |
1,499,801 | 82,864,005 | |||
Baloise Holdings AG (Reg.) |
100 | 9,992 | |||
Brown & Brown, Inc. |
100 | 2,821 | |||
China life Insurance Co. Ltd. ADR |
266 | 13,436 | |||
Everest Re Group Ltd. |
52,300 | 5,131,153 | |||
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A (non-vtg.) |
100 | 3,421 | |||
Milano Assicurazioni Spa |
1,021,400 | 8,326,693 | |||
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd. (H Shares) |
2,398,000 | 13,272,039 | |||
Power Financial Corp. |
100 | 3,232 | |||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. |
100 | 5,870 | |||
Progressive Corp. |
618,324 | 14,975,807 | |||
Protective Life Corp. |
57,800 | 2,745,500 | |||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. |
492,800 | 27,448,960 | |||
UNIPOL Assicurazioni Spa |
100 | 361 | |||
USI Holdings Corp. (a) |
100 | 1,536 | |||
W.R. Berkley Corp. |
1 | 26 | |||
247,669,862 | |||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.5% |
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. |
100 | 10,040 | |||
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. |
100 | 2,860 | |||
Charter Hall Group unit |
1,065,500 | 1,900,899 | |||
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. |
13,900 | 875,005 | |||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
100 | 3,423 | |||
Equity Residential (SBI) |
166,000 | 8,424,500 | |||
Inland Real Estate Corp. |
114,100 | 2,135,952 | |||
K-REIT Asia |
353,020 | 575,645 | |||
Multiplex Group unit |
5,589,000 | 17,603,707 | |||
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. |
100 | 3,985 | |||
Societe de la Tour Eiffel |
4,600 | 828,954 | |||
Weingarten Realty Investors (SBI) |
161,300 | 7,437,543 | |||
39,802,513 | |||||
Real Estate Management & Development – 1.7% |
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Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. |
481,100 | 27,156,590 | |||
AV Jennings Homes Ltd. |
104 | 91 | |||
British Land Co. PLC |
333,800 | 11,205,515 | |||
CapitaLand Ltd. |
1,914,000 | 7,740,143 | |||
Derwent Valley Holdings PLC |
229,300 | 9,417,533 | |||
Fabege AB |
27,600 | 739,822 | |||
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd. |
3,720,000 | 10,521,579 | |||
Joint Corp. |
200 | 7,694 | |||
Keppel Land Ltd. |
100 | 450 | |||
Kerry Properties Ltd. |
9,143,024 | 42,727,707 | |||
Land Securities Group PLC |
131,400 | 5,978,321 | |||
NTT Urban Development Co. |
395 | 763,125 | |||
Sankei Building Co. Ltd. |
76,300 | 671,671 | |||
Shanghai Forte Land Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
1,022,000 | 457,241 | |||
Shanghai Real Estate Ltd. |
10,050,000 | 3,475,631 | |||
Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. |
994,200 | 1,521,024 | |||
Sobha Developers Ltd. (a) |
1,722 | 38,882 | |||
Songbird Estates PLC Class B |
156,800 | 1,073,317 | |||
Ticon Industrial Connection PCL (For. Reg.) |
2,316,400 | 1,208,841 | |||
124,705,177 | |||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investments – continued
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
Common Stocks – continued | |||||
Financials – continued |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.0% |
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Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. |
84 | $ | 3,098 | ||
TOTAL FINANCIALS |
834,061,580 | ||||
HEALTH CARE – 13.0% |
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Biotechnology – 1.0% |
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
122,300 | 2,617,220 | |||
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
135,013 | 4,869,919 | |||
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(d) |
334,200 | 3,863,352 | |||
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) |
478,100 | 23,517,739 | |||
Celgene Corp. (a) |
100 | 5,753 | |||
CSL Ltd. |
83 | 4,283 | |||
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,811 | |||
CuraGen Corp. (a) |
100 | 460 | |||
CytRx Corp. (a) |
100 | 191 | |||
deCODE genetics, Inc. (a) |
100 | 453 | |||
Genentech, Inc. (a) |
100 | 8,113 | |||
Genitope Corp. (a) |
100 | 352 | |||
Genta, Inc. (a) |
100 | 44 | |||
GTx, Inc. (a) |
422,853 | 7,543,698 | |||
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) |
1,945,700 | 24,204,508 | |||
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,245 | |||
MannKind Corp. (a) |
40 | 660 | |||
Medarex, Inc. (a) |
181,657 | 2,686,707 | |||
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,130 | |||
Orchid Cellmark, Inc. (a) |
100 | 310 | |||
Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
100 | 44 | |||
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a) |
100 | 533 | |||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. |
4,000 | 473 | |||
Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
117,399 | 1,527,361 | |||
Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
100 | 611 | |||
Telik, Inc. (a) |
100 | 443 | |||
Theravance, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,089 | |||
70,862,502 | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.6% |
|||||
ArthroCare Corp. (a) |
182,246 | 7,275,260 | |||
Beckman Coulter, Inc. |
232,800 | 13,921,440 | |||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. |
329,900 | 23,142,485 | |||
bioMerieux SA |
100 | 6,819 | |||
Biophan Technologies, Inc. (a) |
100 | 50 | |||
Biosite, Inc. (a) |
94,000 | 4,591,900 | |||
C.R. Bard, Inc. |
271,900 | 18,079,163 | |||
Clinical Data, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,605 | |||
Cytyc Corp. (a) |
100 | 2,830 | |||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) |
781,744 | 36,773,238 | |||
Endocare, Inc. (a) |
144,600 | 255,942 | |||
Fresenius AG |
100 | 20,029 | |||
Gen-Probe, Inc. (a) |
100 | 5,237 | |||
Haemonetics Corp. (a) |
62,200 | 2,800,244 | |||
Hologic, Inc. (a) |
100 | 4,728 | |||
Hospira, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,358 | |||
Immucor, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,923 | |||
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,955 | |||
Kyphon, Inc. (a) |
100 | 4,040 | |||
Mindray Medical International Ltd. sponsored ADR |
30,700 | 734,344 | |||
Neogen Corp (a) |
100 | 2,220 | |||
NMT Medical, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,353 | |||
NuVasive, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,310 | |||
Optos PLC |
100 | 422 | |||
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (a) |
75,025 | 3,801,517 | |||
Somanetics Corp. (a) |
100 | 2,283 | |||
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,656 | |||
Thermogenesis Corp. (a) |
926,200 | 3,991,922 | |||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) |
100 | 4,757 | |||
Vital Signs, Inc. |
51,366 | 2,564,191 | |||
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a) |
100 | 7,838 | |||
118,012,059 | |||||
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.6% |
|||||
Acibadem Saglik Hizmetleri AS |
100 | 1,074 | |||
Aetna, Inc. |
100 | 4,318 | |||
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. |
112,354 | 1,093,615 | |||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Service PCL (For. Reg.) |
100 | 98 | |||
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (d) |
300,500 | 14,424,000 | |||
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL (For. Reg.) |
100 | 104 | |||
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) |
355,600 | 25,460,960 | |||
Health Net, Inc. (a) |
100 | 4,866 | |||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) |
340,900 | 25,045,923 | |||
Lincare Holdings, Inc. (a) |
907,800 | 36,166,752 | |||
Medical Saude SA |
180,000 | 2,021,999 | |||
National Research Corp. |
100 | 2,286 | |||
Nighthawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. |
197,700 | 5,041,350 | |||
Omnicare, Inc. |
794,000 | 30,672,220 | |||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. |
257,000 | 13,621,000 | |||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. |
100 | 896 | |||
ResCare, Inc. (a) |
1,109,698 | 20,141,019 | |||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. |
100 | 1,175 | |||
Symbion, Inc. (a) |
860,535 | 15,928,503 | |||
189,632,158 | |||||
Health Care Technology – 1.1% |
|||||
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (a) |
171,600 | 4,631,484 | |||
Cerner Corp. (a) |
100 | 4,550 | |||
Eclipsys Corp. (a) |
889 | 18,278 | |||
Emageon, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,536 | |||
Emdeon Corp. (a) |
2,549,919 | 31,593,496 | |||
IMS Health, Inc. |
1,317,200 | 36,196,656 | |||
Merge Technologies, Inc. (a) |
200 | 1,312 | |||
Phase Forward, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,498 | |||
ProxyMed, Inc. (a) |
100 | 462 | |||
TriZetto Group, Inc. (a) |
567,736 | 10,429,310 | |||
82,878,582 | |||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 12 |
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
Common Stocks – continued |
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HEALTH CARE – continued |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services – 5.1% |
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Applera Corp.: |
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– Applied Biosystems Group |
100 | $ | 3,669 | ||
– Celera Genomics Group (a) |
52,200 | 730,278 | |||
Bachem Holding AG (B Shares) |
100 | 7,547 | |||
Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. (a) |
100 | 806 | |||
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (a) |
9,500 | 783,940 | |||
Cambrex Corp. |
100 | 2,272 | |||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) |
577,700 | 24,985,525 | |||
Covance, Inc. (a) |
222,000 | 13,078,020 | |||
Dionex Corp. (a) |
100 | 5,671 | |||
Evotec OAI AG (a) |
100 | 429 | |||
Exelixis, Inc. (a) |
74 | 666 | |||
Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (a) |
1,462,135 | 7,500,753 | |||
ICON PLC sponsored ADR |
399,252 | 15,051,800 | |||
Illumina, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,931 | |||
Invitrogen Corp. (a) |
87,800 | 4,968,602 | |||
Millipore Therapeutics (a) |
591,200 | 39,373,920 | |||
Nektar Therapeutics (a) |
100 | 1,521 | |||
PRA International (a) |
39,200 | 990,584 | |||
QIAGEN NV (a) |
5,325,500 | 80,574,815 | |||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) |
3,715,800 | 168,288,852 | |||
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (a) |
122,000 | 5,249,660 | |||
Waters Corp. (a) |
266,920 | 13,071,072 | |||
374,674,063 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals – 1.6% |
|||||
Allergan, Inc. |
201,308 | 24,104,620 | |||
Boiron SA |
55 | 1,328 | |||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. |
100 | 2,062 | |||
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. |
100 | 3,125 | |||
Eisai Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
100 | 5,500 | |||
Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
1,707,488 | 47,092,519 | |||
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) |
441,400 | 22,334,840 | |||
New River Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
127,547 | 6,978,096 | |||
Pfizer Ltd. |
100 | 1,730 | |||
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. sponsored GDR |
75 | 675 | |||
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) |
149 | 26,709 | |||
SuperGen, Inc. (a) |
100 | 508 | |||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International |
782,840 | 13,496,162 | |||
114,047,874 | |||||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
950,107,238 | ||||
INDUSTRIALS – 14.3% |
|||||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.5% |
|||||
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) |
104,200 | 8,147,398 | |||
Ceradyne, Inc. (a) |
157,824 | 8,917,056 | |||
Embraer – Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA sponsored ADR |
100 | 4,143 | |||
Esterline Technologies Corp. (a) |
484,705 | 19,499,682 | |||
General Dynamics Corp. |
200 | 14,870 | |||
Precision Castparts Corp. |
100 | 7,828 | |||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. |
100 | 6,329 | |||
36,597,306 | |||||
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.2% |
|||||
Business Post Group PLC |
200 | 1,720 | |||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
120,900 | 4,943,601 | |||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. |
14,300 | 579,150 | |||
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG |
52,300 | 7,130,941 | |||
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B |
67,700 | 5,076,146 | |||
17,731,558 | |||||
Airlines – 0.5% |
|||||
ACE Aviation Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) |
899,700 | 29,159,231 | |||
Air China Ltd. (H Shares) |
2,000 | 1,083 | |||
easyJet PLC (a) |
100 | 1,201 | |||
TAM SA (PN) sponsored ADR (ltd. vtg.) |
240,400 | 7,214,404 | |||
36,375,919 | |||||
Building Products – 0.0% |
|||||
Ameron International Corp. |
41,000 | 3,131,170 | |||
Duratex SA |
100 | 1,247 | |||
Trex Co., Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,289 | |||
3,134,706 | |||||
Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.2% |
|||||
Advisory Board Co. (a) |
100 | 5,354 | |||
Bio-Treat Technology Ltd. |
940,300 | 371,054 | |||
Equifax, Inc. |
1,757,403 | 71,350,562 | |||
Experian Group Ltd. |
100 | 1,174 | |||
GFK AG |
20 | 867 | |||
Intertek Group PLC |
436,200 | 7,120,753 | |||
Korn/Ferry International (a) |
264,000 | 6,061,440 | |||
Manpower, Inc. |
100 | 7,493 | |||
Midas International Holdings Ltd. |
4,166,000 | 168,712 | |||
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) |
100 | 4,664 | |||
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers, Inc. |
100 | 5,354 | |||
Robert Half International, Inc. |
100 | 3,712 | |||
Sinomem Technology Ltd. |
2,723,000 | 1,776,082 | |||
Societe Generale de Surveillance Holding SA (SGS) (Reg.) |
100 | 111,407 | |||
Steelcase, Inc. Class A |
100 | 1,816 | |||
Stericycle, Inc. (a) |
100 | 7,550 | |||
Tele Atlas NV (a) |
65,600 | 1,374,423 | |||
Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
1,386,000 | 400,923 | |||
United Envirotech Ltd. |
1,000 | 176 | |||
88,773,516 | |||||
Construction & Engineering – 0.6% |
|||||
Arcadis NV |
9,700 | 598,037 | |||
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. |
18,807 | 237,720 | |||
Fluor Corp. |
64,400 | 5,258,260 | |||
Gammon India Ltd. |
80,000 | 761,011 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
13 | Annual Report |
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio
Investments – continued
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
Common Stocks – continued |
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INDUSTRIALS – continued |
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Construction & Engineering – continued |
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Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd. (a) |
220,000 | $ | 733,333 | ||
Insituform Technologies, Inc. Class A (a) |
3,200 | 82,752 | |||
IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd. |
688,326 | 6,006,372 | |||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) |
170,170 | 13,867,508 | |||
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. |
50,200 | 1,645,340 | |||
LG Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. |
29,690 | 2,652,946 | |||
Nagarjuna Construction Co. Ltd. |
20,100 | 97,937 | |||
Orascom Construction Industries SAE GDR |
100 | 9,630 | |||
PTC India Ltd. |
100 | 129 | |||
Quanta Services, Inc. (a) |
30,500 | 599,935 | |||
Schmack Biogas AG (a) |
100 | 7,055 | |||
Shaw Group, Inc. (a) |
228,600 | 7,658,100 | |||
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. |
100 | 2,699 | |||
Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd. |
348,000 | 2,396,976 | |||
42,615,740 | |||||
Electrical Equipment – 2.8% |
|||||
ABB Ltd. India |
10,000 | 843,398 | |||
AstroPower, Inc. (a) |
100 | 0 | |||
Ceres Power Holding PLC (a) |
100 | 431 | |||
Cooper Industries Ltd. Class A |
532,500 | 48,153,975 | |||
Crompton Greaves Ltd. |
1,335,821 | 6,322,553 | |||
Distributed Energy Systems Corp. (a) |
100 | 360 | |||
Dongfang Electrical Machinery Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
366,000 | 978,723 | |||
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a) |
252,200 | 8,569,756 | |||
First Solar, Inc. |
160,400 | 4,779,920 | |||
Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR |
100 | 675 | |||
Jyoti Structures Ltd. |
500 | 1,486 | |||
Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd. |
40,000 | 897,155 | |||
KEC International Ltd. |
100 | 838 | |||
Legrand SA |
100 | 2,931 | |||
Neon-Neon Holdings Ltd. |
6,974,000 | 6,661,715 | |||
Nexans SA |
23,300 | 2,983,784 | |||
Q-Cells AG |
200 | 8,996 | |||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. |
1,269,111 | 77,517,300 | |||
Roper Industries, Inc. |
353,800 | 17,774,912 | |||
Shanghai Electric (Group) Corp. (H Shares) |
24,478,000 | 10,290,560 | |||
Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. (a) |
100 | 72 | |||
SolarWorld AG (d) |
242,000 | 15,207,648 | |||
Thomas & Betts Corp. (a) |
100 | 4,728 | |||
201,001,916 | |||||
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.9% |
|||||
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. |
100 | 2,828 | |||
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. rights 2/8/07 (a) |
12 | 121 | |||
Fu Sheng Industrial Co. Ltd. |
778,000 | 761,645 | |||
General Electric Co. |
1,195,200 | 44,473,392 | |||
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. ADR |
100 | 5,065 | |||
Max India Ltd. (a) |
167,246 | 3,241,422 | |||
McDermott International, Inc. (a) |
107,000 | 5,442,020 | |||
NWS Holdings Ltd. |
2,165,033 | 4,954,500 | |||
Sequa Corp. Class A |
100 | 11,506 | |||
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. (H Shares) |
1,000 | 2,129 | |||
Siemens India Ltd. |
30,000 | 772,730 | |||
Teleflex, Inc. |
134,900 | 8,709,144 | |||
68,376,502 | |||||
Machinery – 6.6% |
|||||
A.S.V., Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,627 | |||
AGCO Corp. (a)(d)(e) |
5,771,923 | 178,583,287 | |||
Badger Meter, Inc. |
205,755 | 5,699,414 | |||
Bucher Holding AG |
500 | 54,268 | |||
China Infrastructure Machinery Holdings Ltd. (a) |
144,000 | 170,320 | |||
China Metal International Holdings Inc. |
2,000 | 702 | |||
China Yuchai International Ltd. |
100 | 689 | |||
Circor International, Inc. |
100 | 3,679 | |||
Crane Co. |
230,784 | 8,455,926 | |||
Cummins India Ltd. |
100 | 627 | |||
Danaher Corp. |
100 | 7,244 | |||
Deere & Co. |
1,049,700 | 99,794,979 | |||
Dover Corp. |
174,741 | 8,565,804 | |||
Eicher Motors Ltd. |
240,630 | 1,985,204 | |||
ESCO Technologies, Inc. (a) |
100 | 4,544 | |||
Graco, Inc. |
100 | 3,962 | |||
Harsco Corp. |
956,719 | 72,806,316 | |||
Hexagon AB (B Shares) |
100 | 4,273 | |||
Hyflux Ltd. |
100 | 152 | |||
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. |
100 | 861 | |||
Joy Global, Inc. |
360,694 | 17,435,948 | |||
JTEKT Corp. |
1,000 | 21,210 | |||
KCI Konecranes Oyi |
100 | 2,944 | |||
Komax Holding AG (Reg.) |
100 | 12,494 | |||
Krones AG |
2,900 | 443,503 | |||
MAN AG |
116,900 | 10,565,526 | |||
MMI Holdings Ltd. |
13,426,000 | 9,194,991 | |||
PACCAR, Inc. |
150 | 9,735 | |||
Pentair, Inc. |
1,133,400 | 35,588,760 | |||
Railpower Technologies Corp. (a) |
100 | 130 | |||
Tata Motors Ltd. |
527,464 | 10,768,085 | |||
Tata Motors Ltd. sponsored ADR (d) |
10,100 | 206,343 | |||
Terex Corp. (a) |
211,386 | 13,651,308 | |||
Thermax Ltd. |
100 | 881 | |||
Trinity Industries, Inc. |
131,600 | 4,632,320 | |||
Uzel Makina Sanayi AS (a) |
415,173 | 874,048 | |||
Vossloh AG |
20,600 | 1,553,986 | |||
481,106,090 | |||||
Marine – 0.0% |
|||||
Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. |
80 | 2,271 | |||
Kuehne & Nagel International AG |
100 | 7,273 | |||
9,544 | |||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 14 |
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
Common Stocks – continued |
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INDUSTRIALS – continued |
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Road & Rail – 0.5% |
|||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
100 | $ | 7,381 | ||
Con-way, Inc. |
350,300 | 15,427,212 | |||
CSX Corp. |
498,400 | 17,159,912 | |||
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR |
100 | 3,390 | |||
Knight Transportation, Inc. |
225 | 3,836 | |||
Landstar System, Inc. |
100 | 3,818 | |||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
100 | 5,029 | |||
Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.(a) |
100 | 2,407 | |||
32,612,985 | |||||
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.4% |
|||||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A |
77 | 3,015 | |||
Richelieu Hardware Ltd. |
100 | 2,079 | |||
WESCO International, Inc. (a) |
530,700 | 31,210,467 | |||
31,215,561 | |||||
Transportation Infrastructure – 0.1% |
|||||
Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd (H Shares) |
2,000 | 1,615 | |||
Hopewell Holdings Ltd. |
1,905,000 | 6,686,101 | |||
Hopewell Holdings Ltd. Sponspored ADR |
100 | 355 | |||
Macquarie Infrastructure Group unit |
100 | 273 | |||
Sydney Roads Group |
33 | 34 | |||
6,688,378 | |||||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS |
1,046,239,721 | ||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 12.5% |
|||||
Communications Equipment – 4.0% |
|||||
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (a) |
961,596 | 13,971,990 | |||
Adtran , Inc. |
1,023,091 | 23,224,166 | |||
C-COR, Inc. (a) |
220,537 | 2,456,782 | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) |
2,885,800 | 78,868,914 | |||
CommScope, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,048 | |||
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (a) |
150 | 5,711 | |||
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (a) |
1,000 | 3,272 | |||
Harris Corp. |
100 | 4,586 | |||
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a) |
8,817,596 | 167,005,268 | |||
Option NV (a) |
360 | 4,895 | |||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
95,800 | 3,620,282 | |||
Zyxel Communications Corp. |
1,038,470 | 1,293,905 | |||
290,462,819 | |||||
Computers & Peripherals – 0.6% |
|||||
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) |
457,600 | 38,822,784 | |||
Gemalto NV (a) |
16 | 399 | |||
Logitech International SA (Reg.)(a) |
200 | 5,718 | |||
Moser-Baer India Ltd. |
200 | 1,402 | |||
Psion PLC |
33 | 73 | |||
SanDisk Corp. (a) |
20 | 861 | |||
Unisteel Technology Ltd. |
1,976,500 | 3,287,399 | |||
Wacom Co. Ltd. |
1,559 | 4,661,940 | |||
46,780,576 | |||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 3.5% |
|||||
Acacia Research Corp. – Accacia Technologies (a) |
100 | 1,338 | |||
Amphenol Corp. Class A |
100 | 6,208 | |||
CDW Corp. |
1,914,347 | 134,616,881 | |||
Daktronics, Inc. |
200 | 7,370 | |||
Excel Technology, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,559 | |||
Flextronics International Ltd. (a) |
494,800 | 5,680,304 | |||
Hana Microelectronics PCL (For. Reg.) |
509,400 | 402,347 | |||
Itron, Inc. (a) |
133,436 | 6,917,322 | |||
KEMET Corp. (a) |
1,837,000 | 13,410,100 | |||
Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd |
100 | 4,704 | |||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) |
1,041,200 | 82,098,620 | |||
MTS Systems Corp. |
100 | 3,862 | |||
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. |
362,000 | 7,601,848 | |||
Prime View International Co. Ltd. (a) |
1,000 | 477 | |||
Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1 | |||
Rogers Corp. (a) |
100 | 5,915 | |||
Sunpower Corp. Class A (a)(d) |
145,700 | 5,415,669 | |||
Symbol Technologies, Inc. |
189 | 2,824 | |||
Universal Display Corp. (a) |
100 | 1,501 | |||
Yageo Corp. Sponsored GDR (a) |
100 | 237 | |||
256,180,087 | |||||
Internet Software & Services – 1.5% |
|||||
24/7 Real Media, Inc. (a) |
851,162 | 7,703,016 | |||
Answers Corp. (a) |
100 | 1,339 | |||
aQuantive, Inc. (a) |
11 | 271 | |||
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) |
100 | 11,272 | |||
CNET Networks, Inc. (a) |
100 | 909 | |||
Digital River, Inc. (a) |
100 | 5,579 | |||
eCollege.com (a) |
100 | 1,565 | |||
Equinix, Inc. (a) |
104,200 | 7,879,604 | |||
Internap Network Services Corp. (a)(d)(e) |
2,220,966 | 44,130,594 | |||
LoopNet, Inc. |
100 | 1,498 | |||
NetRatings, Inc. (a) |
40,900 | 716,159 | |||
NHN Corp. |
20,000 | 2,453,764 | |||
Openwave Systems, Inc. (a) |
100 | 923 | |||
RealNetworks, Inc (a) |
196,516 | 2,149,885 | |||
Rediff.com India Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)(d) |
112,700 | 2,073,680 | |||
SAVVIS, Inc. (a) |
238,589 | 8,520,013 | |||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
1,444,000 | 5,142,358 | |||
ValueClick, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,363 | |||
WebEx Communications. (a) |
754,504 | 26,324,645 | |||
Websense, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,283 | |||
WebSideStory, Inc. (a) |
441,400 | 5,588,124 | |||
112,709,844 | |||||
IT Services – 0.7% |
|||||
CheckFree Corp. (a) |
100 | 4,016 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investments – continued
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
Common Stocks – continued | |||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – continued |
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IT Services – continued |
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) |
69,900 | $ | 5,393,484 | ||
eLoyalty Corp. |
100 | 1,864 | |||
ExlService Holdings, Inc. |
100 | 2,104 | |||
Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (a) |
721,201 | 18,570,926 | |||
Mastercard, Inc. Class A |
75,000 | 7,386,750 | |||
MoneyGram International, Inc. |
270,100 | 8,470,336 | |||
Patni Computer Systems Ltd. Sponsored ADR |
11,900 | 242,522 | |||
RightNow Technologies, Inc. (a) |
128,000 | 2,204,160 | |||
Syntel, Inc. |
100 | 2,680 | |||
TALX Corp. |
23 | 631 | |||
TietoEnator Oyj |
155,047 | 5,002,698 | |||
WNS Holdings Ltd. ADR |
100 | 3,110 | |||
47,285,281 | |||||
Office Electronics – 0.0% |
|||||
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a) |
75 | 2,609 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.0% |
|||||
Agere Systems, Inc. (a) |
10 | 192 | |||
Altera Corp. (a) |
881,454 | 17,347,015 | |||
ARM Holdings PLC sponsored ADR |
100 | 730 | |||
ASML Holding NV (NY Shares) (a) |
998,200 | 24,585,666 | |||
Cambridge Display Technologies, Inc. (a) |
100 | 699 | |||
Credence Systems Corp. (a) |
100 | 520 | |||
Cree, Inc. (a) |
20,600 | 356,792 | |||
Cymer, Inc. (a) |
100 | 4,395 | |||
Ersol Solar Energy AG (a) |
100 | 6,078 | |||
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,681 | |||
FormFactor, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,725 | |||
Genesis Microchip, Inc. (a) |
10,300 | 104,442 | |||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,548 | |||
Intersil Corp. Class A |
208,400 | 4,984,928 | |||
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
100 | 4,975 | |||
Lam Research Corp. (a) |
100 | 5,062 | |||
LSI Logic Corp. (a) |
100 | 900 | |||
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (a) |
129,900 | 1,078,170 | |||
National Semiconductor Corp. |
100 | 2,270 | |||
Renewable Energy Corp. AS |
121,800 | 2,226,995 | |||
Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. (a) |
3,700 | 68,820 | |||
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. sponsored ADR (a) |
100 | 644 | |||
Silicon Image, Inc. (a) |
81,399 | 1,035,395 | |||
Silicon On Insulator Technologies SA (SOITEC) (a) |
62,400 | 2,220,154 | |||
Teradyne, Inc. (a) |
681,900 | 10,201,224 | |||
Zoran Corp. (a) |
466,000 | 6,794,280 | |||
71,037,300 | |||||
Software – 1.2% |
|||||
Activision, Inc. (a) |
1 | 17 | |||
Autodesk, Inc. (a) |
217,498 | 8,799,969 | |||
Blackbaud, Inc. |
880,744 | 22,899,344 | |||
Cognos, Inc. (a) |
48,800 | 2,072,048 | |||
Digimarc Corp. (a) |
100 | 882 | |||
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) |
100 | 5,036 | |||
F-Secure Oyj |
784,000 | 2,328,833 | |||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. |
150 | 8,472 | |||
FalconStor Software, Inc. (a)(d) |
58,636 | 507,201 | |||
Hyperion Solutions Corp. (a) |
100 | 3,594 | |||
Informatica Corp. (a) |
100 | 1,221 | |||
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,242 | |||
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a) |
632,294 | 19,019,404 | |||
Midway Games, Inc. (a) |
100 | 698 | |||
Napster, Inc. (a) |
100 | 363 | |||
NAVTEQ Corp. (a) |
100 | 3,497 | |||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. |
100 | 25,955 | |||
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,146 | |||
Quality Systems, Inc. (d) |
146,171 | 5,447,793 | |||
Quest Software, Inc. (a) |
359,100 | 5,260,815 | |||
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) |
7,700 | 280,665 | |||
Scientific Learning Corp. (a) |
100 | 549 | |||
Subex Azure Ltd. |
200 | 2,947 | |||
Symantec Corp. (a) |
100 | 2,085 | |||
Tata Elxsi Ltd. |
100 | 595 | |||
Telelogic AB (a) |
100 | 224 | |||
THQ, Inc. (a) |
263,500 | 8,569,020 | |||
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) |
439,800 | 14,846,555 | |||
90,091,170 | |||||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
914,549,686 | ||||
MATERIALS – 11.9% |
|||||
Chemicals – 3.3% |
|||||
ADA-ES, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,627 | |||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. |
100 | 7,028 | |||
Airgas, Inc. |
1,826,572 | 74,012,697 | |||
Albemarle Corp. |
175,289 | 12,585,750 | |||
Asian Paints India Ltd. |
385,678 | 6,438,895 | |||
Dyno Nobel Ltd. |
100 | 188 | |||
Ecolab, Inc. (d) |
1,361,700 | 61,548,840 | |||
Filtrona PLC |
50 | 256 | |||
JSR Corp. |
394,700 | 10,211,474 | |||
Jubilant Organosys Ltd. |
500 | 2,733 | |||
Kuraray Co. Ltd. |
125,000 | 1,474,171 | |||
Lubrizol Corp. |
355,100 | 17,801,163 | |||
Methanex Corp. |
103,700 | 2,837,075 | |||
Monsanto Co. |
200 | 10,506 | |||
Quaker Chemical Corp. |
100 | 2,207 | |||
Recticel SA |
100 | 1,267 | |||
Sasa Dupont Sabanci Polyester Sanayi AS (a) |
1 | 1 | |||
Sensient Technologies Corp. |
303,500 | 7,466,100 | |||
Sigma Aldrich Corp. |
57,000 | 4,430,040 | |||
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
922,000 | 455,174 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 16 |
Shares | Value (Note 1) | ||||
Common Stocks – continued | |||||
MATERIALS – continued |
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Chemicals – continued |
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Syngenta AG sponsored ADR |
74,500 | $ | 2,766,930 | ||
The Mosaic Co. |
157,900 | 3,3372,744 | |||
Tokuyama Corp. |
2,052,000 | 31,232,457 | |||
United Phosphorous Ltd. |
455 | 3,096 | |||
Valhi, Inc. |
51,700 | 1,343,166 | |||
Zoltek Companies, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,967 | |||
238,007,552 | |||||
Construction Materials – 0.0% |
4,305 | ||||
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. |
100 | 989,323 | |||
Shree Cement Ltd. |
30,000 | 993,628 | |||
Containers & Packaging – 0.0% |
|||||
Essel Propack Ltd. |
1,080,401 | 1,931,081 | |||
Sealed Air Corp. |
100 | 6,492 | |||
1,937,573 | |||||
Metals & Mining – 8.0% |
|||||
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. |
3,009,530 | 124,123,754 | |||
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. warrant 11/14/07 (a) |
23,350 | 546,157 | |||
AK Steel Holding Corp. (a)(d) |
1,224,800 | 20,699,120 | |||
Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (Australia) |
41,483 | 916,252 | |||
Barrick Gold Corp. |
127,500 | 3,920,133 | |||
BHP Billiton Ltd. sponsored ADR |
100 | 3,975 | |||
BlueScope Steel Ltd. |
100 | 680 | |||
Brush Engineered Materials, Inc. (a) |
100 | 3,377 | |||
Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA sponsored ADR |
400,900 | 11,249,254 | |||
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a) |
7,712,200 | 41,735,834 | |||
Equinox Minerals Ltd. (a) |
3,070,100 | 4,976,406 | |||
FNX Mining Co., Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,567 | |||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B (d) |
887,000 | 49,432,510 | |||
Grupo Mexico SA de CV Series B |
100 | 366 | |||
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd (a) |
454,800 | 7,163,100 | |||
High River Gold Mines Ltd. (a) |
3,911,900 | 7,213,195 | |||
IAMGOLD Corp. |
1,198,300 | 10,605,880 | |||
Inco Ltd. |
100 | 7,359 | |||
Inmet Mining Corp. |
100 | 5,352 | |||
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a) |
100 | 986 | |||
Kinross Gold Corp. (a) |
11,938,166 | 141,496,959 | |||
Lundin Mining Corp. (a) |
301,907 | 11,133,792 | |||
Mechel Steel Group OAO sponsored ADR |
100 | 2,548 | |||
Meridian Gold, Inc. (a) |
100 | 2,781 | |||
Newmont Mining Corp. |
1,463,725 | 66,087,184 | |||
Northern Orion Resources, Inc. (a) |
100 | 364 | |||
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (a) |
100 | 6,241 | |||
Phelps Dodge Corp. |
193,700 | 23,189,764 | |||
POSCO sponsored ADR |
100 | 8,267 | |||
Royal Gold, Inc. (d) |
813,938 | 29,285,489 | |||
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. |
1,600 | 20,522 | |||
Teck Cominco Ltd. Class B (sub. vtg.) |
216,100 | $ | 16,290,901 | ||
Vedanta Resources PLC |
100 | 2,391 | |||
Xstrata PLC |
100 | 4,994 | |||
Zinifex Ltd. |
1,203,400 | 17,849,823 | |||
587,987,277 | |||||
Paper & Forest Products – 0.6% |
|||||
Aracruz Celulose SA (PN-B) sponsored ADR (non-vtg.) |
100 | 6,124 | |||
Cathay Forest Products Corp. (a) |
40,100 | 19,603 | |||
Glatfelter |
100 | 1,550 | |||
International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) |
9,100 | 56,114 | |||
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. (d) |
10,646,000 | 26,141,779 | |||
Pope Resources, Inc. LP |
100 | 3,432 | |||
Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd. (B Shares) |
100 | 57 | |||
Sino-Forest Corp. (a) |
1,034,400 | 6,946,271 | |||
Votorantim Celulose e Papel SA sponsored ADR (non-vtg.) |
450,800 | 8,840,188 | |||
42,015,118 | |||||
TOTAL MATERIALS |
870,941,148 | ||||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.5% |
|||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.3% |
|||||
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (a) |
100 | 1,622 | |||
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (a) |
8,390,300 | 46,985,680 | |||
Pipex Communications PLC (a) |
100 | 25 | |||
PT Indosat Tbk sponsored ADR |
100 | 3,855 | |||
PT Telkomunikasi Indonesia Tbk sponsored ADR |
100 | 4,560 | |||
Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a) |
782,900 | 6,552,873 | |||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
3,019,004 | 112,427,709 | |||
165,976,324 | |||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.2% |
|||||
America Mavil SA de CV Series L sponsored ADR |
106,500 | 4,815,930 | |||
American Tower Corp. Class A (a) |
100 | 3,728 | |||
MTN Group Ltd. |
498,100 | 6,064,506 | |||
NII Holdings, Inc. (a) |
36 | 2,320 | |||
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. |
100 | 5,199 | |||
Telemig Celular Participacoes SA sponsored ADR |
100 | 3,825 | |||
USA Mobility, Inc. |
281,852 | 6,305,029 | |||
Vivo Participacoes SA (PN) sponsored ADR |
587,000 | 2,406,700 | |||
19,607,237 | |||||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES |
185,583,561 | ||||
UTILITIES – 1.6% |
|||||
Electric Utilities – 0.0% |
|||||
Areva T&D India Ltd |
100 | 2,372 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investments – continued
Shares | Value (Note 1) | |||||
Common Stocks – continued | ||||||
UTILITIES – continued |
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Electric Utilities – continued |
||||||
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. |
100 | $ | 2,715 | |||
Korea Electric Power Corp. sponsored ADR |
100 | 2,271 | ||||
7,358 | ||||||
Gas Utilities – 0.7% |
||||||
AGL Resources, Inc. |
847,400 | 32,972,334 | ||||
China Gas Holdings Ltd. |
2,000 | 399 | ||||
Xinao Gas Holdings Ltd. |
12,576,000 | 14,227,890 | ||||
47,200,623 | ||||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.9% |
||||||
AES Corp. (a) |
2,543,900 | 56,067,556 | ||||
Black Hills Corp. |
184,806 | 6,826,734 | ||||
International Power PLC sponsored ADR |
100 | 7,581 | ||||
Malakoff BHD |
375,200 | 1,074,127 | ||||
NTPC Ltd. |
59,000 | 182,557 | ||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. |
100 | 3,682 | ||||
64,162,237 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities – 0.0% |
||||||
Sechilienne-Sidec |
30,557 | 1,685,865 | ||||
Veolia Environnement sponsored ADR. |
100 | 7,526 | ||||
1,693,391 | ||||||
Water Utilities – 0.0% |
||||||
Eastern Water Resources Development & Management PLC (For. Reg.) |
100 | 16 | ||||
Guangdong Investment Ltd. |
2,000 | 903 | ||||
Puncak Niaga Holding BHD |
100 | 87 | ||||
1,006 | ||||||
TOTAL UTILITIES |
113,064,615 | |||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
7,225,477,167 | |||||
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks – 0.0% |
||||||
Shares | Value (Note 1) | |||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 0.0% |
||||||
Household Durables – 0.0% |
||||||
Fedders Corp. Series A, 8.60% (a) |
5 | 27 | ||||
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS |
27 | |||||
Money Market Funds – 2.3% |
||||||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 5.37% (b) |
51,631,369 | 51,631,369 | ||||
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 5.38% (b)(c) |
120,041,289 | 120,041,289 | ||||
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS |
171,672,658 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO – 101.2% |
7,397,149,852 | |||||
NET OTHER ASSETS – (1.2)% |
(88,138,934 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS – 100% |
$ | 7,309,010,918 | ||||
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 holding 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 end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $1,141,928 or 0.0% of net assets. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
Fund |
Income earned | ||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund |
$ | 25,934,483 | |
Fidelity Securities Leading Cash Central Fund |
1,837,476 | ||
Total |
$ | 27,771,959 | |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 18 |
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 of period |
Purchases | Sales Proceeds |
Divided Income |
Value, end of period | ||||||||||
AGCO Corp. |
$ | 60,190,525 | $ | 112,520,726 | $ | 63,195,093 | $ | — | $ | 178,583,287 | |||||
Core Laboratories NV |
34,897,976 | 18,376,112 | — | — | 102, 829,500 | ||||||||||
Edipsys Corp. |
47,063,766 | 3,920,926 | 59,813,005 | — | — | ||||||||||
Harvard Bioscience, Inc. |
11,107,409 | — | 4,260,150 | — | — | ||||||||||
IMPCO Technologies, Inc. |
9,268,848 | — | 4,105,721 | — | — | ||||||||||
Internap Network Services Corp. |
— | 37,846,752 | — | — | 44,130,594 | ||||||||||
Open Solutions, Inc. |
25,264,922 | 25,120,958 | 64,600,336 | — | — | ||||||||||
Parker Drilling Co. |
59,364,645 | 40,213,226 | 41,425,376 | — | — | ||||||||||
ResCare, Inc. |
28,261,042 | 7,118,620 | 16,984,070 | — | — | ||||||||||
Stratagene Corp. |
14,472,128 | — | 8,526,404 | — | — | ||||||||||
Strategic Diagnostics, Inc. |
5,392,660 | 30,264 | 4,409,478 | — | — | ||||||||||
Symbion, Inc. |
— | 30,023,512 | 7,986,891 | — | — | ||||||||||
Total |
$ | 295,283,921 | 275,171,096 | 275,306,524 | — | $ | 325,543,381 | ||||||||
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows:
United States of America |
71.7 | % | |
Canada |
6.1 | % | |
Cayman Islands |
4.6 | % | |
Japan |
4.2 | % | |
Netherlands |
2.8 | % | |
United Kingdom |
1.1 | % | |
Bermuda |
1.1 | % | |
India |
1.0 | % | |
Hong Kong |
1.0 | % | |
Others (individually less than 1%) |
6.4 | % | |
100.00 | % | ||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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December 31, 2006 | ||||||
Assets |
||||||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $115,737,464) – See accompanying schedule: |
||||||
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $5,758,291,216) |
$ | 6,899,933,813 | ||||
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $171,672,658) |
171,672,658 | |||||
Other affiliated issuers (cost $196,756,573) |
325,543,381 | |||||
Total Investments (cost $6,126,720,447) |
$ | 7,397,149,852 | ||||
Cash |
188 | |||||
Foreign currency held at value (cost $1,589,333) |
1,595,299 | |||||
Receivable for investments sold |
54,780,387 | |||||
Receivable for fund shares sold |
665,052 | |||||
Dividends receivable |
4,678,305 | |||||
Interest receivable |
2,019,579 | |||||
Prepaid expenses |
33,784 | |||||
Other receivables |
469,523 | |||||
Total assets |
7,461,391,969 | |||||
Liabilities |
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Payable for investments purchased |
$ | 25,035,210 | ||||
Payable for fund shares redeemed |
937,910 | |||||
Accrued management fee |
3,458,275 | |||||
Distribution fees payable |
1,077,211 | |||||
Other affiliated payables |
523,893 | |||||
Other payables and accrued expenses |
1,307,263 | |||||
Collateral on securities loaned, at value |
120,041,289 | |||||
Total Liabilities |
152,381,051 | |||||
Net Assets |
$ | 7,309,010,918 | ||||
Net Assets consist of: |
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Paid in capital |
$ | 5,336,265,843 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income |
27,410,326 | |||||
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions |
675,522,445 | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
1,269,812,304 | |||||
Net Assets |
$ | 7,309,010,918 | ||||
Initial Class: |
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Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,352,385,147 ÷ 38,893,178 shares) |
$ | 34.77 | ||||
Service Class: |
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Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,091,396,235 ÷ 31,551,223 shares) |
$ | 34.59 | ||||
Service Class 2: |
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Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,701,583,325 ÷ 137,257,572 shares) |
$ | 34.25 | ||||
Investor Class: |
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Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($163,646,211 ÷ 4,717,884 shares) |
$ | 34.69 | ||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 20 |
Statement of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2006 | |||||||
Investment Income |
|||||||
Dividends |
$ | 56,462,379 | |||||
Interest |
43,513 | ||||||
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,837,476 from security lending) |
27,771,959 | ||||||
Total Income |
84,277,851 | ||||||
Expenses |
|||||||
Management fee |
$ | 38,457,884 | |||||
Transfer agent fees |
4,729,431 | ||||||
Distribution fees |
11,671,761 | ||||||
Accounting and security lending fees |
1,248,607 | ||||||
Custodian fees and expenses |
1,015,526 | ||||||
Independent trustees’ compensation |
24,795 | ||||||
Registration fees |
26,819 | ||||||
Audit |
94,638 | ||||||
Legal |
123,058 | ||||||
Miscellaneous |
860,772 | ||||||
Total expenses before reductions |
58,253,291 | ||||||
Expense reductions |
(1,341,410 | ) | 56,911,881 | ||||
Net investment income (loss) |
27,365,970 | ||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (loss) |
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Net realized gain (loss) on: |
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Investment securities: |
|||||||
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $1,498,285) |
659,167,953 | ||||||
Other affiliated issuers |
29,663,729 | ||||||
Foreign currency transactions |
230,231 | ||||||
Total net realized gain (loss) |
689,061,913 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
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Investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $2,036,942) |
41,087,086 | ||||||
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
(1,273 | ) | |||||
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
41,085,813 | ||||||
Net gain (loss) |
730,147,726 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | 757,513,696 | |||||
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Year ended December 31, 2006 |
Year ended December 31, 2005 |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 27,365,970 | $ | 16,088,209 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
689,061,913 | 739,133,164 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
41,085,813 | 79,632,320 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
757,513,696 | 834,853,693 | ||||||
Distribution to shareholders from net investment income |
(14,545,563 | ) | — | |||||
Distribution 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) |
1,451,992,833 | 1,095,215,324 | ||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
1,448,436,865 | 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 $27,410,326 and undistributed net investment income of $15,998,697, respectively) |
$ | 7,309,010,918 | $ | 5,860,574,053 | ||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
21 | Annual Report |
Financial Highlights – Initial Class
Years ended December 31, |
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003I | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 35.11 | $ | 30.18 | $ | 24.16 | $ | 17.51 | $ | 19.60 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations |
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Net investment income (loss)C |
.19 | .16 | F | .01 | — | H | .09 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
3.93 | 5.28 | 6.01 | 6.73 | (2.00 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations |
4.12 | 5.44 | 6.02 | 6.73 | (1.91 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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 |
$ | 34.77 | $ | 35.11 | $ | 30.18 | $ | 24.16 | $ | 17.51 | ||||||||||
Total ReturnA, B |
12.70 | % | 18.30 | % | 24.92 | % | 38.64 | % | (9.82 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, G |
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Expenses before reductions |
.68 | % | .69 | % | .71 | % | .70 | % | .70 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.68 | % | .69 | % | .71 | % | .70 | % | .70 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses net of all reductions |
.66 | % | .64 | % | .68 | % | .68 | % | .63 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
.58 | % | .50 | %F | .03 | % | — | % | .51 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end period (000 omitted) |
$ | 1,352,385 | $ | 1,276,302 | $ | 979,533 | $ | 678,480 | $ | 499,557 | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rateE |
149 | % | 107 | % | 55 | % | 51 | % | 135 | % |
A |
Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company’s separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown |
B |
Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. |
C |
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
D |
Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. |
E |
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. |
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 amount reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements of other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods 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 represents 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 decreased 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
Year ended December 31, |
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003H | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 34.95 | $ | 30.07 | $ | 24.10 | $ | 17.46 | $ | 19.54 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations |
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Net investment income (loss)C |
.16 | .12 | F | (.02 | ) | (.02 | ) | .08 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
3.91 | 5.27 | 5.99 | 6.72 | (2.00 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations |
4.07 | 5.39 | 5.97 | 6.70 | (1.92 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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 |
$ | 34.59 | $ | 34.95 | $ | 30.07 | $ | 24.10 | $ | 17.46 | ||||||||||
Total ReturnA, B |
12.59 | % | 18.20 | % | 24.77 | % | 38.52 | % | (9.90 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, G |
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Expenses before reductions |
.78 | % | .79 | % | .81 | % | .80 | % | .80 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.78 | % | .79 | % | .81 | % | .80 | % | .80 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses net of all reductions |
.76 | % | .74 | % | .78 | % | .78 | % | .73 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
.48 | % | .40 | %F | (.07 | )% | (.10 | )% | .41 | % | ||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end period (000 omitted) |
$ | 1,091,396 | $ | 990,561 | $ | 819,412 | $ | 580,179 | $ | 378,264 | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rateE |
149 | % | 107 | % | 55 | % | 51 | % | 135 | % |
A |
total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company’s separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. |
B |
Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. |
C |
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
D |
Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. |
E |
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. |
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 periods 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 decreased 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.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 22 |
Financial Highlights – Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, |
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003H | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 34.67 | $ | 29.88 | $ | 23.98 | $ | 17.39 | $ | 19.49 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations |
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Net investment income (loss)C |
.11 | 0.8 | F | (.06 | ) | (.05 | ) | .05 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
3.87 | 5.22 | 5.96 | 6.69 | (1.99 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations |
3.98 | 5.30 | 5.90 | 6.64 | (1.94 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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 |
$ | 34.25 | $ | 34.67 | $ | 29.88 | $ | 23.98 | $ | 17.39 | ||||||||||
Total Return A,B |
12.40 | % | 18.02 | % | 24.60 | % | 38.31 | % | (10.02 | %) | ||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets D,G |
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Expenses before reductions |
.93 | % | .94 | % | .96 | % | .95 | % | .95 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.93 | % | .94 | % | .96 | % | .95 | % | .95 | % | ||||||||||
Expenses net of all reductions |
.91 | % | .89 | % | .93 | % | .93 | % | .88 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
.33 | % | .26 | %F | (.22 | )% | (.25 | )% | (.25 | )% | ||||||||||
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ | 4,701,583 | $ | 3,542,952 | $ | 2,201,298 | $ | 1,177,574 | $ | 520,933 | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rateE |
149 | % | 107 | % | 55 | % | 51 | % | 135 | % |
A |
Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company’s separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown. |
B |
Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. |
C |
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
D |
Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. |
E |
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. |
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 periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflects expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangement 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
Years ended December 31, |
2006 | 2005I | ||||||
Selected Per-Share Data |
||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ | 35.08 | $ | 31.81 | ||||
Income from Investment Operations |
||||||||
Net investment income (loss)E |
.15 | .07 | H | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
3.93 | 3.20 | ||||||
Total from investment operations |
4.08 | 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 |
$ | 34.69 | $ | 35.08 | ||||
Total Return B,C,D |
12.59 | % | 10.28 | % | ||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets F,J |
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Expenses before reductions |
.80 | % | .86 | %A | ||||
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.80 | % | .86 | %A | ||||
Expenses net of all reductions |
.78 | % | .80 | %A | ||||
Net investment income (loss) |
.45 | % | .45 | %A,H | ||||
Supplemental Data |
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ | 163,646 | $ | 50,760 | ||||
Portfolio turnover rateG |
149 | % | 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 |
Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. |
G |
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. |
H |
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%. |
I |
For the period July 21, 2005 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2005. |
J |
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 waives 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 financial statements.
23 | Annual Report |
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2006
1. Significant Accounting Policies.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund III (the trust) 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’s investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. The Fund may invest in Fidelity 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, which are also consistently followed by the Fidelity Central Funds:
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, including the Fidelity Central 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, including the Fund’s investment activity in the Fidelity Central Funds, 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 and income distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned, with any income distributions receivable as of period end included in Interest Receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 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.
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | 24 |
1. Significant Accounting Policies – continued
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are appropriated among each Fund in the trust. Expenses estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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 invest.
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), certain foreign taxes, partnerships and losses deferred due to wash sales.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation |
$ | 1,389,711,194 | ||
Unrealized depreciation |
(141,440,104 | ) | ||
Net Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
1,248,271,090 | |||
Undistributed ordinary income |
32,265,135 | |||
Undistributed long-term capital gain |
692,208,848 | |||
Cost for federal income tax purposes |
$ | 6,148,878,762 |
The tax character of distribution paid was as follows:
December 31, 2006 | December 31, 2005 | |||||
Ordinary Income |
$ | 82,411,391 | $ | — | ||
Long-term Capital Gains |
678,658,273 | 69,737,263 | ||||
Total |
$ | 761,069,664 | 69,737,263 | |||
New Accounting Pronouncements. In July 2006, Financial Accounting Standard Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes— an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48), was issued and is effective on the last business day of the semiannual reporting period 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, results of operations and financial statement disclosures.
In addition, in September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurement (SFAS 157), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.
2. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR 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 non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be 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 may be 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 may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
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3. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $10,421,370,454 and $ 9,435,736,545, 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 annual 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 based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class’ average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2’s average net assets.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution shares and providing shareholder support services:
Service Class |
$ | 1,061,196 | |
Service Class 2 |
10,610,565 | ||
$ | 11,671,761 | ||
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 the pocket expenses, were as follows:
Initial Class |
$ | 930,743 | |
Service Class |
712,185 | ||
Service Class 2 |
2,865,959 | ||
Investor Class |
220,544 | ||
4,729,431 | |||
Accounting and Security Landing 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.
Investments in Fidelity Central Funds. The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds. The Fund’s Schedule of Investments list each of the Fidelity Central Funds as an investment of the Fund but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund’s Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s web site, www.sec.gov, or upon request.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investments adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $187,360 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 credit, which amounted to $17,579 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
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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 may be 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 Fidelity 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 $1,214,338 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 $27,789.
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 14% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 30% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is conducting an investigation of FMR (covering the years 2002 to 2004) arising from gifts, gratuities and business entertainment provided by certain brokers to certain individuals who were employed on FMR’s domestic equity trading desk during that period. FMR is in discussions with the SEC staff regarding the possible resolution of the matter, but as of period-end no final resolution has been reached.
In December 2006, the Independent Trustees completed their own investigation of the matter with the assistance of independent counsel. The Independent Trustees and FMR agree that, despite the absence of proof that the Fidelity mutual funds experienced diminished execution quality as a result of the improper receipt of gifts and business entertainment, the conduct at issue was serious and is worthy of redress. Accordingly, the Independent Trustees have requested and FMR has agreed to pay $42 million to Fidelity mutual funds, plus interest to be determined at the time that payment is made. A method of allocating this payment among the funds has not yet been determined. The total payment to the Fund is not anticipated to have a material impact on the Fund’s net assets. In addition, FMR reimbursed related legal expenses which are recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations as an expense reduction.
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9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, |
2006 | 2005 | ||||
From net investment income |
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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 | ||
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class shares were as follows:
Shares | Dollars | |||||||||||||
Years ended December 31, |
2006 | 2005A | 2006 | 2005A | ||||||||||
Initial Class |
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Shares sold |
7,331,123 | 8,278,806 | $ | 248,761,453 | $ | 262,377,760 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions |
5,122,659 | 562,378 | 165,615,550 | 16,950,069 | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(9,913,376 | ) | (4,945,419 | ) | (328,496,358 | ) | (156,829,367 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) |
2,540,406 | 3,895,765 | $ | 85,880,645 | $ | 122,498,462 | ||||||||
Service Class |
||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
3,284,402 | 2,901,802 | $ | 109,868,879 | $ | 90,813,964 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions |
3,889,488 | 461,807 | 125,202,620 | 13,863,435 | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(3,965,782 | ) | (2,267,171 | ) | (132,567,032 | ) | (70,846,869 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) |
3,208,108 | 1,096,438 | $ | 102,504,467 | $ | 33,830,530 | ||||||||
Service Class 2 |
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Shares sold |
35,248,708 | 32,986,707 | $ | 1,172,363,016 | $ | 1,030,668,046 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions |
14,476,809 | 1,305,290 | 462,099,736 | 38,923,759 | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(14,670,648 | ) | (5,764,389 | ) | (480,746,935 | ) | (179,268,926 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) |
35,054,869 | 28,527,608 | $ | 1,153,715,817 | $ | 890,322,879 | ||||||||
Investor Class |
||||||||||||||
Shares sold |
3,254,309 | 1,448,928 | $ | 109,672,374 | $ | 48,632,982 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions |
252,531 | — | 8,151,693 | — | ||||||||||
Shares redeemed |
(235,856 | ) | (2,028 | ) | (7,932,163 | ) | (69,529 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) |
3,270,984 | 1,446,900 | $ | 109,891,904 | $ | 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. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund III and the Shareholders of VIP Mid Cap Portfolio:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund III) at December 31, 2006, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility for the VIP Mid Cap Portfolio’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2006 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 12, 2007
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund’s performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 348 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time expect that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
Edward C. Johnson 3d (76)
Year of Election or Appointment: 1986
Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as President (2006-present), Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC) ; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of Fidelity International Limited (FIL).
Robert L. Reynolds (54)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Mr. Reynolds is President and a Director of FMR (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present). Mr. Reynolds also serves as Vice Chairman (2006-present), a Director (2003-present), and Chief Operating Officer of FMR Corp. and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). He also serves on the Board at Fidelity Investments Canada, Ltd.
* | Trustees have been determined to be “Interested Trustees” by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR. |
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235 Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
Dennis J. Dirks (58)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of the Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003) and Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003). Mr. Dirks also serves as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-present) and a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-present).
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Name, Age; Principal Occupation
Albert R. Gamper, Jr.(64)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (1989-2002). He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2001-present), Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-present, and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System.
George H. Heilmeier (70)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2004
Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), and HRL Laboratories (private research and development, 2004-present). He is Chairman of the General Motors Science & Technology Advisory Board and a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002), Compaq (1994-2002), Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) (technology-based business outsourcing, 1995-2002), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001-2004), and Teletech Holdings (customer management services). He is the recipient of the 2005 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for his invention of the liquid crystal display, and a member of the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame.
James H. Keyes (66)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Prior to his retirement in 2003, Mr. Keyes was Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Controls, Inc. (automotive supplier, 1993-2003). He currently serves as a member of the boards of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies), Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, 2002-present), and Pitney Bowes, Inc (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions).
Marie L. Knowles (60)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001
Prior to Ms. Knowles’ retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). Form 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing) and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002-present). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California.
Ned C. Lautenbach (62)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000
Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-present) and Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Cornelia M. Small (62)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Ms. Small is a member (2000-present) and Chairperson (2002-present) of the Investment Committee, and a member (2002-present) of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. Previously, she served as Chief Investment Officer (1999-2000), Director of Global Equity Investment (1996-1999), and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark (1990-1997) and Scudder Kemper Investment (1997-1999). In addition, Ms. Small served as Co-Chair (2000-2003) of the Annual Fund for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
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Name, Age; Principal Occupation
William S. Stavropoulos (67)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001
Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of the Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000; 2002-2003), CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2004). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002-present), and Metalmark Capital (private equity investment firm, 2005-present). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science.
Kenneth L. Wolfe (67)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Prior to his retirement in 2001, Mr. Wolfe was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation (1993-2001). He currently serves as a member of the boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (2003-present), Bausch & Lomb, Inc., and Revlon Inc. (2004-present).
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (62)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board of Variable Insurance Products III. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund.
Kimberly H. Monasterio (43)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
President and Treasurer of VIP Mid Cap. Ms. Monasterio also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2007-present) and is an employee of FMR (2004-present). Previously, Ms. Monasterio served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2006). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Monasterio served as Treasurer (2000-2004) and Chief Financial Officer (2002-2004) of the Franklin Templeton Funds and Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (2000-2004).
Dwight D. Churchill (53)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Vice President of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Churchill also serves as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2005-present). Mr. Churchill is Executive Vice President of FMR (2005-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Churchill served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-2006), Head of Fidelity’s Fixed-Income Division (2000-2005), Vice President of Fidelity’s Money Market Funds (2000-2005), Vice President of Fidelity’s Bond Funds, and Senior Vice President of FMR.
Bruce T. Herring (41)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Vice President of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Herring also serves as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2006-present). Mr. Herring is Senior Vice President of FMR (2006-present) and Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-present). Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds (2001-2005).
Thomas J. Allen (46)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001
Vice President of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Allen also serves as Vice President of another fund advised by FMR. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Allen worked as a research analyst and portfolio manager. Mr. Allen also serves as Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2002).
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Name, Age; Principal Occupation
Eric D. Roiter (58)
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998
Secretary of VIP Mid Cap. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds; Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-present) and FMR; Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2001-present), and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001-present). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003-present). Previously, Mr. Roiter served as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (1998-2005).
Stuart Fross (47)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Assistant Secretary of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Fross also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2003-present), Vice President and Secretary of FDC (2005-present), and is an employee of FMR.
R. Stephen Ganis (40)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) officer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Ganis also serves as AML officer of other Fidelity funds (2006-present) and FMR Corp. (2003-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Ganis practiced law at Goodwin Procter, LLP (2000-2002).
Joseph B. Hollis (58)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Chief Financial Officer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Hollis also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Hollis is President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2005-present). Mr. Hollis also serves as President and Director of Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Hollis served as Senior Vice President of Cash Management Services (1999-2002) and Investment Management Operations (2002-2005).
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (59)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2004
Chief Compliance Officer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Rathgeber also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other Fidelity funds (2004-present) and Executive Vice President of Risk Oversight for Fidelity Investments (2002-present). He is Chief Compliance Officer of FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Rathgeber served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. (1998-2002).
Bryan A. Mehrmann (45)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Deputy Treasurer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Mehrmann also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Corporation, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004)
Kenneth B. Robins (37)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Deputy Treasurer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Robins also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG’s department of professional practice (2002-2004) and a Senior Manager (1999-2000). In addition, Mr. Robins served as Assistant Chief Accountant, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (2000-2002).
Robert G. Byrnes (40)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Byrnes also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of FPCMS (2003-2005). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Byrnes worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Vice President of the Investment Operations Group (2000-2003).
John H. Costello (60)
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998
Assistant Treasurer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR.
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Name, Age; Principal Occupation
Peter L. Lydecker (52)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2004
Assistant Treasurer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Lydecker also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is an employee of FMR.
Mark Osterheld (51)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002
Assistant Treasurer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR.
Gary W. Ryan (48)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Ryan also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in FPCMS (1999-2005).
Salvatore Schiavone (41)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of VIP Mid Cap. Mr. Schiavone also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2005-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Schiavone worked at Deutsche Asset Management, where he most recently served as Assistant Treasurer (2003-2005) of the Scudder Funds and Vice President and Head of Fund Reporting (1996-2003).
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Distributions
The Board of Trustees of VIP Mid Cap Portfolio voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment income:
Pay Date | Record Date | Dividends | Capital Gains | |||||||
Initial Class |
02/09/07 | 02/09/07 | $ | 0.171 | $ | 3.291 | ||||
Service Class |
02/09/07 | 02/09/07 | $ | 0.139 | $ | 3.291 | ||||
Service Class 2 |
02/09/07 | 02/09/07 | $ | 0.097 | $ | 3.291 | ||||
Investor Class |
02/09/07 | 02/09/07 | $ | 0.150 | $ | 3.291 |
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2006, $680,706,289, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Initial Class designates 19%, Service Class designates 20%, Service Class 2 designates 21%, and Investor Capital designates 18% of the dividends distributed in February 2006 as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2007 of amounts for use in preparing 2006 income tax returns.
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Proxy Voting Results
A special meeting of the fund’s shareholders was held on November 15, 2006. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposal before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1
To elect a Board of Trustees.A
# of Votes | % of Votes | |||
Dennis J. Dirks |
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Affirmative |
8,022,573,906.52 | 96.057 | ||
Withheld |
329,291,624.43 | 3.943 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. |
||||
Affirmative |
8,017,939,119.36 | 96.002 | ||
Withheld |
333,926,411.59 | 3.998 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
Robert M. Gates |
||||
Affirmative |
8,011,581,068.50 | 95.926 | ||
Withheld |
340,284,462.45 | 4.074 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
George H. Heilmeier |
||||
Affirmative |
8,000,846,196.79 | 95.797 | ||
Withheld |
351,019,334.16 | 4.307 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
||||
Affirmative |
7,992,112,301.22 | 95.693 | ||
Withheld |
359,753,229.73 | 4.307 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
Stephen P. Jonas |
||||
Affirmative |
8,019,883,742.95 | 96.025 | ||
Withheld |
331,981,788.00 | 3.975 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
James H. KeyesB |
||||
Affirmative |
8,015,436,547.06 | 95.972 | ||
Withheld |
336,428,983.89 | 4.028 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
Marie L. Knowles |
||||
Affirmative |
8,015,361,874.49 | 95.972 | ||
Withheld |
336,503,656.46 | 4.029 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
Ned C. Lautenbach |
||||
Affirmative |
8,018,503,793.25 | 96.009 | ||
Withheld |
333,361,737.70 | 3.991 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
William O. McCoy |
||||
Affirmative |
8,000,170,571.19 | 95.789 | ||
Withheld |
351,694,959.76 | 4.211 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
Robert L. Reynolds |
||||
Affirmative |
8,020,815,676.67 | 96.036 | ||
Withheld |
331,049,854.28 | 3.964 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
Cornelia M. Small |
||||
Affirmative |
8,020,146,516.32 | 96.028 | ||
Withheld |
331,719,014,63 | 3.972 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
William S. Stavropoulos |
||||
Affirmative |
8,009,250,640.78 | 95.898 | ||
Withheld |
342,614,890.17 | 4.102 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100.000 | ||
Kenneth L. Wolfe |
||||
Affirmative |
8,013,187,941.55 | 95.945 | ||
Withheld |
338,677,589.40 | 4.055 | ||
TOTAL |
8,351,865,530.95 | 100,000 |
A |
Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results |
B |
Effective on or about January 1, 2007 |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio
Each year, typically in July, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contact and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees’ counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly each month except August and takes into account throughout the year matters bearing the Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its separate committees, considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to the annual renewal of the fund’s Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. At the time of the renewal, the Board had 12 standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has adopted a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. One such committee, the Equity Contract Committee, meets periodically as needed throughout the year to consider matters specifically related to the annual renewal of Advisory Contracts. The committee requests and receives information on, and makes recommendations to the Independent Trustees concerning, the approval and annual review of the Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2006 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses of the fund; (iii) the total cost of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by the investment adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent of which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In determining whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, wit the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees’ counsel, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity’s fiduciary duty under applicable law. In addition to evaluating the specific factors noted above, the Board, in reaching its determination, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund’s shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the background of the fund’s portfolio manager and the fund’s investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity’s investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Adviser’s investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Adviser’s approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. The Board considered Fidelity’s extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board noted that Fidelity’s analysts have access to a variety of technological tools that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board also considered that Fidelity’s portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund’s portfolio, as well as electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholders and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of administrative, distribution, and shareholders services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing, and bookkeeping , and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Adviser’s supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the funds compliance policies and procedures. The Board reviewed the allocation of the fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered that Fidelity voluntarily pays for market data out of its own resources.
The Board noted that growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet and investor education materials and assets allocation tools.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that, since the last Advisory Contract renewals in July 2005, Fidelity has taken a number of actions that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure the investment research teams; (ii) voluntarily entering
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into contractual arrangements with certain brokers pursuant to which Fidelity pays for research products and services separately out of its own resources, rather than bundling with fund commissions; (iii) launching the Fidelity Advantage Class of its five Spartan stock index funds and three Spartan bond index funds, which is a lower-fee class available to shareholders with higher account balances; (iv) contractually agreeing to impose expense limitations on Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund and reducing the fund’s initial investment minimum; and (v) offering shareholders of each of the Fidelity Instructional Money Market Funds the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds.
Investment Performance and Compliance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund’s absolute investment performance for each class (except Investor Class), as well as the fund’s relative investment performance for each class (except Investor Class) measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2005, the cumulative total returns of Service Class 2 and Initial Class of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index (“benchmark”), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of Service Class 2 and Initial Class represent the performance of classes with the highest and lowest 12b-1 fees, respectively (not necessarily with the highest and lowest total expenses). (Investor Class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee, had less than one year of performance as of December 31, 2005.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the Lipper peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the Lipper peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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The Board reviewed the fund’s relative investment performance against its Lipper peer group and stated that the performance of Initial Class of the fund was in the first quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the relative investment performance of Initial Class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for all the periods shown. The board considered that the variations in performance among the fund’s classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which results in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund’s relative investment performance against a peer group defined by Morningstar.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance. The Board noted with favor FMR’s reorganization of its senior management team in 2005 and FMR’s dedication of additional resources to investment research, and participated in the process that led to those changes.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund’s shareholders, particularly in light of the Board’s view that the fund’s shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund’s management fee and total expenses compared to “mapped groups” of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates “mapped groups” by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board’s management fee
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and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the “Total Mapped Group” and, for the reasons explained above, is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund’s standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. “TMG %” represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund’s. For example, a TMG % of 6% means that 94% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The “Asset-Size Peer Group” (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund’s standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund’s management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund’s management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2005.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund’s management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class’s total expenses, the Board considered the fund’s management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2005.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered 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. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity’s profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
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On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity’s profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year’s methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ( PwC ), independent registered accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board’s assessment of the results of Fidelity’s profitability analysis. PwC’s engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity’s methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity’s mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC’s reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity’s profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity’s non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity’s affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund’s business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered 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 of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
The Board recognized that the fund’s management contract incorporates a “group fee” structure, which provides for lower fee rates as total fund assets under FMR’s management increase, and for higher fee rates as total fund assets under FMR’s management decrease. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity’s costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR’s management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board further concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Advisory Contracts, the Board requested additional information on several topics, including (i) Fidelity’s fund profitability methodology and profitability trends within certain funds; (ii) portfolio manager compensation; (iii) the extent to which any economies of scale exist and are shared between the funds and Fidelity; (iv) the total expenses of certain funds and classes relative to competitors, including the extent to which the expenses of certain funds have been or could be capped; (v) fund performance trends; and (vi) Fidelity’s fee structures, including use of performance fees.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund’s Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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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
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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.
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Market Summary as of December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
U.S. Equity Markets
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, investors were focused on The Federal Reserve Board’s actions and commentary, as well as the potential impact of a slowdown in the housing market.
Through April, when both economic growth and inflation were running above the Fed’s comfort levels, the U.S. stock market was led by highly cyclical stocks, especially those tied to the strong performing commodities market. The stock market rewarded companies that were generating strong earnings growth in an economy that was growing at unsustainable levels.
However, the cumulative effects of rising energy prices and interest rates, and a notable slowdown in housing activity eventually resulted in the moderation in economic activity that the Fed had been seeking. By late spring and early summer 2006, investors were now concerned that the Fed had engineered a hard landing for the economy and whether a housing-led recession was unavoidable. This marked change in investor sentiment was reflected in a significant leadership reversal with lower risk, recession resistant stocks gaining favor. The market began strongly favoring stocks with the highest dividend yields while companies with above-average earnings growth prospects lost favor. During the fourth quarter, the market advanced strongly as investors became more confident in the durability of economic growth.
For the year, the overall market indexes registered impressive gains during the fiscal year as the market responded to both positive corporate earnings and evidence that the Fed’s tightening cycle had ended. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, the Russell 3000® Index (an index of large, medium and small capitalization companies) returned 15.72%.
Despite the backdrop of strong corporate earnings (that have grown at double digit rates for the last three years), overall market leadership in this period was highly defensive. Stocks with high dividend yields substantially outperformed lower yielding stocks. Companies with well above-average growth rates lagged in favor of slower growing firms. This investor preference for yield over growth was reflected in style leadership for the fiscal year as the Russell 1000 Value® Index (+22.25%) outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth® Index (+9.07%). This extended the multi-year outperformance of value stocks and resulted in a further compression of valuations among companies (i.e., narrower dispersion of P/E multiples within the stock market).
Some of the value leadership is attributable to the market’s preference for yield and interest rate sensitivity as investors factored in the Fed’s interest rate pause. Among the best sector performers within the Russell 1000® Index were integrated oils (34.70%), utilities (+30.60%), and financial services (+19.37%). Meanwhile, REITs within the Russell 1000® Index returned an extraordinary 36.40%. In contrast, traditional growth sector returns within the Russell 1000® Index such as technology (+10.62%), health care (+6.34%), and consumer discretionary (+11.94%), while delivering positive absolute returns, lagged the Russell 1000® Index.
Market leadership continued to favor smaller and medium sized companies, although the spread narrowed as investors grew more defensive. The Russell 1000® Index (an index of large and medium capitalization companies) returned 15.46% versus 18.37% for the Russell 2000® Index (an index of small capitalization companies).
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The fiscal year was extremely challenging for active money managers across the style spectrum. The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Average trailed the Russell 1000® Index by 2.61%, the Lipper Large Cap Value Funds Average lagged the Russell 1000® Value Index by 4.42%, the Lipper Large Cap Growth Funds Average underperformed the Russell 1000® Growth Index by 3.52%, and the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Average trailed the Russell 2000® Index by 3.47.%. Even though the Lipper returns are net of fees, actively managed mutual funds still trailed the indexes by a large margin.
The main contributors to the difficult active management environment were the significant out-performance of higher yielding stocks that many value managers considered overvalued and the poor returns of the faster growing companies within the growth arena. With the narrow valuation spreads among companies of differing growth rates, active money managers were positioned toward “growthier” companies within their benchmarks. The market did not reward this positioning during this period.
U.S. Real Estate Markets
During the year ending December 31, 2006, the public real estate investment trust (REIT) market again exhibited strong performance. REITs, as measured by the FTSE-NAREIT US Equity REIT Index (NAREIT Equity Index), posted a 35.06% total return for the year. Several factors helped boost REIT performance including robust demand for real estate by private institutional investors, a wave of REIT privatizations and an overall equity market that continued to reward higher yielding stocks.
Apartment, office and health care were among the best performing sectors for the year; all generating total returns of 40% or better. The specialty sector, which includes several timber companies, and the manufactured home sub-sector, were the poorest performers.
During the calendar year 2006, there were 23 REIT mergers/privatizations transactions with a total value including debt of over $91 billion (the equity value alone was $49.2 billion). These transactions, in which the acquirers, mainly private buyers, purchase all of the outstanding publicly traded shares of a REIT, have helped increase REIT share prices to higher levels. The level of transaction activity in 2006 increased significantly over the 2005 calendar year, which saw approximately $37 billion in transactions. Putting this transaction volume in perspective, with the equity market capitalization of the NAREIT Equity Index at approximately $398 billion on December 31, 2006, about 12% of the REIT industry was sold to a combination of public and private buyers during the year.
When compared to REIT share prices prior to the announcements, the major 2006 transactions averaged an overall 10% premium.
At the end of 2006, while REITs were trading near their historic private market valuation level, they were also trading at the top of historic ranges versus stocks and bonds.
Non-U.S. Equity Markets
Non-U.S. stocks gained 26.86% as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index (gross) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. Non-U.S. stocks were boosted as the U.S. dollar weakened over the course of the fiscal year. In local currency, the MSCI EAFE Index rose a more modest 16.94% over the 12-month period.
Non-U.S. stocks benefited from continued global growth and strong corporate earnings. Continued belief in the integration of the world’s economies lent significant support to market trends. China again stood out as a major theme in global economic drivers; however, the U.S. economy and markets continued to play the
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dominant role in the prospects for global growth. There was evidence of this as the U.S. interest rate cycle and direction of the Federal Reserve affected global markets throughout the year. Growth in emerging economies like India and China had an increasing impact on the developed markets through their demand, both real and prospective, for goods and infrastructure development.
After strong gains in 2005, the MSCI Japan Index lagged other major non-U.S. markets in the year, returning only 6.33%. Investor sentiment waned towards Japanese stocks on fears of a deceleration in the economy. Elsewhere in the region, the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index gained 33.15% due to strong gains in companies in Australia and Singapore.
Europe, as represented by the MSCI Europe Index was the strongest region in the EAFE Index, returning 34.36% over the fiscal year. In Europe, the best performing sector was utilities, which gained nearly 60%. The materials and industrials sectors both rose over 40%. The technology and healthcare sectors were the only notable laggards though these sectors were still up 18.03% and 16.04%, respectively. Helped by merger and acquisition activity in the materials and utilities sectors, continental Europe’s largest markets of Germany and France delivered returns above the index.
From the sector perspective, utilities performed best across the non-U.S. developed markets. This sector returned 50.05%, as measured by the utilities sector of the MSCI EAFE Index. Returns were largely due to a mid-year shift in market sentiment whereby defensive-oriented, high dividend yielding stocks gained favor and the merger and acquisition activity involving Europe’s largest utilities. Demand from China continued to support gains in the materials sector, led by metals and mining stocks. The sector rose 32.51% as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index materials sector. Technology, healthcare, and energy stocks were the laggards for the year. The constant possibility of a likely slackening of economic growth weighed on technology shares. Energy stocks weakened as oil prices in the latter half of the year fell from nearly $80 per barrel to less than $60, effectively the same level at which they started in 2006.
With the value segment of MSCI EAFE more weighted towards utilities and industrial cyclicals (materials and industrials), the market environment was more favorable for value-oriented investors. The MSCI EAFE Value Index rose 31.05%, compared with 22.69% for the MSCI EAFE Growth Index. Investors continued to favor smaller capitalization stocks over larger capitalization stocks with the S&P/Citigroup EMI World ex US Index (an index of smaller capitalization companies) up 29.42% in the period versus the S&P/Citigroup PMI World ex US (an index of larger capitalization companies) up 24.74%.
Markets not represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, but commonly included in non-U.S. stock funds, offered significant opportunities for gains during the period. Emerging markets outperformed their developed counterparts, as the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 32.59%. Emerging markets countries benefited from the strong performance of industrial commodities, particularly metals and mining stocks. In contrast, Canadian stocks lagged their EAFE counterparts with a gain of 18.35%. Weaker trends in energy, a large component of the Canadian market, and the currency weakness of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar accounted for the more modest gains.
U.S. Fixed Income Markets
The Federal Reserve Board’s interest rate decisions were one of the primary factors affecting the fixed income markets. The Fed raised the target fed funds rate (the interest rate at which depository institutions lend money at the Fed to other depository institutions overnight) four times throughout 2006, from 4.25% at the end of December 2005 to 5.25% one year later. The Fed’s interest rate hikes reflected a continued attempt to move toward a neutral monetary policy to counter rising inflationary pressures. Despite inflation measures
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that remained elevated and above the Fed’s comfort level, the Fed’s highly anticipated pause, after 17 consecutive rate hikes since June 2004, came in August. The Fed cited moderating economic growth and the cumulative effects of previous interest rate hikes as impetuses for the pause.
The Treasury yield curve moved markedly from month to month as investors tried to reconcile conflicting economic signals (e.g., a slowing housing market, rising (and falling) commodity prices, wage inflation, and productivity concerns). Cumulative moves over the year, however, resulted in shorter-term rates that followed Fed policy (rising nearly 1.00%), while longer-term rates increased more modestly. This resulted in a nearly normal (i.e., upward-sloping) yield curve becoming inverted (when short term interest rates exceed long rates) by year end. The Lehman Brothers US Aggregate Bond Index, a broad measure of U.S. investment grade fixed income securities, returned 4.33% for the year ending December 31, 2006.
Among sectors, the riskier sectors posted strong performance. As in recent years, high yield and emerging market debt bonds outperformed other bond sectors. High yield bonds continued to benefit from record low corporate default levels, as well as strong technical demand for increased yield. The high yield bond sector, as represented by the Lehman Brothers US Corporate High Yield Index, returned 11.85% over the year compared to 3.08% for the Lehman Brothers US Treasury Index. Emerging market debt performed well due in part to commodity price increases, credit ratings upgrades and relatively non-turbulent election cycles. Emerging market bonds, as represented by the Lehman Brothers Emerging Markets (US Dollar) Index, returned 9.96%.
Investment grade corporate bonds benefited from the same factors that drove the high yield market. The Lehman Brothers US Credit Index returned 4.26% for the year. Despite another year of increased regulatory scrutiny of the mortgage market, mortgage securities continued to do well. The Lehman Brothers MBS Fixed Rate Index returned 5.22%. As the year ended, yield spreads between corporate bonds and mortgages relative to Treasuries continued to be at historical lows. This reflected a search for yield even in the face of a bondholder-unfriendly market environment with loosening underwriting standards, share repurchases, and escalating leveraged buyout activity.
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Portfolio Management Discussion — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Multi-Style Equity Fund
Periods Ended 12/31/06 |
Total Return |
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1 Year |
12.75 | % | |
5 Years |
5.62 | %§ | |
Inception* |
6.73 | %§ |
Russell 1000® Index**
Periods Ended 12/31/06 |
Total Return |
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1 Year |
15.46 | % | |
5 Years |
6.82 | %§ | |
Inception* |
8.73 | %§ |
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Portfolio Management Discussion, continued — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The Multi-Style Equity Fund (the “Fund”) allocates most of its assets among multiple money managers. Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”), as the Fund’s manager, may change the allocation of the Fund’s assets among money managers at any time. An exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits the Fund to engage or terminate a money manager at any time, subject to approval by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) without a shareholder vote. Pursuant to the terms of the exemptive order, the Fund is required to notify its shareholders within 60 days of when a money manager begins providing services.
What is the Fund’s investment objective?
The Fund seeks to provide long term capital growth.
How did the Fund perform relative to its benchmark for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006?
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Multi-Style Equity Fund gained 12.75%. This compared to the Russell 1000® Index, which gained 15.46% during the same period. The Fund’s performance includes operating expenses, whereas Index returns are unmanaged and do not include expenses of any kind.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Lipper® Large-Cap Core Funds Average returned 12.85%. This result serves as a peer comparison and is expressed net of operating expenses.
How did the market conditions described in the Market Summary report affect the Fund’s performance?
Given the Fund’s focus on undervalued companies with above-average growth rates, the market’s preference during the year for stocks with high dividend yields and its relative disfavor of companies with above-average growth rates and strong earnings trends represented a difficult environment for the Fund. After many years of value stocks outperforming growth stocks, growth stocks still had unusually low valuation premiums. However, the Fund’s performance was in line with its peers during this difficult environment for active money managers.
How did the investment strategies and techniques employed by the Fund and its money managers affect its performance?
During the past year, the Fund’s money managers maintained their preference for companies with above-average growth rates that were selling at attractive valuations. Additionally, Fund money managers emphasized companies showing strong current earnings trends. With an anticipated slowdown in the economy and corporate earnings growth rates, the Fund’s money managers believed that the market would reward growth companies that could sustain their growth rates. However, with the market’s preference for yield rather than growth and continued strong corporate earnings, the relative advantage of undervalued growth companies was not rewarded by the market.
The main driver of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the benchmark was its underweight to high dividend yield groups such as utilities and REITs and its overweight to growth companies. Industry selection also detracted from relative performance with the Fund being overweight to underperforming industry groups such as communications technology, biotechnology, health services, and oil service. Finally, the market did not reward companies that generated positive earnings surprises or raised their earnings forecasts. The Fund’s money managers focused on such companies, which detracted from relative performance.
At the manager level, Suffolk Capital Management, LLC and Institutional Capital LLC outperformed their respective style benchmarks, due to favorable stock selection. In contrast, the market environment was challenging for the Fund’s growth managers such as Ark Asset Management Co., Inc., Turner Investment Partners, Inc., and Montag & Caldwell, Inc. and they underperformed their respective style benchmarks.
RIMCo employs a “select holdings” strategy for a portion of the Fund’s assets that RIMCo determines not to allocate to the money managers. Pursuant to this strategy, RIMCo analyzes the holdings of the Fund’s money managers in their Fund segments to identify particular stocks that have been selected by multiple money managers. RIMCo uses a proprietary model to rank these stocks. Based on this ranking, RIMCo purchases additional shares of certain stocks for the Fund. The strategy is designed to increase the Fund’s exposure to stocks that are viewed as attractive by multiple money managers. As the Fund underperformed for the period, the select holdings strategy also underperformed the benchmark. The strategy’s overweight to under-valued growth companies was not rewarded during the period.
At the stock selection level, the Fund benefited from overweight positions in strong performers such as Goldman Sachs, Apple, Kohls, McDonald’s, Marathon Oil, Research in Motion, and Hewlett Packard, as well as from underweight positions in underperformers such as Intel and Dell. However, overweights in underperformers such as Genentech, Maxim, Sandisk, Halliburton, Qualcomm, and JDS Uniphase, as well as underweights in strong performers such as AT&T, ExxonMobil, and Microsoft, detracted from performance.
What were the other primary contributors and detractors to the Fund’s performance during the last 12 months?
Sector positioning also impacted Fund performance. Underweightings in interest sensitive groups such as financial services and utilities, as well as an overweighting in the underperforming health care sector, had an adverse impact on relative performance.
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Describe any changes to the Fund’s structure or the money manager line-up.
There were no changes to the Fund’s structure or money manager lineup during the fiscal year.
Money Managers as of December 31, 2006 |
Styles | |
Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. |
Growth | |
DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc. |
Value | |
Institutional Capital LLC |
Value | |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. |
Value | |
Montag & Caldwell, Inc. |
Growth | |
Suffolk Capital Management, LLC |
Market-Oriented | |
Turner Investment Partners, Inc. |
Growth |
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period covered by the report. These views do not necessarily represent the views of Russell Investment Management Company (RIMCo), or any other person in RIMCo or any other affiliated organization. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market conditions or other events, and RIMCo disclaims any responsibility to update the views contained herein. These views should not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for Russell Investment Funds (RIF) are based on numerous factors, should not be relied on as an indication of investment decisions of any RIF Fund.
* | The Fund commenced operations on January 2, 1997. |
** | Russell 1000® Index includes the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 1000® Index represents the universe of stocks from which most active money managers typically select. The Russell 1000® Index return reflects adjustments for income dividends and capital gains distributions reinvested as of the ex-dividend dates. |
§ | Annualized. |
Performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than when purchased. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Shareholder Expense Example — December 31, 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 Annual 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 July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 |
||||||
July 1, 2006 |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value |
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December 31, 2006 |
$ | 1,100.90 | $ | 1,020.87 | ||
Expenses Paid During Period* |
$ | 4.55 | $ | 4.38 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.86% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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. |
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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006
Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Common Stocks - 95.1% |
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Auto and Transportation - 1.8% |
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ArvinMeritor, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,600 | 29 | ||
Autoliv, Inc. |
2,600 | 157 | ||
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
19,400 | 793 | ||
CSX Corp. |
51,450 | 1,772 | ||
FedEx Corp. |
3,500 | 380 | ||
General Motors Corp. (Ñ) |
13,800 | 424 | ||
Polaris Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
12,600 | 590 | ||
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (Æ) |
4,500 | 117 | ||
Union Pacific Corp. |
5,500 | 506 | ||
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B |
16,700 | 1,252 | ||
US Airways Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
23,700 | 1,276 | ||
7,296 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary - 13.8% |
||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A |
3,300 | 230 | ||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. |
9,600 | 341 | ||
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (Æ) |
6,400 | 210 | ||
Autonation, Inc. (Æ) |
4,500 | 96 | ||
CBRL Group, Inc. |
2,400 | 107 | ||
CBS Corp. Class B |
8,800 | 274 | ||
CEC Entertainment, Inc. (Æ) |
1,900 | 77 | ||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class B (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,244 | 65 | ||
Coach, Inc. (Æ) |
33,250 | 1,428 | ||
Convergys Corp. (Æ) |
5,100 | 121 | ||
Costco Wholesale Corp. (Ñ) |
35,500 | 1,877 | ||
Dollar General Corp. (Ñ) |
20,100 | 323 | ||
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (Æ) |
5,200 | 157 | ||
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
3,200 | 94 | ||
eBay, Inc. (Æ) |
13,300 | 400 | ||
Electronic Arts, Inc. (Æ) |
55,400 | 2,790 | ||
Focus Media Holding, Ltd. - ADR (Æ) |
7,430 | 493 | ||
Foot Locker, Inc. |
51,000 | 1,118 | ||
Gannett Co., Inc. |
7,900 | 478 | ||
Gap, Inc. (The) |
67,300 | 1,312 | ||
Google, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
15,789 | 7,271 | ||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,400 | 72 | ||
Harman International Industries, Inc. |
3,700 | 370 | ||
Hasbro, Inc. |
45,400 | 1,237 | ||
Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
37,100 | 955 | ||
Home Depot, Inc. |
21,200 | 851 | ||
Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC - ADR |
71,400 | 1,803 | ||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (Ñ) |
3,500 | 172 | ||
International Game Technology |
20,410 | 943 | ||
Jack in the Box, Inc. (Æ) |
1,700 | 104 | ||
JC Penney Co., Inc. (Ñ) |
11,000 | 851 | ||
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. |
5,800 | 194 | ||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
14,200 | 965 | ||
Kohl’s Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,900 | 746 | ||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ) |
19,140 | 1,713 | ||
Limited Brands, Inc. |
13,200 | 382 | ||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. (Ñ) |
20,100 | 874 | ||
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. |
9,900 | 308 | ||
McClatchy Co. Class A (Ñ) |
3,400 | 147 | ||
McDonald’s Corp. |
136,148 | 6,035 | ||
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The) |
13,800 | 939 | ||
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (Æ) |
12,100 | 564 | ||
News Corp. Class A |
31,290 | 672 | ||
Nutri System, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,350 | 593 | ||
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. |
1,300 | 65 | ||
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A |
6,100 | 474 | ||
Quiksilver, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
53,100 | 836 | ||
Rent-A-Center, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
3,600 | 106 | ||
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. (Ñ) |
35,100 | 1,247 | ||
Sears Holdings Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,000 | 504 | ||
ServiceMaster Co. (The) (Ñ) |
34,700 | 455 | ||
Staples, Inc. |
73,700 | 1,968 | ||
Starbucks Corp. (Æ) |
69,110 | 2,448 | ||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (ö) |
15,800 | 988 | ||
Target Corp. |
17,900 | 1,021 | ||
Time Warner, Inc. |
30,600 | 667 | ||
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,200 | 363 | ||
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
37,200 | 857 | ||
Viacom, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
13,400 | 550 | ||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
71,550 | 3,304 | ||
Yahoo!, Inc. (Æ) |
32,000 | 817 | ||
57,422 | ||||
Consumer Staples - 7.9% |
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Altria Group, Inc. |
48,550 | 4,167 | ||
Clorox Co. |
4,200 | 269 | ||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) |
74,600 | 3,600 | ||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
36,500 | 2,381 | ||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. |
17,800 | 481 | ||
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
36,800 | 1,068 | ||
CVS Corp. |
27,100 | 838 | ||
Del Monte Foods Co. |
9,500 | 105 | ||
Hershey Co. (The) (Ñ) |
18,600 | 926 | ||
Hormel Foods Corp. |
2,500 | 93 | ||
McCormick & Co., Inc. (Ñ) |
5,600 | 216 | ||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (Ñ) |
37,300 | 2,851 | ||
PepsiCo, Inc. |
103,330 | 6,463 | ||
Procter & Gamble Co. |
114,400 | 7,353 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Ruddick Corp. |
1,600 | 44 | ||
Walgreen Co. |
50,300 | 2,308 | ||
33,163 | ||||
Financial Services - 20.0% |
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AG Edwards, Inc. |
8,500 | 538 | ||
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. |
2,100 | 187 | ||
American Express Co. |
62,400 | 3,786 | ||
American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. (ö) |
1,200 | 42 | ||
American International Group, Inc. (Ñ) |
99,300 | 7,116 | ||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
4,800 | 262 | ||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö) |
52,600 | 732 | ||
Argonaut Group, Inc. (Æ) |
800 | 28 | ||
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. (Ñ) |
1,000 | 30 | ||
Astoria Financial Corp. (Ñ) |
15,700 | 473 | ||
Bank of America Corp. |
119,141 | 6,361 | ||
BB&T Corp. |
8,600 | 378 | ||
Capital One Financial Corp. |
6,000 | 461 | ||
CapitalSource, Inc. (ö) |
9,600 | 262 | ||
Cash America International, Inc. |
700 | 33 | ||
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
19,090 | 634 | ||
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) |
52,930 | 1,024 | ||
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. |
1,710 | 872 | ||
CIT Group, Inc. |
9,000 | 502 | ||
Citigroup, Inc. |
125,000 | 6,962 | ||
CNA Financial Corp. (Æ) |
2,500 | 101 | ||
Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (The) |
6,700 | 172 | ||
Colonial Properties Trust (ö) |
2,100 | 98 | ||
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ) |
13,400 | 473 | ||
Commerce Group, Inc. |
1,900 | 56 | ||
Countrywide Financial Corp. (Ñ) |
17,000 | 722 | ||
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. |
9,800 | 547 | ||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (ö) |
1,100 | 20 | ||
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. (Ñ) |
16,000 | 608 | ||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (ö) |
1,400 | 26 | ||
Fannie Mae |
2,700 | 160 | ||
Federated Investors, Inc. Class B |
23,600 | 797 | ||
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (ö) |
3,900 | 85 | ||
First Data Corp. |
12,800 | 327 | ||
First Horizon National Corp. (Ñ) |
12,200 | 510 | ||
FirstFed Financial Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,600 | 107 | ||
Franklin Resources, Inc. |
3,300 | 364 | ||
Franklin Street Properties Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
1,300 | 27 | ||
Fulton Financial Corp. (Ñ) |
1,890 | 32 | ||
Global Payments, Inc. |
13,860 | 642 | ||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
10,630 | 2,119 | ||
H&R Block, Inc. |
23,000 | 530 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. |
12,300 | 1,148 | ||
Hospitality Properties Trust (ö) |
2,500 | 119 | ||
HRPT Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
9,400 | 116 | ||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ) |
39,500 | 938 | ||
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (Æ) |
4,440 | 479 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Ñ) |
130,750 | 6,315 | ||
Knight Capital Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,000 | 38 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
8,900 | 695 | ||
Lincoln National Corp. |
7,900 | 525 | ||
MBIA, Inc. (Ñ) |
13,600 | 994 | ||
Mercury General Corp. |
8,600 | 453 | ||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
41,700 | 3,882 | ||
Metlife, Inc. (Ñ) |
10,400 | 614 | ||
MGIC Investment Corp. (Ñ) |
16,600 | 1,038 | ||
Morgan Stanley (Ñ) |
41,000 | 3,339 | ||
National Retail Properties, Inc. (ö) |
1,200 | 27 | ||
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. |
2,000 | 108 | ||
Nelnet, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,100 | 30 | ||
New Century Financial Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
1,600 | 51 | ||
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ) |
45,900 | 739 | ||
Newcastle Investment Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
1,200 | 38 | ||
Northern Trust Corp. (Ñ) |
17,700 | 1,074 | ||
Paychex, Inc. |
60,400 | 2,388 | ||
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (ö) |
900 | 35 | ||
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Co. (Æ) |
200 | 9 | ||
PMI Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ) |
7,400 | 349 | ||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
6,600 | 489 | ||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. |
5,100 | 299 | ||
Progressive Corp. (The) |
1,700 | 41 | ||
Protective Life Corp. |
100 | 5 | ||
Radian Group, Inc. |
6,400 | 345 | ||
Raymond James Financial, Inc. |
5,000 | 152 | ||
Redwood Trust, Inc. (ö) |
600 | 35 | ||
Regions Financial Corp. |
16,400 | 613 | ||
Ryder System, Inc. |
2,800 | 143 | ||
Senior Housing Properties Trust (ö) |
3,000 | 73 | ||
South Financial Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ) |
21,100 | 561 | ||
St. Paul Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) |
36,161 | 1,941 | ||
Stancorp Financial Group, Inc. |
2,300 | 104 | ||
State Street Corp. |
2,800 | 189 | ||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. |
10,800 | 912 | ||
TCF Financial Corp. (Ñ) |
6,500 | 178 | ||
Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
6,200 | 156 | ||
UBS AG |
11,800 | 712 | ||
UnionBanCal Corp. |
2,200 | 135 | ||
US Bancorp |
23,600 | 854 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Ventas, Inc. (ö) |
4,900 | 207 | ||
Wachovia Corp. |
67,750 | 3,858 | ||
Washington Mutual, Inc. |
21,600 | 983 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
110,100 | 3,915 | ||
Western Union Co. (The) |
21,900 | 491 | ||
Whitney Holding Corp. (Ñ) |
1,600 | 52 | ||
Wilmington Trust Corp. (Ñ) |
18,300 | 772 | ||
WR Berkley Corp. |
8,300 | 286 | ||
Zenith National Insurance Corp. (Ñ) |
2,500 | 117 | ||
83,365 | ||||
Health Care - 11.5% |
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Abbott Laboratories |
96,750 | 4,713 | ||
Allergan, Inc. |
12,990 | 1,555 | ||
AMERIGROUP Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,100 | 40 | ||
Amgen, Inc. (Æ) |
20,300 | 1,387 | ||
Baxter International, Inc. |
55,600 | 2,579 | ||
Biogen Idec, Inc. (Æ) |
17,000 | 836 | ||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
40,200 | 1,058 | ||
Caremark Rx, Inc. (Ñ) |
15,000 | 857 | ||
Celgene Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
19,600 | 1,128 | ||
Community Health Systems, Inc. (Æ) |
25,300 | 924 | ||
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (Ñ) |
2,000 | 89 | ||
Covance, Inc. (Æ) |
12,980 | 765 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
49,987 | 2,604 | ||
Genentech, Inc. (Æ) |
32,700 | 2,653 | ||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Æ) |
32,220 | 2,092 | ||
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
73,900 | 919 | ||
ImClone Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,200 | 219 | ||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,720 | 549 | ||
Invitrogen Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,700 | 775 | ||
Johnson & Johnson |
50,600 | 3,341 | ||
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ) |
7,500 | 119 | ||
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (Æ) |
3,100 | 105 | ||
McKesson Corp. |
4,000 | 203 | ||
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (Æ) |
20,000 | 1,069 | ||
Medtronic, Inc. |
12,900 | 690 | ||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
26,500 | 1,155 | ||
New River Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,300 | 290 | ||
Novartis AG - ADR |
51,430 | 2,954 | ||
PDL BioPharma, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
38,700 | 779 | ||
Pfizer, Inc. |
131,400 | 3,403 | ||
Schering-Plough Corp. |
11,600 | 274 | ||
Sepracor, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,300 | 265 | ||
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Æ) |
31,900 | 1,166 | ||
Stryker Corp. (Ñ) |
35,200 | 1,940 | ||
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B |
2,400 | 133 | ||
WellPoint, Inc. (Æ) |
13,100 | 1,031 | ||
Wyeth |
69,100 | 3,519 | ||
48,178 | ||||
Integrated Oils - 4.8% |
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Chevron Corp. |
32,000 | 2,353 | ||
ConocoPhillips |
31,700 | 2,281 | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
69,450 | 5,322 | ||
Hess Corp. |
64,200 | 3,182 | ||
Marathon Oil Corp. |
13,700 | 1,267 | ||
Murphy Oil Corp. |
23,000 | 1,170 | ||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
51,200 | 2,500 | ||
Total SA - ADR |
27,050 | 1,945 | ||
20,020 | ||||
Materials and Processing - 4.9% |
||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. |
5,900 | 415 | ||
Airgas, Inc. |
1,100 | 45 | ||
Albemarle Corp. (Ñ) |
1,000 | 72 | ||
Alcoa, Inc. |
10,700 | 321 | ||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
46,240 | 1,478 | ||
Avery Dennison Corp. |
7,700 | 523 | ||
Bowater, Inc. (Ñ) |
20,800 | 468 | ||
Bunge, Ltd. |
5,250 | 381 | ||
Cameco Corp. |
43,900 | 1,776 | ||
Carpenter Technology Corp. |
8,700 | 892 | ||
Celanese Corp. Class A (Ñ) |
33,100 | 857 | ||
Chemtura Corp. (Ñ) |
36,600 | 352 | ||
Cytec Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
800 | 45 | ||
Dow Chemical Co. (The) |
30,500 | 1,218 | ||
Eastman Chemical Co. (Ñ) |
4,800 | 285 | ||
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
6,500 | 317 | ||
FMC Corp. |
1,800 | 138 | ||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B |
4,100 | 228 | ||
Greif, Inc. Class A |
600 | 71 | ||
Hercules, Inc. (Æ) |
3,900 | 75 | ||
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC- ADR |
26,450 | 937 | ||
International Paper Co. |
28,600 | 975 | ||
Lubrizol Corp. |
13,100 | 657 | ||
Lyondell Chemical Co. (Ñ) |
21,100 | 539 | ||
MeadWestvaco Corp. |
21,400 | 643 | ||
Monsanto Co. |
19,080 | 1,002 | ||
Mueller Industries, Inc. |
2,600 | 82 | ||
Olin Corp. |
4,600 | 76 | ||
OM Group, Inc. (Æ) |
3,300 | 149 | ||
Packaging Corp. of America |
19,100 | 422 | ||
PPG Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
5,600 | 360 | ||
Quanex Corp. |
1,200 | 41 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Rio Tinto PLC - ADR (Ñ) |
4,600 | 977 | ||
Rohm & Haas Co. |
9,100 | 465 | ||
RPM International, Inc. |
23,600 | 493 | ||
Temple-Inland, Inc. |
30,650 | 1,411 | ||
Texas Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,600 | 103 | ||
Timken Co. |
16,200 | 473 | ||
United States Steel Corp. |
2,800 | 205 | ||
URS Corp. (Æ) |
2,000 | 86 | ||
Valspar Corp. |
14,400 | 398 | ||
Westlake Chemical Corp. (Ñ) |
1,900 | 60 | ||
20,511 | ||||
Miscellaneous - 5.1% |
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3M Co. |
39,300 | 3,063 | ||
Brunswick Corp. (Ñ) |
14,700 | 469 | ||
General Electric Co. |
344,720 | 12,827 | ||
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
2,200 | 125 | ||
Honeywell International, Inc. |
44,400 | 2,009 | ||
ITT Corp. |
3,300 | 187 | ||
Textron, Inc. |
27,500 | 2,579 | ||
21,259 | ||||
Other Energy - 3.9% |
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp. |
13,100 | 570 | ||
Apache Corp. |
16,800 | 1,117 | ||
Baker Hughes, Inc. |
30,900 | 2,307 | ||
Cameron International Corp. (Æ) |
16,530 | 877 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Ñ) |
10,700 | 311 | ||
Devon Energy Corp. |
8,100 | 543 | ||
Frontier Oil Corp. |
2,300 | 66 | ||
Halliburton Co. |
148,599 | 4,614 | ||
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ) |
8,940 | 547 | ||
Newfield Exploration Co. (Æ) |
4,000 | 184 | ||
Noble Energy, Inc. |
5,200 | 255 | ||
Oil States International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,200 | 39 | ||
Schlumberger, Ltd. |
43,100 | 2,722 | ||
Smith International, Inc. |
6,200 | 255 | ||
Sunoco, Inc. |
7,400 | 462 | ||
Swift Energy Co. (Æ) |
700 | 31 | ||
Tesoro Corp. |
1,600 | 105 | ||
Valero Energy Corp. |
12,300 | 629 | ||
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Æ) |
2,100 | 98 | ||
XTO Energy, Inc. |
15,400 | 725 | ||
16,457 | ||||
Producer Durables - 4.1% |
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Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
29,500 | 1,028 | ||
Alcatel-Lucent - ADR |
63,500 | 903 | ||
Andrew Corp. (Æ) |
2,600 | 27 | ||
Boeing Co. |
6,500 | 577 | ||
Brooks Automation, Inc. (Æ) |
800 | 12 | ||
Caterpillar, Inc. |
8,300 | 509 | ||
Crane Co. |
2,600 | 95 | ||
Crown Castle International Corp. (Æ) |
19,720 | 637 | ||
Danaher Corp. |
9,640 | 698 | ||
Deere & Co. |
7,550 | 718 | ||
Emerson Electric Co. |
29,000 | 1,279 | ||
Goodrich Corp. |
29,200 | 1,330 | ||
KB Home (Ñ) |
800 | 41 | ||
KLA-Tencor Corp. (Ñ) |
19,230 | 957 | ||
Lennar Corp. Class A (Ñ) |
3,400 | 178 | ||
Meritage Homes Corp. (Æ) |
800 | 38 | ||
Nokia OYJ - ADR |
78,100 | 1,587 | ||
Northrop Grumman Corp. |
14,000 | 948 | ||
Parker Hannifin Corp. |
3,600 | 277 | ||
Pentair, Inc. (Ñ) |
18,600 | 584 | ||
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
500 | 30 | ||
Roper Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
12,800 | 643 | ||
Standard-Pacific Corp. (Ñ) |
4,000 | 107 | ||
Steelcase, Inc. Class A (Ñ) |
2,400 | 44 | ||
Technitrol, Inc. |
2,300 | 55 | ||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Æ) |
48,710 | 2,206 | ||
Toll Brothers, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,300 | 106 | ||
United Technologies Corp. |
20,700 | 1,294 | ||
16,908 | ||||
Technology - 12.7% |
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3Com Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,100 | 25 | ||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
18,300 | 753 | ||
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
13,550 | 720 | ||
Analog Devices, Inc. |
14,800 | 486 | ||
Anixter International, Inc. (Æ) |
3,500 | 190 | ||
Apple Computer, Inc. (Æ) |
61,800 | 5,243 | ||
Applera Corp. - Applied Biosystems Group |
12,500 | 459 | ||
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (Æ) |
4,700 | 148 | ||
Atmel Corp. (Æ) |
11,300 | 68 | ||
Avnet, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,000 | 77 | ||
AVX Corp. (Ñ) |
2,400 | 36 | ||
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Æ) |
100 | 2 | ||
Blackbaud, Inc. |
2,500 | 65 | ||
Broadcom Corp. Class A (Æ) |
49,770 | 1,608 | ||
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,000 | 49 | ||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Æ) |
5,800 | 104 | ||
Ciena Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,200 | 33 | ||
Cisco Systems, Inc. (Æ) |
162,300 | 4,436 | ||
Computer Sciences Corp. (Æ) |
4,500 | 240 | ||
Corning, Inc. (Æ) |
54,500 | 1,020 | ||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,000 | 17 | ||
Dell, Inc. (Æ) |
61,800 | 1,551 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ |
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EMC Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
45,100 | 595 | |||
F5 Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,910 | 513 | |||
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
177,600 | 7,315 | |||
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
5,600 | 114 | |||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Æ) |
8,900 | 138 | |||
Intel Corp. |
37,700 | 763 | |||
International Business Machines Corp. |
12,100 | 1,176 | |||
Intersil Corp. Class A |
1,900 | 45 | |||
JDS Uniphase Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
87,373 | 1,456 | |||
Komag, Inc. (Æ) |
900 | 34 | |||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. |
12,800 | 1,047 | |||
Linear Technology Corp. |
14,600 | 443 | |||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. |
8,300 | 254 | |||
McAfee, Inc. (Æ) |
1,100 | 31 | |||
Microsoft Corp. |
152,000 | 4,539 | |||
Motorola, Inc. |
60,550 | 1,245 | |||
National Semiconductor Corp. |
38,600 | 876 | |||
Nvidia Corp. (Æ) |
23,060 | 853 | |||
PerkinElmer, Inc. |
40,000 | 889 | |||
Qualcomm, Inc. |
134,800 | 5,094 | |||
RealNetworks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,100 | 23 | |||
Research In Motion, Ltd. (Æ) |
17,390 | 2,222 | |||
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,200 | 15 | |||
Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
20,400 | 744 | |||
SanDisk Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
33,400 | 1,437 | |||
Sanmina-SCI Corp. (Æ) |
13,100 | 45 | |||
Seagate Technology, Inc. (Æ) |
2,300 | — | |||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,900 | 28 | |||
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Æ) |
151,920 | 823 | |||
Symantec Corp. (Æ) |
4,500 | 94 | |||
Synopsys, Inc. (Æ) |
10,200 | 273 | |||
Tellabs, Inc. (Æ) |
11,700 | 120 | |||
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
71,300 | 2,053 | |||
Unisys Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
19,900 | 156 | |||
Utstarcom, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,100 | 36 | |||
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Æ) |
5,800 | 79 | |||
52,898 | |||||
Utilities - 4.6% |
|||||
Alltel Corp. |
6,400 | 387 | |||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
9,900 | 421 | |||
Aqua America, Inc. (Ñ) |
23,600 | 538 | |||
AT&T, Inc. |
69,900 | 2,499 | |||
Atmos Energy Corp. |
3,100 | 99 | |||
BellSouth Corp. |
48,650 | 2,292 | |||
Citizens Communications Co. (Ñ) |
42,300 | 608 | |||
Comcast Corp. Class A (Æ) |
17,150 | 726 | |||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Ñ) |
4,700 | 226 | |||
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. |
6,800 | 468 | |||
Dominion Resources, Inc. |
41,250 | 3,458 | |||
Edison International |
8,600 | 391 | |||
Embarq Corp. |
2,500 | 131 | |||
Entergy Corp. |
9,750 | 900 | |||
Idacorp, Inc. |
3,000 | 116 | |||
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
54,600 | 306 | |||
NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,300 | 728 | |||
NiSource, Inc. |
18,500 | 446 | |||
Progress Energy, Inc. - CVO |
1,300 | — | |||
SCANA Corp. |
5,100 | 207 | |||
Southwest Gas Corp. |
700 | 27 | |||
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
44,557 | 842 | |||
TECO Energy, Inc. |
24,900 | 429 | |||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
62,100 | 2,313 | |||
Windstream Corp. (Æ) |
58,900 | 838 | |||
19,396 | |||||
Total Common Stocks |
|||||
(cost $346,782) |
396,873 | ||||
Short-Term Investments - 5.2% |
|||||
Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund |
20,451,000 | 20,451 | |||
United States Treasury Bills (ž)(§) 4.968% due 03/15/07 |
1,200 | 1,184 | |||
Total Short-Term Investments |
|||||
(cost $21,639) |
21,635 | ||||
Other Securities - 10.1% |
|||||
State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×) |
42,271,246 | 42,271 | |||
Total Other Securities |
|||||
(cost $42,271) |
42,271 | ||||
Total Investments - 110.4% |
|||||
(identified cost $410,692) |
460,779 | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (10.4%) |
(43,272 | ) | |||
Net Assets - 100.0% |
417,507 | ||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2006
Amounts in thousands
Futures Contracts (Number of Contracts) |
Notional Amount |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|||
Long Positions |
|||||
Russell 1000 Index expiration date 03/07 (7) |
2,715 | (8 | ) | ||
S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Index (CME) expiration date 03/07 (119) |
9,654 | (147 | ) | ||
S&P 500 Index (CME) expiration date 03/07 (14) |
4,999 | (2 | ) | ||
S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME) expiration date 03/07 (53) |
3,785 | 4 | |||
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts |
(153 | ) | |||
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Categories |
% of Net Assets |
||
Auto and Transportation |
1.8 | ||
Consumer Discretionary |
13.8 | ||
Consumer Staples |
7.9 | ||
Financial Services |
20.0 | ||
Health Care |
11.5 | ||
Integrated Oils |
4.8 | ||
Materials and Processing |
4.9 | ||
Miscellaneous |
5.1 | ||
Other Energy |
3.9 | ||
Producer Durables |
4.1 | ||
Technology |
12.7 | ||
Utilities |
4.6 | ||
Short-Term Investments |
5.2 | ||
Other Securities |
10.1 | ||
Total Investments |
110.4 | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net |
(10.4 | ) | |
100.0 | |||
Futures Contracts |
(— | )* |
* | Less than .05% of net assets. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Aggressive Equity Fund
Portfolio Management Discussion — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Aggressive Equity Fund
Periods Ended 12/31/06 |
Total Return | |
1 Year |
14.79% | |
5 Years |
10.55%§ | |
Inception* |
8.77%§ |
Russell 2500™ Index**
Periods Ended 12/31/06 |
Total Return | |
1 Year |
16.17% | |
5 Years |
12.19%§ | |
Inception* |
11.40%§ |
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Portfolio Management Discussion, continued — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The Aggressive Equity Fund (the “Fund”) allocates most of its assets among multiple money managers. Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”), as the Fund’s manager, may change the allocation of the Fund’s assets among money managers at any time. An exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits the Fund to engage or terminate a money manager at any time, subject to approval by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) without a shareholder vote. Pursuant to the terms of the exemptive order, the Fund is required to notify its shareholders within 60 days of when a money manager begins providing services.
What is the Fund’s investment objective?
The Fund seeks to provide long term capital growth.
How did the Fund perform relative to its benchmark for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006?
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Aggressive Equity Fund gained 14.79%. This compared to the Russell 2500™ Index, which gained 16.17% during the same period. The Fund’s performance includes operating expenses, whereas Index returns are unmanaged and do not include expenses of any kind.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Lipper® Small-Cap Core Funds Average returned 14.90 %. This result serves as a peer comparison and is expressed net of operating expenses.
How did the market conditions described in the Market Summary report affect the Fund’s performance?
The Fund was challenged in 2006 as a number of market forces combined to create a difficult environment for outperformance. The continuation of a multi-year value market was notable during the year after a first quarter in which growth stocks were favored by the market. The year presented a significant challenge for the Fund’s money managers and active managers in general as Lipper data shows that only 20% of active small capitalization managers beat the Russell 2000® Index. From a factor perspective, yield continued to be rewarded while earnings surprise, estimate revision and earnings variability, which were emphasized in the Fund, were not rewarded. In addition, higher dividend yielding stocks, such as real estate investment trusts (REIT’s) and utilities, in which the Fund was underweight, continued to outperform.
How did the investment strategies and techniques employed by the Fund and its money managers affect its performance?
Sector selection was the primary cause of the Fund’s relative underperformance for the year. The Fund was overweight to technology and energy and underweight to utilities, which returned 25% for the year, well in excess of the Index return. The results from these sector weights were somewhat balanced by positive security selection. Most notably, stock selection was positive in the consumer discretionary, materials and other energy sectors.
What were the other primary contributors and detractors to the Fund’s performance during the last 12 months?
The Fund’s underperforming money managers were Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (market oriented style), Gould Investment Partners, LLC (growth style) and Geewax, Terker & Company (growth style). Gould underperformed due to its very aggressive approach to growth investing, a style which performed poorly after the first quarter. While Gould’s results were disappointing, when taking into account market conditions, its performance was consistent with its aggressive style. Goldman Sachs’ chief detractor was poor stock selection in what was probably the most disappointing performance within the Fund. Geewax’s performance was negatively impacted by poor stock selection within the technology and materials sectors.
Five of the Fund’s money managers outperformed the Fund’s benchmark. The outperformers included the following managers: CapitalWorks Investment Partners, LLC, Tygh Capital Management, Inc., David J. Greene and Company, LLC, Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. and Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC. CapitalWorks benefited from positive stock selection in a difficult market for its aggressive growth style. Tygh Capital also benefited from stock selection and its focus on more consistent, predictable sources of earnings growth as well as strong stock selection within the energy and materials sectors. Nicholas Applegate, a value manager, also derived positive performance through strong stock selection within the energy and materials sectors. David J. Greene benefited from a robust mergers and acquisitions environment and its somewhat contrarian value style which focuses not on yield or low price, but on catalyst driven improvements and on valuing companies from a takeout framework. Jacobs Levy also outperformed modestly through positive stock selection despite negative sector selection.
Describe any changes to the Fund’s structure or the money manager line-up.
In the fourth quarter, Goldman Sachs was terminated and ClariVest Asset Management, LLC and PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. were hired as money managers for the Fund.
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Portfolio Management Discussion, continued — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Money Managers as of December 31, 2006 |
Styles | |
CapitalWorks Investment Partners, LLC |
Growth | |
ClariVest Asset Management, LLC |
Market-Oriented | |
David J. Greene and Company, LLC |
Value | |
Geewax, Terker & Company |
Growth | |
Gould Investment Partners, LLC |
Growth | |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. |
Value | |
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC |
Value | |
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. |
Market-Oriented | |
Tygh Capital Management, Inc. |
Growth |
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period covered by the report. These views do not necessarily represent the views of Russell Investment Management Company (RIMCo), or any other person in RIMCo or any other affiliated organization. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market conditions or other events, and RIMCo disclaims any responsibility to update the views contained herein. These views should not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for Russell Investment Funds (RIF) are based on numerous factors, should not be relied on as an indication of investment decisions of any RIF Fund.
* | The Fund commenced operations on January 2, 1997. |
** | Russell 2500™ Index is composed of the smallest 500 stocks in the Russell 1000® Index and all the stocks in the Russell 2000® Index. The Russell 2500™ Index return reflects adjustments for income dividends and capital gains distributions reinvested as of the ex-dividend dates. |
§ | Annualized. |
Performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than when purchased. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
20 Aggressive Equity Fund
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Aggressive Equity Fund
Shareholder Expense Example — December 31, 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 Annual 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 July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 July 1, 2006 |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
$ | 1,068.30 | $ | 1,019.96 | ||
Expenses Paid During Period* |
$ | 5.42 | $ | 5.30 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.04% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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. |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Common Stocks - 96.2% |
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Auto and Transportation - 3.4% |
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AAR Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
14,700 | 429 | ||
ABX Air, Inc. (Æ) |
50,200 | 348 | ||
Aftermarket Technology Corp. (Æ) |
12,100 | 258 | ||
American Commercial Lines, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,600 | 432 | ||
AMR Corp. (Æ) |
1,600 | 48 | ||
Arctic Cat, Inc. (Ñ) |
2,500 | 44 | ||
ArvinMeritor, Inc. (Ñ) |
13,500 | 246 | ||
Autoliv, Inc. |
9,800 | 591 | ||
Celadon Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,900 | 166 | ||
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (Æ) |
2,700 | 59 | ||
Continental Airlines, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
7,800 | 322 | ||
Dana Corp. (Ñ) |
39,700 | 55 | ||
Danaos Corp. (Æ) |
3,100 | 74 | ||
ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
30,300 | 245 | ||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Sab de CV - ADR (Æ) |
6,900 | 154 | ||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV - ADR (Ñ) |
3,300 | 140 | ||
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. (Æ) |
3,100 | 116 | ||
Horizon Lines, Inc. Class A |
17,400 | 469 | ||
HUB Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,200 | 143 | ||
Kansas City Southern (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,800 | 168 | ||
Kirby Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,500 | 119 | ||
Navistar International Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,300 | 378 | ||
Noble International, Ltd. (Ñ) |
3,100 | 62 | ||
Oshkosh Truck Corp. |
7,000 | 339 | ||
PAM Transportation Services (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,100 | 46 | ||
Quintana Maritime, Ltd. (Ñ) |
20,950 | 231 | ||
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,200 | 104 | ||
Saia, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,700 | 272 | ||
Sauer-Danfoss, Inc. |
3,500 | 113 | ||
Standard Motor Products, Inc. |
8,500 | 127 | ||
Tidewater, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,800 | 87 | ||
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (Æ) |
11,200 | 290 | ||
US Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,100 | 101 | ||
UTI Worldwide, Inc. |
18,761 | 561 | ||
Visteon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
14,700 | 125 | ||
Wabtec Corp. |
7,800 | 237 | ||
7,699 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary - 18.8% |
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24/7 Real Media, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
21,200 | 192 | ||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A |
2,854 | 199 | ||
Activision, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
52,430 | 904 | ||
Adesa, Inc. |
8,700 | 241 | ||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. |
11,400 | 405 | ||
Advisory Board Co. (The) (Æ) |
6,934 | 371 | ||
AFC Enterprises (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 88 | ||
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. |
22,800 | 712 | ||
American Greetings Corp. Class A |
1,800 | 43 | ||
American Woodmark Corp. |
6,100 | 255 | ||
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (Æ) |
28,500 | 785 | ||
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (Æ) |
5,100 | 167 | ||
aQuantive, Inc. (Æ) |
11,637 | 287 | ||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. |
7,700 | 181 | ||
Autonation, Inc. (Æ) |
3,000 | 64 | ||
Baidu.com - ADR (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,954 | 784 | ||
Barnes & Noble, Inc. |
3,000 | 119 | ||
Bebe Stores, Inc. |
10,338 | 205 | ||
Big Lots, Inc. (Æ) |
25,100 | 575 | ||
Blockbuster, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
14,100 | 75 | ||
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (The) (Ñ) |
4,000 | 139 | ||
Books-A-Million, Inc. Class A |
3,600 | 82 | ||
Bowne & Co., Inc. |
4,400 | 70 | ||
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 193 | ||
Brinker International, Inc. |
15,450 | 466 | ||
Brown Shoe Co., Inc. |
2,600 | 124 | ||
Buckle, Inc. (The) |
1,000 | 51 | ||
Carmax, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,300 | 552 | ||
CBRL Group, Inc. |
6,600 | 295 | ||
CEC Entertainment, Inc. (Æ) |
13,700 | 551 | ||
Central Parking Corp. (Ñ) |
9,500 | 171 | ||
Century Casinos, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
15,600 | 174 | ||
Cenveo, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,350 | 241 | ||
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. (Æ) |
4,200 | 129 | ||
Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
20,800 | 281 | ||
Chemed Corp. (Ñ) |
2,400 | 89 | ||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,000 | 57 | ||
Churchill Downs, Inc. (Ñ) |
900 | 38 | ||
Coach, Inc. (Æ) |
7,439 | 320 | ||
Coldwater Creek, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,000 | 74 | ||
Convergys Corp. (Æ) |
22,400 | 533 | ||
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,700 | 173 | ||
Corporate Executive Board Co. |
3,181 | 279 | ||
Corrections Corp. of America (Æ) |
17,450 | 789 | ||
CRA International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,070 | 108 | ||
CROCS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
17,700 | 765 | ||
CSK Auto Corp. (Æ) |
5,800 | 99 | ||
CSS Industries, Inc. |
900 | 32 | ||
DeVry, Inc. |
12,200 | 342 | ||
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,500 | 73 | ||
Dillard’s, Inc. Class A |
13,100 | 458 | ||
Directed Electronics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,800 | 66 | ||
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
17,900 | 555 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (Æ) |
25,700 | 774 | ||
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
8,700 | 257 | ||
DSW, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
1,000 | 39 | ||
Earthlink, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
25,500 | 181 | ||
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
15,100 | 288 | ||
Entercom Communications Corp. Class A (Ñ) |
5,500 | 155 | ||
Entravision Communications Corp. Class A (Æ) |
16,900 | 139 | ||
Focus Media Holding, Ltd. - ADR New (Æ) |
5,700 | 378 | ||
Foot Locker, Inc. |
19,900 | 436 | ||
Forrester Research, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,900 | 377 | ||
FTD Group, Inc. (Æ) |
9,400 | 168 | ||
GameStop Corp. Class A (Æ) |
5,875 | 324 | ||
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (Æ) |
71,000 | 285 | ||
Global Imaging Systems, Inc. (Æ) |
6,800 | 149 | ||
Gmarket, Inc. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,200 | 244 | ||
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (Æ) |
6,100 | 85 | ||
Greenfield Online, Inc. (Æ) |
7,700 | 110 | ||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (Ñ) |
5,000 | 259 | ||
Guess?, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,600 | 672 | ||
Gymboree Corp. (Æ) |
2,000 | 76 | ||
Harris Interactive, Inc. (Æ) |
26,900 | 136 | ||
Hasbro, Inc. (Ñ) |
27,500 | 749 | ||
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. |
8,500 | 126 | ||
Helen of Troy, Ltd. (Æ) |
9,100 | 221 | ||
Houston Wire & Cable Co. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,000 | 42 | ||
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
39,470 | 765 | ||
IKON Office Solutions, Inc. |
11,200 | 183 | ||
infoUSA, Inc. |
7,300 | 87 | ||
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Æ) |
8,700 | 164 | ||
ITT Educational Services, Inc. (Æ) |
4,600 | 305 | ||
J Crew Group, Inc. (Æ) |
10,700 | 412 | ||
Jack in the Box, Inc. (Æ) |
6,000 | 366 | ||
Jakks Pacific, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,500 | 164 | ||
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,800 | 118 | ||
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. |
7,200 | 241 | ||
Journal Register Co. |
10,600 | 77 | ||
K-Swiss, Inc. Class A (Ñ) |
6,400 | 197 | ||
K2, Inc. (Æ) |
19,900 | 262 | ||
Kellwood Co. |
7,200 | 234 | ||
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. Class A (Ñ) |
1,000 | 24 | ||
Knology, Inc. (Æ) |
6,400 | 68 | ||
Knot, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 131 | ||
Korn/Ferry International (Æ)(Ñ) |
24,081 | 553 | ||
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,000 | 114 | ||
LECG Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,900 | 72 | ||
Lee Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ) |
4,900 | 152 | ||
Libbey, Inc. (Ñ) |
2,900 | 36 | ||
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
16,700 | 810 | ||
Lightbridge, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,000 | 41 | ||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. |
5,600 | 243 | ||
LKQ Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,300 | 145 | ||
Lodgenet Entertainment Corp. (Æ) |
7,400 | 185 | ||
Manpower, Inc. |
3,114 | 233 | ||
McClatchy Co. Class A (Ñ) |
5,600 | 242 | ||
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc. (Æ) |
2,300 | 55 | ||
Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The) |
9,400 | 360 | ||
Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (Æ) |
2,000 | 33 | ||
Mothers Work, Inc. (Æ) |
400 | 16 | ||
Movado Group, Inc. (Ñ) |
3,800 | 110 | ||
MPS Group, Inc. (Æ) |
13,826 | 196 | ||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A (Ñ) |
2,300 | 90 | ||
Navarre Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,500 | 26 | ||
Nutri System, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,533 | 351 | ||
O’Charleys, Inc. (Æ) |
3,300 | 70 | ||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Æ) |
9,018 | 289 | ||
OfficeMax, Inc. |
10,000 | 496 | ||
On Assignment, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,500 | 147 | ||
Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd. Class A |
7,175 | 340 | ||
Pantry, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,500 | 258 | ||
Payless Shoesource, Inc. (Æ) |
9,700 | 318 | ||
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Æ) |
6,886 | 287 | ||
Perficient, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,900 | 162 | ||
Perry Ellis International, Inc. (Æ) |
10,300 | 422 | ||
PHH Corp. (Æ) |
8,800 | 254 | ||
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. |
15,700 | 788 | ||
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (Ñ) |
22,000 | 131 | ||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
23,700 | 309 | ||
Priceline.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,700 | 336 | ||
ProQuest Co. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,100 | 95 | ||
Quiksilver, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
16,000 | 252 | ||
Radio One, Inc. Class D (Æ) |
13,700 | 92 | ||
RadioShack Corp. (Ñ) |
9,700 | 163 | ||
Rare Hospitality International, Inc. (Æ) |
1,600 | 53 | ||
RC2 Corp. (Æ) |
6,200 | 273 | ||
Rent-A-Center, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
14,800 | 437 | ||
Republic Services, Inc. Class A |
7,563 | 308 | ||
Revlon, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
37,400 | 48 | ||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. |
1,500 | 41 | ||
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
2,300 | 39 | ||
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class B (Æ) |
1,700 | 27 | ||
Sabre Holdings Corp. Class A |
7,200 | 230 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Scholastic Corp. (Æ) |
11,500 | 412 | ||
Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Æ) |
2,900 | 92 | ||
Sirva, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,700 | 34 | ||
Skechers USA, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
1,500 | 50 | ||
Snap-On, Inc. |
5,100 | 243 | ||
Sonic Automotive, Inc. Class A |
5,800 | 168 | ||
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,400 | 54 | ||
Standard Parking Corp. (Æ) |
1,100 | 42 | ||
Steak N Shake Co. (The) (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,700 | 65 | ||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,700 | 155 | ||
Talbots, Inc. (Ñ) |
15,900 | 383 | ||
Taser International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,000 | 30 | ||
Tech Data Corp. (Æ) |
500 | 19 | ||
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
27,000 | 645 | ||
Topps Co., Inc. (The) |
8,200 | 73 | ||
Tractor Supply Co. (Æ) |
6,274 | 281 | ||
Triarc Cos., Inc. Class A |
11,500 | 230 | ||
Tuesday Morning Corp. (Ñ) |
13,700 | 213 | ||
Tween Brands, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,770 | 550 | ||
Under Armour, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,400 | 323 | ||
Unifirst Corp. |
1,500 | 58 | ||
United Online, Inc. (Ñ) |
14,800 | 197 | ||
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,500 | 219 | ||
Valueclick, Inc. (Æ) |
1,900 | 45 | ||
Viad Corp. |
4,300 | 175 | ||
Volcom, Inc. (Æ) |
900 | 27 | ||
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (Æ) |
5,100 | 256 | ||
Warnaco Group, Inc. (The) (Æ) |
18,500 | 470 | ||
Waste Connections, Inc. (Æ) |
4,940 | 205 | ||
WESCO International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,800 | 106 | ||
42,037 | ||||
Consumer Staples - 2.3% |
||||
Alliance One International, Inc. (Æ) |
43,000 | 303 | ||
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,500 | 54 | ||
Dean Foods Co. (Æ) |
5,600 | 237 | ||
Del Monte Foods Co. |
16,500 | 182 | ||
Hansen Natural Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,400 | 350 | ||
Herbalife, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,500 | 422 | ||
Imperial Sugar Co. (Ñ) |
4,700 | 114 | ||
Loews Corp. - Carolina Group |
10,800 | 699 | ||
McCormick & Co., Inc. (Ñ) |
9,100 | 351 | ||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (Ñ) |
6,000 | 459 | ||
Nash Finch Co. |
1,500 | 41 | ||
NBTY, Inc. (Æ) |
19,600 | 815 | ||
Pathmark Stores, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,700 | 108 | ||
PepsiAmericas, Inc. (Ñ) |
5,100 | 107 | ||
Performance Food Group Co. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,300 | 91 | ||
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,800 | 244 | ||
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. |
5,400 | 139 | ||
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. |
2,500 | 65 | ||
Spartan Stores, Inc. |
4,600 | 96 | ||
Universal Corp. (Ñ) |
5,300 | 260 | ||
5,137 | ||||
Financial Services - 16.5% |
||||
Advent Software, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
17,100 | 603 | ||
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (Æ) |
6,765 | 711 | ||
Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,500 | 24 | ||
Affordable Residential Communities, LP (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,500 | 64 | ||
AG Edwards, Inc. |
4,500 | 285 | ||
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (Æ) |
17,663 | 1,103 | ||
AMB Property Corp. (ö) |
6,500 | 381 | ||
Amcore Financial, Inc. (Ñ) |
7,400 | 242 | ||
American Financial Group, Inc. |
9,150 | 329 | ||
American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
8,300 | 292 | ||
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö) |
22,800 | 317 | ||
Anthracite Capital, Inc. (ö) |
5,700 | 73 | ||
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. (ö) |
17,500 | 166 | ||
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ö) |
1,600 | 48 | ||
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
14,000 | 174 | ||
Associated Banc-Corp. (Ñ) |
7,899 | 276 | ||
Assurant, Inc. |
8,111 | 448 | ||
Asta Funding, Inc. (Ñ) |
4,000 | 122 | ||
Bancfirst Corp. (Ñ) |
1,000 | 54 | ||
Bank of Hawaii Corp. |
3,300 | 178 | ||
Bankunited Financial Corp. Class A (Ñ) |
18,900 | 528 | ||
Banner Corp. |
1,000 | 44 | ||
BOK Financial Corp. |
930 | 51 | ||
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ) |
16,700 | 220 | ||
Capital Trust, Inc. Class A (ö) |
8,500 | 424 | ||
CapitalSource, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
23,300 | 636 | ||
Cash America International, Inc. |
5,600 | 263 | ||
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
2,900 | 96 | ||
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (ö) |
1,900 | 82 | ||
CIT Group, Inc. |
4,000 | 223 | ||
City Bank (Ñ) |
1,200 | 43 | ||
City National Corp. |
5,700 | 406 | ||
Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (The) |
13,800 | 355 | ||
Colonial Properties Trust (ö) |
5,400 | 253 | ||
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ) |
2,310 | 112 | ||
Commerce Group, Inc. |
10,000 | 298 | ||
Community Bancorp (Æ) |
3,400 | 103 | ||
Corus Bankshares, Inc. (Ñ) |
21,600 | 498 | ||
Cousins Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 176 | ||
Covanta Holding Corp. (Æ) |
14,500 | 320 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
14,900 | 252 | ||
Deluxe Corp. (Ñ) |
8,900 | 224 | ||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (ö)(Þ) |
14,300 | 258 | ||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (ö) |
7,200 | 130 | ||
Downey Financial Corp. |
3,200 | 232 | ||
Entertainment Properties Trust (ö) |
1,700 | 99 | ||
Equity One, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
4,100 | 109 | ||
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Æ) |
15,035 | 446 | ||
Fair Isaac Corp. |
1,100 | 45 | ||
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (ö) |
15,800 | 345 | ||
Fidelity Bankshares, Inc. |
4,100 | 163 | ||
First American Corp. (Ñ) |
6,900 | 281 | ||
First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (Æ) |
3,700 | 96 | ||
First Community Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,800 | 94 | ||
First Indiana Corp. (Æ) |
9,100 | 231 | ||
First Marblehead Corp. (The) |
1,500 | 82 | ||
FirstFed Financial Corp. (Æ) |
3,900 | 261 | ||
GFI Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,700 | 293 | ||
Global Payments, Inc. |
10,457 | 484 | ||
Greenhill & Co., Inc. |
1,000 | 74 | ||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 124 | ||
Hanmi Financial Corp. (Ñ) |
5,700 | 128 | ||
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. |
14,500 | 465 | ||
Health Care REIT, Inc. (ö) |
1,000 | 43 | ||
HealthExtras, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,900 | 263 | ||
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. New (Ñ) |
4,300 | 121 | ||
Hersha Hospitality Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
3,400 | 39 | ||
Hospitality Properties Trust (ö) |
5,300 | 252 | ||
HRPT Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
27,400 | 338 | ||
IBERIABANK Corp. (Ñ) |
900 | 53 | ||
IMPAC Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
26,900 | 237 | ||
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. |
5,600 | 253 | ||
International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. Class A (Ñ) |
13,400 | 627 | ||
Intersections, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,100 | 12 | ||
Intervest Bancshares Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,700 | 265 | ||
Investment Technology Group, Inc. (Æ) |
7,107 | 305 | ||
Investors Real Estate Trust (ö) |
2,600 | 27 | ||
iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund (Ñ) |
5,000 | 393 | ||
iStar Financial, Inc. (ö) |
13,300 | 636 | ||
ITLA Capital Corp. (Ñ) |
1,400 | 81 | ||
Jefferies Group, Inc. |
1,200 | 32 | ||
JER Investors Trust, Inc. (Æ)(Þ) |
9,200 | 190 | ||
JER Investors Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
15,900 | 329 | ||
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. |
1,200 | 111 | ||
KKR Financial Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
14,350 | 384 | ||
Knight Capital Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
64,400 | 1,235 | ||
Kronos, Inc. (Æ) |
8,100 | 298 | ||
Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. (ö) |
21,600 | 210 | ||
Macatawa Bank Corp. (Ñ) |
11,404 | 242 | ||
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (ö) |
8,200 | 418 | ||
MAF Bancorp, Inc. |
2,300 | 103 | ||
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. |
4,040 | 194 | ||
MCG Capital Corp. |
24,000 | 488 | ||
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,800 | 47 | ||
Mercantile Bank Corp. |
5,635 | 212 | ||
MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. (ö) |
12,300 | 95 | ||
MGIC Investment Corp. |
3,400 | 213 | ||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (ö) |
4,200 | 240 | ||
Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC (Ñ) |
1,600 | 52 | ||
National Retail Properties, Inc. (ö) |
7,200 | 165 | ||
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (Ñ) |
5,900 | 320 | ||
Navigators Group, Inc. (Æ) |
7,600 | 366 | ||
Nelnet, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,600 | 153 | ||
New Century Financial Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
10,100 | 319 | ||
Newcastle Investment Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
20,100 | 630 | ||
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (ö) |
25,100 | 416 | ||
Oak Hill Financial, Inc. (Ñ) |
7,200 | 202 | ||
OceanFirst Financial Corp. |
1,503 | 34 | ||
Ocwen Financial Corp. (Æ) |
9,300 | 148 | ||
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (Ñ) |
5,100 | 190 | ||
Ohio Casualty Corp. |
7,400 | 221 | ||
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Ñ) |
5,000 | 113 | ||
Pacific Capital Bancorp |
12,600 | 423 | ||
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (ö) |
5,100 | 201 | ||
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. |
400 | 12 | ||
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Co. (Æ) |
2,100 | 94 | ||
Pico Holdings, Inc. (Æ) |
2,200 | 77 | ||
PMI Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ) |
8,500 | 401 | ||
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,100 | 238 | ||
Preferred Bank |
700 | 42 | ||
ProAssurance Corp. (Æ) |
473 | 24 | ||
Protective Life Corp. |
2,900 | 138 | ||
Provident Bankshares Corp. (Ñ) |
7,500 | 267 | ||
Provident Financial Services, Inc. (Ñ) |
5,300 | 96 | ||
PS Business Parks, Inc. (ö) |
1,600 | 113 | ||
R&G Financial Corp. Class B |
8,400 | 64 | ||
Raymond James Financial, Inc. |
13,000 | 394 | ||
Rayonier, Inc. (ö) |
1,100 | 45 | ||
Realty Income Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
9,800 | 271 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal or Shares |
Market $ | |||
Ryder System, Inc. |
10,700 | 546 | ||
S1 Corp. (Æ) |
3,462 | 19 | ||
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. |
6,200 | 314 | ||
Scottish Re Group, Ltd. (Ñ) |
18,900 | 101 | ||
SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Æ) |
2,900 | 52 | ||
SEI Investments Co. (Ñ) |
5,900 | 351 | ||
Senior Housing Properties Trust (ö) |
2,300 | 56 | ||
Sotheby’s Holdings Class A (Ñ) |
3,000 | 93 | ||
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. |
1,100 | 31 | ||
Spirit Finance Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
14,800 | 185 | ||
Stancorp Financial Group, Inc. |
8,800 | 396 | ||
Sterling Bancorp Class N |
1,260 | 25 | ||
Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ) |
11,400 | 148 | ||
Sterling Financial Corp. (Ñ) |
1,000 | 24 | ||
SVB Financial Group (Æ) |
1,000 | 47 | ||
SWS Group, Inc. |
1,300 | 46 | ||
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. |
2,600 | 95 | ||
TCF Financial Corp. (Ñ) |
4,800 | 132 | ||
Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. (ö) |
8,900 | 224 | ||
TierOne Corp. |
1,400 | 44 | ||
TNS, Inc. (Æ) |
15,100 | 291 | ||
Total System Services, Inc. |
400 | 11 | ||
Tower Group, Inc. |
12,800 | 398 | ||
Triad Guaranty, Inc. (Æ) |
3,800 | 209 | ||
United America Indemnity, Ltd. Class A (Æ) |
2,100 | 53 | ||
United PanAm Financial Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
16,800 | 231 | ||
Unitrin, Inc. |
5,100 | 256 | ||
Ventas, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
7,175 | 304 | ||
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
4,000 | 160 | ||
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. |
900 | 25 | ||
Weingarten Realty Investors (ö)(Ñ) |
1,200 | 55 | ||
Whitney Holding Corp. (Ñ) |
3,700 | 121 | ||
Williams Scotsman International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,400 | 27 | ||
Wilmington Trust Corp. |
5,700 | 240 | ||
Winston Hotels, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
3,700 | 49 | ||
Zenith National Insurance Corp. |
7,300 | 342 | ||
36,853 | ||||
Health Care - 10.6% |
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Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,300 | 200 | ||
Accelrys, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
19,200 | 115 | ||
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. (Æ) |
7,042 | 287 | ||
Air Methods Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,900 | 81 | ||
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (Æ) |
10,800 | 114 | ||
Alliance Imaging, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
23,400 | 156 | ||
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Æ) |
12,216 | 330 | ||
Amedisys, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,533 | 412 | ||
American Dental Partners, Inc. (Æ) |
1,200 | 23 | ||
American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (Æ) |
26,240 | 486 | ||
American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (Æ) |
12,000 | 140 | ||
AMERIGROUP Corp. (Æ) |
8,500 | 305 | ||
Applera Corp. - Celera Group (Æ) |
32,700 | 457 | ||
Arthrocare Corp. (Æ) |
8,054 | 322 | ||
Beckman Coulter, Inc. |
1,800 | 108 | ||
Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,200 | 22 | ||
Centene Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,600 | 162 | ||
Cerner Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,900 | 632 | ||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Æ) |
6,300 | 272 | ||
Community Health Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
14,441 | 527 | ||
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (Ñ) |
15,200 | 676 | ||
Corvel Corp. (Æ) |
9,600 | 457 | ||
Covance, Inc. (Æ) |
3,500 | 206 | ||
Cutera, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,800 | 157 | ||
Cytyc Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,600 | 187 | ||
DaVita, Inc. (Æ) |
19,921 | 1,133 | ||
Depomed, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,000 | 14 | ||
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,900 | 28 | ||
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ) |
9,600 | 82 | ||
Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (Æ) |
6,000 | 67 | ||
Foxhollow Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,900 | 84 | ||
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,600 | 126 | ||
Greatbatch, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 135 | ||
Haemonetics Corp. (Æ) |
4,596 | 207 | ||
Health Net, Inc. (Æ) |
2,700 | 131 | ||
Healthcare Services Group (Ñ) |
15,300 | 443 | ||
Healthspring, Inc. (Æ) |
31,600 | 643 | ||
HealthTronics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
15,800 | 105 | ||
Healthways, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,926 | 426 | ||
Henry Schein, Inc. (Æ) |
13,082 | 641 | ||
Hologic, Inc. (Æ) |
14,718 | 696 | ||
ICU Medical, Inc. (Æ) |
3,100 | 126 | ||
Illumina, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,600 | 220 | ||
ImClone Systems, Inc. (Æ) |
7,400 | 198 | ||
Immucor, Inc. (Æ) |
6,400 | 187 | ||
Intralase Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,700 | 284 | ||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,000 | 192 | ||
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,000 | 310 | ||
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ) |
29,200 | 465 | ||
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (Æ) |
15,300 | 516 | ||
Medcath Corp. (Æ) |
4,000 | 109 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ | |||
Medicines Co. (Æ) |
4,525 | 144 | ||
Mentor Corp. |
5,735 | 280 | ||
MGI Pharma, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,200 | 169 | ||
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 163 | ||
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,400 | 232 | ||
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Æ) |
3,800 | 26 | ||
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 52 | ||
Nighthawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,100 | 130 | ||
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ) |
5,700 | 145 | ||
NuVasive, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,100 | 210 | ||
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,600 | 486 | ||
Patterson Cos., Inc. (Æ) |
10,572 | 375 | ||
Perrigo Co. |
7,800 | 135 | ||
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. |
12,108 | 390 | ||
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,250 | 44 | ||
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,600 | 8 | ||
PharmaNet Development Group, Inc. (Æ) |
3,700 | 82 | ||
Phase Forward, Inc. (Æ) |
13,200 | 198 | ||
PolyMedica Corp. |
3,800 | 154 | ||
PSS World Medical, Inc. (Æ) |
9,070 | 177 | ||
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (Æ) |
12,086 | 453 | ||
Quality Systems, Inc. |
6,958 | 259 | ||
Quidel Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,000 | 109 | ||
Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,100 | 161 | ||
RehabCare Group, Inc. (Æ) |
9,700 | 144 | ||
ResMed, Inc. (Æ) |
2,800 | 138 | ||
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ) |
11,200 | 126 | ||
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,600 | 15 | ||
Sciele Pharma, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,470 | 59 | ||
Sierra Health Services, Inc. (Æ) |
5,800 | 209 | ||
Stericycle, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,600 | 423 | ||
STERIS Corp. |
10,100 | 254 | ||
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Class W (Æ) |
2,000 | 25 | ||
Techne Corp. (Æ) |
7,130 | 395 | ||
United Therapeutics Corp. (Æ) |
1,900 | 103 | ||
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B |
7,300 | 405 | ||
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,800 | 207 | ||
VistaCare, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
16,200 | 164 | ||
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ) |
8,500 | 221 | ||
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
14,600 | 1,006 | ||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. |
5,500 | 282 | ||
Wyeth |
2,100 | 107 | ||
Zoll Medical Corp. (Æ) |
6,100 | 355 | ||
Zymogenetics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,600 | 134 | ||
23,756 | ||||
Materials and Processing - 10.0% |
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Acuity Brands, Inc. (Ñ) |
6,400 | 333 | ||
Airgas, Inc. |
14,310 | 580 | ||
AK Steel Holding Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 84 | ||
Albemarle Corp. (Ñ) |
9,600 | 689 | ||
Andersons, Inc. (The) (Ñ) |
4,000 | 170 | ||
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ) |
2,000 | 39 | ||
Arch Chemicals, Inc. |
4,500 | 150 | ||
Barnes Group, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,000 | 22 | ||
Bluegreen Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,300 | 42 | ||
Buckeye Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
11,700 | 140 | ||
Building Materials Holding Corp. (Ñ) |
14,200 | 351 | ||
Cambrex Corp. (Ñ) |
11,400 | 259 | ||
Celanese Corp. Class A |
21,800 | 564 | ||
Century Aluminum Co. (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,600 | 339 | ||
Ceradyne, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,400 | 362 | ||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
10,900 | 279 | ||
Chaparral Steel Co. |
4,100 | 181 | ||
Chesapeake Corp. (Ñ) |
3,100 | 53 | ||
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV |
11,345 | 310 | ||
China BAK Battery, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,000 | 20 | ||
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. |
13,400 | 169 | ||
Commercial Metals Co. |
15,300 | 395 | ||
Constar International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,800 | 69 | ||
Crown Holdings, Inc. (Æ) |
6,100 | 128 | ||
Cytec Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
6,900 | 390 | ||
Dycom Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,900 | 230 | ||
Eastman Chemical Co. (Ñ) |
14,600 | 866 | ||
EMCOR Group, Inc. (Æ) |
9,900 | 563 | ||
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Æ) |
6,473 | 220 | ||
Ennis, Inc. |
4,300 | 105 | ||
FMC Corp. |
5,300 | 406 | ||
Granite Construction, Inc. |
4,000 | 201 | ||
Greif, Inc. Class A |
1,200 | 142 | ||
Griffon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,700 | 247 | ||
Harsco Corp. |
6,200 | 472 | ||
HB Fuller Co. |
16,500 | 426 | ||
Hercules, Inc. (Æ) |
57,100 | 1,103 | ||
Huntsman Corp. (Æ) |
8,800 | 167 | ||
Infrasource Services, Inc. (Æ) |
8,200 | 179 | ||
Innospec, Inc. |
6,100 | 284 | ||
Insituform Technologies, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,800 | 279 | ||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Æ) |
6,000 | 489 | ||
Kaydon Corp. |
1,600 | 64 | ||
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. |
15,800 | 340 | ||
Lubrizol Corp. |
7,500 | 376 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ | |||
Mercer International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,000 | 12 | ||
Metal Management, Inc. |
9,400 | 356 | ||
Mueller Industries, Inc. |
8,900 | 282 | ||
Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class A |
5,013 | 75 | ||
Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class A (Ñ) |
26,519 | 395 | ||
Myers Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
12,400 | 194 | ||
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,000 | 207 | ||
Olin Corp. |
14,500 | 240 | ||
Olympic Steel, Inc. (Ñ) |
2,500 | 56 | ||
OM Group, Inc. (Æ) |
8,100 | 367 | ||
Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ) |
3,900 | 118 | ||
Packaging Corp. of America |
10,200 | 225 | ||
Perini Corp. (Æ) |
5,500 | 169 | ||
PolyOne Corp. (Æ) |
16,500 | 124 | ||
Quanex Corp. (Ñ) |
12,900 | 446 | ||
Quanta Services, Inc. (Æ) |
12,834 | 252 | ||
RBC Bearings, Inc. (Æ) |
1,600 | 46 | ||
Resource Capital Corp. (Ñ) |
2,500 | 42 | ||
Rock-Tenn Co. Class A |
23,900 | 648 | ||
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (Æ) |
6,800 | 172 | ||
Rogers Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,700 | 692 | ||
RTI International Metals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,000 | 313 | ||
Ryerson, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,000 | 25 | ||
SAIC, Inc. (Æ) |
14,500 | 258 | ||
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A (Ñ) |
3,900 | 155 | ||
Schulman A, Inc. |
1,000 | 22 | ||
Sonoco Products Co. |
10,700 | 407 | ||
Spartech Corp. |
14,600 | 383 | ||
Standard Register Co. (The) |
4,100 | 49 | ||
Superior Essex, Inc. (Æ) |
4,700 | 156 | ||
Temple-Inland, Inc. |
5,700 | 262 | ||
Timken Co. |
3,100 | 90 | ||
URS Corp. (Æ) |
13,800 | 591 | ||
USEC, Inc. |
3,600 | 46 | ||
Valmont Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
4,000 | 222 | ||
Washington Group International, Inc. (Æ) |
10,098 | 604 | ||
Westlake Chemical Corp. (Ñ) |
5,900 | 185 | ||
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (Ñ) |
16,900 | 165 | ||
22,328 | ||||
Miscellaneous - 1.5% |
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Castlepoint Holdings, Ltd. (Þ) |
30,900 | 340 | ||
Foster Wheeler, Ltd. (Æ) |
13,787 | 760 | ||
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. |
6,600 | 376 | ||
McDermott International, Inc. (Æ) |
17,839 | 907 | ||
Raven Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
4,100 | 110 | ||
Teleflex, Inc. |
2,400 | 155 | ||
Trinity Industries, Inc. (Ñ) |
6,700 | 236 | ||
Walter Industries, Inc. |
16,049 | 434 | ||
3,318 | ||||
Other Energy - 3.9% |
||||
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,500 | 58 | ||
Alon USA Energy, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,800 | 47 | ||
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Æ) |
6,800 | 168 | ||
Cameron International Corp. (Æ) |
4,651 | 247 | ||
Cimarex Energy Co. (Ñ) |
7,900 | 288 | ||
Core Laboratories NV (Æ) |
8,932 | 723 | ||
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,900 | 144 | ||
Dril-Quip, Inc. (Æ) |
9,697 | 380 | ||
ENSCO International, Inc. |
5,400 | 270 | ||
Forest Oil Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,600 | 183 | ||
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. (Ñ) |
7,100 | 225 | ||
Frontier Oil Corp. |
7,600 | 218 | ||
GeoMet, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
925 | 10 | ||
Global Industries, Ltd. (Æ) |
22,870 | 298 | ||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. |
8,660 | 212 | ||
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
14,200 | 410 | ||
Horizon Offshore, Inc. (Æ) |
15,200 | 248 | ||
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,672 | 417 | ||
Input/Output, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
19,700 | 269 | ||
Lufkin Industries, Inc. |
3,400 | 197 | ||
Meridian Resource Corp. (Æ) |
15,500 | 48 | ||
NATCO Group, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
5,700 | 182 | ||
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ) |
4,928 | 301 | ||
Oceaneering International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,000 | 79 | ||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Ñ) |
3,200 | 118 | ||
Parker Drilling Co. (Æ) |
8,800 | 72 | ||
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,500 | 103 | ||
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Æ) |
10,000 | 327 | ||
Tesoro Corp. |
4,000 | 263 | ||
Tetra Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
25,942 | 664 | ||
Trico Marine Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,800 | 452 | ||
Union Drilling, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,900 | 41 | ||
Veritas DGC, Inc. (Æ) |
4,331 | 371 | ||
W-H Energy Services, Inc. Class H (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,800 | 575 | ||
Western Refining, Inc. (Ñ) |
4,000 | 102 | ||
8,710 | ||||
Producer Durables - 8.6% |
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Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Æ) |
9,300 | 175 | ||
AGCO Corp. (Æ) |
9,200 | 285 | ||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
3,100 | 108 | ||
Ametek, Inc. |
3,000 | 96 | ||
AO Smith Corp. |
1,200 | 45 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (Ñ) |
10,900 | 287 | ||
Arris Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
37,800 | 473 | ||
ASML Holding NV Class G (Æ) |
18,640 | 459 | ||
Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
2,000 | 15 | ||
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
19,000 | 111 | ||
Baldor Electric Co. |
6,300 | 211 | ||
BE Aerospace, Inc. (Æ) |
14,488 | 372 | ||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (Ñ) |
4,400 | 207 | ||
C&D Technologies, Inc. (Ñ) |
5,400 | 26 | ||
C-COR, Inc. (Æ) |
7,600 | 85 | ||
Champion Enterprises, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
32,600 | 305 | ||
Crane Co. |
1,800 | 66 | ||
Credence Systems Corp. (Æ) |
49,600 | 258 | ||
Crown Castle International Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,600 | 278 | ||
CTS Corp. |
4,300 | 67 | ||
Cummins, Inc. |
1,800 | 213 | ||
Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV - ADR (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,409 | 438 | ||
Diebold, Inc. |
6,800 | 317 | ||
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,000 | 210 | ||
EFJ, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
22,000 | 148 | ||
Entegris, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
26,931 | 291 | ||
ESCO Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,164 | 598 | ||
Flow International Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,100 | 144 | ||
Flowserve Corp. (Æ) |
3,400 | 172 | ||
Gardner Denver, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
18,500 | 690 | ||
General Cable Corp. (Æ) |
1,500 | 66 | ||
Headwaters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,400 | 153 | ||
Herman Miller, Inc. |
12,800 | 465 | ||
Hubbell, Inc. Class B (Ñ) |
10,300 | 466 | ||
IDEX Corp. |
7,300 | 346 | ||
Intevac, Inc. (Æ) |
15,400 | 400 | ||
Itron, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,520 | 182 | ||
K&F Industries Holdings, Inc. (Æ) |
4,600 | 104 | ||
Kadant, Inc. (Æ) |
2,300 | 56 | ||
Kennametal, Inc. |
7,703 | 453 | ||
Kimball International, Inc. Class B |
3,300 | 80 | ||
Knoll, Inc. |
7,700 | 169 | ||
L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. Class 1 (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,600 | 206 | ||
Ladish Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,200 | 341 | ||
Lam Research Corp. (Æ) |
7,290 | 369 | ||
Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
3,600 | 263 | ||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,600 | 97 | ||
Mattson Technology, Inc. (Æ) |
17,500 | 163 | ||
Mettler Toledo International, Inc. (Æ) |
10,539 | 831 | ||
Milacron, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
31,245 | 25 | ||
Mine Safety Appliances Co. (Ñ) |
3,800 | 139 | ||
MKS Instruments, Inc. (Æ) |
7,500 | 169 | ||
MTS Systems Corp. |
1,300 | 50 | ||
Novellus Systems, Inc. (Æ) |
4,500 | 155 | ||
Pall Corp. (Ñ) |
10,300 | 356 | ||
Photronics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,100 | 83 | ||
Polycom, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
26,200 | 810 | ||
Power-One, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
29,400 | 214 | ||
Regal-Beloit Corp. |
5,000 | 263 | ||
Robbins & Myers, Inc. (Ñ) |
14,200 | 652 | ||
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
3,600 | 218 | ||
SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
15,900 | 437 | ||
Semitool, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,800 | 51 | ||
Spectralink Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,100 | 27 | ||
Steelcase, Inc. Class A (Ñ) |
19,500 | 354 | ||
Technical Olympic USA, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
21,600 | 220 | ||
Technitrol, Inc. |
7,300 | 174 | ||
Tecumseh Products Co. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,500 | 177 | ||
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,900 | 357 | ||
Tennant Co. |
2,600 | 75 | ||
Teradyne, Inc. (Æ) |
3,900 | 58 | ||
Thomas & Betts Corp. (Æ) |
1,200 | 57 | ||
Ultratech, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,700 | 134 | ||
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
30,906 | 1,407 | ||
Verigy, Ltd. (Æ) |
5,178 | 92 | ||
19,114 | ||||
Technology - 16.0% |
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3Com Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
125,400 | 515 | ||
Acme Packet, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,800 | 264 | ||
Actel Corp. (Æ) |
7,100 | 129 | ||
Acxiom Corp. |
500 | 13 | ||
Adaptec, Inc. (Æ) |
40,800 | 190 | ||
Adtran, Inc. (Ñ) |
9,700 | 220 | ||
Aeroflex, Inc. (Æ) |
17,300 | 203 | ||
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,200 | 648 | ||
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
14,000 | 61 | ||
Amdocs, Ltd. (Æ) |
11,100 | 430 | ||
American Reprographics Co. (Æ) |
8,749 | 291 | ||
Amkor Technology, Inc. (Æ) |
12,400 | 116 | ||
Amphenol Corp. Class A |
12,184 | 756 | ||
Anaren, Inc. (Æ) |
4,700 | 84 | ||
Anixter International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,400 | 673 | ||
Ansys, Inc. (Æ) |
13,205 | 574 | ||
Applera Corp. - Applied Biosystems Group |
10,500 | 385 | ||
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
93,100 | 331 | ||
Ariba, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
17,300 | 134 | ||
ARM Holdings PLC - ADR |
4,100 | 30 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,000 | 316 | ||
Aspen Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,200 | 145 | ||
Atmel Corp. (Æ) |
17,500 | 106 | ||
Avanex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
32,400 | 61 | ||
Avici Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,000 | 8 | ||
Avnet, Inc. (Æ) |
6,000 | 153 | ||
Avocent Corp. (Æ) |
9,700 | 328 | ||
AVX Corp. |
12,000 | 178 | ||
BearingPoint, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,200 | 96 | ||
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Æ) |
39,895 | 972 | ||
Blackbaud, Inc. |
3,500 | 91 | ||
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
81,200 | 667 | ||
Captaris, Inc. (Æ) |
8,400 | 65 | ||
Carrier Access Corp. (Æ) |
11,900 | 78 | ||
Cbeyond, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,800 | 300 | ||
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Bermuda, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ) |
31,500 | 214 | ||
Ciena Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
16,526 | 458 | ||
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,100 | 192 | ||
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (Æ) |
3,600 | 58 | ||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (Æ) |
6,600 | 509 | ||
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,950 | 303 | ||
Comverse Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,200 | 110 | ||
CSG Systems International, Inc. (Æ) |
7,900 | 211 | ||
Cubic Corp. (Ñ) |
6,200 | 135 | ||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Æ) |
3,500 | 59 | ||
Daktronics, Inc. (Ñ) |
8,500 | 313 | ||
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Æ) |
8,600 | 253 | ||
Dendrite International, Inc. (Æ) |
4,800 | 51 | ||
Digital River, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,800 | 491 | ||
Eagle Test Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,500 | 124 | ||
Echelon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,200 | 26 | ||
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (Æ) |
8,000 | 213 | ||
Emulex Corp. (Æ) |
11,500 | 224 | ||
Epicor Software Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,300 | 112 | ||
Equinix, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
14,123 | 1,068 | ||
Excel Technology, Inc. (Æ) |
1,700 | 44 | ||
Extreme Networks (Æ) |
8,600 | 36 | ||
Flir Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,400 | 140 | ||
Foundry Networks, Inc. (Æ) |
27,200 | 407 | ||
Gartner, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
41,600 | 823 | ||
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (Æ) |
1,000 | 13 | ||
IHS, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
1,200 | 47 | ||
II-VI, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,900 | 221 | ||
Ikanos Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,100 | 105 | ||
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
18,100 | 369 | ||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
28,400 | 440 | ||
Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc. (Æ) |
3,500 | 20 | ||
Internap Network Services Corp. (Æ) |
5,900 | 117 | ||
Interwoven, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
53,700 | 788 | ||
IXYS Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
17,900 | 159 | ||
JDS Uniphase Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
15,062 | 251 | ||
Kemet Corp. (Æ)(N) |
15,300 | 112 | ||
Keynote Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
12,300 | 130 | ||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
15,400 | 100 | ||
Lawson Software, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
49,500 | 366 | ||
Leadis Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,000 | 5 | ||
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (Æ) |
24,500 | 263 | ||
LoopNet, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,000 | 15 | ||
LSI Logic Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
22,100 | 199 | ||
McAfee, Inc. (Æ) |
14,700 | 417 | ||
McData Corp. Class A (Æ) |
35,500 | 197 | ||
Mentor Graphics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
53,829 | 971 | ||
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,400 | 45 | ||
Merge Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
14,000 | 92 | ||
Methode Electronics, Inc. (Ñ) |
27,900 | 302 | ||
Micros Systems, Inc. (Æ) |
6,821 | 359 | ||
MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
100 | 11 | ||
Ness Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
3,800 | 54 | ||
Nextest Systems Corp. (Æ) |
10,237 | 115 | ||
Nuance Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
40,800 | 468 | ||
Oplink Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,000 | 123 | ||
Opsware, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
26,700 | 236 | ||
Orckit Communications, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,100 | 98 | ||
Parametric Technology Corp. (Æ) |
23,688 | 427 | ||
Park Electrochemical Corp. |
3,100 | 80 | ||
PerkinElmer, Inc. |
8,200 | 182 | ||
Planar Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
1,000 | 10 | ||
PMC - Sierra, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
44,000 | 295 | ||
PowerDsine, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,900 | 120 | ||
QLogic Corp. (Æ) |
14,100 | 309 | ||
Quantum Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
77,900 | 181 | ||
Rackable Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
14,500 | 449 | ||
RADVision, Ltd. (Æ) |
2,400 | 48 | ||
RADWARE, Ltd. (Æ) |
4,600 | 73 | ||
RealNetworks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
28,800 | 315 | ||
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,100 | 126 | ||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. |
3,639 | 222 | ||
Sanmina-SCI Corp. (Æ) |
43,800 | 151 | ||
Scansource, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,000 | 91 | ||
Seachange International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
17,200 | 176 | ||
Seagate Technology (Ñ) |
10,897 | 289 | ||
Semtech Corp. (Æ) |
10,900 | 142 | ||
Sigma Designs, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
9,500 | 242 | ||
Sigmatel, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
18,100 | 79 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ | |||
Silicon Image, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
5,000 | 64 | ||
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
69,900 | 315 | ||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
74,900 | 530 | ||
Solectron Corp. (Æ) |
62,500 | 201 | ||
SonicWALL, Inc. (Æ) |
16,300 | 137 | ||
Spansion, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,000 | 119 | ||
Standard Microsystems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
4,700 | 132 | ||
Stratex Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
11,300 | 55 | ||
SupportSoft, Inc. (Æ) |
7,600 | 42 | ||
Sybase, Inc. (Æ) |
5,100 | 126 | ||
Sycamore Networks, Inc. (Æ) |
36,800 | 138 | ||
SYNNEX Corp. (Æ) |
14,500 | 318 | ||
Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Æ) |
15,200 | 131 | ||
Tekelec (Æ)(Ñ) |
29,800 | 442 | ||
Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
19,433 | 784 | ||
TIBCO Software, Inc. (Æ) |
37,800 | 357 | ||
Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. (Æ) |
24,304 | 792 | ||
Triquint Semiconductor, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
36,200 | 163 | ||
Trizetto Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ) |
15,200 | 279 | ||
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (Æ) |
6,700 | 94 | ||
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (Æ) |
20,100 | 468 | ||
Unisys Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
85,600 | 671 | ||
Utstarcom, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
19,000 | 166 | ||
Varian, Inc. (Æ) |
3,600 | 161 | ||
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
15,700 | 556 | ||
Verint Systems, Inc. (Æ) |
3,300 | 113 | ||
Vignette Corp. (Æ) |
7,100 | 121 | ||
Vocus, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
22,400 | 376 | ||
Wavecom Sa - ADR (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,200 | 105 | ||
webMethods, Inc. (Æ) |
26,700 | 197 | ||
Westell Technologies, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,000 | 33 | ||
Witness Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,100 | 124 | ||
Zoran Corp. (Æ) |
10,900 | 159 | ||
35,869 | ||||
Utilities - 4.6% |
||||
AGL Resources, Inc. |
16,100 | 626 | ||
Allete, Inc. (Ñ) |
3,100 | 144 | ||
Alliant Energy Corp. (Ñ) |
11,300 | 427 | ||
Aqua America, Inc. (Ñ) |
5,500 | 125 | ||
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (Ñ) |
400 | 12 | ||
Centerpoint Energy, Inc. (Ñ) |
16,200 | 269 | ||
CenturyTel, Inc. |
6,100 | 266 | ||
Citizens Communications Co. |
900 | 13 | ||
CMS Energy Corp. (Æ)(Ñ) |
33,600 | 561 | ||
CT Communications, Inc. |
9,800 | 225 | ||
El Paso Electric Co. (Æ) |
11,800 | 288 | ||
Energen Corp. |
10,500 | 493 | ||
First Solar, Inc. (Æ) |
609 | 18 | ||
Laclede Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ) |
2,200 | 77 | ||
Leap Wireless International, Inc. Class W (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,700 | 458 | ||
MDU Resources Group, Inc. |
23,400 | 600 | ||
NeuStar, Inc. Class A (Æ) |
10,456 | 339 | ||
New Jersey Resources Corp. (Ñ) |
3,700 | 180 | ||
NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ) |
5,036 | 324 | ||
Northeast Utilities |
8,900 | 251 | ||
Northwest Natural Gas Co. |
1,100 | 47 | ||
OGE Energy Corp. |
18,500 | 740 | ||
Pepco Holdings, Inc. |
23,000 | 598 | ||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
11,300 | 573 | ||
PNM Resources, Inc. |
5,100 | 159 | ||
Puget Energy, Inc. |
9,900 | 251 | ||
RCN Corp. (Æ) |
4,700 | 142 | ||
Sierra Pacific Resources (Æ) |
22,300 | 375 | ||
Southern Union Co. (Ñ) |
9,700 | 271 | ||
Southwest Gas Corp. |
1,900 | 73 | ||
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. |
400 | 22 | ||
UGI Corp. |
30,400 | 829 | ||
Unisource Energy Corp. |
1,800 | 66 | ||
VeraSun Energy Corp. (Æ) |
14,147 | 279 | ||
Westar Energy, Inc. |
9,300 | 241 | ||
10,362 | ||||
Total Common Stocks |
||||
(cost $192,804) |
215,183 | |||
Warrants & Rights - 0.0% |
||||
Materials and Processing - 0.0% |
||||
Affordable Residential Communities |
||||
Rights (Æ) |
5,500 | 5 | ||
Auto and Transportation - 0.0% |
||||
Quintana Maritime, Ltd. 5/11 Warrants (Æ) |
11,600 | 36 | ||
Financial Services - 0.0% |
||||
Washington Mutual, Inc. 2050 Warrants (Æ) |
35,400 | 5 | ||
Total Warrants & Rights |
||||
(cost $8) |
46 | |||
Short-Term Investments - 4.1% |
||||
Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund |
8,205,000 | 8,205 | ||
United States Treasury Bills ( z)(§) 4.968% due 03/15/07 |
1,000 | 987 | ||
Total Short-Term Investments |
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(cost $9,195) |
9,192 | |||
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ |
||||
Other Securities - 30.4% |
|||||
State Street Securities Lending |
|||||
Quality Trust (× ) |
67,970,599 | 67,971 | |||
Total Other Securities (cost $67,971) |
67,971 | ||||
Total Investments - 130.7% |
|||||
(identified cost $269,978) |
292,392 | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, |
|||||
Net - (30.7%) |
(68,746 | ) | |||
Net Assets - 100.0% |
223,646 | ||||
Futures Contracts (Number of Contracts) |
Notional Amount $ |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $ |
|||
Long Positions |
|||||
Russell 2000 Mini Index (CME) expiration date 03/07 (113) |
8,982 | (67 | ) | ||
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts |
(67 | ) | |||
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.
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Presentation of Portfolio Holdings, continued — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Categories |
% of Net Assets |
||
Auto and Transportation |
3.4 | ||
Consumer Discretionary |
18.8 | ||
Consumer Staples |
2.3 | ||
Financial Services |
16.5 | ||
Health Care |
10.6 | ||
Materials and Processing |
10.0 | ||
Miscellaneous |
1.5 | ||
Other Energy |
3.9 | ||
Producer Durables |
8.6 | ||
Technology |
16.0 | ||
Utilities |
4.6 | ||
Warrants & Rights |
— | * | |
Short-Term Investments |
4.1 | ||
Other Securities |
30.4 | ||
Total Investments |
130.7 | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net |
(30.7 | ) | |
100.0 | |||
Futures Contracts |
(— | )* |
* | Less than .05% of net assets. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Portfolio Management Discussion — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Non-U.S. Fund
Periods Ended 12/31/06 |
Total Return |
||
1 Year |
23.64 | % | |
5 Years |
14.39 | %§ | |
Inception* |
7.04 | %§ |
MSCI EAFE Index (Net)**
Periods Ended 12/31/06 |
Total Return |
||
1 Year |
26.34 | % | |
5 Years |
14.98 | %§ | |
Inception* |
7.71 | %§ |
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Non-U.S. Fund
Portfolio Management Discussion, continued — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The Non-U.S. Fund (the “Fund”) allocates most of its assets among multiple money managers. Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”), as the Fund’s manager, may change the allocation of the Fund’s assets among money managers at any time. An exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits the Fund to engage or terminate a money manager at any time, subject to approval by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) without a shareholder vote. Pursuant to the terms of the exemptive order, the Fund is required to notify its shareholders within 60 days of when a money manager begins providing services
What is the Fund’s investment objective?
The Fund seeks to provide long term capital growth.
How did the Fund perform relative to its benchmark for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006?
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Non-U.S. Fund gained 23.64%. This compared to its benchmark the MSCI EAFE® Index (net), which gained 26.34%. The Fund’s performance includes operating expenses, whereas Index returns are unmanaged and do not include expenses of any kind.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Lipper® International Core Funds Average returned 22.45%. This result serves as a peer comparison and is expressed net of operating expenses.
How did the market conditions described in the Market Summary report affect the Fund’s performance?
In 2006, value stocks and small capitalization stocks again outperformed growth stocks and large/medium capitalization stocks respectively. The Fund’s strategy of attempting to moderate the influence of style and capitalization on performance helped mitigate the impact of these trends on Fund results. However, regional positioning and sector positioning detracted from relative performance over the course of 2006.
From a regional perspective, a challenging stock selection environment in Japan resulted in poor returns from the Fund’s Japanese stock holdings. Attractive valuations and some signs of nascent momentum in the Japanese market at the end of 2005 failed to translate to strong market gains for Japanese stocks in 2006. The Fund was positioned for an improvement in the Japanese economy which did not occur despite continued evidence of incremental improvement in the investment environment in Japan.
The Fund’s overweight to value stocks contributed to relative underperformance. The Fund had a slight tilt towards growth as even the Fund’s value money managers found compelling relative values in stocks with higher forecasts for earnings growth. For all of 2006, the Fund had a small valuation premium to the market with above-market forecasted growth rates. The Fund was also underweight to stocks offering the highest dividend yields relative to the benchmark. High dividend yielding stocks were rewarded in 2006.
Finally, variable trends over the course of the year also proved challenging with the market anticipating a slowing of economic growth and a normalization of market risk premium. The shift in market trends, from cyclical and higher risk sector leadership to defensive leadership in the period from May to mid-July and then back again, proved difficult for most active managers as is evidenced by the underperformance of the average fund in the Lipper peer group to the benchmark. While the Fund had some exposure to both sectors, it was underweight relative to the Index in stocks with high dividend yields. While the Fund still managed to produce better than average results with respect to its peer group, this detracted meaningfully from benchmark-relative performance.
How did the investment strategies and techniques employed by the Fund and its money managers affect its performance?
The market conditions discussed above had a negative impact on results relative to the benchmark. Given the strong performance of value stocks relative to growth stocks, exposure to value stocks was critical to success in 2006. However, not all approaches to value investing were rewarded. The focus of the Fund’s value money manager on “normalized earnings power” (the long-term expectation for a company’s earnings) resulted in underexposure to some of the trends most rewarded by the market. In particular, this resulted in an underweight to key sectors, such as metals and mining stocks, where share prices reflected the market’s belief in the sustainability of peak (well above normal) earnings. This detracted materially from performance.
At the country level, the Fund’s underweight position to the U.K. proved favorable given that market’s lagging performance over the course of the year. In addition, the Fund’s money managers were effective in selecting stocks that performed well relative to the market. In contrast, the Fund’s slight underweight to Japan contributed positively to performance, but ineffective stock selection resulted in the biggest negative impact to performance from a country/region perspective.
Although not part of the Fund’s benchmark, emerging markets provided an important source of opportunity for international investors in 2006. The impact of the Fund’s exposure to emerging markets on Fund performance was slightly negative. The Fund’s sector positioning in these markets favored technology shares which underperformed. The Fund was underweighted in industrial commodities stocks which were among the market’s strongest performers.
At the money manager-level, the Fund’s value manager, The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC, had the most
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Portfolio Management Discussion, continued — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
disappointing year. As previously mentioned, Boston Company’s emphasis on normalized earnings led it to underweight many of the more cyclical earnings companies that outperformed through much of the year. Its performance was also hurt by an overweight to Japan, and specifically, domestically-oriented Japanese stocks. Wellington Management Company, LLP, the Fund’s aggressive growth money manager, performed well relative to the MSCI EAFE Growth Index, but lagged the MSCI EAFE Index. The market environment was challenging to Wellington’s style through much of the year, though Wellington outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index in both the third and fourth quarters.
The holdings of the Fund’s other two money managers, Fidelity Management & Research Company and AQR Capital Management, LLC, reflected some of the more pronounced style influences of their strategies. Fidelity’s performance lagged through much of the year. Its growth orientation and slight overweight of the Japanese market were the dominant influences on its underperformance. AQR outperformed the benchmark for the year with its valuation emphasis more than offsetting less effective country and currency decisions.
Describe any changes to the Fund’s structure or the money manager line-up.
In November, Fidelity Management & Research Company was replaced with MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., another moderate growth money manager.
Money Managers as of December 31, 2006 |
Styles | |
AQR Capital Management, LLC |
Market-Oriented | |
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. |
Growth | |
The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC |
Value | |
Wellington Management Company, LLP |
Growth |
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period covered by the report. These views do not necessarily represent the views of Russell Investment Management Company (RIMCo), or any other person in RIMCo or any other affiliated organization. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market conditions or other events, and RIMCo disclaims any responsibility to update the views contained herein. These views should not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for Russell Investment Funds (RIF) are based on numerous factors, should not be relied on as an indication of investment decisions of any RIF Fund.
* | The Fund commenced operations on January 2, 1997. Index comparison began December 31, 1996. |
** | Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index (net of tax on dividends from foreign holdings) is an index composed of an arithmetic, market value-weighted average of the performance of approximately 1,600 securities listed on the stock exchange of the countries of Europe, Australia, and the Far East. |
§ | Annualized. |
Performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than when purchased. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Investments in securities of non-US issuers and foreign currencies involve investment risks different from those of US issuers. The Prospectus contains further information and details regarding these risks.
36 Non-U.S. Fund
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Non-U.S. Fund
Shareholder Expense Example — December 31, 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 Annual 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 July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 July 1, 2006 |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value December 31, 2006 |
$ | 1,137.30 | $ | 1,019.46 | ||
Expenses Paid During Period* |
$ | 6.14 | $ | 5.80 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.14% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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. |
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Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006
Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ | |||
Common Stocks - 91.5% |
||||
Australia - 2.7% |
||||
AGL Energy, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,882 | 50 | ||
Alinta, Ltd. (Ñ) |
1,301 | 12 | ||
Amcor, Ltd. |
114,552 | 656 | ||
AMP, Ltd. |
12,222 | 97 | ||
Ansell, Ltd. |
4,319 | 38 | ||
Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd. (Ñ) |
29,547 | 371 | ||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. |
16,945 | 377 | ||
Australian Wealth Management, Ltd. |
6,927 | 14 | ||
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, Ltd. |
13,300 | 77 | ||
BHP Billiton, Ltd. (Ñ) |
25,251 | 504 | ||
BlueScope Steel, Ltd. (Ñ) |
12,941 | 88 | ||
Brambles, Ltd. (Æ) |
36,934 | 374 | ||
Caltex Australia, Ltd. |
2,881 | 52 | ||
Centro Properties Group (Ñ) |
7,593 | 55 | ||
Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd. |
63,309 | 388 | ||
Coles Group, Ltd. |
17,205 | 190 | ||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Ñ) |
9,434 | 368 | ||
CSL, Ltd. |
1,084 | 56 | ||
CSR, Ltd. |
15,040 | 45 | ||
David Jones, Ltd. (Ñ) |
15,500 | 51 | ||
DB RREEF Trust (Ñ) |
11,747 | 16 | ||
Downer EDI, Ltd. |
6,242 | 34 | ||
Foster’s Group, Ltd. |
18,830 | 103 | ||
Goodman Fielder, Ltd. New |
15,862 | 28 | ||
GPT Group |
13,500 | 60 | ||
Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd. |
11,443 | 34 | ||
Insurance Australia Group, Ltd. (Ñ) |
82,972 | 416 | ||
Investa Property Group (Ñ) |
6,524 | 13 | ||
Leighton Holdings, Ltd. |
2,984 | 48 | ||
Lend Lease Corp., Ltd. |
2,300 | 33 | ||
Macquarie Bank, Ltd. (Ñ) |
563 | 35 | ||
Macquarie Goodman Group (Ñ) |
12,431 | 75 | ||
Macquarie Infrastructure Group |
11,174 | 30 | ||
Minara Resources, Ltd. (Ñ) |
2,735 | 13 | ||
Mirvac Group (Ñ) |
6,629 | 29 | ||
National Australia Bank, Ltd. |
37,223 | 1,187 | ||
Newcrest Mining, Ltd. |
1,987 | 41 | ||
OneSteel, Ltd. |
24,106 | 89 | ||
Oxiana, Ltd. |
5,088 | 13 | ||
Pacific Brands, Ltd. |
40,307 | 83 | ||
Qantas Airways, Ltd. |
25,912 | 107 | ||
QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. |
48,748 | 1,110 | ||
Rinker Group, Ltd. |
4,842 | 69 | ||
Rio Tinto, Ltd. (Ñ) |
906 | 53 | ||
Sims Group, Ltd. (Ñ) |
5,163 | 82 | ||
Smorgon Steel Group, Ltd. |
14,342 | 21 | ||
Sons of Gwalia, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)(ß) |
8,400 | — | ||
Stockland (Ñ) |
8,200 | 54 | ||
Suncorp-Metway, Ltd. (Ñ) |
7,620 | 122 | ||
TABCORP Holdings, Ltd. |
49,545 | 659 | ||
Telstra Corp., Ltd. (Ñ) |
153,900 | 503 | ||
Telstra Corp., Ltd. (Æ) |
6,606 | 14 | ||
Toll Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ) |
26,106 | 376 | ||
Westfield Group |
10,543 | 175 | ||
Westpac Banking Corp. (Ñ) |
14,100 | 270 | ||
Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. |
166 | 5 | ||
Woolworths, Ltd. |
8,100 | 153 | ||
Zinifex, Ltd. |
8,158 | 121 | ||
10,137 | ||||
Austria - 0.6% |
||||
Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG |
28,154 | 2,159 | ||
Belgium - 0.8% |
||||
Belgacom SA (Ñ) |
13,548 | 597 | ||
Delhaize Group |
3,325 | 277 | ||
Dexia |
2,543 | 70 | ||
Fortis |
24,558 | 1,047 | ||
KBC Groep NV (Ñ) |
5,134 | 630 | ||
UCB SA |
5,192 | 356 | ||
2,977 | ||||
Bermuda - 0.7% |
||||
CNPC Hong Kong, Ltd. |
90,000 | 50 | ||
Cofco International, Ltd. |
38,000 | 38 | ||
Esprit Holdings, Ltd. |
64,500 | 720 | ||
Great Eagle Holdings, Ltd. |
13,000 | 38 | ||
Guoco Group, Ltd. |
3,000 | 37 | ||
Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd. |
2,000 | 43 | ||
Li & Fung, Ltd. |
354,000 | 1,101 | ||
Orient Overseas International, Ltd. |
9,800 | 62 | ||
People’s Food Holdings, Ltd. |
21,000 | 17 | ||
Vostok Nafta Investment, Ltd. (Æ) |
4,575 | 318 | ||
2,424 | ||||
Brazil - 0.3% |
||||
Cia Vale do Rio Doce - ADR |
25,900 | 770 | ||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR |
4,320 | 445 | ||
1,215 | ||||
Canada - 1.5% |
||||
Cameco Corp. |
10,000 | 404 | ||
Canadian National Railway Co. |
19,120 | 823 | ||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan |
4,600 | 660 | ||
Research In Motion, Ltd. (Æ) |
17,100 | 2,185 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B Ñ |
30,600 | 911 | ||
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. |
25,300 | 683 | ||
5,666 | ||||
Cayman Islands - 0.2% |
||||
Baidu.com - ADR New (Æ)(Ñ) |
2,200 | 248 | ||
Foxconn International Holdings, Ltd. (Æ) |
8,000 | 26 | ||
Hutchison Telecommunications International, Ltd. (Æ) |
204,000 | 514 | ||
788 | ||||
Denmark - 0.3% |
||||
Carlsberg A/S Class B |
2,050 | 203 | ||
FLSmidth & Co. A/S |
4,700 | 299 | ||
Genmab A/S (Æ) |
2,150 | 145 | ||
Novo-Nordisk A/S Series B |
2,650 | 221 | ||
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Æ) |
8,200 | 346 | ||
1,214 | ||||
Finland - 0.9% |
||||
Cargotec Corp. Class B (Ñ) |
1,660 | 92 | ||
M-real OYJ Class B |
37,270 | 236 | ||
Nokia OYJ |
48,203 | 985 | ||
Nokia OYJ - ADR |
43,538 | 885 | ||
Oriola-KD OYJ (Æ)(Ñ) |
3,400 | 14 | ||
Orion OYJ Class B (Æ)(Ñ) |
10,261 | 223 | ||
Outokumpu OYJ |
1,184 | 46 | ||
Rautaruukki OYJ |
9,609 | 382 | ||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ |
18,899 | 477 | ||
3,340 | ||||
France - 13.1% |
||||
Air France-KLM |
10,378 | 437 | ||
Air Liquide SA (Ñ) |
15,617 | 3,709 | ||
Alstom RGPT (Æ)(Ñ) |
8,084 | 1,096 | ||
AXA SA (Ñ) |
74,908 | 3,033 | ||
BNP Paribas (Ñ) |
15,674 | 1,710 | ||
Capital Gemini SA |
3,423 | 215 | ||
Carrefour SA (Ñ) |
13,840 | 839 | ||
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA |
2,400 | 223 | ||
Christian Dior SA |
2,375 | 253 | ||
Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International SA (Ñ) |
3,174 | 341 | ||
CNP Assurances |
1,367 | 153 | ||
Credit Agricole SA |
88,313 | 3,714 | ||
Eiffage SA (Ñ) |
3,308 | 315 | ||
France Telecom SA (Ñ) |
43,560 | 1,205 | ||
Gaz de France SA New (Ñ) |
20,489 | 943 |
Iliad SA (Ñ) |
6,406 | 556 | ||
L’Oreal SA |
5,511 | 552 | ||
Lafarge SA (Ñ) |
452 | 67 | ||
Lagardere SCA (Ñ) |
6,520 | 525 | ||
Legrand SA New |
32,229 | 944 | ||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA |
25,372 | 2,678 | ||
Natixis |
8,970 | 252 | ||
Nexans SA |
2,825 | 362 | ||
NicOx SA (Æ) |
5,996 | 181 | ||
Pernod-Ricard SA (Ñ) |
8,412 | 1,932 | ||
Peugeot SA (Ñ) |
6,050 | 401 | ||
Rhodia SA (Æ) |
29,238 | 102 | ||
Safran SA |
111 | 3 | ||
Sanofi-Aventis (Ñ) |
41,240 | 3,808 | ||
Schneider Electric SA (Ñ) |
27,270 | 3,027 | ||
Societe BIC SA |
1,645 | 114 | ||
Societe Generale (Ñ) |
5,302 | 900 | ||
Sodexho Alliance SA (Ñ) |
4,748 | 298 | ||
Suez SA (Æ)(Ñ) |
6,233 | 323 | ||
Suez SA (Æ) |
1,228 | — | ||
Thomson (Æ)(Ñ) |
30,740 | 601 | ||
Total SA - ADR |
10,632 | 765 | ||
Total SA (Ñ) |
59,832 | 4,316 | ||
Unibail (Ñ) |
5,130 | 1,253 | ||
Valeo SA (Ñ) |
14,196 | 591 | ||
Vallourec SA |
7,649 | 2,224 | ||
Veolia Environnement (Ñ) |
27,020 | 2,083 | ||
Vivendi Universal SA |
35,439 | 1,385 | ||
48,429 | ||||
Germany - 6.4% |
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Allianz SE |
8,260 | 1,687 | ||
BASF AG |
1,196 | 117 | ||
Bayer AG |
40,016 | 2,148 | ||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
13,790 | 792 | ||
Continental AG |
4,824 | 561 | ||
DaimlerChrysler AG |
6,542 | 404 | ||
Deutsche Bank AG |
3,814 | 510 | ||
Deutsche Boerse AG |
8,984 | 1,653 | ||
Deutsche Post AG |
40,210 | 1,212 | ||
Deutsche Telekom AG |
59,659 | 1,090 | ||
E.ON AG |
31,354 | 4,256 | ||
GEA Group AG |
3,226 | 73 | ||
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG |
15,980 | 740 | ||
Hochtief AG |
5,114 | 373 | ||
Infineon Technologies AG (Æ) |
59,279 | 836 | ||
KarstadtQuelle AG (Æ)(Ñ) |
7,903 | 229 | ||
Lanxess AG (Æ) |
7,131 | 400 | ||
MAN AG |
1,688 | 152 | ||
Medion AG (Ñ) |
5,900 | 63 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Metro AG |
10,830 | 691 | ||
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG |
3,277 | 153 | ||
Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermaerkte AG New |
2,090 | 75 | ||
RWE AG |
2,804 | 309 | ||
Salzgitter AG |
12,044 | 1,575 | ||
Siemens AG |
14,989 | 1,487 | ||
Suedzucker AG (Ñ) |
10,135 | 245 | ||
Symrise AG New (Æ) |
12,275 | 316 | ||
ThyssenKrupp AG |
897 | 42 | ||
Volkswagen AG (Ñ) |
4,987 | 565 | ||
Wacker Chemie AG New (Æ) |
5,128 | 667 | ||
Wincor Nixdorf AG |
1,900 | 296 | ||
23,717 | ||||
Greece - 0.2% |
||||
Public Power Corp. |
30,930 | 784 | ||
Hong Kong - 1.1% |
||||
Bank of East Asia, Ltd. |
20,800 | 118 | ||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ) |
206,000 | 559 | ||
Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. |
4,000 | 49 | ||
China Netcom Group Corp. Hong Kong, Ltd. |
14,500 | 39 | ||
China Resources Power Holdings Co. |
22,000 | 34 | ||
Citic Pacific, Ltd. (Ñ) |
72,800 | 251 | ||
CNOOC, Ltd. |
745,000 | 708 | ||
Guangdong Investment, Ltd. |
66,000 | 30 | ||
Guangzhou Investment Co., Ltd. |
274,000 | 77 | ||
Hang Lung Group, Ltd. |
27,000 | 82 | ||
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. |
13,000 | 73 | ||
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. |
6,500 | 71 | ||
HongKong Electric Holdings |
24,500 | 120 | ||
Hopewell Holdings |
12,000 | 42 | ||
Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd. |
60,700 | 617 | ||
Link REIT (The) New (ö) |
9,000 | 19 | ||
New World Development, Ltd. |
25,000 | 50 | ||
Shenzhen Investment, Ltd. |
56,000 | 23 | ||
Shun Tak Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ) |
648,000 | 991 | ||
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. |
2,000 | 23 | ||
Swire Pacific, Ltd. |
7,500 | 81 | ||
Wheelock & Co., Ltd. |
16,000 | 30 | ||
4,087 | ||||
Indonesia - 0.2% |
||||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT |
1,081,000 | 625 | ||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT - ADR |
1,750 | 80 | ||
705 | ||||
Ireland - 0.6% |
||||
Bank of Ireland |
2,600 | 60 | ||
Bank of Ireland PLC |
13,628 | 315 | ||
Elan Corp. PLC - ADR (Æ)(Ñ) |
48,100 | 709 | ||
Ryanair Holdings PLC - ADR (Æ)(Ñ) |
13,605 | 1,109 | ||
2,193 | ||||
Israel - 0.1% |
||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. - ADR |
17,270 | 537 | ||
Italy - 3.1% |
||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA |
26,097 | 1,146 | ||
Banca Intesa SpA |
127,612 | 985 | ||
Benetton Group SpA |
5,900 | 113 | ||
Capitalia SpA |
37,730 | 357 | ||
Enel SpA (Ñ) |
37,950 | 391 | ||
ENI SpA |
56,628 | 1,905 | ||
ERG SpA (Ñ) |
8,129 | 187 | ||
Esprinet SpA |
5,834 | 110 | ||
Fondiaria-Sai SpA (Ñ) |
9,454 | 452 | ||
Italcementi SpA (Ñ) |
15,628 | 441 | ||
Mediaset SpA |
76,070 | 903 | ||
Milano Assicurazioni SpA (Ñ) |
51,100 | 417 | ||
Parmalat Finanziaria SpA (Ñ)(ß) |
12,500 | — | ||
SanPaolo IMI SpA |
7,413 | 172 | ||
Saras SpA New (Æ)(Ñ) |
90,570 | 484 | ||
Telecom Italia SpA |
39,617 | 101 | ||
Toro Assicurazioni SpA |
3,125 | 87 | ||
UniCredito Italiano SpA (Ñ) |
301,650 | 2,644 | ||
Unipol SpA (Ñ) |
162,080 | 584 | ||
11,479 | ||||
Japan - 19.5% |
||||
77 Bank, Ltd. (The) (Ñ) |
69,300 | 440 | ||
Aderans Co., Ltd. |
900 | 22 | ||
Aeon Co., Ltd. |
44,400 | 961 | ||
Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd. |
32,700 | 620 | ||
Aiful Corp. (Ñ) |
11,394 | 321 | ||
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (Ñ) |
400 | 24 | ||
Amada Co., Ltd. |
10,000 | 106 | ||
Asahi Breweries, Ltd. (Ñ) |
11,400 | 182 | ||
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
111,000 | 1,334 | ||
Asahi Kasei Corp. (Ñ) |
26,000 | 170 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ | |||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. |
15,900 | 723 | ||
Bank of Nagoya, Ltd. (The) |
7,000 | 43 | ||
Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (The) |
5,000 | 39 | ||
Bridgestone Corp. (Ñ) |
55,300 | 1,234 | ||
Brother Industries, Ltd. (Ñ) |
10,000 | 135 | ||
Calsonic Kansei Corp. |
14,000 | 82 | ||
Canon Marketing Japan, Inc. (Ñ) |
2,800 | 64 | ||
Canon, Inc. (Ñ) |
55,503 | 3,125 | ||
Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The) |
8,000 | 68 | ||
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
7,000 | 108 | ||
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. |
17,300 | 541 | ||
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. |
4,000 | 70 | ||
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. |
23,000 | 258 | ||
Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha |
14,000 | 58 | ||
Denso Corp. |
3,800 | 151 | ||
Dentsu, Inc. (Ñ) |
343 | 1,006 | ||
East Japan Railway Co. |
23 | 154 | ||
Eisai Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
21,200 | 1,165 | ||
Elpida Memory, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ) |
19,900 | 1,094 | ||
Fanuc, Ltd. |
12,400 | 1,221 | ||
Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. |
8,000 | 43 | ||
Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (The) |
15,000 | 56 | ||
Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Ñ) |
21,000 | 108 | ||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (Ñ) |
23,200 | 953 | ||
Fujikura, Ltd. |
4,000 | 35 | ||
Fujitsu, Ltd. (Ñ) |
33,000 | 259 | ||
Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
5,700 | 461 | ||
Hino Motors, Ltd. (Ñ) |
133,900 | 689 | ||
Hitachi, Ltd. |
1,000 | 6 | ||
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
11,700 | 462 | ||
Hyakugo Bank, Ltd. (The) |
2,000 | 13 | ||
Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd. (The) |
3,000 | 18 | ||
Inpex Holdings, Inc. |
2 | 16 | ||
Itochu Corp. |
29,000 | 238 | ||
Izumi Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
2,200 | 78 | ||
Japan Tobacco, Inc. |
354 | 1,710 | ||
JFE Holdings, Inc. (Ñ) |
27,500 | 1,417 | ||
JGC Corp. |
3,000 | 52 | ||
JS Group Corp. |
28,400 | 598 | ||
Kagoshima Bank, Ltd. (The) |
3,000 | 22 | ||
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) |
11,100 | 299 | ||
Kao Corp. |
108,100 | 2,916 | ||
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (Ñ) |
18,000 | 141 | ||
KDDI Corp. |
5 | 34 | ||
Keio Corp. |
9,000 | 58 | ||
Keiyo Bank, Ltd. (The) |
5,000 | 28 | ||
Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
41,000 | 141 | ||
Komatsu, Ltd. |
25,400 | 515 | ||
Komori Corp. |
3,000 | 56 | ||
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Ñ) |
2,500 | 35 | ||
Kubota Corp. |
22,000 | 204 | ||
Kuraray Co., Ltd. |
31,200 | 368 | ||
Kyocera Corp. |
2,500 | 236 | ||
Lawson, Inc. |
12,500 | 447 | ||
Leopalace21 Corp. |
700 | 22 | ||
Lintec Corp. |
500 | 10 | ||
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
3,500 | 208 | ||
Makita Corp. |
4,600 | 141 | ||
Matsumotokiyoshi Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
16,800 | 373 | ||
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
17,000 | 339 | ||
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. |
14,000 | 162 | ||
Mazda Motor Corp. |
31,000 | 212 | ||
Meiji Dairies Corp. |
5,000 | 39 | ||
Millea Holdings, Inc. |
6,100 | 215 | ||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. |
27,500 | 173 | ||
Mitsubishi Corp. |
45,800 | 862 | ||
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. |
28,000 | 256 | ||
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. |
10,000 | 259 | ||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
12,000 | 55 | ||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. |
188 | 2,322 | ||
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
13,000 | 194 | ||
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. |
4,000 | 31 | ||
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
11,000 | 36 | ||
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. |
8,000 | 195 | ||
Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd. |
16,000 | 158 | ||
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. |
7,000 | 77 | ||
Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. |
38,900 | 447 | ||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. |
65 | 464 | ||
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
2,000 | 17 | ||
Mori Seiki Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
3,300 | 74 | ||
Nabtesco Corp. |
2,000 | 25 | ||
Nichirei Corp. |
35,000 | 196 | ||
Nihon Unisys, Ltd. |
3,000 | 49 | ||
Nikon Corp. (Ñ) |
3,000 | 66 | ||
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
10,900 | 2,830 | ||
Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
234,400 | 1,282 | ||
Nippon Oil Corp. |
17,000 | 114 | ||
Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. |
6,000 | 31 | ||
Nippon Paper Group, Inc. |
143 | 540 | ||
Nippon Steel Corp. (Ñ) |
66,000 | 379 | ||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
82 | 404 | ||
Nippon Yusen KK |
32,000 | 234 | ||
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
87,600 | 1,055 | ||
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. |
8,000 | 83 | ||
Nitto Denko Corp. |
10,200 | 511 | ||
NOK Corp. (Ñ) |
6,500 | 128 | ||
Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Ñ) |
137,800 | 2,600 | ||
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
400 | 58 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ | |||
NTN Corp. (Ñ) |
7,000 | 63 | ||
NTT Data Corp. |
8 | 40 | ||
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Ñ) |
88 | 139 | ||
Okasan Holdings, Inc. |
1,000 | 6 | ||
Omron Corp. |
33,000 | 937 | ||
ORIX Corp. (Ñ) |
3,210 | 929 | ||
Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. |
3,000 | 29 | ||
Rakuten, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,887 | 880 | ||
Resona Holdings, Inc. (Ñ) |
52 | 142 | ||
Ricoh Co., Ltd. |
131,000 | 2,675 | ||
Rinnai Corp. (Ñ) |
3,800 | 114 | ||
Rohm Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
13,100 | 1,304 | ||
Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
2,100 | 116 | ||
Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings, Inc. |
13 | 126 | ||
Secom Co., Ltd. |
200 | 10 | ||
Seino Holdings Corp. |
5,000 | 47 | ||
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. |
76,300 | 608 | ||
Sekisui House, Ltd. (Ñ) |
58,900 | 858 | ||
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. |
800 | 25 | ||
SFCG Co., Ltd. |
1,475 | 229 | ||
Sharp Corp. (Ñ) |
26,000 | 448 | ||
Shiga Bank, Ltd. (The) |
3,000 | 19 | ||
Shimano, Inc. (Ñ) |
1,400 | 41 | ||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. |
2,600 | 174 | ||
Shinsei Bank, Ltd. |
303,500 | 1,785 | ||
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK |
800 | 9 | ||
Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. |
5,000 | 101 | ||
Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc. |
13,000 | 159 | ||
Sony Corp. (Ñ) |
5,300 | 227 | ||
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. |
19,000 | 147 | ||
Sumitomo Corp. |
3,500 | 52 | ||
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
6,000 | 63 | ||
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. |
49,000 | 213 | ||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Ñ) |
206 | 2,112 | ||
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
35,000 | 1,123 | ||
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (The) |
23,000 | 241 | ||
Suzuken Co., Ltd. |
1,800 | 68 | ||
Suzuki Motor Corp. |
35,000 | 988 | ||
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. |
4,000 | 36 | ||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
7,600 | 522 | ||
Takefuji Corp. (Ñ) |
16,780 | 664 | ||
TDK Corp. (Ñ) |
6,600 | 525 | ||
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. |
17,000 | 82 | ||
Tokai Rubber Industries, Inc. |
2,600 | 44 | ||
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) |
14,400 | 466 | ||
Tokyo Electron, Ltd. (Ñ) |
1,100 | 87 | ||
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. |
139,000 | 739 | ||
Tokyo Style Co., Ltd. |
1,000 | 11 | ||
Tokyu Corp. (Ñ) |
19,000 | 122 | ||
Tokyu Land Corp. |
1,000 | 9 | ||
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. |
1,000 | 11 | ||
Toshiba Corp. |
23,000 | 150 | ||
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. |
1,000 | 17 | ||
Toyobo Co., Ltd. (Ñ) |
32,000 | 97 | ||
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. |
10,000 | 231 | ||
Toyota Motor Corp. |
70,900 | 4,742 | ||
West Japan Railway Co. |
21 | 90 | ||
Yamaha Corp. |
1,800 | 38 | ||
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
600 | 15 | ||
72,102 | ||||
Mexico - 0.8% |
||||
America Movil SA de CV Series L |
32,700 | 1,479 | ||
Coca-Cola Femsa SA de CV - ADR |
10,790 | 410 | ||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV - ADR (Ñ) |
6,600 | 764 | ||
Telefonos de Mexico SA de CV Series L |
11,330 | 320 | ||
2,973 | ||||
Netherlands - 2.6% |
||||
ABN AMRO Holding NV |
27,453 | 882 | ||
Aegon NV |
33,874 | 646 | ||
ASML Holding NV (Æ) |
40,570 | 1,009 | ||
CSM |
2,991 | 115 | ||
Euronext NV |
900 | 106 | ||
Hagemeyer NV (Æ) |
50,903 | 258 | ||
Heineken Holding NV |
2,816 | 114 | ||
Hunter Douglas NV |
1,774 | 143 | ||
ING Groep NV |
20,571 | 912 | ||
Koninklijke Ahold NV (Æ) |
26,305 | 280 | ||
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV |
69,394 | 2,616 | ||
Mittal Steel Co. NV |
2,208 | 93 | ||
Rodamco Europe NV |
989 | 132 | ||
Royal KPN NV |
17,750 | 252 | ||
Royal Numico NV |
20,380 | 1,096 | ||
TNT NV |
7,780 | 335 | ||
Unilever NV |
16,645 | 455 | ||
Univar NV |
1,082 | 61 | ||
9,505 | ||||
Norway - 0.1% |
||||
Telenor ASA |
26,500 | 498 | ||
Russia - 0.2% |
||||
OAO Gazprom - ADR |
15,750 | 725 | ||
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Singapore - 1.1% |
||||
CapitaLand, Ltd. (Ñ) |
12,000 | 49 | ||
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. |
72,710 | 1,071 | ||
Fraser and Neave, Ltd. |
31,000 | 91 | ||
Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd. |
8,000 | 77 | ||
Keppel Corp., Ltd. |
3,000 | 34 | ||
NatSteel, Ltd. |
10,000 | 10 | ||
Pacific Century Regional Developments, Ltd. (Æ) |
102,000 | 23 | ||
SembCorp Industries, Ltd. |
15,880 | 40 | ||
Singapore Airlines, Ltd. |
8,000 | 91 | ||
Singapore Petroleum Co., Ltd. |
12,000 | 34 | ||
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. |
639,000 | 1,367 | ||
United Overseas Bank, Ltd. |
77,200 | 977 | ||
United Overseas Land, Ltd. |
21,000 | 59 | ||
Want Want Holdings, Ltd. |
7,000 | 11 | ||
Wing Tai Holdings, Ltd. |
12,000 | 18 | ||
3,952 | ||||
South Africa - 0.1% |
||||
Nedbank Group, Ltd. |
25,400 | 484 | ||
South Korea - 1.3% |
||||
Korea Electric Power Corp. - ADR |
17,460 | 397 | ||
KT Corp. - ADR (Ñ) |
12,820 | 325 | ||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
5,330 | 3,513 | ||
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. - ADR (Ñ) |
14,760 | 391 | ||
4,626 | ||||
Spain - 1.7% |
||||
Abengoa SA |
8,044 | 295 | ||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Ñ) |
65,669 | 1,581 | ||
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA |
68,685 | 1,282 | ||
Corporacion Mapfre SA (Ñ) |
105,165 | 475 | ||
Endesa SA (Ñ) |
4,796 | 227 | ||
Gestevision Telecinco SA (Ñ) |
17,914 | 510 | ||
Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana |
61,406 | 224 | ||
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA |
700 | 22 | ||
Repsol YPF SA (Ñ) |
18,165 | 628 | ||
Repsol YPF SA - ADR (Ñ) |
6,779 | 234 | ||
Telefonica SA |
31,817 | 677 | ||
Union Fenosa SA (Ñ) |
3,837 | 190 | ||
6,345 | ||||
Sweden - 1.3% |
||||
D Carnegie & Co. AB |
3,800 | 82 | ||
Electrolux AB |
4,100 | 82 | ||
JM AB |
9,800 | 238 | ||
Kungsleden AB |
5,300 | 81 |
Lindex AB (Ñ) |
15,000 | 192 | ||
Scania AB Class B (Æ) |
600 | 42 | ||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A |
7,000 | 223 | ||
SKF AB Class B |
18,400 | 340 | ||
Ssab Svenskt Staal AB Series A |
17,100 | 406 | ||
Ssab Svenskt Staal AB Series B |
3,400 | 77 | ||
Svenska Cellulosa AB Series B |
9,180 | 479 | ||
Svenska Handelsbanken AB Series A |
6,700 | 203 | ||
Swedish Match AB |
56,600 | 1,058 | ||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Series B |
245,180 | 990 | ||
TeliaSonera AB |
29,500 | 242 | ||
Volvo AB Class B |
2,200 | 152 | ||
4,887 | ||||
Switzerland - 9.2% |
||||
ABB, Ltd. |
71,335 | 1,279 | ||
Actelion, Ltd. (Æ) |
3,228 | 710 | ||
Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG |
16,598 | 1,104 | ||
Clariant AG |
27,150 | 407 | ||
Credit Suisse Group |
21,564 | 1,509 | ||
Geberit AG |
186 | 287 | ||
Georg Fischer AG |
202 | 131 | ||
Givaudan SA |
460 | 426 | ||
Julius Baer Holding AG |
15,557 | 1,713 | ||
Kudelski SA |
2,852 | 107 | ||
Logitech International SA (Æ) |
70,322 | 2,029 | ||
Nestle SA |
18,962 | 6,738 | ||
Nobel Biocare Holding AG |
3,300 | 976 | ||
Novartis AG |
27,090 | 1,562 | ||
Phonak Holding AG |
2,182 | 174 | ||
Roche Holding AG |
27,449 | 4,922 | ||
Sulzer AG |
218 | 248 | ||
Swatch Group AG |
17,531 | 784 | ||
Swiss Reinsurance |
34,350 | 2,920 | ||
Swisscom AG |
1,235 | 467 | ||
Syngenta AG (Æ) |
1,962 | 365 | ||
UBS AG |
84,212 | 5,118 | ||
Zurich Financial Services AG |
611 | 164 | ||
34,140 | ||||
Taiwan - 0.5% |
||||
HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. |
184,400 | 1,316 | ||
United Microelectronics Corp. - ADR (Ñ) |
142,914 | 499 | ||
1,815 | ||||
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ | |||
Thailand - 0.2% |
||||
Bangkok Bank PCL |
168,900 | 548 | ||
United Kingdom - 19.9% |
||||
3i Group PLC |
969 | 19 | ||
Admiral Group PLC |
11,019 | 237 | ||
Alliance Boots PLC |
107,429 | 1,762 | ||
Amvescap PLC |
3,339 | 39 | ||
Anglo American PLC |
16,576 | 808 | ||
ARM Holdings PLC |
306,655 | 755 | ||
AstraZeneca PLC |
5,142 | 276 | ||
Aviva PLC |
41,264 | 664 | ||
Barclays PLC |
22,493 | 321 | ||
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (Æ) |
4,051 | 136 | ||
BG Group PLC |
66,944 | 908 | ||
BHP Billiton PLC |
96,219 | 1,761 | ||
BP PLC |
250,320 | 2,781 | ||
Bradford & Bingley PLC |
224 | 2 | ||
British Airways PLC (Æ) |
37,286 | 385 | ||
British American Tobacco PLC |
8,538 | 239 | ||
British Energy Group PLC (Æ) |
24,924 | 265 | ||
British Land Co. PLC |
26,501 | 889 | ||
Brixton PLC |
936 | 11 | ||
BT Group PLC |
120,732 | 713 | ||
Cadbury Schweppes PLC |
67,658 | 724 | ||
Carnival PLC |
6,235 | 316 | ||
Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (Ñ) |
171,271 | 1,053 | ||
Centrica PLC |
114,806 | 797 | ||
Charter PLC (Æ) |
17,929 | 318 | ||
Compass Group PLC |
6,023 | 34 | ||
Corus Group PLC |
1,075 | 11 | ||
Davis Service Group PLC |
9,300 | 92 | ||
De La Rue PLC |
11,562 | 146 | ||
Debenhams PLC New |
328,005 | 1,219 | ||
Diageo PLC |
111,269 | 2,184 | ||
easyJet PLC (Æ) |
1,402 | 17 | ||
EMI Group PLC |
229,968 | 1,193 | ||
Firstgroup PLC |
36,041 | 406 | ||
Friends Provident PLC |
96,700 | 411 | ||
Galiform PLC |
4,040 | 11 | ||
Gallaher Group PLC |
2,152 | 48 | ||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC |
185,415 | 4,879 | ||
Great Portland Estates PLC |
902 | 12 | ||
Hammerson PLC |
342 | 11 | ||
HBOS PLC |
72,302 | 1,603 | ||
HMV Group PLC |
24,917 | 70 | ||
Home Retail Group |
49,427 | 397 | ||
HSBC Holdings PLC |
132,756 | 2,420 | ||
HSBC Holdings PLC (Ñ) |
2,400 | 44 | ||
Inchcape PLC |
39,272 | 389 | ||
Invensys PLC (Æ) |
19,963 | 108 | ||
Investec PLC |
167 | 2 | ||
ITV PLC |
3,341 | 7 | ||
J Sainsbury PLC |
54,290 | 435 | ||
Kazakhmys PLC New |
460 | 10 | ||
Kesa Electricals PLC |
216,122 | 1,436 | ||
Ladbrokes PLC |
155,206 | 1,271 | ||
Land Securities Group PLC |
4,351 | 198 | ||
Legal & General Group PLC |
128,157 | 395 | ||
Liberty International PLC |
78 | 2 | ||
Lloyds TSB Group PLC |
73,979 | 828 | ||
Man Group PLC |
128,952 | 1,320 | ||
Next PLC |
40,789 | 1,438 | ||
Old Mutual PLC |
118,560 | 404 | ||
Pearson PLC |
31,491 | 476 | ||
Premier Farnell PLC |
17,297 | 67 | ||
Reckitt Benckiser PLC |
97,826 | 4,471 | ||
Reed Elsevier PLC |
77,100 | 846 | ||
Rentokil Initial PLC |
295,490 | 959 | ||
Resolution PLC |
815 | 10 | ||
RHM PLC New |
263 | 2 | ||
Rio Tinto PLC |
11,583 | 616 | ||
Rolls-Royce Group PLC |
17,353 | 152 | ||
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC |
144,112 | 430 | ||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC |
53,311 | 2,080 | ||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A |
113 | 3,957 | ||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B |
17,174 | 602 | ||
SABMiller PLC |
41,251 | 949 | ||
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC |
4,184 | 127 | ||
Scottish Power PLC |
6,492 | 95 | ||
Smiths Group PLC |
103,232 | 2,004 | ||
Standard Chartered PLC |
8,724 | 255 | ||
Standard Life PLC New (Æ) |
6,347 | 37 | ||
Tesco PLC |
676,636 | 5,359 | ||
Trinity Mirror PLC |
93,690 | 861 | ||
Unilever PLC |
63,036 | 1,762 | ||
Vodafone Group PLC |
878,782 | 2,435 | ||
William Hill PLC |
186,757 | 2,311 | ||
Wilson Bowden PLC |
46 | 2 | ||
WPP Group PLC |
140,501 | 1,900 | ||
Xstrata PLC |
22,388 | 1,118 | ||
73,513 | ||||
United States - 0.2% |
||||
Synthes, Inc. |
4,846 | 578 | ||
Total Common Stocks (cost $275,656) |
338,542 | |||
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ |
||||
Preferred Stocks - 0.2% |
|||||
Germany - 0.2% |
|||||
Volkswagen AG |
7,199 | 537 | |||
Italy - 0.0% |
|||||
Unipol SpA |
43,298 | 140 | |||
Total Preferred Stocks (cost $654) |
677 | ||||
Notional $ |
|||||
Options Purchased - 0.1% |
|||||
Belgium - 0.1% |
|||||
Bel 20 Index Futures Jan 2007 4,306.38 (EUR) Call (31) |
1,762 | 241 | |||
Hong Kong - 0.0% |
|||||
Hang Seng Index Futures Jan 2007 19,406.28 (HKD) Call (19) |
2,370 | 137 | |||
Switzerland - 0.0% |
|||||
Swiss Market Index Futures Mar 2007 8,667.21 (CHF) Put (10) |
711 | 41 | |||
Total Options Purchased (cost $306) |
419 | ||||
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ |
||||
Short-Term Investments - 7.5% |
|||||
United States - 7.5% |
|||||
Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund |
25,707,000 | 25,707 | |||
United States Treasury Bills (ž)(§) |
|||||
4.928% due 03/15/07 |
700 | 692 | |||
4.973% due 03/15/07 |
1,500 | 1,480 | |||
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $27,885) |
27,879 | ||||
Other Securities - 17.0% |
|||||
State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×) |
62,768,818 | 62,769 | |||
Total Other Securities (cost $62,769) |
62,769 | ||||
Total Investments - 116.3% |
|||||
(identified cost $367,270) |
430,286 | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (16.3%) |
(60,402 | ) | |||
Net Assets - 100.0% |
369,884 | ||||
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.
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Amounts in thousands
Futures Contracts (Number of Contracts) |
Notional $ |
Unrealized $ |
|||
Long Positions |
|||||
AEX Index (Netherlands) expiration date 01/07 (52) |
6,811 | 146 | |||
CAC-40 Index (France) expiration date 01/07 (38) |
2,782 | 7 | |||
DAX Index (Germany) expiration date 03/07 (24) |
5,263 | 41 | |||
EUR STOXX 50 Index (EMU) expiration date 03/07 (90) |
4,933 | 4 | |||
FTSE-100 Index (UK) expiration date 03/07 (40) |
4,866 | (37 | ) | ||
IBEX Plus Indes (Spain) expiration date 01/07 (1) |
186 | (1 | ) | ||
TOPIX Index (Japan) expiration date 03/07 (98) |
13,838 | 449 | |||
Short Positions |
|||||
CAC-40 Index (France) expiration date 01/07 (12) |
879 | (16 | ) | ||
FTSE-100 Index (UK) expiration date 03/07 (49) |
5,961 | (26 | ) | ||
MIB-30 (Italy) expiration date 03/07 (12) |
3,304 | (42 | ) | ||
OMX S30 Index (Sweden) expiration date 01/07 (162) |
2,731 | (33 | ) | ||
SPI 200 Index (Australia) expiration date 03/07 (38) |
4,228 | (41 | ) | ||
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts (å) |
451 | ||||
Options Written (Number of Contracts) |
Notional $ |
Market Value $ |
|||
Belgium |
|||||
Bel 20 Index Futures Jan 2007 4,306.38 (EUR) Put (31) |
1,762 | (205 | ) | ||
Hong Kong |
|||||
Hang Seng Index Futures Jan 2007 19,406.28 (HKD) Put (19) |
2,370 | (61 | ) | ||
Switzerland |
|||||
Swiss Market Index Futures Mar 2007 8,667.21 (CHF) Call (10) |
711 | (51 | ) | ||
Total Liability for Options Written (premiums received $ 306) |
(317 | ) | |||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Amount Sold |
Amount Bought |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||
USD 146 |
AUD 187 |
03/21/07 | 1 | |||
USD 466 |
AUD 597 |
03/21/07 | 4 | |||
USD 579 |
AUD 742 |
03/21/07 | 6 | |||
USD 883 |
AUD 1,131 |
03/21/07 | 8 | |||
USD 2,139 |
AUD 2,742 |
03/21/07 | 20 | |||
USD 67 |
CHF 81 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 282 |
CHF 340 |
03/21/07 | (1) | |||
USD 1,200 |
CHF 1,446 |
03/21/07 | (5) | |||
USD 2,921 |
CHF 3,519 |
03/21/07 | (12) | |||
USD 5,670 |
CHF 6,824 |
03/21/07 | (28) | |||
USD 6,395 |
CHF 7,702 |
03/21/07 | (27) | |||
USD 46 |
DKK 263 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 79 |
DKK 444 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 135 |
EUR 103 |
01/02/07 | — | |||
USD 3 |
EUR 2 |
01/04/07 | — | |||
USD 267 |
EUR 200 |
03/20/07 | (2) | |||
USD 402 |
EUR 300 |
03/20/07 | (4) | |||
USD 659 |
EUR 500 |
03/20/07 | 3 | |||
USD 664 |
EUR 500 |
03/20/07 | (1) | |||
USD 668 |
EUR 500 |
03/20/07 | (6) | |||
USD 1,335 |
EUR 1,000 |
03/20/07 | (10) | |||
USD 2,736 |
EUR 2,050 |
03/20/07 | (20) | |||
USD 7,224 |
EUR 5,500 |
03/20/07 | 63 | |||
USD 7,342 |
EUR 5,500 |
03/20/07 | (55) | |||
USD 10,942 |
EUR 8,200 |
03/20/07 | (78) | |||
USD 2,182 |
EUR 1,652 |
03/21/07 | 6 | |||
USD 4,018 |
EUR 3,043 |
03/21/07 | 14 | |||
USD 6,040 |
EUR 4,574 |
03/21/07 | 20 | |||
USD 200 |
GBP 102 |
01/02/07 | — | |||
USD 392 |
GBP 200 |
03/20/07 | — | |||
USD 393 |
GBP 200 |
03/20/07 | (1) | |||
USD 491 |
GBP 250 |
03/20/07 | (1) | |||
USD 588 |
GBP 300 |
03/20/07 | (1) | |||
USD 789 |
GBP 400 |
03/20/07 | (5) | |||
USD 1,572 |
GBP 800 |
03/20/07 | (5) | |||
USD 3,904 |
GBP 2,000 |
03/20/07 | 13 | |||
USD 5,305 |
GBP 2,700 |
03/20/07 | (17) | |||
USD 7,268 |
GBP 3,700 |
03/20/07 | (21) | |||
USD 1,138 |
GBP 580 |
03/21/07 | (2) | |||
USD 2,842 |
GBP 1,449 |
03/21/07 | (4) | |||
USD 2,849 |
GBP 1,452 |
03/21/07 | (5) | |||
USD 3,299 |
GBP 1,682 |
03/21/07 | (4) | |||
USD 5,937 |
GBP 3,026 |
03/21/07 | (10) | |||
USD 13 |
HKD 103 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 48 |
HKD 368 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 79 |
HKD 613 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 105 |
HKD 816 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 424 |
JPY 50,000 |
03/20/07 | 1 | |||
USD 432 |
JPY 50,000 |
03/20/07 | (8) | |||
USD 641 |
JPY 75,000 |
03/20/07 | (4) | |||
USD 1,318 |
JPY 150,000 |
03/20/07 | (44) | |||
USD 1,759 |
JPY 200,000 |
03/20/07 | (61) | |||
USD 2,460 |
JPY 280,000 |
03/20/07 | (82) | |||
USD 4,285 |
JPY 500,000 |
03/20/07 | (39) | |||
USD 7,381 |
JPY 840,000 |
03/20/07 | (246) | |||
USD 111 |
JPY 12,896 |
03/22/07 | (1) | |||
USD 68 |
SEK 462 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 2,665 |
SEK 18,237 |
03/21/07 | 13 | |||
USD 2,835 |
SEK 19,429 |
03/21/07 | 17 | |||
USD 4,619 |
SEK 31,643 |
03/21/07 | 27 | |||
USD 5,170 |
SEK 35,389 |
03/21/07 | 25 | |||
USD 33 |
SGD 51 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 35 |
SGD 54 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
USD 802 |
SGD 1,231 |
03/21/07 | 4 | |||
USD 1,084 |
SGD 1,663 |
03/21/07 | 4 | |||
USD 1,428 |
SGD 2,191 |
03/21/07 | 6 | |||
USD 4,129 |
SGD 6,336 |
03/21/07 | 19 | |||
AUD 54 |
USD 42 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
AUD 328 |
USD 257 |
03/21/07 | (1) | |||
AUD 813 |
USD 635 |
03/21/07 | (5) | |||
AUD 826 |
USD 645 |
03/21/07 | (6) | |||
AUD 1,094 |
USD 854 |
03/21/07 | (8) | |||
AUD 4,244 |
USD 3,315 |
03/21/07 | (28) | |||
CAD 3 |
USD 3 |
01/02/07 | — | |||
CHF 2,386 |
USD 1,980 |
03/21/07 | 8 | |||
CHF 11,469 |
USD 9,523 |
03/21/07 | 40 | |||
DKK 41 |
USD 7 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
DKK 59 |
USD 10 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
DKK 258 |
USD 46 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
DKK 799 |
USD 141 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
EUR 150 |
USD 197 |
01/02/07 | (1) | |||
EUR 13 |
USD 18 |
01/02/07 | — | |||
EUR 16 |
USD 21 |
01/03/07 | — | |||
EUR 139 |
USD 183 |
01/03/07 | (1) | |||
EUR 13 |
USD 18 |
01/03/07 | — | |||
EUR 300 |
USD 398 |
03/20/07 | 1 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Amount Sold |
Amount Bought |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $ | |||
EUR 500 |
USD 668 |
03/20/07 | 5 | |||
EUR 900 |
USD 1,202 |
03/20/07 | 9 | |||
EUR 7,200 |
USD 9,611 |
03/20/07 | 72 | |||
EUR 8,700 |
USD 11,520 |
03/20/07 | (7) | |||
EUR 53 |
USD 70 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
EUR 239 |
USD 315 |
03/21/07 | (1) | |||
EUR 846 |
USD 1,117 |
03/21/07 | (4) | |||
EUR 5,315 |
USD 7,019 |
03/21/07 | (23) | |||
EUR 5,699 |
USD 7,528 |
03/21/07 | (22) | |||
GBP 40 |
USD 78 |
01/02/07 | — | |||
GBP 21 |
USD 42 |
01/02/07 | — | |||
GBP 52 |
USD 103 |
01/03/07 | — | |||
GBP 5 |
USD 9 |
01/03/07 | — | |||
GBP 41 |
USD 81 |
01/04/07 | — | |||
GBP 270 |
USD 530 |
03/20/07 | 1 | |||
GBP 600 |
USD 1,178 |
03/20/07 | 3 | |||
GBP 3,300 |
USD 6,497 |
03/20/07 | 34 | |||
GBP 3,600 |
USD 7,073 |
03/20/07 | 22 | |||
GBP 129 |
USD 253 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
GBP 286 |
USD 562 |
03/21/07 | 2 | |||
GBP 1,132 |
USD 2,220 |
03/21/07 | 4 | |||
GBP 4,984 |
USD 9,777 |
03/21/07 | 16 | |||
HKD 218 |
USD 28 |
01/02/07 | — | |||
HKD 179 |
USD 23 |
01/02/07 | — | |||
HKD 376 |
USD 49 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
HKD 776 |
USD 100 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
JPY 30,000 |
USD 263 |
03/20/07 | 9 | |||
JPY 45,000 |
USD 395 |
03/20/07 | 13 | |||
JPY 150,000 |
USD 1,320 |
03/20/07 | 46 | |||
JPY 250,000 |
USD 2,197 |
03/20/07 | 73 | |||
JPY 870,000 |
USD 7,450 |
03/20/07 | 62 | |||
JPY 9,458 |
USD 81 |
03/22/07 | 1 | |||
JPY 13,588 |
USD 117 |
03/22/07 | 1 | |||
JPY 58,431 |
USD 502 |
03/22/07 | 6 | |||
JPY 68,279 |
USD 583 |
03/22/07 | 3 | |||
JPY 74,537 |
USD 640 |
03/22/07 | 7 | |||
JPY 114,241 |
USD 981 |
03/22/07 | 10 | |||
JPY 262,233 |
USD 2,253 |
03/22/07 | 25 | |||
JPY 321,403 |
USD 2,762 |
03/22/07 | 32 | |||
JPY 620,586 |
USD 5,330 |
03/22/07 | 59 | |||
SEK 1,388 |
USD 203 |
03/21/07 | (1) | |||
SEK 2,585 |
USD 377 |
03/21/07 | (2) | |||
SEK 9,725 |
USD 1,420 |
03/21/07 | (7) | |||
SEK 16,385 |
USD 2,391 |
03/21/07 | (14) | |||
SGD 95 |
USD 62 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
SGD 120 |
USD 78 |
03/21/07 | — | |||
SGD 1,736 |
USD 1,132 |
03/21/07 | (5) | |||
SGD 1,887 |
USD 1,230 |
03/21/07 | (6) | |||
SGD 2,052 |
USD 1,338 |
03/21/07 | (6) | |||
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
(120) | |||||
Index Swap Contracts
Fund Receives Underlying Security |
Counter Party |
Notional Amount |
Fund Pays Floating Rate |
Termination Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $ | |||||
MSCI Belgium Local Net Total Return Index |
Merrill Lynch | EUR 949 |
1 Month EUR LIBOR plus 0.15% |
06/20/07 | — | |||||
MSCI Belgium Local Net Total Return Index |
Merrill Lynch | EUR 288 |
1 Month EUR LIBOR plus 0.15% |
09/19/07 | — | |||||
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Index Swap Contracts |
— | |||||||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Non-U.S. Fund
Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2006
Amounts in thousands
Industry Diversification (Unaudited) |
% of Net Assets |
Market $ |
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Auto and Transportation |
6.0 | 22,338 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary |
10.8 | 39,910 | ||||
Consumer Staples |
10.0 | 37,036 | ||||
Financial Services |
21.7 | 80,232 | ||||
Health Care |
6.4 | 23,547 | ||||
Integrated Oils |
4.6 | 17,025 | ||||
Materials and Processing |
10.8 | 40,211 | ||||
Miscellaneous |
1.1 | 3,884 | ||||
Other Energy |
0.5 | 1,900 | ||||
Producer Durables |
6.7 | 24,846 | ||||
Technology |
5.6 | 20,563 | ||||
Utilities |
7.5 | 27,727 | ||||
Options Purchased |
0.1 | 419 | ||||
Short-Term Investments |
7.5 | 27,879 | ||||
Other Securities |
17.0 | 62,769 | ||||
Total Investments |
116.3 | 430,286 | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net |
(16.3 | ) | (60,402 | ) | ||
Net Assets |
100.0 | 369,884 | ||||
Geographic Diversification (Unaudited) |
% of Net Assets |
Market $ |
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Africa |
0.1 | 484 | ||||
Asia |
7.0 | 26,007 | ||||
Europe |
41.5 | 153,351 | ||||
Japan |
19.5 | 72,102 | ||||
Latin America |
2.0 | 7,400 | ||||
Middle East |
0.1 | 537 | ||||
Other Regions |
9.2 | 34,123 | ||||
United Kingdom |
19.9 | 73,513 | ||||
Other Securities |
17.0 | 62,769 | ||||
Total Investments |
116.3 | 430,286 | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net |
(16.3 | ) | (60,402 | ) | ||
Net Assets |
100.0 | 369,884 | ||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Categories |
% of Net Assets |
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Australia |
2.7 | ||
Austria |
0.6 | ||
Belgium |
0.8 | ||
Bermuda |
0.7 | ||
Brazil |
0.3 | ||
Canada |
1.5 | ||
Cayman Island |
0.2 | ||
Denmark |
0.3 | ||
Finland |
0.9 | ||
France |
13.1 | ||
Germany |
6.4 | ||
Greece |
0.2 | ||
Hong Kong |
1.1 | ||
Indonesia |
0.2 | ||
Ireland |
0.6 | ||
Israel |
0.1 | ||
Italy |
3.1 | ||
Japan |
19.5 | ||
Mexico |
0.8 | ||
Netherlands |
2.6 | ||
Norway |
0.1 | ||
Russia |
0.2 | ||
Singapore |
1.1 | ||
South Africa |
0.1 | ||
South Korea |
1.3 | ||
Spain |
1.7 | ||
Sweden |
1.3 | ||
Switzerland |
9.2 | ||
Taiwan |
0.5 | ||
Thailand |
0.2 | ||
United Kingdom |
19.9 | ||
United States |
0.2 | ||
Preferred Stocks |
0.2 | ||
Options Purchased |
0.1 | ||
Short-Term Investments |
7.5 | ||
Other Securities |
17.0 | ||
Total Investments |
116.3 | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities Net |
(16.3 | ) | |
100.0 | |||
Futures Contracts |
0.1 | ||
Options Written |
(0.1 | ) | |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
(— | )* | |
Index Swap Contracts |
— | * |
* | Less than .05% of net assets. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Real Estate Securities Fund
Portfolio Management Discussion — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Real Estate Securities Fund
Periods Ended 12/31/06 |
Total Return |
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1 Year |
35.84 | % | |
5 Years |
24.13 | %§ | |
Inception* |
18.81 | %§ |
FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs**
Periods Ended 12/31/06 |
Total Return |
||
1 Year |
35.06 | % | |
5 Years |
23.20 | %§ | |
Inception* |
18.76 | %§ |
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Real Estate Securities Fund
Portfolio Management Discussion, continued — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Fund”) allocates most of its assets among multiple money managers. Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”), as the Fund’s manager, may change the allocation of the Fund’s assets among money managers at any time. An exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits the Fund to engage or terminate a money manager at any time, subject to approval by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) without a shareholder vote. Pursuant to the terms of the exemptive order, the Fund is required to notify its shareholders within 60 days of when a money manager begins providing services.
What is the Fund’s investment objective?
The Fund seeks to provide current income and long term capital growth.
How did the Fund perform relative to its benchmark for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006?
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Real Estate Securities Fund gained 35.84%. This compared to the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index, which gained 35.06% during the same period. The Fund’s performance includes operating expenses, whereas Index returns are unmanaged and do not include expenses of any kind.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Lipper® Real Estate Funds Average returned 34.30%. This result serves as a peer comparison and is expressed net of operating expenses.
How did the market conditions described in the Market Summary report affect the Fund’s performance?
During 2006, the money managers positioned the Fund to capitalize on improving real estate market fundamentals. The largest overweight positions were in sectors with strong earnings growth: lodging/resorts, regional malls, apartments, office and industrial. As more fully described below, sector positioning was a positive contributor to the Fund’s performance during the fiscal year.
The Fund maintained a primary focus on the larger capitalization and more liquid REITs during the fiscal year. As this segment of the market outperformed the broader REIT market, the Fund benefited from this positioning.
How did the investment strategies and techniques employed by the Fund and its money managers affect its performance?
AEW Management and Advisors, L.P. pursues a value-oriented style that focuses on identifying companies that they believe are mispriced relative to underlying real estate net asset value. AEW’s portfolio tends to track relatively closely to the benchmark sector weights. AEW outperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year due to strong stock selection and sector selection. Stock selection was strongest in the regional malls and diversified sectors. This was partially offset by weak stock selection in the specialty sector. Sector selection was also positive as an overweight position in the apartments sector and underweight positions in the specialty, manufactured homes and freestanding retail sectors boosted performance. This was partially offset by an overweight position in the underperforming mixed industrial/office sector and an underweight position in the outperforming health care sector.
INVESCO Institutional (N.A.), Inc. maintains a broadly diversified portfolio with exposure to all major property sectors. Their investment style incorporates fundamental property market research and bottom-up quantitative securities analysis. INVESCO outperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year due to contributions from stock selection and, to a lesser extent, sector selection. Stock selection was strongest in the office, specialty, regional malls and diversified sectors. Positive sector selection was driven by an overweight position in the office sector and an underweight position in the specialty sector. An overweight position in the regional malls sector partially offset these positive effects.
RREEF America, L.L.C.’s style emphasizes a top-down approach to property sector weights based on an assessment of property market fundamentals. RREEF outperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year due to contributions from both stock selection and sector selection. Stock selection was strongest in the office, regional malls, apartments and diversified sectors. This was partially offset by weaker stock selection in the shopping centers and health care sectors. Sector selection was positive, driven by underweight positions in the specialty and mixed industrial/office sectors.
Heitman Real Estate Securities, LLC manages a concentrated portfolio with a bottom-up approach to stock selection focusing on companies that they believe have attractive valuations relative to growth prospects. Heitman underperformed the benchmark during the fiscal year. Overall, Heitman’s stock selection was a negative contributor to performance, particularly in the office, apartments and self storage sectors. Favorable stock selection in the regional malls sector partially offset these adverse effects.
Describe any changes to the Fund’s structure or the money manager line-up.
Heitman’s target weight was increased.
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Real Estate Securities Fund
Portfolio Management Discussion, continued — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Money Managers as of December 31, 2006 |
Styles | |
AEW Management and Advisors, L.P. |
Value | |
Heitman Real Estate Securities, LLC |
Growth | |
INVESCO Institutional (N.A.), Inc., through its INVESCO Real Estate Division |
Market-Oriented | |
RREEF America, L.L.C. |
Market-Oriented |
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period covered by the report. These views do not necessarily represent the views of Russell Investment Management Company (RIMCo), or any other person in RIMCo or any other affiliated organization. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market conditions or other events, and RIMCo disclaims any responsibility to update the views contained herein. These views should not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for Russell Investment Funds (RIF) are based on numerous factors, should not be relied on as an indication of investment decisions of any (RIF) Fund.
* | The Fund commenced operations on April 30, 1999. |
** | FTSE NAREIT Equity REITS Index is an index composed of all the data based on the last closing price of the month for all tax-qualified REITs listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and the NASDAQ National Market System. The data is market value-weighted. The total-return calculation is based upon whether it is a 1-month, 3-months or 12-months. Only those REITs listed for the entire period are used in the total return calculation. |
§ | Annualized. |
Performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than when purchased. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
54 Real Estate Securities Fund
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Real Estate Securities Fund
Shareholder Expense Example — December 31, 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 Annual 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 July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 |
||||||
July 1, 2006 |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value |
||||||
December 31, 2006 |
$ | 1,191.90 | $ | 1,020.67 | ||
Expenses Paid During Period* |
$ | 4.97 | $ | 4.58 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.90% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Reflects amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the investment adviser. |
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Real Estate Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2006
Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Common Stocks - 96.4% |
||||
Apartments - 18.6% |
||||
American Campus Communities, Inc. (ö) |
16,500 | 470 | ||
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (ö) |
111,825 | 6,264 | ||
Archstone-Smith Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
514,122 | 29,927 | ||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (ö) |
202,850 | 26,381 | ||
BRE Properties, Inc. Class A (ö)(Ñ) |
50,700 | 3,297 | ||
Camden Property Trust (ö) |
108,000 | 7,976 | ||
Equity Residential (ö)(Ñ) |
395,000 | 20,046 | ||
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
71,700 | 9,267 | ||
GMH Communities Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
235,600 | 2,391 | ||
Home Properties, Inc. (ö) |
19,800 | 1,174 | ||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (ö) |
34,900 | 1,998 | ||
United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
219,200 | 6,968 | ||
116,159 | ||||
Diversified - 6.2% |
||||
Colonial Properties Trust (ö) |
44,100 | 2,067 | ||
iStar Financial, Inc. (ö) |
35,500 | 1,698 | ||
Spirit Finance Corp. (ö) |
78,000 | 973 | ||
Vornado Realty Trust (ö) |
282,564 | 34,331 | ||
39,069 | ||||
Free Standing Retail - 0.2% |
||||
Realty Income Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
37,500 | 1,039 | ||
Health Care - 4.5% |
||||
Health Care Property Investors, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
166,800 | 6,142 | ||
Health Care REIT, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
72,750 | 3,129 | ||
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
53,800 | 2,127 | ||
LTC Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
63,650 | 1,738 | ||
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (ö) |
219,750 | 6,640 | ||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (ö) |
80,800 | 1,432 | ||
Ventas, Inc. (ö) |
159,300 | 6,742 | ||
27,950 | ||||
Industrial - 7.0% |
||||
AMB Property Corp. (ö) |
169,300 | 9,923 | ||
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. (ö) |
111,200 | 1,312 | ||
EastGroup Properties, Inc. (ö) |
42,700 | 2,287 | ||
First Potomac Realty Trust (ö) |
40,600 | 1,182 | ||
ProLogis (ö) |
479,500 | 29,139 | ||
43,843 | ||||
Lodging/Resorts - 8.4% |
||||
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (ö) |
57,000 | 710 | ||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (ö) |
136,050 | 2,450 | ||
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
59,800 | 1,306 | ||
Hilton Hotels Corp. |
240,850 | 8,406 | ||
Hospitality Properties Trust (ö) |
18,100 | 860 | ||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
1,043,663 | 25,622 | ||
LaSalle Hotel Properties (ö)(Ñ) |
73,350 | 3,363 | ||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (ö) |
153,130 | 9,571 | ||
52,288 | ||||
Manufactured Homes - 0.4% |
||||
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
51,350 | 2,795 | ||
Mixed Industrial/Office - 1.7% |
||||
Duke Realty Corp. (ö) |
23,200 | 949 | ||
Liberty Property Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
159,200 | 7,823 | ||
PS Business Parks, Inc. (ö) |
27,500 | 1,944 | ||
10,716 | ||||
Office - 17.4% |
||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
66,900 | 6,717 | ||
American Financial Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
100,200 | 1,146 | ||
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (ö) |
82,400 | 2,357 | ||
Boston Properties, Inc. (ö) |
260,000 | 29,089 | ||
Brandywine Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
186,986 | 6,217 | ||
Brookfield Properties Corp. |
155,700 | 6,124 | ||
Corporate Office Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
38,500 | 1,943 | ||
Douglas Emmett, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
39,500 | 1,050 | ||
Equity Office Properties Trust (ö) |
422,850 | 20,369 | ||
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (ö) |
79,000 | 3,220 | ||
HRPT Properties Trust (ö) |
164,000 | 2,025 | ||
Kilroy Realty Corp. (ö) |
72,200 | 5,632 | ||
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
47,300 | 2,412 | ||
Maguire Properties, Inc. (ö) |
21,600 | 864 | ||
Parkway Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ) |
11,700 | 597 | ||
SL Green Realty Corp. (ö) |
144,850 | 19,233 | ||
108,995 | ||||
Regional Malls - 14.4% |
||||
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (ö) |
31,900 | 1,383 | ||
General Growth Properties, Inc. (ö) |
212,700 | 11,109 | ||
Macerich Co. (The) (ö) |
203,000 | 17,574 | ||
Simon Property Group, Inc. (ö) |
493,050 | 49,941 | ||
Taubman Centers, Inc. (ö) |
195,950 | 9,966 | ||
89,973 | ||||
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Real Estate Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments, continued — December 31, 2006
Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ |
||||
Self Storage - 5.1% |
|||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (ö) |
159,200 | 2,907 | |||
Public Storage, Inc. (ö) |
266,749 | 26,008 | |||
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (ö) |
25,400 | 1,455 | |||
U-Store-It Trust (ö) |
69,600 | 1,430 | |||
31,800 | |||||
Shopping Centers - 10.6% |
|||||
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (ö) |
32,400 | 515 | |||
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
231,300 | 14,560 | |||
Federal Realty Investors Trust (ö)(Ñ) |
194,500 | 16,533 | |||
Kimco Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
185,900 | 8,356 | |||
Kite Realty Group Trust (ö) |
40,900 | 762 | |||
Regency Centers Corp. (ö)(Ñ) |
282,600 | 22,091 | |||
Tanger Factory Outlet Centrs (ö) |
46,550 | 1,819 | |||
Weingarten Realty Investors (ö)(Ñ) |
39,100 | 1,803 | |||
66,439 | |||||
Specialty - 1.9% |
|||||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (ö) |
278,500 | 9,533 | |||
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (ö) |
55,000 | 2,192 | |||
11,725 | |||||
Total Common Stocks |
|||||
(cost $375,046) |
602,791 | ||||
Short-Term Investments - 3.2% |
|||||
Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund |
19,676,000 | 19,676 | |||
Total Short-Term Investments |
|||||
(cost $19,676) |
19,676 | ||||
Other Securities - 12.6% |
|||||
State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (x) |
79,066,361 | 79,066 | |||
Total Other Securities |
|||||
(cost $79,066) |
79,066 | ||||
Total Investments - 112.2% |
|||||
(identified cost $473,788) |
701,533 | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (12.2%) |
(76,056 | ) | |||
Net Assets - 100.0% |
625,477 | ||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — December 31,2006 (Unaudited)
Categories |
% of Net Assets |
||
Apartments |
18.6 | ||
Diversified |
6.2 | ||
Free Standing Retail |
0.2 | ||
Health Care |
4.5 | ||
Industrial |
7.0 | ||
Lodging/Resorts |
8.4 | ||
Manufactured Homes |
0.4 | ||
Mixed Industrial/Office |
1.7 | ||
Office |
17.4 | ||
Regional Malls |
14.4 | ||
Self Storage |
5.1 | ||
Shopping Centers |
10.6 | ||
Specialty |
1.9 | ||
Short-Term Investments |
3.2 | ||
Other Securities |
12.6 | ||
Total Investments |
112.2 | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net |
(12.2 | ) | |
100.0 | |||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Core Bond Fund
Portfolio Management Discussion — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Core Bond Fund |
| ||
Periods Ended |
Total Return |
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1 Year |
3.72 | % | |
5 Years |
5.05 | %§ | |
Inception* |
5.88 | %§ |
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index** |
| ||
Periods Ended |
Total Return |
||
1 Year |
4.33 | % | |
5 Years |
5.06 | %§ | |
Inception* |
6.29 | %§ |
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Core Bond Fund
Portfolio Management Discussion, continued — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The Core Bond Fund (the “Fund”) allocates most of its assets among multiple money managers. Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”), as the Fund’s manager, may change the allocation of the Fund’s assets among money managers at any time. An exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits the Fund to engage or terminate a money manager at any time, subject to approval by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) without a shareholder vote. Pursuant to the terms of the exemptive order, the Fund is required to notify its shareholders within 60 days of when a money manager begins providing services.
What is the Fund’s investment objective?
The Fund seeks to provide current income and the preservation of capital.
How did the Fund perform relative to its benchmark for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006?
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Core Bond Fund gained 3.72%. This compared to its benchmark the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, which gained 4.33%. The Fund’s performance includes operating expenses, whereas Index returns are unmanaged and do not include expenses of any kind.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Lipper® BBB Rated Corp Debt Funds Average returned 3.74%. This result serves as a peer comparison and is expressed net of operating expenses.
How did the market conditions described in the Market Summary report affect the Fund’s performance?
The Federal Reserve’s target interest rate decisions were among the most notable market movers of 2006. Ever adapting responses of the Treasury yield curve to newly-released economic data created a challenging active management environment. In order to add value through duration and/or yield curve strategies in 2006, managers had to time their positioning precisely.
The year was characterized by tight spreads coupled with a market reach for yield. Spread sectors (such as corporate and mortgage sectors) benefited from this trend with additional returns accruing to higher risk portions of the market. The Fund’s exposure to emerging market debt and high yield debt contributed positively to performance as these sectors benefited from general market trends, as well as strong commodity pricing and credit rating upgrades.
How did the investment strategies and techniques employed by the Fund and its money managers affect its performance?
Duration and yield curve management detracted slightly from the Fund’s performance. Both Bear Stearns Asset Management, Inc. and Pacific Investment Management Co., LLC (PIMCO) began the year long duration, which detracted from performance during the first two quarters as the yield curve shifted up. The addition of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. as a money manager in the Fund added a short duration perspective to the Fund’s multi-manager lineup. The third quarter gains by Bear Stearns and PIMCO were offset by Goldman Sachs’ diverging view on duration. Bear Stearns moved to a shorter duration position by the end of the year, which proved beneficial as the yield curve shifted up in the final quarter. Overall, the managers’ duration positioning detracted slightly from performance in this difficult active management environment.
The Fund performed best in the mortgage sector. From a sector perspective, mortgages outperformed equivalent-duration Treasuries for the year. Even during periods when the sector underperformed, however, the Fund’s money managers added value through strong security selection.
The Fund continued to be defensively positioned with respect to extended sectors (such as emerging markets and high yield sectors) in the face of historically low spreads. That being said, the money managers’ modest exposure overweight to high yield and emerging market debt contributed positively to performance as well.
Investment in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) detracted from performance for the government sector over the year. Economic data showed that inflation continued to be contained—while stretching the Fed’s comfort level—which was detrimental to TIPS’ performance.
Describe any changes to the Fund’s structure or the money manager line-up.
Goldman Sachs was added as a money manager of the Fund on June 1, 2006 and the allocations to Bear Stearns and PIMCO were decreased.
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Money Managers as of December 31, 2006 |
Styles | |
Bear Stearns Asset Management, Inc. |
Broad Market-Sector Rotation | |
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. |
Market-Oriented | |
Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC |
Fully Discretionary |
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period covered by the report. These views do not necessarily represent the views of Russell Investment Management Company (RIMCo), or any other person in RIMCo or any other affiliated organization. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market conditions or other events, and RIMCo disclaims any responsibility to update the views contained herein. These views should not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for Russell Investment Funds (RIF) are based on numerous factors, should not be relied on as an indication of investment decisions of any (RIF) Fund.
* | The Fund commenced operations on January 2, 1997. |
** | Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is composed of securities from Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, and the Asset-Backed Securities Index. Total return comprises price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. Indexes are rebalanced monthly by market capitalization. |
§ | Annualized. |
Performance is historical and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than when purchased. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Fund Expenses
The following disclosure provides important information regarding each Fund’s Expense Example, which appears on each Fund’s individual page in this Annual 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 July 1, 2006 to December 31, 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 |
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July 1, 2006 |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value |
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December 31, 2006 |
$ | 1,045.30 | $ | 1,021.73 | ||
Expenses Paid During Period* |
$ | 3.56 | $ | 3.52 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.69% (representing the one-half year period annualized), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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. |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Long-Term Investments - 94.6% |
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Asset-Backed Securities - 4.7% |
||||
Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2004-2 Class A2 5.620% due 07/25/34 |
60 | 60 | ||
ACE Securities Corp. (Ê) |
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Series 2005-SD3 Class A 5.720% due 08/25/45 |
364 | 364 | ||
Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-3 Class M2 6.970% due 01/25/34 |
110 | 111 | ||
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. (Ê) |
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Series 2002-D Class M1 6.745% due 02/25/33 |
90 | 90 | ||
Series 2004-R10 Class A5 5.710% due 11/25/34 |
46 | 46 | ||
Series 2004-R8 Class A5 5.690% due 09/25/34 |
138 | 138 | ||
Argent Securities, Inc. (Ê) |
||||
Series 2005-W4 Class A2A 5.460% due 02/25/36 |
81 | 81 | ||
Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust |
||||
Series 2006-A Class 1A3 5.865% due 02/28/41 |
190 | 190 | ||
Citifinancial Mortgage Securities, Inc. |
||||
Series 2003-4 Class AF3 3.221% due 10/25/33 |
3 | 3 | ||
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates |
||||
Series 2004-13 Class AF3 3.989% due 02/25/31 |
57 | 57 | ||
Series 2004-BC1 Class M1 (Ê) 5.820% due 02/25/34 |
105 | 105 | ||
Series 2006-11 Class 1AF4 6.300% due 09/25/46 |
170 | 173 | ||
Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-H Class 2A1B 5.489% due 11/15/36 |
928 | 928 | ||
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC |
||||
Series 2005-CB1 Class AF2 4.088% due 12/25/35 |
47 | 46 | ||
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-FF1 Class A3 5.370% due 11/25/36 |
291 | 292 | ||
Fremont Home Loan Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-A Class 2A1 5.370% due 05/25/36 |
142 | 142 | ||
GSAA Home Equity Trust |
||||
Series 2006-4 Class 1A2 5.977% due 03/25/36 |
273 | 273 | ||
GSAA Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-2 Class 2A3 5.590% due 12/25/35 |
320 | 321 | ||
GSAMP Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-HE2 Class M1 5.970% due 08/25/33 |
175 | 175 | ||
Series 2004-SEA Class A2A 5.610% due 03/25/34 |
107 | 107 | ||
Heritage Property Investment Trust (ö) |
||||
5.125% due 04/15/14 |
150 | 146 | ||
Home Equity Asset Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-5 Class M1 6.020% due 12/25/33 |
265 | 265 | ||
Series 2005-2 Class 2A2 5.520% due 07/25/35 |
134 | 135 | ||
HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-HE2 Class 2A1 5.383% due 12/25/36 |
99 | 99 | ||
Indymac Residential Asset Backed Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-H2 Class A 5.470% due 06/28/36 |
579 | 579 | ||
Lehman XS Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2005-1 Class 2A2 4.660% due 07/25/35 |
157 | 157 | ||
Series 2006-16N Class A1A 5.400% due 11/25/46 |
285 | 285 | ||
Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê) |
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Series 2004-4 Class 1A1 5.600% due 10/25/34 |
47 | 47 | ||
Series 2006-9 Class 2A1 5.380% due 10/25/36 |
938 | 938 | ||
Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê) |
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Series 2003-WMC Class M2 6.970% due 08/25/33 |
57 | 57 | ||
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-NC8 Class M3 7.420% due 09/25/33 |
52 | 53 | ||
Series 2006-HE7 Class A2A 5.370% due 09/25/36 |
934 | 934 | ||
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust |
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Series 2006-12X Class A6A 5.726% due 10/25/36 |
145 | 145 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2004-4 Class M2 5.850% due 02/25/35 |
215 | 216 | ||
NWA Trust (Ø) |
||||
Series 1995-2 Class A 9.250% due 06/21/14 |
132 | 139 | ||
Option One Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-2 Class M2 7.020% due 04/25/33 |
63 | 63 | ||
Series 2003-3 Class M3 7.320% due 06/25/33 |
45 | 46 | ||
Series 2003-4 Class M2 6.970% due 07/25/33 |
77 | 78 | ||
Park Place Securities, Inc. (Ê) |
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Series 2005-WCW Class M1 5.770% due 09/25/35 |
210 | 211 | ||
Parker Hannifin Employee Stock Ownership Trust (Å) |
||||
6.340% due 07/15/08 |
111 | 111 | ||
Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust |
||||
Series 2005-1 Class AF2 3.914% due 05/25/35 |
26 | 26 | ||
Series 2005-6 Class A3 5.680% due 01/25/36 |
230 | 229 | ||
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust |
||||
Series 2005-1 Class M1 5.357% due 05/25/35 |
80 | 79 | ||
Series 2005-2 Class AF4 4.934% due 08/25/35 |
85 | 84 | ||
Series 2006-1 Class AF6 5.746% due 05/25/36 |
175 | 177 | ||
Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. |
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Series 2003-RS1 Class AI6A 5.980% due 12/25/33 |
205 | 207 | ||
Residential Asset Securities Corp. |
||||
Series 2003-KS1 Class M2 (Ê) 7.070% due 01/25/33 |
44 | 44 | ||
Series 2003-KS2 Class MI1 4.800% due 04/25/33 |
450 | 440 | ||
Series 2003-KS2 Class MI3 6.100% due 04/25/33 |
250 | 248 | ||
Series 2006-KS9 Class AI1 (Ê) 5.390% due 11/25/36 |
288 | 288 | ||
SBI Heloc Trust (Ê)(Þ) |
||||
Series 2006-1A Class 1A2A 5.490% due 08/25/36 |
183 | 183 | ||
SLM Student Loan Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-9 Class A1 5.345% due 10/25/12 |
700 | 700 | ||
Small Business Administration |
||||
Series 2000-P10 Class 1 7.449% due 08/01/10 |
10 | 10 | ||
Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust |
||||
Series 2006-WF1 Class A2 5.645% due 10/25/36 |
290 | 290 | ||
Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2005-3 Class M2 5.760% due 04/25/35 |
120 | 120 | ||
Structured Asset Securities Corp. |
||||
Series 2004-19X Class A2 4.370% due 10/25/34 |
365 | 361 | ||
Series 2006-BC3 Class A2 (Ê) 5.370% due 10/25/36 |
278 | 278 | ||
Tenaska Alabama II Partners, LP (Þ) |
||||
6.125% due 03/30/23 |
— | — | ||
Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust (Ê)(Þ) |
||||
Series 2005-4 Class AI1 5.440% due 12/25/35 |
240 | 240 | ||
12,410 | ||||
Certificates of Deposit - 0.3% |
||||
BNP Paribas (ž) |
||||
5.263% due 05/28/08 |
200 | 200 | ||
Fortis Bank (ž) |
||||
5.265% due 04/28/08 |
400 | 400 | ||
Nordea Bank Finland PLC (ž) |
||||
5.308% due 05/28/08 |
200 | 200 | ||
800 | ||||
Corporate Bonds and Notes - 14.0% |
||||
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC (Ê) |
||||
Series YCD 5.276% due 07/02/08 |
500 | 500 | ||
Abbott Laboratories |
||||
5.600% due 05/15/11 |
165 | 167 | ||
5.875% due 05/15/16 |
80 | 82 | ||
Ace Capital Trust II (Ñ) |
||||
9.700% due 04/01/30 |
175 | 240 | ||
Alamosa Delaware, Inc. |
||||
8.500% due 01/31/12 |
100 | 106 | ||
Allied Waste North America, Inc. |
||||
Series B 7.125% due 05/15/16 |
90 | 89 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Altria Group, Inc. (Ñ) |
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7.750% due 01/15/27 |
25 | 30 | ||
American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC |
||||
7.850% due 02/01/12 |
175 | 179 | ||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
||||
Series C 5.375% due 03/15/10 |
35 | 35 | ||
American Express Bank (Ê) |
||||
Series BKNT 5.350% due 10/16/08 |
300 | 300 | ||
American General Finance Corp. |
||||
4.875% due 05/15/10 |
225 | 222 | ||
American International Group, Inc. |
||||
4.700% due 10/01/10 |
130 | 128 | ||
5.375% due 10/18/11 |
170 | 171 | ||
5.050% due 10/01/15 (Ñ) |
130 | 126 | ||
American RE Corp. (Ñ) |
||||
Series B 7.450% due 12/15/26 |
250 | 285 | ||
Americo Life, Inc. (Þ) |
||||
7.875% due 05/01/13 |
75 | 75 | ||
AmerUs Group Co. |
||||
5.950% due 08/15/15 |
150 | 156 | ||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. |
||||
5.950% due 09/15/16 |
205 | 205 | ||
ANZ Capital Trust (ƒ)(Þ) |
||||
4.484% due 12/31/49 |
225 | 219 | ||
Arizona Public Service Co. |
||||
5.800% due 06/30/14 |
100 | 100 | ||
6.250% due 08/01/16 |
125 | 128 | ||
AT&T, Inc. |
||||
5.100% due 09/15/14 |
45 | 44 | ||
4.214% due 06/05/21 (Þ) |
300 | 298 | ||
Aztar Corp. |
||||
7.875% due 06/15/14 |
165 | 179 | ||
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc. (Þ) |
||||
6.400% due 12/15/11 |
330 | 341 | ||
Ball Corp. |
||||
6.625% due 03/15/18 |
185 | 184 | ||
Bank of America Corp. |
||||
5.875% due 02/15/09 |
80 | 81 | ||
5.400% due 06/19/09 (Ê) |
900 | 900 | ||
5.378% due 11/06/09 (Ê)(Ñ) |
100 | 100 | ||
Bank of New York Co., Inc. (The) |
||||
5.125% due 11/01/11 |
190 | 189 | ||
BellSouth Corp. |
||||
6.550% due 06/15/34 |
35 | 36 | ||
BNP Paribas Capital Trust (ƒ)(Å) |
||||
9.003% due 12/29/49 |
450 | 503 | ||
Boardwalk Pipelines, LP (Ñ) |
||||
5.875% due 11/15/16 |
125 | 124 | ||
Boeing Capital Corp., Ltd. (Ñ) |
||||
6.100% due 03/01/11 |
50 | 52 | ||
Boston Scientific Corp. |
||||
6.400% due 06/15/16 |
230 | 233 | ||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
||||
6.875% due 12/01/27 |
25 | 28 | ||
6.750% due 03/15/29 |
10 | 11 | ||
California Steel Industries, Inc. |
||||
6.125% due 03/15/14 |
140 | 133 | ||
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC |
||||
Series J2 5.700% due 03/15/13 |
110 | 111 | ||
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. |
||||
Series B 7.875% due 04/01/13 |
120 | 133 | ||
Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. |
||||
7.875% due 03/01/11 |
150 | 164 | ||
8.750% due 03/01/31 |
45 | 58 | ||
CIT Group, Inc. |
||||
6.875% due 11/01/09 |
45 | 47 | ||
Citigroup Funding, Inc. |
||||
5.343% due 12/08/08 (Ê) |
100 | 100 | ||
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. |
||||
Series MTNA (Ê) 5.460% due 03/17/09 |
200 | 200 | ||
Series MTNM (Ê) 5.390% due 03/07/08 |
400 | 400 | ||
Citigroup, Inc. |
||||
3.500% due 02/01/08 |
560 | 550 | ||
5.416% due 01/30/09 (Ê) |
200 | 200 | ||
5.395% due 12/28/09 (Ê) |
100 | 100 | ||
6.500% due 01/18/11 |
150 | 157 | ||
4.700% due 05/29/15 |
50 | 48 | ||
6.125% due 08/25/36 |
300 | 312 | ||
Clorox Co. |
||||
4.200% due 01/15/10 |
100 | 97 | ||
CNA Financial Corp. (Ñ) |
||||
6.500% due 08/15/16 |
125 | 130 | ||
Columbus Southern Power Co. |
||||
Series C 5.500% due 03/01/13 |
10 | 10 | ||
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc. |
||||
9.455% due 11/15/22 |
125 | 162 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Comcast Cable Holdings LLC |
||||
9.800% due 02/01/12 |
140 | 165 | ||
7.875% due 08/01/13 |
305 | 339 | ||
Comcast Corp. |
||||
5.900% due 03/15/16 |
20 | 20 | ||
Commonwealth Edison Co. |
||||
6.950% due 07/15/18 |
50 | 52 | ||
Series 105 5.400% due 12/15/11 |
125 | 124 | ||
Consolidated Natural Gas Co. |
||||
6.850% due 04/15/11 |
150 | 158 | ||
COX Communications, Inc. |
||||
4.625% due 01/15/10 (Ñ) |
350 | 343 | ||
5.875% due 12/01/16 (Å) |
75 | 74 | ||
Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc. |
||||
4.875% due 08/15/10 |
65 | 64 | ||
6.500% due 01/15/12 |
25 | 26 | ||
5.500% due 08/15/13 |
45 | 46 | ||
Credit Suisse USA, Inc. (Ñ) |
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5.250% due 03/02/11 |
55 | 55 | ||
CVS Corp. |
||||
5.750% due 08/15/11 |
90 | 91 | ||
Detroit Edison Co. |
||||
6.350% due 10/15/32 |
50 | 52 | ||
Dex Media East Finance Co. |
||||
12.125% due 11/15/12 |
50 | 55 | ||
Dominion Resources, Inc. |
||||
Series A 5.200% due 01/15/16 |
195 | 188 | ||
Series B 6.250% due 06/30/12 |
30 | 31 | ||
DPL, Inc. |
||||
6.875% due 09/01/11 |
148 | 155 | ||
Dresdner Funding Trust I (Þ) |
||||
8.151% due 06/30/31 |
130 | 157 | ||
Drummond Co., Inc. (Þ) |
||||
7.375% due 02/15/16 |
60 | 59 | ||
Duke Energy Field Services LLC |
||||
6.875% due 02/01/11 |
20 | 21 | ||
El Paso Corp. |
||||
8.050% due 10/15/30 (Ñ) |
400 | 444 | ||
Series * 6.700% due 02/15/27 |
100 | 100 | ||
Eli Lilly & Co. (Ñ) |
||||
6.770% due 01/01/36 |
185 | 212 | ||
Embarq Corp. |
||||
7.995% due 06/01/36 |
25 | 26 | ||
Energy Transfer Partners, LP |
||||
5.950% due 02/01/15 |
200 | 201 | ||
Enterprise Products Operating, LP |
||||
4.950% due 06/01/10 |
125 | 123 | ||
8.375% due 08/01/66 |
100 | 108 | ||
FedEx Corp. |
||||
7.600% due 07/01/97 |
75 | 87 | ||
Financing Corp. |
||||
Principal Only STRIP |
||||
Series 10P Zero coupon due 11/30/17 |
510 | 294 | ||
Series 15P Zero coupon due 03/07/19 |
70 | 38 | ||
Series 2P Zero coupon due 11/30/17 |
60 | 35 | ||
Series 6P Zero coupon due 08/03/18 |
300 | 166 | ||
FirstEnergy Corp. |
||||
Series B 6.450% due 11/15/11 |
415 | 433 | ||
Series C 7.375% due 11/15/31 |
150 | 171 | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co. |
||||
7.875% due 06/15/10 |
200 | 202 | ||
FTI Consulting, Inc. (Þ) |
||||
7.750% due 10/01/16 |
160 | 166 | ||
General Electric Capital Corp. |
||||
5.500% due 04/28/11 |
220 | 223 | ||
Series MTN (Ê) 5.410% due 10/26/09 |
500 | 500 | ||
Series MTNA 5.476% due 07/28/08 (Ê) |
700 | 701 | ||
5.450% due 01/15/13 (Ñ) |
260 | 262 | ||
General Electric Co. (Ê) |
||||
5.393% due 12/09/08 |
200 | 200 | ||
Genworth Financial, Inc. |
||||
6.150% due 11/15/66 |
75 | 75 | ||
Glencore Funding LLC (Þ) |
||||
6.000% due 04/15/14 |
135 | 132 | ||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
||||
5.405% due 12/23/08 (Ê) |
600 | 600 | ||
6.875% due 01/15/11 |
425 | 450 | ||
5.350% due 01/15/16 (Ñ) |
320 | 316 | ||
Series MTNB (Ê) 5.477% due 12/22/08 |
300 | 300 | ||
Greater Bay Bancorp |
||||
Series B 5.250% due 03/31/08 |
150 | 150 | ||
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. |
||||
5.500% due 07/01/10 |
125 | 123 | ||
HCA, Inc. (Å) |
||||
9.125% due 11/15/14 |
125 | 134 | ||
9.250% due 11/15/16 |
190 | 204 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Health Care Property Investors, Inc. (Ñ) |
||||
5.950% due 09/15/11 |
300 | 303 | ||
Hess Corp. |
||||
6.650% due 08/15/11 (Ñ) |
45 | 47 | ||
7.300% due 08/15/31 |
80 | 89 | ||
Historic TW, Inc. |
||||
8.050% due 01/15/16 |
170 | 193 | ||
Host Marriott, LP (ö) |
||||
Series Q 6.750% due 06/01/16 |
215 | 215 | ||
HSBC Finance Corp. |
||||
5.435% due 10/21/09 (Ê) |
100 | 100 | ||
6.375% due 11/27/12 |
175 | 184 | ||
5.000% due 06/30/15 |
110 | 107 | ||
Idearc, Inc. (Å) |
||||
8.000% due 11/15/16 |
315 | 320 | ||
Innophos Investments Holdings, Inc. (Ê) |
||||
13.374% due 02/15/15 |
110 | 115 | ||
Innophos, Inc. |
||||
8.875% due 08/15/14 |
10 | 10 | ||
International Business Machines Corp. |
||||
7.125% due 12/01/96 |
165 | 190 | ||
International Lease Finance Corp. |
||||
5.750% due 06/15/11 (Ñ) |
80 | 81 | ||
5.625% due 09/20/13 |
80 | 81 | ||
International Steel Group, Inc. |
||||
6.500% due 04/15/14 |
65 | 67 | ||
iStar Financial, Inc. (Ñ) |
||||
Series B 5.125% due 04/01/11 |
200 | 196 | ||
ITT Corp. |
||||
7.400% due 11/15/25 |
100 | 116 | ||
Joy Global, Inc. (Å) |
||||
6.625% due 11/15/36 |
40 | 40 | ||
JP Morgan Chase Bank |
||||
Series EMTN 6.000% due 05/22/45 |
1,819 | 1,155 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
||||
5.600% due 06/01/11 (Ñ) |
65 | 66 | ||
5.150% due 10/01/15 |
150 | 147 | ||
Kellogg Co. |
||||
Series B 6.600% due 04/01/11 |
320 | 336 | ||
Kerr-McGee Corp. |
||||
6.950% due 07/01/24 |
125 | 133 | ||
KeySpan Corp. |
||||
7.625% due 11/15/10 |
150 | 161 | ||
Kraft Foods, Inc. |
||||
5.625% due 11/01/11 |
425 | 430 | ||
Kroger Co. (The) |
||||
8.000% due 09/15/29 |
15 | 17 | ||
7.500% due 04/01/31 (Ñ) |
10 | 11 | ||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
||||
5.464% due 01/23/09 (Ê) |
600 | 601 | ||
5.460% due 04/03/09 (Ê) |
400 | 400 | ||
5.000% due 01/14/11 |
175 | 173 | ||
5.500% due 04/04/16 |
85 | 85 | ||
Level 3 Financing, Inc. |
||||
12.250% due 03/15/13 |
85 | 96 | ||
Mandalay Resort Group (Ñ) |
||||
6.500% due 07/31/09 |
90 | 91 | ||
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. |
||||
5.585% due 12/28/20 |
84 | 83 | ||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
||||
5.450% due 12/04/09 (Ê) |
200 | 200 | ||
Series MTNC 4.250% due 02/08/10 |
450 | 437 | ||
Metlife, Inc. |
||||
6.400% due 12/15/36 |
100 | 100 | ||
Midamerican Energy Holdings Co. |
||||
6.125% due 04/01/36 |
175 | 176 | ||
Miller Brewing Co. (Þ) |
||||
5.500% due 08/15/13 |
110 | 109 | ||
Monumental Global Funding II (Þ) |
||||
4.625% due 03/15/10 |
95 | 93 | ||
Morgan Stanley |
||||
5.375% due 10/15/15 |
100 | 99 | ||
Series GMTN (Ê) 5.485% due 02/09/09 |
500 | 501 | ||
Natexis Ambs Co. LLC (ƒ)(Þ) |
||||
8.440% due 12/29/49 |
120 | 125 | ||
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. |
||||
5.750% due 08/28/09 |
45 | 46 | ||
Nelnet, Inc. |
||||
7.400% due 09/29/36 |
125 | 129 | ||
News America Holdings, Inc. |
||||
7.900% due 12/01/95 |
90 | 101 | ||
8.250% due 10/17/96 |
20 | 23 | ||
Nisource Finance Corp. |
||||
7.875% due 11/15/10 |
100 | 108 | ||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
||||
7.700% due 05/15/17 |
20 | 23 | ||
7.050% due 05/01/37 |
40 | 46 | ||
7.900% due 05/15/97 |
315 | 390 | ||
6.000% due 03/15/05 |
125 | 118 | ||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Ñ) |
||||
9.250% due 08/01/19 |
95 | 125 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Ohio Power Co. (Ñ) |
||||
Series F 5.500% due 02/15/13 |
20 | 20 | ||
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
||||
4.200% due 03/01/11 |
60 | 57 | ||
6.050% due 03/01/34 |
65 | 66 | ||
PartnerRe Finance II |
||||
6.440% due 12/01/66 |
50 | 50 | ||
Peabody Energy Corp. (Ñ) |
||||
7.875% due 11/01/26 |
100 | 107 | ||
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust (Ñ) |
||||
5.750% due 12/15/15 |
100 | 99 | ||
PetroHawk Energy Corp. |
||||
9.125% due 07/15/13 |
40 | 42 | ||
Phoenix Life Insurance Co. (Þ) |
||||
7.150% due 12/15/34 |
150 | 159 | ||
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. |
||||
8.250% due 03/15/12 |
255 | 258 | ||
Popular North America, Inc. (Ñ) |
||||
Series MTNE 3.875% due 10/01/08 |
275 | 268 | ||
Progress Energy, Inc. |
||||
7.100% due 03/01/11 |
47 | 50 | ||
7.000% due 10/30/31 |
80 | 89 | ||
Qwest Corp. |
||||
7.625% due 06/15/15 |
200 | 214 | ||
RBS Capital Trust III (ƒ) |
||||
5.512% due 09/29/49 |
200 | 198 | ||
Reckson Operating Partnership, LP |
||||
7.750% due 03/15/09 |
25 | 26 | ||
5.150% due 01/15/11 |
92 | 90 | ||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. |
||||
6.750% due 12/15/65 |
75 | 75 | ||
Rental Services Corp. (Å) |
||||
9.500% due 12/01/14 |
70 | 72 | ||
Residential Capital LLC |
||||
6.375% due 06/30/10 |
225 | 228 | ||
6.000% due 02/22/11 (Ñ) |
60 | 60 | ||
RH Donnelley, Inc. |
||||
10.875% due 12/15/12 |
205 | 223 | ||
Rural Cellular Corp. |
||||
8.250% due 03/15/12 |
40 | 42 | ||
Safeway, Inc. (Ñ) |
||||
7.250% due 02/01/31 |
20 | 22 | ||
SB Treasury Co. LLC (ƒ)(Þ) |
||||
(Step Up, 10.295%, 06/30/08) |
||||
9.400% due 12/29/49 |
350 | 368 | ||
SBC Communications, Inc. |
||||
6.150% due 09/15/34 |
75 | 74 | ||
Simon Property Group, LP (Ñ) |
||||
5.600% due 09/01/11 |
200 | 202 | ||
Southern Copper Corp. |
||||
7.500% due 07/27/35 |
100 | 108 | ||
Sprint Capital Corp. |
||||
7.625% due 01/30/11 |
350 | 375 | ||
8.750% due 03/15/32 |
70 | 84 | ||
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
||||
6.000% due 12/01/16 |
110 | 107 | ||
Symetra Financial Corp. (Þ) |
||||
6.125% due 04/01/16 |
150 | 152 | ||
Time Warner, Inc. (Ñ) |
||||
5.875% due 11/15/16 |
475 | 474 | ||
6.500% due 11/15/36 |
75 | 75 | ||
Travelport, Ltd. (Ñ)(Å) |
||||
11.875% due 09/01/16 |
150 | 154 | ||
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. (Ñ) |
||||
8.500% due 06/01/15 |
195 | 194 | ||
Tyson Foods, Inc. |
||||
6.850% due 04/01/16 |
40 | 41 | ||
Unicredito Italiano NY (Ê) |
||||
Series YCD 5.370% due 05/29/08 |
200 | 200 | ||
Union Pacific Corp. |
||||
6.125% due 01/15/12 |
120 | 124 | ||
Union Planters Corp. |
||||
7.750% due 03/01/11 |
50 | 54 | ||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
||||
5.250% due 03/15/11 |
75 | 75 | ||
VeraSun Energy Corp. |
||||
9.875% due 12/15/12 |
90 | 95 | ||
Verizon Global Funding Corp. |
||||
7.250% due 12/01/10 |
150 | 160 | ||
5.850% due 09/15/35 |
165 | 158 | ||
Wachovia Capital Trust III (ƒ) |
||||
5.800% due 03/15/42 |
125 | 126 | ||
Wachovia Corp. (Ñ) |
||||
5.625% due 10/15/16 |
100 | 101 | ||
WellPoint, Inc. |
||||
5.850% due 01/15/36 |
40 | 39 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
||||
4.950% due 10/16/13 |
65 | 63 | ||
Wells Fargo Bank NA (Ñ) |
||||
5.750% due 05/16/16 |
80 | 82 | ||
West Corp. (Å) |
||||
9.500% due 10/15/14 |
185 | 185 | ||
Windstream Corp. (Þ) |
||||
8.625% due 08/01/16 |
125 | 137 | ||
Wisconsin Central Transport |
||||
6.625% due 04/15/08 |
325 | 330 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
World Savings Bank FSB (Ê) |
||||
Series BKNT 5.415% due 05/08/09 |
1,000 | 1,000 | ||
Wyeth |
||||
6.950% due 03/15/11 |
390 | 414 | ||
Zurich Capital Trust I (Þ) |
||||
8.376% due 06/01/37 |
245 | 257 | ||
37,320 | ||||
International Debt - 5.8% |
||||
Abbey National PLC (ƒ) |
||||
(Step Up, 7.570%, 06/15/08) |
||||
6.700% due 06/29/49 |
150 | 152 | ||
America Movil SA de CV |
||||
5.500% due 03/01/14 |
100 | 98 | ||
Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd. |
||||
6.000% due 08/15/14 |
50 | 49 | ||
AXA SA |
||||
8.600% due 12/15/30 |
35 | 45 | ||
6.379% due 12/14/49 (ƒ)(Å) |
100 | 99 | ||
6.463% due 12/31/49 (ƒ)(Å) |
100 | 99 | ||
BNP Paribas (ƒ)(Þ) |
||||
5.186% due 06/29/49 |
300 | 288 | ||
Brazilian Government International Bond |
||||
7.875% due 03/07/15 |
100 | 111 | ||
8.875% due 04/15/24 |
305 | 380 | ||
British Telecommunications PLC |
||||
8.875% due 12/15/30 |
150 | 205 | ||
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. |
||||
6.500% due 02/15/37 |
75 | 75 | ||
CIT Group Funding Co. of Canada (Ñ) |
||||
5.600% due 11/02/11 |
80 | 81 | ||
Conoco Funding Co. |
||||
6.350% due 10/15/11 |
310 | 324 | ||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV |
||||
5.569% due 03/23/09 (Ê)(Ñ) |
300 | 300 | ||
5.375% due 03/23/11 (Ñ) |
75 | 75 | ||
8.250% due 06/15/30 |
155 | 191 | ||
DNB Nor Bank ASA (Ê)(Þ) |
||||
5.443% due 10/13/09 |
1,000 | 1,000 | ||
Egypt Government AID Bonds |
||||
4.450% due 09/15/15 |
390 | 377 | ||
Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd. |
||||
6.150% due 10/15/15 |
100 | 100 | ||
Export-Import Bank of China (Þ) |
||||
4.875% due 07/21/15 |
110 | 106 | ||
Export-Import Bank of Korea |
||||
4.125% due 02/10/09 |
120 | 117 | ||
5.125% due 02/14/11 |
100 | 99 | ||
Falconbridge, Ltd. |
||||
7.250% due 07/15/12 |
50 | 54 | ||
6.000% due 10/15/15 |
175 | 178 | ||
Gaz Capital SA (Þ) |
||||
6.212% due 11/22/16 (Å) |
115 | 116 | ||
8.625% due 04/28/34 |
80 | 103 | ||
HBOS Treasury Services PLC (Ê)(Þ) |
||||
Series MTN 5.414% due 07/17/09 |
300 | 300 | ||
HSBC Holdings PLC |
||||
6.500% due 05/02/36 |
145 | 156 | ||
Inco, Ltd. (Ñ) |
||||
5.700% due 10/15/15 |
175 | 171 | ||
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd. (Þ) |
||||
11.250% due 06/15/16 |
170 | 187 | ||
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd. (Ê) |
||||
10.484% due 01/15/12 |
140 | 141 | ||
Ispat Inland ULC |
||||
9.750% due 04/01/14 |
209 | 234 | ||
Korea Electric Power Corp. (Þ) |
||||
5.125% due 04/23/34 |
60 | 60 | ||
Majapahit Holding BV (Å) |
||||
7.250% due 10/17/11 |
55 | 57 | ||
Mexico Government International Bond (Ñ) |
||||
8.300% due 08/15/31 |
180 | 230 | ||
Mizuho Financial Group Cayman, Ltd. (Þ) |
||||
5.790% due 04/15/14 |
100 | 101 | ||
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. (Å) |
||||
9.500% due 12/15/14 |
95 | 94 | ||
Panama Government International Bond |
||||
9.375% due 07/23/12 |
100 | 117 | ||
Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance, Ltd. (Å) |
||||
Zero coupon due 05/31/18 |
535 | 357 | ||
Zero coupon due 05/31/25 |
320 | 121 | ||
Poland Government International Bond |
||||
Series RSTA (Step Up, 5.000%, 10/27/14) 4.750% due 10/27/24 |
200 | 188 | ||
Province of Quebec Canada (Ñ) |
||||
Series PJ 6.125% due 01/22/11 |
375 | 387 | ||
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. II (Þ) |
||||
5.298% due 09/30/20 |
75 | 72 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III (Þ) 5.838% due 09/30/27 |
250 | 240 | ||
Resona Bank, Ltd. (ƒ)(Þ) 5.850% due 09/29/49 |
255 | 249 | ||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (ƒ) Series 1 9.118% due 03/31/49 |
700 | 775 | ||
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (Ê) 5.770% due 07/06/12 |
600 | 601 | ||
Russia Government International Bond (Þ) 5.000% due 03/31/30 |
315 | 356 | ||
Santander Financial Issuances 6.375% due 02/15/11 |
110 | 114 | ||
Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal (Ê)(Þ) 5.376% due 11/20/08 |
500 | 500 | ||
Sanwa Finance Aruba AEC 8.350% due 07/15/09 |
135 | 144 | ||
Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd. (Å) 8.000% due 12/01/16 |
200 | 199 | ||
SMFG Preferred Capital (ƒ)(Þ) Series 144A 6.078% due 01/29/49 |
100 | 99 | ||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (ƒ)(Þ) 5.625% due 07/29/49 |
400 | 391 | ||
Systems 2001 Asset Trust LLC (Þ) 7.156% due 12/15/11 |
106 | 110 | ||
Telecom Italia Capital SA |
||||
4.875% due 10/01/10 |
150 | 146 | ||
5.250% due 10/01/15 |
155 | 145 | ||
Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Ê) 5.690% due 06/19/09 |
300 | 300 | ||
Telefonica Europe BV 7.750% due 09/15/10 |
270 | 290 | ||
TELUS Corp. 8.000% due 06/01/11 |
250 | 273 | ||
Transocean, Inc. (Ê) 5.591% due 09/05/08 |
200 | 200 | ||
Tyco International Group SA (Ñ) 6.750% due 02/15/11 |
410 | 432 | ||
UFJ Finance Aruba AEC 6.750% due 07/15/13 |
35 | 37 | ||
Unicredit Luxembourg Finance SA (Ê)(Þ) 5.426% due 10/24/08 |
1,000 | 1,000 | ||
Vale Overseas, Ltd. |
||||
6.250% due 01/11/16 |
35 | 35 | ||
6.250% due 01/23/17 |
115 | 116 | ||
Vedanta Resources PLC (Þ) 6.625% due 02/22/10 |
160 | 158 | ||
VTB Capital SA (Ê)(Å) 5.970% due 08/01/08 |
230 | 230 | ||
Westfield Capital Corp., Ltd. (Å) 5.125% due 11/15/14 |
125 | 121 | ||
Westfield Group (Å) 5.400% due 10/01/12 |
125 | 125 | ||
Xstrata Finance Canada, Ltd. (Å) |
||||
5.500% due 11/16/11 (Ñ) |
195 | 195 | ||
5.800% due 11/15/16 |
45 | 45 | ||
15,421 | ||||
Loan Agreements - 0.6% |
||||
Starbound Reinsurance, Ltd. 7.400% due 03/31/08 |
1,500 | 1,500 | ||
Mortgage-Backed Securities - 48.4% |
||||
ABN Amro Mortgage Corp. Series 2003-13 Class A3 5.500% due 01/25/34 |
1,519 | 1,474 | ||
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (Ê) Series 2005-3 Class 8A2 5.560% due 07/25/35 |
292 | 293 | ||
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2004-4 Class 4A 4.390% due 02/25/45 |
165 | 162 | ||
Series 2005-2 Class 5A2 5.470% due 09/25/35 |
80 | 80 | ||
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. |
||||
Series 2004-3 Class A3 4.875% due 06/10/39 |
465 | 460 | ||
Series 2004-4 Class A3 4.128% due 07/10/42 |
300 | 292 | ||
Series 2005-2 Class A4 4.783% due 07/10/43 |
333 | 326 | ||
Series 2005-3 Class A2 4.501% due 07/10/43 |
150 | 146 | ||
Series 2005-5 Class A4 5.115% due 10/10/45 |
500 | 492 | ||
Series 2006-4 Class A4 5.634% due 07/10/46 |
1,000 | 1,021 | ||
Banc of America Funding Corp. |
||||
Series 2005-D Class A1 (Ê) 4.114% due 05/25/35 |
159 | 155 | ||
Series 2006-3 Class 5A8 5.500% due 03/25/36 |
475 | 471 | ||
Series 2006-A Class 3A2 5.917% due 02/20/36 |
217 | 218 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Series 2006-A Class 4A1 (Ê) 5.567% due 02/20/36 |
514 | 513 | ||
Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc. |
||||
Series 2003-9 Class 1A12 (Ê) 5.770% due 12/25/33 |
510 | 512 | ||
Series 2004-1 Class 5A1 6.500% due 09/25/33 |
19 | 19 | ||
Series 2004-11 Class 2A1 5.750% due 01/25/35 |
438 | 433 | ||
Series 2005-L Class 3A1 (Ê) 5.453% due 01/25/36 |
255 | 254 | ||
Series 2006-2 Class A15 6.000% due 07/25/36 |
325 | 327 | ||
Bank of America Alternative Loan Trust |
||||
Series 2003-10 Class 2A2 (Ê) 5.770% due 12/25/33 |
255 | 257 | ||
Series 2003-2 Class CB2 (Ê) 5.820% due 04/25/33 |
111 | 112 | ||
Series 2006-5 Class CB17 6.000% due 06/25/36 |
242 | 243 | ||
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust |
||||
Series 2003-1 Class 6A1 5.056% due 04/25/33 |
80 | 80 | ||
Series 2003-8 Class 4A1 4.640% due 01/25/34 |
157 | 157 | ||
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust |
||||
Series 2005-4 Class 23A1 5.392% due 05/25/35 |
306 | 307 | ||
Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-AR2 Class 1A1 5.520% due 09/25/36 |
991 | 990 | ||
Series 2006-AR2 Class 2A1 5.550% due 10/25/36 |
984 | 984 | ||
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. |
||||
Series 2003-S8 Class A1 4.500% due 09/25/18 |
179 | 171 | ||
Series 2006-S4 Class A3 6.000% due 12/25/36 |
270 | 272 | ||
Series 2006-S4 Class A4 6.000% due 12/25/36 |
145 | 146 | ||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. |
||||
Series 2005-11 Class A2A (Ê) 4.700% due 12/25/35 |
90 | 89 | ||
Series 2006-WF1 Class A2F 5.657% due 03/01/36 |
325 | 321 | ||
Series 2006-WFH Class A2 (Ê) 5.420% due 11/25/36 |
1,000 | 1,000 | ||
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust |
||||
Series 2005-CD1 Class A4 5.400% due 07/15/44 |
1,000 | 998 | ||
Series 2006-CD2 Class A4 5.362% due 01/15/46 |
500 | 503 | ||
Series 2006-CD3 Class A5 5.617% due 10/15/48 |
190 | 194 | ||
Citimortgage Alternative Loan Trust |
||||
Series 2006-A3 Class 1A5 6.000% due 07/25/36 |
181 | 181 | ||
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust |
||||
Series 2005-J13 Class 2A3 5.500% due 11/25/35 |
155 | 155 | ||
Series 2005-J8 Class 1A3 5.500% due 07/25/35 |
227 | 226 | ||
Series 2006-43C Class 1A7 6.000% due 02/25/37 |
395 | 398 | ||
Series 2006-9T1 Class A7 6.000% due 05/25/36 |
131 | 131 | ||
Series 2006-J2 Class A3 6.000% due 04/25/36 |
197 | 198 | ||
Series 2006-OA1 Class 4A1 (Ê) 5.520% due 08/25/46 |
959 | 959 | ||
Series 2006-OA1 Class A1 (Ê) 5.500% due 02/20/47 |
999 | 999 | ||
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2004-16 Class 1A1 5.720% due 09/25/34 |
366 | 368 | ||
Series 2005-3 Class 1A2 5.610% due 04/25/35 |
48 | 48 | ||
Series 2005-HYB Class 3A2A 5.250% due 02/20/36 |
85 | 84 | ||
Series 2006-OA5 Class 2A1 5.520% due 04/25/46 |
909 | 908 | ||
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. |
||||
Series 1998-C1 Class A1B 6.480% due 05/17/40 |
56 | 57 | ||
Series 1998-C2 Class A2 6.300% due 11/15/30 |
99 | 100 | ||
Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. |
||||
Alternate Loan Trust |
||||
Series 2005-AR1 Class 2A3 5.023% due 08/25/35 |
465 | 472 | ||
DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp. |
||||
Series 1998-CF1 Class A1B 6.410% due 02/18/31 |
293 | 295 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ | |||
Series 1999-CG1 Class S |
||||
Interest Only STRIP |
||||
0.822% due 03/10/32 |
3,498 | 64 | ||
Fannie Mae |
||||
5.190% due 2012 Ê |
213 | 213 | ||
6.000% due 2016 |
21 | 21 | ||
5.000% due 2017 |
628 | 620 | ||
5.427% due 2017 Ê |
61 | 61 | ||
6.000% due 2017 |
109 | 111 | ||
4.000% due 2018 |
931 | 879 | ||
4.500% due 2018 |
2,605 | 2,521 | ||
5.000% due 2018 |
278 | 274 | ||
4.500% due 2019 |
388 | 375 | ||
5.000% due 2019 |
1,410 | 1,387 | ||
4.500% due 2020 |
564 | 546 | ||
5.000% due 2020 |
1,938 | 1,904 | ||
5.000% due 2021 |
1,593 | 1,565 | ||
6.500% due 2024 |
594 | 608 | ||
6.000% due 2028 |
40 | 40 | ||
5.500% due 2029 |
97 | 96 | ||
6.000% due 2032 |
630 | 636 | ||
7.000% due 2032 |
259 | 266 | ||
3.905% due 2033 Ê |
345 | 341 | ||
4.642% due 2033 Ê |
203 | 204 | ||
5.000% due 2033 |
644 | 623 | ||
5.500% due 2033 |
3,077 | 3,044 | ||
6.000% due 2033 |
233 | 235 | ||
5.000% due 2034 |
742 | 717 | ||
5.500% due 2034 |
4,777 | 4,727 | ||
5.000% due 2035 |
492 | 475 | ||
5.500% due 2035 |
22,667 | 22,414 | ||
6.000% due 2035 |
206 | 207 | ||
5.000% due 2036 |
49 | 47 | ||
5.500% due 2036 |
985 | 973 | ||
5.555% due 2036 Ê |
538 | 542 | ||
6.000% due 2036 |
900 | 906 | ||
6.500% due 2036 |
122 | 123 | ||
7.000% due 2036 |
30 | 31 | ||
7.500% due 2036 |
1,629 | 1,690 | ||
Series 1992-10 Class ZD 8.000% due 11/25/21 |
214 | 216 | ||
Series 1999-56 Class Z 7.000% due 12/18/29 |
124 | 129 | ||
Series 2003-32 Class FH Ê 5.720% due 11/25/22 |
383 | 385 | ||
Series 2003-337 Class 1 Principal Only STRIP Zero coupon due 07/01/33 |
307 | 226 | ||
Series 2003-343 Class 6 Interest Only STRIP 5.000% due 10/01/33 |
301 | 65 | ||
Series 2003-78 Class FI Ê 5.720% due 01/25/33 |
372 | 373 | ||
Series 2004-21 Class FL Ê 5.670% due 11/25/32 |
194 | 195 | ||
15 Year TBA Ï 4.500% |
125 | 121 | ||
5.000% |
445 | 437 | ||
30 Year TBA Ï 4.500% |
530 | 497 | ||
5.000% |
1,790 | 1,728 | ||
5.500% |
1,880 | 1,858 | ||
6.000% |
8,735 | 8,792 | ||
6.500% |
1,365 | 1,391 | ||
Fannie Mae REMIC |
||||
Series 1993-41 Class ZQ 7.000% due 12/25/23 |
465 | 484 | ||
Series 1993-42 Class ZQ 6.750% due 04/25/23 |
527 | 539 | ||
Series 2005-36 Class AI Interest Only STRIP 5.500% due 10/25/26 |
375 | 30 | ||
Fannie Mae Whole Loan |
||||
Series 2003-W1 Class 1A1 6.500% due 12/25/42 |
50 | 51 | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
||||
Structured Pass Through Securities Ê Series 2005-63 Class 1A1 5.864% due 02/25/45 |
58 | 58 | ||
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities |
||||
Series 2006-AA5 Class A2 Ê 6.609% due 09/25/36 |
187 | 191 | ||
Series 2006-FA3 Class A6 6.000% due 07/25/36 |
265 | 267 | ||
First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc. Ê |
||||
Series 2005-AR5 Class 3A1 5.527% due 10/25/35 |
123 | 123 | ||
Freddie Mac |
||||
5.000% due 2018 |
458 | 452 | ||
4.000% due 2019 |
1,874 | 1,764 | ||
5.000% due 2019 |
869 | 855 | ||
4.684% due 2034 Ê |
225 | 227 | ||
5.971% due 2036 Ê |
145 | 147 | ||
Series 2000-226 Class F Ê 5.770% due 11/15/30 |
19 | 19 | ||
Series 2003-262 Class AB 2.900% due 11/15/14 |
354 | 344 |
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Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Series 2003-263 Class YH 3.500% due 08/15/22 |
— | — | ||
Series 2004-276 Class IP Interest Only STRIP 5.500% due 07/15/23 |
312 | 14 | ||
Series 2004-281 Class DF (Ê) 5.770% due 06/15/23 |
145 | 145 | ||
Series 2005-292 Class IG Interest Only STRIP 5.000% due 04/15/23 |
199 | 31 | ||
Series 2005-294 Class FA (Ê) 5.520% due 03/15/20 |
282 | 282 | ||
Series 2006-313 Class FP (Ê) Zero coupon due 04/15/36 |
227 | 231 | ||
30 Year TBA (Ï) 5.000% |
1,460 | 1,408 | ||
5.500% |
1,520 | 1,503 | ||
6.000% |
1,270 | 1,279 | ||
Freddie Mac Gold |
||||
6.000% due 2016 |
34 | 34 | ||
5.000% due 2018 |
297 | 293 | ||
5.500% due 2020 |
953 | 954 | ||
7.188% due 2030 (Ê) |
2 | 2 | ||
5.000% due 2033 |
232 | 225 | ||
Freddie Mac REMIC |
||||
Series 2003-256 Class FJ (Ê) 5.720% due 02/15/33 |
170 | 172 | ||
Series 2004-277 Class KE 3.500% due 12/15/17 |
34 | 34 | ||
Series 2005-299 Class KF (Ê) 5.750% due 06/15/35 |
100 | 100 | ||
Series 2006-323 Class PA 6.000% due 03/15/26 |
290 | 293 | ||
Ginnie Mae I |
||||
6.000% due 2029 |
16 | 16 | ||
30 Year TBA (Ï) 5.500% |
1,650 | 1,642 | ||
Ginnie Mae II (Ê) |
||||
5.375% due 2026 |
250 | 252 | ||
5.750% due 2027 |
17 | 17 | ||
4.750% due 2032 |
152 | 152 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association (Ê) |
||||
Series 1999-40 Class FE 5.900% due 11/16/29 |
148 | 150 | ||
Series 2000-29 Class F 5.820% due 09/20/30 |
29 | 29 | ||
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. |
||||
Series 2004-GG1 Class A7 5.317% due 06/10/36 |
465 | 465 | ||
Series 2006-RR1 Class A1 (Å) 5.781% due 03/18/49 |
205 | 211 | ||
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II |
||||
Series 2006-FL8 Class A1 (Ê)(Þ) 5.450% due 01/06/08 |
140 | 140 | ||
Series 2006-GG6 Class A4 5.553% due 04/10/38 |
115 | 117 | ||
Series 2006-GG8 Class AAB 5.535% due 11/10/39 |
200 | 202 | ||
Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust |
||||
Series 2005-14 Class 3A1A 5.319% due 12/19/35 |
126 | 126 | ||
Series 2005-16 Class 3A1A (Ê) 5.570% due 01/19/36 |
791 | 793 | ||
Series 2006-12 Class 2A2A (Ê) 5.510% due 12/19/37 |
999 | 1,000 | ||
Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-AR2 Class A2 5.073% due 11/25/36 |
168 | 168 | ||
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. |
||||
Series 2001-CIB Class A2 6.244% due 04/15/35 |
181 | 183 | ||
Series 2004-LN2 Class A1 4.475% due 07/15/41 |
362 | 352 | ||
Series 2005-LDP Class A3A1 4.871% due 10/15/42 |
210 | 206 | ||
Series 2005-LDP Class A4 4.918% due 10/15/42 |
325 | 316 | ||
Series 2006-CB1 Class A4 5.552% due 05/12/45 |
220 | 223 | ||
Series 2006-LDP Class A4 5.876% due 04/15/45 |
270 | 282 | ||
5.399% due 05/15/45 |
290 | 291 | ||
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust |
||||
Series 2006-C1 Class A4 5.156% due 02/15/31 |
1,000 | 988 | ||
Series 2006-C4 Class A4 5.899% due 06/15/38 |
105 | 110 | ||
Lehman Mortgage Trust |
||||
Series 2005-3 Class 1A3 5.500% due 01/25/36 |
685 | 686 | ||
Lehman XS Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2005-5N Class 3A1A 5.620% due 11/25/35 |
714 | 714 | ||
Series 2006-16N Class A4A 5.510% due 11/25/46 |
980 | 980 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||
Mastr Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-OA2 Class 4A1A |
||||
5.514% due 12/25/46 |
993 | 993 | ||
Mastr Alternative Loans Trust |
||||
Series 2003-4 Class B1 |
||||
5.662% due 06/25/33 |
204 | 204 | ||
Series 2004-10 Class 5A6 |
||||
5.750% due 09/25/34 |
170 | 168 | ||
Mastr Asset Securitization Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-7 Class 4A35 |
||||
5.720% due 09/25/33 |
276 | 276 | ||
Series 2004-4 Class 2A2 |
||||
5.770% due 04/25/34 |
107 | 107 | ||
Mellon Residential Funding Corp. (Ê) |
||||
Series 2000-TBC Class A1 |
||||
5.800% due 06/15/30 |
240 | 240 | ||
Merrill Lynch Floating Trust (Ê)(þ) |
||||
Series 2006-1 Class A1 |
||||
5.390% due 06/15/22 |
908 | 908 | ||
MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. (Ê) |
||||
Series 2004-HB1 Class A2 |
||||
5.930% due 04/25/29 |
77 | 78 | ||
Morgan Stanley Capital I |
||||
Series 2005-IQ1 Class AAB |
||||
5.178% due 09/15/42 |
415 | 413 | ||
Series 2006-HQ8 Class A4 |
||||
5.561% due 03/12/44 |
160 | 162 | ||
Series 2006-HQ9 Class A4 |
||||
5.731% due 07/20/44 |
200 | 206 | ||
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust |
||||
Series 2006-11 Class 1A6 |
||||
6.231% due 08/25/36 |
220 | 225 | ||
MortgageIT Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2005-AR1 Class 1A1 |
||||
5.570% due 11/25/35 |
683 | 685 | ||
Prime Mortgage Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2004-CL1 Class 1A2 |
||||
5.720% due 02/25/34 |
50 | 50 | ||
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. |
||||
Series 2004-QS5 Class A6 (Ê) |
||||
5.950% due 04/25/34 |
72 | 73 | ||
Series 2004-QS8 Class A4 (Ê) |
||||
5.750% due 06/25/34 |
374 | 376 | ||
Series 2005-QA8 Class NB3 |
||||
5.500% due 07/25/35 |
272 | 273 | ||
Series 2006-QS6 Class 1A13 |
||||
6.000% due 06/25/36 |
445 | 447 | ||
Residential Asset Securities Corp. (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-KS4 Class AIIB |
||||
5.610% due 06/25/33 |
91 | 91 | ||
Residential Asset Securitization Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-A15 Class 1A2 |
||||
5.770% due 02/25/34 |
426 | 428 | ||
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-S14 Class A5 |
||||
5.720% due 07/25/18 |
230 | 231 | ||
Series 2003-S20 Class 1A7 |
||||
5.820% due 12/25/33 |
90 | 90 | ||
Series 2003-S5 Class 1A2 |
||||
5.770% due 11/25/18 |
217 | 218 | ||
Sequoia Mortgage Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2001-5 Class A |
||||
5.670% due 10/19/26 |
101 | 101 | ||
Small Business Administration Participation Certificates |
||||
Series 2005-20G Class 1 |
||||
4.750% due 07/01/25 |
949 | 922 | ||
Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. (Ê) |
||||
Series 2006-AR2 Class A1 |
||||
5.550% due 02/25/36 |
844 | 845 | ||
Series 2006-AR8 Class A1A |
||||
5.520% due 10/25/36 |
990 | 990 | ||
Structured Asset Securities Corp. |
||||
Series 2004-21X Class 1A3 |
||||
4.440% due 12/25/34 |
650 | 642 | ||
Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust (Ê) |
||||
Series 2003-2 Class A1 |
||||
5.660% due 04/25/43 |
167 | 167 | ||
Series 2006-5 Class A1 |
||||
5.440% due 08/25/36 |
949 | 948 | ||
Series 2006-6 Class A1 |
||||
5.430% due 12/25/36 |
198 | 198 | ||
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust |
||||
Series 2005-C21 Class A4 |
||||
5.371% due 10/15/44 |
1,000 | 995 | ||
Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates |
||||
Series 2005-4 Class CB11 |
||||
5.500% due 06/25/35 |
90 | 88 | ||
Series 2006-AR7 Class A1A (Ê) |
||||
5.483% due 09/25/46 |
877 | 880 | ||
Series 2006-AR8 Class 2A (Ê) |
||||
5.510% due 09/25/46 |
960 | 961 | ||
Series 2006-AR9 Class 2A (Ê) |
||||
5.667% due 11/25/46 |
992 | 993 |
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Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ | |||||
Washington Mutual, Inc. |
||||||
Series 2003-S9 Class A2 (Ê) 5.870% due 10/25/33 |
399 | 401 | ||||
Series 2005-AR1 Class 1A1 4.838% due 10/25/35 |
342 | 338 | ||||
Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A1 (Ê) 5.610% due 10/25/45 |
64 | 64 | ||||
5.590% due 12/25/45 |
721 | 723 | ||||
Series 2005-AR6 Class B3 (Ê) 6.010% due 04/25/45 |
254 | 254 | ||||
Series 2006-AR1 Class 3A1A (Ê) 5.678% due 09/25/46 |
972 | 974 | ||||
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed |
||||||
Securities Trust Series 2006-2 Class 2A3 5.500% due 03/25/36 |
500 | 499 | ||||
Series 2006-AR2 Class 2A1 4.950% due 03/25/36 |
364 | 360 | ||||
128,597 | ||||||
Municipal Bonds - 0.2% |
||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Revenue Bonds, weekly demand 6.750% due 06/01/39 |
400 | 458 | ||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Revenue Bonds, weekly demand 6.250% due 06/01/43 |
200 | 223 | ||||
681 | ||||||
Non-US Bonds - 0.4% |
||||||
Bombardier, Inc. (Å) 7.250% due 11/15/16 |
EUR | 125 | 167 | |||
Province of Quebec Canada 5.000% due 12/01/38 |
CAD | 200 | 180 | |||
Quebec Residual Zero coupon due 12/01/36 |
CAD | 370 | 80 | |||
United Kingdom Gilt 5.750% due 12/07/09 |
GBP | 400 | 796 | |||
1,223 | ||||||
United States Government Agencies - 6.9% |
||||||
Fannie Mae |
||||||
4.200% due 03/24/08 (Ñ) |
2,000 | 1,975 | ||||
4.150% due 09/10/09 (Ñ) |
2,200 | 2,155 | ||||
3.875% due 02/15/10 (Ñ) |
710 | 688 | ||||
4.750% due 04/20/10 |
1,400 | 1,392 | ||||
4.125% due 05/12/10 |
1,500 | 1,463 | ||||
5.050% due 02/07/11 (Ñ) |
1,200 | 1,205 | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank |
||||||
4.800% due 05/02/08 |
3,100 | 3,087 | ||||
Series 577 (Ñ) 4.500% due 09/26/08 |
900 | 892 | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank System |
||||||
5.375% due 08/19/11 (Ñ) |
295 | 300 | ||||
5.310% due 12/28/12 |
1,000 | 1,018 | ||||
Series IY08 3.400% due 03/18/08 |
1,000 | 980 | ||||
Financing Corp. |
||||||
Principal Only STRIP Series 1 Zero coupon due 05/11/16 |
80 | 50 | ||||
Series 12P Zero coupon due 12/06/18 |
245 | 133 | ||||
Series 13 Zero coupon due 12/27/16 |
275 | 166 | ||||
Series 13P Zero coupon due 12/27/18 |
670 | 363 | ||||
Series 16P Zero coupon due 04/05/19 |
380 | 203 | ||||
Series 19 Zero coupon due 06/06/16 |
230 | 143 | ||||
Series 1P Zero coupon due 05/11/18 |
95 | 53 | ||||
Series 3P Zero coupon due 11/30/17 |
170 | 98 | ||||
Series 5P Zero coupon due 02/08/18 |
65 | 37 | ||||
Series 8P Zero coupon due 08/03/18 |
605 | 335 | ||||
Series 9P Zero coupon due 10/06/17 |
310 | 180 | ||||
Freddie Mac |
||||||
3.450% due 03/12/08 |
1,000 | 980 | ||||
2.750% due 03/15/08 (Ñ) |
210 | 204 | ||||
5.500% due 06/12/08 |
200 | 200 | ||||
18,300 | ||||||
United States Government Treasuries - 13.3% |
||||||
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds |
||||||
3.375% due 01/15/12 (Ñ) |
1,063 | 1,110 | ||||
1.875% due 07/15/13 (Ñ) |
220 | 212 | ||||
2.000% due 01/15/14 |
— | — | ||||
2.000% due 07/15/14 (Ñ) |
1,756 | 1,704 | ||||
1.875% due 07/15/15 (Ñ) |
934 | 895 | ||||
2.000% due 01/15/16 |
— | — | ||||
2.500% due 07/15/16 |
— | — | ||||
2.375% due 01/15/25 (Ñ) |
428 | 426 | ||||
2.000% due 01/15/26 (Ñ) |
1,119 | 1,052 |
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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)
Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market $ | |||
United States Treasury Notes |
||||
4.875% due 10/31/08 (Ñ) |
3,000 | 3,001 | ||
2.000% due 12/31/08 |
14,000 | 13,984 | ||
4.375% due 12/15/10 (Ñ) |
955 | 944 | ||
4.500% due 09/30/11 (Ñ) |
1,500 | 1,487 | ||
4.500% due 12/31/11 |
4,400 | 4,385 | ||
4.250% due 08/15/15 |
415 | 402 | ||
Zero coupon due 11/15/21 (Ñ) |
2,545 | 1,225 | ||
6.000% due 02/15/26 (Ñ) |
2,960 | 3,357 | ||
4.500% due 02/15/36 (Ñ) |
1,150 | 1,094 | ||
35,278 | ||||
Total Long-Term Investments |
||||
(cost $250,438) |
251,530 | |||
Preferred Stocks - 0.2% |
||||
Financial Services - 0.2% |
||||
DG Funding Trust (Ê)( Å) |
49 | 513 | ||
Total Preferred Stocks |
||||
(cost $515) |
513 | |||
Warrants & Rights - 0.0% |
||||
Miscellaneous - 0.0% |
||||
Mexico Government International |
||||
Bond Value Recovery Rights (Æ) |
||||
Series E |
1,900,000 | 25 | ||
Total Warrants & Rights |
||||
(cost $1) |
25 | |||
Notional Amount $ |
||||
Options Purchased - 0.1% |
||||
(Number of Contracts) |
||||
Eurodollar Futures |
||||
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 | — | ||
Jun 2007 91.25 Put (71) |
16,197 | 1 | ||
Sep 2007 90.75 Put (37) |
8,394 | — | ||
Sep 2007 91.25 Put (46) |
10,494 | — | ||
Dec 2007 91.25 Put (38) |
8,669 | — | ||
Mar 2008 91.75 Put (241) |
55,279 | 2 |
Notional Amount $ |
Market Value $ | |||
Swaptions |
||||
(Fund Pays/Fund Receives) |
||||
EUR Six Month LIBOR/EUR 3.960% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (2) |
5,280 | 7 | ||
EUR Six Month LIBOR/EUR 4.100% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
2,640 | 3 | ||
GBP Six Month LIBOR/GBP 5.080% Jun 2007 0.00 Call (2) |
1,370 | — | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.170% Feb 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
2,300 | 4 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.000% Mar 2007 0.00 Call (2) |
4,000 | 6 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.080% Apr 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
2,300 | 7 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.200% May 2007 0.00 Call (2) |
10,000 | 48 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.250% Jun 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
5,000 | 29 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.500% Jun 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
4,000 | 39 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 4.750% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
5,000 | 23 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 4.900% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
6,000 | 35 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.250% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
11,000 | 76 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.370% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
3,300 | 26 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 4.800% Aug 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
2,000 | 15 | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 4.900% Oct 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
3,000 | 19 | ||
Total Options Purchased |
||||
(cost $283) |
340 | |||
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Principal Amount ($) or Shares |
Market Value $ |
||||
Short-Term Investments - 19.1% |
|||||
American General Finance Corp. (Ê) |
|||||
Series MTNG |
|||||
5.429% due 03/23/07 |
100 | 100 | |||
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. |
|||||
7.500% due 05/01/07 |
475 | 478 | |||
Bank of America Corp. ( ž) |
|||||
5.250% due 03/15/07 |
1,200 | 1,184 | |||
Barclays Bank PLC (ç)( ž) |
|||||
5.343% due 01/29/07 |
1,100 | 1,100 | |||
Bundesobligation |
|||||
Series 139 |
|||||
4.000% due 02/16/07 |
EUR 6,100 | 8,055 | |||
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. |
|||||
9.375% due 02/15/07 |
140 | 140 | |||
Citigroup Funding, Inc. |
|||||
Zero Coupon due 11/15/07 |
520 | 523 | |||
Ford Motor Credit Co. (Ê) |
|||||
6.340% due 03/21/07 |
500 | 500 | |||
France Treasury Bill BTF |
|||||
Zero Coupon due 01/11/07 |
EUR 1,000 | 1,319 | |||
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. |
|||||
7.125% due 06/01/07 |
150 | 151 | |||
Hilton Hotels Corp. |
|||||
7.950% due 04/15/07 |
45 | 45 | |||
HSBC Bank USA NA (Ê) |
|||||
Series BKNT |
|||||
5.460% due 09/21/07 |
500 | 500 | |||
Mandalay Resort Group |
|||||
Series B |
|||||
10.250% due 08/01/07 |
410 | 420 | |||
MGM Mirage |
|||||
9.750% due 06/01/07 |
170 | 172 | |||
Mirage Resorts, Inc. ( ž) |
|||||
6.750% due 08/01/07 |
85 | 85 | |||
Russell Investment Company Money |
|||||
Market Fund |
24,793,000 | 24,793 | |||
Societe Generale NA (ç)( ž) |
|||||
5.245% due 01/08/07 |
2,200 | 2,198 | |||
TELUS Corp. |
|||||
7.500% due 06/01/07 |
270 | 272 | |||
Total Fina ELF Capital ( ž) |
|||||
5.300% due 01/02/07 |
2,800 | 2,800 | |||
UBS Financial Del LLC ( ž) |
|||||
5.270% due 01/02/07 |
2,100 | 2,100 | |||
5.160% due 06/12/07 |
1,000 | 974 | |||
United States Treasury Bills (§)( ž) |
|||||
5.020% due 02/15/07 (ç) |
65 | 65 | |||
5.134% due 02/15/07 (ç) |
50 | 50 | |||
5.036% due 03/01/07 |
185 | 183 | |||
4.933% due 03/15/07 |
180 | 178 | |||
4.936% due 03/15/07 |
225 | 223 | |||
3.051% due 05/15/07 |
25 | 25 | |||
United States Treasury Inflation |
|||||
Indexed Bonds (§) |
|||||
3.375% due 01/15/07 |
127 | 127 | |||
United States Treasury Notes (Ñ) |
|||||
4.375% due 12/31/07 |
1,870 | 1,859 | |||
Total Short-Term Investments |
|||||
(cost $50,318) |
50,619 | ||||
Other Securities - 12.2% |
|||||
State Street Securities Lending Quality |
|||||
Trust (x) |
32,516,759 | 32,517 | |||
Total Other Securities |
|||||
(cost $32,517) |
32,517 | ||||
Total Investments - 126.2% |
|||||
(identified cost $334,072) |
335,544 | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, |
|||||
Net - (26.2%) |
(69,761 | ) | |||
Net Assets - 100.0% |
265,783 | ||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands
Futures Contracts (Number of Contracts) |
Notional $ |
Unrealized $ |
|||
Long Positions |
|||||
Australian 3 Year Treasury Bond (Australia) |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (19) |
3,814 | (7 | ) | ||
Australian 10 Year Treasury Bond (Australia) |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (10) |
5,647 | (15 | ) | ||
Euribor Futures |
|||||
expiration date 06/07 (7) |
2,217 | (4 | ) | ||
expiration date 09/07 (13) |
4,114 | (12 | ) | ||
expiration date 12/07 (7) |
2,215 | (7 | ) | ||
expiration date 03/08 (2) |
633 | (1 | ) | ||
expiration date 06/08 (1) |
317 | (1 | ) | ||
Euro-Bund Futures (Germany) |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (8) |
1,224 | (28 | ) | ||
Euro-Schatz Bond Futures (Germany) |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (10) |
1,364 | (8 | ) | ||
Eurodollar Futures (CME) |
|||||
expiration date 01/07 (20) |
4,732 | — | |||
expiration date 03/07 (71) |
16,806 | (58 | ) | ||
expiration date 06/07 (132) |
31,274 | (79 | ) | ||
expiration date 09/07 (286) |
67,864 | (129 | ) | ||
expiration date 12/07 (279) |
66,297 | (69 | ) | ||
expiration date 03/08 (62) |
14,742 | (33 | ) | ||
LIBOR Futures |
|||||
expiration date 06/07 (4) |
925 | (2 | ) | ||
expiration date 09/07 (6) |
1,388 | (3 | ) | ||
expiration date 12/07 (2) |
463 | (1 | ) | ||
expiration date 03/08 (2) |
463 | (1 | ) | ||
expiration date 06/08 (2) |
463 | (2 | ) | ||
expiration date 09/08 (2) |
463 | (2 | ) | ||
Long Gilt Futures (UK) |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (5) |
1,058 | (17 | ) | ||
Three Month Short Sterling Interest Rate Futures (UK) |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (19) |
4,395 | (9 | ) | ||
United States Treasury 2 Year Notes |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (25) |
5,101 | (20 | ) | ||
United States Treasury 5 Year Notes |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (108) |
11,347 | (86 | ) | ||
United States Treasury 10 Year Notes |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (28) |
3,009 | (26 | ) | ||
United States Treasury Bonds |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (23) |
2,563 | (44 | ) | ||
Short Positions |
|||||
Bankers Acceptance Futures (Canada) |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (19) |
3,906 | 3 | |||
Euro-Bobl Futures (Germany) |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (53) |
7,605 | 101 | |||
Japanese 10 Year Bond (Japan) |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (6) |
6,750 | 1 | |||
United States Treasury 2 Year Notes |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (4) |
816 | 2 | |||
United States Treasury 5 Year Notes |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (123) |
12,923 | 73 | |||
United States Treasury 10 Year Notes |
|||||
expiration date 03/07 (126) |
13,541 | 144 | |||
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts |
(340 | ) | |||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands
Options Written (Number of Contracts) |
Notional $ |
Market $ |
|||
Eurodollar Futures |
|||||
Mar 2007 94.75 Put (4) |
948 | (1 | ) | ||
Mar 2007 95.25 Put (4) |
953 | (6 | ) | ||
Swaptions |
|||||
(Fund Receives/Fund Pays) |
|||||
EUR Six Month LIBOR/EUR 4.100% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (2) |
2,640 | (9 | ) | ||
EUR Six Month LIBOR/EUR 4.230% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
1,320 | (6 | ) | ||
GBP Six Month LIBOR/GBP 4.850% Jun 2007 0.00 Call (2) |
392 | (1 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.240% Feb 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
1,000 | (8 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.040% Mar 2007 0.00 Call (2) |
2,000 | (10 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.220% Apr 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
1,000 | (11 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.300% May 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
2,000 | (29 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.315% May 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
2,000 | (32 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.340% Jun 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
2,000 | (32 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.600% Jun 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
2,000 | (50 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 4.750% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
1,000 | (4 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.000% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
3,000 | (24 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.370% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
5,000 | (87 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.500% Jul 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
1,100 | (30 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 4.900% Aug 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
1,000 | (7 | ) | ||
USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 5.010% Oct 2007 0.00 Call (1) |
1,000 | (11 | ) | ||
United States Treasury Bonds |
|||||
Feb 2007 116.00 Call (8) |
928 | (1 | ) | ||
Feb 2007 110.00 Put (8) |
880 | (4 | ) | ||
United States Treasury Notes |
|||||
2 Year Futures |
|||||
Feb 2007 102.00 Call (168) |
34,272 | (73 | ) | ||
5 Year Futures |
|||||
Feb 2007 106.50 Call (42) |
4,473 | (3 | ) | ||
Total Liability for Options Written |
|||||
(premiums received $330) |
(439 | ) | |||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | ||||||
Amount Sold |
Amount Bought |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized (Depreciation) $ | |||
USD 1,138 | AUD 1,457 | 03/22/07 | 10 | |||
USD 1,142 | AUD 1,457 | 03/22/07 | 5 | |||
USD 144 | BRL 318 | 02/05/07 | 4 | |||
USD 132 | CAD 149 | 01/11/07 | (4) | |||
USD 96 | CAD 110 | 03/22/07 | (1) | |||
USD 496 | CHF 592 | 03/22/07 | (7) | |||
USD 111 | CNY 859 | 03/19/07 | — | |||
USD 36 | EUR 27 | 01/30/07 | — | |||
USD 179 | EUR 140 | 03/23/07 | 7 | |||
USD 193 | EUR 150 | 03/23/07 | 6 | |||
USD 474 | GBP 243 | 03/22/07 | 2 | |||
USD 1,394 | GBP 712 | 03/22/07 | 1 | |||
USD 144 | JPY 17,177 | 01/04/07 | — | |||
USD 1,951 | JPY 227,520 | 02/15/07 | (27) | |||
USD 775 | JPY 90,270 | 03/20/07 | (9) | |||
USD 474 | NOK 2,906 | 03/22/07 | (6) | |||
USD 496 | NOK 3,036 | 03/22/07 | (7) | |||
USD 759 | NOK 4,640 | 03/22/07 | (12) | |||
USD 557 | NZD 811 | 03/22/07 | 12 | |||
USD 145 | PHP 7,071 | 03/30/07 | (1) | |||
USD 474 | SEK 3,235 | 03/22/07 | 1 | |||
USD 495 | SEK 3,409 | 03/22/07 | 5 | |||
USD 1,883 | SEK 12,767 | 03/22/07 | (9) | |||
USD 42 | SGD 65 | 01/29/07 | 1 | |||
USD 40 | TWD 1,302 | 02/22/07 | — | |||
BRL 2,105 | USD 956 | 02/02/07 | (23) | |||
CAD 131 | USD 115 | 01/11/07 | 3 | |||
CAD 212 | USD 184 | 01/11/07 | 2 | |||
CHF 567 | USD 474 | 03/22/07 | 5 | |||
CHF 602 | USD 495 | 03/22/07 | (3) | |||
CHF 1,883 | USD 1,579 | 03/22/07 | 22 | |||
EUR 997 | USD 1,330 | 01/23/07 | 13 | |||
EUR 6,867 | USD 9,177 | 01/23/07 | 98 | |||
EUR 125 | USD 164 | 01/30/07 | (1) | |||
EUR 358 | USD 474 | 03/22/07 | — | |||
EUR 373 | USD 496 | 03/22/07 | 1 | |||
EUR 2,075 | USD 2,760 | 03/22/07 | 10 | |||
GBP 6 | USD 12 | 01/11/07 | — | |||
GBP 254 | USD 495 | 03/22/07 | (3) | |||
JPY 17,177 | USD 145 | 01/04/07 | — | |||
JPY 17,177 | USD 145 | 01/25/07 | — | |||
JPY 18,027 | USD 155 | 01/25/07 | 3 | |||
JPY 71,049 | USD 608 | 01/25/07 | 9 | |||
JPY 5,678 | USD 50 | 01/31/07 | 2 | |||
JPY 17,234 | USD 147 | 02/15/07 | 2 | |||
JPY 23,561 | USD 204 | 03/22/07 | 4 | |||
JPY 54,767 | USD 474 | 03/22/07 | 9 | |||
JPY 57,342 | USD 496 | 03/22/07 | 9 | |||
JPY 57,819 | USD 495 | 03/22/07 | 4 | |||
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | 137 | |||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands
Index Swap Contracts | ||||||||||
Fund Receives Underlying Security |
Counter Party |
Notional Amount $ |
Fund Pays Floating Rate |
Termination Date |
Unrealized $ | |||||
CMBS AAA |
CMBS AAA 10 Year Index | |||||||||
10 Year Index |
Bank of America | 2,000 | 05/31/07 | 3 | ||||||
CMBS AAA |
CMBS AAA 10 Year Index | |||||||||
10 Year Index |
Bank of America | 1,000 | minus 0.075% |
06/15/07 | — | |||||
CMBS AAA |
CMBS AAA 10 Year Index | |||||||||
10 Year Index |
Bank of America | 700 | minus 0.050% |
06/29/07 | 1 | |||||
CMBS AAA |
CMBS AAA 10 Year Index | |||||||||
10 Year Index |
Bank of America | 1,000 | minus 0.025% |
07/16/07 | 1 | |||||
CMBS AAA |
CMBS AAA 10 Year Index | |||||||||
10 Year Index |
Bank of America | 1,000 | minus 0.050% |
07/31/07 | 1 | |||||
CMBS AAA |
CMBS AAA 10 Year Index | |||||||||
10 Year Index |
Bank of America | 1,250 | minus 0.025% |
09/28/07 | 3 | |||||
CMBS AAA |
CMBS AAA 10 Year Index | |||||||||
10 Year Index |
JP Morgan | 1,000 | minus 0.075% |
03/31/07 | 1 | |||||
CMBS AAA |
CMBS AAA 10 Year Index | |||||||||
10 Year Index |
JP Morgan | 800 | minus 0.025% |
05/31/07 | 1 | |||||
Turkish Government |
Turkish Overnight Index | |||||||||
Bond |
Citibank | 2,768 | Tuibon plus 0.750% |
07/17/08 | 9 | |||||
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Index Swap Contracts |
20 | |||||||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Interest Rate Swaps Contracts |
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Counter Party |
Notional Amount |
Fund Receives |
Fund Pays |
Termination Date |
Market Value $ |
||||||||
Bank of America |
USD | 7,000 | 5.000% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/21/10 | (7 | ) | ||||||
Bank of America |
USD | 6,500 | 5.470% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/14/11 | 95 | |||||||
Bank of America |
USD | 1,800 | 5.550% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/14/16 | 51 | |||||||
Bank of America |
USD | 1,500 | 5.630% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/16/36 | 71 | |||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
EUR | 3,020 | 3.900% | Six Month LIBOR | 03/20/09 | (19 | ) | ||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
EUR | 3,800 | 4.250% | Six Month LIBOR | 07/20/16 | 49 | |||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
EUR | 280 | Six Month LIBOR | 4.000% | 03/20/37 | 17 | |||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
GBP | 250 | 5.100% | Six Month LIBOR | 03/20/12 | (6 | ) | ||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
SEK | 35,000 | Three Month LIBOR | 4.323% | 07/20/16 | (424 | ) | ||||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
USD | 1,500 | 5.000% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/20/09 | (1 | ) | ||||||
BNP Paribas |
EUR | 500 | 2.090% | Consumer Price Index (France) | 10/15/10 | 8 | |||||||
BNP Paribas |
EUR | 260 | Six Month LIBOR | 4.000% | 03/20/37 | 16 | |||||||
Citibank |
EUR | 1,690 | Six Month LIBOR | 3.900% | 03/20/12 | 23 | |||||||
Citibank |
JPY | 485,000 | 1.500% | Six Month LIBOR | 03/20/12 | 12 | |||||||
Citibank |
JPY | 448,000 | Six Month LIBOR | 1.500% | 03/20/12 | (6 | ) | ||||||
Citibank |
JPY | 192,000 | 1.900% | Six Month LIBOR | 03/20/17 | 5 | |||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
EUR | 10,670 | Six Month LIBOR | 3.970% | 02/23/09 | 46 | |||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
EUR | 11,830 | 3.950% | Six Month LIBOR | 02/22/12 | (126 | ) | ||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
EUR | 510 | 4.000% | Six Month LIBOR | 03/20/17 | (11 | ) | ||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
EUR | 12,340 | Three Month LIBOR | 4.000% | 03/20/17 | 43 | |||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
EUR | 3,680 | Six Month LIBOR | 4.080% | 02/22/22 | 98 | |||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
EUR | 20 | Six Month LIBOR | 4.000% | 03/20/37 | 1 | |||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
GBP | 250 | Six Month LIBOR | 5.100% | 03/20/12 | — | |||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
GBP | 500 | Six Month LIBOR | 4.900% | 03/20/17 | 15 | |||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
USD | 640 | 5.820% | Three Month LIBOR | 09/22/36 | 57 | |||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston |
USD | 660 | Three Month LIBOR | 5.250% | 03/20/37 | 6 | |||||||
Deutsche Bank |
AUD | 1,380 | 6.200% | Six Month LIBOR | 03/20/12 | 3 | |||||||
Deutsche Bank |
USD | 790 | Three Month LIBOR | 5.000% | 03/20/12 | 3 | |||||||
Deutsche Bank |
USD | 8,000 | 5.000% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/20/12 | (24 | ) | ||||||
Deutsche Bank |
USD | 12,100 | 5.100% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/20/14 | (8 | ) | ||||||
HSBC |
GBP | 1,700 | 4.500% | Six Month LIBOR | 12/20/07 | (31 | ) | ||||||
JP Morgan |
GBP | 100 | Six Month LIBOR | 4.000% | 12/15/36 | 16 | |||||||
JP Morgan |
USD | 2,600 | 5.000% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/20/09 | (2 | ) | ||||||
JP Morgan |
USD | 1,100 | 5.000% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/20/37 | (49 | ) | ||||||
Lehman Brothers |
GBP | 60 | Six Month LIBOR | 4.300% | 03/20/37 | 4 | |||||||
Merrill Lynch |
BRL | 200 | 12.948% | BRCDDEFT Index | 01/04/10 | 1 | |||||||
Merrill Lynch |
GBP | 100 | 4.000% | Six Month LIBOR | 12/15/35 | — | |||||||
Morgan Stanley |
EUR | 500 | 6.000% | Six Month LIBOR | 06/18/34 | 105 | |||||||
Salomon Smith Barney |
MXN | 33,000 | 8.100% | Mexico Interbank 28 Day Deposit Rate | 07/04/08 | 35 | |||||||
UBS Securities |
USD | 900 | 5.000% | Three Month LIBOR | 06/20/09 | (1 | ) | ||||||
Total Market Value of Open Interest Rate Swap Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - $373 |
65 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands
Credit Default Swap Contracts | |||||||||||
Reference Entity |
Counter Party |
Notional Amount $ |
Fund (Pays)/Receives Fixed Rate |
Termination Date |
Market Value $ | ||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. |
Goldman Sachs | 100 | 0.150 | % | 03/20/08 | — | |||||
Brazilian Government International Bond |
Salomon Smith Barney | 800 | (1.500 | )% | 08/22/11 | 14 | |||||
Core Investment Grade Bond |
Bank of America | 3,000 | (0.650 | )% | 12/20/16 | 22 | |||||
Dow Jones CDX NA High Yield Index |
Lehman Brothers | 750 | (3.250 | )% | 12/20/11 | 16 | |||||
Ford Motor Company |
Merrill Lynch | 800 | 1.700 | % | 06/20/07 | 6 | |||||
GAP, Inc. (The) |
Lehman Brothers | 160 | (1.240 | )% | 12/20/11 | 1 | |||||
Gaz Capital SA |
Morgan Stanley | 200 | 0.570 | % | 07/20/07 | 1 | |||||
Republic of Indonesia |
Lehman Brothers | 100 | 0.400 | % | 12/20/08 | — | |||||
Russian Federation |
Deutsche Bank | 1,000 | 0.260 | % | 12/20/07 | — | |||||
Russian Federation |
Morgan Stanley | 100 | 0.460 | % | 06/20/10 | — | |||||
SoftBank Corp. |
Deutsche Bank | 7,000 | 2.300 | % | 09/20/07 | 1 | |||||
Total Market Value of Open Credit Default Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - ($ 29) |
61 | ||||||||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Categories |
% of Net Assets |
||
Asset-Backed Securities |
4.7 | ||
Certificates of Deposit |
0.3 | ||
Corporate Bonds and Notes |
14.0 | ||
International Debt |
5.8 | ||
Loan Agreements |
0.6 | ||
Mortgage-Backed Securities |
48.4 | ||
Municipal Bonds |
0.2 | ||
Non-US Bonds |
0.4 | ||
United States Government Agencies |
6.9 | ||
United States Government Treasuries |
13.3 | ||
Preferred Stocks |
0.2 | ||
Warrants & Rights |
— | * | |
Options Purchased |
0.1 | ||
Short-Term Investments |
19.1 | ||
Other Securities |
12.2 | ||
Total Investments |
126.2 | ||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net |
(26.2 | ) | |
100.0 | |||
Futures Contracts |
(0.1 | ) | |
Options Written |
(0.2 | ) | |
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
0.1 | ||
Index Swap Contracts |
— | * | |
Interest Rate Swaps Contracts |
— | * | |
Credit Default Swaps |
— | * |
* | Less than .05% of net assets |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Investments — December 31, 2006
Footnotes:
(Æ) | Nonincome-producing security. |
(ö) | Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). |
(§) | 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. |
(ž) | Rate noted is yield-to-maturity from date of acquisition. |
(ç) | At amortized cost, which approximates market. |
(Ê) | Adjustable or floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end. |
(Ï) | Forward commitment. |
(ƒ) | Perpetual floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end. |
(µ) | Bond is insured by a guarantor. |
(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. The rate noted is for descriptive purposes; effective yield may vary. |
(Ø) | In default. |
(ß) | Illiquid security. |
(x) | 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. |
(å) | Currency balances were held in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold), options written, or swaps entered into by the Fund. See Note 2. |
Abbreviations:
144A - Represents private placement security for qualified buyers according to rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
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 |
GBP - British pound sterling | PHP - Philippine peso | ||
AUD - Australian dollar |
HKD - Hong Kong dollar | PLN - Polish zloty | ||
BRL - Brazilian real |
HUF - Hungarian forint | RUB - Russian ruble | ||
CAD - Canadian dollar |
IDR - Indonesian rupiah | SEK - Swedish krona | ||
CHF - Swiss franc |
ILS - Israeli shekel | SGD - Singapore dollar | ||
CLP - Chilean peso |
INR - Indian rupee | SKK - Slovakian koruna | ||
CNY - Chinese renminbi yuan |
JPY - Japanese yen | THB - Thai baht | ||
COP - Colombian peso |
KES - Kenyan schilling | TRY - Turkish lira | ||
CRC - Costa Rica colon |
KRW - South Korean won | TWD - Taiwanese dollar | ||
CZK - Czech koruna |
MXN - Mexican peso | USD - United States dollar | ||
DKK - Danish krone |
MYR - Malaysian ringgit | VEB - Venezuelan bolivar | ||
EGP - Egyptian pound |
NOK - Norweigian krone | VND - Vietnamese dong | ||
EUR - Euro |
NZD - New Zealand dollar | ZAR - South African rand | ||
PEN - Peruvian nouveau sol |
86 Notes to Schedules of Investments
Statement of Assets and Liabilities — December 31, 2006
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 |
$ | 410,692 | $ | 269,978 | $ | 367,270 | $ | 473,788 | $ | 334,072 | |||||
Investments, at market*** |
460,779 | 292,392 | 430,286 | 701,533 | 335,544 | ||||||||||
Cash |
— | — | 86 | — | — | ||||||||||
Cash (restricted) |
— | — | 1,521 | — | — | ||||||||||
Foreign currency holdings* |
— | — | 1,084 | — | 1,218 | ||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts |
— | — | 838 | — | 250 | ||||||||||
Receivables: |
|||||||||||||||
Dividends and interest |
488 | 220 | 250 | 3,691 | 1,498 | ||||||||||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds |
84 | 64 | 130 | 89 | 108 | ||||||||||
Investments sold |
1,854 | 1,206 | 1,360 | 2,069 | 13,881 | ||||||||||
Fund shares sold |
47 | 4 | 320 | 682 | 534 | ||||||||||
Foreign taxes recoverable |
— | — | 29 | — | — | ||||||||||
From Manager |
2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts |
— | — | — | — | 524 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
2 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | ||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on index swap contracts |
— | — | — | — | 20 | ||||||||||
Interest rate swap contracts, at market value**** |
— | — | — | — | 780 | ||||||||||
Credit default swap contracts, at market value***** |
— | — | — | — | 61 | ||||||||||
Total assets |
463,256 | 293,901 | 435,925 | 708,068 | 354,432 | ||||||||||
Liabilities |
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Payables: |
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Due to Custodian |
— | — | — | — | 25 | ||||||||||
Investments purchased |
2,927 | 1,799 | 1,446 | 2,343 | 54,596 | ||||||||||
Fund shares redeemed |
73 | 146 | 20 | 660 | 11 | ||||||||||
Accrued fees to affiliates |
279 | 192 | 309 | 456 | 137 | ||||||||||
Other accrued expenses |
84 | 78 | 173 | 66 | 62 | ||||||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts |
115 | 69 | 49 | — | 34 | ||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts |
— | — | 958 | — | 113 | ||||||||||
Options written, at market value** |
— | — | 317 | — | 439 | ||||||||||
Payable upon return of securities loaned |
42,271 | 67,971 | 62,769 | 79,066 | 32,517 | ||||||||||
Interest rate swap contracts, at market value**** |
— | — | — | — | 715 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities |
45,749 | 70,255 | 66,041 | 82,591 | 88,649 | ||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ | 417,507 | $ | 223,646 | $ | 369,884 | $ | 625,477 | $ | 265,783 | |||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 87
Russell Investment Funds
Statement of Assets and Liabilities, continued — December 31, 2006
Amounts in thousands |
Multi-Style Equity Fund |
Aggressive Equity Fund |
Non-U.S. Fund |
Real Estate Securities Fund |
Core Bond Fund |
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Net Assets Consist of: |
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Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income |
$ | 1,142 | $ | — | $ | (687 | ) | $ | — | $ | 54 | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) |
(23,297 | ) | 8,371 | 33,063 | 8,325 | (3,238 | ) | ||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
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Investments |
50,087 | 22,414 | 63,016 | 227,745 | 1,472 | ||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
(153 | ) | (67 | ) | 451 | — | (340 | ) | |||||||||||
Options written |
— | — | (11 | ) | — | (109 | ) | ||||||||||||
Credit default swap contracts |
— | — | — | — | 90 | ||||||||||||||
Index swap contracts |
— | — | — | — | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap contracts |
— | — | — | — | (308 | ) | |||||||||||||
Foreign currency-related transactions |
— | — | (107 | ) | — | 103 | |||||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest |
280 | 155 | 246 | 293 | 262 | ||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
389,448 | 192,773 | 273,913 | 389,114 | 267,777 | ||||||||||||||
Net Assets |
$ | 417,507 | $ | 223,646 | $ | 369,884 | $ | 625,477 | $ | 265,783 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share: |
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Net asset value per share****** |
$ | 14.93 | $ | 14.45 | $ | 15.01 | $ | 21.34 | $ | 10.14 | |||||||||
Net assets |
$ | 417,507,065 | $ | 223,645,757 | $ | 369,883,547 | $ | 625,477,130 | $ | 265,782,527 | |||||||||
Shares outstanding ($.01 par value) |
27,968,198 | 15,482,422 | 24,639,479 | 29,308,364 | 26,223,612 | ||||||||||||||
Amounts in thousands |
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* Foreign currency holdings - cost |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,074 | $ | — | $ | 1,229 | |||||||||
** Premiums received on options written |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 306 | $ | — | $ | 330 | |||||||||
*** Securities on loan included in investments |
$ | 41,070 | $ | 65,667 | $ | 60,540 | $ | 77,419 | $ | 31,820 | |||||||||
**** Interest rate swap contracts - premiums paid (received) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 373 | |||||||||
***** Credit default swap contracts - premiums paid (received) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (29 | ) | ||||||||
****** 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.
88 Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Statement of Operations — For the Year Ended December 31, 2006
Amounts in thousands |
Multi-Style Equity Fund |
Aggressive Equity Fund |
Non-U.S. Fund |
Real Estate Securities Fund |
Core Bond Fund |
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Investment Income |
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Dividends |
$ | 6,132 | $ | 1,868 | $ | 8,327 | $ | 13,697 | $ | 105 | ||||||||||
Dividends from affiliated money market funds |
955 | 581 | 1,307 | 867 | 1,323 | |||||||||||||||
Interest |
50 | 30 | 122 | — | 10,717 | |||||||||||||||
Securities lending income |
45 | 211 | 382 | 63 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Less foreign taxes withheld |
— | — | (607 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total investment income |
7,182 | 2,690 | 9,531 | 14,627 | 12,157 | |||||||||||||||
Expenses |
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Management fees |
2,956 | 2,121 | 3,250 | 4,497 | 1,431 | |||||||||||||||
Custodian fees |
235 | 290 | 768 | 167 | 229 | |||||||||||||||
Transfer agent fees |
17 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Professional fees |
73 | 57 | 85 | 69 | 46 | |||||||||||||||
Trustees’ fees |
10 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Printing fees |
7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous |
15 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Expenses before reductions |
3,313 | 2,495 | 4,151 | 4,797 | 1,735 | |||||||||||||||
Expense reductions |
(27 | ) | (157 | ) | (231 | ) | (11 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||||||||
Net expenses |
3,286 | 2,338 | 3,920 | 4,786 | 1,658 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
3,896 | 352 | 5,611 | 9,841 | 10,499 | |||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
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Net realized gain (loss) on: |
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Investments |
26,919 | 35,391 | 63,853 | 48,221 | (465 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
1,318 | 793 | 512 | — | (587 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Options written |
— | — | (258 | ) | — | 309 | ||||||||||||||
Credit default swap contracts |
— | — | — | — | (54 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Index swap contracts |
— | — | 469 | — | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap contracts |
— | — | — | — | (552 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency-related transactions |
— | — | 1,393 | — | (666 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
28,237 | 36,184 | 65,969 | 48,221 | (2,016 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
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Investments |
13,777 | (6,896 | ) | (655 | ) | 101,743 | 1,145 | |||||||||||||
Futures contracts |
24 | 94 | 130 | — | (414 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Options written |
— | — | (12 | ) | — | (150 | ) | |||||||||||||
Credit default swap contracts |
— | — | — | — | 90 | |||||||||||||||
Index swap contracts |
— | — | (45 | ) | — | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap contracts |
— | — | — | — | (344 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency-related transactions |
— | — | 59 | — | 92 | |||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
13,801 | (6,802 | ) | (523 | ) | 101,743 | 439 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
42,038 | 29,382 | 65,446 | 149,964 | (1,577 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations |
$ | 45,934 | $ | 29,734 | $ | 71,057 | $ | 159,805 | $ | 8,922 | ||||||||||
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations 89
Statements of Changes in Net Assets — For the Years Ended December 31,
Multi-Style Equity Fund |
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Amounts in thousands |
2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
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Operations |
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Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 3,896 | $ | 3,158 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
28,237 | 29,276 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
13,801 | (8,211 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations |
45,934 | 24,223 | ||||||
Distributions |
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From net investment income |
(3,606 | ) | (3,627 | ) | ||||
From net realized gain |
— | — | ||||||
Net decrease in net assets from distributions |
(3,606 | ) | (3,627 | ) | ||||
Share Transactions |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from share transactions |
25,520 | (3,696 | ) | |||||
Total Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
67,848 | 16,900 | ||||||
Net Assets |
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Beginning of period |
349,659 | 332,759 | ||||||
End of period |
$ | 417,507 | $ | 349,659 | ||||
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income included in net assets |
$ | 1,142 | $ | 852 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
90 Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Aggressive Equity Fund |
Non-U.S. Fund |
Real Estate Securities Fund |
Core Bond Fund |
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2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 352 | $ | 404 | $ | 5,611 | $ | 3,842 | $ | 9,841 | $ | 7,632 | $ | 10,499 | $ | 7,313 | |||||||||||||||
36,184 | 16,846 | 65,969 | 23,903 | 48,221 | 38,341 | (2,016 | ) | (1,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
(6,802 | ) | (4,751 | ) | (523 | ) | 9,254 | 101,743 | 7,220 | 439 | (2,319 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
29,734 | 12,499 | 71,057 | 36,999 | 159,805 | 53,193 | 8,922 | 3,994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(423 | ) | (355 | ) | (8,763 | ) | (4,388 | ) | (10,448 | ) | (8,794 | ) | (10,963 | ) | (7,205 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(30,314 | ) | (18,690 | ) | (7,690 | ) | — | (44,446 | ) | (38,314 | ) | — | (1,809 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
(30,737 | ) | (19,045 | ) | (16,453 | ) | (4,388 | ) | (54,894 | ) | (47,108 | ) | (10,963 | ) | (9,014 | ) | |||||||||||||||
20,357 | 15,255 | 13,019 | 10,884 | 77,474 | 57,274 | 51,050 | 45,943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19,354 | 8,709 | 67,623 | 43,495 | 182,385 | 63,359 | 49,009 | 40,923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
204,292 | 195,583 | 302,261 | 258,766 | 443,092 | 379,733 | 216,774 | 175,851 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 223,646 | $ | 204,292 | $ | 369,884 | $ | 302,261 | $ | 625,477 | $ | 443,092 | $ | 265,783 | $ | 216,774 | |||||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | — | $ | (687 | ) | $ | (1,442 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 54 | $ | 299 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 91
Financial Highlights — For the Years Ended
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period.
$ Net Asset Value, |
$ Net Investment |
$ Net Realized |
$ Total Income |
$ Distributions from Net Investment Income |
$ Distributions from Net Realized Gain |
$ Return of Capital | |||||||||
Multi-Style Equity Fund |
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December 31, 2006 |
13.37 | .14 | 1.55 | 1.69 | (.13) | — | — | ||||||||
December 31, 2005 |
12.60 | .12 | .79 | .91 | (.14) | — | — | ||||||||
December 31, 2004 |
11.56 | .11 | 1.02 | 1.13 | (.09) | — | — | ||||||||
December 31, 2003 |
9.04 | .08 | 2.51 | 2.59 | (.07) | — | — | ||||||||
December 31, 2002 |
11.84 | .06 | (2.80) | (2.74) | (.06) | — | — | ||||||||
Aggressive Equity Fund |
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December 31, 2006 |
14.40 | .03 | 2.10 | 2.13 | (.03) | (2.05 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2005 |
14.90 | .03 | .90 | .93 | (.03) | (1.40 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2004 |
13.47 | .02 | 1.95 | 1.97 | (.02) | (.52 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2003 |
9.26 | .01 | 4.21 | 4.22 | (.01) | — | — | ||||||||
December 31, 2002 |
11.44 | (.02) | (2.16) | (2.18) | — | — | — | ||||||||
Non-U.S. Fund |
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December 31, 2006 |
12.68 | .23 | 2.75 | 2.98 | (.35) | (.30 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2005 |
11.33 | .16 | 1.38 | 1.54 | (.19) | — | — | ||||||||
December 31, 2004 |
9.76 | .11 | 1.66 | 1.77 | (.20) | — | — | ||||||||
December 31, 2003 |
7.20 | .09 | 2.69 | 2.78 | (.22) | — | — | ||||||||
December 31, 2002 |
8.64 | .06 | (1.37) | (1.31) | (.13) | — | — | ||||||||
Real Estate Securities Fund |
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December 31, 2006 |
17.28 | .37 | 5.72 | 6.09 | (.39) | (1.64 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2005 |
17.09 | .32 | 1.82 | 2.14 | (.37) | (1.58 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2004 |
13.71 | .36 | 4.33 | 4.69 | (.36) | (.95 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2003 |
10.51 | .55 | 3.28 | 3.83 | (.61) | — | (.02) | ||||||||
December 31, 2002 |
10.75 | .54 | (.13) | .41 | (.57) | (.08 | ) | — | |||||||
Core Bond Fund |
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December 31, 2006 |
10.23 | .45 | (.08) | .37 | (.46) | — | — | ||||||||
December 31, 2005 |
10.50 | .38 | (.17) | .21 | (.37) | (.11 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2004 |
10.47 | .24 | .24 | .48 | (.26) | (.19 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2003 |
10.43 | .31 | .31 | .62 | (.38) | (.20 | ) | — | |||||||
December 31, 2002 |
10.13 | .36 | .52 | .88 | (.30) | (.28 | ) | — |
(a) | Average month-end shares were used for this calculation. |
(b) | May reflect amounts waived and/or reimbursed by RIMCo as the manager and transfer agent, and custody credit arrangements. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
92 Financial Highlights
$ Total Distributions |
$ Net Asset Value, |
% Total Return |
$ Net Assets, End (000) |
% Ratio of Expenses Net
Assets, |
% Ratio of Expenses Net
Assets, |
% Ratio of Net Net Assets(b) |
% Portfolio | ||||||||
(.13 | ) | 14.93 | 12.75 | 417,507 | .87 | .87 | 1.03 | 128.33 | |||||||
(.14 | ) | 13.37 | 7.27 | 349,659 | .83 | .87 | .94 | 130.00 | |||||||
(.09 | ) | 12.60 | 9.81 | 332,759 | .87 | .88 | .96 | 123.29 | |||||||
(.07 | ) | 11.56 | 28.86 | 296,767 | .87 | .95 | .82 | 107.67 | |||||||
(.06 | ) | 9.04 | (23.19) | 206,794 | .92 | .99 | .61 | 145.90 | |||||||
(2.08 | ) | 14.45 | 14.79 | 223,646 | 1.05 | 1.12 | .16 | 183.55 | |||||||
(1.43 | ) | 14.40 | 6.36 | 204,292 | .99 | 1.13 | .21 | 130.09 | |||||||
(.54 | ) | 14.90 | 14.73 | 195,583 | 1.05 | 1.17 | .17 | 150.26 | |||||||
(.01 | ) | 13.47 | 45.60 | 166,385 | 1.06 | 1.26 | .10 | 138.95 | |||||||
— | 9.26 | (19.06) | 97,794 | 1.25 | 1.36 | (.17) | 139.24 | ||||||||
(.65 | ) | 15.01 | 23.64 | 369,884 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.64 | 110.77 | |||||||
(.19 | ) | 12.68 | 13.69 | 302,261 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 1.41 | 87.98 | |||||||
(.20 | ) | 11.33 | 18.30 | 258,766 | 1.15 | 1.28 | 1.11 | 73.45 | |||||||
(.22 | ) | 9.76 | 38.78 | 206,619 | 1.16 | 1.41 | 1.14 | 50.29 | |||||||
(.13 | ) | 7.20 | (15.15) | 137,840 | 1.30 | 1.48 | .77 | 60.98 | |||||||
(2.03 | ) | 21.34 | 35.84 | 625,477 | .90 | .91 | 1.86 | 52.63 | |||||||
(1.95 | ) | 17.28 | 12.96 | 443,092 | .91 | .91 | 1.86 | 64.24 | |||||||
(1.31 | ) | 17.09 | 34.88 | 379,733 | .92 | .92 | 2.43 | 47.21 | |||||||
(.63 | ) | 13.71 | 37.21 | 254,691 | .95 | .95 | 4.66 | 38.84 | |||||||
(.65 | ) | 10.51 | 3.80 | 160,176 | .99 | .99 | 5.01 | 55.43 | |||||||
(.46 | ) | 10.14 | 3.72 | 265,783 | .70 | .73 | 4.40 | 452.50 | |||||||
(.48 | ) | 10.23 | 2.01 | 216,774 | .70 | .72 | 3.70 | 192.66 | |||||||
(.45 | ) | 10.50 | 4.66 | 175,851 | .70 | .73 | 2.41 | 216.23 | |||||||
(.58 | ) | 10.47 | 6.15 | 147,202 | .71 | .78 | 2.86 | 232.64 | |||||||
(.58 | ) | 10.43 | 8.84 | 140,280 | .80 | .80 | 3.52 | 207.60 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights 93
Notes to Financial Statements — December 31, 2006
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 Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo” or “Manager”). On July 1, 2006, Frank Russell Investment Management Company changed its name to 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 New York Stock Exchange, 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 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.
94 Notes to Financial Statements
Russell Investment Funds
Notes to Financial Statements, continued — December 31, 2006
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.
In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosure.
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.
In July 2006, Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting 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.
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.
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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.
Expenses
The Funds will pay their own expenses other than those expressly assumed by RIMCo. 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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
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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”). 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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
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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.
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 made 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. As of December 31, 2006, included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the Non-U.S. Fund had cash collateral balances of $1,520,911 in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold).
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 Funds are exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparties; however, the Funds do not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties.
The Funds 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 Funds receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. When the 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 party’s 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 Funds 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 Funds’ 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 Funds’ custodian. To the extent that the Funds enters into swaps on other than a net basis, the amount maintained in a segregated account will be the full amount of the Funds’
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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 Funds 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 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 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.
Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities
The Core Bond Fund may invest in mortgage or other asset-backed securities. Theses securities include mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, stripped mortgage backed securities (“SMBSs”) and other securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by a payable from, mortgage loans on real property. The value of some mortgage or asset-backed securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. Early repayment of principal on some mortgage-related securities may expose a Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. The value of these securities may fluctuate in response to the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuers. Additionally, although mortgages and mortgage related securities are generally supported by some form of government or private guarantee and/or insurance, there is no assurance that private guarantors or insurers will meet their obligations.
One type of SMBS has one class receiving all of the interest from the mortgage assets (the interest-only, or “IO” class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only, or “PO” class). Payments received for the IOs are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations. Because principal will not be received at the maturity of an IO, adjustments are made to the book value of the security on a daily basis until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations. Payments received for POs are treated as reductions to the cost and par value of the securities.
Inflation-Indexed Bonds
The Core Bond Fund may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. The interest rate on these bonds is generally fixed at issuance at a rate lower than typical bonds. Over the life of an inflation-indexed bond, however, interest will be paid based on a principal value, which is adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income in the Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity.
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 December 31, 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 | ||||
Multi-Style Equity |
$ | 486,866,474 | $ | 459,995,990 | ||
Aggressive Equity |
384,684,905 | 393,988,508 | ||||
Non-U.S. |
347,086,993 | 350,494,257 | ||||
Real Estate Securities |
298,237,259 | 270,627,617 | ||||
Core Bond |
745,080,018 | 642,421,139 |
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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 |
$ | 251,083,741 | $ | 273,936,652 |
Written Options Contracts
Transactions in written options contracts for the period ended December 31, 2006 were as follows:
Non-U.S. Fund | Core Bond Fund | |||||||||||||
Number of Contracts |
Premiums Received |
Number of Contracts |
Premiums Received |
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Outstanding December 31, 2005 |
11 | $ | 42,642 | 183 | $ | 184,555 | ||||||||
Opened |
519 | 2,592,472 | 856 | 497,825 | ||||||||||
Closed |
(465 | ) | (2,298,266 | ) | (554 | ) | (218,211 | ) | ||||||
Expired |
(5 | ) | (30,794 | ) | (232 | ) | (134,373 | ) | ||||||
Outstanding December 31, 2006 |
60 | $ | 306,054 | 253 | $ | 329,796 | ||||||||
Securities Lending
The Investment Company has a securities lending program whereby each Fund can loan securities with a value up to 33 1/3% 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 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-U.S. 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 December 31, 2006, the non-cash collateral received for the securities on loan in the Non-U.S. Fund was $464,428. The non-cash collateral consists of a pool of US Government securities.
4. | Related Party Transactions, Fees and Expenses |
Manager
RIMCo manages all of the Funds which comprise the Investment Company. RIMCo 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 RIMCo.
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 Russell Investment Company (“RIC”) Money Market Fund. RIC 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 December 31, 2006, $98,832,000 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 $14,254,592 for the period ended December 31, 2006.
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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 |
RIMCo 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 December 31, 2006. The expense caps and management fees waived for the period ended December 31, 2006 were as follows:
Funds |
Expense Cap | Management Fees Waived | ||||
Multi-Style Equity |
0.87 | % | $ | 17,280 | ||
Aggressive Equity |
1.05 | 150,505 | ||||
Non-U.S. |
1.15 | 217,375 | ||||
Real Estate Securities |
1.10 | — | ||||
Core Bond |
0.70 | 50,844 |
RIMCo does not have the ability to recover amounts waived or reimbursed from previous periods.
Effective August 1, 2006, the Manager has voluntarily agreed to temporarily waive a portion of the Fund’s advisory fee equal to the advisory fee paid by the Fund to the Money Market Fund. For the period ended December 31, 2006, the advisory fees waived are as follows:
Funds |
Amount | ||
Multi-Style Equity |
$ | 8,701 | |
Aggressive Equity |
5,140 | ||
Non-U.S. |
12,146 | ||
Real Estate Securities |
7,952 | ||
Core Bond |
10,881 |
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 December 31, 2006, the Funds’ custodian fees were reduced by the following amounts under these arrangements:
Funds |
Custody Credit Amount | ||
Multi-Style Equity |
$ | 1,488 | |
Aggressive Equity |
1,725 | ||
Non-U.S. |
1,728 | ||
Real Estate Securities |
3,041 | ||
Core Bond |
15,311 |
Transfer Agent
RIMCo serves as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Investment Company. For this service, RIMCo is paid a fee for transfer agency and dividend disbursing services provided to the Funds. RIMCo 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 December 31, 2006 were $75,322.
Distributor
Russell Fund Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIMCo, is the principal underwriter for Investment Company shares. The Distributor receives no compensation from the Investment Company for its services.
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Brokerage Commissions
The Funds will effect certain transactions through Russell Implementation Services Inc. (“RIS”) (On July 1, 2006 Frank Russell Securities, Inc. (“FRS”) changed its name to Russell Implementation Services) and its global network of unaffiliated correspondent brokers. RIS is a registered broker and investment adviser and an affiliate of RIMCo. Trades placed through RIS and its correspondents are used (i) to manage trading associated with changes in managers, rebalancing across existing managers, cash flows and other portfolio transitions, (ii) to execute portfolio securities transactions selected by money managers or (iii) beginning in early 2006, to execute portfolio securities transactions for each Fund’s assets that RIMCo determines not to allocate to money managers, including assets allocated to the “select holdings” strategy, and for each Fund’s cash reserves. Effective January 1, 2006, the Funds began transitioning trades used to obtain research services and to generate commission rebates from RIS and LJR (as defined and described more fully below). During the transition, some of these trades may continue to be executed through RIS. For purposes of trading to obtain research services for RIMCo or to generate commission rebates to the Funds, the Funds’ money managers are requested to and RIMCo may, with respect to transactions it places, effect transactions with or through RIS and its correspondents or other brokers only to the extent that the Funds will receive competitive execution, price and commissions. Research services provided to RIMCo by RIS 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 RIMCo 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 RIMCo 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.
The Funds effect 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 RIMCo. Trades placed through LJR and its correspondents are used (i) to obtain research services for RIMCo 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 RIMCo or to generate commission rebates to the Funds, the Funds’ money managers are requested to and RIMCo 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, RIMCo 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 RIMCo by LJR 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 RIMCo 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 RIMCo or its affiliates. Similarly, the Funds may benefit from research provided with respect to trading by those other funds and clients.
LJR also may rebate to the Funds a portion of commissions earned on certain trading by the Funds through RIS, 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 RIMCo’s research budget has been met, as determined annually in the Soft Dollar Committee budgeting process.
Amounts retained by RIS for the period ended December 31, 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 RIMCo.
Accrued fees payable to affiliates as of December 31, 2006 were as follows:
Multi- Style Equity | Aggressive Equity | Non-U.S. | Real Estate Securities |
Core Bond | |||||||||||
Management fees |
$ | 275,650 | $ | 189,488 | $ | 305,433 | $ | 450,658 | $ | 134,687 | |||||
Transfer agent fees |
1,540 | 869 | 1,389 | 2,284 | 966 | ||||||||||
Trustee fees |
2,112 | 1,238 | 1,866 | 2,898 | 1,331 | ||||||||||
$ | 279,302 | $ | 191,595 | $ | 308,688 | $ | 455,840 | $ | 136,984 | ||||||
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Board of Trustees
The Russell Fund Complex consists of Russell Investment Company (“RIC”), which has 34 Funds, and Russell Investment Funds (“RIF”), which has five Funds. Each of the Trustees is a Trustee of both RIC 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, 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 chair person of the Board receives additional annual compensation of $52,000.
5. | Federal Income Taxes |
At December 31, 2006, 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 |
12/31/10 | 12/31/11 | 12/31/12 | 12/31/13 | 12/31/14 | Totals | |||||||||||
Multi-Style Equity |
$ | 17,458,223 | $ | 3,302,725 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 20,760,948 | |||||||
Core Bond |
— | — | — | 305,131 | 3,005,117 | 3,310,248 |
At December 31, 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 |
$ | 413,380,891 | $ | 271,664,069 | $ | 370,960,839 | $ | 474,561,313 | $ | 334,174,455 | ||||||||||
Unrealized Appreciation |
51,850,425 | 25,227,599 | 61,607,464 | 228,322,546 | 5,682,075 | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized Depreciation |
(4,452,278 | ) | (4,499,573 | ) | (2,282,368 | ) | (1,351,252 | ) | (4,312,768 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
$ | 47,398,147 | $ | 20,728,026 | $ | 59,325,096 | $ | 226,971,294 | $ | 1,369,307 | ||||||||||
Undistributed Ordinary Income |
$ | 1,142,085 | $ | 4,914,720 | $ | 1,126,062 | $ | 1,403,817 | $ | 5,986 | ||||||||||
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains (Capital Loss Carryforward) |
$ | (20,760,948 | ) | $ | 5,075,450 | $ | 34,804,823 | $ | 7,694,800 | $ | (3,310,248 | ) | ||||||||
Tax Composition of Distributions |
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Ordinary Income |
$ | 3,605,269 | $ | 6,356,407 | $ | 8,763,076 | $ | 20,003,671 | $ | 10,962,338 | ||||||||||
Long-Term Capital Gains |
$ | — | $ | 24,380,742 | $ | 7,689,262 | $ | 34,889,975 | $ | — |
As permitted by tax regulations, the Core Bond Fund intends to defer a net realized capital loss of $191,798 incurred from November 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006.
Notes to Financial Statements 103
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Notes to Financial Statements, continued — December 31, 2006
6. | Fund Share Transactions (amounts in thousands) |
Share transactions for the periods ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were as follows:
Shares | Dollars | |||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||
Multi-Style Equity Fund |
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Proceeds from shares sold |
3,072 | 3,229 | $ | 43,060 | $ | 41,168 | ||||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions |
259 | 288 | 3,605 | 3,627 | ||||||||||
Payments for shares redeemed |
(1,514 | ) | (3,769 | ) | (21,145 | ) | (48,491 | ) | ||||||
Total net increase (decrease) |
1,817 | (252 | ) | $ | 25,520 | $ | (3,696 | ) | ||||||
Aggressive Equity Fund |
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Proceeds from shares sold |
2,111 | 1,195 | $ | 32,794 | $ | 17,241 | ||||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions |
2,097 | 1,312 | 30,737 | 19,045 | ||||||||||
Payments for shares redeemed |
(2,910 | ) | (1,447 | ) | (43,174 | ) | (21,031 | ) | ||||||
Total net increase (decrease) |
1,298 | 1,060 | $ | 20,357 | $ | 15,255 | ||||||||
Non-U.S. Fund |
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Proceeds from shares sold |
4,156 | 3,350 | $ | 58,314 | $ | 38,487 | ||||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions |
1,115 | 372 | 16,452 | 4,388 | ||||||||||
Payments for shares redeemed |
(4,464 | ) | (2,719 | ) | (61,747 | ) | (31,991 | ) | ||||||
Total net increase (decrease) |
807 | 1,003 | $ | 13,019 | $ | 10,884 | ||||||||
Real Estate Securities Fund |
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Proceeds from shares sold |
3,955 | 4,011 | $ | 78,527 | $ | 68,272 | ||||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions |
2,646 | 2,759 | 54,893 | 47,108 | ||||||||||
Payments for shares redeemed |
(2,929 | ) | (3,350 | ) | (55,946 | ) | (58,106 | ) | ||||||
Total net increase (decrease) |
3,672 | 3,420 | $ | 77,474 | $ | 57,274 | ||||||||
Core Bond Fund |
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Proceeds from shares sold |
5,342 | 4,891 | $ | 54,242 | $ | 50,716 | ||||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions |
1,088 | 875 | 10,962 | 9,014 | ||||||||||
Payments for shares redeemed |
(1,397 | ) | (1,326 | ) | (14,154 | ) | (13,787 | ) | ||||||
Total net increase (decrease) |
5,033 | 4,440 | $ | 51,050 | $ | 45,943 | ||||||||
7. | Interfund Lending Program |
The Investment Company Funds have been granted permission from the Securities and Exchange Commission to participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility (the “Credit Facility”). Portfolios of the Funds may borrow money from the RIC Money Market Fund for temporary purposes. All such borrowing and lending will be subject to a participating Fund’s fundamental investment limitations. The RIC Money Market Fund will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements or short-term reserves. The Investment Company Funds will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the cost of bank loans. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. A participating fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to the RIC Money Market Fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.
104 Notes to Financial Statements
Russell Investment Funds
Notes to Financial Statements, continued — December 31, 2006
8. | Record Ownership |
As of December 31, 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 |
9. | 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.
Notes to Financial Statements 105
Russell Investment Funds
Notes to Financial Statements, continued — December 31, 2006
The following table lists restricted securities held by a Fund that are illiquid. The following table does not include (1) securities deemed liquid by RIMCo 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 $ | |||||
Core Bond Fund — 1.7% |
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AXA SA |
12/07/06 | 100,000 | 100.00 | 100 | 99 | |||||
AXA SA |
12/07/06 | 100,000 | 100.00 | 100 | 99 | |||||
BNP Paribas Capital Trust |
06/01/06 | 450,000 | 112.21 | 505 | 503 | |||||
Bombardier, Inc. |
11/10/06 | 125,000 | 128.47 | 161 | 167 | |||||
COX Communications, Inc. |
11/28/06 | 75,000 | 99.96 | 75 | 74 | |||||
DG Funding Trust |
11/04/03 | 49 | 10,537.12 | 516 | 513 | |||||
Gaz Capital SA |
11/17/06 | 115,000 | 100.00 | 115 | 116 | |||||
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. |
11/02/06 | 205,000 | 103.20 | 212 | 211 | |||||
HCA, Inc. |
11/09/06 | 125,000 | 100.00 | 125 | 134 | |||||
HCA, Inc. |
11/09/06 | 190,000 | 100.00 | 190 | 204 | |||||
Idearc, Inc. |
11/01/06 | 315,000 | 100.80 | 318 | 320 | |||||
Joy Global, Inc. |
11/07/06 | 40,000 | 99.77 | 40 | 40 | |||||
Majapahit Holding BV |
10/11/06 | 55,000 | 99.40 | 55 | 57 | |||||
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. |
12/13/06 | 95,000 | 99.32 | 94 | 94 | |||||
Parker Hannifin Employee Stock Ownership Trust |
03/09/99 | 111,012 | 100.00 | 111 | 111 | |||||
Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance, Ltd. |
12/14/06 | 535,000 | 64.10 | 343 | 357 | |||||
Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance, Ltd. |
12/14/06 | 320,000 | 35.20 | 113 | 121 | |||||
Rental Services Corp. |
11/17/06 | 70,000 | 100.00 | 70 | 72 | |||||
Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd. |
11/21/06 | 200,000 | 101.00 | 202 | 199 | |||||
Travelport, Ltd. |
09/21/06 | 150,000 | 97.65 | 146 | 154 | |||||
VTB Capital SA |
10/27/06 | 230,000 | 100.00 | 230 | 230 | |||||
Westfield Group |
11/15/06 | 125,000 | 99.76 | 125 | 125 | |||||
West Corp. |
10/26/06 | 185,000 | 99.91 | 185 | 185 | |||||
Westfield Capital Corp., Ltd./WT Finance Aust Pty Ltd/WEA Finance LLC |
11/10/06 | 125,000 | 97.53 | 122 | 121 | |||||
Xstrata Finance Canada, Ltd. |
11/08/06 | 195,000 | 99.99 | 195 | 195 | |||||
Xstrata Finance Canada, Ltd. |
11/08/06 | 45,000 | 99.76 | 45 | 45 | |||||
4,546 | ||||||||||
Illiquid securities and restricted securities may be priced by the Funds using fair value procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
108 Notes to Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of the
Russell Investment Funds:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Multi-Style Equity Fund, Aggressive Equity Fund, Non-U.S. Fund, Real Estate Securities Fund, and Core Bond Fund (constituting the Russell Investment Funds, hereafter referred to as the ‘Funds’) at December 31, 2006, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2006 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and transfer agent provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Seattle, Washington
February 15, 2007
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 107
Tax Information — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
For the tax year ended December 31, 2006, the Funds hereby designate 100% or the maximum amount allowable, of its net taxable income as qualified dividends taxed at individual net capital gain rates.
The Form 1099 you receive in January 2007 will show the tax status of all distributions paid to your account in calendar year 2006.
The Funds designate dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders as follows:
Multi-Style Equity |
100.0 | % | |
Aggressive Equity |
18.7 | % | |
Non-U.S |
3.4 | % | |
Real Estate Securities |
1.7 | % | |
Core Bond |
1.0 | % |
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds designate the following amounts as long-term capital gain dividends for their taxable year ended December 31, 2006:
Long-Term Capital Gains | ||
Aggressive Equity |
24,380,742 | |
Non-U.S |
7,689,262 | |
Real Estate Securities |
34,889,975 |
Please consult a tax adviser for any questions about federal or state income tax laws.
The Non-U.S Fund paid foreign taxes of $607,869 and recognized $7,839,372 of foreign source income during the taxable year ended December 31, 2006. Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designates $.0247 per share of foreign taxes paid and $.3182 of gross income per share earned from foreign sources in the taxable year ended December 31, 2006.
108 Tax Information
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 RIMCo (the “RIMCo 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 RIMCo. 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 RIMCo relating to the services provided by RIMCo (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 RIMCo 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 RIMCo (the “RIMCo Analysis” and, with the other information requested by the Independent Trustees or provided by RIMCo 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 RIMCo 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 RIMCo 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 RIMCo 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. RIMCo has engaged multiple Money Managers for all Funds.
The Board considered that RIMCo (rather than any Money Manager) is responsible under the RIMCo 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 RIMCo, subject to Board approval, for that Fund. RIMCo 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 RIMCo 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. RIMCo may also directly manage portions of a Fund during transitions between money managers.
RIMCo 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 RIMCo in accordance with the Fund’s applicable investment objective, policies and restrictions (each, a “segment”). RIMCo 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, RIMCo 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 RIMCo’s research and analysis, such actions are appropriate. RIMCo 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, RIMCo’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 RIMCo in the Fund’s investment activities and any constraints placed by RIMCo 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 RIMCo 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.
Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts 109
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 RIMCo’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 RIMCo 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 RIMCo 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 RIMCo Agreement, including the following:
1. | The nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Fund by RIMCo; |
2. | The management fee paid by the Fund to RIMCo 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 RIMCo as to other fees and benefits received by RIMCo 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 RIMCo as to expenses incurred by the Fund; and |
5. | Information provided by RIMCo as to the profits that RIMCo derives from its mutual fund operations generally and from each Fund. |
At the April 18 Board meeting, RIMCo and management reviewed the reasonableness of the Funds’ management fees. In discussing whether the Funds’ performance supported these fees, RIMCo 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 RIMCo, 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. RIMCo 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 that its Comparable Funds may experience over time.
On the basis of the Agreement Renewal Information, including the RIMCo Analysis, and other information previously received by the Board from RIMCo during the course of the year or presented at the Board meeting by RIMCo, at the April 18 Board meeting, the Board, in respect of each Fund, found the management fee charged by RIMCo 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; RIMCo’s methodology of allocating expenses of operating funds in the complex was reasonable; and RIMCo’s profitability with respect to each Fund was not excessive in light of the nature, scope and quality of the services provided by RIMCo.
At the April 18 Board meeting, the Board concluded that the performance of the Funds supported continuation of the RIMCo Agreement, again based upon the Agreement Renewal Information, including the RIMCo Analysis, and other information previously received by the Board from RIMCo during the course of the year or presented at the Board meeting by RIMCo. 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 RIMCo’s investment strategy of managing the Funds in a risk aware manner.
At the April 18 Board meeting, 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
110 Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
Russell Investment Funds
Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts, continued (Unaudited)
RIMCo, 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 RIMCo 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. RIMCo 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 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.
At the April 18 Board meeting, in voting to approve the continuation of the RIMCo 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 RIMCo Agreement was in the best interests of the Funds and their respective shareholders.
At the April 18 Board meeting, with respect to the evaluation of the terms of portfolio management contracts with Money Managers, the Board received and considered information from RIMCo reporting for each Money Manager, among other things, the Money Manager’s performance over various periods; RIMCo’s assessment of the performance of each Money Manager; any significant business relationships between the Money Manager and RIMCo or Russell Fund Distributors, Inc., the Funds’ underwriter; and RIMCo’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. RIMCo recommended that each Money Manager be retained at its current fee rate. RIMCo 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 RIMCo; RIMCo is aware of the fees charged by Money Managers to other clients; and RIMCo 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 RIMCo’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 RIMCo.
Based substantially upon RIMCo’s recommendations together with the information received from RIMCo in support of its recommendations, at the April 18 meeting 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.
During 2005 and 2006, the Trustees received proposals from RIMCo to manage directly approximately up to 10% of the assets of the Multi-Style Equity Fund (a “Participating Fund”) utilizing a “select holdings strategy” pursuant to the terms of the RIMCo Agreement, the actual allocation to be determined by the Participating Fund’s RIMCo portfolio manager. Under this strategy, RIMCo analyzes the holdings of the Participating Fund’s Money Managers in their Fund segments to identify particular stocks that have been selected by multiple Money Managers. RIMCo uses a proprietary model to rank these stocks. Based on this ranking, RIMCo 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 viewed as attractive by multiple Money Managers of the Participating Fund. Implementation of this strategy includes periodic rebalancing of the Participating Fund’s holdings. In connection with RIMCo’s proposals, the Trustees received and considered information from RIMCo regarding the potential enhancements to the Participating Fund’s performance based upon RIMCo’s experience in employing the same strategy for other types of investment accounts under its management. The Trustees also considered that RIMCo 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 RIMCo generally and from the Participating Fund consequently may increase incrementally. The Board, however, considered RIMCo’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 RIMCo pursuant to the select holdings strategy; 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. At the April 18, 2006 meeting, RIMCo 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. Based upon the information received from RIMCo 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 Fund concluded that the management fees paid to RIMCo by each such Fund under the RIMCo 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 RIMCo.
In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information as to the RIMCo Agreement or, other than RIMCo’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 111
Russell Investment Funds
Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts, continued (Unaudited)
At a meeting held on May 23, 2006, the Board of Trustees received a proposal from RIMCo to effect a money manager change for the Core Bond Fund. At that same meeting, the Board of Trustees received a proposal from RIMCo to effect a money manager change for the Multi-Style Equity Fund resulting from a change of control of one of this Fund’s Money Managers. At a meeting held on October 27, 2006, the Board of Trustees received a proposal from RIMCo to effect a money manager change for the Non-U.S. Fund and the Aggressive Equity 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 RIMCo’s recommendation to hire the Money Manager at the proposed fee rate; any significant business relationships between the Money Manager and RIMCo or Russell Fund Distributors, Inc., the Fund’s underwriter; RIMCo’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 negotiations with RIMCo; RIMCo’s awareness of the fees charged by the Money Manager to other clients; and RIMCo’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 RIMCo.
112 Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
Shareholder Requests for Additional Information — December 31, 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 RIMCo, 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. RIMCo 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.
To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the RIF prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call us at (800) 787-7354 or contact your financial institution and we will begin sending you individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.
If you wish to receive the RIF prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report electronically, please call us at (800) 787-7354 or contact your financial institution.
Shareholder Requests for Additional Information 113
Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors — December 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
The following tables provide information for each officer and trustee of the Russell Fund complex. The Russell Fund Complex consists of Russell Investment Company (“RIC”), which has 34 funds, and Russell Investment Funds (“RIF”), which has five funds. Each of the trustees is a trustee of both RIC 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 | |||||
INTERESTED TRUSTEES |
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*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, RIC and RIF
• Director, RTC; Russell Investments (Suisse) S.A. (global investment services); Russell Investments Limited (consultant to institutional investors in Europe and the UK)
• Chairman of the Board and President, Russell 20-20 Association; and Russell Investments Delaware Inc. (general partner in various limited partnerships (“ RIDI”)) |
39 | None | |||||
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES |
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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, RIC and RIF |
39 | None |
* | Mr. Phillips is also an officer and/or director of one or more affiliates of RIC and RIF and is therefore an interested trustee. |
** | Effective December 31, 2006 Mr. Phillips retired from the Board of Trustees. |
# | Effective December 31, 2006 Mr. Anderson retired from the Board of Trustees. Effective January 1, 2007 Mr. Anderson was elected a Trustee Emeritus. |
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Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors, continued — December 31, 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, RIC and RIF
• Regent, University of Washington |
39 | • Trustee WM Group of Funds (investment company )
• Director, Avista Corp
• Director, Advantage IQ
• Director, Laird Norton Tyee Trust
• Director, Laird Norton Wealth Management
• Trustee, Principal Investors Fund
• Trustee, Principal Variable Contracts Fund | |||||
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 |
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Disclosure of Information about Fund Directors, continued — December 31, 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) |
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Raymond P. Tennison, Jr. Born December 21, 1955
909 A Street Tacoma, Washington 98402-1616 |
Trustee since 2000
*Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee since 2007 |
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 R. 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
• Presently Director of the Thompson Academic Fund (non-profit)
• Presently President and Director of the Kepner Educational Excellence Program (non-profit) |
39 | Director, Sparx Japan Fund | |||||
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 Ÿ 1987 to 2002, Director, Smith Barney Fundamental Value Fund |
39 | None |
* | Effective January 1, 2007, Mr. Tennison was elected Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee. |
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Name, |
Position(s) Held |
Term |
Principal Occupation(s) |
No. of Portfolios in Russell Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee |
Other | |||||
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 RIMCo
• Chairman Emeritus, RIC and RIF; Russell Implementation Services Inc. (broker-dealer and investment adviser (“RIS”)); Russell 20-20 Association (non-profit corporation); and Russell Trust Company (non- depository trust company (“RTC”))
• 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 RIC 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 RIC and RIF Until 2004 |
39 | None | |||||
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 RIC 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 RIC and RIF Until 2004 |
39 | None |
* | Mr. Russell is also a director emeritus of one or more affiliates of RIC and RIF. |
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(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, RIC
• Chief Compliance Officer, RIF
• Chief Compliance Officer, RIMCo
• 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, RIC and RIF
• Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, RIMCo
• 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, RIMCo | |||||
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, RIC and RIF
• Director, Funds Administration, RIMCo, RTC 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, RIC, RIF, FRC, RTC
• Director and Chief Investment Officer, RIMCo and RFD
• 1999 to 2003, Chief Financial Officer, FRC, RIC 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 |
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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 |
Russell Investment Management Company |
909 A Street |
Tacoma, WA 98402 |
Custodian |
State Street Bank and Trust Company |
Josiah Quincy Building |
200 Newport Avenue |
North Quincy, MA 02171 |
Office of Shareholder Inquiries |
909 A Street |
Tacoma, WA 98402 |
(800) 787-7354 |
Legal Counsel |
Dechert LLP |
200 Clarendon Street, 27th Floor |
Boston, MA 02116-5021 |
Distributor |
Russell Fund Distributors, Inc. |
909 A Street |
Tacoma, WA 98402 |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
1420 5th Avenue |
Suite 1900 |
Seattle, WA 98101 |
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 |
ClariVest Asset Management, LLC, San Diego, CA |
David J. Greene and Company, LLC, New York, NY |
Geewax, Terker & Company, Chadds Ford, PA |
Gould Investment Partners, LLC, Berwyn, PA |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc., Florham Park, NJ |
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC, San Diego, CA |
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc., Boston, MA |
Tygh Capital Management, Inc., Portland, OR |
Non-U.S. Fund |
AQR Capital Management, LLC, Greenwich, CT |
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., 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.
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909 A Street | ||
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800-787-7354 | ||
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Annual Report December 31, 2006
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
Financial Statements
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account Financial Statements
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
December 31, 2006
(in thousands, except accumulation unit values)
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 | |||||||||||||||
Assets: |
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Investments, at Value (1)(2) |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. |
$ | 220,076 | $ | 131,086 | $ | 404,024 | $ | 81,197 | $ | 541,394 | $ | 28,187 | $ | 206,327 | |||||||
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Russell Investment Funds |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Due from Northwestern Mutual |
24 | 11 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
Total Assets |
220,100 | 131,097 | 404,085 | 81,198 | 541,395 | 28,188 | 206,352 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
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Due to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
Total Net Assets |
$ | 220,095 | $ | 131,093 | $ | 404,081 | $ | 81,194 | $ | 541,364 | $ | 28,186 | $ | 206,352 | |||||||
Net Assets: |
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Variable Life Policies Issued |
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Before October 11, 1995 |
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Policyowners’ Equity |
$ | 11,683 | $ | 11,611 | $ | 58,164 | $ | 4,990 | $ | 75,574 | $ | 1,944 | $ | 12,547 | |||||||
Northwestern Mutual’s Equity |
317 | 238 | 1,842 | 103 | 1,677 | 46 | 276 | ||||||||||||||
Variable Complife Policies Issued |
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On or After October 11, 1995 (3) |
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Policyowners’ Equity |
180,542 | 97,965 | 311,060 | 62,764 | 405,465 | 22,189 | 163,359 | ||||||||||||||
Northwestern Mutual’s Equity |
14,422 | 8,097 | 21,388 | 5,329 | 28,424 | 1,819 | 12,612 | ||||||||||||||
Variable Executive Life Policies Issued |
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On or After March 2, 1998 |
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Policyowners’ Equity (4) |
4,644 | 5,673 | 5,459 | 3,668 | 13,350 | 770 | 8,368 | ||||||||||||||
Variable Joint Life Policies Issued |
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On or After December 10, 1998 |
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Policyowners’ Equity (5) |
8,487 | 7,509 | 6,168 | 4,340 | 16,874 | 1,418 | 9,190 | ||||||||||||||
Total Net Assets |
$ | 220,095 | $ | 131,093 | $ | 404,081 | $ | 81,194 | $ | 541,364 | $ | 28,186 | $ | 206,352 | |||||||
(1) Investments, at Cost |
$ | 181,026 | $ | 96,778 | $ | 372,728 | $ | 61,864 | $ | 346,440 | $ | 27,163 | $ | 159,687 | |||||||
(2) Shares Outstanding |
92,352 | 71,320 | 120,031 | 45,978 | 232,159 | 18,459 | 130,093 | ||||||||||||||
(3) Accumulation Unit Value |
$ | 2.315230 | $ | 1.959847 | $ | 2.259482 | $ | 1.865431 | $ | 2.910111 | $ | 1.869298 | $ | 1.978080 | |||||||
Units Outstanding |
84,211 | 54,118 | 147,132 | 36,503 | 149,098 | 12,844 | 88,960 | ||||||||||||||
(4) Accumulation Unit Value |
$ | 29.232653 | $ | 20.213417 | $ | 60.663705 | $ | 19.240066 | $ | 4.305729 | $ | 19.078717 | $ | 21.794434 | |||||||
Units Outstanding |
159 | 281 | 90 | 191 | 3,101 | 40 | 384 | ||||||||||||||
(5) Accumulation Unit Value |
$ | 29.232653 | $ | 20.213417 | $ | 60.663705 | $ | 19.240066 | $ | 4.305729 | $ | 19.078717 | $ | 21.794434 | |||||||
Units Outstanding |
290 | 371 | 102 | 226 | 3,919 | 74 | 422 |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
December 31, 2006
(in thousands, except accumulation unit values)
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 | |||||||||||||||
Assets: |
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Investments, at Value (1)(2) |
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Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. |
$ | 48,858 | $ | 318,822 | $ | 212,807 | $ | 136,659 | $ | 48,240 | $ | 805,117 | $ | 36,380 | |||||||
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Russell Investment Funds |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Due from Northwestern Mutual |
6 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 77 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Total Assets |
48,864 | 318,845 | 212,814 | 136,679 | 48,241 | 805,194 | 36,382 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
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Due to Northwestern Mutual |
— | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities |
— | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||
Total Net Assets |
$ | 48,864 | $ | 318,840 | $ | 212,813 | $ | 136,676 | $ | 48,241 | $ | 805,187 | $ | 36,382 | |||||||
Net Assets: |
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Variable Life Policies Issued |
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Before October 11, 1995 |
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Policyowners’ Equity |
$ | 3,382 | $ | 28,786 | $ | 25,107 | $ | 12,729 | $ | 5,041 | $ | 122,935 | $ | 4,513 | |||||||
Northwestern Mutual’s Equity |
64 | 874 | 796 | 318 | 96 | 2,941 | 101 | ||||||||||||||
Variable Complife Policies Issued |
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On or After October 11, 1995 (3) |
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Policyowners’ Equity |
38,040 | 251,237 | 163,784 | 101,061 | 36,794 | 584,673 | 26,804 | ||||||||||||||
Northwestern Mutual’s Equity |
3,058 | 18,199 | 11,520 | 8,436 | 2,699 | 41,992 | 2,138 | ||||||||||||||
Variable Executive Life Policies Issued |
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On or After March 2, 1998 |
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Policyowners’ Equity (4) |
2,455 | 11,627 | 6,798 | 5,417 | 746 | 15,041 | 1,192 | ||||||||||||||
Variable Joint Life Policies Issued |
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On or After December 10, 1998 |
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Policyowners’ Equity (5) |
1,865 | 8,117 | 4,808 | 8,715 | 2,865 | 37,605 | 1,634 | ||||||||||||||
Total Net Assets |
$ | 48,864 | $ | 318,840 | $ | 212,813 | $ | 136,676 | $ | 48,241 | $ | 805,187 | $ | 36,382 | |||||||
(1) Investments, at Cost |
$ | 46,645 | $ | 274,355 | $ | 193,761 | $ | 109,547 | $ | 43,145 | $ | 683,033 | $ | 31,526 | |||||||
(2) Shares Outstanding |
30,196 | 138,679 | 157,869 | 104,640 | 31,591 | 246,969 | 29,796 | ||||||||||||||
(3) Accumulation Unit Value |
$ | 1.725184 | $ | 2.409175 | $ | 2.057029 | $ | 1.477394 | $ | 1.731741 | $ | 2.744303 | $ | 1.329516 | |||||||
Units Outstanding |
23,820 | 111,837 | 85,222 | 74,116 | 22,806 | 228,351 | 21,769 | ||||||||||||||
(4) Accumulation Unit Value |
$ | 17.607745 | $ | 32.066403 | $ | 27.123722 | $ | 15.237722 | $ | 17.674755 | $ | 60.678957 | $ | 13.712349 | |||||||
Units Outstanding |
139 | 362 | 251 | 355 | 42 | 248 | 87 | ||||||||||||||
(5) Accumulation Unit Value |
$ | 17.607745 | $ | 32.066403 | $ | 27.123722 | $ | 15.237722 | $ | 17.674755 | $ | 60.678957 | $ | 13.712349 | |||||||
Units Outstanding |
106 | 253 | 177 | 572 | 162 | 620 | 119 |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
Balanced Division |
High Yield |
Select Bond Division |
Money Market Division |
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Division |
Russell Multi-Style Equity Division |
Russell Aggressive Equity Division |
Russell Non-US Division |
Russell Real Estate Securities Division |
Russell Core Bond Division | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 327,125 | $ | 68,408 | $ | 134,683 | $ | 131,767 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
— | — | — | — | 84,526 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 181,628 | 96,872 | 158,015 | 165,257 | 61,004 | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
327,177 | 68,411 | 134,699 | 131,778 | 84,536 | 181,630 | 96,874 | 158,017 | 165,272 | 61,016 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 327,176 | $ | 68,410 | $ | 134,698 | $ | 131,778 | $ | 84,535 | $ | 181,626 | $ | 96,874 | $ | 158,005 | $ | 165,271 | $ | 61,015 | |||||||||
$ | 154,760 | $ | 5,698 | $ | 14,823 | $ | 9,164 | $ | 8,687 | $ | 8,645 | $ | 6,121 | $ | 9,666 | $ | 12,191 | $ | 2,673 | |||||||||
2,758 | 170 | 376 | 187 | 190 | 198 | 133 | 210 | 201 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||
145,575 | 53,027 | 92,792 | 93,217 | 63,590 | 135,133 | 73,406 | 113,990 | 127,580 | 30,967 | |||||||||||||||||||
10,868 | 3,870 | 7,544 | 14,419 | 5,693 | 11,190 | 5,897 | 8,825 | 10,346 | 2,597 | |||||||||||||||||||
5,990 | 3,575 | 13,573 | 9,804 | 2,577 | 17,877 | 8,038 | 17,200 | 7,713 | 21,545 | |||||||||||||||||||
7,225 | 2,070 | 5,590 | 4,987 | 3,798 | 8,583 | 3,279 | 8,114 | 7,240 | 3,141 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 327,176 | $ | 68,410 | $ | 134,698 | $ | 131,778 | $ | 84,535 | $ | 181,626 | $ | 96,874 | $ | 158,005 | $ | 165,271 | $ | 61,015 | |||||||||
$ | 293,289 | $ | 63,847 | $ | 136,182 | $ | 131,767 | $ | 76,788 | $ | 146,732 | $ | 86,149 | $ | 108,899 | $ | 119,674 | $ | 62,435 | |||||||||
165,801 | 93,200 | 112,235 | 131,767 | 2,468 | 12,165 | 6,704 | 10,527 | 7,744 | 6,016 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2.335417 | $ | 2.021433 | $ | 1.861181 | $ | 1.452309 | $ | 2.279082 | $ | 0.989999 | $ | 1.610065 | $ | 1.558635 | $ | 3.646143 | $ | 1.454770 | |||||||||
66,987 | 28,147 | 53,909 | 74,114 | 30,399 | 147,801 | 49,254 | 78,802 | 37,828 | 23,072 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 123.031604 | $ | 25.706496 | $ | 142.110273 | $ | 37.848488 | $ | 23.260937 | $ | 10.646608 | $ | 17.758799 | $ | 16.375774 | $ | 37.506853 | $ | 14.985609 | |||||||||
49 | 139 | 95 | 259 | 111 | 1,679 | 453 | 1,050 | 206 | 1,438 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 123.031604 | $ | 25.706496 | $ | 142.110273 | $ | 37.848488 | $ | 23.260937 | $ | 10.646608 | $ | 17.758799 | $ | 16.375774 | $ | 37.506853 | $ | 14.985609 | |||||||||
59 | 81 | 39 | 132 | 163 | 806 | 185 | 495 | 193 | 210 |
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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Statements of Operations
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
For the Year Ended December 31, 2006
(in thousands)
Small Cap Growth Stock Division |
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Stock Division |
Aggressive Growth Stock Division |
International Growth Division |
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Income: |
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Dividend income |
$ | — | $ | 273 | $ | 505 | $ | 135 | ||||||||
Expenses: |
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Mortality and expense risk charges |
919 | 468 | 1,794 | 272 | ||||||||||||
Taxes |
6 | 5 | 30 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
(925 | ) | (200 | ) | (1,319 | ) | (139 | ) | ||||||||
Realized gains (losses) on investments: |
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Realized gain (loss) on sale of fund shares |
3,280 | 2,570 | (792 | ) | 1,761 | |||||||||||
Realized gain distributions |
27,496 | 4,176 | 9,296 | 937 | ||||||||||||
Realized gains (losses) |
30,776 | 6,746 | 8,504 | 2,698 | ||||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the period |
(16,984 | ) | 10,253 | 8,588 | 10,098 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | 12,867 | $ | 16,799 | $ | 15,773 | $ | 12,657 | ||||||||
Index 500 Stock Division |
Asset Allocation Division |
Balanced Division |
High Yield |
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Income: |
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Dividend income |
$ | 11,662 | $ | 627 | $ | 8,764 | $ | 4,233 | ||||||||
Expenses: |
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Mortality and expense risk charges |
3,149 | 142 | 1,412 | 265 | ||||||||||||
Taxes |
59 | 2 | 76 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
8,454 | 483 | 7,276 | 3,965 | ||||||||||||
Realized gains (losses) on investments: |
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Realized gain (loss) on sale of fund shares |
1,599 | 1,226 | 1,391 | (394 | ) | |||||||||||
Realized gain distributions |
26,206 | 833 | 3,387 | — | ||||||||||||
Realized gains (losses) |
27,805 | 2,059 | 4,778 | (394 | ) | |||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the period |
69,705 | 560 | 17,628 | 2,173 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | 105,964 | $ | 3,102 | $ | 29,682 | $ | 5,744 | ||||||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations
Franklin Templeton International Equity Division |
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Division |
Index 400 Stock Division |
Janus Capital |
Growth Stock Division |
Large Cap Core Stock Division |
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Division |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Division |
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$ | 7,954 | $ | 303 | $ | 2,097 | $ | 181 | $ | 2,244 | $ | 2,109 | $ | — | $ | 687 | ||||||||||||||
1,980 | 94 | 812 | 175 | 1,269 | 849 | 461 | 156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5,940 | 208 | 1,279 | 4 | 961 | 1,248 | (466 | ) | 529 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3,421 | 366 | 3,114 | 1,055 | 121 | (1,075 | ) | 1,188 | 765 | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 1,897 | 11,986 | 2,331 | — | — | 1,227 | 1,076 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3,421 | 2,263 | 15,100 | 3,386 | 121 | (1,075 | ) | 2,415 | 1,841 | |||||||||||||||||||||
114,001 | 536 | 1,465 | (1,076 | ) | 25,592 | 20,904 | 15,555 | 4,280 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 123,362 | $ | 3,007 | $ | 17,844 | $ | 2,314 | $ | 26,674 | $ | 21,077 | $ | 17,504 | $ | 6,650 | ||||||||||||||
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 |
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$ | 4,531 | $ | 6,076 | $ | 115 | $ | 1,559 | $ | 176 | $ | 3,479 | $ | 2,738 | $ | 2,600 | ||||||||||||||
482 | 508 | 310 | 629 | 356 | 505 | 564 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4,042 | 5,564 | (199 | ) | 926 | (183 | ) | 2,970 | 2,169 | 2,449 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(105 | ) | — | 1,769 | (69 | ) | 1,234 | 1,325 | 3,888 | (54 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7,647 | — | 12,118 | 3,076 | 11,650 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(105 | ) | — | 9,416 | (69 | ) | 13,352 | 4,401 | 15,538 | (54 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
279 | — | (1,730 | ) | 18,497 | (1,309 | ) | 20,926 | 23,629 | (402 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 4,216 | $ | 5,564 | $ | 7,487 | $ | 19,354 | $ | 11,860 | $ | 28,297 | $ | 41,336 | $ | 1,993 | ||||||||||||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Statements of Operations
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
(in thousands)
Small Cap Growth Stock Division |
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value Stock Division |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Operations: |
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Net investment income (loss) |
$ | (925 | ) | $ | (1,071 | ) | $ | (200 | ) | $ | (204 | ) | ||||
Net realized gains (losses) |
30,776 | 3,824 | 6,746 | 4,434 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(16,984 | ) | 16,564 | 10,253 | 2,011 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
12,867 | 19,317 | 16,799 | 6,241 | ||||||||||||
Contract Transactions: |
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Contract owners’ net payments |
25,807 | 26,397 | 13,461 | 12,379 | ||||||||||||
Annuity payments |
(16,300 | ) | (13,283 | ) | (7,148 | ) | (5,243 | ) | ||||||||
Surrenders and other (net) |
(6,379 | ) | (6,473 | ) | (3,209 | ) | (2,804 | ) | ||||||||
Transfers from other divisions or sponsor |
23,200 | 24,231 | 26,704 | 22,233 | ||||||||||||
Transfers to other divisions or sponsor |
(26,601 | ) | (20,964 | ) | (15,315 | ) | (14,659 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions |
(273 | ) | 9,908 | 14,493 | 11,906 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
12,594 | 29,225 | 31,292 | 18,147 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets: |
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Beginning of period |
207,501 | 178,276 | 99,801 | 81,654 | ||||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 220,095 | $ | 207,501 | $ | 131,093 | $ | 99,801 | ||||||||
Units issued during the period |
18,997 | 22,158 | 18,000 | 19,052 | ||||||||||||
Units redeemed during the period |
(18,612 | ) | (17,339 | ) | (11,500 | ) | (11,989 | ) | ||||||||
Net units issued (redeemed) during period |
385 | 4,819 | 6,500 | 7,063 | ||||||||||||
Index 400 Stock Division |
Janus Capital Appreciation Division |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Operations: |
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Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 1,279 | $ | 352 | $ | 4 | $ | (64 | ) | |||||||
Net realized gains (losses) |
15,100 | 9,813 | 3,386 | 1,174 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
1,465 | 8,768 | (1,076 | ) | 2,289 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
17,844 | 18,933 | 2,314 | 3,399 | ||||||||||||
Contract Transactions: |
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Contract owners’ net payments |
21,126 | 21,591 | 5,343 | 2,385 | ||||||||||||
Annuity payments |
(11,993 | ) | (10,082 | ) | (2,152 | ) | (715 | ) | ||||||||
Surrenders and other (net) |
(5,364 | ) | (5,189 | ) | (1,133 | ) | (548 | ) | ||||||||
Transfers from other divisions or sponsor |
22,304 | 21,968 | 20,692 | 25,538 | ||||||||||||
Transfers to other divisions or sponsor |
(22,075 | ) | (18,491 | ) | (9,352 | ) | (4,168 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions |
3,998 | 9,797 | 13,398 | 22,492 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
21,842 | 28,730 | 15,712 | 25,891 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets: |
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Beginning of period |
184,510 | 155,780 | 33,152 | 7,261 | ||||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 206,352 | $ | 184,510 | $ | 48,864 | $ | 33,152 | ||||||||
Units issued during the period |
20,277 | 23,121 | 13,713 | 15,409 | ||||||||||||
Units redeemed during the period |
(18,182 | ) | (18,086 | ) | (6,583 | ) | (2,687 | ) | ||||||||
Net units issued (redeemed) during period |
2,095 | 5,035 | 7,130 | 12,722 | ||||||||||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Aggressive Growth |
International Growth Division |
Franklin Templeton International Equity Division |
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value Division |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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$ | (1,319 | ) | $ | (2,057 | ) | $ | (139 | ) | $ | 258 | $ | 5,940 | $ | 4,153 | $ | 208 | $ | 19 | ||||||||||||
8,504 | (3,371 | ) | 2,698 | 3,041 | 3,421 | 584 | 2,263 | 1,067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8,588 | 26,509 | 10,098 | 3,206 | 114,001 | 33,781 | 536 | (227 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15,773 | 21,081 | 12,657 | 6,505 | 123,362 | 38,518 | 3,007 | 859 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45,441 | 50,255 | 8,114 | 5,182 | 42,475 | 41,489 | 2,878 | 2,052 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(29,022 | ) | (27,315 | ) | (4,319 | ) | (2,097 | ) | (31,206 | ) | (23,288 | ) | (1,462 | ) | (665 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(11,357 | ) | (11,996 | ) | (1,906 | ) | (1,130 | ) | (12,916 | ) | (11,469 | ) | (656 | ) | (454 | ) | |||||||||||||||
19,486 | 17,513 | 28,519 | 21,145 | 53,235 | 34,638 | 9,403 | 8,717 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(38,872 | ) | (32,820 | ) | (11,315 | ) | (6,899 | ) | (32,419 | ) | (16,843 | ) | (3,604 | ) | (2,224 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(14,324 | ) | (4,363 | ) | 19,093 | 16,201 | 19,169 | 24,527 | 6,559 | 7,426 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1,449 | 16,718 | 31,750 | 22,706 | 142,531 | 63,045 | 9,566 | 8,285 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
402,632 | 385,914 | 49,444 | 26,738 | 398,833 | 335,788 | 18,620 | 10,335 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 404,081 | $ | 402,632 | $ | 81,194 | $ | 49,444 | $ | 541,364 | $ | 398,833 | $ | 28,186 | $ | 18,620 | |||||||||||||||
25,873 | 30,776 | 18,442 | 16,018 | 35,214 | 35,031 | 6,377 | 6,019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(29,879 | ) | (31,917 | ) | (8,755 | ) | (5,242 | ) | (27,104 | ) | (23,468 | ) | (2,864 | ) | (1,859 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(4,006 | ) | (1,141 | ) | 9,687 | 10,776 | 8,110 | 11,563 | 3,513 | 4,160 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Growth Stock Division |
Large Cap Core Stock Division |
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity Division |
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Division |
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Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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$ | 961 | $ | 1,278 | $ | 1,248 | $ | 1,251 | $ | (466 | ) | $ | 1,085 | $ | 529 | $ | 312 | ||||||||||||||
121 | (1,918 | ) | (1,075 | ) | (2,036 | ) | 2,415 | 6,624 | 1,841 | 1,483 | ||||||||||||||||||||
25,592 | 19,882 | 20,904 | 14,483 | 15,555 | (1,335 | ) | 4,280 | (708 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
26,674 | 19,242 | 21,077 | 13,698 | 17,504 | 6,374 | 6,650 | 1,087 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35,866 | 41,734 | 22,966 | 25,045 | 14,113 | 11,377 | 4,074 | 3,263 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(20,764 | ) | (19,511 | ) | (13,975 | ) | (11,923 | ) | (7,345 | ) | (4,473 | ) | (1,893 | ) | (1,169 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(8,947 | ) | (9,406 | ) | (6,012 | ) | (6,046 | ) | (3,265 | ) | (2,620 | ) | (1,052 | ) | (800 | ) | |||||||||||||||
19,193 | 16,164 | 17,151 | 11,943 | 28,728 | 23,679 | 17,312 | 13,319 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(25,727 | ) | (31,095 | ) | (18,318 | ) | (14,985 | ) | (8,826 | ) | (4,340 | ) | (8,216 | ) | (3,095 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(379 | ) | (2,114 | ) | 1,812 | 4,034 | 23,405 | 23,623 | 10,225 | 11,518 | |||||||||||||||||||||
26,295 | 17,128 | 22,889 | 17,732 | 40,909 | 29,997 | 16,875 | 12,605 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
292,545 | 275,417 | 189,924 | 172,192 | 95,767 | 65,770 | 31,366 | 18,761 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 318,840 | $ | 292,545 | $ | 212,813 | $ | 189,924 | $ | 136,676 | $ | 95,767 | $ | 48,241 | $ | 31,366 | |||||||||||||||
22,413 | 25,254 | 17,809 | 18,885 | 26,648 | 25,095 | 11,353 | 9,937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(21,973 | ) | (25,788 | ) | (16,484 | ) | (16,333 | ) | (12,313 | ) | (8,479 | ) | (5,564 | ) | (3,001 | ) | |||||||||||||||
440 | (534 | ) | 1,325 | 2,552 | 14,335 | 16,616 | 5,789 | 6,936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
(in thousands)
Index 500 Stock Division | Asset Allocation Division | |||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Operations: |
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Net investment income (loss) |
$ | 8,454 | $ | 7,703 | $ | 483 | $ | 245 | ||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) |
27,805 | 11,088 | 2,059 | 888 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
69,705 | 9,111 | 560 | 697 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
105,964 | 27,902 | 3,102 | 1,830 | ||||||||||||
Contract Transactions: |
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Contract owners’ net payments |
79,205 | 85,103 | 3,635 | 3,693 | ||||||||||||
Annuity payments |
(48,665 | ) | (44,456 | ) | (3,160 | ) | (1,759 | ) | ||||||||
Surrenders and other (net) |
(21,382 | ) | (21,929 | ) | (1,004 | ) | (982 | ) | ||||||||
Transfers from other divisions or sponsor |
47,903 | 38,489 | 7,176 | 5,711 | ||||||||||||
Transfers to other divisions or sponsor |
(59,986 | ) | (46,720 | ) | (4,867 | ) | (2,571 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions |
(2,925 | ) | 10,487 | 1,780 | 4,092 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
103,039 | 38,389 | 4,882 | 5,922 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets: |
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Beginning of period |
702,148 | 663,759 | 31,500 | 25,578 | ||||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 805,187 | $ | 702,148 | $ | 36,382 | $ | 31,500 | ||||||||
Units issued during the period |
43,111 | 49,014 | 7,733 | 7,166 | ||||||||||||
Units redeemed during the period |
(41,782 | ) | (43,577 | ) | (5,841 | ) | (4,045 | ) | ||||||||
Net units issued (redeemed) during period |
1,329 | 5,437 | 1,892 | 3,121 | ||||||||||||
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Division |
Russell Multi-Style Equity Division |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 |
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Operations: |
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Net investment income (loss) |
$ | (199 | ) | $ | (210 | ) | $ | 926 | $ | 763 | ||||||
Net realized gains (losses) |
9,416 | 1,236 | (69 | ) | (952 | ) | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(1,730 | ) | 5,718 | 18,497 | 9,643 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
7,487 | 6,744 | 19,354 | 9,454 | ||||||||||||
Contract Transactions: |
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Contract owners’ net payments |
9,060 | 5,130 | 18,910 | 20,812 | ||||||||||||
Annuity payments |
(4,059 | ) | (1,704 | ) | (9,123 | ) | (9,962 | ) | ||||||||
Surrenders and other (net) |
(2,070 | ) | (1,198 | ) | (4,787 | ) | (4,692 | ) | ||||||||
Transfers from other divisions or sponsor |
34,443 | 30,179 | 17,897 | 15,214 | ||||||||||||
Transfers to other divisions or sponsor |
(15,222 | ) | (7,728 | ) | (11,531 | ) | (8,990 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions |
22,152 | 24,679 | 11,366 | 12,382 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets |
29,639 | 31,423 | 30,720 | 21,836 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets: |
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Beginning of period |
54,896 | 23,473 | 150,906 | 129,070 | ||||||||||||
End of period |
$ | 84,535 | $ | 54,896 | $ | 181,626 | $ | 150,906 | ||||||||
Units issued during the period |
16,420 | 15,812 | 33,118 | 37,921 | ||||||||||||
Units redeemed during the period |
(7,921 | ) | (4,382 | ) | (22,471 | ) | (25,048 | ) | ||||||||
Net units issued (redeemed) during period |
8,499 | 11,430 | 10,647 | 12,873 | ||||||||||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Balanced Division | High Yield Bond Division | Select Bond Division | Money Market Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
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Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
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$ | 7,276 | $ | 5,868 | $ | 3,965 | $ | 3,600 | $ | 4,042 | $ | 3,280 | $ | 5,564 | $ | 2,908 | |||||||||||||||
4,778 | 4,788 | (394 | ) | (770 | ) | (105 | ) | 744 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
17,628 | (1,914 | ) | 2,173 | (2,336 | ) | 279 | (2,159 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
29,682 | 8,742 | 5,744 | 494 | 4,216 | 1,865 | 5,564 | 2,908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28,317 | 30,197 | 7,280 | 7,751 | 15,773 | 15,540 | 152,408 | 157,153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(20,153 | ) | (15,940 | ) | (4,594 | ) | (4,377 | ) | (9,931 | ) | (6,820 | ) | (17,543 | ) | (13,771 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(8,980 | ) | (9,147 | ) | (1,871 | ) | (1,934 | ) | (3,647 | ) | (3,793 | ) | (10,530 | ) | (11,035 | ) | |||||||||||||||
15,534 | 15,452 | 9,483 | 10,057 | 28,079 | 24,972 | 53,552 | 37,064 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(21,614 | ) | (15,941 | ) | (8,719 | ) | (9,387 | ) | (17,878 | ) | (14,085 | ) | (171,339 | ) | (171,333 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(6,896 | ) | 4,621 | 1,579 | 2,110 | 12,396 | 15,814 | 6,548 | (1,922 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
22,786 | 13,363 | 7,323 | 2,604 | 16,612 | 17,679 | 12,112 | 986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
304,390 | 291,027 | 61,087 | 58,483 | 118,086 | 100,407 | 119,666 | 118,680 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 327,176 | $ | 304,390 | $ | 68,410 | $ | 61,087 | $ | 134,698 | $ | 118,086 | $ | 131,778 | $ | 119,666 | |||||||||||||||
14,102 | 15,786 | 7,246 | 8,598 | 17,367 | 17,793 | 129,221 | 128,907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(14,345 | ) | (11,937 | ) | (6,359 | ) | (7,451 | ) | (11,264 | ) | (9,662 | ) | (125,198 | ) | (129,642 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(243 | ) | 3,849 | 887 | 1,147 | 6,103 | 8,131 | 4,023 | (735 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Russell Aggressive Equity Division |
Russell Non- U.S. Division |
Russell Real Estate Securities Division |
Russell Core Bond Division |
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$ | (183 | ) | $ | (253 | ) | $ | 2,970 | $ | 1,079 | $ | 2,169 | $ | 1,559 | $ | 2,449 | $ | 1,589 | |||||||||||||
13,352 | 8,170 | 4,401 | 91 | 15,538 | 11,609 | (54 | ) | 495 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1,309 | ) | (3,494 | ) | 20,926 | 11,935 | 23,629 | (1,092 | ) | (402 | ) | (1,303 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11,860 | 4,423 | 28,297 | 13,105 | 41,336 | 12,076 | 1,993 | 781 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9,824 | 10,369 | 13,306 | 12,752 | 13,965 | 12,093 | 5,502 | 7,569 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(5,051 | ) | (4,602 | ) | (7,617 | ) | (5,616 | ) | (9,241 | ) | (6,570 | ) | (3,066 | ) | (2,114 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(2,586 | ) | (2,410 | ) | (3,761 | ) | (3,129 | ) | (4,063 | ) | (3,162 | ) | (1,596 | ) | (1,552 | ) | |||||||||||||||
13,257 | 8,500 | 26,685 | 15,839 | 34,373 | 27,093 | 14,806 | 12,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(10,951 | ) | (7,078 | ) | (13,248 | ) | (7,153 | ) | (23,463 | ) | (15,691 | ) | (9,657 | ) | (4,898 | ) | |||||||||||||||
4,493 | 4,779 | 15,365 | 12,693 | 11,571 | 13,763 | 5,989 | 11,505 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16,353 | 9,202 | 43,662 | 25,798 | 52,907 | 25,839 | 7,982 | 12,286 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80,521 | 71,319 | 114,343 | 88,545 | 112,364 | 86,525 | 53,033 | 40,747 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 96,874 | $ | 80,521 | $ | 158,005 | $ | 114,343 | $ | 165,271 | $ | 112,364 | $ | 61,015 | $ | 53,033 | |||||||||||||||
12,193 | 12,715 | 22,337 | 20,936 | 11,882 | 13,402 | 8,756 | 9,147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(9,178 | ) | (9,760 | ) | (13,627 | ) | (11,714 | ) | (8,729 | ) | (8,140 | ) | (5,322 | ) | (4,099 | ) | |||||||||||||||
3,015 | 2,955 | 8,710 | 9,222 | 3,153 | 5,262 | 3,434 | 5,048 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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Notes to Financial Statements
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
December 31, 2006
1. Organization — Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account (“the Account”) is registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is a segregated asset account of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Northwestern Mutual” or “NM”) used to fund variable life insurance policies.
All assets of each Division of the Account are invested in shares of the corresponding Portfolio of Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc., Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III and the Russell Investment Funds (collectively known as “the Funds”). The Funds are open-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2. Significant Accounting Policies — 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 and disclosure of contingent 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.
The shares are valued at the Funds’ offering and redemption prices per share. Transactions in the Funds’ shares are accounted for on the trade date. The basis for determining cost on sale of Funds’ shares is identified cost. Dividend income and distributions of net realized gains from the Funds are recorded on the ex-date of the dividends. Dividends and distributions received are reinvested in additional shares of the respective portfolios of the Funds.
Northwestern Mutual is taxed as a “life insurance company” under the Internal Revenue Code. The variable life insurance policies, which are funded in the Account, are taxed as part of the operations of Northwestern Mutual. Policies provide that a charge for taxes may be made against the assets of the Account. Generally, for Variable Life policies issued before October 11, 1995, Northwestern Mutual charges the Account at an annual rate of 0.05% of the Account’s net assets and reserves the right to increase, decrease or eliminate the charge for taxes in the future. Generally, for Variable CompLife policies issued on or after October 11, 1995, and for Variable Executive Life policies issued on or after March 2, 1998, and Variable Joint Life policies issued on or after December 10, 1998, there is no charge being made against the assets of the Account for federal income taxes, but Northwestern Mutual reserves the right to charge for taxes in the future.
The Account is credited for the policyowners’ net annual premiums at the respective policy anniversary dates regardless of when policyowners actually pay their premiums. Northwestern Mutual’s equity represents any unpaid portion of net annual premiums. This applies to Variable Life and Variable CompLife policies only.
3. Purchases and Sales of Investments — Purchases and sales of the Funds’ shares for the year ended December 31, 2006 by each Division are shown as follows: (in thousands)
Division |
Purchases | Sales | ||||
Small Cap Growth Stock |
$ | 45,901 | $ | 19,590 | ||
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value |
27,706 | 9,234 | ||||
Aggressive Growth Stock |
27,426 | 33,825 | ||||
International Growth |
25,578 | 5,686 | ||||
Franklin Templeton International Equity |
62,321 | 37,234 | ||||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value |
10,555 | 1,891 | ||||
Index 400 Stock |
32,292 | 15,052 | ||||
Janus Capital Appreciation |
18,459 | 2,717 | ||||
Growth Stock |
24,857 | 24,276 | ||||
Large Cap Core Stock |
19,320 | 16,262 | ||||
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity |
33,295 | 9,126 | ||||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income |
14,317 | 2,484 | ||||
Index 500 Stock |
89,089 | 57,357 | ||||
Asset Allocation |
6,856 | 3,757 | ||||
Balanced |
27,996 | 24,244 | ||||
High Yield Bond |
11,009 | 5,463 | ||||
Select Bond |
28,337 | 11,912 | ||||
Money Market |
56,571 | 44,466 | ||||
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap |
35,127 | 5,536 | ||||
Russell Multi-Style Equity |
24,383 | 12,085 | ||||
Russell Aggressive Equity |
22,857 | 6,433 | ||||
Russell Non-U.S. |
31,419 | 10,005 | ||||
Russell Real Estate Securities |
37,181 | 11,805 | ||||
Russell Core Bond |
12,681 | 4,248 |
4. Expenses and Related Party Transactions — A deduction for mortality and expense risks is determined daily and paid to Northwestern Mutual. Generally, for Variable Life policies issued before October 11, 1995, and Variable CompLife policies issued on or after October 11, 1995 the deduction is at an annual rate of 0.50% and 0.45%, respectively, of the net assets of the Account. A deduction for the mortality and expense risks for Variable Executive Life policies issued on or after March 2, 1998 is determined monthly at an annual rate of 0.60% of the amount invested in the Account for the Policy for the first ten Policy years, and 0.17% thereafter for policies with the Cash Value Amendment, or 0.15% thereafter for policies without the Cash Value Amendment. A deduction for the mortality and expense risks for Variable Joint Life policies issued on or after December 10, 1998 is determined monthly at an annual rate of 0.10% of the amounts invested in the Account for the Policy. The mortality risk is that insureds may not live as long as estimated. The expense risk is that expenses of issuing and administering the policies may exceed the estimated costs.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Certain deductions are also made from the annual, single or other premiums before amounts are allocated to the Account. These deductions are for (1) sales load, (2) administrative expenses, (3) taxes and (4) a risk charge for the guaranteed minimum death benefit.
Additional mortality costs are deducted from the policy annually for Variable Life and Variable CompLife policies, and monthly for Variable Executive Life and Variable Joint
Life policies, and are paid to Northwestern Mutual to cover the cost of providing insurance protection. For Variable Life and Variable CompLife policies this cost is actuarially calculated based upon the insured’s age, the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table and the amount of insurance provided under the policy. For Variable Executive Life and Variable Joint Life policies the cost reflects expected mortality costs based upon actual experience.
Note 5. Financial Highlights
(For a unit outstanding during the period)
As of the respective period end date: | For the respective period ended: | |||||||||||
Division | Units Outstanding (000's) |
Unit Value, Lowest to Highest |
Net Assets (000's) |
Dividend Income as a % of Average Net Assets |
Expense Ratio, Lowest to |
Total Return Lowest to Highest (2) | ||||||
Small Cap Growth Stock |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
84,660 | $2.315230 to $29.232653 | $220,095 | 0.00% | 0.10% to 0.60% | 6.10% to 6.68% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
84,275 | $2.165726 to $27.401692 | $207,501 | 0.00% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 10.41% to 11.18% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
79,456 | $1.961525 to $24.646196 | $178,276 | 0.00% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 17.97% to 18.80% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
72,195 | $1.662679 to $20.745671 | $139,176 | 0.00% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 32.13% to 33.06% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
60,444 | $1.258323 to $15.591407 | $ 88,739 | 0.15% | 0.20% to 0.75% | (18.99%) to (18.42%) | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Value |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
54,770 | $1.959847 to $20.213417 | $131,093 | 0.23% | 0.10% to 0.60% | 15.92% to 16.55% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
48,270 | $1.681621 to $17.342719 | $ 99,801 | 0.31% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 6.47% to 7.21% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
41,207 | $1.579431 to $16.175980 | $ 81,654 | 0.21% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 23.70% to 24.57% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
30,560 | $1.276782 to $12.985287 | $ 49,093 | 0.00% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 34.21% to 35.15% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
19,429 | $0.951303 to $ 9.607906 | $ 23,643 | 0.72% | 0.20% to 0.75% | (6.24%) to (5.58%) | ||||||
Aggressive Growth Stock |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
147,324 | $2.259482 to $60.663705 | $404,081 | 0.12% | 0.10% to 0.60% | 3.83% to 4.40% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
151,330 | $2.173946 to $58.106257 | $402,632 | 0.05% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 5.40% to 6.14% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
152,471 | $2.060530 to $54.747494 | $385,914 | 0.00% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 13.42% to 14.22% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
146,095 | $1.814891 to $47.932675 | $329,871 | 0.00% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 23.83% to 24.69% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
132,329 | $1.464237 to $38.441232 | $245,570 | 0.09% | 0.20% to 0.75% | (21.70%) to (21.15%) | ||||||
International Growth |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
36,920 | $1.865431 to $19.240066 | $ 81,194 | 0.20% | 0.10% to 0.60% | 20.81% to 21.48% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
27,233 | $1.535755 to $15.838526 | $ 49,444 | 1.23% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 17.18% to 18.00% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
16,457 | $1.310570 to $13.422496 | $ 26,738 | 0.77% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 20.74% to 21.59% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
9,419 | $1.085420 to $11.039080 | $ 13,330 | 1.06% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 38.02% to 38.99% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
4,452 | $0.786402 to $ 7.942434 | $ 4,429 | 0.78% | 0.20% to 0.75% | (12.95%) to (12.34%) | ||||||
Franklin Templeton International Equity |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
156,118 | $2.910111 to $ 4.305729 | $541,364 | 1.70% | 0.10% to 0.60% | 30.18% to 30.90% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
148,008 | $2.233185 to $ 3.289423 | $398,833 | 1.73% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 10.75% to 11.52% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
136,445 | $2.014473 to $ 2.949634 | $335,788 | 1.69% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 18.50% to 19.33% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
123,686 | $1.698301 to $ 2.471833 | $259,498 | 1.64% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 39.49% to 40.46% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
106,521 | $1.216308 to $ 1.759773 | $163,460 | 1.99% | 0.20% to 0.75% | (17.98%) to (17.40%) | ||||||
AllianceBernstein Mid Cap Value (1) |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
12,958 | $1.869298 to $19.078717 | $ 28,186 | 1.30% | 0.10% to 0.60% | 13.87% to 14.49% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
9,445 | $1.635691 to $16.663892 | $ 18,620 | 0.67% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 4.73% to 5.46% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
5,285 | $1.561859 to $15.801473 | $ 10,335 | 1.20% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 17.84% to 18.67% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
1,831 | $1.325376 to $13.315544 | $ 3,134 | 1.14% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 32.54% to 33.16% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||||
Index 400 Stock |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
89,766 | $1.978080 to $21.794434 | $206,352 | 1.06% | 0.10% to 0.60% | 9.44% to 10.04% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
87,671 | $1.793842 to $19.805364 | $184,510 | 0.76% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 11.59% to 12.37% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
82,636 | $1.607481 to $17.624859 | $155,780 | 0.66% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 15.45% to 16.26% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
72,947 | $1.392302 to $15.159273 | $120,504 | 0.70% | 0.20% to 0.75% | 34.08% to 35.01% | ||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
57,708 | $1.038438 to $11.227976 | $ 71,919 | 0.75% | 0.20% to 0.75% | (15.14%) to (14.54%) |
Notes to Financial Statements
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As of the respective period end date: | For the respective period ended: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Units Outstanding (000's) |
Unit Value, Lowest to Highest |
Net Assets (000's) |
Dividend Income as a % of Average Net Assets |
Expense Lowest to |
Total Return Lowest to Highest (2) |
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Janus Capital Appreciation (1) |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
24,065 | $ | 1.725184 | to | $ | 17.607745 | $ | 48,864 | 0.42 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 4.31 | % | to | 4.88 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
16,935 | $ | 1.647885 | to | $ | 16.788069 | $ | 33,152 | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 16.19 | % | to | 17.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
4,213 | $ | 1.418302 | to | $ | 14.349081 | $ | 7,261 | 0.15 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 18.84 | % | to | 19.67 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
1,718 | $ | 1.193442 | to | $ | 11.990097 | $ | 2,405 | 0.09 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 19.34 | % | to | 19.90 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth Stock |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
112,452 | $ | 2.409175 | to | $ | 32.066403 | $ | 318,840 | 0.75 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 8.97 | % | to | 9.57 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
112,012 | $ | 2.208643 | to | $ | 29.265983 | $ | 292,545 | 1.03 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 6.96 | % | to | 7.71 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
112,546 | $ | 2.062785 | to | $ | 27.170823 | $ | 275,417 | 0.68 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 5.93 | % | to | 6.67 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
106,821 | $ | 1.945424 | to | $ | 25.471804 | $ | 250,246 | 0.79 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 18.12 | % | to | 18.94 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
92,898 | $ | 1.645371 | to | $ | 21.414901 | $ | 186,888 | 1.10 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (21.38 | %) | to | (20.83 | %) | ||||||||||||
Large Cap Core Stock |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
85,650 | $ | 2.057029 | to | $ | 27.123722 | $ | 212,813 | 1.06 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 10.89 | % | to | 11.49 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
84,325 | $ | 1.853229 | to | $ | 24.327323 | $ | 189,924 | 1.27 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 7.71 | % | to | 8.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
81,773 | $ | 1.718946 | to | $ | 22.430441 | $ | 172,192 | 0.93 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 7.41 | % | to | 8.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
77,031 | $ | 1.598784 | to | $ | 20.737771 | $ | 150,859 | 0.94 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 23.19 | % | to | 24.05 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
68,155 | $ | 1.296529 | to | $ | 16.717038 | $ | 110,027 | 0.90 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (28.70 | %) | to | (28.20 | %) | ||||||||||||
Capital Guardian Domestic Equity |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
75,043 | $ | 1.477394 | to | $ | 15.237722 | $ | 136,676 | 0.00 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 15.93 | % | to | 16.56 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
60,708 | $ | 1.267542 | to | $ | 13.072390 | $ | 95,767 | 1.87 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 7.30 | % | to | 8.04 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
44,092 | $ | 1.181356 | to | $ | 12.099054 | $ | 65,770 | 1.59 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 16.04 | % | to | 16.85 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
30,434 | $ | 1.018090 | to | $ | 10.354264 | $ | 41,326 | 1.88 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 33.48 | % | to | 34.41 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
17,612 | $ | 0.762737 | to | $ | 7.703469 | $ | 18,831 | 1.77 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (21.79 | %) | to | (21.24 | %) | ||||||||||||
T. Rowe Price Equity Income (1) |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
23,010 | $ | 1.731741 | to | $ | 17.674755 | $ | 48,241 | 1.82 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 18.50 | % | to | 19.15 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
17,221 | $ | 1.456050 | to | $ | 14.833915 | $ | 31,366 | 1.74 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 3.46 | % | to | 4.19 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
10,285 | $ | 1.407305 | to | $ | 14.237970 | $ | 18,761 | 1.99 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 14.36 | % | to | 15.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
3,139 | $ | 1.230617 | to | $ | 12.363579 | $ | 5,030 | 2.79 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 23.06 | % | to | 23.64 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Index 500 Stock |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
229,219 | $ | 2.744303 | to | $ | 60.678957 | $ | 805,187 | 1.57 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 14.99 | % | to | 15.62 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
227,890 | $ | 2.384129 | to | $ | 52.479807 | $ | 702,148 | 1.72 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 4.00 | % | to | 4.72 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
222,453 | $ | 2.290186 | to | $ | 50.112283 | $ | 663,759 | 1.31 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 9.93 | % | to | 10.70 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
206,119 | $ | 2.081264 | to | $ | 45.268617 | $ | 572,229 | 1.43 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 27.54 | % | to | 28.43 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
176,752 | $ | 1.630187 | to | $ | 35.246385 | $ | 392,362 | 1.30 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (22.61 | %) | to | (22.07 | %) | ||||||||||||
Asset Allocation |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
21,975 | $ | 1.329516 | to | $ | 13.712349 | $ | 36,382 | 1.83 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 9.32 | % | to | 9.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
20,083 | $ | 1.209657 | to | $ | 12.475450 | $ | 31,500 | 1.41 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 6.25 | % | to | 6.99 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
16,962 | $ | 1.138467 | to | $ | 11.659896 | $ | 25,578 | 0.00 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 9.25 | % | to | 10.02 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
12,519 | $ | 1.042045 | to | $ | 10.598020 | $ | 17,516 | 2.23 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 19.79 | % | to | 20.63 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
6,301 | $ | 0.869901 | to | $ | 8.785751 | $ | 7,900 | 2.35 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (10.88 | %) | to | (10.26 | %) | ||||||||||||
Balanced |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
67,095 | $ | 2.335417 | to | $ | 123.031604 | $ | 327,176 | 2.81 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 9.82 | % | to | 10.42 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
67,338 | $ | 2.124518 | to | $ | 111.421574 | $ | 304,390 | 2.61 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 2.88 | % | to | 3.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
63,489 | $ | 2.063062 | to | $ | 107.555819 | $ | 291,027 | 2.50 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 7.14 | % | to | 7.89 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
56,848 | $ | 1.923623 | to | $ | 99.686821 | $ | 261,914 | 3.15 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 17.17 | % | to | 17.99 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
48,570 | $ | 1.640075 | to | $ | 84.486469 | $ | 209,313 | 3.70 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (8.18 | %) | to | (7.54 | %) | ||||||||||||
High Yield Bond |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
28,367 | $ | 2.021433 | to | $ | 25.706496 | $ | 68,410 | 6.61 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 9.18 | % | to | 9.77 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
27,480 | $ | 1.849698 | to | $ | 23.417544 | $ | 61,087 | 6.61 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 0.69 | % | to | 1.39 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
26,333 | $ | 1.835249 | to | $ | 23.096633 | $ | 58,483 | 6.94 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 11.98 | % | to | 12.76 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
25,274 | $ | 1.637330 | to | $ | 20.482734 | $ | 51,969 | 0.21 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 28.16 | % | to | 29.06 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
20,356 | $ | 1.276280 | to | $ | 15.870922 | $ | 32,717 | 11.64 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (3.57 | %) | to | (2.89 | %) | ||||||||||||
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Notes to Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
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Division | Units Outstanding (000's) |
Unit Value, Lowest to Highest |
Net Assets (000's) |
Dividend Income as a % of Average Net Assets |
Expense Lowest to |
Total Return Lowest to Highest (2) |
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Select Bond |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
54,043 | $ | 1.861181 | to | $ | 142.110273 | $ | 134,698 | 3.64 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 3.18 | % | to | 3.74 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
47,940 | $ | 1.802101 | to | $ | 136.984725 | $ | 118,086 | 3.47 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 1.51 | % | to | 2.22 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
39,809 | $ | 1.773542 | to | $ | 134.012483 | $ | 100,407 | 4.16 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 4.02 | % | to | 4.75 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
35,717 | $ | 1.703354 | to | $ | 127.939501 | $ | 92,767 | 3.78 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 4.76 | % | to | 5.49 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
29,274 | $ | 1.624374 | to | $ | 121.279756 | $ | 75,496 | 4.23 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 11.31 | % | to | 12.09 | % | ||||||||||||
Money Market |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
74,505 | $ | 1.452309 | to | $ | 37.848488 | $ | 131,778 | 4.74 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 4.29 | % | to | 4.86 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
70,482 | $ | 1.391250 | to | $ | 36.095241 | $ | 119,666 | 2.95 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 2.27 | % | to | 2.98 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
71,217 | $ | 1.359011 | to | $ | 35.049174 | $ | 118,680 | 1.43 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 0.73 | % | to | 1.43 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
74,304 | $ | 1.347874 | to | $ | 34.553668 | $ | 123,644 | 1.22 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 0.53 | % | to | 1.23 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
73,836 | $ | 1.339422 | to | $ | 34.132616 | $ | 119,904 | 1.63 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 0.95 | % | to | 1.65 | % | ||||||||||||
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap (1) |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
30,673 | $ | 2.279082 | to | $ | 23.260937 | $ | 84,535 | 0.15 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 11.79 | % | to | 12.40 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
22,174 | $ | 2.031293 | to | $ | 20.694231 | $ | 54,896 | 0.00 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 17.20 | % | to | 18.02 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
10,744 | $ | 1.733216 | to | $ | 17.535222 | $ | 23,473 | 0.00 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 23.79 | % | to | 24.66 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
2,390 | $ | 1.400160 | to | $ | 14.066904 | $ | 4,384 | 0.00 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 40.02 | % | to | 40.67 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
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Russell Multi-Style Equity |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
150,286 | $ | 0.989999 | to | $ | 10.646608 | $ | 181,626 | 0.94 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 12.13 | % | to | 12.75 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
139,639 | $ | 0.876252 | to | $ | 9.442962 | $ | 150,906 | 1.05 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 6.53 | % | to | 7.27 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
126,766 | $ | 0.822570 | to | $ | 8.802993 | $ | 129,070 | 0.73 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 9.04 | % | to | 9.81 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
104,720 | $ | 0.754341 | to | $ | 8.016570 | $ | 99,827 | 0.70 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 27.96 | % | to | 28.86 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
80,827 | $ | 0.589495 | to | $ | 6.221208 | $ | 62,079 | 0.58 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (23.72 | %) | to | (23.19 | %) | ||||||||||||
Russell Aggressive Equity |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
49,892 | $ | 1.610065 | to | $ | 17.758799 | $ | 96,874 | 0.19 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 14.16 | % | to | 14.79 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
46,877 | $ | 1.399687 | to | $ | 15.470599 | $ | 80,521 | 0.18 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 5.62 | % | to | 6.36 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
43,922 | $ | 1.325166 | to | $ | 14.545498 | $ | 71,319 | 0.17 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 13.93 | % | to | 14.73 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
38,657 | $ | 1.163121 | to | $ | 12.677885 | $ | 55,509 | 0.11 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 44.59 | % | to | 45.60 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
29,439 | $ | 0.804447 | to | $ | 8.707578 | $ | 30,118 | 0.00 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (19.62 | %) | to | (19.06 | %) | ||||||||||||
Russell Non-U.S. |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
80,347 | $ | 1.558635 | to | $ | 16.375774 | $ | 158,005 | 2.54 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 22.97 | % | to | 23.64 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
71,637 | $ | 1.258058 | to | $ | 13.244730 | $ | 114,343 | 1.59 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 12.90 | % | to | 13.69 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
62,415 | $ | 1.114327 | to | $ | 11.650240 | $ | 88,545 | 2.08 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 17.48 | % | to | 18.30 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
49,120 | $ | 0.948548 | to | $ | 9.848016 | $ | 60,839 | 2.98 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 37.82 | % | to | 38.79 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
37,983 | $ | 0.688244 | to | $ | 7.095865 | $ | 35,554 | 1.79 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | (15.74 | %) | to | (15.15 | %) | ||||||||||||
Russell Real Estate Securities |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
38,227 | $ | 3.646143 | to | $ | 37.506853 | $ | 165,271 | 1.96 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 35.10 | % | to | 35.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
35,074 | $ | 2.678661 | to | $ | 27.611672 | $ | 112,364 | 2.13 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 12.17 | % | to | 12.96 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
29,812 | $ | 2.387952 | to | $ | 24.444468 | $ | 86,525 | 2.31 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 33.94 | % | to | 34.87 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
23,776 | $ | 1.782914 | to | $ | 18.123797 | $ | 51,602 | 5.39 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 36.26 | % | to | 37.21 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
17,789 | $ | 1.308500 | to | $ | 13.208871 | $ | 28,893 | 5.44 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 8.08 | % | to | 8.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Russell Core Bond |
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Year Ended 12/31/06 |
24,720 | $ | 1.454770 | to | $ | 14.985609 | $ | 61,015 | 4.53 | % | 0.10 | % | to | 0.60 | % | 3.15 | % | to | 3.72 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/05 |
21,286 | $ | 1.399759 | to | $ | 14.448349 | $ | 53,033 | 3.62 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 1.31 | % | to | 2.01 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/04 |
16,238 | $ | 1.381724 | to | $ | 14.163304 | $ | 40,747 | 2.43 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 3.94 | % | to | 4.66 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/03 |
12,445 | $ | 1.329405 | to | $ | 13.532112 | $ | 33,725 | 3.47 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 5.41 | % | to | 6.15 | % | ||||||||||||
Year Ended 12/31/02 |
9,839 | $ | 1.261197 | to | $ | 12.748590 | $ | 34,723 | 2.67 | % | 0.20 | % | to | 0.75 | % | 3.08 | % | to | 3.80 | % | ||||||||||||
(1) | Division commenced operations on May 1, 2003. |
(2) | Total Return includes deductions for management and other expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and other charges. Returns are not annualized for periods less than one year. |
Notes to Financial Statements
13
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and
Policy Owners of Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, the related statements of operations, and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account and its 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, 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, 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, and Russell Core Bond Division at December 31, 2006, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and their financial highlights for the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included direct confirmation of securities owned at December 31, 2006 with Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc., Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III and the Russell Investment Funds, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 1, 2007
14
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Prospectus Supplements
Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc.
Supplement Dated February 21, 2007 to the
Prospectus Dated May 1, 2006
This Supplement revises certain information contained in the prospectus dated May 1, 2006 for the Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. (the “Prospectus”). You should read this Supplement together with the Prospectus which you have already received. Please retain this Supplement for future reference.
ADDITION OF CO-PORTFOLIO MANAGER TO THE AGGRESSIVE GROWTH STOCK PORTFOLIO
Effective March 1, 2007, Jill M. Grueninger will join William R. Walker as a co-portfolio manager of the Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio. As stated in the Prospectus, Ms. Grueninger currently has primary responsibility for the small and mid cap portions of the Asset Allocation Portfolio, and also manages other Mason Street Advisors equity accounts and various portfolios for Northwestern Mutual.
REVISION TO A COMPONENT OF THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE OF THE BALANCED PORTFOLIO
At a Special Meeting of the Shareholders of Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. (“NMSF”) held on February 20, 2007, the shareholders of NMSF’s Balanced Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) approved an amendment to a component of the Portfolio’s investment objective. Currently, the equity portion of the Balanced Portfolio is invested in the manner as described for the Index 500 Stock Portfolio. The Index 500 Stock Portfolio seeks to achieve investment results that approximate the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index, which Index is unmanaged and is comprised of the stocks of primarily large capitalization companies that represent a broad spectrum of the U.S. economy. Using a computer program, the Index 500 Stock Portfolio invests in stocks included in the S&P 500® Index in proportion to their weighting in the Index. In order to provide the Portfolio with more flexibility to achieve its primary objective of realizing as high a level of total return as is consistent with prudent investment risk, shareholders were asked to approve an amendment that would provide the Portfolio with the ability to invest in small and mid cap stocks, and in international stocks, in addition to the large capitalization securities included in the S&P 500® Index.
Pursuant to the changes approved by the Balanced Portfolio’s shareholders, and effective April 30, 2007, the diversification of the equity portion of the Balanced Portfolio will not be limited to investments in those large capitalization companies that comprise the S&P 500® Index and may be invested in small and mid cap stocks, and in international stocks. In addition, the removal of the references to the objectives of the Select Bond Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio as part of the Balanced Portfolio’s supplemental objective, to avoid confusion with the primary objective of the Balanced Portfolio, was approved by the shareholders.
Effective April 30, 2007, the amendment will affect the Prospectus as follows:
SUMMARY – Investment Objectives and Strategies
In the “Summary – Investment Objectives and Strategies” section of the Prospectus, the language set forth under “Balanced Portfolio—Strategy” on page 5 would be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Investing in the stock, bond and money market sectors, management attempts to capitalize on the variation in return potential produced by the interaction of changing financial markets and economic conditions while maintaining a balance over time between investment opportunities and their associated potential risks by following a flexible policy of allocating assets across the three market sectors.
Principal Risks
In the section of the Prospectus entitled, “Principal Risks,” the descriptions of the risk of investments in small and mid cap stocks, high yield debt securities and international securities would be amended to indicate that such risks also may apply to the Portfolio.
Investment Objectives and Strategies
In the section of the Prospectus entitled, “Investment Objectives and Strategies,” the language set forth under “Balanced Portfolio” on page 23 would be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
The investment objective of the Balanced Portfolio is to realize as high a level of total return as is consistent with prudent investment risk, through income and capital appreciation. Total return consists of current income, including dividends, interest and discount accruals, and capital appreciation. Investing in the stock, bond and money market sectors, management attempts to capitalize on the variation in return potential produced by the interaction of changing financial markets and economic conditions while maintaining a balance over time between investment opportunities and their associated potential risks by following a flexible policy of allocating assets across the three market sectors.
The Portfolio is actively managed to attempt to capitalize on changing financial markets and economic conditions following a flexible policy for allocating assets according to a benchmark of 35-55% equities, 40-60% debt and 0-20% in money market instruments. However, these benchmarks are not minimum and maximum limits and the manager may invest a greater or lesser percentage in any component.
Equity investments will be actively managed and may consist of small, mid and large capitalization companies and foreign stocks based on the manager’s economic and market outlook, and its perceived opportunities in each class. Up to 25% of net assets may be invested in foreign stocks. Debt securities will generally consist of investment grade debt securities with maturities exceeding one year, though the Portfolio may invest up to 20% of the Portfolio’s total net assets in non-investment grade high yield/high risk bonds which involve special investment risks discussed under the section “Principal Risks.” Money market instruments will consist of high-quality, short term money market instruments that present minimal credit risks, as determined by the manager. Up to 30% of the Portfolio’s net assets may be invested in foreign bonds.
The Portfolio normally has some portion of its assets invested in each of the three asset categories. However, up to 100% of the Balanced Portfolio’s assets may be invested in money market instruments. Not more than 75% of the Balanced Portfolio’s assets may be invested in either the stock sector or the bond sector. No minimum percentage has been established for any of the sectors.
RUSSELL INVESTMENT FUNDS
Supplement dated December 8, 2006 to
PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 2006
I. | In the section entitled “Management of the Funds,” the following change is made to the list of officers and employees who have primary responsibility for the management of the RIF Funds: |
The following information is deleted:
Erik W. Ogard, Portfolio Manager since March 2000. Mr. Ogard was a Research Analyst from 1995 to 1997 and a Senior Research Analyst from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Ogard has primary responsibility for the management of the Aggressive Equity Fund.
The following information is added:
Christopher D. Tessin, Portfolio Manager since September 2006. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Tessin, was an Associate Portfolio Manager. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Tessin was a Research Analyst. From January 2001 to July 2003, Mr. Tessin worked in equity research at Bear Stearns. Mr. Tessin has primary responsibility for the Aggressive Equity Fund.
II. | The following information restates the section entitled “Money Manager Information” for the Aggressive Equity Fund, Non-U.S. Fund and the Core Bond Fund in its entirety: |
Aggressive Equity Fund
CapitalWorks Investment Partners, LLC, 402 West Broadway, 25th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101.
ClariVest Asset Management, LLC, 11452 El Camino Real, Suite 250, San Diego, CA 92130
David J. Greene and Company, LLC, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022-6067.
Geewax, Terker & Company, 414 Old Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, PA 19317.
Gould Investment Partners, LLC, 1235 Westlakes Drive, Suite 280, Berwyn, PA 19312-2412.
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc., 100 Campus Drive, P.O. Box 650, Florham Park, NJ 07932-0650.
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC, 600 West Broadway, Suite 2900, San Diego, CA 92101.
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc., 260 Franklin Street, 22nd Floor, Boston, MA 02110.
Tygh Capital Management, Inc., 1211 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 2100 Portland, OR 97204.
Non-U.S. Fund
AQR Capital Management, LLC, Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830.
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., 500 Boylston Street, 21st Floor, Boston, MA 02116-3741.
The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC, One Boston Place, Boston, MA 02108-4402.
Wellington Management Company, LLP, 75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109.
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Core Bond Fund
Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc., 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., 32 Old Slip, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10005.
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, 840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 300, P.O. Box 6430, Newport Beach, CA 92660-6430.