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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-04041

 

 

GE INVESTMENTS FUNDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

3001 SUMMER STREET, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06905

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

GE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

3001 SUMMER STREET, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06905

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-242-0134

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

Date of reporting period: 06/30/11

 

 

 


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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

U.S. Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

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Michael J. Cosgrove Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — U.S. Equity Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary. We have provided

 

you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

 

Total Returns (%) as

of June 30, 2011

   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income
(Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income
(Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high-offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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This does not constitute a part of the Fund’s Shareholder Report


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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

U.S. Equity Fund     

 

Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer – GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

This does not constitute a part of the Fund’s Shareholder Report


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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

U.S. Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

LOGO


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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

U.S. Equity Fund    Contents

 

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     6   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     10   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     11   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     12   

Statement of Operations

     13   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     14   

Notes to Financial Statements

     15   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     20   

Additional Information

     23   

Investment Team

     26   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments U.S. Equity Fund (the “Fund”).

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

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U.S. Equity Fund    (unaudited)

 

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David B. Carlson

Chief Investment Officer

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Stephen V. Gelhaus

Senior Vice President

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Thomas R. Lincoln

Senior Vice President

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Paul C. Reinhardt

Senior Vice President

 

The U.S. Equity Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes David B. Carlson, Stephen V. Gelhaus, Thomas R. Lincoln and Paul C. Reinhardt. Each of the foregoing portfolio managers manages (or co-manages) one of three sub-portfolios, which comprise the Fund. A sub-portfolio refers to the portion of the Fund’s assets that are allocated to, and managed by, a particular portfolio manager on the Fund’s portfolio management team. The three sub-portfolios are managed independently of each other and the portfolio managers have full discretion over their sub-portfolio. The weightings to each sub-portfolio in the Fund, can be changed at any time but generally remain stable for 18 to 24 months, are driven by the objective of keeping the Fund “style neutral” such that it combines growth and value investment management styles and does not tend to favor either style.

David B. Carlson is the Chief Investment Officer — U.S. Equities at GE Asset Management. He co-manages the overall U.S. equity investments for GE Asset Management. Mr. Carlson has been a member of the portfolio management team for the Fund since May 2011. Mr. Carlson joined GE Asset Management in 1982 as a securities analyst for investment operations. He became a Vice President for mutual fund portfolios in 1987, a Senior Vice President in 1989 and an Executive Vice President in 2003.

Stephen V. Gelhaus is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. He has been a member of the portfolio management team for the Fund since January 2002. Mr. Gelhaus joined GE Asset Management in June 1991 and was a research analyst in the U.S. Equities group from 1995 through 2001.

Thomas R. Lincoln is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. He has been a member of the portfolio management team for the Fund since May 2007. Mr. Lincoln joined GE Asset Management in 1994 as a financial analyst in U.S. Equities. Mr. Lincoln became part of the investment management team for U.S. Equities at GE Asset Management in 1997 and a portfolio manager for U.S. Equities in 2003.

Paul C. Reinhardt is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. He has been a portfolio manager for the Fund since January 2001. Mr. Reinhardt joined GE Asset Management in 1982 as an equity analyst and has been a portfolio manager since 1987.

Q. How did the U.S. Equity Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011; the U.S. Equity Fund returned 4.14% for Class 1 shares. The S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 6.02% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 384 U.S. Insurance Large Blend funds returned an average of 5.25% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected Fund performance?

 

A. The S&P 500 experienced major volatility during the period against a backdrop of concerns including political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (which sent oil prices skyrocketing 22%, then down 17% after strategic reserves were released to mitigate supply disruptions), fears of European sovereign debt contagion (which punished bank stocks), and U.S. deficit and debt ceiling debate. Despite these worries, corporate earnings strength sent U.S. equity markets higher early in the year, before renewed macro fears reversed the advance by the end of March. Bolstered by positive economic data, the S&P 500 rebounded and hit a three-year high on April 29th, but fluctuated wildly as the drumbeat of concerns continued. While more cyclical sectors outperformed in the first calendar quarter, a defensive shift characterized the markets as mid-year approached. During the period the large cap growth style of investing outperformed the value style, driven largely by underperformance in the financials sector (-3% in the context of a +6% S&P 500 return). The information technology (+2%) sector also lagged as many investors questioned the strength of the recovery. Health care (+14%) was the strongest S&P 500 sector, followed by energy (+11%) and utilities (+9%) for the period.
 

 

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Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. The Fund’s holdings in the health care, financials and consumer discretionary sectors cost the most relative performance during the period, while strength among the Fund’s holdings in information technology and materials added to returns. Within the health care sector, underweighting pharmaceuticals during the defensive rotation was a key performance detractor. Express Scripts (-0.1%), also lagged as it failed to renegotiate its contract with Walgreens — although we maintained conviction in the outlook for the pharmacy benefits manager, as we believe profitability should rise with increasing use of generic drugs. The Fund’s holdings in Resmed (-10%) also weighed on returns as the maker of sleep-disorder equipment proved more cyclical than other areas of health care. Volatility in the financials sector also challenged relative returns. CME Group (-8%) suffered amid speculation that the company might participate in the flurry of exchange acquisitions activity. As of mid-year, CME Group had not made a bid for any equities exchange and we believe our long-term thesis remains intact. Capital markets companies such as Goldman Sachs (-20%), and State Street (-2%) pulled back amid European Sovereign Debt concerns, and regulatory uncertainties. We believe a rising interest rate environment could benefit each of these financial companies, and investment banking activity should pick up at Goldman Sachs as disruptions in Europe, Japan and the Mideast abate. Among consumer stocks, retailer, Target (-21%), disappointed with its earnings outlook as the company deployed capital to expand into Canada, and put share repurchases on hold.

 

  In terms of positive performance drivers, our stock selections in the technology sector were relatively strong, driven by rallies in Baidu, (an American Depository Receipt but not a U.S. company so not a typical holding, +45% on continued share gains and growth in Chinese internet search), Qualcomm (+16% on positive smart-phone fundamentals) and Visa (+20% as credit card interchange fee legislation was resolved in a relatively benign outcome). The strength in these holdings offset lags in Cisco (-23%) and Microsoft (-6%). Other strong individual contributors included, Covidien (+18%), El Paso Corp. (+47% as it
  accelerated plans to spin off its oil exploration & production unit) and Allegheny Technologies (+16% on the rebound for commercial aircraft orders).

 

Q. How was the Fund positioned at the end of the period?

 

A. We continued to focus on bottom-up fundamentals during the quarter, searching for opportunities in the ups and downs of the market. At mid-year, our largest overweights were in health care, technology and materials, and our largest underweights were in consumer staples, industrials and consumer discretionary although we construct the Fund on a bottom-up, stock-by-stock basis. We are staying very close to[would “closely watching” work better?] the companies held in the Fund, monitoring changes in strategic direction and how management teams utilize excess capital. In our view, the U.S. economy remains in a prolonged period of deleveraging, as are many economies around the globe. We continue to emphasize our positioning in large cap, high quality companies that we believe have the potential to grow market share and take actions that benefit shareholders.

 

  We continue to expect volatility, especially in light of U.S. budget and debt debates as well as accelerating geopolitical events. In light of recent challenges, in our opinion, S&P 500 earnings revisions have not fallen in a way that would be indicative of a double-dip, with S&P 500 earnings estimates above $99 on a bottom-up basis for 2011 at the end of June. We believe any future market rally could be dominated by outperformance by global market share winners that have the ability to meet or beat earnings expectations. Amid rapidly changing market conditions, we will maintain our bottom-up stock selection approach with a focus on the long-term investment horizon.
 

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the  period ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

                                

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,041.35           4.40   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,020.27           4.36   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.87% for Class 1 shares (for the period January 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
**   Actual Fund Return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was 4.14% for Class 1 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek long-term growth of capital. The Fund seeks its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in equity securities of U.S. companies, such as common and preferred stocks.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    384        384        353        276   

Peer group average annual total return:

    5.25%        29.38%        2.47%        2.44%   

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Large Blend

       

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value(b) of $36,420 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011(a)(b)

 

 

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Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value)(a)(b)

 

Apple Inc.

     3.07%   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     2.79%   

PepsiCo Inc.

     2.71%   

QUALCOMM Inc.

     2.59%   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2.27%   

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     2.23%   

Covidien PLC

     2.08%   

Microsoft Corp.

     2.03%   

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

     1.79%   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1.76%   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 1/3/95)

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000 investment
 

U.S. Equity Fund

    4.14%        26.99%        3.24%        2.59%      $ 12,916   

S&P 500 Index

    6.02%        30.69%        2.94%        2.72%      $ 13,076   

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(a) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(b) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
* Less than 0.01%.
** Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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U.S. Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

U.S. Equity Fund

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value         

Common Stock — 96.1%†

  

Advertising — 1.4%

  

  

Omnicom Group Inc.

     10,842       $ 522,151      

Aerospace & Defense — 4.1%

  

  

CAE Inc.

     15,849         213,652      

General Dynamics Corp.

     402         29,957      

Hexcel Corp.

     4,396         96,228         (a ) 

Honeywell International Inc.

     10,270         611,989      

Rockwell Collins Inc.

     5,695         351,325      

United Technologies Corp.

     2,157         190,916      
          1,494,067      

Agricultural Products — 0.5%

  

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     6,125         184,669      

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

  

  

FedEx Corp.

     1,447         137,248      

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 3.5%

  

  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     3,778         217,915      

Invesco Ltd.

     11,966         280,004      

State Street Corp.

     13,658         615,839         (c ) 

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     5,907         151,337      
        1,265,095      

Automotive Retail — 0.1%

  

  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

     791         51,818         (a ) 

Biotechnology — 4.0%

  

  

Amgen Inc.

     10,748         627,146         (a ) 

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     19,653         813,831         (a ) 
        1,440,977      

Cable & Satellite — 1.1%

  

  

DIRECTV

     6,018         305,835         (a ) 

Liberty Global Inc.

     2,046         87,364         (a ) 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

     8,037         17,601         (a ) 
        410,800      

Coal & Consumable Fuels — 0.7%

  

  

Peabody Energy Corp.

     4,641         273,401      

Communications Equipment — 4.0%

  

  

Cisco Systems Inc.

     32,227         503,063      

QUALCOMM Inc.

     16,621         943,907      
        1,446,970      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value         

Computer Hardware — 3.4%

  

  

Apple Inc.

     3,335       $   1,119,459         (a ) 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     2,730         99,372      
        1,218,831      

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 0.4%

  

Deere & Co.

     1,607         132,497      

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

  

  

American Express Co.

     6,230         322,091      

Discover Financial Services

     402         10,754      
        332,845      

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 3.0%

  

The Western Union Co.

     27,718         555,192      

Visa Inc.

     6,288         529,827      
        1,085,019      

Department Stores — 0.3%

  

  

Macy’s Inc.

     3,416         99,884      

Diversified Financial Services — 4.0%

  

  

Bank of America Corp.

     30,559         334,927      

Citigroup Inc.

     1,848         76,951      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     20,171         825,801      

US BanCorp

     1,608         41,020      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     5,623         157,781      
        1,436,480      

Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.4%

  

  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

     3,054         161,557      

Drug Retail — 0.2%

        

CVS Caremark Corp.

     2,210         83,052      

Electric Utilities — 0.7%

        

FirstEnergy Corp.

     764         33,731      

ITC Holdings Corp.

     909         65,239      

NextEra Energy Inc.

     3,014         173,184      
        272,154      

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%

  

  

Cooper Industries PLC

     2,913         173,819      

Electronic Components — 0.3%

  

  

Corning Inc.

     5,069         92,002      

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 1.4%

  

  

Monsanto Co.

     5,876         426,245      

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

     1,286         73,289      
        499,534      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value         

General Merchandise Stores — 1.5%

  

  

Target Corp.

     11,580       $      543,218      

Healthcare Distributors — 0.2%

  

  

Cardinal Health Inc.

     1,245         56,548      

Healthcare Equipment — 2.5%

  

  

Covidien PLC

     14,218         756,824      

ResMed Inc.

     5,139         159,052      
        915,876      

Healthcare Facilities — 0.2%

  

  

HCA Holdings Inc.

     2,813         92,829         (a ) 

Healthcare Services — 2.0%

  

  

Express Scripts Inc.

     10,752         580,393         (a ) 

Omnicare Inc.

     5,103         162,735      
        743,128      

Home Building — 0.1%

  

  

MDC Holdings Inc.

     984         24,246      

Home Improvement Retail — 0.8%

  

  

Lowe’s companies Inc.

     13,162         306,806      

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 0.3%

  

  

Carnival Corp.

     3,283         123,539      

Household Products — 1.4%

  

  

Clorox Co.

     2,813         189,709      

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     5,344         339,718      
        529,427      

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.8%

  

  

Calpine Corp.

     5,023         81,021         (a ) 

The AES Corp.

     16,879         215,038         (a ) 
        296,059      

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%

  

  

Siemens AG ADR

     638         87,744      

Industrial Gases — 1.3%

  

  

Praxair Inc.

     4,356         472,147      

Industrial Machinery — 0.1%

  

  

Eaton Corp.

     546         28,092      

Integrated Oil & Gas — 5.4%

  

  

Chevron Corp.

     3,617         371,972      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     7,882         641,437         (d ) 

Hess Corp.

     1,523         113,859      

Marathon Oil Corp.

     2,210         116,423      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     1,527         158,869      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value         

Suncor Energy Inc.

     14,205       $ 555,416      
          1,957,976      

Integrated Telecommunication Services — 1.1%

  

AT&T Inc.

     7,234         227,220      

Verizon Communications Inc.

     4,822         179,523      
        406,743      

Internet Retail — 0.4%

  

  

Amazon.com Inc.

     703         143,756         (a ) 

Internet Software & Services — 3.8%

  

  

Baidu Inc. ADR

     4,550         637,592         (a ) 

Equinix Inc.

     2,579         260,531         (a ) 

Google Inc.

     925         468,401      
        1,366,524      

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 1.8%

  

  

Morgan Stanley

     4,289         98,690      

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     4,260         566,963      
        665,653      

IT Consulting & Other Services — 1.7%

  

  

International Business Machines Corp.

     3,639         624,270      

Life & Health Insurance — 1.3%

  

  

MetLife Inc.

     2,769         121,476      

Prudential Financial Inc.

     5,611         356,803      
        478,279      

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.2%

  

  

PerkinElmer Inc.

     4,823         129,787      

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     4,615         297,160         (a ) 
        426,947      

Movies & Entertainment — 2.2%

  

  

News Corp.

     12,011         212,595      

The Walt Disney Co.

     5,281         206,170      

Time Warner Inc.

     10,217         371,592      
        790,357      

Multi-Line Insurance — 0.5%

  

  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     6,671         175,914      

Multi-Utilities — 0.5%

  

  

Dominion Resources Inc.

     4,179         201,720      

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 3.5%

  

  

Halliburton Co.

     2,451         125,001      

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

     1,698         132,801      

Schlumberger Ltd.

     11,762         1,016,237      
        1,274,039      

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 1.8%

  

  

Apache Corp.

     3,696         456,049      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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U.S. Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value         

Devon Energy Corp.

     804       $ 63,363      

Southwestern Energy Co.

     3,394         145,535         (a ) 
        664,947      

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — 0.7%

  

  

El Paso Corp.

     10,128         204,586      

Spectra Energy Corp.

     2,331         63,893      
        268,479      

Packaged Foods & Meats — 1.7%

  

  

ConAgra Foods Inc.

     3,215         82,979      

Kraft Foods Inc.

     13,607         479,375      

Nestle S.A. ADR

     804         50,154      
        612,508      

Pharmaceuticals — 4.7%

  

  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     8,414         243,669      

Hospira Inc.

     6,914         391,747         (a ) 

Johnson & Johnson

     5,145         342,245      

Novartis AG ADR

     2,692         164,508      

Pfizer Inc.

     18,326         377,516      

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR

     3,818         184,104      
          1,703,789      

Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.7%

  

  

ACE Ltd.

     7,341         483,185      

Chubb Corp.

     2,412         151,015      
        634,200      

Rail Roads — 0.6%

  

  

Union Pacific Corp.

     2,090         218,196      

Real Estate Services — 0.1%

  

  

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (REIT)

     1,538         38,619         (a ) 

Reinsurance — 0.5%

  

  

PartnerRe Ltd.

     1,816         125,032      

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     603         42,180      
        167,212      

Research & Consulting Services — 0.4%

  

  

Nielsen Holdings N.V.

     4,421         137,758         (a ) 

Security & Alarm Services — 0.4%

  

  

Corrections Corporation of America

     6,770         146,570         (a ) 

Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

  

  

Applied Materials Inc.

     2,572         33,462      

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     1,487         60,194      
        93,656      

Semiconductors — 1.1%

  

  

Intel Corp.

     6,631         146,943      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value         

Microchip Technology Inc.

     1,366       $ 51,785      

Texas Instruments Inc.

     5,895         193,533      
        392,261      

Soft Drinks — 2.7%

  

  

PepsiCo Inc.

     14,016         987,147      

Specialized Finance — 1.3%

  

  

CME Group Inc.

     1,568         457,213      

Specialty Stores — 0.4%

  

  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

     1,608         61,828         (a ) 

Staples Inc.

     4,422         69,868      
        131,696      

Steel — 1.8%

  

  

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

     10,296         653,487      

Systems Software — 3.4%

  

  

Microsoft Corp.

     28,367         737,542      

Oracle Corp.

     14,715         484,271      
        1,221,813      

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.4%

  

  

American Tower Corp.

     6,595         345,116         (a ) 

NII Holdings Inc.

     12,101         512,840         (a ) 
        857,956      

Total Common Stock
(Cost $29,452,796)

        34,934,214      

Exchange Traded Funds — 1.8%

  

        

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     8,289         127,070         (f ) 

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     14,166         527,542         (f ) 

Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $614,943)

        654,612      

Other Investments — 0.0%*

  

        

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $8,104)

        8,185         (e ) 

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $30,075,842)

        35,597,011      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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U.S. Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Fair Value        

Short-Term Investments — 2.3%

  

       

GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class 0.11%
(Cost $822,959)

   $ 822,959        (b,e ) 

Total Investments
(Cost $30,898,801)

     36,419,970     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net — (0.2)%

     (57,678  
  

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

   $ 36,362,292     
  

 

 

   
    

Other Information

  

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at June 30, 2011 (unaudited):

 

Description   Expiration
date
    Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

    September 2011        2      $ 131,550      $ 3,344   
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(c) State Street Corp. is the parent company of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.

 

(d) At June 30, 2011 , all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.
(e) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

(f) Sponsored by SSgA Funds Management, Inc., an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.

 

* Less than 0.05%.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011 .

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

   American Depository Receipt

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

SPDR

   Standard & Poors Depository Receipts
 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

    CLASS 1
    6/30/11     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/06
Inception date                                        1/3/95     

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 31.92      $ 29.23      $ 22.44      $ 36.41      $ 39.02      $ 34.06     

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

             

Net investment income (loss)

    0.10        0.28 **      0.30        0.37        0.45        0.53     

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

    1.22        2.72        6.80        (13.52     2.70        4.96       

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

    1.32        3.00        7.10        (13.15     3.15        5.49       

Less distributions from:

             

Net investment income

    0.00        0.31        0.31        0.36        0.44        0.53     

Net realized gains

    0.00                      0.46        5.32              

Total distributions

    0.00        0.31        0.31        0.82        5.76        0.53       

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 33.24      $ 31.92      $ 29.23      $ 22.44      $ 36.41      $ 39.02       

TOTAL RETURN(a)

    4.14     10.26     31.63     (36.05 )%      8.01     16.12  

RATIOS/
SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA:

             

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 36,362      $ 38,305      $ 41,792      $ 37,917      $ 77,777      $ 101,885     

Ratios to average net assets:

             

Net investment income

    0.60 %*      0.96     1.11     1.03     0.94     1.43  

Net Expenses

    0.87 %*(b)      0.69 %(b)      0.86 %(b)      0.72 %(b)      0.66     0.63  

Gross expenses

    0.87 %*      0.69     0.86     0.72     0.66     0.63  

Portfolio turnover rate

    17     42     46     56     55     45    

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GE Asset Management’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Money Market Fund and GE Institutional Money Market Fund. Excluding waiver, the expense ratios would be unchanged.
* Annualized for periods less than one year.
** Per share values have been calculated using the average share method.
Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

         

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $30,067,739)

       $35,588,826   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $8,104)

       8,185   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       822,959   

Foreign cash (cost $555)

       558   

Receivable for investments sold

       99,990   

Income receivables

       25,708   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       709   

Variation margin receivable

       1,120   

Total Assets

       36,548,055   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for investments purchased

       102,064   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

       27,359   

Payable to GEAM

       16,278   

Accrued other expenses

       40,062   

Total Liabilities

       185,763   

NET ASSETS

       $36,362,292   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Capital paid in

       39,760,323   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
net investment income

       113,797   

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (9,036,343

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       5,521,168   

Futures

       3,344   

Foreign currency related transactions

       3   

NET ASSETS

       $36,362,292   

Class 1

    

NET ASSETS

       36,362,292   

Shares outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       1,093,880   

Net asset value per share

       $33.24   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ending June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Dividend

       $275,377   

Interest

       1,237   

Interest from affiliated investments

       482   

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

       (1,213

Total Income

       275,883   

Expenses:

    

Advisory and administration fees

       104,006   

Distribution fees

    

Class 4*

       14   

Transfer agent fees

       10,136   

Director’s fees

       543   

Custody and accounting expenses

       26,788   

Professional fees

       9,593   

Other expenses

       12,488   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       163,568   

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (580

Net expenses

       162,988   

Net investment income

       112,895   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investments

       1,781,591   

Futures

       (13,484

Foreign currency related transactions

       (5

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       (290,298

Futures

       (1,472

Foreign currency related transactions

       3   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       1,476,335   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       $1,589,230   

 

* Effective April 30, 2011, share Class 4 was closed.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of

Changes in Net Assets

       
        Six Months Ended
June 30,
2011*
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income

     $ 112,895       $ 366,984   

Net realized gain on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       1,768,102         498,105   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency transaction

       (291,767      2,781,391   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

       1,589,230         3,646,480   

Distributions to shareholders from :

       

Net investment income

       

Class 1

               (369,247

Class 4

               (53

Total distributions

               (369,300

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

       1,589,230         3,277,180   

Share transactions :

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

       

Class 1

       327,020         353,286   

Class 4

                 

Value of distributions reinvested

       

Class 1

               369,247   

Class 4

               53   

Cost of shares redeemed

       

Class 1

       (3,858,513      (7,485,265

Class 4

       (10,163        

Net (decrease) from share transactions

       (3,541,656      (6,762,679

Total (decrease) in net assets

       (1,952,426      (3,485,499

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

       38,314,718         41,800,217   

End of period

     $ 36,362,292       $ 38,314,718   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
net investment income, end of period

     $ 113,797       $ 902   

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

       

Class 1

       

Shares sold

       9,827         11,976   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               11,546   

Shares redeemed

       (116,129      (253,018

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       (106,302      (229,496

Class 4**

       

Shares sold

                 

Issued for distributions reinvested

               2   

Shares redeemed

       (296        

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       (296      2   

 

* Unaudited
** Effective April 30, 2011, share Class 4 was closed.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, (the “Fund”) S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund, Income Fund, Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts. Class 4 shares were first offered on May 1, 2008 and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2008 were designated as Class 1 shares. Effective April 30, 2011, Class 4 shares were closed and are no longer offered.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Futures Contracts A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund invests in stock index futures contracts subject to certain limitations to manage its exposure to the stock markets. Buying futures tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or to hedge other Fund investments. The Fund will not enter into a transaction involving futures for speculative purposes. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sales price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective Fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in Level 2.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as exchange traded futures. Futures are valued at the last sale price on the primary market they are traded and are typically included in level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the valuation committee. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stock

   $ 34,934,214       $       $       $ 34,934,214   

Exchanged Traded Funds

     654,612                         654,612   

Other Investments

             8,185                 8,185   

Short-Term Investments

     822,959                         822,959   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 36,411,785       $ 8,185       $       $ 36,419,970   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 3,344       $       $       $ 3,344   

   See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.

*  Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.

 

There were no significant transfers between the fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

      

      

   

 

4. Derivatives Transactions

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of June 30, 2011 .

 

   

Asset Derivatives June 30, 2011

   

Liability Derivatives June 30, 2011

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
  Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
   Fair
Value($)
    Location in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
   Fair
Value($)
 
Equity Contracts   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      3,344   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures        

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and within the components of Net Assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets or Liabilities sections of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
  Location in the
Statement of Operations
  Total
Notional Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold)($)
    Realized Gain
or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in
Income($)
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income($)
 

Equity Contracts

  Realized gain/(loss) on Futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures     4,143,171/(4,372,569)        (13,484     (1,472

 

5. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the

credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the Funds generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Fund is the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

6. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective November 17, 1997 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. GEAM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.55%.

GEAM has a contractual agreement with the Fund to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to Class 4 shares of the Fund. Under the Plan, the Fund may compensate GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEAM and the Fund’s principal distributor, for certain sales services provided by GEID or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 4 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer such share class as an investment option. The amount of compensation paid under the Plan by the Fund’s Class 4 shares may not exceed 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of Directors, including by those directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to it.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each Fund within such platforms.

 

 

7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and options, for the period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Non U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales
$6,441,748   $9,907,154

 

8. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of investment for
tax purposes

  Gross Tax  

Net tax appreciation/
(depreciation)

  Appreciation   Depreciation  
33,747,622   3,385,924   (713,576)   2,672,348

 

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the

extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

 

Amount   Expires
$      26,864   12/31/2016
    7,924,617   12/31/2017

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund utilized $778,743 of prior year capital loss carryovers.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund elected to defer losses incurred after October 31, 2010 as follows:

 

Capital   Currency
$—   $5

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

      Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total  

2010

   $ 369,300       $       $ 369,300   

2009

     439,282                 439,282   

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) futures investments organized as partnerships for tax purposes and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Undistributed

Net Investment Income

 

Accumulated

Net Realized (Loss)

$37   $(37)

 

9. Significant Transaction

Effective April 30, 2011 the Fund closed Class 4 shares. A full redemption was made by investors in the share class at the closing net asset value.

 

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the U.S. Equity Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       1,038,073.020           87.876        95.227

Abstain

       52,025.803           4.404        4.773

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       1,037,933.279           87.864        95.215

Abstain

       52,165.544           4.416        4.785

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of the use of a “manager of managers” arrangement whereby GEAM, as the Fund’s investment adviser, under certain circumstances, will be able to hire and replace sub-advisers to the Fund without obtaining shareholder approval.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       979,902.388           82.952        89.891

Against

       60,018.778           5.081        5.506

Abstain

       50,177.657           4.247        4.603

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  A. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on senior securities.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       999,806.986           84.637        91.717

Against

       37,504.531           3.175        3.441

Abstain

       52,787.306           4.468        4.842

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       990,911.830           83.884        90.901

Against

       39,733.002           3.363        3.645

Abstain

       59,453.991           5.033        5.454

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,028,537.301           87.069        94.353

Against

       31,001.476           2.624        2.844

Abstain

       30,560.046           2.587        2.803

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

  E. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on diversification.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,001,264.887           84.760        91.851

Against

       30,698.476           2.599        2.816

Abstain

       58,135.460           4.921        5.333

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,005,004.360           85.077        92.194

Against

       37,050.548           3.136        3.399

Abstain

       48,043.915           4.067        4.407

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

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  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities and its reclassification from a non-fundamental policy to a fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       997,229.395           84.419        91.481

Against

       37,064.744           3.137        3.400

Abstain

       55,804.684           4.724        5.119

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

  H. Amendment of the Fund’s fundamental investment policy on illiquid investments and its reclassification from a fundamental policy to a non-fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       997,002.998           84.400        91.460

Against

       35,537.502           3.008        3.260

Abstain

       57,558.323           4.872        5.280

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

  I. Elimination of the Fund’s investment policy on mortgaging, pledging and hypothecating of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,055,705.322           89.369        96.845

Against

       11,648.112           0.986        1.068

Abstain

       22,745.389           1.925        2.087

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,017,436.428           86.129        93.334

Against

       27,002.855           2.286        2.477

Abstain

       45,659.540           3.865        4.189

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       1,090,098.823           92.280        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President – Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team    (unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC – information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

S&P 500 Index Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary.

 

We have provided you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

 

Total Returns (%) as
of June 30, 2011
   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income (Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income
(Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high–offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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S&P 500 Index Fund     

 

Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer — Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer — GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

S&P 500 Index Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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S&P 500 Index Fund    Contents

 

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     2   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     14   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     15   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     16   

Statement of Operations

     17   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     18   

Notes to Financial Statements

     19   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     24   

Additional Information

     27   

Investment Team

     30   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) and is unaudited.

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap

U.S. stock market performance. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

The S&P 500 Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the investors of the Fund or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the securities generally or in this Fund particularly or the ability of the S&P 500 Index Fund to track general stock market performance.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

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SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM”) is the sub-adviser to the S&P 500 Index Fund. SSgA FM is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. The Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers composed of the following members: Karl Schneider and John Tucker.

Karl A. Schneider, CAIA is a Vice President of SSgA FM and Head of US Equity Strategies for the Global Equity Beta Solutions Team (GEBS), where in addition to overseeing the management of the US equity index strategies, he also serves as a portfolio manager for a number of the group’s passive equity portfolios. Previously with (GEBS), he served as a portfolio manager and product specialist for synthetic beta strategies, including commodities, buy/write, and hedge fund replication. Karl is also a member of the SSgA Derivatives Committee. Prior to joining GEBS, Karl worked as a portfolio manager in SSgA’s Currency Management Group, managing both active currency selection and traditional passive hedging overlay portfolios. He joined State Street in 1996. Karl holds a BS in Finance and Investments from Babson College and also an MS in Finance from Boston College. He has earned the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation and is a member of the CAIA Association.

John Tucker, CFA is a Managing Director of SSgA FM and Co-Head of Passive Equity Strategies in North America. John is responsible for overseeing the management of all equity index strategies and exchange traded funds managed in Boston and Montreal. He is a member of the Senior Management Group. Previously, John was head of the Structured Products group in SSgA’s London office, where he was responsible for the management of all index strategies in the firm’s second largest investment center. Prior to joining the investment management group, he was the Operations Manager for SSgA’s International Structured Products group, where he was responsible for the operations staff and functions. He joined State Street in 1988. John received a BA from Trinity College and an MS in Finance from Boston College. He has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society and the CFA Institute.

 

Q. How did the S&P 500 Index Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the S&P 500 Index Fund returned 5.86% for Class 1 shares. The S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned
  6.02% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 384 U.S. Insurance Large Growth funds returned an average of 5.25% over the same period.

 

Q. What market conditions affected Fund performance?

 

A. During the buoyant first quarter of 2011, global financial markets navigated turmoil in the Arab world and earthquake devastation in Japan with impressive resilience. But a surge in weekly U.S. unemployment claims and downbeat data on the soggy U.S. housing market soon made many investors wary. Core inflation also continued its steady climb, dampening investor hopes that the Federal Reserve might soon introduce a new round of asset purchases after the expiration of QE2. The only relief for equity holders came late in the quarter with the announcement that crude oil in storage would be allocated to the marketplace, as well as sovereign debt developments in Europe, which provided an additional boost to sentiment.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. By utilizing a passive, full replication investment style, the Fund owned the same stocks and sectors in approximately the same weights as the S&P 500 Index, and was not materially impacted by IPOs, M&A activity, or strategies which are not the principal strategy of the Fund. As of June 30, 2011, the four largest sectors in the S&P 500 Index were information technology (17.3%), financials (14.7%), energy (12.3%), and health care (11.4%). The highest returning sector for the last six months was health care (+13%) followed by energy (+11%). The lowest returning sectors were financials (-3%) and information technology (+2%).

 

Q. Were there any significant changes in the Fund during the period?

 

A. Over the last six months there were 10 index addition/deletion changes announced by Standard & Poor’s that impacted the Fund. Not all the additions and deletions were bought and sold in the Fund, however, many changes were as a result of a merger or acquisition, or a spin-off involving another S&P 500 constituent. Additionally, there were numerous index share changes throughout the period, as well as at each quarter’s end. Many of the share changes also required no trading, as the weight change within the portfolio was negligible.
 

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

                                

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,058.56           1.89   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,022.70           1.86   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.37% (for the period January 1, 2011—June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six month period).
**   Actual Fund Return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was: 5.86%. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek growth of capital and accumulation of income that corresponds to the investment return of the S&P 500® Composite Stock Index (S&P 500 Index). The Fund seeks its objective by seeking to replicate the return of the S&P 500® Index while holding transaction costs low and minimizing portfolio turnover.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Month**
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    384        384        353        276   

Peer group average annual total return:

    5.25%        29.38%        2.47%        2.44%   

Morningstar category in peer group : U.S. Insurance Large Blend

  

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $207,269 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011(a)(b)

 

 

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Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value)(b)(c)

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     3.26%   

Apple Inc.

     2.52%   

International Business Machines Corp.

     1.69%   

Chevron Corp.

     1.68%   

General Electric Co.

     1.62%   

Microsoft Corp.

     1.57%   

AT&T Inc.

     1.51%   

Johnson & Johnson

     1.48%   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     1.44%   

Pfizer Inc.

     1.32%   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

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Average Annual Total Returns

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date 4/15/85)

     Six
Month**
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000
investment
 

S&P 500 Index Fund

    5.86%        30.45%        2.60%        2.36%      $ 12,633   

S&P 500 Index

    6.02%        30.69%        2.94%        2.72%      $ 13,076   

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(a) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(b) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
*Less than 0.01%
**Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

S&P 500 Index Fund

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Common Stock — 97.5%†

  

    

Advertising — 0.2%

  

  

Omnicom Group Inc.

     4,680       $ 225,389      

The Interpublic Group of companies Inc.

     8,730         109,125      
        334,514      

Aerospace & Defense — 2.8%

  

  

General Dynamics Corp.

     6,167         459,565      

Goodrich Corp.

     2,184         208,572      

Honeywell International Inc.

     13,043         777,232      

ITT Corp.

     3,026         178,322      

L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.

     1,800         157,410      

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     4,752         384,769      

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     4,922         341,341      

Precision Castparts Corp.

     2,400         395,160      

Raytheon Co.

     5,969         297,555      

Rockwell Collins Inc.

     2,568         158,420      

Textron Inc.

     5,025         118,640      

The Boeing Co.

     12,286         908,304       (d)

United Technologies Corp.

     15,572         1,378,278       (d)
     5,763,568      

Agricultural Products — 0.2%

  

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     11,386         343,288      

Air Freight & Logistics — 1.0%

  

  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

     2,700         212,868      

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

     3,500         179,165      

FedEx Corp.

     5,411         513,233      

United Parcel Service Inc.

     16,496         1,203,053      
         2,108,319      

Airlines — 0.1%

  

  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     12,949         147,878      

Aluminum — 0.1%

  

  

Alcoa Inc.

     18,040         286,114       (d)

Apparel Retail — 0.5%

  

  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

     1,600         107,072      

Ltd Brands Inc.

     4,488         172,564      

Ross Stores Inc.

     1,900         152,228      

The Gap Inc.

     7,079         128,130      

TJX companies Inc.

     6,780         356,153      

Urban Outfitters Inc.

     2,400         67,560       (a)
     983,707      

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 0.3%

  

  

Coach Inc.

     4,800         306,864      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

     1,000       $ 132,610      

VF Corp.

     1,402         152,201      
        591,675      

Application Software — 0.6%

  

  

Adobe Systems Inc.

     8,784         276,257       (a,d)

Autodesk Inc.

     3,948         152,393       (a)

Citrix Systems Inc.

     3,100         248,000       (a)

Compuware Corp.

     4,100         40,016       (a)

Intuit Inc.

     4,500         233,370       (a)

Salesforce.com Inc.

     2,000         297,960       (a)
        1,247,996      

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 1.2%

  

  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     4,004         230,951      

BlackRock Inc.

     1,600         306,896      

Federated Investors Inc.

     1,500         35,760      

Franklin Resources Inc.

     2,500         328,225      

Invesco Ltd.

     8,000         187,200      

Janus Capital Group Inc.

     3,400         32,096      

Legg Mason Inc.

     2,900         95,004      

Northern Trust Corp.

     4,200         193,032      

State Street Corp.

     8,200         369,738       (c)

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

     4,400         265,496      

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     21,303         545,783      
            2,590,181      

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2%

  

  

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     11,446         476,840      

Automobile Manufacturers — 0.4%

  

  

Ford Motor Co.

     63,027         869,142       (a)

Automotive Retail — 0.2%

  

  

AutoNation Inc.

     1,286         47,080       (a)

AutoZone Inc.

     394         116,171       (a)

CarMax Inc.

     3,800         125,666       (a)

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

     2,400         157,224       (a)
        446,141      

Biotechnology — 1.2%

  

  

Amgen Inc.

     15,522         905,709       (a,d)

Biogen Idec Inc.

     4,000         427,680       (a)

Celgene Corp.

     7,663         462,232       (a)

Cephalon Inc.

     1,200         95,880       (a)

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     13,549         561,064       (a)
        2,452,565      

Brewers — 0.1%

  

  

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

     2,698         120,709      

Broadcasting — 0.3%

  

  

CBS Corp.

     11,709         333,589      

Discovery Communications Inc. (Class A)

     4,500         184,320       (a)

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.

     1,600         78,208      
        596,117      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Building Products — 0.0%*

  

  

Masco Corp.

     5,990       $ 72,060      

Cable & Satellite — 1.2%

  

  

Cablevision Systems Corp.

     3,900         141,219      

Comcast Corp. (Class A)

     46,358             1,174,712      

DIRECTV

     12,800         650,496       (a)

Time Warner Cable Inc.

     5,696         444,516      
        2,410,943      

Casinos & Gaming — 0.1%

  

  

International Game Technology

     5,500         96,690      

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     1,300         186,602      
        283,292      

Coal & Consumable Fuels — 0.3%

  

  

Alpha Natural Resources Inc.

     3,900         177,216       (a)

Consol Energy Inc.

     3,900         189,072      

Peabody Energy Corp.

     4,679         275,640      
        641,928      

Commercial Printing — 0.0%*

  

  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

     3,599         70,576      

Communications Equipment — 1.9%

  

  

Cisco Systems Inc.

     92,464         1,443,363       (d)

F5 Networks Inc.

     1,300         143,325       (a)

Harris Corp.

     2,100         94,626      

JDS Uniphase Corp.

     3,650         60,809       (a)

Juniper Networks Inc.

     8,700         274,050       (a)

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.

     4,943         108,944       (a)

Motorola Solutions Inc.

     5,735         264,039       (a)

QUALCOMM Inc.

     28,029         1,591,767      

Tellabs Inc.

     7,652         35,276      
        4,016,199      

Computer & Electronics Retail — 0.1%

  

  

Best Buy Company Inc.

     5,600         175,896      

GameStop Corp.

     2,300         61,341       (a)
        237,237      

Computer Hardware — 3.3%

  

  

Apple Inc.

     15,589         5,232,760       (a)

Dell Inc.

     27,728         462,226       (a)

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     34,849         1,268,504      
        6,963,490      

Computer Storage & Peripherals — 0.8%

  

  

EMC Corp.

     34,514         950,861       (a)

Lexmark International Inc.

     1,400         40,964       (a)

NetApp Inc.

     6,200         327,236       (a)

SanDisk Corp.

     3,800         157,700       (a)

Western Digital Corp.

     3,800         138,244       (a)
        1,615,005      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Construction & Engineering — 0.2%

  

  

Fluor Corp.

     2,878       $ 186,091      

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

     2,300         99,475       (a)

Quanta Services Inc.

     4,000         80,800       (a)
        366,366      

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 1.2%

  

  

Caterpillar Inc.

     10,832         1,153,175      

Cummins Inc.

     3,256         336,963      

Deere & Co.

     6,940         572,203      

Joy Global Inc.

     1,800         171,432      

PACCAR Inc.

     6,203         316,911      
            2,550,684      

Construction Materials — 0.0%*

  

  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     2,400         92,472      

Consumer Electronics — 0.0%*

  

  

Harman International Industries Inc.

     1,200         54,684      

Consumer Finance — 0.8%

  

  

American Express Co.

     17,391         899,115       (d)

Capital One Financial Corp.

     7,525         388,817      

Discover Financial Services

     9,598         256,746      

SLM Corp.

     9,100         152,971      
        1,697,649      

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 1.2%

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     8,480         446,726      

Computer Sciences Corp.

     2,882         109,401      

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

     4,700         144,713      

Fiserv Inc.

     2,378         148,934       (a)

Mastercard Inc.

     1,600         482,144      

Paychex Inc.

     5,125         157,440      

The Western Union Co.

     10,524         210,796      

Total System Services Inc.

     2,902         53,919      

Visa Inc.

     8,000         674,080      
        2,428,153      

Department Stores — 0.4%

  

  

JC Penney Company Inc.

     3,787         130,803      

Kohl’s Corp.

     5,000         250,050      

Macy’s Inc.

     7,030         205,557      

Nordstrom Inc.

     2,892         135,750      

Sears Holdings Corp.

     819         58,509       (a)
        780,669      

Distillers & Vintners — 0.1%

  

  

Brown-Forman Corp.

     1,747         130,483      

Constellation Brands Inc.

     3,500         72,870       (a)
        203,353      

Distributors — 0.1%

  

  

Genuine Parts Co.

     2,496         135,782      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Diversified Chemicals — 1.0%

  

  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     1,159       $ 118,299      

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     15,361         830,262      

FMC Corp.

     1,100         94,622      

PPG Industries Inc.

     2,737         248,492      

The Dow Chemical Co.

     19,494         701,784      
        1,993,459      

Diversified Financial Services — 4.8%

  

  

Bank of America Corp.

     169,529         1,858,038      

Citigroup Inc.

     49,170         2,047,439      

Comerica Inc.

     2,756         95,275      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     66,850         2,736,839       (d)

US BanCorp

     32,009         816,550      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     89,002         2,497,396      
          10,051,537      

Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.4%

  

  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

     15,810         836,349      

Titanium Metals Corp.

     1,600         29,312      
        865,661      

Diversified REITs — 0.1%

  

  

Vornado Realty Trust

     2,847         265,283      

Diversified Support Services — 0.1%

  

  

Cintas Corp.

     1,900         62,757      

Iron Mountain Inc.

     3,500         119,315      
        182,072      

Drug Retail — 0.7%

  

  

CVS Caremark Corp.

     22,827         857,839      

Walgreen Co.

     15,413         654,436      
        1,512,275      

Education Services — 0.1%

  

  

Apollo Group Inc.

     1,900         82,992       (a)

DeVry Inc.

     1,200         70,956      
        153,948      

Electric Utilities — 1.8%

  

  

American Electric Power Company Inc.

     8,325         313,686       (d)

Duke Energy Corp.

     21,809         410,663      

Edison International

     5,242         203,128      

Entergy Corp.

     3,085         210,644      

Exelon Corp.

     10,952         469,184      

FirstEnergy Corp.

     7,054         311,434      

NextEra Energy Inc.

     7,262         417,275      

Northeast Utilities

     3,100         109,027      

Pepco Holdings Inc.

     4,000         78,520      

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     1,900         84,702      

PPL Corp.

     9,544         265,610      

Progress Energy Inc.

     4,856         233,137      

Southern Co.

     14,358         579,776      
        3,686,786      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%

  

  

Emerson Electric Co.

     12,838       $ 722,138      

Rockwell Automation Inc.

     2,468         214,124      

Roper Industries Inc.

     1,600         133,280      
            1,069,542      

Electronic Components — 0.3%

  

  

Amphenol Corp.

     3,000         161,970      

Corning Inc.

     25,939         470,793      
        632,763      

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.0%*

  

  

FLIR Systems Inc.

     2,700         91,017      

Electronic Manufacturing Services — 0.1%

  

  

Jabil Circuit Inc.

     2,900         58,580      

Molex Inc.

     2,650         68,290      
        126,870      

Environmental & Facilities Services — 0.3%

  

  

Republic Services Inc.

     5,450         168,132      

Stericycle Inc.

     1,400         124,768       (a)

Waste Management Inc.

     8,303         309,453      
        602,353      

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 0.4%

  

  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

     1,270         179,921      

Monsanto Co.

     9,123         661,782       (d)
        841,703      

Food Distributors — 0.2%

  

  

Sysco Corp.

     10,044         313,172      

Food Retail — 0.3%

  

  

Safeway Inc.

     6,200         144,894      

SUPERVALU Inc.

     3,213         30,234      

The Kroger Co.

     10,066         249,637      

Whole Foods Market Inc.

     2,300         145,935      
        570,700      

Footwear — 0.3%

  

  

NIKE Inc.

     6,310         567,774      

Gas Utilities — 0.1%

  

  

Nicor Inc.

     843         46,146      

Oneok Inc.

     1,900         140,619      
        186,765      

General Merchandise Stores — 0.3%

  

  

Big Lots Inc.

     1,400         46,410       (a)

Family Dollar Stores Inc.

     2,300         120,888      

Target Corp.

     11,549         541,764      
        709,062      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Gold — 0.2%

        

Newmont Mining Corp.

     8,128       $ 438,668      

Healthcare Distributors — 0.4%

  

  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     4,661         192,965      

Cardinal Health Inc.

     5,751         261,210      

McKesson Corp.

     4,202         351,497      

Patterson companies Inc.

     1,700         55,913      
        861,585      

Healthcare Equipment — 1.8%

  

  

Baxter International Inc.

     9,529         568,786       (d)

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     3,788         326,412      

Boston Scientific Corp.

     24,843         171,665       (a)

CareFusion Corp.

     3,375         91,699       (a)

Covidien PLC

     8,100         431,163      

CR Bard Inc.

     1,502         165,010      

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

     2,000         174,360       (a)

Intuitive Surgical Inc.

     620         230,708       (a)

Medtronic Inc.

     17,832         687,067      

St Jude Medical Inc.

     5,492         261,859      

Stryker Corp.

     5,852         343,454      

Varian Medical Systems Inc.

     1,900         133,038       (a)

Zimmer Holdings Inc.

     3,300         208,560       (a)
        3,793,781      

Healthcare Facilities — 0.0%*

  

  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     7,895         49,265       (a)

Healthcare Services — 0.6%

  

  

DaVita Inc.

     1,700         147,237       (a)

Express Scripts Inc.

     8,900         480,422       (a)

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

     1,600         154,864       (a)

Medco Health Solutions Inc.

     6,666         376,762       (a)

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

     2,600         153,660      
            1,312,945      

Healthcare Supplies — 0.0%*

  

  

DENTSPLY International Inc.

     2,500         95,200      

Healthcare Technology — 0.1%

  

  

Cerner Corp.

     2,600         158,886      

Home Building — 0.1%

  

  

DR Horton Inc.

     5,600         64,512      

Lennar Corp.

     3,200         58,080      

Pulte Group Inc.

     6,435         49,292       (a)
        171,884      

Home Entertainment Software — 0.1%

  

  

Electronic Arts Inc.

     6,100         143,960       (a)

Home Furnishing Retail — 0.1%

  

  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

     4,400         256,828       (a)
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Home Furnishings — 0.0%*

  

  

Leggett & Platt Inc.

     2,700       $ 65,826      

Home Improvement Retail — 0.7%

  

  

Home Depot Inc.

     26,733         968,269      

Lowe’s companies Inc.

     21,702         505,874      
        1,474,143      

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 0.3%

  

  

Carnival Corp.

     7,200         270,936      

Marriott International Inc.

     5,114         181,496      

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

     3,200         179,328      

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     2,849         95,869      
        727,629      

Household Appliances — 0.0%*

  

  

Whirlpool Corp.

     1,143         92,949      

Household Products — 2.1%

  

  

Clorox Co.

     2,384         160,777      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     8,372         731,797      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     6,836         455,004       (d)

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     46,973             2,986,074      
        4,333,652      

Housewares & Specialties — 0.1%

  

  

Fortune Brands Inc.

     2,541         162,040      

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

     5,156         81,362      
        243,402      

Human Resource & Employment Services — 0.0%*

  

  

Robert Half International Inc.

     2,600         70,278      

Hypermarkets & Super Centers — 1.1%

  

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     7,217         586,309      

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     32,087         1,705,103      
        2,291,412      

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.2%

  

  

Constellation Energy Group Inc.

     3,403         129,178      

NRG Energy Inc.

     4,400         108,152       (a)

The AES Corp.

     10,600         135,044       (a)
        372,374      

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.3%

  

  

3M Co.

     11,880         1,126,818      

General Electric Co.

     178,162         3,360,135       (f)

Tyco International Ltd.

     8,100         400,383      
        4,887,336      

Industrial Gases — 0.5%

  

  

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

     3,632         347,147       (d)

Airgas Inc.

     1,100         77,044      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Praxair Inc.

     5,165       $ 559,834      
        984,025      

Industrial Machinery — 1.2%

  

  

Danaher Corp.

     8,900         471,611      

Dover Corp.

     3,158         214,112      

Eaton Corp.

     5,900         303,555      

Flowserve Corp.

     1,000         109,890      

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

     8,227         464,743      

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     5,400         245,214      

Pall Corp.

     1,778         99,977      

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     2,672         239,785      

Snap-On Inc.

     1,009         63,042      

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

     2,692         193,959      
            2,405,888      

Industrial REITs — 0.1%

  

  

Prologis Inc.

     7,299         261,596      

Insurance Brokers — 0.3%

  

  

AON Corp.

     5,436         278,867      

Marsh & McLennan companies Inc.

     8,853         276,125      
        554,992      

Integrated Oil & Gas — 7.1%

  

  

Chevron Corp.

     33,858         3,481,957      

ConocoPhillips

     23,919         1,798,470      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     82,993         6,753,970       (d)

Hess Corp.

     5,070         379,033       (d)

Marathon Oil Corp.

     11,842         623,837      

Murphy Oil Corp.

     3,300         216,678      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     13,779         1,433,567      
        14,687,512      

Integrated Telecommunication Services — 2.7%

AT&T Inc.

     99,780         3,134,090      

CenturyLink Inc.

     10,299         416,389      

Frontier Communications Corp.

     16,974         136,980      

Verizon Communications Inc.

     47,367         1,763,473      

Windstream Corp.

     8,843         114,605      
        5,565,537      

Internet Retail — 0.9%

  

  

Amazon.com Inc.

     6,000         1,226,940       (a)

Expedia Inc.

     3,600         104,364      

NetFlix Inc.

     700         183,883       (a)

priceline.com Inc.

     820         419,783       (a)
        1,934,970      

Internet Software & Services — 1.6%

  

  

Akamai Technologies Inc.

     3,400         106,998       (a)

eBay Inc.

     19,000         613,130       (a)

Google Inc.

     4,224         2,138,949      

Monster Worldwide Inc.

     2,700         39,582       (a)

VeriSign Inc.

     3,162         105,801      

Yahoo! Inc.

     21,489         323,195       (a)
        3,327,655      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 1.0%

  

  

E*Trade Financial Corp.

     3,440       $ 47,472       (a)

Morgan Stanley

     25,696         591,265      

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     17,311         284,766      

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     8,699         1,157,750      
        2,081,253      

IT Consulting & Other Services — 2.0%

  

  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

     5,100         374,034       (a)

International Business Machines Corp.

     20,430         3,504,766      

SAIC Inc.

     5,200         87,464       (a)

Teradata Corp.

     3,000         180,600       (a)
            4,146,864      

Leisure Products — 0.1%

  

  

Hasbro Inc.

     2,196         96,470      

Mattel Inc.

     5,851         160,844      
        257,314      

Life & Health Insurance — 1.1%

  

  

Aflac Inc.

     8,000         373,440      

Lincoln National Corp.

     5,642         160,741      

MetLife Inc.

     17,973         788,475      

Principal Financial Group Inc.

     5,200         158,184      

Prudential Financial Inc.

     8,000         508,720      

Torchmark Corp.

     1,272         81,586      

Unum Group

     5,489         139,860      
        2,211,006      

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%

  

  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

     5,885         300,782       (a)

Life Technologies Corp.

     3,003         156,366       (a)

PerkinElmer Inc.

     2,310         62,162      

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     6,628         426,777       (a)

Waters Corp.

     1,500         143,610       (a)
        1,089,697      

Managed Healthcare — 1.1%

  

  

Aetna Inc.

     6,608         291,347      

CIGNA Corp.

     4,789         246,298      

Coventry Healthcare Inc.

     2,800         102,116       (a)

Humana Inc.

     2,727         219,633      

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     18,276         942,676      

WellPoint Inc.

     6,200         488,374      
        2,290,444      

Metal & Glass Containers — 0.1%

  

  

Ball Corp.

     2,732         105,073      

Owens-Illinois Inc.

     3,100         80,011       (a)
        185,084      

Motorcycle Manufacturers — 0.1%

  

  

Harley-Davidson Inc.

     3,700         151,589      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Movies & Entertainment — 1.5%

  

  

News Corp.

     37,900       $ 670,830      

The Walt Disney Co.

     31,720         1,238,349      

Time Warner Inc.

     18,138         659,679      

Viacom Inc.

     9,913         505,563      
            3,074,421      

Multi-Line Insurance — 0.4%

  

  

American International Group Inc.

     7,525         220,633       (a)

Assurant Inc.

     1,800         65,286      

Genworth Financial Inc.

     8,400         86,352       (a)

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     7,404         195,243      

Loews Corp.

     5,366         225,855      
        793,369      

Multi-Sector Holdings — 0.1%

  

  

Leucadia National Corp.

     3,100         105,710      

Multi-Utilities — 1.3%

  

  

Ameren Corp.

     3,842         110,803      

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

     7,618         147,408      

CMS Energy Corp.

     4,700         92,543      

Consolidated Edison Inc.

     4,907         261,249      

Dominion Resources Inc.

     10,000         482,700      

DTE Energy Co.

     3,066         153,361      

Integrys Energy Group Inc.

     1,531         79,367      

NiSource Inc.

     5,115         103,579      

PG&E Corp.

     6,454         271,262      

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

     8,492         277,179      

SCANA Corp.

     2,100         82,677      

Sempra Energy

     4,075         215,486      

TECO Energy Inc.

     3,600         68,004      

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     3,800         119,130      

Xcel Energy Inc.

     8,480         206,064      
        2,670,812      

Office Electronics — 0.1%

  

  

Xerox Corp.

     22,747         236,796      

Office REITs — 0.1%

  

  

Boston Properties Inc.

     2,500         265,400      

Office Services & Supplies — 0.1%

  

  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     2,055         79,385      

Pitney Bowes Inc.

     3,632         83,500      
        162,885      

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.3%

  

  

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

     1,300         91,533      

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

     1,900         125,628      

Nabors Industries Ltd.

     4,500         110,880       (a)

Noble Corp.

     4,000         157,640      

Rowan companies Inc.

     2,177         84,489       (a)
        570,170      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 2.1%

  

  

Baker Hughes Inc.

     7,432       $ 539,266      

Cameron International Corp.

     4,300         216,247       (a)

FMC Technologies Inc.

     4,186         187,491      

Halliburton Co.

     15,591         795,141      

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

     7,200         563,112      

Schlumberger Ltd.

     22,846         1,973,894      
            4,275,151      

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 2.1%

  

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     8,456         649,083      

Apache Corp.

     6,348         783,280      

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     1,900         125,989      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     11,400         338,466      

Denbury Resources Inc.

     6,700         134,000       (a)

Devon Energy Corp.

     7,292         574,682      

EOG Resources Inc.

     4,500         470,475      

EQT Corp.

     2,614         137,287      

Newfield Exploration Co.

     2,300         156,446       (a)

Noble Energy Inc.

     2,900         259,927      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     1,900         170,183      

QEP Resources Inc.

     2,900         121,307      

Range Resources Corp.

     2,900         160,950      

Southwestern Energy Co.

     6,100         261,568       (a)
        4,343,643      

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing — 0.2%

  

  

Sunoco Inc.

     1,976         82,419      

Tesoro Corp.

     2,300         52,693       (a)

Valero Energy Corp.

     9,700         248,029      
        383,141      

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — 0.4%

  

  

El Paso Corp.

     12,682         256,176      

Spectra Energy Corp.

     10,977         300,880      

The Williams companies Inc.

     9,586         289,976      
        847,032      

Packaged Foods & Meats — 1.6%

  

  

Campbell Soup Co.

     3,115         107,623      

ConAgra Foods Inc.

     6,668         172,101      

Dean Foods Co.

     3,700         45,399       (a)

General Mills Inc.

     10,462         389,396      

HJ Heinz Co.

     5,297         282,224      

Hormel Foods Corp.

     2,200         65,582      

Kellogg Co.

     4,290         237,323      

Kraft Foods Inc.

     29,190         1,028,364      

McCormick & Company Inc.

     2,300         114,011      

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     3,450         233,048      

Sara Lee Corp.

     9,557         181,487      

The Hershey Co.

     2,584         146,900      

The JM Smucker Co.

     1,917         146,535      

Tyson Foods Inc.

     5,400         104,868      
        3,254,861      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Paper Packaging — 0.1%

  

  

Bemis Company Inc.

     1,962       $ 66,276      

Sealed Air Corp.

     2,814         66,945      
        133,221      

Paper Products — 0.1%

  

  

International Paper Co.

     7,575         225,886      

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     2,500         83,275      
        309,161      

Personal Products — 0.2%

  

  

Avon Products Inc.

     7,428         207,984      

The Estee Lauder companies Inc.

     1,900         199,861      
        407,845      

Pharmaceuticals — 5.6%

  

  

Abbott Laboratories

     26,204         1,378,854       (d)

Allergan Inc.

     5,255         437,479      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     28,318         820,089       (d)

Eli Lilly & Co.

     17,443         654,636      

Forest Laboratories Inc.

     4,700         184,898       (a)

Hospira Inc.

     2,639         149,526       (a)

Johnson & Johnson

     46,186         3,072,293      

Merck & Company Inc.

     51,645             1,822,552      

Mylan Inc.

     6,965         171,827       (a)

Pfizer Inc.

     133,014         2,740,088      

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     2,000         137,460       (a)
        11,569,702      

Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.9%

  

  

ACE Ltd.

     5,700         375,174      

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

     28,969         2,241,911       (a)

Chubb Corp.

     5,094         318,935      

CIncinnati Financial Corp.

     2,692         78,553      

The Allstate Corp.

     9,186         280,449       (d)

The Progressive Corp.

     11,273         241,017      

The Travelers companies Inc.

     6,999         408,602      

XL Group Plc

     5,300         116,494      
        4,061,135      

Publishing — 0.2%

  

  

Gannett Company Inc.

     4,808         68,851      

The McGraw-Hill companies Inc.

     5,421         227,194      

The Washington Post Co.

     90         37,705      
        333,750      

Rail Roads — 0.9%

  

  

CSX Corp.

     18,417         482,894      

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     6,118         458,422      

Union Pacific Corp.

     8,137         849,503      
        1,790,819      

Real Estate Services — 0.1%

  

  

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (REIT)

     4,900         123,039       (a)
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Regional Banks — 1.0%

  

  

BB&T Corp.

     11,700       $ 314,028      

Fifth Third Bancorp

     14,816         188,904      

First Horizon National Corp.

     4,055         38,685      

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

     13,934         91,407      

KeyCorp

     15,228         126,849      

M&T Bank Corp.

     2,200         193,490      

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

     10,298         82,075      

PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

     8,704         518,845      

Regions Financial Corp.

     21,568         133,722      

SunTrust Banks Inc.

     9,229         238,108      

Zions Bancorp.

     2,500         60,025      
            1,986,138      

Research & Consulting Services — 0.1%

  

  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     900         67,986      

Equifax Inc.

     1,800         62,496      
        130,482      

Residential REITs — 0.3%

  

  

Apartment Investment & Management Co.

     2,431         62,063      

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

     1,501         192,728      

Equity Residential

     5,000         300,000      
        554,791      

Restaurants — 1.3%

  

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

     500         154,095       (a)

Darden Restaurants Inc.

     2,429         120,867      

McDonald’s Corp.

     17,490         1,474,757      

Starbucks Corp.

     12,298         485,648      

Yum! Brands Inc.

     7,729         426,950      
        2,662,317      

Retail REITs — 0.3%

  

  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     6,500         121,160      

Simon Property Group Inc.

     5,037         585,450      
        706,610      

Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

  

  

Applied Materials Inc.

     23,100         300,531       (d)

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     2,800         113,344      

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.

     4,500         38,385       (a)

Novellus Systems Inc.

     1,700         61,438       (a)

Teradyne Inc.

     3,600         53,280       (a)
        566,978      

Semiconductors — 2.1%

  

  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

     10,074         70,417       (a,d)

Altera Corp.

     5,200         241,020      

Analog Devices Inc.

     5,200         203,528      

Broadcom Corp.

     8,250         277,530      

First Solar Inc.

     1,010         133,593       (a)

Intel Corp.

     89,265         1,978,112       (d)

Linear Technology Corp.

     3,800         125,476      

LSI Corp.

     10,092         71,855       (a)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Microchip Technology Inc.

     3,000       $ 113,730      

Micron Technology Inc.

     15,254         114,100       (a)

National Semiconductor Corp.

     3,766         92,681      

NVIDIA Corp.

     9,300         148,195       (a)

Texas Instruments Inc.

     19,451         638,576      

Xilinx Inc.

     4,187         152,700      
            4,361,513      

Soft Drinks — 2.3%

  

  

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

     5,318         155,179      

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

     3,700         155,141      

PepsiCo Inc.

     26,549         1,869,846       (d)

The Coca-Cola Co.

     38,502         2,590,800       (d)
        4,770,966      

Specialized Consumer Services — 0.0%*

  

  

H&R Block Inc.

     5,292         84,884      

Specialized Finance — 0.4%

  

  

CME Group Inc.

     1,161         338,536      

IntercontinentalExchange Inc.

     1,300         162,123       (a)

Moody’s Corp.

     3,184         122,106      

NYSE Euronext

     4,200         143,934      

The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc.

     2,600         65,780       (a)
        832,479      

Specialized REITs — 0.6%

  

  

HCP Inc.

     6,700         245,823      

Healthcare Inc.

     2,800         146,804      

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

     11,817         200,298      

Plum Creek Timber Company Inc.

     2,800         113,512      

Public Storage

     2,400         273,624      

Ventas Inc.

     2,600         137,046      

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     9,167         200,391      
        1,317,498      

Specialty Chemicals — 0.3%

  

  

Ecolab Inc.

     3,952         222,814      

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

     1,247         80,107      

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

     2,182         160,115      

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

     1,463         122,702      
        585,738      

Specialty Stores — 0.2%

  

  

Staples Inc.

     12,450         196,710      

Tiffany & Co.

     2,000         157,040      
        353,750      

Steel — 0.3%

  

  

AK Steel Holding Corp.

     2,300         36,248      

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

     1,751         111,136      

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

     2,400         221,880      

Nucor Corp.

     5,236         215,828      

United States Steel Corp.

     2,665         122,697      
        707,789      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Systems Software — 2.9%

  

  

BMC Software Inc.

     2,900       $ 158,630       (a)

CA Inc.

     6,600         150,744      

Microsoft Corp.

     124,939             3,248,414       (d)

Oracle Corp.

     65,152         2,144,152       (d)

Red Hat Inc.

     3,300         151,470       (a)

Symantec Corp.

     12,685         250,148       (a)
        6,103,558      

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

  

  

Hudson City Bancorp Inc.

     9,600         78,624      

People’s United Financial Inc.

     6,700         90,048      
        168,672      

Tires & Rubber — 0.0%*

  

  

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     4,519         75,784       (a)

Tobacco — 1.6%

        

Altria Group Inc.

     34,853         920,468      

Lorillard Inc.

     2,411         262,486      

Philip Morris International Inc.

     30,079         2,008,375      

Reynolds American Inc.

     5,900         218,595      
        3,409,924      

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

  

  

Fastenal Co.

     5,200         187,148      

WW Grainger Inc.

     982         150,884      
        338,032      

Trucking — 0.0%*

  

  

Ryder System Inc.

     931         52,927      

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

  

  

American Tower Corp.

     6,700         350,611       (a)

MetroPCS Communications Inc.

     4,600         79,166       (a)

Sprint Nextel Corp.

     51,500         277,585       (a)
        707,362      

Total Common Stock
(Cost $166,930,560)

        202,569,722      

Other Investments — 0.1%

  

    

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $72,481)

        73,206       (e)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $167,003,041)

        202,642,928      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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S&P 500 Index Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
   Fair Value       

Short-Term Investments — 2.2%

GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class 0.11%
(Cost $4,625,660)

      $ 4,625,660       (b,e)

Total Investments
(Cost $171,628,701)

        207,268,588      

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 0.2%

        480,544      
     

 

 

    

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 207,749,132      
     

 

 

    

Other Information

  

    

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at June 30, 2011 (unaudited):

 

Description   Expiration
date
    Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

    September 2011        86      $ 5,656,650      $ 187,822   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(c) State Street Corp. is the parent company of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.
(d) At June 30, 2011 , all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.

 

(e) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

(f) General Electric Co. is the parent company of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the Fund’s investment Adviser.

 

* Less than 0.05%.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011 .

Abbreviations:

 

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust
 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

     6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08     12/31/07      12/31/06  
Inception date                                          4/15/85   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 22.37      $ 19.82      $ 15.99      $ 26.52      $ 26.06       $ 22.94   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

             

Net investment income

     0.20        0.40        0.38        0.52        0.47         0.42   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

     1.11        2.54        3.84        (10.46)        0.86         3.12   

Total income/(loss) from
investment operations

     1.31        2.94        4.22        (9.94)        1.33         3.54   

Less distributions from:

             

Net investment income

            0.39        0.39        0.50        0.47         0.42   

Net realized gains

                          0.09        0.40           

Total distributions

            0.39        0.39        0.59        0.87         0.42   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 23.68      $ 22.37      $ 19.82      $ 15.99      $ 26.52       $ 26.06   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     5.86%        14.84%        26.30%        (37.40)%        5.10%         15.43%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

             

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 207,749      $ 217,344      $ 224,165      $ 209,176      $ 447,426       $ 497,105   

Ratios to average net assets:

             

Net investment income (loss)

     1.66%     1.79%        2.05%        1.91%        1.62%         1.58%   

Net Expenses

     0.37% (b)(c)     0.33% (b)(c)      0.43% (b)      0.41% (b)      0.39%         0.40%   

Gross Expenses

     0.42%     0.38%        0.43%        0.41%        0.39%         0.40%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     1%        4%        5%        4%        6%         4%   

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GE Asset Management’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Money Market Fund and/or GE Institutional Money Market Fund. Excluding waiver, the expense ratios would be unchanged.
(c) Reflects GE Asset Management’s contractual agreement with GE Investment Funds, Inc. to limit the Fund’s management fee to 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.
* Annualized for periods less than one year.
Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $166,930,560)

       $202,569,722   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $72,481)

       73,206   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       4,625,660   

Restricted cash

       203,390   

Receivable for investments sold

       30,027   

Income receivables

       258,213   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       867   

Variation margin receivable

       188,770   

Total Assets

       207,949,855   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       110,295   

Payable to GEAM

       42,497   

Accrued other expenses

       47,931   

Total Liabilities

       200,723   

NET ASSETS

       $207,749,132   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF :

    

Capital paid in

       223,121,847   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       1,802,575   

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (53,053,281

Net unrealized appreciation on:

    

Investments

       35,690,169   

Futures

       187,822   

NET ASSETS

       $207,749,132   

Class 1

    

NET ASSETS

       207,749,132   

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       8,773,831   

Net asset value per share

       23.68   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income

    

Dividend

     $ 2,105,740   

Interest

       74,685   

Interest from affiliated investments

       1,542   

Total Income

       2,181,967   

Expenses

    

Advisory and administration fees

       378,505   

Director’s fees

       3,077   

Custody and accounting expenses

       25,702   

Professional fees

       16,833   

Other expenses

       30,265   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       454,382   

Less: Expenses reimbursed by the adviser

       (53,814

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (2,049

Net expenses

       398,519   

Net investment income

       1,783,448   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain on:

    

Investments

       2,852,040   

Futures

       132,624   

Increase in unrealized appreciation on:

    

Investments

       7,625,469   

Futures

       112,955   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       10,723,088   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 12,506,536   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of

Changes in Net Assets

         
        Six months
ended June 30,
2011*
       Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

Operations:

         

Net investments income

     $ 1,783,448         $ 3,779,454   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures

       2,984,664           (3,346,379

Net increase in unrealized appreciationon investments and futures

       7,738,424           28,656,653   

Net increase from operations

       12,506,536           29,089,728   

Distributions to shareholders from :

         

Net investment income

                 (3,730,010

Total distributions

                 (3,730,010

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

       12,506,536           25,359,718   

Share transactions :

         

Proceeds from sale of shares

       1,934,037           2,496,222   

Value of distributions reinvested

                 3,730,010   

Cost of shares redeemed

       (24,035,009        (38,407,507

Net (decrease) from share transactions

       (22,100,972        (32,181,275

Total (decrease) in net assets

       (9,594,436        (6,821,557

NET ASSETS

         

Beginning of period

       217,343,568           224,165,125   

End of period

     $ 207,749,132         $ 217,343,568   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
net investment income, end of period

     $ 1,802,575         $ 19,127   

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

         

Shares sold

       83,896           119,058   

Issued for distributions reinvested

                 166,444   

Shares redeemed

       (1,026,335        (1,880,228

Net Increase (Decrease) in Fund Shares

       (942,439        (1,594,726

 

* Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”), Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund, Income Fund, Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

The Fund’s income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day among the share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

Derivates The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions.

Futures Contracts A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund invests in stock index futures contracts subject to certain limitations to manage its exposure to the stock markets. Buying futures tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or to hedge other Fund investments. The Fund will not enter into a transaction involving futures for speculative purposes. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and

model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sales price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective Fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in Level 2.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as exchange traded futures. Futures are valued at the last sale price on the primary market they are traded and are typically included in level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the valuation committee. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments

     Level 1         Level 2         Level 3         Total   

Investments in Securities†

           

Common Stock

   $ 202,569,722       $       $       $ 202,569,722   

Other Investments

             73,206                 73,206   

Short-Term Investments

     4,625,660                         4,625,660   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 207,195,382       $ 73,206       $       $ 207,268,588   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 187,822       $       $       $ 187,822   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

   Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.

*  Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.

      

      

There were no significant transfers between the fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

 

4. Derivatives Transactions

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of June 30, 2011.

 

    

Asset Derivatives June 30, 2011

     Liability Derivatives June 30, 2011  
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
     Location in the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 
Equity Contracts    Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     187,822*       Liabilities, Net Assets —
Net Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation) on Futures
      

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and Net Assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is updated within the Assets and/or Liabilities section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
  Location in the Statement of
Operations
  Total
Notional Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
    Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income ($)
 

Equity Contracts

  Realized gain/(loss) on Futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures     14,157,185/(12,506,063)        132,624        112,955   
5. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 1, 1997 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. GEAM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.35%.

GEAM has entered into a contractual arrangement with the Company to limit the management fee charged to the Fund to 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Unless terminated or amended, this agreement will continue in effect until April 30, 2012. The agreement may only be changed or terminated with the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors and GEAM.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

GEAM has a contractual agreement with the Fund to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

 

6. Sub-advisory Fees

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement with GEAM, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA”) is the Sub-Adviser to the S&P 500 Index Fund. SSgA is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the assets of the Fund, including the responsibility for making decisions to buy, sell or hold a particular security, under the general supervision of GEAM and the Board.

For its services, GEAM pays SSgA monthly sub-advisory fees which are calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and options, for the period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales
$2,800,341   $24,264,233

 

8. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of Investment for
Tax Purposes
  

Gross Tax

  Net Tax Appreciation /
(Depreciation)
   Appreciation    Depreciation  
$182,917,831    $49,316,602    $(24,965,845)   $24,350,757

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers, as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

 

Amount   Expires
$21,852,323   12/31/16
  19,954,605   12/31/17
    2,872,721   12/31/18

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

During the year ended December 31, 2010, there were no capital loss carryover expirations.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund did not defer any post-October losses for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

      Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Total  

2010

   $ 3,730,010       $       $ 3,730,010   

2009

     4,356,429                 4,356,429   

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually.

The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) futures, investments organized as partnerships for tax purposes, distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment Income
  

Accumulated

Net Realized Gain

   Paid In Capital
$(31,873)    $31,508    $365
 

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  
     Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

     451,517,094.582         90.054     96.126

Abstain

     18,195,810.391         3.629     3.874

Total

     469,712,904.973         93.683     100.000
     Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

     451,949,730.789         90.140     96.218

Abstain

     17,763,174.184         3.543     3.782

Total

     469,712,904.973         93.683     100.000

Fund votes:

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  
     Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

        8,408,903.555         87.540     94.756

Abstain

     465,321.742         4.844     5.244

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000
     Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

     8,422,864.734         87.685     94.914

Abstain

     451,360.563         4.699     5.086

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of the use of a “manager of managers” arrangement whereby GEAM, as the Fund’s investment adviser, under certain circumstances, will be able to hire and replace sub-advisers to the Fund without obtaining shareholder approval.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

         7,796,973.567         81.169     87.861

Against

     477,112.801         4.967     5.376

Abstain

     600,138.929         6.248     6.763

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

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Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  A. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on senior securities.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     7,755,080.506         80.733     87.389

Against

     505,557.515         5.263     5.697

Abstain

     613,587.276         6.388     6.914

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     7,813,475.801         81.341     88.047

Against

     464,518.048         4.836     5.234

Abstain

     596,231.448         6.207     6.719

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     7,763,648.713         80.823     87.485

Against

     475,652.627         4.951     5.360

Abstain

     634,923.957         6.610     7.155

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

  E. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on diversification.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     7,831,033.625         81.524     88.245

Against

     424,706.543         4.421     4.786

Abstain

     618,485.129         6.439     6.969

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     7,843,963.735         81.659     88.390

Against

     425,835.069         4.433     4.799

Abstain

     604,426.493         6.292     6.811

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

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  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities and its reclassification from a non-fundamental policy to a fundamental policy.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     7,672,962.827         79.878     86.463

Against

     541,214.960         5.635     6.099

Abstain

     660,047.510         6.871     7.438

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

  H. Amendment of the Fund’s fundamental investment policy on illiquid investments and its reclassification from a fundamental policy to a non-fundamental policy.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     7,686,581.684         80.020     86.617

Against

     520,112.398         5.415     5.861

Abstain

     667,531.215         6.949     7.522

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

  I. Elimination of the Fund’s investment policy on mortgaging, pledging and hypothecating of investments.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     8,379,284.293         87.232     94.423

Against

     261,510.099         2.722     2.947

Abstain

     233,430.905         2.430     2.630

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

      No. of Shares      % of Outstanding Shares     % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

     7,804,649.781         81.249     87.947

Against

     542,408.126         5.647     6.113

Abstain

     527,167.390         5.488     5.940

Broker Non-votes

                      

Total

     8,874,225.297         92.384     100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President – Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co.,Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team    (unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Premier Growth Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

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Michael J. Cosgrove Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — Premier Growth Equity Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary.

 

We have provided you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

Total Returns (%) as

of June 30, 2011

   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities
(Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income
(Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income
(Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high-offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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Premier Growth Equity Fund     

 

Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer — Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer — GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

 

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Premier Growth Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Premier Growth Equity Fund    Contents

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     2   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     8   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     9   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     10   

Statement of Operations

     11   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     12   

Notes to Financial Statements

     13   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     18   

Additional Information

     21   

Investment Team

     24   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments Premier Growth Equity Fund (the “Fund”) and is unaudited.

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap

U.S. stock market performance. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

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Premier Growth Equity Fund    (unaudited)

 

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David B. Carlson is Chief Investment Officer — U.S. Equities at GE Asset Management. He co-manages the overall U.S. equity investments for GE Asset Management. Mr. Carlson has served as the portfolio manager for the Premier Growth Equity Fund and has served in that capacity since the Fund’s commencement. Mr. Carlson joined GE Asset Management in 1982 as a securities analyst for investment operations. He became a Vice President for Mutual Fund Portfolios in 1987, a Senior Vice President in 1989, and an Executive Vice President in 2013.

 

Q. How did the Premier Growth Equity Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Premier Growth Equity Fund returned 7.32% for Class 1 shares. The S&P 500 Index and Russell 1000 Growth Index, the Fund’s benchmarks, returned 6.02% and 6.83% respectively, and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 388 U.S. Insurance Large Blend funds returned an average of 5.99% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected Fund performance?

 

A. The S&P 500 experienced major volatility during the period against a backdrop of concerns including political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (which sent oil prices skyrocketing 22%, then down 17% after strategic reserves were released to mitigate supply disruptions), fears of European sovereign debt contagion (which punished bank stocks), and U.S. deficit and debt ceiling debate. Despite these worries, corporate earnings strength sent U.S. equity markets higher early in the year, before renewed macro fears reversed the advance by the end of March. Bolstered by positive economic data, the S&P 500 rebounded and hit a three-year high on April 29th, but fluctuated wildly as the drumbeat of concerns continued. While more cyclical sectors outperformed in the first calendar quarter, a defensive shift characterized the
  markets as mid-year approached. During the period the large cap growth style of investing outperformed the value style, driven largely by underperformance in the financials sector (-3% in the context of a +6% S&P 500 return) — Premier Growth Equity did well in this environment. The information technology (+2%) sector also lagged as many investors questioned the strength of the recovery. Health care (+14%) was the strongest S&P 500 sector, followed by energy (+11%) and utilities (+9%) for the period.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. The Fund benefited primarily from positive stock selections in information technology, consumer discretionary and industrials. In technology, Baidu (an American Depository Receipt, +45%), significantly outperformed Google (-15% and not owned), as it gained market share of internet search activity in China. Visa (+20%) also rallied as a regulatory overhang cleared regarding interchange fees. We continued to view Qualcomm (+16%) as a long-term winner in mobile communications, with near-term value. Additionally, we continued to find technology stocks attractively valued in general, with many trading at or below market multiples relative to their projected growth prospects. Our media holdings in cable and satellite distribution also outperformed. DirecTV (+27%) benefited from strong U.S. and Latin American subscriber growth. Liberty Global (+26%) ended a convertible equity deal which enabled share repurchases to resume, and avoided proposed industry regulation in Belgium. Finally, within industrials, Dover (+17%) was a relative outperformer, enjoying strength in its end markets.

 

  

Despite the Fund’s positive overweight in health care, underweighting pharmaceuticals stocks as defensive industries outperformed, detracted from

 

 

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(unaudited)

 

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  returns. Our focus on companies we believed to be relatively immune to health care reform didn’t help performance in this environment. For example, animal care leader VCA Antech (-9% amid investor skepticism on economic recovery prospects) and pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts (-2.9% as its Walgreen’s relationship deteriorated), underperformed. Although Goldman Sachs (-20%), CME Group (-8%) and State Street (-2%) weighed on returns as European sovereign debt concerns pressured financials, fortunately the Fund’s underweight in the financials sector versus the S&P 500 counteracted their negative effects. Other key detractors included Carnival Corp. (-17% as fuel costs rose), Lowe’s (-6% as housing stress continued) and communications equipment behemoth, Cisco (-23% on perceived share losses).

 

Q. How was the Fund positioned at the end of the period?

 

A. Information technology remained the Fund’s largest absolute weighting at mid-year, followed by consumer discretionary, health care and financials. Utilities, telecommunications and industrials were the Fund’s smallest sector weightings. We have continued to maintain a pro-cyclical positioning as the recovery takes hold — and we remained consistent with that longer term view even in the context of macro driven market jitters. We remain optimistic for U.S. equities for the balance of 2011 given the double-digit earnings growth outlook and attractive valuations for U.S. stocks in general. In our view, equity valuations are compressed for many of our holdings — especially in technology as noted above. We believe equity investors could increasingly differentiate between the Fund’s quality growth companies and lower-quality alternatives. We believe the portfolio is well positioned to navigate the slow growth recovery in the second half of the fiscal year.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the  period ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

                                

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,073.18           4.57   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,020.17           4.46   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.89% for Class 1 shares (for the period January 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
**   Actual Fund Return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was 7.32% for Class 1 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Investment Profile

A Mutual Fund designed for investors who seek long-term growth of capital and future income rather than current income. The Fund seeks its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in equity securities such as common and preferred stock. The Fund invests primarily in a limited number of large-and medium-sized companies (companies with a market capitalization of $2 billion or more) that the portfolio manager believes have above-average growth histories and/or growth potential.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Months **
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    388        388        343        271   

Peer group average annual total return:

    5.99     34.34     4.05     2.11

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Large Growth

  

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $45,149 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011 (a) (b)

 

 

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Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value) (a) (b)

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

     4.85%   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     4.55%   

The Western Union Co.

     4.22%   

Visa Inc.

     4.14%   

DIRECTV

     4.07%   

Express Scripts Inc.

     3.98%   

Apple Inc.

     3.98%   

PepsiCo Inc.

     3.86%   

CME Group Inc.

     3.81%   

Liberty Global Inc.

     3.73%   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 12/12/97)

     Six
Months **
    One
Year
    Five
Year
   

Ten

Year

    Ending value of a
$10,000 investment
 

Premier Growth Equity Fund

    7.32%        31.20%        4.13%        2.57%      $ 12,885   

S&P 500 Index

    6.02%        30.69%        2.94%        2.72%      $ 13,076   

Russell 1000 Growth Index

    6.83%        35.01%        5.33%        2.24%      $ 12,483   

 

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(a) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(b) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
* Less than 0.1%.
** Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Premier Growth Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Premier Growth Equity Fund

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Common Stock — 97.7% †

  

    

Application Software — 1.3%

Intuit Inc.

     11,417       $ 592,086       (a,d)

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 2.7%

State Street Corp.

     27,401         1,235,511       (c)

Biotechnology — 5.0%

Amgen Inc.

     26,164         1,526,669       (a)

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     17,126         709,188       (a)
        2,235,857      

Broadcasting — 2.3%

Discovery Communications Inc.
(Class C)

     28,067         1,025,849       (a)

Cable & Satellite — 7.8%

DIRECTV

     36,154         1,837,346       (a)

Liberty Global Inc.

     39,484         1,685,967       (a)
        3,523,313      

Communications Equipment — 6.1%

Cisco Systems Inc.

     35,679         556,949       (d)

QUALCOMM Inc.

     38,533         2,188,289      
        2,745,238      

Computer Hardware — 4.0%

Apple Inc.

     5,352         1,796,506       (a)

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 10.8%

Paychex Inc.

     34,727         1,066,814      

The Western Union Co.

     95,143         1,905,714      

Visa Inc.

     22,168         1,867,876      
        4,840,404      

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 2.6%

Monsanto Co.

     15,984         1,159,479      

Healthcare Equipment — 3.6%

Covidien PLC

     30,866         1,642,998      

Healthcare Facilities — 0.9%

VCA Antech Inc.

     19,980         423,576       (a)

Healthcare Services — 5.5%

Express Scripts Inc.

     33,300         1,797,534       (a)

Lincare Holdings Inc.

     23,786         696,216      
          2,493,750      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Home Furnishing Retail — 3.1%

  

  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

     24,262       $ 1,416,173       (a)

Home Improvement Retail — 2.5%

Lowe’s companies Inc.

     47,571         1,108,880      

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 2.0%

Carnival Corp.

     24,261         912,941      

Industrial Machinery — 3.3%

Dover Corp.

     22,073         1,496,549      

Internet Retail — 1.5%

Amazon.com Inc.

     3,234         661,321       (a)

Internet Software & Services — 6.9%

Baidu Inc. ADR

     11,190         1,568,055       (a)

eBay Inc.

     47,096         1,519,788       (a)
        3,087,843      

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 2.7%

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     9,039         1,203,001      

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 7.2%

Halliburton Co.

     23,310         1,188,810      

Schlumberger Ltd.

     23,786         2,055,110      
        3,243,920      

Real Estate Services — 1.2%

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (REIT)

     22,359         561,434       (a)

Soft Drinks — 3.9%

PepsiCo Inc.

     24,737         1,742,227      

Specialized Finance — 3.8%

CME Group Inc.

     5,899         1,720,089      

Specialty Chemicals — 1.5%

Ecolab Inc.

     11,702         659,759      

Systems Software — 2.2%

Microsoft Corp.

     38,056         989,456       (d)

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.3%

American Tower Corp.

     28,067         1,468,746       (a)

Total Common Stock
(Cost $35,167,322)

        43,986,906      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Fair Value      

Other Investments — 0.0%*

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $2,769)

      $ 2,797      (e)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $35,170,091)

        43,989,703     

Short-Term Investments — 2.6%

  

   

GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class 0.11%
(Cost $1,159,406)

        1,159,406      (b,e)

Total Investments
(Cost $36,329,497)

        45,149,109     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net — (0.3)%

        (121,781  
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 45,027,328     
     

 

 

   

Other Information

         

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at June 30, 2011 (unaudited):

 

Description   Expiration
Date
  Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

  September 2011     2      $ (131,550   $ (1,856
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(c) State Street Corp. is the parent company of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.
(d) At June 30, 2011 , all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.

 

(e) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

* Less than 0.05%.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011 .

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

   American Depository Receipt

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust
 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

     CLASS 1  
     6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/06  
Inception date                                         12/12/97   

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $71.60        $64.30        $46.49        $78.95        $82.17        $75.65   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

     0.04        0.14 **      0.20        0.30        0.23        0.35   

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     5.20        7.32        17.81        (29.32)        4.19        6.51   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     5.24        7.46        18.01        (29.02)        4.42        6.86   

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

            0.16        0.20        0.26        0.23        0.34   

Return of Capital

                          0.01                 

Net realized gains

                          3.17        7.41          

Total distributions

            0.16        0.20        3.44        7.64        0.34   

Net asset value, end of period

     $76.84        $71.60        $64.30        $46.49        $78.95        $82.17   

TOTAL RETURN(a)

     7.32%        11.61%        38.74%        (36.66)%        5.34%        9.07%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $45,027        $45,280        $48,620        $43,308        $94,720        $110,538   

Ratios to average net assets:

            

Net investment income (loss)

     0.09%     0.22%        0.33%        0.36%        0.24%        0.41%   

Net expenses

     0.89% (b)     0.76% (b)      0.90% (b)      0.76% (b)      0.72%        0.71%   

Gross expenses

     0.89% (b)     0.76%        0.90%        0.76%        0.72%        0.71%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     11%        19%        18%        23%        29%        27%   

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GE Asset Management waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Money Market Fund and/or GE Institutional Money Market Fund. Excluding waiver, the expense ratios would be unchanged.
* Annualized for periods less than one year.
** Per share values have been calculated using the average share method.
Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $35,167,322)

       $43,986,906   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $2,769)

       2,797   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       1,159,406   

Income receivables

       13,036   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       212   

Total Assets

       45,162,357   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for investments purchased

       43,274   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       33,220   

Payable to GEAM

       23,361   

Accrued other expenses

       34,054   

Variation margin payable

       1,120   

Total Liabilities

       135,029   

NET ASSETS

       $45,027,328   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Capital paid in

       42,142,671   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       20,801   

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (5,953,900

Net unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       8,819,612   

Futures

       (1,856

NET ASSETS

       $45,027,328   

Class 1

    

NET ASSETS

       45,027,328   

Shares outstanding( $.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       585,952   

Net asset value per share

       $76.84   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Dividend

       $222,824   

Interest

       101   

Interest from affiliated investments

       790   

Total Income

       223,715   

Expenses:

    

Advisory and administration fees

       149,245   

Distribution fees

    

Class 4*

       15   

Transfer agent

       10,136   

Director’s fees

       724   

Custody and accounting expenses

       20,996   

Professional fees

       9,774   

Other expenses

       12,670   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       203,560   

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (876

Net expenses

       202,684   

Net investment income

       21,031   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investments

       1,519,347   

Futures

       (44,926

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       1,773,234   

Futures

       (1,856

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       3,245,799   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       $3,266,830   

 

* Effective April 30, 2011, Class 4 shares were closed.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
         
        Six months ended
June 30,
2011*
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

Operations:

       

Net investments income

     $ 21,031       $ 98,223   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures

       1,474,421         (814,383

Net increase in unrealized appreciation on investments and futures

       1,771,378         5,595,268   

Net increase from operations

       3,266,830         4,879,108   

Distributions to shareholders from :

       

Net investment income

       

Class 1

               (102,983

Class 4**

                 

Total distributions

               (102,983

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

       3,266,830         4,776,125   

Share transactions :

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

       

Class 1

       787,469         403,902   

Class 4**

                 

Value of distributions reinvested

       

Class 1

               102,983   

Class 4**

                 

Cost of shares redeemed

       

Class 1

       (4,305,571      (8,622,493

Class 4**

       (10,658        

Net (decrease) from share transactions

       (3,528,760      (8,115,608

Total (decrease) in net assets

       (261,930      (3,339,483

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

       45,289,258         48,628,741   

End of period

     $ 45,027,328       $ 45,289,258   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
net investment income, end of period

     $ 20,801       $ (230

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

       

Class 1

       

Shares sold

       10,463         6,304   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               1,434   

Shares redeemed

       (56,895      (131,514

Net (decrease) in fund shares

       (46,432      (123,776

Class 4**

       

Shares sold

                 

Issued for distributions reinvested

                 

Shares redeemed

       (136        

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       (136        

 

* Unaudited
** Effective April 30, 2011 Class 4 shares were closed.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund (the “Fund”), Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund, Income Fund, Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts. Class 4 shares were first offered on May 1, 2008 and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2008 were designated as Class 1 shares. Effective April 30, 2011, Class 4 shares were closed and are no longer offered.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation sof financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

The Fund’s income, expenses (other than distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day among the share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

Derivatives The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions.

Futures Contracts A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund invests in stock index futures contracts subject to certain limitations to manage its exposure to the stock markets. Buying futures tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or to hedge other Fund investments. The Fund will not enter into a transaction involving futures for speculative purposes. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non- performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as possible.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sales price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in level 2.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as exchange traded futures. Futures are valued at the last sale price on the primary market they are traded and are typically included in level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the valuation committee. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments

     Level 1        Level 2         Level 3         Total   

Investments in Securities

          

Common Stock

   $ 43,986,906      $       $       $ 43,986,906   

Other Investments

            2,797                 2,797   

Short-term Investments

     1,159,406                        1,159,406   

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 45,146,312      $ 2,797       $       $ 45,149,109   

Other Financial Instruments*

          

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (1,856 )    $       $       $ (1,856 ) 

 

* Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.

There were no significant transfers between the fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

 

4. Derivatives Transactions

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by each Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they

appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of June 30, 2011.

 

Equity Contracts    Assets, Net Assets —Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures            Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      (1,856 )* 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and Net Assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets or Liabilities section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement
of Operations
   Total
Notional Amount of
Futures
Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
     Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income ($)
 

Equity Contracts

   Realized gain/(loss) on Futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on Futures      4,878,367/(4,963,135)       $ (44,926   $ (1,856
5. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the Fund generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the

Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund is the lesser of (i) 33.33% of the Fund’s total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

6. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective November 15, 1997 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. GEAM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.65%.

GEAM has a contractual arrangement with the Fund to waive a portion of the Fund’s Management Fee in the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Funds Investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to Class 4 shares of the Fund. Under the Plan, the Fund may compensate GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEAM and the Fund’s principal distributor, for certain sales services provided by GEID or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 4 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer such share class as an investment option. The amount of compensation paid under the Plan by the Fund’s Class 4 shares may not exceed 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of Directors, including by those directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to it.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its

affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

 

7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and options, for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales
$4,840,786   $8,239,275

 

8. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of Investment for
Tax Purposes
   Gross Tax   Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   Appreciation    Depreciation  
$38,814,096    $7,349,631    $(1,014,618)   $6,335,013

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers as indicated below.

 

Amount   Expires
$3,967,110   12/31/17
     976,843   12/31/18

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund did not defer any post-October losses for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

      Ordinary
Income
     Long-
Term
Capital
Gains
     Return
of Capital
     Total  

2010

   $ 102,983       $       $       $ 102,983   

2009

     153,151                         153,151   

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) futures, investments organized as partnerships for tax purposes, and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
  Accumulated
Net Realized Loss
  Paid in Capital
$4,530   $(6)   $(4,524)

 

9. Significant Transaction

Effective April 30, 2011 the Fund closed Class 4 shares. A full redemption was made by investors in the share class at the closing net asset value.

 

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the Premier Growth Equity Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

              572,825.349           91.839        97.540

Abstain

       14,443.890           2.316        2.460

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       572,856.881           91.844        97.546

Abstain

       14,412.358           2.311        2.454

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of the use of a “manager of managers” arrangement whereby GEAM, as the Fund’s investment adviser, under certain circumstances, will be able to hire and replace sub-advisers to the Fund without obtaining shareholder approval.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              540,077.319           86.589        91.964

Against

       38,175.748           6.121        6.501

Abstain

       9,016.172           1.445        1.535

Broker Non-votes

       _           _           _   

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

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Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  A. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on senior securities.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              543,424.240           87.126        92.534

Against

       33,917.324           5.437        5.776

Abstain

       9,927.675           1.592        1.690

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              534,984.304           85.772        91.097

Against

       41,470.933           6.649        7.062

Abstain

       10,814.002           1.734        1.841

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              536,760.770           86.057        91.399

Against

       39,074.091           6.265        6.654

Abstain

       11,434.378           1.833        1.947

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

  E. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on diversification.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              546,928.433           87.687        93.131

Against

       29,682.872           4.759        5.054

Abstain

       10,657.934           1.709        1.815

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              536,902.696           86.080        91.424

Against

       38,755.442           6.214        6.599

Abstain

       11,611.101           1.861        1.977

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

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  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities and its reclassification from a non-fundamental policy to a fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              545,582.174           87.472        92.902

Against

       30,914.952           4.956        5.264

Abstain

       10,772.113           1.727        1.834

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

  H. Amendment of the Fund’s fundamental investment policy on illiquid investments and its reclassification from a fundamental policy to a non-fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              537,360.388           86.153        91.502

Against

       40,512.859           6.496        6.898

Abstain

       9,395.992           1.506        1.600

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

  I. Elimination of the Fund’s investment policy on mortgaging, pledging and hypothecating of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              571,336.177           91.601        97.287

Against

       13,723.006           2.200        2.337

Abstain

       2,210.056           0.354        0.376

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

              538,924.863           86.404        91.768

Against

       38,614.101           6.191        6.575

Abstain

       9,730.275           1.560        1.657

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       587,269.239           94.155        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer — Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President — Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel — Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — Vice President and Secretary — less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 — 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified — less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co.,Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team    (unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer — Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer — Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer — Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President — Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President — Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer — Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Core Value Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — Core Value Equity Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary.

 

We have provided you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

Total Returns (%) as
of June 30, 2011
   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income
(Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income
(Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high-offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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Core Value Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman  (Continued)

 

Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer – GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

 

This does not constitute a part of the Fund’s Shareholder Report

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 


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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Core Value Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Core Value Equity Fund    Contents

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     2   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     9   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     10   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     11   

Statement of Operations

     12   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     13   

Notes to Financial Statements

     14   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     19   

Additional Information

     22   

Investment Team

     25   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments Core Value Equity Fund (the “Fund”) and is unaudited.

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

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Core Value Equity Fund      (unaudited)   

 

 

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Stephen V. Gelhaus

Senior Vice President

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Paul C. Reinhardt

Senior Vice President

 

The Core Value Equity Fund is co-managed by Paul C. Reinhardt and Stephen V. Gelhaus. Messrs. Reinhardt and Gelhaus both manage the Fund as a collaborative team. Both portfolio managers have the authority to increase or decrease existing positions in the Fund; however, Mr. Reinhardt, as lead manager, is vested with the authority to purchase securities that are new to the Fund or to divest the Fund of its entire position in a security. Mr. Reinhardt also has veto authority over Mr. Gelhaus’ trade decisions.

Paul C. Reinhardt is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management and lead portfolio manager of the Fund. He has served in this capacity since April 2002. Mr. Reinhardt joined GE Asset Management in 1982 as an equity analyst and has been a portfolio manager since 1987.

Stephen V. Gelhaus is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. He has been a member of the portfolio management team for the Fund since January 2002. Mr. Gelhaus joined GE Asset Management in June 1991 and was a research analyst in the U.S. equities group from 1995 through 2001 and became an associate portfolio manager for the Fund in August 1999.

 

Q. How did the Core Value Equity Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Core Value Equity Fund returned 5.20% for Class 1 shares and 5.08% for Class 4 shares. The S&P 500 Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 6.02% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 384 U.S. Insurance Large Blend funds returned an average of 5.25% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected Fund performance?

 

A. The S&P 500 experienced major volatility during the period against a backdrop of concerns including political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (which sent oil prices skyrocketing 22%, then down 17% after strategic reserves were released to
  mitigate supply disruptions), fears of European sovereign debt contagion (which punished bank stocks), and U.S. deficit and debt ceiling debate. Despite these worries, corporate earnings strength sent U.S. equity markets higher early in the year, before renewed macro fears reversed the advance by the end of March. Bolstered by positive economic data, the S&P 500 rebounded and hit a three-year high on April 29th, but fluctuated wildly as the drumbeat of concerns continued. While more cyclical sectors outperformed in the first calendar quarter, a defensive shift characterized the markets as mid-year approached. During the period the large cap growth style of investing outperformed the value style, driven largely by underperformance in the financials sector (-3% in the context of a +6% S&P 500 return). The information technology (+2%) sector also lagged as many investors questioned the strength of the recovery. Health care (+14%) was the strongest S&P 500 sector, followed by energy (+11%) and utilities (+9%) for the period.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. The key driver of underperformance was the Fund’s overweight position in financials. However, within the sector we placed a relative emphasis on insurance stocks — which we believed to be relatively immune to credit and regulatory concerns. Individual financials holdings that weighed on returns included, Morgan Stanley (-15%), Bank of New York Mellon
(-15%), PartnerRe (-13%) and JP Morgan Chase
(-3%). Retailer, Target (-21%), disappointed with its earnings outlook as the company deployed capital to expand into Canada, and put share repurchases on hold. Within consumer discretionary, the Fund’s portfolio managers have been cautious on leisure and internet retail stocks, given high valuations. This detracted from relative returns, as we were underweighted in industry groups that significantly outperformed.
 

 

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   In terms of positive performance drivers, strong stock selection and an overweight in energy bolstered the Fund’s performance, benefiting from significant rallies in El Paso (+47% as it accelerated plans to spin off its oil exploration and production unit) and Marathon Oil (+44% as it split off its refining business). Within technology, the Fund benefited from underweighting the sector and not owning Google as it dropped 15% during the period. Several health care holdings contributed positively to performance, including Covidien (+18%) and Omnicare (+26%). Finally, our media holdings were also solid contributors. Time Warner (+15%) and News Corp. (+22%) both benefited from the continued recovery in advertising spending, and increased cable-networks subscription fees. We participated in the IPO of Nielsen Holdings (+23%) and it was a top contributor, driven by improving fundamentals in media, as well as a market-leading position in media information and analytics. We continued to hold Nielsen at the end of the period.

 

Q. How was the Fund positioned at the end of the period?

 

A. In the current U.S. stock market, we believe the more attractive valuations are found in many large, high-quality companies with global franchises. Our team continues to find attractive opportunities across all economic sectors, and we have continued to apply our relative value discipline on a stock-by-stock basis, investing in attractive companies with strong free cash flow, experienced management, and balance sheet strength. At mid-year, the Fund’s largest absolute and relative weighting was in financials, and the largest underweights were in technology, industrials and consumer discretionary. We increased our exposure to health care during the period, making it a more meaningful overweight, and trimmed our underweight in consumer staples. We decreased our exposure to information technology, telecommunications and energy.

 

   We have been building positions in the insurance industry within financials, initiating positions in Chubb, Hartford Financial and RenaissanceRe, and added to Ace and Hartford Financial Services. We appreciate the relative lack of exposure to regulatory uncertainties within insurance and believe these companies could benefit from pricing power in their respective markets. Based on improvements in
  consumer credit trends, we added Discover Financial Services to the Fund and increased our position in American Express. We funded these purchases by eliminating our position in Principal Financial Group, and selling down our positions in what we believe are higher risk banks including Wells Fargo, a regional bank, and Citigroup. We increased our health care sector holdings, starting a new position in PerkinElmer, and added to existing holdings in Pfizer, Hospira and HCA. Our rationale was attractive valuations, given stock performance over the last twelve months. In energy, we were overweight at the end of the period in both oil service and E&P stocks given what we believe are attractive valuations.
 

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees (for Class 4 shares), professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period  ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,051.98           6.05   

Class 4

       1,000.00           1,050.85           8.34   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,018.72           5.96   

Class 4

       1,000.00           1,016.52           8.20   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.19% for Class 1 shares and 1.64% for Class 4 shares (for the period January 1, 2011—June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
**   Actual Fund Returns for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows: 5.20% for Class 1 shares, and 5.08% for Class 4 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek long-term growth of capital and future income. The Fund seeks its objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. companies that the portfolio managers believe are undervalued by the market but have solid growth prospects.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Three
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    384        384        371        353        276   

Peer group
average
annual total return:

    5.25     29.38     2.69     2.47     2.44

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Large Blend

  

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value (c) of $18,922 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011 (b)(c)

 

 

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Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value) (b)(c)

 

International Business Machines Corp.

     2.69%   

PepsiCo Inc.

     2.58%   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2.53%   

Pfizer Inc.

     2.46%   

Chevron Corp.

     2.42%   

Time Warner Inc.

     2.42%   

Microsoft Corp.

     2.38%   

Kraft Foods Inc.

     2.37%   

Covidien PLC

     2.18%   

ACE Ltd.

     2.05%   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 4/28/00)

     Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending
Value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Core
Value
Equity
Fund

    5.20%        28.56%        4.29%        3.67%      $ 14,333   

S&P 500 Index

    6.02%        30.69%        2.94%        2.72%      $ 13,076   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 4 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 4 Shares (Inception date: 5/1/08)

     Six
Months*
   

One

Year

    Three
Year
    Since
Inception
    Ending
Value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Core
Value
Equity Fund

    5.08%        28.08%        2.30%        0.27%      $ 10,084   

S&P 500 Index

    6.02%        30.69%        3.34%        0.74%      $ 10,235   

LOGO

 
(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.
(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(c) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
* Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.
** Less than 0.05%.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Core Value Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Core Value Equity Fund

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Common Stock — 93.9%†

Advertising — 1.9%

Omnicom Group Inc.

     7,528       $      362,548      

Aerospace & Defense — 2.7%

General Dynamics Corp.

     495         36,887      

Honeywell International Inc.

     6,247         372,259      

Rockwell Collins Inc.

     1,486         91,671      
        500,817      

Agricultural Products — 0.9%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     5,943         179,181      

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9%

FedEx Corp.

     1,783         169,118      

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 4.3%

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     4,655         268,500      

Invesco Ltd.

     5,151         120,533      

State Street Corp.

     5,151         232,259       (c)

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     7,280         186,514      
        807,806      

Biotechnology — 2.1%

Amgen Inc.

     2,476         144,475       (a)

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     6,191         256,369       (a)
        400,844      

Coal & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%

Peabody Energy Corp.

     2,625         154,639      

Communications Equipment — 0.9%

Cisco Systems Inc.

     10,895         170,071      

Computer Hardware — 1.1%

Apple Inc.

     272         91,302       (a)

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     3,364         122,450      
        213,752      

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 0.9%

Deere & Co.

     1,981         163,333      

Consumer Finance — 1.2%

American Express Co.

     4,210         217,657      

Discover Financial Services

     495         13,241      
        230,898      

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 1.6%

The Western Union Co.

     15,186         304,176      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Department Stores — 0.7%

Macy’s Inc.

     4,210       $ 123,100      

Diversified Financial Services — 5.4%

Bank of America Corp.

     17,829         195,406      

Citigroup Inc.

     2,278         94,856      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     11,688         478,507      

US BanCorp

     1,981         50,535      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     6,934         194,568      
          1,013,872      

Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.8%

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

     2,872         151,929      

Drug Retail — 0.5%

CVS Caremark Corp.

     2,724         102,368      

Electric Utilities — 1.4%

FirstEnergy Corp.

     941         41,545      

NextEra Energy Inc.

     3,714         213,406      
        254,951      

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%

Cooper Industries PLC

     1,733         103,408      

Electronic Components — 0.6%

Corning Inc.

     6,247         113,383      

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 0.5%

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

     1,585         90,329      

General Merchandise Stores — 0.9%

Target Corp.

     3,714         174,224      

Healthcare Distributors — 0.4%

Cardinal Health Inc.

     1,535         69,720      

Healthcare Equipment — 2.2%

Covidien PLC

     7,764         413,278      

Healthcare Facilities — 0.6%

HCA Holdings Inc.

     3,467         114,411       (a)

Healthcare Services — 1.1%

Omnicare Inc.

     6,290         200,588      

Home Improvement Retail — 0.6%

Lowe’s companies Inc.

     4,953         115,454      

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 0.1%

Carnival Corp.

     517         19,455      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Household Products — 2.5%

Clorox Co.

     3,466       $ 233,747      

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     3,615         229,806      
        463,553      

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.5%

Calpine Corp.

     6,191         99,861       (a)

The AES Corp.

     13,867         176,666       (a)
        276,527      

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%

Siemens AG ADR

     720         99,022      

Industrial Machinery — 0.2%

Eaton Corp.

     673         34,626      

Integrated Oil & Gas — 5.5%

Chevron Corp.

     4,457         458,358      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     3,566         290,201       (d)

Marathon Oil Corp.

     2,724         143,500      

Suncor Energy Inc.

     3,863         151,043      
          1,043,102      

Integrated Telecommunication Services — 2.7%

AT&T Inc.

     8,914         279,989      

Verizon Communications Inc.

     5,943         221,258      
        501,247      

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.6%

Morgan Stanley

     5,286         121,631      

IT Consulting & Other Services — 2.7%

International Business Machines Corp.

     2,971         509,675      

Life & Health Insurance — 2.4%

MetLife Inc.

     3,412         149,684      

Prudential Financial Inc.

     4,806         305,613      
        455,297      

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.2%

PerkinElmer Inc.

     765         20,586      

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     3,170         204,116       (a)
        224,702      

Movies & Entertainment — 4.7%

News Corp.

     14,801         261,978      

The Walt Disney Co.

     4,210         164,358      

Time Warner Inc.

     12,591         457,935      
        884,271      

Multi-Line Insurance — 0.5%

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     3,764         99,257      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Multi-Utilities — 1.3%

Dominion Resources Inc.

     5,151       $ 248,639      

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 2.3%

Halliburton Co.

     3,021         154,071      

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

     1,238         96,824      

Schlumberger Ltd.

     2,052         177,293      
        428,188      

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 2.7%

Apache Corp.

     2,971         366,592      

Devon Energy Corp.

     990         78,022      

Southwestern Energy Co.

     1,733         74,311       (a)
        518,925      

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — 1.6%

El Paso Corp.

     10,648         215,090      

Spectra Energy Corp.

     2,872         78,721      
        293,811      

Packaged Foods & Meats — 3.2%

ConAgra Foods Inc.

     3,962         102,259      

Kraft Foods Inc.

     12,755         449,359      

Nestle S.A. ADR

     990         61,756      
        613,374      

Pharmaceuticals — 6.4%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     5,695         164,927      

Hospira Inc.

     2,713         153,719       (a)

Johnson & Johnson

     3,368         224,039      

Novartis AG ADR

     3,318         202,763      

Pfizer Inc.

     22,583         465,210      
          1,210,658      

Property & Casualty Insurance — 3.0%

ACE Ltd.

     5,893         387,877      

Chubb Corp.

     2,971         186,014      
        573,891      

Rail Roads — 0.5%

Union Pacific Corp.

     891         93,020      

Reinsurance — 1.1%

PartnerRe Ltd.

     2,156         148,441      

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     743         51,973      
        200,414      

Research & Consulting Services — 0.9%

Nielsen Holdings N.V.

     5,448         169,760       (a)

Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6%

Applied Materials Inc.

     3,170         41,242      

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     1,832         74,159      
        115,401      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value      

Semiconductors — 2.1%

Intel Corp.

     8,172       $ 181,091     

Microchip Technology Inc.

     1,684         63,840     

Texas Instruments Inc.

     4,705         154,465     
        399,396     

Soft Drinks — 2.6%

PepsiCo Inc.

     6,933         488,291     

Steel — 1.1%

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

     3,219         204,310     

Systems Software — 3.9%

Microsoft Corp.

     17,300         449,800      (d)

Oracle Corp.

     8,890         292,570     
        742,370     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $14,981,844)

        17,731,011     

Exchange Traded Funds — 1.6%

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     3,936         60,339      (f)

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     6,524         242,954      (d,f)

Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $307, 847)

        303,293     

Other Investments — 0.0%*

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $8,106)

        8,188      (e)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $15,297,797)

        18,042,492     

Short-Term Investments — 4.7%

GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class 0.11%
(Cost $879,868)

        879,868      (b,e)

Total Investments
(Cost $16,177,665)

        18,922,360     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets,
net — (0.2)%

   

     (32,199  
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 18,890,161     
     

 

 

   

Other Information

    

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at June 30, 2011 (unaudited):

 

Description   Expiration
date
    Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

    September 2011        11      $ 723,525      $ 29,186   
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(c) State Street Corp. is the parent company of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.

 

(d) At June 30, 2011 , all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.
(e) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

(f) Sponsored by SSgA Funds Management, Inc., an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.

 

* Less than 0.05%.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

   American Depository Receipt

SPDR

   Standard & Poors Depository Receipts
 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

    CLASS 1          CLASS 4  
    6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/06          6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08  
Inception date                                        4/28/00                                5/1/08   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.85      $ 8.04      $ 6.48      $ 10.16      $ 10.70      $ 10.01         $ 8.85      $ 8.04      $ 6.49        $9.82   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

                      

Net investment income

    0.04        0.11 **      0.08        0.11        0.12        0.17           0.01        0.07 **      0.01        0.05 ** 

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

    0.42        0.82        1.57        (3.46)        0.97        1.62             0.44        0.82        1.60        (3.08)   

Total income/(loss) from
investment operations

    0.46        0.93        1.65        (3.35)        1.09        1.79             0.45        0.89        1.61        (3.03)   

Less distributions from:

                      

Net investment income

           0.12        0.09        0.12        0.12        0.17                  0.08        0.06        0.09   

Net realized gains

                         0.21        1.51        0.93                                  0.21   

Total distributions

           0.12        0.09        0.33        1.63        1.10                    0.08        0.06        0.30   

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.31      $ 8.85      $ 8.04      $ 6.48      $ 10.16      $ 10.70           $ 9.30      $ 8.85      $ 8.04        $6.49   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    5.20%        11.57%        25.40%        (32.94)%        10.10%        17.85%           5.08%        11.12%        24.74%        (30.77)%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                      

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 18,880        $19,756        $21,847        $20,361        $37,765        $39,683         $ 10        $10        $9        $7   

Ratios to average net assets:

                      

Net investment income (loss)

    0.75%     1.32%        1.16%        1.18%        0.96%        1.55%           0.30%     0.91%        0.72%        0.95%

Net expenses

    1.19% (b)     0.97% (b)      1.24% (b)      0.95% (b)      0.81%        0.81%           1.64% (b)     1.39% (b)      1.69% (b)      1.40% (b)

Gross expenses

    1.19%     0.97%        1.24%        0.95%        0.81%        0.81%           1.64%     1.39%        1.69%        1.40%

Portfolio turnover rate

    19%        45%        61%        68%        45%        42%           19%        45%        61%        68%   

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GE Asset Management’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Money Market Fund and/or GE Institutional Money Market Fund. Excluding waiver, the expense ratios would be unchanged.
* Annualized for periods less than one year.
** Per share values have been calculated using the average share method.
Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $15,289,691)

       $18,034,304   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $ 8,106)

       8,188   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       879,868   

Receivable for investments sold

       112,105   

Income receivables

       17,313   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       1,229   

Variation margin receivable

       6,160   

Total Assets

       19,059,167   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for investments purchased

       125,656   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       286   

Payable to GEAM

       9,974   

Accrued other expenses

       33,090   

Total Liabilities

       169,006   

NET ASSETS

       $18,890,161   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Capital paid in

       18,287,727   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       72,791   

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (2,244,238

Net unrealized appreciation on:

    

Investments

       2,744,695   

Futures

       29,186   

NET ASSETS

       $18,890,161   

Class 1:

    

NET ASSETS

       18,880,079   

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       2,027,165   

Net asset value per share

       $9.31   

Class 4:

    

NET ASSETS

       10,082   

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       1,084   

Net asset value per share

       $9.30   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Dividends

       $191,746   

Interest

       247   

Interest from affiliated investments

       275   

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

       (1,668

Total Income

       190,600   

Expenses:

    

Advisory and administration fees

       63,915   

Distribution fees

    

Class 4

       23   

Transfer agent fees

       10,136   

Director’s fees

       362   

Custody and accounting expenses

       22,987   

Professional fees

       9,231   

Other expenses

       10,861   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       117,515   

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (377

Net expenses

       117,138   

Net investment income

       73,462   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investments

       1,141,123   

Futures

       17,294   

Foreign currency related transactions

       (7

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       (227,522

Futures

       27,582   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       958,470   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       $1,031,932   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
         
        Six months ended
June 30,
2011*
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income

     $ 73,462       $ 263,226   

Net realized gain on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       1,158,410         885,866   

Net increase(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on investments and futures

       (199,940      922,692   

Net Increase from operations

       1,031,932         2,071,784   

Distributions to shareholders from :

       

Net investment income

       

Class 1

               (265,366

Class 4

               (90

Total distributions

               (265,456

Increase in assets from operations and distributions

       1,031,932         1,806,328   

Share transactions:

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

       

Class 1

       202,031         451,257   

Class 4

                 

Value of distributions reinvested

       

Class 1

               265,366   

Class 4

               90   

Cost of shares redeemed

       

Class 1

       (2,109,030      (4,613,196

Class 4

                 

Net (decrease) from share transactions

       (1,906,999      (3,896,483

Total decrease in net assets

       (875,067      (2,090,155

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

       19,765,228         21,855,383   

End of period

     $ 18,890,161       $ 19,765,228   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
net investment income, end of period

     $ 72,791       $ (671

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

       

Class 1

       

Shares sold

       21,846         54,320   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               29,951   

Shares redeemed

       (227,713      (569,397

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       (205,867      (485,126

Class 4

       

Shares sold

                 

Issued for distributions reinvested

               10   

Shares redeemed

                 

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

               10   

 

* Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund (the “Fund”), Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund, Income Fund, Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

The Company currently offers two share classes (Class 1 and Class 4) of the Fund as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts. Class 4 shares were first offered on May 1, 2008, and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2008 were designated as Class 1 shares. Each share class has different fees and expenses, and as a result, each share class will have different share price and performance. Not all variable contracts offer both share classes of the Fund.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

The Fund’s income, expenses (other than distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day among the share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

Derivatives The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions.

Futures Contracts A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund invests in stock index futures contracts subject to certain limitations to manage its exposure to the stock markets. Buying futures tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or to hedge other Fund investments. The Fund will not enter into a transaction involving futures for speculative purposes. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move

 

 

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unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sales price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in level 2.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as exchange traded futures. Futures are valued at the last sale price on the primary market they are traded and are typically included in level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors that

 

 

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are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the valuation committee. The valuation committee follows

different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments

     Level 1         Level 2         Level 3         Total   

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stock

   $ 17,731,011       $       $       $ 17,731,011   

Exchanged Traded Funds

     303,293                         303,293   

Other Investments

             8,188                 8,188   

Short-Term Investments

     879,868                         879,868   

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 18,914,172       $ 8,188       $       $ 18,922,360   

Other Financial Instruments

           

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 29,186       $       $       $ 29,186   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

 

* Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.

There were no significant transfers between the fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

 

4. Derivatives Transactions

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of June 30, 2011.

 

   

Asset Derivatives June 30, 2011

   

Liability Derivatives June 30, 2011

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
  Location in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
    Location in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 
Equity Contracts   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     29,186   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures       

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and Net Assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets or Liabilities section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statements of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not
accounted for as
hedging instruments
under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement
of Operations
   Total Notional Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
    Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income ($)
 

Equity Contracts

   Realized gain/(loss) on Futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures      2,640,643/(2,087,294)        17,294         27,582   
5. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust

Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly.

 

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The portion borne by the Fund generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund is the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

6. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Advisory and Administration Fees GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective March 16, 2000 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. GEAM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.65%.

GEAM has a contractual arrangement with the Fund to waives a portion of the Fund’s management fee in the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fee The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to Class 4 shares of the Fund. Under the Plan, the Fund may compensate GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEAM and the Fund’s principal distributor, for certain sales services provided by GEID or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 4 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer such share class as an investment option. The amount of compensation paid under the Plan by the Fund’s Class 4 shares may not exceed 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of

Directors, including by those directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to it.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

 

7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and options, for the period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales
$3,671,046   $5,981,602

 

8. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of Investment for
Tax Purposes
  Gross Tax   Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Appreciation   Depreciation  

$16,917,962

  $2,355,057   $(350,659)   $2,004,398

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

 

Amount   Expires
$2,661,418   12/31/2017

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund utilized $927,651 of prior year capital loss carryovers.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund did not defer any post-October losses for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

        
 
Ordinary
Income
  
  
      
 

 

Long-Term
Capital

Gains

  
  

  

       Total   

2010

     $ 265,456         $         $ 265,456   

2009

       233,669                     233,669   

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) futures, investments organized as partnerships for tax purposes, and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

 

Accumulated

Net Realized Loss

 

Paid in Capital

$1,559   $(14)   $(1,545)

 

 

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the Core Value Equity Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       2,018,742.106           91.713        98.640

Abstain

       27,828.456           1.264        1.360

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       2,018,742.106           91.713        98.640

Abstain

       27,828.456           1.264        1.360

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of the use of a “manager of managers” arrangement whereby GEAM, as the Fund’s investment adviser, under certain circumstances, will be able to hire and replace sub-advisers to the Fund without obtaining shareholder approval.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,862,731.609           84.625        91.017

Against

       86,080.540           3.911        4.206

Abstain

       97,758.413           4.441        4.777

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

 

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Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  A. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on senior securities and its reclassification from a non-fundamental policy to a fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,827,620.201           83.030        89.302

Against

       130,334.456           5.922        6.368

Abstain

       88,615.905           4.025        4.330

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

 

  B. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on short selling.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,857,894.638           84.406        90.781

Against

       102,274.842           4.646        4.997

Abstain

       86,401.082           3.925        4.222

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

 

  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,857,894.638           84.406        90.781

Against

       102,274.842           4.646        4.997

Abstain

       86,401.082           3.925        4.222

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

 

  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,857,894.638           84.406        90.781

Against

       102,274.842           4.646        4.997

Abstain

       86,401.082           3.925        4.222

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

 

  E. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on diversification.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,830,535.831           83.163        89.444

Against

       129,633.649           5.889        6.334

Abstain

       86,401.082           3.925        4.222

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

 

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  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,832,786.308           83.265        89.554

Against

       129,633.649           5.889        6.334

Abstain

       84,150.605           3.823        4.112

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

 

  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,977,550.704           89.842        96.628

Against

       65,441.725           2.973        3.197

Abstain

       3,578.133           0.162        0.175

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       1,864,432.064           84.703        91.100

Against

       102,998.012           4.679        5.033

Abstain

       79,140.486           3.595        3.867

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       2,046,570.562           92.977        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President – Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co.,Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team    (unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Mid-Cap Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — Mid-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary. We have provided

 

you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

Total Returns (%)
as of June 30, 2011
   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income
(Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income (Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high–offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Mid-Cap Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman  (Continued)

 

Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer – GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Mid-Cap Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Mid-Cap Equity Fund    Contents

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     2   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     9   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     10   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     11   

Statement of Operations

     12   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     13   

Notes to Financial Statements

     14   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     19   

Additional Information

     22   

Investment Team

     25   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments Mid-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) and is unaudited.

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

Russell MidCap Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index of the smallest 800 companies included in the Russell 1000 Index. The Russell 1000 Index comprises the 1,000 largest U.S. domiciled

companies. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

Russell Investment Group owns the Russell Index data, including all applicable trademarks and copyrights, used by GE Asset Management Incorporated in these materials. Any unauthorized use or redistribution of such Russell Index data is strictly prohibited. Russell Investment Group is not responsible for the configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in GE Asset Management Incorporated’s presentation thereof.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

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Mid-Cap Equity Fund    (unaudited)

 

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Diane M. Wehner

Senior Vice President

The Mid-Cap Equity Fund is managed by Diane M. Wehner. Ms. Wehner is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management and portfolio manager of the Fund. She has served in this capacity since September 2004. Before joining GE Asset Management, Ms. Wehner was a Vice President and senior portfolio manager from January 1997 to June 2001, and associate portfolio manager from May 1995 to January 1997, with Benefit Capital Management Corporation. Ms. Wehner has served as an analyst/portfolio manager in the investment management industry since 1985.

 

Q. How did the Mid-Cap Equity Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Mid-Cap Equity Fund returned 5.69% for Class 1 shares and 5.43% for Class 4 shares. The Russell Mid-Cap Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 8.08% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 165 U.S. Insurance Mid-Cap Growth funds returned an average of 8.25% over the same period.

 

Q. What market conditions impacted Fund performance?

 

A. Year-to-date, the U.S. equity market appeared to play out much like 2010 when stocks hit the ground running in the first quarter, but stumbled as the perfect storm of global political and financial issues injected uncertainty into the outlook for the economic recovery. In April, stocks advanced to levels unseen since July 2007 bolstered by strong Q1 corporate earnings results. Despite this positive momentum in economic growth, within the U.S., manufacturing activity pulled back due in part to supply constraints in the aftermath of the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami. In addition, severe weather, higher gasoline prices and the depressed housing market in the U.S. weighed heavily on consumer confidence. Finally, continued unrest in the Middle East and more recently
  the re-emerging concerns around European Sovereign debt contagion has added to the uncertainty about the global economic recovery. Company managements paused to reassess their growth plans resulting in a slowdown in job growth, an increase in the unemployment rate and deteriorating economic statistics.

 

     While more cyclical sectors outperformed in the first calendar quarter, a defensive shift characterized the markets as mid-year approached. Given our expectation in the early part of 2011 that the economic recovery in the U.S. was on a gradual upward trajectory, we continued the process begun mid-year 2010 to invest in higher quality industrial companies with both secular growth in earnings and leverage to an economic recovery. We were underweight more defensive sectors such as consumer staples and utilities, which have outperformed year-to-date. Despite the market’s shift toward defensively positioned sectors, higher quality stocks as measured by return on equity (which we favor) underperformed within the midcap space. The information technology sector where the Fund maintained an overweight position also lagged as investors seemed to question the strength of the recovery. Health care was the strongest sector in the Russell MidCap Index, followed by consumer staples, consumer discretionary and utilities for the period.

 

     Performance correlation, though reduced, is still historically high for midcap stocks. Thus top-down factors have continued to dominate individual stock performance rather than company-specific fundamentals. In this environment, active managers continue to struggle with less than a third of managers outperforming the benchmark on a year-to-date basis. Offsetting this to a certain extent has been the ongoing active mergers and acquisitions environment where the Fund benefitted from an acquisition in the technology space and rumored buyouts in various other industries.
 

 

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(unaudited)

    

 

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Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. The Fund’s overweight in information technology companies, which as a group underperformed the benchmark, detracted from performance. More specifically, semiconductor companies, Cree (-49%) and Marvel (-20%), were pressured due to increased inventories and specifically for Cree, an LED lighting company, severe pricing pressure in the low end segment of the market. Software company Rovi Corp. (-8%), a digital media company and the Fund’s largest holding, took a breather after its 95% move upward in 2010 due to concerns surrounding the adoption of the company’s new digital media search guide called TotalGuide. These stocks’ underperformance more than offset the meaningful outperformance of Chinese internet company Baidu (an American Depository Receipt); +45% which continued to deliver good revenue and earnings growth and Telvent (+51%), which was acquired during the quarter. Within the consumer discretionary sector, Urban Outfitters (-21%) reported weaker than expected financial results as it copes with elevated store inventory and increased markdowns. Within the industrials sector, Corrections Corp. (-14%), a private prisons operator, declined as concerns rose about its exposure to California and that State’s budgetary issues.

 

     The Fund’s performance was enhanced by stocks within the financials and energy sectors. In the financials sector, CB Richard Ellis Group (+23%) outperformed due to a improving leasing environment and improving demand for commercial real estate globally. Within the energy sector, Petrohawk Energy (+35%), an exploration and production company, continued to make progress towards transitioning its production mix from natural gas to oil, disclosing drilling results that have exceeded
  expectations and unveiling acreage in a new oil field. Dresser-Rand (+26%), an energy equipment company, benefitted as the upstream capital equipment cycle gained momentum. Also adding to performance were several stocks within healthcare. Specifically, biotech companies Vertex (+48%), Incyte (+14%) and Alexion (+17%) benefitted from a combination of important drug approvals, positive clinical results and expanded use of commercialized drugs. Within medical technology, Illumina (+19%), a genetic instrumentation company, delivered excellent growth in revenue and earnings resulting from increased adoption of its newest DNA sequencing gene analyzers. These gains were offset however by Medassets (-33%) due to disappointing first quarter earnings and the Fund’s underweight in the managed care segment which has been is benefitting from low healthcare utilization.

 

Q. How was the Fund positioned at the end of the fiscal period?

 

A. Believing that we have been experiencing a mid-cycle slowdown and that the economy is on a sustainable growth trajectory-albeit a slow one- we increased the Fund’s weighting in industrials, consumer discretionary, and financials. We reduced our exposure to information technology and materials. We continue to believe that stock selection should matter over the long run. Therefore, we continue to focus on investing in attractively valued companies with strong balance sheets, experienced management teams, solid earnings prospects, leading market shares, and superior long-term fundamentals. With an emphasis on growth, we continue to look to invest in innovative companies that provide prospects for above-average earnings growth. Therefore, healthcare and information technology companies represented a meaningful percentage of the Fund’s holdings at the end of the period.
 

 

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Mid-Cap Equity Fund    (unaudited)

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees (for Class 4 shares), professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the period  ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period  ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,056.87           3.98   

Class 4

       1,000.00           1,054.27           6.32   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,020.71           3.91   

Class 4

       1,000.00           1,018.47           6.21   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.78% for Class 1 shares 1.24% for Class 4 shares (for the period January 1, 2011—June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six month period)
**   Actual Fund Returns for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows: 5.69% for Class 1 shares, and 5.43% for Class 4 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Mid-Cap Equity Fund   (unaudited)

 

Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek long-term growth of capital and future income. The Fund seeks its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in equity securities of mid-cap companies, such as common and preferred stocks. The Fund invests primarily in mid-cap companies the portfolio manager believes are undervalued by the market and have above-average growth potential.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Three
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    165        165        158        154        124   

Peer group average annual total return:

    8.25%        40.55%        5.56%        5.59%        4.07%   

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Mid-Cap Growth

  

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value(b) of $90,126 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011(b)(c)

 

 

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Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value)(b)(c)

 

Rovi Corp.

     2.41%   

HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.

     2.30%   

ITC Holdings Corp.

     2.29%   

Harsco Corp.

     2.15%   

Coach Inc.

     2.05%   

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (REIT)

     2.03%   

Illumina Inc.

     2.02%   

Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.

     1.98%   

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

     1.87%   

Citrix Systems Inc.

     1.82%   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 5/1//97)

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending
Value of a
$10,000
investment(a)
 

Mid-Cap
Equity Fund

    5.69%        38.69%        6.96%        7.65%      $ 20,900   

Russell Midcap Index

    8.08%        38.47%        5.31%        7.59%      $ 20,775   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 4 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns

for the Periods Ended June 30,2011

 

 

Class 4 Shares (Inception date: 5/1/08)

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Three
Year
    Since
Incep
tion
    Ending
Value of a
$10,000
invest
ment(a)
 

Mid-Cap Equity Fund

    5.43%        38.07%        7.38%        5.59%      $ 11,880   

Russell Midcap Index

    8.08%        38.47%        6.46%        4.81%      $ 11,604   

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(a) Ending Value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.
(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(c) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
  * Less than 0.01%.
** Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Mid-Cap Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Mid-Cap Equity Fund

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Common Stock — 99.0%†

  

    

Advertising — 1.5%

  

  

Omnicom Group Inc.

     27,100       $ 1,305,136      

Aerospace & Defense — 2.0%

  

  

Alliant Techsystems Inc.

     14,256           1,016,880       (c)

Hexcel Corp.

     37,197         814,242       (a)
        1,831,122      

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%

  

  

UTi Worldwide Inc.

     25,257         497,310      

Apparel Retail — 0.8%

  

  

Urban Outfitters Inc.

     26,811         754,730       (a)

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 2.1%

  

  

Coach Inc.

     28,886         1,846,682      

Application Software — 2.7%

  

  

Blackboard Inc.

     12,232         530,747       (a)

Citrix Systems Inc.

     20,505         1,640,400       (a)

SuccessFactors Inc.

     9,101         267,569       (a)
        2,438,716      

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 3.0%

  

  

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

     16,598         1,683,867       (a)

Invesco Ltd.

     44,537         1,042,166      
        2,726,033      

Automotive Retail — 1.6%

  

  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

     21,588         1,414,230       (a)

Biotechnology — 4.2%

  

  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     21,983         1,033,861      

Human Genome Sciences Inc.

     31,441         771,563       (a)

Incyte Corp Ltd.

     31,648         599,413       (a)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     26,713         1,388,809       (a)
        3,793,646      

Broadcasting — 0.9%

  

  

Discovery Communications Inc. (Class A)

     8,103         331,899       (a)

Discovery Communications Inc. (Class C)

     13,583         496,459       (a)
        828,358      

Cable & Satellite — 1.3%

  

  

Liberty Global Inc.

     27,655         1,180,869       (a)
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Casinos & Gaming — 1.4%

  

  

Penn National Gaming Inc.

     31,911       $   1,287,290       (a)

Coal & Consumable Fuels — 1.0%

  

  

Peabody Energy Corp.

     15,080         888,363      

Communications Equipment — 1.4%

  

  

Juniper Networks Inc.

     38,630         1,216,845       (a)

Computer Storage & Peripherals — 1.2%

  

  

Synaptics Inc.

     41,701         1,073,384       (a)

Construction & Engineering — 1.1%

  

  

Quanta Services Inc.

     47,307         955,601       (a)

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 0.8%

  

  

Cummins Inc.

     6,975         721,843      

Diversified Financial Services — 1.1%

  

  

Comerica Inc.

     28,668         991,053      

Electric Utilities — 2.3%

  

  

ITC Holdings Corp.

     28,813         2,067,909       (c)

Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.1%

  

  

Cooper Industries PLC

     16,369         976,738      

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 1.4%

  

  

Intrepid Potash Inc.

     17,792         578,240       (a)

Monsanto Co.

     8,902         645,751       (c)
        1,223,991      

Healthcare Equipment — 2.2%

  

  

Gen-Probe Inc.

     8,710         602,296       (a)

Masimo Corp.

     44,530         1,321,651      
        1,923,947      

Healthcare Services — 2.0%

  

  

Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.

     31,949         1,783,393       (a)

Healthcare Technology — 0.7%

  

  

MedAssets Inc.

     44,950         600,532       (a)

Home Building — 0.8%

  

  

MDC Holdings Inc.

     28,944         713,181      

Home Entertainment Software — 1.4%

  

  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     106,787         1,247,272      

Home Furnishing Retail — 1.8%

  

  

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

     27,714         1,617,666       (a)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Mid-Cap Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 1.1%

  

  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     27,191       $   1,023,469       (a)

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.1%

  

  

The AES Corp.

     73,445         935,690       (a)

Industrial Machinery — 2.2%

  

  

Harsco Corp.

     59,529         1,940,645      

Internet Retail — 0.1%

  

  

HomeAway Inc.

     2,316         89,629       (a)

Internet Software & Services — 4.2%

  

  

Baidu Inc. ADR

     6,496         910,284       (a)

Equinix Inc.

     9,779         987,874       (a)

MercadoLibre Inc.

     12,875         1,021,502      

Monster Worldwide Inc.

     55,179         808,924       (a)
        3,728,584      

IT Consulting & Other Services — 0.7%

  

  

Telvent GIT S.A.

     16,804         668,800       (a)

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 6.8%

  

  

Covance Inc.

     20,409         1,211,682       (a)

Illumina Inc.

     24,235         1,821,261       (a)

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

     8,710         1,469,115       (a,c)

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     25,197         1,622,435       (a,c)
        6,124,493      

Movies & Entertainment — 0.8%

  

  

Liberty Media Corporation — Capital

     8,191         702,378       (a)

Multi-Line Insurance — 2.3%

  

  

HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.

     65,866         2,074,779      

Office (REITs) — 1.6%

  

  

Douglas Emmett Inc.

     39,474         785,138      

SL Green Realty Corp.

     8,244         683,181      
        1,468,319      

Oil & Gas Drilling — 1.1%

  

  

Noble Corp.

     25,317         997,743      

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 3.3%

  

  

Dresser-Rand Group Inc.

     25,664         1,379,440       (a)

McDermott International Inc.

     32,627         646,341       (a)

Weatherford International Ltd.

     49,901         935,644       (a)
        2,961,425      

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 3.7%

  

  

Petrohawk Energy Corp.

     44,304         1,092,979       (a)

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     11,777         1,054,866      

Quicksilver Resources Inc.

     48,872         721,351       (a)

Ultra Petroleum Corp.

     10,541         482,778       (a)
        3,351,974      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Packaged Foods & Meats — 1.9%

  

  

McCormick & Company Inc.

     17,938       $ 889,186       (c)

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     12,543         847,279      
          1,736,465      

Personal Products — 0.8%

  

  

Avon Products Inc.

     25,571         715,988      

Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.3%

  

  

ACE Ltd.

     17,235         1,134,408      

Real Estate Services — 2.0%

  

  

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (REIT)

     72,808         1,828,209       (a,c)

Regional Banks — 0.7%

  

  

Zions Bancorp.

     27,639         663,612      

Research & Consulting Services — 2.1%

  

  

FTI Consulting Inc.

     14,380         545,577       (a)

IHS Inc.

     16,322         1,361,581       (a)
        1,907,158      

Restaurants — 0.4%

  

  

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.

     16,475         347,457      

Security & Alarm Services — 1.5%

  

  

Corrections Corporation of America

     60,240         1,304,196       (a)

Semiconductors — 3.2%

  

  

Cree Inc.

     12,696         426,459       (a)

Hittite Microwave Corp.

     22,669         1,403,438       (a)

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

     69,980         1,033,255        (a)
        2,863,152      

Soft Drinks — 1.1%

  

  

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

     33,368         973,678      

Specialized Finance — 1.4%

  

  

CBOE Holdings Inc.

     25,577         629,195      

MSCI Inc.

     17,097         644,215       (a)
        1,273,410      

Specialty Chemicals — 1.5%

  

  

Cytec Industries Inc.

     11,431         653,739      

Nalco Holding Co.

     25,510         709,433      
        1,363,172      

Steel — 1.7%

  

  

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

     17,705         1,123,736      

Steel Dynamics Inc.

     27,357         444,551      
        1,568,287      

Systems Software — 2.4%

  

  

Rovi Corp.

     37,911         2,174,575       (a)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Mid-Cap Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value      

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.1%

  

 

BankUnited Inc.

     20,161       $ 535,073     

People’s United Financial Inc.

     100,137         1,345,840     
        1,880,913     

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.3%

  

 

MSC Industrial Direct Co.

     17,683         1,172,560     

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.2%

  

 

American Tower Corp.

     27,073         1,416,730      (a)

NII Holdings Inc.

     14,112         598,067      (a)
        2,014,797     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $66,163,506 )

        88,895,805     

Other Investments — 0.0%*

  

   

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $20,746)

        20,954      (d)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $66,184,252)

   

     88,916,759     

Short-Term Investments — 1.3%

GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class 0.10%
(Cost $1,209,663)

        1,209,663      (b,d)

Total Investments
(Cost $67,393,915)

        90,126,422     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net — (0.3)%

        (250,709  
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 89,875,713     
     

 

 

   

Other Information

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at June 30, 2011 (unaudited):

 

Description    Expiration
date
    Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

S&P Midcap 400 Emini Index Futures

     September 2011        2      $ 195,300      $ 6,944   
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund have bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(c) At June 30, 2011, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.
(d) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011.

 

* Less than 0.05%.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

   American Depository Receipt

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust
 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

    CLASS 1         CLASS 4  
    6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/06         6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08  
Inception date                                        5/1/97                               5/1/08   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 18.64      $ 14.82      $ 10.50      $ 17.30      $ 18.19      $ 19.22        $ 18.61      $ 14.81      $ 10.51      $ 16.85   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

                     

Net investment income

    0.03        0.06 **      0.09        0.10        0.08        0.23          (0.02)        (0.01) **      (0.05)        (0.01) ** 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

    1.03        3.82        4.26        (6.65)        2.23        1.40            1.03        3.81        4.35        (6.12)   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

    1.06        3.88        4.35        (6.55)        2.31        1.63            1.01        3.80        4.30        (6.13)   

Less distributions from:

                     

Net investment income

           0.06        0.03        0.05        0.07        0.22                               0.01   

Net realized gains

                         0.20        3.13        2.44                                 0.20   

Total distributions

           0.06        0.03        0.25        3.20        2.66                                 0.21   

Net asset value,
end of period

  $ 19.70      $ 18.64      $ 14.82      $ 10.50      $ 17.30      $ 18.19          $ 19.62      $ 18.61      $ 14.81      $ 10.51   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    5.69%        26.18%        41.45%        (37.82)%        12.60%        8.40%          5.43%        25.66%        40.91%        (36.36)%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                     

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 89,864        $97,829        $92,374        $81,791        $191,339        $199,311        $ 12        $11        $9        $6   

Ratios to average net assets:

                     

Net investment income

    0.30%     0.35%        0.19%        0.29%        0.35%        1.01%          (0.17)%     (0.06)%        (0.22)%        (0.05)%

Net expenses

    0.78% (b)     0.71% (b)      0.80% (b)      0.73% (b)      0.70% (b)      0.69% (b)        1.24% (b)     1.13% (b)      1.25% (b)      1.18% (b)

Gross expenses

    0.78%     0.71%        0.80%        0.73%        0.70%        0.69%          1.24%     1.13%        1.25%        1.18%

Portfolio turnover rate

    14%        31%        24%        49%        65%        29%          14%        31%        24%        49%   

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GE Asset Management’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Money Market Fund and/or GE Institutional Money Market Fund. Excluding waiver, the expense ratios would be unchanged.
* Annualized for periods less than one year.
** Per share values have been calculated using the average share method.
Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $66,163,506)

       $88,895,805   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $20,746)

       20,954   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       1,209,663   

Income receivables

       56,149   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       801   

Variation margin receivable

       1,717   

Total Assets

       90,185,089   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for investments purchased

       145,061   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       88,351   

Payable to GEAM

       47,971   

Accrued other expenses

       27,993   

Total Liabilities

       309,376   

NET ASSETS

       $89,875,713   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF :

    

Capital paid in

       66,980,299   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       150,412   

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (51,804

Net unrealized appreciation on:

    

Investments

       22,789,862   

Futures

       6,944   

NET ASSETS

       $89,875,713   

Class 1

    

NET ASSETS

       89,863,831   

Shares outstanding( $0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       4,562,314   

Net asset value per share

       $19.70   

Class 4

    

NET ASSETS

       11,882   

Shares outstanding( $0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       606   

Net asset value per share

       $19.62   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Dividend

     $ 319,160   

Interest

       190,782   

Interest from affiliated investments

       1,169   

Total Income

       511,111   

Expenses:

    

Advisory and administration fees

       310,285   

Distribution fees
Class 4

       26   

Transfer agent

       10,136   

Director’s fees

       1,448   

Custody and accounting expenses

       23,168   

Professional fees

       10,679   

Other expenses

       15,388   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       371,130   

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (1,455

Net expenses

       369,675   

Net investment income

       141,436   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain on:

    

Investments

       7,495,683   

Futures

       37,495   

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       (2,333,506

Futures

       3,852   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

       5,203,524   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 5,344,960   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
         
       

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2011*

     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income

     $ 141,436       $ 322,213   

Net realized gain on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       7,533,178         6,929,800   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) on investments and futures

       (2,329,654      14,143,388   

Net increase (decrease) from operations

       5,344,960         21,399,401   

Distributions to shareholders from :

       

Net investment income

       

Class 1

               (316,553

Class 4

                 

Total distributions

               (316,553

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

       5,344,960         21,082,848   

Share transactions :

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

       

Class 1

       2,140,413         5,577,989   

Class 4

                 

Value of distributions reinvested

       

Class 1

               316,553   

Class 4

                 

Cost of shares redeemed

       

Class 1

       (15,449,475      (21,520,293

Class 4

                 

Net (decrease) from share transactions

       (13,309,062      (15,625,751

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (7,964,102 )       5,457,097   

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

       97,839,815         92,382,718   

End of period

     $ 89,875,713       $ 97,839,815   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income, end of period

     $ 150,412       $ 8,976   

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

       

Class 1

       

Shares sold

       109,983         358,871   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               16,937   

Shares redeemed

       (796,171      (1,361,438

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       (686,188      (985,630

Class 4

       

Shares sold

                 

Issued for distributions reinvested

                 

Shares redeemed

                 

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

                 

 

* Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”), Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund, Income Fund, Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”), is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

The Company currently offers two share classes (Class 1 and Class 4) of the Fund. Class 4 shares were first offered on May 1, 2008, and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2008 were designated as Class 1 shares. Each share class has different fees and expenses, and as a result, each share class will have different share price and performance. Not all variable contracts offer both share classes of the Fund.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

The Fund’s income, expenses (other than distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day among the share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

Derivatives The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund entered into derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions.

Futures Contracts A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund invests in stock index futures contracts subject to certain limitations to manage its exposure to the stock markets. Buying futures tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or to hedge other Fund investments. The Fund will not enter into a transaction involving futures for speculative purposes. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non- performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sales price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective Fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in Level 2.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as exchange traded futures. Futures are valued at the last sale price on the primary market they are traded and are typically included in level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the valuation committee. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments

     Level 1         Level 2         Level 3         Total   

Investments in Securities†

           

Common Stock

   $ 88,895,805       $       $       $ 88,895,805   

Other Investments

             20,954                 20,954   

Short-Term Investments

     1,209,663                         1,209,663   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 90,105,468       $ 20,954       $       $ 90,126,422   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 6,944       $       $       $ 6,944   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                     

   See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.

*  Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.

      

      

There were no significant transfers between the fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

 

4. Derivatives Transactions

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of June 30, 2011.

 

   

Asset Derivatives June 30, 2011

   

Liability Derivatives June 30, 2011

 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
  Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
   Fair
Value ($)
    Location in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 
Equity Contracts   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      6,944*      Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures       

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and Net Assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets or Liabilities sections of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not
accounted for as
hedging instruments
under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement
of Operations
   Total Notional Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
     Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income ($)
 

Equity Contracts

   Realized gain/(loss) on Futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures      17,128,190/(16,431,057)         37,495         3,852   
5. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit

facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the Funds generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund is the lesser of (i) 10% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

6. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 1, 1997 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund.

GEAM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.65%.

GEAM has a contractual arrangement with the Fund to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to Class 4 shares of the Fund. Under the Plan, the Fund may compensate GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEAM and the Fund’s principal distributor, for certain sales services provided by GEID or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 4 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer such share class as an investment option. The amount of compensation paid under the Plan by the Fund’s Class 4 shares may not exceed 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of Directors, including by those directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to it.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

 

7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and options, for the period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Non U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales
$13,289,706   $25,585,239

 

8. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of Investment for
Tax Purposes
   Gross Tax   Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   Appreciation    Depreciation  
$70,850,016    $21,962,771    $(2,686,365)   $19,276,406

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

 

Amount    Expires

$4,127,500

   12/31/2017

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund utilized $7,105,929 of prior year capital loss carryovers.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund did not defer any post-October losses for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Total  

2010

     $ 316,553           $—         $ 316,553   

2009

       200,960                     200,960   

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) futures, distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), investments organized as partnerships for tax purposes, and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
  Accumulated
Net Realized Gain
  Paid In Capital
$(1,713)   $2   $1,711
 

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the Mid-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       4,587,285.910           89.922        94.386

Abstain

       272,830.338           5.348        5.614

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       4,555,139.721           89.291        93.725

Abstain

       304,976.527           5.979        6.275

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of the use of a “manager of managers” arrangement whereby GEAM, as the Fund’s investment adviser, under certain circumstances, will be able to hire and replace sub-advisers to the Fund without obtaining shareholder approval.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,337,656.527           85.028        89.250

Against

       304,051.283           5.960        6.256

Abstain

       218,408.438           4.282        4.494

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

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Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  A. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on senior securities.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,282,024.882           83.938        88.105

Against

       302,382.328           5.927        6.222

Abstain

       275,709.038           5.405        5.673

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,272,835.130           83.758        87.916

Against

       312,931.838           6.134        6.439

Abstain

       274,349.280           5.378        5.645

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,264,794.355           83.600        87.751

Against

       335,835.568           6.583        6.910

Abstain

       259,486.325           5.087        5.339

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

  E. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on diversification.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,337,306.828           85.021        89.243

Against

       267,623.472           5.246        5.506

Abstain

       255,185.948           5.003        5.251

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,362,117.848           85.508        89.753

Against

       255,118.067           5.001        5.250

Abstain

       242,880.333           4.761        4.997

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

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  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities and its reclassification from a non-fundamental policy to a fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,293,651.970           84.166        88.345

Against

       320,204.059           6.276        6.588

Abstain

       246,260.219           4.828        5.067

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

  H. Amendment of the Fund’s fundamental investment policy on illiquid investments and its reclassification from a fundamental policy to a non-fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,293,714.769           84.167        88.346

Against

       299,684.356           5.874        6.166

Abstain

       266,717.123           5.229        5.488

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

  I. Elimination of the Fund’s investment policy on mortgaging, pledging and hypothecating of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,575,989.902           89.700        94.154

Against

       159,269.882           3.122        3.277

Abstain

       124,856.464           2.448        2.569

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,388,258.060           86.020        90.291

Against

       235,411.453           4.615        4.844

Abstain

       236,446.735           4.635        4.865

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,860,116.248           95.270        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President – Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co.,Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team    (unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Small-Cap Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — Small-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary.

 

We have provided you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

 

Total Returns (%)
as of June 30, 2011
   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income (Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income (Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high–offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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Small-Cap Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman  (Continued)

 

Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer — Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer — GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

This does not constitute a part of the Fund’s Shareholder Report

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 


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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Small-Cap Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Small-Cap Equity Fund    Contents

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     2   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     13   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     14   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     15   

Statement of Operations

     16   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     17   

Notes to Financial Statements

     18   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     23   

Additional Information

     25   

Investment Team

     28   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments Small-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”).

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index consisting of 2,000 of the smallest U.S.-domiciled publicly traded common stocks that are included in the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 3000®

Index is comprised of the 3,000 largest U.S. domiciled companies. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

Russell Investment Group owns the Russell Index data, including all applicable trademarks and copyrights, used by GE Asset Management Incorporated in these materials. Any unauthorized use or redistribution of such Russell Index data is strictly prohibited. Russell Investment Group is not responsible for the configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in GE Asset Management Incorporated’s presentation thereof.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

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David Wiederecht

President and Chief

Investment Officer –

Investment Strategies

The Small-Cap Equity Fund utilizes a multiple sub-adviser Fund structure to manage the Fund’s assets. The Fund is managed by David Wiederecht, who is vested with oversight authority over the Fund’s sub-advisers that provide day-to-day management of the assets of the Fund allocated to them. David Wiederecht has full discretion in determining the assets that are allocated to each sub-adviser. The current sub-advisers of the Fund are as follows: Palisade Capital Management L.L.C.; Champlain Investment Partners, LLC; GlobeFlex Capital, LP; Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.; and SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC.

David Wiederecht is the President and Chief Investment Officer — Investment Strategies and a Director at GE Asset Management. He has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since September 2010. Mr. Wiederecht joined GE Asset Management in 1988 and has held various positions at GE Asset Management including Vice President — Alternative Investments/Private Equity/Hedge Fund from 1998 to 2004, Managing Director — Alternative Investments from 2004 to 2008, and President — Investment Strategies since 2008.

 

Q. How did the Small-Cap Equity Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Small-Cap Equity Fund returned 9.23% for Class 1 shares and 8.96% for Class 4 shares. The Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 6.20% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 136 Small Blend funds returned an average of 6.29% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected Fund performance?

 

A. During the first quarter of 2011 the market was affected by several exogenous shocks including the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, a massive earthquake in Japan and the ensuing tsunami that claimed thousands of lives and affected the
  global supply chain, as well as higher prices for oil and commodities that led to rising inflation. However, global economic data remained strong and purchasing managers indices (PMI) continued to expand both in the U.S. and abroad. In the U.S., leading economic indicators, small business lending and consumer confidence all pointed to improvement in the economy and the unemployment rate fell to 8.8%. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe kept interest rates close to or at historical lows.

 

  In the second quarter the sovereign debt crisis in Europe intensified and economic data in the U.S. and China pointed to a slowing economy. The U.S. Federal Reserve said it would maintain record monetary stimulus to support a flagging economic recovery after completing a $600 billion bond-purchase that concluded at the end of June. U.S. housing prices remained weak and unemployment remained higher than the U.S. Federal Reserve anticipated. In Europe, the Greek parliament narrowly approved a 78 billion austerity package of spending cuts, tax rises, and privatizations, and paved the way for the release of a further installment of the 110 billion international credit facility. In emerging markets, China’s PMI data showed that the economy slowed in each of the last three months and a series of increases in the reserve ratio for banks increased concerns about tighter lending conditions.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A.

During the past six months the Fund benefited from strong security selection by its underlying sub-advisers. Positive security selection came from a majority of the sectors and the industrial, consumer discretionary and financial sectors were the greatest contributors to the relative outperformance of the Fund. Such stocks as Pioneer Drilling (energy equipment & services), Tractor Supply (specialty retail) and Molina Healthcare were among the

 

 

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  Fund’s top performing stocks. The Fund was negatively impacted in the first half of the year by the materials sector namely due to Arch Chemicals (specialty chemicals). The Fund was also hurt by its underweight to the telecommunications sector, which was the best performing sector, up 18.2%, during the period.

 

Q. How was the Fund positioned at the end of the period?

 

A.

Negative headlines have increased risk aversion and volatility during the most recent quarter, but we remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, though it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. In our view corporate balance sheets remain in good shape and have been assisted by very low interest rates as the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates close to zero. Commodity prices have eased, which we believe will provide consumers with some much needed breathing room and supply chain issues in Japan have abated, which we believe can help boost growth in the second half of the year. Despite strength in underlying fundamentals, unresolved matters at a macro level such as the outstanding sovereign debt issues in Europe and negotiations in the U.S. around the debt ceiling may keep volatility elevated. As of June 30th, the Fund’s largest overweight positions were in the consumer staples and industrials sectors, while the largest underweights were in financials and IT.

 

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees (for Class 4 shares), professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the period  ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period  ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,092.30           6.59   

Class 4

       1,000.00           1,089.59           8.86   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,018.33           6.36   

Class 4

       1,000.00           1,016.18           8.55   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.27% for Class 1 shares 1.71% for Class 4 shares (for the period January 1, 2011—June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six month period)
**   Actual Fund Returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows: 9.23% for Class 1 shares, and 8.96% for Class 4 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek long-term growth of capital. The Fund seeks its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in equity securities of small-cap companies, such as common and preferred stocks. The Fund uses a multi-sub-adviser investment strategy that combines growth, value and core investment management styles, which allows the Fund the potential to benefit from both value and growth cycles in the marketplace.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Three
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    136        136        129        121        95   

Peer group average annual total return:

    6.29     37.24     7.09     3.47     6.07

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Small Blend Funds.

  

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $53,850 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011(b)(c)

 

 

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Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value)(b)(c)

 

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     1.18%   

Oil States International Inc.

     1.02%   

Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc.

     0.93%   

LKQ Corp.

     0.93%   

Smithfield Foods Inc.

     0.93%   

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

     0.88%   

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

     0.84%   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

     0.82%   

Darling International Inc.

     0.80%   

Jarden Corp.

     0.79%   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 4/28/00)

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending
value
of a
$10,000
investment(a)
 

Small-Cap Equity Fund

    9.23%        40.67%        4.63%        6.30%      $ 18,415   

Russell 2000 Index

    6.20%        37.41%        4.08%        6.28%      $ 18,384   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 4 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 4 Shares (Inception date: 5/1/08)

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Three
Year
    Since
Inception
    Ending
value
of a
$10,000
investment(a)
 

Small-Cap Equity Fund

    8.96%        40.04%        5.88%        3.99%      $ 11,319   

Russell 2000 Index

    6.20%        37.41%        7.78%        6.16%      $ 12,084   

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(a) Ending Value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.
(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(c) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
* Less than 0.01%.
** Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions on the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Common Stock — 93.0% †

  

    

Advertising — 0.7%

  

     

Arbitron Inc.

     9,700       $      400,901      

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

  

     

Esterline Technologies Corp.

     1,246         95,194       (a)

Hexcel Corp.

     1,000         21,890       (a)

Moog Inc.

     1,149         50,004       (a)

Teledyne Technologies Inc.

     7,750         390,290       (a)

Triumph Group Inc.

     249         24,795      
        582,173      

Agricultural Products — 0.9%

  

     

Darling International Inc.

     24,400         431,880       (a)

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

     1,579         42,112      
        473,992      

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

  

     

UTi Worldwide Inc.

     4,450         87,621      

Alternative Carriers — 0.0%*

  

     

Vonage Holdings Corp.

     4,400         19,404       (a)

Apparel Retail — 1.0%

  

     

Aeropostale Inc.

     9,350         163,625       (a)

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

     6,100         77,775      

ANN Inc.

     700         18,270       (a)

Brown Shoe Company Inc.

     961         10,235      

DSW Inc.

     500         25,305       (a)

Express Inc.

     900         19,620      

Genesco Inc.

     1,226         63,875       (a)

The Buckle Inc.

     3,200         136,640      

The Cato Corp.

     800         23,040      
        538,385      

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 1.1%

  

     

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     5,783         366,642      

Maidenform Brands Inc.

     6,900         190,854       (a)

Movado Group Inc.

     1,142         19,540      
        577,036      

Application Software — 5.2%

  

     

ACI Worldwide Inc.

     5,050         170,538       (a)

Actuate Corp.

     3,200         18,720       (a)

Blackbaud Inc.

     11,760         325,987      

Blackboard Inc.

     6,300         273,357       (a)

Bottomline Technologies Inc.

     8,100         200,151       (a)

Concur Technologies Inc.

     3,800         190,266       (a)

Ebix Inc.

     4,700         89,535       (a)

Manhattan Associates Inc.

     600         20,664       (a)
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.

     1,700       $        24,021       (a)

NICE Systems Ltd. ADR

     4,700         170,892       (a)

Parametric Technology Corp.

     14,800         339,364       (a)

QLIK Technologies Inc.

     1,600         54,496       (a)

Quest Software Inc.

     3,109         70,668       (a)

SolarWinds Inc.

     11,300         295,382       (a)

Solera Holdings Inc.

     1,750         103,530      

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

     12,990         258,111       (a)

TeleNav Inc.

     2,400         42,552       (a)

Ultimate Software Group Inc.

     3,000         163,290       (a)
        2,811,524      

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 1.0%

  

     

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

     3,575         362,684       (a)

Financial Engines Inc.

     4,400         114,048       (a)

Janus Capital Group Inc.

     2,100         19,824      

Pzena Investment Management Inc.

     2,800         15,904      
        512,460      

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4%

  

     

Dana Holding Corp.

     4,289         78,489       (a)

Dorman Products Inc.

     258         10,212       (a)

Federal-Mogul Corp.

     800         18,264       (a)

Modine Manufacturing Co.

     3,242         49,830       (a)

Spartan Motors Inc.

     2,139         11,551      

Stoneridge Inc.

     3,312         48,819       (a)

Tenneco Inc.

     500         22,035       (a)
        239,200      

Automobile Manufacturers — 0.3%

  

  

Thor Industries Inc.

     5,480         158,043      

Automotive Retail — 0.1%

  

     

America’s Car-Mart Inc.

     1,843         60,819       (a)

Biotechnology — 1.1%

  

     

Alkermes Inc.

     1,100         20,460       (a)

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     1,600         21,376       (a)

Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     3,300         118,767       (a)

Genomic Health Inc.

     5,200         145,132       (a)

Myriad Genetics Inc.

     8,900         202,119       (a)

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals

     3,500         18,830       (a)

PDL BioPharma Inc.

     2,220         13,031      

Sciclone Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     4,800         28,992       (a)
        568,707      

Building Products — 0.2%

  

     

AAON Inc.

     1,515         33,088      

Apogee Enterprises Inc.

     2,139         27,401      

Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc.

     800         23,896      

Universal Forest Products Inc.

     1,905         45,644      
        130,029      

Casinos & Gaming — 0.0%*

  

     

Ameristar Casinos Inc.

     1,000         23,710      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Coal & Consumable Fuels — 0.6%

  

  

James River Coal Co.

     14,350       $      298,767       (a)

Commercial Printing — 0.1%

  

  

Consolidated Graphics Inc.

     406         22,310       (a)

Multi-Color Corp.

     1,200         29,628      
        51,938      

Commodity Chemicals — 0.7%

  

  

Koppers Holdings Inc.

     9,850         373,611      

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

  

  

Acme Packet Inc.

     250         17,533       (a)

ADTRAN Inc.

     500         19,355      

Arris Group Inc.

     4,387         50,933       (a)

DG FastChannel Inc.

     600         19,230       (a)

Netgear Inc.

     1,318         57,623       (a)

Plantronics Inc.

     550         20,092      

Riverbed Technology Inc.

     500         19,795      
        204,561      

Computer & Electronics Retail — 0.0%*

  

  

Systemax Inc.

     1,920         28,685       (a)

Computer Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%*

  

  

QLogic Corp.

     1,100         17,512       (a)

Construction & Engineering — 1.8%

  

  

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.

     9,670         376,163      

Primoris Services Corp.

     2,000         25,800      

Quanta Services Inc.

     9,350         188,870       (a)

URS Corp.

     8,700         389,238       (a)
        980,071      

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 2.3%

  

  

AGCO Corp.

     7,240         357,366       (a)

Astec Industries Inc.

     2,255         83,390       (a)

Cascade Corp.

     2,600         123,682      

Greenbrier companies Inc.

     4,048         79,988       (a)

Sauer-Danfoss Inc.

     400         20,156       (a)

The Toro Co.

     364         22,022      

Trinity Industries Inc.

     11,275         393,272      

WABCO Holdings Inc.

     600         41,436       (a)

Wabtec Corp.

     1,500         98,580      
        1,219,892      

Consumer Electronics — 0.0%*

  

  

Harman International Industries Inc.

     294         13,398      

Consumer Finance — 0.1%

  

  

Ezcorp Inc.

     950         33,796       (a)

First Cash Financial Services Inc.

     650         27,294       (a)

Nelnet Inc.

     950         20,957      
        82,047      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 2.3%

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

     14,675       $      353,227      

Cardtronics Inc.

     10,300         241,535       (a)

Global Cash Access Holdings Inc.

     20,800         66,144       (a)

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

     5,200         156,052      

NeuStar Inc.

     7,358         192,780       (a)

TeleTech Holdings Inc.

     850         17,918       (a)

TNS Inc.

     1,697         28,170       (a)

Wright Express Corp.

     3,400         177,038       (a)
        1,232,864      

Distributors — 0.9%

  

  

LKQ Corp.

     19,201         500,954       (a)

Diversified Chemicals — 0.1%

  

  

LSB Industries Inc.

     500         21,460       (a)

Solutia Inc.

     800         18,280       (a)
        39,740      

Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.5%

  

  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

     2,490         214,314      

Globe Specialty Metals Inc.

     900         20,178      

Materion Corp.

     500         18,485       (a)
        252,977      

Diversified REITs — 0.1%

  

  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     1,378         44,813      

Diversified Support Services — 0.8%

  

  

Copart Inc.

     4,400         205,040       (a)

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

     11,550         187,687      

Unifirst Corp.

     856         48,099      
        440,826      

Education Services — 1.1%

  

  

American Public Education Inc.

     3,000         133,530       (a)

Bridgepoint Education Inc.

     800         20,000       (a)

Capella Education Co.

     2,200         92,070       (a)

K12 Inc.

     4,900         162,386       (a)

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.

     4,963         85,116      

Strayer Education Inc.

     900         113,751      
        606,853      

Electric Utilities — 0.8%

  

  

Allete Inc.

     1,452         59,590      

IDACORP Inc.

     7,600         300,200      

Westar Energy Inc.

     1,950         52,475      
        412,265      

Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.6%

  

  

Acuity Brands Inc.

     300         16,734      

Belden Inc.

     600         20,916      

Brady Corp.

     10,499         336,598      

EnerSys

     600         20,652       (a)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Franklin Electric Company Inc.

     500       $        23,475      

Generac Holdings Inc.

     1,192         23,125       (a)

II-VI Inc.

     1,480         37,888       (a)

LSI Industries Inc.

     2,147         17,047      

Preformed Line Products Co.

     231         16,443      

Regal-Beloit Corp.

     917         61,228      

Woodward Governor Co.

     7,600         264,936      
        839,042      

Electronic Components — 0.0%*

  

     

Vishay Intertechnology Inc.

     1,600         24,064      

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.9%

  

     

Checkpoint Systems Inc.

     700         12,516       (a)

Daktronics Inc.

     2,059         22,217      

Elster Group SE ADR

     6,300         103,194       (a)

FARO Technologies Inc.

     3,700         162,060       (a)

National Instruments Corp.

     3,700         109,853      

Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc.

     1,527         52,147       (a)
        461,987      

Electronic Manufacturing Services — 0.6%

  

     

Measurement Specialties Inc.

     4,554         162,578       (a)

Methode Electronics Inc.

     4,365         50,678      

Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc.

     2,763         59,708       (a)

Plexus Corp.

     1,129         39,300       (a)
        312,264      

Environmental & Facilities Services — 1.0%

  

     

ABM Industries Inc.

     11,800         275,412      

Waste Connections Inc.

     8,900         282,397      
        557,809      

Food Distributors — 0.2%

  

     

Nash Finch Co.

     575         20,591      

Spartan Stores Inc.

     3,650         71,285      
        91,876      

Food Retail — 0.6%

  

     

Ruddick Corp.

     7,400         322,196      

Footwear — 1.3%

  

     

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

     5,000         440,700      

K-Swiss Inc.

     1,915         20,356       (a)

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

     5,998         250,417      
        711,473      

Gas Utilities — 0.2%

  

     

South Jersey Industries Inc.

     1,599         86,842      

Healthcare Distributors — 0.7%

  

     

Owens & Minor Inc.

     11,091         382,529      

Healthcare Equipment — 3.2%

  

     

Analogic Corp.

     300         15,777      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Arthrocare Corp.

     600       $        20,082       (a)

Exactech Inc.

     1,011         18,208       (a)

Gen-Probe Inc.

     2,500         172,875       (a)

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

     1,311         60,358      

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     5,500         262,955       (a)

Masimo Corp.

     5,400         160,272      

Natus Medical Inc.

     950         14,393       (a)

NuVasive Inc.

     7,685         252,683       (a)

SonoSite Inc.

     4,400         154,748       (a)

STERIS Corp.

     400         13,992      

Teleflex Inc.

     3,330         203,330      

Thoratec Corp.

     6,700         219,894       (a)

Volcano Corp.

     2,900         93,641       (a)

Zoll Medical Corp.

     671         38,019       (a)
        1,701,227      

Healthcare Facilities — 0.4%

  

     

National Healthcare Corp.

     250         12,393      

Sun Healthcare Group Inc.

     5,111         40,990       (a)

The Ensign Group Inc.

     645         19,602      

VCA Antech Inc.

     7,400         156,880       (a)
        229,865      

Healthcare Services — 2.3%

  

     

Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc.

     24,000         501,600       (a)

Continucare Corp.

     2,811         17,372       (a)

HMS Holdings Corp.

     4,000         307,480       (a)

Mednax Inc.

     5,400         389,826       (a)
        1,216,278      

Healthcare Supplies — 1.0%

  

     

Atrion Corp.

     50         9,890      

Immucor Inc.

     4,475         91,379       (a)

Meridian Bioscience Inc.

     3,700         89,207      

Merit Medical Systems Inc.

     3,363         60,433      

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

     7,000         306,320      
        557,229      

Healthcare Technology — 1.2%

  

     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.

     861         16,721       (a)

athenahealth Inc.

     2,200         90,420       (a)

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.

     2,900         184,092      

MedAssets Inc.

     11,800         157,648       (a)

Medidata Solutions Inc.

     5,200         124,124       (a)

Quality Systems Inc.

     700         61,110      
        634,115      

Home Furnishing Retail — 0.6%

  

     

Aaron’s Inc.

     10,137         286,472      

Pier 1 Imports Inc.

     2,142         24,783       (a)
        311,255      

Home Furnishings — 0.0%*

  

     

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     295         2,614      

Household Products — 0.2%

  

     

WD-40 Co.

     3,000         117,120      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Housewares & Specialties — 1.2%

  

  

Jarden Corp.

     12,350       $      426,198      

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     3,000         202,350      
        628,548      

Human Resource & Employment
Services — 0.1%

  

  

GP Strategies Corp.

     1,600         21,856       (a)

Korn International

     900         19,791       (a)
        41,647      

Hypermarkets & Super Centers — 0.0%*

  

  

Pricesmart Inc.

     500         25,615      

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%

  

  

Raven Industries Inc.

     1,600         89,136      

Industrial Machinery — 4.8%

  

  

Actuant Corp.

     2,600         69,758      

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

     1,289         25,600      

CIRCOR International Inc.

     1,300         55,679      

CLARCOR Inc.

     7,400         349,872      

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

     2,073         37,231       (a)

EnPro Industries Inc.

     1,500         72,105       (a)

Flowserve Corp.

     2,150         236,264      

Harsco Corp.

     3,650         118,990      

IDEX Corp.

     5,900         270,515      

Kaydon Corp.

     400         14,928      

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.

     1,324         47,465      

Middleby Corp.

     3,850         362,054       (a)

Mueller Industries Inc.

     3,250         123,207      

Nordson Corp.

     5,350         293,447      

Robbins & Myers Inc.

     2,200         116,270      

Timken Co.

     5,050         254,520      

Trimas Corp.

     4,400         108,900       (a)

Valmont Industries Inc.

     459         44,243      
        2,601,048      

Industrial REITs — 0.2%

  

  

DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.

     2,184         55,037      

First Potomac Realty Trust

     2,819         43,159      
        98,196      

Insurance Brokers — 0.6%

  

  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     4,400         125,576      

Brown & Brown Inc.

     7,400         189,884      
        315,460      

Internet Software & Services — 1.0%

  

  

comScore Inc.

     7,400         191,660       (a)

Constant Contact Inc.

     5,900         149,742       (a)

Dice Holdings Inc.

     1,500         20,280       (a)

Infospace Inc.

     2,500         22,800       (a)

Liquidity Services Inc.

     1,000         23,610       (a)

LogMeIn Inc.

     2,400         92,568       (a)

Monster Worldwide Inc.

     1,200         17,592       (a)
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

ValueClick Inc.

     1,200       $        19,920       (a)
        538,172      

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 1.0%

  

  

BGC Partners Inc.

     3,439         26,583      

GFI Group Inc.

     21,000         96,390      

Piper Jaffray companies

     1,424         41,025       (a)

Raymond James Financial Inc.

     10,100         324,715      

Stifel Financial Corp.

     925         33,171       (a)
        521,884      

IT Consulting & Other Services — 0.0%*

  

  

Unisys Corp.

     500         12,850       (a)

Leisure Products — 0.7%

  

  

Brunswick Corp.

     1,046         21,338      

Polaris Industries Inc.

     3,375         375,199      
        396,537      

Life & Health Insurance — 0.1%

  

  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     2,175         27,644      

Delphi Financial Group Inc.

     1,219         35,607      
        63,251      

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.2%

  

  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.

     1,900         226,784       (a)

Bruker Corp.

     20,135         409,949       (a)

ICON PLC ADR

     9,100         214,396       (a)

Luminex Corp.

     7,628         159,425       (a)

Techne Corp.

     2,000         166,740      
        1,177,294      

Managed Healthcare — 1.5%

  

  

AMERIGROUP Corp.

     550         38,758       (a)

Centene Corp.

     10,425         370,400       (a)

Metropolitan Health Networks Inc.

     2,886         13,824       (a)

Molina Healthcare Inc.

     13,761         373,198      
        796,180      

Metal & Glass Containers — 1.1%

  

  

AEP Industries Inc.

     1,139         33,247       (a)

Aptargroup Inc.

     5,900         308,806      

Myers Industries Inc.

     2,243         23,058      

Silgan Holdings Inc.

     5,100         208,947      
        574,058      

Multi-Line Insurance — 0.8%

  

  

HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.

     12,900         406,350      

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     2,004         31,282      
        437,632      

Multi-Sector Holdings — 0.0%*

  

  

Compass Diversified Holdings

     1,083         17,859      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Multi-Utilities — 0.9%

  

  

Avista Corp.

     2,754       $        70,750      

Black Hills Corp.

     1,411         42,457      

OGE Energy Corp.

     7,675         386,206      
        499,413      

Office Electronics — 0.4%

  

  

Zebra Technologies Corp.

     4,900         206,633       (a)

Office REITs — 1.6%

  

  

BioMed Realty Trust Inc.

     18,663         359,076      

Coresite Realty Corp.

     6,050         99,220      

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

     6,050         373,769      

Lexington Realty Trust

     3,038         27,737      
        859,802      

Office Services & Supplies — 0.3%

  

  

Herman Miller Inc.

     2,800         76,216      

Kimball International Inc.

     1,617         10,397      

Knoll Inc.

     1,458         29,262      

Steelcase Inc.

     1,800         20,502      
        136,377      

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.4%

  

  

Pioneer Drilling Co.

     14,200         216,408       (a)

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 2.1%

  

  

Dawson Geophysical Co.

     1,709         58,362       (a)

Dril-Quip Inc.

     1,100         74,613       (a)

Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc.

     618         16,995       (a)

Oil States International Inc.

     6,850         547,383       (a)

RPC Inc.

     600         14,724      

Superior Energy Services Inc.

     7,400         274,836       (a)

Tetra Technologies Inc.

     11,700         148,941       (a)
        1,135,854      

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 3.3%

  

  

Bill Barrett Corp.

     1,094         50,707       (a)

Brigham Exploration Co.

     4,650         139,175       (a)

Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.

     803         33,525       (a)

Clayton Williams Energy Inc.

     200         12,010       (a)

Contango Oil & Gas Co.

     300         17,532      

Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd.

     700         23,254       (a)

GMX Resources Inc.

     5,491         24,435       (a)

Gulfport Energy Corp.

     5,400         160,326       (a)

HollyFrontier Corp.

     400         27,760      

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.

     2,460         14,194       (a)

Northern Oil and Gas Inc.

     7,400         163,910       (a)

Oasis Petroleum Inc.

     5,500         163,240       (a)

Petroleum Development Corp.

     394         11,785       (a)

Petroquest Energy Inc.

     2,700         18,954       (a)

Resolute Energy Corp.

     8,800         142,208       (a)

Rosetta Resources Inc.

     3,500         180,390       (a)

SandRidge Energy Inc.

     14,900         158,834       (a)

SM Energy Co.

     5,350         393,118      

Stone Energy Corp.

     900         27,351       (a)
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Venoco Inc.

     800       $        10,192       (a)

W&T Offshore Inc.

     800         20,896      
        1,793,796      

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing — 0.1%

  

  

Western Refining Inc.

     1,849         33,411       (a)

Packaged Foods & Meats — 3.6%

  

  

Flowers Foods Inc.

     15,450         340,518      

Lancaster Colony Corp.

     5,100         310,182      

Sanderson Farms Inc.

     5,535         264,462      

Smart Balance Inc.

     11,800         61,124       (a)

Smithfield Foods Inc.

     22,925         501,370       (a)

Snyders-Lance Inc.

     11,100         240,093      

TreeHouse Foods Inc.

     4,400         240,284       (a)
        1,958,033      

Paper Packaging — 0.7%

  

  

Packaging Corporation of America

     14,050         393,259      

Paper Products — 0.1%

  

  

Buckeye Technologies Inc.

     1,102         29,732      

Clearwater Paper Corp.

     200         13,656       (a)

Neenah Paper Inc.

     953         20,280      
        63,668      

Personal Products — 0.0%*

  

  

Revlon Inc.

     900         15,120      

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%

  

  

Akorn Inc.

     3,725         26,075       (a)

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Company Inc.

     1,943         56,211       (a)

Obagi Medical Products Inc.

     1,700         16,031       (a)

Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc.

     1,461         48,184       (a)

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

     500         19,915       (a)

The Medicines Co.

     1,150         18,986       (a)
        185,402      

Precious Metals & Minerals — 0.1%

  

  

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.

     800         19,408       (a)

Stillwater Mining Co.

     1,000         22,010       (a)
        41,418      

Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.8%

  

  

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd.

     5,500         316,690      

American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd.

     2,094         40,079       (a)

Amtrust Financial Services Inc.

     1,900         43,282      

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

     3,718         110,499      

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

     8,000         205,840      

The Navigators Group Inc.

     4,400         206,800       (a)

Tower Group Inc.

     1,761         41,947      
        965,137      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Publishing — 1.3%

  

  

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

     8,700       $      452,487      

Meredith Corp.

     600         18,678      

Morningstar Inc.

     3,700         224,886      
        696,051      

Rail Roads — 0.9%

  

  

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

     8,100         474,984       (a)

Regional Banks — 3.9%

  

  

BancorpSouth Inc.

     1,839         22,822      

Bank of the Ozarks Inc.

     990         51,539      

Banner Corp.

     1,105         19,337      

Camden National Corp.

     507         16,635      

Cardinal Financial Corp.

     1,280         14,016      

CoBiz Financial Inc.

     1,801         11,779      

Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.

     4,140         235,359      

East West Bancorp Inc.

     2,870         58,003      

First Horizon National Corp.

     2,593         24,737      

Fulton Financial Corp.

     7,400         79,254      

Glacier Bancorp Inc.

     911         12,280      

Great Southern Bancorp Inc.

     1,069         20,258      

Hancock Holding Co.

     900         27,882      

Home Bancshares Inc.

     822         19,432      

Iberiabank Corp.

     1,068         61,560      

Independent Bank Corp.

     3,700         97,125      

Lakeland Financial Corp.

     1,095         24,375      

National Penn Bancshares Inc.

     1,957         15,519      

Old National Bancorp

     1,873         20,228      

PacWest BanCorp.

     1,981         40,749      

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

     6,668         292,192      

Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc.

     1,124         20,221      

Southwest Bancorp Inc.

     2,519         24,661      

Susquehanna Bancshares Inc.

     4,121         32,968      

SVB Financial Group

     4,700         280,637       (a)

UMB Financial Corp.

     8,000         335,040      

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     3,996         46,234      

Westamerica Bancorp.

     2,900         142,825      

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     906         29,155      
        2,076,822      

Reinsurance — 0.1%

  

  

Maiden Holdings Ltd.

     3,233         29,420      

Research & Consulting Services — 0.4%

  

  

CoStar Group Inc.

     2,400         142,272       (a)

ICF International Inc.

     895         22,715       (a)

Resources Connection Inc.

     3,800         45,752      

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

     500         21,825      
        232,564      

Residential REITs — 0.1%

  

  

Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc.

     300         18,732      

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

     701         47,296      
        66,028      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Restaurants — 1.0%

  

  

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.

     300       $        19,893       (a)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

     7,950         392,014      

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

     850         21,454       (a)

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc.

     1,050         15,718      

The Wendy’s Co.

     15,000         76,050      
        525,129      

Retail REITs — 0.0%*

  

  

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     1,117         13,828      

Security & Alarm Services — 0.4%

  

  

The Brink’s Co.

     7,325         218,505      

Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%

  

  

MKS Instruments Inc.

     834         22,034      

Rudolph Technologies Inc.

     21,900         234,549       (a)
        256,583      

Semiconductors — 1.7%

  

  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd.

     1,600         21,200       (a)

Diodes Inc.

     2,010         52,461       (a)

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc.

     3,551         59,337       (a)

Hittite Microwave Corp.

     1,000         61,910       (a)

Integrated Device Technology Inc.

     4,957         38,962       (a)

Intersil Corp.

     1,800         23,130      

IXYS Corp.

     1,359         20,358       (a)

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

     3,109         20,271       (a)

Microsemi Corp.

     14,650         300,325       (a)

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.

     2,061         18,425       (a)

RF Micro Devices Inc.

     5,785         35,404       (a)

Semtech Corp.

     7,900         215,986       (a)

Standard Microsystems Corp.

     2,258         60,943       (a)
        928,712      

Soft Drinks — 0.1%

  

  

Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated

     300         20,298      

National Beverage Corp.

     1,000         14,650      
        34,948      

Specialized Consumer Services — 0.2%

  

  

Matthews International Corp.

     2,800         112,420      

Specialized Finance — 0.1%

  

  

Interactive Brokers Group Inc.

     1,200         18,780      

NewStar Financial Inc.

     4,116         43,959       (a)
        62,739      

Specialized REITs — 1.4%

  

  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     3,618         38,821      

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

     11,800         243,434      

Hersha Hospitality Trust

     5,873         32,713      

National Health Investors Inc.

     667         29,635      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Small-Cap Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

     13,300       $      279,433      

Sabra Healthcare REIT Inc.

     4,216         70,449      

Summit Hotel Properties Inc.

     3,538         40,156      
        734,641      

Specialty Chemicals — 2.2%

  

  

Arch Chemicals Inc.

     10,825         372,813      

Ferro Corp.

     1,200         16,128       (a)

HB Fuller Co.

     2,728         66,618      

Minerals Technologies Inc.

     300         19,887      

Rockwood Holdings Inc.

     400         22,116       (a)

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     17,119         634,601      

Stepan Co.

     589         41,760      
        1,173,923      

Specialty Stores — 0.8%

  

  

Cabela’s Inc.

     1,296         35,186       (a)

Tractor Supply Co.

     5,700         381,216      
        416,402      

Steel — 0.7%

  

  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     1,547         89,231      

Commercial Metals Co.

     17,780         255,143      

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc.

     572         32,947      
        377,321      

Systems Software — 1.2%

  

  

Fortinet Inc.

     1,000         27,290      

MICROS Systems Inc.

     8,150         405,137       (a)

Progress Software Corp.

     8,446         203,802      
        636,229      

Technology Distributors — 0.3%

  

  

Anixter International Inc.

     300         19,602      

Insight Enterprises Inc.

     1,050         18,595       (a)

Scansource Inc.

     1,309         49,061       (a)

Tech Data Corp.

     1,192         58,277       (a)
        145,535      

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.3%

  

  

BankUnited Inc.

     1,504         39,916      

Northwest Bancshares Inc.

     3,733         46,961      

Washington Federal Inc.

     3,521         57,850      
        144,727      

Tires & Rubber — 0.1%

  

  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     3,711         73,441      

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.9%

  

  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

     9,300         331,173      

DXP Enterprises Inc.

     691         17,517       (a)

RSC Holdings Inc.

     8,350         99,866       (a)

TAL International Group Inc.

     600         20,718      

Watsco Inc.

     300         20,397      
        489,671      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value      

Trucking — 1.3%

  

 

Knight Transportation Inc.

     1,100       $ 18,689     

Landstar System Inc.

     5,200         241,696     

Marten Transport Ltd.

     2,090         45,144     

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

     10,750         400,975     

Werner Enterprises Inc.

     800         20,040     
        726,544     

Wireless Telecommunication
Services — 0.0%*

  

 

NTELOS Holdings Corp.

     1,000         20,420     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $40,901,624)

        50,052,248     
       

Other Investments — 0.0%*

  

   

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $10)

        10      (c)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $40,901,634)

        50,052,258     
       

Short-Term Investments — 7.0%

  

   

GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class 0.11%
(Cost $3,797,683)

        3,797,683      (b,c)

Total Investments
(Cost $44,699,317)

        53,849,941     

Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets, net — (0.0)%*

        (21,661  
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 53,828,280     
     

 

 

   
       

Other Information

  

   

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at June 30, 2011 (unaudited):

 

Description   Expiration
date
     Number
of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Russell 2000
Mini Index Futures

    September
2011
        22       $ 1,815,880       $ 100,254   
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Coupon amount represents effective yield.
(c) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

* Less than 0.05%.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011 .

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

   American Depository Receipt

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust
 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

    CLASS 1          CLASS 4  
    6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08(c)     12/31/07     12/31/06         6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08(c)  
Inception date                                        4/28/00                               5/1/08   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $   12.46      $   9.79      $ 7.48      $ 12.17      $ 14.39      $ 14.44          $  12.39        $  9.76        $7.49        $12.06   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

                     

Net investment income

    (0.02)        0.02 **      0.04        0.09        0.06        0.05          (0.04)        (0.02 )**      (0.05)        0.02 ** 

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

    1.17        2.67        2.27        (4.67)        0.31        1.87            1.15        2.65        2.32        (4.51)   

Total income/(loss) from
investment operations

    1.15        2.69        2.31        (4.58)        0.37        1.92            1.11        2.63        2.27        (4.49)   

Less distributions from:

                     

Net investment income

           0.02               0.05        0.06        0.04                               0.02   

Net realized gains

                         0.06        2.53        1.93                                 0.06   

Total distributions

           0.02               0.11        2.59        1.97                                 0.08   

Net asset value, end of period

    13.61      $ 12.46      $ 9.79      $ 7.48      $ 12.17      $ 14.39            13.50        $12.39        $9.76        $  7.49   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    9.23%        27.47%        30.88%        (37.59)%        2.39%        13.27%          8.96%        26.95%        30.31%        (37.20)%   

RATIOS/
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                     

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 53,817      $ 55,527      $ 54,114      $ 50,210      $ 104,010      $ 127,381          $11        $10        $8        $6   

Ratios to average net assets:

                     

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.26)%     0.18%        (0.04)%        0.46%        0.31%        0.31%          (0.69)%     (0.23)%        (0.51)%        (0.01)%

Net Expenses

    1.27% (b)     1.12% (b)      1.52% (b)      0.94% (b)      0.87%        0.86%          1.71% (b)     1.54% (b)      1.97% (b)      1.39% (b)

Gross Expenses

    1.27%     1.13%        1.52%        0.94%        0.87%        0.86%          1.71%     1.55%        1.97%        1.39%   

Portfolio turnover rate

    25%        47%        40%        85%        25%        52%          25%        47%        40%        85%   

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GE Asset Management’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Money Market Fund and/or GE Institutional Money Market Fund. Excluding waiver, the expense ratios would be unchanged.
(c) Less than $0.01 per share of the distribution paid was from Return of Capital.
* Annualized for periods less than one year.
** Per share values have been calculated using the average share method.
Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $40,901,624)

     $ 50,052,248   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $10)

       10   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       3,797,683   

Restricted cash

       105,000   

Receivable for investments sold

       89,495   

Income receivables

       36,666   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       1,894   

Variation margin receivable

       14,300   

Total Assets

       54,097,296   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for investments purchased

       140,389   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       59,045   

Payable to GEAM

       14,661   

Accrued other expenses

       54,921   

Total Liabilities

       269,016   

NET ASSETS

     $ 53,828,280   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Capital paid in

       47,880,174   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       (65,367

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (3,278,057

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       9,191,276   

Futures

       100,254   

NET ASSETS

     $ 53,828,280   

Class 1

    

NET ASSETS

       53,816,964   

Shares outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       3,955,393   

Net asset value per share

     $ 13.61   

Class 4

    

NET ASSETS

       11,316   

Shares outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       838   

Net asset value per share

     $ 13.50   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Dividend

     $ 267,392   

Interest

       14,858   

Interest from affiliated investments

       1,721   

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

       (287

Total Income

       283,684   

Expenses

    

Advisory and administration fees

       265,760   

Distribution fees

    

Class 4

       25   

Transfer agent fees

       10,136   

Director’s fees

       724   

Custody and accounting expenses

       57,558   

Professional fees

       9,774   

Other expenses

       14,347   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       358,324   

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (2,323

Net expenses

       356,001   

Net investment (loss)

       (72,317

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investments

       5,263,109   

Futures

       57,470   

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       (419,715

Futures

       109,594   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       5,010,458   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 4,938,141   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
         
        Six months ended
June 30,
2011*
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

Operations:

       

Net investments income (loss)

     $ (72,317    $ 91,523   

Net realized gain on investments and futures

       5,320,579         3,592,614   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) on investments and futures

       (310,121      8,828,984   

Net increase from operations

       4,938,141         12,513,121   

Distributions to shareholders from :

       

Net investment income

       

Class 1

               (86,511

Class 4

                 

Total distributions

               (86,511

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

       4,938,141         12,426,610   

Share transactions :

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

       

Class 1

       811,692         1,611,974   

Class 4

                 

Value of distributions reinvested

       

Class 1

               86,511   

Class 4

                 

Cost of shares redeemed

       

Class 1

       (7,458,994      (12,710,116

Class 4

                 

Net (decrease) from share transactions

       (6,647,302      (11,011,631

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (1,709,161      1,414,979   

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

       55,537,441         54,122,462   

End of period

     $ 53,828,280       $ 55,537,441   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income, end of period

     $ (65,367    $ 6,950   

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

       

Class 1

       

Shares sold

       63,002         134,720   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               6,893   

Shares redeemed

       (562,962      (1,211,910

Net (decrease) in fund shares

       (499,960      (1,070,297

Class 4

       

Shares sold

                 

Issued for distributions reinvested

                 

Shares redeemed

                 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Fund Shares

                 

 

* Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”), International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund, Income Fund, Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

The Company offers two share classes (Class 1 and Class 4) of the Fund. Class 4 shares were first offered on May 1, 2008, and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2008 were designated as Class 1 shares. Each share class has different fees and expenses, and as a result, each share class will have different share price and performance. Not all variable contracts offer both share classes of the Fund.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

 

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

The Fund’s income, expenses (other than distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day among the share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

Derivatives

The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions.

Futures Contracts A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund invests in stock index futures contracts subject to certain limitations to manage its exposure to the stock markets. Buying futures tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or to hedge other Fund investments. The Fund will not enter into a transaction involving futures for speculative purposes. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non- performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale, price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective Fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in Level 2.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as exchange traded futures. Futures are valued at the last sale price on the primary market they are traded and are typically included in level 1.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Funds Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the fair valuation committee. The fair valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011.

Investments

     Level 1         Level 2         Level 3         Total   

Investments in Securities†

           

Common Stock

   $ 50,052,248       $       $       $ 50,052,248   

Other Investments

             10                 10   

Short-Term Investments

     3,797,683                         3,797,683   

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 53,849,931       $ 10       $       $ 53,849,941   

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 100,254       $       $       $ 100,254   

There were no significant transfers between the fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

 

  See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.

*  Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.

   

      

      

 

4. Derivatives Transactions

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of June 30, 2011.

 

   

Asset Derivatives June 30, 2011

   

Liability Derivatives June 30, 2011

 
Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments under ASC 815
  Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
    Location in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 
Equity Contracts   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     100,254   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures       

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and Net Assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day's variation margin is reported within the Assets or Liabilities sections of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statements of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
  

Location in the Statement
of Operations

  

Total Notional Amount of

Futures Contracts

Purchased/(Sold) ($)

    

Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)

    

Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized
in Income ($)

 

Equity Contracts

  

Realized gain/(loss) on Futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures

     7,227,578/(6,752,211)         57,470         109,594   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

5. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the Funds generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund is the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

6. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective March 16, 2000 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. GEAM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.95%.

GEAM has a contractual agreement with the Fund to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to Class 4 shares of the Fund. Under the Plan, the Fund may compensate GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEAM and the Fund’s principal distributor, for certain sales services provided by GEID or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 4 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer such share class as an investment option. The amount of compensation paid under the Plan by the Fund’s Class 4 shares may not exceed 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of Directors, including by those directors who are not

interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to it.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

 

7. Sub-advisory Fees

Pursuant to investment sub-advisory agreements with GEAM, the assets of the Small-Cap Equity Fund are allocated to and managed by each of the following sub-advisers: (i) Palisade Capital Management, L.L.C.; (ii) Champlain Investment Partners, LLC; (iii) GlobeFlex Capital, LP; (iv) Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. and (v) SouthernSun Asset Management, LLC. GEAM is responsible for allocating the Fund’s assets among the sub-advisers in its discretion (Allocated Assets), and for managing the Fund’s cash position, while each sub-adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of their portion of the Allocated Assets, under the general supervision and oversight of GEAM and the Board.

For their services, GEAM pays each sub-adviser an investment sub-advisory fee, which is calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the respective Allocated Assets that it manages.

 

8. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and options, for the period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Non-U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales

$ 13,600,401

  $ 20,568,728

 

9. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s

 

 

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activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the

tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of Investment for
Tax Purposes
  Gross Tax   Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Appreciation   Depreciation  
$45,293,084   $9,902,202   $(1,345,345)   $8,556,857

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers as indicated below.

Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gain to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

 

Amount   Expires
$8,014,209   12/31/2017

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund utilized $3,538,221 of prior year capital loss carryovers.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund did not defer any post-October losses for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital
Gains
  Return of
Capital
  Total

2010

  $86,511   $—   $—   $86,511

2009

       

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) futures, distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
  Accumulated
Net Realized Gain
  Paid In
Capital
$(3,560)   $11,728   $(8,168)

 

 

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the Small-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       4,069,479.800           91.663        96.598

Abstain

       143,338.226           3.229        3.402

Total

       4,212,818.026           94.892        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       4,074,849.664           91.784        96.725

Abstain

       137,968.362           3.108        3.275

Total

       4,212,818.026           94.892        100.000

Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       3,879,500.480           87.384        92.088

Against

       126,080.779           2.840        2.993

Abstain

       207,236.767           4.668        4.919

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,212,818.026           94.892        100.000

 

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  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       3,853,638.087           86.802        91.474

Against

       142,345.134           3.206        3.379

Abstain

       216,834.805           4.884        5.147

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,212,818.026           94.892        100.000

 

  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       3,870,361.731           87.178        91.871

Against

       130,216.204           2.933        3.091

Abstain

       212,240.091           4.781        5.038

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,212,818.026           94.892        100.000

 

  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       3,877,320.924           87.335        92.036

Against

       131,788.482           2.968        3.129

Abstain

       203,708.620           4.589        4.835

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,212,818.026           94.892        100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       3,873,756.227           87.255        91.952

Against

       141,615.537           3.189        3.361

Abstain

       197,446.262           4.448        4.687

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,212,818.026           94.892        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President – Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co.,Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team     

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

International Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary.

 

We have provided you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

 

Total Returns (%) as
of June 30, 2011
   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income
(Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income (Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high — offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 

 
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International Equity Fund    Letter from the Chairman  (Continued)

 

Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer – GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

 

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

International Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

International Equity Fund    Contents

 

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     2   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     9   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     10   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     11   

Statement of Operations

     12   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     13   

Notes to Financial Statements

     14   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     21   

Additional Information

     24   

Investment Team

     27   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) and is unaudited.

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

 

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

The MSCI® EAFE® Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index of equity securities of companies domiciled in various countries. The Index is designed to represent the performance of developed stock markets outside the U.S. and Canada. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

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International Equity Fund

(unaudited)

 

 

 

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Ralph R. Layman

President and Chief Investment Officer

The International Equity Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes Brian Hopkinson, Ralph R. Layman, Paul Nestro, Jonathan L. Passmore and Michael J. Solecki. As lead portfolio manager for the Fund, Mr. Layman oversees the entire team and assigns a portion of the Fund to each manager, including himself. Each portfolio manager is limited to the management of his or her portion of the Fund, the size of the portion which Mr. Layman determines on an annual basis. The portfolio managers do not operate independently of each other, rather, the team operates collaboratively, communicating purchases or sales of securities on behalf of the Fund.

Ralph R. Layman is President and Chief Investment Officer — Public Equities and a Director at GE Asset Management. Mr. Layman has led the team of portfolio managers for the Fund since 1997. Mr. Layman joined GE Asset Management in 1991 as Senior Vice President for International Investments and became an Executive Vice President in 1992, President —International Equities in March 2007 and President — Public Equities since July 2009.

Brian Hopkinson is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. He has been a portfolio manager for the Fund since 1997. Prior to joining GE Asset Management, Mr. Hopkinson worked for Fiduciary Trust International in both London and New York.

Paul Nestro is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. He has been a member of the portfolio management team for the Fund since February 2007. Mr. Nestro joined GE Asset Management in 1993 as a performance and attribution analyst in U.S. Equities. He became a senior performance and attribution analyst in 1994 and since 1996 has been an analyst and portfolio manager in the international equities group.

Jonathan L. Passmore is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. He has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2002. Prior to joining GE Asset Management in January 2001, he was with Merrill Lynch for six years, most recently as Director, international equity.

Michael J. Solecki is a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer — International Equities at GE Asset Management. He has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since September 1997. He joined GE Asset Management in 1990 as an international equity analyst. He became a Vice President for international equity portfolios in 1996 and Senior Vice President in 2000.

 

Q. How did the International Equity Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the International Equity Fund returned 1.96% for Class 1 shares. The MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 4.98% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 139 U.S. Insurance Foreign Large Blend Funds returned an average of 4.56% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected the fund’s performance?

 

A. The positive influence of strong corporate earnings were countered by a host of negative macro-regional issues including: Europe’s Sovereign Debt crisis; political turmoil in Middle East/North Africa; rising inflation in the high growth developing markets of Asia; and Japan’s earthquake and tsunami disaster. Overall, performance trended better in the developed world than in the emerging, a change from recent performance. However, upward progress was further slowed by continued uncertainty regarding regulation in the financial sector, notably over capital adequacy. When political uncertainty in both Europe over sovereign debt and the U.S. over the debt ceiling and solutions to the deficit are taken into account, the period’s positive returns look all the more impressive.
 

 

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Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. Positive performance derived from holdings in the materials sector, notably in industrial gases (Linde — Germany), fertilizers (Potash — Canada) and seeds (Syngenta — Switzerland). In addition, the absence of the Japanese utility most heavily affected by the disaster in March (Tokyo Electric Power) proved additive. Strong stock selection in IT (Baidu — China; Cap Gemini — France) and aviation-related industrials (EADS; Safran — France) also enhanced returns.

 

   A uranium mining company (Paladin — Australia) was the holding most affected by the Japanese disaster although all holdings in Japan itself were weak as a result. Negative attribution came from consumer staples companies (including Metro — Germany) and telecom holdings, especially in Emerging Markets adversely affected performance.

 

Q. How is the Fund positioned for the rest of the fiscal year?

 

A. The portfolio managers believe that developed markets will show below-trend but positive growth while the emerging markets will continue to grow at a faster pace. This is despite the negative impact of rising inflation, which has prompted higher interest rates in many parts of the world. With the portfolio’s focus on larger-cap, well-diversified companies (by both product and geography), the managers believe the portfolio is well positioned to take advantage of this growth, especially in the IT, materials and industrial sectors where the portfolio is overweight. Regionally, the portfolio has a sizeable weight in Continental Europe, believing that companies in Core Europe will benefit from any weakness in the Euro, aiding their already superior performance in export markets around the world.
 

 

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(unaudited)

 

 

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period  ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

                                

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,019.61           10.12   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,014.67           10.09   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.02% for Class 1 shares (for the period January 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six month period).
**   Actual Fund Return for six month period ended June 30, 2011 was 1.96% for Class 1 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek long-term growth of capital. The Fund seeks its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. The Fund invests primarily in developed and emerging market countries outside the United States.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    139        137        111        84   

Peer group average annual total return:

    4.56     31.20     1.47     4.72

Morningstar category in peer

group: U.S. Insurance Foreign

Large Blend.

       

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $13,573 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011 (b)(c)

 

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Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value) (b)(c)

 

BNP Paribas

     2.83%   

Rio Tinto PLC

     2.70%   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

     2.65%   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     2.43%   

Nestle S.A.

     2.40%   

BHP Billiton PLC

     2.18%   

Linde AG

     2.18%   

Siemens AG

     2.08%   

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

     1.86%   

Volkswagen AG

     1.73%   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 5/1/95)

     Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000 investment (a)
 

International Equity fund

    1.96%        27.77%        0.74%        3.94%      $ 14,724   

MSCI
EAFE
Index

    4.98%        30.36%        1.48%        5.66%      $ 17,361   

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(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.
(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(c) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

* Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

International Equity Fund

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       
        

Common Stock — 96.5% †

  

             

Australia — 1.7%

        

Brambles Ltd.

     11,924       $ 92,169      

Lynas Corporation Ltd.

     57,718         110,241      

Paladin Energy Ltd.

     12,682         34,215       (a)
        236,625      

Brazil — 2.4%

        

Banco Santander Brasil S.A.

     4,600         53,884      

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR

     4,709         144,472       (c)

Vale S.A. ADR

     4,435         128,438      
        326,794      

Canada — 4.4%

        

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     2,493         104,437      

Kinross Gold Corp.

     5,553         87,631      

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

     4,432         252,942      

Suncor Energy Inc.

     3,818         149,539      
        594,549      

China — 1.7%

        

Baidu Inc. ADR

     1,094         153,302       (a)

Bank of China Ltd.

     152,998         74,717      
        228,019      

Denmark — 0.6%

        

AP Moller—Maersk A/S

     9         77,604      

France — 12.8%

        

Accor S.A.

     1,064         47,567      

AXA S.A.

     9,904         225,010       (c)

BNP Paribas

     4,972         383,716       (c)

Cap Gemini S.A.

     2,190         128,277      

Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International S.A.

     2,464         199,806      

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.

     3,811         127,526      

Safran S.A.

     5,303         226,428      

Schneider Electric S.A.

     536         89,524      

Total S.A.

     1,632         94,362      

Veolia Environnement S.A.

     3,461         97,599      

Vinci S.A.

     1,833         117,385      
        1,737,200      

Germany — 11.6%

        

Adidas AG

     1,461         115,867      

Bayer AG

     1,604         128,929      

Daimler AG

     1,178         88,641      

Deutsche Boerse AG

     1,363         103,550      

Fresenius SE & Company KGAA

     1,564         163,219      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       
        

Linde AG

     1,686       $ 295,534      

Metro AG

     2,815         170,559      

SAP AG

     1,913         115,796      

Siemens AG

     2,053         281,878      

ThyssenKrupp AG

     1,987         103,235      
        1,567,208      

Hong Kong — 3.1%

        

AIA Group Ltd.

     38,186         132,501       (a)

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

     21,661         67,367      

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

     12,570         135,695      

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

     11,998         83,340      
        418,903      

India — 1.8%

        

ICICI Bank Ltd.

     3,907         95,332      

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

     2,520         103,280      

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

     17,303         42,500      
        241,112      

Italy — 1.5%

        

ENI S.p.A.

     1,923         45,473      

UniCredit S.p.A.

     77,963         165,031      
        210,504      

Japan — 12.1%

        

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     3,000         105,424      

FANUC Corp.

     900         149,109      

Mitsubishi Corp.

     6,000         148,588      

Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd. (REIT)

     1,982         34,506      

Nomura Holdings Inc.

     17,842         87,487      

SMC Corp.

     600         107,281      

Softbank Corp.

     4,600         172,585      

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

     6,400         114,829      

Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd. (REIT)

     5,000         110,760      

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     10,000         223,502      

The Bank of Yokohama Ltd.

     20,129         99,947      

Toyota Motor Corp.

     2,646         108,120      

Unicharm Corp.

     4,000         173,848      
        1,635,986      

Mexico — 0.8%

        

America Movil SAB de C.V. ADR

     1,899         102,318      

Netherlands — 3.0%

        

ING Groep N.V.

     9,887         121,687       (a)

Koninklijke Ahold N.V.

     3,109         41,767      

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

     6,428         165,051      

Unilever N.V., CVA

     2,177         71,349      
        399,854      

Russian Federation — 0.4%

  

  

Mobile Telesystems OJSC ADR

     2,619         49,813      

Singapore — 1.0%

        

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     8,166         130,911      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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International Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       
        

South Africa — 0.5%

        

MTN Group Ltd.

     3,386       $ 71,876      

South Korea — 1.9%

        

Hyundai Motor Co.

     240         53,276      

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

     170         131,523      

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. GDR

     181         70,156      
        254,955      

Spain — 2.4%

        

Banco Santander S.A.

     16,193         186,951       (c)

Telefonica S.A.

     5,473         133,785      
        320,736      

Sweden — 1.0%

        

Hexagon AB

     436         10,765      

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

     8,484         122,620      
        133,385      

Switzerland — 7.4%

        

Credit Suisse Group AG

     3,830         148,742      

Nestle S.A.

     5,259         326,345      

Novartis AG

     3,704         226,551      

Syngenta AG

     647         218,074      

Zurich Financial Services AG

     337         85,091      
        1,004,803      

Taiwan — 2.5%

        

Delta Electronics Inc.

     32,000         117,534      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

     83,634         210,224      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. ADR

     1,240         15,636      
        343,394      

United Kingdom — 21.9%

  

     

Aggreko PLC

     1,271         39,362       (a)

Autonomy Corporation PLC

     3,436         94,164       (a)

BG Group PLC

     5,663         128,556      

BHP Billiton PLC

     7,505         295,439       (c)

Diageo PLC

     8,795         179,747      

G4S PLC ††

     7,765         34,881      

G4S PLC ††

     2,817         12,786      

HSBC Holdings PLC

     33,192         329,534      

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

     12,855         52,359       (a)

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     147,123         115,737       (a,c)

National Grid PLC

     18,959         186,431      

Prudential PLC

     18,194         210,309       (c)

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     3,539         195,450      

Rio Tinto PLC

     5,082         366,376      

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

     10,086         359,151      

Tesco PLC

     16,368         105,638      

The Capita Group PLC

     5,132         58,951      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value      
       

Vodafone Group PLC

     73,511       $ 195,084      (c)
        2,959,955     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $11,282,991)

        13,046,504     

Preferred Stock — 1.7%

  

   

Volkswagen AG
(Cost $130,227)

     1,137         234,661     

Other Investments — 0.1%

  

   

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $10,348)

        10,452      (d)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $11,423,566)

        13,291,617     

Short-Term Investments — 2.1%

  

   

GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class 0.11%
(Cost $281,415)

        281,415      (b,d)

Total Investments
(Cost $11,704,981)

        13,573,032     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net — (0.4)%

        (52,266  
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 13,520,766     
     

 

 

   

Other Information

The Fund was invested in the following categories at June 30, 2011:

 

Industry    Percentage (based
on Fair Value)
 

Diversified Financial Services

     12.21

Integrated Oil & Gas

     6.79

Diversified Metals & Mining

     5.69

Automobile Manufacturers

     5.22

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     4.36

Industrial Conglomerates

     4.29

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

     3.47

Life & Health Insurance

     3.37

Semiconductors

     3.15

Packaged Foods & Meats

     2.93

Household Products

     2.72

Pharmaceuticals

     2.62

Aerospace & Defense

     2.61
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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International Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Industry    Percentage (based
on Fair Value)
 

Multi-Line Insurance

     2.28

Industrial Gases

     2.18

Multi-Utilities

     2.09

Industrial Machinery

     1.97

Steel

     1.71

Diversified Real Estate Activities

     1.68

Construction & Engineering

     1.63

Application Software

     1.55

Healthcare Supplies

     1.47

Distillers & Vintners

     1.32

Hypermarkets & Super Centers

     1.26

Healthcare Services

     1.20

Internet Software & Services

     1.13

Diversified Capital Markets

     1.10

Food Retail

     1.09

Trading Companies & Distributors

     1.09

Integrated Telecommunication Services

     0.99

Diversified Support Services

     0.97

IT Consulting & Other Services

     0.95

Communications Equipment

     0.90

Electronic Components

     0.86

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

     0.85

Building Products

     0.78

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

     0.77

Specialized Finance

     0.76

Regional Banks

     0.74

Electrical Components & Equipment

     0.66

Gold

     0.65

Investment Banking & Brokerage

     0.64

Marine

     0.57

Apparel Retail

     0.50

Human Resource & Employment Services

     0.43

Airlines

     0.39

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

     0.35

Security & Alarm Services

     0.35

Electric Utilities

     0.31

Coal & Consumable Fuels

     0.25
  

 

 

 
     97.85
  

 

 

 

 

Short Term and Other Investments        

Short-Term

     2.07

Other Investments

     0.08
  

 

 

 
     2.15
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(c) At June 30, 2011 , all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.
(d) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011 .

 

†† Security traded on different exchanges.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

   American Depository Receipt

GDR

   Global Depository Receipt

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust
 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

    CLASS 1  
    6/30/11††     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/06  
Inception date                                        5/1/95   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 0.51      $ 0.49      $ 0.39      $ 14.67      $ 14.08      $ 11.42   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)

    0.00 **      0.00 †**      0.01        0.51        0.23        0.15   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

    0.01        0.02        0.10        (7.04     2.98        2.67   

Total income/(loss) from
investment operations

    0.01        0.02        0.11        (6.53     3.21        2.82   

Less distributions from:

           

Net investment income

           0.00 †      0.01        0.51        0.23        0.16   

Net realized gains

                  0.00        7.24        2.39          

Total distributions

           0.00 †      0.01        7.75        2.62        0.16   

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 0.52      $ 0.51      $ 0.49      $ 0.39      $ 14.67      $ 14.08   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    1.96     4.85     27.68     (45.83 )%      22.98     24.69

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

           

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 13,521      $ 15,240      $ 18,307      $ 17,920      $ 84,272      $ 80,648   

Ratios to average net assets:

           

Net investment income

    1.44 %*      0.75     1.28     2.57     1.30     1.16

Net expenses

    2.02 %(b,c)     1.67 %(b,c)      1.68 %(b,c)      1.18 %(b,c)      1.13     1.13

Gross expenses

    2.23 %*      1.91     1.88     1.29     1.13     1.13

Portfolio turnover rate

    21     41     46     41     32     34

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GE Asset Management’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
(c) Reflects GE Asset Management’s contractual arrangement with GE Investments Funds, Inc. to limit the Fund’s management fee to 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Fund until April 30, 2012.
* Annualized for periods less than one year.
** Per share values have been calculated using the average share method.
Less than 0.005 per share.
†† Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

         

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $11,413,218)

       $13,281,165   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $10,348)

       10,452   

Short-term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       281,415   

Restricted cash

       557   

Foreign cash (cost $4,592)

       4,597   

Receivable for investments sold

       23,878   

Income receivables

       79,423   

Variation margin receivable

       13   

TOTAL ASSETS

       13,681,500   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for investments purchased

       50,065   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       926   

Payable to GEAM

       12,291   

Accrued other expenses

       97,452   

TOTAL LIABILITIES

       160,734   

NET ASSETS

       $13,520,766   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF :

    

Capital paid in

       19,890,268   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       102,444   

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (8,347,413

Net unrealized appreciation on:

    

Investments

       1,868,051   

Foreign currency related transactions

       7,416   

NET ASSETS

       $13,520,766   

Class 1

    

NET ASSETS

       13,520,766   

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       25,818,597   

Net asset value per share

       $0.52   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Dividend

     $ 269,932   

Interest

       2,744   

Interest from affiliated investments

       268   

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

       (27,861

Total Income

       245,083   

Expenses

    

Advisory and administration fees

       71,106   

Distribution fees Class 4*

       11   

Transfer agent fees

       10,136   

Director’s fees

       181   

Custody and accounting expenses

       45,431   

Professional fees

       9,231   

Other expenses

       21,841   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       157,937   

Less: Expenses reimbursed by the adviser

       (14,185

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (419

Net expenses

       143,333   

Net investment income

       101,750   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investments

       426,741   

Futures

       (10,505

Foreign currency transactions

       (160

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       (69,278

Futures

       (440

Foreign currency transactions

       2,528   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

       348,886   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 450,636   

 

* Effective April 30, 2011 share Class 4 was closed.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
       
      Six months ended
June 30,
2011*
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 101,750      $ 118,231   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     416,076        (1,135,368

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency transaction

     (67,190     1,518,556   

Net increase from operations

     450,636        501,419   

Distributions to shareholders from :

    

Net investment income

    

Class 1

            (112,991

Class 4**

            (23

Total distributions

            (113,014

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

     450,636        388,405   

Share transactions :

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

    

Class 1

     103,021        195,676   

Class 4**

              

Value of distributions reinvested

    

Class 1

            112,991   

Class 4**

            23   

Cost of shares redeemed

    

Class 1

     (2,271,992     (3,764,231

Class 4**

     (7,845       

Net (decrease) from share transactions

     (2,176,816     (3,455,541

Total increase(decrease) in net assets

     (1,726,180     (3,067,136

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     15,246,946        18,314,082   

End of period

   $ 13,520,766      $ 15,246,946   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income, end of period

   $ 102,444      $ 694   

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

    

Class 1

    

Shares sold

     199,610        422,267   

Issued for distributions reinvested

            221,551   

Shares redeemed

     (4,399,494     (8,009,103

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

     (4,199,884     (7,365,285

Class 4**

    

Shares sold

              

Issued for distributions reinvested

            44   

Shares redeemed

     (14,009       

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

     (14,009     44   

 

* Unaudited
** Effective April 30, 2011, share Class 4 was closed.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1.    Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund (the “Fund”), Total Return Fund, Income Fund, Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts. Class 4 shares were first offered on May 1, 2008 and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2008 were designated as Class 1 shares. Effective April 30, 2011, Class 4 shares were closed and are no longer offered.

 

2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company.

Securities Valuation and Transactions.  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions.

Foreign Currency  Accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions.

All assets and liabilities of the Fund initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuter exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time.

The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the year. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments. Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains or losses on sales and maturities of foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference between the amount of net investment income and withholding taxes accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received or paid, and gains or losses between the trade and settlement date on purchases and sales of foreign securities. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities (including foreign currencies and open foreign currency contracts) as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates are included as increases or decreases in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency related transactions.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund invests in stock index futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock markets and fluctuations in currency values. Buying futures tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or to hedge other

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Fund investments. The Fund will not enter into a transaction involving futures for speculative purposes. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  The Fund enters into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign denominated securities and to manage the Funds’ currency exposure. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and the offered forward rates as last quoted by a recognized dealer. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Funds’ financial statements. Such amounts appear under the caption Forward Foreign Currency Contracts in the Schedule of Investments. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (or liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency related transactions. The Funds’ risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of foreign currency or the possibility that the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms. When a Fund enters into a forward foreign currency exchange contract, it is required to segregate cash or liquid securities with its custodian in an amount

equal to the value of the Fund’s total assets committed to the consummation of the forward contract. If the value of the segregated securities declines, additional cash or securities are segregated so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the Fund’s commitment with respect to the contract.

Investments in Foreign Markets  Investments in foreign markets involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, restrictions on repatriation of income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, tariffs and taxes, subject to delays in settlements, and their prices may be more volatile.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based upon income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued based on net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation as income and/or capital gains are earned.

Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which may be recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes in foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes  The Funds intend to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

of substantially all its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. Each Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1  — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sales price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective Fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in Level 2.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the valuation committee. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of any Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Foreign securities may be valued with the assistance of an independent fair value pricing service in circumstances where it is believed that they have been or would be materially affected by events occurring after the close of the portfolio security’s primary market and before the close of regular trading on the NYSE. In these circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2. This independent fair value pricing service uses a model to identify affected securities and portfolios taking into consideration various factors and the fair value of such securities may be something other than the last available quotation or other market price.

Portfolio securities may be valued using techniques other than market quotations, under the circumstances described above. The value established for a portfolio security may be different than what would be produced through the use of another methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the

 

 

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value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and

commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Fair value determinations are required for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a domestic or foreign security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such domestic or foreign security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities†

           

Common Stock

   $ 12,936,263       $ 110,241       $       $ 13,046,504   

Preferred Stock

     234,661                         234,661   

Other Investments

             10,452                 10,452   

Short-Term Investments

     281,415                         281,415   

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 13,452,339       $ 120,693       $       $ 13,573,032   

 

 

See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification.

There were no significant transfers between the fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

4. Derivatives Transactions

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they

appear on the Statement of Operations, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of June 30, 2011.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statements of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
  Location in the Statement
of Operations
  Total Notional Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
    Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income ($)
 
       

Equity Contracts

  Realized gain/(loss) on Futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures     2,211,457/ (2,504,280)        (10,505     (440

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and Net Assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets & Liabilities sections of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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5. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the Funds generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund is the lesser of (i) 10% of its total assets, or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

6. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 1, 1997 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. Compensation of GEAM for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. The advisory and administrative fee is stated in the following schedule:

 

Annualized based on average daily net assets
Average Daily
Net Assets of Fund
  Advisory and
Administration Fees
First $100 million   1.00%
Next $100 million   0.95%
Over $200 million   0.90%

GEAM has entered into a contractual arrangement with the Company to limit the management fee charged to the Fund to 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Management Fee Waiver Agreement”). Unless terminated or amended, the Management Fee Waiver Agreement will continue until April 30, 2012. The fee waiver will terminate automatically if the management agreement terminates. The Management Fee Limitation Agreement can only be changed or terminated with the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.

GEAM waives a portion of the Fund’s management fee in the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s Investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to Class 4 shares of the Fund. Under the Plan, the Fund may compensate GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEAM and the Fund’s principal distributor, for certain sales services provided by GEID or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 4 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer such share class as an investment option. The amount of compensation paid under the Plan by the Fund’s Class 4 shares may not exceed 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of Directors, including by those directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to it.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

 

7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and options, for the period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Non U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales

$2,979,305

 

$4,884,028

 

8. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain uncertain tax positions should be

 

 

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recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained

by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of Investment for

Tax Purposes

   Gross Tax  

Net Tax Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

   Appreciation    Depreciation  
$13,691,536    $198,473    $(316,977)   $(118,504)

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers as follows:

 

Amount   Expires
$5,547,226   12/31/2017
  1,229,692   12/31/2018

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund did not defer any post-October losses for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

        Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital
Gains
       Total  

2010

     $ 113,014         $         $ 113,014   

2009

       294,001                     294,001   

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) futures, treatment of realized gains and losses on foreign currency contracts, investments organized as partnerships for tax purposes, and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
  Accumulated
Net Realized (Loss)
 

Paid In

Capital

$13,864   $(20,317)   $6,453
 

 

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9. Significant Transaction

Effective April 30, 2011 the Fund closed Class 4 shares. A full redemption was made by investors in the share class at the closing net asset value.

 

 

 

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On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the International Equity Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       27,583,972.353           96.357        98.799

Abstain

       335,348.256           1.171        1.201

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       27,511,947.513           96.105        98.541

Abstain

       407,373.096           1.423        1.459

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of the use of a “manager of managers” arrangement whereby GEAM, as the Fund’s investment adviser, under certain circumstances, will be able to hire and replace sub-advisers to the Fund without obtaining shareholder approval.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       23,866,598.795           83.371        85.484

Against

       2,842,025.324           9.928        10.180

Abstain

       1,210,696.490           4.229        4.336

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

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Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  A. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on senior securities.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       24,583,563.403           85.876        88.052

Against

       1,249,507.388           4.365        4.476

Abstain

       2,086,249.818           7.287        7.472

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       24,146,048.468           84.347        86.485

Against

       1,772,494.894           6.192        6.349

Abstain

       2,000,777.247           6.989        7.166

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       24,762,896.905           86.502        88.694

Against

       1,120,181.103           3.913        4.013

Abstain

       2,036,242.601           7.113        7.293

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

  E. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on diversification.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       24,614,142.709           85.983        88.162

Against

       1,304,400.653           4.556        4.672

Abstain

       2,000,777.247           6.989        7.166

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       24,030,203.668           83.943        86.070

Against

       1,759,937.817           6.148        6.304

Abstain

       2,129,179.124           7.437        7.626

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

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  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities and its reclassification from a non-fundamental policy to a fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       23,844,691.230           83.295        85.406

Against

       1,945,450.255           6.796        6.968

Abstain

       2,129,179.124           7.437        7.626

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

  H. Amendment of the Fund’s fundamental investment policy on illiquid investments and its reclassification from a fundamental policy to a non-fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       23,797,095.824           83.129        85.235

Against

       1,993,045.661           6.962        7.139

Abstain

       2,129,179.124           7.437        7.626

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

  I. Elimination of the Fund’s investment policy on mortgaging, pledging and hypothecating of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       24,116,690.158           84.245        86.380

Against

       1,899,885.980           6.637        6.805

Abstain

       1,902,744.471           6.646        6.815

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       24,176,521.011           84.454        86.594

Against

       1,840,055.127           6.428        6.591

Abstain

       1,902,744.471           6.646        6.815

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       27,919,320.609           97.528        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President – Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co.,Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Income Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

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Michael J. Cosgrove
Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — Income Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary. We have provided

 

you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

Total Returns (%) as
of June 30, 2011
   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income
(Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income (Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high–offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer – GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

This does not constitute a part of the Fund’s Shareholder Report


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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Income Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Income Fund    Contents

 

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     2   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     14   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     15   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     16   

Statement of Operations

     17   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     18   

Notes to Financial Statements

     19   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     26   

Additional Information

     29   

Investment Team

     32   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments Income Fund (the “Fund”) and is unaudited.

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted unmanaged index of taxable investment-grade debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of one year or more. This index is designed to represent the performance of the U.S. investment-grade first rate bond market. The results shown for the foregoing index assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on the blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

 

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Paul M. Colonna

President and Chief Investment Officer

The Income Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes Paul M. Colonna, William M. Healey, Mark H. Johnson and Vita Marie Pike. As lead portfolio manager for the Income Fund, Mr. Colonna is vested with oversight authority. Each portfolio manager is assigned a class of assets, the size of which are determined by team consensus and adjusted on a monthly basis, if necessary. Although each portfolio manager manages his or her asset class independent of the other team members, the team is highly collaborative and communicative.

Paul M. Colonna is the President and Chief Investment Officer — Fixed Income and a Director at GE Asset Management. Since January 2005, he has led the team of portfolio managers for the Fund and became President-Fixed Income in March 2007. Prior to joining GE Asset Management in February 2000, Mr. Colonna was a senior portfolio manager with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, overseeing the Mortgage Investment Group.

William M. Healey is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. He has served on the portfolio management team for the Income Fund since September 1997. Prior to joining GE Asset Management, Mr. Healey spent over 10 years in the fixed income group at MetLife.

Mark H. Johnson is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management and senior portfolio manager of structured products. He has been a member of the portfolio management team for the Fund since September 2007. Mr. Johnson joined GE Company (GE) in 1998 in its Employers Reinsurance Corporation as a taxable income portfolio manager. Mr. Johnson joined GE Asset Management as a Vice President and portfolio manager in 2002 and became a Senior Vice President and senior portfolio manager of structured products in 2007.

Vita Marie Pike is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. She has served on the portfolio management team for the Fund since June 2004. Prior to joining GE Asset Management in January 2001, she was with Alliance Capital for over nine years serving in a number of different capacities including portfolio manager.

Q. How did the Income Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Income Fund returned 3.08% for Class 1 shares. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 2.72% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 211 U.S. Insurance Intermediate-Term Bond funds returned an average of 2.83% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected Fund performance?

 

A. The path of interest rates was a key driver affecting the Fund’s performance over the six-month period ending June 30, 2011. The U.S. Treasury 10-year note yield began the year at roughly 3.3% and traded up above 3.7% early in the period as economic activity trended higher and the recovery looked to be on firmer footing. Turmoil in the Middle East and the tragic disasters in Japan, however, caused a flight to safety in February pushing Treasury yields lower. The flight to safety continued in the second quarter as attention focused on the Greek debt crisis. Coupled with slowing economic activity, the 10-year note traded down to roughly 2.85% in late June before going back up to 3.16% after poor auctions of 2, 5 and 7 year maturities. While Treasury yields moved up and then down, credit spreads tightened earlier in the period then widened later, with more volatility coming in lower quality high yield and emerging market debt. Commercial mortgage-backed security yield spreads also experienced widening in the second quarter as well.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A.

The primary drivers of the Fund’s positive relative performance were duration positioning, sector allocation and security selection. The Fund benefited from its

 

 

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  overweight position in commercial mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and allocations to high yield and emerging market debt as each of those sectors outperformed U.S. Treasuries during the period. Security selection within the residential MBS holdings, particularly in interest only and inverse interest only securities, added return in the first quarter as those investments richened in the slow prepayment environment. Although the long duration positioning was a slight drag to performance in the first quarter, the large decline in interest rates in May generated a strong positive impact in the second quarter.

 

Q. How was the Fund positioned at the end of the period?

 

A.

We believe slow economic activity should keep rates low over the near-term, with peripheral Europe still able to cause another flight to safety. A risk to this position may be a complete breakdown of budget deficit reduction talks resulting in no extension of the debt ceiling on August 2nd and a government shutdown. At this time, we do not foresee this as a high probability scenario. We began reducing the exposure to investment grade credit earlier this year and still maintained an underweight position as of June 30, seeing better relative value in other sectors. Within this asset class, the Fund ended the period overweight in the Communications, Insurance and Electric Utilities sectors, and underweight in the Non-Corporate sector. With the recent cheapening in commercial MBS, we began increasing the overweight to this sector emphasizing AAA-rated securities with strong underlying properties.

 

     As we did with investment grade credit, we reduced the exposure to high yield earlier this year to roughly 4% in anticipation of a spread widening. After the spread widening in May and June, we gradually increased our high yield exposure to near 5% at the end of June. We continue to invest in bonds rated B and BB, while generally avoiding lower quality issuers. We still believe there is relative value in emerging market debt. In general, we are cautiously optimistic on spread sectors going forward with room in the Fund to add exposure should valuations cheapen further.
 

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the  period ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

                                

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,030.77           4.38   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,020.27           4.36   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.87% for Class 1 shares (for the period January 1, 2011—June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
**   Actual Fund Return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was 3.08% for Class 1 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek maximum income consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The Fund seeks its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in debt securities.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    211        209        184        150   

Peer group average annual total return:

    2.83%        5.10%        5.85%        5.25%   

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Intermediate-Term Bond

       

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value(b) of $54,834 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011(a)(b)

 

 

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Quality Ratings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value)(a)(b)

 

 

Moody’s / S&P*

    
 
Percentage of
Fair Value
  
  

Aaa / AAA

     57.38%   

Aa / AA

     1.00%   

A / A

     14.95%   

Baa / BBB

     16.95%   

Ba / BB and lower

     9.34%   

NR/ Others

     0.38%   
       100.00%   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 1/3/95)

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000 investment
 

Income Fund

    3.08%        6.66%        4.51%        4.47%      $ 15,484   

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    2.72%        3.90%        6.52%        5.75%      $ 17,481   

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(a) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(b) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

* Moody's Investors Services Inc and Standard & Poor's are nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.

 

** Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Income Fund

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

Bonds and Notes — 91.5%†

U.S. Treasuries — 16.4%

        

U.S. Treasury Bonds

        

4.75%

  

02/15/41

   $ 2,927,100       $ 3,111,417       (f)

U.S. Treasury Notes

        

0.63%

  

12/31/12 - 04/30/13

     561,100         563,139       (c)

1.75%

  

05/31/16

     257,000         257,401      

2.00%

  

04/30/16

     3,213,300         3,262,014      

3.13%

  

05/15/21

     1,391,800         1,387,889       (f)
             8,581,860      

Agency Mortgage Backed — 30.8%

  

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

  

     

4.50%

  

06/01/33 - 02/01/41

     621,506         643,244       (f)

5.00%

  

07/01/35 - 08/01/40

     927,119         987,553       (f)

5.50%

  

05/01/20 - 01/01/38

     266,831         292,072       (f)

6.00%

  

04/01/17 - 11/01/37

     601,478         667,133       (f)

6.50%

  

02/01/29

     292         331       (f)

7.00%

  

10/01/16 - 08/01/36

     79,425         91,759       (f)

7.50%

  

09/01/12 - 09/01/33

     15,564         18,099       (f)

8.00%

  

11/01/30

     15,939         18,986       (f)

8.25%

  

06/01/26

     60,000         80,155       (f,h)

8.50%

  

04/01/30 - 05/01/30

     20,249         24,360       (f)

5.50%

  

TBA

     180,000         194,428       (b)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

        

4.00%

  

05/01/19 - 06/01/19

     117,445         124,278       (f)

4.50%

  

05/01/18 - 10/01/40

     1,690,350         1,763,337       (f)

5.00%

  

03/01/34 - 11/01/40

     1,411,494         1,504,465       (f)

5.32%

  

03/01/37

     2,691         2,712       (g)

5.50%

  

12/01/13 - 01/01/39

     1,783,427         1,940,124       (f)

5.53%

  

04/01/37

     1,169         1,242       (g)

6.00%

  

06/01/14 - 05/01/38

     1,793,564         1,987,768       (f)

6.50%

  

07/01/17 - 08/01/34

     162,424         182,930       (f)

7.00%

  

03/01/15 - 02/01/34

     61,573         69,765       (f)

7.50%

  

08/01/13 - 03/01/34

     90,514         105,563       (f)

8.00%

  

12/01/12 - 11/01/33

     65,147         76,357       (f)

8.50%

  

05/01/31

     3,900         4,614       (f)

9.00%

  

04/01/16 - 12/01/22

     7,927         8,763       (f)

4.50%

  

TBA

     1,684,000         1,742,150       (b)

5.00%

  

TBA

     547,000         586,828       (b)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

        

2.13%

  

12/20/24

     2,598         2,679       (f,g)

2.38%

  

02/20/23 - 02/20/26

     9,083         9,400       (f,g)

4.50%

  

08/15/33 - 03/20/41

     853,182         901,471       (f)

6.00%

  

04/15/27 - 09/15/36

     283,356         317,626       (f)

6.50%

  

04/15/19 - 08/15/36

     232,503         265,810       (f)

7.00%

  

03/15/12 - 10/15/36

     141,466         164,599       (f)

7.50%

  

11/15/31 - 10/15/33

     4,774         5,636       (f)

8.00%

  

12/15/29

     2,598         2,757       (f)

8.50%

  

10/15/17

     9,433         10,697       (f)

9.00%

  

11/15/16 - 12/15/21

     26,359         29,967       (f)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

4.50%

  

TBA

   $ 1,190,000       $ 1,255,821       (b)
           16,085,479      

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.5%

  

  

Fannie Mae Whole Loan

        

0.98%

  

08/25/43

     286,493         7,813       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

        

0.08%

  

09/25/43

     1,085,466         9,692       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC

        

5.00%

  

05/15/38

     80,966         86,275      

5.50%

  

04/15/17

     18,735         377       (e,f,l)

6.41%

  

08/15/25

     221,849         40,509       (e,g,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Class YQ)

        

5.00%

  

05/15/17

     16,546         733       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 1980) (Class 1980)

        

7.50%

  

07/15/27

     7,279         1,435       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 2631) (Class DI)

        

5.50%

  

06/15/33

     159,890         33,481       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 2643) (Class IM)

        

4.50%

  

03/15/18

     118,333         9,364       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 2645) (Class BI)

        

4.50%

  

02/15/18

     17,830         1,185       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 2647) (Class DI)

        

4.50%

  

10/15/16

     4,370         35       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 2722) (Class PI)

        

5.00%

  

06/15/28

     7,402         146       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 2763) (Class JI)

        

5.00%

  

10/15/18

     74,240         6,060       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 2781) (Class IC)

        

5.00%

  

11/15/17 - 05/15/18

     60,262         3,370       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 2795) (Class IC)

        

5.00%

  

07/15/17

     10,696         262       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
REMIC (Series 2852) (Class OJ)

        

0.00%

  

09/15/34

     1,055         932       (c,d)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
STRIPS

        

8.00%

  

02/01/23 - 07/01/24

     3,600         715       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
STRIPS (Class IO)

        

5.00%

  

12/01/34

     70,864         14,584       (e,f,l)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage STRIPS

        

5.06%

  

08/01/27

     947         775       (c,d,f)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
(Class 1IO2)

        

1.08%

  

11/25/33

     125,760         5,109       (e,g,l)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC

        

5.00%

  

08/25/38

   $ 80,862       $ 85,663      

5.00%

  

09/25/40

     274,386         46,351       (e,l)

5.81%

  

07/25/38

     121,379         15,773       (e,l)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Class 109J)

        

7.00%

  

09/25/20

     494         541       (f)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Class B)

        

3.36%

  

12/25/22

     224         201       (c,d,f)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Class BZ)

        

5.50%

  

01/25/33

     167,401         184,125       (f)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Class VZ)

        

5.00%

  

10/25/35

     77,725         79,088      

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 1992) (Class K)

        

8.00%

  

05/25/22

     5         111       (e,f,l)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003)

        

5.00%

  

08/25/17

     38,156         1,926       (e,f,l)

7.31%

  

05/25/18

     308,859         38,661       (e,f,l)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class HI)

        

5.00%

  

10/25/22

     36,539         2,869       (e,f,l)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class IJ)

        

5.00%

  

02/25/32

     109,228         11,496       (e,f,l)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class IO)

        

1.22%

  

12/25/42

     64,711         2,051       (e,f,l)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class KI)

        

4.50%

  

05/25/18

     10,318         336       (e,f,l)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class SL)

        

16.20%

  

03/25/31

     148,990              174,267       (f)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2008) (Class ZW)

        

5.00%

  

07/25/38

     65,183         68,523      

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS

        

6.00%

  

01/01/35

     51,750         9,049       (e,f,l)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS (Class 2)

        

4.50%

  

08/01/35

     111,592         16,336       (e,f,l)

5.00%

  

03/25/38

     85,639         16,258       (e,f,l)

5.50%

  

12/01/33

     43,266         9,219       (e,f,l)

7.50%

  

11/01/23

     22,088         3,821       (e,f,l)

8.00%

  

08/01/23 - 07/01/24

     7,511         1,715       (e,f,l)

8.50%

  

07/25/22

     337         64       (e,f,l)

9.00%

  

05/25/22

     226         42       (e,f,l)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS (Series 354) (Class 1)

        

3.82%

  

12/01/34

     161,831         139,574       (c,d,f)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS (Series 378) (Class 1)

        

4.50%

  

01/01/36

     142,276         21,676       (e,f,l)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS (Series 387) (Class 1)

        

5.00%

  

05/25/38

   $ 82,709       $ 15,942       (e,f,l)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

        

4.50%

  

04/16/34 - 08/16/39

     1,154,312         202,487       (e,l)

4.50%

  

11/20/39

     107,859         105,164      

5.00%

  

12/20/35

     129,133         18,473       (e,l)

5.00%

  

10/20/37 - 09/20/38

     372,764         69,775       (e,f,l)

5.96%

  

02/20/38

     314,743         51,584       (e,g,l)

6.31%

  

01/16/39

     382,681         64,834       (e,g,l)

6.41%

  

08/20/40

     513,002         97,737       (e,g,l)

Government National Mortgage Assoc. (Class IC)

        

6.06%

  

04/16/37

     147,399         28,652       (e,f,l)

Vendee Mortgage Trust

        

0.38%

  

04/15/40

     452,572         9,776       (e,g,l)

0.58%

  

09/15/46

     794,289         29,067       (e,g,l)

Vendee Mortgage Trust (Class IO)

        

0.85%

  

05/15/33

     174,418         5,198       (e,f,g,l)
             1,851,277      

Asset Backed — 1.8%

        

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust (Class 2A2)

        

5.00%

  

02/25/36

     379,344         361,677       (c,f)

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (Class IB)

        

5.75%

  

11/25/34

     18,437         10,893       (k)

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (Class IIA2)

        

2.32%

  

02/25/33

     18,289         17,029       (c,k)

Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities Inc. (Series 2006) (Class A5)

        

6.04%

  

09/25/36

     60,000         51,740      

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

        

1.05%

  

05/25/33

     8,460         6,818       (f)

Mid-State Trust (Class A3)

        

7.54%

  

07/01/35

     1,772         1,792       (k)

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (Class AF4)

        

5.30%

  

11/25/35

     50,000         42,342      

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc. (Class A2)

        

6.62%

  

06/25/32

     19,766         16,186       (c,k)

Residential Asset Securities Corp. (Series 2002) (Class AIIB)

        

24.68%

  

07/25/32

     3,750         2,222       (c,k)

Saxon Asset Securities Trust

        

5.23%

  

08/25/35

     440,794         413,567       (f)
        924,266      

Corporate Notes — 29.6%

  

     

ABN Amro Bank N.V.

        

3.00%

  

01/31/14

     200,000         204,308       (a)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

AES El Salvador Trust

        

6.75%

  

02/01/16

   $ 100,000       $ 101,500       (a)

AES Panama S.A.

        

6.35%

  

12/21/16

     40,000         43,000       (a)

Agilent Technologies Inc.

        

5.50%

  

09/14/15

     34,000         37,649      

Allergan Inc.

        

3.38%

  

09/15/20

     125,000         119,892      

Alliance One International Inc.

        

10.00%

  

07/15/16

     95,000         91,675      

Alpha Natural Resources Inc.

        

6.00%

  

06/01/19

     21,000         20,947      

Ameren Illinois Co.

        

9.75%

  

11/15/18

     98,000         128,777      

American International Group Inc.

        

5.85%

  

01/16/18

     93,000         97,313      

Amgen Inc.

        

2.30%

  

06/15/16

     42,000         41,637      

4.10%

  

06/15/21

     59,000         58,534      

5.65%

  

06/15/42

     42,000         42,068      

Amsted Industries Inc.

        

8.13%

  

03/15/18

     74,000         77,700       (a)

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

        

6.20%

  

03/15/40

     129,000         130,741      

6.95%

  

06/15/19

     105,000         122,641      

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

        

3.63%

  

04/15/15

     96,000         101,565      

5.38%

  

11/15/14

     89,000         99,389      

AON Corp.

        

3.13%

  

05/27/16

     72,000         71,765      

Applied Materials Inc.

        

2.65%

  

06/15/16

     30,000         30,114      

4.30%

  

06/15/21

     60,000         60,200      

5.85%

  

06/15/41

     60,000         60,857      

ArcelorMittal

        

3.75%

  

03/01/16

     43,000         43,481      

5.50%

  

03/01/21

     151,000              151,236      

Arch Coal Inc.

        

7.00%

  

06/15/19

     52,000         51,870       (a)

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

        

5.77%

  

03/01/41

     174,000         183,625      

Arizona Public Service Co.

        

6.25%

  

08/01/16

     165,000         188,648       (f)

AT&T Inc.

        

2.95%

  

05/15/16

     90,000         91,151      

4.45%

  

05/15/21

     90,000         91,590      

6.40%

  

05/15/38

     146,000         156,609       (f)

6.70%

  

11/15/13

     108,000         121,110       (f)

Banco de Credito del Peru

        

4.75%

  

03/16/16

     32,000         31,680       (a)

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A. (Series REGS)

        

6.14%

  

10/13/16

     14,000         13,965       (g)

BanColombia S.A.

        

5.95%

  

06/03/21

     100,000         101,500       (a)

6.13%

  

07/26/20

     10,000         10,137      

Bank of America Corp.

        

5.42%

  

03/15/17

     300,000         306,047      

5.63%

  

07/01/20

     215,000         221,990      
          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

6.50%

  

08/01/16

   $ 105,000       $ 117,102      

Boise Paper Holdings LLC

        

8.00%

  

04/01/20

     55,000         57,750      

Bombardier Inc.

        

7.75%

  

03/15/20

     52,000         58,500       (a,f)

BP Capital Markets PLC

        

3.13%

  

10/01/15

     32,000         32,854      

4.50%

  

10/01/20

     32,000         32,633      

Calpine Corp.

        

7.25%

  

10/15/17

     25,000         25,375       (a)

Camden Property Trust (REIT)

        

4.88%

  

06/15/23

     42,000         40,984      

Capex S.A.

        

10.00%

  

03/10/18

     11,000         10,807       (a)

Cargill Inc.

        

5.20%

  

01/22/13

     162,000         172,242       (a,f)

6.00%

  

11/27/17

     63,000         72,604       (a)

Caterpillar Inc.

        

3.90%

  

05/27/21

     90,000         90,012      

CCO Holdings LLC

        

7.88%

  

04/30/18

     32,000         33,720      

8.13%

  

04/30/20

     40,000         43,200      

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

        

5.38%

  

09/24/14

     70,000         75,853       (a)

CenturyLink Inc.

        

5.15%

  

06/15/17

     60,000         60,099      

6.45%

  

06/15/21

     60,000         59,314      

CenturyLink Inc. (Series G)

        

6.88%

  

01/15/28

     43,000         40,597      

CFG Investment SAC

        

9.25%

  

12/19/13

     100,000         102,500       (f)

Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP

        

5.88%

  

04/15/21

     74,000         73,075       (a)

Chrysler Group LLC

        

8.00%

  

06/15/19

     200,000              196,500       (a)

Chubb Corp.

        

6.38%

  

03/29/67

     21,000         21,735       (g)

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

        

8.25%

  

10/15/17

     122,000         122,610       (f)

Cinemark USA Inc.

        

7.38%

  

06/15/21

     31,000         30,845       (a)

Citigroup Inc.

        

5.00%

  

09/15/14

     171,000         179,201      

5.13%

  

05/05/14

     66,000         70,741       (f)

Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc.

        

6.65%

  

04/01/19

     74,000         88,520      

Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc. (Series 2008)

        

5.85%

  

04/01/18

     45,000         51,620      

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile

        

3.75%

  

11/04/20

     100,000         95,007       (a)

5.63%

  

09/21/35

     14,000         14,196       (a)

COX Communications Inc.

        

6.25%

  

06/01/18

     83,000         95,063       (a)

Credit Suisse First Boston International for CJSC The EXIM of Ukraine

        

7.65%

  

09/07/11

     100,000         101,000      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Income Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

Crown Castle Towers LLC

        

4.88%

  

08/15/40

   $ 100,000       $ 100,552       (a)

6.11%

  

01/15/40

     66,000         72,014       (a)

CVS Caremark Corp.

        

3.25%

  

05/18/15

     35,000         36,325      

5.75%

  

06/01/17

     38,000         42,681      

Danaher Corp.

        

2.30%

  

06/23/16

     60,000         59,952      

3.90%

  

06/23/21

     12,000         11,953      

Denbury Resources Inc.

        

6.38%

  

08/15/21

     45,000         45,000      

8.25%

  

02/15/20

     66,000         71,940      

DirecTV Holdings LLC

        

3.55%

  

03/15/15

     62,000         64,778      

4.75%

  

10/01/14

     70,000         76,624      

Drummond Company Inc.

        

9.00%

  

10/15/14

     67,000         70,517       (a)

Duke Realty LP (REIT)

        

6.50%

  

01/15/18

     31,000         34,475      

European Investment Bank

        

4.88%

  

01/17/17

     200,000         226,629       (f)

Exelon Corp.

        

4.90%

  

06/15/15

     70,000         75,267      

Finansbank AS

        

5.50%

  

05/11/16

     200,000         191,500       (a)

First Horizon National Corp.

        

5.38%

  

12/15/15

     94,000              100,008      

FPL Group Capital Inc.

        

2.60%

  

09/01/15

     131,000         130,399      

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance Inc.

        

5.75%

  

02/15/21

     10,000         9,800       (a)

Frontier Communications Corp.

        

7.13%

  

03/15/19

     53,000         54,325      

Georgia-Pacific LLC

        

5.40%

  

11/01/20

     35,000         35,670       (a)

Goldman Sachs Capital I

        

6.35%

  

02/15/34

     64,000         60,522      

Great Plains Energy Inc.

        

4.85%

  

06/01/21

     60,000         60,192      

Hanesbrands Inc.

        

6.38%

  

12/15/20

     67,000         64,990      

HCA Inc.

        

9.25%

  

11/15/16

     74,000         78,533       (f)

HCP Inc. (REIT)

        

6.00%

  

01/30/17

     53,000         58,361      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

        

4.30%

  

06/01/21

     120,000         121,173      

HSBC Finance Corp.

        

6.68%

  

01/15/21

     332,000         340,636       (a)

Huntington BancShares Inc.

        

7.00%

  

12/15/20

     44,000         49,610      

ING Bank N.V.

        

4.00%

  

03/15/16

     200,000         202,408       (a)

Ingles Markets Inc.

        

8.88%

  

05/15/17

     140,000         149,800      

Intergas Finance BV

        

6.38%

  

05/14/17

     100,000         107,125       (a,f)

Inversiones CMPC S.A.

        

4.75%

  

01/19/18

     11,000         10,989       (a)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

JP Morgan Chase Capital XXV (Series Y)

        

6.80%

  

10/01/37

   $ 33,000       $ 32,641       (f)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

        

3.15%

  

07/05/16

     60,000         60,367      

5.13%

  

09/15/14

     20,000         21,613       (f)

KeyCorp.

        

5.10%

  

03/24/21

     61,000         62,128      

Korea Development Bank

        

3.25%

  

03/09/16

     100,000         99,709      

Kraft Foods Inc.

        

4.13%

  

02/09/16

     64,000         68,435      

5.38%

  

02/10/20

     215,000         235,038       (f)

6.50%

  

02/09/40

     63,000         69,979      

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau

        

3.50%

  

03/10/14

     44,000         46,887       (f)

4.50%

  

07/16/18

     85,000         94,108       (f)

Majapahit Holding BV

        

7.25%

  

10/17/11

     100,000         101,500       (a,f)

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc.

        

6.88%

  

04/25/18

     110,000         121,706       (f)

MetroPCS Wireless Inc.

        

6.63%

  

11/15/20

     38,000         37,620      

Midamerican Energy Holdings Co.

        

6.13%

  

04/01/36

     115,000         123,842       (f)

Mylan Inc.

        

7.88%

  

07/15/20

     64,000         70,240       (a,f)

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine

        

9.50%

  

09/30/14

     100,000         109,625      

National Agricultural Cooperative Federation

        

4.25%

  

01/28/16

     100,000              102,426       (a)

National Power Corp.

        

4.51%

  

08/23/11

     121,000         121,083       (g)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

        

7.88%

  

04/01/33

     27,000         28,955       (a)

9.38%

  

08/15/39

     12,000         14,888       (a)

News America Inc.

        

4.50%

  

02/15/21

     106,000         104,612       (a)

6.65%

  

11/15/37

     96,000         102,883      

Nisource Finance Corp.

        

6.13%

  

03/01/22

     62,000         68,305      

Noble Holding International Ltd.

        

3.05%

  

03/01/16

     92,000         92,805      

NRG Energy Inc.

        

7.63%

  

05/15/19

     80,000         79,600       (a)

Oglethorpe Power Corp.

        

5.38%

  

11/01/40

     64,000         61,763      

ONEOK Partners LP

        

6.13%

  

02/01/41

     64,000         65,196      

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

        

5.80%

  

03/01/37

     53,000         54,437      

6.05%

  

03/01/34

     34,000         35,952      

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

        

8.75%

  

11/10/16

     100,000         112,750       (a)

PacifiCorp

        

6.25%

  

10/15/37

     2,000         2,262      

PAETEC Holding Corp.

        

8.88%

  

06/30/17

     46,000         48,300      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust

        

6.63%

  

06/15/35 - 06/15/38

   $ 32,000       $ 33,621      

Petrobras International Finance Co.

        

3.88%

  

01/27/16

     56,000         57,026      

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

        

0.00%

  

07/10/11

     10,000         9,995       (c)

Petroleos Mexicanos

        

6.00%

  

03/05/20

     30,000         32,925      

8.00%

  

05/03/19

     10,000         12,330      

Philip Morris International Inc.

        

2.50%

  

05/16/16

     120,000         120,179      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

        

7.50%

  

01/15/20

     58,000         65,355      

Plains All American Pipeline LP

        

5.00%

  

02/01/21

     63,000         64,061      

Plains All American Pipeline LP Corp.

        

3.95%

  

09/15/15

     68,000         71,326      

Protective Life Corp.

        

8.45%

  

10/15/39

     108,000         119,011      

Prudential Financial Inc.

        

3.00%

  

05/12/16

     60,000         59,471      

5.38%

  

06/21/20

     28,000         29,498      

5.40%

  

06/13/35

     40,000         36,643      

5.63%

  

05/12/41

     60,000         55,490      

QVC Inc.

        

7.50%

  

10/01/19

     78,000         82,680       (a)

RailAmerica Inc.

        

9.25%

  

07/01/17

     76,000         83,410      

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

        

5.00%

  

06/01/21

     90,000         89,040      

Republic Services Inc.

        

5.25%

  

11/15/21

     64,000         67,621      

5.70%

  

05/15/41

     38,000         37,096      

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc.

        

8.50%

  

10/15/16

     167,000         174,097       (a)

Roche Holdings Inc.

        

6.00%

  

03/01/19

     76,000         87,564       (a)

Societe Generale

        

5.20%

  

04/15/21

     100,000         98,206       (a)

Southern Copper Corp.

        

5.38%

  

04/16/20

     86,000         88,090      

6.75%

  

04/16/40

     77,000         74,906      

Teck Resources Ltd.

        

3.15%

  

01/15/17

     30,000         30,019      

4.75%

  

01/15/22

     59,000         59,154      

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance II BV

        

3.00%

  

06/15/15

     132,000         135,829      

Texas Instruments Inc.

        

2.38%

  

05/16/16

     150,000         150,046      

Textron Inc.

        

6.20%

  

03/15/15

     82,000         90,984      

The AES Corp.

        

8.00%

  

10/15/17

     66,000         69,960      

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

        

3.63%

  

02/07/16

     111,000              112,205      

3.70%

  

08/01/15

     55,000         56,005      

5.38%

  

03/15/20

     30,000         30,979      

6.00%

  

06/15/20

     75,000         80,699      

6.15%

  

04/01/18

     167,000         181,753      
          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

6.75%

  

10/01/37

     62,000         61,999      

The Potomac Edison Co.

        

5.35%

  

11/15/14

     95,000         104,343       (f)

The Williams companies Inc.

        

7.50%

  

01/15/31

     12,000         13,724      

Time Warner Cable Inc.

        

5.00%

  

02/01/20

     40,000         41,558      

6.75%

  

07/01/18

     119,000         138,003      

7.50%

  

04/01/14

     31,000         35,714      

Time Warner Inc.

        

3.15%

  

07/15/15

     121,000         125,135      

5.88%

  

11/15/16

     83,000         94,873      

6.20%

  

03/15/40

     68,000         69,664      

TNK-BP Finance S.A.

        

7.25%

  

02/02/20

     15,000         16,575       (a)

Transocean Inc.

        

6.00%

  

03/15/18

     20,000         22,144      

6.80%

  

03/15/38

     13,000         13,958      

UBS AG

        

5.88%

  

07/15/16

     100,000         109,691      

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

        

5.80%

  

03/15/36

     48,000         48,443      

Verizon Communications Inc.

        

5.50%

  

02/15/18

     56,000         62,282      

6.40%

  

02/15/38

     70,000         75,865      

Visteon Corp.

        

6.75%

  

04/15/19

     53,000         51,145       (a)

Weatherford International Ltd.

        

5.13%

  

09/15/20

     60,000         61,261      

Williams Partners LP

        

4.13%

  

11/15/20

     30,000         28,797      

Willis Group Holdings PLC

        

4.13%

  

03/15/16

     61,000         62,192      

Windstream Corp.

        

7.75%

  

10/01/21

     53,000         55,385      

7.88%

  

11/01/17

     91,000         96,574       (f)

Woodside Finance Ltd.

        

4.50%

  

11/10/14

     165,000         176,782       (a,f)

Wynn Las Vegas LLC

        

7.88%

  

05/01/20

     50,000         54,500      

XL Group PLC (Series E)

        

6.50%

  

12/29/49

     75,000         68,813       (g)

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd.

        

5.80%

  

11/15/16

     92,873         104,008       (a,f)
           15,480,275      

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 6.8%

  

  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc.

        

5.68%

  

07/10/46

     60,000         59,625      

5.73%

  

07/10/46

     50,000         41,915      

5.93%

  

02/10/51

     270,000         293,390      

6.39%

  

02/10/51

     60,000         66,842       (g)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc. (Class A4)

        

5.63%

  

07/10/46

     60,000         65,650      

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.

        

6.00%

  

02/10/51

     60,000         58,731       (g)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

Banc of America Mortgage Securities Inc. (Class B1)

        

4.78%

  

01/25/36

   $ 36,467       $ 1,675       (k)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities

        

5.94%

  

09/11/38

     60,000         62,435       (g)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (Class AJ)

        

5.91%

  

06/11/40

     60,000         47,296      

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (Class AM)

        

5.71%

  

04/12/38

     60,000         62,960      

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (Series 2007) (Class D)

        

6.18%

  

09/11/42

     20,000         14,377       (k)

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust (Series 2006) (Class AJ)

        

5.48%

  

10/15/49

     60,000         52,797      

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates (Class AM)

        

5.97%

  

06/10/46

     30,000         30,874      

Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AJ)

        

6.10%

  

06/12/46

     70,000         64,618       (g)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

        

5.23%

  

12/15/40

     60,000         57,062       (g)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class CB1)

        

5.33%

  

10/25/35

     71,892         4,002       (k)

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

        

5.47%

  

09/15/39

     60,000         64,707      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (Class C)

        

5.78%

  

02/15/39

     150,000         126,355       (f)

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (Class CB1)

        

5.62%

  

02/25/36

     37,532         1,919       (k)

DBUBS Mortgage Trust

        

5.73%

  

11/10/46

     50,000         38,110       (a)

Extended Stay America Trust

        

5.50%

  

11/05/27

     200,000              199,664       (a)

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

        

5.48%

  

03/10/39

     25,000         24,213      

GS Mortgage Securities Corp.

        

5.99%

  

08/10/45

     60,000         64,416       (g)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

        

5.73%

  

03/10/44

     100,000         91,440       (a,g)

Indymac INDA Mortgage Loan Trust (Class B1)

        

4.59%

  

01/25/36

     54,172         949       (k)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

        

5.34%

  

08/12/37

     150,000         163,304       (f,g)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class A4)

        

5.44%

  

06/12/47

     160,000         171,002       (f)

5.79%

  

02/12/51

     90,000         97,698       (f)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class AM)

        

5.44%

  

05/15/45

   $ 90,000       $ 91,323      

6.10%

  

02/12/51

     60,000         58,955       (f)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class B)

        

5.70%

  

04/15/43

     40,000         34,251      

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class F)

        

6.40%

  

02/12/51

     40,000         20,537       (k)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

        

6.31%

  

04/15/41

     40,000         39,934       (g)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class A2)

        

6.31%

  

04/15/41

     160,000         178,182       (g)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class A4)

        

5.16%

  

02/15/31

     70,000         75,738       (f)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AJ)

        

6.31%

  

04/15/41

     30,000         25,396       (f,g)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AM)

        

6.37%

  

09/15/45

     30,000         29,486       (g)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (Series 2006) (Class AJ)

        

5.28%

  

02/15/41

     60,000         56,014       (g)

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust (Class 15 AX)

        

5.00%

  

08/25/18

     75,492         8,635       (e,k,l)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust (Class AJ)

        

5.86%

  

05/12/39

     250,000         230,967       (g)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust (Series 2006) (Class B)

        

5.86%

  

05/12/39

     70,000         54,125       (f)

Morgan Stanley Capital I

        

5.48%

  

02/12/44

     95,000         90,864       (g)

5.90%

  

10/15/42

     76,000         66,233       (f)

Morgan Stanley Capital I (Class A4)

        

5.81%

  

12/12/49

     100,000              109,730      

5.99%

  

08/12/41

     30,000         33,571       (g)

Morgan Stanley Capital I (Class AM)

        

6.46%

  

01/11/43

     70,000         72,917       (f)

Morgan Stanley Capital I (Class B)

        

5.90%

  

10/15/42

     50,000         46,165       (f)

Puma Finance Ltd. (Class A)

        

5.25%

  

10/11/34

     36,368         36,360       (c,f)

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (Class M1)

        

5.75%

  

01/25/36

     65,934         1       (k)

Vornado DP LLC

        

6.36%

  

09/13/28

     30,000         28,238       (a)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AJ)

        

5.52%

  

01/15/45

     90,000         84,951       (f,g)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AM)

        

5.47%

  

01/15/45

     70,000         71,962       (f,g)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value       

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust (Class B1)

        

5.50%

  

01/25/36

   $ 113,066       $ 520       (k)
             3,573,081      

Sovereign Bonds — 1.8%

  

  

Government of Argentina

  

     

1.00%

  

08/03/12

     54,700         13,412       (c,g)

2.50%

  

12/31/38

     13,737         5,976       (h)

7.00%

  

10/03/15

     8,678         8,565      

8.28%

  

12/31/33

     14,297         12,618      

Government of Belize

        

6.00%

  

02/20/29

     38,100         24,765       (h)

Government of Brazil

        

6.00%

  

02/20/29

     11,100         7,215       (a,h)

8.25%

  

01/20/34

     13,000         17,875      

Government of Colombia

        

6.13%

  

01/18/41

     100,000         108,750      

Government of Costa Rica

        

10.00%

  

08/01/20

     12,000         16,500       (a)

Government of El Salvador

        

7.65%

  

06/15/35

     20,000         20,700       (a)

Government of Grenada

        

2.50%

  

09/15/25

     25,900         16,058       (a,f,h)

Government of Hungary

        

6.25%

  

01/29/20

     60,000         63,360      

6.38%

  

03/29/21

     21,000         22,155      

7.63%

  

03/29/41

     32,000         34,520      

Government of Lebanon

        

4.00%

  

12/31/17

     4,550         4,395      

Government of Panama

        

6.70%

  

01/26/36

     56,000         66,080      

Government of Peruvian

        

6.55%

  

03/14/37

     41,000         45,735      

Government of Poland

        

5.13%

  

04/21/21

     11,000         11,371      

6.38%

  

07/15/19

     7,000         7,997      

Government of Turkey

        

5.63%

  

03/30/21

     100,000         104,500       (f)

Government of Uruguay

        

6.88%

  

09/28/25

     20,114         24,439      

Government of Venezuela

        

10.75%

  

09/19/13

     14,000         13,930      

Government of Vietnam

        

1.27%

  

03/12/16

     5,217         4,600       (g)

Korea National Oil Corp.

        

2.88%

  

11/09/15

     100,000         97,828       (a)

Lebanese Republic

        

5.15%

  

11/12/18

     11,000         10,615      

Republic of Dominican

        

9.50%

  

09/27/11

     12,515         12,734      

Republic of Lebanese

        

6.10%

  

10/04/22

     11,000         10,670      

Russian Foreign Bond – Eurobond

        

5.00%

  

04/29/20

     100,000         103,375       (a)

United Mexican States

        

5.13%

  

01/15/20

     20,000         21,600      

6.05%

  

01/11/40

     18,000         19,152      
           931,490      
          Principal
Amount
     Fair Value      

Municipal Bonds and Notes — 0.8%

       

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

       

6.64%

  

04/01/57

   $ 174,000       $ 166,807      (f)

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority

       

7.10%

  

01/01/41

     30,000         34,883     

7.41%

  

01/01/40

     110,000         132,774     

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

       

6.88%

  

12/15/39

     15,000         15,621     

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

       

6.45%

  

01/01/50

     30,000         33,165     

State of California

       

5.70%

  

11/01/21

     40,000         42,094     
           425,344     

FNMA — 0.0%*

       

Lehman TBA

       

5.50%**

  

TBA

     83,122              (b,j,k)

Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $46,874,938)

        47,853,072     

Other Investments — 0.4%

  

            

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $235,363)

        237,717      (i)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $47,110,301)

        48,090,789     

Short-Term Investments — 12.9%

  

            

GE Institutional Money Market Fund
Investment Class
0.11%
(Cost $6,743,275)

        6,743,275      (c,i)

Total Investments (Cost $53,853,576)

        54,834,064     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets,
net — (4.8)%

        (2,524,686  
        

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 52,309,378     
        

 

 

   
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

Other Information

              

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at June 30,2011 (unaudited):

 

Description   Expiration
Date
    Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

2 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

    September 2011        26      $ 5,702,938      $ 12,457   

5 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

    September 2011        19        2,264,711        16,627   
       

 

 

 
        $ 29,084   
       

 

 

 

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at June 30, 2011 (unaudited):

 

Description   Expiration
Date
    Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

    September 2011        2      $ (252,500   $ 4,495   

10 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

    September 2011        8        (978,625     9,244   
       

 

 

 
        $ 13,739   
       

 

 

 
        $ 42,823   
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund’s may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2011, these securities amounted to $4,697,992 or 8.98% of the net assets of the GE Investments Income Fund. These securities have been determined to be liquid using procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

(b) Settlement is on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis with final maturity to be announced (TBA) in the future.

 

(c) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(d) Principal only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. No payments of interest on the pool are passed through to the “principal only” holder.

 

(e) Interest only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the “interest only” holding.

 

(f) At June 30, 2011 , all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.

 

(g) Variable or floating rate security. The stated rate represents the rate at June 30, 2011.

 

(h) Step coupon bond. Security becomes interest bearing at a future date.

 

(i) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
(j) Securities in default

 

(k) Illiquid securities. At June 30, 2011, these securities amounted to $100,737 or 0.19% of net assets for the GE Investments Income Fund. These securities have been determined to be illiquid using procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

(l) Coupon amount represents the coupon of the underlying mortgage securities on which monthly interest payments are based.

 

* Less than 0.05%.

 

** Amount is less than $ 0.50.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011.

Abbreviations:

 

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

REMIC

   Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIPS

   Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Security

TBA

   To Be Announced
 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

 

     CLASS 1  
     6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08     12/31/07      12/31/06  
Inception date                                          1/3/95   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 11.05      $ 10.62      $ 10.26      $ 11.50      $ 11.80       $ 11.84   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

             

Net investment income (loss)

     0.24        0.34 **      0.37        0.56        0.81         0.56   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

     0.10        0.46        0.45        (1.16)        (0.25)         (0.04)   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     0.34        0.80        0.82        (0.60)        0.56         0.52   

Less distributions from:

             

Net investment income

            0.37        0.46        0.64        0.82         0.56   

Return of capital

                          0.00 (b)      0.04           

Net realized gains

                                           

Total distributions

            0.37        0.46        0.64        0.86         0.56   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.39      $ 11.05      $ 10.62      $ 10.26      $ 11.50       $ 11.80   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     3.08%        7.56%        7.88%        (5.21)%        4.83%         4.37%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

             

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 52,309      $ 54,884      $ 59,532      $ 68,731      $ 93,480       $ 126,732   

Ratios to average net assets:

             

Net investment income

     4.25%     3.07%        4.01%        4.63%        5.07%         5.07%   

Net expenses

     0.87% (c)     0.83% (c)      0.84% (c)      0.63% (c)      0.61%         0.61%   

Gross expenses

     0.88%     1.00%        0.84%        0.65%        0.61%         0.61%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     171%        320%        251%        385%        448%         270%   

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Less than $0.01 per share.
(c) Reflects GE Asset Management’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Money Market Fund and/or GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
* Annualized for periods less than one year.
** Per share values have been calculated using the average share method.
Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

ASSETS

  

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $46,874,938)

       $47,853,072   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $235,363)

       237,717   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       6,743,275   

Receivable for investments sold

       2,377,668   

Income receivables

       410,430   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       2,895   

Variation margin receivable

       6,384   

Receivable from GEAM

       85,542   

Total Assets

       57,716,983   

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for investments purchased

       5,261,821   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       14,185   

Payable to GEAM

       20,714   

Accrued other expenses

       110,782   

Variation margin payable

       103   

Total Liabilities

       5,407,605   

NET ASSETS

       $52,309,378   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Capital paid in

       60,652,124   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       1,109,383   

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (10,475,440

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       980,488   

Futures

       42,823   

NET ASSETS

       $52,309,378   

Class 1

    

NET ASSETS

       52,309,378   

Shares outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       4,592,488   

Net asset value per share

       $11.39   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income

    

Interest

     $ 1,360,921   

Interest from affiliated investments

       2,891   

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

       (1,367

Total Income

       1,362,445   

Expenses

    

Advisory and administration fees

       133,607   

Distribution fees

    

Class 4*

       16   

Transfer agent fees

       10,136   

Director’s fees

       905   

Custody and accounting expenses

       65,703   

Professional fees

       10,317   

Other expenses

       13,394   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       234,078   

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (3,397

Net expenses

       230,681   

Net investment income

       1,131,764   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investments

       1,007,268   

Futures

       (304,123

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       (161,435

Futures

       (68,794

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       472,916   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 1,604,680   

 

* Share Class 4 was closed as of April 30, 2011.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
         
        Six months ended
June 30,
2011*
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

Operations:

       

Net investments income

     $ 1,131,764       $ 1,783,590   

Net realized gain on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       703,145         1,114,421   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) on investments and futures

       (230,229      1,329,698   

Net increase from operations

       1,604,680         4,227,709   

Distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

       

Class 1

               (1,793,522

Class 4**

               (308

Total distributions

               (1,793,830

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

       1,604,680         2,433,879   

Share transactions:

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

       

Class 1

       815,833         2,086,200   

Class 4**

               111   

Value of distributions reinvested

       

Class 1

               1,793,522   

Class 4**

               308   

Cost of shares redeemed

       

Class 1

       (4,994,943      (10,961,631

Class 4**

       (11,075      (100

Net (decrease) from share transactions

       (4,190,185      (7,081,590

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

       (2,585,505 )       (4,647,711 ) 

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

       54,894,883         59,542,594   

End of period

     $ 52,309,378       $ 54,894,883   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
net investment income, end of period

     $ 1,109,383       $ (22,381

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

       

Class 1

       

Shares sold

       72,622         181,456   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               162,604   

Shares redeemed

       (444,812      (983,632

Net (decrease) in fund shares

       (372,190      (639,572

Class 4**

       

Shares sold

               9   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               28   

Shares redeemed

       (980      (9

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       (980      28   

 

* Unaudited
** Share Class 4 was closed as of April 30, 2011.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund, Income Fund (the “Fund”), Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

The Company currently offers one share class (Class 1) as an investment option for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts. Class 4 shares were first offered on May 1, 2008 and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2008 were designated as Class 1 shares. Effective April 30, 2011, Class 4 shares were closed and are no longer offered.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions.  All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

The Fund’s income, expenses (other than distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day among the share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

Repurchase Agreements  The Fund engages in repurchase agreement transactions with respect to instruments that are consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives or policies. The Fund’s custodian takes possession of the collateral pledged for investments in repurchase agreements on behalf of the Fund. The Fund values the underlying collateral daily on a mark-to-market basis to determine that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to 102% for domestic securities and 105% international securities of the repurchase price. In the event the seller defaults and the value of the security declines, or if the seller enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

Foreign Currency  Accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions.

All assets and liabilities of the Fund initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuter exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time.

The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the year. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments. Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains or losses on sales and maturities of foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference between the amount of net investment income and withholding taxes accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received or paid, and gains or losses between the trade and settlement date on purchases and sales of foreign securities. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the value of other assets

 

 

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and liabilities (including foreign currencies and open foreign currency contracts) as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates are included as increases or decreases in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency related transactions.

Derivatives  The Fund is subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund enters into derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions, and for managing the duration of fixed-income investments.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund invests in interest rate, financial and bond index futures contracts subject to certain limitations. The Fund invests in futures contracts to manage its exposure to the bond markets and fluctuations in currency values. Buying futures tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or to hedge other Fund investments. The Fund will not enter into a transaction involving futures for speculative purposes. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. A Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non- performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investments in Foreign Markets  Investments in foreign markets involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, restrictions on repatriation of income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, tariffs and taxes, subject to delays in settlements, and their prices may be more volatile.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based upon income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued based on net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation as income and/or capital gains are earned.

Investment Income  Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method. Withholding taxes in foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Expenses  Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes  The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

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3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement  The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Funds use to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sales price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed

on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Debt securities (other than short-term securities described below) generally are valued at an evaluated bid as reported by an independent pricing service. Municipal obligations are valued at the quoted bid prices, when available. The pricing vendor uses various pricing models for each asset class that are consistent with what other market participants would use. The inputs and assumptions to the model of the pricing vendor are derived from market observable sources including: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and other market related data. Since many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the methodology of the pricing vendor uses available information as applicable such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing. The pricing vendor considers all available market observable inputs in determining the evaluation for a security. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2 and primarily comprise our portfolio of corporate fixed income, government, mortgage and asset-backed securities.

In the absence of a reliable price from such a pricing service, debt securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing vendors may provide the Funds with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances we classify the investment securities in Level 3.

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in level 2.

Any short-term securities of sufficient credit quality held by the Fund with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates market value and these are included in Level 2.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors that

 

 

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are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the valuation committee. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of the Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Foreign securities may be valued with the assistance of an independent fair value pricing service in circumstances where it is believed that they have been or would be materially affected by events occurring after the close of the portfolio security’s primary market and before the close of regular trading on the NYSE. In these circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2. This independent fair value pricing service uses a model to identify affected securities and portfolios taking into consideration various factors and the fair value of such securities may be something other than the last available quotation or other market price.

Portfolio securities may be valued using techniques other than market quotations, under the circumstances described above. The value established for a portfolio security may be different than what would be produced through the use of another methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in

their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Fair value determinations are required for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a domestic or foreign security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such domestic or foreign security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

 

 

The following tables present the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities

           

U.S. Treasuries

   $       $ 8,581,860       $       $ 8,581,860   

Federal Agencies

             80,155                 80,155   

Agency Mortgage Backed

             16,005,324                 16,005,324   

Agency CMOs

             1,837,268         14,009         1,851,277   

Asset Backed

             913,373         10,893         924,266   

Corporate Notes

             15,480,275                 15,480,275   

Non-Agency CMOs

             3,573,081                 3,573,081   

Sovereign Bonds

             931,490                 931,490   

Municipal Notes and Bonds

             425,344                 425,344   

Other Investments

             237,717                 237,717   

Short-Term Investments

     6,743,275                         6,743,275   

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 6,743,275       $ 48,065,887       $ 24,902       $ 54,834,064   

Other Financial Instruments*

           

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 42,823       $       $       $ 42,823   

 

* Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.

 

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The following table presents the changes in Level 3 investments measured on a recurring basis for the period ended June 30, 2011, within Income Fund:

 

      Agency
CMOs
     Asset
Backed
     Non-Agency
CMOs
     Total  

Balance at 12/31/10

   $ 190,530       $ 11,686       $ 124       $ 202,340   

Accrued discounts/premiums

     (5,659                      (5,659

Realized gain (loss)

     8,130         44         (38,479      (30,305

Change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (8,364      1,117         38,396         31,149   

Purchases

     3,182                         3,182   

Sales

     (36,634      (1,954      (41      (38,629

Issuances

                               

Settlements

                               

Transfers into Level 3

                               

Transfers out of Level 3

     (137,176                      (137,176

Balance at 06/30/11

   $ 14,009       $ 10,893       $       $ 24,902   

Change in unrealized appreciation relating to securities still held at 06/30/11

   $ 1,587       $ 1,117       $       $ 2,704   

There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

 

4. Derivatives Transactions

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of June 30, 2011.

 

   

Asset Derivatives June 30, 2011

   

Liability Derivatives June 30, 2011

 
Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments under ASC 815
  Location in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
    Location in the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 

Interest Rate Contracts

  Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures     42,823   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures       

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and within the components of Net Assets section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets or Liabilities sections of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
  Location in the Statement
of Operations
  Total Notional Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
    Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)
on Derivatives Recognized
in Income ($)
 

Interest Rate Contracts

  Realized gain/(loss) on Futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures     80,515,568/(70,048,348)        (304,123     (68,794

 

5. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and

Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the

 

 

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Funds generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund is the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

6. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Advisory and Administration Fees GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective November 15, 1997 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. Compensation of GEAM for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.50%.

GEAM has a contractual agreement with the Fund to waive the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to Class 4 shares of the Fund. Under the Plan, the Fund may compensate GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEAM and the Fund’s principal distributor, for certain sales services provided by GEID or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 4 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer such share class as an investment option. The amount of compensation paid under the Plan by the Fund’s Class 4 shares may not exceed 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of Directors, including by those directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to it.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

 

7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and options, for the year ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales

$75,446,879

 

$74,599,266

Other Securities
Purchases   Sales

$11,936,071

 

$19,223,013

 

8. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of investment for
tax purposes
  Gross Tax   Net tax appreciation /
(depreciation)
  Appreciation   Depreciation  
$54,115,310   $1,494,412   $(775,658)   $718,754

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

 

Amount   Expires
$1,044,853   12/31/2014
  1,335,730   12/31/2015
     972,866   12/31/2016
  7,409,447   12/31/2017

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post -enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund utilized $1,333,223 of prior year capital loss carryovers.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund elected to defer losses incurred after October 31, 2010 as follows:

 

Capital   Currency
$61,918   $—

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital
Gains
 

2010

  $1,793,830     $—   

2009

  2,473,213       

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) futures, treatment of realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency contracts, paydown gains and losses on mortgage-backed securities, investments organized as partnerships for tax purposes, losses deferred due to offsetting positions, and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

 

Accumulated

Net Realized
Gain

 

Paid in

Capital

$(14,730)   $25,809   $(11,079)

 

9. Significant Transaction

Effective April 30, 2011 the Fund closed class 4 shares. A full redemption was made by investors in the share class at the closing net asset value.

 

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the Income Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       4,420,778.546           90.254        94.373

Abstain

       263,588.886           5.381        5.627

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       4,446,133.649           90.771        94.914

Abstain

       238,233.783           4.864        5.086

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of the use of a “manager of managers” arrangement whereby GEAM, as the Fund’s investment adviser, under certain circumstances, will be able to hire and replace sub-advisers to the Fund without obtaining shareholder approval.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,268,489.218           87.145        91.122

Against

       234,334.370           4.784        5.002

Abstain

       181,543.844           3.706        3.876

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  A. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on senior securities.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,270,023.489           87.176        91.155

Against

       221,740.579           4.527        4.733

Abstain

       192,603.364           3.932        4.112

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,288,156.225           87.546        91.542

Against

       178,520.371           3.645        3.811

Abstain

       217,690.836           4.444        4.647

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,313,850.931           88.071        92.090

Against

       177,908.007           3.632        3.798

Abstain

       192,608.494           3.932        4.112

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

  E. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on diversification.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,283,237.620           87.446        91.437

Against

       175,116.977           3.575        3.738

Abstain

       226,012.835           4.614        4.825

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,315,086.298           88.096        92.117

Against

       172,075.009           3.513        3.673

Abstain

       197,206.125           4.026        4.210

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

 

  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities and its reclassification from a non-fundamental policy to a fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,268,537.134           87.146        91.123

Against

       215,576.003           4.401        4.602

Abstain

       200,254.295           4.088        4.275

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

  H. Amendment of the Fund’s fundamental investment policy on illiquid investments and its reclassification from a fundamental policy to a non-fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,256,840.545           86.907        90.873

Against

       194,962.496           3.980        4.162

Abstain

       232,564.391           4.748        4.965

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

  I. Elimination of the Fund’s investment policy on mortgaging, pledging and hypothecating of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,421,869.807           90.276        94.396

Against

       138,732.563           2.832        2.962

Abstain

       123,765.062           2.527        2.642

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       4,323,731.419           88.272        92.301

Against

       173,759.264           3.548        3.710

Abstain

       186,876.749           3.815        3.989

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       4,684,367.432           95.635        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President – Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team    (unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

 

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Total Return Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

LOGO

Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — Total Return Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary.

 

We have provided you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

 

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

Total Returns (%) as
of June 30, 2011
   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income
(Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income
(Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

 

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe

remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high–offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer — GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

This does not constitute a part of the Fund’s Shareholder Report


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Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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Total Return Fund    Contents

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     2   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     28   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     29   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     31   

Statement of Operations

     32   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     33   

Notes to Financial Statements

     35   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     44   

Additional Information

     45   

Investment Team

     48   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments Total Return Fund (the “Fund”).

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S.

companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market value-weighted index of taxable investment-grade debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of one year or more. This index is designed to represent the performance of the U.S. investment-grade first rate bond market. The results shown for the foregoing indices assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise each index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is no warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

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Paul M. Colonna

President and Chief Investment Officer — Fixed Income

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Ralph R. Layman

President and Chief Investment Officer — Public Equities

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Diane M. Wehner

Senior Vice President

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Greg Hartch

Senior Vice President

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Thomas R. Lincoln

Senior Vice President

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David Wiederecht

President and Chief Investment Officer — Investment Strategies

The Total Return Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes Paul M. Colonna, Greg Hartch, Ralph R. Layman, Thomas R. Lincoln, Diane M. Wehner and David Wiederecht. Mr. Hartch and Mr. Wiederecht are each vested with oversight authority for determining asset allocations for the Fund, including the full discretion to allocate the Fund’s assets to sub-adviser(s) retained by GE Asset Management. Each of the other portfolio managers is responsible for managing one of the following sub-portfolios: U.S. equity, U.S. mid-cap equity, international equity and fixed income. Mr. Lincoln manages the U.S. equity portion, Ms. Wehner manages the U.S. mid-cap equity portion, Mr. Layman manages the international equity portion and Mr. Colonna manages the fixed income portion, each with a team of portfolio managers and analysts. GE Asset Management has also retained Urdang Securities Management, Inc. (“Urdang”) and Palisade Capital Management, L.L.C. (“Palisade”) to each act as sub-adviser to that portion of the Fund’s assets allocated by Mr. Hartch and Mr. Wiederecht to real estate-related investments and small-cap equity investments, respectively. The sub-portfolios underlying the Fund are managed independently of each other and the portfolio managers and sub-adviser(s) have full discretion over their particular sub-portfolio; however, the portfolio management team is collaborative to ensure strict adherence to the Fund’s objectives. In addition to oversight authority for asset allocation, Mr. Hartch and Mr. Wiederecht may at times adjust the Fund’s investment exposure through the use of various investment techniques such as investments in derivative instruments.

Paul M. Colonna is President and Chief Investment Officer — Fixed Income and a Director at GE Asset Management. Since January 2005, he has been responsible for the fixed income portion of the Total Return Fund. Mr. Colonna became President — Fixed Income in March 2007. Prior to joining GE Asset Management in February 2000, Mr. Colonna was a senior portfolio manager with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, overseeing the Mortgage Investment Group.

Greg Hartch is a Senior Vice President — Tactical Asset Allocation at GE Asset Management. He has served as a portfolio manager to the Fund since January 2011. Mr. Hartch joined GE Asset Management in 2002 and has held various positions at GE Asset Management including Senior Vice President — Alternative Assets from 2002-2004, Director of Fixed Income Research from 2004-2007 and Managing Director — International Real Estate from 2007 to 2010.

Ralph R. Layman is President and Chief Investment Officer — Public Equities and a Director at GE Asset Management. He manages the overall public equity investments for GE Asset Management. Mr. Layman has been responsible for the international equity portion of the Fund since 1997. Mr. Layman joined GE Asset Management in 1991 as senior vice president for international investments and became an Executive Vice President in 1992 and President — International Equities in March 2007 and President — Public Equities since July 2009.

Thomas R. Lincoln is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. He has been a member of the portfolio management team for the Fund since May 2007. Mr. Lincoln joined GE Asset

 

 

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Management in 1994 as a financial analyst in U.S. Equities. Mr. Lincoln became part of the investment management team for U.S. Equities in 1997 and portfolio manager for U.S. Equities in 2003.

Diane M. Wehner is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management. She has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2006. Before joining GE Asset Management, Ms. Wehner was a Vice President and senior portfolio manager from January 1997 to June 2001, and associate portfolio manager from May 1995 to January 1997, with Benefit Capital Management Corporation. Ms. Wehner has served as an analyst/ portfolio manager in the investment management industry since 1985.

David Wiederecht is the President and Chief Investment Officer — Investment Strategies and a Director at GE Asset Management. He has served as a portfolio manager to the Fund since January 2011. Mr. Wiederecht joined GE Asset Management in 1988 and has held various positions at GE Asset Management including Vice President — Alternative Investments/Private Equity/Hedge Fund from 1998 to 2004, Managing Director — Alternative Investments from 2004 to 2008, and President — Investment Strategies since 2008.

 

Q. How did the Total Return Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Total Return Fund returned 3.65% for Class 1 shares and 3.54% for Class 3 shares. The Fund’s broad based benchmarks, the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 6.02% and 2.72%, respectively. The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 304 U.S. Moderate Allocation funds returned an average of 4.51% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected Fund performance?

 

A. During the first quarter of 2011 the market was affected by several exogenous shocks including the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, a massive earthquake in Japan and ensuing tsunami that claimed thousands of lives and affected the global supply chain, and higher prices for oil and commodities that led to rising inflation. However, global economic data remained strong and purchasing managers indices (PMI) continued to expand both in the U.S. and abroad. In the U.S., leading economic indicators, small business lending and
  consumer confidence all pointed to improvement in the economy and the unemployment rate fell to 8.8%. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe kept interest rates close to or at historical lows. The fixed income markets, as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, posted lower returns than equities in the first quarter as treasury yields moved higher, reflecting stronger U.S. and global economic growth.

 

     However, in the second quarter the sovereign debt crisis in Europe intensified and economic data in the U.S. and China continued to point to a slowing economy. The U.S. Federal Reserve said they would maintain record monetary stimulus to support a flagging economic recovery after completing a $600 billion bond-purchase that concluded at the end of June. U.S. housing prices remained weak and unemployment came in higher than the U.S. Federal Reserve desired. In Europe, the Greek parliament narrowly approved a 78 billion austerity package of spending cuts, tax hikes, and privatizations, and paved the way for the release of a further installment of the 110 billion international credit facility. In emerging markets, China’s PMI data showed that the economy slowed in each of the last three months and a series of increases in the reserve ratio for banks increased concerns. However, recent comments by Premier Jiabao that price levels are within a controllable range have led many investors to believe that we are close to the end in the tightening cycle.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A.

The primary driver of performance was the Fund’s increased allocation to the equity markets. The Fund benefited from its holdings in U.S. and international stocks with the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI EAFE Index climbing 6.02% and 4.98%, respectively, the last six months. A lower allocation to fixed income markets was beneficial as the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index only rose 2.72% during the same period. The Fund’s ending allocation to equities as of June 30th was approximately 67% and the allocation to fixed income was 31% with the remaining 2% held in cash. Security selection as a result of active management was a negative factor as several strategies were adversely impacted by the macro events described above.

 

 

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Q. How is the Fund positioned at the end of the period?

 

A.

As of June 30th the Fund’s equity allocation was 67%, while fixed income exposure was 31% and 2% was allocated to cash. Within U.S. equities the Fund had a higher exposure to large caps at 30%, while mid cap and small cap exposure was 9% and 1%, respectively. The Fund’s exposure to International stocks was 21% and the allocation to Emerging Markets remained at 3%. The Fund also maintained a 1% allocation to REIT’s.

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, though it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased since last quarter. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and have been assisted by very low interest rates. We believe valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high offering the possibility for further gains. Additionally, commodity prices have eased, which should provide consumers some much needed breathing room. We anticipate that the markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that there is potential for price appreciation in the second half of the year.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees (for Class 3 shares), professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the period  ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,036.54           3.69   

Class 3

       1,000.00           1,035.41           4.95   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,020.95           3.66   

Class 3

       1,000.00           1,019.74           4.91   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.73% for Class 1 Shares and 0.98% for Class 3 Shares (for the period January 1, 2011—June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
**   Actual Fund Returns for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows: 3.65% for Class 1 shares and 3.54% for Class 3 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek the highest total return, composed of current income and capital appreciation, as is consistent with prudent investment risk. The Fund seeks its objective by investing primarily in a combination of U.S. and foreign (non-U.S.) equity and debt securities and cash. The Fund’s asset allocation process utilizes information from GE Asset Management’s Asset Allocation Committee to diversify holdings across these asset classes.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

     Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    304        292        196        135   

Peer group average annual total return:

    4.51%        21.09%        3.97%        4.09%   

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Moderate Allocation

  

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $3,008,388 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011 (b)(c)

 

 

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Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value) (b)(c)

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note 2.00%, 04/30/16

    1.60

U.S. Treasury Bonds 4.75%, 02/15/41

    1.54

Government National Mortgage Assoc. 4.50%, TBA

    1.25

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 4.50%, TBA

    1.21

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 4.50%, 05/01/08

    1.17

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 5.50%, 04/01/14

    0.90

PepsiCo Inc.

    0.77

Schlumberger Ltd.

    0.72

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 4.00%, TBA

    0.71

Baidu Inc. ADR

    0.68

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 7/1/85)

     Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending Value of a
$10,000 investment (a)
 

Total Return Fund

    3.65%        20.98%        3.68%        4.23%      $ 15,135   

S&P 500 Index

    6.02%        30.69%        2.94%        2.72%      $ 13,076   

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    2.72%        3.90%        6.52%        5.75%      $ 17,481   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 3 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 3 Shares (Inception date: 5/1/06)

     Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Since
Inception
    Ending Value of a
$10,000 investment (a)
 

Total Return Fund

    3.54%        20.73%        3.52%        2.79%      $ 11,530   

S&P 500 Index

    6.02%        30.69%        2.94%        2.29%      $ 11,244   

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    2.72%        3.90%        6.52%        6.33%      $ 13,730   
 

 

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(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.
(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(c) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
* Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graphs and tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Total Return Fund

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Domestic Equity — 38.9%†

  

    

Advertising — 0.5%

  

  

Arbitron Inc.

     23,300       $ 962,989      

Omnicom Group Inc.

     293,631         14,141,270      
        15,104,259      

Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%

  

  

Alliant Techsystems Inc.

     41,117         2,932,876      

General Dynamics Corp.

     11,529         859,141      

Hexcel Corp.

     186,302         4,078,150       (a)

Honeywell International Inc.

     223,917         13,343,214      

Rockwell Collins Inc.

     90,926         5,609,225      

Teledyne Technologies Inc.

     17,400         876,264       (a)

United Technologies Corp.

     22,717         2,010,682      
             29,709,552      

Agricultural Products — 0.1%

  

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     138,348         4,171,192      

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%

  

  

FedEx Corp.

     41,504         3,936,654      

United Parcel Service Inc.

     5,923         431,964      

UTi Worldwide Inc.

     72,843         1,434,279      
        5,802,897      

Apparel Retail — 0.1%

  

  

Aeropostale Inc.

     22,700         397,250       (a)

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

     14,600         186,150      

The Buckle Inc.

     7,800         333,060      

Urban Outfitters Inc.

     77,325         2,176,699       (a)
        3,093,159      

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 0.2%

  

  

Coach Inc.

     83,310         5,326,008      

Maidenform Brands Inc.

     15,800         437,028       (a)
        5,763,036      

Application Software — 0.3%

  

  

ACI Worldwide Inc.

     12,200         411,994       (a)

Blackbaud Inc.

     28,300         784,476      

Blackboard Inc.

     35,278         1,530,712       (a)

Citrix Systems Inc.

     59,139         4,731,120       (a)

Ebix Inc.

     10,600         201,930       (a)

Parametric Technology Corp.

     35,600         816,308       (a)

Solera Holdings Inc.

     3,000         177,480      

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

     28,300         562,321       (a)

SuccessFactors Inc.

     26,248         771,691       (a)
        9,988,032      

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 1.3%

  

  

Affiliated Managers Group Inc.

     47,872         4,856,614       (a)
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     140,825       $ 8,122,786      

Invesco Ltd.

     375,613         8,789,344      

State Street Corp.

     251,250         11,328,862       (e)

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     169,476         4,341,975      
        37,439,581      

Automotive Retail — 0.1%

  

  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.

     62,262         4,078,784       (a)

Biotechnology — 1.2%

  

  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     63,402         2,981,796      

Amgen Inc.

     169,895         9,913,373       (a,h)

Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     6,500         233,935       (a)

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     356,501         14,762,706       (a)

Human Genome Sciences Inc.

     90,680         2,225,287       (a)

Incyte Corp Ltd.

     91,276         1,728,767       (a)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

     77,042         4,005,414       (a)
             35,851,278      

Broadcasting — 0.1%

  

  

Discovery Communications Inc. (Class A)

     23,369         957,194       (a)

Discovery Communications Inc. (Class C)

     39,174         1,431,810       (a)
        2,389,004      

Cable & Satellite — 0.4%

  

  

DIRECTV

     108,159         5,496,640       (a)

Liberty Global Inc.

     116,537         4,976,130       (a)

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

     144,463         316,374       (a)
        10,789,144      

Casinos & Gaming — 0.1%

  

  

Penn National Gaming Inc.

     92,033         3,712,611       (a)

Coal & Consumable Fuels — 0.3%

  

  

Peabody Energy Corp.

     148,011         8,719,329      

Communications Equipment — 1.0%

  

  

Cisco Systems Inc.

     593,081         9,257,994       (h)

Juniper Networks Inc.

     111,414         3,509,541       (a)

QUALCOMM Inc.

     300,376         17,058,353      
        29,825,888      

Computer Hardware — 0.7%

  

  

Apple Inc.

     48,036         16,124,244       (a)

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     78,310         2,850,484      
        18,974,728      

Computer Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%

  

  

Synaptics Inc.

     120,271         3,095,776       (a)

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

  

  

Quanta Services Inc.

     159,038         3,212,568       (a)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 0.3%

  

  

Cummins Inc.

     20,117       $ 2,081,908      

Deere & Co.

     64,079         5,283,313      
        7,365,221      

Consumer Finance — 0.2%

  

  

American Express Co.

     131,260         6,786,142      

Discover Financial Services

     11,529         308,401      
        7,094,543      

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 0.7%

  

  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     24,340         1,282,231      

Global Cash Access Holdings Inc.

     44,100         140,238       (a)

The Western Union Co.

     560,888         11,234,586      

Visa Inc.

     80,318         6,767,595      
        19,424,650      

Department Stores — 0.1%

  

  

Macy’s Inc.

     97,996         2,865,403      

Distributors — 0.1%

  

  

Genuine Parts Co.

     26,334         1,432,570      

LKQ Corp.

     46,200         1,205,358       (a)
        2,637,928      

Diversified Chemicals — 0.1%

  

  

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     30,390         1,642,579      

Diversified Financial Services — 1.4%

  

  

Bank of America Corp.

     516,458         5,660,379      

Citigroup Inc.

     53,034         2,208,336      

Comerica Inc.

     82,682         2,858,317      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     472,347         19,337,886      

US BanCorp

     76,946         1,962,892      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     249,029         6,987,753      
             39,015,563      

Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.2%

  

  

Compass Minerals International Inc.

     5,900         507,813      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

     83,094         4,395,672      

Molycorp Inc.

     21,659         1,322,499       (a)
        6,225,984      

Diversified REITs — 0.1%

  

  

Colonial Properties Trust

     23,670         482,868      

Liberty Property Trust

     10,600         345,348      

Vornado Realty Trust

     19,390         1,806,760      
        2,634,976      

Diversified Support Services — 0.0%*

  

  

Healthcare Services Group Inc.

     28,000         455,000      

Drug Retail — 0.1%

        

CVS Caremark Corp.

     63,410         2,382,948      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Education Services — 0.0%*

  

  

Lincoln Educational Services Corp.

     5,800       $ 99,470      

Electric Utilities — 0.6%

  

  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     21,906         967,150      

IDACORP Inc.

     18,500         730,750      

ITC Holdings Corp.

     111,940         8,033,934      

NextEra Energy Inc.

     100,845         5,794,554      

Southern Co.

     75,453         3,046,792      
        18,573,180      

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.4%

  

  

Cooper Industries PLC

     130,968         7,814,860      

Emerson Electric Co.

     52,736         2,966,400      

Woodward Governor Co.

     18,300         637,938      
        11,419,198      

Electronic Components — 0.1%

  

  

Corning Inc.

     145,434         2,639,627      

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 0.4%

  

  

Intrepid Potash Inc.

     51,315         1,667,737       (a)

Monsanto Co.

     130,646         9,477,061      

The Mosaic Co.

     12,695         859,832      
        12,004,630      

Food Distributors — 0.1%

  

  

Spartan Stores Inc.

     8,000         156,240      

Sysco Corp.

     44,623         1,391,345      
        1,547,585      

Footwear — 0.0%*

  

  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

     11,500         1,013,610      

General Merchandise Stores — 0.3%

  

  

Target Corp.

     190,570         8,939,639      

Healthcare Distributors — 0.1%

  

  

Cardinal Health Inc.

     35,739         1,623,265      

Owens & Minor Inc.

     23,000         793,270      
        2,416,535      

Healthcare Equipment — 0.9%

  

  

Covidien PLC

     296,185         15,765,928      

Gen-Probe Inc.

     25,120         1,737,048       (a)

Masimo Corp.

     128,429         3,811,773      

ResMed Inc.

     92,373         2,858,944      

Thoratec Corp.

     15,400         505,428       (a)
             24,679,121      

Healthcare Facilities — 0.1%

  

  

HCA Holdings Inc.

     80,703         2,663,199       (a)

Sun Healthcare Group Inc.

     10,601         85,020       (a)
        2,748,219      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Healthcare Services — 0.7%

  

  

Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc.

     46,300       $ 967,670       (a)

Catalyst Health Solutions Inc.

     92,145         5,143,534       (a)

Express Scripts Inc.

     166,536         8,989,613       (a)

HMS Holdings Corp.

     9,700         745,639       (a)

Mednax Inc.

     12,500         902,375       (a)

Omnicare Inc.

     146,418         4,669,270      
        21,418,101      

Healthcare Technology — 0.1%

  

  

Computer Programs & Systems Inc.

     6,000         380,880      

MedAssets Inc.

     129,640         1,731,990       (a)
        2,112,870      

Home Building — 0.1%

  

  

MDC Holdings Inc.

     83,477         2,056,873      

Home Entertainment Software — 0.1%

  

  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     307,986         3,597,276      

Home Furnishing Retail — 0.2%

  

  

Aaron’s Inc.

     19,300         545,418      

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

     79,931         4,665,572       (a)
        5,210,990      

Home Improvement Retail — 0.4%

  

  

Home Depot Inc.

     56,792         2,057,006      

Lowe’s companies Inc.

     368,900         8,599,059      
             10,656,065      

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 0.2%

  

  

Carnival Corp.

     63,315         2,382,543      

Hyatt Hotels Corp.

     9,610         392,280       (a)

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     78,421         2,951,766       (a)
        5,726,589      

Household Products — 0.6%

  

  

Clorox Co.

     103,422         6,974,779      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     32,140         2,139,238      

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     147,268         9,361,827      
        18,475,844      

Housewares & Specialties — 0.0%*

  

  

Jarden Corp.

     29,200         1,007,692      

Hypermarkets & Super Centers — 0.1%

  

  

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     33,047         1,756,118      

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.4%

  

  

Calpine Corp.

     192,391         3,103,267       (a)

The AES Corp.

     638,307         8,132,031       (a)
        11,235,298      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Industrial Gases — 0.4%

  

  

Praxair Inc.

     101,104       $ 10,958,662      

Industrial Machinery — 0.3%

  

  

Eaton Corp.

     70,832         3,644,306      

Harsco Corp.

     179,789         5,861,121      

Mueller Industries Inc.

     7,900         299,489      
        9,804,916      

Industrial REITs — 0.1%

  

  

DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

     34,140         178,552      

Prologis Inc.

     52,520         1,882,317      
        2,060,869      

Integrated Oil & Gas — 1.4%

  

  

Chevron Corp.

     144,327         14,842,588      

ConocoPhillips

     66,528         5,002,240      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     139,459         11,349,173       (h)

Marathon Oil Corp.

     63,409         3,340,386      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     44,645         4,644,866      
        39,179,253      

Integrated Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

  

  

AT&T Inc.

     292,062         9,173,667      

Verizon Communications Inc.

     196,763         7,325,486      

Windstream Corp.

     61,706         799,710      
             17,298,863      

Internet Retail — 0.1%

  

  

Amazon.com Inc.

     7,727         1,580,094       (a)

HomeAway Inc.

     6,873         265,985       (a)
        1,846,079      

Internet Software & Services — 0.7%

  

  

Equinix Inc.

     74,565         7,532,556       (a)

Google Inc.

     16,647         8,429,708      

MercadoLibre Inc.

     37,099         2,943,435      

Monster Worldwide Inc.

     159,143         2,333,036       (a)
        21,238,735      

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.4%

  

  

GFI Group Inc.

     47,900         219,861      

Morgan Stanley

     123,059         2,831,588      

Raymond James Financial Inc.

     24,300         781,245      

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     59,498         7,918,589      
        11,751,283      

IT Consulting & Other Services — 0.7%

  

  

International Business Machines Corp.

     111,998         19,213,257       (h)

Life & Health Insurance — 0.5%

  

  

MetLife Inc.

     145,146         6,367,555      

Prudential Financial Inc.

     140,263         8,919,324      
        15,286,879      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.9%

  

  

Bruker Corp.

     44,000       $ 895,840       (a)

Covance Inc.

     58,862         3,494,637       (a)

Illumina Inc.

     69,897         5,252,760       (a)

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

     25,122         4,237,328       (a)

PerkinElmer Inc.

     60,632         1,631,608      

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     146,457         9,430,367       (a)
             24,942,540      

Managed Healthcare — 0.0%*

  

  

Molina Healthcare Inc.

     31,350         850,212      

Movies & Entertainment — 0.8%

  

  

Liberty Media Corporation-Capital

     23,623         2,025,672       (a)

News Corp.

     344,565         6,098,801      

The Walt Disney Co.

     97,996         3,825,764      

Time Warner Inc.

     319,066         11,604,430      
        23,554,667      

Multi-Line Insurance — 0.3%

  

  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     87,620         2,310,539      

HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.

     210,564         6,632,766      
        8,943,305      

Multi-Utilities — 0.3%

  

  

Dominion Resources Inc.

     187,177         9,035,034      

Xcel Energy Inc.

     38,474         934,918      
        9,969,952      

Office Electronics — 0.0%*

  

  

Zebra Technologies Corp.

     11,700         493,389       (a)

Office REITs — 0.4%

  

  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

     9,250         716,135      

BioMed Realty Trust Inc.

     38,400         738,816      

Boston Properties Inc.

     11,430         1,213,409      

Brandywine Realty Trust

     24,020         278,392      

CommonWealth

     24,580         635,147      

Coresite Realty Corp.

     13,700         224,680      

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     6,980         217,148      

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

     26,960         1,665,589      

Douglas Emmett Inc.

     140,508         2,794,704      

Duke Realty Corp.

     44,730         626,667      

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

     18,160         282,025      

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     12,550         495,600      

Parkway Properties Inc.

     11,130         189,878      

SL Green Realty Corp.

     31,136         2,580,240      
        12,658,430      

Office Services & Supplies — 0.0%*

  

  

Herman Miller Inc.

     6,600         179,652      

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.1%

  

  

Noble Corp.

     73,016         2,877,561      

Pioneer Drilling Co.

     34,300         522,732       (a)
        3,400,293      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 1.3%

  

  

Dresser-Rand Group Inc.

     74,017       $ 3,978,414       (a)

Dril-Quip Inc.

     2,900         196,707       (a)

Halliburton Co.

     91,004         4,641,204      

McDermott International Inc.

     94,100         1,864,121       (a)

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

     28,822         2,254,169      

Oil States International Inc.

     12,700         1,014,857       (a)

Schlumberger Ltd.

     250,657         21,656,765      

Weatherford International Ltd.

     143,919         2,698,481       (a)
             38,304,718      

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 1.0%

  

  

Apache Corp.

     107,223         13,230,246      

Devon Energy Corp.

     23,058         1,817,201      

Petrohawk Energy Corp.

     127,688         3,150,063       (a)

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     33,966         3,042,335      

Quicksilver Resources Inc.

     140,953         2,080,466       (a)

SM Energy Co.

     13,000         955,240      

Southwestern Energy Co.

     95,249         4,084,277       (a)

Ultra Petroleum Corp.

     30,400         1,392,320       (a)
        29,752,148      

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — 0.4%

  

  

El Paso Corp.

     341,079         6,889,796      

Spectra Energy Corp.

     123,660         3,389,521      
        10,279,317      

Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.8%

  

  

ConAgra Foods Inc.

     92,232         2,380,508      

Kellogg Co.

     30,830         1,705,516      

Kraft Foods Inc.

     389,822         13,733,429      

McCormick & Company Inc.

     51,736         2,564,554       (h)

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     36,175         2,443,621      

Smithfield Foods Inc.

     13,200         288,684       (a)
        23,116,312      

Paper Packaging — 0.0%*

  

  

Packaging Corporation of America

     33,500         937,665      

Personal Products — 0.1%

  

  

Avon Products Inc.

     73,749         2,064,972      

Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%

  

  

Abbott Laboratories

     21,906         1,152,694      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     251,847         7,293,489      

Hospira Inc.

     112,434         6,370,511       (a)

Johnson & Johnson

     188,669         12,550,262      

Merck & Company Inc.

     67,000         2,364,430      

Pfizer Inc.

     769,117         15,843,811      
        45,575,197      

Precious Metals & Minerals — 0.0%*

  

  

Stillwater Mining Co.

     64,980         1,430,210       (a)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.7%

  

  

ACE Ltd.

     212,054       $ 13,957,395      

Chubb Corp.

     69,174         4,330,984      

The Travelers companies Inc.

     34,887         2,036,703      
             20,325,082      

Publishing — 0.0%*

  

  

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

     5,000         260,050      

Rail Roads — 0.2%

  

  

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

     19,300         1,131,752       (a)

Union Pacific Corp.

     37,790         3,945,276      
        5,077,028      

Real Estate Services — 0.2%

  

  

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (REIT)

     237,657         5,967,567       (a)

Regional Banks — 0.2%

  

  

Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.

     9,900         562,815      

Fulton Financial Corp.

     18,000         192,780      

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

     14,300         626,626      

Sterling Bancorp

     9,500         90,155      

SVB Financial Group

     11,200         668,752       (a)

Westamerica Bancorp.

     7,300         359,525      

Zions Bancorp.

     79,715         1,913,957      
        4,414,610      

Reinsurance — 0.2%

  

  

PartnerRe Ltd.

     51,908         3,573,866      

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     17,294         1,209,715      
        4,783,581      

Research & Consulting Services — 0.3%

  

  

FTI Consulting Inc.

     41,472         1,573,448       (a)

IHS Inc.

     47,073         3,926,830       (a)

Nielsen Holdings N.V.

     126,819         3,951,680       (a)

Resources Connection Inc.

     8,500         102,340      
        9,554,298      

Residential REITs — 0.2%

  

  

American Campus Communities Inc.

     9,680         343,834      

Apartment Investment & Management Co.

     16,720         426,862      

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

     5,020         644,568      

Camden Property Trust

     11,490         730,994      

Equity Residential

     36,230         2,173,800      

Essex Property Trust Inc.

     7,320         990,323      

UDR Inc.

     19,770         485,354      
        5,795,735      

Restaurants — 0.2%

  

  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

     19,300         951,683      

McDonald’s Corp.

     53,547         4,515,083      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Wendy’s Arby’s Group Inc.

     36,000       $ 182,520      
        5,649,286      

Retail REITs — 0.3%

  

  

Acadia Realty Trust

     12,770         259,614      

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

     34,240         482,784      

Excel Trust Inc.

     13,660         150,670      

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     4,540         386,717      

General Growth Properties Inc.

     39,280         655,583      

Kimco Realty Corp.

     50,470         940,761      

National Retail Properties Inc.

     28,470         697,800      

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     2,070         32,499      

Simon Property Group Inc.

     21,790         2,532,652      

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

     8,820         236,111      

Taubman Centers Inc.

     4,060         240,352      

The Macerich Co.

     27,260         1,458,410      
        8,073,953      

Security & Alarm Services — 0.2%

  

  

Corrections Corporation of America

     295,421         6,395,864       (a)

Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

  

  

Applied Materials Inc.

     73,786         959,956      

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     60,506         2,449,283      

Rudolph Technologies Inc.

     52,200         559,062       (a)
        3,968,301      

Semiconductors — 0.9%

  

  

Cree Inc.

     36,616         1,229,931       (a)

Hittite Microwave Corp.

     65,380         4,047,676       (a)

Intel Corp.

     328,152         7,271,848      

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

     201,757         2,978,942       (a)

Microchip Technology Inc.

     92,746         3,516,001      

Microsemi Corp.

     35,100         719,550       (a)

Semtech Corp.

     19,300         527,662       (a)

Texas Instruments Inc.

     206,884         6,792,002      
             27,083,612      

Soft Drinks — 0.9%

  

  

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

     96,236         2,808,166      

PepsiCo Inc.

     327,172         23,042,724      
        25,850,890      

Specialized Consumer Services — 0.0%*

  

  

Matthews International Corp.

     2,900         116,435      

Specialized Finance — 0.4%

  

  

CBOE Holdings Inc.

     73,767         1,814,668      

CME Group Inc.

     26,838         7,825,692      

MSCI Inc.

     49,308         1,857,925       (a)
        11,498,285      

Specialized REITs — 0.4%

  

  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     22,310         239,386      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

HCP Inc.

     29,840       $ 1,094,830      

Healthcare Inc.

     51,251         2,687,090      

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

     47,840         810,888      

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     14,280         376,135      

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

     32,100         674,421      

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     11,960         241,472      

Public Storage

     23,370         2,664,414      

Rayonier Inc.

     12,628         825,240      

RLJ Lodging Trust

     12,380         215,041      

Sabra Healthcare REIT Inc.

     10,101         168,788      

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     3,970         92,938      

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.

     29,770         275,968       (a)

U-Store-It Trust

     20,580         216,502      

Ventas Inc.

     33,050         1,742,065      
             12,325,178      

Specialty Chemicals — 0.2%

  

  

Albemarle Corp.

     10,146         702,103      

Cytec Industries Inc.

     32,968         1,885,440      

Nalco Holding Co.

     95,597         2,658,553      

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     15,700         581,999      
        5,828,095      

Specialty Stores — 0.1%

  

  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

     28,892         1,110,897       (a)

Staples Inc.

     79,453         1,255,357      
        2,366,254      

Steel — 0.6%

  

  

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

     238,408         15,131,756      

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

     6,642         614,053      

Commercial Metals Co.

     40,300         578,305      

Steel Dynamics Inc.

     78,902         1,282,157      
        17,606,271      

Systems Software — 1.2%

  

  

MICROS Systems Inc.

     18,800         934,548       (a)

Microsoft Corp.

     678,077         17,630,002       (h)

Oracle Corp.

     282,552         9,298,786      

Rovi Corp.

     109,339         6,271,685       (a)
        34,135,021      

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%

  

  

BankUnited Inc.

     58,146         1,543,195      

People’s United Financial Inc.

     288,805         3,881,539      
        5,424,734      

Tobacco — 0.1%

  

  

Philip Morris International Inc.

     50,942         3,401,397      

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%

  

  

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.

     21,000         747,810      

MSC Industrial Direct Co.

     51,000         3,381,810      

RSC Holdings Inc.

     19,900         238,004       (a)
        4,367,624      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Trucking — 0.0%*

  

  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

     25,650       $ 956,745      

Water Utilities — 0.0%*

  

  

American Water Works Company Inc.

     35,698         1,051,306      

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.7%

  

  

American Tower Corp.

     161,147         8,432,822       (a)

NII Holdings Inc.

     258,214         10,943,109       (a)
        19,375,931      

Total Domestic Equity
(Cost $973,225,105)

        1,129,545,051      

Foreign Equity — 25.9%

Common Stock — 25.3%

  

  

Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%

  

  

CAE Inc.

     284,869         3,840,168      

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.

     168,826         5,649,343      

Safran S.A.

     234,856         10,027,894      
        19,517,405      

Agricultural Products — 0.1%

  

  

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

     598,274         634,315      

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

     69,540         1,095,013      
        1,729,328      

Airlines — 0.1%

  

  

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

     569,021         2,317,639       (a)

Apparel Retail — 0.1%

  

  

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

     125,438         264,377      

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

     1,025,976         3,190,827      
        3,455,204      

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 0.2%

  

  

Adidas AG

     64,693         5,130,591      

China Dongxiang Group Co.

     2,602,496         826,110      

Ports Design Ltd.

     297,244         702,881      
        6,659,582      

Application Software — 0.3%

  

  

Autonomy Corporation PLC

     152,209         4,171,295       (a)

SAP AG

     84,729         5,128,748      
        9,300,043      

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0%*

  

  

Exide Industries Ltd.

     124,800         452,130      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Automobile Manufacturers — 0.8%

  

  

Daimler AG

     52,225       $ 3,929,783      

Hyundai Motor Co.

     17,938         3,981,929      

Kia Motors Corp.

     8,070         546,491      

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

     24,852         389,159      

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     472,995         10,571,520      

Toyota Motor Corp.

     113,665         4,644,558      
        24,063,440      

Brewers — 0.0%*

  

  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

     42,447         573,714      

Carlsberg A/S

     3,852         418,924      
        992,638      

Broadcasting — 0.1%

  

  

Grupo Televisa S.A. ADR

     29,498         725,651      

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

     338,322         1,021,721      
             1,747,372      

Building Products — 0.2%

  

  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     134,000         4,708,915      

Casinos & Gaming — 0.0%*

  

  

Genting Bhd

     318,198         1,182,375      

Coal & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

  

  

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

     2,265,878         647,356      

Paladin Energy Ltd.

     562,413         1,517,340       (a)
        2,164,696      

Communications Equipment — 0.2%

  

  

HTC Corp.

     22,115         743,750      

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

     375,740         5,430,621      
        6,174,371      

Construction & Engineering — 0.4%

  

  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

     1,311,198         1,331,208      

Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Company Ltd.

     12,136         642,237      

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

     126,330         5,177,545      

Vinci S.A.

     81,207         5,200,483      
        12,351,473      

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 0.1%

  

  

First Tractor Company Ltd.

     597,486         743,282      

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Company Ltd.

     1,470,339         1,676,068      

United Tractors Tbk PT

     340,837         989,661      
        3,409,011      

Department Stores — 0.0%*

  

  

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.

     135,000         343,518      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Distillers & Vintners — 0.3%

        

Diageo PLC

     389,179       $ 7,953,803      

Diageo PLC ADR

     16,597         1,358,796      
        9,312,599      

Diversified Capital Markets — 0.2%

  

  

Credit Suisse Group AG

     169,666         6,589,167      

Diversified Financial Services — 2.9%

  

  

Axis Bank Ltd.

     34,316         986,050      

Banco Santander Brasil S.A.

     227,253         2,662,013      

Banco Santander S.A.

     717,264         8,280,919      

Bank of China Ltd.

     10,401,949         5,079,827      

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     1,672,996         1,268,086      

BNP Paribas

     220,234              16,996,661      

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V.

     145,825         661,049      

HSBC Holdings PLC

     1,469,577         14,590,119      

ICICI Bank Ltd.

     217,113         5,297,600      

ING Groep N.V.

     437,804         5,388,390       (a)

Kasikornbank PCL

     281,247         1,144,211      

KB Financial Group Inc.

     9,285         439,182      

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     6,516,760         5,126,545       (a)

Metropolitan Bank & Trust

     529,126         854,709      

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

     50,160         739,710      

UniCredit S.p.A.

     3,453,454         7,310,201      

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     377,717         6,055,287      

VTB Bank OJSC GDR

     96,716         596,254       (a)
        83,476,813      

Diversified Metals & Mining — 1.5%

  

  

Anglo American PLC

     21,007         1,041,281      

Antofagasta PLC

     113,878         2,548,588      

BHP Billiton PLC

     332,422         13,086,010      

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC

     137,911         1,730,314      

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     5,183         755,190      

Lynas Corporation Ltd.

     2,556,609         4,883,123      

New World Resources PLC

     30,914         454,123      

Rio Tinto PLC

     242,034         17,448,901      

Xstrata PLC

     73,090         1,609,351      
        43,556,881      

Diversified Real Estate Activities — 0.3%

  

  

Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd. (REIT)

     94,982         1,653,599      

Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd. (REIT)

     198,000         4,386,107      

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

     517,942         3,597,721      
        9,637,427      

Diversified Support Services — 0.2%

  

  

Aggreko PLC

     56,220         1,741,085       (a)

Brambles Ltd.

     527,995         4,081,258      
        5,822,343      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

  

  

Farglory Land Development Company Ltd. GDR

     21,440       $ 620,763      

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

     1,067,617         2,622,322      

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.

     92,805         1,111,625       (a)
        4,354,710      

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.2%

  

  

Schneider Electric S.A.

     23,708         3,959,772      

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Company Ltd.

     265,574         894,206      
        4,853,978      

Electronic Components — 0.2%

  

  

Delta Electronics Inc.

     1,841,890         6,765,171      

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.0%*

  

  

China Security & Surveillance Technology Inc.

     91,360         484,208       (a)

Elster Group SE ADR

     15,000         245,700       (a)

Wasion Group Holdings Ltd.

     479,154         224,760      
        954,668      

Electronic Manufacturing Services — 0.1%

  

  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd.

     430,725         1,477,063      

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 0.9%

  

  

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.††

     36,893         2,102,532      

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.††

     215,460         12,296,692      

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR

     28,530         1,846,462      

Syngenta AG

     27,779         9,363,041      
             25,608,727      

Food Distributors — 0.0%*

  

  

Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS

     19,041         304,844      

Food Retail — 0.3%

  

  

Koninklijke Ahold N.V.

     137,789         1,851,099      

Magnit OJSC GDR

     24,392         765,665       (a)

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

     57,240         859,571      

Tesco PLC

     724,967         4,678,873      
        8,155,208      

Gold — 0.2%

  

  

Kinross Gold Corp.

     290,372         4,582,288      

Healthcare Distributors — 0.0%*

  

  

Sinopharm Group Co.

     31,042         104,122      

Healthcare Services — 0.3%

  

  

Diagnosticos da America S.A.

     50,600         680,173      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Fresenius SE & Company KGAA

     69,287       $ 7,230,800      
        7,910,973      

Healthcare Supplies — 0.3%

  

  

Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International S.A.

     109,178         8,853,250      

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company Ltd.

     442,797         641,896      
        9,495,146      

Heavy Electrical Equipment — 0.0%*

  

  

Dongfang Electric Corporation Ltd.

     132,000         487,711      

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 0.1%

  

  

Accor S.A.

     47,115         2,106,328      

Minor International PCL

     1,211,000         449,321      
        2,555,649      

Household Appliances — 0.0%*

  

  

Techtronic Industries Co.

     467,998         558,139      

Household Products — 0.6%

  

  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     156,688         8,653,488      

Unicharm Corp.

     178,900         7,775,371      
             16,428,859      

Human Resource & Employment Services — 0.1%

  

  

The Capita Group PLC

     227,411         2,612,270      

Hypermarkets & Super Centers — 0.3%

  

  

Metro AG

     124,685         7,554,563      

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%

  

  

Chongqing Machinery & Electric Company Ltd.

     1,724,541         558,502      

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

     556,777         6,010,508      

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

     284,769         7,311,964      

Siemens AG

     92,664         12,722,832      

Siemens AG ADR

     24,036         3,305,671      
        29,909,477      

Industrial Gases — 0.5%

  

  

Linde AG

     82,943         14,538,809      

OCI Materials Company Ltd.

     9,431         1,175,728      
        15,714,537      

Industrial Machinery — 0.4%

  

  

FANUC Corp.

     40,500         6,709,881      

Hexagon AB

     19,273         475,865      

SMC Corp.

     28,300         5,060,079      
        12,245,825      

Integrated Oil & Gas — 2.2%

  

  

BG Group PLC

     250,836         5,694,247      

Cenovus Energy Inc.

     21,463         809,505      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.

     1,396,000       $ 1,408,334      

ENI S.p.A.

     85,169         2,013,995      

Gazprom OAO ADR

     137,455         1,999,970      

Lukoil OAO ADR

     29,102         1,855,253      

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR

     344,722         10,576,072      

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

     512,348         18,244,148      

Suncor Energy Inc.††

     221,720         8,669,252      

Suncor Energy Inc.††

     215,141         8,426,412      

Total S.A.

     72,273         4,178,823      
             63,876,011      

Integrated Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

  

  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

     479,361         967,193      

Telefonica S.A.

     242,409         5,925,556      

Telefonica S.A. ADR

     63,283         1,549,801      
        8,442,550      

Internet Software & Services — 0.7%

  

  

Baidu Inc. ADR

     145,626         20,406,572       (a)

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     11,700         317,864      

Yandex N.V.

     1,244         44,174       (a)
        20,768,610      

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.2%

  

  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding

     291,119         980,396      

Nomura Holdings Inc.

     790,338         3,875,357      
        4,855,753      

IT Consulting & Other Services — 0.3%

  

  

Cap Gemini S.A.

     96,978         5,680,380      

HCL Technologies Ltd.

     77,982         862,900      

Infosys Technologies Ltd.

     10,815         702,355      

Telvent GIT S.A.

     48,461         1,928,748       (a)
        9,174,383      

Life & Health Insurance — 0.8%

  

  

AIA Group Ltd.

     1,904,234         6,607,462       (a)

Ping An Insurance Group Co.

     60,500         625,118      

Prudential PLC

     805,906         9,315,666      

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

     283,300         5,082,983      
        21,631,229      

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.0%*

  

  

ICON PLC ADR

     22,100         520,676       (a)

Marine — 0.1%

  

  

AP Moller-Maersk A/S

     385         3,319,714      

Metal & Glass Containers — 0.0%*

  

  

Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd.

     618,041         1,269,886      

Multi-Line Insurance — 0.5%

  

  

AXA S.A.

     438,702         9,966,929      

Porto Seguro S.A.

     25,715         399,984      

Zurich Financial Services AG

     14,930         3,769,736      
        14,136,649      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Multi-Utilities — 0.5%

  

  

National Grid PLC

     839,769       $ 8,257,773      

Veolia Environnement S.A.

     175,539         4,950,123      
        13,207,896      

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.0%*

  

  

China Oilfield Services Ltd.

     326,000         594,079      

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 0.1%

  

  

Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas

     40,264         1,482,769       (a)

Gasfrac Energy Services Inc.

     110,416         1,006,798      
     2,489,567      

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 0.3%

  

  

Afren PLC

     1,087,149         2,755,930       (a)

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     110,479         4,628,190      

CNOOC Ltd.

     409,000         956,633      

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

     18,931         507,063      
        8,847,816      

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing — 0.0%*

  

  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

     48,450         970,084      

Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.7%

  

  

Nestle S.A.

     232,949         14,455,564      

Nestle S.A. ADR

     23,058         1,438,358      

Unilever N.V., CVA

     96,533         3,163,757      
             19,057,679      

Pharmaceuticals — 0.9%

  

  

Bayer AG

     71,020         5,708,561      

Lijun International Pharmaceutical Holding Ltd.

     1,382,856         284,346      

Novartis AG

     163,983         10,029,839      

Novartis AG ADR

     115,782         7,075,438      

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR

     68,620         3,308,856      
        26,407,040      

Precious Metals & Minerals — 0.0%*

  

  

Aquarius Platinum Ltd.

     237,905         1,214,585      

Real Estate Operating Companies — 0.0%*

  

  

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A. (REIT)

     36,149         887,383      

Regional Banks — 0.1%

  

  

The Bank of Yokohama Ltd.

     868,948         4,314,613      

Restaurants — 0.1%

  

  

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.

     70,227         1,481,087      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Security & Alarm Services — 0.1%

  

  

G4S PLC††

     344,461       $ 1,547,337      

G4S PLC††

     124,779         566,339      
        2,113,676      

Semiconductors — 0.8%

  

  

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

     15,180         11,744,186      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

     4,322,433         10,864,959      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. ADR

     41,011         517,149      
             23,126,294      

Specialized Finance — 0.2%

  

  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     60,381         4,587,271      

Specialty Chemicals — 0.1%

  

  

Neo Material Technologies Inc.

     161,848         1,556,263       (a)

Novozymes A/S

     6,789         1,104,535      
        2,660,798      

Steel — 0.5%

  

  

Mechel ADR

     42,892         1,024,690      

Mechel Preference ADR

     109,726         946,935      

Tata Steel Ltd.

     35,332         483,713      

ThyssenKrupp AG

     88,013         4,572,745      

Vale S.A. ADR

     275,620         7,981,955      
        15,010,038      

Tobacco — 0.0%*

  

  

ITC Ltd.

     51,126         232,170      

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%

  

  

Barloworld Ltd.

     40,695         413,613      

Mitsubishi Corp.

     293,000         7,256,067      
        7,669,680      

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

  

  

America Movil SAB de C.V. ADR

     113,751         6,128,904      

Mobile Telesystems OJSC ADR

     159,098         3,026,044      

MTN Group Ltd.

     218,320         4,634,349      

Softbank Corp.

     205,098         7,694,984      

Vodafone Group PLC

     3,254,475         8,636,759      
        30,121,040      

Total Common Stock
(Cost $649,682,812)

        734,586,555      

Preferred Stock — 0.6%

  

    

Automobile Manufacturers — 0.4%

  

  

Volkswagen AG

     50,388         10,399,378      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
      

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

  

  

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.

     77,091       $ 1,798,667      

Integrated Oil & Gas — 0.0%*

  

  

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.

     86,715         1,316,614      

Steel — 0.1%

  

  

Vale S.A.

     113,194         3,234,425      

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $10,838,258)

        16,749,084      

Total Foreign Equity
(Cost $660,521,070)

             751,335,639      
            Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
       

Bonds and Notes — 26.3%

  

    

U.S. Treasuries — 4.2%

  

  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

  

  

4.75%

  

02/15/41

   $ 43,613,000       $ 46,359,267       (h)

U.S. Treasury Notes

  

  

0.35%

  

12/31/12

     614,300         616,820       (d)

0.43%

  

04/30/13

     8,637,000         8,668,007       (d)

1.75%

  

05/31/16

     4,332,000         4,338,758      

2.00%

  

04/30/16

     47,465,700         48,185,280       (h)

3.13%

  

05/15/21

     13,495,800         13,457,877       (h)
           121,626,009      

Federal Agencies — 0.0%*

  

  

Republic of Belarus

  

  

8.95%

  

01/26/18

     500,000         438,750      

Wakala Global Sukuk Bhd

  

  

2.99%

  

07/06/16

     250,000         249,087       (b)

4.65%

  

07/06/21

     250,000         249,167       (b)
           937,004      

Agency Mortgage Backed — 9.7%

  

  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

  

  

4.50%

  

06/01/33 - 02/01/41

     9,935,524         10,279,521       (h)

5.00%

  

07/01/35 - 08/01/40

     12,611,613         13,417,525       (h)

5.50%

  

05/01/20 - 04/01/39

     2,805,732         3,063,622       (h)

6.00%

  

04/01/17 - 11/01/37

     2,801,044         3,107,059       (h)

6.50%

  

06/01/29 - 03/01/30

     4,257         4,824       (h)

7.00%

  

06/01/29 - 08/01/36

     140,460         162,107       (h)

7.50%

  

01/01/28 - 09/01/33

     18,200         21,235       (h)

8.00%

  

01/01/30 - 11/01/30

     11,103         13,207       (h)

9.00%

  

10/01/25

     361         443       (h)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

        

4.00%

  

05/01/19 - 06/01/19

     109,831         116,221       (h)

4.50%

  

05/01/18 - 10/01/40

     33,921,879         35,164,659       (h)

5.00%

  

07/01/20 - 11/01/40

     18,363,425         19,557,688       (h)

5.32%

  

03/01/37

     10,008         10,087       (i)

5.50%

  

04/01/14 - 01/01/39

     24,924,591         27,100,209       (h)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

5.53%

  

04/01/37

   $ 4,346       $ 4,621       (i)

6.00%

  

09/01/19 - 05/01/38

     15,310,544            16,943,445       (h)

6.50%

  

09/01/17 - 08/01/36

     428,849         483,316       (h)

7.00%

  

04/01/17 - 12/01/33

     7,639         8,611       (h)

7.50%

  

09/01/13 - 03/01/34

     43,249         49,660       (h)

8.00%

  

12/01/11 - 11/01/33

     14,789         17,287       (h)

8.50%

  

06/01/30

     39         40       (h)

9.00%

  

04/01/16 - 12/01/22

     3,745         4,140       (h)

4.00%

  

TBA

     21,370,000         21,370,000       (c)

4.50%

  

TBA

     35,116,000         36,328,591       (c)

5.00%

  

TBA

     13,535,000         14,380,938       (c)

5.50%

  

TBA

     9,600,000         10,404,000       (c)

6.00%

  

TBA

     10,767,000         11,819,554       (c)

6.50%

  

TBA

     5,044,000         5,710,756       (c)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

  

     

4.50%

  

08/15/33 - 03/20/41

     12,454,794         13,136,708       (h)

6.00%

  

04/15/27 - 09/15/36

     377,104         425,342       (h)

6.50%

  

04/15/24 - 09/15/36

     291,624         336,555       (h)

7.00%

  

03/15/12 - 10/15/36

     239,043         278,070       (h)

8.00%

  

03/15/30

     3,139         3,408       (h)

9.00%

  

11/15/16 - 12/15/21

     9,290         10,567       (h)

4.50%

  

TBA

     35,810,000         37,744,185       (c)
           281,478,201      

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.6%

  

  

Fannie Mae Whole Loan

  

  

0.98%

  

08/25/43

     3,510,870         95,751       (g,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

        

0.08%

  

09/25/43

     263,613         2,354       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC

        

3.50%

  

11/15/24

     1,428,846         190,520       (g,o)

5.00%

  

02/15/38

     506,706         68,446       (g,o)

5.00%

  

05/15/38

     636,159         677,879      

5.50%

  

04/15/17

     12,490         251       (g,h,o)

6.41%

  

08/15/25

     3,852,098         703,388       (g,i,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 1980) (Class 1980)

        

7.50%

  

07/15/27

     3,122         616       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 2631) (Class DI)

        

5.50%

  

06/15/33

     34,976         7,324       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 2643) (Class IM)

        

4.50%

  

03/15/18

     30,869         2,443       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 2645) (Class BI)

        

4.50%

  

02/15/18

     14,264         948       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 2647) (Class DI)

        

4.50%

  

10/15/16

     2,497         20       (g,h,o)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 2722) (Class PI)

        

5.00%

  

06/15/28

   $ 4,230       $ 84       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 2763) (Class JI)

        

5.00%

  

10/15/18

     37,120         3,030       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 2781) (Class IC)

        

5.00%

  

11/15/17 - 05/15/18

     37,346         2,002       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 2795) (Class IC)

        

5.00%

  

07/15/17

     8,557         209       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC (Series 2852) (Class OJ)

        

0.00%

  

09/15/34

     10,969         9,691       (d,f)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS

        

8.00%

  

02/01/23 - 07/01/24

     2,201         438       (g,h,o)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage STRIPS

        

5.06%

  

08/01/27

     538         440       (d,f,h)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. (Class 1IO2)

        

1.08%

  

11/25/33

     2,015,411         81,881       (g,i,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC

        

5.00%

  

08/25/38

     642,220         680,352      

5.00%

  

02/25/40 - 09/25/40

     5,304,680         896,105       (g,o)

5.81%

  

07/25/38

     1,866,206                   242,514       (g,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Class BZ)

        

5.50%

  

01/25/33

     725,404         797,874      

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Class VZ)

        

5.00%

  

10/25/35

     496,247         504,948      

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 1992) (Class K)

        

12.40%

  

05/25/22

     2         55       (g,h,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class HI)

        

5.00%

  

10/25/22

     30,917         2,428       (g,h,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class IJ)

        

5.00%

  

02/25/32

     839,757         88,380       (g,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class IO)

        

1.22%

  

12/25/42

     129,422         4,103       (g,h,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class KI)

        

4.50%

  

05/25/18

     9,458         308       (g,h,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2003) (Class SL)

        

16.20%

  

03/25/31

     27,235         31,855       (h)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC (Series 2008) (Class ZW)

        

5.00%

  

07/25/38

     511,975         538,204      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Total Return Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS

        

6.00%

  

01/01/35

   $ 574,537       $ 100,471       (g,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS (Class 2)

        

4.50%

  

08/01/35

     859,562         125,835       (g,o)

5.00%

  

03/25/38

     646,357         122,707       (g,o)

5.50%

  

12/01/33

     178,340         38,001       (g,o)

7.50%

  

11/01/23

     9,894         1,712       (g,h,o)

8.00%

  

08/01/23 - 07/01/24

     4,481         1,027       (g,h,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS (Series 378) (Class 1)

        

4.50%

  

01/01/36

     1,019,970         155,391       (g,o)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS (Series 387) (Class 1)

        

5.00%

  

05/25/38

     619,591         119,424       (g,o)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

        

4.50%

  

04/16/34 - 08/16/39

     19,610,252              3,426,227       (g,o)

4.50%

  

11/20/39

     1,845,626         1,799,516      

5.00%

  

12/20/35 - 09/20/38

     6,619,576         1,145,279       (g,o)

5.96%

  

02/20/38

     5,422,166         888,657       (g,i,o)

6.31%

  

01/16/39

     5,608,096         950,132       (g,i,o)

6.41%

  

08/20/40

     8,877,219         1,691,292       (g,i,o)

Government National Mortgage Assoc. (Class IC)

        

6.06%

  

04/16/37

     1,800,571         350,005       (g,o)

Vendee Mortgage Trust

        

0.38%

  

04/15/40

     6,293,080         135,931       (g,i,o)

0.58%

  

09/15/46

     13,791,659         504,699       (g,i,o)

Vendee Mortgage Trust (Class IO)

        

0.85%

  

05/15/33

     2,137,427         63,699       (g,i,o)
           17,254,846      

Asset Backed — 0.3%

  

  

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust (Class 2A2)

        

5.00%

  

02/25/36

     948,361         904,192       (d,h)

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust (Series 2003) (Class A)

        

5.48%

  

01/25/34

     4,051         3,059       (d,n)

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust (Class B)

        

1.07%

  

01/15/19

     500,000         485,908       (d)

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates

        

3.99%

  

11/25/33

     1,145,919         1,092,696       (j)

Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities Inc. (Series 2006) (Class A5)

        

6.04%

  

09/25/36

     3,750,000         3,233,771       (h)

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (Class M1T4)

        

1.24%

  

06/26/33

     586,601         288,482       (h)

GSAMP Trust

        

9.06%

  

05/25/46

     38,440         38,212       (b,d)

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

        

2.60%

  

02/25/15

     1,500,000         1,530,106       (b)

Indymac Seconds Asset Backed Trust (Class A)

        

1.00%

  

02/25/37

     1,150,692         559,015       (d,h)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Mid-State Trust (Class A3)

        

7.54%

  

07/01/35

   $ 3,544       $ 3,584       (h,n)

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (Class AF4)

        

5.30%

  

11/25/35

     700,000         592,786      

Residential Asset Securities Corp. (Series 2002) (Class AIIB)

        

10.00%

  

07/25/32

     4,125         2,445       (d,h,n)
           8,734,256      

Corporate Notes — 8.8%

  

  

ABN Amro Bank N.V.

        

3.00%

  

01/31/14

     1,694,000         1,730,487       (b,h)

AES El Salvador Trust

        

6.75%

  

02/01/16

     200,000         203,000       (b)

AES Panama S.A.

        

6.35%

  

12/21/16

     443,000         476,225       (b)

Agilent Technologies Inc.

        

5.50%

  

09/14/15

     829,000         917,963       (h)

Air Jamaica Ltd.

        

9.38%

  

07/08/15

     212,143         226,993      

Allergan Inc.

        

3.38%

  

09/15/20

     1,590,000         1,525,023      

Alliance One International Inc.

        

10.00%

  

07/15/16

     821,000         792,265       (h)

Alpha Natural Resources Inc.

        

6.00%

  

06/01/19

     889,000         886,777      

ALROSA Finance S.A.

        

7.75%

  

11/03/20

     200,000         217,500       (b)

Ameren Illinois Co.

        

9.75%

  

11/15/18

     796,000         1,045,985       (h)

American International Group Inc.

        

5.85%

  

01/16/18

     1,481,000         1,549,683       (h)

Amgen Inc.

        

2.30%

  

06/15/16

     701,000         694,942      

4.10%

  

06/15/21

     1,002,000         994,094      

5.65%

  

06/15/42

     1,072,000              1,073,734      

Amsted Industries Inc.

        

8.13%

  

03/15/18

     694,000         728,700       (b,h)

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

        

6.20%

  

03/15/40

     1,612,000         1,633,756      

6.95%

  

06/15/19

       1,757,000         2,052,195      

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

        

3.63%

  

04/15/15

     1,433,000         1,516,071       (h)

5.38%

  

11/15/14

     2,246,000         2,508,189      

AON Corp.

        

3.13%

  

05/27/16

     1,205,000         1,201,074      

Applied Materials Inc.

        

2.65%

  

06/15/16

     502,000         503,915      

4.30%

  

06/15/21

     1,004,000         1,007,350      

5.85%

  

06/15/41

     1,004,000         1,018,336      

ArcelorMittal

        

3.75%

  

03/01/16

     744,000         752,314       (h)

5.50%

  

03/01/21

     2,569,000         2,573,010      

Arch Coal Inc.

        

7.00%

  

06/15/19

     893,000         890,767       (b)

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

        

5.77%

  

03/01/41

     3,049,000         3,217,658      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Arizona Public Service Co.

        

6.25%

  

08/01/16

   $ 370,000       $ 423,028       (h)

AT&T Inc.

        

2.95%

  

05/15/16

     1,583,000         1,603,237      

4.45%

  

05/15/21

     1,583,000         1,610,972      

6.40%

  

05/15/38

     3,628,000         3,891,629      

6.70%

  

11/15/13

     934,000              1,047,375       (h)

Banco de Credito del Peru

        

4.75%

  

03/16/16

     557,000         551,430       (b)

Banco do Brasil S.A.

        

5.88%

  

01/26/22

     1,004,000         992,956       (b)

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A. (Series REGS)

        

6.14%

  

10/13/16

     148,000         147,630       (i)

BanColombia S.A.

        

5.95%

  

06/03/21

     675,000         685,125       (b)

6.13%

  

07/26/20

     170,000         172,329      

Bank of America Corp.

        

5.42%

  

03/15/17

     4,000,000         4,080,628      

5.63%

  

07/01/20

     2,945,000         3,040,748       (h)

6.50%

  

08/01/16

     1,040,000         1,159,864       (h)

Banque Centrale de Tunisie S.A.

        

7.38%

  

04/25/12

     600,000         622,500      

BBVA Bancomer S.A.

        

6.50%

  

03/10/21

     200,000         204,000       (b)

Boise Paper Holdings LLC

        

8.00%

  

04/01/20

     1,158,000         1,215,900       (h)

Bombardier Inc.

        

7.75%

  

03/15/20

       1,251,000         1,407,375       (b,h)

BP Capital Markets PLC

        

3.13%

  

10/01/15

     473,000         485,627       (h)

4.50%

  

10/01/20

     773,000         788,301       (h)

Braskem Finance Ltd.

        

5.75%

  

04/15/21

     200,000         201,260       (b)

Calpine Corp.

        

7.25%

  

10/15/17

     1,419,000         1,440,285       (b,h)

Camden Property Trust

        

4.88%

  

06/15/23

     702,000         685,014      

Capex S.A.

        

10.00%

  

03/10/18

     185,000         181,762       (b)

Cargill Inc.

        

5.20%

  

01/22/13

     2,235,000         2,376,299       (b,h)

Caterpillar Inc.

        

3.90%

  

05/27/21

     1,506,000         1,506,197      

CCO Holdings LLC

        

7.88%

  

04/30/18

     2,140,000         2,255,025      

8.13%

  

04/30/20

     402,000         434,160      

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A.

        

6.88%

  

07/30/19

     136,000         154,020       (b)

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

        

5.38%

  

09/24/14

     770,000         834,380       (b)

CenturyLink Inc.

        

5.15%

  

06/15/17

     1,006,000         1,007,652      

6.45%

  

06/15/21

     1,004,000         992,523      

CenturyLink Inc. (Series G)

        

6.88%

  

01/15/28

     743,000         701,475      

CFG Investment SAC

        

9.25%

  

12/19/13

     400,000         410,000      
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP

        

5.88%

  

04/15/21

   $ 1,277,000       $ 1,261,037       (b)

Chrysler Group LLC

        

8.00%

  

06/15/19

     400,000         393,000       (b)

Chubb Corp.

        

6.38%

  

03/29/67

     382,000         395,370       (i)

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

        

8.25%

  

10/15/17

     1,065,000         1,070,325      

Cinemark USA Inc.

        

7.38%

  

06/15/21

     529,000         526,355       (b)

Citigroup Inc.

        

5.00%

  

09/15/14

     4,522,000            4,738,866       (h)

5.13%

  

05/05/14

     1,137,000         1,218,678       (h)

Comision Federal de Electricidad

        

4.88%

  

05/26/21

     1,750,000         1,747,550       (b)

Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc.

        

6.65%

  

04/01/19

     528,000         631,603       (h)

Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc. (Series 2008)

        

5.85%

  

04/01/18

     1,565,000         1,795,232       (h)

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile

        

3.75%

  

11/04/20

     871,000         827,514       (b,h)

5.63%

  

09/21/35

     134,000         135,872       (b,h)

COX Communications Inc.

        

6.25%

  

06/01/18

     2,000,000         2,290,682       (b,h)

Credit Suisse AG

        

2.60%

  

05/27/16

     1,009,000         1,006,599       (b)

Credit Suisse First Boston International for CJSC The EXIM of Ukraine

        

7.65%

  

09/07/11

     600,000         606,000      

Crown Castle Towers LLC

        

4.88%

  

08/15/40

       1,250,000         1,256,906       (b,h)

6.11%

  

01/15/40

     326,000         355,705       (b,h)

CVS Caremark Corp.

        

3.25%

  

05/18/15

     365,000         378,815      

5.75%

  

06/01/17

     264,000         296,518      

Danaher Corp.

        

2.30%

  

06/23/16

     1,004,000         1,003,200      

3.90%

  

06/23/21

     201,000         200,209      

Denbury Resources Inc.

        

6.38%

  

08/15/21

     761,000         761,000      

8.25%

  

02/15/20

     662,000         721,580       (h)

Digicel Ltd.

        

8.25%

  

09/01/17

     100,000         103,750       (b)

DirecTV Holdings LLC

        

3.55%

  

03/15/15

     1,057,000         1,104,362       (h)

4.75%

  

10/01/14

     1,026,000         1,123,083       (h)

Dolphin Energy Ltd.

        

5.89%

  

06/15/19

     353,440         380,832       (b,h)

Drummond Company Inc.

        

9.00%

  

10/15/14

     898,000         945,145       (b,h)

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority

        

6.38%

  

10/21/16

     160,000         166,000       (b,h)

7.38%

  

10/21/20

     240,000         246,900       (b,h)

Duke Realty LP

        

6.50%

  

01/15/18

     529,000         588,305       (h)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Total Return Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

EH Holding Corp.

        

6.50%

  

06/15/19

   $ 979,000       $ 996,132       (b)

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo

        

5.25%

  

08/10/20

     250,000         253,452       (b,h)

6.25%

  

07/08/19

     250,000         270,614       (b,h)

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

        

6.00%

  

05/13/21

     300,000         294,770       (b)

European Investment Bank

        

4.88%

  

01/17/17

     2,440,000         2,764,871       (h)

Exelon Corp.

        

4.90%

  

06/15/15

     1,393,000         1,497,818       (h)

First Citizens St. Lucia Ltd.

        

4.90%

  

02/09/16

     450,000         459,505       (b)

First Horizon National Corp.

        

5.38%

  

12/15/15

     1,522,000         1,619,280      

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

        

5.00%

  

05/15/18

     700,000         697,607      

FPL Group Capital Inc.

        

2.60%

  

09/01/15

       1,886,000              1,877,355       (h)

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance Inc.

        

5.75%

  

02/15/21

     2,274,000         2,228,520       (b)

Frontier Communications Corp.

        

7.13%

  

03/15/19

     928,000         951,200      

Georgia-Pacific LLC

        

5.40%

  

11/01/20

     1,643,000         1,674,434       (b)

Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes S.A.

        

6.25%

  

12/31/49

     180,000         188,550       (b,j)

Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.

        

4.88%

  

10/07/20

     284,000         268,817       (b)

Goldman Sachs Capital I

        

6.35%

  

02/15/34

     982,000         928,640      

Great Plains Energy Inc.

        

4.85%

  

06/01/21

     1,004,000         1,007,216      

Gruposura Finance

        

5.70%

  

05/18/21

     300,000         299,250       (b)

Hanesbrands Inc.

        

6.38%

  

12/15/20

     949,000         920,530       (h)

HCA Inc.

        

9.25%

  

11/15/16

     823,000         873,409       (h)

HCP Inc.

        

6.00%

  

01/30/17

     919,000         1,011,954      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

        

4.30%

  

06/01/21

     2,008,000         2,027,632      

Hidili Industry International Development Ltd.

        

8.63%

  

11/04/15

     175,000         171,937       (b)

HSBC Finance Corp.

        

6.68%

  

01/15/21

     4,934,000         5,062,348       (b,h)

Huntington BancShares Inc.

        

7.00%

  

12/15/20

     693,000         781,360      

Indo Energy Finance BV

        

7.00%

  

05/07/18

     300,000         309,000       (b)

ING Bank N.V.

        

4.00%

  

03/15/16

     1,450,000         1,467,455       (b)

Ingles Markets Inc.

        

8.88%

  

05/15/17

     2,590,000         2,771,300       (h)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Intergas Finance BV

        

6.38%

  

05/14/17

   $ 100,000       $ 107,125       (b,h)

6.88%

  

11/04/11

     200,000         203,000      

Inversiones CMPC S.A.

        

4.75%

  

01/19/18

     174,000         173,832       (b)

JP Morgan Chase Capital XXV (Series Y)

        

6.80%

  

10/01/37

     846,000         836,798      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

        

3.15%

  

07/05/16

     1,005,000         1,011,149      

5.13%

  

09/15/14

     839,000         906,664       (h)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

        

5.88%

  

06/13/16

     163,000         180,429      

6.00%

  

10/01/17

     1,300,000         1,444,654       (h)

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV

        

6.38%

  

10/06/20

     200,000         213,600       (b)

KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub BV

        

9.13%

  

07/02/18

     100,000         123,240       (b)

11.75%

  

01/23/15

     100,000         124,280       (b)

KeyCorp.

        

5.10%

  

03/24/21

       1,062,000              1,081,640      

Korea Development Bank

        

3.25%

  

03/09/16

     897,000         894,390      

4.00%

  

09/09/16

     518,000         529,723      

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company Ltd.

        

6.25%

  

06/17/14

     200,000         219,415       (b)

Korea National Oil Corp.

        

5.38%

  

07/30/14

     250,000         268,596       (b)

Kraft Foods Inc.

        

4.13%

  

02/09/16

     981,000         1,048,980      

5.38%

  

02/10/20

     4,828,000         5,277,960      

6.50%

  

02/09/40

     1,001,000         1,111,885      

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau

        

3.50%

  

03/10/14

     587,000         625,513      

4.50%

  

07/16/18

     1,567,000         1,734,909      

Levi Strauss & Co.

        

7.63%

  

05/15/20

     950,000         950,000      

Listrindo Capital BV

        

9.25%

  

01/29/15

     250,000         273,750       (b)

Lyondell Chemical Compan

        

8.00%

  

11/01/17

     565,000         628,562       (b)

Majapahit Holding BV

        

7.25%

  

10/17/11

     348,000         353,220       (b)

7.75%

  

10/17/16

     400,000         464,000       (b)

MDC-GMTN B.V.

        

5.50%

  

04/20/21

     400,000         400,911       (b)

Mega Advance Investments Ltd.

        

5.00%

  

05/12/21

     301,000         296,431       (b)

6.38%

  

05/12/41

     307,000         294,195       (b)

Merrill Lynch & Company Inc.

        

6.88%

  

04/25/18

     544,000         601,891      

MetroPCS Wireless Inc.

        

6.63%

  

11/15/20

     855,000         846,450      

Midamerican Energy Holdings Co.

        

6.13%

  

04/01/36

     1,000,000         1,076,890      

Mylan Inc.

        

7.88%

  

07/15/20

     679,000         745,202       (b)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine

        

9.50%

  

09/30/14

   $ 200,000       $ 219,250      

National Agricultural Cooperative Federation

        

4.25%

  

01/28/16

     545,000         558,223       (b)

5.00%

  

09/30/14

     200,000         213,343       (b)

National Power Corp.

        

4.51%

  

08/23/11

     517,000         517,356       (i)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

        

7.88%

  

04/01/33

     475,000         509,387       (b)

9.38%

  

08/15/39

     212,000         263,026       (b)

NET Servicos de Comunicacao S.A.

        

7.50%

  

01/27/20

     200,000         228,800      

News America Inc.

        

4.50%

  

02/15/21

       1,824,000         1,800,124       (b)

6.65%

  

11/15/37

     2,272,000         2,434,900      

Nisource Finance Corp.

        

6.13%

  

03/01/22

     1,302,000         1,434,411      

Noble Holding International Ltd.

        

3.05%

  

03/01/16

     1,587,000         1,600,894      

NRG Energy Inc.

        

7.63%

  

01/15/18 - 05/15/19

     1,259,000         1,258,697       (b)

Oglethorpe Power Corp.

        

5.38%

  

11/01/40

     982,000         947,672      

ONEOK Partners LP

        

6.13%

  

02/01/41

     1,064,000         1,083,880      

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

        

5.80%

  

03/01/37

     250,000         256,777      

6.05%

  

03/01/34

     2,144,000         2,267,066      

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

        

8.75%

  

11/10/16

     100,000         112,750       (b)

PacifiCorp

        

6.00%

  

01/15/39

     1,250,000              1,380,016      

6.25%

  

10/15/37

     153,000         173,023      

PAETEC Holding Corp.

        

8.88%

  

06/30/17

     424,000         445,200      

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust

        

6.63%

  

06/15/38

     210,000         220,217      

Pertamina Persero PT

        

5.25%

  

05/23/21

     2,000,000         2,014,000       (b)

Petrobras International Finance Co.

        

3.88%

  

01/27/16

     945,000         962,311      

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

        

2.00%

  

07/10/11

     163,000         162,919       (d)

Petroleos Mexicanos

        

6.50%

  

06/02/41

     1,500,000         1,521,970       (b)

8.00%

  

05/03/19

     130,000         160,290      

Petroleum Company of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.

        

6.00%

  

05/08/22

     458,333         466,354      

Petronas Capital Ltd.

        

5.25%

  

08/12/19

     200,000         214,455       (b)

7.88%

  

05/22/22

     200,000         255,394       (b)

Petronas Global Sukuk Ltd.

        

4.25%

  

08/12/14

     400,000         422,648       (b)

Philip Morris International Inc.

        

2.50%

  

05/16/16

     2,008,000         2,010,988      
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

        

7.50%

  

01/15/20

   $ 605,000       $ 681,718      

Plains All American Pipeline LP

        

5.00%

  

02/01/21

     996,000         1,012,782      

Plains All American Pipeline LP Corp.

        

3.95%

  

09/15/15

     866,000         908,358      

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.

        

7.25%

  

05/27/19

     600,000         707,956      

7.39%

  

12/02/24

     100,000         118,000       (b)

Protective Life Corp.

        

8.45%

  

10/15/39

       1,843,000              2,030,907      

Prudential Financial Inc.

        

3.00%

  

05/12/16

     1,005,000         996,145      

5.38%

  

06/21/20

     468,000         493,039      

5.40%

  

06/13/35

     614,000         562,469      

5.63%

  

05/12/41

     1,004,000         928,529      

PTTEP Canada International Finance Ltd.

        

5.69%

  

04/05/21

     300,000         299,010       (b)

Qatari Diar Finance QSC

        

5.00%

  

07/21/20

     250,000         256,250       (b)

QVC Inc.

        

7.50%

  

10/01/19

     1,328,000         1,407,680       (b)

RailAmerica Inc.

        

9.25%

  

07/01/17

     796,000         873,610      

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

        

5.00%

  

06/01/21

     1,506,000         1,489,934      

Reliance Holdings USA Inc.

        

4.50%

  

10/19/20

     250,000         233,580       (b)

Republic Services Inc.

        

5.25%

  

11/15/21

     1,087,000         1,148,494      

5.70%

  

05/15/41

     660,000         644,306      

Reynolds Group Issuer Inc.

        

8.50%

  

10/15/16

     1,870,000         1,949,475       (b)

Roche Holdings Inc.

        

6.00%

  

03/01/19

     1,649,000         1,899,913       (b)

RSHB Capital SA for OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank

        

6.97%

  

09/21/16

     200,000         201,000       (i)

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital S.A.

        

6.00%

  

06/03/21

     1,600,000         1,596,000       (b)

Russian Railways

        

5.74%

  

04/03/17

     200,000         212,500      

Societe Generale

        

5.20%

  

04/15/21

     578,000         567,630       (b)

Southern Copper Corp.

        

5.38%

  

04/16/20

     1,266,000         1,296,765      

6.75%

  

04/16/40

     1,097,000         1,067,171      

Stoneheath RE

        

6.87%

  

12/29/49

     816,000         752,760       (i)

TAM Capital 3 Inc.

        

8.38%

  

06/03/21

     500,000         506,250       (b)

Teck Resources Ltd.

        

3.15%

  

01/15/17

     501,000         501,324      

4.75%

  

01/15/22

     1,001,000         1,003,616      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance II BV

        

3.00%

  

06/15/15

   $ 1,889,000       $ 1,943,794      

Texas Instruments Inc.

        

2.38%

  

05/16/16

     2,511,000         2,511,773      

Textron Inc.

        

6.20%

  

03/15/15

     1,284,000         1,424,674      

TGI International Ltd.

        

9.50%

  

10/03/17

     100,000         112,375      

The AES Corp.

        

8.00%

  

10/15/17

     669,000         709,140       (h)

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

        

3.63%

  

02/07/16

       2,335,000         2,360,353      

3.70%

  

08/01/15

     954,000         971,428      

5.38%

  

03/15/20

     524,000         541,106      

6.00%

  

06/15/20

     1,256,000         1,351,441      

6.15%

  

04/01/18

     2,211,000         2,406,326      

6.75%

  

10/01/37

     974,000         973,983      

The Williams companies Inc.

        

7.50%

  

01/15/31

     200,000         228,730      

Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC

        

10.75%

  

08/01/16

     500,000         545,000      

Time Warner Cable Inc.

        

5.00%

  

02/01/20

     670,000         696,092      

6.75%

  

07/01/18

     2,925,000                 3,392,102      

7.50%

  

04/01/14

     370,000         426,260      

Time Warner Inc.

        

3.15%

  

07/15/15

     1,924,000         1,989,749      

5.88%

  

11/15/16

     1,582,000         1,808,296      

6.20%

  

03/15/40

     1,240,000         1,270,351      

TNK-BP Finance S.A.

        

6.13%

  

03/20/12

     300,000         308,700      

7.25%

  

02/02/20

     33,000         36,465       (b)

Transnet Ltd.

        

4.50%

  

02/10/16

     300,000         309,626       (b)

Transocean Inc.

        

6.00%

  

03/15/18

     287,000         317,761      

6.80%

  

03/15/38

     191,000         205,079      

UBS AG

        

5.88%

  

07/15/16

     950,000         1,042,068      

Union Electric Co.

        

6.70%

  

02/01/19

       2,500,000         2,935,588      

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

        

5.80%

  

03/15/36

     717,000         723,614       (h)

Verizon Communications Inc.

        

5.50%

  

02/15/18

     951,000         1,057,687      

6.40%

  

02/15/38

     1,035,000         1,121,714      

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Limited OJSC

        

6.49%

  

02/02/16

     200,000         206,000       (b,h)

Visteon Corp.

        

6.75%

  

04/15/19

     928,000         895,520       (b)

Weatherford International Ltd.

        

5.13%

  

09/15/20

     1,004,000         1,025,105      

Williams Partners LP

        

4.13%

  

11/15/20

     501,000         480,906      

Willis Group Holdings PLC

        

4.13%

  

03/15/16

     1,063,000         1,083,765       (h)

Windstream Corp.

        

7.75%

  

10/01/21

     928,000         969,760      

7.88%

  

11/01/17

     138,000         146,452      
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Woodside Finance Ltd.

        

4.50%

  

11/10/14

   $ 1,517,000       $ 1,625,326       (b,h)

Woori Bank

        

5.88%

  

04/13/21

     980,000         981,123       (b)

Wynn Las Vegas LLC

        

7.88%

  

05/01/20

     1,324,000         1,443,160       (h)

XL Group PLC (Series E)

        

6.50%

  

12/29/49

     1,256,000         1,152,380       (i)

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd.

        

5.80%

  

11/15/16

       1,187,275         1,329,619       (b)
              253,773,848      

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.1%

  

  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc.

        

5.68%

  

07/10/46

     1,060,000         1,053,381       (h)

5.73%

  

07/10/46

     1,110,000         930,523       (h)

5.93%

  

02/10/51

     4,167,000         4,527,980       (h)

6.39%

  

02/10/51

     1,272,000         1,417,051       (i)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc. (Class A4)

        

5.63%

  

07/10/46

     2,100,000         2,297,758      

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.

        

6.00%

  

02/10/51

     1,000,000         978,853       (i)

Banc of America Mortgage Securities Inc. (Class B1)

        

4.52%

  

02/25/36

     140,714         6,765       (n)

4.78%

  

01/25/36

     113,776         5,227       (n)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities

        

5.94%

  

09/11/38

     1,070,000         1,113,421       (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (Class A2)

        

5.57%

  

03/11/39

     1,000,000         1,005,000       (h,i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (Class AJ)

        

5.91%

  

06/11/40

     710,000         559,668       (h)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (Class AM)

        

5.71%

  

04/12/38

     1,050,000         1,101,792      

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust (Series 2006) (Class AJ)

        

5.48%

  

10/15/49

     730,000         642,365       (h)

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates (Class AM)

        

5.97%

  

06/10/46

     4,900,000         5,042,802       (h)

Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AJ)

        

6.10%

  

06/12/46

     1,050,000         969,277       (i)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

        

5.23%

  

12/15/40

     1,000,000         951,038       (i)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class CB1)

        

5.33%

  

10/25/35

     162,954         9,072       (n)

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

        

5.47%

  

09/15/39

     1,210,000         1,304,933      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (Class C)

        

5.78%

  

02/15/39

   $ 500,000       $ 421,183      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (Class CB1)

        

5.62%

  

02/25/36

     107,904         5,517       (h,n)

DBUBS Mortgage Trust

        

5.73%

  

11/10/46

     1,060,000         807,941       (b,h)

Extended Stay America Trust

        

5.50%

  

11/05/27

       2,000,000                1,996,641       (b)

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

        

5.48%

  

03/10/39

     400,000         387,403      

GS Mortgage Securities Corp.

        

5.99%

  

08/10/45

     1,020,000         1,095,072       (i)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

        

5.73%

  

03/10/44

     1,870,000         1,709,922       (b,i)

Impac CMB Trust (Class 1A1)

        

5.00%

  

04/25/35

     213,850         167,526       (d,h)

Indymac INDA Mortgage Loan Trust (Class B1)

        

4.59%

  

01/25/36

     58,506         1,025       (h,n)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

        

5.34%

  

08/12/37

     860,000         936,277       (i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class A4)

        

5.44%

  

06/12/47

     1,950,000         2,084,081       (h)

5.79%

  

02/12/51

     2,220,000         2,409,877       (h)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class AM)

        

5.44%

  

05/15/45

     695,000         705,219      

6.10%

  

02/12/51

     350,000         343,905      

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class B)

        

5.70%

  

04/15/43

     690,000         590,823       (h)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

        

6.31%

  

04/15/41

     700,000         698,845       (i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust ( Class A2)

        

6.31%

  

04/15/41

     2,460,000         2,739,542       (i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class A4)

        

4.95%

  

09/15/30

     630,000         680,736      

5.16%

  

02/15/31

     860,000         930,490      

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AJ)

        

6.31%

  

04/15/41

     320,000         270,887       (i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AM)

        

6.37%

  

09/15/45

     530,000         520,921       (i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (Series 2006) (Class AJ)

        

5.28%

  

02/15/41

     1,000,000         933,564       (i)

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust (Class 15 AX)

        

5.00%

  

08/25/18

     23,591         2,698       (g,h,o)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Medallion Trust (Series 2005) (Class A)

        

5.33%

  

08/22/36

   $ 608,208       $ 588,240       (d)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust (Class AJ)

        

5.86%

  

05/12/39

     1,750,000         1,616,770       (i)

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust (Series 2006) (Class B)

        

5.86%

  

05/12/39

     768,000         593,829      

Morgan Stanley Capital I

        

5.16%

  

10/12/52

     2,000,000         2,171,689       (i)

5.48%

  

02/12/44

     1,610,000         1,539,899       (i)

5.90%

  

10/15/42

     922,000         803,506      

Morgan Stanley Capital I (Class A4)

        

5.81%

  

12/12/49

       2,500,000         2,743,239      

5.99%

  

08/12/41

     380,000         425,230       (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I (Class AM)

        

6.46%

  

01/11/43

     910,000         947,919      

Morgan Stanley Capital I (Class B)

  

     

5.90%

  

10/15/42

     150,000         138,494      

MortgageIT Trust (Class A1)

        

5.00%

  

08/25/35

     1,474,626         1,132,973       (d)

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. (Class A1A)

        

8.32%

  

02/25/35

     70,410         66,923       (d,h)

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (Class M1)

        

5.75%

  

01/25/36

     87,692         1       (h,n)

Vornado DP LLC

        

6.36%

  

09/13/28

     380,000         357,688       (b,h)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

        

6.23%

  

06/15/45

     780,000         572,132      

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AJ)

        

5.52%

  

01/15/45

     1,390,000                1,312,028       (i)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (Class AM)

        

5.47%

  

01/15/45

     810,000         832,703       (i)

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust (Class B1)

        

5.50%

  

01/25/36 - 03/25/36

     1,047,445         178,120       (h,n)

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust (Class B2)

        

5.50%

  

03/25/36

     141,554         1       (h,n)
           60,378,385      

Sovereign Bonds — 0.4%

  

  

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

        

7.40%

  

01/22/15

     100,000         108,875       (b,h)

8.25%

  

10/24/12

     100,000         106,401      

Eskom Holdings Ltd.

        

5.75%

  

01/26/21

     200,000         207,000       (b)

Financing of Infrastrucural Projects State Enterprise

        

8.38%

  

11/03/17

     171,000         178,695       (b)
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Government of 1Malaysia Sukuk Global Berhad

        

3.93%

  

06/04/15

   $ 250,000       $ 261,630       (b)

Government of Argentina

        

2.50%

  

12/31/38

     214,767         93,424       (j)

4.21%

  

08/03/12

     861,100         211,142       (d,i)

Government of Belize

        

6.00%

  

02/20/29

     443,100         288,015       (j)

Government of Brazil

        

5.63%

  

01/07/41

     330,000         339,075      

6.00%

  

01/17/17

     200,000         233,700      

6.00%

  

02/20/29

     171,100         111,215       (b,j)

8.25%

  

01/20/34

     133,000         182,875      

Government of Colombia

        

7.38%

  

03/18/19

     100,000         124,650      

Government of Costa Rica

        

10.00%

  

08/01/20

     149,000         204,875       (b,h)

Government of Croatia

        

6.38%

  

03/24/21

     300,000         312,000       (b)

Government of El Salvador

        

7.65%

  

06/15/35

     280,000         289,800       (b,h)

Government of Grenada

        

2.50%

  

09/15/25

     350,200         217,124       (b,j)

Government of Hungary

        

4.75%

  

02/03/15

     500,000         513,750      

6.25%

  

01/29/20

       1,029,000                1,086,624      

6.38%

  

03/29/21

     371,000         391,405      

7.63%

  

03/29/41

     558,000         601,942      

Government of Lebanon

        

4.00%

  

12/31/17

     66,950         64,674      

6.38%

  

03/09/20

     200,000         206,500      

Government of Lithuania

        

6.75%

  

01/15/15

     200,000         221,000       (b)

7.38%

  

02/11/20

     300,000         347,250       (b)

Government of Peruvian

        

6.55%

  

03/14/37

     447,000         498,629      

7.35%

  

07/21/25

     100,000         122,150      

Government of Philippine

        

6.38%

  

10/23/34

     200,000         218,500      

6.50%

  

01/20/20

     186,000         216,467      

Government of Poland

        

5.13%

  

04/21/21

     185,000         191,244      

6.38%

  

07/15/19

     74,000         84,545      

Government of Turkey

        

5.63%

  

03/30/21

     360,000         376,200      

Government of Ukraine

        

6.25%

  

06/17/16

     1,500,000         1,498,200       (b)

Government of Uruguay

        

6.88%

  

09/28/25

     220,478         267,881      

Government of Vietnam

        

1.27%

  

03/12/16

     73,044         64,400       (i)

Korea Expressway Corp.

        

4.50%

  

03/23/15

     133,000         139,160       (b)

Korea National Oil Corp.

        

2.88%

  

11/09/15

     686,000         671,097       (b)

Lebanese Republic

        

5.15%

  

11/12/18

     173,000         166,945      
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Province of Manitoba Canada

  

     

4.90%

  

12/06/16

   $ 165,000       $ 186,575       (h)

Republic of Dominican

        

7.50%

  

05/06/21

     100,000         104,000       (b,h)

9.50%

  

09/27/11

     57,088         58,087      

Republic of Ghana

        

8.50%

  

10/04/17

     200,000         226,000       (b)

Republic of Indonesia

        

4.88%

  

05/05/21

     300,000         307,125       (b)

Republic of Lebanese

        

6.10%

  

10/04/22

     173,000         167,810      

Russian Foreign Bond —
Eurobond

        

5.00%

  

04/29/20

     200,000         206,750       (b)

United Mexican States

        

5.13%

  

01/15/20

     199,000         214,920      

6.05%

  

01/11/40

       130,000         138,320      
              13,028,646      

Municipal Bonds and Notes — 0.2%

  

  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

        

6.64%

  

04/01/57

       2,119,000         2,031,401      

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority

        

7.10%

  

01/01/41

     495,000         575,566      

7.41%

  

01/01/40

     200,000         241,408      

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

        

6.88%

  

12/15/39

     620,000         645,680      

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

        

6.45%

  

01/01/50

     495,000         547,222      

State of California

        

5.70%

  

11/01/21

     705,000         741,900      
           4,783,177      

FNMA — 0.0%*

  

  

Lehman TBA

        

5.50%**

  

 TBA

     620,251               (c,l,n)

Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $754,836,127)

        761,994,372      
            Number of
Shares
     Fair
Value
       

Exchange Traded Funds — 0.5%

  

    

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     187,080       $ 2,867,937       (m)

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

     318,515         11,861,499       (m)

Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $16,056,740)

        14,729,436      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

                 Fair
Value
     

Other Investments — 0.2%

  

            

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $5,043,981)

      $ 5,094,421      (k)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $2,409,683,023)

        2,662,698,919     

Short-Term Investments — 11.9%

  

            

Short-Term Investments — 5.5%

  

 

GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class
0.11%

        160,961,248      (d,k)
            Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
      

Time Deposit — 0.0%*

  

    

State Street Corp.

       

0.01%

  

07/01/11

   $ 258,191       $ 258,191      (e)

Federal Agencies — 6.4%

  

    

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
Discount Notes

   

    

0.08%

  

10/03/11

     10,000,000         9,998,680      (d)

0.09%

  

11/02/11

     46,000,000         45,988,822      (d)

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

       

0.05%

  

08/19/11

     32,000,000         31,999,104      (d)

0.07%

  

09/02/11

     3,000,000         2,999,841      (d)

0.08%

  

11/02/11

     40,000,000         39,990,280      (d)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Notes

       

0.06%

  

10/12/11

     18,500,000         18,497,336      (d)

0.08%

  

10/06/11

     35,000,000         34,995,240      (d)
           184,469,303     

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $345,670,108)

        345,688,742     

Total Investments
(Cost $2,755,353,131)

        3,008,387,661     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net — (3.7)%

        (108,132,838  
        

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 2,900,254,823     
        

 

 

   

Other Information

         

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at June 30, 2011:

 

Description   Expiration
Date
    Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

EURO Stoxx 50 Index Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    109      $ 4,500,795      $ 181,642   

FTSE 100 Index Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    43        4,074,755        120,703   

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    144        9,471,600        241,081   

S&P Midcap 400 Emini Index Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    52        5,077,800        80,114   

Topix Index Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    20        2,103,764        108,983   

2 Yr. U.S.Treasury Notes Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    579        127,000,031        283,876   

5 Yr. U.S.Treasury Notes Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    115        13,707,461        100,738   

10 Yr. U.S.Treasury Notes Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    46        5,627,094        (94,469
       

 

 

 
        $ 1,022,668   
       

 

 

 

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at June 30, 2011:

 

Description   Expiration
date
    Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

EURO Currency Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    322      $ (58,314,200   $ 215,135   

JPY Currency Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    136        (21,136,100     106,440   

Ultra long U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

   
 
September
2011
  
  
    5        (631,250     8,635   
       

 

 

 
        $ 330,210   
       

 

 

 
        $ 1,352,878   
       

 

 

 

The Fund was invested in the following countries at June 30, 2011:

 

Country    Percentage (based on
Fair Value)
 

United States

     72.57

United Kingdom

     4.90

Germany

     2.98

France

     2.65

Japan

     2.45

Switzerland

     1.82

Canada

     1.75

China

     1.40

Brazil

     1.15
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Country    Percentage (based on
Fair Value)
 

South Korea

     0.76

India

     0.72

Netherlands

     0.70

Taiwan

     0.68

Hong Kong

     0.66

Spain

     0.52

Russian Federation

     0.44

Australia

     0.40

Mexico

     0.39

Italy

     0.31

South Africa

     0.29

Sweden

     0.26

Indonesia

     0.22

Singapore

     0.20

Israel

     0.17

Denmark

     0.16

Supranational

     0.12

Peru

     0.12

Chile

     0.12

Luxembourg

     0.11

Malaysia

     0.09

Philippines

     0.09

Hungary

     0.09

Ukraine

     0.08

Argentina

     0.06

Thailand

     0.06

Colombia

     0.05

Turkey

     0.04

United Arab Emirates

     0.04

Egypt

     0.03

Trinidad and Tobago

     0.03

Kazakhstan

     0.03

Cayman Islands

     0.02

Tunisia

     0.02

Finland

     0.02

Lebanon

     0.02

Lithuania

     0.02

Ireland

     0.02

El Salvador

     0.02

Panama

     0.02

Belarus

     0.01

Belize

     0.01

Jamaica

     0.01

Croatia

     0.01

Poland

     0.01

Uruguay

     0.01

Qatar

     0.01

Ghana

     0.01

Grenada

     0.01

Sri Lanka

     0.01

Costa Rica

     0.01

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

     0.01

Dominican Republic

     0.01
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 

The Fund’s % share of investment in the various categories, based on Fair Value, is as follows at June 30, 2011:

 

Industry    Domestic     Foreign     Total  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.30     2.83     4.13

Integrated Oil & Gas

     1.30     2.17     3.47

Pharmaceuticals

     1.51     0.88     2.39

Semiconductors

     0.90     0.77     1.67

Diversified Metals & Mining

     0.21     1.45     1.66

Aerospace & Defense

     0.99     0.65     1.64

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     0.64     1.00     1.64

Internet Software & Services

     0.71     0.69     1.40

Packaged Foods & Meats

     0.77     0.63     1.40

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

     1.27     0.08     1.35

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

     0.99     0.29     1.28

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

     0.40     0.85     1.25

Asset Management & Custody Banks

     1.25     0.00     1.25

Life & Health Insurance

     0.51     0.72     1.23

Communications Equipment

     0.99     0.21     1.20

Steel

     0.59     0.61     1.20

Biotechnology

     1.19     0.00     1.19

Household Products

     0.61     0.55     1.16

Automobile Manufacturers

     0.00     1.15     1.15

Systems Software

     1.13     0.00     1.13

Industrial Conglomerates

     0.00     0.99     0.99

Healthcare Services

     0.71     0.26     0.97

IT Consulting & Other Services

     0.64     0.30     0.94

Industrial Gases

     0.36     0.52     0.88

Integrated Telecommunication Services

     0.58     0.28     0.86

Soft Drinks

     0.86     0.00     0.86

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     0.83     0.02     0.85

Healthcare Equipment

     0.82     0.00     0.82

Movies & Entertainment

     0.78     0.00     0.78

Multi-Line Insurance

     0.30     0.47     0.77

Multi-Utilities

     0.33     0.44     0.77

Electric Utilities

     0.62     0.14     0.76

Industrial Machinery

     0.33     0.41     0.74

Property & Casualty Insurance

     0.68     0.00     0.68

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

     0.65     0.00     0.65

Application Software

     0.33     0.31     0.64

Computer Hardware

     0.63     0.00     0.63

Investment Banking & Brokerage

     0.39     0.16     0.55

Electrical Components & Equipment

     0.38     0.16     0.54

Specialized Finance

     0.38     0.15     0.53

Construction & Engineering

     0.11     0.41     0.52

Advertising

     0.50     0.00     0.50

Exchange Traded Fund

     0.49     0.00     0.49

Office REITs

     0.42     0.00     0.42

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

     0.19     0.22     0.41

Specialized REITs

     0.41     0.00     0.41

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.15     0.25     0.40
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Industry    Domestic     Foreign     Total  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

     0.37     0.00     0.37

Cable & Satellite

     0.36     0.00     0.36

Coal & Consumable Fuels

     0.29     0.07     0.36

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

     0.25     0.11     0.36

Home Improvement Retail

     0.35     0.00     0.35

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

     0.34     0.00     0.34

Diversified Real Estate Activities

     0.00     0.32     0.32

Healthcare Supplies

     0.00     0.32     0.32

Research & Consulting Services

     0.32     0.00     0.32

Distillers & Vintners

     0.00     0.31     0.31

Electronic Components

     0.09     0.22     0.31

Hypermarkets & Super Centers

     0.06     0.25     0.31

General Merchandise Stores

     0.30     0.00     0.30

Regional Banks

     0.15     0.14     0.29

Security & Alarm Services

     0.21     0.07     0.28

Specialty Chemicals

     0.19     0.09     0.28

Food Retail

     0.00     0.27     0.27

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

     0.19     0.08     0.27

Retail REITs

     0.27     0.00     0.27

Consumer Finance

     0.24     0.00     0.24

Restaurants

     0.19     0.05     0.24

Diversified Capital Markets

     0.00     0.22     0.22

Apparel Retail

     0.10     0.11     0.21

Diversified Support Services

     0.02     0.19     0.21

Agricultural Products

     0.14     0.06     0.20

Real Estate Services

     0.20     0.00     0.20

Air Freight & Logistics

     0.19     0.00     0.19

Residential REITs

     0.19     0.00     0.19

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     0.18     0.00     0.18

Home Furnishing Retail

     0.17     0.00     0.17

Rail Roads

     0.17     0.00     0.17

Building Products

     0.00     0.16     0.16

Casinos & Gaming

     0.12     0.04     0.16

Reinsurance

     0.16     0.00     0.16

Gold

     0.00     0.15     0.15

Automotive Retail

     0.14     0.00     0.14

Broadcasting

     0.08     0.06     0.14

Oil & Gas Drilling

     0.11     0.02     0.13

Semiconductor Equipment

     0.13     0.00     0.13

Home Entertainment Software

     0.12     0.00     0.12

Tobacco

     0.11     0.01     0.12

Department Stores

     0.10     0.01     0.11

Marine

     0.00     0.11     0.11

Computer Storage & Peripherals

     0.10     0.00     0.10

Distributors

     0.09     0.00     0.09

Diversified REITs

     0.09     0.00     0.09

Healthcare Facilities

     0.09     0.00     0.09

Human Resource & Employment Services

     0.00     0.09     0.09

Precious Metals & Minerals

     0.05     0.04     0.09

Airlines

     0.00     0.08     0.08

Drug Retail

     0.08     0.00     0.08

Healthcare Distributors

     0.08     0.00     0.08
Industry    Domestic     Foreign     Total  

Specialty Stores

     0.08     0.00     0.08

Healthcare Technology

     0.07     0.00     0.07

Home Building

     0.07     0.00     0.07

Industrial REITs

     0.07     0.00     0.07

Personal Products

     0.07     0.00     0.07

Food Distributors

     0.05     0.01     0.06

Internet Retail

     0.06     0.00     0.06

Diversified Chemicals

     0.06     0.00     0.06

Electronic Manufacturing Services

     0.00     0.05     0.05

Metal & Glass Containers

     0.00     0.04     0.04

Brewers

     0.00     0.03     0.03

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

     0.00     0.03     0.03

Footwear

     0.03     0.00     0.03

Housewares & Specialties

     0.03     0.00     0.03

Managed Healthcare

     0.03     0.00     0.03

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

     0.00     0.03     0.03

Paper Packaging

     0.03     0.00     0.03

Real Estate Operating Companies

     0.00     0.03     0.03

Trucking

     0.03     0.00     0.03

Water Utilities

     0.03     0.00     0.03

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.00     0.02     0.02

Heavy Electrical Equipment

     0.00     0.02     0.02

Household Appliances

     0.00     0.02     0.02

Office Electronics

     0.02     0.00     0.02

Office Services & Supplies

     0.01     0.00     0.01

Publishing

     0.01     0.00     0.01
      

 

 

 
         63.01
      

 

 

 

 

Sector    Percentage (based on
Fair Value)
 

Agency Mortgage Backed

     9.36

Corporate Notes

     8.44

U.S. Treasuries

     4.04

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     2.01

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     0.57

Sovereign Bonds

     0.43

Asset Backed

     0.29

Municipal Bonds and Notes

     0.16

Federal Agencies

     0.03
  

 

 

 
     25.33
  

 

 

 

Short-Term and Other Investments

      

Short-Term

     11.49

Other Investments

     0.17
  

 

 

 
     11.66
  

 

 

 
     100.00
  

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2011, these securities amounted to $79,462,605 or 2.74% of the net assets of the GE Investments Total Return Fund. These securities have been determined to be liquid using procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

(c) Settlement is on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis with final maturity to be announced (TBA) in the future.

 

(d) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(e) State Street Corp. is the parent company of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.

 

(f) Principal only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. No payments of interest on the pool are passed through to the “principal only” holder.

 

(g) Interest only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the “interest only” holding.

 

(h) At June 30, 2011 , all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.

 

(i) Variable or floating rate security. The stated rate represents the rate at June 30, 2011.
(j) Step coupon bond. Security becomes interest bearing at a future date.

 

(k) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

(l) Securities in default

 

(m) Sponsored by SSgA Funds Management, Inc., an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.

 

(n) Illiquid securities. At June 30, 2011, these securities amounted to $217,514 or 0.01% of net assets for the GE Investments Total Return Fund. These securities have been determined to be illiquid using procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

(o) Coupon amount represents the coupon of the underlying mortgage securities on which monthly interest payments are based.

 

* Less than 0.05%.

 

** Amount is less than $ 0.50.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011.

 

†† Security traded on different exchanges.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR

   American Depository Receipt

GDR

   Global Depository Receipt

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

REMIC

   Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

SPDR

   Standard & Poors Depository Receipts

STRIPS

   Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Security

TBA

   To Be Announced
 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

 

     CLASS 1  
     6/30/11*     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08(d)     12/31/07     12/31/06  
Inception date                                         7/1/85   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 16.42      $ 15.18      $ 12.75      $ 18.61      $ 17.69      $ 16.04   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.15        0.23 **      0.20 **      0.35 **      0.35        0.36   

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     0.45        1.23        2.45        (5.80)        1.71        1.84   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     0.60        1.46        2.65        (5.45)        2.06        2.20   

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

            0.22        0.19        0.34        0.35        0.31   

Net realized gains

                          0.07        0.79        0.24   

Return of capital

                   0.03                        

Total distributions

            0.22        0.22        0.41        1.14        0.55   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 17.02      $ 16.42      $ 15.18      $ 12.75      $ 18.61      $ 17.69   

TOTAL RETURN(a)

     3.65%        9.64%        20.81%        (29.28)%        11.68% (b)      13.75%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 1,138,306      $ 1,152,587      $ 1,131,038      $ 989,975      $ 1,525,002      $ 1,390,230   

Ratios to average net assets:

            

Net investment income

     1.79% †      1.51%        1.47%        2.16%        2.20%        2.33%   

Net Expenses

     0.73% (b)(c)†      0.69% (b)(c)      0.67% (b)(c)      0.51% (b)(c)      0.52% (c)      0.48% (c) 

Gross Expenses

     0.75% †      0.73%        0.70%        0.55%        0.56%        0.53%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     94%        148%        174%        203%        176%        138%   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

 

     CLASS 3  
     6/30/11*     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08(d)     12/31/07     12/31/06  
Inception date                                         5/1/06   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 16.38      $ 15.15      $ 12.73      $        18.59      $        17.69      $     17.03   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.13        0.19 **      0.17 **      0.34 **      0.35        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

     0.45        1.23        2.45        (5.80)        1.69        1.10   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

     0.58        1.42        2.62        (5.46)        2.04        1.22   

Less distributions from:

            

Net investment income

            0.19        0.17        0.33        0.35        0.32   

Net realized gains

                          0.07        0.79        0.24   

Return of capital

                   0.03                        

Total distributions

            0.19        0.20        0.40        1.14        0.56   

Net asset value, end of period

   $        16.96      $         16.38      $ 15.15        $       12.73        $       18.59        $    17.69   

TOTAL RETURN(a)

     3.54%        9.37%        20.57%        (29.37)%        11.56% (b)      7.17%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

            

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 1,761,949      $ 1,691,910      $ 1,421,191        $1,110,117        $1,173,708        $396,349   

Ratios to average net assets:

            

Net investment income

     1.54% †      1.26%        1.26%        2.05%        2.04%        2.09%   

Net Expenses

     0.98% (b)(c)†      0.94% (b)(c)      0.87% (b)(c)      0.61% (b)(c)      0.61% (c)      0.62% (c) 

Gross Expenses

     1.00% †      0.98%        0.91%        0.65%        0.65%        0.69%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     94%        148%        174%        203%        176%        138%   

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GE Asset Management’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Money Market Fund (“GE Money Market Fund”) and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
(c) Reflects GE Asset Management’s contractual arrangement with GE Investments Funds, Inc. to limit the Fund’s total operating expenses of each class share (excluding class specific expenses) to 0.32% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such class share on an annual basis. This arrangement expired on April 30, 2011.
(d) Less than $0.01 per share of the distribution paid was from return of capital.
* Unaudited
** Per share values have been calculated using the average share method.
Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $2,404,639,042)

       $2,657,604,498   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $5,043,981)

       5,094,421   

Short-Term Investments at Fair Value (cost $184,708,860)

       184,727,494   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       160,961,248   

Restricted cash

       3,035,895   

Foreign cash (cost $330,055)

       331,217   

Receivable for investments sold

       52,327,057   

Income receivables

       10,427,271   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       607,212   

Variation margin receivable

       479,262   

Receivable from GEAM

       191,029   

Total Assets

       3,075,786,604   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for investments purchased

       171,980,460   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       621,689   

Payable to GEAM

       1,882,081   

Accrued other expenses

       555,552   

Variation margin payable

       491,332   

Other liabilities

       667   

Total Liabilities

       175,531,781   

NET ASSETS

       $2,900,254,823   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Capital paid in

       2,857,807,326   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       23,240,141   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

       (235,561,061

Net unrealized appreciation on:

    

Investments

       253,286,702   

Futures

       1,352,878   

Foreign currency related transactions

       128,837   

NET ASSETS

       $2,900,254,823   

Class 1:

    

NET ASSETS

       1,138,306,215   

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       66,874,959   

Net asset value per share

       $17.02   

Class 3

    

NET ASSETS

       1,761,948,608   

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       103,898,326   

Net asset value per share

       $16.96   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Dividend

     $ 22,228,079   

Interest

       15,503,750   

Interest from affiliated investments

       77,678   

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

       (1,425,858

Total Income

       36,383,649   

Expenses:

    

Advisory and administration fees

       7,260,220   

Distributors Fees

    

Class 1

       1,147,207   

Class 2*

       21,986   

Class 3

       3,895,072   

Transfer agent fees

       30,227   

Director’s fees

       40,906   

Custody and accounting expenses

       333,945   

Professional fees

       65,160   

Other expenses

       175,469   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       12,970,192   

Less: Expenses reimbursed by the adviser

       (152,580

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (109,710

Net expenses

       12,707,902   

Net investment income

       23,675,747   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investments

       93,607,219   

Futures

       (5,943,909

Foreign currency transactions

       (9,375

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       (7,935,148

Futures

       (372,793

Foreign currency transactions

       60,612   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       79,406,606   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 103,082,353   

 

* Share Class 2 was closed as of June 22, 2011.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
         
        Six Months Ended
June 30,
2011*
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

Operations:

       

Net investments income

     $ 23,675,747       $ 35,829,364   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       87,653,935         17,193,970   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       (8,247,329      195,555,216   

Net increase from operations

       103,082,353         248,578,550   

Distributions to shareholders from :

       

Net investment income

       

Class 1

               (15,446,329

Class 2**

               (317,323

Class 3

               (19,259,147

Total distributions

               (35,022,799

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

       103,082,353         213,555,751   

Share transactions :

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

       

Class 1

       1,324,773         7,620,320   

Class 2**

       1,631,262         5,626,979   

Class 3

       89,117,416         192,903,673   

Value of distributions reinvested

       

Class 1

               15,446,329   

Class 2**

               317,323   

Class 3

               19,259,147   

Cost of shares redeemed

       

Class 1

       (57,619,264      (89,418,651

Class 2**

       (26,443,050      (1,701,770

Class 3

       (79,380,063      (65,437,159

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

       (71,368,926      84,616,191   

Total increase in net assets

       31,713,427         298,171,942   

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

       2,868,541,396         2,570,369,454   

End of period

     $ 2,900,254,823       $ 2,868,541,396   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income, end of period

     $ 23,240,141       $ (435,606

 

* Unaudited
** Share Class 2 was closed as of June 22, 2011.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
Changes in Fund Shares
         
        Six Months Ended
June 30,
2011*
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

       

Class 1

       

Shares sold

       79,059         495,434   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               941,849   

Shares redeemed

       (3,415,344      (5,752,425

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       (3,336,285      (4,315,142

Class 2**

       

Shares sold

       97,549         363,249   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               19,420   

Shares redeemed

       (1,567,546      (111,812

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       (1,469,997      270,857   

Class 3

       

Shares sold

       5,292,450         12,570,250   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               1,177,209   

Shares redeemed

       (4,713,724      (4,260,891

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       578,726         9,486,568   

 

* Unaudited
** Share Class 2 was closed as of June 22, 2011

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund (the “Fund”), Income Fund, Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

The Company currently offers two share classes of the Fund as investment options for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts — Class 1 and Class 3. Class 2 and 3 shares were first offered on May 1, 2006, and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2006 were designated as Class 1 shares. As of June 22, 2011, Class 2 shares of the Fund are no longer available. Each class of shares has different fees and expenses, and as a result, each class of shares will have a different share price and performance. Not all variable contracts offer every class of the Fund’s shares.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

The Fund’s income, expenses (other than distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day among the share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

Derivatives The Fund is subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into derivative transactions for the purpose of hedging against the effects of changes in the value of portfolio securities due to anticipated changes in market conditions, to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions, and for managing the duration of fixed-income investments. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, the Fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an initial margin in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Upon entering into such contracts, the Fund bears the risk of interest or exchange rates and securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Foreign Currency Accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions.

All assets and liabilities of the Fund initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuter exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time.

The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the year. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments. Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains or losses on sales and maturities of foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference between the amount of net investment income and withholding taxes accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received or paid, and gains or losses between the trade and settlement date on purchases and sales of foreign securities. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities (including foreign currencies and open foreign currency contracts) as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates are included as increases or decreases in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency related transactions.

Futures Contracts A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund invests in interest rate, financial and stock or bond index futures contracts subject to certain limitations. The Fund invests in futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock and bond markets and fluctuations in currency values. Buying futures tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument or to hedge other Fund investments. The Fund will not enter into a transaction involving futures for speculative purposes. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Fund records an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

Investments in Foreign Markets Investments in foreign markets involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, restrictions on repatriation of income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, tariffs and taxes, subject to delays in settlements, and their prices may be more volatile.

The Fund may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based upon income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued based on net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation as income and/or capital gains are earned.

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as such information becomes available.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method. Withholding taxes in foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific

 

 

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expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sales price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Debt securities (other than short-term securities described below) generally are valued at an evaluated bid as reported by an independent pricing service. Municipal obligations are valued at the quoted bid prices, when available. The pricing vendor uses various pricing models for each asset class that are consistent with what other market participants would use. The inputs and assumptions to the model of the pricing vendor are derived from market observable sources including: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and other market related data. Since many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the methodology of the pricing vendor uses available information as applicable such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing. The pricing vendor considers all available market observable inputs in determining the evaluation for a security. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2 and primarily comprise our portfolio of corporate fixed income, government, mortgage and asset-backed securities.

In the absence of a reliable price from such a pricing service, debt securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing vendors may provide the Funds with

 

 

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valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances we classify the investment securities in Level 3.

The Fund uses non-binding broker quotes as the primary basis for valuation when there is limited, or no, relevant market activity for a specific investment or for other investments that share similar characteristics. The Funds have not adjusted the prices obtained. Investment securities priced using non-binding broker quotes are included in Level 3. As is the case with the primary pricing vendor, third-party brokers do not provide access to their proprietary valuation models, inputs and assumptions. Accordingly, GEAM conducts internal reviews of pricing for all such investment securities periodically to ensure reasonableness of valuations used in the Funds‘ financial statements. These reviews are designed to identify prices that appear stale, those that have changed significantly from prior valuations, and other anomalies that may indicate that a price may not be accurate. Based on the information available, GEAM believes that the fair values provided by the brokers are representative of prices that would be received to sell the assets at the measurement date (exit prices).

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in level 2.

Short-term investments of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are valued on a basis of amortized cost, which approximates market value and those are included in Level 2.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the valuation committee. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of any Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Foreign securities may be valued with the assistance of an independent fair value pricing service in circumstances where it is believed that they have been or would be materially affected by events occurring after the close of the portfolio security’s primary market and before the close

of regular trading on the NYSE. In these circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2. This independent fair value pricing service uses a model to identify affected securities and portfolios taking into consideration various factors and the fair value of such securities may be something other than the last available quotation or other market price.

Portfolio securities may be valued using techniques other than market quotations, under the circumstances described above. The value established for a portfolio security may be different than what would be produced through the use of another methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Fund uses closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Fair value determinations are required for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a domestic or foreign security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such domestic or foreign security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

 

 

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The following tables present the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments

     Level 1        Level 2         Level 3         Total   

Investments in Securities

          

Domestic Equity

   $ 1,129,545,051      $       $       $ 1,129,545,051   

Foreign Equity

     729,703,432        4,883,123                 734,586,555   

U.S. Treasuries

            121,626,009                 121,626,009   

Federal Agencies

            937,004                 937,004   

Agency Mortgage Backed

            281,478,201                 281,478,201   

Agency CMOs

            17,116,952         137,894         17,254,846   

Asset Backed

            8,734,256                 8,734,256   

Corporate Notes

            253,773,848                 253,773,848   

Non-Agency CMOs

            60,378,385                 60,378,385   

Sovereign Bonds

            13,028,646                 13,028,646   

Municipal Notes and Bonds

            4,783,177                 4,783,177   

Exchange Traded Funds

     14,729,436                        14,729,436   

Preferred Stock

     16,749,084                        16,749,084   

Other Investments

            5,094,421                 5,094,421   

Short-Term Investments

     160,961,248        184,727,494                 345,688,742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 2,051,688,251      $ 956,561,516       $ 137,894       $ 3,008,387,661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

          

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 1,447,347      $       $       $ 1,447,347   

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

     (94,469                     (94,469
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 1,352,878      $       $       $ 1,352,878   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                    

*  Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), at period end.

      

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 investments measured on a recurring basis for the period ended June 30, 2011, within Total Return Fund:

 

      Agency
CMOs
    Non-Agency
CMOs
    Total  

Balance at 12/31/10

   $ 780,609      $ 207      $ 780,816   

Accrued discounts/premiums

     (33,350            (33,350

Realized gain (loss)

     63,895        (56,568     7,327   

Change in unrealized gain (loss)

     (64,279     56,426        (7,853

Purchases

     55,252               55,252   

Sales

     (262,629     (65     (262,694

Issuances

                     

Settlements

                     

Transfers into Level 3

                     

Transfers out of Level 3

     (401,604            (401,604

Balance at 06/30/11

   $ 137,894      $      $ 137,894   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to
securities still held at 06/30/11

   $ 7,374      $      $ 7,374   

There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

 

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4. Derivatives Transactions

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of June 30, 2011.

 

  

Asset Derivatives June 30, 2011

  

 

Liability Derivatives June 30, 2011

  

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments under ASC 815
  

Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities

    
 
Fair
Value ($)
  
  
 

Location in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities

    
 
Fair
Value ($)
  
  

Interest Rate Contracts

   Assets, Net Assets -      393,249   Liabilities, Net Assets -      (94,469 )* 
   Net Unrealized Appreciation/      Net Unrealized Appreciation/   
     (Depreciation) on Futures            (Depreciation) on Futures         

Equity Contracts

   Assets, Net Assets -      732,523   Liabilities, Net Assets -        
   Net Unrealized Appreciation/      Net Unrealized Appreciation/   
     (Depreciation) on Futures            (Depreciation) on Futures         

Foreign Currency Contracts

   Assets, Net Assets -      321,575   Liabilities, Net Assets -        
   Net Unrealized Appreciation/      Net Unrealized Appreciation/   
     (Depreciation) on Futures            (Depreciation) on Futures         

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and within the components of Net Assets section of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets or Liabilities sections of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on the Fund's Statements of Operations, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC 815
   Location in the Statement of
Operations
    
 
 
 
Total
Notional Amount of
Futures Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
 
 
 
  
  Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
 
 
 
 
  
  
  

Equity Contracts

   Realized gain/(loss) on      248,656,926/      2,869,139       259,034   
   Futures, Increase/(decrease)      (267,201,764     
   in unrealized appreciation/        
     (depreciation) on Futures                      

Interest Rate Contracts

   Realized gain/(loss) on      1,329,713,919/      (4,393,938)      (952,420
   Futures, Increase/(decrease)      (1,138,412,912     
   in unrealized appreciation/        
     (depreciation) on Futures                      

Foreign Currency Contracts

   Realized gain/(loss) on      156,493,747/      (4,419,110)      320,593   
   Futures, Increase/(decrease)      (231,847,327     
   in unrealized appreciation/        
     (depreciation) on Futures                      
5. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the Funds generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of

credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund is the lesser of (i) 33.33% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

 

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6. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 1, 1997 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. GEAM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annualized rate of 0.50%.

GEAM has a contractual arrangement with the Fund to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

For periods prior to May 1, 2010: Pursuant to an expense limitation agreement with the Fund, GEAM had agreed to limit the advisory and administrative fees paid by the Fund on an annual basis to 0.48% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The advisory and administrative fee reduced by GEAM may however be recouped by GEAM for up to three years from the date reduced, provided that the total operating expense ratio for the Fund’s Class 1 shares, after giving effect to the recoupment, would not exceed 0.80% for the fiscal year in which the recoupment is made. This agreement was terminated on April 30, 2010.

For the period May 1, 2010 - April 30, 2011: GEAM entered into a contractual arrangement with the Company to limit other expenses of each share class of the Fund (excluding applicable Investor Service Plan fee of 0.20%) at or below 0.03% on an annualized basis. Expenses borne by GEAM pursuant to the expense limitation agreement may be recouped by GEAM for up to three years from the date the expense was incurred. A reimbursement payment was not made if it caused the Company to exceed its expense limit.

Investor Service Plan — Class 1 and Class 3 Shares The Company adopted an Investor Service Plan (the “Service Plan”) on December 9, 2005 for Class 1 shares and on May 1, 2009 for Class 3 shares of the Fund. The Service Plans were not adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Each Service Plan provides that during any fiscal year, the amount of compensation paid under the Services Plan by the Total Return Fund Class 1 or Class 3 shares may not exceed the annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Total Return Fund attributable to each such class shares.

Distribution and Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (12b-1 Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to each of Class 1 and Class 3 shares of the Total Return Fund. Under the 12b-1 Plan for Class 1 shares that became effective May 1, 2009, payments made under the Class 1 Investor Service Plan are covered in the event that any portion of compensation paid pursuant to the Class 1 Investor Service Plan is determined to be an indirect use of the assets attributable to the Class 1 shares to finance distribution of such shares. Under the 12b-1 Plan for Class 3 shares, the Company, on behalf of the Fund, may compensate GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (GEID), the distributor of the shares of the Fund, for certain sales services provided by GEID or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 3 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer Class 3 shares as an investment option under such variable contracts. The amount of compensation paid under the 12b-1 Plan may not exceed 0.25% for Class 3 shares, of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The 12b-1 Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of Directors, including by those directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the 12b-1 Plan or in any agreement related to it. In addition, the Class 3 12b-1 Plan covers payments made under the Class 3 Investor Service Plan in the event that any portion of compensation paid pursuant to the Class 3 Investor Service Plan is determined to be an indirect use of the assets attributable to the Class 3 shares to finance distribution of such shares.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

 

 

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7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and options, for the period ended June 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

U.S. Government Securities
Purchases   Sales
$1,752,950,734   $1,750,406,298

 

Other Securities
Purchases   Sales
$809,689,742   $927,279,877
8. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

As of June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of investment for
tax purposes
   Gross Tax   Net tax appreciation/
(depreciation)
   Appreciation    Depreciation  
$2,815,882,309    $245,847,700    $(53,342,348)   $192,505,352


As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers, as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

 

Amount   Expires
$  9,200,542   12/31/2016
252,149,075   12/31/2017

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund utilized $12,523,032 of prior year capital loss carryovers.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund elected to defer losses incurred after October 31, 2010 as follows:

 

Capital   Currency
$—   $84,226

The tax composition of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2010 was as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
    Long-Term
Capital
Gains

2010

  $ 35,022,799      $—

2009

    30,701,311        —


Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays net investment income and any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations

 

 

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which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) futures, treatment of realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions, paydown gains and losses on mortgage-backed securities, investments organized as partnerships for tax purposes, losses deferred due to offsetting positions, distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
  Accumulated
Net Realized Gain
  Paid In Capital
$(853,731)   $765,630   $88,101

 

9. Significant Transaction

Effective June 22, 2011 the Fund closed Class 2 shares. A full redemption was made by investors in the share class at the closing net asset value.

 

 

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On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the Total Return Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposal. At the meeting, the proposal was approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       158,699,893.402           90.664        96.550

Abstain

       5,670,860.097           3.240        3.450

Total

       164,370,753.499           93.904        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       158,718,885.622           90.675        96.562

Abstain

       5,651,867.877           3.229        3.438

Total

       164,370,753.499           93.904        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President – Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co.,Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team    (unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Money Market Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary.

 

We have provided you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

 

Total Returns (%)
as of June 30, 2011
   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities
(Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities
(Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income
(Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income
(Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high-offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer — Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer — GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Money Market Fund

 

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Money Market Fund    Contents

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     2   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     8   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     9   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     10   

Statement of Operations

     11   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     12   

Notes to Financial Statements

     13   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     17   

Additional Information

     20   

Investment Team

     23   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments Money Market Fund (the “Fund”).

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The 90 Day U.S. T-Bill is an unmanaged measure/index of the performance of U.S. Treasury bills currently available in the marketplace having a remaining maturity of 90 days.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on the blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

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Michael E. Martini

Vice President

The Money Market Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes James C. Gannon and Michael E. Martini. As lead portfolio manager for the Money Market Fund, Mr. Martini has oversight responsibilities over the Fund.

Michael E. Martini is a Vice President and a Portfolio Manager at GE Asset Management. He has served on the portfolio management team for the Fund since joining GE Asset Management in March of 2008. Prior to joining GE Asset Management, Mr. Martini was a Vice President at Ceres Capital Partners LLC, where he worked at the firm’s treasury desk from March 2006 to January 2008, and a Senior Vice President at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) from 1996 to 2004, where he was a portfolio manager at the firm’s money market/short-term desk.

James C. Gannon is an Assistant Portfolio Manager of GE Asset Management. He has served on the portfolio management team for the Fund since December 2000. Since joining GE Asset Management in 1995, Mr. Gannon served in various positions at GE Asset Management including Trade Operations Specialist in fixed income, and became an Assistant Portfolio Manager in February 2003.

 

Q. How did the Money Market Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Money Market Fund returned 0.00% for Class 1 shares. The 90-day Treasury Bill, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 0.04% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 100 U.S. Insurance Money Market Taxable funds returned an average of -0.01% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected Fund performance?

 

A. The first quarter was notable for the decrease in U.S. Treasury float, affecting money market rates. The Federal Reserve’s $600 billion treasury purchase program (QEII) and Treasury’s decision to run down
  their Supplementary Financing Program of U.S. Treasury Bills by $195 billion, a debt ceiling issue, pushed short U.S. Treasury and agency debt yields lower. The FDIC’s impending new insurance fund assessment (assets minus tangible equity versus domestic deposits prior) caused some banks to reduce their repo business. Cash borrowed in such transactions, parked at bank accounts at the Fed, will now be included in the FDIC’s new fee calculation. Repo rates fell to zero on the first day of this new assessment. Short U.S. Treasury Bill yields fell to 52-week lows, and LIBOR rates declined. Heading into the second quarter, money market funds faced even lower yields and shrinking supply.

The primary concern for money market funds in the second quarter was European banks’ exposure to Greek debt. One rating agency analysis highlighted that with little alternative supply, prime money funds on average held about one half their assets in European bank names. In the final days of June, with Greek fiscal headlines causing increased “risk-off”, prime money funds experienced about $90 billion in outflows. However, roughly 50% of those funds flowed into government money market funds, we believe a strong commentary on the continued confidence and commitment to the money market sector. Interestingly, non-U.S. banks held over half of the excess reserves deposited at the Fed. With such ample liquidity, LIBOR rates declined throughout the quarter. Interest rate products, including U.S. Treasury Bills, repos and short agencies rallied due to lack of supply as well as flight-to-safety.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A.

During the first quarter, the Fund’s allocation to U.S. government and agency issues was maintained at roughly 39% of total holdings throughout the first quarter. The exposure to Scandinavia, Australia and Canada was approximately 25%. Allocation to Europe was roughly 37% with 1.5% exposure to

 

 

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  Spain. Within the European holdings, supranational and sovereign issuers made up 1.5% of the Fund’s portfolio. The weighted average maturity of the Fund ranged between 32-45 days throughout the quarter. The Fund’s investment in floating rate notes with coupons above 0.3% was a positive contributor to the Fund’s performance. A 39% position in government securities provided the Fund with the flexibility to take advantage of credit opportunities in commercial paper and certificates of deposit when available.

In the second quarter, the Fund’s allocation to U.S. government and agency issues was roughly 40% of total holdings however the allocation dropped to 28% on June 30. Its exposure to Scandinavia, Australia and Canada was 23%. The Fund’s allocation to Europe was 38% (2.5% to Spain). The remainder (at June 30th) was allocated to one domestic bank and four non-financials. Within European holdings, supranational and sovereign issuers made up 5% of the Fund’s portfolio. The weighted average maturity of the Fund ranged between 40-46 days throughout the quarter. The Fund outperformed its benchmark during the quarter as U.S. Treasury Bill yields drifted towards zero. The Fund’s investment in assets with coupons/yields above 0.3% was a positive contributor to performance. Investments in government securities provided the Fund with the flexibility to take advantage of “credit” opportunities when available and to meet redemption requests.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the  period ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

                                

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,000.00           1.24   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,023.28           1.25   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.25% for Class 1 shares (for the period January 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
**   Actual Fund Return for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was 0.00% for Class 1 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The Fund seeks its objective by investing primarily in short-term, U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    100        100        99        94   

Peer group average annual total return:

    -0.01     -0.01     1.84     1.80

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Money Market

Taxable

  

  

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $240,011 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011 (a)

 

 

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Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 7/1/85)

 

     Six
Months*
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending
value
of a
$10,000
investment
 

Money
Market
Fund

    0.00%        0.00%        1.96%        1.94%      $ 12,123   

90 Day T-Bill

    0.04%        0.12%        1.72%        1.95%      $ 12,127   

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Fund Yield

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Fund     Money Fund Report**  

7-day current

    0.00%        0.04%   

7-day effective

    0.00%        0.04%   

Current yield represents income earned on an investment in the Money Market Fund for a seven day period and then annualized.

Effective yield is calculated similarly but could be slightly higher because it reflects the compounding effect of earnings on reinvested dividends.

 

The seven day current yield, rather than the total return, more closely reflects the current earnings of the Money Market Fund at June 30, 2011.

 

** IBC’s Money Fund report provides average yield for all major money market funds.
 
(a) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
* Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

An investment in the Money Market Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Money Market Fund

 

 

         Principal
Amount
     Amortized
Cost
      

Short-Term Investments — 100.6% †

U.S. Treasuries — 9.3%

United States Treasury Bill

        

0.16%

 

08/25/11

   $ 5,200,000       $     5,198,749       (a)

United States Treasury Notes

        

0.75%

 

11/30/11

     3,500,000         3,507,687      

0.88%

 

01/31/12

     4,050,000         4,066,433      

1.00%

 

07/31/11 - 12/31/11

     9,400,000         9,419,237      
          22,192,106      

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 7.2%

  

  

Fannie Mae Discount Note

        

0.13%

 

07/05/11 - 12/01/11

     9,850,000         9,847,141       (a)

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note

        

0.13%

 

07/01/11

     3,700,000         3,700,000       (a)

Freddie Mac Discount Note

        

0.03%

 

08/10/11

     3,550,000         3,549,901       (a)
          17,097,042      

Foreign Agency — 1.4%

  

  

KFW Group

        

0.15%

 

08/19/11

     3,250,000         3,249,336       (a)

Commercial Paper — 29.5%

  

  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

        

0.50%

 

08/12/11

     6,100,000         6,096,442       (a)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

        

0.27%

 

05/21/12

     6,600,000         6,600,000       (a ,c)

Credit Suisse Group AG

        

0.20%

 

07/14/11

     6,250,000         6,249,549       (a)

European Investment Bank

        

0.19%

 

07/08/11

     4,950,000         4,949,817       (a)

HSBC Holdings PLC

        

0.13%

 

07/13/11

     4,050,000         4,049,831       (a)

JPMorgan Chase & Co

        

0.05%

 

07/01/11

     7,500,000         7,500,000       (a)

Nordea Bank AB

        

0.21%

 

07/18/11

     2,500,000         2,499,752       (a)

0.23%

 

12/09/11

     4,900,000         4,894,960       (a)

Novartis AG

        

0.18%

 

10/11/11

     2,000,000         1,998,980       (a)

Procter & Gamble Co

        

0.08%

 

07/05/11

     5,500,000         5,499,951       (a)
         Principal
Amount
     Amortized
Cost
      

Rabobank Nederland NV NY

        

0.21%

 

09/09/11

   $ 2,650,000       $     2,648,918       (a)

Societe Generale

        

0.47%

 

07/06/11

     6,500,000         6,499,576       (a)

0.54%

 

08/08/11

     2,600,000         2,598,518       (a)

UBS AG

        

0.32%

 

12/12/11

     3,450,000         3,444,971       (a)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

        

0.05%

 

07/11/11

     4,750,000         4,749,934       (a)
          70,281,199      

Repurchase Agreements — 11.3%

  

  

Barclays Capital Inc. Gov Agcy Repo
0.02% dated 06/30/11, to be repurchased at $7,300,004 on 07/01/11 collateralized by $7,446,067 U.S. Government Agency Bonds, 4.38% maturing 11/15/39
07/01/11

     7,300,000         7,300,000      

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Gov Agcy Repo
0.01% dated 06/30/11, to be repurchased at $2,500,001 on 07/01/11 collateralized by $2,551,294 U.S. Government Agency Bonds, 2.00% maturing 12/09/14
07/01/11

     2,500,000         2,500,000      

Goldman Sachs & Co. Gov Agcy Repo
0.02% dated 06/30/11, to be repurchased at $8,100,005 on 07/01/11 collateralized by $8,262,648 U.S. Government Agency Bonds, 6.00% maturing 04/18/36
07/01/11

     8,100,000         8,100,000      

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Gov Agcy Repo
0.01% dated 06/30/11, to be repurchased at $9,050,000 on 07/01/11 collateralized by $9,234,180 U.S. Government Agency Bonds, 1.75% maturing 12/30/15
07/01/11

     9,050,000         9,050,000      
          26,950,000      

Certificates of Deposit — 35.0%

  

  

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC/Stamford CT

        

0.54%

 

08/24/11

     7,950,000         7,950,000       (c)

Bank of Montreal

        

0.14%

 

07/06/11

     4,250,000         4,250,000      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Money Market Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

         Principal
Amount
     Amortized
Cost
     

Bank of Nova Scotia

       

0.24%

 

07/01/11

   $ 5,050,000       $     5,050,000     

Barclays Bank PLC

       

0.23%

 

08/03/11

     3,000,000         3,000,000     

BNP Paribas

       

0.45%

 

07/18/11

     7,550,000         7,550,000     

Credit Agricole SA

       

0.35%

 

11/03/11

     6,500,000         6,500,000     

Deutsche Bank AG

       

0.20%

 

10/17/11

     6,850,000         6,850,000     

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       

0.24%

 

07/22/11

     3,750,000         3,750,000     

Rabobank Nederland NV NY

       

0.31%

 

10/12/11

     6,650,000         6,650,230      (c)

Royal Bank of Canada/New York NY

       

0.21%

 

08/26/11

     6,550,000         6,550,000      (c)

0.25%

 

03/12/12

     2,500,000         2,500,000      (c)

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

       

0.18%

 

09/15/11

     5,450,000         5,450,000     

0.20%

 

08/18/11

     3,250,000         3,250,011     

Toronto Dominion Bank

       

0.13%

 

08/05/11

     6,100,000         6,100,000     

Westpac Banking Corp/NY

       

0.28%

 

05/11/12

     8,250,000         8,250,000      (c)
          83,650,241     

Supranational — 2.9%

       

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

       

0.24%

 

07/13/11

     3,950,000         3,950,000      (c)

World Bank Discount Notes

       

0.04%

 

07/27/11

     3,050,000         3,049,912      (a)
          6,999,912     

Corporates — 3.9%

       

Eksportfinans ASA

       

5.13%

 

10/26/11

     2,150,000         2,182,577     

Shell International Finance BV

       

0.28%

 

09/22/11

     7,200,000         7,201,562      (c)
          9,384,139     

Time Deposit — 0.1%

       

State Street Corporation

       

0.01%

 

07/01/11

     207,255         207,255      (b)

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $240,011,230)

        240,011,230     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net — (0.6)%

        (1,372,654  
       

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 238,638,576     
       

 

 

   
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(b) State Street Corp. is the parent company of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.

 

(c) Variable or floating rate security. The stated rate represents the rate at June 30, 2011 .

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

     6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09      12/31/08      12/31/07      12/31/06  
Inception date                                            7/1/85   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   

Income (Loss) from investment operations:

               

Net investment income

                           0.02         0.05         0.05   

Net realized and unrealized
gains (losses) on investments

            0.00 (c)†                                

Total income (loss) from
investment operations

            0.00 (c)†              0.02         0.05         0.05   

Less distributions from:

               

Net investment income

                           0.02         0.05         0.05   

Net realized gains

                                             

Total distributions

                           0.02         0.05         0.05   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     0.00%        0.00%        0.27%         2.24%         4.92%         4.65%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 238,639      $ 266,442      $ 326,072       $ 547,554       $ 340,690       $ 279,622   

Ratios to average net assets:

               

Net investment income (loss)

     0.00%     0.00%        0.32%         2.15%         4.81%         4.58%   

Net expenses

     0.25% (b)     0.28% (b)      0.43%         0.45%         0.48%         0.49%   

Gross expenses

     0.53%     0.53%        0.47%         0.45%         0.48%         0.49%   

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) GE Asset Management has voluntarily undertaken to reduce its management fee and/or subsidize certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain a minimum annualized yield of 0.00%.
(c) Less than 0.005.
Unaudited
* Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

ASSETS

    

Short-term Investments at amortized cost (cost $213,061,230)

       $213,061,230   

Repurchase agreements, at cost

       26,950,000   

Income receivables

       95,173   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       10   

Total Assets

       240,106,413   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       1,406,853   

Payable to GEAM

       2,213   

Accrued other expenses

       54,690   

Payable to custodian

       4,081   

Total Liabilities

       1,467,837   

NET ASSETS

       $238,638,576   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF :

    

Capital paid in

       238,786,572   

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (147,996

NET ASSETS

       $238,638,576   

Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       238,815,559   

Net asset value per share

       $1.00   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)
         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Interest

     $ 318,456   

Total Income

       318,456   

Expenses:

    

Advisory and administrative fees

       582,365   

Director’s fees

       4,706   

Custody and accounting expenses

       43,802   

Professional fees

       14,842   

Other expenses

       24,073   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       669,788   

Less: Expenses Waived or borne by the adviser

       (351,332

Net expenses

       318,456   

Net investment income

         

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investments

       66   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       66   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       $66   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
         
       

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2011*

    

Year Ended

December 31,

2010

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

Operations:

       

Net investments income

     $       $   

Net realized gain on investments

       66         2,038   

Net increase from operations

       66         2,038   

Distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

                 

Total distributions

                 

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

       66         2,038   

Share transactions:

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

       54,609,357         114,064,232   

Value of distributions reinvested

                 

Cost of shares redeemed

       (82,412,646      (173,696,838

Net (decrease) from share transactions

       (27,803,289      (59,632,606

Total (decrease) in net assets

       (27,803,223      (59,630,568

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

       266,441,799         326,072,367   

End of period

     $ 238,638,576       $ 266,441,799   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of)
net investment income, end of period

     $       $   

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

       

Shares sold

       54,609,357         114,064,232   

Issued for distributions reinvested

                 

Shares redeemed

       (82,412,645      (173,696,838

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

       (27,803,288      (59,632,606

 

* Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund, Income Fund, Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) and Real Estate Securities Fund.

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company:

Securities Valuation and Transactions. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Repurchase Agreements The Fund engages in repurchase agreement transactions with respect to instruments that are consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives or policies. The Fund’s custodian takes possession of the collateral pledged for investments in repurchase agreements on behalf of the Fund. The Fund values the underlying collateral daily on a mark-to-market basis to determine that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to 102% for domestic securities and 105% international securities of the repurchase price. In the event the seller defaults and the value of the security declines, or if the seller enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not Fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the Fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

All portfolio securities held by the Fund are valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Fair value determinations are required for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a domestic or foreign security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such domestic or foreign security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

 

The following tables present the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Short-Term Investments

       

U.S. Treasuries

  $      $ 22,192,106      $      $ 22,192,106   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

           17,097,042               17,097,042   

Foreign Agencies

           3,249,336               3,249,336   

Commercial Paper

           70,281,199               70,281,199   

Repurchase Agreements

           26,950,000               26,950,000   

Certificates of Deposit

           83,650,241               83,650,241   

Supranational

           6,999,912               6,999,912   

Corporate

           9,384,139               9,384,139   

Time Deposit

           207,255               207,255   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

  $      $ 240,011,230      $      $ 240,011,230   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

There were no significant transfers between the fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

4. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is (“State Street”) with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company. The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the Funds generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In

addition, the Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund is the lesser of (i) 10% of its total assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

5. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Advisory and Administration Fees GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 1, 1997 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. Compensation of GEAM for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. The advisory and administrative fee is stated in the following schedule:

 

     

Average Daily

Net Assets

of Fund

    

Advisory and

Administration

Fees

 

Money Market Fund

   First $ 100 million         .50
   Next $ 100 million         .45
   Next $ 100 million         .40
   Next $ 100 million         .35
   Over $ 400 million         .30

GEAM has voluntarily undertaken to reduce its management fee and/or subsidize certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00%. This voluntary management fee reduction and/or expense subsidy may be modified or discontinued by GEAM at any time without prior notice. There can be no assurance that this fee reduction will be sufficient to avoid any loss.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

 

6. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of Investment for
Tax Purposes
   Gross Tax    Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   Appreciation    Depreciation   
240,011,230         

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund utilized $2,038 of prior year capital loss carryovers. $37,585 of prior year capital loss carryovers expired on December 31, 2010.

 

Amount   Expires
   $148,062   12/31/2016

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund incurred no such losses after October 31, 2010.

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

       

Ordinary

Income

      

Long-Term

Capital Gains

       Total  

2010

     $         $         $   

2009

       1,362,973                     1,362,973   

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares any net investment income dividends daily and pays them monthly. The character of income and gains to be distributed is

determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassification for the year ended December 31, 2010 was as follows:

 

Accumulated Net
Realized Loss
  Paid In Capital
$37,585   $(37,585)
 

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the Money Market Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       233,564,064.375           89.051        95.670

Abstain

       10,571,674.145           4.031        4.330

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       233,972,258.597           89.207        95.837

Abstain

       10,163,479.923           3.875        4.163

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

Proposal 2:

Approval of the use of a “manager of managers” arrangement whereby GEAM, as the Fund’s investment adviser, under certain circumstances, will be able to hire and replace sub-advisers to the Fund without obtaining shareholder approval.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       220,561,109.791           84.093        90.344

Against

       14,324,798.976           5.462        5.867

Abstain

       9,249,829.753           3.527        3.789

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  A. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on senior securities.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       223,307,316.543           85.141        91.469

Against

       9,664,820.226           3.684        3.958

Abstain

       11,163,601.751           4.257        4.573

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       224,260,591.897           85.504        91.859

Against

       9,798,531.417           3.736        4.014

Abstain

       10,076,615.206           3.842        4.127

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       221,523,641.306           84.460        90.738

Against

       12,935,524.049           4.932        5.298

Abstain

       9,676,573.165           3.690        3.964

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

  E. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on diversification.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       225,257,526.776           85.884        92.267

Against

       9,855,403.570           3.758        4.037

Abstain

       9,022,808.174           3.440        3.696

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       226,321,826.764           86.290        92.703

Against

       8,828,302.545           3.366        3.616

Abstain

       8,985,609.211           3.426        3.681

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

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  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities and its reclassification from a non-fundamental policy to a fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       223,733,566.801           85.303        91.643

Against

       9,544,992.790           3.639        3.910

Abstain

       10,857,178.929           4.140        4.447

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

  H. Amendment of the Fund’s fundamental investment policy on illiquid investments and its reclassification from a fundamental policy to a non-fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       224,401,049.291           85.558        91.917

Against

       9,561,267.611           3.645        3.916

Abstain

       10,173,421.618           3.879        4.167

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

  I. Elimination of the Fund’s investment policy on mortgaging, pledging and hypothecating of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       255,794,542.152           86.089        92.487

Against

       9,560,836.711           3.645        3.916

Abstain

       8,780,359.657           3.348        3.597

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       225,772,947.369           86.081        92.478

Against

       9,546,627.767           3.639        3.911

Abstain

       8,816,163.384           3.362        3.611

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       244,135,738.520           93.082        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President – Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002 – 2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co.,Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team    (unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Real Estate Securities Fund    Letter from the Chairman

 

LOGO

Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman,

GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Dear Shareholder:

Attached is the semi-annual report for GE Investments Funds, Inc. — Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Fund”) for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. The report contains information about the performance of the Fund and other fund-specific data, along with portfolio manager commentary.

 

We have provided you with an overview of the investment markets, along with our investment outlook for the coming months.

Market Overview

Most major equity indices posted positive returns in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a devastating earthquake in Japan, ongoing concerns about unresolved sovereign debt issues in peripheral Europe and elevated inflation in emerging markets. Volatility increased in May and June, however, as some measures of global economic activity weakened and uncertainties over Greece’s ability to finance and service its debt rattled the financial markets. In the U.S., concerns over the end of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and political wrangling over the government debt ceiling further contributed to a challenging environment. The increase in risk aversion benefited the fixed income markets as many investors sought out safer investments. Toward the end of June, the Greek Parliament passed austerity measures that seemed to calm the markets and opened the way for the next round of financing from the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Against this backdrop, financial markets posted positive results for the six- and 12-month periods ended June 30, 2011 as represented by the index returns in the below chart.

 

Total Returns (%) as
of June 30, 2011
   6-month      12-month  

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

     6.0         30.7   

Global equities (MSCI World Index)

     5.3         30.5   

International equities (MSCI EAFE Index)

     5.0         30.4   

Small-cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

     6.2         37.4   

Mid-cap U.S. equities (Russell Mid Cap Index)

     8.1         38.5   

U.S. fixed income
(Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

     2.7         3.9   

U.S. short-term government fixed income (Barclays Capital 1-3 Year U.S. Government Bond Index)

     0.9         1.4   

Outlook

We remain constructive on the prospects for healthy global growth, although it may be at a slower pace than originally anticipated. Central banks in the U.S. and Europe remain accommodative and supply chain issues in Japan appear to have abated. There are also signs that inflation may be peaking in emerging markets as commodity prices have eased in recent months. Corporate balance sheets remain healthy and fundamentals remain intact, in our view. We believe that valuations for equities are not stretched and remain below historical averages while equity risk premiums are still high-offering the possibility for further gains. We expect that the financial markets are likely to remain volatile due to outstanding sovereign debt issues, but believe that returns are biased to the upside in the second half of the year.

Thank you for investing with GE Investments Funds.

Sincerely,

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Michael J. Cosgrove

Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

July 2011

 

 
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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Real Estate Securities Fund    Letter from the Chairman  (Continued)

 

Mike Cosgrove is President and Chief Executive Officer — Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”). In addition to the GE Investments Funds, he is also Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and Director and President of GEAM’s broker-dealer which serves as underwriter and distributor for the GE Investments Funds. Mr. Cosgrove serves as a Trustee of the GE Savings & Security Funds, the GE Foundation, and the GE Pension Trust. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Skin Cancer Foundation and is a Trustee of Fordham University. Previously Chief Financial Officer of GE Asset Management and Assistant Treasurer — GE Company, Mr. Cosgrove joined GE in 1970 and held a number of managerial positions in finance and sales in the International Operation and the GE Trading Company. He received a BS in Economics from Fordham University and an MBA from St. John’s University.

 

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Real Estate Securities Fund

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2011

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GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Real Estate Securities Fund    Contents

 

 

Notes to Performance

     1   

Manager Review and Schedule of Investments

     6   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

     8   

Financial Statements

  

Financial Highlights

     9   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     10   

Statement of Operations

     11   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     12   

Notes to Financial Statements

     13   

Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results

     18   

Additional Information

     20   

Investment Team

     23   

 

This report is prepared for Policyholders of certain variable contracts and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by the variable contract’s current prospectus and the current prospectus of the Fund available for investments thereunder.


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Notes to Performance    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The information provided on the performance pages relates to the GE Investments Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Fund”) and is unaudited.

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund fees and expenses but do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the Fund’s total returns for all periods shown.

The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-493-3042 or visit the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in the Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

FTSE NAREIT U.S. Real Estate Index is an unmanaged index of all tax-qualified real estate investment trusts (REITs) listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and NASDAQ which have 75% or more of their gross invested book assets invested directly or indirectly in the equity ownership of real estate. The results shown for the foregoing indices assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest. They do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise the index.

The peer universe of the underlying annuity funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on a blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to that of the Fund.

©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., Member of FINRA & SIPC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the GE Investments Funds, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Fund.

 

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Real Estate Securities Fund    (unaudited)

 

Urdang Securities Management, Inc. (Urdang) is the sub-adviser for the Real Estate Securities Fund. Urdang is a wholly owned subsidiary of Urdang Capital Management, Inc. (Urdang Capital). Urdang Capital is wholly owned by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) and operates as part of BNY Mellon’s Asset Management Division. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Urdang Capital, Urdang is a second tier subsidiary of BNY Mellon. Urdang is a registered investment adviser that was formed in 1995 to focus exclusively on opportunities in the real estate securities market, including publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs).

The Real Estate Securities Fund is co-managed by Dean Frankel, CFA and Eric Rothman, CFA.

Dean Frankel is a senior portfolio manager, North America Real Estate Securities, at Urdang and serves as the senior portfolio manager to the Fund. He joined Urdang in 1997 and has over 19 years of real estate securities investment experience. Mr. Frankel is responsible for management of Urdang’s proprietary research process including the firm’s relative value model. In addition, Mr. Frankel analyzes and interprets implications of major events and economic trends while managing the daily operations of the North American Real Estate Securities investment team.

Eric Rothman serves as a portfolio manager at Urdang, where he helps direct Urdang’s U.S. Real Estate Securities strategy. As portfolio manager, Mr. Rothman is responsible for market research, sector allocations, and real estate securities analysis. Additionally he has primary coverage responsibility for the lodging, self storage and retail sectors. Mr. Rothman joined Urdang in 2006 and has over 14 years of real estate securities and real estate investment experience, including being a sell-side REIT analyst at Wachovia Securities from 2001 to 2006 and an analyst at AEW Capital Management, LP from 1997 to 2000.

 

Q. How did the Real Estate Securities Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011?

 

A. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, the Real Estate Securities Fund returned 11.61% for Class 1 shares and 11.43% for Class 4 shares. The FTSE NAREIT U.S. Real Estate Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 10.62%. The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 46 U.S. Insurance Real Estate funds returned an average of 9.74% for the same period.
Q. What market conditions impacted Fund performance?

 

A. As historically high dividend paying stocks, REITs benefitted from the search for yield in the first half of 2011 as they have for much of the prior two years. The dividend yield on U.S. REITs was in the mid-3% range as of June 30, compared favorably to a ten-year treasury yield that declined over the six-month period to less than 3%. Improvement in the overall economy has helped the REIT market even more. Throughout the first half of 2011, property fundamentals continued to steadily improve for all property sectors, particularly for those sectors that are most sensitive to improvement in the macro economy. Generally speaking, vacancy rates and rental rates have moved past bottom in almost all sectors. The U.S. REIT market rallied in April and May, but declined in June as uncertainty surrounding the European sovereign debt crisis and raising the U.S. debt ceiling grew. In our view, systematic risk presents the single biggest challenge for REITs today, as it does for all public securities.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. Sector and stock selection contributed positively to the Fund’s outperformance. The effect of cash drag and minor items including rounding reduced relative performance. The contribution to relative performance from sector selection was primarily the result of an underweight to the least economically sensitive property sectors, triple net lease and healthcare. Fund performance was also driven by an overweight to sectors more sensitive to the economy (such as apartments, industrial and hotels) early in the year as the economy was expanding, and then a modest reversal of this positioning later in the year ahead of concerns about faltering economic growth. Stock selection was particularly strong among picks within the office, healthcare, regional mall and shopping center sectors, partially offset by negative performance from stock selection within the industrial and specialty sectors.
 

 

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Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund over the period?

 

A. While we did not deviate from our investment process or philosophy during the period, we did make a number of tactical changes to the Fund’s positioning to take advantage of changing market conditions. Following significant underperformance from the healthcare and net lease sectors early in 2011, and in light of concerns about a deteriorating economic outlook, we chose to further reduce the Fund’s underweight to both of these defensive sectors early in the second quarter, just ahead of the market’s greater focus on concern that growth could be faltering. Conversely, we reduced the Fund’s exposure to the apartment and hotel sectors (both of which had performed disproportionately well in the first quarter of 2011 and prior) as each appeared to represent a less attractive relative value.
 

 

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Real Estate Securities Fund    (unaudited)

Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, distribution and services fees (for Class 4 shares), professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following 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.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, 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 given for your class under the heading “Expenses paid during period.”

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table 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 shareholders reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Additionally, the expenses shown do not reflect the fees or charges associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

January 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011

 

        Account value at the
beginning of the period  ($)
       Account value at the
end of the period  ($)
       Expenses paid
during the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return**

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,116.10           5.19   

Class 4

       1,000.00           1,114.34           7.55   

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

  

                     

Class 1

       1,000.00           1,019.69           4.96   

Class 4

       1,000.00           1,017.50           7.20   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.99% for Class 1 shares 1.44% for Class 4 shares (for the period January 1, 2011—June 30, 2011), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six months period)
**   Actual Fund Returns for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows: 11.61% for Class 1 shares, and 11.43% for Class 4 shares. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

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Real Estate Securities Fund    (unaudited)

 

Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek maximum total return through current income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in common and preferred stocks, and equity securities, such as debt securities of U.S. issuers that are principally engaged in or related to the real estate industry, including those that own significant real estate assets.

Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended June 30, 2011

 

 

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Three
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of Funds in peer group:

    46        46        46        42        31   

Peer group average annual total return:

    9.74%        32.78%        4.37%        1.88%        10.32%   

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Insurance Real Estate

  

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value(c) of $84,026 (in thousands) on June 30, 2011(b)(c)

 

 

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Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of June 30, 2011 (as a % of Fair Value)(b)(c)

 

 

Simon Property Group Inc.

     7.48%   

Equity Residential

     6.42%   

Prologis Inc.

     5.53%   

Vornado Realty Trust

     5.34%   

Ventas Inc.

     5.15%   

The Macerich Co.

     4.31%   

Healthcare Inc.

     4.01%   

Public Storage

     3.74%   

Boston Properties Inc.

     3.56%   

HCP Inc.

     3.23%   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 1 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 1 Shares (Inception date: 5/1/95)

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending
value of a
$10,000
investment(a)
 

Real
Estate
Securities
Fund

    11.61%        36.91%        4.88%        11.41%      $ 29,466   

FTSE NAREIT U.S. Real Estate Index

    10.62%        34.09%        2.61%        10.68%      $ 27,592   

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

Class 4 Shares

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns

for the Periods Ended June 30, 2011

 

 

Class 4 Shares (Inception date: 5/1/08)

     Six
Months**
    One
Year
    Three
Year
    Since
Inception
    Ending
value of a
$10,000
investment(a)
 

Real Estate Securities Fund

    11.43%        36.34%        7.92%        3.10%      $ 11,016   

FTSE NAREIT U.S. Real Estate Index

    10.62%        34.09%        5.38%        1.58%      $ 10,509   

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(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.
(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.
(c) Fair value basis is inclusive of Short-Term Investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
* Less than 0.01%.
** Total returns for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 are not annualized.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance and the graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares and does not reflect the fees or charges that would be associated with variable contracts through which shares of the Fund are offered.

 

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Real Estate Securities Fund

 

Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Real Estate Securities Fund

 

     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

Common Stock (REITs) — 97.2 % †

  

    

Diversified — 5.3%

  

  

Vornado Realty Trust

     48,120       $ 4,483,822      

Freestanding — 2.1%

  

  

National Retail Properties Inc.

     70,673         1,732,195      

Healthcare — 12.6%

  

  

HCP Inc.

     74,070         2,717,628      

Healthcare Inc.

     64,290         3,370,725      

Senior Housing Properties Trust

     9,870         231,057      

Ventas Inc.

     82,050         4,324,856      
        10,644,266      

Hotel — 6.4%

  

  

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     55,380         594,227      

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

     118,510         2,008,745      

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     35,200         927,168      

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     29,680         599,239      

RLJ Lodging Trust

     30,733         533,832      

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.

     73,880         684,868       (a)
        5,348,079      

Industrial — 6.0%

  

  

DCT Industrial Trust Inc.

     84,540         442,144      

Prologis Inc.

     129,580         4,644,147      
        5,086,291      

Multifamily — 18.5%

  

  

American Campus Communities Inc.

     23,970         851,414      

Apartment Investment & Management Co.

     41,410         1,057,197      

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

     12,360         1,587,024      

Camden Property Trust

     28,500         1,813,170      

Colonial Properties Trust

     58,320         1,189,728      

Equity Residential

     89,920         5,395,200      

Essex Property Trust Inc.

     18,110         2,450,102      

UDR Inc.

     48,950         1,201,722      
        15,545,557      

Office — 15.2%

  

  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

     22,780         1,763,628      

Boston Properties Inc.

     28,180         2,991,589      

Brandywine Realty Trust

     59,240         686,592      

CommonWealth

     61,000         1,576,240      

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     17,180         534,470      

Douglas Emmett Inc.

     65,910         1,310,950      

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

     44,750         694,968      

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     31,160         1,230,508       (c)

Parkway Properties Inc.

     27,999         477,663      
     Number
of Shares
     Fair Value       

SL Green Realty Corp.

     18,250       $ 1,512,378      
        12,778,986      

Office/Industrial — 2.8%

  

  

Duke Realty Corp.

     110,140         1,543,061      

Liberty Property Trust

     26,290         856,528      
        2,399,589      

Regional Malls — 14.5%

  

  

General Growth Properties Inc.

     97,590         1,628,777      

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     5,100         80,070      

Simon Property Group Inc.

     54,080         6,285,718      

Taubman Centers Inc.

     10,060         595,552      

The Macerich Co.

     67,630         3,618,205      
        12,208,322      

Self Storage — 4.4%

  

  

Public Storage

     27,580         3,144,396      

U-Store-It Trust

     50,920         535,678      
        3,680,074      

Shopping Centers — 7.2%

  

  

Acadia Realty Trust

     31,430         638,972      

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

     84,370         1,189,617      

Excel Trust Inc.

     33,895         373,862      

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     11,280         960,830      

Kimco Realty Corp.

     124,960         2,329,254      

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

     21,750         582,248      
        6,074,783      

Specialty — 2.2%

  

  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

     29,930         1,849,075      

Total Common Stock (REITs)
(Cost $66,729,928 )

        81,831,039      

Common Stock — 1.2%

  

    

Hotel — 1.4%

  

  

Hyatt Hotels Corp.
(Cost $1,009,444)

     23,800         971,516       (a)

Other Investments — 0.0%*

  

    

GEI Investment Fund
(Cost $2,681)

        2,708       (d)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $67,742,053)

        82,805,263      
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Fair Value       

Short-Term Investments — 1.4%

GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class 0.11%
(Cost $1,220,794)

   $ 1,220,794       (b,d)

Total Investments
(Cost $68,962,847)

     84,026,057      

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 0.2%

     142,180      
  

 

 

    

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

   $ 84,168,237      
  

 

 

    
 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(c) At June 30, 2011 , all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.

 

(d) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GEI Investment Fund and the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

* Less than 0.05%.

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of June 30, 2011 .

Abbreviations:

 

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

 

 

 

 

    CLASS 1         CLASS 4  
    6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/06         6/30/11†     12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08  
Inception date                                        5/1/95                               5/1/08   

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.68        $  8.41        $6.46        $10.87        $21.49        $19.20          $10.67        $  8.41        $6.47        $12.15   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

                     

Net investment income

    0.14        0.19 **      1.03        1.11        0.72        0.65          0.11        0.15 **      0.29        0.39 ** 

Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) on investments

    1.10        2.24        1.29        (5.05)        (3.87)        5.68            1.11        2.23        1.99        (5.63)   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

    1.24        2.43        2.32        (3.94)        (3.15)        6.33            1.22        2.38        2.28        (5.24)   

Less distributions from:

                     

Net investment income

           0.16        0.22        0.28        0.73        0.48                 0.12        0.19        0.25   

Return of capital

                  0.15        0.19        0.02                               0.15        0.19   

Net realized gains

                                6.72        3.56                                   

Total distributions

           0.16        0.37        0.47        7.47        4.04                   0.12        0.34        0.44   

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.92        $10.68        $8.41        $  6.46        $10.87        $21.49            $11.89        $10.67        $8.41        $  6.47   

TOTAL RETURN(a)

    11.61%        28.94%        35.77%        (36.03)%        (14.86)%        33.03%          11.43%        28.31%        35.14%        (42.99)%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

                     

Net assets, end of period
(in thousands)

    $84,157        $78,316        $70,574        $59,969        $96,650        $178,317          $11        $10        $8        $6   

Ratios to average net assets:

                     

Net investment income

    2.41%     1.97%        4.75%        4.67%        2.59%        3.08%          1.95%     1.52%        4.26%        4.67%

Net Expenses

    0.99% (b)     0.92% (b)      1.04% (b)      0.95% (b)      0.90%        0.88%          1.44% (b)     1.36% (b)      1.49% (b)      1.40% (b)

Gross Expenses

    0.99%     0.93%        1.04%        0.95%        0.90%        0.88%          1.44%     1.37%        1.49%        1.40%   

Portfolio turnover rate

    37%        113%        105%        121%        106%        92%          37%        113%        105%        121%   

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

 

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GE Asset Management’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management fee in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Money Market Fund and/or GE Institutional Money Market Fund.
* Annualized for periods less than one year.
** Per share values have been calculated using the average share method.
Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

         

ASSETS

    

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $67,739,372)

       $82,802,555   

Investments in affiliated securities, at Fair Value (cost $2,681)

       2,708   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       1,220,794   

Receivable for investments sold

       766,097   

Income receivables

       178,678   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       1,135   

Total Assets

       84,971,967   

LIABILITIES

    

Payable for investments purchased

       704,422   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       12,056   

Payable to GEAM

       25,946   

Accrued other expenses

       61,306   

Total Liabilities

       803,730   

NET ASSETS

       $84,168,237   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF :

    

Capital paid in

       85,717,189   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

       1,081,382   

Accumulated net realized (loss)

       (18,084,047

Net unrealized appreciation on:

    

Investments

       15,453,713   

NET ASSETS

       $84,168,237   

Class 1

    

NET ASSETS

       84,157,218   

Shares outstanding( $0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       7,057,824   

Net asset value per share

       $11.92   

Class 4

    

NET ASSETS

       11,019   

Shares outstanding( $0.01 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

       927   

Net asset value per share

       $11.89   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

         

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Dividend

     $ 1,321,282   

Interest

       59,616   

Interest from affiliated investments

       784   

Total Income

       1,381,682   

Expenses

    

Advisory and administration fees

       346,281   

Distribution fees

    

Class 4

       24   

Transfer agent fees

       10,136   

Director’s fees

       1,086   

Custody and accounting expenses

       20,815   

Professional fees

       10,317   

Other expenses

       13,948   

Total expenses before waiver and reimbursement

       402,607   

Less: Expenses waived or borne by the adviser

       (1,075

Net expenses

       401,532   

Net investment income

       980,150   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

    

Realized gain on:

    

Investments

       7,285,290   

Increase in unrealized appreciation on:

    

Investments

       818,944   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       8,104,234   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 9,084,384   

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of
Changes in Net Assets
         
        Six months ended
June 30,
2011*
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

Operations:

       

Net investments income

     $ 980,150       $ 1,322,199   

Net realized gain on investments

       7,285,290         14,828,808   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       818,944         389,924   

Net increase from operations

       9,084,384         16,540,931   

Distributions to shareholders from :

       

Net investment income

       

Class 1

               (1,190,859

Class 4

               (111

Total distributions

               (1,190,970

Increase in net assets from operations and distributions

       9,084,384         15,349,961   

Share transactions :

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

       

Class 1

       4,288,598         19,664,699   

Class 4

                 

Value of distributions reinvested

       

Class 1

               1,190,859   

Class 4

               111   

Cost of shares redeemed

       

Class 1

       (7,530,507      (28,461,964

Class 4

                 

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

       (3,241,909      (7,606,295

Total increase in net assets

       5,842,475         7,743,666   

NET ASSETS

       

Beginning of period

       78,325,762         70,582,096   

End of period

     $ 84,168,237       $ 78,325,762   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income, end of period

     $ 1,081,382       $ 101,232   

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

       

Class 1

       

Shares sold

       377,150         2,129,665   

Issued for distributions reinvested

               111,504   

Shares redeemed

       (654,815      (3,294,055

Net (decrease) in fund shares

       (277,665      (1,052,886

Class 4

       

Shares sold

                 

Issued for distributions reinvested

               10   

Shares redeemed

                 

Net increase in fund shares

               10   

 

* Unaudited

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization of the Company

GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on May 14, 1984 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company is composed of fourteen investment portfolios (collectively the “Funds”), although only the following eleven are currently being offered: U.S. Equity Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, Core Value Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, Small-Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Total Return Fund, Income Fund, Money Market Fund and Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Fund”).

Shares of the Funds of the Company are offered only to insurance company separate accounts that fund certain variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts. GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) is the investment adviser and administrator of each of the Funds.

The Company currently offers two share classes (Class 1 and Class 4) of the Fund as investment options for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts. Class 4 shares were first offered on May 1, 2008, and Fund shares outstanding prior to May 1, 2008 were designated as Class 1 shares. Each share class has different fees and expenses, and as a result, each share class will have different share price and performance. Not all variable contracts offer both share classes of the Fund.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Company.

Securities Valuation and Transactions. All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

The Fund’s income, expenses (other than distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionally each day among the share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

Derivatives The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may enter into derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions.

Real Estate Investment Trusts Dividend income, attributable to real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), is recorded based on management’s estimate of the income included in the distributions received. Distributions received in excess of this amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the investments. The actual amounts of income and return of capital are determined by each REIT only after its fiscal year-end and may differ from the estimated amounts.

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes in foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are allocated to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Certain class specific expenses (such as distribution fees) are allocated to the class that incurs such expense. Expenses of the Fund are generally paid directly by the Fund however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Fund intends to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies including the distribution of substantially all of its taxable net investment income and

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. The Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 — Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Fund uses to measure different financial investments at fair value.

The Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sales price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Debt securities (other than short-term securities described below) generally are valued at an evaluated bid as reported by an independent pricing service. Municipal obligations are valued at the quoted bid prices, when available. The pricing vendor uses various pricing models for each asset class that are consistent with what other market participants would use. The inputs and assumptions to the model of the pricing vendor are derived from market observable sources including: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and other market related data. Since many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the methodology of the pricing vendor uses available information as applicable such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing. The pricing vendor considers all available market observable inputs in determining the evaluation for a security. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2 and primarily comprise our portfolio of corporate fixed income, government, mortgage and asset-backed securities.

In the absence of a reliable price from such a pricing service, debt securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing vendors may provide the Funds with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances we classify the investment securities in Level 3.

The Fund uses the net asset value per unit for the collective fund. The Fund classifies the investment security in level 2.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in Total Investments, such as exchange traded futures. Futures are valued at the last sale price on the primary market they are traded and are typically included in level 1.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The short-term investments of sufficient credit quality held by the Fund with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates market value and these are included in Level 2.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities would generally be classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by the valuation committee. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of any Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Portfolio securities may be valued using techniques other than market quotations, under the circumstances described

above. The value established for a portfolio security may be different than what would be produced through the use of another methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Fair value determinations are required for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a domestic or foreign security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such domestic or foreign security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011:

 

Investments      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Investments in Securities

                   

Common Stock

     $ 82,802,555         $         $         $ 82,802,555   

Other Investments

                 2,708                     2,708   

Short-Term Investments

       1,220,794                               1,220,794   

Total Investments in Securities

     $ 84,023,349         $ 2,708         $         $ 84,026,057   

There were no significant transfers between the fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

4. Line of Credit

The Company shares a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the Funds generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the Company has a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one Fund is the lesser of (i)33.33% of the Fund’s assets or (ii) 20% of its net assets.

The credit facilities were not utilized by the Fund during the six month period ended June 30, 2011.

 

5. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

GEAM, a registered investment adviser, was retained by the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 1, 1997 to act as investment adviser and administrator of the Fund. GEAM’s compensation for investment advisory and administrative services is paid monthly based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. The advisory and administrative fee is stated in the following schedule:

 

Average Daily Net Assets of Fund   Advisory and
Administration
Fees
First $100 million   0.85%
Next $100 million   0.80%
Over $200 million   0.75%
 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

GEAM has a contractual arrangement with the Fund to waive a portion of the Fund’s management fee in the amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Funds investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees The Company has adopted a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to Class 4 shares of the Fund. Under the Plan, the Fund may compensate GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEAM and the Fund’s principal distributor, for certain sales services provided by GEID or other broker dealers and investor services provided by GEID or other service providers relating to the Fund’s Class 4 shares, including services to owners or prospective owners of variable contracts issued by insurance companies that offer such share class as an investment option. The amount of compensation paid under the Plan by the Fund’s Class 4 shares may not exceed 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to such share class. The Plan continues in effect from year to year for so long as such continuance is approved annually by the Board of Directors, including by those directors who are not interested persons of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to it.

Directors’ Compensation The Fund pays no compensation to its directors who are officers or employees of GEAM or its affiliates. Directors who are not such officers or employees also serve in a similar capacity for other funds advised by GEAM. Compensation paid to unaffiliated directors are reflected on the Statement of Operations. These fees are allocated pro rata across all of the mutual fund platforms and share classes served by the directors, including the Fund, and are based upon the relative net assets of each fund within such platforms.

6. Sub-advisory Fees

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement with GEAM, Urdang Securities Management, Inc. (“Urdang”) is the Sub-Adviser to the Fund. Urdang is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the assets of the Fund, including the responsibility for making decisions to buy, sell or hold a particular security, under the general supervision of GEAM and the Board.

For their services, GEAM pays Urdang monthly sub-advisory fees which are calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and short-term options, for the period ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Non U.S. Gov’t Securities
Purchases   Sales

$30,200,161

 

$32,719,920

 

8. Income Taxes

The Fund is subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Funds’ net assets required under ASC 740. The Fund’s 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

At June 30, 2011, information on the tax cost of investments was as follows:

 

Cost of Investment for
Tax Purposes
   Gross Tax   Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   Appreciation    Depreciation  
$77,386,132    $6,824,538    $(184,613)   $6,639,925

 

As of December 31, 2010, the Fund has capital loss carryovers, as indicated below. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations

thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders because they would be taxable as ordinary income.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund utilized $15,410,139 of prior year capital loss carryovers.

 

Amount   Expires
$16,946,275   12/31/2017

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Any net capital and currency losses incurred after October 31, within the Fund’s tax year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year if the Fund so elects to defer such losses.

The Fund did not defer any post-October losses for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The tax composition of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
    Long-Term
Capital
Gains
    Return of
Capital
    Total  
2010   $ 1,190,970      $      $      $ 1,190,970   
2009   $ 2,058,769      $      $ 895,211      $ 2,953,980   

 

Distributions to Shareholders The Fund declares and pays any dividends from net investment income annually. The Fund declares and pays any net realized capital gains in excess of capital loss carryforwards distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications due to permanent book/tax differences are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Net Investment

Income

  Accumulated
Net Realized Gain
   Paid in
Capital
$(175,573)   $573,079    $(397,506)
 

 

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Special Meeting of Shareholders — Voting Results    (unaudited)

 

On April 1, 2011, the GE Investments Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of each series portfolio of the Company, including shareholders of the Real Estate Securities Fund (the “Fund”). Shareholders of record on January 28, 2011 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, except Proposal 1, shareholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. For Proposal 1, shareholders of all funds voted together and not by fund or share class. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the Fund and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Election of Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson and Mr. Matthew J. Simpson as Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       451,517,094.582           90.054        96.126

Abstain

       18,195,810.391           3.629        3.874

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       451,949,730.789           90.140        96.218

Abstain

       17,763,174.184           3.543        3.782

Total

       469,712,904.973           93.683        100.000

Fund votes:

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  
       Mr. R. Sheldon Johnson   

Affirmative

       6,553,076.166           88.720        94.539

Abstain

       378,550.552           5.125        5.461

Total

       6,931,626.718           93.845        100.000
       Mr. Matthew J. Simpson   

Affirmative

       6,618,119.023           89.601        95.477

Abstain

       313,507.695           4.244        4.523

Total

       6,931,626.718           93.845        100.000

Proposal 3:

Approval of the following changes in certain of the Fund’s investment policies, as follows:

 

  A. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on senior securities.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       6,218,964.231           84.197        89.719

Against

       321,036.738           4.346        4.631

Abstain

       391,625.749           5.302        5.650

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       6,931,626.718           93.845        100.000

 

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  C. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on making loans.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       6,223,369.757           84.257        89.782

Against

       355,781.358           4.816        5.133

Abstain

       352,475.603           4.772        5.085

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       6,931,626.718           93.845        100.000

 

  D. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on borrowing.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       6,170,521.109           83.541        89.020

Against

       407,911.585           5.523        5.885

Abstain

       353,194.024           4.781        5.095

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       6,931,626.718           93.845        100.000

 

  F. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on concentration of investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       6,283,876.392           85.076        90.655

Against

       298,807.711           4.045        4.311

Abstain

       348,942.615           4.724        5.034

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       6,931,626.718           93.845        100.000

 

  G. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on investments in commodities and its reclassification from a non-fundamental policy to a fundamental policy.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       6,198,101.192           83.914        89.418

Against

       367,783.774           4.980        5.306

Abstain

       365,741.752           4.951        5.276

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       6,931,626.718           93.845        100.000

 

  J. Amendment of the Fund’s investment policy on real estate investments.

 

        No. of Shares        % of Outstanding Shares        % of Shares Present  

Affirmative

       6,247,140.752           84.578        90.125

Against

       340,078.839           4.605        4.906

Abstain

       344,407.127           4.662        4.969

Broker Non-votes

                             

Total

       6,931,626.718           93.845        100.000

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    62

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chairman of the Board and President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    President and Chief Executive Officer — Mutual Funds and Intermediary Business at GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; Vice President, GE Capital Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, since December 1999; Executive Vice President — Mutual Funds of GEAM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, since March 1993; President and Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc., since June 2011. Director of GEAM since 1988.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds, General Relief and Loan Fund and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Trustee of GE Volunteers since 1993; Director of GE Foundation; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999, GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998, GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998, GE Asset Management Limited since 1998 and GEAM since 1988; Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    50

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director and Executive Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel — Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) at GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    28

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    41

Position(s) Held with Fund    Vice President & Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — Vice President and Secretary — less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at GEAM since March 2011; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Robert Herlihy

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    43

Position(s) Held with Fund    Chief Compliance Officer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Chief Compliance Officer of GEAM, GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds, and GE Savings and Security Funds since July 2005; Chief Compliance Officer of GE Funds from July 2005 to February 2011; and Manager of Fund Administration at GEAM from 2002-2005.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    44

Position(s) Held with Fund    Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — less than 1 year

Principal Occupations(s) During Past 5 Years    Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, Elfun Funds and GE Savings and Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer    N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer    N/A

 

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Additional Information    (unaudited)

 

Non-Interested Directors

 

 

John R. Costantino

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    65

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified — 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    General Partner, NGN Capital LLC since 2006; Managing Director, Vice President of Walden Capital Management since 1996.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Director of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of Fordham University from 1989-1995 and 2001-2007 and Trustee Emeritus since 2007; Trustee of Neuroscience Research Institute since 1986; Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; Trustee of Gregorian University Foundation from 1992-2007; Director of Artes Medical from 2006-2008.

 

 

R. Sheldon Johnson

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    64

Positions(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of office and Length of Time served    Unit Successor is elected and qualified — less than 1 year.

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co.,Inc. from 1988 to 2006; Head of Global Institutional Equity Sales and Marketing at Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since April 2011 and Trustee of St. Lawrence University since 2003.

 

 

Robert P. Quinn

 

 

Address    c/o GEAM 3001 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age    75

Position(s) Held with Fund    Director

Term of Office and Length of Time Served    Until successor is elected and qualified – 14 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years    Retired since 1983 from Salomon Brothers Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director    20

Other Directorships Held by Director    Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 1997; Trustee of St. Francis Hospital since 1980; and Trustee of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011.

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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Investment Team    (unaudited)

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Board of Directors

Michael J. Cosgrove, Chairman

John R. Costantino

R. Sheldon Johnson*

Robert P. Quinn

Matthew J. Simpson

Secretary

Joon Won Choe

Assistant Secretary

Michelle Matzelle

Treasurer

Arthur A. Jensen (effective June 6, 2011)

Assistant Treasurer

Casey Yantosca

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

 

 

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer (since May 2011)†

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive

Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business

Ralph R. Layman, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equity Investments

Maureen B. Mitchell, President – Institutional Sales and Marketing

Matthew J. Simpson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Don W. Torey, President – Alternative Investments

John J. Walker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

David Wiederecht, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies

Tracie A. Winbigler, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (since January 2011)

 
* Mr. Johnson was elected as a Director of the Funds effective April 1, 2011.
Effective May 1, 2011, Mr. Stockton replaced James W. Ireland as President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

At GE Asset Management, we’re dedicated to providing the investment options you’ll need to tailor your financial portfolio to every stage of your life. Each member of the GE Family of Funds is managed according to the same principles of integrity and quality that have guided GE over the past century, and have made it the world-class company that it is today. Each fund draws strength from a heritage of investment management experience that spans more than 80 years. Whether you’re creating a new investment portfolio or adding to an established one, the GE Family of Funds offers an array of professionally managed investment options that will help you meet a lifetime of financial needs.

 

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Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors, Inc.

member FINRA and SIPC

3001 Summer Street

PO Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-493-3042; (ii) on the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC—information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Applicable only to an annual filing.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Applicable only to an annual filing.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Applicable only to an annual filing.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Applicable only to an annual filing.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Attached as part of ITEM 1.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

No material changes.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

The officers providing the certifications in this report in accordance with Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in such rule),


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that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purpose described in paragraph (c) of such rule.

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their last evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2 are the Certifications of Michael J. Cosgrove and Arthur A. Jensen as principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively, as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

GE INVESTMENTS FUNDS, INC

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Cosgrove

  Michael J. Cosgrove
  Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Date: August 23, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Cosgrove

  Michael J. Cosgrove
  Chairman, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Date: August 23, 2011

 

By:

 

/s/ Arthur A. Jensen

  Arthur A. Jensen
  Treasurer, GE Investments Funds, Inc.

Date: August 23, 2011


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EXHIBIT INDEX

(b)(1) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(b)(2) Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.