INVESTMENT ADVISER
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EULAV Asset Management
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S E M I – A N N U A L R E P O R T
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7 Times Square 21st Floor
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J u l y 3 1 , 2 0 1 1
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DISTRIBUTOR
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EULAV Securities LLC
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7 Times Square 21st Floor
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New York, NY 10036-6524
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CUSTODIAN BANK
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State Street Bank and Trust Co.
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225 Franklin Street
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Boston, MA 02110
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SHAREHOLDER
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State Street Bank and Trust Co.
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SERVICING AGENT
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c/o BFDS
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P.O. Box 219729
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Kansas City, MO 64121-9729
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INDEPENDENT
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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REGISTERED PUBLIC
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300 Madison Avenue
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Value Line
Aggressive
Income Trust
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ACCOUNTING FIRM
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New York, NY 10017
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LEGAL COUNSEL
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Peter D. Lowenstein, Esq.
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496 Valley Road
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Cos Cob, CT 06807-0272
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DIRECTORS
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Mitchell E. Appel
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Joyce E. Heinzerling
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Francis C. Oakley
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David H. Porter
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Paul Craig Roberts
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Nancy-Beth Sheerr
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Daniel S. Vandivort
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OFFICERS
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Mitchell E. Appel
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President
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Michael J. Wagner
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Chief Compliance Officer
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Emily D. Washington
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Treasurer and Secretary
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This unaudited report is issued for information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a currently effective prospectus of the Trust (obtainable from the Distributor).
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#00081727
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To Our Value Line Aggressive
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To Our Shareholders (unaudited):
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Mitchell Appel
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Mitchell Appel, President
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/s/ Jeff Geffen
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Jeff Geffen, Portfolio Manager
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(1)
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The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index is representative of the broad based fixed-income market. It includes non-investment grade corporate bonds. The returns for the Index do not reflect charges, expenses, or taxes, and it is not possible to directly invest in this unmanaged Index.
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Value Line Aggressive Income Trust
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Income Trust Shareholders
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Economic Highlights (unaudited)
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Value Line Aggressive Income Trust
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TRUST EXPENSES (unaudited): |
Expenses
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Beginning
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Ending
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paid during
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account value
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account value
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period 2/1/11
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2/1/11
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7/31/11
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thru 7/31/11*
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Actual
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,027.36 | $ | 5.98 | ||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.89 | $ | 5.96 |
*
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Expenses are equal to the Trust’s annualized expense ratio of 1.19% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period. This expense ratio may differ from the expense ratio shown in the Financial Highlights.
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Value Line Aggressive Income Trust
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Portfolio Highlights at July 31, 2011 (unaudited)
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Ten Largest Holdings
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Principal
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Percentage of
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Issue
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Amount
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Value
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Net Assets
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Ford Motor Co., Global Landmark Securities, Senior Notes, 7.45%, 7/16/31
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$ | 500,000 | $ | 569,909 | 1.7 | % | ||||||
EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes, 6.63%, 10/1/14
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500,000 | 533,125 | 1.6 | % | ||||||||
Briggs & Stratton Corp., 6.88%, 12/15/20
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500,000 | 530,000 | 1.6 | % | ||||||||
Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes, 7.13%, 3/15/17
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500,000 | 520,625 | 1.6 | % | ||||||||
Ball Corp., 5.75%, 5/15/21
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500,000 | 505,000 | 1.5 | % | ||||||||
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, 7/15/14
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500,000 | 504,375 | 1.5 | % | ||||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.75%, 4/15/14
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500,000 | 498,125 | 1.5 | % | ||||||||
American Tower Corp., Senior Notes, 7.00%, 10/15/17
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400,000 | 471,584 | 1.4 | % | ||||||||
Community Health Systems, Inc., Senior Notes, 8.88%, 7/15/15
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450,000 | 465,187 | 1.4 | % | ||||||||
Peabody Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 7.38%, 11/1/16
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400,000 | 453,000 | 1.4 | % | ||||||||
Asset Allocation — Percentage of Total Net Assets |
Sector Weightings — Percentage of Total Investment Securities
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) |
Principal
Amount
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Value
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CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (89.1%)
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BASIC MATERIALS (2.6%)
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$
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200,000
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AK Steel Corp., 7.63%, 5/15/20
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$
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204,500
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250,000
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FMG Resources Pty Ltd., Senior Notes, 7.00%, 11/1/15 (1)
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259,063
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400,000
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United States Steel Corp., Senior Notes, 6.05%, 6/1/17
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401,000
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864,563
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COMMUNICATIONS (12.5%)
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250,000
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Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., Senior Notes, 6.45%, 3/15/29
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225,625
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400,000
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American Tower Corp., Senior Notes, 7.00%, 10/15/17
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471,584
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250,000
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Cablevision Systems Corp., 7.75%, 4/15/18
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266,875
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300,000
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Crown Castle International Corp., Senior Notes, 9.00%, 1/15/15
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328,500
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500,000
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EchoStar DBS Corp., Senior Notes, 6.63%, 10/1/14
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533,125
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300,000
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Intelsat Luxembourg SA, 11.25%, 2/4/17
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321,000
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350,000
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MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 6.63%, 11/15/20
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350,875
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250,000
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Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 7.75%, 10/15/18 (1)
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265,000
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400,000
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Qwest Corp., Senior Notes, 8.88%, 3/15/12
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418,000
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350,000
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Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32
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378,875
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200,000
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Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 11.75%, 7/15/17 (1)
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221,750
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350,000
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Windstream Corp., Senior Notes, 8.13%, 8/1/13
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380,625
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4,161,834
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CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (14.3%)
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300,000
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ArvinMeritor, Inc., Senior Notes, 8.13%, 9/15/15
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311,250
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500,000
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Boyd Gaming Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.75%, 4/15/14
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498,125
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250,000
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Senior Notes, 7.63%, 3/15/27
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242,188
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Principal
Amount
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Value
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$
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300,000
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Dana Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 6.50%, 2/15/19
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$
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303,750
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500,000
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Ford Motor Co., Global Landmark Securities, Senior Notes, 7.45%, 7/16/31
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569,909
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350,000
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 8.25%, 8/15/20
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384,125
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300,000
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Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.38%, 12/15/20
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298,500
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350,000
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Lear Corp., 7.88%, 3/15/18
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377,563
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115,000
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Lennar Corp., Senior Notes, 6.50%, 4/15/16
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115,000
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200,000
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Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 8.13%, 8/15/35
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218,249
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300,000
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MGM Resorts International, Senior Notes, 7.50%, 6/1/16
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292,500
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300,000
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PEP Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack, Senior Subordinated Notes, 7.50%, 12/15/14
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307,125
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300,000
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Senior Notes, 7.50%, 10/15/27
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303,000
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294,624
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United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12
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316,721
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200,000
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Wynn Las Vegas Ltd., 7.75%, 8/15/20
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221,000
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4,759,005
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CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (16.0%)
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350,000
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Alere, Inc., Senior Notes, 9.00%, 5/15/16
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364,438
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250,000
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Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc., Senior Notes, 7.75%, 5/15/16
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256,250
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400,000
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Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Senior Notes, 9.88%, 11/1/15
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423,000
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300,000
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Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Senior Notes, 7.50%, 11/1/14
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303,000
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450,000
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Community Health Systems, Inc., Senior Notes, 8.88%, 7/15/15
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465,187
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400,000
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Constellation Brands, Inc., Senior Notes, 7.25%, 5/15/17
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438,000
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300,000
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Dean Foods Co., Senior Notes, 7.00%, 6/1/16
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297,000
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300,000
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Deluxe Corp., 7.00%, 3/15/19 (1)
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298,500
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July 31, 2011 |
Principal
Amount
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Value
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$
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250,000
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HCA, Inc., Senior Notes, 6.50%, 2/15/16
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$
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255,625
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400,000
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Hertz Corp. (The), 7.38%, 1/15/21 (1)
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409,000
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300,000
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Humana, Inc., Senior Notes, 6.45%, 6/1/16
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347,364
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200,000
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Jarden Corp., 6.13%, 11/15/22
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201,500
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250,000
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R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Senior Notes, 7.25%, 5/15/18
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257,500
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300,000
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Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd., 8.50%, 5/15/18 (1)
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288,000
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350,000
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Tyson Foods, Inc., Senior Notes, 6.60%, 4/1/16
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389,812
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250,000
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.75%, 8/15/21 (1)
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236,250
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100,000
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Warner Chilcott Co. LLC, 7.75%, 9/15/18 (1)
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101,000
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5,331,426
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DIVERSIFIED (1.6%)
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500,000
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Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes, 7.13%, 3/15/17
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520,625
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ENERGY (17.2%)
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200,000
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Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/1/20
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209,250
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166,000
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Arch Western Finance LLC, Guaranteed Senior Notes, 6.75%, 7/1/13
|
167,037
|
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400,000
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Bill Barrett Corp., Senior Notes, 9.88%, 7/15/16
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452,000
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400,000
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Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, 7.75%, 5/15/17
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414,000
|
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350,000
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Cimarex Energy Co., Senior Notes, 7.13%, 5/1/17
|
368,375
|
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400,000
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Complete Production Services, Inc., Senior Notes, 8.00%, 12/15/16
|
420,000
|
|||||
260,000
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Covanta Holding Corp., Senior Notes, 7.25%, 12/1/20
|
282,169
|
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350,000
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Forest Oil Corp., 8.50%, 2/15/14
|
380,625
|
|||||
300,000
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Frontier Oil Corp., 8.50%, 9/15/16
|
321,750
|
|||||
250,000
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Linn Energy LLC, 7.75%, 2/1/21 (1)
|
266,250
|
|||||
300,000
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McMoRan Exploration Co., Senior Notes, 11.88%, 11/15/14
|
323,250
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Principal
Amount
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Value
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$
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400,000
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Newfield Exploration Co., Senior Notes, 6.63%, 9/1/14
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$
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406,000
|
|||
400,000
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Peabody Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 7.38%, 11/1/16
|
453,000
|
|||||
300,000
|
PetroHawk Energy Corp., Senior Notes, 7.88%, 6/1/15
|
324,750
|
|||||
400,000
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Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.63%, 5/1/21
|
418,000
|
|||||
250,000
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SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.00%, 6/1/18 (1)
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265,000
|
|||||
250,000
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SM Energy Co., Senior Notes, 6.63%, 2/15/19 (1)
|
257,500
|
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5,728,956
|
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FINANCIAL (6.0%)
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400,000
|
Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, 3/15/20
|
428,500
|
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400,000
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CIT Group, Inc., 7.00%, 5/1/16
|
401,000
|
|||||
135,000
|
Citigroup Capital III, 7.63%, 12/1/36
|
144,638
|
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300,000
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Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Senior Notes, 8.00%, 12/15/16
|
343,599
|
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250,000
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Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18
|
258,125
|
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250,000
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LBG Capital No.1 PLC, 7.88%, 11/1/20 (1)
|
230,313
|
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200,000
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SLM Corp., Senior Notes, 5.63%, 8/1/33
|
175,503
|
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1,981,678
|
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INDUSTRIAL (11.7%)
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350,000
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Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.75%, 4/1/16
|
359,625
|
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200,000
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Anixter, Inc., 5.95%, 3/1/15
|
203,750
|
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500,000
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Ball Corp., 5.75%, 5/15/21
|
505,000
|
|||||
200,000
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BE Aerospace, Inc., Senior Notes, 8.50%, 7/1/18
|
220,750
|
|||||
500,000
|
Briggs & Stratton Corp., 6.88%, 12/15/20
|
530,000
|
|||||
200,000
|
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. III, Senior Notes, 6.25%, 2/1/21 (1)
|
204,500
|
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400,000
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General Cable Corp., Senior Notes, 7.13%, 4/1/17
|
412,000
|
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) |
Principal
Amount
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Value
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$
|
500,000
|
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 7.75%, 7/15/14
|
$
|
504,375
|
|||
200,000
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Masco Corp., Senior Notes, 7.13%, 3/15/20
|
205,963
|
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400,000
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Terex Corp., Senior Subordinated Notes, 8.00%, 11/15/17
|
407,500
|
|||||
400,000
|
USG Corp., Senior Notes, 6.30%, 11/15/16
|
344,000
|
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3,897,463
|
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TECHNOLOGY (3.1%)
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|||||||
250,000
|
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Senior Notes, 8.13%, 12/15/17
|
265,625
|
|||||
81,000
|
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., Senior Notes, 6.13%, 6/1/17
|
92,861
|
|||||
350,000
|
First Data Corp., Senior Notes, 9.88%, 9/24/15
|
355,250
|
|||||
300,000
|
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, 6.80%, 10/1/16
|
318,000
|
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1,031,736
|
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UTILITIES (4.1%)
|
|||||||
350,000
|
AES Corp. (The), Senior Notes, 8.00%, 10/15/17
|
378,000
|
|||||
300,000
|
Calpine Corp., Senior Notes, 7.88%, 1/15/23 (1)
|
315,000
|
|||||
300,000
|
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19
|
312,000
|
|||||
350,000
|
RRI Energy, Inc., Senior Notes, 7.63%, 6/15/14
|
364,000
|
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1,369,000
|
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TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $27,917,449) (89.1%) |
29,646,286
|
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CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (5.7%) | |||||||
BASIC MATERIALS (0.4%)
|
|||||||
100,000
|
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.13%, 6/15/14
|
117,875
|
|||||
COMMUNICATIONS (0.7%)
|
|||||||
250,000
|
Leap Wireless International, Inc., 4.50%, 7/15/14
|
237,500
|
Principal
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (1.8%) | |||||||
$
|
250,000
|
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., Senior Notes, 2.25%, 6/15/13
|
$
|
260,313
|
|||
250,000
|
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., Senior Subordinated Debentures, 3.50%, 5/15/14
|
262,187
|
|||||
89,000
|
Omnicare, Inc., 3.25%, 12/15/35
|
85,329
|
|||||
607,829
|
|||||||
ENERGY (2.4%)
|
|||||||
150,000
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.50%, 5/15/37
|
165,375
|
|||||
300,000
|
Global Industries Ltd., Senior Debentures, 2.75%, 8/1/27
|
215,625
|
|||||
150,000
|
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 3.25%, 12/15/25
|
151,125
|
|||||
250,000
|
SESI LLC, Guaranteed Senior Notes, 1.50%, 12/15/26 (2)
|
260,937
|
|||||
793,062
|
|||||||
INDUSTRIAL (0.4%)
|
|||||||
150,000
|
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., Senior Notes, 3.00%, 3/15/13
|
123,000
|
|||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $1,696,401) (5.7%) |
1,879,266
|
||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (0.7%) | |||||||
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (0.3%)
|
|||||||
2,000
|
General Motors Co., Convertible Fixed, Series B, 4.75%
|
92,420
|
|||||
FINANCIAL (0.4%)
|
|||||||
2,000
|
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 7.25%
|
47,600
|
|||||
100
|
Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.25%
|
97,473
|
|||||
145,073
|
|||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $253,981) (0.7%) |
237,493
|
July 31, 2011 |
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS (0.5%)
|
|||||||
FINANCIALS (0.2%)
|
|||||||
3,000
|
Hospitality Properties Trust
|
$
|
75,750
|
||||
UTILITIES (0.3%)
|
|||||||
2,000
|
FirstEnergy Corp.
|
89,300
|
|||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $141,751) (0.5%) |
165,050
|
||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS (0.2%) | |||||||
FINANCIALS (0.2%)
|
|||||||
3,000
|
Health Care REIT, Inc., Series F, 7.63%
|
75,960
|
|||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $75,000) (0.2%) |
75,960
|
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (96.2%)
(Cost $30,084,582) |
32,004,055
|
||||||
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (3.8%)
|
1,275,658
|
||||||
NET ASSETS (100%)
|
$
|
33,279,713
|
|||||
NET ASSET VALUE OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE, PER OUTSTANDING SHARE
($33,279,713 ÷ 6,733,764 shares outstanding) |
$
|
4.94
|
(1)
|
Pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, this security can only be sold to qualified institutional investors.
|
(2)
|
Step Bond - The rate shown is as of July 31, 2011 and will reset at a future date.
|
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust. |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at July 31, 2011 (unaudited) |
||||
Assets:
|
||||
Investment securities, at value
(Cost - $30,084,582) |
$ | 32,004,055 | ||
Cash
|
1,081,685 | |||
Interest and dividends receivable
|
549,599 | |||
Prepaid expenses
|
8,794 | |||
Receivable for trust shares sold
|
5,245 | |||
Total Assets
|
33,649,378 | |||
Liabilities:
|
||||
Payable for securities purchased
|
226,294 | |||
Payable for trust shares redeemed
|
81,340 | |||
Dividends payable to shareholders
|
36,589 | |||
Accrued expenses:
|
||||
Advisory fee
|
14,755 | |||
Service and distribution plan fees
|
4,035 | |||
Other
|
6,652 | |||
Total Liabilities
|
369,665 | |||
Net Assets
|
$ | 33,279,713 | ||
Net assets consist of:
|
||||
Shares of beneficial interest, at $0.01 par value (authorized unlimited, outstanding 6,733,764 shares)
|
$ | 67,338 | ||
Additional paid-in capital
|
33,449,993 | |||
Distributions in excess of net investment income
|
(38,747 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
|
(2,118,344 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments
|
1,919,473 | |||
Net Assets
|
$ | 33,279,713 | ||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Outstanding Share ($33,279,713 ÷ 6,733,764 shares outstanding)
|
$ | 4.94 |
Statement of Operations
for the Six Months Ended July 31, 2011 (unaudited) |
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Investment Income:
|
||||
Interest
|
$ | 1,174,235 | ||
Dividends
|
18,412 | |||
Total Income
|
1,192,647 | |||
Expenses:
|
||||
Advisory fee
|
125,577 | |||
Service and distribution plan fees
|
41,859 | |||
Printing and postage
|
17,732 | |||
Transfer agent fees
|
17,098 | |||
Custodian fees
|
14,055 | |||
Registration and filing fees
|
13,903 | |||
Auditing and legal fees
|
11,930 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses
|
3,062 | |||
Insurance
|
2,213 | |||
Other
|
3,614 | |||
|
||||
Total Expenses Before Fees Waived and Custody Credits
|
251,043 | |||
Less: Advisory Fees Waived
|
(33,487 | ) | ||
Less: Service and Distribution Plan Fees Waived
|
(16,744 | ) | ||
Less: Custody Credits
|
(65 | ) | ||
Net Expenses
|
200,747 | |||
Net Investment Income
|
991,900 | |||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments:
|
||||
Net Realized Gain
|
734,799 | |||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)
|
(807,677 | ) | ||
Net Realized Gain and Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments
|
(72,878 | ) | ||
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations
|
$ | 919,022 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Six Months Ended July 31, 2011 (unaudited) and for the Year Ended January 31, 2011 |
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Six Months Ended
|
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July 31, 2011
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
January 31, 2011
|
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Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$ | 991,900 | $ | 2,210,230 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
734,799 | 1,419,052 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
|
(807,677 | ) | 387,736 | |||||
Net increase in net assets from operations
|
919,022 | 4,017,018 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
(991,900 | ) | (2,207,166 | ) | ||||
Trust Share Transactions:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares
|
901,112 | 2,439,245 | ||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends to shareholders
|
763,921 | 1,743,738 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed *
|
(3,197,475 | ) | (8,894,522 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets from Trust share transactions
|
(1,532,442 | ) | (4,711,539 | ) | ||||
Total Decrease in Net Assets
|
(1,605,320 | ) | (2,901,687 | ) | ||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
34,885,033 | 37,786,720 | ||||||
End of period
|
$ | 33,279,713 | $ | 34,885,033 | ||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income, at end of period
|
$ | (38,747 | ) | $ | (38,747 | ) |
* |
Net of redemption fees (see Note 1K and Note 2).
|
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) |
● | Level 1 — Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
● | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active; |
● | Level 3 — Inputs that are unobservable. |
July 31, 2011 |
Investments in Securities:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
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Assets
|
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Corporate Bonds & Notes
|
$ | 0 | $ | 29,646,286 | $ | 0 | $ | 29,646,286 | ||||||||
Convertible Corporate Bonds & Notes
|
0 | 1,879,266 | 0 | 1,879,266 | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
165,050 | 0 | 0 | 165,050 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks
|
75,960 | 0 | 0 | 75,960 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks
|
237,493 | 0 | 0 | 237,493 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$ | 478,503 | $ | 31,525,552 | $ | 0 | $ | 32,004,055 |
Value Line Aggressive Income Trust
|
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
|
Six Months Ended
|
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July 31, 2011
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
January 31, 2011
|
|||||||
Shares sold
|
181,873 | 510,978 | ||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions
|
154,119 | 364,174 | ||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(643,941 | ) | (1,867,909 | ) | ||||
Net (decrease)
|
(307,949 | ) | (992,757 | ) | ||||
Dividends per share from net investment income
|
$ | 0.1441 | $ | 0.2960 |
July 31, 2011 |
Six Months Ended
|
||||
July 31, 2011
|
||||
(unaudited)
|
||||
Purchases:
|
||||
Investment Securities
|
$ | 10,632,862 | ||
Sales:
|
||||
Investment Securities
|
$ | 10,205,978 |
Cost of investments for tax purposes
|
$ | 30,084,582 | ||
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
|
$ | 2,061,888 | ||
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
|
(142,415 | ) | ||
Net tax unrealized appreciation on investments
|
$ | 1,919,473 |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:
|
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Six Months Ended
|
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July 31, 2011
|
Years Ended January 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
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Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ | 4.95 | $ | 4.70 | $ | 3.89 | $ | 4.83 | $ | 5.06 | $ | 5.01 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.14 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gains or (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized)
|
(0.01 | ) | 0.25 | 0.81 | (0.95 | ) | (0.23 | ) | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.13 | 0.55 | 1.09 | (0.63 | ) | 0.11 | 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||
Redemption fees
|
0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | 0.00 | (3) | ||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.14 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ | 4.94 | $ | 4.95 | $ | 4.70 | $ | 3.89 | $ | 4.83 | $ | 5.06 | ||||||||||||
Total return
|
2.74 | %(4) | 12.01 | % | 28.92 | % | (13.42 | )% | 2.14 | % | 7.80 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
|
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Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
|
$ | 33,280 | $ | 34,885 | $ | 37,787 | $ | 25,924 | $ | 32,459 | $ | 37,340 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets(1) |
1.48 | %(5) | 1.48 | %(6) | 1.56 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.28 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets(2) |
1.19 | %(5) | 1.13 | %(7) | 1.13 | % | 0.98 | % | 0.77 | % | 1.04 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
5.86 | %(5) | 6.20 | % | 6.51 | % | 7.17 | % | 6.76 | % | 6.54 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
32 | %(4) | 42 | % | 51 | % | 39 | % | 30 | % | 31 | % |
(1)
|
Ratio reflects expenses grossed up for custody credit arrangement, the waiver of a portion of the advisory fee by the Adviser, and a portion of the service and distribution plan fees by the Distributor. The ratio of expenses to average net assets, net of custody credits, but exclusive of the fee waivers would have been 1.48% for the year ended January 31, 2009, 1.27% for the year ended January 31, 2008, 1.49% for the year ended January 31, 2007 and would have been unchanged for the other periods shown.
|
(2)
|
Ratio reflects expenses net of the custody credit arrangement, the waiver of a portion of the advisory fee by the Adviser, and a portion of the service and distribution plan fees by the Distributor.
|
(3)
|
Amount is less than $.01 per share.
|
(4)
|
Not annualized.
|
(5)
|
Annualized.
|
(6)
|
Ratio reflects expenses grossed up for the reimbursement by Value Line, Inc. of certain expenses incurred by the Trust.
|
(7)
|
Ratio reflects expenses net of the reimbursement by Value Line, Inc. of certain expenses incurred by the Trust.
|
Value Line Aggressive Income Trust
|
Value Line Aggressive Income Trust
|
Management of the Trust
|
Name, Address, and YOB
|
Position
|
Length of
Time Served
|
Principal Occupation
During the Past 5 Years
|
Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
|
||||
Interested Trustee*
|
||||||||
Mitchell E. Appel
YOB: 1970
|
Trustee
|
Since 2010
|
President of each of the Value Line Funds since June 2008; President of the Adviser and Distributor since February 2009; Chief Financial Officer of Value Line, Inc. (“Value Line”) from April 2008 to December 2010 and from September 2005 to November 2007; Director of Value Line February 2010 to December 2010 and Treasurer from June 2005 to September 2005; Chief Financial Officer of XTF Asset Management from November 2007 to April 2008.
|
None
|
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Non-Interested Trustees
|
||||||||
Joyce E. Heinzerling
500 East 77th Street
New York, NY 10162
YOB: 1956
|
Trustee
|
Since 2008
|
President, Meridian Fund Advisers LLC. (consultants) since April 2009; General Counsel, Archery Capital LLC (private investment fund) until April 2009.
|
Burnham Investors Trust, since 2004 (4 funds).
|
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Francis C. Oakley
54 Scott Hill Road
Williamstown, MA 01267
YOB: 1931
|
Trustee
|
Since 2000
|
Professor of History, Williams College, (1961-2002). Professor Emeritus since 2002; President Emeritus since 1994 and President, (1985-1994); Chairman (1993-1997) and Interim President (2002-2003) of the American Council of Learned Societies. Trustee since 1997 and Chairman of the Board since 2005, National Humanities Center.
|
None
|
||||
David H. Porter
5 Birch Run Drive
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
YOB: 1935
|
Trustee
|
Since 1997
|
Professor, Skidmore College since 2008; Visiting Professor of Classics, Williams College, (1999-2008); President Emeritus, Skidmore College since 1999 and President, (1987-1998).
|
None
|
Value Line Aggressive Income Trust
|
Management of the Trust
|
Name, Address, and YOB
|
Position
|
Length of
Time Served
|
Principal Occupation
During the Past 5 Years
|
Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
|
||||
Paul Craig Roberts
169 Pompano St.
Panama City Beach, FL
32413
YOB: 1939
|
Trustee
|
Since 1986
|
Chairman, Institute for Political Economy.
|
None
|
||||
Nancy-Beth Sheerr
1409 Beaumont Drive
Gladwyne, PA 19035
YOB: 1949
|
Trustee
|
Since 1996
|
Senior Financial Advisor, Veritable L.P. (Investment Adviser).
|
None
|
||||
Daniel S. Vandivort
59 Indian Head Road
Riverside, CT 06878
YOB: 1954
|
Trustee (Lead Independent Trustee since 2010)
|
Since 2008
|
President, Chief Investment Officer, Weiss, Peck and Greer/Robeco Investment Management (2005-2007); Managing Director, Weiss, Peck and Greer, (1995-2005).
|
None
|
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Officers
|
||||||||
Mitchell E. Appel
YOB: 1970
|
President
|
Since 2008
|
President of each of the Value Line Funds since June 2008; President of the Adviser and Distributor since February 2009; Chief Financial Officer of Value Line, Inc. (“Value Line”) from April 2008 to December 2010 and from September 2005 to November 2007; Director of Value Line February 2010 to December 2010 and Treasurer from June 2005 to September 2005; Chief Financial Officer of XTF Asset Management from November 2007 to April 2008.
|
|||||
Michael J. Wagner
YOB: 1950
|
Chief Compliance Officer
|
Since 2009
|
Chief Compliance Officer of Value Line Funds since June 2009; President of Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (formerly Fund Compliance Services, LLC (2006 – present)) and Senior Vice President (2004-2006) and President and Chief Operations Officer (2003-2006) of Gemini Fund Services, LLC; Director of Constellation Trust Company until 2008.
|
|||||
Emily D. Washington
YOB: 1979
|
Treasurer and Secretary
|
Since 2008
|
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of each of the Value Line Funds since August 2008 and Secretary since 2010; Associate Director of Mutual Fund Accounting at Value Line until August 2008.
|
*
|
Mr. Appel is an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 by virtue of his position with the Adviser and Distributor.
|
The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-243-2729 or on the Trust’s website, www.vlfunds.com.
|
The Value Line Family of Funds
|
*
|
Only available through the purchase of Guardian Investor, a tax deferred variable annuity, or ValuePlus, a variable life insurance policy.
|
(a)
|
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(c) ) based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, are appropriately designed to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to such officers and are operating effectively.
|
(b)
|
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that there have been 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 evaluation, including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
|
(a)
|
(1) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
|
By: | /s/ Mitchell E.Appel | |
Mitchell E.Appel, President
|
||
Date: | October 5, 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/ Mitchell E.Appel | |
Mitchell E. Appell, President, Principal Executive Officer
|
||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Washington | |
Emily D. Washington, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer
|
||
Date: | October 5, 2011 |
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Value Line Aggressive Income Trust:
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have;
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared.
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation: and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: | October 5, 2011 | ||||
By: | /s/ Mitchell E. Appel | ||||
Mitchell E. Appel | |||||
President | |||||
Value Line Aggressive Income Trust |
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of the Value Line Aggressive Income Trust:
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have;
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared.
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation: and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: | October 5, 2011 | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Washington | ||||
Emily D. Washington | |||||
Treasurer | |||||
Value Line Aggressive Income Trust |
1.
|
The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended 7/31/11 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
|
2.
|
The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
|
Date: | October 5, 2011 | ||||
By: | /s/ Mitchell E. Appel | ||||
Mitchell E. Appel | |||||
President | |||||
Value Line Aggressive Income Trust |
1.
|
The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended 7/31/11 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
|
2.
|
The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
|
Date: | October 5, 2011 | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Washington | ||||
Emily D. Washington | |||||
Treasurer | |||||
Value Line Aggressive Income Trust |
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