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(TRANSAMERICA LOGO)
Open Funds
Annual Report
October 31, 2008
www.transamericafunds.com
Customer Service 1-888-233-4339
P.O. Box 9012 Clearwater, FL 33758-9012
Distributor: Transamerica Capital, Inc.

 


 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,
On behalf of Transamerica Funds, I would like to thank you for your continued support and confidence in our products as we look forward to continuing to serve you and your financial advisor in the future. We value the trust you have placed in us.
This annual report is provided to you with the intent of presenting a comprehensive review of the investments of each of your funds. The Securities and Exchange Commission requires that annual and semi-annual reports be sent to all shareholders, and we believe this report to be an important part of the investment process. In addition to providing a comprehensive review, this report also provides a discussion of accounting policies as well as matters presented to shareholders that may have required their vote.
We believe it is important to recognize and understand current market conditions in order to provide a context for reading this report. Both equity and fixed-income markets have experienced extreme volatility and accelerating downward pricing pressure over the past twelve months as a credit crisis has had profound effects on the financial markets and has spilled over into the global economy. Oil prices rose dramatically throughout the first seven months of 2008 and have fallen precipitously since then as the global economy has struggled and demand has declined. The Federal Reserve has lowered the federal funds rate during the past twelve months from 4.25% in November 2007 to 1.00% at the end of October 2008 as it has sought to provide liquidity in a difficult market environment. The Treasury department has also been taking an active role in an effort to stabilize the markets, including the initiation of the Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds and the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). The job market continues to struggle, as non-farm payrolls have weakened and the unemployment rate has risen to over 6%. In this environment, investors have flocked to money market instruments and Treasuries in a flight to quality. Many funds have struggled to produce positive returns. For the twelve months ending October 31, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average returned -31.24%, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index returned -36.10%, and the Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index returned 0.30%. Please keep in mind it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio as investment returns have historically been difficult to predict.
In addition to your active involvement in the investment process, we firmly believe that a financial advisor is a key resource to help you build a complete picture of your current and future financial needs. Financial advisors are familiar with the market’s history, including long-term returns and volatility of various asset classes. With your financial advisor, you can develop an investment program that incorporates factors such as your goals, your investment timeline, and your risk tolerance.
Please contact your financial advisor if you have any questions about the contents of this report, and thanks again for the confidence you have placed in us.
Sincerely,
     
John K. Carter
  Christopher A. Staples, CFA
President & Chief Executive Officer
  Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Transamerica Funds
  Transamerica Funds
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only and may not necessarily represent the views of Transamerica Funds. These views are subject to change based upon market conditions. These views should not be relied upon as investment advice and are not indicative of trading intent on behalf of Transamerica Funds.

 


 

Transamerica Balanced
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Faced with many challenges in the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, US equity indices delivered double-digit negative returns across the board. Stocks underperformed bonds, as the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Index (“S&P 500”) declined 36.10% and the Barclays Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers) US Government/Credit Bond Index (“BCGC”) fell 1.06%.
Throughout the period, problems plaguing the housing market continued, while commodity prices first soared then plummeted. Meanwhile, what began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a variety of increasingly severe crises in the markets where banks lend to each other and to businesses, causing extreme disruption in both US and foreign financial markets. As the problems multiplied, financial institutions tightened their lending standards. The higher borrowing costs made it more difficult for companies to fund payroll, inventory and other near-term expenses. Consumers, who already were feeling the effects of higher energy and food prices and rising unemployment, also found it more difficult to borrow. Although the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the US government intervened to restore confidence in the financial systems, the US headed toward recession and expectations of a global economic slowdown increased.
A 60% equity/40% bond blend of the above mentioned indices declined 23.39% during the period.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Balanced Class A returned (33.55)%. By comparison, its primary and secondary benchmarks, the S&P 500 and the BCGC, returned (36.10)% and (1.06)%, respectively.
STRATEGY REVIEW
Transamerica Balanced’s twelve-month return reflects an overweighting in equities, which underperformed bonds, and underperformance of the equity and bond portfolios as compared to their respective benchmarks.
On the equity side, the key factors in the lagging returns were our underweighting in the top-performing consumer staples sector and poor results for some of our automotive/transportation holdings (e.g., Daimler AG (“Daimler”)). Daimler suffered during the year due primarily to the downward trend in automotive sales worldwide and the lack of financing available to consumers. Partially offsetting these declines were our selections in the healthcare (e.g., Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”)) and producer durables (e.g., W.W. Grainger, Inc. (“Grainger”)) sectors. Gilead, a biopharmaceutical company working on treatments for cures to life-threatening diseases, has benefited from competitors being merged, which reduced its competition. Grainger, a building maintenance supply company, has implemented improvement projects within its businesses. This company-specific catalyst enabled Grainger to take market share from competitors, partially offsetting the effects of a weaker economy. The portfolio also benefited from our underweighting the financials sector.
In the bond portfolio, an overweighting of non-government sectors (i.e., investment-grade corporate securities and agency mortgage securities), which lagged the Treasury sector, was the primary source of underperformance. The negative effect of these overweightings was partially mitigated by our individual security selection. Among investment-grade corporate bonds, we had no exposure to the most distressed companies in the troubled financial services sector. On the mortgage side, our emphasis was on short- duration agency collateralized mortgage obligations, which were less volatile than other mortgage securities.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector, the biggest government intervention in the financial system since the 1930s, should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets. We believe it should help to rebuild trust among financial institutions and reduce the severity of the recession. The equity portfolio is populated with securities of companies that, in our opinion, have capable management teams, strong balance sheets and highly competitive positions, and that stand to benefit from long-term secular trends. We believe these traits will allow the companies to weather a recession better than most and emerge as stronger competitors on the other side. On the bond side, we are maintaining a relatively cautious stance, with a shorter-than-index duration and a focus on quality.
Gary U. Rollé, CFA
Greg D. Haendel, CFA
Derek S. Brown, CFA
Geoffrey I. Edelstein, CFA, CIC
Edward S. Han
John J. Huber, CFA
Peter O. Lopez
Erik U. Rollé
Brian W. Westhoff, CFA
Co-Portfolio Managers
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC
Prior to October 1, 2008, Heidi Y. Hu, CFA was also a co-portfolio manager.

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                         
                            From   Inception
    1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   Inception   Date
Class A (NAV)
    (33.55 )%     0.12 %     2.83 %     7.24 %     12/2/94  
Class A (POP)
    (37.22 )%     (1.00 )%     2.24 %     6.81 %     12/2/94  
S&P 500(1)
    (36.10 )%     0.26 %     0.40 %     7.56 %     12/2/94  
Barclays Capital Government/Credit Bond Index(1)
    (1.06 )%     3.08 %     4.81 %     6.36 %     12/2/94  
 
                                       
Class B (NAV)
    (33.95 )%     (0.45 )%     2.32 %     6.13 %     10/1/95  
Class B (POP)
    (37.15 )%     (0.64 )%     2.32 %     6.13 %     10/1/95  
 
                                       
Class C (NAV)
    (33.92 )%     (0.45 )%     N/A       0.89 %     11/11/02  
Class C (POP)
    (34.56 )%     (0.45 )%     N/A       0.89 %     11/11/02  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Index (S&P 500) and the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Bond Index are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.5% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 728.23       1.52 %   $ 6.60  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,017.50       1.52       7.71  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       726.50       2.13       9.24  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.43       2.13       10.79  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       726.46       2.06       8.94  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.78       2.06       10.43  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Asset Type
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Asset Type of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of the Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Principal     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (5.1%)
               
U.S. Treasury Bond
               
4.38%, due 02/15/2038 ^
  $ 1,202     $ 1,205  
5.00%, due 05/15/2037 ^
    1,774       1,954  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note
               
1.38%, due 07/15/2018 ^
    452       387  
U.S. Treasury Note
               
2.00%, due 09/30/2010
    250       252  
3.88%, due 05/15/2018 ^
    714       713  
4.00%, due 08/15/2018 ^
    627       628  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Obligations (cost $5,157)
            5,139  
 
             
 
               
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (7.5%)
               
Fannie Mae
               
5.00%, due 04/25/2034
    700       665  
5.50%, due 10/01/2036 - 04/01/2038
    2,506       2,450  
Freddie Mac
               
4.25%, due 10/15/2026
    826       824  
5.00%, due 05/15/2028 - 10/15/2030
    2,500       2,471  
5.35%, due 11/14/2011
    1,070       1,071  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $7,537)
            7,481  
 
             
 
               
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.1%)
               
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
               
Series 2006-PW14, Class A4
               
5.20%, due 12/11/2038
    750       563  
Crown Castle Towers LLC
               
Series 2006-1A, Class AFX
               
5.24%, due 11/15/2036 -144A
    739       710  
Morgan Stanley Capital I
               
Series 2006-HQ10, Class A4
               
5.33%, due 11/12/2041
    750       568  
SBA CMBS Trust
               
Series 2006-1A, Class A
               
5.31%, due 11/15/2036 -144A
    680       637  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
               
Series 2006-C28, Class A4
               
5.57%, due 10/15/2048
    734       559  
Series 2007-C32, Class H
               
5.74%, due 06/15/2049 -144A
    245       65  
 
             
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $3,880)
            3,102  
 
             
 
               
ASSET-BACKED SECURITY (0.6%)
               
USAA Auto Owner Trust
               
Series 2007-2, Class A3
               
4.90%, due 02/15/2012
    605       596  
 
             
Total Asset-Backed Security (cost $605)
            596  
 
             
 
               
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (22.9%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (0.9%)
               
Embraer Overseas, Ltd.
               
6.38%, due 01/24/2017
    250       162  
Honeywell International, Inc.
               
6.13%, due 11/01/2011
    660       662  
Airlines (0.2%)
               
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
               
7.57%, due 11/18/2010
    270       224  
Automobiles (0.8%)
               
Daimler Finance North America LLC
               
3.25%, due 03/13/2009 *
    405       385  
7.20%, due 09/01/2009
    460       427  
Beverages (1.9%)
               
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
               
3.31%, due 05/06/2011 *
    480       463  
Diageo Capital PLC
               
5.75%, due 10/23/2017
    458       394  
Molson Coors Capital Finance
               
4.85%, due 09/22/2010
    485       486  
Sabmiller PLC
               
6.20%, due 07/01/2011 -144A
    460       467  
Capital Markets (0.7%)
               
Lazard Group
               
7.13%, due 05/15/2015
    385       303  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
               
5.45%, due 02/05/2013
    475       428  
Chemicals (2.4%)
               
ICI Wilmington, Inc.
               
4.38%, due 12/01/2008
    791       791  
Lubrizol Corp.
               
4.63%, due 10/01/2009
    1,350       1,301  
PPG Industries, Inc.
               
5.75%, due 03/15/2013
    280       261  
Commercial Banks (1.0%)
               
Barclays Bank PLC
               
7.70%, due 04/25/2018 -144A ■ Ž
    395       274  
PNC Bank NA
               
6.00%, due 12/07/2017
    250       217  
6.88%, due 04/01/2018
    270       249  
Wells Fargo Bank NA
               
5.75%, due 05/16/2016 ^
    300       269  
Construction Materials (0.2%)
               
Lafarge SA
               
7.13%, due 07/15/2036
    255       183  
Consumer Finance (0.7%)
               
American Honda Finance Corp.
               
5.13%, due 12/15/2010 -144A
    450       440  
Discover Financial Services
               
3.35%, due 06/11/2010 *
    432       307  
Containers & Packaging (0.3%)
               
Rexam PLC
               
6.75%, due 06/01/2013 -144A
    315       309  
Diversified Financial Services (0.7%)
               
Glencore Funding LLC
               
6.00%, due 04/15/2014 -144A
    292       276  
Pemex Finance, Ltd.
               
9.03%, due 02/15/2011
    425       428  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.1%)
               
AT&T, Inc.
               
4.13%, due 09/15/2009
    304       301  
Telefonica Europe BV
               
7.75%, due 09/15/2010
    415       402  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
               
8.75%, due 11/01/2018
    435       444  
Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%)
               
Stater Brothers Holdings, Inc.
               
8.13%, due 06/15/2012
    225       200  
Food Products (1.0%)
               
Bunge, Ltd. Finance Corp.
               
4.38%, due 12/15/2008
    500       498  
Cargill, Inc.
               
5.60%, due 09/15/2012 -144A
    225       209  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Principal     Value  
Food Products (continued)
               
Michael Foods, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 11/15/2013
  $ 320     $ 277  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.2%)
               
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
               
8.75%, due 02/02/2011
     252        217  
Household Products (0.2%)
               
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
               
6.63%, due 08/01/2037
     250        220  
Industrial Conglomerates (0.4%)
               
Hutchison Whampoa International, Ltd.
               
5.45%, due 11/24/2010 -144A
     450        425  
Insurance (0.6%)
               
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
               
7.90%, due 06/15/2010
     525        513  
Oil Insurance, Ltd.
               
7.56%, due 06/30/2011 -144A ■ Ž
     270        137  
IT Services (0.4%)
               
Western Union Co.
               
5.40%, due 11/17/2011
     450        438  
Machinery (0.3%)
               
Tyco Electronics Group SA
               
6.55%, due 10/01/2017
     392        326  
Media (1.0%)
               
Comcast Corp.
               
7.05%, due 03/15/2033
     325        269  
Historic TW, Inc.
               
9.13%, due 01/15/2013
     485        466  
News America Holdings, Inc.
               
7.75%, due 12/01/2045
     262        219  
Metals & Mining (0.4%)
               
Arcelormittal
               
5.38%, due 06/01/2013 -144A
     440        358  
Multiline Retail (0.3%)
               
Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc.
               
9.00%, due 10/15/2015 ^
     200        137  
Target Corp.
               
7.00%, due 01/15/2038
     242        185  
Multi-Utilities (0.5%)
               
Sempra Energy
               
4.75%, due 05/15/2009
     480        473  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.6%)
               
Burlington Resources Finance Co.
               
6.50%, due 12/01/2011
     450        450  
Enterprise Products Operating, LP
               
4.63%, due 10/15/2009
     320        306  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP
               
7.50%, due 11/01/2010
     455        435  
Petrobras International Finance Co.
               
5.88%, due 03/01/2018
     280        220  
PetroHawk Energy Corp.
               
9.13%, due 07/15/2013
     360        277  
Teppco Partners, LP
               
7.00%, due 06/01/2067 ■
     300        207  
Valero Logistics Operations, LP
               
6.88%, due 07/15/2012
     710        725  
Pharmaceuticals (0.4%)
               
Allergan, Inc.
               
5.75%, due 04/01/2016
     445        397  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.3%)
               
BRE Properties, Inc.
               
5.75%, due 09/01/2009
    1,115       1,088  
PPF Funding, Inc.
               
5.35%, due 04/15/2012 -144A
    781       737  
Wea Finance LLC / WCI Finance LLC
               
5.40%, due 10/01/2012 -144A
     520        453  
Real Estate Management & Development (0.6%)
               
Post Apartment Homes, LP
               
6.30%, due 06/01/2013
     569        559  
Road & Rail (0.6%)
               
Erac USA Finance Co.
               
6.38%, due 10/15/2017 -144A
     335        205  
Hertz Corp.
               
8.88%, due 01/01/2014
     200        146  
Union Pacific Corp.
               
5.70%, due 08/15/2018
     350        294  
 
             
Total Corporate Debt Securities (cost $25,560)
            22,919  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
COMMON STOCKS (58.2%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (1.0%)
               
Boeing Co. ^
    20,000       1,045  
Air Freight & Logistics (1.6%)
               
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. ^
    50,000       1,632  
Auto Components (2.4%)
               
BorgWarner, Inc. ^
    50,000       1,124  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    72,000       1,277  
Biotechnology (2.1%)
               
Gilead Sciences, Inc. ‡ ^
    46,000       2,109  
Capital Markets (7.0%)
               
BlackRock, Inc. ^
    12,000       1,576  
Charles Schwab Corp. ^
    130,000       2,486  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ^
    70,000       1,301  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ^
    39,843       1,575  
Chemicals (1.7%)
               
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. ^
    40,000       1,754  
Communications Equipment (2.5%)
               
Qualcomm, Inc.
    65,000       2,487  
Computers & Peripherals (2.7%)
               
Apple, Inc. ‡ ^
    25,000       2,690  
Construction & Engineering (1.2%)
               
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. ‡ ^
    32,000       1,166  
Consumer Finance (1.0%)
               
American Express Co.
    35,000       963  
Diversified Financial Services (0.8%)
               
CME Group, Inc. ^
    2,800       790  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.5%)
               
Verizon Communications, Inc. ^
    85,000       2,522  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (1.6%)
               
Tyco Electronics, Ltd.
    85,000       1,652  
Energy Equipment & Services (0.9%)
               
Schlumberger, Ltd. ^
    18,000       930  
Food & Staples Retailing (2.0%)
               
Costco Wholesale Corp. ^
    35,000       1,995  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.3%)
               
Becton Dickinson & Co.
    21,555       1,496  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ‡ ^
    40,000       1,820  
Industrial Conglomerates (1.6%)
               
General Electric Co.
    80,000       1,561  
Internet & Catalog Retail (2.0%)
               
Amazon.com, Inc. ‡ ^
    35,000       2,003  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Shares     Value  
Internet Software & Services (2.2%)
               
Google, Inc. -Class A ‡
    6,000     $ 2,156  
Machinery (4.5%)
               
Caterpillar, Inc. ^
    30,000       1,145  
Kennametal, Inc.
    80,000       1,698  
PACCAR, Inc. ^
    60,000       1,754  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.1%)
               
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    30,000       1,059  
Pharmaceuticals (1.0%)
               
Allergan, Inc.
    25,000       992  
Road & Rail (2.3%)
               
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
    26,000       2,316  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.8%)
               
Intel Corp.
    111,000       1,776  
Software (4.4%)
               
Adobe Systems, Inc. ‡
    90,000       2,398  
Oracle Corp. ‡
    60,000       1,097  
Salesforce.com, Inc. ‡ ^
    30,000       929  
Trading Companies & Distributors (3.0%)
               
WW Grainger, Inc. ^
    38,500       3,025  
 
             
Total Common Stocks (cost $72,778)
          $ 58,299  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (7.0%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $6,973 on 11/03/2008 à
  $ 6,973       6,973  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $6,973)
            6,973  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (25.8%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust — Prime Portfolio, 2.71% à
    25,791,082       25,791  
 
               
 
             
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $25,791)
            25,791  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $148,281) #
          $ 130,300  
 
             
 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $25,194.
 
*   Floating or variable rate note. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
Ž   The security has a perpetual maturity. The date shown is the next call date.
 
  Coupon rate is fixed for a predetermined period of time and then converts to a floating rate until maturity/call date. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
  Non-income producing security.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with interest rates ranging from 3.56% to 3.94%, maturity dates ranging between 10/25/2036 — 08/01/2037, and with market values plus accrued interests of $7,115.
 
à   State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $148,381. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $3,474 and $21,555, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $18,081.
DEFINITIONS:
     
144A
  144A Securities are registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $5,702, or 5.70% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
   
LLC
  Limited Liability Company
 
   
LP
  Limited Partnership
 
   
PLC
  Public Limited Company
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Convertible Securities
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Faced with many challenges in the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, US stocks lost ground, and the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Index (“S&P 500”) declined 36.10%. Convertibles, which are highly sensitive to equity-market trends, followed stocks lower; the Merrill Lynch All US Convertible Securities Index (“MLCI”) declined 38.49%.
What began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a variety of increasingly severe credit crises. Overnight lending between banks, a vital part of maintaining the flow of capital in the financial system, was disrupted as banks increasingly worried about undisclosed risks from exotic securities. As credit problems multiplied, financial institutions focused on protecting their financial positions and demanded higher yields on corporate debt to compensate for the greater risk associated with the uncertain environment. This made it more difficult and expensive for businesses to issue debt, causing Wall Street’s problems to spill over to Main Street, where businesses were already dealing with the signs of a slowing economy, including falling home prices, rising costs for food and energy, higher unemployment, lack of wage growth and tighter credit conditions. Although the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the US government intervened on several occasions, taking somewhat unprecedented measures, the credit crisis persisted and the economic outlook continued to dim.
Convertibles generally fare better than stocks during equity bear markets. That was not the case toward the end of the period. To raise cash, large institutional holders of convertibles (e.g., hedge funds) sold convertibles in volume. Additionally, corporate debt yields climbed, reducing the value of convertibles’ debt component.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Convertible Securities Class A returned (38.92)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the MLCI returned (38.49)%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
We seek the convertibles of well-run companies that generate free cash flow and stand to benefit from positive changes in the companies, their industries, or the external forces driving their businesses. These parameters led us to trim back the portfolio’s investments in securities from consumer discretionary companies, many of which were very susceptible to the worsening economy. This benefited the portfolio late in the period, as the poor economic situation became increasingly apparent. Also working to the portfolio’s advantage was an increased focus on securities from companies whose business models allowed them to weather the economic downturn relatively well. Among the portfolio’s large contributors to results was Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”), a biopharmaceutical company. Gilead, which develops and markets treatments for diseases such as hepatitis C and HIV, saw steady product demand. Another top-performer was Informatica Corporation, a software company providing enterprise data integration. The company receives recurring cash flows from licensing and maintaining its software programs.
A key detractor was the portfolio’s overweighting in the energy sector. Early in the period, as commodity prices soared, our selections in natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corporation and oil services provider Schlumberger Limited (“Schlumberger”) garnered positive returns. When commodity prices later declined, performance in this sector followed suit.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets. We believe it should help to rebuild trust among financial institutions and serve to shorten or at least reduce the severity of the recession. In the interim, market conditions likely will not be favorable. With that in mind, we are seeking securities of non-cyclical businesses that we believe benefit from long-term secular trends and thus can hold their own amidst the turbulence.
Kirk J. Kim
Peter O. Lopez
Co- Portfolio Managers
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                 
                    From   Inception
    1 Year   5 Years   Inception   Date
Class A (NAV)
    (38.92) %     0.41 %     2.67 %     3/1/02  
Class A (POP)
    (41.81) %     (0.55) %     1.92 %     3/1/02  
Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertible Securities Index(1)
    (38.49) %     (2.39) %     0.42 %     3/1/02  
 
                               
Class B (NAV)
    (39.32) %     (0.29) %     1.98 %     3/1/02  
Class B (POP)
    (41.66) %     (0.42) %     1.98 %     3/1/02  
 
                               
Class C (NAV)
    (39.24) %     (0.29) %     3.25 %     11/11/02  
 
                               
Class C (POP)
    (39.71) %     (0.29) %     3.25 %     11/11/02  
Class I (NAV)
    (38.58) %     N/A       (4.39 )%     11/15/05  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot directly invest in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 4.75% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypotetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 675.14       1.35 %   $ 5.68  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,018.35       1.35       6.85  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       672.93       2.04       8.58  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.88       2.04       10.33  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       673.77       1.95       8.20  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,015.33       1.95       9.88  
 
                               
Class I
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       677.22       0.84       3.54  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,020.91       0.84       4.27  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Investment Type
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Investment Type of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of the Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Principal     Value  
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (3.1%)
               
Automobiles (1.6%)
               
Daimler Finance North America LLC
               
3.17%, due 03/13/2009 *
  $ 1,955     $ 1,839  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.5%)
               
MGM Mirage, Inc.
               
6.00%, due 10/01/2009
    1,950       1,735  
 
             
Total Corporate Debt Securities (cost $3,533)
            3,574  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (11.8%)
               
Capital Markets (1.7%)
               
Credit Suisse, Inc. 5.50% q 5
    36,010       1,888  
Chemicals (1.6%)
               
Celanese Corp. 4.25% 5
    97,000       1,828  
Diversified Financial Services (2.6%)
               
Bank of America Corp. 7.25% 5
    4,236       2,965  
Insurance (3.0%)
               
MetLife, Inc. 6.38% 5
    390,000       3,382  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.6%)
               
Dune Energy, Inc. 12.00% -144A 5
    1,648       618  
Road & Rail (2.3%)
               
Kansas City Southern Railway 5.13% 5
    2,450       2,606  
 
             
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (cost $16,015)
            13,287  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
CONVERTIBLE BONDS (68.1%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (3.8%)
               
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
               
2.75%, due 02/15/2024
  $ 3,910       4,237  
Airlines (0.8%)
               
AMR Corp.
               
4.50%, due 02/15/2024
    945       891  
Beverages (3.4%)
               
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
               
2.50%, due 07/30/2013 ^
    4,150       3,787  
Biotechnology (4.3%)
               
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
               
0.63%, due 05/01/2013 ^
    3,855       4,785  
Capital Markets (6.2%)
               
BlackRock, Inc.
               
2.63%, due 02/15/2035
    2,225       2,940  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
               
Zero Coupon, due 03/13/2032
    3,950       4,034  
Commercial Services & Supplies (3.1%)
               
Covanta Holding Corp.
               
1.00%, due 02/01/2027
    4,225       3,491  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (1.8%)
               
Itron, Inc.
               
2.50%, due 08/01/2026 ^
    2,452       2,023  
Energy Equipment & Services (6.8%)
               
Core Laboratories, LP
               
0.25%, due 10/31/2011
    2,830       2,480  
Schlumberger, Ltd.
               
2.13%, due 06/01/2023
    1,452       1,913  
Transocean, Inc.
               
1.63%, due 12/15/2037
    3,750       3,300  
Food & Staples Retailing (3.0%)
               
Costco Wholesale Corp.
               
Zero Coupon, due 08/19/2017
    2,587       3,350  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.6%)
               
NuVasive, Inc.
               
2.25%, due 03/15/2013 -144A
    2,493       2,932  
IT Services (2.2%)
               
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
               
1.75%, due 08/01/2013 -144A
    3,320       2,465  
Leisure Equipment & Products (3.0%)
               
Hasbro, Inc.
               
2.75%, due 12/01/2021
    2,450       3,369  
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.5%)
               
Fisher Scientific International, Inc.
               
3.25%, due 03/01/2024 ^
    1,529       1,745  
Media (2.3%)
               
Macrovision Corp.
               
2.63%, due 08/15/2011
    3,875       2,596  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.8%)
               
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
               
2.50%, due 05/15/2037 ^
    3,330       2,085  
Pharmaceuticals (5.5%)
               
Allergan, Inc.
               
1.50%, due 04/01/2026 ^
    3,250       2,929  
Sepracor, Inc.
               
Zero Coupon, due 10/15/2024 ^
    3,700       3,293  
Road & Rail (2.9%)
               
CSX Corp.
               
Zero Coupon, due 10/30/2021
    2,000       3,243  
Software (5.4%)
               
Informatica Corp.
               
3.00%, due 03/15/2026
    4,105       3,556  
Nuance Communications, Inc.
               
2.75%, due 08/15/2027
    3,100       2,484  
Specialty Retail (3.5%)
               
Penske Auto Group, Inc.
               
3.50%, due 04/01/2026
    3,830       2,571  
TJX Companies, Inc.
               
Zero Coupon, due 02/13/2021
    1,500       1,318  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (4.2%)
               
NII Holdings, Inc.
               
2.75%, due 08/15/2025
    823       665  
3.13%, due 06/15/2012 -144A
    2,304       1,267  
SBA Communications Corp.
               
1.88%, due 05/01/2013 -144A
    4,270       2,786  
 
             
Total Convertible Bonds (cost $93,383)
            76,535  
 
             
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Principal     Value  
REVERSE CONVERTIBLE BONDS¥ (7.9%)
               
Capital Markets (7.9%)
               
Deutsche Bank AG
               
27.01%, due 01/02/2009 -144A §
  $ 88     $ 5,222  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
               
17.65%, due 12/05/2008 -144A §
    34       3,592  
 
             
Total Reverse Convertible Bonds (cost $12,494)
            8,814  
 
             
 
               
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (6.2%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $6,992 on 11/03/2008 à
    6,992       6,992  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $6,992)
            6,992  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (13.8%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust — Prime Portfolio, 2.71% à 5
    15,504,358       15,504  
 
             
 
               
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $15,504)
            15,504  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $147,921) #
          $ 124,706  
 
             
 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
*   Floating or variable rate note. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $15,182.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with an interest rate of 4.00%, and a maturity date of 06/01/2014, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $7,133.
 
§   Illiquid. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $8,814, or 7.84% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
à   State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
5   Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
q   Synthetic convertibles are a debt and warrant package structured to resemble a traditional convertible debt issue. The components of the package may be separable, unlike traditional convertibles, or they may be in the form of an equity-linked note.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $147,956. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $753 and $24,003, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $23,250.
 
¥   A bond that can be converted to cash, debt, or equity at the discretion of the issuer at a set date. The bond contains an embedded derivative that allows the issuer to put the bond to bondholders at a set date prior to the bond’s maturity for existing debt or shares of an underlying company. The underlying company need not be related in any way to the issuer’s business.
DEFINTIONS:
     
144A
  144A Securities are registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $18,882, or 16.80% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
   
LLC
  Limited Liability Company
 
   
LP
  Limited Partnership
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Equity
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Faced with many challenges in the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, US equity indices delivered double-digit negative returns across the board. The Russell 1000® Growth Index (“Russell 1000 Growth”) declined 36.95%.
Throughout the period, problems plaguing the housing market continued, while commodity prices first soared then plummeted. Meanwhile, what began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a variety of increasingly severe crises in the markets where banks lend to each other and to businesses, causing extreme disruption in both US and foreign financial markets. As the problems multiplied, financial institutions tightened their lending standards. This made it more difficult for companies to fund payroll, inventory and other near-term expenses in the face of high borrowing costs. Consumers, who already were feeling the effects of high energy prices, increasing food costs, rising unemployment and lack of wage growth, also found it more difficult to borrow. Although the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the US government intervened to restore confidence in the financial systems, the US headed toward recession and expectations of a global economic slowdown rose.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Equity Class A returned (43.25)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth, returned (36.95)%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
The Fund lagged the index due primarily to poor results from our holdings within the automotive/transportation (e.g., Daimler AG (“Daimler”)), technology (e.g., Research in Motion Limited (“RIMM”)), and consumer discretionary (e.g., MGM Mirage (“MGM”)) sectors. Daimler suffered during the year as a result of the downward trend in automotive sales worldwide, a trend that was heightened by consumers’ difficulty in obtaining automotive loans. We believe RIMM’s performance can be attributed to the concerns of slowing consumer spending rather than to any deterioration in company fundamentals. We sold our position in MGM in early 2008, based on our belief that discretionary spending on travel and entertainment would slow.
Partially offsetting these declines were our selections in materials/processing (e.g., Praxair, Inc. (“Praxair”)) and healthcare (e.g., Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”)) and our cash position. Praxair, a producer and distributor of industrial gases, held up relatively well because its stable business model emphasizes long-term contracts. We believe this will help the company maintain its already strong market share. Gilead, a biopharmaceutical company working on treatments for cures to life-threatening diseases, has benefited from competitors’ mergers, which reduced its competition. Our goal is to be fully invested at all times, and cash has historically averaged less than 5% of portfolio assets. However, as market conditions worsened, we let our cash position build slightly so that we could redeploy the assets in attractive new opportunities as they arose.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector, the biggest government intervention in the financial system since the 1930s, should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets. We believe it should help to rebuild trust among financial institutions and serve to shorten or at least reduce the severity of the recession. In the interim, high levels of market volatility likely will persist. The portfolio is populated with stocks of companies that, in our opinion, have capable management teams, strong balance sheets and highly competitive positions, and we believe stand to benefit from long-term secular trends.
Gary U. Rollé, CFA
Geoffrey I. Edelstein, CFA, CIC
Edward S. Han
John J. Huber, CFA
Peter O. Lopez
Eric U. Rollé
Co-Portfolio Managers
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                 
                    From    
    1 Year   5 Years   Inception   Inception Date
Class A (NAV)
    (43.25 )%     0.46 %     (4.00 )%     3/1/00  
Class A (POP)
    (46.36 )%     (0.68 )%     (4.62 )%     3/1/00  
Russell 1000 Growth (1)
    (36.95 )%     (1.29 )%     (7.31 )%     3/1/00  
 
                               
Class B (NAV)
    (43.63 )%     (0.29 )%     (4.66 )%     3/1/00  
Class B (POP)
    (46.45 )%     (0.49 )%     (4.66 )%     3/1/00  
 
                               
Class C (NAV)
    (43.61 )%     (0.23 )%     3.75 %     11/11/02  
Class C (POP)
    (44.17 )%     (0.23 )%     3.75 %     11/11/02  
 
                               
Class I (NAV)
    (42.85 )%     N/A       (8.51 )%     11/15/05  
Class T (NAV)
    (42.92 )%     N/A       (15.86 )%     10/27/06  
 
                               
Class T (POP)
    (47.76 )%     N/A       (19.49 )%     10/27/06  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.5% for A shares (8.5% for Class T) or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund. Class T is closed to new investments.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualize   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 643.19       1.40 %   $ 5.78  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,018.10       1.40       7.10  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       641.36       2.17       8.95  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.23       2.17       10.99  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       641.44       2.03       8.38  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.93       2.03       10.28  
 
                               
Class I
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       646.02       0.74       3.06  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,021.42       0.74       3.76  
 
                               
Class T
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       645.31       0.88       3.64  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,020.71       0.88       4.47  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Sector
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Sector of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of the Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (92.7%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (6.2%)
               
Boeing Co.
    327,000     $ 17,092  
Raytheon Co.
    875,000       44,721  
Air Freight & Logistics (2.9%)
               
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
    875,000       28,569  
Auto Components (4.5%)
               
BorgWarner, Inc.
    793,400       17,828  
Johnson Controls, Inc. ^
    1,515,200       26,865  
Automobiles (1.9%)
               
Daimler AG ^
    550,000       18,975  
Biotechnology (5.1%)
               
Gilead Sciences, Inc. ‡ ^
    1,100,000       50,435  
Capital Markets (3.0%)
               
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ^
    765,832       30,281  
Chemicals (12.0%)
               
Ecolab, Inc.
    670,000       24,964  
Praxair, Inc.
    940,000       61,241  
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. ^
    770,000       33,772  
Commercial Banks (3.2%)
               
Wells Fargo & Co. ^
    925,000       31,496  
Communications Equipment (5.1%)
               
Qualcomm, Inc.
    1,100,000       42,086  
Research In Motion, Ltd. ‡
    185,000       9,330  
Computers & Peripherals (4.5%)
               
Apple, Inc. ‡
    422,000       45,403  
Construction & Engineering (3.3%)
               
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. ‡
    900,000       32,787  
Consumer Finance (1.5%)
               
American Express Co. ^
    560,000       15,400  
Diversified Financial Services (2.3%)
               
CME Group, Inc. -Class A ^
    81,000       22,854  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.6%)
               
AT&T, Inc.
    980,000       26,235  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (3.5%)
               
Tyco Electronics, Ltd.
    1,780,000       34,603  
Energy Equipment & Services (1.8%)
               
Schlumberger, Ltd.
    343,000       17,716  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (6.0%)
               
Becton Dickinson & Co.
    372,750       25,869  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ‡
    745,000       33,905  
Industrial Conglomerates (3.3%)
               
General Electric Co.
    1,700,000       33,167  
Internet & Catalog Retail (4.2%)
               
Amazon.com, Inc. ‡ ^
    725,000       41,499  
Internet Software & Services (3.8%)
               
Google, Inc. -Class A ‡
    105,000       37,733  
Machinery (4.6%)
               
Caterpillar, Inc.
    457,000       17,444  
PACCAR, Inc. ^
    980,000       28,655  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.0%)
               
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR
    360,000       9,680  
Pharmaceuticals (2.2%)
               
Allergan, Inc.
    560,000       22,215  
Road & Rail (4.2%)
               
Union Pacific Corp.
    635,000       42,399  
 
             
Total Common Stocks (cost $1,141,131)
            925,219  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (13.3%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $132,589 on 11/03/2008 à
  $ 132,587       132,587  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $132,587)
            132,587  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (20.9%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 2.71% à
    208,081,714       208,082  
 
             
 
               
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $208,082)
            208,082  
 
 
             
Total Investment Securities (cost $1,481,800) #
          $ 1,265,888  
 
             
 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $203,507.
 
  Non-income producing security.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with an interest rate of 5.00%, and a maturity date of 12/01/2019, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $135,241.
 
à   State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,489,991. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $55,657 and $279,760, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $224,103.
 
DEFINITION:
 
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Flexible Income
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
In the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, conditions in the economy and credit markets deteriorated, creating a very unstable environment for bond investors. The Barclays Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers) US Government/Credit Bond Index (“BCGC”) declined 1.06%.
What began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a variety of increasingly severe crises. Overnight lending between banks, a vital part of maintaining the flow of capital in the financial system, was disrupted as banks increasingly worried about undisclosed risks from exotic securities and the financial strength and stability of other banks. As credit problems multiplied, financial institutions focused on preserving capital and were more selective about lending, making it more difficult for businesses to fund payroll, inventory and other near-term expenses.
The risk aversion eventually spread from Wall Street to Main Street, where it added to growing problems on the economic front. Throughout the period, the housing market continued to deteriorate, while commodity prices were volatile. Rising unemployment, coupled with lack of wage growth and tighter credit conditions, caused consumers to rein in their spending. The reduction in consumer spending, which is the backbone of the US economy, exacerbated problems further.
The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the US government intervened on several occasions, taking unprecedented measures to curb the crises, improve liquidity, and stimulate the economy. Among the many initiatives were new government-guaranteed loans, larger and more varied lending facilities for banks, and the federal bailout or takeover of major financial institutions. Even with the government’s intervention, the expectations of a global economic slowdown and US recession rose. Nearing the end of the period, investors flocked to the relative safety of US government debt, and Treasury yields declined rapidly. Finally, as concerns about how a slowing economy would affect mortgages and corporate profits, yields on other securities rose, and prices for most non-government securities fell.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Flexible Income Class A returned (16.57)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the BCGC, returned (1.06)%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
Throughout the period, the portfolio generated competitive yields, aided by an overweighting in corporate bonds, an area where yields generally rose. However, as the market tumult came to a head and yield spreads between government and corporate bonds grew, this overweighting hindered performance. Although the overweighting in corporate bonds had a negative impact to performance, our selections within the group helped mitigate losses. We stayed away from the most distressed companies (i.e., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“Lehman Brothers”), American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) and Washington Mutual, Inc.) and had no exposure to sub-prime mortgage securities.
Portfolio management responsibilities were transferred to a new team at Transamerica Investment Management, LLC as of October 1, 2008. The new team began repositioning the portfolio while maintaining the portfolio’s mandate of income generation. Our focus became less on corporate issues and more on a diversified pool of fixed-income generating assets, including agency mortgage backed securities (“MBS”). Agency MBS were less volatile than other fixed-income securities because the government, in bailing out the securities’ issuers, had strengthened its guarantee of these securities.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets. We believe it should help to rebuild trust among financial institutions and reduce the severity of the recession. In the interim, high levels of market volatility likely will persist.
Derek S. Brown, CFA
Kirk J. Kim
Greg D. Haendel, CFA
Peter O. Lopez
Brian W. Westhoff, CFA
Co-Portfolio Managers
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC
Prior to October 1, 2008, Heidi Y. Hu, CFA was also a co-portfolio manager.

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                         
                            From   Inception
    1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   Inception   Date
Class A (NAV)
    (16.57 )%     (0.90 )%     2.44 %     5.59 %     6/29/87  
Class A (POP)
    (20.57 )%     (1.86 )%     1.94 %     5.35 %     6/29/87  
Barclays Capital Government/Credit Bond Index (1)
    (1.06 )%     3.08 %     4.81 %     7.05 %     6/29/87  
 
                                       
Class B (NAV)
    (17.03 )%     (1.52 )%     1.90 %     3.53 %     10/1/95  
Class B (POP)
    (20.98 )%     (1.67 )%     1.90 %     3.53 %     10/1/95  
 
                                       
Class C (NAV)
    (16.98 )%     (1.52 )%     N/A       (0.44 )%     11/11/02  
Class C (POP)
    (17.77 )%     (1.52 )%     N/A       (0.44 )%     11/11/02  
 
                                       
Class I (NAV)
    (16.02 )%     N/A       N/A       (1.95 )%     11/8/04  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Barclays Capital Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 4.75% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 851.44       1.40 %   $ 6.52  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,018.10       1.40       7.10  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       848.53       2.04       9.48  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.88       2.04       10.33  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       849.61       1.97       9.16  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,015.23       1.97       9.98  
 
                               
Class I
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       853.58       0.78       3.63  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,021.22       0.78       3.96  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Asset Type
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Asset Type of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of the Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Principal     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (8.0%)
               
U.S. Treasury Bond
               
4.38%, due 02/15/2038 ^
  $ 2,517     $ 2,525  
U.S. Treasury Note
               
3.13%, due 09/30/2013
    5,995       6,092  
4.00%, due 08/15/2018 ^
    3,800       3,805  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Obligations (cost $12,492)
            12,422  
 
             
 
               
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (7.6%)
               
Fannie Mae
               
5.00%, due 06/25/2019
    4,231       4,234  
5.50%, due 07/01/2038
    5,169       5,052  
Freddie Mac
               
6.16%, due 12/01/2036 *
    2,575       2,612  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $12,034)
            11,898  
 
             
 
               
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION (2.6%)
               
U.K. Gilt
               
4.50%, due 03/07/2013 GBP
    2,500       4,113  
 
             
Total Foreign Government Obligation (cost $4,490)
            4,113  
 
             
 
               
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (5.9%)
               
American Tower Trust
               
Series 2007-1A, Class C
               
5.62%, due 04/15/2037 -144A
    2,090       1,726  
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
               
Series 2007-CD4, Class J
               
5.69%, due 12/11/2049 -144A
    4,750       1,253  
Crown Castle Towers LLC
               
Series 2006-1A, Class C
               
5.47%, due 11/15/2036 -144A
    2,000       1,815  
SBA CMBS Trust
               
Series 2006-1A, Class D
               
5.85%, due 11/15/2036 -144A
    2,054       1,778  
Series 2006-1A, Class E
               
6.17%, due 11/15/2036 -144A
    1,460       1,227  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
               
Series 2006-C28, Class H
               
5.97%, due 10/15/2048 -144A
    3,760       1,427  
 
             
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $15,328)
            9,226  
 
             
 
               
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (70.6%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (1.6%)
               
Embraer Overseas, Ltd.
               
6.38%, due 01/24/2017
    1,487       967  
Honeywell International, Inc.
               
2.88%, due 03/13/2009 *
    1,520       1,477  
Air Freight & Logistics (1.1%)
               
Federal Express Corp.
               
9.65%, due 06/15/2012
    1,600       1,671  
Airlines (1.2%)
               
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
               
6.82%, due 08/10/2022
    2,805       1,823  
Automobiles (2.0%)
               
Daimler Finance North America LLC
               
3.17%, due 03/13/2009 *
    500       470  
8.00%, due 06/15/2010 ^
    3,000       2,651  
Beverages (4.2%)
               
Brown-Forman Corp.
               
5.20%, due 04/01/2012
    3,600       3,462  
Sabmiller PLC
               
6.20%, due 07/01/2011 -144A
    3,065       3,112  
Building Products (1.6%)
               
CRH America, Inc.
               
5.30%, due 10/15/2013
    3,140       2,525  
Capital Markets (1.9%)
               
Lazard Group
               
7.13%, due 05/15/2015
    3,750       2,950  
Chemicals (1.8%)
               
Lubrizol Corp.
               
4.63%, due 10/01/2009 ^
    2,000       1,927  
Nalco Co.
               
7.75%, due 11/15/2011
    1,000       910  
Commercial Banks (2.4%)
               
Barclays Bank PLC
               
7.70%, due 04/25/2018 -144A ■ ^ Ž
    2,850       1,978  
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank
               
3.08%, due 12/04/2012 *
    2,000       1,561  
Shinsei Finance Cayman, Ltd.
               
6.42%, due 07/20/2016 -144A ■ Ž
    950       214  
Construction Materials (1.2%)
               
Lafarge SA
               
7.13%, due 07/15/2036
    2,600       1,864  
Consumer Finance (1.2%)
               
Cardtronics, Inc.
               
9.25%, due 08/15/2013 *
    835       655  
HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX
               
5.91%, due 11/30/2035
    2,250       1,229  
Containers & Packaging (2.2%)
               
Rexam PLC
               
6.75%, due 06/01/2013 -144A
    3,565       3,494  
Diversified Financial Services (5.3%)
               
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd.
               
9.88%, due 12/15/2012 -144A
    1,400       532  
Glencore Funding LLC
               
6.00%, due 04/15/2014 -144A
    3,950       3,734  
Pemex Finance, Ltd.
               
9.03%, due 02/15/2011
    3,175       3,199  
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.
               
8.63%, due 12/15/2013
    1,000       820  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.0%)
               
Verizon Communications, Inc.
               
8.75%, due 11/01/2018
    1,500       1,532  
Electric Utilities (5.9%)
               
DPL, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 03/31/2009
    5,000       5,024  
Sempra Energy
               
7.95%, due 03/01/2010
    4,260       4,283  
Food & Staples Retailing (3.0%)
               
Safeway, Inc.
               
4.95%, due 08/16/2010 ^
    3,055       3,014  
Stater Brothers Holdings, Inc.
               
8.13%, due 06/15/2012 ^
    2,000       1,780  
Food Products (1.6%)
               
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
               
9.75%, due 03/01/2021
    325       335  
Michael Foods, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 11/15/2013
    2,575       2,227  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Principal     Value  
Gas Utilities (0.2%)
               
Intergas Finance BV
               
6.38%, due 05/14/2017 -144A
  $ 740     $ 348  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.5%)
               
Carrols Corp.
               
9.00%, due 01/15/2013 ^
    500       322  
MGM Mirage, Inc.
               
8.50%, due 09/15/2010
    2,000       1,385  
Station Casinos, Inc.
               
6.88%, due 03/01/2016 ^
    700       63  
Yum! Brands, Inc.
               
8.88%, due 04/15/2011
    3,575       3,665  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (3.5%)
               
AES Gener SA
               
7.50%, due 03/25/2014 ^
    2,000       1,842  
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA -Class B
               
8.50%, due 04/01/2009
    3,600       3,632  
Industrial Conglomerates (1.9%)
               
Hutchison Whampoa International, Ltd.
               
5.45%, due 11/24/2010 -144A
    1,800       1,698  
Susser Holdings LLC
               
10.63%, due 12/15/2013
    1,412       1,200  
Insurance (1.7%)
               
Oil Insurance, Ltd.
               
7.56%, due 06/30/2011 -144A ■ Ž
    2,245       1,136  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
               
6.75%, due 12/15/2065 ■
    2,730       1,573  
IT Services (0.7%)
               
ACE Cash Express, Inc.
               
10.25%, due 10/01/2014 -144A
    345       162  
Aramark Corp.
               
8.50%, due 02/01/2015 ^
    1,000       855  
Machinery (2.0%)
               
Cummins, Inc.
               
5.65%, due 03/01/2098
    1,000       697  
Polypore, Inc.
               
8.75%, due 05/15/2012
    1,550       1,240  
Titan International, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 01/15/2012
    1,200       1,068  
Media (2.2%)
               
Comcast Cable Holdings LLC
               
9.80%, due 02/01/2012
    2,000       2,023  
Grupo Televisa SA
               
6.63%, due 03/18/2025
    2,000       1,370  
Multiline Retail (0.4%)
               
Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc.
               
9.00%, due 10/15/2015 ^
    1,000       685  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.6%)
               
Burlington Resources, Inc.
               
9.88%, due 06/15/2010
    1,435       1,522  
Enterprise Products Operating, LP
               
8.38%, due 08/01/2066 ■
    2,150       1,596  
Gazprom International SA
               
7.20%, due 02/01/2020 -144A
    2,496       1,747  
Markwest Energy Finance Corp.
               
8.50%, due 07/15/2016 ^
    700       515  
Opti Canada, Inc.
               
8.25%, due 12/15/2014 ^
    1,800       1,071  
PetroHawk Energy Corp.
               
9.13%, due 07/15/2013
    1,255       966  
Petroleum Development Corp.
               
12.00%, due 02/15/2018 ^
    1,000       770  
6.88%, due 07/15/2012
    3,690       3,770  
Paper & Forest Products (1.0%)
               
Exopack Holding, Inc.
               
11.25%, due 02/01/2014 ^
    2,000       1,540  
Professional Services (0.6%)
               
FTI Consulting, Inc.
               
7.75%, due 10/01/2016
    1,000       928  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.2%)
               
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
               
8.13%, due 05/01/2011
    1,480       1,521  
Wea Finance LLC / WCI Finance LLC
               
5.40%, due 10/01/2012 -144A
    2,100       1,831  
Road & Rail (3.5%)
               
CSX Corp.
               
6.75%, due 03/15/2011 ^
    3,875       3,740  
Kansas City Southern Railway
               
7.63%, due 12/01/2013
    2,110       1,651  
Specialty Retail (0.2%)
               
Penske Auto Group, Inc.
               
7.75%, due 12/15/2016 ^
    750       358  
Tobacco (0.2%)
               
Alliance One International, Inc.
               
11.00%, due 05/15/2012
    425       359  
 
             
Total Corporate Debt Securities (cost $132,365)
            110,269  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
PREFERRED STOCKS (1.4%)
               
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.9%)
               
Centaur Funding Corp. 9.08% -144A ▲
    1,661       1,399  
Insurance (0.5%)
               
XL Capital, Ltd. 6.10% * ▲
    113,800       712  
 
             
Total Preferred Stocks (cost $4,941)
            2,111  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
CONVERTIBLE BOND (1.3%)
               
Capital Markets (1.3%)
               
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
               
Zero Coupon, due 03/13/2032
  $ 2,000       2,043  
 
             
Total Convertible Bond (cost $2,010)
            2,043  
 
             
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (0.7%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $1,065 on 11/03/2008 à
    1,065       1,065  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $1,065)
            1,065  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (10.5%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 2.71% à
    16,417,280       16,417  
 
             
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $16,417)
            16,417  
 
               
 
             
Total Investment Securities (cost $201,142) #
          $ 169,564  
 
             
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS:
                                 
            Settlement   Amount in U.S.   Net Unrealized
Currency   (Sold)   Date   Dollars (Sold)   Appreciation
United Kingdom Pound
    (2,587 )     01/30/2009       (4,192 )     48  
 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $16,077.
 
*   Floating or variable rate note. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
Ž   The security has a perpetual maturity. The date shown is the next call date.
 
  Coupon rate is fixed for a predetermined period of time and then converts to a floating rate until maturity/call date. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with an interest rate of 5.89%, and a maturity date of 01/01/2037, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $1,088.
 
à   State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $201,192. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $21 and $31,649, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $31,628.
 
DEFINITIONS:
 
144A   144A Securities are registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $30,611, or 19.61% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
LLC   Limited Liability Company
 
LP   Limited Partnership
 
PLC   Public Limited Company
 
GBP   British Pound Sterling
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Growth Opportunities
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Faced with many challenges in the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, US equity indices delivered double-digit negative returns across the board. The Russell Midcap® Growth Index (“Russell Midcap Growth”) declined 42.65%.
Throughout the period, problems plaguing the housing market continued, while commodity prices first soared then plummeted. Meanwhile, what began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a variety of increasingly severe crises in the markets where banks lend to each other and to businesses, causing extreme disruption in both US and foreign financial markets. As the problems multiplied, financial institutions tightened their lending standards. This made it more difficult for companies to fund payroll, inventory and other near-term expenses in the face of high borrowing costs. Consumers, already feeling the effects of higher energy and food prices, rising unemployment and lack of wage growth, also found it more difficult to borrow. Although the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the U.S. government intervened to restore confidence in the financial systems, the US headed toward recession and expectations of a global economic slowdown rose.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Growth Opportunities Class A returned (42.37)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth, returned (42.65)%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
We attribute the outperformance primarily to stock selections in the producer durables (e.g., W.W. Grainger, Inc. (“Grainger”)), automotive/transportation (e.g., C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (“C.H. Robinson”)) and consumer discretionary (e.g., Strayer Education, Inc. (“Strayer”)) sectors. Grainger, a building maintenance supply company, has implemented improvement projects within its businesses. This company-specific catalyst enabled Grainger to take market share from smaller competitors that lacked financing opportunities. C.H. Robinson, a freight-logistics company, has been investing in the latest shipping technologies and is taking market share from under-financed competitors. Strayer, a leader in undergraduate and graduate degree programs for working adults, continued to achieve consistent growth, aided in part by the fact that, during periods of economic weakness and when jobs are scarcer, people tend to focus on improving their skills.
Because cash outperformed stocks, a modest cash position at certain times also was a net contributor to performance. Our goal is to be fully invested at all times. However, as certain of our long-term investment themes matured amidst the market volatility, we sold holdings and allowed cash to build modestly, biding our time briefly before buying into new opportunities that became available at more attractive prices as the market fell.
The largest detractors from relative performance were holdings in the healthcare (e.g., ArthroCare Corporation (“ArthroCare”)), technology (e.g., SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (“SiRF”)) and consumer staples (e.g., Whole Foods Market, Inc. (“Whole Foods”)) sectors. ArthroCare, which develops medical devices for use in soft-tissue surgery, restated company financials. SiRF, a maker of global positioning systems (“GPS”) semiconductor chips, lost ground as it became apparent that the commoditization of GPS chips was occurring more rapidly than we anticipated. Results for Whole Foods, the organic food grocer, weakened as a slowdown in consumer spending spread to luxury items. We sold all three stocks.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets. We believe it should help to rebuild trust among financial institutions and reduce the severity of the recession. In the interim, high levels of market volatility likely will persist.
Edward S. Han
John J. Huber, CFA
Co-Portfolio Managers
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                 
                    From   Inception
    1 Year   5 Years   Inception   Date
Class A (NAV)
    (42.37 )%     2.00 %     (4.73 )%     3/1/00  
Class A (POP)
    (45.52 )%     0.84 %     (5.35 )%     3/1/00  
Russell Midcap Growth (1)
    (42.65 )%     (0.18 )%     (6.16 )%     3/1/00  
 
                               
Class B (NAV)
    (42.82 )%     1.15 %     (5.42 )%     3/1/00  
Class B (POP)
    (45.68 )%     0.96 %     5.42 )%     3/1/00  
Class C (NAV)
    (42.64 )%     1.25 %     4.93 %     11/11/02  
 
                               
Class C (POP)
    (43.22 )%     1.25 %     4.93 %     11/11/02  
 
                               
Class I (NAV)
    (41.85 )%     N/A       (5.58 )%     11/15/05  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Russell Midcap Growth Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.5% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 697.45       1.75 %   $ 7.47  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,016.34       1.75       8.87  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       694.22       2.40       10.22  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,013.07       2.40       12.14  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       696.04       2.33       9.93  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,013.42       2.33       11.79  
 
                               
Class I
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       700.62       0.84       3.59  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,020.91       0.84       4.27  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Sector
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Sector of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of the Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (96.8%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (3.7%)
               
Precision Castparts Corp.
    63,800     $ 4,135  
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    45,300       1,687  
Air Freight & Logistics (7.5%)
               
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ^
    150,400       7,788  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. ^
    124,900       4,078  
Auto Components (2.7%)
               
BorgWarner, Inc.
    192,300       4,321  
Capital Markets (5.4%)
               
Greenhill & Co., Inc. ^
    62,930       4,151  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ^
    112,930       4,465  
Commercial Banks (3.6%)
               
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. ^
    50,700       2,838  
Signature Bank ‡ ^
    86,000       2,802  
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.8%)
               
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. ^
    67,500       1,253  
Communications Equipment (2.8%)
               
Polycom, Inc. ‡ ^
    211,000       4,433  
Construction & Engineering (2.4%)
               
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. ‡
    103,400       3,767  
Diversified Consumer Services (6.9%)
               
Strayer Education, Inc. ^
    48,100       10,884  
Diversified Financial Services (2.1%)
               
CME Group, Inc. -Class A ^
    12,000       3,386  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (3.4%)
               
FLIR Systems, Inc. ‡ ^
    41,700       1,339  
Trimble Navigation, Ltd. ‡ ^
    201,000       4,135  
Energy Equipment & Services (2.3%)
               
Cameron International Corp. ‡ ^
    148,000       3,590  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (5.8%)
               
Idexx Laboratories, Inc. ‡
    54,800       1,928  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ‡ ^
    27,700       4,786  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ‡ ^
    56,300       2,562  
Health Care Technology (0.9%)
               
Cerner Corp. ‡ ^
    38,000       1,415  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.1%)
               
Burger King Holdings, Inc. ^
    85,700       1,704  
Internet Software & Services (0.4%)
               
Valueclick, Inc. ‡ ^
    96,000       710  
IT Services (3.6%)
               
Alliance Data Systems Corp. ‡ ^
    37,200       1,866  
NeuStar, Inc. -Class A ‡
    197,000       3,881  
Leisure Equipment & Products (1.0%)
               
Hasbro, Inc. ^
    55,100       1,602  
Life Sciences Tools & Services (6.2%)
               
Covance, Inc. ‡ ^
    81,400       4,070  
Techne Corp.
    83,755       5,781  
Machinery (6.3%)
               
Donaldson Co., Inc. ^
    134,000       4,710  
Kennametal, Inc.
    213,000       4,520  
PACCAR, Inc.
    28,000       819  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.8%)
               
Range Resources Corp.
    31,300       1,321  
Pharmaceuticals (1.4%)
               
Allergan, Inc.
    56,900       2,257  
Professional Services (1.2%)
               
FTI Consulting, Inc. ‡
    31,700       1,847  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.1%)
               
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. ^
    48,600       1,812  
Software (12.8%)
               
Activision Blizzard, Inc. ‡ ^
    484,000       6,031  
Adobe Systems, Inc. ‡
    70,700       1,883  
Informatica Corp. ‡ ^
    132,000       1,855  
Intuit, Inc. ‡ ^
    238,000       5,964  
Macrovision Solutions Corp. ‡ ^
    104,000       1,152  
Salesforce.com, Inc. ‡ ^
    107,400       3,325  
Specialty Retail (3.5%)
               
Guess, Inc. ^
    257,900       5,614  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.8%)
               
Carter’s, Inc. ‡ ^
    136,500       2,899  
Trading Companies & Distributors (5.3%)
               
WW Grainger, Inc. ^
    106,200       8,345  
 
             
Total Common Stocks (cost $185,349)
            153,711  
 
             
                 
    Principal     Value  
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (3.8%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $6,116 on 11/03/2008 à
  $ 6,116       6,116  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $6,116)
            6,116  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (25.2%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust — Prime Portfolio, 2.71% à
    40,055,670       40,056  
 
             
 
               
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $40,056)
            40,056  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $231,521) #
          $ 199,883  
 
             
 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $39,145.
 
  Non-income producing security.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with an interest rate of 5.00%, and a maturity date of 12/01/2019, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $6,239.
 
à   State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $231,906. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $8,112 and $40,135, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $32,023.
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica High Yield Bond
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
The turmoil on Wall Street has now infected Main Street. What began as a sell-off in the small sub-prime mortgage market has snowballed into a global de-leveraging within the financial community. As underlying collateral erodes in price, asset write-downs have called many financial institutions’ capital adequacy into question. As these institutions struggle to maintain their balance sheet, the lifeline of credit to individuals and businesses alike has been all but terminated. The result has been a rapidly deteriorating real economy over the past few months with almost every economic indicator registering clear signs of impending recession.
The authorities have not been oblivious to the seizing-up of financial markets. All stops have been pulled out as the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and US Treasury have introduced numerous and massive liquidity measures into the system to revive the ailing credit markets. The risk of a significant recession and an increasing number of defaults pose the most challenging risk to the portfolio over the next fiscal year.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica High Yield Bond Class A returned (25.46)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the Merrill Lynch High Yield Cash Pay Index (“Merrill Lynch High Yield”), returned (26.43)%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
The portfolio’s out-performance for the fiscal year versus Merrill Lynch High Yield was partially attributable to the portfolio’s underweight in CCC securities. For the year, we maintained the allocation to CCC securities in the range of 6-8% of portfolio assets, versus an 18-20% range of CCC securities for the benchmark. The Merrill Lynch CCC index under-performed BB’s by 15.5% and Single B’s by 12.0% during the one year period ended October 31, 2008.
The benefit from our over-weighting in higher rated securities was partially offset by underperformance of several sectors and securities. Negative sector contributors for the previous fiscal year include our over-weight in the gaming sector and underweight in wireless telecommunications. On an individual name basis, over-weight allocations to VeraSun Energy Corporation, R.H. Donnelley Corporation, Nuveen Investments, Inc., Idearc Inc., Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, and The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. hurt performance. Positive sector contributors include our underweight in automotive and banking, as well as an overweight in aerospace / defense.
We believe fundamentals will remain challenging over the next twelve months. Unemployment rates are increasing, consumers are retrenching, and profits are declining. The tight credit markets are forcing companies to re-evaluate all non-essential capital spending as access to capital is expensive for high quality companies and inaccessible for many lower quality high yield issuers. In addition, technicals in the high yield market remain very weak as aggressive selling by hedge funds and other levered investors force prices lower.
These weak fundamentals and technicals present a challenging backdrop for the high yield investing. However, the relentless selling has pushed valuations to levels never seen before in the high yield market. As of October 31, 2008, the high yield market is trading approximately 350bps wider than any previous time period.
Currently the portfolio is positioned relatively conservatively, with a low (6.2%) allocation to CCC securities. We believe this defensive positioning is prudent given the weak backdrop and forecast for defaults to increase dramatically from a low 3.1% trailing twelve month rate as of October 31, 2008. In addition, the BB and Single B sub-sectors appear to be the cheapest on a historical basis.
We believe our current strategy has the portfolio set to outperform in the current environment. However, we also believe the recent forced selling is creating opportunities and will look to capitalize on those opportunities as prices dramatically overshoot fair value.
David R. Halfpap, CFA
Bradley J. Beman, CFA, CPA
Benjamin D. Miller, CFA
Co-Portfolio Managers
AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                         
                            From   Inception
    1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   Inception   Date
Class A (NAV)
    (25.46 )%     (0.78 )%     2.01 %     6.61 %     6/14/85  
Class A (POP)
    (28.96 )%     (1.74 )%     1.51 %     6.39 %     6/14/85  
Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, Cash Pay(1)
    (26.43 )%     0.18 %     2.88 %     7.58 %     6/14/85  
 
                                       
Class B (NAV)
    (26.04 )%     (1.50 )%     1.47 %     3.05 %     10/1/95  
Class B (POP)
    (29.50 )%     (1.65 )%     1.47 %     3.05 %     10/1/95  
 
                                       
Class C (NAV)
    (25.89 )%     (1.47 )%     N/A       1.76 %     11/11/02  
Class C (POP)
    (26.59 )%     (1.47 )%     N/A       1.76 %     11/11/02  
 
                                       
Class I (NAV)
    (25.05 )%     N/A       N/A       (2.72 )%     11/8/04  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, Cash Pay Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 4.75% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
Investments in high-yield bonds (“junk bonds”) may be subject to greater volatility and risks as the income derived from these securities is not guaranteed and may be unpredictable. This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 752.37       1.16 %   $ 5.11  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,019.30       1.16       5.89  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       748.40       1.84       8.09  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,015.89       1.84       9.32  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       750.43       1.79       7.88  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,016.14       1.79       9.07  
 
                               
Class I
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       753.75       0.65       2.87  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,021.87       0.65       3.30  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.

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GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Bond Credit Quality (Moody’s Ratings)
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
Credit Rating Definitions:
     
Aaa
  Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.
 
   
Aa
  Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality, and are subject to very low credit risk, but their susceptibility to long-term risks appears somewhat greater.
 
   
A
  Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk, but have elements present that suggest a susceptibility to impairment over the long term.
 
   
Baa
  Obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium-grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
 
   
Ba
  Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk.
 
   
B
  Obligations rated B are considered speculative, are subject to high credit risk, and have generally poor credit risk.
 
   
Caa
  Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing, are subject to very high credit risk, and have extremely poor credit quality.
 
   
Ca
  Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.
 
   
C
  Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.
 
   
NR
  Not rated.
 
   
WR
  Withdrawn rating.
Note: Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Percentage breakdown of the NR category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Principal     Value  
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (92.8%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (2.6%)
               
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
               
6.75%, due 04/01/2016
  $ 5,110     $ 4,216  
BE Aerospace, Inc.
               
8.50%, due 07/01/2018 ^
    1,800       1,548  
DRS Technologies, Inc.
               
6.88%, due 11/01/2013
    2,725       2,698  
L-3 Communications Corp.
               
6.13%, due 07/15/2013 ^
    3,260       2,810  
7.63%, due 06/15/2012
    1,000       927  
Auto Components (0.6%)
               
Lear Corp.
               
5.75%, due 08/01/2014 ^
    3,955       1,582  
TRW Automotive, Inc.
               
7.00%, due 03/15/2014 -144A ^ §
    2,000       1,180  
Automobiles (0.8%)
               
General Motors Corp.
               
7.13%, due 07/15/2013 ^
    1,500       510  
7.20%, due 01/15/2011 ^
    5,265       2,132  
8.25%, due 07/15/2023 ^
    2,710       867  
Beverages (1.8%)
               
Constellation Brands, Inc.
               
7.25%, due 09/01/2016
    6,900       5,727  
Cott Beverages USA, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 12/15/2011 ^
    3,350       2,177  
Building Products (1.3%)
               
Owens Corning, Inc.
               
7.00%, due 12/01/2036 *
    3,690       2,337  
Ply Gem Industries, Inc.
               
11.75%, due 06/15/2013
    5,770       3,808  
Capital Markets (0.3%)
               
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
               
10.50%, due 11/15/2015 -144A
    4,310       1,164  
Chemicals (2.4%)
               
Huntsman International LLC
               
7.38%, due 01/01/2015 ^ *
    3,075       2,675  
Huntsman LLC
               
11.63%, due 10/15/2010
    965       955  
Ineos Group Holdings PLC
               
8.50%, due 02/15/2016 -144A
    2,570       951  
Lyondellbasell Industries AF SCA
               
8.38%, due 08/15/2015 -144A
    5,230       1,830  
Noranda Aluminium Acquisition Corp.
               
6.83%, due 05/15/2015 *
    1,800       810  
Nova Chemicals Corp.
               
5.95%, due 11/15/2013 *
    5,400       3,618  
Commercial Banks (0.4%)
               
Wells Fargo Capital XV
               
9.75%, due 12/29/2049 Ž
    2,000       1,940  
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.0%)
               
Allied Waste North America, Inc.
               
7.88%, due 04/15/2013
    4,905       4,562  
Communications Equipment (0.3%)
               
Nortel Networks, Ltd.
               
9.00%, due 07/15/2011 *
    1,230       667  
10.75%, due 07/15/2016 -144A
    1,820       960  
Computers & Peripherals (1.0%)
               
Seagate Technology, Inc.
               
6.38%, due 10/01/2011
    4,730       4,210  
6.80%, due 10/01/2016
    950       665  
Consumer Finance (3.2%)
               
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
               
7.88%, due 06/15/2010
    1,400       941  
9.88%, due 08/10/2011 ^
    8,575       5,404  
GMAC LLC
               
6.75%, due 12/01/2014
    10,164       5,133  
7.25%, due 03/02/2011 ^
    4,975       3,062  
Containers & Packaging (3.4%)
               
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
               
8.50%, due 08/15/2011 ^
    5,885       4,914  
Jefferson Smurfit Corp. US
               
8.25%, due 10/01/2012
    7,745       3,950  
Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc.
               
6.75%, due 12/01/2014
    5,535       4,788  
8.25%, due 05/15/2013
    2,000       1,870  
Diversified Consumer Services (0.8%)
               
Service Corp. International
               
6.75%, due 04/01/2016
    4,950       3,787  
7.00%, due 06/15/2017
    175       133  
Diversified Financial Services (3.5%)
               
AES Red Oak LLC
               
9.20%, due 11/30/2029
    2,125       1,817  
CDX North America High Yield
               
8.88%, due 06/29/2013 -144A ^
    10,000       8,300  
Firekeepers Development Authority
               
13.88%, due 05/01/2015 -144A ^
    2,800       1,988  
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company LLC
               
8.50%, due 04/01/2015
    3,740       2,244  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
               
7.90%, due 04/30/2018 Ž
    2,000       1,621  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (5.9%)
               
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
               
7.00%, due 02/15/2015
    1,300       884  
7.25%, due 07/15/2013
    1,625       1,235  
Fairpoint Communications, Inc.
               
13.13%, due 04/01/2018 -144A
    5,020       3,539  
Frontier Communications Corp.
               
6.63%, due 03/15/2015
    1,360       972  
9.00%, due 08/15/2031
    5,415       2,924  
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
               
9.25%, due 11/01/2014
    2,500       1,425  
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
               
7.50%, due 02/15/2014
    7,515       5,130  
Sprint Capital Corp.
               
6.90%, due 05/01/2019 ^
    5,570       3,927  
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
               
8.50%, due 07/15/2012 -144A *
    4,535       2,948  
Windstream Corp.
               
8.63%, due 08/01/2016
    5,250       3,964  
Electric Utilities (2.5%)
               
Intergen NV
               
9.00%, due 06/30/2017 -144A
    5,100       4,080  
Ipalco Enterprises, Inc.
               
7.25%, due 04/01/2016 -144A
    1,365       1,140  
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC
               
10.25%, due 11/01/2015 -144A
    8,545       6,516  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Principal     Value  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (0.5%)
               
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC
               
7.50%, due 10/15/2013 ^ *
  $ 5,440     $ 2,394  
Food & Staples Retailing (1.1%)
               
Supervalu, Inc.
               
7.50%, due 11/15/2014
    6,000       4,920  
Food Products (3.3%)
               
Dean Foods Co.
               
7.00%, due 06/01/2016 ^
    4,550       3,458  
Del Monte Corp.
               
6.75%, due 02/15/2015
    1,075       887  
8.63%, due 12/15/2012 *
    3,190       2,887  
Dole Food Co., Inc.
               
7.25%, due 06/15/2010
    2,300       1,679  
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
               
7.75%, due 07/01/2017 ^
    6,775       4,308  
Tyson Foods, Inc.
               
7.00%, due 05/01/2018
    2,400       1,628  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.9%)
               
Boston Scientific Corp.
               
6.25%, due 11/15/2015 *
    4,100       3,300  
Cooper Cos., Inc.
               
7.13%, due 02/15/2015
    3,145       2,516  
Universal Hospital Services, Inc.
               
6.30%, due 06/01/2015 *
    1,500       1,020  
8.50%, due 06/01/2015
    2,300       1,840  
Health Care Providers & Services (5.6%)
               
Community Health Systems, Inc.
               
8.88%, due 07/15/2015 ^
    8,250       6,909  
HCA, Inc.
               
9.25%, due 11/15/2016 ^
    8,875       7,544  
Omnicare, Inc.
               
6.13%, due 06/01/2013
    3,900       3,198  
6.88%, due 12/15/2015
    600       462  
US Oncology, Inc.
               
9.00%, due 08/15/2012
    8,975       7,449  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (5.6%)
               
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.
               
10.75%, due 02/01/2016 -144A §
    9,750       3,169  
Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe
               
8.50%, due 11/15/2015 -144A
    6,000       3,300  
MGM Mirage, Inc.
               
5.88%, due 02/27/2014 ^
    2,500       1,481  
6.75%, due 04/01/2013 ^
    3,000       1,875  
7.50%, due 06/01/2016 ^
    3,125       1,844  
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
               
7.13%, due 08/15/2014 ^
    3,275       1,965  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
               
7.00%, due 06/15/2013
    4,850       3,371  
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc.
               
5.32%, due 03/15/2014 -144A *
    5,955       3,930  
Station Casinos, Inc.
               
6.00%, due 04/01/2012 ^
    5,485       2,016  
6.50%, due 02/01/2014 ^
    2,620       285  
Vail Resorts, Inc.
               
6.75%, due 02/15/2014 ^
    1,325       1,014  
Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
               
6.63%, due 12/01/2014
    2,200       1,623  
Household Durables (3.4%)
               
Centex Corp.
               
4.55%, due 11/01/2010
    1,400       1,092  
5.25%, due 06/15/2015
    925       546  
5.70%, due 05/15/2014
    2,000       1,340  
DR Horton, Inc.
               
4.88%, due 01/15/2010
    4,000       3,430  
5.25%, due 02/15/2015
    2,008       1,135  
Jarden Corp.
               
7.50%, due 05/01/2017 ^
    3,390       2,526  
Meritage Homes Corp.
               
6.25%, due 03/15/2015
    3,795       1,945  
Pulte Homes, Inc.
               
5.20%, due 02/15/2015
    2,000       1,240  
7.88%, due 08/01/2011
    2,500       2,119  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (3.3%)
               
Edison Mission Energy
               
7.50%, due 06/15/2013
    3,725       3,138  
7.75%, due 06/15/2016
    2,000       1,605  
LSP Energy, LP/LSP Batesville Funding Corp.
               
7.16%, due 01/15/2014
    3,657       3,456  
NRG Energy, Inc.
               
7.25%, due 02/01/2014
    4,020       3,517  
7.38%, due 01/15/2017
    3,000       2,592  
Insurance (0.2%)
               
American International Group, Inc.
               
8.25%, due 08/15/2018 -144A
    2,000       824  
IT Services (4.9%)
               
Aramark Corp.
               
8.50%, due 02/01/2015 ^
    7,800       6,669  
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
               
6.13%, due 06/01/2017
    775       553  
Ceridian Corp.
               
11.25%, due 11/15/2015 -144A
    2,930       1,824  
12.25%, due 11/15/2015 -144A Ω ^
    325       202  
DI Finance/Dyncorp International
               
9.50%, due 02/15/2013 -144A
    1,700       1,458  
9.50%, due 02/15/2013
    3,305       2,826  
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
               
9.13%, due 08/15/2013
    5,360       4,449  
10.25%, due 08/15/2015
    450       315  
Unisys Corp.
               
8.00%, due 10/15/2012 ^
    2,750       1,736  
12.50%, due 01/15/2016
    3,200       2,232  
Machinery (0.7%)
               
Case New Holland, Inc.
               
7.13%, due 03/01/2014
    4,225       3,148  
Media (8.2%)
               
Cablevision Systems Corp.
               
8.00%, due 04/15/2012 ^ *
    1,729       1,455  
CCH I LLC / CCH I Capital Corp.
               
11.00%, due 10/01/2015 ^
    4,075       1,834  
Charter Communications Operating LLC
               
8.38%, due 04/30/2014 -144A
    3,500       2,537  
CSC Holdings, Inc.
               
7.63%, due 07/15/2018
    4,850       3,520  
8.50%, due 06/15/2015 -144A
    2,925       2,472  
DEX Media, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 11/15/2013
    2,500       550  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Principal     Value  
Media (continued)
               
DIRECTV Financing Co.
               
7.63%, due 05/15/2016 -144A
  $ 2,035     $ 1,709  
8.38%, due 03/15/2013
    3,850       3,609  
Echostar DBS Corp.
               
6.63%, due 10/01/2014
    3,740       3,001  
7.00%, due 10/01/2013
    1,045       867  
7.75%, due 05/31/2015
    3,080       2,502  
Idearc, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 11/15/2016 ^
    7,855       1,090  
Intelsat Corp.
               
9.25%, due 06/15/2016 -144A
    2,715       2,253  
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd.
               
8.50%, due 01/15/2013 -144A
    1,420       1,235  
Knight-Ridder, Inc.
               
5.75%, due 09/01/2017
    1,675       486  
Lamar Media Corp.
               
6.63%, due 08/15/2015
    1,525       1,121  
Liberty Media LLC
               
5.70%, due 05/15/2013 ^
    2,500       1,739  
Medianews Group, Inc.
               
6.88%, due 10/01/2013
    1,500       142  
Quebecor Media, Inc.
               
7.75%, due 03/15/2016
    1,250       866  
RH Donnelley Corp.
               
8.88%, due 10/15/2017 ^
    90       19  
11.75%, due 05/15/2015 -144A ^
    8,507       3,318  
Univision Communications, Inc.
               
9.75%, due 03/15/2015 -144A §
    2,325       477  
Videotron Ltee
               
6.88%, due 01/15/2014
    1,825       1,515  
Metals & Mining (0.6%)
               
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
               
7.38%, due 11/01/2012
    3,950       2,938  
Multiline Retail (0.2%)
               
Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc.
               
10.25%, due 03/15/2014 ^
    5,125       820  
Multi-Utilities (0.3%)
               
CMS Energy Corp.
               
6.55%, due 07/17/2017
    840       644  
6.88%, due 12/15/2015
    1,340       1,096  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (10.7%)
               
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
               
6.88%, due 01/15/2016
    2,000       1,605  
7.00%, due 08/15/2014 ^
    3,400       2,728  
7.25%, due 12/15/2018
    830       627  
7.63%, due 07/15/2013
    100       85  
Cimarex Energy Co.
               
7.13%, due 05/01/2017
    1,295       1,036  
Connacher Oil And Gas, Ltd.
               
10.25%, due 12/15/2015 -144A
    2,480       1,736  
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
               
7.50%, due 06/01/2015
    2,975       2,172  
7.75%, due 06/01/2019
    4,440       2,975  
El Paso Corp.
               
6.88%, due 06/15/2014
    1,060       844  
7.25%, due 06/01/2018 ^
    3,100       2,325  
Forest Oil Corp.
               
7.25%, due 06/15/2019 -144A
    2,000       1,360  
7.75%, due 05/01/2014
    275       220  
Kinder Morgan Finance Co.
               
5.70%, due 01/05/2016 ^
    5,810       4,503  
Mariner Energy, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 05/15/2017
    1,555       917  
Newfield Exploration Co.
               
6.63%, due 09/01/2014
    2,175       1,680  
7.13%, due 05/15/2018 ^
    295       208  
Opti Canada, Inc.
               
7.88%, due 12/15/2014
    2,500       1,500  
8.25%, due 12/15/2014
    800       476  
Peabody Energy Corp.
               
6.88%, due 03/15/2013
    1,350       1,185  
7.38%, due 11/01/2016
    5,220       4,411  
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
               
6.65%, due 03/15/2017
    3,225       2,429  
Plains Exploration & Production Co.
               
7.00%, due 03/15/2017
    1,700       1,113  
7.75%, due 06/15/2015
    3,450       2,518  
Roseton/Danskammer
               
7.67%, due 11/08/2016
    800       601  
Sandridge Energy, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 06/01/2018 -144A
    1,530       1,017  
Tesoro Corp.
               
6.25%, due 11/01/2012
    4,775       3,653  
6.63%, due 11/01/2015 ^
    675       459  
Verasun Energy Corp.
               
9.38%, due 06/01/2017 ^ Џ
    4,325       368  
9.88%, due 12/15/2012 ^ Џ
    3,140       1,287  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.
               
7.00%, due 02/01/2014
    3,830       2,719  
Paper & Forest Products (4.2%)
               
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.
               
8.55%, due 08/01/2010 ^
    1,460       365  
8.85%, due 08/01/2030 ^
    5,015       928  
13.75%, due 04/01/2011 -144A
    3,200       2,528  
Boise Cascade LLC
               
7.13%, due 10/15/2014
    896       502  
Domtar Corp.
               
7.88%, due 10/15/2011
    5,720       4,919  
Georgia-Pacific LLC
               
7.00%, due 01/15/2015 -144A
    7,825       5,751  
7.13%, due 01/15/2017 -144A
    1,153       801  
Newpage Corp.
               
10.00%, due 05/01/2012
    1,500       1,020  
Westvaco Corp.
               
8.20%, due 01/15/2030 ^
    2,300       1,837  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.5%)
               
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
               
7.13%, due 11/01/2013 ^
    3,155       2,477  
Real Estate Management & Development (0.4%)
               
Realogy Corp.
               
10.50%, due 04/15/2014 ^
    5,305       1,698  
Road & Rail (1.8%)
               
Avis Budget Car Rental
               
7.75%, due 05/15/2016 ^ *
    6,020       2,197  
Hertz Corp.
               
8.88%, due 01/01/2014
    4,150       3,029  
Kansas City Southern Railway
               
8.00%, due 06/01/2015
    3,235       2,661  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Principal     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.4%)
               
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
               
8.88%, due 12/15/2014
  $ 7,345     $ 3,269  
Spansion, Inc.
               
5.94%, due 06/01/2013 -144A *
    3,960       851  
Stats ChipPAC, Ltd.
               
6.75%, due 11/15/2011
    2,750       2,337  
Software (0.6%)
               
First Data Corp.
               
9.88%, due 09/24/2015
    4,136       2,647  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.3%)
               
Levi Strauss & Co.
               
8.88%, due 04/01/2016 ^
    1,200       786  
9.75%, due 01/15/2015 ^
    7,480       5,236  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%)
               
Nextel Communications, Inc.
               
6.88%, due 10/31/2013
    2,225       1,268  
 
             
Total Corporate Debt Securities (cost $601,570)
            424,030  
 
             
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (3.9%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $17,823 on 11/03/2008. ◊
    17,823       17,823  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $17,823)
            17,823  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (14.6%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 2.71% ◊ ▲
    66,811,083       66,811  
 
             
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $66,811)
            66,811  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $686,204)
          $ 508,664  
 
             
 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $65,402.
 
*   Floating or variable rate note. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
Ž   The security has a perpetual maturity. The date shown is the next call date.
 
Ω   Payment in-kind.
 
Џ   In default.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with an interest rate of 4.00%, and a maturity date of 06/01/2014, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $18,179.
 
§   Illiquid. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $4,826, or 1.06% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
  State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $686,319. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $919 and $178,574, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $177,655.
 
DEFINITIONS:
 
144A   144A Securities are registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $77,348, or 16.89% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
LLC   Limited Liability Company
 
LP   Limited Partnership
 
PLC   Public Limited Company
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
The stock market experienced rising volatility during the last fiscal year, with this reaching very high levels toward the end of the year. Concerns over the financial conditions within the banking and financial services sectors led to sharp declines in most stock indices. Exacerbating the decline in equity values were the actions of hedge funds which apparently had to liquidate some of their major holdings in the last quarter of fiscal 2008.
Outside of the financial services sector, many companies are in the strongest cash and financial positions in history. There is a long list of publicly traded corporations whose enterprise values are less than equal to 90% of the total value of their common stocks. In other words, many companies have at least a net cash position of 10% of the value of their shares outstanding. Because of this, the market performance of many companies seemed divorced from reality as the fiscal year wore on. Economic uncertainties accounted for some of this but we believe the action of hedge funds was equally or more important. In recent years, hedge funds have made up an increasing percentage of daily trading and often times their focus is short-term in nature. The use of leverage by many hedge funds accentuated their effect on the stock market, especially during the third quarter in 2008.
Our principal response was to do our best to avoid the “problem companies” in fiscal 2008. In the last market cycle (2001-2002), the poster children for bad corporate behavior were Enron Corporation, WorldCom, and Adelphia Communications Corporation. During 2008, The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., American International Group, Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), the latter two Government Sponsored Enterprises all declared bankruptcy or were forced into receivership. We held none of these companies in the portfolio during the periods leading up to their bankruptcies.
With the stock market focusing on the credit and liquidity problems in the banking sector, we focused on those companies whose balance sheets were strong and whose longer term business prospects were sound, in our opinion. Although we are an all-cap manager, analysis suggested that larger companies represented a very attractive segment of the market on both relative and absolute basis. Larger companies seem as cheap as they have been at any time in the last 25 years. They now make up a larger percentage of our portfolios than at any time in the last 5 years.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap Class A returned (35.81)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, returned (36.60)%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
For the fiscal year, stock selection in the financials and consumer staples sectors contributed to absolute performance while energy and information technology sectors detracted the most from absolute performance.
The top stock contributors to portfolio performance during the fiscal year were Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”), The Chubb Corporation (“Chubb”), Visa Inc., Verisign Inc., and AirTran Holdings Inc. The largest detractors from performance were Motorola, Inc.,Vodafone Group Plc — ADS, General Electric Company, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GDR (“Samsung”).
John J. Goode
Peter J. Hable
Co-Portfolio Managers
ClearBridge Advisors, LLC

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                 
                    From   Inception
    1 Year   5 Years   Inception   Date  
Class A (NAV)
    (35.81 )%     (1.12 )%     3.47 %     3/1/99  
Class A (POP)
    (39.33 )%     (2.23 )%     2.87 %     3/1/99  
Russell 3000(1)
    (36.60 )%     0.46 %     (0.15 )%     3/1/99  
 
                               
Class B (NAV)
    (36.18 )%     (1.78 )%     2.91 %     3/1/99  
Class B (POP)
    (39.06 )%     (1.93 )%     2.91 %     3/1/99  
 
                               
Class C (NAV)
    (36.17 )%     (1.74 )%     3.21 %     11/11/02  
Class C (POP)
    (36.75 )%     (1.74 )%     3.21 %     11/11/02  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Russell 3000 Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.5% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 692.91       1.55 %   $ 6.60  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,017.34       1.55       7.86  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       690.95       2.20       9.35  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.08       2.20       11.14  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       691.43       2.11       8.97  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.53       2.11       10.68  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Sector
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Sector of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of the Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (100.0%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (5.6%)
               
Boeing Co.
    21,270     $ 1,112  
Honeywell International, Inc.
    37,120       1,130  
Raytheon Co.
    40,360       2,063  
Air Freight & Logistics (2.2%)
               
United Parcel Service, Inc. -Class B ^
    31,900       1,684  
Building Products (0.4%)
               
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. ^
    13,130       302  
Capital Markets (1.3%)
               
Franklin Resources, Inc. ^
    14,380       978  
Chemicals (1.6%)
               
E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. ^
    39,250       1,256  
Commercial Banks (4.6%)
               
Comerica, Inc. ^
    35,170       970  
East-West Bancorp, Inc. ^
    18,105       314  
State Street Corp. ◊
    41,760       1,810  
Synovus Financial Corp.
    47,700       493  
Communications Equipment (2.2%)
               
Cisco Systems, Inc. ‡
    80,240       1,426  
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson            ADR ^
    48,900       346  
Computers & Peripherals (2.2%)
               
International Business Machines Corp. ^
    17,980       1,672  
Construction & Engineering (0.3%)
               
Perini Corp. ‡ ^
    10,900       207  
Consumer Finance (1.1%)
               
American Express Co.
    30,750       846  
Diversified Financial Services (4.8%)
               
Bank of America Corp. ^
    35,700       863  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    68,860       2,840  
Energy Equipment & Services (6.7%)
               
Baker Hughes, Inc. ^
    32,500       1,136  
Halliburton Co. ^
    55,880       1,106  
Schlumberger, Ltd. ^
    28,340       1,464  
Transocean, Inc. ^
    6,936       571  
Weatherford International, Ltd. ‡
    53,120       897  
Food & Staples Retailing (3.7%)
               
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ^
    50,760       2,833  
Food Products (4.1%)
               
Kraft Foods, Inc. -Class A ^
    44,846       1,307  
Unilever PLC            ADR ^
    41,609       939  
Unilever PLC
    41,575       934  
Industrial Conglomerates (3.5%)
               
General Electric Co.
    72,020       1,405  
McDermott International, Inc. ‡
    74,590       1,278  
Insurance (5.3%)
               
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, Ltd.
    15,670       502  
Chubb Corp. ^
    68,310       3,540  
Internet Software & Services (1.4%)
               
eBay, Inc. ‡ ^
    70,860       1,082  
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.0%)
               
ENZO Biochem, Inc. ‡ ^
    136,137       785  
Machinery (2.5%)
               
Caterpillar, Inc. ^
    24,070       919  
Dover Corp.
    25,610       814  
PACCAR, Inc. ^
    6,000       175  
Media (4.6%)
               
Time Warner, Inc. ^
    137,170       1,384  
Walt Disney Co. ^
    82,840       2,146  
Metals & Mining (1.4%)
               
Barrick Gold Corp.
    37,290       847  
Nucor Corp.
    5,700       231  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.4%)
               
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    27,740       979  
Chevron Corp.
    9,960       743  
ConocoPhillips
    8,320       433  
Exxon Mobil Corp. ^
    12,760       946  
Murphy Oil Corp. ^
    3,800       192  
Paper & Forest Products (1.1%)
               
Weyerhaeuser Co. ^
    22,820       872  
Pharmaceuticals (12.9%)
               
Abbott Laboratories
    43,170       2,381  
Johnson & Johnson
    35,190       2,159  
Merck & Co., Inc. ^
    33,558       1,039  
Novartis AG ADR
    50,270       2,563  
Wyeth
    58,390       1,879  
Professional Services (0.2%)
               
Robert Half International, Inc. ^
    9,900       187  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%)
               
LaSalle Hotel Properties
    4,800       68  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (11.6%)
               
Applied Materials, Inc. ^
    140,270       1,811  
Novellus Systems, Inc. ‡ ^
    63,030       996  
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. -144A GDR
    13,300       2,736  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR
    159,057       1,314  
Texas Instruments, Inc.
    102,470       2,004  
Verigy, Ltd. ‡ ^
    10,941       159  
Software (3.1%)
               
Citrix Systems, Inc. ‡ ^
    9,100       234  
Lawson Software, Inc. ‡ ^
    39,190       208  
Microsoft Corp.
    87,390       1,951  
Specialty Retail (4.0%)
               
Gap, Inc. ^
    56,030       725  
Home Depot, Inc. ^
    84,970       2,004  
Penske Auto Group, Inc. ^
    22,600       185  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ^
    26,160       217  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.1%)
               
Vodafone Group PLC ADR
    85,687       1,651  
 
             
Total Common Stocks (cost $87,783)
            77,243  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (0.2%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $183 on 11/03/2008 ◊
  $ 183       183  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $183)
            183  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (25.9%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 2.71% ◊▲
    19,953,111       19,953  
 
             
 
               
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $19,953)
            19,953  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $107,919) #
          $ 97,379  
 
             
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $19,464.
 
  Non-income producing security.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with an interest rate of 5.00%, and a maturity date of 12/01/2019, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $187.
 
  State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $108,125. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $5,738 and $16,484, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $10,746.
 
DEFINITIONS:
 
144A   144A Securities are registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $2,736, or 3.54% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
 
GDR   Global Depositary Receipt
 
PLC   Public Limited Company
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Money Market
UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,008.96       0.83 %   $ 4.19  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,020.96       0.83       4.22  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       1,005.64       1.48       7.46  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,017.70       1.48       7.51  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       1,005.81       1.48       7.46  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,017.70       1.48       7.51  
 
                               
Class I
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       1,010.62       0.48       2.43  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,022.72       0.48       2.44  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Industry
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Industry of the Fund’s total investment securities.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Principal     Value  
COMMERCIAL PAPER (100.1%)
               
Beverages (3.5%)
               
Coca-Cola Co.
               
1.90%, due 01/08/2009
  $ 3,550     $ 3,537  
2.25%, due 01/06/2009
    5,900       5,876  
Capital Markets (0.6%)
               
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
               
2.75%, due 11/25/2008
    1,500       1,497  
Commercial Banks (22.2%)
               
Barclays Bank PLC
               
2.76%, due 11/13/2008
    3,400       3,397  
3.12%, due 11/24/2008
    5,700       5,689  
3.25%, due 11/18/2008
    2,200       2,197  
4.23%, due 11/14/2008
    2,100       2,097  
Canadian Imperial Holdings, Inc.
               
2.81%, due 11/05/2008
    1,800       1,799  
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
               
2.63%, due 11/04/2008
    3,400       3,399  
2.75%, due 11/06/2008
    1,900       1,899  
2.85%, due 12/05/2008 - 12/10/2008
    8,200       8,171  
State Street Corp.
               
2.75%, due 11/26/2008
    1,100       1,098  
3.50%, due 11/17/2008 - 11/18/2008 ◊
    12,300       12,281  
Toronto-Dominion Holdings USA, Inc.
               
2.68%, due 11/17/2008 - 144A
    2,000       1,998  
UBS Finance, Inc.
               
2.80%, due 11/10/2008
    1,800       1,799  
3.16%, due 11/28/2008
    3,900       3,891  
3.65%, due 12/04/2008
    2,900       2,890  
4.05%, due 11/17/2008
    4,800       4,791  
Wells Fargo & Co.
               
2.59%, due 11/12/2008
    2,500       2,498  
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.8%)
               
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
               
2.05%, due 01/05/2009 - 144A
    4,800       4,782  
Computers & Peripherals (4.4%)
               
Hewlett-Packard Co.
               
2.20%, due 11/04/2008 - 11/10/2008 -144A
    5,400       5,398  
2.30%, due 11/03/2008 - 144A
    6,600       6,599  
Diversified Financial Services (55.5%)
               
Alpine Securitization
               
3.00%, due 11/13/2008 - 144A
    4,750       4,745  
3.25%, due 11/12/2008 - 144A
    7,200       7,193  
3.75%, due 12/03/2008 - 144A
    1,400       1,395  
American Honda Finance Corp.
               
2.25%, due 12/02/2008 - 12/03/2008
    13,350       13,323  
Bank of America Corp.
               
2.66%, due 11/03/2008
    1,150       1,150  
2.67%, due 12/09/2008
    1,600       1,595  
3.43%, due 12/15/2008
    2,700       2,689  
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
               
1.75%, due 11/10/2008 - 11/12/2008
    3,000       2,998  
1.80%, due 11/17/2008 - 11/20/2008
    10,300       10,291  
Ciesco LLC
               
2.75%, due 12/01/2008 - 144A
    8,800       8,780  
2.78%, due 11/04/2008 - 144A
    500       500  
3.00%, due 11/25/2008 - 144A
    4,200       4,192  
General Electric Capital Corp.
               
2.52%, due 11/20/2008
    1,950       1,947  
2.75%, due 11/24/2008 - 12/05/2008
    8,500       8,483  
MetLife Funding, Inc.
               
2.25%, due 12/03/2008
    5,000       4,990  
2.55%, due 11/21/2008
    6,600       6,591  
Old Line Funding LLC
               
2.70%, due 11/06/2008 - 144A
    290       290  
2.77%, due 11/07/2008 - 11/21/2008 -144A
    4,450       4,447  
3.50%, due 11/19/2008 - 144A
    2,400       2,396  
3.70%, due 11/17/2008 - 144A
    1,300       1,298  
4.10%, due 11/04/2008 - 144A
    3,100       3,099  
PACCAR Financial Corp.
               
2.05%, due 11/07/2008
    5,800       5,798  
2.15%, due 11/05/2008 - 11/10/2008
    7,500       7,498  
Rabobank USA Financial Corp.
               
2.20%, due 11/24/2008
    1,600       1,598  
2.68%, due 11/25/2008
    5,500       5,490  
3.20%, due 11/20/2008
    6,300       6,289  
Ranger Funding Co. LLC
               
2.58%, due 11/06/2008 - 144A
    1,700       1,699  
2.74%, due 11/19/2008 - 144A
    2,200       2,197  
2.75%, due 11/18/2008 - 144A
    2,550       2,547  
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
               
2.52%, due 11/21/2008
    1,550       1,548  
2.85%, due 11/14/2008
    5,700       5,694  
3.00%, due 11/13/2008
    5,700       5,694  
Wal-Mart Funding Corp.
               
2.50%, due 11/18/2008 - 144A
    13,350       13,334  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (4.8%)
               
AT&T, Inc.
               
2.00%, due 12/04/2008 - 144A
    8,250       8,235  
2.10%, due 01/07/2009 - 144A
    5,000       4,980  
Food Products (2.9%)
               
Nestle Capital Corp.
               
2.17%, due 11/14/2008 - 144A
    7,850       7,844  
Multiline Retail (4.4%)
               
Walgreen Co.
               
1.75%, due 11/03/2008 - 144A
    4,000       4,000  
1.95%, due 11/06/2008 - 144A
    4,100       4,099  
2.00%, due 11/05/2008 - 144A
    3,750       3,749  
 
             
Total Commercial Paper (cost $272,268)
            272,268  
 
             
 
               
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (0.7%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $1,865 on 11/03/2008 ◊
    1,865       1,865  
 
             
 
               
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $1,865)
            1,865  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $274,133) #
          $ 274,133  
 
             
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with an interest rate of 5.89%, and a maturity date of 01/01/2037, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $1,905.
 
  State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $274,133.
 
DEFINITIONS:
 
144A   144A Securities are registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $109,796, or 40.38% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
LLC   Limited Liability Company
 
PLC   Public Limited Company
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Science & Technology
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Faced with many challenges in the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, US equity indices delivered double-digit negative returns across the board. The Dow Jones US Technology Index (“DJ Technology”) declined 40.90%.
Throughout the period, problems plaguing the housing market continued, while commodity prices first soared then plummeted. Meanwhile, what began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a variety of increasingly severe crises in the markets where banks lend to each other and to businesses, causing extreme disruption in both US and foreign financial markets. As the problems multiplied, financial institutions tightened their lending standards. This made it more difficult for companies to fund payroll, inventory and other near-term expenses in the face of high borrowing costs. Consumers, who already were feeling the effects of higher energy and food prices and lack of wage growth, also found it more difficult to borrow. Although the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the US government intervened to restore confidence in the financial systems, the US headed toward recession and expectations of a global economic slowdown rose.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Science & Technology Class A returned (48.18)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the DJ Technology, returned (40.90)%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
We position the portfolio to benefit from at least one of several long-term secular trends that we believe can be the source of strong growth for a company. Among these are the digitization of media for mass consumer adoption, and development and delivery of alternative energy and other environmental sustainability projects. Other trends underlying our stock selections are the unique application of technology to gain a competitive edge and the development of biotechnology products and treatments that improve the quality and efficacy of health care.
Despite our focus on these secular growth trends, the stocks in the portfolio were generally unable to withstand the broad-scale sell-off of technology stocks that occurred during the period. Driving that sell-off were hedge funds and other major holders of technology stocks that were forced to sell securities in order to raise capital.
The largest detractors from performance were technology sector holdings (e.g., SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (“SiRF”) and SunPower Corporation (“SunPower”)). We sold SiRF, a maker of global positioning systems (“GPS”) semiconductor chips, when it became apparent that the commoditization of GPS chips was occurring more rapidly than we anticipated. SunPower is a manufacturer and installer of solar power technologies. Its stock price fluctuated widely during the period as sales were affected by customers’ difficulty in obtaining financing and investors worried about the future of government subsidies for alternative energy. We maintained the position, in the belief that there will be aggressive pursuit of alternative energy technologies in the coming years.
These declines were partially offset by our overweighting and stock selection in the health care sector (e.g., NuVasive, Inc. (“NuVasive”) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”)). NuVasive, a medical device company, is benefiting from advancements in spinal surgery techniques. Further, its business is relatively immune from cyclical economic trends. Gilead, a biopharmaceutical company working on treatments for cures to life-threatening diseases, has benefited from competitors’ mergers, which reduced its competition.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector, the biggest government intervention in the financial system since the 1930s, should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets. We believe it should help to rebuild trust among financial institutions and reduce the severity of the recession. In the interim, high levels of market volatility likely will persist.
Kirk J. Kim
Joshua D. Shaskan, CFA
Jeffrey J. Hoo, CFA
Erik U. Rollé
Co-Portfolio Managers
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC
Prior to March 1, 2008, Gary V. Rollé, CFA was also a co-portfolio manager.

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                 
                    From   Inception  
    1 Year   5 Years   Inception   Date
Class A (NAV)
    (48.18 )%     (3.63 )%     (13.50 )%     7/14/00  
Class A (POP)
    (51.03 )%     (4.72 )%     (14.08 )%     7/14/00  
Dow Jones U.S. Technology(1)
    (40.90 )%     (2.59 )%     (12.97 )%     7/14/00  
 
                               
Class B (NAV)
    (48.56 )%     (4.30 )%     (14.11 )%     7/14/00  
Class B (POP)
    (51.04 )%     (4.48 )%     (14.11 )%     7/14/00  
 
                               
Class C (NAV)
    (48.46 )%     (4.29 )%     2.37 %     11/11/02  
Class C (POP)
    (48.96 )%     (4.29 )%     2.37 %     11/11/02  
 
                               
Class I (NAV)
    (47.93 )%     N/A       (8.79 )%     11/15/05  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.5% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 646.92       1.53 %   $ 6.33  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,017.44       1.53       7.76  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       644.23       2.18       9.01  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.18       2.18       11.04  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       645.78       2.18       9.02  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.18       2.18       11.04  
 
                               
Class I
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       647.98       0.93       3.85  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,020.46       0.93       4.72  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Sector
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Sector of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of the Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (91.9%)
               
Auto Components (1.3%)
               
BorgWarner, Inc. ^
    29,793     $ 669  
Biotechnology (4.7%)
               
Gilead Sciences, Inc. ‡
    54,800       2,513  
Communications Equipment (11.2%)
               
F5 Networks, Inc. ‡
    55,500       1,378  
Polycom, Inc. ‡ ^
    120,000       2,521  
Qualcomm, Inc.
    33,000       1,263  
Research In Motion, Ltd. ‡ ^
    15,500       782  
Computers & Peripherals (10.4%)
               
Apple, Inc. ‡
    21,935       2,360  
Data Domain, Inc. ‡ ^
    53,000       978  
EMC Corp. ‡ ^
    124,500       1,467  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    21,000       804  
Diversified Financial Services (3.3%)
               
CME Group, Inc. -Class A ^
    6,300       1,778  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.7%)
               
AT&T, Inc.
    54,100       1,448  
Electrical Equipment (3.7%)
               
Fuelcell Energy, Inc. ‡ ^
    170,800       816  
Sunpower Corp. -Class A ‡ ^
    29,500       1,152  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (6.4%)
               
FLIR Systems, Inc. ‡ ^
    70,000       2,247  
Itron, Inc. ‡ ^
    24,000       1,164  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (6.4%)
               
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ‡ ^
    9,700       1,676  
NuVasive, Inc. ‡ ^
    38,000       1,789  
Internet & Catalog Retail (4.2%)
               
Amazon.com, Inc. ‡ ^
    39,000       2,232  
Internet Software & Services (10.4%)
               
Equinix, Inc. ‡ ^
    17,000       1,061  
Google, Inc. -Class A ‡
    8,800       3,162  
Omniture, Inc. ‡ ^
    67,000       770  
Vocus, Inc. ‡ ^
    34,538       581  
Machinery (1.7%)
               
Tennant Co. ^
    35,500       891  
Software (20.8%)
               
Activision Blizzard, Inc. ‡
    108,000       1,346  
Adobe Systems, Inc. ‡ ^
    71,000       1,891  
Informatica Corp. ‡ ^
    117,000       1,644  
Macrovision Solutions Corp. ‡ ^
    129,500       1,435  
Nintendo Co., Ltd. ADR
    30,200       1,178  
Nuance Communications, Inc. ‡ ^
    140,000       1,281  
Salesforce.com, Inc. ‡ ^
    52,500       1,625  
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. ‡ ^
    56,500       753  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (4.7%)
               
Metropcs Communications, Inc. ‡ ^
    129,300       1,777  
NII Holdings, Inc. ‡ ^
    29,600       762  
 
             
Total Common Stocks (cost $64,224)
            49,194  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (8.1%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $4,323 on 11/03/2008 ◊
  $ 4,323       4,323  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $4,323)
            4,323  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (24.7%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 2.71% ◊ ▲
    13,233,517       13,234  
 
             
 
               
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $13,234)
            13,234  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $81,781) #
          $ 66,751  
 
             
 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $12,875.
 
  Non-income producing security.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with an interest rate of 5.00%, and a maturity date of 02/01/2019, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $4,409.
 
  State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $81,838. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $3,186 and $18,273, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $15,087.
 
DEFINITION:
 
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Short-Term Bond
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
In the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, conditions in the economy and credit markets deteriorated, creating a very unstable environment for bond investors. What began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a credit and economic crises. Overnight lending between banks, a vital part of maintaining the flow of capital in the financial system, was disrupted as banks increasingly worried about undisclosed risks from exotic securities and the financial strength and stability of other banks. As credit problems multiplied, financial institutions focused on preserving capital and were more selective about lending, making it more difficult for business and consumers to attain credit.
The risk aversion eventually spread from Wall Street to Main Street, where it added to growing problems on the economic front. Throughout the period, the housing market continued to deteriorate, while commodity prices were volatile. Rising unemployment, coupled with lack of wage growth and tighter credit conditions, caused consumers to rein in their spending. The reduction in consumer spending, which is the backbone of the US economy, exacerbated problems further.
The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the US government intervened on several occasions, taking unprecedented measures to curb the crises, improve liquidity, and stimulate the economy. Among the many initiatives were new government-guaranteed loans, larger and more varied lending facilities for banks, and the takeover of major financial institutions. Even with the government’s intervention, the expectations of a global economic slowdown and US recession rose. Nearing the end of the period, investors flocked to the relative safety of US government debt. While treasury yields declined, concerns over corporate profitability in a slowing economy coupled with reduced liquidity caused the risk premiums to increase for most non-government securities. As this risk premium increased, prices for most non-government securities rose less than Treasuries and in some cases prices fell.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Short-Term Bond Class A returned (1.70)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the Merrill Lynch US Corporate & Government 1-3 Year Index (“MLCG”), returned 3.97%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
Throughout the period, the portfolio generated competitive yields, aided by an overweighting in corporate bonds, an area where yields generally rose. However, as the market tumult came to a head and yield spreads between government and corporate bonds grew, this overweighting hindered performance even though we reduced our exposure to corporates throughout the period. The below-index duration of the portfolio made it less sensitive than the index to changes in interest rates. Therefore, it did not benefit as much as the index when bonds yields fell and bond prices, which move opposite to yields, rose. Helping to mitigate the underperformance were two factors. We were selective in our corporate bond positions, and had no exposure to sub-prime securities. Additionally, as corporate issues matured later in the period, we invested the proceeds into government agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”).
Agency MBS were less volatile than other fixed-income securities because the government, in taking over the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), had strengthened its implied guarantee of these securities.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector, combined with several other government actions, should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets. We believe it should help to rebuild trust among financial institutions and reduce the severity of the recession. In the interim, high levels of market volatility likely will persist.
Greg D. Haendel, CFA
Derek S. Brown, CFA
Co-Portfolio Managers
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC
Prior to October 1, 2008, Heidi Y. Hu, CFA was also a co-portfolio manager.

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                         
            From   Inception
    1 Year   Inception   Date
Class I (NAV)
    (1.22 )%     2.09 %     11/8/04  
Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate & Government, 1-3 Yrs(1)
    3.97 %     3.97 %     11/1/07  
 
                       
Class A (NAV)
    (1.70 )%     (1.70 )%     11/1/07  
Class A (POP)
    (4.19 )%     (4.19 )%     11/1/07  
 
                       
Class C (NAV)
    (2.43 )%     (2.43 )%     11/1/07  
Class C (POP)
    (3.37 )%     (3.37 )%     11/1/07  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Merrill Lynch U.S. Corporate & Government, 1-3 Yrs Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot invest directly in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 2.5% for A shares or 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 972.84       1.13 %   $ 5.60  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,019.46       1.13       5.74  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       968.80       1.78       8.81  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,016.19       1.78       9.02  
 
                               
Class I
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       974.04       0.70       3.47  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,021.62       0.70       3.56  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.

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GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Bond Credit Quality (Moody’s ratings)
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
Credit Rating Definitions:
     
Aaa
  Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, with minimal credit risk.
 
   
Aa
  Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality, and are subject to very low credit risk, but their susceptibility to long-term risks appears somewhat greater.
 
   
A
  Obligations rated A are considered upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk, but have elements present that suggest a susceptibility to impairment over the long term.
 
   
Baa
  Obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium-grade and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
 
   
Ba
  Obligations rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit risk.
 
   
B
  Obligations rated B are considered speculative, are subject to high credit risk, and have generally poor credit risk.
 
   
Caa
  Obligations rated Caa are judged to be of poor standing, are subject to very high credit risk, and have extremely poor credit quality.
 
   
Ca
  Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.
 
   
C
  Obligations rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.
 
   
NR
  Not rated.
 
   
WR
  Withdrawn rating.
Note: Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Percentage breakdown of the NR category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Principal     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (28.7%)
               
Fannie Mae
               
4.50%, due 03/25/2017 - 04/25/2030
  $ 22,933     $ 22,760  
5.00%, due 10/25/2032 - 06/25/2034
    19,556       19,297  
5.50%, due 03/25/2026
    8,945       8,979  
5.92%, due 07/01/2037 *
    6,391       6,479  
Freddie Mac
               
3.75%, due 12/15/2011
    5,728       5,705  
4.00%, due 10/15/2029
    5,382       5,262  
4.50%, due 02/15/2027
    5,825       5,851  
4.82%, due 06/01/2035 *
    9,427       9,388  
5.00%, due 06/15/2027 - 11/15/2032
    22,985       22,854  
5.50%, due 04/15/2024 - 01/15/2029
    13,767       13,948  
5.51%, due 08/01/2037 *
    4,211       4,253  
5.55%, due 02/01/2038 *
    6,586       6,628  
5.71%, due 03/01/2037 *
    7,218       7,314  
Ginnie Mae
               
4.50%, due 01/17/2033
    6,343       6,329  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $144,640)
            145,047  
 
             
 
               
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (3.6%)
               
Crown Castle Towers LLC
               
Series 2006-1A, Class C
               
5.47%, due 11/15/2036 -144A
    5,000       4,538  
Global Signal Trust
               
Series 2004-2A, Class D
               
5.09%, due 12/15/2014 -144A
    9,750       9,309  
SBA CMBS Trust
               
Series 2006-1A, Class E
               
6.17%, due 11/15/2036 -144A
    5,000       4,201  
 
             
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $19,611)
            18,048  
 
             
 
               
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (1.8%)
               
USAA Auto Owner Trust
               
Series 2007-2, Class A3
               
4.90%, due 02/15/2012
    4,000       3,939  
Series 2008-2, Class A2
               
3.91%, due 01/15/2011
    5,000       4,962  
 
             
Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $8,999)
            8,901  
 
             
 
               
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (63.4%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (1.0%)
               
BAE Systems PLC
               
6.40%, due 12/15/2011 -144A
    5,000       5,154  
Air Freight & Logistics (1.2%)
               
FedEx Corp.
               
3.50%, due 04/01/2009 ^
    6,000       5,903  
Airlines (0.6%)
               
Continental Airlines, Inc.
               
7.49%, due 10/02/2010
    3,061       2,847  
Automobiles (1.0%)
               
Daimler Finance North America LLC
               
7.20%, due 09/01/2009
    5,200       4,827  
Beverages (3.8%)
               
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
               
3.31%, due 05/06/2011 *
    6,000       5,793  
Diageo Capital PLC
               
4.38%, due 05/03/2010 ^
    4,870       4,820  
Molson Coors Capital Finance
               
4.85%, due 09/22/2010
    6,000       6,010  
Sabmiller PLC
               
6.20%, due 07/01/2011 -144A
    2,301       2,337  
Capital Markets (2.5%)
               
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
               
4.61%, due 05/20/2009 *
    5,000       4,993  
State Street Capital Trust III
               
8.25%, due 03/15/2011 Ž ◊
    3,000       2,584  
Xstrata Finance Dubai, Ltd.
               
3.15%, due 11/13/2009 -144A *
    5,000       4,910  
Chemicals (2.2%)
               
ICI Wilmington, Inc.
               
4.38%, due 12/01/2008
    5,002       5,001  
Lubrizol Corp.
               
4.63%, due 10/01/2009
    6,566       6,325  
Commercial Banks (1.5%)
               
BNP Paribas
               
3.26%, due 06/04/2010 *
    3,700       3,702  
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank
               
3.08%, due 12/04/2012 *
    5,390       4,208  
Commercial Services & Supplies (0.5%)
               
Waste Management, Inc.
               
6.88%, due 05/15/2009 ^
    2,355       2,371  
Computers & Peripherals (1.0%)
               
Hewlett-Packard Co.
               
2.88%, due 06/15/2010 ^ *
    5,199       5,062  
Consumer Finance (2.3%)
               
American Express Credit Corp.
               
3.38%, due 02/24/2012 ^ *
    4,300       3,094  
Discover Financial Services
               
3.35%, due 06/11/2010 *
    6,920       4,915  
John Deere Capital Corp.
               
3.57%, due 06/10/2011 *
    4,000       3,768  
Containers & Packaging (0.6%)
               
Rexam PLC
               
6.75%, due 06/01/2013 -144A
    2,950       2,891  
Diversified Financial Services (1.1%)
               
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
               
5.05%, due 12/01/2010
    3,000       2,932  
Pemex Finance, Ltd.
               
9.03%, due 02/15/2011
    2,700       2,720  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (3.6%)
               
Telecom Italia Capital SA
               
4.00%, due 11/15/2008
    8,010       8,000  
Telefonica Europe BV
               
7.75%, due 09/15/2010
    5,400       5,228  
Verizon Global Funding Corp.
               
7.25%, due 12/01/2010
    5,000       4,985  
Electric Utilities (2.1%)
               
PSEG Power LLC
               
3.75%, due 04/01/2009
    4,900       4,818  
Sempra Energy
               
7.95%, due 03/01/2010
    5,500       5,530  
Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%)
               
Kroger Co.
               
8.05%, due 02/01/2010
    5,012       5,036  
Stater Brothers Holdings, Inc.
               
8.13%, due 06/15/2012
    2,900       2,581  
Food Products (3.5%)
               
Cargill, Inc.
               
3.63%, due 03/04/2009 -144A
    5,000       4,928  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
               
7.88%, due 09/15/2010
    4,880       4,856  
General Mills, Inc.
               
4.19%, due 01/22/2010 *
    5,200       5,143  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Principal     Value  
Food Products (continued)
               
Michael Foods, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 11/15/2013
  $ 3,215     $ 2,781  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.5%)
               
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
               
8.75%, due 02/02/2011 ^
    3,000       2,580  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (1.9%)
               
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA
               
8.50%, due 04/01/2009
    9,610       9,694  
Industrial Conglomerates (1.2%)
               
Atmos Energy Corp.
               
4.00%, due 10/15/2009
    1,840       1,735  
Hutchison Whampoa International, Ltd.
               
5.45%, due 11/24/2010 -144A
    5,000       4,718  
Insurance (0.3%)
               
Oil Insurance, Ltd.
               
7.56%, due 06/30/2011 -144A ■ Ž
    3,250       1,644  
IT Services (1.1%)
               
Western Union Co.
               
5.40%, due 11/17/2011 ^
    5,500       5,349  
Machinery (0.5%)
               
Case New Holland, Inc.
               
6.00%, due 06/01/2009 ^
    2,500       2,388  
Media (3.8%)
               
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
               
8.20%, due 07/15/2009
    6,000       5,947  
Comcast Cable Communications LLC
               
6.88%, due 06/15/2009
    5,500       5,455  
Time Warner, Inc.
               
2.52%, due 11/13/2009 *
    4,906       4,612  
Walt Disney Co.
               
4.71%, due 07/16/2010 *
    3,080       2,980  
Metals & Mining (1.8%)
               
Arcelormittal
               
5.38%, due 06/01/2013 -144A
    3,500       2,844  
BHP Billiton Finance, Ltd.
               
5.00%, due 12/15/2010
    6,000       5,959  
Multiline Retail (0.3%)
               
Target Corp.
               
2.63%, due 08/07/2009 *
    1,450       1,449  
Office Electronics (0.8%)
               
Xerox Corp.
               
9.75%, due 01/15/2009 *
    4,000       3,985  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.0%)
               
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
               
3.22%, due 09/15/2009 *
    5,700       5,384  
Burlington Resources Finance Co.
               
6.50%, due 12/01/2011
    6,175       6,177  
Enterprise Products Operating, LP
               
7.50%, due 02/01/2011 ^
    6,100       6,030  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP
               
6.30%, due 02/01/2009
    3,200       3,188  
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd.
               
3.44%, due 09/15/2009 -144A
    4,039       3,988  
Transcanada Pipelines, Ltd.
               
6.49%, due 01/21/2009
    5,000       5,016  
XTO Energy, Inc.
               
5.00%, due 08/01/2010 ^
    5,770       5,674  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (7.6%)
               
BRE Properties, Inc.
               
5.75%, due 09/01/2009
    10,000       9,762  
Developers Divers Realty
               
4.63%, due 08/01/2010
    1,043       918  
Federal Realty Investment Trust
               
8.75%, due 12/01/2009
    2,680       2,706  
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
               
8.13%, due 05/01/2011
    3,000       3,083  
Kimco Realty Corp.
               
4.62%, due 05/06/2010
    5,000       4,789  
PPF Funding, Inc.
               
5.35%, due 04/15/2012 -144A
    4,000       3,772  
ProLogis
               
5.25%, due 11/15/2010 ^
    7,020       4,579  
Simon Property Group, LP
               
3.75%, due 01/30/2009
    5,335       5,270  
Wea Finance LLC / WCI Finance LLC
               
5.40%, due 10/01/2012 -144A
    5,000       4,358  
Real Estate Management & Development (1.4%)
               
Colonial Realty, LP
               
4.75%, due 02/01/2010
    2,380       2,242  
Post Apartment Homes, LP
               
7.70%, due 12/20/2010 ^
    5,000       5,220  
Road & Rail (4.2%)
               
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
               
6.13%, due 03/15/2009
    5,000       4,995  
Erac USA Finance Co.
               
7.95%, due 12/15/2009 -144A
    5,500       5,221  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
               
6.20%, due 04/15/2009
    6,000       5,979  
Union Pacific Corp.
               
3.63%, due 06/01/2010
    5,030       4,935  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.0%)
               
Vodafone Group PLC
               
7.75%, due 02/15/2010 ^
    5,000       4,861  
 
             
Total Corporate Debt Securities (cost $339,994)
            320,539  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (1.3%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $6,737 on 11/03/2008 ◊ •
    6,736       6,736  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $6,736)
            6,736  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (3.4%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 2.71% ◊ ▲
    17,209,058       17,209  
 
             
 
               
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $17,209)
            17,209  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $537,189) #
          $ 516,480  
 
             
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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FUTURES CONTRACTS:
                                 
                            Net Unrealized  
            Expiration             Appreciation  
Description   Contracts Г     Date     Amount     (Depreciation)  
5-Year U.S. Note
    (120 )     12/31/2008     $ (13,591 )   $ (160 )
 
                           
 
                  $ (13,591 )   $ (160 )
 
                           
 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
*   Floating or variable rate note. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $16,847.
 
Ž   The security has a perpetual maturity. The date shown is the next call date.
 
Г   Contract amounts are not in thousands.
 
  Coupon rate is fixed for a predetermined period of time and then converts to a floating rate until maturity/call date. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 5.89%, maturity dates ranging between 12/01/2019 — 01/01/2037, and with market values plus accrued interests of $6,871.
 
  State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $537,272. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $1,089 and $21,881, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $20,792.
 
DEFINITIONS:
 
144A   144A Securities are registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $64,813, or 12.83% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
LLC   Limited Liability Company
 
LP   Limited Partnership
 
PLC   Public Limited Company
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Faced with many challenges in the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, US equity indices delivered double-digit negative returns across the board. The Russell 2500® Value Index (“Russell 2500 Value”) declined 33.64%.
Throughout the period, problems plaguing the housing market continued, while commodity prices first soared then plummeted. Meanwhile, what began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a variety of increasingly severe crises in the markets where banks lend to each other and to businesses, causing extreme disruption in both US and foreign financial markets. As the problems multiplied, financial institutions tightened their lending standards. This made it more difficult for companies to fund payroll, inventory and other near-term expenses in the face of high borrowing costs. Consumers, already feeling the effects of higher energy and food prices, rising unemployment and lack of wage growth, also found it more difficult to borrow. Although the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the US government intervened to restore confidence in the financial systems, the US headed toward recession and expectations of a global economic slowdown rose.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value Class A returned (39.47)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the Russell 2500® Value, returned (33.64)%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
The results reflect the impact of decisions made by the portfolio’s prior management team (through September 30, 2008) and decisions of a new management team thereafter.The portfolio’s underperformance can be attributed almost exclusively to overweighting energy and shipping-related stocks. As the financial crisis and economic turmoil increasingly spread across the globe, investors shunned the stocks over concerns that the global supply-demand ratios driving their growth will deteriorate temporarily, due to recession. The largest individual detractors from relative performance (versus the benchmark) included Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc., DryShips Inc., Genco Shipping & Trading Limited and McDermott International, Inc., an oil services company.
Management of the portfolio was transferred to a new team at Transamerica Investment Management, LLC as of October 1, 2008. The new team began repositioning the portfolio to be more diversified by sector and industry while keeping it relatively concentrated in 35 — 45 names. In selecting stocks to replace the energy, shipping and other stocks vulnerable to the slowing global economy, we focused on companies that derive more of their revenues from US sources. We believe that since the US was first to take action to stave off recession, it also will emerge from the economic downturn before others do.
While the new investment team believes that, in the long run, global economic growth will be strong, it also recognized that, in the near term, the financial crisis will greatly limit economic expansion. With that in mind, we (the new team) began partially and gradually repositioning the portfolio to be more diversified by sector and industry while maintaining a relatively concentrated portfolio.
Partially offsetting these declines were our selections in the producer durables and consumer discretionary (e.g., FTI Consulting, Inc. (“FTI Consulting”)) sectors and our cash position. FTI Consulting, a provider of advice on corporate governance, compliance and other strategic management issues, saw strong worldwide sales and benefited from distressed companies seeking its services in troubled times. Although our goal is to be fully invested at all times as market conditions worsened, we let our cash position build temporarily during October. Because cash outperformed stocks, this added to performance. It also made it possible to invest in new opportunities at very attractive prices as the market fell during that month.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets. We believe it should help to rebuild trust among financial institutions and reduce the severity of the recession. In the interim, high levels of market volatility likely will persist.
Joshua D. Shaskan, CFA
Scott L. Dinsdale, CFA
Jeffrey J. Hoo, CFA
John D. Lawrence, CFA
Co-Portfolio Managers
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC
Prior to October 1, 2008, Michelle E. Stevens was the portfolio manager of the fund.

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                 
                    From   Inception
    1 Year   5 Years   Inception   Date
Class A (NAV)
    (39.47) %     6.54 %     7.87 %     4/2/01  
Class A (POP)
    (42.79) %     5.34 %     7.07 %     4/2/01  
Russell 2500 Value (1)
    (33.64) %     2.55 %     5.80 %     4/2/01  
 
                               
Class B (NAV)
    (39.85) %     5.79 %     7.14 %     4/2/01  
Class B (POP)
    (42.51) %     5.64 %     7.14 %     4/2/01  
 
                               
Class C (NAV)
    (39.84) %     5.78 %     11.06 %     11/11/02  
Class C (POP)
    (40.37) %     5.78 %     11.06 %     11/11/02  
 
                               
Class I (NAV)
    (39.11) %     N/A       (1.70 )%     11/15/05  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The Russell 2500 Value Index is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot directly invest in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.5% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
Investing in small cap stocks generally involves greater risk and volatility, therefore an investment in the fund may not be appropriate for everyone. This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 661.11       1.43 %   $ 5.97  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,017.95       1.43       7.25  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       659.27       2.09       8.72  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.63       2.09       10.58  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       659.40       2.06       8.59  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.78       2.06       10.43  
 
                               
Class I
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       663.39       0.85       3.55  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,020.86       0.85       4.32  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Sector
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Sector of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of the Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (86.1%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (0.5%)
               
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. ‡
    30,830     $ 2,545  
Auto Components (1.8%)
               
Tenneco, Inc. ‡ ^
    2,024,220       9,939  
Chemicals (3.6%)
               
Terra Industries, Inc. ^
    601,001       13,216  
Zep, Inc.
    299,805       6,311  
Commercial Banks (1.2%)
               
Wintrust Financial Corp. ^
    246,115       6,301  
Commercial Services & Supplies (2.7%)
               
Republic Services, Inc. -Class A ^
    624,090       14,791  
Communications Equipment (4.4%)
               
Arris Group, Inc. ‡ ^
    1,982,000       13,696  
Harmonic Lightwaves, Inc. ‡ ^
    1,472,832       10,472  
Computers & Peripherals (0.2%)
               
Hypercom Corp. ‡ ^
    434,321       847  
Electric Utilities (3.4%)
               
Uil Holdings Corp. ^
    550,000       18,150  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (1.1%)
               
Cogent, Inc. ‡ ^
    655,735       5,993  
Energy Equipment & Services (3.7%)
               
Superior Energy Services, Inc. ‡ ^
    935,000       19,934  
Food Products (3.9%)
               
Dean Foods Co. ‡ ^
    977,630       21,371  
Health Care Technology (1.1%)
               
Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ^
    902,639       5,867  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.5%)
               
PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. ‡ ^
    663,000       13,565  
Household Durables (1.9%)
               
Jarden Corp. ‡ ^
    575,100       10,237  
Insurance (7.1%)
               
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. ^
    872,500       19,247  
PartnerRe, Ltd. ^
    280,000       18,953  
Internet Software & Services (2.4%)
               
Valueclick, Inc. ‡ ^
    1,768,308       13,085  
IT Services (1.7%)
               
NeuStar, Inc. -Class A ‡
    44,986       886  
Wright Express Corp. ‡ ^
    605,000       8,282  
Life Sciences Tools & Services (2.5%)
               
Varian, Inc. ‡ ^
    365,000       13,450  
Marine (0.2%)
               
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. -Class A^
    225,342       1,257  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.1%)
               
Comstock Resources, Inc. ‡ ^
    301,085       14,880  
PetroHawk Energy Corp. ‡ ^
    965,700       18,300  
StealthGas, Inc. ^
    682,685       4,711  
Personal Products (1.1%)
               
Bare Escentuals, Inc. ‡ ^
    1,483,185       6,200  
Pharmaceuticals (1.6%)
               
Sepracor, Inc. ‡ ^
    646,225       8,608  
Professional Services (5.9%)
               
FTI Consulting, Inc. ‡ ^
    550,000       32,037  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (18.5%)
               
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. ^
    1,880,000       26,132  
Capstead Mortgage Corp. ^
    1,098,500       11,040  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. ^
    1,243,820       12,861  
LTC Properties, Inc. ^
    800,480       19,348  
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. ^
    1,169,860       17,630  
Potlatch Corp. ^
    395,335       13,129  
Software (3.4%)
               
Fair Isaac Corp. ^
    465,000       7,249  
Macrovision Solutions Corp. ‡ ^
    1,030,000       11,412  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.6%)
               
Hanesbrands, Inc. ‡ ^
    809,960       14,150  
 
             
Total Common Stocks (cost $533,709)
            466,082  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (11.7%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $63,351 on 11/03/2008 ◊
  $ 63,351       63,351  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $63,351)
            63,351  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (24.4%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 2.71% ◊▲
    131,869,568       131,870  
 
             
 
               
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $131,870)
            131,870  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $728,930) #
          $ 661,303  
 
             
 
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
  Non-income producing security.
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $127,833.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Obligation with an interest rate of 0.00%, and a maturity date of 01/15/2009, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $64,618.
 
  State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $728,939. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $37,498 and $105,134, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $67,636.
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Templeton Global
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC:
Faced with many challenges in the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, US equity indices delivered double-digit negative returns across the board. The Russell 1000® Growth Index declined 36.95%.
Throughout the period, problems plaguing the housing market continued, while commodity prices first soared then plummeted. Meanwhile, what began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a variety of increasingly severe crises in the markets where banks lend to each other and to businesses, causing extreme disruption in both US and foreign financial markets. As the problems multiplied, financial institutions tightened their lending standards. This made it more difficult for companies to fund payroll, inventory and other near-term expenses in the face of high borrowing costs. Consumers, who already were feeling the effects of high energy prices, increasing food costs, rising unemployment and lack of wage growth, also found it more difficult to borrow. Although the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the US government intervened to restore confidence in the financial systems, the US headed toward recession and expectations of a global economic slowdown rose.
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC:
During the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, US gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth slowed markedly as housing prices declined, consumer demand softened, and a credit crisis originally related to US sub-prime loan losses intensified and spread globally. Recessionary fears spanned the entire period, and by summer most economists agreed a recession was under way, and a global slowdown surfaced.
Strong global demand triggered a commodity price boom, which added to global inflationary pressures. Seeking to reignite the US economy, the Fed lowered rates to 1.00% from 4.50%. The eurozone focused on controlling inflation and kept rates steady at 4.00% until July when the European Central Bank (“ECB”) joined many of the world’s central banks and raised rates. The potential for global recession, however, exacerbated by the virtual freeze in the global financial system in September and October, trumped inflationary concerns, and the world’s monetary authorities cut interest rates aggressively. The US dollar, which had previously declined versus many of the world’s currencies, regained ground quickly toward period-end, and the dollar posted twelve-month gains relative to most currencies.
Against this challenging economic backdrop, many global equity markets were volatile, and virtually all local indices suffered losses for the twelve-month period. Despite negative economic data and an outlook for decelerating corporate earnings and profit margins globally, many companies’ balance sheets, primarily outside the financial sector, remained relatively strong.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Templeton Global Class A returned (44.68)%. By comparison, its benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (“MSCIW”), returned (41.51)%.
STRATEGY REVIEW
Transamerica Investment Management LLC:
The portfolio lagged the index due primarily to poor results for our holdings within the automotive/transportation (e.g., Daimler AG (“Daimler”)), technology (e.g., Research In Motion Limited (“RIMM”)), and consumer discretionary (e.g., MGM Mirage (“MGM”)) sectors. Daimler suffered during the year as a result of the downward trend in automotive sales worldwide, a trend that was heightened by consumers’ difficulty in obtaining financing. We believe RIMM’s performance can be attributed to the concerns of slowing consumer spending rather than to any deterioration in company fundamentals. We sold our position in MGM in early 2008, based on our belief that discretionary spending on travel and entertainment would slow.
Partially offsetting these declines were our selections in materials/processing (e.g., Praxair, Inc. (“Praxair”)) and healthcare (e.g., Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”)) and our cash position. Praxair, a producer and distributor of industrial gases, held up relatively well because its stable business model emphasizes long-term contracts. We believe this will help the company maintain its already strong market share. Gilead, a biopharmaceutical company working on treatments for cures to life-threatening diseases, has benefited from competitors’ mergers, which reduced its competition. Our goal is to be fully invested at all times, and cash has historically averaged less than 5% of portfolio assets. However, as market conditions worsened, we let our cash position build slightly so that we could redeploy the assets in attractive new opportunities as they arose.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector, the biggest government intervention in the financial system since the 1930s, should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets.
We believe it should help to rebuild trust among financial institutions and serve to shorten or at least reduce the severity of the recession. In the interim, high levels of market volatility likely will persist.
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC:
Overall, investments in every country represented in the portfolio, with the exception of Mexico (not an index component), fell in value during the year under review, as did every country represented in the index. Geographically, the portfolio’s Asian and Latin American equities hindered performance in absolute terms and relative to the benchmark for the reporting period. Stock selection in Japan hurt relative performance, as did the portfolio’s holdings in Brazil (not an index component). In Europe, overweightings and stock selection in Norway and the Netherlands, and our underweighting and stock selection in Switzerland, also hindered relative performance.
During this difficult year for equities, every sector experienced declines in value. Utilities were a major detractor from performance relative to the benchmark, due to our underweighting and stock selection. Among utilities, E.ON AG (Germany) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (South Korea) posted steep share price declines.

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The financials sector suffered heavy losses and hurt portfolio performance on an absolute basis. Key underperformers included Japanese lender Aiful Corporation, Netherlands-based ING Groep N.V., and French insurer AXA. Underweighting in consumer staples and stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector weighed on absolute and relative performance, particularly, automotive manufacturer Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (“BMW”) (Germany) and food and staples retailer The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (Canada).
Geographically, our North American equities benefited the portfolio’s performance in relative terms, largely due to stock selection. Our overweighted allocation to the Middle East and Africa (composed solely of investments in non-index South Africa and Israel) also helped relative results. By country, stock selection in France and the United Kingdom (“UK”) contributed to relative performance, aided by an underweighted position in Australia. Stock selection and an underweighting in Ireland also aided relative results.
In regard to sectors, industries and individual securities, the portfolio showed strength relative to the benchmark in several areas. Although financials stocks hurt the portfolio in absolute terms, our underweighting versus the benchmark was beneficial in relative terms. Based on stock selection, ACE Limited, Munich RE AG, HSBC Holdings plc and Promise Co., Ltd. performed well on a relative basis. The materials sector was another major positive contributor to performance relative to the benchmark, due to our underweighted allocation and stock selection. Our underweighted position in metals and mining companies aided relative results, as most share prices fell precipitously in the latter half of the fiscal year when related commodity prices plummeted. Driven by stock selection, the energy sector also helped relative performance for the period. Top contributors included UK-based oil and gas conglomerate BP plc. and Italy’s Eni SpA.
Our overweighted position in the health care sector also lifted the portfolio’s relative returns, aided by holdings in pharmaceutical manufacturers such as Swiss firm Novartis AG (not an index component), French company Sanofi-Aventis and UK giant GlaxoSmithKline plc, which each declined less than the overall index.
The US dollar appreciated versus most foreign currencies for the period, which negatively affected the portfolio’s performance because investments in securities with non-US currency exposure lost value as the dollar strengthened.
Gary U. Rollé, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC
Tina Sadler, CFA
Antonio T. Docal, CFA
Gary Motyl, CFA
Co-Portfolio Managers
Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                         
                            From   Inception
    1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   Inception   Date
Class A (NAV)
    (44.68 )%     (1.12 )%     (0.79 )%     6.84 %     10/1/92  
Class A (POP)
    (47.73 )%     (2.23 )%     (1.35 )%     6.47 %     10/1/92  
MSCI World (USD)(1)
    (41.51 )%     2.24 %     1.21 %     6.23 %     10/1/92  
 
                                       
Class B (NAV)
    (44.99 )%     (1.76 )%     (1.32 )%     3.22 %     10/1/95  
Class B (POP)
    (47.73 )%     (1.95 )%     (1.32 )%     3.22 %     10/1/95  
 
                                       
Class C (NAV)
    (45.05 )%     (1.80 )%     N/A       0.46 %     11/11/02  
Class C (POP)
    (45.59 )%     (1.80 )%     N/A       0.46 %     11/11/02  
 
NOTES
 
(1)   The MSCI World (USD) is an unmanaged index used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot directly invest in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.5% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
International investing involves special risks including currency fluctuations, political instability, and different financial accounting standards. This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 618.66       1.55 %   $ 6.31  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,017.34       1.55       7.86  
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       617.38       2.20       8.94  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.08       2.20       11.14  
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       616.81       2.20       8.94  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.08       2.20       11.14  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Region
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Region of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of the Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS (94.7%)
               
Australia (0.7%)
               
Alumina, Ltd.
    96,049     $ 137  
National Australia Bank, Ltd. ^
    34,025       552  
Austria (0.5%)
               
Telekom Austria AG
    41,880       515  
Brazil (1.2%)
               
Cia Vale do Rio Doce -Class B ADR ^
    15,230       200  
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA ADR ^
    25,360       531  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR
    18,000       484  
Canada (0.5%)
               
Research In Motion, Ltd. ‡
    9,000       454  
Denmark (0.3%)
               
Vestas Wind Systems ‡
    6,730       276  
Finland (0.6%)
               
Stora Enso OYJ -Class R
    35,580       331  
UPM-Kymmene OYJ
    21,310       301  
France (6.9%)
               
Accor SA ^
    7,040       274  
AXA SA
    36,800       703  
France Telecom SA
    57,970       1,462  
Gdf Suez
    14,448       643  
Michelin -Class B
    10,407       536  
Sanofi-Aventis SA
    20,199       1,280  
Suez SA
    14       1  
Total SA
    21,742       1,196  
Vivendi
    26,410       690  
Germany (6.0%)
               
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    21,040       534  
Celesio AG
    19,660       578  
Daimler AG
    26,000       897  
Deutsche Post AG
    42,130       462  
E.ON AG ADR
    24,540       933  
Infineon Technologies AG ‡ ^
    115,570       358  
Merck KGAA
    6,870       607  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG
    4,810       624  
SAP AG
    9,550       334  
Siemens AG
    11,760       692  
Hong Kong (0.8%)
               
Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.
    47,000       451  
Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.
    59,000       319  
Ireland (0.3%)
               
CRH PLC
    14,310       315  
Israel (0.7%)
               
Check Point Software Technologies ‡ ^
    33,970       687  
Italy (1.7%)
               
Autogrill SpA ^
    32,781       262  
ENI SpA ADR
    19,755       949  
UniCredit SpA
    173,709       425  
Japan (4.6%)
               
Fujifilm Holdings Corp.
    16,700       384  
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    54,500       358  
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. ^
    12,400       490  
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ADR ^
    32,270       202  
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    2,200       707  
Olympus Corp. ^
    17,800       343  
Promise Co., Ltd. ^
    26,150       469  
Sony Corp. ADR
    10,560       245  
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    8,300       412  
Toyota Motor Corp.
    13,100       512  
USS Co., Ltd.
    8,270       507  
Korea, Republic of (1.4%)
               
KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR ‡ ^
    8,150       201  
Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR ^
    21,480       213  
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. -144A GDR
    4,830       994  
Netherlands (1.6%)
               
ING Groep NV
    32,710       307  
ING Groep NV ADR ^
    9,330       87  
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ^
    33,360       616  
Randstad Holding NV ^
    12,460       242  
Reed Elsevier NV
    26,984       361  
Netherlands Antilles (0.9%)
               
Schlumberger, Ltd. ^
    16,400       847  
Norway (0.6%)
               
Aker Kvaerner ASA
    17,210       94  
Telenor ASA
    88,850       530  
Singapore (1.7%)
               
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.
    85,600       653  
DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. ADR ^
    4,010       121  
Flextronics International, Ltd. ‡ ^
    61,830       258  
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.
    378,000       636  
South Africa (0.5%)
               
Sasol, Ltd. ADR ^
    16,850       487  
Spain (1.8%)
               
Banco Santander SA ^
    25,719       278  
Telefonica SA ^
    78,161       1,447  
Sweden (0.9%)
               
Nordea Bank AB
    67,010       553  
Securitas AB -Class B
    25,750       247  
Switzerland (5.3%)
               
ACE, Ltd. ^
    18,590       1,066  
Adecco SA
    12,770       444  
Lonza Group AG
    7,370       612  
Nestle SA ADR
    30,275       1,164  
Novartis AG ADR
    22,670       1,156  
Swiss Reinsurance ^
    11,470       478  
UBS AG
    17,015       289  
Taiwan (1.3%)
               
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR
    35,258       580  
Lite-On Technology Corp. GDR
    30,713       196  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR ^
    62,781       519  
Turkey (0.6%)
               
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS ADR ^
    47,270       580  
United Kingdom (11.1%)
               
Aviva PLC
    92,990       555  
BAE Systems PLC
    112,160       630  
BP PLC ADR ^
    28,610       1,422  
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
    79,790       486  
Cadbury PLC
    38,348       352  
Compass Group PLC
    92,320       429  
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
    49,349       949  
Group 4 Securicor PLC
    220,390       668  
HSBC Holdings PLC
    38,729       459  
HSBC Holdings PLC ADR ^
    310       18  
Kingfisher PLC ADR ^
    52,500       190  
Kingfisher PLC
    123,010       227  
Pearson PLC
    59,240       590  
Rolls-Royce Group PLC -Class C ‡
    6,901,809       11  
Rolls-Royce Group PLC ‡
    120,661       638  
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
    153,411       169  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC -Class B
    36,910       1,001  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)
               
Unilever PLC
    34,487     $ 775  
Vodafone Group PLC
    618,342       1,190  
Wolseley PLC
    44,260       242  
United States (42.2%)
               
Allergan, Inc. ^
    27,000       1,071  
Amazon.com, Inc. ‡ ^
    34,000       1,946  
American Express Co.
    26,000       715  
Apple, Inc. ‡ ^
    20,100       2,163  
AT&T, Inc.
    47,000       1,257  
Becton Dickinson & Co.
    13,420       931  
Boeing Co. ^
    15,500       810  
BorgWarner, Inc. ^
    37,300       838  
Caterpillar, Inc. ^
    21,800       832  
CME Group, Inc. -Class A ^
    4,000       1,129  
Ecolab, Inc. ^
    31,500       1,174  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. ^
    41,700       1,362  
General Electric Co.
    92,000       1,795  
Gilead Sciences, Inc. ‡
    51,500       2,361  
Google, Inc. -Class A ‡
    5,000       1,797  
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. ‡
    41,000       1,494  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    73,000       1,294  
PACCAR, Inc. ^
    47,000       1,374  
Praxair, Inc.
    42,000       2,736  
Qualcomm, Inc.
    51,500       1,970  
Raytheon Co. ^
    46,000       2,351  
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. ^
    36,000       1,579  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ^
    46,500       1,839  
Tyco Electronics, Ltd.
    84,000       1,633  
Union Pacific Corp.
    30,000       2,003  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ‡ ^
    38,000       1,729  
Wells Fargo & Co. ^
    44,000       1,499  
 
             
Total Common Stocks (cost $128,580)
          $ 93,561  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (4.9%)
               
United States (4.9%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $4,806 on 11/03/2008 ◊
  $ 4,806       4,806  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $4,806)
            4,806  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
RIGHTS (0.1%)
               
France (0.1%)
               
Suez Environnement SA
    15,150       69  
 
             
Total Rights (cost $107)
            69  
 
             
 
               
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (25.7%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 2.71% ◊ ▲
    25,399,984       25,400  
 
             
 
               
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $25,400)
            25,400  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $158,893) #
          $ 123,836  
 
             
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Percentage of        
    Total Investments     Value  
INVESTMENTS BY INDUSTRY:
               
Diversified Telecommunication Services
    5.2 %   $ 6,429  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
    4.5 %     5,539  
Chemicals
    4.4 %     5,489  
Pharmaceuticals
    4.4 %     5,475  
Aerospace & Defense
    4.0 %     4,972  
Commercial Banks
    4.0 %     4,930  
Insurance
    2.8 %     3,427  
Industrial Conglomerates
    2.8 %     3,422  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
    2.4 %     3,004  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments
    2.2 %     2,766  
Auto Components
    2.1 %     2,668  
Communications Equipment
    2.0 %     2,424  
Biotechnology
    1.9 %     2,361  
Computers & Peripherals
    1.9 %     2,358  
Food Products
    1.9 %     2,291  
Machinery
    1.8 %     2,206  
Capital Markets
    1.7 %     2,127  
Media
    1.7 %     2,127  
Road & Rail
    1.6 %     2,003  
Internet & Catalog Retail
    1.6 %     1,946  
Automobiles
    1.6 %     1,942  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
    1.5 %     1,870  
Air Freight & Logistics
    1.5 %     1,823  
Internet Software & Services
    1.4 %     1,797  
Wireless Telecommunication Services
    1.4 %     1,770  
Diversified Financial Services
    1.4 %     1,723  
Software
    1.4 %     1,728  
Construction & Engineering
    1.2 %     1,494  
Consumer Finance
    1.0 %     1,184  
Electric Utilities
    0.9 %     1,145  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
    0.8 %     965  
Energy Equipment & Services
    0.8 %     941  
Specialty Retail
    0.7 %     924  
Commercial Services & Supplies
    0.7 %     915  
Multi-Utilities
    0.6 %     713  
Professional Services
    0.6 %     686  
Paper & Forest Products
    0.5 %     632  
Health Care Providers & Services
    0.5 %     578  
Life Sciences Tools & Services
    0.4 %     612  
Real Estate Management & Development
    0.4 %     451  
Office Electronics
    0.3 %     358  
Metals & Mining
    0.3 %     337  
Construction Materials
    0.2 %     315  
Electrical Equipment
    0.2 %     276  
Household Durables
    0.2 %     245  
Trading Companies & Distributors
    0.2 %     242  
 
           
Investment Securities, at Value
    75.6 %     93,630  
Short-Term Investments
    24.4 %     30,206  
 
           
Total Investments
    100.0 %   $ 123,836  
 
           
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $24,674.
 
  Non-income producing security.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with interest rates ranging from 3.56% to 5.00%, maturity dates ranging between 12/01/2019 — 10/25/2036, and with market values plus accrued interests of $4,907.
 
  State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $159,716. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $1,580 and $37,460, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $35,880.
Security Valuation - If the market quotations are not readily available, or if the investment advisor determines that the quotation does not represent a fair value, then the security is valued at a fair value as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Fund has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in the foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in the value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time at which the Fund’s shares are valued. At 10/31/2008, the fair value pricing model was employed. The prices of securities used by the Fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. In addition, fair values may not reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security at the time of pricing.
DEFINITIONS:
     
144A
  144A Securities are registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $994, or 1.01% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
   
ADR
  American Depositary Receipt
 
   
GDR
  Global Depositary Receipt
 
   
PLC
  Public Limited Company
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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Transamerica Value Balanced
(unaudited)
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
US securities markets faced many challenges in the twelve months ended October 31, 2008, ultimately delivering strongly negative returns across the board. The Russell 1000® Value Index (“Russell 1000 Value”) declined 36.80% and the Barclays Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers) US Aggregate Bond Index (“BCAB”) slightly increased 0.30%.
Throughout the period, problems plaguing the housing market continued, while commodity prices first soared then plummeted. Meanwhile, what began as concerns about securities related to defaulting sub-prime mortgages escalated into a variety of increasingly severe crises in the markets where banks lend to each other and to businesses, causing extreme disruption in both US and foreign financial markets. As the problems multiplied, financial institutions tightened their lending standards. The higher borrowing costs made it more difficult for companies to fund payroll, inventory and other near-term expenses. Consumers, already feeling the effects of higher energy and food prices, rising unemployment and lack of wage growth, also found it more difficult to borrow. Although the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) and the US government intervened to restore confidence in the financial systems, the US headed toward recession and expectations of a global economic slowdown increased.
PERFORMANCE
For the year ended October 31, 2008, Transamerica Value Balanced Class A returned (32.94)%. By comparison, its primary and secondary benchmarks, the Russell 1000 Value and the BCAB, returned (36.80)% and 0.30%, respectively.
STRATEGY REVIEW
The portfolio underperformed the blended benchmark, reflecting an overweighting in equities, which underperformed bonds, and underperformance of the equity and bond portfolios as compared to their respective benchmarks.
On the equity side, we attribute underperformance to overweighting energy and shipping-related stocks. As the period progressed, investors shunned these stocks over concerns that the global supply-demand ratios driving their growth will deteriorate as economic growth abates worldwide. The largest individual detractors from relative performance included Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. and McDermott International, Inc., an oil services company. The negative impact of these was partially offset by another energy stock, Fording Canadian Coal Trust, and by gains from software giant Microsoft Corporation early in the period. Management of the portfolio was transferred to a new team at Transamerica Investment Management as of October 1, 2008. The new team began repositioning the portfolio to be more diversified by sector and industry while keeping it relatively concentrated in 35 — 45 names. In selecting stocks to replace the energy, shipping and other stocks vulnerable to the slowing global economy, we focused on companies that derive more of their revenues from US sources.
We believe that since the US was first to take action to stave off recession, it also will emerge from the economic downturn before others do.
In the bond portfolio, an overweighting of non-government sectors (i.e., investment-grade corporate securities and agency mortgage securities), which lagged the Treasury sector, was the primary source of underperformance. The negative effect of these overweightings was partially mitigated by our individual security selection. Among investment-grade corporate bonds, we had no exposure to the most distressed companies in the troubled financial services sector. Our mortgage exposure emphasized short-duration agency collateralized mortgage obligations, which were less volatile than other mortgage securities.
We believe a consumer-driven recession has already arrived. We believe the federal government’s $700-billion rescue of the financial services sector should provide some much-needed rationality in the markets. We believe it should help to rebuild trust and reduce the severity of the recession. In the interim, we believe high levels of market volatility will likely persist.
Greg D. Haendel, CFA
Geoffrey I. Edelstein, CFA, CIC
Derek S. Brown, CFA
Scott L. Dinsdale, CFA
Kirk R. Feldhus
Brian W. Westhoff, CFA
Co-Portfolio Managers
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC
Prior to October 1, 2008, Heidi Y. Hu and Michelle E. Stevens were co-portfolio managers to this fund.

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(LINE GRAPH)
Average Annual Total Return for Periods Ended 10/31/2008
                                         
                            From   Inception
    1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   Inception   Date
Class A (NAV)
    (32.94 )%     0.14 %     1.05 %     3.70 %     10/1/95  
Class A (POP)
    (36.64 )%     (0.99 )%     0.48 %     3.25 %     10/1/95  
Russell 1000 Value(1)
    (36.80 )%     1.90 %     2.79 %     7.14 %     10/1/95  
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(1)
    0.30 %     3.48 %     5.00 %     5.75 %     10/1/95  
 
 
Class B (NAV)
    (33.37 )%     (0.53 )%     0.51 %     3.28 %     10/1/95  
Class B (POP)
    (36.47 )%     (0.69 )%     0.51 %     3.28 %     10/1/95  
 
                                       
Class C (NAV)
    (33.33 )%     (0.49 )%     N/A       2.64 %     11/11/02  
Class C (POP)
    (33.94 )%     (0.49 )%     N/A       2.64 %     11/11/02  
 
     
NOTES
 
(1)   The Russell 1000 Value Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (formerly Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond) are unmanaged indices used as a general measure of market performance. Calculations assume dividends and capital gains are reinvested and do not include any managerial expenses. You cannot directly invest in an index.
The performance data presented represents past performance; future results may vary. Performance data does not reflect the deduction of taxes that would be paid on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Please see www.transamericafunds.com for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Public Offering Price (POP) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.5% for A shares or the maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 6 years) for Class B shares and 1% (during the first 12 months) for Class C shares. Shares purchased prior to March 1, 2004 are subject to a maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (5% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 7 years) for Class B shares and (2% in the 1st year, decreasing to 0% after 2 years) for Class C shares. Net Asset Value (NAV) returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but do not reflect any sales charges.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which includes specific contents regarding the investment objectives and policies of this Fund.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
(unaudited)
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 12b-1 distribution and service fees, and other fund expenses.
The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at May 1, 2008 and held for the entire period until October 31, 2008.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line in the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If your account is an IRA, your expenses could have included a $15 annual fee. The amount of any fee paid through your account would increase the estimate of expenses you paid during the period and decrease your ending account value.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line in 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 your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As in the case of the actual expense example, if your account is subject to an IRA fee, the amount of the fee paid through your account would increase the hypothetical expenses you would have paid during the period and decrease the hypothetical ending account value.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the second line under the Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If any of these transaction costs were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses shown in the table do not reflect any fees that may be charged to you by brokers, financial intermediaries or other financial institutions.
                                 
    Beginning   Ending   Annualized   Expenses
    Account   Account   Expense   Paid During
    Value   Value   Ratio   Period (a)
Class A
                               
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 738.57       1.55 %   $ 6.77  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,017.34       1.55       7.86  
 
                               
Class B
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       736.21       2.20       9.60  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.08       2.20       11.14  
 
                               
Class C
                               
Actual
    1,000.00       736.65       2.10       9.17  
Hypothetical (b)
    1,000.00       1,014.58       2.10       10.63  
 
(a)   Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days).
 
(b)   5% return per year before expenses.
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
By Asset Type
At October 31, 2008
(unaudited)
(PIE CHART)
This chart shows the percentage breakdown by Asset Type of the Fund’s total investment securities. Percentage breakdown of Short-term category includes Securities Lending Collateral.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                 
    Principal     Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (3.0%)
               
U.S. Treasury Bond
               
4.38%, due 02/15/2038 ^
  $ 265     $ 266  
5.00%, due 05/15/2037
    25       28  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note
               
1.38%, due 07/15/2018 ^
    51       43  
U.S. Treasury Note
               
3.13%, due 09/30/2013 ^
    447       454  
4.00%, due 08/15/2018 ^
    132       132  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Obligations (cost $941)
            923  
 
             
 
               
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (18.3%)
               
Fannie Mae
               
4.72%, due 10/01/2035 *
    338       339  
5.00%, due 05/01/2018
    89       88  
5.50%, due 07/01/2019 - 01/01/2038
    1,323       1,304  
6.00%, due 04/01/2033 - 12/01/2037
    1,267       1,267  
6.50%, due 10/01/2037
    391       397  
Freddie Mac
               
5.00%, due 04/01/2018 - 11/15/2032
    1,189       1,166  
5.35%, due 11/14/2011
    120       120  
5.50%, due 09/01/2018 - 11/01/2018
    140       141  
5.51%, due 09/01/2037 *
    363       365  
6.00%, due 12/01/2033
    276       276  
Ginnie Mae
               
6.00%, due 06/15/2034
    131       131  
6.50%, due 10/15/2027
    55       56  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $5,730)
            5,650  
 
             
 
               
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.6%)
               
American Tower Trust
               
Series 2007-1A, Class C
               
5.62%, due 04/15/2037 -144A
    155       128  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
               
Series 2006-PW14, Class A4
               
5.20%, due 12/11/2038
    238       179  
Morgan Stanley Capital I
               
Series 2006-HQ10, Class A4
               
5.33%, due 11/12/2041
    232       176  
SBA CMBS Trust
               
Series 2006-1A, Class A
               
5.31%, due 11/15/2036 -144A
    150       140  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
               
Series 2006-C28, Class A4
               
5.57%, due 10/15/2048
    223       170  
Series 2007-C32, Class H
               
5.74%, due 06/15/2049 -144A
    85       22  
 
             
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $1,077)
            815  
 
             
 
               
ASSET-BACKED SECURITY (0.4%)
               
USAA Auto Owner Trust
               
Series 2008-2, Class A3
               
4.64%, due 10/15/2012
    135       131  
 
             
Total Asset-Backed Security (cost $135)
            131  
 
             
 
               
CORPORATE DEBT SECURITIES (12.0%)
               
Airlines (0.4%)
               
Continental Airlines, Inc.
               
7.49%, due 10/02/2010
    75       70  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
               
7.57%, due 11/18/2010
    85       71  
Automobiles (0.8%)
               
Daimler Finance North America LLC
               
3.25%, due 03/13/2009 *
    115       109  
8.00%, due 06/15/2010
    130       115  
Beverages (0.8%)
               
Diageo Capital PLC
               
5.75%, due 10/23/2017 ^
    148       127  
PepsiCo, Inc.
               
7.90%, due 11/01/2018
    125       132  
Building Products (0.3%)
               
CRH America, Inc.
               
5.30%, due 10/15/2013
    100       80  
Capital Markets (0.4%)
               
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
               
5.45%, due 02/05/2013
    150       135  
Commercial Banks (0.5%)
               
Barclays Bank PLC
               
7.70%, due 04/25/2018 -144A n Ž
    120       83  
PNC Bank NA
               
6.88%, due 04/01/2018
    80       74  
Diversified Financial Services (1.2%)
               
General Electric Capital Corp.
               
4.80%, due 05/01/2013
    130       117  
Glencore Funding LLC
               
6.00%, due 04/15/2014 -144A
    138       130  
Pemex Finance, Ltd.
               
9.03%, due 02/15/2011
    125       126  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%)
               
Verizon Communications, Inc.
               
8.75%, due 11/01/2018
    123       126  
Food & Staples Retailing (0.3%)
               
Stater Brothers Holdings, Inc.
               
8.13%, due 06/15/2012
    100       89  
Food Products (0.5%)
               
Cargill, Inc.
               
5.60%, due 09/15/2012 -144A
    80       74  
Michael Foods, Inc.
               
8.00%, due 11/15/2013
    90       78  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.2%)
               
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
               
8.75%, due 02/02/2011
    70       60  
Household Products (0.2%)
               
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
               
6.63%, due 08/01/2037
    80       70  
Industrial Conglomerates (0.4%)
               
Hutchison Whampoa International, Ltd.
               
5.45%, due 11/24/2010 -144A
    140       132  
Insurance (0.1%)
               
Oil Insurance, Ltd.
               
7.56%, due 06/30/2011 -144A n Ž
    80       41  
Machinery (0.3%)
               
Tyco Electronics Group SA
               
6.55%, due 10/01/2017
    96       80  
Media (0.8%)
               
Comcast Corp.
               
7.05%, due 03/15/2033
    95       79  
News America Holdings, Inc.
               
7.75%, due 12/01/2045
    65       54  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
               
6.75%, due 07/01/2018
    125       107  
Metals & Mining (0.2%)
               
Arcelormittal
               
5.38%, due 06/01/2013 -144A
    80       65  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Principal     Value  
Multiline Retail (0.4%)
               
Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc.
               
9.00%, due 10/15/2015
  $ 100     $ 69  
Target Corp.
               
7.00%, due 01/15/2038
    79       60  
Multi-Utilities (0.5%)
               
Sempra Energy
               
4.75%, due 05/15/2009
    145       143  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.8%)
               
Enterprise Products Operating, LP
               
4.63%, due 10/15/2009
    120       115  
Petrobras International Finance Co.
               
5.88%, due 03/01/2018
    90       71  
PetroHawk Energy Corp.
               
9.13%, due 07/15/2013
    100       77  
Paper & Forest Products (0.6%)
               
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA
               
8.63%, due 08/15/2010
    171       178  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.5%)
               
Wea Finance LLC / WCI Finance LLC
               
5.40%, due 10/01/2012 -144A
    168       146  
Real Estate Management & Development (0.5%)
               
Post Apartment Homes, LP
               
6.30%, due 06/01/2013
    171       168  
Road & Rail (0.9%)
               
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
               
6.13%, due 03/15/2009
    80       80  
Hertz Corp.
               
8.88%, due 01/01/2014
    75       55  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
               
6.20%, due 04/15/2009
    120       120  
 
             
Total Corporate Debt Securities (cost $4,211)
            3,706  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
COMMON STOCKS (57.9%)
               
Aerospace & Defense (1.4%)
               
Raytheon Co. ^
    8,215       420  
Auto Components (0.6%)
               
BorgWarner, Inc. ^
    8,100       182  
Capital Markets (2.3%)
               
AllianceBernstein Holding, LP ^
    22,623       530  
BlackRock, Inc. ^
    1,530       201  
Chemicals (1.5%)
               
Praxair, Inc.
    7,200       469  
Construction & Engineering (0.3%)
               
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. ‡
    2,519       92  
Diversified Financial Services (3.8%)
               
Bank of America Corp. ^
    19,021       460  
CME Group, Inc. ^
    1,095       309  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. ^
    9,800       404  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.9%)
               
AT&T, Inc.
    10,868       291  
Electric Utilities (0.7%)
               
Dominion Resources, Inc. ^
    6,000       218  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (0.9%)
               
Tyco Electronics, Ltd. ^
    13,700       266  
Energy Equipment & Services (1.7%)
               
Transocean, Inc. ^
    6,422       529  
Food Products (2.0%)
               
Kraft Foods, Inc. -Class A ^
    21,037       613  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.3%)
               
Becton Dickinson & Co.
    5,723       397  
Household Products (2.4%)
               
Colgate-Palmolive Co. ^
    7,000       439  
Kimberly-Clark Corp. ^
    5,000       307  
Industrial Conglomerates (1.9%)
               
General Electric Co.
    29,579       577  
Insurance (0.7%)
               
MetLife, Inc. ^
    6,700       223  
Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.6%)
               
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. ‡ ^
    12,000       487  
Media (1.5%)
               
Walt Disney Co. ^
    17,800       461  
Metals & Mining (1.4%)
               
Cia Vale do Rio Doce ADR ^
    34,000       446  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.1%)
               
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. ^
    11,000       388  
BP PLC ADR ^
    9,485       471  
Exxon Mobil Corp. ^
    10,700       793  
XTO Energy, Inc. ^
    15,000       539  
Pharmaceuticals (9.4%)
               
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    57,764       1,187  
Merck & Co., Inc. ^
    35,000       1,083  
Pfizer, Inc. ^
    36,935       654  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.2%)
               
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. ^
    10,200       380  
Road & Rail (2.5%)
               
Union Pacific Corp.
    11,400       761  
Software (3.3%)
               
Microsoft Corp.
    35,870       801  
Oracle Corp. ‡
    11,004       201  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.9%)
               
Nike, Inc.
    4,576       264  
Tobacco (6.6%)
               
Lorillard, Inc. ^
    11,000       725  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    30,400       1,322  
 
             
Total Common Stocks (cost $18,387)
          $ 17,890  
 
             
                 
    Principal          
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (6.0%)
               
State Street Repurchase Agreement 0.15%, dated 10/31/2008, to be repurchased at $1,848 on 11/03/2008 à
  $ 1,848       1,848  
 
             
Total Repurchase Agreement (cost $1,848)
            1,848  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (23.0%)
               
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust - Prime Portfolio, 2.71% à
    7,120,161       7,120  
 
             
Total Securities Lending Collateral (cost $7,120)
            7,120  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Securities (cost $39,449) #
          $ 38,083  
 
             
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:
 
^   All or a portion of this security is on loan. The value of all securities on loan is $6,953.
 
*   Floating or variable rate note. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
Ž   The security has a perpetual maturity. The date shown is the next call date.
 
n   Coupon rate is fixed for a predetermined period of time and then converts to a floating rate until maturity/call date. Rate is listed as of 10/31/2008.
 
  Non-income producing security.
 
  Repurchase agreement is collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with an interest rate of 4.00%, and a maturity date of 06/01/2014, and with a market value plus accrued interest of $1,887.
 
à   State Street Bank & Trust Company serves as the accounting, custody, and lending agent for the Fund and provides various services on behalf of the Fund.
 
  Interest rate shown reflects the yield at 10/31/2008.
 
#   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $39,153. Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost were $2,954 and $4,024, respectively. Net unrealized depreciation for tax purposes is $1,070.
DEFINITIONS:
 
144A   144A Securities are registered pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities and may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At 10/31/2008, these securities aggregated $961, or 3.11% of the Fund’s net assets.
 
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
 
LLC   Limited Liability Company
 
LP   Limited Partnership
 
PLC   Public Limited Company
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                                         
            Transamerica                     Transamerica  
    Transamerica     Convertible     Transamerica     Transamerica     Growth  
    Balanced     Securities     Equity     Flexible Income     Opportunities  
Assets:
                                       
Investment securities, at cost
  $ 148,281     $ 147,921     $ 1,481,800     $ 201,142     $ 231,521  
Securities loaned, at value
    25,194       15,182       203,507       16,077       39,145  
 
                             
Investment securities, at value
  $ 130,300     $ 124,706     $ 1,265,888     $ 169,564     $ 199,883  
Receivables:
                                       
Investment securities sold
    255       4,315             7,290       2,003  
Shares of beneficial interest sold
    4       315       280       182       37  
Interest
    540       401       1       2,548        
Income from loaned securities
    18       12       80       11       55  
Dividends
    81       124       1,316             50  
Dividend reclaims
    63             459              
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
                      48        
Other
    41       8       421       16       18  
 
                             
 
  $ 131,302     $ 129,881     $ 1,268,445     $ 179,659     $ 202,046  
 
                             
Liabilities:
                                       
Investment securities purchased
    5,024       1,733       60,479       6,724       2,781  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
                                       
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed
    139       89       377       243       80  
Management and advisory fees
    70       74       667       105       99  
Distribution and service fees
    60       12       184       17       39  
Trustees fees
    41       8       425       17       19  
Transfer agent fees
    31       4       169       7       52  
Administration fees
    2       2       17       3       3  
Payable for collateral for securities on loan
    25,791       15,504       208,082       16,417       40,056  
Other
    39       38       147       49       45  
 
                             
 
    31,197       17,464       270,547       23,582       43,174  
 
                             
Net Assets
  $ 100,105     $ 112,417     $ 997,898     $ 156,077     $ 158,872  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets Consist of:
                                       
Shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized, no par value
  $ 111,952     $ 152,489     $ 1,675,207     $ 234,496     $ 322,557  
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)
    189       520       2,369       805       (17 )
Undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) from investments
    5,958       (17,373 )     (463,601 )     (47,685 )     (132,021 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                                       
Investment securities
    (17,999 )     (23,219 )     (216,106 )     (31,586 )     (31,647 )
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    5             29       47        
 
                             
Net Assets
  $ 100,105     $ 112,417     $ 997,898     $ 156,077     $ 158,872  
 
                             
Net Assets by Class:
                                       
Class A
  $ 49,917     $ 10,748     $ 300,140     $ 13,360     $ 41,005  
Class B
    32,469       2,920       59,479       8,628       20,823  
Class C
    17,719       7,070       46,676       5,981       10,619  
Class I
            91,679       500,722       128,108       86,425  
Class T
                    90,881                  
Shares Outstanding:
                                       
Class A
    3,035       1,496       43,793       1,849       6,241  
Class B
    1,984       410       9,272       1,194       3,395  
Class C
    1,087       996       7,244       830       1,724  
Class I
            12,756       71,654       17,662       12,829  
Class T
                    4,749                  
Net Asset Value Per Share:
                                       
Class A
  $ 16.44     $ 7.18     $ 6.85     $ 7.22     $ 6.57  
Class B
    16.37       7.13       6.42       7.23       6.13  
Class C
    16.30       7.10       6.44       7.21       6.16  
Class I
            7.19       6.99       7.25       6.74  
Class T
                    19.14                  
Maximum Offering Price Per Share (a)
                                       
Class A
  $ 17.40     $ 7.54     $ 7.25     $ 7.58     $ 6.95  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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            Transamerica             Transamerica     Transamerica  
    Transamerica     Legg Mason     Transamerica     Science &     Short-Term  
    High Yield Bond     Partners All Cap     Money Market     Technology     Bond  
Assets:
                                       
Investment securities, at cost
  $ 686,204     $ 107,919     $ 274,133     $ 81,781     $ 537,189  
Securities loaned, at value
    65,402       19,464             12,875       16,847  
 
                             
Investment securities, at value
  $ 508,664     $ 97,379     $ 274,133     $ 66,751     $ 516,480  
Prepaid money market guarantee insurance
                15              
Receivables:
                                       
Investment securities sold
    1,473                         1,900  
Shares of beneficial interest sold
    1       12       717       34       160  
Interest
    15,046                         5,522  
Income from loaned securities
    61       12             16       13  
Dividends
          71             25        
Dividend reclaims
          26                    
Variation margin
                            320  
Other
    26       29       11       4        
 
                             
 
  $ 525,271     $ 97,529     $ 274,876     $ 66,830     $ 524,395  
 
                             
Liabilities:
                                       
Investment securities purchased
          27                   1,413  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
                                       
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed
    129       114       2,469       4       143  
Management and advisory fees
    241       61       91       34       276  
Distribution and service fees
    21       51       119       4       7  
Trustees fees
    28       29       14       4       2  
Transfer agent fees
    7       31       30       4       1  
Administration fees
    8       1       4       1       9  
Dividends to shareholders
                216              
Payable for collateral for securities on loan
    66,811       19,953             13,234       17,209  
Other
    77       39       49       34       76  
 
                             
 
    67,322       20,306       2,992       13,319       19,136  
 
                             
Net Assets
  $ 457,949     $ 77,223     $ 271,884     $ 53,511     $ 505,259  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets Consist of:
                                       
Shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized, no par value
  $ 643,275     $ 89,739     $ 271,801     $ 69,107     $ 538,833  
Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)
    3,067       525       83       (2 )     1,333  
Accumulated net realized loss from investments
    (10,842 )     (2,488 )           (563 )     (14,040 )
Net unrealized depreciation on:
                                       
Investment securities
    (177,551 )     (10,553 )           (15,031 )     (20,707 )
Futures contracts
                            (160 )
 
                             
Net Assets
  $ 457,949     $ 77,223     $ 271,884     $ 53,511     $ 505,259  
 
                             
Net Assets by Class:
                                       
Class A
  $ 24,506     $ 28,237     $ 142,456     $ 3,778     $ 5,663  
Class B
    9,091       33,670       40,110       2,094          
Class C
    5,429       15,316       59,991       1,417       7,263  
Class I
    418,923               29,327       46,222       492,333  
Shares Outstanding:
                                       
Class A
    3,877       2,828       142,456       1,330       600  
Class B
    1,439       3,646       40,110       781          
Class C
    860       1,655       59,991       529       771  
Class I
    65,845               29,327       15,972       53,046  
Net Asset Value Per Share:
                                       
Class A
  $ 6.31     $ 9.98     $ 1.00     $ 2.84     $ 9.44  
Class B
    6.30       9.24       1.00       2.68          
Class C
    6.30       9.26       1.00       2.68       9.42  
Class I
    6.35               1.00       2.89       9.28  
Maximum Offering Price Per Share (a)
                                       
Class A
  $ 6.62     $ 10.56     $ 1.00     $ 3.01     $ 9.68  
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica     Transamerica        
    Small/Mid Cap     Templeton     Transamerica  
    Value     Global     Value Balanced  
Assets:
                       
Investment securities, at cost
  $ 728,930     $ 158,893     $ 39,449  
Foreign currency cost
          170        
Securities loaned, at value
    127,833       24,674       6,953  
 
                 
Investment securities, at value
  $ 661,303     $ 123,836     $ 38,083  
Foreign currency
          157        
Receivables:
                       
Investment securities sold
    15,091       1,366       207  
Shares of beneficial interest sold
    1,471       9       3  
Interest
                102  
Income from loaned securities
    116       15       5  
Dividends
    360       264       54  
Dividend reclaims
          169        
Other
    14       119       16  
 
                 
 
  $ 678,355     $ 125,935     $ 38,470  
 
                 
Liabilities:
                       
Investment securities purchased
    2,849       1,341       295  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
                       
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed
    1,845       58       42  
Management and advisory fees
    404       89       24  
Distribution and service fees
    182       45       16  
Trustees fees
    17       119       16  
Transfer agent fees
    79       56       11  
Administration fees
    10       2       1  
Due to custodian
          12        
Payable for collateral for securities on loan
    131,870       25,400       7,120  
Other
    93       60       32  
 
                 
 
    137,349       27,182       7,557  
 
                 
Net Assets
  $ 541,006     $ 98,753     $ 30,913  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Assets Consist of:
                       
Shares of beneficial interest, unlimited shares authorized, no par value
  $ 699,842     $ 431,026     $ 35,700  
Undistributed net investment income
    7,851       421       349  
Accumulated net realized loss from investments
    (99,054 )     (297,573 )     (3,762 )
Net unrealized depreciation on:
                       
Investment securities
    (67,633 )     (35,112 )     (1,374 )
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
          (9 )      
 
                 
Net Assets
  $ 541,006     $ 98,753     $ 30,913  
 
                 
Net Assets by Class:
                       
Class A
  $ 199,210     $ 73,721     $ 18,666  
Class B
    31,716       10,746       6,414  
Class C
    95,729       14,286       5,833  
Class I
    214,351                  
Shares Outstanding:
                       
Class A
    15,685       3,754       2,096  
Class B
    2,603       584       722  
Class C
    7,913       782       658  
Class I
    16,736                  
Net Asset Value Per Share:
                       
Class A
  $ 12.70     $ 19.63     $ 8.91  
Class B
    12.19       18.41       8.88  
Class C
    12.10       18.27       8.87  
Class I
    12.81                  
 
                       
Maximum Offering Price Per Share (a)
                       
Class A
  $ 13.44     $ 20.77     $ 9.43  
 
(a)   Includes the maximum selling commission (represented as a percentage of offering price) which is reduced on certain levels of sales as set forth in the Prospectus. Net asset value per share for classes B, C, and I shares represents offering price. The redemption price for Classes B and C shares equals net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended October 31, 2008
(all amounts except share amounts in thousands)
                                         
            Transamerica                 Transamerica  
    Transamerica     Convertible     Transamerica     Transamerica     Growth  
    Balanced     Securities     Equity     Flexible Income     Opportunities  
Investment Income:
                                       
Dividends
  $ 1,411     $ 1,117     $ 19,353     $ 475     $ 1,780  
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends
                      (3 )     (1 )
Interest
    2,700       2,755       760       22,348       225  
Income from loaned securities-net
    70       38       351       249       749  
 
                             
 
    4,181       3,910       20,464       23,069       2,753  
 
                             
 
                                       
Expenses:
                                       
Management and advisory fees
    1,210       1,172       11,079       2,535       2,135  
Distribution and service fees:
                                       
Class A
    213       48       1,580       54       191  
Class B
    640       50       1,236       130       418  
Class C
    264       77       789       81       168  
Transfer agent fees:
                                       
Class A
    178       19       1,297       40       327  
Class B
    174       9       569       36       254  
Class C
    55       7       224       16       82  
Class T
                    193                  
Printing and shareholder reports
    8       21       135       41       17  
Custody fees
    28       19       152       44       31  
Administration fees
    30       31       310       71       54  
Legal fees
    4       4       39       9       6  
Audit fees
    20       20       21       20       20  
Trustees fees
    3       3       26       6       4  
Registration fees
          2             1        
Other
    23       36       88       36       37  
 
                             
Total expenses
    2,850       1,518       17,738       3,120       3,744  
 
                             
Net of reimbursement of class expenses:
                                       
Class A
                                    (31 )
Class B
                    (54 )             (27 )
 
                             
Total reimbursed expenses
                (54 )           (58 )
 
                             
Net expenses
    2,850       1,518       17,684       3,120       3,686  
 
                             
 
 
Net Investment Income (Loss)
    1,331       2,392       2,780       19,949       (933 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
                                       
Investment securities
    6,221       (17,308 )     (58,064 )     (34,897 )     (20,795 )
Futures contracts
    1                   2        
Foreign currency transactions
                      362        
 
                             
 
    6,222       (17,308 )     (58,064 )     (34,533 )     (20,795 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Decrease in Unrealized Depreciation on:
                                       
Investment securities
    (63,988 )     (55,761 )     (731,315 )     (26,145 )     (114,155 )
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
                29       47        
 
                             
 
    (63,988 )     (55,761 )     (731,286 )     (26,098 )     (114,155 )
 
                             
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss:
    (57,766 )     (73,069 )     (789,350 )     (60,631 )     (134,950 )
 
                             
Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ (56,435 )   $ (70,677 )   $ (786,570 )   $ (40,682 )   $ (135,883 )
 
                             
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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            Transamerica Legg             Transamerica        
    Transamerica High     Mason Partners All     Transamerica     Science &     Transamerica  
    Yield Bond     Cap     Money Market     Technology     Short-Term Bond  
Investment Income:
                                       
Dividends
  $     $ 2,990     $     $ 177     $  
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends
          (18 )           (2 )      
Interest
    39,989       22       6,660       31       28,606  
Income from loaned securities-net
    410       72             195       194  
 
                             
 
    40,399       3,066       6,660       401       28,800  
 
                             
 
                                       
Expenses:
                                       
Management and advisory fees
    2,652       1,022       822       619       3,522  
Distribution and service fees:
                                       
Class A
    118       142       399       22       6  
Class B
    155       616       270       35        
Class C
    86       256       325       22       22  
Transfer agent fees:
                                       
Class A
    54       143       271       27       1  
Class B
    32       211       69       22          
Class C
    13       65       61       9       1  
Class I
    (a)             (a)     (a)     1  
Printing and shareholder reports
    56       10       23       8       70  
Custody fees
    56       31       29       12       65  
Administration fees
    90       26       41       16       114  
Legal fees
    11       3             2       14  
Audit fees
    20       20       20       20       20  
Trustees fees
    7       2             1       9  
Registration fees
    8             2             2  
Money Market guarantee insurance fees
                7              
Other
    36       28       59       46       74  
 
                             
Total expenses
    3,394       2,575       2,398       861       3,921  
 
                             
Net of reimbursement of class expenses:
                                       
Class A
            (17 )     (276 )     (11 )        
Class B
            (24 )     (71 )     (12 )        
Class C
                    (62 )     (3 )        
Class I
                    (2 )                
 
                             
Total reimbursed expenses
          (41 )     (411 )     (26 )      
 
                             
Net expenses
    3,394       2,534       1,987       835       3,921  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Investment Income (Loss)
    37,005       532       4,673       (434 )     24,879  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Realized Loss from:
                                       
Investment securities
    (9,296 )     (1,842 )           (562 )     (10,112 )
Futures contracts
                            (29 )
Foreign currency transactions
                      (1 )      
 
                             
 
    (9,296 )     (1,842 )           (563 )     (10,141 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Decrease in Unrealized Depreciation on:
                                       
Investment securities
    (173,227 )     (48,557 )           (48,013 )     (19,666 )
Futures contracts
                            (160 )
 
                             
 
    (173,227 )     (48,557 )           (48,013 )     (19,826 )
 
                             
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss:
    (182,523 )     (50,399 )           (48,576 )     (29,967 )
 
                             
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ (145,518 )   $ (49,867 )   $ 4,673     $ (49,010 )   $ (5,088 )
 
                             
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica              
    Small/Mid Cap     Transamerica     Transamerica Value  
    Value     Templeton Global     Balanced  
Investment Income:
                       
Dividends
  $ 15,932     $ 4,762     $ 1,119  
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends
    (2 )     (339 )     (1 )
Interest
    1,029       79       803  
Income from loaned securities-net
    1,346       76       18  
 
                 
 
    18,305       4,578       1,939  
 
                 
 
                       
Expenses:
                       
Management and advisory fees
    5,769       1,441       359  
Distribution and service fees:
                       
Class A
    687       376       95  
Class B
    444       345       117  
Class C
    937       243       91  
Transfer agent fees:
                       
Class A
    410       416       78  
Class B
    100       189       43  
Class C
    171       93       19  
Printing and shareholder reports
    112       1       (a)
Custody fees
    69       80       20  
Administration fees
    147       36       10  
Legal fees
    21       5       1  
Audit fees
    21       25       21  
Trustees fees
    14       4       1  
Registration fees
    13              
Other
    82             30  
 
                 
Total expenses
    8,997       3,254       885  
 
                 
Net of reimbursement of class expenses:
                       
Class A
            (66 )     (3 )
Class B
            (82 )     (11 )
Class C
            (14 )        
 
                 
Total reimbursed expenses
          (162 )     (14 )
 
                 
Net expenses
    8,997       3,092       871  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Investment Income
    9,308       1,486       1,068  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:
                       
Investment securities
    (98,519 )     11,709       (3,768 )
Written option & swaption contracts
                38  
Foreign currency transactions
          (486 )      
 
                 
 
    (98,519 )     11,223       (3,730 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net Decrease in Unrealized Depreciation on:
                       
Investment securities
    (296,332 )     (105,600 )     (14,662 )
Written option and swaption contracts
                (34 )
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
          (19 )      
 
                 
 
    (296,332 )     (105,619 )     (14,696 )
 
                 
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss:
    (394,851 )     (94,396 )     (18,426 )
 
                 
Net Decrease In Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ (385,543 )   $ (92,910 )   $ (17,358 )
 
                 
 
(a)   Rounds to less than $1.
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
(all amounts in thousands)
                                                                 
                    Transamerica Convertible                     Transamerica Flexible  
    Transamerica Balanced     Securities     Transamerica Equity     Income  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From:
                                                               
Operations:
                                                               
Net investment income (loss)
  $ 1,331     $ 628     $ 2,392     $ 2,344     $ 2,780     $ (4,855 )   $ 19,949     $ 20,505  
Net realized gain (loss)(a)
    6,222       24,204       (17,308 )     36,172       (58,064 )     189,148       (34,533 )     (6,948 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)
    (63,988 )     5,146       (55,761 )     6,185       (731,286 )     179,879       (26,098 )     (5,879 )
 
                                               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (56,435 )     29,978       (70,677 )     44,701       (786,570 )     364,172       (40,682 )     7,678  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Distributions to Shareholders:
                                                               
From net investment income:
                                                               
Class A
    (699 )     (334 )     (133 )     (60 )                     (849 )     (829 )
Class B
    (286 )     (175 )     (15 )     (18 )                     (600 )     (899 )
Class C
    (161 )     (62 )     (38 )     (10 )                     (386 )     (472 )
Class I
                    (1,811 )     (2,421 )                     (18,830 )     (17,840 )
 
                                               
 
    (1,146 )     (571 )     (1,997 )     (2,509 )                 (20,665 )     (20,040 )
 
                                               
From net realized gains:
                                                               
Class A
    (1,615 )             (2,349 )     (337 )                                
Class B
    (2,368 )             (1,381 )     (351 )                                
Class C
    (828 )             (861 )     (180 )                                
Class I
                    (31,579 )     (13,541 )                                
 
                                               
 
    (4,811 )           (36,170 )     (14,409 )                        
 
                                               
Capital Share Transactions:
                                                               
Proceeds from shares sold:
                                                               
Class A
    3,878       3,526       13,963       5,352       42,081       44,265       3,320       4,630  
Class B
    2,063       2,783       1,164       852       4,848       7,379       1,949       1,542  
Class C
    1,325       1,128       9,648       704       5,391       9,600       2,580       3,467  
Class I
                    6,078       14,218       51,057       92,884       28,018       166,452  
Class T
                                    1,798       1,657                  
 
                                               
 
    7,266       7,437       30,853       21,126       105,175       155,785       35,867       176,091  
 
                                               
Dividends and distributions reinvested:
                                                               
Class A
    2,018       320       1,721       368                     509       695  
Class B
    2,440       163       1,103       303                       369       720  
Class C
    879       56       599       122                       239       352  
Class I
                    32,781       15,962                       15,299       17,840  
 
                                               
 
    5,337       539       36,204       16,755                   16,416       19,607  
 
                                               
Cost of shares redeemed:
                                                               
Class A
    (15,261 )     (16,478 )     (7,685 )     (2,550 )     (89,748 )     (136,142 )     (5,383 )     (7,258 )
Class B
    (19,396 )     (30,403 )     (1,659 )     (2,301 )     (28,453 )     (55,373 )     (5,085 )     (7,431 )
Class C
    (6,156 )     (10,378 )     (2,109 )     (1,357 )     (19,902 )     (24,350 )     (4,119 )     (7,097 )
Class I
                    (4,311 )     (162,514 )     (56,853 )     (86,650 )     (232,281 )     (23,682 )
Class T
                                    (21,752 )     (51,342 )                
 
                                               
 
    (40,813 )     (57,259 )     (15,764 )     (168,722 )     (216,708 )     (353,857 )     (246,868 )     (45,468 )
 
                                               
Redemption fee:
                                                               
Class A
                            3       1              
 
                                               
 
                            3       1              
 
                                               
Automatic conversions:
                                                               
Class A
    24,175       10,022       645       99       48,320       21,409       3,069       809  
Class B
    (24,175 )     (10,022 )     (645 )     (99 )     (48,320 )     (21,409 )     (3,069 )     (809 )
 
                                               
 
                                               
 
                                               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital shares transactions
    (28,210 )     (49,283 )     51,293       (130,841 )     (111,530 )     (198,071 )     (194,585 )     150,230  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Net Increase (Decrease) in net assets
    (90,602 )     (19,876 )     (57,551 )     (103,058 )     (898,100 )     166,101       (255,932 )     137,868  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Net Assets:
                                                               
Beginning of year
  $ 190,707     $ 210,583     $ 169,968     $ 273,026     $ 1,895,998     $ 1,729,897     $ 412,009     $ 274,141  
 
                                               
End of year
  $ 100,105     $ 190,707     $ 112,417     $ 169,968     $ 997,898     $ 1,895,998     $ 156,077     $ 412,009  
 
                                               
Undistributed (Accumulated) Net Investment Income (Loss)
  $ 189     $ 4     $ 520     $ 93     $ 2,369     $ (411 )   $ 805     $ 1,265  
 
                                               
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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                    Transamerica Convertible                     Transamerica Flexible  
    Transamerica Balanced     Securities     Transamerica Equity     Income  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  
Share Activity:
                                                               
Shares issued:
                                                               
Class A
    168       151       1,322       397       4,098       4,226       359       493  
Class B
    93       120       111       66       511       747       214       164  
Class C
    60       49       939       52       552       963       290       372  
Class I
                    509       1,104       6,453       8,822       2,984       17,539  
Class T
                            64       57                          
 
                                               
 
    321       320       2,881       1,619       11,678       14,815       3,847       18,568  
 
                                               
Shares issued-reinvested from distributions:
                                                               
Class A
    95       14       159       29       6             83       75  
Class B
    104       7       100       24                   56       77  
Class C
    39       2       55       10                   38       38  
Class I
                3,008       1,262                   2,167       1,912  
 
                                               
 
    238       23       3,322       1,325       6             2,344       2,102  
 
                                               
Shares redeemed:
                                                               
Class A
    (712 )     (710 )     (784 )     (194 )     (9,119 )     (13,041 )     (630 )     (781 )
Class B
    (893 )     (1,310 )     (168 )     (176 )     (3,011 )     (5,614 )     (585 )     (797 )
Class C
    (289 )     (451 )     (235 )     (105 )     (2,172 )     (2,460 )     (483 )     (762 )
Class I
                    (465 )     (12,760 )     (7,429 )     (8,395 )     (27,886 )     (2,524 )
Class T
                                    (787 )     (1,774 )                
 
                                               
 
    (1,894 )     (2,471 )     (1,652 )     (13,235 )     (22,518 )     (31,284 )     (29,584 )     (4,864 )
 
                                               
Automatic conversions:
                                                               
Class A
    1,089       421       62       7       4,704       2,009       351       87  
Class B
    (1,096 )     (423 )     (62 )     (8 )     (5,003 )     (2,121 )     (351 )     (87 )
 
                                               
 
    (7 )     (2 )           (1 )     (299 )     (112 )            
 
                                               
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding:
                                                               
Class A
    640       (124 )     759       239       (311 )     (6,806 )     163       (126 )
Class B
    (1,792 )     1,606       (19 )     (94 )     (7,503 )     (6,988 )     (666 )     (643 )
Class C
    (190 )     (400 )     759       (43 )     (1,620 )     (1,497 )     (155 )     (352 )
Class I
                    3,052       (10,394 )     (976 )     427       (22,735 )     16,927  
Class T
                                    (723 )     (1,717 )                
 
                                               
 
    (1,342 )     (2,130 )     4,551       (10,292 )     (11,133 )     (16,581 )     (23,393 )     15,806  
 
                                               
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Growth     Transamerica High Yield     Transamerica Legg Mason     Transamerica Money  
    Opportunities     Bond     Partners All Cap     Market  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From:
                                                               
Operations:
                                                               
Net investment income (loss)
  $ (933 )   $ (2,183 )   $ 37,005     $ 26,486     $ 532     $ (57 )   $ 4,673     $ 7,680  
Net realized gain (loss)(a)
    (20,795 )     91,882       (9,296 )     3,704       (1,842 )     15,452              
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)
    (114,155 )     13,074       (173,227 )     (6,944 )     (48,557 )     1,843              
 
                                               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (135,883 )     102,773       (145,518 )     23,246       (49,867 )     17,238       4,673       7,680  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Distributions to Shareholders:
                                                               
From net investment income:
                                                               
Class A
                (2,500 )     (2,554 )           (175 )     (2,745 )     (3,876 )
Class B
                (1,008 )     (1,470 )                 (473 )     (966 )
Class C
                (574 )     (615 )                 (539 )     (700 )
Class I
                (31,427 )     (21,811 )                 (927 )     (2,136 )
 
                                               
 
                (35,509 )     (26,450 )           (175 )     (4,684 )     (7,678 )
 
                                               
From net realized gains:
                                                               
Class A
                            (4,246 )     (7,681 )            
Class B
                            (7,861 )     (16,118 )            
Class C
                            (3,130 )     (6,121 )            
 
                                               
 
                            (15,237 )     (29,920 )            
 
                                               
Capital Share Transactions:
                                                               
Proceeds from shares sold:
                                                               
Class A
    3,902       8,951       10,846       10,896       2,542       4,462       156,262       110,732  
Class B
    2,025       2,481       1,083       1,207       1,618       4,191       36,830       18,357  
Class C
    1,293       1,087       736       2,753       909       1,569       72,304       17,851  
Class I
    1,984       7,155       241,102       61,746                   25,560       209,116  
 
                                               
 
    9,204       19,674       253,767       76,602       5,069       10,222       290,956       356,056  
 
                                               
Dividends and distributions reinvested:
                                                               
Class A
                1,345       1,803       4,108       7,515       2,215       3,727  
Class B
                502       980       7,238       14,734       376       893  
Class C
                267       358       2,816       5,461       404       655  
Class I
                20,457       21,811                   811       2,120  
 
                                               
 
                22,571       24,952       14,162       27,710       3,806       7,395  
 
                                               
Cost of shares redeemed:
                                                               
Class A
    (14,166 )     (20,501 )     (14,351 )     (21,615 )     (15,837 )     (17,017 )     (115,331 )     (98,923 )
Class B
    (9,511 )     (19,854 )     (6,552 )     (7,614 )     (23,998 )     (30,724 )     (16,870 )     (20,138 )
Class C
    (4,474 )     (6,452 )     (3,074 )     (4,201 )     (10,843 )     (10,089 )     (32,353 )     (16,155 )
Class I
    (45,766 )     (75,323 )     (11,363 )     (64,779 )                 (31,716 )     (203,029 )
 
                                               
 
    (73,917 )     (122,130 )     (35,340 )     (98,209 )     (50,678 )     (57,830 )     (196,270 )     (338,245 )
 
                                               
Redemption fee:
                                                               
Class A
    1       1       1                                
 
                                               
 
    1       1       1                                
 
                                               
Automatic conversions:
                                                               
Class A
    15,592       2,209       2,666       794       8,181       2,342       3,549       1,515  
Class B
    (15,592 )     (2,209 )     (2,666 )     (794 )     (8,181 )     (2,342 )     (3,549 )     (1,515 )
 
                                               
 
                                               
 
                                               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital shares transactions
    (64,712 )     (102,455 )     240,999       3,345       (31,447 )     (19,898 )     98,492       25,206  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Net Increase (Decrease) in net assets
    (200,595 )     318       59,972       141       (96,551 )     (32,755 )     98,481       25,208  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Net Assets:
                                                               
Beginning of year
  $ 359,467     $ 359,149     $ 397,977     $ 397,836     $ 173,774     $ 206,529     $ 173,403     $ 148,195  
 
                                               
End of year
  $ 158,872     $ 359,467     $ 457,949     $ 397,977     $ 77,223     $ 173,774     $ 271,884     $ 173,403  
 
                                               
Undistributed (Accumulated) Net Investment Income (Loss)
  $ (17 )   $ (17 )   $ 3,067     $ 1,537     $ 525     $ (7 )   $ 83     $ 94  
 
                                               
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Growth     Transamerica High Yield     Transamerica Legg Mason     Transamerica Money  
    Opportunities     Bond     Partners All Cap     Market  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  
Share Activity:
                                                               
Shares issued:
                                                               
Class A
    427       939       1,223       1,171       183       263       156,265       110,732  
Class B
    235       288       112       130       128       260       36,830       18,357  
Class C
    144       125       82       299       73       99       72,304       17,852  
Class I
    224       796       27,503       6,700                   25,560       209,116  
 
                                               
 
    1,030       2,148       28,920       8,300       384       622       290,959       356,057  
 
                                               
Shares issued-reinvested from distributions:
                                                               
Class A
                223       196       271       462       2,215       3,727  
Class B
                78       106       513       960       376       893  
Class C
                41       39       199       355       404       655  
Class I
                3,829       2,352                   811       2,120  
 
                                               
 
                4,171       2,693       983       1,777       3,806       7,395  
 
                                               
Shares redeemed:
                                                               
Class A
    (1,569 )     (2,247 )     (1,734 )     (2,333 )     (1,145 )     (997 )     (115,331 )     (98,924 )
Class B
    (1,105 )     (2,313 )     (787 )     (826 )     (1,867 )     (1,916 )     (16,870 )     (20,138 )
Class C
    (529 )     (749 )     (380 )     (455 )     (835 )     (632 )     (32,353 )     (16,155 )
Class I
    (5,248 )     (8,408 )     (1,605 )     (7,039 )                 (31,716 )     (203,029 )
 
                                               
 
    (8,451 )     (13,717 )     (4,506 )     (10,653 )     (3,847 )     (3,545 )     (196,270 )     (338,246 )
 
                                               
Automatic conversions:
                                                               
Class A
    1,695       231       310       86       595       136       3,549       1,515  
Class B
    (1,809 )     (245 )     (310 )     (86 )     (641 )     (145 )     (3,549 )     (1,515 )
 
                                               
 
    (114 )     (14 )                 (46 )     (9 )            
 
                                               
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding:
                                                               
Class A
    553       (1,077 )     22       (880 )     (96 )     (136 )     46,698       17,050  
Class B
    (2,679 )     (2,270 )     (907 )     (676 )     (1,867 )     (841 )     16,787       (2,403 )
Class C
    (385 )     (624 )     (257 )     (117 )     (563 )     (178 )     40,355       2,352  
Class I
    (5,024 )     (7,612 )     29,727       2,013                   (5,345 )     8,207  
 
                                               
 
    (7,535 )     (11,583 )     28,585       340       (2,526 )     (1,155 )     98,495       25,206  
 
                                               
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Science &     Transamerica Short-Term     Transamerica Small/Mid     Transamerica Templeton  
    Technology     Bond     Cap Value     Global  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From:
                                                               
Operations:
                                                               
Net investment income (loss)
  $ (434 )   $ (423 )   $ 24,879     $ 24,122     $ 9,308     $ 6,180     $ 1,486     $ 1,081  
Net realized gain (loss)(a)
    (563 )     4,033       (10,141 )     (1,455 )     (98,519 )     77,381       11,223       21,798  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)
    (48,013 )     27,561       (19,826 )     (1,233 )     (296,332 )     101,180       (105,619 )     31,307  
 
                                               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (49,010 )     31,171       (5,088 )     21,434       (385,543 )     184,741       (92,910 )     54,186  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Distributions to Shareholders:
                                                               
From net investment income:
                                                               
Class A
                (73 )           (815 )     (339 )     (1,124 )     (1,297 )
Class B
                                          (99 )     (375 )
Class C
                (74 )           (207 )     (64 )     (199 )     (173 )
Class I
                (24,970 )     (22,977 )     (4,881 )     (6,046 )     (700 )     (688 )
 
                                               
 
                (25,117 )     (22,977 )     (5,903 )     (6,449 )     (2,122 )     (2,533 )
 
                                               
From net realized gains:
                                                               
Class A
    (282 )                       (12,319 )     (849 )            
Class B
    (157 )                       (5,719 )     (821 )            
Class C
    (96 )                       (7,564 )     (535 )            
Class I
    (2,576 )                       (50,781 )     (8,419 )            
 
                                               
 
    (3,111 )                       (76,383 )     (10,624 )            
 
                                               
Capital Share Transactions:
                                                               
Proceeds from shares sold:
                                                               
Class A
    2,918       1,923       6,797             376,986       50,011       4,616       6,194  
Class B
    381       488                   18,229       7,596       1,618       3,166  
Class C
    660       689       8,910             111,684       29,511       900       1,684  
Class I
    4,896             34,605       193,918       40,971       23,041              
 
                                               
 
    8,855       3,100       50,312       193,918       547,870       110,159       7,134       11,044  
 
                                               
Dividends and distributions reinvested:
                                                               
Class A
    268             27             10,992       1,137       1,085       1,262  
Class B
    149                         5,175       750       94       356  
Class C
    78             29             6,054       502       189       164  
Class I
    2,576             19,101       22,977       55,662       14,464       700       688  
 
                                               
 
    3,071             19,157       22,977       77,883       16,853       2,068       2,470  
 
                                               
Cost of shares redeemed:
                                                               
Class A
    (3,212 )     (1,961 )     (923 )           (137,493 )     (21,331 )     (21,738 )     (39,581 )
Class B
    (821 )     (1,317 )                 (10,337 )     (14,052 )     (8,972 )     (19,012 )
Class C
    (625 )     (712 )     (1,386 )           (21,818 )     (7,577 )     (5,417 )     (8,953 )
Class I
    (1,428 )           (95,587 )     (30,905 )     (148,685 )     (152,163 )     (38,070 )     (3,733 )
 
                                               
 
    (6,086 )     (3,990 )     (97,896 )     (30,905 )     (318,333 )     (195,123 )     (74,197 )     (71,279 )
 
                                               
Redemption fee:
                                                               
Class A
                2             2                   1  
Class B
                                  2              
 
                                               
 
                2             2       2             1  
 
                                               
Automatic conversions:
                                                               
Class A
    186       31                   7,300       1,995       30,467       9,939  
Class B
    (186 )     (31 )                 (7,300 )     (1,995 )     (30,467 )     (9,939 )
 
                                               
 
                                               
 
                                               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital shares transactions
    5,840       (890 )     (28,425 )     185,990       307,422       (68,109 )     (64,995 )     (57,764 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Net Increase (Decrease) in net assets
    (46,281 )     30,281       (58,630 )     184,447       (160,407 )     99,559       (160,027 )     (6,111 )
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Net Assets:
                                                               
Beginning of year
  $ 99,792     $ 69,511     $ 563,889     $ 379,442     $ 701,413     $ 601,854     $ 258,780     $ 264,891  
 
                                               
End of year
  $ 53,511     $ 99,792     $ 505,259     $ 563,889     $ 541,006     $ 701,413     $ 98,753     $ 258,780  
 
                                               
Undistributed (Accumulated) Net Investment Income (Loss)
  $ (2 )   $ (2 )   $ 1,333     $ 1,571     $ 7,851     $ 5,056     $ 421     $ 337  
 
                                               
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Science &     Transamerica Short-Term     Transamerica Small/Mid     Transamerica Templeton  
    Technology     Bond     Cap Value     Global  
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  
Share Activity:
                                                               
Shares issued:
                                                               
Class A
    616       404       689             20,500       2,339       148       197  
Class B
    92       110                   1,013       385       61       108  
Class C
    154       149       908             6,200       1,464       32       57  
Class I
    1,201             2,942       19,678       3,081       1,173              
 
                                               
 
    2,063       663       4,539       19,678       30,794       5,361       241       362  
 
                                               
Shares issued-reinvested from distributions:
                                                               
Class A
    53             6             553       62       35       42  
Class B
    31                         270       43       3       12  
Class C
    16             6             318       29       6       6  
Class I
    501             2,571       2,340       2,787       797       20       23  
 
                                               
 
    601             2,583       2,340       3,928       931       64       83  
 
                                               
Shares redeemed:
                                                               
Class A
    (774 )     (461 )     (95 )           (9,819 )     (1,076 )     (749 )     (1,245 )
Class B
    (202 )     (318 )                 (609 )     (745 )     (315 )     (645 )
Class C
    (161 )     (177 )     (143 )           (1,406 )     (395 )     (198 )     (303 )
Class I
    (394 )           (9,914 )     (3,135 )     (9,530 )     (8,356 )     (1,260 )     (124 )
 
                                               
 
    (1,531 )     (956 )     (10,152 )     (3,135 )     (21,364 )     (10,572 )     (2,522 )     (2,317 )
 
                                               
Automatic conversions:
                                                               
Class A
    47       7                   385       96       1,006       312  
Class B
    (50 )     (7 )                 (400 )     (100 )     (1,071 )     (332 )
 
                                               
 
    (3 )                       (15 )     (4 )     (65 )     (20 )
 
                                               
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding:
                                                               
Class A
    (58 )     (50 )     600             11,619       1,421       440       (694 )
Class B
    (129 )     (215 )                 274       (417 )     (1,322 )     (857 )
Class C
    9       (28 )     771             5,112       1,098       (160 )     (240 )
Class I
    1,308             (4,401 )     18,883       (3,662 )     (6,386 )     (1,240 )     (101 )
 
                                               
 
    1,130       (293 )     (3,030 )     18,883       13,343       (4,284 )     (2,282 )     (1,892 )
 
                                               
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Value  
    Balanced  
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From:
               
Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 1,068     $ 1,133  
Net realized gain (loss)(a)
    (3,730 )     4,199  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)
    (14,696 )     2,184  
 
           
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (17,358 )     7,516  
 
           
 
               
Distributions to Shareholders:
               
From net investment income:
               
Class A
    (692 )     (537 )
Class B
    (196 )     (205 )
Class C
    (172 )     (131 )
 
           
 
    (1,060 )     (873 )
 
           
From net realized gains:
               
Class A
    (1,609 )     (898 )
Class B
    (830 )     (564 )
Class C
    (566 )     (319 )
 
           
 
    (3,005 )     (1,781 )
 
           
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from shares sold:
               
Class A
    1,496       2,339  
Class B
    511       1,826  
Class C
    374       1,172  
 
           
 
    2,381       5,337  
 
           
Dividends and distributions reinvested:
               
Class A
    2,069       1,403  
Class B
    909       725  
Class C
    669       437  
 
           
 
    3,647       2,565  
 
           
Cost of shares redeemed:
               
Class A
    (8,353 )     (8,665 )
Class B
    (4,161 )     (4,679 )
Class C
    (2,846 )     (2,140 )
 
           
 
    (15,360 )     (15,484 )
 
           
Redemption fee:
               
Class B
    1        
 
           
 
    1        
 
           
Automatic conversions:
               
Class A
    3,193       2,221  
Class B
    (3,193 )     (2,221 )
 
           
 
           
 
           
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital shares transactions
    (9,331 )     (7,582 )
 
           
 
 
Net Decrease in net assets
    (30,754 )     (2,720 )
 
           
 
               
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of year
  $ 61,667     $ 64,387  
 
           
End of year
  $ 30,913     $ 61,667  
 
           
Undistributed Net Investment Income
  $ 349     $ 260  
 
           
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Value  
    Balanced  
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007  
Share Activity:
               
Shares issued:
               
Class A
    112       171  
Class B
    39       134  
Class C
    29       87  
 
           
 
    180       392  
 
           
Shares issued-reinvested from distributions:
               
Class A
    176       106  
Class B
    74       55  
Class C
    56       33  
 
           
 
    306       194  
 
           
Shares redeemed:
               
Class A
    (713 )     (636 )
Class B
    (351 )     (344 )
Class C
    (243 )     (158 )
 
           
 
    (1,307 )     (1,138 )
 
           
Automatic conversions:
               
Class A
    261       162  
Class B
    (262 )     (163 )
 
           
 
    (1 )     (1 )
 
           
Net decrease in shares outstanding:
               
Class A
    (164 )     (197 )
Class B
    (500 )     (318 )
Class C
    (158 )     (38 )
 
           
 
    (822 )     (553 )
 
           
 
(a)   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) includes Investment Securities, Futures Contracts, Written Options and Swaptions, Swaps and Foreign Currency Transactions.
 
(b)   Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes Investment Securities, Futures Contracts, Written Options and Swaptions, Swaps and Foreign Currency Translation.
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the years ended;
                                         
    Transamerica Balanced  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 25.70     $ 22.05     $ 19.90     $ 18.53     $ 17.43  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.28       0.17       0.12       0.15       0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (8.64 )     3.62       2.12       1.41       1.08  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (8.36 )     3.79       2.24       1.56       1.22  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.24 )     (0.14 )     (0.09 )     (0.19 )     (0.12 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.66 )                        
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.90 )     (0.14 )     (0.09 )     (0.19 )     (0.12 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 16.44     $ 25.70     $ 22.05     $ 19.90     $ 18.53  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (33.55 )%     17.28 %     11.27 %     8.41 %     7.03 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 49,917     $ 61,565     $ 55,547     $ 62,440     $ 72,997  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.52 %     1.56 %     1.58 %     1.59 %     1.70 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.52 %     1.56 %     1.58 %     1.59 %     1.70 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    1.27 %     0.73 %     0.57 %     0.75 %     0.76 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    52 %     52 %     51 %     27 %     107 %
                                         
    Transamerica Balanced  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 25.58     $ 21.98     $ 19.88     $ 18.47     $ 17.39  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.13       0.04       (d)     0.04       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (8.58 )     3.60       2.12       1.40       1.08  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (8.45 )     3.64       2.12       1.44       1.12  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.10 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.04 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.66 )                        
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.76 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.04 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 16.37     $ 25.58     $ 21.98     $ 19.88     $ 18.47  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (33.95 )%     16.57 %     10.65 %     7.80 %     6.44 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 32,469     $ 96,573     $ 118,286     $ 142,479     $ 170,630  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.15 %     2.14 %     2.15 %     2.14 %     2.26 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.15 %     2.14 %     2.15 %     2.14 %     2.26 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    0.59 %     0.15 %     0.01 %     0.20 %     0.19 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    52 %     52 %     51 %     27 %     107 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Balanced  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 25.50     $ 21.91     $ 19.82     $ 18.45     $ 17.39  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.15       0.04       0.01       0.04       (0.01 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (8.56 )     3.59       2.10       1.41       1.11  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (8.41 )     3.63       2.11       1.45       1.10  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.13 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (0.08 )     (0.04 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.66 )                        
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.79 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (0.08 )     (0.04 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 16.30     $ 25.50     $ 21.91     $ 19.82     $ 18.45  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (33.92 )%     16.61 %     10.64 %     7.85 %     6.33 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 17,719     $ 32,569     $ 36,750     $ 43,276     $ 53,990  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.08 %     2.11 %     2.12 %     2.13 %     2.28 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.08 %     2.11 %     2.12 %     2.13 %     2.28 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.69 %     0.18 %     0.03 %     0.21 %     (0.08 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    52 %     52 %     51 %     27 %     107 %
                                         
    Transamerica Convertible Securities  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 15.30     $ 12.76     $ 11.56     $ 11.00     $ 11.32  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.13       0.10       0.07       0.20       0.21  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.92 )     3.22       1.33       0.81       0.56  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.79 )     3.32       1.40       1.01       0.77  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.07 )     (0.20 )     (0.22 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (3.23 )     (0.67 )     (0.13 )     (0.25 )     (0.87 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (3.33 )     (0.78 )     (0.20 )     (0.45 )     (1.09 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 7.18     $ 15.30     $ 12.76     $ 11.56     $ 11.00  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (38.92 )%     27.41 %     12.15 %     9.24 %     7.06 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 10,748     $ 11,276     $ 6,350     $ 209,374     $ 188,049  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.33 %     1.33 %     1.25 %     1.17 %     1.20 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.33 %     1.33 %     1.25 %     1.17 %     1.20 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    1.23 %     0.75 %     0.59 %     1.74 %     1.83 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    91 %     92 %     69 %     87 %     157 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Convertible Securities  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 15.22     $ 12.71     $ 11.54     $ 11.00     $ 11.31  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.04       0.01       (d)     0.09       0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.87 )     3.21       1.32       0.80       0.57  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.83 )     3.22       1.32       0.89       0.71  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.03 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (0.10 )     (0.15 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (3.23 )     (0.67 )     (0.13 )     (0.25 )     (0.87 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (3.26 )     (0.71 )     (0.15 )     (0.35 )     (1.02 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 7.13     $ 15.22     $ 12.71     $ 11.54     $ 11.00  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (39.32 )%     26.54 %     11.47 %     8.09 %     6.52 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 2,920     $ 6,533     $ 6,651     $ 6,656     $ 6,379  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.02 %     1.99 %     1.99 %     2.15 %     1.79 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.02 %     1.99 %     1.99 %     2.15 %     1.79 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    0.40 %     0.10 %     %(e)     0.76 %     1.24 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    91 %     92 %     69 %     87 %     157 %
                                         
    Transamerica Convertible Securities  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 15.17     $ 12.66     $ 11.50     $ 10.97     $ 11.31  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.07       0.02       (d)     0.08       0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.87 )     3.20       1.31       0.82       0.57  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.80 )     3.22       1.31       0.90       0.68  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (0.12 )     (0.15 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (3.23 )     (0.67 )     (0.13 )     (0.25 )     (0.87 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (3.27 )     (0.71 )     (0.15 )     (0.37 )     (1.02 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 7.10     $ 15.17     $ 12.66     $ 11.50     $ 10.97  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (39.24 )%     26.69 %     11.44 %     8.17 %     6.33 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 7,070     $ 3,598     $ 3,551     $ 4,465     $ 5,204  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.94 %     1.94 %     1.94 %     2.16 %     2.05 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.94 %     1.94 %     1.94 %     2.16 %     2.05 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    0.72 %     0.15 %     0.02 %     0.73 %     0.98 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    91 %     92 %     69 %     87 %     157 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Convertible Securities  
    Class I  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006(f)  
Net Asset Value
                       
Beginning of year
  $ 15.31     $ 12.76     $ 11.71  
 
                 
 
                       
Investment Operations
                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.18       0.16       0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.92 )     3.23       1.17  
 
                 
Total from investment operations
    (4.74 )     3.39       1.31  
 
                 
 
                       
Distributions
                       
Net investment income
    (0.15 )     (0.17 )     (0.13 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (3.23 )     (0.67 )     (0.13 )
 
                 
Total distributions
    (3.38 )     (0.84 )     (0.26 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net Asset Value
                       
End of year
  $ 7.19     $ 15.31     $ 12.76  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Return(b)
    (38.58 )%     28.10 %     11.26% (g)
 
                 
 
                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 91,679     $ 148,562     $ 256,474  
 
                 
 
                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                       
Expenses to average net assets
                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.84 %     0.82 %     0.82 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.84 %     0.82 %     0.82 %(h)
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    1.65 %     1.24 %     1.20 %(h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    91 %     92 %     69 %(g)
                                         
    Transamerica Equity  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 12.07     $ 9.83     $ 8.87     $ 7.44     $ 6.86  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment loss(a)
    (0.01 )     (0.05 )     (0.07 )     (0.02 )     (0.07 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (5.21 )     2.29       1.11       1.58       0.65  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (5.22 )     2.24       1.04       1.56       0.58  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net realized gains on investments
                (0.08 )     (0.13 )      
 
                             
Total distributions
                (0.08 )     (0.13 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 6.85     $ 12.07     $ 9.83     $ 8.87     $ 7.44  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (43.25) %     22.79 %     11.71 %     21.16 %     8.45 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 300,140     $ 532,251     $ 500,483     $ 301,635     $ 176,851  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.39 %     1.40 %     1.51 %     1.36 %     1.50 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.39 %     1.40 %     1.51 %     1.36 %     1.50 %
Net investment loss, to average net assets(c)
    (0.07 )%     (0.48 )%     (0.70 )%     (0.27 )%     (0.90 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    33 %     62 %     19 %     39 %     97 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Equity  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 11.39     $ 9.35     $ 8.49     $ 7.19     $ 6.68  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment loss(a)
    (0.08 )     (0.12 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.11 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.89 )     2.16       1.06       1.51       0.62  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.97 )     2.04       0.94       1.43       0.51  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net realized gains on investments
                (0.08 )     (0.13 )      
 
                             
Total distributions
                (0.08 )     (0.13 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 6.42     $ 11.39     $ 9.35     $ 8.49     $ 7.19  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (43.63 )%     21.82 %     11.06 %     20.03 %     7.68 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 59,479     $ 191,007     $ 222,144     $ 49,865     $ 47,928  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.17 %     2.17 %     2.17 %     2.18 %     2.20 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.21 %     2.21 %     2.34 %     2.61 %     2.72 %
Net investment loss, to average net assets(c)
    (0.87 )%     (1.25 )%     (1.34 )%     (0.99 )%     (1.62 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    33 %     62 %     19 %     39 %     97 %
                                         
    Transamerica Equity  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 11.42     $ 9.37     $ 8.50     $ 7.20     $ 6.68  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment loss(a)
    (0.07 )     (0.11 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.11 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.91 )     2.16       1.07       1.51       0.63  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.98 )     2.05       0.95       1.43       0.52  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net realized gains on investments
                (0.08 )     (0.13 )      
 
                             
Total distributions
                (0.08 )     (0.13 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 6.44     $ 11.42     $ 9.37     $ 8.50     $ 7.20  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (43.61 )%     21.88 %     11.16 %     20.05 %     7.78 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 46,676     $ 101,226     $ 97,047     $ 23,656     $ 21,808  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.04 %     2.07 %     2.10 %     2.18 %     2.20 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.04 %     2.07 %     2.10 %     2.31 %     2.55 %
Net investment loss, to average net assets(c)
    (0.72 )%     (1.15 )%     (1.27 )%     (1.00 )%     (1.63 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    33 %     62 %     19 %     39 %     97 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Equity  
    Class I  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006(f)  
Net Asset Value
                       
Beginning of year
  $ 12.23     $ 9.90     $ 9.17  
 
                 
 
                       
Investment Operations
                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.06       0.01       (d)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (5.30 )     2.32       0.81  
 
                 
Total from investment operations
    (5.24 )     2.33       0.81  
 
                 
 
                       
Distributions
                       
Net realized gains on investments
                (0.08 )
 
                 
Total distributions
                (0.08 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net Asset Value
                       
End of year
  $ 6.99     $ 12.23     $ 9.90  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Return(b)
    (42.85) %     23.54 %     8.83% (g)
 
                 
 
                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 500,722     $ 888,019     $ 714,803  
 
                 
 
                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                       
Expenses to average net assets
                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.75 %     0.78 %     0.81 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.75 %     0.78 %     0.81 %(h)
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    0.55 %     0.13 %     0.02 %(h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    33 %     62 %     19 %(g)
                         
    Transamerica Equity  
    Class T  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006(i)  
Net Asset Value
                       
Beginning of year
  $ 33.53     $ 27.18     $ 27.10  
 
                 
 
                       
Investment Operations
                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.12             (d)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (14.51 )     6.35       0.08  
 
                 
Total from investment operations
    (14.39 )     6.35       0.08  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Asset Value
                       
End of year
  $ 19.14     $ 33.53     $ 27.18  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Return(b)
    (42.92) %     23.36 %     0.30 %(g)
 
                 
 
                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 90,881     $ 183,495     $ 195,420  
 
                 
 
                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                       
Expenses to average net assets
                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.89 %     0.91 %     0.84 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.89 %     0.91 %     0.84 %(h)
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.42 %     0.01 %     (0.21 )%(h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    33 %     62 %     19 %(g)
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Flexible Income  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 9.14     $ 9.38     $ 9.31     $ 9.68     $ 10.21  
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.44       0.48       0.43       0.37       0.38  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (1.89 )     (0.25 )     0.05       (0.32 )     0.14  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (1.45 )     0.23       0.48       0.05       0.52  
 
                             
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.47 )     (0.47 )     (0.41 )     (0.38 )     (0.38 )
Net realized gains on investments
                            (0.63 )
Return of capital
                      (0.04 )     (0.04 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.47 )     (0.47 )     (0.41 )     (0.42 )     (1.05 )
 
                             
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 7.22     $ 9.14     $ 9.38     $ 9.31     $ 9.68  
 
                             
Total Return(b)
    (16.57 )%     2.42 %     5.34 %     0.47 %     5.72 %
 
                             
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 13,360     $ 15,409     $ 17,005     $ 140,203     $ 80,201  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.39 %     1.40 %     1.47 %     1.25 %     1.43 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.39 %     1.40 %     1.47 %     1.25 %     1.43 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    5.12 %     5.12 %     4.64 %     3.85 %     3.89 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    98 %     108 %     110 %     58 %     169 %
                                         
    Transamerica Flexible Income  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 9.14     $ 9.39     $ 9.32     $ 9.68     $ 10.20  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.38       0.42       0.38       0.29       0.32  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (1.88 )     (0.26 )     0.06       (0.32 )     0.15  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (1.50 )     0.16       0.44       (0.03 )     0.47  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.41 )     (0.41 )     (0.37 )     (0.29 )     (0.32 )
Net realized gains on investments
                            (0.63 )
Return of capital
                      (0.04 )     (0.04 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.41 )     (0.41 )     (0.37 )     (0.33 )     (0.99 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 7.23     $ 9.14     $ 9.39     $ 9.32     $ 9.68  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (17.03 )%     1.66 %     4.81 %     (0.36 )%     5.13 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 8,628     $ 17,007     $ 23,501     $ 32,560     $ 45,338  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.05 %     2.04 %     2.08 %     2.08 %     2.03 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.05 %     2.04 %     2.08 %     2.08 %     2.03 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    4.42 %     4.48 %     4.08 %     3.02 %     3.25 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    98 %     108 %     110 %     58 %     169 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Flexible Income  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 9.12     $ 9.36     $ 9.30     $ 9.67     $ 10.20  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.39       0.42       0.39       0.29       0.33  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (1.88 )     (0.25 )     0.04       (0.33 )     0.13  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (1.49 )     0.17       0.43       (0.04 )     0.46  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.42 )     (0.41 )     (0.37 )     (0.29 )     (0.32 )
Net realized gains on investments
                            (0.63 )
Return of capital
                      (0.04 )     (0.04 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.42 )     (0.41 )     (0.37 )     (0.33 )     (0.99 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 7.21     $ 9.12     $ 9.36     $ 9.30     $ 9.67  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (16.98 )%     1.81 %     4.74 %     (0.40 )%     5.02 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 5,981     $ 8,982     $ 12,519     $ 13,439     $ 19,675  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.97 %     2.00 %     2.07 %     2.11 %     2.10 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.97 %     2.00 %     2.07 %     2.11 %     2.10 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    4.52 %     4.51 %     4.15 %     2.99 %     3.37 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    98 %     108 %     110 %     58 %     169 %
                                 
    Transamerica Flexible Income  
    Class I  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005(j)  
Net Asset Value
                               
Beginning of year
  $ 9.17     $ 9.42     $ 9.35     $ 9.68  
 
                       
 
                               
Investment Operations
                               
Net investment income(a)
    0.50       0.53       0.50       0.40  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (1.90 )     (0.26 )     0.05       (0.32 )
 
                       
Total from investment operations
    (1.40 )     0.27       0.55       0.08  
 
                       
 
                               
Distributions
                               
Net investment income
    (0.52 )     (0.52 )     (0.48 )     (0.37 )
Net realized gains on investments
                      (0.04 )
 
                       
Total distributions
    (0.52 )     (0.52 )     (0.48 )     (0.41 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net Asset Value
                               
End of year
  $ 7.25     $ 9.17     $ 9.42     $ 9.35  
 
                       
 
                               
Total Return(b)
    (16.02 )%     2.93 %     6.04 %     0.85 %(g)
 
                       
 
                               
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 128,108     $ 370,611     $ 221,116     $ 110,709  
 
                       
 
                               
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                               
Expenses to average net assets
                               
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.77 %     0.80 %     0.86 %     0.85 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.77 %     0.80 %     0.86 %     0.85 %(h)
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    5.67 %     5.71 %     5.35 %     4.25 %(h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    98 %     108 %     110 %     58 %(g)
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Growth Opportunities  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 11.40     $ 8.36     $ 7.85     $ 6.61     $ 5.95  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment loss(a)
    (0.06 )     (0.09 )     (0.07 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.77 )     3.13       0.58       1.26       0.69  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.83 )     3.04       0.51       1.24       0.66  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 6.57     $ 11.40     $ 8.36     $ 7.85     $ 6.61  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (42.37 )%     36.20 %     6.62 %     18.76 %     11.09 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 41,005     $ 64,825     $ 56,588     $ 256,559     $ 230,633  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.75 %     1.75 %     1.72 %     1.41 %     1.43 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.81 %     1.77 %     1.72 %     1.41 %     1.43 %
Net investment loss, to average net assets(c)
    (0.69 )%     (1.00 )%     (0.89 )%     (0.30 )%     (0.47 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    45 %     85 %     59 %     34 %     43 %
                                         
    Transamerica Growth Opportunities  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 10.72     $ 7.92     $ 7.48     $ 6.37     $ 5.79  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment loss(a)
    (0.12 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.09 )     (0.09 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.47 )     2.94       0.57       1.20       0.67  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.59 )     2.80       0.44       1.11       0.58  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 6.13     $ 10.72     $ 7.92     $ 7.48     $ 6.37  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (42.82 )%     35.35 %     5.88 %     17.43 %     10.02 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 20,823     $ 65,123     $ 66,098     $ 74,589     $ 77,869  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.40 %     2.40 %     2.40 %     2.40 %     2.40 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.46 %     2.45 %     2.46 %     2.61 %     2.64 %
Net investment loss, to average net assets(c)
    (1.39 )%     (1.66 )%     (1.57 )%     (1.29 )%     (1.44 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    45 %     85 %     59 %     34 %     43 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Growth Opportunities  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 10.74     $ 7.94     $ 7.49     $ 6.38     $ 5.79  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment loss(a)
    (0.11 )     (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.09 )     (0.10 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.47 )     2.94       0.57       1.20       0.69  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.58 )     2.80       0.45       1.11       0.59  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 6.16     $ 10.74     $ 7.94     $ 7.49     $ 6.38  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (42.64 )%     35.26 %     6.01 %     17.40 %     10.19 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 10,619     $ 22,656     $ 21,688     $ 25,432     $ 28,103  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.34 %     2.36 %     2.38 %     2.40 %     2.40 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.34 %     2.36 %     2.38 %     2.54 %     2.65 %
Net investment loss, to average net assets(c)
    (1.29 )%     (1.61 )%     (1.54 )%     (1.29 )%     (1.58 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    45 %     85 %     59 %     34 %     43 %
                         
    Transamerica Growth Opportunities  
    Class I  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006(f)  
Net Asset Value
                       
Beginning of year
  $ 11.59     $ 8.43     $ 7.99  
 
                 
 
                       
Investment Operations
                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.01       (0.01 )     (d)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.86 )     3.17       0.44  
 
                 
Total from investment operations
    (4.85 )     3.16       0.44  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Asset Value
                       
End of year
  $ 6.74     $ 11.59     $ 8.43  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Return(b)
    (41.85 )%     37.49 %     5.51 %(g)
 
                 
 
                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 86,425     $ 206,863     $ 214,775  
 
                 
 
                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                       
Expenses to average net assets
                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.86 %     0.88 %     0.88% (h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.86 %     0.88 %     0.88% (h)
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.15 %     (0.15 )%     (0.06% (h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    45 %     85 %     59% (g)
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica High Yield Bond  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 9.12     $ 9.19     $ 8.97     $ 9.37     $ 9.08  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.64       0.60       0.61       0.56       0.52  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (2.83 )     (0.07 )     0.19       (0.37 )     0.29  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (2.19 )     0.53       0.80       0.19       0.81  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.62 )     (0.60 )     (0.58 )     (0.59 )     (0.52 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.62 )     (0.60 )     (0.58 )     (0.59 )     (0.52 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 6.31     $ 9.12     $ 9.19     $ 8.97     $ 9.37  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (25.46 )%     5.90 %     9.27 %     2.06 %     9.23 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 24,506     $ 35,147     $ 43,514     $ 336,340     $ 309,223  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.16 %     1.15 %     1.16 %     1.05 %     1.08 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.16 %     1.15 %     1.16 %     1.05 %     1.08 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    7.65 %     6.45 %     6.77 %     6.04 %     5.67 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    38 %     80 %     73 %     71 %     49 %
                                         
    Transamerica High Yield Bond  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 9.11     $ 9.18     $ 8.97     $ 9.37     $ 9.08  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.58       0.53       0.55       0.48       0.46  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (2.83 )     (0.06 )     0.19       (0.37 )     0.29  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (2.25 )     0.47       0.74       0.11       0.75  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.56 )     (0.54 )     (0.53 )     (0.51 )     (0.46 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.56 )     (0.54 )     (0.53 )     (0.51 )     (0.46 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 6.30     $ 9.11     $ 9.18     $ 8.97     $ 9.37  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (26.04 )%     5.19 %     8.53 %     1.21 %     8.52 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 9,091     $ 21,370     $ 27,753     $ 37,006     $ 49,422  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.85 %     1.83 %     1.83 %     1.85 %     1.72 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.85 %     1.83 %     1.83 %     1.85 %     1.72 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    6.83 %     5.77 %     6.12 %     5.18 %     5.05 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    38 %     80 %     73 %     71 %     49 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica High Yield Bond  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 9.10     $ 9.17     $ 8.96     $ 9.36     $ 9.08  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.58       0.53       0.55       0.47       0.46  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (2.82 )     (0.06 )     0.19       (0.36 )     0.28  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (2.24 )     0.47       0.74       0.11       0.74  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.56 )     (0.54 )     (0.53 )     (0.51 )     (0.46 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.56 )     (0.54 )     (0.53 )     (0.51 )     (0.46 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 6.30     $ 9.10     $ 9.17     $ 8.96     $ 9.36  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (25.89 )%     5.21 %     8.54 %     1.21 %     8.41 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 5,429     $ 10,160     $ 11,317     $ 15,880     $ 25,379  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.80 %     1.83 %     1.83 %     1.88 %     1.78 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.80 %     1.83 %     1.83 %     1.88 %     1.78 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    6.93 %     5.77 %     6.12 %     5.11 %     4.95 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    38 %     80 %     73 %     71 %     49 %
                                 
    Transamerica High Yield Bond  
    Class I  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005(j)  
Net Asset Value
                               
Beginning of year
  $ 9.17     $ 9.24     $ 9.02     $ 9.39  
 
                       
 
                               
Investment Operations
                               
Net investment income(a)
    0.69       0.65       0.67       0.59  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (2.85 )     (0.07 )     0.18       (0.37 )
 
                       
Total from investment operations
    (2.16 )     0.58       0.85       0.22  
 
                       
 
                               
Distributions
                               
Net investment income
    (0.66 )     (0.65 )     (0.63 )     (0.59 )
 
                       
Total distributions
    (0.66 )     (0.65 )     (0.63 )     (0.59 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net Asset Value
                               
End of year
  $ 6.35     $ 9.17     $ 9.24     $ 9.02  
 
                       
 
                               
Total Return(b)
    (25.05 )%     6.39 %     9.81 %     2.33 %(g)
 
                       
 
                               
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 418,923     $ 331,300     $ 315,252     $ 40,860  
 
                       
 
                               
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                               
Expenses to average net assets
                               
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.65 %     0.65 %     0.66 %     0.66 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.65 %     0.65 %     0.66 %     0.66 %(h)
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    8.34 %     6.96 %     7.29 %     6.60 %(h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    38 %     80 %     73 %     71 %(g)
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 17.08     $ 18.18     $ 16.10     $ 14.80     $ 13.95  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.12       0.07       0.09       0.06       (0.03 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (5.73 )     1.49       2.55       1.24       0.88  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (5.61 )     1.56       2.64       1.30       0.85  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
          (0.06 )     (0.01 )     (d)      
Net realized gains on investments
    (1.49 )     (2.60 )     (0.55 )            
 
                             
Total distributions
    (1.49 )     (2.66 )     (0.56 )     (d)      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 9.98     $ 17.08     $ 18.18     $ 16.10     $ 14.80  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (35.81 )%     9.27 %     16.74 %     8.79 %     6.09 %
 
                             
 
 
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 28,237     $ 49,938     $ 55,622     $ 173,929     $ 438,047  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.55 %     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.32 %     1.33 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.59 %     1.56 %     1.57 %     1.32 %     1.33 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.85 %     0.42 %     0.52 %     0.36 %     (0.17 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    27 %     17 %     25 %     27 %     25 %
                                         
    Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 16.01     $ 17.24     $ 15.39     $ 14.27     $ 13.53  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.02       (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.09 )     (0.11 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (5.30 )     1.40       2.43       1.21       0.85  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (5.28 )     1.37       2.40       1.12       0.74  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
                (d)            
Net realized gains on investments
    (1.49 )     (2.60 )     (0.55 )            
 
                             
Total distributions
    (1.49 )     (2.60 )     (0.55 )            
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 9.24     $ 16.01     $ 17.24     $ 15.39     $ 14.27  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (36.18 )%     8.57 %     15.97 %     7.84 %     5.48 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 33,670     $ 88,268     $ 109,567     $ 123,494     $ 150,829  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.20 %     2.19 %     2.20 %     2.19 %     1.97 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.24 %     2.19 %     2.21 %     2.19 %     1.97 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.20 %     (0.22 )%     (0.17 )%     (0.58 )%     (0.80 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    27 %     17 %     25 %     27 %     25 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 16.04     $ 17.25     $ 15.39     $ 14.26     $ 13.53  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.03       (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.08 )     (0.12 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (5.32 )     1.41       2.43       1.21       0.85  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (5.29 )     1.39       2.41       1.13       0.73  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
                (d)            
Net realized gains on investments
    (1.49 )     (2.60 )     (0.55 )            
 
                             
Total distributions
    (1.49 )     (2.60 )     (0.55 )            
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 9.26     $ 16.04     $ 17.25     $ 15.39     $ 14.26  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (36.17 )%     8.70 %     16.04 %     7.89 %     5.43 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 15,316     $ 35,568     $ 41,340     $ 49,909     $ 65,391  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.15 %     2.13 %     2.15 %     2.15 %     1.99 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.15 %     2.13 %     2.15 %     2.15 %     1.99 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.26 %     (0.15 )%     (0.12 )%     (0.53 )%     (0.83 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    27 %     17 %     25 %     27 %     25 %
                                         
    Transamerica Money Market  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.02       0.05       0.04       0.02       (d)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    (d)                        
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    0.02       0.05       0.04       0.02       (d)
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (d)
Net realized gains on investments
          (d)                  
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (d)
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    2.52 %     4.61 %     4.09 %     2.10 %     0.42 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 142,456     $ 95,766     $ 78,716     $ 150,804     $ 185,311  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.83 %     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.83 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.08 %     1.20 %     1.23 %     1.05 %     1.19 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    2.40 %     4.54 %     3.98 %     2.08 %     0.45 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Money Market  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.02       0.04       0.03       0.02       (d)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    (d)                        
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    0.02       0.04       0.03       0.02       (d)
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (d)
Net realized gains on investments
          (d)                  
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (d)
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    1.83 %     3.92 %     3.41 %     1.60 %     0.14 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 40,110     $ 23,324     $ 25,727     $ 31,647     $ 40,203  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.48 %     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.32 %     1.10 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.75 %     1.83 %     1.80 %     1.79 %     1.81 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    1.75 %     3.87 %     3.50 %     1.57 %     0.13 %
                                         
    Transamerica Money Market  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.02       0.04       0.03       0.02       (d)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    (d)                        
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    0.02       0.04       0.03       0.02       (d)
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (d)
Net realized gains on investments
          (d)                  
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (d)
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    1.86 %     3.92 %     3.16 %     1.87 %     0.14 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 59,991     $ 19,638     $ 17,286     $ 15,997     $ 22,277  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.48 %     1.48 %     1.48 %     1.26 %     0.98 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.67 %     1.73 %     1.82 %     1.89 %     1.96 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    1.65 %     3.88 %     3.40 %     1.61 %     0.43 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Money Market  
    Class I  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006 (f)  
Net Asset Value
                       
Beginning of year
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 
                 
 
                       
Investment Operations
                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.03       0.05       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
    (d)            
 
                 
Total from investment operations
    0.03       0.05       0.04  
 
                 
 
                       
Distributions
                       
Net investment income
    (0.03 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )
Net realized gains on investments
          (d)      
 
                 
Total distributions
    (0.03 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net Asset Value
                       
End of year
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Return(b)
    2.84 %     4.98 %     4.30 %(g)
 
                 
 
                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 29,327     $ 34,673     $ 26,466  
 
                 
 
                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                       
Expenses to average net assets
                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.48 %     0.48 %     0.48 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.49 %     0.52 %     0.51 %(h)
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    2.89 %     4.88 %     4.39 %(h)
                                         
    Transamerica Science & Technology  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,        
    2008     2007     2006     2005     October 31, 2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 5.67     $ 3.91     $ 3.82     $ 3.80     $ 3.61  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )     0.03       (0.04 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (2.61 )     1.81       0.18       0.02       0.23  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (2.65 )     1.76       0.15       0.05       0.19  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
                      (0.03 )      
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.18 )           (0.06 )            
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.18 )           (0.06 )     (0.03 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 2.84     $ 5.67     $ 3.91     $ 3.82     $ 3.80  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (48.18 )%     45.01 %     3.78 %     1.23 %     5.26 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 3,778     $ 7,874     $ 5,616     $ 65,423     $ 119,985  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.53 %     1.53 %     1.53 %     1.32 %     1.36 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.70 %     1.77 %     1.67 %     1.32 %     1.36 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    (1.02 )%     (1.03 )%     (0.72 )%     0.63 %     (1.12 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    47 %     66 %     94 %     73 %     41 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Science & Technology  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 5.40     $ 3.74     $ 3.68     $ 3.68     $ 3.51  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment loss(a)
    (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (0.02 )     (0.06 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (2.47 )     1.73       0.18       0.02       0.23  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (2.54 )     1.66       0.12             0.17  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.18 )           (0.06 )            
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.18 )           (0.06 )            
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 2.68     $ 5.40     $ 3.74     $ 3.68     $ 3.68  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (48.56 )%     44.39 %     3.10 %     (e)%     4.84 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 2,094     $ 4,913     $ 4,208     $ 5,316     $ 6,874  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.18 %     2.18 %     2.18 %     2.20 %     1.91 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.53 %     2.53 %     2.57 %     2.68 %     1.91 %
Net investment loss, to average net assets(c)
    (1.67 )%     (1.67 )%     (1.58 )%     (0.58 )%     (1.68 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    47 %     66 %     94 %     73 %     41 %
                                         
    Transamerica Science & Technology  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 5.39     $ 3.73     $ 3.67     $ 3.67     $ 3.51  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment loss(a)
    (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (0.02 )     (0.07 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (2.46 )     1.73       0.18       0.02       0.23  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (2.53 )     1.66       0.12             0.16  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.18 )           (0.06 )            
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.18 )           (0.06 )            
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 2.68     $ 5.39     $ 3.73     $ 3.67     $ 3.67  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (48.46 )%     44.50 %     3.11 %     (e)%     4.56 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 1,417     $ 2,799     $ 2,045     $ 2,779     $ 4,089  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.18 %     2.18 %     2.18 %     2.20 %     2.20 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.31 %     2.36 %     2.35 %     2.65 %     2.60 %
Net investment loss, to average net assets(c)
    (1.67 )%     (1.63 )%     (1.57 )%     (0.51 )%     (1.94 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    47 %     66 %     94 %     73 %     41 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Science & Technology  
    Class I  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006(f)  
Net Asset Value
                       
Beginning of year
  $ 5.74     $ 3.93     $ 3.98  
 
                 
 
                       
Investment Operations
                       
Net investment loss(a)
    (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (2.65 )     1.83       0.02  
 
                 
Total from investment operations
    (2.67 )     1.81       0.01  
 
                 
 
                       
Distributions
                       
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.18 )           (0.06 )
 
                 
Total distributions
    (0.18 )           (0.06 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net Asset Value
                       
End of year
  $ 2.89     $ 5.74     $ 3.93  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Return(b)
    (47.93 )%     46.06 %     0.12 %(g)
 
                 
 
                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 46,222     $ 84,206     $ 57,642  
 
                 
 
                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                       
Expenses to average net assets
                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.91 %     0.92 %     0.92 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.91 %     0.92 %     0.92 %(h)
Net investment loss, to average net assets(c)
    (0.41 )%     (0.41 )%     (0.35 )%(h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    47 %     66 %     94 %(g)
                 
    Transamerica Short-Term  
    Bond  
    Class A     Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,  
    2008(k)     2008(k)  
Net Asset Value
               
Beginning of year
  $ 10.00     $ 10.00  
 
           
 
               
Investment Operations
               
Net investment income(a)
    0.38       0.32  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments
    (0.54 )     (0.55 )
 
           
Total from investment operations
    (0.16 )     (0.23 )
 
           
 
               
Distributions
               
Net investment income
    (0.40 )     (0.35 )
 
           
Total distributions
    (0.40 )     (0.35 )
 
           
 
               
Net Asset Value
               
End of year
  $ 9.44     $ 9.42  
 
           
 
               
Total Return(b)
    (1.70 )%(g)     (2.43 )%(g)
 
           
 
               
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 5,663     $ 7,263  
 
           
 
               
Ratio and Supplemental Data
               
Expenses to average net assets
               
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.11 %(h)     1.76 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.11 %(h)     1.76 %(h)
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    3.92 %(h)     3.28 %(h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    67 %(g)     67 %(g)
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Short-Term Bond  
    Class I  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005(j)  
Net Asset Value
                               
Beginning of year
  $ 9.82     $ 9.84     $ 9.79     $ 10.00  
 
                       
 
                               
Investment Operations
                               
Net investment income(a)
    0.43       0.47       0.40       0.28  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (0.54 )     (0.04 )     0.05       (0.22 )
 
                       
Total from investment operations
    (0.11 )     0.43       0.45       0.06  
 
                       
 
                               
Distributions
                               
Net investment income
    (0.43 )     (0.45 )     (0.40 )     (0.27 )
 
                       
Total distributions
    (0.43 )     (0.45 )     (0.40 )     (0.27 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net Asset Value
                               
End of year
  $ 9.28     $ 9.82     $ 9.84     $ 9.79  
 
                       
 
                               
Total Return(b)
    (1.22 )%     4.45 %     4.72 %     0.49 %(g)
 
                       
 
                               
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 492,333     $ 563,889     $ 379,442     $ 174,302  
 
                       
 
                               
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                               
Expenses to average net assets
                               
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.68 %     0.67 %     0.70 %     0.71 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.68 %     0.67 %     0.70 %     0.71 %(h)
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    4.38 %     4.81 %     4.10 %     2.92 %(h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    67 %     117 %     100 %     153 %(g)
                                         
    Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 23.78     $ 17.78     $ 16.69     $ 14.32     $ 12.94  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.21       0.14       0.28       0.03       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (8.64 )     6.30       1.96       2.85       2.56  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (8.43 )     6.44       2.24       2.88       2.60  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.16 )     (0.13 )     (0.03 )     (0.09 )      
Net realized gains on investments
    (2.49 )     (0.31 )     (1.12 )     (0.42 )     (1.22 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (2.65 )     (0.44 )     (1.15 )     (0.51 )     (1.22 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 12.70     $ 23.78     $ 17.78     $ 16.69     $ 14.32  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (39.47 )%     36.99 %     13.97 %     20.41 %     20.61 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 199,210     $ 96,667     $ 47,014     $ 386,346     $ 334,763  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.41 %     1.41 %     1.39 %     1.24 %     1.32 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.41 %     1.41 %     1.39 %     1.24 %     1.32 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    1.18 %     0.71 %     1.61 %     0.20 %     0.31 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    48 %     22 %     21 %     42 %     81 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 22.89     $ 17.12     $ 16.21     $ 13.97     $ 12.73  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.06       0.02       (0.01 )     (0.11 )     (0.06 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (8.27 )     6.06       2.07       2.77       2.52  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (8.21 )     6.08       2.06       2.66       2.46  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
                (0.03 )            
Net realized gains on investments
    (2.49 )     (0.31 )     (1.12 )     (0.42 )     (1.22 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (2.49 )     (0.31 )     (1.15 )     (0.42 )     (1.22 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 12.19     $ 22.89     $ 17.12     $ 16.21     $ 13.97  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (39.85 )%     36.09 %     13.21 %     19.30 %     19.85 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 31,716     $ 53,285     $ 47,007     $ 46,410     $ 40,477  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.07 %     2.07 %     2.10 %     2.14 %     1.97 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.07 %     2.07 %     2.10 %     2.14 %     1.97 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.34 %     0.12 %     (0.06 )%     (0.70 )%     (0.43 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    48 %     22 %     21 %     42 %     81 %
                                         
    Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 22.81     $ 17.09     $ 16.18     $ 13.96     $ 12.73  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.09       0.02       (d)     (0.12 )     (0.01 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (8.24 )     6.05       2.06       2.77       2.46  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (8.15 )     6.07       2.06       2.65       2.45  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.07 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )      
Net realized gains on investments
    (2.49 )     (0.31 )     (1.12 )     (0.42 )     (1.22 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (2.56 )     (0.35 )     (1.15 )     (0.43 )     (1.22 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 12.10     $ 22.81     $ 17.09     $ 16.18     $ 13.96  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (39.84 )%     36.16 %     13.23 %     19.22 %     19.78 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 95,729     $ 63,856     $ 29,105     $ 21,532     $ 19,678  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.04 %     2.04 %     2.08 %     2.20 %     2.07 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.04 %     2.04 %     2.08 %     2.20 %     2.07 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.52 %     0.10 %     (0.03 )%     (0.76 )%     (0.02 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    48 %     22 %     21 %     42 %     81 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value  
    Class I  
    October 31,
2008
    October 31,
2007
    October 31,
2006(f)
 
Net Asset Value
                       
Beginning of year
  $ 23.91     $ 17.87     $ 16.84  
 
                 
 
                       
Investment Operations
                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.30       0.26       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (8.67 )     6.32       1.97  
 
                 
Total from investment operations
    (8.37 )     6.58       2.15  
 
                 
 
                       
Distributions
                       
Net investment income
    (0.24 )     (0.23 )      
Net realized gains on investments
    (2.49 )     (0.31 )     (1.12 )
 
                 
Total distributions
    (2.73 )     (0.54 )     (1.12 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net Asset Value
                       
End of year
  $ 12.81     $ 23.91     $ 17.87  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Return(b)
    (39.11 )%     37.78 %     13.30 %(g)
 
                 
 
                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 214,351     $ 487,605     $ 478,728  
 
                 
 
                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                       
Expenses to average net assets
                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.85 %     0.85 %     0.86 %(h)
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    0.85 %     0.85 %     0.86 %(h)
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    1.58 %     1.30 %     1.05 %(h)
Portfolio turnover rate
    48 %     22 %     21 %(g)
                                         
    Transamerica Templeton Global  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 35.83     $ 29.28     $ 24.68     $ 22.57     $ 21.41  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.33       0.19       0.15       0.21       (0.07 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (16.19 )     6.70       4.45       2.14       1.23  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (15.86 )     6.89       4.60       2.35       1.16  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.34 )     (0.34 )     (d)     (0.24 )      
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.34 )     (0.34 )     (d)     (0.24 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 19.63     $ 35.83     $ 29.28     $ 24.68     $ 22.57  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (44.68 )%     23.74 %     18.65 %     10.41 %     5.41 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 73,721     $ 118,738     $ 117,367     $ 385,504     $ 226,517  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.55 %     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.42 %     1.85 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.61 %     1.63 %     1.62 %     1.42 %     1.85 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    1.13 %     0.59 %     0.55 %     0.85 %     (0.31 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    28 %     30 %     55 %     79 %     140 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Templeton Global  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 33.52     $ 27.40     $ 23.24     $ 21.23     $ 20.25  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.08       (0.02 )     (0.01 )     0.02       (0.20 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (15.14 )     6.28       4.17       1.99       1.18  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (15.06 )     6.26       4.16       2.01       0.98  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.05 )     (0.14 )           (d)      
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.05 )     (0.14 )           (d)      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 18.41     $ 33.52     $ 27.40     $ 23.24     $ 21.23  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (44.99 )%     22.94 %     17.90 %     9.48 %     4.83 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 10,746     $ 63,876     $ 75,711     $ 90,877     $ 117,409  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.20 %     2.20 %     2.20 %     2.20 %     2.49 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.44 %     2.39 %     2.42 %     2.41 %     2.49 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.29 %     (0.07 )%     (0.05 )%     0.07 %     (0.93 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    28 %     30 %     55 %     79 %     140 %
                                         
    Transamerica Templeton Global  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 33.47     $ 27.37     $ 23.21     $ 21.21     $ 20.25  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income (loss)(a)
    0.12       (0.02 )     (0.01 )     0.02       (0.15 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (15.10 )     6.27       4.17       1.99       1.11  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (14.98 )     6.25       4.16       2.01       0.96  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.22 )     (0.15 )           (0.01 )      
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.22 )     (0.15 )           (0.01 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 18.27     $ 33.47     $ 27.37     $ 23.21     $ 21.21  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (45.05 )%     22.95 %     17.87 %     9.52 %     4.74 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 14,286     $ 31,506     $ 32,341     $ 36,938     $ 48,378  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.20 %     2.20 %     2.20 %     2.20 %     2.18 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.26 %     2.31 %     2.35 %     2.38 %     2.18 %
Net investment income (loss), to average net assets(c)
    0.43 %     (0.07 )%     (0.05 )%     0.07 %     (0.72 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    28 %     30 %     55 %     79 %     140 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Value Balanced  
    Class A  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 14.38     $ 13.30     $ 11.95     $ 12.11     $ 11.49  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.30       0.28       0.23       0.24       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.74 )     1.41       1.54       0.69       0.61  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.44 )     1.69       1.77       0.93       0.79  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.31 )     (0.23 )     (0.24 )     (0.25 )     (0.17 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.72 )     (0.38 )     (0.18 )     (0.84 )      
 
                             
Total distributions
    (1.03 )     (0.61 )     (0.42 )     (1.09 )     (0.17 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 8.91     $ 14.38     $ 13.30     $ 11.95     $ 12.11  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (32.94 )%     13.11 %     15.09 %     7.79 %     6.99 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 18,666     $ 32,485     $ 32,666     $ 32,934     $ 37,393  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.55 %     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.55 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    1.56 %     1.58 %     1.63 %     1.59 %     1.63 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    2.51 %     2.06 %     1.84 %     2.03 %     1.50 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    50 %     42 %     42 %     57 %     122 %
                                         
    Transamerica Value Balanced  
    Class B  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 14.32     $ 13.25     $ 11.91     $ 12.07     $ 11.46  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.22       0.19       0.15       0.17       0.10  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.72 )     1.41       1.53       0.68       0.61  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.50 )     1.60       1.68       0.85       0.71  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.22 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.17 )     (0.10 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.72 )     (0.38 )     (0.18 )     (0.84 )      
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.94 )     (0.53 )     (0.34 )     (1.01 )     (0.10 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 8.88     $ 14.32     $ 13.25     $ 11.91     $ 12.07  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (33.37 )%     12.40 %     14.28 %     7.13 %     6.23 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 6,414     $ 17,508     $ 20,405     $ 24,072     $ 29,409  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.20 %     2.20 %     2.20 %     2.20 %     2.20 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.30 %     2.27 %     2.28 %     2.27 %     2.30 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    1.83 %     1.43 %     1.20 %     1.39 %     0.81 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    50 %     42 %     42 %     57 %     122 %
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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    Transamerica Value Balanced  
    Class C  
    October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,     October 31,  
    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Net Asset Value
                                       
Beginning of year
  $ 14.31     $ 13.25     $ 11.91     $ 12.07     $ 11.46  
 
                             
 
                                       
Investment Operations
                                       
Net investment income(a)
    0.22       0.19       0.15       0.17       0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    (4.72 )     1.41       1.53       0.69       0.60  
 
                             
Total from investment operations
    (4.50 )     1.60       1.68       0.86       0.71  
 
                             
 
                                       
Distributions
                                       
Net investment income
    (0.22 )     (0.16 )     (0.16 )     (0.18 )     (0.10 )
Net realized gains on investments
    (0.72 )     (0.38 )     (0.18 )     (0.84 )      
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.94 )     (0.54 )     (0.34 )     (1.02 )     (0.10 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Asset Value
                                       
End of year
  $ 8.87     $ 14.31     $ 13.25     $ 11.91     $ 12.07  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total Return(b)
    (33.33 )%     12.40 %     14.33 %     7.18 %     6.31 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Net Assets End of Year
  $ 5,833     $ 11,674     $ 11,316     $ 11,926     $ 14,285  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio and Supplemental Data
                                       
Expenses to average net assets
                                       
After reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.13 %     2.17 %     2.20 %     2.16 %     2.20 %
Before reimbursement/fee waiver
    2.13 %     2.17 %     2.20 %     2.16 %     2.39 %
Net investment income, to average net assets(c)
    1.92 %     1.44 %     1.19 %     1.43 %     0.78 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    50 %     42 %     42 %     57 %     122 %
 
(a)   Calculation is based on average number of shares outstanding.
 
(b)   Total return has been calculated for the applicable period without deduction of a sales load, if any, on an initial purchase.
 
(c)   Includes Redemption Fees, if any. The impact of Redemption Fees is less than 0.01% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class T, respectively.
 
(d)   Rounds to less than $(0.01) or $0.01.
 
(e)   Rounds to less than (0.01%) or 0.01%.
 
(f)   Commenced operations November 15, 2005.
 
(g)   Not annualized.
 
(h)   Annualized.
 
(i)   Commenced operations October 27, 2006.
 
(j)   Commenced operations November 8, 2004.
 
(k)   Commenced operations November 1, 2007.
The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of this report.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts in thousands)
NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Transamerica Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Transamerica Balanced, Transamerica Convertible Securities, Transamerica Equity, Transamerica Flexible Income, Transamerica Growth Opportunities, Transamerica High Yield Bond, Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap, Transamerica Money Market, Transamerica Science & Technology, Transamerica Short-Term Bond, Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value, Transamerica Templeton Global and Transamerica Value Balanced (each, a “Fund”; collectively, the “Funds”) are part of Transamerica Funds.
Effective March 1, 2008, Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds changed its name to Transamerica Funds. Also effective on March 1, 2008, “TA IDEX” was removed from the beginning of each Fund name and replaced with “Transamerica”.
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap and Transamerica Science & Technology are “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act.
In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
This report should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ current prospectus, which contains more complete information about the Funds.
In preparing the Funds’ financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), estimates or assumptions (which could differ from actual results) may be used that affect reported amounts and disclosures. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.
Multiple class operations, income and expenses: The Funds, except Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap, Transamerica Short-Term Bond, Transamerica Equity and Transamerica Templeton Global, currently have four classes of shares, Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class I. Transamerica Balanced, Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap and Transamerica Templeton Global currently have three classes of shares; Class A, Class B, and Class C. Transamerica Equity currently has five classes of shares, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class T. Effective November 1, 2007, in addition to Class I, Transamerica Short-Term Bond also offers Class A and Class C shares. Effective March 1, 2008, Class I of Transamerica Templeton Global was liguidated. Class T shares are not available to new investors. Each of the above classes has a public offering price that reflects different sales charges, if any, and expense levels. Class I shares are currently available for investment primarily to certain affiliated asset allocation funds.
Class I shares may also be made available to other investors, including institutional investors such as foreign insurers, domestic insurance companies and their separate accounts, and eligible retirement plans whose record keepers or financial service firm intermediaries have entered into agreements with Transamerica Funds or its agents. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class, based upon the value of shares outstanding method as permitted under Rule 18f-3 of the 1940 Act. Each class bears its own specific expenses as well as a portion of general, common expenses.
Security valuations: The Funds value their investments at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day the NYSE is open for business. The Funds’ investments are valued at the last sale price or closing price on the day of valuation taken from the primary exchange where the security is principally traded.
Securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the last quoted bid price.
Debt securities are valued based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service or a major market maker; however, those that mature in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market.
Foreign securities generally are valued based on quotations from the primary market in which they are traded. Because many foreign securities markets and exchanges close prior to the close of the NYSE, closing prices for foreign securities in those markets or on those exchanges do not reflect the events that occur after that close. If a significant market event impacting the value of a portfolio security (e.g., natural disaster, company announcement, market volatility) occurs subsequent to the close of trading in the security, but prior to the calculation of the Funds’ net asset value per share, market quotations for that security may be determined to be unreliable and, accordingly, not “readily available.” As a result, foreign equity securities held by the Funds may be valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.’s (“TAM”) Valuation Committee under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.
Other securities for which quotations are not readily available or whose values have been determined to be unreliable are valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by TAM’s Valuation Committee under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts in thousands)
NOTE 1. (continued)
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued its new Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 is designed to unify guidance for the measurement of fair value of all types of assets, including financial instruments, and certain liabilities, throughout a number of accounting standards. FAS 157 also establishes a hierarchy for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands financial statement disclosures about fair value measurements that are relevant to mutual funds. FAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and earlier application is permitted.
As of October 31, 2008, Management does not expect the adoption of FAS 157 to impact the amounts reported in the financial statements, however, additional disclosures will be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements reported in the statement of operations for a fiscal period.
Repurchase Agreements: The Funds are authorized to enter into repurchase agreements. The Funds, through their custodian, State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”), receive delivery of the underlying securities, the value of which at the time of purchase is required to be an amount equal to at least 102% of the resale price. The Funds will bear the risk of value fluctuations until the security can be sold and may encounter delays and incur costs in liquidating the security. In the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the seller, delays and costs may be incurred.
Commission recapture: The sub-advisers of certain Funds, to the extent consistent with the best execution and usual commission rate policies and practices, have elected to place security transactions of the Funds with broker/dealers with which Transamerica Funds has established a Commission Recapture Program. A Commission Recapture Program is any arrangement under which a broker/dealer applies a portion of the commissions received by such broker/dealer on the security transactions to the Funds. In no event will commissions paid by the Funds be used to pay expenses that would otherwise be borne by any other funds within Transamerica Funds, or by any other party.
Recaptured comissions during the year ended October 31, 2008 are included in net realized gains on the Statements of Operations and are summarized as follows:
         
Fund   Commissions
Transamerica Balanced
  $ 5  
Transamerica Equity
    61  
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    18  
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    10  
Transamerica Science & Technology
    4  
Transamerica Templeton Global
    6  
Securities Lending: The Funds may lend securities to qualified borrowers, with State Street acting as the Funds’ lending agent. The Funds earn negotiated lenders’ fees. The Funds receive cash and/or securities as collateral against the loaned securities. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust-Prime Portfolio. The Funds monitor the market value of securities loaned on a daily basis and requires collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at October 31, 2008 is shown in the Schedule of Investments and also in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income from loaned securities on the Statement of Operations is net of fees earned by State Street.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): There are certain additional risks involved in investing in REITs. These include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, changes in zoning laws, real estate values, property taxes and interest rates. Since some of the Funds invest primarily in real estate securities, the net asset value per share may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a fund that invests in a broad range of industries.
Dividend income is recorded at managements’ estimate of the income included in distributions from the REIT investments. Distributions received in excess of the estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments. The actual amounts of income, return of capital and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after the fiscal year end and may differ from the estimated amounts.
Security transactions and investment income: Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Security gains and losses are calculated on the specific identification basis.
Dividend income, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of foreign securities, as soon as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, is recorded on the accrual basis commencing on the settlement date.
Foreign currency denominated investments: The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing exchange rate each day. The cost of foreign securities is translated at the exchange rate in effect when the investment was acquired. The Funds combine fluctuations from currency exchange rates and fluctuations in value when computing net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.
Net foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include: 1) foreign currency fluctuations between trade date and settlement date of investment security transactions; 2) gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts; and 3) the difference between the receivable amounts of interest and dividends recorded in the accounting records in U.S. dollars and the amounts actually received.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts in thousands)
NOTE 1. (continued)
Foreign currency denominated assets may involve risks not typically associated with domestic transactions. These risks include revaluation of currencies, adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values and possible adverse political, social and economic developments, including those particular to a specific industry, country or region.
Forward foreign currency contracts: The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against exchange rate risk arising from investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Contracts are valued at the contractual forward rate and are marked to market daily, with the change in value recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contracts are settled a realized gain or loss is incurred. Risks may arise from changes in market value of the underlying currencies and from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
Open forward currency contracts at October 31, 2008 are listed in the Schedules of Investments.
Futures contracts: The Funds may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to market, interest rate or currency fluctuations. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held and the prices of futures contracts; the possibility of an illiquid market and inability of the counterparty to meet the contract terms.
The underlying face amounts of open futures contracts at October 31, 2008 are listed in the Schedules of Investments. The variation margin receivable or payable, as applicable, is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Variation margin represents the additional payment due or excess deposits made in order to maintain the equity account at the required margin level.
Option contracts: The Funds may enter into options contracts to manage exposure to market fluctuations. Options are valued at the average of the bid and ask (“Mean Quote”) established each day at the close of the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The primary risks associated with options are imperfect correlation between the change in value of the securities held and the prices of the options contracts; the possibility of an illiquid market; and inability of the counterparty to meet the contracts terms. When the Funds write covered call or put options, an amount equal to the premium received by the Funds are included in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and as an equivalent liability. Options are marked-to-market daily to reflect the current value of the option written.
Transactions in written options were as follows:
                 
Transamerica Value Balanced   Premium     Contracts  
Balance at October 31, 2007
  $ 418       3,253  
Sales
    51       533  
Closing Buys
    (413 )     (3,268 )
Expirations
    (51 )     (473 )
Exercised
    (5 )     (45 )
 
           
Balance at October 31, 2008
  $        
 
           
Redemption fees: A short-term trading redemption fee may be assessed on any Fund shares in a fund account that are sold during the first five (5) NYSE trading days following their purchase date. This redemption fee will equal 2% of the amount redeemed and shares held the longest will be treated as being redeemed first and shares held the shortest as being redeemed last. For the year ended October 31, 2008, the Funds received redemption fees which are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Dividend distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.
Temporary Guarantee Program: The Transamerica Money Market has enrolled in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Temporary Guarantee Program for money market funds (the “Program”). Under the Program, the U.S. Treasury guarantees the $1.00 dollar per share value of fund shares outstanding as of September 19, 2008, subject to certain terms and limitations.
Only shareholders who held shares as of September 19, 2008 are eligible to participate in the guarantee. Those shareholders may purchase and redeem shares in their account during the period covered by the Program. However, the number of shares covered by the guarantee cannot exceed the number of shares held by the shareholder at the close of business on September 19, 2008. Thus, to the extent the overall value of a shareholder’s account increases after September 19, 2008, the amount of the increase will not be covered by the guarantee. If a Fund shareholder closes his or her Fund account, any future investment in the Fund will not be guaranteed.
The guarantee will be triggered if the market-based net asset value of the Fund is less than $0.995, unless promptly cured (a “Guarantee Event”). If a Guarantee Event were to occur, the Fund would be required to liquidate. Upon liquidation and subject to the availability of funds under the Program, eligible shareholders would be entitled to receive payments equal to $1.00 per “covered share.” The number of “covered shares” held by a shareholder would be equal to the lesser of (1) the number of shares owned by that shareholder on September 19, 2008 or (2) the number of shares owned by that shareholder on the date upon which the Guarantee Event occurs. The coverage provided for all money market funds participating in the Program (and, in turn, any amount available to the Fund and its eligible shareholders) is subject to an overall limit, currently approximately $50 billion.
The initial period of the Program covered a three month period from September 19, 2008 to December 18, 2008. On November 24, 2008, the Treasury Department announced an extension of the Program from December 19, 2008 through April 30, 2009 (the “Program Extension Period”). On December 5, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Fund elected to participate in the Program Extension Period. The Program may be later extended by the Treasury Department to terminate no later than September 18, 2009. If the Treasury Department extends the Program, the Board will consider whether to continue to participate. The Fund has paid to the Treasury a fee of 0.01% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008 to participate in the initial three month period of the Program and a fee of 0.015% of its net assets as of September 19, 2008 to participate in the Program Extension Period.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts in thousands)
NOTE 1. (continued)
These expenses are borne by the Fund without regard to any expense limitation agreement in effect for the Fund. Participation in any extension of the Program would require payment of an additional fee, although there can be no assurance that the Fund will elect to participate, or be eligible to participate, in any extension of the Program.
NOTE 2. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
TAM is the Funds’ investment adviser. Prior to January 1, 2008, TAM was known as Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc. Transamerica Fund Services, Inc. (“TFS”) is the Funds’ administrator and transfer agent. Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”) is the Funds’ distributor/principal underwriter. TAM, TFS, and TCI are affiliates of AEGON NV, a Netherlands corporation.
Certain officers and trustees of the Funds are also officers and/or directors of TAM, TFS, and TCI.
The following schedule reflects the percentage of the Funds’ assets owned by affiliated investment companies at October 31, 2008:
                 
Transamerica Convertible Securities   Net Assets     % of Net Assets  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio
  $ 17,546       15.61 %
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio
    36,033       32.05  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio
    37,175       33.07  
 
           
Total
  $ 90,754       80.73 %
 
           
                 
Transamerica Equity   Net Assets     % of Net Assets  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio
  $ 38,924       3.90 %
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio
    156,502       15.68  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio
    102,732       10.30  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio
    199,564       20.00  
 
           
Total
  $ 497,722       49.88 %
 
           
                 
Transamerica Flexible Income   Net Assets     % of Net Assets  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio
  $ 10,154       6.51 %
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio
    17,390       11.14  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio
    36,341       23.29  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative VP
    8,700       5.57  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth VP
    28,986       18.57  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate VP
    26,051       16.69  
 
           
Total
  $ 127,622       81.77 %
 
           
                 
Transamerica Growth Opportunities   Net Assets     % of Net Assets  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio
  $ 3,416       2.15 %
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio
    28,177       17.73  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio
    12,752       8.03  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio
    41,444       26.09  
 
           
Total
  $ 85,789       54.00 %
 
           
                 
Transamerica High Yield Bond   Net Assets     % of Net Assets  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio
  $ 54,271       11.85 %
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio
    82,868       18.09  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio
    99,466       21.72  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative VP
    38,905       8.50  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth VP
    66,156       14.45  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate VP
    73,511       16.05  
 
           
Total
  $ 415,177       90.66 %
 
           
                 
Transamerica Money Market   Net Assets     % of Net Assets  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio
  $ 9,000       3.31 %
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio
    2,868       1.06  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio
    2,425       0.89  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio
    2,614       0.96  
Transamerica Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Portfolio
    12,159       4.47  
 
           
Total
  $ 29,066       10.69 %
 
           
                 
Transamerica Science & Technology   Net Assets     % of Net Assets  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio
  $ 2,610       4.88 %
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio
    12,377       23.13  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio
    8,601       16.07  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio
    22,347       41.76  
 
           
Total
  $ 45,935       85.84 %
 
           
                 
Transamerica Short-Term Bond   Net Assets     % of Net Assets  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio
  $ 49,722       9.84 %
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio
    81,857       16.20  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio
    85,649       16.95  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative VP
    56,316       11.15  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth VP
    105,209       20.82  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate VP
    103,382       20.46  
Transamerica International Moderate Growth VP
    6,649       1.32  
 
           
Total
  $ 488,784       96.74 %
 
           
                 
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value   Net Assets     % of Net Assets  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio
  $ 8,376       1.55 %
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio
    67,181       12.42  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio
    65,374       12.08  
Transamerica Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio
    62,756       11.60  
 
           
Total
  $ 203,687       37.65 %
 
           

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts in thousands)
NOTE 2. (continued)
Investment advisory fees: The Funds pay management fees to TAM based on average daily net assets (“ANA”) at the following breakpoints:
         
Transamerica Balanced
       
First $250 million
    0.80 %
Over $250 million up to $500 million
    0.75 %
Over $500 million up to $1.5 billion
    0.70 %
Over $1.5 billion
    0.625 %
 
       
Transamerica Convertible Securities
       
First $250 million
    0.75 %
Over $250 million
    0.70 %
 
       
Transamerica Equity
       
First $500 million
    0.75 %
Over $500 million up to $2.5 billion
    0.70 %
Over $2.5 billion
    0.65 %
 
       
Transamerica Flexible Income
       
First $250 million
    0.725 %
Over $250 million up to $350 million
    0.675 %
Over $350 million
    0.625 %
 
       
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
       
First $250 million
    0.80 %
Over $250 million up to $500 million
    0.75 %
Over $500 million
    0.70 %
 
       
Transamerica High Yield Bond
       
First $400 million
    0.59 %
Over $400 million up to $750 million
    0.575 %
Over $750 million
    0.55 %
 
       
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
       
First $500 million
    0.80 %
Over $500 million
    0.675 %
 
       
Transamerica Money Market
       
Average daily net assets
    0.40 %
 
       
Transamerica Science & Technology
       
First $500 million
    0.78 %
Over $500 million
    0.70 %
 
       
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
       
First $250 million
    0.65 %
Over $250 million up to $500 million
    0.60 %
Over $500 million up to $1 billion
    0.575 %
Over $1 billion
    0.55 %
 
       
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
       
First $500 million
    0.80 %
Over $500 million
    0.75 %
 
       
Transamerica Templeton Global
       
First $500 million
    0.80 %
Over $500 million
    0.70 %
 
       
Transamerica Value Balanced
       
First $500 million
    0.75 %
Over $500 million up to $1 billion
    0.65 %
Over $1 billion
    0.60 %
TAM has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and will reimburse the Funds to the extent that operating expenses, excluding 12b-1 fees, exceed the following stated annual limit:
         
    Expense
Fund   Limit
Transamerica Balanced
    1.45 %
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    1.35  
Transamerica Equity*
    1.17  
Transamerica Flexible Income
    1.50  
Transamerica Growth Opportunities*
    1.40  
Transamerica High Yield Bond*
    1.24  
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap*
    1.20  
Transamerica Money Market
    0.48  
Transamerica Science & Technology
    1.18  
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    0.85  
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    1.40  
Transamerica Templeton Global
    1.20  
Transamerica Value Balanced*
    1.20  
 
*   The Fund may not recapture any fees waived and/or reimbursed prior to March 1, 2008.
If total Fund expenses fall below the annual expense limitation agreement agreed to by the adviser within the succeeding three years, the Funds may be required to pay the adviser a portion or all of the reimbursed class expenses.
There were no amounts recaptured at October 31, 2008.
The following amounts were available for recapture at October 31, 2008:
                 
Transamerica   Reimbursement of   Available for
Equity   Class Expenses   Recapture Through
Fiscal Year 2008:
            10/31/2011  
Class B
  $ 54          
                 
Transamerica Growth   Reimbursement of   Available for
Opportunities   Class Expenses   Recapture Through
Fiscal Year 2008:
            10/31/2011  
Class A
  $ 31          
Class B
    27          
                 
Transamerica Legg   Reimbursement of   Available for
Mason Partners All Cap   Class Expenses   Recapture Through
Fiscal Year 2008:
            10/31/2011  
Class A
  $ 17          
Class B
    24          
                 
Transamerica   Reimbursement of   Available for
Money Market   Class Expenses   Recapture Through
Fiscal Year 2008:
            10/31/2011  
Class A
  $ 276          
Class B
    71          
Class C
    62          
Class I
    2          
 
               
Fiscal Year 2007:
            10/31/2010  
Class A
    321          
Class B
    88          
Class C
    45          
Class I
    18          
 
               
Fiscal Year 2006:
            10/31/2009  
Class A
    290          
Class B
    81          
Class C
    47          

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts in thousands)
NOTE 2. (continued)
                 
Transamerica   Reimbursement of   Available for
Science & Technology   Class Expenses   Recapture Through
Fiscal Year 2008:
            10/31/2011  
Class A
  $ 11          
Class B
    12          
Class C
    3          
 
               
Fiscal Year 2007:
            10/31/2010  
Class A
    13          
Class B
    14          
Class C
    4          
 
               
Fiscal Year 2006:
            10/31/2009  
Class A
    12          
Class B
    19          
Class C
    4          
                 
Transamerica   Reimbursement of   Available for
Templeton Global   Class Expenses   Recapture Through
Fiscal Year 2008:
            10/31/2011  
Class A
  $ 66          
Class B
    82          
Class C
    14          
 
               
Fiscal Year 2007:
            10/31/2010  
Class A
    94          
Class B
    131          
Class C
    35          
 
               
Fiscal Year 2006:
            10/31/2009  
Class A
    97          
Class B
    184          
Class C
    53          
                 
Transamerica Value   Reimbursement of   Available for
Balanced   Class Expenses   Recapture Through
Fiscal Year 2008:
            10/31/2011  
Class A
  $ 3          
Class B
    11          
Distribution and service fees: The Funds have 12b-1 distribution plans under the 1940 Act pursuant to which an annual fee, based on average daily net assets, is paid to the distributor for various disbursements such as broker-dealer account servicing fees and other promotional expenses of the Funds. The Funds are authorized under the 12b-1 plans to pay fees on each class up to the following limits: 0.35% for Class A, 1.00% for Class B, and 1.00% for Class C. 12b-1 fees are not applicable for Class I and Class T.
Underwriter commissions relate to front-end sales charges imposed for Class A shares and contingent deferred sales charges from Class B, Class C, and certain Class A share redemptions. For the year ended October 31, 2008, the underwriter commissions were as follows:
         
Transamerica Balanced
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 65  
Retained by Underwriter
    10  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    49  
 
       
Transamerica Convertible Securities
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 68  
Retained by Underwriter
    12  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    14  
 
       
Transamerica Equity
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 408  
Retained by Underwriter
    62  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    105  
 
       
Transamerica Flexible Income
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 36  
Retained by Underwriter
    7  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    24  
 
       
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 76  
Retained by Underwriter
    12  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    30  
 
       
Transamerica High Yield Bond
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 88  
Retained by Underwriter
    18  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    31  
 
       
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 42  
Retained by Underwriter
    6  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    72  
 
       
Transamerica Money Market
       
Received by Underwriter*
  $  
Retained by Underwriter*
     
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    141  
 
       
Transamerica Science & Technology
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 26  
Retained by Underwriter
    4  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    3  
 
       
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 33  
Retained by Underwriter
    6  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    1  
 
       
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 1,099  
Retained by Underwriter
    165  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    136  
 
       
Transamerica Templeton Global
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 68  
Retained by Underwriter
    11  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    22  
 
       
Transamerica Value Balanced
       
Received by Underwriter
  $ 21  
Retained by Underwriter
    3  
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
    12  
 
*   Rounds to less than $1.
Administrative services: The Funds have entered into agreements with TFS for financial and legal fund administration services. The Funds pay TFS an annual fee of 0.02% of ANA. The Legal fees on the Statements of Operations are for fees paid to external legal counsel.
Transfer agent fees: The Funds pay TFS an annual per-account charge for each open and closed account. The Funds paid TFS the following for the year ended October 31, 2008:
         
Fund   Fees
Transamerica Balanced
  $ 403  
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    34  
Transamerica Equity
    2,188  
Transamerica Flexible Income
    92  
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    651  
Transamerica High Yield Bond
    98  
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    409  
Transamerica Money Market
    365  
Transamerica Science & Technology
    57  
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    2  
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    619  
Transamerica Templeton Global
    685  
Transamerica Value Balanced
    140  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts in thousands)
NOTE 2. (continued)
Brokerage commissions: There were no brokerage commissions incurred on security transactions placed with affiliates of the advisers for the year ended October 31, 2008.
Deferred compensation plan: Each eligible Independent Fund Trustee may elect to participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) maintained by Transamerica Funds. Under the Plan, such Trustees may defer payment of all or a portion of their total fees earned as a Fund Trustee. Each Trustee who is a participant in the Plan may elect that the earnings, losses or gains credited to his or her deferred fee amounts be determined based on a deemed investment in Class A shares of any series of Transamerica Funds, including the Funds, or investment options under Transamerica Partners Institutional Funds Group or Transamerica Institutional Asset Allocation Funds, or funds of Transamerica Investors, Inc. The right of a participant to receive a distribution from the Plan of the deferred fees is an unsecured claim against the general assets of all series of Transamerica Funds. The pro rata liability to the Funds of all deferred fees in the Plan as of October 31, 2008, amounted to the following:
         
Fund   Deferred Fees
Transamerica Balanced
  $ 5  
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    5  
Transamerica Equity
    51  
Transamerica Flexible Income
    12  
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    9  
Transamerica High Yield Bond
    15  
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    4  
Transamerica Money Market
    7  
Transamerica Science & Technology
    3  
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    19  
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    24  
Transamerica Templeton Global
    6  
Transamerica Value Balanced
    2  
Retirement plan: Under a prior retirement plan (the “Emeritus Plan”) available to the Independent Trustees, each Independent Trustee is deemed to have elected to serve as Trustee Emeritus of Transamerica Funds upon his or her termination of service, other than removal for cause, for a maximum period of five years determined by his or her years of service as a Trustee.
Such amounts shall be accrued by Transamerica Funds on a pro rata basis allocable to each Transamerica Fund based on the relative assets of the Fund. If retainers increase in the future, past accruals (and credits) will be adjusted upward so that 50% of the Trustee’s current retainer is accrued and credited at all times. Upon death, disability or termination of service, other than removal for cause, amounts deferred become payable to a Trustee Emeritus (or his/her beneficiary). Upon the commencement of service as Trustee Emeritus, compensation will be paid on a quarterly basis during the time period that the Trustee Emeritus is allowed to serve as such.
At October 31, 2008, the Funds’ liabilities related to the Emeritus Plan were as follows:
         
Fund   Emeritus Fees
Transamerica Balanced
  $ 3  
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    3  
Transamerica Equity
    23  
Transamerica Flexible Income
    4  
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    5  
Transamerica High Yield Bond
    5  
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    3  
Transamerica Money Market
    2  
Transamerica Science & Technology
    1  
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    4  
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    7  
Transamerica Templeton Global
    4  
Transamerica Value Balanced
    1  
Amounts deferred and accrued under the Emeritus Plan are unfunded and unsecured claims against the general assets of Transamerica Funds.
The Emeritus Plan was terminated effective October 30, 2007. Upon the termination, the Funds shall continue to pay any remaining benefits in accordance with the Plan, but no further compensation shall accrue under the Plan.
NOTE 3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended October 31, 2008 were as follows:
                                 
                    Proceeds from
    Purchases of   maturities and sales of
    securities:   securities:
      U.S.           U.S.
Fund   Long-term   Government   Long-term   Government
Transamerica Balanced
  $ 55,746     $ 24,793     $ 86,280     $ 27,942  
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    131,498             135,746        
Transamerica Equity
    504,933             643,721        
Transamerica Flexible Income
    156,463       185,692       327,485       204,119  
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    121,337             183,044        
Transamerica High Yield Bond
    392,081             167,966        
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    36,586             82,157        
Transamerica Science &-Technology
    38,728             40,590        
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    265,480       101,901       469,988       4,984  
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    563,242             337,743        
Transamerica Templeton Global
    51,468             119,372        
Transamerica Value Balanced
    18,351       6,576       33,926       6,176  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts in thousands)
NOTE 4. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS
The Funds have not made any provisions for federal income or excise taxes due to their policy to distribute all of their taxable income and capital gains to their shareholders and otherwise qualify as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. Management has evaluated the Funds’ tax provisions taken for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatment for items including, but not limited to, wash sales, structured notes, foreign bonds, swaps, net operating losses and distribution reclasses.
Therefore, distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. These reclassifications are as follows:
                         
                    Undistributed
    Shares of           (accumulated)
    beneficial           net realized
    interest,   Undistributed   gain (loss)
    unlimited   (accumulated) net   from
    shares   investment   investment
Fund   authorized   income (loss)   securities
Transamerica Convertible Securities
  $     $ 32     $ (32 )
Transamerica Equity
    (192,099 )           192,099  
Transamerica Flexible Income
          256       (256 )
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    (57,454 )     933       56,521  
Transamerica High Yield Bond
          34       (34 )
Transamerica Science & Technology
    (435 )     434       1  
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
          (610 )     610  
Transamerica Templeton Global
    3       714       (717 )
Transamerica Value Balanced
    (39 )     81       (42 )
The capital loss carryforwards are available to offset future realized capital gains through the periods listed:
             
    Capital Loss    
Fund   Carryforwards   Available Through
Transamerica Convertible Securities
  $ 17,338     October 31, 2016
Transamerica Equity
    308,384     October 31, 2009
Transamerica Equity
    94,612     October 31, 2010
Transamerica Equity
    52,413     October 31, 2016
Transamerica Flexible Income
    890     October 31, 2013
Transamerica Flexible Income
    5,058     October 31, 2014
Transamerica Flexible Income
    6,946     October 31, 2015
Transamerica Flexible Income
    34,692     October 31, 2016
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    99,199     October 31, 2009
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    4,618     October 31, 2010
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    7,437     October 31, 2011
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    20,381     October 31, 2016
Transamerica High Yield Bond
    1,546     October 31, 2011
Transamerica High Yield Bond
    9,181     October 31, 2016
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    2,284     October 31, 2016
Transamerica Money Market
    1     October 31, 2013
Transamerica Money Market
    1     October 31, 2014
Transamerica Science & Technology
    505     October 31, 2016
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    658     October 31, 2013
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    1,787     October 31, 2014
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    1,304     October 31, 2015
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    10,368     October 31, 2016
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    99,045     October 31, 2016
Transamerica Templeton Global
    33,614     October 31, 2009
Transamerica Templeton Global
    205,203     October 31, 2010
Transamerica Templeton Global
    57,944     October 31, 2011
Transamerica Value Balanced
    3,722     October 31, 2016
Funds not listed in the above table did not have any capital loss carryforwards.
The capital loss carryforwards utilized or expired during the year ended October 31, 2008 was as follows:
         
    Capital Loss Carryforwards
    Utilized/Expired During the
Fund   Year Ended October 31, 2008
Transamerica Equity
  $ 192,099  
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
    56,518  
Transamerica Templeton Global
    11,313  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
At October 31, 2008
(all amounts in thousands)
NOTE 4. (continued)
The tax character of distributions paid may differ from the character of distributions shown in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets due to short-term gains being treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. The tax character of distributions paid during 2007 and 2008 was as follows:
                                 
    Distributions Paid   Distributions Paid
    From: 2007   From: 2008
            Long-           Long-
            term           term
    Ordinary   Capital   Ordinary   Capital
    income   Gain   income   Gain
Transamerica Balanced
  $ 571     $     $ 1,146     $ 4,811  
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    2,509       14,409       10,032       28,135  
Transamerica Flexible Income
    20,040             20,665     $  
Transamerica High Yield Bond
    26,450             35,509        
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    390       29,704       440       14,797  
Transamerica Money Market
    7,678             4,684        
Transamerica Science & Technology
                      3,111  
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    22,977             25,117        
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    8,052       9,021       6,446       75,840  
Transamerica Templeton Global
    2,533             2,122        
Transamerica Value Balanced
    864       1,791       1,133       2,932  
The tax basis components of distributable earnings as of October 31, 2008 are as follows:
                                         
                                    Net
    Undistributed   Undistributed           Other   Unrealized
    Ordinary   Long-term   Capital Loss   Temporary   Appreciation
Fund   income   Capital Gain   Carryforward   Differences   (Depreciation)
Transamerica Balanced
  $ 215     $ 6,058     $     $ (26 )   $ (18,094 )
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    520             (17,338 )           (23,254 )
Transamerica Equity
    2,780             (455,409 )     (411 )     (224,269 )
Transamerica Flexible Income
    811             (47,586 )     (6 )     (31,638 )
Transamerica Growth Opportunities
                (131,635 )     (17 )     (32,033 )
Transamerica High Yield Bond
    3,083             (10,727 )     (15 )     (177,667 )
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    533             (2,284 )     (7 )     (10,758 )
Transamerica Money Market
    305             (2 )     (220 )      
Transamerica Science & Technology
                (505 )     (1 )     (15,090 )
Transamerica Short-Term Bond
    1,333             (14,117 )           (20,790 )
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    7,852             (99,045 )     (1 )     (67,642 )
Transamerica Templeton Global
    545             (296,761 )     (115 )     (35,942 )
Transamerica Value Balanced
  $ 24     $     $ (3,722 )   $ (12 )   $ (1,077 )
NOTE 5. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In March 2008, the FASB issued its new Standard No. 161, “Disclosure About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about a Fund’s derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 161 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.
NOTE 6. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On November 24, 2008, the Treasury announced an extension of Treasury’s Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds until April 30, 2009 to support ongoing stability in the market. The Transamerica Money Market Fund elected to re-enroll in this Program.

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Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Transamerica Balanced, Transamerica Convertible Securities, Transamerica Equity, Transamerica Flexible Income, Transamerica Growth Opportunities, Transamerica High Yield Bond, Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap, Transamerica Money Market, Transamerica Science & Technology, Transamerica Short-Term Bond, Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value, Transamerica Templeton Global, and Transamerica Value Balanced:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Transamerica Balanced, Transamerica Convertible Securities, Transamerica Equity, Transamerica Flexible Income, Transamerica Growth Opportunities, Transamerica High Yield Bond, Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap, Transamerica Money Market, Transamerica Science & Technology, Transamerica Short-Term Bond, Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value, Transamerica Templeton Global, and Transamerica Value Balanced (individually a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”) at October 31, 2008, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2008 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
(PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP)
Tampa, Florida
December 29, 2008

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (unaudited)
TAX INFORMATION
For dividends paid during the year ended October 31, 2008, the Funds designated the following as qualified dividend income:
         
    Qualified Dividend
Fund   Income
Transamerica Balanced
  $ 1,146  
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    1,004  
Transamerica Flexible Income
    402  
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    440  
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    6,446  
Transamerica Templeton Global
    2,122  
Transamerica Value Balanced
    930  
For corporate shareholders, investment income (dividend income plus short-term gains, if any) qualifies for the dividends received deductions as follows:
         
    Dividend Received
Fund   Deduction Percentage
Transamerica Balanced
    100.00 %
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    10.14 %
Transamerica Flexible Income
    1.56 %
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    100.00 %
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    100.00 %
Transamerica Templeton Global
    18.95 %
Transamerica Value Balanced
    85.38 %
For tax purposes, the Long-Term Capital Gain Designations for the year ended October 31, 2008 were as follows:
         
    Long-Term Capital
Fund   Designation
Transamerica Balanced
  $ 4,811  
Transamerica Convertible Securities
    28,135  
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap
    14,798  
Transamerica Science & Technology
    3,111  
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value
    75,840  
Transamerica Value Balanced
    2,932  
The information and distributions reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2008. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2008 Form 1099-DIV.

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TRANSAMERICA FUNDS
Management of the Funds
The Board Members and executive officers of the Trust are listed below. The Board governs each Fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of the shareholders. The Board Members are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the business affairs of each Fund and the operation of the Trust by its officers. The Board also reviews the management of each Fund’s assets by the investment adviser and its respective sub-adviser. The Funds are among the funds advised and sponsored by TAM (collectively, the “Transamerica Asset Management Group, Inc.”). The Transamerica Asset Management Group (“TAMG”) consists of Transamerica Funds, Transamerica Series Trust (“TST”), Transamerica Investors, Inc. (“TII”), Transamerica Income Shares, Inc. (“TIS”), Transamerica Partners Funds Group (“TPFG”), Transamerica Partners Funds Group II (“TPFG II”), Transamerica Partners Portfolios (“TPP”), and Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds (“TAAVF”).
The mailing address of each Board Member is c/o Secretary of the Funds, 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716. The Board Members, their ages and their principal occupations for the past five years (their titles may have varied during that period), the number of funds in TAMG the Board oversees, and other board memberships they hold are set forth in the table below.
                         
        Term of            
        Office            
        and       Number of    
        Length       Funds in    
        of Time   Principal Occupation(s) During   Complex   Other
Name and Age   Position   Served*   Past 5 Years   Overseen   Directorships
INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER**                    
 
                       
John K. Carter
(DOB: 4/24/61)
  Chairman, Board Member, President, and Chief Executive Officer   2006 — present   Chairman and Board Member (2008 — present), President (2007 — present), Chief Executive Officer (2006 — present), Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer (2003 — 2006), TII; Chairman, Board Member, President and Chief Executive Officer, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 — present); Chairman (2007 — present), Board Member (2006 — present), President and Chief Executive Officer (2006 — present), Senior Vice President (1999 — 2006), Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel and Secretary (1999 — 2006), Transamerica Funds and TST; Chairman (2007 — present), Board Member (2006 — present), President and Chief Executive Officer (2006 — present), Senior Vice President (2002 — 2006), General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer (2002 — 2006), TIS; President and Chief Executive Officer (2006 — present), Senior Vice President (1999 — 2006), Director (2000 — present), General Counsel and Secretary (2000 — 2006), Chief Compliance Officer (2004 — 2006), TAM; President and Chief Executive Officer (2006 — present), Senior Vice President (1999 — 2006), Director (2001 — present), General Counsel and Secretary (2001 — 2006), Transamerica Fund Services, Inc. (“TFS”); Vice President, AFSG Securities Corporation (2001 -present); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Transamerica Index Funds, Inc. (“TIF”) (2002 — 2004); and Vice President, Transamerica Investment Services, Inc. (“TISI”) (2003 — 2005) and TIM (2001 — 2005).     176     N/A

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        Term of            
        Office            
        and       Number of    
        Length       Funds in    
        of Time   Principal Occupation(s) During   Complex   Other
Name and Age   Position   Served*   Past 5 Years   Overseen   Directorships
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS***                    
 
                       
Sandra N. Bane
(DOB: 6/13/52)
  Board Member   2008 — present   Retired, KPMG (1999 — present); and Board Member, TII (2003 — present), Transamerica Funds, TST, TIS, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (March 2008 — present).     176     Big 5 Sporting Goods (2002 — present); AGL Resources, Inc. (energy services holding company) (2008 — present)
 
                       
Leo J. Hill
(DOB: 3/27/56)
  Board Member   2002 — present   Principal, Advisor Network Solutions, LLC (business consulting) (2006 — present); Board Member, TST (2001 — present); Board Member, Transamerica Funds and TIS (2002 — present); Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 — present); TII (February 2008 — present); Owner and President, Prestige Automotive Group (2001 — 2005); President, L. J. Hill & Company (1999 — present); Market President, Nations Bank of Sun Coast Florida (1998 — 1999); President and Chief Executive Officer, Barnett Banks of Treasure Coast Florida (1994 — 1998); Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer, Barnett Banks of Jacksonville, Florida (1991 — 1994); and Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Administration Officer, Wachovia Bank of Georgia (1976 — 1991).     176     N/A
 
                       
Neal M. Jewell
(DOB: 2/12/35)
  Lead Independent
Board Member
  2007 — present   Retired (2004 — present); Lead Independent Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (1993 — present); Lead Independent Board Member, Transamerica Funds, TST and TIS (2007 — present); Lead Independent Board Member, TII (February 2008 — present); and Independent Trustee, EAI Select Managers Equity Fund (a mutual fund) (1996 — 2004).     176     N/A
 
                       
Russell A. Kimball, Jr.
(DOB: 8/17/44)
  Board Member   2002 — present   General Manager, Sheraton Sand Key Resort (1975 — present); Board Member, TST (1986 — present); Board Member, Transamerica Funds and TIS (2002 — present); TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 — present); and Board Member, TII (February 2008 — present).     176     N/A

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        Term of            
        Office            
        and       Number of    
        Length       Funds in    
        of Time   Principal Occupation(s) During   Complex   Other
Name and Age   Position   Served*   Past 5 Years   Overseen   Directorships
Eugene M. Mannella
(DOB: 2/1/54)
  Board Member   2007 — present   Chief Executive Officer, Hedge Fund Services, LLC (hedge fund administration) (January 2008 — present); Self-employed consultant (2006 — present); President, ARAPAHO Partners LLC (limited purpose broker-dealer) (1998 — present); Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (1994 — present); Board Member, Transamerica Funds, TIS and TST (2007 — present); Board Member, TII (February 2008 — present); and President, International Fund Services (alternative asset administration) (1993 — 2005).     176     N/A
 
                       
Norm R. Nielsen
(DOB: 5/11/39)
  Board Member   2006 — present   Retired (2005 — present); Board Member, Transamerica Funds, TST and TIS (2006 — present); Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 — present); Board Member, TII (February 2008 — present); Director, Iowa City Area Development (1996 — 2004); Director, Iowa Health Systems (1994 — 2003); Director, U.S. Bank (1987 — 1988); and President, Kirkwood Community College (1979 — 2005).     176     Buena Vista University Board of Trustees (2004 — present)
 
                       
Joyce Galpern
Norden
(DOB: 6/1/39)
  Board Member   2007 — present   Retired (2004 — present); Board Member, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (1993 — present); Board Member, TPP (2002 — present); Board Member, Transamerica Funds, TST and TIS (2007 — present); Board Member, TII (February 2008 — present); and Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (1996 — 2004).     176     Board of Governors, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (2007 — present)
 
                       
Patricia L. Sawyer
(DOB: 7/1/50)
  Board Member   2007 — present   President and Executive Search Consultant, Smith & Sawyer LLC (consulting) (1989 — present); Board Member, Transamerica Funds and TST (2007 — present); Board Member, TIS (2007 — present); Board Member, TII (2008 — present); and Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (1993 — present).     176     N/A

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        Term of            
        Office            
        and       Number of    
        Length       Funds in    
        of Time   Principal Occupation(s) During   Complex   Other
Name and Age   Position   Served*   Past 5 Years   Overseen   Directorships
John W. Waechter
(DOB: 2/25/52)
  Board Member   2005 — present   Attorney, Englander & Fischer, P.A. (March 2008 — present); Retired (2004 — March 2008); Board Member, TST and TIS (2004 — present); Board Member, Transamerica Funds (2005 — present); Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 — present); Board Member, TII (February 2008 — present); Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, William R. Hough & Co. (securities dealer) (1979 — 2004); and Treasurer, The Hough Group of Funds (1993 — 2004).     176     N/A
 
*   Each Board Member shall hold office until: 1) his or her successor is elected and qualified or 2) he or she resigns, retires or his or her term as a Board Member is terminated in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
 
**   May be deemed an “interested person” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust because of his employment with TAM or an affiliate of TAM.
 
***   Independent Board Member means a Board Member who is not an “interested person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Trust.

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OFFICERS
The mailing address of each officer is c/o Secretary of the Funds, 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716. The following table shows information about the officers, including their ages, their positions held with the Trust and their principal occupations during the past five years (their titles may have varied during that period). Each officer will hold office until his or her successor has been duly elected or appointed or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
             
        Term of Office and    
        Length of Time   Principal Occupation(s) or
Name and Age   Position   Served*   Employment During Past 5 Years
John K. Carter
(DOB: 4/24/61)
  Chairman, Board Member, President, and Chief Executive Officer   2006 — present   See the table above.
 
           
Dennis P. Gallagher
(DOB: 12/19/70)
  Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   2006 — present   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, TII, Transamerica Funds, TST and TIS (2006 — present); Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 — present); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, TAM and TFS (2006 — present); Assistant Vice President, TCI (2007 — present); and Director, Deutsche Asset Management (1998 — 2006).
 
           
Joseph P. Carusone
(DOB: 9/8/65)
  Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer   2007 — present   Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, Transamerica Funds, TST, TIS and TII (2007 — present); Vice President (2007 — present), Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (2001 — present), TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF; Senior Vice President, TAM and TFS (2007 — present); Senior Vice President (January 2008 — present), Vice President (2001 — January 2008); Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. (“DIA”); Director and President, Diversified Investors Securities Corp. (“DISC”) (2007 — present); Director, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (“TFLIC”) (2004 — present); and Treasurer, Diversified Actuarial Services, Inc. (December 2002 — present).
 
           
Christopher A. Staples
(DOB: 8/14/70)
  Vice President and Chief Investment Officer   2005 — present   Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (2007 — present); Vice President — Investment Administration (2005 — 2007), TII; Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (2007 — present), Senior Vice President — Investment Management (2006 — 2007), Vice President — Investment Management (2005 — 2006), Transamerica Funds, TST and TIS; Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 - present); Director (2005 — present), Senior Vice President — Investment Management (2006 — present) and Chief Investment Officer (2007 — present), TAM; Director, TFS (2005 — present); and Assistant Vice President, Raymond James & Associates (1999 — 2004).

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        Term of Office and    
        Length of Time   Principal Occupation(s) or
Name and Age   Position   Served*   Employment During Past 5 Years
Rick B. Resnik
(DOB: 1/24/67)
  Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Conflicts of Interest Officer   2008 — present   Chief Compliance Officer, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (1998 — present); Chief Compliance Officer, Transamerica Funds, TST, TIS and TII (January 2008 — present); Vice President and Conflicts of Interest Officer, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II, TAAVF, Transamerica Funds, TST, TIS and TII (June 2008 — present); Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, TAM (January 2008 — present); Senior Vice President, TFS (January 2008 — present); Director (2000 — present), Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (1997 — present), DISC; and Assistant Vice President, TFLIC (1999 — present).
 
           
Michael A. Masson
(DOB: 1/21/71)
  Assistant Treasurer   2005 — present   Assistant Treasurer (2007 — present), Assistant Vice President (2005 — 2007), Transamerica Funds, TST, TIS and TII; Assistant Treasurer, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 — present); Director of Financial Reporting (2007 — present); Assistant Vice President (2005 — 2007), TAM and TFS; and Assistant Vice President, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1999 — 2005).
 
           
Suzanne Valerio-Montemurro
(DOB: 8/13/64)
  Assistant Treasurer   2007 — present   Assistant Treasurer, Transamerica Funds, TST, TIS, TII, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 — present); and Vice President, DIA (1998 — present).
 
           
Richard E. Shield, Jr.
(DOB: 1/3/74)
  Tax Officer   2008 — present   Tax Officer, Transamerica Funds, TST, TIS, TII, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (June 2008 — present); Tax Manager, Jeffrey P. McClanathan, CPA (2006 — 2007) and Gregory, Sharer & Stuart (2005 — 2006); Tax Senior, Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp, P.A. (2003 — 2005); and Certified Public Accountant, Schultz, Chaipel & Co., LLP (1998 — 2003).
 
*   Elected and serves at the pleasure of the Board of the Trust.
If an officer has held offices for different Funds for different periods of time, the earliest applicable date is shown. No officer of the Trust, except for the Chief Compliance Officer, receives any compensation from the Trust.
Additional information about the Funds’ Board Members can be found in the Statement of Additional Information, available, without charge, upon request, by calling toll free 1-888-233-4339 or on the Funds’ website at www.transamericafunds.com.

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
A description of the Transamerica Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available in the Statement of Additional Information of the Funds, available without charge upon request by calling 1-888-233-4339 (toll free) or on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov.
In addition, the Funds are required to file Form N-PX, with their complete proxy voting records for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Form is available without charge: (1) from the Funds, upon request by calling 1-888-233-4339; and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolios holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
You may also visit the Trust’s website at www.transamericafunds.com for this and other information about the Funds and the Trust.
Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Shareholder Documents
Every year we send shareholders informative materials such as the Transamerica Funds Annual Report, the Transamerica Funds Prospectus, and other required documents that keep you informed regarding your funds. Transamerica Funds will only send one piece per mailing address, a method that saves your Funds money by reducing mailing and printing costs. We will continue to do this unless you tell us not to. To elect to receive individual mailings, simply call a Transamerica Customer Service Representative toll free at 1-888-233-4339, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday–Friday. Your request will take effect within 30 days.

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