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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 

811-04604

 

CREDIT SUISSE CAPITAL FUNDS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York

 

10010

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

J. Kevin Gao, Esq.
Credit Suisse Capital Funds
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York  10010

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(212) 325-2000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31st

 

 

Date of reporting period:

November 1, 2006 to October 31, 2007

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



CREDIT SUISSE FUNDS

Annual Report

October 31, 2007

n  CREDIT SUISSE
  LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

n  CREDIT SUISSE
  SMALL CAP CORE FUND

The Funds' investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (which should be considered carefully before investing), and more complete information about the Funds, are provided in the Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing. You may obtain additional copies by calling 800-927-2874 or by writing to Credit Suisse Funds, P.O. Box 55030, Boston, MA 02205-5030.

Credit Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc., Distributor, is located at Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Credit Suisse Funds are advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.



Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should be aware that they may be eligible to purchase Common Class and/or Advisor Class shares (where offered) directly or through certain intermediaries. Such shares are not subject to a sales charge but may be subject to an ongoing service and distribution fee of up to 0.50% of average daily net assets. Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should also be aware that they may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of the sales charge with respect to Class A, B or C shares (where offered). For more information, please review the relevant prospectuses or consult your financial representative.

The views of the Funds' management are as of the date of the letter and Fund holdings described in this document are as of October 31, 2007; these views and Fund holdings may have changed subsequent to these dates. Nothing in this document is a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.

Fund shares are not deposits or other obligations of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse") or any affiliate, are not FDIC-insured and are not guaranteed by Credit Suisse or any affiliate. Fund investments are subject to investment risks, including loss of your investment.




Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

November 30, 2007

Dear Shareholder:

Performance Summary
11/01/06 – 10/31/07

Fund & Benchmark   Performance  
Common1      10.59 %  
Advisor1      10.01 %  
Class A1,2      10.32 %  
Class B1,2      9.49 %  
Class C1, 2      9.50 %  
Russell 1000® Value Index3      10.83 %  

 

Performance for the Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C Shares is without the maximum sales charge of 5.75%, 4.00% and 1.00%, respectively.2

Market Review: Solid economic growth despite weak housing

In the 12-month period ended October 31, 2007, U.S. stock markets gained with the benchmark Russell 1000 Value Index returning 10.8%, and the bellwether S&P 500 Index posting a 14.6% total return. Eight of ten economic sectors in the large cap S&P 500 Index advanced during the period.

Rising global demand and elevated commodity prices buoyed the energy, materials and information technology sectors to post the highest returns of 36.2%, 31.1%, and 26.1%, respectively. The greatest laggards in the large-cap space were the financials (-5.1%) and consumer discretionary (-1.2%) sectors, both of which were negatively impacted by higher interest rates versus the prior year and a marked slowdown in the housing market.

The U.S. housing sector has weakened significantly in 2007 as mortgage providers tightened their lending standards. Existing home sales fell 8% in September to an annualized rate of 5.04 million, the fewest since recordkeeping began in 1999, according to the National Association of Realtors. Home prices in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas slumped in August 2007 by the greatest amount in at least six years. Values dropped 4.4% in the 12 months ended in August — an eighth consecutive decline — according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, which has data back to 2001.

The aggressive lending environment over the past few years has led to a rise in mortgage defaults. There were 635,159 foreclosure filings in the third quarter — double from a year earlier — including default notices, auction notices, and bank repossessions, according to RealtyTrac Inc.


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

The U.S. Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 5.25% from June 2006 until September 2007 while identifying inflation risks as a major concern for the overall economy. However, more recently sentiment has shifted in response to the mortgage-debt driven liquidity crisis this summer. As a result, in September, the Fed cut its target for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 4.75%, marking the first cut in four years. Then in October, the Fed further cut its target rate by 25 basis points to 4.5% as it seeks to prevent some of the adverse effects on the overall economy from the depressed housing market and tighter consumer and corporate lending conditions.

Despite the housing sector slowdown, the economy grew at a solid 3.9% annual rate in July to September of 2007, up from 3.8% in the previous three months. Additionally, inflation appears to be well contained with the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) deflator for September 2007 up 0.2%. The year-over-year increase was unchanged from the August level of 1.8%, but it has been trending steadily lower from 2.5% in February of this year.

So far in 2007, the labor market has shown some signs of weakening. Non-farm payrolls rose 1,254,000 in the first ten months of the year versus gains of 1,841,000 for the same period in 2006. The household unemployment rate measured 4.7% in October, up modestly from a low of 4.4% in March 2007.

The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer confidence index dropped to 80.9 in October — the lowest level since May 2006 — from 83.4 in September. The measure is trailing the 89.6 average for the first half of the year and is also lower than year-earlier readings.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX), a measure of expected stock market volatility, reached a five-year low in January 2007. However, market conditions changed rapidly in mid-2007 and the VIX reached a four-year high in August 2007 amid the turmoil in U.S. sub-prime mortgage and commercial paper markets.

The U.S. dollar declined against a broad index of world currencies. And, crude oil rose to a record $95.28 a barrel on October 31, 2007, adding to economic concerns.

Strategic Review and Market Outlook: Economic expansion expected to slow

The leading contributions to performance relative to the benchmark came from stock selection in financials, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples. The largest detractors to performance relative to the benchmark came primarily from stock selection within the information technology, materials, and industrials groups.


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

At the end of the period, the portfolio's largest overweights were in the energy (+1.77%), and healthcare (+0.87%) sectors, while the largest underweights were in the utilities (-1.48%) and materials (-1.15%) sectors.

The Federal Reserve expects that the pace of economic expansion will likely slow in the near term, partly reflecting the intensification of the housing correction. Additionally, while readings on core inflation have improved modestly this year, the Fed expects that recent increases in energy and commodity prices, among other factors, may put renewed upward pressure on inflation.

The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to meet next in December 2007 to discuss interest rates. Based on interest-rate futures as of November 7, 2007, traders are expecting the Fed to cut its target rate by an additional 25 basis points in December.

Leading indicators point to the U.S. housing markets potentially remaining depressed through early 2008. And, the consensus does not expect the pace of mergers and acquisitions to reach the level seen in the first half of 2007, as the availability of debt financing has tightened considerably. Further, expectations for U.S. stock market volatility are for above average stock swings.

Given the U.S. economy's current position toward the tail end of a growth cycle, we believe growth stocks could continue to outperform their value counterparts in 2008. We expect companies with solid growth prospects and strong operating results momentum will lead the market, and believe that companies fitting attractive valuation profiles will make a moderate comeback in the coming quarters. From a sector perspective, we are favorable toward the healthcare, energy, commercial services, and consumer staples groups. Conversely, the unsettled credit market and risks of further impact from mortgage losses leads us to underweight financial and consumer discretionary industries.

Credit Suisse Quantitative Strategies Team

Joseph Cherian
William Weng
Todd Jablonski
Eric Leng

The value of investments generally will fluctuate in response to market movements and the Fund's performance will largely depend on the performance of value stocks, which may be more volatile than the overall market.


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements that may concern, among other things, domestic and foreign market, industry and economic trends and developments and government regulation and their potential impact on the Fund's investments. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual trends, developments and regulations in the future, and their impact on the Fund could be materially different from those projected, anticipated or implied. The Fund has no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

The Fund adopted new investment strategies effective December 1, 2006 so that its holdings are selected using quantitative stock selection models rather than a more traditional fundamental analysis approach. Investors should be aware that performance information for periods prior to December 1, 2006 does not reflect the current investment strategies.


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the
Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
1 Common Class shares, and
the Russell 1000
® Value Index3 from Inception (8/01/00).

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the
Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
1 Advisor Class shares and
the Russell 1000
® Value Index3,6 from Inception (6/6/03).


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the
Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
1 Class A shares2 and Class B shares2,
and the Russell 1000
® Value Index3 for Ten Years.

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the
Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
1 Class C shares2 and
the Russell 1000
® Value Index3,5 from Inception (2/28/00).


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Average Annual Returns as of September 30, 20071

   
1 Year
 
5 Years
 
10 Years
  Since
Inception
 
Common Class     13.77 %     14.97 %           7.65 %  
Advisor Class     13.21 %                 13.14 %  
Class A Without Sales Charge     13.53 %     14.82 %     8.50 %        
Class A With Maximum
Sales Charge
    6.99 %     13.47 %     7.86 %        
Class B Without CDSC     12.70 %     13.96 %     7.71 %        
Class B With CDSC     9.11 %     13.96 %     7.71 %        
Class C Without CDSC     12.66 %     13.97 %           7.20 %  
Class C With CDSC     11.77 %     13.97 %           7.20 %  

 

Average Annual Returns as of October 31, 20071

   
1 Year
 
5 Years
 
10 Years
  Since
Inception
 
Common Class     10.59 %     13.66 %           7.66 %  
Advisor Class     10.01 %                 13.05 %  
Class A Without Sales Charge     10.32 %     13.50 %     8.72 %        
Class A With Maximum
Sales Charge
    3.99 %     12.16 %     8.07 %        
Class B Without CDSC     9.49 %     12.65 %     7.92 %        
Class B With CDSC     6.01 %     12.65 %     7.92 %        
Class C Without CDSC     9.50 %     12.66 %           7.20 %  
Class C With CDSC     8.63 %     12.66 %           7.20 %  

 

Returns represent past performance and include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Returns and share price will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. The performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance information current to the most recent month-end is available at www.credit-suisse.com/us

1  Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements may reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. Waivers and/or reimbursements may be discontinued at any time.

2  Total return for the Fund's Class A Shares for the reporting period, based on offering price (including maximum sales charge of 5.75%), was 3.99%. Total return for the Fund's Class B Shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value (including maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 4%), was 6.01%. Total return for the Fund's Class C Shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value (including maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1%), was 8.63%.


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

3  The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 1000® Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. It is an unmanaged index of common stocks that includes reinvestment of dividends and is compiled by Frank Russell Company. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

4  Performance for the benchmark is not available for the period beginning June 6, 2003. For that reason, performance of the benchmark is shown from July 1, 2003.

5  Performance for the benchmark is not available for the period beginning February 28, 2000. For that reason, performance of the benchmark is shown from March 1, 2000.


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Information About Your Fund's Expenses

As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section and which would result in higher total expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. The table is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended October 31, 2007.

The table illustrates your Fund's expenses in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses 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 "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds.


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
for the six months period ended October 31, 2007

Actual Fund Return   Common
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Class A   Class B   Class C  
Beginning Account
Value 5/1/07
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00    
Ending Account
Value 10/31/07
  $ 1,015.80     $ 1,013.20     $ 1,014.50     $ 1,010.40     $ 1,010.50    
Expenses Paid
per $1,000*
  $ 4.22     $ 6.75     $ 5.48     $ 9.27     $ 9.27    
Hypothetical 5%
Fund Return
 
Beginning Account
Value 5/1/07
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00    
Ending Account
Value 10/31/07
  $ 1,021.02     $ 1,018.50     $ 1,019.76     $ 1,015.98     $ 1,015.98    
Expenses Paid
per $1,000*
  $ 4.23     $ 6.77     $ 5.50     $ 9.30     $ 9.30    
    Common
Class
  Advisor
Class
  Class A   Class B   Class C  
Annualized
Expense Ratios*
    0.83 %     1.33 %     1.08 %     1.83 %     1.83 %  

 

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year period, then divided by 365.

  The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" and the "Annualized Expense Ratios" in the tables are based on actual expenses paid by the Fund during the period, net of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. If those fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements had not been in effect, the Fund's actual expenses would have been higher.

For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.


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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

SECTOR BREAKDOWN*

*  Expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time.


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

November 30, 2007

Dear Shareholder:

Performance Summary
11/01/06 – 10/31/07

Fund & Benchmark   Performance  
Common1      9.58 %  
Class A1,2      9.61 %  
Class B1,2      8.74 %  
Class C1,2      8.74 %  
Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600® Index3      11.55 %  
Russell 2000® Index3      9.27 %  
Russell 2000® Value Index3      2.05 %  

 

Performance for the Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C shares is without the maximum sales charge of 5.75%, 4.00% and 1.00%, respectively.2

Market Review: Solid economic growth despite weak housing

In the 12-month period ended October 31, 2007, U.S. stock markets gained with the benchmark S&P 600 SmallCap Index returning 11.6%.

Rising global demand and elevated commodity prices buoyed the energy, materials and information technology sectors to post the highest returns of 31.2%, 27.2%, and 24.5%, respectively. The greatest laggards in the small-cap space were the financials (-14.3%) and consumer discretionary (-6.2%) sectors, both of which were negatively impacted by higher interest rates versus the prior year as well as the marked slowdown in the housing market.

The U.S. housing sector has weakened significantly in 2007 as mortgage providers tightened their lending standards. Existing home sales fell 8% in September to an annualized rate of 5.04 million, the fewest since recordkeeping began in 1999, according to the National Association of Realtors. Home prices in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas slumped in August 2007 by the greatest amount in at least six years. Values dropped 4.4% in the 12 months ended in August — an eighth consecutive decline — according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, which has data back to 2001.

The aggressive lending environment over the past few years has led to a rise in mortgage defaults. There were 635,159 foreclosure filings in the third quarter — double from a year earlier — including default notices, auction notices, and bank repossessions, according to RealtyTrac Inc.


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

The U.S. Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 5.25% from June 2006 until September 2007 while identifying inflation risks as a major concern for the overall economy. However, more recently sentiment has shifted in response to the mortgage-debt driven liquidity crisis this summer. As a result, in September, the Fed cut its target for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 4.75%, marking the first cut in four years. Then in October, the Fed further cut its target rate by 25 basis points to 4.5% as it seeks to prevent some of the adverse effects on the overall economy from the depressed housing market and tighter consumer and corporate lending conditions.

Despite the housing sector slowdown, the economy grew at a solid 3.9% annual rate in July to September of 2007, up from 3.8% in the previous three months. Additionally, inflation appears to be well contained with the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) deflator for September 2007 up 0.2%. The year-over-year increase was unchanged from the August level of 1.8%, but it has been trending steadily lower from 2.5% in February of this year.

So far in 2007, the labor market has shown some signs of weakening. Non-farm payrolls rose 1,254,000 in the first ten months of the year versus gains of 1,841,000 for the same period in 2006. The household unemployment rate measured 4.7% in October, up modestly from a low of 4.4% in March 2007.

The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer confidence index dropped to 80.9 in October — the lowest level since May 2006 — from 83.4 in September. The measure is trailing the 89.6 average for the first half of the year and is also lower than year-earlier readings.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX), a measure of expected stock market volatility, reached a five-year low in January 2007. However, market conditions changed rapidly in mid-2007 and the VIX reached a four-year high in August 2007 amid the turmoil in U.S. sub-prime mortgage and commercial paper markets.

The U.S. dollar declined against a broad index of world currencies. And, crude oil rose to a record $95.28 a barrel on October 31, 2007, adding to economic concerns.

Strategic Review and Market Outlook: Economic expansion expected to slow

The largest contributors to performance relative to the benchmark came primarily from stock selection within the materials, consumer discretionary, and energy sectors. The largest detractors to performance relative to the benchmark came primarily from stock selection within the information technology sector, followed closely by the financials and industrials groups.


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

At the period end, the portfolio's largest overweights were in the healthcare (+3.29%) and energy (+3.05%) sectors, while the largest underweights were in the information technology (-4.44%) and financials (-3.65%) sectors.

The Federal Reserve expects that the pace of economic expansion will likely slow in the near term, partly reflecting the intensification of the housing correction. Additionally, while readings on core inflation have improved modestly this year, the Fed expects that recent increases in energy and commodity prices, among other factors, may put renewed upward pressure on inflation.

The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to meet next in December 2007 to discuss interest rates. Based on interest-rate futures as of November 7, 2007, traders are expecting the Fed to cut its target rate by an additional 25 basis points in December.

Leading indicators point to the U.S. housing markets potentially remaining depressed through early 2008. And, the consensus does not expect the pace of mergers and acquisitions to reach the level seen in the first half of 2007, as the availability of debt financing has tightened considerably. Further, expectations for U.S. stock market volatility are for above average stock swings.

Given the U.S. economy's current position toward the tail end of a growth cycle, we believe growth stocks could continue to outperform their value counterparts in 2008. We expect companies with solid growth prospects and strong operating results momentum will lead the market, and believe that companies fitting attractive valuation profiles will make a moderate comeback in the coming quarters. From a sector perspective, we are favorable toward the healthcare, energy, commercial services, and consumer staples groups. Conversely, the unsettled credit market and risks of further impact from mortgage losses leads us to underweight financial and consumer discretionary industries.

Credit Suisse Quantitative Strategies Team

Joseph Cherian
William Weng
Todd Jablonski
Eric Leng

Because of the nature of the Fund's investments in special-situation, start-up and other small companies, an investment in the Fund may be more volatile and less liquid than investments in larger companies.


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements that may concern, among other things, domestic and foreign market, industry and economic trends and developments and government regulation and their potential impact on the Fund's investments. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual trends, developments and regulations in the future, and their impact on the Fund could be materially different from those projected, anticipated or implied. The Fund has no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

The Fund adopted new investment strategies effective December 1, 2006 so that its holdings are selected using quantitative stock selection models rather than a more traditional fundamental analysis approach. Investors should be aware that performance information for periods prior to December 1, 2006 does not reflect the current investment strategies.


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the
Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
1 Common Class shares,
the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600
® Index3, the Russell 2000®
Index
3 and the Russell 2000
® Value Index3 from Inception (8/01/00).

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the
Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
1 Class A shares2 and Class B shares2,
the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600
® Index3, the Russell 2000® Index3 and
the Russell 2000
® Value Index3 for Ten Years.


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the
Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
1 Class C shares2, the Standard &
Poor's SmallCap 600
® Index3,5, the Russell 2000® Index3,5 and the
Russell 2000
® Value Index3,5 from Inception (2/28/00).

Average Annual Returns as of September 30, 20071

   
1 Year
 
5 Years
 
10 Years
  Since
Inception
 
Common Class     10.69 %     14.84 %           12.21 %  
Class A Without Sales Charge     10.68 %     14.84 %     9.09 %        
Class A With Maximum
Sales Charge
    4.30 %     13.49 %     8.45 %        
Class B Without CDSC     9.83 %     13.99 %     8.27 %        
Class B With CDSC     6.19 %     13.99 %     8.27 %        
Class C Without CDSC     9.83 %     13.97 %           12.72 %  
Class C With CDSC     8.92 %     13.97 %           12.72 %  

 


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Average Annual Returns as of October 31, 20071

   
1 Year
 
5 Years
 
10 Years
  Since
Inception
 
Common Class     9.58 %     15.00 %           12.48 %  
Class A Without Sales Charge     9.61 %     15.01 %     9.74 %        
Class A With Maximum
Sales Charge
    3.31 %     13.65 %     9.09 %        
Class B Without CDSC     8.74 %     14.15 %     8.91 %        
Class B With CDSC     5.14 %     14.15 %     8.91 %        
Class C Without CDSC     8.74 %     14.14 %           12.97 %  
Class C With CDSC     7.84 %     14.14 %           12.97 %  

 

Returns represent past performance and include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Returns and share price will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. The performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance information current to the most recent month-end is available at www.credit-suisse.com/us

1  Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements may reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. Waivers and/or reimbursements may be discontinued at any time.

2  Total return for the Fund's Class A Shares for the reporting period, based on offering price (including maximum sales charge of 5.75%), was 3.31%. Total return for the Fund's Class B Shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value (including maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 4%), was 5.14%. Total return for the Fund's Class C Shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value (including maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1%), was 7.84%.

3  The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600® Index is an unmanaged market weighted index of 600 U.S. stocks selected on the basis of capitalization, liquidity and industry group representation. It is a registered trademark of The McGraw-Hill Co., Inc. The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600® Index became the Fund's benchmark index on December 1, 2006 in connection with the change in the Fund's investment stragegy. The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the perfomance of those companies in the Russell 2000® Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell 2000® Index and the Russell 2000® Value Index are unmanaged indices of common stocks the include reinvestment of dividends and are compiled by Frank Russell Company. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

4  Performance for the benchmark is not available for the period beginning February 28, 2000. For that reason, performance of the benchmark is shown from March 1, 2000.


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Information About Your Fund's Expenses

As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section and which would result in higher total expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. The table is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended October 31, 2007.

The table illustrates your Fund's expenses in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses 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 "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds.


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
for the six month period ended October 31, 2007

Actual Fund Return   Common
Class
  Class A   Class B   Class C  
Beginning Account
Value 5/1/07
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00    
Ending Account
Value 10/31/07
  $ 1,033.70     $ 1,033.40     $ 1,029.50     $ 1,029.50    
Expenses Paid per $1,000*   $ 6.87     $ 6.87     $ 10.69     $ 10.69    
Hypothetical 5%
Fund Return
 
Beginning Account
Value 5/1/07
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00    
Ending Account
Value 10/31/07
  $ 1,018.45     $ 1,018.45     $ 1,014.67     $ 1,014.67    
Expenses Paid per $1,000*   $ 6.82     $ 6.82     $ 10.61     $ 10.61    
    Common
Class
  Class A   Class B   Class C  
Annualized
Expense Ratios*
    1.34 %     1.34 %     2.09 %     2.09 %  

 

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year period, then divided by 365.

  The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" and the "Annualized Expense Ratios" in the tables are based on actual expenses paid by the Fund during the period, net of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. If those fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements had not been in effect, the Fund's actual expenses would have been higher.

For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.


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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

SECTOR BREAKDOWN*

*  Expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time.


21




Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS (99.7%)  
Aerospace & Defense (2.0%)  
Boeing Co.     17,300     $ 1,705,607    
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     17,700       1,940,628    
Raytheon Co.     34,800       2,213,628    
              5,859,863    
Air Freight & Couriers (0.3%)  
FedEx Corp.     8,300       857,722    
Airlines (0.2%)  
UAL Corp.*§     13,400       641,860    
Auto Components (1.0%)  
Autoliv, Inc.     29,500       1,863,810    
BorgWarner, Inc.     11,400       1,205,094    
              3,068,904    
Automobiles (0.7%)  
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.*§     31,200       676,416    
Thor Industries, Inc.     33,100       1,588,800    
              2,265,216    
Banks (7.4%)  
Bank of America Corp.     150,949       7,287,818    
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     26,500       1,294,525    
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.§     9,600       409,920    
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     30,000       2,164,800    
Synovus Financial Corp.§     64,600       1,702,856    
U.S. Bancorp     18,000       596,880    
Wachovia Corp.     44,800       2,048,704    
Washington Mutual, Inc.§     18,200       507,416    
Wells Fargo & Co.     176,900       6,016,369    
              22,029,288    
Beverages (1.3%)  
Coca-Cola Co.     5,200       321,152    
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.     47,500       2,046,300    
PepsiAmericas, Inc.     39,500       1,410,940    
              3,778,392    
Chemicals (1.1%)  
Dow Chemical Co.     36,800       1,657,472    
Lubrizol Corp.     18,800       1,276,144    
Rohm and Haas Co.§     6,800       352,784    
              3,286,400    
Commercial Services & Supplies (1.0%)  
Con-way, Inc.     29,600       1,261,256    
Steelcase, Inc. Class A§     89,500       1,599,365    
              2,860,621    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
22



Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Commingled Fund (1.0%)  
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund     34,400     $ 2,960,120    
Computers & Peripherals (0.8%)  
Dell, Inc.*     16,400       501,840    
Western Digital Corp.*     69,100       1,791,072    
              2,292,912    
Diversified Financials (12.7%)  
AmeriCredit Corp.*§     15,200       214,472    
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     18,400       1,158,832    
Capital One Financial Corp.     4,300       282,037    
Citigroup, Inc.     192,800       8,078,320    
Countrywide Financial Corp.§     46,600       723,232    
Eaton Vance Corp.§     42,000       2,101,260    
Fannie Mae     15,500       884,120    
First Marblehead Corp.§     16,600       644,578    
Freddie Mac     9,000       470,070    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     9,100       2,256,072    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     170,800       8,027,600    
Legg Mason, Inc.     13,800       1,144,572    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.     19,800       1,254,132    
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.     47,500       3,135,950    
Morgan Stanley     64,400       4,331,544    
State Street Corp.     27,000       2,153,790    
Western Union Co.     47,800       1,053,512    
              37,914,093    
Diversified Telecommunication Services (6.2%)  
AT&T, Inc.     216,505       9,047,744    
CenturyTel, Inc.     22,400       986,720    
Qwest Communications International, Inc.*§     149,900       1,076,282    
Sprint Nextel Corp.     18,200       311,220    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     152,800       7,039,496    
              18,461,462    
Electric Utilities (4.6%)  
Alliant Energy Corp.     49,100       1,964,000    
Constellation Energy Group     16,600       1,572,020    
DTE Energy Co.     40,500       2,008,800    
Edison International     12,800       744,320    
FirstEnergy Corp.     36,600       2,551,020    
FPL Group, Inc.     6,500       444,730    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     60,800       1,732,192    
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     28,500       2,724,600    
              13,741,682    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (0.5%)  
Avnet, Inc.*     33,000       1,376,760    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Energy Equipment & Services (0.6%)  
ENSCO International, Inc.     30,200     $ 1,675,798    
Food & Drug Retailing (1.4%)  
Kroger Co.     63,300       1,860,387    
Safeway, Inc.     67,200       2,284,800    
              4,145,187    
Food Products (0.8%)  
Corn Products International, Inc.     37,800       1,608,012    
Kellogg Co.     5,500       290,345    
Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A     14,200       474,422    
              2,372,779    
Gas Utilities (0.2%)  
UGI Corp.     18,600       495,132    
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies (0.2%)  
Baxter International, Inc.     5,400       324,054    
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.*§     4,700       282,470    
              606,524    
Healthcare Providers & Services (2.0%)  
Aetna, Inc.     20,500       1,151,485    
Coventry Health Care, Inc.*     27,700       1,670,587    
Humana, Inc.*     24,700       1,851,265    
WellPoint, Inc.*     15,900       1,259,757    
              5,933,094    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.2%)  
McDonald's Corp.     8,900       531,330    
Household Durables (0.8%)  
American Greetings Corp. Class A§     17,300       455,682    
NVR, Inc.*§     1,100       523,325    
Whirlpool Corp.§     18,600       1,472,748    
              2,451,755    
Household Products (2.4%)  
Clorox Co.     29,600       1,852,072    
Procter & Gamble Co.     78,400       5,450,368    
              7,302,440    
Industrial Conglomerates (5.4%)  
3M Co.     3,300       284,988    
General Electric Co.     321,100       13,216,476    
Honeywell International, Inc.     5,200       314,132    
Tyco International, Ltd.     57,300       2,359,041    
              16,174,637    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Insurance (10.5%)  
ACE, Ltd.     5,100     $ 309,111    
Aflac, Inc.     31,000       1,946,180    
Allstate Corp.     22,900       1,199,960    
American Financial Group, Inc.     48,150       1,439,685    
American International Group, Inc.     64,500       4,071,240    
Aon Corp.§     15,200       688,864    
Assurant, Inc.§     23,800       1,390,872    
Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.     47,900       1,878,159    
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A     17,200       469,560    
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.     3,300       320,199    
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     29,700       887,733    
Lincoln National Corp.     4,800       299,376    
Loews Corp.     52,000       2,552,680    
MetLife, Inc.     4,400       302,940    
PartnerRe, Ltd.§     22,900       1,906,425    
Prudential Financial, Inc.     30,700       2,969,304    
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.§     27,000       1,542,510    
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.     30,700       1,791,038    
Torchmark Corp.     30,400       1,980,864    
Travelers Companies, Inc.     6,900       360,249    
W.R. Berkley Corp.     29,900       899,691    
XL Capital, Ltd. Class A     27,900       2,007,405    
              31,214,045    
Internet & Catalog Retail (0.1%)  
NutriSystem, Inc.*§     7,600       228,760    
IT Consulting & Services (1.6%)  
Accenture, Ltd. Class A     40,100       1,565,905    
Computer Sciences Corp.*§     34,900       2,037,811    
Electronic Data Systems Corp.     58,900       1,271,651    
              4,875,367    
Leisure Equipment & Products (0.6%)  
Eastman Kodak Co.§     59,000       1,690,940    
Machinery (1.5%)  
AGCO Corp.*     5,700       340,176    
ITT Corp.     4,800       321,216    
Kennametal, Inc.     14,800       1,349,908    
Parker Hannifin Corp.     29,700       2,386,989    
              4,398,289    
Media (2.9%)  
Comcast Corp. Class A*§     40,000       842,000    
CTC Media, Inc.*§     12,900       323,661    
News Corp. Class A     72,300       1,566,741    
Regal Entertainment Group Class A§     74,800       1,688,236    
Time Warner, Inc.     121,500       2,218,590    
Walt Disney Co.     60,900       2,108,967    
              8,748,195    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Metals & Mining (1.2%)  
Alcoa, Inc.     27,500     $ 1,088,725    
Nucor Corp.     39,000       2,418,780    
              3,507,505    
Oil & Gas (16.0%)  
Apache Corp.     6,400       664,384    
Chevron Corp.     102,900       9,416,379    
Cimarex Energy Co.§     16,500       668,415    
ConocoPhillips     68,700       5,836,752    
Continental Resources, Inc.*§     14,400       338,544    
Devon Energy Corp.     15,400       1,438,360    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     195,600       17,993,244    
Hess Corp.     34,000       2,434,740    
Marathon Oil Corp.     55,500       3,281,715    
Murphy Oil Corp.     18,700       1,376,881    
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     57,900       3,997,995    
Valero Energy Corp.     4,600       323,978    
              47,771,387    
Paper & Forest Products (0.8%)  
International Paper Co.     63,600       2,350,656    
Pharmaceuticals (5.8%)  
Eli Lilly and Co.     5,200       281,580    
Johnson & Johnson     46,200       3,010,854    
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     55,100       584,060    
Merck & Company, Inc.     31,900       1,858,494    
Pfizer, Inc.     343,300       8,448,613    
Schering-Plough Corp.     43,000       1,312,360    
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*§     54,000       1,650,240    
              17,146,201    
Real Estate (0.1%)  
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.§     4,200       400,386    
Road & Rail (0.5%)  
Union Pacific Corp.     11,400       1,459,656    
Semiconductor Equipment & Products (1.1%)  
Intel Corp.     58,400       1,570,960    
Teradyne, Inc.*     117,700       1,452,418    
Texas Instruments, Inc.     10,400       339,040    
              3,362,418    
Specialty Retail (0.4%)  
Sherwin-Williams Co.     18,800       1,201,696    
Textiles & Apparel (0.1%)  
Nike, Inc. Class B     4,900       324,674    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Tobacco (1.6%)  
Altria Group, Inc.     12,700     $ 926,211    
Loews Corp.- Carolina Group     22,400       1,921,472    
UST, Inc.§     35,700       1,903,524    
              4,751,207    
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%)  
United States Cellular Corp.*§     3,100       291,865    
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $256,394,261)             296,807,218    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (10.0%)  
State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio§§     28,827,223       28,827,223    
    Par
(000)
     
State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit, 3.600%, 11/01/07   $ 835       835,000    
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $29,662,223)     29,662,223    
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (109.7%) (Cost $286,056,484)     326,469,441    
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-9.7%)     (28,972,059 )  
NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 297,497,382    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

§  Security or portion thereof is out on loan.

§§  Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
27



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS (99.8%)  
Aerospace & Defense (2.1%)  
Cubic Corp.§     49,800     $ 2,241,000    
Curtiss-Wright Corp.     52,900       2,977,741    
              5,218,741    
Airlines (0.5%)  
Alaska Air Group, Inc.*     9,700       246,380    
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.*     11,500       244,835    
SkyWest, Inc.     26,300       717,727    
              1,208,942    
Auto Components (1.2%)  
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.§     29,400       807,324    
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     57,300       1,276,644    
Lear Corp.*     27,600       980,628    
              3,064,596    
Banks (4.5%)  
1st Source Corp.      5,600       107,744    
BancFirst Corp.     2,800       127,232    
Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones SA     13,800       268,686    
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.     15,800       454,408    
Cathay General Bancorp§     3,800       117,686    
Central Pacific Financial Corp.§     26,200       587,666    
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc.§     13,400       203,948    
Community Bank System, Inc.§     19,200       401,472    
East West Bancorp, Inc.     39,800       1,342,852    
First BanCorp.     70,600       620,574    
First Community Bancorp§     4,400       214,280    
FirstFed Financial Corp.*§     6,200       265,236    
Hanmi Financial Corp.§     27,900       307,458    
Pacific Capital Bancorp     9,900       205,227    
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.§     15,600       504,192    
Provident Bankshares Corp.§     13,700       337,979    
Santander BanCorp     9,200       126,040    
South Financial Group, Inc.§     31,000       640,460    
Sterling Bancshares, Inc.§     32,350       394,670    
Sterling Financial Corp.§     30,600       688,500    
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.§     22,000       443,740    
SVB Financial Group*§     13,100       678,449    
Umpqua Holdings Corp.§     50,700       858,351    
United Community Banks, Inc.§     27,300       604,422    
Whitney Holding Corp.     30,700       787,762    
              11,289,034    
Beverages (0.6%)  
Boston Beer Company, Inc. Class A*     27,000       1,410,750    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Biotechnology (3.8%)  
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*§     24,700     $ 500,669    
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*     28,800       520,992    
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*     48,500       1,344,905    
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     23,800       2,898,364    
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*§     43,100       759,422    
LifeCell Corp.*§     14,900       656,494    
Martek Biosciences Corp.*§     13,800       421,590    
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     11,800       551,178    
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*§     43,200       608,256    
Seattle Genetics, Inc.*     40,500       486,405    
ViroPharma, Inc.*§     90,300       777,483    
              9,525,758    
Building Products (0.2%)  
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     12,200       287,066    
Drew Industries, Inc.*     8,400       332,472    
              619,538    
Chemicals (2.6%)  
Calgon Carbon Corp.*§     33,400       497,660    
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     24,700       2,171,130    
H.B. Fuller Co.     10,200       300,186    
Olin Corp.     23,400       533,052    
OM Group, Inc.*     36,300       1,923,174    
Valhi, Inc.§     18,900       504,441    
W.R. Grace & Co.*§     16,600       491,360    
              6,421,003    
Commercial Services & Supplies (5.0%)  
Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc.     24,000       229,440    
Arbitron, Inc.     13,000       658,060    
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*§     21,500       1,259,685    
Bally Technologies, Inc.*     6,800       274,244    
Bowne & Company, Inc.     11,500       199,870    
Bristow Group, Inc.*§     10,300       513,867    
Convergys Corp.*     27,500       504,075    
CSG Systems International, Inc.*     21,500       441,395    
Deluxe Corp.     17,100       689,814    
DeVry, Inc.     27,900       1,525,851    
DynCorp International, Inc. Class A*     37,300       844,472    
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     18,500       1,304,620    
Koppers Holdings, Inc.     11,200       501,760    
Labor Ready, Inc.*§     21,300       374,454    
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.*§     16,500       983,400    
Sotheby's     16,500       893,805    
Spherion Corp.*     25,800       224,976    
Strayer Education, Inc.     5,900       1,100,114    
              12,523,902    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
29



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Communications Equipment (1.4%)  
C-COR, Inc.*     65,100     $ 798,126    
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.*§     32,500       1,763,125    
CPI International, Inc.*§     14,300       290,576    
Emulex Corp.*     23,200       502,512    
Plantronics, Inc.     9,000       246,150    
              3,600,489    
Computers & Peripherals (0.5%)  
Novatel Wireless, Inc.*§     37,200       967,200    
Sigma Designs, Inc.*     2,600       152,802    
Smart Modular Technologies, Inc.*     16,000       141,440    
              1,261,442    
Construction & Engineering (3.1%)  
EMCOR Group, Inc.*     27,100       933,053    
Perini Corp.*     12,500       716,875    
Shaw Group, Inc.*     44,700       3,334,620    
URS Corp.*     31,500       1,947,015    
Washington Group International, Inc.*     7,900       769,065    
              7,700,628    
Containers & Packaging (0.7%)  
AptarGroup, Inc.     13,300       594,510    
Myers Industries, Inc.     13,000       275,470    
Rock-Tenn Co. Class A     15,900       463,644    
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     8,700       474,759    
              1,808,383    
Diversified Financials (1.1%)  
CompuCredit Corp.*§     10,700       213,251    
GAMCO Investors, Inc. Class A     5,100       315,741    
Greenhill & Company, Inc.§     6,800       503,064    
MCG Capital Corp.§     26,900       376,869    
Morningstar, Inc.*     6,800       506,056    
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.     20,100       598,176    
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A     7,700       255,794    
              2,768,951    
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.2%)  
Premiere Global Services, Inc.*     31,000       510,880    
Electric Utilities (1.2%)  
Black Hills Corp.§     11,900       528,598    
El Paso Electric Co.*     41,200       1,003,220    
Ormat Technologies, Inc.     9,800       528,514    
PNM Resources, Inc.     11,400       285,114    
Unisource Energy Corp.     23,800       754,936    
              3,100,382    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
30



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Electrical Equipment (1.8%)  
Acuity Brands, Inc.     19,100     $ 912,980    
Belden, Inc.§     28,500       1,660,695    
Regal-Beloit Corp.     13,800       676,752    
Superior Essex, Inc.*     13,600       452,200    
Woodward Governor Co.     12,900       864,300    
              4,566,927    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments (4.9%)  
Anixter International, Inc.*§     6,900       495,765    
Checkpoint Systems, Inc.*     16,600       502,150    
Coherent, Inc.*     13,300       436,240    
FLIR Systems, Inc.*§     29,300       2,033,127    
Itron, Inc.*     12,800       1,375,872    
Littelfuse, Inc.*     10,200       324,666    
Methode Electronics, Inc.§     91,700       1,149,918    
MTS Systems Corp.     8,200       364,818    
Park Electrochemical Corp.§     9,000       281,880    
Plexus Corp.*     19,900       513,420    
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*     10,600       833,372    
Technitrol, Inc.     19,100       561,731    
Trimble Navigation, Ltd.*     52,000       2,168,400    
Varian, Inc.*     17,500       1,293,075    
              12,334,434    
Energy Equipment & Services (4.4%)  
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*     28,100       2,367,144    
Dawson Geophysical Co.*§     12,100       965,701    
Dril-Quip, Inc.*     25,500       1,359,915    
Flotek Industries, Inc.*     5,300       269,240    
GulfMark Offshore, Inc.*§     5,300       246,874    
Lufkin Industries, Inc.§     23,400       1,391,364    
NATCO Group, Inc. Class A*     7,700       410,487    
Oceaneering International, Inc.*     23,300       1,800,391    
Oil States International, Inc.*     28,500       1,230,915    
Unit Corp.*     20,200       964,954    
              11,006,985    
Food & Drug Retailing (3.3%)  
Casey's General Stores, Inc.     39,700       1,131,450    
Central European Distribution Corp.*     25,700       1,366,726    
Flowers Foods, Inc.     34,500       756,930    
Longs Drug Stores Corp.     26,600       1,396,766    
Nash Finch Co.§     12,800       479,360    
Performance Food Group Co.*     15,200       410,248    
Terra Industries, Inc.*§     70,700       2,608,123    
Village Super Market, Inc. Class A§     2,394       130,688    
              8,280,291    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
31



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Food Products (1.9%)  
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.§     28,700     $ 687,078    
Corn Products International, Inc.     53,200       2,263,128    
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.     24,000       870,720    
Sanderson Farms, Inc.§     21,600       751,680    
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*§     3,600       146,916    
              4,719,522    
Gas Utilities (3.7%)  
Atmos Energy Corp.     48,000       1,346,400    
Energen Corp.     62,700       4,012,800    
Southern Union Co.     55,700       1,754,550    
Southwest Gas Corp.     27,600       821,376    
UGI Corp.     47,900       1,275,098    
              9,210,224    
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies (5.2%)  
ArthroCare Corp.*§     34,300       2,224,012    
CONMED Corp.*     20,700       588,708    
Haemonetics Corp.*     21,500       1,104,885    
Hologic, Inc.*     44,400       3,016,092    
Immucor, Inc.*     43,800       1,412,550    
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.§     58,099       1,922,496    
Quidel Corp.*     25,000       516,250    
SurModics, Inc.*     15,300       868,122    
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.*     14,800       1,302,400    
              12,955,515    
Healthcare Providers & Services (3.4%)  
Air Methods Corp.*§     14,600       787,962    
Amedisys, Inc.*§     10,799       458,418    
Amerigroup Corp.*     28,900       1,011,500    
AmSurg Corp.*     13,000       343,850    
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.*     7,400       178,858    
Centene Corp.*     29,200       681,236    
Healthspring, Inc.*     12,200       256,200    
MedCath Corp.*     6,100       169,153    
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*§     12,200       464,942    
Omnicell, Inc.*     15,000       396,000    
PARAXEL International Corp.*     38,700       1,780,200    
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*     20,900       1,368,950    
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.*§     19,200       710,400    
              8,607,669    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.3%)  
CBRL Group, Inc.     6,200       247,380    
Jack in the Box, Inc.*     27,300       856,401    
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.     7,300       209,656    
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*     46,900       1,434,671    
P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.*§     11,600       337,676    
Papa John's International, Inc.*     10,000       233,000    
              3,318,784    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
32



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Household Durables (0.4%)  
American Greetings Corp. Class A     14,100     $ 371,394    
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.§     14,400       518,400    
              889,794    
Industrial Conglomerates (0.3%)  
Chemed Corp.§     15,000       859,800    
Insurance (2.9%)  
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.*     5,800       247,138    
Employers Holdings, Inc.     12,200       233,752    
IPC Holdings, Ltd.§     13,200       394,812    
Max Capital Group, Ltd.     13,400       379,086    
Navigators Group, Inc.*     4,600       277,380    
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.     10,300       382,954    
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.*     37,400       1,525,920    
Phoenix Companies, Inc.     18,500       254,930    
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.     10,400       374,400    
Presidential Life Corp.     17,000       299,370    
ProAssurance Corp.*     14,700       810,558    
Security Capital Assurance, Ltd.§     11,300       148,256    
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     11,500       279,565    
Triad Guaranty, Inc.*§     4,000       32,240    
United Fire & Casualty Co.§     12,300       394,092    
Zenith National Insurance Corp.     27,800       1,117,004    
              7,151,457    
Internet & Catalog Retail (0.9%)  
Blue Nile, Inc.*§     6,100       482,144    
Global Sources, Ltd.*§     37,200       1,205,652    
Priceline.com, Inc.*§     3,300       307,230    
Systemax, Inc.§     12,000       280,800    
              2,275,826    
Internet Software & Services (1.7%)  
j2 Global Communications, Inc.*     21,600       727,704    
Sohu.com, Inc.*§     24,300       1,455,813    
United Online, Inc.§     84,200       1,481,920    
ValueClick, Inc.*     19,200       522,048    
              4,187,485    
IT Consulting & Services (0.9%)  
Authorize.Net Holdings, Inc.*     12,100       282,777    
Phase Forward, Inc.*     52,300       1,244,217    
SAIC, Inc.*     19,500       384,345    
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*     13,700       241,805    
              2,153,144    
Leisure Equipment & Products (0.9%)  
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.*§     34,500       914,250    
Polaris Industries, Inc.§     24,900       1,224,582    
              2,138,832    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
33



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Machinery (8.2%)  
Actuant Corp. Class A     7,800     $ 538,044    
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     38,200       1,354,190    
Barnes Group, Inc.§     40,700       1,494,911    
Cascade Corp.§     4,400       277,112    
Ceradyne, Inc.*§     28,800       1,970,208    
Columbus McKinnon Corp.*     31,400       1,041,852    
Dionex Corp.*§     22,400       1,971,200    
EnPro Industries, Inc.*§     27,700       1,135,977    
Hurco Companies, Inc.*     16,300       930,730    
Kaydon Corp.§     13,100       704,649    
Manitowoc Company, Inc.     108,200       5,329,932    
Mueller Industries, Inc.     38,800       1,395,248    
RBC Bearings, Inc.*     12,300       494,337    
Robbins & Myers, Inc.     14,500       1,048,350    
Valmont Industries, Inc.     10,000       957,200    
              20,643,940    
Marine (1.2%)  
Cal Dive International, Inc.*§     34,100       451,143    
Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.§     24,400       1,754,116    
Golar LNG, Ltd.§     29,100       756,600    
              2,961,859    
Media (0.3%)  
Netflix, Inc.*     9,500       251,465    
Scholastic Corp.*     13,400       530,372    
              781,837    
Metals & Mining (2.8%)  
Century Aluminum Co.*§     34,300       1,995,917    
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.§     31,600       3,022,540    
GrafTech International, Ltd.*     28,100       531,090    
Massey Energy Co.     27,500       871,200    
Quanex Corp.§     15,400       634,326    
              7,055,073    
Oil & Gas (5.4%)  
Alon USA Energy, Inc.§     21,400       786,878    
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     41,100       1,631,259    
Delek US Holdings, Inc.§     60,600       1,453,794    
Exterran Holdings, Inc.*§     3,000       252,600    
General Maritime Corp.§     18,100       510,058    
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*§     40,300       1,863,875    
Mariner Energy, Inc.*     52,300       1,307,500    
PetroQuest Energy, Inc.*     20,100       259,290    
Rosetta Resources, Inc.*     25,300       480,700    
St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.     28,000       1,186,080    
Stone Energy Corp.*     42,800       1,908,024    
Swift Energy Co.*§     41,300       1,958,859    
              13,598,917    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
34



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Paper & Forest Products (0.6%)  
Buckeye Technologies, Inc.*     58,500     $ 1,048,320    
Potlatch Corp.§     10,900       519,494    
              1,567,814    
Personal Products (0.2%)  
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.*     19,200       478,080    
Pharmaceuticals (1.4%)  
MGI Pharma, Inc.*     34,900       1,137,042    
Pharmion Corp.*     26,400       1,270,368    
Sciele Pharma, Inc.*§     45,200       1,149,888    
              3,557,298    
Real Estate (2.5%)  
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     1,200       123,768    
Anthracite Capital, Inc.     13,000       108,160    
Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp.§     28,700       274,085    
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     3,700       162,763    
EastGroup Properties, Inc.§     10,200       486,336    
Entertainment Properties Trust     21,600       1,185,192    
Gramercy Capital Corp.§     5,100       134,487    
Lexington Realty Trust     28,600       565,994    
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     11,200       582,400    
National Health Investors, Inc.§     8,200       240,178    
National Retail Properties, Inc.§     60,000       1,521,000    
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust     6,500       247,975    
PS Business Parks, Inc.     7,000       408,100    
Realty Income Corp.     9,200       271,768    
              6,312,206    
Road & Rail (0.5%)  
Kansas City Southern*§     32,400       1,253,556    
Semiconductor Equipment & Products (3.5%)  
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*     31,300       500,800    
Amkor Technology, Inc.*§     58,200       659,406    
Brooks Automation, Inc.*     28,800       373,824    
Cabot Microelectronics Corp.*§     10,300       408,704    
Cymer, Inc.*§     31,300       1,330,250    
Diodes, Inc.*§     14,000       462,840    
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.*§     38,500       291,445    
MKS Instruments, Inc.*     54,100       1,086,328    
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.*     10,000       219,300    
ON Semiconductor Corp.*§     40,100       409,020    
Photronics, Inc.*     61,200       669,528    
RF Micro Devices, Inc.*§     37,300       232,006    
Semtech Corp.*     12,400       212,164    
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*     72,300       666,606    
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.*     22,149       1,019,297    
Zoran Corp.*     12,700       323,850    
              8,865,368    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
35



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS  
Software (1.9%)  
Aspen Technology, Inc.*§     73,700     $ 1,285,328    
Informatica Corp.*§     40,100       684,908    
MICROS Systems, Inc.*     13,900       998,298    
Nuance Communications, Inc.*     13,300       294,063    
SPSS, Inc.*§     31,200       1,185,600    
Sybase, Inc.*     9,000       257,400    
              4,705,597    
Specialty Retail (1.6%)  
Aeropostale, Inc.*     31,800       728,220    
Buckle, Inc.§     12,100       521,510    
Cato Corp. Class A     14,300       287,144    
Conn's, Inc.*§     4,800       122,736    
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.*     11,800       227,386    
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.*§     8,400       245,364    
Men's Wearhouse, Inc.     29,200       1,233,992    
Rent-A-Center, Inc.*     6,700       107,200    
Tractor Supply Co.*§     14,900       617,456    
              4,091,008    
Textiles & Apparel (2.1%)  
Crocs, Inc.*§     35,000       2,616,250    
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     7,500       1,048,425    
Fossil, Inc.*     26,000       976,560    
Kellwood Co.     26,200       434,134    
Warnaco Group, Inc.*     4,900       199,381    
              5,274,750    
Tobacco (0.2%)  
Universal Corp.§     5,100       248,574    
Vector Group, Ltd.§     10,830       236,960    
              485,534    
Water Utilities (0.1%)  
American States Water Co.     7,500       340,875    
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.7%)  
NTELOS Holdings Corp.     17,600       531,344    
Syniverse Holdings, Inc.*     32,900       549,101    
USA Mobility, Inc.*     44,600       697,544    
              1,777,989    
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $224,516,239)             250,441,809    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
36



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (19.6%)  
State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio§§ (Cost $49,099,007)     49,099,007     $ 49,099,007    
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (119.4%) (Cost $273,615,246)     299,540,816    
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-19.4%)     (48,585,716 )  
NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 250,955,100    

 

*  Non-income producing security.

§  Security or portion thereof is out on loan.

§§  Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
37




Credit Suisse Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2007

    Large Cap Value
Fund
  Small Cap Core
Fund
 
Assets  
Investments at value, including collateral for securities on loan
of $28,827,223 and $49,099,007, respectively (Cost $286,056,484
and $273,615,246, respectively) (Note 2)
  $ 326,469,4411     $ 299,540,8162    
Cash     754          
Receivable for investments sold           23,062,666    
Dividends and interest receivable     369,244       103,077    
Receivable for fund shares sold     41,827       137,470    
Prepaid expenses and other assets     27,438       60,746    
Total Assets     326,908,704       322,904,775    
Liabilities  
Advisory fee payable (Note 3)     127,554       150,044    
Administrative services fee payable (Note 3)     38,812       33,821    
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fee payable (Note 3)     71,890       69,139    
Payable upon return of securities loaned (Note 2)     28,827,223       49,099,007    
Payable for investments purchased           21,215,200    
Due to custodian           1,074,351    
Payable for fund shares redeemed     214,118       165,111    
Trustees' fee payable     10,269       10,269    
Other accrued expenses payable     121,456       132,733    
Total Liabilities     29,411,322       71,949,675    
Net Assets  
Capital stock, $0.001 par value (Note 6)     15,443       11,285    
Paid-in capital (Note 6)     208,816,110       143,253,849    
Undistributed net investment income     429,852          
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and futures contracts     47,823,020       81,764,396    
Net unrealized appreciation from investments     40,412,957       25,925,570    
Net Assets   $ 297,497,382     $ 250,955,100    
Common Shares  
Net assets   $ 570,433     $ 57,451,551    
Shares outstanding     29,752       2,563,728    
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share   $ 19.17     $ 22.41    
Advisor Shares  
Net assets $5,233,858           N/A    
Shares outstanding     270,711       N/A    
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share   $ 19.33       N/A    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
38



Credit Suisse Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2007

    Large Cap Value
Fund
  Small Cap Core
Fund
 
A Shares  
Net assets   $ 280,329,171     $ 169,075,828    
Shares outstanding     14,541,075       7,489,740    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 19.28     $ 22.57    
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value/(1-5.75%))   $ 20.46     $ 23.95    
B Shares  
Net assets   $ 9,224,225     $ 9,122,379    
Shares outstanding     487,468       458,215    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 18.92     $ 19.91    
C Shares  
Net assets   $ 2,139,695     $ 15,305,342    
Shares outstanding     113,882       773,093    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 18.79     $ 19.80    

 

1  Including $28,145,527 of securities on loan.

2  Including $47,960,839 of securities on loan.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
39



Credit Suisse Funds
Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended October 31, 2007

    Large Cap Value
Fund
  Small Cap Core
Fund
 
Investment Income (Note 2)  
Dividends   $ 6,752,212     $ 2,340,033    
Interest     87,207       203,343    
Securities lending     32,560       217,152    
Net investment gain allocated from partnership           4,258    
Foreign taxes withheld           (643 )  
Total investment income     6,871,979       2,764,143    
Expenses  
Investment advisory fees (Note 3)     1,581,123       2,012,680    
Administrative services fees (Note 3)     384,902       363,184    
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fees (Note 3)  
Common Class           160,675    
Advisor Class     28,906          
Class A     731,024       489,989    
Class B     118,867       107,811    
Class C     24,601       152,525    
Transfer agent fees (Note 3)     326,684       432,213    
Printing fees (Note 3)     72,729       94,768    
Registration fees     51,779       68,809    
Audit and tax fees     42,237       42,626    
Custodian fees     24,832       33,825    
Legal fees     24,719       26,936    
Trustees' fees     21,020       21,020    
Insurance expense     18,063       17,991    
Commitment fees (Note 4)     7,728       6,808    
Interest expense (Note 4)           1,628    
Miscellaneous expense     10,695       13,416    
Total expenses     3,469,909       4,046,904    
Net Investment Income (Loss)     3,402,070       (1,282,761 )  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Investments and Futures Contracts  
Net realized gain from investments     47,875,606       82,922,987    
Net realized loss from futures contracts           (72,371 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments     (20,353,000 )     (54,277,099 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain from investments and futures contracts     27,522,606       28,573,517    
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 30,924,676     $ 27,290,756    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
40




Credit Suisse Funds
Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    Large Cap Value Fund   Small Cap Core Fund  
    For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2006
  For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year
Ended
October 31, 2006
 
From Operations  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 3,402,070     $ 3,519,157     $ (1,282,761 )   $ 1,511,286    
Net realized gain from investments
and futures contracts
    47,875,606       64,610,542       82,850,616       52,059,311    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) from investments
    (20,353,000 )     (10,171,994 )     (54,277,099 )     (10,174,947 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
    30,924,676       57,957,705       27,290,756       43,395,650    
From Dividends and Distributions  
Dividends from net investment income                                  
Common Class shares     (8,128 )     (7,242 )     (443,533 )        
Advisor Class shares     (47,395 )     (55,871 )              
Class A shares     (3,148,980 )     (3,096,473 )     (1,047,496 )        
Class B shares     (35,780 )     (47,610 )     (7,318 )        
Class C shares     (7,596 )     (8,918 )     (9,246 )        
Distributions from net realized gains  
Common Class shares     (121,952 )     (70,029 )     (10,787,263 )     (7,509,989 )  
Advisor Class shares     (1,189,286 )     (969,206 )              
Class A shares     (59,880,116 )     (35,411,384 )     (36,102,988 )     (23,829,327 )  
Class B shares     (2,873,710 )     (2,267,901 )     (2,083,903 )     (1,880,065 )  
Class C shares     (536,230 )     (426,845 )     (2,781,596 )     (1,851,334 )  
Net decrease in net assets resulting
from dividends and distributions
    (67,849,173 )     (42,361,479 )     (53,263,343 )     (35,070,715 )  
From Capital Share Transactions (Note 6)  
Proceeds from sale of shares     21,394,602       34,985,488       28,165,427       112,745,835    
Reinvestment of dividends and
distributions
    62,317,135       39,200,260       48,478,465       32,583,478    
Net asset value of shares redeemed     (79,174,493 )     (93,328,420 )     (161,740,661 )     (127,020,125 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from capital share transactions
    4,537,244       (19,142,672 )     (85,096,769 )     18,309,188    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (32,387,253 )     (3,546,446 )     (111,069,356 )     26,634,123    
Net Assets  
Beginning of year     329,884,635       333,431,081       362,024,456       335,390,333    
End of year   $ 297,497,382     $ 329,884,635     $ 250,955,100     $ 362,024,456    
Undistributed net investment income   $ 429,852     $ 297,294     $     $ 1,704,197    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
41




Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Financial Highlights

(For a Common Class Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Year)

    For the Year Ended October 31,  
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 21.93     $ 20.97     $ 19.98     $ 18.61     $ 16.82    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment income1     0.26       0.28       0.24       0.23       0.14    
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related items
(both realized and unrealized)
    1.68       3.42       2.32       1.87       2.10    
Total from investment operations     1.94       3.70       2.56       2.10       2.24    
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.25 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.23 )     (0.14 )  
Distributions from net realized gains     (4.45 )     (2.48 )     (1.32 )     (0.50 )     (0.31 )  
Total dividends and distributions     (4.70 )     (2.74 )     (1.57 )     (0.73 )     (0.45 )  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 19.17     $ 21.93     $ 20.97     $ 19.98     $ 18.61    
Total return2     10.59 %     19.44 %     13.34 %     11.51 %     13.63 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)   $ 570     $ 600     $ 591     $ 664     $ 737    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.82 %     0.89 %     0.91 %     0.95 %     1.24 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.37 %     1.37 %     1.15 %     1.16 %     0.82 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     163 %     78 %     58 %     48 %     53 %  

 

1  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

2  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the years shown, total returns would have been lower.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
42



Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Financial Highlights

(For an Advisor Class Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

    For the Year Ended October 31,  
    2007   2006   2005   2004   20031  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 22.08     $ 21.10     $ 20.09     $ 18.71     $ 17.84    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment income2     0.17       0.18       0.14       0.13       0.04    
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related items
(both realized and unrealized)
    1.69       3.44       2.34       1.88       0.83    
Total from investment operations     1.86       3.62       2.48       2.01       0.87    
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.16 )     (0.16 )     (0.15 )     (0.13 )     (0.00 )3  
Distributions from net realized gains     (4.45 )     (2.48 )     (1.32 )     (0.50 )        
Total dividends and distributions     (4.61 )     (2.64 )     (1.47 )     (0.63 )        
Net asset value, end of year   $ 19.33     $ 22.08     $ 21.10     $ 20.09     $ 18.71    
Total return4     10.01 %     18.84 %     12.81 %     10.96 %     4.90 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)   $ 5,234     $ 5,806     $ 8,368     $ 12,228     $ 22,336    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     1.32 %     1.39 %     1.41 %     1.45 %     1.49 %5  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.87 %     0.87 %     0.65 %     0.66 %     0.51 %5  
Portfolio turnover rate     163 %     78 %     58 %     48 %     53 %  

 

1  For the period June 6, 2003 (inception date) through October 31, 2003.

2  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

3  This amount represents less than $(0.01) per share.

4  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

5  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
43



Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Financial Highlights

(For a Class A Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Year)

    For the Year Ended October 31,  
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 22.03     $ 21.05     $ 20.05     $ 18.68     $ 16.83    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment income1     0.22       0.22       0.19       0.18       0.14    
Net gain on investments and
foreign currency related items
(both realized and unrealized)
    1.69       3.45       2.33       1.87       2.15    
Total from investment operations     1.91       3.67       2.52       2.05       2.29    
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.21 )     (0.21 )     (0.20 )     (0.18 )     (0.13 )  
Distributions from net realized gains     (4.45 )     (2.48 )     (1.32 )     (0.50 )     (0.31 )  
Total dividends and distributions     (4.66 )     (2.69 )     (1.52 )     (0.68 )     (0.44 )  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 19.28     $ 22.03     $ 21.05     $ 20.05     $ 18.68    
Total return2     10.32 %     19.18 %     13.06 %     11.19 %     13.97 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)   $ 280,329     $ 305,866     $ 300,777     $ 302,823     $ 306,410    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     1.07 %     1.14 %     1.16 %     1.20 %     1.24 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.12 %     1.12 %     0.91 %     0.91 %     0.78 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     163 %     78 %     58 %     48 %     53 %  

 

1  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

2  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the years shown, total returns would have been lower.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
44



Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Financial Highlights

(For a Class B Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Year)

    For the Year Ended October 31,  
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 21.70     $ 20.78     $ 19.81     $ 18.46     $ 16.66    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment income1     0.07       0.07       0.04       0.03       0.01    
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related items
(both realized and unrealized)
    1.66       3.39       2.30       1.85       2.13    
Total from investment operations     1.73       3.46       2.34       1.88       2.14    
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.06 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )  
Distributions from net realized gains     (4.45 )     (2.48 )     (1.32 )     (0.50 )     (0.31 )  
Total dividends and distributions     (4.51 )     (2.54 )     (1.37 )     (0.53 )     (0.34 )  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 18.92     $ 21.70     $ 20.78     $ 19.81     $ 18.46    
Total return2     9.49 %     18.25 %     12.23 %     10.40 %     13.07 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)   $ 9,224     $ 14,994     $ 20,057     $ 25,118     $ 29,696    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     1.82 %     1.89 %     1.91 %     1.95 %     1.99 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.39 %     0.37 %     0.15 %     0.16 %     0.06 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     163 %     78 %     58 %     48 %     53 %  

 

1  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

2  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the years shown, total returns would have been lower.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
45



Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund
Financial Highlights

(For a Class C Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Year)

    For the Year Ended October 31,  
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 21.58     $ 20.68     $ 19.72     $ 18.38     $ 16.58    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment income1     0.07       0.07       0.03       0.03       0.01    
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related items
(both realized and unrealized)
    1.65       3.37       2.30       1.84       2.13    
Total from investment operations     1.72       3.44       2.33       1.87       2.14    
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.06 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )  
Distributions from net realized gains     (4.45 )     (2.48 )     (1.32 )     (0.50 )     (0.31 )  
Total dividends and distributions     (4.51 )     (2.54 )     (1.37 )     (0.53 )     (0.34 )  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 18.79     $ 21.58     $ 20.68     $ 19.72     $ 18.38    
Total return2     9.50 %     18.25 %     12.23 %     10.39 %     13.14 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)   $ 2,140     $ 2,618     $ 3,638     $ 3,736     $ 3,479    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     1.82 %     1.89 %     1.91 %     1.95 %     1.99 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.39 %     0.37 %     0.15 %     0.16 %     0.06 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     163 %     78 %     58 %     48 %     53 %  

 

1  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

2  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the years shown, total returns would have been lower.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
46



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Common Class Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Year)

    For the Year Ended October 31,  
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 24.33     $ 23.84     $ 22.66     $ 20.02     $ 18.56    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.08 )     0.11       (0.03 )     (0.05 )     (0.02 )  
Net gain on investments and futures contracts
(both realized and unrealized)
    2.16       2.85       3.39       3.75       3.08    
Total from investment operations     2.08       2.96       3.36       3.70       3.06    
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.14 )                       (0.01 )  
Distributions from net realized gains     (3.86 )     (2.47 )     (2.18 )     (1.06 )     (1.59 )  
Total dividends and distributions     (4.00 )     (2.47 )     (2.18 )     (1.06 )     (1.60 )  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 22.41     $ 24.33     $ 23.84     $ 22.66     $ 20.02    
Total return2     9.58 %     13.23 %     15.56 %     19.14 %     17.75 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)   $ 57,452     $ 70,525     $ 74,013     $ 50,068     $ 47,969    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     1.34 %     1.37 %     1.38 %     1.42 %     1.48 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
to average net assets
    (0.39 )%     0.47 %     (0.16 )%     (0.22 )%     (0.10 )%  
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios
due to waivers/reimbursements
                            0.04 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     262 %     67 %     43 %     41 %     30 %  

 

1  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

2  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the years shown, total returns would have been lower.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
47



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Financial Highlights

(For a Class A Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Year)

    For the Year Ended October 31,  
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 24.44     $ 23.94     $ 22.75     $ 20.10     $ 18.62    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment income (loss)1     (0.08 )     0.12       (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.02 )  
Net gain on investments and futures contracts
(both realized and unrealized)
    2.18       2.85       3.42       3.76       3.10    
Total from investment operations     2.10       2.97       3.38       3.71       3.08    
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.11 )                       (0.01 )  
Distributions from net realized gains     (3.86 )     (2.47 )     (2.19 )     (1.06 )     (1.59 )  
Total dividends and distributions     (3.97 )     (2.47 )     (2.19 )     (1.06 )     (1.60 )  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 22.57     $ 24.44     $ 23.94     $ 22.75     $ 20.10    
Total return2     9.61 %     13.22 %     15.54 %     19.11 %     17.80 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)   $ 169,076     $ 263,006     $ 227,166     $ 198,773     $ 188,318    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     1.35 %     1.37 %     1.38 %     1.42 %     1.48 %  
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
to average net assets
    (0.38 )%     0.47 %     (0.16 )%     (0.22 )%     (0.11 )%  
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios
due to waivers/reimbursements
                            0.04 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     262 %     67 %     43 %     41 %     30 %  

 

1  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

2  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the years shown, total returns would have been lower.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
48



Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Financial Highlights

(For a Class B Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Year)

    For the Year Ended October 31,  
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 22.07     $ 21.99     $ 21.20     $ 18.93     $ 17.74    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment loss1     (0.22 )     (0.06 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.15 )  
Net gain on investments and futures contracts
(both realized and unrealized)
    1.93       2.61       3.17       3.53       2.93    
Total from investment operations     1.71       2.55       2.97       3.33       2.78    
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.01 )                          
Distributions from net realized gains     (3.86 )     (2.47 )     (2.18 )     (1.06 )     (1.59 )  
Total dividends and distributions     (3.87 )     (2.47 )     (2.18 )     (1.06 )     (1.59 )  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 19.91     $ 22.07     $ 21.99     $ 21.20     $ 18.93    
Total return2     8.74 %     12.41 %     14.72 %     18.25 %     16.88 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)   $ 9,122     $ 12,465     $ 18,133     $ 20,425     $ 22,669    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     2.10 %     2.12 %     2.13 %     2.17 %     2.23 %  
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (1.13 )%     (0.28 )%     (0.91 )%     (0.97 )%     (0.86 )%  
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios
due to waivers/reimbursements
                            0.04 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     262 %     67 %     43 %     41 %     30 %  

 

1  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

2  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the years shown, total returns would have been lower.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class C Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Year)

    For the Year Ended October 31,  
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of year   $ 21.97     $ 21.91     $ 21.13     $ 18.87     $ 17.69    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment loss1     (0.22 )     (0.06 )     (0.20 )     (0.19 )     (0.15 )  
Net gain on investments and futures contracts
(both realized and unrealized)
    1.92       2.59       3.16       3.51       2.92    
Total from investment operations     1.70       2.53       2.96       3.32       2.77    
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DSITRIBUTIONS  
Dividends from net investment income     (0.01 )                          
Distributions from net realized gains     (3.86 )     (2.47 )     (2.18 )     (1.06 )     (1.59 )  
Total dividends and distributions     (3.87 )     (2.47 )     (2.18 )     (1.06 )     (1.59 )  
Net asset value, end of year   $ 19.80     $ 21.97     $ 21.91     $ 21.13     $ 18.87    
Total return2     8.74 %     12.36 %     14.72 %     18.25 %     16.87 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of year (000s omitted)   $ 15,305     $ 16,028     $ 16,079     $ 11,613     $ 8,138    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     2.10 %     2.12 %     2.13 %     2.17 %     2.23 %  
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (1.14 )%     (0.28 )%     (0.91 )%     (0.97 )%     (0.86 )%  
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios
due to waivers/reimbursements
                            0.04 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     262 %     67 %     43 %     41 %     30 %  

 

1  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

2  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the years shown, total returns would have been lower.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Funds
Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2007

Note 1. Organization

The Credit Suisse Capital Funds (the "Trust") covered in this report are comprised of Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund ("Large Cap Value") and Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund ("Small Cap Core"), (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a business trust on November 26, 1985.

Each Fund is classified as diversified. Small Cap Core changed its name from Credit Suisse Small Cap Value Fund, Inc., effective December 1, 2006. Investment objectives for each Fund are as follows: Large Cap Value seeks long-term capital appreciation and continuity of income; Small Cap Core seeks a high level of growth of capital.

Large Cap Value offers five classes of shares: Common Class shares, Advisor Class shares, Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares. Small Cap Core offers four classes of shares: Common Class shares, Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares. Effective December 12, 2001, Large Cap Value closed the Common Class to new investments, except for reinvestment of dividends. Large Cap Value's Common Class shareholders as of the close of business on December 12, 2001 may continue to hold Common Class shares but may not add to their accounts. Although no further shares can be purchased, Large Cap Value's shareholders can redeem their Common Class shares through any available method. The Small Cap Core's Common Class shares are closed to new investors, with certain exceptions as set forth in the prospectus. Each class of shares in each Fund represents an equal pro rata interest in each Fund, except that they bear different expenses, which reflect the difference in the range of services provided to them. Class A shares of each Fund are sold subject to a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75%. Class B shares of each Fund are sold subject to a contingent deferred sales charge which declines from 4% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class C shares of each Fund are sold subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within the first year of purchase.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

A) SECURITY VALUATION — The net asset value of each Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange") on each day the Exchange is open for business. Equity investments are valued at market value, which is generally determined using the closing price on the exchange or market on which the security is


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

primarily traded at the time of valuation (the "Valuation Time"). If no sales are reported, equity investments are generally valued at the most recent bid quotation as of the Valuation Time or at the lowest asked quotation in the case of a short sale of securities. Debt securities with a remaining maturity greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the price supplied by a pricing service, which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration market indices, yield curves and other specific adjustments. Debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued on the basis of amortized cost, which approximates market value, unless it is determined that this method would not represent fair value. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund's closing net asset value per share on the day of valuation. Securities, futures contracts, and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the Funds' Valuation Time but after the close of the securities' primary markets, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of, the Board of Trustees under procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Funds may utilize a service provided by an independent third party which has been approved by the Board of Trustees to fair value certain securities. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

B) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the current prevailing exchange rates. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the current exchange rate at the end of the period. Translation gains or losses resulting from changes in the exchange rate during the reporting period and realized gains and losses on the settlement of foreign currency transactions are reported in the results of operations for the current period. The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in equity securities which is due to changes in the foreign exchange rate from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities. The Funds isolate that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities which is due to changes in the foreign exchange rate from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities.

C) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME — Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain expenses are class-specific and vary by class. Income, expenses (excluding class-specific expenses) and realized/unrealized gains/losses are allocated


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Credit Suisse Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

proportionately to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares of that class. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

D) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly by Large Cap Value and at least annually by Small Cap Core. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Funds. However, to the extent that a net realized capital gain can be reduced by a capital loss carryforward, such gain will not be distributed. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).

E) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES — No provision is made for federal taxes as it is each Fund's intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes.

F) USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

G) SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — The Funds, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group, pool available cash into either a short-term variable rate time deposit issued by State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"), the Funds' custodian, or a money market fund advised by Credit Suisse. The short-term time deposit issued by SSB is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.

H) SECURITIES LENDING — Loans of securities are required at all times to be secured by collateral at least equal to 102% of the market value of domestic securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon) and 105% of the market value of foreign securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon). Cash collateral received by the Funds in connection with securities lending activity may be pooled together with cash collateral for other


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Credit Suisse Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse and may be invested in a variety of investments, including certain Credit Suisse-advised funds, funds advised by SSB, the Funds' securities lending agent, or money market instruments. However, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

SSB has been engaged by the Funds to act as the Funds' securities lending agent. The Funds' securities lending arrangement provides that the Funds and SSB will share the net income earned from securities lending activities. During the year ended October 31, 2007, total earnings from the Fund's investment in cash collateral received in connection with Large Cap Value and Small Cap Core's security lending arrangements were $1,031,298, and $3,258,522, respectively, of which $991,174, and $2,991,450, respectively, were rebated to borrowers (brokers). The Funds retained $32,560, and $217,152, in income, respectively, from the cash collateral investment and SSB, as lending agent, was paid $7,564, and $49,920, respectively. The Funds may also be entitled to certain minimum amounts of income from their securities lending activities. Securities lending income is accrued as earned.

I) FUTURES — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to the extent permitted by its investment policies and objectives. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash and/or pledge U.S. Government securities as initial margin. Subsequent payments, which are dependent on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying instrument, are made or received by the Fund each day (daily variation margin) and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund's basis in the contract. Risks of entering into futures contracts for hedging purposes include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. In addition, the purchase of a futures contract involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit and subsequent payments required for a futures transaction. At October 31, 2007, the Fund had no open futures contracts.

J) OTHER — Large Cap Value may invest up to 10% and Small Cap Core may invest up to 15% of its net assets in restricted and other illiquid securities. Non-publicly traded securities may be less liquid than publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from such sales could differ from the price originally paid by the Funds or the current carrying values, and the difference could be material.


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Credit Suisse Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Credit Suisse serves as investment adviser for the Funds. For its investment advisory services, effective December 1, 2006, Credit Suisse agreed to change the investment advisory fee of Large Cap Value from 0.75% to 0.50%, and Small Cap Core to the lower of 0.70% or the following tiered fee:

Fund   Annual Rate  
Small Cap Core   0.875% of first $100 million of average daily net assets  
    0.75% of next $100 million of average daily net assets  
    0.625% of average daily net assets over $200 million  

 

For the year ended October 31, 2007, investment advisory fees earned for each Fund were as follows:

Fund   Gross Advisory Fee  
Large Cap Value   $ 1,581,123    
Small Cap Core     2,012,680    

 

Credit Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc. ("CSAMSI"), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, and SSB serve as co-administrators to the Funds. For its co-administrative services, CSAMSI currently receives a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.09% of each Fund's average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2007, co-administrative services fees earned by CSAMSI were as follows:

Fund   Co-Administration Fee  
Large Cap Value   $ 284,527    
Small Cap Core     260,634    

 

Effective December 1, 2006, the co-administration fee was reduced from an annual rate of 0.10% to 0.09%.

For its co-administrative services, SSB receives a fee, exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, calculated in total for all the Credit Suisse funds/portfolios co-administered by SSB and allocated based upon relative average net assets of each fund/portfolio, subject to an annual minimum fee. For the year ended October 31, 2007, co-administrative services fees earned by SSB (including out-of-pocket fees) were as follows:

Fund   Co-Administration Fee  
Large Cap Value   $ 100,375    
Small Cap Core     102,550    

 


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Credit Suisse Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

In addition to serving as each Fund's co-administrator, CSAMSI currently serves as distributor of each Fund's shares. Pursuant to distribution plans adopted by each Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, CSAMSI receives fees for its distribution services. This fee is calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Common Class of Small Cap Core and Class A shares of each Fund. Advisor Class shares of Large Cap Value may pay this fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.75% of such class' average daily net assets; such fee is currently calculated at the annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of such class. For the Class B and Class C shares, the fee is calculated at annual rate of 1.00% of average daily net assets of such classes.

Certain brokers, dealers and financial representatives provide transfer agent related services to the Funds, and receive compensation from Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse is then reimbursed by the Funds. For the year ended October 31, 2007, the Small Cap Core Fund reimbursed Credit Suisse the following amount, which is included in the Fund's transfer agent expense as follows:

Fund   Amount  
Small Cap Core   $ 120,751    

 

For the year ended October 31, 2007, CSAMSI and its affiliates advised the Funds that they retained the following amounts from commissions earned on the sale of the Funds' Class A shares:

Fund   Amount  
Large Cap Value   $ 7,353    
Small Cap Core     6,598    

 

Merrill Corporation ("Merrill"), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, has been engaged by the Funds to provide certain financial printing and fulfillment services. For the year ended October 31, 2007, Merrill was paid for its services by the Funds as follows:

Fund   Amount  
Large Cap Value   $ 46,630    
Small Cap Core     51,024    

 

Note 4. Line of Credit

The Funds, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse (collectively, the "Participating Funds"), participate in a $50 million committed, unsecured line of credit facility ("Credit Facility") for temporary or emergency purposes with Deutsche Bank, A.G. as administrative agent and syndication agent and SSB as operations agent. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the


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Credit Suisse Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 4. Line of Credit

Participating Funds pay an aggregate commitment fee at a rate of 0.10% per annum on the average unused amount of the Credit Facility, which is allocated among the Participating Funds in such manner as is determined by the governing Boards of the Participating Funds. In addition, the Participating Funds pay interest on borrowings at the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%. At October 31, 2007, the Funds had no borrowings under the Credit Facility. During the year ended October 31, 2007, Small Cap Core had borrowings under the Credit Facility as follows:

Average Daily
Loan Balance
  Weighted Average
Interest Rate%
  Maximum Daily
Loan Outstanding
 
$ 3,397,000       5.750 %   $ 3,397,000    

 

Note 5. Purchases and Sales of Securities

For the year ended October 31, 2007, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
Large Cap Value   $ 504,655,628     $ 560,354,295    
Small Cap Core     742,705,993       857,100,722    

 

Note 6. Capital Share Transactions

Large Cap Value is authorized to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value per share, of which an unlimited number of shares are classified as Common Class shares, Advisor Class shares, Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares. Small Cap Core is authorized to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value per share, of which an unlimited number of shares are classified as Common Class shares, Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares. Transactions in capital shares of the Funds were as follows:

    Large Cap Value  
    Common Class  
    For the Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2006
 
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value  
Shares sold         $           $    
Shares issued in reinvestment
of dividends and distributions
    7,115       128,023       3,892       75,906    
Shares redeemed     (4,740 )     (88,143 )     (4,705 )     (92,528 )  
Net increase (decrease)     2,375     $ 39,880       (813 )   $ (16,622 )  

 


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Credit Suisse Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 6. Capital Share Transactions

    Large Cap Value  
    Advisor Class  
    For the Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2006
 
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value  
Shares sold     50,447     $ 970,179       67,105     $ 1,378,725    
Shares issued in reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
    68,259       1,236,684       52,301       1,025,063    
Shares redeemed     (110,959 )     (2,099,396 )     (253,100 )     (5,156,089 )  
Net increase (decrease)     7,747     $ 107,467       (133,694 )   $ (2,752,301 )  
    Large Cap Value  
    Class A  
    For the Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2006
 
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value  
Shares sold     1,006,054     $ 19,218,085       1,577,376     $ 32,034,528    
Shares issued in reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
    3,227,878       58,342,735       1,835,069       35,919,520    
Shares redeemed     (3,578,078 )     (69,028,836 )     (3,815,046 )     (77,593,150 )  
Net increase (decrease)     655,854     $ 8,531,984       (402,601 )   $ (9,639,102 )  
    Large Cap Value  
    Class B  
    For the Year Ended
October 31 , 2007
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2006
 
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value  
Shares sold     40,106     $ 734,562       62,933     $ 1,242,638    
Shares issued in reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
    121,867       2,156,976       93,835       1,805,726    
Shares redeemed     (365,331 )     (6,899,682 )     (431,250 )     (8,672,931 )  
Net decrease     (203,358 )   $ (4,008,144 )     (274,482 )   $ (5,624,567 )  
    Large Cap Value  
    Class C  
    For the Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2006
 
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value  
Shares sold     24,990     $ 471,776       17,099     $ 329,597    
Shares issued in reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
    25,751       452,717       19,549       374,045    
Shares redeemed     (58,179 )     (1,058,436 )     (91,280 )     (1,813,722 )  
Net decrease     (7,438 )   $ (133,943 )     (54,632 )   $ (1,110,080 )  

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 6. Capital Share Transactions

    Small Cap Core  
    Common Class  
    For the Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2006
 
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value  
Shares sold     190,146     $ 4,167,929       576,180     $ 13,468,606    
Shares issued in reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
    527,601       11,174,389       330,655       7,459,586    
Shares redeemed     (1,052,896 )     (23,121,659 )     (1,112,407 )     (25,871,552 )  
Net decrease     (335,149 )   $ (7,779,341 )     (205,572 )   $ (4,943,360 )  
    Small Cap Core  
    Class A  
    For the Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2006
 
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value  
Shares sold     945,098     $ 20,834,263       4,062,317     $ 94,724,548    
Shares issued in reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
    1,599,148       34,047,203       987,897       22,395,554    
Shares redeemed     (5,814,264 )     (130,843,603 )     (3,778,297 )     (88,120,027 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (3,270,018 )   $ (75,962,137 )     1,271,917     $ 29,000,075    
    Small Cap Core  
    Class B  
    For the Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2006
 
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value  
Shares sold     17,794     $ 342,299       32,214     $ 682,832    
Shares issued in reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
    94,639       1,783,036       78,280       1,611,772    
Shares redeemed     (218,952 )     (4,281,909 )     (370,527 )     (7,935,071 )  
Net decrease     (106,519 )   $ (2,156,574 )     (260,033 )   $ (5,640,467 )  
    Small Cap Core  
    Class C  
    For the Year Ended
October 31, 2007
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2006
 
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value  
Shares sold     145,468     $ 2,820,936       183,143     $ 3,869,849    
Shares issued in reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
    78,687       1,473,837       54,440       1,116,566    
Shares redeemed     (180,516 )     (3,493,490 )     (242,079 )     (5,093,475 )  
Net increase (decrease)     43,639     $ 801,283       (4,496 )   $ (107,060 )  

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 6. Capital Share Transactions

Effective March 1, 2007, Small Cap Core imposes a 2% redemption fee on all classes of shares currently being offered that are purchased on or after March 1, 2007 and redeemed or exchanged within 30 days from the date of purchase. Reinvested dividends and distributions are not subject to the fee. The fee is charged based on the value of shares at redemption, is paid directly to the Fund and becomes part of the Fund's daily net asset value calculation. When shares are redeemed that are subject to the fee, reinvested dividends are redeemed first, followed by the shares held longest.

On October 31, 2007, the number of shareholders that held 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of the Funds were as follows:

Fund   Number of
Shareholders
  Approximate Percentage
of Outstanding Shares
 
Large Cap Value  
Common Class     4       64 %  
Advisor Class     2       99 %  
Class A     2       22 %  
Class B     1       10 %  
Class C     4       41 %  
Small Cap Core  
Common Class     2       69 %  
Class A     2       13 %  
Class B     1       8 %  
Class C     1       9 %  

 

Some of the shareholders are omnibus accounts, which hold shares on behalf of individual shareholders.

Note 7. Federal Income Taxes

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

The tax characteristics of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, by the Funds were as follows:

    Ordinary Income   Long-Term Capital Gain  
Fund   2007   2006   2007   2006  
Large Cap Value   $ 25,213,996     $ 10,625,672     $ 42,635,177     $ 31,735,807    
Small Cap Core     5,016,803       2,068,455       48,246,540       33,002,260    

 

At October 31, 2007, the Funds had no capital loss carryforwards available to offset possible future capital gains.


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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 7. Federal Income Taxes

The tax basis of components of distributable earnings differ from the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by temporary book/tax differences. These differences are primarily due to losses deferred on wash sales. At October 31, 2007, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis for the Funds were as follows:

    Large Cap
Value
  Small Cap
Core
 
Undistributed net investment income   $ 23,528,861     $ 18,391,696    
Accumulated realized gain     25,270,367       65,321,282    
Unrealized appreciation     39,866,601       23,976,988    
    $ 88,665,829     $ 107,689,966    

 

As of October 31, 2007, the identified cost for federal income tax purposes, as well as the gross unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost, gross unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value and the net unrealized appreciation from investments were as follows:

Fund   Identified
Cost
  Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Large Cap Value   $ 286,602,837     $ 48,595,736     $ (8,729,132 )   $ 39,866,604    
Small Cap Core     275,563,827       31,755,350       (7,778,361 )     23,976,989    

 

At October 31, 2007, accumulated undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments have been adjusted for current period permanent book/tax differences which arose principally from differing book/tax treatments of net operating losses, foreign currency gain/(loss), real estate investment trusts and dividend redesignations. Net assets were not affected by these reclassifications:

Fund   Undistributed
Net Investment
Income/(Loss)
  Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on Investment
 
Large Cap Value   $ (21,633 )   $ 21,633    
Small Cap Core     1,086,157       (1,086,157 )  

 

Note 8. Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Funds may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.


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Credit Suisse Funds
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2007

Note 9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

During June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Interpretation 48 ("FIN 48" or the "Interpretation"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB statement 109. FIN 48 supplements FASB Statement 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, by defining the confidence level that a tax position must meet in order to be recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a fund should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the fund has taken or expects to take on a tax return. FIN 48 requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is "more likely than not" to be sustained based solely on its technical merits. Management must be able to conclude that the tax law, regulations, case law, and other objective information regarding the technical merits sufficiently support the position's sustainability with a likelihood of more than 50 percent. On December 22, 2006, the SEC indicated that they would not object if the Funds implement FIN 48 in the first required financial statement reporting period for their fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006. Management is evaluating the application of the Interpretation to the Funds and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Funds' financial statements.

On September 20, 2006, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 "Fair Value Measurements" ("FAS 157"). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years, beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. As of October 31, 2007, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements, however, additional disclosures will be required in subsequent reports.


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Credit Suisse Funds
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund and
Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund:

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 Credit Suisse Large Cap Value Fund and Credit Suisse Small Cap Core Fund (hereafter referred to as the "Funds") at October 31, 2007, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the years (or periods) presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the 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, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
December 26, 2007


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Credit Suisse Funds
Information Concerning Trustees and Officers
(unaudited)

Name, Address
(Year of Birth)
  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
  Term
of Office1
and
Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Independent Trustees                      
Enrique Arzac
c/o Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC
Attn: General Counsel
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York
10010
(1941)
  Trustee, Nominating Committee Member and Audit Committee Chairman   Since 2005   Professor of Finance and Economics, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University since 1971.     36     Director of Epoch Holding Corporation (an investment management and investment advisory services company); Director of The Adams Express Company (a closed-end investment company); Director of Petroleum and Resources Corporation (a closed-end investment company).  
Richard H. Francis
c/o Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC
Attn: General Counsel
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York
10010
(1932)
  Trustee,
Nominating
and Audit
Committee
Member
  Since 2001   Currently retired     29     None  

 

1   Each Trustee and Officer serves until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.


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Credit Suisse Funds
Information Concerning Trustees and Officers
(unaudited) (continued)

Name, Address
(Year of Birth)
  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
  Term
of Office1
and
Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Independent Trustees                          
Jeffrey E. Garten
Box 208200
New Haven, Connecticut
06520-8200
(1946)
  Trustee,
Nominating
and Audit
Committee
Member
  Since 2001   The Juan Trippe Professor in the Practice of International Trade, Finance and Business from July 2005 to present; Partner and Chairman of Garten Rothkopf (consulting firm) from October 2005 to present; Dean of Yale School of Management from November 1995 to June 2005.     29     Director of Aetna, Inc. (insurance company); Director of CarMax Group (used car dealers); Director of Alcan, Inc. (smelting and refining of nonferrous metals company).  
Peter F. Krogh
SFS/ICC 702
Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057
(1937)
  Trustee, Nominating and Audit Committee Member   Since 2001   Dean Emeritus and
Distinguished
Professor
of International Affairs
at the Edmund A. Walsh
School of Foreign
Service, Georgetown
University from
June 1995 to present.
    29     Director
of Carlisle
Companies
Incorporated
(diversified
manufacturing
company).
 
Steven N. Rappaport
Lehigh Court, LLC
555 Madison Avenue
29th Floor
New York, New York
10022
(1948)
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Nominating Committee Chairman and Audit Committee Member   Trustee since 2001 and Chairman since 2005   Partner of Lehigh Court, LLC and RZ Capital (private investment firms) from July 2002 to present.     36     Director of iCAD, Inc. (surgical and medical instruments and apparatus company); Director of Presstek, Inc. (digital imaging technologies company); Director of Wood Resources, LLC. (plywood manufacturing company).  

 


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Credit Suisse Funds
Information Concerning Trustees and Officers
(unaudited) (continued)

Name, Address
(Year of Birth)
  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
  Term
of Office1
and
Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
 
Interested Trustee                          
Michael E. Kenneally3
c/o Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC
Attn: General Counsel
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York
10010
(1954)
  Trustee   Since 2004   Chairman and Global
Chief Executive Officer of
Credit Suisse from
March 2003 to July 2005;
Chairman and Chief
Investment Officer of
Banc of America Capital
Management from 1998
to March 2003.
    29     None  

 

3  Mr. Kenneally is a Trustee who is an "interested person" of the Funds as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because he was an officer of Credit Suisse within the last two fiscal years.


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Credit Suisse Funds
Information Concerning Trustees and Officers
(unaudited) (continued)


Name, Address
(Year of Birth)
  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
  Term
of Office1
and
Length
of Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Officers              
Lawrence D. Haber
c/o Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC.
Attn: General Counsel
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York
10010
(1951)
  Chief Executive Officer and President   Since 2007   Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Credit Suisse; Member of Credit Suisse's Management Committee; Chief Financial Officer of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers from 1997 to 2003.  
Michael A. Pignataro
Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York
10010
(1959)
  Chief Financial Officer   Since 1999   Director and Director of Fund Administration of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse or its predecessor since 1984; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds.  
Emidio Morizio
Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York
10010
(1966)
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2004   Director and Global Head of Compliance of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse since July 2000; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds.  
J. Kevin Gao
Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York
10010
(1967)
  Chief Legal Officer since 2006, Vice President and Secretary since 2004   Since 2004   Director and Legal Counsel of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse since July 2003; Associated with the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP from 1998 to 2003; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds.  
Robert Rizza
Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York
10010
(1965)
  Treasurer   Since 2006   Vice President of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse since 1998; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds.  

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 800-927-2874.


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Credit Suisse Funds
October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Important Tax Information for Corporate Shareholders

Corporate shareholders should note for the year ended October 31, 2007, the percentage of the Fund's investment income (i.e., net investment income plus short-term capital gains) that qualified for the intercorporate dividends received deduction is 27.46% for the Large Cap Value Fund and 99.06% for the Small Cap Core Fund.

Important Tax Information for Shareholders

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, Large Cap Value and Small Cap Core designates approximately $25,213,996 and $5,016,803, respectively, or up to the maximum amount of such dividends allowable pursuant to the internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividends income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 5% to 15% depending on an individual's tax bracket. If the fund pays a distribution during the calendar year of 2007, complete information will be reported in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV.

During the year ended October 31, 2007, the Funds declared the following dividends that were designated as long-term capital gains dividends:

Fund   Amount  
Large Cap Value   $ 42,635,177    
Small Cap Core     48,246,540    

 


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Credit Suisse Funds
Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information
(unaudited)

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 month period ended June 30 of each year, as well as the policies and procedures that each Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:

•  By calling 1-800-927-2874

•  On the Fund's website, www.credit-suisse.com/us

•  On the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov.

Each Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Funds' Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.


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P.O. BOX 55030, BOSTON, MA 02205-5030

800-927-2874 n www.credit-suisse.com/us

CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT SECURITIES, INC., DISTRIBUTOR.  USEQVAL-AR-1007




CREDIT SUISSE FUNDS

Annual Report

October 31, 2007

n  CREDIT SUISSE
  ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

The Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (which should be considered carefully before investing), and more complete information about the Fund, are provided in the Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing. You may obtain additional copies by calling 800-927-2874 or by writing to Credit Suisse Funds, P.O. Box 55030, Boston, MA 02205-5030.

Credit Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc., Distributor, is located at Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Credit Suisse Funds are advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.



Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should be aware that they may be eligible to purchase Common Class and/or Advisor Class shares (where offered) directly or through certain intermediaries. Such shares are not subject to a sales charge but may be subject to an ongoing service and distribution fee of up to 0.50% of average daily net assets. Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should also be aware that they may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of the sales charge with respect to Class A, B or C shares (where offered). For more information, please review the relevant prospectuses or consult your financial representative.

The views of the Fund's management are as of the date of the letter and Fund holdings described in this document are as of October 31, 2007; these views and Fund holdings may have changed subsequent to these dates. Nothing in this document is a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.

Fund shares are not deposits or other obligations of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse") or any affiliate, are not FDIC-insured and are not guaranteed by Credit Suisse or any affiliate. Fund investments are subject to investment risks, including loss of your investment.




Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

November 29, 2007

Dear Shareholder:

Performance Summary
12/29/06 – 10/31/07

Fund   Performance  
Common1      9.10 %  
Class A1,2      8.90 %  
Class C1,2      8.20 %  
LIBOR + 350 bps3      7.72 %  
Merrill Lynch US Treasury Notes & Bonds 0-1 Year Index4      4.47 %  

 

Performance for the Fund's Class A and Class C shares is without the maximum sales charge of 4.00% and 1.00%, respectively.2

Market Review: Volatile markets define the period

The Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2006. The Fund seeks to deliver positive aggregate return streams over a three- to five-year time horizon, regardless of individual market movements. To that end, the Fund employs a dynamic asset allocation-driven strategy that can invest in a wide range of equity and debt securities, exchange-traded funds, commodity-linked derivatives and money market instruments. The Fund generally invests between 30% to 75% of assets in equity markets and 25% to 70% of assets in fixed income or cash securities.

The period from December 29, 2006 (inception), to October 31, 2007, was characterized by equity markets posting differing returns. Consider that the last four years have seen impressive growth supported by earnings growth, valuations, sentiment, bond yields and liquidity. This was the first part of the bull economy. We believe that while the world economy is still in good shape, the second part of the bull market will be more volatile. In the first ten months of 2007 alone, we have already seen two substantial bouts of volatility in the global equity markets. Stock markets corrected sharply in February, and again in July and August.

Global equities were unsettled with fears about bank profits, reduced leveraged buyouts and general risk aversion. It follows from a year of very low global interest rates moving to more normal levels, excess liquidity triggered by generous terms on sub-prime mortgages, and corporate leveraged loans. As the level of interest rates rose and investor risk appetite fell, the sub-prime boom started to unwind earlier this year followed by corporate loans in June. With the cost of corporate credit rising, banks that had underwritten loans at the old low


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Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

level bought protection against further rises, creating an upward spiral in borrowing costs and making it difficult to issue new debt.

We do not think this signals an end to the bull market in equities that started in 2003. However, we do think it ushers in a period of significantly greater volatility, as markets have to cope with higher interest rates, tighter supply of resources like energy, and profit growth below the stellar rates of recent years. In short, the current economic and investment cycles are starting to mature just as we are seeing an increasing number of disruptions from structural change.

The aggressive move from the Fed when cutting the leading interest rate by 50 bps (to 4.75%) indicates a focus on economic growth as opposed to inflation, which historically has been the main driver behind interest rate decisions. This surprisingly large cut implies that perhaps the Fed may be ready to abandon its price stability policy and begin focusing on growth and the financial market milieu. This rather significant change in attitude has been partly enabled as a side effect from the "credit crunch" since it eased the inflationary picture, opening the door for more aggressive central bank policy.

Within the fixed income markets, economic indicators appear to reflect a gradual slowing in economic activity, although the markets have been relieved that so far there has not been a sharp contraction from the recent liquidity crisis. U.S. real GDP is forecast to grow at around 2% for 2007, in spite of the exceptionally weak start to the year, driven by consumer demand and solid growth in the manufacturing and service sectors. Consumer activity, which represents around 70% of domestic demand, is slowing as retail sales have been flat over the last three months and consumer confidence continues to weaken.

Exports have been a positive factor, benefiting from the strong demand in Asia and the Middle East as well as the weak U.S. Dollar. The outlook for the fourth quarter will depend on the potential impact of a weaker housing market on consumer confidence. The Fed's preferred measure of inflation, the Personal Consumption Index, has fallen back below 2% and although domestic inflation pressures remain muted, there are still risks for inflation coming from higher energy and commodity prices, the rise in agricultural and food prices, and the devaluation effects from a weaker currency. The impact for markets has been steepening yield curves as the longer dated maturities move to price in the higher inflation risk premium. The shorter dated maturities are already pricing in further monetary easing from the Fed.

As the Fed's action restored confidence in credit markets, spread differentials have tightened, but are still a ways from their pre-crisis levels. The investment banks, particularly Citi and UBS, have prepared the market for a significant write


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Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

down in earnings for the third quarter. This has left investors with the perception that perhaps the worst of the credit crunch is now over.

Strategic Review and Outlook: Longer term fundamentals still attractive

For the period from inception through October 31, 2007, the Fund, through an effective asset allocation strategy, produced healthy returns.

Main contributors to performance included the Fund's:

• Position (roughly 7.20%) in Swiss and emerging market stocks in April/May

• Large emerging markets stocks position during June (11.74%), September (14.06%), and the end of October (17.17%)

• U.S. stocks position during end of August until end of September (roughly 17.51%)

Main performance detractors included:

• The Fund's position in Japanese stocks from inception until August

• The February correction in equity markets, while we held 28.23% in stocks, on average, during that period

• The second correction in equity markets due to the sub-prime crisis in July and August

Fund performance significantly picked up starting in September and is currently maintaining its good momentum.

Currently, we believe the underlying U.S. economy is still holding up well. Apparent damage to the real economy in the United States still looks limited to homebuilders or industries geared to the housing market and the financial industry. Given the still high supply overhang in the U.S. housing market, we expect it may continue to be a drag on GDP growth. The direct effect is lower residential investments, which could again subtract more than 1% of growth in the fourth quarter of 2007. We do, however, see signs that the downturn in U.S. housing may be coming to an end and we expect home prices to start to rise within the next 12 months.

While the European Central Bank (ECB) had pre-announced a September rate hike, their president, Jean-Claude Trichet, emphasized that the ECB never pre-commits. The recent market turmoil and the tightening of conditions in the money market kept the ECB from tightening in September. They have retained a hawkish bias, but monetary policy is now more likely to remain on hold. Capacity utilization remains high and, with the unemployment rate at the lowest level in


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

nearly 25 years, inflationary risks are still in play. Business sentiment, as measured by national surveys and the Eurozone PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) — an indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector in the European Union — has shown weakening of late. This poses a downside risk to our interest rate expectations. Additionally, sentiment and confidence factors are now showing clear signs of rolling over into more negative territory.

Earlier in the year we considered the Japanese economy to be fundamentally sound, though unsupported by performance of their equity market. Private consumption remains subdued despite a tightening labor market. Elsewhere, however, business confidence indices remain upbeat and export growth is starting to accelerate again. Japan will benefit directly from strong growth in the BRIC economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and elsewhere in Asia given a very competitive exchange rate. However, the uncertain outlook for the direction of the U.S. economy could well weigh on sentiment in the Japanese equity market.

Overall we believe that markets will rejoin the long-term bull trend given the following factors: A world economy still supported by globalization and expansion in the emerging markets; still attractive equity valuations; and ongoing strong growth in global profits. Therefore, as the longer-term fundamentals still look attractive, we see the current weakness in equities as a correction within a bull market, not a decisive change in trend.

Further, despite the fact that equities globally look relatively cheap, the detailed picture is somewhat more mixed as we see indications of a less favorable equity environment. As one example, the earnings revisions turned negative in the United States, while in the emerging market universe, equity markets are looking somewhat expensive. On the other side, Japan now looks cheap from a pure valuation point of view. Emerging market equities continue to be our preferred market mainly driven by accelerating earnings overshadowing the relatively expensive valuations.

With regard to fixed income, the Fed, in our opinion, has probably done enough to prevent a recession and growth should continue to slow with investors believing that the Fed can rescue the markets. In the near term, government bond valuations are looking fully priced at current levels and may well be vulnerable to disappointment, especially if inflation appears to be accelerating during a period when the economic picture is weakening.

We believe that government yields are likely to drift higher in the near term, but yield curve steepening is likely to be led by lower yields in the shorter dated maturities. In credit markets, although the fundamentals still seem positive with low default rates, healthy corporate balance sheets, and low levels of leveraging,


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

the balance of risk has now shifted. We expect slower growth will affect corporate earnings and companies may do more to placate their shareholders by increasing balance sheet leverage at the expense of bondholders.

The Credit Suisse Multi-Asset Class Solutions Team

Guy Stern
Christine Gaelzer

There is no guarantee that the Fund's absolute return will be achieved, and there may be negative returns at any given time. In addition, investments in the Fund are subject to a number of risks, including, but not limited to, asset class risk, issuer risk, credit risk, derivatives risk and foreign securities risk.

In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements that may concern, among other things, domestic and foreign market, industry and economic trends and developments and government regulation and their potential impact on the Fund's investments. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual trends, developments and regulations in the future, and their impact on the Fund could be materially different from those projected, anticipated or implied. The Fund has no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in the
Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
1 Common Class shares,
Class A shares
2, Class C shares2, and the Merrill Lynch
US Treasury Notes & Bonds 0-1 year Index
4 from Inception (12/29/06).


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Cumulative Returns as of September 30, 20071

    Inception
to Date
 
Common Class     5.50 %  
Class A Without Sales Charge     5.30 %  
Class A With Maximum Sales Charge     1.06 %  
Class C Without CDSC     4.70 %  
Class C With CDSC     3.70 %  

 

Cumulative Returns as of October 31, 20071

    Inception
to Date
 
Common Class     9.10 %  
Class A Without Sales Charge     8.90 %  
Class A With Maximum Sales Charge     4.51 %  
Class C Without CDSC     8.20 %  
Class C With CDSC     7.20 %  

 

Returns represent past performance and include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Returns and share price will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. The performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance information current to the most recent month-end is available at www.credit-suisse.com/us.

1  Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements may reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. Waivers and/or reimbursements may be discontinued at any time.

2  Total return for the Fund's Class A shares for the reporting period, based on offering price (including maximum sales charge of 4.00%), was 4.51%. Total return for the Fund's Class C shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value (including maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00%) was 7.20%.

3  Over a three to five-year economic cycle, the Fund aims to achieve an aggregate positive absolute return of 3-month LIBOR + 350 basis points, gross of fees. The Fund is not designed to achieve consistent annual returns, and the return in any year may be lower than the three- to five-year aggregate return the Fund seeks.

4  The Merrill Lynch US Treasury Notes & Bonds 0-1 Year Index tracks the performance of all outstanding US Treasury Notes and Bonds having less than one year remaining term to maturity and a minimum amount outstanding of $1 billion. The Index is rebalanced daily to take account of issues that are maturing and new additions. Bonds are "purchased" into the Index basket on the day they fall below one year to maturity and are removed on the day they mature. Additional sub-indices are available that segment the Index into quarterly maturity ranges. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Information About Your Fund's Expenses

As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section and which would result in higher total expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. The table is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended October 31, 2007.

The table illustrates your Fund's expenses in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses 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 "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment
for the six month period ended October 31, 2007

Actual Fund Return   Common
Class
  Class A   Class C  
Beginning Account Value 5/1/07   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00    
Ending Account Value 10/31/07   $ 1,072.80     $ 1,071.90     $ 1,067.10    
Expenses Paid per $1,000*   $ 5.22     $ 6.53     $ 10.42    
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return  
Beginning Account Value 5/1/07   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00    
Ending Account Value 10/31/07   $ 1,020.16     $ 1,018.90     $ 1,015.12    
Expenses Paid per $1,000*   $ 5.09     $ 6.36     $ 10.16    
    Common
Class
  Class A   Class C  
Annualized Expense Ratios*     1.00 %     1.25 %     2.00 %  

 

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year period, then divided by 365.

  The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" and the "Annualized Expense Ratios" in the tables are based on actual expenses paid by the Fund during the period, net of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. If those fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements had not been in effect, the Fund's actual expenses would have been higher.

For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Annual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)

October 31, 2007 (unaudited)

Sector Breakdown*  
Commingled Funds     63.0 %  
United States Agency Obligations     26.0 %  
Commercial Paper     6.6 %  
Short-Term Investment     4.4 %  
Total     100.0 %  

 

*  Expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund

Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2007

    Number of
Shares
  Value  
COMMON STOCKS (64.5%)  
Commingled Funds (64.5%)  
iPATH Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Total Return ETN     6,010     $ 334,396    
iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund     11,030       933,028    
iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund     10,400       375,232    
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index§     7,721       1,290,874    
iShares S&P 500 Index Fund§     10,100       1,566,813    
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,021,385)             4,500,343    

 

    Par
(000)
  Ratings†
(S&P/Moody's)
  Maturity   Rate%      
COMMERCIAL PAPER (6.7%)          
ASSET BACKED (6.7%)          
$ 470     Foxboro Funding, Ltd. (Cost $468,581)   (A-1+, P-1)   11/20/07     5.810       468,581    
UNITED STATES AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (26.6%)          
  500     Fannie Mae Discount Notes   (AAA, Aaa)   12/05/07     4.386       497,596    
  300     Fannie Mae Discount Notes   (AAA, Aaa)   04/02/08     4.361       294,651    
  500     Freddie Mac Discount Notes   (AAA, Aaa)   12/07/07     4.385       497,458    
  570     Freddie Mac Discount Notes   (AAA, Aaa)   02/11/08     4.356       563,161    
    TOTAL UNITED STATES AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,851,220)                     1,852,866    

 

    Number of
Shares
     
State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio§§     1,959,273       1,959,273    
    Par
(000)
     
State Street Bank and Trust Co.Euro Time Deposit, 3.600%, 11/01/07   $ 311       311,000    
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,270,273)     2,270,273    

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (130.4%) (Cost $8,611,459)     9,092,063    
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-30.4%)     (2,118,263 )  
NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 6,973,800    

 

INVESTMENT ABBREVIATION

ETN = Exchange Traded Note

†  Credit ratings given by the Standard & Poor's Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P") and Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") are unaudited.

§  Security or portion thereof is out on loan.

§§  Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2007

Assets  
Investments at value, including collateral for securities on loan of $1,959,273
(Cost $8,611,459) (Note 2)
  $ 9,092,0631    
Cash     713    
Offering costs (Note 3)     27,510    
Receivable from investment adviser (Note 3)     11,685    
Receivable for fund shares sold     2,500    
Interest receivable     31    
Prepaid expenses and other assets     3,331    
Total Assets     9,137,833    
Liabilities  
Administrative services fee payable (Note 3)     874    
Distribution fee payable (Note 3)     365    
Payable upon return of securities loaned (Note 2)     1,959,273    
Offering costs payable (Note 3)     159,381    
Trustees' fee payable     10,269    
Payable for fund shares redeemed     240    
Other accrued expenses payable     33,631    
Total Liabilities     2,164,033    
Net Assets  
Capital stock, $0.001 par value (Note 6)     639    
Paid-in capital (Note 6)     6,164,685    
Undistributed net investment income     295,583    
Accumulated net realized gain from investments     32,289    
Net unrealized appreciation from investments     480,604    
Net Assets   $ 6,973,800    
Common Shares  
Net assets   $ 5,510,702    
Shares outstanding     505,067    
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share   $ 10.91    
A Shares  
Net assets   $ 1,344,969    
Shares outstanding     123,512    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 10.89    
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value/(1-4.00%))   $ 11.34    
C Shares  
Net assets   $ 118,129    
Shares outstanding     10,917    
Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 10.82    

 

1  Including $1,919,150 of securities on loan.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Statement of Operations

For the Period December 29, 20061 through October 31, 2007

Investment Income (Note 2)  
Interest   $ 181,016    
Dividends     58,472    
Securities lending     536    
Total investment income     240,024    
Expenses  
Investment advisory fees (Note 3)     56,180    
Administrative services fees (Note 3)     9,216    
Distribution fees (Note 3)  
Class A     846    
Class C     560    
Offering costs (Note 3)     131,871    
Printing fees (Note 3)     32,071    
Legal fees     30,451    
Audit and tax fees     21,930    
Trustees' fees     19,671    
Transfer agent fees     7,207    
Custodian fees     4,816    
Registration fees     2,612    
Commitment fees (Note 4)     586    
Insurance expense     72    
Miscellaneous expense     5,105    
Total expenses     323,194    
Less: fees waived and expenses reimbursed (Note 3)     (246,882 )  
Net expenses     76,312    
Net investment income     163,712    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments  
Net realized gain from investments     32,289    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments     480,604    
Net realized and unrealized gain from investments     512,893    
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 676,605    

 

1  Commencement of operations.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    For the Period
Ended
October 31, 20071 
 
From Operations  
Net investment income   $ 163,712    
Net realized gain from investments     32,289    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments     480,604    
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     676,605    
From Capital Share Transactions (Note 6)  
Proceeds from sale of shares     1,347,944    
Net asset value of shares redeemed     (5,050,749 )  
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions     (3,702,805 )  
Net decrease in net assets     (3,026,200 )  
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     10,000,0002    
End of period   $ 6,973,800    
Undistributed net investment income   $ 295,583    

 

1  For the period December 29, 2006 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2007.

2  The Fund was seeded on December 29, 2006.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Financial Highlights

(For a Common Class, Class A and Class C Share of the Fund
Outstanding Throughout the Period)

    For the Period Ended October 31, 20071  
    Common   Class A   Class C  
Per share data  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.00     $ 10.00     $ 10.00    
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS  
Net investment income2     0.19       0.17       0.10    
Net gain on investments (both realized and unrealized)     0.72       0.72       0.72    
Total from investment operations     0.91       0.89       0.82    
Net asset value, end of period   $ 10.91     $ 10.89     $ 10.82    
Total return3     9.10 %     8.90 %     8.20 %  
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)   $ 5,511     $ 1,345     $ 118    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets4     1.00 %     1.25 %     2.00 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets4     2.21 %     1.90 %     1.15 %  
Decrease reflected in above operating expense
ratios due to waivers/reimbursements4
    3.29 %     3.33 %     3.37 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     206 %     206 %     206 %  

 

1  For the period December 29, 2006 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2007.

2  Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

3  Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the period shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

4  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2007

Note 1. Organization

The Credit Suisse Capital Funds (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") and currently offers three managed investment funds of which one, the Absolute Return Fund (the "Fund"), is included in this report. The Trust was organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a business trust on November 26, 1985. The Fund is a diversified, open-end management investment company that seeks to achieve a positive absolute return over a three to five year economic cycle.

The Fund is authorized to offer three classes of shares: Common Class shares, Class A shares, and Class C shares. Each class of shares in the Fund represents an equal pro rata interest in the Fund, except that they bear different expenses which reflect the differences in the range of services provided to them. Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge of up to 4.00%. Class C shares are sold subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed within the first year of purchase.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

A) SECURITY VALUATION — The net asset value of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange") on each day the Exchange is open for business. Equity investments are valued at market value, which is generally, determined using the closing price on the exchange or market on which the security is primarily traded at the time of valuation (the "Valuation Time"). If no sales are reported, equity investments are generally valued at the most recent bid quotation as of the Valuation Time or at the lowest asked quotation in the case of a short sale of securities. Debt securities with a remaining maturity greater than 60 days are valued in accordance with the price supplied by a pricing service, which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration market indices, yield curves and other specific adjustments. Debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued on the basis of amortized cost, which approximates market value, unless it is determined that using this method would not represent fair value. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund's closing net asset value per share on the day of valuation. Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the Fund's Valuation Time but after the close of the securities' primary markets, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Trustees under procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may utilize a service provided by an


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
October 31, 2007

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

independent third party which has been approved by the Board of Trustees to fair value certain securities. When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by a fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

B) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME — Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain expenses are class specific expenses and vary by class. Income, expenses (excluding class-specific expenses) and realized/unrealized gains/losses are allocated proportionately to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares of that class. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

C) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. However, to the extent that a net realized capital gain can be reduced by a capital loss carryforward, such gain will not be distributed. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").

D) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES — No provision is made for federal taxes as it is the Fund's intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to make the requisite distributions to its shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes.

E) USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

F) SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group, pools available cash into either a short-term variable rate time deposit issued by State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"), the Fund's custodian, or a money


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
October 31, 2007

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

market fund advised by Credit Suisse. The short-term time deposit issued by SSB is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.

G) SECURITIES LENDING — Loans of securities are required at all times to be secured by collateral at least equal to 102% of the market value of domestic securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon) and 105% of the market value of foreign securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon). Cash collateral received by the Fund in connection with securities lending activity may be pooled together with cash collateral for other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse and may be invested in a variety of investments, including certain Credit Suisse-advised funds, funds advised by SSB, the Fund's securities lending agent, or money market instruments. However, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

SSB has been engaged by the Fund to act as the Fund's securities lending agent. The Fund's securities lending arrangement provides that the Fund and SSB will share the net income earned from securities lending activities. During the period ended October 31, 2007, total earnings from the Fund's investment in cash collateral received in connection with securities lending arrangements was $1,759, of which $1,085 was rebated to borrowers (brokers). The Fund retained $536 in income from the cash collateral investment, and SSB, as lending agent, was paid $138. The Fund may also be entitled to certain minimum amounts of income from its securities lending activities. Securities lending income is accrued as earned.

H) OTHER — The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in non-publicly traded securities. Non-publicly traded securities may be less liquid than publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from such sales could differ from the price originally paid by the Fund or the current carrying values, and the difference could be material.

Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

Credit Suisse serves as investment adviser for the Fund. For its investment advisory services, Credit Suisse is entitled to receive a fee from the Fund at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets. For the period


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
October 31, 2007

Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

ended October 31, 2007, investment advisory fees earned, voluntarily waived and expenses reimbursed were as follows:

Gross
Advisory
Fee
  Waiver   Net
Advisory
Fee
  Expense
Reimbursement
 
$ 56,180     $ (56,180 )   $     $ (190,702 )  

 

Credit Suisse will not recapture from the Fund any fees they waived or reimbursed for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007. Fee waivers and reimbursements are voluntary and may be discontinued by Credit Suisse at any time.

Credit Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc. ("CSAMSI"), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, and SSB serve as co-administrators to the Fund. For its co-administrative services, CSAMSI currently receives a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.09% of the Fund's average daily net assets. For the period ended October 31, 2007, co-administrative services fees earned by CSAMSI were $6,741.

For its co-administrative services, SSB receives a fee, exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, calculated in total for all the Credit Suisse funds/portfolios co-administered by SSB and allocated based upon relative average net assets of each fund/portfolio, subject to an annual minimum fee. For the period ended October 31, 2007, co-administrative services fees earned by SSB (including out-of-pocket expenses) were $2,475.

In addition to serving as the Fund's co-administrator, CSAMSI currently serves as distributor of the Fund's shares. Pursuant to distribution plans adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, CSAMSI receives fees for its distribution services. For Class A shares the fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets. For Class C shares of the Fund, the fees are calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets. Common Class shares do not bear distribution fees.

For the period ended October 31, 2007, CSAMSI and its affiliates advised the Fund that they retained $6,078 from commissions earned on the sale of the Fund's Class A shares.

Merrill Corporation ("Merrill"), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, has been engaged by the Fund to provide certain financial printing and fulfillment services. For the period ended October 31, 2007, Merrill was paid $21,574 for its services to the Fund.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
October 31, 2007

Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties

The Fund will reimburse Credit Suisse for offering costs in the amount of $159,381 that have been paid by Credit Suisse. Offering costs, including initial registration costs, were deferred and will be charged to expenses during the Fund's first year of operation. For the period ended October 31, 2007, $131,871 has been expensed to the Fund.

Note 4. Line of Credit

Effective June 14, 2007, the Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse (collectively, the "Participating Funds"), participates in a $50 million committed, unsecured line of credit facility ("Credit Facility") for temporary or emergency purposes with Deutsche Bank, A.G. as administrative agent and syndication agent and SSB as operations agent. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Participating Funds pay an aggregate commitment fee at a rate of 0.10% per annum on the average unused amount of the Credit Facility, which is allocated among the Participating Funds in such manner as is determined by the governing Boards of the Participating Funds. In addition, the Participating Funds pay interest on borrowing at the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%. At October 31, 2007 and during the period ended October 31, 2007, the Fund had no borrowings under the Credit Facility.

Note 5. Purchases and Sales of Securities

For the period ended October 31, 2007, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were $13,512,333 and $9,523,378, respectively.

Note 6. Capital Share Transactions

The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of capital stock, $.001 par value per share, of which an unlimited number are classified as Common class shares, Class A shares, and Class C shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class of the fund were as follows:

    Common Class  
    For the Period Ended
October 31, 20071,2
 
    Shares   Value  
Shares sold     991,922     $ 9,919,740    
Shares redeemed     (486,855 )     (5,000,000 )  
Net increase     505,067     $ 4,919,740    

 


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
October 31, 2007

Note 6. Capital Share Transactions

    Class A  
    For the Period Ended
October 31, 20071,3
 
    Shares   Value  
Shares sold     128,409     $ 1,318,204    
Shares redeemed     (4,897 )     (50,749 )  
Net increase     123,512     $ 1,267,455    
    Class C  
    For the Period Ended
October 31, 20071,3
 
    Shares   Value  
Shares sold     10,917     $ 110,000    
Net increase     10,917     $ 110,000    

 

1  For the period December 29, 2006 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2007.

2  The Class was seeded on December 29, 2006 with initial capital of $9,900,000 and 990,000 shares.

3  The Classes were seeded on December 29, 2006 with initial capital of $50,000 and 5,000 shares.

On October 31, 2007 the number of shareholders that held 5% or more of the outstanding shares for each class of the Fund was as follows:

    Number of
Shareholders
  Approximate Percentage
of Outstanding Shares
 
Common Class     1       100 %  
Class A     2       87 %  
Class C     2       100 %  

 

Some of the shareholders are omnibus accounts, which hold shares on behalf of individual shareholders.

Note 7. Federal Income Taxes

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

The tax basis of components of distributable earnings differ from the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities by temporary book/tax differences. These differences are primarily due to losses deferred on wash sales. At October 31, 2007, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis by the Fund were as follows:

Undistributed net investment income   $ 352,749    
Accumulated realized gain     16    
Unrealized appreciation     455,711    
    $ 808,476    

 


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
October 31, 2007

Note 7. Federal Income Taxes

As of October 31, 2007, the identified cost for federal income tax purposes, as well as the gross unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost, were $8,636,352, and $455,711, respectively.

At October 31, 2007, the Fund reclassified $131,871 from undistributed net investment income to paid in capital, to adjust for current period permanent book/tax differences. These permanent differences are due to differing book/tax treatments on organization costs. Net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

Note 8. Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

Note 9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

During June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued FASB Interpretation 48 ("FIN 48" or the "Interpretation"), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB statement 109. FIN 48 supplements FASB Statement 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, by defining the confidence level that a tax position must meet in order to be recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for how a fund should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the fund has taken or expects to take on a tax return. FIN 48 requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is "more likely than not" to be sustained based solely on its technical merits. Management must be able to conclude that the tax law, regulations, case law, and other objective information regarding the technical merits sufficiently support the position's sustainability with a likelihood of more than 50 percent. During the period ended October 31, 2007, Management has adopted FIN 48. There was no material impact to the financial statements or disclosures thereto as a result of the adoption of this pronouncement.

On September 20, 2006, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 "Fair Value Measurements" ("FAS 157"). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years, beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. As of October 31, 2007,


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
October 31, 2007

Note 9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements, however, additional disclosures will be required in subsequent reports.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund (the "Fund") at October 31, 2007, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards 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, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
December 26, 2007


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Information Concerning Trustees and Officers
(unaudited)

Name, Address
(Year of Birth)
  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
  Term
of Office1
and
Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director
 
Independent Trustees                          
Enrique Arzac
c/o Credit Suisse Asset
Management, LLC
Attn: General Counsel
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York
10010
(1941)
  Trustee,
Nominating
Committee
Member and
Audit
Committee
Chairman
Since
 
Fund
Inception
  Professor of Finance
and Economics, Graduate School of
Business, Columbia University since 1971.
    36     Director of Epoch Holding Corporation (an investment management and investment advisory services company); Director of The Adams Express Company (a closed-end investment company); Director of Petroleum and Resources Corporation (a closed-end investment company).  
Richard H. Francis
c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC Attn: General Counsel Eleven Madison Avenue New York, New York
10010
(1932)
  Trustee, Nominating and Audit
Committee
Member
  Since Fund Inception   Currently retired     29     None  
Jeffrey E. Garten
Box 208200
New Haven, Connecticut
06520-8200
(1946)
  Trustee, Nominating
and Audit
Committee
Member
  Since Fund Inception   The Juan Trippe Professor in the Practice of International Trade, Finance and Business from July 2005 to present; Partner and Chairman of Garten Rothkopf (consulting firm) from October 2005 to present; Dean of Yale School of Management from November 1995 to June 2005.     29     Director of Aetna, Inc. (insurance company); Director of CarMax Group (used car dealers); Director of Alcan, Inc. (smelting and refining of nonferrous metals company).  

 

1  Each Trustee and Officer serves until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Information Concerning Trustees and Officers
(unaudited) (continued)

Name, Address
(Year of Birth)
  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
  Term
of Office1
and
Length
of Time
Served
  Principal
Occupation(s) During
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director
 
Independent Trustees  
Peter F. Krogh
SFS/ICC 702
Georgetown University Washington, DC 20057
(1937)
  Trustee, Nominating and Audit Committee Member   Since Fund Inception   Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of International Affairs at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University from June 1995 to present.     29     Director of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (diversified manufacturing company).  
Steven N. Rappaport
Lehigh Court, LLC
555 Madison Avenue
29th Floor
New York, New York
10022
(1948)
  Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Nominating Committee Chairman and Audit Committee Member   Trustee and Chairman since Fund Inception   Partner of Lehigh Court, LLC and RZ Capital (private investment firms) from July 2002 to present.     36     Director of iCAD, Inc. (surgical and medical instruments and apparatus company); Director of Presstek, Inc. (digital imaging technologies company); Director of Wood Resources, LLC. (plywood manufacturing company).  
Interested Trustee  
Michael E. Kenneally2
c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Attn: General Counsel Eleven Madison Avenue New York, New York
10010
(1954)
  Trustee   Since Fund Inception   Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse from March 2003 to
July 2005; Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Banc of America Capital Management from 1998 to March 2003.
    29     None  

 

2  Mr. Kenneally is a Trustee who is an "interested person" of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because he was an officer of Credit Suisse within the last two fiscal years.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Information Concerning Trustees and Officers
(unaudited) (continued)

Name, Address
(Year of Birth)
  Position(s)
Held with
Fund
  Term
of Office1
and
Length
of Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Officers  
Lawrence D. Haber
c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Attn: General Counsel Eleven Madison Avenue New York, New York
10010
(1951)
  Chief Executive Officer and President   Since 2007   Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Credit Suisse; Member of Credit Suisse's Management Committee; Chief Financial Officer of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers from 1997 to 2003.  
Michael A. Pignataro
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue New York, New York
10010
(1959)
  Chief Financial Officer   Since Fund Inception   Director and Director of Fund Administration of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse or its predecessor since 1984; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds.  
Emidio Morizio
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue New York, New York
10010
(1966)
  Chief Compliance Officer   Since Fund Inception   Director and Global Head of Compliance of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse since July 2000; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds.  
J. Kevin Gao
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue New York, New York
10010
(1967)
  Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Secretary   Since Fund Inception   Director and Legal Counsel of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse since July 2003; Associated with the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP from 1998 to 2003; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds.  
Robert Rizza
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue New York, New York
10010
(1965)
  Treasurer   Since Fund Inception   Vice President of Credit Suisse; Associated with Credit Suisse since 1998; Officer of other Credit Suisse Funds.  

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 800-927-2874.


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Credit Suisse Absolute Return Fund
Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information
(unaudited)

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 month period ended June 30 of each year, as well as the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:

•  By calling 1-800-927-2874

•  On the Fund's website, www.credit-suisse.com/us

•  On the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov.

The Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.


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P.O. BOX 55030, BOSTON, MA 02205-5030

800-927-2874 n www.credit-suisse.com/us

CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT SECURITIES, INC., DISTRIBUTOR.  AR-AR-1007




 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the code is filed as Exhibit 12(a)(1) to this Form. There were no amendments to the code during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007. There were no waivers or implicit waivers from the code granted by the registrant during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s governing board has determined that it has three audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee: Enrique R. Arzac, Richard H. Francis and Steven N. Rappaport.  Each audit committee financial expert is “independent” for purposes of this item.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) through (d). The information in the table below is provided for services rendered to the registrant by its independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), for its fiscal years ended October 31, 2006 and October 31, 2007.

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

Audit Fees

 

$

70,773

 

$

88,896

 

Audit-Related Fees(1)

 

$

6,490

 

$

10,020

 

Tax Fees(2)

 

$

5,030

 

$

7,770

 

All Other Fees

 

 

 

Total

 

$

82,293

 

$

106,686

 

 


(1) Services include agreed-upon procedures in connection with the registrant’s semi-annual financial statements ($6,490 for 2006 and $10,020 for 2007).

 

(2) Tax services in connection with the registrant’s excise tax calculations and review of the registrant’s applicable tax returns.

 

The information in the table below is provided with respect to non-audit services that directly relate to the registrant’s operations and financial reporting and that were rendered by PwC to the registrant’s investment adviser, Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC (“Credit Suisse”), and any service provider to the registrant controlling, controlled by or under common control with Credit Suisse that provided ongoing services to the registrant (“Covered Services Provider”), for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2006 and October 31, 2007.

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Tax Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

All Other Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Total

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

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(e)(1) Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.  The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the registrant is responsible for pre-approving (i) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to Credit Suisse and any Covered Services Provider if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.  The Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to the Chairperson of the Committee, and the Chairperson shall report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Chairperson’s pre-approval of such services, his or her decision(s).  The Committee may also establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for pre-approval of such services in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to other persons (other than Credit Suisse or the registrant’s officers).  Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services shall not be required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the registrant, Credit Suisse and any Covered Services Provider constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the registrant to its independent registered public accounting firm during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.

 

(e)(2) The information in the table below sets forth the percentages of fees for services (other than audit, review or attest services) rendered by PwC to the registrant for which the pre-approval requirement was waived pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X:

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Tax Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

All Other Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Total

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

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The information in the table below sets forth the percentages of fees for services (other than audit, review or attest services) rendered by PwC to Credit Suisse and any Covered Services Provider required to be approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X, for the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2006 and October 31, 2007:

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Tax Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

All Other Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Total

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

(f) Not Applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate fees billed by PwC for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, Credit Suisse and Covered Service Providers for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2006 and October 31, 2007 were $11,520 and $17,790, respectively.

 

(h) Not Applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement is not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement is not applicable to the registrant.

 

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Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement is not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement is not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

None.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) As of a date within 90 days from the filing date of this report, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) were effective based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b) There were no changes in registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)                    Registrant’s Code of Ethics is an exhibit to this report.

 

(a)(2)                    The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are exhibits to this report.

 

(a)(3)                    Not applicable.

 

(b)                                 The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act are an exhibit to this report.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

CREDIT SUISSE CAPITAL FUNDS

 

 

 

/s/ Lawrence D. Haber

 

 

 

Name:

Lawrence D. Haber

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

January 8, 2008

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

/s/ Lawrence D. Haber

 

 

 

Name:

Lawrence D. Haber

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:

January 8, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael A. Pignataro

 

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Pignataro

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

January 8, 2008

 

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