N-CSRS 1 sr093006af_llr.htm SEMIANNUAL REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

Investment Company Act file number  811-04760

 

DWS Advisor Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 454-7190

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Date of fiscal year end:

09/30

 

Date of reporting period:

09/30/06

 

 

ITEM 1.               REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

Semiannual Report
to Shareholders

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund

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Contents

Click Here Performance Summary

Click Here Information About Your Fund's Expenses

Click Here Portfolio Management Review

Click Here Portfolio Summary

Click Here Investment Portfolio

Click Here Financial Statements

Click Here Financial Highlights

Click Here Notes to Financial Statements

Click Here Other Information

Click Here Shareholder Meeting Results

Click Here Investment Management Agreement Approval

Click Here Account Management Resources

Click Here Privacy Statement

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a prospectus for any of our funds, refer to the Account Management Resources information provided in the back of this booklet. We advise you to consider the fund's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Investments in mutual funds involve risk. Some funds have more risk than others. Although asset allocation among different asset classes generally limits risk and exposure to any one class, the risk remains that the investment advisor may favor an asset class that performs poorly relative to the other asset classes. The fund is subject to stock market risk, meaning stocks of companies the fund holds may decline in value for extended periods of time due to the activities and financial prospects of individual companies, or due to general market and economic conditions. Bond investments are subject to interest-rate risk such that when interest rates rise, the prices of the bonds, and thus the value of the bond fund, can decline and the investor can lose principal value. Investing in foreign securities presents certain unique risks not associated with domestic investments, such as currency fluctuation, political and economic changes and market risks. Additionally, derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than traditional securities, and the fund could suffer losses on its derivatives positions. Please read this fund's prospectus for specific details regarding its investments and risk profile.

DWS Scudder is part of Deutsche Asset Management, which is the marketing name in the US for the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Deutsche Asset Management, Inc., Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. and DWS Trust Company.

NOT FDIC/NCUA INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE NOT A DEPOSIT NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Performance Summary September 30, 2006

All performance shown is historical, assumes reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions, and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate with changing market conditions so that, when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Please visit www.dws-scudder.com for the Fund's most recent month-end performance.

To discourage short-term trading, the Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shareholders redeeming shares held less than 15 days, which has the effect of lowering total return.

Returns and rankings during all periods shown reflect a fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement. Without this waiver/reimbursement, returns and rankings would have been lower.

Performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Returns and rankings may differ by share class.

On July 25, 2003, the Investment Class of the Fund was issued in conjunction with the combination of Scudder Lifecycle Long Range Fund (the "Acquired Fund") and the Fund (formerly known as "Scudder Asset Management Fund"). The Acquired Fund and the Fund were each feeder funds investing all of their investable assets in the same master portfolio, the Asset Management Portfolio. Returns of the Investment Class shown prior to July 25, 2003 are derived from the historical performance of the Institutional Class of the DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund during such periods and have been adjusted to reflect the higher gross total annual operating expenses of the Investment Class. Any difference in expenses will affect performance. On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S.

Average Annual Total Returns as of 9/30/06

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund

6-Month*

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Institutional Class

4.22%

8.66%

9.77%

6.74%

8.24%

Investment Class*

4.10%

8.31%

9.31%

6.29%

7.79%

S&P 500® Index+

4.14%

10.79%

12.30%

6.97%

8.59%

Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index++

3.73%

3.71%

3.48%

4.84%

6.45%

Asset Allocation Index — Long Range+++

3.85%

7.68%

8.26%

6.01%

7.70%

Sources: Lipper Inc. and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.

* On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S (see Note H, Subsequent Event, of Notes to Financial Statements).

* Total returns shown for periods less than one year are not annualized.

Net Asset Value and Distribution Information

 

Investment Class*

Institutional Class

Net Asset Value:

9/30/06

$ 11.64

$ 12.08

3/31/06

$ 11.30

$ 11.74

Distribution Information:

Six Months:

Income Dividends as of 9/30/06

$ .12

$ .15

* On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S (see Note H, Subsequent Event, of Notes to Financial Statements).

Institutional Class Lipper Rankings — Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Category as of 9/30/06

Period

Rank

 

Number of Funds Tracked

Percentile Ranking (%)

1-Year

97

of

400

25

3-Year

80

of

279

29

5-Year

92

of

219

42

10-Year

15

of

93

14

Source: Lipper Inc. Rankings are historical and do not guarantee future results. Rankings are based on total return with distributions reinvested. Rankings are for Institutional Class shares; other share classes may vary.

Growth of an Assumed $1,000,000 Investment

[] DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund — Institutional Class

[] S&P 500 Index+

[] Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index++

[] Asset Allocation Index — Long Range+++

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Yearly periods ended September 30

Comparative Results as of 9/30/06

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Institutional Class

Growth of $1,000,000

$1,086,600

$1,322,600

$1,385,700

$2,206,600

Average annual total return

8.66%

9.77%

6.74%

8.24%

S&P 500 Index+

Growth of $1,000,000

$1,107,900

$1,416,200

$1,400,800

$2,279,200

Average annual total return

10.79%

12.30%

6.97%

8.59%

Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index++

Growth of $1,000,000

$1,037,100

$1,108,200

$1,266,900

$1,867,800

Average annual total return

3.71%

3.48%

4.84%

6.45%

Asset Allocation Index — Long Range+++

Growth of $1,000,000

$1,076,800

$1,268,800

$1,338,900

$2,098,900

Average annual total return

7.68%

8.26%

6.01%

7.70%

The growth of $1,000,000 is cumulative.

The minimum initial investment for the Institutional Class is $1,000,000.

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

[] DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund — Investment Class*

[] S&P 500 Index+

[] Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index++

[] Asset Allocation Index — Long Range+++

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Yearly periods ended September 30

Comparative Results as of 9/30/06

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Investment Class*

Growth of $10,000

$10,831

$13,061

$13,566

$21,177

Average annual total return

8.31%

9.31%

6.29%

7.79%

S&P 500 Index+

Growth of $10,000

$11,079

$14,162

$14,008

$22,792

Average annual total return

10.79%

12.30%

6.97%

8.59%

Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index++

Growth of $10,000

$10,371

$11,082

$12,669

$18,678

Average annual total return

3.71%

3.48%

4.84%

6.45%

Asset Allocation Index — Long Range+++

Growth of $10,000

$10,768

$12,688

$13,389

$20,989

Average annual total return

7.68%

8.26%

6.01%

7.70%

The growth of $10,000 is cumulative.

* On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S (see Note H, Subsequent Event, of Notes to Financial Statements).

+ The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.

++ The Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index covers an all inclusive universe of institutionally traded US Treasury, agency, mortgage and corporate securities.

+++ The Asset Allocation Index — Long Range is calculated using the performance of three unmanaged indices representative of stocks (S&P 500 Index), bonds (Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index) and cash (Merrill Lynch 3-month T-bill Index) weighted by their corresponding proportion of the Fund's neutral position (stocks: 55%; bonds: 35%; cash: 10%). These results are summed to produce the aggregate benchmark. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of 500 large US companies. The Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index covers an all inclusive universe of institutionally traded US Treasury, agency, mortgage and corporate securities. The Merrill Lynch 3-month T-bill Index is representative of the 3-month Treasury market.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike Fund returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

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 and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, the Fund limited these expenses; had it not done so, expenses would have been higher. The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006).

The tables illustrate your Fund's expenses in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) 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 (but not transaction costs) 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. 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 expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended September 30, 2006

Actual Fund Return

Investment Class**

Institutional Class

Beginning Account Value 4/1/06

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 9/30/06

$ 1,041.00

$ 1,042.20

Expenses Paid per $1,000*

$ 3.84

$ 2.82

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return

Investment Class**

Institutional Class

Beginning Account Value 4/1/06

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 9/30/06

$ 1,021.31

$ 1,022.31

Expenses Paid per $1,000*

$ 3.80

$ 2.79

* 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 six-month period, then divided by 365.

Annualized Expense Ratios

Investment Class**

Institutional Class

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund

.75%

.55%

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

** On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S (see Note H, Subsequent Event, of Notes to Financial Statements).

Portfolio Management Review

In the following interview, Portfolio Managers Thomas Picciochi and Robert Wang address the economy, markets, portfolio management strategy and resulting performance of DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund for the six months ended September 30, 2006.

Q: How would you describe global economic and political conditions and their effect on the markets over the last year?

A: Both the economy and the stock market have demonstrated considerable resilience during 2006, but the last few months have brought increasing evidence that the economy is moving into a slower growth phase. The housing market, one of the main drivers of the US economy in the first half of the decade, is weakening after a long period of extraordinary strength. Consumer confidence has drifted lower, and there have been some signs of moderation in consumer spending.

The US Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) left interest rates unchanged at its August and September meetings, demonstrating an effort to balance the risks of a sharp slowdown and rising inflation. Inflation now appears to be less of a concern than it was a few months ago. Oil prices are down almost 25% from the record levels reached in July, as the hurricane season has proven to be relatively mild, oil stockpiles increase and a diplomatic solution with Iran is sought. This easing in energy prices should provide some relief to household and business purchasing power. Business finances and earnings remain strong, providing balance to a possible slowing in consumer spending.

For the most part, investors have looked past potential problems, choosing instead to focus on the positives of continued growth in the overall economy and in corporate profits, expanding profit margins and reasonable equity valuation levels. Equities have been strong: Return of the S&P 500 Index for the six months ended September 30, 2006 was 4.14%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average neared an all-time high in September.1 The bond market has demonstrated somewhat less optimism about the economy than the stock market. Return of the Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index for the six-month period was 3.73%.2 Bonds rallied through most of the third quarter, after having declined earlier in the year. At the end of September, 10-year yields are at essentially the same level as in early March.

1 The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index of the prices of 30 leading stocks maintained by the Wall Street Journal. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

2 The Citigroup Broad Investment Grade (BIG) Bond Index covers an all-inclusive universe of institutionally traded US Treasury, agency, mortgage and corporate securities.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike fund returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Q: What is the current outlook for US and world economies and markets?

A: Economic activity outside the US remains firm and should be largely insulated from a housing slowdown in the US. The US dollar has weakened against most foreign currencies during 2006, with most of that weakening occurring in April, as international markets began to anticipate a pause by the Fed. It seems likely that the US economy may grow at a rate slightly below trend next year — a slower pace than in recent years, but a bit stronger than in the second half of 2006, as residential investment eventually stabilizes.

Q: How is DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund managed?

A: We invest the fund in a mix of US and foreign stocks and bonds and short-term investments. The fund has a target percentage of each of the three principal asset classes: equity, fixed income and short-term instruments. The investment in each asset class fluctuates depending on our perception of the opportunities and risks associated with each class at a given time. We regularly use derivatives to increase or decrease exposure to the various asset classes.3 We also take positions in foreign currencies to enhance potential returns and to hedge risks.

We employ a Global Asset Allocation (GAA) overlay, which offers a means to capture gains when various assets and asset classes advance or decline. It utilizes stock and bond futures and currency forwards to adjust exposure to the different asset classes without having to make dramatic shifts in the stock, bond and cash allocations of the funds, which are normally maintained at the percentages specific to the fund.4

3 A derivative is a financial arrangement that derives its value from a traditional security (such as a stock or bond), asset or index.

4 Futures and options are used as a low-cost method for gaining exposure to a particular securities market without investing directly in those securities. Forward currency transactions are the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at an exchange rate established now, but with payment and delivery at a specified future time. Forward currency transactions are used as hedges and, where possible, to add to investment returns.

Essentially, the Global Asset Allocation represents the views of Deutsche Asset Management investment teams around the world regarding currencies, equities and bonds. These views are combined to provide a "house view" that is risk-adjusted for the specific needs of these portfolios. This view is then executed through futures and currency forwards in the fund.

In the equity portion of the portfolio, we seek to provide investment returns that, before expenses, correspond to the total return of common stocks in the United States, as represented by the S&P 500 Index. In managing the bond portion of the portfolio, we use a core fixed-income strategy to select bonds based on a number of characteristics in an effort to outperform the Citigroup Broad Investment Grade (BIG) Bond Index.

Q: How did the fund perform during the period?

A: In evaluating performance, we look at the fund's absolute returns and its return relative to several benchmarks. The equity benchmark is the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The benchmark for bonds is the Citigroup Broad Investment Grade (BIG) Bond Index. Since the fund holds securities in three major asset classes — stocks, bonds and short-term securities — we have created an asset allocation benchmark. The asset allocation benchmark is calculated using the performance of three unmanaged indices representative of stocks (S&P 500 Index), bonds (Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index) and cash (Merrill Lynch 3-month T-bill index) weighted by their corresponding proportion of the fund's neutral position to produce the aggregate benchmark.5 We also compare returns to those of a peer group of funds that allocate assets among several asset classes, the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds category.6

5 The Merrill Lynch 3-month T-bill index is an index of US Treasury securities with maturities of three months or less. It is constructed by Merrill Lynch & Co. and is frequently used as a measure of short-term returns on cash investments.

6 The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds category is a group of mutual funds that, by portfolio practice, maintain a mix of 0% to 60% equity securities, with the remainder invested in bonds, cash and cash equivalents.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends, and unlike fund returns, do not include fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index or Lipper category.

The total return of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index for the six-month period ended September 30, 2006 was 4.14%. For this same period, the total return of the Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index was 3.73% and the Merrill Lynch 3-month T-bill index had a total return of 2.50%.

For the six months ended September 30, 2006, the DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund had a return of 4.22% (Institutional Class), compared with 3.85% for its asset allocation benchmark. The asset allocation benchmark is a blend of 55% S&P 500 Index, 35% Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Bond Index and 10% Merrill Lynch 3-month T-bill index. The fund's return was above the midpoint of its Lipper Peer group, which was 2.67%. The effectiveness of the Global Asset Allocation overlay was a major factor that enabled the fund to outperform its peer group. (Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please see pages 4 through 7 for the performance of other share classes and more complete performance information.)

Q: What were the main factors that affected the fund's performance?

A: An overweight in equities relative to the target throughout the period, balanced by a corresponding underweight in bonds, was positive for the fund's performance, since equity returns were higher than bond returns.7 Equities represented approximately 56% of the portfolio for the entire period. Positions in international equities were positive for returns, since these markets had generally higher returns than the US market. Investments in the Hong Kong market via the Hang Seng Index were particularly favorable; since Hong Kong is an important export market, it strengthened on the belief that the Fed's decision to stop raising interest rates would have a favorable impact on consumer spending in the US. Hong Kong also provides an entry to the rapid economic growth in China. A long position in foreign currencies versus the dollar was positive as the dollar weakened during the period. Positions in the Canadian and Australian dollars were especially positive, as these currencies benefited from strengthening economies and firm commodity prices.

7 "Overweight" means the fund holds a higher weighting in a given sector or security than the benchmark. "Underweight" means the fund holds a lower weighting.

In the fixed-income portion of the portfolio, a slight underweight in long-term bonds relative to the benchmark detracted from performance, since bonds provided higher returns than short-term investments.

Q: Do you have other comments for shareholders?

A: There have been no dramatic changes in the positioning of this fund over the last six months. We have maintained an equity position above the benchmark because we believe that stocks offer good value.

While the current environment involves risks, including a slowing in the US economy and political instability in many parts of the world, we believe there is potential for global economic growth and continued market strength.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Portfolio Summary

Asset Allocation (Excludes Securities Lending Collateral)

9/30/06

3/31/06

 

 

 

Common Stocks

56%

57%

Bonds

37%

36%

Cash Equivalents

7%

7%

 

100%

100%

Five Largest Equity Holdings at September 30, 2006 (6.7% of Net Assets)

1. ExxonMobil Corp.

Explorer and producer of oil and gas

1.8%

2. General Electric Co.

Industrial conglomerate

1.6%

3. Citigroup, Inc.

Provider of diversified financial services

1.1%

4. Bank of America Corp.

Provider of commercial banking services

1.1%

5. Microsoft Corp.

Developer of computer software

1.1%

Five Largest Fixed Income Long-Term Securities at September 30, 2006 (4.5% of Net Assets)

1. US Treasury Bond

6.0%, 2/15/2026

1.8%

2. US Treasury Note

4.25%, 11/15/2013

0.9%

3. US Treasury Bond

8.125%, 8/15/2019

0.8%

4. Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

"2A5", Series 2006-AR2, 5.092%, 3/25/2036

0.6%

5. SPI Electricity Property Ltd.

7.25%, 12/1/2016

0.4%

Asset allocation and Portfolio holdings are subject to change.

For more complete details about the Fund's investment portfolio, see page 17. A quarterly Fact Sheet is available upon request. Information concerning portfolio holdings of the Fund as of month end will be posted to www.dws-scudder.com on or after the last day of the following month. In addition, the Fund's top ten holdings and other information about the Fund is posted on www.dws-scudder.com as of the calendar quarter-end on or after the 15th day following quarter-end. Please see the Account Management Resources section for contact information.

Following the Fund's fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. This form will be available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Investment Portfolio as of September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

 


Shares

Value ($)

 

 

Common Stocks 54.3%

Consumer Discretionary 5.5%

Auto Components 0.1%

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

6,200

89,900

Johnson Controls, Inc.

6,700

480,658

 

570,558

Automobiles 0.2%

Ford Motor Co.

64,300

520,187

General Motors Corp.

19,400

645,244

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

9,000

564,750

 

1,730,181

Distributors 0.0%

Genuine Parts Co.

5,900

254,467

Diversified Consumer Services 0.1%

Apollo Group, Inc. "A"*

4,900

241,276

H&R Block, Inc.

10,700

232,618

 

473,894

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure 0.9%

Carnival Corp.

15,200

714,856

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

4,600

195,362

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

6,400

425,152

Hilton Hotels Corp.

12,700

353,695

International Game Technology

11,700

485,550

Marriott International, Inc. "A"

11,800

455,952

McDonald's Corp.

41,900

1,639,128

Starbucks Corp.*

25,900

881,895

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

7,500

428,925

Wendy's International, Inc.

4,000

268,000

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.*

6,900

192,993

YUM! Brands, Inc.

9,200

478,860

 

6,520,368

Household Durables 0.3%

Black & Decker Corp.

2,700

214,245

Centex Corp.

4,100

215,742

D.R. Horton, Inc.

9,000

215,550

Fortune Brands, Inc.

5,100

383,061

Harman International Industries, Inc.

2,200

183,568

KB Home

2,400

105,120

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

6,200

155,186

Lennar Corp. "A"

4,500

203,625

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

9,600

271,872

Pulte Homes, Inc.

7,300

232,578

Snap-on, Inc.

2,000

89,100

The Stanley Works

2,500

124,625

Whirlpool Corp.

2,634

221,546

 

2,615,818

Internet & Catalog Retail 0.1%

Amazon.com, Inc.*

10,700

343,684

Leisure Equipment & Products 0.1%

Brunswick Corp.

3,300

102,927

Eastman Kodak Co.

9,900

221,760

Hasbro, Inc.

5,600

127,400

Mattel, Inc.

13,100

258,070

 

710,157

Media 1.8%

CBS Corp. "B"

26,750

753,547

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

17,200

496,220

Comcast Corp. "A"*

71,800

2,645,830

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

2,200

73,788

E.W. Scripps Co. "A"

2,600

124,618

Gannett Co., Inc.

8,100

460,323

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.*

15,000

148,500

McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

12,000

696,360

Meredith Corp.

1,400

69,062

New York Times Co. "A"

4,200

96,516

News Corp. "A"

79,900

1,570,035

Omnicom Group, Inc.

5,900

552,240

Time Warner, Inc.

139,000

2,533,970

Tribune Co.

6,500

212,680

Univision Communications, Inc. "A"*

8,100

278,154

Viacom, Inc. "B"*

24,250

901,615

Walt Disney Co.

71,500

2,210,065

 

13,823,523

Multiline Retail 0.6%

Big Lots, Inc.*

3,800

75,278

Dillard's, Inc. "A"

2,100

68,733

Dollar General Corp.

10,100

137,663

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

5,400

157,896

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

18,600

803,706

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

7,700

526,603

Kohl's Corp.*

11,200

727,104

Nordstrom, Inc.

7,600

321,480

Sears Holdings Corp.*

2,817

445,340

Target Corp.

29,300

1,618,825

 

4,882,628

Specialty Retail 1.1%

AutoNation, Inc.*

5,200

108,680

AutoZone, Inc.*

1,800

185,940

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

9,600

367,296

Best Buy Co., Inc.

13,900

744,484

Circuit City Stores, Inc.

4,900

123,039

Home Depot, Inc.

70,600

2,560,662

Limited Brands, Inc.

11,600

307,284

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

52,200

1,464,732

Office Depot, Inc.*

9,700

385,090

OfficeMax, Inc.

2,500

101,850

RadioShack Corp.

4,300

82,990

Staples, Inc.

24,900

605,817

The Gap, Inc.

18,600

352,470

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

3,900

217,542

Tiffany & Co.

4,900

162,680

TJX Companies, Inc.

15,400

431,662

 

8,202,218

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.2%

Coach, Inc.*

12,600

433,440

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

4,000

129,760

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

3,900

154,089

NIKE, Inc. "B"

6,600

578,292

VF Corp.

2,800

204,260

 

1,499,841

Consumer Staples 5.2%

Beverages 1.2%

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

26,300

1,249,513

Brown-Forman Corp. "B"

2,900

222,285

Coca-Cola Co.

69,700

3,114,196

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

9,800

204,134

Constellation Brands, Inc. "A"*

6,900

198,582

Molson Coors Brewing Co. "B"

1,700

117,130

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

4,600

163,300

PepsiCo, Inc.

56,300

3,674,138

 

8,943,278

Food & Staples Retailing 1.3%

Costco Wholesale Corp.

16,000

794,880

CVS Corp.

28,200

905,784

Kroger Co.

25,100

580,814

Safeway, Inc.

15,900

482,565

SUPERVALU, Inc.

6,847

203,014

Sysco Corp.

21,800

729,210

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

84,100

4,147,812

Walgreen Co.

34,500

1,531,455

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

4,900

291,207

 

9,666,741

Food Products 0.6%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

22,900

867,452

Campbell Soup Co.

7,600

277,400

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

17,500

428,400

Dean Foods Co.*

4,500

189,090

General Mills, Inc.

12,100

684,860

H.J. Heinz Co.

11,300

473,809

Kellogg Co.

8,200

406,064

McCormick & Co., Inc.

4,600

174,708

Sara Lee Corp.

26,200

421,034

The Hershey Co.

6,000

320,700

Tyson Foods, Inc. "A"

8,000

127,040

William Wrigley Jr. Co.

7,675

353,510

 

4,724,067

Household Products 1.2%

Clorox Co.

5,200

327,600

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

17,600

1,092,960

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

15,600

1,019,616

Procter & Gamble Co.

108,537

6,727,123

 

9,167,299

Personal Products 0.1%

Alberto-Culver Co.

2,600

131,534

Avon Products, Inc.

15,300

469,098

Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. "A"

4,700

189,551

 

790,183

Tobacco 0.8%

Altria Group, Inc.

71,600

5,480,980

Reynolds American, Inc.

5,900

365,623

UST, Inc.

5,500

301,565

 

6,148,168

Energy 5.1%

Energy Equipment & Services 1.0%

Baker Hughes, Inc.

11,200

763,840

BJ Services Co.

10,300

310,339

Halliburton Co.

35,200

1,001,440

Nabors Industries Ltd.*

10,800

321,300

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.*

6,000

351,300

Noble Corp.

4,700

301,646

Rowan Companies, Inc.

3,800

120,194

Schlumberger Ltd.

40,500

2,512,215

Smith International, Inc.

6,900

267,720

Transocean, Inc.*

10,800

790,884

Weatherford International Ltd.*

11,800

492,296

 

7,233,174

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.1%

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

15,700

688,131

Apache Corp.

11,200

707,840

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

13,100

379,638

Chevron Corp.

75,140

4,873,580

ConocoPhillips

56,311

3,352,194

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

6,400

203,072

Devon Energy Corp.

15,100

953,565

El Paso Corp.

23,400

319,176

EOG Resources, Inc.

8,300

539,915

ExxonMobil Corp.

203,200

13,634,720

Hess Corp.

8,100

335,502

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

3,700

387,945

Marathon Oil Corp.

12,300

945,870

Murphy Oil Corp.

6,100

290,055

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

29,400

1,414,434

Sunoco, Inc.

4,500

279,855

Valero Energy Corp.

21,200

1,091,164

Williams Companies, Inc.

20,500

489,335

XTO Energy, Inc.

12,500

526,625

 

31,412,616

Financials 12.1%

Capital Markets 2.0%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

8,360

392,084

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

27,100

955,546

Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.

4,100

574,410

Charles Schwab Corp.

35,900

642,610

E*TRADE Financial Corp.*

15,300

365,976

Federated Investors, Inc. "B"

2,900

98,049

Franklin Resources, Inc.

5,500

581,625

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

7,300

143,956

Legg Mason, Inc.

4,491

452,962

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

18,400

1,359,024

Mellon Financial Corp.

15,000

586,500

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

30,300

2,370,066

Morgan Stanley

36,600

2,668,506

State Street Corp.

11,800

736,320

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

9,000

430,650

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

14,800

2,503,716

 

14,862,000

Commercial Banks 2.4%

AmSouth Bancorp.

12,100

351,384

BB&T Corp.

18,700

818,686

Comerica, Inc.

6,100

347,212

Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

6,400

234,944

Compass Bancshares, Inc.

4,300

245,014

Fifth Third Bancorp.

20,100

765,408

First Horizon National Corp.

5,000

190,050

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

8,700

208,191

KeyCorp.

14,200

531,648

M&T Bank Corp.

2,800

335,888

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

8,200

395,076

National City Corp.

20,600

753,960

North Fork Bancorp., Inc.

16,600

475,424

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

10,600

767,864

Regions Financial Corp.

16,000

588,640

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

12,700

981,456

Synovus Financial Corp.

11,500

337,755

US Bancorp.

60,700

2,016,454

Wachovia Corp.

55,547

3,099,523

Wells Fargo & Co.

115,700

4,186,026

Zions Bancorp.

4,000

319,240

 

17,949,843

Consumer Finance 0.5%

American Express Co.

41,500

2,327,320

Capital One Financial Corp.

10,400

818,064

SLM Corp.

14,000

727,720

 

3,873,104

Diversified Financial Services 3.1%

Bank of America Corp.

154,752

8,290,065

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc.

1,200

573,900

CIT Group, Inc.

6,800

330,684

Citigroup, Inc.

169,000

8,394,230

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

118,700

5,574,152

Moody's Corp.

8,100

529,578

 

23,692,609

Insurance 2.6%

ACE Ltd.

11,100

607,503

Aflac, Inc.

17,600

805,376

Allstate Corp.

21,500

1,348,695

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

3,600

297,900

American International Group, Inc.

88,900

5,890,514

Aon Corp.

11,100

375,957

Chubb Corp.

13,900

722,244

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

5,905

283,794

Genworth Financial, Inc. "A"

15,000

525,150

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

10,300

893,525

Lincoln National Corp.

9,811

609,067

Loews Corp.

15,200

576,080

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

18,800

529,220

MBIA, Inc.

4,600

282,624

MetLife, Inc.

26,000

1,473,680

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

9,200

499,376

Progressive Corp.

26,500

650,310

Prudential Financial, Inc.

16,600

1,265,750

Safeco Corp.

4,000

235,720

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

23,600

1,106,604

Torchmark Corp.

3,500

220,885

UnumProvident Corp.

11,000

213,290

XL Capital Ltd. "A"

6,100

419,070

 

19,832,334

Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.6%

Apartment Investment & Management Co. "A" (REIT)

3,400

184,994

Archstone-Smith Trust (REIT)

7,300

397,412

Boston Properties, Inc. (REIT)

3,700

382,358

Equity Office Properties Trust (REIT)

12,000

477,120

Equity Residential (REIT)

10,100

510,858

Kimco Realty Corp. (REIT)

7,300

312,951

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (REIT)

6,400

217,856

ProLogis (REIT)

8,500

485,010

Public Storage, Inc. (REIT)

3,680

316,443

Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT)

7,500

679,650

Vornado Realty Trust (REIT)

4,100

446,900

 

4,411,552

Real Estate Management & Development 0.0%

Realogy Corp.*

8,750

198,450

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.9%

Countrywide Financial Corp.

20,900

732,336

Fannie Mae

33,400

1,867,394

Freddie Mac

23,600

1,565,388

Golden West Financial Corp.

8,900

687,525

MGIC Investment Corp.

3,000

179,910

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

12,725

273,715

Washington Mutual, Inc.

32,954

1,432,510

 

6,738,778

Health Care 6.9%

Biotechnology 0.7%

Amgen, Inc.*

39,997

2,860,985

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

11,800

527,224

Genzyme Corp.*

8,900

600,483

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

15,600

1,071,720

MedImmune, Inc.*

8,300

242,443

 

5,302,855

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.8%

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

1,900

95,247

Baxter International, Inc.

22,300

1,013,758

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

8,400

593,628

Biomet, Inc.

8,100

260,739

Boston Scientific Corp.*

40,226

594,943

C.R. Bard, Inc.

3,500

262,500

Hospira, Inc.*

5,400

206,658

Medtronic, Inc.

39,300

1,825,092

St. Jude Medical, Inc.*

12,000

423,480

Stryker Corp.

10,100

500,859

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*

8,300

560,250

 

6,337,154

Health Care Providers & Services 1.5%

Aetna, Inc.

19,000

751,450

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

6,900

311,880

Cardinal Health, Inc.

13,900

913,786

Caremark Rx, Inc.

14,600

827,382

CIGNA Corp.

3,800

442,016

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

5,500

283,360

Express Scripts, Inc.*

4,700

354,803

HCA, Inc.

14,300

713,427

Health Management Associates, Inc. "A"

7,500

156,750

Humana, Inc.*

5,700

376,713

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

4,300

281,951

Manor Care, Inc.

2,600

135,928

McKesson Corp.

10,200

537,744

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

10,100

607,111

Patterson Companies, Inc.*

4,800

161,328

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

5,500

336,380

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

16,400

133,496

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

46,100

2,268,120

WellPoint, Inc.*

21,162

1,630,532

 

11,224,157

Health Care Technology 0.0%

IMS Health, Inc.

6,900

183,816

Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.2%

Applera Corp. — Applied Biosystems Group

6,200

205,282

Fisher Scientific International, Inc.*

4,264

333,615

Millipore Corp.*

1,800

110,340

PerkinElmer, Inc.

4,400

83,292

Thermo Electron Corp.*

5,400

212,382

Waters Corp.*

3,500

158,480

 

1,103,391

Pharmaceuticals 3.7%

Abbott Laboratories

52,200

2,534,832

Allergan, Inc.

5,200

585,572

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

3,700

192,178

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

67,200

1,674,624

Eli Lilly & Co.

33,600

1,915,200

Forest Laboratories, Inc.*

11,000

556,710

Johnson & Johnson

100,000

6,494,000

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

8,500

144,755

Merck & Co., Inc.

74,400

3,117,360

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

7,400

148,962

Pfizer, Inc.

249,300

7,070,148

Schering-Plough Corp.

50,700

1,119,963

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

3,600

94,212

Wyeth

46,000

2,338,640

 

27,987,156

Industrials 5.9%

Aerospace & Defense 1.3%

Boeing Co.

27,500

2,168,375

General Dynamics Corp.

13,800

989,046

Goodrich Corp.

4,300

174,236

Honeywell International, Inc.

28,000

1,145,200

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

4,200

328,986

Lockheed Martin Corp.

12,000

1,032,720

Northrop Grumman Corp.

11,800

803,226

Raytheon Co.

15,400

739,354

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

6,000

329,040

United Technologies Corp.

34,600

2,191,910

 

9,902,093

Air Freight & Logistics 0.5%

FedEx Corp.

10,500

1,141,140

United Parcel Service, Inc. "B"

36,900

2,654,586

 

3,795,726

Airlines 0.1%

Southwest Airlines Co.

27,000

449,820

Building Products 0.1%

American Standard Companies, Inc.

5,900

247,623

Masco Corp.

13,800

378,396

 

626,019

Commercial Services & Supplies 0.3%

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.*

8,400

94,668

Avery Dennison Corp.

3,200

192,544

Cintas Corp.

4,800

195,984

Equifax, Inc.

4,400

161,524

Monster Worldwide, Inc.*

4,400

159,236

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

7,600

337,212

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

7,400

243,904

Robert Half International, Inc.

5,900

200,423

Waste Management, Inc.

18,700

685,916

 

2,271,411

Construction & Engineering 0.0%

Fluor Corp.

2,900

222,981

Electrical Equipment 0.2%

American Power Conversion Corp.

6,000

131,760

Cooper Industries Ltd. "A"

3,000

255,660

Emerson Electric Co.

13,900

1,165,654

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

5,900

342,790

 

1,895,864

Industrial Conglomerates 2.2%

3M Co.

25,800

1,920,036

General Electric Co.

352,900

12,457,370

Textron, Inc.

4,500

393,750

Tyco International Ltd.

68,900

1,928,511

 

16,699,667

Machinery 0.8%

Caterpillar, Inc.

22,400

1,473,920

Cummins, Inc.

1,700

202,691

Danaher Corp.

8,100

556,227

Deere & Co.

7,900

662,889

Dover Corp.

7,000

332,080

Eaton Corp.

5,100

351,135

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

14,400

646,560

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. "A"

11,100

421,578

ITT Corp.

6,300

323,001

Navistar International Corp.*

2,300

59,386

PACCAR, Inc.

8,550

487,521

Pall Corp.

4,300

132,483

Parker Hannifin Corp.

4,100

318,693

 

5,968,164

Road & Rail 0.4%

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

12,400

910,656

CSX Corp.

15,200

499,016

Norfolk Southern Corp.

14,200

625,510

Ryder System, Inc.

2,100

108,528

Union Pacific Corp.

9,200

809,600

 

2,953,310

Trading Companies & Distributors 0.0%

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

2,300

154,146

Information Technology 8.3%

Communications Equipment 1.5%

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.*

4,014

60,210

Avaya, Inc.*

15,200

173,888

Ciena Corp.*

2,885

78,616

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

208,700

4,800,100

Comverse Technologies, Inc.*

7,000

150,080

Corning, Inc.*

53,800

1,313,258

JDS Uniphase Corp.*

58,000

127,020

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

19,300

333,504

Lucent Technologies, Inc.*

159,200

372,528

Motorola, Inc.

83,700

2,092,500

QUALCOMM, Inc.

56,500

2,053,775

Tellabs, Inc.*

15,400

168,784

 

11,724,263

Computers & Peripherals 1.9%

Apple Computer, Inc.*

29,100

2,241,573

Dell, Inc.*

77,600

1,772,384

EMC Corp.*

78,600

941,628

Hewlett-Packard Co.

93,600

3,434,184

International Business Machines Corp.

52,000

4,260,880

Lexmark International, Inc. "A"*

3,400

196,044

NCR Corp.*

6,100

240,828

Network Appliance, Inc.*

12,700

470,027

QLogic Corp.*

5,600

105,840

SanDisk Corp.*

6,800

364,072

Sun Microsystems, Inc.*

120,000

596,400

 

14,623,860

Electronic Equipment & Instruments 0.2%

Agilent Technologies, Inc.*

14,000

457,660

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

6,100

174,277

Molex, Inc.

5,000

194,850

Sanmina-SCI Corp.*

18,400

68,816

Solectron Corp.*

31,500

102,690

Symbol Technologies, Inc.

8,700

129,282

Tektronix, Inc.

2,800

81,004

 

1,208,579

Internet Software & Services 0.7%

eBay, Inc.*

40,500

1,148,580

Google, Inc. "A"*

7,265

2,919,804

VeriSign, Inc.*

8,600

173,720

Yahoo!, Inc.*

42,500

1,074,400

 

5,316,504

IT Services 0.5%

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. "A"*

4,100

212,626

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

19,000

899,460

Computer Sciences Corp.*

5,900

289,808

Convergys Corp.*

4,800

99,120

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

17,800

436,456

First Data Corp.

26,100

1,096,200

Fiserv, Inc.*

6,000

282,540

Paychex, Inc.

11,500

423,775

Sabre Holdings Corp.

4,600

107,594

Unisys Corp.*

11,800

66,788

 

3,914,367

Office Electronics 0.1%

Xerox Corp.*

32,800

510,368

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.5%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

16,700

414,995

Altera Corp.*

12,800

235,264

Analog Devices, Inc.

12,200

358,558

Applied Materials, Inc.

47,500

842,175

Broadcom Corp. "A"*

15,950

483,923

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. "B"*

13,912

528,795

Intel Corp.

197,200

4,056,404

KLA-Tencor Corp.

6,800

302,396

Linear Technology Corp.

10,000

311,200

LSI Logic Corp.*

13,600

111,792

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

10,600

297,542

Micron Technology, Inc.*

24,600

428,040

National Semiconductor Corp.

10,300

242,359

Novellus Systems, Inc.*

4,300

118,938

NVIDIA Corp.*

12,500

369,875

PMC-Sierra, Inc.*

8,500

50,490

Teradyne, Inc.*

6,900

90,804

Texas Instruments, Inc.

52,400

1,742,300

Xilinx, Inc.

11,900

261,205

 

11,247,055

Software 1.9%

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

19,800

741,510

Autodesk, Inc.*

8,000

278,240

BMC Software, Inc.*

7,100

193,262

CA, Inc.

14,100

334,029

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

6,200

224,502

Compuware Corp.*

13,300

103,607

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

10,500

584,640

Intuit, Inc.*

11,700

375,453

Microsoft Corp.

295,250

8,069,182

Novell, Inc.*

13,500

82,620

Oracle Corp.*

137,900

2,446,346

Parametric Technology Corp.*

3,820

66,697

Symantec Corp.*

33,760

718,413

 

14,218,501

Materials 1.6%

Chemicals 0.8%

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

7,500

497,775

Ashland, Inc.

2,200

140,316

Dow Chemical Co.

32,800

1,278,544

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

31,500

1,349,460

Eastman Chemical Co.

2,800

151,256

Ecolab, Inc.

6,200

265,484

Hercules, Inc.*

4,000

63,080

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

2,700

106,758

Monsanto Co.

18,600

874,386

PPG Industries, Inc.

5,400

362,232

Praxair, Inc.

11,000

650,760

Rohm & Haas Co.

4,900

232,015

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

2,300

174,041

 

6,146,107

Construction Materials 0.0%

Vulcan Materials Co.

3,500

273,875

Containers & Packaging 0.1%

Ball Corp.

3,600

145,620

Bemis Co., Inc.

3,600

118,296

Pactiv Corp.*

4,900

139,258

Sealed Air Corp.

2,800

151,536

Temple-Inland, Inc.

3,400

136,340

 

691,050

Metals & Mining 0.5%

Alcoa, Inc.

29,600

829,984

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

3,300

205,227

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. "B"

6,600

351,516

Newmont Mining Corp.

15,400

658,350

Nucor Corp.

10,500

519,645

Phelps Dodge Corp.

7,000

592,900

United States Steel Corp.

4,400

253,792

 

3,411,414

Paper & Forest Products 0.2%

International Paper Co.

15,550

538,497

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

3,700

69,449

MeadWestvaco Corp.

6,200

164,362

Weyerhaeuser Co.

8,400

516,852

 

1,289,160

Telecommunication Services 1.9%

Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.6%

AT&T, Inc.

132,804

4,324,098

BellSouth Corp.

62,100

2,654,775

CenturyTel, Inc.

4,000

158,680

Citizens Communications Co.

11,000

154,440

Embarq Corp.

5,088

246,107

Qwest Communications International, Inc.*

54,700

476,984

Verizon Communications, Inc.

99,100

3,679,583

Windstream Corp.*

16,318

215,234

 

11,909,901

Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.3%

ALLTEL Corp.

13,600

754,800

Sprint Nextel Corp.

102,775

1,762,592

 

2,517,392

Utilities 1.8%

Electric Utilities 0.8%

Allegheny Energy, Inc.*

5,600

224,952

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

13,600

494,632

Edison International

11,200

466,368

Entergy Corp.

7,100

555,433

Exelon Corp.

22,900

1,386,366

FirstEnergy Corp.

11,300

631,218

FPL Group, Inc.

13,900

625,500

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

3,400

153,170

PPL Corp.

13,100

430,990

Progress Energy, Inc.

8,700

394,806

Southern Co.

25,400

875,284

 

6,238,719

Gas Utilities 0.0%

Nicor, Inc.

1,500

64,140

Peoples Energy Corp.

1,300

52,845

 

116,985

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.2%

AES Corp.*

22,600

460,814

Constellation Energy Group

6,200

367,040

Dynegy, Inc. "A"*

11,300

62,602

TXU Corp.

15,800

987,816

 

1,878,272

Multi-Utilities 0.8%

Ameren Corp.

7,100

374,809

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

10,700

153,224

CMS Energy Corp.*

7,700

111,188

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

8,500

392,700

Dominion Resources, Inc.

12,000

917,880

DTE Energy Co.

6,100

253,211

Duke Energy Corp.

42,732

1,290,506

KeySpan Corp.

6,000

246,840

NiSource, Inc.

9,400

204,356

PG&E Corp.

11,900

495,635

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

8,600

526,234

Sempra Energy

8,900

447,225

TECO Energy, Inc.

7,200

112,680

Xcel Energy, Inc.

14,000

289,100

 

5,815,588

Total Common Stocks (Cost $347,221,578)

411,401,223

 

Principal Amount ($)

Value ($)

 

 

Corporate Bonds 4.7%

Consumer Discretionary 1.0%

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 9.455%, 11/15/2022

87,000

112,575

Comcast MO of Delaware, Inc., 9.0%, 9/1/2008

195,000

207,781

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., Series E, 6.019%**, 10/31/2008

1,491,000

1,496,842

Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.:

 

 

5.625%, 6/1/2015

1,133,000

1,053,139

5.75%, 10/1/2017

298,000

272,538

TCI Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 8/1/2015

1,529,000

1,810,559

Time Warner, Inc., 7.57%, 2/1/2024

1,164,000

1,259,723

Viacom, Inc.:

 

 

144A, 5.75%, 4/30/2011

678,000

676,648

144A, 6.875%, 4/30/2036

1,058,000

1,045,926

 

7,935,731

Energy 0.4%

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/2036

660,000

674,143

Arizona Public Service Co., 6.875%, 8/1/2036

490,000

510,959

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

6.375%, 6/15/2015

285,000

272,175

6.875%, 1/15/2016

390,000

381,225

Enterprise Products Operating LP:

 

 

Series B, 5.0%, 3/1/2015 (a)

457,000

428,576

7.5%, 2/1/2011

535,000

570,550

 

2,837,628

Financials 1.6%

Agfirst Farm Credit Bank, 8.393%, 12/15/2016

2,810,000

3,083,354

American General Finance Corp.:

 

 

Series H, 4.625%, 9/1/2010

1,305,000

1,273,557

Series J, 5.625%, 8/17/2011

895,000

904,888

ASIF Global Finance XVIII, 144A, 3.85%, 11/26/2007

1,272,000

1,252,077

Erac USA Finance Co., 144A, 8.0%, 1/15/2011

1,180,000

1,291,410

ERP Operating LP, 6.95%, 3/2/2011

94,000

99,886

Farmers Exchange Capital, 144A, 7.2%, 7/15/2048

760,000

773,153

Nelnet, Inc., 7.4%, 9/29/2036

320,000

319,478

OneAmerica Financial Partners, 144A, 7.0%, 10/15/2033

682,000

707,372

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/2065

665,000

647,070

Residential Capital Corp., 6.5%, 4/17/2013

395,000

401,139

Sovereign Capital Trust VI, 7.908%, 6/13/2036

500,000

552,590

United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc., Series E, (REIT), 3.9%, 3/15/2010

305,000

291,943

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 12/1/2030

485,000

555,969

 

12,153,886

Industrials 0.3%

D.R. Horton, Inc., 5.375%, 6/15/2012

1,104,000

1,054,327

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 8.625%, 1/15/2017 (a)

534,000

529,995

Pulte Homes, Inc.:

 

 

5.25%, 1/15/2014

169,000

160,034

6.25%, 2/15/2013

76,000

76,729

7.875%, 8/1/2011

547,000

590,528

Standard Pacific Corp., 6.5%, 8/15/2010

200,000

188,000

 

2,599,613

Materials 0.1%

Newmont Mining Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/2035

421,000

395,067

Telecommunication Services 0.2%

AT&T, Inc., 6.8%, 5/15/2036 (a)

610,000

640,825

Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 6/1/2016

1,134,000

1,156,793

 

1,797,618

Utilities 1.1%

Constellation Energy Group, 7.6%, 4/1/2032

515,000

606,317

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

 

 

6.3%, 9/30/2066

400,000

399,169

7.5%, 6/30/2066

1,305,000

1,370,701

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 6.3%, 9/1/2035

250,000

243,534

Nevada Power Co., 144A, 6.65%, 4/1/2036

1,100,000

1,136,852

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Series A, 6.25%, 6/1/2011

1,557,000

1,623,735

Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Series2002-A, 144A, 6.202%, 11/15/2032

1,730,000

1,842,779

Westar Energy, Inc., 5.95%, 1/1/2035

990,000

951,230

 

8,174,317

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $35,612,041)

35,893,860

 

Foreign Bonds — US$ Denominated 2.0%

Energy 0.4%

SPI Electricity Property Ltd., 144A, 7.25%, 12/1/2016

2,875,000

3,254,396

Financials 0.9%

ChinaTrust Commercial Bank, 144A, 5.625%, 12/29/2049

713,000

679,420

DBS Capital Funding Corp., Series A, 144A, 7.657%, 3/31/2049

689,000

746,775

Kaupthing Bank, 144A, 7.125%, 5/19/2016

430,000

452,007

Mizuho Financial Group, (Cayman), 8.375%, 4/27/2049

1,340,000

1,419,596

Oil Insurance Ltd., 144A, 7.558%, 12/29/2049

2,055,000

2,100,415

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series 1, 9.118%, 3/31/2049

570,000

636,207

TNK-BP Finance SA, 144A, 7.5%, 7/18/2016

765,000

799,208

 

6,833,628

Industrials 0.2%

Tyco International Group SA, 6.75%, 2/15/2011

976,000

1,030,800

Information Technology 0.0%

Seagate Technology HDD Holdings:

 

 

6.375%, 10/1/2011

115,000

114,425

6.8%, 10/1/2016

175,000

174,125

 

288,550

Materials 0.2%

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA, 5.625%, 4/20/2015

1,042,000

1,013,226

Sappi Papier Holding AG, 144A, 6.75%, 6/15/2012

499,000

478,872

 

1,492,098

Telecommunication Services 0.3%

Telecom Italia Capital:

 

 

4.95%, 9/30/2014

385,000

353,599

5.25%, 11/15/2013

1,643,000

1,555,724

 

1,909,323

Total Foreign Bonds — US$ Denominated (Cost $14,221,057)

14,808,795

 

Asset Backed 2.3%

Automobile Receivables 0.0%

MMCA Automobile Trust, "B", Series 2002-1, 5.37%, 1/15/2010

38,238

38,216

Home Equity Loans 2.3%

Advanta Mortgage Loan Trust, "A6", Series 2000-2, 7.72%, 3/25/2015

998,577

1,002,654

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, "1A1", Series 2006-A, 5.614%, 2/28/2041

825,333

821,630

Centex Home Equity, "AF6", Series 2004-D, 4.67%, 9/25/2034

1,260,000

1,224,439

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates:

 

 

"AF3", Series 2005-1, 4.575%, 7/25/2035

1,985,000

1,967,195

"A1", Series 2006-S6, 5.44%**, 3/25/2034

1,320,000

1,320,000

"A6", Series 2006-S6, 5.657%, 3/25/2034

1,320,000

1,320,000

"A2", Series 2006-15, 5.683%, 10/25/2046

1,960,000

1,967,036

"A6", Series 2006-15, 5.826%, 10/25/2046

1,960,000

1,980,757

"1AF6", Series 2006-11, 6.15%, 9/25/2046

1,295,000

1,326,172

First Franklin Mortgage Loan NIM, "A", Series 2005-FFH2, 144A, 4.75%, 4/27/2035

131,757

131,337

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., "N1", Series 2005-NC1N, 144A, 5.0%, 10/25/2035

63,050

62,798

Novastar NIM Trust, "NOTE", Series 2005-N1, 144A, 4.777%, 10/26/2035

158,550

158,086

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, "AF2", Series 2005-3, 4.723%, 11/25/2035

1,925,000

1,906,643

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, "A1", Series 2006-HI4, 5.424%**, 9/25/2036

1,985,000

1,985,000

 

17,173,747

Total Asset Backed (Cost $17,243,899)

17,211,963

 

US Government Agency Sponsored Pass-Throughs 3.7%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

 

 

5.5%, 10/1/2023

1,090,358

1,086,265

6.0%, with various maturities from 12/1/2025 until 10/1/2033

1,767,851

1,786,124

6.5%, 1/1/2035

1,024,896

1,047,931

Federal National Mortgage Association:

 

 

4.5%, 10/1/2033

1,980,065

1,856,655

5.5%, with various maturities from 11/1/2024 until 2/1/2034

8,595,322

8,512,045

6.0%, with various maturities from 1/1/2024 until 4/1/2024

2,229,248

2,257,775

6.5%, with various maturities from 5/1/2023 until 6/1/2036

8,934,903

9,111,716

7.0%, 8/1/2036

1,299,685

1,335,076

7.13%, 1/1/2012

1,094,619

1,089,736

9.0%, 11/1/2030

67,678

73,764

Total US Government Agency Sponsored Pass-Throughs (Cost $28,358,087)

28,157,087

 

Commercial and Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 10.6%

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, "1A4", Series 2006-2, 5.774%**, 5/25/2036

1,345,000

1,361,852

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., "A4", Series 2005-5, 5.115%, 10/10/2045

2,060,000

2,026,125

Banc of America Funding Corp., "3A2", Series 2006-G, 5.75%, 7/20/2036

1,335,000

1,312,260

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, "1A11", Series 2003-2, 5.5%, 4/25/2033

1,265,000

1,263,463

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust:

 

 

"2A3", Series 2005-4, 4.45%**, 8/25/2035

980,000

956,523

"2A1", Series 2004-12, 4.482%**, 2/25/2035

1,265,192

1,249,406

"A1", Series 2006-1, 4.625%**, 2/25/2036

3,188,976

3,129,552

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., "3A1", Series 2005-A1, 5.275%**, 12/25/2035

1,252,426

1,242,252

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.:

 

 

"1A1", Series 2003-5, 5.5%, 4/25/2033

670,271

667,233

"1A1", Series 2004-8, 5.5%, 10/25/2034

1,050,416

1,054,044

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.:

 

 

"1A2", Series 2006-AR2, 5.555%**, 3/25/2036

2,509,634

2,514,896

"1A3A", Series 2006-AR5, 5.96%**, 7/25/2036

1,268,817

1,282,619

"1CB2", Series 2004-NCM2, 6.75%, 8/25/2034

1,360,592

1,384,828

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, "A1", Series 2006-A2, 6.0%, 5/25/2036

1,281,322

1,290,393

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

"A2", Series 2003-21T1, 5.25%, 12/25/2033

1,072,536

1,063,794

"2A1", Series 2005-J6, 5.5%, 7/25/2025

1,613,243

1,603,860

"A6", Series 2004-14T2, 5.5%, 8/25/2034

1,064,728

1,058,368

"1A1", Series 2004-J1, 6.0%, 2/25/2034

269,049

268,299

"A1", Series 2004-35T2, 6.0%, 2/25/2035

734,543

734,826

Countrywide Home Loans:

 

 

"2A2C", Series 2006-HYB1, 5.29%**, 3/20/2036

1,315,000

1,309,399

"2A1", Series 2006-HYB1, 5.41%**, 3/20/2036

1,149,571

1,148,627

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., "AAB", Series 2005-C3, 4.94%, 7/10/2045

680,000

667,266

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust:

 

 

"A2", Series 2004-J1, 5.25%, 4/25/2034

906,604

903,213

"A1", Series 2006-J1, 5.75%, 4/25/2036

1,924,809

1,934,451

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., "AAB", Series 2006-GG7, 6.11%, 7/10/2038

790,000

821,766

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, "A4", Series 2005-GG4, 4.761%, 7/10/2039

2,115,000

2,034,001

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust:

 

 

"7A1", Series 2006-A3, 4.581%**, 4/25/2035

1,924,978

1,892,598

"2A4", Series 2006-A2, 5.768%**, 4/25/2036

2,000,000

2,026,200

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

 

"A2", Series 2005-C2, 4.821%, 4/15/2030

1,345,000

1,330,428

"A4", Series 2005-C5, 4.954%, 9/15/2030

2,080,000

2,025,400

"A4", Series 2005-C7, 5.197%, 11/15/2030

2,110,000

2,089,330

Lehman Mortgage Trust:

 

 

"3A3", Series 2006-1, 5.5%, 2/25/2036

1,315,000

1,317,260

"1A10", Series 2006-3, 6.0%, 7/25/2036

1,279,039

1,297,026

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust:

 

 

"B1", Series 2004-13, 3.813%**, 12/21/2034

1,389,108

1,336,186

"5A1", Series 2004-6, 4.692%**, 7/25/2034

951,048

938,906

Master Alternative Loans Trust, "8A1", Series 2004-3, 7.0%, 4/25/2034

115,832

116,259

Master Asset Securitization Trust, "2A7", Series 2003-9, 5.5%, 10/25/2033

1,116,960

1,090,084

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, "A2", Series 2005-A5, 4.566%, 6/25/2035

175,000

169,753

Mortgage Capital Funding, Inc.:

 

 

"A2", Series 1998-MC3, 6.337%, 11/18/2031

1,043,006

1,055,415

"E", Series 1997-MC2, 7.214%, 11/20/2027

1,925,000

1,938,750

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.:

 

 

"A3", Series 2004-QS11, 5.5%, 8/25/2034

783,062

778,905

"CB", Series 2004-QS2, 5.75%, 2/25/2034

827,712

818,660

"CB1", Series 2002-QS17, 6.0%, 11/25/2032

1,025,162

1,033,171

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan:

 

 

"6A3", Series 2005-21, 5.4%, 11/25/2035

1,190,000

1,163,150

"5A1", Series 2005-18, 5.563%**, 9/25/2035

1,118,639

1,117,651

"2A1", Series 2006-1, 5.654%**, 2/25/2036

672,217

672,471

Structured Asset Securities Corp., "4A1", Series 2005-6, 5.0%, 5/25/2035

409,333

391,425

Washington Mutual:

 

 

"A6", Series 2004-AR5, 3.844%**, 6/25/2034

1,475,000

1,425,660

"1A3", Series 2005-AR14, 5.073%**, 12/25/2035

1,325,000

1,310,092

"1A3", Series 2005-AR16, 5.115%, 12/25/2035

1,305,000

1,293,265

"1A2", Series 2006-AR12, 5.849%, 10/25/2036

1,315,000

1,320,548

"1A4", Series 2006-AR8, 5.941%**, 8/25/2046

1,289,501

1,299,575

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust:

 

 

"4A2", Series 2005-AR16, 4.992%**, 10/25/2035

2,080,000

2,057,780

"4A4", Series 2005-AR16, 4.992%**, 10/25/2035

866,151

859,531

"2A5", Series 2006-AR2, 5.092%**, 3/25/2036

4,396,517

4,366,984

"3A2", Series 2006-AR8, 5.238%, 4/25/2036

2,070,000

2,060,160

"A1", Series 2006-3, 5.5%, 3/25/2036

1,965,664

1,961,379

"A6", Series 2006-AR11, 5.539%**, 8/25/2036

1,995,000

1,999,872

"1A3", Series 2006-6, 5.75%, 5/25/2036

1,393,833

1,398,236

Total Commercial and Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $80,084,245)

80,235,426

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 3.9%

Fannie Mae Whole Loan:

 

 

"A2", Series 2004-W4, 5.0%, 6/25/2034

1,875,000

1,866,345

"A23", Series 2004-W10, 5.0%, 8/25/2034

2,055,000

2,039,883

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

 

 

"HG", Series 2543, 4.75%, 9/15/2028

525,303

520,447

"BG", Series 2640, 5.0%, 2/15/2032

2,330,000

2,247,036

"BG", Series 2869, 5.0%, 7/15/2033

315,000

303,090

"DG", Series 2662, 5.0%, 10/15/2022

915,000

881,139

"KD", Series 2915, 5.0%, 9/15/2033

1,460,000

1,397,174

"NE", Series 2802, 5.0%, 2/15/2033

880,000

843,285

"NE", Series 2921, 5.0%, 9/15/2033

2,080,000

1,985,647

"PD", Series 2783, 5.0%, 1/15/2033

1,385,000

1,330,393

"PE", Series 2864, 5.0%, 6/15/2033

2,080,000

1,999,047

"QD", Series 3113, 5.0%, 6/15/2034

1,390,000

1,323,003

"PE", Series 2378, 5.5%, 11/15/2016

1,469,521

1,475,493

"PE", Series 2512, 5.5%, 2/15/2022

1,725,000

1,745,520

"YA", Series 2841, 5.5%, 7/15/2027

1,619,836

1,620,333

"GE", Series 2809, 6.0%, 5/15/2030

1,345,000

1,364,855

Federal National Mortgage Association:

 

 

"YD", Series 2005-94, 4.5%, 8/25/2033

1,445,000

1,343,875

"HE", Series 2005-22, 5.0%, 10/25/2033

1,290,000

1,234,527

"PE", Series 2005-44, 5.0%, 7/25/2033

595,000

568,753

"VD", Series 2002-56, 6.0%, 4/25/2020

13,926

13,906

"A2", Series 1998-M1, 6.25%, 1/25/2008

408,039

409,773

Government National Mortgage Association:

 

 

"GD", Series 2004-26, 5.0%, 11/16/2032

1,304,000

1,243,326

"QE", Series 2004-11, 5.0%, 12/16/2032

1,955,000

1,853,878

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $30,119,819)

29,610,728

 

Municipal Bonds and Notes 1.8%

California, Urban Industrial Development Agency, Tax Allocation Civic Recreation, Series 1A, 4.5%, 5/1/2010 (b)

2,550,000

2,491,554

Delaware River, DE, Port Authority, Port District Project, Series A, 7.27%, 1/1/2007 (b)

930,000

934,483

Hudson County, NJ, Improvement Authority Lease Revenue, Weehawken Pershing Road, 5.72%, 3/1/2034 (b)

880,000

883,511

Mount Laurel Township, NJ, Municipal Utilities Authority System Revenue, Series B, 3.9%, 7/1/2010 (b)

950,000

912,523

San Diego, CA, Redevelopment Agency, Taxable Housing Allocation, 5.81%, 9/1/2019 (b)

2,300,000

2,348,875

Suffolk, VA, Multi-Family Housing Revenue, Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Windsor at Potomac, Series T, 6.6%, 7/1/2015

1,905,000

2,004,841

Washington, State Economic Development Finance Authority Revenue, CSC Tacoma LLC Project:

 

 

Series A, 2.5%, 10/1/2007 (b)

3,130,000

3,047,180

Series A, 3.8%, 10/1/2011 (b)

1,105,000

1,047,617

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $13,747,687)

13,670,584

 

US Treasury Obligations 5.9%

US Treasury Bills:

 

 

4.801%***, 2/7/2007 (c)

270,000

264,836

4.975%***, 10/19/2006 (c)

9,280,000

9,256,916

US Treasury Bonds:

 

 

6.0%, 2/15/2026 (a)

12,067,000

13,806,349

8.125%, 8/15/2019 (a)

4,327,000

5,706,231

US Treasury Notes:

 

 

3.625%, 4/30/2007 (a)

8,971,000

8,900,210

4.25%, 11/15/2013 (a)

7,146,000

6,989,960

Total US Treasury Obligations (Cost $44,275,639)

44,924,502

 


Shares

Value ($)

 

 

Preferred Stocks 0.7%

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 8.0%

5,809

155,391

BAC Capital Trust XI, 6.625%

540,000

569,686

Dresdner Funding Trust I, 144A, 8.151%

560,000

663,232

MUFG Capital Finance 1 Ltd., 6.346%

2,670,000

2,691,657

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.8%

1,610,000

1,614,370

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,580,718)

5,694,336

 

Securities Lending Collateral 4.4%

Daily Assets Fund Institutional, 5.31% (d) (e) (Cost $33,571,758)

33,571,758

33,571,758

 

Cash Equivalents 7.2%

Cash Management QP Trust, 5.34% (f) (Cost $54,510,675)

54,510,675

54,510,675

 

% of Net Assets

Value ($)

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $704,547,203)+

101.5

769,690,937

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

(1.5)

(11,559,272)

Net Assets

100.0

758,131,665

* Non-income producing security

** Floating rate notes are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of the US Treasury bill rate. These securities are shown at their current rate as of September 30, 2006.

*** Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate

+ The cost for federal income tax purposes was $719,856,615. At September 30, 2006, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $49,834,322. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $75,269,657 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $25,435,335.

(a) All or a portion of these securities were on loan (See Notes to Financial Statements). The value of all securities loaned at September 30, 2006 amounted to $32,914,157 which is 4.3% of net assets.

(b) Bond is insured by one of these companies

Insurance Coverage

As a % of Total Investment Portfolio

AMBAC

American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

0.1

FSA

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

0.1

MBIA

Municipal Bond Insurance Association

1.0

XLCA

XL Capital Assurance

0.3

(c) At September 30, 2006, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts.

(d) Daily Assets Fund Institutional, an affiliated fund, is managed by Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(e) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending.

(f) Cash Management QP Trust, an affiliated fund, is managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

Included in the portfolio are investments in mortgage or asset-backed securities which are interests in separate pools of mortgages or assets. Effective maturities of these investments may be shorter than stated maturities due to prepayments. Some separate investments in the Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. issues which have similar coupon rates have been aggregated for presentation purposes in this investment portfolio.

At September 30, 2006, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

Futures

Expiration Date

Contracts

Aggregate Face Value ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation) ($)

10 Year Japan Government Bond

12/11/2006

32

36,325,671

36,517,248

191,577

DAX Index

12/15/2006

95

17,841,183

18,205,246

364,063

EOE Dutch Stock Index

10/20/2006

220

26,117,210

27,035,095

917,885

Hang Seng Index

10/27/2006

267

30,252,723

30,088,972

(163,751)

S&P 500 Index

12/14/2006

13

4,324,946

4,372,550

47,604

Total net unrealized appreciation

1,357,378

At September 30, 2006, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

Futures

Expiration Date

Contracts

Aggregate Face Value ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized Depreciation ($)

10 Year US Treasury Note

12/19/2006

441

47,151,208

47,655,562

(504,354)

S&P 500 Index

12/14/2006

87

28,528,016

29,262,450

(734,434)

Total net unrealized depreciation

(1,238,788)

As of September 30, 2006, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

Contracts to Deliver

 

In Exchange For

 

Settlement Date

Unrealized Depreciation ($)

USD

23,169,433

 

AUD

30,755,000

 

12/20/06

(287,722)

USD

37,092,049

 

CAD

41,279,000

 

12/20/06

(71,189)

Total net unrealized depreciation

(358,911)

Currency Abbreviations

AUD Australian Dollars

CAD Canadian Dollars

USD US Dollars

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Assets

Investments:

Investments in securities, at value (cost $616,464,770) — including $32,914,157 of securities loaned

$ 681,608,504

Investment in Daily Assets Fund Institutional (cost $33,571,758)*

33,571,758

Investment in Cash Management QP Trust (cost $54,510,675)

54,510,675

Total investments in securities, at value (cost $704,547,203)

769,690,937

Cash

46,047

Foreign currency, at value (cost $12,685,102)

12,656,012

Receivable for investments sold

7,779,975

Dividends receivable

452,549

Interest receivable

2,475,822

Receivable for Fund shares sold

1,865,449

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

54,689

Due from Advisor

90,245

Other assets

52,897

Total assets

795,164,622

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

2,698,593

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

358,911

Payable upon return of securities loaned

33,571,758

Accrued management fee

227,851

Other accrued expenses and payables

175,844

Total liabilities

37,032,957

Net assets, at value

$ 758,131,665

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2006 (Unaudited) (continued)

Net Assets

Net assets consist of:

Undistributed net investment income

1,727,256

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investments

65,143,734

Futures

118,590

Foreign currency related transactions

(573,777)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

(2,274,319)

Paid-in capital

693,990,181

Net assets, at value

$ 758,131,665

Net Asset Value

Investment Class*

Net Asset Value and redemption price(a) per share ($31,672,498 ÷ 2,720,168 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 11.64

Institutional Class

Net Asset Value and redemption price(a) per share ($726,459,167 ÷ 60,136,685 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 12.08

(a) Redemption price per share for shares held less than 15 days is equal to net asset value less a 2% redemption fee.

* On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S (see Note H, Subsequent Event).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Operations for the six months ended September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Investment Income

Income:

Dividends

$ 3,811,736

Interest

7,294,252

Interest — Cash Management QP Trust

1,413,181

Securities lending income, including income from Daily Assets Fund Institutional, net of borrower rebates

19,060

Total Income

12,538,229

Expenses:

Management fee

2,254,453

Administration fee

246,438

Services to shareholders

383,735

Administrator service fee

302,198

Auditing

38,376

Legal

43,414

Trustees' fees and expenses

12,963

Custodian fees

17,307

Reports to shareholders and shareholder meeting

20,583

Registration fees

13,908

Other

31,713

Total expenses before expense reductions

3,365,088

Expense reductions

(1,284,026)

Total expenses after expense reductions

2,081,062

Net investment income

10,457,167

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions

Net realized gain (loss) from:

Investments

4,849,729

Futures

4,475,565

Foreign currency related transactions

2,496,172

 

11,821,466

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on:

Investments

9,725,096

Futures

(1,439,056)

Foreign currency related transactions

(32,723)

 

8,253,317

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

20,074,783

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 30,531,950

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

Six Months Ended September 30, 2006 (Unaudited)

Year Ended March 31, 2006

Operations:

Net investment income

$ 10,457,167

$ 17,905,080

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

11,821,466

46,933,938

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on investment transactions

8,253,317

2,248,088

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

30,531,950

67,087,106

Distributions to shareholders from:

Net investment income

Investment Class

(320,463)

(837,033)

Institutional Class

(9,001,443)

(19,064,819)

Fund share transactions:

Proceeds from shares sold

24,369,630

57,831,771

Reinvestment of distributions

9,321,101

19,896,122

Cost of shares redeemed

(54,058,634)

(142,822,716)

Redemption fees

32,200

97,772

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

(20,335,703)

(64,997,051)

Increase (decrease) in net assets

874,341

(17,811,797)

Net assets at beginning of period

757,257,324

775,069,121

Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,727,256 and $591,995, respectively)

$ 758,131,665

$ 757,257,324

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Highlights

Investment Class+

Years Ended March 31,

2006a

2006

2005

2004b

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 11.30

$ 10.62

$ 10.43

$ 9.75

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)c

.16

.22

.21

.11

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

.30

.70

.30

.93

Total from investment operations

.46

.92

.51

1.04

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.12)

(.24)

(.32)

(.36)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 11.64

$ 11.30

$ 10.62

$ 10.43

Total Return (%)d

4.10**

8.77

4.92

10.79**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

32

31

56

69

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

1.01*

1.41

1.33e

1.41e*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

.75*

1.00

1.00e

1.00e*

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

2.62*

1.92

1.90

1.65*

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

105*

101g

106f,g

115g**

+ On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S (see Note H, Subsequent Event).

a For the six months ended September 30, 2006 (Unaudited).

b For the period July 25, 2003 (commencement of operations of Investment Class shares) to March 31, 2004.

c Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

d Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

e The ratio includes expenses allocated from the Asset Management Portfolio.

f This ratio includes the purchase and sales of portfolio securities of the Scudder Lifecycle Long Range Fund as a stand-alone fund in addition to the Asset Management Portfolio.

g The portfolio turnover rates including mortgage dollar roll transactions were 108%, 122% and 124% for the periods ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

*** Amount is less than $.005.

Institutional Class

Years Ended March 31,

2006a

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 11.74

$ 11.04

$ 10.84

$ 9.17

$ 10.92

$ 10.98

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)

.17b

.27b

.25b

.21b

.25b

.31

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

.32

.74

.33

1.94

(1.53)

(.08)

Total from investment operations

.49

1.01

.58

2.15

(1.28)

.23

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.15)

(.31)

(.38)

(.48)

(.47)

(.28)

Net realized gain on investment transactions

(.01)

Total distributions

(.15)

(.31)

(.38)

(.48)

(.47)

(.29)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 12.08

$ 11.74

$ 11.04

$ 10.84

$ 9.17

$ 10.92

Total Return (%)c

4.22**

9.19

5.42

23.71

(11.88)

2.13

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

726

726

719

702

548

438

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

.90*

.91

.83d

.91d

.93d

.91d

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

.55*

.55

.55d

.55d

.55d

.55d

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

2.82*

2.37

2.35

2.08

2.61

2.84

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

105*

101f

106e,f

115f

133

90

a For the six months ended September 30, 2006 (Unaudited).

b Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

c Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

d The ratio includes expenses allocated from the Asset Management Portfolio.

e This ratio includes the purchase and sales of portfolio securities of the Scudder Lifecycle Long Range Fund as a stand-alone fund in addition to the Asset Management Portfolio.

f The portfolio turnover rates including mortgage dollar roll transactions were 108%, 122% and 124% for the periods ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

*** Amount is less than $.005.

Notes to Financial Statements

A. Significant Accounting Policies

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund (the "Fund") is a diversified series of DWS Advisor Funds (the "Trust") which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end investment management company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. On July 10, 2006, DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund became a series of DWS Advisor Funds, an open-end investment management company. Prior to July 10, 2006, DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund was a series of DWS Advisor Funds III, an open-end investment management company.

The Fund currently has two classes of shares: Class S (formerly Investment Class) and Institutional Class. Institutional Class shares are offered to a limited group of investors and are not subject to initial or contingent deferred sales charges. Class S shares are no longer available to new investors except under certain circumstances. (Please refer to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.) Institutional Class shares have lower ongoing expenses than Class S shares. On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S. (Please see Note H, Subsequent Event.)

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses and expense reductions, if any, are borne pro rata on the basis of relative net assets by the holders of all classes of shares except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class. Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by class. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting subject to class-specific arrangements.

The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Investments are stated at values determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading. Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (US or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which the security is traded most extensively. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation.

Debt securities are valued by independent pricing services approved by the Trustees of the Fund. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, the securities are valued at the most recent bid quotation or evaluated price, obtained from a broker-dealer. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes.

Money market instruments purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less, maturing at par, are valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies and affiliated funds are valued at their net asset value each business day.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees. The Fund may use a fair valuation model to value international equity securities in order to adjust for certain events which may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the close of the New York Stock Exchange.

Securities Lending. The Fund may lend securities to financial institutions. The Fund retains beneficial ownership of the securities it has loaned and continues to receive interest and dividends paid by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Fund requires the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Fund consisting of liquid, unencumbered assets having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The Fund may invest the cash collateral into a joint trading account in an affiliated money market fund pursuant to Exemptive Orders issued by the SEC. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to the lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan. The Fund is subject to all investment risks associated with the value of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in US dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into US dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into US dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the disposition of forward foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the US dollar amount actually received. That portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed but is included with net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment securities.

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between a buyer or seller and an established futures exchange or its clearinghouse in which the buyer or seller agrees to take or make a delivery of a specific amount of a financial instrument at a specified price on a specific date (settlement date). The Fund may enter into futures contracts as a hedge against anticipated interest rate, currency or equity market changes, and for duration management, risk management and return enhancement purposes.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with a financial intermediary an amount ("initial margin") equal to a certain percentage of the face value indicated in the futures contract. Subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by the Fund dependent upon the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When entering into a closing transaction, the Fund will realize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the futures contract to sell and the futures contract to buy. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into futures contracts, including the risk that an illiquid secondary market will limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date and that a change in the value of a futures contract may not correlate exactly with the changes in the value of the securities or currencies hedged. When utilizing futures contracts to hedge, the Fund gives up the opportunity to profit from favorable price movements in the hedged positions during the term of the contract.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. A forward foreign currency exchange contract ("forward currency contract") is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at the settlement date at a negotiated rate. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign currency denominated Fund holdings, to facilitate transactions in foreign currency denominated securities and to enhance the total returns.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and unrealized gain (loss) is recorded daily. Sales and purchases of forward currency contracts having the same settlement date and broker are offset and any gain (loss) is realized on the date of offset; otherwise, gain (loss) is realized on settlement date. Realized and unrealized gains and losses which represent the difference between the value of a forward currency contract to buy and a forward currency contract to sell are included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency related transactions.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into forward currency contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Additionally, when utilizing forward currency contracts to hedge, the Fund gives up the opportunity to profit from favorable exchange rate movements during the term of the contract.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase similar, but not identical, securities at an agreed upon price and date. During the period between the sale and repurchase, the Fund will not be entitled to earn interest and receive principal payment on securities sold. The Fund receives compensation as consideration for entering into the commitment to repurchase. The compensation is paid in the form of a lower price for the security upon its repurchase or, alternatively, a fee. Mortgage dollar rolls may be renewed with a new sale and repurchase price and a cash settlement made at each renewal without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into mortgage dollar rolls from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their commitments. Additionally, the value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the repurchase price of those securities.

When-Issued/Delayed Delivery Securities. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security is reflected in the net asset value. The price of such security and the date when the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. No interest accrues to the Fund until payment takes place. At the time the Fund enters into this type of transaction it is required to segregate cash or other liquid assets at least equal to the amount of the commitment.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into when-issued or delayed delivery securities from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.

Federal Income Taxes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required.

At March 31, 2006, the Fund had a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of approximately $15,505,500, which may be applied against any realized net taxable capital gains of each succeeding year until fully utilized or until March 31, 2010 ($8,330,000), March 31, 2011 ($4,620,000), March 31, 2012 ($2,300,600) and March 31, 2013 ($254,900), the respective expiration dates, whichever occurs first, which may be subject to certain limitations under Sections 382-383 of the Internal Revenue Code.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (the "Interpretation"). The Interpretation establishes for the Fund a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether the Fund is taxable in certain jurisdictions), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. The Interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has begun to evaluate the application of the Interpretation to the Fund and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Fund's financial statements.

Distribution of Income and Gains. Net investment income of the Fund, if any, is declared and distributed to shareholders quarterly. Net realized gains from investment transactions, in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the Fund if not distributed, and, therefore, will be distributed to shareholders at least annually.

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences primarily relate to certain securities sold at a loss, futures and foreign currency related transactions. As a result net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.

The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

Redemption Fees. The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2% of the total redemption amount on the Fund shares redeemed or exchanged within 15 days of buying them, either by purchase or exchange. This fee is assessed and retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.

Expenses. Expenses of the Trust arising in connection with a specific Fund are allocated to that Fund. Other Trust expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust.

Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment security transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes.

B. Purchases and Sales of Securities

During the six months ended September 30, 2006, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments and US Treasury obligations) aggregated $146,271,259 and $171,578,793, respectively. Purchases and sales of US Treasury obligations aggregated $204,724,066 and $199,880,143, respectively.

C. Related Parties

DWS Scudder is part of Deutsche Asset Management, which is the marketing name in the US for the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DeAM, Inc." or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG is the Advisor for the Fund. Northern Trust Investments, N.A. ("NTI") serves as sub-advisor to the passive equity portion of the Fund's portfolio and is paid by the Advisor for its services. Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. ("AAMI"), a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Aberdeen PLC, serves as a sub-advisor to the core bond and active fixed income portion of the Fund's portfolio and is paid by the Advisor for its services.

Investment Management Agreement. Under the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, the Advisor directs the investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions.

Prior to June 1, 2006, the management fee payable under the Investment Management Agreement was equal to an annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.

Effective June 1, 2006, under the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, the fund pays a monthly management fee based on the Fund's average daily net assets accrued daily and payable monthly, at the following annual rates:

First $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets

.600%

Next $750 million of such net assets

.575%

Over $1 billion of such net assets

.550%

For the period from April 1, 2006 through May 31, 2006, the Advisor and Administrator had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, proxy/shareholder meeting costs, taxes, brokerage, interest and organizational and offering expenses) to the extent necessary to maintain the total operating expenses at the following rates:

Investment Class

1.00%

Institutional Class

.60%

In addition, for the period April 1, 2006 through May 31, 2006, the Advisor and Administrator have voluntarily agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse expenses of average daily net assets of the Fund at 0.55% for Institutional Class.

Effective June 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage, interest, and organizational and offering expenses) to the extent necessary to maintain the total operating expenses of each class as follows:

Investment Class

1.25%

Institutional Class

.55%

Accordingly, for the six months ended September 30, 2006, the Advisor waived a portion of its management fee pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement aggregating $676,845 and the amount charged aggregated $1,577,608 which was equivalent to an annualized effective rate of 0.42% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

In addition, for the six months ended September 30, 2006, the Advisor reimbursed $369,301 of other expenses for the Institutional Class.

Administrator Service Fee. Prior to June 1, 2006, Investment Company Capital Corp. ("ICCC" or the "Administrator"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, was the Fund's Administrator. For its services as Administrator, ICCC received a fee (the "Administrator Service Fee") of 0.72% of the Fund's Investment Class and 0.22% of the Fund's Institutional Class average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly.

For the period April 1, 2006 through May 31, 2006, the Administrator Service Fee charged to the Fund was as follows:

Administrator Service Fee

Total Aggregated

Waived

Unpaid at September 30, 2006

Annualized Effective Rate

Investment Class

$ 37,194

11,854

16,138

.49%

Institutional Class

265,004

216,836

24,970

.04%

 

$ 302,198

$ 228,690

$ 41,108

 

Administration Fee. Effective June 1, 2006, the Administrator agreement with ICCC was terminated and the Fund entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DeIM"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, pursuant to which DeIM provides most administrative services to the Fund. For all services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays DeIM an annual fee ("Administration Fee") of 0.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. For the period from June 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, DeIM received an Administration Fee of $246,438, of which $61,456 is unpaid.

Service Provider Fees. DWS Scudder Investments Service Company ("DWS-SISC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent for Investment and Institutional Class shares. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DWS-SISC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), DWS-SISC has delegated certain transfer agent and dividend-paying agent functions to DST. DWS-SISC compensates DST out of the shareholder servicing fees it receives from the Fund. Prior to June 1, 2006, the fees were paid under the Administrative Service Agreement with ICCC. For the period from June 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, the amounts charged to the Fund by DWS-SISC for transfer agency services were as follows:

Services to Shareholders

Total Aggregated

Waived

Unpaid at September 30, 2006

Investment Class

1,424

1,424

Institutional Class

6,783

6,783

 

$ 8,207

$ 6,783

$ 1,424

Typesetting and Filing Service Fees. Under an agreement with DeIM, DeIM is compensated for providing typesetting and certain regulatory filing services to the Fund. For the six months ended September 30, 2006, the amount charged to the Fund by DeIM included in reports to shareholders aggregated $18,240, all of which is unpaid.

Trustees' Fees and Expenses. As compensation for his or her services, each Independent Trustee receives an aggregated annual fee, plus a fee for each meeting attended (plus reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his or her attendance at board and committee meetings) from each fund in the Fund Complex for which he or she serves. In addition, the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of each committee of the Board receive additional compensation for their services. Payment of such fees and expenses is allocated among all such funds described above in direct proportion to their relative net assets.

Cash Management QP Trust. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in the Cash Management QP Trust (the "QP Trust") and other affiliated funds managed by the Advisor. The QP Trust seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. The QP Trust does not pay the Advisor a management fee for the affiliated funds' investments in the QP Trust.

D. Expense Reductions

For the six months ended September 30, 2006, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund $1,769, which represented a portion of the expected fee savings for the Advisor through May 31, 2006, related to the outsourcing by the Advisor of certain administrative services to an unaffiliated service provider.

In addition, the Fund entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund's custodian expenses. During the six months ended September 30, 2006, the Fund's custodian fees were reduced by $638 for custody credits earned.

E. Line of Credit

The Fund and several other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $750 million revolving credit facility administered by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated, based upon net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5 percent. The Fund may borrow up to a maximum of 33 percent of its net assets under the agreement.

F. Share Transactions

The following table summarizes share and dollar activity in the Fund:

 

Six Months Ended
September 30, 2006

Year Ended
March 31, 2006

 

Shares

Dollars

Shares

Dollars

Shares sold

Investment Class*

208,583

$ 2,362,914

691,561

$ 7,548,185

Institutional Class

1,873,219

22,006,716

4,392,889

50,283,586

 

 

$ 24,369,630

 

$ 57,831,771

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

Investment Class*

28,419

$ 320,360

75,596

$ 832,597

Institutional Class

769,650

9,000,741

1,660,524

19,063,525

 

 

$ 9,321,101

 

$ 19,896,122

Shares redeemed

Investment Class*

(291,688)

$ (3,290,104)

(3,223,149)

$ (35,353,308)

Institutional Class

(4,329,080)

(50,768,530)

(9,429,783)

(107,469,408)

 

 

$ (54,058,634)

 

$ (142,822,716)

Redemption fees

$ 32,200

 

$ 97,772

Net increase (decrease)

Investment Class*

(54,686)

$ (606,830)

(2,455,992)

$ (26,972,526)

Institutional Class

(1,686,211)

(19,728,873)

(3,376,370)

(38,024,525)

 

 

$ (20,335,703)

 

$ (64,997,051)

* On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S (see Note H, Subsequent Event).

G. Regulatory Matters and Litigation

Market Timing Related Regulatory and Litigation Matters. Since at least July 2003, federal, state and industry regulators have been conducting ongoing inquiries and investigations ("inquiries") into the mutual fund industry, and have requested information from numerous mutual fund companies, including DWS Scudder. The DWS funds' advisors have been cooperating in connection with these inquiries and are in discussions with the regulators concerning proposed settlements. Publicity about mutual fund practices arising from these industry-wide inquiries serves as the general basis of a number of private lawsuits against the DWS funds. These lawsuits, which previously have been reported in the press, involve purported class action and derivative lawsuits, making various allegations and naming as defendants various persons, including certain DWS funds, the funds' investment advisors and their affiliates, and certain individuals, including in some cases fund Trustees/Directors, officers, and other parties. Each DWS fund's investment advisor has agreed to indemnify the applicable DWS funds in connection with these lawsuits, or other lawsuits or regulatory actions that may be filed making allegations similar to these lawsuits regarding market timing, revenue sharing, fund valuation or other subjects arising from or related to the pending inquiries. It is not possible to determine with certainty what the outcome of these inquiries will be or what the effect, if any, would be on the funds or their advisors.

With respect to the lawsuits, based on currently available information, the funds' investment advisors believe the likelihood that the pending lawsuits will have a material adverse financial impact on a DWS fund is remote and such actions are not likely to materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the DWS funds.

With respect to regulatory matters, Deutsche Asset Management ("DeAM") has advised the funds as follows:

DeAM expects to reach final agreements with regulators in 2006 regarding allegations of improper trading in the DWS funds. DeAM expects that it will reach settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the New York Attorney General and the Illinois Secretary of State providing payment of disgorgement, penalties, and investor education contributions totaling approximately $134 million. Approximately $127 million of this amount would be distributed to shareholders of the affected DWS funds in accordance with a distribution plan to be developed by an independent distribution consultant. DeAM does not believe that any of the DWS funds will be named as respondents or defendants in any proceedings. The funds' investment advisors do not believe these amounts will have a material adverse financial impact on them or materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the DWS funds. The above-described amounts are not material to Deutsche Bank, and have already been reserved.

Based on the settlement discussions thus far, DeAM believes that it will be able to reach a settlement with the regulators on a basis that is generally consistent with settlements reached by other advisors, taking into account the particular facts and circumstances of market timing at DeAM and at the legacy Scudder and Kemper organizations prior to their acquisition by DeAM in April 2002. Among the terms of the expected settled orders, DeAM would be subject to certain undertakings regarding the conduct of its business in the future, including maintaining existing management fee reductions for certain funds for a period of five years. DeAM expects that these settlements would resolve regulatory allegations that it violated certain provisions of federal and state securities laws (i) by entering into trading arrangements that permitted certain investors to engage in market timing in certain DWS funds and (ii) by failing more generally to make adequate measures to prevent market timing in the DWS funds, primarily during the 1999-2001 period. With respect to the trading arrangements, DeAM expects that the settlement documents will include allegations related to one legacy DeAM arrangement, as well as three legacy Scudder and six legacy Kemper arrangements. All of these trading arrangements originated in businesses that existed prior to the current DeAM organization, which came together as a result of various mergers of the legacy Scudder, Kemper and Deutsche fund groups, and all of the arrangements were terminated prior to the start of the regulatory investigations that began in the summer of 2003. No current DeAM employee approved the trading arrangements.

There is no certainty that the final settlement documents will contain the foregoing terms and conditions. The independent Trustees/ Directors of the DWS funds have carefully monitored these regulatory investigations with the assistance of independent legal counsel and independent economic consultants.

Other Regulatory Matters. On September 28, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") announced final agreements in which Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DeIM"), Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DeAM, Inc.") and Scudder Distributors, Inc. ("SDI") (now known as DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.) settled administrative proceedings regarding disclosure of brokerage allocation practices in connection with sales of the Scudder Funds' (now known as the DWS Scudder Funds) shares during 2001-2003. The agreements with the SEC and NASD are reflected in orders which state, among other things, that DeIM and DeAM, Inc. failed to disclose potential conflicts of interest to the fund Boards and to shareholders relating to SDI's use of certain funds' brokerage commissions to reduce revenue sharing costs to broker-dealer firms with whom it had arrangements to market and distribute Scudder Fund shares. These directed brokerage practices were discontinued in October 2003.

Under the terms of the settlements, in which DeIM, DeAM, Inc. and SDI neither admitted nor denied any of the regulators' findings, DeIM, DeAM, Inc. and SDI agreed to pay disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties in the total amount of $19.3 million. The portion of the settlements to be distributed to the funds is approximately $17.8 million and is payable to the funds as prescribed by the settlement orders based upon the amount of brokerage commissions from each fund used to satisfy revenue sharing agreements with broker-dealers who sold fund shares. Based on the prescribed settlement order, the Fund is not entitled to a portion of the settlement.

As part of the settlements, DeIM, DeAM, Inc. and SDI also agreed to implement certain measures and undertakings relating to revenue sharing payments including making additional disclosures in the fund Prospectuses or Statements of Additional Information, adopting or modifying relevant policies and procedures and providing regular reporting to the fund Boards.

SDI has also offered to settle with the NASD regarding SDI's provision of non-cash compensation to associated persons of NASD member firms and related policies. In the offer, SDI consents to the imposition of a censure by the NASD and a fine of $425,000. The NASD has not yet accepted SDI's offer.

H. Subsequent Event

On June 28, 2006, the Fund's Board approved renaming the Fund's existing Investment Class shares to Class S shares. This renaming of this class was completed on October 23, 2006.

Other Information

Additional information announced by Deutsche Asset Management regarding the terms of the expected settlements referred to in the Market Timing Related Regulatory and Litigation Matters and Other Regulatory Matters in the Notes to Financial Statements will be made available at www.dws-scudder.com/regulatory_settlements, which will also disclose the terms of any final settlement agreements once they are announced.

Shareholder Meeting Results

A Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund (the "Fund") was held on May 5, 2006, at the offices of Deutsche Asset Management, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154. At the Meeting, the following matters were voted upon by the shareholders (the resulting votes are presented below).

II-A. Approval of an Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement with Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.

Number of Votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes*

62,734,656.118

1,936.000

.000

290,217.000

II-B. Approval of an Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

Number of Votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes*

62,734,373.118

1,936.000

283.000

290,217.000

V. Approval of Reorganization of the Fund as a series of Another Massachusetts Business Trust.

Number of Votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes*

62,732,607.118

3,069.000

916.000

290,217.000

VI. Approval of an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement between Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and Northern Trust Investments, N.A.

Number of Votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes*

62,736,295.118

297.000

.000

290,217.000

The Meeting was reconvened on June 1, 2006, at which time the following matters were voted upon by the shareholders (the resulting votes are presented below):

I. Election of Board Members. ("Number of Votes" represents all funds that are series of DWS Advisor Funds III.)

 

Number of Votes:

 

For

Withheld

Henry P. Becton, Jr.

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Dawn-Marie Driscoll

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Keith R. Fox

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Kenneth C. Froewiss

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Martin J. Gruber

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Richard J. Herring

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Graham E. Jones

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Rebecca W. Rimel

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Philip Saunders, Jr.

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

William N. Searcy, Jr.

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Jean Gleason Stromberg

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Carl W. Vogt

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

Axel Schwarzer

358,709,295.741

618,791.720

IV. Approval of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust. ("Number of Votes" represents all Funds that are series of DWS Advisor Funds III.)

Number of Votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes*

358,138,480.870

167,715.841

564,619.750

457,271.000

* Broker non-votes are proxies received by the Fund from brokers or nominees when the broker or nominee neither has received instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote nor has discretionary power to vote on a particular matter.

Investment Management Agreement Approval

The Fund's Trustees approved the continuation of the Fund's current investment advisory agreement with DeAM, the current sub-advisory agreement between DeAM and Northern Trust Investments, N.A. ("NTI"), and the current sub-advisory agreement between DeAM and Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. ("AAMI") in September 2006. The Fund's current investment advisory agreement was also approved by the Fund's shareholders at a special meeting held in May 2006 as part of an overall plan to standardize and add flexibility to the management agreements for the DWS funds.

In terms of the process that the Trustees followed prior to approving the agreements, shareholders should know that:

At present time, all but one of your Fund's Trustees are independent of DeAM and its affiliates.

The Trustees meet frequently to discuss fund matters. Each year, the Trustees dedicate part or all of several meetings to contract review matters. In connection with reviewing the Fund's investment advisory agreement, the Trustees also review the terms of the Fund's Rule 12b-1 plan, distribution agreement, administration agreement, transfer agency agreement and other material service agreements.

In connection with the Board's 2006 contract review, the Board formed a special committee to facilitate careful review of the funds' contractual arrangements. After reviewing the Fund's arrangements, that committee recommended that the Board vote to approve the continuation of the Fund's investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements.

The Trustees regularly meet privately with their independent counsel to discuss contract review and other matters. In addition, the Trustees were also advised by two consultants in the course of their 2006 review of the Fund's contractual arrangements.

The sub-advisory fees paid to NTI and AAMI are paid by DeAM out of its fee and not directly by the Fund.

DeAM and its predecessors have managed the Fund since inception, and the Trustees believe that a long-term relationship with a capable, conscientious advisor is in the best interest of shareholders. As you may know, DeAM is part of Deutsche Bank, a major global banking institution that is engaged in a wide range of financial services. The Trustees believe that there are significant advantages to being part of a global asset management business that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources, including hundreds of portfolio managers and analysts with research capabilities in many countries throughout the world.

Shareholders may focus primarily on fund performance and fees, but the Fund's Trustees consider these and many other factors, including the quality and integrity of DeAM's, NTI's and AAMI's personnel and such other issues as back-office operations, fund valuations, and compliance policies and procedures.

In determining to approve the continuation of the Fund's current investment advisory agreement and each of the sub-advisory agreements, the Board considered all factors that it believes relevant to the interests of Fund shareholders, including:

The investment management fee schedule for the Fund, including (i) comparative information provided by Lipper regarding investment management fee rates paid to other investment advisors by similar funds and (ii) fee rates paid to DeAM by similar funds and institutional accounts advised by DeAM (if any). With respect to management fees paid to other investment advisors by similar funds, the Trustees noted that the fee rates paid by the Fund were higher than the median (3rd quartile) of the applicable Lipper peer group (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2005). The Board gave a lesser weight to fees paid by similar institutional accounts advised by DeAM, in light of the material differences in the scope of services provided to mutual funds as compared to those provided to institutional accounts. Taking into account the foregoing, the Board concluded that the fee schedule in effect for the Fund represents reasonable compensation in light of the nature, extent and quality of the investment services being provided to the Fund.

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows. In this regard, the Board noted that the Fund's investment management fee schedule includes fee breakpoints. The Board concluded that the Fund's fee schedule represents an appropriate sharing between Fund shareholders and DeAM of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the Fund at current asset levels.

The total operating expenses of the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the total (net) operating expenses of the Fund (Institutional Class shares) are expected to be lower than the median (1st quartile) of the applicable Lipper expense universe (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2005). The Board considered the expenses of this class to be representative for purposes of evaluating other classes of shares. The Board also considered how the Fund's total (net) operating expenses compared to the total (net) operating expenses of a more customized peer group selected by Lipper (based on such factors as asset size). The Board also noted that the expense limitation agreed to by DeAM with respect to certain classes helped to ensure that the Fund's total (net) operating expenses would be competitive relative to the applicable Lipper universe.

The investment performance of the Fund and DeAM, both absolute and relative to various benchmarks and industry peer groups. The Board noted that the Fund's performance (Institutional Class shares) was in the 2nd quartile of the applicable Lipper universe in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2006. The Board also observed that the Fund has outperformed its benchmark in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2006. The Board recognized that DeAM has made significant changes in its investment personnel and processes in recent years in an effort to improve long-term performance.

The nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided by DeAM, NTI and AAMI. The Board considered extensive information regarding DeAM, including DeAM's personnel (including particularly those personnel with responsibilities for providing services to the Fund), resources, policies and investment processes. The Board also considered the terms of the current investment advisory agreement and each of the sub-advisory agreements, including the scope of services provided under the agreements. In this regard, the Board concluded that the quality and range of services provided by DeAM, NTI and AAMI have benefited and should continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

The costs of the services to, and profits realized by, DeAM and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The Board reviewed information concerning the costs incurred and profits realized by DeAM during 2005 from providing investment management services to the Fund (and, separately, to the entire DWS Scudder fund complex), and reviewed with DeAM the cost allocation methodology used to determine DeAM's profitability. In analyzing DeAM's costs and profits, the Board also reviewed the fees paid to and services provided by DeAM and its affiliates with respect to administrative services, transfer agent services, shareholder servicing and distribution (including fees paid pursuant to 12b-1 plans), as well as information regarding other possible benefits derived by DeAM and its affiliates as a result of DeAM's relationship with the Fund. As part of this review, the Board considered information provided by an independent accounting firm engaged to review DeAM's cost allocation methodology and calculations. The Board concluded that the Fund's investment management fee schedule represented reasonable compensation in light of the costs incurred by DeAM and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund. The Board also reviewed information regarding the profitability of certain similar investment management firms. The Board noted that while information regarding the profitability of such firms is limited (and in some cases is not necessarily prepared on a comparable basis), Deutsche Asset Management's overall profitability with respect to the DWS Scudder fund complex (after taking into account distribution and other services provided to the funds by DeAM and its affiliates) was lower than the overall profitability levels of many comparable firms for which such data was available.

The practices of DeAM, NTI and AAMI regarding the selection and compensation of brokers and dealers executing portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered that a portion of the Fund's brokerage may be allocated to affiliates of DeAM, NTI or AAMI, subject to compliance with applicable SEC rules. The Board also reviewed and approved, subject to ongoing review by the Board, a plan whereby a limited portion of the Fund's brokerage may in the future be allocated to brokers who acquire (and provide to DeAM and its affiliates) research services from third parties that are generally useful to DeAM and its affiliates in managing client portfolios. The Board indicated that it would continue to monitor the allocation of the Fund's brokerage to ensure that the principle of "best price and execution" remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.

DeAM's commitment to and record of compliance, including its written compliance policies and procedures. In this regard, the Board considered DeAM's commitment to indemnify the Fund against any costs and liabilities related to lawsuits or regulatory actions making allegations regarding market timing, revenue sharing, fund valuation or other subjects arising from or relating to pending regulatory inquiries. The Board also considered the significant attention and resources dedicated by DeAM to documenting and enhancing its compliance processes in recent years. The Board noted in particular (i) the experience and seniority of DeAM's chief compliance officer, who reports to the Board; (ii) the large number of compliance personnel who report to DeAM's chief compliance officer; and (iii) the substantial commitment of resources by Deutsche Asset Management to compliance matters.

Deutsche Bank's commitment to its US mutual fund business. The Board considered recent and ongoing efforts by Deutsche Bank to restructure its US mutual fund business to improve efficiency and competitiveness and to reduce compliance and operational risk. The Board considered assurances received from Deutsche Bank that it would commit the resources necessary to maintain high quality services to the Fund and its shareholders while various organizational initiatives are being implemented. The Board also considered Deutsche Bank's strategic plans for its US mutual fund business, the potential benefits to Fund shareholders and Deutsche Bank's management of the DWS fund group, one of Europe's most successful fund groups.

Based on all of the foregoing, the Board determined to continue the Fund's current investment advisory agreement and each of the sub-advisory agreements, and concluded that the continuation of such agreements was in the best interests of the Fund's shareholders.

In reaching this conclusion the Board did not give particular weight to any single factor identified above. The Board considered these factors over the course of numerous meetings, many of which were in executive session with only the Independent Trustees and their counsel present. It is possible that individual Trustees may have weighed these factors differently in reaching their individual decisions to approve the continuation of the current agreements.

Account Management Resources

Automated Information Line

(800) 621-1048

Personalized account information, information on other DWS funds and services via touchtone telephone.

Web Site

www.dws-scudder.com

View your account transactions and balances, trade shares, monitor your asset allocation, and change your address, 24 hours a day.

Obtain prospectuses and applications, blank forms, interactive worksheets, news about DWS funds, subscription to fund updates by e-mail, retirement planning information, and more.

For More Information

(800) 621-1048

To speak with a DWS Scudder service representative.

Written Correspondence

DWS Scudder

PO Box 219151
Kansas City, MO 64121-9151

Proxy Voting

A description of the fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our Web site — www.dws-scudder.com (click on "proxy voting"at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at 1-800-621-1048.

Principal Underwriter

If you have questions, comments or complaints, contact:

DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.

222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5808

(800) 621-1148

 

Institutional Class

Nasdaq Symbol

BTAMX

CUSIP Number

23339E 525

Fund Number

567

For shareholders of Class S

Automated Information Line

(800) 728-3337

Personalized account information, the ability to exchange or redeem shares, and information on other DWS funds and services via touchtone telephone.

Web Site

www.dws-scudder.com

 

View your account transactions and balances, trade shares, monitor your asset allocation, and change your address, 24 hours a day.

Obtain prospectuses and applications, blank forms, interactive worksheets, news about DWS funds, subscription to fund updates by e-mail, retirement planning information, and more.

For More Information

(800) 728-3337

To speak with a DWS Scudder service representative.

Written Correspondence

DWS Scudder

PO Box 219151
Kansas City, MO 64121-9151

Proxy Voting

A description of the fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our Web site — www.dws-scudder.com (click on "proxy voting"at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at 1-800-621-1048.

Principal Underwriter

If you have questions, comments or complaints, contact:

DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.

222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5808

(800) 621-1148

 

Class S

Nasdaq Symbol

BTILX

Fund Number

812

Privacy Statement

This privacy statement is issued by DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc., Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., Deutsche Asset Management, Inc., Investment Company Capital Corporation, DeAM Investor Services, Inc., DWS Trust Company and the DWS Funds.

We never sell customer lists or individual client information. We consider privacy fundamental to our client relationships and adhere to the policies and practices described below to protect current and former clients' information. Internal policies are in place to protect confidentiality, while allowing client needs to be served. Only individuals who need to do so in carrying out their job responsibilities may access client information. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal and state standards to protect confidentiality. These safeguards extend to all forms of interaction with us, including the Internet.

In the normal course of business, clients give us nonpublic personal information on applications and other forms, on our websites, and through transactions with us or our affiliates. Examples of the nonpublic personal information collected are name, address, Social Security number and transaction and balance information. To be able to serve our clients, certain of this client information is shared with affiliated and nonaffiliated third party service providers such as transfer agents, custodians, and broker-dealers to assist us in processing transactions and servicing your account with us. In addition, we may disclose all of the information we collect to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf or to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements. The organizations described above that receive client information may only use it for the purpose designated by the DWS Scudder Companies listed above.

We may also disclose nonpublic personal information about you to other parties as required or permitted by law. For example, we are required or we may provide information to government entities or regulatory bodies in response to requests for information or subpoenas, to private litigants in certain circumstances, to law enforcement authorities, or any time we believe it necessary to protect the firm.

Questions on this policy may be sent to:

DWS Scudder
Attention: Correspondence — Chicago
P.O. Box 219415
Kansas City, MO 64121-9415

September 2006

Notes

Notes

Notes

Notes

Notes

Notes

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ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

 

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

The Committee on Independent Trustees/Directors selects and nominates Independent Trustees/Directors. Fund shareholders may submit nominees that will be considered by the committee when a Board vacancy occurs. Submissions should be mailed to: c/o Dawn-Marie Driscoll, PO Box 100176, Cape Coral, FL 33910.

 

 

ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)

The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b)

There have been no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 12.

EXHIBITS.

 

 

(a)(1)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

(b)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 

 

 

Form N-CSRS Item F

 

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.

 

Registrant:

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

November 30, 2006

 

 

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.

 

Registrant:

DWS Lifecycle Long Range Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

November 30, 2006

 

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date:

November 30, 2006