N-CSRS 1 ar033110ar_sdp.htm DWS SHORT DURATION PLUS FUND

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-04760

 

DWS Advisor Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154-0004

(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 10154-0004

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Date of fiscal year end:

9/30

 

Date of reporting period:

3/31/2010

 

ITEM 1.

REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

 

MARCH 31, 2010

Semiannual Report
to Shareholders

 

 

DWS Short Duration Plus Fund

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Contents

4 Performance Summary

8 Information About Your Fund's Expenses

10 Portfolio Summary

12 Investment Portfolio

36 Financial Statements

40 Financial Highlights

45 Notes to Financial Statements

59 Other Information

60 Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant

65 Account Management Resources

66 Privacy Statement

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a summary prospectus, if available, or 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 summary prospectus and prospectus contain this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Bond investments are subject to interest-rate and credit risks. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. Credit risk refers to the ability of an issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Investments in lower-quality and non-rated securities present greater risk of loss than investments in higher-quality securities. As part of the global alpha strategy, the fund may use derivatives. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. In the current market environment, mortgage-backed securities are experiencing increased volatility. See the prospectus for details.

DWS Investments is part of Deutsche Bank's Asset Management division and, within the US, represents the retail asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 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 March 31, 2010

Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/10

Unadjusted for Sales Charge

6-Month

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

 

Class A

3.25%

11.99%

3.43%

4.00%

4.57%

 

Class B

2.85%

11.10%

2.56%

2.93%

3.44%

 

Class C

2.87%

11.16%

2.66%

3.26%

3.81%

 

Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A (max 2.75% load)

0.41%

8.91%

2.47%

3.42%

4.28%

 

Class B (max 4.00% CDSC)

-1.15%

8.10%

1.95%

2.76%

3.44%

 

Class C (max 1.00% CDSC)

1.87%

11.16%

2.66%

3.26%

3.81%

 

No Sales Charges

 

 

 

 

 

Life of Institutional Class*

Class S

3.36%

12.21%

3.62%

4.13%

4.76%

N/A

Institutional Class

3.43%

12.36%

N/A

N/A

N/A

4.61%

Barclays Capital 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index+

1.28%

4.15%

5.01%

4.56%

4.82%

4.32%

Sources: Lipper Inc. and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

Total returns shown for periods less than one year are not annualized.
* Institutional Class commenced operations on August 27, 2008. Index returns began on August 31, 2008.

Performance in the Average Annual Total Returns table above and the Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment line graph that follows is historical and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal fluctuate, so your shares may be worth more or less when redeemed. Current performance may differ from performance data shown. Please visit www.dws-investments.com for the Fund's most recent month-end performance. Performance includes reinvestment of all distributions. Unadjusted returns do not reflect sales charges and would have been lower if they had.

The gross expense ratios of the Fund, as stated in the fee table of the prospectus dated February 1, 2010 are 0.88%, 1.85%, 1.62%, 0.70% and 0.52% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class S and Institutional Class shares, respectively, and may differ from the expense ratios disclosed in the Financial Highlights tables in this report.

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

Performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Returns shown for Class A shares prior to its inception on November 29, 2002, Class B shares prior to its inception on April 23, 2007 and for Class C shares prior to its inception on February 3, 2003 are derived from the historical performance of the Investment Class shares of DWS Short Duration Plus Fund (which was renamed Class S shares on October 23, 2006) during such periods and have been adjusted to reflect the higher total annual operating expenses of each specific class. Any difference in expenses will affect performance.

Prior to November 17, 2004, performance of the Fund shown in this section was obtained while the Fund had a different investment objective and investment strategies, and different fees and expenses. The returns during the year 2004 include a 2.7% one-time effect of the conversion of the Fund from a stable value fund to a short-term bond fund and in the absence of such conversion, the returns would have been lower.

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment (Adjusted for Maximum Sales Charge)

[] DWS Short Duration Plus Fund — Class A

[] Barclays Capital 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index+

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Yearly periods ended March 31

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 2.75%. This results in a net initial investment of $9,725.

The growth of $10,000 is cumulative.

Performance of other share classes will vary based on the sales charges and the fee structure of those classes.

+ Barclays Capital 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged index consisting of all US government agency and Treasury securities, as well as all investment-grade corporate debt securities with maturities of one to three years.

Net Asset Value and Distribution Information

 

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class S

Institutional Class

Net Asset Value:

3/31/10

$ 9.53

$ 9.54

$ 9.52

$ 9.55

$ 9.54

9/30/09

$ 9.40

$ 9.42

$ 9.39

$ 9.43

$ 9.42

Distribution Information:

Six Months as of 3/31/10:

Income Dividends

$ .17

$ .14

$ .14

$ .18

$ .19

March Income Dividend

$ .0281

$ .0218

$ .0220

$ .0299

$ .0310

SEC 30-day Yield++

2.37%

1.66%

1.70%

2.66%

2.78%

Current Annualized Distribution Rate++

3.54%

2.74%

2.77%

3.76%

3.90%

++ The SEC yield is net investment income per share earned over the month ended March 31, 2010, shown as an annualized percentage of the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period. The SEC yield is computed in accordance with a standardized method prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC yield would have been 1.53% and 2.53% for Class B and S shares, respectively, had certain expenses not been reduced. Current annualized distribution rate is the latest monthly dividend shown as an annualized percentage of net asset value on March 31, 2010. Distribution rate simply measures the level of dividends and is not a complete measure of performance. The current annualized distribution rates would have been 2.61% and 3.63% for Class B and S shares, respectively, had certain expenses not been reduced. Yields and distribution rates are historical, not guaranteed, and will fluctuate.

Lipper Rankings — Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category as of 3/31/10

Period

Rank

 

Number of Fund Classes Tracked

Percentile Ranking (%)

Class A

1-Year

90

of

257

35

3-Year

121

of

238

51

5-Year

74

of

184

40

Class B

1-Year

105

of

257

41

Class C

1-Year

103

of

257

40

3-Year

154

of

238

65

5-Year

113

of

184

62

Class S

1-Year

87

of

257

34

3-Year

113

of

238

48

5-Year

64

of

184

35

10-Year

16

of

99

16

Institutional Class

1-Year

85

of

257

33

Prior to November 17, 2004 the Fund had a different investment objective and investment strategy. On February 28, 2005 the Fund's Lipper category changed from the Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Category to the Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Category. Performance and rankings prior to November 17, 2004 should not be considered representative of the present Fund.

Source: Lipper Inc. Rankings are historical and do not guarantee future results. Rankings are based on total return unadjusted for sales charges with distributions reinvested. If sales charges had been included, rankings might have been less favorable.

Information About Your Fund's Expenses

As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section. 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 for Class B and S shares; 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 (October 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010).

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. An account maintenance fee of $6.25 per quarter for Class S shares may apply for certain accounts whose balances do not meet the applicable minimum initial investment. This fee is not included in these tables. If it was, the estimate of expenses paid for Class S shares during the period would be higher, and account value during the period would be lower, by this amount.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended March 31, 2010

Actual Fund Return

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class S

Institutional Class

Beginning Account Value 10/1/09

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 3/31/10

$ 1,032.50

$ 1,028.50

$ 1,028.70

$ 1,033.60

$ 1,034.30

Expenses Paid per $1,000*

$ 4.16

$ 8.24

$ 8.04

$ 3.19

$ 2.54

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class S

Institutional Class

Beginning Account Value 10/1/09

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 3/31/10

$ 1,020.84

$ 1,016.80

$ 1,017.00

$ 1,021.79

$ 1,022.44

Expenses Paid per $1,000*

$ 4.13

$ 8.20

$ 8.00

$ 3.18

$ 2.52

* 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

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class S

Institutional Class

DWS Short Duration Plus Fund

.82%

1.63%

1.59%

.63%

.50%

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

Portfolio Summary

Asset Allocation (As a % of Investment Portfolio excluding Securities Lending Collateral)

3/31/10

9/30/09

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

46%

37%

Government & Agency Obligations

22%

27%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

8%

8%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

7%

10%

Asset Backed

6%

6%

Loan Participations and Assignments

5%

5%

Mortgage-Backed Securities Pass-Throughs

3%

3%

Cash Equivalents

2%

4%

Municipal Bonds and Notes

1%

 

100%

100%

Quality (Excluding Securities Lending Collateral and Cash Equivalents)

3/31/10

9/30/09

 

 

 

US Government & Treasury Obligations

16%

19%

AAA

25%

27%

AA

14%

10%

A

16%

15%

BBB

21%

21%

BB

5%

4%

B

1%

1%

CCC

1%

1%

Not Rated

1%

2%

 

100%

100%

The quality ratings represent the lower of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") credit ratings. The ratings of Moody's and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The Fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.

Asset allocation and quality are subject to change.

Effective Maturity

3/31/10

9/30/09

 

 

 

Less than 1 year

15%

22%

1-2.99 years

42%

47%

3-4.99 years

36%

24%

5-9.99 years

5%

6%

10-14.99 years

2%

1%

 

100%

100%

Effective maturity is the weighted average of the bonds held by the Fund taking into consideration any maturity shortening features.

Weighted average effective maturity: 3.1 years and 2.6 years, respectively.

Effective maturity is subject to change.

For more complete details about the Fund's investment portfolio, see page 12. A quarterly Fact Sheet is available upon request. A complete list of the Fund's portfolio holdings is posted as of the month end on www.dws-investments.com on or about the 15th day of the following month. More frequent posting of portfolio holdings information may be made from time to time on www.dws-investments.com. 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. The 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 March 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Principal Amount ($)

Value ($)

 

 

Corporate Bonds 45.2%

Consumer Discretionary 2.7%

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 8.0%, 3/1/2014

54,000

54,337

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.:

 

7.625%, 3/15/2017

35,000

33,338

 

8.0%, 3/15/2014

20,000

20,050

Ashtead Holdings PLC, 144A, 8.625%, 8/1/2015

110,000

110,000

AutoZone, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2015

6,660,000

7,188,624

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 2.75%**, 5/15/2014

1,250,000

1,087,500

DirecTV Holdings LLC:

 

144A, 3.55%, 3/15/2015

4,140,000

4,073,541

 

144A, 4.75%, 10/1/2014

5,570,000

5,819,057

 

7.625%, 5/15/2016

140,000

156,800

DISH DBS Corp.:

 

6.375%, 10/1/2011

85,000

88,400

 

6.625%, 10/1/2014

59,000

59,442

 

7.125%, 2/1/2016

50,000

50,937

Dollarama Group Holdings LP, 7.206%**, 8/15/2012 (a)

38,000

37,715

Fortune Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2014

8,075,000

8,837,135

Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 144A, 7.25%, 2/15/2015

50,000

49,500

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/2013

30,000

30,863

Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/1/2014

90,000

92,475

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 7.0%, 3/1/2014

31,000

26,505

JC Penney Corp., Inc.:

 

Series A, 6.875%, 10/15/2015

6,287,000

6,664,220

 

9.0%, 8/1/2012

4,000,000

4,480,000

Lamar Media Corp., Series C, 6.625%, 8/15/2015

10,000

9,613

Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 4/1/2011

9,400,000

9,799,500

Norcraft Holdings LP, 9.75%, 9/1/2012

5,000

4,750

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/2016

105,000

101,062

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Series B, 8.625%, 8/15/2013

11,000

11,316

TCM Sub LLC, 144A, 3.55%, 1/15/2015

7,210,000

7,153,423

Time Warner Cable, Inc.:

 

3.5%, 2/1/2015

2,800,000

2,802,369

 

6.2%, 7/1/2013

4,445,000

4,905,026

Viacom, Inc., 4.375%, 9/15/2014

4,210,000

4,349,734

Videotron Ltd., 9.125%, 4/15/2018

15,000

16,669

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6.0%, 12/1/2016

4,680,000

4,636,214

 

72,750,115

Consumer Staples 2.2%

Altria Group, Inc., 7.125%, 6/22/2010

4,620,000

4,676,253

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 144A, 5.375%, 11/15/2014

9,230,000

9,997,068

Campbell Soup Co., 3.375%, 8/15/2014

8,855,000

9,095,334

ConAgra Foods, Inc., 7.875%, 9/15/2010

1,056,000

1,088,834

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.:

 

2.35%, 12/21/2012

2,110,000

2,124,962

 

6.12%, 5/1/2013

1,400,000

1,556,740

H.J. Heinz Co., 5.35%, 7/15/2013

5,840,000

6,332,621

Kraft Foods, Inc.:

 

0.75%**, 8/11/2010

5,000,000

5,005,205

 

2.625%, 5/8/2013

1,940,000

1,954,585

PepsiAmericas, Inc., 4.375%, 2/15/2014

1,915,000

2,024,494

Procter & Gamble Co., 4.6%, 1/15/2014

4,735,000

5,087,431

Reynolds American, Inc.:

 

0.957%**, 6/15/2011

5,000,000

4,979,345

 

6.5%, 7/15/2010

5,000,000

5,058,760

 

58,981,632

Energy 2.8%

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.:

 

5.75%, 6/15/2014

890,000

964,141

 

7.625%, 3/15/2014

4,500,000

5,173,434

Atlas Energy Operating Co., LLC, 10.75%, 2/1/2018

100,000

110,000

Bristow Group, Inc., 7.5%, 9/15/2017

65,000

65,650

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 5.15%, 2/1/2013

7,435,000

7,982,826

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 144A, 4.5%, 9/15/2014

3,900,000

4,068,862

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 12/1/2015

10,000

9,125

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

6.25%, 1/15/2018

25,000

23,813

 

6.875%, 1/15/2016

20,000

19,750

 

7.25%, 12/15/2018

45,000

45,000

Devon Energy Corp., 5.625%, 1/15/2014

4,600,000

5,030,804

El Paso Corp.:

 

7.25%, 6/1/2018

35,000

36,117

 

9.625%, 5/15/2012

50,000

54,033

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

 

4.6%, 8/1/2012

5,770,000

6,086,404

 

4.95%, 6/1/2010

1,000,000

1,005,187

 

Series G, 5.6%, 10/15/2014

3,940,000

4,264,589

 

Series M, 5.65%, 4/1/2013

1,175,000

1,268,818

Frontier Oil Corp., 6.625%, 10/1/2011

40,000

40,300

Hess Corp., 7.0%, 2/15/2014

2,100,000

2,397,263

Husky Energy, Inc., 5.9%, 6/15/2014

4,030,000

4,385,772

KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/1/2012

195,000

195,000

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP:

 

5.625%, 2/15/2015

3,680,000

3,990,478

 

6.75%, 3/15/2011

2,800,000

2,941,862

Marathon Oil Corp., 6.5%, 2/15/2014

3,080,000

3,453,228

Mariner Energy, Inc.:

 

7.5%, 4/15/2013

55,000

55,413

 

8.0%, 5/15/2017

75,000

73,687

Newfield Exploration Co., 7.125%, 5/15/2018

90,000

91,350

OPTI Canada, Inc.:

 

7.875%, 12/15/2014

75,000

70,125

 

8.25%, 12/15/2014

45,000

42,300

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

7.875%, 6/1/2015

35,000

35,656

 

9.125%, 7/15/2013

50,000

52,188

Plains All American Pipeline LP, 4.25%, 9/1/2012

4,805,000

4,992,097

Plains Exploration & Production Co.:

 

7.0%, 3/15/2017

50,000

49,250

 

7.625%, 6/1/2018

95,000

95,950

Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 7.125%, 4/1/2016

135,000

128,250

Regency Energy Partners LP, 8.375%, 12/15/2013

65,000

67,438

Southwestern Energy Co., 7.5%, 2/1/2018

75,000

81,375

Statoil ASA, 2.9%, 10/15/2014

5,250,000

5,249,974

Stone Energy Corp., 6.75%, 12/15/2014

35,000

30,800

Valero Energy Corp., 4.5%, 2/1/2015

7,030,000

7,042,851

Western Refining, Inc., 144A, 10.75%**, 6/15/2014

1,000,000

900,000

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

7.25%, 5/1/2012

105,000

105,262

 

7.25%, 5/1/2013

30,000

30,375

Williams Partners LP, 144A, 3.8%, 2/15/2015

2,800,000

2,794,977

 

75,601,774

Financials 25.1%

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC, 144A, 3.875%, 11/10/2014

3,705,000

3,684,093

AEGON NV, 4.625%, 12/1/2015

9,380,000

9,463,069

American Express Bank FSB, 5.55%, 10/17/2012

8,000,000

8,623,960

American Express Credit Corp., Series D, 5.125%, 8/25/2014 (b)

6,460,000

6,858,763

American General Finance Corp., Series J, 5.9%, 9/15/2012

7,000,000

6,695,633

American Honda Finance Corp.:

 

144A, 0.3%**, 5/11/2010

11,340,000

11,334,307

 

144A, 2.375%, 3/18/2013

4,410,000

4,408,271

 

144A, 3.5%, 3/16/2015

3,355,000

3,337,685

Anglo American Capital PLC, 144A, 9.375%, 4/8/2014

4,690,000

5,633,727

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 144A, Step-up Coupon, 0% to 6/30/2012, 11.0% to 6/30/2015

57,200

25,740

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Series G, 4.95%, 11/1/2012

10,370,000

11,243,113

Bank of Nova Scotia, 2.25%, 1/22/2013

5,020,000

5,066,304

Barclays Bank PLC, 5.2%, 7/10/2014

9,245,000

9,872,162

BB&T Corp., 6.5%, 8/1/2011

8,000,000

8,462,616

BlackRock, Inc.:

 

2.25%, 12/10/2012

6,700,000

6,756,173

 

3.5%, 12/10/2014

5,235,000

5,299,307

BNP Paribas:

 

Series 2, 2.125%, 12/21/2012

7,100,000

7,129,735

 

3.25%, 3/11/2015

3,380,000

3,365,625

Buffalo Thunder Development Authority, 144A, 9.375%, 12/15/2014*

30,000

3,975

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 144A, 2.0%, 2/4/2013

8,150,000

8,181,426

Capital One Financial Corp., 7.375%, 5/23/2014

6,460,000

7,382,049

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

 

1.9%, 12/17/2012

1,790,000

1,802,276

 

Series F, 4.85%, 12/7/2012

4,000,000

4,301,992

Citigroup, Inc., 5.25%, 2/27/2012

10,000,000

10,472,920

CME Group, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/2014

4,000,000

4,391,264

Commonwealth Bank of Australia:

 

144A, 3.75%, 10/15/2014

7,815,000

7,922,214

 

144A, 5.0%, 11/6/2012

5,000,000

5,354,100

Conproca SA de CV, REG S, 12.0%, 6/16/2010

51,870

52,969

Countrywide Financial Corp., 5.8%, 6/7/2012

7,000,000

7,441,014

Credit Suisse New York:

 

3.5%, 3/23/2015

4,100,000

4,084,108

 

5.5%, 5/1/2014

9,410,000

10,242,145

Daimler Finance North America LLC, 6.5%, 11/15/2013

10,000,000

11,086,400

Depfa ACS Bank, 144A, 8.799%**, 10/6/2023

15,000,000

13,125,000

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 4.875%, 7/8/2014

9,230,000

9,704,893

Diageo Capital PLC, 4.375%, 5/3/2010

5,015,000

5,030,722

Diageo Finance BV, 3.25%, 1/15/2015

4,395,000

4,412,088

Discover Financial Services, 0.786%**, 6/11/2010

11,480,000

11,467,785

Duke Realty LP, (REIT), 7.375%, 2/15/2015

1,690,000

1,825,048

Encana Holdings Finance Corp., 5.8%, 5/1/2014 (b)

6,238,000

6,887,170

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 4.125%, 9/9/2015

9,500,000

9,529,545

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC:

 

5.507%**, 6/15/2011

1,000,000

1,020,000

 

7.25%, 10/25/2011

249,000

257,439

General Electric Capital Corp.:

 

3.5%, 8/13/2012

5,650,000

5,838,625

 

Series A, 3.75%, 11/14/2014

8,205,000

8,312,338

GMAC, Inc., 6.875%, 9/15/2011

264,000

268,290

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.:

 

4.0%, 3/30/2015

6,560,000

6,498,743

 

7.9%, 6/15/2010

3,950,000

4,001,445

Hospitality Properties Trust, (REIT), 7.875%, 8/15/2014

6,280,000

6,744,268

Host Hotels & Resorts LP, (REIT), 6.875%, 11/1/2014

6,000,000

6,060,000

HSBC Finance Corp., 5.9%, 6/19/2012

12,000,000

12,905,352

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 144A, 6.0%, 5/5/2015 (b)

7,500,000

7,870,170

Iberdrola Finance Ireland Ltd., 144A, 3.8%, 9/11/2014

3,840,000

3,861,727

ICICI Bank Ltd., 144A, 5.5%, 3/25/2015

9,530,000

9,670,263

John Deere Capital Corp., Series D, 4.5%, 4/3/2013

7,000,000

7,473,522

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.65%, 6/1/2014

13,850,000

14,634,727

KeyCorp, Series H, 6.5%, 5/14/2013 (b)

9,880,000

10,550,941

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 144A, 4.375%, 1/12/2015

10,105,000

9,961,327

Macquarie Group Ltd., 144A, 7.3%, 8/1/2014

8,350,000

9,323,710

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.77%, 7/25/2011

8,640,000

9,127,676

Morgan Stanley:

 

4.2%, 11/20/2014

4,780,000

4,790,545

 

Series F, 5.625%, 1/9/2012

6,850,000

7,255,287

 

6.0%, 5/13/2014

3,750,000

4,050,514

National Australia Bank Ltd., 144A, 2.5%, 1/8/2013

15,200,000

15,218,225

New York Life Global Funding, 144A, 2.25%, 12/14/2012

4,700,000

4,725,925

Nomura Holdings, Inc., 5.0%, 3/4/2015

2,440,000

2,494,205

Nordic Investment Bank, 1.625%, 1/28/2013

7,000,000

6,989,605

Northern Trust Corp., 4.625%, 5/1/2014

2,770,000

2,945,989

Novartis Capital Corp.:

 

1.9%, 4/24/2013

1,900,000

1,898,928

 

2.9%, 4/24/2015

3,480,000

3,455,706

 

4.125%, 2/10/2014

4,395,000

4,653,461

Orascom Telecom Finance SCA, 144A, 7.875%, 2/8/2014

100,000

94,750

PC Financial Partnership, 5.0%, 11/15/2014

9,200,000

9,706,110

Pricoa Global Funding I, 144A, 5.45%, 6/11/2014

5,325,000

5,714,162

Principal Financial Group, Inc., 7.875%, 5/15/2014

9,230,000

10,444,631

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

 

Series D, 3.625%, 9/17/2012

2,800,000

2,879,629

 

6.2%, 1/15/2015

2,770,000

3,023,796

Rabobank Nederland — Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA, 144A, 4.2%, 5/13/2014

9,230,000

9,705,742

Rainbow National Services LLC, 144A, 10.375%, 9/1/2014

19,000

20,021

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Ltd.:

 

5.875%, 7/15/2013

3,000,000

3,297,582

 

8.95%, 5/1/2014

5,680,000

6,844,417

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, 144A, 4.875%, 8/25/2014

11,630,000

11,704,665

Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal, 144A, 2.485%, 1/18/2013

11,530,000

11,454,847

Shell International Finance BV, 1.875%, 3/25/2013

6,250,000

6,243,875

Simon Property Group LP, (REIT):

 

4.2%, 2/1/2015

905,000

907,298

 

5.3%, 5/30/2013

4,690,000

4,962,583

Sprint Capital Corp.:

 

7.625%, 1/30/2011

45,000

46,294

 

8.375%, 3/15/2012

20,000

20,800

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 144A, 2.875%, 9/14/2012

13,850,000

14,112,402

Swiss Re Solutions Holding Corp., 7.5%, 6/15/2010

11,720,000

11,861,038

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

 

5.25%, 11/15/2013

4,600,000

4,818,155

 

6.175%, 6/18/2014

6,150,000

6,573,704

Textron Financial Corp., 5.4%, 4/28/2013

9,680,000

9,946,016

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

3.625%, 8/1/2012

3,355,000

3,474,418

 

5.125%, 1/15/2015

5,620,000

5,928,100

 

6.0%, 5/1/2014

2,825,000

3,093,330

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.9%, 12/5/2012

14,530,000

14,496,726

Tyco International Finance SA, 4.125%, 10/15/2014

2,260,000

2,336,799

UBS AG, 2.75%, 1/8/2013

8,225,000

8,184,911

Verizon Wireless Capital LLC:

 

3.75%, 5/20/2011

4,620,000

4,763,811

 

5.25%, 2/1/2012

6,750,000

7,193,178

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 8.75%, 4/15/2014

20,000

20,475

Wachovia Bank NA, 7.8%, 8/18/2010

7,650,000

7,847,163

Wells Fargo & Co.:

 

3.625%, 4/15/2015

4,730,000

4,693,078

 

Series I, 3.75%, 10/1/2014

4,680,000

4,736,689

Westpac Banking Corp., 2.25%, 11/19/2012

14,000,000

14,098,028

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 144A, 12.0%, 12/1/2015

75,000

81,000

Woori Bank, 144A, 4.5%, 10/7/2015 (c)

12,055,000

11,985,394

 

682,135,956

Health Care 3.1%

CareFusion Corp., 4.125%, 8/1/2012

1,320,000

1,376,752

Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.875%, 7/15/2015

180,000

186,300

Eli Lilly & Co., 3.55%, 3/6/2012

4,750,000

4,956,079

Express Scripts, Inc.:

 

5.25%, 6/15/2012

4,530,000

4,830,131

 

6.25%, 6/15/2014

1,835,000

2,033,057

HCA, Inc.:

 

9.125%, 11/15/2014

45,000

47,531

 

9.25%, 11/15/2016

270,000

287,044

 

9.625%, 11/15/2016 (PIK)

105,000

112,481

Life Technologies Corp.:

 

3.375%, 3/1/2013

7,050,000

7,088,951

 

4.4%, 3/1/2015

2,315,000

2,331,101

McKesson Corp., 6.5%, 2/15/2014

1,680,000

1,876,452

Medtronic, Inc.:

 

3.0%, 3/15/2015

3,445,000

3,427,727

 

4.5%, 3/15/2014

4,020,000

4,288,122

Merck & Co., Inc., 1.875%, 6/30/2011

7,075,000

7,142,311

Pfizer, Inc., 4.45%, 3/15/2012

8,000,000

8,479,936

Roche Holdings, Inc., 144A, 4.5%, 3/1/2012

8,675,000

9,170,794

St. Jude Medical, Inc., 2.2%, 9/15/2013

9,380,000

9,342,339

The Cooper Companies, Inc., 7.125%, 2/15/2015

70,000

69,562

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 5.0%, 8/15/2014

4,610,000

4,799,969

WellPoint, Inc., 5.0%, 1/15/2011

3,226,000

3,320,677

Wyeth, 5.5%, 2/1/2014

7,380,000

8,141,262

 

83,308,578

Industrials 1.4%

3M Co., 4.65%, 12/15/2012

6,460,000

6,995,482

Actuant Corp., 6.875%, 6/15/2017

30,000

29,100

ARAMARK Corp., 8.5%, 2/1/2015

20,000

20,450

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 144A, 4.95%, 6/1/2014

4,615,000

4,842,215

BE Aerospace, Inc., 8.5%, 7/1/2018

95,000

101,412

Belden, Inc., 7.0%, 3/15/2017

35,000

34,475

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 7.0%, 2/1/2014

10,600,000

12,122,118

Cenveo Corp., 144A, 10.5%, 8/15/2016

50,000

50,938

Esco Corp., 144A, 4.132%**, 12/15/2013

260,000

230,750

FedEx Corp., 7.375%, 1/15/2014

2,000,000

2,296,710

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd., 9.5%, 4/15/2014

1,930,000

2,340,194

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 8.875%, 4/1/2012

44,000

40,590

Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 7.375%, 6/1/2014

55,000

55,413

Mobile Mini, Inc., 9.75%, 8/1/2014

55,000

56,925

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.5%, 12/15/2014

50,000

50,375

Textron, Inc., 6.2%, 3/15/2015

4,620,000

4,893,342

Titan International, Inc., 8.0%, 1/15/2012

140,000

140,000

TransDigm, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/2014

30,000

30,675

United Parcel Service, Inc., 4.5%, 1/15/2013

4,710,000

5,034,528

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.0%, 2/15/2014

60,000

55,500

 

39,421,192

Information Technology 1.6%

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.45%, 3/15/2029

48,000

33,840

Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.25%, 2/22/2011

7,000,000

7,284,991

Computer Sciences Corp., 5.5%, 3/15/2013

11,000,000

11,815,419

Hewlett-Packard Co., 4.25%, 2/24/2012

9,000,000

9,507,492

L-3 Communications Corp., Series B, 6.375%, 10/15/2015

60,000

61,575

MasTec, Inc., 7.625%, 2/1/2017

55,000

53,419

Oracle Corp., 3.75%, 7/8/2014

6,120,000

6,386,538

Vangent, Inc., 9.625%, 2/15/2015

35,000

32,550

Xerox Corp.:

 

5.65%, 5/15/2013

2,830,000

3,035,314

 

7.125%, 6/15/2010

5,000,000

5,050,240

 

43,261,378

Materials 2.3%

Airgas, Inc., 2.85%, 10/1/2013

5,630,000

5,617,530

Appleton Papers, Inc., 144A, 11.25%, 12/15/2015

25,000

23,000

Bemis Co., Inc., 5.65%, 8/1/2014

1,900,000

2,043,399

Clondalkin Acquisition BV, 144A, 2.257%**, 12/15/2013

75,000

70,406

CPG International I, Inc., 10.5%, 7/1/2013

90,000

90,225

Dow Chemical Co.:

 

4.85%, 8/15/2012

3,000,000

3,172,554

 

5.9%, 2/15/2015 (b)

9,370,000

10,144,187

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 3.25%, 1/15/2015

7,480,000

7,525,531

Exopack Holding Corp., 11.25%, 2/1/2014

115,000

119,887

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

3.881%**, 4/1/2015

9,330,000

9,423,300

 

8.25%, 4/1/2015

9,510,000

10,354,012

 

8.375%, 4/1/2017

245,000

272,562

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.:

 

144A, 7.5%**, 3/31/2015 (PIK)

63,145

50,516

 

10.0%, 3/31/2015

62,080

49,664

Georgia-Pacific LLC:

 

144A, 7.125%, 1/15/2017

35,000

36,400

 

9.5%, 12/1/2011

50,000

54,750

Hexcel Corp., 6.75%, 2/1/2015

280,000

277,200

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.75%, 11/15/2013

25,000

21,313

NewMarket Corp., 7.125%, 12/15/2016

80,000

79,600

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/2014

5,770,000

6,237,953

Praxair, Inc., 2.125%, 6/14/2013

7,500,000

7,518,315

 

63,182,304

Telecommunication Services 1.4%

America Movil SAB de CV, 144A, 3.625%, 3/30/2015

4,480,000

4,495,201

American Tower Corp., 4.625%, 4/1/2015

5,530,000

5,687,129

CC Holdings GS V LLC, 144A, 7.75%, 5/1/2017

2,810,000

3,062,900

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 144A, 4.523%, 1/15/2015

1,250,000

1,266,896

France Telecom SA, 4.375%, 7/8/2014

11,090,000

11,689,969

Intelsat Corp., 9.25%, 6/15/2016

245,000

256,638

iPCS, Inc., 2.374%**, 5/1/2013

30,000

27,750

Millicom International Cellular SA, 10.0%, 12/1/2013

190,000

197,125

Qwest Corp.:

 

7.5%, 10/1/2014

4,256,000

4,649,680

 

7.875%, 9/1/2011

4,880,000

5,172,800

 

8.875%, 3/15/2012

35,000

38,325

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.984%, 6/20/2011

3,000,000

3,153,591

Windstream Corp.:

 

7.0%, 3/15/2019

60,000

55,950

 

8.625%, 8/1/2016

20,000

20,450

 

39,774,404

Utilities 2.6%

AES Corp.:

 

8.0%, 6/1/2020

40,000

39,850

 

144A, 8.75%, 5/15/2013

340,000

345,100

Ameren Corp., 8.875%, 5/15/2014

2,468,000

2,847,702

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 6.125%, 7/1/2013

6,335,000

7,027,859

CMS Energy Corp., 8.5%, 4/15/2011

241,000

254,293

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, 5.55%, 4/1/2014

7,020,000

7,643,720

Consumers Energy Co.:

 

Series F, 4.0%, 5/15/2010

5,500,000

5,519,745

 

Series J, 6.0%, 2/15/2014

3,270,000

3,586,003

DTE Energy Co., 7.625%, 5/15/2014

3,460,000

3,936,252

Duke Energy Corp., 6.3%, 2/1/2014

4,890,000

5,447,426

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., 4.8%, 2/15/2015

4,720,000

4,830,557

Florida Power Corp., 4.8%, 3/1/2013

8,900,000

9,526,578

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 6.5%, 9/1/2012

105,000

110,512

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 3.15%, 7/15/2012

5,450,000

5,585,667

Mirant Americas Generation LLC, 8.3%, 5/1/2011

30,000

30,825

Mirant North America LLC, 7.375%, 12/31/2013

50,000

49,875

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 144A, 3.553%, 10/1/2014

2,880,000

2,891,030

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

7.25%, 2/1/2014

115,000

115,862

 

7.375%, 2/1/2016

110,000

109,175

 

7.375%, 1/15/2017

100,000

99,000

NV Energy, Inc.:

 

6.75%, 8/15/2017

15,000

15,221

 

8.625%, 3/15/2014

33,000

33,825

Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 6.375%, 5/1/2012

4,620,000

4,995,911

Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.0%, 5/1/2010

180,000

180,675

Sempra Energy, 8.9%, 11/15/2013

5,000,000

5,958,210

 

71,180,873

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $1,181,231,428)

1,229,598,206

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities Pass-Throughs 2.9%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

 

4.5%, 4/1/2023

6,963,332

7,228,537

 

5.069%**, 6/1/2031

7,261,829

7,479,030

Federal National Mortgage Association:

 

4.5%, 4/1/2023

10,161,158

10,548,155

 

5.0%, 9/1/2023

7,497,542

7,933,922

 

6.0%, with various maturities from 11/1/2017 until 8/1/2021

8,323,324

8,994,844

Government National Mortgage Association:

 

2.422%**, 9/20/2059

9,927,627

10,517,328

 

6.5%, with various maturities from 8/20/2038 until 2/20/2039

13,191,698

14,077,685

 

7.0%, with various maturities from 7/20/2037 until 10/20/2038

10,785,247

11,738,404

 

9.5%, with various maturities from 12/15/2016 until 7/15/2020

1,728

1,933

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities Pass-Throughs (Cost $77,175,902)

78,519,838

 

Asset-Backed 6.4%

Automobile Receivables 1.6%

AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivables, "C", Series 2007-1, 5.43%, 2/10/2014

2,680,000

2,772,163

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:

 

"A3A", Series 2006-2, 4.98%, 5/15/2011

751,020

755,920

 

"A3A", Series 2007-3, 5.02%, 9/15/2011

1,222,966

1,235,222

Carmax Auto Owner Trust, "A3", Series 2010-1, 1.56%, 7/15/2014

3,716,000

3,716,040

Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization Trust, "B", Series 2009-B, 2.94%, 6/8/2013

2,340,000

2,341,380

CPS Auto Trust, "A4", Series 2007-B, 144A, 5.6%, 1/15/2014

9,999,998

9,961,742

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:

 

"A2", Series 2009-B, 2.1%, 11/15/2011

2,081,847

2,090,512

 

"A3A", Series 2007-B, 5.15%, 11/15/2011

1,198,431

1,217,627

 

"B", Series 2007-A, 5.6%, 10/15/2012

5,000,000

5,326,952

 

"B", Series 2007-B, 5.69%, 11/15/2012

1,264,000

1,352,993

GS Auto Loan Trust, "C", Series 2006-1, 5.85%, 1/15/2014

145,865

147,053

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, "A3", Series 2008-B, 4.46%, 4/16/2012

2,360,084

2,408,810

USAA Auto Owner Trust:

 

"A2", Series 2009-2, 0.74%, 3/15/2012

6,533,000

6,542,119

 

"A3", Series 2007-2, 4.9%, 2/15/2012

1,064,328

1,073,948

Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust, "D", Series 2006-2A, 144A, 5.54%, 12/20/2012

1,500,000

1,537,810

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, "A3A", Series 2007-B, 5.28%, 1/17/2012

976,498

988,625

 

43,468,916

Credit Card Receivables 3.0%

American Express Credit Account Master Trust:

 

"C", Series 2007-4, 144A, 0.49%**, 12/17/2012

6,000,000

5,992,879

 

"C", Series 2007-6, 144A, 0.51%**, 1/15/2013

6,000,000

5,988,483

Bank of America Credit Card Trust, "C2", Series 2007-C2, 0.5%**, 9/17/2012

10,000,000

9,992,931

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust:

 

"A8", Series 2007-A8, 0.557%**, 10/15/2015

5,000,000

4,975,752

 

"A2", Series 2009-A2, 3.2%, 4/15/2014

9,230,000

9,467,476

 

"A5", Series 2008-A5, 4.85%, 2/18/2014

5,000,000

5,202,002

Chase Issuance Trust, "C4", Series 2006-C4, 0.52%**, 1/15/2014

10,000,000

9,852,448

Citibank Omni Master Trust, "A8", Series 2009-A8, 144A, 2.33%**, 5/16/2016

9,380,000

9,488,908

Discover Card Master Trust, "A2", Series 2007-A2, 0.597%**, 6/15/2015

13,500,000

13,413,300

Washington Mutual Master Note Trust, "C1", Series 2007-C1, 144A, 0.63%**, 5/15/2014

7,550,000

7,543,893

 

81,918,072

Home Equity Loans 0.5%

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., "A6", Series 2003-5, 4.541%, 4/25/2033

1,322,969

1,036,359

C-Bass CBO Resecuritization, "D2", 7.25%, 6/1/2032

1,535,034

145,828

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, "1AF2", Series 2005-17, 5.363%, 5/25/2036

3,967,984

3,236,820

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, "AF2", Series 2006-CB2, 5.501%, 12/25/2036

4,460,080

3,242,372

First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust, "A1", Series 1999-4, 8.02%, 3/20/2031

106,510

85,918

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust:

 

"A5", Series 2003-HE2, 4.59%, 4/25/2033

2,352,845

1,992,190

 

"A2", Series 2006-HE3, 5.755%**, 10/25/2036

2,062,342

1,152,969

IMC Home Equity Loan Trust, "A8", Series 1998-3, 6.84%**, 8/20/2029

109,619

106,108

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., "A5", Series 2003-RZ4, 4.66%, 2/25/2032

408,209

402,593

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance, "A2B", Series 2006-BC2, 5.573%, 2/25/2037

2,740,820

1,531,116

 

12,932,273

Manufactured Housing Receivables 0.1%

Green Tree Financial Corp., "B2", Series 1996-5, 8.45%, 7/15/2027*

5,181,612

0

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contracts, "A6", Series 2001-B, 6.467%, 8/15/2028

1,647,703

1,519,564

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, "A4", Series 2000-D, 7.715%, 7/7/2027

595,064

609,502

 

2,129,066

Miscellaneous 1.2%

Babson CLO Ltd., "A", Series 2005-3A, 144A, 0.5%**, 11/10/2019

9,090,970

8,213,691

CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co., LLC, "A1", Series 2009-1, 1.833%, 2/15/2016

5,334,000

5,341,788

Detroit Edison Securitization Funding LLC, "A4", Series 2001-1, 6.19%, 3/1/2013

3,543,430

3,680,371

Duane Street CLO, "A", Series 2005-1A, 144A, 0.499%**, 11/8/2017

7,617,448

6,855,703

E-Trade RV and Marine Trust, "A3", Series 2004-1, 3.62%, 10/8/2018

3,228,415

3,244,237

SLM Student Loan Trust, "A6", Series 2004-1, 144A, 0.999%**, 7/25/2039

5,500,000

5,004,928

 

32,340,718

Total Asset-Backed (Cost $182,950,647)

172,789,045

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.3%

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.:

 

"A2", Series 2005-3, 4.501%, 7/10/2043

8,660,141

8,731,174

 

"A1", Series 2008-1, 5.268%, 2/10/2051

6,604,529

6,749,674

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.:

 

"A1", Series 2007-PW17, 5.282%, 6/11/2050

2,995,771

3,054,950

 

"A2", Series 2001-TOP2, 6.48%, 2/15/2035

8,909,207

9,174,472

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, "A1", Series 2007-C6, 5.622%, 12/10/2049

8,533,814

8,922,397

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, "A2B", Series 2007-CD4, 5.205%, 12/11/2049

12,000,000

12,294,851

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, "A1", Series 2007-C4, 5.54%, 9/15/2039

2,896,141

2,939,881

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.:

 

"A3", Series 2002-CKN2, 6.133%, 4/15/2037

11,150,000

11,840,263

 

"A4", Series 2001-CP4, 6.18%, 12/15/2035

7,966,089

8,267,943

 

"A4", Series 2001-CF2, 6.505%, 2/15/2034

6,408,167

6,580,628

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., "A2", Series 2001-C1, 6.465%, 4/15/2034

5,206,800

5,364,331

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.:

 

"A3", Series 2004-GG1, 4.344%, 6/10/2036

321,282

322,075

 

"A3", Series 2005-GG3, 4.569%, 8/10/2042

8,989,000

9,128,371

 

"A2", Series 2005-GG5, 5.117%, 4/10/2037

11,361,453

11,559,556

 

"A2", Series 2007-GG9, 5.381%, 3/10/2039

7,867,000

8,096,810

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.:

 

"A2", Series 2004-CB8, 3.837%, 1/12/2039

5,033,947

5,090,583

 

"A2", Series 2005-LDP2, 4.575%, 7/15/2042

3,192,574

3,191,944

 

"A2", Series 2005-LDP3, 4.851%, 8/15/2042

9,503,838

9,522,456

 

"A1", Series 2007-C1, 4.98%, 2/15/2051

7,038,551

7,214,193

 

"A2", Series 2004-CB9, 5.108%, 6/12/2041

7,460,858

7,662,479

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

"A3", Series 2004-C2, 3.973%, 3/15/2029

1,500,000

1,524,241

 

"A2", Series 2005-C1, 4.31%, 2/15/2030

1,663,069

1,663,681

 

"A2", Series 2005-C3, 4.553%, 7/15/2030

9,197,900

9,217,031

 

"A3", Series 2004-C4, 5.073%**, 6/15/2029

10,000,000

10,114,692

Morgan Stanley Capital I, "A1", Series 2007-IQ16, 5.32%, 12/12/2049

8,264,927

8,556,778

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, "A4", Series 2001-TOP1, 6.66%, 2/15/2033

3,897,811

3,994,434

TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust, "A1", Series 2007-C4, 5.669%**, 8/15/2039

3,976,073

4,119,719

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

"A2", Series 2005-C17, 4.782%, 3/15/2042

4,619,425

4,614,257

 

"A2", Series 2007-C32, 5.735%**, 6/15/2049 (b)

10,000,000

10,339,925

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $193,783,531)

199,853,789

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 7.5%

Banc of America Funding Corp., "1A7", Series 2005-1, 5.5%, 2/25/2035

9,946,935

10,085,426

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.:

 

"1A3", Series 2002-K, 2.987%**, 10/20/2032

165,783

155,303

 

"2A8", Series 2003-J, 3.614%**, 11/25/2033

2,434,961

2,084,226

 

"1A1O", Series 2005-4, 5.25%, 5/25/2035

1,581,124

1,584,827

 

"A15", Series 2006-2, 6.0%, 7/25/2046

3,853,610

3,516,576

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.:

 

"A2", Series 2003-10, 4.5%, 11/25/2018

5,859,894

5,945,961

 

"A1", Series 2003-8, 5.5%, 8/25/2033

4,003,274

4,028,883

 

"2A10", Series 2003-11, 5.5%, 12/25/2033

10,519,040

10,566,044

 

"1A1", Series 2005-7, 5.5%, 10/25/2035

3,717,745

3,508,577

 

"1A2", Series 2006-5, 6.0%, 10/25/2036

4,578,736

4,497,426

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

"3A3", Series 2005-20CB, 5.5%, 7/25/2035

2,626,364

2,516,872

 

"1A4", Series 2006-43CB, 6.0%, 2/25/2037

4,927,593

3,985,782

Countrywide Home Loans:

 

"A3", Series 2003-18, 5.25%, 7/25/2033

5,281,017

5,313,947

 

"A35", Series 2005-24, 5.5%, 11/25/2035

6,402,694

6,152,499

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.:

 

"2A1", Series 2004-AR8, 3.425%**, 9/25/2034

4,832,605

4,421,200

 

"2A11", Series 2005-5, 5.0%, 7/25/2035

8,821,981

8,584,860

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust:

 

"1A1", Series 2004-T1, 6.0%, 1/25/2044

5,054,481

5,339,980

 

"A1", Series 2002-T4, 6.5%, 12/25/2041

2,612,297

2,863,731

FDIC Structured Sale Guaranteed Notes, "1A", Series 2010-S1, 144A, 0.798%**, 2/25/2048

4,517,346

4,517,346

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

 

"MA", Series 2664, 5.0%, 4/15/2030

8,731,544

9,022,027

 

"QP", Series 3149, 5.0%, 10/15/2031

7,500,000

7,723,962

 

"DC", Series 2541, 5.05%, 3/15/2031

2,662,752

2,700,039

 

"PT", Series 3586, IOette, 5.414%***, 2/15/2038

4,497,982

4,506,177

 

"EB", Series 3062, 5.5%, 9/15/2021

3,230,543

3,332,378

 

"PA", Series 3283, 5.5%, 7/15/2036

9,629,355

10,083,191

 

"PA", Series 2301, 6.0%, 10/15/2013

7,717,820

8,116,092

 

"BT", Series 2448, 6.0%, 5/15/2017

4,009

4,345

Federal National Mortgage Association:

 

"TA", Series 2007-77, 5.5%, 12/25/2029

4,674,000

4,838,684

 

"AB", Series 2006-3, 5.5%, 10/25/2032

11,113,588

11,496,458

 

"A1", Series 2003-7, 6.5%, 12/25/2042

2,965,296

3,190,241

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities, "1A1", Series 2007-FA2, 5.5%, 4/25/2037

5,814,021

4,072,077

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, "A6", Series 2004-JR1, 0.696%**, 12/25/2033

2,452,918

2,378,258

Government National Mortgage Association, "AB", Series 2008-30, 4.2%, 2/20/2037

9,801,898

10,043,307

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, "4A1", Series 2005-AR9, 4.578%**, 7/25/2035

1,500,946

834,336

Paine Webber Mortgage Acceptance Corp., "1B2", Series 1999-4, 144A, 6.46%**, 7/28/2024

72,700

47,169

PHHMC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, "A2", Series 2006-2, 6.147%**, 7/18/2036

8,952,576

8,835,939

Provident Funding Mortgage Loan Trust, "2A1", Series 2005-1, 3.259%**, 5/25/2035

5,020,856

4,919,519

Prudential Home Mortgage Securities Co., Inc., "4B", Series 1994-A, 144A, 6.73%**, 4/28/2024

15,135

14,408

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.:

 

"A5", Series 2005-SL1, 6.5%, 5/25/2032

2,177,669

2,033,398

 

"A3", Series 2004-SL3, 7.5%, 12/25/2031

1,752,917

1,721,284

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I:

 

"A16", Series 2003-S7, 0.696%**, 5/25/2033

5,537,787

5,450,644

 

"A5", Series 2005-S9, 5.75%, 12/25/2035

5,028,818

4,418,680

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, "5A4", Series 2004-8, 4.657%**, 7/25/2034

2,635,000

2,519,484

Structured Asset Securities Corp., "2A16", Series 2005-6, 5.5%, 5/25/2035

2,571,261

2,362,983

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $206,787,545)

204,334,546

 

Government & Agency Obligations 21.5%

Other Government Related (d) 10.2%

Achmea Hypotheekbank NV:

 

144A, 0.599%**, 11/3/2014

4,690,000

4,683,626

 

144A, 3.2%, 11/3/2014

4,685,000

4,744,743

African Development Bank, 1.625%, 2/11/2013

9,375,000

9,317,894

Asian Development Bank:

 

2.625%, 2/9/2015 (b)

9,000,000

8,965,332

 

2.75%, 5/21/2014

4,382,000

4,454,093

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 144A, 0.541%**, 6/18/2012

3,000,000

2,992,143

Citigroup Funding, Inc., FDIC Guaranteed, 1.875%, 10/22/2012

5,000,000

5,039,890

Council of Europe Development Bank, 2.75%, 2/10/2015 (b)

7,715,000

7,680,159

Dexia Credit Local, 144A, 2.75%, 1/10/2014

7,700,000

7,768,137

Eksportfinans ASA:

 

1.875%, 4/2/2013

8,040,000

8,008,893

 

3.0%, 11/17/2014

7,500,000

7,528,807

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 3.625%, 6/17/2013

9,380,000

9,926,995

FIH Erhvervsbank AS, 144A, 2.45%, 8/17/2012

6,000,000

6,089,238

GMAC, Inc.:

 

FDIC Guaranteed, 1.75%, 10/30/2012

9,415,000

9,469,466

 

FDIC Guaranteed, 2.2%, 12/19/2012

7,535,000

7,648,228

Governor & Co. of the Bank of Ireland, 144A, 2.75%, 3/2/2012

8,820,000

8,781,943

HSBC USA, Inc., FDIC Guaranteed, 3.125%, 12/16/2011

4,500,000

4,658,855

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 5.05%**, 1/14/2025

12,500,000

12,500,000

International Finance Facility for Immunisation Co., Series 1, REG S, 5.0%, 11/14/2011

11,900,000

12,600,767

John Deere Capital Corp., Series D, FDIC Guaranteed, 2.875%, 6/19/2012

8,000,000

8,277,504

KeyBank NA, FDIC Guaranteed, 3.2%, 6/15/2012

5,000,000

5,192,645

Korea Electric Power Corp., 144A, 5.5%, 7/21/2014

4,440,000

4,743,292

Korea National Oil Corp., 144A, 5.375%, 7/30/2014

3,393,000

3,602,331

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 2.625%, 3/3/2015 (b)

9,710,000

9,623,639

Macquarie Bank Ltd., Series B, 144A, 2.6%, 1/20/2012

3,970,000

4,052,131

Morgan Stanley, FDIC Guaranteed, 3.25%, 12/1/2011

5,000,000

5,183,990

National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, 144A, 5.0%, 9/30/2014

3,032,000

3,141,443

Nationwide Building Society:

 

144A, 0.43%**, 5/17/2012

2,000,000

1,995,278

 

144A, 2.5%, 8/17/2012

7,530,000

7,647,167

NIBC Bank NV, 144A, 2.8%, 12/2/2014

7,575,000

7,535,534

Nordic Investment Bank, 2.625%, 10/6/2014

9,380,000

9,381,979

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, 1.75%, 3/11/2013

14,500,000

14,487,980

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Series 2, 9.125%, 10/13/2010

838,000

878,811

Petroleos Mexicanos, 144A, 4.875%, 3/15/2015

6,420,000

6,593,340

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III, 144A, 4.5%, 9/30/2012 (b)

2,910,000

3,054,374

Suncorp-Metway Ltd., 144A, 0.633%**, 12/17/2010

5,000,000

5,007,870

US Bancorp., FDIC Guaranteed, 2.25%, 3/13/2012

7,545,000

7,687,910

US Central Credit Union, 1.9%, 10/19/2012

14,070,000

14,199,655

Western Corporate Federal Credit Union, 1.75%, 11/2/2012

11,300,000

11,332,578

 

276,478,660

Sovereign Bonds 3.2%

Export Development Canada, 2.375%, 3/19/2012

4,200,000

4,299,548

Instituto de Credito Oficial, Series 192, 4.625%, 10/26/2010

4,620,000

4,711,051

Kingdom of Belgium, 144A, 2.875%, 9/15/2014

6,150,000

6,197,263

Kingdom of Spain, 144A, 2.0%, 9/17/2012

13,000,000

12,988,898

Korea Expressway Corp., 144A, 4.5%, 3/23/2015

4,765,000

4,836,913

Province of Manitoba, Canada, 2.125%, 4/22/2013

4,035,000

4,077,476

Province of Ontario, Canada:

 

0.401%**, 11/19/2012 (b)

4,700,000

4,704,785

 

2.95%, 2/5/2015

7,500,000

7,519,973

 

4.1%, 6/16/2014

4,710,000

5,031,646

Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, 7.375%, 7/15/2013

6,805,000

7,904,756

Republic of Italy, 2.125%, 10/5/2012

7,500,000

7,521,998

Republic of Lithuania, 144A, 6.75%, 1/15/2015

7,825,000

8,541,676

State of Qatar, 144A, 4.0%, 1/20/2015

9,250,000

9,421,125

 

87,757,108

US Government Sponsored Agencies 7.6%

Federal Farm Credit Bank:

 

1.75%, 2/21/2013 (e)

4,690,000

4,678,725

 

1.875%, 12/7/2012 (b)

13,100,000

13,164,649

Federal Home Loan Bank:

 

1.0%, 12/28/2011 (b)

15,000,000

14,997,030

 

1.125%, 5/18/2012

11,540,000

11,507,953

 

1.625%, 11/21/2012 (b)

12,000,000

12,032,472

 

1.75%, 8/22/2012

8,000,000

8,059,728

 

4.25%**, 1/21/2020

1,500,000

1,500,000

 

7.25%**, 1/14/2025

3,300,000

3,300,000

 

7.5%**, 11/12/2024

6,500,000

6,491,875

 

7.8%**, 1/13/2025

6,400,000

6,344,320

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

 

1.625%, 4/15/2013

9,380,000

9,325,549

 

2.125%, 3/23/2012 (b)

9,455,000

9,625,928

 

2.125%, 9/21/2012 (b)

10,000,000

10,157,020

 

3.0%, 1/21/2014

14,500,000

14,520,822

Federal National Mortgage Association:

 

0.875%, 1/12/2012 (b)

16,430,000

16,365,479

 

1.0%, 4/4/2012

15,000,000

14,938,530

 

1.75%, 3/23/2011

5,000,000

5,056,955

 

1.75%, 2/22/2013 (e)

4,690,000

4,693,705

 

1.75%, 5/7/2013

9,500,000

9,489,698

 

2.97%**, 8/8/2011 (b)

18,000,000

17,955,000

 

8.45%**, 2/27/2023 (b)

14,000,000

14,035,000

 

208,240,438

US Treasury Obligation 0.5%

US Treasury Bill, 0.22%****, 9/16/2010 (f)

13,900,000

13,885,405

Total Government & Agency Obligations (Cost $582,621,153)

586,361,611

 

Loan Participations and Assignments 5.4%

Senior Loans 4.8%

AEI Finance Holding LLC:

 

Term Loan, 3.246%**, 3/30/2012

207,142

193,160

 

Term Loan, 3.29%**, 3/30/2012

3,084,849

2,876,622

American Seafoods Group LLC:

 

Term Loan B-1, 4.04%**, 9/28/2012

1,802,141

1,789,373

 

Term Loan B-2, 4.04%**, 9/28/2012

197,859

196,457

AMN Healthcare, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.25%**, 12/18/2013

493,750

490,047

Ashland Chemicals, Term Loan B, 7.65%**, 5/13/2014

293,674

297,002

Aspect Software, Inc., Term Loan, 3.25%**, 7/11/2011

1,159,398

1,130,895

Asurion Corp.:

 

First Lien Term Loan, 3.228%**, 7/3/2014

2,736,250

2,713,293

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 6.75%**, 7/3/2015

1,000,000

992,125

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, Term Loan, 6.75%**, 7/27/2014

2,886,848

2,892,276

Avaya, Inc., Term Loan, 3.002%**, 10/24/2014

3,982,064

3,558,990

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.:

 

Term Delay Draw, 3.54%**, 4/24/2015

379,092

371,108

 

Term Loan, 3.54%**, 4/24/2015

1,563,126

1,530,207

Big West Oil LLC, Term Loan, LIBOR plus 9.5%, 2/19/2015

150,000

152,375

Bresnan Communications LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, 4.74%**, 3/29/2014

2,000,000

1,977,500

Bucyrus International, Inc., Term Loan, 4.5%**, 2/19/2016

500,000

506,000

Calpine Corp., First Priority Term Loan, 3.165%**, 3/29/2014

1,988,545

1,931,474

Caritor, Inc.:

 

Term Loan B, 2.51%**, 6/4/2013

1,848,341

1,744,372

 

Letter of Credit, 2.55%**, 6/4/2013

142,180

134,182

Cequel Communications LLC, Term Loan A, 4.749%**, 5/5/2014

1,500,000

1,483,597

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan, 2.3%**, 3/6/2014

1,497,455

1,445,329

Chemtura, Debtor in Possession Term Loan, 6.0%**, 3/22/2011

1,000,000

1,008,750

ClientLogic Corp., Term Loan, 5.795%**, 1/30/2014

1,210,338

1,197,224

Coach America Holdings, Inc.:

 

Letter of Credit, 3.0%**, 4/20/2014

262,408

225,014

 

First Lien Term Loan, 3.0%**, 4/18/2014

1,237,592

1,061,236

Collective Brands Finance, Inc., Term Loan A, 2.98%**, 8/17/2014

2,422,681

2,380,296

Community Health Systems, Inc.:

 

Term Delay Draw, 2.502%**, 7/25/2014

142,025

138,697

 

Term Loan, 2.502%**, 7/25/2014

2,773,452

2,704,518

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Term Loan, 8.75%**, 9/27/2013

997,500

1,014,333

Dresser, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 6.0%**, 5/4/2015

500,000

477,375

Education Management LLC, Term Loan C, 2.063%**, 6/3/2013

746,046

725,295

First Data Corp., Term Loan B2, 3.032%**, 9/24/2014

1,989,822

1,763,858

Flextronics International Ltd.:

 

Term Delay Draw A-1A, 2.553%**, 10/1/2014

1,000,000

957,920

 

Term Delay Draw A-3, 2.498%**, 10/1/2014

266,504

255,290

 

Term Loan B, 2.501%**, 10/1/2012

496,183

475,304

 

Term Delay Draw A-1-B, 2.54%**, 10/1/2014

992,386

950,626

 

Term Delay Draw A-2, 2.54%**, 10/1/2014

228,432

218,820

Ford Motor Co., Term Loan, 3.26%**, 12/16/2013

498,072

483,043

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

 

Term Loan B, 4.479%**, 12/1/2016

1,800,173

1,785,345

 

Incremental Term Loan, 12.5%, 12/15/2014

997,487

944,940

Georgia-Pacific Corp., Term Loan C, 3.504%**, 12/23/2014

493,598

497,142

Getty Images, Inc., Term Loan, 6.25%**, 7/2/2015

2,674,649

2,693,599

Great Point Power, Term Delay Draw, LIBOR plus 3.5%, 2/11/2017

300,000

301,500

Hanesbrands, Inc., Term Loan, 5.25%**, 12/10/2015

1,000,000

1,014,445

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., Term Loan, 5.0%**, 2/23/2016

249,375

250,310

HCA, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.54%**, 11/18/2013

2,543,102

2,483,440

Hercules Offshore LLC, Term Loan B, 6.0%**, 7/11/2013

1,996,219

1,952,951

Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.:

 

Term Loan C1, 4.063%**, 5/5/2015

704,544

665,618

 

Term Loan C2, 4.063%**, 5/5/2015

295,456

279,132

Hughes Network Systems LLC, Term Loan, 2.813%**, 4/15/2014

1,000,000

952,500

Huntsman International LLC:

 

Term Loan, 1.999%**, 4/21/2014

474,902

457,020

 

Term Loan C, 2.516%**, 6/30/2016

495,000

478,190

IMS Health, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%**, 2/26/2016

500,000

504,437

Ineos US Finance LLC:

 

Term Loan B-2, 7.501%**, 12/16/2013

489,796

481,224

 

Term Loan C-2, 8.001%**, 12/16/2014

489,796

483,673

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., Term Loan, 3.228%**, 2/2/2014

1,500,000

1,398,127

Language Line LLC, Term Loan B, 5.5%**, 11/4/2015

2,000,000

2,009,580

LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA:

 

Debtor in Possession Term Loan, 5.799%**, 6/3/2010

536,848

572,414

 

Debtor in Possession Term Loan, 13.0%**, 6/3/2010

356,707

370,711

Manitowoc Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 7.5%**, 11/6/2014

2,093,395

2,102,742

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.5%**, 11/4/2013

3,959,000

3,880,018

Mylan Laboratories, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.563%**, 10/2/2014

2,919,339

2,926,637

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.252%**, 4/5/2013

2,967,241

2,818,018

NEP II, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.249%**, 2/16/2014

1,913,261

1,808,032

Nuveen Investments, Inc., Term Loan, 3.323%**, 11/13/2014

1,000,000

920,000

Oceania Cruises, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 2.55%**, 4/27/2013

2,000,000

1,785,000

Oshkosh Truck Corp., Term Loan B, 6.26%**, 12/6/2013

2,082,790

2,094,985

OSI Restaurant Partners LLC:

 

Term Loan, 2.507%**, 6/14/2013

195,751

182,880

 

Term Loan B, 2.625%**, 6/14/2014

2,287,592

2,137,183

Pilot Travel Centers LLC, Term Loan B, LIBOR plus 3.25%, 11/24/2015

250,000

252,700

Pinnacle Foods Holdings Corp., Term Loan B, 2.979%**, 4/2/2014

2,832,743

2,757,675

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.154%**, 7/1/2012

1,100,309

1,092,056

QVC, Inc.:

 

Term Loan 6-J, 5.745%**, 3/30/2014

501,289

504,004

 

Term Loan 6-W, 5.745%**, 3/30/2014

501,481

504,197

RedPrairie Corp., Term Loan B, 6.0%**, 3/24/2016

500,000

501,665

Regal Cinemas, Inc., Term Loan, 3.79%**, 10/28/2013

1,511,366

1,520,457

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 6.25%**, 11/5/2015

2,000,000

2,024,370

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., Term Loan H, 6.0%**, 5/15/2014

1,928,969

1,943,745

Sabre, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.248%**, 9/30/2014

1,981,787

1,851,177

Sorenson Communications, Inc., Term Loan C, 6.0%**, 8/16/2013

2,955,253

2,897,729

Spansion LLC, Term Loan B, 7.75%**, 1/8/2015

500,000

505,625

Springboard Finance LLC, Term Loan A, 7.0%**, 2/2/2015

300,000

302,250

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

Term Loan A, 1.979%**, 2/28/2014

110,774

107,416

 

Term Loan B, 3.874%**, 2/26/2016

2,838,555

2,822,829

Swift Transportation Co., Inc., Term Loan, 8.25%**, 5/10/2014

1,000,000

961,000

Telesat Canada:

 

Term Loan I, 3.25%**, 10/31/2014

1,801,069

1,778,565

 

Term Loan II, 3.25%**, 10/31/2014

154,966

153,029

Toys 'R' Us, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.496%**, 7/19/2012

4,000,000

4,018,200

Travelport LLC:

 

Term Delay Draw, 2.79%**, 8/23/2013

994,898

969,200

 

Term Loan, 2.79%**, 8/23/2013

1,000,000

974,170

United Airlines, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.25%**, 2/3/2014

2,000,000

1,746,000

Universal City Development Partners Ltd., Term Loan B, 6.5%**, 11/6/2014

997,500

1,009,335

US Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.75%**, 5/29/2012

2,750,000

2,530,866

Venoco, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%**, 5/8/2014

2,900,000

2,760,452

VML US Finance LLC:

 

Term Delay Draw Loan B, 4.8%**, 5/25/2012

610,643

594,003

 

Term Loan B, 4.8%**, 5/27/2013

1,057,182

1,028,374

Warner Chilcott Co., LLC, Term Loan B-2, 5.75%**, 4/30/2015

253,305

254,259

Warner Chilcott PLC:

 

Term Loan A, 5.5%**, 10/30/2014

329,883

331,036

 

Term Loan B-1, 5.75%**, 4/30/2015

402,119

403,633

West Corp.:

 

Term Loan B-2, 2.625%**, 10/24/2013

2,043,036

1,990,367

 

Term Loan B-4, 4.125%**, 7/15/2016

1,157,247

1,158,456

World Color (USA) Corp., Term Loan, 9.0%**, 7/23/2012

2,989,167

3,024,663

 

130,949,279

Sovereign Loan 0.6%

BOM Capital PLC, 144A, 6.699%, 3/11/2015 (b)

9,332,000

9,366,995

Gazprom, 144A, 8.125%, 7/31/2014

5,330,000

5,962,937

 

15,329,932

Total Loan Participations and Assignments (Cost $141,144,967)

146,279,211

 

Municipal Bonds and Notes 0.5%

California, State General Obligation, Series 3, 5.65%, Mandatory Put 4/1/2013 @ 100, 4/1/2039

2,865,000

2,980,718

Illinois, State General Obligation, 3.321%, 1/1/2013 (g)

5,900,000

5,954,103

Louisiana, Public Facilities Authority Systems Revenue, Restoration Bonds, Series A-1, 4.5%, 2/1/2014

4,260,085

4,388,312

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $13,035,575)

13,323,133

 


Shares

Value ($)

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 6.6%

Daily Assets Fund Institutional, 0.22% (h) (i) (Cost $180,204,818)

180,204,818

180,204,818

 

Cash Equivalents 1.8%

Central Cash Management Fund, 0.16% (h) (Cost $49,823,991)

49,823,991

49,823,991

 

% of Net Assets

Value ($)

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $2,808,759,557)+

105.1

2,861,088,188

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (b)

(5.1)

(139,287,312)

Net Assets

100.0

2,721,800,876

* Non-income producing security. Issuer has defaulted on the payment of principal or interest or has filed for bankruptcy. The following table represents bonds that are in default:

Security

Coupon

Maturity Date

Principal Amount ($)

Acquisition Cost ($)

Value ($)

Buffalo Thunder Development Authority

9.375%

12/15/2014

30,000

USD

30,000

3,975

Green Tree Financial Corp.,"B2", Series 1996-5

8.45%

7/15/2027

5,181,612

USD

5,685,046

0

 

 

 

 

 

5,715,046

3,975

** 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 March 31, 2010.
*** These securities are shown at their current rate as of March 31, 2010.
****Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
+ The cost for federal income tax purposes was $2,811,834,684. At March 31, 2010, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $49,253,504. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $71,921,463 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $22,667,959.
(a) Security has deferred its 6/15/2008, 12/15/2008 and 6/15/2009 interest payments until 8/15/2012.
(b) All or a portion of these securities were on loan, amounting to $153,287,482. In addition, included in other assets and liabilities, net are pending sales, amounting to $22,659,804, that are also on loan (see Notes to Financial Statements). The value of all securities loaned at March 31, 2009 amounted to $175,947,286, which is 6.5% of net assets.
(c) When-issued security.
(d) Government-backed debt issued by financial companies or government sponsored enterprises.
(e) At March 31, 2010, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, as collateral for open swap contracts.
(f) At March 31, 2010, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts.
(g) Taxable issue.
(h) Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(i) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

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.

CBO: Collateralized Bond Obligation

CLO: Collateralized Loan Obligation

FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

FSB: Federal Savings Bank

Interest Only: Interest Only (IO) bonds represent the "interest only" portion of payments on a pool of underlying mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. IO securities are subject to prepayment risk of the pool of underlying mortgages.

IOettes: These securities represent the right to receive interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages with similar features as those associated with IO securities. Unlike IO's, a nominal amount of principal is assigned to an IOette which is small in relation to the interest flow that constitutes almost all of the IOette cash flow. The effective yield of this security is lower than the stated interest rate.

PIK: Denotes that all or a portion of the income is paid in kind.

REG S: Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

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 Government National Mortgage Association issues which have similar coupon rates have been aggregated for presentation purposes in this investment portfolio.

At March 31, 2010, the Fund had unfunded loan commitments of $178,121, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to the following loan agreement:

Borrower

Unfunded Loan Commitment ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation ($)

Lyondell Basell Industries AF SCA, Debtor in Possession Term Loan, 6/30/2010

178,121

186,193

8,072

At March 31, 2010, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

Futures

Currency

Expiration Date

Contracts

Notional Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation) ($)

10 Year Canadian Government Bond

CAD

6/21/2010

237

27,416,069

(121,341)

10 Year Japanese Government Bond

JPY

6/10/2010

23

34,004,279

(260,242)

5 Year US Treasury Note

USD

6/30/2010

194

22,279,688

(9,482)

Federal Republic of Germany Euro-Bund

EUR

6/8/2010

114

18,992,712

117,021

United Kingdom Long Gilt Bond

GBP

6/28/2010

405

70,523,871

253,316

Total net unrealized depreciation

(20,728)

At March 31, 2010, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

Futures

Currency

Expiration Date

Contracts

Notional Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation) ($)

10 Year Australian Treasury Bond

AUD

6/15/2010

292

27,228,219

462,295

10 Year US Treasury Note

USD

6/21/2010

591

68,703,750

514,834

2 Year US Treasury Note

USD

6/30/2010

438

95,025,469

176,608

5 Year US Treasury Note

USD

6/30/2010

2,383

273,672,656

538,883

90 Day Eurodollar

USD

6/14/2010

250

62,268,750

(385,762)

90 Day Eurodollar

USD

9/13/2010

250

62,165,625

(523,262)

90 Day Eurodollar

USD

12/13/2010

250

61,981,250

(595,137)

90 Day Eurodollar

USD

3/14/2011

250

61,762,500

(613,888)

90 Day Eurodollar

USD

6/13/2011

250

61,528,125

(607,638)

90 Day Eurodollar

USD

9/19/2011

250

61,300,000

(578,450)

Federal Republic of Germany Euro-Schatz

EUR

6/8/2010

1,293

189,876,368

(270,691)

Total net unrealized depreciation

(1,882,208)

At March 31, 2010, open credit default swap contracts purchased were as follows:

Effective/
Expiration Dates

Notional Amount ($)

Fixed Cash Flows Paid

Underlying Debt Obligation/ Quality Rating (k)

Value ($)

Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) ($)

Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation) ($)

9/21/2009
3/20/2015

6,900,0001

1.0%

Eli Lilly & Co., 6.57%, 1/1/2016, AA

(154,815)

(181,987)

27,172

9/21/2009
12/20/2014

6,900,0002

1.0%

Hewlett-Packard Co., 5.4%, 3/1/2017, A

(187,718)

(230,356)

42,638

9/21/2009
12/20/2014

6,900,0001

1.0%

Home Depot, Inc.,5.875%, 12/16/2036, BBB+

(120,537)

(112,125)

(8,412)

9/21/2009
3/20/2015

6,900,0001

1.0%

McKesson Corp., 7.65%, 3/1/2027, BBB+

(130,780)

(192,538)

61,758

Total net unrealized appreciation

123,156

At March 31, 2010, open credit default swap contracts sold were as follows:

Effective/ Expiration Dates

Notional Amount ($) (j)

Fixed Cash Flows Received

Underlying Debt Obligation/ Quality Rating (k)

Value ($)

Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) ($)

Unrealized Appreciation ($)

6/22/2009
9/20/2014

12,000,0003

5.0%

MetLife, Inc., 5.0%, 6/15/2015, A-

1,592,057

(191,373)

1,783,430

12/21/2009
3/20/2015

6,900,0003

1.0%

Weatherford International Ltd., 4.95%, 10/15/2013, BBB+

22,272

(89,379)

111,651

Total unrealized appreciation

1,895,081

(j) The maximum potential amount of future undiscounted payments that the Fund could be required to make under a credit default swap contract would be the notional amount of the contract. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the referenced debt obligation or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap contracts entered into by the Fund for the same referenced debt obligation.
(k) The quality ratings represent the lower of Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") credit ratings.

At March 31, 2010, open interest rate swap contracts were as follows:

Effective/ Expiration Dates

Notional Amount ($)

Cash Flows Paid by the Fund

Cash Flows Received by the Fund

Value ($)

Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) ($)

Unrealized Appreciation/  (Depreciation) ($)

6/26/2009
6/26/2011

60,000,0004

Floating — LIBOR

Fixed — 1.598%

919,623

919,623

6/26/2009
6/26/2012

20,000,0004

Floating — LIBOR

Fixed — 2.26%

531,999

531,999

6/29/2009
7/1/2013

20,000,0005

Floating — LIBOR

Fixed — 2.71%

639,630

639,630

9/15/2010
9/15/2014

118,800,0001

Fixed — 3.15%

Floating — LIBOR

(1,771,484)

224,400

(1,995,884)

9/8/2009
9/8/2024

9,300,0001

Floating — LIBOR

Fixed — 8.125%

410,702

410,702

11/15/2009
11/15/2024

15,700,0006

Floating — LIBOR

Fixed — 8.7%

689,425

689,425

Total net unrealized appreciation

1,195,495

At March 31, 2010, total return swap contracts were as follows:

Effective/ Expiration Dates

Notional Amount ($)

Fixed Cash Flows Paid

Reference Entity

Value ($)

Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) ($)

Unrealized Depreciation ($)

12/14/2009
6/1/2012

76,400,0005

0.425%

Global Interest Rate Strategy Index

(1,005,254)

(1,005,254)

Counterparties:
1 Morgan Stanley
2 The Goldman Sachs & Co.
3 JPMorgan Chase Securities, Inc.
4 Bank of America
5 Citigroup, Inc.
6 Barclays Bank PLC

LIBOR: London InterBank Offered Rate

SIFMA: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

At March 31, 2010, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

Contracts to Deliver

In Exchange For

Settlement Date

Unrealized Appreciation ($)

Counterparty

USD

45,460,299

AUD

50,157,000

4/22/2010

456,572

The Goldman Sachs & Co.

USD

6,371,459

CHF

6,790,000

4/22/2010

69,432

Barclays Bank PLC

USD

18,880,884

NOK

112,953,000

4/22/2010

105,441

USB AG

USD

9,019,626

NZD

12,899,000

4/22/2010

129,738

Barclays Bank PLC

USD

8,246,074

SEK

59,736,000

4/22/2010

27,301

Barclays Bank PLC

JPY

1,915,109,000

USD

21,282,536

4/22/2010

795,397

HSBC Bank USA

Total unrealized appreciation

1,583,881

 

Contracts to Deliver

In Exchange For

Settlement Date

Unrealized Depreciation ($)

Counterparty

CAD

14,152,000

USD

13,853,661

4/22/2010

(80,172)

Credit Suisse

EUR

42,278,000

USD

57,059,742

4/22/2010

(44,299)

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

GBP

19,029,000

USD

28,519,333

4/22/2010

(353,249)

Credit Suisse

Total unrealized depreciation

(477,720)

 

Currency Abbreviations

AUD Australian Dollar
CAD Canadian Dollar
CHF Swiss Franc
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
JPY Japanese Yen
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
SEK Swedish Krona
USD United States Dollar

For information on the Fund's policy and additional disclosures regarding futures contracts, credit default swap contracts, interest rate swap contracts, total return swap contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note A in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2010 in valuing the Fund's investments. For information on the Fund's policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note A in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Assets

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

 

Fixed Income Investments (l)

 

 

Corporate Bonds

$ —

$ 1,216,347,286

$ 13,250,920

$ 1,229,598,206

Mortgage-Backed Securities Pass-Throughs

68,002,510

10,517,328

78,519,838

Asset-Backed

157,573,823

15,215,222

172,789,045

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

199,853,789

199,853,789

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

204,334,546

204,334,546

Government & Agency Obligations

542,021,206

30,455,000

572,476,206

Loan Participation and Assignments

143,527,257

2,751,954

146,279,211

Municipal Bonds and Notes

13,323,133

13,323,133

Short-Term Investments (l)

230,028,809

13,885,405

243,914,214

Unfunded Loan Commitments

8,072

8,072

Derivatives (m)

6,801,909

6,801,909

Total

$ 230,028,809

$ 2,565,678,936

$ 72,190,424

$ 2,867,898,169

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Derivatives (m)

$ (1,902,936)

$ (3,487,270)

$ —

$ (5,390,206)

Total

$ (1,902,936)

$ (3,487,270)

$

$ (5,390,206)

(l) See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations.
(m) Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

Level 3 Reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the Fund's Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value:

 

Corporate Bonds

Mortgage- Backed Securities Pass-Throughs

Asset-Backed

 

Balance as of September 30, 2009

$ 12,564,486

$ —

$ 8,061,252

 

Realized gains (loss)

(3,766)

(687,899)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

679,501

271,592

1,733,773

 

Amortization premium/discount

6,533

(259,963)

 

Net purchases (sales)

400

10,249,502

6,368,059

 

Net transfers in (out) of Level 3

 

Balance as of March 31, 2010

$ 13,250,920

$ 10,517,328

$ 15,215,222

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held at March 31, 2010

$ 679,501

$ 271,592

$ 847,118

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

Government & Agency Obligations

Loan Participations and Assignments

Total

Balance as of September 30, 2009

$ 5,050,000

$ 33,038,250

$ 4,264,374

$ 62,978,362

Realized gains (loss)

68,750

35,805

(587,110)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

403,000

67,868

3,155,734

Amortization premium/discount

23,125

23,393

(206,912)

Net purchases (sales)

(5,050,000)

(3,078,125)

(1,639,486)

6,850,350

Net transfers in (out) of Level 3

Balance as of March 31, 2010

$ —

$ 30,455,000

$ 2,751,954

$ 72,190,424

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held at March 31, 2010

$ —

$ 370,000

$ 48,436

$ 2,216,647

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

Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

Assets

Investments:

Investments in securities, at value (cost $2,578,730,748) — including $153,287,482 of securities loaned

$ 2,631,059,379

Investment in Daily Assets Fund Institutional (cost $180,204,818)*

180,204,818

Investment in Central Cash Management Fund (cost $49,823,991)

49,823,991

Total investments, at value (cost $2,808,759,557)

2,861,088,188

Cash

293,725

Deposit with brokers for open futures contracts

3,247,980

Deposit from broker for open swap contracts

2,940,000

Receivable for investments sold

56,943,470

Receivable for Fund shares sold

17,413,607

Interest receivable

19,749,750

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts

5,218,028

Unrealized appreciation on unfunded loan commitments

8,072

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

1,583,881

Foreign taxes recoverable

177,731

Other assets

178,647

Total assets

2,968,843,079

Liabilities

Payable upon return of deposit

2,940,000

Payable upon return of securities loaned

180,204,818

Payable for investments purchased

38,027,267

Payable for investments purchased — when-issued securities

11,980,259

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

7,296,459

Payable for variation margin on open futures contracts

728,085

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts

3,009,550

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

477,720

Accrued management fee

829,576

Accrued expenses and payables

1,548,469

Total liabilities

247,042,203

Net assets, at value

$ 2,721,800,876

* Represents collateral on securities loaned.

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

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2010 (Unaudited) (continued)

Net Assets Consist of

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

$ (8,277,086)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investments

52,328,631

Futures

(1,902,936)

Swap contracts

2,208,478

Unfunded loan commitments

8,072

Foreign currency

1,095,670

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

(150,184,246)

Paid-in capital

2,826,524,293

Net assets, at value

$ 2,721,800,876

Net Asset Value

Class A

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($1,141,385,531 ÷ 119,782,867 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 9.53

Maximum offering price per share (100 ÷ 97.25 of $9.53)

$ 9.80

Class B

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price (subject to contingent deferred sales charge) per share ($1,440,986 ÷ 151,047 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 9.54

Class C

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price (subject to contingent deferred sales charge) per share ($397,338,337 ÷ 41,751,268 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 9.52

Class S

Net Asset Value, off4,934ering and redemption price per share ($1,144,164,934 ÷ 119,813,882 shares of outstanding capital stock, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 9.55

Institutional Class

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($37,471,088 ÷ 3,927,213 shares of outstanding capital stock, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 9.54

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

Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

Investment Income

Income:

Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $3,646)

$ 51,799,015

Income distributions — affiliated cash management vehicles

58,031

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

16,073

Total Income

51,873,119

Expenses:
Management fee

4,458,961

Administration fee

1,277,035

Services to shareholders

1,736,939

Custodian fee

106,585

Distribution and service fees

3,083,706

Professional fees

67,451

Trustees' fees and expenses

33,267

Reports to shareholders

133,776

Registration fees

83,374

Other

86,894

Total expenses before expense reductions

11,067,988

Expense reductions

(227,547)

Total expenses after expense reductions

10,840,441

Net investment income

41,032,678

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments

6,188,404

Futures

(5,809,863)

Swap contracts

2,093,033

Foreign currency

6,249,378

 

8,720,952

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments

28,667,162

Futures

1,717,930

Swap contracts

(619,291)

Unfunded loan commitments

(995)

Foreign currency

186,954

 

29,951,760

Net gain (loss)

38,672,712

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 79,705,390

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 March 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

Year Ended September 30, 2009

Operations:
Net investment income

$ 41,032,678

$ 69,702,120

Net realized gain (loss)

8,720,952

(68,610,580)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

29,951,760

109,187,478

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

79,705,390

110,279,018

Distributions to shareholders:
Net investment income:

Class A

(19,602,568)

(23,666,318)

Class B

(24,740)

(76,606)

Class C

(5,366,150)

(6,001,713)

Class S

(21,262,051)

(29,193,065)

Institutional Class

(523,245)

(953,356)

Return of capital:

Class A

(9,308,604)

Class B

(30,131)

Class C

(2,360,637)

Class S

(11,482,423)

Institutional Class

(374,981)

Total distributions

(46,778,754)

(83,447,834)

Fund share transactions:
Proceeds from shares sold

725,702,330

1,380,606,392

Reinvestment of distributions

38,401,605

70,058,207

Cost of shares redeemed

(426,081,918)

(851,986,913)

Redemption fees

59,512

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

338,022,017

598,737,198

Increase (decrease) in net assets

370,948,653

625,568,382

Net assets at beginning of period

2,350,852,223

1,725,283,841

Net assets at end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $8,277,086 and $2,531,010, respectively)

$ 2,721,800,876

$ 2,350,852,223

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

Financial Highlights

Class A

Years Ended September 30,

2010a

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005b

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.40

$ 9.34

$ 9.94

$ 9.88

$ 9.93

$ 10.00

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomec

.15

.35

.38

.38

.35

.33

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.15

.13

(.46)

.17

.10

.19

Total from investment operations

.30

.48

(.08)

.55

.45

.52

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.17)

(.30)

(.47)

(.43)

(.38)

(.34)

Net realized gains

(.05)

(.06)

(.12)

(.25)

Return of capital

(.12)

Total distributions

(.17)

(.42)

(.52)

(.49)

(.50)

(.59)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

.00***

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.53

$ 9.40

$ 9.34

$ 9.94

$ 9.88

$ 9.93

Total Return (%)d

3.25**

5.50e

(.88)e

5.79e

4.71e

5.24e

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

1,141

988

625

325

85

119

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions

.82*

.88

.88

.93

1.34f

1.45f

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions

.82*

.87

.86

.86

.88f

.95f

Ratio of net investment income (%)

3.24*

3.91

3.89

3.83

3.61

3.21

Portfolio turnover rate

42**

112

83

57

129g

298

a For the six months ended March 31, 2010 (Unaudited).
b Effective November 17, 2004, the Fund converted from a stable value fund to a short-term bond fund. The return for the Fund includes a one-time adjustment of 2.7% related to the conversion and in the absence of the conversion, the return would have been lower.
c Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
d Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charges.
e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
f Includes expenses allocated from Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Portfolio.
g On January 13, 2006, the Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Portfolio was closed. This ratio includes the purchase and sale of portfolio securities of the DWS Short Duration Plus Fund as a stand-alone fund in addition to the Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Portfolio.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
*** Amount is less than $.005.

Class B

Years Ended September 30,

2010a

2009

2008

2007b

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.42

$ 9.35

$ 9.94

$ 9.97

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomec

.11

.28

.30

.13

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.15

.14

(.45)

.01

Total from investment operations

.26

.42

(.15)

.14

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.14)

(.23)

(.39)

(.17)

Net realized gains

(.05)

Return of capital

(.12)

Total distributions

(.14)

(.35)

(.44)

(.17)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.54

$ 9.42

$ 9.35

$ 9.94

Total Return (%)d,e

2.85**

4.66

(1.61)

1.39**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

1

2

4

7

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions

1.84*

1.85

1.76

1.82*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions

1.63*

1.65

1.67

1.72*

Ratio of net investment income (%)

2.43*

3.12

3.08

2.94*

Portfolio turnover rate

42**

112

83

57

a For the six months ended March 31, 2010 (Unaudited).
b For the period April 23, 2007 (commencement of operations of Class B shares) to September 30, 2007.
c Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
d Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charges.
e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
*** Amount is less than $.005.

Class C

Years Ended September 30,

2010a

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005b

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.39

$ 9.33

$ 9.92

$ 9.87

$ 9.93

$ 10.00

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomec

.12

.29

.31

.31

.29

.26

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.15

.13

(.45)

.17

.09

.19

Total from investment operations

.27

.42

(.14)

.48

.38

.45

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.14)

(.24)

(.40)

(.37)

(.32)

(.27)

Net realized gains

(.05)

(.06)

(.12)

(.25)

Return of capital

(.12)

Total distributions

(.14)

(.36)

(.45)

(.43)

(.44)

(.52)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

.00***

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.52

$ 9.39

$ 9.33

$ 9.92

$ 9.87

$ 9.93

Total Return (%)d

2.87**

4.72e

(1.53)

4.98e

4.07e

4.47e

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

397

329

176

130

100

139

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions

1.59*

1.62

1.59

1.66

2.09f

2.19f

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions

1.59*

1.62

1.59

1.61

1.50f

1.57f

Ratio of net investment income (%)

2.47*

3.16

3.16

3.08

2.99

2.59

Portfolio turnover rate

42**

112

83

57

129g

298

a For the six months ended March 31, 2010 (Unaudited).
b Effective November 17, 2004, the Fund converted from a stable value fund to a short-term bond fund. The return for the Fund includes a one-time adjustment of 2.7% related to the conversion and in the absence of the conversion, the return would have been lower.
c Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
d Total return does not reflect the effect of sales charges.
e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
f Includes expenses allocated from Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Portfolio.
g On January 13, 2006, the Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Portfolio was closed. This ratio includes the purchase and sale of portfolio securities of the DWS Short Duration Plus Fund as a stand-alone fund in addition to the Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Portfolio.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
*** Amount is less than $.005.

Class S+

Years Ended September 30,

2010a

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005b

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.43

$ 9.36

$ 9.95

$ 9.89

$ 9.93

$ 10.00

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomec

.16

.37

.40

.39

.35

.33

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.14

.14

(.45)

.16

.11

.19

Total from investment operations

.30

.51

(.05)

.55

.46

.52

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.18)

(.32)

(.49)

(.43)

(.38)

(.34)

Net realized gains

(.05)

(.06)

(.12)

(.25)

Return of capital

(.12)

Total distributions

(.18)

(.44)

(.54)

(.49)

(.50)

(.59)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

.00***

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.55

$ 9.43

$ 9.36

$ 9.95

$ 9.89

$ 9.93

Total Return (%)d

3.36**

5.71

(.62)

5.79

4.80

5.28

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

1,144

1,019

869

879

287

518

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions

.67*

.70

.71

.79

1.27e

1.38e

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions

.63*

.65

.67

.73

.88e

.90e

Ratio of net investment income (%)

3.43*

4.12

4.08

3.97

3.61

3.26

Portfolio turnover rate

42**

112

83

57

129f

298

+ On October 23, 2006, Investment Class was renamed Class S.
a For the six months ended March 31, 2010 (Unaudited).
b Effective November 17, 2004, the Fund converted from a stable value fund to a short-term bond fund. The return for the Fund includes a one-time adjustment of 2.7% related to the conversion and in the absence of the conversion, the return would have been lower.
c Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
d Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
e Includes expenses allocated from Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Portfolio.
f On January 13, 2006, the Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Portfolio was closed. This ratio includes the purchase and sale of portfolio securities of the DWS Short Duration Plus Fund as a stand-alone fund in addition to the Scudder Limited-Duration Plus Portfolio.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
*** Amount is less than $.005.

Institutional Class

Years Ended September 30,

2010a

2009

2008b

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.42

$ 9.36

$ 9.56

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomec

.17

.38

.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.14

.13

(.21)

Total from investment operations

.31

.51

(.17)

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.19)

(.33)

(.03)

Return of capital

(.12)

Total distributions

(.19)

(.45)

(.03)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.54

$ 9.42

$ 9.36

Total Return (%)

3.43**

5.74

(1.76)**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

37

13

50

Ratio of expenses

.50*

.52

.54*

Ratio of net investment income (%)

3.56*

4.25

4.20*

Portfolio turnover rate

42**

112

83

a For the six months ended March 31, 2010 (Unaudited).
b For the period from August 27, 2008 (commencement of operations of Institutional Class shares) to September 30, 2008.
c Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
*** Amount is less than $.005.

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

A. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

DWS Short Duration Plus 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.

The Fund offers multiple classes of shares which provide investors with different purchase options. Class A shares are offered to investors subject to an initial sales charge. Class B shares of the Fund are closed to new purchases, except exchanges or the reinvestment of dividends or other distributions. Class B shares were offered to investors without an initial sales charge and are subject to higher ongoing expenses than Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge payable upon certain redemptions. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares six years after issuance. Class C shares are offered without an initial sales charge but are subject to higher ongoing expenses than Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge payable upon certain redemptions within one year of purchase. Class C shares do not automatically convert into another class. Institutional Class shares are offered to a limited group of investors, are not subject to initial or contingent deferred sales charges and have lower ongoing expenses than other classes. Class S shares are not subject to initial or contingent deferred sales charges and are generally not available to new investors except under certain circumstances.

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 such as distribution and service fees, services to shareholders, and certain other class-specific expenses. 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 value determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading. Debt securities are valued by independent pricing services approved by the Trustees of the Fund. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, securities are valued at the most recent bid quotation or evaluated price, as applicable, obtained from one or more broker-dealers. 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 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. In accordance with the Fund's valuation procedures, factors used in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security, the size of the holding, the initial cost of the security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security's disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), an analysis of the company's or issuer's financial statements, an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination, and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Disclosure about the classification of fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund's Investment Portfolio.

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 gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending. The Fund may lend securities to certain financial institutions. The Fund retains beneficial ownership of the securities it has loaned and continues to receive interest and dividends paid by the issuer of 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 either cash or liquid, unencumbered assets having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best efforts to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. 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 a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. The Fund is also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

Senior Loans. Senior loans are portions of loans originated by banks and sold in pieces to investors. These US dollar-denominated fixed and floating rate loans ("Loans") in which the Fund invests, are arranged through private negotiations between the borrower and one or more financial institutions ("Lenders"). The Fund invests in such Loans in the form of participations in Loans ("Participations") or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties ("Assignments"). Participations typically result in the Fund having a contractual relationship only with the Lender, not with the borrower. The Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled from the Lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the Lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, the Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the Loan, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Fund will not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the Loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the Lender that is selling the Participation. Assignments typically result in the Fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and the Fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. All Senior Loans involve interest rate risk, liquidity risk and credit risk, including the potential default or insolvency of the borrower.

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.

Derivatives. Authoritative accounting guidance requires that disclosures about the Fund's derivative and hedging activities and derivatives accounted for as hedging instruments must be disclosed separately from derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting. Because investment companies account for their derivatives at fair value and record any changes in fair value in current period earnings, the Fund's derivatives are not accounted for as hedging instruments. As such, even though the Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to achieve an economic hedge, the Fund's derivatives are not considered to be hedging instruments. The disclosure below is presented in accordance with authoritative accounting guidance.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. The Fund enters into interest rate swap transactions to gain exposure to different parts of the yield curve while managing overall duration. The use of interest rate swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. In an interest rate swap, the Fund agrees to pay to the other party to the interest rate swap (which is known as the "counterparty") a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty agreeing to pay to the Fund a variable rate payment, or the Fund agrees to receive from the counterparty a fixed rate payment in exchange for the counterparty agreeing to receive from the Fund a variable rate payment. The payment obligations are based on the notional amount of the swap. Certain risks may arise when entering into swap transactions including counterparty default, liquidity or unfavorable changes in interest rates. In connection with these agreements, securities and or cash may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default. The maximum counterparty credit risk is the net present value of the cash flows to be received from or paid to the counterparty over the term of the interest rate swap contract, to the extent that this amount is beneficial to the Fund, in addition to any related collateral posted to the counterparty by the Fund. This risk may be partially reduced by a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty. Payments received or made at the end of the measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. The value of the swap is adjusted daily based upon a price supplied by a Board-approved pricing vendor and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation.

A summary of the open interest rate swap contracts as of March 31, 2010 is included in a table following the Fund's Investment Portfolio. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Fund invested in interest rate swap contracts with a total notional amount generally indicative of a range from approximately $228,100,000 to $245,800,000.

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a contract between a buyer and a seller of protection against pre-defined credit events for the reference entity. The Fund buys or sells credit default swap contracts to gain exposure to an underlying issuer's credit quality characteristics without directly investing in that issuer, or to hedge the risk of default on Fund securities. As a seller in the credit default swap contract, the Fund is required to pay the par (or other agreed-upon) value of the referenced entity to the counterparty with the occurrence of a credit event by a third party, such as a US or foreign corporate issuer, on the reference entity, which would likely result in a loss to the Fund. In return, the Fund receives from the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Fund keeps the stream of payments with no payment obligations. The Fund also buys credit default swap contracts in order to hedge against the risk of a credit event on debt securities, in which case the Fund functions as the counterparty referenced above. This involves the risk that the contract may expire worthless. It also involves counterparty risk that the seller may fail to satisfy its payment obligations to the Fund with the occurrence of a credit event. When the Fund sells a credit default swap contract it will cover its commitment. This may be achieved by, among other methods, maintaining cash or liquid assets equal to the aggregate notional value of the reference entities for all outstanding credit default swap contracts sold by the Fund.

Credit default swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from a Board-approved pricing vendor and the change in value, if any, is recorded daily as unrealized gain or loss. An upfront payment made by the Fund is recorded as an asset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. An upfront payment received by the Fund is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Under the terms of the credit default swap contracts, the Fund receives or makes quarterly payments based on a specified interest rate on a fixed notional amount. These payments are recorded as a realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized, net of a proportional amount of the upfront payment, as realized gains or losses.

A summary of the open credit default swap contracts as of March 31, 2010 is included in a table following the Fund's Investment Portfolio. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Fund invested in credit default swap contracts with a total notional amount generally indicative of a range from approximately $21,250,000 to $46,500,000.

Total Return Swap Contracts. Total return swaps involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. The Fund enters into total return swap transactions to gain exposure to different parts of the yield curve while managing overall duration. To the extent the total return of the reference security or index underlying the total return swap exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment or make a payment to the counterparty, respectively. Certain risks may arise when entering into swap transactions including counterparty default, liquidity or unfavorable changes in the value of underlying reference security or index. Payments received or made at the end of each measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. The value of the swap is adjusted daily based upon a price supplied by a Board-approved pricing vendor and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation.

A summary of the open total return swap contracts as of March 31, 2010 is included in a table following the Fund's Investment Portfolio. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Fund invested in total return swap contracts with total notional amounts of $76,400,000.

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 enters into interest rate futures to gain exposure to different parts of the yield curve while managing overall duration. In addition, the Fund seeks to enhance returns by employing a global tactical asset allocation overlay strategy by entering into futures contracts on fixed-income securities, including on financial indices, and security indices and on currency. As part of this strategy, the Fund uses futures contracts to attempt to take advantage of short-term and medium-term inefficiencies within the global bond and currency markets.

Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with a financial intermediary cash or securities ("initial margin") in an amount 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 and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. Gains or losses are realized when the contract expires or is closed. Since all futures contracts are exchange traded, counterparty risk is minimized as the exchange's clearinghouse acts as the counterparty, and guarantees the futures against default.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into futures contracts, including the risk that an illiquid 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 underlying hedged security, index or currency. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of March 31, 2010 is included in a table following the Fund's Investment Portfolio. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Fund invested in futures contracts with a total notional value generally indicative of a range from approximately $1,181,365,000 to $1,291,525,000.

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 seeks to enhance returns by employing a global tactical asset allocation overlay strategy. As part of this strategy, the Fund uses forward currency exchange contracts to gain exposure to changes in the value of foreign currencies, and to attempt to take advantage of short-term and medium-term inefficiencies within the currency markets. Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and unrealized gain (loss) is recorded daily. Certain risks may arise upon entering into forward currency contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The maximum counterparty credit risk to the Fund is measured by the unrealized gain on appreciated 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.

A summary of the open forward foreign currency exchange contracts as of March 31, 2010 is included in a table following the Fund's Investment Portfolio. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Fund invested in forward foreign currency exchange contracts with a total contract value generally indicative of a range from approximately $100,443,000 to $208,694,000.

The following tables summarize the value of the Fund's derivative instruments held as of March 31, 2010 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

Asset Derivatives

Forward Contracts

Swap Contracts

Total

Interest Rate Contracts (a)

$ —

$ 3,191,379

$ 3,191,379

Credit Contracts (a)

2,026,649

2,026,649

Foreign Exchange Contracts (b)

1,583,881

1,583,881

 

$ 1,583,881

$ 5,218,028

$ 6,801,909

Each of the above derivatives is located in the following Statement of Assets and Liabilities accounts:

(a) Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts
(b) Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

Liability Derivatives

Forward Contracts

Swap Contracts

Futures Contracts

Total

Interest Rate Contracts (a)

$ —

$ (3,001,138)

$ (1,902,936)

$ (4,904,074)

Credit Contracts (a)

(8,412)

(8,412)

Foreign Exchange Contracts (b)

(477,720)

(477,720)

 

$ (477,720)

$ (3,009,550)

$ (1,902,936)

$ (5,390,206)

Each of the above derivatives is located in the following Statement of Assets and Liabilities accounts:

(a) Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures. Liability of Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts reflects unsettled variation margin.
(b) Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

Additionally, the amount of unrealized and realized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in Fund earnings during the six months ended March 31, 2010 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

Forward Contracts

Swap Contracts

Futures Contracts

Total

Interest Rate Contracts (a)

$ —

$ 2,020,270

$ (5,809,863)

$ (3,789,593)

Credit Contracts (a)

72,763

72,763

Foreign Exchange Contracts (b)

6,193,483

6,193,483

 

$ 6,193,483

$ 2,093,033

$ (5,809,863)

$ 2,476,653

Each of the above derivatives is located in the following Statement of Operations accounts:

(a) Net realized gain (loss) from swaps and futures, respectively
(b) Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency (Statement of Operations includes both forward currency contracts and foreign currency transactions)
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

Forward Contracts

Swap Contracts

Futures Contracts

Total

Interest Rate Contracts (a)

$ —

$ (1,000,912)

$ 1,717,930

$ 717,018

Credit Contracts (a)

381,621

381,621

Foreign Exchange Contracts (b)

221,488

221,488

 

$ 221,488

$ (619,291)

$ 1,717,930

$ 1,320,127

Each of the above derivatives is located in the following Statement of Operations accounts:

(a) Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps and futures, respectively
(b) Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency (Statement of Operations includes both forward currency contracts and foreign currency transactions)

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.

At September 30, 2009, the Fund had a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of approximately $98,367,000, including $60,677,000 inherited from its merger with an affiliated fund in fiscal year 2007, which may be applied against any realized net taxable capital gains of each succeeding year until fully utilized or until September 30, 2011 ($14,467,000), September 30, 2012 ($25,866,000), September 30, 2013 ($18,693,000), September 30, 2014 ($3,620,000), September 30, 2015 ($15,741,000), September 30, 2016 ($2,969,000) and September 30, 2017 ($17,011,000), the respective expiration dates, whichever occurs first, subject to certain limitations under Sections 381-384 of the Internal Revenue Code.

In addition, from November 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009, the Fund incurred approximately $62,800,000 of net realized capital losses. As permitted by tax regulations, the Fund intends to elect to defer these losses and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

The Fund has reviewed the tax positions for the open tax years as of September 30, 2009 and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain open subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Distribution of Income and Gains. Net investment income of the Fund is declared and distributed to shareholders monthly. 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 premium amortization on debt securities, investments in foreign denominated investments, forward currency contracts, futures contracts, recognition of certain foreign currency gains (losses) as ordinary income (loss), and certain securities sold at a loss. 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.

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 net of foreign withholding taxes. 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 March 31, 2010, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term instruments) aggregated $1,350,119,784 and $1,027,793,125, respectively.

C. Related Parties

Management Agreement. Under the Investment Management Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA" or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, the Advisor directs the investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the Fund or delegates such responsibility to the Fund's subadvisor.

On January 26, 2010, the Advisor announced its intention to transition members of its Quantitative Strategies Group (the "QS Group"), including members of the Fund's portfolio management team, out of the Advisor into a separate investment advisory firm unaffiliated with the Advisor known as QS Investors, LLC ("QS Investors") (the "Separation"). The Separation is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2010. In order for the Fund to continue to access the investment expertise offered by the members of the QS Group following the Separation, the Advisor recommended that the Board approve a sub-advisory agreement between the Advisor and QS Investors (the "Sub-Advisory Agreement"). On May 4, 2010, following a review of QS Investors' capabilities, the terms of the Separation and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Fund's Board approved the Sub-Advisory Agreement. This action was taken pursuant to an order the Fund and the Advisor requested and received from the Securities and Exchange Commission that permits the Advisor, with the approval of the Fund's Board, to appoint subadvisors that are not affiliated with the Advisor to manage all or a portion of the Fund's assets without the need for a shareholder meeting or vote. The Sub-Advisory Agreement is expected to become effective upon the effective date of the Separation. As a subadvisor to the Fund, QS Investors will manage the portion of assets allocated to the Fund's iGAP strategy. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, QS Investors is paid for its services by the Advisor from its fees as investment advisor to the Fund.

Under the Investment Management Agreement with the Advisor, the Fund pays a monthly management fee based on the average daily net assets of the Fund, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at the following annual rates:

First $1.5 billion of the Fund's average daily net assets

.365%

Next $500 million of such net assets

.340%

Next $1.0 billion of such net assets

.315%

Next $1.0 billion of such net assets

.300%

Next $1.0 billion of such net assets

.285%

Next $1.0 billion of such net assets

.270%

Over $6.0 billion of such net assets

.255%

Accordingly, for the six months ended March 31, 2010, the fee pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement was equivalent to an annualized effective rate of 0.35% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

For the period from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 (through April 22, 2010 for Class S and through January 31, 2011 for Class B), the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) of each class as follows:

Class A

.90%

Class B

1.65%

Class C

1.65%

Class S

.73%

Institutional Class

.65%

For the period from April 23, 2010 through September 30, 2010, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of Class S shares to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expense (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) at 0.75%.

In addition, for the period from October 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010, the Advisor had voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) of each class as follows:

Class A

.88%

Class B

1.63%

Class C

1.63%

Class S

.63%

Institutional Class

.63%

Effective February 1, 2010, the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expenses (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest) of each class as follows:

Class A

.83%

Class B

1.63%

Class C

1.63%

Class S

.63%

Institutional Class

.63%

Administration Fee. Pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement, DIMA provides most administrative services to the Fund. For all services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor 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 six months ended March 31, 2010, the Administration Fee was $1,277,035, of which $229,758 is unpaid.

Service Provider Fees. DWS Investments Service Company ("DISC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent for the Fund. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DISC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), DISC has delegated certain transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent functions to DST. DISC compensates DST out of the shareholder servicing fees it receives from the Fund. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the amounts charged to the Fund by DISC were as follows:

Services to Shareholders

Total Aggregated

Waived

Unpaid at March 31, 2010

Class A

$ 177,760

$ —

$ 90,553

Class B

3,035

1,856

1,179

Class C

82,599

40,512

Class S

397,537

225,410

25,952

Institutional Class

155

74

 

$ 661,086

$ 227,266

$ 158,270

Distribution and Service Fees. Under the Fund's Class B and Class C 12b-1 plans, DWS Investments Distributors, Inc. ("DIDI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, receives a fee ("Distribution Fee") of 0.75% of average daily net assets of each of Class B and C shares. In accordance with the Fund's Underwriting and Distribution Services Agreement, DIDI enters into related selling group agreements with various firms at various rates for sales of Class B and C shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Distribution Fee was as follows:

Distribution Fee

Total Aggregated

Unpaid at March 31, 2010

Class B

$ 6,527

$ 972

Class C

1,375,545

251,162

 

$ 1,382,072

$ 252,134

In addition, DIDI provides information and administrative services for a fee ("Service Fee") to Class A, B and C shareholders at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets. DIDI in turn has various agreements with financial services firms that provide these services and pays these fees based upon the assets of shareholder accounts the firms service. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Service Fee was as follows:

Service Fee

Total Aggregated

Unpaid at March 31, 2010

Annualized Effective Rate

Class A

$ 1,244,167

$ 378,767

.23%

Class B

2,059

4,046

.24%

Class C

455,408

158,147

.25%

 

$ 1,701,634

$ 540,960

 

Underwriting Agreement and Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. DIDI is the principal underwriter for the Fund. Underwriting commissions paid in connection with the distribution of Class A shares for the six months ended March 31, 2010 aggregated $13,457.

In addition, DIDI receives any contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") from Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of purchase. There is no such charge upon redemption of any share appreciation or reinvested dividends. The CDSC is based on declining rates ranging from 4% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the value of the shares redeemed. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the CDSC for Class B and C shares aggregated $625 and $80,469, respectively. A deferred sales charge of up to 0.50% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, DIDI received $94,805 for Class A shares.

Typesetting and Filing Service Fees. Under an agreement with DIMA, DIMA is compensated for providing typesetting and certain regulatory filing services to the Fund. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the amount charged to the Fund by DIMA included in the Statement of Operations under "reports to shareholders" aggregated $21,212, of which $13,324 is unpaid.

Trustees' Fees and Expenses. The Fund paid each Trustee not affiliated with the Advisor retainer fees plus specified amounts for various committee services and for the Board Chairperson.

Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles. The Fund may invest uninvested cash balances in Central Cash Management Fund and other affiliated money market funds managed by the Advisor. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying money market funds. Central Cash Management Fund does not pay the Advisor an investment management fee. Central Cash Management Fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital.

D. Fee Reductions

The Fund has 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 March 31, 2010, the Fund's custodian fee was reduced by $281 for custody credits earned.

E. Line of Credit

The Fund and other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $450 million revolving credit facility provided by a syndication of banks. The Fund may borrow 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 on net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25 percent plus if LIBOR exceeds the Federal Funds Rate the amount of such excess. 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 March 31, 2010

Year Ended
September 30, 2009

 

Shares

Dollars

Shares

Dollars

Shares sold

Class A

36,727,203

$ 348,391,390

79,668,475

$ 722,400,815

Class B

2,961

28,056

22,254

197,699

Class C

10,161,641

96,191,427

21,516,412

195,222,062

Class S

26,878,536

255,408,333

49,878,513

454,287,504

Institutional Class

2,707,634

25,683,124

942,056

8,498,312

 

 

$ 725,702,330

 

$ 1,380,606,392

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

Class A

1,806,115

$ 17,112,945

3,197,242

$ 28,806,118

Class B

2,021

19,160

9,771

87,281

Class C

430,532

4,075,799

686,778

6,187,524

Class S

1,755,910

16,671,890

3,735,498

33,649,238

Institutional Class

54,979

521,811

149,625

1,328,046

 

 

$ 38,401,605

 

$ 70,058,207

Shares redeemed

Class A

(23,837,409)

$ (226,155,732)

(44,717,389)

$ (403,731,875)

Class B

(70,063)

(665,232)

(244,288)

(2,191,168)

Class C

(3,818,743)

(36,183,065)

(6,088,461)

(54,798,788)

Class S

(16,970,942)

(161,408,635)

(38,315,163)

(345,434,999)

Institutional Class

(175,856)

(1,669,254)

(5,120,743)

(45,830,083)

 

 

$ (426,081,918)

 

$ (851,986,913)

Redemption fees

 

$ —

 

$ 59,512

Net increase (decrease)

Class A

14,695,909

$ 139,348,603

38,148,328

$ 347,514,053

Class B

(65,081)

(618,016)

(212,263)

(1,906,188)

Class C

6,773,430

64,084,161

16,114,729

146,615,156

Class S

11,663,504

110,671,588

15,298,848

142,517,902

Institutional Class

2,586,757

24,535,681

(4,029,062)

(36,003,725)

 

 

$ 338,022,017

 

$ 598,737,198

G. Review for Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the events and transactions subsequent to period end and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund's financial statements.

Other Information

Gary Sullivan, CFA, portfolio manager of the Fund, has changed his name to Gary Russell.

Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant

October 9, 2009, As Revised November 20, 2009

Pursuant to an Order entered into by Deutsche Investment Management Americas and affiliates (collectively, "DeAM") with the Attorney General of New York, I, Thomas H. Mack, have been appointed the Independent Fee Consultant for the DWS Funds (formerly the DWS Scudder Funds). My duties include preparing an annual written evaluation of the management fees DeAM charges the Funds, considering among other factors the management fees charged by other mutual fund companies for like services, management fees DeAM charges other clients for like services, DeAM's costs of supplying services under the management agreements and related profit margins, possible economies of scale if a Fund grows larger, and the nature and quality of DeAM's services, including fund performance. This report summarizes my evaluation for 2009, including my qualifications, the evaluation process for each of the DWS Funds, consideration of certain complex-level factors, and my conclusions. I served in substantially the same capacity in 2007 and 2008.

Qualifications

For more than 35 years I have served in various professional capacities within the investment management business. I have held investment analysis and advisory positions, including securities analyst, portfolio strategist and director of investment policy with a large investment firm. I have also performed business management functions, including business development, financial management and marketing research and analysis.

Since 1991, I have been an independent consultant within the asset management industry. I have provided services to over 125 client organizations, including investment managers, mutual fund boards, product distributors and related organizations. Over the past ten years I have completed a number of assignments for mutual fund boards, specifically including assisting boards with management contract renewal.

I hold a Master of Business Administration degree, with highest honors, from Harvard University and Master of Science and Bachelor of Science (highest honors) degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. I am an independent director and audit committee financial expert for two closed-end mutual funds and serve in various leadership and financial oversight capacities with non-profit organizations.

Evaluation of Fees for each DWS Fund

My work focused primarily on evaluating, fund-by-fund, the fees charged to each of the 124 publicly offered Fund portfolios in the DWS Fund family. For each Fund, I considered each of the key factors mentioned above, as well as any other relevant information. In doing so I worked closely with the Funds' Independent Directors in their annual contract renewal process, as well as in their approval of contracts for several new funds (documented separately).

In evaluating each Fund's fees, I reviewed comprehensive materials provided by or on behalf of DeAM, including expense information prepared by Lipper Analytical, comparative performance information, profitability data, manager histories, and other materials. I also accessed certain additional information from the Lipper, Strategic Insight, and Morningstar databases and drew on my industry knowledge and experience.

To facilitate evaluating this considerable body of information, I prepared for each Fund a document summarizing the key data elements in each area as well as additional analytics discussed below. This made it possible to consider each key data element in the context of the others.

In the course of contract renewal, DeAM agreed to implement a number of fee and expense adjustments requested by the Independent Directors which will favorably impact future fees and expenses, and my evaluation includes the effects of these changes.

Fees and Expenses Compared with Other Funds

The competitive fee and expense evaluation for each fund focused on two primary comparisons:

The Fund's contractual management fee (the advisory fee plus the administration fee where applicable) compared with those of a group of typically 12-15 funds in the same Lipper investment category (e.g. Large Capitalization Growth) having similar distribution arrangements and being of similar size.

The Fund's total expenses compared with a broader universe of funds from the same Lipper investment category and having similar distribution arrangements.

These two comparisons provide a view of not only the level of the fee compared with funds of similar scale but also the total expense the Fund bears for all the services it receives, in comparison with the investment choices available in the Fund's investment category and distribution channel. The principal figure-of-merit used in these comparisons was the subject Fund's percentile ranking against peers.

DeAM's Fees for Similar Services to Others

DeAM provided management fee schedules for all of its US domiciled fund and non-fund investment management accounts in any of the investment categories where there is a DWS Fund. These similar products included the other DWS Funds, non-fund pooled accounts, institutional accounts and sub-advisory accounts. Using this information, I calculated for each Fund the fee that would be charged to each similar product, at the subject Fund's asset level.

Evaluating information regarding non-fund products is difficult because there are varying levels of services required for different types of accounts, with mutual funds generally requiring considerably more regulatory and administrative types of service as well as having more frequent cash flows than other types of accounts. Also, while mutual fund fees for similar fund products can be expected to be similar, there will be some differences due to different pricing conditions in different distribution channels (e.g. retail funds versus those used in variable insurance products), differences in underlying investment processes and other factors.

Costs and Profit Margins

DeAM provided a detailed profitability analysis for each Fund. After making some adjustments so that the presentation would be more comparable to the available industry figures, I reviewed profit margins from investment management alone, from investment management plus other fund services (excluding distribution) provided to the Funds by DeAM (principally shareholder services), and DeAM profits from all sources, including distribution. A later section comments on overall profitability.

Economies of Scale

Economies of scale — an expected decline in management cost per dollar of fund assets as fund assets grow — are very rarely quantified and documented because of inherent difficulties in collecting and analyzing relevant data. However, in virtually every investment category that I reviewed, larger funds tend to have lower fees and lower total expenses than smaller funds. To see how each DWS Fund compares with this industry observation, I reviewed:

The trend in Fund assets over the last five years and the accompanying trend in total expenses. This shows if the Fund has grown and, if so, whether total expense (management fees as well as other expenses) have declined as a percent of assets.

Whether the Fund has break-points in its management fee schedule, the extent of the fee reduction built into the schedule and the asset levels where the breaks take effect, and in the case of a sub-advised Fund how the Fund's break-points compare with those of the sub-advisory fee schedule.

How the Fund's contractual fee schedule compares with trends in the industry data. To accomplish this, I constructed a chart showing how actual latest-fiscal-year contractual fees of the Fund and of other similar funds relate to average fund assets, with the subject Fund's contractual fee schedule superimposed.

Quality of Service — Performance

The quality-of-service evaluation focused on investment performance, which is the principal result of the investment management service. Each Fund's performance was reviewed over the past 1, 3, 5 and 10 years, as applicable, and compared with that of other funds in the same investment category and with a suitable market index.

In addition, I calculated and reviewed risk-adjusted returns relative to an index of similar mutual funds' returns and a suitable market index. The risk-adjusted returns analysis provides a way of determining the extent to which the Fund's return comparisons are mainly the product of investment value-added (or lack thereof) or alternatively taking considerably more or less risk than is typical in its investment category.

I also received and considered the history of portfolio manager changes for each Fund, as this provided an important context for evaluating the performance results.

Complex-Level Considerations

While this evaluation was conducted mainly at the individual fund level, there are some issues relating to the reasonableness of fees that can alternatively be considered across the whole fund complex:

I reviewed DeAM's profitability analysis for all DWS Funds, with a view toward determining if the allocation procedures used were reasonable and how profit levels compared with public data for other investment managers.

I considered whether DeAM and affiliates receive any significant ancillary or "fall-out" benefits that should be considered in interpreting the direct profitability results. These would be situations where serving as the investment manager of the Funds is beneficial to another part of the Deutsche Bank organization.

I considered how aggregated DWS Fund expenses had varied over the years, by asset class and in the context of trends in asset levels.

I reviewed the structure of the DeAM organization, trends in staffing levels, and information on compensation of investment management and other professionals compared with industry data.

Findings

Based on the process and analysis discussed above, which included reviewing a wide range of information from management and external data sources and considering among other factors the fees DeAM charges other clients, the fees charged by other fund managers, DeAM's costs and profits associated with managing the Funds, economies of scale, possible fall-out benefits, and the nature and quality of services provided, in my opinion the management fees charged the DWS Funds are reasonable.

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Thomas H. Mack

Account Management Resources

 

For More Information

The automated telephone system allows you to access personalized account information and obtain information on other DWS funds using either your voice or your telephone keypad. Certain account types within Classes A, B, C and S also have the ability to purchase, exchange or redeem shares using this system.
For more information, contact your financial advisor. You may also access our automated telephone system or speak with a DWS Investments representative by calling the appropriate number below:

For shareholders of Classes A, B and C:

(800) 621-1048

For shareholders of Class S:

(800) 728-3337

Web Site

www.dws-investments.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.

Written Correspondence

DWS Investments

PO Box 219151
Kansas City, MO 64121-9151

Proxy Voting

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 are available on our Web site — www.dws-investments.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 (800) 621-1048.

Principal Underwriter

If you have questions, comments or complaints, contact:

DWS Investments Distributors, Inc.

222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5808

(800) 621-1148

 

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class S

InstitutionalClass

Nasdaq Symbol

PPIAX
PPLBX
PPLCX
DBPIX
PPILX

CUSIP Number

23336Y 748
23336Y 623
23336Y 730
23336Y 755
23336Y 772

Fund Number

418
618
718
822
1422

Privacy Statement

Dear Valued Client:

Your confidence is important to us. So we want to make sure you know our policies regarding the handling of our clients' private information. The following information is issued by DWS Investments Distributors, Inc., Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., DeAM Investor Services, Inc., DWS Trust Company and the DWS Funds.

We consider privacy fundamental to our client relationships and adhere to the policies and practices described below to protect current and former clients' information. We never sell customer lists or individual client 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 Web sites, 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.

In addition, we may disclose 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. These organizations may only use client information for the purpose designated by the companies listed above. Additional requirements beyond federal law may be imposed by certain states. To the extent that these state laws apply, we will comply with them before we share information about you.

We may also disclose nonpublic personal information about you to other parties as required or permitted by law. For example, we are required to or 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.

At any time, if you have questions about our policy, please write to us at:

DWS Investments
Attention: Correspondence — Chicago
P.O. Box 219415
Kansas City, MO 64121-9415 September 2009

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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

 

 

 

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board. The primary function of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify and recommend individuals for membership on the Board and oversee the administration of the Board Governance Guidelines. Shareholders may recommend candidates for Board positions by forwarding their correspondence by U.S. mail or courier service to Paul K. Freeman, Independent Chairman, DWS Funds, P.O. Box 101833, Denver, CO 80250-1833.

 

 

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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal 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 Short Duration Plus Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

Michael G. Clark

President

 

 

Date:

June 1, 2010

 

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 Short Duration Plus Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

Michael G. Clark

President

 

 

Date:

June 1, 2010

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

June 1, 2010