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PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO April 19, 1995 Dear Shareholder: We are pleased to report on the performance of the BEA International Equity Portfolio for the six months ended February 28, 1995. The net asset value (NAV) of the Portfolio as of February 28, 1995 was $16.46, compared to an NAV of $20.73 at August 31, 1994. As a result, the Portfolio's total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions of $.6558 per share) for the six-month period declined 17.69%. In comparison, the MSCI EAFE Index declined 7.95% during the same period. Since the inception of the Portfolio on October 1, 1992, its total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends and distributions) has increased 17.41% versus 32.61% for the index during the same period. MARKET COMMENTARY During the first quarter of 1995, the predominant characteristic of the global capital marketplace appeared at times to be its unpredictability. Over the past few months, newspapers have seemed to contain new doses of bad news virtually every week. The destructive and tragic earthquake in one of Japan's most important cities; the sudden collapse of the venerable Barings investment bank due to trading losses; the dramatic decline in the value of the U.S. dollar; and the ongoing deterioration of the Mexican economy and Latin American markets in general -- all of these combined to paint a picture of chaos and dissolution. It is our view, however, that things are not nearly so bad as they have seemed. While the past three months have been difficult ones in several markets - -- particularly in Latin American and in Japan -- there have also been several bright spots, and it appears to us that skies are beginning to clear even in the more troubled markets. As we enter the second quarter, we believe that the outlook is a relatively benign one. As we have often argued, bad news and pessimistic moods often conceal exciting investment opportunities. The long-term investor who keeps his wits about him is well-positioned to reap the benefits. It is perhaps worthwhile in this context to briefly discuss the actual market effects of the seemingly cataclysmic events of the last three months. In almost every case, the capital markets have displayed unexpected adaptability and flexibility, taking only hours or days to shake off what initially appeared to be shattering blows. Even in the situations where the impact of bad news has been more significant -- the Mexican debacle and the collapse of the dollar -- we believe that markets are now beginning to show signs of recovery from what will, in historical terms, appear to be overreactions of relatively brief duration. The Kobe earthquake, which rocked western Japan early on the morning of January 17th, caused massive loss of life and property damage in the billions of dollars. On a short-term basis at least, this changed the Japanese economic picture. The quake caused severe damage to crucial segments of Japan's transportation infrastructure; Kobe is the country's second largest seaport, and is an important hub for freight transport not only to and from Japan but throughout the northern Pacific region. In addition, the damaged region is an important center for road and rail transport within Japan, as it lies at the nexus of the eastern and western regions of the country. Without doubt, the quake resulted in a minor interruption in Japan's burgeoning economic recovery, although the economy has displayed impressive flexibility in adapting to changed conditions. The Japanese equity market, meanwhile, dropped sharply in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, but within a week had returned to its previous level (from where it resumed the more gradual decline that we have seen throughout the quarter). The shocking collapse of Barings had a similar, extremely limited effect upon the global markets. Because the trading strategy that blew up in the face of Barings' "rogue trader" involved futures on the Japanese stock index, the impact of the scandal was most powerfully felt in the Japanese market, which experienced a burst of short-term volatility, which was largely technical in nature. Nothing about this scandal or its aftermath had any meaning at all for the fundamentals of Japan's economy. Rather, the market sold off (it was down by 3.8% on the day after the Barings news broke) as a result of investor concerns about negative market impact as Barings' multi-billion dollar futures positions were unwound. Once again, the market quickly put this crisis behind it, and the Japanese market returned to more normal levels of volatility and to its medium-term pattern of gradual decline. 1 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 The dramatic moves we saw during the quarter in the value of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies is an issue of greater long-term concern. Since the beginning of the year, only a handful of currencies have weakened against the U.S. dollar -- and with the exception of the Italian lira and Australian dollar all of those were emerging market currencies. The Yen, the Swiss franc, and the currencies of the Deutschemark bloc all strengthened by between 10% and 16% against the U.S. unit during the quarter. As our readers are well aware, the cycle of U.S. dollar weakness has been longer and deeper than virtually anyone anticipated. It was only the middle of last year, after all, that the dollar first slid below the 100 yen level, a barrier that at the time appeared to have a great psychological significance for the foreign exchange market. In the first two months of 1995, the dollar continued to decline against the Yen and Deutschemark, but at a relatively leisurely pace. During the week of February 27th, however, it went into a freefall, each day hitting new historical lows. From an opening rate of just over 96 Yen to the dollar, the U.S. unit found no support in the market until it had fallen by week-end to under 90.5, and it hovered just under 90 Yen for the next couple of weeks. Toward the end of March, however, the market was taken by surprise as the German central bank announced a half-point reduction in two key short-term interest rates. Their purpose, it seems clear, was to reduce the attractiveness of the Deutschemark to investors and shore up the value of the U.S. dollar. The reaction of investors to this unexpected move was mixed. To some, the weaker mark would provide a much-needed boost to the German economy, while others sold on the fear the Bundesbank's new policy signified a relaxation of its traditionally strong anti-inflation stance. The foreign exchange market, meanwhile, has not responded as the Bundesbank hoped. While the dollar did spike briefly in the immediate aftermath of the announcement, within hours speculation began to focus on the Japanese and U.S. central banks. On the last day of the month, Japan disappointed investors by failing to follow the German lead, and indications were that the Federal Reserve was not likely to raise U.S. rates either. At the close of March, therefore, the U.S. dollar was in collapse once again, falling below the 85 Yen level at the time of writing. The wild volatility of the global foreign exchange market is, we believe, a product more of speculative currency trading than of economic fundamentals or world trade flows. So far -- to a certain extent, at least -- investors seem to agree with this view. Most striking has been the continued optimism of the U.S. equity market. In Japan, on the other hand, the market has taken a less optimistic tone. Investors there remain concerned that the unexpected and unprecedented strength of the Yen will place a significant level of pressure on the Japanese economic recovery. Lost amidst this wave of bearishness is the fact that the Japanese recession is now clearly over, the economy continues to grow at a slow but steady pace, interest rates have declined by approximately 1% so far in 1995, and none of Japan's difficulties this year have caused any appreciable deterioration of the economic fundamentals. At the same time, continued political gridlock, an overly regulated economy, and the strength of the Yen do inject some risk into a generally positive scenario. In sum, however, our view on Japan is positive: while underweight relative to the EAFE Index, our allocation is high in the context of BEA's historical allocations to the Japanese market. For some time, we have not seen any particularly compelling values among the European markets, and we are underweight in every major country but France. While Europe has now emerged from its long recession, we believe that it is in for a period of slow and unexciting growth. The U.K. was the only market in Europe to finish the first quarter with a positive return. In general, the U.K.'s generally strong performance reflects investor approval of the Major government's anti-inflationary stance. We are not bullish on the prospects of this market in the medium to long term, however, as it appears likely to us that political pressures will cause the government's current fiscal discipline to dissipate in relatively short order. The German market, on the other hand, may finally be on the verge of recovery from a year-long slump. While valuations remain fairly full and the strong Deutschemark remains a potential crimp on exports, we believe that the recent surprise reduction in short-term interest rates may provide the necessary spark for accelerated earnings growth. The most momentous crisis of 1995 has been the collapse of the Mexican peso, and its wide-ranging repercussions throughout the emerging markets. In our last letter to you, at the beginning of the year, we outlined the development of the Mexican crisis in some detail. As you know, in the months since the situation got significantly worse before, in the second half of March, beginning to show signs of getting 2 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 better. When we last reported to you, it appeared that Mexico's market was showing signs of stabilizing in the wake of President Clinton's $52 billion international credit package to save the Mexican economy. The basic framework of this package was structured during the last few days of January, as the value of the peso continued to plummet and the Mexican government appeared to be on the verge of default. Much of the month of February, however, was taken up with the details of the plan, and a final agreement was reached between U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Mexican Finance Minister Guillermo Ortiz only at the end of the month. Already in the immediate aftermath of the agreement we have seen Mexican interest rates soar to nearly 100%. The strong Mexican equity market during the second half of March (in fact, Mexican stocks were among the best performing in the world -- in local currency terms -- last month) seems to signify a growing investor confidence in the Zedillo administration's economic stabilization plan. While many questions remain open -- particularly Mexico's ability to steady its economy in the context of free-floating peso -- some investors appear to believe that equity valuations are now attractive despite Mexico's poor economic prognosis (a painful recession combined with high inflation) for the remainder of 1995. The impact of this crisis upon the rest of Latin America has been profound. Argentina and Brazil have had particular problems: foreign investors account for a large portion of the trading in each market, and both economies bear a certain similarity -- if only superficially -- with that of Mexico. Argentina has suffered particularly from comparisons with Mexico, and rumors of imminent default or devaluation have periodically swirled through the market. We believe strongly that Argentina is not another Mexico, and the performance of the Argentine market during March is particularly encouraging in this regard. After stock indices hit four-year lows early in the month, the market has rebounded by nearly 50%, on the back of rising confidence in the government's efforts to shield the economy from Mexican fallout. Brazil, at the same time, has taken steps indicating that the government is willing to risk some short-term increase in inflation in exchange for bringing down the current account deficit. We continue to expect Brazil to be the market in which we will make the most money - -- worldwide -- over the next five years. The immediate effects of the peso's collapse hit markets far beyond Mexico's Latin American neighbors. Last December and into January, virtually all emerging markets declined sharply as liquidity evaporated from the marketplace in a general flight to quality. During February, however, we began to see a significant divergence of returns between markets in Latin America -- which continued to suffer -- and the Asian markets, which recovered strongly. Most Asian stock markets gained back much or all of their January losses. Hong Kong and Malaysia (two of the Fund's largest positions in the region) were the leaders for the quarter. Looking forward, within the region we are particularly bullish on Hong Kong, a market that we believe is very attractively valued at present. We believe that Hong Kong has set off on what could be an extended rally, in the wake of a dramatic year-long decline. PERFORMANCE REPORT The first quarter was another disappointing period for us in the international equity markets. As you know, BEA takes a top-down approach to international equity management. Generally, therefore, the majority of our value-added has historically been derived at the country allocation level. We base this approach upon the observation that, in the medium to long term, the variability of returns among countries is more significant, as well as more exploitable, than that among stocks within a single country. Consistent with BEA's investment strategy, our underperformance during the first quarter of 1995 can be attributed almost entirely to top-down factors, particularly to our significant diversification of the Fund into the emerging markets. This strategy has been very successful for BEA's clients over the past several years, but since early 1994 has been an overall detriment to our performance. While our commitment to the emerging markets clearly cost us significantly in the Fund's returns, we believe strongly that this strategic bet will be a key to long-term outperformance for our clients. Despite the dizzying levels of volatility that we have seen in the emerging markets over the past several months, we believe that these markets remain an extremely attractive long-term investment. While the economic fundamentals have changed in certain markets -- most notably in Mexico -- much of the selling pressure that has driven 3 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 markets down has borne little relationship to economic reality. We believe that, over the medium to long term, the emerging equity markets will continue to outperform the developed markets by a substantial margin throughout the 1990s. This projection is based on both macroeconomic and capital markets factors. We expect the growth rate of developing economies to continue to outpace that of the developed countries, and we believe that high economic growth has and will continue to correlate with relatively high equity market returns. Despite a preponderance of negative news in the past several months, we believe that international investment opportunities for the remainder of 1995 are as attractive as they have been for some time. We encourage investors to maintain a long-term perspective, as we do. It has been our observation that markets driven down by excessive pessimism (even panic) are the markets that often present the most compelling values. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS During the first quarter of 1995, there have been several positive developments at BEA, on which we would like to bring you up to date. In the international equity area, early this year Margaret Kendall decided to leave BEA in order to pursue other opportunities. We are pleased to announce that portfolio management in the Pacific Rim markets has been taken over by Steven Swift, who joins BEA with the title of Managing Director. Steven has focused on the emerging markets of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim for more than 20 years. Prior to joining BEA, he spent three years at Credit Suisse Asset Management in London, where he was Head of Global Equities and portfolio manager for the CS Tiger Fund, one of the largest and most successful mutual funds specializing in Southeast Asian equities. For the previous 15 years, he was with Wardley Investment Services, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, where he was a Managing Director for regional funds. In 1990, he was nominated as "The Leading Global Money Manager" in a survey by Barrons. Steven brings to BEA an unparalleled depth and breadth of knowledge and experience in the markets of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim, and we are very excited to have him aboard. Also during the first quarter, BEA announced that our firm will be integrating the U.S. operations of CS First Boston Investment Management, a move that will significantly expand the size and scope of BEA's fixed income management activities. While this will have no impact upon the personnel or investment strategy for international equity accounts, we believe that it is a very positive step forward in our development as a multi-product, globally-oriented investment management business. In conclusion, we very much appreciate the trust that our clients have placed in us, and we greatly value our relationship with you. Again, if you have questions or concerns that were not addressed in this letter, please feel free to be in touch with us at any time. Sincerely yours, BEA International Equities Team Emilio Bassini, Managing Director Piers Playfair, Managing Director Steven D. Bleiberg, Vice President Steven Swift, Managing Director 4 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO AND THE MORGAN STANLEY COMPOSITE INDEX EAFE FROM INCEPTION 10/1/92 AND AT EACH QUARTER END. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN One Year (17.85)% From Inception 6.44%
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BEA MSCI 10/1/92 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 11/30/92 9,685 9,571 2/28/93 9,906 9,918 5/31/93 11,218 12,062 8/31/93 12,159 12,962 11/30/93 12,120 11,928 2/28/94 13,783 13,841 5/31/94 12,999 13,735 8/31/94 13,891 14,405 11/30/94 13,080 13,732 2/28/95 11,323 13,258
Note: Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 5 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO April 19, 1995 Dear Shareholder: We are pleased to report on the performance of the BEA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio for the six months ended February 28, 1995. The net asset value (NAV) of the Portfolio as of February 28, 1995 was $15.92 compared to an NAV of $24.58 at August 31, 1994. As a result, the Portfolio's total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends and distributions of $.9911 per share) for the six-month period declined 31.91%. In comparison, the MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index declined 24.61% during the same period. Since the inception of the Portfolio on February 1, 1993, its total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends and distributions) increased 13.47% versus 37.65% for the index during the same period. MARKET COMMENTARY The dominant factor in the performance of emerging equity markets worldwide so far 1995 has been the collapse of the Mexican peso, and its wide-ranging repercussions. In our last letter to you, at the beginning of the year, we outlined the development of the Mexican crisis in some detail. As you know, in the months since, the situation got significantly worse before, in the second half of March, beginning to show signs of getting better. When we last reported to you, it appeared that Mexico's market was showing signs of stabilizing in the wake of President Clinton's $52 billion international credit package to save the Mexican economy. The basic framework of this package was structured during the last few days of January, as the value of the peso continued to plummet and the Mexican government appeared to be on the verge of default. Much of the month of February, however, was taken up with the details of the plan, and a final agreement was reached between U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Mexican Finance Minister Guillermo Ortiz only at the end of the month. In the end, the Mexicans were compelled to hand over to the U.S. substantial control over the future direction of their economy. Perhaps the most important provision, from an economic point of view, was the requirement that the Mexicans maintain -- whatever the cost -- an extraordinarily tight monetary policy in order to limit the inflationary effects of the peso crisis. In the aftermath of the agreement we have seen Mexican interest rates soar to nearly 100%. It appears the finalization of this rescue package may have signaled a turn in the right direction, but it is clearly only a beginning. The Mexican financial markets are still in the grips of a two-headed crisis -- a lack of investor confidence in the consistency and competence of government policy, and worries over the economic impact of the crisis. The strong equity market during the second half of March (in fact, Mexican stocks were among the best performing in the world -- in local currency terms -- last month) seems to signify a growing investor confidence in the Zedillo administration's economic stabilization plan. While many questions remain open -- particularly Mexico's ability to steady its economy in the context of free-floating peso -- some investors appear to believe that equity valuations are now attractive despite Mexico's poor economic prognosis (a painful recession combined with high inflation) for the remainder of 1995. Meanwhile, the freakish political events we have witnessed in recent weeks -- the pseudo-exile of former President Salinas following the arrest of his brother in a political assassination plot which was in turn allegedly covered up by the victim's own brother, who was the government's chief investigator -- have, if anything, redounded to the political benefit of President Zedillo. Zedillo has effectively used this political crisis to solidify his image as a reformer seeking to uncover and eliminate PRI corruption whatever the cost. The impact of this crisis upon the rest of Latin America has been profound. The extent to which markets have declined in sympathy to Mexico's has largely depended upon two variables, which, as it turns out, often go hand in hand. The first is the importance, within each market, of foreign investors, which depends upon both the domestic savings rate and the restrictions imposed upon foreign investment. As Mexico's troubles have sucked liquidity out of the emerging markets, the BOLSAS that are dominated by foreigners feel substantially more selling pressure than those where domestic investors control the preponderance of shares. The second factor is the country's similarity, in economic terms, to Mexico. Of the major regional markets, the chief beneficiary of this calculus has been Chile, where the savings rate is 6 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 high, foreign investment is strictly regulated, the currency is fairly valued, the current account balance is healthy, and economic reform has been a sterling success. As a result, Chilean equities have seen relatively little diminution of value since last December 19th. In contrast, Argentina and Brazil have problems, in varying degrees, with both variables. Foreign investors account for a large portion of the trading in each market, and both economies bear a certain similarity -- if only superficially -- with that of Mexico. Argentina has suffered particularly from comparisons with Mexico, and rumors of imminent default or devaluation periodically swirled through the market during the first quarter. We believe strongly that Argentina is not another Mexico, and the performance of the Argentine market during March is particularly encouraging in this regard. After stock indices hit four-year lows early in the month, by quarter-end the market has rebounded by approximately 45%, on the back of rising confidence in the government's efforts to shield the economy from Mexican fallout. Most important was an agreement with the IMF to provide $2.8 billion in new credits, which effectively removed the shadow of potential devaluation, and a strong program to shore up the ailing banking system. Brazil, at the same time, has taken steps indicating that the government is willing to risk some short-term increase in inflation in exchange for bringing down the current account deficit. We continue to expect Brazil to be the market in which we will make the most money -- worldwide -- over the next five years. In the short term, however, we are concerned that we have not seen much progress in the implementation of Mr. Cardoso's campaign promises on constitutional reforms. The market has clearly reacted adversely to this. Foreign investors, we believe, are waiting to see substantial progress before becoming buyers of Brazil. Until this happens, the market is likely to have lackluster performance. The immediate effects of the peso's collapse hit markets far beyond Mexico's Latin American neighbors. Last December and into January, virtually all emerging markets declined sharply as liquidity evaporated from the marketplace in a general flight to quality. During February, however, we began to see a significant divergence of returns between markets in Latin America -- which continued to suffer -- and the Asian markets, which recovered strongly. Most Asian stock markets gained back much or all of their January losses. Hong Kong and Malaysia (two of the Fund's largest positions in the region) were the leaders for the quarter. Looking forward, within the region we are particularly bullish on Hong Kong, a market that we believe is very attractively valued at present. We believe that Hong Kong has set off on what could be an extended rally, in the wake of a dramatic year-long decline. At current prices, we perceive considerable value in the Hong Kong market, which is currently trading at P/Es of approximately 10.5 times forward earnings and 12 times 12-month trailing earnings. The current valuation, at the bottom third of its historic range, represents a significant discount relative to other markets in the region. Prospects for the Hong Kong market (and, to some extent, other markets in the region) hinge on three factors: sentiment in the local property market, U.S. interest rates, and political and economic developments in China. The property market (in which we have not had a substantial position in the Fund) appears finally to have bottomed out. Any short-term fears of rates continuing to rise in the U.S. will likely cause a near-term hiccup, which would probably subside in the medium term. However, a more stable interest rate environment or lower interest rates in the future would provide a significant benefit to earnings growth in Hong Kong. Additionally, the likely strengthening of the U.S. dollar over the next 18 to 36 months should benefit Hong Kong's economy. The political risks in China -- with Deng's death expected in the not-too-distant future -- are well known. For some time, market performance throughout the entire region has been stunted to some extent by concerns over the economic effects of a power struggle in the Chinese leadership. At current valuations, however, we believe that the overall picture is an appealing one for the long-term investor: we believe that it is and will remain in China's interest to maintain the viability of Hong Kong as a gateway to its capital-starved economy. The rest of the region remains primarily a story of dramatic and continuing economic growth. In general, economies in Asia are well-managed, are growing at a steady rate, and continue to produce strong and consistent earnings growth. While there exist certain risks to this scenario -- either a resumption of rising U.S. rates or an economic slowdown in the U.S. would reduce our growth expectations for the Asian economies -- we believe that the picture is a generally positive one. Within the region, our overweight positions currently are in Hong Kong and Singapore. 7 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 PERFORMANCE REPORT The first quarter was another disappointing period for us in the emerging equity markets. As you know, BEA takes a top-down approach. Generally, therefore, the majority of our value-added has historically been derived at the country allocation level. We base this approach upon the observation that, in the medium to long term, the variability of returns among countries is more significant, as well as more exploitable, than that among stocks within a single country. Consistent with BEA's investment strategy, our underperformance during the first quarter of 1995 can largely be attributed to top-down factors, particularly to our overweight positions in Mexico and Brazil. In each of those countries, the local index lost a third or more of its value during the course of the quarter; this had a significant impact upon the performance of the Fund. The Fund's performance relative to its benchmark was also hurt by the strong performance during the quarter of the South African market, in which we do not currently maintain a position. South Africa, which was incorporated in the MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index as of March 1995, now has an index weighting of more than 16%, making it second in size only to Malaysia. BEA has followed this market for the past several years. The head of our International Research group is a South African national who has made two research oriented trips to the country since February 1994, at which time we began to be in close touch with a wide variety of analysts and brokers regarding the South African market. In our portfolios, we do not limit our investment universe to markets included in the benchmark. Therefore, South Africa's previous exclusion from the MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index did not lead BEA to stay out of the country as a matter of policy. Over the past couple of years, we have at times taken a small amount of South African exposure, particularly in gold-related stocks. Similarly, its inclusion in the index as of 1995 has not caused us to blindly invest there. Because country allocation in a portfolio is essentially a zero-sum game, we focus on countries that we feel provide the greatest investment opportunities. It is our belief that the South African economy needs restructuring. The economy is still tightly regulated, exchange controls are still in effect, and many inefficient industries are artificially supported by tariffs or other government programs. In addition, the equity market is highly concentrated, relatively illiquid, tightly held and characterized by a complex network of corporate cross-holdings. In short, our view is that South Africa will take a step or two backward before it becomes an attractive market for investing. As we expected, however, the inclusion of this market in the major emerging market index caused a large temporary flow of investment capital into the country, as fund managers bid up prices in an attempt to get index-level exposure at any cost. South Africa's positive return of 3.8% for the quarter put it among the best-performing emerging markets, and our avoidance of this market contributed significantly to our underperformance. In summary, despite the dizzying levels of volatility that we have seen in the emerging markets over the past several months, we believe that these markets remain an extremely attractive long-term investment. While the economic fundamentals have changed in certain markets -- most notably in Mexico -- much of the selling pressure that has driven markets down has borne little relationship to economic reality. We believe that, over the medium to long term, the emerging equity markets will continue to outperform the developed markets by a substantial margin throughout the 1990s. This projection is based on both macroeconomic and capital markets factors. We expect the growth rate of developing economies to continue to outpace that of the developed countries, and believe that high economic growth has and will continue to correlate with relatively high equity market returns. Despite a preponderance of negative news in the past several months, we believe that investment opportunities for the remainder of 1995 are as attractive as they have been for some time. We encourage investors to maintain a long-term perspective, as we do. It has been our observation that markets driven down by excessive pessimism (even panic) are the markets that often present the most compelling values. 8 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS During the first quarter of 1995, there have been several positive developments at BEA, on which we would like to bring you up to date. In the international equity area, early this year Margaret Kendall decided to leave BEA in order to pursue other opportunities. We are pleased to announce that portfolio management in the Pacific Rim markets has been taken over by Steven Swift, who joins BEA with the title of Managing Director. Steven has focused on the emerging markets of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim for more than 20 years. Prior to joining BEA, he spent three years at Credit Suisse Asset Management in London, where he was Head of Global Equities and portfolio manager for the CS Tiger Fund, one of the largest and most successful mutual funds specializing in Southeast Asian equities. For the previous 15 years, he was with Wardley Investment Services, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, where he was a Managing Director for regional funds. In 1990, he was nominated as "The Leading Global Money Manager" in a survey by Barrons. Steven brings to BEA an unparalleled depth and breadth of knowledge and experience in the markets of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim, and we are very excited to have him aboard. Also during the first quarter, BEA announced that our firm will be integrating the U.S. operations of CS First Boston Investment Management, a move that will significantly expand the size and scope of BEA's fixed income management activities. While this will have no impact upon the personnel or investment strategy for international equity accounts, we believe that it is a very positive step forward in our development as a multi-product, globally-oriented investment management business. In conclusion, we very much appreciate the trust that our clients have placed in us, and we greatly value our relationship with you. Again, if you have questions or concerns that were not addressed in this letter, please feel free to be in touch with us at any time. Sincerely yours, BEA International Equities Team Emilio Bassini, Managing Director Piers Playfair, Managing Director Steven D. Bleiberg, Vice President Steven Swift, Managing Director 9 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO AND THE MORGAN STANLEY COMPOSITE INDEX-FREE EMERGING MARKETS FROM INCEPTION 2/1/93 AND AT EACH QUARTER END. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN One Year (33.90)% From Inception 5.50%
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
BEA MSCI 2/1/93 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 2/28/93 10,027 10,159 5/31/93 10,815 10,923 8/31/93 12,377 12,443 11/30/93 14,653 14,648 2/28/94 17,078 17,058 5/31/94 14,839 15,724 8/31/94 16,832 18,257 11/30/94 15,879 17,189 2/28/95 11,287 13,765
Note: Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 10 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO April 18, 1995 Dear Shareholder: We are pleased to report on the performance of the BEA U.S. Core Fixed Income Portfolio for the six months ended February 28, 1995. The net asset value (NAV) of the Portfolio as of February 28, 1995 was $14.57, compared to an NAV of $14.77 at August 31, 1994. As a result, the Portfolio's total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends of $.4615 per share) for the period increased 1.87%. In comparison, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Index gained 3.26% during the same period. Since the inception of the Portfolio on April 1, 1994, its total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends) has increased 2.04% versus 5.00% for the index during the same period. MARKET COMMENTARY The strong performance of the U.S. bond market during the first quarter has reinforced our view that the fixed income market environment fundamentally changed late in 1994. As we discussed in our last report to you, sentiment in the bond market throughout most of 1994 was characterized by persistent concerns about U.S. inflation. Despite five short-term interest rate hikes, totaling 1.75%, from February through August, investors remained unpersuaded that he Federal Reserve and the Clinton Administration possessed either the will or the capacity effectively to resist inflationary pressures. With each tightening, therefore, the bond market responded bearishly, ratcheting up long-term interest rates in tandem with rates at the short end of the yield curve. Volatility in the foreign exchange market exacerbated the situation, as traders sold U.S. dollars on their inflation fears, forcing the U.S. and European central banks to intervene repeatedly in the market to shore up the dollar. The effect of the Fed's sixth rate hike of 1994, in mid-November, was quite different, and we believe that it marked a significant change in investor sentiment. When short-term rates were increased by 3/4 of a point, the largest single increase since 1981, the capital markets finally reacted as the Fed had hoped. Short maturity bonds sold off as one would expect. More importantly, however, longer-term bonds rallied, with the yield on the 30-year bond reverting to below the 8% level for the first time in several months. During the first quarter of 1995, this rally continued virtually without interruption. The Federal Reserve's seventh short-term rate hike in this year-long cycle came on the first of February. While long-term rates crept up by a few basis points in the immediate aftermath of the Fed's announcement, the market's recovery was nearly instantaneous. Within a few days, 30-year rates had returned to the 7.7% level that they had reached in late January, and yields then began to move even lower. By quarter-end, U.S. bonds had traded up significantly, and the yield of the benchmark 30-year Treasury bond had fallen by nearly 30 additional basis points. At the same time, shorter-term securities experienced an even more powerful rally. At the time of writing, yields from one to five years out are all a full point or more below year-end levels. The yield curve, which earlier in the year was almost perfectly flat from 2 years to 30 years out, thus steepened significantly during February and March, with the spread between short and long-term instruments expanding to approximately 80 basis points. The improving tone of the U.S. Bond market appears to be a signal of increasing investor confidence that inflation will be kept under control, an impression reinforced by recent PPI and CPI statistics. Economic growth in the U.S. appears to be slowing, which is generally regarded as good news for the bond market. What is striking, in this case, is that this is occurring in an environment where the U.S. stock market is rallying simultaneously -- in the first quarter, it has been the best equity market anywhere in the world (with the sole exception of Turkey). This suggests that investors are now buying into arguments that the U.S. economy will be managed into a "soft landing" -- a prolonged period of slow and steady growth, avoiding the twin pitfalls of inflation and recession. Global bonds (in the developed world, at least) tended to follow the U.S. market upward during the quarter. As we saw repeatedly during 1994, markets were characterized by a general flight to quality, a strong flow of assets out of countries and securities that appear to be riskier (and thus bear higher yields) into what are perceived to be more secure assets. In Europe, for instance, we saw a pronounced 11 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 decline in the continent's weaker markets, particularly Italy, Spain and Sweden. In the major markets, however, returns were relatively strong. At quarter-end, investors were taken by surprise as the German central bank announced a half-point reduction in two key short-term interest rates in an attempt to rein in the dramatically rallying Deutschemark. The movement in the value of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies has been striking. Since the beginning of the year, only a handful of currencies have weakened against the U.S. dollar -- and with the exception of the Italian lira and Australian dollar all of those were emerging market currencies. The Yen, the Swiss franc, and the currencies of the Deutschemark bloc have all strengthened by between 11% and 17% against the U.S. unit so far this year. As you know, the cycle of U.S. dollar weakness has been longer and deeper than virtually anyone anticipated. It was only the middle of last year, after all, that the dollar first slid below the 100 yen level, a barrier that at the time appeared to have a great psychological significance for the foreign exchange market. The wild volatility of the currency market is, we believe, a product more of speculative trading than of economic fundamentals or world trade flows. So far--to a certain extent, at least--investors seem to agree with this view. Most striking has been the continued optimism of the U.S. bond and equity markets. Some analysts have suggested that the collapsing dollar will make the U.S. capital markets unattractive to the global pool of investment capital, and that capital flows into the new "safe harbor" currencies of Germany and Japan will cause the current U.S. "bubble" to burst. This has not occurred, and we do not in fact anticipate that it will anytime soon. We believe that the strength of the U.S. markets thus far in 1995 is largely a result of growing investor confidence that the Federal Reserve's year-long tightening cycle is at or near its end. So far, at least, it appears that the Fed is not going to be drawn into supporting the dollar through interest rate policy, a practice that would risk driving the U.S. economy into recession. The ongoing economic crisis in Mexico continued to roil the emerging debt markets during the first quarter. Throughout this crisis, emerging market debt has displayed significantly higher levels of volatility than in a more normal environment, and the market has been characterized by a strong preponderance of sellers over buyers. During the second half of March, however, we began to see indications that the market may be turning. The rally, which carried right through to the end of the month, was largely based upon a series of positive developments in Latin America, all of which occurred on or around March 10. Together, these events have done much to calm the crisis of confidence that has dominated Latin American markets for the past three months. First, in the wake of the finalization of the $52 billion rescue package by the U.S. and other international lenders, Mexico announced more details of a new plan for austerity and economic restructuring. The goal of this program is for Mexico to begin consuming less and exporting more, so that the economy can live within its means and reverse the long negative trend in its current account balance. While we remain concerned that the floating peso will make economic stability extremely difficult to achieve in the short run, the program appears generally well-conceived, and the market has so far viewed it in a positive light. At around the same time, the Argentine and Brazilian governments both took steps to manage the impact of the Mexican situation on their economies. Both of these countries--and particularly Argentina--have been vulnerable to speculation that they could follow Mexico into a downward spiral of devaluation and potential default. We did not believe that this was likely to occur, and events in March have bolstered our confidence further. Since the beginning of the Mexican crisis, the Argentines have taken steps to further dollarize their economy, restructure the ailing banking system, raise taxes and cut government spending. Most recently, they successfully concluded arrangements with the International Monetary Fund and other multilateral organizations for an additional $5 billion in financing, ensuring that sufficient reserves will be available to maintain support of the peso. Brazil, meanwhile, announced a controlled and limited devaluation of the real, along with a series of measures designed to support the currency within its new trading bonds. PORTFOLIO REVIEW The Fund's position in high-grade securities is approximately in line with that of the market. This reflects a generally defensive posture in light of the dramatic flight to quality and liquidity that has dominated the market for the past year or so. 12 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 We currently hold a position of approximately 34.8% in mortgage-backed securities, including an overweight position in 7-year balloon mortgages. We purchased these securities late in 1994, when the curve was quite steep at the short end and dramatically flatter when one moves out longer than three years. Borrowers were therefore not well compensated for taking on the interest rate risk inherent in balloon mortgages offering interest rates barely below that of a 30-year fixed-rate loan. A lack of borrowers for this type of mortgage translates into a shortage of this sort of mortgage-backed security. We anticipated that investor demand would soon exceed supply, resulting in price appreciation for these securities. This began to occur during the first quarter, and this position provided a modest enhancement to the Portfolio's returns. We are currently underweight in traditional investment grade corporate bonds, but have a significant position in non-traditional (outside the index) investment grade ideas. These include a long-standing position in perpetual floating rate notes issued in U.S. dollars by major European banks. While we continue to believe that these securities will be long-term outperformers, they tend to underperform during periods when liquidity is leaving the market. This occurred during much of 1994, and these holdings continued to contribute modest underperformance during the first quarter (although they have begun to recover in early April). We also continue to pursue a municipal bond arbitrage strategy, designed to benefit from the dramatic underpricing we perceived in this sector in early 1994. While the technicals did not improve in 1994 as we had expected, this trade bore fruit during the first quarter of this year, when municipal bonds outperformed Treasuries by a significant margin. At current levels, we are now looking to unwind this trade over the next several months. We also were able to add value during the quarter through opportunistic trading in high-grade airline bonds, a sector in which we continue to see value. In the below-investment grade sectors, we have a mildly defensive stance in U.S. high yield bonds. This sector has had a spectacular run of outperformance over the past three to four years, and we have concerns that a turn in the market may be approaching. We therefore have focused largely on higher quality issuers within the high-yield sector. The emerging market debt sector, meanwhile, accounts for virtually all of the Portfolio's underperformance during the quarter. While the events of the past few months have been jarring for investors in emerging market debt, it is important to keep several facts in mind. The severe price depreciation that has affected this entire sector has been largely technical in nature. While the economic fundamentals have indeed changed significantly in Mexico, the losses in other markets (in both Latin American and other regions) have been driven by strong flows of speculative capital out of the market into higher quality investments. At today's prices, many Brady bonds, as a result, are valued at only a very small multiple of the value of their U.S. Treasury collateral, which essentially means that the market is pricing in a default risk that is well beyond the actual danger of default. By virtually any standard, emerging market debt instruments are valued very attractively at their current levels. In summary, looking forward we continue to believe that emerging market debt and perpetual floating rate notes represent compelling value, and we will maintain our positions in those areas. Our current weighting in the Government and Agency sectors is relatively high, and this reflects our desire to maintain "dry powder" for use should we see weakness in the corporate bond market. Strategies relating to changes in the shape of the yield curve will continue to be modest due to the fact that the yield curve is currently consistent with its historical shape. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS During the first quarter of 1995, there have been several developments at BEA, on which we would like to bring you up to date. BEA recently announced that our firm will be integrating the U.S. operations of CS First Boston Investment Management, a move that will significantly expand the size and scope of our firm's fixed income management activities. CSFB's recognized strength in high yield bond management will complement and enhance BEA's existing fixed income capabilities. The fact that our firms have very similar investment styles and philosophies will help make the transition a seamless one, and ensure absolute stability and continuity in the management of our clients' portfolios. A total of five fixed income professionals are joining BEA from CSFB. The addition of these highly skilled people will allow us to significantly broaden both the scope and the depth of our fixed income investment management activities, and will further BEA's development as a major global asset manager. 13 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 As part of this change, Bob Moore, who has been Managing Director of the Fixed Income Group, has been appointed Head of Fixed Income, filling the position formerly held by Mark Arnold, who intends to consider other options; a choice we understand and respect. Mark remains a consultant to BEA, advising on future directions and helping to ensure a smooth transition, until later in the year. As you may know, Bob has worked closely with Mark for the past eight years and is intimately familiar with our product range and investment strategies. Under Bob's stewardship, the fixed income team will continue to pursue the investment approach developed at BEA over the past ten years. In conclusion, we very much appreciate the trust that our clients have placed in us, and we greatly value our relationship with you. Again, if you have questions or concerns that were not addressed in this letter, please feel free to be in touch with us at any time. Sincerely yours, BEA Fixed Income Management Team Robert Moore, Executive Director Gregg Dillberto, Managing Director Mark Silverstein, Senior Vice President Mark Arnold, Special Consultant BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO AND THE LEHMAN BROTHERS AGGREGATE INDEX FROM INCEPTION 4/1/94 AND AT EACH QUARTER END. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN From Inception 2.04%
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
BEA US CORE LEHMAN BROTHERS 4/1/94 10000 10000 5/31/94 $ 9,913 $ 9,999 8/31/94 10,017 10,188 11/30/94 9,812 10,007 2/28/95 10,204 10,520
Note: Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 14 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA GLOBAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO April 18, 1995 Dear Shareholder: We are pleased to report on the performance of the BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio for the six months ended February 28, 1995. The net asset value (NAV) of the Portfolio as of February 28, 1995 was $14.99, compared to an NAV of $15.00 at August 31, 1994. As a result, the Portfolio's total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends of $.4082 per share) for the period increased 2.72%. In comparison, the Unhedged JPM Global Government Bond Index gained 5.65% during the same period. Since the inception of the Portfolio on June 28, 1994, its total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends) has increased 2.72% versus 6.59% for the index during the same period. MARKET COMMENTARY Global bonds (in the developed world, at least) tended to follow the U.S. market upward during the quarter. The strong performance of the U.S. bond market during the first quarter has reinforced our view that the fixed income market environment fundamentally changed late in 1994. During the first quarter of 1995, the bond rally that began in mid-November of last year continued virtually without interruption. The Federal Reserve's seventh short-term rate hike in this year-long cycle came on the first of February. While long rates crept up by a few basis points in the immediate aftermath of the Fed's announcement, the market's recovery was nearly instantaneous. Within a few days, 30-year rates had returned to the 7.7% level that they had reached in late January, and yields then began to move even lower. By quarter-end, U.S. bonds had traded up significantly, and the yield of the benchmark 30-year Treasury bond had fallen by nearly 30 additional basis points. At the same time, shorter-term securities experienced an even more powerful rally. At the time of writing, yields from one to five years out are all a full point or more below year-end levels. The U.S. yield curve, which earlier in the year was almost perfectly flat from 2 years to 30 years out, thus steepened significantly during February and March, with the spread between short and long-term instruments expanding to approximately 80 basis points. The improving tone of the U.S. bond market appears to be a signal of increasing investor confidence that inflation will be kept under control, an impression reinforced by recent PPI and CPI statistics. Economic growth in the U.S. appears to be slowing, which is generally regarded as good news for the bond market. What is striking, in this case, is that this is occurring in an environment where the U.S. stock market is rallying simultaneously -- in the first quarter, it has been the best equity market anywhere in the world (with the sole exception of Turkey). This suggests that investors are now buying into arguments that the U.S. economy will be managed into a "soft landing" -- a prolonged period of slow and steady growth, avoiding the twin pitfalls of inflation and recession. In the global markets, as we saw repeatedly during 1994, markets were characterized by a general flight to quality, a strong flow of assets out of countries and securities that appear to be riskier (and thus bear higher yields) into what are perceived to be more secure assets. In Europe, for instance, we saw a pronounced decline in the continent's weaker markets, particularly Italy, Spain and Sweden. We anticipate that the expanded spreads between the higher and lower quality markets in Europe will begin to narrow to more reasonable levels, as the liquidity crunch brought on by the Mexican crisis begins to ease. In the major European markets, meanwhile, returns were relatively strong, following on the strength of the U.S. market. Canadian bonds were also strong during the quarter, buoyed by the government's submission of a positive budget. The Canadian dollar rallied in response, and yield spreads between Canadian and U.S. bonds narrowed. At quarter-end, investors were taken by surprise as the German central bank announced a half-point reduction in two key short-term interest rates in an attempt to rein in the dramatically rallying Deutschemark. The movement in the value of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies has been striking. Since the beginning of the year, only a handful of currencies have weakened against the U.S. dollar -- and with the exception of the Italian lira and Australian dollar all of those were emerging market currencies. The Yen, the Swiss franc, and 15 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 the currencies of the Deutschemark bloc have all strengthened by between 11% and 17% against the U.S. unit so far this year. As you know, the cycle of U.S. dollar weakness has been longer and deeper than virtually anyone anticipated. It was only the middle of last year, after all, that the dollar first slid below the 100 yen level, a barrier that at the time appeared to have a great psychological significance for the foreign exchange market. It is our view that at present levels the yen is dramatically overvalued vis-a-vis the dollar. The wild volatility of the currency market is, we believe, a product more of speculative trading than of economic fundamentals or world trade flows. So far - -- to a certain extent, at least -- investors seem to agree with this view. Most striking has been the continued optimism of the U.S. bond and equity markets. Some analysts have suggested that the collapsing dollar will make the U.S. capital markets unattractive to the global pool of investment capital, and that capital flows into the new "safe harbor" currencies of Germany and Japan will cause the current U.S. "bubble" to burst. This has not occurred, and we do not in fact anticipate that it will anytime soon. We believe that the strength of the U.S. markets thus far in 1995 is largely a result of growing investor confidence that the Federal Reserve's year-long tightening cycle is at or near its end. So far, at least, it appears that the Fed is not going to be drawn into supporting the dollar through interest rate policy, a practice that would risk driving the U.S. economy into recession. Meanwhile, the ongoing economic crisis in Mexico continued to roil the emerging debt markets during the first quarter. Throughout this crisis, emerging market debt has displayed significantly higher levels of volatility than in a more normal environment, and the market has been characterized by a strong preponderance of sellers over buyers. During the second half of March, however, we began to see indications that the market may be turning. The rally, which carried right through to the end of the month, was largely based upon a series of positive developments in Latin America, all of which occurred on or around March 10th. Together, these events have done much to calm the crisis of confidence that has dominated Latin American markets for the past three months. First, in the wake of the finalization of the $52 billion rescue package by the U.S. and other international lenders, Mexico announced more details of a new plan for austerity and economic restructuring. The goal of this program is for Mexico to begin consuming less and exporting more, so that the economy can live within its means and reverse the long negative trend in its current account balance. While we remain concerned that the floating peso will make economic stability extremely difficult to achieve in the short run, the program appears generally well-conceived, and the market has so far viewed it in a positive light. At around the same time, the Argentine and Brazilian governments both took steps to manage the impact of the Mexican situation on their economies. Both of these countries -- and particularly Argentina -- have been vulnerable to speculation that they could follow Mexico into a downward spiral of devaluation and potential default. We did not believe that this was likely to occur, and events in March have bolstered our confidence further. Since the beginning of the Mexican crisis, the Argentines have taken steps to further dollarize their economy, restructure the ailing banking system, raise taxes and cut government spending. Most recently, they successfully concluded arrangements with the International Monetary Fund and other multilateral organizations for an additional $5 billion in financing, ensuring that sufficient reserves will be available to maintain support of the peso. Brazil, meanwhile, announced a controlled and limited devaluation of the REAL, along with a series of measures designed to support the currency within its new trading bands. PERFORMANCE REPORT The Portfolio's underperformance during the period is attributable almost entirely to two factors. The first is our underweight position in the yen and the major European currencies, relative to the U.S. dollar, in the context of the dramatic currency moves that occurred during the quarter. The second factor is our overweight position in the emerging debt markets. While the events of the past few months have been jarring for investors in emerging market debt, it is important to keep several facts in mind. The severe price depreciation that has affected this entire sector has been largely technical in nature. While the economic fundamentals have indeed changed significantly in Mexico, the losses in other markets (in both Latin American and other regions) have been driven by strong flows of speculative capital out of the market 16 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 into higher quality investments. At today's prices, many Brady bonds, as a result, are valued at only a very small multiple of the value of their U.S. Treasury collateral, which essentially means that the market is pricing in a default risk that is well beyond the actual danger of default. By virtually any standard, emerging market debt instruments are valued very attractively at their current levels. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS During the first quarter of 1995, there have been several developments at BEA, on which we would like to bring you up to date. BEA recently announced that our firm will be integrating the U.S. operations of CS First Boston Investment Management, a move that will significantly expand the size and scope of our firm's fixed income management activities. CSFB's recognized strength in high yield bond management will complement and enhance BEA's existing fixed income capabilities. The fact that our firms have very similar investment styles and philosophies will help make the transition a seamless one, and ensure absolute stability and continuity in the management of our clients' portfolios. A total of five fixed income professionals are joining BEA from CSFB. The addition of these highly skilled people will allow us to significantly broaden both the scope and the depth of our fixed income investment management activities, and will further BEA's development as a major global asset manager. As part of this change, Bob Moore, who has been Managing Director of the Fixed Income Group, has been appointed Head of Fixed Income, filling the position formerly held by Mark Arnold, who intends to consider other options; a choice we understand and respect. Mark remains a consultant to BEA, advising on future directions and helping to ensure a smooth transition, until later in the year. As you may know, Bob has worked closely with Mark for the past eight years and is intimately familiar with our product range and investment strategies. Under Bob's stewardship, the fixed income team will continue to pursue the investment approach developed at BEA over the past ten years. In conclusion, we very much appreciate the trust that our clients have placed in us, and we greatly value our relationship with you. Again, if you have questions or concerns that were not addressed in this letter, please feel free to be in touch with us at any time. Sincerely yours, BEA Fixed Income Management Team Robert Moore, Executive Director Gregg Diliberto, Managing Director Mark Silverstein, Senior Vice President Mark Arnold, Special Consultant 17 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA GLOBAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE BEA GLOBAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO AND THE JP MORGAN GLOBAL GOVERNMENT BOND INDEX (UNHEDGED) FROM INCEPTION 6/28/94, PERIOD ENDED 7/31/94, AND AT EACH QUARTER END. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN From Inception 2.72%
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
BEA GLOBAL JP MORGAN 6/28/94 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 7/31/94 10,027 10,115 8/31/94 10,001 10,089 11/30/94 10,045 10,161 2/28/95 10,274 10,659
Note: Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 18 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO April 19, 1995 Dear Shareholder: We are pleased to report on the performance of the BEA Strategic Fixed Income Portfolio for the six-months ended February 28, 1995. The net asset value (NAV) of the Portfolio as of February 28, 1995 was $14.42, compared to an NAV of $15.94 at August 31, 1994. As a result, the Portfolio's total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends of $.75 per share) for the period decreased 5.01%. In comparison, the First Boston High Yield Index gained 3.91% during the same period. Since the inception of the Portfolio on March 1, 1993, its total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends) has increased 9.68% versus 16.37% for the index during the same period. The strong performance of the U.S. bond market during the first quarter has reinforced our view that the domestic fixed income market environment fundamentally changed late in 1994. As we discussed in our last report to you, sentiment in the bond market throughout most of 1994 was characterized by persistent concerns about U.S. inflation. Despite five short-term interest rate hikes, totaling 1.75%, from February through August, investors remained unpersuaded that the Federal Reserve and the Clinton Administration possessed either the will or the capacity effectively to resist inflationary pressures. With each tightening, therefore, the bond market responded bearishly, ratcheting up long-term interest rates in tandem with rates at the short end of the yield curve. The effect of the Fed's sixth rate hike of 1994, in mid-November, was quite different, and we believe that it marked a significant change in investor sentiment. When short-term rates were increased by 3/4 of a point, the largest single increase since 1981, the capital markets finally reacted as the Fed had hoped. Long-term bonds rallied, with the yield on the 30-year bond reverting to below the 8% level for the first time in several months. During the first quarter of 1995, this rally continued virtually without interruption. The Federal Reserve's seventh short-term rate hike in this year-long cycle came on the first of February. While long rates crept up by a few basis points in the immediate aftermath of the Fed's announcement, the market's recovery was nearly instantaneous. Within a few days, 30-year rates had returned to the 7.7% level that they had reached in late January, and yields then began to move even lower. By quarter-end, U.S. bonds had traded up significantly, and the yield of the benchmark 30-year Treasury bond had fallen by nearly 30 additional basis points. At the same time, shorter-term securities experienced an even more powerful rally. At the time of writing, yields from one to five years out are all a full point or more below year-end levels. The yield curve, which earlier in the year was almost perfectly flat from 2 years to 30 years out, thus steepened significantly during February and March, with the spread between short and long-term instruments expanding to approximately 80 basis points. The improving tone of the U.S. bond market appears to be a signal of increasing investor confidence that inflation will be kept under control, an impression reinforced by recent PPI and CPI statistics. Economic growth in the U.S. appears to be slowing, which is generally regarded as good news for the bond market. What is striking, in this case, is that this is occurring in an environment where the U.S. stock market is rallying simultaneously -- in the first quarter, it has been the best equity market anywhere in the world (with the sole exception of Turkey). This suggests that investors are now buying into arguments that the U.S. economy will be managed into a "soft landing" -- a prolonged period of slow and steady growth, avoiding the twin pitfalls of inflation and recession. In the context of this buoyant market, the U.S. high-yield sector continued its strong performance, producing returns for the quarter in line with those of the broad fixed income indices. In the Fund's domestic portfolio, we have taken a mildly defensive stance in high yield bonds. This sector has had a spectacular run of outperformance over the past three to four years, and we have concerns that a turn in the market may be approaching. We therefore have focused largely on higher quality issuers within the high-yield sector. 19 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 Our significant diversification of the Fund into the emerging market debt sector, meanwhile, accounts for virtually all of the Portfolio's underperformance during the quarter. Throughout the Mexican economic crisis, emerging market debt has displayed significantly higher levels of volatility than in a more normal environment, and the market has been characterized by a strong preponderance of sellers over buyers. During the second half of March, however, we began to see indications that the market may be turning. The rally, which carried right through to the end of the month, was largely based upon a series of positive developments in Latin America, all of which occurred on or around March 10. Together, these events have done much to calm the crisis of confidence that has dominated Latin American markets for the past three months. First, in the wake of the finalization of the $52 billion rescue package by the U.S. and other international lenders, Mexico announced more details of a new plan for austerity and economic restructuring. The goal of this program is for Mexico to begin consuming less and exporting more, so that the economy can live within its means and reverse the long negative trend in its current account balance. While we remain concerned that the floating peso will make economic stability extremely difficult to achieve in the short run, the program appears generally well-conceived, and the market has so far viewed it in a positive light. At around the same time, the Argentine and Brazilian governments both took steps to manage the impact of the Mexican situation on their economies. Both of these countries -- and particularly Argentina -- have been vulnerable to speculation that they could follow Mexico into a downward spiral of devaluation and potential default. We did not believe that this is likely to occur, and events in March have bolstered our confidence further. Since the beginning of the Mexican crisis, the Argentines have taken steps to further dollarize their economy, restructure the ailing banking system, raise taxes and cut government spending. Most recently, they successfully concluded arrangements with the International Monetary Fund and other multilateral organizations for an additional $5 billion in financing, ensuring that sufficient reserves will be available to maintain support of the peso. Brazil, meanwhile, announced a controlled and limited devaluation of the REAL, along with a series of measures designed to support the currency within its new trading bands. While the events of the past few months have been jarring for investors in emerging market debt, it is important to keep several facts in mind. The severe price depreciation that has affected this entire sector has been largely technical in nature. While the economic fundamentals have indeed changed significantly in Mexico, the losses in other markets (in both Latin American and other regions) have been driven by strong flows of speculative capital out of the market into higher quality investments. At today's prices, many Brady bonds, as a result, are valued at only a very small multiple of the value of their U.S. Treasury collateral, which essentially means that the market is pricing in a default risk that is well beyond the actual danger of default. By virtually any standard, emerging market debt instruments are valued very attractively at their current levels. In summary, looking forward we continue to believe that, over the long term, diversification of the Portfolio's holdings between the domestic high yield and emerging market debt sectors will have a strongly positive impact upon our relative returns. Despite a preponderance of negative news in the past several months, we believe that investment opportunities for the remainder of 1995 are as attractive as they have been for some time. We encourage investors to maintain a long-term perspective, as we do. It has been our observation that markets driven down by excessive pessimism (even panic) are the markets that often present the most compelling values. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS During the first quarter of 1995, there have been several developments at BEA, on which we would like to bring you up to date. BEA recently announced that our firm will be integrating the U.S. operations of CS First Boston Investment Management, a move that will significantly expand the size and scope of our firm's fixed income management activities. CSFB's recognized strength in high yield bond management will complement and enhance BEA's existing fixed income capabilities. The fact that our firms have very similar investment styles and philosophies will help make the transition a seamless one, and ensure absolute stability and continuity in the management of our 20 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 clients' portfolios. A total of five fixed income professionals are joining BEA from CSFB. The addition of these highly skilled people will allow us to significantly broaden both the scope and the depth of our fixed income investment management activities, and will further BEA's development as a major global asset manager. As part of this change, Bob Moore, who has been Managing Director of the Fixed Income Group, has been appointed Head of Fixed Income, filling the position formerly held by Mark Arnold, who intends to consider other options; a choice we understand and respect. Mark remains a consultant to BEA, advising on future directions and helping to ensure a smooth transition, until later in the year. As you may know, Bob has worked closely with Mark for the past eight years and is intimately familiar with our product range and investment strategies. Under Bob's stewardship, the fixed income team will continue to pursue the investment approach developed at BEA over the past ten years. In conclusion, we very much appreciate the trust that our clients have placed in us, and we greatly value our relationship with you. Again, if you have questions or concerns that were not addressed in this letter, please feel free to be in touch with us at any time. Sincerely yours, BEA Fixed Income Management Team Robert Moore, Executive Director Gregg Diliberto, Managing Director Mark Silverstein, Senior Vice President Mark Arnold, Special Consultant 21 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE BEA STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO AND THE FIRST BOSTON HIGH YIELD INDEX FROM INCEPTION 3/1/93 AND AT EACH QUARTER END. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN One Year (9.88)% From Inception 4.58%
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
BEA FIRST BOSTON 3/1/93 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 5/31/93 10,607 10,419 8/31/93 11,294 10,809 11/30/93 11,872 11,209 2/28/94 12,128 11,570 5/31/94 11,484 11,143 8/31/94 11,539 11,201 11/30/94 11,449 11,123 2/28/95 10,932 11,638
Note: Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 22 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND PORTFOLIO April 18, 1995 Dear Shareholder: We are pleased to report on the performance of the BEA Municipal Bond Fund Portfolio for the six months ended February 28, 1995. The net asset value (NAV) of the Portfolio as of February 28, 1995 was $15.04, compared to an NAV of $15.06 at August 31, 1994. As a result, the Portfolio's total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends and distributions totalling $.4628 per share) for the period increased 3.11%. In comparison, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index gained 2.80% during the same period. Since the inception of the Portfolio on June 20, 1994, its total return (assuming reinvestment of dividends and distributions) has increased 3.51% versus 3.55% for the index during the same period. The strong performance of the U.S. bond market during the first quarter has reinforced our view that the fixed income market environment fundamentally changed late in 1994. As we discussed in our last report to you, sentiment in the bond market throughout most of 1994 was characterized by persistent concerns about U.S. inflation. Despite five short-term interest rate hikes, totaling 1.75%, from February through August, investors remained unpersuaded that the Federal Reserve and the Clinton Administration possessed either the will or the capacity effectively to resist inflationary pressures. With each tightening, therefore, the bond market responded bearishly, ratcheting up long-term interest rates in tandem with rates at the short end of the yield curve. Volatility in the foreign exchange market exacerbated the situation, as traders sold U.S. dollars on their inflation fears, forcing the U.S. and European central banks to intervene repeatedly in the market to shore up the dollar. The effect of the Fed's sixth rate hike of 1994, in mid-November, was quite different, and we believe that it marked a significant change in investor sentiment. When short-term rates were increased by 3/4 of a point, the largest single increase since 1981, the capital markets finally reacted as the Fed had hoped. Short maturity bonds were sold off as one would expect. More importantly, however, longer-term bonds rallied, with the yield on the 30-year bond reverting to below the 8% level for the first time in several months. During the first quarter of 1995, this rally continued virtually without interruption. The Federal Reserve's seventh short-term rate hike in this year-long cycle came on the first of February. While long rates crept up by a few basis points in the immediate aftermath of the Fed's announcement, the market's recovery was nearly instantaneous. Within a few days, 30-year rates had returned to the 7.7% level that they had reached in late January, and yields then began to move even lower. By quarter-end, U.S. bonds had traded up significantly, and the yield of the benchmark 30-year Treasury bond had fallen by nearly 30 additional basis points. At the same time, shorter-term securities experienced an even more powerful rally. At the time of writing, yields from one to five years out are all a full point or more below year-end levels. The yield curve, which earlier in the year was almost perfectly flat from 2 years to 30 years out, thus steepened significantly during February and March, with the spread between short and long-term instruments expanding to approximately 80 basis points. The improving tone of the U.S. bond market appears to be a signal of increasing investor confidence that inflation will be kept under control, an impression reinforced by recent PPI and CPI statistics. Economic growth in the U.S. appears to be slowing, which is generally regarded as good news for the bond market. What is striking, in this case, is that this is occurring in an environment where the U.S. stock market is rallying simultaneously -- in the first quarter, it has been the best equity market anywhere in the world (with the sole exception of Turkey). This suggests that investors are now buying into arguments that the U.S. economy will be managed into a "soft landing" -- a prolonged period of slow and steady growth, avoiding the twin pitfalls of inflation and recession. In the context of a very strong recovery in the bond market, municipal bonds significantly outperformed the broad market indices during the first quarter. In our view, the municipal bond market was for the past two years driven largely by technical factors. In 1993, the most important factor was a flood of new issues, as municipalities sought to take on debt while interest rates were at historic lows. This led to an excess of supply over demand, and consequently low bond prices. As rates rose sharply during 1994, however, new issuance dried 23 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 up, and the market was driven by mutual fund outflows. In the first quarter of last year, and less dramatically during the following two quarters, funds were hit by huge redemptions as investors began to fear rising inflation, and the result was a substantial selloff of municipal bonds. During the fourth quarter, the weak performance of municipal bonds was the result of the problems in Orange County, problems which did not have any significant impact upon the municipal bond market in general. While the technicals did not improve in 1994 as we had expected, this sector bore fruit during the first quarter of this year, when municipal bonds outperformed Treasuries by a significant margin. We remain optimistic for the prospects of municipal bond investments during the remainder of 1995. Municipal issues continue to offer yields that compete favorably with taxable bonds of similar credit quality. Investors continue to recognize that taxable bonds must pay a total return upwards of 10% in order to compete with the municipal market at current levels, and those yields are simply not available from high-quality credits. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS During the first quarter of 1995, there have been several developments at BEA, on which we would like to bring you up to date. BEA recently announced that our firm will be integrating the U.S. operations of CS First Boston Investment Management, a move that will significantly expand the size and scope of our firm's fixed income management activities. CSFB's recognized strength in high yield bond management will complement and enhance BEA's existing fixed income capabilities. The fact that our firms have very similar investment styles and philosophies will help make the transition a seamless one, and ensure absolute stability and continuity in the management of our clients' portfolios. A total of five fixed income professionals are joining BEA from CSFB. The addition of these highly skilled people will allow us to significantly broaden both the scope and the depth of our fixed income investment management activities, and will further BEA's development as a major global asset manager. As part of this change, Bob Moore, who has been Managing Director of the Fixed Income Group, has been appointed Head of Fixed Income, filling the position formerly held by Mark Arnold, who intends to consider other options; a choice we understand and respect. Mark remains a consultant to BEA, advising on future directions and helping to ensure a smooth transition, until later in the year. As you may know, Bob has worked closely with Mark for the past eight years and is intimately familiar with our product range and investment strategies. Under Bob's stewardship, the fixed income team will continue to pursue the investment approach developed at BEA over the past ten years. In conclusion, we very much appreciate the trust that our clients have placed in us, and we greatly value our relationship with you. Again, if you have questions or concerns that were not addressed in this letter, please feel free to be in touch with us at any time. Sincerely yours, BEA Fixed Income Management Team Robert Moore, Executive Director Gregg Diliberto, Managing Director Mark Silverstein, Senior Vice President Mark Arnold, Special Consultant 24 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND PORTFOLIO COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE BEA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND PORTFOLIO AND THE LEHMAN BROTHERS MUNICIPAL BONDS INDEX FROM INCEPTION 6/20/94, PERIOD ENDED 7/31/94, AND AT EACH QUARTER END. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN From Inception 3.51%
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
BEA MUNI LEHMAN BROTHERS 6/20/94 10000 10000 7/31/94 $ 10,040 $ 10,038 8/31/94 10,040 10,073 11/30/94 9,647 9,571 2/28/95 10,351 10,354
Note: Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 25 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER--(CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA U.S. CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO April 19, 1995 Dear Shareholder: We are pleased to report on the performance of the BEA U.S. Core Equity Portfolio for the six months ended February 28, 1995. The net asset value (NAV) of the Portfolio as of February 28, 1995, was $15.29 compared to an NAV of $15.00 at its inception on September 1, 1994. As a result, the Portfolio's total return (assuming the reinvestment of dividends of $.0825 per share) increased 2.52%. In comparison, the S&P 500 Index gained 3.98% during the same period. Coming into the new year, we took a relatively optimistic tone in our assessment of prospects for the U.S. equity market during 1995. Although economic indicators are by no means unambiguous -- and a consensus is still profoundly lacking among leading market analysts -- events so far this year have tended to vindicate our bullish view. The beginning of February brought another increase in U.S. short-term interest rates, the seventh such rate hike within twelve months. In fact, the latest move by the Federal Reserve came just three days short of a year after the rate increase that began the current tightening cycle. In the course of this one-year period, short-term rates have moved upwards as dramatically as they ever have in the memory of most investors. Until the last few months, longer-term rates were increasing at virtually the same pace: the shape of the yield curve barely changed, as rates increased across the board. Beginning in November of last year, however, the curve began to show a flattening trend, with long-term interest rates beginning to decline while short-term rates continued their ascent. In the wake of the February rate hike, this trend became even more pronounced. After an initial upward tick in the days following the Fed's announcement, long-term rates then began to decline, and this continued for several weeks. Although the curve has steepened somewhat in the past few weeks, rates across the entire curve are now significantly lower (by up to a full point) than they were at year-end. This suggests an increasing confidence among investors that inflation does not pose a serious threat to the U.S. economy during 1995, and that the Fed's tightening policy is nearing the end of its cycle. More importantly, perhaps, it indicates an increasingly widespread belief in a "soft landing" scenario for the U.S. economy. After an extended period of strong economic growth, as the U.S. has experienced of late, the major risks are of inflation, or recession, or a wicked combination of the two. Federal Reserve policy has clearly been keyed toward fending off inflationary pressures, but the worry has been that the dramatic rise in rates would apply too strong a brake to economic growth. It now appears increasingly likely that the U.S. will enjoy at least several more months of slower but steady growth, before the positive momentum begins to decelerate. The dramatic moves we saw during the quarter in the value of the U.S. dollar against other major currencies is an issue of greater long-term concern. Since the beginning of the year, only a handful of currencies have weakened against the U.S. dollar -- and with the exception of the Italian lira and Australian dollar all of those were emerging market currencies. The Yen, the Swiss franc, and the currencies of the Deutschemark bloc all strengthened by between 10% and 16% against the U.S. unit during the quarter. This cycle of U.S. dollar weakness has been longer and deeper than virtually anyone anticipated. It was only the middle of last year, after all, that the dollar first slid below the 100 yen level, a barrier that at the time appeared to have a great psychological significance for the foreign exchange market. In the first two months of 1995, the dollar continued to decline against the Yen and Deutschemark, but at a relatively leisurely pace. Late in February, however, it went into a freefall, each day hitting new historic lows. The dollar fell from 96 to about 90 yen in the space of one week, and it hovered just under 90 yen for the next couple of weeks. Toward the end of March, the market was taken by surprise as the German central bank announced a half-point reduction in two key short-term interest rates. Their purpose, it seems clear, was to reduce the attractiveness of the Deutschemark to investors and shore up the value of the U.S. dollar. While the dollar did spike briefly in the immediate aftermath of the announcement, within hours speculation began to focus on the Japanese and U.S. central banks. On the last 26 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 day of the quarter, Japan disappointed investors by failing to follow the German lead, and indications were that the Federal Reserve was not likely to raise U.S. rates either. At the close of March, therefore, the U.S. dollar was in collapse once again, falling to about 80 yen at the time of this writing. The volatility of the global foreign exchange market is, we believe, a product more of speculative currency trading than of economic fundamentals or world trade flows. So far -- to a certain extent, at least -- investors seem to agree with this view. Most striking has been the continued optimism of the U.S. equity market. Analysts have been divided in assessing the potential impact of this magnitude of dollar weakness on the U.S. equity market. Some have suggested that the collapsing dollar will make the U.S. capital markets in general unattractive to the global pool of investment capital, and that capital flows into the new "safe harbor" currencies of Germany and Japan will cause the U.S. equity "bubble" to burst. This has not occurred, and we do not think it likely anytime soon. We believe that the strength of the U.S. stock market thus far in 1995 -- which has come as a surprise to many analysts, if not to us -- is largely a result of growing investor confidence that the Federal Reserve's year-long tightening cycle is at or near its end. This helps to explain the fact that the U.S. has been the best-performing equity market in the world thus far in 1995 (with the sole exception of Turkey). And around the middle of February (depending upon which market index you look at), U.S. stocks finally reached and exceeded the record highs they had hit just before the Fed let the ax fall last February 4th. A week or so later, the Dow Jones Average finally broke past the 4,000 mark. In the context of this strong up market, the Fund's underperformance of our benchmark this quarter is largely attributable to our position in medium-size and smaller capitalization companies, which have performed less well in a price sense than the S&P 500. (It is worth noting that the Russell 2000, an index of smaller companies, returned only 4.6% for the quarter.) We should note, however, that the current weak dollar environment -- for as long as it lasts -- is likely to be good news for many of the companies in which the Fund has invested. For some time, we have argued that one of the key areas for earnings growth in the U.S. market will be companies that concentrate upon expanding their international exports. The Fund has therefore focused upon several manufacturers of consumer non-durables, companies that have seen substantial export growth. Cheap dollars make for cheap (but profitable) exports. We continue to believe that the approach we take in the management of the Fund will enable us to outperform the broad market indices. We combine a top-down focus, on one or two social or macroeconomic themes that we believe will be driving forces in the economy, with a consistent, and relatively simple, bottom-up stock selection discipline. Unlike many other managers, we look beyond a company's accounting statements -- which tend to conceal as much as they reveal -- in seeking to assess the true value of the total enterprise, and its quality as a producer of cash flow. In analyzing companies, we look well below the surface. As always, we would be pleased to respond to any questions you may have about the Fund or about the capital markets in general. Sincerely yours, BEA Domestic Equity Management Team William W. Priest, Jr., Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director John D. Hurford, Managing Director Albert L. Zesiger, Managing Director Todd M. Rice, Vice President 27 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER-- (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 BEA U.S. CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE BEA U.S. CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO AND THE S&P 500 WEIGHTED YIELD AVERAGE INDEX FROM INCEPTION 9/1/94 AND AT EACH QUARTER END. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN From Inception 2.52%
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
BEA US CORE EQUITY S&P 500 9/1/94 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 11/30/94 9,553 9,615 2/28/95 10,252 10,398
Note: Past performance is not predictive of future performance. 28 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ COMMON STOCK, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS -- 98.3% ARGENTINA -- 1.3% Bagley Y Cia Limited....................... 1,710 $ 3,851 Banco Frances del Rio de la Plata.......... 210,116 808,906 Buenos Aires Embotelladora Sponsored ADR... 41,000 1,076,250 Quilmes Industrial ADR, S.A................ 119,040 2,035,587 Sodigas del Sur, S.A.+..................... 55 742,112 Sodigas Pampeana, S.A.+.................... 55 841,061 Telecom Argentina B........................ 299,520 1,033,325 Telefonica de Argentina Sponsored ADR...... 53,470 995,879 Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscades ADR, S.A...................................... 61,500 1,168,500 ------------ 8,705,471 ------------ AUSTRALIA -- 0.9% News Corp. Limited......................... 45,050 200,615 News Corp. Limited ADR..................... 109,600 1,986,500 News Corp. Limited PFD..................... 22,525 89,328 News Corp. Limited PFD ADR................. 54,800 883,650 Western Mining Corp. Holdings Limited...... 609,337 3,266,966 ------------ 6,427,059 ------------ BRAZIL -- 5.3% Banco Itau PN, S.A.**...................... 8,767,000 2,370,852 Bradesco Banco PN, S.A..................... 816,389,000 6,412,085 Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras ON.......... 9,923,151 2,240,147 Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras PN B Registered............................... 2,037,060 447,866 Cia Cervejaria Brahma PN Warrants Due 1996**................................... 369,916 34,360 Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR**....... 1,700 33,779 Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais PN.......... 44,521,955 3,585,836 Cia Paulista de Forca E Luz ON**........... 44,202,260 2,208,814 Cia Siderurgica Nacional ADR, S.A.**....... 1,400 36,218 Cia Siderurgica Nacional ON, S.A.**........ 66,649,000 1,724,019 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ BRAZIL -- (CONTINUED) Cia Tecidos Norte de Minas PN.............. 10,031,000 $ 2,606,527 Lojas Americanas PN Nonvoting.............. 119,858,786 2,536,694 Multibras Eletrodo PN, S.A................. 2,515,000 2,720,517 Petroleo Brasileiro PN, S.A................ 19,235,733 1,956,594 Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras ON, S.A....... 1,500,000 35,979 Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras PN, S.A....... 44,321,306 1,308,013 Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras Sponsored ADR, S.A...................................... 97,931 2,839,999 Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras Sponsored 144A ADR, S.A.**.............................. 1,561 45,269 Usinas Siderurgica Minas Gerais 144A ADR**.................................... 209,300 2,982,525 Utilidades Domesticas Continental PN Registered............................... 4,384,023 118,557 ------------ 36,244,650 ------------ CANADA -- 0.9% Magna International, Inc. Class A.......... 120,000 4,620,000 Petersburg Long Distance Inc**............. 228,800 1,315,600 ------------ 5,935,600 ------------ CHILE -- 1.7% Chilectra S.A., Sponsored 144A ADR......... 61,750 2,863,348 Compania de Telefonos de Chile Sponsored ADR, S.A................................. 81,470 4,969,670 Empresa Nacional de Electricidad ADR, S.A...................................... 155,000 3,526,250 Madeco Sponsored ADR, S.A.................. 100 2,375 ------------ 11,361,643 ------------ DENMARK -- 1.1% Tele Danmark A/S ADS**..................... 202,700 5,092,838 Unidanmark A/S Ordinary 144A**............. 66,690 2,667,600 ------------ 7,760,438 ------------ FINLAND -- 0.3% Nokia Corp. PFD Free....................... 13,889 2,080,714 ------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 29 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ FRANCE -- 5.7% Banque Nationale de Paris Ordinary......... 90,087 $ 3,996,644 Carrefour Super Marche..................... 19,403 7,926,928 EBF S.A.................................... 26,464 4,856,206 Groupe Danone.............................. 3 433 Legrand Ordinary........................... 4,439 5,635,314 Michelin Class B........................... 94,365 3,774,232 Pechiney CI................................ 60,285 4,055,835 Peugeot S.A. Ordinary**.................... 32,665 4,458,951 Technip S.A................................ 15,025 761,798 Valeo S.A.................................. 78,235 3,745,455 ------------ 39,211,796 ------------ GERMANY -- 5.2% Deutsche Bank AG........................... 10,381 5,125,320 Hoechst AG................................. 24,095 5,360,323 Mannesmann AG.............................. 14,503 4,236,552 Schering AG................................ 10,414 7,996,477 Veba AG.................................... 17,180 6,224,552 Volkswagen AG.............................. 23,970 6,554,618 ------------ 35,497,842 ------------ HONG KONG -- 5.0% Champion Technology Holdings............... 7,092,328 1,293,517 Cheung Kong Holdings Limited............... 1,704,300 7,429,170 China Light and Power Company Limited...... 1,032,000 5,032,518 Guoco Bank Limited......................... 117,000 453,260 HKR International Limited.................. 280,400 244,820 HSBC Holdings PLC.......................... 670,501 7,046,722 Sun Hung Kai Properties.................... 1,082,200 7,279,058 Swire Pacific Limited Class A.............. 822,500 5,771,650 ------------ 34,550,715 ------------ INDIA -- 1.9% India Liberalisation Fund A 144A**......... 301,632 2,735,802 India Magnum A Restricted**................ 112,300 5,615,000 Indian Opportunity Fund Limited Ordinary**............................... 349,155 4,521,557 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ INDIA -- (CONTINUED) Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc**.................................... 1,600 $ 15,800 ------------ 12,888,159 ------------ INDONESIA -- 1.2% Bank International Indonesia (Foreign)..... 1,166,900 2,975,174 PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna (Foreign)..... 292,500 1,636,733 PT Kabelindo Murni (Foreign)............... 303,000 957,130 PT Matahari Putra Prima Ordinary Shares (Foreign)**.............................. 1,695,500 2,830,934 ------------ 8,399,971 ------------ ISRAEL -- 1.3% ECI Telecom Limited........................ 256,020 3,904,305 Geotek Communications, Inc**............... 375,000 2,625,000 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited ADR...................................... 100,840 2,615,537 ------------ 9,144,842 ------------ ITALY -- 1.9% Fiat SPA PFD**............................. 1,652,700 4,157,324 Stet Savings di Risp....................... 959,700 2,209,564 Stet Savings Ordinary...................... 638,600 1,776,988 Telecom Italia Non-Convertible di Risp SPA...................................... 1,573,650 3,056,246 Telecom Italia SPA......................... 846,884 2,043,882 ------------ 13,244,004 ------------ JAPAN -- 32.5% Aida Engineering Limited................... 90,000 679,544 Aoki Corp.................................. 471,000 2,585,500 Asahi Bank Limited......................... 362,000 4,236,769 Asahi Breweries Limited.................... 488,000 5,054,376 Asahi Denka Kogyo.......................... 128,000 1,032,750 Asics Corp................................. 276,000 929,052 Bank of Tokyo Limited...................... 324,000 4,765,199 Banyu Pharmaceutical Company............... 89,000 919,958 Brother Industries Limited................. 239,000 1,326,815
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 30 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ JAPAN -- (CONTINUED) Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc.......... 337,200 $ 8,207,354 Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Limited............... 337,000 6,073,330 Daiwa Securities Company Limited........... 217,000 2,427,343 Fuji Bank Limited.......................... 348,000 7,497,048 Fuji Photo Film Company Limited............ 384,000 8,232,833 Fujita Corp................................ 664,000 3,562,424 Gakken Company Limited**................... 107,000 775,764 Gunze Limited.............................. 530,000 3,359,503 Hanwa Company Limited**.................... 477,000 1,551,300 Haseko Corp................................ 173,000 922,786 Hazama Corp................................ 127,000 618,229 Hitachi Limited............................ 931,000 8,148,058 Industrial Bank of Japan Limited........... 268,000 6,800,621 Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc......... 240,200 5,547,861 Konica Corp................................ 866,000 5,919,834 Koyo Seiko Company Limited................. 165,000 1,418,436 Kumagai-Gumi Limited....................... 632,000 3,135,453 Kureha Chemical Industry Company........... 457,000 2,144,184 Marudai Food Company Limited............... 188,000 1,269,560 Matsushita Electric Industrial Company..... 574,000 8,323,149 Mitsubishi Electric Corp................... 1,371,000 8,917,535 Mitsubishi Estate Company Limited.......... 235,000 2,373,123 Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp.......... 170,000 2,412,222 Nippon Denko Company Limited............... 200,000 714,656 Nippon Oil Company......................... 642,000 3,856,655 Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited......... 495,000 2,537,804 Nisshinbo Industries, Inc.................. 466,000 4,416,261 Nitto Denko Corp........................... 364,000 5,164,992 Nomura Securities Company Limited.......... 267,000 4,618,229 NSK Limited................................ 528,000 3,253,858 Olympus Optical Company.................... 340,000 3,204,557 Onward Kashiyama Company Limited........... 181,000 2,305,852 Renown, Inc**.............................. 856,000 3,360,166 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ JAPAN -- (CONTINUED) Ricoh Company.............................. 1,144,000 $ 9,751,548 Sakura Bank Limited........................ 457,000 5,490,627 Sanyo Electric Company Limited............. 1,748,000 9,106,618 Seino Transportation Company Limited....... 103,000 1,621,543 Sekisui Chemical Company Limited........... 393,000 3,907,613 Sekisui House Limited...................... 429,000 4,843,190 Shiseido Company Limited................... 506,000 5,502,848 Sumitomo Bank Limited...................... 346,000 6,307,198 Takeda Chemical Industries Limited......... 614,000 7,122,527 Tohoku Electric Power Company.............. 124,700 3,035,163 Tokai Bank Limited......................... 321,000 3,690,419 Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company.... 388,000 4,058,830 Tokyo Style Corp. Limited.................. 93,000 1,338,892 Tokyu Department Store Company Limited..... 243,000 1,429,560 ------------ 221,807,519 ------------ KOREA -- 1.4% Korea Fund, Inc............................ 491,000 9,574,500 ------------ MALAYSIA -- 2.9% DCB Holdings Berhad........................ 617,000 1,366,007 Genting Berhad............................. 454,000 3,931,583 Malayan Banking Berhad..................... 656,000 4,344,201 Technology Resources Industries Berhad**... 1,076,300 3,669,205 Telekom Malaysia........................... 581,000 4,075,196 United Engineers Malaysia Limited.......... 488,000 2,715,360 ------------ 20,101,552 ------------ MEXICO -- 3.0% Cementos Apasco, S.A. de C.V............... 274,829 727,963 Cementos Mexicanos A, S.A.................. 225,091 521,502 Cementos Mexicanos B, S.A.................. 316,683 791,044 Cementos Mexicanos CPO, S.A.**............. 89,725 212,091 Cifra A, S.A. de C.V....................... 13,702 13,782 Cifra B, S.A. de C.V....................... 630,460 665,867 Cifra C, S.A. de C.V....................... 528,289 464,080
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 31 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ MEXICO -- (CONTINUED) Coca-Cola Femsa ADR, S.A. de C.V........... 68,800 $ 1,032,000 Corporacion Industrial Sanluis A1, S.A. de C.V...................................... 55,000 460,561 Corporacion Industrial Sanluis A2, S.A. de C.V...................................... 111,390 896,349 Fomento Economico Mexicano B, S.A. de C.V...................................... 656,600 935,641 Grupo Carso A1, S.A. de C.V. **............ 206,280 762,527 Grupo Casa Autrey ADR, S.A. de C.V......... 115,000 1,178,750 Grupo Elektra CPO, S.A. de C.V.**.......... 300,000 746,354 Grupo Embotellador de Mexico Sponsored GDS, S.A. de C.V.**........................... 16,850 113,738 Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival B, S.A. de C.V...................................... 94,700 80,967 Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival C, S.A. de C.V...................................... 317,900 271,801 Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival L, S.A. de C.V...................................... 11,145 9,379 Grupo Industrial Alfa A, S.A. de C.V....... 264,000 1,920,805 Grupo Modelo C, S.A. de C.V................ 94,000 1,144,074 Grupo Sidek A, S.A. de C.V................. 135,200 133,273 Grupo Sidek B, S.A. de C.V................. 977,025 504,482 Grupo Sidek L, S.A. de C.V.**.............. 12,223 10,328 Grupo Sidek L Sponsored ADR, S.A. de C.V.**................................... 2,300 7,187 Grupo Situr B, S.A. de C.V................. 775,878 291,361 Grupo Televisa CPO Certificates, S.A. de C.V...................................... 53,400 434,183 Grupo Televisa GDS, S.A. de C.V............ 57,860 954,690 Kimberly Clark de Mexico A, S.A de C.V..... 239,000 1,855,105 Telefonos de Mexico A, S.A. de C.V......... 221,504 308,954 Telefonos de Mexico L, S.A. de C.V......... 683,071 945,879 Telefonos de Mexico Sponsored ADR, S.A. de C.V...................................... 62,500 1,726,562 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ MEXICO -- (CONTINUED) Telefonos de Mexico Unsponsored ADR, S.A. de C.V................................... 4,900 $ 6,737 Tolmex B2, S.A. de C.V..................... 106,870 338,616 ------------ 20,466,632 ------------ NETHERLANDS -- 2.6% Fortis Amev NV CVA......................... 84,131 3,753,458 Koninklijke Pit Naderland NV 144A Ordinary................................. 160,960 5,693,689 Philips Electronics NV ADR................. 20,500 673,938 Philips Electronics NV Bearer.............. 228,545 7,580,868 ------------ 17,701,953 ------------ PAKISTAN -- 0.0% Nishat Mills............................... 3,000 3,987 Phillips Electrical Pakistan............... 950 5,759 ------------ 9,746 ------------ PANAMA -- 0.3% Panamerican Beverages, Inc. Class A........ 82,200 2,003,630 ------------ PHILIPPINES -- 0.7% Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Sponsored ADR............................ 79,250 4,685,656 ------------ PUERTO RICO -- 0.7% Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico..... 142,900 4,930,050 ------------ SINGAPORE -- 2.5% Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp. Limited (Foreign)................................ 366,000 3,613,255 Sembawang Corp. Limited Ordinary Shares.... 460,000 3,239,213 Singapore Press Holdings (Foreign)......... 210,000 3,609,941 United Overseas Bank Limited (Foreign)..... 556,400 5,416,113 Wing Tai Holdings.......................... 573,000 909,838 ------------ 16,788,360 ------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 32 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ SPAIN -- 1.0% Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A...... 5,770 $ 251,675 Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Sponsored ADR, S.A................................. 58,000 2,530,250 Repsol, S.A................................ 4,400 125,074 Repsol Sponsored ADR, S.A.................. 143,100 4,096,238 ------------ 7,003,237 ------------ SWEDEN -- 1.0% Astra AB Fria A............................ 244,020 6,148,860 Astra AB Fria B............................ 13,000 321,379 Ericsson (LM) Telephone Company Class B ADR...................................... 500 28,437 ------------ 6,498,676 ------------ SWITZERLAND -- 1.6% BBC Brown Boveri AG........................ 5,606 4,890,775 Roche Holding AG........................... 1,030 5,711,098 ------------ 10,601,873 ------------ THAILAND -- 3.6% Advanced Information Services Public Company Limited (Foreign)................ 204,800 2,706,463 Finance One Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 398,000 2,533,602 Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 2,277,700 7,020,308 Phatra Thanakit Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 375,600 2,754,198 Sahaviriya Steel Industry (Local)**........ 872,100 2,424,452 Telecomasia Corp. Public Company Limited (Foreign)**.............................. 407,000 1,352,840 Thai Farmers Bank Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 460,100 3,818,719 Thai Military Bank Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 648,500 2,142,506 ------------ 24,753,088 ------------ NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ UNITED KINGDOM -- 10.8% Airtours PLC............................... 777,120 $ 5,157,714 British Airport Authority PLC.............. 813,950 5,608,441 British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC ADR**... 322,200 7,773,075 De la Rue PLC.............................. 430,350 6,980,346 Flextech PLC**............................. 546,610 3,030,406 HSBC Holdings PLC.......................... 6,203 65,094 India Fund B**............................. 28,233 60,150 International Cabletel, Inc.**............. 148,800 4,761,600 Rentokil Group PLC......................... 948,610 3,350,794 Reuters Holdings PLC Class B............... 303,020 2,128,728 Reuters Holdings PLC Class B ADR........... 112,600 4,771,425 Standard Chartered Bank PLC................ 1,640,769 6,549,424 Vodafone Group PLC......................... 1,374,849 4,115,969 Vodafone Group PLC ADR..................... 137,100 4,181,550 Wassall PLC................................ 848,710 3,468,440 Wessex Water PLC........................... 971,320 4,200,299 WPP Group PLC.............................. 4,068,951 7,025,288 WPP Group PLC ADR.......................... 89,800 303,075 ------------ 73,531,818 ------------ TOTAL COMMON STOCKS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS (Cost $731,994,858)..................... 671,911,194 ------------ PAR (000) ----------- FOREIGN BONDS -- 0.3% Liberty Life Africa Eurodollar Convertible 144A Bond 6.50% 09/30/04................. $ 1,700 1,666,000 ------------ TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS (Cost $1,700,000)....................... 1,666,000 ------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 33 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ----------- ------------ UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -- 2.2% U.S. Treasury Bills 5.47% 03/09/95........................... $ 6,000 $ 5,992,707 5.49% 03/09/95........................... 5,000 4,993,900 5.51% 04/06/95........................... 1,000 994,490 5.69% 04/27/95........................... 3,000 2,972,867 ------------ TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $14,954,069)...................... 14,953,964 ------------ SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT -- 0.1% BBH Grand Cayman U.S. Dollar Time Deposit 5.00% 03/07/95........................... 572 572,000 ------------ TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $572,000)................................... 572,000 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE -- 100.9% (Cost $749,220,927*).................................... $689,103,158 LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS -- (0.9%)........................................ (5,905,600) ------------ NET ASSETS (applicable to 41,502,849 BEA shares) -- 100.0%........................ $683,197,558 ------------ ------------ VALUE ------------ NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE ($683,197,558 DIVIDED BY 41,502,849)................... $16.46 ------------ ------------ REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE ($16.46 x .9900)........................................ $16.30 ------------ ------------
* Cost for Federal income tax purposes at February 28, 1995 is $750,595,116. The gross appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows: Gross Appreciation.......... $ 34,123,105 Gross Depreciation.......... (95,615,063) -------------- Net Depreciation............ $ (61,491,958) -------------- --------------
** Non-income producing Securities. + Not readily marketable securities. INVESTMENT ABBREVIATIONS ADR........................... American Depository Receipts ADS........................... American Depository Shares GDR........................... Global Depository Receipts GDS........................... Global Depository Shares
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 34 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) INVESTMENT INCOME Dividends.................................. $ 3,713,790 Interest................................... 477,483 Foreign taxes withheld..................... (698,110) -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME.................. 3,493,163 -------------- EXPENSES Investment advisory fees................... 2,977,557 Custodian fees............................. 615,000 Administration service fee................. 558,292 Administration fee......................... 465,243 Registration fees.......................... 49,600 Audit fees................................. 33,826 Legal fees................................. 21,219 Insurance expense.......................... 10,193 Transfer agent fees........................ 8,825 Miscellaneous fees......................... 8,554 Organization expense....................... 5,274 Printing fees.............................. 4,800 Directors fees............................. 3,534 -------------- 4,761,917 Less fees waived........................... (109,484) -------------- TOTAL EXPENSES........................... 4,652,433 -------------- NET INVESTMENT LOSS.......................... (1,159,270) -------------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS: Net realized loss from: Security transactions.................... (25,814,370) Foreign exchange transactions............ (564,340) -------------- (26,378,710) -------------- Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from: Investments.............................. (117,699,063) Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies...................... 57,116 -------------- (117,641,947) -------------- NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS................................ (144,020,657) -------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS.................................. $ (145,179,927) -------------- --------------
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS FOR THE ENDED YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 28, AUGUST 31, 1995 1994 ------------- ------------- (UNAUDITED) Increase (decrease) in net assets: Operations: Net investment income (loss)............. $ (1,159,270) $ 1,601,997 Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency........................ (144,020,657) 60,027,767 ------------- ------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations............... (145,179,927) 61,629,764 ------------- ------------- Distributions to shareholders: Dividends to shareholders from net investment income: BEA shares ($.05 per share for 1994)..... -- (806,718) Distributions to shareholders from net realized capital gains: BEA shares ($.66 and $.60, respectively, per share)................................ (25,928,287) (9,939,092) ------------- ------------- Total distributions to shareholders........ (25,928,287) (10,745,810) ------------- ------------- Net capital share transactions............... 87,115,981 447,902,313 ------------- ------------- Total increase (decrease) in net assets...... (83,992,233) 498,786,267 Net Assets: Beginning of period........................ 767,189,791 268,403,524 ------------- ------------- End of period.............................. $683,197,558 $767,189,791 ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 35 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ COMMON STOCK, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS -- 93.3% ARGENTINA -- 3.0% Astra Cia Argentina de Petro, S.A.......... 76,380 $ 89,360 Bagley Y Cia Limited....................... 49,240 110,784 Banco Frances del Rio de la Plata.......... 54,730 210,700 Banco Galicia.............................. 27,827 60,382 Buenos Aires Embotelladora Sponsored ADR Class B.................................. 21,600 567,000 Comercial del Plata........................ 113,950 201,681 Comercial del Plata 144A................... 3,340 59,118 Irsa Inversiones Represen B**............................. 212,324 409,765 Quilmes Industrial ADR, S.A................ 23,615 403,817 Telecom Argentina B........................ 112,630 388,554 Telefonica de Argentina Sponsored ADR...... 15,532 289,283 Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscades ADR, S.A...................................... 24,700 469,300 ------------ 3,259,744 ------------ AUSTRIA -- 0.6% Fotex A.S.................................. 410,000 659,652 ------------ BRAZIL -- 17.7% Banco do Brasil PN Registered.............. 24,480,000 316,614 Banco Itau PN, S.A.**...................... 1,466,000 396,449 Bradesco Banco PN, S.A..................... 77,448,980 608,300 Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras ON.......... 4,684,781 1,057,587 Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras PN B Registered............................... 8,151,729 1,792,230 Centrais Eletricas de Santa Catarin PN B**...................................... 746,000 489,439 Cia Cervejaria Brahma PN................... 1,720,908 522,039 Cia Cervejaria Brahma PN Warrants Due 1996**................................... 182,777 16,978 Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR......... 16,500 327,855 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ BRAZIL -- (CONTINUED) Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais PN.......... 2,693,915 $ 216,970 Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais 144A ADS**.................................... 21,900 435,153 Cia Paulista de Forca E Luz ON**........... 16,189,220 808,985 Cia Siderurgica Nacional ADR, S.A.**....... 5,400 139,698 Cia Siderurgica Nacional ON, S.A.**........ 13,393,700 346,457 Cia Tecidos Norte de Minas PN.............. 2,649,000 688,335 Cia Vale do Rio Doce PN.................... 2,964,500 432,214 Investimentos Itau PN...................... 840,700 395,391 Lojas Americanas PN Nonvoting.............. 36,120,000 764,444 Marco Polo PN B**.......................... 1,044,000 195,175 Moinho Santista Industries Gerais PN**..... 149,200 266,648 Multibras Eletrodo PN, S.A................. 595,000 643,621 Petroleo Brasileiro PN, S.A................ 11,341,666 1,153,636 Petroquimica do Nordeste PN A, S.A......... 784,000 663,695 Refrigeracao Parana PN, S.A................ 280,755,000 623,900 Santista Alimentos, S.A.**................. 679,500 1,278,307 Souza Cruz ON Registered................... 117,600 774,321 Tec Toy Industria de Brinquedos PN Registered**............................. 203,430,000 153,081 Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras PN, S.A....... 74,237,405 2,190,898 Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras Sponsored ADR, S.A...................................... 22,602 655,458 Telesp PN.................................. 23,928 2,940 Usinas Siderurgica Minas Gerais PN B....... 332,400,000 476,811 Usinas Siderurgica Minas Gerais 144A ADR**.................................... 25,900 369,075 ------------ 19,202,704 ------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 36 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ CANADA -- 0.5% Petersburg Long Distance, Inc.**........... 95,100 $ 546,825 ------------ CHILE -- 6.0% Chilectra S.A., Sponsored 144A ADR......... 28,100 1,302,997 Compania Cervecerias Uni ADR............... 13,800 291,525 Compania de Telefonos de Chile Sponsored ADR, S.A................................. 34,320 2,093,520 Empresa Nacional de Electricidad ADR, S.A...................................... 44,500 1,012,375 Enersis ADR, S.A........................... 28,900 671,925 Madeco Sponsored ADR, S.A.................. 10,230 242,962 Maderas Y Sinteticos ADR................... 15,300 260,100 Sociedad Quimica Y Minera Chile ADR........ 19,550 618,269 ------------ 6,493,673 ------------ CHINA -- 0.2% AES China Generating Company Limited A**... 22,700 201,463 ------------ ECUADOR -- 0.7% Cemento Nacional Ecuador GDR............... 2,260 813,600 ------------ GREECE -- 0.3% Aegek S.A.................................. 16,000 310,613 ------------ HONG KONG -- 6.0% Champion Technology Holdings............... 1,016,000 185,301 Cheung Kong Holdings Limited............... 269,000 1,172,591 China Light and Power Company Limited...... 151,500 738,785 China Overseas Land Warrants Due 1995**.... 15,200 619 Consolidated Electric Power Asia........... 343,600 715,556 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ HONG KONG -- (CONTINUED) Consolidated Electric Power Asia 144A**.... 22,550 $ 484,825 HKR International Limited.................. 72,200 63,038 HSBC Holdings PLC.......................... 106,000 1,114,022 Sun Hung Kai Properties.................... 163,000 1,096,365 Swire Pacific Limited Class A.............. 133,500 936,797 ------------ 6,507,899 ------------ INDIA -- 6.1% Arvind Mills Limited 144A GDS.............. 16,000 64,000 Hindalco 144A GDR.......................... 14,500 387,875 India Liberalisation Fund A 144A**......... 134,163 1,216,858 India Magnum A Restricted**................ 60,000 3,000,000 Indian Opportunity Fund Limited Ordinary**............................... 100,020 1,295,259 Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc.**................................... 69,100 682,363 ------------ 6,646,355 ------------ INDONESIA -- 2.4% Bank International Indonesia (Foreign)..... 275,000 701,151 Duta Anggada Realty (Foreign).............. 410 282 PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna (Foreign)..... 80,000 447,654 PT Kabelindo Murni (Foreign)............... 109,000 344,314 PT Matahari Putra Prima Ordinary Shares (Foreign)**.............................. 427,000 712,951 PT Pakuwon Jati (Foreign).................. 722,000 447,992 ------------ 2,654,344 ------------ ISRAEL -- 2.2% ECI Telecom Limited........................ 47,700 727,425 Elscint Limited ADR**...................... 66,350 132,700 Geotek Communications, Inc.**.............. 128,900 902,300
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 37 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ ISRAEL -- (CONTINUED) Tecnomatix Technologies**.................. 29,400 $ 154,350 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited ADR...................................... 17,830 462,466 ------------ 2,379,241 ------------ KOREA -- 3.0% Korea Fund, Inc............................ 170,300 3,320,850 ------------ MALAYSIA -- 16.3% Berjaya Group.............................. 1,387,000 1,500,047 DCB Holdings Berhad........................ 318,000 704,036 Genting Berhad............................. 319,000 2,762,500 Magnum Corp................................ 316,500 570,494 Malayan Banking Berhad..................... 560,500 3,711,775 Malaysia International Shipping (Foreign)................................ 317,333 870,427 Perusahaan Sadur Timah..................... 298,000 683,111 Southern Bank Berhad....................... 99,000 171,466 Southern Bank Berhad New A**.................................. 54,450 94,733 Technology Resources Industries Berhad**... 910,000 3,102,273 Telekom Malaysia........................... 321,000 2,251,528 Time Engineering........................... 348,000 852,273 United Engineers Malaysia Limited.......... 69,000 383,934 ------------ 17,658,597 ------------ MEXICO -- 9.4% Cementos Apasco, S.A. de C.V............... 146,000 386,722 Cementos Mexicanos A, S.A.................. 31,758 73,578 Cementos Mexicanos B, S.A.................. 197,228 492,657 Cementos Mexicanos CPO, S.A.**............. 13,500 31,911 Cifra B, S.A. de C.V....................... 27,500 29,044 Cifra C, S.A. de C.V....................... 623,029 547,305 Coca-Cola Femsa ADR, S.A. de C.V........... 42,980 644,700 Corporacion Industrial Sanluis A2, S.A. de C.V...................................... 123,010 989,854 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ MEXICO -- (CONTINUED) Fomento Economico Mexicano B, S.A. de C.V...................................... 235,300 $ 335,298 Grupo Carso A1, S.A. de C.V.**............. 138,390 511,567 Grupo Casa Autrey ADR, S.A. de C.V......... 36,300 372,075 Grupo Elektra CPO, S.A. de C.V.**.......... 154,000 383,128 Grupo Embotellador de Mexico Sponsored GDS, S.A. de C.V.**........................... 3,750 25,312 Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival B, S.A. de C.V...................................... 17,000 14,535 Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival C, S.A. de C.V...................................... 188,440 161,114 Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival L, S.A. de C.V...................................... 3,667 3,086 Grupo Financiero Bancrecer B, S.A. de C.V...................................... 40,000 18,776 Grupo Industrial Alfa A, S.A. de C.V....... 62,000 451,098 Grupo Industrial Bimbo A, S.A. de C.V.**... 51,199 187,544 Grupo Iusacell ADR Series D**.............. 2,628 22,995 Grupo Iusacell ADR Series L**.............. 18,182 193,184 Grupo Modelo C, S.A. de C.V................ 60,000 730,260 Grupo Sidek A, S.A. de C.V................. 35,000 34,501 Grupo Sidek B, S.A. de C.V................. 475,471 245,507 Grupo Sidek L Sponsored ADR, S.A. de C.V.**................................... 5,400 16,875 Grupo Sidek L, S.A. de C.V.**.............. 9,949 8,406 Grupo Situr B, S.A. de C.V................. 431,514 162,044 Grupo Televisa CPO Certificates, S.A. de C.V...................................... 33,900 275,633 Grupo Televisa GDS, S.A. de C.V............ 13,410 221,265
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 38 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ MEXICO -- (CONTINUED) Kimberly Clark de Mexico A, S.A. de C.V.... 79,000 $ 613,194 Sistema Argos B, S.A. de C.V............... 343,800 142,938 Telefonos de Mexico L, S.A. de C.V......... 204,000 282,488 Telefonos de Mexico Nominative A, S.A...... 66,000 92,057 Telefonos de Mexico Sponsored ADR, S.A. de C.V...................................... 49,680 1,372,410 Tolmex B2, S.A. de C.V..................... 28,100 89,034 ------------ 10,162,095 ------------ PANAMA -- 0.9% Panamerican Beverages, Inc. Class A........ 41,500 1,011,563 ------------ PHILIPPINES -- 1.1% Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Sponsored ADR............................ 20,400 1,206,150 ------------ PORTUGAL -- 1.2% Modelo Sociedade Gestora de Participacoes Sociais, S.A............................. 11,100 336,230 Sonae Industria E Investimentos............ 40,850 930,202 ------------ 1,266,432 ------------ PUERTO RICO -- 1.1% Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico..... 34,300 1,183,350 ------------ SINGAPORE -- 1.1% Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp. Limited (Foreign)................................ 33,000 325,785 Sembawang Corp. Limited Ordinary Shares.... 52,000 366,172 United Overseas Bank Limited (Foreign)..... 47,000 457,508 ------------ 1,149,465 ------------ NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ THAILAND -- 10.9% Advanced Information Services Public Company Limited (Foreign)................ 44,700 $ 590,717 Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 82,900 714,770 Bangkok First Investment and Trust Public Company Limited (Foreign)................ 42,700 533,320 Bangkok First Investment and Trust Public Company Limited (Local).................. 8,000 83,159 Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 515,300 1,588,253 Land and House Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 31,500 558,421 MDX Company Limited (Foreign).............. 170,400 494,311 Phatra Thanakit Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 275,300 2,018,719 Regional Container Lines (Foreign)......... 69,420 1,029,273 Sahaviriya Steel Industry (Local)**........ 277,300 770,898 Siam Cement Company Limited (Foreign)...... 17,000 1,034,247 Telecomasia Corp. Public Company Limited (Foreign)**.............................. 56,600 188,135 Thai Farmers Bank Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 221,400 1,837,566 Thai Military Bank Public Company Limited (Foreign)................................ 119,900 396,124 ------------ 11,837,913 ------------ TURKEY -- 0.0% Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S. 144A ADR**.... 3,750 7,500 ------------ UNITED KINGDOM -- 2.6% India Fund B**............................. 469,738 1,000,767 Mauritius Fund Limited**................... 45,100 653,950
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 39 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ----------- ------------ UNITED KINGDOM -- (CONTINUED) Reliance Industries 144A ADR**............. 75,300 $ 1,223,625 ------------ 2,878,342 ------------ TOTAL COMMON STOCKS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS (Cost $129,878,303)....................... 101,358,370 ------------ PAR (000) ----------- FOREIGN BONDS -- 2.4% Banco de Columbia Convertible 144A Bond 5.20% 02/01/99........................... $ 1,120 974,400 Liberty Life Africa Eurodollar Convertible 144A Bond 6.50% 09/30/04................. 950 931,000 Liberty Life Africa Eurodollar Reg-S Convertible Bond 6.50% 09/30/04.......... 200 196,000 Teco Electric & Machine Convertible 144A Bond 2.75% 04/15/04...................... 570 475,950 ------------ TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS (Cost $3,056,741)...... 2,577,350 ------------ SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT -- 4.7% BBH Grand Cayman U.S Dollar Time Deposit 5.00% 03/07/95........................... 5,135 5,135,000 ------------ TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $5,135,000)....................... 5,135,000 ------------ VALUE ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE -- 100.4% (Cost $138,070,044*)....................... $109,070,720 LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS -- (0.4%)........................... (481,304) ------------ NET ASSETS (Applicable to 6,820,037 BEA Shares) -- 100.0%......................... $108,589,416 ------------ ------------ NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE ($108,589,416 DIVIDED BY 6,820,037)....... $15.92 ------------ ------------ REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE ($15.92 x .9850)..................................... $15.68 ------------ ------------
* Cost for Federal income tax purposes at February 28, 1995 is 138,297,594. The gross appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows: Gross Appreciation......................... $ 5,149,086 Gross Depreciation......................... (34,375,960) ------------- Net Depreciation........................... $ (29,226,874) ------------- -------------
** Non-income producing securities. INVESTMENT ABBREVIATIONS ADR........................... American Depository Receipts ADS........................... American Depository Shares GDR........................... Global Depository Receipts GDS........................... Global Depository Shares
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 40 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) INVESTMENT INCOME Dividends.................................. $ 635,454 Interest................................... 112,614 Foreign taxes withheld..................... (205,657) ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME.................. 542,411 ------------- EXPENSES Investment advisory fees................... 640,986 Custodian fees............................. 189,193 Administration service fee................. 96,148 Administration fee......................... 80,121 Registration fees.......................... 19,548 Audit fees................................. 9,517 Transfer agent fees........................ 9,474 Miscellaneous fees......................... 8,370 Legal fees................................. 6,621 Organization expense....................... 5,274 Printing fees.............................. 4,179 Insurance expense.......................... 1,723 Directors fees............................. 616 ------------- 1,071,770 Less fees waived........................... (110,283) ------------- TOTAL EXPENSES........................... 961,487 ------------- NET INVESTMENT LOSS.......................... (419,076) ------------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS: Net realized loss from: Security transactions.................... (1,817,832) Foreign exchange transactions............ (113,094) ------------- (1,930,926) ------------- Net unrealized depreciation from: Investments.............................. (44,246,086) Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies...................... (19,677) ------------- (44,265,763) ------------- NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS............................... (46,196,689) ------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS................................. $ (46,615,765) ------------- -------------
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 1994 FOR THE ------------ SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ------------ (UNAUDITED) Increase (decrease) in net assets: Operations: Net investment loss...................... $ (419,076) $ (17,188) Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency........................ (46,196,689) 17,329,056 ------------ ------------ Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations............... (46,615,765) 17,311,868 ------------ ------------ Distribution to shareholders: Dividends to shareholders from net investment income: BEA shares ($.07 and $.09, respectively, per share).............................. (394,002) (291,386) Distributions to shareholders from net realized capital gains: BEA shares ($.92 and $.32, respectively, per share).............................. (5,374,023) (1,002,877) ------------ ------------ Total distributions to shareholders........ (5,768,025) (1,294,263) ------------ ------------ Net capital share transactions............... 20,297,827 102,669,712 ------------ ------------ Total increase (decrease) in net assets...... (32,085,963) 118,687,317 Net Assets: Beginning of period........................ 140,675,379 21,988,062 ------------ ------------ End of period.............................. $108,589,416 $140,675,379 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 41 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ---------- ------------- CORPORATE BONDS -- 16.9% AIRLINES -- 0.6% Delta Air Lines, Inc. Debenture (Ba1, BB) 9.75% 05/15/21........................... $ 350 $ 346,500 ------------- BANKS -- 3.9% Canada Imperial Bank of Commerce FRN Euro Debenture (NR, NR) 6.9375% 07/31/49......................... 330 281,045 Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse (NR, NR)+ 6.3125% Open............................. 250 193,325 Den Norske Bank Perpetual FRN (NR, NR)+ 6.50% Open............................... 340 262,089 Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. Perpetual FRN (NR, NR)+ 6.5625% Open............................. 50 39,538 6.75% Open............................... 520 411,320 Lloyds Bank Plc Perpetual FRN (NR, NR)+ 6.4375% 11/30/49......................... 320 269,920 Midland Bank Plc Perpetual FRN (A2, BBB+)+ 5.75% 09/30/49........................... 410 329,538 National Westminster Bank Plc (A-1, A+)+ 6.8125% Open............................. 270 231,876 Standard Chartered Bank (Baa3, NR)+ 7.025% Open.............................. 400 301,100 ------------- 2,319,751 ------------- BUILDING & BUILDING MATERIALS -- 0.9% JM Peters Co. Inc., Senior Notes (B-, B3) 12.75% 05/01/02.......................... 230 184,000 News America Holdings Inc. Guaranteed Senior Notes, Inc. (Ba1, BBB-) 9.25% 02/01/13........................... 345 358,800 ------------- 542,800 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ---------- ------------- COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA -- 0.4% Adelphia Communications Corp. Senior Notes PIK Bonds (B2, B) 9.50% 02/15/04........................... $ 296 $ 215,982 ------------- CONSUMER SERVICES -- 0.6% Falcon Holdings Group L.P. Senior Subordinated Notes PIK Bonds (NR, NR) 11.00% 09/15/03.......................... 433 373,212 ------------- ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES -- 0.5% EnviroSource, Inc. Senior Notes (B3, B-) 9.75% 06/15/03........................... 360 319,500 ------------- FINANCE -- 2.5% Ford Motor Credit Corp. Medium Term Notes (A-2, A) 4.80% 07/22/96........................... 25 24,281 GMAC Medium Term Notes (Baa1, BBB+) 7.25% 07/20/98........................... 1,160 1,142,600 8.625% 06/15/99.......................... 100 102,875 8.40% 10/15/99........................... 200 203,750 ------------- 1,473,506 ------------- FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 0.1% International Lease Finance Corp. Senior Notes (A2, A+) 6.75% 08/01/97........................... 30 29,588 ------------- GAS UTILITIES -- 0.1% Columbia Gas Systems Debentures (Caa, D)***/**** 10.50% 06/01/12.......................... 45 59,850 ------------- INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING -- 1.3% Arcadian Partners L.P. Senior Notes Series B (B2, B+) 10.75% 05/01/05.......................... 260 256,100 PDV America, Inc. Guaranteed Senior Notes (Baa3, BB) 7.875% 08/01/03............... 420 327,600
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 42 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ---------- ------------- INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING -- (CONTINUED) Wilrig Yankee Senior Secured Notes (B2, B) 11.25% 03/15/04.......................... $ 215 $ 191,888 ------------- 775,588 ------------- PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS -- 1.3% Grupo Industrial Durango Yankee Notes (B1, BB) 12.00% 07/15/01.......................... 210 161,700 P. T. Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Guaranteed Notes (Ba3, BB) 11.875% 06/15/02......................... 230 226,550 P. T. Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Notes 144A Senior Security (Ba3, BB) 8.875% 11/01/00.......................... 155 127,100 Stone Container Corp. First Mortgage Note (B1, B+) 10.75% 10/01/02.......................... 250 260,000 ------------- 775,350 ------------- PUBLISHING -- 0.8% Time Warner, Inc. Debenture (Ba1, BBB-) 9.15% 02/01/23........................... 480 461,400 ------------- RESTAURANTS -- 0.6% Flagstar Corp. Subordinated Debentures (Caa, CCC+) 11.25% 11/01/04.......................... 430 368,725 ------------- RETAIL -- 1.0% Federated Department Stores Senior Notes (Ba1, BB) 10.00% 02/15/01.......................... 470 492,325 Pueblo Xtra International, Inc. Senior Notes (B2, B-) 9.50% 08/01/03........................... 85 70,656 ------------- 562,981 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ---------- ------------- STEEL -- 0.2% Armco, Inc. Senior Notes (B1, B) 9.375% 11/01/00.......................... $ 150 $ 137,813 ------------- TELEPHONE -- 0.1% Nippon Telephone & Telegraph Notes (Aaa, AAA) 9.50% 07/27/98........................... 50 53,125 ------------- TELEVISION -- 0.8% Turner Broadcasting Systems Senior Notes (Ba2, BB+) 7.40% 02/01/04........................... 565 491,550 ------------- UTILITIES -- 1.2% Korea Electric Power Corp. Debentures (A1, A+) 7.75% 04/01/13........................... 765 687,544 ------------- TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $10,196,612)..................... 9,994,765 ------------- FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS -- 4.7% Central Bank of Argentina Series 89B Bonex (B1, BB-)+ 6.875% 12/28/99.......................... 40 20,880 Central Bank of the Philippines Par Bond Step-Up Coupon Series B (NR, NR)+ 5.34% 12/01/17........................... 500 296,875 Republic of Argentina FRB Non-U.S. Tranche (NR, NR)+ 6.50% 03/31/05........................... 750 383,906 Republic of Argentina Step-up Par Bonds Non U.S. Tranche Series L (B2, NR)+ 4.25% 03/31/23........................... 1,000 392,500 Republic of Brazil IDU Notes Non-U.S. Tranche (NR, NR)+ 7.8125% 01/01/01......................... 485 376,178 Republic of Italy Global Bond (A1, AA) 6.875% 09/27/23.......................... 780 632,775 Republic of Turkey Yankee Bonds (Ba3, B+) 9.00% 06/15/99........................... 170 150,663
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 43 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ---------- ------------- FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS (CONTINUED) Republic of Venezuela Par Bonds (Ba2, NR) 6.75% 3/31/20............................ $ 500 $ 222,188 The Polish People's Republic Discount Bonds (NR, NR)+ 6.8125% 10/27/24......................... 390 260,081 ------------- TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS (Cost $3,030,381)...................... 2,736,046 ------------- STRUCTURED NOTES -- 3.7% Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co., Medium Term Notes, Series F (Aa2, AAA) 4.25% 03/17/95........................... 650 606,060 General Mills Inc. Medium Term Notes, Series D (NR, NR) 4.28% 03/17/95........................... 555 476,412 Toyota Motor Credit Corp. Indexed Medium Term Notes (Aaa, AAA) 4.25% 03/17/95........................... 1,175 1,087,345 ------------- TOTAL STRUCTURED NOTES (Cost $2,366,577)...................... 2,169,817 ------------- AGENCY OBLIGATIONS -- 35.2% FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. -- 0.3% FHLMC 7.00% 08/01/00........................... 143 140,750 FHLMC 5 Year Gold Balloon (TBA)** 6.00% 01/15/00........................... 25 24,164 ------------- 164,914 ------------- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -- 19.7% FNMA 7.50% 04/01/00........................... 904 900,859 6.00% 10/01/01........................... 1,657 1,566,565 7.50% 01/15/02........................... 85 84,734 6.00% 02/01/25........................... 3,077 2,702,151 6.50% 01/15/02 (TBA)**................... 1,810 1,754,003 7.50% 01/01/10 (TBA)**................... 2,450 2,425,500 PAR (000) VALUE ---------- ------------- FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -- (CONTINUED) 8.00% 01/15/25 (TBA)**................... $ 1,150 $ 1,143,172 FNMA Balloon 7.50% 07/01/00........................... 91 90,434 7.50% 06/01/01........................... 123 122,421 7.50% 09/01/01........................... 576 573,966 FNMA 1991-165 Class M 8.25% 12/25/21........................... 13 12,900 FNMA 1994-3 Class SA 3.1453% 01/25/24......................... 483 202,698 ------------- 11,579,403 ------------- GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -- 14.8% GNMA 8.25% 08/15/04........................... 2 1,767 9.00% 11/15/04........................... 2 2,393 9.00% 12/15/04........................... 2 1,946 8.25% 04/15/06........................... 3 3,091 13.50% 07/15/14.......................... 1 1,606 9.00% 12/15/16........................... 395 410,076 9.00% 10/15/17........................... 561 582,413 7.00% 01/01/10 (TBA)**................... 1,900 1,844,188 6.00% 12/01/10 (TBA)**................... 870 807,197 7.50% 01/15/25 (TBA)**................... 4,045 3,916,066 8.00% 11/15/25 (TBA)**................... 1,160 1,153,475 ------------- 8,724,218 ------------- MISCELLANEOUS -- 0.4% Hydro Quebec Guaranteed Debenture (A1, A+) 13.25% 10/15/10.......................... 100 108,000 National Archive Facility Trust COP (Aaa, AAA) 8.50% 09/01/19........................... 129 128,858 ------------- 236,858 ------------- TOTAL AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $20,313,721)..................... 20,705,393 ------------- ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES -- 0.2% First USA Credit Card Master Trust Series 1994-3 (Aaa, AAA) 6.345% 12/15/99.......................... 80 79,925
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 44 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ---------- ------------- ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES -- (CONTINUED) Goldome Credit Corp. Home Equity Trust Series 90-1 (Aa2, AA) 10.00% 07/15/05.......................... $ 15 $ 15,116 ------------- TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $95,134)......................... 95,041 ------------- COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGED BACKED SECURITIES -- 0.0% Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust Series 54-C (Aaa, AAA) 9.25% 11/01/13........................... 4 4,113 Ryland Acceptance Corp. Series 85D (Aaa, AAA) 9.25% 04/01/12........................... 8 8,078 ------------- TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $12,391)......................... 12,191 ------------- COMMERCIAL PAPER -- 21.7% BHF Finance Inc. (P-1, A-1) 5.95% 03/17/95........................... 1,600 1,595,769 BMW Capital Corp. (P-1, A-1) 5.97% 03/20/95........................... 1,600 1,594,959 Cargill, Inc. (P-1, A-1) 5.87% 03/17/95........................... 1,600 1,595,826 Colgate-Palmolive Company (P-1, A-1) 5.93% 03/17/95........................... 1,600 1,595,783 Englehard Corp. (P-1, A-1) 5.95% 03/15/95........................... 1,600 1,596,298 General Electric Capital Corp. (P-1, A-1) 5.87% 03/16/95........................... 1,600 1,596,087 San Paolo U.S. Financial Co. (P-1, A-1) 5.93% 03/15/95........................... 1,600 1,596,310 Treasury Corp. of New South Wales (P-1, A-1) 5.87% 03/17/95........................... 1,600 1,595,826 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ---------- ------------- COMMERCIAL PAPER -- (CONTINUED) TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost $12,766,858)..................... $ 12,766,858 ------------- MUNICIPAL BONDS -- 1.2% Birmingham Alabama Industrial Water Board Revenue (NR, AAA) 6.00% 07/01/07........................... $ 10 10,188 Intermountain Power Agency Revenue (Aa, AA) 5.00% 07/01/23........................... 70 58,800 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Electric Revenue (Aa, AA) 4.50% 05/15/23........................... 15 11,213 New York State Medical Care Facilities Financial Agency Revenue (Hospital and Nursing Home) (NR, NR) 5.75% 08/15/19........................... 15 14,138 Orlando Florida Utilities Commission Water & Electric Revenue BAN (Aa, AA-) 5.00% 10/01/20........................... 10 8,600 Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority New York Mortgage Recording Tax Special Oblig. Series 89A (Aaa, AAA) 7.125% 01/01/19.......................... 15 16,463 Washington State GO (Aa, AA) 5.50% 05/01/18................................. 650 600,438 ------------- TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $667,425)........................ 719,840 ------------- UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -- 34.6% U.S. TREASURY BONDS -- 14.1% 11.625% 11/15/04......................... 1,465 1,901,672 10.75% 08/15/05.......................... 595 743,101 8.875% 08/15/17.......................... 2,305 2,621,684 7.875% 02/15/21.......................... 245 871,085 7.125% 02/15/23.......................... 2,260 2,153,689 ------------- 8,291,231 -------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 45 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ---------- ------------- U.S. TREASURY NOTES -- 19.9% 7.375% 05/15/96.......................... $ 135 $ 136,265 7.25% 11/15/96........................... 305 307,592 6.00% 02/31/97........................... 3,365 3,290,768 5.375% 05/31/98.......................... 7,730 7,381,834 7.50% 11/15/01........................... 235 239,399 5.75% 08/15/03........................... 375 340,590 ------------- 11,696,448 ------------- U.S. TREASURY STRIP NOTES -- 0.6% 0.00% 11/15/04........................... 710 349,093 ------------- TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $20,070,912)..................... 20,336,772 ------------- LOAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS*** -- 0.4% BANKS -- 0.4% Vnesheconombank Bank Participation Loan.... 1,350 213,065 ------------- TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS (Cost $272,447)........................ 213,065 ------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT -- 3.2% BBH Grand Cayman U.S. Dollar Time Deposit 5.00% 03/07/95........................... 1,914 1,914,000 ------------- TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $1,914,000)...................... 1,914,000 ------------- NUMBER OF SHARES ----------- WARRANTS*** -- 0.0% JM Peters Inc. Warrants Expiring 05/01/02........................ 1,817 909 ------------- TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $1,000).......................... 909 ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (Cost $71,707,458) -- 121.8%.................................. 71,664,697 VALUE ------------- INVESTMENTS SECURITIES PURCHASED PAYABLE -- (24.2%)............... $ (14,233,707) OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES -- 2.4%....................................... 1,392,322 ------------- NET ASSETS (Applicable to 4,038,565 BEA shares)--100.0%.............. $ 58,823,312 ------------- ------------- NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE ($58,823,312 DIVIDED BY 4,038,565)........ $14.57 ------------- -------------
* Cost for Federal income tax purposes at February 28, 1995 is 71,910,681. The gross appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows: Gross Appreciation........................ $ 756,089 Gross Depreciation........................ (1,002,073) ---------- Net Depreciation.......................... $ (245,984) ---------- ----------
** Securities were acquired on a delayed delivery basis. *** Non-Income Producing. **** Securities currently in default. + Variable Rate Obligations -- The interest rate shown is the rate as of February 28, 1995. The Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Stadard & Poor's Corporation's ratings indicated are the most recent ratings available at February 28, 1995. INVESTMENT ABBREVIATIONS BAN........................... Bond Anticipation Notes COP........................... Certificates of Participation FRB........................... Floating Rate Bond FRN........................... Floating Rate Note GO............................ General Obligation PIK........................... Pay in Kind TBA........................... To be Announced
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 46 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) INVESTMENT INCOME Interest................................... $ 1,885,969 ----------- EXPENSES Investment advisory fees................... 100,540 Administration service fee................. 40,216 Administration fee......................... 33,513 Custodian fees............................. 24,463 Registration fees.......................... 10,075 Transfer agent fees........................ 9,400 Printing fees.............................. 5,359 Legal fees................................. 3,089 Miscellaneous fees......................... 2,414 Audit fees................................. 2,191 Organization expense....................... 1,801 Insurance expense.......................... 653 Directors fees............................. 296 ----------- 234,010 Less fees waived........................... (99,957) ----------- TOTAL EXPENSES........................... 134,053 ----------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME........................ 1,751,916 ----------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS:.............................. Net realized loss from: Security transactions.................... (971,953) Foreign exchange transactions............ (421) ----------- (972,374) ----------- Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from: Investments.............................. 433,475 Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies...................... (9,592) ----------- 423,883 ----------- NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS............................... (548,491) ----------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS................................. $ 1,203,425 ----------- -----------
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 1994(1) TO AUGUST 31, 1994 FOR THE ------------ SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ------------ (UNAUDITED) Increase in net assets: Operations: Net investment income.................... $ 1,751,916 $ 859,203 Net loss on investments and foreign currency................................ (548,491) (854,633) ------------ ------------ Net increase in net assets resulting from operations.............................. 1,203,425 4,570 ------------ ------------ Distributions to shareholders: Dividends to shareholders from net investment income: BEA shares ($.46 and $.24, respectively, per share).............................. (1,467,800) (491,074) ------------ ------------ Net capital share transactions............... 29,071,869 30,502,172 ------------ ------------ Total increase in net assets............... 28,807,494 30,015,668 ------------ ------------ Net Assets: Beginning of period........................ 30,015,818 150 ------------ ------------ End of period.............................. $58,823,312 $30,015,818 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (1) Commencement of Operations.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 47 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA GLOBAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ------------- ------------- INTERNATIONAL BONDS -- 74.8% ARGENTINA -- 1.4% Republic of Argentina FRB Non U.S. Tranche (NR, NR)+ 6.50% 03/31/05...................... $ 500 $ 255,936 ------------- AUSTRALIA -- 3.9% Queensland Treasury Corp. Global Bonds (NR, NR) 8.00% 07/14/99............. AUD 630 437,116 Treasury Corporation of Victoria Global Bonds (Aa3, AA) 8.25% 10/15/03............................ 420 270,049 ------------- 707,158 ------------- BRAZIL -- 3.0% Federal Republic of Brazil C Bonds, Step-Up Coupon (NR, NR) 8.00% 04/15/14...................... 257 104,756 Federal Republic of Brazil IDU Notes Non U.S. Tranche (B1, NR)+ 7.8125% 01/01/01.................... 243 188,089 Companhia Petroleo Ipiranga Notes, Step-up Coupon (NR, NR) 8.625% 02/25/02..................... 285 252,225 ------------- 545,070 ------------- BULGARIA -- 0.6% Republic of Bulgaria Discount Bonds Series A (NR, NR)+ 7.5625% 07/28/24.................... 250 108,906 ------------- CANADA -- 4.1% Government of Canada Bonds (Aa1, NR) 9.25% 12/01/99...................... CND 390 291,905 7.25% 06/01/03...................... 660 439,487 ------------- 731,392 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ------------- ------------- FRANCE -- 13.7% ** French Treasury Strips (NR, NR) 6.90% 10/25/97...................... FF $ 4,000 $ 645,476 7.15% 10/25/98...................... 12,300 1,836,605 ------------- 2,482,081 ------------- GERMANY -- 11.7% Federal Republic of Germany Eurobonds (Aaa, NR) 7.25% 10/21/02............ DEM 3,100 2,124,031 ------------- INDONESIA -- 0.9% P.T. Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Notes 144A Senior Security (Ba3, BB) 8.875% 11/01/00..................... 200 164,000 ------------- ITALY -- 3.6% Republic of Italy Bonds (A-1, NR) 9.00% 10/01/03...................... ITL 1,320,000 647,443 ------------- MOROCCO -- 1.7% The Kingdom of Morocco, Tranche A Bank Participation Loan (NR, NR)+ 7.375% 04/01/95..................... 500 310,937 ------------- NETHERLANDS -- 4.4% Netherlands Government Bonds (NR, NR) 6.25% 07/15/98...................... NLG 1,320 793,131 ------------- POLAND -- 1.3% The Polish People's Republic Discount Bonds (NR, NR)+ 6.8125% 10/27/24.................... 345 230,072 -------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 48 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA GLOBAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ------------- ------------- INTERNATIONAL BONDS -- (CONTINUED) SPAIN -- 3.7% Kingdom of Spain Eurobonds (NR, NR) 10.25% 11/30/98..................... ESP 90,000 $ 675,529 ------------- SUPRANATIONAL -- 7.9% International Bond for Reconstruction & Development Eurobonds (Aaa, AAA) 5.25% 03/20/02...................... JPY 131,000 1,432,282 ------------- SWEDEN -- 4.9% Nordic Investment Bank Global Notes (Aaa, AAA) 6.25% 02/08/99........... SEK 3,210 379,564 Swedish Government Bonds (NR, NR) 11.00% 01/21/99..................... 3,700 517,218 ------------- 896,782 ------------- TURKEY -- 0.3% Republic of Turkey Yankee Bonds (Ba3, B+) 9.00% 06/15/99...................... 55 48,744 ------------- UNITED KINGDOM -- 6.2% U.K. Treasury Eurobonds (Aaa, NR) 8.50% 07/16/07...................... GBP 720 1,130,144 ------------- UNITED STATES -- 0.3% Stone Container Corp. First Mortgage Notes (B1, B+) 10.75% 10/01/02..................... 60 62,400 ------------- VENEZUELA -- 1.2% Republic of Venezuela Debt Conversion FRN Bonds Series DL (Ba1, NR) 7.6875% 12/18/07.................... 500 224,063 ------------- TOTAL INTERNATIONAL BONDS (Cost $13,611,503)........................ 13,570,101 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ------------- ------------- UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -- 14.7% U.S. TREASURY BONDS -- 13.4% 7.50% 11/15/01........................ $ 830 $ 845,538 5.75% 08/15/03........................ 1,000 908,240 11.625% 11/15/04...................... 480 623,074 7.875% 02/15/21....................... 55 56,698 ------------- 2,433,550 ------------- U.S. TREASURY STRIP NOTES -- 0.7% 0.00% 11/15/04........................ 240 118,003 ------------- U.S. TREASURY NOTES -- 0.6% 5.375% 05/31/98....................... 120 114,595 ------------- TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $2,611,106).................... 2,666,148 ------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT -- 8.9% BBH Grand Cayman U.S. Dollar Time Deposit 5.00% 03/07/95....................... 1,623 1,623,000 ------------- TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $1,623,000).................... 1,623,000 ------------- LOAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS*** -- 0.4% Vneshekonombank Bank Participation Loan.... 450 71,022 ------------- TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS (Cost $90,816)............................ 71,022 ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (Cost $17,936,425*) -- 98.8%............. $ 17,930,271 OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES -- 1.2%..................................... 211,449 ------------- NET ASSETS (Applicable to 1,210,620 BEA Shares) -- 100.0%.................... $ 18,141,720 ------------- ------------- NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE ($18,141,720 DIVIDED BY 1,210,620)...... $14.99 ------------- -------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 49 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA GLOBAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) * Also cost for Federal income tax purposes at February 28, 1995. The gross appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows: Gross Appreciation....................... $ 424,146 Gross Depreciation....................... (430,300) ---------- Net Depreciation......................... $ (6,154) ---------- ----------
** Zero Coupon Bonds. Rate Shown is the effective yield. *** Non-Income Producing. + Variable Rate Obligations -- The interest rate shown is the rate as of February 28, 1995. The Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Corporation's ratings indicated are the most recent ratings available at February 28,1995. CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS AUD........................... Australian Dollars CND........................... Canadian Dollars DEM........................... German Deutschemarks ESP........................... Spanish Pesetas FF............................ French Francs GBP........................... United Kingdom Pounds ILT........................... Italian Lira JPY........................... Japanese Yen NLG........................... Netherland Guilders SEK........................... Swedish Krona
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 50 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA GLOBAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) INVESTMENT INCOME Interest................................... $ 630,277 ---------- EXPENSES Investment advisory fees................... 38,816 Custodian fees............................. 16,123 Administration service fee................. 11,645 Administration fee......................... 9,704 Transfer agent fees........................ 8,536 Registration fees.......................... 7,856 Organization expense....................... 2,963 Printing fees.............................. 2,896 Legal fees................................. 2,224 Miscellaneous fees......................... 1,940 Audit fees................................. 949 Insurance expense.......................... 194 Directors fees............................. 93 ---------- 103,939 Less fees waived........................... (43,218) Less expense reimbursement................. (2,497) ---------- TOTAL EXPENSES........................... 58,224 ---------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME........................ 572,053 ---------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS: Net realized gain (loss) from: Security transactions.................... (130,025) Foreign exchange transactions............ 26,260 ---------- (103,765) ---------- Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from: Investments.............................. 52,516 Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies...................... (106,537) ---------- (54,021) ---------- NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS............................... (157,786) ---------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS................................. $ 414,267 ---------- ----------
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 28, 1994(1) TO AUGUST 31, 1994 FOR THE ----------- SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ------------ (UNAUDITED) Increase in net assets: Operations: Net investment income.................... $ 572,053 $ 63,522 Net loss on investments and foreign currency................................ (157,786) (63,312) ------------ ----------- Net increase in net assets resulting from operations.............................. 414,267 210 ------------ ----------- Distributions to shareholders: Dividends to shareholders from net investment income: BEA shares ($.41 per share).............. (351,383) -- ------------ ----------- Net capital share transactions............... 11,778,476 6,300,000 ------------ ----------- Total increase in net assets................. 11,841,360 6,300,210 Net Assets: Beginning of period........................ 6,300,360 150 ------------ ----------- End of period.............................. $18,141,720 $6,300,360 ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- (1) Commencement of Operations.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 51 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- CORPORATE BONDS -- 54.8% BANKS AND SAVINGS & LOANS -- 0.8% Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economi- co e Social Notes (NR, NR) 6.00% 09/15/96........................... $ 1,067 $ 1,016,508 ------------- BUILDING & BUILDING MATERIALS -- 2.1% JM Peters Co. Inc., Senior Notes (B-, B3) 12.75% 05/01/02.......................... 3,600 2,880,000 ------------- CHEMICALS -- 0.9% UCC Investor Holdings Subordinated Notes (B3, B-)++ 12.00% 05/01/05.......................... 1,700 1,198,500 ------------- COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA -- 2.7% Adelphia Communications Corp. Senior Notes PIK Bonds (B2, B) 9.50% 02/15/04........................... 5,052 3,687,696 ------------- CONSUMER SERVICES -- 2.0% Falcon Holdings Group L.P. Senior Subordinated Notes PIK Bonds (NR, NR) 11.00% 09/15/03.......................... 3,159 2,724,903 ------------- ELECTRIC UTILITIES -- 1.8% Midland Funding Corp. Leased Backed Certificates (Ba2, BB+) 10.33% 07/23/02.......................... 2,409 2,390,799 ------------- ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES -- 1.7% EnviroSource, Inc. Senior Notes (B3, B-) 9.75% 06/15/03........................... 2,635 2,338,562 ------------- FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 1.3% Fifth Mexican Acceptance Corp. 144A Tranche A Note (NR, NR)* 8.00% 12/15/98........................... 5,040 1,764,000 ------------- FOOD & BEVERAGES -- 2.4% Fresh Del Monte Produce Senior Notes (B1, BB-) 10.00% 05/01/03..................... 5,135 3,183,700 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- GAS UTILITIES -- 4.5% Columbia Gas Systems Debentures (Caa, D) **/*** 10.50% 06/01/12.......................... $ 4,280 $ 5,692,400 Columbia Gas Systems Medium Term Notes (NR, NR)**/*** 9.07% 01/12/00........................... 235 236,763 9.25% 09/30/04........................... 135 141,075 ------------- 6,070,238 ------------- HEALTH CARE -- 2.4% General Medical Corp. Subordinated Debentures PIK Bonds (B3, B-) 12.125% 08/15/05......................... 3,293 3,161,280 ------------- INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING -- 14.8% Arcadian Partners L.P. Senior Notes Series B (B2, B+) 10.75% 05/01/05............... 3,400 3,349,000 Bell Cablemedia Plc Discount Notes (B2, B+)++ 11.95% 07/15/04.......................... 5,350 3,236,750 Bombril S.A. (NR, NR) 8.00% 08/26/98........................... 3,350 2,696,750 Essar Gujarat Floating Ltd. Rate Debenture Euro 144A (NR, NR)+ 9.40% 07/15/99........................... 1,250 1,237,500 Exide Corp. Senior Subordinated Debentures (B3, B-)++ 12.25% 12/15/04.......................... 2,750 1,993,750 Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo 144A Notes (B3, NR) 8.25% 02/17/01........................... 410 145,550 Ipiranga Step-up Bonds - Euro Companhia Brasileira Petroleo (NR, NR) 8.625% 02/25/02.......................... 3,590 3,177,150 Southwest Forest Industries Sub Debentures (B3, B-) 12.125% 09/15/01................ 3,975 4,034,625 ------------- 19,871,075 ------------- METALS & MINING -- 3.2% Acme Metals, Inc. Senior Secured Notes (B1, B)++ 13.50% 08/01/04.......................... 5,800 4,263,000 -------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 52 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS -- 7.5% Grupo Industrial Durango Yankee Notes (B1, BB) 12.00% 07/15/01...................... $ 3,400 $ 2,618,000 P.T. Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Guaranteed Notes (Ba3, BB) 11.875% 06/15/02......................... 1,150 1,132,750 P.T. Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Notes 144A Senior Security (Ba3, BB) 8.875% 11/01/00.......................... 3,140 2,574,800 Stone Container Corp. Senior Notes (B1, B+) 9.875% 02/01/01.......................... 3,080 3,018,400 Stone Container Corp. First Mortgage Note (B1, B+) 10.75% 10/01/02................. 745 774,800 ------------- 10,118,750 ------------- RESTAURANTS -- 3.7% Flagstar Corp. Subordinated Debentures (B2, B) 11.25% 11/01/04.......................... 5,800 4,973,500 ------------- RETAIL -- 0.6% Pueblo Xtra International, Inc. Senior Notes (B2, B-) 9.50% 08/01/03............ 1,000 831,250 ------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS & EQUIPMENT -- 2.4% Cablevision Industries Series B Senior Debentures (B1, B+) 9.25% 04/01/08........................... 3,245 3,188,212 ------------- TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $81,671,479)... 73,661,973 ------------- FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS -- 21.8% Central Bank of Argentina Series 89B Bonex (B1, BB-)+ 6.875% 12/28/99.......................... 65 33,930 Central Bank of Nigeria Par Bond (NR, NR)+ 6.25% 11/15/20........................... 6,500 2,539,063 Central Bank of the Philippines Par Bond Step-Up Coupon Series B (NR, NR)+ 5.75% 12/01/17........................... 6,500 3,851,250 PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS -- (CONTINUED) Federal Republic of Brazil C Bonds Step-Up Coupon (NR, NR) 8.00% 04/15/14........................... $ 3,060 $ 1,248,863 Federal Republic of Brazil IDU Notes Non U.S. Tranche (BI, NR)+ 7.8125% 01/01/01......................... 970 752,356 Republic of Argentina FRB Non U.S. Tranche (NR, NR)+ 6.50% 03/31/05........................... 6,250 3,203,125 Republic of Argentina Step-Up Par Bonds Non U.S. Tranche Series L (B2, NR)+ 4.25% 03/31/23........................... 4,750 1,864,375 Republic of Bulgaria Discount Bonds Series A (NR, NR)+ 7.5625% 07/28/24......................... 5,250 2,287,031 Republic of Turkey Yankee Notes (Ba3, B+) 9.00% 06/15/99........................... 3,050 2,703,063 Republic of Venezuela Debt Conversion FRN Bonds Series DL (Ba1, NR)+ 7.6875% 12/18/07......................... 9,250 4,145,156 The Kingdom of Morocco, Tranche A Bond Participation Loan (NR, NR)+ 7.375% 01/01/09.......................... 6,000 3,731,250 The Polish People's Republic Discount Bonds (NR, NR)+ 6.8125% 10/27/24......................... 3,725 2,493,422 United Mexican States Par Bond Series B (Ba3) 6.25% 12/31/19........................... 750 371,250 ------------- TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS (Cost $35,364,353)....... 29,224,134 ------------- LOAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT** -- 1.3% Vneshekonombank Bank Participation Loan....................... 8,000 1,795,000 ------------- TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (Cost $3,115,000)............................... 1,795,000 -------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 53 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -- 17.5% U.S. TREASURY BILLS -- 9.6% 5.70% 05/18/95............................. $ 3,000 $ 2,962,343 5.72% 05/25/95............................. 3,000 2,959,150 5.35% 03/09/95............................. 7,000 6,991,494 ------------- 12,912,987 ------------- U.S. TREASURY BONDS -- 7.8% 11.625% 11/15/04........................... 950 1,233,166 10.75% 08/15/05............................ 7,375 9,210,711 ------------- 10,443,877 ------------- U.S. TREASURY STRIP NOTES -- 0.1% 0.00% 11/15/04............................. 480 236,006 ------------- 10,679,883 ------------- TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $23,157,216)....................... 23,592,870 ------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT -- 2.1% BBH Grand Cayman U.S. Dollar Time Deposit 5.00% 03/07/95............................ 2,845 2,845,000 ------------- TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $2,845,000)......................... 2,845,000 ------------- NUMBER OF SHARES ------------ RIGHTS/WARRANTS ** -- 0.1% JM Peters, Inc. Warrants Expiring 05/01/02......................... 28,440 14,220 Uniroyal Technology Warrants Expiring 06/01/03.................................. 43,500 103,312 ------------- TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS (Cost $102,645)...... 117,532 ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (Cost $146,255,693*) -- 97.6%............................ $ 131,236,509 OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES -- 2.4%...................................... 3,213,996 ------------- VALUE ------------- NET ASSETS (Applicable to 9,322,648 BEA Shares) -- 100.0%.......................... $ 134,450,505 ------------- ------------- NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE ($134,450,505 DIVIDED BY 9,322,648)....... $14.42 ------------- ------------- REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE ($14.42 x .9975)........................... $14.38 ------------- -------------
* Cost for Federal income tax purposes at February 28, 1995, is 146,057,450. The gross appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows: Gross Appreciation......................... $ 2,314,651 Gross Depreciation......................... (17,135,592) ------------ Net Depreciation........................... $(14,820,941) ------------ ------------
* Guaranteed by Grupo Sidek, S.A. de C.V. and Grupo Situr, S.A. de C.V. ** Non-Income Producing *** Securities Currently in Default + Variable Rate Obligations -- The rate shown is the rate as of February 28, 1995. ++ Step Bonds -- The interest rate as of February 28, 1995 is 0% and will reset to interest rate shown at a future date. The Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Corporation's ratings indicated are the most recent ratings available at February 28, 1995. INVESTMENT ABBREVIATIONS FRB....................... Floating Rate Bonds PIK....................... Pay in kind
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 54 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) INVESTMENT INCOME Interest................................... $ 7,303,627 -------------- EXPENSES Investment advisory fees................... 488,279 Administration Service fee................. 104,631 Administration fee......................... 87,193 Custodian fees............................. 24,556 Audit fees................................. 9,904 Transfer agent fees........................ 9,100 Registration fees.......................... 8,100 Legal fees................................. 6,509 Printing expense........................... 6,200 Organization expense....................... 5,274 Insurance expense.......................... 1,920 Miscellaneous fees......................... 1,030 Directors fees............................. 661 -------------- 753,357 Less fees waived........................... (55,816) -------------- TOTAL EXPENSES........................... 697,541 -------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME........................ 6,606,086 -------------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS: Net realized loss from: Security transactions.................... (5,389,970) Foreign exchange transactions............ (67,803) -------------- (5,457,773) -------------- Net unrealized depreciation from: Investments.............................. (8,312,724) Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies...................... (35,172) -------------- (8,347,896) -------------- NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS................................ (13,805,669) -------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS.................................. $ (7,199,583) -------------- --------------
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 1994 FOR THE -------------- SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 -------------- (UNAUDITED) Increase (decrease) in net assets: Operations: Net investment income.................... $ 6,606,086 $ 9,673,516 Net loss on investments and foreign currency................................ (13,805,669) (9,133,121) -------------- -------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations................. (7,199,583) 540,395 -------------- -------------- Distribution to shareholders: Dividends to shareholders from net investment income: BEA shares ($.75 and $1.43, respectively, per share)................................ (6,779,854) (10,126,549) -------------- -------------- Net capital share transactions............... 4,912,470 54,747,035 -------------- -------------- Total increase (decrease) in net assets...... (9,066,967) 45,160,881 Net Assets: Beginning of period........................ 143,517,472 98,356,591 -------------- -------------- End of period.............................. $ 134,450,505 $ 143,517,472 -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 55 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA MUNICIPAL BOND PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- MUNICIPAL BONDS -- 93.2% ALABAMA -- 0.7% Birmingham AL Industrial Water Board Authority Revenue (NR, AAA) 6.00% 07/01/07........................... $ 75 $ 76,312 Jefferson County AL Sanitation & Sewer RAW (Aaa, NR) 6.75% 03/01/07........................... 270 286,200 ------------- 362,512 ------------- ARIZONA -- 3.1% Salt River AZ Agricultural Improvement & Power Distribution Electric System Revenue (Aa, AA) 5.375% 01/01/11.......................... 600 557,250 5.50% 01/01/25........................... 1,085 991,419 ------------- 1,548,669 ------------- ARKANSAS -- 0.8% Greene County AR Residential Housing Facility Board Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 7.40% 09/01/11........................... 365 409,256 ------------- CALIFORNIA -- 6.7% California State GO (Aaa, AAA) 5.125% 10/01/17.......................... 1,650 1,425,187 Los Angeles CA Department of Water & Power Revenue (Aa, AA) 4.50% 05/15/23........................... 675 503,719 Sacramento CA Municipal Utilities Revenue (MBIA Insured) (Aaa, AAA) 6.20% 08/15/05........................... 100 105,500 Southern California Public Power Authority Revenue (AMBAC Insured) (Aa, AA) 5.00% 07/01/17........................... 705 599,250 5.50% 07/01/23........................... 740 666,925 ------------- 3,300,581 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- COLORADO -- 3.5% Colorado Springs CO Utilities Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 5.875% 11/15/17..................... $ 525 $ 513,187 Lower Colorado River Authority Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 9.25% 01/01/96........................... 350 370,125 9.375% 01/01/96.......................... 85 89,994 9.50% 01/01/96........................... 725 768,500 ------------- 1,741,806 ------------- FLORIDA -- 5.9% Florida State GO (Aa, AA) 5.50% 10/01/08... 740 678,025 Jacksonville FL Electric Authority Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 6.00% 07/01/12................ 760 778,050 Orlando FL Utilities Commission Water & Electric Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 6.30% 04/01/07........................... 685 717,537 Talahassee FL Electric Revenue First Lien (Aaa, AAA) 6.10% 10/01/06................ 730 760,112 ------------- 2,933,724 ------------- GEORGIA -- 0.9% DeKalb County GA Water & Sewer Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 5.25% 10/01/02................ 430 427,850 ------------- ILLINOIS -- 5.7% Illinois State Sales Tax Revenue (Aa, AAA) 5.75% 06/15/14........................... 1,050 1,004,062 5.50% 06/15/18.......................... 1,500 1,374,375 Lombard IL Multifamily Housing Revenue (Clover Creek) (AA-, A) 6.50% 12/15/06........................... 420 426,825 ------------- 2,805,262 -------------
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 56 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA MUNICIPAL BOND PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- INDIANA -- 1.9% Indianapolis IN Public Improvement Board Revenue (Aaa, AA+) 6.00% 01/10/18........................... $ 965 $ 954,144 ------------- KENTUCKY -- 1.0% Kentucky State Turnpike Authority Resource Recovery Road Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 6.125% 07/01/07.......................... 480 493,800 ------------- LOUISIANA -- 1.6% New Orleans LA Home Mortgage Authority SOB (Aaa, AAA) 6.25% 01/15/11........................... 635 631,031 Shreveport LA Home Mortgage Authority Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 6.75% 09/01/10........................... 126 131,512 ------------- 762,543 ------------- MARYLAND -- 1.9% Baltimore MD New Public Housing Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 5.00% 06/01/98........................... 25 24,969 Maryland State Transportation Authority Projects Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 6.80% 07/01/16........................... 850 929,687 ------------- 954,656 ------------- MASSACHUSETTS -- 0.9% Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority General Revenue Series 92A (A, A) 6.50% 07/15/19........................... 420 439,425 ------------- MISSISSIPPI -- 3.3% Mississippi State GO (Aaa, AAA) 6.20% 02/01/08........................... 1,550 1,615,875 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- NEW YORK -- 29.0% Municipal Assistance Corp. for the City of New York Revenue (Aa, AAA) 8.25% 07/01/96........................... $ 355 $ 378,963 New York City GO (Aaa, AAA) 9.50% 08/15/95........................... 450 469,125 New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue (MBIA Insured) (Aaa, AAA) 7.375% 07/01/16.......................... 605 679,869 New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue (State University Athletic Facilities Ed- ucation) (Baa1, BBB+)** 5.90% 05/15/04........................... 75 43,406 New York State Energy Research & Development Authority Revenue (Electric Facilities) (Aa3, A+) 9.00% 08/15/95........................... 900 932,625 New York State Energy Research & Development Authority Revenue (Gas Facilities) (A1, A) 9.00% 05/15/95........................... 1,015 1,041,644 New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue (State University Construction) (Aaa, AAA) 8.30% 11/01/97........................... 565 623,619 New York State Medical Care Facility Financial Agency Revenue (NR, AAA) 5.75% 08/15/19........................... 1,695 1,593,300 New York State Medical Care Facility Finance Agency Revenue (Aa, A-) 10.50% 01/15/24.......................... 900 911,250 5.50% 02/15/22........................... 1,630 1,487,375 New York State Power Authority Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 7.375% 01/01/96.......................... 570 594,938 7.875% 01/01/98.......................... 790 851,225 5.625% 01/01/10.......................... 475 474,406
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 57 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA MUNICIPAL BOND PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- NEW YORK -- (CONTINUED) Rome NY Housing Development Corp. Mortgage Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 7.00% 01/01/26........................... $ 410 $ 380,275 Suffolk County NY Water Authority Water Revenue Series V (NR, NR) 6.75% 06/01/12........................... 1,160 1,244,100 Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority New York Revenue (Aa, A+) 8.125% 01/01/98.......................... 525 572,250 Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority New York SOB (Aaa, AAA) 7.125% 01/01/00.......................... 1,865 2,046,838 ------------- 14,325,208 ------------- NORTH CAROLINA -- 3.3% North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 10.50% 01/01/10.......................... 1,180 1,638,725 ------------- OREGON -- 0.2% Portland OR Hospital Facilities Authority Revenue Series 91A (AMBAC Insured) (Aaa, AAA) 6.70% 05/01/03........................... 115 120,175 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- PUERTO RICO -- 7.0% Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Revenue (Ba, BB) 7.875% 07/01/98.......................... $ 1,540 $ 1,674,750 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 8.25% 07/01/96........................... 150 157,500 4.50% 07/01/02........................... 178 175,330 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico GO (Baa1, A) 5.40% 07/01/07........................... 1,310 1,228,125 University of Puerto Rico Revenue (A, A) 7.75% 06/01/96........................... 225 237,094 ------------- 3,472,799 ------------- SOUTH DAKOTA -- 5.5% Heartland Consumers Power District South Dakota Electric Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 6.375% 01/01/16.......................... 455 471,494 7.00% 01/01/16........................... 2,035 2,220,694 ------------- 2,692,188 ------------- TEXAS -- 4.5% Austin TX Utilities Systems Revenue (NR, NR) 5.375% 05/15/00.......................... 415 417,594 Bexar County TX Hospital Authority Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 10.625% 07/01/95......................... 900 928,035 Dallas-Fort Worth TX International Airport Revenue (Baa2, BB+) 7.25% 11/01/30........................... 280 277,900
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 58 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA MUNICIPAL BOND PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
PAR (000) VALUE ------------ ------------- TEXAS -- (CONTINUED) Houston TX Airport Systems Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 5.80% 07/01/10........................... $ 400 $ 394,500 Houston TX Water Systems Revenue (Aaa, AAA) 5.50% 12/01/09........................... 155 150,156 ------------- 2,168,185 ------------- UTAH -- 3.9% Intermountain Power Agency Power Supply Revenue Series 85 (Aa, AA) 8.75% 07/01/95........................... 530 548,502 9.20% 07/01/95........................... 360 371,326 6.00% 07/01/21........................... 420 407,925 Utah State School District Finance Corperative Revenue (NR, AAA) 8.375% 08/15/98.......................... 535 575,794 ------------- 1,903,547 ------------- VIRGINIA -- 1.9% Fairfax County VA Redevelopment & Housing Authority Revenue (NR, AAA) 7.10% 04/01/19........................... 830 921,300 ------------- TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $45,317,218)..................... 45,992,230 ------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT -- 5.0% Smith Barney Tax Free Money Market Fund.... 2,460 2,460,379 ------------- TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $2,460,379)...................... 2,460,379 ------------- VALUE ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE -- 98.2% (Cost 47,777,597*)......................... $ 48,452,609 OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES -- 1.8%........................ 886,810 ------------- NET ASSETS (Applicable to 3,281,542 BEA shares) -- 100.0%.......................... $ 49,339,419 ------------- ------------- NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE ($49,339,419 DIVIDED BY 3,281,542)........ $15.04 ------------- -------------
* Cost for Federal income tax purposes at February 28, 1995 is 47,429,314. The gross appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows: Gross Appreciation............ $1,203,526 Gross Depreciation............ (180,231) ---------- Net Appreciation.............. $1,023,295 ---------- ----------
** Zero Coupon Bonds. Rate shown is the effective yield. The Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Corporation's ratings indicated are the most recent ratings available at February 28, 1995. INVESTMENT ABBREVIATIONS GO............................ General Obligations RAW........................... Revenue Anticipation Warrant SOB........................... Special Obligation Bonds
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 59 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) INVESTMENT INCOME Interest................................... $1,318,761 ----------- EXPENSES Investment advisory fees................... 156,032 Administration service fee................. 33,435 Administration fee......................... 27,863 Transfer agent fees........................ 9,184 Custodian fees............................. 9,049 Registration fees.......................... 8,028 Printing fees.............................. 5,762 Organization expense....................... 3,909 Legal fees................................. 2,934 Miscellaneous fees......................... 2,498 Audit fees................................. 2,096 Insurance expense.......................... 566 Directors fees............................. 238 ----------- 261,594 Less fees waived........................... (38,692) ----------- TOTAL EXPENSES........................... 222,902 ----------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME........................ 1,095,859 ----------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: Net realized loss on investments........... (243,592) Net unrealized appreciation on investments............................... 725,141 ----------- NET GAIN ON INVESTMENTS...................... 481,549 ----------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS.................................. $1,577,408 ----------- -----------
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 20, 1994 (1) TO AUGUST 31, 1994 FOR THE ------------- SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ------------- (UNAUDITED) Increase (decrease) in net assets: Operations: Net investment income.................... $ 1,095,859 $ 240,189 Net gain(loss) on investments............ 481,549 (60,805) ------------- ------------- Net increase in net assets resulting from operations.............................. 1,577,408 179,384 ------------- ------------- Distributions to shareholders: Dividends to shareholders from net investment income: BEA shares ($.41 per share).............. (1,246,618) -- Distributions to shareholders from net realized capital gains: BEA shares ($.0532 per share).............. (174,436) -- ------------- ------------- Total distributions to shareholders........ (1,421,054) -- ------------- ------------- Net capital share transactions............... 6,873,129 42,130,402 ------------- ------------- Total increase in net assets................. 7,029,483 42,309,786 Net Assets: Beginning of period........................ 42,309,936 150 ------------- ------------- End of period.............................. $ 49,339,419 $ 42,309,936 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- (1) Commencement of Operations.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 60 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA U.S. CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ------------- ------------- COMMON STOCKS -- 97.3% AEROSPACE -- 5.4% General Dynamics Corp...................... 14,202 $ 669,269 United Technologies Corp................... 6,500 431,438 ------------- 1,100,707 ------------- BUILDING SUPPLIES/HOME IMPROVEMENT -- 2.5% Vulcan Materials Co........................ 9,500 505,875 ------------- CHEMICALS -- 2.0% The Scotts Co. Class A**................... 21,800 403,300 ------------- COMMUNICATIONS -- 3.8% Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.................... 3,220 284,970 Granite Broadcasting Corp. Convertible Preferred................................ 12,200 488,000 ------------- 772,970 ------------- ELECTRONICS -- 4.0% General Electric Co........................ 8,000 439,000 Litton Industries, Inc.**.................. 10,500 383,250 ------------- 822,250 ------------- ENERGY -- 10.0% Exxon Corp................................. 8,000 512,000 Schlumberger, Ltd.......................... 4,000 227,500 Texaco, Inc................................ 8,500 541,875 Tidewater, Inc............................. 20,000 392,500 Valero Energy Corp. Convertible Preferred................................ 9,000 371,250 ------------- 2,045,125 ------------- ENTERTAINMENT -- 2.2% Gtech Holdings Corp.**..................... 23,100 459,112 ------------- FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 4.7% Dean Witter Discover & Co.................. 12,168 491,283 Student Loan Marketing Association.............................. 12,705 468,497 ------------- 959,780 ------------- FOOD -- 7.9% Coca-Cola Co............................... 9,000 495,000 McDonald's Corp............................ 17,000 565,250 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ------------- ------------- FOOD -- (CONTINUED) Nabisco Holdings Corp.**................... 20,000 $ 555,000 ------------- 1,615,250 ------------- HOTELS -- 1.3% Marriot International, Inc................. 8,300 257,300 ------------- INSURANCE -- 7.2% Mutual Risk Management Ltd................. 19,000 551,000 TIG Holdings, Inc.......................... 22,588 468,701 Transnational Re Corp. Class A**................................ 12,400 248,000 Western National Corp...................... 17,200 204,250 ------------- 1,471,951 ------------- LEASING -- 2.3% Trinet Corporate Realty Trust.............. 17,000 463,250 ------------- MACHINERY (MINING) -- 2.6% Minerals Technologies, Inc................. 18,095 531,541 ------------- MANUFACTURING -- 5.5% Allied-Signal, Inc......................... 13,000 494,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.................. 17,000 626,875 ------------- 1,120,875 ------------- PACKAGING -- 0.9% Owens-Illinois, Inc.**..................... 17,895 187,898 ------------- PAPER -- 7.1% Mead Corp.................................. 8,000 438,000 Repap Enterprises, Inc.**.................. 65,000 457,031 Scott Paper Co............................. 7,000 554,750 ------------- 1,449,781 ------------- PHARMACEUTICAL -- 9.1% Barr Laboratories, Inc.**.................. 20,000 415,000 Marion Merrell Dow, Inc.................... 40,000 995,000 Smithkline Beecham PLC ADR................. 11,100 431,513 ------------- 1,841,513 ------------- PRINTING AND PUBLISHING -- 2.7% Harcourt General, Inc...................... 14,700 545,737 ------------- RETAIL DEPARTMENT STORES -- 5.0% Mac Frugals Bargains Close-Outs, Inc.**....................... 27,672 470,424
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 61 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA U.S. CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE ------------- ------------- COMMON STOCKS -- (CONTINUED) RETAIL DEPARTMENT STORES -- (CONTINUED) Michael Anthony Jewelers, Inc.**........... 15,700 $ 58,875 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc....................... 20,700 491,625 ------------- 1,020,924 ------------- RETAIL-SPECIALTY -- 0.8% Cole National Corporation Class A**........ 20,300 172,550 ------------- UTILITIES -- 7.7% American Telephone and Telegraph Corp...... 11,000 569,250 Airtouch Communications, Inc.**............ 16,511 449,925 Pacific Telesis Group...................... 8,611 258,330 U S West, Inc.............................. 7,500 290,625 ------------- 1,568,130 ------------- WHOLESALE GROCERIES & RELATED -- 2.6% McKesson Corp.............................. 14,300 527,312 ------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $ 19,127,669).................... 19,843,131 ------------- PAR (000) VALUE ------------- ------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT -- 0.4% BBH Grand Cayman U.S Dollar Time Deposit 5.00% 03/07/95........................... $ 74 $ 74,000 ------------- TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost $74,000).......................... 74,000 ------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE -- 97.7% (Cost $19,201,669*)...................... $ 19,917,131 OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES -- 2.3%........................ 477,107 ------------- NET ASSETS (Applicable to 1,333,430 BEA shares) -- 100.0%.......................... $ 20,394,238 ------------- ------------- NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE ($20,394,238 DIVIDED BY 1,333,430)..................... $15.29 ------------- -------------
* Cost for Federal income tax purposes at February 28, 1995 is $18,546,437. The gross appreciation (depreciation) on a tax basis is as follows: Gross Appreciation......................... $ 1,961,752 Gross Depreciation......................... (591,058) ----------- Net Appreciation........................... $ 1,370,694 ----------- -----------
** Non-income producing securities. See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 62 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. BEA U.S. CORE EQUITY STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) INVESTMENT INCOME Dividends.................................. $ 220,440 Interest................................... 33,376 --------- TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME.................. 253,816 --------- EXPENSES Investment advisory fees................... 65,273 Custodian fees 17,370 Administration service fee................. 13,055 Administration fee......................... 10,879 Registration fees.......................... 9,328 Transfer agent fees........................ 8,634 Printing fees.............................. 5,924 Legal fees................................. 2,617 Organization expense....................... 2,576 Miscellaneous fees......................... 1,815 Audit fees................................. 1,234 Insurance expense.......................... 263 Directors fees............................. 80 --------- 139,048 Less fees waived........................... (52,017) --------- TOTAL EXPENSES........................... 87,031 --------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME........................ 166,785 --------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: Net realized loss on investments........... (295,863) Net unrealized appreciation on investments............................... 715,462 --------- NET GAIN ON INVESTMENTS...................... 419,599 --------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS.................................. $ 586,384 --------- ---------
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1, 1994(1) TO FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ------------- (UNAUDITED) Increase (decrease) in net assets: Operations: Net investment income.................... $ 166,785 Net gain on investments.................. 419,599 ------------- Net increase in net assets resulting from operations.............................. 586,384 ------------- Distributions to shareholders: Dividends to shareholders from net investment income: BEA shares ($.08 per share).............. (102,838) ------------- Net capital share transactions............... 19,910,542 ------------- Total increase in net assets................. 20,394,088 Net Assets: Beginning of period........................ 150 ------------- End of period.............................. $ 20,394,238 ------------- ------------- (1) Commencement of Operations.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 63 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)
BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- FOR THE FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 1994 31, 1994 FOR THE ----------------- FOR THE ----------------- SIX MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ----------------- ----------------- (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) Net asset value, beginning of period......... $ 20.73 $ 18.73 $ 24.58 $ 18.38 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Income from investment operations Net investment income (loss)............. (0.03) 0.05 (0.04) (0.03) Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized)............... (3.58) 2.60 (7.63) 6.64 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total from investment operations......... (3.61) 2.65 (7.67) 6.61 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Less Distributions Dividends from net investment income..... 0.00 (0.05) (0.07) (0.09) Distributions from capital gains......... (0.66) (0.60) (0.92) (0.32) ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total distributions...................... (0.66) (0.65) (0.99) (0.41) ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Net asset value, end of period........... $ 16.46 $ 20.73 $ 15.92 $ 24.58 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total return................................. (17.69%)(c)(d) 14.23%(d) (31.91%)(c)(d) 35.99%(d) Ratio/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period.................. $683,197,558 $767,189,791 $108,589,416 $140,675,379 Ratio of expenses to average net assets.... 1.25%(a)(b) 1.25%(a) 1.50%(a)(b) 1.50%(a) Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets....................... (.31%)(b) 0.33% (.65%)(b) (0.02%) Portfolio turnover rate.................... 39%(c) 104% 33%(c) 54% (a) Without the waiver of advisory fees and administration fees, the ratios of expenses to average net assets for the BEA International Equity Portfolio would have been 1.28% annualized for the six months ended February 28, 1995 and 1.30% or the year ended August 31, 1994. Without the waiver of advisory fees and administration fees and without the reimbursement of operating expenses, the ratios of expenses to average net assets for the BEA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio would have been 1.67% annualized for the six months ended February 28, 1995 and 2.01% for the year ended August 31, 1994. (b) Annualized. (c) Not annualized. (d) Redemption fees not reflected in total return.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 64 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)
BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO BEA GLOBAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- FOR THE PERIOD FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 1994* TO JUNE 28, 1994* TO AUGUST 31, 1994 AUGUST 31, 1994 FOR THE ----------------- FOR THE ----------------- SIX MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ----------------- ----------------- (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) Net asset value, beginning of period......... $ 14.77 $ 15.00 $ 15.00 $ 15.00 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Income from investment operations Net investment income.................... 0.44 0.42 0.49 0.15 Net loss on securities (both realized and unrealized)............................ (0.18) (0.41) (0.09) (0.15) ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total from investment operations......... 0.26 0.01 0.40 -- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Less Distributions Dividends from net investment income..... (0.46) (0.24) (0.41) -- Distributions from capital gains......... -- -- -- -- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total distributions...................... (0.46) (0.24) (0.41) -- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Net asset value, end of period........... $ 14.57 $ 14.77 $ 14.99 $ 15.00 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total return................................. 1.87%(c) 0.17%(c) 2.72%(c) 0.00%(c) Ratio/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period.................. $58,823,312 $30,015,818 $18,141,720 $6,300,360 Ratio of expenses to average net assets.... 0.50%(a)(b) 0.50%(a)(b) 0.75%(a)(b) 0.75%(a)(b) Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets....................... 6.53%(b) 6.04%(b) 7.37%(b) 5.64%(b) Portfolio turnover rate.................... 220%(c) 186%(c) 27%(c) 0%(c) (a) Without the waiver of advisory fees and administration fees, the ratios of expenses to average net assets for the BEA U.S. Core Fixed Income Portfolio would have been .87% annualized for the six months ended February 28, 1995 and .99% for the year ended August 31, 1994. Without the waiver of advisory fees and administration fees and without the reimbursement of operating expenses, the ratios of expenses to average net assets for the BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio would have been 1.34% annualized for the six months ended February 28, 1995 and 1.92% for the year ended August 31, 1994. (b) Annualized. (c) Not annualized. * Commencement of operations
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 65 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)
BEA STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO BEA MUNICIPAL BOND FUND PORTFOLIO ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- FOR THE FOR THE PERIOD YEAR ENDED JUNE 20, 1994* TO AUGUST 31, 1994 AUGUST 31, 1994 FOR THE ----------------- FOR THE ----------------- SIX MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ----------------- ----------------- (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) Net asset value, beginning of period......... $ 15.94 $ 16.94 $ 15.06 $ 15.00 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Income from investment operations Net investment income (loss)............. 0.72 1.20 0.35 0.09 Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized)............... (1.49) (0.77) 0.09 (0.03) ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total from investment operations......... (0.77) 0.43 0.44 0.06 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Less Distributions Dividends from net investment income..... (0.75) (1.43) (0.41) -- Distributions from capital gains......... -- -- (0.05) -- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total distributions...................... (0.75) (1.43) (0.46) -- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Net asset value, end of period........... $ 14.42 $ 15.94 $ 15.04 $ 15.06 ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- Total return................................. (5.01%)(c)(d) 2.24%(d) 3.11%(c) 0.40%(c) Ratio/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period.................. $134,450,505 $143,517,472 $49,339,419 $42,309,936 Ratio of expenses to average net assets.... 1.00%(a)(b) 1.00%(a) 1.00%(a)(b) 1.00%(a)(b) Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets....................... 9.47%(b) 7.73% 4.92%(b) 3.27%(b) Portfolio turnover rate.................... 49%(c) 121% 23%(c) 9%(c) (a) Without the waiver of advisory fees and administration fees, the ratios of expenses to average net assets for the BEA Stategic Fixed Income Portfolio would have been 1.08% annualized for the six months ended February 28, 1995 and 1.13% for the year ended August 31, 1994. Without the waiver of advisory fees and administration fees, the ratio of expenses to average net assets for the BEA Municipal Bond Fund Portfolio would have been 1.17% annualized for the six months ended February 28, 1995 and 1.34% annualized for the year ended August 31, 1994. (b) Annualized. (c) Not annualized. (d) Redemption fees not reflected in total return. * Commencement of operations
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 66 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD)
BEA U.S. CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO ----------------- FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1, 1994* TO FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ----------------- (UNAUDITED) Net asset value, beginning of period...... $ 15.00 ----------------- Income from investment operations Net investment income................. 0.13 Net gain on securities (both realized and unrealized)...................... 0.24 ----------------- Total from investment operations...... 0.37 ----------------- Less Distributions Dividends from net investment income............................... (0.08) Distributions from capital gain....... -- ----------------- Total distributions................... (0.08) ----------------- Net asset value, end of period........ $ 15.29 ----------------- ----------------- Total return.............................. 2.52%(c) Ratio/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period............... $20,394,238 Ratio of expenses to average net assets................................. 1.00%(a)(b) Ratio of net investment income to average net assets..................... 1.92%(b) Portfolio turnover rate................. 70%(c) (a) Without the waiver of advisory fees and administration fees, the ratios of expenses to average net assets for the BEA U.S. Core Equity Portfolio would have been 1.60% annualized for the six months ended February 28, 1995. (b) Annualized. (c) Not annualized. * Commencement of operations
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. 67 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The RBB Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund was incorporated in Maryland on February 29, 1988, and currently has sixteen investment Portfolios, seven of which are included in these financial statements. The Fund has authorized capital of thirty billion shares of common stock of which 10.7 billion are currently classified into sixty-two classes. Each class represents an interest in one of eighteen investment portfolios of the Fund. The classes have been grouped into fifteen separate "families", eight of which have begun investment operations: the BEA Family, the RBB Family, the Sansom Street Family, the Bedford Family, the Cash Preservation Family, the Laffer/Canto Family, the Warburg Pincus Family and the Bradford Family. The BEA Family represents interests in seven portfolios which are covered by this report. A) SECURITY VALUATION -- Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, which is currently determined using the last reported sales price. If no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities traded over-the-counter, portfolio securities are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices. All other securities and assets are valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value. B) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS -- Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in the Portfolio's records at the current prevailing exchange rates. Asset and liability accounts that are denominated in a foreign currency are adjusted daily to reflect current exchange rates. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. It is not practical to isolate that portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments in the statement of operations that result from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for Federal income tax purposes. C) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME -- Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain expenses, principally transfer agent and printing, are class specific expenses and vary by class. Expenses not directly attributable to a specific portfolio or class are allocated based on relative net assets of each portfolio and class, respectively. D) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS -- Dividends from net investment income and net realized capital gains will be declared and paid at least annually. The character of distributions made during the year for net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes due to GAAP/tax differences in the character of income and expense recognition. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for net operating losses, mortgage-backed securities, passive foreign investment companies, and forward foreign currency contracts. E) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES -- No provision is made for Federal taxes as it is the Fund's intention to have each portfolio qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from Federal income and excise taxes. F) OTHER -- Securities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are subject to changes in value due to fluctuations in exchange rates. 68 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) Some countries in which the portfolios invest require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is a deterioration in a country's balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad. The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States. Consequently, acquisition and deposition of securities by the portfolios may be inhibited. In addition, a significant proportion of the aggregate market value of equity securities listed on the major securities exchanges in emerging markets are held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by the Fund. NOTE 2.TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES Pursuant to Investment Advisory Agreements, BEA Associates ("BEA"), a U.S. investment advisory firm, serves as investment advisor for each of the seven portfolios described herein. For its advisory services, BEA is entitled to receive the following fees, computed daily and payable monthly on a portfolio's average daily net assets:
PORTFOLIO ANNUAL RATE - -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- BEA International Equity Portfolio 0.80% of average daily net assets BEA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio 1.00% of average daily net assets BEA U.S. Core Fixed Income Portfolio 0.375% of average daily net assets BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio 0.50% of average daily net assets BEA Strategic Fixed Income Portfolio 0.70% of average daily net assets BEA Municipal Bond Fund Portfolio 0.70% of average daily net assets BEA U.S. Core Equity Portfolio 0.75% of average daily net assets
BEA may, at its discretion, voluntarily waive all or any portion of its advisory fee for either of the portfolios. For the six months ended February 28, 1995, advisory fees and waivers for each of the seven investment portfolios were as follows:
GROSS NET ADVISORY FEE WAIVER ADVISORY FEE -------------- -------------- -------------- BEA International Equity Portfolio $ 2,977,557 $ -- $ 2,977,557 BEA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio 640,986 (33,702) 607,284 BEA U.S. Core Fixed Income Portfolio 100,540 (55,719) 44,821 BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio 38,816 (34,358) 4,458 BEA Strategic Fixed Income Portfolio 488,279 -- 488,279 BEA Municipal Bond Fund Portfolio 156,032 (14,174) 141,858 BEA U.S. Core Equity Portfolio 65,273 (42,444) 22,829
PFPC Inc. ("PFPC"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PNC Bank Corp., serves as each portfolio's transfer and dividend disbursing agent. In addition, PFPC serves as administrator for each of the seven portfolios. PFPC's administration fee is computed daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .125% of each Portfolio's average daily net assets. 69 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) NOTE 2.TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES (CONTINUED) PFPC may, at its discretion, voluntarily waive all or any portion of its administration fee for any of the portfolios. For the six months ended February 28, 1995, administration fees for each of the seven investment portfolios were as follows:
GROSS NET ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION FEE WAIVER FEE -------------- -------- -------------- BEA International Equity Portfolio $465,243 $(31,334) $433,909 BEA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio 80,121 (13,100) 67,021 BEA U.S. Core Fixed Income Portfolio 33,513 (10,724) 22,789 BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio 9,704 (1,941) 7,763 BEA Strategic Fixed Income Portfolio 87,193 (6,060) 81,133 BEA Municipal Bond Fund Portfolio 27,863 -- 27,863 BEA U.S. Core Equity Portfolio 10,879 -- 10,879
Counsellors Funds Service, Inc. ("Counsellors Service"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Counsellors Securities Inc., serves as administrative services agent. An administrative service fee is computed daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .15% of each portfolio's average daily net assets. NOTE 3.PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES For the six months ended February 28, 1995, purchases and sales of investment securities (other than short-term investments) and United States Government Obligations were as follows:
INVESTMENT SECURITIES U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS ----------------------------- --------------------------- PURCHASES SALES PURCHASES SALES ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------ BEA International Equity Portfolio $353,453,919 $286,690,006 $ -- $ -- BEA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio 53,725,897 40,766,093 -- -- BEA U.S. Core Fixed Income Portfolio 98,710,277 97,003,958 26,138,121 15,580,303 BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio 16,508,454 2,756,200 -- 1,084,770 BEA Strategic Fixed Income Portfolio 67,066,241 61,208,969 11,714,087 1,437,305 BEA Municipal Bond Fund Portfolio 14,740,579 8,851,267 -- -- BEA U.S. Core Equity Portfolio 26,948,988 7,525,591 -- --
For the six months ended February 28, 1995, purchases include $15,177,455, $4,851,207, $5,441,630, $1,845,979, $10,284,638, and $13,326,685 of investment securities received from shareholders in exchange for 800,255 shares, 279,931 shares, 380,823 shares, 123,891 shares, 707,868 shares, and 889,491 shares sold by the BEA International Equity Portfolio, BEA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, BEA U.S. Core Fixed Income Portfolio, BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio, BEA Municipal Bond Fund Portfolio, and BEA U.S. Core Equity Portfolio, respectively. 70 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) NOTE 4.CAPITAL SHARES Transactions in capital shares for each period were as follows:
BEA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY BEA EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 AUGUST 31, 1994 FEBRUARY 28, 1995 AUGUST 31, 1994 -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) Shares sold 4,403,495 $ 85,157,446 24,447,890 $481,771,890 897,619 $ 16,398,677 4,675,645 $105,692,908 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends 1,447,841 25,887,403 512,147 10,268,548 290,749 5,614,374 41,695 1,032,357 Shares repurchased, net of redemption fees (1,363,338) (23,928,868) (2,274,120) (44,138,125) (91,139) (1,715,224) (190,598) (4,055,553) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net increase 4,487,998 $ 87,115,981 22,685,917 $447,902,313 1,097,229 $ 20,297,827 4,526,742 $102,669,712 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ BEA Shares Authorized 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ BEA U.S. CORE FIXED INCOME BEA GLOBAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 28, 1994 1994 (COMMENCEMENT OF (COMMENCEMENT OF FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED OPERATIONS) TO FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED OPERATIONS) TO FEBRUARY 28, 1995 AUGUST 31, 1994 FEBRUARY 28, 1995 AUGUST 31, 1994 -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) Shares sold 1,931,810 $ 28,017,089 2,905,078 $ 43,523,808 766,650 $ 11,427,093 420,000 $ 6,300,000 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends 103,644 1,467,800 33,914 491,074 23,960 351,383 -- -- Shares repurchased, net of redemption fees (28,825) (413,020) (907,066) (13,512,710) -- -- -- -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net increase 2,006,629 $ 29,071,869 2,031,926 $ 30,502,172 790,610 $ 11,778,476 420,000 $ 6,300,000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ BEA Shares Authorized 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
71 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) NOTE 4.CAPITAL SHARES (CONTINUED) Transactions in capital shares for each period were as follows:
BEA MUNICIPAL BOND PORTFOLIO BEA STRATEGIC FIXED INCOME ------------------------------------------------------ PORTFOLIO FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 20, ------------------------------------------------------ 1994 (COMMENCEMENT OF FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED OPERATIONS) TO FEBRUARY 28, 1995 AUGUST 31, 1994 FEBRUARY 28, 1995 AUGUST 31, 1994 -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED) Shares sold 296,659 $ 4,651,154 2,707,420 $ 46,530,464 790,571 $ 11,473,411 2,820,340 $ 42,291,402 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends 444,606 6,737,621 603,424 10,123,281 74,392 1,078,530 -- -- Shares repurchased, net of redemption fees (419,393) (6,476,305) (116,840) (1,906,710) (393,088) (5,678,812) (10,683) (161,000) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net increase 321,872 $ 4,912,470 3,194,004 $ 54,747,035 471,875 $ 6,873,129 2,809,657 $ 42,130,402 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ BEA Shares Authorized 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 500,000,000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
BEA U.S. CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO -------------------------- FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 1, 1994 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO FEBRUARY 28, 1995 -------------------------- SHARES VALUE ------------ ------------ (UNAUDITED) Shares sold 1,343,175 $ 20,062,743 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends 7,112 102,838 Shares repurchased, net of redemption fees (16,857) (255,039) ------------ ------------ Net increase 1,333,430 $ 19,910,542 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ BEA Shares Authorized 500,000,000 ------------ ------------
72 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) NOTE 5.NET ASSETS At February 28, 1995, net assets consisted of the following (unaudited):
BEA BEA EMERGING INTERNATIONAL MARKETS BEA U.S. CORE BEA GLOBAL BEA STRATEGIC BEA MUNICIPAL BEA U.S. CORE EQUITY EQUITY FIXED INCOME FIXED INCOME FIXED INCOME BOND FUND EQUITY PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Capital Paid-In $768,080,699 $141,385,906 $ 59,574,192 $ 18,078,626 $148,621,236 $ 48,755,890 $ 19,268,817 Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss) (3,669,382) (875,466) 641,429 284,192 2,374,506 89,429 63,947 Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Security and Foreign Exchange Transactions (21,103,564) (2,917,348) (1,344,284) (103,480) (1,526,054) (202,971) 346,012 Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency Contracts (60,110,195) (29,003,676) (48,025) (117,618) (15,019,183) 697,071 715,462 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- $683,197,558 $108,589,416 $ 58,823,312 $ 18,141,720 $134,450,505 $ 49,339,419 $ 20,394,238 ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
NOTE 6.RESTRICTED SECURITIES Certain of the BEA International Equity Portfolio's investments are restricted as to resale and are valued at the direction of the Fund's Board of Directors in good faith, at fair value, after taking into consideration appropriate indications of value available. The table below shows the number of shares held, the acquisition date, value as of February 28, 1995, percentage of net assets which the securities comprise, aggregate cost and unit value of the securities.
NUMBER OF ACQUISITION 02/28/95 PERCENTAGE OF VALUE PER SHARES DATE FAIR VALUE NET ASSETS SECURITY COST UNIT -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Sodigas Pampeana 55 1/14/93 $ 841,061 0.1% $ 566,038 $15,292 Sodigas del Sur 55 1/14/93 742,112 0.1% 384,038 13,493 ------------- ------------- $ 1,583,173 $ 950,076 ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
NOTE 7.FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS The Funds will generally enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. A Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the U.S. dollar value of a security that it has agreed to buy or sell for the period between the date the trade was entered into and the date the security is delivered and paid for. A Fund may also use these contracts to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it already owns denominated in foreign currencies. 73 THE BEA FAMILY THE RBB FUND, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONCLUDED) FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (UNAUDITED) NOTE 7.FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS (CONTINUED) Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the forward rate, and are marked-to-market daily. The change in market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Fund's Portfolio Securities, but it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although forward foreign currency contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase. In addition, the Funds could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. During the six month period ended February 28, 1995, the BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio entered into forward foreign currency contracts. The BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio's open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts at February 28, 1995 were as follows:
UNREALIZED FOREIGN FOREIGN FORWARD CURRENCY EXPIRATION CURRENCY CONTRACT CONTRACT EXCHANGE CONTRACT DATE TO BE SOLD AMOUNT VALUE GAIN/LOSS - --------------------- --------- ------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- Australian Dollars 03/15/95 600,000 $ 463,320 $ 442,674 $ 20,646 Canadian Dollars 03/15/95 250,000 180,086 179,353 733 German Deutschemarks 03/15/95 850,000 542,472 583,711 (41,239) German Deutschemarks 05/03/95 125,000 82,549 85,975 (3,426) French Francs 03/15/95 6,800,000 1,258,770 1,325,937 (67,167) Japanese Yen 03/15/95 12,000,000 121,090 124,502 (3,412) Spanish Pesetas 03/15/95 17,500,000 131,906 136,981 (5,075) Swedish Krona 03/15/95 3,200,000 421,402 435,964 (14,562) ----------- ----------- --------------- $3,201,595 $3,315,097 $ (113,502) ----------- ----------- --------------- ----------- ----------- --------------- FOREIGN UNREALIZED CURRENCY FOREIGN FORWARD CURRENCY EXPIRATION TO BE CONTRACT CONTRACT EXCHANGE CONTRACT DATE PURCHASED AMOUNT VALUE GAIN/LOSS - --------------------- --------- ------------ ----------- ----------- --------------- Italian Lira 03/15/95 310,000,000 $ 188,238 $ 185,891 $ (2,347)
74 -------------------- BEA -------------------- BEA International Equity Portfolio, BEA Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, BEA U.S. Core Fixed Income Portfolio, BEA Global Fixed Income Portfolio, BEA Strategic Fixed Income Portfolio, BEA Municipal Bond Fund Portfolio, BEA U.S. Core Equity Portfolio Semi-Annual Report February 28, 1995
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