0000935069-01-500608.txt : 20011101 0000935069-01-500608.hdr.sgml : 20011101 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000935069-01-500608 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-30D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010831 FILED AS OF DATE: 20011030 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RBB FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000831114 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-30D SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05518 FILM NUMBER: 1769676 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 BELLEVUE PKWY STE 100 CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 BUSINESS PHONE: 3027911791 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 103 BELLEVUE PKWY STREET 2: SUITE 152 CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FUND INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 N-30D 1 g01-1330bogle.txt RBB-BOGLE 8/31/01 ANNUAL REPORT BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND PRIVACY NOTICE (UNAUDITED) The BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND of The RBB Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of your private investment records and personal information. Our policies and procedures are designed to safeguard your information and to permit only appropriate and authorized access to and use of this information. In order to carry out the functions necessary to service your investment account, our service providers collect certain nonpublic personal information from you from the following sources: o Information we receive from you over the telephone, on applications, e-mails or other forms (e.g., your name, social security number and address); and o Information about your transactions with the Fund We restrict access to your personal and account information to those service providers and their employees who need to know that information to service your account. The Fund may also share all of the information (as described above) that we collect with companies that perform marketing services on our behalf or with other financial institutions with whom we have joint marketing agreements who may suggest additional Fund services or other investment products which may be of interest to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information. You can be assured that the Fund considers your data to be private and confidential, and we will not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you to any unaffiliated third parties, except as permitted by law. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. If you have any questions or comments about our privacy practices, please call us at (877) 264-5346. April 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND PORTFOLIO MANAGER'S LETTER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fellow Shareholder: Results for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2001, were impacted by the negative economic and market environment that took hold right around the start of our fiscal year one year ago. Although our results were negative for this period, the Fund held up quite well compared to its small cap benchmark. As is our custom, we will report our results, attribute them to various market factors, critique our performance, and share with you recent developments at our firm. INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE. The Bogle Small Cap Growth Fund returned -3.45% for the Investor shares and -3.39% for the Institutional shares for the one-year period ended August 31, 2001. As mentioned above, these returns compare favorably with our benchmark, the unmanaged Russell 2000 index of smaller companies, which fell -11.63%. Since inception on October 1, 1999 through August 31, 2001 the Fund's annualized return has been +31.05% for the Investor shares (cumulative unannualized return of 68.08%) and +31.15% for the Institutional shares (cumulative unannualized return of 68.34%) versus the annualized return of +6.25% (cumulative unannualized return of 12.34%) for the benchmark Russell 2000. The fund outperformed the Russell 2000 in seven of the last twelve months, with its most difficult period in the three-month stretch between November 2000 and January 2001. It was during these three months that the economy appeared to reach a turning point and many companies with previously consistent growth and strong financial characteristics began to experience powerful shifts in their business prospects. These shifts, which frequently result in a break in previous earnings trends, often make it more difficult for our process to add value. MARKET ENVIRONMENT. A slowing economy, falling earnings, Federal Reserve rate cuts, and a decline in what investors were willing to pay for stocks (i.e. price multiple compression and a renewed interest in "value" stocks) characterized the market environment from September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2001. Negative earnings pre-announcements ramped up significantly in September of last year. The negative news continued into the third quarter of this year, and as we are writing this letter, the situation continues to deteriorate with the horrific terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C. Please refer to our earlier correspondence regarding these events. The Federal Reserve reacted to this weakness with its most aggressive easing campaign since 1982, reducing the Fed Funds rate by three percentage points during the first eight months of this year (from 6.5% to 3.5%). Despite the Federal Reserve's apparent efforts to orchestrate a "soft landing" in the economy, the economy, earnings and stock prices experienced broad and significant declines. We feel that Small cap stocks have held up surprisingly well in the face of this economic contraction and heightened uncertainty; typically such conditions lead to a preference for quality and liquidity and therefore larger cap stocks. However, small cap stocks have continued their lead over large cap stocks, a lead that began two and a half years ago. We believe attractive valuation levels in small cap stocks relative to large caps explain much of this phenomenon. In fact, it is small cap value stocks that have boosted the performance of the small cap index. A strong and consistent return to value stocks over the last 16 months is coincident with significant multiple compression as prices, and therefore price multiples, have fallen sharply from extremely (in retrospect) inflated levels. 2 Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 investment in Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class(1)(2) vs. Russell 2000 Index and Russell 2000 Growth Index [GRAPHIC OMITTED] EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC AS FOLLOWS: Bogle Institutional Russell 2000 Russell 2000 Shares Index Growth Index 10/1/99 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 10/31/99 10,325 10,041 10,256 11/30/99 11,350 10,640.5 1,1340.1 12/31/99 13,016.7 11,845 13,339.3 1/31/00 12,583.3 11,654.2 13,215.3 2/29/00 14,825 13,578.8 16,290.5 3/31/00 15,100 12,684 14,578.3 4/30/00 14,691.7 11,920.4 13,105.9 5/31/00 14,258.3 11,225.4 11,957.8 6/30/00 15,933.3 12,204.8 13,503.3 7/31/00 15,758.3 11,811.8 12,346 8/31/00 17,425 12,713 13,644.8 9/30/00 17,116.7 12,339.5 12,966.3 10/31/00 17,091.7 11,788.6 11,913 11/30/00 15,221.3 10,578.5 9,750.03 12/31/00 16,506.3 11,486.8 10,346.8 1/31/01 16,851.2 12,084.9 11,183.8 2/28/01 15,850.9 11,292 9,650.77 3/31/01 15,074.7 10,739.5 8,773.14 4/30/01 16,644.2 11,579.4 9,846.97 5/31/01 17,196.2 11,864.2 10,075.4 6/30/01 17,541.1 12,273.5 10,350.5 7/31/01 17,385.9 11,609.5 9,467.59 8/31/01 16,834 11,234.6 8,876.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the fund made on October 1, 1999 (inception) and reflects Fund expenses.Investors should note that the Fund is an actively managed mutual fund while the index is either unmanaged and does not incur expenses and/or is not available for investment. (2) Bogle Investment Management waived a portion of its advisory fee and agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund's operating expenses, if necessary, to maintain the expense limitation as set forth in the notes to the financial statements. Total returns shown include fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any; total returns would have been lower had there been no waivers and reimbursements of fees and expenses in excess of expense limitations. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. (3) For the period October 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2001. 3 Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 investment in Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class(1)(2) vs. Russell 2000 Index and Russell 2000 Growth Index [graphic omitted] EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC AS FOLLOWS: Bogle Investor Shares Russell 2000 Index Russell 2000 Growth Index 10/1/99 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 10/31/99 10,325 10,041 10,256 11/30/99 11,350 10,640.5 11,340.1 12/31/99 13,008.3 11,845 13,339.3 1/31/00 12,583.3 11,654.2 13,215.3 2/29/00 14,825 13,578.8 16,290.5 3/31/00 15,100 12,684 14,578.3 4/30/00 14,691.7 11,920.4 13,105.9 5/31/00 14,250 11,225.4 11,957.8 6/30/00 15,925 12,204.8 13,503.3 7/31/00 15,750 11,811.8 12,346 8/31/00 17,408.3 12,713 13,644.8 9/30/00 17,100 12,339.5 12,966.3 10/31/00 17,075 11,788.6 11,913 11/30/00 15,213 10,578.5 9,750.03 12/31/00 16,497.9 11,486.8 10,346.8 1/31/01 16,842.9 12,084.9 11,183.8 2/28/01 15,833.9 11,292 9,650.77 3/31/01 15,057.7 10,739.5 8,773.14 4/30/01 16,627.3 11,579.4 9,846.97 5/31/01 17,179.2 11,864.2 10,075.4 6/30/01 17,524.2 12,273.5 10,350.5 7/31/01 17,369 11,609.5 9,467.59 8/31/01 16,808.4 11,234.6 8,876.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 initial investment in the Fund made on October 1, 1999 (inception) and reflects Fund expenses.Investors should note that the Fund is an actively managed mutual fund while the index is either unmanaged and does not incur expenses and/or is not available for investment. (2) Bogle Investment Management waived a portion of its advisory fee and agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund's operating expenses, if necessary, to maintain the expense limitation as set forth in the notes to the financial statements. Total returns shown include fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any; total returns would have been lower had there been no waivers and reimbursements of fees and expenses in excess of expense limitations. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. (3) For the period October 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2001. 4 PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION. This market environment proved somewhat challenging for our investment process. Not only was there a sharp shift in the economy to deal with, but the portfolio tends to have a growth bias, a tilt that was strongly out of favor over this period. Although it was much more difficult for us to consistently add value this year, our stock selection process held up well overall. Our ability to pick good stocks compensated for the fact that the Fund was slightly more "growthy" than the benchmark. Positive stock selection allowed us to tread water relative to the benchmark through most of the annual period. Three very strong months (last October and this April and July), contributed significantly to our benchmark-relative performance and accounted for most of our approximately eight percentage points of value-added during the fiscal year. It is worth noting that these three months are months during which the bulk of quarterly earnings announcements were made, confirming that our process is particularly productive when company-specific information, as opposed to widespread market movement, is driving prices of individual equities. Finally, our biggest winners during the annual period were in the consumer-oriented sectors, including the following: Activision, a developer of video games; homebuilder NVR, Inc.; and Movie Gallery, a video retailer. INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND CURRENT POSITIONING. We invest in companies that we believe have sustainable earnings growth and relatively attractive valuations. Conceptually, we combine 1) an understanding of what analysts on Wall Street are saying about the growth and earnings prospects for companies with 2) our own analysis of firms' financial strength to determine whether or not accounting "techniques" (a euphemism for gimmicks) present simply the appearance of growth, with 3) a degree of price sensitivity. Importantly, we have developed a systematic and disciplined quantitative process designed to capture these fundamental concepts. In light of this framework, it is not surprising that elements of both growth (above-benchmark expected growth rates) and value (below-benchmark price-to-sales ratios) can be seen in the Fund's fundamental characteristics presented in the chart below. REPORT CARD. We find it useful to critique ourselves on how well we have performed for you over the past year. We measure ourselves on both the risk-adjusted returns we generate in our portfolio, as well as the level and quality of service we provide to our clients. Our investment performance approximately met our expectations this fiscal year, albeit with less consistency than we would like. That said, in light of the market environment over the last year we are pleased to have added value when and where we could. Considering our outperformance relative to benchmark over a period of economic uncertainty, we grade ourselves B+ for this year. ------------------------------------------------------------- FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS AUGUST 31, 2001 RUSSELL MEDIAN BOGLX 2000 -------- ------- -------- Median Market Cap (mil.) $715mm $731mm Long-Term Estimated Earnings Growth Rate 17.3% 15.9% Price/Forward Earnings 16.4x 16.1x Price/Sales 0.9x 1.6x ------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Improvements have been made in the area of client service, which lead us to grade ourselves B in this category. We are making average cost basis information available, our technology has improved, and we have been able to quickly respond to all of your inquiries. Please feel free to let us know if you disagree with our grading, particularly if you feel we can improve your investment experience with us in any way. We take very seriously and will respond to any criticisms you have about our investment program or service. PROGRESS AT BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. Since Bogle Investment Management began operations on October 1, 1999, assets in the mutual fund have grown to approximately $80 million with firm-wide assets slightly north of $450 million. We reiterate our commitment to closing our mutual fund at a size of no more than $150 million. We plan to close at a level at which our current shareholders, many of whom committed assets to us in the early days of our business, will be able to continue investing with us for the foreseeable future. We have always believed that an early closing will give us a great advantage in delivering the best returns we can. Finally, as our assets under management have grown, so has our professional team. In addition to our same four founding partners, we recently hired a research analyst and an office manager. As always, we thank you for your support and your business. Having said that, we recognize that gaining your support is one thing; keeping it is another. Therefore, we will continually strive to improve our investment process, communicate with you about matters we think you will find interesting and topical, and minimize the expenses required to deliver our services to you. Please feel free to contact us with any thoughts or questions you may have. Respectfully, Bogle Investment Management, L.P. Management Office: 781-283-5000 Shareholder Services Toll Free: 1-877-BOGLEIM (264-5346) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. THE INVESTMENT RETURN AND PRINCIPAL VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND WILL FLUCTUATE, SO THAT AN INVESTOR'S SHARES, WHEN REDEEMED, MAY BE WORTH MORE OR LESS THAN ORIGINAL COST. THIS MATERIAL MUST BE PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY A CURRENT PROSPECTUS. THE RUSSELL 2000 IS AN INDEX OF STOCKS 1001 THROUGH 3000 IN THE RUSSELL 3000 INDEX AS RANKED BY TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION. THE RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH INDEX MEASURES THE PERFORMANCE OF THOSE RUSSELL 2000 COMPANIES WITH HIGHER PRICE-TO-BOOK RATIOS AND HIGHER FORECASTED GROWTH RATES. A DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE INDICES IS NOT POSSIBLE. INVESTING IN SMALL COMPANIES CAN INVOLVE MORE VOLATILITY, LESS LIQUIDITY, AND LESS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAN INVESTING IN LARGE COMPANIES. 6 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS AUGUST 31, 2001 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE --------- ---------- COMMON STOCKS--98.1% BASIC INDUSTRY--1.7% Cabot Corp. ................. 13,900 $ 561,143 Titanium Metals Corp.* ...... 46,300 481,057 UCAR International, Inc.* ..................... 39,400 500,380 ---------- 1,542,580 ---------- CONSUMER CYCLICAL--10.1% Action Performance Cos., Inc.* ..................... 18,300 505,995 Activision, Inc.* ........... 21,500 796,575 Applica, Inc.* .............. 54,500 613,125 Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. ........... 14,300 232,947 Direct Focus, Inc.* ......... 15,450 432,600 Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A* .................. 41,100 400,725 Group 1 Automotive, Inc.* ..................... 17,900 528,050 Hollywood Entertainment Corp.* .................... 42,600 511,200 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A* ............ 28,800 408,960 ITT Educational Services, Inc.* ..................... 15,300 510,102 Landry's Restaurants, Inc. ...................... 23,800 411,740 NVR, Inc.* .................. 4,200 676,200 Priceline.com* .............. 45,400 250,608 Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A* .................. 25,600 450,560 Ticketmaster* ............... 24,200 395,670 Toro Co. (The) .............. 16,000 728,800 Venator Group, Inc.* ........ 44,300 795,185 Wet Seal, Inc. (The), Class A* .................. 26,050 520,739 ---------- 9,169,781 ---------- CONSUMER GROWTH--27.7% AaiPharma, Inc.* ............ 6,500 124,475 AdvancePCS* ................. 9,500 712,120 AmerisourceBergen Corp.* .................... 9,879 636,603 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE --------- ---------- CONSUMER GROWTH--(CONTINUED) Anchor Gaming* .............. 8,300 $ 443,635 Apollo Group, Inc., Class A* .................. 9,300 366,141 Atrix Laboratories, Inc.* ... 8,700 234,639 Aztar Corp.* ................ 37,200 600,408 Caremark Rx, Inc.* .......... 29,200 510,124 Carriage Services, Inc., Class A* .................. 86,000 675,100 Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* ...... 14,200 506,940 Circuit City Stores, Inc. - CarMax Group* ...... 36,400 541,632 Coinstar, Inc.* ............. 18,400 432,400 Coventry Health Care, Inc.* ..................... 24,100 562,735 D&K Healthcare Resources, Inc.* .......... 10,600 470,640 DaVita, Inc.* ............... 23,300 481,145 Diagnostic Products Corp. ..................... 13,700 537,725 DIMON, Inc. ................. 69,100 511,340 Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* .................... 20,900 549,461 Express Scripts, Inc.* ...... 11,200 599,424 Fleming Cos., Inc. .......... 20,400 603,840 Fresh del Monte Produce, Inc.* ............ 40,400 599,940 Genencor International, Inc.* ..................... 30,600 373,320 H&R Block, Inc. ............. 14,300 556,413 Haemonetics Corp.* .......... 14,400 516,384 Health Net, Inc.* ........... 21,400 403,818 Henry Schein, Inc.* ......... 10,300 374,096 Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. ...................... 8,500 461,550 King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* ..................... 12,066 521,854 Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* ......... 7,600 592,040 Magellan Health Services, Inc.* ........... 35,800 474,350 Mentor Corp. ................ 18,700 561,000 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 7 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) AUGUST 31, 2001 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE --------- ---------- CONSUMER GROWTH--(CONTINUED) Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* 44,875 $ 708,128 Movie Gallery, Inc.* 20,700 548,550 NBTY, Inc.* 25,000 431,500 North American Scientific, Inc.* 35,000 500,850 Perrigo Co.* 38,100 614,934 Possis Medical, Inc.* 28,400 414,924 Quest Diagnostics, Inc.* 10,300 645,295 Reebok International Ltd.* 10,600 285,034 SICOR, Inc.* 28,000 660,800 Sierra Health Services, Inc.* 53,100 531,000 Sola International, Inc.* 30,700 491,200 Standard Commercial Corp. 44,500 827,700 STERIS Corp.* 20,600 445,784 Topps Co., Inc. (The)* 42,800 492,200 U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.* 21,850 360,525 USA Networks, Inc.* 10,100 233,916 Varian Medical Systems, Inc.* 10,200 673,200 Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc.* 6,900 734,712 ---------- 25,135,544 ---------- ENERGY--4.4% Covanta Energy Corp.* 29,500 472,000 Equitable Resources, Inc. 14,400 460,800 Frontier Oil Corp. 21,300 364,230 Plains Resources, Inc.* 18,200 494,130 Sunoco, Inc. 15,400 582,582 Tesoro Petroleum Corp.* 33,900 443,412 Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp. 10,400 537,056 Western Gas Resources, Inc. 21,800 670,350 ---------- 4,024,560 ---------- NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE --------- ---------- FINANCIAL--15.9% Actrade Financial Technologies Ltd.* ........ 15,000 $ 343,650 Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.* .............. 8,200 581,380 American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. ............ 48,100 716,690 Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A., Class E ................... 18,800 613,820 BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., Class A* ............ 70,800 652,776 BankUnited Financial Corp., Class A* ........... 44,800 567,168 BOK Financial Corp.* ........ 21,500 650,805 Coastal Bancorp, Inc. ....... 15,700 563,630 Commercial Federal Corp. ..................... 22,800 574,560 Commerce Group, Inc. (The) ..................... 23,400 875,160 Dime Community Bancshares ................ 15,850 431,595 Doral Financial Corp. ....... 19,700 649,312 First Essex Bancorp, Inc. ...................... 18,900 481,950 FirstFed Financial Corp.* .................... 25,700 745,300 Golden State Bancorp, Inc. ...................... 24,700 741,494 Independence Community Bank Corp. ................ 36,600 795,318 IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.* ...... 22,600 595,962 LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. ............... 17,500 550,900 UCBH Holdings, Inc. ......... 24,400 666,364 UICI* ....................... 30,300 454,500 Vesta Insurance Group, Inc. ...................... 51,500 601,005 W.R. Berkley Corp. .......... 11,700 445,770 WesBanco, Inc. .............. 17,800 432,540 Wintrust Financial Corp. ..................... 22,600 711,900 ---------- 14,443,549 ---------- The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 8 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) AUGUST 31, 2001 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE --------- ---------- INDUSTRIAL--15.6% Administaff, Inc.* .......... 25,100 $ 848,380 Aftermarket Technology Corp.* .................... 24,200 349,932 Daisytek International Corp.* .................... 49,600 687,456 DRS Technologies, Inc.* ..... 20,600 522,210 EMCOR Group, Inc.* .......... 16,400 639,436 Encore Wire Corp.* .......... 51,000 704,820 Engelhard Corp. ............. 30,100 786,513 General Cable Corp. ......... 36,900 558,666 Genlyte Group, Inc. (The)* .................... 17,000 527,000 Global Imaging Systems, Inc.* ..................... 38,000 608,000 Ionics, Inc.* ............... 16,700 466,431 ITT Industries, Inc. ........ 15,900 717,885 Lear Corp.* ................. 9,000 326,160 McDermott International, Inc.* ..................... 48,400 515,460 MemberWorks, Inc.* .......... 15,300 382,041 Mesa Air Group, Inc.* ....... 25,300 372,416 Metro One Telecommunications, Inc.* ..................... 8,600 272,706 Nash-Finch Co. .............. 26,400 929,280 Office Depot, Inc.* ......... 40,800 567,120 Offshore Logistics, Inc.* ... 19,400 366,660 Osmonics, Inc.* ............. 31,200 322,920 School Specialty, Inc.* ..... 16,400 499,364 Shaw Group, Inc. (The)* ..... 9,000 246,150 Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. ............ 18,700 513,502 TETRA Technologies, Inc.* ..................... 26,100 595,341 Thomas & Betts Corp.* ....... 20,000 428,200 Woodward Governor Co. ....................... 5,600 402,920 ---------- 14,156,969 ---------- NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE --------- ---------- INTERNET/TELECOMMUNICATIONS--2.5% COLT Telecom Group PLC - ADR* ................ 21,600 $ 194,184 Expedia, Inc.* .............. 18,200 679,952 GoTo.com, Inc.* ............. 20,300 400,925 Micromuse, Inc.* ............ 26,700 316,128 Numerical Technologies, Inc.* ..................... 16,200 460,890 Register.com, Inc.* ......... 28,100 236,883 ---------- 2,288,962 ---------- TECHNOLOGY--18.8% Alliant Techsystems, Inc.* ..................... 5,400 561,870 Arris Group, Inc.* .......... 33,600 243,264 Avid Technology, Inc.* ...... 39,100 392,955 BE Aerospace, Inc.* ......... 20,100 349,740 BEI Technologies, Inc. ...... 21,400 494,982 Business Objects S.A. - ADR* ...................... 10,800 270,756 Caci Intl., Inc., Class A* .. 8,000 317,520 Checkpoint Systems, Inc.* ..................... 24,900 307,515 DDi Corp.* .................. 13,600 190,536 EDO Corp. ................... 24,300 466,560 Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.* ......... 11,000 308,000 Engineered Support Systems, Inc. ............. 15,100 498,451 ESCO Technologies, Inc.* ..................... 9,100 245,700 FEI Co.* .................... 13,700 477,171 FLIR Systems, Inc.* ......... 20,200 569,640 Harris Corp. ................ 12,400 363,692 Hyperion Solutions Corp.* .................... 29,300 455,615 Imation Corp.* .............. 24,500 611,275 Intermagnetics General Corp.* .................... 17,516 528,808 Intrado, Inc.* .............. 10,400 269,880 Itron, Inc.* ................ 27,600 552,828 JDA Software Group, Inc.* ..................... 22,600 421,716 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 9 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED) AUGUST 31, 2001 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE --------- ---------- TECHNOLOGY--(CONTINUED) KLA-Tencor Corp.* ........... 5,500 $ 270,270 Kronos, Inc.* ............... 6,600 322,080 MTS Systems Corp. ........... 39,000 507,000 McAfee.com Corp.* ........... 30,600 443,700 Mentor Graphics Corp.* ...... 18,200 300,300 Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* ...... 5,900 270,043 Microsemi Corp. ............. 15,100 430,350 Network Associates, Inc.* ..................... 33,800 535,730 Opticnet, Inc.*(1) .......... 3,100 0 Photronics, Inc.* ........... 9,800 233,828 Planar Systems, Inc.* ....... 14,500 384,250 Spectrian Corp.* ............ 31,600 492,328 Storage Technology Corp.* .................... 30,100 430,430 Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* .... 44,600 412,996 SymmetriCom, Inc.* .......... 31,200 221,520 Systems & Computer Technology Corp.* ......... 39,000 519,870 Tech Data Corp.* ............ 15,600 638,040 Ultratech Stepper, Inc.* ..................... 12,300 211,560 Vignette Corp.* ............. 57,800 394,774 Visteon Corp. ............... 39,900 682,290 Xicor, Inc.* ................ 45,500 483,210 ---------- 17,083,043 ---------- UTILITY--1.4% Unisource Energy Corp. ..................... 27,100 449,860 UtiliCorp United, Inc. ...... 24,100 775,056 ---------- 1,224,916 ---------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $82,072,337) ...... 89,069,904 ---------- PAR (000) VALUE --------- ---------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS--1.3% Wilmington Fund Cash Sweep 3.25% 09/04/01 ............ $1,136 $ 1,135,994 ----------- TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,135,994) ....... 1,135,994 ---------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS--99.4% (Cost $83,208,331) .......... 90,205,898 ----------- OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES--0.6% ........ 574,927 ----------- NET ASSETS--100.0% ............. $90,780,825 =========== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Non-income producing. ADR--American Depository Receipt. (1) This security was received as a distribution from BEI Technologies, Inc. and is currently not trading. The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 10 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AUGUST 31, 2001 ASSETS Investments, at value (cost - $83,208,331) ..................... $90,205,898 Receivable for Investments Sold ................................ 3,282,301 Receivable for Fund shares sold ................................ 361,786 Dividends and interest receivable .............................. 56,663 Prepaid expenses and other assets .............................. 13,676 ----------- Total assets ................................................. 93,920,324 ----------- LIABILITIES Payable for investments purchased .............................. 2,939,425 Accrued expenses and other liabilities ......................... 105,816 Payable for fund shares redeemed ............................... 94,258 ----------- Total liabilities ............................................ 3,139,499 ----------- NET ASSETS Capital stock, $0.001 par value . .............................. 4,655 Additional paid-in capital ..................................... 86,310,882 Accumulated net realized loss from investments ................. (2,532,279) Net unrealized appreciation on investments. .................... 6,997,567 ----------- Net assets ................................................... $90,780,825 =========== INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Net assets ..................................................... $36,526,298 ----------- Shares outstanding ............................................. 1,871,326 ----------- Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ....... $ 19.52 =========== INVESTOR CLASS Net assets ..................................................... $54,254,527 ----------- Shares outstanding ............................................. 2,783,403 ----------- Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share ....... $ 19.49 =========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 11 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2001 --------------- INVESTMENT INCOME Dividends ................................................... $ 334,743 Interest .................................................... 155,274 ----------- Total investment income ................................... 490,017 ----------- EXPENSES Advisory fees ............................................... 551,334 Administration fees ......................................... 111,593 Transfer agent fees and expenses ............................ 94,542 Shareholder servicing fees .................................. 88,419 Printing fees ............................................... 24,301 Federal and state registration fees ......................... 20,588 Custodian fees and expenses ................................. 22,056 Audit and Legal fees ........................................ 12,699 Administrative service fees ................................. 29,649 Trustee fees and expenses ................................... 4,427 Insurance and other expenses ................................ 912 ----------- Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements. ......... 960,520 Less: waivers and reimbursements .......................... (235,713) ----------- Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements. ............ 724,807 ----------- Net investment loss ......................................... (234,790) ----------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS Net realized loss from investments .......................... (2,525,980) Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments ........ 2,377,604 ----------- Net realized and unrealized loss from investments ........... (148,376) ----------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ........... $ (383,166) =========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 12 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE PERIOD FOR THE OCTOBER 1, 1999* YEAR ENDED THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2001 AUGUST 31, 2000 --------------- ---------------- INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment loss .................................... $ (234,790) $ (71,086) Net realized gain (loss) from investments .............. (2,525,980) 1,240,784 Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments ... 2,377,604 4,619,963 ----------- ------------ Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations ...................................... (383,166) 5,789,661 ----------- ------------ LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net realized capital gains Institutional shares ........ (370,538) -- Net realized capital gains Investor shares ............. (805,459) -- ----------- ------------ Total dividends and distributions to shareholders .... (1,175,997) -- ----------- ------------ INCREASE IN NET ASSETS DERIVED FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 4) .................... 67,389,714 19,160,613 ----------- ------------ Total increase in net assets ........................... 65,830,551 24,950,274 =========== ============ NET ASSETS Beginning of period .................................... 24,950,274 -- ----------- ------------ End of period .......................................... $90,780,825 $24,950,274 =========== ============ -----------------
* Commencement of investment operations. The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 13 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contained below is per share operating performance data for each class of shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS ------------------------------------ FOR THE PERIOD FOR THE OCTOBER 1, 1999* YEAR ENDED THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2001 AUGUST 31, 2000 --------------- --------------- PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE Net asset value, beginning of period ............................ $ 20.91 $ 12.00 ------- ------- Net investment loss(1)** ........................................ (0.07) (0.05) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(2)** ..... (0.66) 8.96 ------- ------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations .............................................. (0.73) 8.91 ------- ------- Distributions to shareholders from: Net realized capital gains ...................................... (0.66) 0.00 ------- ------- Net asset value, end of period .................................. $ 19.52 $ 20.91 ======= ======= Total investment return(3) ...................................... (3.39)% 74.25% ======= ======= RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) ....................... $36,526 $5,593 Ratio of expenses to average net assets(1)(4) ................... 1.25% 1.25% Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4) .................................... 1.68% 3.91% Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets(1)(4) ........ (0.36)% (0.58)% Portfolio turnover rate ......................................... 125.99% 94.31%
------------- * Commencement of operations. ** Calculated based on average shares method. (1) Reflects waivers and reimbursements. (2) The amounts shown for each share outstanding throughout the respective period are not in accordance with the changes in the aggregate gains and losses on investments during the respective period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating net asset values during the respective period. (3) Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total investment returns are not annualized. (4) Annualized. The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 14 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contained below is per share operating performance data for each class of shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTOR CLASS -------------------------------------- FOR THE PERIOD FOR THE OCTOBER 1, 1999* YEAR ENDED THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2001 AUGUST 31, 2000 --------------- --------------- PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE Net asset value, beginning of period .......................... $ 20.89 $ 12.00 ------- ------- Net investment loss(1)** ...................................... (0.09) (0.06) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(2)** ... (0.65) 8.95 ------- ------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations ............................................ (0.74) 8.89 ------- ------- Distributions to shareholders from: Net realized capital gains .................................... (0.66) 0.00 ------- ------- Net asset value, end of period ................................ $ 19.49 $ 20.89 ======= ======= Total investment return(3) .................................... (3.45)% 74.08% ======= ======= RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) ..................... $54,255 $19,358 Ratio of expenses to average net assets(1)(4) ................. 1.35% 1.35% Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4) .................................. 1.78% 4.01% Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets(1)(4) ...... (0.46)% (0.68)% Portfolio turnover rate ....................................... 125.99% 94.31%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Commencement of operations. ** Calculated based on average shares method. (1) Reflects waivers and reimbursements. (2) The amounts shown for each share outstanding throughout the respective period are not in accordance with the changes in the aggregate gains and losses on investments during the respective period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating net asset values during the respective period. (3) Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total investment returns are not annualized. (4) Annualized. The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 15 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The RBB Fund, Inc. ("RBB") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the "Investment Company Act") as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a "series fund", which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. The portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the Investment Company Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently RBB has fourteen investment portfolios, including the Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund"), which commenced investment operation on October 1, 1999. As of the date hereof, the Fund offers two classes of shares, Institutional Class and Investor Class. RBB has authorized capital of thirty billion shares of common stock of which 20.97 billion are currently classified into ninety-four classes. Each class represents an interest in one of fourteen investment portfolios of RBB. The classes have been grouped into fourteen separate "families," eight of which have begun investment operations including the Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund. PORTFOLIO VALUATION -- The net asset value of the Fund is determined as of 4:00 p.m. eastern time on each business day. The Fund's securities are valued at the last reported sales price on the national securities exchange or national securities market on which such shares are primarily traded. 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 ask prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of RBB's Board of Directors. With the approval of RBB's Board of Directors, the Fund may use a pricing service, bank or broker-dealer experienced in such matters to value its securities. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost that approximates market value. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the net asset value of the Fund. USE OF ESTIMATES -- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilites at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS -- The Fund has agreed to purchase securities from financial institutions subject to the seller's agreement to repurchase them at an agreed-upon time and price ("repurchase agreements"). The financial institutions with whom the Fund enters into repurchase agreements are banks and broker/dealers that Bogle Investment Management, L.P. (the "Adviser") considers creditworthy. The seller under a repurchase agreement will be required to maintain the value of the securities as collateral, subject to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price plus accrued interest. The Adviser 16 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) marks to market daily the value of the collateral, and, if necessary, requires the seller to maintain additional securities, to ensure that the value is not less than the repurchase price. Default by or bankruptcy of the seller would, however, expose the Fund to possible loss because of adverse market action or delays in connection with the disposition of the underlying securities. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME -- Securities 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 in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund's net investment income (other than class specific distribution fees) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for current capital share activity of the respective classes). Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB families (such as trustee or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their net assets of the RBB Funds. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS -- Dividends from net investment income, if any, will be declared and paid at least annually to shareholders. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, will be distributed at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. U.S. FEDERAL TAX STATUS -- No provision is made for U.S. federal income taxes as it is the Fund's intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. federal income and excise taxes. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, realized capital losses incurred after October 31, 2000, within the fiscal year ("post-October losses"), are deemed to arise on the first day of the following fiscal year (September 1, 2001). The fund incurred and elected to defer such losses of $1,097,395. 2. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES Bogle Investment Managment, L.P. serves as the Fund's investment adviser. For its advisory services, the Adviser is entitled to receive 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly. The adviser has agreed to limit the Fund's total operating expenses to the extent that such expenses exceeded 1.25% of the Fund's Institutional Class average daily net assets and 1.35% of the Fund's Investor Class average daily net assets. As necessary, this limitation is effected in waivers of advisory fees and reimbursements of expenses exceeding the advisory fee. For the year ended August 31, 2001, investment advisory fees and waivers were as follows: 17 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) GROSS NET ADVISORY FEES WAIVERS ADVISORY FEES ------------- --------- ------------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $551,334 $(90,728) $460,606 The Fund will not pay the Adviser at a later time for any amounts it may waive or any amounts which the Adviser has assumed. PFPC Inc. ("PFPC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PFPC Worldwide Inc., and an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative services, PFPC is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual rate of 0.115% of the Fund's average daily net assets. For the year ended August 31, 2001, PFPC, at its discretion, voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its administration fees for the Fund. During this period, (unless otherwise indicated) PFPC's administration fees and related waivers were as follows: NET PFPC GROSS ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION FEES WAIVERS FEES -------------------- --------- -------------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $111,593 $(37,500) $74,093 In addition, PFPC serves as the Fund's transfer and dividend disbursing agent. PFPC, at its discretion, voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its transfer agency fees for the Fund. For the year ended August 31, 2001, transfer agency fees and waivers were as follows: GROSS TRANSFER NET TRANSFER AGENCY FEES WAIVERS AGENCY FEES ---------------- ---------- ------------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $94,542 $(36,000) $58,542 From September 1, 2000 through January 1, 2001, Provident Distributors, Inc. (PDI) provided certain administrative services to the Institutional Class Shares of the Fund. As compensation for such administrative services, PDI received a monthly fee equal to an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. PDI, at its discretion, voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its administrative services fees for the Fund. For this period, administrative services fees and waivers were as follows: NET GROSS ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEES WAIVERS SERVICES FEES --------------------- -------- -------------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $4,699 $(3,758) $941 18 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Since January 2, 2001, PFPC Distributors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PFPC Worldwide, Inc. and an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., provides certain administrative services to the Institutional Class Shares of the Fund. As compensation for such administrative services, PFPC Distributors receives a monthly fee equal to an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets. PFPC Distributors, at its discretion, voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its administrative services fees for the Fund. For this period, administrative services fees and waivers were as follows: NET GROSS ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEES WAIVERS SERVICES FEES -------------------- --------- -------------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $24,950 $(19,961) $4,989 From September 1, 2000 through January 1, 2001, Provident Distributors, Inc. (PDI) provided certain shareholder services to the Investor Class Shares of the Fund. As compensation for such shareholder services, PDI received a monthly fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. PDI, at its discretion, voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its shareholder services fees for the Fund. For this period, shareholder services fees and waivers were as follows: GROSS SHAREHOLDER NET SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEES WAIVERS SERVICES FEES ----------------- --------- --------------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $19,276 $(9,253) $10,023 Since January 2, 2001, PFPC Distributors, Inc. provides certain shareholder services to the Investor Class Shares of the Fund. As compensation for such shareholder services, PFPC Distributors receives a monthly fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets. PFPC Distributors, at its discretion, voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its shareholder services fees for the Fund. For this period, shareholder services fees and waivers were as follows: GROSS SHAREHOLDER NET SHAREHOLDER SERVICES FEES WAIVERS SERVICES FEES ----------------- -------- --------------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $69,143 $(33,188) $35,955 PFPC Trust Company provides certain custodial services to the Fund. PFPC Trust Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PFPC Worldwide, Inc., an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. As compensation for such custodial services, PFPC Trust Co. is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual rate of 0.03% of the Fund's average daily net assets. 19 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) For the year ended August 31, 2001, PFPC Trust Co. has, at its discretion, voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its custodial fees for the Fund. During this period (unless otherwise indicated), custodial fees and waivers were as follows: GROSS CUSTODIAL NET CUSTODIAL FEES WAIVERS FEES --------------- -------- ------------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $22,056 $(5,325) $16,731 3. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at August 31, 2001 was $83,436,861. Accordingly, the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments was as follows: NET APPRECIATION/ APPRECIATION DEPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ------------ ------------ ------------------ Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $10,365,916 $(3,596,879) $6,769,037 For the year ended August 31, 2001, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows: INVESTMENT SECURITIES ---------------------------------- PURCHASES SALES ------------ ------------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $132,522,938 $66,261,855 4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS As of August 31, 2001, the Fund has 100,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock authorized for the Institutional Class and 100,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock authorized for the Investor Class. 20 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONCLUDED) Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS ------------------------------------------------------------ FOR THE FOR THE PERIOD YEAR ENDED ENDED AUGUST 31, 2001 AUGUST 31, 2000 ---------------------------- --------------------------- SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE ---------- ------------ --------- ---------- Sales .................... 1,627,098 $31,538,382 267,615 $4,265,056 Redemptions .............. (42,401) (818,960) (115) (2,059) Reinvestments ............ 19,129 362,502 -- -- --------- ----------- ------- ---------- Net Increase ............. 1,603,826 $31,081,924 267,500 $4,262,997 ========= =========== ======= ========== INVESTOR CLASS ------------------------------------------------------------ FOR THE FOR THE PERIOD YEAR ENDED ENDED AUGUST 31, 2001 AUGUST 31, 2000 --------------------------- --------------------------- SHARES VALUE SHARES VALUE ---------- ------------- -------- ----------- Sales .................... 2,427,827 $ 47,223,625 989,101 $15,965,080 Redemptions .............. (608,924) (11,647,144) (62,615) (1,067,464) Reinvestments ............ 38,014 731,309 -- -- --------- ------------ ------- ----------- Net Increase ............. 1,856,917 $ 36,307,790 926,486 $14,897,616 ========= ============ ======= ===========
5. RECLASS OF CAPITAL ACCOUNTS In accordance with accounting pronouncements, the Fund has recorded reclassifications in the capital accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the net asset value of the Fund and are designed generally to present undistributed income and realized gains on a tax basis which is considered to be more informative to the shareholder. As of August 31, 2001, the Fund recorded the following reclassification to increase (decrease) the accounts listed below: ACCUMULATED UNDISTRIBUTED NET REALIZED ADDITIONAL NET INVESTMENT GAIN ON PAID-IN LOSS INVESTMENTS CAPITAL -------------- ------------ ---------- Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund $234,790 $ -- $(234,790) 6. CAPITAL LOSS CARRYOVER At August 31, 2001 capital loss carryovers were available to offset future realized gains of: $1,206,354 which expire in 2009. 21 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund: In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund, a separately managed portfolio of The RBB Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") at August 31, 2001, the results of its operations for the year then ended and, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and the period October 1, 1999 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2000. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at August 31, 2001, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 15, 2001 22 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND SHAREHOLDER TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) The Fund is required by subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to advise its shareholders within 60 days of each Fund's fiscal year end (August 31, 2001) as to the U.S. federal tax status of distributions received by each Fund's shareholders in respect of such fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2001, the following dividends and distributions per share were paid by the Fund: ORDINARY INCOME CAPITAL GAINS -------------------------------- -------------------------------------- INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS ---------------- ------------ ----------------- ---------------- $0.66 $0.66 -- -- The percentage of total ordinary income dividends qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the Fund is 28.35%. These amounts were reported to shareholders as income in 2000. Because the Fund's fiscal year is not the calendar year, another notification will be sent with respect to calendar year 2001. The second notification, which will reflect the amount, if any, to be used by calendar year taxpayers on their U.S. federal income tax returns, will be made in conjunction with Form1099-DIV and will be mailed in January 2002. Foreign shareholders will generally be subject to U.S. withholding tax on the amount of their dividend. They will generally not be entitled to a foreign tax credit or deduction for the withholding taxes paid by the Fund, if any. In general, dividends received by tax exempt recipients (e.g., IRAs and Keoghs) need not be reported as taxable income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, some retirement trusts (e.g., corporate, Keogh and 403(b)(7) plans) may need this information for their annual information reporting. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund. 23 INVESTMENT ADVISER Bogle Investment Management, L.P. 57 River Street Suite 206 Wellesley, MA 02481 ADMINISTRATOR/TRANSFER AGENT PFPC Inc. 400 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 DISTRIBUTOR PFPC Distributors, Inc. 3200 Horizon Drive King of Prussia, PA 19046 CUSTODIAN PFPCTrust Company 8800 Tinicum Blvd. Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA 19153 INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042 COUNSEL Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP One Logan Square 18th and Cherry Streets Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND ANNUAL REPORT AUGUST 31, 2001 This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for the distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless it is preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus which includes details regarding the Fund's objectives, policies and other information. Total investment return is based on historical results and is not intended to indicate future performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost.