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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-05547
Laudus Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
211 Main Street, San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Jeffrey Mortimer
Laudus Trust
211 Main Street, San Francisco, California 94105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 636-7000
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2010
 
 
Item 1: Report(s) to Shareholders.

 


 

     
Annual Report
March 31, 2010
  (LAUDUS FUNDS LOGO)

 
 
 
 
 
COMMAND PERFORMANCEtm 

 
Laudus Mondrian Fundstm
 
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
 
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
 
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
 
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
 
Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
 
Subadviser
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited
 
 


 

 
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Laudus Mondrian Funds
 
In This Report
 
 
 
 
Fund investment adviser: Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM).
Distributor: ALPS Distributors, Inc.
 
The industry/sector classification of the funds’ portfolio holdings uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by and is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by CSIM and certain affiliates. Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc. are unaffiliated entities.
 


 

 
Performance at a Glance
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.laudus.com.
 
         
Total Return for the Report Period  
 
 
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund        
Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: LIEQX)
    40.53%  
Select Shares® (Ticker Symbol: LIEFX)
    40.68%  
Institutional Shares (Ticker Symbol: LIEIX)
    40.90%  
Benchmark: MSCI EAFE® Index (Net)     54.44%  
Performance Details     pages 6-8  
 
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund        
Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: LGEQX)
    44.94%  
Select Shares® (Ticker Symbol: LGESX)
    45.43%  
Institutional Shares (Ticker Symbol: LGEVX)
    45.49%  
Benchmark: MSCI World® Index (Net)     52.37%  
Performance Details     pages 9-11  
 
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund        
Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: LEMIX)
    66.74%  
Select Shares® (Ticker Symbol: LEMSX)
    66.91%  
Institutional Shares (Ticker Symbol: LEMNX)
    67.27%  
Benchmark: MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)     81.08%  
Performance Details     pages 12-14  
 
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund (Ticker Symbol: LIFNX)*     12.85%  
Citigroup non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index     8.41%  
Performance Details     pages 15-17  
 
 
 
 
 
All fund and index figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. Redemption fees charged on shares sold or exchanged 30 days or less after purchasing them may affect share level returns.
 
Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Funds’ returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
The Funds’ performance relative to the indices may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
 
There are risks associated with investing in securities of foreign issuers, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements. Investing in emerging markets accentuates these risks. Investments in emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.
 
Bond funds are subject to increased risk of loss of principal during periods of volatile interest rates.
 
Please see prospectus for further detail and investor eligibility requirements.
 
On July 27, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class of the Fund were combined into a single class of shares of the Fund. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the Fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the Fund’s former Institutional Shares.
 
 
 
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From the President
 

MORTIMER PHOTO
 
Jeffrey Mortimer is President, CEO, and CIO of Laudus Funds and SVP of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. He joined the firm in 1997 and has held a variety of executive positions at Schwab.

 
Dear Shareholder,
 
Last year we reported that the financial markets had been “besieged with volatility and turmoil” in the wake of what was described as a global economic recession. For the current 12-month reporting period that ended March 31, 2010, many of the major international and domestic equity indices have begun to show signs of recovery and rose more than 50%. While this is welcomed news, central banks in several countries, including the United States, continue to closely monitor financial markets, liquidity, monetary exchange rates, interest rates, and inflation, in their ongoing efforts to stabilize local and global markets.
 
The advent of 2010 brought in modestly encouraging news about the U.S. economy as unemployment numbers remained at just under 10%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and consumer spending increased slightly. Likewise, capital spending by businesses in the United States showed signs of improvement, and the Federal Reserve began to withdraw some of its monetary support programs. On the international scene, market returns also rose with emerging markets performing better than those in developed countries. In less-than-encouraging news, residential and non-residential real estate markets here in the United States and in many other countries still reported depressed prices, high inventories, restraints on lending, and an overall hesitancy to initiate new building projects.
 
During the period, international equity markets performed slightly better than domestic equity markets. Within the international equity markets, small-cap stocks outperformed large-cap stocks and value outpaced growth. On the domestic side, small-cap stocks also outperformed large-cap stocks and small-cap value outpaced small-cap growth.
 
For the Mondrian Funds, this improved environment in the domestic and international equity markets was reflected in positive fund returns ranging between 12% and 67%. You can read about the performance of the Funds and the comparative indices in the “Manager’s Discussion and Analysis” on the following pages.
 
The Laudus Mondrian Funds are sub-advised by Mondrian Investment Partners Limited, a London-based institutional investment manager. Founded in 1990, Mondrian is renowned for its international expertise and its adherence to a consistent value-oriented investment philosophy. Mondrian manages more than $64 billion in assets (as of December 31, 2009) for some of the world’s largest companies and public retirement plans.
 
In closing, I would remind you that should you have any questions about the Funds we are available to answer them at 1-800-447-3332.
 
Thank you for investing with us.
 
Sincerely,
 
-s- Jeffery Mortimer
 
 
 
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The Investment Environment
 
 
In a strong reversal from the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2009, the past 12 months produced significant positive returns and high volatility in global capital markets. Nearly all major equity indices gained more than 50%. Generally speaking, the international equity markets fared slightly better than the U.S. markets, while fixed income underperformed both. Commodity indices also had substantial gains, but they were less than the gains seen in equity markets. Globally, as occurred in the previous 12 months, gains were highly synchronized and exhibited a pattern that is often seen during a period of strong gains across global capital markets.
 
In the United States, large-cap stocks gained about 50% for the period, with a modest spread between growth-and value-style equities, as value outperformed growth by about 4%. U.S. small-cap stocks outperformed U.S. large-cap stocks and gained about 63%. U.S. small-cap value stocks outperformed their growth counterparts and added approximately 65%, while the growth stocks returned about 60%. Internationally, the results were slightly better. International large-cap stocks were up about 55% for the period, but did not do as well as international small-cap stocks, which gained nearly 70%. Similar to the United States, international value stocks outperformed growth stocks, with value gaining about 59% and growth gaining approximately 51%.
 
What caused these strong returns, especially during the relatively short period of 12 months? In essence, the credit crisis that began in the summer of 2007 and dominated the capital markets through early 2009 appeared to be ending for many investors. Government central banks around the globe lowered interest rates to very low levels, and for the most part, have kept them there. They have also used other tools to help the global financial system maintain sufficient liquidity, such as buying distressed debt from private banks and supporting housing markets by intervening in mortgage markets. As investors gauged the positive impacts of these and other interventions on the capital markets, they shifted from selling securities to buying them.
 
Economic fundamentals also began showing signs of growth. While the U.S. economy continued to shrink early in the reporting period, the government reported that it began growing again during the period of July 1 through December 31, 2009. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. unemployment rate, while remaining stubbornly high at 9.7% at the close of the period, nevertheless stopped going up. Furthermore, the report for March 2010, the final month of the reporting period, showed employment gains of 162,000 jobs in the United States, the most since May 2007. Several measures of global manufacturing also gained during the latter half of the reporting period.
 
From a global perspective, sectors that are generally considered to be cyclical in their growth—meaning that they are more sensitive to a broad level of economic activity—led the markets. The Financials sector gained nearly 80%, as investor confidence returned to the area that had led the global downturn. Materials, up about 79%, and Industrials, up nearly 70%, were also strong during the period. Consumer Discretionary stocks, also considered cyclical in nature, rounded out the top four, posting a gain of more than 65%. Lagging among the sectors were the more defensive, less economically sensitive groups, Utilities, up about 28%, and Telecommunications Services, which gained about 30%. Health Care, also considered defensive, was up about 36%.
 
Among major developed economies, Australia and Canada performed the best during the period, gaining more than 70% in U.S. dollar terms. Several European countries, notably Sweden, the Netherlands, and Norway, posted similar rates of returns during the period. The United States did slightly worse, gaining about 51%. The United Kingdom, Germany, and France all gained more than 50% and performed roughly in line with the United States. Japan, up about 38%, was a relative laggard among major developed economies. It is important to note that over the entire reporting period, the U.S. dollar lost ground against several major currencies, which boosted the returns for U.S. dollar-based investors in the major developed markets. Emerging markets as a group performed even better than developed markets, gaining about 80% for the 12-month period. A few emerging markets such as India, Russia, and Brazil gained more than 100%.
 
 
 
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The Investment Environment continued
 
The U.S. dollar’s decline against other currencies also impacted commodity prices, and most commodity indices were up for the 12-month period. However, unlike the equity markets, commodity index returns showed wide variations. For example, Metals, led by copper and nickel—two of the most economically sensitive metals—were up almost 60%. Gold was up about 20%, as precious metals lagged the industrial group. Crude oil was up about 40% for the period, and Unleaded Gasoline gained about 56%. Agricultural prices, while moving higher overall, lagged those of other major commodity groups, adding about 3% during the period. Corn and wheat were particularly weak, both posting declines of more than 20%, which was highly unusual during this period of strong gains.
 
 
 
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
 
 
The Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund Investor Shares returned 40.53% for the 12-month period, while its comparative index, the MSCI EAFE Index returned 54.44%. Equity markets rebounded strongly during the period as economic indicators began to stabilize.
 
Despite strong absolute returns, the Fund underperformed its index. In Europe, the positive contribution from an underweight to Greece was more than offset by the Fund’s avoidance of the Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish markets. Sweden, up about 90%, Norway, gaining over 70%, and Denmark, also up about 70%, were among the stronger performing markets in Europe during the period. In the Pacific region, Taiwan and Singapore led returns. The Fund benefited from its overweight to Singapore and from its overweight to the Singapore dollar, as well as its allocation to Taiwan. The Fund’s overweight to the Australian dollar also contributed positively.
 
Stock selection restrained returns because positive selection in Finland was offset by weak selection in France, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Taiwan, and Japan. The Financials Sector rebounded strongly during the period and rose about 70% in the index. While the Fund’s underweight to Financials detracted, stock selection was positive for returns. For example, in the European region, UniCredit and Banco Santander gained 100% and more. In Singapore, United Overseas Bank and Overseas-Chinese Bank also were up very strongly. Additionally, Wharf Holdings in Hong Kong gained more than 130%.
 
UPM-Kymmene, the Finnish paper company, was the best performing stock for the Fund. The stock increased 142%. Wesfarmers, the Australian conglomerate, was also a strong performer.
 
The more defensive sectors, such as Telecommunication Services, Health Care, and Consumer Staples were relatively weak for the Fund, gaining about 26%, 37%, and 52%, respectively. Within the Telecommunication Services Sector, KDDI in Japan, France Telecom, and Deutsche Telekon underperformed broader sector returns. In the Health Care Sector, GlaxoSmithKline and Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Japan were also weak. In contrast, Novartis in Switzerland outperformed the sector. Japanese holdings in the Consumer Staples Sector, such as Seven & i Holdings and Kao Corporation, suffered from a weak domestic economy.
 
Greece had the best performing equity market during the first half of the period in developed Europe. The Greek equity market was heavily weighted towards financial stocks, which had solid performance from April through the end of September 2009. However, in the second half of the period, Greece became the worst performer in the MSCI EAFE Index as news about its sovereign debt risk intensified. Ireland had the worst performing equity market in the MSCI EAFE Index for the entire period and the Irish government implemented several fiscal austerity measures during the period. The U.K. equity market rose 58%, reflecting improvements in economic indicators, but also acknowledging that their AAA sovereign debt rating was downgraded by Standard & Poor’s.
 
In the Asia-Pacific region, strong growth in China helped the equity markets in Singapore and Hong Kong; they were up 88% and 65%, respectively, in the index. Australia also performed well in the MSCI EAFE equity market, up 87%. Japan had the worst performing major equity market in the region, up only 38%.
 
Materials was the best performer for the index, rising about 84%. Commodity prices were generally strong, driven by Chinese demand. As financial market stresses abated, financial stocks generated the second highest return, up about 71%. Positive economic data on consumption and consumer sentiment helped to lift the Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples Sectors by 54% and 55% respectively. Stronger labor markets in some economies also helped. Health Care was one of the weaker defensive sectors, up only 37%, partly due to struggles around the passage of health-care reform in the United States. Other defensive sectors were also underperformers. The Telecommunication Services Sector was up 32% and Utilities managed to return only about 27%.

 
As of 3/31/10:
 Fund Characteristics
     
Number of Companies1
  36
Weighted Average Market  Cap ($ x 1,000,000)
  $62,451
Price/Earnings Ratio  (P/E)
  16.78
Price/Book Ratio (P/B)
  1.61
Portfolio Turnover  (One year trailing)
  14%
 
 Fund Overview
 
             
    Investor Shares   Select Shares   Institutional Shares
 
Initial Investment   $100   $50,000   $500,000
Inception Date   6/16/2008   6/16/2008   6/16/2008
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000)   $403   $458   $85,424
Ticker Symbol   LIEQX   LIEFX   LIEIX
Cusip   51855Q614   51855Q564   51855Q580
NAV   $7.52   $7.53   $7.54
 
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 Short-term investments are not included.

 
 
 
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Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
 
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
 
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
 
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$500,000 Investment in Institutional Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Total Returns1
 
                     
Class and Inception Date   1 Year   Since Inception
 
Investor Shares (6/16/08)
    40.53 %       -13.66 %  
Select Shares (6/16/08)
    40.68 %       -13.48 %  
Institutional Shares (6/16/08)
    40.90 %       -13.39 %  
MSCI EAFE Index®(Net)*
    54.44 %       -10.63 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.40%; Gross 2.78% / Select Shares: Net 1.12%; Gross 3.10% /
             Institutional Shares: Net 1.05%; Gross 2.11%
 
 
All figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
 
* The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE®) Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market equity performance in 21 developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs.
1 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
2 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund

 
Performance Summary   as of 3/31/10 continued
 
 
 Country Weightings % of Investments
     
Japan
  21.3%
United Kingdom
  20.5%
France
  14.7%
Australia
  8.3%
Spain
  7.2%
Switzerland
  6.4%
Singapore
  5.9%
Germany
  4.8%
Taiwan
  2.5%
Other Countries
  8.4%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Sector Weightings % of Equities
     
Financials
  19.2%
Telecommunication Services
  17.5%
Consumer Staples
  17.0%
Energy
  12.1%
Health Care
  12.0%
Utilities
  7.8%
Information Technology
  6.1%
Consumer Discretionary
  4.8%
Industrials
  2.5%
Materials
  1.0%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
     
Novartis AG - Reg’d.
  4.2%
BP plc
  4.1%
Unilever plc
  4.0%
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A
  4.0%
GlaxoSmithKline plc
  3.9%
Total S.A.
  3.7%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
  3.5%
CANON, Inc.
  3.5%
Carrefour S.A.
  3.5%
Kao Corp.
  3.5%
Total
  37.9%
 
 
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements.
 
1 This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser.
 
 
 
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Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
 
 
The Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund Investor Shares returned 44.94% for the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the MSCI World (Net) Index returned 52.37%. Index returns were positive across all developed markets with many showing 70% increases or more and Australia reporting an increase of 86.7%. The smallest gain was recorded by Greece, up 24.1%, which was lower than the country’s earlier highs that pre-dated Greece’s announcement that it could not meet its debt obligations. The Fund underperformed partly as a result of its allocation to more defensive sectors, which was partially offset by positive stock selection.
 
With its long-term, dividend-discount methodology, Mondrian seeks to avoid being influenced by what can prove to have short-term effects on stock returns. This valuation process led the Fund to more defensive stocks, which resulted in overweights to the Consumer Staples, Health Care, and Telecommunications Services Sectors. All three of these sectors had lower returns than the overall index, and the Fund’s overweight to them detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, despite positive stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Telecommunications Services Sectors. The strongest performance was recorded by CBS, which rose by more than 250% and outpaced the Consumer Discretionary Sector return of about 62%. However, stock selection was negative among Health Care stocks; for example, the Japanese pharmaceutical firm Astellas returned about 23%, compared with about 35% overall for the sector.
 
Stocks in the Financials Sector delivered the strongest performance with an increase of nearly 77% in the index. The Fund’s underweight in Financials hurt performance, even though several of the Fund’s holdings in Financials exceeded the sector’s return. For example, the Fund’s holding in Bank of America reported an increase of more than 150% for the period. Similarly, the Materials, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary Sectors also reported strong returns for the period, but the Fund was underweight these sectors, too, and that also detracted from Fund performance.
 
During the 12-month period, all developed markets performed well as they rebounded from the recent lows associated with the global credit crisis. The Fund’s underexposure to some of the best-performing countries—such as Canada, Hong Kong and Sweden—hurt returns. This was partly offset by overweighting Australia, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom (U.K.). Stock selection was also weak, particularly in France, Spain, and the U.K. For example, the Fund’s holding in France Telecom was up about 14% compared to the overall return of about 50% for France. Likewise, Telefonica was up about 26% compared to Spain’s gain of about 50%, and GlaxoSmithKline rose nearly 30% compared with the U.K.’s return of about 58%. On the positive side, Italy’s UniCredit rose about 122% compared to the country’s market gain of around 48%.

 
As of 3/31/10:
 Fund Characteristics
     
Number of Companies1
  55
Weighted Average Market  Cap ($ x 1,000,000)
  $80,425
Price/Earnings Ratio  (P/E)
  16.99
Price/Book Ratio (P/B)
  1.73
Portfolio Turnover  (One year trailing)
  22%
 
 Fund Overview
 
             
    Investor Shares   Select Shares   Institutional Shares
 
Initial Investment   $100   $50,000   $500,000
Inception Date   6/16/2008   6/16/2008   6/16/2008
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000)   $80   $182   $4,132
Ticker Symbol   LGEQX   LGESX   LGEVX
Cusip   51855Q598   51855Q556   51855Q572
NAV   $8.05   $8.06   $8.06
 
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 Short-term investments are not included.

 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund

 
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
 
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
 
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
 
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$500,000 Investment in Institutional Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Total Returns1
 
                     
Class and Inception Date   1 Year   Since Inception
 
Investor Shares (6/16/08)
    44.94 %       -8.66 %  
Select Shares (6/16/08)
    45.43 %       -8.42 %  
Institutional Shares (6/16/08)
    45.49 %       -8.38 %  
MSCI World® Index (Net)*
    52.37 %       -8.64 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.40%; Gross 4.43% / Select Shares: Net 1.12%; Gross 4.27% /
             Institutional Shares: Net 1.05%; Gross 4.08%
 
 
All figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
 
* The Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed markets equity performance. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs.
1 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
2 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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Performance Summary   as of 3/31/10 continued
 
 
 Country Weightings % of Investments
     
United States
  38.6%
United Kingdom
  15.5%
France
  10.4%
Japan
  9.9%
Switzerland
  4.8%
Germany
  4.0%
Australia
  3.9%
Spain
  3.1%
Singapore
  2.7%
Netherlands
  2.6%
Other Countries
  4.5%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Sector Weightings % of Equities
     
Health Care
  17.3%
Consumer Staples
  15.2%
Telecommunication Services
  15.0%
Financials
  13.5%
Energy
  12.0%
Industrials
  7.0%
Consumer Discretionary
  5.7%
Information Technology
  5.6%
Utilities
  4.9%
Materials
  3.8%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
     
BP plc
  3.3%
Novartis AG - Reg’d
  3.1%
GlaxoSmithKline plc
  3.1%
Total S.A.
  3.0%
Chevron Corp.
  2.9%
Merck & Co., Inc.
  2.7%
Royal Dutch Shell plc, A Shares
  2.6%
Unilever plc
  2.6%
H.J. Heinz Co.
  2.6%
Carrefour S.A.
  2.5%
Total
  28.4%
 
 
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements.
 
1 This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser.
 
 
 
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Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
 
 
The Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund Investor Shares returned 66.74% for the 12-month period, while its comparative index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), returned 81.08%. Index returns were positive across all regions for the period. The Fund’s emphasis on selecting defensive stocks was the primary detractor from the Fund’s relative performance.
 
Emerging markets recorded extraordinary returns for the 12-month period considering that the prospects for most economies had deteriorated sharply in the latter half of 2008. Governments in many countries reacted in an unprecedented manner by establishing monetary policies that supported financial institutions and markets alike. Markets that seemed to have suffered the most in 2008 rebounded in 2009.
 
On a sector-specific level, returns in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index were most positive in Consumer Discretionary (particularly Autos), Financials, and Materials. The more defensive sectors such as Telecommunication Services, Utilities, and Health Care—while all producing substantial positive returns—underperformed the index. The Fund had a large weighting in Telecommunications, which held back returns.
 
Factors that detracted from the Fund’s relative performance included its positioning in Brazil, India, and Egypt, as well as the Fund’s cautious stock selection in Taiwan. On the other hand, the Fund’s underweight to Israel and its overweight to Colombia contributed to the Fund’s relative performance. Currency movements increased U.S. dollar returns as most emerging market currencies appreciated relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
During the period, the Fund sought to increase its exposure to U.S. consumption in certain markets, while at the same time reducing its exposure to export-driven and cyclical names. During the period, the Fund’s process for determining valuations became more complex as stock prices rose rapidly. When this happens, there is always a chance that a correction could follow the rapid rise in prices. On balance though, the Fund continues to be managed in a way that acknowledges that most emerging markets and economies are situated for long-term growth. Consequently, the Fund remains focused on investments that combine attractive valuations with downside protection characteristics.

 
As of 3/31/10:
 Fund Characteristics
     
Number of Companies1
  43
Weighted Average Market  Cap ($ x 1,000,000)
  $30,970
Price/Earnings Ratio  (P/E)
  12.22
Price/Book Ratio (P/B)
  2.34
Portfolio Turnover  (One year trailing)
  44%
 
 Fund Overview
 
             
    Investor Shares   Select Shares   Institutional Shares
 
Initial Investment   $100   $50,000   $500,000
Inception Date   11/2/2007   11/2/2007   11/2/2007
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000)   $9,437   $4,531   $90,486
Ticker Symbol   LEMIX   LEMSX   LEMNX
Cusip   51855Q648   51855Q630   51855Q622
NAV   $8.79   $8.80   $8.80
 
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 Short-term investments are not included.

 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund

 
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
 
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
 
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
 
November 2, 2007 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
November 2, 2007 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
November 2, 2007 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$500,000 Investment in Institutional Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Total Returns1
 
                     
Class and Inception Date   1 Year   Since Inception
 
Investor Shares (11/2/07)
    66.74 %       -4.31 %  
Select Shares (11/2/07)
    66.91 %       -4.04 %  
Institutional Shares (11/2/07)
    67.27 %       -4.00 %  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)*
    81.08 %       -8.27 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.80%; Gross 2.46% / Select Shares: Net 1.52%; Gross 2.23% /
             Institutional Shares: Net 1.45%; Gross 2.13%
 
 
All figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
 
* The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs.
1 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
2 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund

 
Performance Summary   as of 3/31/10 continued
 
 
 Country Weightings % of Investments
     
China
  20.6%
Brazil
  13.4%
Taiwan
  12.5%
Republic of Korea
  7.1%
South Africa
  7.0%
India
  6.8%
Turkey
  5.3%
Czech Republic
  4.6%
Russia
  3.6%
Chile
  2.8%
Indonesia
  2.7%
Thailand
  2.6%
Other Countries
  11.0%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Sector Weightings % of Equities
     
Financials
  23.7%
Telecommunication Services
  15.2%
Energy
  14.4%
Information Technology
  14.0%
Consumer Staples
  10.7%
Utilities
  9.7%
Industrials
  8.5%
Materials
  2.3%
Consumer Discretionary
  1.5%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
     
Redecard S.A.
  4.2%
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H
  3.9%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
  3.9%
KT&G Corp.
  3.6%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H
  3.4%
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A/S
  3.0%
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR
  2.9%
Enersis S.A. ADR
  2.8%
China Mobile Ltd.
  2.8%
Asustek Computer, Inc.
  2.8%
Total
  33.3%
 
 
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements. Investing in emerging markets accentuates these risks. Investments in emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.
 
1 This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser.
 
 
 
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Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
 
 
The Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund returned 12.85% for the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the Citigroup non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index, returned 8.41% in U.S. dollar non-hedged terms.
 
The movement of global government bond yields varied during the period. Intermediate-term yields, for bonds typically maturing in seven to ten years, rose in countries like the United Kingdom (U.K.) on increased worries about inflation, and in Australia where economic growth was strong and where unemployment improved slightly in late 2009. Intermediate-term yields fell in core Eurozone countries. Economic data indicated that economic growth was weak in the Eurozone compared to other developed markets and that growth could remain lethargic in the near term.
 
Major developed markets currencies appreciated against the U.S. dollar, led by the Australian dollar, which outperformed. Australia’s central bank increased interest rates several times during the 12-month period. The Fund benefited from its overweight to Australia and Poland. Currency gains in Poland contributed to the country’s outperformance, while concerns about inflation remained minimal. Corporate bond spreads continued to contract, especially in the Financials Sector, and the Fund’s modest allocation to corporate bonds helped performance. In contrast, the Fund’s underweight to Canada detracted from relative performance; during the period, the Canadian dollar rose in response to solid economic growth.

 
As of 3/31/10:
 Fund Characteristics
     
Number of Issues1
  58
Average Maturity
  7.33
Modified Duration
  5.84
Portfolio Turnover  (One year trailing)
  67%
 
 Fund Overview
 
     
    Fund
 
Initial Investment   $100
Inception Date   11/2/2007
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000)   $279,274
Ticker Symbol   LIFNX
Cusip   51855Q655
NAV   $11.20
 
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
1 Short-term investments are not included.

 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund

 
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
 
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
 
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
 
November 2, 2007 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,3
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Total Returns1,3
 
                     
Fund and Inception Date   1 Year   Since Inception
 
Fund: Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund (11/2/07)
    12.85 %       8.26 %  
Citigroup non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index*
    8.41 %       5.65 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios2: Net 0.75%; Gross 0.87%
 
 
All figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
 
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
 
* The Citigroup non-US Dollar World Government Bond Index measures the total rate of return performance for the government bonds of 23 countries, excluding the U.S., with a remaining maturity of at least one year. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs.
1 Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
2 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements.
3 On July 27, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class of the fund were combined into a single class of shares of the fund. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund

 
Performance Summary   as of 3/31/10 continued
 
 
 Country Weightings % of Investments
     
Japan
  11.6%
Australia
  10.3%
France*
  6.9%
Italy*
  6.9%
Belgium
  4.8%
Finland
  4.4%
Spain*
  4.4%
Netherlands*
  4.3%
Austria
  4.2%
Poland
  4.1%
Slovenia
  3.9%
Norway*
  3.8%
Germany*
  3.6%
Ireland
  3.5%
United Kingdom
  3.4%
Other Countries
  3.4%
Supranational**
  16.5%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Currency Weightings % of Investments
     
Japanese Yen
  39.6%
Euro***
  27.2%
Australian Dollar****
  13.9%
British Pound***
  13.1%
Polish Zloty
  4.1%
United States Dollar
  2.1%
Other Currencies
  0.0%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Sector Weightings % of Investments
     
Government Bonds
  59.7%
Supranational
  16.5%
Government Agency Obligations
  11.9%
Corporate Bonds
  7.6%
Securitized
  2.9%
Other Investment Companies
  1.4%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Top Issuers % of Net Assets1
     
Australia Government Bond
  10.1%
Japan Government Ten Year Bond
  7.0%
Italy Government International Bond
  5.5%
Belgium Government Bond
  4.7%
Nordic Investment Bank
  4.4%
France Government Bond OAT
  4.3%
Finland Government Bond
  4.3%
Instituto de Credito Oficial
  4.3%
European Investment Bank
  4.3%
Austria Government Bond
  4.1%
Total
  53.0%
 
 
There are risks associated with investing in securities of foreign issuers, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements.
 
* Country weights include issues via Samurai Yen bonds issued in Japan by non-Japanese entities.
** Supranational bonds represent the debt of international organizations or institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, regional multilateral development banks and others. Bonds are issued and held in Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar.
*** Total exposure includes a cross currency hedge of approximately 13% out of Euros and into UK Sterling.
**** 3.6% of Australian Dollar exposure is via an Australian Dollar denominated Supranational bond.
1 This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser.
 
 
 
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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
 
 Examples for a $1,000 Investment
 
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: transaction costs, such as redemption fees; and, ongoing costs, such as management fees, transfer agent and shareholder services fees, and other fund expenses.
 
The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare this cost with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period beginning October 1, 2009 and held through March 31, 2010.
 
Actual Return lines in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ¸ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund or share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
 
Hypothetical Return lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s or share class’ actual expense ratio and an assumed return of 5% per year before expenses. Because the return used is not an actual return, it may not be used to estimate the actual ending account value or expenses you paid for the period.
 
You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
                                 
            Ending
   
        Beginning
  Account Value
  Expenses Paid
    Expense Ratio1
  Account Value
  (Net of Expenses)
  During Period2
    (Annualized)   at 10/1/09   at 3/31/10   10/1/09–3/31/10
 
 
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund                                
Investor Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.40%     $ 1,000     $ 1,002.70     $ 6.99  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.40%     $ 1,000     $ 1,017.95     $ 7.04  
Select Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.12%     $ 1,000     $ 1,004.30     $ 5.60  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.12%     $ 1,000     $ 1,019.35     $ 5.64  
Institutional Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.05%     $ 1,000     $ 1,004.60     $ 5.25  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.05%     $ 1,000     $ 1,019.70     $ 5.29  
 
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund                                
Investor Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.41%     $ 1,000     $ 1,040.80     $ 7.17  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.41%     $ 1,000     $ 1,017.90     $ 7.09  
Select Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.12%     $ 1,000     $ 1,041.70     $ 5.70  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.12%     $ 1,000     $ 1,019.35     $ 5.64  
Institutional Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.06%     $ 1,000     $ 1,042.10     $ 5.40  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.06%     $ 1,000     $ 1,019.65     $ 5.34  
 
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund                                
Investor Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.81%     $ 1,000     $ 1,069.40     $ 9.34  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.81%     $ 1,000     $ 1,015.91     $ 9.10  
Select Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.53%     $ 1,000     $ 1,071.20     $ 7.90  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.53%     $ 1,000     $ 1,017.30     $ 7.70  
Institutional Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.46%     $ 1,000     $ 1,071.60     $ 7.54  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.46%     $ 1,000     $ 1,017.65     $ 7.34  
 
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund                                
Actual Return
    0.76%     $ 1,000     $ 981.80     $ 3.76  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.76%     $ 1,000     $ 1,021.14     $ 3.83  

 
1  Based on the most recent six-month expense ratio; may differ from the expense ratio provided in Financial Highlights, which covers a 12-month period.
 
2  Expenses for each fund or share class are equal to its annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days of the period, and divided by 365 days of the fiscal year.

 
 
 
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                     
    4/1/09–
  6/17/081
   
 Investor Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    5.43       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                   
Net investment income (loss)
    0.18 2     0.07      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    2.02       (4.59 )    
   
Total from investment operations
    2.20       (4.52 )    
Less distributions:
                   
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.11 )     (0.05 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.00 )3    
   
Total distributions
    (0.11 )     (0.05 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    7.52       5.43      
   
Total return (%)
    40.53       (45.31 )4    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                   
Net operating expenses
    1.40       1.39 5,6    
Gross operating expenses
    1.60       2.78 5    
Net investment income (loss)
    2.47       2.46 5    
Portfolio turnover rate
    14       8 4    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    403       168      
 
                     
    4/1/09–
  6/17/081
   
 Select Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    5.44       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                   
Net investment income (loss)
    0.18 2     0.12      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    2.03       (4.63 )    
   
Total from investment operations
    2.21       (4.51 )    
Less distributions:
                   
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.12 )     (0.05 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.00 )3    
   
Total distributions
    (0.12 )     (0.05 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    7.53       5.44      
   
Total return (%)
    40.68       (45.16 )4    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                   
Net operating expenses
    1.12       1.12 5    
Gross operating expenses
    1.31       3.10 5    
Net investment income (loss)
    2.43       2.22 5    
Portfolio turnover rate
    14       8 4    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    458       90      
 

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Distribution from realized gains is less than 0.01.
4 Not annualized.
5 Annualized.
6 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.40% for the Investor Shares, if custody credits had not been included.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
 

 
Financial Highlights continued
 
                     
    4/1/09–
  6/17/081
   
 Institutional Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    5.44       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                   
Net investment income (loss)
    0.21 2     0.08      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    2.02       (4.59 )    
   
Total from investment operations
    2.23       (4.51 )    
Less distributions:
                   
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.13 )     (0.05 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.00 )3    
   
Total distributions
    (0.13 )     (0.05 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    7.54       5.44      
   
Total return (%)
    40.90       (45.15 )4    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                   
Net operating expenses
    1.05       1.05 5    
Gross operating expenses
    1.24       2.11 5    
Net investment income (loss)
    2.90       2.52 5    
Portfolio turnover rate
    14       8 4    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    85,424       18,694      
 

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Distribution from realized gains is less than 0.01.
4 Not annualized.
5 Annualized.
 
 
 
20 See financial notes


 

 
 Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
 

This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  97 .4%   Common Stock     77,011,085       83,988,654  
  2 .2%   Other Investment Company     1,923,271       1,923,271  
 
 
  99 .6%   Total Investments     78,934,356       85,911,925  
  0 .4%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             373,177  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             86,285,102  
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Common Stock 97.4% of net assets
 
Australia 8.3%
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.7%
Wesfarmers Ltd.
    78,447       2,285,845  
                 
 
Insurance 2.7%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
    122,463       2,337,815  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.9%
Telstra Corp., Ltd.
    914,205       2,506,691  
                 
              7,130,351  
 
Finland 1.0%
                 
 
Materials 1.0%
UPM-Kymmene Oyj
    65,097       863,185  
 
France 14.7%
                 
 
Banks 1.8%
Societe Generale
    25,303       1,588,007  
                 
 
Capital Goods 2.4%
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
    43,135       2,071,499  
                 
 
Energy 3.7%
Total S.A.
    54,567       3,166,954  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 3.5%
Carrefour S.A.
    62,790       3,025,367  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 3.3%
France Telecom S.A.
    117,599       2,816,812  
                 
              12,668,639  
 
Germany 4.8%
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 1.5%
Deutsche Telekom AG - Reg’d
    95,313       1,288,031  
                 
 
Utilities 3.3%
RWE AG
    32,150       2,852,094  
                 
              4,140,125  
 
Hong Kong 1.4%
                 
 
Utilities 1.4%
Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd.
    205,000       1,215,861  
 
Italy 1.8%
                 
 
Banks 1.8%
Intesa Sanpaolo *
    422,719       1,574,233  
 
Japan 21.2%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 2.8%
Toyota Motor Corp.
    59,500       2,392,456  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.9%
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
    103,400       2,501,356  
                 
 
Household & Personal Products 3.5%
Kao Corp.
    117,600       2,982,525  
                 
 
Insurance 2.5%
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
    75,900       2,139,708  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.5%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    69,300       3,051,552  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 3.5%
CANON, Inc.
    65,700       3,038,969  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.5%
KDDI Corp.
    423       2,189,791  
                 
              18,296,357  
 
Netherlands 1.9%
                 
 
Media 1.9%
Reed Elsevier N.V.
    136,684       1,658,773  
 
Singapore 5.9%
                 
 
Banks 4.2%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.
    303,864       1,888,431  
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
    125,000       1,712,937  
                 
              3,601,368  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 1.7%
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
    645,000       1,459,020  
                 
              5,060,388  
 
Spain 7.1%
                 
 
Banks 1.7%
Banco Santander S.A.
    107,644       1,427,790  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.5%
Telefonica S.A.
    92,913       2,201,528  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
                 
 
Utilities 2.9%
Iberdrola S.A.
    297,871       2,522,271  
                 
              6,151,589  
 
Switzerland 6.4%
                 
 
Insurance 2.2%
Zurich Financial Services AG
    7,468       1,915,493  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 4.2%
Novartis AG - Reg’d
    66,411       3,592,431  
                 
              5,507,924  
 
Taiwan 2.5%
                 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.5%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR
    1,085,154       2,102,746  
 
United Kingdom 20.4%
                 
 
Energy 8.1%
BP plc
    375,258       3,551,873  
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A
    118,448       3,425,326  
                 
              6,977,199  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 4.0%
Unilever plc
    118,312       3,463,541  
                 
 
Insurance 1.8%
Aviva plc
    260,588       1,522,317  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.9%
GlaxoSmithKline plc
    176,667       3,391,079  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.6%
Vodafone Group plc
    979,001       2,264,347  
                 
              17,618,483  
                 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $77,011,085)
    83,988,654  
         
                 
                 
 
 Other Investment Company 2.2% of net assets
 
United States 2.2%
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class
    1,923,271       1,923,271  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $1,923,271)
    1,923,271  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $79,299,004 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $7,313,915 and ($700,994), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $6,612,921.
 
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $82,772,793 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s Board of Trustees.
 
* Non-income producing security.
 
     
Reg’d —
  Registered
ADR —
  American Depositary Receipt
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $78,934,356)
        $85,911,925  
Foreign currency, at value (cost $155,285)
        155,035  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        80,461  
Dividends
        298,816  
Fund shares sold
        118,830  
Foreign tax reclaims
        35,316  
Interest
        137  
Prepaid expenses
  +     1,629  
   
Total assets
        86,602,149  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        254,293  
Investment adviser fees
        5,251  
Trustee’s retirement plan
        596  
Distribution and shareholder services fees
        82  
Accrued expenses
  +     56,825  
   
Total liabilities
        317,047  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        86,602,149  
Total liabilities
      317,047  
   
Net assets
        $86,285,102  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        79,068,487  
Net investment income not yet distributed
        605,281  
Net realized capital losses
        (364,648 )
Net unrealized capital gains
        6,975,982  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class
 
                             
            Shares
             
Share Class   Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
Investor Shares
  $403,089       53,603         $7.52      
Select Shares
  $457,590       60,758         $7.53      
Institutional Shares
  $85,424,423       11,326,849         $7.54      
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $198,141)
        $2,463,144  
Interest
  +     3,869  
   
Total investment income
        2,467,013  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser fees
        531,005  
Professional fees
        56,670  
Accounting and administration fees
        52,086  
Transfer agent fees
        45,777  
Custodian fees
        35,593  
Registration fees
        24,204  
Trustees’ fees
        11,345  
Shareholder reports
        4,257  
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares )
        794  
Sub-Accounting fees:
           
Investor Shares
        437  
Select Shares
        258  
Interest expense
        75  
Other expenses
  +     11,548  
   
Total expenses
        774,049  
Expense reduction by adviser
      117,504  
   
Net expenses
      656,545  
   
Net investment income
        1,810,468  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        344,822  
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions
  +     4,795  
   
Net realized gains
        349,617  
Net unrealized gains on investments
        12,348,761  
Net unrealized losses on foreign currency translations
  +     (3,013 )
   
Net unrealized gains
  +     12,345,748  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        12,695,365  
             
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $14,505,833  
 
 
 
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Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
4/1/09-3/31/10     6/17/08*-3/31/09  
Net investment income
        $1,810,468       $251,091  
Net realized gains (losses)
        349,617       (639,660 )
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  +     12,345,748       (5,369,766 )
   
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations
        14,505,833       (5,758,335 )
 
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
                   
Investor Shares
        7,398       591  
Select Shares
        7,351       1,300  
Institutional Shares
  +     1,335,069       173,024  
   
Total distributions from net investment income
        $1,349,818       $174,915  
                     
                     
Distributions from net realized gains
                   
Investor Shares
              25  
Select Shares
              51  
Institutional Shares
  +           6,444  
   
Total distributions from net realized gains
        $—       $6,520  
                     
Total distributions
        $1,349,818       $181,435  
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        4/1/09-3/31/10     6/17/08*-3/31/09  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares Sold
                                   
Investor Shares
        51,524       $374,672       32,887       $227,554  
Select Shares
        50,770       362,976       38,195       329,781  
Institutional Shares
  +     9,108,053       62,739,667       3,424,157       24,406,571  
   
Total shares sold
        9,210,347       $63,477,315       3,495,239       $24,963,906  
                                     
                                     
Shares Reinvested
                                   
Investor Shares
        950       $7,197       92       $616  
Select Shares
        861       6,539       203       1,351  
Institutional Shares
  +     39,447       299,800       12,699       84,704  
   
Total shares reinvested
        41,258       $313,536       12,994       $86,671  
                                     
                                     
Shares Redeemed
                                   
Investor Shares
        (29,708 )     ($222,012 )     (2,142 )     ($14,629 )
Select Shares
        (7,379 )     (41,398 )     (21,892 )     (142,072 )
Institutional Shares
  +     (1,256,943 )     (9,349,540 )     (564 )     (2,920 )
   
Total shares redeemed
        (1,294,030 )     ($9,612,950 )     (24,598 )     ($159,621 )
                                     
Net transactions in fund shares
        7,957,575       $54,177,901       3,483,635       $24,890,956  
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        4/1/09-3/31/10     6/17/08*-3/31/09  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        3,483,635       $18,951,186             $—  
Total increase
  +     7,957,575       67,333,916       3,483,635       18,951,186  
   
End of period
        11,441,210       $86,285,102       3,483,635       $18,951,186  
   
                                     
Net investment income not yet distributed
                $605,281               $117,444  
 
 
 
     
*
  Commencement of operations.
 
 
 
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Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                     
    4/1/09–
  6/17/081
   
 Investor Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    5.68       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                   
Net investment income (loss)
    0.17 2     0.17      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    2.38       (4.27 )    
   
Total from investment operations
    2.55       (4.10 )    
Less distributions:
                   
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.18 )     (0.22 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    8.05       5.68      
   
Total return (%)
    44.94       (41.35 )3    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                   
Net operating expenses
    1.39       1.40 4    
Gross operating expenses
    5.30       4.43 4    
Net investment income (loss)
    2.30       2.63 4    
Portfolio turnover rate
    22       14 3    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    80       34      
 
                     
    4/1/09–
  6/17/081
   
 Select Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    5.68       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                   
Net investment income (loss)
    0.19 2     0.16      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    2.39       (4.25 )    
   
Total from investment operations
    2.58       (4.09 )    
Less distributions:
                   
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.20 )     (0.23 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    8.06       5.68      
   
Total return (%)
    45.43       (41.27 )3    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                   
Net operating expenses
    1.11       1.12 4    
Gross operating expenses
    5.13       4.27 4    
Net investment income (loss)
    2.59       2.89 4    
Portfolio turnover rate
    22       14 3    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    182       33      
 

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 Annualized.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
 

 
Financial Highlights continued
 
                     
    4/1/09–
  6/17/081
   
 Institutional Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    5.68       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                   
Net investment income (loss)
    0.20 2     0.16      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    2.38       (4.25 )    
   
Total from investment operations
    2.58       (4.09 )    
Less distributions:
                   
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.20 )     (0.23 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    8.06       5.68      
   
Total return (%)
    45.49       (41.25 )3    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                   
Net operating expenses
    1.03       1.05 4    
Gross operating expenses
    4.96       4.08 4    
Net investment income (loss)
    2.68       2.74 4    
Portfolio turnover rate
    22       14 3    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    4,132       2,840      
 

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 Annualized.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
 

This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  98 .6%   Common Stock     4,902,098       4,330,965  
  1 .7%   Other Investment Company     75,850       75,850  
 
 
  100 .3%   Total Investments     4,977,948       4,406,815  
  (0 .3)%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             (13,456 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             4,393,359  
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Common Stock 98.6% of net assets
 
Australia 3.9%
                 
 
Insurance 1.1%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
    2,560       48,871  
                 
 
Materials 1.2%
Amcor Ltd.
    9,273       54,343  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 1.6%
Telstra Corp., Ltd.
    24,896       68,263  
                 
              171,477  
 
Canada 1.7%
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 1.7%
BCE, Inc.
    2,600       76,414  
 
France 10.5%
                 
 
Banks 2.0%
Societe Generale
    1,427       89,558  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.1%
Vinci S.A.
    781       45,977  
                 
 
Energy 3.0%
Total S.A.
    2,301       133,545  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.6%
Carrefour S.A.
    2,320       111,783  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 1.8%
France Telecom S.A.
    3,282       78,613  
                 
              459,476  
 
Germany 4.0%
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 1.9%
Deutsche Telekom AG - Reg’d
    6,079       82,150  
                 
 
Utilities 2.1%
RWE AG
    1,051       93,236  
                 
              175,386  
 
Italy 1.2%
                 
 
Banks 1.2%
UniCredit S.p.A. *
    17,493       51,579  
 
Japan 9.9%
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 1.4%
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
    2,600       62,897  
                 
 
Insurance 1.3%
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
    2,100       59,201  
                 
 
Materials 1.0%
Nitto Denko Corp.
    1,100       42,716  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.1%
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
    1,600       57,957  
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    1,800       79,261  
                 
              137,218  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 2.2%
Canon, Inc.
    2,100       97,136  
                 
 
Transportation 0.9%
West Japan Railway Co.
    11       37,900  
                 
              437,068  
 
Netherlands 2.6%
                 
 
Diversified Financials 1.7%
ING Groep N.V. CVA *
    7,488       74,188  
                 
 
Media 0.9%
Reed Elsevier N.V.
    3,221       39,089  
                 
              113,277  
 
Singapore 2.7%
                 
 
Banks 0.9%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.
    6,494       40,358  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.6%
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
    11,000       25,046  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 1.2%
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
    24,000       54,289  
                 
              119,693  
 
Spain 3.1%
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.9%
Telefonica S.A.
    1,555       36,845  
                 
 
Utilities 2.2%
Iberdrola S.A.
    11,585       98,098  
                 
              134,943  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
Switzerland 4.8%
                 
 
Insurance 1.6%
Zurich Financial Services AG
    277       71,049  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.2%
Novartis AG - Reg’d
    2,552       138,047  
                 
              209,096  
 
Taiwan 1.6%
                 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.6%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR
    37,184       72,053  
 
United Kingdom 15.6%
                 
 
Consumer Services 1.1%
Compass Group plc
    6,191       49,424  
                 
 
Energy 5.9%
BP plc
    15,112       143,037  
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A
    3,972       114,864  
                 
              257,901  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2.6%
Unilever plc
    3,918       114,698  
                 
 
Insurance 0.6%
Aviva plc
    4,511       26,353  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.1%
GlaxoSmithKline plc
    6,994       134,248  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.3%
Vodafone Group plc
    44,174       102,171  
                 
              684,795  
 
United States 37.0%
                 
 
Banks 1.2%
Wells Fargo & Co.
    1,755       54,616  
                 
 
Capital Goods 4.5%
3M Co.
    1,100       91,927  
General Electric Co.
    5,700       103,740  
                 
              195,667  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 1.6%
Bank of America Corp.
    3,950       70,507  
                 
 
Energy 2.9%
Chevron Corp.
    1,700       128,911  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.0%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    1,600       88,960  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 6.4%
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
    3,800       95,266  
General Mills, Inc.
    1,000       70,790  
H.J. Heinz Co.
    2,500       114,025  
                 
              280,081  
                 
 
Materials 1.5%
Alcoa, Inc.
    4,700       66,928  
                 
 
Media 1.2%
CBS Corp., Class B - Non Voting Shares
    3,900       54,366  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 7.8%
Johnson & Johnson
    1,700       110,840  
Merck & Co., Inc.
    3,200       119,520  
Pfizer, Inc.
    6,465       110,875  
                 
              341,235  
                 
 
Retailing 2.3%
Genuine Parts Co.
    2,400       101,376  
                 
 
Software & Services 1.7%
Microsoft Corp.
    2,500       73,175  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 3.4%
AT&T, Inc.
    2,900       74,936  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    2,400       74,448  
                 
              149,384  
                 
 
Utilities 0.5%
Edison International
    600       20,502  
                 
              1,625,708  
                 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $4,902,098)
    4,330,965  
         
                 
                 
 
 Other Investment Company 1.7% of net assets
 
United States 1.7%
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class
    75,850       75,850  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $75,850)
    75,850  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $4,977,964 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $166,045 and ($737,194), respectively, with a net unrealized depreciation of ($571,149).
 
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $2,628,843 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s Board of Trustees.
 
* Non-income producing security.
 
     
CVA —
  Dutch Certificate
Reg’d —
  Registered
ADR —
  American Depositary Receipt
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $4,977,948)
        $4,406,815  
Foreign currency, at value (cost $12,175)
        12,246  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        22,549  
Dividends
        13,735  
Foreign tax reclaims
        1,726  
Fund shares sold
        150  
Interest
        8  
Prepaid expenses
  +     106  
   
Total assets
        4,457,335  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        20,688  
Investment adviser fees
        200  
Trustee’s retirement plan
        41  
Trustees’ fees
        17  
Distribution and shareholder services fees
        16  
Accrued expenses
  +     43,014  
   
Total liabilities
        63,976  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        4,457,335  
Total liabilities
      63,976  
   
Net assets
        $4,393,359  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        5,336,816  
Net investment income not yet distributed
        26,164  
Net realized capital losses
        (398,517 )
Net unrealized capital losses
        (571,104 )
 
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class
 
                             
            Shares
             
Share Class   Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
Investor Shares
  $79,537       9,883         $8.05      
Select Shares
  $182,082       22,590         $8.06      
Institutional Shares
  $4,131,740       512,648         $8.06      
 
 
 
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Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $8,672)
        $146,383  
Interest
  +     173  
   
Total investment income
        146,556  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser fees
        33,617  
Accounting and administration fees
        51,038  
Professional fees
        48,767  
Transfer agent fees
        25,993  
Registration fees
        23,189  
Trustees’ fees
        6,719  
Custodian fees
        3,235  
Sub-Accounting fees:
           
Investor Shares
        87  
Select Shares
        114  
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares )
        141  
Shareholder reports
        86  
Interest expense
        1  
Other expenses
  +     3,797  
   
Total expenses
        196,784  
Expense reduction by adviser
      155,764  
   
Net expenses
      41,020  
   
Net investment income
        105,536  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized losses on investments
        (111,919 )
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions
  +     928  
   
Net realized losses
        (110,991 )
Net unrealized gains on investments
        1,364,950  
Net unrealized losses on foreign currency translations
  +     (166 )
   
Net unrealized gains
  +     1,364,784  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        1,253,793  
             
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $1,359,329  
 
 
 
See financial notes 31


 

 
 Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
 

Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
4/1/09-3/31/10     6/17/08*-3/31/09  
Net investment income
        $105,536       $82,068  
Net realized losses
        (110,991 )     (223,624 )
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  +     1,364,784       (1,935,888 )
   
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations
        1,359,329       (2,077,444 )
 
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
                   
Investor Shares
        1,454       918  
Select Shares
        4,347       1,239  
Institutional Shares
  +     100,300       117,100  
   
Total distributions from net investment income
        $106,101       $119,257  
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        4/1/09-3/31/10     6/17/08*-3/31/09  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares Sold
                                   
Investor Shares
        5,771       $42,376       7,553       $60,839  
Select Shares
        16,313       100,000       5,549       51,715  
Institutional Shares
  +                 500,003       5,000,030  
   
Total shares sold
        22,084       $142,376       513,105       $5,112,584  
                                     
                                     
Shares Reinvested
                                   
Investor Shares
        174       $1,379       111       $756  
Select Shares
        548       4,347       182       1,239  
Institutional Shares
  +     12,648       100,300              
   
Total shares reinvested
        13,370       $106,026       293       $1,995  
                                     
                                     
Shares Redeemed
                                   
Investor Shares
        (2,103 )     ($15,198 )     (1,623 )     ($10,909 )
Select Shares
                    (2 )     (19 )
Institutional Shares
  +                 (3 )     (23 )
   
Total shares redeemed
        (2,103 )     ($15,198 )     (1,628 )     ($10,951 )
                                     
Net transactions in fund shares
        33,351       $233,204       511,770       $5,103,628  
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        4/1/09-3/31/10     6/17/08*-3/31/09  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        511,770       $2,906,927             $—  
Total increase
  +     33,351       1,486,432       511,770       2,906,927  
   
End of period
        545,121       $4,393,359       511,770       $2,906,927  
   
                                     
Net investment income not yet distributed
                $26,164               $25,801  
 
 
 
     
*
  Commencement of operations.
 
 
 
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Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                             
    4/1/09–
  4/1/08–
  11/2/071
   
 Investor Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09   3/31/08    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    5.33       9.29       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.09 2     0.11       0.02      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    3.46       (4.01 )     (0.72 )    
   
Total from investment operations
    3.55       (3.90 )     (0.70 )    
Less distributions:
                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.09 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    8.79       5.33       9.29      
   
Total return (%)
    66.74       (42.02 )     (6.98 )3    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                           
Net operating expenses
    1.81 4     1.80       1.82 5,6    
Gross operating expenses
    2.08       2.46       2.79 5    
Net investment income (loss)
    1.17       1.54       0.89 5    
Portfolio turnover rate
    44       52       49 3    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    9,437       1,927       1,937      
 
                             
    4/1/09–
  4/1/08–
  11/2/071
   
 Select Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09   3/31/08    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    5.34       9.31       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.10 2     0.08       0.02      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    3.47       (3.97 )     (0.70 )    
   
Total from investment operations
    3.57       (3.89 )     (0.68 )    
Less distributions:
                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.11 )     (0.08 )     (0.01 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    8.80       5.34       9.31      
   
Total return (%)
    66.91       (41.82 )     (6.75 )3    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                           
Net operating expenses
    1.53 7     1.52       1.54 5,8    
Gross operating expenses
    1.78       2.23       2.74 5    
Net investment income (loss)
    1.17       1.70       0.69 5    
Portfolio turnover rate
    44       52       49 3    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    4,531       559       760      
 

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.80% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
5 Annualized.
6 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.80%, if interest expense had not been included.
7 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.52% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
8 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.52%, if interest expense had not been included.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
 

 
Financial Highlights continued
 
                             
    4/1/09–
  4/1/08–
  11/2/071
   
 Institutional Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09   3/31/08    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    5.33       9.29       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.14 2     0.10       0.02      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    3.44       (3.98 )     (0.71 )    
   
Total from investment operations
    3.58       (3.88 )     (0.69 )    
Less distributions:
                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.11 )     (0.08 )     (0.02 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    8.80       5.33       9.29      
   
Total return (%)
    67.27       (41.78 )     (6.94 )3    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                           
Net operating expenses
    1.46 4     1.45       1.47 5,6    
Gross operating expenses
    1.70       2.13       2.62 5    
Net investment income (loss)
    1.79       1.94       0.59 5    
Portfolio turnover rate
    44       52       49 3    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    90,486       25,234       19,414      
 

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.45% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
5 Annualized.
6 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.45%, if interest expense had not been included.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
 

This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  93 .9%   Common Stock     86,654,058       98,047,464  
  3 .3%   Preferred Stock     2,383,732       3,412,534  
  1 .2%   Other Investment Company     1,270,832       1,270,832  
 
 
  98 .4%   Total Investments     90,308,622       102,730,830  
  1 .6%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             1,723,448  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             104,454,278  
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Common Stock 93.9% of net assets
 
Brazil 11.3%
                 
 
Materials 2.3%
Vale S.A. ADR
    85,800       2,381,808  
                 
 
Software & Services 4.2%
Redecard S.A.
    238,000       4,403,070  
                 
 
Transportation 2.6%
Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias
    125,200       2,780,189  
                 
 
Utilities 2.2%
CPFL Energia S.A. ADR
    37,100       2,260,874  
                 
              11,825,941  
 
Chile 2.8%
                 
 
Utilities 2.8%
Enersis S.A. ADR
    145,400       2,906,546  
 
China 20.3%
                 
 
Banks 7.3%
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H
    4,980,000       4,071,325  
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H
    4,691,000       3,568,812  
                 
              7,640,137  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.8%
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
    270,000       1,875,451  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2.5%
China Yurun Food Group Ltd.
    871,000       2,658,428  
                 
 
Household & Personal Products 2.1%
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.
    288,500       2,150,687  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.8%
China Mobile Ltd.
    301,000       2,894,545  
                 
 
Transportation 3.8%
China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.
    542,000       1,991,445  
China Shipping Development Co., Ltd., Class H
    1,210,000       1,971,263  
                 
              3,962,708  
                 
              21,181,956  
 
Columbia 2.3%
                 
 
Banks 2.3%
Bancolombia S.A. ADR
    53,600       2,447,376  
 
Czech Republic 4.5%
                 
 
Banks 2.6%
Komercni Banka A/S
    13,492       2,744,714  
                 
 
Utilities 1.9%
CEZ A/S
    41,030       1,944,091  
                 
              4,688,805  
 
Egypt 0.2%
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.2%
Telecom Egypt
    70,074       216,897  
 
India 6.7%
                 
 
Banks 2.4%
Axis Bank Ltd.
    96,487       2,515,454  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 2.1%
Rural Electrification Corp., Ltd. *
    377,387       2,117,804  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.2%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
    331,293       2,313,518  
                 
              6,946,776  
 
Indonesia 2.6%
                 
 
Utilities 2.6%
PT Perusahaan Gas Negara
    5,886,500       2,743,342  
 
Kazahkstan 2.2%
                 
 
Energy 2.2%
KazMunaiGas Exploration Production GDR
    91,270       2,251,631  
 
Malaysia 2.2%
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.2%
Maxis Berhad
    1,383,500       2,264,834  
 
 
 
See financial notes 35


 

 
 Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
Philippines 2.3%
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.3%
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. ADR
    45,800       2,440,224  
 
Poland 0.4%
                 
 
Banks 0.4%
Bank Pekao S.A. *
    6,689       388,906  
 
Republic of Korea 5.6%
                 
 
Banks 1.9%
KB Financial Group, Inc. *
    35,297       1,699,924  
KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR *
    6,250       299,750  
                 
              1,999,674  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 3.7%
KT&G Corp.
    68,789       3,805,452  
                 
              5,805,126  
 
Russia 3.6%
                 
 
Energy 3.6%
Gazprom ADR
    82,150       1,928,061  
LUKOIL ADR
    32,000       1,814,400  
                 
              3,742,461  
 
South Africa 6.8%
                 
 
Diversified Financials 2.0%
African Bank Investments Ltd.
    430,599       2,103,174  
                 
 
Energy 2.6%
Sasol
    66,971       2,775,664  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2.2%
Tiger Brands Ltd.
    90,516       2,274,666  
                 
              7,153,504  
 
Taiwan 12.3%
                 
 
Banks 0.1%
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
    197,327       111,928  
                 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.6%
MediaTek, Inc.
    163,550       2,838,658  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    2,089,719       4,049,332  
                 
              6,887,990  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 2.7%
Asustek Computer, Inc.
    1,659,069       2,889,071  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.9%
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR
    154,102       2,994,202  
                 
              12,883,191  
 
Thailand 2.6%
                 
 
Energy 2.6%
PTT PCL
    334,300       2,708,724  
 
Turkey 5.2%
                 
 
Banks 0.1%
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A/S
    23,959       112,317  
                 
 
Energy 3.0%
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A/S
    136,090       3,091,243  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 2.1%
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S
    371,331       2,247,664  
                 
              5,451,224  
                 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $86,654,058)
    98,047,464  
         
                 
                 
 
 Preferred Stock 3.3% of net assets
 
Brazil 1.8%
                 
 
Banks 1.8%
Itausa - Investimentos Itau S.A.
    276,144       1,891,323  
 
Republic of Korea 1.5%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 1.5%
Hyundai Motor Co.
    41,070       1,521,211  
                 
Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $2,383,732)
    3,412,534  
         
                 
                 
 
 Other Investment Company 1.2% of net assets
 
United States 1.2%
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class
    1,270,832       1,270,832  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $1,270,832)
    1,270,832  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $93,171,827 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $10,301,445 and ($742,442) respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $9,559,003.
 
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $65,686,986 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s Board of Trustees.
 
* Non-income producing security.
 
     
ADR —
  American Depositary Receipt
GDR —
  Global Depositary Receipt
 
 
 
36 See financial notes


 

 
 Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $90,308,622)
        $102,730,830  
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,662,561)
        1,666,744  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        725,381  
Fund shares sold
        680,842  
Dividends
        285,326  
Foreign tax reclaims
        249  
Interest
        204  
Prepaid expenses
  +     1,848  
   
Total assets
        106,091,424  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        1,410,404  
Fund shares redeemed
        84,676  
Investment adviser fees
        7,358  
Distribution and shareholder services fees
        1,996  
Trustees’ fees
        490  
Accrued expenses
  +     132,222  
   
Total liabilities
        1,637,146  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        106,091,424  
Total liabilities
      1,637,146  
   
Net assets
        $104,454,278  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        98,423,997  
Net investment income not yet distributed
        81,040  
Net realized capital losses
        (6,418,086 )
Net unrealized capital gains
        12,367,327  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class
 
                             
            Shares
             
Share Class   Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
Investor Shares
  $9,436,843       1,073,961         $8.79      
Select Shares
  $4,531,279       514,849         $8.80      
Institutional Shares
  $90,486,156       10,285,636         $8.80      
 
 
 
See financial notes 37


 

 
 Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $218,074)
        $2,158,001  
Interest
  +     5,174  
   
Total investment income
        2,163,175  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser fees
        810,598  
Custodian fees
        104,238  
Professional fees
        57,670  
Accounting and administration fees
        49,162  
Registration fees
        36,300  
Transfer agent fees
        31,096  
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares )
        17,403  
Shareholder reports
        11,817  
Trustees’ fees
        11,678  
Sub-Accounting fees:
           
Investor Shares
        9,634  
Select Shares
        1,933  
Interest expense
        291  
Other expenses
  +     33,925  
   
Total expenses
        1,175,745  
Expense reduction by adviser
      166,130  
Custody credits
      7  
   
Net expenses
      1,009,608  
   
Net investment income
        1,153,567  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        140,958  
Net realized losses on foreign currency transactions
  +     (63,289 )
   
Net realized gains
        77,669  
Net unrealized gains on investments
        23,736,499  
Net unrealized gains on foreign currency translations
  +     6,897  
   
Net unrealized gains
  +     23,743,396  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        23,821,065  
             
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $24,974,632  
 
 
 
38 See financial notes


 

 
 Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
 

Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
Net investment income
        $1,153,567       $503,769  
Net realized gains (losses)
        77,669       (5,856,065 )
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  +     23,743,396       (11,236,403 )
   
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations
        24,974,632       (16,588,699 )
 
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions from net investment income
                   
Investor Shares
        99,099       27,359  
Select Shares
        45,364       14,482  
Institutional Shares
  +     924,199       331,693  
   
Total distributions from net investment income
        $1,068,662       $373,534  
 
Transactions in Fund Shares
                                     
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares Sold
                                   
Investor Shares
        1,152,477       $8,887,479       613,995       $4,874,466  
Select Shares
        602,229       4,964,897       256,716       1,613,030  
Institutional Shares
  +     6,024,244       47,508,182       3,669,648       25,898,356  
   
Total shares sold
        7,778,950       $61,360,558       4,540,359       $32,385,852  
                                     
                                     
Shares Reinvested
                                   
Investor Shares
        9,692       $81,609       4,795       $26,132  
Select Shares
        4,950       41,731       2,510       13,678  
Institutional Shares
  +     5,603       47,231       35,677       194,084  
   
Total shares reinvested
        20,245       $170,571       42,982       $233,894  
                                     
                                     
Shares Redeemed
                                   
Investor Shares
        (449,546 )     ($3,638,090 )     (465,969 )     ($2,619,733 )
Select Shares
        (197,123 )     (1,576,529 )     (236,046 )     (1,396,739 )
Institutional Shares
  +     (476,176 )     (3,489,305 )     (1,062,185 )     (6,030,105 )
   
Total shares redeemed
        (1,122,845 )     ($8,703,924 )     (1,764,200 )     ($10,046,577 )
                                     
Net transactions in fund shares
        6,676,350       $52,827,205       2,819,141       $22,573,169  
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        5,198,096       $27,721,103       2,378,955       $22,110,167  
Total increase
  +     6,676,350       76,733,175       2,819,141       5,610,936  
   
End of period
        11,874,446       $104,454,278       5,198,096       $27,721,103  
   
                                     
Net investment income not yet distributed
                $81,040               $59,424  
 
 
 
See financial notes 39


 

 
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                             
    4/1/09–
  4/1/08–
  11/2/072
   
    3/31/101   3/31/09   3/31/08    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    10.32       11.29       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.26       0.27       0.07      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    1.06       (0.86 )     1.27      
   
Total from investment operations
    1.32       (0.59 )     1.34      
Less distributions:
                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.42 )     (0.38 )     (0.05 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
    (0.02 )                
   
Total distributions
    (0.44 )     (0.38 )     (0.05 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    11.20       10.32       11.29      
   
Total return (%)
    12.85       (5.40 )     13.42 3    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                           
Net operating expenses
    0.76 4     0.75       0.75 5    
Gross operating expenses
    0.79       0.87       1.23 5    
Net investment income (loss)
    2.42       2.24       1.98 5    
Portfolio turnover rate
    67       92       1 3    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    279,274       64,562       52,214      
 

1 Effective July 27, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares and Select Shares were converted into Institutional Shares. The figures in the Financial Highlights reflect only the remaining share class.
2 Commencement of operations.
3 Not annualized.
4 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 0.75% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
5 Annualized.
 
 
 
40 See financial notes


 

 
 Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
 
 
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
 
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
 
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued) and the maturity date shown is the stated legal maturity. For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date, and the maturity date shown is the next interest rate change date.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  58 .5%   Government Bonds     163,764,350       163,513,229  
  11 .7%   Government Agency Obligations     31,993,765       32,633,469  
  7 .5%   Corporate Bonds     21,561,779       20,815,747  
  2 .8%   Securitized     7,633,434       7,927,206  
  16 .2%   Supranational     45,150,763       45,272,195  
  1 .4%   Other Investment Company     3,783,574       3,783,574  
 
 
  98 .1%   Total Investments     273,887,665       273,945,420  
  1 .9%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             5,328,316  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             279,273,736  
 
                 
Security
  Face Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   (local currency)   ($)
 
 Government Bonds 58.5% of net assets
 
Australia 10.1%
Australia Government Bond
6.50%, 05/15/13 (AUD)
    4,300,000       4,084,278  
6.00%, 02/15/17 (AUD)
    2,700,000       2,528,447  
5.25%, 03/15/19 (AUD)
    12,000,000       10,663,927  
5.75%, 05/15/21 (AUD)
    12,000,000       10,979,647  
                 
              28,256,299  
 
Austria 4.1%
Austria Government Bond
3.50%, 07/15/15 (EUR)
    2,200,000       3,121,346  
6.25%, 07/15/27 (EUR)
    4,800,000       8,329,191  
                 
              11,450,537  
 
Belgium 4.7%
Belgium Government Bond
4.25%, 09/28/13 (EUR)
    3,900,000       5,717,790  
5.50%, 09/28/17 (EUR)
    3,300,000       5,198,655  
5.50%, 03/28/28 (EUR)
    1,350,000       2,173,815  
                 
              13,090,260  
 
Finland 4.3%
Finland Government Bond
5.38%, 07/04/13 (EUR)
    8,000,000       12,091,542  
 
France 4.3%
France Government Bond OAT
4.00%, 04/25/14 (EUR)
    4,800,000       6,994,595  
5.75%, 10/25/32 (EUR)
    3,000,000       5,119,110  
                 
              12,113,705  
 
Germany 1.0%
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
4.75%, 07/04/34 (EUR)
    1,800,000       2,768,741  
 
Greece 1.7%
Hellenic Republic Government Bond
4.50%, 05/20/14 (EUR)
    1,900,000       2,419,909  
4.60%, 07/20/18 (EUR)
    2,000,000       2,399,079  
                 
              4,818,988  
 
Ireland 3.1%
Ireland Government Bond
4.00%, 01/15/14 (EUR)
    1,900,000       2,676,615  
4.50%, 10/18/18 (EUR)
    4,300,000       5,977,274  
                 
              8,653,889  
 
Italy 6.8%
Italy Government International Bond
2.75%, 06/15/10 (EUR)
    2,200,000       2,984,654  
4.75%, 02/01/13 (EUR)
    2,400,000       3,504,757  
4.25%, 08/01/14 (EUR)
    3,600,000       5,229,172  
4.50%, 02/01/18 (EUR)
    1,400,000       2,038,566  
4.00%, 02/01/37 (EUR)
    1,400,000       1,707,059  
Republic of Italy
5.50%, 12/15/14 (JPY)
    275,000,000       3,447,889  
                 
              18,912,097  
 
Japan 7.3%
Japan Government Ten Year Bond
1.10%, 09/20/12 (JPY)
    540,000,000       5,900,255  
0.90%, 06/20/13 (JPY)
    155,000,000       1,689,215  
1.60%, 09/20/13 (JPY)
    550,000,000       6,138,339  
2.00%, 03/20/16 (JPY)
    510,000,000       5,863,025  
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond
2.40%, 12/20/34 (JPY)
    65,000,000       714,105  
                 
              20,304,939  
 
Netherlands 3.2%
Netherlands Government Bond
4.25%, 07/15/13 (EUR)
    6,100,000       8,945,937  
 
 
 
See financial notes 41


 

 
 Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
Security
  Face Amount
  Value
    Rate, Maturity Date   (local currency)   ($)
 
Poland 4.0%
Poland Government Bond
5.25%, 04/25/13 (PLN)
    2,600,000       927,771  
5.00%, 10/24/13 (PLN)
    3,300,000       1,164,291  
6.25%, 10/24/15 (PLN)
    5,800,000       2,139,862  
5.50%, 10/25/19 (PLN)
    3,700,000       1,298,320  
5.75%, 09/23/22 (PLN)
    16,300,000       5,766,860  
                 
              11,297,104  
 
Slovenia 3.9%
Slovenia Government Bond
4.38%, 02/06/19 (EUR)
    7,600,000       10,809,191  
                 
Total Government Bonds
(Cost $163,764,350)
    163,513,229  
         
                 
                 
 
 Government Agency Obligations 11.7% of net assets
 
Germany 2.5%
Bayerische Landesbank
1.40%, 04/22/13 (JPY)
    400,000,000       4,332,031  
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
2.05%, 02/16/26 (JPY)
    250,000,000       2,695,216  
                 
              7,027,247  
 
Japan 4.1%
Development Bank of Japan
1.75%, 03/17/17 (JPY)
    550,000,000       6,178,190  
Japan Finance Org. for Municipal Enterprises
1.55%, 02/21/12 (JPY)
    350,000,000       3,829,046  
1.35%, 11/26/13 (JPY)
    120,000,000       1,326,577  
                 
              11,333,813  
 
Netherlands 0.8%
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten
1.85%, 11/07/16 (JPY)
    200,000,000       2,224,944  
 
Spain 4.3%
Instituto de Credito Oficial
1.50%, 09/20/12 (JPY)
    1,100,000,000       12,047,465  
                 
Total Government Agency Obligations
(Cost $31,993,765)
    32,633,469  
         
                 
                 
 
 Corporate Bonds 7.5% of net assets
 
Netherlands 0.3%
ING Bank N.V.
6.13%, 05/29/10 (EUR) (a)(b)
    490,000       724,758  
 
Norway 3.8%
Eksportfinans ASA
1.80%, 06/21/10 (JPY)
    555,000,000       5,949,191  
1.60%, 03/20/14 (JPY)
    410,000,000       4,525,253  
                 
              10,474,444  
 
United Kingdom 3.3%
HSBC Holdings plc
6.25%, 03/19/18 (EUR)
    500,000       766,138  
Lloyds TSB Bank plc
5.63%, 03/05/13 (EUR) (a)(b)
    1,200,000       1,617,145  
Royal Bank of Scotland plc
5.38%, 09/30/19 (EUR)
    1,830,000       2,469,913  
SL Finance plc
6.38%, 07/12/10 (EUR) (a)(b)
    2,200,000       3,047,203  
Standard Chartered Bank
5.88%, 09/26/17 (EUR)
    900,000       1,326,312  
                 
              9,226,711  
 
United States 0.1%
Zurich Finance (USA), Inc.
4.50%, 06/15/10 (EUR) (a)(b)
    280,000       389,834  
                 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $21,561,779)
    20,815,747  
         
                 
                 
 
 Securitized 2.8% of net assets
 
France 2.5%
Dexia Municipal Agency
1.55%, 10/31/13 (JPY)
    640,000,000       6,898,350  
 
Ireland 0.3%
Depfa ACS Bank
1.65%, 12/20/16 (JPY)
    110,000,000       1,028,856  
                 
Total Securitized
(Cost $7,633,434)
    7,927,206  
         
                 
                 
 
 Supranational 16.2% of net assets
Asian Development Bank
2.35%, 06/21/27 (JPY)
    990,000,000       10,991,774  
European Investment Bank
1.40%, 06/20/17 (JPY)
    615,000,000       6,755,639  
1.90%, 01/26/26 (JPY)
    500,000,000       5,199,904  
Inter-American Development Bank
6.00%, 05/25/16 (AUD)
    11,000,000       9,981,581  
Nordic Investment Bank
1.70%, 04/27/17 (JPY)
    1,100,000,000       12,343,297  
                 
Total Supranational
(Cost $45,150,763)
    45,272,195  
         
                 
                 
                 
                 
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Other Investment Company 1.4% of net assets
 
United States 1.4%
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class (USD)
    3,783,574       3,783,574  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $3,783,574)
    3,783,574  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 03/31/10 the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $273,986,821, and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $5,856,370 and ($5,897,771), respectively, with a net depreciation of ($41,401).
 
(a) Variable-rate security.
(b) Callable security.
 
     
AUD —
  Australian Dollar
EUR —
  euro Currency
JPY —
  Japanese Yen
PLN —
  Polish Zloty
USD —
  U.S. Dollar
 
In addition to the above, the fund held the following at 03/31/10:
 
                                         
        Amount of
      Amount of
   
    Currency to be
  Currency to be
  Currency to be
  Currency to be
  Unrealized
Expiration Date   Received   Received   Delivered   Delivered   Gains / Losses
 
 Forward Foreign Currency Contract
                                         
                                         
04/30/2010
    GBP       24,140,000       EUR       27,564,889       (604,393 )
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $273,887,665)
        $273,945,420  
Foreign currency, at value (cost $135,570)
        135,370  
Receivables:
           
Interest
        3,959,346  
Fund shares sold
        2,104,995  
Prepaid expenses
  +     4,363  
   
Total assets
        280,149,494  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Fund shares redeemed
        136,243  
Investment adviser fees
        10,788  
Trustee’s retirement plan
        1,237  
Trustees’ fees
        28  
Unrealized losses on forward foreign currency contracts
        604,393  
Accrued expenses
  +     123,069  
   
Total liabilities
        875,758  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        280,149,494  
Total liabilities
      875,758  
   
Net assets
        $279,273,736  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        277,905,979  
Net investment income not yet distributed
        1,827,371  
Net realized capital gains
        200,339  
Net unrealized capital losses
        (659,953 )
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$279,273,736
      24,943,932         $11.20      
 
 
 
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Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Investment Income
Interest
        $6,117,281  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser fees
        1,151,594  
Professional fees
        73,882  
Custodian fees
        72,714  
Accounting and administration fees
        50,471  
Registration fees
        46,761  
Shareholder reports
        43,805  
Transfer agent fees
        30,198  
Trustees’ fees
        21,432  
Interest expense
        799  
Other expenses
  +     48,002  
   
Total expenses
        1,539,658  
Expense reduction by adviser
      79,404  
Custody credits
      1  
   
Net expenses
      1,460,253  
   
Net investment income
        4,657,028  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        2,620,409  
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions
  +     1,466,692  
   
Net realized gains
        4,087,101  
Net unrealized gains on investments
        4,588,115  
Net unrealized losses on foreign currency translations
  +     (655,813 )
   
Net unrealized gains
  +     3,932,302  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        8,019,403  
             
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $12,676,431  
 
 
 
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 Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
 

Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
Net investment income
        $4,657,028       $2,104,328  
Net realized gains
        4,087,101       2,224,735  
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  +     3,932,302       (10,540,784 )
   
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations
        12,676,431       (6,211,721 )
 
Distributions to Shareholders1
Distributions from net investment income
                   
Investor Shares
        296,594       695,407  
Select Shares
        379,959       797,217  
Institutional Shares
  +     6,527,952       1,848,694  
   
Total distributions from net investment income
        $7,204,505       $3,341,318  
                     
Distributions from net realized gains
  +     535,755        
   
                     
Total distributions
        $7,740,260       $3,341,318  
 
Transactions in Fund Shares1
                                     
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares Sold
                                   
Investor Shares
        157,853       $1,716,559       1,307,895       $14,146,538  
Select Shares
        488,763       5,339,839       1,372,544       14,711,236  
Institutional Shares
  +     22,417,931       255,065,619       4,716,167       49,917,667  
   
Total shares sold
        23,064,547       $262,122,017       7,396,606       $78,775,441  
                                     
                                     
Shares Reinvested
                                   
Investor Shares
        24,202       $263,794       58,064       $636,596  
Select Shares
        29,472       321,250       62,740       686,296  
Institutional Shares
  +     320,127       3,656,459       119,135       1,302,489  
   
Total shares reinvested
        373,801       $4,241,503       239,939       $2,625,381  
                                     
                                     
Shares Redeemed
                                   
Investor Shares
        (2,128,989 )     ($23,661,558 )     (850,555 )     ($8,879,908 )
Select Shares
        (2,847,078 )     (31,627,976 )     (885,184 )     (9,266,453 )
Institutional Shares
  +     (4,052,269 )     (45,433,721 )     (3,202,902 )     (33,443,875 )
   
Total shares redeemed
        (9,028,336 )     ($100,723,255 )     (4,938,641 )     ($51,590,236 )
                                     
Net transactions in fund shares
        14,410,012       $165,640,265       2,697,904       $29,810,586  
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        10,533,920       $108,697,300       7,836,016       $88,439,753  
Total increase
  +     14,410,012       170,576,436       2,697,904       20,257,547  
   
End of period
        24,943,932       $279,273,736       10,533,920       $108,697,300  
   
                                     
Net investment income not yet distributed
                $1,827,371               $1,015,851  
 
 
 
     
1
  Effective July 27, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares (1,996,021 shares valued at $22,234,870) and Select Shares (2,638,198 shares valued at $29,374,492) were converted into Institutional Shares.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes
 
 
1. Business Structure of the Funds:
 
Each of the Laudus Mondrian Funds in this report is a series of Laudus Trust, (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The list below shows all the Funds in the Trust including the Funds discussed in this report, which are highlighted (individually each such highlighted portfolio, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):
 
         
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Small
Capitalization Fund
  Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Capitalization
Growth Fund
   
 
 
The Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund and the Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund commenced operations on November 2, 2007. The Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund and the Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund commenced operations on June 17, 2008.
 
Each Fund except, Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund, offers three share classes: Investor Shares, Select Shares and Institutional Shares. Effective July 27, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares and Select Shares of the Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund were converted into Institutional Shares and the Fund no longer offers separate share classes. Immediately after and as a result of the conversion, each shareholder of the Investor Shares and Select Shares became an owner of Institutional Shares of the Fund.
 
Each class of shares generally has identical rights and preferences, except that each class is subject to different eligibility conditions, bears different distribution and sub-transfer agent expenses, and separate voting rights on matters pertaining solely to that class of shares.
 
Each Fund maintains its own account for purposes of holding assets and accounting, and is considered a separate entity for tax purposes. Within its account, each Fund may also keep certain assets in segregated accounts, as required by securities law.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
 
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies the Funds use in their preparation of financial statements. The accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
(a) Security Valuation:
 
The Funds value the securities in their portfolios every business day. The Funds use the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Securities traded on an exchange or over-the-counter: valued at the closing value for the day, or, on days when no closing value has been reported, halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes. Securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective exchanges with these values then translated into U.S. dollars at the valuation date exchange rate.
 
  •  Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value each fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, the fund may fair value a security when a security is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. Each fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the procedures.
 
  •  Bonds and notes: valued at halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes or, if such quotes are unavailable, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, credit quality and type. Valuations for bonds and notes are provided by an independent bond-pricing service.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
 
  •  International fair valuation: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value foreign securities that trade in markets that close prior to when the fund values their holdings. By fair valuing securities whose prices may have been affected by events occurring after the close of trading, each fund seeks to establish prices that investors might expect to realize upon the current sales of these securities. This methodology is designed to deter “arbitrage” market timers, who seek to exploit delays between the change in the value of a fund’s portfolio holdings and the net asset value of the fund’s shares, and seeks to help ensure that the prices at which the fund’s shares are purchased and redeemed are fair and do not result in dilution of shareholder interest or other harm to shareholders. When fair value pricing is used at the open or close of a reporting period, it may cause a temporary divergence between the return of a fund and that of its index or benchmark. Each fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to these procedures.
 
  •  Futures and Forwards Contracts: valued at their settlement prices as of the close of their exchanges (for futures) or at a value based on that day’s exchange rates (for forwards).
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying Funds: valued at their respective net asset values as determined by the underlying Fund in accordance with the 1940 Act for a given day.
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (level 3 measurements).
 
The Funds adopted the authoritative guidance under GAAP on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly. Accordingly, if the Fund determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
 
The guidance establishes three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices.
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. In addition, international securities whose markets close hours before the Funds value their holdings may require fair valuations due to significant movement in the U.S. markets occurring after the daily close of the foreign markets. The Board of Trustees has approved a vendor that would calculate fair valuations of international equity securities based on a number of factors that appear to correlate to the movements in the U.S. markets. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Funds’ results of operations.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2010:
 
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total*
 
Common Stock(a)
    $—       $82,772,793       $—       $82,772,793  
Hong Kong(a)
    1,215,861                   1,215,861  
Other Investment Company
    1,923,271                   1,923,271  
                                 
Total
    $3,139,132       $82,772,793       $—       $85,911,925  
                                 
 
     
*
  The fund had no Other Financial Instruments.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total*
 
Common Stock(a)
    $—       $2,628,843       $—       $2,628,843  
Canada(a)
                               
Telecommunication Services
    76,414                   76,414  
United States(a)
    1,625,708                       1,625,708  
Other Investment Company
    75,850                   75,850  
                                 
Total
    $1,777,972       $2,628,843       $—       $4,406,815  
                                 
 
     
*
  The fund had no Other Financial Investments.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total*
 
Common Stock(a)
    $—       $48,771,410       $—       $48,771,410  
Brazil(a)
    11,825,941                   11,825,941  
Chile(a)
    2,906,546                   2,906,546  
Columbia(a)
    2,447,376                   2,447,376  
Kazahkstan(a)
    2,251,631                   2,251,631  
Malaysia(a)
    2,264,834                   2,264,834  
Philippines(a)
    2,440,224                   2,440,224  
Republic of Korea(a)
          3,805,452             3,805,452  
Banks
    299,750       1,699,924             1,999,674  
Russia(a)
    3,742,461                   3,742,461  
Taiwan(a)
          9,888,989             9,888,989  
Telecommunication Services
    2,994,202                   2,994,202  
Thailand(a)
    2,708,724                   2,708,724  
Preferred Stock
                               
Brazil(a)
    1,891,323                   1,891,323  
Republic of Korea(a)
          1,521,211             1,521,211  
Other Investment Company
    1,270,832                   1,270,832  
                                 
Total
    $37,043,844       $65,686,986       $—       $102,730,830  
                                 
 
     
*
  The fund had no Other Financial Instruments.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Investments.
 
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
 
Assets Valuation Input
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Government Bonds(a)
    $—       $163,513,229       $—       $163,513,229  
Government Agency Obligations(a)
          32,633,469             32,633,469  
Corporate Bonds(a)
          20,815,747             20,815,747  
Securitized(a)
          7,927,206             7,927,206  
Supranational(a)
          45,272,195             45,272,195  
Other Investment Company
    3,783,574                   3,783,574  
                                 
Total
    $3,783,574       $270,161,846       $—       $273,945,420  
                                 
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
Liabilities Valuation Input
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total
 
Other Financial Instruments*
                               
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
    $(604,393 )     $—       $—       $(604,393 )
 
     
*
  Forward Foreign Currency contracts are not included in Investments and are valued at unrealized appreciation or depreciation.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
(b) Portfolio Investments:
 
Delayed-Delivery: The Funds may buy securities on a delayed-delivery basis. In these transactions, a Fund agrees to buy a security for a stated price, with settlement generally occurring within two weeks. If the security’s value falls before settlement occurs, the Fund could end up paying more for the security than its market value at the time of settlement. The Funds have set aside sufficient securities as collateral for those securities bought on a delayed-delivery basis.
 
Derivatives: The Funds may invest in futures contracts to reduce the effects of uninvested cash on performance or for other reasons. Futures contracts are instruments that represent an agreement between two parties that obligates one party to buy, and the other party to sell, specific instruments at an agreed upon price on a stipulated future date.
 
Because futures contracts carry inherent risks, a Fund must give the broker a deposit of cash and/or securities (the “initial margin”) whenever it enters into the futures contract. The amount of the deposit may vary from one contract to another, but it is generally a percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contract and are accounted for as unrealized gains or losses until the contract is closed, at which time the gains and losses are realized. Futures are traded publicly on exchanges, and their market value changes daily.
 
The Funds may invest in forward currency contracts in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities to minimize the uncertainty of changes in future foreign currency exchange rates. “Forwards”, as they are known, are contracts to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. Forwards are similar to futures except that they are not publicly traded, but are agreements directly between two parties. The accounting for Forwards is treated similar to that of futures contracts in that gains and losses are accounted for as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settles and such amounts are accounted for as realized.
 
Repurchase Agreements: The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund buys a security from another party (usually a financial institution) with the agreement that it be sold back in the future. The date, price and other conditions are all specified when the agreement is created.
 
The Funds’ repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, U.S. government agency securities or other securities. All collateral is held by the Funds’ custodian (or, with tri-party agreements, the agent’s bank) and is monitored daily to ensure that its market value is at least equal to the repurchase price under the agreement.
 
(c) Security Transactions:
 
Security transactions are recorded as of the date the order to buy or sell the security is executed. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are based on the identified costs of the securities involved.
 
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are reported in U.S. dollars. For assets and liabilities held on a given date, the dollar value is based on market exchange rates in effect on that date. Transactions involving foreign currencies, including purchases, sales, income receipts and expense payments, are calculated using exchange rates in effect on the transaction date. The Funds do not isolate the portion of the fluctuations on investments resulting from changes in foreign currency
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
exchange rates from the fluctuation in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
 
Gains realized by the Funds on the sale of securities in certain foreign countries are subject to non-U.S. taxes. The Funds record a liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.
 
When a Fund closes out a futures or forwards position, it calculates the difference between the value of the position at the beginning and at the end of the contract, and records a realized gain or loss accordingly. A Fund records the daily change in market value of futures, and also the change in the amount of margin deposit required (“due to/from broker”).
 
(d) Investment Income:
 
Interest income is recorded as it accrues. If a Fund buys a debt security at a discount (less than face value) or a premium (more than face value), it amortizes the discount or premium from the current date up to maturity. The Fund then increases (in the case of discounts) or reduces (in the case of premiums) the income it records from the security. If the security is callable (meaning that the issuer has the option to pay it off before its maturity date), then the Fund amortizes the premium to the security’s call date and price, rather than the maturity date and price. Dividends and distributions from portfolio securities and underlying funds are recorded on the date they are effective (the ex-dividend date), although the Funds record certain foreign security dividends on the day they learn of the ex-dividend date.
 
Income received from foreign sources may result in withholding tax. Withholding taxes are accrued at the same time as the related income if the tax rate is fixed and known, unless a tax withheld is reclaimable from the local tax authorities in which case it is recorded as receivable. If the tax rate is not known or estimable, such expense or reclaim receivable is recorded when the net proceeds are received.
 
(e) Expenses:
 
Expenses that are specific to a Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Expenses that are common to all Funds within the Trust generally are allocated among the Funds in proportion to their average daily net assets.
 
For Funds offering multiple share classes, the net investment income, other than class specific expenses, and the realized and unrealized gains or losses, are allocated daily to each class in proportion to their average daily net assets.
 
(f) Distributions to Shareholders:
 
The Funds make distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, once a year with the exception of Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund which pays quarterly dividends.
 
(g) Custody Credit:
 
Certain Funds have an arrangement with their custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company, under which the Funds receive a credit for their uninvested cash balance to offset their custody fees and accounting fees. The credit amounts, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the Funds’ operating expenses.
 
(h) Accounting Estimates:
 
The accounting policies described in this report conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Notwithstanding this, shareholders should understand that in order to follow these principles, Fund management has to make estimates and assumptions that affect the information reported in the financial statements. It’s possible that once the results are known, they may turn out to be different from these estimates.
 
(i) Federal Income Taxes:
 
The Funds intend to meet federal income and excise tax requirements for regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Funds distribute substantially all of their net investment income and realized net capital gains, if any, to their respective shareholders each year. As long as a Fund meets the tax requirements, it is not required to pay federal income tax.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
(j) Indemnification:
 
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
 
3. Risk factors:
 
Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks, as described in the Funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below:
 
The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. In addition, the equity market tends to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
 
Stocks of large-size companies tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of mid- or small-size companies, for instance — the Fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
 
A Fund may also be subject to additional risk because it invests primarily in the stocks of companies with small and mid-sized market capitalizations, which tend to be less liquid and more volatile than stocks of companies with larger market capitalizations. These companies may also have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees. In addition, small and mid cap stocks tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of large-size companies, for instance — the Fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
 
Investments in securities of foreign issuers involve certain risks that are more significant than those associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, or changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges). In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be more limited than those available with respect to investments in the United States. The securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. A Fund with foreign investments may also experience more rapid or extreme changes in value than a Fund that invests solely in securities of U.S. companies because the securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries.
 
Emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements, unreliable securities valuation and greater risk associated with the custody of securities. It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country. In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.
 
Bond prices generally fall when interest rates rise. Bonds with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to this risk. Fund performance also could be affected if an issuer or guarantor of a bond held by the Fund fails to make timely principal or interest payments or otherwise honor its obligations. Lower-quality bonds are considered speculative with respect to its issuer’s ability to make timely payments or otherwise honor its obligations. In addition, prices of lower-quality bonds tend to be more volatile than those of investment-grade bonds, and may fall based on bad news about the issuer, an industry or the overall economy.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
3. Risk factors (continued):
 
Also, bonds of foreign issuers may be more volatile than those of comparable bonds from U.S. issuers, for reasons ranging from limited issuer information to the risk of political upheaval.
 
Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for a more complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Funds.
 
A Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause a fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately larger impact on a Fund.
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions:
 
The Trust’s Board of Trustees oversees the general conduct of the Trust and the Funds.
 
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM” or the investment adviser), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, serves as each Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between it and the Trust. Mondrian Investment Partners Limited (“Mondrian”), the Funds’ sub-adviser, provides day-to-day portfolio management services to the Funds, subject to the supervision of CSIM.
 
For its advisory services to each Fund, CSIM is entitled to receive an annual fee, payable monthly, based on the Funds’ average daily net assets described as follows.
 
                 
   
First $1 billion
 
Over $1 billion
 
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
    0.85%       0.80%  
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
    0.85%       0.80%  
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
    1.20%       1.15%  
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
    0.60%       0.60%  
 
CSIM (not the Funds) pays a portion of the management fees it receives to Mondrian in return for its services.
 
CSIM has contractually agreed, until at least July 30, 2012, to waive a portion of its management fee and bear certain expenses of each Fund. As such, CSIM further agrees to reimburse the Funds to limit the annual expenses, exclusive of nonrecurring account fees, fees on securities transactions such as exchange fees, dividends and interest on securities sold short, service fees, interest (overdraft charges), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business as follows:
 
                                 
    Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
    International
  Global
  Emerging
  International Fixed
   
Equity Fund
 
Equity Fund
 
Markets Fund
 
Income Fund*
 
Investor Shares
    1.40%       1.40%       1.80%       n/a  
Select Shares
    1.12%       1.12%       1.52%       n/a  
Institutional Shares
    1.05%       1.05%       1.45%       0.75%  
 
     
*
  Prior to May 5, 2009, the expense limitations were 1.10% and 0.82% for the Investor and Select Shares respectively. Effective May 5, 2009, no further fees were assessed under the Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan or for sub-accounting and sub-transfer agency services on the Investor and Select Shares, which made the expense limitation on these two share classes 0.75%. Effective July 27, 2009, all Investor and Select Shares of the Fund were converted to Institutional Shares.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions (continued):
 
Any amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment through the next two fiscal years, to the extent that the repayment will not cause the Funds’ net expenses to exceed the current limit (as stated in CSIM’s contractual undertaking) during the respective year. As of March 31, 2010, the balance of recoupable expenses is as follows:
 
                                 
    Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
    International
  Global
  Emerging
  International Fixed
Expire Date
 
Equity Fund
 
Equity Fund
 
Markets Fund
 
Income Fund
 
March 31, 2011
    $106,871       $90,576       $180,441       $143,612  
March 31, 2012
    117,504       155,764       166,130       79,404  
 
5. Other Shareholders Services
 
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) provides the transfer agent services to the Funds, and receives transfer agent fees from the Funds as shown in the Statement of Operations.
 
The Trust has a Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan with respect to its Investor Shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Investor Shares of the Funds are sold on a continuous basis by the Trust’s distributor-ALPS Distributors, Inc. Under the Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan, the Funds pay distribution and shareholder servicing fees in connection with the sale and servicing of the Investor Shares. The annual Distribution and Shareholder Service Fee consists of up to 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of the Investor Shares. In addition, the Trustees have authorized each Fund to reimburse, out of the Investor and Select Class assets of the Funds, financial intermediaries that provide sub-accounting and sub-transfer agency services in connection with Investor or Select Class shares of the Funds an amount up to 0.15% of the average daily net assets of that class on an annual basis.
 
6. Board of Trustees
 
Trustees may include people who are officers and/or directors of the investment adviser or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”). Federal securities law limits the percentage of such “interested persons” who may serve on a trust’s board, and the trust was in compliance with these limitations throughout the report period. The trust did not pay any of these persons for their services as trustees, but it did pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as noted in each Fund’s Statement of Operations.
 
Until September 2006, a Retirement Plan existed for the independent trustees. After the termination of the Retirement Plan, the previously accrued and unpaid benefits continue to be adjusted by performance of the Funds. As a result, the amount of the Retirement Payable to any independent trustee may increase or decrease based on the performance of the Funds.
 
7. Borrowing from Banks:
 
The Funds have access to custodian overdraft facilities and to an uncommitted line of credit up to a maximum of $100,000,000, as established by State Street Bank and Trust Company. Interest is calculated based on the market rates at the time of borrowing.
 
There were no borrowings from the line of credit by the Funds during the period. However, the Funds utilized their overdraft facility and incurred interest expense, which is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The interest expense is determined based on a negotiated rate above the current Federal Funds Rate.
 
8. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
 
For the period ended March 31, 2010, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term obligations) were as follows:
 
                 
   
Purchases
 
Sales
 
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
    $61,470,525       $8,623,679  
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
    1,123,298       830,485  
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
    79,448,296       28,716,986  
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
    282,969,593       124,972,819  
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
9. Redemption Fee:
 
The Funds charge a 2.00% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within 30 days of the original purchase date. Such amounts are netted against the redemption proceeds on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The redemption fees charged during the current and prior periods are:
 
                 
    Current Period
  Prior Period
   
(4/1/09-3/31/10)
 
(4/1/08-3/31/09)
 
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
    $84       $48  
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
    37       5  
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
    5,219       1,968  
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
    8,691       9,018  
 
10. Federal Income Taxes:
 
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
 
                                 
    Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
    International
  Global
  Emerging
  International Fixed
 
Equity Fund
 
Equity Fund
 
Markets Fund
 
Income Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income
    $605,092       $26,205       $132,748       $1,462,772  
Undistributed long-term capital gains
                      60,938  
Unrealized appreciation on investments
    7,313,915       166,045       10,301,445       5,856,370  
Unrealized depreciation on investments
    (700,994 )     (737,194 )     (742,442 )     (5,897,771 )
Other unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
    (802 )     29       (67,626 )     (113,314 )
Net unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
    $6,612,119       $(571,120 )     $9,491,377       $(154,715 )
 
The primary difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation of investments is the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
Capital loss carry forwards may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2010, the following funds had capital loss carry forwards available to offset net capital gains before the expiration dates:
 
                                 
    Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
    International
  Global
  Emerging
  International Fixed
Expire Date
 
Equity Fund
 
Equity Fund
 
Markets Fund
 
Income Fund
 
March 31, 2017
  $       $4,137       $1,445,702     $  
March 31, 2018
          331,513       1,735,422        
                                 
Total
          335,650       3,181,124        
 
For tax purposes, realized net capital losses, incurred after October 31, may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of March 31, 2010, the Funds had aggregate deferred realized net capital losses and capital losses utilized as follows:
 
                                 
    Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
    International
  Global
  Emerging
  International Fixed
 
Equity Fund
 
Equity Fund
 
Markets Fund
 
Income Fund
 
Capital losses deferred
    $—       $62,852       $412,211       $—  
Currency losses deferred
                       
Capital losses utilized
                       
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
10. Federal Income Taxes (continued):
 
The tax-basis components of distributions paid during the current and prior periods were:
 
                                 
    Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
    International
  Global
  Emerging
  International Fixed
 
Equity Fund
 
Equity Fund
 
Markets Fund
 
Income Fund
 
Current period distributions
                               
Ordinary income
    $1,349,818       $106,101       $1,068,662       $7,386,006  
Long-term capital gains
                      354,254  
Return of capital
                       
                                 
Prior period distributions
                               
Ordinary income
    $181,435       $119,257       $373,534       $3,341,318  
Long-term capital gains
                       
Return of capital
                       
 
Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to differing treatment for items such as non-U.S. currency gains and losses, short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to wash sales, unrealized appreciation of certain investments in non-U.S. securities; paydowns on fixed-income securities; and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the Funds for financial reporting purposes. The Funds may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.
 
The permanent book and tax basis differences may result in reclassifications between capital accounts and other accounts as required. The adjustments will have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. As of March 31, 2010, the Funds made the following reclassifications:
 
                                 
    Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
  Laudus Mondrian
    International
  Global
  Emerging
  International Fixed
 
Equity Fund
 
Equity Fund
 
Markets Fund
 
Income Fund
 
Capital shares
    $(358 )     $—       $—       $—  
Undistributed net investment income
    27,187       928       (63,289 )     3,358,997  
Net realized capital gains/losses
    (26,829 )     (928 )     63,289       (3,358,997 )
 
As of March 31, 2010, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and state purpose, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statement. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. The Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund and Laudus Mondrian International fixed Income Fund are not subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities before tax year 2007. The Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund and Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund are not subject to examination by U.S. federal and state authorities before tax year 2008.
 
11. Subsequent Events:
 
Management has determined there are no subsequent events or transactions that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.
 
 
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of:
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio holdings, 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 Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund, Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund, Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund, and Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund (four of the portfolios constituting Laudus Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at March 31, 2010, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
May 17, 2010
 
 
 
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Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)
 
The Funds may elect to pass on the benefits of the foreign tax credit to its shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2010, and the respective foreign source income on the Funds were as follows:
 
                 
    Foreign Tax
  Foreign Source
 
Credit
 
Income
 
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
    198,141       2,661,284  
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
    8,672       109,097  
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
    218,074       2,376,075  
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
           
 
For corporate shareholders, the following percentage of the funds dividend distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions:
 
         
 
Percentage
 
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
     
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
    39  
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
     
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
     
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds designate the following amounts of the dividend distributions as qualified dividends for the purpose of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders will be notified in January 2011 via IRS form 1099 of the amounts for use in preparing their 2009 income tax return.
 
         
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
    1,525,925  
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
    108,566  
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
    1,286,736  
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
     
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds hereby designate the following amounts as capital gain dividends:
 
         
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
     
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
     
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
     
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
    354,254  
 
 
 
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Results of Proxy Voting:
 
 
At a special meeting of shareholders of the trust held on December 14, 2009, shareholders approved the following proposal: to elect nine trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees of the trust.
 
                         
    FOR
  WITHHELD
   
   
(shares)
 
(shares)
 
% FOR
 
Charles R. Schwab
    125,221,372.67       28,690,024.32       81.36%  
Walter W. Bettinger, II
    145,432,597.43       8,478,799.56       94.49%  
Mariann Byerwalter
    150,226,122.76       3,685,274.23       97.61%  
John F. Cogan
    149,359,044.40       4,552,352.59       97.04%  
William A. Hasler
    140,754,512.11       13,156,884.88       91.45%  
Gerald B. Smith
    149,347,240.57       4,564,156.42       97.03%  
Donald R. Stephens
    149,421,888.16       4,489,508.83       97.08%  
Joseph H. Wender
    149,294,896.88       4,616,500.11       97.00%  
Michael W. Wilsey
    143,901,543.71       10,009,853.28       93.50%  
 
 
 
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Trustees and Officers
 
 
The tables below give information about the trustees and officers for the Laudus Trust which includes the funds covered in this report. The “Fund Complex” includes The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust, Laudus Trust and Laudus Institutional Trust. The Fund Complex includes 85 funds.
 
The address for all trustees and officers is 211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. You can find more information about the trustees and officers in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available free by calling 1-800-435-4000.
 
 Independent Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served1)   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Mariann Byerwalter
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.)
  Chairman of JDN Corporate Advisory LLC.   77   Director, Redwood Trust, Inc. (1998 – present)
Director, PMI Group Inc. (2001 – 2009)
Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007)
 
John F. Cogan
1947
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Senior Fellow: The Hoover Institution at Stanford University (Oct. 1979 – present); Senior Fellow Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Professor of Public Policy, Stanford University (Sept. 1994 – present).   77   Director, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2005 – present)
Director, Monaco Coach Corporation (2005 – 2009)
 
William A. Hasler
1941
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.)
  Dean Emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (July 1998 – present).   77   Director, Ditech Networks Corporation (1997 – present)
Director, TOUSA (1998 – present)
Director, Mission West Properties (1998 – present)
Director, Globalstar, Inc. (2009 – present)
Director, Harris-Stratex Networks (2001 – present)
Director, Aphton Corp. (1991 – 2007)
Director, Solectron Corporation (1998 – 2007)
Director, Genitope Corporation (2000 – 2009)
Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007)
 
Gerald B. Smith
1950
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Smith Graham & Co. (investment advisors) (1990 – present).   77   Lead Independent Director, Board of Cooper Industries (2002 – present)
Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Oneok Partners LP (2003 – present)
Director, Oneok, Inc (2009 – present)
 
Donald R. Stephens
1938
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Managing Partner, D.R. Stephens & Company (investments) (1973 – present).   77   None
 
Joseph H. Wender
1944
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Senior Consultant, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Jan. 2008-present); Partner, Colgin Partners, LLC (vineyards) (February 1998 – present); Senior Director, Chairman of the Finance Committee, GSC Group (July 2005 – Dec. 2007); General Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Oct. 1982 – June 2005).   77   Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Isis Pharmaceuticals (1994 – present)
 
 
 
 
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 Independent Trustees (continued)
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served1)   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Michael W. Wilsey
1943
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wilsey Bennett, Inc. (real estate investment and management, and other investments).   77   None
 
 
 Interested Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served )   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Charles R. Schwab2
1937
Chairman and Trustee
(Chairman and Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Founded Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in 1971 and became Chairman in 1978. Since 1986, Chairman and Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since 1989, Director, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., and appointed as Chairman in 1991. Since 1996, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab (SIS) Holdings Inc. I and Schwab International Holdings, Inc. Since 1999, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2003, Chairman, Charles Schwab Bank, N. A.; Through June 2007, Director, U.S. Trust Company, N. A., U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York. Until October 2008, Chief Executive Officer, The Charles Schwab Corporation, and the Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.   77   None
 
Walter W. Bettinger II2
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  As of October 2008, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., principal underwriter to the Funds, and The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since October 2008, Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since May 2008, Director, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2006, Director, Charles Schwab Bank. From 2004 through 2007, Executive Vice President and President, Schwab Investor Services. From 2004 through 2005, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Investor Enterprise, and from 2002 through 2004, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services. Until October 2008, President and Chief Operating Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation.   85   None
 
 
 
 
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 Officers of the Trust
 
     
Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
   
with the trust; (Terms of office, and
   
length of Time Served3)   Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years
 
George Pereira
1964
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2006.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (November 2004 – present); Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs (2009 – present); Director, Charles Schwab Worldwide Fund, PLC and Charles Schwab Asset Management (Ireland) Limited (Sept. 2002 – present); Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007).
 
Jeffrey Mortimer
1963
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
(President and CEO since 2008, CIO since 2004.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and Schwab Funds (2004 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Schwab ETFs (2009 – present).
 
Koji E. Felton
1961
Vice President and Assistant Clerk
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2000 – present); Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (June 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab Funds (Nov. 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007).
 
Catherine MacGregor
1964
Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Clerk
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005.)
  Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present), Vice President of Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present).
 
Michael Haydel
1972
Vice President
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005)
  Vice President, Asset Management Client Services, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (2004 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present).
 
 
 
1 Trustees remain in office until they resign, retire or are removed by shareholder vote. The Laudus Funds retirement policy requires that independent trustees elected after January 1, 2000 retire at age 72 or after 20 years of service as a trustee, whichever comes first, provided that any trustee who serves on both Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds retires from both boards when first required to retire by either board. Independent trustees elected prior to January 1, 2000 will retire on the following schedule: Messrs. Stephens and Wilsey will retire on December 31, 2010.
2 Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger are Interested Trustees because they are employees of Schwab and/or the investment adviser. In addition to their employment with Schwab and/or the investment adviser, Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger also own stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation.
3 The President, Treasurer and Clerk hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each of the other officers serves at the pleasure of the Board.
 
 
 
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Glossary
 
 
AAA Debt Rating is a grade given to high-quality investment grade bonds that indicates their credit quality. Private independent rating services such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch provide these evaluations of a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion.
 
The Citigroup non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index measures the total rate of return performance for the government bonds of 23 countries, excluding the U.S., with a remaining maturity of at least one year.
 
The MSCI EAFE Index® (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market equity performance in 22 developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment.
 
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment.
 
The MSCI World® Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed markets equity performance. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment.
 
Price to earnings ratio is the price of a stock divided by its historical earnings per share.
 
Price to book ratio compares the stock’s market value to the value of the total assets less the total liabilities.
 
Price to cash flow ratio is the price of a stock divided by its reported cash flow per share.
 
Return on equity represents the amount earned on a company’s common stock investment for a given period, calculated by dividing common stock equity into net income for the period after preferred stock dividends but before common stock dividends.
 
The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
 
The Russell 2500tm Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 16% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
 
Sovereign debt refers to debt issued by a national government within a given country and denominated in a foreign currency.
 
Trading Activity is one of several risk factors commonly used to attribute a portfolio’s return relative to its benchmark. Specifically, trading activity measures a stock’s trailing 12 month trading volume relative to its total shares outstanding. It measures how actively traded a stock has been in the last 12 months.
 
 
 
Proxy Voting
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or by contacting Laudus Funds at 866.452.8387.
 
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Quarterly Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington DC. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The information filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available at www.laudus.com.
 
 
 
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PRIVACY NOTICE
THIS IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT
 
A Commitment to Your Privacy
 
Your Privacy Is Not for Sale
 
We do not and will not sell your personal information to anyone, for any reason.
 
We are committed to protecting the privacy of information we maintain about you. Below are details about our commitment, including the types of information we collect and how we use and share that information. This Privacy Notice applies to you only if you are an individual who invests directly in the funds by placing orders through the funds’ transfer agent. If you place orders through your brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. or an account with another broker-dealer, investment advisor, 401(k) plan, employee benefit plan, administrator, bank or other financial intermediary, you are covered by the privacy policies of that financial institution and should consult those policies.
 
How We Collect Information About You
 
We collect personal information about you in a number of ways.
 
•  APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
 
We collect personal information from you when you open an account or utilize one of our services. We may also collect information about you from third parties such as consumer reporting agencies to verify your identity. The information we collect may include personal information, including your Social Security number, as well as details about your interests, investments and investment experience.
 
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Once your account has been opened, we collect and maintain personal information about your account activity, including your transactions, balances, positions and history. This information allows us to administer your account and provide the services you have requested.
 
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We will comply with state laws that apply to the disclosure or use of information about you.
 
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We take precautions to ensure the information we collect about you is protected and is accessed only by authorized individuals or organizations.
 
Companies we use to provide support services are not allowed to use information about our shareholders for their own purposes and are contractually obligated to maintain strict confidentiality. We limit their use of information to the performance of the specific services we have requested.
 
We restrict access to personal information by our employees and agents. Our employees are trained about privacy and are required to safeguard personal information.
 
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
 
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Investment Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
 
Shareholder Services
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www.laudus.com
 
 
 
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Annual Report
March 31, 2010
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COMMAND PERFORMANCEtm 

 
Laudus Rosenberg Funds
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund (closed April 30, 2010)
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund (closed April 30, 2010)
 
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund (closed April 30, 2010)
 
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund (closed April 30, 2010)
 
Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
 
Subadviser
AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC
 
 


 

 
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In This Report
 
 
 
 
Fund investment adviser: Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM).
Distributor: ALPS Distributors, Inc.
 
The industry/sector classification of the funds’ portfolio holdings uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by and is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by CSIM and certain affiliates. Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc. are unaffiliated entities.
 


 

 
Performance at a Glance
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.laudus.com.
 
         
Total Return for the Report Period  
 
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund1        
Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: AXLVX)
    40.70%  
Select Shares (Ticker Symbol: AXLIX)
    41.26%  
Benchmark: Russell 1000® Index     51.60%  
Performance Details     pages 6-7  
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund (Ticker Symbol: RDISX)1,2,3     53.48%  
Russell 2500tm Index     65.71%  
Performance Details     pages 8-9  
 
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund1,4        
Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: LIDIX)
    58.12%  
Select Shares (Ticker Symbol: LIDSX)
    58.75%  
Benchmark: S&P Global ex-U.S. BMI $2-10 Billion Cap Range     68.37%  
Performance Details     pages 10-12  
 
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund1,4        
Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: RISIX)
    55.44%  
Select Shares (Ticker Symbol: ICSIX)
    56.01%  
Benchmark: S&P Developed ex-U.S. SmallCap Index     69.53%  
Performance Details     pages 13-15  
 
 
 
 
All fund and index figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. Redemption fees charged on shares sold or exchanged 30 days or less after purchasing them may affect share level returns.
 
Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements. Investing in emerging markets accentuates these risks. Investments in emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.
 
Small-company stocks are subject to greater volatility than other asset categories.
 
Small- and mid-capitalization funds typically carry additional risk since small- and mid-capitalization companies generally have a higher risk of failure.
 
Please see prospectus for further detail and investor eligibility requirements.
 
On April 30, 2010, each of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds closed to all shareholders. Please see the prospectus supplement dated April 30, 2010 in the back of this annual report for additional information.
 
On November 19, 2009, the Investor Share class and Select Share class of the Fund were combined into a single class of shares of the Fund. The performance and financial history of the fund are that of the Fund’s former Select Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the Fund’s former Select Shares.
 
On November 19, 2009, the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund merged into the Fund.
 
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
 
 
 
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From the President
 

MORTIMER PHOTO
 
Jeffrey Mortimer is President, CEO, and CIO of Laudus Funds and SVP of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. He joined the firm in 1997 and has held a variety of executive positions at Schwab.

 
Dear Shareholder,
 
The Board of Trustees of the Laudus Trust, after careful deliberation, decided on April 28, 2010, that it was in the best interest of the Funds’ shareholders to close and liquidate the Laudus Rosenberg Funds. Each of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds closed to all investors at the close of business on April 30, 2010. Each Fund expects to redeem all of its outstanding shares on or shortly after July 30, 2010, and to distribute the proceeds to the Fund’s shareholders. Also effective on April 30, 2010, each Fund waived its redemption fee.
 
Laudus Funds will continue to work with AXA Rosenberg to understand the effect of its recently-disclosed coding error and its impact, if any, on the Laudus Rosenberg Funds. Additional material information, as it becomes available, will be posted on the Funds’ website at www.laudus.com. You can also reference the prospectus supplement in the back of this annual report about the closure and liquidation of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds.
 
As is our custom with annual reports, you can read about the performance of the Funds for the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, in the “Manager’s Discussion and Analysis” section and about the Investment Environment during the same period.
 
If you have any questions about the closure and liquidation of the Funds, we are available to talk with you at the numbers listed below.
 
Shareholders with Schwab accounts: 1-800-435-4000
Advisors and intermediaries: 1-866-452-8387
All other shareholders: 1-800-447-3332
 
Sincerely,
 
-s- Jeffery Mortimer
 
 
 
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The Investment Environment
 
 
In a strong reversal from the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2009, the past 12 months produced significant positive returns and high volatility in global capital markets. Nearly all major equity indices gained more than 50%. Generally speaking, the international equity markets fared slightly better than the U.S. markets, while fixed income underperformed both. Commodity indices also had substantial gains, but they were less than the gains seen in equity markets. Globally, as occurred in the previous 12 months, gains were highly synchronized and exhibited a pattern that is often seen during a period of strong gains across global capital markets.
 
In the United States, large-cap stocks gained about 50% for the period, with a modest spread between growth-and value-style equities, as value outperformed growth by about 4%. U.S. small-cap stocks outperformed U.S. large-cap stocks and gained about 63%. U.S. small-cap value stocks outperformed their growth counterparts and added approximately 65%, while the growth stocks returned about 60%. Internationally, the results were slightly better. International large-cap stocks were up about 55% for the period, but did not do as well as international small-cap stocks, which gained nearly 70%. Similar to the United States, international value stocks outperformed growth stocks, with value gaining about 59% and growth gaining approximately 51%.
 
What caused these strong returns, especially during the relatively short period of 12 months? In essence, the credit crisis that began in the summer of 2007 and dominated the capital markets through early 2009 appeared to be ending for many investors. Government central banks around the globe lowered interest rates to very low levels, and for the most part, have kept them there. They have also used other tools to help the global financial system maintain sufficient liquidity, such as buying distressed debt from private banks and supporting housing markets by intervening in mortgage markets. As investors gauged the positive impacts of these and other interventions on the capital markets, they shifted from selling securities to buying them.
 
Economic fundamentals also began showing signs of growth. While the U.S. economy continued to shrink early in the reporting period, the government reported that it began growing again during the period of July 1 through December 31, 2009. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. unemployment rate, while remaining stubbornly high at 9.7% at the close of the period, nevertheless stopped going up. Furthermore, the report for March 2010, the final month of the reporting period, showed employment gains of 162,000 jobs in the United States, the most since May 2007. Several measures of global manufacturing also gained during the latter half of the reporting period.
 
From a global perspective, sectors that are generally considered to be cyclical in their growth—meaning that they are more sensitive to a broad level of economic activity—led the markets. The Financials sector gained nearly 80%, as investor confidence returned to the area that had led the global downturn. Materials, up about 79%, and Industrials, up nearly 70%, were also strong during the period. Consumer Discretionary stocks, also considered cyclical in nature, rounded out the top four, posting a gain of more than 65%. Lagging among the sectors were the more defensive, less economically sensitive groups, Utilities, up about 28%, and Telecommunications Services, which gained about 30%. Health Care, also considered defensive, was up about 36%.
 
Among major developed economies, Australia and Canada performed the best during the period, gaining more than 70% in U.S. dollar terms. Several European countries, notably Sweden, the Netherlands, and Norway, posted similar rates of returns during the period. The United States did slightly worse, gaining about 51%. The United Kingdom, Germany, and France all gained more than 50% and performed roughly in line with the United States. Japan, up about 38%, was a relative laggard among major developed economies. It is important to note that over the entire reporting period, the U.S. dollar lost ground against several major currencies, which boosted the returns for U.S. dollar-based investors in the major developed markets. Emerging markets as a group performed even better than developed markets, gaining about 80% for the 12-month period. A few emerging markets such as India, Russia, and Brazil gained more than 100%.
 
 
 
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The Investment Environment continued
 
The U.S. dollar’s decline against other currencies also impacted commodity prices, and most commodity indices were up for the 12-month period. However, unlike the equity markets, commodity index returns showed wide variations. For example, Metals, led by copper and nickel—two of the most economically sensitive metals—were up almost 60%. Gold was up about 20%, as precious metals lagged the industrial group. Crude oil was up about 40% for the period, and Unleaded Gasoline gained about 56%. Agricultural prices, while moving higher overall, lagged those of other major commodity groups, adding about 3% during the period. Corn and wheat were particularly weak, both posting declines of more than 20%, which was highly unusual during this period of strong gains.
 
 
 
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
 
 
The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund Investor Shares returned 40.70% for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the Russell 1000 Index (the index) returned 51.60%. Although Fund performance followed the general trajectory of the market’s recovery during the 12-month period, it underperformed due to poor stock selection, and to a lesser extent, from the Fund’s allocation across sectors.
 
The biggest drag came from the Information Technology Sector, where the Fund’s stocks significantly underperformed those of the index. Stock selection within Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Industrials—the index’s three strongest-performing sectors for the period—also detracted, as did stock selection within the Health Care and Energy Sectors.
 
Stock selection within Consumer Staples contributed positively. From a sector allocation perspective, the Fund’s more defensive positioning—compared to the index—also worked against it for the period; its overweighting of Health Care and Consumer Staples detracted, as did its underweighting in Industrials and Financials. The Fund’s underweighting of Energy and Telecommunication Services added some relative value.
 
From a market capitalization perspective, absolute performance for the period was strongest among the portfolio’s smaller companies (those with market capitalization under $10 billion); the Fund’s relative overweights to those companies also contributed positively. Stock selection among those companies, however, detracted. And while the Fund’s overweight to the largest companies in its investment universe (market capitalization above $150 billion) detracted, its stock selection among those companies contributed positively.
 
From a Price-to-Earnings (P/E) perspective, the largest contribution to the Fund’s absolute performance came from stocks with P/Es between 30 and 35. However, the Fund’s stock selection across most other P/E ranges detracted from relative performance, especially among lower-P/E stocks. It’s important to note that the index’s stocks with negative P/Es, that is, stocks of firms that lost money during the last 12 months, posted the highest returns across all P/E ranges; the Fund typically underweights these stocks because of their unattractive valuations.
 
The picture was slightly different from a Price/Book (P/B) perspective. Although the Fund’s overweight to the lowest-P/B stocks contributed notably, stock selection among those stocks detracted significantly. Across other ranges, stock selection contributed in some instances and detracted in others. The highest-P/B stocks—to which the Fund was overweighted—were the weakest performers for the reporting period, and the Fund’s stock selection among those companies dragged further on relative returns.

 
As of 3/31/10:
 Fund Characteristics
     
Number of Securities
  153
Avg. Market Capitalization  ($Wtd. x 1,000,000)
  $64,663
Portfolio Turnover  (One year trailing)
  145%
Price to Earnings (P/E)
  17.32
Price/Book Ratio (P/B)
  2.08
Price to Cash Flow
  9.81
Beta
  1.17
Return on Equity
  29.48%
Five-Year Earnings Growth
  5.10%
 
 Fund Overview
 
         
    Investor Shares   Select Shares
 
Initial Investment   $100   $50,000
Inception Date   7/31/2002   6/19/2002
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000)   $6,707   $94,149
Ticker Symbol   AXLVX   AXLIX
Cusip   51855Q853   51855Q101
NAV   $8.90   $8.88
 
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.

 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund

 
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
 
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
 
July 31, 2002 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
June 19, 2002 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Total Returns1
 
                               
Class and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception
 
Investor Shares (7/31/02)
    40.70 %       0.78 %       4.50 %  
Select Shares (6/19/02)
    41.26 %       1.10 %       3.18 %  
Russell 1000® Index*
    51.60 %       2.31 %       (7/31/02) 5.82%    
                          (6/19/02) 4.06%    
 
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.14%; Gross 1.39% / Select Shares: Net 0.84%; Gross 0.99%
 
 Sector Weightings % of Equities
     
Information Technology
  20.8%
Health Care
  15.9%
Consumer Discretionary
  14.8%
Consumer Staples
  14.1%
Financials
  11.0%
Industrials
  8.4%
Energy
  7.5%
Materials
  4.4%
Utilities
  2.2%
Telecommunication Services
  0.9%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets3
     
International Business Machines Corp.
  4.4%
Philip Morris International, Inc.
  4.1%
Microsoft Corp.
  3.9%
ConocoPhillips
  3.5%
Hewlett-Packard Co.
  3.4%
Pfizer, Inc.
  3.2%
The Home Depot, Inc.
  3.0%
CVS Caremark Corp.
  2.9%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
  2.7%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  2.5%
Total
  33.6%
 
 
* Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs.
1 Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
2 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements.
3 This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser.
 
 
 
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
 
 
The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund returned 53.48% for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the Russell 2500 Index (the index) returned 65.71%. Although Fund performance followed the general trajectory of the market’s recovery during the 12-month period, it underperformed due to poor stock selection, and to a lesser extent, from the Fund’s allocation across sectors.
 
The biggest drag came from the Consumer Discretionary Sector, where the Fund’s stocks significantly underperformed those of the index. Stock selection within Consumer Staples, Health Care, Information Technology, Materials, and Industrials also detracted. Only stock selection within the Telecommunications Services and Energy Sectors contributed positively.
 
From a sector allocation perspective, the Fund’s underweight to Energy hurt relative performance, as did its overweighting of Health Care and Consumer Staples stocks. Mitigating those drags to some extent, however, were positive contributions from the Fund’s overweight to Information Technology and its underweighting of Financials and Utilities.
 
From a market capitalization perspective, the Fund’s absolute performance for the period was strongest among the portfolio’s smaller companies (under $3 billion market capitalization). On a relative basis, however, the Fund’s stocks in that and most other market-capitalization ranges underperformed those of the index. This was seen especially among companies with market capitalizations between $3 and $5 billion, resulting in a drag on relative returns. Furthermore, even though the Fund gained value from its underweight to those companies, it lost value from other market-capitalization allocations; as a result, its overall allocation across market capitalizations had little net effect.
 
From a Price-to-Earnings (P/E) perspective, the Fund’s overall allocations also had little net effect. Although the Fund’s underweight to stocks with negative P/Es, that is, P/Es of firms that lost money during the last 12 months, dragged on relative performance, its overweight to the lowest-P/E stocks (12.5 or less) contributed, nearly overcoming the drag. However, the Fund’s stock selection detracted from relative performance across multiple P/E ranges, most notably among stocks with negative and low P/Es. The Fund’s stock selections in the mid- to highest-range of P/Es did add value and mitigated some of the downside.
 
The picture was slightly different from a Price-to-Book (P/B) standpoint, as the Fund’s allocations across nearly all P/B ranges added value. However, again, the Fund’s stock selection across multiple P/B ranges detracted from relative performance, especially among stocks with P/B values of less than 1.25—by far the index’s strongest performers for the reporting period.

 
As of 3/31/10:
 Fund Characteristics
     
Number of Securities
  353
Avg. Market Capitalization  ($Wtd. x 1,000,000)
  $2,672
Portfolio Turnover  (One year trailing)*
  111%
Price to Earnings (P/E)
  25.43
Price/Book Ratio (P/B)
  1.63
Price to Cash Flow
  21.73
Beta
  1.4
Return on Equity
  7.80%
Five-Year Earnings Growth
  7.23%
 
 Fund Overview
 
     
    Fund
 
Initial Investment   $100
Inception Date   9/4/2001
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000)   $347,029
Ticker Symbol   RDISX
Cusip   51855Q309
NAV   $14.37
 
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
* Portfolio turnover excludes the impact of investment activity resulting from a merger with another fund (see financial note 12).

 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund

 
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
 
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
 
September 4, 2001 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,2,3
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Total Returns1,2,3
 
                               
Fund and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   Since Inception
 
Fund: Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund (9/4/01)
    53.48 %       0.91 %       6.53 %  
Russell 2500tm Index*
    65.71 %       4.05 %       9.01 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios4: Net 0.95%; Gross 0.99%
 
 Sector Weightings % of Equities
     
Information Technology
  20.0%
Consumer Discretionary
  19.9%
Health Care
  15.2%
Financials
  13.6%
Materials
  11.3%
Industrials
  10.3%
Energy
  3.5%
Consumer Staples
  2.4%
Telecommunication Services
  2.1%
Utilities
  1.7%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets5
     
The Lubrizol Corp.
  2.3%
CenturyTel, Inc.
  2.0%
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.
  2.0%
Eastman Chemical Co.
  1.9%
Hasbro, Inc.
  1.8%
Omnicare, Inc.
  1.8%
Massey Energy Co.
  1.6%
Synopsys, Inc.
  1.6%
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  1.5%
RadioShack Corp.
  1.5%
Total
  18.0%
 
 
* Russell 2500tm Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 18% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs.
1 Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
2 On November 19, 2009, the Investor Share class and Select Share class of the Fund were combined into a single class of shares of the Fund. The performance and financial history of the fund are that of the Fund’s former Select Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the Fund’s former Select Shares.
3 On November 19, 2009, the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund merged into the Fund.
4 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements.
5 This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser.
 
 
 
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Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
 
 
The Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery fund Investor Shares returned 58.12% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the S&P Global ex U.S. Broad Market Index $2-10 Billion Cap Range (the index) returned 68.37%. The Fund’s underperformance was primarily a result of its stock selection. Allocations added value across some measures, but detracted in others.
 
On a relative basis, the Fund’s stocks underperformed those of the index across multiple sectors, most notably in Energy, but also in Consumer Staples and Health Care, and to a lesser extent, in Consumer Discretionary and Materials. The Fund’s stocks outperformed the index’s, however, in the Financials, Information Technology, and Telecommunications Services Sectors.
 
From a sector allocation standpoint, the Fund’s underperformance was primarily the result of its having a more defensive stance than the index: the Fund lost relative value from its overweighting of the Consumer Staples, Telecommunications, and Health Care Sectors. The best returns came from the Materials Sector—up more than 80%. Strong absolute performance also came from the Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Financials Sectors.
 
From a market capitalization perspective, the Fund’s positioning—overweight smaller companies and underweight larger ones—generally worked in its favor for the reporting period. The Fund’s strongest absolute returns came from the smallest stocks, that is, those with market capitalizations of under $750 million that had posted 100% returns or better, which helped to overcome some of the drag from overall stock selection among these smaller firms. The Fund’s overweight of stocks in the $750 million to $1.5 billion range also contributed to relative performance. However, the Fund’s stock selection across multiple market-capitalization ranges dragged on relative performance.
 
On a valuation basis, the Fund’s value orientation—with overweights to lower-valuation stocks, measured both by Price/Earnings (P/E) and Price/Book (P/B) values—worked in its favor for the reporting period. However, the Fund’s stocks across most P/E and P/B ranges underperformed those of the index, more than overshadowing the positive contribution from its allocations.
 
Although regional allocation typically has little net effect on Fund performance, for the reporting period it added modest value as a result of the Fund’s overweight to Africa and the Middle East. The Fund’s overweight to Latin America also added value; it was one of the strongest-performing regions for the 12-month period. The Fund’s stocks in those regions also outperformed those of the index, adding relative value. However, the Fund’s European and Asia Pacific stocks underperformed, most significantly in Japan and the United Kingdom. The Fund’s stock selection among Canadian and Australian companies also detracted from relative performance for the period.

 
As of 3/31/10:
 Fund Characteristics
     
Number of Securities
  496
Avg. Market Capitalization  ($Wtd. x 1,000,000)
  $5,976
Portfolio Turnover  (One year trailing)
  132%
Price to Earnings (P/E)
  49.17
Price/Book Ratio (P/B)
  1.26
Price to Cash Flow
  11.15
Beta
  1.04
Return on Equity
  1.95%
Five-Year Earnings Growth
  4.93%
 
 Fund Overview
 
         
    Investor Shares   Select Shares
 
Initial Investment   $100   $50,000
Inception Date   5/31/2006   5/31/2006
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000)   $33,741   $307,866
Ticker Symbol   LIDIX   LIDSX
Cusip   51855Q697   51855Q689
NAV   $9.42   $9.41
 
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.

 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund

 
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
 
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
 
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
 
May 31, 2006 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
May 31, 2006 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Total Returns1
 
                     
Class and Inception Date   1 Year   Since Inception
 
Investor Shares (5/31/06)
    58.12 %       0.69 %  
Select Shares (5/31/06)
    58.75 %       0.99 %  
S&P Global ex US BMI $2-10 Billion Cap Range*
    68.37 %       2.62 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.65%; Gross 1.86% / Select Shares: Net 1.35%; Gross 1.54%
 
 
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
 
* The S&P Global ex US Broad Market Index (BMI) $2 - $10 Bill Cap Range includes companies in approximately 52 developed and emerging markets with more than $100 million of free float capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs.
1 Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
2 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund

 
Performance Summary   as of 3/31/10 continued
 
 Country Weightings % of Investments
 
Japan 19.7%
United Kingdom 11.0%
Canada 6.5%
Australia 4.8%
Taiwan 4.4%
Republic of Korea 4.3%
Hong Kong 4.1%
Brazil 3.0%
France 3.0%
India 3.0%
South Africa 2.9%
Other Countries 33.3%
Total 100.0%
 
 Sector Weightings % of Equities
     
Financials
  18.7%
Materials
  18.3%
Industrials
  16.7%
Consumer Discretionary
  16.5%
Information Technology
  11.0%
Consumer Staples
  4.9%
Energy
  4.5%
Utilities
  3.4%
Health Care
  3.2%
Telecommunication Services
  2.8%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
     
Compass Group plc
  0.8%
Suncorp.-Metway Ltd.
  0.7%
Orica Ltd.
  0.7%
TDK Corp.
  0.6%
Gold Fields Ltd.
  0.6%
Rohm Co., Ltd.
  0.6%
NEC Corp.
  0.6%
Tatneft ADR
  0.6%
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
  0.6%
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
  0.6%
Total
  6.4%
 
 
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements. Investing in emerging markets accentuates these risks. Investments in emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.
 
1 This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser.
 
 
 
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Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
 
 
The Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization fund Investor Shares returned 55.44% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index (the index) returned 69.53%. The Fund’s relative underperformance was primarily due to poor stock selection.
 
Stock selection across multiple sectors detracted from relative returns, most notably among Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Consumer Staples, although the Fund’s stocks outperformed in the Information Technology and Health Care Sectors. In terms of sector allocation, the Fund’s overweight to Consumer Staples and underweight to Energy dragged on relative performance. Its underweight to Health Care, Financials, and Utilities added value, as did an overweight to Information Technology.
 
From a market capitalization perspective, stock selection put a damper on relative performance, primarily among the smallest companies (market capitalization of less than $750 million). The Fund’s allocations across market capitalizations had little net effect: Although its significant overweight of the smallest stocks added relative value, its overweight of the largest ones detracted.
 
Even though the Fund’s value orientation worked in its favor for the reporting period, weak stock selection across multiple Price-to-Earnings (P/E) and Price-to-Book (P/B) ranges dragged on relative performance. From a P/E perspective, the Fund’s significant overweight to the lowest-P/E stocks contributed to relative performance, as did its allocations across all other P/E ranges. Exceptions included stocks with negative P/Es, that is, P/Es of firms that lost money during the last 12 months, where the Fund’s underweight detracted. Stock selection among the lower-P/E stocks was especially damaging.
 
From a P/B perspective, the story was similar, with the Fund gaining some relative value from its allocations, especially from its significant overweight to the lowest-P/B stocks and its underweight to the highest. But the Fund’s stock selection detracted across multiple P/B ranges, with only the Fund’s stocks with the highest P/B values outperforming those of the index.
 
As is typical for this Fund, regional allocation had little net effect on Fund performance. For this period, however, it detracted somewhat due to an underweight to Canada and an overweight (albeit modest) to the Asia Pacific region. Stock selection dragged on relative performance, however, primarily in the Asia Pacific region, but also in Europe and Canada.

 
As of 3/31/10:
 Fund Characteristics
     
Number of Securities
  664
Avg. Market Capitalization  ($Wtd. x 1,000,000)
  $2,071
Portfolio Turnover  (One year trailing)
  100%
Price to Earnings (P/E)
  24.6
Price/Book Ratio (P/B)
  1.01
Price to Cash Flow
  11.54
Beta
  1.11
Return on Equity
  6.45%
Five-Year Earnings Growth
  4.49%
 
 Fund Overview
 
         
    Investor Shares   Select Shares
 
Initial Investment   $100   $50,000
Inception Date   10/29/1996   9/23/1996
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000)   $141,185   $199,576
Ticker Symbol   RISIX   ICSIX
Cusip   51855Q796   51855Q606
NAV   $11.82   $11.94
 
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.

 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund

 
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
 
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
 
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
 
March 31, 2000 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
March 31, 2000 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Total Returns1
 
                               
Class and Inception Date   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years
 
Investor Shares (10/29/96)
    55.44 %       0.84 %       6.38 %  
Select Shares (9/23/96)
    56.01 %       1.21 %       6.72 %  
S&P Developed ex-U.S. SmallCap Index*
    69.53 %       5.32 %       6.22 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: 1.49% / Select Shares: Net 1.11%
 
 
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
 
* S&P Developed ex-U.S. SmallCap Index is a float-adjusted index which measures the performance of small companies (approximately the bottom 15% by market capitalization) in 25 developed equity markets. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs.
1 Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
2 As stated in the prospectus. Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund

 
Performance Summary   as of 3/31/10 continued
 
 Country Weightings % of Investments
 
Japan 19.8%
United Kingdom 15.4%
Switzerland 8.9%
Canada 8.5%
France 7.0%
Australia 5.3%
Germany 5.2%
Spain 4.2%
Republic of Korea 3.7%
Sweden 3.7%
Other Countries 18.3%
Total 100.0%
 
 Sector Weightings % of Equities
     
Consumer Discretionary
  24.0%
Industrials
  21.7%
Financials
  17.6%
Materials
  14.5%
Information Technology
  10.4%
Consumer Staples
  5.1%
Energy
  2.9%
Health Care
  2.8%
Telecommunication Services
  0.5%
Utilities
  0.5%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
     
Lagardere S.C.A.
  1.3%
Banco de Sabadell S.A.
  1.2%
Baloise Holding AG - Reg’d
  1.2%
Swiss Life Holding AG - Reg’d
  1.1%
Clariant AG - Reg’d
  1.1%
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG
  1.1%
Mondi plc
  1.0%
Arriva plc
  1.0%
Logica plc
  1.0%
Sydbank A/S
  1.0%
Total
  11.0%
 
 
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements.
 
1 This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser.
 
 
 
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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
 
 Examples for a $1,000 Investment
 
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: transaction costs, such as redemption fees; and, ongoing costs, such as management fees, transfer agent and shareholder services fees, and other fund expenses.
 
The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare this cost with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period beginning October 1, 2009 and held through March 31, 2010.
 
Actual Return lines in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ¸ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund or share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
 
Hypothetical Return lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s or share class’ actual expense ratio and an assumed return of 5% per year before expenses. Because the return used is not an actual return, it may not be used to estimate the actual ending account value or expenses you paid for the period.
 
You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
                                 
            Ending
   
        Beginning
  Account Value
  Expenses Paid
    Expense Ratio1
  Account Value
  (Net of Expenses)
  During Period2
    (Annualized)   at 10/1/09   at 3/31/10   10/1/09–3/31/10
 
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund                                
Investor Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.15%     $ 1,000     $ 1,129.50     $ 6.11  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.15%     $ 1,000     $ 1,019.20     $ 5.79  
Select Shares                                
Actual Return
    0.85%     $ 1,000     $ 1,131.90     $ 4.52  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.85%     $ 1,000     $ 1,020.69     $ 4.28  
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund                                
Actual Return
    0.97%     $ 1,000     $ 1,163.70     $ 5.23  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.97%     $ 1,000     $ 1,020.09     $ 4.89  
 
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund                                
Investor Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.66%     $ 1,000     $ 1,065.90     $ 8.55  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.66%     $ 1,000     $ 1,016.65     $ 8.35  
Select Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.36%     $ 1,000     $ 1,067.20     $ 7.01  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.36%     $ 1,000     $ 1,018.15     $ 6.84  
 
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund                                
Investor Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.68%     $ 1,000     $ 1,031.40     $ 8.51  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.68%     $ 1,000     $ 1,016.55     $ 8.45  
Select Shares                                
Actual Return
    1.28%     $ 1,000     $ 1,032.60     $ 6.49  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    1.28%     $ 1,000     $ 1,018.55     $ 6.44  

 
1  Based on the most recent six-month expense ratio; may differ from the expense ratio provided in Financial Highlights, which covers a 12-month period.
 
2  Expenses for each fund or share class are equal to its annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days of the period, and divided by 365 days of the fiscal year.

 
 
 
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    4/1/09–
  4/1/08–
  4/1/07–
  4/1/06–
  4/1/05–
   
 Investor Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09   3/31/08   3/31/07   3/31/06    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    6.39       10.38       13.21       12.36       11.81      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.08 1     0.11 1     0.06 1     0.07 1     0.06 1    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    2.51       (4.01 )     (0.72 )     1.25       1.63      
   
Total from investment operations
    2.59       (3.90 )     (0.66 )     1.32       1.69      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )     (0.07 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
                (2.11 )     (0.42 )     (1.07 )    
   
Total distributions
    (0.08 )     (0.09 )     (2.17 )     (0.47 )     (1.14 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    8.90       6.39       10.38       13.21       12.36      
   
Total return (%)
    40.70       (37.61 )     (6.61 )     10.69       14.57      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    1.14       1.15       1.31 2     1.30 2     1.33      
Gross operating expenses
    1.37       1.39       1.40       1.38       1.52      
Net investment income (loss)
    1.06       1.25       0.45       0.52       0.50      
Portfolio turnover rate
    145       153 3     166       144       144      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    6,707       7,951       9,017       10,074       10,026      
 
                                             
    4/1/09–
  4/1/08–
  4/1/07–
  4/1/06–
  4/1/05–
   
 Select Shares   3/31/10   3/31/094   3/31/08   3/31/07   3/31/06    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    6.37       10.38       13.21       12.35       11.79      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.10 1     0.14 1     0.10 1     0.10 1     0.10 1    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    2.52       (4.02 )     (0.71 )     1.27       1.62      
   
Total from investment operations
    2.62       (3.88 )     (0.61 )     1.37       1.72      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.11 )     (0.13 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.09 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
                (2.11 )     (0.42 )     (1.07 )    
   
Total distributions
    (0.11 )     (0.13 )     (2.22 )     (0.51 )     (1.16 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    8.88       6.37       10.38       13.21       12.35      
   
Total return (%)
    41.26       (37.50 )     (6.30 )     11.10       14.90      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    0.84       0.85 5     1.00 6     1.00 6     1.01      
Gross operating expenses
    1.03       0.99       1.01       1.01       1.14      
Net investment income (loss)
    1.32       1.59       0.77       0.81       0.80      
Portfolio turnover rate
    145       153 3     166       144       144      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    94,149       52,891       83,783       94,921       54,296      
 

1 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.29%, if interest expense had not been included.
3 Portfolio turnover excludes the impact of investment activity resulting from a merger with another fund.
4 Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
5 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been .84%, if interest expense had not been included.
6 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been .99%, if interest expense had not been included.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
 

This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  99 .3%   Common Stock     82,660,054       100,139,781  
  0 .1%   Other Investment Company     143,931       143,931  
 
 
  99 .4%   Total Investments     82,803,985       100,283,712  
  0 .6%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             572,718  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             100,856,430  
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Common Stock 99.3% of net assets
 
Automobiles & Components 1.6%
Ford Motor Co. *
    38,280       481,180  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    23,940       789,780  
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. *
    19,400       245,216  
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. *
    4,796       137,070  
                 
              1,653,246  
 
Banks 1.2%
U.S. Bancorp
    15,600       403,728  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    24,600       765,552  
                 
              1,169,280  
 
Capital Goods 6.9%
3M Co.
    260       21,728  
Gardner Denver, Inc.
    4,400       193,776  
General Electric Co.
    83,100       1,512,420  
Kennametal, Inc.
    6,600       185,592  
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
    12,500       1,145,375  
Masco Corp.
    22,641       351,388  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    13,670       896,342  
Oshkosh Corp. *
    7,350       296,499  
Owens Corning, Inc. *
    3,390       86,242  
Raytheon Co.
    33,410       1,908,379  
The Boeing Co.
    3,440       249,779  
The Timken Co.
    2,700       81,027  
                 
              6,928,547  
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 1.2%
Avery Dennison Corp.
    10,600       385,946  
Manpower, Inc.
    8,700       496,944  
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
    16,610       354,623  
                 
              1,237,513  
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 2.6%
Coach, Inc.
    32,900       1,300,208  
Hasbro, Inc.
    7,270       278,296  
Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
    6,600       125,532  
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
    13,400       289,976  
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
    16,570       251,864  
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
    4,400       252,384  
Whirlpool Corp.
    890       77,652  
                 
              2,575,912  
 
Consumer Services 0.4%
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
    15,600       401,388  
 
Diversified Financials 6.7%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
    23,300       1,056,888  
Capital One Financial Corp.
    14,780       612,040  
Discover Financial Services
    23,200       345,680  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    57,300       2,564,175  
Legg Mason, Inc.
    1,360       38,991  
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    12,566       2,144,137  
                 
              6,761,911  
 
Energy 7.5%
Apache Corp.
    50       5,075  
Chevron Corp.
    290       21,991  
ConocoPhillips
    68,580       3,509,239  
El Paso Corp.
    30,640       332,138  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    20,590       1,379,118  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
    2,460       93,677  
Marathon Oil Corp.
    47,770       1,511,443  
Massey Energy Co.
    370       19,347  
Oil States International, Inc. *
    3,710       168,211  
Sunoco, Inc.
    1,220       36,246  
Teekay Corp.
    987       22,444  
The Williams Cos., Inc.
    19,520       450,912  
                 
              7,549,841  
 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.9%
CVS Caremark Corp.
    81,100       2,965,016  
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 9.2%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
    17,550       507,195  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
    46,300       1,160,741  
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A *
    27,950       459,498  
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
    11,010       387,222  
General Mills, Inc.
    470       33,271  
Lorillard, Inc.
    13,920       1,047,341  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    78,200       4,078,912  
Sara Lee Corp.
    74,200       1,033,606  
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
    27,950       535,242  
                 
              9,243,028  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 5.2%
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    2,480       155,744  
Boston Scientific Corp. *
    26,510       191,402  
Cardinal Health, Inc.
    13,900       500,817  
Community Health Systems, Inc. *
    7,700       284,361  
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A *
    19,850       170,710  
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
    5,100       138,771  
Hologic, Inc. *
    8,783       162,837  
Humana, Inc. *
    18,100       846,537  
McKesson Corp.
    1,930       126,840  
Omnicare, Inc.
    11,200       316,848  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    39,140       1,278,704  
WellPoint, Inc. *
    16,180       1,041,668  
                 
              5,215,239  
 
Household & Personal Products 1.9%
Avon Products, Inc.
    30,960       1,048,615  
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A
    3,700       107,670  
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A
    9,900       642,213  
The Procter & Gamble Co.
    1,900       120,213  
                 
              1,918,711  
 
Insurance 3.0%
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
    7,590       219,351  
CNA Financial Corp. *
    1,430       38,210  
Everest Re Group Ltd.
    2,190       177,237  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
    29,000       1,754,500  
Unum Group
    35,120       869,922  
                 
              3,059,220  
 
Materials 4.3%
Cabot Corp.
    5,400       164,160  
Cytec Industries, Inc.
    4,200       196,308  
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
    30,650       1,141,406  
Eastman Chemical Co.
    5,880       374,438  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
    8,140       680,016  
PPG Industries, Inc.
    12,700       830,580  
RPM International, Inc.
    10,700       228,338  
Sealed Air Corp.
    11,970       252,328  
The Lubrizol Corp.
    5,582       511,981  
                 
              4,379,555  
 
Media 2.5%
DISH Network Corp., Class A
    16,800       349,776  
Gannett Co., Inc.
    19,400       320,488  
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. *
    40,700       338,624  
The New York Times Co., Class A *
    6,780       75,461  
The Walt Disney Co.
    3,340       116,600  
Viacom Inc., Class B *
    38,300       1,316,754  
                 
              2,517,703  
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 10.6%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    101,300       2,704,710  
Eli Lilly & Co.
    2,060       74,613  
Forest Laboratories, Inc. *
    27,800       871,808  
Johnson & Johnson
    800       52,160  
Life Technologies Corp. *
    14,200       742,234  
Merck & Co., Inc.
    60,520       2,260,422  
Mylan, Inc. *
    24,730       561,618  
PerkinElmer, Inc.
    9,800       234,220  
Pfizer, Inc.
    186,000       3,189,900  
                 
              10,691,685  
 
Retailing 7.6%
Aeropostale, Inc. *
    7,320       211,036  
Expedia, Inc.
    16,750       418,080  
Foot Locker, Inc.
    13,380       201,235  
Limited Brands, Inc.
    29,500       726,290  
Office Depot, Inc. *
    23,360       186,413  
Priceline.com, Inc. *
    3,259       831,045  
RadioShack Corp.
    4,800       108,624  
Staples, Inc.
    30,381       710,611  
Target Corp.
    7,010       368,726  
The Gap, Inc.
    36,880       852,297  
The Home Depot, Inc.
    92,880       3,004,668  
The TJX Cos., Inc.
    810       34,441  
                 
              7,653,466  
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.2%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *
    50,200       465,354  
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. *
    15,200       174,800  
Lam Research Corp. *
    10,380       387,382  
LSI Corp. *
    66,400       406,368  
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    6,192       120,063  
Novellus Systems, Inc. *
    8,500       212,500  
ON Semiconductor Corp. *
    11,120       88,960  
Teradyne, Inc. *
    15,300       170,901  
Texas Instruments, Inc.
    9,790       239,561  
                 
              2,265,889  
 
Software & Services 7.3%
Amdocs Ltd. *
    21,300       641,343  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
    13,370       594,564  
BMC Software, Inc. *
    4,110       156,180  
CA, Inc.
    40,500       950,535  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. *
    590       3,929  
Computer Sciences Corp. *
    15,900       866,391  
IAC/InterActiveCorp *
    7,030       159,862  
Microsoft Corp.
    132,820       3,887,642  
Symantec Corp. *
    7,520       127,238  
                 
              7,387,684  
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 11.1%
Apple, Inc. *
    1,400       328,902  
Arrow Electronics, Inc. *
    13,500       406,755  
Avnet, Inc. *
    16,400       492,000  
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. *
    2,700       15,417  
Cisco Systems, Inc. *
    33,160       863,155  
Harris Corp.
    10,430       495,321  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    64,910       3,449,966  
Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A *
    14,200       249,210  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
International Business Machines Corp.
    34,700       4,450,275  
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A *
    6,780       244,622  
Molex, Inc.
    6,660       138,928  
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. *
    9,300       95,139  
                 
              11,229,690  
 
Telecommunication Services 0.9%
CenturyTel, Inc.
    24,400       865,224  
 
Transportation 0.3%
Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B *
    11,500       252,655  
 
Utilities 2.2%
Ameren Corp.
    22,600       589,408  
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
    16,400       353,912  
NiSource, Inc.
    21,160       334,328  
ONEOK, Inc.
    9,400       429,110  
The AES Corp. *
    46,420       510,620  
                 
              2,217,378  
                 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $82,660,054)
    100,139,781  
         
                 
                 
 
 Other Investment Company 0.1% of net assets
                 
                 
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class
    143,931       143,931  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $143,931)
    143,931  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $83,405,317 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $17,390,701 and ($512,306), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $16,878,395.
 
* Non-income producing security.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $82,803,985)
        $100,283,712  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        1,147,882  
Fund shares sold
        209,672  
Dividends
        182,719  
Interest
        60  
Prepaid expenses
  +     1,754  
   
Total assets
        101,825,799  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        676,414  
Fund shares redeemed
        212,615  
Investment adviser fees
        4,607  
Trustee’s retirement plan
        1,659  
Distribution and shareholder services fees
        1,430  
Accrued expenses
  +     72,644  
   
Total liabilities
        969,369  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        101,825,799  
Total liabilities
      969,369  
   
Net assets
        $100,856,430  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        111,332,175  
Net investment income not yet distributed
        269,096  
Net realized capital losses
        (28,224,568 )
Net unrealized capital gains
        17,479,727  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class
 
                             
            Shares
             
Share Class   Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
Investor Shares
  $6,707,368       753,549         $8.90      
Select Shares
  $94,149,062       10,608,161         $8.88      
 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Investment Income
Dividends
        $2,002,316  
Interest
  +     2,273  
   
Total investment income
        2,004,589  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser fees
        693,911  
Professional fees
        83,140  
Transfer agent fees
        42,023  
Accounting and administration fees
        40,736  
Registration fees
        26,153  
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares )
        16,220  
Trustees’ fees
        16,220  
Custodian fees
        14,054  
Shareholder reports
        13,944  
Sub-Accounting fees (Investor Shares )
        8,891  
Interest expense
        1,272  
Other expenses
  +     20,442  
   
Total expenses
        977,006  
Expense reduction by adviser
      173,219  
Custody credits
      9  
   
Net expenses
      803,778  
   
Net investment income
        1,200,811  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        5,566,501  
Net unrealized gains on investments
  +     23,941,562  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        29,508,063  
             
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $30,708,874  
 
 
 
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Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
Net investment income
        $1,200,811       $1,254,011  
Net realized gains (losses)
        5,566,501       (29,736,001 )
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  +     23,941,562       (7,650,246 )
   
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations
        30,708,874       (36,132,236 )
 
Distributions to Shareholders1,2
Distributions from net investment income
                   
Investor Shares
        70,283       73,064  
Select Shares
  +     1,189,818       1,076,584  
   
Total distributions from net investment income
        $1,260,101       $1,149,648  
 
Transactions in Fund Shares1,2
                                     
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares Sold
                                   
Investor Shares
        73,693       $553,729       284,141       $2,506,291  
Select Shares
  +     6,682,795       47,603,390       3,349,677       28,198,028  
   
Total shares sold
        6,756,488       $48,157,119       3,633,818       $30,704,319  
                                     
                                     
Issued in connection with merger
                                   
Investor Shares
              $—       412,246       $2,713,243  
Select Shares
  +                 1,075,587       7,059,329  
   
Total shares issued in connection with merger
              $—       1,487,833       $9,772,572  
                                     
                                     
Shares Reinvested
                                   
Investor Shares
        8,154       $67,104       9,802       $68,616  
Select Shares
  +     137,432       1,126,943       129,058       899,538  
   
Total shares reinvested
        145,586       $1,194,047       138,860       $968,154  
                                     
                                     
Shares Redeemed
                                   
Investor Shares
        (572,152 )     ($4,386,360 )     (330,657 )     ($2,967,042 )
Select Shares
  +     (4,509,739 )     (34,399,282 )     (4,330,234 )     (33,154,277 )
   
Total shares redeemed
        (5,081,891 )     ($38,785,642 )     (4,660,891 )     ($36,121,319 )
                                     
Net transactions in fund shares
        1,820,183       $10,565,524       599,620       $5,323,726  
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        9,541,527       $60,842,133       8,941,907       $92,800,291  
Total increase or decrease
  +     1,820,183       40,014,297       599,620       (31,958,158 )
   
End of period
        11,361,710       $100,856,430       9,541,527       $60,842,133  
   
                                     
Net investment income not yet distributed
                $269,096               $328,386  
 
 
 
     
1
  Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
2
  Effective March 26, 2009, all of the assets and liabilities of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Growth Fund were transferred to the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund.
 
 
 
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    4/1/091
  4/1/08–
  4/1/07–
  4/1/06–
  4/1/05–
   
    3/31/10   3/31/092   3/31/08   3/31/07   3/31/06    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    9.44       16.23       19.80       19.23       15.96      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.03 3     0.07 3     0.04       0.03       0.02      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    5.00       (6.71 )     (2.13 )     1.05       3.58      
   
Total from investment operations
    5.03       (6.64 )     (2.09 )     1.08       3.60      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.10 )     (0.08 )     0.00 4     (0.03 )          
Distributions from net realized gains
    4     (0.07 )     (1.48 )     (0.48 )     (0.16 )    
Return of capital
                            (0.17 )    
   
Total distributions
    (0.10 )     (0.15 )     (1.48 )     (0.51 )     (0.33 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    14.37       9.44       16.23       19.80       19.23      
   
Total return (%)
    53.48       (40.99 )     (10.98 )     5.71       22.80      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    1.03 5     0.99       0.96       0.97       1.09      
Gross operating expenses
    1.07       0.99       0.96       0.97       1.09      
Net investment income (loss)
    0.23       0.53       0.18       0.17       0.15      
Portfolio turnover rate
    111 6     115       74       86       89      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    347,029       295,568       566,055       718,185       673,599      
 

1 Effective November 19, 2009, the Investor Share class and the Select Share class were combined into a single class of shares of the fund. The financial history as shown in the financial highlights is that of the former Select Shares.
2 Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
3 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
4 Amount less than $0.005.
5 Effective August 12, 2009, the net operating expense limitation was lowered. The ratio presented for period ended March 31, 2010 is a blended rate. Please see financial note 4 for more information.
6 Portfolio turnover excludes the impact of investment activity resulting from a merger with another fund. (See Financial Note 12)
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
 

This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  99 .1%   Common Stock     284,732,257       343,825,168  
  1 .3%   Other Investment Company     4,676,959       4,676,959  
 
 
  100 .4%   Total Investments     289,409,216       348,502,127  
  1 .1%   Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan     3,780,125       3,780,125  
  (1 .5)%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             (5,252,834 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             347,029,418  
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Common Stock 99.1% of net assets
 
Automobiles & Components 0.3%
Exide Technologies *
    61,777       355,218  
Hawk Corp., Class A *
    400       7,800  
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. *
    18,260       118,690  
Spartan Motors, Inc.
    13,881       77,733  
Strattec Security Corp. *
    2,368       48,118  
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. *
    37,900       479,056  
                 
              1,086,615  
 
Banks 6.3%
Astoria Financial Corp.
    191,600       2,778,200  
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A., Class E
    92,240       1,324,566  
BancorpSouth, Inc.
    52,900       1,108,784  
Bank of Hawaii Corp.
    26,300       1,182,185  
BNC Bancorp
    2,800       22,176  
BOK Financial Corp.
    13,499       707,888  
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
    16,100       171,304  
C&F Financial Corp.
    530       10,494  
Capitol Federal Financial
    7,700       288,442  
Century Bancorp Inc., Class A
    5,100       97,920  
City National Corp.
    6,240       336,773  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
    61,156       2,515,958  
Community Bank System, Inc.
    10,500       239,190  
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.
    26,139       1,458,556  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C (a)
    12,900       146,157  
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
    5,400       278,370  
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
    54,000       767,880  
FirstMerit Corp.
    40,769       879,387  
Harleysville National Corp.
    81,978       549,253  
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.
    500       6,025  
Hopfed Bancorp, Inc.
    2,310       28,298  
Horizon Bancorp
    5,327       102,811  
International Bancshares Corp.
    18,328       421,361  
Jefferson Bancshares, Inc.
    100       457  
LSB Financial Corp.
    1,816       19,050  
MutualFirst Financial, Inc.
    262       1,742  
NB&T Financial Group, Inc.
    1,300       23,400  
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina
    1,907       11,347  
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.
    10,565       90,119  
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
    23,200       951,200  
QCR Holdings, Inc.
    3,510       31,239  
Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A
    1,998       37,642  
Security National Financial Corp., Class A *
    651       2,005  
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.
    540       7,668  
SVB Financial Group *
    19,800       923,868  
TCF Financial Corp.
    29,986       477,977  
Teche Holding Co.
    1,780       58,562  
TF Financial Corp.
    2,800       53,452  
Tompkins Financial Corp.
    2,309       84,232  
Tree.com, Inc. *
    3,441       31,485  
UMB Financial Corp.
    14,010       568,806  
Valley National Bancorp
    130,149       2,000,390  
Westamerica Bancorp
    18,100       1,043,465  
                 
              21,840,084  
 
Capital Goods 5.5%
Aircastle Ltd.
    60,810       575,871  
Alamo Group, Inc.
    9,800       195,902  
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.
    810       20,104  
Bucyrus International, Inc.
    31,920       2,106,401  
Crane Co.
    82,450       2,926,975  
Ducommun, Inc.
    14,700       308,847  
EnerSys *
    354       8,730  
EnPro Industries, Inc. *
    220       6,398  
Esterline Technologies Corp. *
    43,400       2,145,262  
Federal Signal Corp.
    89,430       805,764  
Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. *
    6,447       36,425  
Lawson Products, Inc.
    7,500       116,025  
Layne Christensen Co. *
    22,598       603,592  
MFRI, Inc. *
    10,900       72,812  
Mueller Industries, Inc.
    3,310       88,675  
Oshkosh Corp. *
    90,496       3,650,609  
Primoris Services Corp. (a)
    10,900       84,366  
Regal-Beloit Corp.
    840       49,904  
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
    6,662       113,720  
SL Industries, Inc. *
    7,572       68,527  
The L.S. Starrett Co., Class A
    1,052       10,888  
Thomas & Betts Corp. *
    77,700       3,048,948  
Triumph Group, Inc.
    26,155       1,833,204  
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A
    6,710       208,413  
Willis Lease Finance Corp. *
    7,500       118,350  
                 
              19,204,712  
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 2.2%
A.T. Cross Co., Class A *
    1,330       5,533  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
ATC Technology Corp. *
    27,363       469,549  
CRA International, Inc. *
    13,753       315,219  
Deluxe Corp.
    95,973       1,863,796  
Ecology & Environment, Inc., Class A
    5,200       72,904  
G & K Services, Inc., Class A
    31,912       825,883  
Intersections, Inc. *
    6,944       28,748  
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A *
    42,100       701,386  
National Technical Systems, Inc.
    5,090       27,995  
School Specialty, Inc. *
    1,570       35,655  
Steelcase, Inc., Class A
    91,900       594,593  
Superior UniForm Group, Inc.
    210       2,026  
The Standard Register Co.
    32,150       172,002  
United Stationers, Inc. *
    40,445       2,380,188  
Virco Mfg. Corp.
    2,430       9,258  
WCA Waste Corp. *
    10,806       55,003  
                 
              7,559,738  
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 6.1%
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
    3,290       44,711  
Fossil, Inc. *
    65,400       2,468,196  
Hasbro, Inc.
    160,920       6,160,018  
Jarden Corp.
    100,918       3,359,560  
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
    86,378       4,954,642  
Polaris Industries, Inc.
    22,488       1,150,486  
R. G. Barry Corp.
    12,200       124,440  
RC2 Corp. *
    9,051       135,493  
Sport Supply Group, Inc.
    12,170       163,565  
Steven Madden Ltd. *
    670       32,696  
The Timberland Co., Class A *
    67,189       1,433,813  
Tupperware Brands Corp.
    590       28,450  
UniFirst Corp.
    20,278       1,044,317  
                 
              21,100,387  
 
Consumer Services 2.6%
Ark Restaurants Corp.
    288       3,928  
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
    57,700       1,783,507  
Career Education Corp. *
    32,779       1,037,128  
Carriage Services, Inc. *
    886       4,067  
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. *
    21,000       142,800  
CEC Entertainment, Inc. *
    32,400       1,234,116  
CPI Corp.
    7,400       102,564  
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
    40,101       1,859,884  
Full House Resorts, Inc. *
    1,900       5,453  
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc. (a)*
    48,440       96,880  
Lincoln Educational Services Corp. *
    250       6,325  
Red Lion Hotels Corp. *
    16,500       119,130  
Regis Corp.
    85,150       1,590,602  
Service Corp. International
    88,707       814,330  
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. *
    31,690       123,908  
                 
              8,924,622  
 
Diversified Financials 0.7%
Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc.
    34,865       202,914  
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A
    6,597       40,308  
Cash America International, Inc.
    5,370       212,008  
Dollar Financial Corp. *
    38,000       914,280  
EZCORP, Inc., Class A *
    4,900       100,940  
JMP Group, Inc.
    12,200       103,700  
QC Holdings, Inc.
    5,626       29,086  
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
    31,600       844,984  
                 
              2,448,220  
 
Energy 3.5%
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.
    1,350       23,625  
Global Industries Ltd. *
    3,126       20,069  
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. *
    12,200       174,094  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
    45,220       1,721,977  
International Coal Group, Inc. *
    125,870       575,226  
Massey Energy Co.
    104,670       5,473,194  
Oil States International, Inc. *
    66,870       3,031,886  
Southern Union Co.
    46,070       1,168,796  
                 
              12,188,867  
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
Corn Products International, Inc.
    6,270       217,318  
Golden Enterprises, Inc.
    9,940       33,001  
Hormel Foods Corp.
    1,420       59,654  
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. *
    7,402       109,180  
                 
              419,153  
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 11.3%
A.D.A.M., Inc. *
    1,210       4,840  
Amedisys, Inc. (a)*
    45,440       2,509,197  
AmSurg Corp. *
    860       18,567  
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. *
    2,364       16,855  
Capital Senior Living Corp. *
    41,412       217,827  
Community Health Systems, Inc. *
    105,370       3,891,314  
CONMED Corp. *
    21,862       520,534  
Coventry Health Care, Inc. *
    169,000       4,177,680  
Dynacq Healthcare, Inc. (a)*
    4,470       13,187  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. *
    5,187       146,688  
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. *
    32,500       590,850  
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A *
    113,840       979,024  
Health Net, Inc. *
    190,330       4,733,507  
Healthspring, Inc. *
    35,985       633,336  
Invacare Corp.
    40,600       1,077,524  
inVentiv Health, Inc. *
    350       7,861  
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. *
    44,420       1,730,159  
Kewaunee Scientific Corp.
    3,800       53,219  
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. *
    69,210       1,249,241  
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. *
    68,270       3,263,989  
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. *
    92,400       3,398,472  
MedCath Corp. *
    27,700       290,019  
Mediware Information Systems, Inc. *
    3,500       31,360  
National Dentex Corp. *
    1,300       12,844  
NovaMed, Inc. (a)*
    16,541       56,239  
Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. *
    29,200       528,812  
Omnicare, Inc.
    215,100       6,085,179  
Orthofix International N.V. *
    28,523       1,037,667  
PharMerica Corp. *
    46,157       840,981  
Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.
    3,500       65,100  
STERIS Corp.
    8,045       270,795  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B
    24,834       871,425  
                 
              39,324,292  
 
Household & Personal Products 2.2%
American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (a)*
    4,800       19,584  
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. *
    1,360       24,480  
Energizer Holdings, Inc. *
    62,750       3,938,190  
Herbalife Ltd.
    38,194       1,761,507  
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A
    67,600       1,967,160  
Revlon, Inc., Class A *
    5,000       74,250  
                 
              7,785,171  
 
Insurance 3.6%
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
    88,305       940,448  
American Financial Group, Inc.
    74,955       2,132,470  
American Independence Corp. *
    3,000       18,750  
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.
    45,200       1,473,068  
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
    104,820       3,023,009  
Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc.
    773       7,838  
National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A
    30       5,530  
PMA Capital Corp., Class A *
    59,700       366,558  
Protective Life Corp.
    907       19,945  
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
    81,301       4,269,929  
Stewart Information Services Corp.
    13,491       186,176  
                 
              12,443,721  
 
Materials 11.2%
American Pacific Corp. *
    700       4,774  
Arch Chemicals, Inc.
    20,995       722,018  
Buckeye Technologies, Inc. *
    56,600       740,328  
Bway Holding Co. *
    310       6,231  
Clearwater Paper Corp. *
    19,001       935,799  
Domtar Corp. *
    61,500       3,961,215  
Eastman Chemical Co.
    100,800       6,418,944  
Friedman Industries, Inc.
    1,696       9,701  
Huntsman Corp.
    190,090       2,290,585  
Innospec, Inc. *
    41,634       472,962  
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
    66,172       3,154,419  
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. *
    18,871       223,999  
Nalco Holding Co.
    79,256       1,928,298  
NewMarket Corp.
    10,500       1,081,395  
OM Group, Inc. *
    1,890       64,033  
PolyOne Corp. *
    69,182       708,424  
RPM International, Inc.
    154,547       3,298,033  
Sealed Air Corp.
    202,150       4,261,322  
Stepan Co.
    13,700       765,693  
The Lubrizol Corp.
    85,700       7,860,404  
UFP Technologies, Inc. *
    6,750       69,863  
                 
              38,978,440  
 
Media 3.3%
AH Belo Corp., Class A *
    480       3,442  
Alloy, Inc. *
    18,400       150,880  
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
    2,870       52,636  
Daily Journal Corp. *
    440       29,383  
Fisher Communications, Inc. *
    6,730       94,893  
Gannett Co., Inc.
    115,590       1,909,547  
Knology, Inc. *
    38,300       514,752  
Media General, Inc., Class A (a)*
    13,740       113,905  
Mediacom Communications Corp., Class A *
    4,670       27,786  
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. *
    815,100       6,781,632  
The New York Times Co., Class A *
    143,400       1,596,042  
                 
              11,274,898  
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.8%
Accelrys, Inc. *
    49,784       306,669  
Cambrex Corp. *
    47,495       192,355  
Celera Corp. *
    48,910       347,261  
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
    345,900       4,067,784  
Martek Biosciences Corp. *
    50,600       1,139,006  
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. *
    74,176       189,149  
Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. *
    56,329       1,396,959  
Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
    8,350       66,383  
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
    128,330       5,360,344  
                 
              13,065,910  
 
Real Estate 2.9%
Ashford Hospitality Trust *
    38,060       272,890  
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.
    68,200       539,462  
Cogdell Spencer, Inc.
    38,700       286,380  
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.
    334,020       1,746,925  
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
    211,110       3,244,761  
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
    23,011       496,808  
Education Realty Trust, Inc.
    87,400       501,676  
HRPT Properties Trust
    253,800       1,974,564  
J.W. Mays, Inc. *
    410       6,896  
Mission West Properties, Inc.
    32,307       222,272  
One Liberty Properties, Inc. *
    4,729       78,785  
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust
    44,000       495,440  
Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. *
    1,800       22,536  
                 
              9,889,395  
 
Retailing 7.5%
Aeropostale, Inc. *
    85,575       2,467,127  
AMCON Distributing Co.
    461       26,784  
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (a)
    4,576       98,933  
Big Lots, Inc. *
    25,670       934,901  
Books-A-Million, Inc.
    3,362       24,341  
Cabela’s, Inc. (a)*
    55,600       972,444  
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. *
    11,360       347,730  
DSW, Inc., Class A *
    11,550       294,872  
Foot Locker, Inc.
    42,160       634,086  
Gaiam, Inc., Class A *
    25,000       207,500  
GameStop Corp., Class A *
    27,800       609,098  
Genesco, Inc. *
    31,500       976,815  
Hastings Entertainment, Inc. *
    15,940       70,295  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.
    27,500       448,800  
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. *
    47,500       1,994,050  
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. *
    29,590       1,617,094  
Netflix, Inc. *
    41,800       3,082,332  
Overstock.com, Inc. (a)*
    28,678       466,018  
RadioShack Corp.
    226,920       5,135,200  
Rent-A-Center, Inc. *
    80,990       1,915,413  
Retail Ventures, Inc. *
    43,590       414,541  
Stage Stores, Inc.
    53,790       827,828  
Systemax, Inc.
    3,300       71,742  
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. *
    2,582       115,028  
The Finish Line, Inc., Class A
    63,057       1,029,090  
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack
    94,019       944,891  
West Marine, Inc. *
    27,410       297,399  
                 
              26,024,352  
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.2%
Actel Corp. *
    38,400       531,840  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. *
    204,680       1,897,384  
Amkor Technology, Inc. *
    142,500       1,007,475  
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. *
    92,454       797,878  
CEVA, Inc. *
    25,200       293,832  
Cirrus Logic, Inc. *
    121,182       1,016,717  
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. *
    161,600       1,858,400  
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. *
    187,610       1,998,046  
FEI Co. *
    52,200       1,195,902  
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. *
    242,000       1,483,460  
Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc. *
    23,710       250,140  
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. *
    3,297       23,903  
LSI Corp. *
    322,196       1,971,840  
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. *
    32,100       257,121  
National Semiconductor Corp.
    350       5,058  
                 
              14,588,996  
 
Software & Services 8.5%
CACI International, Inc., Class A *
    43,237       2,112,127  
CIBER, Inc. *
    100,600       376,244  
Computer Task Group, Inc. *
    21,900       158,775  
Convergys Corp. *
    181,800       2,228,868  
CSG Systems International, Inc. *
    56,280       1,179,629  
Dynamics Research Corp. *
    13,400       151,018  
EarthLink, Inc.
    56,840       485,414  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. *
    46,300       853,309  
Fair Isaac Corp.
    77,200       1,956,248  
Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd. (a)*
    221       7,213  
INX, Inc. *
    7,235       34,656  
JDA Software Group, Inc. *
    3,260       90,693  
Lawson Software, Inc. *
    241,000       1,593,010  
Mentor Graphics Corp. *
    146,401       1,174,136  
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. *
    2,180       18,377  
Ness Technologies, Inc. *
    13,465       84,964  
Novell, Inc. *
    118,900       712,211  
Parametric Technology Corp. *
    206,000       3,718,300  
Progress Software Corp. *
    66,433       2,087,989  
QAD, Inc.
    19,500       102,375  
Quest Software, Inc. *
    109,900       1,955,121  
Reis, Inc. *
    11,700       68,503  
SonicWALL, Inc. *
    99,900       868,131  
Stamps.com, Inc. *
    3,897       39,360  
Synopsys, Inc. *
    243,496       5,447,006  
TechTeam Global, Inc. *
    15,500       104,935  
Unisys Corp. *
    24,758       863,807  
United Online, Inc.
    117,400       878,152  
                 
              29,350,571  
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 7.1%
Adaptec, Inc. *
    64,880       212,158  
Arris Group, Inc. *
    126,410       1,518,184  
Avnet, Inc. *
    167,980       5,039,400  
Black Box Corp.
    32,600       1,002,776  
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. *
    608,363       3,473,753  
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. *
    16,940       541,911  
Concurrent Computer Corp. *
    1,290       7,418  
CPI International, Inc. *
    920       12,199  
Cray, Inc. *
    52,300       311,185  
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. *
    16,526       192,197  
EMS Technologies, Inc. *
    589       9,777  
Emulex Corp. *
    136,084       1,807,196  
Gerber Scientific, Inc. *
    37,940       235,607  
GTSI Corp. *
    11,405       63,298  
Insight Enterprises, Inc. *
    64,087       920,289  
Interphase Corp. *
    1,200       3,132  
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A *
    134,093       4,838,075  
Oplink Communications, Inc. *
    24,920       462,017  
OSI Systems, Inc. *
    24,200       678,810  
PC Connection, Inc. *
    900       5,580  
PC Mall, Inc. *
    19,300       97,658  
Richardson Electronics Ltd.
    20,100       159,795  
SeaChange International, Inc. *
    34,467       247,473  
Tech Data Corp. *
    63,600       2,664,840  
Telular Corp *
    1,700       5,168  
TESSCO Technologies, Inc.
    6,500       152,815  
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. *
    3,450       21,700  
Vicon Industries, Inc. *
    7,000       35,700  
                 
              24,720,111  
 
Telecommunication Services 2.0%
CenturyTel, Inc.
    195,490       6,932,075  
Premiere Global Services, Inc. *
    1,300       10,738  
SureWest Communications *
    18,400       158,056  
                 
              7,100,869  
 
Transportation 2.5%
Air T., Inc.
    2,698       30,676  
Alaska Air Group, Inc. *
    66,100       2,725,303  
AMERCO *
    100       5,429  
Avis Budget Group, Inc. *
    156,000       1,794,000  
Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B *
    500       10,985  
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (a)*
    1,364       28,794  
International Shipholding Corp.
    2,000       58,780  
SkyWest, Inc.
    104,975       1,499,043  
UTI Worldwide, Inc.
    156,591       2,398,974  
                 
              8,551,984  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
Utilities 1.7%
American Water Works Co., Inc.
    95,370       2,075,251  
Northeast Utilities
    11,400       315,096  
ONEOK, Inc.
    78,066       3,563,713  
                 
              5,954,060  
                 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $284,732,257)
    343,825,168  
         
                 
                 
 
 Other Investment Company 1.3% of net assets
                 
                 
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class
    4,676,959       4,676,959  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $4,676,959)
    4,676,959  
         
 
End of Investments.
                 
                 
 
 Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan 1.1% of net assets
                 
                 
State Street Navigator Security Lending Prime Portfolio
    3,780,125       3,780,125  
                 
Total Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan
(Cost $3,780,125)
    3,780,125  
         
                 
                 
End of collateral invested for securities on loan.
               
 
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $290,513,442 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $64,396,117 and ($6,407,432), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $57,988,685.
 
* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security is on loan.
 
 
 
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Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value including securities on loan of $3,677,453 (cost $289,409,216)
        $348,502,127  
Collateral invested for securities on loan
        3,780,125  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        1,297,411  
Fund shares sold
        419,277  
Dividends
        214,338  
Interest
        591  
Income from securities on loan
        35,164  
Prepaid expenses
  +     18,464  
   
Total assets
        354,267,497  
 
Liabilities
Collateral held for securities on loan
        3,780,125  
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        3,060,191  
Fund shares redeemed
        133,595  
Trustee’s retirement plan
        29,350  
Investment adviser fees
        25,763  
Accrued expenses
  +     209,055  
   
Total liabilities
        7,238,079  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        354,267,497  
Total liabilities
      7,238,079  
   
Net assets
        $347,029,418  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        466,296,206  
Net investment income not yet distributed
        249,382  
Net realized capital losses
        (178,609,081 )
Net unrealized capital gains
        59,092,911  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$347,029,418
      24,142,003         $14.37      
 
 
 
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Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $353)
        $3,939,766  
Interest
        13,940  
Securities on loan
  +     136,195  
   
Total investment income
        4,089,901  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser fees
        2,971,633  
Transfer agent fees
        115,596  
Professional fees
        91,833  
Shareholder reports
        89,403  
Accounting and administration fees
        50,823  
Trustees’ fees
        36,256  
Registration fees
        34,137  
Sub-Accounting fees (Investor Shares )1
        27,470  
Custodian fees
        25,614  
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares )1
        14,881  
Interest expense
        5,597  
Other expenses
  +     88,451  
   
Total expenses
        3,551,694  
Expense reduction by adviser
      139,635  
Custody credits
      1  
   
Net expenses
      3,412,058  
   
Net investment income
        677,843  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized losses on investments
        (22,680,659 )
Net unrealized gains on investments
  +     166,460,401  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        143,779,742  
             
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $144,457,585  
 
 
 
     
1
  Effective November 19, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares combined with Select Shares, resulting in a single class of shares of the fund.
 
 
 
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Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
Net investment income
        $677,843       $2,595,446  
Net realized losses
        (22,680,659 )     (143,102,701 )
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  +     166,460,401       (148,676,585 )
   
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations
        144,457,585       (289,183,840 )
 
Distributions to Shareholders1,2
Distributions from net investment income
                   
Investor Shares
        240,121       158,428  
Select Shares
  +     1,214,928       2,180,530  
   
Total distributions from net investment income
        $1,455,049       $2,338,958  
                     
                     
Distributions from net realized gains
                   
Investor Shares
        17,386       673,788  
Select Shares
  +     43,178       2,118,982  
   
Total distributions from net realized gains
        $60,564       $2,792,770  
                     
Total distributions
        $1,515,613       $5,131,728  
 
Transactions in Fund Shares1,2,3
                                     
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares Sold
                                   
Investor Shares
        1,593,370       $16,923,858       3,456,214       $43,031,333  
Select Shares
  +     9,364,507       113,389,308       12,988,421       160,654,833  
   
Total shares sold
        10,957,877       $130,313,166       16,444,635       $203,686,166  
                                     
                                     
Issued in connection with merger
                                   
Select Shares
  +     13,015,793       161,701,705              
   
Total shares issued in connection with merger
        13,015,793       $161,701,705             $—  
                                     
                                     
Shares Reinvested
                                   
Investor Shares
        20,665       $251,704       82,365       $819,528  
Select Shares
  +     96,930       1,196,114       416,456       4,197,876  
   
Total shares reinvested
        117,595       $1,447,818       498,821       $5,017,404  
                                     
                                     
Shares Redeemed
                                   
Investor Shares
        (10,428,950 )     ($122,712,793 )     (5,347,797 )     ($68,027,483 )
Select Shares
  +     (29,645,582 )     (344,211,387 )     (16,973,500 )     (204,536,277 )
   
Total shares redeemed
        (40,074,532 )     ($466,924,180 )     (22,321,297 )     ($272,563,760 )
                                     
Net transactions in fund shares
        (15,983,267 )     ($173,461,491 )     (5,377,841 )     ($63,860,190 )
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        40,125,270       $377,548,937       45,503,111       $735,724,695  
Total decrease
  +     (15,983,267 )     (30,519,519 )     (5,377,841 )     (358,175,758 )
   
End of period
        24,142,003       $347,029,418       40,125,270       $377,548,937  
   
                                     
Net investment income not yet distributed
                $249,382               $1,052,127  
 
 
 
     
1
  Effective November 19, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares (4,973,069 shares valued at $61,027,487) combined with Select Shares resulting in a single class of shares of the fund.
2
  Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
3
  Effective November 19, 2009, all the assets and liabilities of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund were transferred to the Laudus Rosenberg Discovery Fund.
 
 
 
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Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                     
    4/1/09–
  4/1/08–
  4/1/07–
  5/31/061
   
 Investor Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09   3/31/08   3/31/07    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    6.04       11.43       12.04       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                   
Net investment income (loss)
    0.07 2     0.17 2     0.11 2     0.06 2    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    3.43       (5.45 )     (0.16 )     2.06      
   
Total from investment operations
    3.50       (5.28 )     (0.05 )     2.12      
Less distributions:
                                   
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.06 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
                (0.46 )     (0.02 )    
   
Total distributions
    (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.56 )     (0.08 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    9.42       6.04       11.43       12.04      
   
Total return (%)
    58.12       (46.33 )     (0.51 )     21.62 3    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                   
Net operating expenses
    1.66 4     1.65       1.65       1.64 5    
Gross operating expenses
    1.95       1.86       1.81       2.03 5    
Net investment income (loss)
    0.90       1.90       0.89       0.75 5    
Portfolio turnover rate
    132       159       147       106 3    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    33,741       34,005       121,930       51,572      
 
                                     
    4/1/09–
  4/1/086
  4/1/07–
  5/31/061
   
 Select Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09   3/31/08   3/31/07    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    6.03       11.45       12.05       10.00      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                   
Net investment income (loss)
    0.09 2     0.15 2     0.14 2     0.09 2    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    3.44       (5.42 )     (0.16 )     2.06      
   
Total from investment operations
    3.53       (5.27 )     (0.02 )     2.15      
Less distributions:
                                   
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
                (0.46 )     (0.02 )    
   
Total distributions
    (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.58 )     (0.10 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    9.41       6.03       11.45       12.05      
   
Total return (%)
    58.75       (46.20 )     (0.24 )     21.90 3    
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                   
Net operating expenses
    1.36 7     1.35       1.35       1.34 5    
Gross operating expenses
    1.56       1.54       1.54       1.64 5    
Net investment income (loss)
    1.09       1.87       1.14       1.06 5    
Portfolio turnover rate
    132       159       147       106 3    
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    307,866       182,191       139,643       19,173      
 

1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.65% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
5 Annualized.
6 Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
7 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.35% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
 

This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  96 .3%   Common Stock     283,574,947       328,981,330  
  1 .7%   Preferred Stock     4,934,666       5,844,040  
  1 .5%   Other Investment Company     5,003,383       5,003,383  
 
 
  99 .5%   Total Investments     293,512,996       339,828,753  
  0 .5%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             1,778,517  
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             341,607,270  
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Common Stock 96.3% of net assets
 
Australia 4.7%
                 
 
Banks 0.2%
Bank of Queensland Ltd.
    74,200       801,409  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.4%
Leighton Holdings Ltd.
    42,809       1,529,030  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.4%
Brambles Ltd.
    51,300       346,048  
Downer EDI Ltd.
    147,800       1,023,288  
                 
              1,369,336  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.7%
Crown Ltd.
    10,800       80,971  
Flight Centre Ltd.
    28,600       549,696  
TABCORP Holdings Ltd.
    163,800       1,035,829  
Tatts Group Ltd.
    292,926       660,793  
                 
              2,327,289  
                 
 
Energy 0.1%
Whitehaven Coal Ltd.
    112,000       527,803  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.4%
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.
    25,200       259,973  
Foster’s Group Ltd.
    72,000       349,056  
Goodman Fielder Ltd.
    498,500       652,763  
                 
              1,261,792  
                 
 
Insurance 0.8%
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.
    48,700       173,197  
Suncorp.-Metway Ltd.
    308,700       2,415,940  
                 
              2,589,137  
                 
 
Materials 1.2%
Amcor Ltd.
    25,400       148,853  
Lihir Gold Ltd.
    39,500       111,028  
Macarthur Coal Ltd.
    67,600       870,695  
Mount Gibson Iron Ltd. *
    297,100       509,052  
OneSteel Ltd.
    45,500       162,704  
Orica Ltd.
    91,800       2,253,211  
                 
              4,055,543  
                 
 
Media 0.4%
Fairfax Media Ltd.
    829,900       1,369,185  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.1%
Stockland
    78,000       284,940  
                 
 
Retailing 0.0%
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.
    3,159       10,472  
                 
 
Utilities 0.0%
AGL Energy Ltd.
    4,500       62,008  
                 
              16,187,944  
 
Austria 0.7%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.1%
Strabag SE
    19,200       485,671  
                 
 
Energy 0.3%
OMV AG
    30,200       1,132,282  
                 
 
Materials 0.3%
Voestalpine AG
    21,224       855,720  
                 
              2,473,673  
 
Belgium 1.3%
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.2%
Delhaize Group
    7,000       561,819  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.1%
Omega Pharma S.A. *
    3,400       169,047  
                 
 
Materials 0.5%
Solvay S.A.
    16,200       1,663,010  
Umicore
    2,125       74,126  
                 
              1,737,136  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.5%
UCB S.A.
    41,600       1,774,808  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.0%
Cofinimmo *
    796       112,185  
                 
              4,354,995  
 
Brazil 1.3%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.3%
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. *
    152,900       904,495  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
BRF - Brasil Foods S.A.
    9,700       261,270  
                 
 
Insurance 0.1%
Porto Seguro S.A.
    23,300       235,836  
                 
 
Materials 0.3%
Bradespar S.A.
    49,000       1,129,699  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
                 
 
Software & Services 0.0%
Redecard S.A.
    2,500       46,251  
                 
 
Utilities 0.5%
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo
    44,300       795,151  
Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - Copasa MG
    31,600       456,670  
EDP - Energias do Brasil S.A.
    32,200       619,248  
                 
              1,871,069  
                 
              4,448,620  
 
Canada 6.5%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 0.4%
Magna International, Inc., Class A *
    21,640       1,339,117  
                 
 
Banks 0.5%
Home Capital Group, Inc.
    7,000       297,947  
National Bank of Canada
    26,090       1,588,545  
                 
              1,886,492  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.1%
Bombardier, Inc., Class B
    53,400       327,556  
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.
    1,000       48,845  
                 
              376,401  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0%
Transcontinental, Inc., Class A
    3,160       42,407  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.1%
IGM Financial, Inc.
    6,200       272,259  
                 
 
Energy 0.8%
AltaGas Income Trust
    7,600       137,685  
Crescent Point Energy Corp.
    1,200       46,043  
Enerplus Resources Fund
    5,610       132,952  
Mullen Group Ltd.
    21,100       333,229  
Nexen, Inc.
    28,700       710,118  
Penn West Energy Trust
    52,600       1,113,992  
Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd. *
    4,200       230,005  
Provident Energy Trust
    16,300       126,465  
                 
              2,830,489  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.1%
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.
    4,600       197,651  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.
    28,330       288,140  
                 
 
Insurance 0.5%
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
    2,247       844,907  
Power Corp. of Canada
    26,500       799,970  
                 
              1,644,877  
                 
 
Materials 2.2%
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.
    3,200       178,770  
Agrium, Inc.
    23,200       1,640,549  
Canfor Corp. *
    39,910       371,338  
Eldorado Gold Corp. *
    1,300       15,782  
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
    14,900       1,226,006  
IAMGOLD Corp.
    73,200       972,973  
Inmet Mining Corp.
    14,040       815,734  
PAN American Silver Corp.
    2,400       55,247  
Quadra Mining Ltd. *
    400       6,124  
Sherritt International Corp.
    12,500       99,198  
Sino-Forest Corp. *
    19,500       382,071  
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.
    15,900       604,753  
Yamana Gold, Inc.
    129,600       1,282,410  
                 
              7,650,955  
                 
 
Media 0.2%
Astral Media, Inc.
    6,530       228,886  
Corus Entertainment, Inc., Class B
    780       15,245  
Quebecor, Inc., Class B
    12,600       428,994  
Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B
    1,600       31,680  
                 
              704,805  
                 
 
Retailing 0.2%
Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd., Class A
    11,820       645,203  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.1%
CGI Group, Inc., Class A *
    11,500       172,107  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.2%
Celestica, Inc. *
    59,610       651,475  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.2%
Telus Corp. - Non Voting
    24,070       861,226  
                 
 
Transportation 0.5%
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
    28,300       1,594,931  
                 
 
Utilities 0.3%
ATCO Ltd., Class I
    17,900       897,952  
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A
    3,900       188,539  
                 
              1,086,491  
                 
              22,245,026  
 
Chile 0.9%
                 
 
Banks 0.3%
Banco de Chile ADR
    12,613       729,788  
Corpbanca S.A. ADR
    5,100       219,300  
                 
              949,088  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A.
    1,000       7,470  
Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. ADR
    12,427       466,137  
Embotelladora Andina S.A. Series A ADR
    1,817       31,797  
                 
              505,404  
                 
 
Materials 0.2%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR
    15,100       564,589  
                 
 
Transportation 0.2%
Lan Airlines S.A. ADR
    30,000       529,500  
                 
 
Utilities 0.1%
Enersis S.A. ADR
    25,900       517,741  
                 
              3,066,322  
 
China 2.0%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 0.9%
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., Class B
    289,800       255,973  
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H
    791,000       1,282,589  
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H
    211,000       438,358  
Jiangling Motors Corp., Ltd., Class B
    455,804       794,183  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
Qingling Motors Co., Ltd., Class H
    788,000       213,882  
                 
              2,984,985  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.3%
Baoye Group Co., Ltd., Class H
    239,000       173,846  
Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co., Ltd., Class B
    118,200       266,079  
Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry Co., Ltd., Class B
    493,840       529,900  
                 
              969,825  
                 
 
Energy 0.1%
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd., Class H
    74,000       178,055  
                 
 
Materials 0.3%
China Bluechemical Ltd., Class H
    834,000       543,187  
Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings, Ltd., Class B
    872,200       653,746  
                 
              1,196,933  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1%
Great Wall Technology Co., Ltd., Class H
    448,000       193,667  
Kingboard Laminates Holding Ltd.
    49,000       42,684  
                 
              236,351  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.1%
China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., Class H
    914,000       458,491  
                 
 
Transportation 0.2%
Guangshen Railway Co., Ltd., Class H
    804,000       321,624  
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H
    356,000       320,997  
                 
              642,621  
                 
              6,667,261  
 
Columbia 0.2%
                 
 
Banks 0.2%
Bancolombia S.A. ADR
    13,900       634,674  
 
Denmark 1.1%
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.8%
Carlsberg A/S, Class B
    17,100       1,433,583  
Danisco A/S
    19,198       1,430,657  
                 
              2,864,240  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.3%
H. Lundbeck A/S
    45,424       852,507  
                 
              3,716,747  
 
Egypt 0.9%
                 
 
Banks 0.2%
National Societe Generale Bank
    90,000       539,492  
                 
 
Materials 0.2%
Ezz Steel *
    144,000       548,058  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.2%
Talaat Moustafa Group *
    540,000       750,346  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.3%
Telecom Egypt
    342,000       1,058,578  
                 
              2,896,474  
 
Finland 1.0%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.5%
Konecranes Oyj
    12,540       370,323  
Metso Corp. Oyj
    10,400       335,655  
Wartsila Corp. Oyj
    17,562       889,268  
                 
              1,595,246  
                 
 
Materials 0.5%
Huhtamaki Oyj
    16,000       174,349  
UPM-Kymmene Oyj
    118,000       1,564,677  
                 
              1,739,026  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.0%
Citycon Oyj
    23,954       95,306  
                 
              3,429,578  
 
France 3.0%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 0.6%
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B
    15,600       1,148,922  
Faurecia *
    9,100       182,182  
PSA Peugeot Citroen *
    23,500       690,379  
                 
              2,021,483  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.1%
Faiveley Transport
    423       34,524  
Nexans S.A.
    274       23,313  
Zodiac Aerospace
    8,917       438,720  
                 
              496,557  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.4%
Sodexho
    24,073       1,435,647  
                 
 
Insurance 0.4%
CNP Assurances
    12,993       1,226,172  
                 
 
Materials 0.1%
Rhodia S.A. *
    10,106       208,684  
                 
 
Media 0.5%
Lagardere S.C.A.
    35,200       1,422,864  
M6 Metropole Television
    10,183       262,854  
                 
              1,685,718  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.2%
Fonciere des Regions
    604       66,450  
Gecina S.A.
    4,600       509,160  
                 
              575,610  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.7%
Atos Origin S.A. *
    16,800       843,825  
Cap Gemini S.A.
    35,058       1,723,674  
                 
              2,567,499  
                 
              10,217,370  
 
Germany 1.8%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.3%
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG
    16,200       942,301  
 
 
 
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    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
Rheinmetall AG
    159       11,377  
                 
              953,678  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.3%
Celesio AG
    30,400       971,599  
                 
 
Materials 0.6%
Salzgitter AG
    12,000       1,111,867  
ThyssenKrupp AG
    26,730       916,572  
                 
              2,028,439  
                 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.1%
Infineon Technologies AG *
    66,000       457,080  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.1%
United Internet AG - Reg’d *
    18,491       280,571  
                 
 
Transportation 0.4%
Deutsche Lufthansa AG - Reg’d *
    80,800       1,339,222  
                 
              6,030,589  
 
Greece 0.6%
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3%
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co., S.A.
    42,750       1,150,742  
                 
 
Utilities 0.3%
Public Power Corp. S.A. *
    56,000       983,541  
                 
              2,134,283  
 
Hong Kong 4.1%
                 
 
Banks 0.1%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd.
    156,000       389,861  
The Bank of East Asia Ltd.
    29,800       109,430  
                 
              499,291  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.2%
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.
    148,000       677,305  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.5%
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.
    195,000       43,637  
Shenzhou International Group
    338,000       487,166  
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)
    291,500       1,013,685  
                 
              1,544,488  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.1%
The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd.
    300,500       463,977  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.3%
First Pacific Co., Ltd.
    1,036,000       670,204  
Guoco Group Ltd.
    39,000       404,868  
                 
              1,075,072  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3%
Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Ltd.
    938,608       998,819  
                 
 
Materials 0.2%
Fosun International
    686,000       547,858  
                 
 
Media 0.1%
Television Broadcasts Ltd.
    66,000       319,504  
                 
 
Real Estate 1.5%
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust
    174,000       83,065  
China Properties Group Ltd. *
    532,000       159,297  
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.
    299,000       499,727  
Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.
    220,000       616,831  
Hang Lung Group Ltd.
    3,000       15,890  
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.
    53,000       268,324  
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.
    124,000       199,897  
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.
    294,000       849,120  
New World China Land Ltd.
    1,392,400       496,022  
New World Development Co., Ltd.
    489,000       954,886  
Soho China Ltd.
    499,000       282,277  
Wheelock & Co., Ltd.
    275,000       809,785  
                 
              5,235,121  
                 
 
Retailing 0.1%
Esprit Holdings Ltd.
    48,905       385,426  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.2%
Digital China Holdings Ltd.
    224,000       377,457  
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.
    63,000       286,186  
Lenovo Group Ltd.
    30,000       20,662  
                 
              684,305  
                 
 
Transportation 0.3%
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. *
    500,000       1,051,737  
                 
 
Utilities 0.2%
Guangdong Investment Ltd.
    1,052,000       568,557  
                 
              14,051,460  
 
India 3.0%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 0.0%
Hero Honda Motors Ltd.
    1,700       73,766  
                 
 
Banks 0.7%
Bank of Baroda
    34,340       490,141  
Bank of India
    45,990       347,026  
Bank of Maharashtra Ltd.
    158,650       176,241  
Corporation Bank
    11,060       116,960  
Dena Bank Ltd.
    16,563       28,785  
Indian Bank
    40,230       156,892  
Syndicate Bank
    194,280       372,412  
UCO Bank
    209,530       264,512  
Union Bank of India Ltd.
    41,730       272,297  
                 
              2,225,266  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.0%
SKF India Ltd.
    11,685       90,223  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.0%
JM Financial Ltd.
    15,386       12,939  
Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd.
    10,420       121,814  
                 
              134,753  
                 
 
Energy 0.3%
Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.
    22,260       256,341  
Cairn India Ltd. *
    68,310       463,415  
Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd.
    82,760       140,136  
                 
              859,892  
                 
 
Materials 1.4%
Grasim Industries Ltd.
    2,050       128,654  
Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd.
    4,107       11,506  
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.
    2,200       6,899  
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co., Ltd.
    47,990       120,249  
 
 
 
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    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.
    30,440       148,984  
Hindalco Industries Ltd.
    200,690       809,215  
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
    27,156       727,353  
Steel Authority of India Ltd.
    39,790       224,166  
Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd.
    51,840       979,681  
Tata Steel Ltd.
    72,300       1,017,148  
Ultra Tech Cement Ltd.
    17,628       452,677  
                 
              4,626,532  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1%
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
    15,000       427,113  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.2%
HCL Technologies Ltd.
    80,290       646,190  
                 
 
Utilities 0.3%
Gail India Ltd.
    109,260       995,181  
                 
              10,078,916  
 
Indonesia 1.3%
                 
 
Banks 0.6%
PT Bank Mandiri
    2,649,500       1,552,964  
PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
    1,861,000       464,121  
                 
              2,017,085  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.3%
PT United Tractors Tbk
    633,000       1,273,896  
                 
 
Energy 0.3%
PT Adaro Energy
    4,974,000       1,068,590  
                 
 
Materials 0.1%
PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk (INCO)
    454,000       234,967  
                 
              4,594,538  
 
Ireland 0.2%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.2%
DCC plc
    29,400       762,029  
 
Israel 1.2%
                 
 
Banks 1.0%
First International Bank of Israel Ltd. *
    48,000       898,394  
Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A *
    640,000       1,461,110  
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. *
    123,000       1,160,861  
                 
              3,520,365  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.2%
Discount Investment Corp. - Reg’d
    24,000       667,897  
                 
              4,188,262  
 
Italy 1.7%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 0.1%
Fiat S.p.A.
    28,000       364,364  
                 
 
Banks 0.0%
Credito Emiliano S.p.A. *
    12,094       83,438  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.5%
C.I.R. S.p.A. - Compagnie Industriali Riunite *
    70,000       168,604  
Danieli S.p.A. - Officine Meccaniche Danieli & C.
    600       16,078  
Finmeccanica S.p.A.
    108,900       1,453,125  
                 
              1,637,807  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.2%
Autogrill S.p.A. *
    62,582       761,632  
                 
 
Materials 0.2%
Italcementi S.p.A.
    69,388       802,132  
                 
 
Media 0.3%
Mediaset S.p.A.
    110,000       944,656  
                 
 
Transportation 0.1%
Autostrada Torino-Milano S.p.A.
    21,972       308,594  
                 
 
Utilities 0.3%
Edison S.p.A.
    527,439       803,026  
                 
              5,705,649  
 
Japan 19.6%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 2.6%
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
    2,600       78,073  
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
    154,000       1,472,112  
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. *
    310,000       1,608,480  
Mazda Motor Corp. *
    614,000       1,731,811  
NGK SPARK PLUG Co., Ltd.
    86,000       1,171,482  
Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.
    60,600       1,037,217  
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. *
    111,300       1,672,028  
                 
              8,771,203  
                 
 
Banks 0.5%
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.
    145,000       1,588,454  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.6%
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
    9,000       41,742  
JTEKT Corp.
    140,500       1,663,275  
Minebea Co., Ltd.
    162,000       986,945  
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    254,000       751,226  
NTN Corp.
    75,000       339,277  
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
    106,600       1,674,641  
                 
              5,457,106  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.9%
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    102,000       1,379,671  
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    197,000       1,781,698  
                 
              3,161,369  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 2.5%
Makita Corp.
    48,900       1,614,192  
NAMCO BANDAI Holdings, Inc.
    146,400       1,427,802  
Nikon Corp.
    38,400       839,540  
Sankyo Co., Ltd.
    20,700       1,024,759  
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.
    51,200       620,336  
Shimano, Inc.
    37,800       1,675,595  
Yamaha Corp.
    98,600       1,274,746  
                 
              8,476,970  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.4%
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
    266,000       1,401,998  
                 
 
Energy 0.3%
Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)
    250,000       1,187,498  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.7%
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd. *
    21,600       838,177  
 
 
 
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    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
    115,000       1,454,932  
                 
              2,293,109  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.3%
Medipal Holdings Corp.
    92,700       1,099,058  
                 
 
Materials 3.8%
Kaneka Corp.
    214,000       1,388,558  
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
    358,500       1,835,941  
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. *
    491,000       1,414,319  
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    496,000       1,503,720  
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    407,000       1,992,800  
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    135,000       2,008,528  
Teijin Ltd.
    499,000       1,677,358  
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.
    63,700       1,128,766  
                 
              12,949,990  
                 
 
Media 0.4%
Hakuhodo Dy Holdings, Inc.
    40       2,109  
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.
    86,900       1,318,000  
                 
              1,320,109  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.9%
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    155,600       1,427,726  
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    87,000       1,581,059  
                 
              3,008,785  
                 
 
Retailing 0.0%
AOYAMA TRADING Co., Ltd.
    8,400       138,750  
                 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.6%
Rohm Co., Ltd.
    27,500       2,057,672  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.5%
NTT Data Corp.
    531       1,770,518  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 3.0%
Brother Industries Ltd.
    83,300       1,009,001  
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    158,000       1,848,024  
NEC Corp. *
    679,000       2,045,182  
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    129,000       1,820,826  
Seiko Epson Corp.
    94,000       1,462,677  
Tdk Corp.
    31,800       2,119,946  
                 
              10,305,656  
                 
 
Transportation 0.6%
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
    79,000       225,801  
West Japan Railway Co.
    545       1,877,749  
                 
              2,103,550  
                 
              67,091,795  
 
Luxembourg 0.0%
                 
 
Transportation 0.0%
Stolt-Nielsen S.A.
    1,900       31,199  
 
Malaysia 0.9%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 0.1%
Proton Holdings Berhad *
    198,000       285,619  
                 
 
Banks 0.2%
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad
    199,000       857,382  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.1%
Genting Berhad
    180,000       363,646  
                 
 
Materials 0.1%
Titan Chemicals Corp. Berhad *
    499,500       188,107  
                 
 
Transportation 0.0%
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
    82,000       121,145  
                 
 
Utilities 0.4%
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
    537,000       1,319,807  
                 
              3,135,706  
 
Mexico 1.4%
                 
 
Banks 0.0%
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V., Class O
    4,300       19,073  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.2%
Alfa S.A.B., Class A
    12,800       100,837  
Grupo Carso S.A.B de C.V., Series A1
    184,200       704,694  
                 
              805,531  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.0%
Grupo Gigante S.A.B. de C.V., Class B
    71,800       110,919  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.6%
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. (Femsa), Series L
    112,300       749,530  
Embotelladoras Arca S.A.B. de C.V.
    141,400       487,430  
Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V., Series A
    41,500       370,567  
Grupo Continental S.A.B.
    141,900       428,096  
                 
              2,035,623  
                 
 
Household & Personal Products 0.3%
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Class A
    167,300       945,851  
                 
 
Materials 0.3%
Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Series B
    281,900       754,925  
Grupo Simec S.A. de C.V., Series B *
    83,700       241,479  
                 
              996,404  
                 
              4,913,401  
 
Netherlands 1.4%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.3%
Imtech N.V.
    26,000       833,702  
Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V.
    17,287       134,230  
                 
              967,932  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0%
Randstad Holding N.V. *
    3,000       142,466  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.2%
CSM *
    16,500       512,019  
Nutreco Holding N.V.
    3,131       197,202  
                 
              709,221  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.0%
Mediq N.V.
    4,403       81,084  
                 
 
Materials 0.4%
Akzo Nobel N.V.
    10,200       580,984  
Koninklijke DSM N.V.
    14,710       655,326  
                 
              1,236,310  
                 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.5%
STMicroelectronics N.V.
    171,154       1,698,412  
                 
              4,835,425  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
New Zealand 0.0%
                 
 
Transportation 0.0%
Air New Zealand Ltd.
    72,900       65,722  
 
Northern Ireland 0.1%
                 
 
Materials 0.1%
Rexam plc
    82,881       368,417  
 
Norway 0.6%
                 
 
Energy 0.5%
Aker A.S.A., Class A
    14,045       388,211  
Aker Solutions A.S.A.
    69,000       1,083,689  
Petroleum Geo-Services A.S.A. *
    20,000       262,710  
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co., A.S.A. *
    2,167       46,107  
                 
              1,780,717  
                 
 
Media 0.1%
Schibsted A.S.A. *
    9,860       248,973  
                 
              2,029,690  
 
Peru 0.1%
                 
 
Materials 0.1%
Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A. ADR
    6,300       195,111  
 
Philippines 0.1%
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.0%
Ayala Corp.
    15,000       110,175  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
San Miguel Corp., Class B
    106,600       173,408  
                 
              283,583  
 
Poland 1.2%
                 
 
Banks 0.1%
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. *
    14,101       394,458  
ING Bank Slaski S.A. *
    16       4,175  
                 
              398,633  
                 
 
Energy 0.4%
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A. *
    24,000       325,707  
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe I Gazownictwo S.A.
    870,000       1,114,973  
                 
              1,440,680  
                 
 
Materials 0.5%
KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.
    43,200       1,623,617  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.2%
Globe Trade Centre S.A. *
    72,000       625,631  
                 
              4,088,561  
 
Portugal 0.1%
                 
 
Utilities 0.1%
EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A.
    68,402       271,792  
 
Republic of Korea 4.3%
                 
 
Banks 0.2%
Hana Financial Group, Inc.
    21,530       667,318  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.5%
CJ Corp.
    8,220       489,683  
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
    46,020       882,667  
Doosan Corp.
    2,020       229,229  
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
    500       104,687  
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd.
    870       119,537  
LG Corp.
    22,520       1,413,749  
Samsung C&T Corp.
    3,220       173,268  
SK Holdings Co., Ltd.
    14,860       1,319,965  
SK Networks Co., Ltd.
    31,930       324,444  
                 
              5,057,229  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.3%
LG Electronics, Inc.
    10,110       1,027,739  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.2%
Woori Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.
    50,680       702,909  
                 
 
Energy 0.2%
GS Holdings
    17,350       614,855  
SK Energy Co., Ltd.
    1,020       109,503  
                 
              724,358  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.0%
Shinsegae Co., Ltd.
    170       80,414  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
KT&G Corp.
    3,570       197,495  
                 
 
Insurance 0.1%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
    1,000       160,424  
                 
 
Materials 0.7%
Hanwha Chemical Corp.
    42,580       518,901  
KISWIRE Ltd.
    3,610       130,810  
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
    7,200       1,284,200  
LG Chem Ltd.
    2,497       530,679  
SeAH Holdings Corp.
    125       6,773  
                 
              2,471,363  
                 
 
Retailing 0.0%
GS Home Shopping, Inc.
    1,810       111,465  
Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.
    140       40,567  
                 
              152,032  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.1%
Nhn Corp. *
    1,300       207,003  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.4%
LG Display Co., Ltd.
    41,280       1,458,721  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.5%
KT Corp.
    23,840       986,741  
LG Telecom Ltd.
    103,740       707,814  
                 
              1,694,555  
                 
              14,601,560  
 
Russia 1.0%
                 
 
Energy 0.6%
Tatneft ADR *
    65,200       2,040,760  
 
 
 
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    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.4%
Sistema JSFC - Reg’d GDR *
    56,200       1,522,964  
                 
              3,563,724  
 
Singapore 1.7%
                 
 
Banks 0.0%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
    6,000       61,175  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.6%
Fraser & Neave Ltd.
    198,000       678,254  
Keppel Corp., Ltd.
    30,000       195,400  
SembCorp Industries Ltd.
    406,000       1,195,407  
                 
              2,069,061  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.3%
UOL Group Ltd.
    279,000       776,623  
Wheelock Properties (S) Ltd.
    86,000       115,982  
                 
              892,605  
                 
 
Retailing 0.3%
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.
    56,000       1,174,097  
                 
 
Transportation 0.5%
SIA Engineering Co., Ltd.
    380,000       963,592  
Singapore Airlines Ltd.
    55,000       596,967  
                 
              1,560,559  
                 
              5,757,497  
 
South Africa 2.9%
                 
 
Banks 0.5%
Nedbank Group Ltd.
    87,000       1,676,316  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.4%
Aveng Ltd.
    227,152       1,171,563  
Bidvest Group Ltd.
    11,411       213,530  
Hosken Consolidated Investments Ltd. *
    4,000       42,835  
                 
              1,427,928  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.0%
Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. *
    44,802       122,842  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.0%
Investec Ltd.
    13,122       112,616  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
Pioneer Foods Ltd.
    56,000       291,754  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.4%
Medi-Clinic Corp., Ltd.
    153,951       572,425  
Netcare Ltd. *
    336,000       608,252  
                 
              1,180,677  
                 
 
Insurance 0.5%
Sanlam Ltd.
    454,705       1,549,990  
                 
 
Materials 0.7%
Assore Ltd.
    500       52,597  
Gold Fields Ltd.
    164,000       2,073,580  
Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
    42,800       404,400  
                 
              2,530,577  
                 
 
Retailing 0.3%
Imperial Holdings Ltd.
    66,146       908,134  
                 
              9,800,834  
 
South Korea 0.0%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.0%
KCC Corp.
    300       93,921  
 
Spain 1.5%
                 
 
Banks 0.8%
Banco de Sabadell S.A.
    282,000       1,557,615  
Banco Popular Espanol S.A.
    38,000       279,480  
Bankinter S.A.
    111,000       925,132  
                 
              2,762,227  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.5%
Abengoa S.A.
    6,482       186,372  
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A.
    885       521,045  
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A.
    27,300       998,459  
                 
              1,705,876  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
Ebro Puleva S.A.
    21,545       397,015  
                 
 
Insurance 0.1%
Grupo Catalana Occidente S.A.
    7,564       153,894  
                 
              5,019,012  
 
Sweden 1.8%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.1%
NCC AB, B Shares
    8,139       141,813  
Saab AB, B Shares
    12,000       182,463  
                 
              324,276  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.4%
Electrolux AB, B Shares *
    63,629       1,457,424  
                 
 
Materials 0.9%
Boliden AB
    71,608       1,023,063  
Svenska Cellulosa AB, A Shares
    10,000       142,800  
Svenska Cellulosa AB, B Shares
    139,961       1,973,403  
                 
              3,139,266  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.3%
Meda AB, A Shares
    94,848       1,041,271  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.1%
Hufvudstaden AB, A Shares
    29,917       255,835  
                 
              6,218,072  
 
Switzerland 1.8%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.3%
Schindler Holding AG
    8,020       705,513  
Schindler Holding AG - Reg’d
    2,049       177,881  
                 
              883,394  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0%
Adecco S.A. - Reg’d
    300       17,031  
                 
 
Insurance 0.9%
Baloise Holding AG - Reg’d
    12,197       1,081,722  
Helvetia Patria Holding AG - Reg’d
    2,400       844,161  
Swiss Life Holding AG - Reg’d *
    9,216       1,208,611  
                 
              3,134,494  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
                 
 
Materials 0.2%
Ems-Chemie Holding AG - Reg’d
    637       87,386  
Sika AG
    300       506,743  
                 
              594,129  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.4%
PSP Swiss Property AG - Reg’d *
    12,835       824,045  
Swiss Prime Site AG - Reg’d *
    11,100       695,148  
                 
              1,519,193  
                 
              6,148,241  
 
Taiwan 4.3%
                 
 
Banks 0.5%
Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
    251,000       145,509  
Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd. *
    1,529,003       621,843  
Taiwan Cooperative Bank
    1,418,278       857,292  
                 
              1,624,644  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.1%
CTCI Corp.
    233,000       243,291  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.0%
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. *
    12,000       14,586  
                 
 
Materials 0.2%
China Metal Products Co., Ltd.
    102,000       145,881  
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.
    189,520       443,550  
                 
              589,431  
                 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.9%
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    1,487,000       1,353,067  
Powertech Technology, Inc.
    42,000       150,035  
Siliconware Precision Industries Co.
    24,000       28,902  
United Microelectronics Corp. *
    3,230,000       1,724,720  
                 
              3,256,724  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 2.6%
Acer, Inc.
    438,945       1,296,209  
Asustek Computer, Inc.
    346,405       603,223  
AU Optronics Corp.
    1,230,847       1,394,148  
Compal Electronics, Inc.
    1,385,741       1,813,386  
HTC Corp.
    23,000       268,706  
Lite-On Technology Corp.
    841,028       1,115,926  
Quanta Computer, Inc.
    776,514       1,506,296  
Wistron NeWeb Corp.
    598,474       1,087,261  
                 
              9,085,155  
                 
              14,813,831  
 
Thailand 0.8%
                 
 
Banks 0.4%
Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd. NVDR
    245,000       994,998  
Krung Thai Bank Public Co., Ltd. NVDR
    1,067,900       402,349  
                 
              1,397,347  
                 
 
Energy 0.0%
Banpu Public Co., Ltd. - Reg’d
    7,000       133,592  
                 
 
Materials 0.3%
PTT Chemical Public Co., Ltd. NVDR
    50,000       146,758  
The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd. NVDR
    115,000       912,648  
                 
              1,059,406  
                 
 
Transportation 0.1%
Airports of Thailand Public Co., Ltd. NVDR
    116,800       138,005  
Thai Airways International Public Co., Ltd. NVDR *
    16,000       13,952  
                 
              151,957  
                 
              2,742,302  
 
Turkey 2.3%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 0.2%
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A/S
    90,000       658,441  
                 
 
Banks 0.3%
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O., Class D *
    384,000       1,032,420  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.4%
Koc Holding A/S *
    428,000       1,470,760  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.5%
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A/S
    363,111       1,566,963  
                 
 
Energy 0.3%
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A/S
    49,000       1,113,020  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1%
Eczacibasi Ilac Sanayi ve Ticaret A/S
    108,247       200,304  
                 
 
Transportation 0.5%
Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi
    480,000       1,650,751  
                 
              7,692,659  
 
United Kingdom 10.9%
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.1%
Balfour Beatty plc
    224,000       994,877  
Carillion plc
    100,000       495,649  
Charter International plc
    16,508       188,031  
Meggitt plc
    224,245       1,042,100  
Melrose plc
    297       992  
Qinetiq Group plc
    189,000       384,512  
Travis Perkins plc *
    66,500       827,301  
                 
              3,933,462  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.2%
Homeserve plc
    5,276       143,319  
The Davis Service Group plc
    88,000       564,134  
                 
              707,453  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.1%
Persimmon plc *
    58,000       410,576  
                 
 
Consumer Services 1.5%
Compass Group plc
    339,500       2,710,294  
Greene King plc
    4,108       27,981  
Millennium & Copthorne Hotel plc
    74,000       545,353  
Mitchells & Butlers plc *
    108,000       520,379  
Thomas Cook Group plc
    308,000       1,261,735  
Tui Travel plc
    2,000       9,163  
                 
              5,074,905  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 1.0%
ICAP plc
    170,000       963,676  
 
 
 
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    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
London Stock Exchange Group plc
    83,200       897,129  
Man Group plc
    385,488       1,411,113  
                 
              3,271,918  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3%
Britvic plc
    893       6,278  
Tate & Lyle plc
    156,000       1,074,712  
                 
              1,080,990  
                 
 
Insurance 1.3%
Aviva plc
    220,000       1,285,208  
Legal & General Group plc
    1,374,000       1,832,178  
Old Mutual plc *
    781,760       1,452,343  
                 
              4,569,729  
                 
 
Materials 1.1%
Croda International plc
    34,200       486,594  
Johnson Matthey plc
    41,400       1,099,017  
Kazakhmys plc *
    64,000       1,479,425  
Petropavlovsk plc
    120       2,166  
Vedanta Resources plc
    14,914       627,936  
                 
              3,695,138  
                 
 
Media 0.3%
WPP plc
    89,505       926,180  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.9%
British Land Co. plc
    202,000       1,472,379  
Derwent London plc
    28,800       597,295  
Land Securities Group plc
    94,225       968,868  
                 
              3,038,542  
                 
 
Retailing 1.2%
Home Retail Group plc
    316,000       1,300,137  
Inchcape plc *
    1,659,000       742,085  
Kesa Electricals plc
    144,000       277,524  
Kingfisher plc
    532,000       1,732,154  
Sports Direct International *
    150,000       244,389  
                 
              4,296,289  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.3%
Dimension Data Holdings plc
    20,665       28,594  
Logica plc
    510,000       1,056,453  
The Sage Group plc
    28,425       103,202  
                 
              1,188,249  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.5%
BT Group plc
    695,000       1,304,587  
COLT Telecom Group S.A. *
    160,000       308,662  
                 
              1,613,249  
                 
 
Transportation 0.8%
Arriva plc
    55,000       611,558  
easyJet plc *
    128,023       892,496  
FirstGroup plc
    149,669       815,146  
National Express Group plc
    81,278       281,868  
                 
              2,601,068  
                 
 
Utilities 0.3%
Drax Group plc
    43,474       246,706  
Severn Trent plc
    37,527       680,411  
                 
              927,117  
                 
              37,334,865  
                 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $283,574,947)
    328,981,330  
         
                 
                 
 
 Preferred Stock 1.7% of net assets
 
Brazil 1.7%
All America Latina Logistica
    11,728       17,641  
Braskem S.A., Class A *
    77,600       571,195  
Centrais Eletricas de Santa Catarina S.A., Class B
    7,200       148,951  
Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista
    14,000       368,825  
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais
    37,000       614,187  
Companhia Paranaense de Energia-Copel, Class B
    45,000       921,332  
Confab Industrial S.A.
    114,000       303,214  
Gerdau S.A.
    22,200       360,773  
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A.
    48,800       864,671  
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S.A.
    16,900       365,968  
Telemar Norte Leste S.A., Class A
    15,000       422,667  
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A., Class A
    12,900       441,908  
Vivo Participacoes S.A.
    16,300       442,708  
                 
Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $4,934,666)
    5,844,040  
         
                 
                 
 
 Other Investment Company 1.5% of net assets
 
United States 1.5%
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class
    5,003,383       5,003,383  
                 
Total Other Investment Company
(Cost $5,003,383)
    5,003,383  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $298,040,306 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $49,285,460 and ($7,497,013), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $41,788,447.
 
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $288,097,517 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s board of trustees.
 
* Non-income producing security.
(a) Fair-valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(b) Illiquid security. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $2,201,183 or 0.6% of net assets.
 
 
 
 
See financial notes 43


 

 
 Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
     
ADR —
  American Depositary Receipt
GDR —
  Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR —
  Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
Reg’d —
  Registered
 
 
 
44 See financial notes


 

 
 Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $293,512,996)
        $339,828,753  
Foreign currency, at value (cost $2,824,947)
        2,836,465  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        9,051,374  
Dividends
        1,451,352  
Fund shares sold
        409,091  
Foreign tax reclaims
        76,162  
Interest
        166  
Prepaid expenses
  +     7,750  
   
Total assets
        353,661,113  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        10,975,840  
Foreign capital gains tax expense
        399,471  
Fund shares redeemed
        331,645  
Investment adviser fees
        30,243  
Distribution and shareholder services fees
        7,228  
Due to custodian
        7,062  
Trustee’s retirement plan
        1,489  
Trustees’ fees
        8  
Accrued expenses
  +     300,857  
   
Total liabilities
        12,053,843  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        353,661,113  
Total liabilities
      12,053,843  
   
Net assets
        $341,607,270  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        421,440,261  
Distribution in excess of net investment income
        (244,510 )
Net realized capital losses
        (125,520,973 )
Net unrealized capital gains
        45,932,492  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class
 
                             
            Shares
             
Share Class   Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
Investor Shares
  $33,741,191       3,582,283         $9.42      
Select Shares
  $307,866,079       32,711,809         $9.41      
 
 
 
See financial notes 45


 

 
 Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $672,271)
        $7,612,486  
Interest
  +     15,938  
   
Total investment income
        7,628,424  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser fees
        3,096,725  
Transfer agent fees
        978,569  
Custodian fees
        324,308  
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares )
        96,130  
Accounting and administration fees
        91,669  
Professional fees
        84,920  
Sub-Accounting fees (Investor Shares )
        53,145  
Shareholder reports
        46,863  
Registration fees
        43,801  
Trustees’ fees
        33,711  
Interest expense
        667  
Other expenses
  +     121,936  
   
Total expenses
        4,972,444  
Expense reduction by adviser
      656,228  
Custody credits
      20  
   
Net expenses
      4,316,196  
   
Net investment income
        3,312,228  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains on investments
        29,256,703  
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions
  +     203,839  
   
Net realized gains
        29,460,542  
Net unrealized gains on investments
        97,213,931  
Net unrealized gains on foreign currency translations
  +     99,049  
   
Net unrealized gains
  +     97,312,980  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        126,773,522  
             
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $130,085,750  
 
 
 
46 See financial notes


 

 
 Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
 

Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
Net investment income
        $3,312,228       $5,024,487  
Net realized gains (losses)
        29,460,542       (144,694,628 )
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  +     97,312,980       (45,108,614 )
   
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations
        130,085,750       (184,778,755 )
 
Distributions to Shareholders1
Distributions from net investment income
                   
Investor Shares
        501,290       887,943  
Select Shares
  +     5,036,432       4,211,558  
   
Total distributions from net investment income
        $5,537,722       $5,099,501  
 
Transactions in Fund Shares1
                                     
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares Sold
                                   
Investor Shares
        368,299       $2,880,539       2,380,148       $24,115,172  
Select Shares
  +     12,143,455       100,164,444       32,278,723       280,376,112  
   
Total shares sold
        12,511,754       $103,044,983       34,658,871       $304,491,284  
                                     
                                     
Shares Reinvested
                                   
Investor Shares
        49,935       $441,426       85,708       $580,245  
Select Shares
  +     442,053       3,903,332       549,064       3,711,673  
   
Total shares reinvested
        491,988       $4,344,758       634,772       $4,291,918  
                                     
                                     
Shares Redeemed
                                   
Investor Shares
        (2,469,585 )     ($20,779,533 )     (7,502,921 )     ($56,218,275 )
Select Shares
  +     (10,070,050 )     (85,747,050 )     (14,822,685 )     (108,063,780 )
   
Total shares redeemed
        (12,539,635 )     ($106,526,583 )     (22,325,606 )     ($164,282,055 )
                                     
Net transactions in fund shares
        464,107       $863,158       12,968,037       $144,501,147  
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        35,829,985       $216,196,084       22,861,948       $261,573,193  
Total increase or decrease
  +     464,107       125,411,186       12,968,037       (45,377,109 )
   
End of period
        36,294,092       $341,607,270       35,829,985       $216,196,084  
   
                                     
(Distribution in excess of net investment income)/Net investment income not yet distributed
                ($244,510 )             $816,458  
 
 
 
     
1
  Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
 
 
 
See financial notes 47


 

 
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Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                             
    4/1/09–
  4/1/08–
  4/1/07–
  4/1/06–
  4/1/05–
   
 Investor Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09   3/31/08   3/31/07   3/31/06    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    7.79       16.74       22.38       20.74       16.73      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.11 1     0.32       0.36       0.20       0.08      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    4.19       (9.06 )     (2.60 )     3.82       4.89      
   
Total from investment operations
    4.30       (8.74 )     (2.24 )     4.02       4.97      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.27 )     (0.21 )     (0.63 )     (0.30 )     (0.04 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
                (2.77 )     (2.08 )     (0.92 )    
   
Total distributions
    (0.27 )     (0.21 )     (3.40 )     (2.38 )     (0.96 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    11.82       7.79       16.74       22.38       20.74      
   
Total return (%)
    55.44       (52.40 )     (10.27 )     20.35       30.48      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    1.66       1.49       1.45       1.47       1.60      
Gross operating expenses
    1.66       1.49       1.45       1.47       1.60      
Net investment income (loss)
    1.07       2.05       1.55       0.87       0.42      
Portfolio turnover rate
    100       79       105       92       102      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    141,185       147,608       523,709       882,163       804,340      
 
                                             
    4/1/09–
  4/1/082
  4/1/07–
  4/1/06–
  4/1/05–
   
 Select Shares   3/31/10   3/31/09   3/31/08   3/31/07   3/31/06    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    7.87       16.97       22.67       20.97       16.89      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                           
Net investment income (loss)
    0.15 1     0.30       0.34       0.26       0.13      
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    4.24       (9.12 )     (2.55 )     3.90       4.95      
   
Total from investment operations
    4.39       (8.82 )     (2.21 )     4.16       5.08      
Less distributions:
                                           
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.32 )     (0.28 )     (0.73 )     (0.38 )     (0.08 )    
Distributions from net realized gains
                (2.76 )     (2.08 )     (0.92 )    
   
Total distributions
    (0.32 )     (0.28 )     (3.49 )     (2.46 )     (1.00 )    
   
Net asset value at end of period
    11.94       7.87       16.97       22.67       20.97      
   
Total return (%)
    56.01       (52.20 )     (9.97 )     20.82       30.90      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                           
Net operating expenses
    1.26       1.11       1.09       1.10       1.25      
Gross operating expenses
    1.26       1.11       1.09       1.10       1.25      
Net investment income (loss)
    1.41       2.39       1.87       1.21       0.85      
Portfolio turnover rate
    100       79       105       92       102      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    199,576       195,990       612,703       1,048,829       698,064      
 

1 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2 Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
 
 
 
48 See financial notes


 

 
 Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
 

This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  96 .4%   Common Stock     305,684,571       328,456,176  
  0 .5%   Preferred Stock     1,452,345       1,697,692  
  —%   Rights     1,359       33,228  
 
 
  96 .9%   Total Investments     307,138,275       330,187,096  
  5 .2%   Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan     17,719,621       17,719,621  
  (2 .1)%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             (7,145,637 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             340,761,080  
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Common Stock 96.4% of net assets
 
Australia 5.1%
                 
 
Banks 0.1%
RHG Ltd. *
    285,107       159,608  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.4%
Boart Longyear Group *
    886,300       271,825  
Bradken Ltd.
    32,578       228,687  
Crane Group Ltd.
    7,339       60,265  
Emeco Holdings Ltd.
    616,300       344,818  
Hills Industries Ltd.
    75,950       183,787  
Macmahon Holdings Ltd.
    583,800       390,367  
NRW Holdings Ltd.
    18,209       29,193  
RCR Tomlinson Ltd.
    6,152       6,791  
                 
              1,515,733  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.7%
Credit Corp. Group Ltd.
    32,965       81,714  
Decmil Group Ltd. *
    53,356       77,802  
Downer EDI Ltd.
    126,500       875,818  
MAC Services Group Ltd.
    24,619       59,865  
Mineral Resources Ltd.
    52,600       358,365  
PMP Ltd. *
    11,128       7,199  
Salmat Ltd.
    52,982       206,137  
Spotless Group Ltd.
    224,117       584,934  
                 
              2,251,834  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.2%
G.U.D. Holdings Ltd.
    55,445       471,041  
McPherson’s Ltd.
    58,438       166,884  
                 
              637,925  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.3%
Flight Centre Ltd.
    46,810       899,695  
                 
 
Energy 0.7%
Beach Energy Ltd.
    1,086,500       738,075  
Centennial Coal Co., Ltd.
    254,700       994,085  
Whitehaven Coal Ltd.
    172,300       811,969  
                 
              2,544,129  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3%
Goodman Fielder Ltd.
    853,700       1,117,881  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.4%
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
    127,865       70,964  
Healthscope Ltd. (a)
    15,300       62,001  
iSOFT Group Ltd. (a)
    717,381       371,749  
Primary Health Care Ltd.
    94,400       385,382  
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    1,037,200       442,581  
                 
              1,332,677  
                 
 
Materials 0.6%
Gunns Ltd.
    469,000       206,246  
Minara Resources Ltd. *
    333,000       287,114  
Mount Gibson Iron Ltd. *
    614,200       1,052,373  
Panoramic Resources Ltd.
    181,800       400,005  
Resolute Mining Ltd. *
    63,900       58,232  
                 
              2,003,970  
                 
 
Media 0.4%
Amalgamated Holdings Ltd.
    98,998       515,457  
Austereo Group Ltd.
    205,600       323,047  
Photon Group Ltd.
    62,600       64,598  
Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.
    284,523       565,103  
Village Roadshow Ltd.
    16,942       38,427  
                 
              1,506,632  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.3%
AVJennings Ltd. *
    10,083       4,436  
Charter Hall Retail REIT
    774,400       397,545  
ING Industrial Fund
    1,446,357       589,225  
                 
              991,206  
                 
 
Retailing 0.6%
Automotive Holdings Group Ltd.
    163,600       390,200  
Pacific Brands Ltd. *
    903,200       1,097,492  
Specialty Fashion Group Ltd.
    154,629       215,947  
Super Cheap Auto Group Ltd.
    60,553       297,318  
Thorn Group Ltd.
    98,900       101,507  
                 
              2,102,464  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.1%
SMS Management & Technology Ltd.
    60,917       362,365  
UXC Ltd.
    164,500       76,873  
                 
              439,238  
                 
              17,502,992  
 
Austria 0.3%
                 
 
Real Estate 0.3%
Conwert Immobilien Invest SE
    90,421       1,122,487  
 
 
 
See financial notes 49


 

 
 Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
Belgium 2.1%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.0%
Societe Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aeronautques 
    681       16,271  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.9%
Delhaize Group
    37,200       2,985,667  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.1%
Omega Pharma S.A. *
    8,081       401,786  
                 
 
Materials 0.1%
Solvay S.A.
    4,258       437,105  
                 
 
Retailing 1.0%
S.A. D’Ieteren N.V.
    6,320       3,196,106  
                 
              7,036,935  
 
Bermuda 0.0%
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.0%
Lerado Group (Holding) Co., Ltd.
    42,000       6,491  
Tak Sing Alliance Holdings Ltd.
    40,000       6,021  
                 
              12,512  
                 
 
Materials 0.0%
China Oriental Group Co., Ltd. *
    214,000       85,039  
                 
              97,551  
 
Canada 8.3%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 0.2%
Linamar Corp.
    42,140       789,982  
                 
 
Banks 0.2%
Home Capital Group, Inc.
    14,100       600,151  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.0%
Toromont Industries Ltd.
    4,500       131,546  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.3%
Stantec, Inc. *
    9,400       244,429  
Transcontinental, Inc., Class A
    59,400       797,146  
                 
              1,041,575  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.0%
Keystone North America, Inc.
    225       7,636  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.2%
Dundee Corp., Class A *
    56,700       772,636  
                 
 
Energy 1.9%
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. *
    107,400       727,526  
AltaGas Income Trust
    38,000       688,426  
Bankers Petroleum Ltd. *
    10,000       90,189  
Enerplus Resources Fund
    26,900       637,506  
Ensign Energy Services, Inc.
    9,800       141,840  
Freehold Royalty Trust
    31,700       528,724  
Mullen Group Ltd.
    55,500       876,503  
Nuvista Energy Ltd. (a)
    68,500       785,728  
Paramount Resources Ltd., Class A *
    39,200       654,974  
Progress Energy Resources Corp. (a)
    26,200       303,622  
Provident Energy Trust
    103,100       799,909  
ShawCor Ltd., Class A
    13,000       360,183  
Trican Well Service Ltd.
    800       10,350  
                 
              6,605,480  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.1%
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B
    7,900       143,976  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.2%
Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.
    62,900       639,745  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.0%
SXC Health Solutions Corp. *
    700       47,397  
                 
 
Materials 2.8%
Canfor Corp. *
    71,100       661,542  
Cascades, Inc.
    87,800       705,408  
CCL Industries, Inc., Class B
    26,030       723,504  
FNX Mining Co., Inc. *
    9,360       125,058  
Gammon Gold, Inc. *
    98,600       705,777  
Golden Star Resources Ltd. *
    54,314       208,026  
HudBay Minerals, Inc. *
    2,400       30,034  
Inmet Mining Corp.
    10,600       615,868  
Lundin Mining Corp. *
    172,070       913,166  
Methanex Corp.
    5,100       123,527  
New Gold, Inc. *
    169,300       728,441  
Northgate Minerals Corp. *
    62,710       188,318  
PAN American Silver Corp.
    47,300       1,088,834  
Quadra Mining Ltd. *
    54,700       837,478  
Red Back Mining, Inc. *
    26,400       539,359  
Sherritt International Corp.
    74,600       592,011  
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.
    21,100       802,533  
                 
              9,588,884  
                 
 
Media 1.0%
Astral Media, Inc.
    25,000       876,286  
Cogeco Cable, Inc.
    18,500       751,913  
Corus Entertainment, Inc., Class B
    41,300       807,173  
Quebecor, Inc., Class B
    25,000       851,179  
                 
              3,286,551  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1%
Biovail Corp.
    11,300       189,029  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.4%
Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust
    36,300       758,059  
MI Developments, Inc., Class A
    55,900       731,464  
                 
              1,489,523  
                 
 
Retailing 0.2%
Leon’s Furniture Ltd.
    30,010       384,414  
RONA, Inc. *
    6,200       93,643  
                 
              478,057  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.2%
CGI Group, Inc., Class A *
    38,200       571,693  
MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. *
    100       3,717  
Open Text Corp. *
    4,600       219,345  
                 
              794,755  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.3%
Celestica, Inc. *
    89,100       973,770  
                 
 
Utilities 0.2%
ATCO Ltd., Class I
    12,300       617,029  
                 
              28,197,722  
 
 
 
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    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
Cayman Islands 0.1%
                 
 
Materials 0.0%
Xingda International Holdings Ltd.
    367,000       203,027  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1%
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.
    52,000       236,217  
                 
              439,244  
 
China 0.5%
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.2%
Weiqiao Textile Co., Ltd., Class H
    927,000       733,864  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.0%
Great Wall Technology Co., Ltd., Class H
    6,000       2,594  
                 
 
Transportation 0.3%
Sichuan Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H
    1,492,000       882,954  
                 
              1,619,412  
 
Denmark 1.5%
                 
 
Banks 1.1%
Ostjydsk Bank A/S *
    658       49,163  
Sydbank A/S *
    131,216       3,510,849  
                 
              3,560,012  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.1%
Schouw & Co., A/S (a)
    8,707       201,774  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3%
East Asiatic Co., Ltd. A/S (a)
    36,842       1,149,581  
                 
              4,911,367  
 
Finland 1.7%
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
HKScan Oyj, A Shares
    28,755       385,974  
                 
 
Materials 0.7%
Huhtamaki Oyj (a)
    209,207       2,279,679  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.9%
Tieto Oyj (a)
    141,009       3,264,099  
                 
              5,929,752  
 
France 6.8%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 1.0%
Montupet *
    5,831       30,873  
Valeo S.A. *
    90,000       3,208,111  
                 
              3,238,984  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.3%
Faiveley Transport
    5,523       450,770  
Ginger (Groupe Ingenierie Europe)
    8,834       213,804  
Legrand S.A.
    104,800       3,309,448  
Lisi
    2,915       165,725  
Securidev S.A.
    356       9,460  
Zodiac Aerospace
    4,169       205,117  
                 
              4,354,324  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.1%
GL Events S.A.
    13,433       359,403  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.6%
Nexity
    56,316       2,213,181  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.1%
Pierre & Vacances
    3,129       235,666  
                 
 
Materials 0.8%
Rhodia S.A. *
    129,382       2,671,680  
                 
 
Media 1.7%
Lagardere S.C.A.
    107,118       4,329,953  
M6 Metropole Television
    2,776       71,657  
Publicis Groupe
    33,300       1,423,159  
Spir Communication *
    2,944       81,037  
                 
              5,905,806  
                 
 
Software & Services 1.1%
Altran Technologies S.A. (a)*
    100,575       542,435  
Cegid Group
    1,598       47,583  
ESI Group *
    9,000       121,039  
GFI Informatique
    55,536       227,111  
Groupe Steria S.C.A.
    86,239       2,671,108  
Sopra Group
    2,789       199,726  
                 
              3,809,002  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1%
GEA
    1,859       100,347  
HF Co.
    11,710       245,298  
                 
              345,645  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.0%
Afone *
    776       7,622  
                 
              23,141,313  
 
Germany 4.5%
                 
 
Banks 0.2%
Aareal Bank AG *
    23,492       512,012  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.6%
Bilfinger Berger AG
    19,141       1,275,469  
Gildemeister AG
    33,066       443,880  
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG
    61,800       3,594,706  
Muehlbauer Holding AG & Co.
    5,460       157,815  
Westag & Getalit AG
    2,631       55,098  
                 
              5,526,968  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0%
Amadeus Fire AG
    5,097       129,424  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
Frosta AG
    3,380       86,295  
Sektkellerei Schloss Wachenheim AG *
    21,039       264,556  
                 
              350,851  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.7%
Fresenius SE
    32,365       2,409,465  
                 
 
Insurance 0.5%
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG - Reg’d *
    33,002       1,627,197  
                 
 
Media 0.1%
Advanced Inflight Allianz AG
    92,000       342,586  
 
 
 
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    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1%
Analytik Jena AG *
    23,000       318,416  
                 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.2%
Infineon Technologies AG *
    103,078       713,862  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.3%
Bechtle AG
    15,839       487,104  
REALTECH AG
    2,659       29,773  
syzygy AG
    43,243       210,262  
United Internet AG - Reg’d *
    26,772       406,222  
                 
              1,133,361  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.6%
ADVA AG Optical Networking *
    246,241       1,447,745  
Euromicron AG
    25,932       638,935  
                 
              2,086,680  
                 
 
Transportation 0.1%
D. Logistics AG
    131,219       213,242  
Sixt AG
    1,869       59,679  
                 
              272,921  
                 
              15,423,743  
 
Greece 0.0%
                 
 
Banks 0.0%
Bank of Greece
    86       5,236  
 
Hong Kong 2.4%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.0%
Miramar Hotel & Investment Co., Ltd.
    60,000       64,101  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.3%
Alco Holdings Ltd.
    16,000       5,724  
Fountain Set (Holdings) Ltd. *
    462,000       78,356  
Stella International Holdings Ltd.
    14,000       28,614  
Texwinca Holdings Ltd.
    824,000       908,007  
                 
              1,020,701  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.1%
Allied Group Ltd.
    49,291       141,570  
Allied Properties (H.K.) Ltd. *
    1,128,000       235,142  
Sun Hung Kai & Co., Ltd.
    15,000       11,836  
                 
              388,548  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd. (a)
    1,117,000       279,540  
                 
 
Insurance 0.0%
Asia Financial Holdings Ltd.
    436,000       170,095  
                 
 
Real Estate 1.0%
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust
    946,000       451,609  
Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.
    298,000       835,525  
GZI Real Estate Investment Trust
    92,000       39,078  
HKR International Ltd.
    878,400       364,827  
Hon Kwok Land Investment Co., Ltd.
    394,000       137,387  
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.
    218,000       351,432  
New World China Land Ltd.
    213,600       76,092  
Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd. *
    931,000       347,364  
Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Ltd.
    2,136,000       362,468  
Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust
    20,000       4,942  
Wheelock Properties Ltd.
    740,000       473,059  
                 
              3,443,783  
                 
 
Retailing 0.2%
Aeon Stores (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
    4,000       6,903  
Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.
    164,000       225,832  
Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.
    250,000       167,837  
Wing On Co. International Ltd.
    214,500       310,943  
                 
              711,515  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1%
Digital China Holdings Ltd.
    119,000       201,748  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.1%
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.
    149,000       216,741  
Citic 1616 Holdings Ltd.
    84,000       28,426  
                 
              245,167  
                 
 
Transportation 0.4%
Road King Infrastructure Ltd.
    348,000       286,520  
Transport International Holdings Ltd.
    279,600       972,102  
                 
              1,258,622  
                 
 
Utilities 0.1%
Towngas China Co., Ltd.
    629,000       303,370  
                 
              8,087,190  
 
Ireland 1.8%
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.0%
DCC plc
    134,320       3,481,489  
                 
 
Materials 0.8%
Smurfit Kappa Group plc *
    312,644       2,598,347  
                 
              6,079,836  
 
Italy 2.2%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.9%
Danieli S.p.A. - Officine Meccaniche Danieli & C. (a)
    121,268       3,249,633  
Irce S.p.A.
    12,310       23,017  
                 
              3,272,650  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.7%
Benetton Group S.p.A.
    272,984       2,261,772  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.1%
Autogrill S.p.A. *
    24,496       298,120  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.1%
El.En. S.p.A.
    15,350       260,224  
                 
 
Materials 0.3%
Cementir Holding S.p.A.
    209,188       838,928  
Italmobiliare S.p.A. *
    2,169       90,396  
                 
              929,324  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.0%
Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione
    57,664       116,719  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.1%
Buongiorno S.p.A. *
    271,816       400,753  
 
 
 
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    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
                 
 
Transportation 0.0%
Autostrada Torino-Milano S.p.A.
    4,731       66,446  
                 
              7,606,008  
 
Japan 19.2%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 1.7%
Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    3,000       12,434  
Aisan Industry Co., Ltd.
    4,200       38,606  
Fuji Oozx, Inc.
    1,000       2,971  
Fujikura Rubber Ltd.
    500       2,072  
HI-LEX Corp.
    53,200       676,094  
Kikuchi Co., Ltd.
    300       5,466  
NGK SPARK PLUG Co., Ltd.
    52,000       708,338  
Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    12,000       55,641  
Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
    38,000       449,836  
Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.
    3,000       24,067  
Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.
    86,000       686,981  
Nittan Valve Co., Ltd.
    8,300       30,101  
Piolax, Inc.
    6,100       136,677  
SNT Corp.
    12,200       34,356  
SOFT99 Corp.
    29,400       185,086  
Suncall Corp.
    48,000       217,765  
Takata Corp.
    27,400       703,492  
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    33,000       155,715  
Tigers Polymer Corp.
    8,500       33,263  
Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd.
    19,100       261,657  
Topre Corp.
    60,000       477,519  
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. *
    7,000       16,363  
TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    32,900       617,607  
Univance Corp. *
    8,100       22,969  
Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.
    100       959  
Yorozu Corp.
    14,000       191,546  
YUTAKA GIKEN Co., Ltd.
    100       2,567  
                 
              5,750,148  
                 
 
Banks 1.3%
Aichi Bank Ltd.
    15,100       1,221,826  
The Bank of Nagoya Ltd.
    81,000       329,742  
The Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd. *
    49,900       390,957  
The Eighteenth Bank Ltd.
    186,000       559,995  
The Higashi-Nippon Bank Ltd.
    356,000       747,203  
The Mie Bank Ltd.
    79,000       219,094  
The San-in Godo Bank Ltd.
    94,000       784,589  
The Taiko Bank Ltd.
    49,000       110,220  
                 
              4,363,626  
                 
 
Capital Goods 3.7%
Aichi Electric Co., Ltd.
    3,000       7,117  
Aida Engineering Ltd.
    121,300       506,947  
Amano Corp.
    44,600       406,407  
C-Cube Corp.
    43,200       123,435  
Chodai Co., Ltd.
    15,500       41,465  
Chudenko Corp.
    55,100       703,500  
CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.
    19,700       104,367  
DAIHEN Corp.
    2,000       9,520  
Daiwa Industries Ltd.
    9,000       45,182  
Denkyosha Co., Ltd.
    20,000       90,701  
Fujikura Ltd.
    164,000       946,418  
Fujitec Co., Ltd.
    127,000       755,322  
Fukushima Industries Corp.
    14,200       134,802  
Furusato Industries Ltd.
    23,000       162,150  
Futaba Corp.
    25,200       498,347  
Hino Motors Ltd.
    8,000       33,826  
Hitachi Metals Techno Ltd.
    500       2,070  
IHI Transport Machinery Co., Ltd.
    42,000       183,104  
Inabata & Co., Ltd.
    900       4,251  
Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.
    126,000       451,810  
Kamei Corp.
    59,000       292,472  
Kanaden Corp.
    44,000       233,465  
Kawada Technologies, Inc. *
    400       6,972  
Koatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    11,000       21,767  
Maeda Corp.
    74,000       220,309  
Marufuji Sheet Piling Co., Ltd.
    29,000       48,430  
Minebea Co., Ltd.
    104,000       633,594  
Mitani Corp.
    28,100       164,748  
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (a)
    249,000       621,501  
NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.
    22,600       299,741  
Nihon Decoluxe Co., Ltd.
    4,000       25,885  
Nishio Rent All Co., Ltd.
    3,700       27,188  
Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. *
    28,700       101,720  
Nitta Corp.
    700       11,172  
Nitto Kogyo Corp.
    53,300       557,668  
Noritz Corp.
    48,800       752,430  
NTN Corp.
    42,000       189,995  
Ohmoto Gumi Co., Ltd.
    34,000       114,996  
Onoken Co., Ltd.
    2,800       25,231  
Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd.
    27,000       126,001  
Sanso Electric Co., Ltd. *
    15,000       31,087  
Sanyo Engineering & Construction, Inc.
    12,000       41,099  
Seibu Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    30,000       117,458  
Sekisui Jushi Corp.
    15,000       129,824  
Senshu Electric Co., Ltd.
    13,800       144,797  
ShinMaywa Industries Ltd.
    173,000       640,811  
Solcom Co., Ltd.
    1,000       2,642  
Sugimoto & Co., Ltd.
    2,600       24,490  
Sumikin Bussan Corp.
    37,000       84,749  
Tadano Ltd.
    11,000       59,583  
Taisei Oncho Co., Ltd.
    24,000       91,115  
Totech Corp.
    18,000       52,895  
Toto Ltd.
    58,000       395,764  
Trinity Industrial Corp.
    1,000       3,781  
Tsurumi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    11,000       77,416  
Uehara Sei Shoji Co., Ltd.
    31,000       117,404  
Wakita & Co., Ltd.
    56,000       223,517  
Yamabiko Corp.
    14,000       172,517  
Yondenko Corp.
    5,000       23,315  
Yurtec Corp.
    64,000       323,992  
                 
              12,444,282  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.2%
Daiohs Corp.
    100       533  
FujiStaff Holdings, Inc.
    23       3,027  
Kawanishi Warehouse Co., Ltd.
    7,000       44,288  
Kimura Unity Co., Ltd.
    700       5,902  
Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.
    7,000       104,049  
Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.
    7,400       85,776  
Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)
    2,000       16,198  
Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.
    24,700       272,984  
Wesco, Inc.
    12,600       22,787  
                 
              555,544  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 2.0%
Charle Co., Ltd.
    3,400       11,604  
Cleanup Corp.
    15,900       131,025  
Corona Corp.
    27,200       346,278  
Fujishoji Co., Ltd.
    33       31,773  
Fujix Ltd.
    11,000       31,298  
Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    14,100       594,929  
Heiwa Corp.
    35,500       365,119  
Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
    47,000       88,082  
Kurabo Industries Ltd.
    382,000       649,263  
Maruzen Co., Ltd.
    10,000       56,234  
Mitsui Home Co., Ltd.
    4,000       21,914  
NAMCO BANDAI Holdings, Inc.
    74,600       727,555  
Pioneer Corp. *
    121,000       444,687  
Roland Corp.
    43,100       517,571  
Sanei-International Co., Ltd.
    27,100       368,240  
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.
    67,800       821,460  
SRI Sports Ltd.
    459       437,555  
Tachikawa Corp.
    27,600       128,499  
Tamron Co., Ltd.
    8,700       145,975  
The Japan Wool Textile Co., Ltd.
    2,000       15,576  
Tokyo Style Co., Ltd.
    115,000       800,287  
Yamato International, Inc.
    9,300       34,823  
Zojirushi Corp.
    44,000       101,190  
                 
              6,870,937  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.3%
Eikoh, Inc.
    5,200       22,410  
Hurxley Corp.
    3,000       20,630  
Ichishin Co., Ltd.
    16,500       42,641  
Nippon Game Card Corp.
    113       130,632  
Nissin Healthcare Food Service Co., Ltd.
    25,600       328,811  
Shidax Corp. (a)
    52,900       209,469  
Shingakukai Co., Ltd.
    30,800       106,174  
                 
              860,767  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.0%
Daiko Clearing Services Corp. (a)
    3,400       14,578  
IBJ Leasing Co., Ltd.
    700       13,984  
                 
              28,562  
                 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.6%
Allied Hearts Holdings Co., Ltd.
    2,000       22,744  
Cawachi Ltd.
    32,400       621,353  
Create S.D. Co., Ltd.
    7,100       133,125  
Itochu-Shokuhin Co., Ltd.
    2,200       69,768  
Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.
    10,200       167,390  
Kirindo Co., Ltd.
    7,300       31,477  
Marukyo Corp.
    8,000       41,408  
Maxvalu Nishinihon Co., Ltd.
    6,900       98,208  
Okuwa Co., Ltd
    2,000       20,156  
Satoh & Co., Ltd.
    100       948  
Shoei Foods Corp.
    2,000       11,063  
Uny Co., Ltd.
    24,500       202,947  
Valor Co., Ltd.
    84,800       692,530  
                 
              2,113,117  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.8%
Coca-Cola Central Japan Co., Ltd.
    2,900       35,468  
Fuji Foods, Inc.
    6,000       23,546  
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd. *
    19,100       741,166  
Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd.
    67,300       532,150  
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
    217,000       854,941  
Nichiwa Sangyo Co., Ltd.
    32,000       78,427  
Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    34,000       82,943  
Nissin Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    76,000       167,421  
Oriental Yeast Co., Ltd.
    12,000       58,154  
Sonton Food Industry Co., Ltd.
    29,000       218,338  
                 
              2,792,554  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.6%
BML, Inc.
    31,700       801,108  
Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd. (a)
    12,700       293,419  
Hitachi Medical Corp.
    58,000       495,599  
JEOL Ltd.
    12,000       46,244  
Kawasumi Laboratories, Inc.
    4,000       30,140  
Medipal Holdings Corp.
    2,300       27,269  
N.I.C. Corp.
    32,500       132,145  
Nakanishi, Inc.
    100       10,439  
Tokiwa Yakuhin Co., Ltd.
    12,000       33,640  
Vital Ksk Holdings, Inc. *
    16,500       107,710  
                 
              1,977,713  
                 
 
Household & Personal Products 0.0%
Artnature, Inc.
    1,200       9,889  
                 
 
Materials 2.1%
Asahi Industries Co., Ltd.
    94       184,372  
Chubu Steel Plate Co., Ltd.
    52,800       338,908  
Japan Pmc
    3,600       11,177  
Koei Chemical Co., Ltd.
    1,000       2,785  
Kyoei Steel Ltd.
    40,700       859,497  
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. *
    264,000       791,981  
Nichia Steel Works Ltd.
    72,000       196,877  
Nihon Kagaku Sangyo Co., Ltd.
    16,000       110,657  
Nihon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd.
    13,000       43,145  
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    82,000       741,091  
Nitto FC Co., Ltd.
    6,000       31,665  
Osaka Steel Co., Ltd.
    41,400       659,876  
Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    23,000       112,029  
SK Kaken Co., Ltd.
    2,000       52,786  
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
    48,000       275,467  
Teijin Ltd.
    120,000       403,373  
Tenma Corp.
    41,500       482,651  
Toagosei Co., Ltd.
    171,000       728,523  
Tokyo Tekko Co., Ltd.
    50,000       152,467  
Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    51,000       229,188  
Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd.
    114,000       688,832  
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.
    10,000       44,870  
                 
              7,142,217  
                 
 
Media 0.7%
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
    800       4,270  
Daiichikosho Co., Ltd.
    72,800       939,180  
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corp. (c)
    18,000       150,369  
SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc.
    38       16,345  
Toei Co., Ltd.
    96,000       491,439  
Tohokushinsha Film Corp.
    21,200       124,377  
TV Asahi Corp.
    382       580,624  
                 
              2,306,604  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.2%
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
    1,000       11,338  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    38,900       763,476  
                 
              774,814  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.2%
AIRPORT FACILITIES Co., Ltd.
    700       3,852  
Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.
    6,000       18,056  
Keihanshin Real Estate Co., Ltd.
    8,500       40,487  
Sankyo Frontier Co., Ltd.
    37,000       79,502  
Tokyu Land Corp.
    168,000       643,062  
                 
              784,959  
                 
 
Retailing 1.3%
Alpen Co., Ltd.
    2,600       41,572  
AOKl Holdings, Inc.
    57,000       764,404  
AOYAMA TRADING Co., Ltd.
    65,000       1,073,660  
AT-Group Co., Ltd.
    20,000       198,992  
Belluna Co., Ltd.
    77,150       327,633  
EDION Corp. (a)
    1,400       14,405  
Haruyama Trading Co., Ltd.
    21,800       100,619  
Hikari Furniture Co., Ltd.
    1,000       4,728  
King Co., Ltd.
    38,200       99,734  
Kitamura Co., Ltd.
    2,100       9,470  
Kohnan Shoji Co., Ltd.
    40,600       463,579  
Ku Holdings Co., Ltd.
    5,500       22,144  
Mac House Co., Ltd.
    8,900       40,646  
NAFCO Co., Ltd.
    40,100       735,413  
Nagahori Corp.
    25,000       57,760  
Sazaby League Ltd.
    32,500       486,531  
Tokyo Derica Co., Ltd.
    13,100       44,677  
Warehouse Co., Ltd.
    14,900       55,194  
                 
              4,541,161  
                 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.1%
Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co., Ltd.
    1,100       16,449  
Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. *
    115,000       440,116  
UKC Holdings Corp. *
    100       1,337  
                 
              457,902  
                 
 
Software & Services 1.0%
eAccess Ltd.
    1,198       875,730  
Fujitsu Broad Solution & Consulting, Inc.
    1,500       12,480  
NEC Fielding Ltd.
    68,100       923,438  
Net One Systems Co., Ltd.
    603       768,198  
Nifty Corp.
    223       174,111  
So-net Entertainment Corp.
    214       533,280  
                 
              3,287,237  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 1.8%
Brother Industries Ltd.
    3,700       44,818  
Canon Finetech, Inc.
    2,100       36,744  
Daishinku Corp.
    79,000       378,551  
Eizo Nanao Corp.
    23,300       575,033  
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
    1,100       5,208  
Hagiwara Electric Co., Ltd.
    10,300       73,881  
Hakuto Co., Ltd.
    39,700       386,241  
Hosiden Corp.
    71,900       942,970  
I-O Data Device, Inc.
    2,900       14,584  
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.
    65,000       492,639  
Japan Digital Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    28,100       300,026  
Katsuragawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    3,000       8,675  
Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    9,700       113,575  
MACNICA, Inc.
    200       3,276  
NEC Mobiling Ltd.
    3,600       86,511  
Nippon Antenna Co., Ltd.
    3,200       23,614  
OPTEX Co., Ltd.
    400       4,816  
Riso Kagaku Corp.
    45,600       543,505  
Ryoyo Electro Corp.
    40,600       389,042  
Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd.
    15,400       133,056  
Sumida Corp.
    10,100       111,807  
Topcon Corp.
    4,900       27,125  
Toshiba Tec Corp. *
    203,000       804,483  
Tsuzuki Densan Co., Ltd.
    14,300       41,929  
Yokogawa Electric Corp.
    69,000       602,688  
                 
              6,144,797  
                 
 
Transportation 0.5%
Isewan Terminal Service Co., Ltd.
    45,000       192,257  
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
    98,000       597,108  
Meiko Trans Co., Ltd.
    25,000       198,740  
Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co., Ltd.
    16,000       181,252  
Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.
    93,000       663,220  
Tokyo Kisen Co., Ltd.
    1,000       4,066  
                 
              1,836,643  
                 
 
Utilities 0.1%
Hokuriku Gas Co., Ltd.
    5,000       12,675  
Keiyo Gas Co., Ltd.
    49,000       221,179  
Otaki Gas Co., Ltd.
    12,000       59,015  
                 
              292,869  
                 
              65,336,342  
 
Luxembourg 1.1%
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.3%
COLT Telecom Group S.A. *
    436,582       842,225  
                 
 
Transportation 0.8%
Stolt-Nielsen S.A.
    175,283       2,878,202  
                 
              3,720,427  
 
Malaysia 0.0%
                 
 
Real Estate 0.0%
Rekapacific Berhad (b)(c)*
    24,000        
 
Netherlands 1.7%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.1%
Ballast Nedam N.V. CVA
    15,484       280,089  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.1%
Teleplan International N.V. *
    99,301       308,581  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.1%
Accell Group N.V.
    3,624       179,417  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.5%
CSM *
    53,400       1,657,081  
                 
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.0%
Mediq N.V.
    5,083       93,606  
                 
 
Materials 0.8%
James Hardie Industries N.V. CDI *
    1,600       10,659  
Koninklijke DSM N.V. (a)
    64,500       2,873,457  
                 
              2,884,116  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
                 
 
Media 0.0%
DOCdata N.V.
    9,279       117,872  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1%
Fornix Biosciences N.V.
    14,744       175,175  
                 
 
Retailing 0.0%
Macintosh Retail Group N.V.
    723       15,527  
                 
              5,711,464  
 
New Zealand 0.2%
                 
 
Transportation 0.2%
Air New Zealand Ltd.
    871,400       785,596  
 
Norway 0.2%
                 
 
Energy 0.2%
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co., A.S.A. (a)*
    27,060       575,753  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.0%
EDB Business Partner A.S.A. *
    4,621       14,519  
                 
              590,272  
 
Portugal 0.5%
                 
 
Banks 0.4%
Banif, SGPS, S.A. - Reg’d
    810,000       1,236,352  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.0%
Teixeira Duarte-Engenharia e Construcoes S.A. *
    1,786       2,556  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.0%
Ibersol - SGPS, S.A.
    5,875       63,877  
                 
 
Materials 0.0%
Corticeira Amorim, S.A. *
    3,256       4,173  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.1%
Novabase, SGPS, S.A. *
    52,394       304,294  
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.0%
Sonaecom, SGPS, S.A. *
    66,550       143,426  
                 
              1,754,678  
 
Republic of Korea 3.6%
                 
 
Automobiles & Components 0.2%
Dong Ah Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    22,280       168,774  
Halla Climate Control Corp.
    36,060       433,326  
SL Corp. *
    10,920       81,810  
                 
              683,910  
                 
 
Banks 0.0%
Jinheung Mutual Savings Bank Co., Ltd.
    38,880       138,467  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.4%
CJ Corp.
    9,170       546,276  
Daesang Holdings Co., Ltd.
    32,890       97,074  
Dongbu Corp.
    19,030       117,800  
Doosan Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    28,900       156,902  
Gaon Cable Ltd.
    170       4,357  
Hanshin Construction Co., Ltd.
    5,130       61,216  
KCC Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
    5,303       134,047  
Kyeryong Construction Industrial Co., Ltd.
    5,510       99,049  
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. *
    11,446       77,622  
                 
              1,294,343  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.3%
Kolon Corp.
    1,089       29,615  
Kolon Industries, Inc. *
    2,800       114,826  
Sam Kwang Glass Ind. Co., Ltd.
    1,610       69,511  
Youngone Corp. *
    50,072       397,261  
Youngone Holdings Co., Ltd.
    12,518       337,554  
                 
              948,767  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.8%
Daishin Securities Co. *
    60,560       841,967  
Hanwha Securities Co., Ltd. *
    59,670       425,022  
NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. *
    14,206       132,951  
Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd. *
    12,833       424,338  
Tong Yang Securities, Inc. *
    60,000       556,264  
Woori Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.
    7,270       100,832  
Yuhwa Securities Co., Ltd. *
    10,300       134,782  
                 
              2,616,156  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
Dongwon F&B Co., Ltd.
    2,850       106,695  
Namyang Dairy Products Co., Ltd.
    530       250,139  
Ottogi Corp.
    1,223       140,517  
                 
              497,351  
                 
 
Household & Personal Products 0.1%
Pacific Corp.
    4,183       487,610  
                 
 
Materials 1.3%
Hanwha Chemical Corp.
    83,480       1,017,328  
KISCO Corp.
    5,100       179,278  
KISWIRE Ltd.
    4,100       148,565  
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
    5,140       916,776  
KP Chemical Corp. *
    45,700       330,825  
KPX Holdings Corp.
    3,710       207,231  
Moorim Paper Co., Ltd.
    3,630       26,724  
SeAH Holdings Corp.
    1,708       92,552  
SeAH Steel Corp.
    2,890       96,741  
SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    17,190       802,225  
Young Poong Corp.
    794       449,123  
                 
              4,267,368  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.0%
Daewoong Co., Ltd.
    1,220       20,685  
Green Cross Holdings Corp.
    126       10,462  
Jeil Pharmaceutical Co.
    13,280       110,681  
                 
              141,828  
                 
 
Retailing 0.2%
CJ O Shopping Co., Ltd. *
    2,880       183,211  
Daegu Department Store Co., Ltd. *
    10,350       109,733  
GS Home Shopping, Inc.
    3,840       236,477  
                 
              529,421  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.0%
Daou Data Corp.
    34,160       106,232  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
                 
 
Telecommunication Services 0.1%
LG Telecom Ltd.
    52,575       358,717  
                 
 
Transportation 0.0%
Sebang Co., Ltd.
    4,020       49,895  
                 
 
Utilities 0.1%
KyungDong City Gas Co., Ltd.
    90       3,754  
Seoul City Gas Co., Ltd.
    1,413       63,038  
YESCO Co., Ltd.
    6,770       148,390  
                 
              215,182  
                 
              12,335,247  
 
Singapore 1.5%
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.5%
Gallant Venture Ltd. *
    166,000       28,973  
Haw Par Corp., Ltd.
    164,000       699,751  
Hi-P International Ltd.
    274,000       124,224  
Hong Leong Asia Ltd.
    139,000       450,053  
Low Keng Huat (Singapore) Ltd.
    606,000       198,938  
Tuan Sing Holdings Ltd. *
    158,000       27,136  
                 
              1,529,075  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.0%
HTL International Holdings Ltd.
    27,000       15,523  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.4%
Hong Leong Finance Ltd.
    87,000       188,935  
Kim Eng Holdings Ltd.
    352,513       508,406  
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Ltd.
    527,850       637,349  
                 
              1,334,690  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
Cerebos Pacific Ltd.
    27,000       71,192  
People’s Food Holdings Ltd. (a)
    800,000       339,438  
                 
              410,630  
                 
 
Household & Personal Products 0.0%
GP Batteries International Ltd.
    6,000       7,626  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.4%
Fortune REIT
    19,000       8,731  
Mapletree Logistics Trust
    445,000       270,148  
Singapore Land Ltd.
    9,000       43,770  
Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd.
    228,000       237,780  
Starhill Global REIT
    433,000       173,213  
UOL Group Ltd.
    249,000       693,115  
Wheelock Properties (S) Ltd.
    31,000       41,807  
Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.
    8,000       10,331  
                 
              1,478,895  
                 
 
Retailing 0.1%
Metro Holdings Ltd.
    306,000       180,114  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.0%
ECS Holdings Ltd.
    113,000       53,258  
Elec & Eltek International Co., Ltd.
    12,000       29,126  
                 
              82,384  
                 
              5,038,937  
 
South Korea 0.0%
                 
 
Materials 0.0%
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
    4,730       46,203  
 
Spain 4.0%
                 
 
Banks 1.9%
Banco de Sabadell S.A. (a)
    750,203       4,143,714  
Banco Pastor S.A. (a)
    9,807       56,898  
Bankinter S.A.
    266,000       2,216,983  
                 
              6,417,595  
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.6%
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A.
    3,431       2,020,005  
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A.
    93,300       3,412,315  
                 
              5,432,320  
                 
 
Insurance 0.3%
Grupo Catalana Occidente S.A.
    46,788       951,931  
                 
 
Materials 0.2%
Miquel y Costas & Miquel S.A.
    40,750       924,655  
                 
              13,726,501  
 
Sweden 3.6%
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.6%
NCC AB, B Shares
    136,076       2,370,972  
Saab AB, B Shares
    209,615       3,187,251  
Trelleborg AB, B Shares
    1,967       14,328  
                 
              5,572,551  
                 
 
Materials 1.0%
Boliden AB
    226,048       3,229,547  
                 
 
Media 0.2%
Eniro AB *
    187,059       592,984  
                 
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1%
Biotage AB
    178,800       185,378  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.2%
Fabege AB (a)
    93,182       629,312  
Klovern AB *
    58,867       213,263  
                 
              842,575  
                 
 
Retailing 0.1%
Bilia AB, A Shares *
    15,750       187,629  
                 
 
Software & Services 0.2%
Addnode AB
    34,730       136,504  
Industrial & Financial Systems AB, B Shares
    23,779       303,430  
Know IT AB
    34,319       318,985  
                 
              758,919  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.2%
Nolato AB, Class B (a)
    80,049       808,991  
                 
              12,178,574  
 
Switzerland 8.6%
                 
 
Banks 1.0%
Banque Cantonale de Geneve
    1,245       282,396  
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise - Reg’d
    6,679       3,118,146  
                 
              3,400,542  
                 
 
Capital Goods 0.4%
Bucher Industries AG - Reg’d
    1,140       154,413  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG - Reg’d (a)*
    7,981       271,253  
Schindler Holding AG
    157       13,811  
Schindler Holding AG - Reg’d
    2,032       176,405  
Swisslog Holding AG - Reg’d
    643,677       617,134  
                 
              1,233,016  
                 
 
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.6%
AFG Arbonia-Forster Holding AG *
    7,369       176,157  
Forbo Holding AG - Reg’d
    4,073       1,746,684  
                 
              1,922,841  
                 
 
Consumer Services 0.9%
Kuoni Reisen Holding AG - Reg’d
    7,960       3,193,309  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.1%
Compagnie Financiere Tradition S.A.
    2,724       307,892  
                 
 
Insurance 3.1%
Baloise Holding AG - Reg’d
    44,800       3,973,202  
Helvetia Patria Holding AG - Reg’d
    8,459       2,975,316  
Swiss Life Holding AG - Reg’d *
    28,834       3,781,369  
                 
              10,729,887  
                 
 
Materials 1.1%
Clariant AG - Reg’d *
    290,000       3,691,512  
CPH Chemie & Papier Holding AG - Reg’d
    102       157,992  
                 
              3,849,504  
                 
 
Real Estate 0.7%
Swiss Prime Site AG - Reg’d *
    37,973       2,378,094  
Zueblin Immobilien Holding AG - Reg’d *
    2,949       13,350  
                 
              2,391,444  
                 
 
Retailing 0.2%
Valora Holding AG - Reg’d
    2,184       565,752  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.5%
Ascom Holding AG - Reg’d *
    164,877       1,745,414  
                 
              29,339,601  
 
United Kingdom 14.9%
                 
 
Capital Goods 1.5%
Carr’s Milling Industries plc
    27,358       188,897  
Charter International plc
    81,265       925,631  
Galliford Try plc
    116,734       566,331  
Hampson Industries plc
    301,124       276,307  
Interserve plc
    28,536       93,891  
Morgan Sindall plc
    204,602       1,692,134  
Senior plc
    190,535       319,207  
Travis Perkins plc *
    17,274       214,899  
WSP Group plc
    151,692       669,860  
                 
              4,947,157  
                 
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0%
Hogg Robinson Group plc
    212,677       101,662  
                 
 
Consumer Services 2.5%
Millennium & Copthorne Hotel plc
    413,000       3,043,658  
Thomas Cook Group plc
    852,000       3,490,254  
William Hill plc
    603,473       1,937,991  
                 
              8,471,903  
                 
 
Diversified Financials 0.8%
Tullett Prebon plc
    483,713       2,564,062  
                 
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.5%
Britvic plc
    230,480       1,620,253  
                 
 
Household & Personal Products 0.0%
Fiberweb plc
    127,194       99,313  
                 
 
Insurance 1.0%
Beazley plc
    3,920       6,451  
Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd.
    236,357       1,040,147  
Novae Group plc
    15,977       71,705  
Old Mutual plc *
    1,238,774       2,301,377  
                 
              3,419,680  
                 
 
Materials 1.4%
DS Smith plc
    287,249       587,436  
Hill & Smith Holdings plc
    115,430       602,321  
Mondi plc
    506,000       3,552,573  
                 
              4,742,330  
                 
 
Media 0.6%
4imprint plc
    68,000       162,008  
Chime Communications plc
    229,025       622,912  
Creston plc *
    288,000       391,802  
Trinity Mirror plc *
    312,000       703,772  
                 
              1,880,494  
                 
 
Retailing 2.6%
Debenhams plc *
    1,804,062       2,068,731  
Game Group plc
    932,596       1,392,910  
HMV Group plc (a)
    1,030,000       1,322,650  
Home Retail Group plc
    840,000       3,456,061  
Inchcape plc *
    1,655,947       740,719  
                 
              8,981,071  
                 
 
Software & Services 1.7%
Computacenter plc
    486,681       2,270,574  
Logica plc
    1,696,000       3,513,225  
                 
              5,783,799  
                 
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1%
Oxford Instruments plc
    58,450       238,597  
Vislink plc
    470,153       175,976  
                 
              414,573  
                 
 
Transportation 2.2%
Arriva plc
    319,357       3,551,004  
Braemar Shipping Services plc
    64,440       435,671  
Clarkson plc
    14,765       194,931  
FirstGroup plc
    620,000       3,376,724  
                 
              7,558,330  
                 
 
Utilities 0.0%
Drax Group plc
    18,841       106,919  
                 
              50,691,546  
                 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $305,684,571)
    328,456,176  
         
                 
                 
 
 Preferred Stock 0.5% of net assets
 
Germany 0.5%
Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGAA
    16,048       1,117,524  
 
 
 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
    34,400       580,168  
                 
Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $1,452,345)
    1,697,692  
         
                 
                 
 
 Rights 0.0% of net assets
 
Republic of Korea 0.0%
Hanwha Securities Co., Ltd. (b)(c)*
    14,463       31,957  
 
Spain 0.0%
Banco Pastor S.A. *
    9,807       1,271  
                 
Total Rights
(Cost $1,359)
    33,228  
         
 
End of Investments.
                 
                 
 
 Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan 5.2% of net assets
                 
                 
State Street Navigator Security Lending Prime Portfolio
    17,719,621       17,719,621  
                 
Total Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan
(Cost $17,719,621)
    17,719,621  
         
 
End of collateral invested for securities on loan.
 
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $312,709,209 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $42,159,775 and ($24,681,888), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $17,477,887.
 
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $290,645,013 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s board of trustees.
 
* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(b) Fair-valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(c) Illiquid security. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $182,326 or 0.1% of net assets.
 
     
CDI —
  CHESS Depositary Interest
CVA —
  Dutch Certificate
Reg’d —
  Registered
REIT —
  Real Estate Investment Trust
 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value including securities on loan of $16,838,069 (cost $307,138,275)
        $330,187,096  
Foreign currency, at value (cost $2,503,469)
        2,502,290  
Collateral invested for securities on loan
        17,719,621  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        11,318,998  
Dividends
        1,697,874  
Foreign tax reclaims
        433,899  
Fund shares sold
        197,778  
Interest
        404  
Income from securities on loan
  +     29,165  
   
Total assets
        364,087,125  
 
Liabilities
Collateral held for securities on loan
        17,719,621  
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        3,339,917  
Due to custodian
        1,393,652  
Fund shares redeemed
        270,767  
Distribution and shareholder services fees
        258,142  
Investment adviser fees
        28,009  
Trustee’s retirement plan
        13,749  
Accrued expenses
  +     302,188  
   
Total liabilities
        23,326,045  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        364,087,125  
Total liabilities
      23,326,045  
   
Net assets
        $340,761,080  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        717,214,466  
Distribution in excess of net investment income
        (1,367,761 )
Net realized capital losses
        (398,172,446 )
Net unrealized capital gains
        23,086,821  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class
 
                             
            Shares
             
Share Class   Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
Investor Shares
  $141,185,212       11,948,935         $11.82      
Select Shares
  $199,575,868       16,718,465         $11.94      
 
 
 
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Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $979,491)
        $10,656,051  
Interest
        22,286  
Securities on loan
  +     42,881  
   
Total investment income
        10,721,218  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser fees
        3,981,163  
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares )
        412,184  
Custodian fees
        361,200  
Sub-Accounting fees (Investor Shares )
        247,310  
Accounting and administration fees
        107,336  
Transfer agent fees
        106,545  
Professional fees
        95,921  
Shareholder reports
        68,258  
Trustees’ fees
        44,805  
Registration fees
        31,540  
Interest expense
        747  
Other expenses
  +     205,314  
   
Total expenses
      5,662,323  
   
Net investment income
        5,058,895  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized losses on investments
        (29,009,819 )
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions
  +     498,622  
   
Net realized losses
        (28,511,197 )
Net unrealized gains on investments
        196,044,108  
Net unrealized gains on foreign currency translations
  +     112,848  
   
Net unrealized gains
  +     196,156,956  
   
Net realized and unrealized gains
        167,645,759  
             
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
        $172,704,654  
 
 
 
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 Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
 

Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
 
                     
 
Operations
                     
4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
Net investment income
        $5,058,895       $16,288,981  
Net realized losses
        (28,511,197 )     (287,264,910 )
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  +     196,156,956       (218,098,910 )
   
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations
        172,704,654       (489,074,839 )
 
Distributions to Shareholders1
Distributions from net investment income
                   
Investor Shares
        3,764,550       4,469,511  
Select Shares
  +     6,501,862       7,704,614  
   
Total distributions from net investment income
        $10,266,412       $12,174,125  
 
Transactions in Fund Shares1
                                     
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares Sold
                                   
Investor Shares
        379,403       $3,993,086       513,126       $6,697,143  
Select Shares
  +     4,038,062       44,637,997       5,524,993       71,369,166  
   
Total shares sold
        4,417,465       $48,631,083       6,038,119       $78,066,309  
                                     
                                     
Shares Reinvested
                                   
Investor Shares
        290,710       $3,221,071       416,709       $3,817,051  
Select Shares
  +     498,600       5,574,345       733,865       6,788,252  
   
Total shares reinvested
        789,310       $8,795,416       1,150,574       $10,605,303  
                                     
                                     
Shares Redeemed
                                   
Investor Shares
        (7,675,442 )     ($82,841,838 )     (13,266,975 )     ($162,910,757 )
Select Shares
  +     (12,734,654 )     (139,859,826 )     (17,446,448 )     (217,326,237 )
   
Total shares redeemed
        (20,410,096 )     ($222,701,664 )     (30,713,423 )     ($380,236,994 )
                                     
Net transactions in fund shares
        (15,203,321 )     ($165,275,165 )     (23,524,730 )     ($291,565,382 )
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        4/1/09-3/31/10     4/1/08-3/31/09  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        43,870,721       $343,598,003       67,395,451       $1,136,412,349  
Total decrease
  +     (15,203,321 )     (2,836,923 )     (23,524,730 )     (792,814,346 )
   
End of period
        28,667,400       $340,761,080       43,870,721       $343,598,003  
   
                                     
(Distribution in excess of net investment income)/Net investment income not yet distributed
                ($1,367,761 )             $275,406  
 
 
 
     
1
  Effective on July 31, 2008, the Institutional shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes
 
 
1. Business Structure of the Funds:
 
Each of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds in this report is a series of Laudus Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The list below shows all the Funds in the Trust including the Funds discussed in this report, which are highlighted (individually each such highlighted portfolio, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):
 
     
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
  Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Capitalization Growth Fund
 
 
At a meeting on April 28, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the liquidation of each of the Funds (see Financial Note 11). Accordingly, as of close of business on April 30, 2010, each Fund is closed to new investments from all investors. You can also refer to the prospectus supplement in the back of this annual report about the closure and liquidation of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds.
 
Prior to November 20, 2009, the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund offered two share classes: Investor Shares and Select Shares. Shares of each class represented an interest in the same portfolio. Effective November 19, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund were converted into Select Shares and the Fund no longer offers separate share classes. Immediately after and as a result of the conversion, each shareholder of the Investor Shares became owners of Select Shares of the Fund.
 
The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund, Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund and Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund are authorized to issue an unlimited number of Investor Shares and Select Shares of no par value. The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of no par value. Each class of shares generally has identical rights and preferences, except that each class is subject to different eligibility conditions, bear different distribution and sub-transfer agent expenses, and separate voting rights on matters pertaining solely to that class of shares.
 
Each Fund maintains its own account for purposes of holding assets and accounting, and is considered a separate entity for tax purposes. Within its accounts, each Fund may also keep certain assets in segregated accounts, as required by securities law.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
 
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies the Funds use in their preparation of financial statements. The accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
(a) Security Valuation
 
The Funds value the securities in their portfolios every business day. The Funds use the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Securities traded on an exchange or over-the-counter: valued at the closing value for the day, or, on days when no closing value has been reported, halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes. Securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective exchanges with these values then translated into U.S. dollars at the valuation date exchange rate.
 
  •  Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value each fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, a fund may fair value a security when a security is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. Each Fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the procedures.
 
  •  International fair valuation: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value foreign securities that trade in markets that close prior to when the fund values their holdings. By fair valuing securities whose prices may have been
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
  affected by events occurring after the close of trading, each fund seeks to establish prices that investors might expect to realize upon the current sales of these securities. This methodology is designed to deter “arbitrage” market timers, who seek to exploit delays between the change in the value of a fund’s portfolio holdings and the net asset value of the fund’s shares, and seeks to help ensure that the prices at which the fund’s shares are purchased and redeemed are fair and do not result in dilution of shareholder interest or other harm to shareholders. When fair value pricing is used at the open or close of a reporting period, it may cause a temporary divergence between the return of a Fund and that of its index or benchmark. Each Fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to these procedures.
 
  •  Futures and forward contracts: valued at their settlement prices as of the close of their exchanges (for futures) or at a value based on that day’s exchange rates (for forwards).
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: valued at their respective net asset values as determined by the underlying Fund in accordance with the 1940 Act for a given day.
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (level 3 measurements).
 
The Funds adopted the authoritative guidance under GAAP on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly. Accordingly, if the Funds determine that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
 
The guidance establishes three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices.
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. In addition, international securities whose markets close hours before the Funds value their holdings may require fair valuations due to significant movement in the U.S. markets occurring after the daily close of the foreign markets. The Board of Trustees has approved a vendor that would calculate fair valuations of international equity securities based on a number of factors that appear to correlate to the movements in the U.S. markets. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Funds’ results of operations.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2010:
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices
                   
    in Active
    Significant
             
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
       
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
       
    Assets
    Inputs
    Inputs
       
Description
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total*
 
 
Common Stock(a)
    $100,139,781       $—       $—       $100,139,781  
Other Investment Company
    143,931                   143,931  
                                 
Total
    $100,283,712       $—       $—       $100,283,712  
                                 
 
     
*
  The fund had no Other Financial Instruments.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices
                   
    in Active
    Significant
             
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
       
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
       
    Assets
    Inputs
    Inputs
       
Description
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
 
Common Stock(a)
    $343,825,168       $—       $—       $343,825,168  
Other Investment Company
    4,676,959                   4,676,959  
                                 
Total
    $348,502,127       $—       $—       $348,502,127  
                                 
Other Financial Instruments
                               
Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan
    $3,780,125       $—       $—       $3,780,125  
 
     
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices
                   
    in Active
    Significant
             
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
       
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
       
    Assets
    Inputs
    Inputs
       
Description
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total*
 
 
Common Stock(a)
    $—       $188,891,447       $—       $188,891,447  
Brazil(a)
    4,448,620                   4,448,620  
Canada(a)
    22,245,026                   22,245,026  
Chile(a)
    3,066,322                   3,066,322  
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices
                   
    in Active
    Significant
             
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
       
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
       
    Assets
    Inputs
    Inputs
       
Description
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total*
 
 
Columbia(a)
    634,674                   634,674  
Hong Kong(a)
          12,506,972             12,506,972  
Consumer Durables & Apparel
          530,803       1,013,685       1,544,488  
India(a)
          9,219,024             9,219,024  
Energy
    256,341       603,551             859,892  
Japan(a)
          57,427,327             57,427,327  
Consumer Durables & Apparel
    839,540       7,637,430             8,476,970  
Energy
                1,187,498       1,187,498  
Mexico(a)
    4,913,401                   4,913,401  
Peru(a)
    195,111                   195,111  
Russia(a)
          1,522,964             1,522,964  
Energy
    2,040,760                   2,040,760  
South Africa(a)
          8,372,906             8,372,906  
Capital Goods
    42,835       1,385,093             1,427,928  
Preferred Stock
    5,844,040                   5,844,040  
Other Investment Company
    5,003,383                   5,003,383  
                                 
Total
    $49,530,053       $288,097,517       $2,201,183       $339,828,753  
                                 
 
     
*
  The fund had no Other Financial Instruments
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                                         
          Accrued
          Change in
          Net
       
    Balance as of
    Discounts
    Realized Gain
    Unrealized Gain
    Net Purchases
    Transfers
    Balance as of
 
Investments in Securities
 
March 31, 2009
   
(Premiums)
   
(Loss)
   
(Loss)
   
(Sales)
   
in/(out)
   
March 31, 2010
 
 
Common Stock
                                                       
Hong Kong
    $—       $—       ($74,759 )     $395,763       $7,470       $685,211       $1,013,685  
Japan
                (122,925 )     (33,598 )     1,344,021             1,187,498  
Republic of Korea
    825,415             995,435       646,191       (1,936,361 )     (530,680 )      
Rights
                                                       
Finland
    5,566             (4,040 )     (5,566 )     4,040              
Malaysia
    69,818             65,154       (69,818 )     (65,154 )            
                                           
Total
    $900,799       $—       $858,865       $932,972       ($645,984 )     $154,531       $2,201,183  
                                           
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices
                   
    in Active
    Significant
             
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
       
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
       
    Assets
    Inputs
    Inputs
       
Description
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
 
Common Stock(a)
    $—       $79,510,503       $—       $79,510,503  
Australia(a)
          16,170,315             16,170,315  
Health Care Equipment & Services
    442,581       890,096             1,332,677  
Belgium(a)
          7,020,664             7,020,664  
Capital Goods
    16,271                   16,271  
Canada(a)
    28,197,722                   28,197,722  
France(a)
          13,996,523               13,996,523  
Automobiles & Components
    30,873       3,208,111             3,238,984  
Media
    81,037       5,824,769             5,905,806  
Germany(a)
            5,878,043             5,878,043  
Capital Goods
    212,913       5,314,055             5,526,968  
Commercial & Professional Supplies
    129,424                   129,424  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
    264,556       86,295             350,851  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
    318,416                   318,416  
Software & Services
    240,035       893,326             1,133,361  
Technology Hardware & Equipment
    1,447,745       638,935             2,086,680  
Hong Kong(a)
          6,987,127             6,987,127  
Diversified Financials
    141,570       246,978             388,548  
Retailing
    6,903       704,612             711,515  
Japan(a)
          25,432,580             25,432,580  
Automobiles & Components
    27,593       5,722,555             5,750,148  
Capital Goods
    47,652       12,396,630             12,444,282  
Commercial & Professional Supplies
    44,288       511,256             555,544  
Consumer Durables & Apparel
    31,298       6,839,639             6,870,937  
Materials
    52,786       7,089,431             7,142,217  
Media
    150,369       2,156,235             2,306,604  
Retailing
    62,488       4,478,673             4,541,161  
Utilities
    221,179       71,690             292,869  
Netherlands(a)
          5,695,937             5,695,937  
Retailing
    15,527                   15,527  
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices
                   
    in Active
    Significant
             
    Markets for
    Other
    Significant
       
    Identical
    Observable
    Unobservable
       
    Assets
    Inputs
    Inputs
       
Description
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
 
Portugal(a)
          1,386,507             1,386,507  
Consumer Services
    63,877                   63,877  
Software & Services
    304,294                   304,294  
Republic of Korea(a)
          6,264,751               6,264,751  
Consumer Durables & Apparel
    184,337       764,430             948,767  
Food, Beverage & Tobacco
    250,139       247,212             497,351  
Materials
    656,354       3,611,014             4,267,368  
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
    110,681       31,147             141,828  
Utilities
    152,144       63,038             215,182  
Spain(a)
          12,801,846             12,801,846  
Materials
    924,655                   924,655  
United Kingdom(a)
          32,369,650             32,369,650  
Capital Goods
    2,870,098       2,077,059             4,947,157  
Commercial & Professional Supplies
    101,662                   101,662  
Insurance
    1,111,852       2,307,828             3,419,680  
Media
    162,008       1,718,486             1,880,494  
Technology Hardware & Equipment
    238,597       175,976             414,573  
Transportation
    194,931       7,363,399             7,558,330  
Preferred Stock
          1,697,692             1,697,692  
Rights
                               
Republic of Korea
                31,957       31,957  
Spain
    1,271                   1,271  
                                 
Total
    39,510,126       290,645,013       31,957       330,187,096  
                                 
Other Financial Instruments
                               
Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan
    17,719,621                   17,719,621  
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
                                                         
          Accrued
          Change in
    Net
             
    Balance as of
    Discounts
    Realized Gain
    Unrealized Gain
    Purchases
    Net Transfers
    Balance as of
 
Investments in Securities
 
March 31, 2009
   
(Premiums)
   
(Loss)
   
(Loss)
   
(Sales)
   
in/(out)
   
March 31, 2010
 
 
Common Stock
                                                       
France
    $98,649       $—       ($148,986 )     $180,314       ($129,977 )     $—       $—  
Japan
    38,541                   5,747             (44,288 )      
Malaysia
                                         
United Kingdom
                (368,363 )     368,363                    
Rights
                                                       
Australia
    2,258                   (2,258 )                  
Republic of Korea
                      31,957                   31,957  
                                           
Total
    $139,448       $—       ($517,349 )     $584,123       ($129,977 )     ($44,288 )     $31,957  
                                           
 
     
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
All net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses) in the tables above are reflected in the accompanying statements of operations. Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) for Level 3 investments held by the Funds at March 31, 2010 are as follows:
 
         
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
    $362,164  
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
    $31,957  
 
(b) Portfolio Investments:
 
Derivatives: The Funds may invest in futures contracts to reduce the effects of uninvested cash on performance or for other reasons. Futures contracts are instruments that represent an agreement between two parties that obligates one party to buy, and the other party to sell, specific instruments at an agreed upon price on a stipulated future date.
 
Because futures contracts carry inherent risks, a Fund must give the broker a deposit of cash and/or securities (the “initial margin”) whenever it enters into the futures contract. The amount of the deposit may vary from one contract to another, but it is generally a percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contract and are accounted for as unrealized gains or losses until the contract is closed, at which time the gains and losses are realized. Futures are traded publicly on exchanges, and their market value changes daily.
 
The Funds may invest in forward currency contracts in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities to minimize the uncertainty of changes in future foreign currency exchange rates. “Forwards”, as they are known, are contracts to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. Forwards are similar to futures except that they are not publicly traded, but are agreements directly between two parties. The accounting for Forwards is treated similar to that of futures contracts in that gains and losses are accounted for as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts settles and such amounts are accounted for as realized.
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts: Certain Funds may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.
 
Repurchase Agreements: The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund buys a security from another party (usually a financial institution) with the agreement that it be sold back in the future. The date, price and other conditions are all specified when the agreement is created.
 
The Funds’ repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, U.S. government agency securities or other securities. All collateral is held by the Funds’ custodian (or, with tri-party agreements, the agent’s bank) and is monitored daily to ensure that its market value is at least equal to the repurchase price under the agreement.
 
Securities Lending: Under the Securities Lending Program, a Fund (the “Lender”) may make short-term loans of their securities to another party (the “Borrower”) to generate additional revenue from their portfolio. The Borrower provides cash, U.S. government securities or letters of credit as collateral against the loans in an amount at least equal to 100% of the market value of the loaned securities.
 
The cash collateral of securities loaned is invested in registered 2a-7 money market portfolios. The investments of collateral are mark-to-market daily and the value of the collateral must be at least 100% of the market value of the loan securities each day. If the value of the collateral falls below 100%, it will be adjusted the following day.
 
(c) Security Transactions:
 
Security transactions are recorded as of the date the order to buy or sell the security is executed. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are based on the identified costs of the securities involved.
 
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are reported in U.S. dollars. For assets and liabilities held on a given date, the dollar value is based on market exchange rates in effect on that date. Transactions involving foreign currencies, including purchases, sales, income receipts and expense payments, are calculated using exchange rates in effect on the transaction date. The Funds do not isolate the portion of the fluctuations on investments resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuation in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
Gains realized by the Funds on the sale of securities in certain foreign countries are subject to non-U.S. taxes. The Funds record a liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.
 
When a Fund closes out a futures or forwards position, it calculates the difference between the value of the position at the beginning and at the end of the contract, and records a realized gain or loss accordingly. A Fund records the daily change in market value of futures, and also the change in the amount of margin deposit required (“due to/from broker”).
 
(d) Investment Income:
 
Interest income is recorded as it accrues. Dividends and distributions from portfolio securities and underlying funds are recorded on the date they are effective (the ex-dividend date), although the Funds record certain foreign security dividends on the day they learn of the ex-dividend date.
 
Income received from foreign sources may result in withholding tax. Withholding taxes are accrued at the same time as the related income if the tax rate is fixed and known, unless a tax withheld is reclaimable from the local tax authorities in which case it is recorded as receivable. If the tax rate is not known or estimable, such expense or reclaim receivable is recorded when the net proceeds are received.
 
(e) Expenses:
 
Expenses that are specific to a Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Expenses that are common to all Funds within the trust generally are allocated among the Funds in proportion to their average daily net assets.
 
For Funds offering multiple share classes, net investment income, other than class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains or losses, are allocated daily to each class in proportion to their average daily net assets.
 
(f) Distributions to Shareholders:
 
The Funds make distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, once a year.
 
(g) Custody Credit:
 
Certain Funds have an arrangement with their custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company, under which the Funds receive a credit for their uninvested cash balance to offset their custody fees and accounting fees. The credit amounts, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the Funds’ operating expenses.
 
(h) Accounting Estimates:
 
The accounting policies described in this report conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Notwithstanding this, shareholders should understand that in order to follow these principles, fund management has to make estimates and assumptions that affect the information reported in the financial statements. It’s possible that once the results are known, they may turn out to be different from these estimates.
 
(i) Federal Income Taxes:
 
The Funds intend to meet federal income and excise tax requirements for regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Funds distribute substantially all of their net investment income and realized net capital gains, if any, to their respective shareholders each year. As long as a Fund meets the tax requirements, it is not required to pay federal income tax.
 
(j) Indemnification:
 
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
3. Risk factors:
 
Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks, as described in the Funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below:
 
An investment in any of the Funds involves risks similar to those of investing in common stocks directly. Just as with common stocks, the value of Fund shares may increase or decrease depending on market, economic, political, regulatory and other conditions affecting a Fund’s portfolio. These types of risks may be greater with respect to investments in securities of foreign issuers. Investments in shares of the Funds are, like an investment in common stocks, more volatile and risky than some other forms of investment. This risk is significant for all Funds.
 
Stocks of large-size companies tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of mid- or small-size companies, for instance — the Fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
 
A Fund may also be subject to additional risk because it invests primarily in the stocks of companies with small and mid-sized market capitalizations, which tend to be less liquid and more volatile than stocks of companies with larger market capitalizations. These companies may also have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees. In addition, small and mid cap stocks tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of large-size companies, for instance — the Fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
 
Investments in securities of foreign issuers involve certain risks that are more significant than those associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, or changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges). In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be more limited than those available with respect to investments in the United States. The securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. A Fund with foreign investments may also experience more rapid or extreme changes in value than a Fund that invests solely in securities of U.S. companies because the securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries.
 
A Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause a fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately larger impact on a Fund.
 
Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for a more complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Funds.
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions:
 
The Trust’s Board of Trustees oversees the general conduct of the Trust and the Funds.
 
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM” or the “investment adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, serves as each Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between it and the Trust. AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (“AXA Rosenberg”), the Funds’ sub-adviser, provides day-to-day portfolio management services to the Funds, subject to the supervision of CSIM.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions (continued):
 
For its advisory services to each Fund, CSIM is entitled to receive an annual fee, payable monthly, based on the Funds’ average daily net assets described as follows:
 
                         
    Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
    U.S. Large
  U.S. Discovery
  International
Average daily net assets
 
Capitalization Fund
 
Fund
 
Discovery Fund
 
First $1 billion
    0.75%       0.90%       1.00%  
$1 billion to $2 billion
    0.70%       0.85%       0.95%  
Over $2 billion
    0.675%       0.85%       0.95%  
 
         
    Laudus Rosenberg
    International Small
 
Capitalization Fund
 
First $500 million
    1.00%  
Over $500 million
    0.95%  
 
CSIM (not the Funds) pays a portion of the management fees it receives to AXA Rosenberg in return for its services.
 
CSIM has contractually agreed, until at least July 30, 2012, to waive a portion of its management fee and bear certain expenses of each Fund. As such, CSIM further agrees to reimburse the Funds to limit the annual expenses, exclusive of nonrecurring account fees, fees on securities transactions such as exchange fees, dividends and interest on securities sold short, service fees, interest (overdraft charges), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business as follows:
 
                 
 
Investor Shares
 
Select Shares
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
    1.14%       0.84%  
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund*
    n/a       0.95%  
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
    1.65%       1.35%  
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
    1.79%       1.49%  
 
     
*
  Prior to August 12, 2009, the expense limitation was 1.14% for the Select Shares. Effective, November 19, 2009, the Investor Shares were merged into Select Shares.
 
Any amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment through the next two fiscal years, to the extent that the repayment will not cause the Funds’ net expenses to exceed the current limit (as stated in CSIM’s contractual undertaking) during the respective year. As of March 31, 2010, the balance of recoupable expenses is as follows:
 
                                 
            Laudus Rosenberg
   
    Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
  International
  Laudus Rosenberg
    U.S. Large
  U.S. Discovery
  Discovery
  International Small
Expiration Date
 
Capitalization Fund
 
Fund
 
Fund
 
Capitalization Fund
 
March 31, 2011
    $126,825       $—       $516,875       $—  
March 31, 2012
    173,219       139,635       656,228        
 
The Funds may, from time to time, execute portfolio trades with affiliated brokers/dealers. For the period ended March 31, 2010, the Funds paid no brokerage fees on the execution of portfolio trades with affiliated brokers/dealers.
 
5. Other Shareholders Services:
 
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) provides the transfer agent services to the Funds, and receives transfer agent fees from the Funds as shown in the Statement of Operations.
 
The Trust has a Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan with respect to its Investor Shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Investor Shares of the Funds are sold on a continuous basis by the Trust’s distributor-ALPS Distributors, Inc. Under the Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan, the Funds pay distribution and shareholder servicing fees in connection
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
5. Other Shareholders Services (continued):
 
with the sale and servicing of the Investor Shares. The annual Distribution and Shareholder Service Fee consists of up to 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of the Investor Shares. In addition, the Trustees have authorized each Fund to pay up to 0.15% of its average daily net assets attributable to Investor Shares for sub-transfer agent and sub-accounting services in connection with such shares.
 
Effective August 12, 2009 no further fees were assessed on the Investor Shares for U.S. Discovery Fund for sub-transfer agent and sub-accounting service or under the Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan. Effective November 19, 2009, the Investor Shares of Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund were merged into Select Shares.
 
6. Board of Trustees:
 
Trustees may include people who are officers and/or directors of the investment adviser or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”). Federal securities law limits the percentage of such “interested persons” who may serve on a trust’s board, and the trust was in compliance with these limitations throughout the report period. The trust did not pay any of these persons for their services as trustees, but it did pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as noted in each Fund’s Statement of Operations.
 
Until September 2006, a Retirement Plan existed for the independent trustees. After the termination of the Retirement Plan, the previously accrued and unpaid benefits continue to be adjusted by performance of the Funds. As a result, the amount of the Retirement Payable to any independent trustee may increase or decrease based on the performance of the Funds.
 
7. Borrowing from Banks:
 
The Funds have access to custodian overdraft facilities and to an uncommitted line of credit up to a maximum of $100,000,000, as established by State Street Bank and Trust Company. Interest is calculated based on the market rates at the time of borrowing.
 
There were no borrowings from the line of credit by the Funds during the period. However, the Funds utilized their overdraft facility and incurred interest expense, which is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The interest expense is determined based on a negotiated rate above the current Federal Funds Rate.
 
8. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
 
For the period ended March 31, 2010, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
 
                 
 
Purchases
 
Sales
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
    $143,009,815       $132,242,999  
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
    362,695,613       692,737,918  
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
    393,339,564       393,817,255  
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
    376,924,176       544,105,729  
 
9. Redemption Fee:
 
The Funds charge a 2.00% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within 30 days of the original purchase date. Such amounts are netted against the redemption proceeds on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The redemption fees charged during the current and prior report periods are:
 
                 
    Current Period
  Prior Period
 
(4/1/09-3/31/10)
 
(4/1/08-3/31/09)
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
    $2,151       $7,309  
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
    14,941       18,351  
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
    4,784       17,228  
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
    288       953  
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
10. Federal Income Tax:
 
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
 
                 
    Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
    U.S. Large
  U.S. Discovery
 
Capitalization Fund
 
Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income
    $270,790       $324,717  
Undistributed long-term capital gains
           
Unrealized appreciation on investments
    17,390,701       64,396,117  
Unrealized depreciation on investments
    (512,306 )     (6,407,432 )
Other unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
           
Net unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
    $16,878,395       $57,988,685  
 
                 
    Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
    International
  International Small
 
Discovery Fund
 
Capitalization Fund
 
Undistributed ordinary income
    $1,426,211       $2,496,305  
Undistributed long-term capital gains
           
Unrealized appreciation on investments
    49,285,460       42,159,775  
Unrealized depreciation on investments
    (7,497,013 )     (24,681,888 )
Other unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
    (383,577 )     17,041  
Net unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)
    $41,404,870       $17,494,928  
 
The primary difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation of investments is the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and Passive Foreign Investment Companies (“PFIC”).
 
Capital loss carry forwards may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2010, the following funds had capital loss carry forwards available to offset net capital gains before the expiration dates:
 
                                 
    Laudus
           
    Rosenberg
          Laudus Rosenberg
    U.S. Large
  Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
  International
    Capitalization
  U.S. Discovery
  International
  Small
Expiration Date
 
Fund
 
Fund
 
Discovery Fund
 
Capitalization
 
March 31, 2016
    $—       $—       $—       $—  
March 31, 2017
    11,500,509             61,437,260       151,052,643  
March 31, 2018
    16,122,727       177,550,837       61,225,314       238,469,625  
Total
    $27,623,236       $177,550,837       $122,662,574       $389,522,268  
 
For tax purposes, realized net capital losses, incurred after October 31, may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of March 31, 2010, the Funds had aggregate deferred realized net capital losses and capital losses utilized as follows:
 
                                 
                Laudus Rosenberg
                International
    Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
  Small
    U.S. Large
  U.S. Discovery
  International
  Capitalization
 
Capitalization Fund
 
Fund
 
Discovery Fund
 
Fund
 
Capital losses deferred
    $—       $—       $—       $6,908,600  
Capital losses utilized
                       
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
10. Federal Income Tax (continued):
 
Due to the fact that Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund and Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund were previously parties to mergers, and those mergers occurred within two years of their recently announced plan of liquidation, the capital losses acquired at the time of the mergers are limited to zero by operation of Internal Revenue Code 382(c).
 
         
Capital Losses Expired Due To Plan of Liquidation:
       
         
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
    $3,763,669  
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
    $129,953,150  
 
The tax-basis components of distributions paid during the current and prior periods were:
 
                                 
                Laudus Rosenberg
    Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
  International Small
    U.S. Large
  U.S. Discovery
  International
  Capitalization
 
Capitalization Fund
 
Fund
 
Discovery Fund
 
Fund
 
Current period distributions
                               
Ordinary income
    $1,260,101       $1,455,201       $5,537,722       $10,266,412  
Long-term capital gains
          60,412              
Return of capital
                       
Prior period distributions
                               
Ordinary income
    $1,149,648       $2,338,958       $5,099,501       $12,174,125  
Long-term capital gains
          2,792,770              
Return of capital
                       
 
Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to differing treatment for items such as non-U.S. currency gains and losses, short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to wash sales, unrealized appreciation of certain investments in non-U.S. securities; paydowns on fixed-income securities; and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the Funds for financial reporting purposes. The Funds may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.
 
The permanent book and tax basis differences may result in reclassifications between capital accounts and other accounts as required. The adjustments will have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. As of March 31, 2010, the Funds made the following reclassifications:
 
                                 
            Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
    Laudus Rosenberg
  Laudus Rosenberg
  International
  International Small
    U.S. Large
  U.S. Discovery
  Discovery
  Capitalization
 
Capitalization Fund
 
Fund
 
Fund
 
Fund
 
Capital shares
    ($3,763,669 )     $691,342       ($947 )     ($638 )
Undistributed net investment income
          (25,539 )     1,164,526       3,564,350  
Net realized capital gains/losses
    3,763,669       (665,803 )     (1,163,579 )     (3,563,712 )
 
As of March 31, 2010, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and state purpose, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statement. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Funds are not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for tax years before 2007 and by state tax authorities for tax years before 2006.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
11. Subsequent Events:
 
At the meeting held on April 28, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the liquidation of each of the Funds. Accordingly, as of the close of business on April 30, 2010, each Fund is closed to new investments from all investors. Each Fund will redeem all of its outstanding shares on or shortly after July 30, 2010 and distribute the proceeds to the Fund’s shareholders (subject to maintenance of appropriate reserves for liquidation and other expenses). As shareholders redeem shares of the Funds through the liquidation date, the Funds may not be able to continue to invest their assets in accordance with their stated investment policies as a result of the decrease in the Funds’ assets.
 
Other than the planned liquidation of the Funds as discussed above, management has determined there are no other subsequent events or transactions that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.
 
12. Reorganization:
 
Under a plan of reorganization adopted by the Trust, all of the assets and liabilities of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund were transferred to the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds managed by CSIM with comparable investment objectives and strategies. The reorganization was completed at the close of business on November 19, 2009. The following is a summary of shares outstanding, net assets, net asset value per share issued and unrealized appreciation/ depreciation immediately before and after the reorganization.
 
                                 
    Before Reorganization     After Reorganization        
          Laudus Rosenberg
    Laudus
       
    Laudus Rosenberg
    U.S. Small
    Rosenberg U.S.
       
 
U.S. Discovery Fund
   
Capitalization Fund
    Discovery Fund        
 
Shares
                               
Investor shares
          8,317,738                
Select shares
    17,263,937       17,905,976       30,279,730          
Advisor shares
          1,193,319                
Net assets
                               
Investor shares
          $47,773,040                
Select shares
    $214,478,709       $106,969,963       $376,180,246          
Advisor shares
          $6,958,534                
Net asset value
                               
Investor shares
          $5.74                
Select shares
    $12.42       $5.97       $12.42          
Advisor shares
          $5.83                
Net unrealized appreciation/
                               
(depreciation)
    $15,779,199       $5,857,870       $21,637,069          
Market value of investments
    $213,378,372       $162,349,732       $375,728,104          
Cost of investments
    $197,599,173       $156,491,861       $354,091,034          
 
The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2010 are as follows:
 
         
Net investment income
    $513,829  
Net realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments
    $221,654,376  
       
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    $222,168,205  
       
 
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earning of Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund that have been included in Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund’s Statement of Operations since November 19, 2009.
 
 
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of:
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio holdings, 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 Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund, Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund, Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund, and Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund (four of the portfolios constituting Laudus Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at March 31, 2010, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
As explained in Note 11 to the financial statements, on April 28, 2010, the Funds’ Board of Trustees voluntarily elected to liquidate each of the Funds.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
May 17, 2010
 
 
 
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Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)
 
For corporate shareholders, the following percentage of the Funds dividends distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction:
 
         
    Dividends
   
Received Deduction
 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
    100%  
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
    100%  
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
    —%  
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
    —%  
 
The Funds may elect to pass on the benefits of the foreign tax credit to its shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2010, and the respective foreign source income on the Funds were as follows:
 
                 
    Foreign Tax
  Foreign Source
 
Credit
 
Income
 
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
    $659,970       $8,284,757  
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
    934,665       11,635,541  
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds designate the following amounts of the dividend distributions as qualified dividends for the purpose of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders will be notified in January 2011 via IRS form 1099 of the amounts for use in preparing their 2010 income tax return.
 
                 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
    $1,530,891          
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
    1,779,918          
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
    7,140,241          
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
    11,850,322          
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds hereby designate the following amounts as capital gain dividends:
 
                 
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
    $—          
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
    60,412          
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
             
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
             
 
 
 
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Results of Proxy Voting:
 
 
At a special meeting of shareholders of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund held on November 5, 2009, the shareholders approved the reorganization of the Fund into the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund. The results of the shareholder vote were as follows:
 
                         
          % of Shares
    % of Total
 
   
Shares Voted
   
Voted
   
Shares Voted
 
 
FOR
    22,159,106.69       93.19%       46.97%  
AGAINST
    318,441.47       1.34%       0.68%  
ABSTAIN
    280,112.96       1.17%       0.59%  
UNINSTRUCTED
    1,021,667.00       4.30%       2.17%  
TOTAL
    23,779,328.12       100.00%       50.41%  
 
At a special meeting of shareholders of the trust held on December 14, 2009, shareholders approved the following proposal: to elect nine trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees of the trust.
 
                         
    FOR
    WITHHELD
       
   
(shares)
   
(shares)
   
% FOR
 
 
Charles R. Schwab
    125,221,372.67       28,690,024.32       81.36%  
Walter W. Bettinger, II
    145,432,597.43       8,478,799.56       94.49%  
Mariann Byerwalter
    150,226,122.76       3,685,274.23       97.61%  
John F. Cogan
    149,359,044.40       4,552,352.59       97.04%  
William A. Hasler
    140,754,512.11       13,156,884.88       91.45%  
Gerald B. Smith
    149,347,240.57       4,564,156.42       97.03%  
Donald R. Stephens
    149,421,888.16       4,489,508.83       97.08%  
Joseph H. Wender
    149,294,896.88       4,616,500.11       97.00%  
Michael W. Wilsey
    143,901,543.71       10,009,853.28       93.50%  
 
 
 
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Approval of Amended Subadviser Agreement
 
The Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”, as appropriate), including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested” persons as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), considered information specifically relating to its consideration of an amended and restated subadviser agreement (“Amended Subadviser Agreement”) among Laudus Trust, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC with respect to the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund, at a meeting held on February 25, 2010. The Board’s approval of the Amended Subadviser Agreement was based on the review of detailed information with regard to the proposed changes and the consideration and evaluation of a variety of specific factors considered by the Board at the September 17, 2009 Board Meeting. For a detailed summary of the factors considered at the September 17, 2009 meeting, please refer to the Funds’ semiannual report dated September 30, 2009.
 
 
 
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Trustees and Officers
 
 
The tables below give information about the trustees and officers for the Laudus Trust which includes the funds covered in this report. The “Fund Complex” includes The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust, Laudus Trust and Laudus Institutional Trust. The Fund Complex includes 85 funds.
 
The address for all trustees and officers is 211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. You can find more information about the trustees and officers in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available free by calling 1-800-435-4000.
 
 Independent Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served1)   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Mariann Byerwalter
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.)
  Chairman of JDN Corporate Advisory LLC.   77   Director, Redwood Trust, Inc. (1998 – present)
Director, PMI Group Inc. (2001 – 2009)
Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007)
 
John F. Cogan
1947
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Senior Fellow: The Hoover Institution at Stanford University (Oct. 1979 – present); Senior Fellow Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Professor of Public Policy, Stanford University (Sept. 1994 – present).   77   Director, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2005 – present)
Director, Monaco Coach Corporation (2005 – 2009)
 
William A. Hasler
1941
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.)
  Dean Emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (July 1998 – present).   77   Director, Ditech Networks Corporation (1997 – present)
Director, TOUSA (1998 – present)
Director, Mission West Properties (1998 – present)
Director, Globalstar, Inc. (2009 – present)
Director, Harris-Stratex Networks (2001 – present)
Director, Aphton Corp. (1991 – 2007)
Director, Solectron Corporation (1998 – 2007)
Director, Genitope Corporation (2000 – 2009)
Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007)
 
Gerald B. Smith
1950
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Smith Graham & Co. (investment advisors) (1990 – present).   77   Lead Independent Director, Board of Cooper Industries (2002 – present)
Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Oneok Partners LP (2003 – present)
Director, Oneok, Inc (2009 – present)
 
Donald R. Stephens
1938
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Managing Partner, D.R. Stephens & Company (investments) (1973 – present).   77   None
 
Joseph H. Wender
1944
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Senior Consultant, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Jan. 2008-present); Partner, Colgin Partners, LLC (vineyards) (February 1998 – present); Senior Director, Chairman of the Finance Committee, GSC Group (July 2005 – Dec. 2007); General Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Oct. 1982 – June 2005).   77   Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Isis Pharmaceuticals (1994 – present)
 
 
 
 
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 Independent Trustees (continued)
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served1)   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Michael W. Wilsey
1943
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wilsey Bennett, Inc. (real estate investment and management, and other investments).   77   None
 
 
 Interested Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served )   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Charles R. Schwab2
1937
Chairman and Trustee
(Chairman and Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Founded Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in 1971 and became Chairman in 1978. Since 1986, Chairman and Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since 1989, Director, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., and appointed as Chairman in 1991. Since 1996, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab (SIS) Holdings Inc. I and Schwab International Holdings, Inc. Since 1999, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2003, Chairman, Charles Schwab Bank, N. A.; Through June 2007, Director, U.S. Trust Company, N. A., U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York. Until October 2008, Chief Executive Officer, The Charles Schwab Corporation, and the Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.   77   None
 
Walter W. Bettinger II2
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  As of October 2008, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., principal underwriter to the Funds, and The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since October 2008, Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since May 2008, Director, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2006, Director, Charles Schwab Bank. From 2004 through 2007, Executive Vice President and President, Schwab Investor Services. From 2004 through 2005, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Investor Enterprise, and from 2002 through 2004, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services. Until October 2008, President and Chief Operating Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation.   85   None
 
 
 
 
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 Officers of the Trust
 
     
Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
   
with the trust; (Terms of office, and
   
length of Time Served3)   Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years
 
George Pereira
1964
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2006.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (November 2004 – present); Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs (2009 – present); Director, Charles Schwab Worldwide Fund, PLC and Charles Schwab Asset Management (Ireland) Limited (Sept. 2002 – present); Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007).
 
Jeffrey Mortimer
1963
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
(President and CEO since 2008, CIO since 2004.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and Schwab Funds (2004 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Schwab ETFs (2009 – present).
 
Koji E. Felton
1961
Vice President and Assistant Clerk
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2000 – present); Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (June 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab Funds (Nov. 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007).
 
Catherine MacGregor
1964
Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Clerk
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005.)
  Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present), Vice President of Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present).
 
Michael Haydel
1972
Vice President
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005)
  Vice President, Asset Management Client Services, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (2004 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present).
 
 
 
1 Trustees remain in office until they resign, retire or are removed by shareholder vote. The Laudus Funds retirement policy requires that independent trustees elected after January 1, 2000 retire at age 72 or after 20 years of service as a trustee, whichever comes first, provided that any trustee who serves on both Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds retires from both boards when first required to retire by either board. Independent trustees elected prior to January 1, 2000 will retire on the following schedule: Messrs. Stephens and Wilsey will retire on December 31, 2010.
2 Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger are Interested Trustees because they are employees of Schwab and/or the investment adviser. In addition to their employment with Schwab and/or the investment adviser, Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger also own stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation.
3 The President, Treasurer and Clerk hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each of the other officers serves at the pleasure of the Board.
 
 
 
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Glossary
 
 
Beta is a measure of the volatility of a stock relative to the overall market. A beta of less than one indicates lower historical risk than the market; a beta of more than one indicates higher historical risk than the market.
 
The MSCI EAFE Index® (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market equity performance in 22 developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment.
 
Price to earnings ratio is the price of a stock divided by its historical earnings per share.
 
Price to book ratio compares the stock’s market value to the value of the total assets less the total liabilities.
 
Price to cash flow ratio is the price of a stock divided by its reported cash flow per share.
 
Return on equity represents the amount earned on a company’s common stock investment for a given period, calculated by dividing common stock equity into net income for the period after preferred stock dividends but before common stock dividends.
 
The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
 
The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
 
The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower valuation ratios such as price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios.
 
The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 16% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
 
The Russell 2500tm Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 16% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
 
The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value or the Russell 2000 Value indexes.
 
The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value or the Russell 2000 Value indexes.
 
The S&P Developed ex US SmallCap Index is a float-adjusted index which measures the performance of small companies (approximately the bottom 15% by market capitalization) in 25 developed equity markets.
 
The S&P Global ex US Broad Market Index (BMI) $2-$10 Billion Cap Range is an absolute size benchmark that divides the investable region into capitalization bands of between $2 billion and $10 billion. It is a subset of the Broad Market Index (BMI), which includes companies in approximately 52 developed and emerging markets with more than $100 million of free float capitalization.
 
The Standard & Poor’s 500® (S&P 500) Index is an unmanaged index measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance, and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries.
 
Trading Activity is one of several risk factors commonly used to attribute a portfolio’s return relative to its benchmark. Specifically, trading activity measures a stock’s trailing 12 month trading volume relative to its total shares outstanding. It measures how actively traded a stock has been in the last 12 months.
 
 
 
Proxy Voting
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or by contacting Laudus Funds at 866.452.8387.
 
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Quarterly Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are availabel on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington DC. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The information filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available at www.laudus.com.
 
 
 
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This supplement is not part of the shareholder report.
 
LAUDUS TRUST
(the “Trust”)

Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Equity Funds
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund

Laudus Rosenberg International Equity Funds
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund

Supplement dated April 30, 2010 to the
Prospectus dated July 29, 2009, as supplemented
August 12, 2009
 
 
This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.
 
At a meeting held on April 28, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the liquidation of each of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds, specifically, the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund, Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund, Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund and Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund (each, a “Fund”).
 
Accordingly, effective as of the close of business April 30, 2010 (the “Closing Date”), each Fund is closed to new investment from all investors. All existing investors may continue to receive dividends and/or distributions in the form of additional shares of a Fund. Effective as of the Closing Date, shareholders of other funds of the Trust will not be permitted to exchange any of their shares for shares of a Fund. Each Fund may modify the implementation of these transaction policies to accommodate certain intermediaries’ system requirements.
 
Each Fund will redeem all of its outstanding shares on or shortly after July 30, 2010 (the “Liquidation Date”), and distribute the proceeds to the Fund’s shareholders (subject to maintenance of appropriate reserves for liquidation and other expenses). Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) will continue to monitor the situation with the Funds’ subadviser, AXA Rosenberg Investment Management, LLC, regarding its recently announced computer model coding error to determine what impact, if any, the error may have had on the performance of the Funds. The Funds will seek to preserve any potential rights the Funds’ may have with respect to such error on behalf of the broadest group of shareholders possible. However, there is no guarantee that the Funds will receive any recovery or that the Funds will be able to preserve any such recovery for shareholders who redeem their shares prior to the Liquidation Date. In addition, any potential recovery may be too small to be practicably distributed to shareholders.
 
Effective immediately, through the Liquidation Date, each Fund will waive its redemption fee.
 
As shareholders redeem shares of a Fund between the date of this supplement and the Liquidation Date, a Fund may not be able to continue to invest its assets in accordance with its stated investment policies as a result of the decrease in the Fund’s assets. Accordingly, a Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective and may deviate from its investment policies during the period between the date of this supplement and the Liquidation Date.
 
As is the case with other redemptions, each shareholder’s redemption, including a mandatory redemption on the Liquidation Date, will constitute a taxable disposition of shares for shareholders who do not hold their shares through tax-advantaged plans. Shareholders should contact their tax advisors to discuss the potential income tax consequences of the liquidation.
 
A copy of the Funds’ prospectus and this supplement are available on the Funds website www.laudus.com, and the Funds will provide additional information, should it become available, on their website.
 
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PRIVACY NOTICE
THIS IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT
 
A Commitment to Your Privacy
 
Your Privacy Is Not for Sale
 
We do not and will not sell your personal information to anyone, for any reason.
 
We are committed to protecting the privacy of information we maintain about you. Below are details about our commitment, including the types of information we collect and how we use and share that information. This Privacy Notice applies to you only if you are an individual who invests directly in the funds by placing orders through the funds’ transfer agent. If you place orders through your brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. or an account with another broker-dealer, investment advisor, 401(k) plan, employee benefit plan, administrator, bank or other financial intermediary, you are covered by the privacy policies of that financial institution and should consult those policies.
 
How We Collect Information About You
 
We collect personal information about you in a number of ways.
 
•  APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
 
We collect personal information from you when you open an account or utilize one of our services. We may also collect information about you from third parties such as consumer reporting agencies to verify your identity. The information we collect may include personal information, including your Social Security number, as well as details about your interests, investments and investment experience.
 
•  TRANSACTION AND EXPERIENCE INFORMATION.
 
Once your account has been opened, we collect and maintain personal information about your account activity, including your transactions, balances, positions and history. This information allows us to administer your account and provide the services you have requested.
 
•  WEBSITE USAGE.
 
When you visit our websites, we may use devices known as “cookies,” graphic interchange format files (GIFs), or other similar web tools to enhance your web experience. These tools help us to recognize you, maintain your web session, and provide a more personalized experience. To learn more, please click the Privacy link on our website.
 
How We Share and Use Your Information
 
We provide access to information about you to our affiliated companies, outside companies and other third parties in certain limited circumstances, including:
 
•  to help us process transactions for your account;
 
•  when we use other companies to provide services for us, such as printing and mailing your account statements;
 
•  when we believe that disclosure is required or permitted under law (for example, to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement, resolve consumer disputes, perform credit/authentication checks, or for risk control)
 
State Laws
 
We will comply with state laws that apply to the disclosure or use of information about you.
 
Safeguarding Your Information — Security Is a Partnership
 
We take precautions to ensure the information we collect about you is protected and is accessed only by authorized individuals or organizations.
 
Companies we use to provide support services are not allowed to use information about our shareholders for their own purposes and are contractually obligated to maintain strict confidentiality. We limit their use of information to the performance of the specific services we have requested.
 
We restrict access to personal information by our employees and agents. Our employees are trained about privacy and are required to safeguard personal information.
 
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
 
Contact Us
 
To provide us with updated information, report suspected fraud or identity theft, or for any other questions, please call the number below.
 
Laudus Funds® direct investors:  1-800-447-3332
 
 
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For More Information about the Funds:
 
Investment Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
 
Shareholder Services
1.866.452.8387 Investment Professionals
1.800.447.3332 Individual Investors
www.laudus.com
 
 
 
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 
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Prospectus Supplement and
Annual Report Enclosed
 
Annual report dated March 31, 2010 enclosed.
 
COMMAND PERFORMANCETM 
 
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
 
 


 

This supplement is not part of the shareholder report.
 
LAUDUS TRUST
(the “Trust”)

Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund

Supplement dated May 20, 2010 to the
Prospectus dated October 27, 2009
 
 
This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.
 
Effective June 4, 2010, the first paragraph of the “Portfolio management” section on page 9 of the prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
Lawrence G. Kemp manages the Fund. Mr. Kemp is responsible for managing the portfolio and reviewing the overall composition of the portfolio to ensure its compliance with its stated investment objective and strategies. Mr. Kemp is Head of the U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity portfolio construction team at UBS Global AM. Mr. Kemp is also a managing Director of UBS Global AM and has been an investment professional with the firm since 1992.
 
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Annual Report
March 31, 2010
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COMMAND PERFORMANCEtm 

 
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
 
Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
 
Subadviser
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
 
 


 

 
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In This Report
 
 
 
 
Fund investment adviser: Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM).
Distributor: ALPS Distributors, Inc.
 
The industry/sector classification of the funds’ portfolio holdings uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by and is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by CSIM and certain affiliates. Charles Schwab & Co, Inc., UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc. are unaffiliated entities.
 


 

 
Performance at a Glance
 
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.laudus.com.
 
         
Total Return for the Report Period*  
 
 
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (Ticker Symbol: LGILX)     30.02%  
Russell 1000® Growth Index     28.74%  
Performance Details     pages 4-5  
 
 
 
 
 
For the period from 6/30/09 through 3/31/10. Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B and C shares of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (the UBS Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Fund’s assets were acquired by the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. The performance and financial history prior to July 13, 2009 are that of the Class Y shares of the predecessor fund.
 
All fund and index figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. Redemption fees charged on shares sold or exchanged 30 days or less after purchasing them may affect share level returns.
 
Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
Please see prospectus for further detail and investor eligibility requirements.
 
 
 
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund


 

 
From the President
 

MORTIMER PHOTO
 
Jeffrey Mortimer is President, CEO, and CIO of Laudus Funds and SVP of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. He joined the firm in 1997 and has held a variety of executive positions at Schwab.

 
Dear Shareholder,
 
On July 13, 2009, the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund was acquired by the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. Consequently, this annual report covers the nine-month period that ended March 31, 2010. During the period, major international and domestic equity indices showed signs of recovery. While this is welcomed news, central banks in several countries, including the United States, continued to closely monitor financial markets, liquidity, monetary exchange rates, interest rates, and inflation, in their ongoing efforts to stabilize local and global markets.
 
The advent of 2010 brought in modestly encouraging news about the U.S. economy as unemployment numbers remained at just under 10%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and consumer spending increased slightly. Likewise, capital spending by businesses in the United States showed signs of improvement, and the Federal Reserve began to withdraw some of its monetary support programs. In the United States, small-cap stocks outperformed large-cap stocks and small-cap value outpaced small-cap growth.
 
For the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund, these improvements in the equity markets were reflected in the Fund’s return of 30.02% for the reporting period, which was slightly more than the return for its comparative index, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, that returned 28.74%. You can read about the performance of the Fund in the “Manager’s Discussion and Analysis” on the following pages.
 
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. is the subadviser for the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. A global leader in asset management under the umbrella of UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc., Growth Investors is a global growth manager focusing on high-alpha growth strategies, both in the United States and internationally. Growth Investors adheres to a disciplined investment process comprising both quantitative analysis and independent fundamental research, followed by distinct portfolio construction techniques to ensure consistent application of the growth style.
 
In closing, I would remind you that should you have any questions about the Fund we are available to answer them at 1-800-447-3332.
 
Thank you for investing with us.
 
Sincerely,
 
-s- Jeffery Mortimer
 
 
 
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
 
 
The Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund returned 30.02% for the nine-month period that ended March 31, 2010, outperforming its comparative index, the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the index), which returned 28.74%.
 
Gains remained broad based during the period as equity markets continued to improve from the depressed lows seen a year earlier. On a relative basis, outperformance versus the index during the period was due in equal parts to stock selection and sector allocation. In particular, stock selection within Information Technology, Health Care, and Consumer Discretionary were the main contributors.
 
Firms within the Information Technology Sector demonstrated resiliency in their ability to maintain profitability and increase revenue during the period. Furthermore, the firms with recurring revenue streams and secular product growth trends were in favor as compared to their more cyclical peers. The Information Technology Sector contains many firms that fit this description and as a result, the Fund’s identification of some of the better performing companies contributed positively to performance. Within Information Technology, an overweight to Apple, MasterCard, Salesforce.com, and Visa were some of the main drivers of the Fund’s outperformance during the period.
 
Investing in the Health Care Sector during the previous nine months was challenging as efforts to reform health care were underway. During this period, we focused on companies that had dominant positions in the market. Companies such as Alcon, Allergan, and Express Scripts fell into this category and contributed positively to the Fund’s performance.
 
While stock selection for the Fund in its entirety was positive during the period, there were some detractors. The Financials Sector makes up a relatively small percentage of the Fund’s comparative index; however, concerns about regulation of futures contracts caused two of the Fund’s holdings to lag during the period. Specifically, IntercontinentalExchange and CME Group detracted from Fund performance as fears that futures market regulators would limit trading volumes on energy futures contracts. As portfolio managers, we do not share these fears and have maintained the Fund’s holdings in the companies because, in our view, the future earnings growth is not fully reflected in current share prices.

 
As of 03/31/10:
 Fund Characteristics
     
Number of Securities
  50
Avg. Market Capitalization  ($Wtd. x 1,000,000)
  $61,564
Portfolio Turnover
  72%
Price to Earnings (P/E)
  23.15
Price/Book Ratio (P/B)
  3.37
Price to Cash Flow
  19.71
Beta
  1.05
Return on Equity
  20.08%
Five-Year Earnings Growth
  19.71%
 
 Fund Overview
 
     
    Fund
 
Initial Investment   $100
Inception Date   10/14/1997*
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000)   $214,872
Ticker Symbol   LGILX
Cusip   51855Q549
NAV   $11.23
 
Views of UBS Global Asset Management (Americas), Inc. and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
 
* Inception date is that of the Fund’s predecessor fund, the Y Class of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund.

 
 
 
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 Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund

 
Performance Summary as of 03/31/10
 
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
 
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
 
March 31, 2000 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,2
 
(LINE GRAPH)
 
 Average Annual Total Returns1,2
 
                                         
Fund and Inception Date   6/30/09 – 3/31/10   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years
 
Fund: Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (10/14/97)
    30.02 %       52.50 %       7.19 %       -1.60 %  
Russell 1000® Growth Index*
    28.74 %       49.75 %       3.42 %       -4.21 %  
 
Fund Expense Ratios3: Net 0.78%; Gross 0.96%
 
 Sector Weightings % of Equities
     
Information Technology
  31.0%
Health Care
  18.4%
Consumer Discretionary
  16.6%
Industrials
  10.9%
Financials
  8.9%
Consumer Staples
  6.2%
Energy
  4.4%
Materials
  2.8%
Telecommunication Services
  0.8%
Total
  100.0%
 
 Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets4
     
Apple, Inc.
  6.8%
Google, Inc., Class A
  4.3%
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
  4.0%
Visa, Inc., Class A
  3.9%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
  3.8%
Allergan, Inc.
  3.6%
QUALCOMM, Inc.
  3.6%
Amazon.com, Inc.
  3.3%
McDonald’s Corp.
  3.3%
Covidien plc
  3.1%
Total
  39.7%
 
 
* Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs.
1 Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
2 Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B and C shares of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (the UBS Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Fund’s assets were acquired by the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. The performance and financial history prior to July 13, 2009 are that of the Class Y shares of the predecessor fund.
3 As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements.
4 This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser.
 
 
 
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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
 
 Examples for a $1,000 Investment
 
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: transaction costs, such as redemption fees; and, ongoing costs, such as management fees, transfer agent and shareholder services fees, and other fund expenses.
 
The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare this cost with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period beginning October 1, 2009 and held through March 31, 2010.
 
Actual Return lines in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ¸ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
 
Hypothetical Return lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed return of 5% per year before expenses. Because the return used is not an actual return, it may not be used to estimate the actual ending account value or expenses you paid for the period.
 
You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
                                 
            Ending
   
        Beginning
  Account Value
  Expenses Paid
    Expense Ratio1
  Account Value
  (Net of Expenses)
  During Period2
    (Annualized)   at 10/1/09   at 3/31/10   10/1/09–3/31/10
 
 
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund                                
Actual Return
    0.79%     $ 1,000     $ 1,142.90     $ 4.22  
Hypothetical 5% Return
    0.79%     $ 1,000     $ 1,020.99     $ 3.98  

 
1  Based on the most recent six-month expense ratio; may differ from the expense ratio provided in Financial Highlights.
 
2  Expenses for the fund are equal to its annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days of the period, and divided by 365 days of the fiscal year.

 
 
 
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Financial Highlights
 
                                                     
    7/1/09–
  7/1/08–
  7/1/07–
  7/1/06–
  7/1/05–
  7/1/04–
   
    3/31/101   6/30/09   6/30/08   6/30/07   6/30/06   6/30/05    
 
 
Per-Share Data ($)
Net asset value at beginning of period
    8.68       11.45       10.94       9.02       8.38       7.85      
   
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                   
Net investment income (loss)
    0.01 2     0.03 2     0.01 2     0.04 2     0.01 2     0.02 2    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
    2.58       (2.80 )     0.59       1.90       0.64       0.51      
   
Total from investment operations
    2.59       (2.77 )     0.60       1.94       0.65       0.53      
Less distributions:
                                                   
Distributions from net investment income
    (0.04 )           (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )          
Distributions from net realized gains
                (0.08 )                      
   
Total distributions
    (0.04 )           (0.09 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )          
   
Net asset value at end of period
    11.23       8.68       11.45       10.94       9.02       8.38      
   
Total return (%)
    30.02 3     (24.19 )     5.52       21.51       7.72       6.75      
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%)
Ratios to average net assets:
                                                   
Net operating expenses
    0.78 4     0.80       0.80       0.80       0.80       0.80      
Gross operating expenses
    0.99 4     1.23       1.21       1.25       2.10       3.01      
Net investment income (loss)
    0.12 4     0.41       0.05       0.35       0.09       0.29      
Portfolio turnover rate
    72 3     132       102       112       137       145      
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)
    214,872       54,344       76,175       62,529       4,797       3,078      

1 Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B, and C shares in the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (UBS Growth Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Growth Fund’s assets were acquired by Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund which commenced operations on that day. The Financial Highlights above present the Y Class shares of the UBS Growth Fund prior to the acquisition date of July 13, 2009 and Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund subsequent to that date. (Note that the UBS Growth Fund had a fiscal year ending June 30 whereas the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund has a fiscal year ending March 31).
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 Annualized.
 
 
 
See financial notes 7


 

 
 Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
 

 
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
 

This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
 
                         
        Cost
  Value
Holdings by Category   ($)   ($)
 
  98 .6%   Common Stock     178,526,298       211,834,723  
  1 .6%   Other Investment Companies     3,345,290       3,399,309  
 
 
  100 .2%   Total Investments     181,871,588       215,234,032  
  (0 .2)%   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net             (362,003 )
 
 
  100 .0%   Net Assets             214,872,029  
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
 Common Stock 98.6% of net assets
 
Capital Goods 6.8%
General Dynamics Corp.
    31,900       2,462,680  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    73,300       3,471,488  
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    52,100       3,372,954  
United Technologies Corp.
    72,900       5,366,169  
                 
              14,673,291  
 
Commercial & Professional Supplies 1.4%
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A *
    105,600       2,977,920  
 
Consumer Services 6.5%
DeVry, Inc.
    31,400       2,047,280  
International Game Technology
    256,000       4,723,200  
McDonald’s Corp.
    107,000       7,139,040  
                 
              13,909,520  
 
Diversified Financials 8.8%
BlackRock, Inc.
    18,600       4,050,336  
CME Group, Inc.
    14,800       4,678,428  
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. *
    35,100       3,937,518  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    86,800       3,884,300  
MSCI, Inc., Class A *
    66,600       2,404,260  
                 
              18,954,842  
 
Energy 4.3%
Baker Hughes, Inc.
    42,400       1,986,016  
EOG Resources, Inc.
    25,300       2,351,382  
Southwestern Energy Co. *
    93,800       3,819,536  
Suncor Energy, Inc.
    34,700       1,129,138  
                 
              9,286,072  
 
Food & Staples Retailing 1.6%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    62,100       3,452,760  
 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2.2%
Kellogg Co.
    89,000       4,755,270  
 
Health Care Equipment & Services 10.8%
Alcon, Inc.
    22,400       3,618,944  
Covidien plc
    132,700       6,672,156  
Express Scripts, Inc. *
    54,000       5,495,040  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. *
    44,800       2,892,288  
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. *
    76,700       4,540,640  
                 
              23,219,068  
 
Household & Personal Products 2.3%
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    38,400       3,273,984  
The Procter & Gamble Co.
    25,500       1,613,385  
                 
              4,887,369  
 
Materials 2.7%
Praxair, Inc.
    70,200       5,826,600  
 
Media 2.6%
Comcast Corp., Class A
    92,800       1,746,496  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
    72,900       3,886,299  
                 
              5,632,795  
 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 7.4%
Allergan, Inc.
    118,500       7,740,420  
Amgen, Inc. *
    55,800       3,334,608  
Johnson & Johnson
    31,600       2,060,320  
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. *
    133,916       2,667,607  
                 
              15,802,955  
 
Retailing 7.3%
Amazon.com, Inc. *
    52,800       7,166,544  
CarMax, Inc. *
    51,000       1,281,120  
Priceline.com, Inc. *
    9,800       2,499,000  
The Sherwin-Williams Co.
    68,700       4,649,616  
                 
              15,596,280  
 
Software & Services 16.4%
Adobe Systems, Inc. *
    87,200       3,084,264  
Google, Inc., Class A *
    16,200       9,185,562  
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
    33,500       8,509,000  
Oracle Corp.
    175,900       4,518,871  
Red Hat, Inc. *
    54,900       1,606,923  
Visa, Inc., Class A
    92,600       8,429,378  
                 
              35,333,998  
 
 
 
See financial notes


 

 
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Portfolio Holdings continued
 
                 
    Number
  Value
Security   of Shares   ($)
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment 14.1%
Apple, Inc. *
    62,400       14,659,632  
Cisco Systems, Inc. *
    309,700       8,061,491  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    182,300       7,654,777  
                 
              30,375,900  
 
Telecommunication Services 0.8%
American Tower Corp., Class A *
    39,300       1,674,573  
 
Transportation 2.6%
Union Pacific Corp.
    74,700       5,475,510  
                 
Total Common Stock
(Cost $178,526,298)
    211,834,723  
         
                 
                 
 
 Other Investment Companies 1.6% of net assets
                 
                 
iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
    20,000       1,039,000  
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class
    2,360,309       2,360,309  
                 
Total Other Investment Companies
(Cost $3,345,290)
    3,399,309  
         
 
End of Investments.
 
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $184,217,233 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $31,769,772 and ($752,973), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $31,016,799.
 
* Non-income producing security.
 
 
 
See financial notes 9


 

 
 Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
 
             
 
Assets
Investments, at value (cost $181,871,588)
        $215,234,032  
Receivables:
           
Investments sold
        4,298,173  
Fund shares sold
        654,813  
Dividends
        78,572  
Foreign tax reclaims
        3,053  
Interest
        332  
Prepaid expenses
  +     6,002  
   
Total assets
        220,274,977  
 
Liabilities
Payables:
           
Investments bought
        5,190,451  
Fund shares redeemed
        93,998  
Investment adviser fees
        6,935  
Trustees’ fees
        48  
Accrued expenses
  +     111,516  
   
Total liabilities
        5,402,948  
 
Net Assets
Total assets
        220,274,977  
Total liabilities
      5,402,948  
   
Net assets
        $214,872,029  
 
Net Assets by Source
Capital received from investors
        199,351,085  
Net investment income not yet distributed
        88,405  
Net realized capital losses
        (17,929,905 )
Net unrealized capital gains
        33,362,444  
 
Net Asset Value (NAV)
 
                         
        Shares
             
Net Assets   ÷   Outstanding   =   NAV      
$214,872,029
      19,137,226         $11.23      
 
 
 
10 See financial notes


 

 
 Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
 

Statement of
Operations
 
                     
        For July 1, 2009
    For July 1, 2008
 
        through
    through
 
        March 31, 2010*     June 30, 2009*  
 
Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $8,272 and $6,278 respectively)
        1,040,813       1,066,196  
Interest
  +     2,864       29,440  
   
Total investment income
        1,043,677       1,095,636  
 
Expenses
Investment adviser fees
        810,453       692,565  
Sub-Accounting and sub-transfer agent fees
        115,476        
Service and distribution fees
              88,732  
Transfer agent fees
        65,979       140,296  
Shareholder reports
        45,346       31,497  
Professional fees
        40,745       87,266  
Registration fees
        37,902       31,861  
Accounting and administration fees
        16,587        
Custodian and fund accounting fees
              49,943  
Trustees’ fees
        8,240       17,048  
Custodian fees
        7,661        
Interest expense
        611        
Other expenses
  +     20,018       16,146  
   
Total expenses
        1,169,018       1,155,354  
Expense reduction by adviser
      257,160       338,574  
Custody credits
      1        
   
Net expenses
      911,857       816,780  
   
Net investment income
        131,820       278,856  
 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
        6,682,949       (24,070,731 )
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions
  +     21        
   
Net realized gains (losses)
        6,682,970       (24,070,731 )
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments
  +     31,942,374       (4,813,074 )
   
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
        38,625,344       (28,883,805 )
                     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
        $38,757,164       ($28,604,949 )
 
 
 
     
*
  Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B, and C shares in the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (UBS Growth Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Growth Fund’s assets were acquired by Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund which commenced operations on that day. The Statement of Operations above includes the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 of the UBS Growth Fund. See Financial Note item 1 for additional information.
 
 
 
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Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
 
                             
 
Operations
                             
7/1/09-3/31/10*     7/1/08-6/30/09*     7/1/07-6/30/08*  
Net investment income (loss)
        $131,820       $278,856       ($13,862 )
Net realized gains (losses)
        6,682,970       (24,070,731 )     891,947  
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  +     31,942,374       (4,813,074 )     2,571,813  
   
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations
        38,757,164       (28,604,949 )     3,449,898  
 
Distributions to Shareholders1
Distributions from net investment income
                           
Class A
        50,259              
Class B
                     
Class C
                     
Class Y
  +     299,973             72,391  
   
Total distributions from net investment income
        350,232               72,391  
Distributions from net realized gains
                           
Class A
                    70,792  
Class B
                      9,693  
Class C
                    15,221  
Class Y
  +                 454,792  
   
Total distributions from net realized gains
                    550,498  
   
Total distributions
        $350,232       $—       $622,889  
 
Transactions in Fund Shares1
                                                     
        7/1/09-3/31/10     7/1/08-6/30/09     7/1/07-6/30/08  
          SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE       SHARES       VALUE  
Shares sold
                                                   
Class A
        236       $1,959       3,042,724       $25,570,504       713,802       $8,049,829  
Class B
                    46,217       306,125       117,641       1,282,756  
Class B converted to Class A
                    38,552       321,670       13,732       153,293  
Class C
                    539,216       3,773,950       219,338       2,384,536  
Class Y
  +     16,983,931       $162,907,767       3,012,731       30,246,611       3,578,888       41,642,224  
   
Total shares sold
        16,984,167       $162,909,726       6,679,440       $60,218,860       4,643,401       $53,512,638  
Shares reinvested
                                                   
Class A
        5,360       $42,776             $—       6,091       $69,505  
Class B
                                865       9,443  
Class C
                                1,379       15,058  
Class Y
  +     32,061       273,426                   45,026       526,357  
   
Total shares reinvested
        37,421       $316,202             $—       53,361       $620,363  
Shares redeemed
                                                   
Class A
        (2,945,996 )     ($23,562,231 )     (1,394,928 )     ($10,782,023 )     (373,264 )     ($4,188,612 )
Class B
        (76,268 )     (578,141 )     (49,237 )     (358,469 )     (5,273 )     (53,526 )
Class B converted to Class A
                    (40,705 )     (321,670 )     (14,271 )     (153,293 )
Class C
        (552,156 )     (4,188,832 )     (267,981 )     (1,967,226 )     (35,903 )     (374,486 )
Class Y
  +     (4,137,162 )     (42,606,803 )     (3,404,834 )     (28,444,522 )     (2,688,319 )     (31,027,672 )
   
Total shares redeemed
        (7,711,582 )     ($70,936,007 )     (5,157,685 )     ($41,873,910 )     (3,117,030 )     ($35,797,589 )
   
Net transactions in fund shares
        9,310,006       $92,289,921       1,521,755       $18,344,950       1,579,732       $18,335,412  
 
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets
        7/1/09-3/31/10     7/1/08-6/30/09     7/1/07-6/30/08  
          SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS       SHARES       NET ASSETS  
Beginning of period
        9,827,220       $84,175,176       8,305,465       $94,435,175       6,725,733       $73,272,754  
Total increase or decrease
  +     9,310,006       130,696,853       1,521,755       (10,259,999 )     1,579,732       21,162,421  
   
End of period
        19,137,226       $214,872,029       9,827,220       $84,175,176       8,305,465       $94,435,175  
   
Net investment income not yet distributed
                $88,405               $279,106               $—  
 
 
 
     
*
  Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B, and C shares in the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (UBS Growth Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Growth Fund’s assets were acquired by Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund which commenced operations on that day. The Statement of Changes above present the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 of the UBS Growth Fund. See Financial Note item 1 for additional information.
1
  Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A Shares (2,932,035 shares valued at $23,450,301), Class B Shares (76,106 shares valued at $576,853) and Class C Shares (549,985 shares valued at $4,171,940) combined with Class Y Shares, resulting in a single class of shares of the fund.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes
 
 
1. Business Structure of the Fund:
 
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund is a series of the Laudus Trust, (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The list below shows all the Funds in the Trust including the fund discussed in this report, which is highlighted:
 
         
 
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
  Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
   
 
 
Effective July 13, 2009, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization approved by shareholders of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (“UBS Growth Fund”), the assets and liabilities of the UBS Growth Fund were acquired by the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (“Laudus Growth Investors Fund”). Shareholders of the UBS Growth Fund then received shares of the Laudus Growth Investors Fund equal in value to their investment in the UBS Growth Fund.
 
The Laudus Growth Investors Fund commenced its operations on July 13, 2009.
 
The Laudus Growth Investors Fund offers one share of class. Prior to the reorganization, the UBS Growth Fund offered four share classes: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y. As of July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B and C shares converted into Class Y shares. Immediately after and as a result of the conversion, each shareholder of Class A, B and C became an owner of Class Y shares.
 
The Fund maintains its own account for purposes of holding assets and accounting, and is considered a separate entity for tax purposes. Within its account, the Fund may also keep certain assets in segregated accounts, as required by securities law.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
 
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies the Fund uses in its preparation of financial statements. The accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
(a) Security Valuation
 
The Fund values the securities in its portfolio every business day. The Fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
 
  •  Securities traded on an exchange or over-the-counter: valued at the closing value for the day, or, on days when no closing value has been reported, halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes. Securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective exchanges with these values then translated into U.S. dollars at the valuation date exchange rate.
 
  •  Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value the Fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, the Fund may fair value a security when a security is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. The Fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the Fund pursuant to the procedures.
 
  •  Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
  •  Underlying funds: valued at their respective net asset values as determined by the underlying Fund in accordance with the 1940 Act for a given day.
 
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (level 3 measurements).
 
The Fund adopted the authoritative guidance under GAAP on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly. Accordingly, if the Fund determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
 
The guidance establishes three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The Fund does not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Fund holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices.
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. In addition, international securities whose markets close hours before the fund values its holdings may require fair valuations due to significant movement in the U.S. markets occurring after the daily close of the foreign markets. The Board of Trustees has approved a vendor that would calculate fair valuations of international equity securities based on a number of factors that appear to correlate to the movements in the U.S. markets. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Fund uses one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Fund in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Fund in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Fund due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Fund’s results of operations.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2010:
 
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
 
                                 
    Quoted Prices in
      Significant
   
    Active Markets for
  Significant Other
  Unobservable
   
    Identical Assets
  Observable Inputs
  Inputs
   
Description
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
Total*
 
Common Stock(a)
    $211,834,723       $—       $—       $211,834,723  
Other Investment Companies
    3,399,309                   3,399,309  
                                 
Total
    $215,234,032       $—       $—       $215,234,032  
                                 
 
     
*
  The Fund had no Other Financial Investments.
(a)
  As categorized in Portfolio Holdings.
 
(b) Security Transactions:
 
Security transactions are recorded as of the date the order to buy or sell the security is executed. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are based on the identified costs of the securities involved.
 
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are reported in U.S. dollars. For assets and liabilities held on a given date, the dollar value is based on market exchange rates in effect on that date. Transactions involving foreign currencies, including purchases, sales, income receipts and expense payments, are calculated using exchange rates in effect on the transaction date. The Fund does not isolate the portion of the fluctuations on investments resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuation in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
 
(c) Investment Income:
 
Interest income is recorded as it accrues. Dividends and distributions from portfolio securities and underlying funds are recorded on the date they are effective (the ex-dividend date), although the Fund may record certain foreign security dividends on the day it learns of the ex-dividend date.
 
(d) Expenses:
 
Expenses that are specific to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Expenses that are common to all Funds within the Trust generally are allocated among the Funds in proportion to their average daily net assets.
 
(e) Distributions to Shareholders:
 
The Fund makes distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, once a year.
 
(f) Custody Credit:
 
The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company, under which the Fund receives a credit for its uninvested cash balance to offset its custody fees and accounting fees. The credit amounts, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the Fund’s operating expenses.
 
(g) Accounting Estimates:
 
The accounting policies described in this report conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Notwithstanding this, shareholders should understand that in order to follow these principles, fund management has to make estimates and assumptions that affect the information reported in the financial statements. It’s possible that once the results are known, they may turn out to be different from these estimates.
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
 
(h) Federal Income Taxes:
 
The Fund intends to meet federal income and excise tax requirements for regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund distributes substantially all of their net investment income and realized net capital gains, if any, to its respective shareholders each year. As long as the Fund meets the tax requirements, it is not required to pay federal income tax.
 
(i) Indemnification:
 
Under the Fund’s organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
 
3. Risk factors:
 
Investing in the Fund may involve certain risks, as described in the Fund’s prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below:
 
An investment in the Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in common stocks directly. Just as with common stocks, the value of Fund shares may increase or decrease depending on market, economic, political, regulatory and other conditions affecting a Fund’s portfolio. These types of risks may be greater with respect to investments in securities of foreign issuers. Investment in shares of the Fund is, like an investment in common stocks, more volatile and risky than some other forms of investment.
 
Stocks of large-size companies tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of mid- or small-size companies, for instance — the fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
 
Growth stocks can be volatile for several reasons. Since growth companies usually invest a high portion of their earnings in their business, they may lack the dividends of value stocks that can cushion stock prices in a falling market. The prices of growth stocks are based largely on projections of the issuers’ future earnings and revenues. If a company’s earnings or revenues fall short of expectations, its stock price may fall dramatically. Growth stocks may also be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to value or other stocks.
 
Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for a more complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Fund.
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions:
 
The Trust’s Board of Trustees oversees the general conduct of the Trust and the Fund.
 
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM” or the “Investment Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between it and the Trust. UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS Global AM”), the Fund’s sub-adviser, provides day-to-day portfolio management services to the Fund, subject to the supervision of CSIM.
 
For its advisory services to the Fund, CSIM is entitled to receive an annual fee, payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets described as follows.
 
         
Average daily net assets
   
 
First $500 million
    0.70%  
$500 million to $1 billion
    0.65%  
$1 billion to $1.5 billion
    0.60%  
$1.5 billion to $2 billion
    0.575%  
Over $2 billion
    0.55%  
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions (continued):
 
CSIM (not the Fund) pays a portion of the management fees it receives to UBS Global AM in return for its services.
 
CSIM has contractually agreed, until at least July 30, 2012, to waive a portion of its management fee and bear certain expenses of the Fund. As such, CSIM further agrees to reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses to 0.78% of the Fund’s average daily net assets value, exclusive of nonrecurring account fees, fees on securities transactions such as exchange fees, dividends and interest on securities sold short, service fees, interest (overdraft charges), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business
 
Any amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment through the next two fiscal years, to the extent that the repayment will not cause the Fund’s net expenses to exceed the current limit (as stated in CSIM’s contractual undertaking) during the respective year. As of March 31, 2010, the balance of recoupable expenses is $257,160 expiring March 31, 2012.
 
The Fund may, from time to time, execute portfolio trades with affiliated brokers/dealers. For the period ended March 31, 2010, the Fund paid no brokerage fees on the execution of portfolio trades with affiliated brokers/dealers.
 
5. Transfer Agent and Shareholders Services:
 
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) provides the transfer agent services to the Fund, and receives transfer agent fees from the Fund as shown in the Statement of Operations.
 
The Trust has authorized the Fund to pay up to 0.10% of its average daily net assets attributable to its fund shares for sub-transfer agent and sub-accounting services in connection with such shares.
 
6. Board of Trustees:
 
Trustees may include people who are officers and/or directors of the investment adviser or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”). Federal securities law limits the percentage of such “interested persons” who may serve on a trust’s board, and the trust was in compliance with these limitations throughout the report period. The trust did not pay any of the interested persons for their services as trustees, but it did pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as noted in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.
 
Until September 2006, a Retirement Plan existed for the independent trustees. After the termination of the Retirement Plan, the previously accrued and unpaid benefits continue to be adjusted by performance of the Fund. As a result, the amount of the Retirement Payable to any independent trustee may increase or decrease based on the performance of the Fund.
 
7. Borrowing from Banks:
 
The Fund has access to custodian overdraft facilities and to an uncommitted line of credit up to a maximum of $100,000,000, as established by State Street Bank and Trust Company. Interest is calculated based on the market rates at the time of borrowing.
 
There were no borrowings from the line of credit by the Fund during the period. However, the Fund utilized its overdraft facility and incurred interest expense, which is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The interest expense is determined based on a negotiated rate above the current Federal Funds Rate.
 
8. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
 
For the period ended March 31, 2010, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
 
             
Purchases
 
Sales
 
  $199,271,624       $109,097,913  
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
9. Redemption Fee:
 
The Fund charges a 2.00% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within 30 days of the original purchase date. Such amounts are netted against the redemption proceeds on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Prior to July 13, 2009, the redemption fee was 1% for shares sold or exchanged within 90 days of their purchase date, subject to limited exceptions. The redemption fees charged during the current and prior periods are:
 
                     
Current Period
    Prior Period
    Prior Period
 
(7/1/09-3/31/10)     (7/1/08-6/30/09)     (7/1/07-6/30/08)  
  $11,780       $21,887       $4,703  
 
10. Federal Income Taxes:
 
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
 
         
Undistributed ordinary income
    $88,406  
Undistributed long-term capital gains
     
Unrealized appreciation on investments
    31,769,773  
Unrealized depreciation on investments
    (752,973 )
Other unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
     
         
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
    $31,016,800  
 
The primary difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation of investments is the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
Capital loss carry forwards may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any for federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2010, the fund had capital loss carry forwards available to offset net capital gains before the expiration dates:
 
         
Expiration Date      
 
March 31, 2016
    $802,768  
March 31, 2017
    14,781,493  
         
Total
    $15,584,261  
 
For tax purposes, realized net capital losses incurred after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of March 31, 2010, the Fund had aggregate deferred realized net capital losses and capital losses utilized as follows:
 
         
Capital losses deferred
    $—  
Capital losses utilized
    6,604,158  
 
 
 
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Financial Notes (continued)
 
10.  Federal Income Taxes (continued):
 
The tax-basis components of distributions paid during the current and prior periods were:
 
         
Current period distributions
       
Ordinary income
    $350,232 *
Long-term capital gains
     
Return of capital
     
Year ended June 30, 2009 distributions**
       
Ordinary income
    $—  
Long-term capital gains
     
Return of capital
     
Year ended June 30, 2008 distributions**
       
Ordinary income
    $72,391  
Long-term capital gains
    550,498  
Return of capital
     
 
     
*
  $279,215 was distributed out of UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund in the current period prior to its acquisition by Laudus Growth Investors Fund.
**
  These distributions represent those of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund.
 
Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to differing treatment for items such as non-U.S. currency gains and losses, short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to wash sales, unrealized appreciation of certain investments in non-U.S. securities; paydowns on fixed-income securities; and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the Fund for financial reporting purposes. The Fund may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.
 
The permanent book and tax basis differences may result in reclassifications between capital accounts and other accounts as required. The adjustments will have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. As of March 31, 2010, the Fund made the following reclassifications:
 
         
Capital shares
    ($27,690 )
Undistributed net investment income
    27,711  
Net realized capital gains/losses
    (21 )
 
As of March 31, 2010, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and state purpose, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Fund, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statement. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. The Fund is not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities and state tax authorities for tax year before 2009.
 
11. Subsequent Events:
 
Management has determined there are no subsequent events or transactions that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.
 
 
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of:
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
 
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio holdings, 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 Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (one of the portfolios constituting Laudus Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at March 31, 2010, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
The statement of operations for the year ended June 30, 2009, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2009, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended June 30, 2009 were audited by other auditors whose report dated August 27, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements and financial highlights.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
May 17, 2010
 
 
 
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Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)
 
 
 
For corporate shareholders, 100% of the Fund dividends distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Fund designates $71,017 of the dividend distributions as qualified dividends for the purpose of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders will be notified in January 2011 via IRS form 1099 of the amounts for use in preparing their 2010 income tax return.
 
 
 
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Results of Proxy Voting:
 
 
At a special meeting of shareholders of the trust held on December 14, 2009, shareholders approved the following proposal: to elect nine trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees of the trust.
 
                         
    FOR
  WITHHELD
   
   
(shares)
 
(shares)
 
% FOR
 
Charles R. Schwab
    125,221,372.67       28,690,024.32       81.36%  
Walter W. Bettinger, II
    145,432,597.43       8,478,799.56       94.49%  
Mariann Byerwalter
    150,226,122.76       3,685,274.23       97.61%  
John F. Cogan
    149,359,044.40       4,552,352.59       97.04%  
William A. Hasler
    140,754,512.11       13,156,884.88       91.45%  
Gerald B. Smith
    149,347,240.57       4,564,156.42       97.03%  
Donald R. Stephens
    149,421,888.16       4,489,508.83       97.08%  
Joseph H. Wender
    149,294,896.88       4,616,500.11       97.00%  
Michael W. Wilsey
    143,901,543.71       10,009,853.28       93.50%  
 
 
 
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Trustees and Officers
 
 
The tables below give information about the trustees and officers for the Laudus Trust which includes the funds covered in this report. The “Fund Complex” includes The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust, Laudus Trust and Laudus Institutional Trust. The Fund Complex includes 85 funds.
 
The address for all trustees and officers is 211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. You can find more information about the trustees and officers in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available free by calling 1-800-435-4000.
 
 Independent Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served1)   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Mariann Byerwalter
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.)
  Chairman of JDN Corporate Advisory LLC.   77   Director, Redwood Trust, Inc. (1998 – present)
Director, PMI Group Inc. (2001 – 2009)
Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007)
 
John F. Cogan
1947
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Senior Fellow: The Hoover Institution at Stanford University (Oct. 1979 – present); Senior Fellow Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Professor of Public Policy, Stanford University (Sept. 1994 – present).   77   Director, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2005 – present)
Director, Monaco Coach Corporation (2005 – 2009)
 
William A. Hasler
1941
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.)
  Dean Emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (July 1998 – present).   77   Director, Ditech Networks Corporation (1997 – present)
Director, TOUSA (1998 – present)
Director, Mission West Properties (1998 – present)
Director, Globalstar, Inc. (2009 – present)
Director, Harris-Stratex Networks (2001 – present)
Director, Aphton Corp. (1991 – 2007)
Director, Solectron Corporation (1998 – 2007)
Director, Genitope Corporation (2000 – 2009)
Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007)
 
Gerald B. Smith
1950
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Smith Graham & Co. (investment advisors) (1990 – present).   77   Lead Independent Director, Board of Cooper Industries (2002 – present)
Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Oneok Partners LP (2003 – present)
Director, Oneok, Inc (2009 – present)
 
Donald R. Stephens
1938
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Managing Partner, D.R. Stephens & Company (investments) (1973 – present).   77   None
 
Joseph H. Wender
1944
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Senior Consultant, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Jan. 2008-present); Partner, Colgin Partners, LLC (vineyards) (February 1998 – present); Senior Director, Chairman of the Finance Committee, GSC Group (July 2005 – Dec. 2007); General Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Oct. 1982 – June 2005).   77   Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Isis Pharmaceuticals (1994 – present)
 
 
 
 
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 Independent Trustees (continued)
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served1)   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Michael W. Wilsey
1943
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wilsey Bennett, Inc. (real estate investment and management, and other investments).   77   None
 
 
 Interested Trustees
 
             
Name, Year of Birth,
      Number of
   
and Position(s) with
      Portfolios in
   
the trust; (Terms of
      Fund Complex
   
office, and length of
  Principal Occupations
  Overseen by
   
Time Served )   During the Past Five Years   the Trustee   Other Directorships
 
Charles R. Schwab2
1937
Chairman and Trustee
(Chairman and Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Founded Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in 1971 and became Chairman in 1978. Since 1986, Chairman and Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since 1989, Director, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., and appointed as Chairman in 1991. Since 1996, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab (SIS) Holdings Inc. I and Schwab International Holdings, Inc. Since 1999, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2003, Chairman, Charles Schwab Bank, N. A.; Through June 2007, Director, U.S. Trust Company, N. A., U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York. Until October 2008, Chief Executive Officer, The Charles Schwab Corporation, and the Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.   77   None
 
Walter W. Bettinger II2
1960
Trustee
(Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  As of October 2008, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., principal underwriter to the Funds, and The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since October 2008, Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since May 2008, Director, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2006, Director, Charles Schwab Bank. From 2004 through 2007, Executive Vice President and President, Schwab Investor Services. From 2004 through 2005, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Investor Enterprise, and from 2002 through 2004, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services. Until October 2008, President and Chief Operating Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation.   85   None
 
 
 
 
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 Officers of the Trust
 
     
Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
   
with the trust; (Terms of office, and
   
length of Time Served3)   Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years
 
George Pereira
1964
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2006.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (November 2004 – present); Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs (2009 – present); Director, Charles Schwab Worldwide Fund, PLC and Charles Schwab Asset Management (Ireland) Limited (Sept. 2002 – present); Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007).
 
Jeffrey Mortimer
1963
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
(President and CEO since 2008, CIO since 2004.)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and Schwab Funds (2004 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Schwab ETFs (2009 – present).
 
Koji E. Felton
1961
Vice President and Assistant Clerk
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2010.)
  Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2000 – present); Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (June 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab Funds (Nov. 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007).
 
Catherine MacGregor
1964
Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Clerk
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005.)
  Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present), Vice President of Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present).
 
Michael Haydel
1972
Vice President
(Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005)
  Vice President, Asset Management Client Services, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (2004 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present).
 
 
 
1 Trustees remain in office until they resign, retire or are removed by shareholder vote. The Laudus Funds retirement policy requires that independent trustees elected after January 1, 2000 retire at age 72 or after 20 years of service as a trustee, whichever comes first, provided that any trustee who serves on both Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds retires from both boards when first required to retire by either board. Independent trustees elected prior to January 1, 2000 will retire on the following schedule: Messrs. Stephens and Wilsey will retire on December 31, 2010.
2 Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger are Interested Trustees because they are employees of Schwab and/or the investment adviser. In addition to their employment with Schwab and/or the investment adviser, Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger also own stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation.
3 The President, Treasurer and Clerk hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each of the other officers serves at the pleasure of the Board.
 
 
 
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Glossary
 
 
Alpha is a measure of a fund’s risk adjusted return. Alpha can be used to directly measure the value added or subtracted by a fund’s manager. It is calculated by measuring the difference between a fund’s actual returns and its expected performance given its level of market risk as measured by beta.
 
Beta is a measure of the volatility of a stock relative to the overall market. A beta of less than one indicates lower historical risk than the market; a beta of more than one indicates higher historical risk than the market.
 
Price to earnings ratio is the price of a stock divided by its historical earnings per share.
 
Price to book ratio compares the stock’s market value to the value of the total assets less the total liabilities.
 
Price to cash flow ratio is the price of a stock divided by its reported cash flow per share.
 
Return on equity represents the amount earned on a company’s common stock investment for a given period, calculated by dividing common stock equity into net income for the period after preferred stock dividends but before common stock dividends.
 
Trading Activity is one of several risk factors commonly used to attribute a portfolio’s return relative to its benchmark. Specifically, trading activity measures a stock’s trailing 12 month trading volume relative to its total shares outstanding. It measures how actively traded a stock has been in the last 12 months.
 
 
 
Proxy Voting
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or by contacting Laudus Funds at 866.452.8387.
 
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2009 is available without charge, upon request by visiting www.ubs.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. All future proxy vote records will be available at www.laudus.com.
 
Quarterly Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington DC. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The information filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available at www.laudus.com.
 
 
 
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PRIVACY NOTICE
THIS IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT
 
A Commitment to Your Privacy
 
Your Privacy Is Not for Sale
 
We do not and will not sell your personal information to anyone, for any reason.
 
We are committed to protecting the privacy of information we maintain about you. Below are details about our commitment, including the types of information we collect and how we use and share that information. This Privacy Notice applies to you only if you are an individual who invests directly in the funds by placing orders through the funds’ transfer agent. If you place orders through your brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. or an account with another broker-dealer, investment advisor, 401(k) plan, employee benefit plan, administrator, bank or other financial intermediary, you are covered by the privacy policies of that financial institution and should consult those policies.
 
How We Collect Information About You
 
We collect personal information about you in a number of ways.
 
•  APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
 
We collect personal information from you when you open an account or utilize one of our services. We may also collect information about you from third parties such as consumer reporting agencies to verify your identity. The information we collect may include personal information, including your Social Security number, as well as details about your interests, investments and investment experience.
 
•  TRANSACTION AND EXPERIENCE INFORMATION.
 
Once your account has been opened, we collect and maintain personal information about your account activity, including your transactions, balances, positions and history. This information allows us to administer your account and provide the services you have requested.
 
•  WEBSITE USAGE.
 
When you visit our websites, we may use devices known as “cookies,” graphic interchange format files (GIFs), or other similar web tools to enhance your web experience. These tools help us to recognize you, maintain your web session, and provide a more personalized experience. To learn more, please click the Privacy link on our website.
 
How We Share and Use Your Information
 
We provide access to information about you to our affiliated companies, outside companies and other third parties in certain limited circumstances, including:
 
•  to help us process transactions for your account;
 
•  when we use other companies to provide services for us, such as printing and mailing your account statements;
 
•  when we believe that disclosure is required or permitted under law (for example, to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement, resolve consumer disputes, perform credit/authentication checks, or for risk control)
 
State Laws
 
We will comply with state laws that apply to the disclosure or use of information about you.
 
Safeguarding Your Information — Security Is a Partnership
 
We take precautions to ensure the information we collect about you is protected and is accessed only by authorized individuals or organizations.
 
Companies we use to provide support services are not allowed to use information about our shareholders for their own purposes and are contractually obligated to maintain strict confidentiality. We limit their use of information to the performance of the specific services we have requested.
 
We restrict access to personal information by our employees and agents. Our employees are trained about privacy and are required to safeguard personal information.
 
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
 
Contact Us
 
To provide us with updated information, report suspected fraud or identity theft, or for any other questions, please call the number below.
 
Laudus Funds® direct investors:  1-800-447-3332
 
 
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For More Information about the Funds:
 
Investment Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
 
Shareholder Services
1.866.452.8387 Investment Professionals
1.800.447.3332 Individual Investors
www.laudus.com
 
 
 
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 
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Item 2: Code of Ethics.
(a)        Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and any other persons who perform a similar function, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by Registrant or a third party.
(c)        During the period covered by the report, no amendments were made to the provisions of this code of ethics.
(d)        During the period covered by the report, Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of this code of ethics.
(f)(1)   Registrant has filed this code of ethics as an exhibit pursuant to Item 11(a)(1) of Form N-CSR.
Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that William Hasler and Mariann Byerwalter, currently serving on its audit committee, are “audit committee financial experts,” as such term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Each of these members of Registrant’s audit committee is “independent” under the standards set forth in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
The designation of each of Mr. Hasler and Ms. Byerwalter as an “audit committee financial expert” pursuant to Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not (i) impose upon such individual any duties, obligations, or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed upon such individual as a member of Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation; and (ii) affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees.

 


 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Below are the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
     Audit Fees
     2010: $211,347           2009: $316,053
(b) Below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) above.
     Audit-Related Fees
     For services rendered to Registrant:
     2010: $52,435           2009: 51,540
     Nature of these services: Agreed upon services in regards to service provider conversion.
     In each of the last two fiscal years there were no “Audit-Related Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(c) Below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.
     Tax Fees
     For services rendered to Registrant:
     2010: $109,870           2009: $154,620
     Nature of these services: preparation and review of tax returns.
     In each of the last two fiscal years there were no “Tax Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 


 

(d) Below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) above.
     All Other Fees
     For services rendered to Registrant:
     2010: NONE           2009: NONE
     
      Nature of these services:
  non-audit services related to the requirements of Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, such as evaluation of the Profitability Analysis System.
     In each of the last two fiscal years there were no “All Other Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(e)(1) Registrant’s audit committee does not have pre-approval policies and procedures as described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(2) There were no services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) above (including services required to be approved by Registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X) that were approved by Registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Below are the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years by Registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to Registrant, to Registrant’s investment adviser, and to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to Registrant.
     2010: $162,305           2009: $206,160
Although not required to be included in the amounts disclosed under this paragraph (g) or any other paragraph of this Item 4, below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years by Registrant’s principal accountant for tax compliance services rendered to U.S. Trust, an entity under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that does not provide services to Registrant.
     2010: NONE           2009: NONE
(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by Registrant’s principal accountant to either Registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to Registrant were pre-approved. Included in the audit committee’s pre-approval was the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 


 

Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6: Schedule of Investments.
The schedules of investments are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9: Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11: Controls and Procedures.
(a) Based on their evaluation of Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date, Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Mortimer and Registrant’s Principal Financial Officer, George Pereira, have concluded that Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are: (i) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately communicated to Registrant’s officers to allow timely decisions regarding disclosures required in this report; (ii) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner; and (iii) are effective in achieving the goals described in (i) and (ii) above.
(b)   During the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that the above officers believe to have materially affected, or to be reasonably likely to materially affect, Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


 

Item 12: Exhibits.
(a) (1)   Registrant’s code of ethics (that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2(a)) is attached.
      (2)  Separate certifications for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, are attached.
      (3)  Not applicable.
(b)   A certification for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, is attached. This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant ) The Laudus Trust
         
     
By   /s/ Jeffrey Mortimer    
  Jeffrey Mortimer   
  President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
Date: 5/11/2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
     
By:   /s/ Jeffrey Mortimer    
  Jeffrey Mortimer   
  President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
Date: 5/11/2010
         
     
By:   /s/ George Pereira    
  George Pereira   
  Principal Financial Officer   
 
Date: 5/11/2010