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Semiannual Report |
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January 31, 2002 |
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<Click Here> Performance Summary <Click Here> Economic Overview <Click Here> Portfolio Management Review <Click Here> Portfolio Summary <Click Here> Investment Portfolio <Click Here> Financial Statements <Click Here> Financial Highlights <Click Here> Notes to Financial Statements <Click Here> Trustees and Officers <Click Here> Investment Products and Services <Click Here> Account Management Resources <Click Here> Privacy Statement |
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Nasdaq Symbol |
CUSIP Number |
Scudder Target 2011 Fund |
KRFBX |
81123E-200 |
Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. is a leading global investment management firm, managing more than $325 billion in assets for individuals, corporate clients, retirement and pension plans, and insurance companies.
Please see the fund's prospectus for more complete information, including a complete description of the fund's investment policies. To obtain a prospectus, download one from scudder.com, talk to your financial representative or call Shareholder Services at (800) 621-1048. The prospectus contains more complete information, including management fees and expenses. Please read it carefully before you invest or send money.
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Average Annual Total Returns (Unadjusted for Sales Charge) |
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6-Month |
1-Year |
3-Year |
5-Year |
10-Year |
Scudder Target 2011 Fund
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-1.39% |
-4.43% |
3.87% |
7.29% |
8.33% |
S&P 500 Index+ |
-6.04% |
-16.17% |
-2.86% |
9.04% |
12.98% |
Lehman Brothers
Government Bond Index++ |
3.06% |
6.85% |
5.91% |
7.52% |
7.38% |
Sources: Lipper, Inc. and Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc.
Net Asset Value and Distribution Information |
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Net Asset Value:
1/31/02 |
$ 10.10 |
7/31/01 |
$ 10.70 |
Distribution Information:
Six Months: Income Dividends |
$ .30 |
Capital Gains Distributions
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$ .14 |
Lipper Rankings* - Balanced Target Maturity Funds Category |
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Period |
Rank |
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Number of Funds Tracked |
Percentile Ranking |
1-Year |
5 |
of |
9 |
50 |
3-Year |
3 |
of |
9 |
30 |
5-Year |
4 |
of |
8 |
45 |
10-Year |
2 |
of |
2 |
67 |
Rankings are historical and do not guarantee future results. Rankings based on total returns with distributions reinvested.
Source: Lipper, Inc.
Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment(a) (Adjusted for Sales Charge) |
-- Scudder Target 2011 Fund -- S&P 500 Index+- - - Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index++ |
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Yearly periods ended January 31 |
Comparative Results (Adjusted for Sales Charge) |
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1-Year |
3-Year |
5-Year |
10-Year |
Scudder Target 2011 Fund |
Growth of $10,000 |
$9,079 |
$10,646 |
$13,506 |
$21,141 |
Average annual
total return |
-9.21% |
2.11% |
6.20% |
7.77% |
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S&P 500 Index+
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Growth of $10,000 |
$8,383 |
$9,167 |
$15,414 |
$33,885 |
Average annual
total return |
-16.17% |
-2.86% |
9.04% |
12.98% |
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Lehman Brothers
Government Bond
Index++
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Growth of $10,000 |
$10,685 |
$11,880 |
$14,369 |
$20,375 |
Average annual
total return |
6.85% |
5.91% |
7.52% |
7.38% |
The growth of $10,000 is cumulative.
Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike Fund returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.
All performance is historical, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains, and is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than when purchased. Performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
Investments in funds involve risk. Some funds have more risk than others. These include funds that allow exposure to or otherwise concentrate investments in certain sectors, geographic regions, security types, market capitalization or foreign securities (e.g., political or economic instability, which can be accentuated in emerging market countries). Please read this fund's prospectus for specific details regarding its investments and risk profile.
Please call (800) 621-1048 for the fund's most up-to-date performance.
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Dear Shareholder:
Unexpectedly, the economy managed a tiny bit of positive growth during the final quarter of 2001. Consumers led the way, snapping up bargains in auto showrooms and putting lots of new electronics under the Christmas tree. Now the questions everyone's asking are: Is the recession already over? And what kind of a recovery will there be?
With Japan lingering in recession and Europe still in the doldrums, it will almost certainly fall to the United States to lead the way forward. Even if it turns out that the recession is already over, a variety of factors suggest that the recovery will be less than robust.
What are they? A country's currency usually weakens in a recession, but the dollar continues to climb, hurting exports. Home and auto sales - whose recovery typically propels an overall economic recovery - have not fallen as they usually do, so how can they recover? And excess investment during the bubble years has littered the landscape with underutilized facilities and crushed profits, dimming the jobs and investment outlook.
However, there are also unusually powerful forces for growth. Tax cuts already on the books are taking effect, and military and security spending is jumping. Oil prices have sunk, leaving more money for consumers and businesses to spend on other things. And perhaps most importantly, the Federal Reserve Board has pulled out all the stops and is flooding the system with money.
That last point is worth discussing in more detail, because those who remember the 1970s might wonder how the Fed has gotten away with printing so much money without reigniting inflation. One reason is foreigners' insatiable appetite for the dollar. Ordinarily, if a central banker tries to print his way out of economic hard times, he gets a quick reprimand from the currency markets. He then faces a tough choice: raise interest rates to protect his currency or face inflation caused by a weakened exchange rate which raises the cost of imports. But these are not ordinary times. While the dollar's fundamentals may appear less than stellar, global capital finds the alternatives even less appealing. Barring a turn in the dollar's fortunes, the Fed should feel free to keep its foot on the gas.
Economic Guideposts Data as of 1/31/02 |
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[] 2 years ago [] 1 year ago [] 6 months ago [] Now |
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Inflation Rate (a) |
U.S. Unemployment Rate (b) |
Federal Funds Rate (c) |
Industrial Production (d) |
Growth Rate of Personal Income (e) |
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(a) The year-over-year percentage change in U.S. consumer prices. (b) The percentage of adults out of work and looking for a job. (c) The interest rate banks charge each other for overnight loans. (d) Year-over-year percentage change. (e) Growth rate of individual income from all sources. Sources: Bloomberg Business News, Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. |
In summary, we believe that policy stimulus may have already nudged the economy out of recession, even if growth will not return to late 90s levels any time soon. Indeed, the markets - which tend to be forward looking - saw the recovery before most economists and rebounded sharply during the final three months of 2001. Investors were also cheered by news of the significant gains made by the United States in the war on terrorism. Markets lost steam in early January, however, as they began to focus on poor corporate accounting and tried to assess whether a slow recovery would be really beneficial to corporate profits. Firmer evidence of robust profits will probably be needed before the equity markets can mount a sustained advance. That may not be available until later this year.
Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc.
Economics Group
February 5, 2002
The sources, opinions and forecasts expressed are those of the economic advisors of Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. as of February 5, 2002, and may not actually come to pass.
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[Portfolio Manager(s) Photograph(s)]
Scudder Target 2011 Fund is managed by a team of
Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. (the "Advisor")
professionals, each of whom plays an important role in the
fund's management process. Team members work together
to develop investment strategies and select securities for
the fund's portfolio. They are supported by the Advisor's
large staff of economists, research analysts, traders, and
other investment specialists who work in offices across the
United States and abroad. The Advisor believes that a
team approach benefits fund investors by bringing
together many disciplines and leveraging the firm's
extensive resources.
Lead Portfolio Manager Tracy McCormick joined the Advisor in 1994 and assumed responsibility for the fund's day-to-day management and investment strategies in 1994. Ms. McCormick has over 21 years of investment industry experience.
Portfolio Manager Gary A. Langbaum joined the Advisor in 1988 and has contributed to the management of the fund since 1998. Mr. Langbaum has over 31 years of investment industry experience.
Portfolio Manager Scott E. Dolan joined the Advisor in 1989. Mr. Dolan joined the fund team in 1998 and is responsible for setting the fund's investment strategy and overseeing security selection for the fund's portfolio. Mr. Dolan has over 10 years of investment industry experience.
Portfolio Manager Ronald W. Tesmond joined the Advisor in 1996 and the fund team in 2001. Mr. Tesmond has over five years of investment industry experience.
In the following interview, the portfolio management team discusses the strategy of Scudder Target 2011 Fund and the market environment during the six-month period ended January 31, 2002.
Q: Will you provide an overview of market conditions during the period - August 1, 2001, through January 31, 2002?
A: The semiannual period began in a dismal environment for stocks. We were in the midst of a recession and on the cusp of the catastrophic terrorist attacks of September 11. For the most part, investors had turned away from technology and other high-valuation/high-expectation sectors, choosing instead more traditionally defensive industries, such as health care and finance. Companies within defensive industries typically sustain their earnings power in an economic downturn, because they offer products or services that are not generally tied to discretionary income.
The already struggling stock market was pushed further into bear territory in the weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Deep declines dragged down all sectors; even value stocks declined. In an attempt to stop the free fall, the Fed became even more vigilant in cutting interest rates, reducing them to near-historic lows. The government also began planning for a federal economic stimulus package. These aggressive actions along with success in the military efforts in Afghanistan helped encourage some optimism in the market. Stocks began to come back in October and rallied strongly through January, making back much of the ground lost immediately after the attacks.
Q: How did the fund perform during this period?
A: Scudder Target 2011 Fund lost 1.39 percent for the six months ended January 31, 2002. This compares with a loss of 6.04 percent by the Standard & Poor's 500 index (the fund's equity benchmark) and a gain of 3.06 percent by the Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index (the fund's bond benchmark).
Q: What worked particularly well during the six-month period?
A: After September 11, nearly all stocks plummeted. Many growth stocks declined to valuations that we believed could not be sustained - even during a period of crisis. We took the opportunity to restructure the portfolio from a defensive nature to a more aggressive stance. We did this because we believed that the tragic events and investors' reactions to them might actually speed up the economic decline and therefore its recovery.
We added cyclical stocks from a wide variety of sectors. Cyclical stocks are deeply tied to the economy. They represent companies that offer products or services that consumers (individuals and companies) perceive as discretionary and buy less of during a weak economy. Historically, these stocks have rebounded strongly when economic indicators begin to improve.
In the last three months of the period, this strategy worked extremely well as the market rallied on optimism that the economy would begin to recover in 2002. The fund has realized strong gains from Union Pacific, a transportation company with railroad and trucking services; MGM Mirage, a large casino company; American Express, a diversified financial company with a large travel business; and Illinois Tool Works, which provides diverse products and services to a wide variety of manufacturers.
Q: Were there strategies or specific stocks that proved disappointing?
A: The fund holds a large financial services position, and financial stocks struggled during the six-month period. Typically, financial stocks do well in declining-interest-rate environments, but this six-month period was an exception. Although rates were falling, the slowing economy created a difficult backdrop for many financial stocks. Money for investment declined significantly, defaults on loans and credits cards rose, and companies reduced their investment banking business.
The biggest disappointment was Providian, a consumer lending and credit card company. We purchased the stock at a discount, believing that when the economy began to bounce back, the company would experience rapid growth. Although the company met our investment parameters when we bought it, we later found some management and accounting problems. When this information surfaced, we liquidated our position. Although we never like to take losses for the fund, we were somewhat heartened that we exited the stock before it hit its lows.
The fund's telecommunications stocks also struggled with the rest of the industry. As the economy slowed, so did the demand for telecommunication products and services. Although these stocks dragged on the fund's performance somewhat, our underweight position relative to the Standard & Poor's 500 mitigated substantial losses for the fund.
Q: Will you explain in greater detail what zero-coupon bonds are and how they work?
A: Zero-coupon bonds are a type of U.S. Treasury bond. They are issued by the federal government and are sold at a considerable discount to their face value at maturity, which is guaranteed. This means that the investor can purchase the bond at a fraction of what it will be worth on a future date.
The trade-off, so to speak, is that bondholders receive no coupon, or periodic interest payments, as they would with most other types of bonds. More important, should a bondholder choose to redeem that investment prior to maturity, he or she would forfeit not only the opportunity to receive the bond's full face value but the guarantee of the original investment as well. Zero-coupon bonds tend to be volatile. Their principal value - the original dollar amount invested by a bondholder - tends to fluctuate with interest rates. Therefore, the bondholder's original investment may be worth more or less at the time of early redemption.
Q: What is your near-term outlook for the economy?
A: Volatility will continue as the economic and political environment remains uncertain. However, the precipitous declines that came as a result of the September 11 tragedy might have actually accelerated the stock market's descent and, therefore, its impending recovery. We believe that the economy may begin to recover in the first half of 2002. The fund's more aggressive structure should help it benefit as the economy begins its recovery.
Feb/20/02
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the fund managers only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The managers' views are subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions.
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Asset Allocation |
1/31/02 |
7/31/01 |
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Common Stocks
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33% |
34% |
U.S. Government Obligations
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66% |
64% |
Cash Equivalents
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1% |
2% |
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100% |
100% |
Sector Diversification (Excludes Cash Equivalents and U.S. Government Obligations) |
1/31/02 |
7/31/01 |
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Technology
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20% |
20% |
Health
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17% |
16% |
Financial
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15% |
18% |
Manufacturing
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12% |
8% |
Consumer Discretionary
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11% |
8% |
Consumer Staples
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7% |
5% |
Energy
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6% |
7% |
Communications
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4% |
4% |
Media
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4% |
9% |
Other
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4% |
5% |
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100% |
100% |
Asset allocation and sector diversification are subject to change.
Ten Largest Equity Holdings at January 31, 2002* (8.2% of Portfolio) |
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1. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Explorer and producer of oil and gas |
1.0% |
2. Microsoft Corp.
Developer of computer software |
1.0% |
3. Pfizer, Inc.
Manufacturer of prescription pharmaceuticals and nonprescription self-medications |
0.9% |
4. Citigroup, Inc.
Provider of diversified financial services |
0.8% |
5. Johnson & Johnson
Provider of health care products |
0.8% |
6. Intel Corp.
Designer, manufacturer and seller of computer components and related products |
0.8% |
7. General Electric Co.
Manufacturer and developer of products involved in the utilization of electricity |
0.8% |
8. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Operator of discount stores |
0.7% |
9. International Business Machines Corp.
Manufacturer of computers and servicer of information processing units |
0.7% |
10. PepsiCo, Inc.
Provider of soft drinks, snack foods and food services |
0.7% |
For more complete details about the fund's investment portfolio, see page 16. A quarterly Fund Summary and Portfolio Holdings are available upon request.
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Value ($) |
Common Stocks 33.2% |
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Communications 1.5%
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Cellular Telephone 0.3% |
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AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.*
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33,500 |
385,250 |
Telephone/Communications 1.2% |
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BellSouth Corp.
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11,000 |
440,000 |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
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48,400 |
316,536 |
Verizon Communications, Inc.
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15,500 |
718,425 |
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1,474,961 |
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Consumer Discretionary 3.5%
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Department & Chain Stores 2.8% |
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Federated Department Stores, Inc.*
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8,000 |
332,960 |
Home Depot, Inc.
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11,500 |
576,035 |
Kohl's Corp.*
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6,800 |
450,772 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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8,100 |
373,167 |
Target Corp.
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11,000 |
488,510 |
TJX Companies, Inc.
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8,700 |
359,658 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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14,100 |
845,718 |
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3,426,820 |
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Hotels & Casinos 0.2% |
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MGM Mirage, Inc.*
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6,500 |
211,640 |
Recreational Products 0.3% |
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Harley-Davidson, Inc.
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6,000 |
342,000 |
Specialty Retail 0.2% |
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Office Depot, Inc.*
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11,500 |
189,175 |
Consumer Staples 2.2%
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Alcohol & Tobacco 0.5% |
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Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
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4,500 |
212,715 |
Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
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8,700 |
435,957 |
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648,672 |
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Food & Beverage 1.1% |
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Hershey Foods Corp.
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2,600 |
182,962 |
Kraft Foods, Inc. "A"
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10,200 |
378,012 |
PepsiCo, Inc.
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16,600 |
831,494 |
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1,392,468 |
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Package Goods/Cosmetics 0.6% |
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Colgate-Palmolive Co.
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6,000 |
342,900 |
Procter & Gamble Co.
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5,200 |
424,736 |
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767,636 |
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Durables 0.7%
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Aerospace |
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Lockheed Martin Corp.
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4,000 |
211,880 |
United Technologies Corp.
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9,300 |
639,189 |
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851,069 |
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Energy 2.1%
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Oil & Gas Production 0.5% |
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BP PLC (ADR)
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10,000 |
467,200 |
Burlington Resources, Inc.
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6,000 |
205,440 |
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672,640 |
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Oil Companies 1.4% |
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Exxon Mobil Corp.
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31,594 |
1,233,746 |
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (New York shares)
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10,400 |
519,688 |
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1,753,434 |
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Oilfield Services/Equipment 0.2% |
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Schlumberger Ltd.
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3,500 |
197,365 |
Financial 5.1%
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Banks 1.7% |
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Bank of America Corp.
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6,500 |
409,695 |
Fifth Third Bancorp.
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7,000 |
442,750 |
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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10,000 |
340,500 |
Mellon Financial Corp.
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12,000 |
460,800 |
Wells Fargo & Co.
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9,500 |
440,705 |
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2,094,450 |
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Consumer Finance 1.4% |
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American Express Co.
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11,000 |
394,350 |
Citigroup, Inc.
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22,000 |
1,042,800 |
Household International, Inc.
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6,319 |
323,786 |
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1,760,936 |
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Insurance 1.6% |
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American International Group, Inc.
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9,500 |
704,425 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
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9,100 |
602,329 |
MetLife, Inc.
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9,500 |
288,610 |
XL Capital Ltd. "A"
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4,000 |
352,480 |
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1,947,844 |
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Other Financial Companies 0.4% |
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Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
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7,400 |
479,298 |
Health 5.6%
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Biotechnology 0.7% |
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Amgen, Inc.*
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6,200 |
344,100 |
Biogen, Inc.*
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6,600 |
357,852 |
Genentech, Inc.*
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3,900 |
192,855 |
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894,807 |
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Health Industry Services 0.8% |
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Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*
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4,800 |
390,720 |
McKesson Corp.
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15,000 |
577,500 |
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968,220 |
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Medical Supply & Specialty 1.7% |
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Johnson & Johnson
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17,770 |
1,021,953 |
Medtronic, Inc.
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9,500 |
468,065 |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*
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17,300 |
562,769 |
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2,052,787 |
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Pharmaceuticals 2.4% |
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Abbott Laboratories
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14,400 |
830,879 |
American Home Products Corp.
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11,400 |
737,124 |
Eli Lilly & Co.
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4,000 |
300,400 |
Pfizer, Inc.
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27,375 |
1,140,716 |
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3,009,119 |
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Manufacturing 3.9%
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Chemicals 0.5% |
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PPG Industries, Inc.
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12,000 |
583,080 |
Containers & Paper 0.5% |
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International Paper Co.
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16,800 |
701,904 |
Diversified Manufacturing 2.2% |
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Eaton Corp.
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6,000 |
441,480 |
General Electric Co.
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26,300 |
977,045 |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
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10,000 |
713,800 |
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
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5,450 |
603,860 |
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2,736,185 |
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Machinery/Components/Controls 0.7% |
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Johnson Controls, Inc.
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4,400 |
369,864 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
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10,000 |
490,400 |
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860,264 |
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Media 1.3%
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Advertising 0.3% |
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Omnicom Group, Inc.
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4,400 |
384,428 |
Broadcasting & Entertainment 0.4% |
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AOL Time Warner, Inc.*
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7,500 |
197,325 |
Viacom, Inc. "B"*
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8,725 |
348,913 |
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546,238 |
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Cable Television 0.3% |
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Cox Communications, Inc. "A"*
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8,000 |
299,600 |
Print Media 0.3% |
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Tribune Co.
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10,300 |
382,851 |
Technology 6.5%
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Computer Software 1.9% |
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Intuit, Inc.*
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10,400 |
408,200 |
Microsoft Corp.*
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18,800 |
1,197,748 |
Oracle Corp.*
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26,000 |
448,760 |
PeopleSoft, Inc.*
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11,200 |
363,888 |
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2,418,596 |
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Diverse Electronic Products 0.3% |
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Teradyne, Inc.*
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11,000 |
328,460 |
EDP Peripherals 0.3% |
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EMC Corp.*
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20,000 |
328,000 |
Electronic Components/Distributors 0.8% |
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Analog Devices, Inc.*
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8,700 |
381,060 |
Cisco Systems, Inc.*
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33,500 |
663,300 |
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1,044,360 |
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Electronic Data Processing 0.9% |
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Dell Computer Corp.*
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9,400 |
258,030 |
International Business Machines Corp.
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7,800 |
841,542 |
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1,099,572 |
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Precision Instruments 0.2% |
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Agilent Technologies, Inc.*
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10,000 |
303,500 |
Semiconductors 2.1% |
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Altera Corp.*
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9,000 |
226,080 |
Intel Corp.
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28,500 |
998,640 |
Linear Technology Corp.
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10,400 |
430,248 |
Novellus Systems, Inc.*
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7,000 |
298,970 |
Sanmina Corp.*
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14,700 |
215,796 |
Texas Instruments, Inc.
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13,500 |
421,335 |
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2,591,069 |
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Transportation 0.6%
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Railroads |
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Union Pacific Corp.
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11,300 |
701,165 |
Utilities 0.2%
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Electric Utilities |
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FirstEnergy Corp.
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5,700 |
212,040 |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $36,831,504)
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41,041,903 |
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Principal Amount ($) |
Value ($) |
U.S. Government Obligations 66.4% |
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U.S. Treasury Separate Trading Registered Interest and
Principal Securities, Principal only, 6.891%**,
8/15/2011 (Cost $80,174,043)
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137,000,000 |
82,184,930 |
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Cash Equivalents 0.4% |
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Zurich Scudder Cash Management QP Trust, 1.93% (b)
(Cost $448,581)
|
448,581 |
448,581 |
Total Investment Portfolio - 100.0% (Cost $117,454,128) (a)
|
123,675,414 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of January 31, 2002 (Unaudited) |
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Assets
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Investments in securities, at value (cost $117,454,128) |
$ 123,675,414 |
Receivable for investments sold |
339,802 |
Dividends receivable |
31,047 |
Interest receivable |
1,890 |
Receivable for Fund shares sold |
572,026 |
Foreign taxes recoverable |
435 |
Total assets |
124,620,614 |
Liabilities
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Payable for investments purchased |
281,980 |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed |
162,141 |
Accrued management fee |
54,032 |
Other accrued expenses and payables |
73,988 |
Total liabilities |
572,141 |
Net assets, at value
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$ 124,048,473 |
Net Assets
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Net assets consist of: Undistributed net investment income |
1,888,279 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
6,221,286 |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) |
(4,117,412) |
Paid-in capital |
120,056,320 |
Net assets, at value
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$ 124,048,473 |
Net Asset Value
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Net Asset Value and redemption price per share
($124,048,473 / 12,285,561 outstanding shares of beneficial interest,
$.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) |
$ 10.10 |
Maximum offering price per share (100 / 95.00 of $10.10) |
$ 10.63 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations for the six months ended January 31, 2002 (Unaudited) |
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Investment Income
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Income: Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,331) |
$ 204,539 |
Interest |
2,877,165 |
Total Income |
3,081,704 |
Expenses: Management fee |
293,872 |
Administrative fee |
117,550 |
Distribution service fees |
146,936 |
Trustees' fees and expenses |
7,090 |
Other |
29 |
Total expenses, before expense reductions |
565,477 |
Expense reductions |
(54) |
Total expenses, after expense reductions |
565,423 |
Net investment income
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2,516,281 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions
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Net realized gain (loss) from investments |
(3,537,567) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on
investments |
(682,135) |
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions |
(4,219,702) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
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$ (1,703,421) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
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Six Months Ended January 31, 2002 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended July 31, 2001 |
Operations: Net investment income |
$ 2,516,281 | $ 4,643,761 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
(3,537,567) | 7,793,406 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
investment transactions during the period |
(682,135) | (12,500,736) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations |
(1,703,421) | (63,569) |
Distributions to shareholders from: Net investment income |
(3,454,770) | (2,169,263) |
Net realized gains |
(1,623,959) | (8,954,560) |
Fund share transactions: Proceeds from shares sold |
19,395,097 | 15,611,204 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
4,891,009 | 10,742,060 |
Cost of shares redeemed |
(7,288,549) | (38,234,590) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share
transactions |
16,997,557 | (11,881,326) |
Increase (decrease) in net assets
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10,215,407 | (23,068,718) |
Net assets at beginning of period |
113,833,066 | 136,901,784 |
Net assets at end of period (including undistributed
net investment income of $1,888,279 and $2,826,768,
respectively) |
$ 124,048,473 |
$ 113,833,066 |
Other Information
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Shares outstanding at beginning of period |
10,635,068 | 11,488,533 |
Shares sold |
1,857,438 | 1,411,223 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of
distributions |
495,041 | 990,045 |
Shares redeemed |
(701,986) | (3,254,733) |
Net increase (decrease) in Fund shares |
1,650,493 | (853,465) |
Shares outstanding at end of period |
12,285,561 |
10,635,068 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years Ended July 31, |
2002a |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997b |
1997c |
Selected Per Share Data
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Net asset value,
beginning of period
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$ 10.70 |
$ 11.92 |
$ 12.54 |
$ 12.41 |
$ 13.38 |
$ 12.77 |
$ 13.01 |
Income (loss) from
investment operations: Net investment income |
.22d | .45d | .39d | .45d | .52 | .05 | .56 |
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
on investment
transactions
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(.38) | (.49) | .90 | .88 | .23 | .56 | 1.29 |
Total from investment operations |
(.16) | (.04) | 1.29 | 1.33 | .75 | .61 | 1.85 |
Less distributions from: Net investment income |
(.30) | (.23) | (.67) | (.50) | (.54) | - | (.59) |
Net realized gains on
investment
transactions
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(.14) | (.95) | (1.24) | (.70) | (1.18) | - | (1.50) |
Total distributions |
(.44) | (1.18) | (1.91) | (1.20) | (1.72) | - | (2.09) |
Net asset value, end of
period
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$ 10.10 |
$ 10.70 |
$ 11.92 |
$ 12.54 |
$ 12.41 |
$ 13.38 |
$ 12.77 |
Total Return (%)e |
(1.39)** | (.47) | 10.45 | 11.42 | 6.46 | 4.78** | 15.56 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
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Net assets, end of period
($ millions) |
124 | 114 | 137 | 152 | 158 | 173 | 167 |
Ratio of expenses before
expense reductions (%) |
.96* | 1.06f | .97 | .98 | .94 | .90* | .92 |
Ratio of expenses after
expense reductions (%) |
.96* | 1.03f | .96 | .98 | .94 | .90* | .92 |
Ratio of net investment
income (loss) (%) |
4.28* | 4.05 | 3.10 | 3.64 | 3.80 | 3.98* | 4.08 |
Portfolio turnover
rate (%) |
43* | 97 | 69 | 40 | 57 | 67* | 70 |
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A. Significant Accounting Policies
Scudder Target 2011 Fund (the "Fund"), is a diversified series of Scudder Target Equity Fund (the "Trust"), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The objective of the Fund is to provide a guaranteed return of investment on the Maturity Date (August 15, 2011) to investors who reinvest all dividends and hold their shares to the Maturity Date, and to provide long-term growth of capital.
The assurance that investors who reinvest all dividends and hold their shares until the Maturity Date will receive at least their original investment on the Maturity Date is provided by the principal amount of the zero coupon U.S. Treasury obligations in the Fund's portfolio. This assurance is further backed by an agreement entered into by Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc., ("ZSI" or the "Advisor"), the Fund's investment manager. Fund shares were sold during a limited offering period, and are redeemable on a continuous basis.
The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation. Investments are stated at value determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading. Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which the security is traded most extensively. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation.
Debt securities are valued by independent pricing services approved by the Trustees of the Fund. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, the securities are valued at the most recent bid quotation or evaluated price, as applicable, obtained from one or more broker-dealers. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes.
Money market instruments purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less, maturing at par, are valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investments companies and Zurich Scudder Cash Management QP Trust are valued at their net asset value each business day.
Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees.
Federal Income Taxes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required.
Distribution of Income and Gains. Distributions of net investment income, if any, are made annually. Net realized gains from investment transactions, in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the Fund if not distributed, and, therefore, will be distributed to shareholders at least annually.
The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.
Expenses. Expenses arising in connection with a specific fund are allocated to that fund. Other Trust expenses are allocated between the Funds in proportion to their relative net assets.
Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of foreign withholding taxes. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for both tax and financial reporting purposes.
B. Purchases and Sales of Securities
During the six months ended January 31, 2002, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term instruments) aggregated $36,840,086 and $25,073,658, respectively.
C. Related Parties
Management Agreement. Under the Investment Management Agreement (the "Management Agreement") with ZSI, the Advisor directs the investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the Fund. In addition to portfolio management services, the Advisor provides certain administrative services in accordance with the Management Agreement. The Fund pays a monthly investment management fee of 1/12 of the annual rate of 0.50% of average daily net assets. For the six months ended January 31, 2002, the fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annualized effective rate of 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
On December 4, 2001, Deutsche Bank and Zurich Financial Services announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Deutsche Bank will acquire 100% of ZSI, with the exception of Threadneedle Investments in the U.K. Because the transaction would constitute an assignment of the funds' investment management agreements with ZSI under the 1940 Act and, therefore, a termination of those agreements, ZSI intends to seek approval of new agreements from the funds' shareholders. The transaction is expected to be completed, subject to regulatory approval and satisfaction of other conditions, in the first half of 2002.
Administrative Fee. Under the Administrative Agreement (the "Administrative Agreement"), ZSI provides, or pays others to provide substantially all of the administrative services required by the Fund (other than those provided by ZSI under its Management Agreement with the Fund, as described above) in exchange for the payment by the Fund of an administrative service fee (the "Administrative Fee") of 0.20% of average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.
Various third-party service providers, some of which are affiliated with ZSI, provide certain services to the Fund under the Administrative Agreement. Scudder Investments Service Company ("SISC"), an affiliate of ZSI, is the transfer, shareholder service and dividend-paying agent for the shares of the Fund. In addition, other service providers, not affiliated with ZSI, provide certain services (i.e., custody, legal, audit) to the Fund under the Administrative Agreement. ZSI pays the service providers for the provision of their services to the Fund and pays other Fund expenses, including insurance, registration, printing, postage and other costs. Certain expenses of the Fund will not be borne by ZSI under the Administrative Agreement, such as taxes, brokerage, interest and extraordinary expenses, and the fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees (including the fees and expenses of their independent counsel). For the six months ended January 31, 2002, the Administrative Fee aggregated $117,550, of which $23,145 is unpaid at January 31, 2002.
Distribution Service Agreement. Under the Distribution Service Agreement, in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Scudder Distributors, Inc. ("SDI"), a subsidiary of the Advisor, provides information and administrative services ("Service Fee") to shareholders at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets. SDI in turn has various agreements with financial services firms that provide these services and pays these fees based upon the assets of shareholder accounts the firms service. For the six months ended January 31, 2002, the Service Fee was $146,936, of which $26,930 is unpaid at January 31, 2002.
Trustees' Fees and Expenses. The Fund pays each Trustee not affiliated with the Advisor an annual retainer plus specified amounts for attended board and committee meetings.
Zurich Scudder Cash Management QP Trust. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in the Zurich Scudder Cash Management QP Trust (the "QP Trust") and other affiliated funds managed by Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. The QP Trust seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. The QP Trust does not pay ZSI a management fee for the affiliated funds' investments in the QP Trust. Distributions from the QP Trust to the Fund for the six months ended January 31, 2002, totaled $16,106 and are reflected as interest income on the Statement of Operations.
D. Expense Off-Set Arrangements
The Fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund's custodian expenses. During the six months ended January 31, 2002, pursuant to the Administrative Agreement, the Administrative Fee was reduced by $54 for custodian credits earned.
E. Line of Credit
The Fund and several other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $750 million revolving credit facility with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated, pro rata based upon net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5 percent. The Fund may borrow up to a maximum of 33 percent of its net assets under the agreement.
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TRUSTEES John W. Ballantine Trustee Lewis A. Burnham Trustee Mark S. Casady* Trustee and President Linda C. Coughlin* Trustee and Vice President Donald L. Dunaway Trustee James R. Edgar Trustee William F. Glavin, Jr.* Trustee Robert B. Hoffman Trustee Shirley D. Peterson Trustee Fred B. Renwick Trustee William P. Sommers Trustee John G. Weithers Trustee OFFICERS Irene T. Cheng* Vice President Philip J. Collora* Vice President and Assistant Secretary Tracy McCormick* Vice President Kathryn L. Quirk* Vice President Linda J. Wondrack* Vice President Gary L. French* Treasurer John R. Hebble* Assistant Treasurer Thomas Lally* Assistant Treasurer Brenda Lyons* Assistant Treasurer* John Millette* Secretary Caroline Pearson* Assistant Secretary |
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Scudder Funds |
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Retirement Programs and Education Accounts |
Retirement Programs Traditional IRA Roth IRA SEP-IRA Inherited IRA Keogh Plan 401(k), 403(b) Plans Variable Annuities Education Accounts Education IRA UGMA/UTMA IRA for Minors |
Closed-End Funds |
The Brazil Fund, Inc.
The Korea Fund, Inc. Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc. Scudder Global High Income Fund, Inc. Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc. Scudder High Income Trust Scudder Intermediate Government Trust Scudder Multi-Market Income Trust Scudder Strategic Income Trust Scudder Strategic Municipal Income Trust Scudder Municipal Income Trust |
Scudder funds are offered by prospectus only. For more complete information on any fund or variable annuity registered in your state, including information about a fund's objectives, strategies, risks, advisory fees, distribution charges, and other expenses, please order a free prospectus. Read the prospectus before investing in any fund to ensure the fund is appropriate for your goals and risk tolerance. There is no assurance that the objective of any fund will be achieved, and fund returns and net asset values fluctuate. Shares are redeemable at current net asset value, which may be more or less than their original cost.
A money market mutual fund investment is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although a money market mutual fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in such a fund.
The services and products described should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security to any person in any jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation, purchase, or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
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Legal Counsel |
Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz222 North LaSalle Street |
Shareholder Service Agent |
Scudder Investments Service CompanyP.O. Box 219151 |
Custodian and Transfer Agent |
State Street Bank and Trust Company225 Franklin Street |
Independent Auditors |
Ernst & Young LLP200 Clarendon Street |
Principal Underwriter |
Scudder Distributors, Inc.222 South Riverside Plaza |
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This privacy statement is issued by Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. (Scudder), its affiliates Scudder Distributors, Inc., Scudder Financial Services, Inc., Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Scudder Trust Company, and each of the funds managed or advised by Scudder. We consider privacy fundamental to our client relationships and adhere to the policies and practices described below to protect current and former clients' information.
We never sell customer lists or individual client information. Internal policies are in place to protect confidentiality, while allowing client needs to be served. Only individuals who need to do so in carrying out their job responsibilities may access client information. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to protect confidentiality. These safeguards extend to all forms of interaction with us, including the Internet.
In the normal course of business, clients give us nonpublic personal information on applications and other forms, on our Web sites, and through transactions with us or our affiliates. To be able to serve our clients, information is shared with affiliates and other companies. Specifically, we disclose client information to parties that perform various services for us, such as transfer agents, custodians, and broker-dealers. Limited information also may be shared with affiliates, with companies with which we have joint marketing agreements, or with other parties as required by law. Any organization receiving client information may only use it for the purpose designated by Scudder.
Questions on this policy may be sent to:
Zurich Scudder Investments, Attention: Correspondence - Chicago,
P.O. Box 219415, Kansas City, MO 64121-9415.
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