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Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-6352

 

ING Series Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Scottsdale, AZ

 

85258

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 300 E. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-800-992-0180

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

May 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

June 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008

 

 



 

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1):

 



Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2008

Classes A, B, C, I, O and W

Domestic Equity and Income Funds

n ING Balanced Fund

n ING Growth and Income Fund

Domestic Equity Growth Funds

n ING 130/30 Fundamental Research Fund

n ING Corporate Leaders 100 Fund

n ING Small Company Fund

n ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund

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This report is submitted for general information to shareholders of the ING Funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective shareholders unless accompanied or preceded by a prospectus which includes details regarding the funds' investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. This information should be read carefully.

MUTUAL FUNDS




TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Letter     1    
Market Perspective     2    
Portfolio Managers' Reports     4    
Shareholder Expense Examples     10    
Statements of Assets and Liabilities     13    
Statements of Operations     17    
Statements of Changes in Net Assets     19    
Statement of Cash Flows     22    
Financial Highlights     23    
Notes to Financial Statements     35    
Portfolios of Investments     52    
Advisory Contract Approval Discussion     94    

 

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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

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QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Funds' Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330; and is available upon request from the Funds by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.



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PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Dear Shareholders,

We are in the midst of one of the most challenging periods ever faced by investors, and we at ING Funds are aware of the anxiety that you may be feeling at this time.

I want to assure you that we are actively engaged in monitoring the situation and are committed to keeping you fully informed of how the rapidly unfolding events around us may impact your investments with our company.

We recognize that the confidence of many investors is being tested, perhaps as never before. It is understandable that some of you may be second guessing your investment strategy due to these recent events. We encourage you to work with your investment professional and seek out their advice about your portfolio in light of the current conditions. But we also urge investors not to make rash decisions. ING Funds still believes that a well-diversified, globally allocated portfolio remains the most effective investment strategy of all. We ask that investors not lose sight of their commitment to the long-term.

We thank you for your support and confidence and we look forward to continuing to do business with you in the future.

Sincerely,

Shaun Mathews,
CEO
ING Funds
December 19, 2008

The views expressed in the President's Letter reflect those of the President as of the date of the letter. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and ING Funds disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and because investment decisions for an ING Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of investment intent on behalf of any ING Fund. Reference to specific company securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice.

For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any ING Fund, please call your investment professional or ING Funds Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this information and other information about the fund. Check with your investment professional to determine which funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.


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MARKET PERSPECTIVE: SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008

As our new fiscal year started, hopes that the worst of the 10-month long global credit crisis had passed were fading. By November 30, 2008, central banks, according to their critics, were "printing money" to stop credit markets from falling into the abyss of systemic failure. Global equities in the form of the Morgan Stanley Capital International ("MSCI") World® Index(1) measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends ("MSCI" for regions discussed below) plunged 36.10% in the six months ended November 30, 2008. In currencies, the dollar surged by 22.30% against the euro and 28.50% against the pound during the period, as the outlook for the eurozone and UK economies darkened. However, the dollar fell 9.40% to the Japanese yen as carry-trades (essentially short yen positions) were unwound amid intensifying risk aversion. The price of oil peaked at about $147 in mid July 2008, but a strengthening dollar and slackening demand squeezed it to barely one third of that price on November 30, 2008.

As described in our last annual report, the Federal Reserve Board's 325 basis points (or 3.25%) in federal funds rate reductions through April 2008, Bear Stearns' forced sale to JP Morgan in March and the opening of the discount window to other primary dealers prompted an 8% relief-rally, which was foundering by mid-May 2008.

Fundamentally, little had changed. The housing market continued to deteriorate, with urban house prices down a record 17.4% year-over-year by November 2008, by one measure. In September one in every 452 housing units in the country received a foreclosure notice. Credit remained tight: despite another 100 basis points (or 1.00%) of federal funds rate easing, 30-year fixed mortgage rates lingered near their 2007 average until late November. Payrolls recorded their tenth straight fall, pushing the unemployment rate up to 6.50%. Third quarter gross domestic product registered its first decline since 2001.

Yet it was more crises in the financial sector that brought matters to a head.

In September 2008, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") put the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") into "conservatorship". Merrill Lynch and Wachovia were forced into the arms of stronger institutions, with official encouragement. Global insurer AIG received a massive government loan. But Lehman Brothers was left to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

It was soon realized that allowing Lehman Brothers to fall threatened to turn a credit crisis into a credit market collapse. Short term Lehman Brothers paper was widely held in money market funds, which now showed signs of turning their backs on commercial credit.

So, after more than one year of crisis, nothing that had been tried had worked. The U.S. Government was now in the position of choosing winners and losers among financial institutions. Systemic policy was called for to address impending systemic failure, and by the end of November 2008 the "policy" that the U.S. Government had stumbled into, most commentators seemed to agree, was to let the spending spigot gush, buy some kinds of financial assets and guarantee others. The scale would be mammoth; the budgetary and inflationary consequences could be worried about later.

On September 19, Treasury Secretary Paulson proposed a Troubled Asset Relief Plan ("TARP") under which a $700 billion fund would be set up to buy illiquid mortgage securities from financial institutions.

However, the following month he announced that $250 billion of the TARP fund would be used to recapitalize nine banks and that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") would guarantee inter-bank debt. And on November 12, 2008, Treasury Secretary Paulson walked away from the plan to buy illiquid mortgage securities altogether. Instead, having now spent half of the $700 billion taking equity stakes in financial institutions, the rest would be used to ease pressures on consumer credit.

But this caused attention to be refocused on the holders of these illiquid mortgage securities. In particular, Citigroup lost two thirds of its already shrunken value in the next nine days. That weekend the government agreed to a $20 billion capital injection and to guarantee a large proportion of Citigroup's vast portfolio of troubled assets.

Finally on November 25, 2008, the Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed") announced two new steps to thaw credit for homebuyers and other consumers. It would buy $500 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities and $100 billion in agency debentures. In addition, a $200 billion program would support the prices of securities backed by consumer and small-business loans.


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MARKET PERSPECTIVE: SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Only then did mortgage rates start to fall quickly.

In US fixed income markets, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index(2) of investment grade bonds returned just 24 basis points (or 0.24%) for the six months ended November 30, 2008. But high yield bonds, represented by the Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index(3), acted more like equities, losing 31.70% for the six months ended November 30, 2008, while the Barclays Capital US Government Bond Index(4) returned 7.08% for the same period.

U.S. equities, represented by the Standard & Poor's 500® Composite Stock Price ("S&P 500®") Index(5) including dividends, returned (35.20)% for the six months ended November 30, 2008, closing on November 20, 2008 at the lowest level since April 1997. Profits for S&P 500 companies suffered their fifth straight quarter of decline, led down by the financials sector.

Internationally, the MSCI Japan® Index(6) dropped 41.70% in the six months ended November 30, 2008 and the MSCI Europe ex UK® Index(7) dropped 36.90% for the same period, as both regions officially entered recession. Japan's export dependent economy suffered from slowing global demand and a rising yen. The European Central Bank (the "Bank") actually raised interest rates by 25 basis points (or 0.25%) as late as July. But by November, with inflation plunging, the Bank had reduced them again by four times as much. In the UK, the MSCI UK® Index(8) fell 27.70% as a deepening housing slump and credit crisis seemed to presage the worst contraction in decades, prompting the Bank of England to slash interest rates by 150 basis points (or 1.50%) on November 6, 2008.

(1)  The MSCI World® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of over 1,400 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.

(2)  The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities.

(3)  The Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of non-investment grade fixed-income securities.

(4)  The Barclays Capital US Government Bond Index is composed of all publicly issued, nonconvertible, domestic debt of the US government or any agency thereof, quasi-federal corporations, or corporate debt guaranteed by the US government.

(5)  The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the United States.

(6)  The MSCI Japan® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan.

(7)  The MSCI Europe ex UK® Index is a free float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe, excluding the UK.

(8)  The MSCI UK® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK.

All indices are unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in an index.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance quoted represents past performance. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Funds' performance is subject to change since the period's end and may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please call (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end.

Market Perspective reflects the views of ING's Chief Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the period, and is subject to change based on market and other conditions.


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ING BALANCED FUND

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING Balanced Fund (the "Fund") seeks to maximize total return consistent with reasonable safety of principal by investing in a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments. The Fund is managed by Paul Zemsky, Omar Aguilar, Ph.D., and James B. Kauffmann, Portfolio Managers*, of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, the Fund's Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (28.53)% compared to Standard & Poor's 500® Composite Stock Price Index(1) ("S&P 500® Index"), the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(2) and the Composite Index (consisting of 60% of the return of the S&P 500® Index and 40% of the return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index), which returned (35.20)%, 0.24% and (22.36)%, respectively, for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Over the period, equity markets lost value while fixed-income eked out a small gain. While the Fund's non-benchmark cash holdings added value, it wasn't enough to offset the negative effects of the Fund's average overweight in equities. The average underweight in fixed-income securities detracted from performance as well.

It is fair to say that the period could be considered one of the worst in terms of negative returns and extreme volatility. The VIX Index, a measure of investor fear which uses S&P 500® Index implied option volatility measures, peaked at 89 during October 2008. To put that figure into perspective, the intra-month high during September 2001 was 43 and the long term average since 1990 is close to 20. The Sub-Adviser adjusted the asset allocation during the period, closing down the Fund's risk exposures to avoid any aftershocks from the credit crisis, and moving to overweight equities during the latter half of the reporting period. Our view was that equity markets were considerably oversold, and our aim was to capitalize on market upswings.

The equity portion of the Fund underperformed its sub-benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, mainly due to adverse allocation. With all sectors experiencing negative returns, value was lost due to underweight positions in sectors that lost the least value, such as consumer staples and healthcare. In contrast, a modest cash position was beneficial to performance. Security selection proved successful as a whole, especially in energy and financials. Security selection was weakest in mid-cap stocks, with small-caps also acting as a drag. This is in contrast to the large-cap stocks, which slightly outperformed the S&P 500® Index.

Stocks that added to performance included holdings in Apollo Group, Inc. and Amgen, Inc. In contrast, positions in Textron, Inc., Texas Instruments, Inc. and ConocoPhillips negatively impacted performance.

The fixed income portion of the Fund experienced a very tough period and underperformed the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Security selection in mortgage-backed securities acted as the largest drag on performance during the period. For most of the latter half of the period, our exposures to non-agency mortgage-backed securities continued to negatively impact returns. Securitized assets reacted negatively to the relentless wave of bad news about consumer debt and mortgage troubles. Duration exposures were beneficial to the Fund's performance. However, the Fund's exposures to a variety of financial names, including banks, brokers and insurance companies, hurt performance relative to the benchmark. While credit exposure, whether it was from an overweight to the sector, or individual security selection, had little impact in the early part of the period, it contributed significantly to underperformance during the global "run on the bank" in the last couple of months.

Current Strategy and Outlook: The global economic forecast has become decidedly more negative following the last several months. The National Bureau of Economic Research has determined that the United States entered a recession during December 2007, and it appears that this recession may be the most severe since that of 1981-82. It is our view, however, that the extreme market movements of recent months is due to deleveraging by hedge funds and other investors, rather than an exceptionally pessimistic outlook for the economy. In our opinion, the market has reached a bottom, although we expect the coming months to continue to be volatile.

Investment Type Allocation
as of November 30, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

Common Stock     61.9 %  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     11.9 %  
U.S. Government Agency Obligations     11.6 %  
Corporate Bonds/Notes     10.5 %  
Asset-Backed Securities     2.5 %  
Real Estate Investment Trusts     1.1 %  
Preferred Stock     0.7 %  
U.S. Treasury Obligations     0.7 %  
Municipal Bonds     0.6 %  
Exchange-Traded Funds     0.2 %  
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net*     (1.7 )%  
Net Assets     100.0 %  

 

*  Includes short-term investments related to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

Top Ten Holdings*
as of November 30, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

Federal National Mortgage Association,
5.000%, due 12/12/37
    3.2 %  
ExxonMobil Corp.     3.2 %  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
5.500%, due 12/01/37
    3.0 %  
Procter & Gamble Co.     1.3 %  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     1.2 %  
Hewlett-Packard Co.     1.1 %  
General Electric Co.     1.0 %  
International Business Machines Corp.     1.0 %  
AT&T, Inc.     0.9 %  
ConocoPhillips     0.9 %  

 

*  Excludes short-term investments related to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

*  Effective January 13, 2009, James B. Kauffman and Omar Aguilar are no longer portfolio managers of the Fund. Vincent J. Costa, Michael Hyman and Christine Hurtsellers have been added as portfolio managers of the Fund

(1)  The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock markets.

(2)  Formerly known as the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. As of October 31, 2008, all Lehman Brothers indices were renamed: the words "Lehman Brothers" changed to "Barclay's Capital." The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.


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ING GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING Growth and Income Fund (the "Fund") seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The Fund is managed by Christopher F. Corapi, Portfolio Manager of ING Investment Management Co. ("ING IM") — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, the Fund's Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (36.07)% compared to the Standard and Poor's 500® Composite Stock Price Index(1) ("S&P 500® Index") which returned (35.20)% for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: During this period, the Fund was hurt by weak stock selection within the industrials, materials and consumer discretionary sectors. Concerns over a global slowdown and its impact on infrastructure spending weighed heavily on industrials and materials holdings. In particular, Quanta Services and Foster Wheeler were two industrial names that detracted value. Quanta Services (PWR) declined significantly after fourth-quarter guidance was disappointing due to delays in telecom spending. Although some of the projects were pushed out due to typical permitting and bureaucratic delays rather than credit-related issues, Wall Street took this as a sign of weakness in the transmission cycle.

Within materials, the Fund's positions in Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. were under pressure due to concerns about declining demand and lower commodity prices. In the consumer discretionary sector, we established a position in Liberty Media, LLC ("LMDIA") in August as a way to play strong earnings upside potential of DirecTV Holdings, LLC ("DirecTV"), which we believe will be driven by accelerating margin expansion, Latin America growth and accretion from share repurchase. However, the recent linkage between LMDIA and DirecTV has become muddled in light of the freezing of the credit markets.

Stock selection within the financials and utilities sectors had a favorable impact on performance. Avoiding or underweighting some of the worst performing financial names such as AIG, the Government-Sponsored Enterprises ("GSEs"), Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers helped relative performance. Our emphasis on companies with lower credit and capital markets exposures, such as life and property/casualty insurers, also contributed to relative returns. The Fund benefited from the decision to avoid independent power producers and gas utilities in favor of electric and multi-utilities. Investors preferred these names for their defensive characteristics, such as attractive dividend yields, lower liquidity concerns and a highly regulated market. In particular, the Fund's position in NSTAR held up better than its peers due to its stable customer base, strong local market and lower exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices.

Current Strategy Outlook: Currently, the Fund is positioned in companies that we believe have strong or improving competitive positions, robust end markets or superior capital allocation opportunities. We believe each stock possesses an attractive valuation and a clear catalyst to improve it. Top holdings include Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR ("Royal Dutch Shell"), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ("PG&E") and Wells Fargo & Co. ("Wells Fargo"). Within energy, we continue to favor integrated oil companies with strong balance sheets, high dividend yields and good management teams, such as Royal Dutch Shell.

PG&E is a defensive play within the utility sector that we believe could hold up well in the current environment. The company is currently trading at an attractive valuation versus its peers and, in our opinion has a good balance sheet, a high dividend yield and no exposure to commodity or customer usage risk. Finally, we believe Wells Fargo's recent acquisition of Wachovia was an extremely favorable deal which could lead to synergies and allow its premier banking franchise to achieve national scale.

Top Ten Holdings
as of November 30, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

ExxonMobil Corp.     6.4 %  
Procter & Gamble Co.     3.6 %  
Wells Fargo & Co.     3.3 %  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     2.9 %  
General Electric Co.     2.5 %  
Schlumberger Ltd.     2.3 %  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     2.2 %  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     2.2 %  
AT&T, Inc.     2.0 %  
Qualcomm, Inc.     1.9 %  

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

(1)  The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock markets.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.


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ING 130/30 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH FUND

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING 130/30 Fundamental Research Fund (the "Fund") seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund is managed by Christopher Corapi and Michael Pytosh, Portfolio Managers, of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, the Fund's Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (36.51)% compared to Standard & Poor's 500® Composite Stock Price Index(1) ("S&P 500® Index"), which returned (35.20)%, for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: The Fund underperformed its benchmark due largely to weak stock selection on the long side. In particular, our holdings within materials and industrials declined due to concerns over a global slowdown and its impact on infrastructure spending. In particular, Quanta Services, Inc. ("Quanta") and Foster Wheeler Ltd. were two industrial names that detracted value. Quanta declined significantly after fourth-quarter guidance was disappointing due to delays in telecom spending. Although some of the projects were pushed out due to typical permitting and bureaucratic delays rather than credit-related issues, Wall Street took this as a sign of weakness in the transmission cycle.

Within materials, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. have been under pressure due to concerns over declining demand and lower commodity prices. We continue to like both names because of their strong fundamentals and attractive valuations. Finally, the Fund's position in Liberty Media, LLC ("LMDIA") had the largest negative impact during the period. We established a position in LMDIA in August 2008 as a way to play the strong earnings upside potential of DirecTV Holdings, LLC ("DirecTV"), which we believe will be driven by accelerating margin expansion, Latin America growth and accretion from share repurchase. However, the recent linkage between LMDIA and DirecTV has become muddled in light of the freezing of the credit markets.

The Fund benefited from its long positions within the financial and utility sectors. Avoiding or underweighting some of the worst performing financial names such as AIG, the Government-Sponsored Entities, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers helped relative performance. Also, our emphasis on companies with lower credit and capital markets exposures, such as life and property/casualty insurers, contributed to results. The Fund benefited from the decision to avoid independent power producers and gas utilities in favor of electric and multi-utilities. Investors preferred these names for their defensive characteristics, including attractive dividend yields, lower liquidity concerns and a highly regulated market. In particular, the Fund's position in NSTAR held up better than its peers due to its stable customer base, strong local market and lower exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices.

Stock selection on the short side also had a favorable impact overall. In particular, our short position in Western Digital Corp. lost more than 60% during the period after the entire group sold off due to weak demand for PCs and falling prices for notebook computer drivers. This dramatic unit and pricing pressure on the company's largest end market caused the stock to lose its premium valuation versus the group.

Current Strategy and Outlook: On the long side, the Fund owns stocks of companies that we believe have strong competitive positions, robust end markets, effective capital allocation and clear catalysts that could return the company's valuation to a level consistent with its financial strength. On the short side, several of the Fund's positions are event-driven: some positions are based upon structurally deficient companies or industries, while most are paired investments where we are trying to isolate one or several poor characteristics without taking on an exposure to the industry or sector.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ("PG&E") is one of our top holdings in the Fund on the long side. We like this name given its defensive characteristics including a good balance sheet, high and stable dividend yield and zero exposure to commodity or customer usage risk. We paired this long holding with a short position in Wisconsin Energy Corp. Wisconsin Energy Corp. is currently trading at a premium valuation to the group, has a lower dividend yield than PG&E and may face capital risk going forward due to rising costs of a new building project.

Industry Allocation
as of November 30, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

Oil & Gas     12.5 %  
Banks     9.1 %  
Electric     6.3 %  
Healthcare-Products     6.2 %  
Pharmaceuticals     6.0 %  
Retail     5.9 %  
Telecommunications     5.9 %  
Computers     5.4 %  
Cosmetics/Personal Care     4.0 %  
Insurance     4.0 %  
Agriculture     3.5 %  
Beverages     3.5 %  
Industries between 1.8%-3.3%(1)      16.7 %  
Industries less than 1.8%(2)      15.2 %  
Other assets and liabilities-Net*     (4.2 )%  
Net Assets     100.0 %  

 

*  Includes short-term investments related to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund-Class I.

(1)  Includes seven industries, which each represents 1.8%-3.3% of net assets.

(2)  Includes fifteen industries, which each represents less than 1.8% of net assets.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

Top Ten Holdings*
as of November 30, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

ExxonMobil Corp.     6.8 %  
Procter & Gamble Co.     4.0 %  
PG&E Corp.     2.9 %  
Qualcomm, Inc.     2.4 %  
Wells Fargo & Co.     2.4 %  
PepsiCo, Inc.     2.4 %  
AT&T, Inc.     2.3 %  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     2.2 %  
McDonald's Corp.     2.1 %  
Johnson & Johnson     2.1 %  

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

(1)  The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock markets.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.


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ING CORPORATE LEADERS 100 FUND

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING Corporate Leaders 100 Fund (the "Fund") seeks to outperform the Standard & Poor's Composite Stock Price 500® ("S&P 500®") Index(1). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in equity securities of issuers listed on the Standard & Poor's 100 ("S&P 100") Index. The Fund is managed by Omar Aguilar and Vincent Costa, Portfolio Managers*, of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the period since inception on June 30, 2008 through November 30, 2008, the Fund's Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (28.30)% compared to the S&P 500® Index, which returned (29.23)% for the same period..

Portfolio Specifics: The Fund's investment strategy follows a strict quantitative approach. It starts by holding equal-weighted positions in the stocks of the S&P 100 Index at the beginning of each calendar quarter (implying that each holding represents approximately 1% of the portfolio). During the quarter, if the value of a security rises by more than 50%, the position size immediately gets reduced to 1%, and if the value of a security of a falls more than 30%, the position is eliminated. The portfolio is re-balanced quarterly in order to re-align the Fund's holdings to the initial 1% weightings. Because of severely declining markets during the period, there were times when fewer than 60 positions were held.

During the reporting period, this strategy worked in the Fund's favor relative to the S&P 500® Index, particularly within the financials, industrials, and materials sectors. Relative underperformance within the energy sector acted as a partial negative offset. In terms of individual holdings, top contributors on a relative basis included underweight positions in Bank of America Corp., ExxonMobil Corp., and General Electric Co.,, while top detractors included overweight positions in Morgan Stanley, El Paso Corp. and Mastercard, Inc.

Current Strategy and Outlook: As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund's largest sector overweightings were in consumer staples, healthcare, and utilities, while the biggest underweightings were in energy, technology, and financials. However, sector exposures are purely a function of the Fund's quantitative investment strategy and are not actively managed.

Top Ten Holdings
as of November 30, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

SPDR Trust Series 1     4.5 %  
Regions Financial Corp.     2.9 %  
ExxonMobil Corp.     2.8 %  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     2.8 %  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     2.8 %  
AT&T, Inc.     2.7 %  
3M Co.     2.7 %  
Chevron Corp.     2.6 %  
Entergy Corp.     2.6 %  
Amgen, Inc.     2.6 %  

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

*  Effective January 13, 2009, Mr. Omar Aguilar is no longer a portfolio manager to the Fund.

(1)  The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock markets.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.


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ING SMALL COMPANY FUND

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING Small Company Fund (the "Fund") seeks growth of capital primarily through investment in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies with smaller market capitalizations. The Fund is managed by Joseph Basset, CFA, and Steve Salopek Portfolio Managers, of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, the Fund's Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (34.31)% compared to the Russell 2000® Index(1), which returned (36.26)%, for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Despite the difficult economic backdrop and the higher market volatility, small cap stocks held up relatively well, underperforming large-cap growth stocks, as measured by the Russell 1000 Growth Index, by 0.32%. The reporting period was difficult for active managers: generally, low quality stocks rallied and the smaller small-caps outperformed the larger small-caps. This combination hurt relative performance, as we believe active managers tend to have a higher quality, higher market cap bias in their portfolios.

Stock selection within financials, industrials, materials and utilities benefited the Fund during the period. Notable outperformance within financials was due to strong stock selection within thrifts and mortgage finance, real estate investment trusts and insurance. Industrials benefited from stock selection within electrical equipment and machinery.

The greatest detractors from results were stock selection within the energy, technology and healthcare sectors. In energy, returns were held back by our slight underweight of the sector as well as by stock selection within energy equipment and services. Within technology, stock selection within communications equipment and semiconductors and electronic equipment detracted from performance.

Longs Drug Stores Corp. ("Longs Drug Stores") and Foundry Networks, Inc. ("Foundry Networks") contributed significantly to performance over the period. Longs Drug Stores operates retail drug stores and provides pharmacy services. The stock has benefited from the potential of an acquisition, as the company has received competing bids from both CVS Caremark Corp. and Walgreen Co. at significant premiums to where the stock was trading. Foundry Networks, which manufactures switching and routing solutions for various networks and infrastructure products, has agreed to be acquired by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for $3 billion, a 41% premium. It is believed the acquisition will enable the combined companies to better address the evolution toward converged storage and ethernet networks.

Arbitron, Inc. ("Arbitron") and CommScope, Inc. ("CommScope") were two of the largest detractors from performance over the period. Arbitron, which measures the listening audience for radio and provides this data to both radio stations and advertisers, recently lost market share to a competitor. We continue to hold this name, as the company continues to be the market leader in this business. Expectations have been reset and we believe the valuation is reasonable.

CommScope, which provides infrastructure solutions for communication networks worldwide, was weak due to concerns surrounding enterprise spending, carrier capital expenditure slowdowns and the company's high debt. The Fund remains invested in the company, as we believe in the management team's experience and track record of earnings growth and cash flow generation.

Current Outlook and Strategy: We continue to focus on companies that we believe have strong balance sheets and cash flow generation capabilities. We recognize the current difficulties, yet believe that the economy will begin to improve next year due to the massive amount of monetary stimulus being pumped into the global system. As a result, we have begun to increase our exposure to more early cyclical companies.

Within financials, we continue to mitigate risk through diversification: the Fund is invested in banks, diversified financials, insurance companies and real estate investment trusts ("REITS"). The banks that the Fund owns are typically over-capitalized, with reserves higher than industry averages. We continue to take advantage of the volatility in the market to acquire attractively valued companies whose share prices we believe are not trading on fundamentals.

Top Ten Holdings
as of November 30, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

Silgan Holdings, Inc.     1.2 %  
Emulex Corp.     1.2 %  
Varian, Inc.     1.1 %  
Cleco Corp.     1.1 %  
CACI International, Inc.     1.1 %  
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     1.1 %  
Portland General Electric Co.     1.1 %  
WGL Holdings, Inc.     1.1 %  
Micros Systems, Inc.     1.1 %  
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.     1.1 %  

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

(1)  The Russell 2000® Index consists of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of 3,000 U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.


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ING TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund (the "Fund") seeks to outperform the Standard & Poor's 500® Composite Stock Price Index ("S&P 500® Index"). The Fund is managed by Paul Zemsky, Portfolio Manager of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, the Fund's Class I shares, provided a total return of (38.77)% compared to the S&P 500® Index(1), which returned (35.20)% for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: For the reporting period, the Fund provided exposure to large-cap U.S. equities exclusively within ING funds-of-funds. The Fund seeks to outperform the S&P 500® Index by engaging in a global tactical asset allocation overlay strategy ("Overlay Strategy"). The Fund holds all the stocks of the S&P 500® Index at all times and utilizes the Overlay Strategy to provide long and short exposure to various regional stock and bond markets according to their perceived attractiveness. The Overlay Strategy is accomplished through the use of futures.

It is fair to say that the reporting period could be considered one of the worst in terms of negative returns and extreme volatility. The VIX Index, a measure of investor fear which uses S&P 500® Index implied option volatility measures, peaked at 89 during October 2008. To put that figure into perspective, the intra-month high during September 2001 was 43, and the long term average since 1990 is close to 20. Within the Overlay Strategy, the average exposure was long in equity, which detracted from performance. In particular, long exposure to equity in Australia, the Netherlands and Spain saw negative results. On the other hand, short exposure to Japanese and French equity added to value.

An average short exposure to bond markets also detracted from results. Specifically, short exposure to Australian, European and UK fixed income hurt performance, but a move to long exposure to the U.S. bond market during the domestic credit crisis proved beneficial.

Current Strategy and Outlook: The global economic forecast has become decidedly more negative following the last several months. The National Bureau of Economic Research has determined that the United States. entered a recession during December 2007, and it appears that this recession may be the most severe since that of 1981-82. It is our view, however, that the extreme market movements of recent months are due to deleveraging by hedge funds and other investors, rather than an exceptionally pessimistic outlook for the economy. In our opinion, the market has reached a bottom, although we expect the coming months to continue to be volatile.

Global tactical asset allocation is a quantitative, model-based technique for allocating assets among different asset classes, including stocks and bonds of various regions. The model, updated monthly, is based on three factors: macroeconomics, valuation and momentum. The model was slightly recalibrated commencing in December. Previously, valuation factors had been more heavily weighted than momentum and macroeconomic factors. The model has decreased the weight of valuation factors by 5%, and increased macroeconomic factors weight by the same. This results, we believe, in a more even risk distribution among the factors.

Top Ten Holdings*
as of November 30, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

ExxonMobil Corp.     4.6 %  
Procter & Gamble Co.     2.1 %  
General Electric Co.     2.0 %  
AT&T, Inc.     1.9 %  
Johnson & Johnson     1.8 %  
Chevron Corp.     1.8 %  
Microsoft Corp.     1.8 %  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     1.4 %  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     1.3 %  
Pfizer, Inc.     1.2 %  

 

*  Excludes short-term investments related to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

(1)  The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock markets.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED)

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b–1) fees, and other fund expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008. The Funds' expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table shown, "Actual Fund Return," provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table shown, "Hypothetical (5% Return before expenses)," provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each 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 sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

ING Balanced Fund   Beginning
Account
Value
June 1, 2008
  Ending
Account
Value
November 30, 2008
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
November 30, 2008*
 
Actual Fund Return  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 714.70       1.23 %   $ 5.29    
Class B     1,000.00       712.70       1.98       8.50    
Class C     1,000.00       712.70       1.98       8.50    
Class I     1,000.00       716.10       0.98       4.22    
Class O     1,000.00       714.80       1.23       5.29    
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.90       1.23 %   $ 6.23    
Class B     1,000.00       1,015.14       1.98       10.00    
Class C     1,000.00       1,015.14       1.98       10.00    
Class I     1,000.00       1,020.16       0.98       4.96    
Class O     1,000.00       1,018.90       1.23       6.23    

 

*  Expenses are equal to each Fund's respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

ING Growth and Income Fund   Beginning
Account
Value
June 1, 2008
  Ending
Account
Value
November 30, 2008
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
November 30, 2008*
 
Actual Fund Return  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 639.30       1.08 %   $ 4.44    
Class B     1,000.00       636.80       1.83       7.51    
Class C     1,000.00       636.70       1.83       7.51    
Class I     1,000.00       639.20       0.83       3.41    
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.65       1.08 %   $ 5.47    
Class B     1,000.00       1,015.89       1.83       9.25    
Class C     1,000.00       1,015.89       1.83       9.25    
Class I     1,000.00       1,020.91       0.83       4.20    
ING 130/30 Fundamental Research Fund(1)  
Actual Fund Return  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 634.90       1.58 %   $ 6.48    
Class B     1,000.00       632.10       2.33       9.53    
Class C     1,000.00       632.30       2.33       9.53    
Class I     1,000.00       635.30       1.33       5.45    
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.15       1.58 %   $ 7.99    
Class B     1,000.00       1,013.39       2.33       11.76    
Class C     1,000.00       1,013.39       2.33       11.76    
Class I     1,000.00       1,018.40       1.33       6.73    
ING Corporate Leaders 100 Fund  
Actual Fund Return  
Class A(2)   $ 1,000.00     $ 717.00       0.90 %   $ 3.26    
Class B(2)     1,000.00       714.00       1.65       5.97    
Class C(2)     1,000.00       714.00       1.65       5.97    
Class I(2)     1,000.00       718.00       0.65       2.36    
Class W(2)     1,000.00       718.00       0.65       2.36    
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.56       0.90 %   $ 4.56    
Class B     1,000.00       1,016.80       1.65       8.34    
Class C     1,000.00       1,016.80       1.65       8.34    
Class I     1,000.00       1,021.81       0.65       3.29    
Class W     1,000.00       1,021.81       0.65       3.29    

 

*  Expenses are equal to each Fund's respective annualized expense ratios multilplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

(1)  Annualized expense ratios of the ING 130/30 Fundamental Research Fund represents net expenses including interest and dividend expense on short positions.

(2)  Commencement of operations was June 30, 2008. Expenses paid reflect the 154 day period ended November 30, 2008.


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

ING Small Company Fund   Beginning
Account
Value
June 1, 2008
  Ending
Account
Value
November 30, 2008
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
November 30, 2008*
 
Actual Fund Return  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 656.90       1.41 %   $ 5.86    
Class B     1,000.00       654.40       2.16       8.96    
Class C     1,000.00       654.60       2.16       8.96    
Class I     1,000.00       658.00       1.16       4.82    
Class O(1)     1,000.00       661.90       1.41       5.78    
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.00       1.41 %   $ 7.13    
Class B     1,000.00       1,014.24       2.16       10.91    
Class C     1,000.00       1,014.24       2.16       10.91    
Class I     1,000.00       1,019.25       1.16       5.87    
Class O     1,000.00       1,018.00       1.41       7.13    
ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund  
Actual Fund Return  
Class I   $ 1,000.00     $ 612.30       0.70 %   $ 2.83    
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  
Class I   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.56       0.70 %   $ 3.55    

 

*  Expenses are equal to each Fund's respective annualized expense ratios multilplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

(1)  Commencement of operations was June 4, 2008. Expenses paid reflect the 180 day period ended November 30, 2008.


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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

ING
Balanced
  ING
Growth
and Income
Fund
  ING
130/30
Fundamental
Research
Fund
  Fund  
ASSETS:  
Investments in securities at value+*   $ 138,422,045     $ 221,442,136     $ 6,899,563    
Short-term investments**     2,297,734       2,448,899          
Short-term investments in affiliates at amortized cost     3,479,000       2,819,000       358,000    
Short-term investments at amortized cost           3,373,000          
Cash     130,561       215,530       606,438    
Cash collateral for futures     898,276             29,700    
Foreign currencies at value***     45,402       19,764       1,555    
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     1,473,277       12,542,755       280,255    
Fund shares sold     25,613       200,661       131    
Dividends and interest     761,762       631,192       20,096    
Variation margin     48,346             2,551    
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     295,916                
Upfront payments made on swap agreements     340,401                
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     1,648,038                
Prepaid expenses     27,263       27,081       16,094    
Reimbursement due from manager     24,240       33,456       5,726    
Total assets     149,917,874       243,753,474       8,220,109    
LIABILITIES:  
Payable for investment securities purchased     5,631,091       16,768,583       324,452    
Payable for fund shares redeemed     149,750       156,230       111    
Payable for terminated investment contracts     258,436                
Payable for futures variation margin     82,478                
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned     2,361,269       2,495,362          
Securities sold short^                 644,045    
Accrued income on short positions                 2,332    
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     24,751                
Upfront payments received on swap agreements     191,944                
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements     466,446                
Payable to affiliates     146,625       196,554       6,191    
Payable for directors fees     3,998       18,424       498    
Other accrued expenses and liabilities     212,737       276,777       22,192    
Payable for borrowings     4,232,721             596,335    
Total liabilities     13,762,246       19,911,930       1,596,156    
NET ASSETS   $ 136,155,628     $ 223,841,544     $ 6,623,953    
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:  
Paid-in capital   $ 211,762,162     $ 358,831,944     $ 10,411,951    
Undistributed net investment income     1,735,057       1,310,141       46,474    
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, foreign currency
related transactions, futures, swaps and short positions
    (44,527,706 )     (103,357,094 )     (2,449,450 )  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments, foreign currency
related transactions, futures, swaps and short positions
    (32,813,885 )     (32,943,447 )     (1,385,022 )  
NET ASSETS   $ 136,155,628     $ 223,841,544     $ 6,623,953    
Including securities loaned at value   $ 2,313,290     $ 2,459,153     $    
Cost of investments in securities   $ 172,912,598     $ 254,338,302     $ 8,445,490    
** Cost of short-term investments   $ 2,361,269     $ 2,495,362     $    
*** Cost of foreign currencies   $ 39,877     $ 25,221     $ 1,709    
Proceeds from short sales   $     $     $ 796,824    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

    ING
Balanced
Fund
  ING
Growth
and Income
Fund
  ING
130/30
Fundamental
Research
Fund
 
Class A:  
Net Assets   $ 55,734,740     $ 193,681,419     $ 6,557,329    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       100,000,000       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     6,569,510       23,922,974       1,025,117    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 8.48     $ 8.10     $ 6.40    
Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1)    $ 9.00     $ 8.59     $ 6.79    
Class B:  
Net Assets   $ 18,311,513     $ 10,755,591     $ 14,506    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       100,000,000       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     2,185,047       1,353,177       2,314    
Net asset value and redemption price per share(2)    $ 8.38     $ 7.95     $ 6.27    
Maximum offering price per share   $ 8.38     $ 7.95     $ 6.27    
Class C:  
Net Assets   $ 25,023,455     $ 4,475,756     $ 50,241    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       100,000,000       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     2,983,490       565,338       8,026    
Net asset value and redemption price per share(2)    $ 8.39     $ 7.92     $ 6.26    
Maximum offering price per share   $ 8.39     $ 7.92     $ 6.26    
Class I:  
Net Assets   $ 14,233,016     $ 14,928,778     $ 1,877    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       100,000,000       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     1,680,008       1,837,401       293    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 8.47     $ 8.12     $ 6.41    
Maximum offering price per share   $ 8.47     $ 8.12     $ 6.41    
Class O:  
Net Assets   $ 22,852,904       n/a       n/a    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       n/a       n/a    
Par value   $ 0.001       n/a       n/a    
Shares outstanding     2,709,387       n/a       n/a    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 8.43       n/a       n/a    
Maximum offering price per share   $ 8.43       n/a       n/a    

 

(1)  Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

(2)  Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

    ING
Corporate
Leaders 100
Fund
  ING
Small
Company
Fund
  ING
Tactical Asset
Allocation
Fund
 
ASSETS:  
Investments in securities at value*   $ 5,720,858     $ 99,421,166     $ 59,711,778    
Short-term investments in affiliates at amortized cost     32,000             1,143,000    
Cash     177       5,982       19,482    
Cash collateral for futures                 7,021,050    
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold           9,663,630          
Fund shares sold     54,390       713,105       33,098    
Dividends and interest     20,110       115,015       215,932    
Variation margin                 809,015    
Prepaid expenses     50,260       36,756       29,174    
Reimbursement due from manager     10,427             8,370    
Total assets     5,888,222       109,955,654       68,990,899    
LIABILITIES:  
Payable for investment securities purchased     52,035       769,493          
Payable for fund shares redeemed           229,809       44,901    
Payable for futures variation margin                 293,928    
Payable to affiliates     4,162       102,913       31,973    
Payable for directors fees     253       1,910       656    
Other accrued expenses and liabilities     12,886       56,326       37,481    
Payable for borrowings against line of credit           8,700,000          
Total liabilities     69,336       9,860,451       408,939    
NET ASSETS   $ 5,818,886     $ 100,095,203     $ 68,581,960    
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:  
Paid-in capital   $ 7,654,953     $ 146,600,979     $ 112,692,372    
Undistributed net investment income     39,707       17,398       431,637    
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, foreign currency
related transactions and futures
    (1,835,987 )     (4,442,845 )     (14,965,571 )  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments, foreign currency
related transactions and futures
    (39,787 )     (42,080,329 )     (29,576,478 )  
NET ASSETS   $ 5,818,886     $ 100,095,203     $ 68,581,960    
Cost of investments in securities   $ 5,760,645     $ 141,501,495     $ 87,554,168    

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

    ING
Corporate
Leaders 100
Fund
  ING
Small
Company
Fund
  ING
Tactical Asset
Allocation
Fund
 
Class A:  
Net Assets   $ 4,314,513     $ 78,399,730       n/a    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       100,000,000       n/a    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 0.001       n/a    
Shares outstanding     601,702       8,979,254       n/a    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 7.17     $ 8.73       n/a    
Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1)    $ 7.61     $ 9.26       n/a    
Class B:  
Net Assets   $ 92,127     $ 2,677,532       n/a    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       100,000,000       n/a    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 0.001       n/a    
Shares outstanding     12,909       319,892       n/a    
Net asset value and redemption price per share(2)    $ 7.14     $ 8.37       n/a    
Maximum offering price per share   $ 7.14     $ 8.37       n/a    
Class C:  
Net Assets   $ 1,110,266     $ 3,360,136       n/a    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       100,000,000       n/a    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 0.001       n/a    
Shares outstanding     155,405       404,855       n/a    
Net asset value and redemption price per share(2)    $ 7.14     $ 8.30       n/a    
Maximum offering price per share   $ 7.14     $ 8.30       n/a    
Class I:  
Net Assets   $ 2,160     $ 15,478,254     $ 68,581,960    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       100,000,000       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     301       1,645,704       10,602,625    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 7.18     $ 9.41     $ 6.47    
Maximum offering price per share   $ 7.18     $ 9.41     $ 6.47    
Class O:  
Net Assets     n/a     $ 179,551       n/a    
Shares authorized     n/a       100,000,000       n/a    
Par value     n/a     $ 0.001       n/a    
Shares outstanding     n/a       20,576       n/a    
Net asset value and redemption price per share     n/a     $ 8.73       n/a    
Maximum offering price per share     n/a     $ 8.73       n/a    
Class W:  
Net Assets   $ 299,820       n/a       n/a    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       n/a       n/a    
Par value   $ 0.001       n/a       n/a    
Shares outstanding     41,751       n/a       n/a    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 7.18       n/a       n/a    
Maximum offering price per share   $ 7.18       n/a       n/a    

 

(1)  Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

(2)  Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

    ING
Balanced
Fund
  ING
Growth
and Income
Fund
  ING
130/30
Fundamental
Research
Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:  
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*(1)    $ 1,284,561     $ 3,404,133     $ 98,646    
Interest     2,101,655       11,863       806    
Securities lending income, net     90,569       34,969          
Total investment income     3,476,785       3,450,965       99,452    
EXPENSES:  
Investment management fees     682,588       1,061,104       35,074    
Distribution and service fees:  
Class A     91,741       332,812       10,830    
Class B     135,454       80,840       91    
Class C     167,105       29,848       419    
Class O     37,570                
Transfer agent fees     199,387       156,425       2,013    
Administrative service fees     72,810       123,058       3,507    
Shareholder reporting expense     34,790       31,429       5,091    
Registration fees     37,308       26,492       26,521    
Professional fees     26,849       48,350       5,283    
Custody and accounting expense     38,790       28,651       6,591    
Directors fees     9,916       12,690       549    
Miscellaneous expense     10,998       17,734       3,000    
Interest expense     188                
Dividend expense on short positions                 7,688    
Total expenses     1,545,494       1,949,433       106,657    
Net waived and reimbursed fees     (221,697 )     (224,531 )     (36,784 )  
Net expenses     1,323,797       1,724,902       69,873    
Net investment income     2,152,988       1,726,063       29,579    
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS,
FOREIGN CURRENCY RELATED TRANSACTIONS, FUTURES,
SWAPS AND SHORT POSITIONS:
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (17,050,901 )     (69,184,046 )     (2,032,272 )  
Foreign currency related transactions     296,219       11,761       313    
Futures     (988,826 )     181,917       (60,245 )  
Swaps     (155,663 )              
Short positions                 224,588    
Net realized loss on investments, foreign currency related
transactions, futures, swaps, and short positions
    (17,899,171 )     (68,990,368 )     (1,867,616 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on:  
Investments     (43,961,671 )     (64,243,204 )     (2,335,957 )  
Foreign currency related transactions     276,377       2,647       42    
Futures     453,806       (42,721 )     7,841    
Swaps     225,569                
Short positions                 335,825    
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments,
foreign currency related transactions, futures, swaps
and short positions
    (43,005,919 )     (64,283,278 )     (1,992,249 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments, foreign currency
related transactions, futures, swaps and short positions
    (60,905,090 )     (133,273,646 )     (3,859,865 )  
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations   $ (58,752,102 )   $ (131,547,583 )   $ (3,830,286 )  
Foreign taxes withheld   $ 125     $ 24,976     $ 750    
(1) Dividends from affiliates   $ 39,816     $ 43,581     $ 2,293    

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

    ING
Corporate Leaders
100
Fund
  ING
Small
Company
Fund
  ING
Tactical Asset
Allocation
Fund
 
   
June 30, 2008(1)
to November 30,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:  
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*(2)    $ 61,870     $ 772,235     $ 1,081,338    
Interest     143       6,980          
Securities lending income, net           78          
Total investment income     62,013       779,293       1,081,338    
EXPENSES:  
Investment management fees     9,059       457,267       212,851    
Distribution and service fees:  
Class A     5,059       98,977          
Class B     241       19,037          
Class C     1,648       20,909          
Class O           100          
Transfer agent fees     1,972       46,858       111    
Administrative service fees     2,265       43,037       47,300    
Shareholder reporting expense     3,256       10,710       2,906    
Registration fees     1,397       31,068       3,686    
Professional fees     2,889       12,190       14,771    
Custody and accounting expense     1,822       12,451       7,873    
Directors fees     364       2,879       4,203    
Offering expense     35,864             42,617    
Miscellaneous expense     703       6,055       4,456    
Interest expense           1,371          
Total expenses     66,539       762,909       340,774    
Net waived and reimbursed fees     (44,233 )     (1,014 )     (8,710 )  
Net expenses     22,306       761,895       332,064    
Net investment income     39,707       17,398       749,274    
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS,
FOREIGN CURRENCY RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND FUTURES:
 
Net realized loss on:  
Investments     (1,835,987 )     (8,108,682 )     (8,905,515 )  
Foreign currency related transactions                 (23,244 )  
Futures                 (5,755,870 )  
Net realized loss on investments, foreign currency
related transactions and futures
    (1,835,987 )     (8,108,682 )     (14,684,629 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on:  
Investments     (39,787 )     (42,914,842 )     (30,001,109 )  
Foreign currency related transactions                 150    
Futures                 (1,361,673 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments,
foreign currency related transactions and futures
    (39,787 )     (42,914,842 )     (31,362,632 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments, foreign currency
related transactions and futures
    (1,875,774 )     (51,023,524 )     (46,047,261 )  
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations   $ (1,836,067 )   $ (51,006,126 )   $ (45,297,987 )  
Foreign taxes withheld   $     $ 1,157     $ 145    
(1) Commencement of operations                    
(2) Dividends from affiliates   $ 952     $ 27,267     $ 6,714    

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)

    ING Balanced Fund   ING Growth and Income Fund  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
 
FROM OPERATIONS:  
Net investment income   $ 2,152,988     $ 4,941,642     $ 1,726,063     $ 2,878,558    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency
related transactions, futures and swaps
    (17,899,171 )     1,384,829       (68,990,368 )     (3,089,908 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
investments, foreign currency related transactions,
futures and swaps
    (43,005,919 )     (21,400,198 )     (64,283,278 )     (12,075,801 )  
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (58,752,102 )     (15,073,727 )     (131,547,583 )     (12,287,151 )  
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:  
Net investment income:  
Class A     (789,219 )     (2,366,953 )     (1,667,588 )     (1,434,460 )  
Class B     (168,404 )     (694,852 )     (25,164 )     (32,905 )  
Class C     (214,946 )     (658,514 )     (11,939 )     (14,097 )  
Class I     (218,824 )     (630,994 )     (146,785 )     (219,966 )  
Class O     (324,863 )     (778,900 )              
Net realized gains:  
Class A           (2,772,324 )              
Class B           (1,271,922 )              
Class C           (1,213,876 )              
Class I           (632,793 )              
Class O           (945,643 )              
Total distributions     (1,716,256 )     (11,966,771 )     (1,851,476 )     (1,701,428 )  
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:  
Net proceeds from sale of shares     8,991,527       31,501,503       7,642,318       16,547,351    
Proceeds from shares issued in merger (Note 14)                       329,660,752    
Reinvestment of distributions     1,407,790       9,757,970       1,653,375       1,554,531    
      10,399,317       41,259,473       9,295,693       347,762,634    
Cost of shares redeemed     (38,291,433 )     (94,225,703 )     (28,729,956 )     (55,135,782 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital
share transactions
    (27,892,116 )     (52,966,230 )     (19,434,263 )     292,626,852    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (88,360,474 )     (80,006,728 )     (152,833,322 )     278,638,273    
NET ASSETS:  
Beginning of period     224,516,102       304,522,830       376,674,866       98,036,593    
End of period   $ 136,155,628     $ 224,516,102     $ 223,841,544     $ 376,674,866    
Undistributed net investment income at end of period   $ 1,735,057     $ 1,298,325     $ 1,310,141     $ 1,435,554    

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)

    ING 130/30 Fundamental
Research Fund
  ING Corporate
Leaders 100 Fund
 
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  June 30, 2008(1)
to November 30,
2008
 
FROM OPERATIONS:  
Net investment income   $ 29,579     $ 56,907     $ 39,707    
Net realized loss on investments, foreign currency related transactions,
futures and short positions
    (1,867,616 )     (327,867 )     (1,835,987 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments,
foreign currency related transactions, futures and short positions
    (1,992,249 )     (652,694 )     (39,787 )  
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations     (3,830,286 )     (923,654 )     (1,836,067 )  
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:  
Net investment income:  
Class A           (47,033 )        
Class B           (80 )        
Class C           (474 )        
Class I           (21 )        
Class W                    
Net realized gains:                          
Class A           (222,451 )        
Class B           (462 )        
Class C           (1,597 )        
Class I           (61 )        
Class W                    
Total distributions           (272,179 )        
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:  
Net proceeds from sale of shares     10,024       512,743       8,205,684    
Reinvestment of distributions           10,490          
      10,024       523,233       8,205,684    
Cost of shares redeemed     (90,360 )     (244,977 )     (550,731 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     (80,336 )     278,256       7,654,953    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (3,910,622 )     (917,577 )     5,818,886    
NET ASSETS:  
Beginning of period     10,534,575       11,452,152          
End of period   $ 6,623,953     $ 10,534,575     $ 5,818,886    
Undistributed net investment income at end of period   $ 46,474     $ 16,895     $ 39,707    

 

(1)  Commencement of operations

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)

    ING Small Company Fund   ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  March 28, 2008(1)
to May 31,
2008
 
FROM OPERATIONS:  
Net investment income   $ 17,398     $ 251,506     $ 749,274     $ 241,445    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency
related transactions and futures
    (8,108,682 )     10,206,539       (14,684,629 )     (346,019 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
investments, foreign currency related transactions
and futures
    (42,914,842 )     (16,058,293 )     (31,362,632 )     1,786,154    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (51,006,126 )     (5,600,248 )     (45,297,987 )     1,681,580    
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:  
Net investment income:                                  
Class A           (155,658 )              
Class I           (112,561 )     (501,209 )        
Net realized gains:                                  
Class A           (14,409,215 )              
Class B           (1,301,243 )              
Class C           (871,454 )              
Class I           (5,276,727 )              
Total distributions           (22,126,858 )     (501,209 )        
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:  
Net proceeds from sale of shares     84,314,353       26,094,072       14,838,924       119,745,232    
Reinvestment of distributions           20,730,991       494,959          
      84,314,353       46,825,063       15,333,883       119,745,232    
Cost of shares redeemed     (32,854,554 )     (36,241,904 )     (19,318,423 )     (3,061,116 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital
share transactions
    51,459,799       10,583,159       (3,984,540 )     116,684,116    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     453,673       (17,143,947 )     (49,783,736 )     118,365,696    
NET ASSETS:  
Beginning of period     99,641,530       116,785,477       118,365,696          
End of period   $ 100,095,203     $ 99,641,530     $ 68,581,960     $ 118,365,696    
Undistributed net investment income at end of period   $ 17,398     $     $ 431,637     $ 183,572    

 

(1)  Commencement of operations

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

    ING 130/30
Fundamental
Research Fund
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH  
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:  
Net decrease in net assets from operations   $ (3,830,286 )  
Adjustment to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Purchase of investment securities     (8,250,210 )  
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities     9,293,504    
Purchase of short-term investment securities, net     (65,000 )  
Increase in investment securities sold receivable     (168,518 )  
Increase in dividends and interest receivable     (305 )  
Decrease in foreign currency balance     705    
Increase in cash collateral for futures     (18,900 )  
Increase in variation margin receivable     (2,131 )  
Decrease in prepaid expenses     16,282    
Decrease in reimbursement due from manager     3,660    
Proceeds from securities sold short     2,134,811    
Purchases to cover short positions     (3,110,527 )  
Decrease in accrued income on short positions     (3,094 )  
Increase in payable for investment securities purchased     275,093    
Decrease in payable to affiliates     (3,969 )  
Increase in accrued director fees     79    
Increase in other accrued expenses     1,087    
Change in unrealized appreciation on investments     2,335,957    
Change in unrealized appreciation on short positions     (335,825 )  
Realized loss on investments     2,032,272    
Realized gain on short positions     (224,588 )  
Net cash provided by operating activities     80,097    
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:  
Decrease in borrowings under line of credit     (1,001,553 )  
Proceeds from capital shares sold     10,024    
Disbursements for capital shares repurchased     (90,390 )  
Net cash flows used in financing activities     (1,081,919 )  
Net decrease in cash     (1,001,822 )  
Cash at beginning of period     1,608,260    
Cash at end of period   $ 606,438    

 

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ING BALANCED FUND (UNAUDITED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

        Class A  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     11.98       13.25       11.83       12.35       11.66       10.84    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.14 *     0.28       0.24 *     0.18       0.18       0.13    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, swaps, and written options
  $     (3.53 )     (0.95 )     1.49       0.30       0.81       0.88    
Total from investment operations   $     (3.39 )     (0.67 )     1.73       0.48       0.99       1.01    
Less distributions from:  
Net investment income   $     0.11       0.27       0.22       0.17       0.18       0.19    
Net realized gains on investments   $           0.33       0.09       0.83       0.12          
Total distributions   $     0.11       0.60       0.31       1.00       0.30       0.19    
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.48       11.98       13.25       11.83       12.35       11.66    
Total Return(1)    %     (28.53 )     (5.15 )     14.89       3.96       8.60       9.38    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     55,735       90,471       122,023       89,596       67,177       70,237    
Ratios to average net assets:      
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)    %     1.47       1.45       1.35       1.40       1.33       1.32    
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)    %     1.23       1.23       1.29       1.40       1.33       1.32    
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)    %     2.60       2.13       1.95       1.43       1.48       1.11    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     158       253       268       309       289       302    
        Class B  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     11.82       13.08       11.68       12.21       11.51       10.75    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.12       0.17 *     0.14       0.07       0.09 *     0.04    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, swaps, and written options
  $     (3.50 )     (0.93 )     1.48       0.31       0.80       0.87    
Total from investment operations   $     (3.38 )     (0.76 )     1.62       0.38       0.89       0.91    
Less distributions from:  
Net investment income   $     0.06       0.17       0.13       0.08       0.07       0.15    
Net realized gains on investments   $           0.33       0.09       0.83       0.12          
Total distributions   $     0.06       0.50       0.22       0.91       0.19       0.15    
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.38       11.82       13.08       11.68       12.21       11.51    
Total Return(1)    %     (28.73 )     (5.93 )     14.00       3.19       7.79       8.51    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     18,312       36,415       61,798       34,224       20,900       13,899    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)    %     2.22       2.20       2.10       2.15       2.08       2.07    
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)    %     1.98       1.98       2.04       2.15       2.08       2.07    
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)    %     1.81       1.38       1.21       0.69       0.72       0.35    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     158       253       268       309       289       302    

 

(1)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

(2)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)  The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

*  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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ING BALANCED FUND (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

        Class C  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     11.84       13.10       11.69       12.22       11.50       10.71    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.10       0.17 *     0.15 *     0.09 *     0.08       0.04    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, swaps, and written options
  $     (3.49 )     (0.93 )     1.48       0.29       0.81       0.87    
Total from investment operations   $     (3.39 )     (0.76 )     1.63       0.38       0.89       0.91    
Less distributions from:  
Net investment income   $     0.06       0.17       0.13       0.08       0.05       0.12    
Net realized gains on investments   $           0.33       0.09       0.83       0.12          
Total distributions   $     0.06       0.50       0.22       0.91       0.17       0.12    
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.39       11.84       13.10       11.69       12.22       11.50    
Total Return(1)    %     (28.73 )     (5.88 )     14.03       3.14       7.75       8.59    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     25,023       40,705       53,801       13,678       4,730       4,270    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)    %     2.22       2.20       2.10       2.15       2.08       2.07    
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)    %     1.98       1.98       2.04       2.15       2.08       2.07    
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)    %     1.84       1.38       1.22       0.72       0.73       0.36    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     158       253       268       309       289       302    
        Class I  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     11.96       13.24       11.82       12.34       11.67       10.85    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.15 *     0.31       0.27 *     0.21       0.21       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, swaps, and written options
  $     (3.52 )     (0.95 )     1.50       0.30       0.81       0.87    
Total from investment operations   $     (3.37 )     (0.64 )     1.77       0.51       1.02       1.03    
Less distributions from:  
Net investment income   $     0.12       0.31       0.26       0.20       0.23       0.21    
Net realized gains on investments   $           0.33       0.09       0.83       0.12          
Total distributions   $     0.12       0.64       0.35       1.03       0.35       0.21    
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.47       11.96       13.24       11.82       12.34       11.67    
Total Return(1)    %     (28.39 )     (4.97 )     15.22       4.23       8.85       9.65    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     14,233       21,090       30,305       35,141       33,380       37,852    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)    %     1.22       1.20       1.10       1.15       1.08       1.07    
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)    %     0.98       0.98       1.04       1.15       1.08       1.07    
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)    %     2.85       2.38       2.18       1.67       1.73       1.36    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     158       253       268       309       289       302    

 

(1)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

(2)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)  The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

*  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
24



ING BALANCED FUND (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

        Class O  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,   September 15,
2004(1) to
May 31,
 
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     11.91       13.19       11.78       12.31       11.83    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.14       0.27 *     0.24 *     0.18 *     0.17    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, swaps, and written options
  $     (3.51 )     (0.94 )     1.49       0.29       0.57    
Total from investment operations   $     (3.37 )     (0.67 )     1.73       0.47       0.74    
Less distributions from:  
Net investment income   $     0.11       0.28       0.23       0.17       0.14    
Net realized gains on investments   $           0.33       0.09       0.83       0.12    
Total distributions   $     0.11       0.61       0.32       1.00       0.26    
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.43       11.91       13.19       11.78       12.31    
Total Return(2)    %     (28.52 )     (5.22 )     14.92       3.94       6.71    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     22,853       35,835       36,595       24,009       10,379    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)    %     1.47       1.45       1.35       1.40       1.33    
Net expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     1.23       1.23       1.29       1.40       1.33    
Net investment income after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     2.60       2.14       1.96       1.45       1.44    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     158       253       268       309       289    

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

(3)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)  The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

*  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
25



ING GROWTH AND INCOME FUND (UNAUDITED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

        Class A  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     12.74       13.46       11.05       10.15       9.38       8.12    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.06       0.15 *     0.12       0.19 *     0.17       0.06    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, and written options
  $     (4.63 )     (0.78 )     2.46       0.89       0.80       1.22    
Total from investment operations   $     (4.57 )     (0.63 )     2.58       1.08       0.97       1.28    
Less distributions from:  
Net investment income   $     0.07       0.09       0.17       0.18       0.20       0.02    
Total distributions   $     0.07       0.09       0.17       0.18       0.20       0.02    
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.10       12.74       13.46       11.05       10.15       9.38    
Total Return(1)    %     (36.07 )     (4.69 )     23.65       10.76       10.47       15.77    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000s)   $     193,681       324,594       58,025       50,656       55,672       58,263    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2) 
  %     1.23       1.34       1.25       1.27       1.24       1.15    
Net expenses after expense waiver and
prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     1.08       1.11       1.25       1.27       1.24       1.15    
Net expenses after expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     1.08       1.11       1.25       1.27       1.23       1.15    
Net investment income after expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     1.16       1.18       0.98       1.84       1.64       0.71    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     86       221       181       23       31       213    
        Class B  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     12.50       13.24       10.87       10.00       9.24       8.03    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.03       0.05 *     0.02       0.11       0.07       0.01    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, and written options
  $     (4.56 )     (0.77 )     2.44       0.87       0.81       1.20    
Total from investment operations   $     (4.53 )     (0.72 )     2.46       0.98       0.88       1.21    
Less distributions from:  
Net investment income   $     0.02       0.02       0.09       0.11       0.12          
Total distributions   $     0.02       0.02       0.09       0.11       0.12          
Net asset value, end of period   $     7.95       12.50       13.24       10.87       10.00       9.24    
Total Return(1)    %     (36.32 )     (5.47 )     22.76       9.89       9.62       15.07    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000s)   $     10,756       21,211       11,837       8,700       7,796       4,192    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2) 
  %     1.98       2.09       2.00       2.02       1.99       1.90    
Net expenses after expense waiver and
prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     1.83       1.90       2.00       2.02       1.99       1.90    
Net expenses after expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     1.83       1.90       2.00       2.02       1.98       1.90    
Net investment income after expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     0.40       0.40       0.21       1.07       0.87       0.20    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     86       221       181       23       31       213    

 

(1)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

(2)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)  The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

*  Calculated using average number of shares oustanding throughout the period.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
26



ING GROWTH AND INCOME FUND (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

        Class C  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     12.46       13.20       10.84       9.96       9.20       8.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income (loss)   $     0.02       0.05 **     0.02       0.12       0.07       (0.00 )*  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, and written options
  $     (4.54 )     (0.76 )     2.43       0.86       0.80       1.20    
Total from investment operations   $     (4.52 )     (0.71 )     2.45       0.98       0.87       1.20    
Less distributions from:  
Net investment income   $     0.02       0.03       0.09       0.10       0.11          
Total distributions   $     0.02       0.03       0.09       0.10       0.11          
Net asset value, end of period   $     7.92       12.46       13.20       10.84       9.96       9.20    
Total Return(1)    %     (36.33 )     (5.42 )     22.72       9.93       9.55       15.00    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000s)   $     4,476       7,409       2,767       1,925       2,035       1,283    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2) 
  %     1.98       2.09       2.00       2.02       1.99       1.90    
Net expenses after expense waiver and
prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     1.83       1.89       2.00       2.02       1.99       1.90    
Net expenses after expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     1.83       1.89       2.00       2.02       1.98       1.90    
Net investment income (loss) after expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     0.41       0.39       0.21       1.07       0.89       (0.02 )  
Portfolio turnover rate   %     86       221       181       23       31       213    
        Class I  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     12.79       13.50       11.08       10.18       9.42       8.15    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.08       0.17       0.15 **     0.22 **     0.20       0.10 **  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, and written options
  $     (4.67 )     (0.77 )     2.47       0.89       0.79       1.21    
Total from investment operations   $     (4.59 )     (0.60 )     2.62       1.11       0.99       1.31    
Less distributions from:  
Net investment income   $     0.08       0.11       0.20       0.21       0.23       0.04    
Total distributions   $     0.08       0.11       0.20       0.21       0.23       0.04    
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.12       12.79       13.50       11.08       10.18       9.42    
Total Return(1)    %     (36.08 )     (4.45 )     23.98       11.01       10.72       16.10    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000s)   $     14,929       23,461       25,407       30,487       41,923       51,609    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2) 
  %     0.98       1.09       1.00       1.02       0.99       0.90    
Net expenses after expense waiver and
prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     0.83       0.95       1.00       1.02       0.99       0.90    
Net expenses after expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     0.83       0.95       1.00       1.02       0.98       0.90    
Net investment income after expense waiver and
brokerage commission recapture(2)(3) 
  %     1.42       1.33       1.25       2.08       1.89       0.95    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     86       221       181       23       31       213    

 

(1)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

(2)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)  The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

*  Amount is less than $0.005 or more than $(0.005).

**  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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ING 130/30 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH FUND (UNAUDITED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

        Class A  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,   April 28,
2006(1) to
May 31,
 
        2008   2008   2007   2006  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     10.08       11.22       9.52       10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.03       0.06       0.02       0.00 **  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, and short positions
  $     (3.71 )     (0.93 )     1.70       (0.48 )  
Total from investment operations   $     (3.68 )     (0.87 )     1.72       (0.48 )  
Less distribution from:  
Net investment income   $           0.05       0.02          
Net realized gains on investments   $           0.22                
Total distributions   $           0.27       0.02          
Net asset value, end of period   $     6.40       10.08       11.22       9.52    
Total Return(2)    %     (36.51 )     (7.97 )     18.10       (4.80 )  
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     6,557       10,403       11,440       9,517    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)    %     2.42       2.41       4.78       4.37    
Net expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     1.58       1.80       3.42       3.26    
Net expenses before interest and dividend expense on short
positions and after expense waiver(3)(4) 
  %     1.40       1.40       1.40       1.40    
Net investment income after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     0.69       0.53       0.20       0.54    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     83       188       315       13    
        Class B  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,   April 28,
2006(1) to
May 31,
 
        2008   2008   2007   2006  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     9.92       11.12       9.51       10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment loss   $     (0.00 )**     (0.02 )     (0.06 )*     (0.00 )**  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, and short positions
  $     (3.65 )     (0.93 )     1.67       (0.49 )  
Total from investment operations   $     (3.65 )     (0.95 )     1.61       (0.49 )  
Less distribution from:  
Net investment income   $           0.03       0.00 **        
Net realized gains on investments   $           0.22                
Total distributions   $           0.25       0.00 **        
Net asset value, end of period   $     6.27       9.92       11.12       9.51    
Total Return(2)    %     (36.79 )     (8.65 )     16.96       (4.90 )  
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     15       21       7       1    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)    %     3.17       3.16       5.53       5.12    
Net expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     2.33       2.55       4.17       4.01    
Net expenses before interest and dividend expense on short
positions and after expense waiver(3)(4) 
  %     2.15       2.15       2.15       2.15    
Net investment loss after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     (0.06 )      (0.12 )      (0.63 )      (0.21 )  
Portfolio turnover rate   %     83       188       315       13    

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

(3)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)  The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage expenses, dividend expense on securities sold short, extraordinary expenses and acquried fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

*  Calculated using average numbers of shares outstanding throughout the period.

**  Amount is less than $0.005 or more than $(0.005).

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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ING 130/30 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH FUND (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

        Class C  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,   April 28,
2006(1) to
May 31,
 
        2008   2008   2007   2006  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     9.90       11.13       9.51       10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment loss   $     (0.00 )**     (0.02 )*     (0.05 )*     (0.00 )**  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, and short positions
  $     (3.64 )     (0.93 )     1.68       (0.49 )  
Total from investment operations   $     (3.64 )     (0.95 )     1.63       (0.49 )  
Less distribution from:  
Net investment income   $           0.06       0.01          
Net realized gains on investments   $           0.22                
Total distributions   $           0.28       0.01          
Net asset value, end of period   $     6.26       9.90       11.13       9.51    
Total Return(2)    %     (36.77 )     (8.69 )     17.12       (4.90 )  
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     50       109       4       1    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)    %     3.17       3.16       5.53       5.12    
Net expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     2.33       2.55       4.17       4.01    
Net expenses before interest and dividend expense on short
positions and after expense waiver(3)(4) 
  %     2.15       2.15       2.15       2.15    
Net investment loss after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     (0.11 )      (0.32 )      (0.52 )      (0.21 )  
Portfolio turnover rate   %     83       188       315       13    
        Class I  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,   April 28,
2006(1) to
May 31,
 
        2008   2008   2007   2006  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     10.09       11.24       9.52       10.00    
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income   $     0.06 *     0.09 *     0.05       0.01    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, and short positions
  $     (3.74 )     (0.95 )     1.71       (0.49 )  
Total from investment operations   $     (3.68 )     (0.86 )     1.76       (0.48 )  
Less distribution from:  
Net investment income   $           0.07       0.04          
Net realized gains on investments   $           0.22                
Total distributions   $           0.29       0.04          
Net asset value, end of period   $     6.41       10.09       11.24       9.52    
Total Return(2)    %     (36.47 )     (7.81 )     18.54       (4.80 )  
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     2       2       1       1    
Ratios to average net assets:  
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)    %     2.17       2.16       4.53       4.12    
Net expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     1.33       1.55       3.17       3.01    
Net expenses before interest and dividend expense on short
positions and after expense waiver(3)(4) 
  %     1.15       1.15       1.15       1.15    
Net investment income after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     0.92       0.85       0.47       0.79    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     83       188       315       13    

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

(3)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)  The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage expenses, dividend expense on securities sold short and extraordinary expenses and acquried fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

*  Calculated using average numbers of shares outstanding throughout the period.

**  Amount is more than $(0.005).

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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ING CORPORATE LEADERS 100 FUND (UNAUDITED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

      Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I   Class W  
        June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
  June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
  June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
  June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
  June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
 
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $10.00   10.00   10.00   10.00   10.00  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                          
Net investment income   $0.06   0.03*   0.05*   0.08   0.08*  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   $(2.89)   (2.89)   (2.91)   (2.90)   (2.90)  
Total from investment operations   $(2.83)   (2.86)   (2.86)   (2.82)   (2.82)  
Net asset value, end of period   $7.17   7.14   7.14   7.18   7.18  
Total Return(2)    %(28.30)   (28.60)   (28.60)   (28.20)   (28.20)  
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $4,315   92   1,110   2   300  
Ratios to average net assets:                          
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)    %2.84   3.59   3.59   2.59   2.59  
Net expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)    %0.90    1.65    1.65    0.65    0.65   
Net investment income after expense waiver(3)(4)    %1.76    0.98    1.61    2.00    2.38   
Portfolio turnover rate   %133   133   133   133   133  

 

(1)  Commencement of operations

(2)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

(3)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)  The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

*  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout each period.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee waiver for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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ING SMALL COMPANY FUND (UNAUDITED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

    Class A  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     13.29       17.92       18.32       16.46       15.13       12.06    
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                      
Net investment income (loss)   $     0.00 **     0.04       0.01       (0.06 )     (0.01 )     0.00 **  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
  $     (4.56 )     (0.95 )     3.05       3.78       1.34       3.07    
Total from investment operations   $     (4.56 )     (0.91 )     3.06       3.72       1.33       3.07    
Less distributions from:                        
Net investment income   $           0.04                            
Net realized gains on investments   $           3.68       3.46       1.86                
Total distributions   $           3.72       3.46       1.86                
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.73       13.29       17.92       18.32       16.46       15.13    
Total Return(1)    %     (34.31 )     (4.72 )     18.50       23.51       8.79       25.46    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     78,400       67,608       77,041       88,642       92,363       123,834    
Ratios to average net assets:                                                      
Expenses(2)    %     1.41       1.43       1.36       1.40       1.36       1.28    
Net investment income (loss)(2)    %     0.04       0.26       0.08       (0.34 )     (0.07 )     (0.03 )  
Portfolio turnover rate   %     88       112       83       75       47       123    
        Class B  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     12.79       17.47       18.06       16.37       15.16       12.17    
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment loss   $     (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (0.11 )*     (0.19 )     (0.12 )     (0.09 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
  $     (4.38 )     (0.92 )     2.98       3.74       1.33       3.08    
Total from investment operations   $     (4.42 )     (1.00 )     2.87       3.55       1.21       2.99    
Less distributions from:                                                    
Net realized gains on investments   $           3.68       3.46       1.86                
Total distributions   $           3.68       3.46       1.86                
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.37       12.79       17.47       18.06       16.37       15.16    
Total Return(1)     %     (34.56 )     (5.41 )     17.65       22.56       7.98       24.57    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     2,678       4,663       7,275       7,824       6,783       6,234    
Ratios to average net assets:                                                    
Expenses(2)    %     2.16       2.18       2.11       2.15       2.11       2.03    
Net investment loss(2)    %     (0.70 )      (0.48 )      (0.66 )      (1.10 )     (0.77 )     (0.84 )  
Portfolio turnover rate   %     88       112       83       75       47       123    

 

(1)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2)  Annualized for periods less than one year.
*  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.
**  Amount is less than $0.005.
  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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ING SMALL COMPANY FUND (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

        Class C  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     12.68       17.35       17.96       16.28       15.08       12.11    
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment loss   $     (0.04 )     (0.08 )*     (0.11 )     (0.19 )     (0.13 )     (0.11 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
  $     (4.34 )     (0.91 )     2.96       3.73       1.33       3.08    
Total from investment operations   $     (4.38 )     (0.99 )     2.85       3.54       1.20       2.97    
Less distributions from:                                                    
Net realized gains on investments   $           3.68       3.46       1.86                
Total distributions   $           3.68       3.46       1.86                
Net asset value, end of period   $     8.30       12.68       17.35       17.96       16.28       15.08    
Total Return(1)    %     (34.54 )     (5.40 )     17.64       22.63       7.96       24.53    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     3,360       4,093       4,317       4,393       3,825       3,855    
Ratios to average net assets:                                                    
Expenses(2)    %     2.16       2.18       2.11       2.15       2.11       2.03    
Net investment loss(2)    %     (0.69 )      (0.53 )      (0.66 )      (1.10 )     (0.78 )     (0.80 )  
Portfolio turnover rate   %     88       112       83       75       47       123    
        Class I  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
  Year Ended May 31,  
        2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     14.30       18.98       19.17       17.11       15.69       12.49    
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment income (loss)   $     0.02       0.09       0.07 *     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     0.04    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
  $     (4.91 )     (1.01 )     3.20       3.94       1.43       3.18    
Total from investment operations   $     (4.89 )     (0.92 )     3.27       3.92       1.42       3.22    
Less distributions from:                                                    
Net investment income   $           0.08                         0.02    
Net realized gains on investments   $           3.68       3.46       1.86                
Total distributions   $           3.76       3.46       1.86             0.02    
Net asset value, end of period   $     9.41       14.30       18.98       19.17       17.11       15.69    
Total Return(1)    %     (34.20 )     (4.47 )     18.81       23.80       9.05       25.75    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $     15,478       23,278       28,153       17,500       23,581       155,583    
Ratios to average net assets:                                                    
Expenses(2)    %     1.16       1.18       1.12       1.15       1.11       1.03    
Net investment income (loss)(2)    %     0.31       0.51       0.40       (0.08 )     (0.01 )     0.22    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     88       112       83       75       47       123    

 

(1)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2)  Annualized for periods less than one year.
*  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.
  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
32



ING SMALL COMPANY FUND (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

    Class O  
    June 4,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
 
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 13.19    
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income   $ 0.01 *  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   $ (4.47 )  
Total from investment operations   $ (4.46 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 8.73    
Total Return(2)    % (33.81 )  
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 180    
Ratios to average net assets:          
Expenses(3)    % 1.41    
Net investment income(3)    % 0.12    
Portfolio turnover rate   % 88    

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.

(2)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charge. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

(3)  Annualized for periods less than one year.

*  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout each period.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
33



ING TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND (UNAUDITED)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period.

        Class I  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  March 28,
2008(1) to
May 31,
2008
 
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $     10.62       10.00    
Income from investment operations:                    
Net investment income   $     0.07       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency
related transactions, and futures
  $     (4.17 )     0.60    
Total from investment operations   $     (4.10 )     0.62    
Less distributions from:                      
Net investment income   $     0.05          
Total distributions   $     0.05          
Net asset value, end of period   $     6.47       10.62    
Total Return(2)     %     (38.77 )     6.20    
Ratios and Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000s)   $     68,582       118,366    
Ratios to average net assets:                      
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)    %     0.72       0.82    
Net expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     0.70       0.70    
Net investment income after expense waiver(3)(4)    %     1.58       1.63    
Portfolio turnover rate   %     13       40    

 

(1)  Commencement of operations
(2)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(3)  Annualized for periods less than one year.
(4)  The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.
  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

Organization. The ING Series Fund, Inc. (the "Company") is a company incorporated under the laws of Maryland on June 17, 1991 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act") as an open-end management investment company. There are sixteen active separate investment series which comprise the Company. The six series (each, a "Fund"; collectively, the "Funds") that are in this report are: ING Balanced Fund ("Balanced"), ING Growth and Income Fund ("Growth and Income"), ING 130/30 Fundamental Research Fund ("130/30 Fundamental Research"), ING Corporate Leaders 100 Fund ("Corporate Leaders 100"), ING Small Company Fund ("Small Company"), and ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund ("Tactical Asset Allocation").

Each Fund, except Tactical Asset Allocation, offers the following classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I. Balanced and Small Company also offer Class O shares. Corporate Leaders 100 also offers Class W shares. Tactical Asset Allocation only offers Class I shares. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees. Shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of a Fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from a Fund pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Common expenses of the Funds (including custodial asset-based fees, legal and audit fees, printing and mailing expenses, transfer agency out-of-pocket expenses, and fees and expenses of the independent trustees) are allocated to each Fund in proportion to its average net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund (including advisory, administration, custodial transaction-based, registration, other professional, distribution and/or service fees, certain taxes, and offering costs) are charged directly to that Fund. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, and shareholder servicing fees. Class B shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase.

ING Investments, LLC ("ING Investments" or "Investment Adviser"), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. ING Investments has engaged ING Investment Management Co. ("ING IM"or "Sub-Adviser"), a Connecticut corporation, to serve as the sub-adviser to each Fund. ING Funds Distributor, LLC ("IFD" or the "Distributor") is the principal underwriter of the Funds. The Distributor, ING Investments and ING IM are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep N.V. ("ING Groep"). ING Groep is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services to over 75 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. With a diverse workforce of about 125,000 people, ING Groep comprises a broad spectrum of prominent companies that increasingly serve their clients under the ING brand.

On October 19, 2008, ING Groep announced that it reached an agreement with the Dutch government to strengthen its capital position, creating a strong buffer to navigate the current market and economic environment. ING Groep will issue non-voting core Tier-1 securities for a total consideration of EUR 10 billion to the Dutch State. The transaction boosts ING Bank's core Tier-1 ratio, strengthens the insurance balance sheet and reduces ING Groep's Debt/Equity ratio.

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. Such policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for investment companies.

A.  Security Valuation. Investments in equity securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price. Securities reported by NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ official closing prices. Securities traded on an exchange or NASDAQ for which there has been no sale and securities traded in the over-the-counter-market are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. All investments quoted in foreign currencies will be valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at that time. Debt securities are valued at prices obtained from independent services or from one or more dealers making markets in the securities and may be adjusted based on the Fund's valuation procedures. U.S. government obligations are valued by using market quotations or independent pricing services that use prices provided by market-makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available (which may include certain restricted securities which are subject to limitations as to their sale) are valued at their fair values as defined by the 1940 Act, and as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Funds' Board of Directors (the ''Board''), in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. Securities traded on exchanges, including foreign exchanges, which


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close earlier than the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value ("NAV") may also be valued at their fair values as defined by the 1940 Act, and as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board, in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. The valuation techniques applied in any specific instance are likely to vary from case to case. With respect to a restricted security, for example, consideration is generally given to the cost of the investment, the market value of any unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of valuation, the potential expiration of restrictions on the security, the existence of any registration rights, the costs to the Funds related to registration of the security, as well as factors relevant to the issuer itself. Consideration may also be given to the price and extent of any public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies' securities.

The value of a foreign security traded on an exchange outside the United States is generally based on the price of a foreign security on the principal foreign exchange where it trades as of the time a Fund determines its NAV or if the foreign exchange closes prior to the time a Fund determines its NAV, the most recent closing price of the foreign security on its principal exchange. Trading in certain non-U.S. securities may not take place on all days on which the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open. Further, trading takes place in various foreign markets on days on which the NYSE is not open. Consequently, the calculation of a Fund's NAV may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of securities held by a Fund in foreign securities markets. Further, the value of a Fund's assets may be significantly affected by foreign trading on days when a shareholder cannot purchase or redeem shares of a Fund. In calculating a Fund's NAV, foreign securities in foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents.

If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by a Fund closes but before the time that a Fund's NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent a readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time a Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, a Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under a Fund's valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security's fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time a Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that a Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, each Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes a Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time a Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in a Fund's NAV. Investments in securities maturing in 60 days or less from the date of acquisition are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements", establishes a hierarchy for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities. As required by the standard, each investment asset or liability of a Fund is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as "Level 1", inputs other than quoted prices for an asset that are observable are classified as "Level 2" and unobservable inputs, including the sub-adviser's judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as "Level 3". The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks


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associated with investing in those securities. A table summarizing the Funds' investments under these levels of classification is included following the Portfolios of Investments.

Effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position ("FSP") No. FAS 133-1 and FASB Interpretation Number ("FIN") 45-4, "Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161." The amendments to FAS 133 require enhanced disclosure regarding credit derivatives sold, including (1) the nature and terms of the credit derivative, reasons for entering into the credit derivative, the events or circumstances that would require the seller to perform under the credit derivative, and the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative, (2) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the seller could be required to make under the credit derivative, (3) the fair value of the credit derivative, and (4) the nature of any recourse provisions and assets held either as collateral or by third parties. The amendments to FIN 45 require additional disclosures about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. All changes to accounting policies have been made in accordance with the FSP and incorporated for the current period as part of the Notes to Financial Statements and Portfolio of Investments.

B.  Security Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Funds. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined by the effective yield method.

C.  Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

(1)  Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the day.

(2)  Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at the end of the day, the Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities' current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on the Fund's books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at fiscal year end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks include, but are not limited to revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. government securities.

D.  Foreign Currency Transactions and Futures Contracts. For the purposes of hedging only (except for Balanced), each Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions to convert to and from different foreign currencies and to and from the U.S. dollar in connection with the planned purchases or sales of securities. The Funds either enter into these transactions on a spot basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or use forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. When the contract is fulfilled or closed, gains or losses are realized. Until then, the gain or loss is included in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the


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terms of their forward contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.

Each Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and security indices. A futures contract obligates the seller of the contract to deliver and the purchaser of the contract to take delivery of the type of foreign currency, financial instrument or security called for in the contract at a specified future time for a specified price. Upon entering into such a contract, a Fund is required to deposit and maintain as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, a Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount equal to the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margins and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

E.  Distributions to Shareholders. The Funds record distributions to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date. 130/30 Fundamental Research, Corporate Leaders 100 and Small Company pay dividends annually. Balanced and Growth and Income pay dividends semi-annually. Tactical Asset Allocation pays dividends quarterly. The Funds may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies.

F.  Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Funds to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and related excise tax provisions applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and any net realized capital gains to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Management has considered the sustainability of the Funds tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination. No capital gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or expired.

The Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes, whereby a portion of redemption payments are treated as distributions of income or gain for income tax purposes.

G.  Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

H.  Repurchase Agreements. Each Fund may invest in repurchase agreements only with government securities dealers recognized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Under such agreements, the seller of the security agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed upon interest rate for the period of time the agreement is outstanding. The period of the repurchase agreements is usually short, from overnight to one week, while the underlying securities generally have longer maturities. Each Fund will receive as collateral securities acceptable to it whose market value is equal to at least 100% of the carrying amount of the repurchase agreements, plus accrued interest, being invested by a Fund. The underlying collateral is valued daily on a mark to market basis to assure that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price. There would be potential loss to a Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, and it might incur disposition costs in liquidating the collateral.

I.  Short Sales. 130/30 Fundamental Research engages in short sales (selling securities it does not own) as a part of its normal investment activities. These short sales are collateralized by cash deposits with the counterparty broker, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and pledged securities held at the custodian, The Bank of New York Mellon. The collateral required is determined daily by reference to the market value of the short positions. The short stock rebate presented in the Statements of Operations represents the net income earned on short sale proceeds held on deposit with the broker and margin interest earned or incurred on short sale transactions. Margin interest is the income earned (or expense incurred) as a result of the market value of securities sold short being less than (or


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greater than) the proceeds received from the short sales. The Fund is subject to risk of loss if the broker were to fail to perform its obligation under contractual terms. Dividends declared on short positions existing on the record date are recorded on the ex-dividend date as an expense on the Statement of Operations. Liabilities for securities sold short are reported at market value in the financial statements. Short sale transactions result in off-balance sheet risk because the ultimate obligation may exceed the amount shown in the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities. The Fund will incur a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. The Fund will realize a gain if the price of the security declines between those dates. Short selling involves the risk of potentially unlimited increase in the market value of the security sold short, which could result in potentially unlimited loss for the Fund.

J.  Securities Lending. Each Fund has the option to temporarily loan up to 30% of its total assets to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender's fee. The borrower is required to fully collateralize the loans with cash or U.S. government securities. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the Fund has the right to use collateral to offset losses incurred. There would be potential loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in a Fund.

K.  Options Contracts. Each Fund may purchase put and call options and may write (sell) put options and covered call options. These Funds may engage in option transactions as a hedge against adverse movements in the value of portfolio holdings or to increase market exposure. Option contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded based upon the last sales price on the principal exchange on which the options are traded. The Funds will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of the option contract. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales of the underlying security for a written call option, the purchase cost of the security for a written put option, or the cost of the security for a purchased put or call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on option contracts are reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The risk in writing a call option is that the Funds give up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Funds may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Funds pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Risks may also arise from an illiquid secondary market or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract.

L.  Swap Agreements. Certain funds may enter into swap agreements. A swap is an agreement between two parties pursuant to which each party agrees to make one or more payments to the other at specified future intervals based on the return of an asset (such as a stock, bond or currency) or non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index). The swap agreement will specify the "notional" amount of the asset or non-asset reference to which the contract relates. Subsequent changes in market value, if any, are calculated based upon changes in the performance of the asset or non-asset reference multiplied by the notional value of the contract. A Fund may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and currency swaps to manage its exposure to credit, currency and interest rate risk. All outstanding swap agreements are reported following each Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

Swaps are marked to market daily using quotations primarily from third party pricing services, counterparties or brokers. The value of the swap contract is recorded on the Statements of Assets or Liabilities. During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap, if any, is recorded as unrealized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. Upfront payments made and/or received by a Fund when entering into the agreements are recorded as the cost of the swap and are reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and as a component of the unrealized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations until termination. These upfront payments represent the amounts made or received when initially entering into the contract to offset the differences between the swap agreements and the prevailing market conditions at time of the contract. Upon termination, these upfront payments are recorded as a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations. A Fund also records periodic payments made and/or


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received on the swap contract as a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations.

Entering into swap agreements involves the risk that the maximum potential loss of an investment exceeds the current value of the investment as reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Other risks involve the possibility that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform, that there will be no liquid market for these investments and that unfavorable changes in the market will have a negative impact on the value of the index or securities underlying the respective swap agreement.

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a bilateral agreement between counterparties in which the buyer of the protection agrees to make a stream of periodic payments to the seller of protection in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for a referenced entity, obligation or index. As a seller of protection on credit default swaps, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer a fixed payment stream based on the notional amount of the swap contract. This fixed payment stream will continue until the swap contract expires or a defined credit event occurs.

A Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. As a seller of protection in a credit default swap, the Fund may execute these contracts to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market. The Fund may also enter into credit default swaps to speculate on changes in an issuer's credit quality, to take advantage of perceived spread advantages, or to offset an existing short equivalent (i.e. buying protection on an equivalent reference entity).

The Fund may sell credit default swaps which expose it to the risk of loss from credit risk- related events specified in the contract. Although contract-specific, credit events are generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default or repudiation/moratorium. If a Fund is a seller of protection, and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will generally either (i) pay to the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations, or underlying securities comprising a referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising a referenced index. If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.

In assessing the status of payment or performance risk for a seller of protection, unrealized losses imply widening credit spreads when selling protection. A decrease in market value and a resulting unrealized loss position suggests a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness. As the notional amount represents the total obligation that would be due upon a credit event, market values that approach this loss, offset by any upfront payments received, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. Unrealized losses, market values, and upfront payments for all credit default swap agreements in which a Fund is a seller of protection have been disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments.

The maximum amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding as of November 30, 2008 for which a


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Fund is seller of protection are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreements, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One payment will be based on a floating rate of a specified interest rate while the other will be a fixed rate. Risks involve the future fluctuations of interest rates in which the fund may make payments that are greater than what the fund received from the counterparty. Other risks include credit, liquidity and market risk.

Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on an asset (such as a basket of securities) or non-asset (such as an index) reference. The periodic payments or cash flows, are usually based on the non-asset reference versus the total return or the asset-based reference. The asset-based reference generally includes unrealized appreciation or depreciation and to the extent that the total return falls short of or exceeds the non-asset reference, a Fund will make or receive a payment to the counterparty. Risks of total return swaps include credit, liquidity and market risks.

Currency Swaps. A currency swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange two difference currencies at contract inception at the prevailing spot rate, and to reverse the exchange at a later agreed upon termination date. The currency exchange at termination may take place at the original exchange rate, an agreed upon exchange rate or the prevailing spot rate on the date of termination. The contract may also include periodic interest payments based on a specified interest rate. Risks of currency swaps include, but are not limited to, credit, liquidity, market, and exchange rate fluctuations which may involve a Fund paying an amount greater than originally received at the time of entering into the contract.

Structured Products. Certain Funds invest in structured products which are specially-designed derivative investments whose principal payments or interest payments are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The terms and conditions of these products may be 'structured' by the purchaser and the borrower issuing the note. The market value of these products will increase or decrease based on the performance of the underlying asset or reference. A Fund records the changes in the market value of these structured products as an unrealized gain or loss in the accompanying Statements of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured product is sold or matures.

Risks associated with structured products include credit risk (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligation) and interest rate risk. Since the Fund enters into the transaction with the borrower at par value, the Fund could receive more or less than it originally invested when a note matures. The prices of the notes may also be very volatile and may have limited liquidity in the market which can make it difficult for the Fund to value or sell at an advantageous price.

M.  Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Illiquid securities are not readily marketable. Disposing of illiquid investments may involve time-consuming negotiation and legal expenses, and it may be difficult or impossible for the Funds to sell them promptly at an acceptable price. Each Fund may also invest in restricted securities, which include those sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, and/or are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Certain restricted securities may be considered liquid pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board or may be deemed to be illiquid because they may not be readily marketable. Illiquid and restricted securities are valued using market quotations when readily available. In the absence of market quotations, the securities are valued based upon their fair value determined under procedures approved by the Board.

N.  When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions. The Funds may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis. The price of the underlying securities and date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are


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fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The market value of such is identified in each Fund's Portfolio of Investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the securities or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract. In connection with such purchases, the Funds are required to segregate liquid assets with the Funds' custodian sufficient to cover the purchase price.

O.  Organization Expenses and Offering Costs. Costs incurred with the organization of the Funds are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred with the offering of shares of the Funds are deferred and amortized over a period of twelve months.

P.  Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions. In connection with a Fund's ability to purchase or sell securities on a when-issued basis, each Fund may engage in dollar roll transactions with respect to mortgage-backed securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association, Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. In a dollar roll transaction, a Fund sells a mortgage-backed security to a financial institution, such as a bank or broker/dealer, and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon, and maturity) security from the institution on a delayed delivery basis at an agreed upon price. The mortgage-backed securities that are repurchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories. The Funds account for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales.

Q.  Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the cost of purchases and proceeds from the sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
Balanced   $ 119,651,531     $ 141,217,908    
Growth and Income     263,084,202       278,654,684    
130/30 Fundamental Research     8,250,210       9,293,504    
Corporate Leaders 100     15,086,711       7,490,078    
Small Company     145,773,509       92,969,745    
Tactical Asset Allocation     11,745,798       24,840,875    

 

U.S. government securities not included above were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
Balanced   $ 176,791,633     $ 178,161,465    
For 130/30 Fundamental Research, short sales and purchases to cover were $2,134,811 and $3,110,527, respectively.  

 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

The Funds entered into an investment management agreement ("Management Agreement") with ING Investments. The Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following annual rates:

For Balanced — 0.750% on the first $500 million, 0.675% on the next $500 million and 0.650% in excess of $1 billion; for Growth and Income — 0.700% on the first $250 million, 0.650% on the next $250 million, 0.625% on the next $250 million, 0.600% on the next $1.25 billion and 0.550% in excess of $2 billion; for 130/30 Fundamental Research — 0.800% on first $500 million, 0.750% on next $500 million and 0.700% in excess of $1 billion; for Corporate Leaders 100 — 0.400% on all assets; for Small Company — 0.850% on the first $250 million, 0.800% on the next $250 million, 0.775% on the next $250 million, 0.750% on the next $1.25 billion and 0.725% in excess of $2 billion; and for Tactical Asset Allocation — 0.450% on all assets.

The Investment Adviser entered into a sub-advisory agreement with ING IM for each of the Funds. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, ING IM manages each Fund's assets in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies, and limitations.

ING Funds Services, LLC ("IFS"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Groep, acts as administrator and provides certain administrative and shareholder services necessary for Fund operations and is responsible for the supervision of other service


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NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES (continued)

providers. For its services, IFS is entitled to receive from Balanced, Growth and Income, 130/30 Fundamental Research, and Small Company a fee at an annual rate of 0.08% of average daily net assets. For Corporate Leaders 100 and Tactical Asset Allocation, IFS is entitled to receive a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets.

The Investment Adviser has entered into a service agreement with ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("ILIAC"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Groep; under which ILIAC will provide various administrative and shareholder services to certain Class A and Class I shareholders of the Funds except, 130/30 Fundamental Research, Corporate Leaders 100 and Tactical Asset Allocation that purchased their shares through ILIAC. In exchange for these services, the Investment Adviser pays ILIAC a fee of up to 0.425% of the average daily net assets associated with those shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, ILIAC received $72,003 and $111,911 from Class A and Class I, respectively, for its services.

ING Funds are permitted to invest end-of-day cash balances into ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund. Investment management fees paid by the Funds will be reduced by an amount equal to the management fees paid indirectly to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the Funds. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, Balanced and Growth and Income waived $1,318 and $1,488 of such management fees, respectively. 130/30 Fundamental Research, Corporate Leaders 100, Small Company, and Tactical Asset Allocation waived $77, $35, $1,014, and $340 of such management fees, respectively. These fees are not subject to recoupment.

NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES

Each share class of the Funds (except as noted below) has adopted a Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the "12b-1 Plans"), whereby the Distributor is compensated by the Funds for expenses incurred in the distribution of each Fund's shares ("Distribution Fees"). Pursuant to the 12b-1 Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month to compensate for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of each Fund's shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees ("Service Fees") paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the 12b-1 Plans, each class of shares, with the exception of Class I and Class W, of the Funds pays the Distributor a Distribution and/or Service Fee based on average daily net assets at the following rates:

    Class A   Class B   Class C   Class O  
Balanced     0.25 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     0.25 %  
Growth and Income     0.25 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     N/A    
130/30 Fundamental Research     0.25 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     N/A    
Corporate Leaders 100     0.25 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     N/A    
Small Company     0.25 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     0.25 %  

 

Presently, the Funds' class-specific expenses are limited to distribution fees incurred in connection with Class A, Class B, and Class C shares and service fees in connection with Class B, Class C and Class O shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges:

Initial Sales Charges:   Class A
Shares
  Class C
Shares
 
Balanced   $ 2,741       N/A    
Growth and Income     2,834       N/A    
Small Company     3,880       N/A    
Contingent Deferred
Sales Charges:
  Class A
Shares
  Class C
Shares
 
Balanced   $ 226     $ 217    
Growth and Income     4       483    
130/30 Fundamental Research           220    
Corporate Leaders 100           875    
Small Company     3,114       1,475    

 

NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES

The Investment Adviser may direct the Funds' portfolio managers to use their best efforts (subject to obtaining best execution of each transaction) to allocate the Funds' equity security transactions through certain designated broker-dealers. The designated broker-dealer, in turn, will reimburse a portion of the brokerage commissions to pay certain expenses of that Fund. Any amount credited to the Fund is reflected as brokerage commission recapture in the Statements of Operations.

At November 30, 2008, the Funds had the following amounts recorded in payable to affiliates on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities (see Notes 4 and 5):

Fund   Accrued
Investment
Management
Fees
  Accrued
Administrative
Fees
  Accrued
Shareholder
Service and
Distribution
Fees
  Total  
Balanced   $ 85,006     $ 9,082     $ 52,537     $ 146,625    
Growth and Income     129,215       14,789       52,550       196,554    
130/30 Fundamental
Research
    4,350       437       1,404       6,191    
Corporate Leaders 100     1,870       468       1,824       4,162    
Small Company     73,696       6,948       22,269       102,913    
Tactical Asset Allocation     26,150       5,823             31,973    

 


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NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES (continued)

The Company has adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), which allows eligible non-affiliated directors as described in the Plan to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the directors' fees payable. Deferred fees are invested in various funds advised by ING Investments until distribution in accordance with the Plan.

At November 30, 2008, the following indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep owned the following Funds:

ING Global Target Payment Fund — Tactical Asset Allocation (5.12%).

ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company — 130/30 Fundamental Research (96.55%).

ING National Trust — Balanced (6.00%); Growth and Income (8.91%); and Small Company (22.02%).

ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund — Tactical Asset Allocation (8.57%).

ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund — Tactical Asset Allocation (9.09%).

ING VP Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio — Tactical Asset Allocation (11.77%).

ING VP Strategic Allocation Growth Portfolio — Tactical Asset Allocation (30.33%).

ING VP Strategic Allocation Moderate Portfolio — Tactical Asset Allocation (31.82%).

ReliaStar Life Insurance Company — Corporate Leaders 100 (61.75%).

Control is defined by the 1940 Act as the beneficial ownership, either directly or through one or more controlled companies, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a company. The 1940 Act defines affiliates as companies that are under common control. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Funds.

NOTE 7 — OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES

At November 30, 2008, the following fund had the following expense included in Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities that exceeded 5% of total liabilities.

Fund   Accrued
Expense
  Amount  
Corporate Leaders 100   Offering   $ 6,273    

 

NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATIONS

ING Investments entered into a written expense limitation agreement ("Expense Limitation Agreement") with each Fund whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses to the levels listed below:

    Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I   Class O   Class W  
Balanced     1.23 %     1.98 %     1.98 %     0.98 %     1.23 %   N/A  
Growth and Income     1.08 %     1.83 %     1.83 %     0.83 %   N/A   N/A  
130/30 Fundamental
Research
    1.40 %     2.15 %     2.15 %     1.15 %   N/A   N/A  
Corporate
Leaders 100
    0.90 %     1.65 %     1.65 %     0.65 %   N/A     0.65 %  
Small Company     1.50 %     2.25 %     2.25 %     1.25 %     1.50 %   N/A  
Tactical Asset
Allocation
    N/A       N/A       N/A       0.70 %   N/A   N/A  

 

The Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from a Fund for management fees waived and other expenses assumed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, the Fund's expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Operations for each Fund. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities for each Fund.

As of November 30, 2008, the amounts of waived or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates are as follows:

    November 30,  
    2009   2010   2011   Total  
Balanced   $     $ 388,621     $ 552,155     $ 940,776    
Growth and Income                 780,600       780,600    
130/30 Fundamental
Research
    62,587       112,531       74,499       249,617    
Corporate Leaders 100                 44,198       44,198    
Tactical Asset Allocation                 25,168       25,168    

 

The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless ING Investments provides written notice of the termination of the Expense Limitation Agreement within 90 days of the end of the then current term.

NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT

All of the Funds included in this report, in addition to certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser, have entered into an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with Citibank, N.A. for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The proceeds may be used to:


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT (continued)

(1) temporarily finance the purchase and sale of securities; (2) finance the redemption of shares of an investor in the Funds; and (3) enable the Funds to meet other emergency expenses as defined in the Credit Agreement. In addition, 130/30 Fundamental Research may use proceeds from the line of credit to purchase securities held as part of its normal investment operations. The Funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.08% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

On November 11, 2008, the Board approved an extension of the unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with Citibank, N.A. for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The Credit Agreement was extended for an additional thirty-day period, terminating on December 18, 2008. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount. Each of the Funds will pay its pro rata share of the commitment fee.

On December 11, 2008, the Board approved an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with The Bank of New York Mellon for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000, effective December 18, 2008 for a 364-day period, terminating on December 16, 2009. The proceeds may be used to: (1) temporarily finance the purchase and sale of securities; (2) finance the redemption of shares of an investor in the Funds; and (3) enable the Funds to meet other emergency expenses as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

Generally, borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.

The following Funds utilized the line of credit during the six months ended November 30, 2008:

Fund   Days
Utilized
  Approximate
Average Daily
Balance
For Days
Utilized
  Approximate
Weighted
Averate
Interest Rate
For Days
Utilized
 
Balanced     8     $ 1,116,250       0.77 %  
Small Company(1)      11       3,525,455       1.29 %  

 

(1)  At November 30, 2008, Small Company had an outstanding balance of $8,700,000.

NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

    Class A   Class B   Class C  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
 
Balanced (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     518,562       1,102,543       63,777       184,942       48,242       187,971    
Reinvestment of distributions     55,713       337,582       12,028       128,032       11,071       85,795    
Shares redeemed     (1,557,565 )     (3,094,478 )     (970,539 )     (1,957,883 )     (513,790 )     (942,318 )  
Net decrease in shares outstanding     (983,290 )     (1,654,353 )     (894,734 )     (1,644,909 )     (454,477 )     (668,552 )  
Balanced ($)  
Shares sold   $ 5,486,321     $ 13,772,161     $ 647,483     $ 2,277,142     $ 496,334     $ 2,291,173    
Reinvestment of distributions     625,095       4,208,489       133,630       1,575,943       123,104       1,057,399    
Shares redeemed     (16,350,595 )     (38,613,226 )     (10,123,586 )     (24,072,597 )     (5,205,506 )     (11,650,128 )  
Net decrease   $ (10,239,179 )   $ (20,632,576 )   $ (9,342,473 )   $ (20,219,512 )   $ (4,586,068 )   $ (8,301,556 )  

 


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NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)

    Class I   Class O  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
 
Balanced (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     60,668       88,105       164,645       976,997    
Reinvestment of distributions     19,107       100,086       27,996       134,782    
Shares redeemed     (162,687 )     (714,258 )     (491,719 )     (878,616 )  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding     (82,912 )     (526,067 )     (299,078 )     233,163    
Balanced ($)  
Shares sold   $ 622,658     $ 1,090,540     $ 1,738,731     $ 12,070,487    
Reinvestment of distributions     213,802       1,246,806       312,159       1,669,333    
Shares redeemed     (1,616,726 )     (9,032,284 )     (4,995,020 )     (10,857,468 )  
Net increase (decrease)   $ (780,266 )   $ (6,694,938 )   $ (2,944,130 )   $ 2,882,352    

 

    Class A   Class B   Class C  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
 
Growth and Income (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     511,706       825,336       38,872       149,467       72,685       77,992    
Proceeds from shares issued in merger           23,277,305             1,312,630             418,514    
Reinvestment of distributions     125,291       98,486       1,703       1,972       828       874    
Shares redeemed     (2,190,022 )     (3,036,446 )     (383,800 )     (661,836 )     (102,735 )     (112,377 )  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding     (1,553,025 )     21,164,681       (343,225 )     802,233       (29,222 )     385,003    
Growth and Income ($)  
Shares sold   $ 5,392,982     $ 10,609,755     $ 381,923     $ 1,909,551     $ 614,887     $ 990,511    
Proceeds from shares issued in merger           303,960,400             16,861,360             5,359,953    
Reinvestment of distributions     1,479,722       1,301,299       19,805       25,570       9,593       11,268    
Shares redeemed     (22,243,563 )     (38,262,613 )     (3,942,128 )     (8,250,798 )     (993,252 )     (1,381,846 )  
Net increase (decrease)   $ (15,370,859 )   $ 277,608,841     $ (3,540,400 )   $ 10,545,683     $ (368,772 )   $ 4,979,886    

 

    Class I  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
 
Growth and Income (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     131,954       243,767    
Proceeds from shares issued in merger           265,711    
Reinvestment of distributions     12,184       16,236    
Shares redeemed     (141,457 )     (573,671 )  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding     2,681       (47,957 )  
Growth and Income ($)  
Shares sold   $ 1,252,526     $ 3,037,534    
Proceeds from shares issued in merger           3,479,039    
Reinvestment of distributions     144,255       216,394    
Shares redeemed     (1,551,013 )     (7,240,525 )  
Net decrease   $ (154,232 )   $ (507,558 )  

 

    Class A   Class B   Class C  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
 
130/30 Fundamental Research (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     729       32,249       362       4,040             10,734    
Reinvestment of distributions           747             49             185    
Shares redeemed     (7,974 )     (20,670 )     (144 )     (2,594 )     (3,011 )     (276 )  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding     (7,245 )     12,326       218       1,495       (3,011 )     10,643    
130/30 Fundamental Research ($)  
Shares sold   $ 5,834     $ 356,646     $ 3,219     $ 41,854     $     $ 112,272    
Reinvestment of distributions           7,977             517             1,943    
Shares redeemed     (64,815 )     (215,981 )     (1,133 )     (25,423 )     (24,405 )     (2,538 )  
Net increase (decrease)   $ (58,981 )   $ 148,642     $ 2,086     $ 16,948     $ (24,405 )   $ 111,677    

 


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NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)

    Class I  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
 
130/30 Fundamental Research (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     104       183    
Reinvestment of distributions           5    
Shares redeemed     (1 )     (100 )  
Net increase in shares outstanding     103       88    
130/30 Fundamental Research ($)  
Shares sold   $ 971     $ 1,971    
Reinvestment of distributions           53    
Shares redeemed     (7 )     (1,035 )  
Net increase   $ 964     $ 989    

 

    Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I   Class W  
    June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
  June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
  June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
  June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
  June 30,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
 
Corporate Leaders 100 (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     612,674       23,761       191,367       301       42,051    
Shares redeemed     (10,972 )     (10,852 )     (35,962 )           (300 )  
Net increase in shares outstanding     601,702       12,909       155,405       301       41,751    
Corporate Leaders 100 ($)  
Shares sold   $ 6,047,789     $ 216,415     $ 1,566,047     $ 3,032     $ 372,401    
Shares redeemed     (106,887 )     (95,279 )     (346,301 )           (2,264 )  
Net increase   $ 5,940,902     $ 121,136     $ 1,219,746     $ 3,032     $ 370,137    

 

    Class A   Class B   Class C  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
 
Small Company (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     6,910,164       1,539,339       37,571       46,285       231,963       142,632    
Reinvestment of distributions           1,033,563             92,737             55,152    
Shares redeemed     (3,016,215 )     (1,785,725 )     (82,177 )     (190,875 )     (149,793 )     (123,889 )  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding     3,893,949       787,177       (44,606 )     (51,853 )     82,170       73,895    
Small Company ($)  
Shares sold   $ 78,327,091     $ 21,296,914     $ 434,995     $ 643,029     $ 2,656,908     $ 1,829,452    
Reinvestment of distributions           13,498,316             1,168,576             689,403    
Shares redeemed     (27,984,078 )     (26,245,723 )     (894,671 )     (2,679,516 )     (1,539,972 )     (1,605,548 )  
Net increase (decrease)   $ 50,343,013     $ 8,549,507     $ (459,676 )   $ (867,911 )   $ 1,116,936     $ 913,307    

 

    Class I   Class O  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  Year
Ended
May 31,
2008
  June 4,
2008(1) to
November 30,
2008
 
Small Company (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     211,422       149,390       22,691    
Reinvestment of distributions           383,086          
Shares redeemed     (193,198 )     (387,937 )     (2,115 )  
Net increase in shares outstanding     18,224       144,539       20,576    
Small Company ($)  
Shares sold   $ 2,643,928     $ 2,324,677     $ 251,431    
Reinvestment of distributions           5,374,696          
Shares redeemed     (2,412,058 )     (5,711,117 )     (23,775 )  
Net increase   $ 231,870     $ 1,988,256     $ 227,656    

 

(1) Commencement of operations.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)

    Class I  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
  March 28,
2008(1) to
May 31,
2008
 
Tactical Asset Allocation (Number of Shares)  
Shares sold     1,780,791       11,439,567    
Reinvestment of distributions     53,251          
Shares redeemed     (2,379,265 )     (291,719 )  
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding     (545,223 )     11,147,848    
Tactical Asset Allocation ($)  
Shares sold   $ 14,838,924     $ 119,745,232    
Reinvestment of distributions     494,959          
Shares redeemed     (19,318,423 )     (3,061,116 )  
Net increase (decrease)   $ (3,984,540 )   $ 116,684,116    

 

(1) Commencement of operations.

NOTE 11 — ILLIQUID SECURITIES

Pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board, the following securities have been deemed to be illiquid. The Fund currently limit investment in illiquid securities to 15% of its net assets. Fair value for these securities was determined by ING Funds Valuation Committee appointed by the Board.

Fund   Security   Principal
Amount/
Shares
  Initial
Acquisition
Date
  Cost   Value   Percent
of Net
Assets
 
Balanced   Dayton Superior Corp.     400     12/04/05   $ 7,446     $ 4       0.0 %  
    Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC, 6.301%, due 12/31/13     200,000     11/21/06     199,267       50,000       0.0 %  
    Hudson Mezzanine Funding, 2.189%, due 06/12/42     250,000     12/21/06     249,810       250       0.0 %  
    North Atlantic Trading Co.     1,209     12/04/05     12       1       0.0 %  
                    $ 456,535     $ 50,255       0.0 %  

 

NOTE 12 — SECURITIES LENDING

Under an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY"), the Funds can lend their securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities loaned when the transaction is entered into and is adjusted daily for changes in the market values of the securities on loan. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNY (the "Agreement"). The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. Currently, the cash collateral is invested in the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Institutional Cash Reserves Fund ("BICR Fund"). BNY serves as investment manager, custodian and operational trustee of the BICR Fund. As of November 30, 2008, the BICR Fund held certain defaulted securities that had market values significantly below amortized cost. The investment in the BICR Fund is included in the Portfolio of Investments under Securities Lending Collateral and the unrealized loss on such investment is included in Net Unrealized Depreciation on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds agreed, in principle, to the terms of capital support extended by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNYC"), an affiliated company of BNY, for the certain defaulted securities held by the BICR Fund. BNYC will support the value of these securities up to a certain amount and subject, in part, to the Funds' continued lending of securities. The recorded value of each Fund's investment in the BICR Fund includes the value of the underlying securities held by the BICR Fund and the estimated value of the support to be provided by BNYC.

Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. The Agreement contains certain guarantees by BNY in the event of counterparty default and/or a borrower's failure to return a loaned security; however, there would be a potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in a Fund. At November 30, 2008, the following Fund had securities on loan with the following market values:

    Value of
Securities
Loaned
  Cash
Collateral
Received*
 
Balanced   $ 2,313,290     $ 2,361,269    
Growth and Income     2,459,153       2,495,362    

 

* Cash collateral received was invested in the BICR Fund, the fair value of which is presented in the respective Funds' Portfolios of Investments.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

NOTE 13 — REORGANIZATIONS

On November 11, 2007, Growth and Income, as listed below ("Acquiring Fund"), acquired the assets and certain liabilities of ING MagnaCap Fund, also listed below ("Acquired Fund"), in a tax-free reorganization in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Acquired Fund's shareholders. The number and value of shares issued by the Acquiring Fund are presented in Note 10 — Capital Share Transactions. Net assets and unrealized appreciation as of the reorganization date were as follows:

Acquiring
Fund
  Acquired
Fund
  Total Net Assets of
Acquired Fund (000's)
  Total Net Assets of
Acquiring Fund (000's)
  Acquired
Capital Loss
Carryforwards (000's)
  Acquired Fund
Unrealized
Appreciation (000's)
  Conversion
Ratio
 
Growth
and Income
  ING
MagnaCap
Fund
  $ 329,661     $ 92,883     $ (16,141 )   $ 29,405       0.95    

 

The net assets of Growth and Income after the acquisition were approximately $422,543,617.

NOTE 14 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of short-term capital gains, foreign currency transactions, and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.

The tax composition of dividends and distributions to shareholders was as follows:

    Six Months
Ended
November 30, 2008
  Year Ended
May 31, 2008
 
    Ordinary
Income
  Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital
Gains
 
Balanced   $ 1,716,256     $ 5,877,505     $ 6,089,266    
Growth and Income     1,851,476       1,701,428          
130/30 Fundamental
Research
          84,871       187,308    
Small Company           3,813,082       18,313,776    
Tactical Asset
Allocation
    501,209                

 

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of May 31, 2008 were:

    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Post-October
Capital
Losses
Deferred
  Post-October
Currency
Losses
Deferred
  Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
  Expiration
Dates
 
Balanced   $ 2,263,944     $     $ 6,323,642     $ (2,253,850 )   $ (69,452 )   $ (8,148,212 )     2009    
                                              (5,935,593 )     2010    
                                              (7,318,655 )     2012    
                                            $ (21,402,460 )*          
Growth and Income     1,435,554             28,705,339       (5,620,201 )         $ (17,370,531 )     2009    
                                              (4,170,663 )     2010    
                                              (4,170,663 )     2011    
                                              (400,176 )     2013    
                                            $ (26,112,033 )*          
130/30 Fundamental Research     16,895             523,946       (498,553 )                    
Small Company           3,743,809       756,541                            
Tactical Asset Allocation     183,572             1,789,291                   (284,079 )     2016    

 

* Utilization of these capital losses is subject to annual limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Funds' major tax jurisdictions are federal and Arizona. The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by these jurisdictions is 2003.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

NOTE 15 — CONCENTRATION OF INVESTMENT RISK

Foreign Securities (All Funds except Corporate Leaders 100). There are certain risks in owning foreign securities, including those resulting from: fluctuations in currency exchange rates; devaluation of currencies; political or economic developments and the possible imposition of currency exchange blockages or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions; reduced availability of public information concerning issuers; accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards or other regulatory practices and requirements that are not uniform when compared to those applicable to domestic companies; settlement and clearance procedures in some countries that may not be reliable and can result in delays in settlement; higher transaction and custody expenses than for domestic securities; and limitations on foreign ownership of equity securities. Also, securities of many foreign companies may be less liquid and the prices more volatile than those of domestic companies.

High-Yield, Lower-Grade Debt Securities Risk (Balanced). High-yield debt securities generally present greater credit risk that an issuer cannot make timely payment of interest or principal payments than an issuer of a higher quality debt security, and typically have greater potential price volatility and principal and income risk. Changes in interest rates, the market's perception of the issuers and the credit worthiness of the issuers may significantly affect the value of these bonds. High-yield bonds are not considered investment grade, and are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuing company's continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. The secondary market in which high-yield securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for higher grade bonds. It may be more difficult to value less liquid high-yield securities, and determination of their value may involve elements of judgment.

Derivatives (All Funds). Generally, derivatives can be characterized as financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Some derivatives are sophisticated instruments that typically involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of risks assumed. These may include swap agreements, options, forwards and futures. Derivative securities are subject to market risk which could be significant for those that have a leveraging effect. Derivatives are also subject to credit risks related to the counterparty's ability to perform and any deterioration in the counterparty's creditworthiness could adversely affect the instrument. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a Fund to hold a security it might otherwise sell or could force the sale of a security at inopportune times or for prices that do not reflect current market value. A risk of using derivatives is that a Fund's adviser or sub-adviser might imperfectly judge the market's direction.

During the period, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (LBHI) and certain of its affiliates sought protection under the insolvency laws of their jurisdictions of organization, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. For the period ended September 30, 2008, Balanced had outstanding securities trades with counterparties affiliated with LBHI. As a result of these events, LBHI's affiliates were unable to fulfill their commitments and, in certain cases, Balanced may have terminated its trades and related agreements with the relevant entities and, where appropriate, is in the process of initiating claims for damages. Management has determined that the financial impact to the Funds relating to these events is immaterial.

NOTE 16 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

On March 19, 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 ("SFAS No. 161"), "Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This new accounting statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity's derivative and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity invests in derivatives, (b) how derivatives are accounted for under SFAS No. 133, and (c) how derivatives affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 also requires enhanced disclosures regarding credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. As of November 30, 2008, management of the Funds is currently assessing the impact of the expanded financial statement disclosures that will result from adopting SFAS No. 161.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

NOTE 17 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On December 11, 2008, the Board approved an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with BNYM for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The term of Credit Agreement is December 18, 2008 through December 16, 2009. The Funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

Dividends: Subsequent to November 30, 2008, the following Funds declared dividends and distributions of:

    PER SHARE AMOUNTS          
    Net Investment
Income
  Short-Term
Capital Gains
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Payable
Date
  Record
Date
 
Balanced  
Class A   $ 0.2335     $ 0.0041     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class B   $ 0.1864     $ 0.0041     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class C   $ 0.1927     $ 0.0041     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class I   $ 0.2470     $ 0.0041     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class O   $ 0.2334     $ 0.0041     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Growth and Income  
Class A   $ 0.0511     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class B   $ 0.0071     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class C   $ 0.0185     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class I   $ 0.0644     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class A   $ 0.0076     $     $     January 5, 2009   December 30, 2008  
Class B   $ 0.0050     $     $     January 5, 2009   December 30, 2008  
Class C   $ 0.0050     $     $     January 5, 2009   December 30, 2008  
Class I   $ 0.0085     $     $     January 5, 2009   December 30, 2008  
130/30 Fundamental Research  
Class A   $ 0.0456     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class B   $     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class C   $     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class I   $ 0.0681     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class A   $ 0.0077     $     $     January 5, 2009   December 30, 2008  
Class B   $ 0.0056     $     $     January 5, 2009   December 30, 2008  
Class C   $ 0.0060     $     $     January 5, 2009   December 30, 2008  
Class I   $ 0.0084     $     $     January 5, 2009   December 30, 2008  
Corporate Leaders 100  
Class A   $ 0.0730     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class B   $ 0.0557     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class C   $ 0.0691     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class I   $ 0.0831     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class W   $ 0.0831     $     $     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Small Company  
Class A   $     $     $ 0.3369     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class B   $     $     $ 0.3369     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class C   $     $     $ 0.3369     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class I   $     $     $ 0.3369     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Class O   $     $     $ 0.3369     December 18, 2008   December 15, 2008  
Tactical Asset Allocation  
Class I   $ 0.0347     $     $     January 5, 2009   December 30, 2008  

 


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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 61.9%      
        Advertising: 0.4%  
  1,000       Harte-Hanks, Inc.   $ 5,970    
  35,500     @   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.     145,195    
  180     @   inVentiv Health, Inc.     2,165    
  12,750       Omnicom Group     360,698    
      514,028    
        Aerospace/Defense: 1.1%  
  650     @   Alliant Techsystems, Inc.     53,430    
  1,800     @   BE Aerospace, Inc.     14,724    
  450       Boeing Co.     19,184    
  740       Cubic Corp.     19,566    
  390       Curtiss-Wright Corp.     13,026    
  1,010     @   Esterline Technologies Corp.     37,279    
  7,450       General Dynamics Corp.     384,942    
  9,950       Goodrich Corp.     334,818    
  3,850       Lockheed Martin Corp.     296,874    
  180     @   Moog, Inc.     5,792    
  6,150       Northrop Grumman Corp.     251,843    
  1,030     @   Orbital Sciences Corp.     17,716    
  1,290     @   Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     52,400    
      1,501,594    
        Agriculture: 1.0%  
  2,310     @   Alliance One International, Inc.     7,161    
  19,000       Altria Group, Inc.     305,520    
  620       Andersons, Inc.     7,849    
  11,864       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     324,836    
  1,209     I   North Atlantic Trading Co.     1    
  5,067       Philip Morris International, Inc.     213,625    
  11,863       Reynolds American, Inc.     487,332    
      1,346,324    
        Airlines: 0.3%  
  400     @   Alaska Air Group, Inc.     9,180    
  3,057       Skywest, Inc.     46,466    
  36,250       Southwest Airlines Co.     313,563    
      369,209    
        Apparel: 0.2%  
  1,328     @   Carter's, Inc.     25,112    
  430     @   Deckers Outdoor Corp.     25,645    
  1,150     @   Hanesbrands, Inc.     14,858    
  1,992     @,L   Iconix Brand Group, Inc.     16,872    
  380       Oxford Industries, Inc.     2,280    
  750     @   Perry Ellis International, Inc.     4,065    
  570     @   Quiksilver, Inc.     798    
  690     @   Skechers USA, Inc.     8,308    
  1,100     @   Timberland Co.     11,165    
  500     @   True Religion Apparel, Inc.     6,295    
  954       VF Corp.     49,885    
  730     @,L   Volcom, Inc.     7,358    
  1,300     @   Warnaco Group, Inc.     23,270    
  1,930       Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     37,191    
      233,102    
        Auto Parts & Equipment: 0.3%  
  550       ArvinMeritor, Inc.     2,173    
  2,050       BorgWarner, Inc.     48,503    
  21,850       Johnson Controls, Inc.     385,871    
  950     L   Superior Industries International     11,619    
      448,166    

 

Shares           Value  
        Banks: 4.5%  
  3,900       Associated Banc-Corp.   $ 84,747    
  2,200       Bancorpsouth, Inc.     48,928    
  4,260       Bank Mutual Corp.     43,665    
  32,671       Bank of America Corp.     530,904    
  1,700       Bank of Hawaii Corp.     75,837    
  5,950       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     179,750    
  13,700     L   BB&T Corp.     410,589    
  9,752       Capital One Financial Corp.     335,566    
  3,180     L   Cascade Bancorp.     21,624    
  1,000     L   Cathay General Bancorp.     20,520    
  1,010       Central Pacific Financial Corp.     12,928    
  15,700       Citigroup, Inc.     130,153    
  600       City National Corp.     26,328    
  1,305       Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     57,172    
  780       Community Bank System, Inc.     17,987    
  3,210     L   Corus Bankshares, Inc.     3,820    
  1,850       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     100,289    
  1,951       East-West Bancorp., Inc.     28,875    
  650       First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     33,963    
  2,334       First Midwest Bancorp., Inc.     42,969    
  1,650       FirstMerit Corp.     36,300    
  1,594     L   Frontier Financial Corp.     4,559    
  2,700       Fulton Financial Corp.     30,024    
  2,180       Glacier Bancorp., Inc.     38,760    
  1,418       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     112,008    
  940       Hancock Holding Co.     40,523    
  4,850       Hanmi Financial Corp.     11,398    
  25,550       JPMorgan Chase & Co.     808,913    
  250     L   M&T Bank Corp.     16,063    
  2,060       Nara Bancorp., Inc.     22,372    
  2,140     L   National Penn Bancshares, Inc.     32,913    
  5,000       Northern Trust Corp.     229,450    
  1,498       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     79,049    
  1,170       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     38,622    
  5,245       Regions Financial Corp.     53,447    
  560     @   Signature Bank     16,688    
  8,837       State Street Corp.     372,126    
  880       Sterling Bancorp.     11,449    
  4,500       Sterling Bancshares, Inc.     30,150    
  1,200       Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.     18,336    
  1,450     @   SVB Financial Group     58,073    
  700     L   Synovus Financial Corp.     5,824    
  2,650       Trustco Bank Corp.     28,064    
  3,940     L   UCBH Holdings, Inc.     18,282    
  900       UMB Financial Corp.     43,029    
  270       United Bankshares, Inc.     8,978    
  584     L   United Community Banks, Inc.     7,697    
  22,359       US Bancorp.     603,246    
  33,050       Wells Fargo & Co.     954,815    
  450     L   Westamerica Bancorp.     23,922    
  2,790       Whitney Holding Corp.     48,909    
  2,550     L   Wilmington Trust Corp.     61,685    
  2,150       Wilshire Bancorp., Inc.     14,749    
  1,340     L   Wintrust Financial Corp.     27,644    
  399       Zions Bancorp.     12,724    
      6,127,405    
        Beverages: 0.7%  
  200     @   Boston Beer Co., Inc.     6,416    
  7,159       Coca-Cola Co.     335,542    
  22,550       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     207,009    
  7,350     @   Constellation Brands, Inc.     93,786    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Beverages (continued)  
  400     @,L   Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters, Inc.
  $ 14,536    
  1,250     @,L   Hansen Natural Corp.     37,188    
  200     @   Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.     4,514    
  11,550       Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.     208,940    
  2,100       PepsiAmericas, Inc.     35,196    
  1,220       PepsiCo, Inc.     69,174    
      1,012,301    
        Biotechnology: 1.0%  
  15,400     @   Amgen, Inc.     855,316    
  7,100     @   Biogen Idec, Inc.     300,401    
  300     @   Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.     22,248    
  200     @   Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc.
    4,560    
  1,430     @   Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     35,121    
  490     @   Enzo Biochem, Inc.     2,494    
  686     @   Life Technologies Corp.     17,909    
  840     @,L   Martek Biosciences Corp.     23,478    
  1,200     @   PDL BioPharma, Inc.     11,496    
  1,590     @   Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     24,581    
  150     @,L   United Therapeutics Corp.     8,225    
  1,950     @   Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     47,951    
      1,353,780    
        Building Materials: 0.1%  
  1,040       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     8,112    
  1,000     L   Eagle Materials, Inc.     21,000    
  2,267       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.     29,244    
  1,370       Lennox International, Inc.     37,867    
  1,270     @   NCI Building Systems, Inc.     19,329    
  1,003       Quanex Building Products Corp.     9,288    
  300     L   Texas Industries, Inc.     9,258    
  500       Universal Forest Products, Inc.     10,515    
      144,613    
        Chemicals: 1.1%  
  2,200       Airgas, Inc.     78,650    
  200       Albemarle Corp.     4,066    
  1,100       Ashland, Inc.     10,505    
  1,750       Cytec Industries, Inc.     38,553    
  400       FMC Corp.     17,480    
  1,920       HB Fuller Co.     34,061    
  2,550       Lubrizol Corp.     89,556    
  1,550       Minerals Technologies, Inc.     72,773    
  600       NewMarket Corp.     20,088    
  750     @   OM Group, Inc.     14,798    
  10,650       PPG Industries, Inc.     467,748    
  1,205       Quaker Chemical Corp.     15,436    
  1,096       Rohm & Haas Co.     74,977    
  2,200       Schulman A, Inc.     29,854    
  7,350       Sherwin-Williams Co.     433,136    
  1,800       Terra Industries, Inc.     26,478    
  2,350       Valspar Corp.     46,107    
  580       Zep, Inc.     10,504    
      1,484,770    
        Coal: 0.0%  
  2,200       Arch Coal, Inc.     33,836    
  1,180     @   Patriot Coal Corp.     9,995    
      43,831    

 

Shares           Value  
        Commercial Services: 1.6%  
  1,550       Aaron Rents, Inc.   $ 40,967    
  180       Administaff, Inc.     3,074    
  1,750     @   Alliance Data Systems Corp.     75,793    
  880     @   AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.     7,850    
  5,450     @   Apollo Group, Inc. - Class A     418,778    
  1,010       Arbitron, Inc.     14,170    
  750     @   Brink's Home Security
Holdings, Inc.
    15,000    
  330     @   Capella Education Co.     19,754    
  2,100     @   Career Education Corp.     38,808    
  480       CDI Corp.     4,910    
  560       Chemed Corp.     22,826    
  400     @   Consolidated Graphics, Inc.     5,748    
  450       Corporate Executive Board Co.     10,377    
  2,160     @   Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.     18,814    
  600       DeVry, Inc.     34,488    
  1,100     @   Gartner, Inc.     16,896    
  1,190     @   Geo Group, Inc.     22,967    
  900       Global Payments, Inc.     32,553    
  20,118       H&R Block, Inc.     384,857    
  1,400       Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.     24,052    
  770       Heidrick & Struggles
International, Inc.
    15,939    
  1,590       Hillenbrand, Inc.     25,313    
  800     @   ITT Educational Services, Inc.     72,064    
  1,400       Kelly Services, Inc.     16,310    
  200     @   Kendle International, Inc.     4,094    
  2,000     @   Korn/Ferry International     24,620    
  200       Landauer, Inc.     11,484    
  1,500       Lender Processing Services, Inc.     33,090    
  860     @   Live Nation, Inc.     4,205    
  2,550       Manpower, Inc.     80,274    
  4,550     @   MPS Group, Inc.     30,121    
  1,250     @   Navigant Consulting, Inc.     23,638    
  2,330     @   On Assignment, Inc.     13,398    
  360     @   Parexel International Corp.     2,995    
  2,050       Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc.
    53,997    
  400     @,L   Pharmanet Development Group     484    
  380     @,L   Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.     15,200    
  1,450     @   Quanta Services, Inc.     23,577    
  3,450     @   Rent-A-Center, Inc.     56,615    
  3,200       Robert Half International, Inc.     66,848    
  15,330       RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     195,611    
  3,200     @   SAIC, Inc.     56,960    
  4,500       Service Corp. International     26,190    
  200       Strayer Education, Inc.     47,922    
  900     @   Ticketmaster     3,591    
  1,210     @   TrueBlue, Inc.     8,966    
  1,631     @   United Rentals, Inc.     13,162    
  885     @   Volt Information Sciences, Inc.     5,381    
  1,520       Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     61,286    
      2,206,017    
        Computers: 4.0%  
  4,900     @   Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc.
    198,205    
  5,838     @   Apple, Inc.     541,007    
  1,195     @   CACI International, Inc.     53,070    
  8,300     @   Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     32,038    
  1,750     @   Ciber, Inc.     7,508    
  6,450     @   Computer Sciences Corp.     179,697    
  44,400     @   Dell, Inc.     495,948    
  750       Diebold, Inc.     21,000    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Computers (continued)  
  24,400     @   EMC Corp.   $ 257,908    
  43,573       Hewlett-Packard Co.     1,537,196    
  2,050     @,L   Hutchinson Technology, Inc.     5,740    
  2,400       Imation Corp.     31,872    
  3,560     @   Insight Enterprises, Inc.     14,489    
  16,650       International Business
Machines Corp.
    1,358,640    
  7,112     @   Lexmark International, Inc.     186,192    
  1,450     @   Manhattan Associates, Inc.     22,258    
  1,700     @   Mentor Graphics Corp.     11,526    
  3,272     @   Micros Systems, Inc.     54,479    
  690       MTS Systems Corp.     17,947    
  4,200     @   NCR Corp.     63,756    
  2,480     @   Radisys Corp.     14,880    
  400     @   SI International, Inc.     12,216    
  950     @   SRA International, Inc.     14,269    
  300     @   SYKES Enterprises, Inc.     5,565    
  790     @,L   Synaptics, Inc.     17,356    
  3,350     @   Synopsys, Inc.     53,701    
  13,650     @   Teradata Corp.     183,320    
  5,350     @   Western Digital Corp.     65,270    
      5,457,053    
        Cosmetics/Personal Care: 1.3%  
  480     @   Chattem, Inc.     34,834    
  27,177       Procter & Gamble Co.     1,748,840    
      1,783,674    
        Distribution/Wholesale: 0.6%  
  2,300     @   Brightpoint, Inc.     9,476    
  940     @   Fossil, Inc.     14,288    
  12,400       Genuine Parts Co.     485,460    
  7,150     @   Ingram Micro, Inc.     77,006    
  3,940     @   LKQ Corp.     41,055    
  1,570       Owens & Minor, Inc.     65,202    
  1,080     @   Scansource, Inc.     18,371    
  1,310     @   School Specialty, Inc.     20,986    
  2,650     @   Tech Data Corp.     46,216    
  1,190     @   United Stationers, Inc.     37,854    
  650     L   Watsco, Inc.     25,571    
      841,485    
        Diversified Financial Services: 1.1%  
  1,640     @   Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.     45,920    
  17,750       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     327,665    
  12,014       Charles Schwab Corp.     220,217    
  1,037       CME Group, Inc.     219,792    
  7,472       Discover Financial Services     76,439    
  2,450       Eaton Vance Corp.     46,844    
  1,630       Financial Federal Corp.     31,329    
  350       Greenhill & Co., Inc.     23,835    
  2,036       Invesco Ltd.     25,552    
  1,920     @   Investment Technology
Group, Inc.
    32,122    
  1,390     @   LaBranche & Co., Inc.     6,811    
  8,050     @   Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.     173,075    
  3,860       National Financial Partners Corp.     6,137    
  3,442       NYSE Euronext     81,954    
  1,010       OptionsXpress Holdings, Inc.     14,231    
  550     @,L   Portfolio Recovery
Associates, Inc.
    18,568    
  3,550     L   Raymond James Financial, Inc.     77,994    
  370     @   Stifel Financial Corp.     15,914    

 

Shares           Value  
  740       SWS Group, Inc.   $ 10,819    
  900     @   TradeStation Group, Inc.     6,318    
  580     @,L   World Acceptance, Corp.     11,351    
      1,472,887    
        Electric: 2.1%  
  51,600     @   AES Corp.     396,804    
  1,700       Alliant Energy Corp.     54,179    
  1,420       Avista Corp.     25,091    
  400       Central Vermont Public
Service Corp.
    7,556    
  300       CH Energy Group, Inc.     13,122    
  1,480       Cleco Corp.     34,884    
  12,950       Constellation Energy Group, Inc.     316,887    
  2,200       DPL, Inc.     45,804    
  12,900       DTE Energy Co.     479,751    
  2,350       Edison International     78,490    
  2,250     @   El Paso Electric Co.     40,545    
  3,639       Entergy Corp.     309,679    
  4,000       FirstEnergy Corp.     234,320    
  3,750       Hawaiian Electric Industries     102,263    
  3,400       MDU Resources Group, Inc.     69,122    
  4,400       Northeast Utilities     102,520    
  1,800       NSTAR     63,900    
  1,650       OGE Energy Corp.     43,709    
  4,400       PG&E Corp.     167,376    
  2,378       Progress Energy, Inc.     94,383    
  2,200       Puget Energy, Inc.     53,856    
  3,750       SCANA Corp.     130,313    
  692       Unisource Energy Corp.     19,424    
      2,883,978    
        Electrical Components & Equipment: 0.2%  
  1,850     W   Ametek, Inc.     64,621    
  750       Belden CDT, Inc.     13,065    
  1,400     @   Energizer Holdings, Inc.     60,788    
  2,550       Hubbell, Inc.     76,245    
  150     @   Littelfuse, Inc.     2,256    
      216,975    
        Electronics: 1.0%  
  9,050     @   Agilent Technologies, Inc.     170,412    
  80       Analogic Corp.     3,125    
  4,500     @   Arrow Electronics, Inc.     62,100    
  2,911     @   Avnet, Inc.     41,453    
  210     @   Axsys Technologies, Inc.     14,660    
  4,130     @   Benchmark Electronics, Inc.     52,368    
  2,140       Brady Corp.     44,191    
  1,010     @   Checkpoint Systems, Inc.     11,676    
  2,887       CTS Corp.     15,965    
  610     @   Cymer, Inc.     14,329    
  600     L   Daktronics, Inc.     5,466    
  880     @,L   Dionex Corp.     45,135    
  40     @   Faro Technologies, Inc.     576    
  1,320     @   Flir Systems, Inc.     40,946    
  220     @   II-VI, Inc.     4,426    
  680     @   Itron, Inc.     32,218    
  13,950       Jabil Circuit, Inc.     91,791    
  1,610     @   LoJack Corp.     6,360    
  1,770       Methode Electronics, Inc.     14,974    
  1,100       National Instruments Corp.     26,521    
  710     @   Plexus Corp.     11,843    
  1,230     @   Rogers Corp.     34,686    
  1,590       Technitrol, Inc.     5,565    

 

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54



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Electronics (continued)  
  1,750     @   Thomas & Betts Corp.   $ 33,233    
  800     @   Trimble Navigation Ltd.     16,288    
  2,296     @   TTM Technologies, Inc.     11,733    
  11,800     @@   Tyco Electronics Ltd.     194,464    
  7,700     @   Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     33,572    
  4,888     @   Waters Corp.     201,532    
  1,300       Watts Water Technologies, Inc.     29,250    
  660       Woodward Governor Co.     14,018    
      1,284,876    
      Engineering & Construction: 0.6%  
  1,850     @   Dycom Industries, Inc.     10,989    
  2,610     @   EMCOR Group, Inc.     41,160    
  13,140       Fluor Corp.     598,396    
  1,250       Granite Construction, Inc.     53,613    
  2,000       KBR, Inc.     27,540    
  2,330     @   Shaw Group, Inc.     42,872    
  1,660     @   URS Corp.     63,014    
      837,584    
      Entertainment: 0.1%  
  1,200     @   DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     27,720    
  150       International Speedway Corp.     3,893    
  1,624     @   Scientific Games Corp.     24,376    
  4,340     @   Shuffle Master, Inc.     18,575    
      74,564    
        Environmental Control: 0.1%  
  2,950     @   Allied Waste Industries, Inc.     31,683    
  1,145     @,L   Calgon Carbon Corp.     14,622    
  400     @   Clean Harbors, Inc.     25,252    
  3,200     @   Darling International, Inc.     16,000    
  2,350       Republic Services, Inc.     56,400    
  200     @   Tetra Tech, Inc.     4,008    
  1,440     @   Waste Connections, Inc.     40,651    
      188,616    
        Food: 1.3%  
  280       Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.     7,059    
  25,000       ConAgra Foods, Inc.     368,750    
  2,100       Corn Products International, Inc.     57,540    
  400       Diamond Foods, Inc.     12,088    
  1,400       Flowers Foods, Inc.     37,492    
  740     @,L   Hain Celestial Group, Inc.     11,648    
  575       Hormel Foods Corp.     15,272    
  590       J&J Snack Foods Corp.     17,547    
  2,507       JM Smucker Co.     113,743    
  400       Nash Finch Co.     17,944    
  740     @   Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.     46,294    
  2,720       Ruddick Corp.     74,419    
  14,200       Safeway, Inc.     309,560    
  50,298       Sara Lee Corp.     461,736    
  1,100     @,L   Smithfield Foods, Inc.     7,491    
  18,519       Supervalu, Inc.     220,561    
  1,190     @   TreeHouse Foods, Inc.     28,310    
  400     @   United Natural Foods, Inc.     7,204    
      1,814,658    
      Forest Products & Paper: 0.1%  
  2,060     @   Buckeye Technologies, Inc.     9,291    
  12,250       International Paper Co.     152,513    
      161,804    

 

Shares           Value  
        Gas: 0.7%  
  3,030       Atmos Energy Corp.   $ 75,538    
  20,863       Centerpoint Energy, Inc.     269,759    
  140       Laclede Group, Inc.     7,375    
  1,450       National Fuel Gas Co.     47,169    
  625       New Jersey Resources Corp.     25,100    
  100       Northwest Natural Gas Co.     4,995    
  950       Piedmont Natural Gas Co.     31,920    
  5,200       Sempra Energy     242,684    
  1,110       South Jersey Industries, Inc.     43,290    
  2,100       Southern Union Co.     28,854    
  2,050       Southwest Gas Corp.     53,095    
  3,508       UGI Corp.     81,947    
  2,000       Vectren Corp.     56,320    
  1,100       WGL Holdings, Inc.     39,710    
      1,007,756    
        Hand/Machine Tools: 0.2%  
  2,290       Baldor Electric Co.     37,739    
  1,273       Black & Decker Corp.     54,026    
  1,550       Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     70,820    
  1,570       Regal-Beloit Corp.     52,815    
  3,050       Snap-On, Inc.     109,953    
      325,353    
        Healthcare-Products: 1.7%  
  4,250     @   Affymetrix, Inc.     11,645    
  1,750     @   American Medical Systems
Holdings, Inc.
    15,400    
  530     @,L   Arthrocare Corp.     6,932    
  100       Beckman Coulter, Inc.     4,358    
  580       Cooper Cos., Inc.     7,772    
  760     @   Cyberonics     10,435    
  800     @   Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     39,816    
  1,550     @   Gen-Probe, Inc.     57,118    
  200     @   Haemonetics Corp.     11,438    
  1,500     @   Henry Schein, Inc.     53,595    
  2,100     L   Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     43,134    
  3,206     @   Hologic, Inc.     45,076    
  710     @   ICU Medical, Inc.     21,478    
  1,590     @   Immucor, Inc.     38,589    
  650       Invacare Corp.     9,607    
  13,550       Johnson & Johnson     793,759    
  1,100     @   Kensey Nash Corp.     20,328    
  1,430     @   Kinetic Concepts, Inc.     30,945    
  15,700       Medtronic, Inc.     479,164    
  690     L   Mentor Corp.     11,144    
  230       Meridian Bioscience, Inc.     5,481    
  1,630     @   Merit Medical Systems, Inc.     23,651    
  1,830     @   PSS World Medical, Inc.     31,824    
  13,250     @   St. Jude Medical, Inc.     371,398    
  400       Steris Corp.     11,060    
  200     @,L   SurModics, Inc.     4,548    
  700       Techne Corp.     43,407    
  959     @   Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     38,705    
  160       West Pharmaceutical
Services, Inc.
    5,680    
      2,247,487    
        Healthcare-Services: 1.2%  
  13,100       Aetna, Inc.     285,842    
  580     @,L   Amedisys, Inc.     22,556    
  1,850     @   AMERIGROUP Corp.     45,436    
  330     @   Amsurg Corp.     6,577    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
55



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Healthcare-Services (continued)  
  1,390     @   Centene Corp.   $ 25,715    
  17,508       Cigna Corp.     212,022    
  500     @   Community Health Systems, Inc.     6,530    
  200     @   Covance, Inc.     7,816    
  6,250     @   Health Management
Associates, Inc.
    9,125    
  2,000     @   Health Net, Inc.     18,020    
  1,650     @   Healthspring, Inc.     24,074    
  2,060     @   Healthways, Inc.     16,665    
  7,434     @   Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings
    471,018    
  1,450     @   LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.     29,087    
  3,500     @   Lincare Holdings, Inc.     83,755    
  600     @   Magellan Health Services, Inc.     19,710    
  980     @   Molina Healthcare, Inc.     23,216    
  1,700     @   Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.     13,889    
  1,680     @   Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.     52,282    
  1,400     @   Res-Care, Inc.     18,270    
  800     @   WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     7,168    
  4,500     @   WellPoint, Inc.     160,200    
      1,558,973    
        Home Builders: 0.2%  
  1,320     @   Champion Enterprises, Inc.     964    
  1,850     @,L   Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.     4,052    
  710       M/I Homes, Inc.     7,483    
  600       MDC Holdings, Inc.     18,600    
  800     @,L   Meritage Homes Corp.     9,920    
  200     @   NVR, Inc.     86,850    
  1,200       Ryland Group, Inc.     20,364    
  3,900     @   Toll Brothers, Inc.     77,727    
      225,960    
        Home Furnishings: 0.0%  
  640       Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     8,838    
  2,450       Furniture Brands
International, Inc.
    7,987    
  720     @   Universal Electronics, Inc.     11,952    
      28,777    
        Household Products/Wares: 0.0%  
  1,150       American Greetings Corp.     13,248    
  1,230     @   Central Garden & Pet Co.     5,141    
  100       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     5,944    
  1,150       Tupperware Corp.     22,621    
      46,954    
        Housewares: 0.0%  
  1,490     L   Toro Co.     42,376    
      42,376    
        Insurance: 2.6%  
  10,000       Aflac, Inc.     463,000    
  3,342       American Financial Group, Inc.     68,478    
  6,517       American International
Group, Inc.
    13,099    
  9,150       AON Corp.     414,495    
  2,050       Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     50,840    
  7,600       Assurant, Inc.     165,452    
  1,300       Brown & Brown, Inc.     25,870    
  5,732       Chubb Corp.     294,396    
  2,368       Delphi Financial Group     28,653    
  1,687     @@   Everest Re Group Ltd.     132,362    

 

Shares           Value  
  2,150       Fidelity National Title
Group, Inc.
  $ 26,510    
  1,850       First American Corp.     44,437    
  809       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.     32,619    
  4,200       HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     97,902    
  3,450       Horace Mann Educators Corp.     29,394    
  600       Infinity Property &
Casualty Corp.
    27,534    
  11,500       Loews Corp.     314,985    
  678       Metlife, Inc.     19,499    
  280     @   Navigators Group, Inc.     15,204    
  1,000     @   Philadelphia Consolidated
Holding Co.
    61,450    
  7,144       Principal Financial Group, Inc.     98,659    
  750     @   ProAssurance Corp.     40,943    
  2,700       Protective Life Corp.     25,164    
  1,694       Prudential Financial, Inc.     36,760    
  2,250     L   Reinsurance Group of
America, Inc.
    91,350    
  490       RLI Corp.     28,577    
  1,000       Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     35,080    
  1,350       Selective Insurance Group     30,996    
  1,950       Stancorp Financial Group, Inc.     64,955    
  6,500       Torchmark Corp.     234,975    
  750       Tower Group, Inc.     17,108    
  2,710       Travelers Cos., Inc.     118,292    
  810       United Fire & Casualty Co.     17,326    
  1,050       Unitrin, Inc.     20,097    
  20,550       UnumProvident Corp.     306,195    
  2,365       WR Berkley Corp.     67,237    
  560       Zenith National Insurance Corp.     18,474    
      3,578,367    
        Internet: 0.7%  
  2,300     @   Avocent Corp.     43,263    
  990     @   Blue Coat Systems, Inc.     8,801    
  260     @,L   Blue Nile, Inc.     6,204    
  394     @   Cybersource Corp.     3,656    
  1,800     @   DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.     21,330    
  1,250     @   Digital River, Inc.     26,413    
  21,103     @   eBay, Inc.     277,082    
  450     @   F5 Networks, Inc.     11,205    
  100     @   Google, Inc. - Class A     29,296    
  1,040     @   Interwoven, Inc.     13,530    
  2,140     @   j2 Global Communications, Inc.     41,773    
  580     @   Knot, Inc.     4,362    
  2,260     @   McAfee, Inc.     68,546    
  900     @,L   NetFlix, Inc.     20,682    
  860       Nutri/System, Inc.     12,049    
  1,770     @   Perficient, Inc.     5,399    
  1,250     @   Priceline.com, Inc.     86,250    
  1,810     @   Stamps.com, Inc.     16,037    
  17,550     @   Symantec Corp.     211,127    
  2,450       United Online, Inc.     16,244    
  3,900     @   Valueclick, Inc.     24,063    
  1,740     @   Websense, Inc.     28,136    
      975,448    
        Investment Companies: 0.0%  
  6,250       Apollo Investment Corp.     53,063    
      53,063    

 

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56



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Iron/Steel: 0.5%  
  3,650       AK Steel Holding Corp.   $ 28,762    
  1,200       Carpenter Technology Corp.     19,992    
  2,210       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     52,488    
  9,950       Nucor Corp.     355,016    
  500       Olympic Steel, Inc.     8,750    
  3,600       Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     74,232    
  3,150       Steel Dynamics, Inc.     26,019    
  4,550       United States Steel Corp.     138,320    
      703,579    
        Leisure Time: 0.1%  
  1,656       Callaway Golf Co.     16,676    
  1,590     L   Polaris Industries, Inc.     43,407    
  1,210     @   WMS Industries, Inc.     29,827    
      89,910    
        Machinery-Construction & Mining: 0.1%  
  1,300       Bucyrus International, Inc.     25,389    
  3,495       Joy Global, Inc.     81,399    
  1,700     @   Terex Corp.     24,242    
      131,030    
        Machinery-Diversified: 0.7%  
  2,900     @   AGCO Corp.     71,398    
  1,290       Applied Industrial
Technologies, Inc.
    24,587    
  1,290       Cognex Corp.     17,583    
  4,050       Cummins, Inc.     103,599    
  5,000       Deere & Co.     174,050    
  4,400       Flowserve Corp.     221,452    
  1,990     @   Gardner Denver, Inc.     49,253    
  950       Graco, Inc.     20,387    
  1,650       IDEX Corp.     37,950    
  250       Nordson Corp.     8,113    
  860       Robbins & Myers, Inc.     19,350    
  1,750       Roper Industries, Inc.     80,098    
  1,750       Wabtec Corp.     67,533    
  1,350     @   Zebra Technologies Corp.     28,566    
      923,919    
        Media: 1.5%  
  26,089       Comcast Corp. - Class A     452,383    
  14,700     @   DIRECTV Group, Inc.     323,547    
  1,716       EW Scripps Co.     5,028    
  500       Factset Research Systems, Inc.     20,000    
  50,704       News Corp. - Class A     400,562    
  1,950       Scholastic Corp.     29,777    
  85,100       Time Warner, Inc.     770,155    
      2,001,452    
        Metal Fabricate/Hardware: 0.1%  
  570       AM Castle & Co.     5,176    
  1,050       Commercial Metals Co.     12,579    
  200       Lawson Products     4,566    
  1,790       Mueller Industries, Inc.     41,707    
  1,421       Precision Castparts Corp.     89,097    
  200       Valmont Industries, Inc.     11,060    
  881       Worthington Industries     11,700    
      175,885    
        Mining: 0.0%  
  400       Amcol International Corp.     8,056    
  400     @   Century Aluminum Co.     3,260    

 

Shares           Value  
  1,550       Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
  $ 37,185    
  200     @   RTI International Metals, Inc.     2,404    
      50,905    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 2.5%  
  1,810       Acuity Brands, Inc.     48,798    
  990       AO Smith Corp.     32,413    
  1,489       Aptargroup, Inc.     49,792    
  1,010       Barnes Group, Inc.     13,524    
  1,750       Brink's Co.     38,098    
  1,010     @,L   Ceradyne, Inc.     26,523    
  440       Clarcor, Inc.     14,128    
  11,150       Cooper Industries Ltd.     269,161    
  2,950       Crane Co.     43,719    
  600       Donaldson Co., Inc.     20,532    
  14,800       Dover Corp.     441,484    
  730       Eaton Corp.     33,828    
  1,390     @   EnPro Industries, Inc.     25,951    
  3,750       Federal Signal Corp.     26,325    
  80,583       General Electric Co.     1,383,610    
  2,240     @   Griffon Corp.     17,920    
  8,550       Honeywell International, Inc.     238,203    
  650       John Bean Technologies Corp.     5,675    
  560     @   Lydall, Inc.     2,957    
  1,750       Matthews
International Corp. - Class A
    71,453    
  1,440       Movado Group, Inc.     19,440    
  660       Myers Industries, Inc.     4,013    
  7,950       Parker Hannifin Corp.     326,586    
  1,950       Pentair, Inc.     48,477    
  1,250       SPX Corp.     46,650    
  10,300       Textron, Inc.     156,869    
  880       Tredegar Corp.     13,834    
      3,419,963    
        Office Furnishings: 0.1%  
  2,409       Herman Miller, Inc.     35,436    
  2,700       HNI, Corp.     36,045    
      71,481    
        Office/Business Equipment: 0.6%  
  15,650       Pitney Bowes, Inc.     386,712    
  61,600       Xerox Corp.     430,584    
      817,296    
        Oil & Gas: 6.4%  
  5,063       Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     207,836    
  717       Apache Corp.     55,424    
  2,120     @   Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     38,372    
  14,963       Chevron Corp.     1,182,227    
  1,050       Cimarex Energy Co.     29,789    
  800     @   Comstock Resources, Inc.     33,544    
  23,350       ConocoPhillips     1,226,342    
  2,100     @   Denbury Resources, Inc.     20,013    
  1,300     @   Encore Acquisition Co.     34,372    
  600       Equitable Resources, Inc.     20,022    
  54,410       ExxonMobil Corp.     4,360,962    
  1,650     @   Forest Oil Corp.     28,793    
  2,400       Frontier Oil Corp.     28,656    
  1,540       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     39,054    
  1,657       Hess Corp.     89,544    
  1,600     @   Mariner Energy, Inc.     17,584    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
57



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Oil & Gas (continued)  
  4,510       Murphy Oil Corp.   $ 198,666    
  650     @   Newfield Exploration Co.     14,677    
  8,800       Noble Corp.     235,752    
  500       Penn Virginia Corp.     15,015    
  100     @   Petroleum Development Corp.     1,920    
  1,640     @,L   Petroquest Energy, Inc.     11,496    
  1,400     @   Pioneer Drilling Co.     10,276    
  3,430     @   Plains Exploration &
Production Co.
    79,405    
  1,750     @   Pride International, Inc.     28,368    
  450     @   Quicksilver Resources, Inc.     2,804    
  1,620       St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.     32,578    
  1,690     @   Stone Energy Corp.     28,088    
  4,901       Sunoco, Inc.     194,766    
  810     @   Swift Energy Co.     17,310    
  7,104       Tesoro Petroleum Corp.     65,286    
  820     @   Unit Corp.     23,518    
  19,935       Valero Energy Corp.     365,807    
      8,738,266    
        Oil & Gas Services: 0.9%  
  7,250       Baker Hughes, Inc.     252,518    
  1,700     @   Basic Energy Services, Inc.     19,516    
  6,856       BJ Services Co.     82,203    
  10,288     @   Cameron International Corp.     217,077    
  1,300     @   FMC Technologies, Inc.     35,711    
  400       Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.     5,764    
  3,050     @   Helix Energy Solutions
Group, Inc.
    19,612    
  580     @   Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.     9,790    
  2,140     @   ION Geophysical Corp.     6,420    
  680       Lufkin Industries, Inc.     33,531    
  15,193     @   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     429,810    
  1,000     @   Oceaneering International, Inc.     25,820    
  1,170     @   Oil States International, Inc.     25,061    
  540     @   SEACOR Holdings, Inc.     35,710    
  2,000     @   Superior Energy Services     33,700    
      1,232,243    
        Packaging & Containers: 0.5%  
  7,800       Ball Corp.     284,310    
  5,700       Bemis Co.     154,014    
  1,200       Greif, Inc. - Class A     39,780    
  1,710       Rock-Tenn Co.     57,747    
  3,679       Sonoco Products Co.     92,343    
      628,194    
        Pharmaceuticals: 4.1%  
  1,331       Abbott Laboratories     69,731    
  800     @,L   Alpharma, Inc.     28,880    
  585     @   Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     38,253    
  22,350       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     462,645    
  840     @   Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.     18,900    
  28,954       Eli Lilly & Co.     988,779    
  4,750     @   Endo Pharmaceuticals
Holdings, Inc.
    104,453    
  7,450     @   Express Scripts, Inc.     428,450    
  12,700     @   Forest Laboratories, Inc.     307,086    
  9,541     @   King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     91,689    
  3,150       Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.     38,525    
  24,262       Merck & Co., Inc.     648,281    
  500     @   NBTY, Inc.     7,285    
  2,850       Omnicare, Inc.     68,714    

 

Shares           Value  
  750     @   Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc.   $ 8,745    
  2,500       Perrigo Co.     86,025    
  69,200       Pfizer, Inc.     1,136,956    
  750     @   PharMerica Corp.     12,465    
  3,340     @,L   Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.     27,054    
  27,200       Schering-Plough Corp.     457,232    
  3,000     @   Sepracor, Inc.     35,280    
  1,930     @   Theragenics Corp.     2,818    
  2,450     @,L   Valeant
Pharmaceuticals International
    47,726    
  1,650     @   VCA Antech, Inc.     31,433    
  2,450     @   Viropharma, Inc.     27,685    
  1,757     @   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     41,729    
  8,450       Wyeth     304,285    
      5,521,104    
        Pipelines: 0.1%  
  1,800       Oneok, Inc.     52,812    
  5,215       Spectra Energy Corp.     84,796    
      137,608    
        Real Estate: 0.0%  
  880     @   Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc.     4,074    
  530       Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     12,630    
      16,704    
        Retail: 4.1%  
  2,000       Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     60,720    
  1,500     @   Aeropostale, Inc.     22,680    
  1,770       American Eagle Outfitters     16,992    
  2,200     @   AnnTaylor Stores Corp.     9,878    
  3,131     @   Autozone, Inc.     341,968    
  7,100     @   Big Lots, Inc.     124,392    
  2,400     @   BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.     85,872    
  4,700       Borders Group, Inc.     5,029    
  430       Brown Shoe Co., Inc.     2,425    
  1,125       Buckle, Inc.     21,218    
  320     @,L   Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     7,347    
  1,220       Casey's General Stores, Inc.     36,173    
  1,030       Cash America International, Inc.     27,820    
  2,120       Cato Corp.     29,595    
  1,210     @   CEC Entertainment, Inc.     20,824    
  1,850     @   Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc.     9,250    
  500     @   Childrens Place Retail Stores, Inc.     11,725    
  450     @,L   Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     22,311    
  3,650       Christopher & Banks Corp.     12,301    
  4,600     @   Collective Brands, Inc.     35,190    
  1,000     @   Copart, Inc.     26,670    
  1,900       CVS Caremark Corp.     54,967    
  2,800     @   Dollar Tree, Inc.     118,608    
  2,060     @,L   Dress Barn, Inc.     16,130    
  11,250       Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     312,525    
  1,250       Finish Line     6,638    
  1,170     @   First Cash Financial Services, Inc.     18,041    
  4,400       Foot Locker, Inc.     29,612    
  10,900     @   GameStop Corp.     238,165    
  34,350       Gap, Inc.     447,237    
  760     @   Genesco, Inc.     10,230    
  900       Guess ?, Inc.     11,907    
  1,170     @   Gymboree Corp.     29,426    
  560     L   Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.     4,754    
  650     @   Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.     9,256    
  1,300     @   HOT Topic, Inc.     10,686    
  230     @   Jack in the Box, Inc.     4,025    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
58



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Retail (continued)  
  900     @,L   Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.   $ 12,492    
  1,390     @,L   JoS. A Bank Clothiers, Inc.     27,175    
  411     L   Landry's Restaurants, Inc.     4,763    
  15,150       McDonald's Corp.     890,063    
  1,950       MSC Industrial Direct Co.     67,490    
  1,350     @,L   Panera Bread Co.     59,994    
  1,390     @   PetMed Express, Inc.     24,923    
  1,750     @,L   PF Chang's China Bistro, Inc.     32,778    
  1,400       Phillips-Van Heusen     24,416    
  7,364       RadioShack Corp.     72,535    
  730     @   Red Robin Gourmet
Burgers, Inc.
    8,899    
  3,100       Regis Corp.     34,069    
  3,500       Ross Stores, Inc.     92,750    
  1,292     @   Sonic Corp.     10,917    
  860     @   Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     4,807    
  4,150       TJX Cos., Inc.     94,703    
  1,260     @   Tractor Supply Co.     48,359    
  1,045     @   Tween Brands, Inc.     4,013    
  3,250     @   Urban Outfitters, Inc.     59,053    
  29,676       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     1,658,295    
  7,350       Wendy's/Arby's
Group, Inc. - Class A
    29,547    
  710       World Fuel Services Corp.     25,773    
  1,400     @,L   Zale Corp.     8,302    
  770     @   Zumiez, Inc.     6,653    
      5,555,356    
        Savings & Loans: 0.7%  
  2,126       Anchor Bancorp. Wisconsin, Inc.     6,229    
  3,800       Astoria Financial Corp.     70,148    
  1,820       Brookline Bancorp., Inc.     20,548    
  2,020       Dime Community Bancshares     27,250    
  2,700       First Niagara Financial
Group, Inc.
    41,877    
  1,010     @,L   Guaranty Financial Group, Inc.     2,727    
  39,050       Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.     652,526    
  5,200       New York Community
Bancorp., Inc.
    67,860    
  1,012     @   Sovereign Bancorp., Inc.     2,500    
      891,665    
        Semiconductors: 1.0%  
  480     @   ATMI, Inc.     5,722    
  2,430     @   Axcelis Technologies, Inc.     1,434    
  900     @   Brooks Automation, Inc.     3,474    
  1,280     @   Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     31,706    
  477       Cohu, Inc.     5,342    
  850     @,L   Cree, Inc.     13,498    
  3,750     @,L   Cypress Semiconductor Corp.     13,988    
  560     @   Diodes, Inc.     2,615    
  3,550     @   DSP Group, Inc.     20,306    
  440     @   Hittite Microwave Corp.     12,857    
  2,400     @   Integrated Device
Technology, Inc.
    12,408    
  35,200       Intel Corp.     485,760    
  1,000       Intersil Corp.     9,060    
  1,900     @,L   Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.     2,679    
  3,660     @   Lam Research Corp.     73,932    
  580     @   Microsemi Corp.     11,304    
  2,060     @   MKS Instruments, Inc.     29,479    
  16,350       National Semiconductor Corp.     179,850    
  400     @   Pericom Semiconductor Corp.     2,164    

 

Shares           Value  
  8,650     @   QLogic Corp.   $ 91,863    
  1,000     @   Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     20,960    
  3,750     @   Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     20,213    
  1,210     @   Standard Microsystems Corp.     18,440    
  180     @   Supertex, Inc.     3,753    
  3,450     @   Triquint Semiconductor, Inc.     8,901    
  800     @   Ultratech, Inc.     10,040    
  1,625     @   Varian Semiconductor
Equipment Associates, Inc.
    29,900    
  400     @   Veeco Instruments, Inc.     2,372    
  13,969       Xilinx, Inc.     228,533    
      1,352,553    
        Software: 2.2%  
  2,000     @   ACI Worldwide, Inc.     31,400    
  2,100       Acxiom Corp.     15,771    
  1,250     @   Ansys, Inc.     36,075    
  4,500     @   Autodesk, Inc.     74,655    
  800     @   Avid Technology, Inc.     10,016    
  600       Blackbaud, Inc.     7,500    
  4,550       Broadridge Financial
Solutions ADR
    51,870    
  1,400     @   Cerner Corp.     50,372    
  19,500     @   Compuware Corp.     123,825    
  340     @   Concur Technologies, Inc.     9,333    
  370     @   CSG Systems International     6,231    
  530     @   Digi International, Inc.     4,887    
  1,246       Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     99,680    
  900     @   Eclipsys Corp.     11,808    
  4,520     @,L   Epicor Software Corp.     18,532    
  1,650       Fair Isaac Corp.     23,331    
  13,500       Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc.
    231,930    
  12,350     @   Fiserv, Inc.     421,629    
  13,750       IMS Health, Inc.     180,813    
  2,800     @   Informatica Corp.     38,864    
  1,554     @   JDA Software Group, Inc.     20,482    
  400     @   Mantech International Corp.     21,768    
  1,950     @   Metavante Technologies, inc.     33,677    
  38,668       Microsoft Corp.     781,867    
  1,510     @   Omnicell, Inc.     17,123    
  23,978     @   Oracle Corp.     385,806    
  2,900     @   Parametric Technology Corp.     33,524    
  1,331     @   Phase Forward, Inc.     18,461    
  900     @   Phoenix Technologies Ltd.     3,006    
  2,040     @   Progress Software Corp.     43,411    
  2,650       SEI Investments Co.     40,969    
  890     @   Smith Micro Software, Inc.     4,548    
  730     @   SPSS, Inc.     17,841    
  2,695     @   Sybase, Inc.     66,405    
  1,200     @,L   SYNNEX Corp.     12,552    
  1,600     @   Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc.
    19,440    
  650     @   Taleo Corp.     4,199    
  750     @   Tyler Technologies, Inc.     9,473    
      2,983,074    
        Telecommunications: 3.0%  
  7,050     @     3 Com Corp.     14,171    
  4,400     @   Adaptec, Inc.     12,364    
  1,300     @   ADC Telecommunications, Inc.     9,243    
  880     @   Anixter International, Inc.     24,112    
  2,828     @   Arris Group, Inc.     20,333    
  43,635       AT&T, Inc.     1,246,216    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
59



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Telecommunications (continued)  
  1,000       Black Box Corp.   $ 24,480    
  59,047     @   Cisco Systems, Inc.     976,637    
  2,509     @   CommScope, Inc.     28,327    
  180     @   Comtech Telecommunications     8,537    
  3,400       Corning, Inc.     30,634    
  5,700       Embarq Corp.     186,048    
  1,920       Fairpoint Communications, Inc.     6,720    
  2,560     @   Foundry Networks, Inc.     39,654    
  2,650     @   Harmonic, Inc.     13,648    
  7,996       Harris Corp.     278,900    
  9,850     @   JDS Uniphase Corp.     26,792    
  1,750     @   Netgear, Inc.     21,175    
  3,180     @,L   Network Equipment
Technologies, Inc.
    10,876    
  2,600     @   NeuStar, Inc.     49,790    
  1,770     @   Novatel Wireless, Inc.     6,779    
  1,400       Plantronics, Inc.     17,794    
  40     @   Symmetricom, Inc.     167    
  880     @   Tekelec     10,780    
  2,360       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     76,582    
  1,010     @   Tollgrade Communications, Inc.     4,899    
  20,098       Verizon Communications, Inc.     656,200    
  36,300       Windstream Corp.     321,618    
      4,123,476    
        Textiles: 0.1%  
  1,370       G&K Services, Inc.     32,058    
  600     @   Mohawk Industries, Inc.     18,444    
  730       Unifirst Corp.     20,228    
      70,730    
        Toys/Games/Hobbies: 0.2%  
  10,200       Hasbro, Inc.     273,360    
  880     @   Jakks Pacific, Inc.     15,752    
  470     @   RC2 Corp.     4,996    
      294,108    
      Transportation: 0.3%  
  2,350       Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.     60,748    
  1,040       Arkansas Best Corp.     27,612    
  600       Heartland Express, Inc.     9,264    
  610     @   HUB Group, Inc.     16,287    
  350     @   Kansas City Southern     7,672    
  1,500     @   Kirby Corp.     38,145    
  580       Landstar System, Inc.     18,641    
  310     @   Old Dominion Freight Line     7,378    
  650       Overseas Shipholding Group     24,089    
  4,600       Ryder System, Inc.     165,186    
  780       Tidewater, Inc.     30,794    
  2,550       Werner Enterprises, Inc.     44,319    
      450,135    
    Total Common Stock
(Cost $100,917,676)
    84,274,444    
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 1.1%      
        Apartments: 0.3%  
  3,685       Apartment Investment &
Management Co.
    42,267    
  200       BRE Properties, Inc.     5,872    
  300       Camden Property Trust     7,941    
  6,431       Equity Residential     195,695    
  450     L   Essex Property Trust, Inc.     38,912    

 

Shares           Value  
  480       Home Properties, Inc.   $ 18,720    
  370       Mid-America Apartment
Communities, Inc.
    13,701    
  1,100       Post Properties, Inc.     17,248    
  600       UDR, Inc.     9,078    
      349,434    
        Diversified: 0.1%  
  1,990       Colonial Properties Trust     11,283    
  600       Duke Realty Corp.     4,926    
  910       Entertainment Properties Trust     22,322    
  3,200       Lexington Corporate
Properties Trust
    15,520    
  2,900       Liberty Property Trust     55,448    
  100       PS Business Parks, Inc.     4,766    
      114,265    
        Forest Products & Paper: 0.0%  
  500       Rayonier, Inc.     16,700    
      16,700    
        Health Care: 0.3%  
  12,809       HCP, Inc.     264,762    
  1,750       Health Care Real Estate
Investment Trust, Inc.
    66,500    
  690     L   Medical Properties Trust, Inc.     4,299    
  1,790       Senior Housing Properties Trust     24,935    
      360,496    
        Hotels: 0.2%  
  6,980       DiamondRock Hospitality Co.     25,966    
  4,200       Hospitality Properties Trust     48,132    
  26,950       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     202,664    
  1,550       LaSalle Hotel Properties     13,671    
      290,433    
        Office Property: 0.1%  
  200       Alexandria Real Estate
Equities, Inc.
    8,856    
  1,240       BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     11,557    
  1,000       Highwoods Properties, Inc.     23,880    
  540       Kilroy Realty Corp.     16,454    
  2,400       Mack-Cali Realty Corp.     45,528    
  930       Parkway Properties, Inc.     12,713    
      118,988    
        Regional Malls: 0.0%  
  2,050       Macerich Co.     27,593    
  1,880       Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust
    8,460    
      36,053    
        Shopping Centers: 0.1%  
  1,750       Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.     8,225    
  600     L   Federal Realty Investment Trust     34,704    
  370       Inland Real Estate Corp.     4,133    
  900       Kite Realty Group Trust     3,519    
  500       Regency Centers Corp.     17,805    
  370     L   Tanger Factory Outlet
Centers, Inc.
    13,557    
  2,550       Weingarten Realty Investors     36,363    
      118,306    

 

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60



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Single Tenant: 0.0%  
  350       National Retail Properties, Inc.   $ 4,694    
  400       Realty Income Corp.     8,076    
      12,770    
        Storage: 0.0%  
  938       Extra Space Storage, Inc.     8,301    
  132       Sovran Self Storage, Inc.     3,585    
      11,886    
        Warehouse/Industrial: 0.0%  
  1,900       AMB Property Corp.     32,718    
  270       EastGroup Properties, Inc.     8,702    
      41,420    
    Total Real Estate
Investment Trusts
(Cost $2,254,528)
    1,470,751    
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 0.2%      
        Exchange-Traded Funds: 0.2%  
  2,600       iShares S&P SmallCap 600
Index Fund
    109,772    
  1,700     L   Midcap SPDR Trust Series 1     159,103    
      268,875    
    Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $269,498)
    268,875    
PREFERRED STOCK: 0.7%      
        Banks: 0.1%  
  9,325     @@,P   Santander Finance     79,263    
      79,263    
        Diversified Financial Services: 0.3%  
  4,000     P   JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVI     93,800    
  12,625     P   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     98,096    
  204     #,P   Zurich RegCaPS Funding Trust     151,661    
      343,557    
        Insurance: 0.3%  
  12,600     @@,P   Aegon NV     108,234    
  4,707     @@,P   Aegon NV - Series 1     29,701    
  11,619     P   Metlife, Inc.     144,424    
  25,600     @@,P   XL Capital Ltd.     179,200    
      461,559    
    Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $2,083,738)
    884,379    
WARRANTS: 0.0%      
        Building Materials: 0.0%  
  400     #,I   Dayton Superior Corp.     4    
      4    
    Total Warrants
(Cost $7,446)
    4    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: 10.5%      
        Agriculture: 0.1%  
$ 49,000       Philip Morris International, Inc.,
5.650%, due 05/16/18
  $ 44,056    
  98,000       Philip Morris International, Inc.,
6.375%, due 05/16/38
    84,208    
      128,264    
        Airlines: 0.2%  
  302,000     C,S   Delta Airlines, Inc., 7.570%,
due 11/18/10
    253,680    
      253,680    
        Banks: 3.9%  
  270,000     @@,C,S   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group Ltd., 3.588%,
due 12/31/49
    174,150    
  414,000     C,S   BAC Capital Trust XIV, 5.630%,
due 12/31/49
    174,265    
  69,000     @@,#,C,S   Banco Mercantil del Norte SA,
6.135%, due 10/13/16
    47,027    
  245,000     C,S   Bank of America Corp., 8.000%,
due 01/30/18
    170,389    
  254,000     C,S   Bank of America Corp., 8.125%,
due 12/29/49
    178,808    
  100,000     @@,C   Bank of Ireland, 3.500%,
due 12/29/49
    62,000    
  30,000     @@,C,S   Bank of Scotland, 2.750%,
due 12/31/49
    11,081    
  12,000     C, S   BankAmerica Capital II, 8.000%,
due 12/15/26
    10,220    
  130,000     @@,C   Barclays Bank PLC, 3.250%,
due 12/31/49
    79,017    
  109,000     @@,#,C,S   Barclays Bank PLC, 5.926%,
due 09/29/49
    62,195    
  218,000     @@,#,S   Barclays Bank PLC, 6.050%,
due 12/04/17
    186,261    
  30,000     @@,C   Barclays O/S Inv, 2.875%,
due 04/11/49
    19,350    
  180,000     @@,C   BNP Paribas, 3.998%,
due 09/29/49
    97,981    
  405,000     C,S   Citigroup, Inc., 8.400%,
due 04/29/49
    239,639    
  111,000     @@,#,C   Danske Bank A/S, 5.914%,
due 12/29/49
    72,208    
  100,000     @@,C   Den Norske Bank ASA, 2.500%,
due 11/29/49
    50,780    
  211,000     #,C   Dresdner Funding Trust I,
8.151%, due 06/30/31
    106,644    
  98,000       Fifth Third Bancorp., 8.250%,
due 03/01/38
    77,272    
  62,000       First Tennessee Bank NA,
2.296%, due 05/18/09
    58,050    
  72,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.250%, due 04/01/13
    62,816    
  168,000     S   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.450%, due 11/01/12
    149,986    
  109,000     @@,#,C   HBOS PLC, 5.375%, due 11/29/49     56,559    
  420,000     @@,C,S   Hongkong & Shanghai
Banking Corp., Ltd., 3.813%,
due 07/29/49
    226,800    
  200,000     @@,C   HSBC Bank PLC, 3.288%,
due 06/29/49
    108,000    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Banks (continued)  
$ 200,000     @@   HSBC Bank PLC, 3.438%,
due 06/29/49
  $ 107,000    
  201,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.900%,
due 04/29/49
    157,742    
  190,000     @@,C   Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 2.375%,
due 11/29/49
    102,856    
  160,000     @@,C   Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 3.218%,
due 08/29/49
    85,245    
  150,000     @@,C   Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 3.500%,
due 11/29/49
    79,967    
  35,000     @@,C   Mizuho Financial Group
Cayman Ltd., 8.375%,
due 01/29/49
    32,422    
  100,000       Morgan Stanley, 6.000%,
due 04/28/15
    82,602    
  544,000     C,S   National City Preferred
Capital Trust I, 12.000%,
due 12/29/49
    500,486    
  20,000     @@,C   National Westminster Bank PLC,
2.438%, due 11/29/49
    11,300    
  230,000     @@,C   National Westminster Bank PLC,
3.313%, due 08/29/49
    132,250    
  116,000     #,C   Rabobank Capital Funding II,
5.260%, due 12/29/49
    75,020    
  140,000     C   RBS Capital Trust I, 5.512%,
due 09/30/49
    64,681    
  240,000     @@,C   Royal Bank of Scotland
Group PLC, 3.375%,
due 12/29/49
    152,400    
  90,000     @@,C   Societe Generale, 2.625%,
due 11/29/49
    55,214    
  350,000     @@,C,S   Standard Chartered PLC,
2.473%, due 12/29/49
    224,000    
  310,000     @@,C,S   Standard Chartered PLC,
2.813%, due 11/29/49
    195,300    
  40,000     @@,C   Standard Chartered PLC,
3.275%, due 01/29/49
    26,000    
  220,000     @@,C   Standard Chartered PLC,
4.438%, due 07/29/49
    139,700    
  11,000     C   State Street Capital Trust III,
8.250%, due 12/29/49
    9,200    
  77,000     C   SunTrust Preferred Capital I,
5.853%, due 12/31/49
    34,670    
  64,000     C   USB Capital IX, 6.189%,
due 03/29/49
    33,295    
  136,000       Wachovia Bank NA, 6.600%,
due 01/15/38
    116,972    
  137,000     C   Wachovia Capital Trust III,
5.800%, due 12/31/49
    58,935    
  54,000     C   Wachovia Corp., 7.980%,
due 02/08/49
    38,848    
  144,000     C,S   Wells Fargo Capital XV, 9.750%,
due 12/29/49
    136,207    
  110,000     @@,C   Westpac Banking Corp., 4.056%,
due 09/30/49
    73,975    
  97,000     @@,#,C   Westpac Capital Trust IV,
5.256%, due 12/29/49
    57,736    
      5,265,521    
        Chemicals: 0.1%  
  40,000     Z   Stauffer Chemical, 6.790%,
due 04/15/10
    36,549    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 90,000     Z   Stauffer Chemical, 11.430%,
due 04/15/17
  $ 45,659    
  70,000     Z   Stauffer Chemical, 11.970%,
due 04/15/18
    32,746    
  112,000       Union Carbide Corp., 7.750%,
due 10/01/96
    87,261    
      202,215    
        Computers: 0.3%  
  167,000     C,S   International Business
Machines Corp., 7.625%,
due 10/15/18
    179,814    
  53,000     C,S   International Business
Machines Corp., 8.000%,
due 10/15/38
    59,053    
  106,000     C   Lexmark International, Inc.,
5.900%, due 06/01/13
    84,831    
  92,000     C   Lexmark International, Inc.,
6.650%, due 06/01/18
    71,797    
      395,495    
        Diversified Financial Services: 1.9%  
  514,000     @@,#,C,S   Aiful Corp., 4.450%,
due 02/16/10
    381,246    
  76,000     S   American Express Co., 7.000%,
due 03/19/18
    65,974    
  77,000     S   American Express Co., 8.150%,
due 03/19/38
    71,646    
  100,000     S   American General Finance
Corp., 6.900%, due 12/15/17
    41,360    
  455,000     #,S   Astoria Depositor Corp.,
8.144%, due 05/01/21
    409,500    
  109,000     @@,C   BNP Paribas, 3.438%,
due 12/31/49
    66,275    
  137,000     #,C,S   Corestates Capital Trust I,
8.000%, due 12/15/26
    111,609    
  133,000       Countrywide Financial Corp.,
5.800%, due 06/07/12
    126,353    
  105,000     @@,C   Financiere CSFB NV, 4.000%,
due 03/29/49
    68,775    
  96,000     C   Fund American Cos., Inc.,
5.875%, due 05/15/13
    71,783    
  168,000     S   General Electric Capital Corp.,
5.875%, due 01/14/38
    137,964    
  150,000     #,C   HVB Funding Trust III, 9.000%,
due 10/22/31
    60,429    
  6,000       John Deere Capital Corp.,
5.750%, due 09/10/18
    5,338    
  200,000     @@,#,S   Mantis Reef Ltd., 4.799%,
due 11/03/09
    199,746    
  169,000     C,S   National Rural Utilities
Cooperative Finance Corp.,
10.375%, due 11/01/18
    180,132    
  372,570     #,C,S   Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust
Securities, 6.000%,
due 09/10/11
    268,250    
  266,552     #,C,S   Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust
Securities, 6.750%,
due 04/01/11
    191,917    
  1,235,314     #,Z   Toll Road Investors Partnership
II LP, 21.180%, due 02/15/45
    140,697    
  200,000     #,C,S   Twin Reefs Pass-through Trust,
2.825%, due 12/10/49
    10,250    
      2,609,244    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Electric: 0.9%  
$ 308,000     C,S   Commonwealth Edison Co.,
6.950%, due 07/15/18
  $ 277,224    
  90,000     C   DTE Energy Co., 7.050%,
due 06/01/11
    89,240    
  72,000     C   FPL Group Capital, Inc., 6.350%,
due 10/01/66
    39,652    
  22,000     C   FPL Group Capital, Inc., 6.650%,
due 06/15/67
    12,116    
  61,947     #,C   Juniper Generation, LLC,
6.790%, due 12/31/14
    66,799    
  65,000     C   Nevada Power Co., 6.750%,
due 07/01/37
    54,048    
  317,000     C,S   NorthWestern Corp., 5.875%,
due 11/01/14
    282,454    
  95,000     #,C   Oncor Electric Delivery Co.,
6.800%, due 09/01/18
    85,652    
  129,000     #,C   Oncor Electric Delivery Co.,
7.500%, due 09/01/38
    111,054    
  112,000     C   Sierra Pacific Power Co., 6.250%,
due 04/15/12
    111,542    
  121,000     #   White Pine Hydro Portfolio,
LLC, 7.260%, due 07/20/15
    107,060    
      1,236,841    
        Energy-Alternate Sources: 0.2%  
  200,000     I   Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC,
6.301%, due 12/31/13
    50,000    
  200,000       Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC,
12.630%, due 12/31/13
       
  143,000     #   White Pine Hydro, LLC, 6.310%,
due 07/10/17
    124,784    
  131,000     #   White Pine Hydro, LLC, 6.960%,
due 07/10/37
    113,959    
      288,743    
        Food: 0.1%  
  145,000     S   Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.125%,
due 02/01/18
    133,881    
  31,000       Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.500%,
due 08/11/17
    29,545    
  24,000     S   Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.875%,
due 02/01/38
    21,098    
      184,524    
        Forest Products & Paper: 0.1%  
  75,000     @@,S   Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
7.500%, due 04/01/28
    11,250    
  213,000     @@,C,S   Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
8.500%, due 08/01/29
    33,015    
  154,000     @@,C,S   Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
8.850%, due 08/01/30
    28,490    
  25,000     C   International Paper Co.,
7.400%, due 06/15/14
    20,529    
  149,000     C   International Paper Co.,
7.950%, due 06/15/18
    117,134    
      210,418    
        Gas: 0.3%  
  633,000     C,S   Southern Union Co., 7.200%,
due 11/01/66
    353,626    
      353,626    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Healthcare-Services: 0.1%  
$ 164,000     C   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,
6.875%, due 02/15/38
  $ 127,190    
      127,190    
        Home Builders: 0.0%  
  168,000     C,S   Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,
8.125%, due 06/15/16
    57,960    
      57,960    
        Insurance: 0.6%  
  340,000     @@,C   Aegon NV, 4.567%,
due 12/31/49
    98,388    
  180,000     S   American International Group,
Inc., 5.850%, due 01/16/18
    107,051    
  180,000     #,C   Metlife Capital Trust IV, 7.875%,
due 12/15/37
    105,180    
  65,000     C,S   MetLife, Inc., 6.375%,
due 06/15/34
    50,902    
  128,000     C,S   Progressive Corp., 6.700%,
due 06/15/37
    68,089    
  43,000       Prudential Financial, Inc.,
5.700%, due 12/14/36
    25,773    
  89,000       Prudential Financial, Inc.,
6.000%, due 12/01/17
    70,735    
  157,000       Prudential Financial, Inc.,
6.625%, due 12/01/37
    111,497    
  463,000     @@,C   Security Capital Assurance Ltd.,
6.880%, due 06/30/49
    602    
  181,000     @@,#,C   White Mountains Re Group Ltd.,
7.506%, due 05/29/49
    114,935    
  59,000     @@,C   XL Capital, Ltd., 6.500%,
due 12/15/49
    17,719    
      770,871    
        Media: 0.3%  
  32,000     C   Comcast Corp., 5.900%,
due 03/15/16
    27,956    
  33,000     C   Comcast Corp., 6.300%,
due 11/15/17
    29,097    
  17,000     C,S   Comcast Corp., 6.950%,
due 08/15/37
    14,295    
  323,000     #,C,S   COX Communications, Inc.,
6.250%, due 06/01/18
    277,513    
  62,000     #,C   COX Communications, Inc.,
6.950%, due 06/01/38
    49,751    
  91,000     C   News America, Inc., 6.650%,
due 11/15/37
    73,171    
  17,000     C   Time Warner, Inc., 7.700%,
due 05/01/32
    14,740    
      486,523    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 0.1%  
  100,000       General Electric Co., 5.250%,
due 12/06/17
    91,795    
      91,795    
        Pipelines: 0.2%  
  54,000     C   Northwest Pipeline Corp.,
7.000%, due 06/15/16
    50,728    
  135,000     C   Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line,
6.200%, due 11/01/17
    104,594    
  113,000     C   Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corp., 6.400%, due 04/15/16
    102,547    
      257,869    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Real Estate: 0.1%  
$ 36,000     C   Liberty Property LP, 6.375%,
due 08/15/12
  $ 31,194    
  107,000     C   Liberty Property LP, 7.750%,
due 04/15/09
    106,183    
  14,000     C   Simon Property Group L.P.,
5.300%, due 05/30/13
    10,361    
      147,738    
        Retail: 0.3%  
  109,912     #,C,S   CVS Lease Pass-through,
6.036%, due 12/10/28
    87,480    
  102,000     C   Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
5.625%, due 10/15/12
    91,794    
  225,000     C,S   Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
6.200%, due 10/15/17
    175,070    
      354,344    
        Software: 0.1%  
  68,000     C   Oracle Corp., 5.250%,
due 01/15/16
    64,631    
  52,000     C,S   Oracle Corp., 5.750%,
due 04/15/18
    48,823    
      113,454    
        Telecommunications: 0.2%  
  207,000     S   Bellsouth Telecommunications,
Inc., 7.000%, due 12/01/95
    140,716    
  10,000     C   Embarq Corp., 6.738%,
due 06/01/13
    7,907    
  17,000     C   Embarq Corp., 7.995%,
due 06/01/36
    9,707    
  203,000     C   Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%,
due 11/15/28
    99,646    
      257,976    
        Transportation: 0.4%  
  21,000     C,S   Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp., 5.750%, due 03/15/18
    19,180    
  27,000     C   Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp., 6.150%, due 05/01/37
    22,398    
  31,000     C   Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp., 6.200%, due 08/15/36
    25,931    
  113,000     C,S   CSX Corp., 6.250%, due 04/01/15     105,523    
  94,000     C   CSX Corp., 6.250%, due 03/15/18     82,594    
  131,000     C,S   CSX Corp., 7.450%, due 04/01/38     114,630    
  17,000     C   Norfolk Southern Corp., 5.750%,
due 04/01/18
    15,628    
  17,000     C   Norfolk Southern Corp., 7.050%,
due 05/01/37
    16,736    
  35,000     C   Union Pacific Corp., 6.625%,
due 02/01/29
    31,241    
  112,000     C   Union Pacific Corp., 7.875%,
due 01/15/19
    118,797    
      552,658    
    Total Corporate Bonds/Notes
(Cost $19,494,053)
    14,346,949    
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: 11.6%      
            Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation: 6.4%
         
  537,491     C,S   4.500%, due 12/15/16-02/15/20     522,769    
  1,942,678     C,S   5.000%, due 08/15/16-04/15/32     1,933,232    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 57,697     S   5.015%, due 04/01/35   $ 56,909    
  4,053,000       5.500%, due 12/01/37     4,113,163    
  1,105,000     C,S   5.500%, due 12/15/20-07/15/33     1,113,930    
  895,906     C,S   6.000%, due 01/15/29     921,759    
  28,050     S   6.000%, due 04/01/14     28,684    
  80,393     S   6.500%, due 11/01/28-12/01/31     83,380    
      8,773,826    
            Federal National Mortgage
Association: 5.1%
         
  9,441     S   1.745%, due 08/25/33     9,044    
  4,335,000       5.000%, due 12/12/37     4,364,127    
  154,625     S   5.000%, due 02/25/29     153,905    
  86,095     S   5.027%, due 07/01/35     85,023    
  58,455     S   5.229%, due 08/01/35     57,575    
  985,905     S   5.500%, due 05/25/30-12/25/36     962,897    
  1,028,092     S   6.000%, due 08/01/16-01/01/38     1,056,887    
  87,867     S   7.000%, due 06/01/31     92,106    
  77,795     C,S   7.500%, due 01/25/48     80,537    
  12,621     S   7.500%, due 09/01/30-10/01/30     13,287    
      6,875,388    
            Government National Mortgage
Association: 0.1%
         
  4,616     S   5.375%, due 04/20/28     4,564    
  109,883     S   6.500%, due 06/15/29-01/15/32     113,328    
  73,966     S   7.500%, due 12/15/23     78,364    
      196,256    
    Total U.S. Government
Agency Obligations
(Cost $15,634,553)
    15,845,470    
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS: 0.7%      
        U.S. Treasury Bonds: 0.3%  
  209,000     L   3.750%, due 11/15/18     223,140    
  119,000     S,L   4.375%, due 02/15/38     137,901    
      361,041    
        U.S. Treasury Notes: 0.4%  
  366,000       1.250%, due 11/30/10     367,602    
  189,000     L   2.750%, due 10/31/13     196,545    
      564,147    
    Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $890,853)
    925,188    
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 2.5%      
        Credit Card Asset-Backed Securities: 0.1%  
  140,000     C,S   Citibank Credit Card Issuance
Trust, 5.650%, due 09/20/19
    109,922    
      109,922    
        Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities: 0.8%  
  565,167     C,S   GSAA Trust, 5.242%,
due 06/25/34
    547,844    
  112,000     #,C,S   Irwin Home Equity, 5.960%,
due 08/25/37
    79,590    
  23,319     C,S   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc., 1.755%,
due 07/25/34
    16,725    
  303,000     C,S   Morgan Stanley Mortgage
Loan Trust, 5.858%,
due 01/25/47
    202,139    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
            Home Equity Asset-Backed
Securities (continued)
         
$ 6,106     C,S   Renaissance Home Equity Loan
Trust, 4.456%, due 05/25/35
  $ 5,976    
  111,000     C,S   Residential Funding Mortgage
Securities II, Inc., 5.890%,
due 05/25/37
    102,715    
  48,114     C,S   Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust,
3.970%, due 05/25/34
    47,377    
      1,002,366    
        Other Asset-Backed Securities: 1.6%  
  17,183     C,S   Amortizing Residential
Collateral Trust, 1.645%,
due 05/25/32
    9,209    
  12,830     C,S   Chase Funding Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates,
1.695%, due 07/25/33
    11,050    
  2,449     C,S   Chase Funding Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates,
4.045%, due 05/25/33
    2,370    
  220,703     C,S   Credit-Based Asset Servicing
and Securitization, LLC,
4.831%, due 08/25/35
    206,918    
  64,759     C,S   Credit-Based Asset Servicing
and Securitization, LLC,
5.501%, due 12/25/36
    57,050    
  119,000     #,C,S   Credit-Based Asset Servicing
and Securitization, LLC,
5.746%, due 12/25/37
    90,496    
  97,000     #,C,S   Credit-Based Asset Servicing
and Securitization, LLC,
6.020%, due 12/25/37
    55,320    
  103,823     C,S   Equity One, Inc., 5.050%,
due 09/25/33
    87,915    
  19,019     C,S   Fannie Mae, 1.535%,
due 04/25/35
    17,223    
  1,432,298     C,S   First Horizon Asset Back Trust,
1.525%, due 10/25/26
    975,384    
  496,118     @@,#,C,S   Franklin CLO Ltd, 3.754%,
due 09/20/15
    450,028    
  250,000     #,C,S,I   Hudson Mezzanine Funding,
2.189%, due 06/12/42
    250    
  191,948     @@,#,C,S   Liberty Square CDO Ltd.,
4.846%, due 04/15/13
    149,000    
  27,646     C,S   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors, Inc., 5.609%,
due 03/25/37
    21,838    
  10,399     C,S   Popular Mortgage Pass-through
Trust, 4.000%, due 12/25/34
    10,161    
  3,253     C,S   Residential Asset Mortgage
Products, Inc., 2.015%,
due 06/25/33
    2,659    
  106,325     C,S   Structured Asset Securities
Corp., 4.910%, due 06/25/33
    75,594    
      2,222,465    
    Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $4,446,044)
    3,334,753    
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: 11.9%      
  182,537     C,S   American Home Mortgage
Assets, 3.399%, due 11/25/46
    60,291    
  324,076     C,S   American Home Mortgage
Investment Trust, 1.775%,
due 11/25/45
    107,336    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 224,117     #,S   Astoria Depositor Corp.,
7.902%, due 05/01/21
  $ 203,946    
  277,199     C,S   Banc of America Alternative
Loan Trust, 6.278%,
due 11/25/21
    268,323    
  275,094     C,S   Banc of America Alternative
Loan Trust, 6.480%,
due 04/25/37
    131,763    
  5,156,481     C,S,^   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 0.464%,
due 01/15/49
    51,099    
  25,453     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.161%,
due 12/10/42
    24,143    
  10,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.429%,
due 11/10/39
    8,846    
  19,152     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.611%,
due 07/10/43
    17,767    
  135,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 5.463%,
due 09/10/47
    28,214    
  20,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 6.186%,
due 06/11/35
    18,206    
  419,979     C,S   Banc of America Funding Corp.,
5.254%, due 09/20/35
    221,226    
  826,867     C,S   Banc of America Funding Corp.,
5.651%, due 06/20/37
    514,446    
  305,354     C,S   Banc of America Funding Corp.,
5.750%, due 09/20/34
    271,196    
  247,084     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.172%,
due 09/25/35
    172,044    
  96,975     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.250%,
due 11/25/19
    87,235    
  111,951     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.500%,
due 11/25/33
    100,246    
  29,484     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.500%,
due 06/25/35
    26,781    
  97,099     C,S   Bank of America Alternative
Loan Trust, 6.000%,
due 06/25/35
    65,442    
  35,010     C,S   Bear Stearns Alternative-A
Trust, 1.715%, due 07/25/34
    19,105    
  206,000     #,C,S   Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities, 5.660%,
due 09/11/41
    44,795    
  238,980     C,S   Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities, 7.780%,
due 02/15/32
    234,655    
  243,069     C,S   Chase Manhattan Bank-First
Union National Bank, 7.439%,
due 08/15/31
    239,600    
  323,526     C,S   Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.,
5.408%, due 12/25/35
    224,441    
  177,229     C,S   Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.,
5.500%, due 11/25/35
    157,911    
  301,555     C,S   Chaseflex Trust, 6.500%,
due 02/25/37
    173,114    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (continued)      
$ 331,514     C,S   Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust,
Inc., 6.000%, due 11/25/35
  $ 269,679    
  114,123     C,S   Citigroup Mortgage Securities,
Inc., 5.500%, due 02/25/22
    102,878    
  114,000     C,S   Commercial Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
4.221%, due 03/10/39
    104,575    
  99,213     C,S   Countrywide Alternative Loan
Trust, 1.635%, due 11/25/46
    29,489    
  3,141     C,S   Countrywide Alternative Loan
Trust, 1.695%, due 02/25/35
    2,714    
  212,159     C,S   Countrywide Alternative Loan
Trust, 3.359%, due 11/25/46
    54,598    
  203,058     C,S   Countrywide Alternative Loan
Trust, 5.403%, due 10/25/35
    121,701    
  155,444     C,S   Countrywide Alternative Loan
Trust, 5.500%, due 02/25/25
    103,903    
  1,663,399     C,S   Countrywide Alternative Loan
Trust, 5.500%, due 12/25/35
    1,190,673    
  1,630,240     C,S   Countrywide Alternative Loan
Trust, 6.000%, due 10/25/35
    1,017,519    
  73,293     C,S   Countrywide Home Loan
Mortgage Pass-through Trust,
1.715%, due 04/25/35
    22,694    
  142,901     C,S   Countrywide Home Loan
Mortgage Pass-through Trust,
5.250%, due 10/25/35
    93,541    
  356,958     C,S   Countrywide Home Loan
Mortgage Pass-through Trust,
5.750%, due 07/25/37
    278,773    
  44,564     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
3.727%, due 03/15/35
    38,936    
  40,000     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
7.925%, due 04/15/62
    38,971    
  124,476     C,S   Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital
Certificates, 7.000%,
due 08/25/36
    74,939    
  427,610     C,S   DLJ Commercial Mortgage
Corp., 7.300%, due 06/10/32
    423,155    
  157,838     C,S   First Horizon Alternative
Mortgage Securities, 5.500%,
due 08/25/35
    105,476    
  43,885     C,S   First Horizon Asset Securities,
Inc., 5.396%, due 10/25/35
    32,419    
  105,703     C,S   First Horizon Asset Securities,
Inc., 5.500%, due 12/25/35
    88,834    
  98,476     C,S   First Union National Bank
Commercial Mortgage,
6.663%, due 01/12/43
    92,951    
  4,724,737     C,S,^   GE Capital Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 0.502%,
due 06/10/48
    49,126    
  24,820     C,S   GE Capital Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 5.560%,
due 06/10/38
    23,427    
  192,129     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan
Trust, 4.583%, due 10/19/33
    144,384    
  371,413     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan
Trust, 5.264%, due 03/18/35
    322,254    
  383,896     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan
Trust, 5.467%, due 11/19/35
    242,501    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 4,061,171     #,C,S,^   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 0.511%,
due 03/10/39
  $ 42,304    
  135,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 5.117%,
due 04/10/37
    121,525    
  123,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 5.534%,
due 03/10/39
    22,101    
  62,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 5.554%,
due 03/10/39
    11,000    
  50,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 5.613%,
due 03/10/39
    7,957    
  179,000     C,S   GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
5.815%, due 04/10/38
    37,201    
  82,968     #,C,S   GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust,
1.745%, due 01/25/35
    64,046    
  98,429     C,S   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
5.500%, due 07/25/35
    80,036    
  169,422     C,S   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
6.500%, due 10/25/36
    130,352    
  23,392     C,S   Harborview Mortgage Loan
Trust, 1.824%, due 01/19/35
    11,570    
  39,847     C,S   Homebanc Mortgage Trust,
2.255%, due 08/25/29
    27,453    
  19,438     C,S   JPMorgan Alternative Loan
Trust, 5.503%, due 01/25/36
    11,138    
  13,999,624     C,S,^   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
0.066%, due 01/12/43
    11,680    
  17,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
4.223%, due 01/15/42
    16,066    
  58,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
4.865%, due 03/15/46
    46,477    
  188,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.298%, due 05/15/47
    153,081    
  40,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.455%, due 05/15/47
    11,742    
  80,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.495%, due 05/15/47
    21,472    
  12,086     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
6.023%, due 04/15/45
    11,274    
  142,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
6.051%, due 04/15/45
    121,606    
  1,057,994     C,S,^   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 0.677%, due 02/15/40
    16,170    
  23,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 3.992%, due 10/15/29
    21,900    
  280,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 4.510%, due 12/15/29
    241,825    
  106,502     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 4.821%, due 04/15/30
    98,046    
  22,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 4.836%, due 02/15/40
    5,685    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (continued)      
$ 20,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 4.885%, due 09/15/30
  $ 18,332    
  60,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.103%, due 11/15/30
    53,781    
  56,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.347%, due 11/15/38
    34,528    
  273,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.403%, due 02/15/40
    191,659    
  161,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.456%, due 04/15/40
    38,985    
  86,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.516%, due 11/15/38
    16,042    
  64,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.533%, due 02/15/40
    11,436    
  128,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.563%, due 02/15/40
    22,280    
  82,731     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 7.370%, due 08/15/26
    80,464    
  136,000     C,S   MASTR Alternative Loans Trust,
6.250%, due 07/25/36
    101,028    
  2,282     C,S   MASTR Alternative Loans Trust,
6.500%, due 05/25/33
    1,776    
  36,763     C,S   MASTR Alternative Loans Trust,
8.500%, due 05/25/33
    36,464    
  4,316,019     S,^   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust,
0.215%, due 10/12/41
    41,035    
  3,401,860     #,C,S,^   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust,
0.340%, due 11/12/35
    11,803    
  803,654     C,S,^   Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
0.730%, due 08/12/48
    14,229    
  61,000     C,S   Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
5.479%, due 08/12/48
    10,688    
  68,000     C,S   Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
5.509%, due 08/12/48
    11,605    
  14,724     C,S   MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
1.715%, due 01/25/29
    11,797    
  32,697     C,S   MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
1.725%, due 11/25/29
    23,484    
  262,000     C,S   Morgan Stanley Capital I,
5.007%, due 01/14/42
    217,647    
  176,000     C,S   New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.,
5.651%, due 05/25/36
    111,281    
  28,056     C,S   Prudential Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 3.669%,
due 02/11/36
    25,819    
  247,287     C,S   RAAC Series, 5.250%,
due 09/25/34
    205,875    
  93,935     C,S   Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,
1.635%, due 04/25/46
    25,359    
  14,191     C,S   Sequoia Mortgage Trust,
1.723%, due 01/20/35
    7,766    
  22,415     C,S   Structured Asset Mortgage
Investments, Inc., 1.714%,
due 04/19/35
    12,073    
  205,744     C,S   Thornburg Mortgage Securities
Trust, 1.745%, due 12/25/33
    162,775    
  10,000     C,S   Wachovia Bank Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.285%,
due 07/15/42
    9,191    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 466,000     #,C,S   Wachovia Bank Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.384%,
due 10/15/44
  $ 106,825    
  46,982     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
1.705%, due 01/25/45
    23,829    
  707,757     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.289%, due 12/25/46
    205,696    
  231,960     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.289%, due 07/25/47
    68,152    
  149,814     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.399%, due 09/25/46
    39,848    
  197,000     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.794%, due 06/25/34
    186,365    
  27,300     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.795%, due 06/25/44
    16,070    
  1,583,897     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.979%, due 11/25/46
    316,779    
  794,187     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
4.269%, due 12/25/46
    350,450    
  465,220     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.000%, due 12/25/18
    438,606    
  297,060     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.491%, due 01/25/37
    193,198    
  28,870     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.491%, due 01/25/37
    13,090    
  45,233     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.637%, due 12/25/36
    20,305    
  489,431     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.663%, due 06/25/37
    250,875    
  236,030     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.691%, due 06/25/37
    121,740    
  61,000     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.812%, due 10/25/36
    32,800    
  48,518     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.814%, due 06/25/37
    27,042    
  280,672     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.866%, due 07/25/37
    143,500    
  438,259     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.868%, due 07/25/37
    245,545    
  185,546     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.898%, due 07/25/37
    92,235    
  195,883     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
6.000%, due 06/25/34
    177,131    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (continued)      
$ 266,206     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 6.000%,
due 12/28/37
  $ 172,738    
  139,000     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 3.617%,
due 06/25/35
    134,399    
  325,197     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 4.500%,
due 08/25/18
    321,078    
  160,000     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 4.786%,
due 07/25/34
    118,796    
  163,000     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 4.786%,
due 07/25/34
    115,050    
  97,321     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 4.895%,
due 08/25/34
    69,806    
  234,195     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.112%,
due 03/25/36
    163,941    
  360,172     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.387%,
due 08/25/35
    247,205    
  196,371     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.630%,
due 12/25/36
    124,274    
  208,396     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.927%,
due 11/25/36
    134,704    
  190,870     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.942%,
due 10/25/36
    130,161    
  Total Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations
   
(Cost $25,911,762)
        16,197,423    
MUNICIPAL BONDS: 0.6%      
        California: 0.1%  
  119,000     C,S   City of San Diego, 7.125%,
due 06/01/32
    84,203    
      84,203    
        Florida: 0.1%  
  80,000     C   Florida State Board of Education,
4.750%, due 06/01/35
    68,581    
      68,581    
        Louisiana: 0.1%  
  192,000     C,S   State of Louisiana, 5.000%,
due 10/15/17
    199,298    
      199,298    
        Michigan: 0.2%  
  390,000     S   Michigan Tobacco Settlement
Finance Authority, 7.309%,
due 06/01/34
    324,336    
      324,336    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Washington: 0.1%  
$ 214,000     C,S   State of Washington, 5.000%,
due 01/01/33
  $ 197,391    
      197,391    
    Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $1,002,447)
    873,809    
    Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $172,912,598)
    138,422,045    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 4.2%      
Shares           Value  
        Money Market: 2.6%  
  3,479,000     S   ING Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund - Class I
  $ 3,479,000    
    Total Money Market
(Cost $3,479,000)
    3,479,000    
Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Securities Lending Collateralcc: 1.6%  
$ 2,361,269       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Institutional Cash Reserves
  $ 2,297,734    
    Total Securities Lending
Collateral
(Cost $2,361,269)
    2,297,734    
    Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $5,840,269)
    5,776,734    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $178,752,867)*
    105.9 %   $ 144,198,779    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    (5.9 )     (8,043,151 )  
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 136,155,628    

 

@    Non-income producing security

@@    Foreign Issuer

ADR    American Depositary Receipt

MASTR  Mortgage Asset Securitization Transaction, Inc.

#    Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, these securities have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Funds' Board of Directors/Trustees.

C    Bond may be called prior to maturity date.

P    Preferred Stock may be called prior to convertible date.

cc    Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

W    Settlement is on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis with final maturity to be announced in the future.

S    All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover collateral requirements for applicable futures, options, swaps, foreign forward currency contracts and/or when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.

L    Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at November 30, 2008.

I    Illiquid security

^    Interest only securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. Principal amount shown represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the interest only security.

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Z    Indicates Zero Coupon Bond; rate shown reflects current effective yield.

*    Cost for federal income tax purposes is $184,485,189.

  Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 5,528,828    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (45,815,238 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (40,286,410 )  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 89,493,069     $ 281,922    
Level 2 — Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    51,528,715       1,568,314    
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
    3,176,995       32,900    
Total   $ 144,198,779     $ 1,883,136    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the six months ended November 30, 2008, was as follows:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Balance at 05/31/08   $ 4,963,147     $ 154,833    
Net purchases/sales     291,338       (112,523 )  
Total realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
    (1,183,588 )     41,706    
Amortization of
premium/discount
    9,389       (2,569 )  
Transfers in and/or out
of Level 3
    (903,291 )     (48,547 )  
Balance at 11/30/08   $ 3,176,995     $ 32,900    

 

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

For the six months ended November 30, 2008, total change in unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 securities included in the change in net assets was $(1,628,353). Total unrealized gain (loss) for all securities (including Level 1 and Level 2) can be found on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

At November 30, 2008 the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for the ING Balanced Fund:

Currency   Buy/Sell   Settlement
Date
  In
Exchange
For
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
British Pound             USD              
   
GBP 7,749,093     Buy   12/22/08     11,646,500       11,918,724     $ 272,224    
    $ 272,224    
Colombian Peso
COP 324,135,287
  Sell   1/8/09     139,828       138,742       1,086    
Colombian Peso
COP 275,373,549
  Sell   1/8/09     119,354       117,870       1,484    
EU Euro
EUR 584,580
  Sell   12/22/08     737,500       742,523       (5,023 )  
EU Euro
EUR 585,048
  Sell   12/22/08     737,500       743,118       (5,618 )  
Hungarian Forint
HUF 25,708,050
  Sell   12/22/08     125,100       125,798       (698 )  
Hungarian Forint
HUF 25,970,760
  Sell   12/22/08     125,100       127,084       (1,984 )  
Indonesian Rupiah
IDR 1,473,052,500
  Sell   12/12/08     125,100       121,816       3,284    
Indonesian Rupiah
IDR 1,373,129,992
  Sell   1/8/09     100,817       112,040       (11,223 )  
Polish Zloty
PLN 346,640
  Sell   12/22/08     125,100       116,187       8,913    
Polish Zloty
PLN 355,834
  Sell   12/22/08     125,100       119,269       5,831    
Russian Ruble
RUB 7,774,740
  Sell   12/12/08     275,700       272,656       3,044    
Russian Ruble
RUB 3,789,450
  Sell   1/12/09     127,163       127,113       50    
Russian Ruble
RUB 3,782,880
  Sell   1/12/09     126,687       126,892       (205 )  
    $ (1,059 )  

 

ING Balanced Fund Open Futures Contracts on November 30, 2008:

Contract
Description
  Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts  
Australia
3-Year Bond
    46     12/15/08   $ 162,643    
Euro-Bund     12     12/08/08     104,346    
Euro-Schatz     33     12/08/08     132,444    
Long Gilt     9     03/27/09     13,090    
S&P 500     5     12/18/08     58,229    
U.S. Treasury
5-Year Note
    57     03/31/09     69,717    
U.S. Treasury
Long Bond
    15     03/20/09     27,616    
        $ 568,085    
Short Contracts  
Australia
10-Year Bond
    12     12/15/08   $ (42,217 )  
U.S. Treasury
2-Year Note
    52     03/31/09     (42,702 )  
U.S. Treasury
10-Year Note
    103     03/20/09     (201,244 )  
                $ (286,163 )  

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

ING Balanced Fund Interest Rate Swap Agreements Outstanding on November 30, 2008:

    Termination
Date
  Notional
Principal
Amount
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Receive a fixed rate
 
equal to 7.060%
 
and pay a floating rate
 
based on 3-month
 
NZD-BBR-FRA Counterparty:
 
UBS AG, London   01/28/11   NZD 6,067,000     $ 131,822    
Receive a fixed rate
equal to 7.015%
and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  02/04/11   NZD 3,030,000       64,885    
Receive a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA and pay a
fixed rate equal to
7.055% Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  01/28/16   NZD 2,063,000       (96,694 )  
Receive a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA and pay a
fixed rate equal to
7.000% Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  02/04/16   NZD 1,020,000       (46,023 )  
    $ 53,990    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

ING Balanced Fund Credit Default Swap Agreements Outstanding on November 30, 2008:

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection(1)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(3) 
  Market
Value(4) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  Ace INA Holdings
8.875%, 08/15/29
  Buy     (0.650 )%   09/20/13   USD 533,000     $ 23,476     $     $ 23,476    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Agrium Inc.
8.250%, 02/15/11
  Buy     (1.055 )%   03/20/13   USD 293,000       10,126             10,126    
UBS AG   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group
4.450%, 02/05/15
  Buy     (0.510 )%   09/20/17   USD 167,000       20,781             20,781    
UBS AG   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group
4.450%, 02/05/15
  Buy     (0.350 )%   09/20/17   USD 186,000       14,797             14,797    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Bank of America Corp.
6.250%, 04/15/12
  Buy     (2.050 )%   12/20/13   USD 228,000       (1,627 )           (1,627 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Bank of Scotland
5.125%, 12/05/13
  Buy     (0.320 )%   09/20/17   USD 240,000       22,241             22,241    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Bank of Scotland
5.125%, 12/05/13
  Buy     (0.650 )%   09/20/17   USD 113,000       7,761             7,761    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Bank of Scotland
5.125%, 12/05/13
  Buy     (0.660 )%   09/20/17   USD 242,000       16,446             16,446    
UBS AG   Bank of Scotland
5.125%, 12/05/13
  Buy     (0.410 )%   09/20/17   USD 186,000       16,020             16,020    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
4.750%, 04/04/11
  Buy     (0.505 )%   09/20/13   USD 279,000       216             216    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
4.750%, 04/04/11
  Buy     (0.490 )%   09/20/13   USD 331,000       480             480    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
5.250%, 12/17/12
  Buy     (0.520 )%   09/20/17   USD 50,000       1,243             1,243    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
5.250%, 12/17/12
  Buy     (0.250 )%   09/20/17   USD 240,000       10,873             10,873    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
5.250%, 12/17/12
  Buy     (0.520 )%   09/20/17   USD 113,000       2,810             2,810    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.EM.10 Index   Buy     (3.350 )%   12/20/13   USD 27,000       4,279       6,015       (1,736 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.EM.10 Index   Buy     (3.350 )%   12/20/13   USD 559,000       88,589       134,875       (46,286 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.EM.9 Index   Buy     (2.650 )%   06/20/13   USD 1,684,000       276,230       (4,435 )     280,665    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.EM.9 Index   Buy     (2.650 )%   06/20/13   USD 327,000       53,639       4,146       49,493    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.EM.9 Index   Buy     (2.650 )%   06/20/13   USD 284,000       46,585       3,636       42,949    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.NA.IG.10 Index   Buy     (1.550 )%   06/20/13   USD 566,000       21,906       19,724       2,182    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.NA.IG.10 Index   Buy     (1.550 )%   06/20/13   USD 413,824       16,016       (8,408 )     24,424    
Goldman Sachs
International
  CDX.NA.IG.11 Index   Buy     (1.500 )%   12/20/13   USD 301,000       11,442       9,304       2,138    
Bear Stearns
Credit
Products Inc.
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
7.125%, 02/01/16
  Buy     (1.640 )%   03/20/18   USD 176,000       23,612             23,612    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
7.125%, 02/01/16
  Buy     (0.610 )%   12/20/12   USD 51,000       5,560             5,560    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
7.125%, 02/01/16
  Buy     (1.310 )%   12/20/17   USD 49,000       7,475             7,475    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(3) 
  Market
Value(4) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Devon Energy Corp.
7.950%, 04/15/32
  Buy     (1.150 )%   12/20/13   USD 109,000     $ (616 )   $     $ (616 )  
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Domtar Corp.
7.875%, 10/15/11
  Buy     (2.650 )%   09/20/11   USD 84,500       7,574             7,574    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Dow Chemical Co.
7.375%, 11/01/29
  Buy     (1.220 )%   12/20/13   USD 107,000       8,516             8,516    
Goldman
Sachs
International
  Dow Chemical Co.
7.375%, 11/01/29
  Buy     (1.280 )%   12/20/13   USD 154,000       11,860             11,860    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  DTE Energy Co.
7.050%, 06/01/11
  Buy     (0.700 )%   06/20/11   USD 95,000       5,044             5,044    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  GAP Inc.
8.800%, 12/15/08
  Buy     (1.200 )%   06/20/13   USD 81,000       (158 )           (158 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  GAP Inc.
8.800%, 12/15/08
  Buy     (0.850 )%   06/20/13   USD 33,000       422             422    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  GAP Inc.
8.800%, 12/15/08
  Buy     (1.190 )%   06/20/13   USD 36,000       (55 )           (55 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  Halliburton Co.
5.500%, 10/15/10
  Buy     (0.820 )%   12/20/13   USD 130,000       429             429    
UBS AG   HSBC Bank PLC
4.250%, 03/18/16
  Buy     (0.400 )%   09/20/17   USD 186,000       12,651             12,651    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  International Lease
Finance Corp.
4.150%, 01/20/15
  Buy     (1.670 )%   06/20/13   USD 268,000       64,043             64,043    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  International Paper Co.
5.300%, 04/01/15
  Buy     (3.950 )%   12/20/13   USD 139,000       1,419             1,419    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  International Paper Co.
5.300%, 04/01/15
  Buy     (4.100 )%   12/20/13   USD 55,000       225             225    
Goldman Sachs
International
  International Paper Co.
5.300%, 04/01/15
  Buy     (3.700 )%   12/20/13   USD 61,000       1,248             1,248    
Goldman Sachs
International
  International Paper Co.
5.850%, 10/30/12
  Buy     (1.900 )%   12/20/13   USD 165,000       15,540             15,540    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  LCDX.NA.9 Index
(15-100% Tranche)
  Buy     (1.613 )%   12/20/12   USD 215,000       32,900             32,900    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Liberty Mutual Insurance
7.875%, 10/15/26
  Buy     (3.150 )%   12/20/13   USD 78,000       (270 )           (270 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Lloyds TSB Group PLC
5.875%, 07/08/14
  Buy     (0.500 )%   12/20/17   USD 94,000       5,621             5,621    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (3.850 )%   03/20/13   USD 47,000       9,475             9,475    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.000 )%   12/20/12   USD 120,000       28,691             28,691    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.230 )%   12/20/12   USD 96,000       22,440             22,440    
UBS AG   Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.000 )%   12/20/12   USD 126,000       30,126             30,126    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(3) 
  Market
Value(4) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Marks & Spencer PLC
6.375%, 11/07/11
  Buy     (1.100 )%   03/20/13   USD 151,000     $ 16,554     $     $ 16,554    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Marks & Spencer PLC
6.375%, 11/07/11
  Buy     (1.400 )%   03/20/13   USD 151,000       14,936             14,936    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )%   09/20/13   USD 67,000       19,544       20,887       (1,343 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )%   09/20/13   USD 32,000       9,334       10,394       (1,060 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )%   09/20/13   USD 130,000       37,922       41,675       (3,753 )  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A.
New York
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )%   09/20/13   USD 529,000       154,310       89,745       64,565    
Goldman Sachs
International
  MeadWestvaco Corp.
6.850%, 04/01/12
  Buy     (1.900 )%   12/20/13   USD 165,000       4,880             4,880    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MeadWestvaco Corp.
7.950%, 02/15/31
  Buy     (2.800 )%   12/20/13   USD 101,000       (997 )           (997 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MeadWestvaco Corp.
7.950%, 02/15/31
  Buy     (2.750 )%   12/20/13   USD 46,000       (353 )           (353 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (6.350 )%   06/20/13   USD 40,000       3,821             3,821    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (2.450 )%   12/20/17   USD 286,000       76,220             76,220    
UBS AG   Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (1.500 )%   06/20/12   USD 49,500       10,426             10,426    
UBS AG   Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (2.400 )%   12/20/17   USD 114,000       30,640             30,640    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Potash Corp.
of Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.600 )%   03/20/13   USD 29,000       1,166             1,166    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Potash Corp.
of Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.600 )%   03/20/13   USD 98,000       3,939             3,939    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Potash Corp.
of Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.880 )%   03/20/18   USD 293,000       20,751             20,751    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Potash Corp.
of Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.610 )%   03/20/13   USD 167,000       6,645             6,645    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Royal Bank
of Scotland PLC
6.000%, 05/10/13
  Buy     (0.290 )%   09/20/17   USD 110,000       11,745             11,745    
UBS AG   Royal Bank
of Scotland PLC
6.000%, 05/10/13
  Buy     (0.400 )%   09/20/17   USD 186,000       18,386             18,386    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Societe Generale
6.625%, 04/27/15
  Buy     (0.510 )%   09/20/17   USD 113,000       5,625             5,625    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Societe Generale
6.625%, 04/27/15
  Buy     (0.510 )%   09/20/17   USD 50,000       2,489             2,489    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(3) 
  Market
Value(4) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
UBS AG   Societe Generale
6.625%, 04/27/15
  Buy     (0.380 )%   09/20/17   USD 186,000     $ 11,058     $     $ 11,058    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Temple-Inland Inc.
7.875%, 05/01/12
  Buy     (1.600 )%   09/20/17   USD 210,000       57,185             57,185    
UBS AG   Temple-Inland Inc.
7.875%, 05/01/12
  Buy     (0.900 )%   03/20/14   USD 217,000       53,460             53,460    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Verizon
Communications Inc.
4.900%, 09/15/15
  Buy     (1.500 )%   12/20/13   USD 93,000       (209 )           (209 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.800 )%   09/20/13   USD 62,000       2,523             2,523    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.770 )%   09/20/13   USD 70,000       2,939             2,939    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.800 )%   09/20/13   USD 32,000       1,302             1,302    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.700 )%   09/20/13   USD 65,000       2,925             2,925    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.850 )%   09/20/13   USD 139,000       5,356             5,356    
UBS AG   Westpac Banking Corp.
5.875%, 04/29/18
  Buy     (0.510 )%   09/20/17   USD 167,000       19,301             19,301    
UBS AG   Westpac Banking Corp.
5.875%, 04/29/18
  Buy     (0.350 )%   09/20/17   USD 186,000       23,611             23,611    
JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.,
New York
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
6.750%, 03/15/12
  Buy     (0.640 )%   03/20/14   USD 253,000       26,975             26,975    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.125%, 07/15/23
  Buy     (3.150 )%   12/20/13   USD 160,000       (753 )           (753 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.125%, 07/15/23
  Buy     (2.000 )%   12/20/13   USD 165,000       7,383             7,383    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.250 )%   09/20/13   USD 19,000       1,995             1,995    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.330 )%   09/20/13   USD 118,000       12,013             12,013    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.400 )%   09/20/13   USD 45,000       4,456             4,456    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.210 )%   09/20/13   USD 197,000       21,000             21,000    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.400 )%   09/20/13   USD 70,000       6,931             6,931    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.680 )%   09/20/13   USD 77,000       6,764             6,764    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Williams
Companies Inc.
7.500%, 01/15/31
  Buy     (2.750 )%   12/20/13   USD 275,000       7,100             7,100    
                                $ 1,679,399     $ 327,558     $ 1,351,841    

 

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74



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING BALANCED FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection(2)(5)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(3) 
  Market
Value(4) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  Bank of Scotland
5.125%, 12/05/13
  Sell     4.350 %   09/20/13   USD 334,000     $ 40,274     $     $ 40,274    
UBS AG   Domtar Corp.
7.875%, 10/15/11
  Sell     2.600 %   09/20/11   USD 84,000       (7,631 )           (7,631 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000 %   09/20/13   USD 67,000       (34,481 )     (26,415 )     (8,066 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000 %   09/20/13   USD 32,000       (16,469 )     (11,565 )     (4,904 )  
Credit Suisse
International
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000 %   09/20/13   USD 140,000       (72,052 )     (25,071 )     (46,981 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000 %   09/20/13   USD 130,000       (66,905 )     (46,389 )     (20,516 )  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A.
New York
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000 %   09/20/13   USD 181,000       (93,153 )     (32,413 )     (60,740 )  
The Royal Bank
of Scotland
PLC
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000 %   09/20/13   USD 208,000       (107,048 )     (37,248 )     (69,800 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Sell     2.200 %   06/20/12   USD 49,500       (9,535 )           (9,535 )  
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Verizon Wireless
7.375%, 11/15/13
  Sell     1.900 %   12/20/13   USD 93,000       (4 )           (4 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.125%, 07/15/23
  Sell     0.780 %   09/20/12   USD 226,000       (16,068 )           (16,068 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Williams Partners LP
7.500%, 06/15/11
  Sell     1.030 %   03/20/12   USD 268,494       (20,268 )           (20,268 )  
                                $ (403,340 )   $ (179,101 )   $ (224,239 )  

 

(1)  If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either 1.) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or 2.) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)  If the Fund is a seller of protection, and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will generally either 1.) Pay to the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations, or underlying securities comprising a referenced index or 2.) Pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising a referenced index.

(3)  The maximum amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as seller of protection could be required to make or receive as a buyer of credit protection under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

(4)  The market values for credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. Increasing market values, in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the agreement, represent a deterioration of the referenced obligation's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring.

(5)  For the reason(s) why a Fund may sell credit protection, please see NOTE 2, "Significant Accounting Policies" in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING GROWTH AND INCOME FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 98.9%      
        Aerospace/Defense: 1.0%  
  28,300       Lockheed Martin Corp.   $ 2,182,214    
      2,182,214    
        Agriculture: 3.4%  
  169,500       Altria Group, Inc.     2,725,560    
  116,384       Philip Morris International, Inc.     4,906,749    
      7,632,309    
        Apparel: 2.3%  
  92,600     @   Coach, Inc.     1,657,540    
  67,000       Nike, Inc.     3,567,750    
      5,225,290    
        Banks: 9.4%  
  277,900       Citigroup, Inc.     2,303,791    
  49,900       Comerica, Inc.     1,125,245    
  23,200       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     1,832,568    
  208,100       JPMorgan Chase & Co.     6,588,446    
  33,900       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     1,788,903    
  253,500       Wells Fargo & Co.     7,323,615    
      20,962,568    
        Beverages: 2.5%  
  36,000       Coca-Cola Co.     1,687,320    
  68,600       PepsiCo, Inc.     3,889,620    
      5,576,940    
        Biotechnology: 2.1%  
  15,300     @   Genentech, Inc.     1,171,980    
  79,600     @   Gilead Sciences, Inc.     3,565,284    
      4,737,264    
        Chemicals: 0.6%  
  121,277       Celanese Corp.     1,400,749    
      1,400,749    
        Commercial Services: 0.6%  
  30,300       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,244,118    
      1,244,118    
        Computers: 4.9%  
  43,900     @   Apple, Inc.     4,068,213    
  106,500       Hewlett-Packard Co.     3,757,320    
  39,900       International Business
Machines Corp.
    3,255,840    
      11,081,373    
        Cosmetics/Personal Care: 3.6%  
  126,824       Procter & Gamble Co.     8,161,124    
      8,161,124    
        Distribution/Wholesale: 0.6%  
  17,500       WW Grainger, Inc.     1,234,975    
      1,234,975    
        Diversified Financial Services: 0.8%  
  19,395     @@   Deutsche Boerse AG     1,359,220    
  22,400     L   Raymond James Financial, Inc.     492,128    
      1,851,348    

 

Shares           Value  
        Electric: 4.9%  
  69,100       Exelon Corp.   $ 3,884,111    
  96,000       NSTAR     3,408,000    
  98,800       PG&E Corp.     3,758,352    
      11,050,463    
        Electronics: 1.0%  
  93,400       Amphenol Corp.     2,168,748    
      2,168,748    
        Environmental Control: 1.0%  
  73,800       Waste Management, Inc.     2,154,960    
      2,154,960    
        Food: 0.6%  
  40,700     @@   Cadbury PLC ADR     1,383,393    
      1,383,393    
        Healthcare-Products: 5.3%  
  88,312     @@   Covidien Ltd.     3,254,297    
  66,200       Johnson & Johnson     3,877,996    
  90,600     @   St. Jude Medical, Inc.     2,539,518    
  59,400     @   Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     2,216,808    
      11,888,619    
        Healthcare-Services: 1.3%  
  81,700     @   WellPoint, Inc.     2,908,520    
      2,908,520    
        Insurance: 3.7%  
  59,525     L   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     2,416,715    
  86,900       Travelers Cos., Inc.     3,793,185    
  88,300     @@   Willis Group Holdings Ltd.     2,037,081    
      8,246,981    
        Internet: 2.4%  
  13,037     @   Google, Inc. - Class A     3,819,320    
  135,800     @   Yahoo!, Inc.     1,563,058    
      5,382,378    
        Iron/Steel: 0.6%  
  61,100       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     1,451,125    
      1,451,125    
        Machinery-Diversified: 0.5%  
  26,100       Roper Industries, Inc.     1,194,597    
      1,194,597    
        Media: 2.0%  
  44,000     @   DIRECTV Group, Inc.     968,440    
  156,407     @   Liberty Media Corp.-
Entertainment
    1,856,551    
  181,800       Time Warner, Inc.     1,645,290    
      4,470,281    
        Mining: 0.7%  
  69,300       Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    1,662,507    
      1,662,507    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 3.0%  
  21,000       Danaher Corp.     1,168,440    
  320,285       General Electric Co.     5,499,293    
      6,667,733    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
76



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING GROWTH AND INCOME FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Oil & Gas: 11.4%  
  38,800       Apache Corp.   $ 2,999,240    
  179,800       ExxonMobil Corp.     14,410,970    
  96,600       Marathon Oil Corp.     2,528,988    
  73,100     @@   Royal Dutch Shell PLC
ADR - Class A
    3,907,195    
  41,100       XTO Energy, Inc.     1,571,664    
      25,418,057    
      Oil & Gas Services: 3.1%  
  150,200       BJ Services Co.     1,800,898    
  99,900       Schlumberger Ltd.     5,068,926    
      6,869,824    
        Packaging & Containers: 0.7%  
  82,000     @   Owens-Illinois, Inc.     1,658,040    
      1,658,040    
        Pharmaceuticals: 5.7%  
  76,550       Abbott Laboratories     4,010,455    
  171,000       Pfizer, Inc.     2,809,530    
  66,400     @@   Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Ltd. ADR
    2,865,160    
  83,200       Wyeth     2,996,032    
      12,681,177    
        Retail: 5.5%  
  70,700       Home Depot, Inc.     1,633,877    
  45,726     @   Kohl's Corp.     1,493,411    
  58,500       McDonald's Corp.     3,436,875    
  30,579       Ross Stores, Inc.     810,344    
  87,059       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     4,864,857    
      12,239,364    
        Semiconductors: 3.3%  
  166,900       Applied Materials, Inc.     1,598,902    
  207,600       Intel Corp.     2,864,880    
  68,000       Linear Technology Corp.     1,356,600    
  218,700     @@   Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR
    1,563,705    
      7,384,087    
        Software: 1.7%  
  251       CA, Inc.     4,227    
  100,018       Microsoft Corp.     2,022,364    
  116,700     @   Oracle Corp.     1,877,703    
      3,904,294    
        Telecommunications: 5.5%  
  158,900       AT&T, Inc.     4,538,184    
  56,300     @   Cisco Systems, Inc.     931,202    
  125,700       Qualcomm, Inc.     4,219,749    
  907,200       Sprint Nextel Corp.     2,531,088    
      12,220,223    
        Toys/Games/Hobbies: 0.7%  
  4,800     @@   Nintendo Co., Ltd.     1,492,261    
      1,492,261    

 

Shares           Value  
        Transportation: 2.5%  
  33,300       CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   $ 1,700,964    
  44,700       Union Pacific Corp.     2,236,788    
  29,800       United Parcel Service,
Inc. - Class B
    1,716,480    
      5,654,232    
    Total Common Stock
(Cost $254,338,302)
    221,442,136    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 3.9%      
        Affiliated Mutual Fund: 1.3%  
  2,819,000       ING Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund - Class I
    2,819,000    
    Total Mutual Fund
(Cost $2,819,000)
    2,819,000    
Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Repurchase Agreement: 1.5%  
$ 3,373,000         Deutsche Bank Repurchase
Agreement dated 11/28/08,
0.220%, due 12/01/08,
$3,373,062 to be received upon
repurchase (Collateralized
by $3,441,000 Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation,
Discount Note, Market Value
$3,441,000, due 12/05/08)
    3,373,000    
    Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $3,373,000)
    3,373,000    
        Securities Lending Collateralcc: 1.1%  
  2,495,362       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Institutional Cash Reserves
    2,448,899    
    Total Securities Lending
Collateral
(Cost $2,495,362)
    2,448,899    
    Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $8,687,362)
    8,640,899    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $263,025,664)*
    102.8 %   $ 230,083,035    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    (2.8 )     (6,241,491 )  
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 223,841,544    

 

@  Non-income producing security

@@  Foreign Issuer

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

cc  Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

L  Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at November 30, 2008.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $273,607,233.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 4,678,840    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (48,203,038 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (43,524,198 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
77



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING GROWTH AND INCOME FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 222,768,875     $    
Level 2Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    7,314,160          
Level 3Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 230,083,035     $    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
78



ING 130/30 FUNDAMENTAL   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
RESEARCH FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 103.2%      
        Aerospace/Defense: 1.0%  
  900         Lockheed Martin Corp.   $ 69,399    
      69,399    
        Agriculture: 3.5%  
  5,800         Altria Group, Inc.     93,264    
  3,242         Philip Morris International, Inc.     136,683    
      229,947    
        Apparel: 2.7%  
  3,000     @   Coach, Inc.     53,700    
  2,400         Nike, Inc.     127,800    
      181,500    
        Banks: 9.1%  
  8,300         Citigroup, Inc.     68,807    
  2,400         Comerica, Inc.     54,120    
  1,300         Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     102,687    
  4,500         JPMorgan Chase & Co.     142,470    
  1,500         PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     79,155    
  5,500         Wells Fargo & Co.     158,895    
      606,134    
        Beverages: 3.5%  
  1,500         Coca-Cola Co.     70,305    
  2,800         PepsiCo, Inc.     158,760    
      229,065    
        Biotechnology: 1.7%  
  2,500     @   Gilead Sciences, Inc.     111,975    
      111,975    
        Chemicals: 1.8%  
  10,098         Celanese Corp.     116,632    
      116,632    
        Computers: 5.4%  
  1,000     @   Apple, Inc.     92,670    
  2,600     @   Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corp.
    49,920    
  3,300         Hewlett-Packard Co.     116,424    
  1,200         International Business
Machines Corp.
    97,920    
      356,934    
        Cosmetics/Personal Care: 4.0%  
  4,116         Procter & Gamble Co.     264,865    
      264,865    
        Distribution/Wholesale: 0.8%  
  800         WW Grainger, Inc.     56,456    
      56,456    
        Diversified Financial Services: 0.6%  
  599     @@   Deutsche Boerse AG     41,978    
      41,978    
        Electric: 6.3%  
  1,900     S   Exelon Corp.     106,799    
  3,200         NSTAR     113,600    
  5,100         PG&E Corp.     194,003    
      414,402    

 

Shares           Value  
        Electronics: 1.0%  
  2,900         Amphenol Corp.   $ 67,338    
      67,338    
        Environmental Control: 1.0%  
  2,300         Waste Management, Inc.     67,160    
      67,160    
        Food: 0.7%  
  1,400     @@   Cadbury PLC ADR     47,586    
      47,586    
        Healthcare-Products: 6.2%  
  2,796     @@   Covidien Ltd.     103,033    
  2,400         Johnson & Johnson     140,592    
  3,400     @   St. Jude Medical, Inc.     95,302    
  2,000     @   Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     74,640    
      413,567    
        Healthcare-Services: 1.7%  
  3,100     @   WellPoint, Inc.     110,360    
      110,360    
        Insurance: 4.0%  
  2,303         Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     93,502    
  2,400         Travelers Cos., Inc.     104,760    
  2,800     @@   Willis Group Holdings Ltd.     64,596    
      262,858    
        Internet: 2.2%  
  374     @   Google, Inc. - Class A     109,567    
  3,200     @   Yahoo!, Inc.     36,832    
      146,399    
        Iron/Steel: 0.6%  
  1,700         Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     40,375    
      40,375    
        Media: 1.4%  
  4,005     @   Liberty Media Corp.-Entertainment     47,539    
  5,200         Time Warner, Inc.     47,060    
      94,599    
        Mining: 0.8%  
  2,100         Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    50,379    
      50,379    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 1.8%  
  7,000         General Electric Co.     120,190    
      120,190    
        Oil & Gas: 12.5%  
  800         Apache Corp.     61,840    
  1,000         Chevron Corp.     79,010    
  5,600         ExxonMobil Corp.     448,840    
  3,000         Marathon Oil Corp.     78,540    
  2,000     @@   Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR-Class A     106,900    
  1,300         XTO Energy, Inc.     49,712    
      824,842    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
79



ING 130/30 FUNDAMENTAL   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
RESEARCH FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Oil & Gas Services: 2.3%  
  3,600         BJ Services Co.   $ 43,164    
  2,100         Schlumberger Ltd.     106,554    
      149,718    
        Packaging & Containers: 0.8%  
  2,500     @   Owens-Illinois, Inc.     50,550    
      50,550    
        Pharmaceuticals: 6.0%  
  2,500         Abbott Laboratories     130,975    
  6,000         Pfizer, Inc.     98,580    
  1,900     @@   Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. ADR
    81,985    
  2,300         Wyeth     82,823    
      394,363    
        Retail: 5.9%  
  3,300         Home Depot, Inc.     76,263    
  1,481     @   Kohl's Corp.     48,369    
  2,400         McDonald's Corp.     141,000    
  883         Ross Stores, Inc.     23,400    
  1,800         Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     100,584    
      389,616    
        Semiconductors: 3.3%  
  3,300         Altera Corp.     48,543    
  5,500         Applied Materials, Inc.     52,690    
  4,800         Intel Corp.     66,240    
  7,100     @@   Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR
    50,765    
      218,238    
        Software: 2.6%  
  4,800         Microsoft Corp.     97,056    
  4,800     @   Oracle Corp.     77,232    
      174,288    
        Telecommunications: 5.9%  
  5,400         AT&T, Inc.     154,224    
  4,800         Qualcomm, Inc.     161,136    
  27,700         Sprint Nextel Corp.     77,283    
      392,643    
        Toys/Games/Hobbies: 0.9%  
  200     @@   Nintendo Co., Ltd.     62,178    
      62,178    
        Transportation: 1.2%  
  1,600         Union Pacific Corp.     80,064    
      80,064    
            Total Common Stock
(Cost $8,386,083)
    6,836,598    
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 1.0%      
        Exchange-Traded Funds: 1.0%  
  700         SPDR Trust Series 1     62,965    
            Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $59,407)
    62,965    
            Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $8,445,490)
    6,899,563    

 

Shares           Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 5.4%  
        Affiliated Mutual Fund: 5.4%  
  358,000     S   ING Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund - Class I
  $ 358,000    
    Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $358,000)
    358,000    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $8,803,490)*
    109.6 %   $ 7,257,563    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    (9.6 )     (633,610 )  
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 6,623,953    

 

@  Non-income producing security

@@  Foreign Issuer

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

S  All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover collateral requirements for applicable futures, options, swaps, foreign forward currency contracts and/or when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $9,101,342.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 160,132    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (2,003,911 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (1,843,779 )  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 7,195,385     $ (635,870 )  
Level 2Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    62,178          
Level 3Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 7,257,563     $ (635,870 )  

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, short positions and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps, short positions and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
80



ING 130/30 FUNDAMENTAL   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
RESEARCH FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

The following short positions were held by the ING 130/30 Fundamental Research Fund at November 30, 2008:

Shares   Descriptions   Market
Value
 
  (1,798 )   Infosys Technologies Ltd. ADR   $ (45,220 )  
  (700 )   Baxter International, Inc.     (37,030 )  
  (2,300 )   Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     (56,971 )  
  (2,600 )   Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     (23,868 )  
  (1,300 )   Cymer, Inc.     (30,537 )  
  (1,600 )   Factset Research Systems, Inc.     (64,000 )  
  (1,300 )   Parker Hannifin Corp.     (53,404 )  
  (1,500 )   Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.     (27,135 )  
  (1,200 )   Rockwell Automation, Inc.     (37,380 )  
  (1,000 )   Rohm & Haas Co.     (68,410 )  
  (2,000 )   Target Corp.     (67,520 )  
  (700 )   Varian Semiconductor Equipment
Associates, Inc.
    (12,880 )  
  (1,700 )   Wisconsin Energy Corp.     (73,882 )  
  (2,800 )   Xilinx, Inc.     (45,808 )  
        Total Short Positions
(Proceeds $796,824)
  $ (644,045 )  

 

ING 130/30 Fundamental Research Fund Open Futures Contracts on November 30, 2008:

Contract
Description
  Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Long Contracts  
S&P 500 E-Mini     5     12/19/08   $ 8,175    
            $ 8,175    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
81



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING CORPORATE LEADERS 100 FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 93.8%      
        Aerospace/Defense: 4.8%  
  2,890       Raytheon Co.   $ 141,032    
  2,840       United Technologies Corp.     137,825    
      278,857    
        Agriculture: 4.6%  
  7,990       Altria Group, Inc.     128,479    
  3,360       Philip Morris International, Inc.     141,658    
      270,137    
        Banks: 5.4%  
  16,480       Regions Financial Corp.     167,931    
  25,590       Wachovia Corp.     143,816    
      311,747    
        Beverages: 4.5%  
  3,010       Coca-Cola Co.     141,079    
  2,090       PepsiCo, Inc.     118,503    
      259,582    
        Biotechnology: 2.6%  
  2,740     @   Amgen, Inc.     152,180    
      152,180    
        Computers: 5.0%  
  1,640     @   Apple, Inc.     151,979    
  13,320     @   EMC Corp.     140,792    
      292,771    
        Cosmetics/Personal Care: 4.9%  
  2,040       Colgate-Palmolive Co.     132,743    
  2,340       Procter & Gamble Co.     150,579    
      283,322    
        Electric: 9.8%  
  4,330       American Electric Power Co., Inc.     135,486    
  1,790       Entergy Corp.     152,329    
  2,390       Exelon Corp.     134,342    
  4,110       Southern Co.     149,275    
      571,432    
        Food: 6.5%  
  3,960       Campbell Soup Co.     126,918    
  3,010       HJ Heinz Co.     116,908    
  4,830       Kraft Foods, Inc.     131,424    
      375,250    
        Healthcare-Products: 4.5%  
  2,340       Baxter International, Inc.     123,786    
  2,340       Johnson & Johnson     137,077    
      260,863    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 2.7%  
  2,340       3M Co.     156,616    
      156,616    
        Oil & Gas: 5.4%  
  1,940       Chevron Corp.     153,279    
  2,040       ExxonMobil Corp.     163,506    
      316,785    

 

Shares           Value  
        Pharmaceuticals: 11.1%  
  2,490       Abbott Laboratories   $ 130,451    
  7,770       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     160,838    
  5,080       Merck & Co., Inc.     135,738    
  8,640       Pfizer, Inc.     141,955    
  2,140       Wyeth     77,061    
      646,043    
        Retail: 9.6%  
  4,530       CVS Caremark Corp.     131,053    
  6,250       Home Depot, Inc.     144,438    
  2,490       McDonald's Corp.     146,288    
  2,490       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     139,141    
      560,920    
        Software: 2.3%  
  8,240     @   Oracle Corp.     132,582    
      132,582    
        Telecommunications: 5.5%  
  5,600       AT&T, Inc.     159,936    
  4,930       Verizon Communications, Inc.     160,965    
      320,901    
        Transportation: 4.6%  
  1,690       Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.     129,471    
  2,440       United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B     140,544    
      270,015    
            Total Common Stock
(Cost $5,531,517)
    5,460,003    
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 4.5%      
        Exchange-Traded Funds: 4.5%  
  2,900         SPDR Trust Series 1     260,855    
            Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $229,128)
    260,855    
            Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $5,760,645)
    5,720,858    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.6%      
        Affiliated Mutual Fund: 0.6%  
  32,000         ING Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund - Class I
    32,000    
    Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $32,000)
    32,000    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $5,792,645)*
    98.9 %   $ 5,752,858    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    1.1       66,028    
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 5,818,886    

 

@  Non-income producing security

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $5,889,102.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 83,918    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (220,162 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (136,244 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
82



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING CORPORATE LEADERS 100 FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 5,752,858     $    
Level 2Other Significant
Observable Inputs
             
Level 3Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 5,752,858     $    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
83



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING SMALL COMPANY FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 95.1%      
        Advertising: 0.5%  
  41,422     @   inVentiv Health, Inc.   $ 498,307    
      498,307    
        Aerospace/Defense: 1.8%  
  31,025     @   Moog, Inc.     998,385    
  21,000     @   Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     853,020    
      1,851,405    
        Apparel: 0.6%  
  28,756     @,@@   Gildan Activewear, Inc.     490,002    
  3,831     @   Warnaco Group, Inc.     68,575    
      558,577    
        Auto Parts & Equipment: 1.2%  
  62,900       ArvinMeritor, Inc.     248,455    
  25,800       BorgWarner, Inc.     610,428    
  60,700       Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     290,753    
  60,588     @   Dana Holding Corp.     57,559    
      1,207,195    
        Banks: 8.4%  
  73,359       Bank Mutual Corp.     751,930    
  39,300       Boston Private Financial
Holdings, Inc.
    271,563    
  83,900       Citizens Banking Corp.     198,004    
  38,300       First Commonwealth Financial Corp.     459,983    
  30,171       First Midwest Bancorp., Inc.     555,448    
  41,900       FirstMerit Corp.     921,800    
  9,900       Hancock Holding Co.     426,789    
  25,800       Old National Bancorp.     443,244    
  15,600       PrivateBancorp, Inc.     486,096    
  24,779       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     817,955    
  22,700     @   Signature Bank     676,460    
  13,400     @   SVB Financial Group     536,670    
  34,995     @   Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.     561,670    
  16,832       UMB Financial Corp.     804,738    
  9,200       Westamerica Bancorp.     489,072    
      8,401,422    
        Biotechnology: 1.8%  
  7,400     @   AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     249,232    
  13,826     @   Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.     1,025,336    
  3,473     @   OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     129,196    
  75,445     @   RTI Biologics, Inc.     205,210    
  4,386     @   United Therapeutics Corp.     240,484    
      1,849,458    
        Chemicals: 2.3%  
  37,500       Albemarle Corp.     762,375    
  22,800       Cytec Industries, Inc.     502,284    
  34,200       HB Fuller Co.     606,708    
  33,800       RPM International, Inc.     405,262    
      2,276,629    
        Commercial Services: 3.7%  
  30,300       Arbitron, Inc.     425,109    
  21,375     @   Bankrate, Inc.     587,171    
  6,300     @   FTI Consulting, Inc.     345,492    
  48,800     @   Geo Group, Inc.     941,840    
  39,400     @   TrueBlue, Inc.     291,954    
  28,002       Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     1,129,041    
      3,720,607    

 

Shares           Value  
        Computers: 3.1%  
  25,600     @   CACI International, Inc.   $ 1,136,896    
  121,021     @   Mentor Graphics Corp.     820,522    
  64,600     @   Micros Systems, Inc.     1,075,590    
  28,188     @,@@   Xyratex Ltd.     77,517    
      3,110,525    
        Distribution/Wholesale: 2.1%  
  17,900       Owens & Minor, Inc.     743,387    
  45,599     @   Tech Data Corp.     795,247    
  14,600       Watsco, Inc.     574,364    
      2,112,998    
        Diversified Financial Services: 3.1%  
  21,948     @   Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.     400,332    
  36,583     @   Knight Capital Group, Inc.     605,449    
  15,220     @@   Lazard Ltd.     475,777    
  45,385       OptionsXpress Holdings, Inc.     639,475    
  9,318     @   Piper Jaffray Cos.     353,059    
  14,308     @   Stifel Financial Corp.     615,387    
      3,089,479    
        Electric: 3.2%  
  48,700       Cleco Corp.     1,147,859    
  31,388       Idacorp, Inc.     954,195    
  61,470       Portland General Electric Co.     1,125,516    
      3,227,570    
        Electrical Components & Equipment: 1.5%  
  60,066     @   Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.     467,313    
  9,600     @   Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.     268,608    
  29,886     @   Greatbatch, Inc.     755,219    
      1,491,140    
        Electronics: 4.9%  
  5,900     @   Dionex Corp.     302,611    
  37,100     @   FEI Co.     753,872    
  19,500     @   Flir Systems, Inc.     604,890    
  40,300     @   Plexus Corp.     672,204    
  44,400       Technitrol, Inc.     155,400    
  24,100     @   Thomas & Betts Corp.     457,659    
  31,400     @   Varian, Inc.     1,149,240    
  36,500       Watts Water Technologies, Inc.     821,250    
      4,917,126    
        Environmental Control: 1.5%  
  7,959     @   Clean Harbors, Inc.     502,452    
  35,133     @   Waste Connections, Inc.     991,805    
      1,494,257    
        Food: 2.8%  
  19,500       Corn Products International, Inc.     534,300    
  37,408       Flowers Foods, Inc.     1,001,786    
  8,600     @   Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.     538,016    
  31,500       Spartan Stores, Inc.     747,180    
      2,821,282    
        Gas: 2.0%  
  22,000       New Jersey Resources Corp.     883,520    
  30,339       WGL Holdings, Inc.     1,095,238    
      1,978,758    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
84



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING SMALL COMPANY FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Hand/Machine Tools: 0.9%  
  28,000       Regal-Beloit Corp.   $ 941,920    
      941,920    
        Healthcare-Products: 2.7%  
  22,200     @   Immucor, Inc.     538,794    
  44,323       Meridian Bioscience, Inc.     1,056,217    
  39,839     @   Micrus Endovascular Corp.     422,293    
  37,191     @,@@   Orthofix International NV     445,176    
  70,450     @   Spectranetics Corp.     198,669    
      2,661,149    
        Healthcare-Services: 2.2%  
  22,049     @   Magellan Health Services, Inc.     724,310    
  50,308     @   Nighthawk Radiology Holdings, Inc.     145,893    
  18,600     @   Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.     470,580    
  23,279       Universal Health Services, Inc.     864,815    
      2,205,598    
        Household Products/Wares: 0.3%  
  21,800     @   Jarden Corp.     272,064    
      272,064    
        Housewares: 0.5%  
  17,700       Toro Co.     503,388    
      503,388    
        Insurance: 4.8%  
  13,672     @,@@   Argo Group International
Holdings Ltd.
    432,582    
  34,721     @@   Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     639,908    
  36,400       Brown & Brown, Inc.     724,360    
  6,386       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.     257,484    
  9,610     @   Navigators Group, Inc.     521,823    
  29,700     @@   Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.     912,681    
  15,851     @   ProAssurance Corp.     865,306    
  21,600       Selective Insurance Group     495,936    
      4,850,080    
        Investment Companies: 0.3%  
  32,300       Apollo Investment Corp.     274,227    
      274,227    
        Machinery-Diversified: 2.7%  
  28,136     @   Gardner Denver, Inc.     696,366    
  17,200       Nordson Corp.     558,140    
  20,603       Tennant Co.     496,326    
  25,304       Wabtec Corp.     976,481    
      2,727,313    
        Media: 0.1%  
  66,803       Entercom Communications Corp.     72,815    
      72,815    
        Metal Fabricate/Hardware: 1.0%  
  82,700       Commercial Metals Co.     990,746    
      990,746    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 0.8%  
  56,951       Barnes Group, Inc.     762,574    
      762,574    

 

Shares           Value  
        Oil & Gas: 3.2%  
  17,494     @   Bill Barrett Corp.   $ 391,341    
  37,174     @   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.     769,502    
  10,600     @   Comstock Resources, Inc.     444,458    
  63,318     @   EXCO Resources, Inc.     485,649    
  30,200     @   McMoRan Exploration Co.     339,750    
  51,985     @   Parallel Petroleum Corp.     163,753    
  20,700     @   Unit Corp.     593,676    
      3,188,129    
        Oil & Gas Services: 2.0%  
  52,974     @   Cal Dive International, Inc.     323,671    
  13,535       Core Laboratories NV     901,566    
  23,300     @   Dril-Quip, Inc.     458,544    
  66,100     @   Tetra Technologies, Inc.     318,602    
      2,002,383    
        Packaging & Containers: 2.4%  
  16,600     @   Crown Holdings, Inc.     266,430    
  23,900     @   Owens-Illinois, Inc.     483,258    
  17,829     @   Pactiv Corp.     445,547    
  27,430       Silgan Holdings, Inc.     1,240,933    
      2,436,168    
        Pharmaceuticals: 2.7%  
  102,600     @   Akorn, Inc.     168,264    
  40,306     @   KV Pharmaceutical Co.     184,601    
  52,500     @   Mylan Laboratories     494,025    
  32,100       Omnicare, Inc.     773,931    
  18,900     @   Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     531,090    
  15,765       Perrigo Co.     542,474    
      2,694,385    
        Retail: 4.6%  
  9,029       Cash America International, Inc.     243,873    
  33,596     @   Gymboree Corp.     844,939    
  55,727     @   Jack in the Box, Inc.     975,223    
  56,450     @   Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.     783,526    
  45,479     @   Papa John's International, Inc.     805,888    
  49,000       Regis Corp.     538,510    
  75,950       Stage Stores, Inc.     438,991    
      4,630,950    
        Savings & Loans: 3.7%  
  25,300       Astoria Financial Corp.     467,038    
  57,582       First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     893,097    
  64,349       NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.     886,729    
  41,900       Provident Financial Services, Inc.     628,081    
  77,091       Westfield Financial, Inc.     795,579    
      3,670,524    
        Semiconductors: 4.3%  
  164,800     @   Emulex Corp.     1,175,022    
  178,600     @   Entegris, Inc.     248,254    
  48,300     @   Formfactor, Inc.     653,499    
  50,800       Micrel, Inc.     375,920    
  38,700     @   MKS Instruments, Inc.     553,797    
  100,400     @   ON Semiconductor Corp.     293,168    
  14,800       Power Integrations, Inc.     270,840    
  81,542     @,@@   Verigy Ltd.     751,002    
      4,321,502    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
85



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING SMALL COMPANY FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Software: 5.0%  
  33,455     @   Ansys, Inc.   $ 965,511    
  63,000     @   Epicor Software Corp.     258,300    
  60,900     @   Informatica Corp.     845,292    
  73,000     @   Parametric Technology Corp.     843,880    
  34,400     @   Progress Software Corp.     732,032    
  43,300     @   Solera Holdings, Inc.     847,381    
  11,400     @   Sybase, Inc.     280,896    
  46,450     @   THQ, Inc.     220,173    
      4,993,465    
        Telecommunications: 3.9%  
  45,600       Adtran, Inc.     647,520    
  98,959         Alaska Communications Systems
Group, Inc.
    959,902    
  40,700     @   CommScope, Inc.     459,503    
  11,000       NTELOS Holdings Corp.     244,310    
  15,300       Otelco, Inc.     177,939    
  41,521     @   Polycom, Inc.     781,840    
  55,712     @   RCN Corp.     388,870    
  13,800     @   SBA Communications Corp.     217,902    
      3,877,786    
        Transportation: 2.5%  
  27,536     @   Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     421,301    
  67,600       Heartland Express, Inc.     1,043,744    
  17,900     @   HUB Group, Inc.     477,930    
  22,600     @   Kirby Corp.     574,718    
      2,517,693    
            Total Common Stock
(Cost $136,511,330)
    95,201,594    
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 4.2%      
        Apartments: 1.1%  
  24,750       American Campus Communities, Inc.     554,153    
  15,249       Home Properties, Inc.     594,711    
      1,148,864    
        Diversified: 0.7%  
  27,200         Washington Real Estate
Investment Trust
    719,984    
      719,984    
        Health Care: 0.6%  
  39,503       Senior Housing Properties Trust     550,277    
      550,277    
        Mortgage: 0.5%  
  21,132       Hatteras Financial Corp.     544,572    
      544,572    
        Office Property: 0.6%  
  19,800         Corporate Office Properties
Trust SBI MD
    588,258    
      588,258    

 

Shares           Value  
        Single Tenant: 0.7%  
  26,900       National Retail Properties, Inc.   $ 360,729    
  15,200       Realty Income Corp.     306,888    
      667,617    
        Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $4,990,165)
    4,219,572    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $141,501,495)*
    99.3 %   $ 99,421,166    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    0.7       674,037    
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 100,095,203    

 

@  Non-income producing security

@@  Foreign Issuer

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $142,094,031.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 688,889    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (43,361,754 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (42,672,865 )  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 99,421,166     $    
Level 2Other Significant
Observable Inputs
             
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 99,421,166     $    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
86



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 86.3%      
        Advertising: 0.1%  
  3,600     @,S   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.   $ 14,724    
  2,540     S   Omnicom Group     71,857    
      86,581    
        Aerospace/Defense: 2.0%  
  5,570     S   Boeing Co.     237,449    
  2,930     S   General Dynamics Corp.     151,393    
  960     S   Goodrich Corp.     32,304    
  920     S   L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     61,796    
  2,630     S   Lockheed Martin Corp.     202,799    
  2,600     S   Northrop Grumman Corp.     106,470    
  3,130     S   Raytheon Co.     152,744    
  1,180     S   Rockwell Collins, Inc.     40,214    
  7,420     S   United Technologies Corp.     360,093    
      1,345,262    
        Agriculture: 1.8%  
  15,650     S   Altria Group, Inc.     251,652    
  4,880     S   Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     133,614    
  1,307     S   Lorillard, Inc.     78,982    
  15,650     S   Philip Morris International, Inc.     659,804    
  1,260     S   Reynolds American, Inc.     51,761    
  1,060     S   UST, Inc.     72,875    
      1,248,688    
        Airlines: 0.1%  
  5,520       Southwest Airlines Co.     47,748    
      47,748    
        Apparel: 0.4%  
  2,570     @,S   Coach, Inc.     46,003    
  790     S   Jones Apparel Group, Inc.     4,053    
  2,910     S   Nike, Inc.     154,958    
  440       Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     19,008    
  790       VF Corp.     41,309    
      265,331    
        Auto Manufacturers: 0.2%  
  17,160     @,S   Ford Motor Co.     46,160    
  4,290     S   General Motors Corp.     22,480    
  2,710     S   Paccar, Inc.     75,528    
      144,168    
        Auto Parts & Equipment: 0.1%  
  1,850     @,S   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.     11,896    
  4,510     S   Johnson Controls, Inc.     79,647    
      91,543    
        Banks: 6.9%  
  37,886     S   Bank of America Corp.     615,648    
  8,680     S   Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     262,223    
  4,190     S   BB&T Corp.     125,574    
  2,710     S   Capital One Financial Corp.     93,251    
  41,320     S   Citigroup, Inc.     342,543    
  1,060     S   Comerica, Inc.     23,903    
  4,370     S   Fifth Third Bancorp.     41,777    
  1,510     S   First Horizon National Corp.     16,142    
  3,260     S   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     257,507    
  2,710     S   Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     21,680    
  27,984     S   JPMorgan Chase & Co.     885,973    
  3,680     S   Keycorp.     34,518    

 

Shares           Value  
  720     S   M&T Bank Corp.   $ 46,260    
  2,020       Marshall & Ilsley Corp.     31,209    
  8,380     S   Morgan Stanley     123,605    
  17,730       National City Corp.     35,637    
  1,650     S   Northern Trust Corp.     75,719    
  2,620     S   PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     138,257    
  5,300     S   Regions Financial Corp.     54,007    
  3,260     S   State Street Corp.     137,279    
  2,710       SunTrust Bank     85,988    
  13,140     S   US Bancorp.     354,517    
  16,440     S   Wachovia Corp.     92,393    
  28,050     S   Wells Fargo & Co.     810,365    
  940       Zions Bancorp.     29,977    
      4,735,952    
        Beverages: 2.3%  
  850     S   Brown-Forman Corp.     37,307    
  15,110     S   Coca-Cola Co.     708,206    
  2,520     S   Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     23,134    
  1,480     @,S   Constellation Brands, Inc.     18,885    
  2,000     @,S   Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     32,280    
  1,060     S   Molson Coors Brewing Co.     47,138    
  1,060     S   Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.     19,175    
  11,930     S   PepsiCo, Inc.     676,431    
      1,562,556    
        Biotechnology: 1.8%  
  8,010     @,S   Amgen, Inc.     444,875    
  2,320     @,S   Biogen Idec, Inc.     98,159    
  3,380     @,S   Celgene Corp.     176,098    
  2,120     @,S   Genzyme Corp.     135,722    
  7,050     @,S   Gilead Sciences, Inc.     315,770    
  1,077     @   Life Technologies Corp.     28,118    
  430     @   Millipore Corp.     21,784    
      1,220,526    
        Building Materials: 0.0%  
  2,710       Masco Corp.     25,962    
      25,962    
        Chemicals: 1.7%  
  1,560     S   Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     74,506    
  500     S   CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     26,315    
  7,050     S   Dow Chemical Co.     130,778    
  640     S   Eastman Chemical Co.     21,056    
  1,280     S   Ecolab, Inc.     49,139    
  6,830     S   EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.     171,160    
  640     S   International Flavors &
Fragrances, Inc.
    19,546    
  4,190     S   Monsanto Co.     331,848    
  1,180     S   PPG Industries, Inc.     51,826    
  2,540     S   Praxair, Inc.     149,987    
  960       Rohm & Haas Co.     65,674    
  890       Sherwin-Williams Co.     52,448    
  960     S   Sigma-Aldrich Corp.     41,386    
      1,185,669    
        Coal: 0.1%  
  1,370     S   Consol Energy, Inc.     39,689    
  750       Massey Energy Co.     11,715    
  2,120     S   Peabody Energy Corp.     49,672    
      101,076    

 

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AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Commercial Services: 1.1%  
  910     @,S   Apollo Group, Inc. - Class A   $ 69,924    
  3,820     S   Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     156,849    
  960     @,S   Convergys Corp.     6,038    
  960     S   Equifax, Inc.     24,432    
  2,590     S   H&R Block, Inc.     49,547    
  600     S   Mastercard, Inc.     87,180    
  2,150     S   McKesson Corp.     75,121    
  960     @   Monster Worldwide, Inc.     11,011    
  1,480       Moody's Corp.     32,131    
  2,540     S   Paychex, Inc.     71,780    
  1,160       Robert Half International, Inc.     24,232    
  1,600     S   RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     20,416    
  1,480       Total System Services, Inc.     21,120    
  5,520       Western Union Co.     73,250    
      723,031    
        Computers: 3.9%  
  890     @,S   Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.     36,001    
  6,730     @,S   Apple, Inc.     623,669    
  2,340     @,S   Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corp.
    44,928    
  1,080     @,S   Computer Sciences Corp.     30,089    
  13,160     @,S   Dell, Inc.     146,997    
  15,750     @,S   EMC Corp.     166,478    
  18,610     S   Hewlett-Packard Co.     656,561    
  10,250     S   International Business
Machines Corp.
    836,400    
  790     @,S   Lexmark International, Inc.     20,682    
  2,590     @,S   NetApp, Inc.     34,965    
  1,700     @   Sandisk Corp.     13,600    
  5,690     @   Sun Microsystems, Inc.     18,037    
  1,280     @   Teradata Corp.     17,190    
      2,645,597    
        Cosmetics/Personal Care: 2.6%  
  3,230     S   Avon Products, Inc.     68,153    
  3,820     S   Colgate-Palmolive Co.     248,567    
  940       Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.     26,226    
  22,870     S   Procter & Gamble Co.     1,471,685    
      1,814,631    
        Distribution/Wholesale: 0.2%  
  1,000     S   Fastenal Co.     38,510    
  1,180     S   Genuine Parts Co.     46,197    
  520     S   WW Grainger, Inc.     36,696    
      121,403    
        Diversified Financial Services: 1.6%  
  8,800     S   American Express Co.     205,128    
  1,700     S   Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     31,382    
  7,200     S   Charles Schwab Corp.     131,976    
  2,280     S   CIT Group, Inc.     7,615    
  590     S   CME Group, Inc.     125,051    
  3,600     S   Discover Financial Services     36,828    
  4,100     @,S   E*Trade Financial Corp.     5,535    
  790     S   Federated Investors, Inc.     15,682    
  1,140     S   Franklin Resources, Inc.     69,255    
  640     @,S   IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.     47,104    
  2,850       Invesco Ltd.     35,768    
  1,160     S   Janus Capital Group, Inc.     9,454    
  1,030       Legg Mason, Inc.     18,561    
  11,770     S   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     155,599    
  950     @,S   Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.     20,425    
  2,120     S   NYSE Euronext     50,477    

 

Shares           Value  
  3,500     @   SLM Corp.   $ 32,235    
  2,020     S   T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     69,104    
      1,067,179    
        Electric: 3.4%  
  5,180     @,S   AES Corp.     39,834    
  1,230     S   Allegheny Energy, Inc.     43,358    
  1,600     S   Ameren Corp.     56,928    
  3,030     S   American Electric Power Co., Inc.     94,809    
  1,700     S   CMS Energy Corp.     17,272    
  2,120     S   Consolidated Edison, Inc.     85,627    
  1,330     S   Constellation Energy Group, Inc.     32,545    
  4,390     S   Dominion Resources, Inc.     161,640    
  1,180     S   DTE Energy Co.     43,884    
  9,640     S   Duke Energy Corp.     149,998    
  3,820     @,S   Dynegy, Inc. - Class A     8,519    
  2,580     S   Edison International     86,172    
  1,450     S   Entergy Corp.     123,395    
  4,980     S   Exelon Corp.     279,926    
  2,440     S   FirstEnergy Corp.     142,935    
  3,030     S   FPL Group, Inc.     147,743    
  640     S   Integrys Energy Group, Inc.     28,275    
  1,480       Pepco Holdings, Inc.     26,625    
  2,710     S   PG&E Corp.     103,088    
  890       Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     27,056    
  2,710     S   PPL Corp.     91,842    
  2,020     S   Progress Energy, Inc.     80,174    
  3,820     S   Public Service Enterprise
Group, Inc.
    118,038    
  5,870     S   Southern Co.     213,198    
  1,600     S   TECO Energy, Inc.     20,800    
  870       Wisconsin Energy Corp.     37,810    
  3,280     S   Xcel Energy, Inc.     61,697    
      2,323,188    
        Electrical Components & Equipment: 0.3%  
  5,890     S   Emerson Electric Co.     211,392    
  1,060     S   Molex, Inc.     14,416    
      225,808    
        Electronics: 0.5%  
  2,690     @,S   Agilent Technologies, Inc.     50,653    
  1,300     S   Amphenol Corp.     30,186    
  1,580     S   Jabil Circuit, Inc.     10,396    
  960       PerkinElmer, Inc.     17,338    
  3,130     @,S   Thermo Electron Corp.     111,678    
  3,500     @@   Tyco Electronics Ltd.     57,680    
  890     @,S   Waters Corp.     36,695    
      314,626    
        Engineering & Construction: 0.1%  
  1,280     S   Fluor Corp.     58,291    
  910     @,S   Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     40,741    
      99,032    
        Entertainment: 0.0%  
  2,440     S   International Game Technology     26,132    
      26,132    
        Environmental Control: 0.3%  
  2,590     @,S   Allied Waste Industries, Inc.     27,817    
  600     @,S   Stericycle, Inc.     34,380    
  3,720     S   Waste Management, Inc.     108,624    
      170,821    

 

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ING TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Food: 1.9%  
  1,600     S   Campbell Soup Co.   $ 51,280    
  3,400     S   ConAgra Foods, Inc.     50,150    
  1,060     @,S   Dean Foods Co.     15,434    
  2,590     S   General Mills, Inc.     163,610    
  1,180     S   Hershey Co.     42,480    
  2,480     S   HJ Heinz Co.     96,323    
  950     S   JM Smucker Co.     43,102    
  1,870     S   Kellogg Co.     81,214    
  11,610     S   Kraft Foods, Inc.     315,908    
  4,980     S   Kroger Co.     137,747    
  960     S   McCormick & Co., Inc.     28,579    
  3,230     S   Safeway, Inc.     70,414    
  5,400         Sara Lee Corp.     49,572    
  1,600         Supervalu, Inc.     19,056    
  4,560     S   Sysco Corp.     106,932    
  2,320     S   Tyson Foods, Inc.     15,567    
  1,060         Whole Foods Market, Inc.     11,215    
      1,298,583    
        Forest Products & Paper: 0.2%  
  3,230     S   International Paper Co.     40,214    
  1,280     S   MeadWestvaco Corp.     14,925    
  1,620         Weyerhaeuser Co.     60,944    
      116,083    
        Gas: 0.2%  
  2,590     S   Centerpoint Energy, Inc.     33,489    
  420         Nicor, Inc.     17,128    
  2,120         NiSource, Inc.     25,546    
  1,870         Sempra Energy     87,273    
      163,436    
        Hand/Machine Tools: 0.1%  
  520     S   Black & Decker Corp.     22,069    
  530         Snap-On, Inc.     19,107    
  640         Stanley Works     20,346    
      61,522    
        Healthcare-Products: 3.8%  
  4,780     S   Baxter International, Inc.     252,862    
  1,850     S   Becton Dickinson & Co.     117,531    
  11,430     @,S   Boston Scientific Corp.     70,523    
  2,710     S   Cardinal Health, Inc.     88,129    
  3,820     @@,S   Covidien Ltd.     140,767    
  890     S   CR Bard, Inc.     73,007    
  950         Densply International, Inc.     24,776    
  1,160     @,S   Hospira, Inc.     34,835    
  350     @,S   Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     46,386    
  21,170     S   Johnson & Johnson     1,240,139    
  8,580     S   Medtronic, Inc.     261,862    
  810     @   Patterson Cos., Inc.     15,244    
  2,590     @   St. Jude Medical, Inc.     72,598    
  1,850         Stryker Corp.     72,002    
  960     @   Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     38,746    
  1,700     @   Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     63,444    
      2,612,851    
        Healthcare-Services: 0.9%  
  3,520     S   Aetna, Inc.     76,806    
  2,120     S   Cigna Corp.     25,673    
  1,060     @,S   Coventry Health Care, Inc.     13,218    
  950     @,S   DaVita, Inc.     47,738    
  1,260     @,S   Humana, Inc.     38,090    

 

Shares           Value  
  940     @,S   Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings
  $ 59,558    
  1,160     S   Quest Diagnostics     54,021    
  3,050     @   Tenet Healthcare Corp.     3,691    
  9,240     S   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     194,132    
  3,840     @,S   WellPoint, Inc.     136,704    
      649,631    
        Holding Companies-Diversified: 0.0%  
  1,350         Leucadia National Corp.     26,393    
      26,393    
        Home Builders: 0.1%  
  960     S   Centex Corp.     8,794    
  2,120     S   D.R. Horton, Inc.     14,564    
  640     S   KB Home     7,443    
  1,060         Lennar Corp.     7,537    
  1,600         Pulte Homes, Inc.     17,040    
      55,378    
        Home Furnishings: 0.1%  
  520     S   Harman International
Industries, Inc.
    7,826    
  710         Whirlpool Corp.     27,960    
      35,786    
        Household Products/Wares: 0.5%  
  940     S   Avery Dennison Corp.     29,234    
  1,060     S   Clorox Co.     62,710    
  1,060     S   Fortune Brands, Inc.     40,068    
  3,130     S   Kimberly-Clark Corp.     180,883    
      312,895    
        Housewares: 0.0%  
  2,120         Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     28,323    
      28,323    
        Insurance: 2.1%  
  3,600     S   Aflac, Inc.     166,680    
  4,140     S   Allstate Corp.     105,322    
  20,480     S   American International Group, Inc.     41,165    
  2,190     S   AON Corp.     99,207    
  940     S   Assurant, Inc.     20,464    
  2,710     S   Chubb Corp.     139,186    
  1,180     S   Cincinnati Financial Corp.     34,503    
  3,230     S   Genworth Financial, Inc.     4,684    
  2,340     S   Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.
    19,773    
  2,020         Lincoln National Corp.     27,735    
  2,776     S   Loews Corp.     76,035    
  3,920     S   Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     99,960    
  1,500         MBIA, Inc.     8,775    
  5,900     S   Metlife, Inc.     169,684    
  2,020         Principal Financial Group, Inc.     27,896    
  5,200     S   Progressive Corp.     78,104    
  3,150     S   Prudential Financial, Inc.     68,355    
  790         Torchmark Corp.     28,559    
  4,510     S   Travelers Cos., Inc.     196,862    
  2,590         UnumProvident Corp.     38,591    
  2,480     @@   XL Capital Ltd.     12,474    
      1,464,014    
        Internet: 1.5%  
  1,280     @,S   Akamai Technologies, Inc.     15,706    
  2,540     @,S   Amazon.com, Inc.     108,458    

 

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AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Internet (continued)  
  8,230     @,S   eBay, Inc.   $ 108,060    
  1,600     @,S   Expedia, Inc.     13,440    
  1,820     @,S   Google, Inc. - Class A     533,187    
  6,410     @   Symantec Corp.     77,112    
  1,480     @   VeriSign, Inc.     31,953    
  10,530     @,S   Yahoo!, Inc.     121,200    
      1,009,116    
        Investment Companies: 0.0%  
  1,580     S   American Capital Ltd.     6,699    
      6,699    
        Iron/Steel: 0.2%  
  900     S   AK Steel Holding Corp.     7,092    
  890     S   Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     20,426    
  2,520     S   Nucor Corp.     89,914    
  910     S   United States Steel Corp.     27,664    
      145,096    
        Leisure Time: 0.1%  
  3,280     S   Carnival Corp.     68,880    
  1,800     S   Harley-Davidson, Inc.     30,618    
      99,498    
        Lodging: 0.1%  
  2,320     S   Marriott International, Inc.     38,953    
  1,420       Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
    23,941    
  1,280       Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     6,118    
  400     @   Wynn Resorts Ltd.     15,928    
      84,940    
        Machinery-Construction & Mining: 0.3%  
  4,580     S   Caterpillar, Inc.     187,734    
      187,734    
        Machinery-Diversified: 0.3%  
  1,550     S   Cummins, Inc.     39,649    
  3,230     S   Deere & Co.     112,436    
  500     S   Flowserve Corp.     25,165    
  990       Manitowoc Co., Inc.     7,801    
  1,060       Rockwell Automation, Inc.     33,019    
      218,070    
        Media: 2.1%  
  5,200     S   CBS Corp. - Class B     34,632    
  22,180     S   Comcast Corp. - Class A     384,601    
  4,200     @,S   DIRECTV Group, Inc.     92,442    
  1,700     S   Gannett Co., Inc.     14,807    
  2,540     S   McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.     63,500    
  320       Meredith Corp.     5,165    
  960       New York Times Co.     7,238    
  17,430     S   News Corp. - Class A     137,697    
  850       Scripps Networks
Interactive - Class A
    23,622    
  27,320     S   Time Warner, Inc.     247,246    
  4,680     @   Viacom - Class B     74,506    
  14,150     S   Walt Disney Co.     318,658    
  40       Washington Post     15,836    
      1,419,950    
        Metal Fabricate/Hardware: 0.1%  
  1,060     S   Precision Castparts Corp.     66,462    
      66,462    

 

Shares           Value  
        Mining: 0.5%  
  6,190     S   Alcoa, Inc.   $ 66,604    
  2,870     S   Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    68,851    
  3,400     S   Newmont Mining Corp.     114,410    
  790       Titanium Metals Corp.     6,676    
  940       Vulcan Materials Co.     56,381    
      312,922    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 3.7%  
  5,400     S   3M Co.     361,422    
  1,280       Cooper Industries Ltd.     30,899    
  2,000     S   Danaher Corp.     111,280    
  1,360     S   Dover Corp.     40,569    
  2,220     S   Eastman Kodak Co.     16,805    
  1,260     S   Eaton Corp.     58,388    
  79,710     S   General Electric Co.     1,368,604    
  5,570     S   Honeywell International, Inc.     155,180    
  2,930     S   Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     99,972    
  2,529     @@   Ingersoll-Rand Co.     39,655    
  1,400     S   ITT Corp.     58,604    
  1,180       Leggett & Platt, Inc.     17,228    
  960       Pall Corp.     26,410    
  1,240     S   Parker Hannifin Corp.     50,939    
  1,850     S   Textron, Inc.     28,176    
  3,600     @@   Tyco International Ltd.     75,240    
      2,539,371    
        Office/Business Equipment: 0.1%  
  1,600     S   Pitney Bowes, Inc.     39,536    
  6,550       Xerox Corp.     45,785    
      85,321    
        Oil & Gas: 10.7%  
  3,500     S   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     143,675    
  2,590     S   Apache Corp.     200,207    
  950     S   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     28,472    
  4,000     S   Chesapeake Energy Corp.     68,720    
  15,630     S   Chevron Corp.     1,234,926    
  11,610     S   ConocoPhillips     609,757    
  3,300     S   Devon Energy Corp.     238,722    
  1,060     S   ENSCO International, Inc.     34,355    
  1,850     S   EOG Resources, Inc.     157,287    
  39,480     S   ExxonMobil Corp.     3,164,322    
  2,220     S   Hess Corp.     119,969    
  5,400     S   Marathon Oil Corp.     141,372    
  1,430     S   Murphy Oil Corp.     62,992    
  2,220     @,@@   Nabors Industries Ltd.     32,190    
  2,120       Noble Corp.     56,795    
  1,270     S   Noble Energy, Inc.     66,396    
  6,210     S   Occidental Petroleum Corp.     336,209    
  950       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.     19,076    
  1,280     S   Questar Corp.     41,203    
  1,160       Range Resources Corp.     48,105    
  940       Rowan Cos., Inc.     16,309    
  2,650     @   Southwestern Energy Co.     91,081    
  960     S   Sunoco, Inc.     38,150    
  1,060       Tesoro Petroleum Corp.     9,741    
  2,540     @,S   Transocean, Inc.     169,875    
  3,920       Valero Energy Corp.     71,932    
  4,170     S   XTO Energy, Inc.     159,461    
      7,361,299    

 

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Shares           Value  
        Oil & Gas Services: 1.4%  
  2,440     S   Baker Hughes, Inc.   $ 84,985    
  2,320     S   BJ Services Co.     27,817    
  1,700     @,S   Cameron International Corp.     35,870    
  6,630     S   Halliburton Co.     116,688    
  3,110     @,S   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     87,982    
  9,120     S   Schlumberger Ltd.     462,749    
  1,640     S   Smith International, Inc.     47,954    
  5,220     @   Weatherford International Ltd.     66,659    
      930,704    
        Packaging & Containers: 0.1%  
  890     S   Ball Corp.     32,441    
  890     S   Bemis Co.     24,048    
  1,060     @   Pactiv Corp.     26,489    
  1,180       Sealed Air Corp.     18,679    
      101,657    
        Pharmaceuticals: 5.3%  
  11,810     S   Abbott Laboratories     618,726    
  2,400     S   Allergan, Inc.     90,432    
  1,180     S   AmerisourceBergen Corp.     36,993    
  940     @,S   Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     61,467    
  15,090     S   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     312,363    
  500     @,S   Cephalon, Inc.     36,740    
  7,670     S   Eli Lilly & Co.     261,931    
  1,850     @,S   Express Scripts, Inc.     106,394    
  2,440     @,S   Forest Laboratories, Inc.     58,999    
  1,850     @,S   King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     17,779    
  3,820     @,S   Medco Health Solutions, Inc.     160,440    
  16,370     S   Merck & Co., Inc.     437,406    
  2,440     @   Mylan Laboratories     22,960    
  51,250     S   Pfizer, Inc.     842,038    
  12,400     S   Schering-Plough Corp.     208,444    
  940     @   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     22,325    
  10,130     S   Wyeth     364,781    
      3,660,218    
        Pipelines: 0.3%  
  5,400     S   El Paso Corp.     39,906    
  4,680       Spectra Energy Corp.     76,097    
  4,410       Williams Cos., Inc.     71,530    
      187,533    
        Real Estate: 0.0%  
  1,280     @,S   CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.     5,837    
      5,837    
        Retail: 5.3%  
  790     S   Abercrombie & Fitch Co.     15,271    
  960     @,S   Autonation, Inc.     8,198    
  320     @,S   Autozone, Inc.     34,950    
  2,020     @,S   Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     40,986    
  2,610     S   Best Buy Co., Inc.     54,053    
  790     @,S   Big Lots, Inc.     13,841    
  3,230     S   Costco Wholesale Corp.     166,248    
  10,820     S   CVS Caremark Corp.     313,023    
  1,060     S   Darden Restaurants, Inc.     19,387    
  1,060     S   Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     29,447    
  1,160     @,S   GameStop Corp.     25,346    
  3,500     S   Gap, Inc.     45,570    
  12,820     S   Home Depot, Inc.     296,270    
  1,730       JC Penney Co., Inc.     32,853    
  2,440     @,S   Kohl's Corp.     79,690    

 

Shares           Value  
  2,240       Limited Brands, Inc.   $ 20,854    
  890       Liz Claiborne, Inc.     2,537    
  11,170     S   Lowe's Cos., Inc.     230,772    
  3,130       Macy's, Inc.     23,225    
  8,500     S   McDonald's Corp.     499,375    
  1,140     S   Nordstrom, Inc.     12,962    
  2,120     @,S   Office Depot, Inc.     4,176    
  1,060       RadioShack Corp.     10,441    
  440     @   Sears Holding Corp.     15,950    
  5,500     S   Staples, Inc.     95,480    
  5,520     @,S   Starbucks Corp.     49,294    
  5,710     S   Target Corp.     192,770    
  960       Tiffany & Co.     18,998    
  3,130       TJX Cos., Inc.     71,427    
  7,570     S   Walgreen Co.     187,282    
  17,020     S   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     951,078    
  3,500     S   Yum! Brands, Inc.     94,290    
      3,656,044    
        Savings & Loans: 0.2%  
  3,920     S   Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.     65,503    
  2,350     S   People's United Financial, Inc.     44,815    
  4,160     @   Sovereign Bancorp., Inc.     10,275    
      120,593    
        Semiconductors: 1.8%  
  4,560     @,S   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.     10,762    
  2,340     S   Altera Corp.     34,421    
  2,290     S   Analog Devices, Inc.     39,159    
  10,130     S   Applied Materials, Inc.     97,045    
  3,300     @,S   Broadcom Corp.     50,523    
  42,680     S   Intel Corp.     588,984    
  1,260     S   KLA-Tencor Corp.     23,701    
  1,700     S   Linear Technology Corp.     33,915    
  4,880     @,S   LSI Logic Corp.     13,078    
  1,700     @   MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.     25,534    
  1,380       Microchip Technology, Inc.     25,530    
  5,820     @   Micron Technology, Inc.     15,947    
  1,500       National Semiconductor Corp.     16,500    
  890     @,S   Novellus Systems, Inc.     11,027    
  4,190     @   Nvidia Corp.     31,299    
  1,060     @   QLogic Corp.     11,257    
  1,280     @,S   Teradyne, Inc.     4,851    
  9,910     S   Texas Instruments, Inc.     154,299    
  2,120     S   Xilinx, Inc.     34,683    
      1,222,515    
        Software: 3.2%  
  4,040     @,S   Adobe Systems, Inc.     93,566    
  1,700     @,S   Autodesk, Inc.     28,203    
  1,380     @,S   BMC Software, Inc.     34,445    
  2,910     S   CA, Inc.     49,004    
  1,380     @,S   Citrix Systems, Inc.     36,791    
  2,020     @,S   Compuware Corp.     12,827    
  2,500     @,S   Electronic Arts, Inc.     47,650    
  1,380     S   Fidelity National
Information Services, Inc.
    23,708    
  1,180     @,S   Fiserv, Inc.     40,285    
  1,380     S   IMS Health, Inc.     18,147    
  2,540     @,S   Intuit, Inc.     56,286    
  59,620     S   Microsoft Corp.     1,205,516    
  2,610     @,S   Novell, Inc.     11,876    
  29,750     @,S   Oracle Corp.     478,678    
  950     @,S   Salesforce.com, Inc.     27,189    
      2,164,171    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Telecommunications: 5.5%  
  2,930     @,S   American Tower Corp.   $ 79,813    
  44,730     S   AT&T, Inc.     1,277,489    
  890     S   CenturyTel, Inc.     23,638    
  790     @,S   Ciena Corp.     5,846    
  44,890     @,S   Cisco Systems, Inc.     742,481    
  11,980     S   Corning, Inc.     107,940    
  1,060     S   Embarq Corp.     34,598    
  2,540     S   Frontier Communications Corp.     22,149    
  1,000     S   Harris Corp.     34,880    
  1,600     @,S   JDS Uniphase Corp.     4,352    
  4,120     @,S   Juniper Networks, Inc.     71,606    
  17,260     S   Motorola, Inc.     74,391    
  12,480     S   Qualcomm, Inc.     418,954    
  11,310     S   Qwest Communications
International, Inc.
    36,192    
  21,620     S   Sprint Nextel Corp.     60,320    
  2,930     @   Tellabs, Inc.     12,218    
  21,620     S   Verizon Communications, Inc.     705,893    
  3,300       Windstream Corp.     29,238    
      3,741,998    
        Textiles: 0.0%  
  1,060     S   Cintas Corp.     25,461    
      25,461    
        Toys/Games/Hobbies: 0.1%  
  960     S   Hasbro, Inc.     25,728    
  2,710     S   Mattel, Inc.     37,046    
      62,774    
        Transportation: 2.0%  
  2,210     S   Burlington Northern Santa
Fe Corp.
    169,308    
  1,270     S   CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     64,872    
  3,030     S   CSX Corp.     112,837    
  1,600     S   Expeditors International
Washington, Inc.
    53,488    
  2,440     S   FedEx Corp.     172,386    
  2,730     S   Norfolk Southern Corp.     135,053    
  450       Ryder System, Inc.     16,160    
  3,840     S   Union Pacific Corp.     192,154    
  7,690     S   United Parcel Service,
Inc. - Class B
    442,944    
      1,359,202    
            Total Common Stock
(Cost $86,530,486)
    59,192,590    
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 0.7%      
        Apartments: 0.2%  
  743     S   Apartment Investment &
Management Co.
    8,522    
  720     S   AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     43,682    
  2,120     S   Equity Residential     64,512    
      116,716    
        Diversified: 0.1%  
  1,030     S   Vornado Realty Trust     55,054    
      55,054    
        Forest Products & Paper: 0.1%  
  1,280     S   Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.     45,555    
      45,555    

 

Shares           Value  
        Health Care: 0.0%  
  1,850     S   HCP, Inc.   $ 38,240    
      38,240    
        Hotels: 0.0%  
  3,920     S   Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     29,478    
      29,478    
        Office Property: 0.1%  
  890     S   Boston Properties, Inc.     47,526    
      47,526    
        Regional Malls: 0.1%  
  1,750     S   Simon Property Group, Inc.     83,125    
      83,125    
        Shopping Centers: 0.0%  
  960     S   Developers Diversified Realty Corp.     4,608    
  1,700     S   Kimco Realty Corp.     24,055    
      28,663    
        Storage: 0.1%  
  960     S   Public Storage, Inc.     67,094    
      67,094    
        Warehouse/Industrial: 0.0%  
  2,020       Prologis     7,737    
      7,737    
            Total Real Estate
Investment Trusts
(Cost $1,023,682)
    519,188    
            Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $87,554,168)
    59,711,778    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.7%      
        Affiliated Mutual Fund: 1.7%  
  1,143,000     S   ING Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund - Class I
    1,143,000    
            Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $1,143,000)
    1,143,000    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $88,697,168)*
    88.7 %   $ 60,854,778    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    11.3       7,727,182    
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 68,581,960    

 

@  Non-income producing security

@@  Foreign Issuer

S  All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover collateral requirements for applicable futures, options, swaps, foreign forward currency contracts and/or when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $92,382,204.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 274,203    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (31,801,629 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (31,527,426 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
92



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING TACTICAL ASSET ALLOCATION FUND  
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1Quoted Prices   $ 60,854,778     $ (1,734,088 )  
Level 2Other Significant
Observable Inputs
             
Level 3 Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 60,854,778     $ (1,734,088 )  

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund Open Futures Contracts on November 30, 2008:

Contract
Description
  Number
of Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts  
Amsterdam Exchanges Index     89     12/19/08   $ 45,128    
FTSE 100 Index     56     12/19/08     (467,049 )  
IBEX 35 Index     1     12/19/08     5,333    
Japan 10-Year Bond (TSE)     5     12/11/08     79,176    
MSCI Singapore Index (SGX)     10     12/30/08     8,571    
S&P 500     13     12/18/08     (205,560 )  
S&P 500 E-Mini     25     12/19/08     140,715    
S&P ASX 200 Index (SPI 200)     45     12/18/08     (576,912 )  
S&P/MIB Index     6     12/19/08     (134,451 )  
S&P/TSX 60 Index     57     12/18/08     (922,708 )  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note     56     03/20/09     209,434    
                $ (1,818,323 )  
Short Contracts  
Australia 10-Year Bond     51     12/15/08   $ (229,821 )  
CAC40 10 Euro     57     12/19/08     (35,954 )  
Canada 10-Year Bond     64     03/20/09     (77,324 )  
DAX Index     15     12/19/08     647,156    
Euro-Bund     3     12/08/08     (25,680 )  
Hang Seng Index     8     12/30/08     (53,572 )  
Long Gilt     36     03/27/09     (58,036 )  
NIKKEI 225     5     12/11/08     195,709    
OMXS30 Index     120     12/19/08     (26,558 )  
Swiss Federal Bond     59     12/08/08     (251,685 )  
                $ 84,235    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
93




ADVISORY CONTRACT APPROVAL DISCUSSION (UNAUDITED)

BOARD CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR THE ING CORPORATE LEADERS 100 FUND

Section 15 of The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") provides, in substance, that, each new investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement for a mutual fund must be approved by the board of directors of the fund, including a majority of the directors who have no direct or indirect interest in the agreement and who are not "interested persons" of the fund. Consistent with this requirement of the 1940 Act, the Board of Directors of ING Series Fund, Inc. (the "Company") has established a process for considering the advisory and sub-advisory arrangements for any new series of the Company prior to the commencement of its operations.

Overview of the Review Process

At meetings held on March 13, 2008 and June 4, 2008, the board of directors (the "Directors" or the "Board") of the Company, including all of the independent directors who are not "interested persons" of the Company (the "Independent Directors"), authorized the establishment of the ING Corporate Leaders 100 Fund (the "Corporate Leaders 100 Fund"), as a portfolio series of the Company, to operate within the ING complex of mutual funds (the "ING Funds").

At the meeting held on June 4, 2008, in connection with the establishment of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, voted to approve (i) an investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") for the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund with ING Investments, LLC (the "Adviser"), (ii) a sub-advisory agreement (the "Sub-Advisory Agreement" and collectively with the Advisory Agreement, the "Agreements") between the Adviser and ING Investment Management Co. ("IIM" or "Sub-Adviser") with respect to the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund. Prior to voting such approvals, the Board received the affirmative recommendation of the Contracts Committee of the Board, which is a Committee of the Board comprised of all of the Independent Directors and exclusively of the Independent Directors.

The Contracts Committee recommended approval of each of the Agreements after completing an extensive review of information received from the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in connection with the establishment of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund and as part of the annual contract approval process for other ING Funds advised and sub-advised by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, respectively. Such information included the following: (1) comparative data regarding management fees, including data regarding the fees charged by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those to be used in managing the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund; (2) comparative data regarding the proposed expense ratio of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund and the expense ratio of a selected peer group of similar funds (the "Selected Peer Group"); (3) copies of the form of advisory agreement and the form of sub-advisory agreement; (4) copies of the codes of ethics of the Adviser and of the Sub-Adviser, together with information relating to the manner in which each code is administered; (5) financial statements of the Adviser and of the Sub-Adviser; (6) profitability analyses for the Adviser and its affiliated companies with respect to the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund; (7) descriptions of the qualifications of the investment personnel expected to be responsible for managing the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund and their responsibilities with respect to managing other accounts or mutual funds; (8) descriptions of the services expected to be provided to the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, including the investment strategies and techniques used by the Sub-Adviser in managing the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund; (9) data relating to brokerage practices, including practices with respect to the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund's brokerage; (10) descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser; (11) descriptions of various compliance programs of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, including the Adviser's programs for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the ING Funds' policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure; and (12) other information relevant to an evaluation of the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser in response to a series of detailed questions presented by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Directors. The Contracts Committee relied upon this information in evaluating the qualifications of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to manage the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund.

In addition, the Contracts Committee considered information relating specifically to the investment objective and investment policies of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund and the ability of the Adviser and Sub-Adviser to pursue the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund's investment objective by implementing these


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investment policies. Prior to voting to recommend approval of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, the Contracts Committee and/or the Board received presentations from the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser regarding the investment strategies to be used in pursuing the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund's investment objective.

The Independent Directors were assisted by Goodwin Procter LLP, their independent legal counsel, throughout this process. The Independent Directors relied upon the advice of such counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached by the Independent Directors were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and was not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Independent Director may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services that will be provided to the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. Specifically, the Board considered the quantity and quality of the resources available to provide such services and the qualifications of the individuals that will be responsible for performing various investment services for the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund. The Board also considered the quality of the compliance programs of the Adviser and of the Sub-Adviser, including the manner in which the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser will monitor for compliance with the investment policies and restrictions of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, the Codes of Ethics of the Adviser and of the Sub-Adviser with respect to personal trading by employees with access to portfolio information, and other compliance related matters. The Board also considered the actions taken by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser to establish and maintain effective disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

The Board noted that, in connection with its annual contract review process, it had considered a variety of other matters bearing on the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to all of the ING Funds, including the actions taken by the Adviser and its affiliated companies to administer the ING Funds' policies and procedures for valuing the Funds' assets, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings and preventing late-trading and frequent trading of Fund shares. With respect to these and related compliance matters, the Board had also considered the responsiveness of the Adviser and its affiliated companies over the course of the past several years to the inquiries of various regulatory authorities, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board also took into account the efforts of the Adviser and its affiliated companies to reduce the expenses of the ING Funds, including fees and expenses for transfer agency, custody and audit services. The Board specifically noted that the Adviser and its affiliated companies have significantly reduced the brokerage costs of the ING Funds and their portfolio turnover rates, as well as the quantity of research acquired through the use of soft dollars from the ING Funds' brokerage. The Board also noted the efforts of the Adviser to optimize the number of mutual funds in the ING complex of funds and to standardize the asset management characteristics and policies across the ING mutual fund platform. Consideration was also given to the benefits that shareholders of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund may realize because the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund is part of a larger ING family of mutual funds, including, in most cases, the ability of shareholders to exchange or transfer investments within the same class of shares among a wide variety of mutual funds without incurring additional sales charges.

The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of advisory and related services to be provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser for the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, taken as a whole, can be expected to be consistent with the terms of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement and that the fees to be paid for such services are fair and reasonable.

The Board noted that the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund has no prior performance record. The Board considered the performance achieved by the Sub-Adviser in managing similar funds. Based on this information, the Board concluded that the Sub-Adviser can be expected to achieve satisfactory performance in managing the portfolio of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund.

Management Fee, Sub-Advisory Fee and Expenses

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administrative fee rates, payable by the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund to the Adviser and its affiliated companies (referred to collectively as "management fees") and the contractual sub-advisory fee rates payable by the Adviser to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. As part of its review, the Board considered the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund's proposed management fee and total expense ratio, as compared to its proposed Selected Peer Group. In addition, the Directors received information regarding the fees charged by the Sub-Adviser to similarly-managed institutional accounts and other mutual funds, if any, and the comparability (or lack thereof) of the services provided by the Sub-Adviser in managing such accounts and other mutual funds to the services to be provided in managing the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund. The Board evaluated the reasonableness of the total fees to be received by the Adviser and its affiliate in the aggregate under the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement. After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Board concluded that the management fee to be charged to the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund for advisory, sub-advisory and related services is fair and reasonable and that the total expense ratio of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund is reasonable.

Profitability

The Board considered information relating to the revenues, expenses, and profits expected to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliated companies attributable to performing advisory, sub-advisory and administrative services for the Funds. With respect to the Adviser and its affiliated companies, such information was prepared in accordance with a methodology approved by the Contracts Committee. The Board considered the expected profitability of the Adviser and its affiliated companies attributable to managing and operating the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund both with and without the profitability of the distributor of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund and both before and after giving effect to any expenses expected to be incurred by the Adviser or any affiliated company in making revenue sharing or other payments to third parties, including affiliated insurance companies, for distribution and administrative services. The Board considered the total profits to be derived by the Adviser and the affiliated Sub-Adviser in the aggregate attributable to managing and operating the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits that the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, and any affiliated companies thereof, will derive from their relationships with the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, including the receipt by ING U.S. Financial Services, an affiliate of the Adviser, of fees relating to the offering of bundled financial products, such as annuity contracts, and the receipt by the Sub-Adviser of "soft dollar" benefits from the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund's brokerage. The Board concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided, the profits expected to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliated companies, taken as a whole, with respect to providing advisory, sub-advisory and administrative services for the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund are reasonable.

In considering the reasonableness of the management fee of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, the Board considered the extent to which economies of scale can be expected to be realized by the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund's Adviser and its affiliated companies, on the one hand, and by the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, on the other hand, as the assets of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund increase. The Board recognized the inherent difficulties in measuring precisely the impact of any economies of scale being realized by the Adviser and its affiliated companies with respect to their management of any one or more other new funds, along with the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund. The Board also reviewed information regarding the projected expense ratio of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund in light of projected changes in the assets of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, noting that, as the assets of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund increase, the fixed expenses of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, as a percentage of the total assets of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, can be expected to decrease. The Board considered such expense information in light of projections provided by the Adviser with respect to the future growth of assets of the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the fee schedule for the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund can be expected to result in an equitable sharing among the Corporate Leaders 100 Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser of the benefits from economies of scale as assets grow.


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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2008

Classes A, B, C, I, O and R

Domestic Equity Index Funds

 

n ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund

 

n ING Index Plus MidCap Fund

 

n ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund

 

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President’s Letter

   1

Market Perspective

   2

Portfolio Managers’ Reports

   4

Shareholder Expense Examples

   7

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   9

Statements of Operations

   11

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   12

Financial Highlights

   14

Notes to Financial Statements

   23

Portfolios of Investments

   38

 

     
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

 

 

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Dear Shareholders,

We are in the midst of one of the most challenging periods ever faced by investors, and we at ING Funds are aware of the anxiety that you may be feeling at this time.

I want to assure you that we are actively engaged in monitoring the situation and are committed to keeping you fully informed of how the rapidly unfolding events around us may impact your investments with our company.

We recognize that the confidence of many investors is being tested, perhaps as never before. It is understandable that some of you may be second guessing your investment strategy due to these recent events. We encourage you to work with your investment professional and seek out their advice about your portfolio in light of the current conditions. But we also urge investors not to make rash decisions. ING Funds still believes that a well-diversified, globally allocated portfolio remains the most effective investment strategy of all. We ask that investors not lose sight of their commitment to the long-term.

 

We thank you for your support and confidence and we look forward to continuing to do business with you in the future.

Sincerely,

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Shaun Mathews,

CEO

ING Funds

December 19, 2008

 

The views expressed in the President’s Letter reflect those of the President as of the date of the letter. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and ING Funds disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and because investment decisions for an ING Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of investment intent on behalf of any ING Fund. Reference to specific company securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice.

For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any ING Fund, please call your investment professional or ING Funds Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this information and other information about the fund. Check with your investment professional to determine which funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.

 

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MARKET PERSPECTIVE:  SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008

 

 

 

As our new fiscal year started, hopes that the worst of the 10-month long global credit crisis had passed were fading. By November 30, 2008, central banks, according to their critics, were “printing money” to stop credit markets from falling into the abyss of systemic failure. Global equities in the form of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World® Index(1) measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends (“MSCI” for regions discussed below) plunged 36.10% in the six months ended November 30, 2008. In currencies, the dollar surged by 22.30% against the euro and 28.50% against the pound during the period, as the outlook for the eurozone and UK economies darkened. However, the dollar fell 9.40% to the Japanese yen as carry-trades (essentially short yen positions) were unwound amid intensifying risk aversion. The price of oil peaked at about $147 in mid July 2008, but a strengthening dollar and slackening demand squeezed it to barely one third of that price on November 30, 2008.

As described in our last annual report, the Federal Reserve Board’s 325 basis points (or 3.25%) in federal funds rate reductions through April 2008, Bear Stearns’ forced sale to JP Morgan in March and the opening of the discount window to other primary dealers prompted an 8% relief-rally, which was foundering by mid-May 2008.

Fundamentally, little had changed. The housing market continued to deteriorate, with urban house prices down a record 17.4% year-over-year by November 2008, by one measure. In September one in every 452 housing units in the country received a foreclosure notice. Credit remained tight: despite another 100 basis points (or 1.00%) of federal funds rate easing, 30-year fixed mortgage rates lingered near their 2007 average until late November. Payrolls recorded their tenth straight fall, pushing the unemployment rate up to 6.50%. Third quarter gross domestic product registered its first decline since 2001.

Yet it was more crises in the financial sector that brought matters to a head.

In September 2008, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) put the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) into “conservatorship”. Merrill Lynch and Wachovia were forced into the arms of stronger institutions, with official encouragement. Global insurer AIG received a massive government loan. But Lehman Brothers was left to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

 

It was soon realized that allowing Lehman Brothers to fall threatened to turn a credit crisis into a credit market collapse. Short term Lehman Brothers paper was widely held in money market funds, which now showed signs of turning their backs on commercial credit.

So, after more than one year of crisis, nothing that had been tried had worked. The U.S. Government was now in the position of choosing winners and losers among financial institutions. Systemic policy was called for to address impending systemic failure, and by the end of November 2008 the “policy” that the U.S. Government had stumbled into, most commentators seemed to agree, was to let the spending spigot gush, buy some kinds of financial assets and guarantee others. The scale would be mammoth; the budgetary and inflationary consequences could be worried about later.

On September 19, Treasury Secretary Paulson proposed a Troubled Asset Relief Plan (“TARP”) under which a $700 billion fund would be set up to buy illiquid mortgage securities from financial institutions.

However, the following month he announced that $250 billion of the TARP fund would be used to recapitalize nine banks and that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) would guarantee inter-bank debt. And on November 12, 2008, Treasury Secretary Paulson walked away from the plan to buy illiquid mortgage securities altogether. Instead, having now spent half of the $700 billion taking equity stakes in financial institutions, the rest would be used to ease pressures on consumer credit.

But this caused attention to be refocused on the holders of these illiquid mortgage securities. In particular, Citigroup lost two thirds of its already shrunken value in the next nine days. That weekend the government agreed to a $20 billion capital injection and to guarantee a large proportion of Citigroup’s vast portfolio of troubled assets.

Finally on November 25, 2008, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) announced two new steps to thaw credit for homebuyers and other consumers. It would buy $500 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities and $100 billion in agency debentures. In addition, a $200 billion program would support the prices of securities backed by consumer and small-business loans.

Only then did mortgage rates start to fall quickly.


 

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MARKET PERSPECTIVE:   SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008

 

 

 

In US fixed income markets, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index(2) of investment grade bonds returned just 24 basis points (or 0.24%) for the six months ended November 30, 2008. But high yield bonds, represented by the Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index(3), acted more like equities, losing 31.70% for the six months ended November 30, 2008, while the Barclays Capital US Government Bond Index(4) returned 7.08% for the same period.

U.S. equities, represented by the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price (“S&P 500®”) Index(5) including dividends, returned (35.20)% for the six months ended November 30, 2008, closing on November 20, 2008 at the lowest level since April 1997. Profits for S&P 500 companies suffered their fifth straight quarter of decline, led down by the financials sector.

Internationally, the MSCI Japan® Index(6) dropped 41.70% in the six months ended November 30, 2008 and the MSCI Europe ex UK® Index(7) dropped 36.90% for the same period, as both regions officially entered recession. Japan’s export dependent economy suffered from slowing global demand and a rising yen. The European Central Bank (the “Bank”) actually raised interest rates by 25 basis points (or 0.25%) as late as July. But by November, with inflation plunging, the Bank had reduced them again by four times as much. In the UK, the MSCI UK® Index(8) fell 27.70% as a deepening housing slump and credit crisis seemed to presage the worst contraction in decades, prompting the Bank of England to slash interest rates by 150 basis points (or 1.50%) on November 6, 2008.

 

(1)  The MSCI World® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of over 1,400 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.

(2)  The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities.

 

(3)  The Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of non-investment grade fixed-income securities.

(4)  The Barclays Capital US Government Bond Index is composed of all publicly issued, nonconvertible, domestic debt of the US government or any agency thereof, quasi-federal corporations, or corporate debt guaranteed by the US government.

(5)  The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the United States.

(6)  The MSCI Japan® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan.

(7)  The MSCI Europe ex UK® Index is a free float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe, excluding the UK.

(8)  The MSCI UK® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK.

All indices are unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in an index.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance quoted represents past performance. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Funds’ performance is subject to change since the period’s end and may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please call (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end.

Market Perspective reflects the views of ING’s Chief Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the period, and is subject to change based on market and other conditions.


 

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ING INDEX PLUS LARGECAP FUND   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

 

Industry Allocation

as of November 30, 2008

(as a percent of net assets)

 

Oil & Gas

   12.2%

Computers

   7.4%

Pharmaceuticals

   7.4%

Banks

   7.3%

Retail

   6.2%

Telecommunications

   5.6%

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   4.2%

Insurance

   3.7%

Software

   3.3%

Electric

   3.1%

Media

   3.0%

Cosmetics/Personal Care

   2.6%

Industries less than 1.6%(2)

   18.7%

Industries between 1.6% - 2.5%(1)

   15.4%

Other Assets and Liabilities — Net*

   (0.1)%
  * Includes short-term investments related to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I, repurchase agreement and securities lending collateral.
 

(1)

Includes eight industries, which each represents 1.6% - 2.5% of net assets.

 

(2)

Includes thirty industries, which each represents less than 1.6% of net assets.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

 

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to outperform the total return performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index(1) (“S&P 500® Index”), while maintaining a market level of risk. The Fund is managed by Omar Aguilar(2), Ph.D. and Vincent Costa, CFA, Portfolio Managers of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, the Fund’s Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (35.43)% compared to the S&P 500® Index, which returned (35.20)%, for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: After a challenging first quarter, the Fund stabilized in the second quarter as the markets began to return to company fundamentals.

The views from our dynamic factor weighting model helped us tilt our factor weights towards growth and momentum factors and away from valuation and quality factors. This tilt benefited performance in June 2008 as growth and market recognition factors drove performance.

In July 2008, factor performance reversed sharply, hurting the portfolio with the sudden inversion. Market recognition factors like earnings trend and earnings momentum, which had been in favor most of the year, turned negative. Valuation factors like book to price and sales to price, which were struggling year-to-date, rebounded with the rally in the financial stocks, followed by the tighter regulations in the short selling rules. Quality factors, which were mostly flat for the year, also contributed in July 2008.

In August and September, the reversal of the trend for factor performance that started in July continued: valuation factors that were completely out of favor most of the year bounced back and quality factors continued to add return during the period. Market recognition factors that did well until June continued their reversal and underperformed for the two-month period, partially offsetting some of the performance from quality and valuation. This continued reversal benefited performance during the period as valuation and quality are the primary components of our model.


 

October was a challenging month for the strategy due to one more reversal in the trend for factor performance, with valuation underperforming significantly. Quality factors also reversed and underperformed in October, with signals like accruals and share buybacks hurting the most. Market recognition factors were positive for the month, but could not offset the underperformance of value and quality.

The Fund had a very strong November, which offset the losses from October. Market recognition and quality factors drove performance during the month, with factors like analyst estimate revision, earnings trend and S&P common stock ranking performing well. Valuation factors like book to price and cash to price detracted from results.

Underweight positions in the healthcare, consumer staples and utilities sectors detracted from performance during the period.

Security selection in the financials, energy and information technology sectors benefited performance, offsetting the losses from selection in the industrials and healthcare sectors.

 

Outlook and Current Strategy: Our research builds a structured fund of stock with fundamental characteristics that we believe will translate into performance advantage over the benchmark. We believe our analysis positions the Fund to capitalize on high quality companies with superior business momentum, strong earnings and attractive valuations.

We are currently overweight in the consumer discretionary sector and underweight in the consumer staples, and industrials sectors.

 

(1)

 

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock markets.

(2)

 

Effective January 13, 2009, Mr. Aguilar is no longer a portfolio manager of the Fund.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Top Ten Holdings

as of November 30, 2008

(as a percent of net assets)

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

   6.5%

Procter & Gamble Co.

   2.6%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   2.5%

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   2.3%

General Electric Co.

   2.1%

International Business Machines Corp.

   2.0%

AT&T, Inc.

   1.9%

ConocoPhillips

   1.8%

Chevron Corp.

   1.7%

Pfizer, Inc.

   1.7%

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


 

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ING INDEX PLUS MIDCAP FUND   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

 

LOGO

 

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to outperform the total return performance of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index(1) (“S&P MidCap 400 Index”), while maintaining a market level of risk. The Fund is managed by Omar Aguilar(2), Ph.D. and Vincent Costa, CFA, Portfolio Managers of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, the Fund’s Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (41.28)% compared to the S&P MidCap 400 Index, which returned (41.16)% for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: During the period market recognition factors like long term momentum drove performance helping security selection in the consumer discretionary and materials sectors.

The latter part of the period saw a reversal in the trend for factor performance. Market recognition factors, which were in favor most of the year, turned sharply negative and hurt performance. Valuation factors bounced back from their lows for the year and worked well during the period. Quality factors that were flat for the year began to perform during the reporting period. However, the severe underperformance of the market recognition factors could not be completely offset by the combined returns of the valuation and quality factors.

In October and November, the Fund bounced back, offsetting its earlier losses. Market recognition and quality factors like analyst earnings trend,


estimate revisions, share buybacks and capital expenditure to depreciation were the primary drivers of performance during the period.

An underweight position in the utilities sector detracted from performance. This loss was partially offset by an underweight position in the energy sector. Security selection in the healthcare, financials, energy, consumer staples and materials sectors benefited performance, offsetting the losses from selection in the utilities, industrials and information technology sectors.

Top contributors for the period included underweight positions in Covance, Inc., Exterran Holdings, Inc., and Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. Top detractors for the period included overweight positions in BorgWarner, Inc., Crane Co. and Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

 

Current Strategy and Outlook: Our research builds a structured fund of stock with fundamental characteristics that we believe will translate into performance advantage over the benchmark. We believe our analysis positions the Fund to capitalize on high quality companies with superior business momentum, strong earnings and attractive valuations.

At the end of the reporting period, the Fund was overweight in the financials and industrials sectors and underweight in the energy and utilities sectors.

 

(1)

 

The S&P Midcap 400 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-size company segment of the U.S. market.

(2)

 

Effective January 13, 2009, Mr. Aguilar is no longer a portfolio manager of the Fund.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

 

Top Ten Holdings*

as of November 30, 2008

(as a percent of net assets)

 

Everest Re Group Ltd.

   1.2%

SCANA Corp.

   1.2%

Dollar Tree, Inc.

   1.0%

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.

   0.9%

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

   0.9%

Hawaiian Electric Industries

   0.9%

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

   0.9%

Northeast Utilities

   0.8%

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   0.8%

Sonoco Products Co.

   0.8%

 

  * Excludes short-term investments related to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


 

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ING INDEX PLUS SMALLCAP FUND   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

 

LOGO

 

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to outperform the total return performance of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index(1) (“S&P SmallCap 600 Index”), while maintaining a market level of risk. The Fund is managed by Omar Aguilar(2), Ph.D. and Vincent Costa, CFA, Portfolio Managers of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, the Fund’s Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (36.60)% compared to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, which returned (35.36)%, for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: The reporting period was challenging for the Fund. Valuation factors did not work; factors like book to price and sales to price acted as a drag to performance. Market recognition and quality factors like long term momentum and accruals helped results but were unable to offset the underperformance from valuation factors.

At the start of the period, valuation factors underperformed, detracting from security selection in the financials, technology and consumer discretionary sectors. The latter part of the period saw a reversal in the trend for factor performance. Market recognition factors, which were in favor for most of the year, turned sharply negative and hurt performance during the period. Valuation factors bounced back from their lows for the year, working well during the period. Quality factors that had been flat began to perform. However, the severe underperformance of the market recognition factors could not be completely offset by the combined returns of the valuation and quality factors.

The Fund bounced back in October 2008, offsetting its earlier losses. Market recognition and quality factors like analyst earnings trend, estimate revisions, share buybacks and capital expenditure to depreciation were the primary drivers of performance. In November, valuation factors underperformed, again detracting from security selection in the financials and technology sectors.


 

Overall, factors did not perform well during the period. Valuation factors have underperformed since the start of 2007, showing some sign of recovery in the latter part of the reporting period. Quality factors have been flat for the year, but showed significant improvement during the period. Market recognition factors gave up all their gains from the last reporting period with the sharp reversal in this reporting period.

For the period, underweight positions in the utilities and consumer staples sectors detracted from results. These losses were partially offset by an overweight position in the financials sector. Security selection detracted from performance in the financials, industrials and energy sectors. These losses were partially offset by selection in the health care and consumer discretionary sectors.

The top detractors for the period included overweight positions in National Financial Partners Corp., Stone Energy Corp. and Browne & Co. Top contributors for the period included underweight positions in Tetra Tech, Inc., Sunrise Senior Living Inc., and Dril-Quip, Inc.

Current Strategy and Outlook: Our research builds a structured fund of stock with fundamental characteristics that we believe will translate into performance advantage over the benchmark. We believe our analysis positions the Fund to capitalize on high quality companies with superior business momentum, strong earnings and attractive valuations.

 

At the end of the reporting period the Fund was overweight in the consumer discretionary sector and underweight in the healthcare sector.

 

 

(1)

 

The S&P SmallCap 600 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-size company segment of the U.S. market.

(2)

 

Effective January 13, 2009, Mr. Aguilar is no longer a portfolio manager of the Fund.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Top Ten Holdings*

as of November 30, 2008

(as a percent of net assets)

 

Atmos Energy Corp.

   1.0%

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   0.9%

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.

   0.8%

Panera Bread Co.

   0.8%

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

   0.8%

Rock-Tenn Co.

   0.8%

Southwest Gas Corp.

   0.7%

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

   0.7%

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

   0.7%

Micros Systems, Inc.

   0.7%

 

  * Excludes short-term investments related to repurchase agreement and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


 

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008. The Funds’ expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table shown, “Actual Fund Return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table shown, “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses),” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each 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 sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund

  

Beginning
Account
Value
June 1, 2008

  

Ending
Account
Value
November 30, 2008

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

   

Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
November 30, 2008

   
 

Actual Fund Return

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 645.70    0.95 %   $ 3.92  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      643.90    1.70       7.01  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      644.60    1.45       5.98  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      646.40    0.70       2.89  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      646.20    0.95       3.92  
 

Class R

     1,000.00      645.10    1.20       4.95  
 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.31    0.95 %   $ 4.81  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      1,016.55    1.70       8.59  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      1,017.80    1.45       7.33  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      1,021.56    0.70       3.55  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      1,020.31    0.95       4.81  
 

Class R

     1,000.00      1,019.05    1.20       6.07  
              

 

 

*   Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

   

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund

  

Beginning
Account
Value
June 1, 2008

  

Ending
Account
Value
November 30, 2008

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

   

Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
November 30, 2008

   
 

Actual Fund Return

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 587.20    1.00 %   $ 3.98  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      584.50    1.75       6.95  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      585.50    1.50       5.96  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      587.40    0.75       2.98  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      586.90    1.00       3.98  
 

Class R

     1,000.00      586.00    1.25       4.97  
 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.05    1.00 %   $ 5.06  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      1,016.29    1.75       8.85  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      1,017.55    1.50       7.59  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      1,021.31    0.75       3.80  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      1,020.05    1.00       5.06  
 

Class R

     1,000.00      1,018.80    1.25       6.33  
 

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund

            
 

Actual Fund Return

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 634.00    1.00 %   $ 4.10  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      631.50    1.75       7.16  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      632.40    1.50       6.14  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      633.70    0.75       3.07  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      633.80    1.00       4.10  
 

Class R

     1,000.00      633.20    1.25       5.12  
 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.05    1.00 %   $ 5.06  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      1,016.29    1.75       8.85  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      1,017.55    1.50       7.59  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      1,021.31    0.75       3.80  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      1,020.05    1.00       5.06  
 

Class R

     1,000.00      1,018.80    1.25       6.33  
              

 

 

*   Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

    

ING

Index Plus

LargeCap

Fund

   

ING

Index Plus

MidCap

Fund

   

ING

Index Plus

SmallCap

Fund

 

ASSETS:

      

Investments in securities at value+*

   $ 390,921,261     $ 144,667,390     $ 67,538,558  

Short-term investments**

     2,429,870       5,613,713       4,717,506  

Short-term investments in affiliates at amortized cost

     61,000       1,528,000       —    

Short-term investments at amortized cost

     337,000       —         1,121,000  

Cash

     89,958       —         —    

Cash collateral for futures

     178,200       330,000       135,200  

Receivables:

      

Investment securities sold

     5,968,727       641,223       246,222  

Fund shares sold

     149,786       133,507       95,764  

Dividends and interest

     1,325,800       329,955       53,978  

Variation margin

     4,550       38,500       18,460  

Prepaid expenses

     41,781       33,579       29,210  

Reimbursement due from manager

     85,379       —         28,195  
                        

Total assets

     401,593,312       153,315,867       73,984,093  
                        

LIABILITIES:

      

Payable for investment securities purchased

     6,096,585       680,086       249,269  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     1,091,436       158,920       107,076  

Payable for futures variation margin

     —         7,700       —    

Payable upon receipt of securities loaned

     2,488,697       5,763,847       4,784,391  

Payable to affiliates

     369,148       104,918       46,353  

Payable to custodian due to bank overdraft

     —         4,614       15,034  

Payable for directors fees

     32,637       18,905       10,392  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     911,080       222,439       133,082  
                        

Total liabilities

     10,989,583       6,961,429       5,345,597  
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 390,603,729     $ 146,354,438     $ 68,638,496  
                        

NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 514,903,751     $ 224,233,036     $ 103,048,120  

Undistributed net investment income

     660,436       1,100,712       468,995  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and futures

     (53,322,137 )     (28,403,870 )     (10,391,852 )

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and futures

     (71,638,321 )     (50,575,440 )     (24,486,767 )
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 390,603,729     $ 146,354,438     $ 68,638,496  
                        

 

      

+      Including securities loaned at value

   $ 2,404,884     $ 5,667,751     $ 4,683,311  

*      Cost of investments in securities

   $ 462,533,645     $ 195,040,924     $ 92,062,791  

**    Cost of short-term investments

   $ 2,488,697     $ 5,763,847     $ 4,784,391  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

    

ING

Index Plus

LargeCap

Fund

  

ING

Index Plus

MidCap

Fund

  

ING

Index Plus

SmallCap

Fund

Class A:

        

Net assets

   $ 75,640,917    $ 57,115,354    $ 21,107,435

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     7,210,711      6,604,902      2,318,205

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 10.49    $ 8.65    $ 9.11

Maximum offering price per share (3.00%)(1)

   $ 10.81    $ 8.92    $ 9.39

Class B:

        

Net assets

   $ 188,472,538    $ 8,631,382    $ 3,554,745

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     17,885,796      1,067,004      427,884

Net asset value and redemption price per share(2)

   $ 10.54    $ 8.09    $ 8.31

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 10.54    $ 8.09    $ 8.31

Class C:

        

Net assets

   $ 28,146,811    $ 7,140,053    $ 3,033,564

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     2,671,359      861,350      355,010

Net asset value and redemption price per share(2)

   $ 10.54    $ 8.29    $ 8.55

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 10.54    $ 8.29    $ 8.55

Class I:

        

Net assets

   $ 39,412,470    $ 26,088,273    $ 14,472,073

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     3,739,731      2,964,427      1,537,551

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 10.54    $ 8.80    $ 9.41

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 10.54    $ 8.80    $ 9.41

Class O:

        

Net assets

   $ 49,838,732    $ 36,745,923    $ 21,976,157

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     4,744,164      4,232,995      2,392,596

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 10.51    $ 8.68    $ 9.19

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 10.51    $ 8.68    $ 9.19

Class R:

        

Net assets

   $ 9,092,261    $ 10,633,453    $ 4,494,522

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     870,945      1,243,342      499,114

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 10.44    $ 8.55    $ 9.01

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 10.44    $ 8.55    $ 9.01

 

(1)

 

Maximum offering price computed at 100/97 of net asset value. On purchases of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

(2)

 

Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

    

ING

Index Plus

LargeCap

Fund

   

ING

Index Plus
MidCap

Fund

   

ING

Index Plus

SmallCap

Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

      

Dividends(1)

   $ 3,253,096     $ 1,743,367     $ 696,373  

Interest

     7,568       6,927       5,972  

Securities lending income

     66,447       176,118       195,723  
                        

Total investment income

     3,327,111       1,926,412       898,068  
                        

EXPENSES:

      

Investment management fees

     601,638       498,754       233,472  

Distribution and service fees:

      

Class A

     114,483       108,933       42,789  

Class B

     160,753       71,367       28,827  

Class C

     43,335       43,245       17,079  

Class O

     75,278       66,975       38,458  

Class R

     31,238       46,974       18,614  

Transfer agent fees

     209,347       180,190       121,221  

Administrative service fees

     106,959       88,668       41,506  

Shareholder reporting expense

     56,384       72,261       33,079  

Registration fees

     36,127       36,906       36,452  

Professional fees

     47,726       34,333       19,525  

Custody and accounting expense

     26,535       25,620       18,132  

Directors fees

     10,328       15,828       10,065  

Miscellaneous expense

     31,210       17,943       10,818  

Interest expense

     394       928       333  
                        

Total expenses

     1,551,735       1,308,925       670,370  

Net waived and reimbursed fees

     (183,342 )     (137,676 )     (136,273 )
                        

Net expenses

     1,368,393       1,171,249       534,097  
                        

Net investment income

     1,958,718       755,163       363,971  
                        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES

      

Net realized loss on:

      

Investments

     (41,800,849 )     (16,846,635 )     (255,940 )

Futures

     (1,904,950 )     (1,652,486 )     (626,967 )
                        

Net realized loss on investments and futures

     (43,705,799 )     (18,499,121 )     (882,907 )
                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on:

      

Investments

     (67,186,963 )     (91,844,282 )     (42,161,843 )

Futures

     (60,058 )     (395,810 )     (27,180 )
                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and futures

     (67,247,021 )     (92,240,092 )     (42,189,023 )
                        

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and futures

     (110,952,820 )     (110,739,213 )     (43,071,930 )
                        

Decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (108,994,102 )   $ (109,984,050 )   $ (42,707,959 )
                        

 

      

(1)     Dividends from affiliates

   $ 14,840     $ 22,371     $ 10,310  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

   

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund

   

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund

 
   

Six Months Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year Ended

May 31,

2008

 

FROM OPERATIONS:

       

Net investment income

  $ 1,958,718     $ 3,780,884     $ 755,163     $ 1,000,878  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures

    (43,705,799 )     23,693,197       (18,499,121 )     5,399,352  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and futures

    (67,247,021 )     (65,758,473 )     (92,240,092 )     (34,496,080 )
                               

Decrease in net assets resulting from operations

    (108,994,102 )     (38,284,392 )     (109,984,050 )     (28,095,850 )
                               

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

       

Net investment income:

       

Class A

    (896,594 )     (1,996,352 )     —         (589,361 )

Class B

    (21,100 )     (84,815 )     —         —    

Class C

    (61,509 )     (107,628 )     —         —    

Class I

    (728,395 )     (754,101 )     —         (270,008 )

Class O

    (782,723 )     (1,187,635 )     —         (335,102 )

Class R

    (110,988 )     (244,748 )     —         (55,299 )

Net realized gains:

       

Class A

    —         (8,153,149 )     —         (23,750,035 )

Class B

    —         (1,198,948 )     —         (4,596,747 )

Class C

    —         (737,991 )     —         (3,238,213 )

Class I

    —         (2,476,112 )     —         (6,664,789 )

Class O

    —         (4,600,813 )     —         (11,923,153 )

Class R

    —         (1,263,040 )     —         (4,835,439 )
                               

Total distributions

    (2,601,309 )     (22,805,332 )     —         (56,258,146 )
                               

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

       

Net proceeds from sale of shares

    18,063,954       116,368,865       18,474,589       73,155,309  

Proceeds from shares issued in merger (Note 11)

    231,270,543       —         —         —    

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,073,326       22,216,679       —         53,557,781  
                               
    251,407,823       138,585,544       18,474,589       126,713,090  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (59,036,847 )     (244,421,779 )     (45,645,412 )     (130,099,626 )
                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    192,370,976       (105,836,235 )     (27,170,823 )     (3,386,536 )
                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    80,775,565       (166,925,959 )     (137,154,873 )     (87,740,532 )
                               

NET ASSETS:

       

Beginning of period

    309,828,164       476,754,123       283,509,311       371,249,843  
                               

End of period

  $ 390,603,729     $ 309,828,164     $ 146,354,438     $ 283,509,311  
                               

Undistributed net investment income at end of period

  $ 660,436     $ 1,303,027     $ 1,100,712     $ 345,549  
                               

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

    

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund

 
    

Six Months Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year Ended

May 31,

2008

 

FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 363,971     $ 141,771  

Net realized loss on investments and futures

     (882,907 )     (8,194,700 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and futures

     (42,189,023 )     (17,848,171 )
                

Decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (42,707,959 )     (25,901,100 )
                

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

Net realized gains:

    

Class A

     —         (6,841,323 )

Class B

     —         (1,378,470 )

Class C

     —         (918,429 )

Class I

     —         (1,830,945 )

Class O

     —         (4,974,039 )

Class R

     —         (1,861,770 )
                

Total distributions

     —         (17,804,976 )
                

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     7,960,526       40,876,810  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         17,167,928  
                
     7,960,526       58,044,738  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (27,018,970 )     (53,632,659 )
                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     (19,058,444 )     4,412,079  
                

Net decrease in net assets

     (61,766,403 )     (39,293,997 )
                

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of period

     130,404,899       169,698,896  
                

End of period

   $ 68,638,496     $ 130,404,899  
                

Undistributed net investment income at end of period

   $ 468,995     $ 105,024  
                

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class A  
          Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
          2008     2007     2006     2005    2004  

Per Share Operating Performance:

               
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   16.48     19.53     16.17     15.21     14.19    12.27  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income    $   0.10 *   0.19 *   0.16 *   0.14 *   0.16    0.10  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (5.93 )   (2.01 )   3.36     0.95     1.02    1.91  
Total from investment operations    $   (5.83 )   (1.82 )   3.52     1.09     1.18    2.01  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income    $   0.16     0.24     0.16     0.13     0.16    0.09  
Net realized gains on investments    $       0.99                 
Total distributions    $   0.16     1.23     0.16     0.13     0.16    0.09  
Net asset value, end of period    $   10.49     16.48     19.53     16.17     15.21    14.19  

Total Return(1)

   %   (35.43 )   (9.63 )   21.86     7.14     8.33    16.40  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

               
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   75,641     116,049     207,710     217,766     259,323    265,436  
Ratios to average net assets:                
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment(2)    %   1.09     1.11     0.98     0.95     0.93    0.93  
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment(2)(3)    %   0.95   0.95   0.95   0.95     0.93    0.94  
Net investment income after expense waiver/recoupment(2)(3)    %   1.46   1.08   0.93   0.89     1.08    0.76  
Portfolio turnover rate    %   83     144     109     133     78    79  
               
         Class B  
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
             2008     2007     2006     2005    2004  

Per Share Operating Performance:

               
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   16.41     19.42     16.07     15.12     14.11    12.21  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income (loss)    $   0.07 *   0.06 *   0.03 *   0.03     0.05    (0.01 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (5.91 )   (2.01 )   3.34     0.93     1.00    1.92  
Total from investment operations    $   (5.84 )   (1.95 )   3.37     0.96     1.05    1.91  
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income    $   0.03     0.07     0.02     0.01     0.04    0.01  
Net realized gains on investments    $       0.99                 
Total distributions    $   0.03     1.06     0.02     0.01     0.04    0.01  
Net asset value, end of period    $   10.54     16.41     19.42     16.07     15.12    14.11  

Total Return(1)

   %   (35.61 )   (10.34 )   20.97     6.33     7.45    15.61  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

               
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   188,473     16,512     30,137     33,911     37,706    37,382  
Ratios to average net assets:                
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment(2)    %   1.84     1.86     1.73     1.70     1.68    1.68  
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment(2)(3)    %   1.70   1.70   1.70   1.70     1.68    1.69  
Net investment income (loss) after expense waiver/recoupment(2)(3)    %   1.31   0.34   0.17   0.14     0.34    (0.01 )
Portfolio turnover rate    %   83     144     109     133     78    79  

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(2)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired

 

fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.
*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class C
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
           2008     2007     2006     2005    2004
                                       

Per Share Operating Performance:

               
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   16.49     19.54     16.18     15.22     14.19    12.27
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income    $   0.07 *   0.12     0.08     0.07     0.10    0.03
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (5.93 )   (2.04 )   3.36     0.93     1.00    1.91
Total from investment operations    $   (5.86 )   (1.92 )   3.44     1.00     1.10    1.94
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income    $   0.09     0.14     0.08     0.04     0.07    0.02
Net realized gains on investments    $       0.99               
Total distributions    $   0.09     1.13     0.08     0.04     0.07    0.02
Net asset value, end of period    $   10.54     16.49     19.54     16.18     15.22    14.19

Total Return(1)

   %   (35.54 )   (10.12 )   21.27     6.59     7.77    15.86

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

               
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   28,147     11,494     16,607     15,113     17,146    18,846
Ratios to average net assets:                
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment(2)    %   1.59     1.61     1.48     1.45     1.43    1.43
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment(2)(3)    %   1.45   1.45   1.45   1.45     1.43    1.44
Net investment income after expense waiver/recoupment(2)(3)    %   1.16   0.60   0.43   0.39     0.58    0.25
Portfolio turnover rate    %   83     144     109     133     78    79
               
         Class I
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
           2008     2007     2006     2005    2004
                                       

Per Share Operating Performance:

               
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   16.60     19.68     16.29     15.34     14.31    12.37
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income    $   0.12 *   0.24 *   0.21 *   0.18 *   0.21    0.15
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (5.98 )   (2.03 )   3.39     0.94     1.02    1.90
Total from investment operations    $   (5.86 )   (1.79 )   3.60     1.12     1.23    2.05
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income    $   0.20     0.30     0.21     0.17     0.20    0.11
Net realized gains on investments    $       0.99               
Total distributions    $   0.20     1.29     0.21     0.17     0.20    0.11
Net asset value, end of period    $   10.54     16.60     19.68     16.29     15.34    14.31

Total Return(1)

   %   (35.36 )   (9.42 )   22.17     7.29     8.62    16.69

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

               
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   39,412     67,691     100,710     91,633     120,969    129,534
Ratios to average net assets:                
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment(2)    %   0.84     0.86     0.73     0.70     0.68    0.68
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment(2)(3)    %   0.70   0.70   0.70   0.70     0.68    0.69
Net investment income after expense waiver/recoupment(2)(3)    %   1.70   1.31   1.17   1.14     1.34    1.01
Portfolio turnover rate    %   83     144     109     133     78    79

 

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(2)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired

 

fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.
*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class O
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
         2008     2007     2006    2005    2004
                                      

Per Share Operating Performance:

                
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   16.51     19.58     16.22     15.27    14.26    12.33
Income (loss) from investment operations:                 
Net investment income    $   0.10 *   0.20 *   0.15     0.13    0.15    0.09
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (5.93 )   (2.03 )   3.38     0.96    1.03    1.94
Total from investment operations    $   (5.83 )   (1.83 )   3.53     1.09    1.18    2.03
Less distributions from:                 
Net investment income    $   0.17     0.25     0.17     0.14    0.17    0.10
Net realized gains on investments    $       0.99              
Total distributions    $   0.17     1.24     0.17     0.14    0.17    0.10
Net asset value, end of period    $   10.51     16.51     19.58     16.22    15.27    14.26

Total Return(2)

   %   (35.38 )   (9.65 )   21.84     7.11    8.27    16.50

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   49,839     81,797     90,279     59,536    37,242    20,068
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment(3)    %   1.09     1.11     0.98     0.95    0.93    0.93
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment(3)(4)    %   0.95   0.95   0.95   0.95    0.93    0.94
Net investment income after expense waiver/recoupment(3)(4)    %   1.46   1.11   0.95   0.89    1.06    0.75
Portfolio turnover rate    %   83     144     109     133    78    79

 

         Class R
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,    December 8,
2003(1) to
May 31,
2004
           2008     2007     2006    2005   
                                      

Per Share Operating Performance:

                
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   16.37     19.41     16.08     15.14    14.17    13.52
Income (loss) from investment operations:                 
Net investment income    $   0.08 *   0.15 *   0.12     0.09    0.11    0.12
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (5.88 )   (2.01 )   3.34     0.95    1.02    0.64
Total from investment operations    $   (5.80 )   (1.86 )   3.46     1.04    1.13    0.76
Less distributions from:                 
Net investment income    $   0.13     0.19     0.13     0.10    0.16    0.11
Net realized gains on investments    $       0.99              
Total distributions    $   0.13     1.18     0.13     0.10    0.16    0.11
Net asset value, end of period    $   10.44     16.37     19.41     16.08    15.14    14.17

Total Return(2)

   %   (35.49 )   (9.90 )   21.55     6.89    7.99    4.81

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   9,092     16,284     31,311     24,484    16,463    3,244
Ratios to average net assets:                 
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment(3)    %   1.34     1.36     1.23     1.20    1.18    1.19
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment(3)(4)    %   1.20   1.20   1.20   1.20    1.18    1.19
Net investment income after expense waiver/recoupment(3)(4)    %   1.21   0.86   0.69   0.64    0.79    0.46
Portfolio turnover rate    %   83     144     109     133    78    79

 

(1)

 

Commencement of operations.

(2)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired

 

fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.
*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

        Class A  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
        2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
                                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   14.73     19.48     17.68     16.25     14.45     11.64  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.05     0.08     0.11     0.05     0.04     0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (6.13 )   (1.56 )   3.15     2.17     1.84     2.79  
Total from investment operations   $   (6.08 )   (1.48 )   3.26     2.22     1.88     2.82  
Less distributions from:              
Net investment income   $       0.08     0.05     0.04     0.02     0.01  
Net realized gains on investments   $       3.19     1.41     0.75     0.06      
Total distributions   $       3.27     1.46     0.79     0.08     0.01  
Net asset value, end of period   $   8.65     14.73     19.48     17.68     16.25     14.45  

Total Return(1)

  %   (41.28 )   (7.28 )   19.43     13.82     13.01     24.27  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   57,115     111,795     175,465     187,657     155,222     120,295  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)   %   1.13     1.14     1.02     0.98     0.99     1.11  
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00     1.00     1.00  
Net expense after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00     1.00     1.00  
Net investment income after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission
recapture(2)(3)
  %   0.74     0.40   0.59   0.29     0.28     0.30  
Portfolio turnover rate   %   49     129     92     111     93     112  
             
        Class B  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
        2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
                                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   13.84     18.55     16.98     15.71     14.07     11.40  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment loss   $   (0.00 )*   (0.05 )   (0.03 )   (0.08 )   (0.07 )   (0.05 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (5.75 )   (1.47 )   3.01     2.10     1.77     2.72  
Total from investment operations   $   (5.75 )   (1.52 )   2.98     2.02     1.70     2.67  
Less distributions from:              
Net realized gains on investments   $       3.19     1.41     0.75     0.06      
Total distributions   $       3.19     1.41     0.75     0.06      
Net asset value, end of period   $   8.09     13.84     18.55     16.98     15.71     14.07  

Total Return(1)

  %   (41.55 )   (7.91 )   18.52     13.01     12.08     23.42  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   8,631     19,275     31,260     33,369     27,500     20,839  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)   %   1.88     1.89     1.77     1.73     1.74     1.86  
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.75   1.75   1.75   1.75     1.75     1.75  
Net expense after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.75   1.75   1.75   1.75     1.75     1.75  
Net investment loss after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   (0.03 )   (0.35 )†   (0.16 )†   (0.46 )   (0.47 )   (0.44 )
Portfolio turnover rate   %   49     129     92     111     93     112  

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(2)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired

 

fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.
*   Amount is more than $(0.005).

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

        Class C  
       

Six Months

Ended
November 30,
2008

    Year Ended May 31,  
        2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
                                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   14.16     18.87     17.20     15.86     14.17     11.45  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income (loss)   $   0.02     (0.01 )   0.02     (0.04 )   (0.03 )   (0.03 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (5.89 )   (1.51 )   3.06     2.13     1.78     2.75  
Total from investment operations   $   (5.87 )   (1.52 )   3.08     2.09     1.75     2.72  
Less distributions from:              
Net realized gains on investments   $       3.19     1.41     0.75     0.06      
Total distributions   $       3.19     1.41     0.75     0.06      
Net asset value, end of period   $   8.29     14.16     18.87     17.20     15.86     14.17  

Total Return(1)

  %   (41.45 )   (7.77 )   18.88     13.33     12.35     23.76  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   7,140     15,040     21,205     20,575     15,613     11,885  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)   %   1.63     1.64     1.52     1.48     1.49     1.61  
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.50   1.50   1.50   1.50     1.50     1.50  
Net expense after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.50   1.50   1.50   1.50     1.50     1.50  
Net investment income (loss) after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   0.23   (0.09 )†   0.09   (0.21 )   (0.22 )   (0.20 )
Portfolio turnover rate   %   49     129     92     111     93     112  
             
        Class I  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
        2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
                                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   14.98     19.75     17.90     16.43     14.60     11.74  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.06     0.11 *   0.15 *   0.10 *   0.06     0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (6.24 )   (1.56 )   3.20     2.19     1.87     2.83  
Total from investment operations   $   (6.18 )   (1.45 )   3.35     2.29     1.93     2.89  
Less distributions from:              
Net investment income   $       0.13     0.09     0.07     0.04     0.03  
Net realized gains on investments   $       3.19     1.41     0.75     0.06      
Total distributions   $       3.32     1.50     0.82     0.10     0.03  
Net asset value, end of period   $   8.80     14.98     19.75     17.90     16.43     14.60  

Total Return(1)

  %   (41.26 )   (6.99 )   19.72     14.13     13.23     24.61  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   26,088     46,123     42,061     29,278     45,120     21,187  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)   %   0.88     0.89     0.77     0.73     0.74     0.86  
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   0.75   0.75   0.75   0.75     0.75     0.75  
Net expense after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   0.75   0.75   0.75   0.75     0.75     0.75  
Net investment income after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   0.99   0.66   0.85   0.54     0.56     0.54  
Portfolio turnover rate   %   49     129     92     111     93     112  

 

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(2)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired

 

fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.
*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

        Class O
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
        2008     2007     2006   2005   2004
                                   

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   14.79     19.55     17.75     16.31   14.52   11.69
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.05     0.07     0.10     0.04   0.04   0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (6.16 )   (1.55 )   3.16     2.19   1.83   2.83
Total from investment operations   $   (6.11 )   (1.48 )   3.26     2.23   1.87   2.85
Less distributions from:              
Net investment income   $       0.09     0.05     0.04   0.02   0.02
Net realized gains on investments   $       3.19     1.41     0.75   0.06  
Total distributions   $       3.28     1.46     0.79   0.08   0.02
Net asset value, end of period   $   8.68     14.79     19.55     17.75   16.31   14.52

Total Return(2)

  %   (41.31 )   (7.25 )   19.37     13.85   12.91   24.38

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   36,746     66,663     67,607     51,251   32,350   20,705
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(3)   %   1.13     1.14     1.02     0.99   0.99   1.11
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment prior to brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00
Net expense after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00
Net investment income after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   0.75   0.41   0.59   0.29   0.29   0.33
Portfolio turnover rate   %   49     129     92     111   93   112

 

        Class R
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,   October 24,
2003(1) to
May 31,
2004
          2008     2007     2006     2005  
                                     

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   14.59     19.32     17.56     16.16     14.43   12.91
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.04     0.03     0.06     0.00 *   0.01   0.03
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (6.08 )   (1.53 )   3.12     2.17     1.81   1.52
Total from investment operations   $   (6.04 )   (1.50 )   3.18     2.17     1.82   1.55
Less distributions from:              
Net investment income   $       0.04     0.01     0.02     0.03   0.03
Net realized gains on investments   $       3.19     1.41     0.75     0.06  
Total distributions   $       3.23     1.42     0.77     0.09   0.03
Net asset value, end of period   $   8.55     14.59     19.32     17.56     16.16   14.43

Total Return(2)

  %   (41.40 )   (7.48 )   19.09     13.60     12.64   12.00

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   10,633     24,614     33,651     29,639     14,785   5,489
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(3)   %   1.38     1.39     1.27     1.24     1.24   1.36
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment prior to brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   1.25   1.25   1.25   1.25     1.25   1.25
Net expense after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   1.25   1.25   1.25   1.25     1.25   1.25
Net investment income after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   0.46   0.15   0.34   0.04     0.08   0.16
Portfolio turnover rate   %   49     129     92     111     93   112

(1)

 

Commencement of operations.

(2)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired

 

fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.
*   Amount is less than $0.005.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

        Class A  
       

Six Months

Ended

November 30,
2008

    Year Ended May 31,  
        2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
                                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   14.37     19.74     18.78     16.46     14.72     11.41  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income (loss)   $   0.05 *   0.03     0.02     0.02     0.02     (0.01 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (5.31 )   (3.13 )   2.61     2.67     2.25     3.32  
Total from investment operations   $   (5.26 )   (3.10 )   2.63     2.69     2.27     3.31  
Less distributions from:              
Net realized gains on investments   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Total distributions   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Net asset value, end of period   $   9.11     14.37     19.74     18.78     16.46     14.72  

Total Return(1)

  %   (36.60 )   (15.73 )   14.70     16.45     15.49     29.01  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   21,107     43,900     67,193     71,251     53,323     39,803  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)   %   1.26     1.21     1.08     1.07     1.12     1.39  
Net expenses after expense waiver prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00     1.00     0.99  
Net expense after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00     1.00     0.99  
Net investment income (loss) after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   0.72   0.18   0.08   0.10     0.14     (0.10 )
Portfolio turnover rate   %   30     139     93     109     83     126  
             
        Class B  
       

Six Months
Ended

November 30,
2008

    Year Ended May 31,  
        2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
                                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   13.16     18.43     17.76     15.71     14.17     11.06  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment loss   $   (0.00 )*,**   (0.10 )   (0.13 )   (0.11 )   (0.08 )   (0.08 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (4.85 )   (2.90 )   2.47     2.53     2.15     3.19  
Total from investment operations   $   (4.85 )   (3.00 )   2.34     2.42     2.07     3.11  
Less distributions from:              
Net realized gains on investments   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Total distributions   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Net asset value, end of period   $   8.31     13.16     18.43     17.76     15.71     14.17  

Total Return(1)

  %   (36.85 )   (16.35 )   13.88     15.51     14.67     28.12  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   3,555     7,373     14,402     16,598     13,653     9,431  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)   %   2.01     1.96     1.83     1.82     1.87     2.14  
Net expenses after expense waiver prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.75   1.75   1.75   1.75     1.75     1.74  
Net expense after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.75   1.75   1.75   1.75     1.75     1.74  
Net investment loss after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   (0.03 )†   (0.58 )†   (0.68 )†   (0.64 )   (0.62 )   (0.83 )
Portfolio turnover rate   %   30     139     93     109     83     126  

 

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(2)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired

 

fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.
*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.
**   Amount is more than $(0.005).

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

        Class C  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
        2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
                                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   13.52     18.81     18.06     15.91     14.31     11.15  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income (loss)   $   0.01 *   (0.05 )   (0.07 )   (0.06 )   (0.05 )   (0.07 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (4.98 )   (2.97 )   2.49     2.58     2.18     3.23  
Total from investment operations   $   (4.97 )   (3.02 )   2.42     2.52     2.13     3.16  
Less distributions from:              
Net realized gains on investments   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Total distributions   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Net asset value, end of period   $   8.55     13.52     18.81     18.06     15.91     14.31  

Total Return(1)

  %   (36.76 )   (16.10 )   14.10     15.95     14.95     28.34  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   3,034     5,615     8,621     7,965     6,050     4,970  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)   %   1.76     1.71     1.58     1.57     1.62     1.89  
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.50   1.50   1.50   1.50     1.50     1.49  
Net expense after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.50   1.50   1.50   1.50     1.50     1.49  
Net investment income (loss) after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   0.23   (0.32 )†   (0.42 )†   (0.40 )   (0.36 )   (0.59 )
Portfolio turnover rate   %   30     139     93     109     83     126  
             
        Class I  
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
        2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
                                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   14.85     20.25     19.17     16.75     14.94     11.55  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.06 *   0.07 *   0.06     0.04 *   0.04     0.02  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (5.50 )   (3.20 )   2.69     2.75     2.30     3.37  
Total from investment operations   $   (5.44 )   (3.13 )   2.75     2.79     2.34     3.39  
Less distributions from:              
Net realized gains on investments   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Total distributions   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Net asset value, end of period   $   9.41     14.85     20.25     19.17     16.75     14.94  

Total Return(1)

  %   (36.63 )   (15.46 )   15.04     16.77     15.74     29.35  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   14,472     25,170     17,542     13,787     7,414     1,705  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)   %   1.01     0.96     0.83     0.82     0.87     1.14  
Net expenses after expense waiver/recoupment prior to brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   0.75   0.75   0.75   0.75     0.75     0.74  
Net expense after expense waiver/recoupment and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   0.75   0.75   0.75   0.75     0.75     0.74  
Net investment income after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   0.99   0.42   0.34   0.23     0.38     0.14  
Portfolio turnover rate   %   30     139     93     109     83     126  

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(2)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired

 

fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.
*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

        Class O  
       

Six Months
Ended
November 30,

2008

    Year Ended May 31,  
        2008     2007     2006   2005   2004  
                                     

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   14.50     19.89     18.91     16.58   14.82   11.47  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.05     0.03     0.02     0.02   0.02   0.00 **
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (5.36 )   (3.15 )   2.63     2.68   2.27   3.35  
Total from investment operations   $   (5.31 )   (3.12 )   2.65     2.70   2.29   3.35  
Less distributions from:              
Net realized gains on investments   $       2.27     1.67     0.37   0.53    
Total distributions   $       2.27     1.67     0.37   0.53    
Net asset value, end of period   $   9.19     14.50     19.89     18.91   16.58   14.82  

Total Return(2)

  %   (36.62 )   (15.71 )   14.71     16.39   15.52   29.21  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   21,976     35,728     45,242     40,479   28,992   17,369  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(3)   %   1.26     1.21     1.08     1.07   1.12   1.39  
Net expenses after expense waiver prior to brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00   0.99  
Net expense after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00   1.00   0.99  
Net investment income (loss) after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   0.74   0.18   0.09   0.10   0.13   (0.04 )
Portfolio turnover rate   %   30     139     93     109   83   126  

 

        Class R  
       

Six Months
Ended
November 30,

2008

    Year Ended May 31,    

December 8,
2003(1) to
May 31,

2004

 
          2008     2007     2006     2005    
                                         

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   14.23     19.62     18.71     16.45     14.75     13.97  
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income (loss)   $   0.03 *   (0.01 )   (0.03 )   (0.03 )*   (0.02 )   0.00 **
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (5.25 )   (3.11 )   2.61     2.66     2.25     0.78  
Total from investment operations   $   (5.22 )   (3.12 )   2.58     2.63     2.23     0.78  
Less distributions from:              
Net realized gains on investments   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Total distributions   $       2.27     1.67     0.37     0.53      
Net asset value, end of period   $   9.01     14.23     19.62     18.71     16.45     14.75  

Total Return(2)

  %   (36.68 )   (15.94 )   14.48     16.09     15.19     5.58  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   4,495     12,619     16,698     12,321     3,742     1,256  
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(3)   %   1.51     1.46     1.33     1.32     1.37     1.60  
Net Expenses after expense waiver prior to brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   1.25   1.25   1.25   1.25     1.25     0.99  
Net expense after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   1.25   1.25   1.25   1.25     1.25     0.99  
Net investment income (loss) after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)   %   0.50   (0.07 )†   (0.16 )†   (0.17 )   (0.14 )   0.02  
Portfolio turnover rate   %   30     139     93     109     83     126  

 

(1)

 

Commencement of operations.

(2)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(4)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage, extraordinary expenses, and acquired

 

fund fees and expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.
*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.
**   Amount is less than $0.005.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

Organization. ING Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of Maryland on June 17, 1991 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (“1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. There are sixteen active separate investment series which comprise the Company. The three series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) that are in this report are: ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund (“Index Plus LargeCap”), ING Index Plus MidCap Fund (“Index Plus MidCap”) and ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund (“Index Plus SmallCap”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).

Each Fund offers the following classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, Class O and Class R shares. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees. Shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Funds and earn income and realized gains/losses from each Fund pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Common expenses of the Funds (including custodial asset-based fees, legal and audit fees, printing and mailing expenses, transfer agency out-of-pocket expenses, and fees and expenses of the independent trustees) are allocated to each Fund in proportion to its relative daily net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund (including advisory, administration, custodial transaction-based, registration, other professional, distribution and/or service fees, certain taxes, and offering costs) are charged directly to that Fund. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, and shareholder servicing fees. Class B shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase.

Class B shares of the Index Plus Funds are closed to new investments, provided that (1) Class B shares of the Index Plus Funds may be purchased through the reinvestment of dividends issued by each Fund; and (2) subject to the terms and conditions of relevant exchange privileges and if permitted under their respective prospectuses, Class B shares of Index Plus Funds may be acquired through exchange of Class B shares of other funds in the ING mutual funds complex.

ING Investments, LLC (“ING Investments” or “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as

the Investment Adviser to the Funds. ING Investments has engaged ING Investment Management Co. (“ING IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Connecticut corporation, to serve as the Sub-Adviser to the Funds. ING Funds Distributor, LLC (“IFD” or the “Distributor”) is the principal underwriter of the Funds. ING Investments, ING IM and the Distributor are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep N.V. (“ING Groep”). ING Groep is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services to over 75 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. With a diverse workforce of about 125,000 people, ING Groep comprises a broad spectrum of prominent companies that increasingly serve their clients under the ING brand.

On October 19, 2008, ING Groep announced that it reached an agreement with the Dutch government to strengthen its capital position, creating a strong buffer to navigate the current market and economic environment. ING Groep will issue non-voting core Tier-1 securities for a total consideration of EUR 10 billion to the Dutch State. The transaction boosts ING Bank’s core Tier-1 ratio, strengthens the insurance balance sheet and reduces ING Groep’s Debt/Equity ratio.

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. Such policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies.

 

A.

Security Valuation. Investments in equity securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price. Securities reported by NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ official closing prices. Securities traded on an exchange or NASDAQ for which there has been no sale and securities traded in the over-the-counter-market are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. All investments quoted in foreign currencies will be valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at that time. Debt securities are valued at prices obtained from independent services or from one or more dealers making markets in the securities and may be adjusted based on the Funds’ valuation procedures. U.S. government obligations are valued by using market quotations or independent pricing services that use prices provided by market-makers or estimates of market values obtained


 

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from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available (which may include certain restricted securities which are subject to limitations as to their sale) are valued at their fair values as defined by the 1940 Act, and as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Directors (”Board”), in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. Securities traded on exchanges, including foreign exchanges, which close earlier than the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) may also be valued at their fair values as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board, in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. The valuation techniques applied in any specific instance are likely to vary from case to case. With respect to a restricted security, for example, consideration is generally given to the cost of the investment, the market value of any unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of valuation, the potential expiration of restrictions on the security, the existence of any registration rights, the costs to the Funds related to registration of the security, as well as factors relevant to the issuer itself. Consideration may also be given to the price and extent of any public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies’ securities.

The value of a foreign security traded on an exchange outside the United States is generally based on the price of a foreign security on the principal foreign exchange where it trades as of the time a Fund determines its NAV or if the foreign exchange closes prior to the time a Fund determines its NAV, the most recent closing price of the foreign security on its principal exchange. Trading in certain non-U.S. securities may not take place on all days on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. Further, trading takes place in various foreign markets on days on which the NYSE is not open. Consequently, the calculation of a Fund’s NAV may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of securities held by a Fund in foreign securities markets. Further, the value of a Fund’s assets may be significantly affected by foreign

trading on days when a shareholder cannot purchase or redeem shares of a Fund. In calculating a Fund’s NAV, foreign securities denominated in foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents.

If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by a Fund closes but before the time that a Fund’s NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent a readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time a Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, a Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under a Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time a Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that a Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, a Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes a Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time a Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and

 

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the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in a Fund’s NAV. Investments in securities maturing in 60 days or less from the date of acquisition are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value.

Effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, establishes a hierarchy for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities. As required by the standard, each investment asset or liability of the Funds is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1”, inputs other than quoted prices for an asset that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and unobservable inputs, including the sub-adviser’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3”. The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. A table summarizing the Funds’ investments under these levels of classification is included following the Portfolios of Investments.

Effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 133-1 and FASB Interpretation Number (“FIN”) 45-4, “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161.” The amendments to FSP 133 require enhanced disclosure regarding credit derivatives sold by an entity, including (1) the nature and terms of the credit derivative, reasons for entering into the credit derivative, the events or circumstances that would require the seller to perform under the credit derivative, and the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative, (2) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the seller could be required to make under the credit derivative, (3) the fair value of the credit derivative, and (4) the nature of any recourse provisions and assets held

either as collateral or by third parties. The amendments to FIN 45 require additional disclosures about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. All changes to accounting policies have been made in accordance with the FSP and incorporated for the current period as part of the Notes to Financial Statements and Portfolio of Investments.

 

B. Security Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Funds. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined by the effective yield method.

 

C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

  (1) Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the day.

 

  (2) Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at the end of the day, the Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends,

 

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interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on the Funds’ books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at fiscal year end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. Government securities. These risks include but are not limited to revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. Government securities.

 

D. Foreign Currency Transactions and Futures Contracts. For the purpose of hedging only, each Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions to convert to and from different foreign currencies and to and from the U.S. dollar in connection with the planned purchases or sales of securities. The Funds either enter into these transactions on a spot basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or use forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. When the contract is fulfilled or closed, gains or losses are realized. Until then, the gain or loss is included in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their forward contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.

For the purposes of hedging only, each Fund may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and security indices. A futures contract obligates the seller of the contract to deliver and the purchaser of the contract to take delivery of the type of foreign currency, financial instrument or security called for in the contract at a specified future time for a specified price. Upon entering into such a contract, a Fund is required to deposit and maintain as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, a Fund agrees to receive from or

pay to the broker an amount equal to the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margins and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by a Fund. When the contract is closed, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

 

E. Distributions to Shareholders. The Funds record distributions to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date. Each Fund pays dividends at least annually to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and may make distributions on a more frequent basis. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. For federal income tax purposes, a Fund may designate as capital gains dividends the earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of fund shares during the year.

 

F. Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Funds to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and related excise tax provisions applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and any net realized capital gains to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Management has considered the sustainability of the funds tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination. No capital gain distributions will be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or expired.

 

G. Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

H.

Repurchase Agreements. For temporary and defensive or cash management purposes, each

 

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Fund may invest in repurchase agreements with government securities dealers recognized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Under such agreements, the seller of the security agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed upon interest rate for the period of time the agreement is outstanding. The period of the repurchase agreements is usually short, from overnight to one week, while the underlying securities generally have longer maturities. Each Fund will receive as collateral securities acceptable to it whose market value is equal to at least 100% of the carrying amount of the repurchase agreements, plus accrued interest, being invested by a Fund. The underlying collateral is valued daily on a mark to market basis to assure that the value, including accrued interest is at least equal to the repurchase price. There would be potential loss to a Fund in the event a Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, and it might incur disposition costs in liquidating the collateral.

 

I. Securities Lending. Each Fund has the option to temporarily loan up to 30% of its total assets to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender’s fee. The borrower is required to fully collateralize the loans with cash or U.S. Government securities. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, a Fund has the right to use collateral to offset losses incurred. There would be potential loss to a Fund in the event a Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral. A Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in a Fund.

 

J. Swap Agreements. Certain funds may enter into swap agreements. A swap is an agreement between two parties pursuant to which each party agrees to make one or more payments to the other at specified future intervals based on the return of an asset (such as a stock, bond or currency) or non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index). The swap agreement will specify the “notional” amount of the asset or non-asset
 

reference to which the contract relates. Subsequent changes in market value, if any, are calculated based upon changes in the performance of the asset or non-asset reference multiplied by the notional value of the contract. A Fund may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and currency swaps to manage its exposure to credit, currency and interest rate risk. All outstanding swap agreements are reported following each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

Swaps are marked to market daily using quotations primarily from third party pricing services, counterparties or brokers. The value of the swap contract is recorded on the Statements of Assets or Liabilities. During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap, if any, is recorded as unrealized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. Upfront payments made and/or received by a Fund when entering into the agreements are recorded as the cost of the swap and are reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and as a component of the unrealized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations until termination. These upfront payments represent the amounts made or received when initially entering into the contract to offset the differences between the swap agreements and the prevailing market conditions at time of the contract. Upon termination, these upfront payments are recorded as a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations. A Fund also records periodic payments made and/or received on the swap contract as a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations.

Entering into swap agreements involves the risk that the maximum potential loss of an investment exceeds the current value of the investment as reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Other risks involve the possibility that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform, that there will be no liquid market for these investments and that unfavorable changes in the market will have a negative impact on the value of the index or securities underlying the respective swap agreement.

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a bilateral agreement between counterparties in which the buyer of the protection agrees to make a stream of periodic payments to the seller of protection in exchange

 

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for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for a referenced entity, obligation or index. As a seller of protection on credit default swaps, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer a fixed payment stream based on the notional amount of the swap contract. This fixed payment stream will continue until the swap contract expires or a defined credit event occurs.

A Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. As a seller of protection in a credit default swap, the Fund may execute these contracts to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market. The Fund may also enter into credit default swaps to speculate on changes in an issuer’s credit quality, to take advantage of perceived spread advantages, or to offset an existing short equivalent (i.e. buying protection on an equivalent reference entity).

The Fund may sell credit default swaps which expose it to the risk of loss from credit risk- related events specified in the contract. Although contract-specific, credit events are generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default or repudiation/moratorium. If a Fund is a seller of protection, and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will generally either (i) pay to the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations, or underlying securities comprising a referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising a referenced index. If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying

securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.

In assessing the status of payment or performance risk for a seller of protection, unrealized losses imply widening credit spreads when selling protection. A decrease in market value and a resulting unrealized loss position suggests a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness. As the notional amount represents the total obligation that would be due upon a credit event, market values that approach this loss, offset by any upfront payments received, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. Unrealized losses, market values, and upfront payments for all credit default swap agreements in which a Fund is a seller of protection have been disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments.

The maximum amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding as of November 30, 2008 for which a Fund is seller of protection are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreements, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One payment will be based on a floating rate of a specified interest rate while the other will be a fixed rate. Risks involve the future fluctuations of interest rates in which the fund may make payments that are greater than what the fund received from the counterparty. Other risks include credit, liquidity and market risk.

 

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Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on an asset (such as a basket of securities) or non-asset (such as an index) reference. The periodic payments or cash flows, are usually based on the non-asset reference versus the total return or the asset-based reference. The asset-based reference generally includes unrealized appreciation or depreciation and to the extent that the total return falls short of or exceeds the non-asset reference, a Fund will make or receive a payment to the counterparty. Risks of total return swaps include credit, liquidity and market risks.

Currency Swaps. A currency swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange two difference currencies at contract inception at the prevailing spot rate, and to reverse the exchange at a later agreed upon termination date. The currency exchange at termination may take place at the original exchange rate, an agreed upon exchange rate or the prevailing spot rate on the date of termination. The contract may also include periodic interest payments based on a specified interest rate. Risks of currency swaps include, but are not limited to, credit, liquidity, market, and exchange rate fluctuations which may involve a Fund paying an amount greater than originally received at the time of entering into the contract.

Structured Products. Certain Funds invest in structured products which are specially-designed derivative investments whose principal payments or interest payments are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The terms and conditions of these products may be ‘structured’ by the purchaser and the borrower issuing the note. The market value of these products will increase or decrease based on the performance of the underlying asset or reference. A Fund records the changes in the market value of these structured products as an unrealized gain or loss in the accompanying Statements of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured product is sold or matures.

 

Risks associated with structured products include credit risk (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligation) and interest rate risk. Since the Fund enters into the transaction with the borrower at par value, the Fund could receive more or less than it originally invested when a note matures. The prices of the notes may also be very volatile and may have limited liquidity in the market which can make it difficult for the Fund to value or sell at an advantageous price.

 

K. Illiquid and Restricted Securities. The Index Plus Funds may not invest more than 10% of their net assets in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities are not readily marketable. Disposing of illiquid investments may involve time-consuming negotiation and legal expenses, and it may be difficult or impossible for the Funds to sell them promptly at an acceptable price. Each Fund may also invest in restricted securities, which include those sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (“1933 Act”) or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, and/or are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Certain restricted securities may be considered liquid pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board or may be deemed to be illiquid because they may not be readily marketable. Illiquid and restricted securities are valued using market quotations when readily available. In the absence of market quotations, the securities are valued based upon their fair value determined under procedures approved by the Board.

 

L. When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions. Each Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis. The price of the underlying securities and date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The market value of such is identified in each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the securities or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract. In connection with such purchases, the Funds are required to segregate liquid assets sufficient to cover the purchase price.

 

M.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions. In a dollar roll transaction, a Fund sells a mortgage-backed security to a financial institution, such as a bank or broker/ dealer, and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a substantially similar (i.e., same type,

 

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coupon, and maturity) security from the institution on a delayed delivery basis at an agreed upon price. The mortgage-backed securities that are repurchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories. The Funds account for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales.

 

N. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the funds and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the cost of purchases and proceeds from the sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

    

Purchases

  

Sales

Index Plus LargeCap

   $ 227,125,074    $ 258,162,184

Index Plus MidCap

     108,031,358      135,132,314

Index Plus SmallCap

     31,123,153      49,399,022

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

The Funds entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with ING Investments. The Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following annual rates:

For each of the Index Plus Funds — 0.450% on the first $500 million, 0.425% on the next $250 million, 0.400% on the next $1.25 billion and 0.375% in excess of $2 billion.

The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with ING IM. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, ING IM manages the Funds’ assets in accordance with the Funds’ investment objectives, policies, and limitations.

ING Funds Services, LLC (“IFS”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Groep, acts as administrator and provides certain administrative and shareholder services necessary for Fund operations and is responsible for the supervision of other service

providers. For its services, IFS is entitled to receive from each Fund a fee at an annual rate of 0.08% of its average daily net assets.

ING Investments has entered into a Service Agreement with ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company (“ILIAC”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Groep, under which ILIAC provides various administrative and shareholder services to certain Class A and Class I shareholders of the Funds that purchased their shares through ILIAC. In exchange for these services, ING Investments pays ILIAC a fee of up to 0.225% of the average daily net assets associated with respect to Class A and Class I shares of the Index Plus Funds. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, ILIAC received:

 

    

Class A

  

Class I

Index Plus LargeCap

   $ 53,490    $ 60,504

Index Plus MidCap

     36,038      41,130

Index Plus SmallCap

     10,036      23,744

ING Funds are permitted to invest end-of-day cash balances into ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund. Investment management fees paid by the Funds will be reduced by an amount equal to the management fees paid indirectly to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the Funds. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, Index Plus LargeCap, Index Plus MidCap and Index Plus SmallCap waived $561, $754, and $346 of such management fees, respectively. These fees are not subject to recoupment.

NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES

Each share class of the Funds (except as noted below) has adopted a Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “12b-1 Plans”), whereby the Distributor is compensated by the Funds for expenses incurred in the distribution of each Fund’s shares (“Distribution Fees”). Pursuant to the 12b-1 Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month to compensate for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of each Fund’s shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees (“Service Fees”) paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the 12b-1 Plans, each class of shares of each Fund, except Class I, pays the Distributor a Distribution and/or Service Fee based on average daily net assets at the following rates:

 

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NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES (continued)

 

    

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Class O

   

Class R

 

Index Plus LargeCap

   0.25 %   1.00 %   0.75 %   0.25 %   0.50 %

Index Plus MidCap

   0.25 %   1.00 %   0.75 %   0.25 %   0.50 %

Index Plus SmallCap

   0.25 %   1.00 %   0.75 %   0.25 %   0.50 %

Presently, the Funds’ class specific expenses include a Distribution Fee or Service Fees incurred in connection with Class A and a combined Distribution and Service Fees in connection with Class B and Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges:

 

     Class A
Shares
   Class B
Shares
   Class C
Shares

Initial Sales Charges:

        

Index Plus LargeCap

   $ 1,732    N/A    N/A

Index Plus MidCap

     1,075    N/A    N/A

Index Plus SmallCap

     1,144    N/A    N/A

Contingent Deferred Sales Charges:

        

Index Plus LargeCap

     28    N/A    —  

Index Plus MidCap

     19    N/A    280

Index Plus SmallCap

     19    N/A    124

NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES

At November 30, 2008, the Funds had the following amounts recorded in payable to affiliates on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities (see Notes 4 and 5):

 

Fund

 

Accrued

Investment

Management

Fees

 

Accrued

Administrative

Fees

 

Accrued

Shareholder

Service and

Distribution

Fees

 

Accrued

Recoupment

 

Total

Index Plus LargeCap

  $ 144,462   $ 26,880   $ 196,270   $ 1,536   $ 369,148

Index Plus MidCap

    53,691     9,569     35,331     6,327     104,918

Index Plus SmallCap

    25,854     4,603     15,896     —       46,353

The Company has adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), which allows eligible non-affiliated directors as described in the Plan to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the directors’ fees payable. Deferred fees are invested in various funds advised by ING Investments until distribution in accordance with the Plan.

At November 30, 2008, the following indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep owned more than 5% of the following Funds:

ILIAC — Index Plus MidCap (8.28%); Index Plus SmallCap (6.31%).

ING National Trust — Index Plus LargeCap (8.88%); Index Plus MidCap (19.80%); Index Plus SmallCap (11.36%).

 

Reliance Trust Company — Index Plus MidCap (5.30%); Index Plus SmallCap (8.28%).

Control is defined by the 1940 Act as the beneficial ownership, either directly or through one or more controlled companies, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a company. The 1940 Act defines affiliates as companies that are under common control. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Funds.

NOTE 7 — EXPENSE LIMITATIONS

ING Investments entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with each of the Funds whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary (and acquired fund fees and expenses) expenses to the levels listed below:

 

    

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Class I

   

Class O

   

Class R

 

Index Plus LargeCap

   0.95 %   1.70 %   1.45 %   0.70 %   0.95 %   1.20 %

Index Plus MidCap

   1.00 %   1.75 %   1.50 %   0.75 %   1.00 %   1.25 %

Index Plus SmallCap

   1.00 %   1.75 %   1.50 %   0.75 %   1.00 %   1.25 %

The Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from a Fund for management fees waived and other expenses assumed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, the Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statement of Operations for each Fund. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities for each Fund.

As of November 30, 2008, the cumulative amount of waived or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates are as follows:

 

      November 30,     
    

2009

  

2010

  

2011

  

Total

Index Plus LargeCap

   $ 41,191    $ 307,361    $ 540,394    $ 888,946

Index Plus MidCap

     14,991      118,652      464,317      597,960

Index Plus SmallCap

     111,021      166,342      334,877      612,240

The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless ING Investments provides written notice of the termination of the Expense Limitation Agreement within 90 days of the end of the then current term.

 

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NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT

All of the Funds included in this report, in addition to certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser, have entered into an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Citibank, N.A. for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The proceeds may be used to: (1) temporarily finance the purchase and sale of securities; (2) finance the redemption of shares of an investor in the Funds; and (3) enable the Funds to meet other emergency expenses as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.08% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

On November 11, 2008, the Board approved an extension of the unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Citibank, N.A. for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The Credit Agreement was extended for an additional thirty-day period, terminating on December 18, 2008. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount. Each of the Funds will pay its pro rata share of the commitment fee.

On December 11, 2008, the Board approved an unsecured committed revolving line of credit

agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with The Bank of New York Mellon for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000, effective December 18, 2008 for a 364-day period, terminating on December 16, 2009. The proceeds may be used to: (1) temporarily finance the purchase and sale of securities; (2) finance the redemption of shares of an investor in the Funds; and (3) enable the Funds to meet other emergency expenses as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

Generally, borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance. The following Funds in this report utilized the line of credit during the six months ended November 30, 2008:

 

Fund

  

Days

Utilized

  

Approximate

Average Daily

Balance For

Days Utilized

  

Approximate

Weighted

Average

Interest Rate

for Days

Utilized

 

Index Plus LargeCap

   10    $ 1,142,143    1.26 %

Index Plus MidCap

   8      2,076,250    2.04  

Index Plus SmallCap

   9      690,000    1.96  

 

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NOTE 9 — CAPITAL SHARES

 

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class B     Class C  
    

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

 

Index Plus LargeCap (Number of Shares)

            

Shares sold

     357,225       948,896       1,952       —         26,154       49,876  

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

     1,618,739       —         17,619,703       —         2,086,906       —    

Reinvestment of distributions

     79,126       576,852       1,706       65,620       4,892       41,854  

Shares redeemed

     (1,887,101 )     (5,119,067 )     (743,528 )     (611,574 )     (143,497 )     (244,708 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     167,989       (3,593,319 )     16,879,833       (545,954 )     1,974,455       (152,978 )
                                                

Index Plus LargeCap ($)

            

Shares sold

   $ 4,760,455     $ 16,402,172     $ 24,404     $ —       $ 318,615     $ 883,884  

Proceeds from shares issued in merger

     17,474,412       —         191,160,768       —         22,635,363       —    

Reinvestment of distributions

     873,583       9,991,569       18,925       1,135,879       54,253       727,424  

Shares redeemed

     (25,086,799 )     (90,889,263 )     (8,410,640 )     (10,797,050 )     (1,716,376 )     (4,304,344 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease)

   $ (1,978,349 )   $ (64,495,522 )   $ 182,793,457     $ (9,661,171 )   $ 21,291,855     $ (2,693,036 )
                                                
            
     Class I     Class O     Class R  
    

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

 

Index Plus LargeCap (Number of Shares)

            

Shares sold

     428,010       4,099,483       494,303       1,386,301       53,845       189,053  

Reinvestment of distributions

     65,553       184,722       26,184       324,558       10,108       87,509  

Shares redeemed

     (830,812 )     (5,324,789 )     (729,536 )     (1,367,758 )     (187,713 )     (895,268 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (337,249 )     (1,040,584 )     (209,049 )     343,101       (123,760 )     (618,706 )
                                                

Index Plus LargeCap ($)

            

Shares sold

   $ 5,891,477     $ 71,125,833     $ 6,398,708     $ 24,564,326     $ 670,295     $ 3,392,650  

Reinvestment of distributions

     726,328       3,219,704       289,249       5,634,315       110,988       1,507,788  

Shares redeemed

     (11,581,399 )     (98,333,437 )     (9,685,310 )     (24,119,076 )     (2,556,323 )     (15,978,609 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease)

   $ (4,963,594 )   $ (23,987,900 )   $ (2,997,353 )   $ 6,079,565     $ (1,775,040 )   $ (11,078,171 )
                                                
            
     Class A     Class B     Class C  
    

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

 

Index Plus MidCap (Number of Shares)

            

Shares sold

     547,093       998,975       6,569       —         21,953       97,147  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         1,613,564       —         285,481       46       185,327  

Shares redeemed

     (1,529,591 )     (4,032,077 )     (332,688 )     (577,574 )     (222,655 )     (344,511 )
                                                

Net decrease in shares outstanding

     (982,498 )     (1,419,538 )     (326,119 )     (292,093 )     (200,656 )     (62,037 )
                                                

Index Plus MidCap ($)

            

Shares sold

   $ 6,617,775     $ 16,444,771     $ 66,578     $ —       $ 249,237     $ 1,508,607  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         23,329,337       —         3,888,255       —         2,581,611  

Shares redeemed

     (18,019,582 )     (65,793,371 )     (3,709,513 )     (8,581,061 )     (2,411,322 )     (5,237,796 )
                                                

Net decrease

   $ (11,401,807 )   $ (26,019,263 )   $ (3,642,935 )   $ (4,692,806 )   $ (2,162,085 )   $ (1,147,578 )
                                                
            

 

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NOTE 9 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)

 

     Class I     Class O     Class R  
    

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

 

Index Plus MidCap (Number of Shares)

            

Shares sold

     398,122       1,592,266       413,280       1,516,681       165,708       395,066  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         472,157       —         822,019       —         341,043  

Shares redeemed

     (511,952 )     (1,115,505 )     (686,794 )     (1,289,586 )     (609,137 )     (790,731 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (113,830 )     948,918       (273,514 )     1,049,114       (443,429 )     (54,622 )
                                                

Index Plus MidCap ($)

            

Shares sold

   $ 4,470,265     $ 23,356,186     $ 4,949,620     $ 25,370,495     $ 2,121,114     $ 6,475,250  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         6,931,270       —         11,936,745       —         4,890,563  

Shares redeemed

     (6,319,377 )     (16,802,702 )     (7,959,678 )     (20,702,219 )     (7,225,940 )     (12,982,477 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease)

   $ (1,849,112 )   $ 13,484,754     $ (3,010,058 )   $ 16,605,021     $ (5,104,826 )   $ (1,616,664 )
                                                
            
     Class A     Class B     Class C  
    

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

 

Index Plus SmallCap (Number of Shares)

            

Shares sold

     156,969       659,337       2,895       —         9,573       44,498  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         459,594       —         91,858       —         57,848  

Shares redeemed

     (893,345 )     (1,468,574 )     (135,113 )     (313,308 )     (69,850 )     (145,277 )
                                                

Net decrease in shares outstanding

     (736,376 )     (349,643 )     (132,218 )     (221,450 )     (60,277 )     (42,931 )
                                                

Index Plus SmallCap ($)

            

Shares sold

   $ 1,983,699     $ 10,865,482     $ 32,143     $ —       $ 116,163     $ 711,218  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         6,622,692       —         1,216,195       —         785,582  

Shares redeemed

     (11,253,287 )     (23,353,881 )     (1,501,281 )     (4,692,224 )     (818,006 )     (2,238,510 )
                                                

Net decrease

   $ (9,269,588 )   $ (5,865,707 )   $ (1,469,138 )   $ (3,476,029 )   $ (701,843 )   $ (741,710 )
                                                
            
     Class I
    Class O     Class R  
    

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

 

Index Plus SmallCap (Number of Shares)

            

Shares sold

     158,324       1,133,456       255,540       637,354       49,677       157,969  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         123,213       —         333,564       —         130,376  

Shares redeemed

     (315,827 )     (428,084 )     (327,194 )     (781,275 )     (437,306 )     (252,835 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (157,503 )     828,585       (71,654 )     189,643       (387,629 )     35,510  
                                                

Index Plus SmallCap ($)

            

Shares sold

   $ 2,035,004     $ 16,353,747     $ 3,170,193     $ 10,423,832     $ 623,324     $ 2,522,531  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         1,830,940       —         4,850,752       —         1,861,767  

Shares redeemed

     (3,908,336 )     (6,660,518 )     (3,954,007 )     (12,739,150 )     (5,584,053 )     (3,948,376 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease)

   $ (1,873,332 )   $ 11,524,169     $ (783,814 )   $ 2,535,434     $ (4,960,729 )   $ 435,922  
                                                

 

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NOTE 10 — SECURITIES LENDING

 

Under an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”), the Funds can lend their securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities loaned when the transaction is entered into and is adjusted daily for changes in the market values of the securities on loan. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNY (the “Agreement”). The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. Currently, the cash collateral is invested in the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Institutional Cash Reserves Fund (“BICR Fund”). BNY serves as investment manager, custodian and operational trustee of the BICR Fund. The BICR Fund held certain defaulted securities that had market values significantly below amortized cost. The investment in the BICR Fund is included in the Portfolio of Investments under Securities Lending Collateral and the unrealized loss on such investment is included in Net Unrealized Depreciation on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Subsequent to November 30, 2008, the Funds agreed, in principle, to the terms of capital support extended by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNYC”), an affiliated company of BNY, for the certain defaulted securities

held by the BICR Fund. BNYC will support the value of these securities up to a certain amount and subject, in part, to the Funds’ continued lending of securities. The recorded value of each Fund’s investment in the BICR Fund includes the value of the underlying securities held by the BICR Fund and the estimated value of the support to be provided by BNYC.

Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. The Agreement contains certain guarantees by BNY in the event of counterparty default and/or a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security; however, there would be a potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in a Fund. At November 30, 2008, the following Funds had securities on loan with the following market values:

 

    

Value of

Securities

Loaned

  

Cash

Collateral
Received*

Index Plus LargeCap

   $ 2,404,884    $ 2,488,697

Index Plus MidCap

     5,667,751      5,763,847

Index Plus SmallCap

     4,683,311      4,784,391

 

*   Cash collateral received was invested in the BICR Fund, the fair value of which is presented in the respective Funds’ Portfolios of Investments.

NOTE 11 — REORGANIZATIONS

On November 9, 2008, Index Plus LargeCap (“Acquiring Fund”) acquired the assets and certain liabilities of ING Index Plus LargeCap Equity Fund, ING Index Plus LargeCap Equity Fund II, ING Index Plus LargeCap Equity Fund III, ING Index Plus LargeCap Equity Fund IV, ING Index Plus LargeCap Equity Fund V, ING Index Plus LargeCap Equity Fund VI, and ING Index Plus LargeCap Equity Fund VII, also listed below (“Acquired Fund”) in a tax-free reorganization in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund, pursuant to the plan of reorganization approved by the Acquired Fund's shareholders. The number and value of shares issued by the Acquiring Fund is presented in Note 9 — Capital Shares. Net assets and unrealized depreciation as of the reorganization date were as follows:

 

Acquiring

Fund

  

Acquired Fund

  

Total Net Assets

of Acquired

Fund (000s)

  

Total Net Assets

of Acquiring

Fund (000s)

  

Acquired

Capital Loss

Carryforwards (000s)

   

Acquired Fund

Unrealized

Depreciation (000s)

   

Conversion

Ratio

Index Plus Large Cap

  

ING Index Plus Large Cap Equity Fund

   $ 17,407    $ 178,732    $ (6,533 )   $ (2,924 )   0.61
  

ING Index Plus Large Cap Equity Fund II

     24,719      178,732      (29,242 )     (4,043 )   0.56
  

ING Index Plus Large Cap Equity Fund III

     21,580      178,732      (17,191 )     (3,268 )   0.54
  

ING Index Plus Large Cap Equity Fund IV

     46,552      178,732      (2,972 )     (4,418 )   0.50
  

ING Index Plus Large Cap Equity Fund V

     47,085      178,732      (11,733 )     (14,458 )   0.61
  

ING Index Plus Large Cap Equity Fund VI

     49,397      178,732      (12,322 )     (16,825 )   0.58
  

ING Index Plus Large Cap Equity Fund VII

     24,531      178,732      (5,569 )     (7,230 )   0.63

The net assets of Index Plus Large Cap after the acquisition was $410,480,640.

 

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NOTE 12 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified.

Key differences include the treatment of short-term capital gains, foreign currency transactions, and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.


 

The tax composition of dividends and distributions to shareholders was as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
November 30, 2008
   Year Ended May 31, 2008
    

Ordinary
Income

  

Ordinary

Income

  

Long-Term

Capital Gains

Index Plus LargeCap

   $ 2,601,309    $ 4,380,869    $ 18,424,463

Index Plus MidCap

     —        7,296,874      48,961,272

Index Plus SmallCap

     —        3,223,150      14,581,826

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of May 31, 2008 were:

 

    

Undistributed

Ordinary

Income

  

Unrealized

Appreciation

  

Post-October

Capital

Losses

Deferred

   

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

   

Expiration

Dates

Index Plus LargeCap

   $ 1,303,027    $ 40,301,600    $ (1,143,442 )   $ —       —  

Index Plus MidCap

     345,549      37,294,498      (5,534,595 )     —       —  

Index Plus SmallCap

     105,024      15,203,388      (6,546,632 )     (463,445 )   2016

The Funds’ major tax jurisdictions are federal and Arizona. The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by these jurisdictions is 2003.

 

NOTE 13 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

On March 19, 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (“SFAS No. 161”), “Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” This new accounting statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity invests in derivatives, (b) how derivatives are accounted for under SFAS No. 133, and (c) how

derivatives affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 also requires enhanced disclosures regarding credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. As of November 30, 2008, management of the Funds is currently assessing the impact of the expanded financial statement disclosures that will result from adopting SFAS No. 161.


 

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NOTE 14 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On December 11, 2008, the Board approved an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with BNYM for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The term of Credit Agreement is December 18, 2008 through December 16, 2009. The Funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

Dividends: Subsequent to November 30, 2008, the following Funds declared dividends and distributions of:

 

     Per Share Amounts          
    

Net Investment
Income

  

Payable Date

  

Record Date

Index Plus LargeCap

        

Class A

   $ 0.0335    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class B

   $ 0.0229    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class C

   $ 0.0264    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class I

   $ 0.0372    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class O

   $ 0.0364    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class R

   $ 0.0299    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class A

   $ 0.0060    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class B

   $ 0.0025    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class C

   $ 0.0036    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class I

   $ 0.0071    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class O

   $ 0.0040    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class R

   $ 0.0048    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Index Plus MidCap

        

Class A

   $ 0.0807    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class B

   $ —      December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class C

   $ 0.0104    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class I

   $ 0.1195    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class O

   $ 0.0868    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class R

   $ 0.0331    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class A

   $ 0.0030    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class B

   $ 0.0004    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class C

   $ 0.0012    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class I

   $ 0.0040    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class O

   $ 0.0030    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class R

   $ 0.0021    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Index Plus SmallCap

        

Class A

   $ 0.0715    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class B

   $ —      December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class C

   $ 0.0081    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class I

   $ 0.1116    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class O

   $ 0.0792    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

Class R

   $ 0.0209    December 18, 2008    December 15, 2008

 

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AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares             Value
     
COMMON STOCK: 99.0%  
Advertising: 0.8%  
207,650   @, S  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

  $ 849,289
74,900    

Omnicom Group

    2,118,921
         
        2,968,210
         
Aerospace/Defense: 1.9%  
2,635    

Boeing Co.

    112,330
43,360    

General Dynamics Corp.

    2,240,411
56,790    

Goodrich Corp.

    1,910,984
21,950    

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1,692,565
35,292    

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    1,445,207
         
        7,401,497
         
Agriculture: 2.0%  
106,450    

Altria Group, Inc.

    1,711,716
69,264    

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    1,896,448
29,681    

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    1,251,351
69,434    

Reynolds American, Inc.

    2,852,349
         
        7,711,864
         
Airlines: 0.5%  
212,140    

Southwest Airlines Co.

    1,835,011
         
        1,835,011
         
Apparel: 0.1%  
5,652    

VF Corp.

    295,543
         
        295,543
         
Auto Parts & Equipment: 0.6%  
123,950    

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    2,188,957
         
        2,188,957
         
Banks: 7.3%  
190,893    

Bank of America Corp.

    3,102,011
34,180    

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    1,032,578
77,410   L  

BB&T Corp.

    2,319,978
57,154    

Capital One Financial Corp.

    1,966,669
91,790    

Citigroup, Inc.

    760,939
7,615    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    601,509
148,304    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    4,695,305
1,700   L  

M&T Bank Corp.

    109,225
31,930    

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,465,268
8,727    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    460,524
32,614    

Regions Financial Corp.

    332,337
52,086    

State Street Corp.

    2,193,341
132,914    

US Bancorp.

    3,586,020
196,035    

Wells Fargo & Co.

    5,663,451
2,660    

Zions Bancorp.

    84,827
         
        28,373,982
         
Beverages: 1.3%  
41,881    

Coca-Cola Co.

    1,962,962
132,170    

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

    1,213,321
43,420   @  

Constellation Brands, Inc.

    554,039
63,020    

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

    1,140,032
7,134    

PepsiCo, Inc.

    404,498
         
        5,274,852
         
Biotechnology: 1.8%  
90,180   @  

Amgen, Inc.

    5,008,597
41,920   @  

Biogen Idec, Inc.

    1,773,635
4,153   @  

Life Technologies Corp.

    108,395
         
        6,890,627
         
Shares             Value
     
Chemicals: 1.5%  
62,480    

PPG Industries, Inc.

  $ 2,744,122
6,390   S  

Rohm & Haas Co.

    437,140
42,800    

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    2,522,204
         
        5,703,466
         
Commercial Services: 1.6%  
31,840   @  

Apollo Group, Inc. - Class A

    2,446,586
117,908    

H&R Block, Inc.

    2,255,580
12,810    

Robert Half International, Inc.

    267,601
89,648    

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

    1,143,908
         
        6,113,675
         
Computers: 7.4%  
28,800   @  

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

    1,164,960
34,016   @  

Apple, Inc.

    3,152,263
37,980   @  

Computer Sciences Corp.

    1,058,123
255,470   @  

Dell, Inc.

    2,853,600
145,220   @  

EMC Corp.

    1,534,975
254,739    

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    8,987,192
98,070    

International Business Machines Corp.

    8,002,512
44,910   @  

Lexmark International, Inc.

    1,175,744
79,770   @  

Teradata Corp.

    1,071,311
         
        29,000,680
         
Cosmetics/Personal Care: 2.6%  
159,060    

Procter & Gamble Co.

    10,235,511
         
        10,235,511
         
Distribution/Wholesale: 0.7%  
72,300    

Genuine Parts Co.

    2,830,545
         
        2,830,545
         
Diversified Financial Services: 1.7%  
103,300    

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    1,906,918
69,958    

Charles Schwab Corp.

    1,282,330
6,075    

CME Group, Inc.

    1,287,596
44,054    

Discover Financial Services

    450,672
11,734    

Invesco Ltd.

    147,262
47,200   @  

Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

    1,014,800
21,007    

NYSE Euronext

    500,177
         
        6,589,755
         
Electric: 3.1%  
300,500   @  

AES Corp.

    2,310,845
75,550    

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

    1,848,709
75,800    

DTE Energy Co.

    2,819,002
14,920    

Edison International

    498,328
21,304    

Entergy Corp.

    1,812,970
23,100    

FirstEnergy Corp.

    1,353,198
25,500    

PG&E Corp.

    970,020
14,024    

Progress Energy, Inc.

    556,613
         
        12,169,685
         
Electronics: 1.0%  
52,850   @  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    995,166
87,450    

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

    575,421
68,747   @@  

Tyco Electronics Ltd.

    1,132,951
29,692   @  

Waters Corp.

    1,224,201
         
        3,927,739
         
Engineering & Construction: 0.9%  
76,734    

Fluor Corp.

    3,494,466
         
        3,494,466
         

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Shares             Value
     
Environmental Control: 0.0%  
16,980   @  

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

  $ 182,365
         
        182,365
         
Food: 2.2%  
145,900    

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

    2,152,025
14,502    

JM Smucker Co.

    657,956
83,040    

Safeway, Inc.

    1,810,272
289,018    

Sara Lee Corp.

    2,653,185
108,845    

Supervalu, Inc.

    1,296,344
         
        8,569,782
         
Forest Products & Paper: 0.2%  
71,860    

International Paper Co.

    894,657
         
        894,657
         
Gas: 0.8%  
121,408    

Centerpoint Energy, Inc.

    1,569,805
30,140    

Sempra Energy

    1,406,634
         
        2,976,439
         
Hand/Machine Tools: 0.2%  
7,388    

Black & Decker Corp.

    313,547
17,560    

Snap-On, Inc.

    633,038
         
        946,585
         
Healthcare — Products: 2.5%  
78,650    

Johnson & Johnson

    4,607,317
91,350    

Medtronic, Inc.

    2,788,002
77,100   @  

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

    2,161,113
5,576   @  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

    225,047
         
        9,781,479
         
Healthcare — Services: 1.7%  
77,500    

Aetna, Inc.

    1,691,050
102,232    

Cigna Corp.

    1,238,030
43,302   @  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    2,743,615
26,450   @  

WellPoint, Inc.

    941,620
         
        6,614,315
         
Insurance: 3.7%  
57,090    

Aflac, Inc.

    2,643,267
38,263   S  

American International Group, Inc.

    76,909
52,800    

AON Corp.

    2,391,840
45,560    

Assurant, Inc.

    991,841
33,678    

Chubb Corp.

    1,729,702
65,800    

Loews Corp.

    1,802,262
2,993    

Metlife, Inc.

    86,079
41,928    

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    579,026
10,409    

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    225,875
37,230    

Torchmark Corp.

    1,345,865
15,407    

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    672,516
119,126    

UnumProvident Corp.

    1,774,977
         
        14,320,159
         
Internet: 0.8%  
123,225   @  

eBay, Inc.

    1,617,944
600   @  

Google, Inc. - Class A

    175,776
99,921   @  

Symantec Corp.

    1,202,050
         
        2,995,770
         
Iron/Steel: 0.8%  
20,970    

AK Steel Holding Corp.

    165,244
57,950    

Nucor Corp.

    2,067,656
26,410    

United States Steel Corp.

    802,864
         
        3,035,764
         
Shares             Value
     
Machinery — Construction & Mining: 0.0%  
10    

Caterpillar, Inc.

  $ 410
         
        410
         
Machinery — Diversified: 0.7%  
23,750   S  

Cummins, Inc.

    607,525
29,290    

Deere & Co.

    1,019,585
25,950    

Flowserve Corp.

    1,306,064
         
        2,933,174
         
Media: 3.0%  
152,212    

Comcast Corp. - Class A

    2,639,356
86,680   @  

DIRECTV Group, Inc.

    1,907,827
307,412    

News Corp. - Class A

    2,428,555
515,805    

Time Warner, Inc.

    4,668,035
         
        11,643,773
         
Metal Fabricate/Hardware: 0.1%  
8,445    

Precision Castparts Corp.

    529,502
         
        529,502
         
Mining: 0.1%  
8,826    

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    211,736
         
        211,736
         
Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 4.2%  
64,830    

Cooper Industries Ltd.

    1,564,996
84,930    

Dover Corp.

    2,533,462
4,238    

Eaton Corp.

    196,389
469,820    

General Electric Co.

    8,066,800
50,150    

Honeywell International, Inc.

    1,397,179
47,135    

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    1,936,306
60,880    

Textron, Inc.

    927,202
         
        16,622,334
         
Office/Business Equipment: 1.2%  
91,380    

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

    2,258,000
359,960    

Xerox Corp.

    2,516,120
         
        4,774,120
         
Oil & Gas: 12.2%  
28,577    

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1,173,086
4,239    

Apache Corp.

    327,675
84,687    

Chevron Corp.

    6,691,120
136,881    

ConocoPhillips

    7,188,990
317,290    

ExxonMobil Corp.

    25,430,794
9,773    

Hess Corp.

    528,133
26,628    

Murphy Oil Corp.

    1,172,963
51,700    

Noble Corp.

    1,385,043
29,350    

Sunoco, Inc.

    1,166,369
41,283    

Tesoro Petroleum Corp.

    379,391
115,353    

Valero Energy Corp.

    2,116,728
         
        47,560,292
         
Oil & Gas Services: 1.5%  
42,320    

Baker Hughes, Inc.

    1,474,006
47,205    

BJ Services Co.

    565,988
59,879   @  

Cameron International Corp.

    1,263,447
88,071   @  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    2,491,529
         
        5,794,970
         
Packaging & Containers: 0.6%  
45,060    

Ball Corp.

    1,642,437
33,000    

Bemis Co.

    891,660
         
        2,534,097
         

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

Shares             Value
     
Pharmaceuticals: 7.4%  
7,650    

Abbott Laboratories

  $ 400,784
3,511   @  

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    229,584
130,650    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,704,455
169,366    

Eli Lilly & Co.

    5,783,849
42,910   @  

Express Scripts, Inc.

    2,467,754
74,750   @  

Forest Laboratories, Inc.

    1,807,455
55,974   @  

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    537,910
141,163    

Merck & Co., Inc.

    3,771,875
403,220    

Pfizer, Inc.

    6,624,905
159,250    

Schering-Plough Corp.

    2,676,993
10,122   @  

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    240,398
49,370    

Wyeth

    1,777,814
         
        29,023,776
         
Pipelines: 0.1%  
30,838    

Spectra Energy Corp.

    501,426
         
        501,426
         
Retail: 6.2%  
23    

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

    445
18,151   @  

Autozone, Inc.

    1,982,452
36,980   @  

Big Lots, Inc.

    647,890
11,410    

CVS Caremark Corp.

    330,091
65,080    

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

    1,807,922
64,130   @  

GameStop Corp.

    1,401,241
203,960    

Gap, Inc.

    2,655,559
83,827    

McDonald's Corp.

    4,924,836
43,178    

RadioShack Corp.

    425,303
28,330    

TJX Cos., Inc.

    646,491
171,936    

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    9,607,784
         
        24,430,014
         
Savings & Loans: 1.0%  
228,710    

Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.

    3,821,744
5,874   @  

Sovereign Bancorp., Inc.

    14,509
         
        3,836,253
         
Semiconductors: 1.5%  
205,790    

Intel Corp.

    2,839,902
96,410    

National Semiconductor Corp.

    1,060,510
53,330   @  

QLogic Corp.

    566,365
80,903    

Xilinx, Inc.

    1,323,573
         
        5,790,350
         
Software: 3.3%  
26,900   @  

Autodesk, Inc.

    446,271
113,900   @  

Compuware Corp.

    723,265
79,300    

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    1,362,374
74,150   @  

Fiserv, Inc.

    2,531,481
83,940    

IMS Health, Inc.

    1,103,811
225,134    

Microsoft Corp.

    4,552,209
139,574   @  

Oracle Corp.

    2,245,746
         
        12,965,157
         
Telecommunications: 5.6%  
254,433    

AT&T, Inc.

    7,266,606
347,830   @  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    5,753,108
19,710    

Corning, Inc.

    177,587
33,390    

Embarq Corp.

    1,089,850
Shares             Value
     
Telecommunications: (continued)  
46,755    

Harris Corp.

  $ 1,630,814
57,440   @  

JDS Uniphase Corp.

    156,237
117,194    

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    3,826,384
207,400    

Windstream Corp.

    1,837,564
         
        21,738,150
         
Toys/Games/Hobbies: 0.4%  
59,730    

Hasbro, Inc.

    1,600,764
         
        1,600,764
         
Transportation: 0.2%  
27,500    

Ryder System, Inc.

    987,525
         
        987,525
         
   

Total Common Stock
(Cost $457,466,133)

    386,801,203
         
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 1.1%  
Apartments: 0.4%  
21,328    

Apartment Investment & Management Co.

    244,632
37,568    

Equity Residential

    1,143,194
         
        1,387,826
         
Health Care: 0.4%  
74,501    

HCP, Inc.

    1,539,936
         
        1,539,936
         
Hotels: 0.3%  
158,550   S  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    1,192,296
         
        1,192,296
         
   

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $5,067,512)

    4,120,058
         
   

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $462,533,645)

    390,921,261
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.7%  
Affiliated Mutual Fund: 0.0%  
61,000   S  

ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I

    61,000
         
   

Total Mutual Fund
(Cost $61,000)

    61,000
         
Principal
Amount
             Value
      
  Repurchase Agreement: 0.1%   
$ 337,000  

Deutsche Bank Repurchase Agreement dated 11/28/08, 0.220%, due 12/01/08, $337,006 to be received upon repurchase (Collateralized by $332,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.470%, Market Value plus accrued interest $344,219, due 08/28/14)

     $ 337,000
          
 

Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $337,000)

       337,000
          

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Principal
Amount
              Value  
     
  Securities Lending Collateralcc: 0.6%    
$ 2,488,697  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Institutional Cash Reserves

    $ 2,429,870  
           
 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost $2,488,697)

      2,429,870  
           
 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $2,886,697)

      2,827,870  
     
           
 

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $465,420,342)*

  100.8 %   $ 393,749,131  
 

Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net

  (0.8 )     (3,145,402 )
               
 

Net Assets

  100.0 %   $ 390,603,729  
               

 

@ Non-income producing security
@@ Foreign Issuer
cc Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.
S All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover collateral requirements for applicable futures, options, swaps, foreign forward currency contracts and/or when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.
L Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at November 30, 2008.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $482,672,773.

 

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

  

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 8,214,551  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (97,138,193 )
        

Net Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (88,923,642 )
        

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund Open Futures Contracts on November 30, 2008

 

Contract Description

 

Number
of
Contracts

  

Expiration
Date

  

Unrealized

Appreciation

Long Contracts

       

S&P 500

  2    12/18/08    $ 32,890
           
        $ 32,890
           

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund’s investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

 

    

Investments in
Securities

  

Other Financial
Instruments*

Level 1 — Quoted Prices

   $ 390,982,261    $ 32,890

Level 2 — Other Significant Observable Inputs

     2,766,870      —  

Level 3 — Significant Unobservable Inputs

     —        —  
             

Total

   $ 393,749,131    $ 32,890
             

 

“Fair value” for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from “fair value” as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

 

* Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Shares             Value
     
COMMON STOCK: 94.6%  
Advertising: 0.1%  
12,450    

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

  $ 74,327
         
        74,327
         
Aerospace/Defense: 0.5%  
7,450   @  

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

    612,390
22,500   @  

BE Aerospace, Inc.

    184,050
         
        796,440
         
Airlines: 0.1%  
4,600   @  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

    105,570
         
        105,570
         
Apparel: 0.4%  
13,810   @  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

    178,425
13,600   @  

Timberland Co.

    138,040
15,630   @  

Warnaco Group, Inc.

    279,777
         
        596,242
         
Auto Parts & Equipment: 0.4%  
7,700    

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

    30,415
22,840    

BorgWarner, Inc.

    540,394
         
        570,809
         
Banks: 5.4%  
48,600    

Associated Banc-Corp.

    1,056,078
27,500    

Bancorpsouth, Inc.

    611,600
21,900    

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    976,959
11,725   L  

Cathay General Bancorp.

    240,597
7,100    

City National Corp.

    311,548
16,325    

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    715,198
23,200    

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    1,257,672
20,700    

FirstMerit Corp.

    455,400
34,200    

Fulton Financial Corp.

    380,304
19,500   @  

SVB Financial Group

    780,975
8,500   L  

Synovus Financial Corp.

    70,720
5,100   L  

Westamerica Bancorp.

    271,116
33,370   L  

Wilmington Trust Corp.

    807,220
         
        7,935,387
         
Beverages: 0.6%  
13,290   @, L  

Hansen Natural Corp.

    395,378
31,019    

PepsiAmericas, Inc.

    519,878
         
        915,256
         
Biotechnology: 0.9%  
4,200   @  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

    311,472
4,200   @  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

    95,760
13,550   @  

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

    129,809
2,350   @  

United Therapeutics Corp.

    128,851
25,750   @  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    633,193
         
        1,299,085
         
Chemicals: 3.3%  
26,880    

Airgas, Inc.

    960,960
3,262    

Albemarle Corp.

    66,316
14,400    

Ashland, Inc.

    137,520
21,690    

Cytec Industries, Inc.

    477,831
4,600    

FMC Corp.

    201,020
32,512    

Lubrizol Corp.

    1,141,821
20,520    

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    963,414
23,000    

Terra Industries, Inc.

    338,330
29,050    

Valspar Corp.

    569,961
         
        4,857,173
         
Shares             Value
     
Coal: 0.4%  
29,180    

Arch Coal, Inc.

  $ 448,788
14,100   @  

Patriot Coal Corp.

    119,427
         
        568,215
         
Commercial Services: 6.7%  
24,429   @, L  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

    1,058,020
9,450   @  

Brink's Home Security Holdings, Inc.

    189,000
25,660   @  

Career Education Corp.

    474,197
5,050    

Corporate Executive Board Co.

    116,453
7,750    

DeVry, Inc.

    445,470
14,660   @  

Gartner, Inc.

    225,178
10,580    

Global Payments, Inc.

    382,679
9,833   @  

ITT Educational Services, Inc.

    885,757
17,200    

Kelly Services, Inc.

    200,380
26,300   @  

Korn/Ferry International

    323,753
18,250    

Lender Processing Services, Inc.

    402,595
31,507    

Manpower, Inc.

    991,840
51,153   @  

MPS Group, Inc.

    338,633
15,150   @  

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

    286,487
25,660    

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

    675,884
17,550   @  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    285,363
42,910   @  

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    704,153
39,500   @  

SAIC, Inc.

    703,100
55,390    

Service Corp. International

    322,370
2,670    

Strayer Education, Inc.

    639,759
18,983   @  

United Rentals, Inc.

    153,193
         
        9,804,264
         
Computers: 2.5%  
106,200   @  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

    409,932
9,200    

Diebold, Inc.

    257,600
30,800    

Imation Corp.

    409,024
19,800   @  

Mentor Graphics Corp.

    134,244
55,680   @  

NCR Corp.

    845,222
11,688   @  

SRA International, Inc.

    175,554
42,650   @  

Synopsys, Inc.

    683,680
64,496   @  

Western Digital Corp.

    786,851
         
        3,702,107
         
Distribution/Wholesale: 1.0%  
87,313   @  

Ingram Micro, Inc.

    940,361
32,260   @  

Tech Data Corp.

    562,614
         
        1,502,975
         
Diversified Financial Services: 1.4%  
20,700   @  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    579,600
30,980    

Eaton Vance Corp.

    592,338
42,698   L  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    938,075
         
        2,110,013
         
Electric: 5.8%  
21,400    

Alliant Energy Corp.

    682,018
29,680    

DPL, Inc.

    617,938
47,840    

Hawaiian Electric Industries

    1,304,597
42,494    

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    863,903
53,323    

Northeast Utilities

    1,242,426
22,800    

NSTAR

    809,400
20,379    

OGE Energy Corp.

    539,840
27,756    

Puget Energy, Inc.

    679,467
49,140    

SCANA Corp.

    1,707,615
         
        8,447,204
         

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Shares             Value
     
Electrical Components & Equipment: 1.8%  
24,117   W  

Ametek, Inc.

  $ 842,407
18,900   @  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    820,638
33,620    

Hubbell, Inc.

    1,005,238
         
        2,668,283
         
Electronics: 2.2%  
55,540   @  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

    766,452
36,482   @  

Avnet, Inc.

    519,504
16,600   @  

Flir Systems, Inc.

    514,932
15,330    

National Instruments Corp.

    369,606
21,707   @  

Thomas & Betts Corp.

    412,216
9,550   @  

Trimble Navigation Ltd.

    194,438
92,930   @  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    405,175
         
        3,182,323
         
Engineering & Construction: 1.7%  
23,300   @  

Dycom Industries, Inc.

    138,402
16,610    

Granite Construction, Inc.

    712,403
25,841    

KBR, Inc.

    355,831
29,500   @  

Shaw Group, Inc.

    542,800
20,880   @  

URS Corp.

    792,605
         
        2,542,041
         
Entertainment: 0.5%  
16,050   @  

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.

    370,755
3,030    

International Speedway Corp.

    78,629
20,390   @  

Scientific Games Corp.

    306,054
         
        755,438
         
Environmental Control: 0.7%  
4,500   @  

Clean Harbors, Inc.

    284,085
30,250    

Republic Services, Inc.

    726,000
         
        1,010,085
         
Food: 2.1%  
25,280    

Corn Products International, Inc.

    692,672
17,500    

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    468,650
7,521    

Hormel Foods Corp.

    199,758
9,700   @  

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

    606,832
35,163    

Ruddick Corp.

    962,060
13,800   @, L  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

    93,978
         
        3,023,950
         
Gas: 2.2%  
20,380   L  

National Fuel Gas Co.

    662,961
26,700    

Southern Union Co.

    366,858
43,409    

UGI Corp.

    1,014,034
24,700    

Vectren Corp.

    695,552
12,900    

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    465,690
         
        3,205,095
         
Hand/Machine Tools: 0.6%  
19,110    

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    873,136
         
        873,136
         
Healthcare — Products: 3.0%  
53,510   @  

Affymetrix, Inc.

    146,617
1,300    

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

    56,654
9,832   @  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

    489,339
19,734   @  

Gen-Probe, Inc.

    727,198
19,982   @  

Henry Schein, Inc.

    713,957
26,580   L  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

    545,953
45,758   @  

Hologic, Inc.

    643,357
16,210   @  

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

    350,784
Shares             Value
     
Healthcare — Products: (continued)  
4,700    

Steris Corp.

  $ 129,955
8,280    

Techne Corp.

    513,443
         
        4,317,257
         
Healthcare — Services: 1.3%  
5,700   @  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

    74,442
2,750   @  

Covance, Inc.

    107,470
75,050   @  

Health Management Associates, Inc.

    109,573
23,470   @  

Health Net, Inc.

    211,465
16,150   @, L  

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.

    323,969
43,993   @  

Lincare Holdings, Inc.

    1,052,752
9,430   @  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

    84,493
         
        1,964,164
         
Home Builders: 1.7%  
22,720   @, L  

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

    49,757
7,840    

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    243,040
2,090   @  

NVR, Inc.

    907,583
12,600    

Ryland Group, Inc.

    213,822
50,560   @  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    1,007,661
         
        2,421,863
         
Home Furnishings: 0.1%  
35,700    

Furniture Brands International, Inc.

    116,382
         
        116,382
         
Household Products/Wares: 0.4%  
14,615    

American Greetings Corp.

    168,365
1,400    

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    83,216
14,483    

Tupperware Corp.

    284,881
         
        536,462
         
Insurance: 7.3%  
41,589    

American Financial Group, Inc.

    852,159
25,735    

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    638,228
18,172    

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    361,623
22,259   @@  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

    1,746,441
27,100    

Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.

    334,143
23,700    

First American Corp.

    569,274
10,239    

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.

    412,836
52,763    

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    1,229,906
43,000    

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

    366,360
12,700   @  

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Co.

    780,415
31,558    

Protective Life Corp.

    294,121
28,900    

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    1,173,340
24,175    

Stancorp Financial Group, Inc.

    805,269
12,483    

Unitrin, Inc.

    238,925
29,867    

WR Berkley Corp.

    849,119
         
        10,652,159
         
Internet: 2.5%  
30,820   @  

Avocent Corp.

    579,724
16,130   @  

Digital River, Inc.

    340,827
4,450   @  

F5 Networks, Inc.

    110,805
29,741   @  

McAfee, Inc.

    902,045
10,860   @, L  

NetFlix, Inc.

    249,563
16,750   @  

Priceline.com, Inc.

    1,155,750
49,870   @  

Valueclick, Inc.

    307,698
         
        3,646,412
         
Investment Companies: 0.5%  
78,990    

Apollo Investment Corp.

    670,625
         
        670,625
         

 

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Shares             Value
     
Iron/Steel: 1.5%  
14,130    

Carpenter Technology Corp.

  $ 235,406
27,530    

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

    653,838
46,600    

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    960,892
39,428    

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    325,675
         
        2,175,811
         
Leisure Time: 0.2%  
20,978    

Callaway Golf Co.

    211,248
         
        211,248
         
Machinery — Construction & Mining: 1.1%  
16,700    

Bucyrus International, Inc.

    326,151
44,125    

Joy Global, Inc.

    1,027,671
21,550   @  

Terex Corp.

    307,303
         
        1,661,125
         
Machinery — Diversified: 2.7%  
36,270   @  

AGCO Corp.

    892,967
10,650    

Graco, Inc.

    228,549
19,680    

IDEX Corp.

    452,640
2,900    

Nordson Corp.

    94,105
21,580    

Roper Industries, Inc.

    987,717
23,230    

Wabtec Corp.

    896,446
17,090   @  

Zebra Technologies Corp.

    361,624
         
        3,914,048
         
Media: 0.4%  
6,100    

Factset Research Systems, Inc.

    244,000
25,510    

Scholastic Corp.

    389,538
         
        633,538
         
Metal Fabricate/Hardware: 0.2%  
11,860    

Commercial Metals Co.

    142,083
12,922    

Worthington Industries

    171,604
         
        313,687
         
Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 3.0%  
19,680   S  

Aptargroup, Inc.

    658,099
22,550    

Brink's Co.

    490,914
36,398    

Crane Co.

    539,418
7,160    

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    245,015
51,500    

Federal Signal Corp.

    361,530
21,710    

Matthews International Corp. - Class A

    886,419
25,328    

Pentair, Inc.

    629,654
16,390    

SPX Corp.

    611,675
         
        4,422,724
         
Office Furnishings: 0.6%  
32,149    

Herman Miller, Inc.

    472,912
33,401    

HNI, Corp.

    445,903
         
        918,815
         
Oil & Gas: 3.4%  
13,690   S  

Cimarex Energy Co.

    388,385
9,800   @  

Comstock Resources, Inc.

    410,914
26,150   @  

Denbury Resources, Inc.

    249,210
16,610   @  

Encore Acquisition Co.

    439,168
6,900    

Equitable Resources, Inc.

    230,253
19,620   @  

Forest Oil Corp.

    342,369
30,110    

Frontier Oil Corp.

    359,513
19,914    

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    505,019
19,900   @  

Mariner Energy, Inc.

    218,701
7,640   @  

Newfield Exploration Co.

    172,511
43,238   @  

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

    1,000,960
Shares             Value
     
Oil & Gas: (continued)  
20,950   @  

Pride International, Inc.

  $ 339,600
5,550   @  

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.

    34,577
10,150   @  

Unit Corp.

    291,102
         
        4,982,282
         
Oil & Gas Services: 1.0%  
16,040   @  

FMC Technologies, Inc.

    440,619
37,750   @  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

    242,733
13,950   @  

Oceaneering International, Inc.

    360,189
25,950   @, S  

Superior Energy Services

    437,258
         
        1,480,799
         
Packaging & Containers: 1.2%  
15,500    

Greif, Inc. - Class A

    513,825
48,487    

Sonoco Products Co.

    1,217,024
         
        1,730,849
         
Pharmaceuticals: 3.6%  
60,490   @  

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.

    1,330,161
39,330    

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.

    481,006
4,510   @  

NBTY, Inc.

    65,711
36,410    

Omnicare, Inc.

    877,845
31,210    

Perrigo Co.

    1,073,936
38,030   @  

Sepracor, Inc.

    447,233
31,350   @, L  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

    610,698
21,517   @  

VCA Antech, Inc.

    409,899
         
        5,296,489
         
Pipelines: 0.5%  
22,950    

Oneok, Inc.

    673,353
         
        673,353
         
Real Estate: 0.1%  
7,070    

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

    168,478
         
        168,478
         
Retail: 6.4%  
26,300    

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    798,468
18,920   @  

Aeropostale, Inc.

    286,070
22,735    

American Eagle Outfitters

    218,256
24,580   @  

AnnTaylor Stores Corp.

    110,364
28,380   @  

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.

    1,015,436
58,450    

Borders Group, Inc.

    62,542
5,180   @, L  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

    256,824
57,750   @  

Collective Brands, Inc.

    441,788
13,810   @  

Copart, Inc.

    368,313
35,343   @  

Dollar Tree, Inc.

    1,497,129
53,150    

Foot Locker, Inc.

    357,700
10,050    

Guess ?, Inc.

    132,962
24,650    

MSC Industrial Direct Co.

    853,137
17,860    

Phillips-Van Heusen

    311,478
38,850    

Regis Corp.

    426,962
44,495    

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,179,118
40,140   @  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.

    729,344
92,000    

Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. - Class A

    369,840
         
        9,415,731
         
Savings & Loans: 1.6%  
48,290    

Astoria Financial Corp.

    891,433
33,778    

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

    523,897
69,050    

New York Community Bancorp., Inc.

    901,103
         
        2,316,433
         

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

Shares             Value
     
Semiconductors: 1.1%  
9,700   @, L  

Cree, Inc.

  $ 154,036
31,550   @  

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

    163,114
9,960    

Intersil Corp.

    90,238
45,723   @  

Lam Research Corp.

    923,605
12,450   @  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

    260,952
         
        1,591,945
         
Software: 4.3%  
25,900   @, L  

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

    406,630
24,580    

Acxiom Corp.

    184,596
15,500   @  

Ansys, Inc.

    447,330
57,530    

Broadridge Financial Solutions ADR

    655,842
17,150   @  

Cerner Corp.

    617,057
16,321    

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

    1,305,680
20,600    

Fair Isaac Corp.

    291,284
4,500   @  

Mantech International Corp.

    244,890
25,710   @  

Metavante Technologies, inc.

    444,012
35,350   @  

Parametric Technology Corp.

    408,646
33,050    

SEI Investments Co.

    510,953
33,837   @  

Sybase, Inc.

    833,744
         
        6,350,664
         
Telecommunications: 2.1%  
91,941   @  

3Com Corp.

    184,801
22,960   @  

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

    163,246
31,063   @  

CommScope, Inc.

    350,701
35,750   @  

Foundry Networks, Inc.

    553,768
31,690   @  

NeuStar, Inc.

    606,864
16,600    

Plantronics, Inc.

    210,986
29,827    

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

    967,886
         
        3,038,252
         
Textiles: 0.1%  
6,483   @  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

    199,287
         
        199,287
         
Transportation: 1.4%  
30,000    

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

    775,500
3,250   @  

Kansas City Southern

    71,240
8,150    

Overseas Shipholding Group

    302,039
9,060    

Tidewater, Inc.

    357,689
31,250    

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    543,125
         
        2,049,593
         
   

Total Common Stock
(Cost $182,581,862)

    138,415,893
         
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 4.2%  
Apartments: 0.5%  
2,200    

BRE Properties, Inc.

    64,592
3,100    

Camden Property Trust

    82,057
5,450    

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    471,262
7,800    

UDR, Inc.

    118,014
         
        735,925
         
Diversified: 0.5%  
6,900    

Duke Realty Corp.

    56,649
36,350    

Liberty Property Trust

    695,012
         
        751,661
         
Forest Products & Paper: 0.1%  
6,300    

Rayonier, Inc.

    210,420
         
        210,420
         
Shares             Value
     
Health Care: 0.6%  
21,150    

Health Care Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.

  $ 803,700
         
        803,700
         
Hotels: 0.4%  
53,480    

Hospitality Properties Trust

    612,881
         
        612,881
         
Office Property: 0.8%  
2,400    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    106,272
22,900    

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    546,852
27,380    

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

    519,399
         
        1,172,523
         
Regional Malls: 0.2%  
26,670    

Macerich Co.

    358,978
         
        358,978
         
Shopping Centers: 0.7%  
6,500   L  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    375,960
6,430    

Regency Centers Corp.

    228,972
31,970    

Weingarten Realty Investors

    455,892
         
        1,060,824
         
Single Tenant: 0.1%  
4,900    

Realty Income Corp.

    98,931
         
        98,931
         
Warehouse/Industrial: 0.3%  
25,880    

AMB Property Corp.

    445,654
         
        445,654
         
   

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $12,201,053)

    6,251,497
         
   

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $195,040,924)

    144,667,390
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 4.9%  
Affiliated Mutual Fund: 1.1%  
1,528,000   S  

ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I

    1,528,000
         
   

Total Mutual Fund
(Cost $1,528,000)

    1,528,000
         
Principal
Amount
              Value  
  Securities Lending Collateralcc: 3.8%    
$ 5,763,847  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Institutional Cash Reserves

    $ 5,613,713  
           
 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost $5,763,847)

      5,613,713  
           
 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $7,291,847)

      7,141,713  
           
 

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $202,332,771)*

  103.7 %   $ 151,809,103  
 

Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net

  (3.7 )     (5,454,665 )
               
 

Net Assets

  100.0 %   $ 146,354,438  
               

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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@ Non-income producing security
@@ Foreign Issuer
ADR American Depositary Receipt
cc Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.
W Settlement is on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis with final maturity to be announced in the future.
S All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover collateral requirements for applicable futures, options, swaps, foreign forward currency contracts and/or when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.
L Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at November 30, 2008.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $207,484,600.

 

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

  

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 1,779,514  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (57,455,011 )
        

Net Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (55,675,497 )
        

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund Open Future Contracts on November 30, 2008

 

Contract Description

  

Number
of
Contracts

  

Expiration
Date

  

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Long Contracts

        

S&P MidCap 400

   8    12/18/08    $ (51,772 )
              
         $ (51,772 )
              

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

 

    

Investments in

Securities

  

Other Financial

Instruments*

 

Level 1 — Quoted Prices

   $ 146,195,390    $ (51,772 )

Level 2 — Other Significant Observable Inputs

     5,613,713      —    

Level 3 — Significant Unobservable Inputs

     —        —    
               

Total

   $ 151,809,103    $ (51,772 )
               

“Fair value” for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from “fair value” as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

 

* Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares             Value
     
COMMON STOCK: 94.6%  
Advertising: 0.0%  
1,742   @  

inVentiv Health, Inc.

  $ 20,956
         
        20,956
         
Aerospace/Defense: 2.1%  
6,662    

Cubic Corp.

    176,143
4,320    

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    144,288
10,010   @  

Esterline Technologies Corp.

    369,469
2,230   @  

Moog, Inc.

    71,761
10,410   @  

Orbital Sciences Corp.

    179,052
13,090   @  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

    531,716
         
        1,472,429
         
Agriculture: 0.2%  
22,400   @  

Alliance One International, Inc.

    69,440
4,350   L  

Andersons, Inc.

    55,071
         
        124,511
         
Airlines: 0.6%  
28,091    

Skywest, Inc.

    426,983
         
        426,983
         
Apparel: 1.8%  
12,325   @  

Carter's, Inc.

    233,066
3,760   @  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

    224,246
19,592   @, L  

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.

    165,944
40   @  

Maidenform Brands, Inc.

    370
3,850    

Oxford Industries, Inc.

    23,100
6,950   @  

Perry Ellis International, Inc.

    37,669
7,960   @  

Quiksilver, Inc.

    11,144
6,390   @  

Skechers USA, Inc.

    76,936
4,000   @, L  

True Religion Apparel, Inc.

    50,360
4,960   @, L  

Volcom, Inc.

    49,997
18,753    

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

    361,370
         
        1,234,202
         
Auto Parts & Equipment: 0.2%  
8,500   L  

Superior Industries International

    103,955
         
        103,955
         
Banks: 9.0%  
36,030    

Bank Mutual Corp.

    369,308
31,200   L  

Cascade Bancorp.

    212,160
10,410    

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    133,248
6,900    

Community Bank System, Inc.

    159,114
28,210   L  

Corus Bankshares, Inc.

    33,570
15,838    

East-West Bancorp., Inc.

    234,402
5,900    

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    308,275
21,958    

First Midwest Bancorp., Inc.

    404,247
14,998   L  

Frontier Financial Corp.

    42,894
22,680    

Glacier Bancorp., Inc.

    403,250
7,950    

Hancock Holding Co.

    342,725
43,663   L  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    102,608
17,760    

Nara Bancorp., Inc.

    192,874
20,250   L  

National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

    311,445
10,910    

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    360,139
5,000   @  

Signature Bank

    149,000
8,360    

Sterling Bancorp.

    108,764
40,700   S  

Sterling Bancshares, Inc.

    272,690
10,450    

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

    159,676
24,000    

Trustco Bank Corp.

    254,160
39,289   L  

UCBH Holdings, Inc.

    182,301
8,200    

UMB Financial Corp.

    392,042
2,500    

United Bankshares, Inc.

    83,125
Shares             Value
     
Banks: (continued)  
7,149   L  

United Community Banks, Inc.

  $ 94,224
26,119    

Whitney Holding Corp.

    457,866
20,350    

Wilshire Bancorp., Inc.

    139,601
11,790    

Wintrust Financial Corp.

    243,228
         
        6,146,936
         
Beverages: 0.4%  
2,250   @, L  

Boston Beer Co., Inc.

    72,180
3,900   @, L  

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

    141,726
1,950   @  

Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.

    44,012
         
        257,918
         
Biotechnology: 1.1%  
13,010   @  

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    319,526
4,410   @  

Enzo Biochem, Inc.

    22,447
7,770   @, L  

Martek Biosciences Corp.

    217,172
13,373   @  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    206,747
         
        765,892
         
Building Materials: 1.9%  
9,380    

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    73,164
9,400    

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    197,400
20,334    

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

    262,309
12,872    

Lennox International, Inc.

    355,782
12,170   @  

NCI Building Systems, Inc.

    185,227
8,341    

Quanex Building Products Corp.

    77,238
2,600   L  

Texas Industries, Inc.

    80,236
4,844    

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

    101,869
         
        1,333,225
         
Chemicals: 1.6%  
17,326    

HB Fuller Co.

    307,363
5,090    

NewMarket Corp.

    170,413
7,100   @  

OM Group, Inc.

    140,083
11,520    

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    147,571
19,550    

Schulman A, Inc.

    265,294
4,650    

Zep, Inc.

    84,212
         
        1,114,936
         
Commercial Services: 4.8%  
14,800    

Aaron Rents, Inc.

    391,164
1,819    

Administaff, Inc.

    31,069
7,670   @  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

    68,416
9,640    

Arbitron, Inc.

    135,249
3,050   @  

Capella Education Co.

    182,573
6,000    

CDI Corp.

    61,380
4,421    

Chemed Corp.

    180,200
3,606   @  

Consolidated Graphics, Inc.

    51,818
20,150   @  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.

    175,507
11,000   @  

Geo Group, Inc.

    212,300
12,200    

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

    209,596
7,276    

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    150,613
14,090    

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    224,313
2,105   @  

Kendle International, Inc.

    43,089
1,750    

Landauer, Inc.

    100,485
8,492   @  

Live Nation, Inc.

    41,526
24,160   @  

On Assignment, Inc.

    138,920
2,550   @  

Parexel International Corp.

    21,216
2,670   @, L  

Pharmanet Development Group

    3,231
3,632   @, L  

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

    145,280
8,850   @  

Ticketmaster

    35,312
11,686   @  

TrueBlue, Inc.

    86,593

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

Shares             Value
     
Commercial Services: (continued)  
6,375   @  

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.

  $ 38,760
13,954    

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.

    562,625
         
        3,291,235
         
Computers: 2.9%  
10,061   @  

CACI International, Inc.

    446,809
15,956   @  

Ciber, Inc.

    68,451
19,750   @, L  

Hutchinson Technology, Inc.

    55,300
33,560   @  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.

    136,589
13,800   @  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

    211,830
29,140   @  

Micros Systems, Inc.

    485,181
6,370    

MTS Systems Corp.

    165,684
26,110   @  

Radisys Corp.

    156,660
2,900   @  

SI International, Inc.

    88,566
2,650   @  

SYKES Enterprises, Inc.

    49,158
7,255   @, L  

Synaptics, Inc.

    159,392
         
        2,023,620
         
Cosmetics/Personal Care: 0.4%  
3,960   @, L  

Chattem, Inc.

    287,377
         
        287,377
         
Distribution/Wholesale: 3.1%  
25,850   @  

Brightpoint, Inc.

    106,502
8,600   @  

Fossil, Inc.

    130,720
36,860   @  

LKQ Corp.

    384,081
14,250    

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    591,803
9,450   @  

Scansource, Inc.

    160,745
11,118   @  

School Specialty, Inc.

    178,110
11,340   @  

United Stationers, Inc.

    360,725
5,720    

Watsco, Inc.

    225,025
         
        2,137,711
         
Diversified Financial Services: 2.3%  
14,960    

Financial Federal Corp.

    287,531
2,650    

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

    180,465
17,991   @  

Investment Technology Group, Inc.

    300,989
12,799   @  

LaBranche & Co., Inc.

    62,715
36,050    

National Financial Partners Corp.

    57,320
10,520    

OptionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

    148,227
5,080   @, L  

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.

    171,501
2,950   @  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    126,880
8,796    

SWS Group, Inc.

    128,598
8,200   @  

TradeStation Group, Inc.

    57,564
4,288   @  

World Acceptance, Corp.

    83,916
         
        1,605,706
         
Electric: 1.9%  
13,700    

Avista Corp.

    242,079
3,900    

Central Vermont Public Service Corp.

    73,671
2,350    

CH Energy Group, Inc.

    102,789
13,150    

Cleco Corp.

    309,946
23,000   @  

El Paso Electric Co.

    414,460
6,350    

Unisource Energy Corp.

    178,245
         
        1,321,190
         
Electrical Components & Equipment: 0.2%  
7,430    

Belden CDT, Inc.

    129,431
1,915   @  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    28,802
         
        158,233
         
Electronics: 5.0%  
960    

Analogic Corp.

    37,498
1,950   @  

Axsys Technologies, Inc.

    136,130
Shares             Value
     
Electronics: (continued)  
38,490   @  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

  $ 488,053
19,800    

Brady Corp.

    408,870
9,014   @  

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

    104,202
26,975    

CTS Corp.

    149,172
5,462   @  

Cymer, Inc.

    128,302
4,850    

Daktronics, Inc.

    44,184
8,315   @  

Dionex Corp.

    426,476
2,050   @  

II-VI, Inc.

    41,246
5,360   @  

Itron, Inc.

    253,957
13,710   @  

LoJack Corp.

    54,155
19,998    

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    169,183
7,670   @  

Plexus Corp.

    127,936
11,400   @  

Rogers Corp.

    321,480
17,060    

Technitrol, Inc.

    59,710
21,217   @  

TTM Technologies, Inc.

    108,419
11,900    

Watts Water Technologies, Inc.

    267,750
5,988    

Woodward Governor Co.

    127,185
         
        3,453,908
         
Engineering & Construction: 0.6%  
24,414   @  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    385,009
         
        385,009
         
Entertainment: 0.2%  
37,790   @  

Shuffle Master, Inc.

    161,741
         
        161,741
         
Environmental Control: 1.1%  
11,196   @  

Calgon Carbon Corp.

    142,973
29,850   @  

Darling International, Inc.

    149,250
2,050   @  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    41,082
14,597   @  

Waste Connections, Inc.

    412,073
         
        745,378
         
Food: 1.4%  
2,540    

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

    64,033
3,550    

Diamond Foods, Inc.

    107,281
8,226   @  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.

    129,477
5,200    

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

    154,648
3,800    

Nash Finch Co.

    170,468
10,542   @  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

    250,794
2,950   @  

United Natural Foods, Inc.

    53,130
         
        929,831
         
Forest Products & Paper: 0.1%  
19,472   @  

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

    87,819
         
        87,819
         
Gas: 3.3%  
28,367   S  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    707,168
1,300    

Laclede Group, Inc.

    68,484
5,879    

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    236,101
900    

Northwest Natural Gas Co.

    44,955
9,130    

Piedmont Natural Gas Co.

    306,768
10,020    

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

    390,780
19,150    

Southwest Gas Corp.

    495,985
         
        2,250,241
         
Hand/Machine Tools: 1.2%  
21,310    

Baldor Electric Co.

    351,189
13,430    

Regal-Beloit Corp.

    451,785
         
        802,974
         

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Healthcare — Products: 3.0%  
16,250   @  

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.

  $ 143,000
4,570   @, L  

Arthrocare Corp.

    59,776
5,160    

Cooper Cos., Inc.

    69,144
7,600   @  

Cyberonics

    104,348
2,150   @  

Haemonetics Corp.

    122,959
6,500   @  

ICU Medical, Inc.

    196,625
14,169   @  

Immucor, Inc.

    343,882
6,600    

Invacare Corp.

    97,548
10,900   @  

Kensey Nash Corp.

    201,432
6,280   L  

Mentor Corp.

    101,422
2,000    

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

    47,660
15,650   @  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

    227,082
16,650   @  

PSS World Medical, Inc.

    289,544
1,420   @, L  

SurModics, Inc.

    32,291
1,020    

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    36,210
         
        2,072,923
         
Healthcare — Services: 3.6%  
4,770   @, L  

Amedisys, Inc.

    185,505
17,043   @  

AMERIGROUP Corp.

    418,576
4,301   @  

Amsurg Corp.

    85,719
11,731   @  

Centene Corp.

    217,024
15,500   @  

Healthspring, Inc.

    226,145
18,800   @  

Healthways, Inc.

    152,092
4,700   @  

Magellan Health Services, Inc.

    154,395
10,410   @  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

    246,613
16,200   @  

Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.

    132,354
15,640   @  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

    486,717
12,400   @  

Res-Care, Inc.

    161,820
         
        2,466,960
         
Home Builders: 0.3%  
12,161   @, L  

Champion Enterprises, Inc.

    8,878
6,660    

M/I Homes, Inc.

    70,196
7,950   @  

Meritage Homes Corp.

    98,580
         
        177,654
         
Home Furnishings: 0.3%  
5,545    

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

    76,576
6,520   @  

Universal Electronics, Inc.

    108,232
         
        184,808
         
Household Products/Wares: 0.1%  
12,160   @  

Central Garden & Pet Co.

    50,829
         
        50,829
         
Housewares: 0.6%  
13,535    

Toro Co.

    384,935
         
        384,935
         
Insurance: 3.5%  
21,634    

Delphi Financial Group

    261,771
5,700    

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

    261,573
3,170   @  

Navigators Group, Inc.

    172,131
6,919   @  

ProAssurance Corp.

    377,708
4,154    

RLI Corp.

    242,261
9,414    

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    330,243
11,516    

Selective Insurance Group

    264,407
7,610    

Tower Group, Inc.

    173,584
6,850    

United Fire & Casualty Co.

    146,522
4,610    

Zenith National Insurance Corp.

    152,084
         
        2,382,284
         
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Internet: 2.3%  
10,240   @  

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

  $ 91,034
2,630   @, L  

Blue Nile, Inc.

    62,752
3,306   @  

Cybersource Corp.

    30,680
17,800   @  

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.

    210,930
9,600   @  

Interwoven, Inc.

    124,896
17,890   @  

j2 Global Communications, Inc.

    349,213
4,300   @  

Knot, Inc.

    32,336
7,750    

Nutri/System, Inc.

    108,578
16,280   @  

Perficient, Inc.

    49,654
12,991   @  

Stamps.com, Inc.

    115,100
24,964    

United Online, Inc.

    165,511
15,460   @  

Websense, Inc.

    249,988
         
        1,590,672
         
Iron/Steel: 0.1%  
4,300    

Olympic Steel, Inc.

    75,250
         
        75,250
         
Leisure Time: 0.9%  
13,606   L  

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    371,444
11,290   @  

WMS Industries, Inc.

    278,299
         
        649,743
         
Machinery — Diversified: 1.6%  
12,911    

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    246,084
13,130    

Cognex Corp.

    178,962
19,013   @  

Gardner Denver, Inc.

    470,572
7,608    

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

    171,180
         
        1,066,798
         
Media: 0.1%  
16,050    

EW Scripps Co.

    47,027
         
        47,027
         
Metal Fabricate/Hardware: 0.8%  
5,090    

AM Castle & Co.

    46,217
1,767    

Lawson Products

    40,341
16,790    

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    391,207
1,880    

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    103,964
         
        581,729
         
Mining: 0.2%  
4,200    

Amcol International Corp.

    84,588
3,750   @  

Century Aluminum Co.

    30,563
2,580   @  

RTI International Metals, Inc.

    31,012
         
        146,163
         
Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 3.1%  
15,481    

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    417,368
9,695    

AO Smith Corp.

    317,414
10,140    

Barnes Group, Inc.

    135,775
10,115   @, L  

Ceradyne, Inc.

    265,620
3,960    

Clarcor, Inc.

    127,156
12,160   @, S  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    227,028
24,560   @  

Griffon Corp.

    196,480
6,400    

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    55,872
4,070   @  

Lydall, Inc.

    21,490
13,930    

Movado Group, Inc.

    188,055
5,280    

Myers Industries, Inc.

    32,102
8,150    

Tredegar Corp.

    128,118
         
        2,112,478
         

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Oil & Gas: 2.1%  
19,970   @  

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.

  $ 361,457
3,800    

Penn Virginia Corp.

    114,114
1,000   @  

Petroleum Development Corp.

    19,200
15,020   @, L  

Petroquest Energy, Inc.

    105,290
12,750   @  

Pioneer Drilling Co.

    93,585
14,760    

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.

    296,824
15,820   @  

Stone Energy Corp.

    262,928
7,437   @  

Swift Energy Co.

    158,929
         
        1,412,327
         
Oil & Gas Services: 1.8%  
15,400   @  

Basic Energy Services, Inc.

    176,792
4,000    

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.

    57,640
4,700   @  

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

    79,336
20,340   @  

ION Geophysical Corp.

    61,020
5,559    

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

    274,114
10,800   @  

Oil States International, Inc.

    231,336
5,199   @  

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.

    343,810
         
        1,224,048
         
Packaging & Containers: 0.8%  
15,490    

Rock-Tenn Co.

    523,097
         
        523,097
         
Pharmaceuticals: 1.7%  
6,600   @, L  

Alpharma, Inc.

    238,260
7,810   @  

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.

    175,725
7,250   @  

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc.

    84,535
6,500   @  

PharMerica Corp.

    108,030
30,620   @  

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    248,022
16,640   @  

Theragenics Corp.

    24,294
24,700   @  

Viropharma, Inc.

    279,110
         
        1,157,976
         
Real Estate: 0.0%  
6,260   @  

Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc.

    28,984
         
        28,984
         
Retail: 7.8%  
3,522    

Brown Shoe Co., Inc.

    19,864
9,725    

Buckle, Inc.

    183,414
2,670   @, L  

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.

    61,303
9,936    

Casey's General Stores, Inc.

    294,602
10,360    

Cash America International, Inc.

    279,824
19,808    

Cato Corp.

    276,520
11,589   @  

CEC Entertainment, Inc.

    199,447
16,600   @  

Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc.

    83,000
5,100   @  

Childrens Place Retail Stores, Inc.

    119,595
33,720    

Christopher & Banks Corp.

    113,636
19,210   @, L  

Dress Barn, Inc.

    150,414
12,950    

Finish Line

    68,765
14,150   @  

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.

    218,193
7,250   @  

Genesco, Inc.

    97,585
10,248   @  

Gymboree Corp.

    257,737
4,750   L  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

    40,328
6,200   @  

Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.

    88,288
12,750   @  

HOT Topic, Inc.

    104,805
2,070   @  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

    36,225
7,950   @, L  

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.

    110,346
12,870   @, L  

JoS. A Bank Clothiers, Inc.

    251,609
2,812   L  

Landry's Restaurants, Inc.

    32,591
12,345   @, L  

Panera Bread Co.

    548,612
14,110   @  

PetMed Express, Inc.

    252,992
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Retail: (continued)  
16,310   @, L  

PF Chang's China Bistro, Inc.

  $ 305,486
6,520   @  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

    79,479
12,129   @  

Sonic Corp.

    102,490
8,180   @  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    45,726
11,780   @  

Tractor Supply Co.

    452,116
10,105   @  

Tween Brands, Inc.

    38,803
7,140    

World Fuel Services Corp.

    259,182
12,950   @, L  

Zale Corp.

    76,794
8,160   @  

Zumiez, Inc.

    70,502
         
        5,320,273
         
Savings & Loans: 0.8%  
19,967    

Anchor Bancorp. Wisconsin, Inc.

    58,503
17,360    

Brookline Bancorp., Inc.

    195,994
21,400    

Dime Community Bancshares

    288,686
9,860   @, L  

Guaranty Financial Group, Inc.

    26,622
         
        569,805
         
Semiconductors: 3.2%  
4,400   @  

ATMI, Inc.

    52,448
23,300   @  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

    13,747
7,810   @  

Brooks Automation, Inc.

    30,147
12,430   @, L  

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

    307,891
5,158    

Cohu, Inc.

    57,770
34,650   @, L  

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

    129,245
5,020   @  

Diodes, Inc.

    23,443
33,760   @  

DSP Group, Inc.

    193,107
4,100   @  

Hittite Microwave Corp.

    119,802
17,500   @, L  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

    24,675
5,420   @  

Microsemi Corp.

    105,636
18,800   @  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    269,028
3,631   @  

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.

    19,644
37,535   @  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    202,314
11,860   @  

Standard Microsystems Corp.

    180,746
1,550   @  

Supertex, Inc.

    32,318
32,800   @  

Triquint Semiconductor, Inc.

    84,624
7,350   @  

Ultratech, Inc.

    92,243
14,909   @  

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

    274,326
3,050   @  

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

    18,087
         
        2,231,241
         
Software: 3.8%  
7,850   @  

Avid Technology, Inc.

    98,282
5,000    

Blackbaud, Inc.

    62,500
3,390   @  

Concur Technologies, Inc.

    93,056
2,900   @  

CSG Systems International

    48,836
5,150   @  

Digi International, Inc.

    47,483
8,050   @  

Eclipsys Corp.

    105,616
44,700   @, L  

Epicor Software Corp.

    183,270
26,670   @  

Informatica Corp.

    370,180
13,842   @  

JDA Software Group, Inc.

    182,438
13,700   @  

Omnicell, Inc.

    155,358
11,657   @  

Phase Forward, Inc.

    161,683
8,160   @  

Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

    27,254
19,175   @  

Progress Software Corp.

    408,044
6,950   @  

Smith Micro Software, Inc.

    35,515
5,688   @  

SPSS, Inc.

    139,015
11,300   @  

SYNNEX Corp.

    118,198
18,550   @  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

    225,383
6,400   @  

Taleo Corp.

    41,344
6,950   @  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

    87,779
         
        2,591,234
         

 

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AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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Telecommunications: 2.2%  
40,750   @  

Adaptec, Inc.

  $ 114,508
8,940   @  

Anixter International, Inc.

    244,956
29,033   @  

Arris Group, Inc.

    208,747
8,450   S  

Black Box Corp.

    206,856
1,910   @  

Comtech Telecommunications

    90,591
15,504   L  

Fairpoint Communications, Inc.

    54,264
25,595   @  

Harmonic, Inc.

    131,814
14,870   @  

Netgear, Inc.

    179,927
29,650   @, L  

Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.

    101,403
17,880   @  

Novatel Wireless, Inc.

    68,480
8,750   @  

Tekelec

    107,188
6,030   @  

Tollgrade Communications, Inc.

    29,246
         
        1,537,980
         
Textiles: 0.7%  
13,535    

G&K Services, Inc.

    316,719
5,370    

Unifirst Corp.

    148,803
         
        465,522
         
Toys/Games/Hobbies: 0.2%  
7,055   @  

Jakks Pacific, Inc.

    126,285
4,300   @  

RC2 Corp.

    45,709
         
        171,994
         
Transportation: 1.6%  
8,920    

Arkansas Best Corp.

    236,826
5,100    

Heartland Express, Inc.

    78,744
5,512   @  

HUB Group, Inc.

    147,170
14,330   @  

Kirby Corp.

    364,412
5,350    

Landstar System, Inc.

    171,949
3,982   @  

Old Dominion Freight Line

    94,772
         
        1,093,873
         
   

Total Common Stock
(Cost $86,638,309)

    64,962,523
         
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 3.8%  
Apartments: 0.7%  
4,830    

Home Properties, Inc.

    188,370
3,250    

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    120,348
9,800    

Post Properties, Inc.

    153,664
         
        462,382
         
Diversified: 0.8%  
18,880    

Colonial Properties Trust

    107,050
9,370    

Entertainment Properties Trust

    229,846
27,600    

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

    133,860
1,000    

PS Business Parks, Inc.

    47,660
         
        518,416
         
Health Care: 0.4%  
4,780   L  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    29,779
16,310    

Senior Housing Properties Trust

    227,198
         
        256,977
         
Hotels: 0.5%  
65,270    

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

    242,804
14,450    

LaSalle Hotel Properties

    127,449
         
        370,253
         
Office Property: 0.6%  
12,990    

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

    121,067
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Office Property: (continued)  
4,110    

Kilroy Realty Corp.

  $ 125,232
9,320    

Parkway Properties, Inc.

    127,404
         
        373,703
         
Regional Malls: 0.1%  
17,310    

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

    77,895
         
        77,895
         
Shopping Centers: 0.4%  
16,250    

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

    76,375
3,250    

Inland Real Estate Corp.

    36,303
8,850    

Kite Realty Group Trust

    34,604
3,250   L  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

    119,080
         
        266,362
         
Single Tenant: 0.1%  
5,590    

National Retail Properties, Inc.

    74,962
         
        74,962
         
Storage: 0.1%  
7,071    

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    62,578
1,235    

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

    33,543
         
        96,121
         
Warehouse/Industrial: 0.1%  
2,450    

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    78,964
         
        78,964
         
   

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $5,253,412)

    2,576,035
         
   

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $92,062,791)

    67,538,558
         
Principal
Amount
            Value
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 8.5%
  Repurchase Agreement: 1.6%    
$ 1,121,000  

Deutsche Bank Repurchase Agreement dated 11/28/08, 0.220%, due 12/01/08, $1,121,021 to be received upon repurchase (Collateralized by $1,144,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Discount Note, Market Value $1,143,886, due 12/15/08)

    $ 1,121,000  
           
 

Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $1,121,000)

      1,121,000  
           
  Securities Lending Collateralcc: 6.9%    
  4,784,391  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Institutional Cash Reserves

      4,717,506  
           
 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost $4,784,391)

      4,717,506  
           
 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $5,905,391)

      5,838,506  
           
 

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $97,968,182)*

  106.9 %   $ 73,377,064  
 

Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net

  (6.9 )     (4,738,568 )
               
 

Net Assets

  100.0 %   $ 68,638,496  
               

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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ING INDEX PLUS SMALLCAP FUND  

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

@ Non-income producing security
cc Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.
S All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover collateral requirements for applicable futures, options, swaps, foreign forward currency contracts and/or when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.
L Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at November 30, 2008.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $100,014,279.

 

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

  

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 1,587,001  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (28,224,216 )
        

Net Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (26,637,215 )
        

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund Open Futures Contracts on November 30, 2008

 

Contract Description

  

Number
of
Contracts

  

Expiration
Date

  

Unrealized
Appreciation

Long Contracts

        

Russell 2000 Mini

   26    12/19/08    $ 104,351
            
         $ 104,351
            

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

 

    

Investments in

Securities

  

Other Financial

Instruments*

Level 1 — Quoted Prices

   $ 67,538,558    $ 104,351

Level 2 — Other Significant Observable Inputs

     5,838,506      —  

Level 3 — Significant Unobservable Inputs

     —        —  
             

Total

   $ 73,377,064    $ 104,351
             

“Fair value” for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from “fair value” as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

 

* Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Domestic Equity and Income Funds

ING Balanced Fund

ING Growth and Income Fund

ING Real Estate Fund

Domestic Equity Fund-of-Funds

ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund

ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund

ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund

Domestic Equity Growth Funds

ING 130/30 Fundamental Research Fund

ING Corporate Leaders 100 Fund

ING Equity Dividend Fund

ING Fundamental Research Fund

ING LargeCap Growth Fund

ING MidCap Opportunities Fund

ING Opportunistic LargeCap Fund

ING Small Company Fund

ING SmallCap Opportunities Fund

ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund

Domestic Equity Index Funds

ING Index Plus LargeCap Equity Fund VIII

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund

Domestic Equity Value Funds

ING Financial Services Fund

ING SmallCap Value Multi-Manager Fund

ING Value Choice Fund

Fixed-Income Funds

ING GNMA Income Fund

ING High Yield Bond Fund

ING Intermediate Bond Fund

 

Global Equity Funds

ING Global Equity Dividend Fund

ING Global Natural Resources Fund

ING Global Real Estate Fund

ING Global Science and Technology Fund

ING Global Value Choice Fund

International Equity Funds

ING Asia-Pacific Real Estate Fund

ING Disciplined International SmallCap Fund

ING Emerging Countries Fund

ING European Real Estate Fund

ING Foreign Fund

ING Greater China Fund

ING Index Plus International Equity Fund

ING International Capital Appreciation Fund

ING International Equity Dividend Fund

ING International Growth Opportunities Fund

ING International Real Estate Fund

ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund

ING International Value Fund

ING International Value Choice Fund

ING Russia Fund

Global and International Fixed-Income Funds

ING Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund

ING Global Bond Fund

International Funds-of-Funds

ING Diversified International Fund

ING Global Target Payment Fund

Loan Participation Fund

ING Senior Income Fund

Money Market Funds*

ING Money Market Fund

ING Classic Money Market Fund


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Semi-Annual Report

November 30, 2008

Classes A, B, C, I and O

Strategic Allocation Funds-of-Funds

 

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President’s Letter

   1

Market Perspective

   2

Portfolio Managers’ Reports

   4

Shareholder Expense Examples

   8

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   10

Statements of Operations

   12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

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Financial Highlights

   15

Notes to Financial Statements

   24

Portfolios of Investments

   39

 

     
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

 

 

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholders,

We are in the midst of one of the most challenging periods ever faced by investors, and we at ING Funds are aware of the anxiety that you may be feeling at this time.

I want to assure you that we are actively engaged in monitoring the situation and are committed to keeping you fully informed of how the rapidly unfolding events around us may impact your investments with our company.

We recognize that the confidence of many investors is being tested, perhaps as never before. It is understandable that some of you may be second guessing your investment strategy due to these recent events. We encourage you to work with your investment professional and seek out their advice about your portfolio in light of the current conditions. But we also urge investors not to make rash decisions. ING Funds still believes that a well-diversified, globally allocated portfolio remains the most effective investment strategy of all. We ask that investors not lose sight of their commitment to the long-term.

 

We thank you for your support and confidence and we look forward to continuing to do business with you in the future.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Shaun P. Mathews,

CEO

ING Funds

December 19, 2008

 

The views expressed in the President’s Letter reflect those of the President as of the date of the letter. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and ING Funds disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and because investment decisions for an ING Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of investment intent on behalf of any ING Fund. Reference to specific company securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice.

For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any ING Fund, please call your investment professional or ING Funds Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this information and other information about the fund. Check with your investment professional to determine which funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.

 

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MARKET PERSPECTIVE:  SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008

 

 

 

As our new fiscal year started, hopes that the worst of the 10-month long global credit crisis had passed were fading. By November 30, 2008, central banks, according to their critics, were “printing money” to stop credit markets from falling into the abyss of systemic failure. Global equities in the form of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World® Index(1) measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends (“MSCI” for regions discussed below) plunged 36.10% in the six months ended November 30, 2008. In currencies, the dollar surged by 22.30% against the euro and 28.50% against the pound during the period, as the outlook for the eurozone and UK economies darkened. However, the dollar fell 9.40% to the Japanese yen as carry-trades (essentially short yen positions) were unwound amid intensifying risk aversion. The price of oil peaked at about $147 in mid July 2008, but a strengthening dollar and slackening demand squeezed it to barely one third of that price on November 30, 2008.

As described in our last annual report, the Federal Reserve Board’s 325 basis points (or 3.25%) in federal funds rate reductions through April 2008, Bear Stearns’ forced sale to JP Morgan in March and the opening of the discount window to other primary dealers prompted an 8% relief-rally, which was foundering by mid-May 2008.

Fundamentally, little had changed. The housing market continued to deteriorate, with urban house prices down a record 17.4% year-over-year by November 2008, by one measure. In September one in every 452 housing units in the country received a foreclosure notice. Credit remained tight: despite another 100 basis points (or 1.00%) of federal funds rate easing, 30-year fixed mortgage rates lingered near their 2007 average until late November. Payrolls recorded their tenth straight fall, pushing the unemployment rate up to 6.50%. Third quarter gross domestic product registered its first decline since 2001.

Yet it was more crises in the financial sector that brought matters to a head.

In September 2008, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) put the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) into “conservatorship”. Merrill Lynch and Wachovia were forced into the arms of stronger institutions, with official encouragement. Global insurer AIG received a massive government loan. But Lehman Brothers was left to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

 

It was soon realized that allowing Lehman Brothers to fall threatened to turn a credit crisis into a credit market collapse. Short term Lehman Brothers paper was widely held in money market funds, which now showed signs of turning their backs on commercial credit.

So, after more than one year of crisis, nothing that had been tried had worked. The U.S. Government was now in the position of choosing winners and losers among financial institutions. Systemic policy was called for to address impending systemic failure, and by the end of November 2008 the “policy” that the U.S. Government had stumbled into, most commentators seemed to agree, was to let the spending spigot gush, buy some kinds of financial assets and guarantee others. The scale would be mammoth; the budgetary and inflationary consequences could be worried about later.

On September 19, Treasury Secretary Paulson proposed a Troubled Asset Relief Plan (“TARP”) under which a $700 billion fund would be set up to buy illiquid mortgage securities from financial institutions.

However, the following month he announced that $250 billion of the TARP fund would be used to recapitalize nine banks and that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) would guarantee inter-bank debt. And on November 12, 2008, Treasury Secretary Paulson walked away from the plan to buy illiquid mortgage securities altogether. Instead, having now spent half of the $700 billion taking equity stakes in financial institutions, the rest would be used to ease pressures on consumer credit.

But this caused attention to be refocused on the holders of these illiquid mortgage securities. In particular, Citigroup lost two thirds of its already shrunken value in the next nine days. That weekend the government agreed to a $20 billion capital injection and to guarantee a large proportion of Citigroup’s vast portfolio of troubled assets.

Finally on November 25, 2008, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) announced two new steps to thaw credit for homebuyers and other consumers. It would buy $500 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities and $100 billion in agency debentures. In addition, a $200 billion program would support the prices of securities backed by consumer and small-business loans.

Only then did mortgage rates start to fall quickly.

In US fixed income markets, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index(2) of investment grade bonds


 

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MARKET PERSPECTIVE:  SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008

 

 

 

returned just 24 basis points (or 0.24%) for the six months ended November 30, 2008. But high yield bonds, represented by the Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index(3), acted more like equities, losing 31.70% for the six months ended November 30, 2008, while the Barclays Capital US Government Bond Index(4) returned 7.08% for the same period.

U.S. equities, represented by the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price (“S&P 500®”) Index(5) including dividends, returned (35.20)% for the six months ended November 30, 2008, closing on November 20, 2008 at the lowest level since April 1997. Profits for S&P 500 companies suffered their fifth straight quarter of decline, led down by the financials sector.

Internationally, the MSCI Japan® Index(6) dropped 41.70% in the six months ended November 30, 2008 and the MSCI Europe ex UK® Index(7) dropped 36.90% for the same period, as both regions officially entered recession. Japan’s export dependent economy suffered from slowing global demand and a rising yen. The European Central Bank (the “Bank”) actually raised interest rates by 25 basis points (or 0.25%) as late as July. But by November, with inflation plunging, the Bank had reduced them again by four times as much. In the UK, the MSCI UK® Index(8) fell 27.70% as a deepening housing slump and credit crisis seemed to presage the worst contraction in decades, prompting the Bank of England to slash interest rates by 150 basis points (or 1.50%) on November 6, 2008.

 

(1)  The MSCI World® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of over 1,400 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.

(2)  The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities.

 

(3)  The Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of non-investment grade fixed-income securities.

(4)  The Barclays Capital US Government Bond Index is composed of all publicly issued, nonconvertible, domestic debt of the US government or any agency thereof, quasi-federal corporations, or corporate debt guaranteed by the US government.

(5)  The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the United States.

(6)  The MSCI Japan® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan.

(7)  The MSCI Europe ex UK® Index is a free float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe, excluding the UK.

(8)  The MSCI UK® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK.

All indices are unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in an index.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance quoted represents past performance. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Funds’ performance is subject to change since the period’s end and may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please call (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end.

Market Perspective reflects the views of ING’s Chief Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the

period, and is subject to change based on market and other conditions.


 

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ING STRATEGIC ALLOCATION CONSERVATIVE FUND   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

LOGO

 

ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund seeks to provide total return (i.e., income and capital growth, both realized and unrealized) consistent with preservation of capital. ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund (the “Fund”) is managed by Paul Zemsky and Brian Gendreau(1), Ph.D., Portfolio Managers, of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund’s Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (24.47)% compared to the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index(2) and the Strategic Allocation Conservative Composite Index(3), which returned 0.24% and (20.67)%, respectively, during the same period

Portfolio Specifics: Asset allocation results contributed positively to performance of the Fund during the period, due to underweight holdings in negatively performing equity asset classes. In addition, defensive overweight positions in cash and fixed income contributed positively to the asset allocation results.

It is fair to say that the period can be considered one of the worst in terms of negative returns and extreme volatility. The VIX Index, a measure of investor fear which uses S&P 500® Index implied option volatility measures, peaked at 89 during October 2008. To put that figure into perspective, the intra-month high during September 2001 was 43, and the long-term average since 1990 is close to 20. During the period, real estate was the worst relative performer, followed by international equity and mid-cap domestic equity. Only fixed income and cash benchmarks eked out a positive return.

Performance was mixed in the underlying funds. ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund underperformed its benchmark during the period. ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund’s futures overlay strategy, with an average exposure long in equity with corresponding short exposure to fixed income, detracted from value. ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund was close to its benchmark during the period. Security selection resulted in gains. Energy and financial stocks proved particularly successful, offsetting the negative sector selection results. ING Index Plus MidCap Fund was also close to its benchmark in the reporting period. Security selection also was positive, with sector allocation detracting from results.

On the other hand, the ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund underperformed its benchmark, mainly due to negative selection effects in financials and industrial stocks.

The ING Index Plus International Equity Fund underperformed relative to its secondary benchmark for the period. Stock selection in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and financial sectors detracted value, whereas selection effect in healthcare, materials and telecommunication services was positive.

ING Real Estate Fund outperformed its benchmark by a wide margin. Real estate arguably experienced one of its worst six-month periods in history. ING Real Estate Fund’s performance was driven mainly by positive security selection, specifically due to its bias toward quality property portfolios, experienced management teams and strong balance sheets. Selection was especially strong in the mall, apartment and office sectors. The Fund’s underweight to the industrial sector added value in the latter half of the period.

ING Intermediate Bond Fund had a very tough period and underperformed its benchmark for the period. Despite coordinated efforts of Congress, the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury Department, the lending markets saw unprecedented turmoil. The largest source of underperformance was allocation to non-benchmark holdings in non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities. ING Intermediate Bond Fund’s duration and yield curve positions detracted from results, in general. Overweight positions in investment grade bonds and financials hurt performance as well.

Current Strategy and Outlook: The global economic forecast has become decidedly more negative following the last several months. The National Bureau of Economic Research has determined that the United States entered a recession during December 2007, and it appears that this recession may be the most severe since that in 1981-82. It is our view, however, that the extreme market movements of recent months are due to de-leveraging by hedge funds and other investors, rather than an exceptionally pessimistic outlook for the economy. In our opinion, the market has reached a bottom, although we expect the coming months to continue to be volatile. The equity market is factoring in a growth slowdown well beyond what we feel will occur, and with a great number of policy responses from global governments already underway, we expect to stay the course. History has shown that chasing the market, either up or down, has not been a winning strategy.

 

(1)

 

Effective January 13, 2009, Ms. Heather Hackett has replaced Mr. Gendreau as co-portfolio manager to the Fund.

(2)

 

Formerly known as the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index. As of October 31, 2008, all Lehman Brothers indices were renamed: the words “Lehman Brothers” changed to “Barclay’s Capital.” The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of publicly issued, fixed-rate U.S. government, investment grade, mortgage-backed and corporate debt securities.

(3)

 

The Strategic Allocation Conservative Composite Index is comprised of the asset class indices that correspond to the particular asset classes in which the Fund invests and their benchmark weightings. See page 7 for additional information.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class. The performance of the Fund depends upon the performance of the Underlying Funds, which are affected by changes in the economy and financial markets. The value of the Fund changes as the asset values of the Underlying Funds it holds go up or down. The value of your shares will fluctuate and may be worth more or less than the original cost. The timing of your investment may also affect performance.

 

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ING STRATEGIC ALLOCATION GROWTH FUND   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

Asset Allocation

as of November 30, 2008

(as a percent of net assets)

 

ING Index Plus International Equity Fund — Class I

   24.9%

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund — Class I

   21.3%

ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund — Class I

   14.7%

ING Intermediate Bond Fund — Class I

   14.2%

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund — Class I

   9.0%

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund — Class I

   8.7%

ING Real Estate Fund — Class I

   5.1%

ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Class I

   2.2%

Other Assets and Liabilities — Net

   (0.1)%
    

Net Assets

   100.0%
    

 

ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is managed by Paul Zemsky and Brian Gendreau(1), Ph.D., Portfolio Managers, of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund’s Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (36.09)% compared to the Russell 3000® Index(2) and the Strategic Allocation Growth Composite Index(3), which returned (36.55)% and (34.84)%, respectively, during the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Asset allocation results contributed positively to performance of the Fund during the period, due to underweight holdings in negatively performing equity asset classes. In addition, defensive overweight positions in cash and fixed income contributed positively to the asset allocation results.

It is fair to say that the period can be considered one of the worst in terms of negative returns and extreme volatility. The VIX Index, a measure of investor fear which uses S&P 500® Index implied option volatility measures, peaked at 89 during October 2008. To put that figure into perspective, the intra-month high during September 2001 was 43, and the long-term average since 1990 is close to 20. During the period, real estate was the worst relative performer, followed by international equity and mid-cap domestic equity. Only fixed income and cash benchmarks eked out a positive return.

 

Performance was mixed in the underlying funds. ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund underperformed its benchmark during the period. ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund’s futures overlay strategy, with an average exposure long in equity with corresponding short exposure to fixed income, detracted from value. ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund was close to its benchmark during the period. Security selection resulted in gains. Energy and financial stocks proved particularly successful, offsetting the negative sector selection results. ING Index Plus MidCap Fund was also close to its benchmark in the reporting period. Security selection also was positive, with sector allocation detracting from results. On the other hand, the ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund underperformed its benchmark, mainly due to negative selection effects in financials and industrial stocks.

The ING Index Plus International Equity Fund underperformed relative to its secondary benchmark for the period. Stock selection in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and financial sectors detracted value, whereas selection effect in healthcare, materials and telecommunication services was positive.

ING Real Estate Fund outperformed its benchmark by a wide margin. Real estate arguably experienced one of its worst six-month periods in history. ING Real Estate Fund’s performance was driven mainly by positive security selection, specifically due to its bias toward quality property portfolios, experienced management teams and strong balance sheets. Selection was especially strong in the mall, apartment and office sectors. The Fund’s underweight to the industrial sector added value in the latter half of the period.

ING Intermediate Bond Fund had a very tough period and underperformed its benchmark for the period. Despite coordinated efforts of Congress, the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury Department, the lending markets saw unprecedented turmoil. The largest source of underperformance was allocation to non-benchmark holdings in non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities. ING Intermediate Bond Fund’s duration and yield curve positions detracted from results, in general. Overweight positions in investment grade bonds and financials hurt performance as well.

Current Strategy and Outlook: The global economic forecast has become decidedly more negative following the last several months. The National Bureau of Economic Research has determined that the United States entered a recession during December 2007, and it appears that this recession may be the most severe since that in 1981-82. It is our view, however, that the extreme market movements of recent months are due to de-leveraging by hedge funds and other investors, rather than an exceptionally pessimistic outlook for the economy. In our opinion, the market has reached a bottom, although we expect the coming months to continue to be volatile. The equity market is factoring in a growth slowdown well beyond what we feel will occur, and with a great number of policy responses from global governments already underway, we expect to stay the course. History has shown that chasing the market, either up or down, has not been a winning strategy.

 

(1)

 

Effective January 13, 2009, Ms. Heather Hackett has replaced Mr. Gendreau as co-portfolio manager to the Fund.

(2)

 

The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index that measures performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.

(3)

 

The Strategic Allocation Growth Composite Index is comprised of the asset class indices that correspond to the particular asset classes in which the Fund invests and their benchmark weightings. See page 7 for additional information.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class. The performance of the Fund depends upon the performance of the Underlying Funds, which are affected by changes in the economy and financial markets. The value of the Fund changes as the asset values of the Underlying Funds it holds go up or down. The value of your shares will fluctuate and may be worth more or less than the original cost. The timing of your investment may also affect performance.

 

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ING STRATEGIC ALLOCATION MODERATE FUND   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

LOGO

 

ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund seeks to provide total return (i.e., income and capital appreciation, both realized and unrealized). ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund (the “Fund”) is managed by Paul Zemsky and Brian Gendreau(1), Ph.D., Portfolio Managers, of ING Investment Management Co.  — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund’s Class A shares, excluding sales charges, provided a total return of (30.58)% compared to the Russell 3000® Index(2) and the Strategic Allocation Moderate Composite Index(3), which returned (36.55)% and (28.02)%, respectively, during the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Asset allocation results contributed positively to performance of the Fund during the period, due to underweight holdings in negatively performing equity asset classes. In addition, defensive overweight positions in cash and fixed income contributed positively to the asset allocation results.

It is fair to say that the period can be considered one of the worst in terms of negative returns and extreme volatility. The VIX Index, a measure of investor fear which uses S&P 500® Index implied option volatility measures, peaked at 89 during October 2008. To put that figure into perspective, the intra-month high during September 2001 was 43, and the long-term average since 1990 is close to 20. During the period, real estate was the worst relative performer, followed by international equity and mid-cap domestic equity. Only fixed income and cash benchmarks eked out a positive return.

Performance was mixed in the underlying funds. ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund underperformed its benchmark during the period. ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund’s futures overlay strategy, with an average exposure long in equity with corresponding short exposure to fixed income, detracted from value. ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund was

close to its benchmark during the period. Security selection resulted in gains. Energy and financial stocks proved particularly successful, offsetting the negative sector selection results. ING Index Plus MidCap Fund was also close to its benchmark in the reporting period. Security selection also was positive, with sector allocation detracting from results. On the other hand, the ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund underperformed its benchmark, mainly due to negative selection effects in financials and industrial stocks.

The ING Index Plus International Equity Fund underperformed relative to its secondary benchmark for the period. Stock selection in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and financial sectors detracted value, whereas selection effect in healthcare, materials and telecommunication services was positive.

ING Real Estate Fund outperformed its benchmark by a wide margin. Real estate arguably experienced one of its worst six-month periods in history. ING Real Estate Fund’s performance was driven mainly by positive security selection, specifically due to its bias toward quality property portfolios, experienced management teams and strong balance sheets. Selection was especially strong in the mall, apartment and office sectors. The Fund’s underweight to the industrial sector added value in the latter half of the period.

ING Intermediate Bond Fund had a very tough period and underperformed its benchmark for the period. Despite coordinated efforts of Congress, the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury Department, the lending markets saw unprecedented turmoil. The largest source of underperformance was allocation to non-benchmark holdings in non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities. ING Intermediate Bond Fund’s duration and yield curve positions detracted from results, in general. Overweight positions in investment grade bonds and financials hurt performance as well.

Current Strategy and Outlook: The global economic forecast has become decidedly more negative following the last several months. The National Bureau of Economic Research has determined that the United States entered a recession during December 2007, and it appears that this recession may be the most severe since that in 1981-82. It is our view, however, that the extreme market movements of recent months are due to de-leveraging by hedge funds and other investors, rather than an exceptionally pessimistic outlook for the economy. In our opinion, the market has reached a bottom, although we expect the coming months to continue to be volatile. The equity market is factoring in a growth slowdown well beyond what we feel will occur, and with a great number of policy responses from global governments already underway, we expect to stay the course. History has shown that chasing the market, either up or down, has not been a winning strategy.

 

(1)

 

Effective January 13, 2009, Ms. Heather Hackett has replaced Mr. Gendreau as co-portfolio manager to the Fund.

(2)

 

The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index that measures performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.

(3)

 

The Strategic Allocation Moderate Composite Index is comprised of the asset class indices that correspond to the particular asset classes in which the Fund invests and their benchmark weightings. See page 7 for additional information.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Fund may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class. The performance of the Fund depends upon the performance of the Underlying Funds, which are affected by changes in the economy and financial markets. The value of the Fund changes as the asset values of the Underlying Funds it holds go up or down. The value of your shares will fluctuate and may be worth more or less than the original cost. The timing of your investment may also affect performance.

 

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ING STRATEGIC ALLOCATION FUNDS   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

 

ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund, ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund and ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund (collectively, the “Funds”) seek to achieve their individual investment objectives by investing in a combination of underlying funds according to each Fund’s target allocation. The Funds are managed by ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Portfolio Specifics: The Sub-Adviser uses the Strategic Allocation Conservative Composite, Strategic Allocation Growth Composite, and Strategic Allocation Moderate Composite indices (each a “Composite Index” and collectively, “Composite Indices”) as benchmarks to which it compares the performance of ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund, ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund and ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund, respectively. Each Composite Index is a blended index that is derived from the asset class comparative indices set out in the chart below. The chart shows the weightings for each asset class comparative index represented in each benchmark Composite Index, as a percentage of the Composite Index.

 

       

Standard &

Poor’s 500®

Composite

Stock Price

Index(1)

   

Standard &

Poor’s

MidCap 400

Index(2)

   

Standard &

Poor’s

SmallCap 600

Index(3)

   

Morgan Stanley

Capital
International

Europe,
Australasia

and Far East®

Index(4)

   

Dow Jones

Wilshire Real

Estate
Securities

Index(5)

   

Barclays
Capital

Aggregate

Bond Index(6)

   

30-Day U.S.

T-Bill(7)

     
 

Strategic Allocation Conservative Composite

  18 %   3 %   3 %   11 %   10 %   50 %   5 %  
 

Strategic Allocation Growth Composite

  36 %   9 %   9 %   25 %   6 %   13 %   2 %  
 

Strategic Allocation Moderate Composite

  27 %   6 %   6 %   18 %   8 %   32 %   3 %  

 

(1)

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500® Index”) is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.

(2)

 

The Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index (“S&P MidCap 400 Index”) is a market capitalization-weighted index of 400 mid-capitalization stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

(3)

 

The Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index (“S&P SmallCap 600 Index”) is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-size company segment of the U.S. market.

(4)

 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East® Index (“MSCI EAFE® Index”) is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities listed on exchanges in markets in Europe, Australia and the Far East.

(5)

 

The Dow Jones Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index consists of REITs and real estate operating companies.

(6)

 

The Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of publicly issued fixed rate U.S. government, investment grade, mortgage-backed, asset backed and corporate debt securities.

(7)

 

The 30-Day U.S. T-Bill is a U.S. government issued short-term debt sold at a discount and then redeemed at maturity at the full face value.

The following table illustrates the asset allocation of each Fund to the underlying asset class allocation targets as of November 30, 2008.

 

   

Underlying Asset Allocation Targets(8)

  

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Conservative

Fund

   

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Growth

Fund

   

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Moderate

Fund

     
 

U.S. Large-Capitalization Stocks

   18 %   36 %   27 %  
 

U.S. Mid-Capitalization Stocks

   3 %   9 %   6 %  
 

U.S. Small-Capitalization Stocks

   3 %   9 %   6 %  
 

Non-U.S./International Stocks

   11 %   25 %   18 %  
 

Real Estate Stocks

   10 %   6 %   8 %  
 

Fixed-Income Securities

   50 %   13 %   32 %  
 

Cash

   5 %   2 %   3 %  
                      
     100 %   100 %   100 %  

 

(8)

 

Fund’s current approximate target investment allocations (expressed as a percentage of its net assets). As these are target allocations, the actual allocations of each Fund’s assets may deviate from the percentages shown. Although the Funds expect to be fully invested at all times, they may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests.

All indices are unmanaged.

An investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, redemption fees, and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008. The Funds’ expenses are shown without the imposition of any sales charges or fees. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table shown, “Actual Fund Return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table shown, “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses),” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each 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 sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

   

ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund

  

Beginning

Account

Value

June 1, 2008

  

Ending

Account

Value

November 30, 2008

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio(1)

   

Expenses Paid

During the

Period Ended

November 30, 2008*

   
 

Actual Fund Return

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 755.30    0.59 %   $ 2.60  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      752.00    1.34       5.89  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      752.30    1.34       5.89  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      755.40    0.34       1.50  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      754.50    0.59       2.59  
 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,022.11    0.59 %   $ 2.99  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      1,018.35    1.34       6.78  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      1,018.35    1.34       6.78  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      1,023.36    0.34       1.72  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      1,022.11    0.59       2.99  
              

 

 

*   Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

(1)

 

The annualized expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

   

ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund

  

Beginning

Account

Value

June 1, 2008

  

Ending

Account

Value

November 30, 2008

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio(1)

   

Expenses Paid

During the

Period Ended

November 30, 2008*

   
 

Actual Fund Return

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 639.10    0.48 %   $ 1.97  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      637.40    1.23       5.05  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      636.40    1.23       5.05  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      640.50    0.23       0.95  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      639.00    0.48       1.97  
 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,022.66    0.48 %   $ 2.43  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      1,018.90    1.23       6.23  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      1,018.90    1.23       6.23  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      1,023.92    0.23       1.17  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      1,022.66    0.48       2.43  
 

ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund

            
 

Actual Fund Return

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 694.20    0.54 %   $ 2.29  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      691.80    1.29       5.47  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      691.50    1.29       5.47  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      695.90    0.29       1.23  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      694.30    0.54       2.29  
 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

            
 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,022.36    0.54 %   $ 2.74  
 

Class B

     1,000.00      1,018.60    1.29       6.53  
 

Class C

     1,000.00      1,018.60    1.29       6.53  
 

Class I

     1,000.00      1,023.61    0.29       1.47  
 

Class O

     1,000.00      1,022.36    0.54       2.74  
              

 

 

*   Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

(1)

 

The annualized expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

    

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Conservative

Fund

   

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Growth

Fund

   

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Moderate

Fund

 

ASSETS:

      

Investments in affiliated underlying funds*

   $ 22,781,601     $ 39,331,357     $ 41,861,711  

Short-term investments in affiliated underlying funds at amortized cost

     1,309,766       903,209       1,440,198  

Cash

     116,122       13,296       61,862  

Receivables:

      

Investments in affiliated underlying funds sold

     14,429       —         25,269  

Fund shares sold

     2,882       22,781       7,990  

Dividends from affiliated underlying funds and interest

     57,828       36,155       78,509  

Prepaid expenses

     30,081       29,916       29,950  

Reimbursement due from manager

     26,830       48,466       36,453  
                        

Total assets

     24,339,539       40,385,180       43,541,942  
                        

LIABILITIES:

      

Payable for investments in affiliated underlying funds purchased

     53,886       51,680       38,018  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     50,016       6,691       50,922  

Payable to affiliates

     12,032       18,652       20,208  

Payable for directors fees

     2,462       4,427       3,413  

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     66,667       101,575       92,671  
                        

Total liabilities

     185,063       183,025       205,232  
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 24,154,476     $ 40,202,155     $ 43,336,710  
                        

NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 31,682,342     $ 59,381,759     $ 62,099,727  

Undistributed net investment income

     840,265       586,710       1,268,207  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions

     (778,783 )     1,084,666       (2,401,785 )

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions

     (7,589,348 )     (20,850,980 )     (17,629,439 )
                        

NET ASSETS

   $ 24,154,476     $ 40,202,155     $ 43,336,710  
                        

 

      

*      Cost of investments in affiliated underlying funds

   $ 30,370,911     $ 60,182,660     $ 59,491,859  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

    

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Conservative

Fund

  

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Growth

Fund

  

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Moderate

Fund

Class A:

        

Net assets

   $ 12,552,946    $ 16,926,830    $ 23,623,656

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     1,667,535      2,354,120      3,052,628

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 7.53    $ 7.19    $ 7.74

Maximum offering price per share (5.75%)(1)

   $ 7.99    $ 7.63    $ 8.21

Class B:

        

Net assets

   $ 3,777,066    $ 7,056,296    $ 7,570,790

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     506,319      1,001,549      995,120

Net asset value and redemption price per share(2)

   $ 7.46    $ 7.05    $ 7.61

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 7.46    $ 7.05    $ 7.61

Class C:

        

Net assets

   $ 2,501,112    $ 1,723,558    $ 1,496,681

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     333,605      243,648      194,163

Net asset value and redemption price per share(2)

   $ 7.50    $ 7.07    $ 7.71

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 7.50    $ 7.07    $ 7.71

Class I:

        

Net assets

   $ 707,479    $ 1,678,120    $ 1,548,231

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     92,696      230,758      197,247

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 7.63    $ 7.27    $ 7.85

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 7.63    $ 7.27    $ 7.85

Class O:

        

Net assets

   $ 4,615,873    $ 12,817,351    $ 9,097,352

Shares authorized

     100,000,000      100,000,000      100,000,000

Par value

   $ 0.001    $ 0.001    $ 0.001

Shares outstanding

     615,747      1,792,057      1,181,796

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 7.50    $ 7.15    $ 7.70

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 7.50    $ 7.15    $ 7.70

 

(1)

 

Maximum offering price is computed at 100/94.25 of net asset value. On purchases of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

(2)

 

Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

    

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Conservative

Fund

   

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Growth

Fund

   

ING

Strategic

Allocation

Moderate

Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

      

Dividends from affiliated underlying funds, net of foreign taxes withheld

   $ 584,238     $ 504,915     $ 920,209  
                        

Total investment income

     584,238       504,915       920,209  
                        

EXPENSES:

      

Investment management fees

     12,751       22,586       27,078  

Distribution and service fees:

      

Class A

     20,114       29,391       40,598  

Class B

     23,252       50,912       55,811  

Class C

     15,321       11,184       9,812  

Class O

     7,474       20,199       14,645  

Transfer agent fees

     34,391       71,073       59,506  

Administrative service fees

     12,485       22,392       26,736  

Shareholder reporting expense

     39,522       74,507       71,444  

Registration fees

     30,633       28,593       30,453  

Professional fees

     15,360       23,172       27,102  

Custody and accounting expense

     16,598       24,408       16,134  

Directors fees

     1,830       3,801       3,625  

Miscellaneous expense

     5,212       6,268       8,571  

Interest expense

     411       153       687  
                        

Total expenses

     235,354       388,639       392,202  

Net waived and reimbursed fees

     (115,488 )     (212,419 )     (174,278 )
                        

Net expenses

     119,866       176,220       217,924  
                        

Net investment income

     464,372       328,695       702,285  
                        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON AFFILIATED UNDERLYING FUNDS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY RELATED TRANSACTIONS

      

Net realized loss on:

      

Affiliated underlying funds

     (1,188,935 )     (2,013,413 )     (5,280,768 )

Foreign currency related transactions

     (226 )     (1,862 )     (881 )
                        

Net realized loss on affiliated underlying funds and foreign currency related transactions

     (1,189,161 )     (2,015,275 )     (5,281,649 )
                        

Net change in unrealized depreciation on:

      

Affiliated underlying funds

     (7,732,931 )     (22,431,423 )     (18,654,627 )

Foreign currency related transactions

     (38 )     (56 )     (1,228 )
                        

Net change in unrealized depreciation on affiliated underlying funds and foreign currency related transactions

     (7,732,969 )     (22,431,479 )     (18,655,855 )
                        

Net realized and unrealized loss on affiliated underlying funds and foreign currency related transactions

     (8,922,130 )     (24,446,754 )     (23,937,504 )
                        

Decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (8,457,758 )   $ (24,118,059 )   $ (23,235,219 )
                        

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

    

ING Strategic Allocation

Conservative Fund

   

ING Strategic Allocation

Growth Fund

 
    

Six Months Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months Ended
November 30,

2008

   

Year Ended

May 31,

2008

 

FROM OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

   $ 464,372     $ 1,007,930     $ 328,695     $ 810,422  

Net realized gain (loss) on affiliated underlying funds and foreign currency related transactions

     (1,189,161 )     1,723,204       (2,015,275 )     6,919,222  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on affiliated underlying funds and foreign currency related transactions

     (7,732,969 )     (3,269,917 )     (22,431,479 )     (14,666,962 )
                                

Decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (8,457,758 )     (538,783 )     (24,118,059 )     (6,937,318 )
                                

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

        

Net investment income:

        

Class A

     —         (648,340 )     —         (557,534 )

Class B

     —         (126,098 )     —         (97,652 )

Class C

     —         (93,358 )     —         (22,408 )

Class I

     —         (108,377 )     —         (171,051 )

Class O

     —         (151,841 )     —         (235,091 )

Net realized gains:

        

Class A

     —         (1,408,412 )     —         (4,676,975 )

Class B

     —         (354,175 )     —         (1,951,861 )

Class C

     —         (220,036 )     —         (352,726 )

Class I

     —         (214,881 )     —         (1,174,326 )

Class O

     —         (316,443 )     —         (1,780,575 )
                                

Total distributions

     —         (3,641,961 )     —         (11,020,199 )
                                

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     5,042,772       20,773,473       6,908,094       26,121,282  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         3,231,017       —         10,464,448  
                                
     5,042,772       24,004,490       6,908,094       36,585,730  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (10,734,677 )     (20,658,010 )     (15,524,168 )     (45,696,674 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     (5,691,905 )     3,346,480       (8,616,074 )     (9,110,944 )
                                

Net decrease in net assets

     (14,149,663 )     (834,264 )     (32,734,133 )     (27,068,461 )
                                

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of period

     38,304,139       39,138,403       72,936,288       100,004,749  
                                

End of period

   $ 24,154,476     $ 38,304,139     $ 40,202,155     $ 72,936,288  
                                

Undistributed net investment income at end of period

   $ 840,265     $ 375,893     $ 586,710     $ 258,015  
                                

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

    

ING Strategic Allocation

Moderate Fund

 
    

Six Months Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year Ended

May 31,

2008

 

FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 702,285     $ 1,513,113  

Net realized gain (loss) on affiliated underlying funds and foreign currency related transactions

     (5,281,649 )     6,704,307  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on affiliated underlying funds and foreign currency related transactions

     (18,655,855 )     (13,556,314 )
                

Decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (23,235,219 )     (5,338,894 )
                

FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

    

Net investment income:

    

Class A

     —         (1,035,012 )

Class B

     —         (189,883 )

Class C

     —         (29,788 )

Class I

     —         (252,924 )

Class O

     —         (222,807 )

Net realized gains:

    

Class A

     —         (5,014,843 )

Class B

     —         (1,570,503 )

Class C

     —         (227,797 )

Class I

     —         (1,064,616 )

Class O

     —         (1,005,324 )
                

Total distributions

     —         (10,613,497 )
                

FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     10,955,009       26,099,791  

Reinvestment of distributions

     —         10,211,624  
                
     10,955,009       36,311,415  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (25,628,872 )     (45,624,120 )
                

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     (14,673,863 )     (9,312,705 )
                

Net decrease in net assets

     (37,909,082 )     (25,265,096 )
                

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of period

     81,245,792       106,510,888  
                

End of period

   $ 43,336,710     $ 81,245,792  
                

Undistributed net investment income at end of period

   $ 1,268,207     $ 565,922  
                

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

        Class A
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
        2008     2007     2006     2005   2004
                                     

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   9.97     11.10     10.49     10.65     10.07   9.49
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.17     0.31     0.31 *   0.25     0.21   0.14
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (2.61 )   (0.45 )   0.88     0.15     0.57   0.55
Total from investment operations   $   (2.44 )   (0.14 )   1.19     0.40     0.78   0.69
Less distributions from:              
Net investment income   $       0.31     0.31     0.22     0.20   0.11
Net realized gains on investments   $       0.68     0.27     0.34      
Total distributions   $       0.99     0.58     0.56     0.20   0.11
Net asset value, end of period   $   7.53     9.97     11.10     10.49     10.65   10.07

Total Return(1)

  %   (24.47 )   (1.40 )   11.55     3.82     7.77   7.30

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   12,553     19,306     24,216     30,763     32,698   31,488
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.33     1.62     1.47     1.38     1.37   1.42
Net expenses after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)(4)   %   0.59     1.06     1.15     1.15     1.15   1.15
Net investment income after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)(4)   %   3.16     2.74     2.89     2.28     1.90   1.38
Portfolio turnover rate   %   16     523     326     364     327   372
        Class B
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
        2008     2007     2006     2005   2004
                                     

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   9.92     11.06     10.47     10.65     10.10   9.52
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.12     $0.20 *   0.22     0.17 *   0.10   0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (2.58 )   (0.42 )   0.88     0.16     0.59   0.57
Total from investment operations   $   (2.46 )   (0.22 )   1.10     0.33     0.69   0.62
Less distributions from:              
Net investment income   $       0.24     0.24     0.17     0.14   0.04
Net realized gains on investments   $       0.68     0.27     0.34      
Total distributions   $       0.92     0.51     0.51     0.14   0.04
Net asset value, end of period   $   7.46     9.92     11.06     10.47     10.65   10.10

Total Return(1)

  %   (24.80 )   (2.15 )   10.69     3.13     6.89   6.52

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   3,777     5,529     5,224     4,694     2,457   1,179
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   2.08     2.37     2.22     2.13     2.12   2.17
Net expenses after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)(4)   %   1.34     1.81     1.90     1.90     1.90   1.90
Net investment income after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)(4)   %   2.40     1.94     2.16     1.60     1.18   0.63
Portfolio turnover rate   %   16     523     326     364     327   372

 

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

 

(2)

 

Expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

(3)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary

 

expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

 

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

 

*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

        Class C
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
        2008     2007     2006     2005   2004
                                     

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   9.97     11.16     10.57     10.74     10.12   9.54
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.11     0.20 *   0.24 *   0.18 *   0.12   0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (2.58 )   (0.42 )   0.88     0.14     0.58   0.56
Total from investment operations   $   (2.47 )   (0.22 )   1.12     0.32     0.70   0.61
Less distributions from:              
Net investment income   $       0.29     0.26     0.15     0.08   0.03
Net realized gains on investments   $       0.68     0.27     0.34      
Total distributions   $       0.97     0.53     0.49     0.08   0.03
Net asset value, end of period   $   7.50     9.97     11.16     10.57     10.74   10.12

Total Return(1)

  %   (24.77 )   (2.17 )   10.73     3.04     6.96   6.45

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   2,501     3,370     1,516     1,002     480   413
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   2.08     2.37     2.22     2.13     2.12   2.17
Net expenses after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)(4)   %   1.34     1.81   1.90   1.90     1.90   1.90
Net investment income after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)(4)   %   2.44     1.89   2.18   1.63     1.14   0.63
Portfolio turnover rate   %   16     523     326     364     327   372
        Class I
        Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
        2008     2007     2006     2005   2004
                                     

Per Share Operating Performance:

             
Net asset value, beginning of period   $   10.10     11.24     10.62     10.77     10.18   9.59
Income (loss) from investment operations:              
Net investment income   $   0.15 *   0.32 *   0.34     0.27 *   0.24   0.20
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   $   (2.62 )   (0.44 )   0.89     0.17     0.57   0.52
Total from investment operations   $   (2.47 )   (0.12 )   1.23     0.44     0.81   0.72
Less distributions from:              
Net investment income   $       0.34     0.34     0.25     0.22   0.13
Net realized gains on investments   $       0.68     0.27     0.34      
Total distributions   $       1.02     0.61     0.59     0.22   0.13
Net asset value, end of period   $   7.63     10.10     11.24     10.62     10.77   10.18

Total Return(1)

  %   (24.46 )   (1.20 )   11.79     4.13     8.05   7.57

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

             
Net assets, end of period (000’s)   $   707     3,264     4,719     8,609     10,308   10,758
Ratios to average net assets:              
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)   %   1.08     1.37     1.22     1.13     1.12   1.17
Net expenses after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)(4)   %   0.34     0.81   0.90   0.90     0.90   0.90
Net investment income after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(2)(3)(4)   %   3.25     2.97   3.05   2.52     2.15   1.63
Portfolio turnover rate   %   16     523     326     364     327   372

 

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

 

(2)

 

Expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

(3)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary

 

expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

 

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

 

*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class O  
           Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended
May 31,
2008
   

November 15,

2006(1) to
May 31,

2007

 

Per Share Operating Performance:

        
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   9.94     11.08     11.08  
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment income    $   0.16     0.27 *   0.19 *
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (2.60 )   (0.41 )   0.42  
Total from investment operations    $   (2.44 )   (0.14 )   0.61  
Less distributions from:         
Net investment income    $       0.32     0.34  
Net realized gains on investments    $       0.68     0.27  
Total distributions    $       1.00     0.61  
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.50     9.94     11.08  

Total Return(2)

   %   (24.55 )   (1.36 )   5.69  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

        
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   4,616     6,835     3,465  
Ratios to average net assets:         
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)    %   1.33     1.62     1.47  
Net expenses after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)(5)    %   0.59     1.06   1.15
Net investment income after expense waiver and brokerage commission recapture(3)(4)(5)    %   3.14     2.63   3.19
Portfolio turnover rate    %   16     523     326  

 

(1)

 

Commencement of operations.

 

(2)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

 

(3)

 

Expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

(4)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(5)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary

 

expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

 

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

 

*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class A  
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
           2008     2007     2006     2005   2004  
                                        

Per Share Operating Performance:

              
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.25     13.85     12.36     11.43     10.48   9.22  
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income    $   0.07     0.16     0.16 *   0.13     0.11   0.07  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (4.13 )   (1.09 )   2.05     0.90     0.95   1.28  
Total from investment operations    $   (4.06 )   (0.93 )   2.21     1.03     1.06   1.35  
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income    $       0.18     0.17     0.10     0.11   0.09  
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.49     0.55            
Total distributions    $       1.67     0.72     0.10     0.11   0.09  
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.19     11.25     13.85     12.36     11.43   10.48  

Total Return(1)

   %   (36.09 )   (7.07 )   18.35     9.04     10.17   14.71  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   16,927     29,438     50,315     58,010     52,992   45,103  
Ratios to average net assets:               
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)(3)    %   1.24     1.50     1.33     1.28     1.39   1.38  
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   0.48     1.15   1.25   1.25     1.25   1.25  
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   1.34     1.10   1.27   1.11     1.03   0.73  
Portfolio turnover rate    %   9     336     219     242     224   222  
         Class B  
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
           2008     2007     2006     2005   2004  
                                        

Per Share Operating Performance:

              
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.06     13.64     12.20     11.31     10.40   9.19  
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income (loss)    $   0.04     0.05     0.06     0.05 *   0.02   (0.01 )*
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (4.05 )   (1.07 )   2.02     0.89     0.95   1.29  
Total from investment operations    $   (4.01 )   (1.02 )   2.08     0.94     0.97   1.28  
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income    $       0.07     0.09     0.05     0.06   0.07  
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.49     0.55            
Total distributions    $       1.56     0.64     0.05     0.06   0.07  
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.05     11.06     13.64     12.20     11.31   10.40  

Total Return(1)

   %   (36.26 )   (7.81 )   17.46     8.29     9.29   13.98  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   7,056     13,280     19,620     16,745     7,985   2,251  
Ratios to average net assets:               
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)(3)    %   1.99     2.25     2.08     2.03     2.14   2.13  
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   1.23     1.90   2.00   2.00     2.00   2.00  
Net investment income (loss) after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   0.56     0.34   0.53   0.45     0.31   (0.02 )
Portfolio turnover rate    %   9     336     219     242     224   222  

 

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

 

(2)

 

Expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

(3)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary

 

expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

 

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

 

*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class C  
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
           2008     2007     2006     2005   2004  
                                        

Per Share Operating Performance:

              
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.11     13.71     12.27     11.38     10.45   9.18  
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income (loss)    $   0.03     0.04     0.07 *   0.05 *   0.02   (0.00 )**
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (4.07 )   (1.06 )   2.03     0.88     0.95   1.28  
Total from investment operations    $   (4.04 )   (1.02 )   2.10     0.93     0.97   1.28  
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income    $       0.09     0.11     0.04     0.04   0.01  
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.49     0.55            
Total distributions    $       1.58     0.66     0.04     0.04   0.01  
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.07     11.11     13.71     12.27     11.38   10.45  

Total Return(1)

   %   (36.36 )   (7.77 )   17.52     8.22     9.29   13.95  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   1,724     2,707     3,038     1,569     935   572  
Ratios to average net assets:               
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)(3)    %   1.99     2.25     2.08     2.03     2.14   2.13  
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   1.23     1.90   2.00   2.00     2.00   2.00  
Net investment income (loss) after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   0.61     0.34   0.57   0.40     0.29   (0.03 )
Portfolio turnover rate    %   9     336     219     242     224   222  
         Class I  
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,  
           2008     2007     2006     2005   2004  
                                        

Per Share Operating Performance:

              
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.35     13.97     12.46     11.52     10.57   9.29  
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income    $   0.06 *   0.17 *   0.19 *   0.16 *   0.15   0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (4.14 )   (1.08 )   2.08     0.91     0.94   1.28  
Total from investment operations    $   (4.08 )   (0.91 )   2.27     1.07     1.09   1.39  
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income    $       0.22     0.21     0.13     0.14   0.11  
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.49     0.55            
Total distributions    $       1.71     0.76     0.13     0.14   0.11  
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.27     11.35     13.97     12.46     11.52   10.57  

Total Return(1)

   %   (35.95 )   (6.88 )   18.67     9.31     10.37   15.05  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   1,678     8,794     16,647     22,489     20,998   22,092  
Ratios to average net assets:               
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)(3)    %   0.99     1.25     1.08     1.03     1.14   1.13  
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   0.23     0.90   1.00   1.00     1.00   1.00  
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   1.30     1.33   1.47   1.34     1.27   0.98  
Portfolio turnover rate    %   9     336     219     242     224   222  

 

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

 

(2)

 

Expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

(3)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary

 

expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

 

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

 

*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

**   Amount is more than $(0.005).

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class O  
           Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended
May 31,
2008
    November 15,
2006(1) to
May 31,
2007
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

        
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.19     13.81     13.29  
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment income    $   0.06     0.13 *   0.12 *
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (4.10 )   (1.06 )   1.16  
Total from investment operations    $   (4.04 )   (0.93 )   1.28  
Less distributions from:         
Net investment income    $       0.20     0.21  
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.49     0.55  
Total distributions    $       1.69     0.76  
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.15     11.19     13.81  

Total Return(2)

   %   (36.10 )   (7.10 )   10.04  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

        
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   12,817     18,717     10,384  
Ratios to average net assets:         
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)(4)    %   1.24     1.50     1.33  
Net expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)(5)    %   0.48     1.15   1.25
Net investment income after expense waiver(3)(4)(5)    %   1.37     1.05   1.73
Portfolio turnover rate    %   9     336     219  

 

(1)

 

Commencement of operations.

 

(2)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

 

(3)

 

Expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

(4)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(5)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary

 

expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

 

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

 

*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class A
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
           2008     2007     2006     2005    2004
                                       

Per Share Operating Performance:

               
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.15     13.21     11.99     11.44     10.63    9.66
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income    $   0.13     0.24     0.22 *   0.18     0.15    0.11
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (3.54 )   (0.88 )   1.63     0.53     0.81    0.96
Total from investment operations    $   (3.41 )   (0.64 )   1.85     0.71     0.96    1.07
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income    $       0.24     0.22     0.16     0.15    0.10
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.18     0.41           
Total distributions    $       1.42     0.63     0.16     0.15    0.10
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.74     11.15     13.21     11.99     11.44    10.63

Total Return(1)

   %   (30.58 )   (5.12 )   15.79     6.27     9.09    11.13

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

               
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   23,624     39,598     63,329     67,701     65,955    58,366
Ratios to average net assets:                
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)(3)    %   1.06     1.40     1.34     1.29     1.29    1.33
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   0.54     1.11   1.20   1.20     1.20    1.20
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   2.25     1.73   1.81   1.56     1.37    1.04
Portfolio turnover rate    %   19     394     246     290     275    288
         Class B
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
           2008     2007     2006     2005    2004
                                       

Per Share Operating Performance:

               
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.00     13.04     11.86     11.35     10.58    9.65
Income (loss) from investment operations:                
Net investment income    $   0.07 *   0.13     0.13     0.10 *   0.05    0.04
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (3.46 )   (0.85 )   1.60     0.52     0.81    0.96
Total from investment operations    $   (3.39 )   (0.72 )   1.73     0.62     0.86    1.00
Less distributions from:                
Net investment income    $       0.14     0.14     0.11     0.09    0.07
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.18     0.41           
Total distributions    $       1.32     0.55     0.11     0.09    0.07
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.61     11.00     13.04     11.86     11.35    10.58

Total Return(1)

   %   (30.82 )   (5.82 )   14.88     5.47     8.17    10.42

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

               
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   7,571     14,204     19,152     17,363     9,164    3,578
Ratios to average net assets:                
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)(3)    %   1.81     2.15     2.09     2.04     2.04    2.08
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   1.29     1.86   1.95   1.95     1.95    1.95
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   1.46     0.97   1.07   0.87     0.65    0.29
Portfolio turnover rate    %   19     394     246     290     275    288

 

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

 

(2)

 

Expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

(3)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary

 

expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

 

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

 

*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class C
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
           2008     2007     2006     2005   2004
                                      

Per Share Operating Performance:

              
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.15     13.21     12.02     11.49     10.69   9.73
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income    $   0.08     0.11 *   0.14 *   0.10 *   0.06   0.03
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (3.52 )   (0.84 )   1.63     0.53     0.81   0.98
Total from investment operations    $   (3.44 )   (0.73 )   1.77     0.63     0.87   1.01
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income    $       0.15     0.17     0.10     0.07   0.05
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.18     0.41          
Total distributions    $       1.33     0.58     0.10     0.07   0.05
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.71     11.15     13.21     12.02     11.49   10.69

Total Return(1)

   %   (30.85 )   (5.81 )   14.97     5.52     8.14   10.43

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   1,497     2,314     2,452     1,455     865   581
Ratios to average net assets:               
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)(3)    %   1.81     2.15     2.09     2.04     2.04   2.08
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   1.29     1.86   1.95   1.95     1.95   1.95
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   1.51     0.95   1.09   0.86     0.63   0.29
Portfolio turnover rate    %   19     394     246     290     275   288
         Class I
         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended May 31,
           2008     2007     2006     2005   2004
                                      

Per Share Operating Performance:

              
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.28     13.35     12.11     11.55     10.74   9.75
Income (loss) from investment operations:               
Net investment income    $   0.12 *   0.24 *   0.26     0.21 *   0.19   0.15
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (3.55 )   (0.85 )   1.65     0.54     0.80   0.96
Total from investment operations    $   (3.43 )   (0.61 )   1.91     0.75     0.99   1.11
Less distributions from:               
Net investment income    $       0.28     0.26     0.19     0.18   0.12
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.18     0.41          
Total distributions    $       1.46     0.67     0.19     0.18   0.12
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.85     11.28     13.35     12.11     11.55   10.74

Total Return(1)

   %   (30.41 )   (4.87 )   16.09     6.54     9.28   11.47

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

              
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   1,548     11,630     14,612     16,763     28,050   27,303
Ratios to average net assets:               
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(2)(3)    %   0.81     1.15     1.09     1.04     1.04   1.08
Net expenses after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   0.29     0.86   0.95   0.95     0.95   0.95
Net investment income after expense waiver(2)(3)(4)    %   2.28     1.96   2.03   1.73     1.62   1.29
Portfolio turnover rate    %   19     394     246     290     275   288

 

(1)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

 

(2)

 

Expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

(3)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(4)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary

 

expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

 

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

 

*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.

 

         Class O  
           Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2008
    Year Ended
May 31,
2008
    November 15,
2006(1) to
May 31,
2007
 

Per Share Operating Performance:

        
Net asset value, beginning of period    $   11.09     13.16     12.80  
Income (loss) from investment operations:         
Net investment income    $   0.11     0.20 *   0.15 *
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments    $   (3.50 )   (0.83 )   0.88  
Total from investment operations    $   (3.39 )   (0.63 )   1.03  
Less distributions from:         
Net investment income    $       0.26     0.26  
Net realized gains on investments    $       1.18     0.41  
Total distributions    $       1.44     0.67  
Net asset value, end of period    $   7.70     11.09     13.16  

Total Return(2)

   %   (30.57 )   (5.09 )   8.33  

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

        
Net assets, end of period (000’s)    $   9,097     13,500     6,966  
Ratios to average net assets:         
Gross expenses prior to expense waiver(3)(4)    %   1.06     1.40     1.34  
Net expenses after expense waiver(3)(4)(5)    %   0.54     1.11   1.20
Net investment income after expense waiver(3)(4)(5)    %   2.26     1.67   2.22
Portfolio turnover rate    %   19     394     246  

 

(1)

 

Commencement of operations.

 

(2)

 

Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and excluding the deduction of sales charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.

 

(3)

 

Expense ratios do not include expenses of Underlying Funds.

 

(4)

 

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(5)

 

The Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary

 

expenses) subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within three years of being incurred.

 

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income ratio.

 

*   Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

Organization. ING Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of Maryland on June 17, 1991 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (“1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. There are sixteen active separate investment series which comprise the Company. The three series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) that are in this report are: ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund (“Strategic Allocation Conservative”), ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund (“Strategic Allocation Growth”) and ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund (“Strategic Allocation Moderate”). On April 7, 2008, each of the Funds were converted from a mutual fund, which invested directly in securities, to a fund-of-funds, which invests in other mutual funds. Each Fund currently seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in other ING Funds (“Underlying Funds”) and each uses asset allocation strategies to determine how to invest in the Underlying Funds.

Each Fund offers the following classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class O. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any), distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees. Shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of a Fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from a Fund pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Common expenses of the Funds (including custodial asset-based fees, legal and audit fees, printing and mailing expenses, transfer agency out-of-pocket expenses, and fees and expenses of the independent trustees) are allocated to each Fund in proportion to its average net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund (including advisory, administration, custodial transaction-based, registration, other professional, distribution and/or service fees, certain taxes, and offering costs) are charged directly to that Fund. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, and shareholder servicing fees. Class B shares, along with their pro rata reinvested dividend shares, automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase.

ING Investments, LLC (“ING Investments” or “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Funds. ING Investments has engaged ING Investment

Management Co. (“ING IM” or “Sub-Adviser”), a Connecticut corporation, to serve as the Sub-Adviser to the Funds. ING Funds Distributor, LLC (“IFD” or the “Distributor”) is the principal underwriter of the Funds. ING Investments, ING IM and the Distributor are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep N.V. (“ING Groep”). ING Groep is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services to over 75 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. With a diverse workforce of about 125,000 people, ING Groep comprises a broad spectrum of prominent companies that increasingly serve their clients under the ING brand.

On October 19, 2008, ING Groep announced that it reached an agreement with the Dutch government to strengthen its capital position, creating a strong buffer to navigate the current market and economic environment. ING Groep will issue non-voting core Tier-1 securities for a total consideration of EUR 10 billion to the Dutch State. The transaction boosts ING Bank’s core Tier-1 ratio, strengthens the insurance balance sheet and reduces ING Groep’s Debt/Equity ratio.

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. Such policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies.

 

A.

Security Valuation. Prior to April 7, 2008, investments in equity securities traded on a national securities exchange were valued at the last reported sale price. Securities reported by NASDAQ were valued at the NASDAQ official closing prices. Securities traded on an exchange or NASDAQ for which there has been no sale and securities traded in the over-the-counter-market were valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. All investments quoted in foreign currencies were valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at that time. Debt securities were valued at prices obtained from independent services or from one or more dealers making markets in the securities and may have been adjusted based on the Funds’ valuation procedures. U.S. Government obligations were valued by using market quotations or independent


 

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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

 

pricing services that use prices provided by market-makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available (which may include certain restricted securities which are subject to limitations as to their sale) are valued at their fair values as defined by the 1940 Act, and as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Directors (”Board”), in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. Securities traded on exchanges, including foreign exchanges, which close earlier than the time that a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) may also be valued at their fair values as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board, in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. The valuation techniques applied in any specific instance are likely to vary from case to case. With respect to a restricted security, for example, consideration is generally given to the cost of the investment, the market value of any unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of valuation, the potential expiration of restrictions on the security, the existence of any registration rights, the costs to the Funds related to registration of the security, as well as factors relevant to the issuer itself. Consideration may also be given to the price and extent of any public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies’ securities.

The value of a foreign security traded on an exchange outside the United States is generally based on the price of a foreign security on the principal foreign exchange where it trades as of the time a Fund determines its NAV or if the foreign exchange closes prior to the time a Fund determines its NAV, the most recent closing price of the foreign security on its principal exchange. Trading in certain non-U.S. securities may not take place on all days on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. Further, trading takes place in various foreign markets on days on which the NYSE is not open. Consequently, the calculation of a Fund’s NAV may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of securities held by a Fund in foreign securities markets. Further, the value of a Fund’s

assets may be significantly affected by foreign trading on days when a shareholder cannot purchase or redeem shares of a Fund. In calculating a Fund’s NAV, foreign securities denominated in foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents.

If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by a Fund closes but before the time that a Fund’s NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent a readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time a Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, a Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under a Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time a Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that a Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, a Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes a Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time a Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of

 

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the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in a Fund’s NAV. Investments in securities maturing in 60 days or less from the date of acquisition are valued at amortized cost, which, when combined with accrued interest, approximates market value.

For the period beginning April 7, 2008, the valuations of the Funds’ investments in Underlying Funds are based on the NAVs of the Underlying Funds each business day. In general, assets of the Underlying Funds are valued based on actual or estimated market value, with special provisions for assets not having readily available market quotations and short-term debt securities, and for situations where market quotations are deemed unreliable. Investments in securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Securities prices may be obtained from automated pricing services. Shares of investment companies held by the Underlying Funds will generally be valued at the latest NAV reported by that investment company.

Effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, establishes a hierarchy for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities. As required by the standard, each investment asset or liability of the Funds is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1”, inputs other than quoted prices for an asset that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and unobservable inputs, including the Sub-Adviser’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3”. The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in the those securities. A table summarizing the Funds investments under these levels of classification is included following the Portfolios of the Investments.

Effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. FAS 133-1 and FASB

Interpretation Number (“FIN”) 45-4, “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161.” The amendments to FAS 133 require enhanced disclosure regarding credit derivatives sold, including (1) the nature and terms of the credit derivative, reasons for entering into the credit derivative, the events or circumstances that would require the seller to perform under the credit derivative, and the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative, (2) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the seller could be required to make under the credit derivative, (3) the fair value of the credit derivative, and (4) the nature of any recourse provisions and assets held either as collateral or by third parties. The amendments to FIN 45 require additional disclosures about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. All changes to accounting policies have been made in accordance with the FSP and incorporated for the current period as part of the Notes to Financial Statements and Portfolio of Investments.

 

B. Security Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Funds. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined by the effective yield method.

Effective April 7, 2008, since conversion, capital gain dividends from Underlying Funds are recorded as distributions of realized gains from affiliated Underlying Funds.

 

C. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

  (1) Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the day.,

 

  (2) Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

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Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at the end of the day, the Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities which are subject to foreign withholding tax upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at fiscal year end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. Government securities. These risks include but are not limited to revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. Government securities.

 

D. Foreign Currency Transactions and Futures Contracts. Certain Underlying Funds may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions to convert to and from different foreign currencies and to and from the U.S. dollar in connection with the planned purchases or sales of securities. Certain Underlying Funds either enter into these transactions on a spot basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or use forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. When the
 

contract is fulfilled or closed, gains or losses are realized. Until then, the gain or loss is included in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their forward contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.

Certain Underlying Funds may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and security indices. A futures contract obligates the seller of the contract to deliver and the purchaser of the contract to take delivery of the type of foreign currency, financial instrument or security called for in the contract at a specified future time for a specified price. Upon entering into such a contract, the Underlying Fund is required to deposit and maintain as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Underlying Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount equal to the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margins and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by the Underlying Fund. When the contract is closed, the Underlying Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

 

E. Distributions to Shareholders. The Funds record distributions to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date. Each Fund pays dividends at least annually to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and may make distributions on a more frequent basis. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. For federal income tax purposes, a Fund may designate as capital gains dividends the earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of fund shares during the year.

 

F.

Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Funds to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and related excise tax provisions applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and any net realized

 

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capital gains to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Management has considered the sustainability of the funds tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination. No capital gain distributions will be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or expired.

 

G. Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

H. Repurchase Agreements. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in repurchase agreements with government securities dealers recognized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Under such agreements, the seller of the security agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed upon interest rate for the period of time the agreement is outstanding. The period of the repurchase agreements is usually short, from overnight to one week, while the underlying securities generally have longer maturities. An Underlying Fund will receive as collateral securities acceptable to it whose market value is equal to at least 100% of the carrying amount of the repurchase agreements, plus accrued interest, being invested by the Underlying Fund. The underlying collateral is valued daily on a mark to market basis to assure that the value, including accrued interest is at least equal to the repurchase price. There would be potential loss to an Underlying Fund in the event an Underlying Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, and it might incur disposition costs in liquidating the collateral. Certain Underlying Funds may only invest in repurchase agreements for temporary and defensive or cash management purposes.

 

I. Securities Lending. Certain Underlying Funds have the option to temporarily loan up to 30% of their
 

total assets to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender’s fee. The borrower is required to fully collateralize the loans with cash or U.S. Government securities. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, an Underlying Fund has the right to use collateral to offset losses incurred. There would be potential loss to an Underlying Fund in the event an Underlying Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in an Underlying Fund.

 

J. Swap Agreements. Certain funds may enter into swap agreements. A swap is an agreement between two parties pursuant to which each party agrees to make one or more payments to the other at specified future intervals based on the return of an asset (such as a stock, bond or currency) or non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index). The swap agreement will specify the “notional” amount of the asset or non-asset reference to which the contract relates. Subsequent changes in market value, if any, are calculated based upon changes in the performance of the asset or non-asset reference multiplied by the notional value of the contract. A Fund may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and currency swaps to manage its exposure to credit, currency and interest rate risk. All outstanding swap agreements are reported following each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

Swaps are marked to market daily using quotations primarily from third party pricing services, counterparties or brokers. The value of the swap contract is recorded on the Statements of Assets or Liabilities. During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap, if any, is recorded as unrealized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. Upfront payments made and/or received by a Fund when entering into the agreements are recorded as the cost of the swap and are reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and as a component of the unrealized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations until termination. These upfront payments represent the amounts made or received when initially entering into the contract to offset the differences between the swap agreements and the prevailing market conditions at time of the contract. Upon

 

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termination, these upfront payments are recorded as a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations. A Fund also records periodic payments made and/or received on the swap contract as a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations.

Entering into swap agreements involves the risk that the maximum potential loss of an investment exceeds the current value of the investment as reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Other risks involve the possibility that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform, that there will be no liquid market for these investments and that unfavorable changes in the market will have a negative impact on the value of the index or securities underlying the respective swap agreement.

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a bilateral agreement between counterparties in which the buyer of the protection agrees to make a stream of periodic payments to the seller of protection in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for a referenced entity, obligation or index. As a seller of protection on credit default swaps, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer a fixed payment stream based on the notional amount of the swap contract. This fixed payment stream will continue until the swap contract expires or a defined credit event occurs.

A Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. As a seller of protection in a credit default swap, the Fund may execute these contracts to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market. The Fund may also enter into credit default swaps to speculate on changes in an issuer’s credit quality, to take advantage of perceived spread advantages, or to offset an existing short equivalent (i.e. buying protection on an equivalent reference entity).

The Fund may sell credit default swaps which expose it to the risk of loss from credit risk- related events specified in the contract. Although contract-specific, credit events are generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default or

repudiation/moratorium. If a Fund is a seller of protection, and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will generally either (i) pay to the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations, or underlying securities comprising a referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising a referenced index. If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.

In assessing the status of payment or performance risk for a seller of protection, unrealized losses imply widening credit spreads when selling protection. A decrease in market value and a resulting unrealized loss position suggests a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness. As the notional amount represents the total obligation that would be due upon a credit event, market values that approach this loss, offset by any upfront payments received, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. Unrealized losses, market values, and upfront payments for all credit default swap agreements in which a Fund is a seller of protection have been disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments.

The maximum amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as seller of protection

 

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could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding as of November 30, 2008 for which a Fund is seller of protection are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreements, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One payment will be based on a floating rate of a specified interest rate while the other will be a fixed rate. Risks involve the future fluctuations of interest rates in which the fund may make payments that are greater than what the fund received from the counterparty. Other risks include credit, liquidity and market risk.

Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on an asset (such as a basket of securities) or non-asset (such as an index) reference. The periodic payments or cash flows, are usually based on the non-asset reference versus the total return or the asset-based reference. The asset-based reference generally includes unrealized appreciation or depreciation and to the extent that the total return falls short of or exceeds the non-asset reference, a Fund will make or receive a payment to the counterparty. Risks of total return swaps include credit, liquidity and market risks.

Currency Swaps. A currency swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange two difference currencies at contract inception at the prevailing spot rate, and to reverse the exchange at a later agreed upon termination date. The currency exchange at termination may take place at the original exchange rate, an agreed upon exchange rate or the prevailing spot rate on the date of termination. The contract may also include periodic interest payments based on a specified interest rate. Risks of currency swaps

include, but are not limited to, credit, liquidity, market, and exchange rate fluctuations which may involve a Fund paying an amount greater than originally received at the time of entering into the contract.

Structured Products. Certain Funds invest in structured products which are specially-designed derivative investments whose principal payments or interest payments are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The terms and conditions of these products may be ‘structured’ by the purchaser and the borrower issuing the note. The market value of these products will increase or decrease based on the performance of the underlying asset or reference. A Fund records the changes in the market value of these structured products as an unrealized gain or loss in the accompanying Statements of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured product is sold or matures.

Risks associated with structured products include credit risk (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligation) and interest rate risk. Since the Fund enters into the transaction with the borrower at par value, the Fund could receive more or less than it originally invested when a note matures. The prices of the notes may also be very volatile and may have limited liquidity in the market which can make it difficult for the Fund to value or sell at an advantageous price.

 

K.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Certain Underlying Funds may not invest more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities (except for ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund, ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund, ING Index Plus MidCap Fund and ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund which may not invest more than 10% of their net assets in illiquid securities). Illiquid securities are not readily marketable. Disposing of illiquid investments may involve time-consuming negotiation and legal expenses, and it may be difficult or impossible for the Underlying Funds to sell them promptly at an acceptable price. Each Underlying Fund may also invest in restricted securities, which include those sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 (“1933 Act”) or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, and/or are subject to

 

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legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Certain restricted securities may be considered liquid pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board or may be deemed to be illiquid because they may not be readily marketable. Illiquid and restricted securities are valued using market quotations when readily available. In the absence of market quotations, the securities are valued based upon their fair value determined under procedures approved by the Board.

 

L. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the cost of purchases and proceeds from the sales of Underlying Funds were as follows:

 

    

Purchases

  

Sales

Strategic Allocation Conservative

   $ 4,821,125    $ 11,300,807

Strategic Allocation Growth

     5,141,749      13,467,165

Strategic Allocation Moderate

     12,515,250      28,645,954

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

The Funds entered into an investment management agreement (“Management Agreement”) with ING Investments. As of April 7, 2008, during periods when each Fund invests all, or substantially all of its assets in another investment company, the Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a fee of 0.08%, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.

During periods when the Funds invest directly in investment securities, each Fund pays the Investment Adviser a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund at the following annual rates:

0.800% on the first $500 million, 0.775% on the next $500 million, 0.750% on the next $500 million, 0.725% on the next $500 million and 0.700% in excess of $2 billion.

 

The Investment Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with ING IM. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, ING IM manages the Funds’ assets in accordance with the Funds’ investment objectives, policies, and limitations.

ING Funds Services, LLC (“IFS”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Groep, acts as administrator and provides certain administrative and shareholder services necessary for Fund operations and is responsible for the supervision of other service providers. For its services, IFS is entitled to receive from each Fund a fee at an annual rate of 0.08% of its average daily net assets.

ING Investments has entered into a Service Agreement with ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company (“ILIAC”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Groep, under which ILIAC provides various administrative and shareholder services to certain Class A and Class I shareholders of the Funds that purchased their shares through ILIAC. In exchange for these services, ING Investments pays ILIAC a fee of up to 0.40% of the average daily net assets associated with respect to Class A and Class I shares of the Funds. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, ILIAC received $139,818.

NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES

Each share class of the Funds (except as noted below) has adopted a Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “12b-1 Plans”), whereby the Distributor is compensated by the Funds for expenses incurred in the distribution of each Fund’s shares (“Distribution Fees”). Pursuant to the 12b-1 Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month to compensate for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of each Fund’s shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees (“Service Fees”) paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the 12b-1 Plans, each class of shares of the Fund, except Class I, pays the Distributor a Distribution and/or Service Fee based on average daily net assets at the following rates:

 

    

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Class O

 

Strategic Allocation Conservative

   0.25 %   1.00 %   1.00 %   0.25 %

Strategic Allocation Growth

   0.25 %   1.00 %   1.00 %   0.25 %

Strategic Allocation Moderate

   0.25 %   1.00 %   1.00 %   0.25 %

 

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Presently, the Funds’ class specific expenses include a Distribution Fee or Service Fees incurred in connection with Class A and a combined Distribution and Service Fees in connection with Class B and Class C shares. For the six months ended November 30, 2008, the Distributor retained the following amounts in sales charges:

 

     Class A
Shares

Initial Sales Charges:

  

Strategic Allocation Conservative

   $ 1,198

Strategic Allocation Growth

     1,390

Strategic Allocation Moderate

     978
     Class C
Shares

Contingent Deferred Sales Charges:

  

Strategic Allocation Conservative

   $ 319

Strategic Allocation Growth

     92

Strategic Allocation Moderate

     127

NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES

At November 30, 2008, the Funds had the following amounts recorded in payable to affiliates on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities (see Notes 4 and 5):

 

Fund

  

Accrued

Investment

Management

Fees

  

Accrued

Administrative

Fees

  

Accrued

Shareholder

Service and

Distribution

Fees

  

Total

Strategic Allocation Conservative

   $ 1,530    $ 1,621    $ 8,881    $ 12,032

Strategic Allocation Growth

     2,593      2,657      13,402      18,652

Strategic Allocation Moderate

     2,847      2,950      14,411      20,208

The Company has adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), which allows eligible non-affiliated directors as described in the Plan to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the directors’ fees payable. Deferred fees are invested in various funds advised by ING Investments until distribution in accordance with the Plan.

At November 30, 2008, the following indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep owned more than 5% of the following Funds:

ILIAC — Strategic Allocation Conservative (16.26%); Strategic Allocation Growth (13.89%); and Strategic Allocation Moderate (17.71%)

ING National Trust — Strategic Allocation Conservative (21.29%); Strategic Allocation Growth (13.22%); and Strategic Allocation Moderate (23.24%)

 

Control is defined by the 1940 Act as the beneficial ownership, either directly or through one or more controlled companies, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a company. The 1940 Act defines affiliates as companies that are under common control. Therefore, because the Funds have a common owner that owns over 25% of the outstanding securities of the Funds, they may be deemed to be affiliates of each other. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Funds.

NOTE 7 — OTHER ACCRUED EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES

At November 30, 2008, the Funds had the following payables included in Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities that exceed 5% of total liabilities:

 

Fund

  

Accrued Expenses

  

Amount

Strategic Allocation Conservative

   Custody    $ 20,205
   Transfer Agent      17,777
   Postage      15,278

Strategic Allocation Growth

   Custody      28,753
   Transfer Agent      26,233
   Audit      11,905
   Postage      23,452

Strategic Allocation Moderate

   Custody      26,127
   Transfer Agent      19,305
   Postage      20,917

NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATIONS

ING Investments entered into a written expense limitation agreement (“Expense Limitation Agreement”) with each of the Funds whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest expenses, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses to the levels listed below:

 

    

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Class I

   

Class O

 

Strategic Allocation Conservative(1)

   1.15 %   1.90 %   1.90 %   0.90 %   1.15 %

Strategic Allocation Growth(1)

   1.25 %   2.00 %   2.00 %   1.00 %   1.25 %

Strategic Allocation Moderate(1)

   1.20 %   1.95 %   1.95 %   0.95 %   1.20 %

 

(1)

These operating expense limits take into account operating expenses incurred at the underlying fund level.

The Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from a Fund for management fees waived and other expenses assumed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, the Fund’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Operations for each Fund. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities for each Fund.

 

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NOTE 8 — EXPENSE LIMITATIONS (continued)

 

As of November 30, 2008, the cumulative amounts of waived or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates are as follows:

 

    November 30,      
    2009    2010    2011    Total

Strategic Allocation Conservative

  $ 115,012    $ 172,978    $ 233,434    $ 521,424

Strategic Allocation Growth

    24,088      158,130      404,073      586,291

Strategic Allocation Moderate

    110,737      185,989      336,543      633,269

The Expense Limitation Agreement is contractual and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless ING Investments provides written notice of the termination of the Expense Limitation Agreement within 90 days of the end of the then current term.

NOTE 9 — LINE OF CREDIT

All of the Funds included in this report, in addition to certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser, have entered into an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Citibank, N.A. for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The proceeds may be used to: (1) temporarily finance the purchase and sale of securities; (2) finance the redemption of shares of an investor in the Funds; and (3) enable the Funds to meet other emergency expenses as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.08% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

 

On November 11, 2008, the Board approved an extension of the unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Citibank, N.A. for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The Credit Agreement was extended for an additional thirty-day period, terminating on December 18, 2008. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount. Each of the Funds will pay its pro rata share of the commitment fee.

On December 11, 2008, the Board approved an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with The Bank of New York Mellon for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000, effective December 18, 2008 for a 364-day period, terminating on December 16, 2009. The proceeds may be used to: (1) temporarily finance the purchase and sale of securities; (2) finance the redemption of shares of an investor in the Funds; and (3) enable the Funds to meet other emergency expenses as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

Generally, borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance. The following Funds in this report utilized the line of credit during the six months ended November 30, 2008:

 

     

Days

Utilized

  

Approximate

Average
Daily

Balance For

Days

Utilized

  

Approximate

Weighted

Average

Interest Rate

For Days

Utilized

 

Strategic Allocation Conservative

   3    $ 1,960,000    2.55 %

Strategic Allocation Growth

   3      730,000    2.55  

Strategic Allocation Moderate

   3      3,280,000    2.55  

 

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NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES

 

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

 

    Class A     Class B     Class C  
   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

 

Strategic Allocation Conservative (Number of Shares)

           

Shares sold

    285,103       710,471       109,195       258,718       64,964       360,495  

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         193,965       —         33,832       —         14,676  

Shares redeemed

    (553,412 )     (1,149,575 )     (160,242 )     (207,438 )     (69,337 )     (173,015 )
                                               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (268,309 )     (245,139 )     (51,047 )     85,112       (4,373 )     202,156  
                                               

Strategic Allocation Conservative ($)

           

Shares sold

  $ 2,550,074     $ 7,490,311     $ 934,502     $ 2,709,964     $ 574,182     $ 3,841,708  

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         1,961,031       —         341,362       —         148,813  

Shares redeemed

    (4,944,007 )     (12,021,366 )     (1,409,066 )     (2,145,564 )     (589,430 )     (1,776,304 )
                                               

Net increase (decrease)

  $ (2,393,933 )   $ (2,570,024 )   $ (474,564 )   $ 905,762     $ (15,248 )   $ 2,214,217  
                                               
           
    Class I     Class O        
   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

             

Strategic Allocation Conservative (Number of Shares)

           

Shares sold

    6,699       87,250       103,148       558,225      

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         31,599       —         45,371      

Shares redeemed

    (237,125 )     (215,680 )     (175,322 )     (228,360 )    
                                   

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (230,426 )     (96,831 )     (72,174 )     375,236      
                                   

Strategic Allocation Conservative ($)

           

Shares sold

  $ 63,029     $ 923,467     $ 920,985     $ 5,808,023      

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         323,255       —         456,556      

Shares redeemed

    (2,245,893 )     (2,333,214 )     (1,546,281 )     (2,381,562 )    
                                   

Net increase (decrease)

  $ (2,182,864 )   $ (1,086,492 )   $ (625,296 )   $ 3,883,017      
                                   
           
    Class A     Class B     Class C  
   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

 

Strategic Allocation Growth (Number of Shares)

           

Shares sold

    227,571       491,872       47,278       114,695       27,304       68,599  

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         448,376       —         148,353       —         23,314  

Shares redeemed

    (490,973 )     (1,955,863 )     (246,350 )     (501,158 )     (27,419 )     (69,790 )
                                               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (263,402 )     (1,015,615 )     (199,072 )     (238,110 )     (115 )     22,123  
                                               

Strategic Allocation Growth ($)

           

Shares sold

  $ 2,148,715     $ 6,116,997     $ 455,223     $ 1,436,067     $ 255,453     $ 860,372  

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         5,187,710       —         1,694,188       —         267,181  

Shares redeemed

    (4,560,614 )     (23,821,920 )     (2,314,588 )     (5,929,244 )     (256,403 )     (825,330 )
                                               

Net increase (decrease)

  $ (2,411,899 )   $ (12,517,213 )   $ (1,859,365 )   $ (2,798,989 )   $ (950 )   $ 302,223  
                                               
           

 

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NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)

 

    Class I     Class O        
   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

             

Strategic Allocation Growth (Number of Shares)

           

Shares sold

    35,954       210,274       401,205       1,223,201      

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         115,285       —         171,147      

Shares redeemed

    (579,756 )     (742,703 )     (282,033 )     (473,436 )    
                                   

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (543,802 )     (417,144 )     119,172       920,912      
                                   

Strategic Allocation Growth ($)

           

Shares sold

  $ 386,229     $ 2,618,740     $ 3,662,474     $ 15,089,106      

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         1,345,372       —         1,969,997      

Shares redeemed

    (5,829,265 )     (9,364,515 )     (2,563,298 )     (5,755,665 )    
                                   

Net increase (decrease)

  $ (5,443,036 )   $ (5,400,403 )   $ 1,099,176     $ 11,303,438      
                                   
           
    Class A     Class B     Class C  
   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

 

Strategic Allocation Moderate (Number of Shares)

           

Shares sold

    206,823       590,300       44,060       185,990       18,629       109,634  

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         524,725       —         133,845       —         15,581  

Shares redeemed

    (706,146 )     (2,358,758 )     (340,060 )     (497,182 )     (32,098 )     (103,221 )
                                               

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (499,323 )     (1,243,733 )     (296,000 )     (177,347 )     (13,469 )     21,994  
                                               

Strategic Allocation Moderate ($)

           

Shares sold

  $ 2,007,735     $ 7,241,263     $ 439,520     $ 2,185,609     $ 171,158     $ 1,338,950  

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         6,002,860       —         1,516,461       —         178,867  

Shares redeemed

    (6,616,078 )     (27,983,268 )     (3,193,397 )     (5,820,167 )     (290,439 )     (1,238,840 )
                                               

Net increase (decrease)

  $ (4,608,343 )   $ (14,739,145 )   $ (2,753,877 )   $ (2,118,097 )   $ (119,281 )   $ 278,977  
                                               
           
    Class I     Class O        
   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

   

Six Months

Ended

November 30,

2008

   

Year

Ended

May 31,

2008

             

Strategic Allocation Moderate (Number of Shares)

           

Shares sold

    571,529       365,236       214,306       924,975      

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         113,875       —         105,097      

Shares redeemed

    (1,405,489 )     (542,514 )     (249,907 )     (341,841 )    
                                   

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    (833,960 )     (63,403 )     (35,601 )     688,231      
                                   

Strategic Allocation Moderate ($)

           

Shares sold

  $ 6,247,669     $ 4,210,527     $ 2,088,927     $ 11,123,442      

Reinvestment of distributions

    —         1,317,536       —         1,195,900      

Shares redeemed

    (13,158,189 )     (6,518,568 )     (2,370,769 )     (4,063,277 )    
                                   

Net increase (decrease)

  $ (6,910,520 )   $ (990,505 )   $ (281,842 )   $ 8,256,065      
                                   

 

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NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING

Under an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”), the Funds can lend their securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities loaned when the transaction is entered into and is adjusted daily for changes in the market values of the securities on loan. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNY (the “Agreement”). The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. Currently, the cash collateral is invested in the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Institutional Cash Reserves Fund (“BICR Fund”). BNY serves as investment manager, custodian and operational trustee of the BICR Fund. As of November 30, 2008, the BICR Fund held certain defaulted securities that had market values significantly below amortized cost. The investment in the BICR Fund is included in the Portfolio of Investments under Securities Lending Collateral and the unrealized loss on such investment is included in Net Unrealized Depreciation on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds agreed, in principle, to the terms of capital support extended by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNYC”), an affiliated company of BNY, for the certain defaulted securities held by the BICR Fund. BNYC will support the value of these securities up to a certain amount and subject, in part, to the Funds’ continued lending of securities. The recorded value of each Fund’s investment in the BICR Fund includes the value of the underlying securities held by the BICR Fund and the estimated value of the support to be provided by BNYC.

Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. The Agreement contains certain guarantees by BNY in the event of counterparty default and/or a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security; however, there would be a potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in a Fund. At November 30, 2008, the Funds had no securities on loan.

 

NOTE 12 — CONCENTRATION OF INVESTMENT RISKS

The Funds are also affected by other kinds of risks, depending on the types of securities held or strategies used by an Underlying Fund.

Investment by Funds-of-Funds. Each of the Underlying Funds’ shares may be purchased by other investment companies. In some cases, an Underlying Fund may experience large inflows or redemptions due to allocations or rebalancings. While it is impossible to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on portfolio management. The Adviser will monitor transactions by each Underlying Fund and will attempt to minimize any adverse effects on the Underlying Funds and the Fund as a result of these transactions. So long as an Underlying Fund accepts investments by other investment companies, it will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC.

Asset Allocation. Although asset allocation seeks to optimize returns given various levels of risk tolerance, you still may lose money and experience volatility. Market and asset class performance may differ in the future from the historical performance and the assumptions used to form the asset allocations for the Funds. Furthermore, the Investment Advisers’ allocation of the Funds’ assets may not anticipate market trends successfully. Assets will be allocated among Underlying Funds and markets based on judgments made by the Investment Adviser. There is a risk that a Fund may allocate assets to an asset class or market that underperforms other Underlying Funds. For example, a Fund may be underweighted in assets or a market that is experiencing significant returns or overweighted in assets or a market with significant declines.

Foreign Securities. Investments in foreign securities may entail risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities in which the Funds and certain Underlying Funds may invest are denominated in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Funds and certain Underlying Funds. Foreign investments may also subject the Funds or Underlying Funds to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, as well as changes vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar from movements in currency, and changes in security value and interest rate, all of which could


 

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NOTE 12 — CONCENTRATION OF INVESTMENT RISKS (continued)

 

affect the market and/or credit risk of the Funds’ or Underlying Funds’ investments.

Emerging Markets Investments. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in emerging markets. Because of less developed markets and economies and, in some countries, less mature governments and governmental institutions, the risks of investing in foreign securities can be intensified in the case of investments in issuers domiciled or doing substantial business in countries

with an emerging securities market. These risks include: high concentration of market capitalization and trading volume in a small number of issuers representing a limited number of industries, as well as a high concentration of investors and financial intermediaries; political and social uncertainties; over-dependence on exports, especially with respect to primary commodities, making these economies vulnerable to changes in commodity prices; overburdened infrastructure and obsolete or unseasoned financial systems; environmental problems; less developed legal systems; and less reliable custodial services and settlement practices.

 

NOTE 13 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of short-term capital gains, foreign currency transactions, and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

Dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.

There were no dividends or distributions to shareholders for the six months ended November 30, 2008. The tax composition of dividends and distributions to shareholders was as follows:

 

     Year Ended May 31, 2008
    

Ordinary

Income

  

Long-Term

Capital Gains

Strategic Allocation Conservative

   $ 2,046,880    $ 1,595,081

Strategic Allocation Growth

     4,269,324      6,750,875

Strategic Allocation Moderate

     4,706,747      5,906,750

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings for federal income tax purposes as of May 31, 2008 were:

 

    

Undistributed

Ordinary

Income

  

Undistributed

Long-Term

Capital Gains

  

Unrealized

Appreciation

  

Post-October

PFIC Losses

Deferred

 

Strategic Allocation Conservative

   $377,679    $ 418,971    $ 135,028    $ (1,786 )

Strategic Allocation Growth

   270,885      3,105,372      1,575,069      (12,871 )

Strategic Allocation Moderate

   575,304      2,889,879      1,016,403      (9,383 )

The Funds’ major tax jurisdictions are federal and Arizona. The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by these jurisdictions is 2003.

 

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NOTE 14 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

On March 19, 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (“SFAS No. 161”), “Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” This new accounting statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity invests in derivatives, (b) how derivatives are accounted for under SFAS No. 133, and (c) how derivatives affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 also requires enhanced disclosures regarding credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. As of November 30, 2008, management of the Funds is currently assessing the impact of the expanded financial statement disclosures that will result from adopting SFAS No. 161.

NOTE 15 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On December 11, 2008, the Board approved an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with BNYM for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The term of Credit Agreement is December 18, 2008 through December 16, 2009. The Funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

Dividends: Subsequent to November 30, 2008, the following Funds declared dividends and distributions of:

 

     Per Share Amounts          
    

Net Investment
Income

  

Long-Term
Capital Gains

  

Payable Date

  

Record Date

Strategic Allocation Conservative

           

Class A

   $ 0.4722    $ 0.1313    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class B

   $ 0.3956    $ 0.1313    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class C

   $ 0.4021    $ 0.1313    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class I

   $ 0.4981    $ 0.1313    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class O

   $ 0.4747    $ 0.1313    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Strategic Allocation Growth

           

Class A

   $ 0.2807    $ 0.5542    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class B

   $ 0.1878    $ 0.5542    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class C

   $ 0.2076    $ 0.5542    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class I

   $ 0.3082    $ 0.5542    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class O

   $ 0.2865    $ 0.5542    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Strategic Allocation Moderate

           

Class A

   $ 0.4313    $ 0.5147    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class B

   $ 0.3340    $ 0.5147    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class C

   $ 0.3476    $ 0.5147    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class I

   $ 0.4607    $ 0.5147    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

Class O

   $ 0.4359    $ 0.5147    January 5, 2009    December 30, 2008

 

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ING STRATEGIC ALLOCATION
CONSERVATIVE FUND
 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares               Value
AFFILIATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES: 94.3%
418,827  

ING Index Plus International Equity Fund - Class I

    $ 2,554,844
178,996  

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund - Class I

      1,886,616
79,397  

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund - Class I

      698,694
71,687  

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund - Class I

      674,578
1,450,291  

ING Intermediate Bond Fund - Class I

      12,704,551
244,894  

ING Real Estate Fund - Class I

      1,988,539
351,434  

ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund - Class I

      2,273,779
         
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $30,370,911)

      22,781,601
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 5.4%    
 

Affiliated Investment Companies: 5.4%

   
1,309,766  

ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I

      1,309,766
         
 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $1,309,766)

      1,309,766
         
 

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $31,680,677)*

  99.7 %   $ 24,091,367
 

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net

  0.3       63,109
             
 

Net Assets

  100.0 %   $ 24,154,476
             

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $32,351,683.

 

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

  

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

   $ —    

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (8,260,316 )
        

Net Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (8,260,316 )
        

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund’s investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

 

    

Investments in

Securities

  

Other Financial

Instruments*

Level 1 — Quoted Prices

   $ 24,091,367    $ —  

Level 2 — Other Significant Observable Inputs

     —        —  

Level 3 — Significant Unobservable Inputs

     —        —  
             

Total

   $ 24,091,367    $ —  
             

“Fair value” for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from “fair value” as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

 

* Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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ING STRATEGIC ALLOCATION
GROWTH FUND
 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares               Value  
AFFILIATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES: 97.8%    
1,643,004  

ING Index Plus International Equity Fund - Class I

    $ 10,022,327  
811,057  

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund - Class I

      8,548,538  
411,244  

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund - Class I

      3,618,948  
371,389  

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund - Class I

      3,494,770  
650,174  

ING Intermediate Bond Fund - Class I

      5,695,528  
253,977  

ING Real Estate Fund - Class I

      2,062,293  
910,194  

ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund - Class I

      5,888,953  
           
 

Total Affiliated Investment Companies
(Cost $60,182,660)

      39,331,357  
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 2.3%    
 

Affiliated Investment Companies: 2.3%

   
903,209  

ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I

      903,209  
           
 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $903,209)

      903,209  
           
 

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $61,085,869)*

  100.1 %   $ 40,234,566  
 

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net

  (0.1 )     (32,411 )
               
 

Net Assets

  100.0 %   $ 40,202,155  
               

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $62,160,908.

 

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

  

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

   $ —    

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (21,926,342 )
        

Net Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (21,926,342 )
        

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund’s investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

 

    

Investments in

Securities

  

Other Financial

Instruments*

Level 1 — Quoted Prices

   $ 40,234,566    $ —  

Level 2 — Other Significant Observable Inputs

     —        —  

Level 3 — Significant Unobservable Inputs

     —        —  
             

Total

   $ 40,234,566    $ —  
             

“Fair value” for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from “fair value” as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

 

* Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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ING STRATEGIC ALLOCATION
MODERATE FUND
 

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares               Value
AFFILIATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES: 96.6%
1,253,316  

ING Index Plus International Equity Fund - Class I

    $ 7,645,228
491,005  

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund - Class I

      5,175,192
290,377  

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund - Class I

      2,555,314
262,204  

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund - Class I

      2,467,339
1,697,882  

ING Intermediate Bond Fund - Class I

      14,873,451
358,147  

ING Real Estate Fund - Class I

      2,908,154
963,993  

ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund - Class I

      6,237,033
         
 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost $59,491,859)

      41,861,711
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 3.3%    
 

Affiliated Investment Companies: 3.3%

   
1,440,198  

ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund - Class I

      1,440,198
         
 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $1,440,198)

      1,440,198
         
 

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $60,932,057)*

  99.9 %   $ 43,301,909
 

Other Assets and Liabilities - Net

  0.1       34,801
             
 

Net Assets

  100.0 %   $ 43,336,710
             

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $63,829,638.

 

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

  

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

   $ —    

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (20,527,729 )
        

Net Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (20,527,729 )
        

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of November 30, 2008 in determining the Fund’s investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

 

    

Investments in

Securities

  

Other Financial

Instruments*

Level 1 — Quoted Prices

   $ 43,301,909    $ —  

Level 2 — Other Significant Observable Inputs

     —        —  

Level 3 — Significant Unobservable Inputs

     —        —  
             

Total

   $ 43,301,909    $ —  
             

“Fair value” for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from “fair value” as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

 

* Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at period end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at period end.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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ING Funds Distributor, LLC offers the funds listed below. Before investing in a fund, shareholders should carefully review the fund’s prospectus. Investors may obtain a copy of a prospectus of any ING Fund by calling (800) 992-0180 or by going to www.ingfunds.com.

 

Domestic Equity and Income Funds

ING Balanced Fund

ING Growth and Income Fund

ING Real Estate Fund

Domestic Equity Fund-of-Funds

ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Fund

ING Strategic Allocation Growth Fund

ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund

Domestic Equity Growth Funds

ING 130/30 Fundamental Research Fund

ING Corporate Leaders 100 Fund

ING Equity Dividend Fund

ING Fundamental Research Fund

ING LargeCap Growth Fund

ING MidCap Opportunities Fund

ING Opportunistic LargeCap Fund

ING Small Company Fund

ING SmallCap Opportunities Fund

ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund

Domestic Equity Index Funds

ING Index Plus LargeCap Equity Fund VIII

ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund

ING Index Plus MidCap Fund

ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund

Domestic Equity Value Funds

ING Financial Services Fund

ING SmallCap Value Multi-Manager Fund

ING Value Choice Fund

Fixed-Income Funds

ING GNMA Income Fund

ING High Yield Bond Fund

ING Intermediate Bond Fund

 

Global Equity Funds

ING Global Equity Dividend Fund

ING Global Natural Resources Fund

ING Global Real Estate Fund

ING Global Science and Technology Fund

ING Global Value Choice Fund

International Equity Funds

ING Asia-Pacific Real Estate Fund

ING Disciplined International SmallCap Fund

ING Emerging Countries Fund

ING European Real Estate Fund

ING Foreign Fund

ING Greater China Fund

ING Index Plus International Equity Fund

ING International Capital Appreciation Fund

ING International Equity Dividend Fund

ING International Growth Opportunities Fund

ING International Real Estate Fund

ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund

ING International Value Fund

ING International Value Choice Fund

ING Russia Fund

Global and International Fixed-Income Funds

ING Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund

ING Global Bond Fund

International Funds-of-Funds

ING Diversified International Fund

ING Global Target Payment Fund

Loan Participation Fund

ING Senior Income Fund

Money Market Funds*

ING Money Market Fund

ING Classic Money Market Fund


 

* An investment in a fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the funds.


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Investment Adviser

ING Investments, LLC

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Administrator

ING Funds Services, LLC

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Distributor

ING Funds Distributor, LLC

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

 

Transfer Agent

DST Systems, Inc.

P.O. Box 419368

Kansas City, Missouri 64141

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, New York 10286

Legal Counsel

Goodwin Procter LLP

Exchange Place

53 State Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02109


For more complete information, or to obtain a prospectus for any ING Fund, please call your investment professional or ING Funds Distributor, LLC at (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this information and other information about the fund. Check with your investment professional to determine which funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale within their firm. Not all funds are available for sale at all firms.

 

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Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

 

Not required for semi-annual filing.

 

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not required for semi-annual filing.

 

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not required for semi-annual filing.

 

Item 5.  Audit Committee Of Listed Registrants.

 

Not required for semi-annual filing.

 

Item 6.  Schedule of Investments.

 

Schedule is 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 required for Semi-annual filing.

 

Item 8.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-end Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Board has a Nominating Committee (“Committee”) for the purpose of considering and presenting to the Board candidates it proposes for nomination to fill Trustee vacancies on the Board. The Committee currently consists of four Trustees of the Board, none of whom are considered “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Committee has adopted a written charter that sets forth the policies and procedures of the Committee. The Committee will accept referrals for potential candidates from Board members, Fund shareholders, legal counsel to the disinterested Trustees or such other sources as the Committee deems appropriate. Shareholders can submit recommendations in writing to the attention of the Chairperson of the Committee at an address to be maintained by Fund management for this purpose. In order for the Committee to consider a potential candidate, the Committee initially must receive at least the following information regarding such person: (1) name; (2) date of birth; (3) education; (4) business, professional or other relevant experience and areas of expertise; (5) current business, professional or other relevant experience and areas of expertise; (6) current business and home addresses and contact information; (7) other board positions or prior experience; and (8) any knowledge and experience relating to investment companies and investment company governance.

 



 

Item 10. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing date, hereof, the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to the certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities, particularly during the period in which Forms N-CSR are being prepared, and the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures allow timely preparation and review of the information for the registrant’s Form N-CSR and the officer certifications of such Form N-CSR.

 

 

(b)

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 11. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

The Code of Ethics is not required for the semi-annual filing.

 

 

(a)(2)

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

 

 

(a)(3)

Not required for semi-annual filing.

 

 

(b)

The officer certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant): ING Series Fund, Inc.

 

 

By

/s/ Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: February 6, 2009

 

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/ Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: February 6, 2009

 

By

/s/ Todd Modic

 

 

Todd Modic

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

 

Date: February 6, 2009