N-CSR 1 d310469dncsr.htm MANAGERS TRUST II Managers Trust II
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-06431

MANAGERS TRUST II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-3500

Date of fiscal year end: DECEMBER 31

 

Date of reporting period:  

JANUARY 1, 2011 – DECEMBER 31, 2011

(Annual Shareholder Report)

 

 

 


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LOGO


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Managers Funds

 

Annual Report — December 31, 2011

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   Page  

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

     1   

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     4   

INVESTMENT MANAGER’S COMMENTS, FUND SNAPSHOTS, AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

     6   

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

     11   

Managers High Yield Fund

     20   

Managers Fixed Income Fund

     34   

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     44   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     47   

Funds’ balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statements of Operations

     49   

Detail of sources of income, Fund expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the year

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     50   

Detail of changes in Fund assets for the past two years

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     52   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     60   

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     61   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     69   

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

     70   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the Managers Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 


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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

Our foremost goal at Managers Investment Group (“MIG”) is to structure and manage mutual funds that will help our shareholders and clients successfully reach their investment goals and objectives.

Each of our Funds is geared to provide you with exposure to a specific asset class or style of investing. Investors tend to use our Funds as part of their broader portfolio in order to tailor their asset allocation to meet their individual needs. Most of our Funds, like those detailed in this report, are therefore designed to be building blocks.

At MIG, we have overall responsibility for the investment management and administration of the Funds. As a “manager of managers,” we work with external investment managers that make the day-to-day investment decisions in the Funds (the “Portfolio Managers”). We devote considerable resources to our disciplined process of identifying and selecting unaffiliated Portfolio Managers for the Funds. As a manager of managers, MIG performs many activities to monitor the ongoing investment, compliance, and administrative aspects of all of the Funds, which gives our shareholders added confidence in their investments.

Our parent company, Affiliated Managers Group (“AMG”), is a global asset management company with ownership interests in a diverse group of boutique investment management firms (its “Affiliates”). MIG has the unique opportunity to access the investment skills and acumen of some of AMG’s Affiliates. The set of our Funds managed by these proprietary firms also benefit from our activities to monitor the investment, compliance, and administrative aspects of the Funds.

Below is a brief overview of the securities markets and the performance results for the Funds. Following this letter, we also provide the Portfolio Managers’ discussion of their investment management approach, performance results, and market outlook.

Although U.S. equity markets generally ended the year flat or modestly negative, investors in those markets certainly experienced high levels of volatility along the way. After markets shook off macroeconomic events in the first half of the year such as the Arab Spring and the devastating consequences of the Japanese tsunami, markets were not nearly as resilient in the summer months as the political stalemate in Washington involving the U.S. debt ceiling, the S&P downgrade of U.S. sovereign credit rating, and the fear of European sovereign debt contagion shook equity markets. The end of September and into the fourth quarter, however, featured almost a complete reversal of the “risk off” trade from the summer months with markets responding positively both to the coordinated efforts of European policymakers to head off issues surrounding their collective sovereign debt crisis as well as to generally positive earnings reports at the company level in the U.S. Meanwhile fixed income markets generally rose for the year amid the turbulence as the uncertainty boosted fixed income returns. After a solid start to the first half of the year, the summer months were highlighted by bond gains as a sharp decline in treasury yields amid a flight to safety boosted demand for treasuries. This reversed in October as risk aversion began to ease across global markets amid optimism that the European debt crisis could be contained. As a result, U.S. treasury yields rose during October and riskier areas of the fixed income market, such as high yield and credit, outperformed. This reversed again during November, before markets normalized during December. Overall, fixed income securities generated decent absolute returns, but it was a volatile year with multiple shifts in market leadership.

 

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Letter to Shareholders (continued)

Against this backdrop, the Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid Cap Fund (Institutional Class), Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund (Institutional Class), Managers High Yield Fund (Institutional Class), and the Managers Fixed Income Fund (Institutional Class) generated the following returns as detailed below:

 

Periods Ended 12/31/2011

   Six Months     One Year     Three Years     Five Years     Ten Years  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners
Mid-Cap Fund

          

Institutional Class

     (10.59 )%      1.08     21.77     1.04     6.01

Russell Midcap® Index

     (8.91 )%      (1.55 )%      20.17     1.41     6.99

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

          

Institutional Class

     (0.26 )%      6.77     12.73     4.13     5.81

60% Russell 1000® Index/40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

     (0.18 )%      4.84     12.39     3.55     5.01

Managers High Yield Fund

          

Institutional Class

     0.55     4.83     22.77     5.95     8.54

Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index

     0.01     4.98     24.12     7.54     8.85

Managers Fixed Income Fund

          

Institutional Class

     0.35     4.79     12.56     6.26     6.43

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

     4.98     7.84     6.77     6.50     5.78

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund’s Institutional Class returned 1.08% for 2011, versus -1.55% for the benchmark Russell Midcap® Index. The Fund experienced solid outperformance during the year with the outperformance being achieved from holdings in eight out of ten sectors. Momentum factors were also beneficial to the Fund for the year.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund’s Institutional Class returned 6.77%, outperforming the 4.84% return for its hypothetical benchmark, which consists of 60% of the return of the Russell 1000® Index and 40% of the return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The equity portion of the Fund experienced solid outperformance during the year, while the fixed income portion of the Fund had another successful year. Within fixed income, an underweight to corporate bonds, an emphasis on quality, attractive yield-curve positioning, and income from government mortgages were the primary sources of excess return.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Managers High Yield Fund’s Institutional Class returned 4.83%, compared to 4.98% for the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index. The Fund slightly underperformed its primary benchmark during 2011 due to exposure to the chemicals, retailers, and consumer services sectors. On the upside, performance was aided by security selection in the financials, real estate investment trusts, and transportation services sectors.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, Managers Fixed Income Fund’s Institutional Class returned 4.79%, lagging the 7.84% return for the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The primary driver of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Index during 2011 was its emphasis on convertibles, below investment grade bonds, and its underweight to the U.S. Treasury sector.

The following report covers the one-year period ended December 31, 2011. Should you have any questions about this report, or if you’d like to receive a prospectus and additional information, including fees and expenses for this or any of the other Funds in our family, please feel free to contact us at 1-800-835-3879, or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. As always, please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

 

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Letter to Shareholders (continued)

 

 

If you are curious about how you can better diversify your investment program, visit our web site for information on other MIG product offerings. You can rest assured that under all market conditions our team is focused on delivering excellent investment management services for your benefit.

We thank you for your continued confidence and investment in The Managers Funds.

Respectfully,

 

LOGO

Keitha Kinne

Managing Partner

Managers Investment Group LLC

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, 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 line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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 second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2011

   Expense
Ratio for
the Period
    Beginning
Account  Value
07/01/2011
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/2011
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period*
 

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners
Mid-Cap Fund

   

       

Class A

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.24   $ 1,000       $ 893       $ 5.92   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.24   $ 1,000       $ 1,019       $ 6.31   

Class C

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.99   $ 1,000       $ 890       $ 9.48   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.99   $ 1,000       $ 1,015       $ 10.11   

Institutional Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     0.99   $ 1,000       $ 894       $ 4.73   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     0.99   $ 1,000       $ 1,020       $ 5.04   

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

          

Class A

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.25   $ 1,000       $ 996       $ 6.29   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.25   $ 1,000       $ 1,019       $ 6.36   

Class C

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     2.00   $ 1,000       $ 992       $ 10.04   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     2.00   $ 1,000       $ 1,015       $ 10.16   

Institutional Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.00   $ 1,000       $ 997       $ 5.03   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.00   $ 1,000       $ 1,020       $ 5.09   

Managers High Yield Fund

          

Class A

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.15   $ 1,000       $ 1,004       $ 5.81   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.15   $ 1,000       $ 1,019       $ 5.85   

Class C

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.90   $ 1,000       $ 1,001       $ 9.58   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.90   $ 1,000       $ 1,016       $ 9.65   

Institutional Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     0.90   $ 1,000       $ 1,006       $ 4.55   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     0.90   $ 1,000       $ 1,021       $ 4.58   

 

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2011

   Expense
Ratio for
the Period
    Beginning
Account  Value
07/01/2011
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/2011
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period*
 

Managers Fixed Income Fund

          

Class A

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     0.84   $ 1,000       $ 1,002       $ 4.24   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     0.84   $ 1,000       $ 1,021       $ 4.28   

Class B1

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.59   $ 1,000       $ 1,001       $ 8.02   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.59   $ 1,000       $ 1,017       $ 8.08   

Class C

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     1.59   $ 1,000       $ 1,002       $ 8.02   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1.59   $ 1,000       $ 1,017       $ 8.08   

Institutional Class

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     0.59   $ 1,000       $ 1,004       $ 2.98   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     0.59   $ 1,000       $ 1,022       $ 3.01   
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.
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Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2011, shares are no longer available for purchase.

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

For the year ended December 31, 2011 the Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund’s Institutional class returned 1.08%, versus the Russell Midcap® Index at -1.55%. Overall, a broad set of our proprietary quantitative factors did well in 2011, and as a result, the top-ranked stocks (in our model) outperformed the bottom-ranked stocks. This led to consistent value-added excess return for the Fund.

If you were going to forecast tomorrow’s weather, a decent rule of thumb would be to use today’s actual temperature as your prediction — unless you are in Chicago, of course! If you were trying to forecast equity returns for the coming year, you would expect a more sophisticated approach would be warranted. But that was not the case in 2011. The Russell 1000® Index finished the year close to where it started, falling 3 points from 696 to 693. Dividends resulted in the year being positive. The mid-cap indices were negative for the year, underperforming the large-cap stocks.

Equity markets began with a strong start during the first part of the year peaking near the end of April. Performance then headed south as the Russell 1000® experienced seven consecutive weeks of negative performance. A strong rally during the final four days of June resulted in a quarter that was marginally positive. After an angst-filled third quarter, markets quickly regained their footing, and rebounded in the early part of the fourth quarter. Pessimism about an impending economic deceleration receded, and investors shifted their focus toward corporations, with strong balance sheets and attractive valuations that continued to deliver strong earnings. But worries remain unresolved, and many investors expect the pace of earnings growth to decline. The latest headlines coming out of Europe will continue to influence market movements. While references to green shoots are no longer part of the lexicon, encouraging data with respect to construction, manufacturing and auto and retail sales suggest the economy continues to make progress. But will that progress be sufficient to win over the non-believers?

The Fund experienced solid outperformance during the year. Year-to-date we saw broad and balanced outperformance with eight out of ten sectors providing returns in excess of the benchmark. From our factor groups, the Momentum factors performed the best; Quality was also strong while Growth and Value groups were flat. For the year, the model ranks provided strong discrimination as the top-ranked stocks performed the best and the lowest-ranked stocks showed the weakest performance. Overall, our philosophy will not change based on short-term trends or conditions in the market. Our goal is to add value through security selection, while attempting to neutralize other risk factors, such as market timing and sector rotation, for which there is not adequate compensation by the market. We will continue to use our disciplined approach to provide added value at controlled levels of risk.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the portfolio manager, Chicago Equity Partners, as of December 31, 2011, and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund’s (“Managers Mid-Cap Fund”) cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. This chart compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Class A Shares (with load) on December 31, 2001, with a $10,000 investment made in the Rus-sell Midcap® Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the indices exclude expenses.

 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Managers Mid-Cap Fund and the Russell Midcap® Index from December 31, 2001 through December 31, 2011.

 

          Average Annual Total Returns1  
          One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Managers AMG CEP Mid-Cap Fund 2,3

  

   

-Class A

   No Load      0.86     0.91     5.73

-Class A

   With Load      (4.94)     (0.27)     5.10

-Class C

   No Load      0.08     0.04     4.96

-Class C

   With Load      (0.92)     0.04     4.96

-Institutional Class

   No Load      1.08     1.04     6.01

Russell Midcap® Index4

        (1.55)     1.41     6.99

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

 

Performance differences among the share classes are due to differences in sales charge structures and class expenses. Returns shown reflect maximum sales charge of 5.75% on Class A, as well as the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on Class C shares. Class C shares held for less than one year are subject to a 1% CDSC.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or visit www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., a member of FINRA.

1         Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2011. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2         The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in mid-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products.

3         From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

4         The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index and measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000® Index. The index is unmanaged, is not available for investment and does not incur expenses.

 

The Russell Midcap® Index is a registered trademark of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

 

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

Fund Snapshots (unaudited)

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Industry

   Managers AMG CEP
Mid-Cap Fund**
    Russell
Midcap® Index
 

Financials

     19.0     19.1

Information Technology

     16.8     13.0

Industrials

     15.5     12.7

Consumer Discretionary

     14.6     15.6

Health Care

     9.6     9.6

Energy

     6.5     8.2

Materials

     6.1     6.6

Utilities

     6.1     7.5

Consumer Staples

     4.6     6.5

Telecommunication Services

     0.9     1.2

Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.3     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets
 

Top Ten Holdings

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

National Retail Properties, Inc.*

     2.0

PetSmart, Inc.

     1.9   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     1.9   

Rayonier, Inc.*

     1.8   

Tractor Supply Co.

     1.8   

Kennametal, Inc.*

     1.8   

Convergys Corp.

     1.7   

Domtar Corp.*

     1.7   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

     1.6   

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

     1.6   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     17.8
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2011

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

 

    Shares     Value  
   

Common Stocks - 99.7%

         

Consumer
Discretionary - 14.6%

     

AMC Networks, Inc.,
Class A
*

    3,000      $ 112,740   

Columbia Sportswear Co.1

    3,900        181,545   

Dana Holding Corp.*

    7,000        85,050   

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

    4,250        353,218   

Foot Locker, Inc.

    7,700        183,568   

Fossil, Inc.*

    1,350        107,136   

Gannett Co., Inc.

    13,300        177,821   

Garmin, Ltd.1

    7,300        290,613   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The*

    4,300        60,931   

H&R Block, Inc.

    21,500        351,095   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    5,200        197,808   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., The

    20,900        203,357   

ITT Educational Services, Inc.*1

    3,100        176,359   

PetSmart, Inc.

    15,100        774,479   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    11,050        618,579   

PVH Corp.

    4,400        310,156   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

    1,900        80,598   

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.*

    4,700        246,891   

Tractor Supply Co.

    10,400        729,560   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*

    4,300        140,180   

Weight Watchers International, Inc.1

    4,400        242,044   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    6,600        249,678   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      5,873,406   

Consumer Staples - 4.6%

     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    6,500        297,440   

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A*

    3,300        68,211   

Corn Products International, Inc.

    4,300        226,137   

Hansen Natural Corp.*

    3,550        327,097   

Herbalife, Ltd.

    4,300        222,181   

Hormel Foods Corp.

    9,500        278,255   

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*

    2,200        188,100   

Smithfield Foods, Inc.*

    5,600        135,968   

Tyson Foods, Inc.

    5,500        113,520   

Total Consumer Staples

      1,856,909   

Energy - 6.5%

     

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*

    1,500        59,685   

CVR Energy, Inc.

    6,100        114,253   

Energy XXI Bermuda, Ltd.*

    5,200        165,776   

Exterran Holdings, Inc.*

    8,200        74,620   

Forest Oil Corp.*

    12,600        170,730   

Golar LNG, Ltd.

    6,800        302,260   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    25,100        396,580   
    Shares     Value  
   

Rosetta Resources, Inc.*

    6,400      $ 278,400   

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*

    4,800        427,008   

Southern Union Co.

    4,500        189,495   

Tesoro Corp.*

    6,600        154,176   

Unit Corp.*

    6,300        292,320   

Total Energy

      2,625,303   

Financials - 19.0%

     

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, AG

    5,500        346,115   

American Campus Communities, Inc.

    11,600        486,736   

American Capital Agency Corp.

    11,200        314,496   

Arch Capital Group, Ltd.*

    12,100        450,483   

Assurant, Inc.

    13,100        537,886   

BOK Financial Corp.

    4,400        241,692   

Camden Property Trust

    2,700        168,048   

Cathay General Bancorp

    18,900        282,177   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

    11,800        185,260   

Chimera Investment Corp.

    72,500        181,975   

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    6,657        253,765   

CommonWealth REIT

    15,200        252,928   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    13,700        270,575   

Eaton Vance Corp.

    4,300        101,652   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    1,500        136,125   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    4,700        139,449   

Hospitality Properties Trust

    14,900        342,402   

MFA Financial, Inc.

    28,400        190,848   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., The*

    9,900        242,649   

National Retail Properties, Inc.

    31,100        820,418   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    6,100        246,135   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    2,100        65,016   

Rayonier, Inc.

    16,500        736,395   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

    7,000        205,240   

Torchmark Corp.

    4,500        195,255   

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

    2,300        125,879   

Webster Financial Corp.

    4,400        89,716   

Total Financials

      7,609,315   

Health Care - 9.6%

     

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

    10,800        638,064   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

    7,300        199,509   

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

    10,100        176,245   

Cooper Cos., Inc., The

    5,300        373,756   

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

    12,300        430,377   

Health Net, Inc.*

    19,900        605,358   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

    3,500        117,915   

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A

    8,900        295,925   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

    Shares     Value  
   

Health Care - 9.6% (continued)

         

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    10,600      $ 212,000   

Thoratec Corp.*

    2,300        77,188   

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    11,500        543,375   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

    3,200        168,000   

Total Health Care

      3,837,712   

Industrials - 15.5%

     

AGCO Corp.*

    10,800        464,076   

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    4,800        360,432   

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., NV

    6,500        245,700   

Crane Co.

    8,700        406,377   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    10,500        281,505   

Gardner Denver, Inc.

    4,700        362,182   

Granite Construction, Inc.

    15,300        362,916   

Herman Miller, Inc.

    7,300        134,685   

Hexcel Corp.*

    14,500        351,045   

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

    7,200        481,392   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.*

    4,900        153,272   

Kennametal, Inc.

    19,600        715,792   

Landstar System, Inc.

    9,800        469,616   

Lennox International, Inc.

    3,100        104,625   

Manpower, Inc.

    13,900        496,925   

Timken Co.

    12,400        480,004   

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

    1,400        133,952   

URS Corp.*

    5,600        196,672   

Total Industrials

      6,201,168   

Information
Technology - 16.8%

     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*1

    20,600        111,240   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.*

    7,200        747,648   

Anixter International, Inc.*

    5,400        322,056   

AOL, Inc.*

    5,800        87,580   

Atmel Corp.*

    13,200        106,920   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.*

    8,600        148,350   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    63,100        656,240   

Convergys Corp.*

    52,700        672,979   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.*

    9,300        157,077   

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.*

    19,400        233,576   

Gartner, Inc.*

    10,300        358,131   

Global Payments, Inc.

    4,500        213,210   

IAC/InterActiveCorp

    11,000        468,600   

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*

    10,500        57,330   

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

    12,100        237,886   

LSI Corp.*

    20,200        120,190   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    16,200        219,672   
    Shares     Value  
   

MICROS Systems, Inc.*

    5,100      $ 237,558   

NCR Corp.*

    25,000        411,500   

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

    1,700        58,089   

Plantronics, Inc.

    4,800        171,072   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

    12,400        291,400   

Teradyne, Inc.*

    12,000        163,560   

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

    11,800        282,138   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*

    22,900        205,871   

Total Information Technology

      6,739,873   

Materials - 6.1%

     

Albemarle Corp.

    3,600        185,436   

Ashland, Inc.

    6,600        377,256   

Cabot Corp.

    14,600        469,244   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    5,200        125,528   

Domtar Corp.

    8,325        665,667   

Temple-Inland, Inc.

    4,300        136,353   

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    30,600        501,228   

Total Materials

      2,460,712   

Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

     

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

    6,600        170,874   

tw telecom, Inc.*

    5,700        110,466   

United States Cellular Corp.*

    1,400        61,082   

Total Telecommunication Services

      342,422   

Utilities - 6.1%

     

Cleco Corp.

    12,300        468,630   

IDACORP, Inc.

    11,500        487,715   

NiSource, Inc.

    25,300        602,393   

NRG Energy, Inc.*

    7,900        143,148   

PNM Resources, Inc.

    26,000        473,980   

Questar Corp.

    12,700        252,222   

Total Utilities

      2,428,088   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $37,488,015)

      39,974,908   

Other Investment
Companies - 2.5%
2

     

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.04%3

    828,080        828,080   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.05%

    167,586        167,586   

Total Other Investment Companies
(cost $995,666)

      995,666   

Total Investments - 102.2%
(cost $38,483,681)

      40,970,574   

Other Assets, less
Liabilities - (2.2)%

      (873,938

Net Assets 100.0%

    $ 40,096,636   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund returned 6.77%, outperforming the 4.84% return for its benchmark, which consists of 60% of the return of the Russell 1000® Index and 40% of the return of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. For the year, excess return came from out performance in both the equity and fixed income portions of the Fund.

If you were going to forecast tomorrow’s weather, a decent rule of thumb would be to use today’s actual temperature as your prediction, unless you are in Chicago, of course! If you were trying to forecast equity returns for the coming year, you would expect a more sophisticated approach would be warranted. But that was not the case in 2011. The Russell 1000® Index finished the year close to where it started, falling 3 points from 696 to 693. Dividends resulted in the year being positive.

Equity markets began with a strong start during the first part of the year peaking near the end of April. Performance then headed south as the Russell 1000® experienced seven consecutive weeks of negative performance. A strong rally during the final four days of June resulted in a quarter that was marginally positive. After an angst-filled third quarter, markets quickly regained their footing, and rebounded in the early part of the fourth quarter. Pessimism about an impending economic deceleration receded, and investors shifted their focus toward corporations with strong balance sheets and attractive valuations that continued to deliver strong earnings. But worries remain unresolved, and many investors expect the pace of earnings growth to decline. The latest headlines coming out of Europe will continue to influence market movements. While references to green shoots are no longer part of the lexicon, encouraging data with respect to construction, manufacturing and auto and retail sales suggest the economy continues to make progress. But will that progress be sufficient to win over the non-believers?

The equity portion of the Fund experienced solid out performance during the year. Year-to-date, the Portfolio experienced broad and balanced out performance with all ten sectors registering above benchmark returns. From our factor groups, the momentum factors performed the best; the quality and growth factor groups were also strong while the value group was flat. For the year, the model ranks provided strong discrimination as the top ranked stocks performed the best and the lowest ranked stocks showed the weakest performance. Overall, our philosophy will not change based on short-term trends or conditions in the market. We will continue to use our disciplined approach to provide added value at controlled levels of risk.

Headlines regarding the European sovereign debt crisis greatly influenced capital markets throughout the world in 2011. While policymakers have yet to achieve a lasting solution, attempts to calm markets, restore confidence, and put government budgets on a more-sound trajectory threaten the growth outlook for the world’s largest economic region in 2012. The combination of increasing risk and slowing growth resulted in lower rates and higher risk premiums in the United States. After starting the year at historically low levels,

interest rates on U.S. Treasury securities fell further, even as Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S.’s credit rating. Corporate bonds, after starting the year with strong performance, were unable to keep pace with government bonds, as the outlook for a sustained U.S. recovery remains uncertain. Elevated levels of unemployment and household debt, combined with continued weakness in the housing market, are preventing the U.S. economy from achieving the desired momentum. Attempts by federal, state, and local governments to trim spending and boost revenues will further challenge the U.S. economy in 2012.

U.S. Treasuries represented the best-performing sector of the fixed income market in 2011, with a total return of 9.81%. On a duration-adjusted basis, agency debentures represented the best-performing non-treasury sector, followed by agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). While investment-grade corporate bonds had attractive total returns for the year, the sector’s relative return trailed the Treasury Index by more than 3.5%.

The fixed income portion of the Fund had another successful year. An underweight to corporate bonds, an emphasis on quality, attractive yield-curve positioning, and income from government mortgages were the primary sources of excess return. 2011 marks the fifth-consecutive year in which our core Strategy outperformed the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The combination of research, risk management, and a commitment to a disciplined decision-making process has led to out performance by the fixed income portion of the Fund versus the index for our core product in nine of the last 10 years. A consistent track record through meaningfully different economic environments and difficult market climates demonstrates the value of our fixed income management approach. Portfolios remain positioned to benefit from an environment characterized by a lower appetite for risk. As always, we will be diligent in monitoring exposures and will adjust the portfolio accordingly as we monitor the market conditions.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the portfolio manager, Chicago Equity Partners, as of December 31, 2011, and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

The Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund’s (“Managers Balanced Fund”) cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Class A Shares (with load) on December 31, 2001, to a $10,000 investment made in the benchmarks for the same time period. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the indices exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Managers Balanced Fund, the Russell 1000® Index & the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index from December 31, 2001 through December 31, 2011.

 

        Average Annual Total Returns1  
        One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Managers AMG CEP Balanced Fund2,3

  

    -Class A

  No Load     6.45     3.86     5.45

    -Class A

  With Load     0.35     2.64     4.82

    -Class C

  No Load     5.73     3.11     4.76

    -Class C

  With Load     4.73     3.11     4.76

    -Institutional Class

  No Load     6.77     4.13     5.81

    60% Russell 1000® Index4/40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index5

    4.84     3.55     5.01

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Performance differences among the share classes are due to differences in sales charge structures and class expenses. Returns shown reflect maximum sales charge of 5.75% on Class A, as well as the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on Class C shares. Class C shares held for less than one year are subject to a 1% CDSC.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or visit www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., a member of FINRA.

1         Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2011. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

2         The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtors’ ability to pay their creditors.

3         From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

4         The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000® represents approximately 92% of the U.S. market. The Russell 1000® Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

5         The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of the U.S. investment grade fixed-rate bond market, including both government and corporate bonds. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

 

The Russell 1000® Index is a registered trademark of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

 

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Fund Snapshots (unaudited)

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Industry

  Managers AMG CEP
Balanced Fund**
    60% Russell  1000® Index/
40% Barclays Capital
U.S. Aggregate

Bond Index
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

    34.2     29.0

Information Technology

    12.5     11.0

Financials

    8.8     11.2

Industrials

    8.2     11.0

Health Care

    7.1     7.1

Energy

    6.5     7.0

Consumer Discretionary

    6.2     6.9

Consumer Staples

    6.2     6.3

Utilities

    3.3     3.3

Materials

    2.5     2.4

Telecommunication Services

    1.9     1.7

Mortgage-Backed Securities

    0.8     0.9

Asset-Backed Securities

    0.0     0.1

Foreign Government Obligations

    0.0     2.1

Other Assets and Liabilities

    1.8     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets

 

Top Ten Holdings

 

  

Security Name

   % of
Net  Assets
 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.500%, 02/15/39

     3.1

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.625%, 08/15/20*

     2.2   

Verizon Communications, Inc.*

     1.7   

Johnson & Johnson*

     1.7   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 05/15/21

     1.7   

FHLB, 5.375%, 05/18/16

     1.6   

FNMA, 5.375%, 06/12/17

     1.5   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.750%, 02/28/18*

     1.5   

Apple, Inc.*

     1.5   

FHLB, 5.000%, 11/17/17

     1.5   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     18.0
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2011

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

 

     Shares      Value  
     

Common Stocks - 60.0%

           

Consumer Discretionary - 6.2%

       

CBS Corp., Class B

     7,150       $ 194,051   

Macy’s, Inc.

     3,950         127,111   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

     3,200         179,136   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     3,100         147,343   

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.

     2,775         121,989   

Starbucks Corp.

     4,500         207,045   

Time Warner, Inc.

     5,100         184,314   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     2,700         174,285   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*

     5,550         180,930   

VF Corp.

     800         101,592   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     3,950         179,370   

Total Consumer Discretionary

        1,797,166   

Consumer Staples - 6.2%

       

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     1,300         104,663   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     4,900         126,322   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     2,400         221,736   

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A*

     7,300         150,891   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     1,650         137,478   

Dean Foods Co.*

     7,300         81,760   

Estee Lauder Cos. Inc., The, Class A

     825         92,664   

Herbalife, Ltd.

     1,850         95,589   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     6,100         178,669   

Kroger Co., The

     6,450         156,219   

Lorillard, Inc.

     825         94,050   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     1,500         103,095   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     3,300         258,984   

Total Consumer Staples

        1,802,120   

Energy - 6.5%

       

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     2,350         178,365   

Chevron Corp.

     3,700         393,680   

ConocoPhillips

     4,250         309,698   

Devon Energy Corp.

     1,350         83,700   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

     2,000         110,520   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     4,595         389,472   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     1,000         58,360   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     2,500         169,975   

Tesoro Corp.*

     2,900         67,744   

Valero Energy Corp.

     5,000         105,250   

Total Energy

        1,866,764   

Financials - 8.4%

       

ACE, Ltd.

     2,700         189,324   

American Financial Group, Inc.

     5,500         202,895   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

     Shares      Value  
     

Financials - 8.4% (continued)

           

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     7,750       $ 123,690   

Bank of America Corp.

     17,300         96,188   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     1,300         99,190   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     3,200         135,328   

Chubb Corp., The

     2,400         166,128   

Citigroup, Inc.

     6,530         171,804   

CommonWealth REIT

     9,600         159,744   

Discover Financial Services

     4,100         98,400   

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

     4,400         65,736   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     7,148         237,671   

KeyCorp

     28,900         222,241   

Public Storage

     2,050         275,643   

SLM Corp.

     4,000         53,600   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     5,100         140,556   

Total Financials

        2,438,138   

Health Care - 7.1%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     3,700         208,051   

Aetna, Inc.

     2,600         109,694   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,150         82,225   

Amgen, Inc.

     1,153         74,034   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     5,700         200,868   

Humana, Inc.

     2,025         177,410   

Johnson & Johnson

     7,350         482,013   

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

     1,400         78,260   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     3,400         68,000   

Pfizer, Inc.

     18,257         395,081   

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     3,900         184,275   

Total Health Care

        2,059,911   

Industrials - 6.0%

       

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1,825         165,345   

Fluor Corp.

     1,800         90,450   

General Dynamics Corp.

     2,400         159,384   

General Electric Co.

     15,150         271,337   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     2,450         178,507   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     3,300         192,984   

Timken Co.

     6,050         234,196   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     2,425         177,486   

WW Grainger, Inc.

     1,400         262,066   

Total Industrials

        1,731,755   

Information Technology - 12.5%

       

Accenture PLC, Class A

     4,900         260,827   

Altera Corp.

     4,725         175,297   

Apple, Inc.*

     1,090         441,450   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     3,425         184,984   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  
     

Information Technology - 12.5% (continued)

           

Avago Technologies, Ltd.

     3,200       $ 92,352   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     16,900         175,760   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.*

     2,075         133,443   

Dell, Inc.*

     7,450         108,994   

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     1,100         116,732   

Google, Inc., Class A*

     270         174,393   

Intel Corp.

     7,600         184,300   

International Business Machines Corp.

     2,160         397,181   

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

     3,800         74,708   

Microsoft Corp.

     4,650         120,714   

NCR Corp.*

     4,450         73,247   

Oracle Corp.

     12,125         311,006   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     4,700         257,090   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     2,725         276,669   

VistaPrint N.V.*1

     1,600         48,960   

Total Information Technology

        3,608,107   

Materials - 2.5%

       

Alcoa, Inc.

     14,900         128,885   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     1,200         173,976   

Domtar Corp.

     1,775         141,929   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Class B

     1,575         57,944   

PPG Industries, Inc.

     2,475         206,638   

Total Materials

        709,372   

Telecommunication Services - 1.9%

       

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     2,100         54,369   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     12,400         497,488   

Total Telecommunication Services

        551,857   

Utilities - 2.7%

       

Ameren Corp.

     5,250         173,933   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     2,700         167,481   

Duke Energy Corp.

     11,600         255,200   

NiSource, Inc.

     8,050         191,671   

Total Utilities

        788,285   

Total Common Stocks

        17,353,475   

(cost $15,957,528)

       
     Principal Amount         

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 3.2%

       

Financials - 0.4%

       

American Express Co., 7.250%, 05/20/14

   $ 40,000         44,696   

General Electric Capital Corp.:

       

2.950%, 05/09/16

     30,000         30,886   

MTN, Series A, 6.750%, 03/15/32

     10,000         11,744   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Financials - 0.4% (continued)

           

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

       

6.000%, 01/15/18

   $ 15,000       $ 16,757   

4.625%, 05/10/21

     15,000         15,549   

Total Financials

        119,632   

Industrials - 2.2%

       

Altria Group, Inc., 9.700%, 11/10/18

     18,000         24,250   

Amgen, Inc., 4.100%, 06/15/21

     20,000         20,556   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.375%, 01/15/20

     20,000         23,495   

AT&T, Inc., 5.100%, 09/15/14

     70,000         77,150   

Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., 7.375%, 03/03/14

     40,000         45,456   

ConocoPhillips, 4.600%, 01/15/15

     15,000         16,602   

EI du Pont de Nemours & Company, 5.000%, 01/15/13

     6,000         6,260   

Honeywell International, Inc., 4.250%, 03/01/13

     45,000         46,959   

International Business Machines Corp., 5.600%, 11/30/39

     15,000         19,346   

Kellogg Co., Series B, 7.450%, 04/01/31

     15,000         20,515   

Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.375%, 02/10/20

     20,000         23,116   

Kroger Co., The:

       

5.500%, 02/01/13

     20,000         20,866   

6.750%, 04/15/12

     40,000         40,669   

McDonald’s Corp.:

       

6.300%, 10/15/37

     15,000         21,038   

Series MTN, 4.300%, 03/01/13

     35,000         36,466   

PepsiCo, Inc., 2.500%, 05/10/16

     35,000         36,449   

Pfizer, Inc., 6.200%, 03/15/19

     20,000         24,715   

United Parcel Service, Inc., 6.200%, 01/15/38

     20,000         27,001   

Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.000%, 04/01/16

     35,000         36,688   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 6.500%, 08/15/37

     20,000         27,729   

Wyeth, 5.500%, 03/15/13

     35,000         37,009   

Total Industrials

        632,335   

Utilities - 0.6%

       

Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc., Series 08-B, 6.750%, 04/01/38

     15,000         21,079   

Dominion Resources, Inc., 4.450%, 03/15/21

     10,000         11,159   

Duke Energy Corp., 3.550%, 09/15/21

     20,000         20,498   

Florida Power & Light Co., 4.850%, 02/01/13

     40,000         41,741   

Georgia Power Co., 5.400%, 06/01/40

     15,000         18,142   

TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.:

       

3.800%, 10/01/20

     20,000         21,625   

4.875%, 01/15/15

     40,000         44,069   

Total Utilities

        178,313   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $870,360)

        930,280   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.8%

           

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-C2, Class C2, 4.691%, 04/15/37

   $ 63,885       $ 66,181   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2005-GG5, Class A2, 5.117%, 04/10/37

     89,050         89,460   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2002-C2, Class A2, 5.050%, 12/12/34

     75,992         77,687   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $229,217)

        233,328   
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 34.2%

       

Federal Home Loan Banks - 3.9%

       

FHLB, 1.625%, 11/21/12

     10,000         10,123   

FHLB, 5.000%, 11/17/17

     365,000         438,606   

FHLB, 5.250%, 06/18/14

     190,000         211,592   

FHLB, 5.375%, 05/18/16

     385,000         457,062   

Total Federal Home Loan Banks

        1,117,383   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 6.0%

       

FHLMC, 2.500%, 05/27/16

     310,000         328,656   

FHLMC, 3.750%, 03/27/19

     370,000         423,044   

FHLMC, 4.375%, 07/17/15

     235,000         264,387   

FHLMC, 4.500%, 11/01/24

     30,807         32,674   

FHLMC, 4.750%, 11/17/15

     115,000         131,815   

FHLMC, 5.000%, 12/01/20

     44,342         47,803   

FHLMC, 5.500%, 04/01/38

     226,490         246,104   

FHLMC, 6.000%, 01/01/38

     46,101         50,713   

FHLMC, 6.000%, 04/01/38

     34,583         38,032   

FHLMC, 6.000%, 06/01/38

     157,622         173,755   

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

        1,736,983   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 13.3%

       

FNMA, 4.000%, 08/01/19

     145,640         153,829   

FNMA, 4.000%, 10/01/20

     4,557         4,846   

FNMA, 4.000%, 03/01/21

     66,075         69,790   

FNMA, 4.000%, 05/01/21

     151,692         160,221   

FNMA, 4.000%, 12/01/21

     33,686         35,632   

FNMA, 4.000%, 02/01/25

     20,850         22,003   

FNMA, 4.000%, 07/01/25

     53,655         56,621   

FNMA, 4.000%, 10/01/40

     85,761         90,198   

FNMA, 4.000%, 11/01/40

     37,617         39,563   

FNMA, 4.500%, 11/01/19

     47,023         50,335   

FNMA, 4.500%, 06/01/24

     21,884         23,344   

FNMA, 4.500%, 08/01/40

     83,553         89,009   

FNMA, 4.500%, 09/01/40

     83,317         88,700   

FNMA, 4.500%, 10/01/40

     209,410         223,082   

FNMA, 4.500%, 11/01/40

     96,370         102,663   

FNMA, 4.500%, 05/01/41

     156,875         167,118   

FNMA, 5.000%, 05/11/17

     335,000         398,111   

FNMA, 5.000%, 03/01/23

     36,647         39,576   

FNMA, 5.000%, 09/01/33

     151,113         163,443   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Federal National Mortgage Association - 13.3% (continued)

           

FNMA, 5.000%, 05/01/35

   $ 81,695       $ 88,336   

FNMA, 5.000%, 02/01/36

     121,175         131,025   

FNMA, 5.000%, 08/01/40

     111,145         120,214   

FNMA, 5.000%, 08/01/41

     238,856         258,719   

FNMA, 5.375%, 07/15/16

     190,000         226,428   

FNMA, 5.375%, 06/12/17

     370,000         447,583   

FNMA, 5.500%, 02/01/22

     7,750         8,421   

FNMA, 5.500%, 03/01/22

     14,578         15,971   

FNMA, 5.500%, 06/01/22

     13,024         14,269   

FNMA, 5.500%, 11/01/35

     60,482         66,050   

FNMA, 5.500%, 02/01/37

     158,154         172,567   

FNMA, 5.500%, 06/01/38

     101,163         110,255   

FNMA, 6.000%, 03/01/37

     55,021         60,870   

FNMA, 6.000%, 08/01/37

     52,952         58,373   

FNMA, 6.000%, 06/01/38

     34,180         38,182   

FNMA, 6.500%, 03/01/37

     39,583         44,464   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

        3,839,811   

United States Treasury Securities - 11.0%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 0.625%, 07/31/12

     335,000         336,086   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 05/15/21

     430,000         480,189   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 11/15/41

     225,000         235,758   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.500%, 02/15/39

     790,000         888,750   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.625%, 08/15/20

     590,000         636,416   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.750%, 02/28/18

     405,000         444,108   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.500%, 02/15/18

     150,000         171,035   

Total United States Treasury Securities

        3,192,342   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $9,588,884)

        9,886,519   
 
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 2.2%2

       

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.04%3

     50,240         50,240   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.05%

     593,002         593,002   

Total Other Investment Companies (cost $643,242)

        643,242   

Total Investments - 100.4% (cost $27,289,231)

        29,046,844   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.4)%

        (109,146 ) 

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 28,937,698   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers High Yield Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

The Managers High Yield Fund (Institutional Class) returned 4.83% for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared with 4.98% for the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index (the “Index”). Solid corporate fundamentals, modest economic growth, healthy primary market conditions, ample mutual fund inflows and a negligible default environment were all conducive to producing strong returns in the high yield market in the first half of the year. However, the onslaught of macroeconomic events overshadowed this backdrop, leading to a more volatile environment in the second half of the year. In the end, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index posted a one-year return of 4.98%, closing the year on a positive note. At December 31, high-yield spreads (as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index) were 750 basis points (7.50%), 172 bps (1.72%) wider for the 12-month period, while yields rose from 7.51% (at December 31, 2010) to 8.36%.

In 2011, the high-yield market experienced distinct periods of increased volatility: (1) in early March, resulting from the global events that ranged from unrest in the Middle East/North Africa to a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan; (2) in May/June due to deteriorating global economic data and ongoing fears surrounding the European sovereign crisis; and (3) starting in late-July/early-August with the U.S. debt-ceiling debate, escalation in the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and the reporting of disappointing and weakening economic data. In all of these challenging periods, investor risk appetite waned as sentiment weakened, leading to a steady stream of retail outflows and slowdown to new-issue activity. None of these developments afflicting the markets pertained directly to high-yield credit fundamentals, but each was influential in shaping investor confidence and risk appetite. In the final quarter of the year, the high-yield broad market vacillated between risk on and risk off. Improving conditions and a recovery initiated in October came to a halt in mid-November as the market struggled with unpredictable economic news and global events. In December, however, the market volatility subsided as news from Europe was more positive and the tone of U.S. economic data was somewhat better.

As expected during periods of volatility and the resulting flight-to-quality movements, higher-rated credits outperformed their lower-quality counterparts for the year. Supermarkets, pipelines and pharmaceuticals led performance in the year as nearly all sectors posted positive returns (as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index). The lowest-performing sectors for the year were transportation, home construction and wireless telecommunications.

Primary market conditions were favorable, which enabled companies to amend terms or extend maturities. Issuer refinancing needs dominated more than 55% of the activity in 2011. Record-low bond yields, minimal default risk and attractive relative valuations contributed to healthy capital market conditions. Despite a significant slowdown in June, new-issuance volumes were strong as high-yield issuers priced a total of $228.3B in 2011, the second-highest total on record. Positive mutual fund flows into the asset class from multiple channels fueled the tightening from market lows.

Default activity was negligible in the first half before slightly accelerating in the final months of 2011. At December 31, the 12-month par-weighted default rate of 1.72% was well below historical averages of 4%.

PERFORMANCE

The Fund slightly underperformed its primary benchmark during 2011, due to exposure to the chemicals, retailers and consumer services sectors. Performance was hindered by relative weightings in Reichhold Industries, Sprint Capital Corporation, First Data Corporation, Huntsman International and Flextronics. On the upside, performance was aided by security selection in the financials, real estate investment trusts and transportation services sectors, with the largest contributions coming from DISH DBS Corporation, Ceasar’s Entertainment, HCA, Texas Competitive Electric Holdings and Royal Bank of Scotland.

LOOKING FORWARD

In 2012, we expect a more stable economic environment and still-solid corporate fundamentals to underpin a strong high-yield environment. We anticipate that U.S. economic growth will improve slightly, averaging between 2-3%. Global growth will remain positive but be slightly impacted by weak economic conditions in the Eurozone and slowing conditions in parts of Asia. Given the continued uncertainty in the global environment, we expect corporations to remain conservative in their use of capital and cash generation. This should result in continued improvement in overall credit metrics for much of the high-yield universe. Although defaults will likely rise modestly in 2012 from their sub-2% level in 2011, we think they will remain in the low single digits. As a result, we expect overall high-yield broad market spreads to tighten from current levels of approximately 740 basis points (7.40%) to the 600-650 basis point (6.0%-6.5%) range by the end of 2012. In this credit environment, we will continue to rely on our individual security selection as the primary driver of performance.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the Fund’s subadvisor, JP Morgan Asset Management as of December 31, 2011, and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

Managers High Yield Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all distributions were reinvested. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Class A Shares (with load) on December 31, 2001 to a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index for the same time period. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

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Managers High Yield Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Managers High Yield Fund and the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index from December 31, 2001 through December 31, 2011.

 

          Average Annual Total Returns1  
          One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Managers High Yield Fund2,3

  

    -Class A

   No Load      4.54     5.63     8.13

    -Class A

   With Load      0.14     4.73     7.67

    -Class C

   No Load      3.69     4.78     7.38

    -Class C

   With Load      2.72     4.78     7.38

    -Institutional Class

   No Load      4.83     5.95     8.54

    Barclays Capital U.S Corporate High Yield Bond Index4

     4.98     7.54     8.85

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Performance differences among the share classes are due to differences in sales charge structures and class expenses. Returns shown reflect maximum sales charge of 4.25% on Class A, as well as the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on Class C shares. Class C shares held for less than one year are subject to a 1% CDSC.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or visit ww.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., a member of FINRA.

1         Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are the average annual returns. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2011. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

 

2        The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtors’ ability to pay their creditors.

 

3        From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

 

4        The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is a total return performance benchmark for fixed income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1 (as determined by Moody’s Investors Service). The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

 

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers High Yield Fund

Fund Snapshots (unaudited)

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Industry

   Managers High
Yield  Fund**
 

Industrials

     80.9

Financials

     10.4

Utilities

     2.2

Exchange Traded Notes

     1.5

Information Technology

     0.2

Materials

     0.2

Other Assets and Liabilities

     4.6

 

** As a percentage of net assets

Rating

   Managers High
Yield Fund**
    Barclays Capital U.S.
Corporate High Yield
Bond Index
 

U.S. Treasury

     0.0     0.0

U.S. Agency

     0.0     0.0

Aaa

     0.0     0.0

Aa

     0.0     0.0

A

     0.0     0.0

Baa

     3.3     0.0

Ba

     28.9     40.1

B

     55.4     43.3

Caa

     10.8     14.5

Ca

     0.0     0.0

C

     0.0     1.9

D

     0.0     0.0

Not Rated

     1.6     0.2

 

** As a percentage of market value of fixed income securities

 

Chart does not include equity securities.
 

Top Ten Holdings

Security Name

   % of
Net  Assets
 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 6.625%, 08/15/17

     1.6

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond

     1.5   

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 03/15/32*

     1.3   

Biomet, Inc., 10.375%, 10/15/17*

     1.3   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 10.250%, 08/15/15

     1.0   

CIT Group, Inc., 7.000%, 05/01/16*

     1.0   

DISH DBS Corp., 7.875%, 09/01/19*

     1.0   

Ally Financial, Inc., 6.250%, 12/01/17

     1.0   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B, 9.250%, 12/15/17*

     0.9   

HCA Holdings, Inc., 7.750%, 05/15/21

     0.8   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     11.4
  

 

 

 

*  Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2011

  

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

 

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Managers High Yield Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  
               

Common Stocks - 0.4%

           

Information Technology - 0.2%

       

Flextronics International, Ltd.*

     10,500       $ 59,430   

Materials - 0.2%

       

Huntsman Corp.

     5,000         50,000   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $135,964)

        109,430   
 
     Principal Amount         

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 93.5%

       

Financials - 9.6%

       

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC, Term Loan, Class B, 6.250%, 09/30/16 (04/02/12)4

   $ 132,158         132,240   

Ally Financial, Inc.:

       

6.250%, 12/01/17

     330,000         319,555   

Series 8, 6.750%, 12/01/14

     157,000         158,570   

Bank of America Corp., Series K, 8.000%, 12/29/495

     130,000         116,541   

CIT Group, Inc.:

       

6.625%, 04/01/18 (a)

     30,000         31,200   

7.000%, 05/01/16

     327,983         328,393   

7.000%, 05/01/17

     180,176         180,401   

Citigroup Capital XXI, 8.300%, 12/21/575

     85,000         85,106   

CNH Capital LLC, 6.250%, 11/01/16 (a)

     30,000         31,050   

First Data Corp., Term Loan:

       

Class B-1, 4.294%, 03/26/18 (01/24/12)4

     48,028         40,403   

Class B-2, 3.044%, 09/24/14 (01/24/12)4

     5,111         4,624   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 6.625%, 08/15/17

     460,000         501,327   

Ineos Holdings, Ltd., Term Loan:

       

Class B-2, 7.501%, 12/16/13 (01/31/12)4

     95,481         97,749   

Class C-2, 8.001%, 12/16/14 (01/31/12)4

     109,288         111,883   

International Lease Finance Corp.:

       

5.750%, 05/15/16

     40,000         37,137   

6.250%, 05/15/19

     15,000         13,877   

8.250%, 12/15/20

     40,000         40,500   

8.625%, 09/15/15

     125,000         128,594   

8.750%, 03/15/17

     270,000         278,775   

Nuveen Investments, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 12.500%, 07/31/15 (06/29/12)4

     70,000         72,654   

Realogy Corp., 7.875%, 02/15/19 (a)1

     110,000         96,250   

Regions Financial Corp., 5.750%, 06/15/15

     90,000         86,850   

UPCB Finance III, Ltd., 6.625%, 07/01/20 (a)

     150,000         148,500   

Vertafore, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.750%, 10/18/17 (03/29/12)4

     45,000         43,763   

Total Financials

        3,085,942   

Industrials - 81.4%

       

Academy, Ltd./Academy Finance Corp., 9.250%, 08/01/19 (a)

     85,000         84,363   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers High Yield Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 81.4% (continued)

           

Accellent, Inc.:

       

8.375%, 02/01/17

   $ 70,000       $ 68,950   

10.000%, 11/01/17

     85,000         69,275   

ACCO Brands Corp., 7.625%, 08/15/15

     50,000         51,250   

Aircastle, Ltd.:

       

9.750%, 08/01/18 (a)

     40,000         41,900   

9.750%, 08/01/181

     55,000         57,887   

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 03/15/29

     155,000         111,988   

Aleris International, Inc., 7.625%, 02/15/18

     25,000         24,500   

Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 6.750%, 04/01/16

     120,000         123,600   

Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 05/15/19 (a)

     115,000         113,275   

AMC Entertainment, Inc.:

       

8.750%, 06/01/19

     20,000         20,800   

9.750%, 12/01/20

     130,000         124,150   

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., 9.250%, 01/15/17 (a)

     20,000         21,800   

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.:

       

7.750%, 11/15/19

     25,000         24,625   

7.875%, 03/01/17

     110,000         109,450   

American Tire Distributors, Inc., 9.750%, 06/01/17

     65,000         67,275   

Amkor Technology, Inc., 7.375%, 05/01/18

     100,000         102,750   

Amsted Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 03/15/18 (a)

     60,000         63,900   

Arch Coal, Inc.:

       

7.000%, 06/15/19 (a)

     35,000         35,875   

7.250%, 06/15/21 (a)

     50,000         51,625   

8.750%, 08/01/161

     115,000         126,212   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 10/15/20 (a)1

     200,000         199,000   

Ashland, Inc., 9.125%, 06/01/17

     30,000         33,600   

Ashtead Capital, Inc., 9.000%, 08/15/16 (a)

     70,000         73,325   

Aspect Software, Inc., 10.625%, 05/07/17

     55,000         57,337   

Associated Materials LLC, 9.125%, 11/01/171

     110,000         96,525   

Atkore International, Inc., 9.875%, 01/01/18

     90,000         86,625   

Audatex North America, Inc., 6.750%, 06/15/18 (a)

     60,000         60,900   

Avaya, Inc.:

       

7.000%, 04/01/19 (a)

     80,000         78,000   

9.750%, 11/01/15

     65,000         58,825   

10.125%, 11/01/156

     94,893         85,878   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.:

       

8.250%, 01/15/19

     165,000         164,587   

9.625%, 03/15/18

     40,000         41,600   

AWAS Aviation Capital, Ltd., 7.000%, 10/15/16 (a)

     90,400         90,851   

Belden, Inc., 9.250%, 06/15/19

     75,000         80,437   

Biomet, Inc., 10.375%, 10/15/176

     385,000         418,687   

Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc., The, 10.250%, 03/15/14

     85,000         54,931   

BreitBurn Energy Partners, L.P./BreitBurn Finance Corp., 8.625%, 10/15/20

     70,000         73,587   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 81.4% (continued)

           

Brigham Exploration Co., Series 1, 8.750%, 10/01/18

   $ 52,000       $ 63,960   

Building Materials Corp. of America:

       

6.750%, 05/01/21 (a)

     55,000         57,887   

6.875%, 08/15/18 (a)

     30,000         31,650   

Bumble Bee Acquisition Corp., 9.000%, 12/15/17 (a)

     141,000         143,820   

BWAY Holding Co., 10.000%, 06/15/18

     110,000         117,700   

Cablevision Systems Corp., Series B, 8.625%, 09/15/17

     110,000         122,375   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 11.250%, 06/01/17

     250,000         266,563   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,, 10.000%, 12/15/18

     82,000         56,580   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Term B-3 Loan:

       

3.418%, 01/28/15 (01/25/12)4

     115,855         100,776   

3.579%, 01/28/15 (03/30/12)4

     1,179         1,026   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P./Calumet Finance Corp., 9.375%, 05/01/19 (a)

     30,000         29,250   

Case New Holland, Inc., 7.875%, 12/01/17

     85,000         96,475   

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., 13.500%, 11/30/16

     14,327         16,619   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:

       

7.000%, 01/15/19

     50,000         52,375   

7.250%, 10/30/17

     10,000         10,588   

7.375%, 06/01/20

     25,000         26,500   

7.875%, 04/30/18

     200,000         214,250   

Central Garden and Pet Co., 8.250%, 03/01/18

     140,000         137,900   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC and Cequel Capital Corp., 8.625%, 11/15/17 (a)

     60,000         63,900   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

       

6.625%, 08/15/20

     5,000         5,388   

6.875%, 08/15/18

     55,000         59,125   

7.250%, 12/15/18

     65,000         72,150   

Chesapeake Oilfield Operating LLC/Chesapeake Oilfield Finance, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/19 (a)

     25,000         26,125   

Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., 8.000%, 06/15/19 (a)

     200,000         184,000   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.875%, 07/15/15

     94,000         97,290   

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.375%, 10/15/20

     150,000         150,000   

Cinemark USA, Inc., 7.375%, 06/15/21

     40,000         41,100   

CityCenter Holdings LLC/CityCenter Finance Corp., 7.625%, 01/15/16 (a)

     100,000         103,000   

Claire’s Stores, Inc., 8.875%, 03/15/19

     70,000         53,550   

Clean Harbors, Inc., 7.625%, 08/15/16

     56,000         59,780   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.000%, 03/01/21

     115,000         97,463   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.946%, 01/29/16 (01/31/12)4

     61,740         45,807   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B, 9.250%, 12/15/17

     280,000         303,800   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 81.4% (continued)

           

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

       

7.125%, 11/01/18

   $ 5,000       $ 5,225   

10.625%, 06/15/16

     85,000         95,200   

Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc., 12.000%, 12/01/15 (a)

     150,000         144,375   

Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC/Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp., 8.250%, 12/15/17

     65,000         69,550   

Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 8.375%, 02/15/18 (a)

     55,000         56,512   

CommScope, Inc., 8.250%, 01/15/19 (a)

     115,000         115,575   

Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.250%, 05/15/17

     115,000         127,075   

Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.750%, 10/15/20

     55,000         48,263   

Crosstex Energy, L.P./Crosstex Energy Finance Corp., 8.875%, 02/15/18

     115,000         126,212   

Dana Holding Corp.:

       

6.500%, 02/15/19

     60,000         60,900   

6.750%, 02/15/21

     15,000         15,450   

DaVita, Inc.:

       

6.375%, 11/01/18

     80,000         82,100   

6.625%, 11/01/20

     10,000         10,325   

Del Monte Corp., 7.625%, 02/15/19

     205,000         197,825   

Denbury Resources, Inc., 8.250%, 02/15/20

     40,000         44,900   

DineEquity, Inc., 9.500%, 10/30/18

     45,000         48,544   

DISH DBS Corp.:

       

6.750%, 06/01/21

     75,000         81,187   

7.125%, 02/01/16

     260,000         281,450   

7.875%, 09/01/19

     285,000         323,475   

DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp.:

       

7.750%, 04/15/18

     80,000         61,800   

10.875%, 11/15/14

     60,000         56,250   

Dole Food Co., Inc., 8.000%, 10/01/16 (a)

     40,000         41,900   

Eagle Parent, Inc., 8.625%, 05/01/19 (a)

     95,000         91,200   

Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P./Eagle Rock Energy Finance Corp., 8.375%, 06/01/19 (a)

     80,000         80,400   

Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., 9.750%, 12/01/16

     145,000         158,775   

EH Holding Corp.:

       

6.500%, 06/15/19 (a)

     55,000         57,612   

7.625%, 06/15/21 (a)

     25,000         26,375   

El Paso Corp., 7.250%, 06/01/18

     65,000         71,493   

Encore Acquisition Co., 9.500%, 05/01/16

     10,000         11,075   

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.000%, 07/15/19

     30,000         32,100   

EV Energy Partners, L.P./EV Energy Finance Corp., 8.000%, 04/15/19

     90,000         92,025   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 7.625%, 07/15/17 (a)

     75,000         81,187   

First Data Corp.:

       

7.375%, 06/15/19 (a)

     30,000         28,350   

8.250%, 01/15/21 (a)

     118,000         106,200   

8.750%, 01/15/22 (a)6

     120,000         103,800   

8.875%, 08/15/20 (a)

     150,000         150,750   

12.625%, 01/15/21

     240,000         210,000   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers High Yield Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 81.4% (continued)

           

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty., Ltd.:

       

6.875%, 02/01/18 (a)

   $ 125,000       $ 120,313   

7.000%, 11/01/15 (a)

     25,000         25,375   

8.250%, 11/01/19 (a)

     50,000         51,125   

Forest Oil Corp., 7.250%, 06/15/19

     75,000         76,875   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

       

8.050%, 02/01/20

     65,000         61,425   

9.250%, 04/15/18 (a)

     155,000         166,431   

10.125%, 03/15/18 (a)

     15,000         16,425   

Frontier Communications Corp., 6.625%, 03/15/15

     90,000         89,550   

GCI, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/19

     90,000         95,962   

General Cable Corp., 7.125%, 04/01/171

     80,000         80,200   

Geo Group, Inc., The, 7.750%, 10/15/17

     105,000         112,088   

GMX Resources, Inc., 11.000%, 12/01/17 (a)6

     95,000         78,375   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The:

       

8.250%, 08/15/201

     90,000         98,550   

8.750%, 08/15/20

     10,000         11,075   

10.500%, 05/15/16

     31,000         34,332   

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 7.375%, 02/01/19

     95,000         94,525   

Griffon Corp., 7.125%, 04/01/18

     80,000         79,600   

GWR Operating Partnership LLP, 10.875%, 04/01/17

     65,000         71,013   

GXS Worldwide, Inc., 9.750%, 06/15/15

     85,000         79,049   

Gymboree Corp., 9.125%, 12/01/181

     110,000         96,800   

Hanesbrands, Inc.:

       

6.375%, 12/15/20

     25,000         25,500   

8.000%, 12/15/16

     160,000         174,800   

HCA Holdings, Inc., 7.750%, 05/15/21

     250,000         255,625   

HCA, Inc.:

       

6.500%, 02/15/20

     50,000         52,000   

7.500%, 02/15/22

     365,000         374,125   

8.000%, 10/01/18

     50,000         53,000   

Health Management Associates, Inc.:

       

6.125%, 04/15/16

     115,000         119,600   

7.375%, 01/15/20 (a)

     55,000         57,337   

HealthSouth Corp.:

       

7.250%, 10/01/18

     75,000         74,812   

7.750%, 09/15/22

     50,000         49,437   

Hertz Corp., The, 7.500%, 10/15/18

     145,000         152,250   

Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC:

       

8.875%, 02/01/18

     55,000         51,837   

9.000%, 11/15/20

     50,000         41,500   

Hillman Group, Inc., 10.875%, 06/01/18

     75,000         74,625   

Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P., 9.000%, 05/15/17

     30,000         32,775   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 81.4% (continued)

           

Huntsman International LLC:

       

5.500%, 06/30/16

   $ 55,000       $ 54,175   

8.625%, 03/15/201

     45,000         47,925   

8.625%, 03/15/211

     25,000         26,625   

iGate Corp., 9.000%, 05/01/16 (a)

     75,000         77,812   

Ineos Group Holdings, Ltd., 8.500%, 02/15/16 (a)

     100,000         80,000   

Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., 10.750%, 04/15/16 (a)

     55,000         45,100   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:

       

7.250%, 04/01/19 (a)

     70,000         71,225   

7.250%, 10/15/20

     75,000         76,312   

9.500%, 06/15/16

     40,000         41,900   

11.250%, 06/15/16

     165,000         173,766   

Intelsat Luxembourg SA:

       

11.250%, 02/04/17

     60,000         58,200   

11.500%, 02/04/17 (a)6

     160,000         154,800   

Interactive Data Corp., 10.250%, 08/01/18

     105,000         113,925   

Interline Brands, Inc., 7.000%, 11/15/18

     75,000         78,000   

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.000%, 08/15/18 (a)

     65,000         59,800   

Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.750%, 07/15/18

     175,000         182,875   

ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.500%, 04/01/16

     65,000         66,787   

J. Crew Group, Inc., 8.125%, 03/01/19

     105,000         100,800   

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.:

       

5.750%, 02/15/18

     10,000         10,100   

7.950%, 04/01/17

     75,000         82,125   

James River Coal Co., 7.875%, 04/01/19

     75,000         57,000   

Jarden Corp., 7.500%, 05/01/17

     105,000         111,825   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc., 10.500%, 11/01/18 (a)

     165,000         162,113   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., 8.125%, 12/01/19 (a)

     80,000         83,000   

Lear Corp., 7.875%, 03/15/18

     25,000         27,187   

Level 3 Communications, Inc., 11.875%, 02/01/19

     55,000         58,850   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

       

8.125%, 07/01/19 (a)

     90,000         88,875   

9.375%, 04/01/19

     110,000         115,363   

Libbey Glass, Inc., 10.000%, 02/15/15

     91,000         97,825   

Limited Brands, Inc., 6.625%, 04/01/21

     30,000         31,950   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.:

       

6.500%, 05/15/19 (a)

     20,000         19,950   

7.750%, 02/01/21

     45,000         47,025   

8.625%, 04/15/20

     65,000         70,850   

Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.000%, 06/01/16 (a)

     20,000         20,100   

MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Co., 10.500%, 04/15/18

     125,000         130,625   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 81.4% (continued)

           

Manitowoc Co., Inc., The:

       

8.500%, 11/01/20

   $ 70,000       $ 74,113   

9.500%, 02/15/18

     55,000         58,850   

Mantech International Corp., 7.250%, 04/15/18

     65,000         66,544   

Marina District Finance Co., Inc.:

       

9.500%, 10/15/15

     35,000         32,900   

9.875%, 08/15/181

     130,000         119,275   

Masco Corp., 7.125%, 03/15/20

     20,000         20,216   

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., 7.750%, 04/01/19

     65,000         47,288   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 7.875%, 09/01/18

     120,000         122,250   

MGM Resorts International:

       

6.875%, 04/01/16

     40,000         37,200   

7.500%, 06/01/161

     150,000         144,375   

9.000%, 03/15/20

     50,000         55,625   

11.125%, 11/15/17

     160,000         183,200   

Michael Foods, Inc., 9.750%, 07/15/18

     95,000         100,463   

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

       

7.750%, 11/01/18

     135,000         137,025   

13.000%, 11/01/16 (b)

     50,000         53,495   

Mueller Water Products, Inc., 8.750%, 09/01/20

     40,000         43,650   

Mylan, Inc./PA:

       

7.625%, 07/15/17 (a)

     25,000         27,406   

7.875%, 07/15/20 (a)

     90,000         99,788   

NewPage Corp., 11.375%, 12/31/141,7

     40,000         29,750   

Nexeo Solutions LLC/Nexeo Solutions Finance Corp., 8.375%, 03/01/18 (a)

     75,000         75,000   

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc./Mission Broadcasting, Inc., 8.875%, 04/15/17

     75,000         77,250   

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp., 4.659%, 05/15/156

     209,114         194,476   

Nova Chemicals Corp., 8.625%, 11/01/19

     30,000         33,225   

Novelis, Inc./GA:

       

8.375%, 12/15/17

     70,000         74,725   

8.750%, 12/15/20

     90,000         96,975   

NXP, B.V./NXP Funding LLC:

       

9.750%, 08/01/18 (a)

     165,000         180,675   

10.000%, 07/15/13 (a)

     75,000         81,563   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.250%, 02/01/19

     20,000         20,800   

Oshkosh Corp.:

       

8.250%, 03/01/17

     80,000         83,600   

8.500%, 03/01/20

     20,000         20,700   

Packaging Dynamics Corp., 8.750%, 02/01/16 (a)

     70,000         70,350   

PAETEC Holding Corp.:

       

8.875%, 06/30/17

     70,000         75,950   

9.875%, 12/01/18

     100,000         110,500   

Parker Drilling Co., 9.125%, 04/01/18

     40,000         42,300   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers High Yield Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 81.4% (continued)

           

Peabody Energy Corp.:

       

6.000%, 11/15/18 (a)

   $ 60,000       $ 61,500   

6.250%, 11/15/21 (a)

     60,000         62,400   

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., 9.250%, 12/01/18 (a)1

     90,000         96,975   

Petrohawk Energy Corp., 6.250%, 06/01/19

     30,000         33,150   

PH Glatfelter Co., 7.125%, 05/01/16

     95,000         98,860   

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 8.250%, 02/15/18

     90,000         78,863   

Polymer Group, Inc., 7.750%, 02/01/19 (a)

     105,000         109,200   

PolyOne Corp., 7.375%, 09/15/20

     35,000         36,225   

Polypore International, Inc., 7.500%, 11/15/17

     85,000         88,400   

Quebecor Media, Inc., 7.750%, 03/15/16

     250,000         258,125   

Quebecor World, Escrow, 6.500%, 08/01/277

     165,000         2,475   

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

       

7.500%, 02/15/14

     100,000         100,628   

Series B, 7.500%, 02/15/14

     35,000         35,220   

Radiation Therapy Services, Inc., 9.875%, 04/15/17

     90,000         67,725   

RailAmerica, Inc., 9.250%, 07/01/17

     73,000         80,118   

Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp., 8.000%, 12/01/18 (a)

     30,000         30,225   

RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC, 8.500%, 05/01/18

     125,000         133,125   

Reichhold Industries, Inc., 9.000%, 08/15/14 (a)

     235,000         125,725   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC:

       

8.250%, 02/15/21 (a)

     100,000         89,000   

8.750%, 05/15/18 (a)

     70,000         67,375   

9.000%, 04/15/19 (a)

     240,000         229,200   

9.880%, 08/15/19 (a)

     100,000         97,500   

Rite Aid Corp.:

       

7.500%, 03/01/17

     55,000         55,206   

9.500%, 06/15/17

     40,000         36,700   

9.750%, 06/12/16

     75,000         82,500   

10.250%, 10/15/191

     15,000         16,613   

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC:

       

8.250%, 02/01/21

     80,000         81,400   

9.500%, 12/01/14

     62,000         64,015   

10.250%, 11/15/19

     20,000         21,900   

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 6.875%, 11/15/19 (a)

     25,000         26,250   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.:

       

7.500%, 03/15/21

     40,000         39,900   

8.000%, 06/01/18 (a)

     30,000         30,450   

SBA Telecommunications, Inc., 8.250%, 08/15/19

     70,000         76,475   

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., The, 7.250%, 01/15/18

     20,000         21,100   

Sealed Air Corp.:

       

8.125%, 09/15/19 (a)

     25,000         27,500   

8.375%, 09/15/21 (a)

     25,000         27,750   

Sealy Mattress Co., 8.250%, 06/15/141

     265,000         263,675   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 81.4% (continued)

           

Sensata Technologies, B.V., 6.500%, 05/15/19 (a)

   $ 110,000       $ 109,175   

Service Corp. International:

       

6.750%, 04/01/16

     30,000         32,625   

7.000%, 06/15/17

     60,000         65,400   

7.000%, 05/15/19

     50,000         52,875   

ServiceMaster Co., 10.750%, 07/15/15 (a)6

     85,000         88,400   

Simmons Bedding Co., 11.250%, 07/15/15 (a)

     210,000         217,875   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.:

       

8.375%, 10/15/181

     25,000         25,938   

9.250%, 11/01/17 (a)

     90,000         98,550   

Solo Cup Co./Solo Cup Operating Corp., 10.500%, 11/01/13

     20,000         20,400   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.:

       

9.500%, 06/15/18 (a)

     110,000         120,862   

12.000%, 08/28/196

     186,327         203,562   

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., 7.500%, 10/01/17

     90,000         98,100   

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, 03/15/32

     515,000         419,081   

Sprint Nextel Corp.:

       

9.000%, 11/15/18 (a)

     145,000         152,613   

11.500%, 11/15/21 (a)

     25,000         24,813   

SSI Investments II/SSI Co-Issuer LLC, 11.125%, 06/01/18

     100,000         106,250   

Stewart Enterprises, Inc., 6.500%, 04/15/19

     50,000         50,500   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

       

7.375%, 11/15/18

     80,000         82,300   

10.250%, 08/15/15

     320,000         333,200   

SUPERVALU, Inc., 8.000%, 05/01/16

     120,000         124,500   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., 8.875%, 07/15/15 (a)6

     159,291         159,689   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 01/15/19

     40,000         42,400   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

       

6.250%, 11/01/18 (a)

     50,000         51,000   

8.000%, 08/01/20

     130,000         130,813   

8.875%, 07/01/19

     20,000         22,550   

9.250%, 02/01/15

     95,000         100,344   

Terex Corp., 8.000%, 11/15/17

     95,000         93,575   

Tomkins LLC/Tomkins, Inc., 9.000%, 10/01/18

     80,000         89,100   

Travelport LLC, 5.152%, 09/01/14 (03/01/12)4

     60,000         29,700   

Trinidad Drilling, Ltd., 7.875%, 01/15/19 (a)

     85,000         87,975   

UCI International, Inc., 8.625%, 02/15/19

     95,000         92,625   

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

       

8.375%, 09/15/201

     55,000         53,900   

9.250%, 12/15/19

     85,000         89,463   

United Surgical Partners International, Inc.:

       

8.875%, 05/01/17

     15,000         15,038   

9.250%, 05/01/176

     145,000         146,450   

Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.500%, 05/01/19

     80,000         82,000   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers High Yield Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 81.4% (continued)

           

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International:

       

6.750%, 10/01/17 (a)

   $ 65,000       $ 65,244   

6.875%, 12/01/18 (a)

     150,000         150,375   

7.250%, 07/15/22 (a)

     125,000         121,875   

Venoco, Inc., 8.875%, 02/15/19

     65,000         58,825   

Vertellus Specialties, Inc., 9.375%, 10/01/15 (a)

     75,000         57,750   

Visant Corp., 10.000%, 10/01/17

     133,000         122,360   

Visteon Corp./New, 6.750%, 04/15/19 (a)

     55,000         55,138   

Vulcan Materials Co.:

       

6.500%, 12/01/16

     25,000         25,938   

7.500%, 06/15/21

     65,000         70,525   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 11.750%, 07/15/17 (a)

     100,000         90,000   

Windstream Corp.:

       

7.500%, 04/01/23

     100,000         99,250   

7.750%, 10/01/211

     65,000         66,950   

7.875%, 11/01/17

     60,000         65,250   

8.125%, 09/01/18

     40,000         43,050   

WMG Acquisition Corp.:

       

9.500%, 06/15/16

     75,000         81,750   

11.500%, 10/01/18 (a)

     45,000         44,888   

WPX Energy, Inc., 6.000%, 01/15/22 (a)

     60,000         61,725   

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 7.750%, 08/15/20

     25,000         27,875   

Yankee Candle Co., Inc., Series B, 9.750%, 02/15/17

     105,000         102,900   

YCC Holdings LLC/Yankee Finance, Inc., 10.250%, 02/15/166

     15,000         13,200   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 10.250%, 03/15/17

     90,000         96,525   

Total Industrials

        26,187,437   

Utilities - 2.5%

       

AES Corp., The:

       

8.000%, 10/15/17

     30,000         33,150   

9.750%, 04/15/16

     125,000         143,750   

Calpine Corp.:

       

7.250%, 10/15/17 (a)

     40,000         42,200   

7.500%, 02/15/21 (a)

     80,000         86,000   

7.875%, 07/31/20 (a)

     90,000         97,425   

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.000%, 01/15/20

     50,000         52,750   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC/EFIH Finance, Inc., 10.000%, 12/01/20

     81,000         85,860   

NRG Energy, Inc.:

       

8.250%, 09/01/20

     55,000         55,550   

7.625%, 01/15/18

     95,000         95,475   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, Term Loan, 4.776%, 10/10/17 (01/09/12)4

     172,821         110,029   

Total Utilities

        802,189   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $29,832,166)

        30,075,568   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Shares      Value  
     

Exchange Traded Funds - 1.5%

           

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond1 (cost $504,861)

     12,500       $ 480,625   

Other Investment Companies - 8.7%2

       

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.04%3

     1,878,880         1,878,880   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.05%

     931,925         931,925   

Total Other Investment Companies (cost $2,810,805)

        2,810,805   

Total Investments - 104.1% (cost $33,283,796)

        33,476,428   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (4.1)%

        (1,304,283

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 32,172,145   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Fixed Income Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Managers Fixed Income Fund (Institutional Class) returned 4.79% for the year ended December 31, 2011, lagging the return of 7.84% for the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (“the Index”). At the beginning of 2011, a low interest rate environment continued to reinforce the reach for yield at a time when economic conditions had been slowly improving and the outlook for growth expectations was slightly less optimistic. These conditions supported demand for fixed income over the next few months as new issuance continued its torrid pace, reaching $167.9B by the end of the first half of 2011, well ahead of last year’s record pace. Despite negative headline risk out of Japan, the Middle East and the northern Africa region, ongoing European sovereign issues and ratings downgrades in peripheral corporate names, the financial markets had been mostly resilient through the first half of 2011 thanks to positive technicals and fundamentals.

However, growing contagion fears within Europe and an inability to grasp the reach of the global economic slowdown continued to keep investors wary, which affected high yield markets. The seemingly endless buildup of stress on the European banking system and global financial markets increased the downside risk of global growth and led to increased market volatility during the summer months and early fall. Continued market volatility from a lack of resolution regarding the European debt crisis impacted high yield and investment grade corporate bond liquidity into November. Downgrade fears within Europe and continued bickering in Wash-ington around two key items with growth implications for 2012 (payroll taxes and unemployment benefits) kept pressure on markets during the fourth quarter. Better than expected economic releases in the US helped to solidify investor beliefs that the slow domestic economic recovery will continue into 2012. Low yielding investment alternatives and strong corporate fundamentals continue to bode well for high yield demand.

The primary driver of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the Index during 2011 was its emphasis on convertibles, below investment grade bonds, and its underweight to the U.S. Treasury sector. Significant return from select equity positions combined with the Fund’s large underweight to mortgage backed securities were the main returns drivers, limiting the extent of underperformance. Credit spreads drifted wider in 2011, following several years of tightening. The Fund benefited most from a select group of equity securities and exposure to U.S. investment-grade non-financial bonds. The Fund gave back some of those gains from its high-yield and convertible bond exposure which suffered from the risk-off trade in the second half of 2011 associated with slow growth and European bank and sovereign anxiety. Convertible bonds suffered due to a higher beta to domestic stocks, wider credit spreads and a generally lower coupon as compared to high yield. Non-dollar holdings in the Fund did not keep pace with domestic markets during 2011, detracting from relative returns vs. the benchmark.

LOOKING FORWARD

Central banks around the world began to provide more liquidity to the capital markets in the fourth quarter, and risk-oriented assets rejoiced. It was a very good quarter for equities, corporate credit and high yield bonds. However, the all-clear signal has not been given, as the sovereign debt crisis in Europe remains unresolved and signs of a slowdown in China continue to accumulate.

Some significant central bank policy actions during the fourth quarter included:

 

   

Coordinated efforts by the US, Canada, Britain, Japan, Switzer-land and Europe to ease the global liquidity crunch by lowering

   

the cost of existing dollar swap lines by 50 basis points and arranging bilateral swaps to provide liquidity for other currencies

 

   

China’s move to cut its bank reserve requirements

 

   

The European Central Bank’s decision to cut rates by 50 basis points to 1.0% and its provision of 3-year loans to banks

 

   

The Bank of England’s announcement of another round of quantitative easing

 

   

The IMF’s decision to grant Greece another tranche of its emergency loan program

 

   

Interest-rate cuts by central banks in Australia, Sweden, and Brazil

These actions were certainly welcome, and markets responded by posting strong returns for the fourth quarter. However, the European economy may be slipping into recession, which should make it much harder to implement fiscal austerity, reduce budget deficits, and convince investors that debt ratios will eventually stabilize.

The negative feedback loop from weak sovereign credit metrics to weak bank balance sheets will likely continue to be a source of risk in 2012. To comply with new European Banking austerity requirements that take effect in June 2012, banks must increase their capitalization ratios and can do so by raising equity, shrinking assets, or cutting staff, bonuses and dividends to retain more earnings. As such, there is evidence that European banks are restricting credit, shrinking their balance sheets and reducing staff to meet tougher capitalization standards. Ultimately, we see these actions reinforcing the negative feedback loop between sovereign credit and bank balance sheets.

We expect the deflationary pressures from Europe and the hangover from the financial crisis to remain intense during 2012, which should keep high-quality bond yields very low around the world. Cooling emerging market economies, especially China, Brazil, and India, have also contributed to lower global bond yields. Commodity price pressures have eased, which should help reduce inflation and allow for more central bank rate cuts around the world.

In this enduring environment of zero policy rates and low yields on high-quality bonds, we believe the global search for yield will remain a key theme in 2012. This environment suggests bonds across the quality spectrum trading at a premium to government bonds could achieve respectable risk-adjusted returns. Moderate growth, strong balance sheets and earnings are also supportive of investments in risk assets and sectors. With that in mind, we favor US investment grade and high yield bonds, convertibles and select equity securities, along with select non-dollar currencies and securities.

 

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the portfolio manager, Loomis, Sayles & Company, as of December 31, 2011, and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

Managers Fixed Income Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all distributions were reinvested. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Class A Shares (with load) on December 31, 2001, with a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index for the same time period. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

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Investment Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Managers Fixed Income Fund and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index from December 31, 2001 through December 31, 2011.

 

          Average Annual Total Returns1  
          One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Managers Fixed Income Fund2,3

      

-Class A

   No Load      4.53     6.00     6.08

-Class A

   With Load      0.07     5.08     5.62

-Class B

   No Load      3.73     5.21     5.38

-Class B

   With Load      (1.18)     4.88     5.38

-Class C

   No Load      3.73     5.20     5.37

-Class C

   With Load      2.75     5.20     5.37

-Institutional Class

   No Load      4.79     6.26     6.43

Barclays Capital U.S Aggregate Bond Index4

     7.84     6.50     5.78

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

Performance differences among the share classes are due to differences in sales charge structures and class expenses. Returns shown reflect maximum sales charge of 4.25% on Class A, as well as the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on both Class B and C shares. The Class B shares’ CDSC declines annually between years 1 through 6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1%. No sales charge is assessed after year six. Class C shares held for less than one year are subject to a 1% CDSC.

Investors should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or visit www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., a member of FINRA.

1    Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are the average annual returns. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2011. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).
2    The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtors’ ability to pay its creditors.
3    From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.
4    The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of the U.S. investment grade, fixed-rate bond market, including both government and corporate bonds. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.
 

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

    

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
 

 

 

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Managers Fixed Income Fund

Fund Snapshots (unaudited)

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Industry

   Managers Fixed
Income Fund**
 

Industrials

     31.8

Financials

     23.7

Utilities

     9.4

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations

     5.4

Information Technology

     5.6

Energy

     4.4

Health Care

     4.1

Asset-Backed Securities

     3.9

Telecommunication Services

     2.7

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     2.6

Municipal Bonds

     1.5

Materials

     1.2

Preferred Stocks

     0.7

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0.5

Other Assets and Liabilities

     2.5

 

** As a percentage of net assets

Rating

   Managers
Fixed  Income
Fund**
    Barclays Capital  U.S.
Aggregate Bond
Index
 

U.S. Treasury

     3.1     35.1

U.S. Agency

     0.0     37.4

Aaa

     6.4     4.0

Aa

     1.1     3.7

A

     24.2     10.7

Baa

     49.8     9.1

Ba

     9.4     0.0

B

     5.6     0.0

Caa

     0.0     0.0

Ca

     0.0     0.0

C

     0.0     0.0

D

     0.0     0.0

Not Rated

     0.4     0.0

 

** As a percentage of market value of fixed income securities

Chart does not include equity securities.

 

Top Ten Holdings

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.*

     4.1

Intel Corp.*

     3.6   

Ford Motor Co., 4.250%, 11/15/16*

     3.6   

U.S. Treasury Bond, 0.125%, 09/30/13

     2.6   

Telefonica SA, ADR

     2.5   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR

     2.3   

Inter-American Development Bank, EMTN, 6.000%, 12/15/17*

     2.2   

Repsol YPF SA, ADR

     2.1   

Trinity Rail Leasing, L.P., Series 2010-1A, Class A, 5.194%, 10/16/40*

     2.0   

Microsoft Corp.*

     2.0   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     27.0
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2011

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

 

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Managers Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Asset-Backed Securities - 3.9%

           

Centex Home Equity, Series 2004-A, Class AF6, 4.270%, 01/25/345

   $ 175,373       $ 174,972   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2002-S1, Class A5, 6.460%,
11/25/16 (b)

     102,584         96,015   

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust, Series 2009-2A, Class A, 4.809%, 07/20/31 (a)

     630,131         644,084   

Merrill Auto Trust Securitization, Series 2008-1, Class B, 6.750%, 04/15/15

     200,000         203,331   

Sierra Receivables Funding Co., LLC, Series 2010-2A, Class A, 3.840%, 11/20/25 (a)

     903,939         923,587   

Trinity Rail Leasing, L.P., Series 2010-1A, Class A, 5.194%, 10/16/40 (a)

     2,879,161         2,789,789   

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2010-A, Class A, 6.750%, 04/15/19

     500,000         552,894   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $5,378,058)

        5,384,672   
 
     Shares         

Common Stocks - 18.0%

       

Energy - 4.4%

       

Repsol YPF SA, ADR1

     92,853         2,832,945   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR

     42,903         3,135,780   

Total Energy

        5,968,725   

Health Care - 4.1%

       

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     160,000         5,638,398   

Information Technology - 5.6%

       

Intel Corp.

     204,750         4,965,188   

Microsoft Corp.

     105,934         2,750,047   

Total Information Technology

        7,715,235   

Materials - 1.2%

       

PPG Industries, Inc.

     20,000         1,669,800   

Telecommunication Services - 2.7%

       

Telecom Italia SpA, ADR

     25,000         266,250   

Telefonica SA, ADR

     196,243         3,373,417   

Total Telecommunication Services

        3,639,667   

Total Common Stocks (cost $22,467,796)

        24,631,825   
 
     Principal Amount         

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 64.9%

       

Financials - 23.7%

       

AgriBank FCB, Series AI, 9.125%, 07/15/19

   $ 810,000       $ 1,056,212   

Alta Wind Holdings LLC, 7.000%, 06/30/35 (a)

     577,790         637,074   

American International Group, Inc.:

       

EMTN, 5.000%, 04/26/23

   GBP  750,000         930,570   

MTN, 5.450%, 05/18/17

     30,000         28,735   

Associates Corp. of North America, 6.950%, 11/01/18

     650,000         707,277   

Bank of America Corp.:

       

7.625%, 06/01/19

     278,000         287,917   

MTN, 6.750%, 09/09/13

   AUD  1,000,000         1,005,594   

Bear Stearns Cos. LLC, The, 4.650%, 07/02/18

     480,000         491,398   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

            Principal Amount      Value  
        

Financials - 23.7% (continued)

              

Camden Property Trust, 5.700%, 05/15/17

      $ 255,000       $ 279,543   

Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.:

          

6.375%, 06/26/15 (a)

        910,000         867,477   

7.875%, 10/15/19 (a)8

        700,000         684,734   

Citigroup, Inc.:

          

5.500%, 10/15/14

        1,340,000         1,378,466   

6.125%, 05/15/18

        345,000         367,688   

6.125%, 08/25/36

        935,000         811,165   

Duke Realty, L.P., 5.950%, 02/15/17

        35,000         37,671   

Equifax, Inc., 7.000%, 07/01/37

        228,000         258,261   

ERP Operating, L.P.:

          

5.125%, 03/15/16

        15,000         16,087   

5.750%, 06/15/17

        45,000         49,952   

Forethought Financial Group, Inc., 8.625%, 04/15/21 (a)

        705,000         713,994   

GE Capital Australia Funding Pty, Ltd., EMTN, 8.000%, 02/13/12

     AUD         260,000         266,616   

General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, Series A, 0.703%, 05/13/24 (01/17/12)4

        180,000         141,448   

HBOS PLC:

          

6.000%, 11/01/33 (a)

        1,000,000         613,187   

GMTN, 6.750%, 05/21/18 (a)

        1,955,000         1,569,413   

Highwoods Realty, L.P.:

          

5.850%, 03/15/17

        30,000         31,766   

7.500%, 04/15/18

        350,000         394,660   

International Lease Finance Corp.:

          

6.250%, 05/15/19

        1,115,000         1,031,503   

8.625%, 09/15/15

        10,000         10,288   

MTN, 5.650%, 06/01/14

        105,000         100,800   

iStar Financial, Inc., 1.081%, 10/01/12 (01/01/12)4,9

        325,000         292,500   

MBIA Insurance Corp., 14.000%, 01/15/33 (a)5

        25,000         14,250   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.:

          

6.110%, 01/29/37

        1,800,000         1,391,539   

MTN, Series C, 6.050%, 06/01/34

        1,100,000         846,357   

MetLife, Inc., 6.400%, 12/15/36

        340,000         323,426   

Morgan Stanley:

          

4.750%, 04/01/14

        540,000         532,226   

5.500%, 07/24/20

        1,800,000         1,639,323   

GMTN, 5.500%, 01/26/20

        200,000         182,343   

GMTN, 5.625%, 09/23/19

        500,000         463,746   

MTN, 5.950%, 12/28/17

        200,000         190,782   

MTN, 6.625%, 04/01/18

        160,000         158,190   

Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 6.800%, 06/15/36 (a)

        620,000         663,304   

National City Bank of Indiana, 4.250%, 07/01/18

        395,000         398,388   

Old Republic International Corp., 3.750%, 03/15/189

        2,745,000         2,425,894   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Financials - 23.7% (continued)

           

Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., The, 7.625%, 06/15/40 (a)

   $ 895,000       $ 1,100,956   

ProLogis, L.P.:

       

5.625%, 11/15/15

     15,000         15,967   

5.750%, 04/01/16

     15,000         15,886   

Simon Property Group, L.P.:

       

5.250%, 12/01/16

     25,000         27,738   

5.750%, 12/01/15

     85,000         95,179   

5.875%, 03/01/17

     40,000         45,738   

6.100%, 05/01/16

     100,000         113,774   

SLM Corp.:

       

0.718%, 01/27/14 (01/25/12)4

     135,000         122,100   

8.450%, 06/15/18

     845,000         874,575   

MTN, Series A, 5.000%, 10/01/13

     10,000         10,025   

MTN, Series A, 5.375%, 01/15/13

     20,000         20,143   

Springleaf Finance Corp.:

       

MTN, 5.850%, 06/01/13

     80,000         70,800   

MTN, Series H, 5.375%, 10/01/12

     400,000         379,000   

MTN, Series I, 4.875%, 07/15/12

     400,000         385,000   

MTN, Series I, 5.400%, 12/01/15

     20,000         14,650   

MTN, Series J, 6.900%, 12/15/17

     2,770,000         2,008,250   

Standard Chartered Bank, 6.400%, 09/26/17 (a)

     100,000         103,091   

Standard Chartered PLC, 5.500%, 11/18/14 (a)

     750,000         797,645   

WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Australia, 6.750%, 09/02/19 (a)

     535,000         597,614   

Western Union Co., The:

       

6.200%, 11/17/36

     235,000         250,858   

6.200%, 06/21/40

     5,000         5,373   

Weyerhaeuser Co.:

       

6.875%, 12/15/33

     660,000         651,582   

7.375%, 10/01/19

     50,000         56,418   

7.375%, 03/15/32

     90,000         94,719   

Willis North America, Inc., 7.000%, 09/29/19

     220,000         245,267   

XL Capital Finance Europe PLC, 6.500%, 01/15/12

     105,000         105,128   

Total Financials

        32,499,240   

Industrials - 31.8%

       

Avnet, Inc.:

       

6.000%, 09/01/15

     720,000         777,081   

6.625%, 09/15/16

     140,000         156,775   

Cardinal Health, Inc., 4.000%, 06/15/15

     320,000         342,727   

CenturyLink, Inc.:

       

6.450%, 06/15/21

     500,000         501,799   

Series G, 6.875%, 01/15/28

     75,000         70,079   

Series P, 7.600%, 09/15/39

     635,000         624,877   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

       

2.250%, 12/15/389

     285,000         236,550   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
     

Industrials - 31.8% (continued)

           

2.500%, 05/15/379

   $ 120,000       $ 107,550   

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC/LP, 8.250%, 06/15/19 (a)

     1,205,000         1,527,715   

Ciena Corp., 0.875%, 06/15/179

     1,330,000         1,014,125   

Coca-Cola HBC Finance, B.V., 5.125%, 09/17/13

     265,000         275,947   

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC, 9.800%, 02/01/12

     350,000         352,327   

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

       

2000-1 Class A-1 Pass Through Trust, Series 00A1, 8.048%, 11/01/20

     79,356         85,006   

2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series 071B, 5.983%, 04/19/22

     395,028         411,303   

2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 071B, 6.903%, 04/19/22

     90,578         88,087   

2010-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series B, 6.000%, 01/12/19

     2,500,000         2,300,000   

Cytec Industries, Inc., 6.000%, 10/01/15

     80,000         87,501   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

       

2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, Series 071B, 8.021%, 08/10/22

     577,221         566,369   

2010-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, Series 1A, 6.200%, 07/02/18

     330,143         351,602   

DP World, Ltd., 6.850%, 07/02/37 (a)

     1,720,000         1,565,200   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., The, 6.000%, 04/01/13

     790,000         833,287   

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 06/01/36

     710,000         737,700   

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., 6.125%, 02/15/17

     65,000         71,444   

EQT Corp., 6.500%, 04/01/18

     1,730,000         1,931,460   

ERAC USA Finance LLC:

       

6.375%, 10/15/17 (a)

     240,000         277,674   

6.700%, 06/01/34 (a)

     65,000         73,708   

7.000%, 10/15/37 (a)

     925,000         1,116,482   

Express Scripts, Inc.:

       

6.250%, 06/15/14

     305,000         332,621   

7.250%, 06/15/19

     165,000         196,916   

Ford Motor Co., 4.250%, 11/15/169

     3,380,000         4,862,968   

GATX Corp., 4.750%, 10/01/12

     560,000         571,411   

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 7.250%, 06/01/28

     70,000         84,669   

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/33

     75,000         65,250   

Intel Corp.:

       

2.950%, 12/15/359

     265,000         277,256   

3.250%, 08/01/399

     1,035,000         1,301,513   

Intuit, Inc., 5.750%, 03/15/17

     210,000         235,837   

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.:

       

5.750%, 02/15/18

     25,000         25,250   

6.375%, 10/15/36

     297,000         249,851   

7.625%, 03/01/97

     25,000         22,500   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.:

       

5.300%, 09/15/20

     425,000         463,656   

5.950%, 02/15/18

     1,910,000         2,184,904   

Kinder Morgan Finance Co. ULC, 5.700%, 01/05/16

     165,000         169,538   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

            Principal Amount      Value  
        

Industrials - 31.8% (continued)

              

Kroger Co., The, 7.000%, 05/01/18

      $ 460,000       $ 565,322   

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.:

          

6.790%, 07/15/27

        80,000         85,496   

6.900%, 04/01/29

        30,000         33,081   

Marks & Spencer PLC, 7.125%, 12/01/37 (a)

        300,000         299,479   

Masco Corp.:

          

5.850%, 03/15/17

        350,000         349,763   

6.500%, 08/15/32

        25,000         22,421   

7.125%, 03/15/20

        300,000         303,233   

7.750%, 08/01/29

        50,000         48,648   

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 7.250%, 08/15/13

        420,000         453,952   

Methanex Corp., 6.000%, 08/15/15

        320,000         329,769   

Micron Technology, Inc., 1.875%, 06/01/149

        20,000         19,200   

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 5.000%, 01/01/458

        200,000         151,662   

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series C, 5.950%, 03/15/14

        710,000         688,700   

Northwest Airlines 2007-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 8.028%, 11/01/17

        285,600         271,663   

Omnicare, Inc., 3.750%, 12/15/259

        470,000         655,650   

Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.350%, 04/15/168

        125,000         135,863   

Owens Corning:

          

6.500%, 12/01/16

        210,000         229,432   

7.000%, 12/01/36

        385,000         394,664   

Portugal Telecom International Finance, B.V.:

          

EMTN, 4.500%, 06/16/25

     EUR         300,000         239,177   

EMTN, 5.000%, 11/04/19

     EUR         300,000         270,705   

EMTN, 5.630%, 02/08/16

     EUR         100,000         107,598   

GMTN, 4.380%, 03/24/17

     EUR         100,000         95,320   

PPG Industries, Inc., 6.650%, 03/15/18

        1,935,000         2,344,028   

PulteGroup, Inc.:

          

6.000%, 02/15/35

        1,265,000         845,969   

6.375%, 05/15/33

        465,000         324,338   

Qantas Airways, Ltd., 6.050%, 04/15/16 (a)

        1,375,000         1,421,178   

Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 09/15/33

        20,000         19,966   

Rowan Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 08/01/19

        300,000         352,204   

Safeway, Inc., 6.350%, 08/15/17

        400,000         454,073   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/27 (a)

        480,000         580,442   

Sprint Capital Corp.:

          

6.900%, 05/01/19

        15,000         12,413   

8.750%, 03/15/32

        5,000         4,069   

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

          

6.000%, 09/30/34

        465,000         345,470   

6.375%, 11/15/33

        165,000         125,281   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.877%, 07/15/19

        265,000         262,285   

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.750%, 07/01/18

        1,500,000         1,783,968   

Toro Co., The, 6.625%, 05/01/378

        365,000         382,775   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

            Principal Amount      Value  
        

Industrials - 31.8% (continued)

              

Verizon New England, Inc., 7.875%, 11/15/29

      $ 95,000       $ 115,667   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.:

          

6.000%, 12/01/16

        405,000         437,217   

7.375%, 03/01/20

        460,000         525,854   

Total Industrials

           43,616,510   

Utilities - 9.4%

          

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 7.250%, 08/01/18 (a)

        1,040,000         1,196,000   

Ameren Energy Generating Co., Series H, 7.000%, 04/15/181

        1,200,000         1,243,200   

Ameren Illinois Co., 6.250%, 04/01/18

        1,370,000         1,583,834   

Boardwalk Pipelines, L.P., 5.200%, 06/01/18

        465,000         495,765   

Bruce Mansfield Unit 12, 6.850%, 06/01/34

        312,243         340,279   

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., The, 5.950%, 12/15/36

        520,000         556,027   

Commonwealth Edison Co., 4.700%, 04/15/15

        510,000         558,383   

EDP Finance, B.V.:

          

4.900%, 10/01/19 (a)

        600,000         463,680   

6.000%, 02/02/18 (a)

        400,000         336,882   

Endesa SA/Cayman Islands, 7.875%, 02/01/27

        900,000         1,125,367   

ITC Holdings Corp., 5.875%, 09/30/16 (a)

        225,000         256,427   

Korea Gas Corp., 6.000%, 07/15/14

        300,000         323,643   

Nisource Finance Corp.:

          

6.400%, 03/15/18

        1,645,000         1,893,966   

6.800%, 01/15/19

        900,000         1,055,626   

Southwestern Electric Power Co., 6.450%, 01/15/19

        1,225,000         1,432,016   

Total Utilities

           12,861,095   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $85,825,839)

           88,976,845   

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations - 5.4%

          

Brazil Bonds, Republic of, 10.250%, 01/10/28

     BRL         750,000         460,394   

Instituto de Credito Oficial, MTN, 5.500%, 10/11/12

     AUD         255,000         253,094   

Inter-American Development Bank, Bonds, EMTN, 6.000%, 12/15/17

     NZD         3,500,000         3,006,926   

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, GDIF, 1.430%, 03/05/14

     SGD         1,000,000         783,772   

Ireland Government Bond:

          

4.500%, 10/18/18

     EUR         275,000         284,015   

4.500%, 04/18/20

     EUR         75,000         76,015   

5.000%, 10/18/20

     EUR         25,000         26,766   

5.400%, 03/13/25

     EUR         170,000         177,067   

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro:

          

5.000%, 08/01/34

     EUR         15,000         15,450   

5.250%, 11/01/29

     EUR         15,000         16,170   

5.750%, 02/01/33

     EUR         15,000         16,763   

Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, 8.000%, 12/07/23

     MXN         3,500,000         281,519   

New South Wales Treasury Corp.:

          

Series 12, 6.000%, 05/01/12

     AUD         1,660,000         1,708,212   

Series 12RG, 6.000%, 05/01/12

     AUD         260,000         267,390   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

            Principal Amount      Value  
        

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations - 5.4% (continued)

              

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT:

          

3.850%, 04/15/21

     EUR         50,000       $ 33,955   

4.800%, 06/15/20

     EUR         25,000         17,860   

Total Foreign Government and Agency Obligations (cost $6,667,272)

           7,425,368   

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.5%

          

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2007-C5, Class A4, 5.695%, 09/15/405

      $ 300,000         314,291   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.:

          

Series 2007-LD11, Class A4, 5.817%, 06/15/495

        220,000         234,723   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3, 5.420%, 01/15/49

        110,000         119,376   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $334,757)

           668,390   

Municipal Bonds - 1.5%

          

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Series 2007 A-2, 5.875%, 06/01/478

        250,000         179,755   

Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Revenue Bond, Series 2008-A, 4.500%, 01/01/38 (AGM Insured)10

        15,000         14,618   

Eufaula, Alabama, Series 2003 C, 4.000%, 08/15/12 (AMBAC Insured)10

        105,000         105,800   

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, Series 2006 A, 7.309%, 06/01/348

        390,000         286,514   

San Jose, California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation, Series 2006 C, 3.750%, 08/01/28 (BHAC Insured)10

        15,000         13,420   

San Jose, California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation, Series 2006 C, 3.750%, 08/01/28 (National Insured)10

        35,000         26,406   

State of California, 3.250%, 12/01/27

        25,000         22,589   

State of California, 4.500%, 08/01/27 (AMBAC Insured)10

        45,000         46,734   

State of California, 4.500%, 08/01/30 (AMBAC Insured)10

        65,000         66,357   

State of Illinois, 5.100%, 06/01/33

        770,000         699,653   

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series 2007 A-1, 6.706%, 06/01/468

        1,055,000         663,785   

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $2,545,736)

           2,125,631   
 
            Shares         

Preferred Stocks - 0.7%

          

General Motors Co., 4.750% 12/01/13 (Industrials)9

        8,370         286,673   

Health Care REIT, Inc., 6.500% (Financials)9

        1,200         61,404   

Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250% (Industrials)9

        13,455         571,838   

Total Preferred Stocks (cost $998,799)

           919,915   
 
            Principal Amount         

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 2.6%

          

U.S. Treasury Obligations - 2.6%

          

U.S. Treasury Bond, 0.125%, 09/30/13 (cost $3,515,590)

      $ 3,525,000         3,518,528   
 
            Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 2.8%2

          

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.04%3

        1,737,933         1,737,933   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.05%

        2,110,758         2,110,758   

Total Other Investment Companies
(cost $3,848,691)

           3,848,691   

Total Investments - 100.3% (cost $131,582,538)

           137,499,865   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (0.3)%

           (431,857

Net Assets - 100.0%

         $ 137,068,008   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At December 31, 2011, the cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes and the gross aggregate unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were approximately:

 

Fund

   Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap

   $ 38,563,150       $ 3,996,221       ($ 1,588,797   $ 2,407,424   

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced

     27,350,699         2,196,971         (500,826     1,696,145   

Managers High Yield

     33,289,757         1,043,800         (857,129     186,671   

Managers Fixed Income

     131,582,538         11,238,715         (5,321,388     5,917,327   

 

  * Non-income-producing security.

 

  (a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At December 31, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers High Yield

   $ 7,775,736         24.2

Managers Fixed Income

     21,835,066         15.9

 

  (b) Step Bond: A debt instrument with either deferred interest payments or an interest rate that resets at specific times during its term.

 

  1 

Some or all of these securities were out on loan to various brokers as of December 31, 2011, amounting to:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap

   $ 793,419         2.0

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced

     48,960         0.2

Managers High Yield

     1,812,403         5.6

Managers Fixed Income

     1,691,386         1.2

 

  2 

Yield shown for each investment company represents the December 31, 2011, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

  3 

Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in this short-term investment.

  4 

Floating Rate Security: The rate listed is as of December 31, 2011. Date in parentheses represents the security’s next coupon rate reset.

  5 

Variable Rate Security: The rate listed is as of December 31, 2011 and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture.

  6 

Payment-in-kind security: A type of high yield debt instrument whose issuer has the option of making interest payments either in cash or in additional debt securities.

  7 

Security is in default. Issuer has failed to make a timely payment of either principal or interest or has failed to comply with some provision of the bond indenture.

  8 

Illiquid Security: A security not readily convertible into cash such as a stock, bond or commodity that is not actively traded and would be difficult to sell in a current sale. The Funds may not invest more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities. All securities are valued by an independent pricing agent and are fair valued at Level 2. Illiquid securities market value at December 31, 2011, amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers Fixed Income

   $ 2,485,088         1.8

 

  9 

Convertible Bond: A corporate, usually a junior debenture that can be converted, at the option of the holder, for a specific number of shares of the company’s preferred stock or common stock. Convertible bonds market value at December 31, 2011, amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers Fixed Income

   $ 12,113,121         8.8

 

  10 

At December 31, 2011, Managers Fixed Income held 0.2% in securities backed by insurance of financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance companies.

 

 

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The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2011:

 

     Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

Level 1
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
     Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

           

Investments in Securities

  

Common Stocks

   $ 39,974,908         —           —         $ 39,974,908   

Other Investment Companies

     995,666         —           —           995,666   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 40,970,574         —           —         $ 40,970,574   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

Level 1
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
     Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

           

Investments in Securities

  

Common Stocks

   $ 17,353,475         —           —         $ 17,353,475   

Corporate Bonds and Notes††

     —         $ 930,280         —           930,280   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           233,328         —           233,328   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations††

     —           9,886,519         —           9,886,519   

Other Investment Companies

     643,242         —           —           643,242   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 17,996,717       $ 11,050,127         —         $ 29,046,844   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

Level 1
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
     Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Managers High Yield Fund

  

Investments in Securities

  

Common Stocks

   $ 109,430         —           —         $ 109,430   

Corporate Bonds and Notes††

     —         $ 30,075,568         —           30,075,568   

Exchange Traded Funds

     480,625         —           —           480,625   

Other Investment Companies

     2,810,805         —           —           2,810,805   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 3,400,860       $ 30,075,568         —         $ 33,476,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

Level 1
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
     Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Managers Fixed Income Fund

           

Investments in Securities

  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —         $ 5,384,672         —         $ 5,384,672   

Common Stocks

   $ 24,631,825         —           —           24,631,825   

Corporate Bonds and Notes††

     —           88,976,845         —           88,976,845   

Foreign Government and Agency Obligations

     —           7,425,368         —           7,425,368   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           668,390         —           668,390   

Municipal Bonds

     —           2,125,631         —           2,125,631   

Preferred Stocks

     919,915         —           —           919,915   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations††

     —           3,518,528         —           3,518,528   

Other Investment Companies

     3,848,691         —           —           3,848,691   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 29,400,431       $ 108,099,434         —         $ 137,499,865   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  All common stocks, exchange traded notes and preferred stocks held in the Fund are level 1 securities. For a detailed breakout of these securities, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
  †† All corporate bonds and notes and U.S. government and agency obligations held in the Fund are level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of the corporate bonds and U.S. government and agency obligations by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of December 31, 2011, the Funds had no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 from the beginning of the reporting period.

Investments Definitions and Abbreviations:

ADR: ADR after the name of a holding stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank. The value of the ADR securities is determined or significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada. Sponsored ADRs are initiated by the underlying foreign company.

 

AGM:    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.    FNMA:    Federal National Mortgage Association
AMBAC:    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.    GMTN:    Global Medium Term Notes
BHAC:    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.    GDIF:    Global Debt Insurance Facility
FHLB:    Federal Home Loan Bank    MTN:    Medium Term Notes
FHLMC:    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.    REIT:    Real Estate Investment Trust

Abbreviations have been used throughout the portfolios to indicate amounts shown in currencies of par values other than the U.S. dollar (USD):

 

        
AUD:    Australian Dollar    MXN:    Mexican Peso

BRL:

   Brazilian Real    NZD:    New Zealand Dollar
EUR:    Euro    SGD:    Singapore Dollar
GBP:    British Pound      

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

     Managers AMG
Chicago Equity
Partners

Mid-Cap Fund
    Managers AMG
Chicago Equity
Partners
Balanced Fund
     Managers
High Yield
Fund
    Managers
Fixed Income
Fund
 

Assets:

         

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $793,419, $48,960, $1,812,403, and $1,691,386, respectively)

   $ 40,970,574      $ 29,046,844       $ 33,476,428      $ 137,499,865   

Foreign currency**

     —          —           —          17,712   

Cash

     —          —           305        —     

Receivable for investments sold

     250,786        —           —          —     

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     9,012        39,993         45,898        162,046   

Receivable from affiliate

     8,445        6,354         26,133        23,480   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     58,287        91,037         632,381        1,543,936   

Prepaid expenses

     23,042        22,908         26,356        25,902   

Total assets

     41,320,146        29,207,136         34,207,501        139,272,941   

Liabilities:

         

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     828,080        50,240         1,878,880        1,737,933   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     316,585        3,021         59,380        280,062   

Payable for investments purchased

     —          144,849         —          —     

Accrued expenses:

         

Investment management and advisory fees

     23,850        16,944         19,015        52,018   

Administrative fees

     6,815        4,841         5,433        23,119   

Professional fees

     28,567        27,749         32,764        39,730   

Other

     19,613        21,794         39,884        72,071   

Total liabilities

     1,223,510        269,438         2,035,356        2,204,933   

Net Assets

   $ 40,096,636      $ 28,937,698       $ 32,172,145      $ 137,068,008   

Net Assets Represent:

         

Paid-in capital

   $ 44,072,255      $ 27,125,973       $ 35,733,082      $ 131,165,375   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

     40,422        2,988         (222     (9,271

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

     (6,502,934     51,124         (3,753,347     —     

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency translations

     2,486,893        1,757,613         192,632        5,911,904   

Net Assets

   $ 40,096,636      $ 28,937,698       $ 32,172,145      $ 137,068,008   

* Investments at cost

   $ 38,483,681      $ 27,289,231       $ 33,283,796      $ 131,582,538   

** Foreign currency at cost

     —          —           —        $ 17,577   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

     Managers AMG
Chicago Equity
Partners

Mid-Cap Fund
    Managers AMG
Chicago Equity
Partners
Balanced Fund
    Managers
High Yield
Fund
    Managers
Fixed Income
Fund
 

Class A Shares:

        

Net Assets

   $ 9,267,697      $ 17,518,633      $ 23,957,190      $ 35,647,493   

Shares outstanding

     668,915        1,278,450        3,189,192        3,298,217   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 13.85      $ 13.70      $ 7.51      $ 10.81   

Offering price per share based on a maximum sales charge of 5.75%

(NAV per share/(100% - 5.75%)

   $ 14.69      $ 14.54        n/a        n/a   

Offering price per share based on a maximum sales charge of 4.25%

(NAV per share/(100% - 4.25%)

     n/a        n/a      $ 7.84      $ 11.29   

Class B Shares:

        

Net Assets

       1        1        1    $ 3,232,893 2 

Shares outstanding

       1        1        1      301,427   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

       1        1        1    $ 10.73   

Class C Shares:

        

Net Assets

   $ 2,397,386      $ 2,534,002      $ 2,968,070      $ 33,614,916   

Shares outstanding

     186,924        185,956        401,019        3,115,515   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.83      $ 13.63      $ 7.40      $ 10.79   

Institutional Class Shares:

        

Net Assets

   $ 28,431,553      $ 8,885,063      $ 5,246,885      $ 64,572,706   

Shares outstanding

     1,952,036        643,002        691,589        5,956,275   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 14.57      $ 13.82      $ 7.59      $ 10.84   

 

 

1

Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2011, all B shares converted to A shares.

2

Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2011, shares are no longer available for purchase.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2011

 

 

 

     Managers
AMG
Chicago Equity
Partners

Mid-Cap Fund
    Managers AMG
Chicago Equity
Partners
Balanced Fund
    Managers
High Yield
Fund
    Managers
Fixed Income
Fund
 

Investment Income:

        

Dividend income

   $ 602,884      $ 277,660      $ 20,459      $ 605,464   

Interest income

     —          263,363        2,639,078        6,402,032   

Securities lending fees

     4,862        236        15,304        24,817   

Foreign withholding tax

     (111     (11     —          (49,174

Total investment income

     607,635        541,248        2,674,841        6,983,139   

Expenses:

        

Investment management and advisory fees

     299,213        151,078        220,354        627,394   

Administrative fees

     85,489        43,165        62,958        278,842   

Distribution fees - Class A

     23,454        27,039        56,564        87,821   

Distribution fees - Class B

     1,331 1      3,737 1      3,125 1      35,254   

Distribution fees - Class C

     27,914        22,501        35,244        375,664   

Registration fees

     49,789        48,421        47,587        53,023   

Professional fees

     31,382        28,842        34,325        53,746   

Custodian

     18,921        23,961        49,895        34,162   

Reports to shareholders

     8,395        5,800        19,295        20,843   

Transfer agent

     8,363        5,023        14,181        28,174   

Trustees fees and expenses

     3,474        1,400        2,087        10,604   

Miscellaneous

     3,114        2,863        2,899        7,925   

Total expenses before offsets

     560,839        363,830        548,514        1,613,452   

Expense reimbursements

     (84,837     (94,572     (170,087     (291,775

Expense reductions

     (25,149     (1,933     (37     (173

Net expenses

     450,853        267,325        378,390        1,321,504   

Net investment income

     156,782        273,923        2,296,451        5,661,635   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

        

Net realized gain on investments

     4,758,007        1,415,947        655,638        3,599,718   

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     —          —          —          44,664   

Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments

     (4,583,293     (146,517     (1,626,756     (3,364,346

Net change in unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     —          —          —          (9,313

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     174,714        1,269,430        (971,118     270,723   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 331,496      $ 1,543,353      $ 1,325,333      $ 5,932,358   

 

 

1

The amounts disclosed above represent expenses incurred up to the conversion to A shares.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

 

     Managers AMG Chicago
Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund
    Managers AMG Chicago
Equity Partners Balanced Fund
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 156,782      $ 259,108      $ 273,923      $ 269,679   

Net realized gain on investments

     4,758,007        5,949,208        1,415,947        1,761,338   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (4,583,293     2,895,240        (146,517     (153,247

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     331,496        9,103,556        1,543,353        1,877,770   

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income:

        

Class A

     (26,691     (32,789     (141,069     (108,880

Class B

     —          —          (2,358 )1      (4,280

Class C

     —          —          (8,301     (22,845

Institutional Class

     (148,442     (197,349     (118,047     (136,824

From net realized gain on investments:

        

Class A

     —          —          (609,401     —     

Class C

     —          —          (86,651     —     

Institutional Class

     —          —          (303,733     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (175,133     (230,138     (1,269,560     (272,829

From Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     6,691,020        3,759,737        16,250,809        3,414,197   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     161,604        211,777        731,974        204,143   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (7,655,858     (7,615,267     (7,154,472     (4,518,470

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     (803,234     (3,643,753     9,828,311        (900,130

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (646,871     5,229,665        10,102,104        704,811   

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

     40,743,507        35,513,842        18,835,594        18,130,783   

End of year

   $ 40,096,636      $ 40,743,507      $ 28,937,698      $ 18,835,594   

End of year undistributed net investment income

   $ 40,422      $ 72,740      $ 2,988      $ 646   

Share Transactions:

        

Sale of shares

     451,189        308,406        1,173,475        264,911   

Reinvested shares from dividends and distributions

     11,037        14,604        52,990        15,733   

Shares repurchased

     (524,519     (648,148     (512,342     (355,629

Net increase (decrease) in shares

     (62,293     (325,138     714,123        (74,985

 

 

1

The amounts disclosed above were incurred prior to the closing of B shares and/or the conversion to A shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

 

     Managers High Yield Fund     Managers Fixed Income Fund  
      2011     2010     2011     2010  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 2,296,451      $ 2,554,270      $ 5,661,635      $ 5,732,686   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     655,638        1,025,889        3,644,382        (209,231

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency translations

     (1,626,756     628,227        (3,373,659     7,918,026   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,325,333        4,208,386        5,932,358        13,441,481   

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income:

        

Class A

     (1,680,397     (1,845,390     (1,603,759     (1,816,800

Class B

     (20,401 )1      (57,140     (132,088 )1      (124,108

Class C

     (231,424     (309,306     (1,401,818     (1,815,282

Institutional Class

     (385,752     (342,789     (3,048,326     (2,145,972

From net realized gain on investments:

        

Class A

     —          —          (568,193     —     

Class B

     —          —          (51,604     —     

Class C

     —          —          (535,426     —     

Institutional Class

     —          —          (1,019,018     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (2,317,974     (2,554,625     (8,360,232     (5,902,162

From Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     11,057,218        6,148,030        51,743,179        54,457,609   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,889,659        1,995,842        5,549,842        3,976,670   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (10,976,061     (16,508,471     (67,335,959     (53,494,943

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     1,970,816        (8,364,599     (10,042,938     4,939,336   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     978,175        (6,710,838     (12,470,812     12,478,655   

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

     31,193,970        37,904,808        149,538,820        137,060,165   

End of year

   $ 32,172,145      $ 31,193,970      $ 137,068,008      $ 149,538,820   

End of year undistributed net investment income (loss)

   ($ 222   $ 21,178      ($ 9,271   $ 103,298   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Sale of shares

     1,441,511        818,520        4,652,777        4,987,867   

Reinvested shares from dividends and distributions

     247,428        266,804        506,037        366,086   

Shares repurchased

     (1,440,953     (2,217,561     (6,077,242     (4,912,463

Net increase (decrease) in shares

     247,986        (1,132,237     (918,428     441,490   

 

 

1

The amounts disclosed above were incurred prior to the closing of B shares and/or the conversion to A shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Class A

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 13.77      $ 10.80      $ 7.82      $ 13.67      $ 14.60   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.04 3      0.07        0.09        0.06        (0.02 )3 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.08 3      2.96        2.98        (5.84     0.17 3 

Total from investment operations

     0.12        3.03        3.07        (5.78     0.15   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.04     (0.06     (0.09     (0.06     —     

Net realized gain on investments

     —          —          —          (0.01     (1.08

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.04     (0.06     (0.09     (0.07     (1.08

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 13.85      $ 13.77      $ 10.80      $ 7.82      $ 13.67   

Total Return1

     0.86     28.06     39.20     (42.28 )%      0.84

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.18     1.19     1.19     1.18     1.21

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets1

     0.26     0.60     1.15     0.57     (0.10 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     125     137     115     107     125

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 9,268      $ 7,590      $ 6,149      $ 3,863      $ 6,464   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.44     1.47     1.53     1.44     1.37

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

     0.00 %4      0.32     0.81     0.31     (0.25 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the year ended December 31,  

Class C

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 12.81      $ 10.11      $ 7.32      $ 12.79      $ 13.80   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.07 )3      (0.04     0.02        (0.03     (0.12 )3 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.09 3      2.74        2.77        (5.43     0.12 3 

Total from investment operations

     0.02        2.70        2.79        (5.46     0.00   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     —          —          (0.00 )4      —          —     

Net realized gain on investments

     —          —          —          (0.01     (1.01

Total distributions to shareholders

     —          —          (0.00 )4      (0.01     (1.01

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 12.83      $ 12.81      $ 10.11      $ 7.32      $ 12.79   

Total Return1

     0.16 %5      26.71     38.18     (42.71 )%      (0.19 )% 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.93     1.94     1.94     1.94     1.96

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets1

     (0.53 )%      (0.18 )%      0.38     (0.23 )%      (0.85 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     125     137     115     107     125

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 2,397      $ 3,026      $ 3,669      $ 3,558      $ 8,651   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     2.19     2.22     2.28     2.19     2.12

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

     (0.79 )%      (0.46 )%      0.04     (0.49 )%      (1.02 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 14.48      $ 11.39      $ 8.24      $ 14.42      $ 15.41   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.07 3      0.11        0.14        0.10        0.03 3 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.10 3      3.08        3.12        (6.18     0.11 3 

Total from investment operations

     0.17        3.19        3.26        (6.08     0.14   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.08     (0.10     (0.11     (0.09     —     

Net realized gain on investments

     —          —          —          (0.01     (1.13

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.08     (0.10     (0.11     (0.10     (1.13

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 14.57      $ 14.48      $ 11.39      $ 8.24      $ 14.42   

Total Return1

     1.14 %5      27.97     39.59     (42.13 )%      0.78

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.93     0.94     0.94     0.94     0.96

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     0.49     0.84     1.39     0.77     0.16

Portfolio turnover

     125     137     115     107     125

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 28,432      $ 29,867      $ 25,075      $ 22,152      $ 51,029   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.19     1.22     1.28     1.19     1.12

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.23     0.56     1.05     0.51     0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Class A

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 13.49      $ 12.33      $ 10.45      $ 13.18      $ 12.86   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.18 3      0.20        0.22        0.29        0.25   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.69 3      1.16        1.87        (2.74     0.34   

Total from investment operations

     0.87        1.36        2.09        (2.45     0.59   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.18     (0.20     (0.21     (0.27     (0.27

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.48     —          —          (0.01     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.66     (0.20     (0.21     (0.28     (0.27

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 13.70      $ 13.49      $ 12.33      $ 10.45      $ 13.18   

Total Return1

     6.45     11.14     20.06     (18.68 )%      4.63

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.24     1.22     1.23     1.17     1.23

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     1.27     1.56     1.77     2.53     1.93

Portfolio turnover

     94     97     114     99     206

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 17,519      $ 7,605      $ 6,933      $ 9,932      $ 2,076   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.70     1.80     1.76     1.68     1.78

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.81     0.98     1.24     2.03     1.38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the year ended December 31,  

Class C

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 13.41      $ 12.25      $ 10.38      $ 13.08      $ 12.76   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.07 3      0.11        0.12        0.18        0.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.69 3      1.15        1.88        (2.70     0.33   

Total from investment operations

     0.76        1.26        2.00        (2.52     0.49   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.07     (0.10     (0.13     (0.17     (0.17

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.47     —          —          (0.01     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.54     (0.10     (0.13     (0.18     (0.17

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 13.63      $ 13.41      $ 12.25      $ 10.38      $ 13.08   

Total Return1

     5.66 %5      10.35 %5      19.33     (19.36 )%      3.86

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.99     1.97     1.98     1.96     1.98

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     0.52     0.81     1.04     1.57     1.17

Portfolio turnover

     94     97     114     99     206

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 2,534      $ 2,805      $ 3,056      $ 2,926      $ 4,013   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     2.45     2.55     2.51     2.52     2.53

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.06     0.23     0.51     1.01     0.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 13.60      $ 12.43      $ 10.54      $ 13.28      $ 12.96   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.21 3      0.24        0.23        0.31        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.71 3      1.17        1.90        (2.74     0.34   

Total from investment operations

     0.92        1.41        2.13        (2.43     0.63   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.22     (0.24     (0.24     (0.30     (0.31

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.48     —          —          (0.01     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.70     (0.24     (0.24     (0.31     (0.31

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 13.82      $ 13.60      $ 12.43      $ 10.54      $ 13.28   

Total Return1

     6.77     11.42     20.44     (18.51 )%      4.87

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.99     0.97     0.98     0.96     0.98

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     1.52     1.81     2.03     2.58     2.18

Portfolio turnover

     94     97     114     99     206

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 8,885      $ 7,863      $ 7,164      $ 6,065      $ 7,754   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.45     1.55     1.51     1.52     1.53

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.06     1.23     1.50     2.02     1.63
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers High Yield Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Class A

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 7.74      $ 7.35      $ 5.25      $ 8.23      $ 8.63   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.56 3      0.61        0.60        0.64        0.59   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.22 )3      0.39        2.10        (2.99     (0.40

Total from investment operations

     0.34        1.00        2.70        (2.35     0.19   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.57     (0.61     (0.60     (0.63     (0.59

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 7.51      $ 7.74      $ 7.35      $ 5.25      $ 8.23   

Total Return1

     4.54     14.20     53.97 %5      (30.02 )%5      2.25

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.15     1.15     1.15     1.15 %6      1.15

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     7.35     8.06     9.33     8.57 %6      6.92

Portfolio turnover

     48     60     56     41     51

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 23,957      $ 21,729      $ 28,450      $ 17,105      $ 24,151   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.69     1.78     1.68     1.70     1.55

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     6.81     7.43     8.80     8.01     6.52
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the year ended December 31,  

Class C

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 7.63      $ 7.24      $ 5.18      $ 8.12      $ 8.53   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.50 3      0.54        0.54        0.57        0.53   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.22 )3      0.39        2.06        (2.94     (0.41

Total from investment operations

     0.28        0.93        2.60        (2.37     0.12   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.51     (0.54     (0.54     (0.57     (0.53

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 7.40      $ 7.63      $ 7.24      $ 5.18      $ 8.12   

Total Return1

     3.69     13.42     52.57 %5      (30.54 )%5      1.32

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.90     1.90     1.90     1.90 %6      1.90

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     6.60     7.29     8.68     7.91 %6      6.18

Portfolio turnover

     48     60     56     41     51

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 2,968      $ 4,053      $ 4,488      $ 3,516      $ 6,186   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     2.44     2.53     2.43     2.46     2.30

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     6.06     6.66     8.15     7.36     5.78
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers High Yield Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 7.82      $ 7.42      $ 5.29      $ 8.29      $ 8.70   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.59 3      0.63        0.64        0.64        0.64   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.22 )3      0.40        2.11        (2.98     (0.43

Total from investment operations

     0.37        1.03        2.75        (2.34     0.21   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.60     (0.63     (0.62     (0.66     (0.62

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 7.59      $ 7.82      $ 7.42      $ 5.29      $ 8.29   

Total Return1

     4.83     14.58     54.64 %5      (29.80 )%5      2.40

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90 %6      0.90

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     7.60     8.26     9.68     8.90 %6      7.16

Portfolio turnover

     48     60     56     41     51

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 5,247      $ 4,718      $ 3,658      $ 2,890      $ 3,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.44     1.53     1.42     1.46     1.30

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     7.06     7.63     9.16     8.34     6.77
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers Fixed Income Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Class A

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 11.00      $ 10.43      $ 8.93      $ 10.54      $ 10.55   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.46 3      0.47        0.52        0.55        0.56   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.03 3      0.56        1.49        (1.62     0.01   

Total from investment operations

     0.49        1.03        2.01        (1.07     0.57   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.51     (0.46     (0.49     (0.54     (0.58

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.17     —          (0.02     —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.68     (0.46     (0.51     (0.54     (0.58

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 10.81      $ 11.00      $ 10.43      $ 8.93      $ 10.54   

Total Return1

     4.53     10.04     23.14     (10.45 )%      5.53

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.84     0.84     0.84     0.84     0.82

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     4.18     4.13     5.30     5.72     5.12

Portfolio turnover

     28     23     42     16     17

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 35,647      $ 38,655      $ 40,625      $ 33,417      $ 24,122   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.05     1.07     1.08     1.08     1.12

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     3.97     3.90     5.06     5.48     4.84
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the year ended December 31,  

Class B

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.91      $ 10.35      $ 8.86      $ 10.47      $ 10.48   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.38 3      0.40        0.49        0.48        0.51   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.03 3      0.54        1.43        (1.62     (0.03

Total from investment operations

     0.41        0.94        1.92        (1.14     0.48   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.42     (0.38     (0.41     (0.47     (0.49

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.17     —          (0.02     —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.59     (0.38     (0.43     (0.47     (0.49

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 10.73      $ 10.91      $ 10.35      $ 8.86      $ 10.47   

Total Return1

     3.83 %5      9.16 %5      22.22     (11.13 )%      4.74

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.59     1.59     1.59     1.59     1.55

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     3.42     3.40     4.67     4.90     4.37

Portfolio turnover

     28     23     42     16     17

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 3,233 7    $ 3,773      $ 4,055      $ 6,349      $ 9,029   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.80     1.82     1.83     1.82     1.85

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     3.21     3.17     4.43     4.66     4.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers Fixed Income Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  

Class C

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.98      $ 10.41      $ 8.92      $ 10.54      $ 10.55   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.38 3      0.39        0.44        0.48        0.48   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.02 3      0.56        1.49        (1.62     0.01   

Total from investment operations

     0.40        0.95        1.93        (1.14     0.49   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.42     (0.38     (0.42     (0.48     (0.50

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.17     —          (0.02     —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.59     (0.38     (0.44     (0.48     (0.50

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 10.79      $ 10.98      $ 10.41      $ 8.92      $ 10.54   

Total Return1

     3.73     9.22     22.13     (11.11 )%      4.75

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.59     1.59     1.59     1.59     1.56

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     3.42     3.39     4.53     4.96     4.38

Portfolio turnover

     28     23     42     16     17

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 33,615      $ 45,363      $ 57,658      $ 41,387      $ 32,154   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.80     1.82     1.83     1.83     1.86

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     3.21     3.16     4.29     4.73     4.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 11.03      $ 10.46      $ 8.96      $ 10.59      $ 10.59   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.49 3      0.49        0.55        0.58        0.59   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.02 3      0.57        1.48        (1.63     0.01   

Total from investment operations

     0.51        1.06        2.03        (1.05     0.60   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.53     (0.49     (0.51     (0.58     (0.60

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.17     —          (0.02     —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.70     (0.49     (0.53     (0.58     (0.60

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 10.84      $ 11.03      $ 10.46      $ 8.96      $ 10.59   

Total Return1

     4.79     10.29     23.39     (10.23 )%      5.84

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.59     0.59     0.59     0.59     0.56

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     4.41     4.34     5.55     5.93     5.37

Portfolio turnover

     28     23     42     16     17

Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted)

   $ 64,573      $ 61,748      $ 34,723      $ 28,561      $ 33,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     0.80     0.82     0.83     0.83     0.86

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.20     4.11     5.31     5.69     5.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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The following should be read in conjunction with each of the Financial Highlights of the Funds presented on the previous pages.

 

1 

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

2 

Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

3 

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

4 

Rounds to less than $0.01, ($0.01) or 0.00%.

5 

The total return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown.

6 

Excludes interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 of 0.06%.

7 

Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2011, shares are no longer available for purchase.

 

 

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December 31, 2011

 

 

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Managers Trust II (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report are Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund (“Mid-Cap”), Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund (“Balanced”), Managers High Yield Fund (“High Yield”) and Managers Fixed Income Fund (“Fixed Income”), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.”

Effective May 1, 2011, Class B shares of the Mid-Cap, Balanced, and High Yield Funds closed to all investors and stopped accepting purchases, including purchase by exchange, except for purchases made by automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains pursuant to each Fund’s automatic reinvestment plan. On June 30, 2011 at the close of business, all outstanding Class B shares of the Mid-Cap, Balanced, and High Yield Funds were automatically converted to a number of full and/or fractional Class A shares equal in value to the shareholder’s Class B shares of each respective Fund.

Effective June 30, 2011, Class B shares of Fixed Income was closed to all new investors and will no longer be available for purchase by existing shareholders, including purchase by exchange, except for purchases made by automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains pursuant to the Fund’s automatic reinvestment plan. Shareholders who redeem Class B shares of the Fund will continue to be subject to the deferred sales charges described in the Prospectus.

Mid-Cap, Balanced, High Yield and Fixed Income each offer three classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Institutional Class. Sales of Class A shares may be subject to a front-end sales charge. Redemptions of Class A and Class C shares may be subject to a contingent-deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the original offering price or the net asset value at time of sale, whichever is less). Institutional Class shares are available, with no sales charge, to certain institutional investors and qualifying individual investors. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund and the classes are identical except for class specific expenses related to shareholder activity. Each class has equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its services and/or distribution plan. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

 

a. Valuation of Investments

Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any

sales, at the last quoted bid price. Over-the-counter securities are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, if one is available. Lacking any sales, over-the-counter securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. The Funds’ investments are generally valued based on market quotations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”). Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. Each Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its Net Asset Value (“NAV”) when, for example, (1) market quotations are not readily available because a portfolio investment is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the investment trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio investment is suspended and has not resumed before the Fund calculates its NAV, (3) a significant event affecting the value of a portfolio investment is determined to have occurred between the time of the market quotation provided for a portfolio investment and the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV, (4) a investment’s price has remained unchanged over a period of time (often referred to as a “stale price”), or (5) Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”) determines that a market quotation is inaccurate. Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets, as adjusted to reflect the Investment Manager’s determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which each Fund calculates its NAV. In accordance with procedures approved by the Board, the Investment Manager relies upon recommendations of a third-party fair valuation service in adjusting the prices of such foreign portfolio investments. The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices of thinly traded securities that are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations. An investment’s valuation may differ depending on the method used and the factors considered in determining value according to the Fund’s fair value procedures.

Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Short-term investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share except ETF’s, which are valued the same as equity securities. Investments in certain mortgage-backed and stripped mortgage-backed securities, preferred stocks, convertible securities, derivatives and other debt securities not traded on an organized securities market are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities and various relationships between securities and yield to maturity in determining value. Securities (including derivatives) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, and pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. The values assigned to fair value

 

 

 

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investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies)

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

 

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

 

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Trust becomes aware of the ex-dividend date. Dividend income on foreign securities is recorded net of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash

dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of each Fund, and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of each Fund.

The following Funds had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of such Fund’s expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the amount by which the Funds’ expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratios, if any, were as follows: Mid-Cap -$25,098 or 0.06%, and Balanced - $1,908 or 0.01%.

The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdrafts will cause a reduction of any earnings credits, computed at 2% above the effective Federal funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the year ended December 31, 2011, overdraft fees for Mid-Cap, Balanced, High Yield and Fixed Income equaled $80, $0, $65 and $26, respectively.

The Trust also has a balance credit arrangement with its Transfer Agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.), whereby earnings credits are used to offset banking charges and other out-of-pocket expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the transfer agent expense for Mid-Cap, Balanced, High Yield and Fixed Income was reduced by $51, $25, $37 and $173, respectively.

The Investment Manager has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in consideration of shareholder servicing fees that it has received from JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., with respect to short-term cash investments each Fund may have made in the JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund – Capital Shares. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the management fee was not reduced for any of the Funds.

Total returns and net investment income for the Funds would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. Total expenses before offsets exclude the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage recapture credits, but include non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes.

 

 

 

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d. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends resulting from net investment income, if any, normally will be declared and paid annually for Mid-Cap, monthly for Fixed Income and High Yield, and quarterly for Balanced. Distributions of capital gains, if any, will be made on an annual basis and when required for Federal excise tax purposes. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, REITs, equalization accounting for tax purposes, foreign currency, and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     Mid-Cap      Balanced      High Yield      Fixed Income  
     2011      2010      2011      2010      2011      2010      2011      2010  

Distributions paid from:

                       

Ordinary income

   $ 175,133       $ 230,138       $ 909,874       $ 272,829       $ 2,317,974       $ 2,554,625       $ 6,173,492       $ 5,902,162   

Short-term capital gains

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Long-term capital gains

     —           —           359,686         —           —           —           2,186,740         —     

Return of capital

                       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 175,133       $ 230,138       $ 1,269,560       $ 272,829       $ 2,317,974       $ 2,554,625       $ 8,360,232       $ 5,902,162   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:

 

     Mid-Cap      Balanced      High Yield      Fixed Income  

Capital loss carryforward

   $ 5,731,380         —         $ 3,542,420         —     

Undistributed ordinary income

     40,422         —           2,067         —     

Undistributed short-term capital gains

     —           —           —           —     

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     —         $ 220,582         —           —     

Post-October loss deferral

     692,085         105,002         207,255       $ 9,271   

 

e. Federal Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on the Funds’ understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which they invest, the Funds will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2008-2011), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

New Tax Law: Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act:

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), the Act modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to regulated investment companies (“RIC”). Some highlights of the enacted provisions are as follows:

New post-enactment capital losses may now be carried forward for an unlimited time period. However, any new losses incurred will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

The Act contains simplification provisions, which are aimed at preventing disqualification of a RIC for “inadvertent” failures of the asset diversification and/or qualifying income tests. Additionally, the Act repealed the 60-day designation requirement for certain types of pass-through income and gains.

Finally, the Act contains several provisions aimed at preserving the character of distributions made by a fiscal year RIC during the portion of its taxable year ending after October 31, or December 31, reducing the circumstances under which a RIC might be required to

 

 

 

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send shareholders amended Forms 1099 to restate previously reported distributions.

Except for the simplification provisions related to RIC qualification, the Act is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. The Funds’ first taxable year subject to the Act will be the current year ended December 31. 2011.

 

f. Capital Loss Carryovers and Deferrals

As of December 31, 2011, the following Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. The amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed or in the case of post-enactment losses, for an unlimited time period.

    Capital Loss Carryover Amount    

Mid-Cap

  Short-Term     Long-Term   Expires
December 31,

(Pre-Enactment)

  $ 5,731,380        2017
 

 

 

     
High Yield                 

(Pre-Enactment)

  $ 3,542,420        2017
 

 

 

     

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the following Funds uti- lized capital loss carryovers in the amount of:

 

     Capital Loss Carryover Utilized  
     Short-Term      Long-Term  

Mid-Cap

   $ 5,164,830         —     

Balanced

     934,426         —     

High Yield

     861,054         —     

Fixed Income

     1,069,686         —     
 
g. Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. For the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the capital stock transactions by class for Mid-Cap, Balanced, High Yield, and Fixed Income were:

 

     Mid-Cap     Balanced  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     263,383      $ 3,920,400        152,527      $ 1,817,076        909,939      $ 12,576,072        153,940      $ 1,989,622   

Reinvestment of distributions

     1,042        14,584        1,201        16,634        20,194        277,613        4,484        57,927   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (146,524     (2,063,396     (171,982     (2,035,553     (215,408     (2,998,631     (156,920     (1,998,654
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     117,901      $ 1,871,588        (18,254   ($ 201,843     714,725      $ 9,855,054        1,504      $ 48,895   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     1,377      $ 20,000        84      $ 935        25,358      $ 346,964        9,548      $ 123,057   

Reinvestment of distributions

     —          —          —          —          141        1,906        235        3,014   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (21,727     (311,090     (41,048     (441,806     (67,705     (955,063     (47,933     (597,986
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (20,350 )1    ($ 291,090 )1      (40,964   ($ 440,871     (42,206 )1    ($ 606,193 )1      (38,150   ($ 471,915
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     24,002      $ 320,120        6,516      $ 72,671        98,793      $ 1,350,143        27,751      $ 355,635   

Reinvestment of distributions

     —          —          —          —          2,507        34,234        585        7,541   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (73,236     (971,463     (133,269     (1,439,004     (124,616     (1,733,656     (68,533     (871,532
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (49,234   ($ 651,343     (126,753   ($ 1,366,333     (23,316   ($ 349,279     (40,197   ($ 508,356
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     162,427      $ 2,430,500        149,279      $ 1,869,055        139,385      $ 1,977,630        73,672      $ 945,883   

Reinvestment of distributions

     9,995        147,020        13,403        195,143        30,148        418,221        10,429        135,661   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (283,032     (4,309,909     (301,849     (3,698,904     (104,613     (1,467,122     (82,243     (1,050,298
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (110,610   ($ 1,732,389     (139,167   ($ 1,634,706     64,920      $ 928,729        1,858      $ 31,246   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

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    High Yield     Fixed Income  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class A:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    1,215,827      $ 9,320,334        561,569      $ 4,207,687        1,204,327      $ 13,370,619        1,650,400      $ 17,834,800   

Reinvestment of distributions

    180,827        1,378,945        197,078        1,473,915        122,816        1,344,883        104,383        1,132,260   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (1,015,358     (7,730,623     (1,823,180     (13,579,835     (1,543,478     (17,095,985     (2,136,300     (23,308,029
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

    381,296      $ 2,968,656        (1,064,533   ($ 7,898,233     (216,335   ($ 2,380,483     (381,517   ($ 4,340,969
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    357      $ 2,756        12,741      $ 93,537        14,740      $ 161,405        75,696      $ 826,667   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,556        12,016        4,785        35,193        8,809        95,746        6,279        67,622   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (92,823     (711,810     (107,537     (782,312     (67,872     (747,832     (128,184     (1,363,867
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

    (90,910 )1    ($ 697,038 )1      (90,011   ($ 653,582     (44,323 )2    ($ 490,681 )2      (46,209   ($ 469,578
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    44,565      $ 335,390        54,946      $ 409,922        335,178      $ 3,710,019        399,093      $ 4,329,562   

Reinvestment of distributions

    18,025        136,020        23,277        171,625        111,887        1,222,852        98,849        1,070,100   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (193,035     (1,455,549     (166,548     (1,234,905     (1,463,649     (16,217,517     (1,905,917     (20,659,178
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

    (130,445   ($ 984,139     (88,325   ($ 653,358     (1,016,584   ($ 11,284,646     (1,407,975   ($ 15,259,516
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    180,762      $ 1,398,738        189,264      $ 1,436,884        3,098,532      $ 34,501,136        2,862,678      $ 31,466,580   

Reinvestment of distributions

    47,020        362,678        41,664        315,109        262,525        2,886,361        156,575        1,706,688   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (139,737     (1,078,079     (120,296     (911,419     (3,002,243     (33,274,625     (742,062     (8,163,869
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    88,045      $ 683,337        110,632      $ 840,574        358,814      $ 4,112,872        2,277,191      $ 25,009,399   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2011, all B shares converted to A shares.

2

Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2011, shares are no longer available for purchase.

At December 31, 2011, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of the following Funds: Mid-Cap – two collectively own 81%; Balanced – two collectively own 70%; High Yield –three collectively own 45%; Fixed Income – four collectively own 53%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on the Funds.

 

h. Foreign Currency Translation

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.

The Funds do not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

 

i. Foreign Securities

The Funds invests in securities of foreign entities and in instruments denominated in foreign currencies which involve risks not typically associated with investments in domestic securities. Non-domestic securities carry special risks, such as exposure to currency fluctuations, less developed or less efficient trading markets, political

instability, a lack of company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and, potentially, less liquidity. Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%.

The Fund would pay such foreign taxes at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.

 

2. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an Investment Management Agreement under which the Investment Manager, an independently managed subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment programs and results. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serve pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Funds to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the annual investment management fee rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows:

 

 

 

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     Investment
Management Fee
 

Mid-Cap

     0.70

Balanced

     0.70

High Yield

     0.70

Fixed Income

     0.45

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2012, to waive fees and pay or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary items) to the following percentages of the following Funds’ average daily net assets:

 

    Mid-Cap     Balanced     High Yield     Fixed Income  

Class A

    1.24     1.25     1.15     0.84

Class B

    n/a        n/a        n/a        1.59

Class C

    1.99     2.00     1.90     1.59

Institutional Class

    0.99     1.00     0.90     0.59

Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total operating expenses in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s respective expense cap. For the year ended December 31, 2011, each Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:

 

    Mid-Cap     Balanced     High
Yield
    Fixed Income  

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/10

  $ 280,393      $ 298,953      $ 541,616      $ 918,466   

Additional Reimbursements

    84,837        94,572        170,087        291,775   

Repayments

    —          —          —          —     

Expired Reimbursements

    (104,180     (93,206     (170,606     (269,099

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/11

  $ 261,050      $ 300,319      $ 541,097      $ 941,142   

The Funds have entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as each Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Funds’ shareholders. The Funds pay a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.20% per annum of each Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.

Effective January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trust receives an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $8,000 per year. Prior to January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the

Board was $65,000, plus $4,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts received an additional payment of $15,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional payment of $5,000 per year. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the funds for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

The Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with MDI. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, generally MDI bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

The Trust has adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) with respect to the Class A, Class B and Class C shares in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of FINRA regarding asset-based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plan, each Fund may compensate the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of each such class of the Fund’s shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to the Distributor up to 0.25% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Class A shares and 1.00% annually of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

The Plan further provides for periodic payments by the Trust or MDI to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries for providing shareholder services and for promotional and other sales related costs. The portion of payments by Class A, Class B or Class C shares of a Fund for shareholder servicing may not exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of the Fund’s shares of that class owned by clients of such broker, dealer or financial intermediary.

The following summarizes the total fees incurred under the Plan for Class A, Class B and Class C shares for the year ended December 31, 2011:

 

     Amount  

Mid-Cap

   $ 52,699   

Balanced

     53,277   

High Yield

     94,933   

Fixed Income

     498,739   
 

 

 

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The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Funds to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Managers Funds. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fixed Income Fund lent $4,766,224, for 4 days to other Funds receiving interest of $543. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as interest income. For the same period, the Fixed Income Fund borrowed $824,000, for 2 days paying interest of $26 to other Managers Funds. The interest amount is included in the Statement of Operations as miscellaneous expense.

 

3.Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended December 31, 2011, were as follows:

 

    Long-Term
Securities
excluding
U.S.
Government
Obligations)
    U.S.
Government
Obligations
 

Fund

  Purchases     Sales     Purchases     Sales  

Mid-Cap

  $ 53,201,370      $ 53,886,998        n/a        n.a   

Balanced

    16,858,751        10,908,889      $ 12,060,836      $ 9,106,264   

High Yield

    15,343,971        14,501,355        n/a        n/a   

Fixed Income

    34,058,047        34,122,457        4,238,933        18,512,213   

 

4.Portfolio Securities Loaned

The Funds participates in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending fees include earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Funds, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and/or government securities and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by BNYM. The Funds bear the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Collateral received in the form of cash is invested temporarily in the BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, formerly the BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund (the “ICRF”), or other short-term investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNYM.

Effective August 2, 2010, the Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, entered into an agreement with BNYM and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNYMC”) with respect to each Fund’s position in ICRF, pursuant to which (i) BNYMC would support the value of certain defaulted securities issued by Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (the “Lehman Securities”) and held by Series B of the ICRF, and (ii) once certain conditions were met, BNYMC would purchase the defaulted securities from the Fund. On October 17, 2011, after certifying that each Fund had met all necessary conditions, BNYMC purchased the Lehman Securities from each Fund at a predetermined price, which represented a premium over the fair market value of the Lehman Securities at that date.

 

5.Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses and expect the risks of loss to be remote.

 

6.Risks Associated with High Yield Securities (High Yield)

Investing in high yield securities involves greater risks and considerations not typically associated with U.S. Government and other high quality/investment grade securities. High Yield securities are generally below investment grade securities and do not have an established retail secondary market. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations and could cause the securities to become less liquid.

 

7.New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” ASU 2011-04 requires common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” ASU 2011-11 requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under IFRS. The new disclosure requirements mandate that entities disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In addition, ASU 2011-11 requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements. New disclosures are required for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-11 on the financial statements and disclosures.

 

 

 

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8. Subsequent Events

The Funds have determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

Tax Information (unaudited)

Each Fund hereby designates the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividends as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The 2011 Form 1099-DIV you receive for each Fund will show the tax status of all distributions paid to you during the year.

The percentage of Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”) and the Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”) for distributions paid is as follows:

 

     2011     2010  

Mid-Cap

    

Ordinary Income - QDI

     100.00     100.00

Ordinary Income - DRD

     100.00     100.00

Balanced

    

Ordinary Income - QDI

     74.16     66.71

Ordinary Income - DRD

     79.14     72.15

High Yield

    

Ordinary Income - QDI

     —          —     

Ordinary Income - DRD

     —          —     

Fixed Income

    

Ordinary Income - QDI

     —          —     

Ordinary Income - DRD

     —          —     

Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Mid-Cap, Balanced, High Yield and Fixed Income hereby designate $0, $359,686, $0 and $2,174,241, respectively, as a capital gain distri- bution with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2011, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gains of such year.

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of The Managers Trust II and the Shareholders of Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund, Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund, Managers High Yield Fund and Managers Fixed Income Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund, Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund, Managers High Yield Fund, and Managers Fixed Income Fund (constituting Managers Trust II, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at December 31, 2011, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 27, 2012

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

 

 

The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their business addresses, principal occupations for the past five years and dates of birth are listed below. The Trustees provide broad supervision over the affairs of the Trust and the Funds. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds’ activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds, and review the Funds’ performance. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee or Officer is the address of the Trust: 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854.

There is no stated term of office for Trustees. Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement or removal in accordance with the Trust’s organizational documents and policies adopted by the Board from time to time. The Chairman of the Trustees, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Trust are elected by the Trustees annually. Other officers hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

The following Trustees are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act:

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*
  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years and Other

Directorships Held by Trustee

Jack W. Aber, 9/9/37

•     Trustee since 2000

•     Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor of Finance, Boston University School of Management (1972-Present); Trustee of Appleton Growth Fund (1 portfolio); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

William E. Chapman, II, 9/23/41

•     Independent Chairman

•     Trustee since 2000

•     Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   President and Owner, Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions (1998-Present); Hewitt Associates, LLC (part time) (provider of Retirement and Investment Education Seminars) (2002-2009); Trustee of Bowdoin College (2002-Present); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

Edward J. Kaier, 9/23/45

•     Trustee since 2000

•     Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Attorney at Law and Partner, Teeters Harvey Gilboy & Kaier LLP (2007-Present); Attorney at Law and Partner, Hepburn Willcox Hamilton & Putnam, LLP (1977-2007); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

Steven J. Paggioli, 4/3/50

•     Trustee since 2000

•     Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Independent Consultant (2002-Present); Formerly Executive Vice President and Director, The Wadsworth Group (1986-2001); Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Investment Company Adminis- tration, LLC (1990-2001); Vice President, Secretary and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (1991-2001); Trustee, Professionally Managed Portfolios (43 portfolios); Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP; Independent Director, Chase Investment Counsel (2008 – Present); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

Eric Rakowski, 6/5/58

•     Trustee since 2000

•     Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (1990-Present); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

Thomas R. Schneeweis, 5/10/47

•     Trustee since 2000

•     Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts (1977-Present); Director, CISDM at the University of Massachusetts, (1996-Present); President, Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, (formerly Schneeweis Partners, LLC) (2001-Present); Partner, S Capital Management, LLC (2007-Present); President, TRS Associates (1982-Present); Partner, White Bear Partners, LLC (2007-2010);Partner, Northampton Capital Management, LLC (2004-2010); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

*  The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers

Interested Trustees

Each Trustee in the following table is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Ms. Carsman is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of her position with, and interest in securities of, AMG, and her former position as Chief Legal Officer of the Trust.

 

Name, Date of Birth,
Number of Funds Overseen
in Fund Complex*
  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years and Other

Directorships Held by Trustee

Christine C. Carsman, 4/2/52

•     Trustee since 2011

•     Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Deputy General Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2011-Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-Present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2004-2011); Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance, Wellington Management Company, LLP (1995-2004)
Officers     

Name, Date of Birth,
Position(s) Held with Fund

and Length of Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Keitha L. Kinne, 5/16/58

•     President since 2012

•     Chief Operating Officer since 2007

   Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2007-Present); Chief Investment Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2008-Present); President, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present; Chief Operating Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers AMG Funds and Managers Trust I (2007-Present); Managing Director, Legg Mason & Co., LLC (2006-2007); Managing Director, Citigroup Asset Management (2004-2006).

Lewis Collins,2/22/66

•     Secretary since 2011

•     Chief Legal Officer since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2006-2010); Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2002-2006); Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (1998-2002)

Donald S. Rumery, 5/29/58

•     Chief Financial Officer since 2007

•     Treasurer since 2000

   Senior Vice President, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-Present); Treasurer, The Managers Funds (1995-Present); Treasurer, Managers AMG Funds (1999-Present); Treasurer, Managers Trust I (2000-Present); Chief Financial Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers AMG Funds and Managers Trust I (2007-Present); Vice President, The Managers Funds LLC, (1994-2004)

John J. Ferencz, 3/09/62

•     Chief Compliance Officer since 2010

   Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-Present); Senior Compliance Analyst, Mutual Funds and Regulatory, GE Asset Management Incorporated (2005-2010)

Michael S. Ponder, 9/12/73

•     Assistant Secretary since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Counsel, Managers Investment Group LLC (2011-Present); Attorney, DeNovo Legal (2009-2010); Vice President, Credit Suisse (2007-2009); Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (2006-2007)
 

 

 

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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

333 W. Wacker Drive

Suite 1200

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

333 W. Wacker Drive

Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 835-3879

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.*

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

For Managers Choice Only

Managers

c/o BNY Mellon Investments Servicing (US) Inc.*

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, Rhode Island 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

* formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.
 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE OF REVISIONS TO MANAGERS HIGH YIELD FUND’S

REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE FEE POLICY

Effective on May 1, 2012, the Fund’s Redemption and Exchange policy will be modified. The modified policy is provided below.

The Fund will deduct a redemption/exchange fee of 2.00% (the “Redemption/Exchange Fee”) from the proceeds of any redemption (including a redemption by exchange) of shares if the redemption occurs within 30 days of the purchase of those shares. For the purpose of determining whether a redemption is subject to the Redemption/Exchange Fee, redemptions of shares of the Fund are conducted on a first in/first out (FIFO) basis such that shares with the longest holding period will be treated as being redeemed first and shares with the shortest holding period will be treated as being redeemed last.

The Redemption/Exchange Fee is paid to the Fund and is intended to offset transaction and other expenses caused by short-term trading. The Redemption/Exchange Fee will not apply to redemptions (including redemptions by exchange) (1) of shares purchased through reinvestment of dividend or capital gain distributions, (2) under hardship circumstances (as determined by the Investment Manager in its discretion, based on a case-by-case analysis), (3) of shares purchased through certain asset allocation programs, as determined by the Investment Manager, (4) of shares where the application of the Redemption/Exchange Fee would cause the Fund, or an asset allocation program of which the Fund is a part, to fail to be considered a “qualified default investment alternative” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or (5) of shares of a Fund after the announcement or other initial public disclosure by such Fund of the liquidation of such Fund or of the merger or reorganization of such Fund into another Fund. Short-term trades not subject to a Redemption/Exchange Fee as a result of these exceptions may result in additional costs to the Fund that would have been otherwise recouped, in whole or in part, if a Redemption/Exchange Fee were applied. The Redemption/ Exchange Fee will only apply to redemptions of shares purchased through a financial intermediary such as a broker, retirement plan administrator, or bank or trust company if the financial intermediary has indicated that it will administer the Redemption/Exchange Fee. If you invest through a financial intermediary, contact your intermediary to determine whether the Redemption/Exchange Fee applies to you and any restrictions on your trading activity. The Fund reserves the right to modify the terms of, or terminate, the Redemption/Exchange Fee at any time upon 60 days’ advance notice to shareholders.

 

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MANAGERS AND MANAGERS AMG FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

  

BALANCED FUNDS

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION

CADENCE FOCUSED GROWTH

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS MID-CAP

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

Rexiter Capital Management Limited

Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.

 

ESSES SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. \EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

INSTITUTIONAL MICRO-CAP

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

  

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY

AllianceBernstein L.P.

Lazard Asset Management, LLC

Martin Currie Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

Urdang Securities Management, Inc.

 

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES

PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

  

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

 

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

 

BOND (MANAGERS)

FIXED INCOME

GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE

Miller Tabak Asset Management LLC

 

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.

 

 

This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www. sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

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. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.

  
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Annual Report — December 31, 2011

 

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

     1   

ABOUT YOUR FUND'S EXPENSES

     3   

INVESTMENT MANAGER'S COMMENTS, FUND SNAPSHOTS, AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

  

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

     4   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

     16   

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     25   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     28   

Fund balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statements of Operations

     29   

Detail of sources of income, Fund expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the year

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     30   

Detail of changes in Fund assets for the past two years

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     31   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     33   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     41   

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

     42   

 

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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

Our foremost goal at Managers Investment Group (“MIG”) is to structure and manage mutual funds that will help our shareholders and clients successfully reach their investment goals and objectives.

Each of our Funds is geared to provide you with exposure to a specific asset class or style of investing. Investors tend to use our Funds as part of their broader portfolio in order to tailor their asset allocation to meet their individual needs. Most of our Funds, like those detailed in this report, are therefore designed to be building blocks.

At MIG, we have overall responsibility for the investment management and administration of the Funds. As a “manager of managers,” we work with external investment managers that make the day-to-day investment decisions in the Funds (the “Portfolio Managers”). We devote considerable resources to our disciplined process of identifying and selecting unaffiliated Portfolio Managers for the Funds. As a manager of managers, MIG performs many activities to monitor the ongoing investment, compliance, and administrative aspects of all of the Funds, which gives our shareholders added confidence in their investments.

Our parent company, Affiliated Managers Group (“AMG”), is a global asset management company with ownership interests in a diverse group of boutique investment management firms (its “Affiliates”). MIG has the unique opportunity to access the investment skills and acumen of some of AMG’s Affiliates. The set of our Funds managed by these proprietary firms also benefit from our activities to monitor the investment, compliance, and administrative aspects of the Funds.

Below is a brief overview of the securities markets and the performance results for the Funds. Following this letter, we also provide the Portfolio Managers’ discussion of their investment management approach, performance results, and market outlook.

Although U.S. equity markets generally ended the year flat or modestly negative, investors in those markets certainly experienced high levels of volatility along the way. After markets shook off macroeconomic events in the first half of the year such as the Arab Spring and the devastating consequences of the Japanese tsunami, markets were not nearly as resilient in the summer months as the political stalemate in Washington involving the U.S. debt ceiling, the S&P downgrade of U.S. sovereign credit rating, and the fear of European sovereign debt contagion shook equity markets. The end of September and into the fourth quarter, however, featured almost a complete reversal of the “risk off” trade from the summer months with markets responding positively both to the coordinated efforts of European policymakers to head off issues surrounding their collective sovereign debt crisis as well as to generally positive earnings reports at the company level in the U.S. Meanwhile fixed income markets generally rose for the year amid the turbulence as the uncertainty boosted fixed income returns. After a solid start to the first half of the year, the summer months were highlighted by bond gains as a sharp decline in treasury yields amid a flight to safety boosted demand for treasuries. This reversed in October as risk aversion began to ease across global markets amid optimism that the European debt crisis could be contained. As a result, U.S. treasury yields rose during October and riskier areas of the fixed income market, such as high yield and credit, outperformed. This reversed again during November, before markets normalized during December. Overall, fixed income securities generated decent absolute returns, but it was a volatile year with multiple shifts in market leadership.

Against this backdrop, the Managers Short Duration Government Fund and the Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”), generated the following returns as detailed below:

 

Periods Ended 12/31/11

   6 Months     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     Since
Inception
    Inception
Date

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

     0.11     0.80     2.94     2.50     2.85     4.14   3/31/1992

BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

     0.11     0.27     0.40     2.06     2.29     3.67   3/31/1992

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

     2.76     5.88     8.49     6.49     5.47     6.54   3/31/1992

Citigroup Mortgage Index

     3.31     6.38     5.87     6.62     5.76     6.57   3/31/1992

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Managers Short Duration Government Fund returned 0.80%, outperforming its benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, which returned 0.27%. Most of the Fund’s outperformance for 2011 was attributable to its agency MBS exposure. Minor exposures within the Fund to both mortgage derivatives and TIPs were beneficial to performance as well.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund returned 5.88% compared to 6.38% for its benchmark, the Citigroup Mortgage Index. For the year, holdings of non-agency FRMs and ARMs underperformed within the Fund, while positions within agency MBS and CMBS were positive contributors to performance.

The following report covers the one-year period ended December 31, 2011. Should you have any questions about this report, or if you’d like to receive a prospectus and additional information, including fees and expenses for this or any of the other Funds in our family, please feel free to contact us at 1-800-835-3879, or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com. As always, please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

If you are curious about how you can better diversify your investment program, visit our web site for information on other MIG product offerings. You can rest assured that under all market conditions our team is focused on delivering excellent investment management services for your benefit.

We thank you for your continued confidence and investment in The Managers Funds.

Respectfully,

 

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Managing Partner

Managers Investment Group LLC

 

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About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, 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 line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% 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 the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to high-light your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2011

   Expense
Ratio for
the Period
    Beginning
Account Value
07/01/2011
     Ending
Account Value
12/31/2011
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period*
 

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     0.82   $ 1,000       $ 1,001       $ 4.14   

Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

     0.82   $ 1,000       $ 1,021       $ 4.18   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

          

Based on Actual Fund Return

     0.89   $ 1,000       $ 1,028       $ 4.55   

Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

     0.89   $ 1,000       $ 1,021       $ 4.53   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365.

 

 

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

The Managers Short Duration Government Fund (“the Fund”) seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income, consistent with a low volatility of net asset value.

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by matching the duration, or interest-rate risk, of a portfolio that invests exclusively in six-month U.S. Treasury securities on a constant maturity basis. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in debt securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities and synthetic instruments or derivatives having economic characteristics similar to such debt securities.

The Fund typically employs hedging techniques using instruments such as interest rate futures, options, floors, caps, and swaps, designed to reduce the interest-rate risk of their fixed-income securities. The Fund’s benchmark is the BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month

U.S. Treasury Bill Index.

The Portfolio Manager

Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.

Smith Breeden Associates, Inc. (“Smith Breeden”) is the subadvisor for the Fund. Smith Breeden, located at 280 South Mangum Street, Suite 301, Durham, NC, was founded in 1982. Smith Breeden is an investment management firm for a client base including corporate and public pension plans, central and supranational banks, endowments and foundations, private banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, and other institutional investors. Specializing in fixed income portfolios, the firm offers separate accounts, commingled funds, and serves as a subadvisor to ‘40 Act funds. As of December 31, 2011, Smith Breeden managed assets of approximately $6.2 billion.

Smith Breeden believes that innovative research provides critical insights into the fixed income market. The firm’s experienced investment professionals apply these research insights to the management of investment portfolios designed to achieve their clients’ objectives. The key tenets of this market-tested investment philosophy are:

Over a market cycle, a portfolio of fixed income securities with wide risk-adjusted spreads produces an attractive total return in comparison to the market return.

The incremental return available from security selection and sector allocation, based on careful relative value analysis, quantitative research, and experienced market judgment, is more consistent than the incremental return from predicting the direction of interest rates or other macro-factor trading strategies.

Within the investment-grade fixed income market, the spread sectors, e.g., corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), commercial MBS (CMBS), and asset-backed securities (ABS), will tend to outperform Treasury securities over a market cycle. The corporate, mortgage, CMBS, and ABS sectors also offer the greatest active management opportunity for adding value through security selection.

The portfolio management team at Smith Breeden specializes in analyzing and investing in mortgage securities. Through careful analysis and comparison of the characteristics of these securities,

such as type of issuer, coupon, maturity, geographic structure, and prepayment rates, the portfolio manager seeks to structure a portfolio with similar risk characteristics to six-month U.S. Treasury securities and slightly higher returns. Because there is less certainty about the timing of principal payments to individual mortgage securities than for U.S. Treasury securities, they tend to carry a slightly higher yield. A properly structured portfolio of mortgage securities, however, can have a highly predictable cash flow while maintaining a yield advantage over treasuries. Although the port-folio management team often purchases securities with maturities longer than six months, it does not attempt to increase returns by actively positioning the interest rate sensitivity of the Portfolio. Instead, the team typically manages the weighted average duration of the Portfolio so that it remains close to the Index.

The ideal investment exhibits many of the following traits:

 

   

Yield advantage over treasuries

 

   

Very high quality (Government or AAA)

 

   

Attractive value relative to other MBS opportunities

The Portfolio:

 

   

Seeks to optimize return per unit of risk

 

   

Maintains minimal exposure to credit risk and interest rate risk

 

   

Consists of high-quality MBS, CMBS, and ABS securities

 

   

Will tend to have an interest-rate sensitivity similar to a six-month Treasury bill

The investment team will make a sell decision when:

 

   

They no longer view the bonds as attractive

 

   

They deem it necessary to reallocate the Portfolio

 

   

They need to maintain the Portfolio’s target duration

The Year in Review

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund returned 0.80%, while the BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index returned 0.27%.

Recent years have been marked by historic market moves, a credit and liquidity crisis, massive deleveraging, and unprecedented government intervention. Investment decisions are being driven more by new policies and macro developments, rather than by relative value. As a result, risk aversion and uncertainty about economic outcomes drove capital into safe havens and investors into higher quality spread product. Overall, 2011 exhibited slow economic growth and periodic bouts of volatility as the markets gradually continued to heal.

Agency fixed-rate MBS started the year off in a strong manner, supported by a steep yield curve and solid demand from banks and REITs, which accounted for approximately $40 billion in MBS demand in the first quarter alone. While the year began with higher rates, it ended the quarter with only marginally higher rates following a mid-March drop on the news of the natural disaster in Japan. Prepayment levels remain contained on weakness in housing and employment reports. While senior CMBS continued its tightening trend from 2010, investors continued to show risk appetite for high-quality paper with low credit risk. Overall, CMBS spreads tightened on the quarter, despite retrenching somewhat on the tsunami and earthquake news.

 

 

 

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

While the second quarter marked another strong quarter for the Fund, the markets were tempered by more pessimistic prospects for a U.S. recovery, a resurgence of credit concerns in Europe, and political uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Overall MBS performance was mixed, but the asset class held its own relative to more credit-sensitive spread products. Strong technicals abetted 15-year MBS and GNMA MBS on continued demand from banks and REITs, and higher coupon 30-year conventional MBS benefitted from a slower prepay environment. However, lower coupon 15-year conventional struggled under increased production and lack of investor interest. During the quarter, risk aversion seemed to settle in as CMBS spreads widened, primarily affecting the tranches with less credit support. While the sector overall underperformed duration-matched swaps, the Fund’s higher-quality holdings still added to performance on the quarter.

Macro concerns in the third quarter kept risk appetite at bay, and weighed on spread products in general. This quarter mirrored that of the third quarter in 2010 with lower treasury yields and mortgage rates as fears of a double dip recession resurfaced. The MBS sector supplied interesting developments throughout the quarter. The concept of a par coupon in MBS became somewhat of a misnomer, as production coupons finished September trading above par with the FNMA 5% approaching $105. In a move unanticipated by the markets, the Fed announced it would resume purchases of agency MBS with funds from principal repayments on its existing portfolio. Reaction was mixed, with the lower coupon 30-year MBS benefitting the most, given expected future purchases. REIT demand subsided, as investors in general became more concerned over policy risk. CMBS continued to weaken versus treasuries; however, our higher-quality holdings in shorter-dated paper slightly boosted returns for the Fund.

Fourth-quarter macro news tended to influence the markets which vacillated between “risk on” and “risk off” postures. While Europe sovereign debt matters continued to dominate headlines, investors also noted news items surrounding government-sponsored refinancing. Although the news was largely discounted by the market, it provides another example of the impact of policy changes and government intervention in the MBS market. The Fund finished the year strong as rates were modestly lower, and risk appetite for higher-quality paper, particularly in securitized sectors such as CMBS, started to return somewhat towards year-end.

Most of the Fund’s outperformance for 2011 was attributed to agency MBS exposure. Agency adjustable-rate (ARMs), fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs), and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) were beneficiaries of lower realized volatility, hedging costs, and mortgage rates. A benign prepayment environment also helped the Fund’s very small exposure (2.6%) to mortgage derivatives on the margin. CMBS also outperformed as risk appetite continues to be

strong for the asset class, especially as the commercial real estate market firms up. Supply in CMBS is very light, and market technicals continue to be supportive of tighter spreads.

The Fund’s Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) expo-sure helped performance for the year given the Federal Reserve remained in its accommodative posture, while inflation concerns persisted and real yields remain depressed. The Portfolio remains positioned largely in the highest quality securities. At year-end, the Fund held no leverage.

Derivatives such as financial futures, options, and mortgage derivatives are used for portfolio duration and convexity risk management. Although we prefer to have the flexibility to use the largest array of instruments possible, derivatives are not crucial to our ability to add value.

Looking Forward

On December 31, 2011, portfolio duration was shorter than that of the six-month U.S. Treasury bill by 0.2 years due to the current low absolute level of rates. In 2011, CMO (agency and non-agency) and 15-year FRM were reduced by approximately 17% and 5%, respectively, on a market value basis within the Portfolio. The largest securitized sector increase was in agency ARMs, which moved from 24% of capital to 41%. Cash and equivalents also increased from 2% of the Portfolio at year-end 2010 to 8% of capital at year-end 2011. The allocation to CMBS and consumer ABS ended the year at relatively the same level where they started—at 9% and 1%, respectively. The Fund maintained a small allocation (1%) of TIPS.

Smith Breeden believes that the agency MBS market is starting off 2012 with fairly attractive spreads and good fundamentals. We do not anticipate that expected supply changes in the sector will pressure spreads, and we expect non-U.S. investors, banks, and possibly a return of REITs to continue as bulk buyers of the paper. We believe the prepay environment should be positive for MBS investors but government action may influence certain homeowner segments. As a result, we will monitor potential policy changes and their effect on MBS, and adjust our holdings as needed. We expect spread volatility in agency MBS will remain somewhat elevated, providing a good environment for active management and security selection opportunities.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of Smith Breeden Associates, Inc., as of January 23, 2012.

Cumulative Total Return Performance

Managers Short Duration Government Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all distributions were reinvested. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund on December 31, 2001 to a $10,000 investment made in the BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index for the same time period. Figures include reinvestment of capital gains and

 

 

 

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Investment Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

Cumulative Total Return Performance (continued)

dividends. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

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The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Managers Short Duration Government Fund and the BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index from December 31, 2001 through December 31, 2011.

 

Average Annual Total Returns1

   1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Managers Short Duration Government Fund 2,3,4,5

     0.80     2.50     2.85

BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index6

     0.27     2.06     2.29

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

In choosing a Fund, investors should carefully consider the amount they plan to invest, their investment objectives, the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

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Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are the average annual return. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2011. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

  2

Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of an investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed income securities to fall.

  3

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtors’ ability to pay their creditors.

  4

The Fund may use derivative instruments for hedging purposes or as part of its investment strategy. There is a risk that a derivative intended as a hedge may not perform as expected. The main risk with derivatives is that some types can amplify a gain or loss, potentially earning or losing substantially more money than the actual cost of the derivative or that the counterparty may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss for the Fund. Use of these instruments may also involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, management risk and the risk that a fund could not close out a position when it would be most advantageous to do so.

5         Many bonds have call provisions which allow the debtors to pay them back before maturity. This is especially true with mortgage securities, which can be paid back anytime. Typically debtors prepay their debt when it is to their advantage (when interest rates drop making a new loan at current rates more attractive), and thus likely to the disadvantage of bondholders, who may have to reinvest prepayment proceeds in securities with lower yields. Prepayment risk will vary depending on the provisions of the security and current interest rates relative to the interest rate of the debt.

6         The BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S.Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that measures returns of six-month Treasury Bills. The BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S.Treasury Bill Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

 

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Portfolio Breakdown

   Managers Short Duration
Government Fund**
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     81.8

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     9.4

Asset-Backed Securities

     0.2

Other Assets and Liabilities

     8.6

 

** As a percentage of net assets
 

Top Ten Holdings

 

Security Name

   % of
Net  Assets
 

FHLMC, 0.076%, 10/01/12

     2.5

FNMA, 1.922%, 02/01/35*

     2.0   

FNMA, 2.521%, 11/01/34*

     2.0   

FNMA, 6.000%, 11/01/22

     2.0   

FNMA, 5.500%, 06/01/20

     1.9   

FNMA, 0.033%, 05/02/12

     1.9   

FNMA, 2.561%, 01/01/36

     1.7   

FNMA, 2.360%, 12/01/34

     1.7   

FNMA, 2.381%, 10/01/33*

     1.5   

FHLMC, 2.500%, 03/01/34

     1.4   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     18.6
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2011

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

 

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 81.8%8

          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 26.4%

      

FHLMC, 2.125%, 11/01/33, (11/01/12)3

   $ 1,463,610      $ 1,509,594   

FHLMC, 2.125%, 09/01/35, (09/01/12)3,7

     2,663,753        2,772,628   

FHLMC, 2.286%, 10/01/28, (08/01/12)3

     101,994        107,482   

FHLMC, 2.347%, 10/01/33, (10/01/12)3,7

     2,125,619        2,251,051   

FHLMC, 2.350%, 10/01/33, (10/01/12)3,7

     3,462,980        3,675,279   

FHLMC, 2.351%, 11/01/33, (11/01/12)3

     1,923,304        2,041,813   

FHLMC, 2.356%, 12/01/33, (11/01/12)3

     2,849,751        3,000,000   

FHLMC, 2.401%, 12/01/32, (10/01/12)3

     870,987        916,104   

FHLMC, 2.404%, 05/01/34, (09/01/12)3

     3,487,563        3,680,857   

FHLMC, 2.470%, 12/01/35, (06/01/12)3

     660,404        694,981   

FHLMC, 2.482%, 07/01/34, (06/01/12)3,7

     495,756        522,876   

FHLMC, 2.500%, 03/01/34, (04/01/12)3,7

     5,182,601        5,481,636   

FHLMC, 2.500%, 04/01/34, (05/01/12)3

     1,403,478        1,479,048   

FHLMC, 2.503%, 05/01/33, (05/01/12)3

     1,590,725        1,674,019   

FHLMC, 2.571%, 09/01/33, (06/01/12)3,7

     3,057,935        3,239,077   

FHLMC, 2.606%, 02/01/23, (06/01/12)3

     821,446        868,367   

FHLMC, 2.712%, 06/01/35, (06/01/12)3,7

     1,219,731        1,292,511   

FHLMC, 4.000%, TBA

     4,800,000        5,037,000   

FHLMC, 4.500%, 07/01/187

     2,044,118        2,179,823   

FHLMC, 4.500%, 09/15/18 to 02/15/19

     619,282        637,809   

FHLMC, 5.000%, 09/01/17 to 06/01/19

     1,305,282        1,406,755   

FHLMC, 5.000%, 05/01/187

     580,582        630,892   

FHLMC, 5.000%, 10/01/187

     3,814,681        4,108,286   

FHLMC, 5.000%, 11/01/207

     927,290        999,530   

FHLMC, 5.454%, 02/01/37, (03/01/12)3,7

     1,338,202        1,410,971   

FHLMC, 5.500%, 08/01/17 to 11/01/19

     3,299,149        3,565,666   

FHLMC, 5.500%, 08/01/187

     1,002,307        1,086,969   

FHLMC, 5.500%, 12/01/187

     4,000,628        4,338,548   

FHLMC, 5.500%, 11/01/197

     2,908,276        3,159,382   

FHLMC, 5.500%, 06/01/207

     3,767,078        4,080,562   

FHLMC, 6.000%, 03/01/187

     216,825        235,552   

FHLMC, 6.000%, 02/01/19 to 03/01/20

     1,727,447        1,875,650   

FHLMC, 6.500%, 03/01/187

     837,530        920,213   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 0.528%, 06/15/35, (01/15/12) 3,7

     712,594        712,512   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.000%, 05/01/187

     519,851        564,899   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.000%, 01/01/197

     774,746        841,881   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.000%, 04/01/19 to 08/01/19

     521,376        564,732   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, 11/01/177

     280,924        304,652   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, 12/01/17 to 09/01/19

     542,248        591,836   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 26.4% (continued)

          

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, 01/01/207

   $ 2,653,259      $ 2,898,100   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 7.000%, 06/01/177

     1,095,243        1,166,247   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 7.500%, 04/01/15 to 03/01/33

     831,357        970,798   

FHLMC REMICS, Series 2885, Class DE, 4.500%, 12/15/17

     86,428        87,525   

FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities, Series T-51, Class 2A, 7.500%, 08/25/424

     169,334        199,238   

FHLMC, Series 2628, Class GQ, 3.140%, 11/15/17

     645,192        657,589   

FHLMC, Series 2692, Class AB, 4.000%, 05/15/16

     160,672        160,783   

FHLMC, Series 2677, Class BA, 4.000%, 09/15/16

     178,984        179,337   

FHLMC, Series 2696, Class MD, 4.000%, 11/15/16

     100,962        101,161   

FHLMC, Series 2843, Class BH, 4.000%, 01/15/18

     1,327,745        1,343,251   

FHLMC, Series 2561, Class BH, 4.500%, 05/15/17

     303,569        305,392   

FHLMC, Series 2718, Class MD, 4.500%, 06/15/17

     118,847        121,034   

FHLMC, Series 2764, Class OD, 4.500%, 10/15/17

     595,766        608,202   

FHLMC, Series 2664, Class GA, 4.500%, 01/15/18

     2,493        2,492   

FHLMC, Series 3294, Class DA, 4.500%, 12/15/20

     699,856        719,049   

FHLMC, Series 2702, Class AC, 4.500%, 07/15/28

     957,796        960,816   

FHLMC, Series 2695, Class BO, 4.500%, 08/15/28

     129,790        130,730   

FHLMC, Series 2700, Class PE, 4.500%, 01/15/29

     429,684        433,862   

FHLMC, Series 2554, Class HA, 4.500%, 04/15/32

     2,482,825        2,580,377   

FHLMC, Series 2935, Class LM, 4.500%, 02/15/35

     3,331,394        3,504,211   

FHLMC, Series 2939, Class DE, 4.750%, 04/15/25

     66,838        66,819   

FHLMC, Series 2877, Class MV, 4.750%, 12/15/28

     95,674        95,647   

FHLMC, Series 3266, Class C, 5.000%, 02/15/20

     392,078        401,936   

FHLMC, Series 2827, Class TC, 5.000%, 10/15/28

     1,280        1,279   

FHLMC, Series 2764, Class TD, 5.000%, 02/15/29

     1,967,422        1,974,665   

FHLMC, Series 2772, Class YE, 5.000%, 05/15/29

     1,427,085        1,438,906   

FHLMC, Series 2877, Class HA, 5.000%, 03/15/32

     3,073,357        3,128,336   

FHLMC, Series 2558, Class UE, 5.500%, 05/15/22

     396,235        406,266   

FHLMC, Series 2621, Class PG, 5.500%, 12/15/31

     4,107,434        4,258,847   

FHLMC, Series 2429, Class HB, 6.500%, 12/15/23

     422,147        478,255   

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

       103,842,593   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 49.0%

      

FNMA, 0.614%, 11/25/30, (06/25/12)3,7

     1,698,623        1,695,640   

FNMA, 0.694%, 03/25/35, (01/25/12)3,7

     1,822,779        1,808,585   

FNMA, 1.921%, 03/01/36, (02/01/12)3

     1,152,932        1,206,064   

FNMA, 1.922%, 02/01/35, (02/01/12)3

     7,666,721        8,028,373   

FNMA, 1.925%, 02/01/33, (03/01/12)3

     2,267,421        2,371,046   

FNMA, 1.933%, 01/01/35, (04/01/12)3

     1,463,196        1,540,180   

FNMA, 1.935%, 08/01/33, (02/01/12)3

     891,148        929,691   

FNMA, 1.942%, 01/01/35, (04/01/12)3

     593,482        621,662   

FNMA, 1.943%, 09/01/34, (03/01/12)3

     2,737,207        2,874,336   

FNMA, 1.949%, 08/01/34, (04/01/12)3

     681,145        710,807   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount      Value  
     

Federal National Mortgage Association - 49.0% (continued)

           

FNMA, 1.950%, 01/01/35, (03/01/12)3

   $ 4,542,824       $ 4,771,730   

FNMA, 1.954%, 01/01/24, (07/01/12)3

     1,574,832         1,607,152   

FNMA, 1.954%, 08/01/33, (02/01/12)3

     563,120         588,188   

FNMA, 1.964%, 01/01/35, (05/01/12)3

     886,309         931,520   

FNMA, 1.966%, 10/01/34, (03/01/12)3

     1,463,903         1,539,111   

FNMA, 2.027%, 11/01/34, (04/01/12)3

     759,643         798,599   

FNMA, 2.034%, 06/01/34, (05/01/12)3

     1,721,558         1,815,691   

FNMA, 2.175%, 09/01/33, (09/01/12)3,7

     1,021,744         1,062,953   

FNMA, 2.261%, 02/01/36, (10/01/12)3

     4,348,292         4,578,665   

FNMA, 2.268%, 01/01/34, (06/01/12)3

     1,191,300         1,269,695   

FNMA, 2.352%, 10/01/35, (07/01/12)3

     2,891,357         3,048,253   

FNMA, 2.360%, 12/01/34, (10/01/12)3

     6,236,430         6,567,116   

FNMA, 2.364%, 09/01/33, (08/01/12)3

     1,243,807         1,310,590   

FNMA, 2.368%, 04/01/35, (03/01/12)3

     757,350         798,570   

FNMA, 2.370%, 05/01/33, (04/01/12)3

     2,304,769         2,413,111   

FNMA, 2.375%, 03/01/33, (01/01/12)3

     990,688         1,025,301   

FNMA, 2.381%, 10/01/33, (08/01/12)3

     5,738,467         6,033,511   

FNMA, 2.386%, 08/01/36, (05/01/12)3

     361,751         381,320   

FNMA, 2.392%, 07/01/34, (08/01/12)3

     2,693,843         2,839,356   

FNMA, 2.392%, 02/01/37, (07/01/12)3

     616,252         651,672   

FNMA, 2.401%, 06/01/33, (05/01/12)3

     915,915         964,348   

FNMA, 2.404%, 01/01/26, (06/01/12)3

     668,894         708,062   

FNMA, 2.411%, 01/01/33, (07/01/12)3

     69,386         73,195   

FNMA, 2.415%, 12/01/34, (07/01/12)3

     4,636,631         4,891,138   

FNMA, 2.418%, 08/01/34, (06/01/12)3

     802,912         845,787   

FNMA, 2.422%, 01/01/36, (11/01/12)3

     192,249         202,695   

FNMA, 2.431%, 01/01/25, (07/01/12)3

     869,090         919,111   

FNMA, 2.436%, 12/01/34, (11/01/12)3

     3,766,957         3,977,338   

FNMA, 2.440%, 12/01/33, (10/01/12)3

     949,607         1,001,441   

FNMA, 2.458%, 06/01/34, (06/01/12)3

     2,414,389         2,551,802   

FNMA, 2.521%, 11/01/34, (09/01/12)3

     7,514,680         7,977,788   

FNMA, 2.534%, 04/01/34, (07/01/12)3

     1,242,958         1,311,817   

FNMA, 2.561%, 01/01/36, (07/01/12)3

     6,508,841         6,877,062   

FNMA, 2.570%, 09/01/35, (07/01/12)3

     1,518,275         1,602,842   

FNMA, 2.605%, 06/01/35, (06/01/12)3

     351,652         372,834   

FNMA, 2.605%, 06/01/35, (06/01/12)3

     367,989         390,244   

FNMA, 2.605%, 05/01/36, (05/01/12)3

     236,326         249,455   

FNMA, 2.613%, 01/01/36, (08/01/12)3

     98,781         105,406   

FNMA, 2.629%, 06/01/34, (04/01/12)3

     5,004,944         5,290,407   

FNMA, 2.675%, 01/01/34, (01/01/12)3

     4,392,138         4,612,550   

FNMA, 2.685%, 01/01/33, (02/01/12)3

     1,640,115         1,734,770   

FNMA, 2.686%, 06/01/37, (05/01/12)3

     725,910         773,788   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

Federal National Mortgage Association - 49.0% (continued)

          

FNMA, 2.944%, 03/01/36, (06/01/12)3

   $ 1,741,455      $ 1,858,898   

FNMA, 2.946%, 03/01/36, (01/01/12)3

     2,203,939        2,352,371   

FNMA, 4.000%, 08/01/18

     450,062        478,741   

FNMA, 4.500%, 10/01/19

     641,143        686,105   

FNMA, 5.000%, 03/01/18 to 10/01/24

     8,948,850        9,679,661   

FNMA, 5.000%, 09/01/197

     505,118        544,626   

FNMA, 5.500%, 10/01/17 to 05/01/24

     16,684,084        18,143,435   

FNMA, 5.500%, 11/01/187

     848,288        922,592   

FNMA, 5.764%, 09/01/37, (09/01/12)3

     462,212        493,630   

FNMA, 6.000%, 03/01/17 to 11/01/23

     13,525,345        14,511,082   

FNMA, 6.000%, 09/01/227

     2,255,475        2,456,974   

FNMA, 6.500%, 04/01/177

     355,138        390,250   

FNMA, 6.500%, 05/01/17 to 08/01/32

     2,026,094        2,253,588   

FNMA, 7.000%, 09/01/14 to 11/01/22

     4,684,086        5,149,581   

FNMA, 7.500%, 12/01/33 to 01/01/34

     160,597        185,361   

FNMA Grantor Trust, Series 2003-T4, Class A1, 0.514%, 09/26/33, (01/26/12)3

     16,862        16,631   

FNMA Grantor Trust, Series 2002-T5, Class A1, 0.534%, 05/25/32, (01/25/12)3

     395,201        377,722   

FNMA Grantor Trust Pass Through, Series 2004-T1, Class 1A2, 6.500%, 01/25/44

     431,875        484,876   

FNMA Pass Through Securities, Series 2002-33, Class A2, 7.500%, 06/25/32

     102,595        115,204   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2005-W2, Class A1, 0.494%, 05/25/35, (01/25/12)3,7

     3,269,079        3,244,738   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2003-W13, Class AV2, 0.574%, 10/25/33, (01/25/12)3,5

     62,006        61,925   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2004-W14, Class 1AF, 0.694%, 07/25/44, (01/25/12)3,7

     3,243,673        3,245,201   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2004-W5, Class F1, 0.744%, 02/25/47, (01/25/12)3

     792,456        793,303   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2002-W1, Class 2A, 7.108%, 02/25/424,7

     478,828        556,903   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2003-W1, Class 2A, 7.122%, 12/25/424

     28,562        33,222   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2002-W6, Class 2A, 7.134%, 06/25/424

     1,560,663        1,798,615   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2003-W4, Class 4A, 7.271%, 10/25/424,7

     854,786        991,086   

FNMA, Series 2007-25, Class FA, 0.694%, 04/25/37, (01/25/12)3

     1,885,497        1,880,630   

FNMA, Series 2003-23, Class AB, 4.000%, 03/25/17

     27,941        27,928   

FNMA, Series 2002-95, Class KB, 4.360%, 02/25/17

     10,639        10,633   

FNMA, Series 2003-23, Class AD, 4.500%, 03/25/17

     14,584        14,576   

FNMA, Series 2003-92, Class PD, 4.500%, 03/25/17

     431,718        437,891   

FNMA, Series 2005-38, Class DP, 5.000%, 06/25/19

     718,548        739,806   

FNMA, Series 2003-5, Class EL, 5.000%, 08/25/22

     987,904        1,015,822   

FNMA, Series 2008-81, Class KA, 5.000%, 10/25/22

     368,645        386,058   

FNMA, Series 1994-76, Class J, 5.000%, 04/25/24

     579,633        612,588   

FNMA, Series 2005-15, Class EA, 5.000%, 10/25/28

     220,407        221,324   

FNMA, Series 2003-81, Class MB, 5.000%, 05/25/29

     107,091        107,008   

FNMA, Series 2003-29, Class PT, 5.000%, 10/25/31

     194,936        198,641   

FNMA, Series 2005-43, Class TB, 5.000%, 07/25/32

     1,413,727        1,439,656   

FNMA, Series 2008-54, Class EC, 5.000%, 02/25/35

     252,987        259,329   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

       192,430,579   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

Government National Mortgage Association - 2.8%

          

GNMA, 1.625%, 09/20/22 to 09/20/35, (10/01/12)3

   $ 4,263,681      $ 4,387,590   

GNMA, 1.625%, 07/20/35, (10/01/12)3,7

     1,292,637        1,329,688   

GNMA, 1.750%, 01/20/32 to 03/20/37, (04/01/12)3

     605,988        627,549   

GNMA, 1.750%, 10/20/34, (01/01/12)3

     316,203        326,821   

GNMA, 2.000%, 03/20/35, (04/01/12)3

     81,616        84,163   

GNMA, 2.000%, 06/20/35, (07/01/12)3

     94,862        97,945   

GNMA, 2.125%, 12/20/21 to 11/20/27, (01/01/13)3

     1,232,518        1,270,569   

GNMA, 2.250%, 01/20/28, (04/01/12)3

     62,721        64,756   

GNMA, 2.375%, 06/20/22 to 05/20/33, (07/01/12)3

     274,633        284,228   

GNMA, 2.375%, 04/20/24, (07/01/12)3,7

     558,312        577,817   

GNMA, 2.375%, 05/20/27, (07/01/12)3,7

     427,519        442,454   

GNMA, 2.500%, 07/20/18 to 08/20/21, (10/01/12)3

     100,186        104,022   

GNMA, 2.750%, 10/20/17, (01/01/13)3,7

     41,767        43,486   

GNMA, 3.000%, 11/20/17 to 12/20/17, (01/01/13)3

     89,677        93,392   

GNMA, 3.000%, 03/20/21, (04/01/12)3

     46,773        48,842   

GNMA, 3.500%, 07/20/18, (10/01/12)3

     49,233        51,518   

GNMA, 3.500%, 02/20/34

     29,703        29,760   

GNMA, 9.500%, 12/15/17

     7,282        8,208   

GNMA, Series 2003-83, Class AB, 4.000%, 05/16/32

     239,255        240,090   

GNMA, Series 2005-58, Class NJ, 4.500%, 08/20/35

     185,250        186,874   

GNMA, Series 2003-39, Class PB, 5.500%, 04/20/32

     626,958        644,857   

Total Government National Mortgage Association

       10,944,629   

Interest Only Strips - 2.6%

      

FHLMC, 4.500%, 09/15/35

     205,638        27,983   

FHLMC, 5.000%, 02/15/20 to 04/15/20

     668,776        67,045   

FHLMC, 6.422%, 11/15/18, (01/15/12)3

     558,825        35,066   

FHLMC, 6.822%, 11/15/30, (01/15/12)3

     142,120        4,649   

FHLMC, 6.922%, 03/15/32, (01/15/12)3

     1,775,989        284,030   

FHLMC, 8.000%, 06/15/315

     221,024        50,283   

FHLMC, Series 3449, Class AI, 4.500%, 10/15/20

     590,416        11,221   

FHLMC, Series 3659, Class IE, 5.000%, 03/15/19

     1,614,385        156,888   

FHLMC, Series 3685, Class EI, 5.000%, 03/15/19

     3,639,430        314,690   

FHLMC, Series 3731, Class IO, 5.000%, 07/15/19

     1,675,679        142,132   

FNMA, Series 2010-37, Class GI, 5.000%, 04/25/25

     3,616,805        271,962   

FHLMC, Series 2637, Class SI, 5.722%, 06/15/18, (01/15/12)3

     426,249        40,543   

FHLMC, Series 2965, Class SA, 5.772%, 05/15/32, (01/15/12)3

     1,695,507        228,567   

FHLMC, Series 3606, Class SN, 5.972%, 12/15/39, (01/15/12)3

     1,823,378        295,333   

FHLMC, Series 3424, Class XI, 6.292%, 05/15/36, (01/15/12)3

     1,044,960        185,976   

FHLMC, Series 2980, Class SL, 6.422%, 11/15/34, (01/15/12)3

     844,494        148,555   

FHLMC, Series 2922, Class SE, 6.472%, 02/15/35, (01/15/12)3

     618,076        114,959   

FHLMC, Series 2929, Class CS, 6.522%, 12/15/22, (01/15/12)3

     110,718        2,270   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

Interest Only Strips - 2.6% (continued)

          

FHLMC, Series 2530, Class QI, 6.722%, 01/15/32, (01/15/12)3

   $ 402,233      $ 70,951   

FHLMC, Series 2772, Class KS, 6.902%, 06/15/22, (01/15/12)3

     155,322        5,865   

FHLMC, Series 3489, Class SD, 7.522%, 06/15/32, (01/15/12)3

     838,035        156,292   

FNMA, 5.000%, 12/01/35

     303,535        37,729   

FNMA, 7.500%, 11/18/145

     1,527        16   

FNMA, 8.000%, 05/01/305

     164,554        30,785   

FNMA, 9.000%, 12/15/165

     23,146        3,637   

FNMA, Series 2008-22, Class AI, 1.097%, 09/25/124

     16,148,351        101,139   

FNMA, Series 2011-88, Class WI, 3.500%, 09/25/26

     2,025,018        276,403   

FNMA, Series 2010-95, Class DI, 4.500%, 11/25/20

     2,235,674        196,834   

FNMA, Series 2008-86, Class IO, 4.500%, 03/25/23

     3,166,329        289,138   

FNMA, Series 2011-69, Class AI, 5.000%, 05/25/18

     6,001,039        460,005   

FNMA, Series 2010-105, Class IO, 5.000%, 08/25/20

     1,574,270        160,434   

FNMA, Series 2010-65, Class IO, 5.000%, 09/25/20

     3,816,628        463,436   

FNMA, Series 2010-29, Class KJ, 5.000%, 12/25/21

     6,365,302        577,465   

FNMA, Series 2010-121, Class IO, 5.000%, 10/25/25

     1,735,396        170,009   

FNMA, Series 2003-48, Class SJ, 5.706%, 06/25/18, (01/25/12)3

     532,800        47,624   

FNMA, Series 2005-67, Class SM, 5.856%, 08/25/35, (01/25/12)3

     419,512        63,304   

FNMA, Series 2006-3, Class SA, 5.856%, 03/25/36, (01/25/12)3

     971,751        137,469   

FNMA, Series 2003-73, Class SM, 6.306%, 04/25/18, (01/25/12)3

     559,938        59,588   

FNMA, Series 2005-45, Class SR, 6.426%, 06/25/35, (01/25/12)3

     944,187        164,737   

FNMA, Series 2005-12, Class SC, 6.456%, 03/25/35, (01/25/12)3

     872,767        144,278   

FNMA, Series 2008-34, Class SM, 6.456%, 05/25/38 (01/25/12)3

     1,919,930        352,154   

FNMA, Series 2005-66, Class GS, 6.556%, 07/25/20, (01/25/12)3

     426,472        56,826   

FNMA, Series 2005-65, Class KI, 6.706%, 08/25/35, (01/25/12)3

     4,646,480        888,042   

FNMA, Series 2004-49, Class SQ, 6.756%, 07/25/34, (01/25/12)3

     491,174        95,388   

FNMA, Series 2004-64, Class SW, 6.756%, 08/25/34, (01/25/12)3

     2,326,322        414,477   

FNMA, Series 2004-51, Class SX, 6.826%, 07/25/34, (01/25/12)3

     751,319        108,899   

FNMA, Series 2008-87, Class AS, 7.356%, 07/25/33, (01/25/12)3

     3,693,463        614,434   

GNMA, Series 2011-37, Class IG, 2.000%, 03/20/13

     3,985,502        74,911   

GNMA, Series 2010-111, Class BI, 2.000%, 09/16/13

     5,140,916        141,915   

GNMA, Series 2010-147, Class IG, 2.000%, 11/16/13

     20,839,924        606,821   

GNMA, Series 2011-94, Class IS, 6.417%, 06/16/36, (01/16/12)3

     1,037,009        206,735   

GNMA, Series 2011-32, Class KS, 11.535%, 06/16/34, (01/16/12)3

     1,213,918        409,526   

Total Interest Only Strips

       9,969,418   

U.S. Treasury Notes - 1.0%

      

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, 2.375%, 01/15/25

     3,123,510        3,971,249   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $316,865,346)

       321,158,468   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 9.4%

          

Bank of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2005-2, Class A4, 4.783%, 07/10/434

   $ 170,085      $ 170,006   

Bank of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2002-2, Class A3, 5.118%, 07/11/43

     338,644        340,515   

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-6, Class A2, 5.309%, 10/10/45

     290,756        290,465   

Bank of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2002 PB2, Class A4, 6.186%, 06/11/35

     398,213        397,934   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2002-PBW1, Class A2, 4.720%, 11/11/354

     4,291,512        4,336,561   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2006-PW11, Class A2, 5.393%, 03/11/394

     580,118        579,848   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2002-TOP6, Class A2, 6.460%, 10/15/36

     133,591        133,982   

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 0.794%, 02/25/35, (01/25/12)3,5,7

     1,224,577        240,241   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2002-CKN2, Class A3, 6.133%, 04/15/37

     244,082        244,722   

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2004-C5, Class A3, 4.499%, 11/15/37

     766,186        765,779   

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2002-CP5, Class A2, 4.940%,12/15/35

     1,667,000        1,700,508   

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2002-CP5, Class C, 5.230%, 12/15/35

     1,400,000        1,421,524   

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2002-3A, Class A2, 5.000%, 12/10/37

     1,313,937        1,340,237   

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2002-2A, Class A3, 5.349%, 08/11/36

     2,565,615        2,592,484   

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2002-1A, Class A3, 6.269%, 12/10/35

     665,829        668,480   

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2003-C3, Class A3, 4.646%, 04/10/40

     236,798        239,030   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Class A2, Series 2005-GG3, 4.305%, 08/10/42

     611,773        611,385   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2004-CBX, Class A4, 4.529%, 01/12/37

     388,724        388,621   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-CB12, Class A3A1, 4.824%, 09/12/37

     179,027        178,919   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-LDP4, Class A3A1, 4.871%, 10/15/42

     2,184,699        2,181,121   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2002-CIB5, Class A2, 5.161%, 10/12/37

     3,515,000        3,586,299   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2002-C1, Class A3, 5.376%, 07/12/37

     2,708,587        2,734,650   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-LDP6, Class A3B, 5.559%, 04/15/434

     2,278,418        2,276,795   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-C8, Class A5, 4.720%, 12/15/29

     553,106        553,503   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2008-C8, Class A3, 4.830%, 11/15/27

     460,928        467,548   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2002-C4, Class A5, 4.853%, 09/15/31

     1,853,000        1,882,077   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C7, Class A2, 5.103%, 11/15/30

     454,679        454,488   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2002-C1, Class A4, 6.462%, 03/15/31

     274,651        274,953   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-MKB1, Class A3, 4.892%, 02/12/42

     897,653        907,760   

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Series 2003-HQ2, Class A2, 4.920%, 03/12/35

     1,457,000        1,499,361   

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Series 2002-IQ2, Class A4, 5.740%, 12/15/35

     1,606,504        1,623,640   

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Series 2002-KEY2, Class A3, 4.865%, 03/18/36

     1,493,000        1,506,713   

Washington Mutual, Class 2A3, Series 2005-AR2, 0.644%, 01/25/45, (01/25/12)3

     654,314        440,428   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $38,663,391)

       37,030,577   

Asset-Backed Securities - 0.2%

      

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2005-FF10, Class A4, 0.614%, 11/25/35, (01/25/12)3

     840,485        648,569   

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, 1.374%, 12/25/34, (01/25/12)3,7

     235,318        215,326   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $1,076,281)

       863,895   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

Short-Term Investments - 10.1%

          

U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes - 6.0%

      

FHLMC, 0.034%, 05/18/122

   $ 4,000,000      $ 3,999,696   

FHLMC, 0.076%, 10/01/122

     10,000,000        9,993,200   

FNMA, 0.021%, 04/13/122,6

     200,000        199,989   

FNMA, 0.022%, 02/01/122,6

     1,000,000        999,984   

FNMA, 0.033%, 04/18/122

     1,200,000        1,199,929   

FNMA, 0.033%, 05/02/122

     7,300,000        7,299,511   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes

       23,692,309   
 
     Shares        

Other Investment Companies - 4.1%1

      

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.05%

     16,255,466        16,255,466   

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $39,944,058)

       39,947,775   

Total Investments - 101.5% (cost $396,549,076)

       399,000,715   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (1.5)%

       (5,987,212

Net Assets - 100.0%

     $ 393,013,503   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

Investment Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

The Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund’s objective is to achieve total return in excess of the total return of the major market indices for mortgage-backed securities.

The Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund seeks to achieve its objective by matching the duration, or interest-rate risk, of a portfolio that invests exclusively in mortgage-backed securities, as weighted in the major market indices for mortgage-backed securities. These indices currently include the Citigroup Mortgage Index and the Barclays Capital Mortgage Index, each of which includes all outstanding government sponsored fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities, weighted in proportion to their current market capitalization. The duration of these indices is generally similar to that of intermediate-term U.S. Treasury notes, and typically will range between three and five years.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in debt securities issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and synthetic instruments or derivatives, or securities having economic characteristics similar to such debt securities. The Fund’s benchmark is the Citigroup Mortgage Index.

The Portfolio Manager

Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.

Smith Breeden Associates, Inc. (“Smith Breeden”) is the subadvisor for the Fund. Smith Breeden, located at 280 South Mangum Street, Suite 301, Durham, NC, was founded in 1982. Smith Breeden is an investment management firm for a client base including corporate and public pension plans, central and supranational banks, endowments and foundations, private banks and financial institutions, insurance companies, and other institutional investors. Specializing in fixed income portfolios, the firm offers separate accounts, commingled funds, and serves as a subadvisor to ‘40 Act funds. As of December 31, 2011, Smith Breeden managed assets of approximately $6.2 billion.

Smith Breeden believes that innovative research provides critical insights into the fixed-income market. The firm’s experienced investment professionals apply these research insights to the management of investment portfolios designed to achieve their clients’ objectives. The key tenets of this market-tested investment philosophy are:

Over a market cycle, a portfolio of fixed income securities with wide risk-adjusted spreads produces an attractive total return in comparison to the market return.

The incremental return available from security selection and sector allocation, based on careful relative value analysis, quantitative research, and experienced market judgment, is more consistent than the incremental return from predicting the direction of interest rates or other macro-factor trading strategies.

Within the investment-grade fixed-income market, the spread sectors, e.g., corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), commercial MBS (CMBS), and asset-backed securities (ABS), will tend to outperform Treasury securities over a market cycle. The corporate, mortgage, CMBS, and ABS sectors also offer the greatest active management opportunity for adding value through security selection.

The portfolio management team at Smith Breeden Associates specializes in analyzing and investing in mortgage-backed securities. Through careful analysis and comparison of the characteristics of these securities, such as type of issuer, coupon, maturity, geographic structure, and historic and prospective prepayment rates, the team seeks to structure a portfolio that will outperform the Citigroup Mortgage Index. While the portfolio managers will purchase securities of any maturity or duration, they do not attempt to add value by actively positioning the interest-rate sensitivity of the portfolio. Instead, they typically manage the weighted average duration of the portfolio so that it is similar to that of the duration of the Citigroup Mortgage Index.

The ideal investment exhibits the following traits:

 

   

Very high quality (AAA or Government)

 

   

Attractive value relative to other MBS opportunities

The portfolio managers limit purchases to securities from the following asset classes:

 

   

Securities issued directly or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities

 

   

Mortgage-backed securities rated AAA by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) or Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)

 

   

Securities fully collateralized by assets in either of the above classes

 

   

Assets that would qualify as liquidity items under federal regulations (which may change from time to time) if held by a commercial bank or savings institution; and hedge instruments

 

   

Stripped mortgage-backed securities, which may only be used for risk management purposes

The investment team will make a sell decision when:

 

   

They no longer view the bonds as attractive

 

   

They need to maintain the portfolio’s target duration

 

   

They deem it necessary for portfolio allocation purposes

The Year in Review

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund returned 5.88%, compared to 6.38% for its benchmark, the Citigroup Mortgage Index (“Citi Mortgage”).

Recent years have been marked by historic market moves, a credit and liquidity crisis, massive deleveraging, and unprecedented government intervention. Investment decisions are being driven more by new policies and macro developments, rather than by relative value. As a result, risk aversion and uncertainty about economic outcomes drove capital into safe havens and investors into higher-quality spread product. Overall, 2011 exhibited slow economic growth and periodic bouts of volatility as the markets gradually continued to heal.

Agency fixed-rate MBS started the year off in a strong manner, supported by a steep yield curve and solid demand from banks and REITs, which accounted for approximately $40 billion in MBS demand in the first quarter alone. While the year began with higher rates, it ended the quarter with only marginally higher rates following a mid-March drop on the news of the natural disaster in Japan. Prepayment levels remain contained on weakness in

 

 

 

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Investment Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

housing and employment reports. While senior CMBS continued its tightening trend from 2010, investors continued to show risk appetite for high-quality paper with low credit risk. Overall, CMBS spreads tightened on the quarter, despite retrenching somewhat on the tsunami and earthquake news.

While the second quarter marked another strong quarter for the Fund, the markets were tempered by more pessimistic prospects for a U.S. recovery, a resurgence of credit concerns in Europe, and political uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Overall MBS performance was mixed, but the asset class held its own relative to more credit-sensitive spread products. Strong technicals abetted 15-year MBS and GNMA MBS on continued demand from banks and REITs, and higher coupon

30-year conventional MBS benefitted from a slower prepay environment. However, lower coupon 15-year conventionals struggled under increased production and lack of investor interest. During the quarter, risk aversion seemed to settle in as CMBS spreads widened, primarily affecting the tranches with less credit support. While the sector overall underperformed duration-matched swaps, the Fund’s higher-quality holdings still added to performance on the quarter.

Macro concerns in the third quarter kept risk appetite at bay, and weighed on spread product in general. This quarter mirrored that of the third quarter in 2010 with lower Treasury yields and mortgage rates as fears of a double dip recession resurfaced. The MBS sector supplied interesting developments throughout the quarter. The concept of a par coupon in MBS became somewhat of a misnomer, as production coupons finished September trading above par with the FNMA 5% approaching $105. In a move unanticipated by the markets, the Fed announced it would resume purchases of agency MBS with funds from principal repayments on its existing portfolio. Reaction was mixed, with the lower coupon 30-year MBS benefitting the most, given expected future purchases. REIT demand subsided, as investors in general became more concerned over policy risk. CMBS underperformed Treasuries on poor economic news, and we added some shorter-dated paper on this weakness.

Fourth-quarter macro news tended to influence the markets which vacillated between “risk on” and “risk off” postures. While Europe sovereign debt matters continued to dominate headlines, investors also noticed news items surrounding government-sponsored refinancing. Although the news was largely discounted by the market, it provides another example of the impact of policy changes and government intervention in the MBS market. The Fund finished the year strong as rates were modestly lower, and risk appetite for higher-quality paper, particularly in securitized sectors such as CMBS, started to return somewhat towards year-end.

Most of the Portfolio outperformance for 2011 was attributed to agency MBS and CMBS exposure. Agency adjustable-rate (ARMs), Interest-only strips (IOs), and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) were beneficiaries of lower realized volatility, prepayments, and mortgage rates. Non-agency FRMs and ARMs underperformed

given mid-year selling from Maiden Lane holdings and a general lack of risk appetite for housing-related credit. Despite spread widening throughout the majority of the year, the Fund’s CMBS holdings outperformed on stronger appetite for paper at the top of the capital structure.

Derivatives such as financial futures, options, and mortgage derivatives are used for portfolio duration and convexity risk management. Although we prefer to have the flexibility to use the largest array of instruments possible, derivatives are not crucial to our ability to add value.

Looking Forward

On December 31, 2011, the Fund held the bulk of its exposure in 15- and 30-year agency FRMs, although it maintained an under-weight versus the benchmark. We decreased the allocation to 15- and 30-year agency FRMs by approximately 8% during the year. In addition, over 8% of capital was allocated to CMBS, which are not included in the Citigroup Mortgage Index. The total allocation to CMBS decreased by 2% of capital during the year. The total allocation to adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) dropped from nearly 11% to 8%. The Fund also maintained its small allocation to Interest-Only (IO) strips, CMOs, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). We believe that high-quality spread assets that are held in the Portfolio are likely to continue experiencing positive performance.

While the Fund started off with a slightly longer duration, we ended the year slightly short the Index due to the current low absolute rate levels. We decreased leverage in the Fund as some CMBS and non-agency positions paid down, and some down-in-coupon trades reduced leverage while maintaining spread duration.

Smith Breeden believes that the agency MBS market is starting off 2012 with fairly attractive spreads and good fundamentals. We do not anticipate that expected supply changes in the sector will pressure spreads, and expect non-U.S. investors, banks, and possibly a return of REITs to continue as bulk buyers of the paper. We believe the prepay environment should be positive for MBS investors but government action may influence certain homeowner segments. We will monitor potential policy changes and their effect on MBS, and adjust our holdings as needed. We expect spread volatility in agency MBS will remain somewhat elevated, providing a good environment for active management and security selection opportunities.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of Smith Breeden Associates, Inc., as of January 23, 2012.

Cumulative Total Return Performance

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all distributions were reinvested. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund on December 31, 2001 to a $10,000 investment made in

 

 

 

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Cumulative Total Return Performance (continued)

the Citigroup Mortgage Index for the same time period. Figures include reinvestment of capital gains and dividends. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund and the Citigroup Mortgage Index from December 31, 2001 through December 31, 2011.

 

Average Annual Total Returns1

   1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund 2,3,4,5

     5.88     6.49     5.47

Citigroup Mortgage Index6

     6.38     6.62     5.76

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

In choosing a Fund, investors should carefully consider the amount they plan to invest, their investment objectives, the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

  1

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are the average annual return. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2011. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

  2

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

  3

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtors’ ability to pay their creditors, and changing interest rate risk.

4         The Fund may use derivative instruments for hedging purposes or as part of its investment strategy. There is a risk that a derivative intended as a hedge may not perform as expected. The main risk with derivatives is that some types can amplify a gain or loss, potentially earning or losing substantially more money than the actual cost of the derivative or that the counterparty may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss for the Fund. Use of these instruments may also involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, management risk and the risk that a fund could not close out a position when it would be most advantageous to do so.

5         Many bonds have call provisions which allow the debtors to pay them back before maturity. This is especially true with mortgage securities, which can be paid back anytime. Typically debtors prepay their debt when it is to their advantage (when interest rates drop making a new loan at current rates more attractive), and thus likely to the disadvantage of bondholders, who may have to reinvest prepayment proceeds in securities with lower yields. Prepayment risk will vary depending on the provisions of the security and current interest rates relative to the interest rate of the debt.

6         The Citigroup Mortgage Index includes all outstanding government sponsored fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities, weighted in proportion to their current market capitalization. The Index reflects no deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes. The Citigroup Mortgage Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

 

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

 

 

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Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Portfolio Breakdown

   Managers Intermediate Duration
Government Fund**
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     104.6

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     11.9

Other Assets and Liabilities

     (16.5 %) 
** As a percentage of net assets
 

Top Ten Holdings

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

FNMA, 5.000%, TBA*

     12.1

FNMA, 4.000%, TBA*

     10.9   

FHLMC, 4.500%, TBA

     6.7   

FHLMC, 5.000%, TBA

     3.2   

FHLMC, 5.500%, TBA*

     3.1   

FNMA, 6.000%, TBA*

     2.7   

GNMA, 4.500%, 05/15/41*

     2.4   

FHLMC, 5.655%, 01/01/36*

     2.4   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, 06/01/35*

     2.2   

FNMA, 4.500%, 10/01/40*

     2.1   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     47.8
  

 

 

 
* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2011

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

 

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Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 104.6%8

          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 34.8%

      

FHLMC, 2.349%, 11/01/33, (12/01/12)3

   $ 1,587,440      $ 1,660,791   

FHLMC, 4.000%, TBA

     1,000,000        1,048,750   

FHLMC, 4.500%, 04/01/35 to 09/01/41

     2,988,506        3,183,132   

FHLMC, 4.500%, TBA

     11,200,000        11,866,749   

FHLMC, 5.000%, 05/01/18 to 07/01/41

     1,875,382        2,020,157   

FHLMC, 5.000%, 11/01/357

     2,537,223        2,754,562   

FHLMC, 5.000%, TBA

     5,300,000        5,695,015   

FHLMC, 5.454%, 02/01/37, (03/01/12)3

     112,050        118,144   

FHLMC, 5.500%, 11/01/17 to 01/01/19

     788,440        860,067   

FHLMC, 5.500%, 09/01/337

     777,360        847,228   

FHLMC, 5.500%, 05/01/347

     645,107        711,354   

FHLMC, 5.500%, TBA

     5,100,000        5,533,500   

FHLMC, 5.655%, 01/01/36, (01/01/13)3,7

     3,954,417        4,227,225   

FHLMC, 6.000%, 02/01/22 to 03/01/22

     619,509        674,806   

FHLMC, 7.500%, 07/01/347

     1,922,306        2,284,764   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 4.500%, 05/01/34 to 05/01/35

     519,728        552,277   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 4.500%, 10/01/347

     1,227,901        1,305,332   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 4.500%, 04/01/357

     1,770,453        1,880,990   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 4.500%, 10/01/357

     1,376,666        1,462,617   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 4.500%, 11/01/357

     1,190,121        1,264,426   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.000%, 10/01/18 to 08/01/19

     323,059        350,205   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, 10/01/33 to 05/01/38

     1,640,478        1,788,854   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, 02/01/357

     1,075,730        1,171,070   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, 06/01/357

     3,598,060        3,919,202   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, 06/01/357

     1,133,153        1,234,292   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, 12/01/387

     509,198        555,282   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 6.000%, 09/01/17 to 05/01/22

     705,853        769,406   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 6.000%, 10/01/217

     1,858,763        2,025,112   

FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities, Series T-51, Class 2A, 7.500%, 08/25/424

     237,067        278,933   

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

       62,044,242   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 53.9%

      

FNMA, 0.614%, 11/25/30, (01/25/12)3,7

     1,698,623        1,695,640   

FNMA, 0.694%, 03/25/35, (01/25/12)3,7

     977,831        970,217   

FNMA, 1.947%, 07/01/33, (06/01/12)3

     506,849        524,791   

FNMA, 2.034%, 06/01/34, (05/01/12)3,7

     1,372,204        1,447,235   

FNMA, 2.182%, 02/01/36, (02/01/12)3

     139,533        145,313   

FNMA, 2.418%, 08/01/34, (06/01/12)3

     642,329        676,629   

FNMA, 2.458%, 06/01/34, (06/01/12)3,7

     1,451,048        1,533,633   

FNMA, 2.686%, 06/01/37, (05/01/12)3

     576,924        614,977   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount      Value  
     

Federal National Mortgage Association - 53.9% (continued)

           

FNMA, 3.000%, TBA

   $ 2,000,000       $ 2,065,312   

FNMA, 4.000%, 03/01/25 to 10/01/41

     3,075,047         3,241,960   

FNMA, 4.000%, TBA

     18,400,000         19,344,875   

FNMA, 4.500%, 10/01/406

     3,432,984         3,670,978   

FNMA, 4.500%, 11/01/406

     2,356,214         2,519,567   

FNMA, 4.500%, 05/01/41 to 12/01/41

     8,423,334         8,980,632   

FNMA, 5.000%, 06/01/18 to 08/01/41

     4,493,160         4,864,821   

FNMA, 5.000%, 02/01/366

     2,091,298         2,260,963   

FNMA, 5.000%, TBA

     19,900,000         21,498,218   

FNMA, 5.500%, 03/01/17 to 07/01/38

     4,005,925         4,377,188   

FNMA, 5.500%, 01/01/196

     360,212         391,764   

FNMA, 5.500%, 11/01/346

     1,089,594         1,190,420   

FNMA, 6.000%, 08/01/17 to 11/01/22

     3,008,447         3,205,780   

FNMA, 6.000%, 06/01/396

     1,584,861         1,745,879   

FNMA, 6.000%, TBA

     4,300,000         4,734,703   

FNMA, 6.500%, 11/01/28 to 07/01/32

     296,989         332,399   

FNMA, 7.000%, 11/01/22

     1,716,965         1,892,217   

FNMA, Series 1994-55, Class H, 7.000%, 03/25/247

     1,610,028         1,839,868   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2003-W4, Class 4A, 7.271%, 10/25/424

     142,464         165,181   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

        95,931,160   

Government National Mortgage Association - 13.8%

       

GNMA, 3.000%, 03/20/16, (04/01/12)3

     13,602         14,204   

GNMA, 3.000%, 08/20/17 to 08/20/18, (10/01/12)3

     84,046         87,737   

GNMA, 3.000%, 11/20/17 to 12/20/17, (01/01/13)3

     166,508         173,403   

GNMA, 4.375%, 06/20/16 to 05/20/21, (07/01/12)3

     47,988         49,787   

GNMA, 4.500%, 06/15/39 to 05/15/41

     2,371,631         2,591,691   

GNMA, 4.500%, 09/15/407

     935,228         1,026,609   

GNMA, 4.500%, 05/15/417

     3,889,716         4,270,677   

GNMA, 5.000%, 09/15/397

     842,712         938,333   

GNMA, 5.000%, 09/15/397

     849,975         946,420   

GNMA, 5.000%, 10/15/397

     884,974         981,242   

GNMA, 5.000%, 10/15/39 to 09/15/41

     2,905,708         3,229,903   

GNMA, 5.000%, 10/15/397

     1,657,213         1,837,487   

GNMA, 5.000%, 11/15/397

     1,752,329         1,951,163   

GNMA, 5.000%, 12/15/397

     1,830,666         2,029,808   

GNMA, 5.500%, 10/15/397

     3,054,968         3,443,045   

GNMA, 5.500%, 11/15/397

     877,263         988,703   

GNMA, 7.500%, 09/15/28

     19,479         19,988   

GNMA, 7.500%, 11/15/31

     5,377         6,092   

Total Government National Mortgage Association

        24,586,292   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

Interest Only Strips - 2.1%

          

FHLMC, 4.500%, 09/15/35

   $ 403,053      $ 54,846   

FHLMC, 5.000%, 05/15/17 to 04/15/20

     670,043        62,203   

FHLMC, 6.000%, 05/01/315

     4,269        735   

FHLMC, 6.422%, 11/15/18, (01/15/12)3

     444,195        27,873   

FHLMC, 6.822%, 11/15/30, (01/15/12)3

     57,778        1,890   

FHLMC, 6.922%, 03/15/32, (01/15/12)3

     782,918        125,211   

FHLMC, 7.622%, 06/15/31, (01/15/12)3

     38,774        7,013   

FHLMC, Series 3685, Class EI, 5.000%, 03/15/19

     1,629,848        169,441   

FHLMC, Series 3659, Class IE, 5.000%, 03/15/19

     722,971        71,831   

FHLMC, Series 3731, Class IO, 5.000%, 07/15/19

     738,714        62,658   

FHLMC, Series 2637, Class SI, 5.722%, 06/15/18, (01/25/12)3

     326,311        31,038   

FHLMC, Series 2965, Class SA, 5.772%, 05/15/32, (01/25/12)3

     684,744        92,308   

FHLMC, Series 3606, Class SN, 5.972%, 12/15/39, (01/15/12)3

     734,120        118,905   

FHLMC, Series 3424, Class XI, 6.292%, 05/15/36, (01/15/12)3

     468,583        83,396   

FHLMC, Series 2980, Class SL, 6.422%, 11/15/34, (01/25/12)3

     382,670        67,316   

FHLMC, Series 2922, Class SE, 6.472%, 02/15/35, (01/15/12)3

     274,207        51,001   

FHLMC, Series 2772, Class KS, 6.902%, 06/15/22, (01/15/12)3

     118,905        4,490   

FHLMC, Series 3489, Class SD, 7.522%, 06/15/32, (01/15/12)3

     374,452        69,834   

FNMA, 4.000%, 09/01/33 to 09/01/34

     601,909        43,278   

FNMA, 4.500%, 09/01/33

     233,726        25,483   

FNMA, 5.000%, 05/01/34 to 12/01/35

     1,013,315        141,260   

FNMA, 7.000%, 04/01/235

     178,008        38,341   

FNMA, 7.000%, 06/01/235

     19,281        3,593   

FNMA, Series 2011-88, Class WI, 3.500%, 09/25/26

     755,748        103,155   

FNMA, Series 2010-95, Class DI, 4.500%, 11/25/20

     999,197        87,972   

FNMA, Series 2008-86, Class IO, 4.500%, 03/25/23

     1,415,139        129,226   

FNMA, Series 2011-69, Class AI, 5.000%, 05/25/18

     2,246,335        172,191   

FNMA, Series 2010-65, Class IO, 5.000%, 09/25/20

     1,649,257        200,263   

FNMA, Series 2010-29, Class KJ, 5.000%, 12/25/21

     2,380,070        215,923   

FNMA, Series 2010-37, Class GI, 5.000%, 04/25/25

     1,649,591        124,039   

FNMA, Series 2010-121, Class IO, 5.000%, 10/25/25

     646,649        63,349   

FNMA, Series 2006-3, Class SA, 5.856%, 03/25/36, (01/25/12)3

     419,870        59,397   

FNMA, Series 2003-73, Class SM, 6.306%, 04/25/18, (01/25/12)3

     428,657        45,617   

FNMA, Series 2005-45, Class SR, 6.426%, 06/25/35, (01/25/12)3

     418,886        73,085   

FNMA, Series 2005-12, Class SC, 6.456%, 03/25/35, (01/25/12)3

     387,950        64,132   

FNMA, Series 2008-34, Class SM, 6.456%, 05/25/38, (01/25/12)3

     853,418        156,534   

FNMA, Series 2005-65, Class KI, 6.706%, 08/25/35, (01/25/12)3

     1,862,989        334,440   

FNMA, Series 2004-49, Class SQ, 6.756%, 07/25/34, (01/25/12)3

     220,253        38,640   

FNMA, Series 2004-64, Class SW, 6.756%, 08/25/34, (01/25/12)3

     1,010,932        180,116   

FNMA, Series 2004-51, Class SX, 6.826%, 07/25/34, (01/25/12)3

     422,957        61,305   

GNMA, Series 2010-111, Class BI, 2.000%, 09/16/13

     2,259,551        62,375   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

Interest Only Strips - 2.1% (continued)

          

GNMA, Series 2011-94, Class IS, 6.417%, 06/16/36, (01/16/12)3

   $ 461,565      $ 92,016   

GNMA, Series 2011-32, Class KS, 11.535%, 06/16/34, (01/16/12)3

     499,667        168,567   

Total Interest Only Strips

       3,786,286   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $180,617,507)

       186,347,980   

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 11.9%

      

American Home Loan Investment Trust, 2.801%, 06/25/45, (02/01/12)3

     1,445,704        1,010,375   

American Home Mortgage Assets, Series 2005-1, Class 1A1, 2.735%, 11/25/35, (2/25/12)3

     96,829        51,154   

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2.294%, 02/25/45, (02/01/12)3

     669,344        491,682   

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2.801%, 04/25/44, (02/01/12)

     160,382        110,790   

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, 2.801%, 06/25/45, (02/01/12)3

     85,609        73,745   

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-6, Class A2, 5.309%, 10/10/45

     1,318,758        1,317,439   

Bank of America Funding Corp., Series 2004-B, Class 1A2, 2.735%, 12/20/344

     185,399        109,584   

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-3,
2.675%, 04/25/35
4

     177,348        114,887   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2002-PBW1, Class A2,
4.720%, 11/11/35
4

     1,745,980        1,764,308   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2005-PWR9, Class A3,
4.868%, 09/11/42

     1,000,000        1,066,942   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2006-PW11, Class A2,
5.393%, 03/11/39
4

     242,032        241,919   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-PW13, Class A2,
5.426%, 09/11/41

     56,842        57,862   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2008-C7, Class A3,
6.072%, 12/10/49
4

     1,148,000        1,195,179   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD3, Class A4,
5.658%, 10/15/48

     2,000,000        2,176,100   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 0.594%, 05/25/35, (01/25/12)3

     464,596        417,230   

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Series 2004-R2, Class 1AF1,
0.714%, 11/25/34, (01/25/12) (a)
3

     266,783        219,283   

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Series 2005-HYB8, Class 1A1, 2.571%, 12/20/354

     141,582        98,599   

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Series 2005-HYB2, Class 1A4, 2.791%, 05/20/354

     138,901        88,785   

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-C3, Class A3, 4.645%, 07/15/37

     2,000,000        2,084,476   

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2002-CP5, Class A2, 4.940%, 12/15/35

     1,734,000        1,768,855   

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2002-2A, Class A3, 5.349%, 08/11/36

     287,169        290,176   

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2005-C1, Class A3, 4.538%, 05/10/43

     345,694        348,145   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-RP2, Class 1AF,
0.644%, 03/25/35, (01/25/12) (a)
3

     276,217        223,049   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Class A2, Series 2005-GG3,
4.305%, 08/10/42

     194,865        194,741   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 1A3, 1.860%, 05/25/34, (02/01/12)3

     61,497        46,302   

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, 2.281%, 11/19/344

     106,538        71,241   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2004-CBX,
Class A4, 4.529%, 01/12/37

     103,857        103,830   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-LDP6,
Class A3B, 5.559%, 04/15/43
4

     1,496,886        1,495,820   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-C8, Class A5, 4.720%, 12/15/29

     325,233        325,466   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C7, Class A2, 5.103%, 11/15/30

     265,384        265,273   

Master Alternative Loans Trust, 6.000%, 01/25/357

     870,146        849,595   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 6.012%, 08/25/354

     1,341,593        1,150,232   

Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 2005-RF1, Class A,
0.644%, 03/25/35, (01/25/12) (a)
3

     331,669        255,846   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2007-16, Class 1A1,
6.000%, 12/28/37

     1,076,338        1,104,192   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $21,152,513)

       21,183,102   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Security Description

   Principal Amount     Value  
    

Short-Term Investments - 24.9%

          

U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes - 0.1%

      

FNMA, 0.071%, 07/16/122,6

   $ 100,000      $ 99,973   
 
     Shares        

Other Investment Companies - 24.8%1

      

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.05%

     15,154,655        15,154,655   

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.14%

     29,076,866        29,076,866   

Total Other Investment Companies

       44,231,521   

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $44,331,447)

       44,331,494   

Total Investments - 141.4% (cost $246,101,467)

       251,862,576   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (41.4)%

       (73,775,281

Net Assets - 100.0%

     $ 178,087,295   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments

 

 

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations are to read in conjunction with the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At December 31, 2011, the approximate cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes and the gross aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on tax cost were approximately as follows:

 

Fund

   Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

Managers Short Duration Government

   $ 396,550,352       $ 5,755,208       ($ 3,304,845   $ 2,450,363   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government

     246,101,467         7,886,117         (2,125,008     5,761,109   

 

  (a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At December 31, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers Intermediate Duration Government

   $ 698,178         0.4

 

  1 

Yield shown for each investment company represents its December 31, 2011, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

  2 

Percentage rate listed represents yield to maturity at December 31, 2011.

  3 

Floating Rate Security. The rate listed is as of December 31, 2011. Date in parentheses represents the securities next coupon rate reset.

  4 

Variable Rate Security. The rate listed is as of December 31, 2011, and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture.

  5 

Illiquid Security: A security not readily convertible into cash such as a stock, bond or commodity that is not actively traded and would be difficult to sell in a current sale. The Funds may not invest more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities. All securities are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or independent pricing services. Illiquid securities market value at December 31, 2011, amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers Short Duration Government

   $ 386,887         0.1

Managers Intermediate Duration Government

     42,669         0.0 %#  

 

  # 

Rounds to less than 0.01%.

  6 

Security pledged to cover margin requirements for open futures positions at December 31, 2011.

  7 

All or part of the security has been segregated for delayed delivery transactions.

  8 

Mortgage-backed obligations and other assets are subject to principal paydowns as a result of prepayments or refinancing of the underlying mortgage instruments. As a result, the average life may be substantially less than the original maturity. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect at December 31, 2011.

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2011: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

    Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical Investments

Level 1
    Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
    Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
    Total  

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

  

   

Investments in Securities

  

                       

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

    —        $ 321,158,468        —        $ 321,158,468   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

    —          37,030,577        —          37,030,577   

Asset-Backed Securities

    —          863,895        —          863,895   

Short-Term Investments:

       

U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes

    —          23,692,309        —          23,692,309   

Other Investment Companies

  $ 16,255,466        —          —          16,255,466   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 16,255,466      $ 382,745,249        —        $ 399,000,715   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets‡

       

Interest Rate Futures Contracts

  $ 71,928        —          —        $ 71,928   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities

       

Interest Rate Futures Contracts

    (985,187     —          —          (985,187
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

  ($ 913,259     —          —        ($ 913,259
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

    Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical Investments
Level 1
    Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
    Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
    Total  

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

       

Investments in Securities

  

     

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

    —        $ 186,347,980        —        $ 186,347,980   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

    —          21,183,102        —          21,183,102   

Short-Term Investments:

       

U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes

    —          99,973        —          99,973   

Other Investment Companies

  $ 44,231,521        —          —          44,231,521   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 44,231,521      $ 207,631,055        —        $ 251,862,576   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments

    —        ($ 13,458,210     —        ($ 13,458,210
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets

       

Interest Rate Futures Contracts

  $ 33,368        —          —        $ 33,368   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities

       

Interest Rate Futures Contracts

    (385,336     —          —          (385,336
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

  ($ 351,968     —          —        ($ 351,968
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

All U.S. Government and Agency Obligations held in the Fund are Level 2 securities.
Derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards, options and swap contracts, are not reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments and are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument.

As of December 31, 2011, the Funds had no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 from the beginning of the reporting period.

The following schedule shows the fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2011:

 

          

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Fund

  

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments

  

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location

   Fair Value  

Managers Short Duration Government

   Interest rate futures contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures    $ 23,641       Payable for variation margin on futures    $ 51,084   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Managers Intermediate Duration Government

   Interest rate futures contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures    $ 10,594       Payable for variation margin on futures    $ 13,716   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations and the amount of realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in income were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments

   Amount  

Managers Short Duration Government

   Interest rate futures contracts    ($ 2,496,505
     

 

 

 

Managers Intermediate Duration Government

   Interest rate futures contracts    ($ 255,388
     

 

 

 

The change in unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in income were as follows:

 

Fund

  

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments

   Amount  

Managers Short Duration Government

   Interest rate futures contracts    ($ 1,048,286
     

 

 

 

Managers Intermediate Duration Government

   Interest rate futures contracts    ($ 79,859
     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

At December 31, 2011, the Fund had the following TBA forward sale commitments: (See Note 1(k) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

Fund

   Principal Amount     

Security

   Current Liability  

Managers Intermediate Duration Government

  
   $ 2,000,000       FNMA, 4.000%, TBA    $ 2,109,062   
     6,350,000       GNMA, 4.500%, TBA      6,918,523   
     4,000,000       GNMA, 5.000%, TBA      4,430,625   
        

 

 

 
      Total    $ 13,458,210   
        

 

 

 

At December 31, 2011, the Funds had the following open futures contracts: (See Note 2 (a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
   Position   

Expiration

   Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

        

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   36    Short    March 2012    ($ 4,028

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   131    Long    March 2012      67,219   

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   4    Long    March 2012      4,709   

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

   30    Short    March 2012      (28,903

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

   106    Short    March 2012      (85,562

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

   47    Short    March 2012      (97,789

3-Month Eurodollar

   27    Short    March 2012 - March 2014      (186,330

3-Month Eurodollar

   29    Short    June 2012 - June 2013      (237,598
           

 

 

 

3-Month Eurodollar

   19    Short    September 2012 - September 2013      (136,147

3-Month Eurodollar

   24    Short    December 2012 - December 2013      (208,830
           

 

 

 
         Total    ($ 913,259
           

 

 

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
   Position   

Expiration

   Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

  

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   5    Short    March 2012    ($ 559

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   48    Long    March 2012      24,630   

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   5    Long    March 2012      5,886   

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

   3    Long    March 2012      2,852   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

   21    Short    March 2012      (16,951

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

   28    Short    March 2012      (58,258

3-Month Eurodollar

   9    Short    March 2012 - March 2013      (69,548

3-Month Eurodollar

   9    Short    June 2012 - June 2013      (73,635

3-Month Eurodollar

   9    Short    September 2012 - September 2013      (77,423

3-Month Eurodollar

   10    Short    December 2012 - December 2013      (88,962
           

 

 

 
         Total    ($ 351,968
           

 

 

 

 

Investments Definitions and Abbreviations:

FHLMC:

  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA:

  Federal National Mortgage Association

GMAC:

  General Motors Acceptance Corp.

GNMA:

  Government National Mortgage Association

GSR:

  Goldman Sachs REMIC

TBA:

  To Be Announced

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

     Managers
Short Duration
Government Fund
    Managers
Intermediate Duration
Government Fund
 

Assets:

    

Investments at value*

   $ 399,000,715      $ 251,862,576   

Receivable for delayed delivery investments sold

     19,710,747        23,462,276   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,061,709        478,678   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     1,419,154        725,677   

Receivable for variation margin on futures

     23,641        10,594   

Receivable from affiliate

     —          4,570   

Prepaid expenses

     45,454        12,472   

Total assets

     421,261,420        276,556,843   

Liabilities:

    

Payable for delayed delivery investments purchased

     26,668,313        84,618,292   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     1,157,572        161,601   

Payable for TBA forward sale commitments

     —          13,458,210   

Payable for variation margin on futures

     51,084        13,716   

Accrued expenses:

    

Investment management and advisory fee payable

     236,421        105,628   

Other

     134,527        112,101   

Total liabilities

     28,247,917        98,469,548   

Net Assets

   $ 393,013,503      $ 178,087,295   

Shares outstanding

     41,076,181        16,036,780   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.57      $ 11.10   

Net Assets Represent:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 399,086,667      $ 172,586,236   

Undistributed net investment income

     —          —     

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investments and futures contracts

     (7,611,544     137,354   

Net unrealized appreciation of investments, futures contracts and TBA forward sale commitments

     1,538,380        5,363,705   

Net Assets

   $ 393,013,503      $ 178,087,295   

*  Investments at cost

   $ 396,549,076      $ 246,101,467   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2011

 

 

     Managers Short Duration
Government Fund
    Managers Intermediate Duration
Government Fund
 

Investment Income:

    

Interest income

   $ 6,319,962      $ 5,417,520   

Dividend income

     20,483        39,640   

Total investment income

     6,340,445        5,457,160   

Expenses:

    

Investment management and advisory fees

     2,596,925        1,086,218   

Custodian

     116,822        46,203   

Professional fees

     89,007        56,458   

Registration fees

     65,157        33,060   

Transfer agent

     64,758        185,531   

Reports to shareholders

     48,062        32,650   

Trustees fees and expenses

     28,542        11,441   

Miscellaneous

     16,307        5,414   

Total expenses before offsets

     3,025,580        1,456,975   

Expense reimbursements

     —          (75,733

Expense reductions

     (459     (194

Fee waivers

     (2,157     (17,437

Net expenses

     3,022,964        1,363,611   

Net investment income

     3,317,481        4,093,549   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

    

Net realized gain on investments

     1,247,017        4,595,110   

Net realized loss on futures contracts

     (2,496,505     (255,388

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

     1,908,198        391,892   

Net change in unrealized depreciation of futures contracts

     (1,048,286     (79,859

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (389,576     4,651,755   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 2,927,905      $ 8,745,304   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

    Managers Short Duration Government Fund     Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  

Increase in Net Assets From Operations:

       

Net investment income

  $ 3,317,481      $ 4,960,625      $ 4,093,549      $ 4,658,085   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts

    (1,249,488     (767,061     4,339,722        3,949,843   

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts

    859,912        1,429,714        312,033        2,852,745   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    2,927,905        5,623,278        8,745,304        11,460,673   

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

From net investment income

    (3,319,280     (5,130,631     (4,122,038     (4,636,850

From net realized gain on investments

    —          —          (3,945,014     (4,790,544

Total distributions to shareholders

    (3,319,280     (5,130,631     (8,067,052     (9,427,394

From Capital Share Transactions:

       

Proceeds from sale of shares

    291,803,165        313,082,969        69,723,400        92,990,465   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    3,068,327        4,896,319        7,112,821        8,373,360   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (282,392,872     (212,875,291     (53,071,474     (104,979,200

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

    12,478,620        105,103,997        23,764,747        (3,615,375

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    12,087,245        105,596,644        24,442,999        (1,582,096

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of year

    380,926,258        275,329,614        153,644,296        155,226,392   

End of year

  $ 393,013,503      $ 380,926,258      $ 178,087,295      $ 153,644,296   

End of year undistributed net investment income

    —        $ 155        —        $ 26,057   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Sale of shares

    30,439,393        32,697,915        6,206,673        8,279,870   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    320,229        511,626        639,973        757,008   

Shares repurchased

    (29,452,374     (22,230,366     (4,759,069     (9,332,613

Net increase (decrease) in shares

    1,307,248        10,979,175        2,087,577        (295,735

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

 

    For the year ended December 31,     For the period from
April 1, 2007 to
December 31, 2007
    For the  fiscal
year ended
March 31, 2007
 

Short Duration Government Fund

  2011     2010     2009     2008      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.58      $ 9.56      $ 9.20      $ 9.68      $ 9.68      $ 9.61   

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net investment income

    0.09        0.13        0.24        0.34        0.31        0.42   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.01     0.03        0.35        (0.45     0.01        0.06   

Total from investment operations

    0.08        0.16        0.59        (0.11     0.32        0.48   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.09     (0.14     (0.23     (0.37     (0.32     (0.41

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 9.57      $ 9.58      $ 9.56      $ 9.20      $ 9.68      $ 9.68   

Total Return1

    0.80     1.68 %3      6.43 %3      (1.19 )%      3.41 %6      5.05

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.82     0.81     0.84     0.83     0.84 %4,7      0.83 %4 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

    0.89     1.38     2.43     3.88     4.49 %4,7      4.15 %4 

Portfolio turnover

    141     116     152     282     199 %6      230

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 393,014      $ 380,926      $ 275,330      $ 243,548      $ 235,117      $ 179,984   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

           

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

    0.82     0.82     0.84     0.84     1.22 %7      1.36

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.89     1.37     2.43     3.87     4.11 %7      3.62
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,     For the period from
April 1, 2007 to
December 31, 2007
    For the  fiscal
year ended
March 31,2007
 

Intermediate Duration Government Fund

   2011     2010     2009     2008      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.01      $ 10.90      $ 10.17      $ 10.67      $ 10.54      $ 10.37   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.30        0.32        0.41        0.45        0.37        0.47   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.34        0.46        0.83        (0.37     0.13        0.17   

Total from investment operations

     0.64        0.78        1.24        0.08        0.50        0.64   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.30     (0.32     (0.41     (0.45     (0.37     (0.47

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.25     (0.35     (0.10     (0.13     —          —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.55     (0.67     (0.51     (0.58     (0.37     (0.47

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.10      $ 11.01      $ 10.90      $ 10.17      $ 10.67      $ 10.54   

Total Return1

     5.88 %3      7.20 %3      12.40     0.85     4.85 %6      6.30

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.88     0.89     0.89     0.89     0.83 %5,7      0.87 %5 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     2.64     2.80     3.84     4.32     4.62 %5,7      4.46 %5 

Portfolio turnover

     453     409     370     429     240 %6      445

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 178,087      $ 153,644      $ 155,226      $ 170,181      $ 193,440      $ 182,771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

            

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     0.94     0.96     0.98     0.95     0.84 %7      0.89

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.58     2.73     3.75     4.26     4.61 %7      4.44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

The following notes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds presented on the previous pages.

 

1 

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

2 

Excludes the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

3 

The total return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown.

4 

Excludes interest expense for the period ended December 31, 2007 and the fiscal years ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 of 0.38%, 0.53%, and 0.23%, respectively. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

5 

Excludes interest expense for the period ended December 31, 2007 and the fiscal years ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 of 0.01%, 0.04%, and 0.00%, respectively. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

6 

Not annualized.

7 

Annualized.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Managers Trust II (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust consists of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks and policies. Included in this report are two series of Trust II: Managers Short Duration Government Fund (“Short Duration”), and Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund (“Intermediate Duration”), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.”

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require 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 income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

 

a. Valuation of Investments

Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Over-the-counter securities are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, if one is available. Lacking any sales, over-the counter securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. The Funds’ investments are generally valued based on market quotations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”). Under certain circumstances, the value of each Fund’s investment may be based on an evaluation of its fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. Each Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio investment to calculate its net asset value (“NAV”) when, for example, (1) market quotations are not readily available because a portfolio investment is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the investment trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio investment is suspended and has not resumed before the Fund calculates its NAV, (3) a significant event affecting the value of a portfolio investment is determined to have occurred between the time of the market quotation provided for a portfolio investment and the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV, (4) an investment’s price has remained unchanged over a period of time (often referred to as a “stale price”), or (5) Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”) determines that a market quotation is inaccurate. The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices when thinly traded securities are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations. An investment’s valuation may differ depending on the method used and the factors considered in determining value according to the Fund’s fair value procedures.

Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Futures contracts for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the settlement price as of the close of the futures exchange. Short-term investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share except iShares or other ETF’s, which are valued the same as equity securities. Investments in certain mortgage-backed and stripped mortgage-backed securities, preferred stocks, convertible securities, derivatives and other debt securities not traded on an organized securities market are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities and various relationships between securities and yield to maturity in determining value. Securities (including derivatives) for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued, as determined in good faith, and pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts)

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield

 

 

 

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curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

 

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

 

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Trust becomes aware of the ex-dividend date. Dividend income on foreign securities is recorded net of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders.

The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be

charged to each Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the custodian expense was not reduced for either of the Funds.

Overdrafts will cause a reduction of any earnings credits, computed at 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the over-draft. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Funds did not incur overdraft fees.

The Trust also has a balance credit arrangement with its Transfer Agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.), whereby earnings credits are used to offset banking charges and other out-of-pocket expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the transfer agent expense was reduced as follows: Short Duration - $459, and Intermediate Duration - $194.

The Investment Manager has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in consideration of shareholder servicing fees that it has received from JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., with respect to short-term cash investments each Fund has made in the JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund – Capital Shares. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the management fee was reduced as follows: Short Duration - $2,157, and Intermediate Duration - $17,437.

Total returns and net investment income for the Funds would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. Total expenses before offsets exclude the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense offsets such as brokerage recapture credits, but include non-reimburseable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes, except in such cases where interest expense is disclosed separately.

 

d. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends resulting from net investment income, if any, normally will be declared and paid monthly for the Funds. Distributions of capital gains, if any, will be made on an annual basis and when required for Federal excise tax purposes. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, equalization accounting for tax purposes, options, futures, and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

 

     Short Duration      Intermediate Duration  
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary income

   $ 3,319,280       $ 5,130,631       $ 4,119,606       $ 4,638,090   

Short-term capital gains

     —           —           3,628,005         4,338,776   

Long-term capital gains

     —           —           319,441         450,528   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 3,319,280       $ 5,130,631       $ 8,067,052       $ 9,427,394   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2011, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:

 

     Short
Duration
     Intermediate
Duration
 

Capital loss carry forward

   $ 2,718,343         —     

Undistributed ordinary income

     —           —     

Undistributed short-term capital gains

     —         $ 3,072   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     —           1,024,544   

Post-October loss deferral

     186,811         —     

 

e. Federal Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2008-2011), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Addition-ally, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reason-ably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

New Tax Law–Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act:

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), the Act modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to regulated investment companies (“RIC”). Some highlights of the enacted provisions are as follows:

New post-enactment capital losses may now be carried forward for an unlimited time period. However, any new losses incurred will be required to be utilized prior to any loss carryovers incurred in pre-

enactment taxable years, which generally expire eight years following the close of the taxable year in which they were incurred. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

The Act contains simplification provisions, which are aimed at preventing disqualification of a RIC for “inadvertent” failures of the asset diversification and/or qualifying income tests. Additionally, the Act repealed the 60-day designation requirement for certain types of pass-through income and gains.

Finally, the Act contains several provisions aimed at preserving the character of distributions made by a fiscal year RIC during the portion of its taxable year ending after October 31, or December 31, reducing the circumstances under which a RIC might be required to send shareholders amended Forms 1099 to restate previously reported distributions.

Except for the simplification provisions related to RIC qualification, the Act is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. The Funds’ first taxable year subject to the Act is the current year ended December 31, 2011.

 

f. Capital Loss Carryovers and Deferrals

As of December 31, 2011, the following Fund had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. The amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed or in the case of post-enactment losses, for an unlimited time period.

 

     Capital Loss
Carryover  Amounts
     Expires
December  31,

Fund

   Short-Term      Long-Term     

Short Duration

        

(Pre-Enactment)

   $ 2,718,343         —         2017
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
 

 

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2011, the following Fund utilized capital loss carryovers in the amount of:

 

     Capital Loss
Carryover  Utilized
 

Fund

   Short-Term      Long-Term  

Short Duration

   $ 2,443,882         —     

 

g. Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

At December 31, 2011, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of the following Funds: Short Duration – two collectively own 63%; Intermediate Duration – two collectively own 55%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on the Funds.

 

h. Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities

Each of the Funds entered into securities transactions on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. During the time a delayed delivery sell is outstanding, the contract is marked to market daily and equivalent deliverable securities are held for the transaction. The value of the securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Funds’ Schedules of Portfolio Investments. With respect to purchase commitments, the Funds identify securities as segregated in their records with a value at least equal to the amount of the commitment. The payables and receivables associated with the purchases and sales of delayed delivery securities having the same coupon, settlement date and broker are offset. Delayed delivery or when-issued securities that have been purchased from and sold to different brokers are reflected as both payables and receivables in the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the

contract, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.

 

i. Dollar Roll and Reverse Dollar Roll Agreements

Each of the Funds entered into dollar rolls in which they sell debt securities for delivery currently and simultaneously contract to repurchase similar, but not identical, securities at the same price or a lower price on an agreed date. The Funds receive compensation as consideration for entering into the commitment to repurchase. The compensation is the difference between the current sale price and the forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. The Funds may also be compensated by the receipt of a commitment fee. As the holder, the counterparty receives all principal and interest payments, including prepayments, made with respect to the similar security sold. Dollar rolls may be renewed with a new sale and repurchase price with a cash settlement made at renewal without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into dollar rolls from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their commitments. Additionally, the value of such securities may change adversely before the Funds are able to repurchase them. There can be no assurance that the Funds’ use of the cash that they receive from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds their cost.

 

j. Securities Transacted on a When Issued Basis

Each of the Funds entered into To Be Announced (“TBA”) forward sale commitments to hedge their portfolio positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities they own under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA forward sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA forward sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA forward purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction. Unsettled TBA forward sale commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Valuation of Investments,” in footnote 1a above. Each contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. If the TBA forward sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting purchase commitment, the Fund realizes a gain or loss. If the

 

 

 

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Fund delivers securities under the commitment, the Fund realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.

 

2. Derivative Instruments

The following disclosures contain information on how and why the Funds use derivative instruments, the credit risk and how derivative instruments affect the Funds’ financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statements of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments for the applicable funds. The derivative instruments outstanding as of period end as disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period as disclosed in the Statement of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Funds.

 

a. Futures Contracts

Each of the Funds invest in interest rate futures contracts for risk management purposes, in order to reduce the interest rate risk of fixed-income securities. The Funds are subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. On entering into a futures contract, either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin) must be deposited with the futures broker. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received each day. The variation margin payments equal the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires 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. Futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statements of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures.

Futures transactions involve additional costs and may result in losses. The effective use of futures depends on the Fund’s ability to close futures positions at times when the Fund’s portfolio managers deem it desirable to do so. The use of futures also involves the risk of imperfect correlation among movements in the values of the securities underlying the futures purchased and sold by the Funds, of the futures contracts themselves, and of the securities that are the subject of a hedge.

 

b. Assets Pledged to Cover Margin Requirements for Open Futures Positions

The aggregate market value of assets pledged to cover margin requirements for the open futures positions at December 31, 2011 was:

 

Fund

   Assets Pledged  

Short Duration

   $ 329,987   

Intermediate Duration

     99,973   

 

c. Stripped Securities

Each of the Funds invest in stripped securities (“STRIPS”), primarily interest-only strips, for their hedging characteristics. Interest-only STRIPS will most likely move differently than typical fixed-income securities in relation to changes in interest rates. STRIPS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions from a pool of underlying assets. A common type of STRIP will have one class receiving all of the interest from the underlying assets (“interest-only” or “IO” class), while the other class will receive the entire principal (“principal only” or “PO” class). However, in some instances, one class will receive some of the interest and most of the principal while the other class will receive most of the interest and the remainder of the principal. STRIPS are unusually volatile in response to changes in interest rates. The yield to maturity on an IO class of STRIPS is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates but also to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the underlying assets. A rapid rate of principal prepayments may have a measurably adverse effect on a Fund’s yield to maturity to the extent it invests in IOs. Conversely, POs tend to increase in value if prepayments are greater than anticipated and decline if prepayments are slower than anticipated. Thus, if the underlying assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to fully recover its initial investment in these securities, even if the STRIPS were rated of the

 

 

 

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highest credit quality by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. These risks are managed by investing in a variety of such securities and by using certain hedging techniques. In addition the secondary market for STRIPS may be less liquid than that of other mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities, potentially limiting a Fund’s ability to buy or sell those securities at any particular time.

 

3. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these agreements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses and expect the risks of material loss to be remote.

 

4. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into investment management agreements (each, an “Investment Management Agreement”) under which the Investment Manager, an independently managed subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for each Fund (subject to Board approval), and monitors the subadvisors’ investment programs and results. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by a portfolio manager who serves pursuant to a subadvisory agreement with the Investment Manager.

Investment management fees are paid directly by each Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. The annual investment management fee rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2011, were as follows:

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least

 

     Investment
Management  Fee
 

Short Duration

     0.70

Intermediate Duration

     0.70

May 1, 2012, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary items) to 0.89% of Intermediate Duration Fund’s average daily net assets.

Intermediate Duration is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided

that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s expenses in any such year to exceed the Fund’s expense cap, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s components of reimbursement are detailed in the following chart:

 

     Intermediate Duration  

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/10

   $ 368,116   

Additional Reimbursements

     75,733   

Repayments

     —     

Expired Reimbursements

     (107,403
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/11

   $ 336,446   
  

 

 

 

Effective January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee is $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $8,000 per year. (Prior to January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee was $65,000, plus $4,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts received an additional payment of $15,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional payment of $5,000 per year.) The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the Funds for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents the Funds’ allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

The Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the principal distributor and underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold directly to prospective purchasers through brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with MDI. Subject to the compensation arrangements discussed below, generally MDI bears all or a portion of the expenses of providing services pursuant to the distribution agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of Prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

 

 

 

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     Long-Term Securities                
     (excluding U.S. Government Obligations)      U.S. Government Obligations  

Fund

   Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  

Short Duration

   $ 48,125,870       $ 38,917,044       $ 445,796,067       $ 469,358,142   

Intermediate Duration

     9,788,396         11,739,249         885,637,153         878,125,332   

 

6. Portfolio Securities Loaned

The Funds participate in a securities lending program offered by BNYM (the “Program”), providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending fees include earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and/or government securities and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Under the terms of the Program, each Fund is indemnified for such losses by BNYM. The Funds bear the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Collateral received in the form of cash is invested temporarily in the BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund (formerly BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund the “ICRF”), or other short-term investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNYM. For the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Funds did not lend any securities.

Effective August 2, 2010, the Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, entered into an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNYMC”) with respect to each Fund’s position in the Series B of the ICRF, pursuant to which (i) BNYMC would support the value of certain defaulted securities issued by Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (the “Lehman Securities”) and held by Series B of the ICRF, and (ii) once certain conditions were met, BNYMC would purchase the defaulted securities from each Fund. On October 17, 2011, after certifying that the Fund had met all necessary conditions, BNYMC purchased the Lehman Securities from the Fund at a predetermined price, which represented a premium over the fair market value of the Lehman Securities at that date.

 

7. Risks Associated with Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”)

The net asset value of the Funds may be sensitive to interest rate fluctuations because the Funds may hold several instruments, including CMOs and other derivatives, whose values can be significantly impacted by interest rate movements. CMOs are obligations collateralized by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-related securities. Payments of principal and interest on the mortgages are passed through to the holder of the CMOs on the same schedule as they are received, although certain classes of CMOs have priority over others with respect to the receipt of prepayments on the mortgages. Therefore, the investment in CMOs may be subject to a greater or lesser risk of prepayment than other types of mortgage-related securities. CMOs may have a fixed or variable rate of interest.

 

 

 

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8. New Accounting Pronouncement

In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-03, “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements.” ASU 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control for repurchase agreements including dollar roll transactions. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-03 and its impact on the financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” ASU 2011-04 requires common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” ASU 2011-11 requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under IFRS. The new disclosure requirements mandate that entities disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In addition, ASU 2011-11 requires disclosure of collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements. New disclosures are required for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-11 on the financial statements and disclosures.

 

9. Subsequent Events

The Funds have determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements, which requires additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.

Tax Information (unaudited)

Each Fund hereby designates the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividends as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The 2011 Form 1099-DIV you receive for each Fund will show the tax status of all distributions paid to you during the year.

The percentage of Qualified Dividend Income (“QDI”) and the Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”) for distributions paid is as follows:

 

     Short Duration     Intermediate Duration  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Ordinary Income - QDI

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Ordinary Income - DRD

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Short Duration, and Intermediate Duration hereby designate as a capital gain distribution with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2011, $0, and $319,441, respectively or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gains of such year.

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of Managers Trust II and the Shareholders of Managers Short Duration Government Fund and Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Managers Short Duration Government Fund and Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund (constituting Managers Trust II, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at December 31, 2011, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 27, 2012

 

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

 

 

The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their business addresses, principal occupations for the past five years and dates of birth are listed below. The Trustees provide broad supervision over the affairs of the Trust and the Funds. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Funds’ activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Funds, and review the Funds’ performance. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee or Officer is the address of the Trust: 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854.

There is no stated term of office for Trustees. Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement or removal in accordance with the Trust’s organizational documents and policies adopted by the Board from time to time. The Chairman of the Trustees, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Trust are elected by the Trustees annually. Other officers hold office at the pleasure of the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

The following Trustees are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act:

 

Name, Date of Birth, Number
of Funds Overseen in Fund
Complex*
  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years and Other

Directorships Held by Trustee

Jack W. Aber, 9/9/37

•       Trustee since 2000

•       Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor of Finance, Boston University School of Management (1972-Present); Trustee of Appleton Growth Fund (1 portfolio); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

William E. Chapman, II, 9/23/41

•       Independent Chairman

•       Trustee since 2000

•       Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   President and Owner, Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions (1998-Present); Hewitt Associates, LLC (part time) (provider of Retirement and Investment Education Seminars) (2002-2009); Trustee of Bowdoin College (2002-Present); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

Edward J. Kaier, 9/23/45

•       Trustee since 2000

•       Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Attorney at Law and Partner, Teeters Harvey Gilboy & Kaier LLP (2007-Present); Attorney at Law and Partner, Hepburn Willcox Hamilton & Putnam, LLP (1977-2007); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

Steven J. Paggioli, 4/3/50

•       Trustee since 2000

•       Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Independent Consultant (2002-Present); Formerly Executive Vice President and Director, The Wadsworth Group (1986-2001); Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Investment Company Administration, LLC (1990-2001); Vice President, Secretary and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (1991-2001); Trustee, Professionally Managed Portfolios (43 portfolios); Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP; Independent Director, Chase Investment Counsel (2008 – Present); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

Eric Rakowski, 6/5/58

•       Trustee since 2000

•       Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (1990-Present); Director of Harding, Loevner Funds, Inc. (6 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (5 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

Thomas R. Schneeweis, 5/10/47

•       Trustee since 2000

•       Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts (1977-Present); Director, CISDM at the University of Massachusetts, (1996-Present); President, Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, (formerly Schneeweis Partners, LLC) (2001-Present); Partner, S Capital Management, LLC (2007-Present); President, TRS Associates (1982-Present); Partner, White Bear Partners, LLC (2007-2010); Partner, Northampton Capital Management, LLC (2004-2010); Trustee of Aston Funds (26 portfolios).

*  The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II.

Interested Trustees

 

Each Trustee in the following table is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Ms. Carsman is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of her position with, and interest in securities of, AMG, and her former position as Chief Legal Officer of the Trust.

Name, Date of Birth, Number

of Funds Overseen in Fund

Complex*

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years and Other

Directorships Held by Trustee

Christine C. Carsman, 4/2/52

•       Trustee since 2011

•       Oversees 38 Funds in Fund Complex

   Deputy General Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2011-Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-Present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2004-2011); Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance, Wellington Management Company, LLP (1995-2004)

 

Officers

 

    

Name, Date of Birth,

Position(s) Held with Fund

and Length of Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Keitha L. Kinne, 5/16/58

•       President since 2012

•       Chief Operating Officer since 2007

   Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2007-Present); Chief Investment Officer, Managers Investment Group LLC (2008-Present); President, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2012-Present; Chief Operating Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers AMG Funds and Managers Trust I (2007-Present); Managing Director, Legg Mason & Co., LLC (2006-2007); Managing Director, Citigroup Asset Management (2004-2006).

Lewis Collins, 2/22/66

•       Secretary since 2011

•       Chief Legal Officer since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President and Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2006- 2010); Senior Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2002-2006); Attorney, Ropes & Gray LLP (1998-2002)

Donald S. Rumery, 5/29/58

•       Chief Financial Officer since 2007

•       Treasurer since 2000

   Senior Vice President, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-Present); Treasurer, The Managers Funds (1995-Present); Treasurer, Managers AMG Funds (1999-Present); Treasurer, Managers Trust I (2000-Present); Chief Financial Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers AMG Funds and Managers Trust I (2007-Present); Vice President, The Managers Funds LLC, (1994-2004).

John J. Ferencz, 3/09/62

•       Chief Compliance Officer since 2010

   Vice President, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-Present); Senior Compliance Analyst, Mutual Funds and Regulatory, GE Asset Management Incorporated (2005-2010).

Michael S. Ponder, 9/12/73

•       Assistant Secretary since 2011

   Senior Vice President and Counsel, Managers Investment Group LLC (2011-Present); Attorney, DeNovo Legal (2009-2010); Vice President, Credit Suisse (2007-2009); Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (2006-2007)
 

 

 

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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

333 W. Wacker Drive

Suite 1200

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

333 W. Wacker Drive

Suite 1200

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 835-3879

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.*

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

For Managers Choice Only

Managers

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.*

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, RI 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

* Formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.

 

 

 

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MANAGERS AND MANAGERS AMG FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

  

BALANCED FUNDS

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION

CADENCE FOCUSED GROWTH

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS MID-CAP

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

Rexiter Capital Management Limited

Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.

 

ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

  

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY

AllianceBernstein L.P.

Lazard Asset Management, LLC

Martin Currie Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

Urdang Securities Management, Inc.

 

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES

PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P. Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

  

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

BOND (MANAGERS)

FIXED INCOME

GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE

Miller Tabak Asset Management LLC

 

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.

 

This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www. sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

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. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.

  
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Item 2. CODE OF ETHICS

Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics. See attached Exhibit (a)(1).

Item 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that independent Trustees Mr. Jack W. Aber and Mr. Steven J. Paggioli each qualify as the Audit Committee Financial Expert. Mr. Aber and Mr. Paggioli are “independent” as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.

Item 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The aggregate fees billed by PwC to the Fund for the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years for professional services rendered for audits of annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements (“Audit Fees”) were as follows:

 

     Fiscal 2011      Fiscal 2010  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

   $ 18,374       $ 20,014   

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

   $ 19,947       $ 20,056   

Managers High Yield Fund

   $ 24,489       $ 24,509   

Managers Fixed Income Fund

   $ 28,088       $ 27,537   

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

   $ 26,151       $ 25,638   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

   $ 26,151       $ 25,638   

All Funds in the Managers Complex Audited by PwC

   $ 994,830       $ 994,109   

Audit-Related Fees

There were no fees billed by PwC to the Funds in its two recent fiscal years for services rendered for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements, but are not reported as Audit Fees (“Audit-Related Fees”).

For the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by PwC for engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of one or more Funds by a Fund Service Provider. A Fund Service Provider is (a) any investment adviser to the Fund (not including any Subadvisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) or (b) any entity that provides ongoing services to the Fund and is controlling, controlled by or under common control with a Fund investment adviser described in (a).


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Tax Fees

The aggregate fees billed by PwC to the Funds for the two most recent fiscal years for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning (“Tax Fees”) were as follows:

 

     Fiscal 2011      Fiscal 2010  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Mid-Cap Fund

   $ 7,340       $ 7,200   

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

   $ 7,340       $ 7,200   

Managers High Yield Fund

   $ 7,340       $ 7,200   

Managers Fixed Income Fund

   $ 7,340       $ 7,200   

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

   $ 8,620       $ 9,000   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

   $ 8,620       $ 8,450   

For the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years, Tax Fees billed by PwC for engagements by Fund Service Providers that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds were $0 for fiscal 2008 and $0 for fiscal 2007, respectively.

The services for which Tax Fees were charged comprise all services performed by professional staff in PwC’s tax division except those services related to the audit. Typically, this category would include fees for tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services include preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for refund and tax payment-planning services, assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

All Other Fees

There were no other fees billed by PwC to the Funds for all other non-audit services (“Other Fees”) during the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years. During the same period, there were no Other Fees billed by PwC for engagements by Fund Service Providers that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.

According to policies adopted by the Audit Committee, services provided by PwC to the Funds must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. On an annual basis, the Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves various types of services that PwC may perform for the Funds without specific approval of each engagement, subject to specified budget limitations. As contemplated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Audit Committee also pre-approves non-audit services provided by PwC to any Fund Service Provider for any engagement that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. Any engagement that is not already pre-approved or that will exceed a pre-approved budget must be submitted to the Audit Committee for pre-approval. The Chairman of the Audit Committee is authorized on behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Audit Committee to approve the engagement of PwC to perform non-audit services subject to certain conditions, including notification to the Audit Committee of such pre-


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approval not later than the next meeting of the Audit Committee following the date of such pre-approval.

There were no other fees billed by PwC for non-audit services rendered to the Funds and to Fund Service Providers for the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years.

The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services by PwC to Fund Service Providers that were not required to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee is compatible with maintaining PwC’s independence in its audit of the Funds, taking into account representations from PwC, in accordance with Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, regarding its independence from the Funds and its related entities.

The following table sets forth the non-audit services provided by PwC to the Funds and its service affiliates defined as the Funds’ investment advisor and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Managers Investment Group LLC that provides ongoing services to the Funds (“Control Affiliates”) for the last two fiscal years.

 

     Audit-related fees A      Tax fees A      All other fees  A  
     2010      2009      2010      2009      2010      2009  

Control Affiliates

   $ 424,730       $ 580,765       $ 747,820       $ 479,175       $ 0       $ 0   

 

A 

Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding.

Item 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

Item 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

The schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the shareholder report contained in Item 1 hereof.

Item 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

Item 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

Item 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

Item 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.

Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


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(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, the internal control over financial reporting.


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Item 12. EXHIBITS

 

  (a ) (1)    Any Code of Ethics or amendments hereto. Filed herewith.
  (a ) (2)    Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith.
  (a ) (3)    Not applicable.
  (b   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith.


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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.

MANAGERS TRUST II

 

By:  

/s/ Keitha L. Kinne

  Keitha L. Kinne, President
Date:   March 5, 2012

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/ Keitha L. Kinne

  Keitha L. Kinne, President
Date:   March 5, 2012
By:  

/s/ Donald S. Rumery

  Donald S. Rumery, Chief Financial Officer
Date:   March 5, 2012