N-CSR 1 d485530dncsr.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, 2012 – DECEMBER 31, 2012

(Annual Shareholder Report)

 

 

 


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Managers Funds

 

Annual Report — December 31, 2012

 

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

    1   

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

    2   

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

 

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

    3   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

    15   

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

    24   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    28   

Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

 

Statement of Operations

    29   

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

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    30   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two years

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

    31   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, income and 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

    39   

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

    40   

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:

Thank you for your investment in The Managers Funds. Our foremost goal at Managers Investment Group (MIG) is to provide investment products and solutions that help our shareholders and clients successfully reach their investment goals and objectives. We do this by offering a broad selection of funds managed by a collection of Affiliated Managers Group’s (AMG) Affiliate investment boutiques, along with a complementary series of open-architecture mutual funds.

The past year has been an exciting one for us at MIG. In connection with AMG’s investment in Yacktman Asset Management (“Yacktman”), MIG partnered with Yacktman in reorganizing the Yacktman Focused Fund and the Yacktman Fund into The Managers Funds. The addition of the Yacktman Funds to our platform brought our total assets under management to over $25 billion at the end of 2012.

Additionally, in an effort to better meet our shareholders’ needs as well as bring consistency across our funds, we restructured our share class offerings across many of our Funds, which included discontinuing certain share classes with sales charges (commonly called sales loads). As a result, many of our Funds now offer three No Load share classes – Investor, Service, and Institutional Share Classes. We believe this simplified structure makes it easier for our clients as well as Financial Advisors to select the appropriate share class to match their needs.

During 2012, we also executed on other changes to certain Funds, which included reducing expense ratios on several Funds to ensure that our offerings remain competitive and affordable for our clients.

As we enter into 2013, both known and unknown risks remain to the global economy and its growth prospects. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that the collective fiscal and monetary efforts undertaken over the past several years will continue to have a positive impact on the global economy. In the meantime, we remain confident that our Funds are well positioned to weather an uncertain economic environment.

We thank you for your continued confidence and investment in The Managers Funds. You can rest assured that under all market conditions our team is focused on delivering excellent investment management services for your benefit.

Respectfully,

 

LOGO

Keitha Kinne

President

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, 2012

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

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

  

 

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.79   $ 1,000      $ 1,006      $ 3.98   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.79   $ 1,000      $ 1,021      $ 4.01   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

  

 

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.89   $ 1,000      $ 1,012      $ 4.50   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.89   $ 1,000      $ 1,021      $ 4.52   

 

* 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 half-year (184), then divided by 366.
 

 

 

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

The Managers Short Duration Government Bond 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 six-month U.S. Treasury bill.

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.

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 portfolio 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, 2012, the Fund returned 1.64%, while the Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S Treasury Bill Index returned 0.17%.

The year was filled with macro uncertainty and superiority of fixed income spread over duration as developed nations had too much debt in the wrong places and more commitments, especially for pensions and health care, than could be honored. The macro uncertainty was tempered by accommodative monetary policy, and spread exposure reaped high returns compared with duration exposure. As we entered a period of negotiations when the U.S. faced the “fiscal cliff,” market pressure continued and will inevitably continue into 2013 as the over-commitments mentioned above will not go away on their own accord.

Coming into the year, market consensus was that the likelihood of QE3 was high, and it was almost universally accepted that agency MBS would be part of the program. The first quarter data, however, suggested a rebounding economy. Several voting Fed members believed further QE would require increased weakness from upcoming economic data, while a couple of members were explicitly against increasing the Fed’s balance sheet. Demand for MBS remained strong, and volatility was low. Fixed-rate MBS performance was pretty uniform across the stack as lower coupons continued to benefit from demand from the Fed and the REIT community, while higher coupon MBS performed well as prepayment rates continue to be relatively low. Mortgage derivatives, such as interest-only strips or inverse interest-only floaters, performed well during the quarter.

 

 

 

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

The second quarter marked another strong quarter for the Fund. Economic news was generally negative as problems in Europe continued to manifest themselves with no clear solution. Domestic payrolls continued to disappoint, as the rebound in jobs was not as robust as expected. The FHA’s new streamline finance program with lower insurance fees kicked in the latter part of the quarter. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Government Refinance index spiked following the rules’ change, and high coupon GNMA securities sold off significantly. The Fund’s exposure to agency MBS, adjustable-rate MBS and fixed-rate MBS were the largest contributors to performance for the quarter. Small positions in Interest Onlys (IOs) and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs), which benefitted from continued low short-term rates, were also positive for the quarter.

The FOMC jolted global markets in September with the announcement of QE3. The purchases will continue until unemployment recedes sufficiently, as long as CPI inflation does not get out of hand. This development provides major support for mortgages, and despite spreads being at historical tights, we expect the sector to do well. The Fund continued with its strong performance as mortgage rates ended the quarter lower, as the Fed’s commitment to purchase additional MBS securities kept the market well-bid. Performance favored lower coupons given the market rally as higher coupon prices stalled, but specified pools with prepayment protection also performed well.

The Fund finished the fourth quarter strong as positions in CMBS spreads followed other risky asset spreads tighter. Throughout the quarter, positions in collateralized mortgage obligations and seasoned 15-year fixed-rate mortgage pools were added at attractive spread levels. The Fund added modestly to its MBS derivative positions. Despite elevated prepayment levels, there are certain types of borrower characteristics which we believe will deliver low levels of prepayments going forward.

Most of the Portfolio outperformance for 2012 was attributed to agency MBS exposure, with positive contributions also from non-agency MBS and CMBS. Agency adjustable-rate (ARMs), fixed-rate (FRMs) and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) benefitted from low mortgage rates and prepayments.

Derivatives such as financial futures, options and mortgage derivatives are used for portfolio duration and convexity risk management. We continue to find value in mortgage derivatives with beneficial underlying collateral characteristics.

On December 31, portfolio duration was shorter than that of the six-month Treasury bill by 0.15 years due to the current low absolute

level of rates. In 2012, Agency ARMs were reduced by approximately 13%, on a market value basis within the Portfolio. The largest securitized sector increase was in 15-year agency FRMs, which moved from 24% of capital to 32%. Thirty-year agency FRMs also increased from 0.5% to 2.94%. 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%) to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS).

LOOKING FORWARD

Smith Breeden believes 2013 will begin much in the same way that 2012 ended. The short-term supply/demand characteristics in the market make it likely that mortgage performance could be solid. Primary mortgage rates start the year near all-time lows, and prepayment rates continue to be elevated and should remain elevated for the foreseeable future. Given that, we feel the most attractive opportunity in creating value within the MBS sector is finding specified pools and mortgage derivatives backed by collateral that will prepay slower than generic borrowers. We will continue to monitor the effects of monetary policy and fiscal policy on the markets as volatility is expected to continue.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the portfolio manager, Smith Breeden Associates, Inc., as of December 31, 2012, and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

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, 2002 to a $10,000 investment made in the BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is the average annual return. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. 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. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

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Managers Short Duration Government Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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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 for the same time periods ended December 31, 2012.

 

      Average Annualized Total Returns1  
     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Managers Short Duration Government Fund 2,3,4,5,6

     1.64     1.84     2.60

BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month Treasury Bill Index7

     0.17     0.98     2.08

 

 

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.

 

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 return. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2012. 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 may have resulted in higher returns.

 

3           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.

 

4          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.

 

5           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 risks 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.

 

6          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.

 

7          The BofA Merrill Lynch Six-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that measures returns of six-month Treasury Bills. Unlike the Fund, the BofA Merrill Lynch 6-Month T-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, 2012

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

Portfolio Breakdown

   Managers Short Duration
Government Fund**
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     80.6

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     9.3

Asset-Backed Securities

     0.2

Other Assets and Liabilities

     9.9
** As a percentage of net assets.

Rating

   Managers Short
Duration
Government
Fund
 

U.S. Treasury & Agency

     90.7

Aaa

     9.0

Aa

     0.0

A

     0.1

Baa

     0.0

Ba & lower

     0.2
 

As a percentage of market value of fixed income securities. Chart does not include equity securities.

 

 

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

FHLMC, 0.008%, 01/14/13

     3.2

FNMA, 3.500%, TBA

     1.8   

FNMA, 2.286%, 02/01/35*

     1.6   

FHLMC Gold Pool, 3.500%, 08/01/26

     1.6   

FHLMC, 0.110%, 05/20/13

     1.5   

Morgan Stanley Capital l, Inc., Series 2004-T13, Class

  

A4, 4.660%, 09/13/45

     1.5   

FNMA, 2.492%, 11/01/34*

     1.5   

FNMA, 5.500%, 12/01/17*

     1.4   

FNMA, 0.075%, 03/06/13

     1.3   

FNMA, 2.526%, 01/01/36*

     1.3   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     16.7
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2012
 

 

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, 2012

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Asset-Backed Securities - 0.2%

           

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2005-FF10, Class A4, 0.530%, 11/25/35 (01/25/13)1

   $ 695,943       $ 667,782   

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 2004-BNC2, Class A5, 1.290%, 12/25/34 (01/25/13)1,2

     199,984         192,736   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $896,315)

        860,518   

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 9.3%

       

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,

       

Series 2003-1, Class A2, 4.648%, 09/11/36

     231,720         231,872   

Series 2003-2, Class A4, 5.061%, 03/11/413

     245,230         248,947   

Series 2006-6, Class A2, 5.309%, 10/10/45

     266,425         269,998   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,

       

Series 2003-T10, Class A2, 4.740%, 03/13/40

     243,215         243,677   

Series 2003-T12, Class A4, 4.680%, 08/13/393

     1,551,790         1,582,804   

Series 2004-PWR3, Class A4, 4.715%, 02/11/41

     300,000         309,158   

Series 2004-T14, Class A4, 5.200%, 01/12/413

     1,199,880         1,246,336   

Series 2006-PW11, Class A2, 5.404%, 03/11/393

     284,484         287,127   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C3, Class A2, 4.639%, 05/15/43

     623,677         629,673   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2004-25, Class 2A4, 0.710%, 02/25/35 (01/25/13)1,2,4

     1,093,157         336,683   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,

       

Series 2002-CP5, Class C, 5.230%, 12/15/35

     289,671         289,668   

Series 2003-C3, Class A5, 3.936%, 05/15/38

     718,077         720,240   

Series 2003-C5, Class A4, 4.900%, 12/15/363

     609,966         623,569   

Series 2004-C2, Class A2, 5.416%, 05/15/363

     4,884,000         5,126,369   

Series 2004-C5, Class A3, 4.499%, 11/15/37

     485,487         485,366   

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2004-C2, Class A4, 4.893%, 03/10/40

     900,000         937,686   

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,

       

Series 2003-C2, Class A2, 5.444%, 05/10/403

     774,815         786,144   

Series 2003-C3, Class A4, 5.023%, 04/10/40

     2,457,809         2,514,798   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2005-GG3, Class A3, 4.569%, 08/10/42

     1,880,203         1,884,289   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,

       

Series 2003-C1, Class A2, 4.985%, 01/12/37

     170,138         170,142   

Series 2003-CB7, Class A4, 4.879%, 01/12/383

     2,682,269         2,753,322   

Series 2003-LN1, Class A2, 4.920%, 10/15/373

     3,350,000         3,418,903   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2003-C7, Class A4, 4.931%, 09/15/353

     2,100,000         2,134,186   

Series 2003-C8, Class A3, 4.830%, 11/15/27

     325,823         328,896   

Series 2005-C7, Class A2, 5.103%, 11/15/30

     17,912         17,922   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series 1998-C1, Class A3, 6.720%, 11/15/263

     1,721,435         1,906,593   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2003-KEY1, Class A4, 5.236%, 11/12/353

     1,900,000         1,949,970   

Series 2004-MKB1, Class A3, 4.892%, 02/12/42

     535,618         536,778   

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc.,

       

Series 2003-IQ4, Class A2, 4.070%, 05/15/40

     446,248         447,800   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 9.3% (continued)

           

Series 2003-IQ5, Class A4, 5.010%, 04/15/38

   $ 370,627       $ 376,370   

Series 2004-T13, Class A4, 4.660%, 09/13/45

     6,800,000         6,994,548   

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Series 2002-IQ3, Class A4, 5.080%, 09/15/37

     66,833         66,814   

Prudential Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2003-PWR1, Class A2, 4.493%, 02/11/36

     495,038         494,935   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2003-C6, Class A4, 5.125%, 08/15/353

     357,785         364,105   

Series 2003-C6, Class B, 5.125%, 08/15/353

     396,000         404,455   

Series 2003-C8, Class A4, 4.964%, 11/15/353

     1,762,000         1,820,373   

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR2, Class 2A3, 0.560%, 01/25/45 (01/25/13)1

     577,948         545,746   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $44,706,543)

        43,486,262   
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 80.6%5

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 30.8%

       

FHLMC,

       

2.126%, 11/01/33 (03/15/13)1

     1,296,346         1,368,830   

2.315%, 10/01/28 (03/15/13)1

     84,272         88,121   

2.357%, 07/01/34 (03/15/13)1,2

     433,448         460,633   

2.358%, 12/01/33 (03/15/13)1

     2,567,770         2,741,226   

2.375%, 12/01/32 to 04/01/34 (03/15/13)1,2

     6,222,583         6,589,151   

2.384%, 11/01/33 (03/15/13)1

     1,657,050         1,764,847   

2.397%, 05/01/33 (03/15/13)1

     1,421,172         1,501,737   

2.411%, 05/01/34 (03/15/13)1

     2,947,004         3,129,913   

2.446%, 10/01/33 (03/15/13)1,2

     2,933,148         3,111,710   

2.454%, 10/01/33 (03/15/13)1,2

     1,762,675         1,866,066   

2.500%, 09/01/35 (03/15/13)1,2

     2,420,095         2,545,199   

2.541%, 02/01/23 (03/15/13)1

     591,554         613,152   

2.617%, 06/01/35 (03/15/13)1,2

     1,040,902         1,116,572   

2.680%, 12/01/35 (03/15/13)1

     461,295         490,604   

2.893%, 09/01/33 (03/15/13)1,2

     2,627,379         2,796,006   

3.184%, 02/01/37 (03/15/13)1,2

     880,427         925,938   

FHLMC Gold Pool,

       

3.000%, 05/01/27 to 07/01/27

     2,001,165         2,118,817   

3.500%, 12/01/25 to 03/01/27

     18,898,855         20,006,047   

4.000%, 05/01/24 to 09/01/26

     10,495,840         11,112,921   

4.500%, 07/01/18 to 06/01/262

     12,901,731         13,784,239   

5.000%, 09/01/17 to 04/01/232

     13,166,009         14,195,446   

5.500%, 08/01/17 to 05/01/382

     21,360,120         23,107,635   

6.000%, 03/01/18 to 01/01/242

     1,822,066         1,998,137   

6.500%, 03/01/182

     576,418         621,988   

7.000%, 06/01/17 to 07/01/192

     888,499         944,150   

7.500%, 04/01/15 to 03/01/33

     646,345         772,663   

FHLMC REMICS,

       

Series 2429, Class HB, 6.500%, 12/15/23

     325,630         367,403   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 30.8% (continued)

           

FHLMC REMICS,

       

Series 2554, Class HA, 4.500%, 04/15/32

   $ 1,532,541       $ 1,581,472   

Series 2558, Class UE, 5.500%, 05/15/22

     76,981         77,440   

Series 2621, Class PG, 5.500%, 12/15/31

     1,665,078         1,695,490   

Series 2627, Class BM, 4.500%, 06/15/18

     417,496         441,456   

Series 2628, Class GQ, 3.140%, 11/15/17

     294,317         298,074   

Series 2631, Class PD, 4.500%, 06/15/18

     149,735         158,106   

Series 2635, Class DG, 4.500%, 01/15/18

     349,221         360,171   

Series 2682, Class LC, 4.500%, 07/15/32

     2,832,025         2,931,101   

Series 2683, Class JB, 4.000%, 09/15/18

     747,509         785,946   

Series 2709, Class PE, 5.000%, 12/15/22

     596,734         623,769   

Series 2718, Class MD, 4.500%, 06/15/17

     40,022         40,131   

Series 2764, Class OD, 4.500%, 10/15/17

     153,545         154,456   

Series 2766, Class PG, 5.000%, 05/15/32

     767,817         779,144   

Series 2783, Class TC, 4.000%, 04/15/19

     608,603         614,301   

Series 2786, Class BC, 4.000%, 04/15/19

     476,447         506,708   

Series 2791, Class AJ, 5.000%, 07/15/16

     155,110         156,326   

Series 2809, Class UC, 4.000%, 06/15/19

     479,041         504,725   

Series 2843, Class BH, 4.000%, 01/15/18

     83,934         83,914   

Series 2850, Class BN, 4.500%, 09/15/18

     88,916         90,112   

Series 2877, Class PA, 5.500%, 07/15/33

     403,530         431,409   

Series 2882, Class UL, 4.500%, 02/15/19

     404,520         411,111   

Series 2890, Class KC, 4.500%, 02/15/19

     397,451         405,670   

Series 2935, Class LM, 4.500%, 02/15/35

     1,565,165         1,661,834   

Series 2986, Class KL, 4.570%, 11/15/19

     3,368,254         3,453,423   

Series 3000, Class PB, 3.900%, 01/15/23

     252,465         261,105   

Series 3266, Class C, 5.000%, 02/15/20

     87,236         87,697   

Series 3294, Class DA, 4.500%, 12/15/20

     264,346         268,369   

Series 3535, Class CA, 4.000%, 05/15/24

     452,827         479,227   

Series 3609, Class LA, 4.000%, 12/15/24

     655,291         693,838   

Series 3632, Class AG, 4.000%, 06/15/38

     647,659         679,806   

Series 3756, Class DA, 1.200%, 11/15/18

     1,841,669         1,852,623   

Series 3846, Class CK, 1.500%, 09/15/20

     793,931         800,716   

FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities, Series T-51, Class 2A, 7.500%, 08/25/423

     154,115         182,839   

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

        143,691,660   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 41.5%

       

FNMA,

       

1.893%, 01/01/24 (02/25/13)1

     1,229,383         1,262,219   

2.150%, 01/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     1,043,455         1,094,901   

2.201%, 08/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     539,214         569,088   

2.220%, 01/01/35 (02/25/13)1

     824,928         875,019   

2.237%, 02/01/33 to 05/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     4,181,446         4,434,615   

2.245%, 05/01/33 (02/25/13)1

     2,037,104         2,162,101   

2.250%, 03/01/33 (02/25/13)1

     815,140         867,010   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Federal National Mortgage Association - 41.5% (continued)

           

FNMA,

       

2.272%, 01/01/35 (02/25/13)1

   $ 550,475       $ 584,314   

2.273%, 11/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     711,089         754,883   

2.274%, 06/01/33 (02/25/13)1

     786,168         834,613   

2.280%, 01/01/35 (02/25/13)1

     1,337,527         1,420,127   

2.286%, 02/01/35 (02/25/13)1

     7,190,475         7,646,369   

2.294%, 12/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     4,014,260         4,274,717   

2.300%, 03/01/36 to 02/01/37 (02/25/13)1

     1,660,961         1,768,569   

2.306%, 01/01/35 (02/25/13)1

     4,203,622         4,485,961   

2.309%, 06/01/34 to 09/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     3,924,315         4,174,799   

2.310%, 08/01/33 (02/25/13)1

     1,283,368         1,358,370   

2.331%, 09/01/33 (02/25/13)1

     1,090,506         1,153,017   

2.333%, 06/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     1,968,824         2,089,853   

2.338%, 10/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     1,368,412         1,455,845   

2.342%, 01/01/26 (02/25/13)1

     524,671         550,174   

2.371%, 05/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     3,248,936         3,451,929   

2.378%, 01/01/25 (02/25/13)1

     742,668         793,301   

2.433%, 02/01/36 (02/25/13)1

     4,085,391         4,357,226   

2.434%, 12/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     3,301,526         3,493,465   

2.476%, 04/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     1,083,054         1,152,233   

2.492%, 11/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     6,375,436         6,859,699   

2.526%, 01/01/36 (02/25/13)1

     5,765,607         6,142,681   

2.550%, 09/01/33 (02/25/13)1,2

     988,171         1,029,877   

2.553%, 01/01/36 (02/25/13)1

     158,950         168,846   

2.593%, 01/01/33 (02/25/13)1

     67,007         70,959   

2.614%, 12/01/33 (02/25/13)1

     877,116         931,495   

2.656%, 08/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     619,855         657,876   

2.674%, 10/01/35 (02/25/13)1

     2,596,806         2,754,012   

2.682%, 07/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     2,342,312         2,488,584   

2.739%, 08/01/36 (02/25/13)1

     313,324         333,659   

2.779%, 01/01/36 (02/25/13)1

     85,955         92,511   

2.800%, 01/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     3,613,584         3,840,512   

2.810%, 01/01/33 (02/25/13)1

     1,395,344         1,483,216   

2.855%, 06/01/35 to 05/01/36 (02/25/13)1

     753,172         802,517   

2.885%, 06/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     4,121,534         4,390,855   

2.895%, 09/01/37 (02/25/13)1

     303,995         325,353   

3.000%, TBA

     2,000,000         2,095,625   

3.500%, TBA

     8,000,000         8,514,062   

4.000%, 12/01/26

     495,752         531,162   

4.500%, 04/01/19 to 04/01/25

     2,244,719         2,454,724   

5.000%, 03/01/18 to 03/01/252

     8,430,084         9,172,200   

5.500%, 10/01/17 to 07/01/262

     27,241,972         29,453,290   

6.000%, 03/01/17 to 07/01/252

     12,448,435         13,531,113   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Federal National Mortgage Association - 41.5% (continued)

           

FNMA,

       

6.500%, 04/01/17 to 08/01/322

   $ 1,924,845       $   2,121,093   

7.000%, 09/01/14 to 11/01/22

     3,385,746         3,719,813   

7.500%, 08/01/33 to 09/01/33

     132,326         161,892   

FNMA Grantor Trust,

       

Series 2002-T5, Class A1, 0.450%, 05/25/32 (01/25/13)1

     395,201         388,456   

Series 2003-T4, Class A1, 0.430%, 09/26/33 (01/28/13)1

     15,786         15,572   

Series 2004-T1, Class 1A2, 6.500%, 01/25/44

     386,633         463,239   

FNMA REMICS,

       

Series 1994-76, Class J, 5.000%, 04/25/24

     436,272         460,468   

Series 2001-63, Class FA, 0.759%, 12/18/31 (01/18/13)1,4

     1,052,653         1,064,906   

Series 2002-33, Class A2, 7.500%, 06/25/32

     95,342         116,655   

Series 2002-47, Class FD, 0.610%, 08/25/32 (01/25/13)1

     883,304         887,909   

Series 2002-56, Class UC, 5.500%, 09/25/17

     864,232         921,218   

Series 2002-74, Class FV, 0.660%, 11/25/32 (01/25/13)1

     1,557,091         1,565,613   

Series 2003-2, Class FA, 0.710%, 02/25/33 (01/25/13)1

     1,047,948         1,057,290   

Series 2003-3, Class HJ, 5.000%, 02/25/18

     442,575         472,571   

Series 2003-5, Class EL, 5.000%, 08/25/22

     367,524         372,755   

Series 2004-1, Class AC, 4.000%, 02/25/19

     320,838         337,382   

Series 2004-19, Class AE, 4.000%, 03/25/18

     96,089         96,887   

Series 2004-20, Class AD, 4.000%, 02/25/18

     801,575         806,181   

Series 2004-21, Class AE, 4.000%, 04/25/19

     500,000         527,228   

Series 2004-27, Class HB, 4.000%, 05/25/19

     500,000         533,515   

Series 2004-65, Class AE, 4.500%, 11/25/31

     244,092         244,615   

Series 2004-78, Class AC, 5.000%, 05/25/32

     1,486,600         1,537,588   

Series 2005-13, Class AF, 0.610%, 03/25/35 (01/25/13)1,2

     1,478,771         1,491,646   

Series 2005-19, Class PA, 5.500%, 07/25/34

     294,234         325,551   

Series 2005-38, Class DP, 5.000%, 06/25/19

     259,023         262,277   

Series 2005-58, Class EP, 5.500%, 07/25/35

     421,202         472,927   

Series 2005-93, Class HD, 4.500%, 11/25/19

     431,625         441,112   

Series 2005-100, Class GC, 5.000%, 12/25/34

     2,817,149         2,909,467   

Series 2006-99, Class PC, 5.500%, 12/25/33

     1,070,890         1,087,233   

Series 2006-125, Class FA, 0.490%, 01/25/37 (01/25/13)1

     1,939,202         1,938,120   

Series 2007-56, Class FN, 0.580%, 06/25/37 (01/25/13)1

     771,176         775,631   

Series 2008-54, Class EC, 5.000%, 02/25/35

     52,897         53,171   

Series 2008-59, Class KB, 4.500%, 07/25/23

     500,000         531,100   

Series 2008-75, Class DA, 4.500%, 03/25/21

     206,408         206,764   

Series 2008-81, Class KA, 5.000%, 10/25/22

     209,709         217,238   

Series 2010-12, Class AC, 2.500%, 12/25/18

     426,913         439,366   

FNMA Whole Loan,

       

Series 2002-W1, Class 2A, 6.940%, 02/25/422,3

     426,142         496,723   

Series 2002-W6, Class 2A, 7.066%, 06/25/423

     1,413,085         1,679,273   

Series 2003-W1, Class 2A, 6.947%, 12/25/423

     25,932         31,490   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Federal National Mortgage Association - 41.5% (continued)

           

FNMA Whole Loan,

       

Series 2003-W4, Class 4A, 7.232%, 10/25/422,3

   $ 759,663       $ 893,394   

Series 2003-W13, Class AV2, 0.490%, 10/25/33 (01/25/13)1,4

     53,443         53,374   

Series 2004-W5, Class F1, 0.660%, 02/25/47 (01/25/13)1

     702,076         706,730   

Series 2004-W14, Class 1AF, 0.610%, 07/25/44 (01/25/13)1,2

     2,839,061         2,852,762   

Series 2005-W2, Class A1, 0.410%, 05/25/35 (01/25/13)1,2

     2,696,578         2,685,811   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

        193,613,552   

Government National Mortgage Association - 4.3%

       

GNMA,

       

0.759%, 11/16/30 to 01/16/40 (01/16/13)1

     3,038,278         3,075,417   

1.625%, 12/20/21 to 03/20/37 (02/20/13)1

     2,028,327         2,096,350   

1.750%, 09/20/22 to 09/20/35 (02/20/13)1,2

     6,195,392         6,446,882   

2.000%, 06/20/22 (02/20/13)1

     77,497         80,554   

2.500%, 07/20/18 to 08/20/21 (02/20/13)1

     77,371         80,516   

2.750%, 10/20/17 (02/20/13)1,2

     32,194         33,584   

3.000%, 11/20/17 to 03/20/21 (02/20/13)1

     111,400         116,307   

3.500%, 07/20/18 (02/20/13)1

     34,721         36,284   

4.000%, 09/15/18

     610,136         657,515   

4.500%, 04/15/18 to 07/20/35

     3,478,445         3,635,936   

4.750%, 07/20/35

     272,826         275,182   

5.000%, 05/20/32

     227,602         229,329   

5.500%, 06/17/16 to 04/20/32

     3,180,494         3,366,951   

9.500%, 12/15/17

     5,563         5,985   

Total Government National Mortgage Association

        20,136,792   

Interest Only Strips - 3.1%

       

FHLMC,

       

Series 215, Class IO, 8.000%, 06/15/314

     185,216         37,660   

Series 233, Class 5, 4.500%, 09/15/35

     136,502         15,808   

FHLMC REMICS,

       

Series 2530, Class QI, 6.791%, 01/15/32 (01/15/13)1

     303,960         65,470   

Series 2637, Class SI, 5.791%, 06/15/18 (01/15/13)1

     296,899         25,292   

Series 2649, Class IM, 7.000%, 07/15/33

     558,454         129,200   

Series 2763, Class KS, 6.441%, 10/15/18 (01/15/13)1

     710,779         58,660   

Series 2877, Class GS, 6.491%, 11/15/18 (01/15/13)1

     261,292         13,490   

Series 2922, Class SE, 6.541%, 02/15/35 (01/15/13)1

     494,690         96,688   

Series 2934, Class HI, 5.000%, 02/15/20

     188,671         21,168   

Series 2934, Class KI, 5.000%, 02/15/20

     128,926         13,974   

Series 2965, Class SA, 5.841%, 05/15/32 (01/15/13)1

     1,315,510         191,656   

Series 2967, Class JI, 5.000%, 04/15/20

     610,692         64,180   

Series 2980, Class SL, 6.491%, 11/15/34 (01/15/13)1

     663,206         139,104   

Series 2981, Class SU, 7.591%, 05/15/30 (01/15/13)1

     513,153         127,965   

Series 3031, Class BI, 6.480%, 08/15/35 (01/15/13)1

     1,177,640         242,495   

Series 3065, Class DI, 6.411%, 04/15/35 (01/15/13)1

     1,027,392         209,042   

Series 3114, Class GI, 6.391%, 02/15/36 (01/15/13)1

     1,908,174         383,269   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Interest Only Strips - 3.1% (continued)

           

FHLMC REMICS,

       

Series 3308, Class S, 6.991%, 03/15/32 (01/15/13)1

   $ 1,257,870       $ 240,864   

Series 3424, Class XI, 6.361%, 05/15/36 (01/15/13)1

     1,140,966         222,198   

Series 3489, Class SD, 7.591%, 06/15/32 (01/15/13)1

     642,815         136,236   

Series 3606, Class SN, 6.041%, 12/15/39 (01/15/13)1

     1,496,250         227,812   

Series 3685, Class EI, 5.000%, 03/15/19

     2,384,149         220,071   

Series 3731, Class IO, 5.000%, 07/15/19

     1,109,295         94,176   

Series 3882, Class AI, 5.000%, 06/15/26

     474,274         45,201   

Series 3995, Class KI, 3.500%, 02/15/27

     1,538,064         203,050   

FNMA,

       

Series 92, Class 2, 9.000%, 12/15/164

     16,009         1,972   

Series 306, Class IO, 8.000%, 05/01/304

     137,205         27,463   

Series 365, Class 4, 5.000%, 04/01/36

     202,585         25,462   

FNMA REMICS,

       

Series 2001-82, Class S, 7.620%, 05/25/28 (01/25/13)1,4

     520,021         111,354   

Series 2003-48, Class SJ, 5.790%, 06/25/18 (01/25/13)1

     370,912         34,447   

Series 2003-73, Class SM, 6.390%, 04/25/18 (01/25/13)1

     385,736         35,104   

Series 2004-49, Class SQ, 6.840%, 07/25/34 (01/25/13)1

     394,810         78,266   

Series 2004-51, Class SX, 6.910%, 07/25/34 (01/25/13)1

     552,876         94,165   

Series 2004-64, Class SW, 6.840%, 08/25/34 (01/25/13)1

     1,824,176         372,462   

Series 2004-66, Class SE, 6.290%, 09/25/34 (01/25/13)1

     283,980         60,934   

Series 2005-5, Class SD, 6.490%, 01/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     609,530         92,661   

Series 2005-12, Class SC, 6.540%, 03/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     686,189         143,075   

Series 2005-45, Class SR, 6.510%, 06/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     1,633,949         319,802   

Series 2005-65, Class KI, 6.790%, 08/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     3,689,214         792,484   

Series 2005-66, Class GS, 6.640%, 07/25/20 (01/25/13)1

     325,040         44,845   

Series 2005-67, Class SM, 5.940%, 08/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     316,817         52,780   

Series 2006-3, Class SA, 5.940%, 03/25/36 (01/25/13)1

     759,127         132,317   

Series 2007-75, Class JI, 6.335%, 08/25/37 (01/25/13)1

     289,721         44,003   

Series 2007-85, Class SI, 6.250%, 09/25/37 (01/25/13)1

     844,873         166,577   

Series 2008-86, Class IO, 4.500%, 03/25/23

     2,045,162         176,134   

Series 2008-87, Class AS, 7.440%, 07/25/33 (01/25/13)1

     2,613,662         486,839   

Series 2010-29, Class KJ, 5.000%, 12/25/21

     8,410,536         813,813   

Series 2010-37, Class GI, 5.000%, 04/25/25

     2,352,045         159,228   

Series 2010-65, Class IO, 5.000%, 09/25/20

     2,600,035         288,823   

Series 2010-68, Class SJ, 6.340%, 07/25/40 (01/25/13)1

     748,047         135,038   

Series 2010-105, Class IO, 5.000%, 08/25/20

     1,082,440         104,895   

Series 2010-121, Class IO, 5.000%, 10/25/25

     1,199,373         112,628   

Series 2011-69, Class AI, 5.000%, 05/25/18

     3,842,031         306,103   

Series 2011-88, Class WI, 3.500%, 09/25/26

     1,765,171         248,395   

Series 2011-124, Class IC, 3.500%, 09/25/21

     3,438,834         327,366   

Series 2012-126, Class SJ, 4.790%, 11/25/42 (01/25/13)1

     6,311,523         1,219,315   

GNMA,

       

Series 1999-40, Class TW, 6.791%, 02/17/29 (01/17/13)1

     671,527         139,048   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Interest Only Strips - 3.1% (continued)

           

GNMA,

       

Series 2002-7, Class ST, 7.291%, 08/17/27 (01/17/13)1

   $ 610,818       $ 138,609   

Series 2010-111, Class BI, 2.000%, 09/16/13

     3,863,560         54,089   

Series 2010-147, Class IG, 2.000%, 11/16/13

     16,317,597         342,622   

Series 2011-32, Class KS, 11.682%, 06/16/34 (01/16/13)1

     1,080,342         320,570   

Series 2011-37, Class IG, 2.000%, 03/20/13

     2,710,202         15,122   

Series 2011-94, Class IS, 6.491%, 06/16/36 (01/16/13)1

     940,502         187,537   

Series 2011-146, Class EI, 5.000%, 11/16/41

     534,324         109,401   

Series 2011-157, Class SG, 6.389%, 12/20/41 (01/20/13)1

     1,336,663         396,978   

Series 2011-167, Class IO, 5.000%, 12/16/20

     5,298,090         511,463   

Series 2012-34, Class KS, 5.841%, 03/16/42 (01/16/13)1

     4,264,475         1,153,307   

Series 2012-69, Class QI, 4.000%, 03/16/41

     2,193,098         430,932   

Series 2012-96, Class IC, 3.000%, 08/20/27

     1,463,196         216,466   

Total Interest Only Strips

        14,249,623   

U.S. Government Obligations - 0.9%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, 2.375%, 01/15/25

     3,190,668         4,304,160   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $368,452,126)

        375,995,787   

Short-Term Investments - 11.3%

       

U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes - 6.4%

       

FHLMC, 0.008%, 01/14/136

     15,000,000         14,999,895   

FHLMC, 0.062%, 02/25/136

     1,400,000         1,399,916   

FHLMC, 0.110%, 05/20/136,7

     7,000,000         6,997,585   

FNMA, 0.075%, 03/06/136

     6,200,000         6,199,454   

FNMA, 0.082%, 03/20/136,7

     250,000         249,973   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes

        29,846,823   
 
     Shares         
  

 

 

      

Other Investment Companies - 4.9%8

       

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06% 2

     22,549,302         22,549,302   

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $52,393,020)

        52,396,125   

Total Investments - 101.4% (cost $466,448,004)

        472,738,692   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (1.4)%

        (6,324,019

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 466,414,673   

 

 

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

 

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Portfolio 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.

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, 2012, the Fund returned 3.06%, compared to 2.60% for its benchmark, the Citigroup Mortgage Index (“Citi Mortgage”).

The year was filled with macro uncertainty and superiority of fixed income spread over duration as developed nations had too much debt in the wrong places and more commitments, especially for pensions and healthcare, than could be honored. The macro uncertainty was tempered by accommodative monetary policy. Spread exposure reaped high returns compared with duration exposure. As we entered a period of negotiations when the U.S. faced the “fiscal cliff,” market pressure continued and will inevitably continue into 2013 as the over-commitments mentioned above will not go away on their own accord.

Coming into the year, market consensus was that the likelihood of QE3 was high, and it was almost universally accepted that agency MBS would be part of the program. The first quarter data, however, suggested a rebounding economy. Several voting Fed members believed further QE would require increased weakness from upcoming economic data, while a couple of members were explicitly against increasing the Fed’s balance sheet. Demand for MBS remained strong, and volatility was low. The Fund’s Fixed-Rate MBS

 

 

 

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Investment Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

performance was pretty uniform across the stack as lower coupons continued to benefit from demand from the Fed and the REIT community, while higher coupon MBS performed well as prepayment rates continue to be relatively low. Mortgage derivatives, such as interest-only strips (IO) or inverse interest-only floaters (IIO), performed well during the quarter.

The second quarter marked another strong quarter for the Fund. Economic news was generally negative as problems in Europe continued to manifest themselves with no clear solution. Domestic payrolls continued to disappoint, as the rebound in jobs was not as robust as expected. The FHA’s new streamline finance program with lower insurance fees kicked in the latter part of the quarter. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Government Refinance index spiked following the rules change, and high coupon GNMA securities sold off significantly. The Fund’s underweight in GNMA MBS was a positive given weakness in select coupons. Small positions in IOs and IIOs, which benefitted from continued low short-term rates, were also positive for the quarter.

The FOMC jolted global markets in September with the announcement of QE3. The purchases will continue until unemployment recedes sufficiently, as long as CPI inflation does not get out of hand. This development provides major support for mortgages, and despite spreads being at historical tights, we expect the sector to do well. The Fund continued with its strong performance as mortgage rates ended the quarter lower, as the Fed’s commitment to purchase additional MBS securities kept the market well-bid. Performance favored lower coupons given the market rally as higher coupon prices stalled, but specified pools with prepayment protection also performed well.

The Fund finished the fourth quarter strong as positions in non-agency MBS and CMBS were a positive as prices increased on continued demand for risk assets. Agency MBS positions continued to exhibit slower prepayments than the sector as a whole and provided roughly a third of the outperformance. For the year, the Fund showed strong performance due to record-low mortgage rates and increased prepayment rates as the Fed continued its accommodativestance.

Most of the portfolio outperformance for 2012 was attributed to agency and non-agency MBS exposure. Agency fixed-rate (FRMs), Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs), high quality CMBS, and non-agency adjustable-rate (ARMs) benefitted from low mortgage rates and prepayments.

Derivatives such as financial futures, options and mortgage derivatives are used for portfolio duration and convexity risk management. We continue to find value in mortgage derivatives with beneficial underlying collateral characteristics.

On December 31, 2012, the Fund held the bulk of its exposure in 15- and 30-year agency FRMs, although maintained an underweight versus the benchmark. We increased the allocation to 15- and 30-year agency FRMs by 6% during the year and added a 2% allocation to a 20-year agency FRM, which is not included in the Citigroup Mortgage Index. The total allocation to CMBS decreased by 3.4% of capital during the year. In adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), the allocation was reduced only slightly from 7.7% to 6%. The Fund also maintained its small allocation to Interest-Only (IO) strips, and CMOs. We continue to see opportunities and believe that high-quality spread assets held in the Portfolio are likely to continue experiencing positive performance.

LOOKING FORWARD

Smith Breeden believes 2013 will begin much in the same way that 2012 ended. The short-term supply/demand characteristics in the market make it likely that mortgage performance should be solid. Primary mortgage rates start the year near all-time lows, and prepayment rates continue to be elevated and should remain elevated for the foreseeable future. Given that, we feel the most attractive opportunity in creating value within the MBS sector is finding specified pools and mortgage derivatives backed by collateral that will prepay slower than generic borrowers. We will continue to monitor the effects of monetary policy and fiscal policy on the markets as volatility is expected to continue.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the portfolio manager, Smith Breeden Associates, Inc., as of December 31, 2012, and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

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, 2002 to a $10,000 investment made in the Citigroup Mortgage Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is the average annual return. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. 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. Past performance is not indicative of future results. 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 Intermediate Duration Government Fund and the Citigroup Mortgage Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2012.

 

      Average Annualized Total Returns1  
      One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
 

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund2,3,4,5

     3.06     5.82     4.91

Citigroup Mortgage Index6

     2.60     5.73     5.13

 

 

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.

 

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 return. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of December 31, 2012. 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 may have resulted in higher returns.

 

3         Fixed income funds are subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk, fluctuations in the debtor’s perceived ability to pay its creditors, and changing interest rate risk. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed income securities to fall.

 

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. Unlike the Fund, 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, 2012

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Category

   Managers Intermediate Duration
Government Fund**
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     104.6

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     7.9

Other Assets and Liabilities

     (12.5 )% 

 

** As a percentage of net assets.

    

 

Rating

   Managers Intermediate Duration
Government Fund
 

U.S. Treasury & Agency

     92.9

Aaa

     5.0

Aa

     0.0

A

     0.0

Baa

     0.0

Ba & lower

     2.1

 

As a percentage of market value of fixed income securities. Chart does not include equity securities.

 

 

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets

FHLMC Gold Pool, 4.000%, TBA*

   13.8%

FNMA, 4.000%, TBA*

   6.8

FHLMC Gold Pool, 4.500%, TBA*

   6.5

FNMA, 5.000%, TBA*

   6.4

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.000%, TBA*

   3.1

FHLMC Gold Pool, 5.500%, TBA*

   1.9

FHLMC Gold Pool, 3.500%, 01/01/26*

   1.8

FNMA, 4.500%, 10/01/40*

   1.7

FHLMC, 5.146%, 01/01/36

   1.6

FHLMC Gold Pool, 3.500%, 04/01/32*

   1.6

Top Ten as a Group

   45.2%
  

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

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, 2012

 

 

 

      Principal Amount      Value  
                

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 7.9%

           

American Home Mortgage Assets LLC, Series 2005-1, Class 1A1, 3.036%, 11/25/35 (02/25/13)1

   $ 94,177       $ 69,172   

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust,

       

Series 2004-1, Class 4A, 2.510%, 04/25/44 (02/25/13)1

     145,522         125,605   

Series 2004-4, Class 4A, 2.526%, 02/25/45 (02/25/13)1

     595,809         576,715   

Series 2005-1, Class 5A1, 2.510%, 06/25/45 (02/25/13)1

     67,279         66,207   

Series 2005-1, Class 6A, 2.510%, 06/25/45 (02/25/13)1

     1,312,295         1,237,751   

Bank of America Funding Corp., Series 2004-B, Class 1A2, 3.021%, 12/20/34 (02/20/13)1

     167,372         140,250   

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,

       

Series 2006-6, Class A2, 5.309%, 10/10/45

     1,208,400         1,224,609   

Series 2007-3, Class A2, 5.685%, 06/10/493

     259,909         259,836   

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 2A3, 2.765%, 04/25/35 (02/25/13)1

     149,506         122,918   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,

       

Series 2005-PWR9, Class A3, 4.868%, 09/11/42

     1,000,000         1,042,386   

Series 2006-PW11, Class A2, 5.404%, 03/11/393

     118,690         119,793   

Series 2006-PW13, Class A2, 5.426%, 09/11/41

     41,357         41,763   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2005-C3, Class A2, 4.639%, 05/15/43

     330,566         333,744   

Series 2008-C7, Class A3, 6.060%, 12/10/493

     1,148,000         1,167,898   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD3, Class A4, 5.658%, 10/15/48

     2,000,000         2,061,372   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-J5, Class 1A1, 0.510%, 05/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     231,943         221,924   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust,

       

Series 2004-R2, Class 1AF1, 0.630%, 11/25/34 (01/25/13) (a)1,4

     235,679         198,754   

Series 2005-HYB2, Class 1A4, 3.046%, 05/20/35 (02/20/13)1

     119,875         103,147   

Series 2005-HYB8, Class 1A1, 2.856%, 12/20/35 (02/20/13)1

     136,879         109,021   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-C3, Class A3, 4.645%, 07/15/37

     920,796         958,107   

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2005-C1, Class A3, 4.538%, 05/10/43

     122,708         124,134   

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-RP2, Class 1AF, 0.560%, 03/25/35 (01/25/13) (a)1,4

     245,100         205,234   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 1A3, 1.900%, 05/25/34
(02/25/13)
1

     53,092         50,936   

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-7, Class 2A2, 2.634%, 11/19/34 (02/19/13)1

     95,163         81,919   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,

       

Series 2005-LDP1, Class A2, 4.625%, 03/15/46

     57,933         58,031   

Series 2006-LDP7, Class A3B, 5.871%, 04/15/453

     686,514         702,186   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C7, Class A2, 5.103%, 11/15/30

     10,455         10,461   

Master Alternative Loans Trust, Series 2005-2, Class 2A1, 6.000%, 01/25/35

     772,036         750,329   

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Series 2002-IQ3, Class A4, 5.080%, 09/15/37

     33,230         33,221   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-4, Class 2A1, 6.005%, 08/25/353

     1,199,387         1,142,219   

Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 2005-RF1, Class A, 0.560%, 03/25/35 (01/25/13) (a)1,4

     299,038         242,706   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

       

Series 2003-C7, Class A1, 4.241%, 10/15/35 (a)

     82,827         83,098   

Series 2006-C28, Class A2, 5.500%, 10/15/48

     243,536         244,685   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2007-16, Class 1A1, 6.000%, 12/28/37

     734,814         764,209   
 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $14,109,664)

        14,674,340   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

      Principal Amount      Value  
                

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 104.6%5

           

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 54.8%

       

FHLMC,

       

2.353%, 11/01/33 (03/15/13)1,2

   $ 1,388,026       $ 1,479,295   

3.184%, 02/01/37 (03/15/13)1

     73,720         77,531   

5.146%, 01/01/36 (03/15/13)1,2

     2,878,754         3,037,905   

FHLMC Gold Pool,

       

3.000%, 04/01/21 to 07/01/27

     981,632         1,038,389   

3.500%, 01/01/26 to 09/01/42

     8,472,909         8,988,330   

3.500%, TBA

     1,000,000         1,063,359   

4.000%, 05/01/24 to 11/01/41

     6,739,009         7,190,696   

4.000%, TBA

     24,000,000         25,620,000   

4.500%, 02/01/20 to 09/01/412

     10,145,414         10,895,852   

4.500%, TBA

     11,200,000         12,017,251   

5.000%, 05/01/18 to 07/01/412

     5,472,045         5,972,072   

5.000%, TBA

     5,300,000         5,702,469   

5.500%, 11/01/17 to 01/01/402

     9,193,718         9,989,479   

5.500%, TBA

     3,300,000         3,561,422   

6.000%, 09/01/17 to 01/01/242

     2,441,942         2,689,830   

7.000%, 07/01/19

     278,868         314,234   

7.500%, 07/01/342

     1,581,450         1,915,029   

FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities, Series T-51, Class 2A, 7.500%, 08/25/423

     215,761         255,975   

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

        101,809,118   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 40.2%

       

FNMA,

       

2.292%, 07/01/33 (02/25/13)1

     431,962         454,674   

2.309%, 06/01/34 (02/25/13)1,2

     1,137,782         1,212,366   

2.333%, 06/01/34 (02/25/13)1,2

     1,183,263         1,256,002   

2.438%, 02/01/36 (02/25/13)1

     117,209         122,839   

2.656%, 08/01/34 (02/25/13)1

     495,884         526,301   

3.500%, 10/01/26 to 01/01/27

     3,506,397         3,728,037   

3.500%, TBA

     2,000,000         2,128,516   

4.000%, 12/01/26 to 02/01/42

     4,719,333         5,077,157   

4.000%, TBA

     11,800,000         12,644,297   

4.500%, 04/01/25 to 12/01/412

     16,498,488         17,982,394   

5.000%, 06/01/18 to 08/01/41

     4,868,701         5,323,816   

5.000%, TBA

     11,000,000         11,914,375   

5.500%, 03/01/17 to 07/01/382

     4,237,522         4,619,513   

6.000%, 08/01/17 to 06/01/392

     3,405,633         3,695,596   

6.500%, 11/01/28 to 07/01/32

     270,357         301,807   

7.000%, 11/01/22

     1,273,137         1,402,759   

FNMA REMICS,

       

Series 1994-55, Class H, 7.000%, 03/25/242

     1,239,695         1,425,319   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

      Principal Amount      Value  
                

Federal National Mortgage Association - 40.2% (continued)

           

FNMA REMICS,

       

Series 2005-13, Class AF, 0.610%, 03/25/35 (01/25/13)1,2

   $ 793,287       $ 800,195   

FNMA Whole Loan, Series 2003-W4, Class 4A, 7.232%, 10/25/423

     126,610         148,899   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

        74,764,862   

Government National Mortgage Association - 7.1%

       

GNMA,

       

2.000%, 05/20/21 (02/20/13)1

     25,655         26,667   

3.000%, 03/20/16 to 08/20/18 (02/20/13)1

     219,721         229,276   

4.500%, 06/15/39 to 05/15/41

     2,193,274         2,419,491   

5.000%, 09/15/39 to 09/15/412

     6,190,964         6,807,380   

5.500%, 10/15/39 to 11/15/392

     3,297,537         3,636,191   

7.500%, 09/15/28 to 11/15/31

     24,141         25,488   

Total Government National Mortgage Association

        13,144,493   

Interest Only Strips - 2.5%

       

FHLMC,

       

Series 212, Class IO, 6.000%, 05/01/314

     3,128         481   

Series 233, Class 5, 4.500%, 09/15/35

     267,544         30,984   

FHLMC REMICS,

       

Series 2380, Class SI, 7.691%, 06/15/31 (01/15/13)1

     28,187         5,842   

Series 2590, Class UC, 5.000%, 05/15/17

     22,381         304   

Series 2637, Class SI, 5.791%, 06/15/18 (01/15/13)1

     227,289         19,362   

Series 2877, Class GS, 6.491%, 11/15/18 (01/15/13)1

     207,694         10,723   

Series 2922, Class SE, 6.541%, 02/15/35 (01/15/13)1

     219,469         42,896   

Series 2934, Class HI, 5.000%, 02/15/20

     132,070         14,818   

Series 2934, Class KI, 5.000%, 02/15/20

     110,508         11,977   

Series 2965, Class SA, 5.841%, 05/15/32 (01/15/13)1

     531,279         77,402   

Series 2967, Class JI, 5.000%, 04/15/20

     259,514         27,273   

Series 2980, Class SL, 6.491%, 11/15/34 (01/15/13)1

     300,523         63,033   

Series 3031, Class BI, 6.481%, 08/15/35 (01/15/13)1

     438,777         90,351   

Series 3065, Class DI, 6.411%, 04/15/35 (01/15/13)1

     382,797         77,887   

Series 3114, Class GI, 6.391%, 02/15/36 (01/15/13)1

     325,067         65,292   

Series 3308, Class S, 6.991%, 03/15/32 (01/15/13)1

     554,513         106,181   

Series 3424, Class XI, 6.361%, 05/15/36 (01/15/13)1

     438,022         85,303   

Series 3489, Class SD, 7.591%, 06/15/32 (01/15/13)1

     287,224         60,873   

Series 3606, Class SN, 6.041%, 12/15/39 (01/15/13)1

     602,413         91,720   

Series 3685, Class EI, 5.000%, 03/15/19

     1,067,695         98,554   

Series 3731, Class IO, 5.000%, 07/15/19

     489,027         41,517   

Series 3882, Class AI, 5.000%, 06/15/26

     592,964         56,513   

Series 3995, Class KI, 3.500%, 02/15/27

     2,280,146         301,016   

FNMA,

       

Series 215, Class 2, 7.000%, 04/01/234

     142,135         27,905   

Series 222, Class 2, 7.000%, 06/01/234

     14,856         2,830   

Series 343, Class 2, 4.500%, 10/01/33

     161,858         19,604   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

      Principal Amount      Value  
                

Interest Only Strips - 2.5% (continued)

           

FNMA,

       

Series 343, Class 21, 4.000%, 09/01/18

   $ 266,746       $ 17,810   

Series 343, Class 22, 4.000%, 11/01/18

     140,292         9,477   

Series 351, Class 3, 5.000%, 04/01/34

     198,566         24,306   

Series 351, Class 4, 5.000%, 04/01/34

     117,953         15,247   

Series 351, Class 5, 5.000%, 04/01/34

     100,050         12,969   

Series 365, Class 4, 5.000%, 04/01/36

     300,216         37,733   

FNMA REMICS,

       

Series 2003-73, Class SM, 6.390%, 04/25/18 (01/25/13)1

     295,297         26,874   

Series 2004-49, Class SQ, 6.840%, 07/25/34 (01/25/13)1

     177,042         35,096   

Series 2004-51, Class SX, 6.910%, 07/25/34 (01/25/13)1

     311,244         53,011   

Series 2004-64, Class SW, 6.840%, 08/25/34 (01/25/13)1

     792,718         161,858   

Series 2005-12, Class SC, 6.540%, 03/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     305,014         63,597   

Series 2005-45, Class SR, 6.510%, 06/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     663,131         129,790   

Series 2005-65, Class KI, 6.790%, 08/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     1,479,177         317,744   

Series 2005-89, Class S, 6.490%, 10/25/35 (01/25/13)1

     1,512,173         286,347   

Series 2006-3, Class SA, 5.940%, 03/25/36 (01/25/13)1

     328,001         57,171   

Series 2007-75, Class JI, 6.335%, 08/25/37 (01/25/13)1

     390,333         59,284   

Series 2008-86, Class IO, 4.500%, 03/25/23

     914,051         78,720   

Series 2010-29, Class KJ, 5.000%, 12/25/21

     2,152,505         208,279   

Series 2010-37, Class GI, 5.000%, 04/25/25

     1,072,746         72,623   

Series 2010-65, Class IO, 5.000%, 09/25/20

     1,123,538         124,807   

Series 2010-121, Class IO, 5.000%, 10/25/25

     446,915         41,968   

Series 2011-69, Class AI, 5.000%, 05/25/18

     1,438,166         114,582   

Series 2011-88, Class WI, 3.500%, 09/25/26

     658,772         92,702   

Series 2011-124, Class IC, 3.500%, 09/25/21

     764,290         72,758   

Series 2012-126, Class SJ, 4.790%, 11/25/42 (01/25/13)1

     986,755         190,630   

GNMA,

       

Series 1999-40, Class TW, 6.791%, 02/17/29 (01/17/13)1

     199,930         41,398   

Series 2010-111, Class BI, 2.000%, 09/16/13

     1,698,124         23,773   

Series 2011-32, Class KS, 11.682%, 06/16/34 (01/16/13)1

     444,685         131,952   

Series 2011-94, Class IS, 6.491%, 06/16/36 (01/16/13)1

     418,610         83,471   

Series 2011-157, Class SG, 6.389%, 12/20/41 (01/20/13)1

     1,446,248         429,524   

Series 2011-167, Class IO, 5.000%, 12/16/20

     899,590         86,844   

Series 2012-34, Class KS, 5.841%, 03/16/42 (01/16/13)1

     555,316         135,585   

Series 2012-69, Class QI, 4.000%, 03/16/41

     434,839         85,444   

Total Interest Only Strips

        4,754,015   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $190,096,511)

        194,472,488   

 

 

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)

 

 

 

      Principal Amount      Value  
                

Short-Term Investments - 27.2%

           

U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes - 0.0%#

       

FHLMC, 0.020%, 01/07/136

   $ 20,000       $ 20,000   

FNMA, 0.075%, 03/06/136,7

     100,000         99,991   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes

        119,991   
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 27.2%8

       

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

     21,390,236         21,390,236   

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.12%

     29,130,450         29,130,450   

Total Other Investment Companies

        50,520,686   

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $50,640,658)

        50,640,677   

Total Investments - 139.7% (cost $254,846,833)

        259,787,505   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (39.7)%

        (73,889,014

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 185,898,491   

 

 

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 should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At December 31, 2012, the approximate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes and the gross aggregate unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were as follows:

 

Fund

   Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

   $ 466,448,004       $ 8,226,252       $ (1,935,564   $ 6,290,688   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

     254,846,833         6,050,085         (1,109,413     4,940,672   

 

# Rounds to less than 0.1%.
(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, 2012, the value of these securities amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

   $ 729,792         0.39

 

1 

Floating Rate Security: The rate listed is as of December 31, 2012. Date in parentheses represents the security’s next coupon rate reset.

2 

Some or all of these securities are segregated as collateral for delayed delivery agreements. At December 31, 2012, the value of these securities amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

   $ 73,958,774         15.9

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

     38,835,002         20.9

 

3

Variable Rate Security: The rate listed is as of December 31, 2012 and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture.

4

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 timely sale. The Funds may not invest more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities. All illiquid securities are valued by an independent pricing agent and are fair valued at Level 2. The market value of illiquid securities at December 31, 2012, amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

   $ 1,633,412         0.4

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

     677,910         0.4

 

5

The interest rate shown is the rate in effect at December 31, 2012.

6

Represents yield to maturity at December 31, 2012.

7

Some or all of this security is held as collateral for futures contracts. The collateral market value at December 31, 2012, amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

   $ 349,939         0.08

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

     59,995         0.03

 

8

Yield shown for each investment company represents the December 31, 2012, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

 

 

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

 

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2012. (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

     Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments

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

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

  

   

Investments in Securities

  

     

Asset-Backed Securities

         $ 860,518             $ 860,518   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

           43,486,262               43,486,262   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

           375,995,787               375,995,787   

Short-Term Investments

       

U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes

           29,846,823               29,846,823   

Other Investment Companies

  $ 22,549,302                      22,549,302   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 22,549,302      $ 450,189,390             $ 472,738,692   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments

         $ (2,110,938          $ (2,110,938
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets††

       

Interest Rate Contracts

  $ 201,505                    $ 201,505   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities††

       

Interest Rate Contracts

    (266,958                   (266,958
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

  $ (65,453                 $ (65,453
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     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

  

          

Mortgage-Backed Securities

         $ 14,674,340             $ 14,674,340   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

           194,472,488          194,472,488   

Short-Term Investments

            

U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes

           119,991               119,991   

Other Investment Companies

  $ 50,520,686                      50,520,686   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 50,520,686      $ 209,266,819             $ 259,787,505   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments

    $ (3,913,586     $ (3,913,586
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Assets††

       

Interest Rate Contracts

  $ 37,940                    $ 37,940   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments-Liabilities††

            

Interest Rate Contracts

    (219,739                   (219,739
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

  $ (181,799                 $ (181,799
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

All U.S. government and agency obligations held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed breakout of the U.S. government and agency obligations by major industry or agency classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
†† Derivative instruments, such as futures, are not reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments and are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument.

 

 

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

 

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2012, the Funds had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

The following schedule is the fair value of derivative instruments at December 31, 2012:

 

         

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 Fund

   Interest rate contracts    Variation margin receivable1    $ 44,734       Variation margin payable1   $ 1,775   
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

   Interest rate contracts    Variation margin receivable1    $ 9,484       Variation margin payable1   $ 4,172   
        

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1

Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The variation margin is included in the open futures cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of $(65,453) for Managers Short Duration Government Fund and $(181,799) for the Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund.

For the year ended December 31, 2012 , 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 Fund

   Interest rate contracts    $ (1,824,410
     

 

 

 

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

   Interest rate contracts    $ (306,692
     

 

 

 

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 Fund

   Interest rate contracts    $ 847,806   
     

 

 

 

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

   Interest rate contracts    $ 170,170   
     

 

 

 

At December 31, 2012, the Funds had the following TBA forward sale commitments:

  

(See Note 1(i) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

  

 

Fund

   Principal Amount     

Security

          Current Liability  

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

           
   $ 2,000,000       FNMA, 3.000%, TBA       $ (2,110,938
           

 

 

 

Fund

   Principal Amount     

Security

          Current Liability  

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

           
   $ 800,000       FNMA, 3.000%, TBA       $ (844,375
     1,500,000       FNMA, 3.500%, TBA         (1,591,172
     1,350,000       GNMA, 4.500%, TBA         (1,478,039
           

 

 

 
           Total       $ (3,913,586
           

 

 

 

 

 

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, 2012, the Funds had the following open futures contracts:

(See Note 7 in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

  

  

Type

   Number of Contracts    Position    Expiration Date      Unrealized Gain/(Loss)  

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   36    Short      03/28/13       $ (2,902

3-Month Eurodollar

   33    Short      03/18/13 to 03/17/14         (259,120

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

   169    Short      03/18/13         62,953   

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   39    Long      03/28/13         (3,145

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

   60    Short      03/18/13         64,538   

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   4    Long      03/19/13         (1,791

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

   29    Short      03/19/13         74,014   
           

 

 

 
           Total       $ (65,453
           

 

 

 

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

     

Type

   Number of Contracts    Position    Expiration Date      Unrealized Gain/(Loss)  

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   5    Short      03/28/13       $ (403

3-Month Eurodollar

   20    Short      03/18/13 to 12/16/13         (205,613

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

   21    Short      03/18/13         7,822   

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   47    Long      03/28/13         (3,789

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

   28    Short      03/18/13         30,118   

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

   5    Long      03/19/13         (2,239

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

   3    Long      03/19/13         (7,695
           

 

 

 
           Total       $ (181,799
           

 

 

 

 

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
REMICS:    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
TBA:    To Be Announced

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

      Managers
Short Duration
Government Fund
    Managers
Intermediate
Duration
Government Fund
 

Assets:

    

Investments at value*

   $ 472,738,692      $ 259,787,505   

Receivable for delayed delivery instruments sold

     10,618,125        6,033,430   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     5,110,238        478,619   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     1,594,030        698,829   

Receivable for investments sold

     376,409        120,048   

Variation margin receivable

     44,734        9,484   

Receivable from affiliate

            12,689   

Prepaid expenses

     17,298        15,281   

Total assets

     490,499,526        267,155,885   

Liabilities:

    

Payable for delayed delivery investments purchased

     19,119,896        76,777,181   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     2,485,159        384,529   

Payable for TBA sale commitments

     2,110,938        3,913,586   

Variation margin payable

     1,775        4,172   

Accrued expenses:

    

Investment management and advisory fees

     274,564        110,713   

Trustees fees and expenses

     104        342   

Other

     92,417        66,871   

Total liabilities

     24,084,853        81,257,394   

Net Assets

   $ 466,414,673      $ 185,898,491   

Net Assets Represent:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 469,320,607      $ 182,344,259   

Undistributed net investment income

            2,112   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments and futures contracts

     (9,128,043     (1,199,331

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts

     6,222,109        4,751,451   

Net Assets

   $ 466,414,673      $ 185,898,491   

Shares outstanding

     48,341,471        16,937,634   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.65      $ 10.98   

* Investments at cost

   $ 466,448,004      $ 254,846,833   

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2012

 

 

 

      Managers
Short  Duration
Government Fund
    Managers
Intermediate
Duration
Government Fund
 

Investment Income:

    

Interest income

   $ 6,521,711      $ 5,128,933   

Dividend income

     11,645        82,590   

Total investment income

     6,533,356        5,211,523   

Expenses:

    

Investment management and advisory fees

     2,851,689        1,353,487   

Custodian

     133,251        67,191   

Registration fees

     69,029        28,240   

Professional fees

     63,285        49,848   

Transfer agent

     60,826        233,567   

Reports to shareholders

     45,717        14,899   

Trustees fees and expenses

     19,795        10,099   

Extraordinary expense

     18,686        7,528   

Miscellaneous

     17,886        8,673   

Total expenses before offsets

     3,280,164        1,773,532   

Expense reimbursements

            (45,094

Expense reductions

     (103     (49

Fee waivers

            (17,464

Net expenses

     3,280,061        1,710,925   

Net investment income

     3,253,295        3,500,598   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

    

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts

     (1,516,499     3,016,798   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts

     4,683,729        (612,254

Net realized and unrealized gain

     3,167,230        2,404,544   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 6,420,525      $ 5,905,142   

 

 

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
 
      2012     2011     2012     2011  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 3,253,295      $ 3,317,481      $ 3,500,598      $ 4,093,549   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts

     (1,516,499     (1,249,488     3,016,798        4,339,722   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts

     4,683,729        859,912        (612,254     312,033   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     6,420,525        2,927,905        5,905,142        8,745,304   

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income

     (3,255,617     (3,319,280     (3,498,486     (4,122,038

From net realized gain on investments

                   (4,353,483     (3,945,014

Total distributions to shareholders

     (3,255,617     (3,319,280     (7,851,969     (8,067,052

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     288,999,135        291,803,165        76,305,567        69,723,400   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     2,828,712        3,068,327        6,862,325        7,112,821   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (221,591,585     (282,392,872     (73,409,869     (53,071,474

Net increase from capital share transactions

     70,236,262        12,478,620        9,758,023        23,764,747   

Total increase in net assets

     73,401,170        12,087,245        7,811,196        24,442,999   

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

     393,013,503        380,926,258        178,087,295        153,644,296   

End of year

   $ 466,414,673      $ 393,013,503      $ 185,898,491      $ 178,087,295   

End of year undistributed net investment income

                 $ 2,112          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Sale of shares

     29,967,411        30,439,393        6,814,998        6,206,673   

Reinvested shares from dividends and distributions

     293,690        320,229        620,611        639,973   

Shares repurchased

     (22,995,811     (29,452,374     (6,534,755     (4,759,069

Net increase in shares

     7,265,290        1,307,248        900,854        2,087,577   

 

 

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

 

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Short Duration Government Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

     For the year ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 9.57      $ 9.58      $ 9.56      $ 9.20      $ 9.68   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.08 3      0.09        0.13        0.24        0.34   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.08 3      (0.01     0.03        0.35        (0.45

Total from investment operations

     0.16        0.08        0.16        0.59        (0.11

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.08     (0.09     (0.14     (0.23     (0.37

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 9.65      $ 9.57      $ 9.58      $ 9.56      $ 9.20   

Total Return1

     1.64     0.80     1.68 %5      6.43 %5      (1.19 )% 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.81 %4      0.82     0.81     0.84     0.83

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     0.80 %4      0.89     1.38     2.43     3.88

Portfolio turnover

     49     141     116     152     282

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

   $ 466,415      $ 393,014      $ 380,926      $ 275,330      $ 243,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     0.81     0.82     0.82     0.84     0.84

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.80     0.89     1.37     2.43     3.87
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Intermediate Duration Government Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each year

 

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,  
      2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 11.10      $ 11.01      $ 10.90      $ 10.17      $ 10.67   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.20 3      0.30        0.32        0.41        0.45   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.14 3      0.34        0.46        0.83        (0.37

Total from investment operations

     0.34        0.64        0.78        1.24        0.08   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.20     (0.30     (0.32     (0.41     (0.45

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.26     (0.25     (0.35     (0.10     (0.13

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.46     (0.55     (0.67     (0.51     (0.58

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 10.98      $ 11.10      $ 11.01      $ 10.90      $ 10.17   

Total Return1

     3.15 %5      5.88 %5      7.20 %5      12.40     0.85

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.89 %6      0.88     0.89     0.89     0.89

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     1.81 %6      2.64     2.80     3.84     4.32

Portfolio turnover

     21     453     409     370     429

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

   $ 185,898      $ 178,087      $ 153,644      $ 155,226      $ 170,181   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     0.92     0.94     0.96     0.98     0.95

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.78     2.58     2.73     3.75     4.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds previously presented in this report.

 

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 expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

3 

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

4 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to $18,686 and represents 0.005% of average net assets.

5 

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

6 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to $7,528 and represents 0.004% of average net assets.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

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 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”).

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 open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share. 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 such 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 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.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; (iii) the value of comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers; and (iv) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, credit risks and/or default rates. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report comparing fair values determined by the Pricing Committee against subsequent market valuations for those securities. 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. 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. 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. Under certain circumstances, the Investment Manager may adjust such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV. 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 valuation may differ depending on the method used and the factors considered in determining value according to the Funds’ fair value procedures.

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

 

 

 

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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, 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 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 Funds’ own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. 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. Dividend and interest 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 (“BNYM”), the Fund’s 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, 2012, the custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdrafts will cause a reduction of any balance credits, computed at 2% above the effective Federal funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the year endedDecember 31, 2012, 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., whereby balance credits are used to offset banking charges and other out-of-pocket expenses. For the year endedDecember 31, 2012, the transfer agent expense for Short Duration and Intermediate Duration was reduced by $103 and $49, 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 endedDecember 31, 2012, the management fee for Intermediate Duration was reduced by $17,464.

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, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

 

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.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

 

 

      Short Duration      Intermediate Duration  
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Distributions paid from:

           

Ordinary income

   $ 3,255,617       $ 3,319,280       $ 3,498,486       $ 4,119,606   

Short-term capital gains

                     2,936,108         3,628,005   

Long-term capital gains

                     1,417,375         319,441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,255,617       $ 3,319,280       $ 7,851,969       $ 8,067,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:

 

      Short Duration      Intermediate Duration  

Capital loss carryforward

   $ 2,331,118           

Undistributed ordinary income

           $ 2,112   

Undistributed short-term capital gains

             104,695   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

             179,026   

Post-October loss deferral

             157,251   

 

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 it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns as of December 31, 2012 and all open tax years 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.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, 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.

 

f. Capital Loss Carryovers and Deferrals

As of December 31, 2012, the following Fund had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These

amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed or in the case of post-enactmaent losses, for an unlimited time period.

 

     Capital Loss Carryover Amounts     Expires  

Fund

  Short-Term     Long-Term     December 31,  

Short Duration

     

(Pre-Enactment)

  $ 2,331,118               2017   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the following Fund utilized capital loss carryovers in the amount of:

 

      Capital Loss Carryover Utilized  
     Short-Term      Long-Term  

Short Duration

   $ 387,225           

 

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.

At December 31, 2012, 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 62%; Intermediate Duration – two collectively own 56%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Funds.

 

 

 

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h. Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities

The Funds may enter 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’ Schedule 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. Securities Issued on a When Issued Basis

The Funds may enter into To Be Announced (“TBA”) sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions or to sell mortgage backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction. Unsettled TBA sale commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities according to the procedures described under “Valuation of Investments,” in note 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 sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting purchase commitment, the Fund realizes a gain or loss. If the Funds deliver securities under the commitment, the Funds realize 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. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an Investment Management Agreement under which the Investment Manager, a 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 subadvisor’s for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by Smith Breeden Associates, Inc., who serves 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, 2012, the annual investment management fee rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows:

      Investment
Management Fee
 

Short Duration

     0.70

Intermediate Duration

     0.70

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2013, 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 (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) 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 total operating expenses in any such future year to exceed the Fund’s expense cap. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s components of reimbursement available are detailed in the following chart:

 

      Intermediate Duration  

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/11

   $ 336,446   

Additional Reimbursements

     45,094   

Repayments

       

Expired Reimbursements

     (145,541
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/12

   $ 235,999   
  

 

 

 

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. 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.

Beginning January 1, 2013, the annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board will be $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts will receive an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee will receive an additional payment of $10,000 per year.

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

 

 

 

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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.

 

3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended December 31, 2012, were as follows:

 

      Long-Term  Securities
(excluding U.S. Government Obligations)
 

Fund

   Purchases      Sales  

Short Duration

   $ 65,726,986       $ 56,858,326   

Intermediate Duration

   $ 9,541,623       $ 13,677,285   

 

      U.S. Government Obligations  

Fund

   Purchases      Sales  

Short Duration

   $ 176,950,605       $ 125,125,645   

Intermediate Duration

   $ 44,741,597       $ 31,085,069   

 

4. 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 income 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, or other short-term investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNYM. For the year ended December 31, 2012 and the year December 31, 2011, the Funds did not loan any securities.

 

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 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 had no prior claims or losses and expect the risks of material loss to be remote.

6. 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statement of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

      Short
Duration
     Intermediate
Duration
 

Financial futures contracts:

     

Average number of contracts purchased

     115         55   

Average number of contracts sold

     449         83   

Average notional value of contracts purchased

   $ 14,303,413       $ 6,938,183   

Average notional value of contracts sold

   $ 81,994,603       $ 13,968,566   

 

7. Futures Contracts

The Funds entered into futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital shares transactions. There are certain risks associated with futures contracts. Prices may not move as expected or the Fund may not be able to close out the contract when it desires to do so, resulting in losses.

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. For OTC futures, daily variation margin is not required. 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures contracts.

 

8. 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

 

 

 

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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 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. CMOs may have a fixed or variable rate of interest.

 

9. Dollar Roll and Reverse Dollar Roll Agreements

The Funds may enter 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.

 

10. Stripped Securities

Each of the Funds invests 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 Funds’ 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 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.

 

11. New Accounting Pronouncements

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 Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

12. Subsequent Events

The Funds have determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance of the Funds’ financial statements, which require additional disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

Tax Information(unaudited)

The Managers Short Duration Government Fund and the Managers Intermediate Duration Government 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 2012 Form 1099-DIV you receive for each Fund will show the tax status of all distributions paid to you during the calendar year.

Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Managers Short Duration Government Fund and Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund hereby designate $0 and $1,417,374, respectively, as a capital gain distribution with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2012, 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 (the “Funds”) at December 31, 2012, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets 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, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 27, 2013

    

 

 

 

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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

Bruce B. Bingham,

12/01/48

•       Trustee since 2012

•       Oversees 37 Funds in Fund Complex

  Partner, Hamilton Partners (real estate development firm) (1987-Present).

William E. Chapman, II, 9/23/41

•       Independent Chairman

•       Trustee since 2000

•       Oversees 37 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 37 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 37 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 (38 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 37 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 37 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 37 Funds in Fund Complex

  Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2011-Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2007-2011); Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-2007); 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, 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); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-2012); 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)

Matthew B. Wallace,

11/24/80

•       Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since 2012

  Senior Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2012-Present); Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-2012); Compliance Specialist, Calamos Advisors LLC (2007-2010).
 

 

 

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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(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 ManagersChoiceTM Only

Managers

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, RI 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

 

 

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MANAGERS AND MANAGERS AMG FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

  

BALANCED FUNDS

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

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.

 

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 INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND

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.

 

YACKTMAN FUND

YACKTMAN FOCUSED FUND

Yacktman Asset Management 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)

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 FIXED INCOME FUND

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, 2012

 

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

     1   

ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     2   

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

  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

     3   

Managers High Yield Fund

     13   

Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund

     27   

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     32   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     34   

Balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     36   

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

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     37   

Detail of changes in assets for the past two years

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     39   

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

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     44   

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     45   

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

     53   

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

     54   

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:

Thank you for your investment in The Managers Funds. Our foremost goal at Managers Investment Group (MIG) is to provide investment products and solutions that help our shareholders and clients successfully reach their investment goals and objectives. We do this by offering a broad selection of funds managed by a collection of Affiliated Managers Group’s (AMG) Affiliate investment boutiques, along with a complementary series of open-architecture mutual funds.

The past year has been an exciting one for us at MIG. In connection with AMG’s investment in Yacktman Asset Management (“Yacktman”), MIG partnered with Yacktman in reorganizing the Yacktman Focused Fund and the Yacktman Fund into The Managers Funds. The addition of the Yacktman Funds to our platform brought our total assets under management to over $25 billion at the end of 2012.

Additionally, in an effort to better meet our shareholders’ needs as well as bring consistency across our funds, we restructured our share class offerings across many of our Funds, which included discontinuing certain share classes with sales charges (commonly called sales loads). As a result, many of our Funds now offer three No Load share classes – Investor, Service, and Institutional Share Classes. We believe this simplified structure makes it easier for our clients as well as Financial Advisors to select the appropriate share class to match their needs.

During 2012, we also executed on other changes to certain Funds, which included reducing expense ratios on several Funds to ensure that our offerings remain competitive and affordable for our clients.

As we enter into 2013, both known and unknown risks remain to the global economy and its growth prospects. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that the collective fiscal and monetary efforts undertaken over the past several years will continue to have a positive impact on the global economy. In the meantime, we remain confident that our Funds are well positioned to weather an uncertain economic environment.

We thank you for your continued confidence and investment in The Managers Funds. You can rest assured that under all market conditions our team is focused on delivering excellent investment management services for your benefit.

Respectfully,

 

LOGO

Keitha Kinne

President

The Managers Funds

 

 

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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, 2012

  Expense
Ratio for
the Period
    Beginning
Account  Value
07/01/2012
    Ending
Account Value
12/31/2012
    Expenses
Paid During
the Period*
 

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

       

Investor Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.09   $ 1,000      $ 1,037      $ 5.57   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.09   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 5.52   

Service Class Shares**

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.94   $ 1,000      $ 996      $ 4.73   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.94   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 4.79   

Institutional Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.84   $ 1,000      $ 1,038      $ 4.30   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.84   $ 1,000      $ 1,021      $ 4.27   

Managers High Yield Fund

       

Investor Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.15   $ 1,000      $ 1,075      $ 5.99   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.15   $ 1,000      $ 1,019      $ 5.83   

Institutional Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.90   $ 1,000      $ 1,075      $ 4.70   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.90   $ 1,000      $ 1,021      $ 4.58   

Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund

       

Investor Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.84   $ 1,000      $ 1,043      $ 4.31   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.84   $ 1,000      $ 1,021      $ 4.26   

Service Class Shares**

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.64   $ 1,000      $ 1,003      $ 3.22   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.64   $ 1,000      $ 1,022      $ 3.25   

Class C Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.59   $ 1,000      $ 1,040      $ 8.15   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    1.59   $ 1,000      $ 1,017      $ 8.06   

Institutional Class Shares

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.59   $ 1,000      $ 1,045      $ 3.03   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

    0.59   $ 1,000      $ 1,022      $ 3.00   

 

* 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 period (184), then divided by 366.
** Commenced operations December 1, 2012.
 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund (Institutional Share Class) returned 10.09%, underperforming the 11.65% 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. Throughout the year, the Portfolio’s allocation was neutral and we continue to manage the Fund in line with the neutral allocation.

EQUITY

2012 proved to be a strong year for equities, with all Indices posting double digit gains for the year. Mid cap stocks led the pack with a 17% return, while large caps tied with small caps at 16%. For the year, value beat growth, ending a three-year run by growth stocks. 2012 started out strong as the Euro zone showed temporary signs of stabilization and the U.S. economy continued to improve. The rally was short lived, however, as the market corrected 10% from April-May, once again weighed down by Euro zone concerns, slowing growth in China and weakness in the U.S. economy. The Fed came to the rescue (again!) with QE3, and stocks ended the 3rd quarter 6% higher. Politics stole the spotlight during the 4th quarter as investors’ attention became focused on the policy implications of the presidential election. Immediately following the election, attention pivoted towards the contentious negotiations regarding the fast approaching fiscal cliff. Progress was made and an agreement reached, but much like the broader recovery to date the pace and scope was less than satisfying to many. Even though the Russell 1000® Index delivered an impressive 16.4% gain for the year, many of the lingering concerns remain: reduced forecasts for global growth, decelerating earnings growth in the U.S., continued showdowns in Washington over the debt ceiling and budget deficits, and a muted recovery in the labor markets. As a result, some market participants have grown more weary than those undecided voters from Ohio.

Regarding the equity portion of the Fund, all four factor groups (Growth, Value, Momentum, Quality) averaged positive returns for 2012, due to strong performance from each group at different times of the year. The model’s stock-selection forecasts were mixed for the quarter. Valuation factors continued their rebound in the second half finishing the year strongly. December was a particularly good month for valuation factors. Momentum, after being strong during the year, reversed course and delivered a negative quarter. The growth group and quality group ended slightly positive for the year as well. For the year, the highest ranked stocks outperformed the bottom ranked stocks, but some of the lower ranked stock groupings also did well. As a result, equity performance for the Fund was roughly in line with the equity benchmark. 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.

During the fourth quarter we introduced our proprietary market phase identification model to the equity portion of the Portfolio, which is part of our ongoing efforts to continually enhance our multi-factor model. The market phase identification model improves portfolio performance by identifying the right time to emphasize or de-emphasize certain factors. Contrary to a short-term timing model, the objective is to capture major inflection points that historically

have been challenging environments for quantitative models. We apply this information during the portfolio construction process by altering factor constraints in the optimization depending on the current market phase. The information captured in our phase identification method is used to enhance upside returns and improve downside risk management.

FIXED INCOME

Throughout 2012, Chicago Equity Partners maintained an emphasis on higher quality sectors of the market and higher rated issuers within the corporate bond universe. Uncertainty regarding the sustainability of economic growth, as well as the future of government fiscal and monetary policy, was the key factor influencing our decision. Throughout the year overall spreads tightened and the types of securities in which we held an underweight position (such as credit in general, and BBBs specifically) outperformed. As a result, the fixed income portion of the Portfolio trailed its benchmark.

A strong appetite for risk throughout most of 2012 resulted in valuations achieving historically rich levels. While it has been the stated goal of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy to drive the prices of risk assets higher through ongoing Quantitative Easing programs, it may have resulted in valuations disconnecting from underlying fundamental circumstances. Our stated objective for this portion of the Fund is to provide income, stability and to reduce overall portfolio risk. As a result, we positioned the Portfolio toward preserving capital and to benefit if the market’s risk appetite reversed.

The risk premium offered for all non-Treasury sectors of the investment grade market declined in 2012. The most dramatic declines occurred in the lower rated financial issuers within the investment grade market. The spread offered by “BBB” rated securities, over U.S. Treasuries declined by 93 basis points in 2012. Yields for financial companies, relative to U.S. Treasuries, declined by 161 basis points in 2012. Non-financials declined by a smaller 48 basis points.

We continue to believe our positioning is prudent, is in line with our stated objectives, and will benefit shareholders during times of financial stress, especially given the dramatic decline in spreads that occurred in 2012.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the portfolio manager, Chicago Equity Partners, as of December 31, 2012 and is not intended as a forecast or guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

The Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund’s (“Managers AMG CEP 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 compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Investor Class shares (formerly Class A shares of the Fund, which were renamed Investor Class shares as of December 1, 2012) on December 31, 2002 to a $10,000 investment made in the benchmarks 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. 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 AMG CEP Balanced Fund, the Russell 1000® Index & the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2012.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns1  
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

Managers AMG CEP Balanced Fund2,3,4,5

         

Investor Class6

    9.86     4.88     7.87     7.55     01/02/97   

Service Class

    —          —          —          (0.43 )%      11/30/12   

Institutional Class

    10.09     5.15     8.21     7.96     01/02/97   

60% Russell
1000®Index
7/40%
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index
8

    11.65     4.50     7.22     6.62     01/02/97  

 

 

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.

 

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.

 

Date reflects inception date of the Fund, not the index.

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, 2012. 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. The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtor’s ability to pay its creditors. Investments in foreign securities, even though publicly traded in the United States, may involve risks which are in addition to those inherent in domestic investments.

 

3          The Fund invests in large-capitalization companies that may underperform other stock funds (such as funds that focus on small- and medium-capitalization companies) when stocks of large-capitalization companies are out of favor.

 

4         The Fund invests in value stocks, which may perform differently from the market as a whole and may be undervalued by the market for a long period of time. Value stocks may underperform growth stocks during the given periods.

 

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

 

6          As of December 1, 2012 the Fund’s Class A shares were renamed Investor Class Shares. Additionally, the Fund’s Class C shares converted to Investor Class shares.

7         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.

 

 

8          The Barclays 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 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

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Industry

   Managers AMG
Chicago Equity Partners

Balanced Fund**
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     37.2

Information Technology

     14.3

Consumer Discretionary

     9.0

Financials

     8.4

Health Care

     7.4

Industrials

     6.6

Consumer Staples

     5.8

Energy

     4.4

Utilities

     2.4

Materials

     1.9

Telecommunication Services

     1.8

Mortgage Backed Securities

     0.0

Foreign Government Obligations

     0.0

Asset Backed Securities

     0.0

Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.8

 

** As a percentage of net assets

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   % of
Net  Assets
 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 01/13/13

     3.5

Apple, Inc.*

     3.2   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.750%, 02/15/41

     2.7   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.000%, 03/31/17

     2.0   

FHLB, 5.000%, 11/17/17*

     1.9   

FHLMC, 3.750%, 03/27/19*

     1.9   

Exxon Mobil Corp.*

     1.8   

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

     1.4   

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

     1.4   

FHLMC, 2.500%, 05/27/16

     1.4   

Top Ten as a Group

     21.2
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2012

 

    

 

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, 2012

 

 

 

      Shares      Value  
               

Common Stocks - 60.1%

           

Consumer Discretionary - 9.0%

       

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     2,100       $ 43,071   

Bally Technologies, Inc.*

     3,400         152,014   

CBS Corp., Class B

     6,100         232,105   

Comcast Corp., Class A

     400         14,952   

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

     1,550         129,843   

DISH Network Corp., Class A

     2,025         73,710   

Expedia, Inc.

     3,550         218,147   

Foot Locker, Inc.

     6,325         203,159   

Gap, Inc., The

     6,500         201,760   

Hanesbrands, Inc.*

     2,000         71,640   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     475         23,199   

Home Depot, Inc., The

     6,275         388,109   

Liberty Global, Inc., Class A*

     250         15,748   

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A*

     5,875         115,620   

Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Capital, Class A*

     1,125         130,511   

Mattel,, Inc.

     6,100         223,382   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     5,550         123,598   

Panera Bread Co., Class A*

     450         71,474   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

     2,505         210,796   

priceline.com, Inc.*

     25         15,530   

PulteGroup, Inc.*

     4,725         85,806   

PVH Corp.

     425         47,179   

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

     1,825         62,050   

Thor Industries, Inc.

     1,200         44,916   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     1,850         179,801   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     2,475         105,064   

VF Corp.

     75         11,323   

Walt Disney Co., The

     275         13,692   

Total Consumer Discretionary

        3,208,199   

Consumer Staples - 5.8%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     2,275         71,481   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     1,675         45,878   

Avon Products, Inc.

     775         11,129   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     1,800         113,850   

Coca-Cola Co., The

     4,400         159,500   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     475         15,072   

CVS Caremark Corp.

     2,900         140,215   

Dean Foods Co.*

     5,000         82,550   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     1,075         47,494   

Herbalife, Ltd.1

     300         9,882   

Ingredion, Inc.

     1,925         124,028   

 

 

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  
               

Consumer Staples - 5.8% (continued)

           

Kellogg Co.

     4,000       $ 223,400   

Kroger Co., The

     1,025         26,671   

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

     2,750         117,672   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A1

     4,275         158,389   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     200         13,686   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     5,400         451,656   

Procter & Gamble Co., The

     1,025         69,587   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     2,100         191,793   

Total Consumer Staples

        2,073,933   

Energy - 4.4%

       

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*

     475         21,750   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     6,920         344,201   

Chevron Corp.

     1,375         148,692   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.1

     3,450         234,462   

EQT Corp.

     125         7,373   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     7,445         644,365   

Kosmos Energy, Ltd.*

     2,700         33,345   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     2,025         120,589   

Valero Energy Corp.

     1,125         38,385   

Total Energy

        1,593,162   

Financials - 8.2%

       

Allstate Corp., The

     1,750         70,298   

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

     200         6,928   

Bank of America Corp.

     7,700         89,320   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., The

     5,625         144,562   

BB&T Corp.

     2,275         66,225   

CME Group, Inc.

     2,275         115,365   

Discover Financial Services

     3,700         142,635   

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     950         104,452   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     2,775         100,982   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Class A

     2,125         50,044   

First Horizon National Corp.

     4,850         48,064   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., The

     500         63,780   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     5,623         247,243   

Legg Mason, Inc.

     300         7,716   

Lincoln National Corp.

     4,875         126,262   

M&T Bank Corp.

     75         7,385   

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     1,925         50,262   

Moody’s Corp.

     2,525         127,058   

NYSE Euronext

     1,625         51,253   

Public Storage

     700         101,472   

SLM Corp.

     3,900         66,807   

St Joe Co., The*1

     1,125         25,965   

State Street Corp.

     2,900         136,329   

 

 

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 - 8.2% (continued)

           

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     4,575       $ 129,701   

Travelers Cos., Inc., The

     4,075         292,666   

US Bancorp

     2,300         73,462   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     225         7,691   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     12,375         344,272   

XL Group PLC

     4,750         119,035   

Total Financials

        2,917,234   

Health Care - 7.4%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     1,150         75,325   

Aetna, Inc.

     625         28,938   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     625         58,631   

Amgen, Inc.

     3,698         319,211   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     3,425         65,692   

Cooper Cos., Inc., The

     250         23,120   

DaVita Health Care Partners, Inc.*

     575         63,555   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     300         14,796   

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

     125         6,750   

Johnson & Johnson

     4,250         297,925   

McKesson Corp.

     75         7,272   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     5,450         223,123   

Mylan, Inc.*

     8,625         237,015   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

     1,725         59,047   

Pfizer, Inc.

     3,057         76,670   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,615         276,278   

ResMed, Inc.1

     6,225         258,773   

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.*

     1,475         59,708   

St Jude Medical, Inc.

     2,975         107,516   

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     275         14,691   

Warner Chilcott PLC, Class A

     19,825         238,693   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

     1,800         119,988   

Total Health Care

        2,632,717   

Industrials - 5.4%

       

AMETEK, Inc.

     5,575         209,453   

B/E Aerospace, Inc.*

     325         16,055   

Con-way, Inc.

     1,925         53,554   

Copa Holdings, S.A., Class A

     200         19,890   

Crane Co.

     750         34,710   

Fluor Corp.

     125         7,343   

ITT Corp.

     2,500         58,650   

Matson, Inc.

     1,275         31,518   

MRC Global, Inc.*

     625         17,363   

Nordson Corp.

     1,350         85,212   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     3,750         253,425   

 

 

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  
               

Industrials - 5.4% (continued)

           

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     425       $ 35,696   

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.1

     750         6,750   

Textron, Inc.

     4,725         117,133   

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     1,555         212,040   

Triumph Group, Inc.

     2,125         138,762   

Union Pacific Corp.

     1,150         144,578   

United Rentals, Inc.*

     5,350         243,532   

United Technologies Corp.

     1,650         135,316   

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     700         95,585   

Total Industrials

        1,916,565   

Information Technology - 14.3%

       

Accenture PLC, Class A

     4,300         285,950   

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     5,775         236,255   

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     2,775         179,542   

AOL, Inc.*

     2,200         65,142   

Apple, Inc.

     2,145         1,143,349   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     850         48,459   

Avago Technologies, Ltd.

     5,975         189,168   

BMC Software, Inc.*

     5,100         202,266   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.*

     26,850         143,110   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     19,900         268,849   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     16,650         327,172   

Computer Sciences Corp.

     3,100         124,155   

First Solar, Inc.*

     1,750         54,040   

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     2,075         111,324   

Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd.*1

     1,900         20,919   

Harris Corp.

     2,150         105,264   

International Business Machines Corp.

     1,470         281,578   

Itron, Inc.*

     675         30,071   

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

     2,050         39,545   

Lender Processing Services, Inc.

     2,150         52,933   

LinkedIn Corp., Class A*

     650         74,633   

Microsoft Corp.

     1,000         26,730   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1,425         79,344   

ServiceNow, Inc.*1

     3,275         98,348   

SolarWinds, Inc.*

     3,850         201,932   

Splunk, Inc.*

     4,000         116,080   

Synopsys, Inc.*

     3,775         120,196   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     3,050         462,319   

Total Information Technology

        5,088,673   

Materials - 1.9%

       

Ball Corp.

     1,650         73,838   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     380         77,201   

Commercial Metals Co.

     2,625         39,008   

 

 

 

 

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  
               

Materials - 1.9% (continued)

           

Cytec Industries, Inc.

     100       $ 6,883   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

     2,350         134,161   

Nucor Corp.

     475         20,511   

PPG Industries, Inc.

     125         16,919   

Sherwin-Williams Co., The

     775         119,210   

Westlake Chemical Corp.1

     2,300         182,390   

Total Materials

        670,121   

Telecommunication Services - 1.8%

       

AT&T, Inc.

     13,500         455,085   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     4,650         201,205   

Total Telecommunication Services

        656,290   

Utilities - 1.9%

       

Ameren Corp.

     5,150         158,208   

American Water Works Co, Inc.

     5,125         190,291   

Integrys Energy Group,, Inc.

     1,075         56,137   

National Fuel Gas Co.

     300         15,207   

ONEOK, Inc.

     2,150         91,913   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     2,450         74,970   

Questar Corp.

     3,225         63,726   

Vectren Corp.

     1,025         30,135   

Total Utilities

        680,587   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $20,003,049)

        21,437,481   
 
     Principal Amount         

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 1.9%

       

Financials - 0.2%

       

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

   $ 40,000         43,543   

General Electric Capital Corp., MTN, Series A, 6.750%, 03/15/32

     10,000         13,026   

Total Financials

        56,569   

Industrials - 1.2%

       

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

     7,000         9,811   

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

     70,000         75,225   

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

     40,000         43,192   

ConocoPhillips, 4.600%, 01/15/15

     15,000         16,218   

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

     6,000         6,009   

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

     45,000         45,284   

International Business Machines Corp., 4.000%, 06/20/42

     16,000         17,009   

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

     15,000         20,745   

McDonald’s Corp.,

       

Series MTN, 4.300%, 03/01/13

     35,000         35,221   

Series MTN, 6.300%, 10/15/37

     15,000         20,838   

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

     35,000         36,892   

 

 

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  
               

Industrials - 1.2% (continued)

           

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

   $ 20,000       $ 25,313   

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

     20,000         26,922   

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

     35,000         37,297   

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

     20,000         28,224   

Total Industrials

        444,200   

Utilities - 0.5%

       

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

     15,000         21,520   

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

     10,000         11,541   

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

     20,000         21,117   

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

     40,000         40,141   

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

     15,000         18,055   

TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.,

       

3.800%, 10/01/20

     20,000         22,356   

4.875%, 01/15/15

     40,000         43,369   

Total Utilities

        178,099   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $628,354)

        678,868   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 37.2%

       

Federal Home Loan Banks - 2.5%

       

FHLB,

       

5.000%, 11/17/17

     565,000         678,098   

5.375%, 05/18/16

     185,000         215,655   

Total Federal Home Loan Banks

        893,753   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 6.6%

       

FHLMC,

       

2.500%, 05/27/161

     460,000         491,201   

3.500%, 03/01/42

     186,605         199,055   

3.750%, 03/27/19

     580,000         671,378   

4.500%, 11/01/24 to 11/01/39

     466,324         500,409   

4.750%, 11/17/15

     115,000         129,381   

5.000%, 12/01/20

     29,702         31,993   

5.500%, 04/01/38

     138,005         149,019   

6.000%, 01/01/38 to 06/01/38

     151,154         164,786   

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

        2,337,222   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 14.1%

       

FNMA,

       

2.500%, 04/01/22

     368,977         387,387   

3.000%, 03/01/42

     604,178         633,896   

3.500%, 09/01/25 to 04/01/42

     485,696         517,570   

4.000%, 08/01/19 to 12/01/41

     716,633         768,770   

4.500%, 11/01/19 to 05/01/41

     656,419         711,080   

5.000%, 05/11/17 to 08/01/41

     858,110         968,047   

5.375%, 07/15/16 to 06/12/17

     560,000         667,752   

 

 

 

 

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 - 14.1% (continued)

           

FNMA,

       

5.500%, 02/01/22 to 06/01/38

   $ 219,082       $ 238,375   

6.000%, 03/01/37 to 06/01/38

     93,214         102,777   

6.500%, 03/01/37

     26,368         29,588   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

        5,025,242   

United States Treasury Securities - 14.0%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds,

       

3.125%, 11/15/41

     375,000         392,578   

3.500%, 02/15/39

     390,000         440,944   

4.750%, 02/15/41

     695,000         958,231   

U.S. Treasury Notes,

       

0.375%, 07/31/13

     100,000         100,156   

0.625%, 01/31/13 to 07/15/14

     1,345,000         1,346,310   

1.000%, 03/31/17

     695,000         707,543   

2.625%, 08/15/20

     470,000         516,192   

2.750%, 02/28/18

     460,000         506,791   

3.125%, 05/15/21

     25,000         28,354   

Total United States Treasury Securities

        4,997,099   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $12,995,590)

        13,253,316   
 
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 4.0%2

       

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.19%3
(cost $1,418,443)

     1,418,443         1,418,443   

Total Investments - 103.2% (cost $35,045,436)

        36,788,108   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (3.2)%

        (1,129,892

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 35,658,216   

 

 

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

 

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Managers High Yield Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

The Managers High Yield Fund (Institutional Class Shares) returned 15.46% for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared with 15.81% for the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index (the “Index”).

Accommodations from central banks, an improving U.S. economy, solid corporate fundamentals, modest economic growth, robust and record-setting primary market conditions, strong demand from mutual fund inflows and a low default environment were all conducive to producing strong returns in high yield bonds during 2012. Ultimately, investors’ desire for yield and the support of positive corporate fundamentals continue to drive interest in the asset class. Overall, both spreads and yields tightened dramatically during the period. At December 31, high-yield spreads, as measured by the Index, were 539 basis points (bps), 211 bps tighter for the 12-month period, while yields fell from 8.36% (at December 31, 2011) to 6.13%.

Riskier CCC-rated bonds outperformed in 2012 despite lagging higher quality credits in each of the final three quarters of the year. With nearly all sectors posting positive returns (as measured by the Index), home construction, banking and insurance led performance this year. The lowest performing sectors for the year were supermarkets, environmental and refining.

Primary market conditions were robust and 2012 was a record-setting year as high-yield issuers priced a total of $337 billion during the 12-month period. The quality of new issues remained conservative overall, though lower-quality issuance increased during the second half of the year. Refinancing activity continues to dominate the use of proceeds as companies amended terms or extended maturities. Supported by a desire for yield, strong fundamentals and low defaults, demand for risky assets drove $31.9 billion into high-yield mutual funds during 2012, although a few periods of market volatility and waning risk appetites resulted in some noticeable weekly outflows.

While the number of defaults increased during 2012, default volumes were basically unchanged for the third straight year. The par-weighted, high-yield default rate of 1.73% at the beginning of the year decreased gradually in six of the last seven months to 1.14%, well below historical averages of 4%.

PERFORMANCE

The Fund underperformed its benchmark for the year due to security selection in the banking, real estate investment trust and home builders sectors. The largest detractors came from relative weightings in the Royal Bank of Scotland, Ford Motor Company, James River Coal, Sungard Data System and Energy Future

Holdings. Alternatively, relative contributions from security selection in the telecommunication services, independent energy and chemicals sectors enhanced performance. Specifically, relative weightings in Sprint Nextel Corporation, Reichhold Industries, First Data Corporation, Reynolds Group and Edison Mission Energy improved results for the year.

Compared to the Benchmark at year end, the Fund was overweight in consumer products, health care and consumer services due to our view of the relative value opportunities within those sectors. The Fund was underweight in banking, metals and mining and electric utilities because we have not found these sectors compelling due to challenging fundamental outlooks or rich valuations.

LOOKING FORWARD

Corporate health remains strong and company management’s stance towards leverage is still cautious despite some weakness in revenues and operating profits revealed in third-quarter results. We expect modest economic growth in the U.S. and positive growth globally. We believe spreads reflect current risks and still provide an attractive risk/return trade-off. Although the potential for further capital appreciation is limited and, given the global desire for yield, demand for high yield will remain. Given the solid corporate fundamentals and proactive refinancing activities, we expect default rates will remain in the low single digits and well below historical averages of 4%. As high yield remains vulnerable to short-term volatility, we will continue to rely on our individual security selection to be the primary driver of performance.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the Fund’s subadvisor, JP Morgan Asset Management as of 12/31/12 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 compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Investor Class shares (formerly Class A shares of the Fund, which were renamed Investor Class shares as of the date of the Prospectus, December 1, 2012) on December 31, 2002 to a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond 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 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

Portfolio 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 U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2012.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns1  
     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Managers High Yield Fund2,3,4

      

Investor Class5

     15.26     8.19     9.48

Institutional Class

     15.46     8.52     9.83

Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index6

     15.81     10.34     10.62

 

 

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.

 

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, 2012. All returns are in U.S. dollars ($).

 

2          Fixed income funds are 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. Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of a fixed income investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed income securities to fall.

 

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 Fund holds securities in which the issuer of the security may default or otherwise be unable to honor a financial obligation. The Fund holds securities rated below investment grade that are especially susceptible to this risk. These issuers may be involved in bankruptcy proceedings, reorganizations, or financial restructurings, and are not as strong financially as higher-rated issuers.

 

5         As of December 1, 2012, the Fund’s Class A shares were renamed Investor Class shares. Additionally, the Fund’s Class C shares converted to Investor Class shares.

 

6         The Barclays 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, Inc.). Unlike the Fund, the Barclays 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

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Industry

   Managers High
Yield Fund**
 

Industrials

     82.3

Financials

     6.5

Utilities

     2.0

Bank Loan Obligations

     0.7

Materials

     0.0 %# 

Energy

     0.0 %# 

Other Assets and Liabilities

     8.5

 

** As a percentage of net assets
# Rounds to less than 0.1%

Rating

   Managers High
Yield  Fund
 

U.S. Treasury

     0.0

U.S. Agency

     0.0

Aaa

     0.0

Aa

     0.0

A

     0.0

Baa

     2.9

Ba

     23.7

B

     58.8

Caa

     13.6

Ca

     0.0

C

     0.0

D

     0.0

Not Rated

     1.0

 

As a percentage of market value of fixed income securities. Chart does not include equity securities.

 

 

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   % of
Net Assets
 

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

     2.0

HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 02/15/22*

     1.3   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group

  

Issuer LLC, 9.000%, 04/15/19*

     1.1   

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

     1.1   

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

     1.0   

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.750%, 03/15/17*

     0.9   

First Data Corp., 8.750%, 01/15/22

     0.8   

Sprint Nextel Corp., 9.000%, 11/15/18

     0.8   

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

     0.7   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.000%, 08/01/20

     0.7   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     10.4
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2012

    

 

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, 2012

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Bank Loan Obligations - 0.7%

     

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Extended B-6 Term Loan, 5.454%, 01/28/18 (02/25/13)4

   $ 70,221       $ 62,900   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan, Class B, 3.862%, 01/29/16 (01/31/13)4

     46,768         38,876   

First Data Corp., Extended 2018 Dollar Term Loan, 4.205%, 03/23/18 (02/02/13)4

     48,028         45,850   

SUPERVALU Inc., Term Loan, 8.000%, 08/30/18 (01/31/13)4

     19,900         20,244   

Vertafore, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.750%, 10/27/17 (03/28/13)4

     45,000         45,225   

Total Bank Loan Obligations (cost $193,290)

        213,095   
 
     Shares         

Common Stocks - 0.0%#

       

GMX Resources, Inc. (Energy)*5

     2,156         1,078   

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A (Materials)

     3         171   

Total Common Stocks (cost $2,156)

        1,249   
 
     Principal Amount         

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 90.8%

       

Financials - 6.5%

       

Ally Financial, Inc.,

       

4.625%, 06/26/15

     70,000         73,016   

5.500%, 02/15/17

     115,000         123,590   

6.250%, 12/01/17

     325,000         361,064   

Bank of America Corp., Series K, 8.000%, 12/29/496

     130,000         143,941   

CIT Group, Inc.,

       

4.250%, 08/15/17

     95,000         98,271   

5.000%, 05/15/17

     55,000         58,575   

5.250%, 03/15/18

     110,000         118,250   

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

     100,000         116,965   

International Lease Finance Corp.,

       

5.875%, 04/01/19

     105,000         111,195   

6.250%, 05/15/19

     35,000         37,450   

8.625%, 09/15/15

     90,000         101,475   

8.750%, 03/15/17

     270,000         313,200   

Nuveen Investments, Inc., 9.500%, 10/15/20 (a)

     80,000         80,000   

Realogy Corp.,

       

7.625%, 01/15/20 (a)

     65,000         73,937   

7.875%, 02/15/19 (a)

     110,000         120,450   

Serta Simmons Holdings LLC, 8.125%, 10/01/20 (a)

     150,000         150,750   

Vanguard Natural Resources LLC/VNR Finance Corp., 7.875%, 04/01/20

     90,000         94,500   

Total Financials

        2,176,629   

Industrials - 82.3%

       

313 Group, Inc., 6.375%, 12/01/19 (a)

     55,000         54,794   

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

     60,000         66,900   

 

 

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 - 82.3% (continued)

           

Accellent, Inc.,

       

8.375%, 02/01/17

   $ 80,000       $ 84,400   

10.000%, 11/01/17

     85,000         70,337   

Access Midstream Partners, L.P. / ACMP Finance Corp.,

       

4.875%, 05/15/23

     55,000         55,894   

6.125%, 07/15/22

     50,000         54,125   

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., 8.250%, 10/01/20 (a)

     50,000         52,750   

Aircastle, Ltd.,

       

6.750%, 04/15/17

     30,000         32,250   

7.625%, 04/15/20

     20,000         22,450   

9.750%, 08/01/18

     75,000         85,125   

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

     180,000         137,700   

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

     100,000         107,250   

AMC Entertainment, Inc.,

       

8.750%, 06/01/191

     40,000         44,500   

9.750%, 12/01/20

     115,000         133,400   

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

     19,000         21,185   

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,

       

7.750%, 11/15/19

     25,000         27,250   

7.875%, 03/01/17

     50,000         51,875   

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

     40,000         42,600   

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

     55,000         57,200   

Anixter, Inc., 5.625%, 05/01/19

     35,000         37,013   

Arch Coal, Inc.,

       

7.000%, 06/15/19

     35,000         32,725   

7.250%, 06/15/211

     50,000         46,375   

8.750%, 08/01/161

     65,000         67,925   

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

     200,000         219,000   

Ashtead Capital, Inc., 6.500%, 07/15/22 (a)

     35,000         38,150   

Aspect Software, Inc., 10.625%, 05/15/17

     55,000         50,325   

Associated Materials LLC / AMH New Finance, Inc., 9.125%, 11/01/171

     60,000         61,200   

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

     90,000         96,075   

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

     60,000         64,500   

Avaya, Inc.,

       

7.000%, 04/01/19 (a)1

     90,000         84,600   

9.750%, 11/01/151

     10,000         8,950   

10.125%, 11/01/15

     79,893         71,904   

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

       

4.875%, 11/15/17 (a)

     30,000         30,600   

8.250%, 01/15/19

     155,000         172,050   

9.625%, 03/15/18

     40,000         44,800   

Belden, Inc., 5.500%, 09/01/22 (a)

     70,000         72,275   

Berry Petroleum Co., 6.375%, 09/15/22

     40,000         41,800   

 

 

 

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

 

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     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 82.3% (continued)

           

Biomet, Inc., 6.500%, 08/01/20 (a)

   $ 165,000       $ 175,931   

Block Communications, Inc., 7.250%, 02/01/20 (a)

     60,000         64,050   

BOE Merger Corp., 9.500%, 11/01/17 (a)7

     25,000         25,125   

Bombardier, Inc.,

       

5.750%, 03/15/22 (a)1

     40,000         41,300   

7.750%, 03/15/20 (a)

     30,000         34,200   

BreitBurn Energy Partners, L.P. / BreitBurn Finance Corp.,

       

7.875%, 04/15/22 (a)

     70,000         72,975   

8.625%, 10/15/20

     70,000         76,650   

Building Materials Corp. of America, 6.875%, 08/15/18 (a)

     30,000         32,550   

Bumble Bee Acquisition Corp., 9.000%, 12/15/17 (a)1

     135,000         145,800   

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

     110,000         122,650   

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

     80,000         93,700   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,

       

8.500%, 02/15/20

     70,000         69,694   

9.000%, 02/15/20 (a)

     65,000         65,325   

10.000%, 12/15/18

     57,000         38,048   

11.250%, 06/01/17

     155,000         166,819   

Caesars Operating Escrow LLC / Caesars Escrow Corp., 9.000%, 02/15/20 (a)

     150,000         150,750   

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

     50,000         59,375   

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

       

7.000%, 01/15/19

     50,000         54,187   

7.375%, 06/01/20

     10,000         11,150   

7.875%, 04/30/18

     200,000         216,250   

CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp.,

       

8.000%, 12/15/18

     15,000         16,669   

8.500%, 04/01/19

     165,000         179,437   

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

     150,000         159,375   

CenturyLink, Inc., 5.800%, 03/15/22

     75,000         79,426   

CEVA Group PLC, 8.375%, 12/01/17 (a)

     150,000         149,250   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

       

6.625%, 08/15/20

     5,000         5,388   

6.875%, 08/15/18

     55,000         58,300   

Chrysler Group LLC / CG Co-Issuer, Inc., 8.000%, 06/15/191

     200,000         219,000   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.,

       

5.125%, 08/15/18

     45,000         47,025   

8.000%, 11/15/19

     20,000         21,750   

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

     37,000         40,238   

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

     55,000         61,050   

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

     100,000         107,500   

Claire’s Stores, Inc.,

       

8.875%, 03/15/19

     70,000         66,500   

9.000%, 03/15/19 (a)

     150,000         161,625   

Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.250%, 08/01/20

     45,000         47,138   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 82.3% (continued)

           

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.,

       

9.000%, 12/15/19 (a)

   $ 14,000       $ 12,880   

9.000%, 03/01/21

     85,000         76,287   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,

       

6.500%, 11/15/22 (a)

     310,000         322,324   

Series A, 7.625%, 03/15/20

     5,000         5,013   

Series B, 7.625%, 03/15/20

     65,000         65,812   

Clearwater Paper Corp., 7.125%, 11/01/18

     5,000         5,475   

CNH Capital LLC,

       

3.875%, 11/01/15 (a)

     30,000         31,088   

Series WI, 6.250%, 11/01/16

     50,000         55,375   

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

     55,000         60,637   

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

     115,000         126,500   

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

     65,000         76,862   

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

     125,000         135,625   

Crown Castle International Corp., 5.250%, 01/15/23 (a)

     75,000         80,531   

CSC Holdings LLC, 8.625%, 02/15/19

     50,000         60,000   

Dana Holding Corp., 6.500%, 02/15/19

     60,000         64,350   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.,

       

5.750%, 08/15/22

     10,000         10,588   

6.625%, 11/01/20

     85,000         92,862   

Del Monte Corp., 7.625%, 02/15/191

     205,000         214,737   

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

     60,000         67,800   

DISH DBS Corp.,

       

4.625%, 07/15/17

     45,000         47,138   

5.875%, 07/15/22

     105,000         113,400   

6.750%, 06/01/21

     105,000         120,225   

7.125%, 02/01/16

     30,000         33,750   

7.875%, 09/01/19

     285,000         339,150   

DJO Finance LLC / DJO Finance Corp.,

       

7.750%, 04/15/18

     135,000         130,612   

8.750%, 03/15/18 (a)

     50,000         54,875   

9.875%, 04/15/18 (a)

     20,000         20,750   

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

     40,000         41,800   

Eagle Rock Energy Partners L.P. / Eagle Rock Energy Finance Corp.,
8.375%, 06/01/19 (a)
1

     85,000         87,125   

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

     145,000         156,071   

El Paso LLC, 7.250%, 06/01/18

     75,000         87,063   

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

     10,000         10,800   

EP Energy LLC / EP Energy Finance, Inc., 9.375%, 05/01/20

     150,000         169,875   

EP Energy LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.,

       

6.875%, 05/01/19

     30,000         32,700   

7.750%, 09/01/22

     60,000         63,900   

Epicor Software Corp., 8.625%, 05/01/19

     100,000         105,500   

 

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 82.3% (continued)

           

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

   $ 125,000       $ 133,281   

FGI Operating Co. LLC / FGI Finance, Inc., 7.875%, 05/01/20 (a)

     75,000         77,625   

First Data Corp.,

       

6.750%, 11/01/20 (a)

     55,000         55,825   

7.375%, 06/15/19 (a)

     30,000         31,200   

8.750%, 01/15/22 (a)7

     260,000         267,150   

8.875%, 08/15/20 (a)

     150,000         164,250   

12.625%, 01/15/21

     190,000         200,925   

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd.,

       

6.000%, 04/01/17 (a)1

     20,000         20,500   

6.875%, 02/01/18 (a)1

     155,000         160,619   

8.250%, 11/01/19 (a)

     50,000         53,500   

Forest Oil Corp., 7.250%, 06/15/191

     100,000         101,000   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.250%, 04/15/18 (a)

     155,000         170,112   

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., 5.625%, 07/31/19 (a)

     30,000         32,363   

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

     80,000         85,400   

General Cable Corp., 5.750%, 10/01/22 (a)

     40,000         41,600   

Geo Group Inc, The, 6.625%, 02/15/21

     75,000         83,625   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The,

       

7.000%, 05/15/22

     50,000         53,875   

8.250%, 08/15/201

     90,000         99,225   

8.750%, 08/15/20

     10,000         11,575   

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

     95,000         102,363   

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

     80,000         85,200   

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

     65,000         74,262   

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

     35,000         36,619   

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

     85,000         76,075   

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 7.000%, 09/01/22 (a)

     60,000         64,200   

Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875%, 05/15/21 (a)

     60,000         63,900   

Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/20

     50,000         55,250   

HCA Holdings, Inc.,

       

6.250%, 02/15/21

     55,000         56,512   

7.750%, 05/15/21

     225,000         245,250   

HCA, Inc.,

       

7.500%, 02/15/22

     370,000         425,500   

8.000%, 10/01/18

     40,000         46,400   

HD Supply, Inc.,

       

8.125%, 04/15/19 (a)

     100,000         114,250   

11.000%, 04/15/20 (a)

     55,000         65,175   

11.500%, 07/15/20 (a)

     60,000         67,725   

HDTFS, Inc., 5.875%, 10/15/20 (a)

     40,000         42,000   

Health Management Associates, Inc.,

       

6.125%, 04/15/16

     115,000         124,775   

7.375%, 01/15/20

     55,000         59,675   

 

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 82.3% (continued)

           

HealthSouth Corp.,

       

5.750%, 11/01/24

   $ 25,000       $ 25,563   

7.250%, 10/01/18

     36,000         39,240   

7.750%, 09/15/22

     46,000         50,658   

8.125%, 02/15/20

     20,000         22,125   

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

     135,000         149,850   

Hexion US Finance Corp., Series WI, 6.625%, 04/15/20

     40,000         40,900   

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

       

8.875%, 02/01/18

     65,000         67,112   

9.000%, 11/15/20

     70,000         64,225   

Hiland Partners, L.P. / Hiland Partners Finance Corp., 7.250%, 10/01/20 (a)

     30,000         32,250   

Hillman Group, Inc.,

       

10.875%, 05/31/18 (a)

     10,000         10,800   

10.875%, 06/01/18

     75,000         81,000   

Hologic, Inc., 6.250%, 08/01/20 (a)

     30,000         32,475   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 6.500%, 06/15/19

     55,000         60,912   

Huntsman International LLC,

       

5.500%, 06/30/161

     16,000         16,040   

8.625%, 03/15/20

     45,000         51,188   

8.625%, 03/15/21

     25,000         28,688   

IMS Health, Inc., 6.000%, 11/01/20 (a)

     45,000         47,250   

Ineos Finance PLC, 8.375%, 02/15/19 (a)

     200,000         216,250   

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

     100,000         100,000   

Infor US, Inc.,

       

Series WI, 9.375%, 04/01/19

     70,000         78,925   

Series WI, 11.500%, 07/15/18

     55,000         64,625   

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

     75,000         78,750   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA,

       

6.625%, 12/15/22 (a)

     175,000         181,344   

7.250%, 04/01/19

     70,000         75,600   

7.250%, 10/15/20 (a)

     125,000         136,319   

Intelsat Luxembourg SA,

       

11.250%, 02/04/17

     70,000         74,287   

11.500%, 02/04/177

     80,000         85,300   

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

     105,000         118,256   

Interline Brands, Inc.,

       

7.500%, 11/15/18

     65,000         70,525   

10.000%, 11/15/18 (a)7

     25,000         27,250   

inVentiv Health, Inc.,

       

9.000%, 01/15/18 (a)

     65,000         65,812   

10.000%, 08/15/18 (a)

     15,000         13,088   

10.250%, 08/15/18 (a)

     55,000         47,988   

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

     59,000         63,425   

J. Crew Group, Inc., 8.125%, 03/01/191

     90,000         95,625   

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 82.3% (continued)

           

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.,

       

5.750%, 02/15/18

   $ 10,000       $ 8,850   

6.375%, 10/15/36

     60,000         45,300   

7.950%, 04/01/171

     30,000         28,950   

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

     75,000         43,125   

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

     105,000         118,781   

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

     165,000         173,869   

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

     90,000         99,675   

Legacy Reserves, L.P. / Finance Corp., 8.000%, 12/01/20 (a)

     60,000         61,500   

Level 3 Communications, Inc.,

       

8.875%, 06/01/19 (a)

     15,000         16,031   

11.875%, 02/01/19

     55,000         63,662   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

       

8.125%, 07/01/19

     90,000         98,550   

8.625%, 07/15/20

     65,000         72,394   

9.375%, 04/01/19

     60,000         67,350   

Libbey Glass, Inc., 6.875%, 05/15/20

     45,000         48,600   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.,

       

6.250%, 11/01/19 (a)

     100,000         101,000   

7.750%, 02/01/21

     60,000         64,200   

8.625%, 04/15/20

     70,000         76,650   

Series WI, 6.500%, 05/15/19

     30,000         30,450   

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

     20,000         21,100   

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

     55,000         63,250   

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

     125,000         140,625   

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., 9.750%, 05/15/20 (a)

     55,000         57,338   

Manitowoc Co., Inc., The, 8.500%, 11/01/20

     100,000         112,750   

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

     65,000         69,387   

Marina District Finance Co., Inc.,

       

9.500%, 10/15/151

     15,000         14,625   

9.875%, 08/15/181

     145,000         139,925   

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. / MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., 5.500%, 02/15/23

     70,000         76,300   

Mead Products LLC/ACCO Brands Corp., 6.750%, 04/30/20 (a)

     25,000         26,375   

MEG Energy Corp., 6.375%, 01/30/23 (a)

     45,000         47,138   

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

     65,000         54,925   

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

     100,000         108,750   

MGM Resorts International,

       

6.625%, 12/15/21

     90,000         90,112   

6.750%, 10/01/20 (a)

     100,000         102,375   

7.625%, 01/15/17

     125,000         134,375   

8.625%, 02/01/19 (a)

     125,000         140,000   

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

     95,000         105,450   

Michaels Stores, Inc., 7.750%, 11/01/18

     135,000         148,837   

Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc. / Midstates Petroleum Co. LLC, 10.750%, 10/01/20 (a)

     50,000         53,375   

 

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 82.3% (continued)

           

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

   $ 38,000       $ 43,510   

Mylan, Inc., 7.875%, 07/15/20 (a)

     105,000         124,158   

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

     75,000         71,250   

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 6.875%, 11/15/20 (a)

     35,000         36,094   

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

     75,000         82,687   

Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp., 4.524%, (01/31/13)7

     107,114         101,223   

Novelis, Inc.,

       

8.375%, 12/15/17

     70,000         77,525   

8.750%, 12/15/20

     25,000         28,000   

NXP, B.V. / NXP Funding LLC, 9.750%, 08/01/18 (a)

     100,000         116,375   

Oshkosh Corp.,

       

8.250%, 03/01/17

     80,000         88,200   

8.500%, 03/01/20

     35,000         38,938   

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

     70,000         73,500   

PAETEC Holding Corp., 9.875%, 12/01/18

     95,000         109,250   

Party City Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 08/01/20 (a)

     120,000         129,300   

Peabody Energy Corp.,

       

6.000%, 11/15/18

     70,000         74,725   

6.250%, 11/15/21

     30,000         32,025   

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

     80,000         89,200   

Plains Exploration & Production Co.,

       

6.500%, 11/15/20

     160,000         178,000   

6.875%, 02/15/23

     75,000         86,062   

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 8.250%, 02/15/181

     45,000         48,825   

Polymer Group, Inc., 7.750%, 02/01/19

     70,000         75,425   

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

     55,000         60,362   

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

     85,000         93,075   

Post Holdings, Inc., 7.375%, 02/15/22 (a)

     105,000         115,566   

QR Energy LP / QRE Finance Corp., 9.250%, 08/01/20

     60,000         63,300   

Quebecor Media, Inc., 5.750%, 01/15/23 (a)

     65,000         68,819   

Quebecor World, Escrow, 0.000%, 08/01/278

     165,000         2,063   

Radiation Therapy Services, Inc.,

       

8.875%, 01/15/17

     60,000         59,100   

9.875%, 04/15/17

     90,000         63,900   

Radio Systems Corp., 8.375%, 11/01/19 (a)

     65,000         67,925   

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

     30,000         30,675   

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

     115,000         125,206   

Regency Energy Partners LP / Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.500%, 04/15/23

     55,000         58,987   

Reichhold Industries, Inc., 9.000%, 05/08/17 (a)7

     190,247         138,880   

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

       

5.750%, 10/15/20 (a)

     45,000         46,575   

7.875%, 08/15/19

     100,000         111,750   

9.000%, 04/15/19

     355,000         370,975   

9.875%, 08/15/19

     200,000         215,000   

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 82.3% (continued)

           

Rite Aid Corp.,

       

7.500%, 03/01/17

   $ 50,000       $ 51,625   

9.250%, 03/15/201

     70,000         74,900   

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/20

     85,000         88,294   

Sabre, Inc., 8.500%, 05/15/19 (a)

     145,000         154,969   

Sally Holdings LLC / Sally Capital, Inc.,

       

5.750%, 06/01/22

     15,000         16,350   

6.875%, 11/15/19

     30,000         33,300   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.,

       

7.500%, 03/15/21

     50,000         53,750   

7.500%, 02/15/23

     50,000         53,750   

8.000%, 06/01/18 (a)

     35,000         37,275   

8.125%, 10/15/22

     35,000         38,500   

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

     44,000         49,390   

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., The,

       

6.625%, 12/15/20

     60,000         66,150   

7.250%, 01/15/18

     20,000         21,600   

Sealed Air Corp.,

       

6.500%, 12/01/20 (a)

     35,000         37,975   

8.125%, 09/15/19 (a)

     10,000         11,300   

8.375%, 09/15/21 (a)

     60,000         68,850   

Sealy Mattress Co.,

       

8.250%, 06/15/141

     190,000         190,714   

10.875%, 04/15/16 (a)

     25,000         26,563   

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

     110,000         117,700   

Service Corp. International,

       

7.000%, 06/15/17

     60,000         69,300   

7.000%, 05/15/19

     50,000         55,000   

7.500%, 04/01/27

     60,000         64,800   

ServiceMaster Co., 7.000%, 08/15/20 (a)

     80,000         80,600   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.,

       

6.125%, 10/01/22 (a)

     60,000         63,975   

8.375%, 10/15/181

     25,000         28,063   

9.250%, 11/01/17 (a)

     90,000         99,450   

Spectrum Brands Escrow Corp.,

       

6.375%, 11/15/20 (a)

     25,000         26,313   

6.625%, 11/15/22 (a)

     25,000         26,875   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.,

       

6.750%, 03/15/20 (a)

     35,000         37,625   

9.500%, 06/15/18

     120,000         136,800   

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

     545,000         668,987   

Sprint Nextel Corp., 9.000%, 11/15/18 (a)

     200,000         247,500   

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

     100,000         111,125   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 82.3% (continued)

           

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

   $ 45,000       $ 48,375   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.,

       

6.625%, 11/01/19 (a)

     100,000         102,750   

7.375%, 11/15/18

     80,000         86,100   

SUPERVALU, Inc., 8.000%, 05/01/161

     95,000         90,962   

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

     159,291         162,079   

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

     20,000         21,450   

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.250%, 05/01/23 (a)

     20,000         20,800   

Tekni-Plex, Inc., 9.750%, 06/01/19 (a)

     65,000         71,175   

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc., 6.875%, 12/15/20 (a)

     20,000         20,675   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

       

6.250%, 11/01/18

     90,000         99,225   

8.000%, 08/01/20

     220,000         238,012   

8.875%, 07/01/19

     20,000         22,500   

Terex Corp.,

       

6.000%, 05/15/21

     45,000         47,588   

6.500%, 04/01/20

     60,000         63,900   

Tesoro Logistics LP / Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 5.875%, 10/01/20 (a)

     55,000         57,337   

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

     30,000         33,750   

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

     70,000         74,725   

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

     110,000         109,587   

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

       

7.375%, 05/15/20 (a)

     50,000         55,125   

7.625%, 04/15/22 (a)

     25,000         28,063   

8.250%, 02/01/21

     80,000         90,600   

8.375%, 09/15/201

     55,000         61,187   

9.250%, 12/15/19

     85,000         97,325   

United Surgical Partners International, Inc., Series WI, 9.000%, 04/01/20

     75,000         83,625   

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

     150,000         161,437   

UPCB Finance VI, Ltd., 6.875%, 01/15/22 (a)

     150,000         163,125   

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

     80,000         86,500   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,

       

6.750%, 08/15/21 (a)

     90,000         96,975   

6.875%, 12/01/18 (a)

     80,000         86,600   

7.250%, 07/15/22 (a)

     125,000         137,187   

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

     15,000         14,138   

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

     33,000         29,783   

Visteon Corp., 6.750%, 04/15/19

     81,000         86,670   

Vulcan Materials Co.,

       

6.500%, 12/01/16

     25,000         27,688   

7.500%, 06/15/21

     65,000         74,425   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.250%, 02/15/18 (a)

     200,000         203,500   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 82.3% (continued)

           

Windstream Corp.,

       

7.500%, 04/01/23

   $ 100,000       $ 105,750   

7.750%, 10/01/21

     65,000         70,525   

8.125%, 09/01/18

     40,000         43,900   

WMG Acquisition Corp.,

       

6.000%, 01/15/21 (a)

     35,000         37,100   

11.500%, 10/01/18

     35,000         40,600   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 6.125%, 10/15/20 (a)

     10,000         10,550   

WPX Energy, Inc., 6.000%, 01/15/22

     90,000         97,425   

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

     10,000         10,438   

Zayo Group LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc., Series WI, 8.125%, 01/01/20

     25,000         27,938   

Total Industrials

        27,451,274   

Utilities - 2.0%

       

AES Corp., The,

       

8.000%, 10/15/17

     30,000         34,800   

9.750%, 04/15/16

     95,000         114,000   

Calpine Corp.,

       

7.250%, 10/15/17 (a)

     36,000         38,520   

7.500%, 02/15/21 (a)

     94,000         104,340   

7.875%, 07/31/20 (a)

     23,000         25,933   

7.875%, 01/15/23 (a)

     16,000         18,160   

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

     50,000         56,125   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC / EFIH Finance, Inc.,

       

6.875%, 08/15/17 (a)

     15,000         16,050   

10.000%, 12/01/20

     51,000         57,757   

NRG Energy, Inc.,

       

6.625%, 03/15/23 (a)

     15,000         16,125   

7.625%, 01/15/18

     130,000         144,950   

8.250%, 09/01/20

     35,000         39,375   

Total Utilities

        666,135   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (cost $28,462,478)

        30,294,038   
 
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 10.6%2

       

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.19%3

     1,792,891         1,792,891   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund,
Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%

     1,737,946         1,737,946   

Total Other Investment Companies
(cost $3,530,837)

        3,530,837   

Total Investments - 102.1% (cost $32,188,761)

        34,039,219   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (2.1)%

        (683,960

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 33,355,259   

 

 

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

 

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Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund

Portfolio Manager’s Comments

 

 

 

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund (Institutional Class) returned 9.89% for the year ended December 31, 2012, outpacing the return of 4.22% for the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (“the Index”).

During the fourth quarter, GW&K Investment Management (“GW&K”) replaced Loomis Sayles and Company, L.P. as the subadvisor to the Fund. GW&K is using its Enhanced Core Bond discipline to manage the Fund. This change was approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees at a meeting on November 13, 2012.

GW&K is an affiliate of Affiliated Managers Group and has been managing taxable fixed income portfolios for almost 20 years. GW&K, a Boston based investment manager founded in 1974, manages over $16 billion in assets. The Enhanced Core Bond strategy offers broad market exposure across multiple bond sectors, including high yield bonds, while seeking to provide strong income. The investment process combines bottom-up and top-down components to construct portfolios.

Effective November 30, 2012 the name of the Fund changed to the Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund. Also, as of the close of business on November 30, 2012, the Fund launched a Service Class of shares, renamed the Class A shares as Investor Class, converted Class B shares into Investor Class shares, and closed Class C shares to new investments. Finally, the Fund lowered the minimum initial investment on the Institutional Class to $1,000,000 from $2,500,000.

The Fund delivered strong absolute and relative performance for the year only trailing its benchmark during the second quarter. In addition, the Fund rallied at the end of the year after GW&K became subadvisor to the Fund and outperformed its benchmark in December. During this time our allocation to high yield bonds, which outperformed all major investment grade sectors during both periods, augmented our overweight to investment grade corporate bonds and strong security selection within both financials and energy and allowed us to finish ahead of the Index.

LOOKING FORWARD

As we moved through the fourth quarter, it became increasingly apparent that the world’s central banks had again succeeded in minimizing the likelihood of a systemic catastrophe and had positioned the global economy for growth. By maintaining an environment of repressed interest rates and improved access to credit, the Federal Reserve continues to allow our domestic housing market to heal and unlock the potential of the domestic consumer along with it. One needs only look as far as recent, multi-year highs in consumer confidence readings to find an early read-through to this success. While the polarization in Washington has done little to improve the economic climate, we are hopeful that a credible resolution around the fiscal cliff and a healthier consumer will drive gains in manufacturing and output.

 

In this context, we enter 2013 prepared for near-term volatility in rates surrounding the fiscal cliff negotiations with a longer-term expectation for a steeper curve as the economic outlook improves. As such, we shortened our portfolios during the fourth quarter and enter the New Year neutral duration relative to our benchmarks.

With current spreads roughly in line with their long-term averages, we remain constructive on corporate credit, as valuations remain attractive relative to both the negative real yields seen across most of the Treasury curve and the tight spreads on other government credit. We freely admit that we have rationalized our expectations for total returns with the tighter spreads and lower yields with which we begin the year but believe carry and curve positioning offer low-to-mid single-digit and coupon-type returns for investment grade and high yield bonds, respectively. Within investment grade, we prefer money-center banks and BBB-rated industrials leveraged to an improving global economy and expect both to trend tighter during the year. Our focus within high yield remains on higher-quality issuers, as we expect BB and B-rated companies to best weather the modest outlook for growth and for their default experience to remain benign.

We remain broadly neutral on mortgage-backed securities, as we believe they offer attractive valuations relative to other high-quality credit assets and will continue to benefit from deep technical support stemming from $40 billion worth of Fed purchases per month. Our main concern remains prepayment risk, and we will continue to monitor the structural and political impediments which have kept prepayment speeds contained despite record-low mortgage rates.

This commentary reflects the viewpoints of the portfolio manager, GW&K Investment Management, as of December 31, 2012 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 compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Investor Class shares (formerly Class A shares of the Fund, which were renamed Investor Class shares as of the date of the Prospectus, December 1, 2012) on December 31, 2002, with a $10,000 investment made in the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond 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 index exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

 

 

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Comments (continued)

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

LOGO

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index for the same time periods ended December 31, 2012.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns1  
     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception     Inception Date  

Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund2,3,4,5,6

  

 

Investor Class7

     9.53     6.79     6.52     6.56     01/02/97   

Service Class

     —          —          —          0.26     11/30/12   

Class C8

     8.81     6.00     5.78     5.81     03/05/98   

Institutional Class

     9.89     7.06     6.84     6.99     01/02/97   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index9

     4.22     5.95     5.18     6.22     01/02/97  

 

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

Date reflects inception date of the Fund, not the index.

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, 2012. 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         Fixed income funds are subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtor’s ability to pay its creditors.

 

4         High Yield bonds (also known as “junk bonds”) are subject to additional risks such as the risk of default.

 

5         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.

 

6         Market risk associated with equity securities may become more pronounced for the Fund.

 

7         As of December 1, 2012 the Fund’s Class A were renamed Investor Class shares. Additionally, the Fund’s Class B shares converted to Investor shares.

 

8         Closed to new investments.

 

9         The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an index of the U.S. investment grade, fixed-rate bond market, including both government and corporate bonds. Unlike the Fund, the Barclays 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 AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund

Fund Snapshots

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

Portfolio Breakdown (unaudited)

 

Industry

   Managers AMG
GW&F Fixed
Income Fund**
 

Industrials

     42.7

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     29.7

Financials

     12.3

Municipal Bonds

     5.2

Other Assets and Liabilities

     10.1
** As a percentage of net assets

Rating

   Managers AMG
GW&K Fixed
Income Fund
 

U.S. Treasury

     1.6

U.S. Agency

     31.5

Aaa

     0.0

Aa

     3.20

A

     16.8

Baa

     28.6

Ba

     10.3

B

     8.0

Caa

     0.0

Ca

     0.0

C

     0.0

D

     0.0

Not Rated

     0.0

As a percentage of market value of fixed income securities. Chart does not include equity securities.

 

 

Top Ten Holdings (unaudited)

 

Security Name

   % of
Net  Assets
 

Fannie Mae Pool, 5.500%, 02/01/39

     7.3

Freddie Mac Gold Pool, 5.000%, 10/01/36

     6.4   

Fannie Mae Pool, 4.500%, 05/01/39

     4.7   

Fannie Mae Pool, 6.000%, 06/01/36

     4.5   

Freddie Mac Gold Pool, 5.000%, 06/01/26

     2.7   

Fannie Mae Pool, 5.500%, 05/01/25

     2.7   

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

     2.2   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., The, 6.125%, 02/15/33

     2.0   

American Tower Corp., 7.250%, 05/15/19

     1.9   

General Electric Capital Corp., Series GMTN, 6.000%, 08/07/19

     1.9   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     36.3
  

 

 

 
 

 

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 GW&K Fixed Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 55.0%

           

Financials - 12.3%

       

American Tower Corp., 7.250%, 05/15/19

   $ 2,200,000       $ 2,702,170   

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

     2,552,000         3,077,919   

Bank of America Corp., 6.000%, 09/01/17

     1,150,000         1,348,062   

General Electric Capital Corp., Series GMTN, 6.000%, 08/07/19

     2,200,000         2,680,181   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., The, 6.125%, 02/15/33

     2,350,000         2,750,729   

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.250%, 12/15/20

     1,150,000         1,374,250   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.000%, 01/15/18

     1,700,000         2,037,477   

Morgan Stanley, Series GMTN, 5.500%, 07/28/21

     1,200,000         1,364,815   

Total Financials

        17,335,603   

Industrials - 42.7%

       

ArcelorMittal, 10.350%, 06/01/19

     1,150,000         1,380,946   

AutoNation, Inc., 6.750%, 04/15/18

     1,200,000         1,362,000   

CBS Corp., 8.875%, 05/15/19

     1,000,000         1,350,495   

CenturyLink, Inc., Series S, 6.450%, 06/15/21

     1,200,000         1,328,184   

CF Industries, Inc., 7.125%, 05/01/20

     2,100,000         2,646,851   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.125%, 02/15/21

     1,400,000         1,459,500   

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

     1,250,000         1,368,750   

Comcast Corp., 7.050%, 03/15/33

     1,000,000         1,336,096   

CRH America, Inc., 8.125%, 07/15/18

     1,100,000         1,329,831   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., Series WI, 5.200%, 03/15/20

     2,350,000         2,670,874   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.000%, 03/15/23 (a)

     1,250,000         1,256,250   

Domtar Corp., 10.750%, 06/01/17

     1,050,000         1,361,543   

Eastman Chemical Co., 3.600%, 08/15/22

     2,550,000         2,675,988   

El Paso LLC, Series GMTN, 7.750%, 01/15/32

     1,150,000         1,356,992   

Energy Transfer Equity L.P., 7.500%, 10/15/20

     1,200,000         1,392,000   

Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 07/16/31

     1,050,000         1,338,750   

Frontier Communications Corp., Series WI, 8.500%, 04/15/20

     1,150,000         1,328,250   

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.000%, 01/15/24

     950,000         1,330,906   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The, 8.250%, 08/15/20

     1,250,000         1,378,125   

Huntsman International LLC, 8.625%, 03/15/21

     1,170,000         1,342,575   

International Paper Co., 7.500%, 08/15/21

     1,000,000         1,310,872   

Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.375%, 08/15/21

     1,800,000         2,007,000   

L-3 Communications Corp., 4.950%, 02/15/21

     1,800,000         2,034,392   

Lubrizol Corp., 8.875%, 02/01/19

     950,000         1,327,232   

Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd., 9.000%, 05/01/19

     1,450,000         1,994,168   

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 7.250%, 03/15/18

     1,800,000         2,043,000   

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.900%, 05/01/19

     1,250,000         1,368,750   

Teck Resources, Ltd., 6.125%, 10/01/35

     1,800,000         2,052,063   

Teekay Corp., 8.500%, 01/15/20

     1,250,000         1,325,000   

Time Warner, Inc., 7.700%, 05/01/32

     950,000         1,332,090   

United Rentals North America, Inc., 8.250%, 02/01/21

     1,200,000         1,359,000   

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

     Principal Amount      Value  
               

Industrials - 42.7% (continued)

           

United States Steel Corp., 7.375%, 04/01/20

   $ 1,350,000       $ 1,447,875   

Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, 03/15/19

     1,000,000         1,377,199   

Weatherford International, Ltd./Bermuda, 9.625%, 03/01/19

     2,050,000         2,677,771   

Williams Cos, Inc., The, 8.750%, 03/15/32

     1,850,000         2,571,243   

Xerox Corp., 6.350%, 05/15/18

     2,300,000         2,655,658   

Total Industrials

        59,878,219   

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(cost $76,757,777)

        77,213,822   

Municipal Bonds - 5.2%

       

California State General Obligation, Build America Bonds, 7.550%, 04/01/39

     1,850,000         2,669,180   

Illinois State General Obligation, 5.365%, 03/01/17

     1,800,000         2,019,816   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority NY Revenue, Build America Bonds, 6.668%, 11/15/39

     2,050,000         2,673,303   

Total Municipal Bonds
(cost $7,434,947)

        7,362,299   
 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 29.7%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 9.1%

       

FHLMC Mac Gold Pool, 5.000%, 06/01/26 to 10/01/36

     11,879,003         12,789,655   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 19.2%

       

FNMA, 4.500%, 05/01/39

     5,940,411         6,577,718   

FNMA, 5.500%, 05/01/25 to 02/01/39

     12,821,193         13,977,771   

FNMA, 6.000%, 06/01/36

     5,824,233         6,376,433   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

        26,931,922   

U.S. Treasury Obligations - 1.4%

       

United States Treasury Notes, 3.500%, 05/15/20

     1,700,000         1,973,992   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
(cost $41,869,149)

        41,695,569   
     Shares         

Other Investment Companies - 4.8%2

       

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.06%
(cost $6,662,567)

     6,662,567         6,662,567   

Total Investments - 94.7%
(cost $132,724,440)

        132,934,257   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - 5.3%

        7,446,705   

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 140,380,962   

 

 

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 should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At December 31, 2012, the approximate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes and the gross aggregate unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were as follows:

 

Fund

   Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

   $ 35,064,946       $ 1,997,519       $ (274,357   $ 1,723,162   

Managers High Yield Fund

     32,190,396         2,067,421         (218,598     1,848,823   

Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund

     132,724,440         822,481         (612,664     209,817   

 

* Non-income producing security.
# Rounds to less than 0.1%.
(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, 2012, the value of these securities amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers High Yield Fund

   $ 10,137,052         30.4

Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund

     1,256,250         0.9

 

1

Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of December 31, 2012, amounting to:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

   $ 1,410,213         4.0

Managers High Yield Fund

     1,728,164         5.2

 

2 

Yield shown for each investment company represents the December 31, 2012, 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, 2012. Date in parentheses represents the security’s next coupon rate reset.

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 timely sale. The Funds may not invest more than 15% of their net assets in illiquid securities. All illiquid securities are valued by an independent pricing agent and are fair valued at Level 2. The market value of illiquid securities at December 31, 2012, amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers High Yield Fund

   $ 1,078         0.0

 

6 

Variable Rate Security: The rate listed is as of December 31, 2012 and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture.

7 

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.

8 

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.

 

 

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

 

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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2012. (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to the 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 AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

  

     

Investments in Securities

                                   

Common Stocks

   $ 21,437,481         —           —         $ 21,437,481   

Corporate Bonds and Notes††

     —         $ 678,868         —           678,868   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations††

     —           13,253,316         —           13,253,316   

Other Investment Companies

     1,418,443         —           —           1,418,443   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 22,855,924       $ 13,932,184         —         $ 36,788,108   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     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

           

Bank Loan Obligations

     —         $ 213,095         —         $ 213,095   

Common Stocks

   $ 171         1,078         —           1,249   

Corporate Bonds and Notes††

     —           30,294,038         —           30,294,038   

Other Investment Companies

     3,530,837         —           —           3,530,837   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 3,531,008       $ 30,508,211         —         $ 34,039,219   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Investments
Level 1
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
Level 2
     Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund

  

     

Investments in Securities

                                   

Corporate Bonds and Notes††

     —         $ 77,213,822         —         $ 77,213,822   

Municipal Bonds

     —           7,362,299         —           7,362,299   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations††

     —           41,695,569         —           41,695,569   

Other Investment Companies

   $ 6,662,567         —           —           6,662,567   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 6,662,567       $ 126,271,690         —         $ 132,934,257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

All common stocks 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, 2012, the Funds had no transfers between levels from the beginning of the reporting period.

 

Investments Definitions and Abbreviations:
FHLB:    Federal Home Loan Bank    GMTN:    Global Medium-Term Notes
FHLMC:    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.    MTN:    Medium-Term Notes
FNMA:    Federal National Mortgage Association      

 

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

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

     Managers AMG
Chicago Equity
Partners
Balanced Fund
     Managers
High Yield
Fund
    Managers AMG
GW&K Fixed
Income Fund
 

Assets:

       

Investments at value* (including securities on loan valued at $1,410,213, $1,728,164,and $0, respectively)

   $ 36,788,108       $ 34,039,219      $ 132,934,257   

Cash

     —           —          535   

Receivable for investments sold

     235,795         29,212        —     

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     201,872         113,270        6,305,224   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     96,753         595,300        1,547,571   

Receivable from affiliate

     20,712         14,439        33,144   

Receivable for interfund lending

     —           768,404        —     

Prepaid expenses

     9,214         8,354        9,632   

Total assets

     37,352,454         35,568,198        140,830,363   

Liabilities:

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     1,418,443         1,792,891        —     

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     143,965         226,799        307,972   

Payable for investments purchased

     —           139,077        —     

Payable to custodian

     81,596         —          —     

Accrued expenses:

       

Investment advisory and management fees

     21,406         19,517        51,523   

Administrative fees

     6,116         5,576        22,899   

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     5,583         6,437        8,898   

Distribution fees - Class C

     —           —          28,380   

Trustees fees and expenses

     —           21        197   

Other

     17,129         22,621        29,532   

Total liabilities

     1,694,238         2,212,939        449,401   

Net Assets

   $ 35,658,216       $ 33,355,259      $ 140,380,962   

Net Assets Represent:

       

Paid-in capital

   $ 32,703,955       $ 34,721,000      $ 129,027,735   

Undistributed net investment income

     2,142         —          294,174   

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

     1,209,447         (3,216,199     10,849,236   

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency translations

     1,742,672         1,850,458        209,817   

Net Assets

   $ 35,658,216       $ 33,355,259      $ 140,380,962   

* Investments at cost

   $ 35,045,436       $ 32,188,761      $ 132,724,440   

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2012 (continued)

 

 

 

     Managers AMG
Chicago Equity
Partners
Balanced Fund
    Managers
High Yield
Fund
    Managers AMG
GW&K Fixed
Income Fund
 

Investor Class Shares:

      

Net Assets

   $ 26,047,393 1    $ 30,817,326 1    $ 41,771,612 2 

Shares outstanding

     1,836,007 1      3,816,915 1      3,715,137 2 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 14.19 1    $ 8.07 1    $ 11.24 2 

Service Class Shares:

      

Net Assets

   $ 9,967      $ —        $ 10,022   

Shares outstanding

     697        —          889   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 14.30      $ —        $ 11.28 3 

Class C Shares:

      

Net Assets

   $ —        $ —        $ 33,025,855 4 

Shares outstanding

     —          —          2,942,434 4 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ —        $ —        $ 11.22 4 

Institutional Class Shares:

      

Net Assets

   $ 9,600,856      $ 2,537,933      $ 65,573,473   

Shares outstanding

     671,035        311,057        5,814,230   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 14.31      $ 8.16      $ 11.28   

 

1

Effective at the close of business on November 30, 2012, all Class A shares were renamed Investor Class shares and Class C shares converted to Investor Class shares.

2

Effective at the close of business on November 30, 2012, all Class A shares were renamed Investor Class shares and Class B shares converted to Investor Class shares.

3

The NAV reported above varies from the recalculated NAV due to rounding.

4

Effective at the close of business on November 30, 2012, shares are no longer available for purchase.

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2012

 

 

 

     Managers AMG
Chicago Equity
Partners
Balanced Fund
    Managers
High Yield
Fund
    Managers AMG
GW&K Fixed
Income Fund
 

Investment Income:

      

Dividend income

   $ 570,539      $ 1,159      $ 1,073,966   

Interest income

     286,470        2,377,411        5,712,535   

Securities lending income

     5,557        27,314        25,219   

Foreign withholding tax

     (1,110     —          (73,503

Total investment income

     861,456        2,405,884        6,738,217   

Expenses:

      

Investment advisory and management fees

     253,797        210,292        633,510   

Administrative fees

     72,513        60,084        281,560   

Distribution fees - Investor Class

     57,788        62,975        98,930   

Distribution fees - Class B

     —          —          28,174   

Distribution fees - Class C

     36,248        24,012        337,835   

Registration fees

     42,577        45,109        49,517   

Professional fees

     35,325        29,257        45,582   

Custodian

     28,470        58,602        37,800   

Reports to shareholders

     11,649        16,061        22,958   

Transfer agent

     8,994        15,310        23,970   

Trustees fees and expenses

     1,819        1,400        7,033   

Extraordinary expense

     1,460        1,317        5,456   

Miscellaneous

     2,954        2,807        8,376   

Total expenses before offsets

     553,594        527,226        1,580,701   

Expense reimbursements

     (126,271     (168,498     (279,669

Expense reductions

     (3,350     (48     (25

Net expenses

     423,973        358,680        1,301,007   

Net investment income

     437,483        2,047,204        5,437,210   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

      

Net realized gain on investments

     2,805,172        540,791        12,844,976   

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

     —          —          (3,677

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (14,941     1,657,826        (5,702,087

Net realized and unrealized gain

     2,790,231        2,198,617        7,139,212   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 3,227,714      $ 4,245,821      $ 12,576,422   

 

 

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 Balanced Fund
    Managers High Yield
Fund
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 437,483      $ 273,923      $ 2,047,204      $ 2,296,451   

Net realized gain on investments

     2,805,172        1,415,947        540,791        655,638   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (14,941     (146,517     1,657,826        (1,626,756

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     3,227,714        1,543,353        4,245,821        1,325,333   

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income:

        

Investor Class

     (294,226     (141,069     (1,738,220     (1,680,397

Service Class

     (43                     

Class B

            (2,358 )2             (20,401 )2 

Class C

     (15,502 )3      (8,301     (146,925     (231,424

Institutional Class

     (137,356     (118,047     (167,867     (385,752

From net realized gain on investments:

        

Investor Class

     (1,192,459     (609,401              

Service Class

     (454                     

Class B

                            

Class C

            (86,651              

Institutional Class

     (445,138     (303,733              

Total distributions to shareholders

     (2,085,178     (1,269,560     (2,053,012     (2,317,974

Capital Share Transactions:1

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     26,041,500        16,250,809        11,399,448        11,057,218   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,363,859        731,974        1,678,710        1,889,659   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (21,827,377     (7,154,472     (14,087,853     (10,976,061

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     5,577,982        9,828,311        (1,009,695     1,970,816   

Total increase in net assets

     6,720,518        10,102,104        1,183,114        978,175   

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

     28,937,698        18,835,594        32,172,145        31,193,970   

End of year

   $ 35,658,216      $ 28,937,698      $ 33,355,259      $ 32,172,145   

End of year undistributed net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,142      $ 2,988      $      ($ 222
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

2

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

3

The amounts disclosed above were incurred prior to the closing of C shares and/or the conversion to Investor 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
GW&K Fixed Income Fund
 
      2012     2011  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 5,437,210      $ 5,661,635   

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     12,841,299        3,644,382   

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

     (5,702,087     (3,373,659

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     12,576,422        5,932,358   

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income:

    

Investor Class

     (1,771,132     (1,603,759

Service Class

     (44     —     

Class B

     —          (132,088 )2 

Class C

     (1,169,612     (1,401,818

Institutional Class

     (2,895,211     (3,048,326

From net realized gain on investments:

    

Investor Class

     (400,733     (568,193

Service Class

     (96     —     

Class B

     —          (51,604

Class C

     (320,362     (535,426

Institutional Class

     (568,638     (1,019,018

Total distributions to shareholders

     (7,125,828     (8,360,232

Capital Share Transactions:1

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     39,597,714        51,743,179   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     5,017,172        5,549,842   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (46,752,526     (67,335,959

Net decrease from capital share transactions

     (2,137,640     (10,042,938

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     3,312,954        (12,470,812

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     137,068,008        149,538,820   

End of year

   $ 140,380,962      $ 137,068,008   

End of year undistributed net investment income (loss)

   $ 294,174      $ (9,271
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

See Note 1(g) of the Notes to Financial Statements.

2

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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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,  

Investor Class

   2012*     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 13.70      $ 13.49      $ 12.33      $ 10.45      $ 13.18   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.18 3      0.18 3      0.20        0.22        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     1.16 3      0.69 3      1.16        1.87        (2.74

Total from investment operations

     1.34        0.87        1.36        2.09        (2.45

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.17     (0.18     (0.20     (0.21     (0.27

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.68     (0.48     —          —          (0.01

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.85     (0.66     (0.20     (0.21     (0.28

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 14.19      $ 13.70      $ 13.49      $ 12.33      $ 10.45   

Total Return1

     9.86     6.45     11.14     20.06     (18.68 )% 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.17 %4,5      1.24     1.22     1.23     1.17

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     1.21 %4      1.27     1.56     1.77     2.53

Portfolio turnover

     110     94     97     114     99

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

   $ 26,047      $ 17,519      $ 7,605      $ 6,933      $ 9,932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.52     1.70     1.80     1.76     1.68

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.86     0.81     0.98     1.24     2.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Service Class

   For the period  ended
December 1, 2012
through
December 31, 2012**
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.11   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment income3

     0.02   

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments3

     (0.08

Total from investment operations

     (0.06

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

  

Net investment income

     (0.06

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.69

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.75

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 14.30   

Total Return1

     (0.36 )%7,10 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.82 %4,5,11 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     1.90 %4,11 

Portfolio turnover

     110

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

   $ 9   
  

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

  

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.62 %11 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.10 %11 
  

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 13.82      $ 13.60      $ 12.43      $ 10.54      $ 13.28   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.21 3      0.21 3      0.24        0.23        0.31   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     1.18 3      0.71 3      1.17        1.90        (2.74

Total from investment operations

     1.39        0.92        1.41        2.13        (2.43

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.21     (0.22     (0.24     (0.24     (0.30

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.69     (0.48     —          —          (0.01

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.90     (0.70     (0.24     (0.24     (0.31

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 14.31      $ 13.82      $ 13.60      $ 12.43      $ 10.54   

Total Return1

     10.09     6.77     11.42     20.44     (18.51 )% 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.92 %4,5      0.99     0.97     0.98     0.96

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     1.46 %4      1.52     1.81     2.03     2.58

Portfolio turnover

     110     94     97     114     99

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

   $ 9,601      $ 8,885      $ 7,863      $ 7,164      $ 6,065   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.27     1.45     1.55     1.51     1.52

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.11     1.06     1.23     1.50     2.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers High Yield Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,  

Investor Class

   2012*     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 7.51      $ 7.74      $ 7.35      $ 5.25      $ 8.23   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.54 3      0.56 3      0.61        0.60        0.64   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.56 3      (0.22 )3      0.39        2.10        (2.99

Total from investment operations

     1.10        0.34        1.00        2.70        (2.35

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.54     (0.57     (0.61     (0.60     (0.63

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 8.07      $ 7.51      $ 7.74      $ 7.35      $ 5.25   

Total Return1

     15.12 %7      4.54     14.20     53.97 %7      (30.02 )%7 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.15 %6      1.15     1.15     1.15     1.15 %8 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     6.87 %6      7.35     8.06     9.33     8.57 %8 

Portfolio turnover

     48     48     60     56     41

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

   $ 30,817      $ 23,957      $ 21,729      $ 28,450      $ 17,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.73     1.69     1.78     1.68     1.70

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     6.29     7.43     7.43     8.80     8.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 7.59      $ 7.82      $ 7.42      $ 5.29      $ 8.29   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.56 3      0.59 3      0.63        0.64        0.64   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.58 3      (0.22 )3      0.40        2.11        (2.98

Total from investment operations

     1.14        0.37        1.03        2.75        (2.34

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.57     (0.60     (0.63     (0.62     (0.66

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 8.16      $ 7.59      $ 7.82      $ 7.42      $ 5.29   

Total Return1

     15.46     4.83     14.58 %7      54.64 %7      (29.80 )%7 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.90 %6      0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90 %8 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     7.12 %6      7.60     8.26     9.68     8.90 %8 

Portfolio turnover

     48     48     60     56     41

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

   $ 2,538      $ 5,247      $ 4,718      $ 3,658      $ 2,890   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.48     1.44     1.53     1.42     1.46

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     6.54     7.06     7.63     9.16     8.34
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,  

Investor Class

   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.81      $ 11.00      $ 10.43      $ 8.93      $ 10.54   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.44 3      0.46 3      0.47        0.52        0.55   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.58 3      0.03 3      0.56        1.49        (1.62

Total from investment operations

     1.02        0.49        1.03        2.01        (1.07

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.48     (0.51     (0.46     (0.49     (0.54

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.11     (0.17     —          (0.02     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.59     (0.68     (0.46     (0.51     (0.54

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 11.24      $ 10.81      $ 11.00      $ 10.43      $ 8.93   

Total Return1

     9.53     4.53     10.04     23.14     (10.45 )% 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.84 %9      0.84     0.84     0.84     0.84

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     3.92 %9      4.18     4.13     5.30     5.72

Portfolio turnover

     110     28     23     42     16

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

   $ 41,772      $ 35,647      $ 38,655      $ 40,625      $ 33,417   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.04     1.05     1.07     1.08     1.08

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     3.72     3.97     3.90     5.06     5.48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Service Class

   For the period  ended
December 1, 2012
through
December 31, 2012**
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.41   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment income3

     0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments3

     0.01   

Total from investment operations

     0.03   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

  

Net investment income

     (0.05

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.11

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.16

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.28   

Total Return1

     0.26 %10 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.64 %9,11 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     2.07 %9,11 

Portfolio turnover

     110

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

   $ 10   
  

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

  

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     0.90 %11 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.81 %11 
  

 

 

 

 

 

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Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

 

      For the year ended December 31,  

Class C

   2012††     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.79      $ 10.98      $ 10.41      $ 8.92      $ 10.54   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.36 3      0.38 3      0.39        0.44        0.48   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.57 3      0.02 3      0.56        1.49        (1.62

Total from investment operations

     0.93        0.40        0.95        1.93        (1.14

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.39     (0.42     (0.38     (0.42     (0.48

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.11     (0.17     —          (0.02     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.50     (0.59     (0.38     (0.44     (0.48

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 11.22      $ 10.79      $ 10.98      $ 10.41      $ 8.92   

Total Return1

     8.72 %7      3.73     9.22     22.13     (11.11 )% 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.59 %9      1.59     1.59     1.59     1.59

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     3.18 %9      3.42     3.39     4.53     4.96

Portfolio turnover

     110     28     23     42     16

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

   $ 33,026      $ 33,615      $ 45,363      $ 57,658      $ 41,387   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.79     1.80     1.82     1.83     1.83

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.98     3.21     3.16     4.29     4.73
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      For the year ended December 31,  

Institutional Class

   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.84      $ 11.03      $ 10.46      $ 8.96      $ 10.59   

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.47 3      0.49 3      0.49        0.55        0.58   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.58 3      0.02 3      0.57        1.48        (1.63

Total from investment operations

     1.05        0.51        1.06        2.03        (1.05

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.50     (0.53     (0.49     (0.51     (0.58

Net realized gain on investments

     (0.11     (0.17     —          (0.02     —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.61     (0.70     (0.49     (0.53     (0.58

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 11.28      $ 10.84      $ 11.03      $ 10.46      $ 8.96   

Total Return1

     9.89     4.79     10.29     23.39     (10.23 )% 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.59 %9      0.59     0.59     0.59     0.59

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     4.21 %9      4.41     4.34     5.55     5.93

Portfolio turnover

     110     28     23     42     16

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

   $ 65,573      $ 64,573      $ 61,748      $ 34,723      $ 28,561   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

          

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     0.79     0.80     0.82     0.83     0.83

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.01     4.20     4.11     5.31     5.69
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Highlights

 

 

 

The following footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds previously presented in this report.

 

* Effective December 1, 2012, the Fund’s Class A shares were renamed Investor Class shares. Additionally, the Fund’s Class C shares converted to Investor Class shares.
** Commenced operations on December 1, 2012.
Effective December 1, 2012, the Fund’s Class A shares were renamed Investor Class shares. Additionally, the Fund’s Class B shares converted to Investor Class shares.
†† Closed to new investments.
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 expense repayments and non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

3

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

4

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to $1,064 or 0.005%, $1 or 0.005% and $395 or 0.004% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

5

Effective July 1, 2012, as described in the current prospectus, the Fund’s expense cap was reduced to 0.84% from 1.00%. The expense ratio shown reflects the weighted average expense ratio for the full year ended December 31, 2012.

6

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to $1,217 or 0.005% and $100 or 0.004% of average net assets for the Investor Class and Institutional Class, respectively.

7

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

8

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

9 

Includes non-routine extraordinary expenses amounting to $1,695 or 0.004%, $1 or 0.005%, $1,351 or 0.004% and $2,409 or 0.004% of average net assets for the Investor Class, Service Class, Class C and Institutional Class, respectively.

10 

Not Annualized

11 

Annualized

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The 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 Balanced Fund (“Balanced”), Managers High Yield Fund (“High Yield”) and Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund, formerly Managers Fixed Income Fund (“Fixed Income”), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.” High Yield will deduct a 2.00% redemption 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 year ended December 31, 2012, High Yield had redemption fees amounting to $1,097.

Effective December 1, 2012, Class A shares of the Balanced, High Yield and Fixed Income Funds were renamed Investor Class shares. Additionally, Balanced and Fixed Income Funds established one additional share class: Service Class shares. On November 30, 2012 at the close of business, all outstanding Class C shares of the Balanced, and High Yield Funds were automatically converted to a number of full and/or fractional Investor Class shares equal in value to the shareholder Class C shares of each respective Fund. On November 30, 2012 at the close of business, all outstanding Class B shares of the Fixed Income Fund were automatically converted to a number of full and/or fractional Investor Class shares equal in value to the shareholder Class B shares.

Effective December 1, 2012, Class C shares of Fixed Income were 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 C shares of the Fund will continue to be subject to the deferred sales charges described in the Prospectus.

Balanced and Fixed Income each offer three classes of shares: Investor, Service and Institutional Class. Investor and Service Class shares are available, with no sales charge and are subject to different expenses than Institutional Class Shares. 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”).

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.

Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments (including derivatives) may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Pricing Committee is the committee formed by the Board to make fair value determinations for such investments. When determining the fair value of an investment, the Pricing Committee seeks to determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from a current sale of that investment in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon consideration of all available facts and information, including, but not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) fundamental analytical data and press releases relating to the investment and its issuer; (iii) the value of comparable securities or relevant financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers; and (iv) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, credit risks and/or default rates. The Board will be presented with a quarterly report comparing fair values determined by the Pricing Committee against subsequent market valuations for those securities. 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. 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

 

 

 

 

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(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. Under certain circumstances, the Investment Manager may adjust such prices based on its determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV. 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.

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 Fund’s 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)

Changes in inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments may result in a transfer in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy. 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. Dividend and interest 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.

Balanced had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of the Fund expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the amount by which the Fund’s expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratios, if any, was $3,333 or 0.01%.

The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Fund’s 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, 2012, the custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdrafts will cause a reduction of any balance credits, computed at 2% above the effective Federal funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the year ended December 31, 2012, overdraft fees for Fixed Income equaled $11.

The Trust also has a balance credit arrangement with its Transfer Agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., whereby balance credits are used to offset banking charges and other out-of-pocket expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the transfer agent expense for Balanced, High Yield and Fixed Income was reduced by $17, $48 and $25, respectively.

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, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

 

d. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends resulting from net investment income, if any, normally will be declared and paid 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

 

 

 

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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, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Balanced      High Yield      Fixed Income  
     2012      2011      2012      2011      2012      2011  

Distributions paid from:

                 

Ordinary income

   $ 435,372       $ 909,874       $ 2,053,012       $ 2,317,974       $ 5,835,999       $ 6,173,492   

Short-term capital gains

     291,196                                 16,794           

Long-term capital gains

     1,358,610         359,686                         1,273,035         2,186,740   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $  2,085,178       $  1,269,560       $  2,053,012       $  2,317,974       $  7,125,828       $  8,360,232   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:

 

     Balanced      High Yield      Fixed Income  

Capital loss carryforward

           $ 3,214,564           

Undistributed ordinary income

                   $ 294,174   

Undistributed short-term capital gains

   $ 186,405                 501,201   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     1,044,694                 10,348,035   

Post-October loss deferral

                       

 

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

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns as of December 31, 2012 and all open tax years 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.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, post-enactment capital losses may 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.

f. Capital Loss Carryovers and Deferrals

As of December 31, 2012, the following Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These 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         

Fund

   Short-Term      Long-Term      Expires
December 31,
 

Balanced

        

(Pre-Enactment)

                       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

High Yield

        

(Pre-Enactment)

   $ 3,214,564                 2017   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed Income

        

(Pre-Enactment)

                       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the following Funds utilized capital loss carryovers in the amount of:

 

     Capital Loss Carryovers Utilized  
     Short-Term      Long-Term  

Balanced

               

High Yield

   $ 327,856           

Fixed Income

               
 

 

 

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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, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the capital stock transactions by class for Balanced, High Yield, and Fixed Income were as follows:

 

    Balanced     High Yield  
    2012     2011     2012     2011  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Investor Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    1,298,034      $ 19,007,524        909,939      $ 12,576,072        1,324,130      $ 10,466,494        1,215,827      $ 9,320,334   

Reinvestment of distributions

    55,303        783,378        20,194        277,613        182,953        1,433,603        180,827        1,378,945   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (795,780     (11,779,865     (215,408     (2,998,631     (879,360     (6,852,197     (1,015,358     (7,730,623
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    557,557 1    $ 8,011,037 1      714,725      $ 9,855,054        627,723 1    $ 5,047,900 1      381,296      $ 2,968,656   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Service:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    662      $ 10,000        —          —          —          —          —          —     

Reinvestment of distributions

    35        497        —          —          —          —          —          —     

Cost of shares repurchased

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

    697 2    $ 10,497 2      —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    —          —          25,358      $ 346,964        —          —          357      $ 2,756   

Reinvestment of distributions

    —          —          141        1,906        —          —          1,556        12,016   

Cost of shares repurchased

    —          —          (67,705     (955,063     —          —          (92,823     (711,810
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    —          —          (42,206 )3    $ (606,193 )3      —          —          (90,910 )3    $ (697,038 )3 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    278,363      $ 4,045,328        98,793      $ 1,350,143        34,188      $ 263,193        44,565      $ 335,390   

Reinvestment of distributions

    313        4,619        2,507        34,234        12,626        97,097        18,025        136,020   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (464,632     (6,881,020     (124,616     (1,733,656     (447,833     (3,503,391     (193,035     (1,455,549
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    (185,956 )4    $ (2,831,073 )4      (23,316   $ (349,279     (401,019 )4    $ (3,143,101 )4      (130,445   $ (984,139
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares

    203,895      $ 2,978,828        139,385      $ 1,977,630        85,065      $ 669,760        180,762      $ 1,398,738   

Reinvestment of distributions

    40,168        575,365        30,148        418,221        18,704        148,010        47,020        362,678   

Cost of shares repurchased

    (216,030     (3,166,672     (104,613     (1,467,122     (484,301     (3,732,264     (139,737     (1,078,079
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

    28,033      $ 387,521        64,920      $ 928,729        (380,532   $ (2,914,494     88,045      $ 683,337   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2012, 409,598 shares and $6,135,903 are included due to the conversion of Class C shares into Investor Class shares for Balanced and 313,604 shares and $2,509,713 are included due to the conversion of Class C shares into Investor Class shares for High Yield.
1 Effective at the close of business on November 30, 2012, all Class A shares were renamed to Investor Class shares.
2 Commencement operations on December 1, 2012
3 Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2011, all B shares converted to A shares
4 Effective at the close of business on November 30, 2012, all C shares converted to Investor shares

 

 

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     Fixed Income  
     2012     2011  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Investor Class:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     1,133,166      $ 12,743,800        1,204,327      $ 13,370,619   

Reinvestment of distributions

     114,841        1,287,693        122,816        1,344,883   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (831,087     (9,359,763     (1,543,478     (17,095,985
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     416,920 1    $ 4,671,730 1      (216,335   $ (2,380,483
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Service Class:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     877      $ 10,000        —          —     

Reinvestment of distributions

     12        140        —          —     

Cost of shares repurchased

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     889 2    $ 10,140 2      —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     2,268      $ 25,299        14,740      $ 161,405   

Reinvestment of distributions

     4,350        48,360        8,809        95,746   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (308,045     (3,467,737     (67,872     (747,832
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (301,427 )3    $ (3,394,078 )3      (44,323 )4    $ (490,681 )4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     414,299      $ 4,657,294        335,178      $ 3,710,019   

Reinvestment of distributions

     90,235        1,009,759        111,887        1,222,852   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (677,615     (7,595,940     (1,463,649     (16,217,517
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (173,081 )5    $ (1,928,887 )5      (1,016,584   $ (11,284,646
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     1,965,175      $ 22,161,321        3,098,532      $ 34,501,136   

Reinvestment of distributions

     237,467        2,671,220        262,525        2,886,361   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (2,344,687     (26,329,086     (3,002,243     (33,274,625
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     (142,045   $ (1,496,545     358,814      $ 4,112,872   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2012, 265,965 shares and $3,026,608 are included due to the conversion of Class B shares into Investor Class shares.
1 Effective at the close of business on November 30, 2012, all Class A shares were renamed to Investor Class shares.
2 Commenced operations on December 1, 2012.
3 Effective at the close of business on November 30, 2012, Class B shares converted to Investor Class shares.
4 Effective at the close of business on June 30, 2011, shares are no longer available for purchase.
5 Effective at the close of business on November 30, 2012, shares are no longer available for purchase.

 

At December 31, 2012, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of the following Funds: Balanced – two collectively own 54%; High Yield – three collectively own 35%; Fixed Income – four collectively own 56%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on their respective Fund.

 

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 invest 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%.

 

 

 

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The Funds would pay such foreign taxes on net realized gains 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, a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration and operations. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Board approval) and monitors the subadvisor investment performance, security holdings and investment strategies. Each’s Fund 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, 2012, the annual investment management fee rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows: Balanced – 0.70%; High Yield – 0.70%; and Fixed Income –0.45%.

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2014, 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 (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, brokerage commission and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) to the following percentages of the following Funds’ average daily net assets:

 

Balanced*

     0.84

High Yield

     0.90

Fixed Income

     0.59

 

* Effective July 1, 2012. Immediately prior to July 1, 2012, Balanced had a contractual expense limitation of 1.00%.

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 occurs and that such repayment would not cause that Fund’s total operating expenses in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s respective expense cap. For the year ended December 31, 2012, each Fund’s components of reimbursement are detailed in the following chart:

 

      Balanced     High Yield     Fixed Income  

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/11

   $ 300,319      $ 539,411      $ 941,142   

Additional Reimbursements

     126,271        168,498        279,669   

Repayments

     —          —          —     

Expired

      

Reimbursements

     (107,402     (170,328     (310,628
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/12

   $ 319,188      $ 537,581      $ 910,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Each Fund has 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.

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. 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.

Beginning January 1, 2013, the annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board will be $105,000, plus $6,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts will receive an additional payment of $25,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee will receive an additional payment of $10,000 per year.

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 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 Investor Class, 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 make payments to 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 Investor Class shares and 1.00% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares.

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 the Investor Class, Class B and

 

 

 

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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 portion of payments by the Service Class shares of a Fund for shareholder servicing may not exceed an annual rate of 0.10% 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 Investor Class, Class B, and Class C shares for the year ended December 31, 2012:

 

     Amount  

Balanced

   $ 94,036   

High Yield

     84,987   

Fixed Income

     464,939   

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, 2012, Balanced lent $528,823 for 5 days earning interest of $82, High Yield lent varying amounts not exceeding $768,404, for 6 days earning interest of $148 and Fixed Income lent varying amounts not exceeding $1,274,083 for 7 days earning interest of $177. The interest earned is included in the Statements of Operations as interest income. For the same time period, the Funds did not borrow from any other Managers Funds. At December 31, 2012, High Yield had $768,404 in loans outstanding. At December 31, 2012, Balanced and Fixed Income had no loans outstanding.

 

3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended December 31, 2012, were as follows:

 

     Long-Term Securities
(excluding U.S. Government Obligations)
 

Fund

   Purchases      Sales  

Balanced

   $ 31,326,312       $ 30,422,534   

High Yield

     13,776,094         16,178,697   

Fixed Income

     112,671,557         151,752,832   
      U.S. Government Obligations  

Fund

   Purchases      Sales  

Balanced

   $ 10,327,061       $ 8,239,162   

High Yield

     n/a         n/a   

Fixed Income

     37,327,130         11,722,016   
4. 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 income includes 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, or other short-term investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNYM. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Funds participated in the program.

 

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 the Funds have had no 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 December 2011, the Financial Account Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“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 International Financial Reporting Standards (“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

 

 

 

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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 Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

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)

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund, Managers High Yield Fund and Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund each 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 2012 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:

 

     2012     2011  

Balanced

    

Ordinary Income - QDI

     66.41     74.16

Ordinary Income - DRD

     69.32     79.14

High Yield

    

Ordinary Income - QDI

     —          —     

Ordinary Income - DRD

     —          —     

Fixed Income

    

Ordinary Income - QDI

     9.87     9.24

Ordinary Income - DRD

     8.95     5.49

Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund, Managers High Yield Fund and Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund each hereby designates $1,358,610, $0 and $1,273,035, respectively, as a capital gain distribution with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2012, 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 Balanced Fund, Managers High Yield Fund and Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund (formerly 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 Balanced Fund, Managers High Yield Fund, and Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund (formerly Managers Fixed Income Fund) (the “Funds”) at December 31, 2012, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets 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, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and agent banks, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 27, 2013

 

 

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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

Bruce B. Bingham,

12/01/48

• Trustee since 2012

• Oversees 37 Funds in    Fund Complex

   Partner, Hamilton Partners (real estate development firm)(1987-Present).

William E. Chapman, II, 9/23/41

• Independent Chairman

• Trustee since 2000

• Oversees 37 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 37 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 37 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 (38 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 37 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 37 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 37 Funds in

   Fund Complex

   Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2011-Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2007-2011); Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-2007); 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, 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); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-2012); 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).

Matthew B. Wallace,

11/24/80

• Anti-Money

  Laundering Compliance

  Officer since 2012

   Senior Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2012-Present); Associate, Legal and Compliance, Managers Investment Group LLC (2010-2012); Compliance Specialist, Calamos Advisors LLC (2007-2010).
 

 

 

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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

(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 ManagersChoiceTM Only

Managers

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, RI 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

 

 

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MANAGERS AND MANAGERS AMG FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

 

BALANCED FUNDS

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION  

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES

PORTFOLIO

  CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED
CADENCE MID-CAP     Chicago Equity Partners, LLC
CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES   Skyline Asset Management, L.P.  
Cadence Capital Management, LLC    

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

  SPECIAL EQUITY  
ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH   Ranger Investment Management, L.P.   FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES
Essex Investment Management Co., LLC   Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC   FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS
  Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.   First Quadrant, L.P.
FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY   Federated MDTA LLC  
FQ U.S. EQUITY    

INCOME FUNDS

First Quadrant, L.P.   SYSTEMATIC VALUE  
  SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE   BOND (MANAGERS)
FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH   Systematic Financial Management, L.P.   GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY
Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC     Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.
  TIMESSQUARE INTERNATIONAL SMALL  
GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY   CAP FUND   BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)
Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC   TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH   Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC
  TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH  
MICRO-CAP   TSCM GROWTH EQUITY   CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC   TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC   Miller Tabak Asset Management LLC
WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.    
Next Century Growth Investors LLC   TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY  

GW&K FIXED INCOME FUND

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.    
  TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY  
REAL ESTATE SECURITIES  

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

BOND

Urdang Securities Management, Inc.    
    Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC
RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH  

YACKTMAN FUND

YACKTMAN FOCUSED FUND

  HIGH YIELD
Renaissance Group LLC   Yacktman Asset Management L.P.   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

 

(a) Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed by the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), to the Funds 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:

 

Fund

   Fiscal 2012      Fiscal 2011  

Managers AMG GW&K Fixed Income Fund*

   $ 29,603       $ 29,885   

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

   $ 23,583       $ 20,530   

Managers High Yield Fund

   $ 17,747       $ 24,403   

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

   $ 28,037       $ 35,185   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

   $ 27,468       $ 30,348   

 

* Formerly known as Managers Fixed Income Fund

 

(b) 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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(c) 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:

 

Fund

   Fiscal 2012      Fiscal 2011  

Managers GW&K Fixed Income Fund*

   $ 7,000       $ 7,340   

Managers AMG Chicago Equity Partners Balanced Fund

   $ 9,000       $ 7,340   

Managers High Yield Fund

   $ 9,500       $ 7,340   

Managers Short Duration Government Fund

   $ 9,000       $ 8,620   

Managers Intermediate Duration Government Fund

   $ 9,000       $ 8,620   

 

* Formerly known as Managers Fixed Income Fund

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 2012 and $0 for fiscal 2011, 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.

 

(d) 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.

(e)(1)    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-approval not later than the next meeting of the Audit Committee following the date of such pre-approval.

(e)(2)    None.

(f)    Not applicable.

(g)    The aggregate fees billed by PwC in 2012 and 2011 for non-audit services rendered to the Funds and Fund Service Providers were $109,500 and $103,260, respectively. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, this amount reflects the amounts disclosed above in Item 4(b),(c),(d), plus $66,000 in fees billed to the Fund Service Providers for non-audit services that did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, this amount reflects the amounts disclosed above in Item 4(b),(c),(d), plus $64,000 in fees billed to the Fund Service Providers for non-audit services that did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.

(h)    The Trust’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services by registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant’s investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled, or under common control with the investment advisor that provided ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved by the Committee (because such services did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant) was compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm.


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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

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Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(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 11, 2013

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 11, 2013
By:  

/s/ Donald S. Rumery

  Donald S. Rumery, Chief Financial Officer
Date:   March 11, 2013