N-CSRS 1 sas_ncsr0609.htm SEMI ANNUAL NCSR

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANANGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-00051


SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101

Tucson, AZ 85756

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Thomas D. Tays

Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.

2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101

Tucson, AZ 85756

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 520-806-7600

Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2009

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2009

 

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ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

 


 

SELECTED FUNDS

Table of Contents

 

 

Shareholder Letter

2

 

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis:

 

Selected American Shares

3

Selected Special Shares

4

 

 

Fund Overview:

 

Selected American Shares

6

Selected Special Shares

7

Selected Daily Government Fund

8

 

 

Expense Example

9

 

 

Schedule of Investments:

 

Selected American Shares

11

Selected Special Shares

16

Selected Daily Government Fund

20

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

23

 

 

Statements of Operations

25

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

26

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

28

 

 

Financial Highlights

35

 

 

Fund Information

39

 

 

Director Approval of Advisory Agreements

40

 

 

Directors and Officers

43

 

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                                 Shareholder Letter

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

As stewards of our customers’ savings, the management team and Directors of the Selected Funds recognize the importance of candid, thorough, and regular communication with our shareholders. In our Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, we include all of the required quantitative information, such as financial statements, detailed footnotes, performance reports, fund holdings, and performance attribution.

 

In addition, we produce a Research Report for certain funds, which is published semi-annually. In this report, we give a more qualitative perspective on fund performance, discuss our thoughts on individual holdings, and share our investment outlook. You may obtain a copy of the current Research Report either on our website, SelectedFunds.com, or by calling 1-800-243-1575.

 

We thank you for your continued trust. We will do our best to earn it in the years ahead.

 

Sincerely,

 




 

James J. McMonagle

Christopher C. Davis

Kenneth C. Feinberg

Chairman

President & Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager

 

 

August 7, 2009

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                           Management’s Discussion and Analysis

 

Selected American Shares

 

Selected American Shares’ Class S shares delivered a total return on net asset value of 5.61% (Class D shares returned 5.79%) for the six-month period ended June 30, 20091. Over the same time period, the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index2 (“Index”) returned 3.16%. The sectors3 within the Index that turned in the strongest performance over the six-month period were information technology, materials, and consumer discretionary. The sectors that turned in the weakest performance over the six-month period were industrials, telecommunication services, and financials.

 

Factors Impacting the Fund’s Performance

 

The Fund’s investment in industrial companies was an important contributor4 to performance. While the Index’s industrial companies lost 6%, the Fund’s industrial companies gained 17%. China Merchants Holdings5 and Iron Mountain were among the most important contributors to performance.

 

Information technology companies were the most important contributor to the performance of both the Fund and the Index (up 23% versus up 25% for the Index) over the six-month period. A lower relative average weighting in this strongly performing sector (9% versus 17% for the Index) detracted from performance. Texas Instruments, Microsoft, and Google were among the most important contributors to performance.

 

The Fund had more invested in financial companies than in any other sector (27% versus 12% for the Index). The Fund’s financial companies out-performed the corresponding sector within the Index (up 1% versus down 3% for the Index). American Express was among the most important contributors to performance. Wells Fargo, Berkshire Hathaway, and Bank of America were among the most important detractors from performance. The Fund no longer owns Bank of America.

 

Health care companies also made important contributions to performance. The Fund’s health care companies out-performed the corresponding sector within the Index (up 12% versus roughly flat for the Index). Schering-Plough was among the most important contributors to performance.

Consumer staple companies detracted from performance. The Fund’s consumer staple companies under-performed the corresponding sector within the Index (down 4% versus down 2% for the Index). Costco Wholesale and Philip Morris were among the most important detractors from performance.

 

Energy companies included two of the most important contributors to performance, Canadian Natural Resources and Occidental Petroleum, and two of the most important detractors from performance, ConocoPhillips and Devon Energy. The Fund had more invested in energy companies than the Index (17% versus 13% for the Index) and the Fund’s energy companies out-performed the corresponding sector within the Index (up 3% versus down 2% for the Index).

 

The Fund held approximately 14% of its net assets in foreign companies at June 30, 2009. As a whole these companies out-performed the domestic companies held by the Fund.

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                  Management’s Discussion and Analysis – (Continued)

 

Selected Special Shares

 

Selected Special Shares’ Class S shares delivered a total return on net asset value of 17.06% (Class D shares returned 17.18%) for the six-month period ended June 30, 20091. Over the same time period, the Russell 3000® Index2 (“Index”) returned 4.20%. The sectors3 within the Index that turned in the strongest performance over the six-month period were information technology, materials, and consumer discretionary. The sectors that turned in the weakest performance over the six-month period were financials, industrials, and telecommunication services.

 

Factors Impacting the Fund’s Performance

 

Information technology companies were the most important contributor4 to the performance of both the Fund and the Index. The Fund’s information technology companies out-performed the corresponding sector within the Index (up 31% versus up 25% for the Index). The Fund’s performance also benefited from a higher relative average weighting in this strongly performing sector (21% versus 17% for the Index). Google5, Texas Instruments, Microsoft, and Agilent Technologies were among the most important contributors to performance.

 

The Fund’s investment in health care companies made important contributions to performance. The Fund’s health care companies out-performed the corresponding sector within the Index (up 17% versus up 2% for the Index). Schering-Plough was among the most important contributors to performance. Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Group were among the most important detractors from performance.

 

The Fund had more invested in consumer discretionary companies than in any other sector over the period and these companies made important contributions to performance. The Fund’s consumer discretionary companies out-performed the corresponding sector within the Index (up 16% versus up 12% for the Index). The Fund’s performance also benefited from a higher relative average weighting in this strongly performing sector (23% versus 10% for the Index). Netflix, Hunter Douglas, and Walt Disney were among the most important contributors to performance. Comcast, Lagardere, and H&R Block were among the most important detractors from performance. The Fund no longer owns Netflix.

 

Other important contributors to performance included Transocean and Level 3 Communications. Other important detractors from performance included Markel, Ambac Financial, Blount International, Costco Wholesale, and Devon Energy. The Fund no longer owns Ambac Financial.

 

The Fund held approximately 17% of its net assets in foreign companies at June 30, 2009. As a whole these companies out-performed the Index but under-performed the domestic companies held by the Fund.

 

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This Semi-Annual Report is authorized for use by existing shareholders. Prospective shareholders must receive a current Selected Funds prospectus, which contains more information about investment strategies, risks, fees, and expenses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

 

Selected American Shares’ investment objective is to achieve both capital growth and income. In the current market environment, we expect that income will be low. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its objective. The primary risks of an investment in Selected American Shares are: (1) market risk, (2) company risk, (3) financial services risk, (4) foreign country risk, (5) headline risk, and (6) selection risk. See the prospectus for a full description of each risk.

 

Selected Special Shares’ investment objective is capital growth. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its objective. The primary risks of an investment in Selected Special Shares are: (1) market risk, (2) company risk, (3) small and medium capitalization risk, (4) foreign country risk, (5) headline risk, and (6) selection risk. See the prospectus for a full description of each risk.

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                  Management’s Discussion and Analysis – (Continued)

 

1      Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will vary so that, when redeemed, an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than when purchased. The following tables list the average annual total returns for the periods ended June 30, 2009 and the annualized operating expense ratios for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009.

 

 

Fund Name

1-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Expense Ratio

Selected American Shares S

(27.97)%

(1.85)%

0.37%

0.95%

Selected Special Shares S

(22.11)%

(2.48)%

(0.18)%

1.44%

 

 

Fund Name

1-Year

5-Year

Inception

(May 3, 2004)

Expense Ratio

Selected American Shares D

(27.70)%

(1.53)%

(1.22)%

0.63%

Selected Special Shares D

(21.66)%

(2.11)%

(1.92)%

0.94%

 

 

Benchmark Index

1-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Since Class D’s

Inception

(May 3, 2004)

Standard & Poor’s 500® Index

(26.21)%

(2.24)%

(2.22)%

(1.72)%

Russell 3000® Index

(26.56)%

(1.84)%

(1.46)%

(1.31)%

 

 

Fund performance changes over time and current performance may be higher or lower than stated. The operating expense ratios may vary in future years. For more current information please call Selected Funds Investor Services at 1-800-243-1575.

 

 

2

The definitions of indices quoted in this report appear below. Investments cannot be made directly in the indices.

 

I.    The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Index is adjusted for dividends, weighted towards stocks with large market capitalization, and represents approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all domestic common stocks.

 

II.   The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

 

3      The companies included in the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index and the Russell 3000® Index are divided into ten sectors. One or more industry groups make up a sector.

 

4      A company’s or sector’s contribution to or detraction from the Fund’s performance is a product both of its appreciation or depreciation and its weighting within the Fund. For example, a 5% holding that rises 20% has twice as much impact as a 1% holding that rises 50%.

 

5     This Management Discussion and Analysis discusses a number of individual companies. The information provided in this report does not provide information reasonably sufficient upon which to base an investment decision and should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security. The Schedule of Investments lists each Fund’s holdings of each company discussed.

 

Shares of the Selected Funds are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not guaranteed by any bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency, and involve investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

5

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                                         Fund Overview

SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC.

At June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Industry Weightings

(% of Fund’s Net Assets)

 

(% of Long Term Portfolio)

 

 

 

 

Fund

S&P 500®

Common Stock (U.S.)

81.80%

 

Energy

16.42%

12.42%

Common Stock (Foreign)

13.94%

 

Diversified Financials

12.24%

7.41%

Corporate Bonds

1.04%

 

Insurance

11.48%

2.35%

Convertible Bonds (U.S.)

0.39%

 

Health Care

9.03%

13.97%

Convertible Bonds (Foreign)

0.18%

 

Information Technology

9.03%

18.40%

Stock Rights (Foreign)

0.12%

 

Materials

6.52%

3.23%

Short Term Investments

2.26%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

6.48%

3.05%

Other Assets & Liabilities

0.27%

 

Media

5.09%

2.58%

 

100.00%

 

Banks

4.23%

2.83%

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

4.20%

6.08%

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

3.64%

0.70%

 

 

 

Transportation

2.60%

2.03%

 

 

 

Retailing

2.34%

3.21%

 

 

 

Other

2.31%

11.33%

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components

1.51%

0.48%

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

1.45%

2.84%

 

 

 

Capital Goods

1.43%

7.09%

 

 

 

 

100.00%

100.00%

 

 

 

Top 10 Holdings

(% of Fund's Net Assets)

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A

Property & Casualty Insurance

4.73%

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Energy

4.66%

Wells Fargo & Co.

Commercial Banks

4.13%

Costco Wholesale Corp.

Food & Staples Retailing

3.92%

EOG Resources, Inc.

Energy

2.84%

Devon Energy Corp.

Energy

2.82%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Diversified Financial Services

2.69%

American Express Co.

Consumer Finance

2.64%

CVS Caremark Corp.

Food & Staples Retailing

2.40%

Loews Corp.

Multi-line Insurance

2.24%

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                                         Fund Overview

SELECTED SPECIAL SHARES, INC.

At June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Industry Weightings

(% of Fund’s Net Assets)

 

(% of Long Term Portfolio)

 

 

 

 

Fund

Russell 3000®

Common Stock (U.S.)

78.52%

 

Information Technology

21.09%

18.53%

Common Stock (Foreign)

17.01%

 

Health Care

18.19%

13.77%

Convertible Bonds

1.49%

 

Media

12.54%

2.61%

Short Term Investments

2.86%

 

Diversified Financials

8.30%

6.47%

Other Assets & Liabilities

0.12%

 

Insurance

6.92%

2.71%

 

100.00%

 

Energy

5.86%

11.27%

 

 

 

Capital Goods

5.71%

7.48%

 

 

 

Materials

5.07%

3.75%

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

4.46%

1.18%

 

 

 

Consumer Services

2.88%

2.16%

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

2.25%

1.08%

 

 

 

Other

2.24%

20.73%

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

1.87%

3.23%

 

 

 

Transportation

1.54%

1.88%

 

 

 

Banks

1.08%

3.15%

 

 

 

 

100.00%

100.00%

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Holdings

(% of Fund's Net Assets)

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Google Inc., Class A

Software & Services

6.15%

Schering-Plough Corp.

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

5.45%

Johnson & Johnson

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

4.48%

Markel Corp.

Property & Casualty Insurance

3.33%

Microsoft Corp.

Software & Services

3.32%

Walt Disney Co.

Media

3.23%

Texas Instruments Inc.

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

3.11%

Oaktree Capital Group LLC, Class A

Diversified Financial Services

2.86%

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

Media

2.71%

Hunter Douglas NV

Consumer Durables & Apparel

2.58%

 

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                                         Fund Overview

SELECTED CAPITAL PRESERVATION TRUST -

At June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

SELECTED DAILY GOVERNMENT FUND

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Maturity Diversification

 

(% of Fund’s Net Assets)

 

(% of Portfolio Holdings)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

36.54%

 

0-30 Days

48.47%

 

Freddie Mac

19.69%

 

31-90 Days

11.15%

 

Fannie Mae

12.44%

 

91-180 Days

28.40%

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

11.65%

 

181-397 Days

11.98%

 

Repurchase Agreements

11.31%

 

 

100.00%

 

Mortgages

4.96%

 

 

 

 

Other Agencies

2.77%

 

 

 

 

Private Export Funding

0.33%

 

 

 

 

Other Assets & Liabilities

0.31%

 

 

 

 

 

100.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The maturity dates of floating rate securities used in the Maturity Diversification table are considered to be the effective maturities, based on the reset dates of the securities’ variable rates. See the Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the floating rate securities.

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                            Expense Example (Unaudited)

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Expenses Paid

 

Account Value

Account Value

During Period*

 

(01/01/2009)

(06/30/2009)

(01/01/2009-06/30/2009)

Selected American Shares

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,056.08

$4.84

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.08

$4.76

Class D

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,057.89

$3.21

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,021.67

$3.16

Selected Special Shares

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,170.59

$7.75

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,017.65

$7.20

Class D

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,171.81

$5.06

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.13

$4.71

Selected Daily Government Fund

 

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,001.91

$3.33

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,021.47

$3.36

Class D

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,002.79

$2.33

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,022.46

$2.36

 

 

Hypothetical assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

*Expenses are equal to each Class’s annualized operating expense ratio, multiplied by the average account valueover the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). See page 10 for a description of the “Expense Example”. The annualized operating expense ratios for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 are as follows:

 

 

Annualized

Expense Ratio**

Selected American Shares

 

Class S

0.95%

Class D

0.63%

Selected Special Shares

Class S

1.44%

Class D

0.94%

Selected Daily Government Fund

Class S

0.67%

Class D

0.47%

 

 

**The expense ratios reflect the impact, if any, of the reduction of expenses paid indirectly and of certain reimbursements from the Adviser.

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                    Expense Example (Unaudited) – (Continued)

 

The following disclosure provides important information regarding each Fund’s Expense Example. Please refer to this information when reviewing the Expense Example for each Class.

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs only, including advisory and administrative fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. The Expense 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 Expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period indicated, which for each class is for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The information represented in the row entitled “Actual” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this row, 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 under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid for on your account during this period. An annual maintenance fee of $15, charged on retirement plan accounts per Social Security Number, is not included in the Expense Example. This fee will be waived for accounts sharing the same Social Security Number if the accounts total at least $50,000 at Selected Funds. If this fee was included, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The information represented in the row entitled “Hypothetical” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. An annual maintenance fee of $15, charged on retirement plan accounts per Social Security Number, is not included in the Expense Example. This fee will be waived for accounts sharing the same Social Security Number if the accounts total at least $50,000 at Selected Funds. If this fee was included, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the information in the row entitled “Hypothetical” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                        Schedule of Investments

SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC.

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCK – (95.74%)

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – (9.00%)

 

 

Automobiles & Components – (0.78%)

 

 

3,439,500

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

 

$

55,754,295

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel – (0.34%)

 

 

456,000

Garmin Ltd.

 

 

10,857,360

 

 

328,596

Hunter Douglas NV (Netherlands)

 

 

13,414,245

 

 

24,271,605

 

 

Consumer Services – (0.64%)

 

 

2,657,000

H&R Block, Inc.

 

 

45,780,110

 

 

Media – (4.96%)

 

 

8,757,500

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

 

 

123,305,600

 

 

3,958,000

Grupo Televisa S.A., ADR (Mexico)

 

 

67,286,000

 

 

1,385,800

Liberty Media Corp. - Entertainment, Series A *

 

 

36,973,144

 

 

8,511,500

News Corp., Class A

 

 

77,539,765

 

 

2,199,000

Walt Disney Co.

 

 

51,302,670

 

 

356,407,179

 

 

Retailing – (2.28%)

 

 

419,500

Amazon.com, Inc. *

 

 

35,095,370

 

 

2,630,000

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. *

 

 

80,688,400

 

 

2,675,000

CarMax, Inc. *

 

 

39,322,500

 

 

1,732,250

Liberty Media Corp. - Interactive, Series A *

 

 

8,678,573

 

 

163,784,843

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

645,998,032

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – (11.83%)

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – (6.32%)

 

 

6,155,900

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 

 

281,263,071

 

 

5,397,945

CVS Caremark Corp.

 

 

172,032,507

 

 

453,295,578

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco – (4.10%)

 

 

500,500

Coca-Cola Co.

 

 

24,018,995

 

 

7,850,908

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

 

 

112,565,645

 

 

2,318,150

Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands)

 

 

73,625,616

 

 

517,300

Hershey Co.

 

 

18,622,800

 

 

1,494,167

Philip Morris International Inc.

 

 

65,175,564

 

 

294,008,620

 

 

Household & Personal Products – (1.41%)

 

 

1,987,000

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

 

101,535,700

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

848,839,898

 

 

ENERGY – (16.01%)

 

 

2,767,700

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

 

 

145,276,573

 

 

41,208,200

China Coal Energy Co. - H (China)

 

 

49,130,492

 

 

3,182,260

ConocoPhillips

 

 

133,845,856

 

 

3,720,842

Devon Energy Corp.

 

 

202,785,889

 

 

3,006,200

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

 

204,181,104

 

 

5,081,600

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

 

334,420,096

 

 

34,600

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)

 

 

17,643,086

 

 

831,124

Transocean Ltd. *

 

 

61,744,202

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

1,149,027,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                        Schedule of Investments

SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC. - (CONTINUED)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCK – (CONTINUED)

 

 

FINANCIALS – (27.91%)

 

 

Banks – (4.13%)

 

 

Commercial Banks – (4.13%)

 

 

12,210,579

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

$

296,228,647

 

 

Diversified Financials – (11.93%)

 

 

Capital Markets – (5.52%)

 

 

1,662,707

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

 

40,353,899

 

 

4,888,100

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 

143,270,211

 

 

1,779,350

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A (Canada)

 

 

30,373,504

 

 

289,000

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

 

42,610,160

 

 

3,591,210

Julius Baer Holding AG (Switzerland)

 

 

139,411,199

 

 

396,018,973

 

 

Consumer Finance – (2.64%)

 

 

8,160,800

American Express Co.

 

 

189,656,992

 

 

Diversified Financial Services – (3.77%)

 

 

5,651,740

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

192,780,851

 

 

2,265,600

Moody's Corp.

 

 

59,698,560

 

 

289,500

Visa Inc., Class A

 

 

18,024,270

 

 

270,503,681

 

 

856,179,646

 

 

Insurance – (11.18%)

 

 

Life & Health Insurance – (0.32%)

 

 

658,000

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

12,396,720

 

 

400,000

Sun Life Financial Inc. (Canada)

 

 

10,768,000

 

 

23,164,720

 

 

Multi-line Insurance – (2.56%)

 

 

4,253,662

American International Group, Inc. *

 

 

4,934,248

 

 

1,531,000

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

 

18,172,970

 

 

5,874,000

Loews Corp.

 

 

160,947,600

 

 

184,054,818

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance – (7.17%)

 

 

3,770

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A *

 

 

339,300,000

 

 

3,730

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B *

 

 

10,801,073

 

 

21,700

Markel Corp. *

 

 

6,112,890

 

 

1,579,500

NIPPONKOA Insurance Co., Ltd. (Japan)

 

 

9,214,501

 

 

9,900,800

Progressive Corp. (Ohio) *

 

 

149,601,088

 

 

515,029,552

 

 

Reinsurance – (1.13%)

 

 

1,863,687

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

 

 

80,753,558

 

 

803,002,648

 

 

Real Estate – (0.67%)

 

 

10,172,000

Hang Lung Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

 

 

48,169,031

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

2,003,579,972

 

 

HEALTH CARE – (8.80%)

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services – (3.70%)

 

 

743,900

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

 

 

53,047,509

 

 

1,610,000

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

 

49,185,500

 

 

1,230,000

Express Scripts, Inc. *

 

 

84,525,600

 

 

283,500

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *

 

 

19,218,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC. - (CONTINUED)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCK – (CONTINUED)

 

 

HEALTH CARE – (CONTINUED)

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services – (Continued)

 

 

2,378,500

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

 

$

59,414,930

 

 

265,392,004

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – (5.10%)

 

 

1,989,000

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

112,975,200

 

 

2,264,000

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

 

63,301,440

 

 

4,031,200

Pfizer Inc.

 

 

60,468,000

 

 

5,168,500

Schering-Plough Corp.

 

 

129,832,720

 

 

366,577,360

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

631,969,364

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – (7.48%)

 

 

Capital Goods – (1.39%)

 

 

1,646,000

ABB Ltd., ADR (Switzerland)

 

 

25,973,880

 

 

660,000

PACCAR Inc.

 

 

21,443,400

 

 

2,027,783

Tyco International Ltd.

 

 

52,681,802

 

 

100,099,082

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services – (3.55%)

 

 

1,241,000

D&B Corp.

 

 

100,781,610

 

 

5,363,250

Iron Mountain Inc. *

 

 

154,193,438

 

 

254,975,048

 

 

Transportation – (2.54%)

 

 

23,464,601

China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd. (China)

 

 

67,214,294

 

 

17,840,000

China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. - H (China)

 

 

22,973,168

 

 

13,859,500

Cosco Pacific Ltd. (China)

 

 

15,558,306

 

 

502,910

Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered (Switzerland)

 

 

39,388,561

 

 

740,500

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

 

 

37,017,595

 

 

182,151,924

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

537,226,054

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – (8.80%)

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (1.92%)

 

 

6,478,300

Texas Instruments Inc.

 

 

137,987,790

 

 

Software & Services – (3.89%)

 

 

3,401,000

Activision Blizzard, Inc. *

 

 

42,954,630

 

 

243,300

Google Inc., Class A *

 

 

102,567,981

 

 

5,605,000

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

133,286,900

 

 

278,809,511

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment – (2.99%)

 

 

3,474,300

Agilent Technologies, Inc. *

 

 

70,563,033

 

 

2,491,000

Cisco Systems, Inc. *

 

 

46,432,240

 

 

2,533,000

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

 

97,900,450

 

 

214,895,723

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

631,693,024

 

 

MATERIALS – (5.71%)

 

 

1,339,500

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

 

 

30,059,079

 

 

930,600

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

 

 

73,405,728

 

 

517,800

Monsanto Co.

 

 

38,493,252

 

 

186,400

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (Canada)

 

 

17,344,520

 

 

477,500

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

 

 

16,536,518

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC. - (CONTINUED)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCK – (CONTINUED)

 

 

MATERIALS – (CONTINUED)

 

 

7,883,400

Sealed Air Corp.

 

$

145,448,730

 

 

4,561,630

Sino-Forest Corp. (Canada)*

 

 

48,630,196

 

 

924,100

Vulcan Materials Co.

 

 

39,828,710

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

409,746,733

 

 

UTILITIES – (0.20%)

 

 

1,241,800

AES Corp. *

 

 

14,417,298

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

14,417,298

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK – (Identified cost $6,033,835,205)

 

 

6,872,497,673

 

STOCK RIGHTS – (0.12%)

 

 

MATERIALS – (0.12%)

 

 

250,687

Rio Tinto PLC - FPR (United Kingdom)

 

 

8,454,818

 

 

TOTAL STOCK RIGHTS – (Identified cost $10,024,812)

 

 

8,454,818

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS – (0.57%)

 

 

MATERIALS – (0.18%)

 

$

15,365,000

Sino-Forest Corp., Conv. Sr. Notes, 5.00%, 08/01/13 (Canada) (a)

 

 

12,906,600

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

12,906,600

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – (0.39%)

 

 

19,200,000

Level 3 Communications, Inc., Conv. Sr. Notes, 10.00%, 05/01/11

 

 

18,504,000

 

 

8,000,000

Level 3 Communications, Inc., Conv. Sr. Notes, 15.00%, 01/15/13 (a)

 

 

9,530,000

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

28,034,000

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS – (Identified cost $42,565,000)

 

 

40,940,600

 

CORPORATE BONDS – (1.04%)

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – (0.69%)

 

 

Automobiles & Components – (0.69%)

 

 

47,000,000

Harley-Davidson, Inc., Sr. Notes, 15.00%, 02/01/14 (a)

 

 

49,550,267

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

49,550,267

 

 

MATERIALS – (0.35%)

 

 

25,000,000

Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Notes, 12.00%, 02/14/14 (a)

 

 

25,135,150

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

25,135,150

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS – (Identified cost $72,000,000)

 

 

74,685,417

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS – (2.26%)

 

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER – (0.04%)

 

 

3,388,000

Societe Generale North America, Inc., 0.10%, 07/01/09

 

 

3,388,000

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER

 

 

3,388,000

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – (2.22%)

 

 

49,144,000

Banc of America Securities LLC Joint Repurchase Agreement,

 

 

0.07%, 07/01/09, dated 06/30/09, repurchase value of $49,144,096

 

 

(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash account, 3.309%-6.462%, 03/01/29-01/01/39, total market value $50,126,880)

 

 

49,144,000

 

 

31,497,000

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joint Repurchase Agreement,

 

 

0.03%, 07/01/09, dated 06/30/09, repurchase value of $31,497,026

 

 

(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash account, 5.00%-6.153%, 06/01/36-09/01/38, total market value $32,126,940)

 

 

31,497,000

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC. - (CONTINUED)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

Principal

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS – (CONTINUED)

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – (CONTINUED)

 

$

78,741,000

Mizuho Securities USA Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement,

 

 

0.11%, 07/01/09, dated 06/30/09, repurchase value of $78,741,241

 

 

(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages and obligations in a pooled cash account, 0.00%-6.50%, 07/17/09-11/01/47, total market value $80,315,820)

 

$

78,741,000

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

 

 

159,382,000

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS – (Identified cost $162,770,000)

 

 

162,770,000

 

 

Total Investments – (99.73%) – (Identified cost $6,321,195,017) – (b)

 

 

7,159,348,508

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.27%)

 

 

19,126,122

 

 

Net Assets – (100.00%)

 

$

7,178,474,630

 

 

ADR: American Depositary Receipt

 

 

 

*

 

Non-Income producing security.

 

 

 

(a)

 

Illiquid Security – See Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

(b)

 

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $6,322,507,167. At June 30, 2009 unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

1,671,682,686

 

 

Unrealized depreciation

 

 

(834,841,345)

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

836,841,341

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

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SELECTED SPECIAL SHARES, INC.

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCK – (95.53%)

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – (20.14%)

 

 

Automobiles & Components – (0.50%)

 

 

16,360

Johnson Controls, Inc.

 

$

355,339

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel – (4.33%)

 

 

52,400

Garmin Ltd.

 

 

1,247,644

 

 

45,122

Hunter Douglas NV (Netherlands)

 

 

1,842,011

 

 

3,089,655

 

 

Consumer Services – (2.79%)

 

 

23,240

H&R Block, Inc.

 

 

400,425

 

 

47,800

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

 

1,593,652

 

 

1,994,077

 

 

Media – (12.16%)

 

 

137,200

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

 

 

1,931,776

 

 

89,900

Grupo Televisa S.A., ADR (Mexico)

 

 

1,528,300

 

 

52,500

Lagardere S.C.A. (France)

 

 

1,743,286

 

 

21,800

Liberty Media Corp. - Entertainment, Series A *

 

 

581,624

 

 

65,280

News Corp., Class A

 

 

594,701

 

 

98,900

Walt Disney Co.

 

 

2,307,337

 

 

8,687,024

 

 

Retailing – (0.36%)

 

 

5,670

CarMax, Inc. *

 

 

83,349

 

 

34,490

Liberty Media Corp. - Interactive, Series A *

 

 

172,795

 

 

256,144

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

 

14,382,239

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – (0.92%)

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – (0.04%)

 

 

630

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 

 

28,785

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco – (0.88%)

 

 

19,665

Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands)

 

 

624,570

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

 

653,355

 

 

ENERGY – (5.69%)

 

 

9,600

Devon Energy Corp.

 

 

523,200

 

 

15,500

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

 

1,020,055

 

 

27,600

Tenaris S.A., ADR (Argentina)

 

 

746,304

 

 

23,871

Transocean Ltd. *

 

 

1,773,377

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

 

 

4,062,936

 

 

FINANCIALS – (15.81%)

 

 

Banks – (1.05%)

 

 

Commercial Banks – (1.05%)

 

 

30,900

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

749,634

 

 

Diversified Financials – (8.05%)

 

 

Capital Markets – (3.92%)

 

 

52,790

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

 

1,547,275

 

 

53,800

Charles Schwab Corp.

 

 

943,114

 

 

25,552

E*TRADE Financial Corp. *

 

 

32,451

 

 

7,170

Julius Baer Holding AG (Switzerland)

 

 

278,340

 

 

2,801,180

 

 

 

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SELECTED SPECIAL SHARES, INC. - (CONTINUED)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCK – (CONTINUED)

 

 

FINANCIALS – (CONTINUED)

 

 

Diversified Financials – (Continued)

 

 

Diversified Financial Services – (4.13%)

 

 

295

CME Group Inc.

 

$

91,777

 

 

95,000

Oaktree Capital Group LLC, Class A (a)

 

 

2,042,500

 

 

13,053

Pargesa Holdings S.A., Bearer Shares (Switzerland)

 

 

814,499

 

 

2,948,776

 

 

5,749,956

 

 

Insurance – (6.71%)

 

 

Insurance Brokers – (0.14%)

 

 

5,018

Brown & Brown, Inc.

 

 

100,009

 

 

Life & Health Insurance – (0.69%)

 

 

21,530

Power Corp. of Canada (Canada)

 

 

496,811

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance – (4.41%)

 

 

260

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B *

 

 

752,890

 

 

8,445

Markel Corp. *

 

 

2,378,956

 

 

3,925

MBIA Inc. *

 

 

16,995

 

 

3,148,841

 

 

Reinsurance – (1.47%)

 

 

280

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

 

 

20,040

 

 

5,530

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

 

 

257,366

 

 

17,768

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

 

 

769,887

 

 

1,047,293

 

 

4,792,954

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

 

11,292,544

 

 

HEALTH CARE – (17.64%)

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services – (6.14%)

 

 

23,705

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

 

 

1,690,404

 

 

4,170

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

 

127,393

 

 

30,300

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *

 

 

1,398,042

 

 

1,500

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *

 

 

101,685

 

 

42,840

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

 

 

1,070,143

 

 

4,387,667

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences – (11.50%)

 

 

56,300

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

3,197,840

 

 

19,000

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

 

531,240

 

 

39,600

Pfizer Inc.

 

 

594,000

 

 

154,800

Schering-Plough Corp.

 

 

3,888,576

 

 

8,211,656

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

 

12,599,323

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – (9.21%)

 

 

Capital Goods – (5.54%)

 

 

32,450

ABB Ltd., ADR (Switzerland)

 

 

512,061

 

 

181,952

Blount International, Inc. *

 

 

1,566,607

 

 

45,100

Shaw Group Inc. *

 

 

1,236,191

 

 

9,250

Siemens AG, Registered (Germany)

 

 

637,917

 

 

3,952,776

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services – (2.18%)

 

 

260

D&B Corp.

 

 

21,115

 

 

 

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SELECTED SPECIAL SHARES, INC. - (CONTINUED)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCK – (CONTINUED)

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – (CONTINUED)

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services – (Continued)

 

 

53,536

Iron Mountain Inc. *

 

$

1,539,160

 

 

1,560,275

 

 

Transportation – (1.49%)

 

 

118,300

Clark Holdings, Inc. *

 

 

88,725

 

 

12,460

Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered (Switzerland)

 

 

975,883

 

 

1,064,608

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

 

 

6,577,659

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – (20.46%)

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (3.11%)

 

 

104,400

Texas Instruments Inc.

 

 

2,223,720

 

 

Software & Services – (12.43%)

 

 

98,900

Activision Blizzard, Inc. *

 

 

1,249,107

 

 

10,424

Google Inc., Class A *

 

 

4,394,446

 

 

99,650

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

2,369,677

 

 

21,500

SAP AG, ADR (Germany)

 

 

864,085

 

 

8,877,315

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment – (4.92%)

 

 

76,300

Agilent Technologies, Inc. *

 

 

1,549,653

 

 

53,324

Cisco Systems, Inc. *

 

 

993,959

 

 

22,470

Harris Corp.

 

 

637,249

 

 

8,500

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

 

328,525

 

 

3,509,386

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

 

14,610,421

 

 

MATERIALS – (4.92%)

 

 

8,200

Monsanto Co.

 

 

609,588

 

 

36,680

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

 

 

1,817,494

 

 

101,900

Sino-Forest Corp. (Canada)*

 

 

1,086,326

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

 

3,513,408

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – (0.33%)

 

 

7,518

American Tower Corp., Class A *

 

 

237,043

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

 

237,043

 

 

UTILITIES – (0.41%)

 

 

11,210

NRG Energy, Inc. *

 

 

291,012

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

 

291,012

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK – (Identified cost $74,682,757)

 

 

68,219,940

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS – (1.49%)

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – (1.49%)

 

$

1,100,000

Level 3 Communications, Inc., Conv. Sr. Notes, 10.00%, 05/01/11

 

 

1,060,125

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS – (Identified cost $1,100,000)

 

 

1,060,125

 

 

 

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SELECTED SPECIAL SHARES, INC. - (CONTINUED)

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS – (2.86%)

 

$

630,000

Banc of America Securities LLC Joint Repurchase Agreement,

 

 

0.07%, 07/01/09, dated 06/30/09, repurchase value of $630,001

 

 

(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash account, 3.309%-6.462%, 03/01/29-01/01/39, total market value $642,600)

 

$

630,000

 

 

404,000

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joint Repurchase Agreement,

 

 

0.03%, 07/01/09, dated 06/30/09, repurchase value of $404,000

 

 

(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash account, 5.00%-6.153%, 06/01/36-09/01/38, total market value $412,080)

 

 

404,000

 

 

1,009,000

Mizuho Securities USA Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement,

 

 

0.11%, 07/01/09, dated 06/30/09, repurchase value of $1,009,003

 

 

(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages and obligations in a pooled cash account, 0.00%-6.50%, 07/17/09-11/01/47, total market value $1,029,180)

 

 

1,009,000

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS – (Identified cost $2,043,000)

 

 

2,043,000

 

 

Total Investments – (99.88%) – (Identified cost $77,825,757) – (b)

 

 

71,323,065

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.12%)

 

 

87,071

 

 

Net Assets – (100.00%)

 

$

71,410,136

 

 

ADR: American Depositary Receipt

 

 

 

*

 

Non-Income producing security.

 

 

 

(a)

 

Illiquid Security – See Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

(b)

 

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $78,382,289. At June 30, 2009 unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

7,100,211

 

 

Unrealized depreciation

 

 

(14,159,435)

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(7,059,224)

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                        Schedule of Investments

SELECTED CAPITAL PRESERVATION TRUST –

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

SELECTED DAILY GOVERNMENT FUND

 

Principal

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

FANNIE MAE – (12.44%)

 

$

200,000

6.50%, 07/15/09

 

$

200,284

 

 

2,000,000

0.9125%, 07/28/09 (a)

 

 

2,000,741

 

 

327,000

6.625%, 09/15/09

 

 

330,208

 

 

172,000

4.03%, 09/22/09

 

 

173,131

 

 

200,000

0.63%, 11/16/09 (b)

 

 

199,517

 

 

200,000

3.875%, 12/10/09

 

 

202,830

 

 

130,000

7.25%, 01/15/10

 

 

134,581

 

 

200,000

0.47%, 02/22/10 (b)

 

 

199,384

 

 

300,000

3.40%, 06/10/10

 

 

307,406

 

 

TOTAL FANNIE MAE – (Identified cost $3,748,082)

 

 

3,748,082

 

FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK – (11.65%)

 

 

100,000

5.25%, 08/03/09

 

 

100,392

 

 

175,000

5.00%, 09/18/09

 

 

176,608

 

 

500,000

5.375%, 09/22/09

 

 

505,542

 

 

150,000

5.00%, 10/23/09

 

 

152,165

 

 

105,000

6.20%, 11/30/09

 

 

107,491

 

 

500,000

3.00%, 12/30/09

 

 

506,397

 

 

105,000

5.30%, 01/04/10

 

 

107,548

 

 

500,000

0.2075%, 03/29/10 (a)

 

 

499,739

 

 

148,000

4.75%, 05/07/10

 

 

153,244

 

 

200,000

0.235%, 06/22/10 (a)

 

 

199,901

 

 

1,000,000

0.205%, 06/24/10 (a)

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK – (Identified cost $3,509,027)

 

 

3,509,027

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK – (36.54%)

 

 

295,000

5.375%, 07/17/09

 

 

295,461

 

 

300,000

5.00%, 09/18/09

 

 

302,350

 

 

1,000,000

1.06375%, 10/13/09 (a)

 

 

1,000,775

 

 

700,000

4.10%, 10/28/09

 

 

708,650

 

 

400,000

0.31%, 11/06/09 (b)

 

 

399,559

 

 

625,000

4.25%, 11/13/09

 

 

633,656

 

 

475,000

4.25%, 11/20/09

 

 

481,491

 

 

100,000

4.10%, 11/30/09

 

 

101,483

 

 

500,000

5.00%, 12/11/09

 

 

509,960

 

 

500,000

3.75%, 01/08/10

 

 

508,742

 

 

3,000,000

0.82%, 01/27/10 (a)

 

 

3,002,892

 

 

2,000,000

0.72%, 02/02/10 (a)

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

400,000

0.44%, 02/03/10 (b)

 

 

398,939

 

 

220,000

5.25%, 02/09/10

 

 

226,422

 

 

230,000

3.875%, 02/12/10

 

 

234,820

 

 

200,000

0.999%, 07/09/10 (a)

 

 

200,298

 

 

TOTAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK – (Identified cost $11,005,498)

 

 

11,005,498

 

FREDDIE MAC – (19.69%)

 

 

310,000

4.25%, 07/15/09

 

 

310,254

 

 

1,000,000

6.625%, 09/15/09

 

 

1,012,027

 

 

200,000

4.00%, 09/22/09

 

 

201,468

 

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                       Schedule of Investments

SELECTED CAPITAL PRESERVATION TRUST –

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

SELECTED DAILY GOVERNMENT FUND - (CONTINUED)

 

Principal

 

Security

 

Value
(Note 1)

 

FREDDIE MAC – (CONTINUED)

 

$

281,000

4.20%, 10/28/09

 

$

284,146

 

 

780,000

0.39%, 11/02/09 (b)

 

 

778,952

 

 

2,328,000

4.75%, 11/03/09

 

 

2,362,506

 

 

100,000

4.125%, 11/18/09

 

 

101,394

 

 

157,000

4.00%, 12/15/09

 

 

159,523

 

 

700,000

4.875%, 02/09/10

 

 

718,807

 

 

TOTAL FREDDIE MAC – (Identified cost $5,929,077)

 

 

5,929,077

 

MORTGAGES – (4.96%)

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – (1.79%)

 

 

440,118

Fannie Mae, 0.81375%, 11/25/09 (a)

 

 

438,205

 

 

98,538

Freddie Mac, 5.50%, 05/15/10

 

 

99,949

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

 

 

538,154

 

 

FANNIE MAE POOLS – (2.14%)

 

 

443,325

5.00%, 09/01/09, Pool No. 254468

 

 

444,729

 

 

198,800

4.50%, 12/01/09, Pool No. 254582

 

 

200,645

 

 

TOTAL FANNIE MAE POOLS

 

 

645,374

 

 

FREDDIE MAC POOLS – (1.03%)

 

 

308,283

4.50%, 11/01/09, Pool No. M90955

 

 

310,997

 

 

TOTAL FREDDIE MAC POOLS

 

 

310,997

 

 

TOTAL MORTGAGES – (Identified cost $1,494,525)

 

 

1,494,525

 

OTHER AGENCIES – (2.77%)

 

 

436,000

Government Loan Trust (Israel), 0.4086%, 10/01/09 (b)

 

 

435,555

 

 

400,000

FICO Strip 0.5827%, 12/06/09 (b)

 

 

398,998

 

 

TOTAL OTHER AGENCIES – (Identified cost $834,553)

 

 

834,553

 

PRIVATE EXPORT FUNDING – (0.33%)

 

 

100,000

6.67%, 09/15/09

 

 

100,466

 

 

TOTAL PRIVATE EXPORT FUNDING – (Identified cost $100,466)

 

 

100,466

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – (11.31%)

 

 

1,051,000

Banc of America Securities LLC Joint Repurchase Agreement,

 

 

0.07%, 07/01/09, dated 06/30/09, repurchase value of $1,051,002

 

 

(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash account, 3.309%-6.462%, 03/01/29-01/01/39, total market value $1,072,020)

 

 

1,051,000

 

 

673,000

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Joint Repurchase Agreement,

 

 

0.03%, 07/01/09, dated 06/30/09, repurchase value of $673,001

 

 

(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages in a pooled cash account, 5.00%-6.153%, 06/01/36-09/01/38, total market value $686,460)

 

 

673,000

 

 

1,683,000

Mizuho Securities USA Inc. Joint Repurchase Agreement,

 

 

0.11%, 07/01/09, dated 06/30/09, repurchase value of $1,683,005

 

 

(collateralized by: U.S. Government agency mortgages and obligations in a pooled cash account, 0.00%-6.50%, 07/17/09-11/01/47, total market value $1,716,660)

 

 

1,683,000

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – (Identified cost $3,407,000)

 

 

3,407,000

 

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                        Schedule of Investments

SELECTED CAPITAL PRESERVATION TRUST –

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

SELECTED DAILY GOVERNMENT FUND - (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

Total Investments – (99.69%) – (Identified cost $30,028,228) – (c)

 

$

30,028,228

 

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.31%)

 

 

92,715

 

 

Net Assets – (100.00%)

 

$

30,120,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

The interest rates on floating rate securities, shown as of June 30, 2009, may change daily or less frequently and are based on indices of market interest rates. For purposes of amortized cost valuation, the maturity dates of these securities are considered to be the effective maturities, based on the reset dates of the securities' variable rates.

 

 

 

(b)

 

Zero coupon bonds reflect the effective yield on the date of purchase.

 

 

 

(c)

 

Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $30,028,228.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

22

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                  Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

At June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Selected American Shares

 

 

Selected Special Shares

 

 

Selected Daily Government Fund

ASSETS:

 

Investments in securities at value* (see accompanying Schedules of Investments)

 

$

7,159,348,508

 

$

71,323,065

 

$

30,028,228

Cash

 

 

518,738

 

 

2,010

 

 

13,537

Cash - foreign currencies**

 

 

391,827

 

 

58,367

 

 

  –

Receivables:

 

 

Capital stock sold

 

 

11,296,864

 

 

6,887

 

 

2,857

 

Dividends and interest

 

 

12,294,568

 

 

94,562

 

 

159,424

 

Investment securities sold

 

 

38,829,734

 

 

     –

 

 

   –

Prepaid expenses

 

 

109,046

 

 

1,393

 

 

979

Due from Adviser

 

 

 

 

    –

 

 

 10,150

 

Total assets

 

 

 7,222,789,285

 

 

    71,486,284

 

 

  30,215,175

LIABILITIES:

 

Payables:

 

 

Investment securities purchased

 

 

34,600,828

 

 

 

 

 

Capital stock redeemed

 

 

4,140,828

 

 

775

 

 

46,693

 

Distributions payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,926

Accrued custodian fees

 

 

147,190

 

 

5,189

 

 

2,182

Accrued distribution service fees

 

 

974,333

 

 

4,135

 

 

Accrued management fees

 

 

3,592,537

 

 

45,021

 

 

8,624

Accrued transfer agent fees

 

 

740,964

 

 

11,990

 

 

3,464

Other accrued expenses

 

 

117,975

 

 

9,038

 

 

20,343

 

Total liabilities

 

 

44,314,655

 

 

76,148

 

 

94,232

NET ASSETS

 

$

7,178,474,630

 

$

71,410,136

 

$

30,120,943

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Par value of shares of capital stock

 

$

297,659,363

 

$

2,238,199

 

$

3,012,094

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

7,125,726,706

 

 

89,773,615

 

 

27,108,849

Undistributed net investment income

 

 

44,195,290

 

 

260,360

 

 

  –

Accumulated net realized losses from investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(1,127,314,003)

 

 

(14,359,723)

 

 

  –

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

838,207,274

 

 

(6,502,315)

 

 

  –

 

Net Assets

 

$

  7,178,474,630

 

$

    71,410,136

 

$

  30,120,943

 

 

*Including:

 

 

Cost of investments

 

$

6,321,195,017

 

$

77,825,757

 

$

30,028,228

 

Cost and market value of repurchase agreements (if greater than 10% of assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,407,000

 

 

**Cost of cash - foreign currencies

 

 

    393,266

 

 

58,590

 

 

 –

 

 

 

 

23

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                         Statements of Assets and Liabilities – (Continued)

 

At June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Selected American Shares

 

 

Selected Special Shares

 

 

Selected Daily Government Fund

CLASS S SHARES:

 

 

Net assets

$

4,239,253,838

 

$

16,681,664

 

$

4,271,813

 

Shares outstanding

 

140,634,445

 

 

2,095,810

 

 

4,271,813

 

Net asset value, offering, and redemption price per share(Net assets ÷ Shares outstanding)

$

30.14

 

$

7.96

 

$

1.00

CLASS D SHARES:

 

 

Net assets

$

2,939,220,792

 

$

54,728,472

 

$

25,849,130

 

Shares outstanding

 

97,493,045

 

 

6,856,984

 

 

25,849,130

 

Net asset value, offering, and redemption price per share (Net assets ÷ Shares outstanding)

$

30.15

 

$

7.98

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

24

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                     Statements of Operations

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Selected American Shares

 

Selected Special Shares

 

Selected Daily Government Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

Income:

 

 

Dividends*

 

$

67,275,125

 

$

603,322

 

$

 

 

Interest

 

 

6,243,440

 

 

56,049

 

 

255,120

 

 

Net lending fees

 

 

97,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total income

 

 

73,615,986

 

 

659,371

 

 

255,120

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

Management fees (Note 3)

 

 

 18,198,171

 

 

219,023

 

 

 68,953

 

 

Custodian fees

 

 

390,504

 

 

14,158

 

 

7,270

 

 

Transfer agent fees:

 

 

Class S

 

 

2,116,468

 

 

23,424

 

 

7,801

 

 

Class D

 

 

454,361

 

 

16,427

 

 

6,097

 

 

Audit fees

 

 

30,600

 

 

10,200

 

 

8,400

 

 

Legal fees

 

 

63,631

 

 

3,747

 

 

4,162

 

 

Reports to shareholders

 

 

515,664

 

 

3,438

 

 

1,072

 

 

Directors’ fees and expenses

 

 

265,423

 

 

2,392

 

 

2,443

 

 

Registration and filing fees

 

 

62,500

 

 

16,000

 

 

17,000

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

140,189

 

 

7,182

 

 

5,369

 

 

Payments under distribution plan (Note 7):

 

 

Class S

 

 

4,980,005

 

 

18,822

 

 

5,428

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

27,217,516

 

 

334,813

 

 

133,995

 

 

Expenses paid indirectly (Note 4)

 

 

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reimbursement/waiver of expenses by

Adviser (Notes 3 and 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22,475)

 

 

Net expenses

 

 

27,217,511

 

 

334,813

 

 

111,520

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

46,398,475

 

 

324,558

 

 

143,600

 

 

 

REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS:

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

Investment transactions

 

 

(733,903,473)

 

 

(5,699,006)

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

52,670

 

 

1,965

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

998,358,395

 

 

15,820,342

 

 

   –

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

264,507,592

 

 

10,123,301

 

 

   –

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

310,906,067

 

$

10,447,859

 

$

143,600

 

 

 

*Net of foreign taxes withheld as follows

 

$

1,143,297

 

$

40,093

 

$

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Selected American Shares

 

Selected Special Shares

 

Selected Daily Government Fund

 

OPERATIONS:

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

46,398,475

 

$

324,558

 

$

143,600

 

 

Net realized loss from investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(733,850,803)

 

 

(5,697,041)

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

998,358,395

 

 

15,820,342

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

310,906,067

 

 

10,447,859

 

 

143,600

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

 

 

Net investment income:

 

 

Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,353)

 

 

Class D

 

 

 

 

 

 

(135,247)

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions (Note 5):

 

 

Class S

 

 

(410,014,406)

 

 

(1,355,580)

 

 

27,881

 

 

Class D

 

 

(83,803,035)

 

 

(1,122,210)

 

 

(41,453,867)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(182,911,374)

 

 

7,970,069

 

 

(41,425,986)

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

7,361,386,004

 

 

63,440,067

 

 

71,546,929

 

 

End of period*

 

$

7,178,474,630

 

$

71,410,136

 

$

30,120,943

 

 

 

*Including undistributed net investment income of

 

$

44,195,290

 

$

260,360

 

$

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

26

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

For the year ended December 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected American Shares

 

 

Selected Special Shares

 

 

Selected Daily Government Fund

OPERATIONS:

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

103,808,560

 

$

715,538

 

$

2,602,966

 

Net realized loss from investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(290,862,323)

 

 

(7,040,835)

 

 

      –

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(4,790,394,567)

 

 

(49,785,249)

 

 

      –

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(4,977,448,330)

 

 

(56,110,546)

 

 

2,602,966

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

 

 

Net investment income:

 

 

Class S

 

 

(55,442,250)

 

 

   –

 

 

(97,566)

 

Class D

 

 

(47,995,856)

 

 

(153,552)

 

 

(2,505,400)

 

Return of capital:

 

 

Class S

 

 

(1,177,433)

 

 

   –

 

 

    –

 

Class D

 

 

(1,019,293)

 

 

(25,788)

 

 

    –

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions (Note 5):

 

 

Class S

 

 

(42,931,837)

 

 

(10,657,415)

 

 

(631,978)

 

Class D

 

 

(134,262,825)

 

 

(6,271,172)

 

 

(42,883,336)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

 

 

(5,260,277,824)

 

 

(73,218,473)

 

 

(43,515,314)

 

 

NET ASSETS:

 

 

Beginning of year

 

 

12,621,663,828

 

 

136,658,540

 

 

115,062,243

 

End of year*

 

$

7,361,386,004

 

$

63,440,067

 

$

71,546,929

 

 

*Including overdistributed net investment income of

 

$

(2,203,185)

 

$

(64,198)

 

$

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

27

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                             Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The Selected Funds (“Funds”) consist of Selected American Shares, Inc. (a Maryland corporation) (“Selected American Shares”), Selected Special Shares, Inc. (a Maryland corporation) (“Selected Special Shares”), and the Selected Capital Preservation Trust (an Ohio corporation) (“Trust”). The Trust consists of the Selected Daily Government Fund. The Funds and Trust are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“40 Act”), as amended, as diversified, open-end management investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of financial statements.

 

Selected American Shares and Selected Special Shares are diversified, professionally managed stock-oriented funds.

 

Selected Daily Government Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income from short-term money market securities consistent with prudent investment management, preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. It invests in U.S. Government Securities and repurchase agreements in respect thereto.

 

An investment in any of the Funds, as with any mutual fund, includes risks that vary depending upon the fund's investment objectives and policies. There is no assurance that the investment objective of any fund will be achieved. A fund's return and net asset value will fluctuate, although Selected Daily Government Fund seeks to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share.

 

The Class S and Class D shares are sold at net asset value. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class) and gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets represented by each class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class. All classes have identical rights with respect to voting (exclusive of each Class’ distribution arrangement), liquidation and distributions.

 

Security Valuation - The Funds calculate the net asset value of their shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for business. Securities listed on the Exchange (and other national exchanges) are valued at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market (e.g. NASDAQ) and listed securities for which no sale was reported on that date are stated at the last quoted bid price. Securities traded on foreign exchanges are valued based upon the last sales price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded prior to the time when the Funds’ assets are valued. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value. Securities whose values have been materially affected by what Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. (“Adviser”), the Funds’ investment adviser, identifies as a significant event occurring before the Funds’ assets are valued but after the close of their respective exchanges will be fair valued. Fair value is determined in good faith using consistently applied procedures under the supervision of the Board of Directors/Trustees. Short-term securities purchased within 60 days to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. For Selected Daily Government Fund, in compliance with Rule 2a-7 of the 40 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. These valuation procedures are reviewed and subject to approval by the Board of Directors/Trustees.

 

Fair Value Measurements - The Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”), effective January 1, 2008. In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 –

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 –

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates,

 

prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3 –

significant unobservable inputs (including Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of

investments)

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                    Notes to Financial Statements – (Continued)

 

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (CONTINUED)

 

Fair Value Measurements – (Continued)

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the 40 Act. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2009 in valuing each Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

 

Investments in Securities at Value

 

 

 

 

 

Selected

 

Selected

 

Selected

 

Daily

 

American

 

Special

 

Government

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

Fund

Valuation inputs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer discretionary

$

645,998,032

 

$

14,382,239

 

$

Consumer staples

 

848,839,898

 

 

653,355

 

 

Energy

 

1,149,027,298

 

 

4,062,936

 

 

Financials

 

2,003,579,972

 

 

9,250,044

 

 

Health care

 

631,969,364

 

 

12,599,323

 

 

Industrials

 

537,226,054

 

 

6,577,659

 

 

Information technology

 

631,693,024

 

 

14,610,421

 

 

Materials

 

418,201,551

 

 

3,513,408

 

 

Telecommunication services

 

 

 

237,043

 

 

Utilities

 

14,417,298

 

 

291,012

 

 

Level 2 – Other Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observable Inputs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities issued by U.S. Treasuries and U.S. government corporations and agencies

 

 

 

 

 

26,621,228

Convertible debt securities

 

40,940,600

 

 

1,060,125

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

74,685,417

 

 

 

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials

 

 

 

2,042,500

 

 

Short-term securities

 

162,770,000

 

 

2,043,000

 

 

3,407,000

Level 3 – Significant Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inputs:

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$

7,159,348,508

 

$

71,323,065

 

$

30,028,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master Repurchase Agreements - The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more master repurchase agreement accounts. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements, secured by U.S. Government securities. A custodian bank holds securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements until the agreements mature. Each agreement requires that the market value of the collateral be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal; however, in the event of default by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

 

Currency Translation - The market values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in the financial statements after translation to the U.S. Dollar based upon the mean between the bid and offered quotations of the currencies against U.S. Dollars on the date of valuation. The cost basis of such assets and liabilities is determined based upon historical exchange rates. Income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates in effect as accrued or incurred.

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                    Notes to Financial Statements – (Continued)

 

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (CONTINUED)

 

Foreign Currency- The Funds may enter into forward purchases or sales of foreign currencies to hedge certain foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities against declines in market value relative to the U.S. Dollar. Forward currency contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the forward currency contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the forward currency contract at the time it was opened and value at the time it was closed. Investments in forward currency contracts may expose the Funds to risks resulting from unanticipated movements in foreign currency exchange rates or failure of the counter-party to the agreement to perform in accordance with the terms of the contract.

 

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from the sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books, and the U.S. Dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at fiscal year end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. The Funds include foreign currency gains and losses realized on the sale of investments together with market gains and losses on such investments in the Statements of Operations.

 

Federal Income Taxes- It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments not offset by loss carryovers, to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is required. The Adviser has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of June 30, 2009, no provision for income tax would be required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state (Arizona and Maryland) income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue. The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by these jurisdictions is 2005. At December 31, 2008, each fund had available for federal income tax purposes unused capital loss carryforwards, post October 2008 capital losses, and post October 2008 foreign currency losses as follows:

 

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected

American Shares

 

Selected

Special Shares

 

Expiring

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/2012

$

29,605,000

 

$

             –

 

12/31/2013

 

69,420,000

 

 

             –

 

12/31/2014

 

               –

 

 

             –

 

12/31/2015

 

               –

 

 

             –

 

12/31/2016

 

291,657,000

 

 

4,823,000

 

Total

$

390,682,000

 

$

4,823,000

 

 

 

Post October

2008 Capital Losses

(expire

December 31, 2017)

 

Post October

2008 Foreign

Currency Losses

(deferred)

 

Selected American Shares

$

1,469,000

 

$

83,000

 

Selected Special Shares

 

3,277,000

 

 

     500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Transactions and Related Investment Income- Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed) with realized gain or loss on the sale of securities being determined based upon identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from REIT securities may include return of capital. Upon notification from the issuer, the amount of the return of capital is reclassified to adjust dividend income, reduce the cost basis, and/or adjust realized gain/loss. Interest income, which includes accretion of discount and amortization of premium, is accrued as earned.

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                    Notes to Financial Statements – (Continued)

 

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (CONTINUED)

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders - Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments may differ for financial statement and tax purposes primarily due to differing treatments of wash sales, foreign currency transactions, net operating losses, passive foreign investment company shares, partnership income, and redesignation of distributions. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income and net realized securities gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to the timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which income or realized gain was recorded by the Funds. The Funds adjust the classification of distributions to shareholders to reflect the differences between financial statement amounts and distributions determined in accordance with income tax regulations.

 

Indemnification - Under the Funds’ organizational documents, their officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, some of the Funds’ contracts with their service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Funds cannot be determined and the Funds have no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

 

Use of Estimates in Financial Statements- In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes 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, as well as the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Directors/Trustees Fees and Expenses- The Funds set up a Rabbi Trust to provide for the deferred compensation plan for independent Directors/Trustees that enables them to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of annual fees they are entitled to receive. The value of an eligible Director’s/Trustee’s account is based upon years of service and fees paid to each Director/Trustee during the years of service. The amount paid to the Director/Trustee under the plan will be determined based upon the performance of the Selected Funds.

 

NOTE 2 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities) during the six months ended June 30, 2009 for Selected American Shares and Selected Special Shares were as follows:

 

 

Selected American

Shares

 

Selected Special

Shares

 

Cost of purchases

$

544,539,294

 

$

8,471,555

 

Proceeds of sales

 

953,523,524

 

 

      11,190,452

 

 

 

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Advisory fees are paid monthly to the Adviser. The annual rate for Selected American Shares was 0.65% of the average net assets for the first $500 million, 0.60% on the next $500 million, 0.55% on the next $2 billion, 0.54% on the next $1 billion, 0.53% on the next $1 billion, 0.52% on the next $1 billion, 0.51% on the next $1 billion, 0.50% on the next $3 billion, and 0.485% of the average net assets in excess of $10 billion. The annual rate for Selected Special Shares was 0.70% of the average net assets for the first $50 million, 0.675% on the next $100 million, 0.65% on the next $100 million, and 0.60% of the average net assets in excess of $250 million. Advisory fees paid during the six months ended June 30, 2009, approximated 0.55% and 0.69% of the average net assets for Selected American Shares and Selected Special Shares, respectively. The annual rate for the Selected Daily Government Fund is 0.30% of the average net assets. Effective July 1, 2009, the Adviser voluntarily reduced the advisory fee breakpoints above 0.55% for Selected American Shares and Selected Special Shares. As a result, the new annual rate for Selected American Shares is 0.55% of the average net assets for the first $3 billion. For Selected Special Shares the new annual rate is 0.55% of the average net assets.

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                    Notes to Financial Statements – (Continued)

 

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES –

 

(CONTINUED)

 

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. ("BFDS") is the Funds’ primary transfer agent. The Adviser is also paid for certain transfer agent services. The fee paid to the Adviser for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $90,255, $4,140, and $1,355 for Selected American Shares, Selected Special Shares, and Selected Daily Government Fund, respectively. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”) is the Funds’ primary accounting provider. Fees for such services are included in the custodian fee as State Street Bank also serves as the Funds’ custodian. Certain Directors/Trustees and Officers of the Funds are also Directors/Trustees and Officers of the general partner of the Adviser. The Adviser is contractually committed to waive fees and/or reimburse Selected Daily Government Fund’s expenses to the extent necessary to cap total annual operating expenses at 0.50% for Class S and D shares (Class S shares was 0.75% until May 1, 2009). During the six months ended June 30, 2009, such reimbursements amounted to $20,630. Certain Directors/Trustees and Officers of the Funds are also Directors/Trustees and Officers of the general partner of the Adviser.

 

Davis Selected Advisers-NY, Inc. (“DSA-NY”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, acts as sub-adviser to the Funds. The Funds pay no fees directly to DSA-NY.

 

NOTE 4 - EXPENSES PAID INDIRECTLY

 

Under an agreement with State Street Bank, custodian fees are reduced for earnings on cash balances maintained at the custodian by the Funds. Such reductions amounted to $5 for Selected American Shares, and no reductions for Selected Special Shares and Selected Daily Government Fund, during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

NOTE 5 - CAPITAL STOCK

 

At June 30, 2009, there were 600 million shares of capital stock of Selected American Shares ($1.25 par value per share) authorized. At June 30, 2009, there were 50 million shares of capital stock of Selected Special Shares ($0.25 par value per share) authorized. At June 30, 2009, there were unlimited shares of capital stock of Selected Capital Preservation Trust ($0.10 par value per share) authorized. Transactions in capital stock were as follows:

 

Class S

Six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Selected American

 

Selected Special

 

Selected Daily

 

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

Government Fund

 

Shares sold

 

17,773,376

 

 

46,818

 

 

1,557,608

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

8,974

 

 

 

17,773,376

 

 

46,818

 

 

1,566,582

 

Shares redeemed

 

(34,120,403

)

 

(250,134

)

 

(1,538,701

)

Net increase (decrease)

 

(16,347,027

)

 

(203,316

)

 

27,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold

$

475,746,436

 

$

334,519

 

$

1,557,608

 

Proceeds from shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,974

 

 

 

475,746,436

 

 

334,519

 

 

1,566,582

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

(885,760,842

)

 

(1,690,099

)

 

(1,538,701

)

Net increase (decrease)

$

(410,014,406

)

$

(1,355,580

)

$

27,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                    Notes to Financial Statements – (Continued)

 

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 5 - CAPITAL STOCK – (CONTINUED)

 

Class S

Year ended December 31, 2008

 

Selected American

 

Selected Special

 

Selected Daily

 

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

Government Fund

 

Shares sold

 

52,788,052

 

 

205,953

 

 

2,911,490

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

 

2,146,603

 

 

 

 

93,798

 

 

 

54,934,655

 

 

205,953

 

 

3,005,288

 

Shares redeemed

 

(57,050,156

)

 

(1,335,225

)

 

(3,637,266

)

Net decrease

 

(2,115,501

)

 

(1,129,272

)

 

(631,978

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold

$

1,973,690,601

 

$

1,847,371

 

$

2,911,490

 

Proceeds from shares issued in reinvestment of distributions 

 

55,103,276

 

 

 

 

93,798

 

 

 

2,028,793,877

 

 

1,847,371

 

 

3,005,288

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

(2,071,725,714

)

 

(12,504,786

)

 

(3,637,266

)

Net decrease

$

(42,931,837

)

$

(10,657,415

)

$

(631,978

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class D

Six months ended June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Selected American

 

Selected Special

 

Selected Daily

 

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

Government Fund

 

Shares sold

 

5,663,422

 

 

76,665

 

 

4,410,633

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

171,300

 

 

 

5,663,422

 

 

76,665

 

 

4,581,933

 

Shares redeemed

 

(9,242,600

)

 

(242,937

)

 

(46,035,800

)

Net decrease

 

(3,579,178

)

 

(166,272

)

 

(41,453,867

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold

$

151,942,723

 

$

538,893

 

$

4,410,633

 

Proceeds from shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

171,300

 

 

 

151,942,723

 

 

538,893

 

 

4,581,933

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

(235,745,758

)

 

(1,661,103

)

 

(46,035,800

)

Net decrease

$

(83,803,035

)

$

(1,122,210

)

$

(41,453,867

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class D

Year ended December 31, 2008

 

Selected American

 

Selected Special

 

Selected Daily

 

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

Government Fund

 

Shares sold

 

16,281,582

 

 

347,821

 

 

13,790,987

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

 

1,377,495

 

 

20,267

 

 

2,637,462

 

 

 

17,659,077

 

 

368,088

 

 

16,428,449

 

Shares redeemed

 

(21,633,056

)

 

(1,023,109

)

 

(59,311,785

)

Net decrease

 

(3,973,979

)

 

(655,021

)

 

(42,883,336

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold

$

637,480,859

 

$

3,086,028

 

$

13,790,987

 

Proceeds from shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

 

35,291,397

 

 

119,775

 

 

2,637,462

 

 

 

672,772,256

 

 

3,205,803

 

 

16,428,449

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

(807,035,081

)

 

(9,476,975

)

 

(59,311,785

)

Net decrease

$

(134,262,825

)

$

(6,271,172

)

$

(42,883,336

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                    Notes to Financial Statements – (Continued)

 

June 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 6 - BANK BORROWINGS

 

Each Fund may borrow up to 5% of its assets from a bank to purchase portfolio securities, or for temporary and emergency purposes. The purchase of securities with borrowed funds creates leverage in the Fund. Each Fund has entered into an agreement, which enables it to participate with certain other funds managed by the Adviser in an unsecured line of credit with a bank, which permits borrowings up to $50 million, collectively. Interest is charged based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 0.75%. The Funds had no borrowings outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

NOTE 7 - DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FEES

 

For services under the distribution agreement, the Funds’ Class S shares pay an annual fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, Selected American Shares, Selected Special Shares, and Selected Daily Government Fund incurred distribution services fees totaling $4,980,005, $18,822, and $5,428, respectively.

 

Effective May 1, 2009 Davis Distributors, LLC has entered into an agreement with Selected Daily Government Fund to temporarily eliminate the 0.25% distribution fee on Class S shares until December 31, 2009. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, such fee elimination amounted to $1,845.

 

There are no distribution service fees for the Funds’ Class D shares.

 

NOTE 8 - SECURITIES LOANED

 

Selected American Shares (“Fund”) has entered into a securities lending arrangement with State Street Bank. Under the terms of the agreement, the Fund receives fee income from lending transactions; in exchange for such fees, State Street Bank is authorized to loan securities on behalf of the Fund, against receipt of collateral at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. As of June 30, 2009, the Fund did not have any securities on loan. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to a borrower due to a loss in an approved investment.

 

NOTE 9 - ILLIQUID SECURITIES

 

Securities may be considered illiquid if they lack a readily available market or if valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. The aggregate value of illiquid securities in Selected American Shares amounted to $97,122,017 or 1.35% of the Fund’s net assets as of June 30, 2009. The aggregate value of illiquid securities in Selected Special Shares amounted to $2,042,500 or 2.86% of the Fund’s net assets as of June 30, 2009. Information regarding illiquid securities is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation per

 

 

 

 

Acquisition

 

 

 

Units/

 

Cost per

 

Unit/ Share as of

Fund

 

Security

 

Date

 

Principal

 

Shares

 

Unit/ Share

 

June 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American

 

Harley-Davidson, Inc., Sr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Notes, 15.00%, 02/01/14

 

02/03/09

 

47,000,000

 

470,000

 

$

100.00

 

$

105.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected

 

Level 3 Communications,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American

 

Inc., Conv. Sr. Notes,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

15.00%, 01/15/13

 

12/23/08

 

8,000,000

 

80,000

 

$

100.00

 

$

119.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American

 

Sealed Air Corp., Sr. Notes,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

12.00%, 02/14/14

 

01/26/09

 

25,000,000

 

250,000

 

$

100.00

 

$

100.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American

 

Sino-Forest Corp., Conv. Sr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Notes, 5.00%, 08/01/13

 

07/17/08

 

15,365,000

 

153,650

 

$

100.00

 

$

84.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special

 

Oaktree Capital Group LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Class A

 

05/21/07

 

N/A

 

95,000

 

$

27.98

 

$

21.50

 

 

34

 


 

 

SELECTED FUNDS

 

 

The following financial information represents selected data for each share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period:

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

 

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

Net Investment Income (Loss)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)

Total from Investment Operations

Selected American Shares Class S:

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2009d

$28.54

$0.17e

$1.43

$1.60

Year ended December 31, 2008

$47.78

$0.34e

$(19.23)

$(18.89)

Year ended December 31, 2007

$46.06

$0.49e

$1.72

$2.21

Year ended December 31, 2006

$40.24

$0.30e

$5.81

$6.11

Year ended December 31, 2005

$36.87

$0.31

$3.34

$3.65

Year ended December 31, 2004

$33.17

$0.26

$3.71

$3.97

Selected American Shares Class D:

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2009d

$28.50

$0.21e

$1.44

$1.65

Year ended December 31, 2008

$47.79

$0.48e

$(19.28)

$(18.80)

Year ended December 31, 2007

$46.07

$0.63e

$1.73

$2.36

Year ended December 31, 2006

$40.23

$0.45e

$5.81

$6.26

Year ended December 31, 2005

$36.86

$0.41e

$3.35

$3.76

Period ended from 05/03/2004g to 12/31/2004

$34.12

$0.18

$2.91

$3.09

Selected Special Shares Class S:

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2009d

$6.80

$0.02e

$1.14

$1.16

Year ended December 31, 2008

$12.30

$0.04e

$(5.54)

$(5.50)

Year ended December 31, 2007

$13.98

    $–e,h

$(0.17)

$(0.17)

Year ended December 31, 2006

$12.47

 $(0.03)e

$2.22

$2.19

Year ended December 31, 2005

$12.44

$0.02

$1.03

$1.05

Year ended December 31, 2004

$11.70

$0.05

$1.26

$1.31

Selected Special Shares Class D:

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2009d

$6.81

$0.04e

$1.13

$1.17

Year ended December 31, 2008

$12.30

$0.08e

$(5.54)

$(5.46)

Year ended December 31, 2007

$13.98

$0.05e

$(0.17)

$(0.12)

Year ended December 31, 2006

$12.46

$0.02e

$2.23

$2.25

Year ended December 31, 2005

$12.42

$0.05e

$1.04

$1.09

Period ended from 05/03/2004g to 12/31/2004

$11.97

$0.05

$1.00

$1.05

 

 

35

 


Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Dividends and Distributions                                                                                 Ratios to Average Net Assets

Dividends from Net Investment Income

Distributions from Realized Gains

Return of Capital

Total Distributions

Net Asset Value, End of Period

Total Returna

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

Gross Expense Ratio

Net Expense Ratiob

Net Investment Income (Loss) Ratio

Portfolio Turnoverc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$–

$–

$–

$–

$30.14

5.61%

$4,239

0.95%f

0.95%f

1.27%f

8%

$(0.34)

$–

$(0.01)

$(0.35)

$28.54

(39.44)%

$4,481

0.92%

0.92%

0.86%

18%

$(0.49)

$–

$–

$(0.49)

$47.78

4.79%

$7,602

0.90%

0.88%

1.01%

8%

$(0.29)

$–

$–

$(0.29)

$46.06

15.19%

$7,509

0.90%

0.90%

0.72%

9%

$(0.28)

$–

$–

$(0.28)

$40.24

9.90%

$7,978

0.90%

0.90%

0.81%

4%

$(0.26)

$–

$(0.01)

$(0.27)

$36.87

11.97%

$6,660

0.92%

0.92%

0.76%

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$–

$–

$–

$–

$30.15

5.79%

$2,939

0.63%f

0.63%f

1.59%f

8%

$(0.48)

$–

$(0.01)

$(0.49)

$28.50

(39.24)%

$2,881

0.59%

0.59%

1.19%

18%

$(0.64)

$–

$–

$(0.64)

$47.79

5.11%

$5,020

0.57%

0.57%

1.32%

8%

$(0.42)

$–

$–

$(0.42)

$46.07

15.59%

$4,407

0.58%

0.58%

1.04%

9%

$(0.39)

$–

$–

$(0.39)

$40.23

10.19%

$1,675

0.61%

0.60%

1.11%

4%

$(0.34)

$–

$(0.01)

$(0.35)

$36.86

9.08%

$681

0.65%f

0.65%f

1.10%f

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$–

$–

$–

$–

$7.96

17.06%

$17

1.44%f

1.44%f

0.65%f

14%

$–

$–

$–

$–

$6.80

(44.72)%

$16

1.26%

1.26%

0.43%

30%

$(0.01)

$(1.50)

$–

$(1.51)

$12.30

(1.27)%

$42

1.17%

1.17%

(0.03)%

36%

$(0.11)

$(0.57)

$–

$(0.68)

$13.98

17.74%

$55

1.16%

1.16%

(0.20)%

41%

$(0.13)

$(0.89)

$–

$(1.02)

$12.47

8.45%

$68

1.16%

1.12%

0.11%

53%

$(0.04)

$(0.53)

$–

$(0.57)

$12.44

11.34%

$91

1.17%

1.17%

0.37%

30%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$–

$–

$–

$–

$7.98

17.18%

$55

0.94%f

0.94%f

1.15%f

14%

$(0.03)

$–

$–h

$(0.03)

$6.81

(44.40)%

$48

0.86%

0.86%

0.83%

30%

$(0.06)

$(1.50)

$–

$(1.56)

$12.30

(0.89)%

$94

0.81%

0.81%

0.33%

36%

$(0.16)

$(0.57)

$–

$(0.73)

$13.98

18.19%

$95

0.83%

0.83%

0.13%

41%

$(0.16)

$(0.89)

$–

$(1.05)

$12.46

8.83%

$55

0.87%

0.86%

0.37%

53%

$(0.07)

$(0.53)

$–

$(0.60)

$12.42

8.91%

$20

0.91%f

0.91%f

0.86%f

30%

 

 

 

36

 


SELECTED FUNDS

 

 

The following financial information represents selected data for each share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period:

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations

 

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

Net Investment Income (Loss)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)

Total from Investment Operations

Selected Daily Government Fund Class S:

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2009d

$1.000

$0.002

$–

$0.002

Year ended December 31, 2008

$1.000

$0.020

$–

$0.020

Year ended December 31, 2007

$1.000

$0.044

$–

$0.044

Year ended December 31, 2006

$1.000

$0.043

$–

$0.043

Year ended December 31, 2005

$1.000

$0.025

$–

$0.025

Year ended December 31, 2004

$1.000

$0.007

$–

$0.007

Selected Daily Government Fund Class D:

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2009d

$1.000

$0.003

$–

$0.003

Year ended December 31, 2008

$1.000

$0.024

$–

$0.024

Year ended December 31, 2007

$1.000

$0.048

$–

$0.048

Year ended December 31, 2006

$1.000

$0.045

$–

$0.045

Year ended December 31, 2005

$1.000

$0.027

$–

$0.027

Period ended from 05/03/2004g to 12/31/2004

$1.000

$0.007

$–

$0.007

 

 

 

 

a

Assumes hypothetical initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period (or inception of offering), with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Total returns are not annualized for periods of less than one year.

b

The ratios in this column reflect the impact, if any, of the reduction of expenses paid indirectly and of certain reimbursements from the Adviser.

c

The lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for a period, divided by the monthly average of the market value of portfolio securities owned during the period. Securities with a maturity or expiration date at the time of acquisition of one year or less are excluded from the calculation.

 

 

37

 


Financial Highlights – (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions                                                                             Ratios to Average Net Assets

Dividends from Net Investment Income

Distributions from Realized Gains

Return of Capital

Total Distributions

Net Asset Value, End of Period

Total Returna

Net Assets, End of Period (in millions)

Gross Expense Ratio

Net Expense Ratiob

Net Investment Income (Loss) Ratio

Portfolio Turnoverc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$(0.002)

$–

$–

$(0.002)

$1.000

0.19%

$4

1.11%f

0.67%f

0.44%f

NA

$(0.020)

$–

$–

$(0.020)

$1.000

2.05%

$4

0.94%

0.75%

2.09%

NA

$(0.044)

$–

$–

$(0.044)

$1.000

4.50%

$5

0.97%

0.75%

4.41%

NA

$(0.043)

$–

$–

$(0.043)

$1.000

4.33%

$6

0.67%

0.67%

4.28%

NA

$(0.025)

$–

$–

$(0.025)

$1.000

2.57%

$100

0.68%

0.67%

2.54%

NA

$(0.007)

$–

$–

$(0.007)

$1.000

0.73%

$107

0.68%

0.68%

0.72%

NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$(0.003)

$–

$–

$(0.003)

$1.000

0.28%

$26

0.53%f

0.47%f

0.64%f

NA

$(0.024)

$–

$–

$(0.024)

$1.000

2.40%

$67

0.40%

0.40%

2.44%

NA

$(0.048)

$–

$–

$(0.048)

$1.000

4.85%

$110

0.41%

0.41%

4.75%

NA

$(0.045)

$–

$–

$(0.045)

$1.000

4.61%

$104

0.40%

0.40%

4.55%

NA

$(0.027)

$–

$–

$(0.027)

$1.000

2.75%

$11

0.50%

0.50%

2.71%

NA

$(0.007)

$–

$–

$(0.007)

$1.000

0.74%

$5

0.44%f

0.44%f

1.21%f

NA

 

 

 

 

d

Unaudited.

e

Per share calculations were based on average shares outstanding for the period.

f

Annualized.

g

Inception date of class.

h

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

38

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                                    Fund Information

 

Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

The Funds have adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Funds vote proxies relating to securities held by the Funds. A description of the Funds’ Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds toll-free at 1-800-243-1575, (ii) on the Funds’ website www.selectedfunds.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

In addition, the Funds are required to file Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Funds’ Form N-PX filing is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds toll-free at 1-800-243-1575, (ii) on the Funds’ website www.selectedfunds.com, and (iii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Form N-Q

 

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’ Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-243-1575 or on the Funds’ website www.selectedfunds.com, or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and that information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

39

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                      Director Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

Process of Annual Review

The Board of Directors of the Selected Funds oversees the management of each Selected Fund and, as required by law, determines annually whether to approve the continuance of each Selected Fund's advisory agreement with Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. and sub-advisory agreement with Davis Selected Advisers-NY, Inc. (jointly “Davis Selected Advisers” and “Advisory Agreements”).

 

As a part of this process the Independent Directors, with the assistance of counsel for the Independent Directors, prepared questions submitted to Davis Selected Advisers in anticipation of the annual contract review. The Independent Directors were provided with responsive background material (including recent investment performance data), and their counsel provided guidance, prior to a separate contract review meeting held in April 2009 where the Independent Directors reviewed and evaluated all information which they deemed reasonably necessary in the circumstances. Upon completion of this review, the Independent Directors found that the terms of the Advisory Agreements are fair and reasonable and that continuation of the Advisory Agreements was in the best interest of Selected American Shares, Selected Special Shares, and Selected Daily Government Fund and their shareholders.

 

Reasons the Independent Directors Approved Continuation of the Advisory Agreements

 

The Independent Directors’ determinations were based upon a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Independent Directors and were not the result of any single factor. The following facts and conclusions were important, but not exclusive, in the Independent Directors’ recommendation to renew the Advisory Agreements.

 

The Independent Directors considered not only the investment performance of each Fund, but also the full range and quality of services provided by Davis Selected Advisers to each Fund and their shareholders, including whether it:

 

 

1.

Achieves satisfactory investment results over the long-term after all costs;

 

2.

Handles shareholder transactions, inquiries, requests, and records efficiently and effectively, and provides quality accounting, legal, and compliance services, and oversight of third party service providers; and

 

3.

Fosters healthy investor behavior.

 

Davis Selected Advisers is reimbursed a portion of its costs in providing some, but not all, of these services.

 

A shareholder’s ultimate return is the product of a fund’s results, as well as the shareholder’s behavior, specifically in selecting when to invest or redeem. The Independent Directors concluded that, through its actions and communications, Davis Selected Advisers has attempted to have a meaningful, positive impact on investor behavior.

 

Davis Selected Advisers and members of the Davis family are some of the largest shareholders in the Selected Funds. The Independent Directors concluded that this investment tends to align Davis Selected Advisers’ and the Davis family’s interests with other shareholders, as they face the same risks, pay the same fees, and are highly motivated to achieve satisfactory long-term returns. In addition, the Independent Directors concluded that significant investments by Davis Selected Advisers and the Davis family have contributed to the economies of scale, which have lowered fees and expenses for Selected Funds’ shareholders over time.

 

The Independent Directors noted the importance of reviewing quantitative measures, but also recognized that qualitative factors are also important in assessing whether Selected Fund shareholders are likely to be well served by the renewal of the Advisory Agreements. They noted both the value and shortcomings of purely quantitative measures, including the data provided by independent service providers, and concluded that while such measures and data may be informative, the judgment of the Independent Directors must take many factors, including those listed below, into consideration in representing the shareholders of the Selected Funds. In connection with reviewing comparative performance information, the Independent Directors generally give weight to longer-term measurements.

 

The Independent Directors expect Davis Selected Advisers to employ a disciplined, company-specific, research-driven, businesslike, long-term investment philosophy.

 

40

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                            Director Approval of Advisory Agreements – (Continued)

 

Reasons the Independent Directors Approved Continuation of the Advisory Agreements – (Continued)

 

The Independent Directors recognized Davis Selected Advisers’ (a) efforts to minimize transaction costs by generally having a long-term time horizon and low portfolio turnover; (b) focus on tax efficiency; (c) record of generally producing satisfactory after-tax results over longer-term periods; (d) efforts towards fostering healthy investor behavior by, among other things, providing informative and substantial educational material; and (e) efforts to promote shareholder interests by actively speaking out on corporate governance issues.

 

The Independent Directors reviewed (a) comparative fee and expense information for other funds, as selected and analyzed by a nationally recognized independent service provider; (b) information regarding fees charged by Davis Selected Advisers to other advisory clients, including funds which it sub-advises and private accounts, as well as the differences in the services provided to such other clients; and (c) the fee schedules of each of the Funds, including an assessment of competitive fee schedules, and review of breakpoints, if applicable.

 

The Independent Directors reviewed the management fee schedule for each Fund and the profitability of each Fund to Davis Selected Advisers, the extent to which economies of scale might be realized if any of the Funds’ net assets increase, and whether the fee schedule reflects those potential economies of scale. The Independent Directors considered the nature, quality and extent of the services being provided to each Fund and the costs incurred by Davis Selected Advisers in providing such services. The Independent Directors considered various potential benefits that Davis Selected Advisers may receive in connection with the services it provides under the Advisory Agreements with the Funds, including a review of portfolio brokerage practices. The Independent Directors noted that Davis Selected Advisers does not use client commissions to pay for publications that are available to the general public or for third-party research services.

 

Selected American Shares

 

The Independent Directors noted that Selected American Shares had under-performed its benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index, over the one-, three-, and five-year time periods, and out-performed in the ten-year time period, all ended March 31, 2009. A report prepared by an independent service provider indicated that the Fund had under-performed its peer group over the one- and three-year time periods, and out-performed in the five- and ten-year time periods, all ended December 31, 2008. The Fund had out-performed the S&P 500® Index in 9 out of the last 11 rolling five calendar year time frames, and out-performed its peer group in every rolling five calendar year time frame ended December 31, 1998 through December 31, 2008. The Fund had out-performed both the Index and its peer group over every rolling ten calendar year time frame ended December 31, 2003 through December 31, 2008.

 

The Independent Directors considered the management fee and total expense ratio for Selected American Shares. The management fee and total expense ratio were both reasonable and below the average ratios of its peer group as determined by an independent service provider.

 

The Independent Directors considered the contractual advisory fee, noting that it was above the asset-weighted average of funds with similar investment objectives as determined by an independent service provider. Davis Selected Advisers obtained additional information from the independent service provider showing the contractual advisory fee to be below the average of all Large-Cap Funds.

 

Selected Special Shares

 

The Independent Directors noted that Selected Special Shares had under-performed its benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index, over the one-, three-, and five-year time periods and out-performed over the ten-year time period, all ended March 31, 2009. A report prepared by an independent service provider indicated that the Fund trailed its peer group over the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year time periods, all ended December 31, 2008. The Independent Directors reviewed the Fund’s performance when measured over rolling five- and ten-year time frames ended December 31, 2008, versus both the Russell 3000® Index and its peer group. On a rolling five-year basis Selected Special Shares out-performed the Russell 3000® Index in 6 of the last 7 rolling five calendar year time frames and out-performed its peer group in 3 of the last 7 rolling five calendar year time frames. On a rolling ten-year basis, Selected Special Shares out-performed the Russell 3000® Index in 3 of the last 6 rolling ten calendar year time frames and out-performed its peer group in 1 of the last 6 rolling ten calendar year time frames. Davis Selected Advisers began managing Selected Special Shares on a daily basis in May 2001 and believes that the rolling five calendar year time frames are more relevant given its tenure.

 

41

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                            Director Approval of Advisory Agreements – (Continued)

 

Selected Special Shares – (Continued)

 

The Independent Directors considered the management fee and total expense ratio for Selected Special Shares. The management fee was reasonable and lower than the average of its peer group as determined by an independent service provider. The total expense ratio was higher than the average, but within the range, of the peer group as determined by an independent service provider.

 

Selected Daily Government Fund

 

The Independent Directors noted that a report prepared by an independent service provider indicated that Selected Daily Government Fund had out-performed its peer group over all time periods, and the Fund had been in the top quintile of the performance quintile distribution 100% of the time.

 

The Independent Directors considered the management fee and total expense ratio for Selected Daily Government Fund. The management fee was reasonable and lower than the average of its peer group as determined by an independent service provider. The total expense ratio was higher than the average, but within the range, of the peer group. The Independent Directors noted that the Adviser had capped total expenses on both Class S and Class D shares.

 

Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Independent Directors concluded that Davis Selected Advisers had provided Selected American Shares, Selected Special Shares, and Selected Daily Government Fund and their shareholders a reasonable level of both investment and non-investment services. The Independent Directors further concluded that shareholders have received a significant benefit from Davis Selected Advisers’ shareholder-oriented approach, as well as the execution of its investment discipline.

 

The Independent Directors determined that the advisory fees for Selected American Shares, Selected Special Shares, and Selected Daily Government Fund were reasonable in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services being provided to the Funds, the costs incurred by Davis Selected Advisers in providing such service, and in comparison to the range of the advisory fees of its peer group, as determined by an independent service provider. The Independent Directors found that the terms of the Advisory Agreements are fair and reasonable and that continuation of the Advisory Agreements is in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. The Independent Directors and the full Board of Directors therefore voted to continue the Advisory Agreements.

 

Important Developments Following Approval of the Advisory Agreement

 

In June 2009 Davis Selected Advisers notified the Directors that it was voluntarily reducing the management fee of Selected American Shares and Selected Special Shares effective July 1, 2009.

 

Selected American Shares’ management fee was reduced by lowering the fee of 65 basis points on the first $500 million of assets and 60 basis points on the next $500 million of assets to a fee of 55 basis points.

 

Selected Special Shares’ management fee was reduced by lowering the fee of 70 basis points on the first $50 million of net assets, 67.5 basis points on the next $100 million of net assets, 65 basis points on the next $100 million of net assets and 60 basis points of assets in excess of $250 million to a fee of 55 basis points.

 

42

 


SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                          Directors and Officers

 

For the purposes of their service as directors to the Selected Funds, the business address for each of the directors is 2949 E. Elvira Road, Suite 101, Tucson, AZ 85756. Each Director serves until retirement, resignation, death, or removal. Directors must retire from the Board of Directors and cease being a Director at the close of business on the last day of the calendar year in which the Director attains age 75.

 

Name

(birthdate)

Position(s) Held With Fund

Term of Office and Length of Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director

Other Directorships Held by Director

 

Independent Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William P. Barr

(5/23/50)

Director

Director since 1994

Of Counsel to Kirkland & Ellis LLP (law firm) until July 2009; Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Verizon (a

telecommunications company) from 1994 through 2008.

3

Director, Holcim (U.S.) Inc. (supplier of Portland and blended cements); Director, Time Warner, Inc. (media and entertainment company).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Francisco L. Borges

(11/17/51)

Director

Director since 2006

Chairman and Managing Partner, Landmark Partners, Inc. (private equity firm) since March 1999.

3

Director, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; Director, Connecticut Public Broadcasting Networks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jerome E. Hass (6/1/40)

Director

Director since 1997

Professor of Finance and Business Strategy, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University since 1985; Consultant, National Economic Research Associates; Co-Owner of B&H Enterprises of Ithaca (dba Ithaca Agway True Value) since 2000.

3

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katherine L. MacWilliams

(1/19/56)

Director

Director since 1997

Chief Financial Officer, Caridian BCT, Inc. (a medical device company); former Chief Financial Officer, Coors Brewers Limited, a division of Molson Coors Brewing Company.

3

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

James J. McMonagle

(10/1/44)

Director/

Chairman

Director since 1990

Chairman of the Selected Funds Board of Directors since 1997; of Counsel to Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (law firm) since 2002.

 

3

Director of Owens Corning (producer of residential and commercial building materials).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard O'Brien (9/12/45)

Director

Director since 1996

Retired Corporate Economist for Hewlett-Packard Company.

3

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inside Directors*

 

Andrew A. Davis

(6/25/63)

Director

Director since 1998

President or Vice President of each Selected Fund and Davis Fund; President, Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., and also serves as an executive officer in certain companies affiliated with the Adviser.

9

Director of certain Davis Funds (consisting of 6 portfolios).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christopher C. Davis

(7/13/65)

Director

Director since 1998

President or Vice President of each Selected Fund, Davis Fund and the Clipper Fund; Chairman, Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., and also serves as an executive officer in certain companies affiliated with the Adviser, including sole member of the Adviser’s general partner, Davis Investments, LLC; Employee of Shelby Cullom Davis & Co., a registered broker/dealer.

10

Director of certain Davis Funds (consisting of 7 portfolios); Director, Washington Post Co. (newspaper publisher).

 

* Andrew A. Davis and Christopher C. Davis own partnership units (directly, indirectly, or both) of the Adviser and are considered to be “interested persons” of the Funds as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. Andrew A. Davis and Christopher C. Davis are brothers.

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                Directors and Officers – (Continued)

 

Officers

 

Christopher C. Davis (born 7/13/65, Selected Funds officer since 1998). See description in the section on Inside Directors.

 

Andrew A. Davis (born 6/25/63, Selected Funds officer since 1998). See description in the section on Inside Directors.

 

Kenneth C. Eich (born 8/14/53, Selected Funds officer since 1997). Executive Vice President and Principal Executive Officer of each of the Davis Funds (consisting of 13 portfolios), Selected Funds (consisting of three portfolios), and Clipper Fund, Inc. (consisting of one portfolio); Chief Operating Officer, Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., and also serves as an executive officer in certain companies affiliated with the Adviser.

 

Douglas A. Haines (born 3/4/71, Selected Funds officer since 2004). Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer of each of the Davis Funds (consisting of 13 portfolios), Selected Funds (consisting of three portfolios), and Clipper Fund, Inc. (consisting of one portfolio); Vice President and Director of Fund Accounting, Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.

 

Sharra L. Haynes (born 9/25/66, Selected Funds officer since 1997). Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer of each of the Davis Funds (consisting of 13 portfolios), Selected Funds (consisting of three portfolios), and Clipper Fund, Inc. (consisting of one portfolio); Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., and also serves as an executive officer in certain companies affiliated with the Adviser.

 

Thomas D. Tays (born 3/7/57, Selected Funds officer since 1997). Vice President and Secretary of each of the Davis Funds (consisting of 13 portfolios), Selected Funds (consisting of three portfolios), and Clipper Fund, Inc. (consisting of one portfolio); Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., and also serves as an executive officer in certain companies affiliated with the Adviser.

 

Arthur Don (born 9/24/53, Selected Funds officer since 1991). Assistant Secretary (for clerical purposes only) of each of the Davis Funds and Selected Funds; Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (a law firm); counsel to the Independent Directors and the Davis Funds.

 

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SELECTED FUNDS                                                                                                                                                                     

 

 

 

Investment Adviser

 

Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.

 

2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101

 

Tucson, Arizona 85756

 

 

 

Distributor

 

Davis Distributors, LLC

 

2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101

 

Tucson, Arizona 85756

 

 

 

Custodian

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

c/o The Selected Funds

 

One Lincoln Street

 

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

 

Transfer Agent

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.

c/o The Selected Funds

P.O. Box 8243

Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8243

 

 

 

Overnight Address:

 

30 Dan Road

 

Canton, Massachusetts 02021-2809

 

 

 

Counsel

 

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

 

131 South Dearborn Street, Suite 2400

 

Chicago, Illinois 60603-5577

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

707 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2700

Denver, Colorado 80202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about the Selected Funds including management fee, charges and expenses, see the current prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Funds’ Directors and is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-243-1575 or on the Funds’ website at www.selectedfunds.com. Quarterly Fact sheets are available on the Funds’ website at www.selectedfunds.com.

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

 

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that independent trustee Katherine MacWilliams qualifies as the “audit committee financial expert”, as defined in Item 3 of form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Not Applicable. The complete Schedule of Investments is included in Item 1 of this for N-CSR

 

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

 

There have been no changes to the procedure by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCUDURES

 

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3 (c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

 

(b)

There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls.

 

 



 

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1) Not Applicable

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached.

 

(a)(3) Not Applicable

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached.

 

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.

 

SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC.

 

By

/s/ Kenneth C. Eich

 

 

Kenneth C. Eich

 

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date: September 3, 2009

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By

/s/ Kenneth C. Eich

 

 

Kenneth C. Eich

 

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date: September 3, 2009

 

By

/s/ Douglas A. Haines

 

 

Douglas A. Haines

 

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date: September 3, 2009