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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-CSR
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
 
Investment Company Act file number    811-07292                                    
 
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
666 Fifth Avenue,            11th Floor New York, New York
10103

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
 
R. Alan Medaugh, President
 
ISI, Inc.            666 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor            New York, New York 10103

(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 446-5600                      
 
Date of fiscal year end:     October 31, 2012                                  
 
Date of reporting period:    April 30, 2012                                      
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders.
 
     
             
       
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
 
April 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
     
       
 
TOTAL RETURN
U.S. TREASURY
FUND, INC.

MANAGED MUNICIPAL
FUND, INC.

NORTH AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT BOND
FUND, INC.

ISI STRATEGY
FUND, INC.
 
 
     
             
             
             
 
 
 

 
 
ISI Funds Semi-Annual Report – Table of Contents
 
Investment Advisor’s Message
1
Performance Comparisons
2
Shareholder Expense Examples
10
Portfolio Profiles
13
Schedules of Investments
14
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
28
Statements of Operations
32
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
34
Financial Highlights
40
Notes to Financial Statements
47
Notice to Shareholders
57

 
 

 
 
Investment Advisor’s Message
4/30/2012

Dear Shareholder:
 
I am pleased to present the semi-annual report to shareholders for the ISI Funds. This report covers the six-month reporting period ended April 30, 2012. For this period, the Total Return US Treasury Fund, Inc. (‘Total Return’) produced a +1.90% return; Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. (‘Managed Municipal’) produced a +4.06% return in its Class A Shares and a +4.09% return in its Class I Shares; North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. (‘North American’) produced a +1.87% return in its Class A Shares, a +1.52% return in its Class C Shares, and a +2.01% return in its Class I Shares; and ISI Strategy Fund (‘Strategy’) produced a +12.60% return. These figures assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, and exclude the impact of any sales charges.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. For the most recent month-end performance of a Fund, please call (800) 882-8585.
 
Description of Fund Objectives
 
Total Return, Managed Municipal, North American and Strategy, (each a ‘Fund’ and collectively, the ‘Funds’) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as open-end management investment companies. The Funds are organized as corporations under the laws of the state of Maryland.
 
International Strategy & Investment, Inc. (‘ISI’) manages all four Funds. Total Return’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of total return with relative stability of principal and, secondarily, high current income consistent with an investment in securities issued by the United States Treasury. Managed Municipal’s investment objective is designed to provide a high level of total return with relative stability of principal and, secondarily, high current income exempt from federal income tax through investment in a portfolio consisting primarily of tax-free municipal obligations. North American’s investment objective is designed to provide a high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk. Strategy’s investment objective is designed to maximize total return through a combination of long-term growth of capital and current income.
 
We would like to welcome new investors to the ISI Funds and thank those who have been with us for some time. We appreciate your confidence.
 
Sincerely,
 

 
R. Alan Medaugh
President
June 4, 2012
 
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Total Return US Treasury Fund –
Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)
 
 
 2  
 
 
 

 
 
Total Return US Treasury Fund –
Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited) (continued)
 
 
Cumulative Total Returns (With Sales Charge)
Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charge)
Periods Ended
April 30, 2012
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception2
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception2
Total Return US
Treasury Fund
6.28%
11.00%
30.24%
63.73%
363.40%
6.28%
3.54%
5.43%
5.05%
6.68%
Barclays Capital
Treasury Index3
8.89%
15.89%
36.51%
71.81%
388.83%
8.89%
5.04%
6.42%
5.56%
6.93%
Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index3
6.03%
12.75%
32.07%
59.09%
340.05%
6.03%
4.08%
5.72%
4.75%
6.46%
Barclays Capital Long-Term Treasury Index3
26.64%
35.33%
62.63%
126.93%
681.62%
26.64%
10.61%
10.22%
8.54%
9.07%
 
1
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance information presented in the graph and table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. All performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions and includes the Fund’s maximum 3.00% sales charge. Distributions of the Fund’s capital gains and non-US Treasury income may be subject to state and local taxes. Management is not aware of any single index that is truly representative of the Fund since its active maturity management policy allows the manager to adjust the weighted average maturity throughout each US Treasury sector. Currently, the Fund’s weighted average maturity is approximately 5.14 years.
   
2
The Fund’s inception date is August 10, 1988. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning August 31, 1988.
   
3
The Barclays Capital Treasury Index is an unmanaged index reflecting the performance of all public Treasury obligations and does not focus on one particular segment of the Treasury market. The Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index is an unmanaged index reflecting the performance of US Treasury securities in the intermediate-term Treasury sector. The Barclays Capital Long-Term Treasury Index is an unmanaged index reflecting the performance of US Treasury securities in the long-term Treasury sector. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns.
 
Expense Ratio Information as of:
October 31, 2011
(As disclosed in March 1, 2012 Summary Prospectus)
Gross Expense Ratio
0.84%
 
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Managed Municipal Fund –
Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)
 

 
4  
 
 
 

 
 
Managed Municipal Fund –
Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited) (continued)
 
 
Cumulative Total Returns (With Sales Charge)
Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charge)
Periods Ended
April 30, 2012
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception
Managed Municipal Fund - ISI Class A Shares2
5.04%
10.58%
20.01%
45.46%
205.55%
5.04%
3.41%
3.72%
3.82%
5.17%
Managed Municipal Fund - ISI Class I Shares3
8.41%
6.59%
8.41%
4.16%
Barclays Capital General Obligation Index4
9.97%
21.28%
33.47%
68.74%
287.15%
9.97%
6.64%
5.94%
5.37%
6.29%
Barclays Capital Prerefunded Municipal Bond Index4
3.48%
9.29%
24.03%
47.57%
209.45%
3.48%
3.01%
4.40%
3.97%
5.22%
Consumer Price Index5
2.30%
7.90%
11.32%
27.92%
48.85%
2.30%
2.57%
2.17%
2.49%
1.81%
 
1
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance information presented in the graph and table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. All performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions and includes the sales charge, if applicable. ISI Class A Shares have a maximum 3.00% sales charges. Distributions of the Fund’s income and capital gains may be subject to state and local taxes.
   
2
The ISI Class A Shares inception date is February 26, 1990. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning February 28, 1990.
   
3
The ISI Class I Shares inception date is October 7, 2010. Benchmark returns are for the period beginning October 31, 2010.
   
4
The Barclays Capital General Obligation Index is an unmanaged index reflecting general municipal bond market performance. The Barclays Capital Prerefunded Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged index, is a subcomponent of the general Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index, and contains only bonds from that index that have been prerefunded or escrowed to maturity. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns.
   
5
The Consumer Price Index is a widely used measure of inflation.
 
Expense Ratio Information as of:
October 31, 2011
(As disclosed in March 1, 2012 Summary Prospectus)
Gross Expense Ratio – Class A
1.01%
Gross Expense Ratio – Class I
0.76%
 
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North American Government Bond Fund –
Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)
 

 
6  
 
 
 

 
 
North American Government Bond Fund –
Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited) (continued)
 
 
Cumulative Total Returns (With Sales Charge)
Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charge)
Periods Ended
April 30, 2012
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception
North American Government Bond Fund - ISI Class A Shares2
2.21%
14.55%
29.48%
67.14%
192.71%
2.21%
4.63%
5.30%
5.27%
5.72%
North American Government Bond Fund - ISI Class C Shares3
3.79%
15.85%
29.44%
43.62%
3.79%
5.03%
5.30%
4.12%
North American
Government Bond Fund - ISI Class I Shares4
5.81%
7.82%
5.81%
4.75%
Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index5
6.03%
12.75%
32.07%
59.09%
180.56%
6.03%
4.08%
5.72%
4.75%
5.50%
Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index: Mexico Section / Citigroup US Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index Mexico Sector / Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index: Mexico Section6
0.13%
21.97%
14.13%
74.95%
469.65%
0.13%
6.84%
2.68%
5.75%
9.45%
Consumer Price Index7
2.30%
7.90%
11.32%
27.92%
67.20%
2.30%
2.57%
2.17%
2.49%
2.70%
 
1
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance information presented in the graph and table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. All performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions and includes sales charges, if applicable. ISI Class A shares have a maximum 3.00% sales charge. ISI Class C Shares have a maximum 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge in the first year, which is eliminated thereafter.
   
2
ISI Class A Shares inception date is January 15, 1993. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning January 31, 1993.
   
3
ISI Class C Shares inception date is May 16, 2003. Cumulative and annualized returns for the Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index from May 31, 2003 through April 30, 2012 were 43.86% and 4.16%, respectively.
   
4
ISI Class I Shares inception date is September 16, 2010. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning September 30, 2010.
   
5
The Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index is an unmanaged index reflecting the performance of US Treasury securities in the intermediate-term Treasury sector. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns.
   
6
Reflects the performance of the Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index: Mexico Section through October 31, 2004 and the Citigroup US Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index Mexico Sector from that date through October 31, 2006 and the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index: Mexico from October 31, 2006 through April 30, 2012. The Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index: Mexico Section has been discontinued. Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index: Mexico Section was an unmanaged sub-index of the Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index reflecting the performance of selected Mexican debt instruments with maturities of one year or more. The Citigroup US Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index Mexico Sector is an unmanaged sub-index of the Citigroup US Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index reflecting the performance of selected Mexican debt instruments with maturities of one year or more. The Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index: Mexico Section is an unmanaged sub-index of Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index which provides broad-based measure of global investment-grade fixed income markets. The Mexico Section reflects the US dollar performance of selected Mexican government peso-denominated debt instruments with maturities of one year or more. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns.
   
7
The Consumer Price Index is a widely used measure of inflation.

Expense Ratio Information as of:
October 31, 2011
(As disclosed in March 1, 2012 Summary Prospectus)
Gross Expense Ratio – Class A
1.18%
Gross Expense Ratio – Class C
1.78%
Gross Expense Ratio – Class I
0.78%
 
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ISI Strategy Fund –
Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited)


 
8  
 
 
 

 
 
ISI Strategy Fund –
Performance Comparison1 (Unaudited) (continued)

 
Cumulative Total Returns (With Sales Charge)
Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charge)
Periods Ended
April 30, 2012
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception2
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since Inception2
ISI Strategy Fund
-0.09%
53.47%
9.00%
62.64%
98.14%
-0.09%
15.35%
1.74%
4.98%
4.79%
Wilshire 5000
(Full Cap) Index3
3.31%
72.85%
8.06%
71.44%
221.68%
3.31%
20.01%
1.56%
5.54%
8.34%
Consumer Price Index4
2.30%
7.90%
11.32%
27.92%
203.47%
2.30%
2.57%
2.17%
2.49%
7.91%
Lipper Flexible Portfolio
Funds Average5
-0.20%
52.28%
14.46%
70.53%
97.26%
-0.20%
15.05%
2.74%
5.48%
4.77%
 
1
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance information presented in the graph and table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. All performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions and includes the Fund’s maximum 3.00% sales charge.
   
2
The Fund’s inception date is September 16, 1997. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning September 30, 1997.
   
3
The Wilshire 5000 (Full Cap) Index is an unmanaged index that represents the broadest measure of the US equity market. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns.
   
4
The Consumer Price Index is a widely used measure of inflation.
   
5
Lipper figures represent the average total returns by all mutual funds designated by Lipper as falling into the category indicated. The Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average category includes funds that allocate their investments across various asset classes, including domestic common stocks, bonds and money market instruments with a focus on total return.
 
Expense Ratio Information as of:
October 31, 2011
(As disclosed in March 1, 2012 Summary Prospectus)
Gross Expense Ratio
1.04%
 
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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of cost; (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution/shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the tables below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown (November 1, 2011) and held for the entire period (April 30, 2012).
 
Actual Expenses – “Actual Return” in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – “Hypothetical Returns” in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of each Fund. 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 a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
 
Expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, “Hypothetical Returns” in the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited) (continued)
 
Total Return US Treasury Fund
 
 
Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2011
Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2012
Expenses Paid
During Period(1)
Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$1,019.00
$4.37
0.87%
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,020.54
$4.37
0.87%
         
Managed Municipal Fund – Class A
 
 
Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2011
Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2012
Expenses Paid
During Period(1)
Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$1,040.60
$5.07
1.00%
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,019.89
$5.02
1.00%
         
Managed Municipal Fund – Class I
 
 
Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2011
Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2012
Expenses Paid
During Period(1)
Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$1,040.90
$3.81
0.75%
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,021.13
$3.77
0.75%
         
North American Government Bond Fund – Class A
 
 
Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 201
Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2012
Expenses Paid
During Period(1)
Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$1,018.70
$6.02
1.20%
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,018.90
$6.02
1.20%
         
North American Government Bond Fund – Class C
 
 
Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2011
Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2012
Expenses Paid
During Period(1)
Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$1,015.20
$9.02
1.80%
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,015.91
$9.02
1.80%
 
(1)
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 
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Shareholder Expense Examples (Unaudited) (continued)
 
North American Government Bond Fund – Class I
 
 
Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2011
Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2012
Expenses Paid
During Period(1)
Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$1,020.10
$4.02
0.80%
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,020.89
$4.02
0.80%
         
ISI Strategy Fund
 
 
Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2011
Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2012
Expenses Paid
During Period(1)
Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on Actual Fund Return
$1,000.00
$1,126.00
$5.97
1.13%
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return
$1,000.00
$1,019.24
$5.67
1.13%
 
(1)
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 
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Portfolio Profiles (Unaudited)
 
Portfolio Profiles (as a % of Net Assets)
April 30, 2012
 
Total Return US Treasury Fund
US Treasury Obligations
99.23%
Repurchase Agreements
0.33%
Other Assets and Liabilities
0.44%
 
100.00%
   
Managed Municipal Fund
Aaa Municipal Obligations*
75.63%
Aa Municipal Obligations*
12.02%
NR Municipal Obligations*
0.37%
US Treasury Obligations
10.39%
Repurchase Agreements
0.76%
Other Assets and Liabilities
0.83%
 
100.00%
   
* Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
   
North American Government Bond Fund
Canadian Securities
16.01%
Mexican Securities
10.96%
US Treasury Obligations
71.41%
Repurchase Agreements
0.63%
Other Assets and Liabilities
0.99%
 
100.00%
ISI Strategy Fund
 
Consumer Discretionary
13.12%
Consumer Staples
9.09%
Energy
8.21%
Financials
15.57%
Health Care
9.89%
Industrials
9.02%
Information Technology
15.00%
Materials
2.54%
Telecommunication Services
0.60%
Utilities
1.44%
US Treasury Obligations
12.57%
Repurchase Agreements
2.92%
Other Assets and Liabilities
0.03%
 
100.00%
 
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Total Return US Treasury Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
 
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Market
Value
 
US TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 99.23%
               
US Treasury Notes
    0.625%  
07/31/12
  $ 7,900,000     $ 7,911,107  
US Treasury Notes
    1.750%  
08/15/12
    5,900,000       5,928,580  
US Treasury Notes
    0.375%  
08/31/12
    8,000,000       8,007,816  
US Treasury Notes
    3.750%  
11/15/18
    1,370,000       1,593,481  
US Treasury Notes
    1.250%  
01/31/19
    18,000,000       17,997,192  
US Treasury Notes
    2.625%  
08/15/20
    5,000,000       5,397,655  
US Treasury Bonds
    8.125%  
08/15/19
    10,000,000       14,745,310  
US Treasury Bonds
    8.750%  
08/15/20
    11,300,000       17,654,487  
US Treasury Bonds
    7.875%  
02/15/21
    1,000,000       1,512,110  
                           
Total US Treasury Obligations (Cost $76,141,680)
    $ 80,747,738  
 
Security
 
Principal
Amount
   
Market
Value
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 0.33%
           
JPMorgan Chase, N.A.
           
Dated 04/30/12, 0.10%, principal and interest in the amount of $270,001 to be repurchased 05/01/12, collateralized by US Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, par value of $210,000 due 07/15/16 with a value of $278,666 (Cost $270,000)
  $ 270,000     $ 270,000  
                 
Total Investments - 99.56% (Cost $76,411,680)*
    $ 81,017,738  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.44%
      355,435  
Net Assets - 100.00%
    $ 81,373,173  
 

 
*
Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $76,411,680 and net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 4,606,058  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
     
Net Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 4,606,058  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Managed Municipal Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
 
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
Date
Ratings
(Moody’s/
S&P)1
 
Principal
Amount
   
Market
Value
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.02%
                     
General Obligation - 48.54%
                     
Baltimore County, MD
    4.000%  
08/01/22
Aaa/AAA
  $ 1,665,000     $ 1,931,833  
Delaware State, Series B
    3.000%  
07/01/19
Aaa/AAA
    1,400,000       1,568,000  
Delaware State, Series B
    3.250%  
01/01/21
Aaa/AAA
    2,000,000       2,146,480  
Du Page County, IL, Jail Project
    5.600%  
01/01/21
Aaa/AAA
    1,600,000       1,925,168  
Fairfax County, VA, Series A
    4.000%  
04/01/27
Aaa/AAA
    1,000,000       1,091,590  
Florida State, Board of Education, Public Education, Series I
    4.125%  
06/01/21
Aa1/AAA
    3,000,000       3,099,240  
Georgia State, Series B
    4.250%  
04/01/25
Aaa/AAA
    1,120,000       1,217,642  
Georgia State, Series G
    4.125%  
10/01/23
Aaa/AAA
    2,000,000       2,170,500  
Henrico County, VA, Public Improvements
    4.250%  
07/15/24
Aaa/AAA
    2,830,000       3,009,875  
Maryland State, Series B
    3.000%  
03/15/26
Aaa/AAA
    1,750,000       1,797,390  
Mecklenburg County, NC
    3.500%  
02/01/26
Aaa/AAA
    2,000,000       2,181,300  
Minnesota State, State Trunk Highway, Series B
    4.000%  
08/01/30
Aa1/AA+
    2,830,000       3,128,027  
Missouri State, Fourth State Building, Series A
    4.125%  
10/01/19
Aaa/AAA
    2,000,000       2,023,620  
Oregon State, State Property, ODOT Building, Public Improvements, Series K
    5.000%  
05/01/30
Aa1/AA+
    1,915,000       2,237,428  
Prince Georges County, MD, Public Improvements
    4.125%  
07/15/26
Aaa/AAA
    2,000,000       2,178,540  
South Carolina State, Coastal Carolina University, Series A
    4.000%  
04/01/28
Aaa/AA+
    1,000,000       1,078,420  
Tennessee State, Series A
    3.625%  
05/01/31
Aaa/AA+
    2,000,000       2,042,900  
Texas, Water Financial Assistance, Series C-1
    5.000%  
08/01/39
Aaa/AA+
    3,515,000       3,877,186  
Utah State, Series A
    3.000%  
07/01/18
Aaa/AAA
    1,000,000       1,111,440  
Utah State, Series A
    5.000%  
07/01/23
Aaa/AAA
    2,785,000       3,485,678  
Virginia State, Series B
    4.250%  
06/01/26
Aaa/AAA
    2,500,000       2,664,975  
Washington State, Series E
    4.000%  
02/01/36
Aa1/AA+
    2,000,000       2,028,180  
Washington State, Series F
    4.500%  
07/01/27
Aa1/AA+
    2,500,000       2,733,625  
Washington, Suburban Sanitation District, Water Supply
    4.250%  
06/01/26
Aaa/AAA
    2,500,000       2,663,975  
                        $ 53,393,012  
Prerefunded2 Issues - 20.64%
                           
Alexandria, VA, Capital Improvements, 06/15/14 @ 100
    4.250%  
06/15/21
Aaa/AAA
  $ 3,300,000     $ 3,575,814  
Arlington County, VA, Public Improvements, 01/15/13 @ 100
    4.500%  
01/15/28
Aaa/AAA
    1,600,000       1,648,528  
Arlington County, VA, Public Improvements, 01/15/13 @ 100
    4.500%  
01/15/28
NR/NR
    400,000       412,160  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Managed Municipal Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
 
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
Date
Ratings
(Moody’s/
S&P)1
 
Principal
Amount
   
Market
Value
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.02% (continued)
                 
Prerefunded2 Issues - 20.64% (continued)
                 
Gwinnett County, GA, Water & Sewer Authority, 08/01/12 @ 100
    5.250%  
08/01/24
Aaa/AAA
  $ 1,500,000     $ 1,518,975  
Maryland State, Capital Improvements, Series A, 02/15/12 @ 100
    4.000%  
02/15/20
Aaa/AAA
    4,000,000       4,397,800  
Mecklenburg County, NC, Public Improvements, Series A,
02/01/14 @ 100
    4.000%  
02/01/20
Aaa/AAA
    3,000,000       3,194,340  
Montgomery County, MD, Public Improvements, Series A,
05/01/13 @ 100
    4.000%  
05/01/21
Aaa/AAA
    2,450,000       2,543,100  
Salt Lake City, UT, School District, School Board Guaranty, Series A, 03/01/13 @ 100
    4.500%  
03/01/20
Aaa/NR
    2,240,000       2,320,192  
Tennessee State, Series A,
05/01/17 @ 100
    5.000%  
05/01/26
Aaa/AA+
    500,000       601,830  
Tennessee State, Series A,
05/01/17 @ 100
    5.000%  
05/01/27
Aaa/AA+
    2,075,000       2,497,594  
                        $ 22,710,333  
Revenue Bonds - 18.84%
                           
Colorado, Water Resources & Power Development Authority, Series A
    4.000%  
09/01/29
Aaa/AAA
  $ 2,000,000     $ 2,116,940  
Fairfax County, VA, Water Authority Water Revenue
    4.500%  
04/01/27
Aaa/AAA
    2,500,000       2,723,150  
Florida, Water Pollution Control Financing, Series A
    5.000%  
01/15/29
Aaa/AAA
    500,000       568,305  
Florida, Water Pollution Control Financing, Series A
    5.100%  
01/15/29
Aaa/AAA
    550,000       628,480  
Gwinnett County, GA, Water & Sewer Authority, Series A
    4.000%  
08/01/28
Aaa/AAA
    2,000,000       2,150,360  
Kansas State, Development Finance Authority, Series DW-1
    3.000%  
04/01/20
Aaa/AAA
    2,865,000       3,048,131  
Kansas State, Development Finance Authority, Series DW-1
    3.125%  
04/01/22
Aaa/AAA
    2,975,000       3,118,216  
Texas, Water Development Board Revenue, State Revolving Fund-Senior Lien, Series A
    4.750%  
07/15/20
Aaa/AAA
    3,000,000       3,010,080  
Virginia State Resources Authority Clean Water Revenue
    4.500%  
10/01/28
Aaa/AAA
    3,000,000       3,359,730  
                        $ 20,723,392  
                             
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $89,797,255)
                      $ 96,826,737  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Managed Municipal Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
 
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Market
Value
 
US TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 10.39%
               
US Treasury Notes
    1.750%  
08/15/12
  $ 4,900,000     $ 4,923,736  
US Treasury Notes
    0.375%  
10/31/12
    5,000,000       5,006,055  
US Treasury Notes
    0.375%  
08/31/12
    1,500,000       1,501,465  
                           
Total US Treasury Obligations (Cost $11,429,513)
    $ 11,431,256  
 
Security
 
Principal
Amount
   
Market
Value
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 0.76%
           
JPMorgan Chase, N.A.
           
Dated 04/30/12, 0.10%, principal and interest in the amount of $836,002 to be repurchased 05/01/12, collateralized by US Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, par value of $656,000 due 07/15/16 and 07/15/18 with a combined value of $855,770 (Cost $836,000)                             
  $ 836,000     $ 836,000  
                 
Total Investments - 99.17% (Cost $102,062,768)*
    $ 109,093,993  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.83%
      907,834  
Net Assets - 100.00%
    $ 110,001,827  
 

 
1
Moody’s Municipal Bond Ratings:
       
   
Aaa
Judged to be of the best quality.
       
   
Aa
Judged to be of high quality by all standards. Issues are sometimes denoted with a 1, 2 or 3, which denote a high, medium or low ranking within the rating.
   
 
S&P Municipal Bond Ratings:
   
   
AAA
Of the highest quality.
       
   
AA
The second strongest capacity of payment of debt services. Those issues determined to possess very strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus (+) sign.
       
   
NR
Bond is not rated by this rating organization.
   
2
Prerefunded: Bonds which are prerefunded are collateralized by US Treasury securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on tax-exempt issues and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.
   
*
Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $102,062,768 and net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 7,045,641  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
    (14,416 )
Net Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 7,031,225  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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North American Government Bond Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
 
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
Date
Principal
Amount1
   
Market
Value
 
CANADIAN SECURITIES - 16.01%
                   
Canadian Government Bonds
    3.750%  
06/01/12
 CAD
 7,500,000
    $ 7,608,873  
Canadian Government Bonds
    3.500%  
06/01/13
    3,100,000       3,212,690  
Canadian Government Bonds
    0.750%  
05/01/14
    5,000,000       5,002,025  
Canadian Government Bonds
    4.000%  
06/01/17
    9,000,000       10,152,958  
Canadian Government Bonds
    3.250%  
06/01/21
    1,000,000       1,112,770  
                           
Total Canadian Securities (Cost $25,432,460)
    $ 27,089,316  
                           
MEXICAN SECURITIES - 10.96%
                         
Mexican Bono2
    9.000%  
12/20/12
 MXN
 31,782,400
    $ 2,508,972  
Mexican Bono2
    8.000%  
12/19/13
    17,850,000       1,443,878  
Mexican Bono2
    6.000%  
06/18/15
    23,850,000       1,890,893  
Mexican Bono2
    8.000%  
12/17/15
    93,907,000       7,915,412  
Mexican Bono2
    7.250%  
12/15/16
    44,050,000       3,667,774  
Mexican Bono2
    6.500%  
06/10/21
    14,198,500       1,122,426  
                           
Total Mexican Securities (Cost $19,489,463)
    $ 18,549,355  
                           
US TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 71.41%
                   
US Treasury Notes
    1.750%  
08/15/12
  $ 20,300,000     $ 20,398,333  
US Treasury Notes
    0.375%  
08/31/12
    4,000,000       4,003,908  
US Treasury Notes
    0.375%  
10/31/12
    2,500,000       2,503,028  
US Treasury Notes
    1.250%  
01/31/19
    26,500,000       26,495,866  
US Treasury Notes
    2.625%  
08/15/20
    10,850,000       11,712,911  
US Treasury Bonds
    8.750%  
05/15/17
    12,800,000       17,817,997  
US Treasury Bonds
    8.875%  
08/15/17
    10,300,000       14,580,134  
US Treasury Bonds
    8.125%  
08/15/19
    6,500,000       9,584,451  
US Treasury Bonds
    8.500%  
02/15/20
    6,000,000       9,131,718  
US Treasury Bonds
    8.750%  
08/15/20
    2,300,000       3,593,391  
US Treasury Bonds
    7.875%  
02/15/21
    650,000       982,872  
                           
Total US Treasury Obligations (Cost $114,607,743)
    $ 120,804,609  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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North American Government Bond Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
 
Principal
Amount
   
Market
Value
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 0.63%
           
JPMorgan Chase, N.A.
           
Dated 04/30/12, 0.10%, principal and interest in the amount of $1,057,003 to be repurchased 05/01/12, collateralized by US Treasury Inflation-Protected Note, par value of $880,000 due 07/15/18 with a value of $1,078,969 (Cost $1,057,000)
  $ 1,057,000     $ 1,057,000  
                 
Total Investments - 99.01% (Cost $160,586,666)*
    $ 167,500,280  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.99%
      1,677,278  
Net Assets - 100.00%
    $ 169,177,558  
 

 
CAD
Canadian dollar
   
MXN
Mexican peso

1
Principal Amount is shown in US dollars unless otherwise noted.
   
2
Bonos are fixed rate, local currency-denominated coupon bonds issued by the Mexican government.
   
*
Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $160,586,666 and net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 7,951,764  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
    (1,038,150 )
Net Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 6,913,614  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI Strategy Fund
 
Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 84.48%
       
Consumer Discretionary - 13.12%
       
Auto Components - 0.27%
           
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*
    3,650     $ 166,842  
                 
Automobiles - 0.30%
               
Ford Motor Co.
    16,230       183,074  
                 
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.17%
 
ITT Educational Services, Inc.*
    1,610       106,292  
                 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.74%
 
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
    2,150       38,657  
Brinker International, Inc.
    1,010       31,785  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*
    950       393,443  
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
    1,770       66,587  
International Game Technology
    10,770       167,797  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
    6,440       357,356  
Marriott International, Inc. - Class A
    2,916       113,986  
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.*
    360       10,631  
McDonald's Corp.
    7,416       722,689  
Starbucks Corp.
    1,210       69,430  
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
    3,610       181,727  
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
    1,180       157,412  
              2,311,500  
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.65%
 
Blue Nile, Inc.*
    470       14,231  
Expedia, Inc.
    1,417       60,407  
Liberty Interactive Corp. - Class A*
    13,320       250,949  
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.*
    3,230       11,789  
Overstock.com, Inc.*
    1,397       8,424  
TripAdvisor, Inc.*
    1,517       56,903  
              402,703  
Media - 3.68%
               
AMC Networks, Inc. - Class A*
    2,154       91,545  
Cablevision Systems Corp. - New York Group - Class A
    8,398       124,458  
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
Media - 3.68% (continued)
               
CBS Corp. - Class B - Non-Voting Shares
    5,043     $ 168,184  
Comcast Corp. - Class A
    10,200       309,366  
DIRECTV - Class A*
    10,970       540,492  
Gannett Co., Inc.
    4,530       62,604  
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)
    85       1,004  
Liberty Global, Inc. - Class A*
    2,496       124,326  
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Capital - Series A*
    705       61,645  
News Corp. - Class A
    475       9,310  
Scholastic Corp.
    950       29,022  
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. - Class A
    1,120       11,514  
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
    38,430       86,852  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
    1,793       144,247  
Time Warner, Inc.
    2,830       106,012  
Virgin Media, Inc.
    7,430       182,481  
Walt Disney Co. (The)
    4,753       204,902  
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. - Class A
    2,280       17,966  
              2,275,930  
Multi-Line Retail - 0.97%
               
Dillard's, Inc. - Class A
    1,340       86,510  
Dollar General Corp.*
    2,365       112,243  
Dollar Tree, Inc.*
    1,180       119,959  
Macy's, Inc.
    1,700       69,734  
Nordstrom, Inc.
    2,560       143,002  
Target Corp.
    1,191       69,006  
              600,454  
Specialty Retail - 2.91%
               
AutoZone, Inc.*
    950       376,352  
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*
    1,710       120,367  
Buckle, Inc. (The)
    950       43,871  
Chico's FAS, Inc.
    2,750       42,240  
Express, Inc.*
    2,560       60,467  
Finish Line, Inc. (The) - Class A
    940       20,924  
Gap, Inc. (The)
    7,079       201,752  
Hibbett Sports, Inc.*
    1,420       84,802  
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    4,753       246,158  
Limited Brands, Inc.
    2,280       113,316  
Lowe's Cos., Inc.
    3,800       119,586  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
20  
 
 
 

 
 
ISI Strategy Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 84.48% (continued)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 13.12% (continued)
 
Specialty Retail - 2.91% (continued)
 
New York & Co., Inc.*
    1,758     $ 6,944  
PetSmart, Inc.
    2,370       138,076  
Systemax, Inc.*
    2,271       38,993  
Tiffany & Co.
    1,040       71,198  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
    1,520       58,809  
Zumiez, Inc.*
    1,610       59,023  
              1,802,878  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.43%
 
NIKE, Inc. - Class B
    2,380       266,251  
                 
Consumer Staples - 9.09%
               
Beverages - 1.21%
               
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    5,240       399,917  
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
    3,450       103,914  
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
    4,048       164,268  
PepsiCo, Inc.
    1,258       83,028  
              751,127  
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.49%
 
CVS Caremark Corp.
    190       8,478  
Kroger Co. (The)
    2,370       55,150  
Pantry, Inc. (The)*
    550       7,018  
Sysco Corp.
    1,890       54,621  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    17,376       1,023,620  
Walgreen Co.
    8,110       284,337  
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
    1,250       103,837  
              1,537,061  
Food Products - 1.90%
               
General Mills, Inc.
    4,576       177,961  
Hershey Co. (The)
    3,813       255,509  
Hormel Foods Corp.
    9,506       276,244  
Kraft Foods, Inc. - Class A
    6,960       277,495  
McCormick & Co., Inc. - Non-Voting Shares
    1,518       84,872  
Smart Balance, Inc.*
    1,880       11,092  
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A
    5,120       93,440  
              1,176,613  
Household Products - 1.06%
               
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
    10,271       653,646  
                 
Personal Products - 0.03%
               
Revlon, Inc. - Class A*
    1,040       17,763  
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
Tobacco - 2.40%
               
Altria Group, Inc.
    6,902     $ 222,313  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    8,919       798,340  
Reynolds American, Inc.
    9,606       392,213  
Vector Group Ltd.
    4,220       73,217  
              1,486,083  
Energy - 8.21%
               
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.68%
 
Bristow Group, Inc.
    1,060       51,781  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
    320       21,936  
Halliburton Co.
    3,890       133,116  
Newpark Resources, Inc.*
    850       5,406  
Parker Drilling Co.*
    1,490       7,703  
RPC, Inc.
    6,890       71,243  
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*
    950       88,283  
Unit Corp.*
    1,040       43,940  
              423,408  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.53%
 
Alon USA Energy, Inc.
    3,680       33,267  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    636       46,562  
Berry Petroleum Co. - Class A
    2,810       127,995  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    6,070       111,931  
Chevron Corp.
    7,972       849,496  
ConocoPhillips
    9,190       658,280  
Contango Oil & Gas Co.*
    950       51,547  
Crosstex Energy, Inc.
    2,930       43,657  
CVR Energy, Inc.*
    3,570       108,385  
Devon Energy Corp.
    610       42,609  
Enbridge Energy Management LLC*
    1,262       41,040  
Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd.*
    1,700       64,056  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    18,551       1,601,693  
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
    1,150       41,285  
Marathon Oil Corp.
    3,343       98,084  
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
    3,801       158,160  
McMoRan Exploration Co.*
    1,170       10,296  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    950       86,659  
Patriot Coal Corp.*
    3,170       18,481  
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.*
    9,300       43,710  
Rex Energy Corp.*
    1,390       14,609  
Ship Finance International Ltd.
    792       10,969  
Spectra Energy Corp.
    1,670       51,336  
Uranium Resources, Inc.*
    940       818  
USEC, Inc.*
    940       791  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI Strategy Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 84.48% (continued)
 
Energy - 8.21% (continued)
               
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.53% (continued)
 
W&T Offshore, Inc.
    2,270     $ 44,878  
Western Refining, Inc.
    5,640       107,442  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*
    840       48,048  
World Fuel Services Corp.
    3,220       141,873  
              4,657,957  
Financials - 15.57%
               
Capital Markets - 2.27%
               
American Capital Ltd.*
    11,380       113,003  
BlackRock, Inc. - Class A
    2,226       426,457  
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. - Class A
    361       4,664  
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
    10,935       156,371  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    1,100       126,665  
Invesco Ltd.
    4,181       103,856  
SEI Investments Co.
    6,036       121,867  
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corp.
    18,610       349,682  
              1,402,565  
Commercial Banks - 2.19%
               
CapitalSource, Inc.
    17,380       112,101  
Centerstate Banks, Inc.
    366       2,943  
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.
    2,753       162,317  
Fifth Third Bancorp
    1,980       28,175  
First Busey Corp.
    4,472       20,750  
First Horizon National Corp.
    10,720       98,410  
FirstMerit Corp.
    3,220       54,096  
MB Financial, Inc.
    4,550       94,048  
Popular, Inc.*
    940       1,673  
Republic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A
    1,244       29,271  
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
    5,602       58,093  
SVB Financial Group*
    2,400       153,816  
Webster Financial Corp.
    2,750       62,508  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    14,293       477,815  
              1,356,016  
Consumer Finance - 1.52%
               
American Express Co.
    7,070       425,685  
DFC Global Corp.*
    2,180       38,106  
Discover Financial Services
    5,640       191,196  
SLM Corp.
    19,410       287,850  
              942,837  
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
Diversified Financial Services - 2.32%
 
Bank of America Corp.
    30,811     $ 249,877  
CBOE Holdings, Inc.
    3,130       82,757  
Citigroup, Inc.
    4,030       133,151  
CME Group, Inc.
    812       215,846  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    17,541       753,912  
              1,435,543  
Insurance - 3.31%
               
Allstate Corp. (The)
    2,180       72,659  
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
    4,350       53,331  
American International Group, Inc.*
    2,090       71,123  
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
    2,120       30,062  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B*
    6,120       492,354  
Brown & Brown, Inc.
    7,590       204,702  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
    4,372       155,731  
CNA Financial Corp.
    3,790       116,050  
CNO Financial Group, Inc.*
    14,520       105,560  
Loews Corp.
    7,320       301,072  
PartnerRe Ltd.
    1,660       115,569  
ProAssurance Corp.
    1,828       161,028  
Protective Life Corp.
    4,770       139,570  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
    413       25,003  
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.
    91       3,493  
              2,047,307  
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 3.32%
 
American Capital Agency Corp.
    11,670       364,571  
American Tower Corp.
    1,800       118,044  
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.*
    6,906       29,143  
General Growth Properties, Inc.
    44,220       787,116  
Hatteras Financial Corp.
    1,318       38,393  
iStar Financial, Inc.*
    2,890       19,999  
Macerich Co. (The)
    1,250       76,963  
National Retail Properties, Inc.
    2,320       63,522  
Newcastle Investment Corp.
    1,210       8,555  
Public Storage
    3,570       511,438  
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.*
    4,940       33,641  
              2,051,385  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI Strategy Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 84.48% (continued)
 
Financials - 15.57% (continued)
 
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.09%
 
CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A*
    2,810     $ 52,856  
                 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.55%
 
First Financial Holdings, Inc.
    535       6,174  
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*
    940       818  
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
    1,320       9,319  
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
    20,310       273,982  
Oritani Financial Corp.
    2,812       41,674  
Radian Group, Inc.
    940       2,933  
TFS Financial Corp.*
    570       5,603  
              340,503  
Health Care - 9.89%
               
Biotechnology - 1.10%
               
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*
    2,750       69,410  
Amgen, Inc.
    2,040       145,065  
Biogen Idec, Inc.*
    870       116,589  
Cepheid, Inc.*
    979       37,603  
Incyte Corp.*
    3,790       85,957  
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    2,930       46,528  
Myriad Genetics, Inc.*
    2,750       71,528  
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
    1,670       17,752  
United Therapeutics Corp.*
    2,100       91,875  
              682,307  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.84%
 
Baxter International, Inc.
    472       26,153  
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*
    3,613       317,691  
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
    2,845       58,465  
RTI Biologics, Inc.*
    881       3,083  
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*
    1,280       64,653  
STERIS Corp.
    1,558       48,937  
              518,982  
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.33%
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
    9,010       335,262  
Community Health Systems, Inc.*
    4,550       110,747  
Express Scripts Holding Co.*
    996       55,567  
HCA Holdings, Inc.
    3,130       84,260  
Health Management Associates, Inc. - Class A*
    11,100       79,920  
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.33% (continued)
 
Health Net, Inc.*
    1,610     $ 57,332  
HealthSouth Corp.*
    2,530       56,647  
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*
    1,800       70,236  
Magellan Health Services, Inc.*
    1,990       88,117  
McKesson Corp.
    1,140       104,207  
MEDNAX, Inc.*
    2,750       193,160  
Owens & Minor, Inc.
    940       27,486  
Select Medical Holdings Corp.*
    7,300       62,561  
Team Health Holdings, Inc.*
    4,560       98,222  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*
    3,462       17,968  
              1,441,692  
Health Care Technology - 0.08%
         
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*
    2,730       30,249  
Omnicell, Inc.*
    1,420       20,263  
              50,512  
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.22%
 
Bruker Corp.*
    8,790       132,114  
                 
Pharmaceuticals - 5.32%
               
Abbott Laboratories
    4,216       261,645  
Allergan, Inc.
    881       84,576  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    15,113       504,321  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
    6,640       231,271  
Johnson & Johnson
    12,188       793,317  
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. - Class A
    2,280       87,712  
Merck & Co., Inc.
    12,152       476,844  
Pfizer, Inc.
    33,820       775,492  
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*
    1,330       65,702  
ViroPharma, Inc.*
    480       10,440  
              3,291,320  
Industrials - 9.02%
               
Aerospace & Defense - 2.13%
         
AAR Corp.
    1,852       28,614  
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
    2,500       133,250  
Boeing Co. (The)
    1,230       94,464  
Goodrich Corp.
    1,950       244,647  
Honeywell International, Inc.
    3,329       201,937  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.*
    678       26,747  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
  23
 
 
 

 
 
ISI Strategy Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 84.48% (continued)
 
Industrials - 9.02% (continued)
 
Aerospace & Defense - 2.13% (continued)
 
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    970     $ 87,824  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    4,001       253,183  
Taser International, Inc.*
    1,900       8,740  
United Technologies Corp.
    2,948       240,675  
              1,320,081  
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.30%
 
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B
    2,370       185,192  
                 
Airlines - 0.06%
               
Allegiant Travel Co.*
    320       18,803  
United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
    872       19,114  
              37,917  
Building Products - 0.32%
               
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.*
    4,753       108,083  
Griffon Corp.
    4,360       43,208  
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    1,520       47,165  
              198,456  
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.35%
 
ABM Industries, Inc.
    370       8,614  
Corrections Corp. of America*
    2,797       80,805  
Geo Group, Inc. (The)*
    2,650       54,881  
United Stationers, Inc.
    2,180       61,825  
US Ecology, Inc.
    410       8,889  
              215,014  
Construction & Engineering - 0.12%
 
AECOM Technology Corp.*
    1,800       39,726  
Tutor Perini Corp.*
    2,410       36,656  
              76,382  
Electrical Equipment – 0.00%
         
A123 Systems, Inc.*
    2,980       3,040  
                 
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.51%
 
3M Co.
    2,336       208,745  
General Electric Co.
    36,890       722,306  
              931,051  
Machinery - 1.67%
               
Actuant Corp. - Class A
    1,800       49,086  
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
    2,650       47,965  
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
Machinery - 1.67% (continued)
 
Caterpillar, Inc.
    3,387     $ 348,082  
CLARCOR, Inc.
    1,700       81,634  
Graco, Inc.
    3,220       171,658  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    1,131       64,897  
Joy Global, Inc.
    1,503       106,367  
Mueller Industries, Inc.
    2,090       95,534  
Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.
    950       41,145  
Terex Corp.*
    1,050       23,772  
              1,030,140  
Professional Services - 0.42%
               
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
    3,240       117,741  
Mistras Group, Inc.*
    1,040       24,409  
Pendrell Corp.*
    7,220       9,747  
Verisk Analytics, Inc. - Class A*
    2,160       105,732  
              257,629  
Road & Rail - 1.05%
               
Knight Transportation, Inc.
    2,600       42,692  
Landstar System, Inc.
    2,860       153,210  
RailAmerica, Inc.*
    3,890       90,170  
Union Pacific Corp.
    3,230       363,182  
              649,254  
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.09%
 
DXP Enterprises, Inc.*
    950       41,202  
Fastenal Co.
    8,226       385,141  
Titan Machinery, Inc.*
    380       13,539  
Watsco, Inc.
    1,260       90,657  
WESCO International, Inc.*
    2,180       144,730  
              675,269  
Information Technology - 15.00%
         
Communications Equipment - 0.52%
 
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.*
    5,720       31,689  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    4,790       96,518  
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
    910       28,137  
JDS Uniphase Corp.*
    470       5,710  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    1,900       96,957  
Opnext, Inc.*
    950       1,131  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    950       60,648  
              320,790  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI Strategy Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 84.48% (continued)
 
Information Technology - 15.00% (continued)
 
Computers & Peripherals - 4.24%
         
Apple, Inc.*
    3,913     $ 2,286,131  
EMC Corp.*
    2,250       63,472  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    1,510       37,388  
Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A
    1,510       45,451  
NCR Corp.*
    2,840       66,740  
QLogic Corp.*
    3,410       58,823  
STEC, Inc.*
    3,810       31,585  
Synaptics, Inc.*
    1,010       31,017  
              2,620,607  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.76%
         
Anixter International, Inc.*
    190       13,030  
AVX Corp.
    6,900       87,630  
Brightpoint, Inc.*
    5,320       32,558  
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
    2,270       46,104  
Itron, Inc.*
    550       22,440  
Plexus Corp.*
    950       30,752  
Power-One, Inc.*
    5,840       24,995  
ScanSource, Inc.*
    1,494       49,242  
Tech Data Corp.*
    2,439       131,194  
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*
    3,130       35,119  
              473,064  
Internet Software & Services - 1.38%
         
Earthlink, Inc.
    6,630       53,836  
Google, Inc. - Class A*
    1,116       675,437  
j2 Global, Inc.
    1,460       37,712  
NIC, Inc.
    2,050       22,939  
ValueClick, Inc.*
    850       18,003  
WebMD Health Corp.*
    1,040       23,660  
XO Group, Inc.*
    2,102       19,485  
              851,072  
IT Services - 3.00%
               
CACI International, Inc. - Class A*
    940       57,462  
Cardtronics, Inc.*
    1,833       48,318  
DST Systems, Inc.
    2,370       132,673  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
    260       8,754  
Forrester Research, Inc.
    1,100       38,995  
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
    1,522       46,375  
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
IT Services - 3.00% (continued)
 
International Business Machines Corp.
    6,544     $ 1,355,131  
ManTech International Corp. - Class A
    1,230       38,647  
Teradata Corp.*
    1,833       127,907  
              1,854,262  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.97%
 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*
    826       22,616  
GT Advanced Technologies, Inc.*
    4,430       28,839  
Intel Corp.
    21,309       605,176  
Micron Technology, Inc.*
    2,790       18,386  
Novellus Systems, Inc.*
    2,090       97,708  
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.*
    2,370       43,655  
Texas Instruments, Inc.
    9,555       305,187  
Veeco Instruments, Inc.*
    3,260       98,419  
              1,219,986  
Software - 3.13%
               
ANSYS, Inc.*
    3,813       255,738  
Blackbaud, Inc.
    1,560       48,329  
Microsoft Corp.
    28,962       927,363  
Oracle Corp.
    10,939       321,497  
Pegasystems, Inc.
    900       33,471  
Quest Software, Inc.*
    5,190       120,771  
SolarWinds, Inc.*
    910       42,688  
Tyler Technologies, Inc.*
    940       37,553  
VMware, Inc. - Class A*
    1,130       126,244  
Websense, Inc.*
    1,050       21,777  
              1,935,431  
Materials - 2.54%
               
Chemicals - 1.61%
               
A. Schulman, Inc.
    1,758       43,264  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
    270       52,126  
Cytec Industries, Inc.
    1,503       95,546  
Dow Chemical Co. (The)
    3,859       130,743  
Georgia Gulf Corp.*
    870       30,842  
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
    950       46,711  
Olin Corp.
    3,118       65,353  
PolyOne Corp.
    4,057       56,230  
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*
    1,728       95,628  
RPM International, Inc.
    6,228       165,478  
W.R. Grace & Co.*
    3,521       209,887  
              991,808  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI Strategy Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 84.48% (continued)
 
Materials - 2.54% (continued)
 
Containers & Packaging - 0.22%
         
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*
    215     $ 1,150  
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
    1,590       36,968  
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
    2,270       99,585  
              137,703  
Metals & Mining - 0.71%
               
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
    6,561       251,286  
Hecla Mining Co.
    1,960       8,389  
McEwen Mining, Inc.*
    2,480       9,399  
Metals USA Holdings Corp.*
    1,420       21,414  
Newmont Mining Corp.
    280       13,342  
Southern Copper Corp.
    1,956       64,313  
Titanium Metals Corp.
    972       14,357  
Worthington Industries, Inc.
    3,279       58,497  
              440,997  
Paper & Forest Products – 0.00%
 
Verso Paper Corp.*
    940       1,551  
                 
Telecommunication Services - 0.60%
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.59%
 
AT&T, Inc.
    5,410       178,043  
Globalstar, Inc.*
    3,010       1,595  
Premiere Global Services, Inc.*
    860       7,697  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    4,460       180,095  
              367,430  
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.01%
 
USA Mobility, Inc.
    480       6,202  
                 
Utilities - 1.44%
               
Electric Utilities - 0.49%
               
Exelon Corp.
    3,499       136,496  
Northeast Utilities
    3,010       110,678  
PPL Corp.
    2,043       55,876  
              303,050  
Multi-Utilities - 0.51%
               
Alliant Energy Corp.
    2,090       94,551  
Ameren Corp.
    6,800       222,972  
              317,523  
 
Security
   
Shares
     
Market
Value
 
Water Utilities - 0.44%
               
American Water Works Co., Inc.
    7,870     $ 269,469  
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $40,370,163)
    $ 52,255,891  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI Strategy Fund
 
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Security
 
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Market
Value
 
US TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 12.57%
               
US Treasury Notes
    2.000%  
01/31/16
  $ 1,250,000     $ 1,317,285  
US Treasury Notes
    1.000%  
03/31/17
    2,000,000       2,020,312  
US Treasury Notes
    1.500%  
03/31/19
    1,000,000       1,013,750  
US Treasury Notes
    2.625%  
08/15/20
    1,600,000       1,727,249  
US Treasury Bonds
    8.125%  
08/15/19
    1,150,000       1,695,711  
           
Total US Treasury Obligations (Cost $7,554,101)
    $ 7,774,307  
 
Security
 
Principal
Amount
   
Market
Value
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 2.92%
           
JPMorgan Chase, N.A.
           
Dated 04/30/12, 0.10%, principal and interest in the amount of $1,805,005 to be repurchased 05/01/12, collateralized by US Treasury Inflation-Protected Notes, par value of $1,605,900 due to 07/15/13, 07/15/18, and 01/15/22 with a combined value of $1,845,028 (Cost $1,804,000)
  $ 1,804,000     $ 1,804,000  
                 
Total Investments - 99.97% (Cost $49,728,264)**
    $ 61,834,198  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.03%
      19,635  
Net Assets - 100.00%
    $ 61,853,833  
 

 
*
Non-income producing security.
   
**
Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $49,728,264 and net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 13,763,091  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
    (1,657,157 )
Net Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 12,105,934  

 
The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the Schedule of Investments cost is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains and losses under income tax regulations and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These timing differences are temporary in nature and are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI FUNDS
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
   
Total Return
US Treasury
Fund
   
Managed
Municipal
Fund
 
ASSETS
           
Investments in securities:
           
At cost
  $ 76,411,680     $ 102,062,768  
At value (Note 1)
  $ 81,017,738     $ 109,093,993  
Cash
    884       429  
Interest receivable
    538,850       1,030,166  
Receivable for capital shares sold
    1,556       57,930  
Other assets
    9,342       34,314  
TOTAL ASSETS
    81,568,370       110,216,832  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Distributions payable
    38,188       105,181  
Payable for capital shares redeemed
    85,420       20,082  
Accrued distribution fees (Note 2)
    16,700       21,561  
Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 2)
    15,174       36,078  
Accrued administration fees (Note 2)
    7,215       5,205  
Accrued directors' fees (Note 2)
    4,079       3,936  
Accrued transfer agent fees (Note 2)
    3,898       2,669  
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
    24,523       20,293  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    195,197       215,005  
                 
NET ASSETS
  $ 81,373,173     $ 110,001,827  
                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
               
Paid-in capital
  $ 75,474,682     $ 102,525,667  
Distributions in excess of net investment income
    (280,877 )     (66 )
Accumulated net realized gains from security transactions
    1,573,310       445,001  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    4,606,058       7,031,225  
Net assets
  $ 81,373,173     $ 110,001,827  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
28  
 
 
 

 
 
ISI FUNDS
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
   
Total Return
US Treasury
Fund
   
Managed
Municipal
Fund
 
SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING OF $0.001 PAR VALUE
           
ISI Class A Shares (50,000,000 shares authorized)
          9,496,686  
ISI Class I Shares (5,000,000 shares authorized)
          443,639  
ISI Shares (115,000,000 shares authorized)
    7,879,332        
                 
NET ASSET VALUE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE
               
ISI Class A Shares (based on net assets of $105,089,545)
  $     $ 11.07  
ISI Class I Shares (based on net assets of $4,912,282)
  $     $ 11.07  
ISI Shares (based on net assets of $81,373,173)
  $ 10.33     $  
                 
MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE VALUE PER SHARE (100/97) X NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
               
ISI Class A Shares
  $     $ 11.41  
ISI Shares
  $ 10.65     $  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI FUNDS
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
   
North American Government
Bond Fund
   
ISI
Strategy
Fund
 
ASSETS
           
Investments in securities:
           
At cost
  $ 160,586,666     $ 49,728,264  
At value (Note 1)
  $ 167,500,280     $ 61,834,198  
Cash
    507       207  
Dividends and interest receivable, at value
    2,029,639       77,257  
Receivable for capital shares sold
    188,353       64,386  
Other assets
    36,396       13,813  
TOTAL ASSETS
    169,755,175       61,989,861  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Distributions payable
    132,999        
Payable for capital shares redeemed
    287,417       73,277  
Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 2)
    55,003       20,023  
Accrued distribution fees (Note 2)
    52,963       12,514  
Accrued transfer agent fees (Note 2)
    8,375       2,987  
Accrued administration fees (Note 2)
    6,850       5,020  
Accrued directors' fees (Note 2)
    5,126       2,948  
Accrued shareholder servicing fees (Note 2)
    3,627        
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
    25,257       19,259  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    577,617       136,028  
                 
NET ASSETS
  $ 169,177,558     $ 61,853,833  
                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
               
Paid-in capital
  $ 161,857,429     $ 49,691,647  
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
    (942,446 )     13,976  
Accumulated net realized gains from security and foreign currency transactions
    1,342,295       42,276  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translation
    6,920,280       12,105,934  
Net assets
  $ 169,177,558     $ 61,853,833  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
30  
 
 
 

 
 
ISI FUNDS
 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
   
North American
Government
Bond Fund
   
ISI
Strategy
Fund
 
SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING OF $0.001 PAR VALUE
           
ISI Class A Shares (50,000,000 shares authorized)
    16,224,298        
ISI Class C Shares (5,000,000 shares authorized)
    2,237,157        
ISI Class I Shares (5,000,000 shares authorized)
    2,793,604        
ISI Shares (25,000,000 shares authorized)
          4,374,367  
                 
NET ASSET VALUE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE
               
ISI Class A Shares (based on net assets of $129,183,091)
  $ 7.96     $  
ISI Class C Shares (based on net assets of $17,699,697)*
  $ 7.91     $  
ISI Class I Shares (based on net assets of $22,294,770)
  $ 7.98     $  
ISI Shares (based on net assets of $61,853,833)
  $     $ 14.14  
                 
MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE VALUE PER SHARE (100/97) X NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
               
ISI Class A Shares
  $ 8.21     $  
ISI Shares
  $     $ 14.58  
 
*
Contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is imposed on the sale of shares if redeemed within the first year of purchase.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI FUNDS
 
Statements of Operations
Six Months Ended April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
   
Total Return
US Treasury
Fund
   
Managed
Municipal
Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
           
Interest
  $ 816,135     $ 1,916,822  
Other income
    301        
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME
    816,436       1,916,822  
                 
EXPENSES
               
Investment advisory fees (Note 2)
    96,187       220,295  
Distribution fees (Note 2):
               
ISI Class A Shares
          132,425  
ISI Shares
    104,918        
Administration fees (Note 2)
    31,886       39,736  
Custody fees
    25,177       35,525  
Transfer agent fees (Note 2):
               
ISI Class A Shares
          19,195  
ISI Class I Shares
          766  
ISI Shares
    23,613        
Professional fees
    21,643       24,126  
Registration fees
    15,962       24,438  
Compliance consulting fees (Note 2)
    8,612       10,611  
Directors' fees and expenses
    7,818       9,680  
Other expenses
    27,502       27,911  
TOTAL EXPENSES
    363,318       544,708  
                 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
    453,118       1,372,114  
                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS
               
Net realized gains from security transactions
    1,573,453       486,258  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    (453,121 )     2,421,122  
                 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS
    1,120,332       2,907,380  
                 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
  $ 1,573,450     $ 4,279,494  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI FUNDS
 
Statements of Operations
Six Months Ended April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
   
North American
Government
Bond Fund
   
ISI
Strategy
Fund
 
INVESTMENT INCOME
           
Interest
  $ 2,116,587     $ 32,756  
Dividends
          598,765  
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME
    2,116,587       631,521  
                 
EXPENSES
               
Investment advisory fees (Note 2)
    321,226       116,268  
Distribution fees (Note 2):
               
ISI Class A Shares
    246,731        
ISI Class C Shares
    64,958        
ISI Shares
          72,667  
Registration fees
    70,004       15,204  
Administration fees (Note 2)
    55,301       22,213  
Custody fees
    54,625       29,506  
Transfer agent fees (Note 2):
               
ISI Class A Shares
    38,539        
ISI Class C Shares
    5,423        
ISI Class I Shares
    6,231        
ISI Shares
          17,541  
Professional fees
    29,397       19,135  
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 2):
               
ISI Class C Shares
    21,653        
Compliance consulting fees (Note 2)
    15,102       6,041  
Directors' fees and expenses
    13,368       5,397  
Other expenses
    34,195       25,150  
TOTAL EXPENSES
    976,753       329,122  
                 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
    1,139,834       302,399  
                 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES
               
Net realized gains (losses) from:
               
Security transactions
    1,402,132       3,474,598  
Foreign currency transactions
    (59,751 )      
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
               
Investments
    499,916       3,151,927  
Foreign currency translation
    36,336        
                 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES
    1,878,633       6,626,525  
                 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
  $ 3,018,467     $ 6,928,924  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Total Return US Treasury Fund
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
   
Year
Ended
October 31,
2011
 
FROM OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
  $ 453,118     $ 1,304,024  
Net realized gains from security transactions
    1,573,453       1,634,170  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    (453,121 )     642,385  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    1,573,450       3,580,579  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
    (453,118 )     (1,304,024 )
From net realized gains from security transactions
    (1,266,786 )     (381,516 )
In excess of net investment income
    (280,877 )      
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders
    (2,000,781 )     (1,685,540 )
                 
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    3,250,358       5,744,028  
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
    1,447,617       1,130,054  
Payments for shares redeemed
    (8,391,249 )     (21,068,096 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    (3,693,274 )     (14,194,014 )
                 
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS
    (4,120,605 )     (12,298,975 )
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
    85,493,778       97,792,753  
End of period
  $ 81,373,173     $ 85,493,778  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  $ (280,877 )   $  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
               
Shares sold
    313,628       566,944  
Shares reinvested
    139,677       113,692  
Shares redeemed
    (813,109 )     (2,131,872 )
Net decrease in shares outstanding
    (359,804 )     (1,451,236 )
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
    8,239,136       9,690,372  
Shares outstanding, end of period
    7,879,332       8,239,136  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Managed Municipal Fund
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
   
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
   
Year
Ended
October 31,
2011
 
FROM OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
  $ 1,372,114     $ 2,824,541  
Net realized gains (losses) from security transactions
    486,258       (41,257 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    2,421,122       153,003  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    4,279,494       2,936,287  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
ISI Class A Shares
    (1,313,615 )     (2,740,490 )
ISI Class I Shares
    (59,255 )     (83,643 )
From net realized gains from security transactions
               
ISI Class A Shares
          (702,701 )
ISI Class I Shares
          (17,283 )
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders
    (1,372,870 )     (3,544,117 )
                 
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
               
ISI Class A Shares
    3,436,784       11,333,587  
ISI Class I Shares
    1,498,454       4,164,478  
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
               
ISI Class A Shares
    718,233       2,108,024  
ISI Class I Shares
    3,931       28,991  
Payments for shares redeemed
               
ISI Class A Shares
    (6,213,886 )     (20,683,966 )
ISI Class I Shares
    (294,660 )     (675,412 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    (851,144 )     (3,724,298 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
    2,055,480       (4,332,128 )
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
    107,946,347       112,278,475  
End of period
  $ 110,001,827     $ 107,946,347  
                 
UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  $ (66 )   $ 690  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Managed Municipal Fund
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
 
 
   
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
   
Year
Ended
October 31,
2011
 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
           
Shares sold
           
ISI Class A Shares
    310,514       1,069,961  
ISI Class I Shares
    135,590       388,654  
Shares reinvested
               
ISI Class A Shares
    65,188       201,088  
ISI Class I Shares
    356       2,782  
Shares redeemed
               
ISI Class A Shares
    (564,494 )     (1,953,697 )
ISI Class I Shares
    (26,711 )     (64,049 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
               
ISI Class A Shares
    (188,792 )     (682,648 )
ISI Class I Shares
    109,235       327,387  
                 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
               
ISI Class A Shares
    9,685,478       10,368,126  
ISI Class I Shares
    334,404       7,017  
Shares outstanding, end of period
               
ISI Class A Shares
    9,496,686       9,685,478  
ISI Class I Shares
    443,639       334,404  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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North American Government Bond Fund
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
   
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
   
Year
Ended
October 31,
2011
 
FROM OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
  $ 1,139,834     $ 2,619,451  
Net realized gains from security and foreign currency transactions
    1,342,381       1,514,546  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translation
    536,252       397,933  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    3,018,467       4,531,930  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
               
ISI Class A Shares
    (883,972 )     (2,308,484 )
ISI Class C Shares
    (72,648 )     (276,833 )
ISI Class I Shares
    (183,214 )     (303,492 )
From net realized gains from security transactions
               
ISI Class A Shares
    (331,210 )     (885,079 )
ISI Class C Shares
    (45,395 )     (141,835 )
ISI Class I Shares
    (51,161 )     (66,068 )
In excess of net investment income
               
ISI Class A Shares
    (623,581 )      
ISI Class C Shares
    (99,976 )      
ISI Class I Shares
    (94,452 )      
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders
    (2,385,609 )     (3,981,791 )
                 
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
               
ISI Class A Shares
    24,402,766       18,444,746  
ISI Class C Shares
    1,399,377       2,997,040  
ISI Class I Shares
    5,584,569       19,541,976  
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
               
ISI Class A Shares
    1,288,006       2,045,866  
ISI Class C Shares
    148,414       263,185  
ISI Class I Shares
    46,648       79,028  
Payments for shares redeemed
               
ISI Class A Shares
    (9,402,077 )     (42,909,330 )
ISI Class C Shares
    (1,148,718 )     (8,919,558 )
ISI Class I Shares
    (1,485,505 )     (1,924,589 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    20,833,480       (10,381,636 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
    21,466,338       (9,831,497 )
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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North American Government Bond Fund
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
 
 
   
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
   
Year
Ended
October 31,
2011
 
NET ASSETS
           
Beginning of period
    147,711,220       157,542,717  
End of period
  $ 169,177,558     $ 147,711,220  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  $ (942,446 )   $ (124,437 )
                 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
               
Shares sold
               
ISI Class A Shares
    3,073,770       2,377,677  
ISI Class C Shares
    177,293       386,824  
ISI Class I Shares
    701,812       2,482,523  
Shares reinvested
               
ISI Class A Shares
    162,406       263,122  
ISI Class C Shares
    18,831       34,019  
ISI Class I Shares
    5,867       10,193  
Shares redeemed
               
ISI Class A Shares
    (1,183,618 )     (5,508,903 )
ISI Class C Shares
    (145,671 )     (1,157,539 )
ISI Class I Shares
    (186,432 )     (245,283 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
               
ISI Class A Shares
    2,052,558       (2,868,104 )
ISI Class C Shares
    50,453       (736,696 )
ISI Class I Shares
    521,247       2,247,433  
                 
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
               
ISI Class A Shares
    14,171,740       17,039,844  
ISI Class C Shares
    2,186,704       2,923,400  
ISI Class I Shares
    2,272,357       24,924  
Shares outstanding, end of period
               
ISI Class A Shares
    16,224,298       14,171,740  
ISI Class C Shares
    2,237,157       2,186,704  
ISI Class I Shares
    2,793,604       2,272,357  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI Strategy Fund
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
   
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
   
Year
Ended
October 31,
2011
 
FROM OPERATIONS
           
Net investment income
  $ 302,399     $ 704,938  
Net realized gains from security transactions
    3,474,598       2,271,921  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    3,151,927       (403,351 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    6,928,924       2,573,508  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
From net investment income
    (331,915 )     (707,064 )
                 
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    2,120,030       6,536,028  
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions to shareholders
    285,325       610,715  
Payments for shares redeemed
    (4,409,654 )     (12,196,789 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    (2,004,299 )     (5,050,046 )
                 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
    4,592,710       (3,183,602 )
                 
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period
    57,261,123       60,444,725  
End of period
  $ 61,853,833     $ 57,261,123  
                 
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME
  $ 13,976     $ 43,492  
                 
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY
               
Shares sold
    156,062       510,245  
Shares reinvested
    21,527       47,681  
Shares redeemed
    (337,935 )     (947,151 )
Net decrease in shares outstanding
    (160,346 )     (389,225 )
Shares outstanding, beginning of period
    4,534,713       4,923,938  
Shares outstanding, end of period
    4,374,367       4,534,713  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Total Return US Treasury Fund

Financial Highlights
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
 
   
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
   
 
 
Years Ended October 31,
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net asset value at
beginning of period
  $ 10.38     $ 10.09     $ 10.11     $ 9.59     $ 9.50     $ 9.42  
                                                 
Income from
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income(a)
    0.06       0.15       0.15       0.17       0.28       0.35  
Net realized and unrealized
gains on investments
    0.14       0.33       0.50       0.70       0.16       0.08  
Total from investment operations
    0.20       0.48       0.65       0.87       0.44       0.43  
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
Dividends from net
investment income
    (0.06 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.17 )     (0.28 )     (0.34 )
Distributions from
net realized gains
    (0.16 )     (0.04 )     (0.52 )     (0.18 )     (0.07 )     (0.00 )*
Return of capital
                                  (0.01 )
In excess of net
investment income
    (0.03 )                              
Total distributions
    (0.25 )     (0.19 )     (0.67 )     (0.35 )     (0.35 )     (0.35 )
                                                 
Net asset value at end of period
  $ 10.33     $ 10.38     $ 10.09     $ 10.11     $ 9.59     $ 9.50  
                                                 
TOTAL RETURN(b) 
    1.90 %(c)     4.87 %     6.85 %     9.05 %     4.61 %     4.66 %
                                                 
Net assets at end of period (000's)
  $ 81,373     $ 85,494     $ 97,793     $ 112,295     $ 119,973     $ 124,768  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets
    0.87 %(d)     0.84 %     0.82 %     0.80 %     0.79 %     0.79 %
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets
    1.08 %(d)     1.50 %     1.49 %     1.68 %     2.86 %     3.68 %
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
    48 %(c)     51 %     44 %     109 %     70 %     29 %

 
(a)
Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the period.
   
(b)
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
   
(c)
Not annualized.
   
(d)
Annualized.
   
*
Amount less than $0.005 per share.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
40  
 
 
 

 
 
Managed Municipal Fund - Class A

Financial Highlights
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
 
 
 
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
   
 
Years Ended October 31,
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net asset value at
beginning of period
  $ 10.77     $ 10.82     $ 10.68     $ 9.96     $ 10.61     $ 10.80  
                                                 
Income (loss) from
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income(a)
    0.14       0.28       0.31       0.32       0.36       0.38  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
    0.30       0.02       0.18       0.74       (0.50 )     (0.14 )
Total from investment operations
    0.44       0.30       0.49       1.06       (0.14 )     0.24  
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
Dividends from net
investment income
    (0.14 )     (0.28 )     (0.31 )     (0.32 )     (0.47 )     (0.34 )
Distributions from
net realized gains
          (0.07 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.09 )
Total distributions
    (0.14 )     (0.35 )     (0.35 )     (0.34 )     (0.51 )     (0.43 )
                                                 
Net asset value at end of period
  $ 11.07     $ 10.77     $ 10.82     $ 10.68     $ 9.96     $ 10.61  
                                                 
TOTAL RETURN(b) 
    4.06 %(c)     2.93 %     4.62 %     10.68 %     (1.44 )%     2.29 %
                                                 
Net assets at end of period (000's)
  $ 105,090     $ 104,342     $ 112,203     $ 100,923     $ 75,072     $ 73,038  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets
    1.00 %(d)     1.01 %     0.97 %     0.97 %     0.96 %     0.94 %
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets
    2.48 %(d)     2.65 %     2.89 %     3.02 %     3.48 %     3.57 %
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
    5 %(c)     10 %     22 %     10 %     7 %     5 %


(a)
Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the period.
   
(b)
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
   
(c)
Not annualized.
   
(d)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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Managed Municipal Fund - Class I

Financial Highlights
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
 
 
 
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
   
Year
Ended
October 31,
2011
   
Period
Ended
October 31,
2010(a)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period
  $ 10.78     $ 10.82     $ 10.94  
                         
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                       
Net investment income(b)
    0.15       0.31       0.02  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
    0.29       0.03       (0.11 )
Total from investment operations
    0.44       0.34       (0.09 )
                         
Less distributions:
                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.15 )     (0.31 )     (0.03 )
Distributions from net realized gains
          (0.07 )      
Total distributions
    (0.15 )     (0.38 )     (0.03 )
                         
Net asset value at end of period
  $ 11.07     $ 10.78     $ 10.82  
                         
TOTAL RETURN(c)
    4.09 %(d)     3.28 %     (0.86 )%(d)
                         
Net assets at end of period (000's)
  $ 4,912     $ 3,605     $ 76  
                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.75 %(e)     0.76 %     0.70 %(e)
                         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
    2.73 %(e)     2.92 %     2.83 %(e)
                         
Portfolio turnover rate
    5 %(d)     10 %     22 %(d)


(a)
Class I commenced operations on October 7, 2010.
   
(b)
Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the period.
   
(c)
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
   
(d)
Not annualized.
   
(e)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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North American Government Bond Fund - Class A

Financial Highlights
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
 
 
 
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
   
 
Years Ended October 31,
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net asset value at
beginning of period
  $ 7.93     $ 7.89     $ 7.56     $ 7.22     $ 7.53     $ 7.41  
                                                 
Income (loss) from
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income(a)
    0.06       0.14       0.14       0.14       0.23       0.26  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies
    0.09       0.12       0.56       0.56       (0.18 )     0.22  
Total from investment operations
    0.15       0.26       0.70       0.70       0.05       0.48  
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
Dividends from net
investment income
    (0.06 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.08 )     (0.19 )     (0.35 )
Distributions from
net realized gains
    (0.02 )     (0.06 )     (0.23 )     (0.28 )     (0.14 )      
Return of capital
                            (0.03 )     (0.01 )
In excess of net
investment income
    (0.04 )                              
Total distributions
    (0.12 )     (0.22 )     (0.37 )     (0.36 )     (0.36 )     (0.36 )
                                                 
Net asset value at end of period
  $ 7.96     $ 7.93     $ 7.89     $ 7.56     $ 7.22     $ 7.53  
                                                 
TOTAL RETURN(b) 
    1.87 %(c)     3.30 %     9.53 %     9.80 %     0.51 %     6.71 %
                                                 
Net assets at end of period (000's)
  $ 129,183     $ 112,407     $ 134,383     $ 132,814     $ 140,326     $ 131,748  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets
    1.20 %(d)     1.18 %     1.15 %     1.13 %     1.11 %     1.11 %
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets
    1.43 %(d)     1.83 %     1.85 %     1.87 %     2.97 %     3.54 %
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
    39 %(c)     46 %     48 %     131 %     108 %     49 %


(a)
Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the period.
   
(b)
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
   
(c)
Not annualized.
   
(d)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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North American Government Bond Fund - Class C

Financial Highlights
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
 
 
 
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
   
 
 
Years Ended October 31,
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net asset value at
beginning of period
  $ 7.89     $ 7.85     $ 7.54     $ 7.21     $ 7.52     $ 7.40  
                                                 
Income (loss) from
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income(a)
    0.03       0.10       0.09       0.09       0.18       0.21  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies
    0.09       0.12       0.56       0.55       (0.18 )     0.22  
Total from investment operations
    0.12       0.22       0.65       0.64       0.00       0.43  
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
Dividends from net
investment income
    (0.03 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.03 )     (0.14 )     (0.30 )
Distributions from
net realized gains
    (0.02 )     (0.06 )     (0.23 )     (0.28 )     (0.14 )      
Return of capital
                            (0.03 )     (0.01 )
In excess of net
investment income
    (0.05 )                              
Total distributions
    (0.10 )     (0.18 )     (0.34 )     (0.31 )     (0.31 )     (0.31 )
                                                 
Net asset value at end of period
  $ 7.91     $ 7.89     $ 7.85     $ 7.54     $ 7.21     $ 7.52  
                                                 
TOTAL RETURN(b) 
    1.52 %(c)     2.84 %     8.85 %     8.97 %     (0.12 )%     6.03 %
                                                 
Net assets at end of period (000's)
  $ 17,700     $ 17,248     $ 22,963     $ 24,659     $ 20,636     $ 16,848  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets
    1.80 %(d)     1.78 %     1.78 %     1.76 %     1.73 %     1.74 %
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets
    0.84 %(d)     1.23 %     1.23 %     1.22 %     2.34 %     2.93 %
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
    39 %(c)     46 %     48 %     131 %     108 %     49 %


(a)
Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the period.
   
(b)
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
   
(c)
Not annualized.
   
(d)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
44  
 
 
 

 
 
North American Government Bond Fund - Class I

Financial Highlights
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
 
 
 
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
   
Year
Ended
October 31,
2011
   
Period
Ended
October 31,
2010(a)
 
Net asset value at beginning of period
  $ 7.95     $ 7.89     $ 7.80  
                         
Income from investment operations:
                       
Net investment income(b)
    0.07       0.18       0.02  
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments and foreign currencies
    0.09       0.12       0.12  
Total from investment operations
    0.16       0.30       0.14  
                         
Less distributions:
                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.07 )     (0.18 )     (0.02 )
Distributions from net realized gains
    (0.02 )     (0.06 )     (0.03 )
In excess of net investment income
    (0.04 )            
Total distributions
    (0.13 )     (0.24 )     (0.05 )
                         
Net asset value at end of period
  $ 7.98     $ 7.95     $ 7.89  
                         
TOTAL RETURN(c)
    2.01 %(d)     3.88 %     1.74 %(d)
                         
Net assets at end of period (000's)
  $ 22,295     $ 18,056     $ 197  
                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.80 %(e)     0.78 %     0.69 %(e)
                         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
    1.84 %(e)     2.25 %     2.25 %(e)
                         
Portfolio turnover rate
    39 %(d)     46 %     48 %(d)


(a)
Class I commenced operations on September 16, 2010.
   
(b)
Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the period.
   
(c)
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
   
(d)
Not annualized.
   
(e)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI Strategy Fund

Financial Highlights
Selected Per Share Data and Ratios for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period
 
 
 
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2012
   
 
 
Years Ended October 31,
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net asset value at
beginning of period
  $ 12.63     $ 12.28     $ 10.64     $ 9.63     $ 14.82     $ 13.54  
                                                 
Income (loss) from
investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income(a)
    0.07       0.15       0.16       0.11       0.13       0.17  
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
    1.52       0.35       1.64       1.02       (4.39 )     1.65  
Total from investment operations
    1.59       0.50       1.80       1.13       (4.26 )     1.82  
                                                 
Less distributions:
                                               
Dividends from net
investment income
    (0.08 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.12 )     (0.13 )     (0.17 )
Distributions from
net realized gains
                            (0.80 )     (0.37 )
Total distributions
    (0.08 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.12 )     (0.93 )     (0.54 )
                                                 
Net asset value at end of period
  $ 14.14     $ 12.63     $ 12.28     $ 10.64     $ 9.63     $ 14.82  
                                                 
TOTAL RETURN(b) 
    12.60 %(c)     4.03 %     17.05 %     11.84 %     (30.49 )%     13.79 %
                                                 
Net assets at end of period (000's)
  $ 61,854     $ 57,261     $ 60,445     $ 53,731     $ 53,245     $ 80,535  
                                                 
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets
    1.13 %(d)     1.04 %     1.06 %     1.10 %     0.99 %     0.96 %
                                                 
Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets
    1.04 %(d)     1.12 %     1.40 %     1.19 %     1.02 %     1.21 %
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate
    29 %(c)     50 %     38 %     55 %     42 %     62 %

(a)
Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the period.
   
(b)
Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
   
(c)
Not annualized.
   
(d)
Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
 
Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
 
A.     Organization
 
Total Return US Treasury Fund, Inc. (“Total Return”), Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Managed Municipal”), North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. (“North American”) and ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. (“Strategy”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as open-end management investment companies. The Funds are organized as corporations under the laws of the State of Maryland.
 
Total Return’s investment objectives are to provide a high level of total return with relative stability of principal and, secondarily, high current income. Managed Municipal’s investment objectives are to provide a high level of total return with relative stability of principal and, secondarily, high current income exempt from Federal income tax. North American’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk. Strategy’s investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of long-term growth of capital and current income.
 
Total Return and Strategy each currently offer a single class of shares (ISI Shares) to investors. Managed Municipal offers two classes of shares – ISI Class A Shares and ISI Class I Shares. North American offers three classes of shares – ISI Class A Shares, ISI Class C Shares and ISI Class I Shares. ISI Shares and ISI Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge equal to 3.00%. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is imposed on the sale of ISI Class C Shares if redeemed within the first year of purchase.
 
Total Return and Strategy are authorized to issue 115,000,000 and 25,000,000 shares, respectively, of ISI Shares at $0.001 par value. Managed Municipal is authorized to issue 50,000,000 ISI Class A Shares and 5,000,000 ISI Class I Shares at $0.001 par value. North American is authorized to issue 50,000,000 ISI Class A Shares, 5,000,000 ISI Class C Shares and 5,000,000 ISI Class I Shares at $0.001 par value.
 
B.     Valuation of Securities
 
Exchange traded securities and over-the-counter securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System for which market quotations are readily available are valued each Fund business day using the last reported sales price or the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) provided by independent pricing services as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). In the absence of a sale price or NOCP, such securities are valued at the mean of the last bid and the last asked prices. Non-exchange traded securities for which quotations are readily available are generally valued at the mean between the last bid and the last asked prices. Debt securities may be valued at prices supplied by a Fund’s pricing agent based on broker or dealer supplied
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics such as rating, interest rate, and maturity. Money market instruments that mature in 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost unless the Fund’s investment advisor believes another valuation is more appropriate.
 
When valuing securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the market quotations that are readily available are considered unreliable, the Funds determine a fair value in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Funds’ Boards of Directors (the “Board”). The Funds may use these procedures to establish the fair value of securities when, for example, a significant event occurs between the time the market closes and the calculation of the net asset value per share, and the event is likely to affect the Fund’s net asset value per share. Fair valuation may also be used for securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, securities for which no or limited trading activity has occurred for a period of time, or securities that are otherwise deemed to be illiquid (i.e., securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days at approximately the price at which the security is currently priced by the Funds).
 
If a fair value is required, the investment advisor, or the sub-advisor in the case of Strategy, determines the value of the security until the Board meets to establish the fair value of the security.
 
As of April 30, 2012, there were no fair valued securities.
 
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) establish a single authoritative definition of fair value, set out a frame work for measuring fair value and require additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
 
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”).” ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management is currently evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2012:
 
Total Return
                       
 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
US Treasury Obligations
  $     $ 80,747,738     $     $ 80,747,738  
Repurchase Agreements
          270,000             270,000  
Total
  $     $ 81,017,738     $     $ 81,017,738  
                                 
Managed Municipal
                               
 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Municipal Bonds
  $     $ 96,826,737     $     $ 96,826,737  
US Treasury Obligations
          11,431,256             11,431,256  
Repurchase Agreements
          836,000             836,000  
Total
  $     $ 109,093,993     $     $ 109,093,993  
                                 
North American
                               
 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Canadian Securities
  $     $ 27,089,316     $     $ 27,089,316  
Mexican Securities
          18,549,355             18,549,355  
US Treasury Obligations
          120,804,609             120,804,609  
Repurchase Agreements
          1,057,000             1,057,000  
Total
  $     $ 167,500,280     $     $ 167,500,280  
                                 
Strategy
                               
 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
  $ 52,255,891     $     $     $ 52,255,891  
US Treasury Obligations
          7,774,307             7,774,307  
Repurchase Agreements
          1,804,000             1,804,000  
Total
  $ 52,255,891     $ 9,578,307     $     $ 61,834,198  
 
See Strategy’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks valued using Level 1 inputs by industry type.
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
The Funds’ policy is to disclose significant transfers between Levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. The Funds may hold securities which are periodically fair valued in accordance with the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures. This may result in movements between Level 1 and Level 2 throughout the period. There were no significant transfers between Level 1, 2, or 3 as of April 30, 2012, based on the valuation input Levels on October 31, 2011 for the Funds.
 
C.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income
 
Securities transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined by comparing the proceeds of a sale or the cost of a purchase with a specific offsetting transaction. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued daily. Estimated expenses are also accrued daily. With respect to North American and Managed Municipal, income, gains (losses) and common expenses are allocated to each class based on its respective net assets. Class specific expenses are charged directly to each class.
 
D.
Distributions
 
Total Return declares distributions daily, and North American declares monthly distributions at fixed rates approved by the Board. These distributions are paid monthly. To the extent that a Fund’s net investment income is less than an approved fixed rate, some of its distributions may be designated as a return of capital. Managed Municipal declares and pays dividends monthly from its net investment income. Strategy declares and pays dividends quarterly from its net investment income. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. The Funds record dividends and distributions on the ex-dividend date.
 
E.
Federal Income Taxes
 
Each Fund has a policy to qualify as a regulated investment company under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As provided therein in any fiscal year in which a Fund so qualifies and distributes at least 90% of its net taxable income, the Fund (but not its shareholders) will be relieved of Federal income tax on the income distributed. In addition, by distributing in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, a Fund will not be subject to Federal excise taxes. Accordingly, no Federal income or excise taxes have been accrued.
 
F.
Foreign Currency Translation
 
The Funds maintain their accounting records in U.S. dollars. North American determines the U.S. dollar value of foreign currency-denominated assets, liabilities and transactions by using prevailing exchange rates. In valuing security transactions, the receipt of income and the payment of expenses, North American uses the prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date.
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions shown on North American’s financial statements result from the sale of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and from the difference between the amounts of interest recorded on North American’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. That portion of realized gains (losses) from security transactions that results from fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates relating to the sale of foreign securities is not separately disclosed but is included in net realized gains (losses) from security transactions. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed but is included in the net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.
 
G.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
 
North American may use forward foreign currency contracts to manage foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may use these contracts to fix the U.S. dollar value of securities transactions for the period between the date of the transaction and the date the security is received or delivered or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities that it already owns. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the underlying securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. North American determines the net U.S. dollar value of the forward foreign currency contracts using prevailing exchange rates.
 
H.
Repurchase Agreements
 
Each Fund may make short-term investments in repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. government securities. Under the terms of a repurchase agreement, a financial institution sells U.S. government securities to a Fund and agrees to buy them back on a specified day in return for the principal amount of the original sale plus accrued interest. The custodial bank holds the collateral in a separate account until the agreement matures. If the value of the securities falls below the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus accrued interest, the financial institution deposits additional collateral by the following business day. If the financial institution either fails to deposit the required additional collateral or fails to repurchase the securities as agreed, a Fund has the right to sell the securities and recover any resulting loss from the financial institution. If the financial institution enters into bankruptcy, a Fund’s claim on the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
 
I.
Estimates
 
In preparing its financial statements in conformity with GAAP, 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 and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results may be different.
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
Note 2 – Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
 
International Strategy & Investment, Inc. (“ISI”) is the Funds’ investment advisor. As compensation for ISI’s advisory services, Total Return pays ISI an annual fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates: 0.20% of the first $100 million, 0.18% of the next $100 million, 0.16% of the next $100 million, 0.14% of the next $200 million and 0.12% of the amount over $500 million. In addition, Total Return pays ISI 1.50% of the Fund’s gross interest income. As compensation for ISI’s advisory services, Managed Municipal, North American and Strategy each pay ISI a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.40% of such Fund’s average daily net assets.
 
ISI has contractually agreed to reimburse expenses with respect to Class C Shares of North American through February 28, 2013 to the extent necessary to limit the annual ordinary operating expenses of ISI Class C Shares to 1.85% of the average daily net assets attributable to such shares. During the six months ended April 30, 2012, no expenses were reimbursed by ISI under the expense limitation agreement.
 
Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. is Strategy’s Sub-Advisor and is responsible for managing the common stocks in Strategy’s portfolio. The Sub-Advisor is paid by ISI, not Strategy.
 
International Strategy & Investment Group LLC (“ISI Group”), an affiliate of ISI, is the distributor for the Funds. Total Return, Managed Municipal (ISI Class A Shares, only) and Strategy each pay ISI Group a distribution/shareholder service fee, pursuant to Rule 12b-1, that is calculated daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets. North American’s ISI Class A Shares and ISI Class C Shares pay ISI Group a distribution/shareholder service fee, pursuant to Rule 12b-1, that is calculated daily and paid monthly at the annual rates of 0.40% and 1.00% (which may include up to 0.25% for shareholder servicing fees for each class) of their average daily net assets, respectively.
 
During the six months ended April 30, 2012, ISI Group earned commissions on sales of ISI Shares of Total Return, Managed Municipal and Strategy of $3,940, $2,871 and $1,540, respectively, and earned commissions of $2,827 on sales of ISI Class A Shares of North American. ISI Group retained $493 of contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions of ISI Class C Shares of North American during the six months ended April 30, 2012.
 
State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) is the administrator of the Funds. State Street is responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Funds, and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund other than investment advisory activities, including maintaining the books and records of the Fund, and preparing certain reports and other documents required by federal and/or state laws and regulations. For the
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
performance of these services, the Funds pay State Street an annual fee of $300,000. This fee is allocated among the Funds based on the relative net assets of each Fund.
 
State Street is the fund accountant and fund custodian, and State Street is responsible for safeguarding and controlling the Funds’ cash and securities, handling the delivery of securities and collecting interest and dividends on the Funds’ investments. State Street as fund accounting agent is responsible for maintaining the books and records and calculating the daily net asset value of the Fund. For Fund accounting services, the Funds pay State Street an annual base fee of $180,000. For Fund custodian services, the Funds pay State Street an annual base fee of 1 (one) basis point on net assets, plus other asset-based fees that vary according to the number of positions and transactions, plus out-of-pocket fees.
 
State Street also serves as transfer agent for the Funds and is responsible for the issuance, transfer and redemption of shares and the opening, maintenance and servicing of shareholder accounts. For these services State Street receives an annual amount of $65,000, allocated among the Funds based on the relative net assets of each Fund and a monthly fee from each Fund at an annual rate of $20 for each direct account and $15 for certain accounts established through financial intermediaries. In addition, the Funds reimburse State Street for its out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage and supplies.
 
EJV Financial Services, LLC (“EJV”) provides certain compliance services to the Funds. Edward J. Veilleux, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of the Funds, is also a principal of EJV. The Funds pay EJV $18,750 quarterly for providing CCO services. This fee is allocated among the Funds based on the relative net assets of each Fund. In addition, the Funds reimburse EJV for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to these compliance services.
 
Effective January 1, 2012 the Funds pay each independent Director an annual fee of $21,000. The Audit Committee Chairman and Chairman of the Board receive an additional annual fee of $2,000 and $4,000, respectively. The Funds also reimburse each of the Directors for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending the Board of Directors’ meetings. Certain officers of the Funds are also officers or employees of the above named service providers, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Funds.
 
Note 3 – Federal Income Tax
 
The Funds may periodically make reclassifications among certain capital accounts as a result of differences in the characterization and allocation of certain income and capital gain distributions determined annually in accordance with Federal tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent they are permanent, they are charged or credited to
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
paid-in-capital, undistributed net investment income or accumulated net realized gains, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arose. The reclassifications have no impact on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.
 
The Funds determine their net investment income and capital gain distributions in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
During the periods ended April 30, 2012 and October 31, 2011, the tax character of distributions paid by each of the Funds was as follows:
 
   
Ordinary
Income
   
Tax-Exempt
Income
   
Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
 
 
April 30,
2012
   
October 31,
2011
   
April 30,
2012
   
October 31,
2011
   
April 30,
2012
   
October 31,
2011
 
Total Return
  $ 953,832 *   $ 1,683,591 *   $     $     $ 1,046,949     $ 1,949  
Managed Municipal
    5,090       147,216       1,367,780       2,802,639             594,262  
North American
    2,107,356       3,976,050 *                 278,253       5,741  
Strategy
    331,915       707,064                          
 
*
A portion of the ordinary income is short-term gains that are taxed as ordinary income for tax purposes. However, these short-term gains may be offset by losses incurred through October 31, 2012 and therefore could be treated as return of capital.
 
The Funds recognize the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed each Fund’s tax positions taken on Federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended October 31, 2008 through October 31, 2011) and concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements.
 
As of October 31, 2011, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
 
   
Total
Return
   
Managed
Municipal
   
North
American
   
Strategy
 
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 259,329     $ 765     $ 149,493     $ 45,386  
Undistributed tax-exempt income
          112,141              
Accumulated undistributed long-term capital gains
    1,046,872             278,187        
Capital loss carryforwards
          (41,257 )           (3,372,174 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    5,059,179       4,610,103       6,384,028       8,891,965  
Other temporary differences
    (39,558 )     (112,216 )     (124,437 )      
Total
  $ 6,325,822     $ 4,569,536     $ 6,687,271     $ 5,565,177  
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
As of October 31, 2011, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications primarily due to foreign exchange gains/losses, passive foreign investment company losses, REIT adjustments to increase (decrease) the accounts listed below:
 
Fund
 
Undistributed
Net Investment Income/(Loss)
   
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   
Paid-in Capital
 
Total Return US Treasury Fund
  $     $     $  
Managed Municipal Fund
                 
North American Government Bond Fund
    144,921       (144,921 )      
ISI Strategy Fund
    35,863       (35,863 )      
 
As of October 31, 2011, Managed Municipal had $41,257 capital loss carryforwards which expires October 31, 2018, and Strategy had capital loss carryforwards of $3,372,174, of which $2,846,434 expires October 31, 2017, and $525,740 expires October 31, 2018. These capital loss carryforwards may be utilized in the current and future years to offset net realized capital gains, if any, prior to distributing such gains to shareholders.
 
The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost for Strategy is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax reporting regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
 
Note 4 – Investment Transactions
 
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the six months ended April 30, 2012 were as follows:
 
 
 
Non-US Government Obligations
   
US Government Obligations
 
 
 
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Purchases
   
Sales
 
Total Return
  $     $     $ 35,593,906     $ 41,900,938  
Managed Municipal
    4,861,915       11,416,943              
North American
    6,029,011       3,066,315       52,337,852       51,936,875  
Strategy
    11,379,296       19,593,546       5,476,406       686,367  
 
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ISI Funds

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
 
Note 5 – Market and Credit Risk
 
North American invests in Canadian and Mexican government securities. Investing in Canadian and Mexican government securities may have different risks than investing in U.S. government securities. An investment in Canada or Mexico may be affected by developments unique to those countries. These developments may not affect the U.S. economy or the prices of U.S. government securities in the same manner. In addition, the value of bonds issued by non-U.S. governments may be affected by adverse international political and economic developments that may not impact the value of U.S. government securities.
 
Note 6 – Contractual Obligations
 
In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and believe the risk of loss thereunder to be remote.
 
Note 7 – Subsequent Events
 
GAAP requires the Funds to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed as of the date of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-recognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, the Funds are required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of these financial statements and has determined no disclosure is necessary other than is noted below.
 
On May 31, 2012, North American Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares, Managed Municipal Class A Shares and Class I Shares, and Total Return ISI Shares paid a distribution of $0.016, $0.013, $0.018, $0.0218, $0.0242, and $0.015, respectively, per share in net investment income related to the period ended May 31, 2012.
 
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Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
 
A description of the policies and procedures that Strategy uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in Strategy’s portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling (800) 955-7175. Information regarding how Strategy voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 955-7175 or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
 
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. Each Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
 
Privacy Notice for ISI Mutual Funds
Privacy Policy
 
The mutual funds in the ISI Fund Complex believe that your privacy is extremely important. We are firmly committed to protecting any personal or financial information you provide to us as well as information about your transactions with us, such as transaction amounts, account balance and account holdings (“Personal Information”). We use Personal Information only to develop and deliver products and services that you request and to fulfill any applicable legal and regulatory requirements. We do not disclose Personal Information about you or our former customers except to our affiliates and service providers. We require our employees, affiliates and service providers to maintain appropriate safeguards to ensure the security of your non-public information.
 
Limits of Use of Personal Information
 
We limit the use, collection and retention of customer information to what is necessary to provide personal financial services and related products. We have security practices and procedures in place to ensure the confidentiality and security of your Personal Information.
 
Accuracy of Personal Information
 
We strive to keep your personal and financial information accurate. If our records are incorrect or out-of-date, please notify us immediately by contacting the Service Center listed on your account statement.
 
Change to Our Policies
 
If you have any privacy or security questions, please contact us at 800-882-8585. We may, at our discretion, change this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to the policy, we will provide you with notice of these changes.
 
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Louis E. Levy
Chairman
 
W. Murray Jacques
Director
 
Edward A. Kuczmarski
Director
 
R. Alan Medaugh
President
Director
 
Nancy R. Lazar
Vice President
 
Carrie L. Butler
Vice President
 
 
 
Edward J. Veilleux
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Thomas D. Stevens*
Vice President
 
Stephen V. Killorin
Vice President
Treasurer
 
Margaret M. Beeler
Vice President
Secretary
 
Edward S. Hyman
Senior Economic Advisor
 
* Thomas D. Stevens is an officer
for only the ISI Strategy Fund.
 
 
Investment Advisor
 
ISI, Inc.
666 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10103
(800) 955-7175
 
Shareholder Servicing Agent
 
State Street Bank & Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
 
Distributor
 
ISI Group LLC
666 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10103
(800) 955-7175
 
 
 

 
 
Item 2.
Code of Ethics.
 
Not required
 
Item 3.
Audit Committee Financial Expert.
 
Not required
 
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
Not required
 
Item 5.
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
 
Not applicable
 
Item 6.
Schedule of Investments.
 
 
(a)
A Schedule of Investments is included as a part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
 
 
(b)
Not applicable
 
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 Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
 
Not applicable
 
Item 10.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.
 
 
 

 
 
Item 11.
Controls and Procedures.
 
 
(a)
Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.
 
 
(b)
There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 12.
Exhibits.
 
 
(a)
(1) Not applicable.
(2) Separate certifications of the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached hereto.
(3) Not applicable
 
(b)
Certifications of the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto. These certifications are being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 and are not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
(Registrant)    North American Government Bond Fund, Inc.                        
 
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ R. Alan Medaugh
 
   
R. Alan Medaugh, President
 
       
Date
June 29, 2012
   
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ R. Alan Medaugh
 
   
R. Alan Medaugh, President
 
       
Date
June 29, 2012
   
       
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Stephen V. Killorin
 
   
Stephen V. Killorin, Treasurer
 
       
Date
June 29, 2012