N-CSRS 1 a10-5114_13ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

 

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    811-07838

 

American Select Portfolio Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN

 

55402

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Charles D. Gariboldi, Jr.,  800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   800-677-3863

 

Date of fiscal year end:   August 31

 

Date of reporting period:  February 28, 2010

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.

 

 

 



 

Item 1. Report to Shareholders

 



SEMIANNUAL REPORT

February 28, 2010

ASP

American Strategic
Income Portfolio Inc.

BSP

American Strategic
Income Portfolio Inc. II

CSP

American Strategic
Income Portfolio Inc. III

SLA

American Select
Portfolio Inc.



First American Mortgage Funds

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1     Explanation of Financial Statements  
  2     Fund Overviews  
  6     Schedule of Investments  
  24     Statements of Assets and Liabilities  
  25     Statements of Operations  
  26     Statements of Changes in Net Assets  
  28     Statements of Cash Flows  
  29     Financial Highlights  
  33     Notes to Financial Statements  
  45     Notice to Shareholders  

 

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EXPLANATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As a shareholder in one or more of the funds, you receive shareholder reports semiannually. We strive to present this financial information in an easy-to-understand format; however, for many investors, the information contained in this shareholder report may seem very technical. So, we would like to take this opportunity to explain several sections of the shareholder report.

The Schedule of Investments details all of the securities held in the fund and their related dollar values on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are usually presented by type (bonds, common stock, etc.) and by industry classification (healthcare, education, etc.). This information is useful for analyzing how your fund's assets are invested and seeing where your portfolio manager believes the best opportunities exist to meet your objectives. Holdings are subject to change without notice and do not constitute a recommendation of any individual security. The Notes to Financial Statements provide additional details on how the securities are valued.

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities lists the assets and liabilities of the fund on the last day of the reporting period and presents the fund's net asset value ("NAV") and market price per share. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. The market price is the closing price on the exchange on which the fund's shares trade. This price, which may be higher or lower than the fund's NAV, is the price an investor pays or receives when shares of the fund are purchased or sold. The investments, as presented in the Schedule of Investments, comprise substantially all of the fund's assets. Other assets include cash and receivables for items such as income earned by the fund but not yet received. Liabilities include payables for items such as fund expenses incurred but not yet paid.

The Statement of Operations details the dividends and interest income earned from investments as well as the expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. Fund expenses may be reduced through fee waivers or reimbursements. This statement reflects total expenses before any waivers or reimbursements, the amount of waivers and reimbursements (if any), and the net expenses. This statement also shows the net realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments owned during the period. The Notes to Financial Statements provide additional details on investment income and expenses of the fund.

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets describes how the fund's net assets were affected by its operating results and distributions to shareholders during the reporting period. This statement is important to investors because it shows exactly what caused the fund's net asset size to change during the period.

The Statement of Cash Flows is required when a fund has a substantial amount of illiquid investments, a substantial amount of the fund's securities are internally fair valued, or the fund carries some amount of debt. When presented, this statement explains the change in cash during the reporting period. It reconciles net cash provided by and used for operating activities to the net increase or decrease in net assets from operations and classifies cash receipts and payments as resulting from operating, investing, and financing activities.

The Financial Highlights provide a per-share breakdown of the components that affected the fund's NAV for the current and past reporting periods. It also shows total return, net investment income ratios, expense ratios, and portfolio turnover rates. The net investment income ratios summarize the income earned less expenses, divided by the average net assets. The expense ratios represent the percentage of average net assets that were used to cover operating expenses during the period. The portfolio turnover rate represents the percentage of the fund's holdings that have changed over the course of the period, and gives an idea of how long the fund holds onto a particular security. A 100% turnover rate implies that an amount equal to the value of the entire portfolio is turned over in a year through the purchase or sale of securities.

The Notes to Financial Statements disclose the organizational background of the fund, its significant accounting policies, federal tax information, fees and compensation paid to affiliates, and significant risks and contingencies.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource.

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Fund OVERVIEWS

American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)
Portfolio Allocation

As a percentage of total investments on February 28, 2010

Commercial Loans     38 %  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     20    
Preferred Stocks     17    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities     9    
Multifamily Loans     8    
Corporate Note     5    
Short-Term Investment     2    
Single Family Loans     1    
      100 %  

 

Geographical Distribution

We attempt to buy mortgage loans in many parts of the country to help avoid the risks of concentrating in one area. These percentages reflect the fair value of whole loans as of February 28, 2010. Shaded areas without fair values indicate states in which the fund has invested less than 0.50% of its investments.

Delinquent Loan Profile

The tables below show the percentages of single family loans and multifamily and commercial loans in the portfolio that are 30, 60, 90, or 120 or more days delinquent as of February 28, 2010, based on the fair value outstanding.

Single family loans       Multifamily and commercial loans      
Current     100.0 %   Current     100.0 %  
30 Days     0.0     30 Days     0.0    
60 Days     0.0     60 Days     0.0    
90 Days     0.0     90 Days     0.0    
120+ Days     0.0     120+ Days     0.0    
      100.0 %         100.0 %  

 

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American Strategic Income Portfolio II (BSP)
Portfolio Allocation

As a percentage of total investments on February 28, 2010

Commercial Loans     32 %  
Multifamily Loans     25    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     12    
Preferred Stocks     10    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities     10    
Corporate Notes     9    
Real Estate Owned     1    
Short-Term Investment     1    
      100 %  

 

Geographical Distribution

We attempt to buy mortgage loans in many parts of the country to help avoid the risks of concentrating in one area. These percentages reflect the fair value of whole loans as of February 28, 2010. Shaded areas without fair values indicate states in which the fund has invested less than 0.50% of its investments.

Delinquent Loan Profile

The tables below show the percentages of single family loans and multifamily and commercial loans in the portfolio that are 30, 60, 90, or 120 or more days delinquent as of February 28, 2010, based on the fair value outstanding.

Single family loans       Multifamily and commercial loans      
Current     86.3 %   Current     86.5 %  
30 Days     13.7     30 Days     0.0    
60 Days     0.0     60 Days     6.1    
90 Days     0.0     90 Days     0.0    
120+ Days     0.0     120+ Days     7.4    
      100.0 %         100.0 %  

 

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Fund OVERVIEWS

American Strategic Income Portfolio III (CSP)
Portfolio Allocation

As a percentage of total investments on February 28, 2010

Commercial Loans     37 %  
Multifamily Loans     23    
Preferred Stocks     15    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities     11    
Corporate Notes     9    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     4    
Real Estate Owned     1    
      100 %  

 

Geographical Distribution

We attempt to buy mortgage loans in many parts of the country to help avoid the risks of concentrating in one area. These percentages reflect the fair value of whole loans as of February 28, 2010. Shaded areas without fair values indicate states in which the fund has invested less than 0.50% of its investments.

Delinquent Loan Profile

The table below shows the percentages of multifamily and commercial loans in the portfolio that are 30, 60, 90, or 120 or more days delinquent as of February 28, 2010, based on the fair value outstanding.

Multifamily and commercial loans      
Current     83.9 %  
30 Days     1.6    
60 Days     0.0    
90 Days     1.9    
120+ Days     12.6    
      100.0 %  

 

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American Select Portfolio (SLA)
Portfolio Allocation

As a percentage of total investments on February 28, 2010

Commercial Loans     44 %  
Multifamily Loans     14    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     11    
Preferred Stocks     10    
Corporate Notes     9    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities     8    
Short-Term Investment     4    
      100 %  

 

Geographical Distribution

We attempt to buy mortgage loans in many parts of the country to help avoid the risks of concentrating in one area. These percentages reflect the fair value of whole loans as of February 28, 2010. Shaded areas without fair values indicate states in which the fund has invested less than 0.50% of its investments.

Delinquent Loan Profile

The table below shows the percentages of multifamily and commercial loans in the portfolio that are 30, 60, 90, or 120 or more days delinquent as of February 28, 2010, based on the fair value outstanding.

Multifamily and commercial loans      
Current     93.6 %  
30 Days     2.8    
60 Days     0.0    
90 Days     0.0    
120+ Days     3.6    
      100.0 %  

 

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Schedule of INVESTMENTS February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

DESCRIPTION   DATE
ACQUIRED
  PAR   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)  
Whole Loans °° p — 61.0%  
Commercial Loans — 49.3%  
Advance Self Storage, Lincoln, NE, 6.13%, 1/1/11 b   12/30/05   $ 1,375,023     $ 1,375,023     $ 1,388,773    
Buca Restaurant, Maple Grove, MN, 8.63%, 1/1/11   12/27/00     808,724       808,724       816,811    
Copper Junction, Copper Mountain, CO, 6.38%, 7/1/17 b   6/14/07     1,896,711       1,896,711       1,880,446    
Hampden Medical Office, Englewood, CO, 7.38%, 10/1/12   9/9/02     1,473,562       1,473,562       1,517,769    
Integrity Plaza Shopping Center, Albuquerque, NM, 7.88%, 7/1/12 b   6/11/02     1,894,433       1,894,433       1,932,326    
La Costa Meadows Industrial Park I, San Marcos, CA, 6.78%, 7/1/17 b   6/28/07     1,250,000       1,250,000       1,271,598    
La Costa Meadows Industrial Park II, San Marcos, CA, 7.53%, 7/1/17 b   6/28/07     2,000,000       2,000,000       2,020,000    
Minikahda Mini Storage IV, Minneapolis, MN, 7.15%, 3/1/11 b   2/28/06     1,565,126       1,565,126       1,580,777    
Naples Boat Club, Naples, FL, 6.43%, 1/1/17 b   12/28/06     1,656,700       1,656,700       1,674,033    
Orchard Commons, Englewood, CO, 8.63%, 4/1/11   3/28/01     943,861       943,861       962,739    
Palace Court, Santa Fe, NM, 6.68%, 11/1/11 b   10/2/06     1,877,282       1,877,282       1,896,055    
Par 3 Office Building, Bend, OR, 6.63%, 8/1/13 b   8/3/06     1,900,000       1,900,000       1,924,342    
Perkins Restaurant, Maple Grove, MN, 6.38%, 1/1/11 b   12/23/05     1,352,915       1,352,915       1,366,444    
Rockwood Galleria, Gresham, OR, 7.25%, 2/1/11 b   1/6/03     1,481,687       1,481,687       1,496,504    
Stephens Center, Missoula, MT, 6.38%, 9/1/10 b   4/20/06     1,781,228       1,781,228       1,799,040    
The Storage Place, Marana, AZ, 6.65%, 1/1/13 b   12/20/07     3,200,000       3,200,000       3,296,000    
      26,457,252       26,823,657    
Multifamily Loans — 10.8%  
Forest Club Apartments, Dallas, TX, 11.88%, 8/1/10   4/19/06     1,720,000       1,720,000       1,631,166    
Hunt Club Apartments, Waco, TX, 5.64%, 7/1/11 b   6/3/04     1,145,121       1,145,121       1,046,929    
Park Hollywood, Portland, OR, 7.38%, 6/1/12 b   5/31/02     1,081,238       1,081,238       1,113,675    
Spring Creek Gardens, Plano, TX, 3.38%, 1/1/09 / r   12/22/05     2,050,000       2,062,813       1,145,950    
Villa Bonita, Chez Royalle, Fitzhugh Apartments I, Dallas, TX, 7.88%, 4/1/10   2/21/03     808,496       808,496       808,496    
Villa Bonita, Chez Royalle, Fitzhugh Apartments II, Dallas, TX, 11.88%, 4/1/10   2/21/03     151,468       151,468       138,155    
      6,969,136       5,884,371    
Single Family Loans — 0.9%  
American Portfolio, 1 loan, California, 4.88%, 10/18/15   7/18/95     17,477       16,639       17,865    
Anivan, 1 loan, Maryland, 5.19%, 4/14/12   6/14/96     62,477       62,886       64,351    
Bank of New Mexico, 1 loan, New Mexico, 6.23%, 3/31/10   5/31/96     30,120       29,559       31,023    
Bluebonnet Savings & Loan, 6 loans, Texas, 6.66%, 8/31/10   5/22/92     80,863       73,928       82,843    
Fairbanks, 1 loan, Utah, 5.50%, 9/23/15   5/21/92     16,843       14,276       17,349    
Knutson Mortgage Portfolio I, 2 loans, Maine and Montana, 9.37%, 8/1/17   2/26/92     118,886       113,400       122,452    
McClemore, Matrix Funding Corporation, 1 loan, North Carolina, 10.50%, 9/30/12   9/9/92     39,536       37,549       40,722    
Nomura III, 2 loans, California & New York, 8.20%, 4/29/17   9/29/95     59,031       53,295       60,802    
Rand Mortgage Corporation, 1 loan, Texas, 9.50%, 8/1/17   2/21/92     28,766       23,531       29,629    
      425,063       467,036    
Total Whole Loans     33,851,451       33,175,064    
Corporate Note °° — 6.5%  
Fixed Rate — 6.5%  
Stratus Properties V, 6.92%, 12/31/11   6/1/07     3,500,000       3,500,000       3,535,000    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 11.7%  
Fixed Rate — 11.7%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,  
5.50%, 1/1/18, #E93231 a         376,722       384,146       405,170    
9.00%, 7/1/30, #C40149         66,058       67,486       73,454    
5.00%, 5/1/39, #G05430 a         1,704,275       1,749,522       1,773,892    

 

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

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American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

DESCRIPTION   PAR/
SHARES
  COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
               
Federal National Mortgage Association,  
6.00%, 10/1/16, #610761 a   $ 177,524     $ 179,558     $ 191,391    
5.00%, 7/1/18, #724954 a     945,302       944,458       1,005,904    
6.50%, 6/1/29, #252497 a     109,429       108,832       118,804    
7.50%, 3/1/30, #495694     55,446       54,714       60,530    
7.50%, 5/1/30, #535289 a     25,774       25,070       29,032    
8.00%, 5/1/30, #538266 a     11,169       11,055       12,834    
6.00%, 5/1/31, #535909 a     205,547       206,500       221,325    
6.50%, 11/1/31, #613339 a     115,401       117,496       125,287    
5.50%, 7/1/33, #720735 a     1,377,474       1,363,803       1,458,201    
5.00%, 7/1/39, #935588 a     873,586       894,457       907,360    
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities             6,107,097       6,383,184    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 26.1%  
Other — 26.1%  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,  
Series 2006-PW12, Class A4, 5.72%, 9/11/38 r     1,200,000       979,857       1,253,170    
Series 2007-PWR17, Class A4, 5.69%, 6/11/50     1,985,000       1,770,471       1,906,269    
Series 2007-T28, Class A4, 5.74%, 9/11/42     1,200,000       939,234       1,235,196    
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,  
Series 2005-CD1, Class A4, 5.22%, 7/15/44 r     2,357,000       1,520,060       2,444,842    
Series 2007-CD5, Class A4, 5.89%, 11/15/44 r     1,550,000       1,447,861       1,486,681    
GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II, Series 2006-GG8, Class A4, 5.56%, 11/10/39     2,900,000       2,020,417       2,772,244    
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2008-C1, Class A2, 6.15%, 4/15/41 r     1,875,000       1,387,258       1,944,780    
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2007-T27, Class A4, 5.65%, 6/13/42 r     1,160,000       935,706       1,178,401    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities             11,000,864       14,221,583    
Preferred Stocks — 22.4%  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 22.4%  
AMB Property, Series L     26,560       597,940       565,197    
AMB Property, Series M     5,600       139,850       123,200    
BRE Properties, Series C     30,150       599,080       662,395    
BRE Properties, Series D     2,400       47,688       52,896    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series G     20,000       447,000       452,000    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series H     12,060       247,230       260,496    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series I     1,950       40,657       42,276    
Duke Realty, Series J     2,100       52,246       42,210    
Duke Realty, Series L     8,750       167,300       175,087    
Duke Realty, Series M     26,120       532,400       576,207    
Duke Realty, Series O     20,300       479,080       509,530    
Equity Residential Properties, Series N     28,800       557,520       675,648    
HRPT Properties Trust, Series B     8,171       212,725       200,108    
National Retail Properties, Series C     25,000       527,500       590,500    
ProLogis Trust, Series F     5,975       139,549       129,658    
ProLogis Trust, Series G     3,800       79,800       80,484    
PS Business Parks, Series H     22,060       389,700       497,674    
PS Business Parks, Series I     4,240       83,401       93,238    
PS Business Parks, Series K     25,000       578,750       624,000    
PS Business Parks, Series M     12,060       248,436       274,244    
PS Business Parks, Series P     3,750       71,887       81,188    
Public Storage, Series A     6,000       144,291       138,780    
Public Storage, Series C     5,000       100,000       115,800    
Public Storage, Series E     14,200       263,000       334,694    
Public Storage, Series F     9,300       231,105       208,134    

 

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Schedule of INVESTMENTS February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

DESCRIPTION   SHARES   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
               
Public Storage, Series I     12,060     $ 262,305     $ 304,997    
Public Storage, Series K     8,000       174,000       202,000    
Public Storage, Series X     3,000       74,330       67,200    
Public Storage, Series Z     11,500       282,309       257,945    
Realty Income, Series D     20,500       546,185       516,600    
Realty Income, Series E     37,060       714,246       905,746    
Regency Centers, Series C     22,060       482,737       525,028    
Regency Centers, Series E     24,060       483,600       531,245    
Simon Property Group, Series J     11,000       511,500       626,670    
Vornado Realty Trust, Series E     4,800       121,338       111,216    
Vornado Realty Trust, Series G     30,000       483,000       649,200    
Total Preferred Stocks             11,113,685       12,203,491    
Total Unaffiliated Investments             65,573,097       69,518,322    
Short-Term Investment — 2.8%  
First American Prime Obligations Fund, Class Z, 0.04% W     1,508,678       1,508,678       1,508,678    
Total Investments p — 130.5%           $ 67,081,775     $ 71,027,000    
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net — (30.5)%                     (16,608,813 )  
Total Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 54,418,187    

 

  Securities are valued in accordance with procedures described in note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

°°  Securities purchased as part of a private placement which have not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and which are considered to be illiquid. These securities are fair valued in accordance with the board approved valuation procedures. On February 28, 2010, the total fair value of these securities was $36,710,064 or 67.5% of total net assets. See note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

p  Interest rates on commercial and multifamily loans are the net coupon rates in effect (after reducing the coupon rate by any mortgage servicing fees paid to mortgage servicers) on February 28, 2010. Interest rates and maturity dates disclosed on single family loans represent the weighted average coupon and weighted average maturity for the underlying mortgage loans as of February 28, 2010.

b  Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding borrowings under a loan agreement with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MMLIC"). On February 28, 2010, securities valued at $25,686,942 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding borrowings:

Amount   Rate*   Accrued
Interest
 
$ 8,600,000       5.00 %   $ 1,195    
  2,400,000       5.00 %     334    
$ 11,000,000         $ 1,529    

 

*  Interest rate as of February 28, 2010. Rate is based on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 2.625% subject to a "floor" interest rate of 5.00% and reset monthly.

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

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American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

Description of collateral:

Advance Self Storage, Lincoln, NE, 6.13%, 1/1/11, $1,375,023 par
Copper Junction, Copper Mountain, CO, 6.38%, 7/1/17, $1,896,711 par
Hunt Club Apartments, Waco, TX, 5.64%, 7/1/11, $1,145,121 par
Integrity Plaza Shopping Center, Albuquerque, NM, 7.88%, 7/1/12, $1,894,433 par
La Costa Meadows Industrial Park I, San Marcos, CA, 6.78%, 7/1/17, $1,250,000 par
La Costa Meadows Industrial Park II, San Marcos, CA, 7.53%, 7/1/17, $2,000,000 par
Minikahda Mini Storage IV, Minneapolis, MN, 7.15%, 3/1/11, $1,565,126 par
Naples Boat Club, Naples, FL, 6.43%, 1/1/17, $1,656,700 par
Palace Court, Santa Fe, NM, 6.68%, 11/1/11, $1,877,282 par
Par 3 Office Building, Bend, OR, 6.63%, 8/1/13, $1,900,000 par
Park Hollywood, Portland, OR, 7.38%, 6/1/12, $1,081,238 par
Perkins Restaurant, Maple Grove, MN, 6.38%, 1/1/11, $1,352,915 par
Rockwood Galleria, Gresham, OR, 7.25%, 2/1/11, $1,481,687 par
Stephens Center, Missoula, MT, 6.38%, 9/1/10, $1,781,228 par
The Storage Place, Marana, AZ, 6.65%, 1/1/13, $3,200,000 par

The fund has entered into a loan agreement with MMLIC under which MMLIC made a term loan to the fund of $8,600,000, which matures on July 31, 2011, and agreed to make revolving loans to the fund of up to $2,400,000. Loans made under the loan agreement are secured by whole loans in the fund's portfolio and bear interest at the one-month LIBOR plus 2.625% with a "floor" interest rate of 5.00%. In addition, the fund pays an annual fee of 1.28% on any unused portion of the fund's revolving loan commitment.

  Interest Only – Represents securities that entitle holders to receive only interest payments on the mortgage. Principal balance on the loan is due at maturity. The interest rate disclosed represents the net coupon rate in effect as of February 28, 2010.

/  Loan has matured and the fund is anticipating payoff or refinancing. Unless disclosed otherwise, the loan continues to make monthly payments.

r  Variable Rate Security – The rate shown is the net coupon rate in effect as of February 28, 2010.

a  Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding reverse repurchase agreements. On February 28, 2010, securities valued at $6,249,200 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding reverse repurchase agreements:

Amount   Acquisition
Date
  Rate*   Due   Accrued
Interest
  Name of Broker
and Description
of Collateral
 
$ 5,045,000     2/22/10     0.25 %   3/24/10   $ 245       (1 )  
  866,000     2/8/10     0.25 %   3/10/10     126       (2 )  
$ 5,911,000                 $ 371        

 

*  Interest rate as of February 28, 2010. Rate is based on the LIBOR plus a spread and reset monthly.

Name of broker and description of collateral:

(1)  Goldman Sachs:
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.50%, 1/1/18, $376,722 par
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.00%, 5/1/39, $1,704,275 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/16, $177,524 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/18, $945,302 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 6/1/29, $109,429 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.50%, 5/1/30, $25,774 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.00%, 5/1/30, $11,169 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/31, $205,547 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 11/1/31, $115,401 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/33, $1,377,474 par

(2)  Goldman Sachs:
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/39, $873,586 par

The fund has entered into a lending commitment with Goldman Sachs. The monthly agreement permits the fund to enter into reverse repurchase agreements using U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities as collateral.

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Schedule of INVESTMENTS February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

American Strategic Income Portfolio (ASP)

W  Investment in affiliated security. This money market fund is advised by FAF Advisors, Inc., which also serves as advisor for the fund. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of February 28, 2010. See note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

p  On February 28, 2010, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was approximately $67,081,775. The approximate aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on this cost, were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 5,260,313    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (1,315,088 )  
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 3,945,225    

 

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

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American Strategic Income Portfolio II (BSP)

DESCRIPTION   DATE
ACQUIRED
  PAR   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
                   
(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)  
Whole Loans °° p — 77.6%  
Commercial Loans — 43.6%  
5555 East Van Buren I, Phoenix, AZ, 5.68%, 7/1/11 b   6/23/04   $ 6,200,382     $ 6,200,382     $ 6,324,389    
5555 East Van Buren II, Phoenix, AZ, 7.13%, 7/1/11 b   8/18/06     1,452,068       1,452,068       1,481,110    
American Mini-Storage, Memphis, TN, 6.80%, 12/1/10 b   11/5/07     3,056,045       3,056,045       3,086,605    
Bigelow Office Building, Las Vegas, NV, 6.38%, 4/1/17 b   3/31/97     1,101,796       1,101,796       1,097,408    
Hickman Road, Clive, IA, 6.78%, 1/1/13 b   12/3/07     5,500,000       5,500,000       5,610,000    
Oak Knoll Village Shopping Center, Austin, TX, 6.73%, 10/1/13 b   9/17/03     1,465,221       1,465,221       1,538,482    
Office City Plaza, Houston, TX, 6.43%, 6/1/12 b   5/25/07     5,440,965       5,440,965       5,604,194    
Oyster Point Office Park, Newport News, VA, 6.68%, 2/1/11 b   1/4/06     11,957,177       11,957,177       12,076,749    
PennMont Office Plaza, Albuquerque, NM, 6.63%, 4/1/11 b   3/30/06     1,423,981       1,423,981       1,438,220    
Perkins - Blaine, Blaine, MN, 6.63%, 1/1/17 b   12/13/06     1,795,561       1,795,561       1,781,282    
Raveneaux Country Club, Spring, TX, 7.93%, 1/1/10 u /   12/19/05     8,800,000       8,800,000       6,195,018    
Redwood Dental Building, Taylorsville, UT, 7.40%, 7/1/12 b   6/28/02     2,384,791       2,384,791       2,432,487    
Robberson Auto Dealerships, Bend and Prineville, OR, 6.40%, 4/1/17 b   3/30/07     7,053,607       7,053,607       7,021,177    
Signal Butte, Mesa, AZ, 6.90%, 7/1/17 b u   6/20/07     15,000,000       15,000,000       8,385,000    
Station Square, Pompano Beach, FL, 6.33%, 2/1/14 b   1/19/07     12,000,000       12,000,000       11,356,275    
Waste Connections Warehouse, Englewood, CO, 6.58%, 3/1/14 b   2/15/07     1,261,175       1,261,175       1,322,532    
      85,892,769       76,750,928    
Multifamily Loans — 33.9%  
Carolina Square Apartments, Tallahassee, FL, 6.63%, 8/1/12 b   7/20/07     7,875,000       7,875,000       4,402,125    
Chardonnay Apartments, Tulsa, OK, 6.40%, 7/1/13 b   6/5/03     3,814,627       3,814,627       4,005,358    
Meadows Point, College Station, TX, 7.93%, 2/1/13 R   1/24/08     5,400,000       5,400,000       5,093,342    
RP-Plaza Development, Oxnard, CA, 3.65%, 3/1/10 r   2/23/05     5,000,000       5,000,000       4,972,892    
Sapphire Skies I, Cle Elum, WA, 7.93%, 7/1/11   12/23/05     8,805,908       8,805,908       8,805,908    
Sapphire Skies II, Cle Elum, WA, 7.90%, 7/1/11 R   3/20/09     3,200,000       3,200,000       3,055,456    
Summit Chase Apartments I, Coral Springs, FL, 5.93%, 4/1/12 b   7/7/05     9,500,000       9,500,000       9,500,000    
Summit Chase Apartments II, Coral Springs, FL, 9.90%, 4/1/12 R S   7/7/05     6,150,000       6,150,000       2,138,032    
Sussex Club Apartments I, Athens, GA, 6.33%, 5/1/10   4/17/07     8,800,000       8,800,000       8,800,000    
Sussex Club Apartments II, Athens, GA, 6.88%, 5/1/10 R S   4/17/07     2,298,600       2,298,600       1,472,895    
Trinity Oaks Apartments I, Dallas, TX, 6.53%, 4/1/09 u /   3/30/06     7,000,000       7,000,000       3,913,000    
Trinity Oaks Apartments II, Dallas, TX, 7.88%, 4/1/09 / R S   3/30/06     1,690,000       1,690,000       907,747    
Vista Bonita Apartments, Denton, TX, 7.90%, 6/1/10   3/4/05     2,677,662       2,677,662       2,677,662    
      72,211,797       59,744,417    
Single Family Loans — 0.1%  
Merchants Bank, 2 loans, Vermont, 10.48%, 12/1/20   12/18/92     49,580       49,995       50,235    
PHH U.S. Mortgage, 2 loans, California & Delaware, 8.65%, 1/1/12   12/30/92     152,345       147,720       156,528    
      197,715       206,763    
Total Whole Loans     158,302,281       136,702,108    
Corporate Notes °° — 12.3%  
Fixed Rate — 12.3%  
Sarofim South and Bland, 6.90%, 1/1/11   12/21/07     8,511,612       8,511,612       8,596,728    
Stratus Properties II, 6.56%, 12/31/11   6/14/01     5,000,000       5,000,000       5,050,000    
Stratus Properties III, 6.56%, 12/31/11   12/12/06     8,000,000       8,000,000       8,080,000    
Total Corporate Notes     21,511,612       21,726,728    

 

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Schedule of INVESTMENTS February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

American Strategic Income Portfolio II (BSP)

DESCRIPTION   PAR/
SHARES
  COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
               
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities a — 13.1%  
Fixed Rate — 13.1%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,  
5.50%, 1/1/18, #E93231   $ 2,009,184     $ 2,048,770     $ 2,160,908    
9.00%, 7/1/30, #C40149     110,096       112,477       122,424    
5.00%, 5/1/39, #G05430     3,627,048       3,723,341       3,775,206    
Federal National Mortgage Association,  
6.00%, 10/1/16, #607030     131,119       131,545       141,362    
5.50%, 6/1/17, #648508     181,256       181,820       194,830    
5.00%, 9/1/17, #254486     287,517       287,997       305,949    
5.00%, 11/1/17, #657356     588,674       590,648       626,413    
6.50%, 6/1/29, #252497     729,525       725,544       792,023    
7.50%, 5/1/30, #535289     92,786       90,250       104,517    
8.00%, 5/1/30, #538266     40,211       39,797       46,202    
8.00%, 6/1/30, #253347     114,212       113,036       131,229    
5.00%, 11/1/33, #725027     8,937,887       9,137,679       9,314,156    
5.00%, 7/1/39, #935588     5,241,518       5,352,233       5,444,159    
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities             22,535,137       23,159,378    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities r — 16.9%  
Other — 16.9%  
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Series 2005-4, Class A5B, 5.00%, 7/10/45     8,060,000       5,169,795       7,103,043    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-T26,
Class A4, 5.47%, 1/12/45
    10,000,000       8,448,977       10,093,737    
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,  
Series 2007-C6, Class A4, 5.70%, 12/10/49     3,625,000       2,962,220       3,450,358    
Series 2008-C7, Class A4, 6.10%, 12/10/49     3,500,000       2,983,770       3,384,752    
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-CD5,
Class A4, 5.89%, 11/15/44
    5,950,000       5,432,710       5,706,937    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities             24,997,472       29,738,827    
Preferred Stocks — 13.5%  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 13.5%  
AMB Property, Series L     112,100       2,473,575       2,385,488    
AMB Property, Series M     14,360       367,561       315,920    
AMB Property, Series O     13,459       336,475       309,978    
BRE Properties, Series C     54,000       1,072,980       1,186,380    
BRE Properties, Series D     7,450       148,032       164,198    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series H     6,600       135,300       142,560    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series I     6,050       126,143       131,164    
Duke Realty, Series L     27,260       521,211       545,473    
Duke Realty, Series M     83,200       1,704,000       1,835,392    
Duke Realty, Series O     38,150       900,340       957,565    
Equity Residential Properties, Series N     118,000       2,244,300       2,768,280    
Kimco Realty, Series F     78,000       1,823,500       1,725,360    
Kimco Realty, Series G     20,800       467,376       526,032    
ProLogis Trust, Series F     26,120       630,278       566,804    
ProLogis Trust, Series G     11,700       245,700       247,806    
PS Business Parks, Series H     37,600       752,000       848,256    
PS Business Parks, Series I     13,200       259,644       290,268    
PS Business Parks, Series M     37,600       774,560       855,024    
PS Business Parks, Series P     11,650       223,330       252,223    
Public Storage, Series A     40,000       977,346       925,200    
Public Storage, Series E     13,200       264,000       311,124    

 

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

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American Strategic Income Portfolio II (BSP)

DESCRIPTION   SHARES   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
               
Public Storage, Series I     37,600     $ 817,800     $ 950,904    
Public Storage, Series K     24,850       540,487       627,462    
Realty Income, Series D     90,000       2,281,500       2,268,000    
Realty Income, Series E     37,600       812,160       918,944    
Regency Centers, Series C     37,600       812,912       894,880    
Regency Centers, Series E     39,200       791,840       852,992    
Total Preferred Stocks             22,504,350       23,803,677    
Total Unaffiliated Investments             249,850,852       235,130,718    
Real Estate Owned °° l — 2.0%  
Lake Point Terrace Apartments, Madison, WI             5,006,876       3,542,096    
Short-Term Investment — 1.2%  
First American Prime Obligations Fund, Class Z, 0.04% W     2,083,691       2,083,691       2,083,691    
Total Investments p — 136.6%           $ 256,941,419     $ 240,756,505    
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net — (36.6)%                     (64,452,786 )  
Total Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 176,303,719    

 

  Securities are valued in accordance with procedures described in note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

°°  Securities purchased as part of a private placement which have not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and which are considered to be illiquid. These securities are fair valued in accordance with the board approved valuation procedures. On February 28, 2010, the total fair value of these securities was $161,970,932 or 91.9% of total net assets. See note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

p  Interest rates on commercial and multifamily loans are the net coupon rates in effect (after reducing the coupon rate by any mortgage servicing fees paid to mortgage servicers) on February 28, 2010. Interest rates and maturity dates disclosed on single family loans represent the weighted average coupon and weighted average maturity for the underlying mortgage loans as of February 28, 2010. For participating loans the rates are based on the annual cash flow payments at the time of purchase.

b  Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding borrowings under a loan agreement with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MMLIC"). On February 28, 2010, securities valued at $88,463,393 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding borrowings:

Amount   Rate*   Accrued
Interest
 
$ 45,100,000       5.00 %   $ 6,264    

 

*  Interest rate as of February 28, 2010. Rate is based on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 2.625% subject to a "floor" interest rate of 5.00% and reset monthly.

Description of collateral:

5555 East Van Buren I, Phoenix, AZ, 5.68%, 7/1/11, $6,200,382 par
5555 East Van Buren II, Phoenix, AZ, 7.13%, 7/1/11, $1,452,068 par
American Mini-Storage, Memphis, TN, 6.80%, 12/1/10, $3,056,045 par
Bigelow Office Building, Las Vegas, NV, 6.38%, 4/1/17, $1,101,796 par
Carolina Square Apartments, Tallahassee, FL, 6.63%, 8/1/12, $7,875,000 par
Chardonnay Apartments, Tulsa, OK, 6.40%, 7/1/13, $3,814,627 par
Hickman Road, Clive, IA, 6.78%, 1/1/13, $5,500,000 par
Oak Knoll Village Shopping Center, Austin, TX, 6.73%, 10/1/13, $1,465,221 par
Office City Plaza, Houston, TX, 6.43%, 6/1/12, $5,440,965 par
Oyster Point Office Park, Newport News, VA, 6.68%, 2/1/11, $11,957,177 par
PennMont Office Plaza, Albuquerque, NM, 6.63%, 4/1/11, $1,423,981 par
Perkins - Blaine, Blaine, MN, 6.63%, 1/1/17, $1,795,561 par
Redwood Dental Building, Taylorsville, UT, 7.40%, 7/1/12, $2,384,791 par
Robberson Auto Dealerships, Bend and Prineville, OR, 6.40%, 4/1/17, $7,053,607 par
Signal Butte, Mesa, AZ, 6.90%, 7/1/17, $15,000,000 par
Station Square, Pompano Beach, FL, 6.33%, 2/1/14, $12,000,000 par
Summit Chase Apartments I, Coral Springs, FL, 5.93%, 4/1/12, $9,500,000 par
Waste Connections Warehouse, Englewood, CO, 6.58%, 3/1/14, $1,261,175 par

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Schedule of INVESTMENTS February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

American Strategic Income Portfolio II (BSP)

The fund has entered into a loan agreement with MMLIC under which MMLIC made a term loan to the fund of $45,100,000, which matures on July 31, 2011, and agreed to make revolving loans to the fund of up to $12,900,000. Loans made under the loan agreement are secured by whole loans in the fund's portfolio and bear interest at the one-month LIBOR plus 2.625% with a "floor" interest rate of 5.00%. In addition, the fund pays an annual fee of 1.28% on any unused portion of the fund's revolving loan commitment.

  Interest Only – Represents securities that entitle holders to receive only interest payments on the mortgage. Principal balance on the loan is due at maturity. The interest rate disclosed represents the net coupon rate in effect as of February 28, 2010.

u  Loan is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments.

/  Loan has matured and the fund is anticipating payoff or refinancing. Unless disclosed otherwise, the loan continues to make monthly payments.

R  Participating Loan – A participating loan is one which contains provisions for the fund to participate in the income stream provided by the property, including net cash flows and capital proceeds. Monthly cash flow proceeds are only required to the extent excess cash flow is generated by the property as determined by the loan documents.

r  Variable Rate Security – The rate shown is the net coupon rate in effect as of February 28, 2010.

S  The participating loan is not currently making monthly cash flow payments.

a  Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding reverse repurchase agreements. On February 28, 2010, securities valued at $23,159,378 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding reverse repurchase agreements:

Amount   Acquisition
Date
  Rate*   Due   Accrued
Interest
  Name of Broker
and Description
of Collateral
 
$ 14,144,000     2/8/10     0.25 %   3/10/10   $ 2,063       (1 )  
  7,572,000     2/22/10     0.25 %   3/24/10     368       (2 )  
$ 21,716,000                 $ 2,431        

 

*  Interest rate as of February 28, 2010. Rate is based on LIBOR plus a spread and reset monthly.

Name of broker and description of collateral:

(1)  Goldman Sachs:
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.50%, 1/1/18, $313,935 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/33, $8,937,887 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/39, $5,241,518 par

(2)  Goldman Sachs:
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.50%, 1/1/18, $1,695,249 par
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 9.00%, 7/1/30, $110,096 par
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.00%, 5/1/39, $3,627,048 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/16, $131,119 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 6/1/17, $181,256 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 9/1/17, $287,517 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/17, $588,674 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 6/1/29, $729,525 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.50%, 5/1/30, $92,786 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.00%, 5/1/30, $40,211 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.00%, 6/1/30, $114,212 par

The fund has entered into a lending commitment with Goldman Sachs. The monthly agreement permits the fund to enter into reverse repurchase agreements using U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities as collateral.

l  Real Estate Owned. See note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

W  Investment in affiliated security. This money market fund is advised by FAF Advisors, Inc., which also serves as advisor for the fund. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of February 28, 2010. See note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

p  On February 28, 2010, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was approximately $256,941,419. The approximate aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on this cost, were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 8,246,265    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (24,431,179 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (16,184,914 )  

 

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

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American Strategic Income Portfolio III (CSP)

DESCRIPTION   DATE
ACQUIRED
  PAR   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
                   
(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)  
Whole Loans °° p — 83.9%  
Commercial Loans — 52.4%  
150 North Pantano I, Tucson, AZ, 5.90%, 2/1/10 b / u   1/4/05   $ 3,525,000     $ 3,525,000     $ 3,369,776    
150 North Pantano II, Tucson, AZ, 14.88%, 2/1/10 / u   1/4/05     440,000       440,259       279,483    
8324 East Hartford Drive I, Scottsdale, AZ, 7.90%, 5/1/12 b   4/8/04     3,425,547       3,425,547       3,425,547    
Academy Spectrum, Colorado Springs, CO, 7.73%, 5/1/09 / u   12/18/02     4,959,112       4,966,550       2,772,144    
Alliant University, Fresno, CA, 7.15%, 8/1/11 b   7/12/06     2,763,876       2,763,876       2,791,515    
Apple Blossom Convenience Center, Winchester, VA, 6.58%, 8/1/12 b   7/9/07     2,150,000       2,150,000       2,214,500    
Biltmore Lakes Corporate Center, Phoenix, AZ, 6.00%, 9/1/14 b   8/2/04     2,857,581       2,857,581       2,857,581    
Carrier 360 I, Grand Prairie, TX, 6.40%, 1/1/10 b /   6/28/04     3,104,381       3,104,381       3,104,379    
Carrier 360 II, Grand Prairie, TX, 6.38%, 1/1/10 /   12/16/05     324,286       324,286       324,286    
Fairview Business Park, Salem, OR, 7.33%, 8/1/11 b u   7/14/06     7,590,028       7,592,696       4,242,826    
First Colony Marketplace, Sugar Land, TX, 6.43%, 9/1/10 b   8/15/07     11,700,000       11,700,000       11,562,994    
France Avenue Business Park II, Brooklyn Center, MN, 7.40%, 10/1/12 b   9/12/02     4,250,005       4,250,005       4,462,505    
France Avenue Business Park II (second), Brooklyn Center, MN, 7.38%, 10/1/12   1/17/08     600,000       600,000       601,034    
Jilly's American Grill, Scottsdale, AZ, 6.88%, 9/1/10 b r   8/19/05     1,810,000       1,810,000       1,810,000    
La Cholla Plaza I, Tucson, AZ, 3.43%, 8/1/09 b / r   7/26/06     11,135,604       11,135,604       11,063,943    
La Cholla Plaza II, Tucson, AZ, 14.88%, 8/1/09 / u   7/26/06     1,389,396       1,389,396       819,899    
NCH Commercial Pool I, Tucson, AZ, 11.93%, 4/1/10 u   3/27/07     5,500,000       5,500,000       2,965,110    
NCH Commercial Pool II, Phoenix, AZ, 11.93%, 1/1/11 u   12/4/07     14,000,000       14,019,534       9,474,612    
Noah's Ark Self Storage, San Antonio, TX, 6.48%, 9/1/10 b   8/24/07     2,400,000       2,400,000       2,400,000    
North Austin Business Center, Austin, TX, 5.65%, 11/1/11 b   10/29/04     3,758,660       3,758,660       3,796,247    
Outlets at Casa Grande I, Casa Grande, AZ, 6.93%, 3/1/11 b u   2/27/06     7,300,000       7,300,423       5,294,301    
Outlets at Casa Grande II, Casa Grande, AZ, 6.90%, 3/1/11 b u   4/11/07     3,500,000       3,500,199       2,522,056    
Paradise Boulevard, Albuquerque, NM, 6.50%, 4/1/17 b   3/26/07     4,600,000       4,600,000       4,651,925    
RealtiCorp Fund III, Orlando/Crystal River, FL, 6.93%, 7/1/11   2/28/06     4,222,755       4,222,755       4,222,755    
Silver Star Storage, Austin, TX, 6.40%, 4/1/11 b   3/25/08     4,126,045       4,126,045       4,167,305    
Spa Atlantis, Pompano Beach, FL, 6.43%, 8/1/14   9/30/05     11,000,000       11,000,000       11,000,000    
Tatum Ranch Center, Phoenix, AZ, 6.53%, 9/1/11 b   8/25/04     3,438,237       3,438,237       3,507,002    
      125,901,034       109,703,725    
Multifamily Loans — 31.5%  
Avalon Hills I, Omaha, NE, 6.93%, 3/1/10 b   3/1/07     10,720,000       10,720,000       10,720,000    
Avalon Hills II, Omaha, NE, 9.88%, 3/1/10 R S   3/1/07     2,448,800       2,448,800       1,542,657    
Chateau Club Apartments I, Athens, GA, 6.68%, 12/1/10 u   12/20/07     6,623,000       6,623,000       4,002,931    
Chateau Club Apartments II, Athens, GA, 6.88%, 12/1/10 R S   12/20/07     2,368,624       2,368,624       718,097    
Country Villa Apartments, West Lafayette, IN, 6.90%, 9/1/13 b   8/29/03     2,414,986       2,414,986       2,449,345    
Courtyards at Mesquite I, Mesquite, TX, 6.53%, 11/1/09 b / u   10/14/05     7,389,373       7,389,373       4,757,391    
Courtyards at Mesquite II, Mesquite, TX, 7.90%, 11/1/09 / R S   10/14/05     2,850,000       2,850,000       1,700,978    
El Dorado Apartments I, Tucson, AZ, 7.15%, 9/1/12 b   8/26/04     2,492,917       2,492,917       2,567,705    
El Dorado Apartments II, Tucson, AZ, 7.13%, 9/1/12   8/26/04     489,187       489,187       503,863    
Geneva Village Apartments I, West Jordan, UT, 7.00%, 1/1/14 b   12/24/03     1,120,563       1,120,563       1,176,591    
Geneva Village Apartments II, West Jordan, UT, 9.88%, 1/1/13   12/24/03     32,652       32,652       32,184    
Good Haven Apartments I, Dallas, TX, 5.43%, 9/1/07 / u r   8/24/04     6,737,000       6,737,000       3,765,983    
Good Haven Apartments II, Dallas, TX, 14.88%, 9/1/07 / u   8/24/04     842,000       842,000       22,298    
Good Haven Apartments III, Dallas, TX, 14.88%, 5/1/09 / u   7/3/08     694,096       694,096       18,381    
Meadowview Village Apartments I, West Jordan, UT, 7.00%, 1/1/14   12/24/03     813,311       813,311       853,977    
Meadowview Village Apartments II, West Jordan, UT, 9.88%, 1/1/13   12/24/03     32,652       32,652       32,184    
Montevista Apartments, Fort Worth, TX, 7.43%, 9/1/12 R S   8/30/07     7,308,000       7,308,000       6,119,751    
NCH Multifamily Pool, Oklahoma City, OK, 11.93%, 11/1/09 / u   10/17/06     4,993,450       4,993,450       2,823,644    
Parkway Village Apartments I, West Jordan, UT, 7.00%, 1/1/14   12/24/03     768,705       768,705       807,140    
Parkway Village Apartments II, West Jordan, UT, 9.88%, 1/1/13   12/24/03     32,652       32,652       32,184    
Plantation Pines I, Tyler, TX, 6.59%, 2/1/10 b /   1/17/07     3,328,000       3,328,000       3,252,434    
Plantation Pines II, Tyler, TX, 10.57%, 2/1/10 /   1/17/07     416,000       416,000       305,011    
RiverPark Land Lot III, Oxnard, CA, 3.65%, 5/1/10 r   10/9/07     3,650,000       3,650,000       3,638,626    

 

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Schedule of INVESTMENTS February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

American Strategic Income Portfolio III (CSP)

DESCRIPTION   DATE
ACQUIRED
  PAR   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
                   
Villas of Woodgate, Lansing, MI, 6.40%, 2/1/12 b   2/1/07   $ 3,530,460     $ 3,530,460     $ 3,214,832    
Vista Village Apartments I, El Paso, TX, 6.53%, 4/1/10 b   3/30/07     6,051,385       6,051,385       6,051,385    
Vista Village Apartments II, El Paso, TX, 9.88%, 4/1/10   3/30/07     348,994       348,994       318,903    
Whispering Oaks I, Little Rock, AR, 5.93%, 2/1/12 b u   1/10/07     5,800,000       5,800,000       3,748,729    
Whispering Oaks II, Little Rock, AR, 9.88%, 2/1/12 R S   1/10/07     2,636,000       2,636,000       916,242    
      86,932,807       66,093,446    
Total Whole Loans     212,833,841       175,797,171    
Corporate Notes °° — 12.1%  
Fixed Rate — 12.1%  
Sarofim Brookhaven, 6.90%, 1/1/11   12/21/07     10,040,375       10,040,375       10,140,779    
Stratus Properties IV, 6.56%, 12/31/11   12/1/06     7,000,000       7,000,000       7,070,000    
Stratus Properties VI, 6.92%, 12/31/11   6/1/07     8,000,000       8,000,000       8,080,000    
Total Corporate Notes     25,040,375       25,290,779    
Private Mortgage-Backed Security °° — 0.0%  
Fixed Rate — 0.0%  
First Gibraltar, Series 1992-MM, Class B, 6.06%, 10/25/21   7/30/93     93,038       59,849          
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities a — 15.5%  
Fixed Rate — 15.5%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,  
5.50%, 1/1/18, #E93231         2,009,184       2,048,769       2,160,908    
9.00%, 7/1/30, #C40149         154,135       157,468       171,393    
5.00%, 5/1/39, #G05430         4,981,729       5,113,987       5,185,223    
Federal National Mortgage Association,  
6.00%, 10/1/16, #607030         131,119       131,546       141,362    
5.50%, 2/1/17, #623874         252,058       251,690       270,462    
5.50%, 6/1/17, #648508         181,256       181,820       194,830    
5.00%, 9/1/17, #254486         287,517       287,998       305,949    
5.00%, 11/1/17, #657356         588,674       590,647       626,413    
6.50%, 6/1/29, #252497         510,667       507,881       554,416    
7.50%, 5/1/30, #535289         92,786       90,250       104,517    
8.00%, 5/1/30, #538266         40,211       39,797       46,202    
8.00%, 6/1/30, #253347         102,791       101,732       118,107    
5.00%, 11/1/33, #725027         3,551,940       3,631,338       3,701,470    
5.00%, 12/1/35, #995317         7,693,188       7,932,434       8,017,058    
5.00%, 7/1/39, #AA9716         8,346,090       8,578,484       8,668,756    
5.00%, 7/1/39, #935512         2,164,454       2,207,800       2,248,133    
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities     31,853,641       32,515,199    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities r — 5.5%  
Other — 5.5%  
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage,
Series 2005-4, Class A5B, 5.00%, 7/10/45
        6,400,000       4,105,048       5,640,134    
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-CD5, Class A4, 5.89%, 11/15/44
        3,600,000       3,370,598       3,452,936    
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2008-C1, Class A2, 6.15%, 4/15/41
        2,250,000       1,529,697       2,333,736    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     9,005,343       11,426,806    

 

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

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American Strategic Income Portfolio III (CSP)

DESCRIPTION   SHARES   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
               
Preferred Stocks — 20.4%  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 20.4%  
AMB Property, Series L     164,120     $ 3,789,361     $ 3,492,474    
AMB Property, Series M     41,240       950,889       907,280    
AMB Property, Series O     9,613       240,325       221,400    
AMB Property, Series P     21,200       429,300       468,520    
BRE Properties, Series C     66,300       1,317,381       1,456,611    
BRE Properties, Series D     5,250       104,318       115,710    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series G     57,600       997,080       1,301,760    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series H     41,320       667,318       892,512    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series I     4,270       89,030       92,574    
Duke Realty, Series J     20,956       535,385       421,216    
Duke Realty, Series L     19,220       367,486       384,592    
Duke Realty, Series M     55,040       1,110,800       1,214,182    
Duke Realty, Series O     44,550       1,051,380       1,118,205    
Equity Residential Properties, Series N     10,700       226,305       251,022    
Kimco Realty, Series F     163,000       3,797,000       3,605,560    
Kimco Realty, Series G     114,700       2,796,559       2,900,763    
ProLogis Trust, Series F     33,905       835,567       735,738    
ProLogis Trust, Series G     8,300       174,300       175,794    
PS Business Parks, Series H     26,520       530,400       598,291    
PS Business Parks, Series I     94,300       1,634,731       2,073,657    
PS Business Parks, Series K     25,000       575,000       624,000    
PS Business Parks, Series L     7,000       179,550       167,650    
PS Business Parks, Series M     26,520       546,312       603,065    
PS Business Parks, Series O     100,000       2,050,000       2,337,000    
PS Business Parks, Series P     8,200       157,194       177,530    
Public Storage, Series A     38,000       921,909       878,940    
Public Storage, Series C     30,000       626,100       694,800    
Public Storage, Series E     9,300       186,000       219,201    
Public Storage, Series H     40,000       876,000       962,800    
Public Storage, Series I     26,520       576,810       670,691    
Public Storage, Series K     17,550       381,712       443,137    
Public Storage, Series L     20,000       430,000       469,200    
Public Storage, Series X     74,000       1,786,319       1,657,600    
Public Storage, Series Z     30,000       746,643       672,900    
Realty Income, Series D     97,500       2,474,125       2,457,000    
Realty Income, Series E     26,520       572,832       648,149    
Regency Centers, Series C     26,520       573,362       631,176    
Regency Centers, Series E     94,270       2,221,248       2,051,315    
Vornado Realty Trust, Series E     7,400       186,598       171,458    
Vornado Realty Trust, Series F     7,800       164,970       172,146    
Vornado Realty Trust, Series H     163,000       2,771,000       3,651,200    
Total Preferred Stocks             40,648,599       42,788,819    
Total Unaffiliated Investments             319,441,648       287,818,774    
Real Estate Owned °° l — 1.1%  
Memphis Medical Building, Memphis, TN             4,250,000       2,375,750    

 

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Schedule of INVESTMENTS February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

American Strategic Income Portfolio III (CSP)

DESCRIPTION   SHARES   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
               
Short-Term Investment — 0.7%  
First American Prime Obligations Fund, Class Z, 0.04% W     1,502,005     $ 1,502,005     $ 1,502,005    
Total Investments p — 139.2%       $ 325,193,653     $ 291,696,529    
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net — (39.2)%             (82,189,414 )  
Total Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 209,507,115    

 

  Securities are valued in accordance with procedures described in note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

°°  Securities purchased as part of a private placement which have not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and which are considered to be illiquid. These securities are fair valued in accordance with the board approved valuation procedures. On February 28, 2010, the total fair value of these securities was $203,463,700 or 97.1% of total net assets. See note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

p  Interest rates on commercial and multifamily loans are the net coupon rates in effect (after reducing the coupon rate by any mortgage servicing fees paid to mortgage servicers) on February 28, 2010. For participating loans the rates are based on the annual cash flow payments expected at the time of purchase.

b  Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding borrowings under a loan agreement with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MMLIC"). On February 28, 2010, securities valued at $115,182,814 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding borrowings:

Amount   Rate*   Accrued
Interest
 
$ 54,400,000       5.00 %   $ 7,556    
  275,000       5.00 %     38    
$ 54,675,000         $ 7,594    

 

*  Interest rate as of February 28, 2010. Rate is based on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 2.625% subject to a "floor" interest rate of 5.00% and reset monthly.

Description of collateral:

150 North Pantano I, Tucson, AZ, 5.90%, 2/1/10, $3,525,000 par
8324 East Hartford Drive I, Scottsdale, AZ, 7.90%, 5/1/12, $3,425,547 par
Alliant University, Fresno, CA, 7.15%, 8/1/11, $2,763,876 par
Apple Blossom Convenience Center, Winchester, VA, 6.58%, 8/1/12, $2,150,000 par
Avalon Hills I, Omaha, NE, 6.93%, 3/1/10, $10,720,000 par
Biltmore Lakes Corporate Center, Phoenix, AZ, 6.00%, 9/1/14, $2,857,581 par
Carrier 360 I, Grand Prairie, TX, 6.40%, 1/1/10, $3,104,381 par
Country Villa Apartments, West Lafayette, IN, 6.90%, 9/1/13, $2,414,986 par
Courtyards at Mesquite I, Mesquite, TX, 6.53%, 11/1/09, $7,389,373 par
El Dorado Apartments I, Tucson, AZ, 7.15%, 9/1/12, $2,492,917 par
Fairview Business Park, Salem, OR, 7.33%, 8/1/11, $7,590,028 par
First Colony Marketplace, Sugar Land, TX, 6.43%, 9/1/10, $11,700,000 par
France Avenue Business Park II, Brooklyn Center, MN, 7.40%, 10/1/12, $4,250,005 par
Geneva Village Apartments I, West Jordan, UT, 7.00%, 1/1/14, $1,120,563 par
Jilly's American Grill, Scottsdale, AZ, 6.88%, 9/1/10, $1,810,000 par
La Cholla Plaza I, Tucson, AZ, 3.43%, 8/1/09, $11,135,604 par
Noah's Ark Self Storage, San Antonio, TX, 6.48%, 9/1/10, $2,400,000 par
North Austin Business Center, Austin, TX, 5.65%, 11/1/11, $3,758,660 par
Outlets at Casa Grande I, Casa Grande, AZ, 6.93%, 3/1/11, $7,300,000 par
Outlets at Casa Grande II, Casa Grande, AZ, 6.90%, 3/1/11, $3,500,000 par
Paradise Boulevard, Albuquerque, NM, 6.50%, 4/1/17, $4,600,000 par
Plantation Pines I, Tyler, TX, 6.59%, 2/1/10, $3,328,000 par
Silver Star Storage, Austin, TX, 6.40%, 4/1/11, $4,126,045 par
Tatum Ranch Center, Phoenix, AZ, 6.53%, 9/1/11, $3,438,237 par
Villas of Woodgate, Lansing, MI, 6.40%, 2/1/12, $3,530,460 par
Vista Village Apartments I, El Paso, TX, 6.53%, 4/1/10, $6,051,385 par
Whispering Oaks I, Little Rock, AR, 5.93%, 2/1/12, $5,800,000 par

The fund has entered into a loan agreement with MMLIC under which MMLIC made a term loan to the fund of $54,400,000, which matures on July 31, 2011, and agreed to make revolving loans to the fund of up to $15,600,000. Loans made under the loan agreement are secured by whole loans in the fund's portfolio and bear interest at

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

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American Strategic Income Portfolio III (CSP)

the one-month LIBOR plus 2.625% with a "floor" interest rate of 5.00%. In addition, the fund pays an annual fee of 1.28% on any unused portion of the fund's revolving loan commitment.

  Interest Only – Represents securities that entitle holders to receive only interest payments on the mortgage. Principal balance on the loan is due at maturity. The interest rate disclosed represents the net coupon rate in effect as of February 28, 2010.

/  Loan has matured and the fund is anticipating payoff or refinancing. Unless disclosed otherwise, the loan continues to make monthly payments.

u  Loan is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments.

r  Variable Rate Security – The rate shown is the net coupon rate in effect as of February 28, 2010.

R  Participating Loan – A participating loan is one which contains provisions for the fund to participate in the income stream provided by the property, including net cash flows and capital proceeds. Monthly cash flow proceeds are only required to the extent excess cash flow is generated by the property as determined by the loan documents.

S  The participating loan is not currently making monthly cash flow payments.

a  Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding reverse repurchase agreements. On February 28, 2010, securities valued at $32,272,097 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding reverse repurchase agreements:

Amount   Acquisition
Date
  Rate*   Due   Accrued
Interest
  Name of Broker
and Description
of Collateral
 
$ 27,191,000     2/22/10     0.25 %   3/24/10   $ 1,322       (1 )  
  3,523,000     2/8/10     0.25 %   3/10/10     514       (2 )  
$ 30,714,000                 $ 1,836        

 

*  Interest rate as of February 28, 2010. Rate is based on LIBOR plus a spread and reset monthly.

Name of broker and description of collateral:

(1)  Goldman Sachs:
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.50%, 1/1/18, $1,783,151 par
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 9.00%, 7/1/30, $154,135 par
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.00%, 5/1/39, $4,981,729 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/16, $131,119 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 2/1/17, $252,058 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 6/1/17, $181,256 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 9/1/17, $287,517 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/17, $588,674 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 6/1/29, $510,667 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.50%, 5/1/30, $92,786 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.00%, 5/1/30, $40,211 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.00%, 6/1/30, $102,791 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 12/1/35, $7,693,188 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/39, $8,346,090 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/39, $2,164,454 par

(2)  Goldman Sachs:
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/33, $3,551,940 par

The fund has entered into a lending commitment with Goldman Sachs. The monthly agreement permits the fund to enter into reverse repurchase agreements using U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities as collateral.

l  Real Estate Owned. See note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

W  Investment in affiliated security. This money market fund is advised by FAF Advisors, Inc., which also serves as advisor for the fund. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of February 28, 2010. See note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

p  On February 28, 2010, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was approximately $325,193,653. The approximate aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on this cost, were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 7,462,195    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (40,959,319 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (33,497,124 )  

 

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Schedule of INVESTMENTS February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

American Select Portfolio (SLA)

DESCRIPTION   DATE
ACQUIRED
  PAR   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
                   
(Percentages of each investment category relate to total net assets)  
Whole Loans °° p — 82.0%  
Commercial Loans — 61.6%  
12000 Aerospace, Clear Lake, TX, 6.93%, 1/1/15 b   12/22/04   $ 4,939,362     $ 4,939,362     $ 4,939,362    
ABC Conoco, Aspen, CO, 6.65%, 11/1/11 b   10/31/06     3,885,988       3,885,988       3,963,708    
Cingular Wireless Building, Richardson, TX, 7.03%, 7/1/11 b   6/21/06     6,408,686       6,408,686       6,472,773    
Clear Lake Central I, Webster, TX, 6.63%, 8/1/11 b   7/27/06     6,995,766       6,995,766       7,065,724    
Gallery Row, Tucson, AZ, 11.88%, 10/1/11 u   9/7/06     500,000       500,207       322,369    
George Gee Hummer, Liberty Lake, WA, 5.75%, 7/1/10 b   6/30/05     2,125,000       2,125,000       1,784,877    
George Gee Pontiac I, Liberty Lake, WA, 5.78%, 7/1/10 b   6/30/05     4,675,000       4,675,000       3,927,278    
George Gee Pontiac II, Liberty Lake, WA, 5.75%, 7/1/10   9/14/06     750,000       750,000       629,957    
George Gee Porsche, Liberty Lake, WA, 5.75%, 7/1/10 b   9/14/06     2,500,000       2,500,000       2,099,856    
Highland Park I, Scottsdale, AZ, 6.77%, 3/1/11 b   2/23/06     9,225,072       9,225,072       9,317,322    
Highland Park II, Scottsdale, AZ, 9.88%, 3/1/11   2/23/06     1,185,430       1,185,430       1,130,087    
Kolb Plaza I, Tucson, AZ, 6.50%, 8/1/10 b u   7/18/07     3,520,000       3,520,000       3,055,890    
Kolb Plaza II, Tucson, AZ, 9.88%, 8/1/10 u   7/18/07     440,000       440,000       220,090    
Landmark Bank Center, Euless, TX, 5.85%, 5/1/11   7/1/04     3,242,424       3,242,424       3,242,424    
Landmark Bank Center II, Euless, TX, 6.88%, 5/1/11   6/12/08     1,157,576       1,157,576       1,042,425    
Mandala Agency Building, Bend, OR, 6.38%, 6/1/17 b   5/23/07     2,175,000       2,175,000       2,195,506    
Northrop Grumman Campus I, Colorado Springs, CO, 5.93%, 12/1/09 b / r   11/15/05     5,700,000       5,700,000       4,950,148    
Northrop Grumman Campus II, Colorado Springs, CO, 13.88%, 12/1/09 /   11/15/05     500,000       500,000       383,402    
Point Plaza, Turnwater, WA, 8.43%, 1/1/11   12/14/00     5,743,423       5,743,423       5,800,857    
RL Stowe Portfolio, Belmont, NC & Chattanooga, TN, 6.83%, 11/1/12 b   10/12/07     7,946,222       7,946,222       8,025,684    
Superior Ford Dealership, Plymouth, MN, 6.43%, 7/1/17 b   6/28/07     5,030,199       5,030,199       4,940,395    
Town Square #6, Olympia, WA, 7.40%, 9/1/12 b   8/2/02     3,588,461       3,588,461       3,696,114    
Victory Packaging, Phoenix, AZ, 8.50%, 1/1/12 b   12/20/01     2,301,131       2,301,131       2,347,154    
      84,534,947       81,553,402    
Multifamily Loans — 20.4%  
Briarhill Apartments I, Eden Prairie, MN, 6.90%, 9/1/15 b   8/11/03     4,309,327       4,309,327       4,524,793    
Briarhill Apartments II, Eden Prairie, MN, 6.88%, 9/1/15   8/11/03     397,584       397,584       417,463    
Highland House Apartments, Dallas, TX, 6.80%, 10/1/10 b   9/10/07     2,700,000       2,700,000       2,727,000    
Keystone Crossings, Springdale, AZ, 8.15%, 7/1/10 R S   6/27/07     4,875,000       4,875,000       2,323,564    
NCH Multifamily Pool II, Oklahoma City, OK, 11.93%, 10/1/10 u   10/1/07     5,400,000       5,407,597       3,421,199    
Revere Apartments, Revere, MA, 6.28%, 3/1/12 b   3/8/07     1,639,880       1,639,880       1,689,077    
RP Urban Partners, Oxnard, CA, 3.65%, 3/1/10 r   2/23/05     5,000,000       5,000,000       4,972,893    
Sheridan Pond Apartments, Tulsa, OK, 6.43%, 7/1/13 b   6/5/03     6,618,147       6,618,147       6,949,053    
      30,947,535       27,025,042    
Total Whole Loans     115,482,482       108,578,444    
Corporate Notes °° — 12.7%  
Fixed Rate — 12.7%  
Sarofim Northwest, 6.90%, 1/1/11   12/21/07     8,181,250       8,181,250       8,263,062    
Stratus Properties I, 6.56%, 12/31/11   12/28/00     5,000,000       5,000,000       5,050,000    
Stratus Properties VII, 6.92%, 12/31/11   6/1/07     3,500,000       3,500,000       3,535,000    
Total Corporate Notes     16,681,250       16,848,062    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 11.4%  
Fixed Rate — 11.4%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,  
5.50%, 1/1/18, #E93231 a         1,130,166       1,152,431       1,215,511    
7.50%, 12/1/29, #C00896 a         196,199       193,222       221,513    
5.00%, 5/1/39, #G05430 a         2,490,864       2,556,993       2,592,611    

 

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

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American Select Portfolio (SLA)

DESCRIPTION   PAR/
SHARES
  COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
               
Federal National Mortgage Association,  
5.00%, 11/1/17, #657356 a   $ 588,674     $ 590,648     $ 626,413    
6.50%, 6/1/29, #252497 a     656,572       652,989       712,821    
7.50%, 5/1/30, #535289 a     51,548       50,138       58,065    
8.00%, 5/1/30, #538266 a     22,340       22,109       25,668    
5.00%, 11/1/33, #725027 a     3,296,571       3,370,261       3,435,351    
5.00%, 7/1/39, #935588 a     3,046,352       3,110,700       3,164,126    
4.50%, 3/1/40, #932669     3,000,000       3,031,172       3,041,601    
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities             14,730,663       15,093,680    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 15.1%  
Other — 15.1%  
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage,
Series 2005-4, Class A5B, 5.00%, 7/10/45 r
    6,400,000       4,105,048       5,640,134    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,  
Series 2006-PW12, Class A4, 5.72%, 9/11/38 r     2,100,000       1,524,012       2,193,048    
Series 2007-T28, Class A4, 5.74%, 9/11/42     1,456,221       1,024,825       1,498,932    
Series 2007-PWR17, Class A4, 5.69%, 6/11/50     3,315,000       2,956,731       3,183,517    
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2007-CD5, Class A4, 5.89%, 11/15/44 r
    2,000,000       1,845,843       1,918,298    
GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II,
Series 2006-GG8, Class A4, 5.56%, 11/10/39
    3,600,000       2,508,104       3,441,406    
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2008-C1, Class A2, 6.15%, 4/15/41 r
    2,000,000       1,391,925       2,074,432    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities             15,356,488       19,949,767    
Preferred Stocks — 14.3%  
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 14.3%  
AMB Property, Series L     114,820       2,167,595       2,443,370    
AMB Property, Series M     8,700       222,285       191,400    
AMB Property, Series O     10,228       255,700       235,564    
BRE Properties, Series C     59,550       1,183,259       1,308,314    
BRE Properties, Series D     4,700       93,389       103,588    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series H     23,820       488,310       514,512    
Developers Diversified Realty, Series I     3,830       79,856       83,034    
Duke Realty, Series L     17,270       330,202       345,573    
Duke Realty, Series M     47,640       952,800       1,050,938    
Duke Realty, Series O     40,000       944,000       1,004,000    
Equity Residential Properties, Series N     49,500       950,925       1,161,270    
Kimco Realty, Series G     78,200       1,902,854       1,977,678    
ProLogis Trust, Series F     5,000       105,000       108,500    
ProLogis Trust, Series G     7,400       155,400       156,732    
PS Business Parks, Series H     23,820       476,400       537,379    
PS Business Parks, Series I     8,400       165,228       184,716    
PS Business Parks, Series K     50,000       1,162,500       1,248,000    
PS Business Parks, Series M     23,820       490,692       541,667    
PS Business Parks, Series P     7,400       141,858       160,210    
Public Storage, Series E     38,300       914,900       902,731    
Public Storage, Series I     23,820       518,085       602,408    
Public Storage, Series K     15,700       341,475       396,425    
Realty Income, Series D     60,000       1,521,000       1,512,000    
Realty Income, Series E     23,820       514,512       582,161    

 

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Schedule of INVESTMENTS February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

American Select Portfolio (SLA)

DESCRIPTION   SHARES   COST   FAIR
VALUE
 
               
Regency Centers, Series C     23,820     $ 514,988     $ 566,916    
Regency Centers, Series E     46,170       1,032,215       1,004,659    
Total Preferred Stocks             17,625,428       18,923,745    
Total Unaffiliated Investments             179,876,311       179,393,698    
Short-Term Investment — 5.4%  
First American Prime Obligations Fund, Class Z, 0.04% W     7,144,227       7,144,227       7,144,227    
Total Investments p — 140.9%           $ 187,020,538     $ 186,537,925    
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net — (40.9)%                     (54,151,342 )  
Total Net Assets — 100.0%   $ 132,386,583    

 

  Securities are valued in accordance with procedures described in note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

°°  Securities purchased as part of a private placement which have not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and which are considered to be illiquid. These securities are fair valued in accordance with the board approved valuation procedures. On February 28, 2010, the total fair value of these securities was $125,426,506 or 94.7% of total net assets. See note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

p  Interest rates on commercial and multifamily loans are the net coupon rates in effect (after reducing the coupon rate by any mortgage servicing fees paid to mortgage servicers) on February 28, 2010. For participating loans the rates are based on the annual cash flow payments expected at the time of purchase.

b  Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding borrowings under a loan agreement with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MMLIC"). On February 28, 2010, securities valued at $84,671,714 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding borrowings:

Amount   Rate*   Accrued
Interest
 
$ 31,900,000       5.00 %   $ 4,430    
  9,100,000       5.00 %     1,264    
$ 41,000,000         $ 5,694    

 

*  Interest rate as of February 28, 2010. Rate is based on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 2.625% subject to a "floor" interest rate of 5.00% and reset monthly.

Description of collateral:

12000 Aerospace, Clear Lake, TX, 6.93%, 1/1/15, $4,939,362 par
ABC Conoco, Aspen, CO, 6.65%, 11/1/11, $3,885,988 par
Briarhill Apartments I, Eden Prairie, MN, 6.90%, 9/1/15, $4,309,327 par
Cingular Wireless Building, Richardson, TX, 7.03%, 7/1/11, $6,408,686 par
Clear Lake Central I, Webster, TX, 6.63%, 8/1/11, $6,995,766 par
George Gee Hummer, Liberty Lake, WA, 5.75%, 7/1/10, $2,125,000 par
George Gee Pontiac I, Liberty Lake, WA, 5.78%, 7/1/10, $4,675,000 par
George Gee Porsche, Liberty Lake, WA, 5.75%, 7/1/10, $2,500,000 par
Highland House Apartments, Dallas, TX, 6.80%, 10/1/10, $2,700,000 par
Highland Park I, Scottsdale, AZ, 6.77%, 3/1/11, $9,225,072 par
Kolb Plaza I, Tucson, AZ, 6.50%, 8/1/10, $3,520,000 par
Mandala Agency Building, Bend, OR, 6.38%, 6/1/17, $2,175,000 par
Northrop Grumman Campus I, Colorado Springs, CO, 5.93%, 12/1/09, $5,700,000 par
Revere Apartments, Revere, MA, 6.28%, 3/1/12, $1,639,880 par
RL Stowe Portfolio, Belmont, NC & Chattanooga, TN, 6.83%, 11/1/12, $7,946,222 par
Sheridan Pond Apartments, Tulsa, OK, 6.43%, 7/1/13, $6,618,147 par
Superior Ford Dealership, Plymouth, MN, 6.43%, 7/1/17, $5,030,199 par
Town Square #6, Olympia, WA, 7.40%, 9/1/12, $3,588,461 par
Victory Packaging, Phoenix, AZ, 8.50%, 1/1/12, $2,301,131 par

The fund has entered into a loan agreement with MMLIC under which MMLIC made a term loan to the fund of $31,900,000, which matures on July 31, 2011, and agreed to make revolving loans to the fund of up to $9,100,000. Loans made under the loan agreement are secured by whole loans in the fund's portfolio and bear interest at the

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

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American Select Portfolio (SLA)

one-month LIBOR plus 2.625% with a "floor" interest rate of 5.00%. In addition, the fund pays an annual fee of 1.28% on any unused portion of the fund's revolving loan commitment.

  Interest Only – Represents securities that entitle holders to receive only interest payments on the mortgage. Principal balance on the loan is due at maturity. The interest rate disclosed represents the net coupon rate in effect as of February 28, 2010.

u  Loan is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments.

/  Loan has matured and the fund is anticipating payoff or refinancing. Unless disclosed otherwise, the loan continues to make monthly payments.

r  Variable Rate Security – The rate shown is the net coupon rate in effect as of February 28, 2010.

R  Participating Loan – A participating loan is one which contains provisions for the fund to participate in the income stream provided by the property, including net cash flows and capital proceeds. Monthly cash flow proceeds are only required to the extent excess cash flow is generated by the property as determined by the loan documents.

S  The participating loan is not currently making monthly cash flow payments.

a  Securities pledged as collateral for outstanding reverse repurchase agreements. On February 28, 2010, securities valued at $12,052,079 were pledged as collateral for the following outstanding reverse repurchase agreements:

Amount   Acquisition
Date
  Rate*   Due   Accrued
Interest
  Name of Broker
and Description
of Collateral
 
$ 6,292,000     2/8/10     0.25 %   3/10/10   $ 918       (1 )  
  5,118,000     2/22/10     0.25 %   3/24/10     249       (2 )  
$ 11,410,000                 $ 1,167        

 

*  Interest rate as of February 28, 2010. Rate is based on LIBOR plus a spread and reset monthly.

Name of broker and description of collateral:

(1)  Goldman Sachs:
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/33, $3,296,571 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/39, $3,046,352 par

(2)  Goldman Sachs:
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.50%, 1/1/18, $1,130,166 par
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 7.50%, 12/1/29, $196,199 par
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 5.00%, 5/1/39, $2,490,864 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/17, $588,674 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.50%, 6/1/29, $656,572 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 7.50%, 5/1/30, $51,548 par
Federal National Mortgage Association, 8.00%, 5/1/30, $22,340 par

The fund has entered into a lending commitment with Goldman Sachs. The monthly agreement permits the fund to enter into reverse repurchase agreements using U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities as collateral.

W  Investment in affiliated security. This money market fund is advised by FAF Advisors, Inc., which also serves as advisor for the fund. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of February 28, 2010. See note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

p  On February 28, 2010, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was approximately $187,020,538. The approximate aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on this cost, were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 7,778,712    
Gross unrealized depreciation     (8,261,325 )  
Net unrealized depreciation   $ (482,613 )  

 

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Statements of ASSETS AND LIABILITIES February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

    ASP   BSP   CSP   SLA  
Assets:  
Unaffiliated investments, at fair value (Cost: $65,573,097,
$249,850,852, $319,441,648, $179,876,311) (note 2)
  $ 69,518,322     $ 235,130,718     $ 287,818,774     $ 179,393,698    
Affiliated money market fund, at fair value (Cost: $1,508,678,
$2,083,691, $1,502,005, $7,144,227) (note 3)
    1,508,678       2,083,691       1,502,005       7,144,227    
Real estate owned, at fair value (Cost: $0, $5,006,876, $4,250,000, $0) (note 2)           3,542,096       2,375,750          
Cash           835,853                
Receivable for accrued dividends and interest     354,811       1,298,101       3,249,823       1,402,029    
Prepaid expenses and other assets     89,122       420,614       458,417       263,390    
Total assets     71,470,933       243,311,073       295,404,769       188,203,344    
Liabilities:  
Payable for investments purchased                       3,034,922    
Payable under loan agreement (note 2)     11,000,000       45,100,000       54,675,000       41,000,000    
Payable for reverse repurchase agreements (note 2)     5,911,000       21,716,000       30,714,000       11,410,000    
Bank overdraft     56,278             212,625       159,444    
Payable for investment advisory fees (note 3)     20,957       64,072       67,185       50,080    
Payable for administrative fees (note 3)     10,350       33,634       40,158       25,040    
Payable for professional fees     23,037       21,424       18,589       23,037    
Payable for transfer agent fees     601       699       706       651    
Payable for interest expense     1,900       8,695       9,430       6,861    
Payable for other expenses     28,623       62,830       159,961       106,726    
Total liabilities     17,052,746       67,007,354       85,897,654       55,816,761    
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock   $ 54,418,187     $ 176,303,719     $ 209,507,115     $ 132,386,583    
Composition of net assets:  
Capital stock and additional paid-in capital   $ 52,591,719     $ 204,964,182     $ 264,305,384     $ 139,926,118    
Distributions in excess of net investment income     (495,080 )     (2,833,130 )     (4,174,815 )     (1,698,479 )  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments (note 5)     (1,623,677 )     (9,642,419 )     (17,126,330 )     (5,358,443 )  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments     3,945,225       (16,184,914 )     (33,497,124 )     (482,613 )  
Total–representing net assets applicable to capital stock   $ 54,418,187     $ 176,303,719     $ 209,507,115     $ 132,386,583    
Net asset value and market price of capital stock:  
Net assets applicable to capital stock   $ 54,418,187     $ 176,303,719     $ 209,507,115     $ 132,386,583    
Shares outstanding (authorized 1 billion shares of each fund of $0.01 par value)     4,231,331       15,985,741       21,356,023       10,662,195    
Net asset value per share   $ 12.86     $ 11.03     $ 9.81     $ 12.42    
Market price per share   $ 12.24     $ 10.30     $ 9.00     $ 11.89    

 

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

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Statements of OPERATIONS For the six-month period ended February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

    ASP   BSP   CSP   SLA  
Investment Income:  
Interest from unaffiliated investments   $ 1,986,369     $ 6,513,198     $ 6,590,318     $ 5,299,675    
Dividends from unaffiliated investments     465,679       1,012,466       1,647,743       752,473    
Participating income from investments no longer held                 231,790       189,233    
Dividends from affiliated money market fund     663       1,375       2,362       870    
Net operating income (loss) from real estate owned (note 2)           40,804       (40,039 )        
Total investment income     2,452,711       7,567,843       8,432,174       6,242,251    
Expenses (note 3):  
Investment advisory fees     148,540       459,084       517,814       325,539    
Interest expense     322,844       1,358,977       1,677,044       1,156,825    
Administrative fees     66,431       222,311       270,160       162,770    
Custodian fees     5,386       18,097       21,927       13,242    
Mortgage servicing fees     21,438       54,818       64,684       49,209    
Professional fees     29,775       28,162       25,572       29,775    
Postage and printing fees     5,682       10,643       13,517       9,041    
Transfer agent fees     7,604       8,831       9,079       8,042    
Listing fees     11,778       12,476       13,613       11,778    
Directors' fees     14,858       14,858       14,858       14,858    
Insurance fees     6,856       6,851       6,867       6,856    
Pricing fees     12,535       12,534       12,551       12,534    
Other expenses     21,282       38,158       44,712       28,264    
Total expenses     675,009       2,245,800       2,692,398       1,828,733    
Less: Fee reimbursements (note 3)     (588 )     (1,552 )     (1,810 )     (1,037 )  
Less: Indirect payments from custodian (note 3)     (2 )     (6 )     (8 )     (4 )  
Total net expenses     674,419       2,244,242       2,690,580       1,827,692    
Net investment income     1,778,292       5,323,601       5,741,594       4,414,559    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (notes 2 and 4):  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     2,391       (681,008 )     (38,127 )     103,061    
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments     2,251,970       (1,476,409 )     (14,279,737 )     2,561,935    
Net gain (loss) on investments     2,254,361       (2,157,417 )     (14,317,864 )     2,664,996    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 4,032,653     $ 3,166,184     $ (8,576,270 )   $ 7,079,555    

 

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Statements of CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    ASP   BSP  
    Six-Month
Period Ended
2/28/10
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
8/31/09
  Six-Month
Period Ended
2/28/10
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
8/31/09
 
Operations:  
Net investment income   $ 1,778,292     $ 3,408,839     $ 5,323,601     $ 12,544,863    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     2,391       (706,602 )     (681,008 )     (2,056,209 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments     2,251,970       3,691,282       (1,476,409 )     (1,303,151 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     4,032,653       6,393,519       3,166,184       9,185,503    
Distributions to shareholders (note 2):  
From net investment income     (2,272,225 )     (3,234,304 )     (8,392,515 )     (11,669,592 )  
From net realized gain on investments                          
From return of capital           (87,291 )              
Total distributions     (2,272,225 )     (3,321,595 )     (8,392,515 )     (11,669,592 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     1,760,428       3,071,924       (5,226,331 )     (2,484,089 )  
Net assets at beginning of period     52,657,759       49,585,835       181,530,050       184,014,139    
Net assets at end of period   $ 54,418,187     $ 52,657,759     $ 176,303,719     $ 181,530,050    
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ (495,080 )   $ (1,147 )   $ (2,833,130 )   $ 235,784    

 

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

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    CSP   SLA  
    Six-Month
Period Ended
2/28/10
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
8/31/09
  Six-Month
Period Ended
2/28/10
(unaudited)
  Year Ended
8/31/09
 
Operations:  
Net investment income   $ 5,741,594     $ 15,578,518     $ 4,414,559     $ 9,287,239    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (38,127 )     (11,409,043 )     103,061       (1,439,055 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments     (14,279,737 )     112,282       2,561,935       358,244    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (8,576,270 )     4,281,757       7,079,555       8,206,428    
Distributions to shareholders (note 2):  
From net investment income     (9,802,416 )     (14,809,841 )     (6,109,438 )     (9,218,893 )  
From net realized gain on investments                       (32,960 )  
From return of capital           (1,527,519 )           (4,000 )  
Total distributions     (9,802,416 )     (16,337,360 )     (6,109,438 )     (9,255,853 )  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets     (18,378,686 )     (12,055,603 )     970,117       (1,049,425 )  
Net assets at beginning of period     227,885,801       239,941,404       131,416,466       132,465,891    
Net assets at end of period   $ 209,507,115     $ 227,885,801     $ 132,386,583     $ 131,416,466    
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income   $ (4,174,815 )   $ (113,993 )   $ (1,698,479 )   $ (3,600 )  

 

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Statements of CASH FLOWS For the six-month period ended February 28, 2010 (unaudited)

    ASP   BSP   CSP   SLA  
Cash flows from operating activities:  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 4,032,653     $ 3,166,184     $ (8,576,270 )   $ 7,079,555    
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
Purchases of investments     (949,180 )     (949,181 )     (19,803,541 )     (3,031,172 )  
Proceeds from paydowns and sales of investments     2,679,672       8,841,551       17,983,368       8,531,907    
Net purchases/sales of short-term investments     (671,162 )     116,795       1,098,425       (5,878,964 )  
Net amortization/accretion of bond discount and premium     (48,353 )     (74,169 )     (39,486 )     (78,214 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments     (2,251,970 )     1,476,409       14,279,737       (2,561,935 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (2,391 )     681,008       38,127       (103,061 )  
Increase in payable for investments purchased                       3,034,922    
Decrease in receivable for accrued interest and dividends     30,404       333,546       114,152       86,332    
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets     11,795       53,671       98,620       63,335    
Increase/decrease in accrued fees and expenses     16,427       (10,895 )     (56,220 )     (2,059 )  
Net cash provided by operating activities     2,847,895       13,634,919       5,136,912       7,140,646    
Cash flows from financing activities:  
Net payments from borrowings under loan agreement           (2,400,000 )     (10,025,000 )        
Net proceeds (payments) from reverse repurchase agreements     (557,000 )     (1,745,000 )     14,773,054       (1,007,000 )  
Distributions paid to shareholders     (2,272,225 )     (8,392,515 )     (9,802,416 )     (6,109,438 )  
Net cash used in financing activities     (2,829,225 )     (12,537,515 )     (5,054,362 )     (7,116,438 )  
Net increase in cash     18,670       1,097,404       82,550       24,208    
Bank overdraft at beginning of period     (74,948 )     (261,551 )     (295,175 )     (183,652 )  
Cash (bank overdraft) at end of period   $ (56,278 )   $ 835,853     $ (212,625 )   $ (159,444 )  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
  $ 323,530     $ 1,362,632     $ 1,679,447     $ 1,158,503    

 

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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per-share data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period and selected information for each period are as follows:

ASP

    Six-Month
Period Ended
2/28/10
  Year Ended August 31,   Nine-Month
Fiscal
Period Ended
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   8/31/05  
Per-Share Data  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.44     $ 11.72     $ 11.96     $ 12.07     $ 12.36     $ 12.64    
Operations:  
Net investment income     0.42       0.81       0.80       0.80       0.82       0.55    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments     0.54       0.70       (0.26 )     (0.07 )     (0.37 )     (0.19 )  
Total from operations     0.96       1.51       0.54       0.73       0.45       0.36    
Distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.54 )     (0.77 )     (0.75 )     (0.84 )     (0.74 )     (0.62 )  
From return of capital           (0.02 )     (0.03 )                 (0.02 )  
Total distributions     (0.54 )     (0.79 )     (0.78 )     (0.84 )     (0.74 )     (0.64 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 12.86     $ 12.44     $ 11.72     $ 11.96     $ 12.07     $ 12.36    
Market value, end of period   $ 12.24     $ 10.75     $ 9.75     $ 11.41     $ 10.94     $ 11.35    
Selected Information  
Total return, net asset value 1     7.85 % 5     13.89 %     4.62 %     6.14 %     3.73 %     2.94 % 5  
Total return, market value 2     19.42 % 5     20.61 %     (8.00 )%     12.19 %     3.18 %     (0.14 )% 5  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 54     $ 53     $ 50     $ 51     $ 51     $ 52    
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets before fee reimbursements     2.53 % 6     2.81 %     3.07 %     3.27 %     2.10 %     1.59 % 6  
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets after fee reimbursements     2.53 % 6     2.81 %     3.06 %     3.26 %     2.10 %     1.59 % 6  
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets excluding interest expense and
fee reimbursements
    1.32 % 6     1.41 %     1.33 %     1.33 %     1.02 %     1.17 % 6  
Ratio of net investment income to average weekly net assets before
fee reimbursements
    6.67 % 6     7.19 %     6.70 %     6.56 %     6.76 %     5.85 % 6  
Ratio of net investment income to average weekly net assets after
fee reimbursements
    6.67 % 6     7.19 %     6.71 %     6.57 %     6.76 %     5.85 % 6  
Portfolio turnover rate 3     1 %     22 %     18 %     22 %     14 %     10 %  
Amount of borrowings outstanding at end of period (in millions)   $ 17     $ 17     $ 16     $ 19     $ 17     $ 8    
Per-share amount of borrowings outstanding at end of period   $ 4.00     $ 4.13     $ 3.81     $ 4.59     $ 4.01     $ 1.90    
Per-share amount of net assets, excluding borrowings, at end of period   $ 16.86     $ 16.57     $ 15.53     $ 16.55     $ 16.08     $ 14.48    
Asset coverage ratio 4     422 %     401 %     407 %     360 %     401 %     751 %  

 

1  Assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

2  Assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to the fund's dividend reinvestment plan.

3  The portfolio turnover rate for August 31, 2007 and August 31, 2006 has been revised to exclude maturities of investments that had been extended prior to their original maturity dates.

4  Represents net assets, excluding borrowings, at end of period divided by borrowings outstanding at end of period.

5  Total return has not been annualized.

6  Annualized.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per-share data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period and selected information for each period are as follows:

BSP

    Six-Month
Period Ended
2/28/1010
  Year Ended August 31,   Three-Month
Fiscal
Period Ended
  Year Ended
May 31,
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   8/31/05   2005  
Per-Share Data  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 11.36     $ 11.51     $ 12.02     $ 11.92     $ 12.15     $ 12.41     $ 12.98    
Operations:  
Net investment income     0.33       0.78       0.74       0.80       0.93       0.23       1.06    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments     (0.14 )     (0.20 )     (0.46 )     0.14       (0.23 )     (0.25 )     (0.59 )  
Total from operations     0.19       0.58       0.28       0.94       0.70       (0.02 )     0.47    
Distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.52 )     (0.73 )     (0.69 )     (0.84 )     (0.93 )     (0.24 )     (1.04 )  
From return of capital                 (0.10 )                          
Total distributions     (0.52 )     (0.73 )     (0.79 )     (0.84 )     (0.93 )     (0.24 )     (1.04 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 11.03     $ 11.36     $ 11.51     $ 12.02     $ 11.92     $ 12.15     $ 12.41    
Market value, end of period   $ 10.30     $ 9.71     $ 9.80     $ 11.32     $ 10.76     $ 11.57     $ 12.00    
Selected Information  
Total return, net asset value 1     1.74 % 5     5.57 %     2.25 %     8.06 %     6.02 %     0.17 % 5     3.85 %  
Total return, market value 2     11.77 % 5     8.04 %     (6.80 )%     13.18 %     1.34 %     (1.59 )% 5     1.51 %  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 176     $ 182     $ 184     $ 192     $ 191     $ 194     $ 198    
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets before fee
reimbursements
    2.52 % 6     2.86 %     2.95 %     2.57 %     3.01 %     2.28 % 6     1.78 %  
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets after fee
reimbursements
    2.52 % 6     2.86 %     2.95 %     2.56 %     3.01 %     2.28 % 6     1.78 %  
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets excluding
interest expense and fee reimbursements
    0.99 % 6     1.06 %     0.98 %     0.99 %     2.05 %     1.06 % 6     1.13 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average weekly net assets
before fee reimbursements
    5.97 % 6     7.23 %     6.19 %     6.56 %     7.80 %     7.36 % 6     8.40 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average weekly net assets
after fee reimbursements
    5.97 % 6     7.23 %     6.19 %     6.57 %     7.80 %     7.36 % 6     8.40 %  
Portfolio turnover rate 3     0 %     19 %     43 %     30 %     24 %     8 %     44 %  
Amount of borrowings outstanding at end of period (in millions)   $ 67     $ 71     $ 63     $ 73     $ 56     $ 61     $ 49    
Per-share amount of borrowings outstanding at end of period   $ 4.18     $ 4.44     $ 3.92     $ 4.58     $ 3.48     $ 3.79     $ 3.09    
Per-share amount of net assets, excluding borrowings,
at end of period
  $ 15.21     $ 15.80     $ 15.43     $ 16.60     $ 15.40     $ 15.94     $ 15.50    
Asset coverage ratio 4     364 %     356 %     394 %     362 %     443 %     421 %     502 %  

 

1  Assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

2  Assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to the fund's dividend reinvestment plan.

3  The portfolio turnover rate for August 31, 2007 and August 31, 2006 has been revised to exclude maturities of investments that had been extended prior to their original maturity dates.

4  Represents net assets, excluding borrowings, at end of period divided by borrowings outstanding at end of period.

5  Total return has not been annualized.

6  Annualized.

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

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Per-share data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period and selected information for each period are as follows:

CSP

    Six-Month
Period Ended
2/28/10
  Year Ended August 31,   Three-Month
Fiscal
Period Ended
  Year Ended
May 31,
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   8/31/05   2005  
Per-Share Data  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 10.67     $ 11.24     $ 12.06     $ 12.04     $ 12.08     $ 12.14     $ 12.40    
Operations:  
Net investment income     0.27       0.73       0.87       1.18       1.01       0.23       0.98    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments     (0.67 )     (0.53 )     (0.72 )     0.09       (0.26 )     (0.08 )     (0.24 )  
Total from operations     (0.40 )     0.20       0.15       1.27       0.75       0.15       0.74    
Distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.46 )     (0.70 )     (0.96 )     (1.18 )     (0.79 )     (0.21 )     (1.00 )  
From net realized gain on investments                       (0.07 )                    
From return of capital           (0.07 )     (0.01 )                          
Total distributions     (0.46 )     (0.77 )     (0.97 )     (1.25 )     (0.79 )     (0.21 )     (1.00 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 9.81     $ 10.67     $ 11.24     $ 12.06     $ 12.04     $ 12.08     $ 12.14    
Market value, end of period   $ 9.00     $ 8.83     $ 9.77     $ 11.35     $ 11.20     $ 11.10     $ 11.79    
Selected Information  
Total return, net asset value 1     (3.83 )% 5     1.98 %     1.17 %     10.97 %     6.45 %     1.67 % 5     6.31 %  
Total return, market value 2     7.29 % 5     (0.88 )%     (5.78 )%     12.44 %     8.60 %     (4.09 )% 5     6.64 %  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 210     $ 228     $ 240     $ 257     $ 257     $ 258     $ 259    
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets before fee
reimbursements
    2.48 % 6     2.75 %     2.80 %     2.29 %     2.20 %     2.21 % 6     1.90 %  
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets after fee
reimbursements
    2.48 % 6     2.75 %     2.80 %     2.28 %     2.20 %     2.21 % 6     1.90 %  
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets excluding interest
expense and fee reimbursements
    0.94 % 6     1.03 %     1.00 %     1.09 %     0.96 %     1.06 % 6     1.12 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average weekly net assets
before fee reimbursements
    5.30 % 6     6.92 %     7.34 %     9.67 %     8.39 %     7.49 % 6     8.01 %  
Ratio of net investment income to average weekly net assets
after fee reimbursements
    5.30 % 6     6.92 %     7.34 %     9.68 %     8.39 %     7.49 % 6     8.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate 3     6 %     16 %     5 %     36 %     48 %     13 %     48 %  
Amount of borrowings outstanding at end of period (in millions)   $ 85     $ 81     $ 77     $ 65     $ 54     $ 62     $ 59    
Per-share amount of borrowings outstanding at end of period   $ 4.00     $ 3.78     $ 3.62     $ 3.04     $ 2.54     $ 2.93     $ 2.74    
Per-share amount of net assets, excluding borrowings,
at end of period
  $ 13.81     $ 14.45     $ 14.86     $ 15.10     $ 14.58     $ 14.82     $ 14.88    
Asset coverage ratio 4     345 %     383 %     410 %     496 %     575 %     513 %     543 %  

 

1  Assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

2  Assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to the fund's dividend reinvestment plan.

3  The portfolio turnover rate for August 31, 2007 and August 31, 2006 has been revised to exclude maturities of investments that had been extended prior to their original maturity dates.

4  Represents net assets, excluding borrowings, at end of period divided by borrowings outstanding at end of period.

5  Total return has not been annualized.

6  Annualized.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per-share data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period and selected information for each period are as follows:

SLA

    Six-Month
Period Ended
2/28/10
  Year Ended August 31,   Nine-Month
Fiscal
Period Ended
 
    (unaudited)   2009   2008   2007   2006   8/31/05  
Per-Share Data  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $ 12.33     $ 12.42     $ 13.00     $ 13.12     $ 13.57     $ 13.14    
Operations:  
Net investment income     0.41       0.87       0.92       0.94       0.93       0.96    
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments     0.25       (0.09 )     (0.61 )     0.08       (0.15 )     0.12    
Total from operations     0.66       0.78       0.31       1.02       0.78       1.08    
Distributions to shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.57 )     (0.87 )     (0.84 )     (1.04 )     (1.09 )     (0.65 )  
From net realized gain on investments           5       (0.05 )     (0.10 )     (0.14 )        
From return of capital           5                            
Total distributions     (0.57 )     (0.87 )     (0.89 )     (1.14 )     (1.23 )     (0.65 )  
Net asset value, end of period   $ 12.42     $ 12.33     $ 12.42     $ 13.00     $ 13.12     $ 13.57    
Market value, end of period   $ 11.89     $ 10.64     $ 10.64     $ 12.37     $ 12.12     $ 12.45    
Selected Information  
Total return, net asset value 1     5.53 % 6     6.93 %     2.44 %     8.13 %     6.12 %     8.47 % 6  
Total return, market value 2     17.62 % 6     9.94 %     (7.06 )%     11.65 %     7.86 %     2.61 % 6  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 132     $ 131     $ 132     $ 139     $ 140     $ 145    
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets before fee reimbursements     2.81 % 7     2.93 %     3.14 %     2.73 %     2.17 %     2.31 % 7  
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets after fee reimbursements     2.81 % 7     2.93 %     3.14 %     2.72 %     2.17 %     2.31 % 7  
Ratio of expenses to average weekly net assets excluding interest expense and
fee reimbursements
    1.03 % 7     1.05 %     1.02 %     1.02 %     0.89 %     1.02 % 7  
Ratio of net investment income to average weekly net assets before fee
reimbursements
    6.78 % 7     7.43 %     7.24 %     7.21 %     7.11 %     9.77 % 7  
Ratio of net investment income to average weekly net assets after fee
reimbursements
    6.78 % 7     7.43 %     7.24 %     7.22 %     7.11 %     9.77 % 7  
Portfolio turnover rate 3     2 %     13 %     19 %     20 %     30 %     35 %  
Amount of borrowings outstanding at end of period (in millions)   $ 52     $ 53     $ 45     $ 41     $ 32     $ 30    
Per-share amount of borrowings outstanding at end of period   $ 4.91     $ 5.01     $ 4.24     $ 3.88     $ 2.96     $ 2.82    
Per-share amount of net assets, excluding borrowings, at end of period   $ 17.33     $ 17.34     $ 16.66     $ 16.88     $ 16.08     $ 16.39    
Asset coverage ratio 4     353 %     346 %     393 %     434 %     543 %     581 %  

 

1  Assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

2  Assumes reinvestment of distributions at actual prices pursuant to the fund's dividend reinvestment plan.

3  The portfolio turnover rate for August 31, 2007 and August 31, 2006 has been revised to exclude maturities of investments that had been extended prior to their original maturity dates.

4  Represents net assets, excluding borrowings, at end of period divided by borrowings outstanding at end of period.

5  Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

6  Total return has not been annualized.

7  Annualized.

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

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Notes to FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited as to February 28, 2010)

(1) Organization
  American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. ("ASP"), American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. II ("BSP"), American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. III ("CSP"), and American Select Portfolio, Inc. ("SLA") (the "funds") are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. The funds emphasize investments in mortgage-related assets that directly or indirectly represent a participation in or are secured by and payable from mortgage loans. They may also invest in U.S. Government securities, corporate debt securities, and preferred stock issued by real estate investment trusts. In addition, the funds may borrow using reverse repurchase agreements and credit facilities. Fund shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols ASP, BSP, CSP, and SLA, respectively.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
  Security Valuations

The funds' investments in whole loans (single family, multifamily, and commercial), are generally not traded in any organized market and therefore, market quotations are not readily available. These investments are valued at fair value according to procedures adopted by the funds' board of directors. Pursuant to these procedures, these investments are initially fair valued at cost as this approximates fair value and adjusted using a FAF Advisors, Inc. ("FAF Advisors") pricing model designed to incorporate, among other things, the present value of the projected stream of cash flows on such investments. The pricing model takes into account a number of relevant factors including the projected rate of prepayments, the delinquency profile, the historical payment record, the expected yield at purchase, changes in prevailing interest rates, and changes in the real or perceived liquidity of whole loans as the case may be. The results of the pricing model may be further subject to price floors given the intrinsic values of the underlying properties subject to the loans and ceilings due to the illiquid nature of the loans. Changes in prevailing interest rates, real or perceived liquidity, yield spreads, and creditworthiness are factored into the pricing model each week.

Certain mortgage loan information is received once a month. This information includes, but is not limited to, the projected rate of prepayments, projected rate and severity of defaults, the delinquency profile, and the historical payment record. Valuations of whole loans are determined no less frequently than weekly. Although FAF Advisors believes the pricing model to be reasonable and appropriate, the actual values that may be realized upon the sale of whole loans can only be determined in negotiations between the funds and third parties.

Security valuations for the funds' investments (other than whole loans) are generally furnished by an independent pricing service that has been approved by the funds' board of directors. Investments in equity securities that are traded on a national securities exchange (or reported on the Nasdaq national market system) are stated at the last quoted sales price if readily available for such securities on each business day. For securities traded on the Nasdaq national market system, the funds utilize the Nasdaq Official Closing Price which compares the last trade to the bid/ask price of a security. If the last trade falls within the bid/ask range, then that price will be the closing price. If the last trade is outside the bid/ask range, and falls above the ask, the ask price will be the closing price. If the last trade is below the bid, the bid will be the closing price. Other equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed equity securities for which no sale was reported on that date are stated at the last quoted bid price. Investments in open-end funds are valued at their respective net asset values on the valuation date. Debt obligations exceeding 60 days to maturity are valued by an independent pricing service. The pricing service may employ methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-dealer supplied valuations, or other formula-driven valuation techniques. These techniques generally consider such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings, and general market

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conditions. Securities for which prices are not available from an independent pricing service, but where an active market exists, are valued using market quotations obtained from one or more dealers that make markets in the securities or from a widely-used quotation system. Debt obligations with 60 days or less remaining until maturity may be valued at their amortized cost which approximates market value.

The following investment vehicles, when held by a fund, are priced as follows: Exchange listed futures and options on futures are priced at their last sale price on the exchange on which they are principally traded, as determined by FAF Advisors on the day the valuation is made. If there were no sales on that day, futures and options on futures will be valued at the last reported bid price. Options on securities and indices traded on Nasdaq or listed on a stock exchange are valued at the last sale price on Nasdaq or on any exchange on the day the valuation is made. If there were no sales on that day, the options will be valued at the last sale price on the previous valuation date. Last sale prices are obtained from an independent pricing service. Forward contracts, swaps, and over-the-counter options on securities and indices are valued at the quotations received from an independent pricing service, if available.

When market quotations are not readily available, securities are internally valued at fair value as determined in good faith by procedures established and approved by the funds' board of directors. Some of the factors which may be considered in determining fair value are fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; the nature and duration of any restrictions on disposition; trading in similar securities of the same issuer or comparable companies; information from broker-dealers; and an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased or sold. If events occur that materially affect the value of securities between the close of trading in those securities and the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the securities will be valued at fair value. The use of fair value pricing by a fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without fair value pricing.

  As of February 28, 2010, the funds held internally fair valued securities as follows:

Fund   Fair Value   Percentage
of Total Net Assets
 
AS   $ 36,710,064       67.5 %  
BSP     161,970,932       91.9    
CSP     203,463,700       97.1    
SLA     125,426,506       94.7    

 

Generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") require disclosures regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or technique. These principles establish a three-tier fair value hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value. Fair value 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 (including quoted prices for similar securities, with similar interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). Generally, the types of securities included in Level 3 of a fund are securities that are not traded in any organized market, or for which there are significant

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unobservable fair value inputs available such as the funds' investments in whole loans. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these investments.

As of February 28, 2010, each fund's investments were classified as follows:

Fund   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Fair Value
 
ASP  
Whole Loans   $     $     $ 33,175,064     $ 33,175,064    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities           14,221,583             14,221,583    
Preferred Stocks     12,203,491                   12,203,491    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           6,383,184             6,383,184    
Corporate Note                 3,535,000       3,535,000    
Short-Term Investment     1,508,678                   1,508,678    
Total Investments   $ 13,712,169     $ 20,604,767     $ 36,710,064     $ 71,027,000    
BSP  
Whole Loans   $     $     $ 136,702,108     $ 136,702,108    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities           29,738,827             29,738,827    
Preferred Stocks     23,803,677                   23,803,677    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           23,159,378             23,159,378    
Corporate Notes                 21,726,728       21,726,728    
Real Estate Owned                 3,542,096       3,542,096    
Short-Term Investment     2,083,691                   2,083,691    
Total Investments   $ 25,887,368     $ 52,898,205     $ 161,970,932     $ 240,756,505    
CSP  
Whole Loans   $     $     $ 175,797,171     $ 175,797,171    
Preferred Stocks     42,788,819                   42,788,819    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           32,515,199             32,515,199    
Corporate Notes                 25,290,779       25,290,779    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities           11,426,806             11,426,806    
Real Estate Owned                 2,375,750       2,375,750    
Short-Term Investment     1,502,005                   1,502,005    
Private Mortgage-Backed Security                          
Total Investments   $ 44,290,824     $ 43,942,005     $ 203,463,700     $ 291,696,529    
SLA  
Whole Loans   $     $     $ 108,578,444     $ 108,578,444    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities           19,949,767             19,949,767    
Preferred Stocks     18,923,745                   18,923,745    
Corporate Notes                 16,848,062       16,848,062    
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           15,093,680             15,093,680    
Short-Term Investment     7,144,227                   7,144,227    
Total Investments   $ 26,067,972     $ 35,043,447     $ 125,426,506     $ 186,537,925    

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

Fund   Whole Loans   Corporate
Notes
  Private
Mortgage-
Backed
Security
  Real Estate
Owned
  Total Fair
Value
 
ASP  
Balance as of August 31, 2009   $ 35,031,543     $ 3,570,000     $     $     $ 38,601,543    
Accrued discounts/premiums                                
Realized gain (loss)     2,391                         2,391    
Net change in unrealized
appreciation or depreciation
    143,418       (35,000 )                 108,418    
Net purchases (sales)     (2,002,288 )                       (2,002,288 )  
Balance as of February 28, 2010   $ 33,175,064     $ 3,535,000     $     $     $ 36,710,064    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
or depreciation during the period of
Level 3 investments held as of
February 28, 2010
  $ 148,764     $ (35,000 )   $     $     $ 113,764    
BSP  
Balance as of August 31, 2009   $ 148,172,669     $ 21,941,845     $     $     $ 170,114,514    
Accrued discounts/premiums                                
Realized gain (loss)     (389 )                       (389 )  
Net change in unrealized
appreciation or depreciation
    (7,277,315 )     (215,117 )           62,869       (7,429,563 )  
Net purchases (sales)     (4,192,857 )                 3,479,227       (713,630 )  
Balance as of February 28, 2010   $ 136,702,108     $ 21,726,728     $     $ 3,542,096     $ 161,970,932    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
or depreciation during the period of
Level 3 investments held as of
February 28, 2010
  $ (7,340,184 )   $ (215,117 )   $     $ 62,869     $ (7,492,432 )  
CSP  
Balance as of August 31, 2009   $ 212,723,757     $ 25,541,182     $     $     $ 238,264,939    
Accrued discounts/premiums                 1,412             1,412    
Realized gain (loss)     (2,099 )                       (2,099 )  
Net change in unrealized
appreciation or depreciation
    (18,881,437 )     (250,403 )     (1,412 )     (599,250 )     (19,732,502 )  
Net purchases (sales)     (18,043,050 )                 2,975,000       (15,068,050 )  
Balance as of February 28, 2010   $ 175,797,171     $ 25,290,779     $     $ 2,375,750     $ 203,463,700    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
or depreciation during the period of
Level 3 investments held as of
February 28, 2010
  $ (19,457,331 )   $ (250,403 )   $     $     $ (19,707,734 )  
SLA  
Balance as of August 31, 2009   $ 116,131,075     $ 17,014,875     $     $     $ 133,145,950    
Accrued discounts/premiums                                
Realized gain (loss)                                
Net change in unrealized
appreciation or depreciation
    (1,233,716 )     (166,813 )                 (1,400,529 )  
Net purchases (sales)     (6,318,915 )                       (6,318,915 )  
Balance as of February 28, 2010   $ 108,578,444     $ 16,848,062     $     $     $ 125,426,506    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
or depreciation during the period of
Level 3 investments held as of
February 28, 2010
  $ (2,621,462 )   $ (166,813 )   $     $     $ (2,788,275 )  

 

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Security Transactions and Investment Income

For financial statement purposes, the funds record security transactions on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including accretion of bond discounts and amortization of bond premiums, is recorded on the accrual basis. Security gains and losses are determined on the basis of identified cost, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes. The resulting gain/loss is calculated as the difference between the sales price and the underlying cost of the security on the transaction date.

Whole Loans

Whole loans may bear a greater risk of loss arising from a default on the part of the borrower of the underlying loans than do traditional mortgage-backed securities. This is because whole loans, unlike most mortgage-backed securities, generally are not backed by any government guarantee or private credit enhancement. Such risk may be greater during a period of declining or stagnant real estate values. The funds may invest in single family, multifamily, and commercial loans. Each fund currently limits its investment in commercial loans to 50% of its total assets. A participating loan is a whole loan which contains provisions for the lender to participate in the income stream provided by the property, including net cash flow and capital proceeds.

At February 28, 2010, BSP had 1 multifamily loan representing 2.22% of total net assets and 10.37% of total multifamily loans outstanding and 1 commercial loan representing 3.51% of total net assets and 8.07% of commercial loans outstanding that were 120 or more days delinquent as to the timely monthly payment of principal and interest. At February 28, 2010, no single family loans in BSP were 120 or more days delinquent.

At February 28, 2010, CSP had 6 multifamily loans representing 7.22% of total net assets and 22.90% of total multifamily loans outstanding and 8 commercial loans representing 13.54% of total net assets and 25.86% of total commercial loans outstanding that were 120 or more days delinquent as to the timely monthly payment of principal and interest.

At February 28, 2010, SLA had 1 multifamily loan representing 2.58% of total net assets and 12.66% of total multifamily loans outstanding and 2 commercial loans representing 0.40% of total net assets and 0.65% of total commercial loans outstanding that were 120 or more days delinquent as to the timely monthly payment of principal and interest.

At February 28, 2010, no loans were delinquent in ASP.

The funds may incur certain costs and delays in the event of a foreclosure. Also, there is no assurance that the subsequent sale of the property will produce an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal balance of the loan as of the date the borrower went into default, the accrued unpaid interest, and all of the foreclosure expenses. In this case, the funds may suffer a loss. In accordance with the valuation procedures adopted by the funds' board of directors, real estate acquired through foreclosure, if any, is valued at estimated market value, as determined by independent third party appraisals, less estimated selling costs. As material capital improvements are made to the property, new market value appraisals are obtained.

Real estate may be acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure on whole loans or similar obligations. The funds may receive rental or other income as a result of holding real estate. In addition, the funds may incur expenses associated with maintaining or improving any real estate owned. Real estate income is recorded on a net basis in the income section of the funds' Statement of Operations. Capital improvements are recorded as an addition to the cost basis of the property,

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which will increase any loss at sale. As of February 28, 2010, BSP and CSP held real estate owned through foreclosure as follows:

Fund   2/28/10
Cost
  2/28/10
Value
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BSP        
Lake Point Terrace Apartment Building   $ 5,006,876     $ 3,542,096     $ (1,464,780 )  
CSP        
Memphis Medical Building   $ 4,250,000     $ 2,375,750     $ (1,874,250 )  

 

The net operating income and capital improvements for the six-month period ended February 28, 2010 were:

Fund   Gross Rental
Income
  Operating
Expenses
  Net Operating
Income (Loss)
  Capital
Improvements
 
BSP          
Lake Point Terrace Apartment Building   $ 91,943     $ 51,139     $ 40,804     $ 22,064    
CSP          
Memphis Medical Building   $ 36,901     $ 76,940     $ (40,039 )   $ 0    

 

As of and for the six-month period ended February 28, 2010, ASP and SLA owned no real estate.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

The funds may acquire interests in the cash flow from servicing fees through contractual arrangements with mortgage servicers. Mortgage servicing rights, similar to interest-only securities, generate no further cash flow when a mortgage is prepaid or goes into default. Mortgage servicing rights are accounted for on a level-yield basis with recognized income based on the estimated amounts and timing of cash flows. Such estimates are adjusted periodically as the underlying market conditions change. As of and for the six-month period ended February 28, 2010, the funds held no mortgage servicing rights.

Borrowings & Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Effective July 11, 2008, the funds entered into loan agreements with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MMLIC") under which MMLIC made term loans to ASP, BSP, CSP, and SLA of $8,600,000, $45,100,000, $54,400,000, and $31,900,000, respectively, and agreed to make revolving loans to the funds of up to $2,400,000, $12,900,000, $15,600,000, and $9,100,000, respectively. Loans made under the loan agreements are secured by whole loans in the fund's portfolios, bear interest at the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate plus 2.625% subject to a "floor" interest rate of 5.00%, and mature on July 21, 2011. In addition to principal and interest payments paid by each fund to MMLIC for borrowings outstanding, each fund pays an annual fee of 1.28% on any unused portion of the fund's revolving loan commitment.

The funds may also borrow money by entering into reverse repurchase agreements, which involve the sale of portfolio-eligible securities by the funds, coupled with an agreement to repurchase the securities at a specified date and price. Borrowings may increase volatility of the funds' net asset values and involve the risk that interest costs on money borrowed may exceed the return on securities purchased with that borrowed money. Each fund is subject to a restriction on borrowing under which each fund must maintain asset coverage of at least 300%. The interest expense incurred on borrowings is recognized as "Interest Expense" in the Statements of Operations. For

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the six-month period ended February 28, 2010, the weighted average borrowings outstanding for ASP, BSP, CSP, and SLA were $17,158,339, $68,098,500, $87,570,940, and $52,929,333, respectively, and the weighted average interest rates paid by the funds on such borrowings were 3.34%, 3.49%, 3.39%, and 3.97%, respectively.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis

Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the funds on a when-issued or forward-commitment basis can take place a month or more after the transaction date. Such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation, and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. Each fund segregates, with its custodian, assets with a market value equal to or greater than the amount of its purchase commitments. The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward-commitment basis may increase the volatility of a fund's net asset value if the fund makes such purchases while remaining substantially fully invested. As of February 28, 2010, the funds had no outstanding when-issued or forward-commitment securities.

Repurchase Agreements

For repurchase agreements entered into with certain broker-dealers, the funds, along with other affiliated registered investment companies, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account, the daily aggregate of which is invested in repurchase agreements secured by U.S. Government or agency obligations. Securities pledged as collateral for all individual and joint repurchase agreements are held by the funds' custodian bank until maturity of the repurchase agreement. All agreements require that the daily market value of the collateral be in excess of the repurchase amount, including accrued interest, to protect the funds in the event of a default. As of February 28, 2010, the funds had no outstanding repurchase agreements.

Distributions to Shareholders

As previously disclosed in the funds' August 31, 2009 annual shareholder report, the funds' board of directors has adopted a level distribution policy effective with the December 2009 distribution. Distributions under the policy are expected to consist primarily of net investment income and a return of capital, although the exact tax characteristics of the funds' distributions in any fiscal year will not be known until after the end of the funds' fiscal year. A return of capital represents a return of a shareholder's original investment in the fund's shares, and should not be confused with a dividend yield. The level distribution policy is subject to suspension, revision or termination at any time without notice to shareholders. Under this policy, the funds are currently paying a fixed monthly distribution to shareholders as follows:

    ASP   BSP   CSP   SLA  
Monthly distribution per share   $ 0.109     $ 0.105     $ 0.098     $ 0.116    

 

The funds will provide a notice, as required by Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. Any such notice will provide information regarding the estimated amounts of the distribution derived from net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. Such notices will be for informational purposes only and the amounts indicated in such notices likely will differ from the ultimate federal income tax characterization of distributions reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV after year end.

Distributions are payable in cash or, pursuant to the funds' dividend reinvestment plans, reinvested in additional shares of the funds' capital stock. Under each fund's plan, fund shares will be

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purchased in the open market unless the market price plus commissions exceeds the net asset value by 5% or more. If, at the close of business on the dividend payment date, the shares purchased in the open market are insufficient to satisfy the dividend reinvestment requirement, the funds will issue new shares at a discount of up to 5% from the current market price.

The funds receive substantial distributions from holdings in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"). Distributions from REITs may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gain, or a return of capital to the REIT shareholder. The proper characterization of REIT distributions is generally not known until after the end of each calendar year. As such, the funds must use estimates in reporting the character of its income and distributions for financial statement purposes. The actual character of distributions to a fund's shareholders will be reflected on the Form 1099 received by shareholders after the end of the calendar year. Due to the nature of REIT investments, a portion of the distributions received by a fund shareholder may represent a return of capital.

Federal Taxes

Each fund is treated as a separate taxable entity. Each fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company as provided in Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to distribute all taxable income, if any, to its shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required. Each fund also intends to distribute its taxable net investment income and realized gains, if any, to avoid the payment of any federal excise taxes. As of February 28, 2010, the funds did not have any tax positions that did not meet the "more-likely-than-not" threshold of being sustained by the applicable taxing authority. Generally, tax authorities can examine all the tax returns filed for the last three years.

Net investment income and net realized gains and losses may differ for financial statement and tax purposes because of temporary or permanent book/tax differences. These differences are primarily due to deferred wash sale losses, paydown gains and losses, tax mark-to-market adjustments under Section 311(e) of the Taxpayer relief Act of 1997, tax deductions for real estate owned, and investments in REITS. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the fiscal period that the differences arise.

The character of distributions made during the fiscal period from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. In addition, due to the timing of dividend distributions, the fiscal period in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal period that the income or realized gains or losses were recorded by the funds.

The character of distributions paid during the six-month period ended February 28, 2010 (estimated) and the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009, were as follows:

    ASP   BSP  
    2/28/10   8/31/09   2/28/10   8/31/09  
Distributions paid from:  
Ordinary income  .   $ 2,272,225     $ 3,234,304     $ 8,392,515     $ 11,669,592    
Long-term capital gains                          
Return of capital           87,291                
Total   $ 2,272,225     $ 3,321,595     $ 8,392,515     $ 11,669,592    

 

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    CSP   SLA  
    2/28/10   8/31/09   2/28/10   8/31/09  
Distributions paid from:  
Ordinary income   $ 9,802,416     $ 14,809,841     $ 6,109,438     $ 9,218,893    
Long-term capital gains                       32,960    
Return of capital           1,527,519             4,000    
Total   $ 9,802,416     $ 16,337,360     $ 6,109,438     $ 9,255,853    

 

As of August 31, 2009, the funds' most recently completed fiscal year-end, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

    ASP   BSP   CSP   SLA  
Undistributed ordinary income   $     $ 239,334     $     $    
Accumulated capital and post-October losses     (1,611,887 )     (8,897,635 )     (8,795,701 )     (5,450,807 )  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     1,681,477       (14,772,281 )     (27,620,282 )     (3,055,245 )  
Other accumulated loss     (3,550 )     (3,550 )     (3,600 )     (3,600 )  
Accumulated earnings (deficit)   $ 66,040     $ (23,434,132 )   $ (36,419,583 )   $ (8,509,652 )  

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at August 31, 2009, is attributable to adjustments for REITs, tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and a one-time tax election whereby the funds marked appreciated securities to market creating capital gains that were used to reduce capital loss carryovers and increase tax cost basis.

For federal income tax purposes, the following funds had capital loss carryovers as of August 31, 2009, the funds' most recently completed fiscal year-end, which, if not offset by subsequent capital gains, will expire on the funds' fiscal year-ends as follows:

    Expiration  
Fund   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   Total  
AS   $ 267,385     $     $     $     $     $     $     $ 598,203     $ 865,588    
BSP                             2,858,586             133,712       4,187,382       7,179,680    
CSP                                   551,492       381,985       5,238,593       6,172,070    
SLA                                               3,850,183       3,850,183    

 

The funds incurred a loss for tax purposes for the period from November 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009. As permitted by tax regulations, the funds intend to elect to defer and treat the losses as arising in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010. The deferred losses were as follows:

Fund   Amount  
AS   $ 746,299    
BSP     1,717,955    
CSP     2,623,631    
SLA     1,600,624    

 

Deferred Compensation Plan

Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), non-interested directors of the First American Family of Funds may participate and elect to defer receipt of part or all of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of open-end First American Funds, as designated by each director. All amounts

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in the Plan are 100% vested and accounts under the Plan are obligations of the funds. Deferred amounts remain in the funds until distributed in accordance with the Plan.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

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

Events Subsequent to Fiscal Period End

Management has evaluated fund related events and transactions that occurred subsequent to February 28, 2010, through the date of issuance of the funds' financial statements. There were no events or transactions that occurred during this period that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the funds' financial statements.

(3) Expenses
  Investment Advisory Fees

Pursuant to investment advisory agreements with each fund (each an "Agreement"), FAF Advisors, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank National Association ("U.S. Bank"), manages the funds' assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research, and personnel. For ASP, BSP, and CSP, the Agreement provides FAF Advisors with a monthly investment advisory fee in an amount equal to an annualized rate of 0.20% of the respective fund's average weekly net assets and 4.50% of the daily gross income accrued by such fund during the month (i.e., investment income, including accretion of bond discounts and amortization of premiums, other than gains from the sale of securities or gains from options and futures contracts less interest on money borrowed by the funds). The monthly investment advisory fee shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 1/12 of 0.725% of the respective fund's average weekly net assets during the month (approximately 0.725% on an annual basis). For SLA, the Agreement provides FAF Advisors with a monthly investment advisory fee in an amount equal to an annualized rate of 0.50% of the fund's average weekly net assets. For its fees, FAF Advisors provides investment advice and, in general, conducts the management and investment activities of the funds.

The funds may invest in money market funds that are a series of First American Funds, Inc., subject to certain limitations. In order to avoid the payment of duplicative investment advisory fees to FAF Advisors, which acts as the investment advisor to these funds and the related money market funds, FAF Advisors will reimburse to each fund an amount equal to the investment advisory fees received from the related money market funds that are attributable to the assets of that fund. These reimbursements, if any, are disclosed as "Fee reimbursements" in the Statements of Operations.

Administrative Fees

FAF Advisors serves as the funds' administrator pursuant to administration agreements between FAF Advisors and each fund. Under these agreements, FAF Advisors receives a monthly administrative fee from each fund in an amount equal to 0.25% of the fund's average weekly net assets. For its fee, FAF Advisors provides numerous services to the funds including, but not limited to, handling the general business affairs, financial and regulatory reporting, and various other services.

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Custodian Fees

U.S. Bank serves as each funds' custodian pursuant to a custodian agreement with the funds. The custodian fee charged to each fund is equal to an annual rate of 0.02% of such fund's average weekly net assets. These fees are computed weekly and paid monthly.

Under the custodian agreement, interest earned on uninvested cash balances is used to reduce a portion of each fund's custodian expenses. These credits, if any, are disclosed as "Indirect payments from custodian" in the Statements of Operations. Conversely, the custodian charges a fee for any cash overdrafts incurred, which will increase the fund's custodian expenses. For the six-month period ended February 28, 2010, custodian fees for ASP, BSP, CSP, and SLA were increased by $0, $54, $14, and $32 as a result of overdrafts and reduced by $2, $6, $8, and $4 as a result of interest earned, respectively.

Mortgage Servicing Fees

The funds may enter into mortgage servicing agreements with mortgage servicers for whole loans and participation mortgages. For a fee, mortgage servicers maintain loan records, such as insurance and taxes and the proper allocation of payments between principal and interest.

Other Fees and Expenses

In addition to the investment advisory, administrative, custodian, and mortgage servicing fees, the funds are responsible for paying most other operating expenses, including: professional fees (legal, auditing and accounting services), postage and printing of shareholder reports, transfer agent fees and expenses, listing fees, outside directors' fees and expenses, insurance, pricing, interest, expenses related to real estate owned, fees to outside parties retained to assist in conducting due diligence, taxes, and other miscellaneous expenses. For the six-month period ended February 28, 2010, legal fees and expenses of $1,946, $1,946, $1,946, $1,946 for ASP, BSP, CSP, and SLA, respectively, were paid to a law firm of which an Assistant Secretary of the funds is a partner.

Expenses that are directly related to a fund are charged directly to that fund. Other operating expenses of the First American Family of Funds are allocated to the funds on several bases, including evenly across all funds, allocated based on relative net assets of all funds within the First American Family of Funds or a combination of both methods.

(4) Investment Security Transactions
  Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities and real estate, other than temporary investments in short-term securities, for the six-month period ended February 28, 2010, were as follows:

Fund   Cost of Purchases   Proceeds from Sales  
ASP     $ 949,180     $ 2,679,672    
BSP     949,181       8,841,551    
CSP     19,803,541       17,983,368    
SLA     3,031,172       8,531,907    

 

(5) Indemnifications  The funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.

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(6) New Accounting Pronouncements   On January 21, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standard Update for Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. The update provides guidance on how investment assets and liabilities are to be valued and disclosed. Specifically, the amendment requires the funds to disclose i) the input and valuation techniques used to measure fair value, for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for Level 2 or Level 3 positions ii) transfers between all levels (including Level 1 and Level 2) on a gross basis (i.e. transfers out must be disclosed separately from transfers in) as well as the reason(s) for the transfer and iii) purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis in the Level 3 rollforward rather than as one net number. The effective date of the amendment is for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, however, the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. At this time management is evaluating the implications of the update and the impact to the financial statements.

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Notice to SHAREHOLDERS (unaudited)

ANNUAL MEETING RESULTS

A joint annual meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on December 1, 2009. Each matter voted upon at the meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, the number of abstentions, and the number of broker non-votes (if any) with respect to such matters, are set forth below.

(1)  The fund's shareholders elected the following nine directors:

    ASP   BSP  
    Shares
Voted "For"
  Shares Witholding
Authority to Vote
  Shares
Voted "For"
  Shares Witholding
Authority to Vote
 
Benjamin R. Field III     3,754,255       88,065       14,443,661       341,874    
Roger A. Gibson     3,780,279       62,041       14,452,443       333,092    
Victoria J. Herget     3,780,279       62,041       14,455,679       329,856    
John P. Kayser     3,778,594       63,726       14,458,116       327,419    
Leonard W. Kedrowski     3,781,169       61,151       14,456,234       329,301    
Richard K. Riederer     3,780,279       62,041       14,457,210       328,325    
Joseph D. Strauss     3,755,940       86,380       14,434,703       350,832    
Virginia L. Stringer     3,780,279       62,041       14,454,280       331,255    
James M. Wade     3,778,594       63,726       14,456,017       329,518    
    CSP   SLA  
    Shares
Voted "For"
  Shares Witholding
Authority to Vote
  Shares
Voted "For"
  Shares Witholding
Authority to Vote
 
Benjamin R. Field III     19,352,510       647,252       9,938,466       198,727    
Roger A. Gibson     19,371,321       628,441       9,956,730       180,463    
Victoria J. Herget     19,374,716       625,046       9,965,538       171,655    
John P. Kayser     19,375,999       623,763       9,966,192       171,001    
Leonard W. Kedrowski     19,365,609       634,153       9,982,891       154,302    
Richard K. Riederer     19,366,843       632,919       9,965,390       171,803    
Joseph D. Strauss     19,347,696       652,066       9,950,620       186,573    
Virginia L. Stringer     19,366,336       633,426       9,965,538       171,655    
James M. Wade     19,359,150       640,612       9,956,730       180,463    

 

(2)  The fund's ratified shareholders ratified the selection by the funds' board of directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the funds for the fiscal period ending August 31, 2010. The following votes were cast regarding this matter:

Fund   Shares
Voted "For"
  Shares
Voted "Against"
  Abstentions   Broker
Non-Votes
 
ASP       3,810,336       11,649       20,335          
BSP     14,554,910       80,556       150,069          
CSP     19,678,000       159,349       162,413          
SLA     10,042,081       28,650       66,462          

 

HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FUNDS' PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROXY VOTING RECORD

A description of the policies and procedures that the funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information regarding how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available at firstamericanfunds.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. A description of the funds' policies and procedures is also available without charge upon request by calling 800.677.FUND.

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Notice to SHAREHOLDERS (unaudited)

FORM N-Q HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-Q. The funds' Forms N-Q are available without charge (1) upon request by calling 800.677.FUND and (2) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, you may review and copy the funds' Forms N-Q at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington D.C. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling 800.SEC.0330.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The funds will make portfolio holdings information publicly available by posting the information at firstamericanfunds.com on a quarterly basis. The funds will attempt to post such information within 10 business days of the quarter-end.

CERTIFICATIONS

In December 2009, the funds' Chief Executive Officer submitted to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") his annual certification required under Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE corporate governance rules. The certifications of the funds' Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer required pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the 1940 Act have been filed with the funds' Form N-CSR filings and are available on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Virginia Stringer

Chairperson of First American Mortgage Funds
Governance Consultant; Chair Emeritus of Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation;
former Owner and President of Strategic Management Resources, Inc.

Benjamin Field III

Director of First American Mortgage Funds
Retired; former Senior Financial Advisor, Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Bemis Company, Inc.

Roger Gibson

Director of First American Mortgage Funds
Director of Charterhouse Group, Inc.

Victoria Herget

Director of First American Mortgage Funds
Investment Consultant; Chair of United Educators Insurance Company;
former Managing Director of Zurich Scudder Investments

John Kayser

Director of First American Mortgage Funds
Retired; former Principal, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Administrative
Officer of William Blair & Company, LLC

Leonard Kedrowski

Director of First American Mortgage Funds
Owner and President of Executive and Management Consulting, Inc.

Richard Riederer

Director of First American Mortgage Funds
Owner and Chief Executive Officer of RKR Consultants, Inc.

Joseph Strauss

Director of First American Mortgage Funds
Owner and President of Strauss Management Company

James Wade

Director of First American Mortgage Funds
Owner and President of Jim Wade Homes

First American Mortgage Funds' Board of Directors is comprised entirely of
independent directors.



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Item 2—Code of Ethics

 

Not applicable to the semi-annual report.

 

Item 3—Audit Committee Financial Expert
 

Not applicable to the semi-annual report.

 

Item 4—Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not applicable to the semi-annual report.

 

Item 5—Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
 

Not applicable to the semi-annual report.

 

Item 6—Schedule of Investments

 

The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7—Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to the semi-annual report.

 

Item 8—Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to the semi-annual report.

 

Item 9—Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Neither the registrant nor any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, purchased any shares or other units of any class of the registrant’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

 

Item 10—Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 7(d)(2)(ii)(G) of Schedule 14A, or this item.

 

Item 11—Controls and Procedures

 

(a)                      The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the date of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported timely.

 

(b)                     There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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.

 

(a)(2)        Certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are filed as exhibits hereto.

 

(a)(3)        Not applicable.

 

(b)                     Certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are filed as exhibits hereto.

 



 

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.

 

American Select Portfolio Inc.

 

By:

 

 

/s/ Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.

 

 

Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.

 

 

President

 

 

 

Date: April 29, 2010

 

 

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

 

By:

 

 

/s/ Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.

 

 

Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.

 

 

President

 

 

 

Date: April 29, 2010

 

 

 

By:

 

 

/s/ Charles D. Gariboldi, Jr.

 

 

Charles D. Gariboldi, Jr.

 

 

Treasurer

 

 

 

Date: April 29, 2010