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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-8194

FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST

(exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

JoEllen L. Legg, Secretary

Financial Investors Trust

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, Colorado 80203

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-623-2577

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

Date of reporting period: May 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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October 31, 2010    

 

 

ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund

    

Management Commentary  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    1        

Disclosure of Fund Expenses   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    5        

Statement of Investments  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    6        

ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

    

Management Commentary  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    8        

Disclosure of Fund Expenses   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    11      

Statement of Investments  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    12      

ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund

    

Management Commentary  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    14      

Disclosure of Fund Expenses   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    17      

Statement of Investments  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    18      

Clough China Fund

    

Management Commentary  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    21      

Disclosure of Fund Expenses   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    24      

Statement of Investments  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    25      

Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

    

Management Commentary  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    28      

Disclosure of Fund Expenses   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    30      

Statement of Investments  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    31      

RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund

    

Management Commentary  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    35      

Disclosure of Fund Expenses   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    37      

Statement of Investments  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    38      

RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund

    

Management Commentary  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    41      

Disclosure of Fund Expenses  –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    43      

Statement of Investments   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    44      

RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

    

Management Commentary  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    48      

Disclosure of Fund Expenses   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    50      

Statement of Investments  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    51      

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  –––––––––––––––––––––

    54      

Statements of Operations  –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    58      

Statements of Changes in Net Assets  –––––––––––––––––––

    60      

Financial Highlights  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    63      

Notes to Financial Statements  –––––––––––––––––––––––––

    87      

Additional Information  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    102      


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ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund   
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund - Class A Shares (exclusive of applicable sales loads) returned
-0.25%.

Great news, though: The recession that began in December 2007 technically ended in June 2009, so said the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the group of economists that officially dates the inflection points in the economic cycle, in late September. But in the next breath, Robert Hall, Chairman of the NBER’s Business Cycle Dating Committee was quoted as saying, “The economy is not in good shape.” Somehow, we think the 15 million unemployed Americans probably concur and aren’t rejoicing just yet.*

The U.S. economic rebound, as we’ve noted a few times before, was mostly cosmetic, manufactured almost entirely by temporary and unsustainable growth drivers: unprecedented levels of government stimulus using borrowed money and inventory restocking. The upturn itself, in terms of real final demand, goes down as one of the weakest on record. The economic apocalypse was avoided – and for that we should all be grateful – but we’ve yet to see any meaningful private-sector demand in the U.S.

With interest rates near zero percent, the Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) has taken to unconventional ways to affect monetary policy, like quantitative easing (QE), increasing the supply of money by dramatically expanding its own balance sheet by buying financial assets. But QE is no cure-all. Despite the Fed spending $1.7 trillion to purchase Treasuries, mortgage-backed securities and housing agency bonds, the economy remains fragile and estimates for both economic growth and corporate earnings continue to get nudged lower.

That hasn’t discouraged our central bankers, though. In a monetary experiment with an uncertain outcome, another round of quantitative easing (QE2) is imminent. This will probably lead to a temporary boost in asset prices, but it’s unclear whether it will have the intended effect on the real economy. In anticipation of QE2, Treasury yields have fallen to 2.4%, gold has rallied up to $1,350/oz, equities had their strongest September since 1939 and the dollar has fallen like a stone.**

With a bleak labor market, a still-troubled housing sector where demand is not even stimulated by record-low mortgage rates, a huge debt overhang and a household sector that is still struggling, we believe the macro backdrop is far from rosy.

So how does this poor fundamental backdrop but extreme liquidity translate into our portfolio construction? We remain bullish on the long-term prospects for gold, because to date the government’s only economic plan has been to increase deficit spending and to systematically debase the currency through quantitative easing.

We’re also finding opportunities on the long side in higher quality, larger companies, mostly within the technology and consumer staples areas, many of which have very attractive dividend yields and derive much of their revenue from non-dollar countries. Demand for staples like food and household products is relatively stable regardless of economic activity, and we believe currency diversification in this era of mass debasement is essential.

On the short side, we have more cyclicality and have targeted more fundamentally flawed companies. We also have maintained broad index-related short exposure, especially in small-cap indexes where we expect underperformance relative to large caps. We have increased our net exposure to 20-30% net long as we attempt to participate in the “risk on” trade, but will remain vigilant in our risk controls because we believe any boost in asset prices due to QE will likely be short lived.

During the third quarter, the official government account on the causes and culprits of May’s Flash Crash was released. Though the full report is 104 pages long, it basically attributes the events of May 6 to a single trade by an overeager futures seller. Unfortunately, this report fails to mention the fundamental conditions that might lead to an environment where a crash becomes possible, and it fails to account for the near daily mini-crashes still occurring in individual securities.

Near-zero interest rate environments are unique. Discounting projected cash flows of an investment requires a discount rate, and when the dividend growth rate (or the interest rate) on a security is greater than the discount rate, the fundamental valuation formula becomes meaningless. The projected value becomes infinite, as something close to zero is in the denominator.

As a practical matter, this means we are in a speculative regime with an extreme sensitivity to slight changes in the near-zero interest rates. As the Federal Reserve drives interest rates down to zero, stocks can take on an almost infinite value. However, the process can also work in reverse.


 

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ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund   
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

In our opinion, it’s not a coincidence that the Flash Crash occurred two months after the end of the first round of quantitative easing, causing the market to drop over 10% in a few minutes. Many stocks returned to the same trading levels that existed before the Federal Reserve started quantitative easing, but those trades were later erased off the tape. The free market wasn’t broken in March 2009, the government and the banks just didn’t like the prices. They didn’t like the prices in that May swoon either, so they expunged those trades.

Every bubble we have ever studied rises on increasing leverage, then crashes on the reality that it cannot be maintained. Sometimes that process takes a couple of years; sometimes it takes a day. Currently, government leverage as measured by the size of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet and the federal government’s debt is increasing dramatically. That increasing leverage is raising the prices of securities, but that can all end in a flash as it almost did this May.

We are always grateful for the trust you’ve placed in us with the management of your assets. We cannot be sure how long the current disparity between high quality companies and low quality companies will persist. We cannot be sure of the effects or duration of another round of quantitative easing. But we do believe the current environment is setting up for exciting opportunities for long/short portfolios and we look forward to seeking to capitalize on them on your behalf.

Sincerely,

Charles L. Norton, CFA | Principal

Allen R. Gillespie, CFA | Principal


 

  * The National Bureau of Economic Research and The Globe and Mail, “Slow U.S. recovery follows the Great Recession,” Sept. 20, 2010.
  ** Financial Times, “US stocks post best September since 1939,” Oct. 1, 2010.

 

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ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund   
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of October 31, 2010)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment (includes applicable sales loads)

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund   
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Cumulative Return (as of October 31, 2010)

 

     6 month   Since Inception^   Gross Expense Ratio   Net Expense Ratio*

Class A (NAV)1

  -0.25%   -20.20%   26.75%   3.13%

Class A (MOP)2

  -5.79%   -24.57%    

Class I

  0.00%   -19.80%   2.96%   2.83%

S&P 1500 Composite Index3

  0.72%   17.03%        

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. The Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held for less than 90 days. The Fund imposes a maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% to shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee or the CDSC, which if reflected would reduce the performance quoted. For the most current month-end performance data please call (866) 759-5679.

 

Subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested. Derivatives generally are more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments; this could result in losses that significantly exceed the funds original investment.

 

1      Net Asset Value (NAV) is the share price without sales charges.

2      Maximum Offering Price (MOP) includes sales charges. Class A returns include effects of the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%.

3      S&P Composite 1500: an equity benchmark that combines three leading indices, the S&P 500®, the S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P SmallCap 600 to cover approximately 90% of the U.S. market capitalization. It is designed for investors seeking to replicate the performance of the U.S. equity market or benchmark against a representative universe of tradable stocks. You cannot invest directly in the index.

^     Fund inception date of 11/02/09.

*      ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) has given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, short-sale dividend expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 2.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011 and is reevaluated on an annual basis. Without this agreement, expenses could be higher.

 

The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. Please refer to the prospectus for complete information regarding all risks associated with the fund.

 

The Fund is less than a year old and has limited operating history. This fund is not suitable for all investors. Subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

Derivatives generally are more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments; this could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses. The first line of the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as sales charges or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table on the next page is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

      Beginning Account
Value 5/1/10
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/10
     Expense  Ratio(a)     Expense Paid
During Period(b)
5/1/10-10/31/10
 

Class A

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $998.70         3.12%        $15.72   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,009.48         3.12%        $15.80   

Class I

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,001.20         2.98%        $15.03   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,010.18         2.98%        $15.10   

 

  (a)

The Fund’s expense ratios have been based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

  (b)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (184), then divided by 365.

 

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ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund   
   

 

Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

COMMON STOCKS (75.11%)

  

  

Basic Materials (16.99%)

  

  

Mining (16.99%)

  

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR

     11,500       $ 609,960   

Newmont Mining
Corp.
(b)

     13,000         791,310   
           
        1,401,270   
           

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS

  

     1,401,270   
           

Communications (5.33%)

  

Internet (5.33%)

  

Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(a)

     4,000         440,040   
           

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

  

     440,040   
           

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (42.27%)

  

Agriculture (18.97%)

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     18,000         599,760   

Philip Morris International,
Inc.
(b)

     16,500         965,250   
           
        1,565,010   
           

Beverages (5.95%)

  

The Coca-Cola Co.

     8,000         490,560   
           

Biotechnology (4.87%)

  

Dendreon Corp.(a)

     11,000         401,500   
           

Food (7.43%)

  

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     19,000         613,130   
           

Pharmaceuticals (5.05%)

  

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A

     14,000         416,500   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

  

     3,486,700   
           

Financial (5.35%)

  

Insurance (5.35%)

  

American International Group, Inc.(a)

     10,500         441,105   
           

TOTAL FINANCIAL

  

     441,105   
           

Technology (5.17%)

  

Software (5.17%)

  

Microsoft Corp.(b)

     16,000         426,240   
           

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

  

     426,240   
           
      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

  

(Cost $5,643,758)

        6,195,355   
           

 

             Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (5.22%)

  

  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

  

    3,250       $ 431,080   
             

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

  

  

(Cost $366,262)

  

       431,080   
             
Expiration
Date
   Exercise
Price
    Number of
Contracts
     Value
(Note 1)
 

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS (5.03%)

  

F5 Networks, Inc

  

    

January, 2011

     $100.00        100         35,500   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

  

January, 2011

     69.00        400         130,400   

Moody’s Corp.

  

January, 2011

     25.00        200         21,400   

SPDR S&P 500

  

January, 2011

     116.00        600         227,400   
             

TOTAL PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS

  

  

(Cost $536,500)

  

       414,700   
             
      7-Day Yield     Shares/
Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 1)
 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (30.78%)

  

Money Market Fund (6.53%)

  

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Investor Shares

   

     0.00004     538,720         538,720   
             

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations (24.25%)

  

U.S. Treasury Bill DN(b)

  

11/26/10

     0.13     $2,000,000         1,999,862   
             

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost $2,538,582)

  

     2,538,582   
             

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (116.14%)

  

(Cost $9,085,102)

  

     $ 9,579,717   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-16.14%)

   

     (1,330,969
             

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

  

   $ 8,248,748   
             

 

 

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ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund   
   

 

Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Price
     Number of
Contracts
     Value
(Note 1)
 

PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN(a)

  

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

  

     January, 2011         $64.00         200         $ (34,600

Moody’s Corp.

  

     January, 2011         $20.00         200           (4,400

SPDR S&P 500

  

     January, 2011         110.00         300           (63,600
                 

TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

(Premiums received $123,398)

  

  

  

 

(102,600

                 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN

(Premiums received $123,398)

  

  

  

 

$  (102,600)

  

                 

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD
SHORT
   Shares     Value
(Note 1)
 

COMMON STOCKS

  

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

     (800   $ (190,104

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A(a)

     (3,500     (250,565

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     (2,500     (152,025

Career Education Corp.(a)

     (3,000     (52,620

First Solar, Inc.(a)

     (700     (96,376

Foot Locker, Inc.

     (6,000     (95,580

Garmin, Ltd.

     (3,500     (114,940

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

     (465     (122,272

NetFlix, Inc.(a)

     (1,000     (173,500

OfficeMax, Inc.(a)

     (6,000     (106,200

ProShares Ultra S&P500

     (12,000     (508,200

Regions Financial Corp.

     (17,500     (110,250
      Shares     Value
(Note 1)
 

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

  

RPC, Inc.

     (5,500   $ (121,055

Salesforce.com, Inc(a)

     (1,000     (116,070

Terex Corp.(a)

     (2,500     (56,125

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     (3,000     (97,110
          

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

(Proceeds $2,250,009)

  

  

    $  (2,362,992
          

Common Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

DN - Discount Note

SA - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly employing the civil law.

S&P - Standard & Poor’s

SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.

(b) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral on written options and/or short sales as of October 31, 2010. Aggregate collateral segregation to cover margin or segregration requirements on options contracts and short sales as of October 31, 2010 was $3,166,832.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

Top Ten Long Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)

 

         

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     11.70

Newmont Mining Corp.

     9.59

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     7.43

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR

     7.39

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     7.27

The Coca-Cola Co.

     5.95

American International Group, Inc.

     5.35

Baidu, Inc. ADR

     5.33

Microsoft Corp.

     5.17

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A

     5.05

Top Ten Long Holdings

     70.23

 

†     Holdings are subject to change.

  

Industry Sector Allocation (Long Positions as a % of Net Assets)

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ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund   
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Overview

The first half of this fiscal year may go down as one of the strangest in our history of managing the ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund (the “Fund”). Strange because the see-saw nature of world economic news, and the ensuing manic behavior of the equity markets was, at times, out of sync with the overall positive fundamental news coming from our portfolio companies. That development coupled with the quiet and orderly flow of activity in the listed private equity markets made for an almost surreal six months. There were no disruptions (major or minor) in the private equity world on which we focus. The debt markets continued to be accommodating to the underlying businesses of our listed private equity portfolio. In addition, the mergers and acquisitions environment was very robust with a number of transactions being both announced and consummated during the period ended October 31, 2010. In almost all examples such transactions had a positive impact on the most recent carrying valuations of our portfolio companies. In summary, the healing process of the previous year has continued.

That’s not to say that everything is back to normal and times are good. They’re far from it. Our portfolio companies, and their existing underlying businesses, continue to be challenged to find top line organic growth in a less than robust world. Consumers and corporations alike are extremely picky as to where they spend their sacred cash. The new strategy appears to be one of deferral: defer purchases until absolutely needed, or until something actually breaks or wears out. Doing more with less appears to be the new mantra. And de-levering is all the rage, whether by choice or not.

All of these issues have conspired to make for extremely challenging times for the private equity world. The management teams of our listed private equity portfolio are working harder than ever. Harder in squeezing out value through operational excellence in the businesses they own - and not through financial engineering. Harder in finding new businesses to invest in - the competition for high quality acquisition targets has rarely been higher. Harder in searching for investment alternatives in an ever-changing and different environment.

We seriously doubt that anyone had a relaxing and easy summer in the private equity world in which we invest.

 

Portfolio Review

For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the Class A shares returned 1.46% net of fees and sales loads, compared with 4.11% and 3.05% for the S&P Listed Private Equity Index and the MSCI World Index, respectively. As has become typical, we made few changes to the portfolio during the previous six months. The historically low turnover of the portfolio builds on our theme of being long-term investors in listed private equity companies, especially when management is steadfast in its execution.

Overall, we were quite pleased with how the portfolio performed during the previous six months, meeting, or in certain cases, exceeding our expectations.

Net contributors to performance for the six-month period included:

 

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3i Group: 3i Group continued to be quite active, achieving liquidity within the portfolio (MHM Holding GmbH is being sold for to Caterpillar for approximately $810M), making several new investments, and forming a separate business line through the purchase of Mizuho Investment Management UK, a debt asset manager. In addition, 3i has reduced its net debt by $1.5B+ in the past year.

  »

Intermediate Capital Group: The purchase of Royal Bank of Scotland’s 1.4 billion corporate loan portfolio by Intermediate Capital was seen as a major positive by the investor public.

Net detractors to performance for the six-month period included:

 

  »

Jafco: The Japanese economy continues to be challenged from a growth perspective, muting any positive liquidity events for Jafco.

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Candover Investments: After doubling in price from the beginning of 2010 to the end of April, Candover gave back a good portion of its stock price gains. The primary culprit, of the run up and the give back, was the rumored takeover of Candover by a Canadian pension plan which failed to materialize. Notwithstanding, Candover achieved several liquidity events (including Ontex and Equity Trust), and looks to be on firmer footing in 2010.

The portfolio has seen very little movement from a diversification standpoint. Broad indirect geographic, industry, vintage and stage of investment diversification is the cornerstone of the Red Rocks listed private equity strategy. Investors in our product continue to receive institutional exposure to the private equity asset class without the inherent risk that can be associated with a non-diversified portfolio approach.


 

 

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Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Looking Ahead

Uncertainty surrounding the future is THE topic that we continue to hear about. Are we entering a period of prolonged deflation? When will the consumer come back? What about government spending and taxes? What’s going to happen with China, especially with respect to trade and its currency, the yuan? Are Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain real problems that can significantly disrupt the European Union (and the rest of the world), or is that concern overblown? How is the developed world going to pay for the ever increasing amounts of government debt and unfunded liabilities? Is the banking system truly fixed and on sustainable ground?

The answer to these questions and many more is: no one knows, at least not yet.

 

A potentially more relevant question is how will the outcomes of these issues affect the listed private equity portfolio that we’re managing for you, our shareholders? We continue to ask ourselves that question on a daily basis. While we may not have THE answer(s), we have positioned the portfolio to both weather the continuing storm of uncertainty and to benefit as conditions improve and hopefully move forward.

As always, we appreciate your continued support and interest in Red Rocks and in the ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund.

Adam Goldman | Co-Portfolio Manager


 

Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of October 31, 2010)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment (includes applicable sales loads)

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Source: Morningstar

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (as of October 31, 2010)

 

     6 Month
Cummulative Returns
  1 Year   Since Inception^   Gross
Expense Ratio
  Net
Expense Ratio*

Class A (NAV)1

  7.35%   22.60%   -15.30%   1.86%   1.65%

Class A (MOP)2

  1.46%   15.93%   -16.97%        

Class C (NAV)1

  6.44%   21.11%   -16.08%   2.46%   2.40%

Class C (CDSC)2

  5.44%   20.11%   -16.08%        

Class I

  7.32%   22.97%   -15.06%   1.62%   1.40%

Class R

  6.77%   21.93%   -15.80%   2.42%   1.90%

MSCI World Index3

  3.05%   12.74%     -6.76%        

S&P LPE Index4

  4.11%   28.81%   -11.34%        

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. The Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held for less than 90 days. The Fund imposes a maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% to shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee or the CDSC, which if reflected would reduce the performance quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call (866) 759-5679.

 

Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%. CDSC performance for Class C shares includes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on C shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account.

 

Performance shown for Class C shares prior to June 30, 2010 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, calculated using the fees and expenses of Class C shares.

 

1      Net Asset Value (NAV) is the share price without sales charges. The performance data shown does not reflect the decution of the sales load or the redemption fee or CDSC, and that, if reflected, the load or fee would reduce the performance quoted.

2      Maximum Offering Price (MOP) includes sales charges. Returns include effects of the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50% for ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund - A Shares.

3      MSCI World Index: Morgan Stanley Capital International’s market capitalization weighted index is composed of companies representative of the market structure of 22 developed market countries in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific Region. You cannot invest directly in the index.

4      S&P Listed Private Equity Index: The S&P Listed Private Equity Index is comprised of 30 leading listed private equity companies that meet size, liquidity, exposure, and activity requirements. The index is designed to provide tradable exposure to the leading publicly listed companies in the private equity space.

^     Fund inception date of 12/31/2007. The Fund began trading on 1/2/2008.

*      Effective through August 31, 2011, the Adviser and the Red Rocks Capital LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) have given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees (C shares only), acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement is reevaluated on an annual basis. Without this agreement expenses could be higher.

 

The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Listed Private Equity Companies are subject to various risks depending on their underlying investments, which could include, but are not limited to, additional liquidity risk, industry risk, non-U.S. security risk, currency risk, credit risk, managed portfolio risk and derivatives risk (derivatives risk is the risk that the value of the Listed Private Equity Companies’ derivative investments will fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment).

 

There are inherent risks in investing in private equity companies, which encompass financial institutions or vehicles whose principal business is to invest in and lend capital to privately held companies. Generally, little public information exists for private and thinly traded companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed investment decision.

 

Listed Private Equity Companies may have relatively concentrated investment portfolios, consisting of a relatively small number of holdings. A consequence of this limited number of investments is that the aggregate returns realized may be adversely impacted by the poor performance of a small number of investments, or even a single investment, particularly if a company experiences the need to write down the value of an investment.

 

Certain of the Fund’s investments may be exposed to liquidity risk due to low trading volume, lack of a market maker or legal restrictions limiting the ability of the Fund to sell particular securities at an advantageous price and/or time. As a result, these securities may be more difficult to value. Foreign investing involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainty. The Fund invests in derivatives and is subject to the risk that the value of those derivative investments will fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses   October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads) and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

Actual Expenses. The first line of the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as sales charges, redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table on the next page is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

      Beginning Account
Value 5/1/10
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/10
     Expense  Ratio(a)     Expense Paid
During Period(b)
5/1/10-
10/31/10
 

Class A

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,073.50         1.50%        $7.84   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,017.64         1.50%        $7.63   

Class C(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,064.40         2.25%        $7.76   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,017.68         2.25%        $11.42   

Class I

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,073.20         1.25%        $6.53   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,018.90         1.25%        $6.36   

Class R

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,067.70         1.75%        $9.12   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,016.38         1.75%        $8.89   

 

(a)

 The Fund’s expense ratios have been based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

(b)

 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (184), then divided by 365.

(c)

 Class C shares commenced operations on July 2, 2010.

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

COMMON STOCKS (99.29%)

  

  

Communications (1.56%)

  

  

Internet (1.56%)

  

  

Internet Capital Group, Inc.(a)

     171,000       $ 2,135,790   
           

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        2,135,790   
           

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (1.40%)

  

Food (1.40%)

  

  

Orkla ASA

     198,000         1,916,914   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

  

     1,916,914   
           

Diversified (12.21%)

  

  

Holding Companies-Diversified Operations (12.21%)

  

Ackermans & van Haaren N.V.

     34,300         2,956,000   

HAL Trust

     34,400         4,194,129   

Leucadia National Corp.(a)

     225,300         5,727,126   

Wendel Investissement

     49,000         3,797,297   
           
        16,674,552   
           

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED

  

     16,674,552   
           

Financial (84.12%)

     

Closed-End Funds (25.97%)

  

  

AP Alternative Assets LP

     481,600         3,621,632   

ARC Capital Holdings, Ltd.(a)

     2,488,000         2,948,280   

Candover Investments PLC(a)

     171,000         1,986,524   

Castle Private Equity, Ltd.(a)

     85,000         669,427   

Conversus Capital LP(a)

     347,000         6,003,100   

Electra Private Equity PLC(a)

     166,000         4,154,788   

Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC

     572,357         2,751,364   

HBM BioVentures AG, Class A(a)

     75,927         3,136,459   

HgCapital Trust PLC(a)

     47,670         66,073   

HgCapital Trust PLC

     190,000         2,864,857   

Princess Private Equity

     

Holding, Ltd.(a)

     346,472         2,623,290   

Standard Life European Private

     

Equity Trust PLC

     40,178         80,153   

SVG Capital PLC(a)

     1,407,666         4,556,283   
           
        35,462,230   
           

Diversified Financial Services (23.11%)

  

  

Blackstone Group LP

     401,500         5,412,220   

GP Investments, Ltd.(a)

     517,000         2,189,261   

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

     1,133,900         5,865,000   

KKR & Co. LP

     833,600         10,570,048   

Onex Corp.

     256,600         7,515,091   
           
        31,551,620   
           

 

 

            Shares     Value
(Note 1)
 

Investment Companies (18.93%)

  

American Capital Strategies, Ltd.(a)

      217,000      $ 1,514,660   

Apollo Investment Corp.

      127,500        1,401,225   

China Merchants China

     

Direct Investments, Ltd.

      1,066,000        2,461,719   

DeA Capital SpA(a)

      761,000        1,388,566   

Eurazeo

      83,300        6,330,193   

Investor AB, Class B

      188,000        3,858,705   

MVC Capital, Inc.

      119,300        1,592,655   

Ratos AB, B Shares

      152,200        5,427,536   

RHJ International(a)

      240,450        1,874,097   
           
        25,849,356   
           

Private Equity (15.14%)

  

3i Group PLC

      1,553,000        7,455,435   

Altamir Amboise(a)

      388,000        3,040,321   

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

      81,610        2,363,713   

Dinamia Capital Privado

     

S.C.R., SA

      110,770        1,347,451   

GIMV N.V.

      70,400        3,892,875   

IP Group PLC(a)

      1,145,315        532,209   

JAFCO Co., Ltd.

      98,050        2,049,461   
           
        20,681,465   
           

Real Estate (0.97%)

  

 

Brookfield Asset Management,

     

Inc., Class A

      44,500        1,322,540   
           

TOTAL FINANCIAL

  

    114,867,211   
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost $108,466,055)

  

    135,594,467   
           
     7-Day Yield     Shares     Value
(Note 1)
 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.71%)

  

Money Market Fund (0.71%)

  

 

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Investor Shares

    0.00004     961,958        961,958   
           

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $961,958)

  

  

    961,958   
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.00%)

  

 

(Cost $109,408,013)

  

  $ 136,556,425   

Other Assets in Excess
of Liabilities (0.00%)(b)

   

    3,291   
           

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

  

  $ 136,559,716   
           

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Common Abbreviations:

AB - Aktiebolag is the Swedish equivalent of the term corporation.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norweigian term for a public company.

LP - Limited Partnership

Ltd. - Limited

N.V. - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.

PLC - Public Limited Company

SA - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law. This translates literally in all languages mentioned as anonymous company.

SpA - Societa Per azioni is an Italian shared company.

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.

(b)

Less than 0.005% of Net Assets.

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)

 

KKR & Co. LP

     7.74%   

Onex Corp.

     5.50%   

3i Group PLC

     5.46%   

Eurazeo

     4.64%   

Conversus Capital LP

     4.40%   

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

     4.29%   

Leucadia National Corp.

     4.19%   

Ratos AB, B Shares

     3.97%   

Blackstone Group LP

     3.96%   

SVG Capital PLC

     3.34%   

Top Ten Holdings

     47.49%   

 

Holdings are subject to change.

 

Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)

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Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

Market Comment

US equities rebounded in the latter part of the period as investors shrugged off concerns about the pace of economic growth. Strong corporate earnings, and robust merger and acquisition activity boosted investors’ enthusiasm for stocks. Favorable economic data helped to ease fears of a double-dip global recession and increase investors’ appetite for risk. The September and October rally erased much of the losses experienced early on in the period and pushed the broad market back into positive ground for the six months ending October 31, 2010.

Within the Russell 1000 Value Index, seven of the ten sectors recorded positive absolute returns during the period. Telecommunications Services, Utilities, and Consumer Staples led the Index higher posting the most positive returns while Financials, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary lagged.

Fund Review

The Portfolio outperformed the Index, net of fees, for the period posting positive relative results in six of the ten broad market sectors. Strong stock selection in the Consumer Staples, Health Care, and Financials sectors more than offset negative returns within the Consumer Discretionary and Telecommunications Services sectors.

Among the top relative contributors to performance were TRW Automotive Holdings (Consumer Discretionary), Freeport-McMoRan (Materials) and Ameriprise Financial (Financials). Auto supplier TRW Automotive’s results exceeded expectations and management raised guidance citing a reduced cost structure, new business wins, and higher levels of vehicle production. Freeport-McMoRan, a global mining company with attractive copper and gold assets, is benefiting from solid demand trends and favorable pricing for copper. Ameriprise Financial is a provider of financial planning and asset management products and services. Higher average balances and good expense control at its Wealth Management and Asset Management businesses contributed to higher margins and profits. We believe the company should benefit from continued margin improvements in these divisions. Additionally, the acquisition of Columbia Management offers additional upside for the stock.

 

Among the top relative detractors to performance were Gap (Consumer Discretionary), Wells Fargo & Company (Financials) and Office Depot (Consumer Discretionary). Gap is a US-based global specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories, and personal care products. The company reported better-than expected second quarter earnings; however, sales disappointed and increasing inventory levels raised concerns about potential markdown risk. We trimmed our position due to softer sales trends. Wells Fargo, a diversified financial services company, shares declined modestly during the period due to ongoing concerns about regulatory pressures and the risk of mortgage “put backs”. We continue to hold our position as the shares trade at a low multiple of normalized earnings (average earnings over a cycle), as we believe the impact of put backs, if it occurs, should be very small, and overall we feel the company should benefit from an improving economy. Office Depot is a provider of office products, services, and supplies globally. Our holdings in Office Depot detracted from relative performance during the period as investors started to discount the potential for economic slowing in the second half of 2010. Given the company’s broad enterprise exposure and earnings sensitivity to incremental sales, we believe that the stock remains attractive in a scenario where we see a continued economic recovery.

Outlook

Throughout much of the recent downturn, developed market fiscal and monetary stimulus provided much-needed support to the global economy. While this was beneficial in the short term, over the longer run we believe it has the potential to open the door to imbalances in the economy as the government squeezes out private sector growth. As the recovery progresses and stimulus spending winds down, we believe that growth in the more efficient, productivity-enhancing private sector will provide sluggish Gross Domestic Product expansion for 2011. Global deflation is unlikely due to an unprecedented amount of government fiscal and monetary stimulus. The US Government recently announced that it intends to further support the economy through additional quantitative easing, if necessary. Given the high level of developed market economic slack created by the recession, we believe policy bias is likely to remain loose for some time.


 

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Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Fund focuses on stock selection as the key driver of returns and uses proprietary fundamental and quantitative research in a disciplined framework to build a portfolio of the most attractive stocks. We are confident this unique investment process can provide shareholders with more consistent and style pure investment results. Sector exposures are residuals from this bottom-up stock selection process and are not explicit management decisions. Based on individual stock decisions, the Fund ended the period most overweight the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Energy sectors and most underweight Consumer Staples, Telecommunication Services, and Information Technology sectors relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Fund’s benchmark.


 

Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of October 31, 2010)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment (includes applicable sales loads)

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Source: Morningstar

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (as of October 31, 2010)

 

     6 Month
Cummulative
Returns
  1 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Gross Expense
Ratio
  Net Expense
Ratio^

Class A (NAV)1

  -1.21%   12.80%   0.19%   1.96%  

1.71%

  1.41%

Class A (MOP)2

  -6.62%   6.64%   -0.93%   1.39%    

Class C (NAV)1

  -1.47%   12.08%   -0.54%   1.22%   2.46%   2.16%

Class C (CDSC)2

  -2.46%   11.08%   -0.54%   1.22%    

Class I

  -1.07%   13.13%   0.38%   2.11%   1.50%   1.16%

Russell 1000 Value Index3

  -1.75%   15.71%   0.62%   2.64%        

S&P 500 Index4

  0.74%   16.52%   1.73%   -0.02%        

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. The Fund imposes a maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% to shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee or the CDSC, which if reflected would reduce the performance quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call (866) 759-5679.

 

Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%. CDSC performance for Class C shares includes a 1% CDSC on C shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account.

 

Performance shown for Class C shares prior to June 30, 2010 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, calculated using the fees and expenses of Class C shares.

 

The performance shown for the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund (the “Fund”) for periods prior to August 29, 2009, reflects the performance of the Activa Mutual Funds Trust – Activa Value Fund (as result of a prior reorganization of Activa Mutual Funds Trust – Activa Value Fund into the Fund).

 

1     Net Asset Value (NAV) is the share price without sales charges.

2     Maximum Offering Price (MOP) includes sales charges. Class A returns include effects of the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%.

3     The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in the index.

4     The S&P 500 Index is the Standard & Poor’s composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. You cannot invest directly in the index.

^    The Adviser has given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011.

 

The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Mutual funds, annuities and other investments are not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or by any other government agency or government sponsored agency of the federal government or any state, not deposits, obligations or guaranteed by any bank or its affiliates and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

There is no guarantee that the Fund will continue to hold any one particular security or stay invested in any one particular company. The composition of the Fund’s top holdings is subject to change. Performance figures are historical and reflect the change in share price, reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value, sales charges and capital gains distributions, if any.

 

Investing in the Fund is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested. Derivatives generally are more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments; this could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses   October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

Actual Expenses. The first line of the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as sales charges or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table on the next page is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

      Beginning Account
Value 5/1/10
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/10
     Expense  Ratio(a)     Expense Paid
During Period(b)
5/1/10-10/31/10
 

Class A

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $987.90         1.40%        $7.01   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,018.15         1.40%        $7.12   

Class C(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,145.30         2.15%        $7.71   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,009.52         2.15%        $10.89   

Class I

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $989.30         1.15%        $5.77   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,019.41         1.15%        $5.85   

 

(a)   The Fund’s expense ratios have been based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

(b)   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (184), then divided by 365.

(c)   Class C shares commenced operations on July 2, 2010.

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCKS (98.62%)

  

  

Consumer Discretionary (9.38%)

  

Automobiles & Components (2.74%)

  

Ford Motor Co.(a)

     65,900       $ 931,167   

TRW Automotive Holdings
Corp.
(a)

     14,100         644,229   
           
        1,575,396   
           

Consumer Durables & Apparel (1.02%)

  

Mattel, Inc.

     13,600         317,288   

Whirlpool Corp.

     3,600         272,988   
           
        590,276   
           

Consumer Services (0.22%)

  

Carnival Corp.

     2,900         125,193   
           

Media (2.71%)

  

  

CBS Corp., Class B

     27,700         468,961   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     24,000         284,400   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     13,939         806,650   
           
        1,560,011   
           

Retailing (2.69%)

  

  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - Class A

     10,800         462,888   

The Gap, Inc.

     18,300         347,883   

Kohl’s Corp.(a)

     4,800         245,760   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     11,100         236,763   

Office Depot, Inc.(a)

     56,300         252,787   
           
        1,546,081   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

  

     5,396,957   
           

Consumer Staples (8.53%)

  

Food & Staples Retailing (1.34%)

  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     14,200         769,214   
           

Food Beverage & Tobacco (5.42%)

  

Altria Group, Inc.

     30,200         767,684   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     17,500         583,100   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     12,900         471,495   

Lorillard, Inc.

     6,700         571,778   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     12,425         726,862   
           
        3,120,919   
           

Household & Personal Products (1.77%)

  

Herbalife, Ltd.

     7,100         453,406   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     8,900         563,726   
           
        1,017,132   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

  

     4,907,265   
           
      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

Energy (12.73%)

     

Energy (12.73%)

  

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     11,500       $ 708,055   

Apache Corp.

     1,400         141,428   

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     10,500         486,465   

Chevron Corp.

     20,419         1,686,814   

ConocoPhillips

     6,100         362,340   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     7,564         502,779   

Hess Corp.

     9,700         611,391   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     29,000         1,031,530   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     15,700         844,032   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     12,100         951,423   

TOTAL ENERGY

        7,326,257   
           

Financials (25.59%)

     

Banks (6.13%)

  

  

Comerica, Inc.

     12,360         442,241   

PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc.

     11,700         630,630   

US Bancorp

     27,900         674,622   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     68,200         1,778,656   
           
        3,526,149   
           

Diversified Financials (9.90%)

  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     17,800         920,082   

Bank of America Corp.

     110,912         1,268,833   

Citigroup, Inc.(a)

     67,300         280,641   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     6,700         1,078,365   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     48,700         1,832,581   

SLM Corp.(a)

     26,600         316,540   
           
        5,697,042   
           

Insurance (7.64%)

     

ACE, Ltd.

     13,300         790,286   

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, Ltd.

     7,800         446,238   

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

     15,000         510,150   

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     4,300         362,404   

Genworth Financial, Inc. - Class A(a)

     37,500         425,250   

Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.

     23,400         561,132   

MetLife, Inc.

     12,200         492,026   

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

     8,500         469,200   

Unum Group

     15,200         340,784   
           
        4,397,470   
           

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

Real Estate (1.92%)

  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     27,200       $ 481,712   

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. -

     

Class A(a)

     42,800         624,452   
           
        1,106,164   
           

TOTAL FINANCIALS

  

     14,726,825   
           

Health Care (12.65%)

  

Health Care Equipment & Services (3.78%)

  

Aetna, Inc.

     11,500         343,390   

McKesson Corp.

     7,600         501,448   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     20,500         739,025   

WellPoint, Inc.(a)

     10,900         592,306   
           
        2,176,169   
           

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences (8.87%)

  

Amgen, Inc.(a)

     13,900         794,941   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     13,700         482,240   

Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a)

     9,828         324,816   

Gilead Sciences,
Inc.
(a)

     7,600         301,492   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     17,400         631,272   

Pfizer, Inc.

     96,123         1,672,540   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)

     8,400         431,928   

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     10,000         466,500   
           
        5,105,729   
           

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

  

     7,281,898   
           

Industrials (11.60%)

  

Capital Goods (10.56%)

  

3M Co.

     3,800         320,036   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     8,400         660,240   

Dover Corp.

     13,100         695,610   

General Dynamics Corp.

     9,100         619,892   

General Electric Co.

     59,800         957,996   

Joy Global, Inc.

     5,300         376,035   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     9,100         575,211   

Oshkosh Corp.(a)

     7,000         206,570   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     8,500         650,675   

The Boeing Co.

     4,300         303,752   

United Technologies Corp.

     9,500         710,315   
           
        6,076,332   
           

Commercial & Professional Services (0.45%)

  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

     14,100         260,145   
           

 

 

      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

Transportation (0.59%)

  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.(a)

     24,500       $ 340,305   
           

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

  

     6,676,782   
           

Information Technology (4.55%)

  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.14%)

  

Intel Corp.

     14,000         280,980   

Xilinx, Inc.

     14,000         375,340   
           
        656,320   
           

Software & Services (3.41%)

  

Accenture PLC - Class A

     16,400         733,244   

eBay, Inc.(a)

     25,100         748,231   

Microsoft Corp.

     18,100         482,184   
           
        1,963,659   
           

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  

     2,619,979   
           

Materials (3.15%)

  

Materials (3.15%)

  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     2,760         338,183   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     6,700         634,356   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     4,400         267,828   

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(a)

     8,700         243,861   

Valspar Corp.

     10,200         327,420   
           

TOTAL MATERIALS

  

     1,811,648   
           

Telecommunication Services (3.45%)

  

Telecommunication Services (3.45%)

  

AT&T, Inc.

     69,645         1,984,882   
           

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

  

     1,984,882   
           

Utilities (6.99%)

  

Utilities (6.99%)

  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     22,800         377,568   

DPL, Inc.

     8,500         221,850   

Entergy Corp.

     3,500         260,855   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     11,200         616,448   

Northeast Utilities

     15,100         472,328   

PG&E Corp.

     13,600         650,352   

UGI Corp.

     31,600         950,844   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     19,700         470,042   
           

TOTAL UTILITIES

  

     4,020,287   
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $49,366,767)

  

  

     56,752,780   
           

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

     7-Day Yield    Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.51%)

  

Money Market Fund (0.51%)

  

Fidelity Institutional Money

Market - Money Market

Portfolio - Class I

  0.23%      292,498       $   292,498   
             

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $292,498)

  

  

     292,498   
             

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.13%)

(Cost $49,659,265)

  

  

   $   57,045,278   

Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities (0.87%)

   

     498,182   
             

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

  

   $   57,543,460   
             

 

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.

Common Abbreviations:

Ltd. - Limited

PLC - Public Limited Company

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)

 

  

  AT&T, Inc.

     3.45

  JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     3.18

  Wells Fargo & Co.

     3.09

  Chevron Corp.

     2.93

  Pfizer, Inc.

     2.91

  Bank of America Corp.

     2.20

  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     1.87

  Marathon Oil Corp.

     1.79

  General Electric Co.

     1.66

  Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     1.65

  Top Ten Holdings

     24.73

 

Holdings are subject to change.

 

 

Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)

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Clough China Fund   
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

The Clough China Fund - A Shares (excluding applicable sales loads) rose 13.13% for the six-month period ended October 31, 2010 and stood 15.67% higher for the one-year period ended at October 31, 2010. The Fund has outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI China Index, which returned 10.07% and 11.11% over the same periods. The investment environment during the six-month period ended October 31, 2010 was generally positive, yet volatile, especially in the month of September when major international markets began to anticipate new monetary stimulus from the US Federal Reserve. The Fund consistently outperformed the MSCI China Index every month during the quarter, including during August when the benchmark index retreated.

Investment Environment

It appears to us that investors are becoming more comfortable with the outlook for economic growth in China. Despite a noticeable deceleration in the large US and European economies, evidence is pointing towards a “soft landing” in China. GDP grew 10.3% in the second quarter in China, a modest slowdown from the prior quarter, yet still high. Further, while recent data revealed a desirable slowdown in fixed asset investment, exports were resilient as evidenced by the $66.5 billion trade surplus for the third quarter.1 Several economists revised their forecasts for growth marginally down for the full year 2010 (Morgan Stanley to 10%, Deutsche Bank to 9.6%), but took the view the risk of a hard landing was very limited.

Property transaction volumes remained strong in Mainland China and housing prices weakened only slightly despite concerted efforts of government policy to rein in prices and curb speculation. This prompted the Central government to shift its focus towards increasing supply by accelerating the building of affordable housing. The social housing policy will become an important driver of economic growth in China over the coming years.

International pressure on China became louder and stronger for Beijing to speed up the appreciation of the Chinese Yuan (CNY) after the “de-pegging” from the US dollar in June. The reluctance of China’s leaders to bend to this pressure raised new concerns of potential trade conflict. Therefore, investors preferred to remain cautious on Chinese exporters. Meanwhile, domestic consumption remained steady and healthy. Retail sales increased 18.2% year-over-year in the first half2 and accelerated to 18.4% in August.2 Though inflation rose to 3.5% in August from 2.9% in June, it still looks under control. Regardless, purchasing power is rising much faster than prices; household income growth is supported by generous wage increases as

 

labor markets tighten. According to Morgan Stanley, 27 of the 31 Chinese Provinces have raised minimum wages this year by an average of 20%, some regions have even granted rises above 30%.

Portfolio Composition

To capitalize on the strong growth in consumer purchasing power, the Fund has been massively overweight consumer discretionary and consumer staples relative to the MSCI China index. The consumer discretionary and industrials sectors were the main contributors to the Fund’s outperformance during the quarter. Information technology, health care and energy were the main detractors.

In terms of individual stocks, three major contributors to performance were: 1) China State Construction International (CSCI): the largest construction firm in Hong Kong with expansion opportunities in Mainland China related to the social housing policies. While the Hong Kong infrastructure business remains strong, CSCI is one of the first listed companies with an affordable-housing project in China. CSCI also benefits from the strong support of their parent company, a state-owned enterprise based in Beijing. 2) Air China: the nation’s largest international carrier returned to profit in 2009 and is enjoying strong passenger and cargo traffic growth this year. Air China also benefits from currency appreciation as approximately 80% of its financial debts are US dollar denominated. 3) Vinda International: a leading household tissue paper producer has been building domestic brand and benefits from rising household incomes and consumer’s desires for healthier lifestyles.

Three of the major detractors to performance were: 1) China Life Insurance: the country’s largest life insurance company with over 40% market share, whose premium growth has slowed this year. 2) China Resources Power (CRP): the most profitable and efficient power producer in China, CRP is vertically integrated in coal mining to reduce raw material costs and improve margins. CRP’s underperformance had more to do with its belonging to the utilities’ sector rather than specific company issues. 3) Ruinian International: China’s largest amino acid-based nutritional supplement manufacturer. Ruinian shares declined after some of their products failed official quality tests. We eliminated this position during the quarter.

Investment Outlook

Clough Capital remains optimistic on China’s economic growth and equity markets over the next 12 – 18 months. China’s


 

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October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

growth model is evolving as fixed asset investment is moving from the coastal provinces, which already have well developed infrastructure like highways, rail transport, airports and power generation. We believe the new beneficiaries of investment capital will be the interior provinces in Central and Western China which have significantly lagged in infrastructure quality. This rebalancing is also helping to tighten labor markets as migrant workers have improved access to higher paying jobs at home and find it less attractive to migrate to the export factory hubs, particularly in Southern China. The income prospects for the Chinese worker have never been better in our opinion and this is very positive for the equity markets. Importantly, government policy is firmly behind this economic rebalancing which should be evident when the draft of the government’s 12th Five Year plan is released in the coming months.

While the Fund has performed well this year, Chinese equity markets have been sluggish, especially compared to the rest of Asia. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index only recently went positive and the Shanghai Composite index remains 7.54% lower calendar year-to-date, as we write. The major reason for China underperforming the region has been weak returns from the banking sector, which has been held back over concerns

 

related to tighter Chinese policy on lending. Chinese banks are very inexpensive compared to most emerging market banks and continue to generate high returns on equity. To that point, Moody’s signaled they may upgrade China’s credit rating and specifically mentioned the health of the banking system as a major factor in their decision. If Chinese bank stocks are beginning to bottom, we could see a major shift in global portfolios towards China which would be bullish for the market and the Fund. We have recently increased our exposure to Chinese banks.

Our global view has been that the large developed economies (US, Eurozone and Japan) would face an extended period of sub-par growth as their economies struggle with credit deleveraging. The recent currency intervention by the Bank of Japan and the public debate at the US Federal Reserve over the merits of new, easy money policies reinforces our belief that global interest rates will remain low for an extended period of time. Given the consensus views that China offers both strong growth and a tailwind from an expected currency appreciation, low global interest rates are another factor supporting Chinese equities. Hong Kong property stocks have recently broken out and this may be a precursor to broader investment flows into China.


  1

Sources: National Bureau of Statistics of China (“NBS”), BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley 07/15/2010.

  2

Source: NBS prices from 12/31/09 to 03/31/10

Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of October 31, 2010)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment (includes applicable sales loads)

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (as of October 31, 2010)                              

 

     6 Month
Cummulative
Returns
  1 Year   3 Year   Since
Inception^
  Gross
Expense Ratio
  Net
Expense Ratio*

Class A (NAV)1

  13.13%   22.38%     -5.79%   22.16%   2.25%   1.86%

Class A (MOP)2

  6.91%   15.67%     -7.55%   20.75%        

Class C (NAV)1

  12.70%   21.39%     -6.51%   21.27%   3.19%   2.71%

Class C (CDSC)2

  11.70%   20.39%     -6.51%   21.27%        

Class I3

  13.42%   22.97%     -5.30%   22.83%   1.87%   1.41%

MSCI China Index4

  10.07%   11.11%   -10.71%   22.02%        

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. The Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held for less than 90 days. The Fund imposes a maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% to shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee or the CDSC, which if reflected would reduce the performance quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call (877)256-8445.

The performance shown for the Clough China Fund for periods prior to January 15, 2010, reflects the performance of the Old Mutual China Fund, a series of Old Mutual Funds I (as a result of a prior reorganization of the Old Mutual China Fund into the Clough China Fund).

 

1

 Net Asset Value (NAV) is the share price without sales charges.

2

 Maximum Offering Price (MOP) includes sales charges. Class A returns include effects of the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%; Class C returns include the 1.00% CDSC.

3

 Prior to close of business on January 15, 2010, Class I was known as Institutional Class of the Predecessor Fund.

4

 The Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) China Index is constructed according to the MSCI Global Investable Market Index (GIMI) family. The MSCI China Index is part of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. An investor may not invest directly in the index.

^

Predecessor Fund Inception date of 12/30/05.

*

The Adviser contractually has agreed to limit the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding underlying fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage costs and commissions, dividend and interest expense on short sales, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles) to an annual rate of 1.40% for Class I shares through December 31, 2010, 1.70% for Class A shares through December 31, 2009 and 1.85% for Class A shares from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, and 2.70% for Class C shares through December 31, 2010.

Effective January 1, 2011, the Adviser has given a contractual agreement to limit the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding underlying fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage costs and commissions, dividend and interest expense on short sales, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles) to an annual rate of 2.75% for Class I shares, 3.00% for Class A shares, and 3.75% for Class C shares through December 31, 2018. ALPS Advisors will consider further reductions to these limits on an annual basis. Without this agreement, expenses would be higher.

The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Investing in the Fund is ubject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested. Derivatives generally are more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments; this could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund’s original investment.

Investing in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan involves risk and considerations not present when investing in more established securities markets. The Fund may be more susceptible to the economic, market, political and local risks of these regions than a fund that is more geographically diversified.

This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

 

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Clough China Fund
               
Disclosure of Fund Expenses   October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads) and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

Actual Expenses. The first line of the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table on the next page is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

      Beginning Account
Value 5/1/10
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/10
     Expense  Ratio(a)     Expense Paid
During Period(b)
5/1/10-
10/31/10
 

Class A

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,131.80         1.85%        $9.94   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,015.88         1.85%        $9.40   

Class C

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,127.40         2.70%        $14.48   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,011.59         2.70%        $13.69   

Class I

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,134.70         1.40%        $7.53   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,018.15         1.40%        $7.12   

 

(a)   The Fund’s expense ratios have been based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

(b)   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (184), then divided by 365.

 

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Clough China Fund   
   

 

Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

COMMON STOCKS (91.26%)

  

Consumer Discretionary (18.64%)

  

Automobiles (3.81%)

  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co.,
Ltd. - Class H

     846,000       $ 1,840,130   

Great Wall Motor Co.
Ltd. - Class H

     531,000         1,673,654   
           
        3,513,784   
           

Distributors (1.87%)

  

Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.

     781,000         920,787   

Sparkle Roll Group, Ltd.

     4,216,000         807,383   
           
        1,728,170   
           

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure (0.97%)

  

Ajisen China Holdings, Ltd.

     495,000         891,259   
           

Household Durables (1.79%)

  

Man Wah Holdings, Ltd.

     1,176,900         1,655,472   
           

Multiline Retail (0.50%)

  

Parkson Retail Group, Ltd.

     253,000         458,019   
           

Specialty Retail (4.30%)

  

Evergreen International Holdings Ltd.(a)

     6,000         3,561   

Hengdeli Holdings Ltd.

     984,000         545,924   

SA SA International Holdings, Ltd.

     3,730,000         3,415,840   
           
        3,965,325   
           

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (5.40%)

  

Anta Sports Products, Ltd.

     351,300         727,513   

Bosideng International Holdings, Ltd.

     2,414,000         1,222,190   

China Lilang, Ltd.

     471,000         737,753   

Texwinca Holdings, Ltd.

     719,000         784,993   

Trinity Ltd.

     682,000         683,175   

Xtep International Holdings, Ltd.

     992,500         826,088   
           
        4,981,712   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        17,193,741   
           

Consumer Staples (4.52%)

  

  

Food & Staples Retailing (1.50%)

  

China Resources Enterprise, Ltd.

     252,000         1,068,233   

Wumart Stores, Inc., Class H

     135,000         318,263   
           
        1,386,496   
           

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Food Products (1.02%)

  

Shenguan Holdings Group, Ltd.

     722,300       $ 941,979   
           

Household Products (1.53%)

  

Vinda International

     

Holdings, Ltd.

     1,082,000         1,408,048   
           

Personal Products (0.47%)

  

Hengan International
Group Co., Ltd.

     46,000         433,710   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

  

     4,170,233   
           

Energy (7.78%)

  

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.78%)

  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. - Class H

     742,000         1,290,135   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

     2,449,000         2,330,124   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

     599,000         2,674,084   

CNOOC, Ltd.

     421,000         878,928   
           
        7,173,271   
           

TOTAL ENERGY

        7,173,271   
           

Financials (22.37%)

  

  

Commercial Banks (14.77%)

  

  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. - Class H(a)

     1,835,000         968,250   

Bank of China, Ltd. - Class H

     5,695,000         3,420,563   

China Construction Bank Corp. - Class H

     6,183,000         5,910,952   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Class H

     4,109,500         3,319,994   
           
        13,619,759   
           

Diversified Financial Services (1.38%)

  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd.

     57,500         1,269,234   

Insurance (6.22%)

  

           

AIA Group Ltd.(a)

     375,800         1,117,522   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

     295,000         1,296,904   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. - Class H

     307,500         3,324,598   
           
        5,739,024   
           

TOTAL FINANCIALS

  

     20,628,017   
           

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Health Care (0.35%)

  

  

Pharmaceuticals (0.35%)

  

Lijun International Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd.

     935,000       $ 321,938   
           

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        321,938   
           

Industrials (14.97%)

     

Airlines (1.93%)

     

Air China, Ltd., Class H(a)

     1,319,000         1,778,746   
           

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.70%)

  

China Everbright International, Ltd.

     1,214,000         645,258   
           

Construction & Engineering (3.44%)

  

China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.

     4,153,800         3,170,794   
           

Electrical Equipment (2.56%)

  

Dongfang Electric Corp., Ltd. - Class H

     285,200         1,387,916   

Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd., Class H

     1,452,000         972,215   
           
        2,360,131   
           

Machinery (2.30%)

  

China Automation Group, Ltd.

     1,640,000         1,286,949   

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

     819,000         834,950   
           
        2,121,899   
           

Road & Rail (0.90%)

  

MTR Corp.

     219,000         835,809   
           

Transportation Infrastructure (3.14%)

  

China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.

     200,000         703,314   

COSCO Pacific, Ltd.

     426,000         667,107   

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H

     1,259,000         1,525,500   
           
        2,895,921   
           

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

  

     13,808,558   
           

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Information Technology (7.03%)

  

  

Communications Equipment (5.46%)

  

AAC Acoustic Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     372,000       $ 899,586   

China Wireless Technologies, Ltd.

     2,664,000         1,433,173   

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings, Ltd.

     808,161         920,206   

SIM Technology Group, Ltd.

     3,606,000         775,281   

VTech Holdings, Ltd.

     96,800         1,010,232   
           
        5,038,478   
           

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (1.57%)

  

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd.(a)

     54,800         692,672   

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

     777,000         750,802   
           
        1,443,474   
           

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  

     6,481,952   
           

Materials (6.20%)

     

Building Products (1.13%)

  

West China Cement Ltd.(a)

     2,680,400         1,037,407   
           

Construction Materials (1.45%)

  

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class H

     149,000         627,143   

China Resources Cement Holdings, Ltd.(a)

     1,002,100         709,708   
           
        1,336,851   
           

Metals & Mining (2.89%)

  

Angang Steel Co., Ltd., Class H

     538,000         849,424   

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. - Class H

     1,079,000         620,290   

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd., Class H

     384,000         1,198,521   
           
        2,668,235   
           

Paper & Forest Products (0.73%)

  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd.

     418,000         676,285   
           

TOTAL MATERIALS

        5,718,778   
           

 

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Clough China Fund   
   

 

Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

Telecommunication Services (6.51%)

  

Diversified Telecommunication (3.23%)

  

China Telecom Corp., Ltd.,
Class H

     5,694,000       $ 2,973,552   
           

Wireless Telecommunication
Services (3.28%)

   

China Mobile, Ltd.

     296,400         3,026,926   
           

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

   

     6,000,478   
           

Utilities (2.89%)

  

  

Gas Utilities (1.30%)

  

  

China Resources Gas
Group, Ltd.

     811,000         1,204,586   
           

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (1.59%)

  

China Resources Power

     

Holdings Co., Ltd.

     760,000         1,465,269   
           

TOTAL UTILITIES

  

     2,669,855   
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $67,188,831)

  

  

     84,166,821   
           

 

 

     7-Day Yield      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (10.46%)

  

Money Market Fund (10.46%)

  

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class

    0.16%         9,650,800       $ 9,650,800   
             

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $9,650,800)

  

  

     9,650,800   
             

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (101.72%)

(Cost $76,839,631)

  

  

   $ 93,817,621   

Liabilities In Excess of Other Assets (-1.72%)

   

     (1,586,297
             

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

  

   $ 92,231,324   
             

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.

Ltd. - Limited

 

Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)

 

 

China Construction Bank Corp. - Class H

    6.41%   

Bank of China, Ltd. - Class H

    3.71%   

SA SA International Holdings, Ltd.

    3.70%   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. - Class H

    3.60%   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Class H

    3.60%   

China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.

    3.44%   

China Mobile, Ltd.

    3.28%   

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    3.23%   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

    2.90%   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    2.53%   

Top Ten Holdings

    36.40%   

Holdings are subject to change.

 

Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)

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Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

The period ending October 31, 2010 yielded a solid start for the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund’s Class I Shares, JCRIX, delivered a net return of 19.66% (Class A, JCRAX, was +12.82% at MOP and Class C, JCRCX, was +18.49% with CDSC) for the quarter. The Fund’s performance exceeded both the broad based S&P 500 Index (+15.53%) and the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Total Return Index (the “TR/J CRB Index”) (+16.37%) by significant margins, without taking into account sales charges for Class A and C Shares.

The Fund’s strategy to combine commodity futures linked investments with commodity equities, and to seek exposure to commodity futures contracts with longer-dated maturities, both contributed to the performance for the period. Commodity equities as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Commodity Equity Index (CRBQX) were up 29.01% for the quarter. The Fund held positions in a portfolio of approximately 150 equity securities of companies that produce or distribute commodities. The composition of the Fund, approximately 25% commodity equities with a balance in commodity futures related investments and US Treasury Inflation Protected Bonds, or TIPS, was maintained throughout the period. By seeking exposure to commodity futures contracts with longer-dated maturities, the Fund was able to reduce the negative roll yield caused by contango^ in many of the futures contracts that would comprise the benchmark TR/J CRB Index. By negative roll yield, we refer to the cost of replacing expiring commodity futures contracts with new contracts when the new contracts are more costly than the expiring contracts, in other words when the market is in “contango.” Combining both equities and commodity futures-related investments yielded approximately 260 basis points^^ in positive alpha for JCRIX relative to the TR/J CRB Index (+16.37%).

The Fund’s best performing and largest equity holding for the quarter was Potash (POT 5.91% of the equity holdings). It was up 68.53% since inception of the Fund through October 31. Potash is involved as a takeover target in a high profile merger with BHP of Australia. Exxon/Mobil (XOM 5.68% of

the equity holdings) and Deere & Co. (DE 4.14% of the equity holdings) were the Fund’s second and third largest holding by percentage. They were up 17.35% and 38.51% respectively since inception.

The Fund invests its excess cash in TIPS. We continue to limit our weighted average maturity to approximately 2 years.

We continue to remain optimistic on the long-term growth and potential for the commodity markets. Population growth and increases in per capita wealth are driving demand in emerging markets, especially the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) nations. Despite the relatively slow growth currently experienced in the industrialized Western societies including the US and Europe, we expect the brisk Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in emerging market countries will continue to drive commodity demand higher.

Aggressive monetary policies being pursued by various Central Banks around the world, including the US Federal Reserve, are also driving commodity prices higher. Over the last quarter, the Dollar has decreased in value by 10.17% as measured by the US Dollar Index. Since most commodities are priced in Dollars, a lower Dollar should increase the price of anything denominated in the currency. Commodity prices outpaced the gains explained simply by currency moves this quarter. The commodity in the Fund with the highest contribution to performance for the quarter was cotton, up 59.31% adding 274 basis points to the return of the Fund. Corn came in second, up 55.03% and 256 basis points to the Fund. Natural gas, down 25.93% and -131 basis points to the Fund and cocoa, down 4.01% and -23 basis points to the Fund were the largest negative performers on the commodity side.

We maintain our positive outlook on commodity prices. The pace of appreciation has been significant over the last quarter. It may be difficult to realize the same result we just experienced in the same time frame. Nonetheless, we believe that the commodity prices may experience continued robust growth in the long run.


 

  ^ If successive-month futures contracts are trading at prices higher than the current month, the market is said to be in “contango”
  ^^ A unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1%

 

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Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of October 31, 2010)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment (includes applicable sales loads)

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Cumulative Return (as of October 31, 2010)

 

      1 month    3 month    Since
Inception^
   Gross
Expense Ratio
   Net
Expense Ratio*

Class A (NAV)1

   5.27%    12.19%    19.37%    1.60%    1.45%

Class A (MOP)2

   -0.52%    6.01%    12.82%      

Class C (NAV)1

   5.17%    12.41%    19.49%    2.20%    2.05%

Class C (CDSC)2

   4.17%    11.41%    18.49%      

Class I

   5.36%    12.46%    19.66%    1.30%    1.15%

Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index3

   6.69%    17.04%    28.18%          

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. The Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held for less than 30 days. The Fund imposes a maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% to shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee or the CDSC, which if reflected would reduce the performance quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call (866) 759-5679.

 

1

Net Asset Value (NAV) is the share price without sales charges.

2

Maximum Offering Price (MOP) includes sales charges. Class A returns include effects of the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%; Class C returns include the 1.00% CDSC.

3

Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index measures the performance of certain commodity futures contracts. An investor may not invest directly in the index.

^

Fund inception date of 6/29/10.

*

Effective through August 31, 2011, the Sub-Adviser has given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder services fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses to 1.05% of the average daily net assets for Class A and Class C shares, and to 1.15% of the average daily net assets for Class I shares. Without this agreement expenses could be higher.

The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund is less than a year old and has limited operating history. This Fund is not suitable for all investors. Subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

Investing in Commodity-Related securities involves risk and considerations not present when investing in more conventional securities. The Fund may be more susceptible to high volatility of commodity markets.

 

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Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund
               

 

Disclosure of Fund Expenses   October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads) and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on June 29, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses. The first line of the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table on the next page is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on June 29, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

      Beginning Account
Value 6/29/10
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/10
     Expense  Ratio(a)    

Expense Paid
During  Period(b)
6/29/10-

10/31/10

 

Class A(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,193.70         1.45%        $5.40   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,012.06         1.45%        $7.35   

Class C(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,194.90         2.05%        $7.64   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,010.02         2.05%        $10.39   

Class I(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,196.60         1.15%        $4.29   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,013.08         1.15%        $5.84   

 

  (a)

The Fund’s expense ratios have been based on the Fund’s inception date of June 29, 2010 through October 31, 2010.

  (b)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (184), then divided by 365.

  (c)

Shares commenced operations on June 29, 2010.

 

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Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund
   

 

Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

COMMON STOCKS 24.57%

  

  

Australia 0.54%

  

  

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.*

     722       $ 4,420   

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

     5,985         21,809   

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

     536         20,980   

Nufarm, Ltd.*

     835         3,722   

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

     262         11,164   
           
        62,095   
           

Bermuda 0.32%

  

  

Aquarius Platinum, Ltd.

     513         2,950   

Bunge, Ltd.

     513         30,816   

Sinofert Holdings, Ltd.*

     6,566         3,473   
           
        37,239   
           

Brazil 0.76%

  

  

Companhia Siderurgica

     

Nacional SA, ADR

     786         13,268   

Gerdau SA, ADR

     486         6,337   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

     1,211         41,319   

Vale SA, ADR

     801         25,744   
           
        86,668   
           

Canada 4.23%

  

  

Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd.

     186         14,425   

Agrium, Inc.

     580         51,307   

Barrick Gold Corp.

     1,093         52,641   

Cameco Corp.

     204         6,311   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

     498         18,130   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

     601         10,177   

EnCana Corp.

     350         9,887   

Goldcorp, Inc.

     811         36,212   

IAMGOLD Corp.

     408         7,445   

Inmet Mining Corp.

     7         3,408   

Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd.*

     274         6,560   

Kinross Gold Corp.*

     782         14,074   

Osisko Mining Corp.*

     373         5,171   

Pan American Silver Corp.

     115         3,679   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     1,090         157,638   

Silver Wheaton Corp.*

     381         10,953   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     745         23,872   

Talisman Energy, Inc.

     486         8,811   

Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B

     248         11,088   

TransCanada Corp.

     331         12,225   

Viterra, Inc.*

     1,163         11,141   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     819         9,010   
           
        484,165   
           
      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Cayman Islands 0.07%

  

  

Chaoda Modern Agriculture

     

Holdings, Ltd.

     9,998       $ 8,152   
           

Chile 0.44%

  

  

Sociedad Quimica y Minerade Chile SA, ADR

     975         50,505   
           

China 0.34%

  

  

Angang Steel Co., Ltd., Class H

     538         845   

China BlueChemical, Ltd., Class H

     6,017         4,759   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

     8,018         7,562   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.,
Class H

     1,619         7,206   

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class H

     694         1,934   

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H

     9,952         12,146   

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Class H

     4,455         4,201   
           
        38,653   
           

Denmark 0.13%

  

  

Danisco A/S

     175         15,089   
           

France 0.48%

  

  

Total SA

     1,005         54,615   
           

Germany 0.38%

  

  

K+S AG

     529         36,887   

ThyssenKrupp AG

     167         6,140   
           
        43,027   
           

Hong Kong 0.21%

  

  

China Agri-Industries Holdings, Ltd.

     5,777         8,407   

CNOOC, Ltd.

     7,597         15,740   
           
        24,147   
           

India 0.40%

  

  

Reliance Industries, Ltd., GDR(a)

     783         38,986   

Sterlite Industries India, Ltd., ADR

     416         6,435   
           
        45,421   
           

Israel 0.33%

  

  

Israel Chemicals, Ltd.

     1,570         24,011   

The Israel Corp., Ltd.*

     13         13,946   
           
        37,957   
           

Italy 0.23%

  

  

Eni SpA

     1,188         26,770   
           

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Japan 0.27%

  

  

Inpex Corp.

     1       $ 5,201   

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     250         7,804   

Nippon Steel Corp.

     2,824         8,879   

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

     1,800         4,183   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

     278         4,415   
           
        30,482   
           

Jersey 0.08%

  

  

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

     100         9,334   
           

Luxembourg 0.24%

  

  

ArcelorMittal

     453         14,561   

Evraz Group SA, GDR(b)*

     62         1,880   

Tenaris SA, ADR

     282         11,683   
           
        28,124   
           

Mauritius 0.10%

  

  

Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd.

     22,873         11,487   
           

Mexico 0.06%

  

  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

     1,935         6,373   
           

Netherlands 0.49%

  

  

CNH Global N.V.*

     96         3,810   

Nutreco Holding N.V.

     112         8,150   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     638         44,590   
           
        56,550   
           

Norway 0.30%

  

  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     384         2,351   

Yara International ASA

     619         32,554   
           
        34,905   
           

Peru 0.14%

  

  

Companhia de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR

     305         16,177   
           

Russia 0.66%

  

  

Gazprom OAO, ADR

     1,414         30,995   

LUKOIL OAO, ADR

     204         11,383   

Mechel Steel Group, ADR

     73         1,719   

MMC Norilsk Nickel, ADR

     420         7,833   

Polyus Gold Co., ADR

     153         4,532   

Rosneft Oil Co., GDR(b)*

     780         5,436   

Uralkali, GDR(b)

     541         13,390   
           
        75,288   
           

Singapore 0.50%

  

  

Olam International, Ltd.

     7,396         17,886   

Wilmar International, Ltd.

     7,925         39,187   
           
        57,073   
           

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

South Africa 0.58%

  

  

Anglo Platinum, Ltd.*

     58       $ 5,738   

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd., ADR

     403         18,985   

Gold Fields, Ltd.

     723         11,314   

Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

     241         2,759   

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.

     625         17,666   

Sasol, Ltd.

     225         10,131   
           
        66,593   
           

Spain 0.10%

  

  

Repsol YPF SA

     409         11,342   
           

Switzerland 1.01%

  

  

Noble Corp.

     121         4,178   

Syngenta AG

     350         96,814   

Transocean, Ltd.*

     152         9,631   

Weatherford International, Ltd.*

     300         5,043   
           
        115,666   
           

United Kingdom 2.04%

  

  

Anglo American PLC

     619         28,843   

Antofagasta PLC

     179         3,792   

BG Group PLC

     1,613         31,416   

BHP Billiton PLC

     1,106         39,228   

Kazakhmys PLC

     102         2,151   

Lonmin PLC*

     171         4,792   

Petropavlovsk PLC

     164         2,545   

Rio Tinto PLC

     732         47,340   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

     1,693         54,914   

Xstrata PLC

     978         18,954   
           
        233,975   
           

United States 9.14%

  

  

AGCO Corp.*

     340         14,440   

Alcoa, Inc.

     530         6,959   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     46         2,424   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     236         14,531   

Apache Corp.

     173         17,476   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     2,313         77,069   

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     205         9,498   

Cameron International Corp.*

     113         4,944   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     253         31,000   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     309         6,705   

Chevron Corp.

     960         79,306   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

     69         4,499   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

     99         2,040   

ConocoPhillips

     708         42,055   

Consol Energy, Inc.

     108         3,970   

Corn Products International, Inc.

     275         11,701   

Deere & Co.

     1,566         120,269   

Devon Energy Corp.

     194         12,614   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

     33         2,183   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     120         11,486   

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

United States (continued)

  

  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     2,428       $ 161,389   

Freeport - McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     242         22,913   

Halliburton Co.

     431         13,732   

Hecla Mining Co.*

     283         1,950   

Hess Corp.

     145         9,139   

International Paper Co.

     1,335         33,749   

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

     182         6,248   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     338         12,023   

Monsanto Co.

     1,992         118,365   

The Mosaic Co.

     589         43,091   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     200         10,752   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     538         32,748   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     82         6,681   

Nucor Corp.

     164         6,268   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     382         30,037   

Peabody Energy Corp.

     129         6,824   

Royal Gold, Inc.

     57         2,822   

Southern Copper Corp.

     88         3,766   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

     163         5,518   

United States Steel Corp.

     75         3,209   

Valero Energy Corp.

     270         4,846   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     1,838         29,812   

The Williams Co., Inc.

     279         6,004   
           
        1,047,055   
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,414,771)

  

  

     2,814,927   
           

WARRANT 0.00%(c)

  

  

Canada 0.00%(c)

     

Kinross Gold Corp., strike price $21.30, Expires 09/17/14

     20         81   
           

TOTAL WARRANT

(Cost $72)

  

  

     81   
           
      Principal
Amount
    

Value

(Note 1)

 

GOVERNMENT BONDS 68.79%

  

  

U.S. Treasury Bonds 68.79%

  

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds

     

3.500%, 01/15/2011

   $ 1,442,434         1,452,914   

2.375%, 04/15/2011

     1,549,407         2,911,878   

3.375%, 01/15/2012

     522,274         546,919   

2.000%, 04/15/2012

     710,325         1,182,804   

1.875%, 07/15/2013

     225,925         356,222   

2.000%, 07/15/2014

     318,552         348,466   

1.625%, 01/15/2015

     331,644         359,523   

0.500%, 04/15/2015

     347,532         361,895   

1.875%, 07/15/2015

     325,473         359,470   
           
        7,880,091   
           

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS

(Cost $7,841,687)

   $ 7,880,091   
           

Total Investments

(Cost $10,256,530)-93.36%

   $ 10,695,099   

Net Other Assets and

Liabilities - 6.64%

     761,079   
           

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 11,456,178   
           

 

*

Non Income Producing Security.

(a)

Security exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been determined to be liquid in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The security restricted under Rule 144A comprised 0.34% of net assets.

(b)

These securities, initially sold to other parties pursuant to Registration S under the 1933 Act and subsequently resold to the Fund, have been deemed liquid under the guidelines approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At the period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $20,706, representing 0.18% of the nets assets.

(c)

Less than 0.005%.

 

Common

Abbreviations:

A/S - Aktieselskab is the Danish name for a stock - based corporation.

ADR - erican Depositary Receipt.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for public limited company.

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt.

Ltd. - Limited.

N.V. - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for public limited liability corporation.

OAO - Otkrytoe Aktsionernoe Obschestvo is a Russian term meaning Open Joint Stock Corporation.

PLC - Public Limited Co.

SA - Generally designated corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.

SAB de CV - A variable capital company.

SpA - Societá Per Azioni is an Italian shared company.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Total Return Swap Contracts(a)   
Swap Counterparty    Reference
Obligation
     Notional Amount      Rate
Paid by the Fund
    Termination Date      Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Bank of America

Merrill Lynch

    

 

CRB 3 Month Forward

Total Return Index

  

  

   $ 8,064,097         0.48     06/30/11       $ 327,912   

 

(a)

The Fund receives monthly payments based on any positive monthly return of the Reference Obligation. The Fund makes payments on any negative monthly return of such Reference Obligation.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1.41

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     1.38

Deere & Co.

     1.05

Monsanto Co.

     1.03

Syngenta AG

     0.85

Chevron Corp.

     0.69

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     0.67

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

     0.48

Total SA

     0.48

Barrick Gold Corp.

     0.46

Top Ten Holdings

     8.50

 

 

Holdings are subject to change.

 

Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)

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RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

Financial markets have gone through three distinct mood swings so far in 2010. Early in the year, many investors expected the US economy to enjoy the period of strong growth that typically occurs after a recession. Equity markets soared as the growth associated with accelerating government stimulus spending and inventory rebuilding seemed to validate those expectations. As we moved into the second quarter, these temporary boosts to growth began to fade and the market mood reversed toward expecting a double-dip recession; equity prices plummeted along with expected economic growth. By the third quarter, financial markets appeared to come to the conclusion that RiverFront had maintained all year long – the economy is neither as strong as was hoped early in the year nor as weak as was feared during the summer. This realization, combined with additional monetary stimulus on the part of the Federal Reserve, sparked a significant rally in September that reversed earlier declines and left the S&P 500 Index up nearly 4.0% at the end of the third quarter.

The adjustments RiverFront made to our longer term allocation strategy in the second quarter boosted performance in the third quarter. For example, the portfolios’ emerging market weightings, which we increased substantially, returned 19%. Although interest rates fell during the period thanks to renewed bond purchases on the part of the Federal Reserve, high quality bonds offered so little income that investors reached for the attractive relative value we have been seeing all year in the high yield market. This strong performance from our high yield bond positions more than compensated for the lack of long maturity bonds within our new portfolio strategies.

Our tactical strategies have had to adjust rapidly to the changing market mood. We entered the quarter with many portfolios having as much as 25% cash due to the downward momentum of the market in the late spring and early summer. As the market gained confidence in the economic environment, we quickly switched from defense to offense and invested those cash balances. The success of these efforts is reflected in our performance. Portfolio gains for the quarter ranged from approximately 8% for our more conservative portfolios to nearly 12% for our more aggressive offerings. This performance was fairly close to portfolio benchmarks despite our conservative posture for most of the quarter. Although our defensive tactical strategy cost us a little bit of upside, we believe we mitigated the downside by our aggressive cash weighting, which was more than worth the cost to upside participation.

The RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund and RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund outperformed their benchmark (S&P 500 Index) for the period ended October 31, 2010. The RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund slightly underperformed the benchmark, consistent with the more cautious approach we typically employ for our Growth & Income portfolios. The performance of these funds can be attributed to the following:

Cash: Risk management is at the core of RiverFront investment philosophy. As part of this risk management process, RiverFront raised higher relative cash levels during some of the prior period as important technical support levels were broken. While these

 

risk management efforts impacted some performance negatively in recent months as the market turned higher, we are pleased that these insurance strategies protected investor downside with less than expected impact to upside participation. Our adherence to risk management disciplines have served our investors well over the years and we will continue to manage downside risks when we deem it prudent.

Equities: Within domestic equities we have maintained a bias toward higher quality companies with consistent dividend growth. These types of securities have underperformed year-to-date and the Dow Jones Industrial Average^ (“DJIA”) is a good example of the underperformance of these types of companies. Year-to-date the DJIA has underperformed the S&P 500 Index by roughly 150 basis points^^. Our conviction behind quality dividend growers is two-fold. First, we believe ‘pound for pound’ few asset classes can touch the relative value of U.S. high quality large-caps. Companies in this universe have a history of delivering stable, consistent low to mid-teens earnings growth and are trading an 8-12 forward P/E multiples*. Secondly, we believe that maturing bull markets ultimately become stock-pickers markets where relative value and getting the most growth ‘for the buck’ become increasingly important.

Fixed Income: Our belief that we should hold shorter relative maturity issues and avoid Treasuries proved just a few weeks premature. Throughout 2010, we have been concerned about the risk that longer duration bonds posed to investors given their low historic yields and premium prices. Subsequent to October 31, interest rates have begun to rise and validate our cautious bond market strategy. We believe this rise will continue. As such, we retain shorter maturity holdings. We have maintained an overweight position in high yield, which has turned sharply higher relative to investment grade bonds in the weeks since October 31, 2010.

Portfolio positioning for the coming quarter will continue to be driven by our belief that the S&P 500 Index remains trapped within a trading range of about 1000 to 1200. Renewed prospects for quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and hopes for Republican gains in the mid-term election are currently pushing the market toward the upper end of the range, but we are not yet convinced that top line growth and fundamental earnings power will be sufficient over the near term to allow an upside breakout. In what we perceive as a range-bound environment, we are trading against sentiment, seeking to raise cash and lower portfolio risk as we approach the upper end of the range and reversing these strategies near the bottom of the range. We believe our portfolios can offer a substantial income advantage relative to the market, and we think the incremental yield can provide a performance advantage in a range-bound environment. Finally, we are seeking asset classes that have broken free from the trading range that characterizes most developed equity markets. In particular, small cap emerging market companies are primarily focused on serving the emerging market consumer. Since these consumers are not plagued with the debt burdens holding back the developed economies, these stocks have set new highs, and they occupy a substantial weighting in our portfolios.


 

  ^

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq

  ^^

A unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1%

  *

Forward P/E multiples are a measure of the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) using forecasted earnings

 

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Management Commentary   October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of October 31, 2010)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment (includes applicable sales loads)

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

Cumulative Return (as of October 31, 2010)

 

     1 month   Since Inception^   Gross
Expense Ratio
  Net
Expense Ratio*

Class A (NAV)1

  2.31%   6.20%   2.01%   1.51%

Class A (MOP)2

  -3.28%   0.38%        

Class C (NAV)1

  2.32%   6.00%   2.76%   2.26%

Class C (CDSC)2

  1.32%   5.00%        

Class I

  2.41%   6.20%   1.76%   1.26%

S&P 500 Total Return Index3

  3.81%   5.64%        

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. The Fund imposes a maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% to shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. Performance data does not reflect the CDSC, which if reflected would reduce the performance quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call (866) 759-5679.

 

1

Net Asset Value (NAV) is the share price without sales charges.

2

Maximum Offering Price (MOP) includes sales charges. Class A returns include effects of the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%; Class C returns include the 1.00% CDSC.

3

S&P 500 Total Return Index is the Standard & Poor’s composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. An investor may not invest directly in the index.

^

Fund inception date of 8/2/10.

*

Effective through August 31, 2011, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder services fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses to 1.05% of the average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I shares. Without this agreement expenses could be higher.

The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund is less than a year old and has limited operating history. This Fund is not suitable for all investors. Subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads) and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 2, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses. The first line of the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table on the next page is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 2, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

      Beginning Account
Value 8/2/10
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/10
     Expense  Ratio(a)     Expense Paid
During Period(b)
8/2/10-
10/31/10
 

Class A(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,062.00         1.30%        $3.30   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,009.12         1.30%        $6.58   

Class C(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,060.00         2.05%        $5.21   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,007.27         2.05%        $10.37   

Class I(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,062.00         1.05%        $2.67   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,009.74         1.05%        $5.32   

 

  (a)

The Fund’s expense ratios have been based on the Fund’s inception date of August 2, 2010 through October 31, 2010.

  (b)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (184), then divided by 365.

  (c)

Shares commenced operations on August 2, 2010.

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

COMMON STOCKS (33.26%)

  

  

Communications (1.93%)

  

  

Telecommunications (1.93%)

  

  

BCE, Inc.

     1,351       $ 45,272   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     1,012         32,860   
           
        78,132   
           

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

  

     78,132   
           

Consumer, Cyclical (5.47%)

  

  

Retail (4.35%)

  

  

McDonald’s Corp.

     840         65,327   

Tiffany & Co.

     1,274         67,522   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     798         43,228   
           
        176,077   
           

Toys, Games & Hobbies (1.12%)

  

  

Mattel, Inc.

     1,934         45,120   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

  

     221,197   
           

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (7.46%)

  

  

Agriculture (2.40%)

  

  

Altria Group, Inc.

     1,144         29,080   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,164         68,094   
           
        97,174   
           

Commercial Services (0.98%)

  

  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     893         39,667   
           

Healthcare Products (1.01%)

  

  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     543         41,007   
           

Pharmaceuticals (3.07%)

  

  

Abbott Laboratories

     784         40,235   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     1,791         48,178   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     977         35,446   
           
        123,859   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

  

     301,707   
           

Energy (3.60%)

  

  

Oil & Gas (1.97%)

  

  

Chevron Corp.

     969         80,049   
           

Pipelines (1.63%)

  

  

Oneok, Inc.

     1,320         65,762   
           

TOTAL ENERGY

  

     145,811   
           
      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Financial (6.82%)

  

  

Diversified Financial Services (1.83%)

  

American Express Co.

     1,241       $ 51,452   

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC

     1,522         22,480   
           
        73,932   
           

Insurance (1.47%)

  

  

Chubb Corp.

     1,024         59,412   
           

Real Estate Investment Trusts (3.52%)

  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     1,301         41,151   

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     1,199         42,553   

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

     2,343         58,809   
           
        142,513   
           

TOTAL FINANCIAL

  

     275,857   
           

Industrial (3.81%)

  

  

Aerospace & Defense (0.87%)

  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     495         35,289   
           

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (1.76%)

  

3M Co.

     845         71,166   
           

Transportation (1.18%)

  

United Parcel Service, Inc.

     710         47,811   
           

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL

  

     154,266   
           

Technology (2.78%)

  

  

Computers (1.54%)

  

  

International Business Machines Corp.

     435         62,466   
           

Semiconductors (1.24%)

  

  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     1,560         50,201   
           

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

  

     112,667   
           

Utilities (1.39%)

  

  

Electric (1.39%)

  

  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     1,290         56,063   
           

TOTAL UTILITIES

  

     56,063   
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $1,318,109)

  

  

     1,345,700   
           

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (51.32%)

  

Commodity Fund (1.90%)

  

  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

     580       $ 76,931   
           

Consumer Staples (0.69%)

  

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

     384         27,978   
           

Emerging Market Equity (22.47%)

  

Global X China Consumer ETF(a)

     1,016         20,869   

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund

     1,592         99,166   

iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index Fund

     327         24,800   

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

     5,768         78,733   

Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF

     8,321         389,673   

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small-Cap Dividend Fund

     5,653         296,556   
           
        909,797   
           

Fixed Income / High Yield (9.60%)

  

PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

     1,965         36,353   

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

     8,613         352,099   
           
        388,452   
           

International Equity (4.89%)

  

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

     1,297         37,496   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

     4,547         77,526   

Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF

     2,305         82,750   
           
        197,772   
           

Large-Cap (1.85%)

  

PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio

     5,529         74,832   
           

Micro-Cap (2.76%)

  

First Trust Dow Jones Select Micro-Cap Index Fund

     3,640         71,053   

Powershares Zacks Micro-Cap Portfolio

     3,854         40,428   
           
        111,481   
           

Mid-Cap (4.56%)

  

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund

     805         66,622   

SPDR S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF Trust

     784         118,015   
           
        184,637   
           

 

 

           Shares              Value
(Note 1)
 

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) (2.60%)

  

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

     336          $ 18,453   

Vanguard REIT ETF

     1,587            86,571   
                
             105,024   
                

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $1,995,667)

  

  

     2,076,904   
                

EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES (4.79%)

  

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) (3.98%)

  

JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN

     3,393            120,401   

UBS E-TRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN

     1,404            40,674   
                
             161,075   
                

Other / Miscellaneous (0.81%)

  

iPATH S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN(a)

     438            32,635   
                

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES

(Cost $190,103)

  

  

        193,710   
                
     7-Day Yield    Shares             

Value

(Note 1)

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (8.17%)

  

Money Market Fund (8.17%)

  

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class

  0.16%      330,460            330,460   
                

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $330,460)

  

  

     330,460   
                

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (97.54%)

(Cost $3,834,339)

  

  

      $ 3,946,774   

Other Assets in Excess Of Liabilities (2.46%)

   

     99,490   
                

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

  

   $ 4,046,264   
                

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.


 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Common Abbreviations:

E-TRACS - Exchange Traded Access Securities

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

ETN - Exchange Traded Note

LLC - Limited Liability Company

Ltd. - Limited

MLP - Master Limited Partnership

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

S&P - Standard & Poor’s

SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

VIX - Market Volatility Index

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)

 

Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF

     9.63

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

     8.70

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

     7.33

JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN

     2.98

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

     2.92

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund

     2.45

Vanguard REIT ETF

     2.14

Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF

     2.05

Chevron Corp.

     1.98

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

     1.95

Top Ten Holdings

     42.13

 

 

Holdings are subject to change.

 

Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)

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RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund   
   

 

Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Financial markets have gone through three distinct mood swings so far in 2010. Early in the year, many investors expected the US economy to enjoy the period of strong growth that typically occurs after a recession. Equity markets soared as the growth associated with accelerating government stimulus spending and inventory rebuilding seemed to validate those expectations. As we moved into the second quarter, these temporary boosts to growth began to fade and the market mood reversed toward expecting a double-dip recession; equity prices plummeted along with expected economic growth. By the third quarter, financial markets appeared to come to the conclusion that RiverFront had maintained all year long – the economy is neither as strong as was hoped early in the year nor as weak as was feared during the summer. This realization, combined with additional monetary stimulus on the part of the Federal Reserve, sparked a significant rally in September that reversed earlier declines and left the S&P 500 Index up nearly 4.0% at the end of the third quarter.

The adjustments RiverFront made to our longer term allocation strategy in the second quarter boosted performance in the third quarter. For example, the portfolios’ emerging market weightings, which we increased substantially, returned 19%. Although interest rates fell during the period thanks to renewed bond purchases on the part of the Federal Reserve, high quality bonds offered so little income that investors reached for the attractive relative value we have been seeing all year in the high yield market. This strong performance from our high yield bond positions more than compensated for the lack of long maturity bonds within our new portfolio strategies.

Our tactical strategies have had to adjust rapidly to the changing market mood. We entered the quarter with many portfolios having as much as 25% cash due to the downward momentum of the market in the late spring and early summer. As the market gained confidence in the economic environment, we quickly switched from defense to offense and invested those cash balances. The success of these efforts is reflected in our performance. Portfolio gains for the quarter ranged from approximately 8% for our more conservative portfolios to nearly 12% for our more aggressive offerings. This performance was fairly close to portfolio benchmarks despite our conservative posture for most of the quarter. Although our defensive tactical strategy cost us a little bit of upside, we believe we mitigated the downside by our aggressive cash weighting, which was more than worth the cost to upside participation.

The RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund and RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund outperformed their benchmark (S&P 500 Index) for the period ended October 31, 2010. The RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund slightly underperformed the benchmark, consistent with the more cautious approach we typically employ for our Growth & Income portfolios. The performance of these funds can be attributed to the following:

Cash: Risk management is at the core of RiverFront investment philosophy. As part of this risk management process, RiverFront

raised higher relative cash levels during some of the prior period as important technical support levels were broken. While these risk management efforts impacted some performance negatively in recent months as the market turned higher, we are pleased that these insurance strategies protected investor downside with less than expected impact to upside participation. Our adherence to risk management disciplines have served our investors well over the years and we will continue to manage downside risks when we deem it prudent.

Equities: Within domestic equities we have maintained a bias toward higher quality companies with consistent dividend growth. These types of securities have underperformed year-to-date and the Dow Jones Industrial Average^ (“DJIA”) is a good example of the underperformance of these types of companies. Year-to-date the DJIA has underperformed the S&P 500 Index by roughly 150 basis points^^. Our conviction behind quality dividend growers is two-fold. First, we believe ‘pound for pound’ few asset classes can touch the relative value of U.S. high quality large-caps. Companies in this universe have a history of delivering stable, consistent low to mid-teens earnings growth and are trading an 8-12 forward P/E multiples*. Secondly, we believe that maturing bull markets ultimately become stock-pickers markets where relative value and getting the most growth ‘for the buck’ become increasingly important.

Fixed Income: Our belief that we should hold shorter relative maturity issues and avoid Treasuries proved just a few weeks premature. Throughout 2010, we have been concerned about the risk that longer duration bonds posed to investors given their low historic yields and premium prices. Subsequent to October 31, interest rates have begun to rise and validate our cautious bond market strategy. We believe this rise will continue. As such, we retain shorter maturity holdings. We have maintained an overweight position in high yield, which has turned sharply higher relative to investment grade bonds in the weeks since October 31, 2010.

Portfolio positioning for the coming quarter will continue to be driven by our belief that the S&P 500 Index remains trapped within a trading range of about 1000 to 1200. Renewed prospects for quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and hopes for Republican gains in the mid-term election are currently pushing the market toward the upper end of the range, but we are not yet convinced that top line growth and fundamental earnings power will be sufficient over the near term to allow an upside breakout. In what we perceive as a range-bound environment, we are trading against sentiment, seeking to raise cash and lower portfolio risk as we approach the upper end of the range and reversing these strategies near the bottom of the range. We believe our portfolios can offer a substantial income advantage relative to the market, and we think the incremental yield can provide a performance advantage in a range-bound environment. Finally, we are seeking asset classes that have broken free from the trading range that characterizes most developed equity markets. In particular, small cap emerging market companies are primarily focused on serving the emerging market consumer. Since these consumers are not plagued with the debt burdens holding back the developed economies, these stocks have set new highs, and they occupy a substantial weighting in our portfolios.


 

  ^

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq

  ^^

A unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1%

  *

Forward P/E multiples are a measure of the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) using forecasted earnings

 

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Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of October 31, 2010)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment (includes applicable sales loads)

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Cumulative Return (as of October 31, 2010)

 

     1 month   Since Inception^   Gross
Expense Ratio
  Net
Expense Ratio*

Class A (NAV)1

  2.52%   5.70%   2.01%   1.51%

Class A (MOP)2

  -3.12%   -0.09%        

Class C (NAV)1

  2.43%   5.50%   2.76%   2.26%

Class C (CDSC)2

  1.52%   4.60%        

Class I

  2.42%   5.70%   1.76%   1.26%

S&P 500 Total Return Index3

  3.81%   5.64%        

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. The Fund imposes a maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% to shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. Performance data does not reflect the CDSC, which if reflected would reduce the performance quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call (866) 759-5679.

 

1

Net Asset Value (NAV) is the share price without sales charges.

2

Maximum Offering Price (MOP) includes sales charges. Class A returns include effects of the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%; Class C returns include the 1.00% CDSC.

3

S&P 500 Total Return Index is the Standard & Poor’s composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. An investor may not invest directly in the index.

^

Fund inception date of 8/2/10.

*

Effective through August 31, 2011, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder services fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses to 1.05% of the average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I shares. Without this agreement expenses could be higher.

The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund is less than a year old and has limited operating history. This Fund is not suitable for all investors. Subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads) and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 2, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses. The first line of the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table on the next page is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 2, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

      Beginning Account
Value 8/2/10
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/10
     Expense  Ratio(a)    

Expense Paid
During  Period(b)
8/2/10-

10/31/10

 

Class A(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,057.00         1.30%        $3.30   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,009.12         1.30%        $6.58   

Class C(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,055.00         2.05%        $5.19   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,007.27         2.05%        $10.37   

Class I(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,057.00         1.05%        $2.66   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,009.74         1.05%        $5.32   

 

  (a)

The Fund’s expense ratios have been based on the Fund’s inception date of August 2, 2010 through October 31, 2010.

  (b)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (184), then divided by 365.

  (c)

Shares commenced operations on August 2, 2010.

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

COMMON STOCKS (24.79%)

  

  

Basic Materials (0.34%)

  

  

Chemicals (0.34%)

  

  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     261       $ 8,433   
           

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS

  

     8,433   
           

Communications (2.08%)

  

  

Media (0.56%)

  

  

DIRECTV(a)

     321         13,951   
           

Telecommunications (1.52%)

     

Amdocs, Ltd.(a)

     339         10,401   

Harris Corp.

     234         10,574   

Sprint Nextel Corp.(a)

     1,523         6,275   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     320         10,390   
           
        37,640   
           

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

  

     51,591   
           

Consumer, Cyclical (3.09%)

  

  

Apparel (0.62%)

     

NIKE, Inc.

     189         15,392   
           

Entertainment (0.72%)

     

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.(a)

     222         7,837   

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a)

     304         10,111   
           
        17,948   
           

Retail (1.45%)

     

CVS Caremark Corp.

     260         7,831   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     170         7,771   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     226         11,595   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     158         8,559   
           
        35,756   
           

Toys, Games & Hobbies (0.30%)

  

Hasbro, Inc.

     163         7,539   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

  

     76,635   
           

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (5.28%)

  

  

Agriculture (0.91%)

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     520         13,218   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     158         9,243   
           
        22,461   
           
      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Commercial Services (0.28%)

  

Manpower, Inc.

     126       $ 6,896   
           

Food (0.63%)

     

HJ Heinz Co.

     319         15,666   
           

Healthcare Products (1.57%)

  

CareFusion Corp.(a)

     678         16,368   

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)

     161         9,040   

Johnson & Johnson

     81         5,157   

PSS World Medical, Inc.(a)

     363         8,578   
           
        39,143   
           

Healthcare Services (0.30%)

  

DaVita, Inc.(a)

     104         7,462   
           

Household Products & Wares (0.48%)

  

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

     224         11,962   
           

Pharmaceuticals (1.11%)

  

Abbott Laboratories

     282         14,471   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     245         6,591   

Express Scripts, Inc.(a)

     134         6,502   
           
        27,564   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

  

     131,154   
           

Energy (2.89%)

  

  

Oil & Gas (2.54%)

  

  

Chevron Corp.

     281         23,213   

Cimarex Energy Co.

     93         7,138   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     241         16,019   

Forest Oil Corp.(a)

     339         10,417   

Petrohawk Energy Corp.(a)

     368         6,260   
           
        63,047   
           

Oil & Gas Services (0.35%)

  

Superior Energy Services, Inc.(a)

     314         8,673   
           

TOTAL ENERGY

  

     71,720   
           

Financial (3.95%)

  

  

Banks (0.60%)

  

  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     149         7,814   

State Street Corp.

     170         7,099   
           
        14,913   
           

Diversified Financial Services (0.57%)

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(a)

     74         6,335   

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.(a)

     367         7,714   
           
        14,049   
           

 

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      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Insurance (1.40%)

  

  

Chubb Corp.

     182       $   10,560   

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     398         10,539   

The Progressive Corp.

     644         13,627   
           
        34,726   
           

Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.38%)

  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     295         9,331   

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     298         10,575   

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

     309         7,756   

Weingarten Realty Investors

     274         6,612   
           
        34,274   
           

TOTAL FINANCIAL

  

     97,962   
           

Industrial (4.02%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (1.79%)

  

  

Esterline Technologies Corp.(a)

     200         12,088   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     105         7,580   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     166         11,834   

United Technologies Corp.

     177         13,234   
           
        44,736   
           

Electronics (0.20%)

  

  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     208         4,878   
           

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (0.54%)

  

Dover Corp.

     254         13,487   
           

Packaging & Containers (0.63%)

  

  

Ball Corp.

     241         15,511   
           

Transportation (0.86%)

  

  

Diana Shipping, Inc.(a)

     426         5,815   

United Parcel Service, Inc.

     229         15,421   
           
        21,236   
           

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL

  

     99,848   
           

Technology (2.79%)

     

Computers (1.46%)

  

  

Apple, Inc.(a)

     70         21,062   

International Business Machines Corp.

     104         14,934   
           
        35,996   
           

Semiconductors (0.67%)

  

  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     300         9,654   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(a)

     308         7,056   
           
        16,710   
           

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Software (0.66%)

  

  

BMC Software, Inc.(a)

     141       $ 6,410   

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

     185         10,086   
           
        16,496   
           

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

  

     69,202   
           

Utilities (0.35%)

     

Electric (0.35%)

  

  

DPL, Inc.

     334         8,717   
           

TOTAL UTILITIES

  

     8,717   
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $593,756)

  

  

     615,262   
           

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (51.88%)

  

Commodity Fund (1.71%)

  

  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

     320         42,445   
           

Consumer Discretionary (0.54%)

  

Powershares Dynamic Leisure & Entertainment Portfolio

     771         13,415   
           

Emerging Market Equity (15.46%)

  

Global X China Consumer ETF(a)

     561         11,523   

iShares MSCI All Country Asiaex Japan Index Fund

     891         55,500   

iShares MSCI Chile Investable

     

Market Index Fund

     184         13,955   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     

Index Fund

     620         28,601   

iShares MSCI Singapore

     

Index Fund

     4,776         65,192   

SPDR S&P Emerging Small Cap ETF

     2,010         114,007   

Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF

     2,018         94,503   
           
        383,281   
           

Energy (0.47%)

  

  

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF

     369         11,564   
           

Financial (0.52%)

  

  

SPDR KBW Bank ETF

     568         12,831   

Fixed Income / Corporate Bonds (6.91%)

  

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

     2,180         171,283   
           

 

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October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Fixed Income / High Yield (6.67%)

  

  

PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

     3,403       $ 62,956   

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

     2,505         102,404   
           
        165,360   
           

Healthcare (1.47%)

  

  

PowerShares S&P Small-Cap Health Care Portfolio(a)

     366         9,315   

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

     458         27,269   
           
        36,584   
           

International Equity (5.12%)

  

  

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

     1,099         31,772   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

     2,513         42,847   

Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF

     1,461         52,450   
           
        127,069   
           

Large-Cap (3.85%)

  

  

PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio

     4,627         62,624   

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

     658         32,946   
           
        95,570   
           

Materials (0.77%)

  

  

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

     548         19,087   
           

Micro-Cap (3.29%)

  

  

First Trust Dow Jones Select Micro-Cap Index Fund

     2,057         40,153   

Powershares Zacks Micro-Cap Portfolio

     3,960         41,540   
           
        81,693   
           

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) (1.95%)

  

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

     123         6,755   

Vanguard REIT ETF

     764         41,676   
           
        48,431   
           

Staples (0.40%)

  

  

Powershares Dynamic Food &

     

Beverage Portfolio

     578         9,971   
           
             Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Technology (2.33%)

  

  

iShares S&P North American Technology-Software Index Fund(a)

       679       $ 37,277   

PowerShares S&P Small-Cap Information Technology Portfolio(a)

       364         9,606   

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

       186         11,004   
             
          57,887   
             

Utilities (0.42%)

  

  

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

       332         10,544   
             

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $1,249,158)

  

  

     1,287,015   
             

EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES (3.25%)

  

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) (2.52%)

  

JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN

       1,188         42,156   

UBS E-TRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN

       710         20,569   
             
          62,725   
             

Other / Miscellaneous (0.73%)

  

  

iPATH S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN(a)

       242         18,031   
             

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES

(Cost $79,882)

  

  

     80,756   
             
      7-Day Yield     Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (10.57%)

  

Money Market Fund (10.57%)

  

Dreyfus Cash Management
Fund, Institutional Class

     0.16     262,398         262,398   
             

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $262,398)

  

  

     262,398   
             

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (90.49%)

(Cost $2,185,194)

  

  

   $ 2,245,431   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (9.51%)

   

     236,028   
             

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

  

   $ 2,481,459   
             

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.


 

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Common Abbreviations:

E-TRACS - Exchange Traded Access Securities

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

ETN - Exchange Traded Note

Ltd. - Limited

MLP - Master Limited Partnership

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

S&P - Standard & Poor’s

SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

VIX - Market Volatility Index

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)

 

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

     6.90%   

SPDR S&P Emerging Small Cap ETF

     4.59%   

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

     4.13%   

Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF

     3.81%   

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

     2.63%   

PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

     2.54%   

PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio

     2.52%   

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund

     2.24%   

Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF

     2.11%   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

     1.73%   

Top Ten Holdings

     33.20%   

† Holdings are subject to change.

Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)

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Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Financial markets have gone through three distinct mood swings so far in 2010. Early in the year, many investors expected the US economy to enjoy the period of strong growth that typically occurs after a recession. Equity markets soared as the growth associated with accelerating government stimulus spending and inventory rebuilding seemed to validate those expectations. As we moved into the second quarter, these temporary boosts to growth began to fade and the market mood reversed toward expecting a double-dip recession; equity prices plummeted along with expected economic growth. By the third quarter, financial markets appeared to come to the conclusion that RiverFront had maintained all year long – the economy is neither as strong as was hoped early in the year nor as weak as was feared during the summer. This realization, combined with additional monetary stimulus on the part of the Federal Reserve, sparked a significant rally in September that reversed earlier declines and left the S&P 500 Index up nearly 4.0% at the end of the third quarter.

The adjustments RiverFront made to our longer term allocation strategy in the second quarter boosted performance in the third quarter. For example, the portfolios’ emerging market weightings, which we increased substantially, returned 19%. Although interest rates fell during the period thanks to renewed bond purchases on the part of the Federal Reserve, high quality bonds offered so little income that investors reached for the attractive relative value we have been seeing all year in the high yield market. This strong performance from our high yield bond positions more than compensated for the lack of long maturity bonds within our new portfolio strategies.

Our tactical strategies have had to adjust rapidly to the changing market mood. We entered the quarter with many portfolios having as much as 25% cash due to the downward momentum of the market in the late spring and early summer. As the market gained confidence in the economic environment, we quickly switched from defense to offense and invested those cash balances. The success of these efforts is reflected in our performance. Portfolio gains for the quarter ranged from approximately 8% for our more conservative portfolios to nearly 12% for our more aggressive offerings. This performance was fairly close to portfolio benchmarks despite our conservative posture for most of the quarter. Although our defensive tactical strategy cost us a little bit of upside, we believe we mitigated the downside by our aggressive cash weighting, which was more than worth the cost to upside participation.

The RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund and RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund outperformed their benchmark (S&P 500 Index) for the period ended October 31, 2010. The RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund slightly underperformed the benchmark, consistent with the more cautious approach we typically employ for our Growth & Income portfolios. The performance of these funds can be attributed to the following:

Cash: Risk management is at the core of RiverFront investment philosophy. As part of this risk management process, RiverFront raised higher relative cash levels during some of the prior period as important technical support levels were broken. While these risk

management efforts impacted some performance negatively in recent months as the market turned higher, we are pleased that these insurance strategies protected investor downside with less than expected impact to upside participation. Our adherence to risk management disciplines have served our investors well over the years and we will continue to manage downside risks when we deem it prudent.

Equities: Within domestic equities we have maintained a bias toward higher quality companies with consistent dividend growth. These types of securities have underperformed year-to-date and the Dow Jones Industrial Average^ (“DJIA”) is a good example of the underperformance of these types of companies. Year-to-date the DJIA has underperformed the S&P 500 Index by roughly 150 basis points^^. Our conviction behind quality dividend growers is two-fold. First, we believe ‘pound for pound’ few asset classes can touch the relative value of U.S. high quality large-caps. Companies in this universe have a history of delivering stable, consistent low to mid-teens earnings growth and are trading an 8-12 forward P/E multiples*. Secondly, we believe that maturing bull markets ultimately become stock-pickers markets where relative value and getting the most growth ‘for the buck’ become increasingly important.

Fixed Income: Our belief that we should hold shorter relative maturity issues and avoid Treasuries proved just a few weeks premature. Throughout 2010, we have been concerned about the risk that longer duration bonds posed to investors given their low historic yields and premium prices. Subsequent to October 31, interest rates have begun to rise and validate our cautious bond market strategy. We believe this rise will continue. As such, we retain shorter maturity holdings. We have maintained an overweight position in high yield, which has turned sharply higher relative to investment grade bonds in the weeks since October 31, 2010.

Portfolio positioning for the coming quarter will continue to be driven by our belief that the S&P 500 Index remains trapped within a trading range of about 1000 to 1200. Renewed prospects for quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and hopes for Republican gains in the mid-term election are currently pushing the market toward the upper end of the range, but we are not yet convinced that top line growth and fundamental earnings power will be sufficient over the near term to allow an upside breakout. In what we perceive as a range-bound environment, we are trading against sentiment, seeking to raise cash and lower portfolio risk as we approach the upper end of the range and reversing these strategies near the bottom of the range. We believe our portfolios can offer a substantial income advantage relative to the market, and we think the incremental yield can provide a performance advantage in a range-bound environment. Finally, we are seeking asset classes that have broken free from the trading range that characterizes most developed equity markets. In particular, small cap emerging market companies are primarily focused on serving the emerging market consumer. Since these consumers are not plagued with the debt burdens holding back the developed economies, these stocks have set new highs, and they occupy a substantial weighting in our portfolios.


 

  ^ The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq
  ^^ A unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1%
  * Forward P/E multiples are a measure of the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) using forecasted earnings

 

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Management Commentary

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of October 31, 2010)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment (includes applicable sales loads)

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Cumulative Return (as of October 31, 2010)

 

     1 month   Since Inception^   Gross
Expense Ratio
  Net
Expense Ratio*

Class A (NAV)1

  1.37%   3.70%   2.01%   1.51%

Class A (MOP)2

  -4.25%   -1.98%        

Class C (NAV)1

  1.37%   3.60%   2.76%   2.26%

Class C (CDSC)2

  0.37%   2.60%        

Class I

  1.47%   3.80%   1.76%   1.26%

S&P 500 Total Return Index3

  3.81%   5.64%        

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. The Fund imposes a maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% to shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. Performance data does not reflect the CDSC, which if reflected would reduce the performance quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call (866) 759-5679.

 

  1

Net Asset Value (NAV) is the share price without sales charges.

  2

Maximum Offering Price (MOP) includes sales charges. Class A returns include effects of the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%; Class C returns include the 1.00% CDSC.

  3

S&P 500 Total Return Index is the Standard & Poor’s composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. An investor may not invest directly in the index.

  ^ Fund inception date of 8/2/10.
  * Effective through August 31, 2011, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder services fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses to 1.05% of the average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class I shares. Without this agreement expenses could be higher.

The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund is less than a year old and has limited operating history. This Fund is not suitable for all investors. Subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads) and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 2, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses. The first line of the table on the next page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the table on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table on the next page is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on August 2, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

 

      Beginning Account
Value 8/2/10
     Ending Account
Value 10/31/10
     Expense  Ratio(a)    

Expense Paid
During Period(b)
8/2/10-

10/31/10

 

Class A(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,037.00         1.30%        $3.27   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,009.12         1.30%        $6.58   

Class C(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,036.00         2.05%        $5.15   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,007.27         2.05%        $10.37   

Class I(c)

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,038.00         1.05%        $2.64   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     $1,000.00         $1,009.74         1.05%        $5.32   

 

  (a)

The Fund’s expense ratios have been based on the Fund’s inception date of August 2, 2010 through October 31, 2010.

  (b)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (184), then divided by 365.

  (c)

Shares commenced operations on August 2, 2010.

 

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October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

COMMON STOCKS (30.18%)

  

  

Communications (1.94%)

  

  

Telecommunications (1.94%)

  

  

BCE, Inc.

     4,380       $ 146,773   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     3,495         113,483   
           
        260,256   
           

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        260,256   
           

Consumer, Cyclical (4.68%)

     

Retail (3.65%)

     

McDonald’s Corp.

     2,515         195,592   

Tiffany & Co.

     3,766         199,598   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     1,725         93,443   
           
        488,633   
           

Toys, Games & Hobbies (1.03%)

     

Mattel, Inc.

     5,937         138,510   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

        627,143   
           

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (7.08%)

     

Agriculture (2.26%)

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     3,525         89,606   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     3,644         213,174   
           
        302,780   
           

Commercial Services (0.88%)

     

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     2,659         118,113   
           

Healthcare Products (1.07%)

     

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     1,899         143,412   
           

Pharmaceuticals (2.87%)

     

Abbott Laboratories

     2,333         119,730   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     5,135         138,132   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     3,523         127,814   
           
        385,676   
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

        949,981   
           

Energy (3.15%)

     

Oil & Gas (2.08%)

     

Chevron Corp.

     3,380         279,222   
           

Pipelines (1.07%)

     

Oneok, Inc.

     2,871         143,033   
           

TOTAL ENERGY

        422,255   
           
      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

Financial (5.91%)

     

Diversified Financial Services (1.62%)

     

American Express Co.

     3,640       $ 150,914   

Och-Ziff Capital Management

     

Group LLC

     4,450         65,727   
           
        216,641   
           

Insurance (1.45%)

     

Chubb Corp.

     3,355         194,657   
           
     

Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.84%)

     

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     4,043         127,880   

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     3,338         118,466   

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

     5,383         135,113   
           
        381,459   
           

TOTAL FINANCIAL

        792,757   
           

Industrial (3.45%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.57%)

     

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,075         76,637   
           

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (1.63%)

     

3M Co.

     2,593         218,382   
           

Transportation (1.25%)

     

United Parcel Service, Inc.

     2,482         167,138   
           

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL

        462,157   
           

Technology (2.70%)

     

Computers (1.61%)

     

International Business

     

Machines Corp.

     1,500         215,400   
           

Semiconductors (1.09%)

     

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     4,559         146,709   
           

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

        362,109   
           

Utilities (1.27%)

     

Electric (1.27%)

     

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     3,931         170,841   
           

TOTAL UTILITIES

        170,841   
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $3,958,199)

        4,047,499   
           

 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares      Value
(Note 1)
 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (53.36%)

  

  

Commodity Fund (1.98%)

  

SPDR Gold Shares(a)

     2,002       $ 265,545   
           

Consumer Staples (0.58%)

  

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

     1,073         78,179   
           

Emerging Market Equity (12.92%)

  

Global X China Consumer ETF(a)

     3,504         71,972   

iShares MSCI All Country Asiaex Japan Index Fund

     5,605         349,135   

iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index Fund

     1,142         86,609   

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

     19,989         272,850   

Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF

     9,536         446,571   

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small-Cap Dividend Fund

     9,641         505,767   
           
        1,732,904   
           

Fixed Income / Corporate Bonds (19.68%)

  

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

     33,601         2,640,031   
           

Fixed Income / High Yield (13.97%)

  

PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

     27,810         514,485   

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

     33,242         1,358,933   
           
        1,873,418   
           

International Equity (3.04%)

  

iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund

     4,561         131,859   

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

     16,167         275,647   
           
        407,506   
           

Large-Cap (1.19%)

  

PowerShares Dividend Achievers Portfolio

     11,765         159,232   
           

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $6,990,108)

  

  

     7,156,815   
           

EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES (4.35%)

  

  

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) (3.47%)

  

JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN

     9,113         323,374   

UBS E-TRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN

     4,880         141,374   
           
        464,748   
           

 

 

           Shares             Value
(Note 1)
 

Other / Miscellaneous (0.88%)

  

iPATH S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN(a)

     1,586           $   118,173   
               

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES

(Cost $573,571)

  

  

    582,921   
               
     7-Day Yield    Shares             Value
(Note 1)
 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (13.86%)

  

 

Money Market Fund (13.86%)

  

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund,

       

Institutional Class

  0.16%              1,858,497           1,858,497   
               

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $1,858,497)

  

  

    1,858,497   
               

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.75%)

(Cost $13,380,375)

  

  

     $        13,645,732   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-1.75%)

   

       (234,512
               

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

  

     $        13,411,220   
               

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.

Common Abbreviations:

E-TRACS - Exchange Traded Access Securities

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

ETN - Exchange Traded Note

LLC - Limited Liability Company

MLP - Master Limited Partnership

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

S&P - Standard & Poor’s

SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt

VIX - Market Volatility Index

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Statement of Investments

  

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets)

 

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

     19.69

SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

     10.13

PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

     3.84

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

     3.77

Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF

     3.33

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund

     2.60

JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN

     2.41

Chevron Corp.

     2.08

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

     2.06

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund

     2.03

Top Ten Holdings

     51.94

 

 

Holdings are subject to change.

 

Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   
        

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

     ALPS | GNI
Long-Short Fund
    ALPS | Red Rocks
Listed Private
Equity Fund
    ALPS | WMC
Value Intersection
Fund (a)
    Clough
China Fund
 
   

ASSETS

        

Investments, at value

   $ 9,579,717      $ 136,556,425      $ 57,045,278        $  93,817,621     

Cash

     333,150                      –     

Foreign currency, at value
(Cost N/A, $232,497, N/A and $59,665, respectively)

            234,924               59,731     

Receivable for investments sold

     477,213        447,067        1,253,033        1,063,096     

Receivable for shares sold

            338,883        62,332        475,268     

Dividends and interest receivable

     650        68,189        57,389        14,537     

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

     331,013                      –     

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     22,630        37,721        27,804        18,498     
   

Total Assets

     10,744,373        137,683,209        58,445,836        95,448,751     

LIABILITIES

        

Payable for investments purchased

            883,514        841,606        2,905,697     

Payable for shares redeemed

            60,435        8,479        142,363     

Securities sold short
(proceeds $2,250,009)

     2,362,992                      –     

Dividends payable–short sales

     450                      –     

Written options
(premiums received $123,398)

     102,600                      –     

Investment advisory fees payable

     6,478        63,830        14,352        82,004     

Administration and transfer agency fees payable

     1,483        19,368        9,449        21,128     

Distribution and services fees payable

     9        26,979        9,003        19,637     

Directors’ fees and expenses payable

     864        6,784        5,044        4,661     

Audit fees payable

     10,993        20,276        10,321        12,505     

Legal fees payable

            250        1,277        1,426     

Custody fees payable

     2,025        8,921        1,464        6,681     

Reports to shareholders and printing fees payable

     4,964        9,971        671        4,316     

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     2,767        23,165        710        17,009     
   

Total Liabilities

     2,495,625        1,123,493        902,376        3,217,427     
   

NET ASSETS

   $     8,248,748      $   136,559,716      $   57,543,460        $ 92,231,324     
   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

        

Paid–in capital

   $ 10,323,336      $   137,682,276      $ 64,387,569        $ 77,640,850     

Undistributed/(overdistributed) net investment income

     (75,536     (4,562,360     519,091        166,348     

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency transactions

     (2,401,482     (23,712,075     (14,749,213     (2,553,534)     

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, securities sold short, written options and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     402,430        27,151,875        7,386,013        16,977,660     
   

NET ASSETS

   $ 8,248,748      $ 136,559,716      $ 57,543,460        $ 92,231,324     
   

INVESTMENTS, AT COST

   $ 9,085,102      $ 109,408,013      $ 49,659,265        $ 76,839,631     
   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   
        

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

     ALPS | GNI
Long-Short Fund
     ALPS | Red Rocks
Listed Private
Equity Fund
     ALPS | WMC
Value Intersection
Fund (a)
     Clough
China Fund
 
   

PRICING OF SHARES

           

Class A:

           

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share (b)

   $ 7.98       $ 5.55       $ 7.34       $ 20.61   

Net Assets

   $ 20,321       $ 83,000,165       $ 42,499,437       $ 45,088,022   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)

     2,546         14,964,974         5,787,543         2,187,826   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV/0.9450), based on maximum sales charge of 5.50% of the offering price)

   $ 8.44       $ 5.87       $ 7.77       $ 21.81   

Class C:

           

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share (b)

     N/A       $ 5.51       $ 7.33       $ 20.17   

Net Assets

     N/A       $ 1,136,174       $ 11,447       $ 12,974,418   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)

     N/A         206,323         1,562         643,280   

Class I:

           

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 8.02       $ 5.57       $ 7.40       $ 20.89   

Net Assets

   $   8,228,427       $     52,375,090       $     15,032,576       $   34,168,884   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)

     1,025,353         9,401,693         2,032,001         1,635,651   

Class R:

           

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

     N/A       $ 5.05         N/A         N/A   

Net Assets

     N/A       $ 48,287         N/A         N/A   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)

     N/A         9,567         N/A         N/A   

 

  (a)

Prior to August 31, 2010, the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as the Activa Value Fund.

  (b)

Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. For a description of a possible sales charge, please see the Fund’s Prospectus.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   
        

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Jefferies Asset
Management
Commodity Strategy
Allocation Fund (a)
    RiverFront
Long-Term
Growth &
Income Fund
     RiverFront
Moderate Growth
Fund
    RiverFront
Moderate
Growth &
Income Fund
 
   

ASSETS

         

Investments, at value

   $ 10,695,099      $     3,946,774       $ 2,245,431      $ 13,645,732     

Total return swap contracts, at value

     327,912                       –     

Cash

     447,483                       –     

Foreign currency, at value (Cost $58)

     58                       –     

Receivable for investments sold

            41,429         12,026        87,350     

Receivable for shares sold

     47,000        245,843         394,068        538,928     

Dividends and interest receivable

     33,023        1,835         790        9,268     

Receivable due from adviser

     27,029        22,539         24,298        13,364     

Prepaid offering costs

     64,893                       –     

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     1,087        729         276        357     
   

Total Assets

     11,643,584        4,259,149         2,676,889        14,294,999     
   

LIABILITIES

         

Payable for investments purchased

     98,796        179,810         169,463        847,785     

Payable for shares redeemed

     15,000                       –     

Interest payable – total return swap contracts

     3,479                       –     

Administration and transfer agency fees payable

     15,749        3,496         4,061        1,010     

Distribution and services fees payable

     3,716        1,736         704        6,361     

Directors’ fees and expenses payable

     2,636        1,490         1,490        1,490     

Audit fees payable

     34,558        6,044         6,044        6,044     

Legal fees payable

     8,276        3,314         3,317        3,281     

Custody fees payable

     750        3,985         3,985        3,985     

Custody fees payable due to overdraft

            6,646                7,436     

Reports to shareholders and printing fees payable

     1,811        4,647         4,648        4,644     

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     2,635        1,717         1,718        1,743     
   

Total Liabilities

     187,406        212,885         195,430        883,779     
   

NET ASSETS

   $ 11,456,178      $ 4,046,264       $ 2,481,459        $13,411,220     
   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid–in capital

   $ 10,396,796      $ 3,929,714       $ 2,421,644        $13,146,546     

Undistributed/(overdistributed) net investment income

     (273,039     2,373         76        9,945     

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments, swaps and foreign currency transactions

     569,798        1,742         (498     (10,628)     

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     762,623        112,435         60,237        265,357     
   

NET ASSETS

   $ 11,456,178      $ 4,046,264       $ 2,481,459        $13,411,220     
   

INVESTMENTS, AT COST

   $ 10,256,530      $ 3,834,339       $ 2,185,194        $13,380,375     
   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   
        

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

     Jefferies Asset
Management
Commodity Strategy
Allocation Fund (a)
     RiverFront
Long-Term
Growth &
Income Fund
     RiverFront
Moderate Growth
Fund
     RiverFront
Moderate
Growth &
Income Fund
 
   

PRICING OF SHARES

           

Class A:

           

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share (b)

   $ 11.59       $ 10.62       $ 10.57       $ 10.37   

Net Assets

   $ 3,691,921       $ 1,237,149       $     1,319,021       $     2,839,978   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)

     318,459         116,450         124,759         273,748   

Maximum offering price per share (NAV/0.9450), based on maximum sales charge of 5.50% of the offering price)

   $ 12.26       $ 11.24       $ 11.19       $ 10.97   

Class C:

           

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share (b)

   $ 11.60       $ 10.60       $ 10.55       $ 10.36   

Net Assets

   $ 1,594,482       $     2,423,578       $ 954,116       $ 8,352,368   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)

     137,501         228,662         90,400         806,522   

Class I:

           

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.60       $ 10.62       $ 10.57       $ 10.38   

Net Assets

   $     6,169,775       $ 385,537       $ 208,322       $ 2,218,874   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)

     532,101         36,290         19,702         213,863   

 

  (a)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund is consolidated and includes the balances of Jefferies Asset Management Cayman Trust (wholly-owned subsidiary). Accordingly, all interfund balances have been eliminated.

  (b) Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. For a description of a possible sales charge, please see the Fund’s Prospectus.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Operations   
 

 

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

    

 

     ALPS | GNI
Long-Short Fund
    ALPS | Red Rocks
Listed Private
Equity Fund
    ALPS | WMC
Value Intersection
Fund(a)
    Clough
China Fund
 
   

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Dividends

   $ 58,164      $ 1,221,816      $ 647,102      $ 929,486     

Foreign taxes withheld on dividends

     (446     (98,866                    (36,849)   

Interest and other income

     1,110               615        7,086     
   

Total Investment Income

     58,828        1,122,950        647,717        899,723     
   

EXPENSES

        

Investment advisory fee

     58,599        460,884        265,767        432,440     

Administrative and transfer agency fee

     5,328        96,920        66,495        56,040     

Distribution and service fees

        

Class A

     58        133,253        51,964        42,436     

Class C(b)

     N/A        1,227        36        46,856     

Class R

     N/A        129        N/A        N/A     

Legal fees

     3,081        9,759        3,506        5,748     

Audit fees

     9,057        16,693        9,019        12,973     

Networking fees

        

Class A

            4,600               5,894     

Class C(b)

     N/A        52               3,777     

Class I

     752        16,398               1,200       

Class R

     N/A        17        N/A        N/A     

Reports to shareholders and printing fees

     2,442        39,008        26,287        10,095     

State registration fees

     6,924        36,314        15,318        11,122     

Interest expense – Margin Account

     32,660                      –     

Insurance

     19        4,108        2,331        136     

Custody fees

     6,050        38,916        4,381        29,031     

Directors’ fees and expenses

     1,591        15,028        9,406        9,204     

Dividend Expense on short sale

     11,495                      –     

Offering costs

     24,789                      –     

Miscellaneous

     3,761        13        5,740        6,185     
   

Total Expense

     166,606        873,319        460,250        673,137     

Less fees waived/reimbursed by investment adviser and sub–adviser

        

Class A

     (155     (79,264     (64,228             (37,699)   

Class C(b)

     N/A        (224     (13               (7,978)   

Class I

     (32,087     (31,387     (22,288             (41,706)   

Class R

     N/A        (33     N/A        N/A     
   

Net Expenses

     134,364        762,411        373,721        585,754     
   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     (75,536     360,539        273,996        313,969     
   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

     (265,552     2,378,004            193,368        2,159,251     

Net realized gain on securities sold short

     120,038                      –     

Net realized loss on written options

     (45,517                   –     

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

            (133,893                    (43,137)   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments, securities sold short and written options

        277,858        6,897,794        (1,353,506     7,619,086     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

            4,379                             (285)   
   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

     86,827        9,146,284        (1,160,138     9,734,915     

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 11,291      $   9,506,823      $ (886,142   $ 10,048,884     
   

 

  (a)

Prior to August 31, 2010, the ALPS WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as the Activa Value Fund.

  (b)

Class C shares commenced operations on July 2, 2010 for the ALPS Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund and ALPS WMC Value Intersection Fund.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Operations      
          

 

(Unaudited)

 

    Jefferies Asset
Management
Commodity Strategy
Allocation Fund (a)
    RiverFront
Long-Term
Growth &
Income Fund
    RiverFront
Moderate Growth
Fund
    RiverFront
Moderate
Growth &
Income Fund
 
    For the Period
June 29, 2010
through October 31,
2010
    For the Period
August 2, 2010 through October 31, 2010
 
   

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends

  $ 15,802        $ 8,634        $ 3,055        $ 31,653     

Foreign taxes withheld on dividends

                  (539)                  (16)          –          (44)     

Interest and other income

    10,639          102          62          457     
   

Total Investment Income

    25,902          8,720          3,117          32,066     
   

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fee

    21,102          3,353          1,846          11,416     

Administrative and transfer agency fee

    45,426          5,022          4,854          5,918     

Distribution and service fees

       

Class A

    2,720          212          201          543     

Class C

    4,255          2,223          687          8,259     

Legal fees

    8,427          3,321          3,321          3,295     

Audit fees

    34,558          6,044          6,044          6,044     

Networking fees

       

Class I

    1,377          –          –          –     

Reports to shareholders and printing fees

    4,073          4,649          4,649          4,649     

Insurance

    7          –          –          –     

Custody fees

    10,243          3,985          3,985          3,985     

Directors’ fees and expenses

    2,636          1,490          1,490          1,490     

Offering costs

    33,389          –          –          –     

Miscellaneous

    4,271          2,313          2,312          2,339     
   

Total Expense

    172,484          32,612          29,389          47,938     

Less fees waived/reimbursed by investment adviser and sub–adviser

       

Class A

    (37,466)          (4,118)                (7,513)          (2,116)     

Class C

    (23,803)          (13,032)                (3,218)          (17,226)     

Class I

    (76,796)          (8,743)          (15,412)          (5,438)     

Less fees waived/reimbursed by administrator

       

Class A

    –          (85)          (83)          (171)     

Class C

    –          (223)          (68)          (681)     

Class I

    –          (64)          (54)          (185)     
   

Net Expenses

    34,419          6,347          3,041                    22,121     
   

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

              (8,517)        2,373          76                  9,945     
   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

    5,864          1,742                  (498)             (10,628)     

Net realized gain on total return swaps

    561,651          –          –          –     

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

    2,283          –          –          –     

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and swaps

    763,002          112,435          60,237          265,357     

Net change in unrealized depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

                  (379)        –          –          –     
   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS

    1,332,421          114,177          59,739          254,729     

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 1,323,904        $ 116,550        $ 59,815        $ 264,674     
   

 

  (a)

Statement of Operations for Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund is consolidated and includes the balances of Jefferies Asset Management Cayman Trust (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund). Accordingly, all interfund balances have been eliminated.

  See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund

   

ALPS | Red Rocks Listed

Private Equity Fund

 
                 
        For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
     For the Period
November 2, 2009
(Inception) through
April 30, 2010
   

For the

Six Months Ended

October 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

    For the Year Ended
April 30, 2010
 
     
 

OPERATIONS

        
 

Net investment income/(loss)

    $      (75,536)       $ (89,106   $ 360,539      $ 412,685   
 

Net increase for payment by affiliate (Note 1)

                            
 

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

    (265,552)         (1,651,974     2,378,004        (7,644,127
 

Net realized gain/(loss) on securities sold short

    120,038         (610,416              
 

Net realized gain/(loss)
on written options

    (45,517)         54,939                 
 

Net realized gain/(loss)
on foreign currency transactions

                   (133,893     764,702   
 

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation) of investments, securities sold short, written options and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

    277,858         124,572        6,902,173        38,489,257   
     
 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    11,291         (2,171,985     9,506,823        32,022,517   
     
 

DISTRIBUTIONS

        
 

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

  

      
 

Class A

                          (5,410,948)   
 

Class C (d)

    N/A         N/A               N/A   
 

Class I (e)(f)

                          (2,409,866)   
 

Class R

    N/A         N/A               (2,124)   
 

Class Z (g)

    N/A         N/A        N/A        N/A   
     
 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

                          (7,822,938)   
     
 

BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 3)

  

   
 

Shares sold

        
 

Class A

            75,000        16,044,784        32,648,787   
 

Class C (d)

    N/A         N/A        1,048,760        N/A   
 

Class I (e)(f)

    6,000         12,217,413        11,605,657        32,137,386   
 

Class R

    N/A         N/A        74,269        17,750   
 

Class Z (g)

    N/A         N/A        N/A        N/A   
 

Dividends reinvested

        
 

Class A

                          5,282,397   
 

Class C (d)

    N/A         N/A               N/A   
 

Class I (e)(f)

                          1,760,196   
 

Class R

    N/A         N/A               2,123   
 

Class Z (g)

    N/A         N/A        N/A        N/A   
 

Shares redeemed

        
 

Class A

    (40,400)                (6,133,853     (13,844,500
 

Class C (d)

    N/A         N/A        (69     N/A   
 

Class I (e)(f)

    (907,217)         (941,354     (7,894,049     (10,644,215
 

Class R

    N/A         N/A        (47,004     (3,079
 

Class Z (g)

    N/A         N/A        N/A        N/A   
     
 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Beneficial Interest Transactions

    (941,617)         11,351,059        14,698,495        47,356,845   
     
 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

    (930,326)         9,179,074        24,205,318        71,556,424   
 

Net Assets

        
 

Beginning of period

    9,179,074                112,354,398        40,797,974   
     
 

End of period*

    $  8,248,748       $ 9,179,074      $ 136,559,716      $ 112,354,398   
     
     
 

* Includes undistributed/
(overdistributed) net investment
income of:

    $(75,536)       $      $ (4,562,360   $ (4,922,899

 

  (a)

Prior to August 31, 2010, the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as the Activa Value Fund.

  (b)

Effective March 9, 2010, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from December 31 to April 30.

  (c)

Effective March 9, 2010, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from July 31 to April 30.

  (d)

Class C shares commenced operations on July 2, 2010 for the ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund and ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund.

  (e)

Prior to close of business August 28, 2009, Class I of the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as Class R of the Predecessor Fund.

  (f)

Prior to the close of business on January 15, 2010, Class I of the Clough China Fund was known as Institutional Class of the Predecessor Fund.

  (g)

As a result of the reorganization (Note 1), the Clough China Fund no longer offers Class Z shares. Effective as of the close of business January 15, 2010, holders of Class Z shares of the Predecessor Fund received Class A shares of the Fund.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund (a)     

Clough China Fund

 
              
    For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
  

For the Period
January 1, 2010
through

April 30, 2010 (b)

     For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2009
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
     For the Period
August 1, 2009
through
April 30, 2010
(c)
     For the Year
E\nded
July 31, 2009
(000s)
 
     
  $        273,996    $ 155,014         $ 758,257        $ 313,969       $ (163,882)       $ 221    
  –         –           –          –          –            
  193,368         138,322           (2,572,827)         2,159,251          7,475,435          (7,544)    
  –         –           –          –          –          –    
  –         –           –          –          –          –    
  –         –           –          (43,137)         (24,039)         (53)    
  (1,353,506)        5,191,701           16,108,515          7,618,801          (2,468,901)         8,482    
     
  (886,142)        5,485,037           14,293,945          10,048,884          4,818,613          1,107    
     
  –         –            (602,511)          –          (59,414)         (182)   
  –         N/A            N/A          –          –          (18)   
  –         –            (197,487)          –          (87,067)         (187)   
  N/A         N/A            N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A    
  N/A         N/A            N/A          N/A          (95,371)         (73)   
     
  –         –            (799,998)         –          (241,852)         (460)   
     
  125,270         1,703,692            2,575,630          17,087,950          22,831,904          5,929    
  10,070         N/A            N/A          5,001,824          2,058,570          1,796    
  693,820         1,570,054            11,456,364          15,774,956          4,220,994          13    
  N/A         N/A            N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A    
  N/A         N/A            N/A          N/A          14,440,499          7,001    
  –         –            585,747          –          37,489          120    
  –         N/A            N/A          –          –            
  –         –            197,487          –          87,068          187    
  N/A         N/A            N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A    
  N/A         N/A            N/A          N/A          94,027          71    
  (2,261,249)        (22,940,410)           (4,161,769)         (5,830,372)         (10,253,870)         (8,473)    
  (68)        N/A            N/A          (1,011,506)         (3,451,765)         (3,205)    
  (2,252,503)        (2,432,434)           (2,918,243)         (199,821)         (3,956)         (12)    
  N/A         N/A           N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A    
  N/A         N/A           N/A          N/A          (28,012,416)         (1,831)   
     
  (3,684,660)        (22,099,098)           7,735,216          30,823,031          2,048,544          1,605    
     
  (4,570,802)        (16,614,061)           21,229,163          40,871,915          6,625,305          2,252    
  62,114,262         78,728,323            57,499,160          51,359,409          44,734,104          42,482    
     
  $    57,543,460       $ 62,114,262          $ 78,728,323        $ 92,231,324        $     51,359,409        $         44,734    
     
  $          519,091       $ 245,095          $ 90,081        $ 166,348        $ (147,621)       $ 22    

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(Unaudited)

     Jefferies Asset
Management
Commodity Strategy
Allocation Fund (a)
    RiverFront
Long-Term
Growth &
Income Fund
    RiverFront
Moderate Growth
Fund
    RiverFront
Moderate
Growth &
Income Fund
 
                
     For the Period
June 29, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
   

For the Period

August 2, 2010 through October 31, 2010

 
   

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (8,517   $ 2,373      $ 76      $ 9,945   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

     5,864        1,742        (498     (10,628

Net realized gain on total return swaps

     561,651                        

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     2,283                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments, swaps and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     762,623        112,435        60,237        265,357   
   

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     1,323,904        116,550        59,815        264,674   
   

DISTRIBUTIONS

        

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

  

     

Class A

     (72,097                     

Class C

     (43,711                     

Class I

     (148,714                     
   

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

     (264,522                     
   

BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 3)

  

     

Shares sold

        

Class A

     3,367,243        1,212,531        1,291,417        2,892,490   

Class C

     1,371,488        2,359,624        935,148        8,184,695   

Class I

     5,441,592        368,001        244,758        2,171,455   

Dividends reinvested

        

Class A

     72,097                        

Class C

     39,988                        

Class I

     148,665                        

Shares redeemed

        

Class A

     (21,729                   (98,542

Class C

            (10,442            (3,552

Class I

     (22,548            (49,679       
   

Net Increase in Net Assets Derived
from Beneficial Interest Transactions

     10,396,796        3,929,714        2,421,644        13,146,546   
   

Net increase in net assets

     11,456,178        4,046,264        2,481,459        13,411,220   

Net Assets

        

Beginning of period

                            
   

End of period*

   $ 11,456,178      $ 4,046,264      $ 2,481,459      $ 13,411,220   
   

* Includes undistributed/ (overdistributed) net investment income of:

   $ (273,039   $ 2,373      $ 76      $ 9,945   

 

  (a)

Statement of Changes for Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund is consolidated and includes the balances of Jefferies Asset Management Cayman Trust (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund). Accordingly, all interfund balances have been eliminated.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights   
   

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:

 

     ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund [Class A]        
   
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
November 2, 2009 (Inception)
through April 30, 2010
       
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 7.99      $ 10.00     

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

   

Net investment loss

     (0.19         

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     0.18        (2.01  
   

Total from investment operations

     (0.01     (2.01  
   

Net decrease in net asset value

     (0.01     (2.01  
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 7.98      $ 7.99     
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     (0.13 )%      (20.10 )%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

      

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 20      $ 60     

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (2.14 )% (b)      (2.53 )% (b)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     3.12 (b)      2.90 (b)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     3.79 (b)      27.32 (b)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements (excluding interest expense and short sale dividend expense)

     2.25 (b)      2.25 (b)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements (excluding interest expense and short sale dividend expense)

     2.92 (b)      26.69 (b)   

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

     176     250  

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods of less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:

 

 

     ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund [Class I]  
   
     For the
   Six Months Ended  
October 31, 2010  
(Unaudited)  
    For the Period
November 2, 2009 (Inception)
through April 30, 2010
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 8.01      $ 10.00   

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

 

Net investment loss

     (0.07 )         

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     0.08        (1.99
   

Total from investment operations

     0.01        (1.99
   

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID IN CAPITAL (NOTE 3)

     0.00  (b)        
   

Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value

     0.01        (1.99
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 8.02      $ 8.01   
   
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    
 
0.12
 

  
    (19.90 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 8,228      $ 9,119   

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    
 
(1.67
 
)% (c) 
  
    (2.34 )% (c) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers
and reimbursements

     2.98 (c)      2.78 (c) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers
and reimbursements

     3.70 (c)      3.85 (c) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers
and reimbursements (excluding interest expense and short sale
dividend expense)

     2.00 (c)      2.00 (c) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers
and reimbursements (excluding interest expense and short sale
dividend expense)

     2.72 (c)      3.07 (c) 

Portfolio turnover rate (d)

     176 %      250

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (b)

Less than $0.005 per share.

  (c)

Annualized.

  (d)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods of less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:

 

     ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund [Class A]  
   
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
    For the
Year Ended April 30,
    For the
Period Ended
April 30, 2008 (a)
 
     (Unaudited)     2010     2009    
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $     5.17      $ 3.56      $ 9.47      $ 10.00   

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

     0.05        0.14        0.08  (b)      0.11   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     0.33        1.99        (5.97 (b)      (0.64
   

Total from investment operations

     0.38        2.13        (5.89     (0.53
   

DISTRIBUTIONS:

        

From net investment income

            (0.52     (0.03       

From net realized gains

                   (0.00 ) (c)        
   

Total distributions

            (0.52     (0.03       
   

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN
    CAPITAL (NOTE 3)

     0.00  (c)      0.00  (c)      0.01  (b)        
   

Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value

     0.38        1.61        (5.91     (0.53
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $     5.55      $ 5.17      $ 3.56      $ 9.47   
   

TOTAL RETURN(d)

     7.35     61.68     (62.01 )%      (5.30 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

        

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $     83,000      $ 67,192      $ 27,860      $ 832   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.58 % (e)      0.42     2.16     4.68 (e) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.50 % (e)      1.44 % (f)      1.25     1.25 (e) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.74 % (e)      1.71     2.08     39.07 (e) 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

     17     54     59     15

 

  (a)

The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.

  (b)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

  (c)

Less than $0.005 and $(0.005) per share.

  (d)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges.

  (e)

Annualized.

  (f)

Effective Sptember 1, 2009, the net expense ratio limitation changed from 1.25% to 1.50%.

  (g)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period indicated:

 

 

     ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private
Equity Fund [Class C]
       
   
     For the Period
July 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
       
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $           4.39     

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

     (0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain

     1.13     
   

Total from investment operations

     1.12     
   

Net increase in net asset value

     1.12     
   

Net asset value, end of period

     $           5.51     
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     25.51  

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

     $        1,136     

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (1.94 )% (b)    

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.25 % (b)     

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.43 % (b)     

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

     17 % (d)     

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

  (d)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated at the Fund Level and represents the six months ended October 31, 2010.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund [Class I]  
   
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
     For the
Year Ended April 30,
    For the
Period Ended
 
     (Unaudited)      2010     2009     April 30, 2008 (a)  
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 5.19               $ 3.57      $ 9.47      $ 10.00              

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

         

Net investment income

     0.03                 0.28        0.10  (b)      0.13              

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     0.35                 1.87        (5.97 ) (b)      (0.66)             
   

Total from investment operations

     0.38                 2.15        (5.87     (0.53)             
   

DISTRIBUTIONS:

         

From net investment income

     –                 (0.53     (0.05     –              

From net realized gains

     –                        (0.00 ) (c)      –              
   

Total distributions

     –                 (0.53     (0.05     –              
   

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN
CAPITAL (NOTE 3)

     0.00 (c)             0.00  (c)      0.02  (b)      –              
   

Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value

     0.38                1.62        (5.90     (0.53)             
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 5.57              $ 5.19      $ 3.57      $ 9.47              
   

TOTAL RETURN (d)

     7.32%             62.09     (61.79 )%      (5.30)%           

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 52,375             $ 45,144      $ 12,938      $ 21              

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.81% (e)         0.78     2.56     6.11%  (e)       

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.25% (e)         1.19 % (f)     1.00     1.00%  (e)       

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.40% (e)         1.47     2.05     35.33% (e)       

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

     17%             54     59     15%           

 

  (a)

The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.

  (b)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

  (c)

Less than $0.005 and $(0.005) per share.

  (d)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (e)

Annualized.

  (f)

Effective Sptember 1, 2009, the net expense ratio limitation changed from 1.00% to 1.25%. (g) Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:

 

 

     ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund [Class R]  
   
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
    

For the Year Ended
April 30,

    For the
Period Ended
April 30, 2008 (a)
 
     (Unaudited)      2010      2009    
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 4.73             $ 3.31               $ 9.46         $ 10.00       

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

    

Net investment income/(loss)

     0.31               (0.09)                0.15  (b)      0.12       

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     0.01               2.02                 (6.05)  (b)      (0.66)      
   

Total from investment operations

     0.32               1.93                 (5.90)         (0.54)      
   

DISTRIBUTIONS:

          

From net investment income

         –         (0.51)                (0.26)                –   

From net realized gains

         –         –            (0.00)  (c)             –   
   

Total distributions

         –         (0.51)                (0.26)                –   
   

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN
CAPITAL (NOTE 3)

         –         –           0.01  (b)             –   
   

Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value

     0.32               1.42                (6.15)        (0.54)      
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 5.05             $ 4.73              $ 3.31      $ 9.46       
   

TOTAL RETURN (d)

     6.77%            60.92%             (62.10)%               (5.40)%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

          

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 48             $ 18                 $            – (e)      $ 1       

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

     0.64%  (f)         (0.24)%             2.72%       3.90%  (f)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.75% (f)         1.75%  (g)         1.50%        1.50% (f) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.88% (f)         2.27%             6.08%        43.39%  (f) 

Portfolio turnover rate (h)

     17%            54%             59%        15%      

 

  (a)

The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.

  (b)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

  (c)

Less than $(0.005) per share.

  (d)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (e)

Less than $500. (f) Annualized.

  (g)

Effective Sptember 1, 2009, the net expense ratio limitation changed from 1.50% to 1.75%.

  (h)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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         ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund (a) [Class A]  
     
         For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
    For the Period
January 1, 2010
through
    For the Year Ended December 31,  
         (Unaudited)     April 30, 2010 (b)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
     
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 7.43      $ 6.92      $ 5.86      $ 9.35      $ 9.81      $ 8.65      $ 8.06   
 

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

 
 

Net investment income

     0.04        0.03        0.07        0.08        0.14        0.13        0.09   
 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     (0.13     0.48        1.06        (3.49     0.09        1.49        0.59   
     
 

Total from investment operations

     (0.09     0.51        1.13        (3.41     0.23        1.62        0.68   
     
 

DISTRIBUTIONS:

              
 

From net investment income

                   (0.07     (0.08     (0.14     (0.13     (0.09
 

From net realized gains

                                 (0.55     (0.33       
     
 

Total distributions

                   (0.07     (0.08     (0.69     (0.46     (0.09
     
 

Net increase/(decrease)
in net asset value

     (0.09     0.51        1.06        (3.49     (0.46     1.16        0.59   
     
 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 7.34      $ 7.43      $ 6.92      $ 5.86      $ 9.35      $ 9.81      $ 8.65   
     
 

TOTAL RETURN (c)

     (1.21 )%      7.22     19.24     (36.45 )%      2.43     18.80     8.47
 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

         
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 42,499      $ 45,300      $ 62,264      $ 53,841      $ 88,679      $ 125,459      $ 132,597   
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.92 (d)      0.60 (d)      1.12     1.1     1.4     1.4     1.1
 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.40 (d)      1.40 (d)      1.62     1.5     1.2     1.1     1.2
 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.71 (d)      1.70 (d)      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   
 

Portfolio turnover rate (e)

     18     11     56     83     52     64     54

 

  (a)

Prior to August 31, 2010, the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as the Activa Value Fund.

  (b)

Effective March 9, 2010, the Board approved changing the fiscal year–end of the Fund from December 31 to April 30.

  (c)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges.

  (d)

Annualized.

  (e)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund  (a) [Class C]        
   
    

 

For the Period
July 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

       
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 6.40     

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

     (0.00 (b)   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.93     
   

Total from investment operations

     0.93     
   

Net increase in net asset value

     0.93     
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 7.33     
   

TOTAL RETURN (c)

     14.53 %   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 11     

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (0.03 )%  (d)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.15 (d)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.52 (d)   

Portfolio turnover rate (e)

     18 % (f)   

 

  (a)

Prior to August 31, 2010, the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as the Activa Value Fund.

  (b)

Less than $(0.005) per share.

  (c)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (d)

Annualized.

  (e)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

  (f)

Portfolio turnover rate is calculated at the Fund Level and represents the six months ended October 31, 2010.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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        ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund (a) [Class I] (b)  
     
        For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
    For the Period
January 1, 2010
through
    For the Year Ended December 31,  
        (Unaudited)     April 30, 2010 (c)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
     
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 7.48      $ 6.96      $ 5.89      $ 9.41      $ 9.86      $ 8.69      $ 8.10   
 

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

     
 

Net investment income

    0.04        0.02        0.07        0.09        0.15        0.14        0.10   
 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

    (0.12     0.50        1.08        (3.52     0.10        1.50        0.59   
     
 

Total from investment operations

    (0.08     0.52        1.15        (3.43     0.25        1.64        0.69   
     
 

DISTRIBUTIONS:

             
 

From net investment income

                  (0.08     (0.09     (0.15     (0.14     (0.10
 

From net realized gains

                                (0.55     (0.33       
     
 

Total distributions

                  (0.08     (0.09     (0.70     (0.47     (0.10
     
 

Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value

    (0.08     0.52        1.07        (3.52     (0.45     1.17        0.59   
     
 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 7.40      $ 7.48      $ 6.96      $ 5.89      $ 9.41      $ 9.86      $ 8.69   
     
 

TOTAL RETURN (d)

    (1.07 )%      7.47     19.59     (36.38 )%      2.59     18.89     8.52
 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

             
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

  $ 15,033      $ 16,814      $ 16,465      $ 3,658      $ 5,422      $ 4,956      $ 4,264   
 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.16 (e)      0.77 (e)      1.17     1.3     1.4     1.4     1.2
 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

    1.15 (e)      1.15 (e)      1.46     1.4     1.1     1.1     1.1
 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

    1.46 (e)      1.49 (e)      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   
 

Portfolio turnover rate (f)

    18     11     56     83     52     64     54

 

  (a)

Prior to August 31, 2010, the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as the Activa Value Fund.

  (b)

Prior to the close of business on August 28, 2009, Class I was known as Class R of the Predecessor Fund.

  (c)

Effective March 9, 2010, the Board approved changing the fiscal year–end of the Fund from December 31 to April 30.

  (d)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (e)

Annualized.

  (f)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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         Clough China Fund [Class A]  
     
         For the
Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2010
    For the Period
August 1, 2009
through
    For the Year Ended July 31,     For the Period
December 30,
2005
(Inception)
through
 
         (Unaudited)     April 30, 2010 (a)     2009     2008     2007     July 31, 2006  
     
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 18.21      $ 16.32      $ 15.81      $ 22.46      $ 13.23      $ 10.00   
 

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

 
 

Net investment income/(loss)

     0.14        0.10        0.09  (b)      (0.01 ) (b)      0.06  (b)      0.01  (b) 
 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     2.26        1.85        0.62  (b)(c)      (1.73 ) (b)      9.59  (b)      3.22  (b) 
     
 

Total from investment operations

     2.40        1.95        0.71        (1.74     9.65        3.23   
     
 

DISTRIBUTIONS:

            
 

From net investment income

            (0.07     (0.20     (0.03     (0.05       
 

From net realized gains

                          (4.88     (0.37       
     
 

Total distributions

            (0.07     (0.20     (4.91     (0.42       
     
 

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL
(NOTE 3)

     0.00 (d)      0.01        0.00 (d)                      
     
 

Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value

     2.40        1.89        0.51        (6.65     9.23        3.23   
     
 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 20.61      $ 18.21      $ 16.32      $ 15.81      $ 22.46      $ 13.23   
     
 

TOTAL RETURN (e)

     13.18     12.07     5.00 % (c)      (13.91 )%      73.81     32.30
 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

       
 

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 45,088      $ 28,695      $ 15,069      $ 17,927      $ 25,976      $ 2,532   
 

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

     1.02 (f)      (0.53 )% (f)      0.70     (0.06 )%      0.31     0.12 % (f) 
 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.85 (f)      1.87 % (f)(g)      1.95     2.02     2.10     2.10 % (f) 
 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.07 (f)      2.24 % (f)      2.62     2.34     2.42     6.65 % (f) 
 

Portfolio turnover rate (h)

     63     110     120     178     193     51

 

  (a)

Effective March 9, 2010, the Board approved changing the fiscal year end of the Fund from July 31 to April 30.

  (b)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

  (c)

Impact of payment by affiliate was less than $0.01 per share and 0.01%, respectively (See Note 1).

  (d)

Less than $0.005 per share.

  (e)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges.

  (f)

Annualized.

  (g)

Effective January 1, 2010, the net expense ratio changed from 1.70% to 1.85%. Prior to January 1, 2010, the net expense ratio limitation was 1.95%.

  (h)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods of less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Clough China Fund [Class C]  
   
     For the Six
Months Ended
October 31, 2010
    For the Period
August 1, 2009
through April 30,
    For the Year Ended July 31     For the Period
December 30, 2005
(Inception) through
 
     (Unaudited)     2010 (a)     2009     2008     2007     July 31, 2006  
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 17.89      $ 16.08      $ 15.48      $ 2.26      $ 13.18      $ 10.00   

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

       

Net investment income/(loss)

     0.59        (0.17     (0.01 (b)      (0.17)  (b)        (0.06)  (b)        (0.06)  (b)   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     1.69        1.98        0.65  (b)(c)      (1.64)  (b)        9.52  (b)        3.24  (b)   
   

Total from investment operations

     2.28        1.81        0.64        (1.81)        9.46        3.18   
   

DISTRIBUTIONS:

            

From net investment income

                   (0.04     (0.09)        (0.02)          

From net realized gains

                          (4.88)        (0.37)          
   

Total distributions

                   (0.04     (4.97)        (0.39)          
   

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 3)

     0.00  (d)                           0.01          
   

Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value

     2.28        1.81        0.60        (6.78)        9.08        3.18   
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 20.17      $ 17.89      $ 16.08      $ 15.48      $ 22.26      $ 13.18   
   

TOTAL RETURN(e)

     12.74     11.26     4.21 (c)      (14.49 )%      76.27     31.80

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

         

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 12,974      $ 7,594      $ 8,267      $ 9,991      $ 15,497      $ 793   

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

     0.15 (f)      (1.26 )% (f)      (0.05 )%      (0.85 )%      (0.33 )%      (0.76 )% (f) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.70 (f)      2.70 (f)      2.70     2.77     2.85     2.85 (f) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.87 (f)      3.18 (f)      3.43     3.15     3.33     11.53 (f) 

Portfolio turnover rate (g)

     63     110     120     178     193     51

 

  (a)

Effective March 9, 2010, the Board approved changing the fiscal year end of the Fund from July 31 to April 30.

  (b)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

  (c)

Impact of payment by affiliate was less than $0.01 per share and 0.01%, respectively (See Note 1).

  (d)

Less than $0.005 per share.

  (e)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (f)

Annualized.

  (g)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods of less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Clough China Fund [Class I] (a)  
   
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
    For the Period
August 1, 2009
through
April 30, 2010 (b)
    For the Year Ended July 31,     For the Period
December 30,
2005 (Inception)
through
July 31, 2006
 
     (Unaudited)       2009     2008     2007    
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 18.41        $ 16.52      $ 16.10      $ 22.65      $ 13.27      $ 10.00   

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

       

Net investment income

     0.12 (c)        0.01        0.15 (c)        0.13 (c)        0.19 (c)        0.08 (c)   

Net realized and unrealized
gain/(loss)

     2.36 (c)        2.03        0.60  (c)(d)        (1.80) (c)        9.63 (c)        3.19 (c)   
   

Total from investment operations

     2.48        2.04        0.75        (1.67)        9.82        3.27   
   

DISTRIBUTIONS:

            

From net investment income

            (0.15)        (0.33)               (0.07)          

From net realized gains

                          (4.88)        (0.37)          
   

Total distributions

            (0.15)        (0.33)        (4.88)        (0.44)          
   

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 3)

     0.00 (e)                                    
   

Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value

     2.48        1.89        0.42        (6.55)        9.38        3.27   
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 20.89      $ 18.41      $ 16.52      $ 16.10      $ 22.65      $ 13.27   
   

TOTAL RETURN (f)

     13.47     12.36     5.51 (d)      (13.41 )%      74.91     32.70

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

            

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 34,169      $ 15,071      $ 9,744        $9,231      $ 22,303      $ 12,622   

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

     1.30 %  (g)      0.08 % (g)      1.20     0.62     1.06    
 
1.07
 

(g) 

Ratio of expenses to average net
assets including fee waivers
and reimbursements

     1.40 %  (g)      1.40 % (g)      1.40     1.47     1.55    
 
1.55
 

(g) 

Ratio of expenses to average net
assets excluding fee waivers
and reimbursements

     1.80 %  (g)      1.86 (g)      1.97     1.76     1.75    
 
2.58
 

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate (g)

     63     110     120     178     193     51

 

  (a)

Prior to the close of business on January 15, 2010, Class I of the Clough China Fund was known as Institutional Class of the Predecessor Fund.

  (b)

Effective March 9, 2010, the Board approved changing the fiscal year end of the Fund from July 31 to April 30.

 

  (c)

Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.

  (d)

Impact of payment by affiliate was less than $0.01 per share and 0.01%, respectively (See Note 1).

  (e)

Less than $0.005 per share.

  (f)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (g)

Annualized.

  (h)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods of less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Jefferies Asset Management Commodity
Strategy Allocation Fund [Class A]
       
   
     For the Period
June 29, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
       
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 10.00     

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

     (0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain

     1.60     
   

Total from investment operations

     1.26     
   

DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

From net investment income

     0.33     
   

Total distributions

     0.33     
   

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID IN-CAPITAL (NOTE 3)

     0.00 (a)   
   

Net increase in net asset value

     1.59     
   

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 11.59     
   

TOTAL RETURN (b)

     19.37  

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

     $ 3,692     

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (0.48 )% (c)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.45 (c)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     6.96 (c)   

Portfolio turnover rate (d)

     2  

 

  (a)

Less than $0.005 per share.

  (b)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges.

  (c)

Annualized.

  (d)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Jefferies Asset Management
Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund [Class C]
       
   
     For the Period
June 29, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
       
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.00     

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

     (0.36)     

Net realized and unrealized gain

     1.63     
   

Total from investment operations

     1.27     
   

DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

From net investment income

     0.33     
   

Total distributions

     0.33     
   

Net increase in net asset value

     1.60     
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 11.60     
   

TOTAL RETURN(a)

     19.49  

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,594     

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (0.97) (b)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.05 (b)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     7.64 (b)   

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

     2  

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund [Class I]         
   
     For the Period
June 29, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
        
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

                                    $ 10.00                                              

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment loss

     (0.35)                                             

Net realized and unrealized gain

     1.60                                              
   

Total from investment operations

     1.25                                              
   

DISTRIBUTIONS:

     

From net investment income

     0.35                                              
   

Total distributions

     0.35                                              
   

Net increase in net asset value

     1.60                                              
   

Net asset value, end of period

     $11.60                                              
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     19.66%                                           

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

  

Net assets, end of period (000s)

                                    $ 6,170                                               

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (0.08)% (b)                                      

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee
waivers and  reimbursements

     1.15% (b)                                      

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee
waivers and  reimbursements

     6.73% (b)                                      

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

     2%                                           

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund [Class A]         
   
     For the Period
August 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
        
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

                           $ 10.00                          

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

     0.01                          

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.61                          
   

Total from investment operations

     0.62                          
   

Net increase in net asset value

     0.62                          
   

Net asset value, end of period

                           $ 10.62                          
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     6.20%                        

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

     

Net assets, end of period (000s)

                           $ 1,237                          

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.99%  (b)                     

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.30%  (b)                    

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     6.27%  (b)                    

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

     16%                       

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund
[Class C]
        
   
     For the Period
August 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
        
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $        10.00                           

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

     0.00  (a)                       

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.60                          
   

Total from investment operations

     0.60                          
   

Net increase in net asset value

     0.60                          
   

Net asset value, end of period

     $        10.60                           
   

TOTAL RETURN (b)

     6.00%                      

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

     

Net assets, end of period (000s)

     $        2,424                           

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.31%  (c)                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.05%  (c)                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     8.02%  (c)                   

Portfolio turnover rate (d)

     16%                      

 

  (a)

Less than $0.005 per share.

  (b)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (c)

Annualized.

  (d)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund [Class I]  
   
     For the Period
August 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
 
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.00                       

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

  

Net investment income

     0.02                       

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.60                       
   

Total from investment operations

     0.62                       
   

Net increase in net asset value

     0.62                       
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.62                       
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     6.20%                   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

  

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 386                       

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.30%  (b)                 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.04%  (b)                 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     14.46%  (b)                 

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

     16%                    

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund [Class A]         
      
     For the Period
August 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
        
      

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $        10.00                         

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

     0.00  (a)                     

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.57                        
      

Total from investment operations

     0.57                        
      

Net increase in net asset value

     0.57                        
      

Net asset value, end of period

     $        10.57                         
      

TOTAL RETURN (b)

     5.70%                     

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

     

Net assets, end of period (000s)

     $        1,319                         

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.29%  (c)                  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.30%  (c)                 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     10.76%  (c)                 

Portfolio turnover rate (d)

     15%                    

 

  (a)

Less than $0.005 per share.

  (b)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges.

  (c)

Annualized.

  (d)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund [Class C]        
   
     For the Period
August 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
       
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $           10.00     

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

     (0.00 ) (a)   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.55     
   

Total from investment operations

     0.55     
   

Net increase in net asset value

     0.55     
   

Net asset value, end of period

     $          10.55     
   

TOTAL RETURN (b)

     5.50%     

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

    

Net assets, end of period (000s)

     $            954     

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (0.62) (c)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.05 (c)   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     6.84 (c)   

Portfolio turnover rate (d)

     15  

 

  (a)

Less than $(0.005) per share.

  (b)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (c)

Annualized.

  (d)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund [Class I]         
   
     For the Period
August 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
        
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

                       $ 10.00                           

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

     0.01                          

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.56                          
   

Total from investment operations

     0.57                          
   

Net increase in net asset value

     0.57                          
   

Net asset value, end of period

                       $ 10.57                          
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     5.70%                       

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

     

Net assets, end of period (000s)

                       $ 208                          

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.48%  (b)                    

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

         1.05% (b)                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     28.64%  (b)                    

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

     15%                       

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income
Fund [Class A]
        
   
     For the Period
August 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
        
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.00                           

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

     0.01                           

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.36                           
   

Total from investment operations

     0.37                           
   

Net increase in net asset value

     0.37                           
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.37                          
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     3.70%                       

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

     

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 2,840                         

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.14%  (b)                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.30%  (b)                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.36%  (b)                   

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

     16%                      

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income
Fund [Class C]
        
   
     For the Period
August 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
        
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.00                  

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

     0.01                   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.35                   
   

Total from investment operations

     0.36                   
   

Net increase in net asset value

     0.36                   
   

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 10.36                  
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     3.60%               

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

     

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 8,352                  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.51%  (b)           

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     2.05%  (b)           

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     4.22%  (b)           

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

     16%               

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the period indicated:

 

     RiverFront Moderate Growth &
Income Fund [Class I]
        
   
     For the Period
August 2, 2010 through
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
        
   

Net asset value, beginning of period

                       $ 10.00                          

INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

     0.02                          

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.36                          
   

Total from investment operations

     0.38                          
   

Net increase in net asset value

     0.38                          
   

Net asset value, end of period

                       $ 10.38                          
   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

     3.80%                       

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

     

Net assets, end of period (000s)

                       $ 2,219                          

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.46%  (b)                    

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements

     1.05%  (b)                    

Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements

     3.54%  (b)                    

Portfolio turnover rate (c)

     16%                      

 

  (a)

Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had ceratin expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

  (b)

Annualized.

  (c)

Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 30, 1993 and registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund, ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund, ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund (formerly Activa Value Fund), Clough China Fund, Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund, RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund, RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund, and RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are eight of eleven separate series offered to the public under the Trust as of October 31, 2010. The Trust offers eleven Funds which include multiple series of shares, with differing investment objectives and policies. Each class within a Fund differs as to sales and redemption charges and ongoing fees. All classes of shares have identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class-specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Class A shares of each Fund are subject to an initial sales charge of up to 5.50%. Class A shares and Class C shares of each Fund, as applicable, for which no initial sales charge was paid are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% if the shares are sold within twelve months after a purchase in excess of $1 million.

On December 31, 2007, ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund commenced operations.

On August 29, 2009, Activa Value Fund (“predecessor Activa Fund”) a series of the Activa Mutual Funds Trust, participated in a tax-free reorganization. Through the reorganization, the predecessor Activa Fund merged into the newly created ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund series of the Trust. The ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund has carried over the historic performance and financial statements of the predecessor Activa Fund. The predecessor Activa Fund commenced operations on August 10, 1971.

On November 2, 2009, ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund commenced operations.

On January 16, 2010, Old Mutual China Fund (“predecessor China Fund”), a series of the Old Mutual Funds I, participated in a tax-free reorganization. Through the reorganization, the predecessor China Fund merged into the newly created Clough China Fund series of the Trust. The Clough China Fund has carried over the historic performance and financial statements of the predecessor China Fund. The predecessor China Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2005.

 

On June 29, 2010, Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund commenced operations.

On August 2, 2010, RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund, RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund, and RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund commenced operations.

Basis for Consolidation for the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

Jefferies Asset Management Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, was incorporated on April 23, 2010 and is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Fund. The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the Fund in order to effect certain investments on behalf of the Fund. The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary pursuant to a subscription agreement dated as of June 14, 2010, and it is intended that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control the Subsidiary. Under the Articles of Association of the Subsidiary, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and certain rights in connection with any winding-up or repayment of capital, as well as the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in shares of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary offers to redeem all or a portion of its shares at the current net asset value per share every regular business day. The Subsidiary prices its portfolio investments pursuant to the same pricing and valuation methodologies and procedures used by the Fund, which require, among other things, that each of the Subsidiary’s portfolio investments be marked-to-market (that is, the value on the Subsidiary’s books changes) each business day to reflect changes in the market value of each investment. The value of shares of the Subsidiary fluctuates with the value of the Subsidiary’s portfolio investments.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for investment companies.

Investment Valuation: The Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) of the Trust has approved procedures to be used to value the Funds’ securities for the purposes of determining the Funds’ net asset value (“NAV”). The valuation of the securities of the Funds is determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board. The Board has delegated certain valuation functions for the Funds to ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS” or the “Administrator”).

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time) on each business day (Monday through Friday). None of the Funds values their securities on any day that the NYSE is closed, including the following observed holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and the preceding Friday or subsequent Monday when one of those holidays falls on a Saturday or Sunday, respectively.

The Funds’ currency valuations, if any, are done as of the close of regularly scheduled trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). For equity securities that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the market price is typically determined by independent third-party pricing vendors approved by the Board using a variety of pricing techniques and methodologies. The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board, which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration market indices, yield curves and other specific adjustments. Short-term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. If vendors are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more brokers/dealers that make a market in the security. Investments in other mutual funds are calculated at their respective net asset values as determined by those funds in accordance with the 1940 Act.

When such prices or quotations are not available, or when the Fair Value Committee appointed by the Board believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board. Because the Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded or for which market quotations may not be readily available or may be unreliable (such as securities of small capitalization companies), the Funds may use fair valuation procedures more frequently than funds that invest primarily in securities that are more liquid (such as equity securities of large-capitalization domestic issuers). The Funds may also use fair value procedures if the Fair Value Committee determines that a significant event has occurred between the time at which a market price is determined and the time at which a Fund’s net asset value is calculated. In particular, the value of non-U.S. securities may be materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which they are traded, but before the Fund prices its shares.

The Funds may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by pricing services and other

third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value prices or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair value pricing is required and in determining fair values, the Funds may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before a Fund values its securities. In addition, the Funds may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-U.S. securities. The Funds’ use of fair value pricing may help deter “stale price arbitrage.”

Valuing securities at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than valuation of securities based on readily available market quotations. A fund that uses fair value to price securities may value those securities higher or lower than another fund using market quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same securities. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its net asset value, and the difference between fair value and the price of the securities may be material.

Fair Value Measurements: A three-tier hierarchy has been established to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

  »

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

  »

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

  »

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)


 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2010.

 

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
    Level 2 -
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  
   

ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund

  

       

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 6,195,355      $       $       $ 6,195,355   

Exchange Traded Funds

     431,080                        431,080   

Purchased Put Options

     414,700                        414,700   

Short Term Investments

     2,538,582                        2,538,582   
   

TOTAL

   $ 9,579,717      $       $       $ 9,579,717   
   

Other Financial Instruments

  

       

Liabilities:

          

Put Options Written

   $ (102,600   $       $       $ (102,600

Securities Sold Short

     (2,362,992                     (2,362,992
   

TOTAL

   $ (2,465,592   $       $       $ (2,465,592
   

ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

  

       

Common Stocks (a)

   $     135,594,467      $       $       $ 135,594,467   

Short Term Investments

     961,958                        961,958   
   

TOTAL

   $ 136,556,425      $       $       $     136,556,425   
   

ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund

  

       

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 56,752,780      $       $       $ 56,752,780   

Short Term Investments

     292,498                        292,498   
   

TOTAL

   $ 57,045,278      $       $       $ 57,045,278   
   

Clough China Fund

  

       

Common Stocks – Consumer

          

Discretionary

   $ 3,561      $     17,190,180       $     –       $ 17,193,741   

Common Stocks – Financials

     2,085,772        18,542,245                 20,628,017   

Common Stocks – Industrials

     972,215        12,836,343                 13,808,558   

Common Stocks – Information Technology

     692,672        5,789,280                 6,481,952   

Common Stocks – Materials

     1,037,407        4,681,371            5,718,778   

Other Common Stocks (a)

            20,335,775                 20,335,775   

Short Term Investments

     9,650,800                        9,650,800   
   

TOTAL

   $ 14,442,427      $ 79,375,194       $       $ 93,817,621   
   

Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

  

  

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 2,814,927      $       $       $ 2,814,927   

Warrant

     81                        81   

Government Bonds

            7,880,091                 7,880,091   
   

TOTAL

   $ 2,815,008      $ 7,880,091       $       $ 10,695,099   
   

Other Financial Instruments

  

       

Assets:

          

Total Return Swap Contracts

   $      $ 327,912       $       $ 327,912   
   

TOTAL

   $      $ 327,912       $       $ 327,912   
   

RiverFront Long–Term Growth & Income Fund

  

  

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 1,345,700      $       $       $ 1,345,700   

Exchange Traded Funds

     2,076,904                        2,076,904   

Exchange Traded Notes

     193,710                        193,710   

Short Term Investments

     330,460                        330,460   
   

TOTAL

   $ 3,946,774      $       $       $ 3,946,774   
   

 

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Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  
   

RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund

  

        

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 615,262               $     –               $     –               $ 615,262       

Exchange Traded Funds

     1,287,015                 –                 –                     1,287,015       

Exchange Traded Notes

     80,756                 –                 –                 80,756       

Short Term Investments

     262,398                 –                 –                 262,398       
   

TOTAL

   $ 2,245,431               $     –               $     –               $     2,245,431       
   

RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

  

        

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 4,047,499               $     –               $     –               $     4,047,499       

Exchange Traded Funds

     7,156,815                 –                 –                 7,156,815       

Exchange Traded Notes

     582,921                 –                 –                 582,921       

Short Term Investments

     1,858,497                 –                 –                 1,858,497       
   

TOTAL

   $     13,645,732               $     –               $     –               $     13,645,732       
   

 

  (a)

For detailed descriptions of sector and industry, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

  (b)

Prior to August 31, 2010, the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as Activa Value Fund.

 

For the period ended October 31, 2010, the Funds did not have any significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities, except the Clough China Fund. The Clough China Fund utilizes a fair value evaluation service with respect to international securities with an earlier market closing than the Fund’s net asset value computation cutoff. As such, international securities can transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 based on triggers being met without disclosure detailing the transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2.

For the period ended October 31, 2010, the Funds did not have any securities which used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value. Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable.

Options: The Funds may purchase or write (sell) put and call options. One of the risks associated with purchasing an option among others, is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, each Fund bears the risk of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option

is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. Each Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.

Written option activity for the period ended October 31, 2010 was as follows:

ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund:

  Written Call Options      Contracts           Premiums     

  Outstanding, April 30, 2010

     –          $ –      

  Positions opened

     795            131,208      

  Exercised

     –            –      

  Expired

     (50)           (6,450)     

  Closed

     (745)           (124,758)     
   

  Outstanding, October 31,
2010

     –          $ –      
   

  Market Value, October 31,
2010

     –          $ –      
   
     
  Written Put Options      Contracts           Premiums     

  Outstanding, April 30, 2010

     915          $ 66,510      

  Positions opened

     9,545            1,349,400      

  Exercised

     –            –      

  Expired

     (450)           (38,749)     

  Closed

     (9,400)           (1,253,763)     

  Split

     90            –      
   

  Outstanding, October 31,
2010

     700          $ 123,398      
   

  Market Value, October 31,
2010

        $ 102,600      
   

 

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Short Sales: Each Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the fair value of that security. When the Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the termination of the short sale.

Derivatives Instruments and Hedging Activities: The following tables disclose the amounts related to each Fund’s use of derivative instruments and hedging activities. The Funds

may write or purchase option contracts to adjust risk and return of their overall investment positions. The average long option contracts volume and the average long option contracts notional volume during the six-month period ended October 31, 2010 in the ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund was 1,835 and $11,617,064, respectively. The average short option contracts volume and the average short option contracts notional volume during the six-month period ended October 31, 2010 in the ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund was 1,061 and $6,219,847, respectively.


 

The effect of derivatives instruments on the Balance Sheet as of October 31, 2010:

 

     Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives       
         
  Derivatives Not Accounted
  For as Hedging Instruments
   Balance Sheet
Location
   Fair Value      Balance Sheet
Location
   Fair Value       
      

  ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund

  

        

  Equity Contracts

   Investments, at value    $     414,700       Written options    $     102,600              
      

  Total

      $ 414,700          $ 102,600              
      

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

     

  Equity Contracts

   Total return swap contracts, at value    $     327,912       N/A    $ –              
      

  Total

      $     327,912          $ –              
      

The effect of derivatives instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended October 31, 2010:

 

   Derivatives Not
   Accounted For as
   Hedging Instruments
   Location of Gain/(Loss) On
Derivatives Recognized in Income
   Realized Gain
On Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
     Change in    
Unrealized    
Gain/(Loss)    
On Derivatives    
Recognized in
Income    
 
   

   ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund

  

  

   Equity Contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) on investments/Net realized loss on written options/Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short and written options    $ 19,156       $ (257,014
   

   Total

      $ 19,156       $     (257,014
   

   Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

  

  

   Equity Contracts

   Net realized gain on total return swaps/Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and swaps    $ 561,651       $ 327,912   
   

   Total

      $     561,651       $ 327,912   
   

 

Swap Contracts: The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund may enter into swap transactions for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. At the present time, the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund primarily enters into swap transactions for the purpose of increasing total return. Risks may arise as a

result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net payment to be received by the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund and/or the termination value at the end of the contract.


 

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Therefore, the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying reference asset or index. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, market risk, liquidity risk and elements of credit, legal and documentation risk that are not directly reflected in the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund may pay or receive cash as collateral on these contracts which may be recorded as an asset and/or liability. The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund must set aside liquid assets, or engage in other appropriate measures, to cover its obligations under these contracts. Swaps are marked to market daily using either pricing vendor quotations, counterparty prices or model prices and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upfront payments made and/or received by the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund are recorded as an asset and/or liability and realized gains or losses are recognized ratably over the contract’s term/ event, with the exception of forward starting interest rate swaps, whose realized gains or losses are recognized ratably from the effective start date. Periodic payments received or made on swap contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of a swap contract and are recorded on the Statements of Operations.

The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund invests in total return swaps. A total return swap is an agreement that gives a fund the right to receive the appreciation in the value of a specified security, index or other instrument in return for a fee paid to the counterparty, which will typically be an agreed upon interest rate. If the underlying asset declines in value over the term of the swap, a fund may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty.

The number of swap contracts held at October 31, 2010 is representative of swap contract activity during the six-month period ended October 31, 2010.

Treasury Inflation Protected-Securities: The Funds may invest in treasury inflation protected securities (“TIPS”), including structured bonds in which the principal amount is adjusted daily to keep pace with inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Pricing Index for Urban Consumers. The adjustments to principal due to inflation/deflation are reflected as increases/decreases to interest income with a corresponding adjustment to cost. Such adjustments may have a significant impact on a Fund’s distributions and may result in a return of capital to shareholders. The repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

Investment Transactions: Investment and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis, which is the same basis each Fund uses for federal income tax purposes. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Fund.

Foreign Securities: Each Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible reevaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate foreign currency, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

Forward Foreign Currency Transactions: Each Fund may engage in currency transactions with counterparties to hedge the value of portfolio securities denominated in particular currencies against fluctuations in relative value, to gain or reduce exposure to certain currencies, or to generate income or gains. All commitments are marked to market daily at the applicable exchange rates and any resulting unrealized gains or losses are recorded in the Fund’s financial statements. Each Fund records realized gains or losses at the time a forward contract is offset by entry into a closing transaction or extinguished by delivery of the currency. None of the Funds had open forward foreign currency contracts at October 31, 2010.

Expenses: Some expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a Fund or a specific share class of a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among all funds in the Trust based on average net assets of each share class with a Fund.

Use of Estimates: Each Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This requires


 

 

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management to make estimates and assumptions that affect (a) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and (b) the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Payment by Affiliates: During the year ended July 31, 2009, the predecessor China Fund was reimbursed $1,000 by Clay Finlay LLC (the predecessor China Fund’s former sub-adviser) for a trading error.

During the six-month period ended October 31, 2010, the ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund was reimbursed $2,088 by Red Rocks Capital LLC for a trading error.

Income Taxes: The Funds comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and intend to distribute substantially all of their net taxable income and net capital gains, if any, each year. The Funds are not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made.

For six-month period ended October 31, 2010, none of the Funds had a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. The Funds file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the State of Colorado.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2006 through April 30, 2010 for the U.S. federal jurisdiction, for the years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2008 for Michigan, and for the year ended April 30, 2010 for Colorado, the predecessor Activa Fund’s and the current ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund’s returns are still open to examination by the appropriate taxing authority.

Distributions to Shareholders: Each Fund, except the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund, normally pays dividends and distributes capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund pays dividends, if any, on a quarterly basis and distributes capital gains annually. Income dividend distributions are derived from interest and other income the Fund receives from its investments, including distributions of short-term capital gains. Capital gain distributions are derived from gains realized when the Fund sells a security it has owned for more than a year. Each Fund may make additional distributions and dividends at other times if its portfolio manager or managers believe doing so may be necessary for the Fund to avoid or reduce taxes. Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to the timing of dividend distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or realized gain were recorded by a Fund.


 

As of October 31, 2010, net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments based on federal tax cost was as follows:

 

  Fund   

Gross
appreciation

(excess of value
over tax cost)

    

Gross
depreciation

(excess of tax
cost over value)

    Net unrealized
appreciation
     Cost of
investments for
income
tax purposes    
 

  ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund

   $ 747,503       $ (226,462   $ 521,041       $ 9,058,676       

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

     6,780,180         (2,416,012     4,364,168         132,192,257       

  ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund

     9,500,509         (2,442,682     7,057,827         49,987,451       

  Clough China Fund

     16,878,316         (618,047     16,260,269         77,557,352       

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

     461,840         (23,734     438,106         10,256,993       

  RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund

     131,949         (20,012     111,937         3,834,837       

  RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund

     67,719         (7,787     59,932         2,185,499       

  RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

     301,559         (50,943     250,616         13,395,116       

 

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2. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities during the six-month period ended October 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

  Fund    Purchases of
Securities
     Proceeds    
from Sales of    
Securities     
 

  ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund

   $ 10,148,320       $ 10,765,632   

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

     34,085,259         18,247,767   

  ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund (a)

     9,807,648         13,622,785   

  Clough China Fund

     65,131,474         35,414,905   

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund (b)

     2,537,157         130,599   

  RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund

     3,832,919         330,780   

  RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund

     2,078,327         155,034   

  RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

     12,601,648         1,069,143   

Investment Transactions in U.S. Government Obligations for the period ended October 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

  Fund    Purchases of
Securities
     Proceeds from     
Sales of Securities     
 

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund (b)

   $ 7,868,293       $   

 

  (a)

Prior to August 31, 2010, the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as the Activa Value Fund.

  (b)

Purchases and Sales for the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund are consolidated and include the balances of Jefferies Asset Management Cayman Trust (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund).

 

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3. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase may incur a 2% short-term redemption fee deducted from the redemption amount, with the exception of ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund, RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund, RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund, and RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund shares. For the period ended October 31, 2010, the amounts listed below were retained by the Funds. These amounts are reflected in “Shares redeemed” in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

 

   Fund    Redemption Fee retained  

  ALPS/GNI Long-Short Fund – Class I Shares

     $   947   

  ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund – Class A Shares

     8,068   

  ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund – Class I Shares

     3,391   

  Clough China Fund – Class A Shares

     2,355   

  Clough China Fund – Class C Shares

     343   

  Clough China Fund – Class I Shares

     98   

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund – Class A Shares

     300   

Transactions in shares of capital stock for the last two full fiscal years were as follows:

 

     ALPS | GNI
Long–Short Fund
     ALPS | Red Rocks Listed
Private Equity Fund
 
      For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
     For the Period
November 2, 2009
(Inception) through
April 30, 2010
     For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
     For the        
Year Ended        
April 30, 2010        
 

 Class A

           

    Shares sold

     –             7,546                 3,268,305                 6,906,283           

    Dividends reinvested

     –             –                 –                 1,155,886           

    Shares redeemed

     (5,000)            –                 (1,289,294)                (2,893,408)          
   

    Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

     (5,000)            7,546                 1,979,011                 5,168,761           
   

 Class C (a)

           

    Shares sold

     N/A             N/A                 206,337                 N/A           

    Dividends reinvested

     N/A             N/A                 –                 N/A           

    Shares redeemed

     N/A             N/A                 (14)                N/A           
   

    Net increase in shares outstanding

     N/A             N/A                 206,323                 N/A           
   

 Class I

           

    Shares sold

     751             1,243,775                 2,381,492                 6,896,703           

    Dividends reinvested

     –             –                 –                 384,322           

    Shares redeemed

     (113,824)            (105,349)                (1,675,843)                (2,206,417)          
   

    Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

     (113,073)            1,138,426                 705,649                 5,074,608           
   

 Class R

           

    Shares sold

     N/A             N/A                 16,690                 4,030           

    Dividends reinvested

     N/A             N/A                 –                 508           

    Shares redeemed

     N/A             N/A                 (11,034)                (735)          
   

 Net increase in shares outstanding

     N/A             N/A                 5,656                 3,803           
   

 

  (a)

The Fund’s Class C shares commenced operations on July 2, 2010.

 

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     ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund (a)  
      For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
     For the Period
January 1,  2010
through
April 30, 2010 (b)
     For the Year Ended    
December  31, 2009    
 

 Class A

        

    Shares sold

     17,569             236,002                 433,024           

    Dividends reinvested

     –             –                 84,159           

    Shares redeemed

     (324,716)            (3,133,694)                (715,207)          
   

    Net decrease in shares outstanding

     (307,147)            (2,897,692)                (198,024)          
   

 Class C (c)

        

    Shares sold

     1,572             N/A                 N/A           

    Dividends reinvested

     –             N/A                 N/A           

    Shares redeemed

     (10)            N/A                 N/A           
   

    Net increase in shares outstanding

     1,562             N/A                 N/A           
   

 Class I (d)

        

    Shares sold

     98,060             217,071                 2,184,008           

    Dividends reinvested

     –             –                 28,213           

    Shares redeemed

     (314,387)            (334,099)                (468,350)          
   

    Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

     (216,327)            (117,028)                1,743,871           
   
     Clough China Fund  
      For the
Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
     For the Period
August 1, 2009
through
April  30, 2010 (e)
     For the Year Ended    
July  31, 2009 (000s)    
 

 Class A

        

    Shares sold

     941,672             1,255,330                 458           

    Dividends reinvested

     –             2,123                 10           

    Shares redeemed

     (330,035)            (604,582)                (679)          
   

    Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

     611,637            652,871                 (211)          
   

 Class C

        

    Shares sold

     274,523             118,832                 144           

    Dividends reinvested

     –             –                 1           

    Shares redeemed

     (55,807)            (208,520)                (276)          
   

    Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

     218,716             (89,688)                (131)          
   

 Class I (f)

        

    Shares sold

     827,374             224,363                 1           

    Dividends reinvested

     –             4,881                 16           

    Shares redeemed

     (10,442)            (216)                (1)          
   

    Net increase in shares outstanding

     816,932             229,028                 16           
   

 Class Z (g)

        

    Shares sold

     N/A             828,700                 507           

    Dividends reinvested

     N/A             5,297                 6           

    Shares redeemed

     N/A             (1,543,589)                (137)          
   

    Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

     N/A             (709,592)                376           
   

 

  (a)

Prior to August 31, 2010, the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as the Activa Value Fund.

  (b)

Effective March 9, 2010, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from December 31 to April 30.

  (c)

The Fund’s Class C shares commenced operations on July 2, 2010.

  (d)

Prior to close of business August 28, 2009, Class I of the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund was known as Class R of the Predecessor Fund.

  (e)

Effective March 9, 2010, the Board approved changing the fiscal year-end of the Fund from July 31 to April 30.

  (f)

Prior to the close of business on January 15, 2010, Class I of the Clough China Fund was known as Institutional Class of the Predecessor Fund.

  (g)

As a result of the reorganization (Note 1), the Clough China Fund no longer offers Class Z shares. Effective as of the close of business January 15, 2010, holders of Class Z shares of the Predecessor Fund received Class A shares of the Fund.

 

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     Jefferies Asset
Management
Commodity Strategy
Allocation Fund
     RiverFront
Long-Term Growth
& Income Fund
     RiverFront
Moderate Growth
Fund
     RiverFront Moderate
Growth
& Income Fund
 
      For the Period
June 29, 2010
(Inception) through
October 31, 2010
     For the Period
August 2, 2010
through
October 31, 2010
     For the Period
August 2, 2010
through
October 31, 2010
     For the Period    
August 2, 2010    
through
October 31, 2010    
 

 Class A

           

    Shares sold

     313,811             116,450                 124,759                 283,288           

    Dividends reinvested

     6,548             –                 –                 –           

    Shares redeemed

     (1,900)            –                 –                 (9,540)          
   

    Net increase in shares outstanding

     318,459             116,450                 124,759                 273,748           
   

 Class C

           

    Shares sold

     133,876             229,679                 90,400                 806,873           

    Dividends reinvested

     3,625             –                 –                 –           

    Shares redeemed

     –             (1,017)                –                 (351)          
   

    Net increase in shares outstanding

     137,501            228,662                 90,400                 806,522           
   

 Class I

           

    Shares sold

     520,646             36,290                 24,402                 213,863           

    Dividends reinvested

     13,503             –                 –                 –           

    Shares redeemed

     (2,048)            –                 (4,700)                –           
   

    Net increase in shares outstanding

     532,101             36,290                 19,702                 213,863           
   

 

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4. MANAGEMENT AND RELATED-PARTY      TRANSACTIONS

 

ALPS Advisors, Inc. (“AAI” or “Adviser”), subject to the authority of the Board, is responsible for the overall management and administration of each Fund’s business affairs. AAI has delegated daily management of the funds listed below to the corresponding sub-adviser listed in the table below. Each sub-adviser manages the investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations and investment guidelines established jointly by the Adviser and the Board.

 

  Fund    Sub-Adviser

  ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund

   GNI Capital,
Inc.

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

   Red Rocks
Capital LLC

  ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund

   Wellington
Management
Company,
LLP

  Clough China Fund

   Clough
Capital
Partners, LP

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

   Jefferies Asset
Management,
LLC

  RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund

   RiverFront
Investment
Group, LLC

  RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund

   RiverFront
Investment
Group, LLC

  RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

   RiverFront
Investment
Group, LLC

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), each Fund pays AAI an annual management fee which is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets. The following table reflects the Funds’ contractual management fee rates (expressed as an annual rate).

 

  Fund    Contractual
Management Fee

  ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund

   1.30%

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

   0.85%

  ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund

   0.95%

  Clough China Fund

   1.35%
  Fund    Contractual
Management Fee

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

   0.10%

  RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund

   0.30%

  RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund

   0.30%

  RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

   0.30%

Pursuant to an Investment Sub-advisory Agreement, AAI pays each sub-adviser an annual sub-advisory management fee which is based on each Fund’s average daily assets. AAI is required to pay all fees due to each sub-adviser out of the management fee AAI receives from each Fund. The following table reflects the Funds’ contractual sub-advisory fee rates.

 

  Fund    Average Daily
Net Assets
of
the Fund
     Contractual
Sub-Advisory
Fee
 

  ALPS | GNI

   First $ 10 Million         0.85%   

  Long-Short Fund

   Over $ 10 Million         0.65%   

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

     All Asset Levels         0.57%   

  ALPS | WMC

   First $ 250 Million         0.50%   

  Value Intersection

   $
 
250 Million - $500
Million
  
  
     0.40%   

  Fund

   Over $ 500 Million         0.30%   

  Clough China Fund

     All Asset Levels         0.90%   

  Jefferies Asset Manage
ment Commo
dity Strategy Allocation Fund

     All Asset Levels         0.75%   

  RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund

     All Asset Levels         0.60%   

  RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund

     All Asset Levels         0.60%   

  RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

     All Asset Levels         0.60

ALPS/GNI Long-Short Fund. The Adviser has given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, short-sale dividend expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 2.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011 and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.


 

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ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund. The Adviser and Red Rocks Capital LLC have given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder services fees (Class C shares only), acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011 and is reevaluated on an annual basis. Each of the Adviser and Red Rocks Capital LLC will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.

ALPS/WMC Value Intersection Fund. The Adviser has given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.15% of the Funds’ average daily net assets. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011 and is reevaluated on an annual basis. The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.

Clough China Fund. The Adviser has contractually agreed to limit the operating expenses of the Fund, exclusive of underlying fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage costs and commissions, dividend and interest expense on short sales, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles, to 1.40% for Class I shares through December 31, 2010, 1.70% for Class A shares through December 31, 2009 and 1.85% for Class A shares from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, and 2.70% for Class C shares through December 31, 2010. Effective January 1, 2011, the Adviser has contractually agreed to limit the operating expenses of the Fund, exclusive of underlying fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage costs and commissions, dividend and interest expense on short sales, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles, to 2.75% for Class I shares, 3.00% for Class A shares, and 3.75% for Class C shares through December 31, 2018. The Adviser will consider further reductions to these limits on an annual basis.

 

The Adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.

Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund. Jefferies Asset Management, LLC, the Fund’s sub-adviser, has given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.05% for Class A shares and Class C shares and 1.15% for Class I shares. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011 and is reevaluated on an annual basis. Jefferies Asset Management, LLC will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than two years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.

RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund; RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund; and RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund. The Adviser and RiverFront Investment Group, LLC have given a contractual agreement to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses, to 1.05% for Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011 and is reevaluated on an annual basis. Each of the Adviser and RiverFront Investment Group, LLC will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that the Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. The Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than three years after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.

In addition, each Fund’s organizational expenses have been borne by AAI.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (an affiliate of ALPS and AAI) (“ADI” or the “Distributor”) acts as the distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with the Trust. Shares are sold on a continuous basis by ADI as agent for the Fund, and ADI has agreed to use its best efforts to solicit orders for the sale


 

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of Fund shares, although it is not obliged to sell any particular amount of shares. ADI is not entitled to any compensation for its services as Distributor. ADI is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Each Fund has adopted a Distribution and Services Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for the Class A and C shares. The Plan allows the Fund to use its Class A and Class C assets, respectively, to pay fees in connection with the distribution, marketing and/or the provision of shareholder services to Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively. The Plan permits payment for services in connection with the administration of plans or programs that use Class A and Class C shares, respectively, of each Fund as their funding medium and for related expenses. The Plan permits each Fund to make total payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% for A shares and 0.75% for C shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to its Class A shares and Class C shares, respectively. Because these fees are paid out of a Fund’s share class assets on an ongoing basis, over time they will increase the cost of an investment in Class A shares and Class C shares, and Plan fees may cost an investor more than other types of sales charges.

Each of the ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund Class A and C shares, the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund, the Clough China Fund Class C shares, the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund Class A and Class C shares, the RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund Class C shares, the RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund Class C shares and the RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund Class C shares have adopted a shareholder services plan (a “Shareholder Services Plan”). Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay banks and their affiliates and other institutions, including broker-dealers and Fund affiliates (“Participating Organizations”), an aggregate fee in an amount not to exceed on an annual basis 0.15% for ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund Class A shares and Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund Class A shares, and 0.25% for the ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund, Clough China Fund Class C shares, Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund Class C shares, RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund Class C shares, RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund Class C shares and RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund Class C shares of the average daily net asset value of the Class A shares and Class C shares, respectively, attributable to or held in the name of a Participating Organization for its clients as compensation for providing shareholder service activities, which do not include distribution services, pursuant to an agreement with a Participating Organization.

ALPS (an affiliate of ADI and AAI) serves as administrator to the Funds and the Funds have agreed to pay expenses incurred

 

in connection with their administrative activities. Pursuant to an Administrative Agreement, ALPS will provide operational services to the Funds including, but not limited to fund accounting and fund administration and generally assist in each Fund’s operations. The Annual Administrative Fee is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets and will be billed monthly, in the amounts shown below.

 

Fund   Average Daily Net
Assets of the Fund
    Annual
Administrative
Fee
 

  ALPS | GNI

   

  Long-Short Fund

  First $ 500 Million        0.08
    $500 Million - $1 Billion        0.06
  Over $ 1 Billion        0.04

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

    First $500 Million        0.08
    $500 Million - $1 Billion        0.06
    Over $1 Billion        0.04

  ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund

    All Asset Levels        0.15

  Clough China Fund

    All Asset Levels        0.15

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

    All Asset Levels        0.10

  RiverFront Long- Term Growth & Income Fund

    All Asset Levels        0.10

  RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund

    All Asset Levels        0.10

  RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

    All Asset Levels        0.10

Beneficial Ownership: The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of any class of a fund creates a presumption of control of each Fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. Beneficial owners owning more than 25% of the voting securities of each class of each fund, as of October 31, 2010, are listed below:

 

Fund    Shareholder Name   Percentage Interest          

  ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund - Class A

   Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.     100.00 %        

  ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund - Class I

   Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.     57.73 %       

 

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Fund    Shareholder Name   Percentage Interest          

  ALPS | GNI Long-Short Fund - Class I

   NFS LLC     42.27 %       

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund - Class A

   NFS LLC     75.93 %       

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund - Class I

   Charles Schwab & Co. Inc     49.63 %       

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund - Class I

   NFS LLC     44.00 %       

  ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund - Class R

   NFS LLC     98.73 %       

  Clough China Fund - Class A

   Merrill Lynch     29.66 %       

  Clough China Fund - Class C

   Merrill Lynch     49.93 %       

  Clough China Fund - Class I

   Merrill Lynch     49.03 %       

  Clough China Fund - Class I

   John Peter Clay     25.16 %       

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund - Class A

   Jefferies Asset Management, LLC     32.34 %       

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund - Class A

   Pershing LLC     37.81 %       

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund - Class C

   Jefferies Asset Management, LLC     74.91 %       

  Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund - Class I

   Jefferies Asset Management, LLC     58.16 %       

  RiverFront Long Term Growth & Income Fund - Class A

   Robert W Baird & Co.     32.01 %       

  RiverFront Long Term Growth & Income Fund - Class C

   Robert W Baird & Co.     38.38 %       

  RiverFront Long Term Growth & Income Fund - Class C

   Pershing LLC     25.96 %       

  RiverFront Long Term Growth & Income Fund - Class I

   Peter J. Quinn Jr.     55.11 %       

 

Fund    Shareholder Name   Percentage Interest          

  RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund - Class C

   Peter J. Quinn Jr.     50.76 %       

  RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund - Class I

   Franklin A. Trice III     27.10 %       

  RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund - Class A

   Robert W. Baird & Co.     33.19 %       

  RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund - Class C

   Robert W. Baird & Co.     46.86 %       

  RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund - Class I

   Robert W. Baird & Co.     71.85 %       

5. Indemnifications

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

6. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated whether any events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2010 through the date of issuance of the Funds’ financial statements and determined that there were no other material events or transactions that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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  1. FUND HOLDINGS

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within 60 days after the end of the period. Copies of the Funds’ Form N-Q are available without charge on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy the Form N-Q at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

  2. FUND PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND SUMMARIES

 

Fund policies and procedures used in determining how to vote proxies and information regarding how each of the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent prior 12-month period ending June 30 will be available without charge, (1) upon request, by calling (866) 759-5679 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

  3. DISCLOSURE REGARDING APPROVAL OF FUND ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

 

ALPS| Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

On September 14, 2010, the Trustees met in person to discuss, among other things, the renewal and approval of the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser (the “Advisory Agreement”) and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Trust, the Adviser and Red Rocks Capital LLC (“Red Rocks”), the sub-adviser for the ALPS| Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement, together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Fund Advisory Agreements”) in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Independent Trustees met with independent legal counsel during executive session and discussed the Fund Advisory Agreements and other related materials.

In renewing and approving the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and the Sub-Advisory Agreement with Red Rocks, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors with respect to the Fund:

Investment Advisory Fee Rate: The Trustees reviewed and considered the contractual annual advisory fee to be paid by (a) the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, to the Adviser of 0.85% of the Fund’s daily average net assets and (b) by the Adviser to Red Rocks of 0.57% based on the Fund’s average net assets, in light of the extent and quality of the advisory services provided by the Adviser and Red Rocks to the Fund.

 

The Board received and considered information comparing the Fund’s contractual advisory fees and overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group and universe of funds provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data, as well as the Fund’s direct competitors and similar products advised by the Adviser and by Red Rocks.

Based on such information, the Trustees further determined that the contractual annual advisory fees set forth above and the total expense ratio (after waivers) of 1.65%, 2.40%, 1.40% and 1.90% for Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R shares, respectively, of the Fund, taking into account the contractual fee waivers in place, is comparable to others within the Fund’s peer universe.

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement: The Trustees received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement and the Investment Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed certain background materials supplied by the Adviser and Red Rocks in each of their presentations, including their Forms ADV.

The Trustees reviewed and considered the Adviser’s and Red Rocks’ investment advisory personnel, their history as asset managers, their performance and the amount of assets currently under management by the Adviser and Red Rocks. The Trustees also reviewed the research and decision-making processes utilized by the Adviser and Red Rocks, including the methods adopted to seek to achieve compliance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund.

The Trustees considered the background and experience of the Adviser’s and Red Rocks’ management in connection with the Fund, including reviewing the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments.

The Trustees also reviewed the accompanying compliance-related materials and also noted that they have received reports on these services and compliance issues from the Adviser and Red Rocks at each regular Board meeting throughout the year related to the services rendered by the Adviser and Red Rocks with respect to the Fund.

Fund Performance: The Trustees reviewed performance information for the Fund for the one-year and since inception (December 31, 2007) periods ended July 31, 2010. That review included a comparison of the Fund’s performance to the performance of a group of comparable funds selected by Lipper. The Trustees also considered Red Rocks’ performance and reputation generally and its investment techniques, risk management controls and decision-making processes.


 

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The Advisers’ Profitability: The Trustees received and considered a profitability analysis prepared by the Adviser based on the fees payable under the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement. Based on the allocation methodologies used by the Adviser, the Trustees considered the losses realized by the Adviser in connection with the operation of the Fund. The Trustees also considered the advisers’ statements regarding their continuing commitment to the Fund despite these losses. The Board then reviewed and discussed the Adviser’s and Red Rocks’ financial statements in order to analyze the financial condition and stability and profitability of each adviser.

Economies of Scale: The Trustees considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Fund were being passed along to the shareholders. The Trustees considered whether any economies of scale, fall-out benefits or any other direct or indirect benefits would accrue to the Adviser or Red Rocks from their relationship with the Trust.

Other Benefits to the Advisers: The Trustees reviewed and considered any other benefits derived or to be derived by the Adviser and Red Rocks from their relationship with the Fund, including soft-dollar arrangements.

The Board summarized its deliberations with respect to the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement with the Adviser and the Investment Subadvisory Agreement with Red Rocks. In selecting the Adviser and Red Rocks and approving the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements and fees under such agreements, the Trustees concluded that no single factor reviewed by the Trustees was identified by the Trustees to be determinative as the principal factor in whether to approve the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements. Further, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that:

 

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the investment advisory fees to be received by the Adviser with respect to the Fund were comparable to others within the Fund’s peer universe, as well as similar products advised by the Adviser and by Red Rocks;

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the nature, extent and quality of services rendered by the Adviser under the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement and by Red Rocks under the Investment Subadvisory Agreement were adequate;

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the performance of the Fund was generally comparable to the performance of the funds in its Lipper peer group, although the peer group was composed of several funds that, although in the financial sector, have very different investment theses than the Fund;

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the profit, if any, anticipated to be realized by the Adviser and by Red Rocks in connection with the operation of the Fund is not unreasonable, especially in light of the fee waiver agreement among the Trust, the Adviser and Red Rocks; and

  »

there were no material other benefits accruing to the Adviser or Red Rocks in connection with its relationship with the Fund.

Based on the Trustees’ deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, all of the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees in person at the Meeting, concluded that the Adviser’s and Red Rocks’ compensation for investment advisory services is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

On June 8, 2010, the Trustees met in person to discuss, among other things, the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser (the “Advisory Agreement”) and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Trust, the Adviser and Jefferies Asset Management, LLC (“JAM”), the sub-adviser for the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement, together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Fund Advisory Agreements”) in accordance with Section 15(a) of the 1940 Act. The Trustees were informed that the Adviser, as the investment adviser, has responsibility for the investment and management of the Fund’s assets and securities. The Independent Trustees met with independent legal counsel during executive session and discussed the Fund Advisory Agreements and other related materials.

In approving the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and the Sub-Advisory Agreement with JAM, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors with respect to the Fund:

Investment Advisory Fee Rate: The Trustees reviewed and considered the contractual annual advisory fee to be paid by (a) the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, to the Adviser of 0.85% of the Fund’s daily average net assets and (b) by the Adviser to JAM of (i) 0.75% of the Fund’s daily average net assets, in light of the extent and quality of the advisory services provided by the Adviser and JAM to the Fund.

The Board received and considered information comparing the Fund’s contractual advisory fees and overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group and universe of funds provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data, as well as the Fund’s direct competitors.

Based on such information, the Trustees further determined that the contractual annual advisory fees set forth above and the total expense ratio of 1.45% for Class A shares, 2.05% for Class C shares, and 1.15% for Class I shares of the Fund, taking into account the contractual fee waivers in place, is comparable to others within such Fund’s peer universe.


 

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Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement: The Trustees received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed certain background materials supplied by the Adviser and JAM in each of their presentations, including their Forms ADV.

The Trustees reviewed and considered the Adviser’s and JAM’s investment advisory personnel, their history as asset managers, their performance and the amount of assets currently under management by the Adviser and JAM. The Trustees also reviewed the research and decision-making processes utilized by the Adviser and JAM, including the methods adopted to seek to achieve compliance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund.

The Trustees considered the background and experience of the Adviser and JAM’s management in connection with the Fund, including reviewing the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments.

The Trustees also reviewed, among other things, the Adviser’s and JAM’s insider trading policies and procedures and a description of their Codes of Ethics.

Performance: The Trustees noted that since the Fund had not yet begun operations, there was no performance to be reviewed or analyzed at this time.

The Advisers’ Profitability: The Trustees received and considered a profitability analysis prepared by the Adviser based on the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement. The Trustees considered the profits, if any, anticipated to be realized by the Adviser in connection with the operation of the Fund. The Board then reviewed the Adviser’s and JAM’s financial statements in order to analyze the financial condition and stability and profitability of each adviser.

Economies of Scale: The Trustees considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Fund were being passed along to the shareholders.

Other Benefits to the Adviser: The Trustees reviewed and considered any other benefits derived or to be derived by the Adviser and JAM from their relationship with the Fund, including soft dollar arrangements.

In selecting the Adviser as the Fund’s investment adviser and JAM as the Fund’s sub-adviser and approving the Advisory Agreement

and Sub-Advisory Agreement and the fees charged under each agreement, the Trustees concluded that no single factor reviewed by the Trustees was identified by the Trustees to be determinative as the principal factor in whether to approve the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement. Further, the Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. The Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that:

 

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the investment advisory fees to be received by the Adviser with respect to the Fund were comparable to others within such Fund’s peer universe;

  »

the nature, extent and quality of services rendered by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and by JAM under the Sub-Advisory Agreement were adequate;

  »

the profit, if any, anticipated to be realized by the Adviser in connection with the operation of the Fund is fair to the Trust, especially in light of the fee waiver agreement between the Trust and JAM; and

  »

there were no material other benefits accruing to the Adviser or JAM in connection with its relationship with the Fund.

Based on the Trustees’ deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Adviser’s and JAM’s compensation for investment advisory services is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund; RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund; and RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

On June 8, 2010, the Trustees met in person to discuss, among other things, the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser (the “Advisory Agreement”) and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Trust, the Adviser and RiverFront Investment Group, LLC (“RiverFront”), the sub-adviser for the RiverFront Long-Term Growth & Income Fund, the RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund and the RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund (the “RiverFront Funds”) (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement, together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Fund Advisory Agreements”) in accordance with Section 15(a) of the 1940 Act. The Trustees were informed that the Adviser, as the investment adviser, has responsibility for the investment and management of the RiverFront Funds’ assets and securities. The Independent Trustees met with independent legal counsel during executive session and discussed the Fund Advisory Agreements and other related materials.

In approving the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and the Sub-Advisory Agreement with RiverFront, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered the following factors with respect to the RiverFront Funds:


 

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Investment Advisory Fee Rate: The Trustees reviewed and considered the contractual annual advisory fee to be paid by (a) the Trust, on behalf of the RiverFront Funds, to the Adviser of 0.90% of each of the RiverFront Fund’s daily average net assets and (b) by the Adviser to RiverFront of 0.60% of each of the RiverFront Fund’s daily average net assets, in light of the extent and quality of the advisory services provided by the Adviser and RiverFront to the RiverFront Funds.

The Board received and considered information comparing the RiverFront Funds’ contractual advisory fees and overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group and universe of funds provided by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data, as well as each of the RiverFront Fund’s direct competitors.

Based on such information, the Trustees further determined that the contractual annual advisory fees set forth above and the total expense ratio of 1.30%, 2.05% and 1.05% for Class A, Class C and Class I shares of the RiverFront Funds, taking into account the contractual fee waivers in place, is comparable to others within such Fund’s peer universe.

Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement: The Trustees received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the RiverFront Funds under the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed certain background materials supplied by the Adviser and RiverFront in each of their presentations, including their Forms ADV.

The Trustees reviewed and considered the Adviser’s and RiverFront’s investment advisory personnel, their history as asset managers, their performance and the amount of assets currently under management by the Adviser and RiverFront. The Trustees also reviewed the research and decision-making processes utilized by the Adviser and RiverFront, including the methods adopted to seek to achieve compliance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the RiverFront Funds.

The Trustees considered the background and experience of the Adviser and RiverFront’s management in connection with the RiverFront Funds, including reviewing the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the RiverFront Funds and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments.

The Trustees also reviewed, among other things, the Adviser’s and RiverFront’s insider trading policies and procedures and a description of their Codes of Ethics.

 

Performance: The Trustees noted that since none of the RiverFront Funds had begun operations, there was no performance to be reviewed or analyzed at this time.

The Advisers’ Profitability: The Trustees received and considered a profitability analysis prepared by the Adviser based on the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement, as well as a profitability analysis prepared by RiverFront based on fees payable under the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Trustees considered the profits, if any, anticipated to be realized by the Adviser in connection with the operation of the RiverFront Funds. The Board then reviewed the Adviser’s and RiverFront’s financial statements in order to analyze the financial condition and stability and profitability of each adviser.

Economies of Scale: The Trustees considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the RiverFront Funds were being passed along to the shareholders.

Other Benefits to the Adviser: The Trustees reviewed and considered any other benefits derived or to be derived by the Adviser and RiverFront from their relationship with the RiverFront Funds, including soft dollar arrangements.

In selecting the Adviser as the RiverFront Funds’ investment adviser and RiverFront as the RiverFront Funds’ sub-adviser and approving the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement and the fees charged under each agreement, the Trustees concluded that no single factor reviewed by the Trustees was identified by the Trustees to be determinative as the principal factor in whether to approve the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement. Further, the Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process. The Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that:

 

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the investment advisory fees to be received by the Adviser with respect to the RiverFront Funds were comparable to others within such Funds’ peer universe;

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the nature, extent and quality of services rendered by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and by RiverFront under the Sub-Advisory Agreement were adequate;

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the profit, if any, anticipated to be realized by the Adviser in connection with the operation of the RiverFront Funds is fair to the Trust, especially in light of the fee waiver agreement between the Trust and the Adviser; and

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there were no material other benefits accruing to the Adviser or RiverFront in connection with its relationship with the RiverFront Funds.

Based on the Trustees’ deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Adviser’s and RiverFront’s compensation for investment advisory services is consistent with the best interests of each RiverFront Fund and its shareholders.


 

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CONTENTS    PAGE

Shareholder Letter

   1

Fund Overview

  

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

   7

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

   13

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

  

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

   9

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

   15

Statements of Investments

  

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

   10

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

   16

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   20

Statements of Operations

   21

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   22

Financial Highlights

   24

Notes to Financial Statements

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Additional Information

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We are pleased to report that the Vulcan Value Partners funds delivered solid performance for the period ended October 31, 2010; Vulcan Value Partners Fund returned 6.5% and Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund returned 16.0% (all returns are net of fees). Our performance was above major market indices for the Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund both year to date and for the six months ended October 31, 2010. Performance was slightly below major market indices for the Vulcan Value Partners Fund year to date and slightly above for the six months ended October 31, 2010 (See Pages 7 and 13 for fund performance)*. We place no weight on short term results, good or bad, and neither should you. We are focused on producing superior real rates of return over our five year time horizon. Everything we do is with that goal in mind, even if it hurts our results in the short run. We encourage you to place more weight on our longer term historical results and a great deal of weight on our long-term prospects. On that score, we are feeling very good.

Stated simply, we are bullish. Why?

 

1)

Most everyone we talk to is negative on the economy, the business environment, and equities in general. We acknowledge all of the challenges that give rise to these concerns but we also are acutely aware of what we are paying to bear these macro risks. Ten years ago, virtually everyone who was not a value investor was wildly bullish and valuation levels reflected this optimism. The result? Equities have provided a negative return over the last ten years. Yet, over the last decade the economy has grown, and, unlike the terrible fiscal management of the government, corporate America has done a very good job of growing values and strengthening balance sheets. The problem has not been with the performance of the companies, the problem has been the price that people paid for equities ten years ago. We believe that today is the opposite of 2000. Rampant pessimism has resulted in very attractive valuation levels. As a result, we believe that the next ten years are likely to be much better for equities than the previous decade.

 

2)

For the past several years investors have been taking money out of equities and putting money into bonds. Since the beginning of 2009 investors have withdrawn $100 billion from U.S. stock funds and have put $620 billion into bond funds. The trend continued in the third quarter, with $43 billion flowing out of U.S. stock funds and $87 billion going into bond funds. In light of record low bond yields and very attractive stock valuation levels we view this herd mentality as extremely bullish for equities.

 

3)

There are numerous ways to compare the attractiveness of equities to bonds and other asset classes. One measure often used is to compare earnings yields (earnings divided by price, which is the inverse of the price to earnings ratio, a calculation that compares the company’s stock price to the company’s earnings per share) to bond yields (usually the 10 year treasury). The basic idea of this comparison is that stocks are more risky than bonds but they can grow their value while bonds do not. For equities, the negative of higher risk is more or less offset by the positive of higher growth and the resulting higher long term returns. Averaging the results over many decades, this ratio of earnings yield to bond yield is close to 1.0. We pay no attention to this market metric except in cases when it is far off the average. As of the end of the quarter, the earnings yield on equities was 8% on 2011 estimates and the ten year treasury yield was 2.5%, for a ratio of 3.2 to 1. This valuation differential is at extreme levels and it is even more extreme than it looks when you adjust for record levels of cash on corporate balance sheets (more of that below). When this relationship returns to its long term average, equities should perform very well or bonds should perform very poorly, or both in combination.

* Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

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4)

Many corporations are in exceptional financial shape. At June 30, the most recent data available, industrial companies in the S&P 500 had a record $843 billion in cash on their balance sheets, up from $773 billion a year ago. This staggering number is equal to 11.6% of their market value and is roughly double the average percentage since 1980. Equity investors today are paying comparatively little for equities and are taking little financial risk based on historical balance sheet numbers.

 

5)

Finally and most important, we believe in this market that the highest quality companies are often the most attractive. Since these are the companies we strive to limit ourselves to buying, we have been able to assemble portfolios full of exceptional businesses at what we believe are extremely attractive prices. Both funds are fully invested. Most of our companies are compounding their values at double digit rates. When price eventually converges with our growing values we believe we will be handsomely rewarded. Meanwhile, we will have taken on comparatively little operational or financial risk.

So, we are bullish. On the macro front, things could get worse before they get better. If they do, our companies are well positioned to ride out the storm as they did during the recession and we believe emerge stronger than ever. If things get better faster than expected, all of the trends that have caused valuations to be so attractive should reverse and we should be rewarded sooner rather than later. We have no idea when values will be recognized but we are confident they will be eventually. That is why we are long term investors. As long as our values are rising we are content to be patient and remain bullish.

VULCAN VALUE PARTNERS FUND REVIEW

Top contributors to performance included Direct TV, Coca Cola, and Google. We went into some detail about Direct TV in the second calendar quarter of 2010 as it was one of our top contributors then as well. Since nothing has changed except that our estimate of its value is higher, we will repeat what we said three months ago: Direct TV made progress on multiple fronts. First, the company produced outstanding operational results with strong revenue gains, led by robust subscriber growth, which resulted in higher profitability and outstanding growth in free cash flow. In addition, the company improved its corporate governance by its decision to move to one class of stock. Lastly, Direct TV announced a plan to optimize its capital structure by increasing leverage and aggressively accelerating an already robust share repurchase program. Direct TV has a strong balance sheet and substantial free cash flow that is growing at high double digit rates. Meanwhile, the stock price is trading at a discount to our estimate of the company’s growing value. Therefore, we believe every dollar spent repurchasing stock results in more than a dollar of return to us, as shareholders. Even with the increased financial leverage, Direct TV’s financial leverage will remain moderate compared to its free cash flow. We applaud its management team for delivering both strong operating results and outstanding capital allocation decisions.

Coca-Cola’s global brands are delivering strong volume gains around the world, leading to double digit bottom line growth and substantial increases in free cash flow. Coca Cola derives 80% of its profits outside of North America. The company has used its very strong financial resources to reinvest in its brands and distribution network throughout the economic downturn. Those

 

 

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investments are paying off and the stock market is beginning to recognize Coca-Cola’s impressive results. Even though the company’s shares have risen recently, its value has compounded consistently since we purchased it. A decade ago, Coca Cola carried an aggressive valuation. Despite two recessions in the U.S., the company has grown its value significantly over the last ten years while its stock price has gone nowhere. Consequently, its valuation is modest in relation to its prospects. In fact, compared to ten years ago, the company is more exposed to rapidly growing emerging and developing economies, its brand portfolio is more robust, its worldwide distribution strengths are greater, and its brands are stronger. In our view, Coca-Cola has only gotten better. The reason it has been a poor investment over the last ten years is that its valuation was too high then. Today, we believe it is too low. The next ten years look very promising.

Google is a wonderful company to own. Its value consistently compounds, it generates tremendous free cash flow, and management is relentlessly focused on strengthening the company’s competitive position. Earlier this year, we were pleased to be featured in an article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek entitled “Google a Value Play? Really?” Yes, really: Google has roughly $100 a share in net cash and significant non-earning but very valuable assets that are poised to become highly profitable soon (YouTube, Android). Adjusting for these assets and cash, its core search business, which Google dominates globally, is very attractively priced. Why is Google cheap? We think one reason is that the company does not issue any earnings guidance whatsoever. Google’s conference calls are refreshingly centered around competitive position, corporate strategy, and building long term value. We wish every company’s conference calls were like Google’s. Despite the fact that Google does not offer guidance, Wall Street analysts forecast detailed quarterly earnings estimates for the company. Google routinely reports double digit growth, coupled with strong free cash flow generation. However, when its earnings per share is a penny or two shy of the “whisper numbers” that it is supposed to beat, the stock sells off. Whenever Google “misses” earnings estimates and only grows 18% instead of 20% it is usually because it is investing to strengthen its competitive advantage and build long term value. The value goes up, the stock goes down, and we buy more. As Ben Graham, a noted value investor, stated many years ago, the market is a weighing machine in the long run while it is a voting machine in the short run. Year to date the market weighed Google’s growing value a little more accurately.

Detractors to performance included Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Whirlpool Corp.

Dell is one of the largest PC makers in the world. A majority of Dell’s revenue comes from business customers. The acquisition of Perot Systems in 2009 should allow Dell to offer IT services, but Dell paid a very high multiple for Perot. Dell has historically generated substantial free cash flow, and has a large cash balance. However it has had trouble executing on its business plan and is facing pressure by some larger and more diversified competitors, which seems to have been the motivation for acquiring Perot at such a high price. Therefore despite its valuation, which we regard as attractive, because of the issues facing Dell as a business, we made the decision to exit the position and redeploy the cash into positions we viewed as more attractive.

Hewlett-Packard has been a bit of a soap opera in the year to date. The reason we demand a margin of safety in terms of value over price is to protect us from unknowable events. We had no idea that Mark Hurd, who had done a wonderful job running Hewlett-Packard, would fall out of

 

 

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favor with the board of directors and leave the company. We have a favorable impression of Hewlett-Packard’s new CEO, Leo Apotheker. The company has a very strong balance sheet, is highly profitable, is a dominant force in the global technology industry, and we believe its price is very discounted. We are not pleased with the drama of the last several months but we are willing to put up with all of the noise to own one of the premier technology companies in the world at a single digit price to free cash flow ratio.

In spite of a severe U.S. housing recession, Whirlpool Corp. is generating strong free cash flow, producing double digit bottom line results, and building its brands around the world, with notable success in Brazil and India, Whirlpool Corp. has the number one market position in the U.S., where only 10% of its business is dependent on new home construction. Our value is growing. The stock is dropping. As our partners, you can surmise what we are doing.

As this letter is being written, the Vulcan Value Partners Fund is fully invested. We believe its weighted average price to value ratio is very attractive, our estimates of the values of the companies we own are growing, and we continue to find qualifying investments.

VULCAN VALUE PARTNERS SMALL CAP FUND REVIEW

There is a moderate amount of overlap between our Vulcan Value Partners Fund and our Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund, so sometimes the top contributors overlap as well. This overlap occurs primarily because sometimes the companies we purchase for Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund grow into companies large enough for Vulcan Value Partners Fund over time.

Top contributors to performance included Everest RE, Discovery Communications, and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. Everest RE combines two of the qualities we prize; it is attractively valued and very well managed. The company provides reinsurance in the U.S., Bermuda and International markets. Despite a soft underwriting market, the company is compounding its value at double digit rates through intelligent capital allocation and disciplined underwriting. Its formidable balance sheet is getting stronger. When the hard market eventually returns, we believe Everest RE will have ample capacity to write business at attractive prices.

Discovery Communications is a cable programming company that has great assets in its programming. Channels include Discovery, Animal Planet and OWN. Discovery Communications generated strong free cash flow and improved profitability. The company is benefitting from strong ratings, steadily growing affiliate fees, and an improving advertising climate.

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group is a non alcoholic beverage company whose brands include Dr. Pepper, Sunkist, Canada Dry and 7UP. Dr. Pepper Snapple was spun out of Cadbury Schweppes in 2008. The company generated substantial free cash flow, strengthened its balance sheet by paying down debt, and initiated a share repurchase program. The company received a windfall from new distribution agreements with Coca Cola and Pepsi. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group is performing very well in the market place and growing its market share with new products and successful advertising.

 

 

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Detractors to performance included Investment Technology Group, Heartland Payment Systems, and Sonic Corp.

Investment Technology Group has one of the best price to value ratios of any company we own (the price to value ratio is a calculation that compares the price of a company’s stock to our estimate of the company’s intrinsic value). Investment Technology Group is extremely out of favor. Why? Because their core customers are long only, active equity managers who are suffering withdrawals as investors take money out of stocks and put them into bonds (see point number 2 above as to why we are bullish). Investment Technology Group operates off exchange trading platforms, sometimes called “dark pools.” In fact, it is one of three firms that dominate that business. Investment Technology Group’s earnings are cyclical and difficult to forecast in the short run because it has a fixed cost base and revenues depend on trading volumes. With trading volumes down due to equity outflows their current earnings are depressed. In 2008 it earned $2.61 per share. This year it should earn a little more than $1.00 per share. Its long term earnings power is somewhere in between. Investment Technology Group has just under $8.00 per share of net cash on its balance sheet, zero debt, generates healthy free cash flow, and is repurchasing its shares which traded for approximately $14. This is not a typo. During the third calendar quarter of 2010 it was trading for $6.00, net of cash, or 6 times its current depressed earnings.

Heartland Payment Systems processes debit and credit card transactions for merchants in the US, Europe, Russia, and Asia. Heartland Payment Systems’ results year to date have been poor, as their small merchant customers are still suffering from less than robust consumer spending and the company invested heavily in its sales force in anticipation of an improving environment. We applaud them for managing their business to build long-term value instead of being overly concerned with short term, quarterly results. Our appraisal of its value grew as Heartland settled substantially all of its data breach liabilities for less than our earlier conservative estimates.

Sonic Corp. owns and franchises Quick Serve Drive In restaurants. Sonic is typical of Heartland Payment Systems’ customers. Consumers are reticent to spend as they rebuild their personal balance sheets and unemployment remains high. As a result, Sonic Corp.’s same restaurant sales remain weak. As the economy continues to improve we expect employment growth to improve along with it and for Sonic Corp.’s sales trends to follow. In the meantime, the company continues to produce strong free cash flow, which it is using to pay down debt and strengthen its balance sheet.

As this letter is being written, Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund is fully invested. We believe its weighted average price to value ratio is very attractive, our estimates of the values of the companies we own are growing, and we continue to find qualifying investments.

CLOSING

We have been able to deliver solid results since the funds began operations in December 2009. More important, we believe the prospective returns implied by our discounted price to value ratios and consistent value growth are very compelling. Neither is by accident. Our research team has been very productive and very disciplined in executing our investment philosophy. I could not be more proud to associate myself with our outstanding research team comprised of Bruce Donnellan, Hampton McFadden,

 

 

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Allen Cox, and our newest addition, Mac Dunbar (a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.). I bring up the rear.

The stable capital entrusted to us by you is the cornerstone of our ability to execute our investment philosophy. Because of you we are able to make what we believe are rational long term investment decisions when others are reacting to short term market noise. We take the confidence you have placed in us very seriously with our capital invested along side of yours.

We hope you and your families enjoy the upcoming holiday season and we look forward to updating you again early in the New Year.

Sincerely,

C.T. Fitzpatrick

Chief Investment Officer

 

 

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VULCAN VALUE PARTNERS FUND

 

Cumulative Total Returns

  (as of 10/31/2010)

 

            

Since

Inception*

 

Expense Ratios**        

 

     

6 month

 

 

Since

Inception*

 

 

(as of

9/30/2010)

 

 

Gross

 

 

Net***        

 

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

   0.76%   6.50%   1.30%   4.98%   1.51%        

S&P 500 Index(1)

   0.74%   6.76%   2.85%    

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-877-421-5078.

The Vulcan Value Partners Fund is a new fund with limited operating history. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

*

Fund Inception date of 12/30/09.

**

The gross and net expense ratios are as stated in the “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” in the Fund’s current prospectus.

***

Vulcan Value Partners, LLC (“Vulcan” or the “Adviser”) has given a contractual agreement to the Fund that to the extent the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-1A) with respect to the Fund (exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (if any), brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses) (“Designated Annual Fund Operating Expenses”) exceed 1.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for a particular fiscal year of the Fund, the Adviser will reduce the Management Fee and/or Other Expenses otherwise payable to the Adviser with respect to the Fund for the fiscal year by an amount equal to such excess, and/or the Adviser shall reimburse the Fund by the amount of such excess. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis thereafter. Without this agreement, expenses could be higher. If the Adviser foregoes any fees and/or reimburses the Fund pursuant to this letter agreement with respect to a particular fiscal year, then the Adviser shall be entitled to recover from the Fund the amount foregone or reimbursed to the extent Designated Annual Fund Operating Expenses are less than 1.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during any fiscal year following such fiscal year.

 

 

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LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception.

*

Fund Inception date of 12/30/09.

(1)

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation. It is a market-value weighted index. The S&P 500 Index figures do not reflect any fees, expenses or taxes. Investors cannot invest directly in this index.

 

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Vulcan Value Partners Fund (the “Fund”), you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable redemptions fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs(in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses. The first line of each table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the each table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of each table below is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

 

      Beginning Account
Value 5/1/10
   Ending Account
Value 10/31/10
     Expense Ratio(a)     Expenses Paid
During period
5/1/10 to
10/31/10(b)
 

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

       

Actual Fund Return

   $   1,000.00      $   1,007.60         1.50%        $        7.59   

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $   1,000.00      $   1,017.64         1.50%        $        7.63   

 

(a)

The Fund’s expense ratios have been based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

(b)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184)/365.

 

 

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Statement of Investments

 

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

  

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      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCKS (98.82%)

     

COMMUNICATIONS (28.22%)

     

Internet (6.91%)

     

Google, Inc., Class A(a)

     1,783        $     1,092,961     
           

Media (21.31%)

     

Comcast Corp., Class A

     40,170         776,486     

DIRECTV, Class A(a)

     21,792         947,081     

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(a)

     6,805         303,571     

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     12,244         708,560     

The Walt Disney Co.

     17,528         632,936     
           
        3,368,634     
           

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        4,461,595     
           

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (7.15%)

     

Home Furnishings (3.98%)

     

Whirlpool Corp.

     8,294         628,934     
           

Leisure Time (3.17%)

     

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     16,348         501,557     
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

        1,130,491     
           

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (41.35%)

     

Beverages (10.50%)

     

The Coca-Cola Co.

     11,155         684,024     

Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR

     8,898         658,452     

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     8,696         317,839     
           
        1,660,315     
           

Commercial Services (7.06%)

     

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     4,648         1,115,799     
           

Cosmetics & Personal Care (1.98%)

     

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     4,919         312,701     
           

Healthcare-Products (11.70%)

     

C.R. Bard, Inc.

     5,505         457,576     

Johnson & Johnson

     10,641         677,512     

Medtronic, Inc.

     20,295         714,587     
           
        1,849,675     
           

 

 

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      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (continued)

     

Household Products & Wares (4.15%)

     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     5,527       $ 363,953     

Fortune Brands, Inc.

     5,406         292,194     
           
        656,147     
           

Pharmaceuticals (5.96%)

     

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     18,168         942,919     
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

        6,537,556     
           

FINANCIAL (8.67%)

     

Insurance (8.67%)

     

Chubb Corp.

     12,139         704,305     

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     7,918         667,329     
           
        1,371,634     
           

TOTAL FINANCIAL

        1,371,634     
           

TECHNOLOGY (13.43%)

     

Computers (4.29%)

     

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     16,127         678,302     
           

Semiconductors (4.48%)

     

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     23,942         707,965     
           

Software (4.66%)

     

Microsoft Corp.

     27,701         737,954     
           

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

        2,124,221     
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $14,469,809)

        15,625,497     

 

 

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Statement of Investments

 

Vulcan Value Partners Fund      October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)   

 

 

      7-Day Yield     Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.38%)

       

MONEY MARKET FUND (1.38%)

       

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares

     0.00241%        218,913       $     218,913   
         

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $218,913)

                    218,913   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.20%)

(Cost $14,688,722)

        $     15,844,410   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets (-0.20%)

                    (32,056)   

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $    15,812,354   
 
                       

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

LOGO

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry subclassifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third-party definitions. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

 

 

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VULCAN VALUE PARTNERS SMALL CAP FUND

 

Cumulative Total Returns

  (as of 10/31/2010)

 

             Since
Inception*
 

Expense Ratios**        

 

     

6 month

 

 

Since
Inception*

 

 

(as of
9/30/2010)

 

 

Gross

 

 

Net***        

 

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

   0.00%   16.00%   13.80%   7.33%   1.52%        

S&P 500 Index(1)

   -1.85%   12.15%   7.74%    

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-877-421-5078.

The Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund is a new fund with limited operating history. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

Subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.

*

Fund Inception date of 12/30/09.

**

The gross and net expense ratios are as stated in the “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” in the Fund’s current prospectus.

***

Vulcan Value Partners, LLC (“Vulcan” or the “Adviser”) has given a contractual agreement to the Fund that to the extent the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-1A) with respect to the Fund (exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (if any), brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses) (“Designated Annual Fund Operating Expenses”) exceed 1.50% of such Fund’s average daily net assets for a particular fiscal year of the Fund, the Adviser will reduce the Management Fee and/or Other Expenses otherwise payable to the Adviser with respect to the Fund for such fiscal year by an amount equal to such excess, and/or the Adviser shall reimburse the Fund by the amount of such excess. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis thereafter. Without this agreement, expenses could be higher. If the Adviser foregoes any fees and/or reimburses the Fund pursuant to this letter agreement with respect to a particular fiscal year, then the Adviser shall be entitled to recover from the Fund the amount foregone or reimbursed to the extent Designated Annual Fund Operating Expenses are less than 1.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during any fiscal year following such fiscal year.

 

 

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LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception.

*

Fund Inception date of 12/30/09.

(1)

The Russell 2000 Index includes the 2000 firms from the Russell 3000 Index with the smallest market capitalizations. The Russell 2000 Index figures do not reflect any fees, expenses or taxes. Investors cannot invest directly in this index.

 

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Vulcan Value Partners Fund (the “Fund”), you will incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable redemptions fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs(in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2010 and held until October 31, 2010.

Actual Expenses. The first line of each table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line of the each table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect transaction fees, such as redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of each table below is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

 

      Beginning Account
Value 5/1/10
  

Ending Account

Value 10/31/10

   Expense Ratio(a)    

Expenses Paid
During period
5/1/10 to

10/31/10(b)

 

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

    

Actual Fund Return

   $   1,000.00    $   1,000.00      1.50%        $        7.56   

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $   1,000.00    $   1,017.64      1.50%        $        7.63   

 

(a)

The Fund’s expense ratios have been annualized based on the Fund’s most recent Fiscal half-year expenses.

(b)

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184)/365.

 

 

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Statement of Investments

 

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

   October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares     

Value

(Note 1)

 

COMMON STOCKS (99.67%)

     

COMMUNICATIONS (2.04%)

     

Media (2.04%)

     

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(a)

     7,972        $     355,631     
           

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        355,631     
           

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (20.57%)

     

Entertainment (3.40%)

     

Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

     38,676         591,743     
           

Leisure Time (4.49%)

     

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     25,492         782,095     
           

Retail (12.68%)

     

Jos A Bank Clothiers, Inc.(a)

     17,142         747,391     

Nathan’s Famous, Inc.(a)

     43,828         702,563     

Sonic Corp.(a)

     85,473         759,000     
           
        2,208,954     
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

        3,582,792     
           

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (26.03%)

     

Beverages (3.99%)

     

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     19,021         695,218     
           

Commercial Services (13.49%)

     

Global Payments, Inc.

     20,539         800,199     

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

     53,341         761,709     

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

     15,334         788,474     
           
        2,350,382     
           

Food (4.06%)

     

Del Monte Foods Co.

     49,337         707,493     
           

Healthcare-Services (4.49%)

     

Genoptix, Inc.(a)

     45,936         781,830     
           

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

        4,534,923     
           

 

 

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   October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

      Shares     

Value

    (Note 1)    

 

ENERGY (3.64%)

     

Oil&Gas Services (3.64%)

     

Bolt Technology Corp.(a)

     57,055         $ 633,881     
           

TOTAL ENERGY

        633,881     
           

FINANCIAL (23.47%)

     

Diversified Financial Services (9.06%)

     

Investment Technology Group, Inc.(a)

     53,758         765,514     

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.(a)

     38,694         813,348     
           
        1,578,862     
           

Insurance (14.41%)

     

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     16,685         371,909     

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     12,473         1,051,225     

Markel Corp.(a)

     962         322,289     

ProAssurance Corp.(a)

     13,301         764,674     
           
        2,510,097     
           

TOTAL FINANCIAL

        4,088,959     
           

INDUSTRIAL (12.05%)

     

Hand & Machine Tools (2.99%)

     

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     8,730         521,705     
           

Machinery-Diversified (4.54%)

     

Hurco Cos., Inc.(a)

     42,946         790,206     
           

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (4.52%)

     

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     16,157         787,169     
           

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL

        2,099,080     
           

TECHNOLOGY (11.87%)

     

Computers (3.54%)

     

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     22,712         616,858     
           

Software (8.33%)

     

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     10,165         756,378     

 

 

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Statement of Investments

 

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

   October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

              Shares       

Value     

(Note 1)     

TECHNOLOGY (continued)

          

Fair Isaac Corp.

        28,906         $      694,900  
            
           1,451,278  
            

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

           2,068,136  
            

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $16,008,710)

                       17,363,402  
      7-Day Yield      Shares       

Value     

(Note 1)     

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.21%)

          

MONEY MARKET FUND (0.21%)

          

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares

     0.00241%         35,960         35,960  
            

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $35,960)

                       35,960  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.88%)

(Cost $16,044,670)

         $       17,399,362    

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.12%)

                       21,715    

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

                     $ 17,421,077    
          

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statement of Investments

 

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund     
 
October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
 
  
  

 

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry subclassifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third-party definitions. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

 

 

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Statements of Assests and Liabilities

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

     

Vulcan Value

Partners Fund

    

Vulcan Value

Partners Small Cap

Fund

 

ASSETS:

     

Investments, at value

   $ 15,844,410         $      17,399,362       

Receivable for shares sold

     41,915         25,000       

Interest and dividends receivable

     7,172         4,445       

Receivable due from advisor

     5,635         12,462       

Other assets

     11,898         11,851       

Total assets

     15,911,030         17,453,120       

LIABILITIES:

     

Payable for investments purchased

     62,580         –       

Payable for shares redeemed

     4,977         –       

Payable for administration fees

     8,650         9,436       

Payable for transfer agency fees

     5,984         6,433       

Payable to trustees

     1,183         646       

Payable for principal financial officer fees

     415         415       

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     14,887         15,113       

Total liabilities

     98,676         32,043       
                   

NET ASSETS

   $ 15,812,354         $      17,421,077       
                   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

     

Paid-in capital

   $ 14,589,881         $      15,643,486       

Undistibuted net investment income/(loss)

     9,526         (41,225)       

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

     57,259         464,124       

Net unrealized appreciation in value of investments

     1,155,688         1,354,692       

NET ASSETS

   $ 15,812,354         $      17,421,077       
                   

INVESTMENTS, AT COST

   $ 14,688,722         $      16,044,670       

PRICING OF SHARES:

     

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 10.65         $               11.60       

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)

     1,484,644         1,501,627       

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

     

Vulcan Value

Partners Fund

    

Vulcan Value

Partners Small Cap

Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

     

Dividends

   $ 109,080       $ 54,657       

Foreign taxes withheld

     (453)         –       

Interest

     6         18       

Total income

     108,633         54,675       

EXPENSES:

     

Investment advisory fees

     68,401         79,916       

Administrative fees

     56,888         51,027       

Transfer agency fees

     26,201         29,081       

Legal and audit fees

     9,723         11,334       

Offering cost

     20,454         20,535       

Custodian fees

     6,050         6,050       

Principal financial officer fees

     2,521         2,521       

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     2,195         1,788       

Other

     7,163         6,028       

Total expenses before waiver

     199,596         208,280       

Less fees waived/reimbursed by investment advisor

     (96,993)         (112,380)       

Total net expenses

     102,603         95,900       

NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS)

     6,030         (41,225)       

Net realized gain on investments

     58,911         133,974       

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

     255,531         664,183       

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS

     314,442         798,157       

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 320,472       $ 756,932       
   
          

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     Vulcan Value Partners Fund  
     

For the Six

Months Ended

October 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

    

For the Period

December 30, 2009

(Inception) to

April 30, 2010

 

OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income/(loss)

     $                 6,030         $                (1,471)       

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments

     58,911         (1,652)       

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     255,531         900,157       

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     320,472         897,034       

SHARE TRANSACTIONS: (NOTE 3)

     

Proceeds from sales of shares

     2,823,136         12,180,711       

Cost of shares redeemed, net of redemption fees

     (138,341)         (270,658)       

Net Increase from share transactions

     2,684,795         11,910,053       

Net increase in net assets

     3,005,267         12,807,087       

NET ASSETS:

     

Beginning of period

     12,807,087         –       

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $9,526 and $3,496, respectively)

     $        15,812,354         $         12,807,087       
          

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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    Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund    
   

For the Six

Months Ended
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

    For the Period
December 30, 2009
(Inception) to
April 30, 2010
 
   

OPERATIONS:

   

Net investment loss

  $ (41,225)      $ (7,493)         

Net realized gain on investments

    133,974        334,390         

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

    664,183        690,509         
   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    756,932        1,017,406         
   

SHARE TRANSACTIONS: (NOTE 3)

   

Proceeds from sales of shares

    9,898,281        6,207,738         

Cost of shares redeemed, net of redemption fees

    (459,280)        –         
   

Net Increase from share transactions

    9,439,001        6,207,738         
   

Net increase in net assets

    10,195,933        7,225,144         
   

NET ASSETS:

   

Beginning of period

    7,225,144        –         
   

End of period (including undistributed net investment income/(loss) of $(41,225) and $0, respectively)

  $ 17,421,077      $ 7,225,144         
   
   

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

 

 

    

Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010

(Unaudited)

   For the Period
December 30, 2009
(Inception) to
April 30, 2010
 

NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

   $10.57    $10.00
 

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income/(loss)

   0.00(a)    (0.00)(a)

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

   0.08    0.57
 

Total from investment operations

   0.08    0.57
 

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID IN CAPITAL (NOTE 3)

   0.00(a)    0.00(a)
 

INCREASE IN NET ASSET VALUE

   0.08    0.57
 

NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

   $10.65    $10.57
 
 

Total return

   0.76%(b)    5.70%(b)

RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $15,812    $12,807

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers/reimbursements

   1.50%(c)    1.50%(c)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers/reimbursements

   2.92%(c)    4.97%(c)

Net investment income/(loss) to average net assets including fee waivers/reimbursements

   0.09%(c)    (0.06)%(c)

Portfolio turnover rate

   18%    24%

 

(a)

Less than $0.005 per share.

(b)

Not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

 

 

 

     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
   For the Period
December 30, 2009
(Inception) to
April 30, 2010
 

NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

   $11.60    $10.00
 

INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income/(loss)

   (0.03)    (0.00)(a)

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

   0.03    1.60
 

Total from investment operations

   0.00    1.60
 

REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID IN CAPITAL (NOTE 3)

   0.00(a)   
 

INCREASE IN NET ASSET VALUE

   0.00(a)    1.60
 

NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

   $11.60    $11.60
 
 

Total return

   0.00%(b)    16.00%(b)

RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $17,421    $7,225

Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers/reimbursements

   1.50%(c)    1.50%(c)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers/reimbursements

   3.26%(c)    7.31%(c)

Net investment loss to average net assets including fee waivers/reimbursements

   (0.64)%(c)    (0.57)%(c)

Portfolio turnover rate

   26%    33%

 

(a)

Less than $0.005 per share.

(b)

Not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 30, 1993, and registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). Vulcan Value Partners Fund and Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund (the “Funds”) are two of eleven separate series offered to the public under the Trust as of October 31, 2010. Each Fund commenced operations on December 30, 2009. Each Fund has one class of shares authorized. Each Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for investment companies.

Investment Valuation: The Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) has approved procedures to be used to value each Fund’s securities for the purposes of determining each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The valuation of the securities of the Funds is determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board. The Board has delegated certain valuation functions for the Funds to ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS” or the “Administrator”).

Each Fund generally values its securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day (Monday through Friday). Neither Fund values its securities on any day that the NYSE is closed, including the following observed holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and the preceding Friday or subsequent Monday when one of those holidays falls on a Saturday or Sunday, respectively.

Each Fund’s currency valuations, if any, are done as of the close of regularly scheduled trading on the NYSE (normally at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). For equity securities that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the market price is typically determined by independent third party pricing vendors approved by the Board using a variety of pricing techniques and methodologies. The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board, which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration market indices, yield curves and other specific adjustments. Short term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. If vendors are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more brokers/dealers that make a market in the security. Investments in other funds are calculated to their respective net asset values as determined by those funds in accordance with the 1940 Act.

When such prices or quotations are not available, or when Vulcan Value Partners, LLC (“Vulcan” or “Adviser”) believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board. Because the Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded or for which market quotations may not be readily available or may be unreliable (such as securities of

 

 

 

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small capitalization companies), the Funds may use fair valuation procedures more frequently than funds that invest primarily in securities that are more liquid (such as equity securities of large capitalization domestic issuers). The Funds may also use fair value procedures if the Adviser determines that a significant event has occurred between the time at which a market price is determined and the time at which each Fund’s NAV is calculated. In particular, the value of non-U.S. securities may be materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which they are traded, but before each Fund prices its shares.

The Funds may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by pricing services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value prices or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair value pricing is required and in determining fair values, the Funds may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before each Fund values its securities. In addition, the Funds may utilize modeling tools provided by third- party vendors to determine fair values of non-U.S. securities. The Funds’ use of fair value pricing may help deter “stale price arbitrage.”

Valuing securities at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than valuation of securities based on readily available market quotations. A fund that uses fair value to price securities may value those securities higher or lower than another fund using market quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same securities. There can be no assurance that the Funds could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which each Fund determines its net asset value, and the difference between fair value and the price of the securities may be material.

Fair Value Measurements: A three-tier hierarchy has been established to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

        Level 1 –

 

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

        Level 2 –

 

Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

        Level 3 –

 

Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

 

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October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2010.

Vulcan Value Partners Fund:

Assets:

Investments in Securities at Value

   Level 1 - Quoted
Prices
    Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total      

Common Stocks(a)

     $        15,625,497      $ –        $ –        $   15,625,497       

Short Term Investment

     218,913        –          –          218,913       

TOTAL

     $        15,844,410      $ –        $ –        $   15,844,410       
          

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund:

Assets:

Investments in Securities at Value

   Level 1 - Quoted
Prices
    Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total      

Common Stocks(a)

     $        17,363,402      $ –        $ –        $   17,363,402       

Short Term Investment

     35,960        –          –          35,960       

TOTAL

     $        17,399,362      $ –        $ –        $   17,399,362       
          

 

(a)

For detailed Industry descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

For the six months ended October 31, 2010 the Funds did not have any significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities. For the six months ended October 31, 2010, the Funds did not have any securities which used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value. Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable.

Investment Transactions: Investment and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis, which is the same basis the Funds use for federal income tax purposes. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Funds.

Foreign Securities: The Funds may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible reevaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate foreign currency, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. As available and as provided by an appropriate pricing service, translation of foreign security and currency market values may also occur with the use of foreign exchange rates obtained at approximately 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, which approximates the close of the London Exchange.

Forward Foreign Currency Transactions: The Funds may engage in currency transactions with counterparties to hedge the value of portfolio securities denominated in particular currencies against fluctuations in relative value, to gain or reduce exposure to certain currencies, or to generate income or gains. All commitments are marked to market daily at the applicable exchange rates and any resulting unrealized gains or losses are recorded in each Fund’s financial statements. The Funds record realized gains or losses at the time a forward contract is offset by entry into a closing transaction or extinguished by delivery of the currency. The Funds did not have forward foreign currency contracts at October 31, 2010.

Expenses: Some expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to the Funds. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among all funds in the Trust based on average net assets.

Use of Estimates: Each Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect (a) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and (b) the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Federal Income Taxes: Each Fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains, if any, each year. The Funds are not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made.

During the fiscal period ended October 31, 2010, the Funds did not have liability for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. The Funds file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the State of Colorado.

Distributions to Shareholders: Each Fund normally pays dividends and distributes capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. Income dividend distributions are derived from interest and other income each Fund receives from its investments, including distributions of short-term capital gains. Capital gain distributions are derived from gains realized when each Fund sells a security it has owned for more than a year. Each Fund may make additional distributions and dividends at other times if the portfolio manager believes doing so may be necessary for each Fund to avoid or reduce taxes. Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

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Also, due to the timing of dividend distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or realized gain were recorded by each Fund.

As of October 31, 2010, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

          Vulcan Value
    Partners Fund
        Vulcan Value
    Partners Small Cap
    Fund
 

Gross appreciation
(excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 1,533,615      $ 1,560,008       

Gross depreciation
(excess of tax cost over value)

     (429,040)        (295,372)       

Net unrealized appreciation

     1,104,575        1,264,636       
   

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 14,739,835      $ 16,134,726       
          

2. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) during the six months ended October 31, 2010, was as follows:

 

Fund    Purchase of Securities      Proceeds from Sales    
of Securities    
 

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

   $ 5,070,636       $ 2,440,420       

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

   $ 12,718,482       $ 3,279,946       

3. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase may incur a 2% short-term redemption fee deducted from the redemption amount. The Vulcan Value Partners Fund and the Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund retained $1,114 and $285, respectively for the six months ended October 31, 2010, which is reflected in the “Shares redeemed” in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

Transactions in shares of capital stock for the dates listed below were as follows:

Vulcan Value Partners Fund

     For the Six
Months Ended
October 31, 2010
     For the Period
December 30, 2009
(Inception) to
April 30, 2010
 
      Shares      Shares  

Shares Sold

     286,386         1,237,792       

Less Shares Redeemed

     (13,867)         (25,667)       

Net Increase

     272,519         1,212,125       
          

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund

 

     For the Six
Months Ended
October 31, 2010
     For the Period    
December 30, 2009    
(Inception) to    
April 30, 2010    
 
   
     Shares      Shares      
   

Shares Sold

     920,447         622,805       

Less Shares Redeemed

     (41,625)         –       
   

Net Increase

     878,822         622,805       
   
   

4. MANAGEMENT AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Vulcan, subject to the authority of the Board, is responsible for the overall management and administration of the Funds’ business affairs. Vulcan manages the investments of the Funds in accordance with each Fund’s investment objective, policies and limitations and investment guidelines established jointly by the Adviser and the Trustees. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), the Funds pays Vulcan an annual management fee of 1.00% and 1.25% for Vulcan Value Partners Fund and Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund, respectively, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets. Vulcan has contractually agreed with the Funds to limit the amount of each Fund’s total annual expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses) to 1.50% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement is in effect through August 31, 2011 and is reevaluated on an annual basis. Without this agreement, expenses could be higher. In addition, each Fund’s organizational expenses have been borne by Vulcan. The Adviser will be permitted to recover expenses it has borne through the agreement described above to the extent that each Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant agreement. If the Adviser foregoes any fees and/or reimburses a fund pursuant to this agreement with respect to a particular fiscal year, then the Adviser shall be entitled to recover from the fund the amount forgone or reimbursed to the extent Designated Annual Fund Operating Expenses are less than 1.50% of the fund’s average daily net assets during any fiscal year following such fiscal year.

Distributor: ALPS Distributors, Inc. (an affiliate of ALPS) (“ADI” or the “Distributor”) acts as the distributor of each Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with the Trust. Shares are sold on a continuous basis by ADI as agent for the Funds, and ADI has agreed to use its best efforts to solicit orders for the sale of each Fund’s shares, although it is not obliged to sell any particular amount of shares. ADI is not entitled to any compensation for its services as Distributor. ADI is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ALPS (an affiliate of ADI and AAI) serves as administrator to the Funds, and each Fund has agreed to pay expenses incurred in connection with its administrative activities. Pursuant to an Administrative Agreement, ALPS will provide operational services to the Funds including, but not limited to fund accounting and fund administration and generally assist in each Fund’s operations. The table below provides the administrative fee to be paid by the Funds to ALPS pursuant to the Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement: Annual Administrative Fee, billed monthly, in the amount of the greater of $210,000 annual minimum or: (i) 5.0 basis points of the Funds’ average net assets between $0 - $500 million; and (ii) 3.0 basis points of the Funds’ average net assets between $500 million - $1 billion; and (iii) 2.0 basis points of the Funds’ average net assets over $1 billion.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

 

Beneficial Ownership: The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of any class a Fund creates a presumption of control of the Fund under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of October 31, 2010, Charles Schwab & Co. held approximately 60.50% and 25.57% of the Vulcan Value Partners Fund and the Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund, respectively. Charles Schwab & Co. is believed to hold its shares of the Funds as nominee for the benefit of its clients. As of October 31, 2010, C.T. Fitzpatrick held approximately 6.81% and 6.71% of the Vulcan Value Partners Fund and the Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund, respectively.

5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Management has evaluated whether any events or transactions occurred subsequent to October 31, 2010 through the date of issuance of the Funds’ financial statements and determined that there were no other material events or transactions that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

6. INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

October 31, 2010

 

 

1. FUND HOLDINGS

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within 60 days after the end of the period. Copies of the Funds’ Form N-Q are available without charge on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy the Form N-Q at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

2. FUND PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND SUMMARIES

 

Each Fund’s policies and procedures used in determining how to vote proxies and information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent prior 12-month period ending June 30 will be available without charge, (1) upon request, by calling (866) 759-5679 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

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“The Management Commentary included in this shareholder report contains certain forward-looking statements about the factors that may affect the performance of the Funds in the future. These statements are based on Fund management’s predictions and expectations concerning certain future events and their expected impact on the Funds, such as performance of the economy as a whole and of specific industry sectors, changes in the levels of interest rates, the impact of developing world events, and other factors that may influence the future performance of the Funds. Management believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.”

This Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other governmental agency or insurer.

For more information about the Fund, including a prospectus, please visit www.vulcanvaluepartners.com or call 1.877.421.5078.

This material must be accompanied or proceeded by a prospectus.

The Vulcan Value Partners Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc.


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Item 2.

 

Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable to this Report.

Item 3.

 

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable to this Report.

Item 4.

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable to this Report.

Item 5.

 

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to Registrant.

Item 6.

 

Investments.

 

(a)

  

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Reports to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b)

  

Not applicable.

Item 7.

 

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to Registrant.

Item 8.

 

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to Registrant.


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Item 9.

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to Registrant.

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 Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or this Item.

Item 11.

 

Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

  

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

 

(b)

  

There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12.

 

Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

  

Not applicable to this Report.

 

(a)(2)

  

The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.Cert.

 

(a)(3)

  

Not applicable to Registrant.

 

(b)

  

The certifications by the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906Cert.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST

 

By:

     

/s/ Edmund J. Burke

     

Edmund J. Burke (Principal Executive Officer)

     

President

Date:

     

January 5, 2011

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.

FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST

 

By:

     

/s/ Edmund J. Burke

     

Edmund J. Burke (Principal Executive Officer)

     

President

Date:

     

January 5, 2011

 

By:

     

/s/ Jeremy O. May

     

Jeremy O. May (Principal Financial Officer)

     

Treasurer

Date:

     

January 5, 2011